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FASHIONABLE GALLANTRY.

In that age of gallantry, the reign Of
Charles H., it was customary when gen.
tleman drank lady's health to throw some
part of his dress into the flames, in order to
do her still greater honor. This was well
enough for lover; but the folly did not
stop here, for his companions were obliged
to follow him in this proof of his venera-
tion by consuming similar article, what
ever it might be. Sir Chacles Sedley, din
irg at tavern, one of his friends, per-
ceiving he had very rich lace cravat on,
named the lady to whom honor was to be
done, and then made sacrifice Of his own
cravat; Sir Charles and the rest of the com.
pany were all obliged to follow his example.
Sir Charles bore his loss with great CON-
posure, observing it was good joke, but
that he would have as good frolic at some
other time. On a subsequent day, dining
with the same party, Sir Charles drank q
bumper to the health of some beauty of the
day, then, bidding the waiter call dentist,
whom he had previously placed in an ad-
joining room; made him extract carious
tooth which had long plagued him. The
rules of good fellowship clearly required
that every one Of the company should lose
tooth. They demonstrated, but in vain;
and each gentleman present successfully
put himself into The hands of the operator,
but protesting against the cruel test to
which their friendship and gallantry had
been put.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17
GERMAN GIRLS.

At a very early age the child is placed in
Kindergarten school, and later, if of well
to-do parents, she is sent to young ladies'
seminary Here she is instructed not only
in her own language but also in French,
English and perhaps Italian; music, draw,
ing, and painting are not forgotten; great
pains are taken to instruct her in English
and German literature, while mathematics
and the sciences are neglected or soon
dropped When about eighteen years of
age she is confirmed Finally, she leaves
school and enters society with her mother.
1t would be deemed improper for young
lady, or even two, to attend any entertain
ment or visit any place of amusement with
out being accompanied by parent or an
elderly person, and as for travelling alone,
that is entirely out of the question. Should
lover aspire to her hand, he consults her
parents on the subject, and makes them the
mediators. If all is satisfactory, he makes
her present of plain gold ring, and
places one of the same kind on his own
finger. When all is arranged they proceed
to the mayors Office and inform him of the
engagement, when it is registered and an
nounced in the city papers. Printed no.
tices are also sent to friends, and the happy
couple appear arm in arm on the street.
After the engagement he can see the young
lady alone and take her occasionally to the
theatre or other place of amusement. Af-
ter marriage, the pair are in great meas
ure independent of each other, both pur-
suing their own peculiar amusements, he
readily succumbing to the fascinations of
billiards and beer
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17
EARLY FORMS OF METAL MONEY.

