The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-14
SUM NBEAMS.
Prize fighting is q decorative ar.

Prize fighting is decorative AT
Ason-net-Your nsighbor's pretty daugh.
ter.
A strapping feIlow-The village school
master.
:. DebaSing the euuency-Trading it Oh
for drunk.
Feathers are used this year to trim every
thing except hotel pillows.
The cat is the most reliable poet-It can
always depend upon its news.
The sign for despatch came from the i'm
patient lover,-Boston Transcript
Who ran to catch me whea I feIl2 The
sherif.-Nyeum Aduertt.<r.
Marvellous bariRs are bonnie; but not
30 are Glasgow .-Chicago Times.
Mrs Darlington says the only way to
preye.h steamboat explosions is to make
enccmeers bile the water on shore"
"Take away woman" asks a writer,
give US something hard next time.
'1t's more than expected to get" re-
marked poor fellow, who was drenched
with a pail of suas from laundry win
dow.
Some cannibals prefer human fat TO
anything else for cooking. They would
like to live on the Isle of Mann O.
Times.
A German farmer disputed his tax bill
He said, II pays the state tax, the county
tax and the school tax; but by tam ? pays
no total and never had any,"
Rochester admitted twenty-five law Stu
dents to the bar in one day-Free Press
That Rochester beer is getting popular
Philadelphia Bulletin.
A pretty girl down East is mind
reader" She said to bashful beau the
other night: 'Lal believe you are 60
ing to kiss me !" She was right.
The man who goes to church simply be-
cause he has nothing else to do may not be
a heather, but he is certainly an idle wor-
shipper.-Brfdgeport Standard.
John writes to inquire how the Ark was
propelled. We would say to John that the
Ark was a row-boat and was propelled by
an Noah. WhitehaA Times.
When your little boy exhibits symptoms
of having an ear for the harmonies of sweet
sounds, then is your time to sing, There's
music in the heir. "-Elri,a Adsertiser.
There has been great cry made that
o chalk mark will keep. ants out of food
We have noticed that the little fellows
never get in our milk.-Syacnss Times.
First preparatory studend (angrily)-"Tf
you attempt to pull my ears you'll have
your hands full" Second Prep. docking
at the ears)-Wer, yes; rather think /
shall"
A Nashville belle has feet that do not
match. Both are perfect in shape, but one
is number one and the other q number
seven. She always puts her best foot for
ward.
It is better to hug delusion than to let
bear hug yon.-Free Pres. But pretty
girl, with cherry lips and red rosy checks,
discounts delusion about 1O9 per cent
N. Y. Express.
"Madam," said a certain one to Mrs.
Brown, the other day, you are talking
simply rubish." eyes, SIR" replied the
ever-crushing lady, because wish you to
comprehend me-"
A Yankee humorist was giving an account
of his experience as hotel-keeper, 'Did
you clear anything by it?" asked listener
Il cleared q six-rail fence getting away
from the sheriff, was the ready answer.
A painters apprentice fell off a scaffold
with pot of paint in each hand. He was
taken up insensible, but as soon as he Was
restored to consciousness he murmured
II went down with flying colors any
how"
Confederation are stupid, Charlie;
the dullest boy ever saw" Charlie
"You mustn't expect me to understand
things as quick as you do, grandfather; be-
cause you don't have the trouble to get
'em through you hair"
'What would you do if girl kissed
you ?' said one ten-year-old urchin to an
other, as they discussed the latest society
news. ''What would do? I'd kiss her
back. What would you do?" kiss her
mouth" was the portentous reply.
A good lady who, on the death of her
first husband, married his brother, has a
roit # tho hanIfripfr i,,h har
ing-room. One day visitor remarking
the painting asked SIS that a member
of your family" 80, that's my poor
brother-in-law, was the ingenious reply.
A tenant had been importuned SO fire.
qucntly for his rent that in climax of
evaporation he turned on the landlord with
the cogent and conclusive retort: Now,
you needn't put on 30 many airs old man
Why owe enough in this town to buy up
all your old houses"
A young man objected to the young girl
that his rich old uncle wished him to marry.
''You mustn't be so particular" said the
exasperated uncle. II tell you she's well
enough" 80 she is, uncle" responded
the nephew, land you know you've always
taught me to leave well enough alone ?"
A little boy in sunday-school put a
poser to his teacher The lady was telling
her class how God punished the Egyptians
by causing the first born in each household
to be slain. The little boy listened atten-
lively; at the proper interval he mildly in
quired, "What would God have done if
there had been twins 7"
A couple was recently married in St.
Lawrence county whose combined weight