The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-08
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

Among Japanese doctors shampooing is
the remedy for rheumatism.
The town of salina, Kan, with less
than 9, 500 inhabitants, has seven churches
The late Carnie johnson, of Milldale,
Conn, who proclaimed himself a town
pauper, left an estate worth over $780,
600
Prof. Hitchcock, the geologist, has found
at Wethersfeld Cove, Conn, four fossil
bird tracks, measuring foot from heel to
toe, and proportionately wide, Which he
thinks must have been made by bird of at
least twelve feet high.
Belief in the existence of subterranean
lake near Newhuryport, Mass, led to the
sinking of a we'll. Clear water was found
at depth of fifty feet, in such quantities
that there is talk of supplying the city with
it.
The greater part of the foreign CORE
spondents in the Russian army have suffered
from sickness. Several have died, among
whom was Major VIM. N. Leader, an Eng
lishman. In the Franco-German war of
1870 he was with the French army and was
wounded.
A statue of Linnnus is to be erected in
/ the ''Hop Garden" at Stockholm. The
great naturalist is to appear surrounded by
allegorical figures of Botany, Zoology,
Mineralogy; and Medicine - the four
sciences to which he devoted his atten-
ton.
| Two men traded horses on meeting
in the road in Newburyport, Mass, and
while making the exchange one of the
beasts fell down and died. Then both
| claimed the live horse, and they had a fight
about it, with lawsuit to follow.
| Mr.. Bargis cowhided Mr.. Walther in
I Richmond Ind, and was fined $40. Then
Mr.. Walther cowhided Mr., Bargis, and was
I fined 1926. The inference is that Mr. Wal
fther in the judgment of the Justice, was
the hardest whipper.
/ committee of country seloolboys Wis
Hited Edwin Booth in Utica for the purpose
of engaging him to act in their exhibition
Their idea was to appear themselves in
Hamlet" with Mr.. Booth in the title
role. They offered him $50 and ex-
penses.
The yong women Of Orion, Mich, have
adopted the fashion Of wearing their hair
cropped close. They look odd, especially
when their smooth heads are gathered in
church, but they are gamers in pocket
money, for they sold their hair at good
prices.
In the high life below stairs of England
there is a great deal of betting. Some
years ago one of Lord Zellands Jea,neses
killed himself on account of turf losses,
and lately the butler of London banker
has performed similar act on account of
losses on ''the CambridgeShire.
In 177O the King Of Portugal issued an
Iedict forbidding widows of above 50 to
marry: 'Because experience has shown
that women of that age commonly marry
young men of no property, who dissipate
their fortunes to the prejudice Of the chill
dren and other near elations of their
wives.
IT is remjtrEed thut the degree Of educa-
ton among British army cruits has been
gradually improving of late. A few years
ago fifteen and twenty per cent. Of the re-
cruitS signed their attestation papers with
q cross, whereas there are now barely five
per cent. who are unable to read and write
when they join the army.
Lord K, dining at Provost SIS,
and being the only peer present, one of the
company gave a toast, "Ihe Duke of
Buccleuch." So the peerage went round
till il came to Lord K, who said be
would give them a peer, which, although
not toasted was of more use than the
whole. His Lordship gave, "I'he Pier of
Lcith."
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