The first forms which could be called by
the name of money, says the Popular Science
Monthly, were ingots in various shapes,
stamped or sealed with the seal of the
ruler, as Q certificate of the quality and
weight of the piece, no attempt being made
SO to fashion the coin as to guard against
alterations Of weight. Some of the early
pieces were stamped ON but one side, and it
was only by very gradual steps that the
handsome circular pieces which we know as
coins were evolved. But these are still de-
fined by Jevons as ingots, of which the
weight and fneness are certified by the in
tegrity of the designs impressed upon the
surface Of the metal. The stamping Of the
bits of metal has always been assumed as
prerogative of the ruler, and to supply the
people with coin has come to be generally
considered a function of the government.
1t will be well to bear the above defini-
ton Of coin in mind; for the fashioning,
stamping and certifcation have often caused
very Important fact to be lost sight of,
which is, that throughout these changes the
metals continue to be commodities and moth
ing more. The stamp works no alteration in
the metal, any more than does the label on
a bolt Of muslin, showing the width and the
number of yards convert it into something
other than cotton cloth. The conversion
of the unfashioned metal into coin in no
way affects the principle of exchanges, and
its transfer is barter just as much as it was
Il the beginning.
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produced by M. Dbsts, the pfosecutina
attorney. - ~ ie
Nh. Drake (pieking up piece of Old
iron)-What is this2
Witness (grinning THAT, sir, is piece
of the cannon ball that wounded Napoleon
at Waterloo. ..t..il'-
Mr.. Drake-Where did you get itf
Witness-At the Fulton Foundry, on the
divide. Laughter in Court. -
Mr. Drake-Here is another relic, labelled
''St PAuls Cathedral before the great fire" /"
Where did you get that9 .r.
Witness From my wood-wile. stained
it with iodine to give it age. More merri-
ment.
Mr.. Drake--And this?
Witness-Twig from the grave Of Victor
Hugo.
MIR. Drake--But Hugo isn't dead.
Witness much astonished lis that so .
I thought he kicked the bucket last year.
[Lo1d laughter
MIR. Drake-Here is brick.
Witness-From the horse of Oliver Croa-
well; got it on G str et That bunch of
grass you have there didn't really grow on
the gra-e of Mary Queen of Scots, but I
made Wilkins think SO and got 81 for it. +
gathered it down by the bonanza reservoir.
ALI those other traps picked up round tho
town and labelled 'em properly, as your
Honor can see Those autographs Of
Washington, Gar 4di, Lincoln, Wilkes
Booth, Lafayette, Talleyrand, voltairs, and
Marcus D. Beruck wrote myself, and then
laid 'em away in a damp place to give 'em
age. .r...
Mr.. Drake-Did you ever fool anybody
else on these relics? ...
Witness-I sold an old Oil painting to
Hank Smith for $25O-a sketch by Hogarth,
! told him. AS matter of fact, it was an
old vinegar bitters picture, SO smirehed you
couldn't see it. He paid me $100 d,,wn,
aud never went after the rest ETreInen-
ious merriment, suppressed by Constable
Norton. ,...
The Court-Ain't you the chap that sold
Inc an original etching by Rembrandt Inst
summer?
Witness [coolly)-Yes, your Honor, AID
also the pen that John Randolph signed
the Declaration of Independence with.
Here howl of laughter went up, and
even the stolid features Of Constable Norton
relaxed.
The Court said that it had heard testi-
mony enough and reserved it's decision.-
Virginia City Chronicle.
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AN EGYPTIAN FUNERAL.

The funeral of the Princess Hanem lei
nub, favorite daughter of the Khedive of
Egypt, who died at Alexandria, at the age
of fifteen years, was attended with cere-
monies of a most magnificent description.
The body was taken to Cairo and placed in
the Kasr- Nil palace. The interment took
place in the Rilah Mosque on the following
morning. Twenty-four bullocks, thirty
camels, and twenty wagons were in the
funeral procession. These animals were
laden with bread, dates, cooked meats and
vegetables; the wagons carried casks of
water and of syrup, and all along the route
distribution of the provisions was made to
the poor. Eunuchs threw four hundred
and fifty thousand pieces of silver coin to
the people who thronged the street. Three
thousand priests, some clad in~rieh vest
ments of gold and silk, others half naked,
followed the wagons, repeating prayers
as they marched, and clapping their hands.
After them came the family of the young
princess and the high officials of state, then
the coffin, borne by officers of rank. Be-
hind this walked three enuehs, bearing on
golden shovels copies Of the Koran, to be
buried with the deceased. The coffin was
of simple, rough-hewn wood, and upon it
were placed the jewels of the princess,
worth million and half of dollars. Af-
ter the burial the priests slaughtered the
twenty -four bullocks before the mosque,
roasted them and ate them. The priests
remained for seven days in the neighbor-
hood of the grave to pray for the soul of
the departed.
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HOME Made ANTHQ UES.

