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Stage Secrets.

1t may not be generally known that the
real name Of John T. Raymond (Col.
Sellers) is John O'Brien; Lawrence Bar.
ret was originally Larry Brannigan; Bar
ney Williams was Barney Flaharty;
George Clark is Peter O'Neil; Harry
Montague is Henry s. Man; Oliver Doud
Byron is Barney O'Dowd and w. J..
Florence originally possessed an unmis.
takably Hibernian, though hardly musical
name
Among actresses this change of name
is yet common. Having selected one that
suits, it is generally retained by the bear
er until the close of her stage career, even
though marriage may give her the right
TO use another and better one.
Most of the prominent ladies upon the
stage are married. Charlotte Thompson
is Mrs. Lorraine Rogers, Adelaide Neil
son is Mrs, Leigh, Marie Gordon is Mrs
John r. RAYMOND, Maria Brabrook is
Mrs. George Rignold, Clara Morris il
Mrs. Harriott, Kate Claxton is Mrs. Dort
Lson, Rose Eytinge is Mrs. George II
Butler and Effe Germon is Mrs. Neiss
Seymour, The list might be indefinitcl,
prolonged. ...,.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-30
The Age Of the Earth

Among the astounding discoveries Of
modern science, is that Of the immense
periods of time which have passed in the
gradual formation Of the earth. So vast
we're the cycles of time preceding even
the appearance of man on the globe, that
our own period seems as yesterday when
compared with the epochs before it.
Had we no other evidence than the de.
posts Of rock heaped upon each other in
regular strata by slow accumulation OF
materials, they alone would have con-
vinced us of the extended and slow ma
turing OF Gods work on earth; but when
we add to these the successive populations
of whose life this world has been the the.
atre, and whose remains are hidden in the
rocks into which the mud, or sand, or sol
of whatever kind, on which they lived
has hardened in the course OF time--or
the enormous chains of mountains whose
upheavel divided these periods Of quiel
accumulation by great convulsions-or
the changes OF different nature in the
contiguration Of our globe, as the sinking
X
rising of continents and islands above
or the slow growth of the coral reefs
those wonderful sea walls, raised by the
little ocean architects, whose own bodies
furnish both the building stones and the
cement that binds them together, and who
had worked SO busily during the long cen
turies, that there are extensive countries
mountain chains, islands, and long lines
of coast consisting solely of their remain;
Or the countless forests that have growr
up, aourished and decayed, to fill the
store. houses OF coal that lee. lee. the fire OF
the human race--if we consider all these
records of the past, the intellect fails te
grasp the chronology Of which our expe
rience furnishes the data, and time tina
lies behind US seems as much an eternity
to our conception as the futnre tina
stretches before us.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-30

Does it pay to find fault? You who are
the wise keepers of houses, and the dear
keepers Of hearts, does it pay?
There are perhaps, heavy burdens to
bear all day--manifold cares from the ris-
ing to the setting of the sun-blunders
made by those who should have known
better, many and many thing to annoy
but don't make cold and cheer!ess the
home atmosphere by finding fault.
There is no blight more deadly in its
,.r,. nothing that can more surely
disturb the ha ai-'''ony of home, nothing
that will recoil more T"'@kly upon your
self-than tfis habit Of fault finding.
Not that errors should be unrebuked,
or mistakes uncorrectcd; but note such
down in your memory, and when the
work, the care and tunult of the day are
all over, then call the little ones and the
larger ones around YOU, and tell them So
berly but kindly Of the wrong-doiings, ana
see if you are not amply repaid for your
forbearance bv the smile and the penitent
tear, and the little word OF contrition and
promise of amendment.
You will be a thousand times happier
when you lie down to sleep, and sweet
forgetfulness has settled over your little
flock, than YOU would have Been had the
blue eyes row closed been filled with bit
ter tears that overhowed at unkind cen
sure, or had the little golden head droop
ed under the shadow of your coRstan
frown.
How fair and sweet and satisfying liit
might be to us all, if We could forget tt
fret and find fault and complain.
Don't save your words Of praise and ap
probation until 1t is too late. You low
the little children--the dear little chill
dren! And if they do speak loud, an'
leave doors open that should be shut, AM
disturb the order of the house, don't flint
fault. 1t won't pay
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-30
A Man with q Tail.
Territorial Enterprise.l