The general stagnation of business re-
Gently prevailing in Justice Moses's Court
was considerably relieved recently by the
trial of one William Hendricks charged
with obtaining money under false pretences.
The prosecuting witness was Henry Viii
kins, young man from Gold Hill, who ap-
peared boiling with rage and impatient to
pour into the ear Of the Justice the story
his wrongs. He stated that he possessed
taste for the antique and rare in art, and
was especially delighted with choice souve-
Mrs of distinguished people. As he ex-
pressed it, "a tender flower from the
tomb of some inspired poet, bit Of wood
from some great cathedral or delicate
twig from some famous historic spot is to
me source of exquisite delight" He then
told how the defendant had sold him q
cabinet of rare curiosities for $100, repre-
senting at the time that they were collec-
ton from the Old World, when in reality
everything in the lot had been found or
picked up in Storey county. He consid-
cred his feelings tastes, and general love
for the associations of the past outraged by
the cruel conduct of the accused.
Mr. Hendricks then took the stand. He
admitted all that had been charged against
him. He had found Wilkins man with an
abnormal love for curiosities, a man con
.tinually hunting for old autographs, rare
postage stamps faded flowers, and old
pieces OF tree bark from famous places. He
had accordingly manufactured o lot Of these
relics.
The articles sold TO Wilkins were hsrs
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17
THE MUSK.OX.

The musk-ox measures only about five
and a half feet from the tip of the nose to
the root Of his tail, closly approaching in
size the smallest of Highland cattle, but is
much stouter in proportion and more COM
pactly built, its structure differing in the
shortness and strength of the bones of the
neck and length of the dorsal processes
which support the ponderous head. It's
weight is usually greatly estimated by
travellers and writers, being placed ap-
proximately at seven hundred pounds.
Three hundred pounds would probably be
nearer the weight of the largest. This
error is doubtless due to the apparent size
of the animal, which, owing to the huge
mass of woolly hair with which it is covered,
has given rise to the common statement
that it rivals in size the largest of English
bulocks. The outer hair or fleece is long
and thick, brown or black in color, fire.
quently decidedly grizzled, and prolonged
to the knees, hanging far below the mid
lie of the leg. Underneath this shaggy
,oat, and covering all parts of the ami
NAL, though much the heaviest upon the
neck and shoulders is found fine soft
wool of exquisite texture, of blush drab
or cinerous hue, capable Of being used in
the arts and of forming the most beautiful
fahrics
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COUNTERPART CENTS I'm DE
TROIT.

In making change, one of the moBtpromi-
nent banks in Detroit was recently victim
lied to the extent of cents. The new
coins are first class imitation of q small
cent of the issue Of 1863, and are perfect,
with the exception that the 'head side"
bears 13 stars in place Of the words ''United
States of America" The coins are not
moulded, but are pressed out with lever
die, and it is thought that they are not of
copper but of the glass and metal mixture,
with copper wash. In the upper portion
of the wreath which surrounds the words
lone cent" is stamped in small letters the
word mot" 80 that the face reads mot one
cent" This, however, would not be dis
covered except by close observer.-Deaoit
Free Press.
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RARE WINES.

There ars soma wines which very few
people drinA, NOT only because they are
scarce and dear, but because they have o
smack that 10 not TO the general taste,
Lschrym@ Christi is slipped by travellers at
Napels, but few TASKS And their way far
from their native slopes of vesuvius. The
white wine of Jurancon, sacred TO the
memory Of the kings Of Navarro, and al
ways loved by Henry the Fourth, of France,
cannot be bought Every drop is bespoken
years before by far-sighted Legitimist con.
sumers. It is hard, even at Vienna or
Presburg, to buy one of those quaint bot
ties of white glass and bulbous shape that
holds an imperial pint of imperial Tokay.
It is dearer, bulk for bulk, than any wine
in the world II is almost as strong as
French brandy, almost as substantial as
syrup, and iss in fact, only superior raisin
wine, luscious and cloying. But it is Por-
phyrogenite, born to grandeur. Those
who grow the grapes are princes, whose
Hungarian territories are administered by
projects and councils, and those who buy
the wonderful wines are kings and kaisers,
whose august demands leave only hand
full of TASKS to be scrambled for by the out
side public. So, in less degree, with
Prince Metternich's Cabinet Johannisberg,
monarch of Rhine wines, the best of which
scorns to find purchasers not commemor-
ated in the Almanac de Gotha," but
pseudo specimens of which, at about eight
dollars bottle, are to be had at Rhineland
hotels and Paris restaurants, in quantities
that would make thoughtful man marvel
at the fertility of the few stony acres of the
historical vineyard.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17
PETRIFIED CHINAMEN.