Yesterday afternoon a man who had
taken aboard SO much tangle-foot whis.
key that he found it a very difficult matter
to maintain his equilibrium came to halt
at the corner OF Union and D streets. He
seemed to be considering whether to 60
on down Union street or to turn back.
mo use to go down to old Joe's," said
he, "Old Joe's cross whenever he looks
at me. He wouldn't give me drink if
l was peri 'ly SOBER"
AS the fellow thus stood soliloquizing
and swaving to and fro, a sixty pound
dog, with milk pan attached to his tail,
came down the steep slope of Union
street as though fired from a howitzer.
His ewes were shut and his ears laid back
on a level with his neck, and SO swiftly
was he fiving that he seemed a long dim
streak OF dog Bindlv he ran and square
" between the legs of the drunken dream
er he darted before the fellow had time to
see what was coming, if he even, in his
oblivious condition, noted the clatter be,
hind him.
The pan striking fairly against the fel-
lows shanks, something had to give and
something did give. The man was on
his back in an instant. The Jolt seemed
to startle some little sense into him, and
he was upon his feet in an astonishing
lv short space of time, his condition be-
ing taken into consideration. Rubbing
himself vigorously in the rear he began
to gaze upon the spot from which he had
Just risen in bewildered way. The dog
had disappeared around the corner, but
there on the ground where the collision
had occurred Law the tin pan, and near il
about four inches of the dogs tail, which
had been cut of at the Joint at which the
twine fastening the pan was tied.
The motion of the~piece of tail-which
was squirming like the half Of an angle
worm attracted his attention, and STOPPING
he picked il up and eyed it in drunken
wonder.
Rubbing himself behind, he held the
tail up on level with his eyes and gazed
at it with all his might and with all the
sight of his half closed eyes.
NThis," said he, "this is (hic) unfortu
nate never before knowed or even sus
pected had such thing as tail till | &C
an fall down an break it off. Might
made a (hic) fortune 'zbitin' myself as a
man with atail. Ther'd been millions ir
it-(hic) millions in it! Jis my dam luck
Whenever git a good thing it's always
gone afore (hic) find it out"
Rubbing his hurt, and still gazing al
the tail, he said: "Must bin mine
n,n.st bin mine Fresh blood an car
feel plrre where it (hic) broke off from
DeyiIish unfortunate / fell an (hic
broke't off. Iloyever III make best o.
it; IN (hic) take it down to Ole Joe's an
get drink ont"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-30

Various illustrations have been sug.
gested to convey to the mind some idea
Of illimitabie duration, 1t has been said,
suppose one drop OF the ocean should be
dried up every thousand years, how long
would it be ere the last drop would disap-
pear, and the oceans bed be left dry and
dusty9 Far onward as that would be in
coming ages, Eternity would have but
commenced.
1t has been said, suppose this vast globe
upon which we tread were composed OF
particles of the finest sand, and that one
particle should disappear at the termina-
ton Of each million Of years, oh, how in
conceivably immense must be the period
which must elapse before the last particle
would be gone! And vet, Eternity would
then be in its morning twilight.
1t has been said, suppose some little in
sect, so small as to be imperceptible to the
naked eve, were to carry this world BY
its tiny nouthfuls to the most distant stai
the hand Of God has placed in the heav
ems. Hundreds Of millions OF years
would be required for the single journey
The insect commences on the leaf OF 8
tree, and takes its little load, SO small tina
even the microscope cannot discover tina
it is gone, and sets out on its almost end
less j,urney. After millions and milli..,n
of wears have rolled away, it arrive bac
for its second load. Oh, what i,termina
bic ages would elapse befo.e the whol
| a.. 1,a,,Id l~a ,ap,oyedt IryI. ..i
the forest be gomez AID the globe Eve
then Eternity would not have comment
edl ....
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-30
Che Art of Taking Leave.

It has been said that one of the most
important socia, accomplishments is that
of entering room gracefully, but to our
mind, that of leaving one easily and judi
ciously is to be preferred.
1t is painful to see people anxious to
beat retreat from call or visit, and yet
apparently as unable to escape as rats in
a trap, although nothing bars their egress,
and all persons concerned would gladly
dispense with their company.
The art or science Of departure, both
from localities and positions, is worthy OIL
careful consideration and study, In great
as well as little matters. To understand
when to bring to an end q morning cal
or public career requires in greater ol
lesser degree tho exercise OF the same
faculty. ~
Ne visitor is likely to be popular wht
has not the tact to leave at the proper tint
a house at which he may be staying. Ont
of the greatest difficulties in bidding fare
we'll to a host, is to convey to him the I'm
preston that Won have enjoved yourself
Expressions Of thanks for pleasant yisi
are apt to have stereotyped and conven
tional ring to them. A hospitable ina'
likes to know that his friends have bee
happy, but when each OF them mutters
sort Of little grace on his departure, b
feels that they are but paving him an ord
nary social compliment, for he knows tha
they thank their 'entertaiuers whereye
they go as regularly as they ZIP the se'
wants,
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The Physique of Americans
fSanitary Engineer and Plumber.l

1t used to be a common remark that
Americans were lacking in physique,
and as nation they were called lank,
lean, and of too nervous temperament.
But time with increased comfort prosper
ity, better food and clothing, and other
concomitants Of civilization, has worked
wonders for our people.
Dickens, who was an unusually keen
observer, remarked vast improvement
on his second visit to this country in the
looks Of the people, especially the women,
Other evidence might be cited to the saipe
elect But let each judge for himself
Walk along Broadway or any other thor
oughfare when the crowd is densest; stand
on packed ferryboat, or in front of our
large churches or theatres when the au.
dience is leaving. Are not the mass Of,
the people who pass robust, well.fed, and
substantial looking3 Do YOU see any ca
daverous, slab sided persons3 Do not
they look, on the average, as well as peo
pie Of any other race! The fact is, and
the statistics of the examining surgeons
VI WI Nhoi HiONo amy tlIC wal
prove II, that the American is taller, and
larger round the chest than his Saxon,
Celtic or Teutonic cousin.
Dwellers in cities are usually puny. The
Londoner, the Partisan and the New
Yorker are all small men; but the Maine
lumbermen, the farmers from the far
west, and the men from the border states
are huge, powerfully built fellows. Take
the United States Senate or the House of
Representatives, and how many fine
phvsiques will be found among their
members! In the last three cabinets
there was an unusual proportion Of large,
vigorous men. Chase, Seward, Stanton
and Blair were not pigmies, nor are Hayes
supporters lacking in bone and muscle,
excepting Evarts and Schurz. Thus i,
may be accepted that Americans have
size and strength sufficient for their needs,
and it is mistake TO suppose otherwise.
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Home Manufacture Of Table sirup.

A correspondent of the Sunny South
offers the following suggestion in regard
to making sirup for the table from sugar,
which, we think, is worthy Of considera.
ton by all who value strict cleanliness in
the preparation Of food:
There are several reasons suggested by
economy and convenience for making the
manufacture of sirup from sugar house
hold practice. The dealer who retails Sir
up has to pay freight on the weight of its
contained water. This he exacts from the
consumer in the price at which 1t is offer
ed. The package in which the sirup is
transported is much more costly than that
in which the sugar is conveyed. The diff
ference is added to the manufacturer
price, and is another element Of cost to the
consumer. The retailer Of sugar adjusts
his price at the lowest practicable rate of
profit, because modern luxury has made
it an article OF prime necessity which will
not bear profit. Not so, however, with
! sirup, on which rate Of profit equal to
the average ol that made on the table sup
plies is required by the dealer
TO make gallon OF sirup Of beautiful
whiteness and crystallik transparency,
such as is known in our market as silver
drips, or rock candy drips, there are re-
CURED eight pounds of refined sugar, such
as is known by its various names and
grades of A Or b or extra c, and costing
from 20 to IaH cents per pound, accord
ing to locality and distance from the su-
gar refinery. To this quantity should be
added three pints Of boiling water, and
the whole subjected to slow boiling Tor
a period of fifteen Or twenty minutes; att
er which the solution, while warm, should
be strained through fabric OF moderate
ly close texture. This will produce gal
Ion Of Sirup, at much less cost than the
price demanded in market for the grades
OF srup named, For light yellow or
golden sirup, the same quantity OF light
brown sugar may be employed, and SO on
through the lower grades of sugar and
sirup; but no grades OF sugar can be found
which will produce SO worthless an arti-
Gle as the Cuba molasses generally offer
ed in all markets.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-30

WAITING.