Recently Chinaman obtained permit
to disinter the bodies of some of his coun-
trymen, buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, for
expectation to China. Accompanied by the
officer appointed by the Board of Health to
supervise disinterments, he went to the
cemetery and the work of disinterment be-
gan. The first coffin opened was found TO-
contain the petrifed remains of China
man, who died and was buried some five
years ago. The next coffin contained re-
mains in perfect state of preservation,
which had reposed in the grave more than
four years. A portion of the mass Of cloth
ing which usually enyelops the body of a
deceased Chinaman was mouldy and de-
cayed, but the remains appeared as fresh as
at the time of death. The body was raised
to the surface and close inspection made
of it. 1t showed no signs Of decay, even
to the queue, eyebrows and eyelashes.
Upon pressing the skin with hatchet it
readily yielded, and the indentations short
ly afterward disappeared What is more
surprising, the neck was found to be sup
pie, and the head could be moved from
side to side. Another strange circumstance
was the entire absence Of any unpleasant
odor arising from the body. Several visi-
tors to the cemetery viewed the remains,
and some made careful examination there
Of. The body was reinterred with the hope
by the Chinese bone exporter that the next
time it is brought to the surface the SUPER
fuous flesh will have disappeared. The
ground who're tie intsrRsnts were made is
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sandy, and is moistened by springs. A
short distance from the two graves men
toned smother coffin, which was deposited
some four or five years ago, was opened
and nothing remained of the contents but q
feshless skeleton. A well informed China
man of this city says that similar case Of
preservation without petrifaction was dis
covered in the same cemetery few year
ago, under similar circumstances. The
body was brought TO the city with the ex-
pectation that it would decay by exposure
to air; but, after keeping it year without
any noticeable change, it was reinterred, to
await the effect of time. These cofins
are Of cheap make, and by no means air
tight SON Francisco Chronicle.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17

WILLIAM LoDER, Councilman and
Legislator, is not thief. He reminds
us forcibly, however, of an old citizen of
this county who was by his party from
time to time elected to various offices of
trust and power, of whom it used to be
said, "Old G. is very honest man;
he will not steal, and he will not let any
body else steal-unless he belongs to his
party" Loder's bill is for the purpose
Of getting his parry il nosition. The
stealing will then commence.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17

A GEOLOGICAL PRIZE. Rev. R. M. Luther,
of Burlington, VT, while in attendance
upon the missionary convention, held in
Addison, N. Y, obtained rare and curious
geological specimen from the shores of Lake
Champlain. 1t is slab of limestone, about
eleven inches long by six inches wide,
which seems to be composed almost en-
tirely of fossils. There is not half an inch
square of the surface which does not show
fossil There are many varieties, some of
which have not been identified, but among
those which have been are many remains
OF the trinucleus concentrcus, some speci-
mems of Petraia, fragments of the orthis, a
number of discinR. several well-preserved
specimens of leptene, and impressions of
fngula.
The latter Is the only shell which has ex-
listed from the first dawn of life until The
present time without change. The speci-
mems of existing lingue are precisely SINH
lar to those found in the earliest geological
formations. There are also in the slab sew
eral rare specimens of seaweed, remains of
which are seldom found at so early an age
in the geological history of the world. The
slab belongs to the lower silurian forma-
ton, the first in which organic remains are
found. 1t is probable from the tertiary
epoch of that age. *
If geologists can be trusted, at the time
the little animals. whose remains are thus
preserved, were living the only part of this
continent which appeared above the pri
meval ocean was strip of land alptfg the
present st. Lawrence River and the northern
shores of the great lakes, with promon.
tory reaching out toward the Adirondacks,
and few islands along what is now the At
lantic coast line.
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SOME FACTS ABOuT POPEs.

A history of the Popes would be his
tory of modern civilization. So thor
oughly has the Pontifcal Office been in
corporated with the affairs of Christen-
dom that il would be quite impossible to
separate its history from the history of
the world since the commencement Of
the Christian era. The Papacy is the
greatest ecclesiastical power the world
ever saw. To be placed in command of
this power, is to achieve the most con-
Bpicuous position within the reach of
man.
The office of Pope is elective, and al
ways has been. In the earlier ages of
the church, the Pope was elected by the
Roman clergy and people. But violent
controversies having from time to time
arisen in regard to the relative rights of
the clergy and the laity in this particu-
lar, the suffrage was gradually narrowed,
till in 1869 Pope Nicholas III limited the
voting privilege in Papal election to the
Cardinals alone, where it has ever since
remained.
When an election of Pope is to be
8ad, the College of Cardinals assemble in
"conelave;" that is, they are, as the word
implies, locked up together to vote by
ballot until an election is made. The
Cardinals constituting the Electoral Col
lege must be personally present in order
to vote. They can not vote by proxy.
A simple majority vote can not elect. 1t
requires a majority Of two-thirds of
the votes to make an election. On some
occasions the conclave has had to remain
long under lock and key before choice
is made. At the election of the late
Pope, Plus TX, the Cardinals were locked
up in conclave for six days, from the
tn to the 18th of June, 1916. At sun
rise on the morning of the 18th, the
guns of San Angelo announced to Rome
that new Pope had been chosen.
There are four modes Of procedure for
an election of the Pope: by scrutiny, by
access, by compromise, and by inspira-
tion, as they are named. Twice each
day while in conclave the Cardinals de-
posit each his ballot in a chalice placed
upon the altar. In either instance, if no
election results, the ballots are immedi-
ately burned. This is the Scrutiny"
If votes be then added to candidate al
ready voted for sufficient to secure his
election, it is called election by "Access."
If, in the course of the conclave, two or
more parties among the cardinals agree to
unite upon candidate, it is election by
"Compromise." When they all unite
upon one it is election by "Inspiration."
1t was by inspiration" that Pope Plus
TX finally received his election.
Long useage has made it requisite that
the Pope must be an italian. This re-
quirement probable grew out of the func-
tions that came to appertain to the Pom
tiff as temporal, Or political, sovereign
Of the Roman states, as well as the
head of the Roman Church.
During the existence of the Papacy,
counting as from st. Peter, there have
been 279 Popes and Anti-Popes; and
Pope Leo XIII, now in the Papal chair,
is the 260th wearer Of the triple
Crown" Of this whole number 226
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17

Col. ANDERSON is competent engin-
eer and has rendered the city good SER
vice. We have always opposed attempts
To- increase his salary and are equally
opposed to his being legislated out of
office. This is neither a time to raise
salaries nor to push good men aside with
out cause. ....-
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WATCHES.

This is the age of progress. A note
worthy improvement in watches is re-
ported from a manufactory at Geneva,
Switzerland, where, by q peculiar pro-
cess, the figures on the dial are rendered
luminous, so that exposed once during
the day to the sunlight, they remain phos-
phorsscent and visible throughout the
night.
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EVEN Dom Pedro bushes that the
Washington monument is not completed,
and sends a block of granite, not only as
his contribution, but as a gentle hint
that the work should be accelerated.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17

The burning of the Soldiers Orphans
Home, at Xenia, is a serious loss and one
that should be repaired without delay.
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OLD GRIMES is not dead, that good old
man. He lives in Mercer County, KY,
and will make a strong pull for the Legis-
lature,
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THE Compressed Air Company of New
York might now be designated as Col
lapsed Air Company. A receiver has
been appointed to close it up.
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Parties visiting st. Augustine, Florida,
have this advantage: an assurance of first
class hotel accommodations, at one of the
largest and most reliable of Southern ho-
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