Learn to wait--lite's hardest lesson,
Conned, perchance, through binding tears,
W. lie the heart-,hrobs sadls echo
To the tread Of passing years.
Learn to wait hopes slow fru,tion;
Faint not, though the way seems long:
There is joy IN each condition;
Hearts, through suffering, may grow strong.
Constant sunshine, hove'er welcome,
Ne'er could ripen fruit or flower;
Giant oaks owe half their greatness
To the seating tempest's power.
Thus soul untouched by sorrow,
Aims not At higher state;
Joy seeks not a brighter morrow,
Only sad hearts learn to wait.
Human strength and human greatness
Spring not from life's sunny side,
Heroes must be more than driftwood
Floating on a waveless tide.
lV,ctor1a's Magazine
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Fiat Justitia, Ruat Jurymen.

(PuCk.)
"Gentemen," said Kentucky judge
to the jury in murder case, shave you
agreed upon verdicti" .eytt
ave have" made answer the fore
man. ......
Atthis moment twelve men In the audi
encc rose, pulled out the shooting-irons,
and covered each man in the box.
There was an ominous silence in the
court broken at length by the voice of
the Judge from behind the desk where he
had dropped.
"6entlemen, the dignity Of the law
must be respected. The first great prin.
ciples Of justice and jurisprudence, musi
and shall be maintained at all hazards
Do you find the prisoner at the bar guilt,
or not guilty?'
The foreman looked at his fellow
Jurors. They glanced nervously at him
Thsse was hurried consultation tina
lasted less than half minute, and thei
the foreman spoke up like little man:
"Not guilty, your honor ..
And thus they did emphasize the fun
damental principle Of jury's prudence.
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GRAINS OF GOLD.
Common sense makes no parade.

common Sense HidkCe UO pal uuCs
Always best when rare-family broils.
Casual thoughts are sometimes of great
value.
Selfreliance is quite distinct from self
assertion.
/ Love for the dead should not camp over
duty to the living.
An honest reputation is within the
reach OF everyone.
Our hearts, in spite Of lis, will dream of
Heaven at eventide.
1t is a good thing to learn caution by
the misfortunes Of others.
1t is the lot of genius to be opposed, and
to be invigorated by opposition.
He who laughs at cruelty sets his heel
on the neck OF religion and godliness.
People seldom improve when they have
no other model but themselves to copy
after.
Fortune does not change men; it only
unmasks them and shows their true char
acter.
Strive to impress on your children that
AiS Ohi tioSiuSS ~ 'O'~os WV -
is the disgrace Of doing it badly.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which
springs from the soul, and the heart of
man knoweth none more fragrant.
Frequent disappointments teach us to
mistrust our own inclnations and shrink
even from VOWS our heart may prompt
To think kindly is good, to speak kindly
is better, but to act kindly is best Let
warm, loving light shine on all around
you.
Do good and be good and despite all
that is said about this worlds ingratitude,
some one will love you and greet your
coming.
Hugging sorrow is not the way to les
sen it, though, like the nettle, trouble
stings less when it is firmly grasped and
not feared.
Sober sense selfpossessio n, intelligent
selfcontrol, are the safeguards of head
and heart, and make beautiful temple
for the soul.
Do not despise the opinion of the world !;
you might as we'll say that you care not
for the light of the sun because you can
use a candle.
The arms Of wit ought always to be
feathered with smiles; when they fail in
that they become sarcasm and like two
edged swords.
The art Of forgetting Is the hardest to
learn where it is most in request. 1t is
the happy past tina. makes happy pres
ent, and together they give pledge of a
happy future-a three,fold cord not easily
broken.
The great moments Of life are but mo-
ments like the others. Your doom is
a word Or two. A single look from the
eyes, mere pressure of the hand may
decide it, or Of the lips, though they can
not speak.
There is perhaps no one of our natural
passions so hard to subdue as pride. Dis
gaise it; struggle with it, stiie it, mortify
it as much as one pleases, 1t is still alive,
and every now and then will peep out
and show itself
The word character comes from a
term which means to engrave upon or to
cut in. Character is that inner substan-
tial and essential quality which is
wrought into the very soul, and makes a
man what he actually is.
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Under date March Sd, '75, writes:
"1n the space Of twelve hours my rheu-
matism was gone, having taken three doses
If Durang's Rheumatic Remedy. My broth
er, J. B. Cessna, of Bedford Pennsylvania,
was cured by similar amount
JOHN CESSNA,
Member of Congress from Pennsylvania. u
1t cures the worst case in the shortest
time. Sold by all retail and wholesale
druggists in Cincinnati Write to X. X
Helphenstine, Washington, d. c., for hi
4Gpage pamphlet.
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HOPE.

No matter where we sail,
A storm may come to wreck US
A hitter wind, 10 check us
In the quest for unknown lands,
And east US on the sands,
No matter where we sail;
Then when my ship goes dowH,
What choice is left to me
From leaping in the sea-
And willingly torsake
All that the sea can take,
Then, when my ship goes down9
Still in spite Of storm,
From all VIC feel or fea
A rescue may be near:
Though tempests blow their best
A MANLY heart can rest
Still, in spite Of storm!
-llrwin Russell in Scribner
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Farmers Get Fooled

When they buy Butter Powders and COT
ored salts and big bottles of cheap coloring
stuff, if they expect to get as good Butter
Color, as the Perfected Butter Color made
by Wells, Richardson a. Co., Burlington,
VT The others have tried to initiate the
excellence of this, the original color, but
have wholly failed. Farmers should use
only the Perfected" Sold by druggists
md MERCHANTS generally. +
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Princess Gisela, married to Prince Leo
pold of Bavaria, is pretty and petite, but
not 50 imposing As ner Imperial mother.
The young Princess has two little
daughters, Augusta and Elizabeth. Ru-
dolph, the Empress's only son, is a clever
young man, with taste for science, Her
remaining child, Princess Valeria, is a
handsome, long-haired httle sprite of
eleven years of age.
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A house In Missouri took FIRE recently
at night, and the first alarm came from
an old shotgun hanging on the wall.
1t got red hot and doomed away, and the
family had time to save themselves
Exchange.
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It takes the maiden lady Of thirty-three
to confess she is not 80 bitterly Get against
a man who smokes after ALL Fond du
Lac Reporter.
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The truly beautiful and good are those
who pursue the paths OF virtue and JUS
lice for the mere love of these attributes,
and not'because of the merit that attaches
to such life, or expecting to reap favors
and rewards therefrom.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-30

A Hartford lemon peddler Is said to be
worth between twenty-five and thirty
thousand dol'--r
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1t Is estimated that 5o,ooo men and
women are employed In Philadelphia in
he manufacture Of clothing, and 10000,
40 suits are made every year
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CTAHDARD SIGN WRITER, AND LETTER
y ERS' Companion, practical book for pfacti'
cal men. Explicit instructions and model alpha
bets, "a Standard Scroll Book. H. Painter's-
Manual, SOC. OF booksellers and pinters supply
houses, or by mail. JRSSE HANY 4 CO, 1la =
Nassau street, New York. . eH
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"Is robber who kills his victim mad
yertently," asks the New York Tribune,
observing Of death like deliberate as
sassinl" Certainly not. The question
of deliberation ought always to be con-
sidered. The inadvertent murderer
should be hanged inadvertently, and not
deliberately like the cold .blooded assassin
He who is passionate and hasty Is gen
erally honest. 1t is your old, dissem-
bling hvpocrite of whom you should be-
ware. There's no deception in bull-dog
1t is only the cur that sneaks UP and bites
you when your back is turned.
or the 8o,25o,ooo English speaking peo-
pie in the world. I755oooo are Episcopa
lians, I4,ooo,ooo Methodists, I3,soeoot
Catholics, 100000 Presbvterians, 5000,
600 Baptists, and 100000 Congregation
alists-
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It is estimated that over 100000 peo'
pie have taken up homes in the west and
south in the past FIVE yeags
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES
Corrected to Accord With City Time.

CTNcIsNAri SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Depot, corner Mclean ave. and GeSt street
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The sos p. m. and 1858 p. m traA connection
Jackson and Portsmouth
BALrIAoRE d OHIO VIA PARKERsBURa.
Depot, Pearl and Plum.
Baltimore Ex. daily........... sos m $50 m
Baltimore Ell daily .......... 9:553m s:2Sam