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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
Some of the Absurdities OF Society.

The Hartford Journal remarks: An
anecdote is told of a prettily dressed little
girl who fell the other day on.a muddy
street-orossing, and gentleman fastened
to her assistance. After cleaning off her
clothes he asked her if he shouldn't es-
cort her home. ''No, thir," answered the
little damsel, "if you please we amt been
introduced" The little girl doubtless re-
fected the sentiments that she had heard
expressed at home. We think many peo-
pie are too punctilious in their notions
about the impropriety of recognizing one
to whom they have not been introduced.
Persons will for long time live as neigh
bors, look at each others faces when they
meet, and vet never exchange salutation
because they have not been introduced! |!
And so they will go to the same church,
attend the social religious meetings, and
look expectantly at each other, but never
exchange word OF recognition, because
bv chance they have not been introduced.
Saws Mrs. A., "I met Mrs. B. to- -dav and
she looked as though she would liked to
have spoken to me, and, | should have
been glad if she had but didn't want to
speak first, because | have never been
introduced to her" A short time ago we
witnessed the introduction of two ladies
at social gathering. The greeting be-
tween them was very cordial. Says Mrs.
F., "I have been dying to speak to you
for long time, but | didn't dare to be-
cause we had not been introduced" Said
Mrs. E., "That is just the way have felt,
and have wondered if we ever should get
introduced" Now, if both these ladies
desired an acquaintance, and their man.
ners toward each other fully showed it,
why should they have allowed months of
what would have proved a pleasant ac-
uuaintance and friendship to pass away,
simply because no third person happened
to give them an introduction to each
othero And so between a lady and gen
tleman where their social position is
equal, there may be the same amount Of
over punctiliousness. We should by no
means have that social etiquette repealed
which establishes the rule that an intro
duction shall take place before an ac-
uuaintance is formed; but ones own sense
and judgment should tell them where an
exception to this rule may be safely made.
Even in case of an introduction, it is not
in accordance with etiquette unless both
parties have been consulted and signified
pleasure. Then if two, by each Others S
manner, are satisfied that an acquaintance
would be mutually desirable, why should
they wait week after week for the oppor,
tunity to occur for third party to intro.
duce them! Why should they not intro.
duce themselves?
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
Trying to Astonish q Pawnbroker.
ChieapO Tribuue)

The mperturability and extreme eau
ton of the average pawnbroker are pro-
verbal
One Saturday young man of an ex
solved to astonish plwnbroker or die in
the attempt. So entering the secret
shrine he gave the officiating pontilf $40
gold piece, and said: "Well, old man, how
muchll you advance me on that" The
pawnbroker tested, rang, and weighed the
coin, dropped little aquafortis upon it,
and replied: ~ can let you have S. on
it." "Four Erebusesw cried the young
man, "why, its worth more" "Well, yes, "
answered the pawnbroker, "the gold is
good evidently, but it is very old-faShion-
edit was made in 1S34-and isn't worth
any more than its weight in old metal.
Besides there is such huctuation in gold
and silver. I've seen gold up to 2S5 and
silver down to 81; how do | know but
that silver may go up to 295 and gold
down to 81! can't take any risk in my
business like that, you know. But III
tell YOU what will do, seeing it's you.
don't mind letting you have SIS on it,
but don't let the boss know for he has the
heart disease, and the shock might kill
him."
"Gimme seven dollars, and take it" said
the impecunious youth; but the pawnbro,
ker shook his head SO sternly that he
knew it was no go, and SO picking up his
$40 gold piece he departed. He returned
three minutes afterwards, and throwing
down the same piece, said to the pawn
broker: "Say, can you give me two five
dollar greenbacks for thisi' "Certainly
sir, said the pawnbroker, calmly, and pro
duced the notes. "You sweet-scented ole
idiot, said the young man as he pocketet
the bills, "that's the same $40 gold piece
that you wouldn't lend me seven dollar
on at interest minute ago. 81 know ii
my friend" said the pawnbroker, cha
was business-that was business
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
Infelicitics.
Letter in Free Press.)

Many an immortal work has been
written with the blood of the author, at
the expense oil his happiness and of his
life. Euripides studied in q dark cave
Demosthenes, at night. Thomson was so
excessively lazy that he once was seen TO
be eating fruit from a tree, as it grew,
standing with both hands in his pockets
A certain French writer, failing to please
the critics OF his day by his avowed pro-
ductions, resorted to the expedient of pub
fishing three volumes of poetry and es-
saws as the works of a journeyman black
smith. The trick succeeded, and all
France was in amazement at the son of
Vulcan. Morel possessed such devotion
to study that, when the death of his wife
was announced to him, he could not be
prevailed upon to resign his pen, but
simply said, ~ am sorry, she was a good
woman"
Cowper once wrote: ~ wonder that a
sportive thought should ever knock at the
door of my intellect, and still more, that
it should gain admittance. 1t is as if a
harlequin should intrude itself into a
chamber where a corpse is deposited in
state" Chatterton starved two days be.
fore he cut his throat. Vangelas was
surnamed the "Owl," from being obliged
to keep within all day and venture out
only at night, through fear of his credit
ors. Sheridan watched long and anxious,
ly for bright idea, and afterwards re-
warded it on himself with a 6 lass or two
of port Burns was hard worker; when
his tickle muse jaded, he used to rock
himself in chair, patiently waiting her
inspiration. Walter Scott entertained the
idea that his poetic vein never flowed
happy except between the vernal and au
tumnal equinoxes. Rosseau, when DOOM
ed to dull company, occupied himself with
knitting lace strings, which he preferred
to long yarns Bloomfield wrote his
"Tanner's Boy" with chalk upon pair of
bellows. Tasso on one occasion, having
addressed sonnet to favorite cat, he
begs the light of her eyes to write by, as
he was too poor to buy a candle 1t is
supposed, and with great reason, that but
for peculiar circumstances, men of genius
would not have achieved SO much, or so
well.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
On Public Speaking.

1t may perhaps be of use to those anx'
ious to become orators to know that for
some cause or other almost all speakers
occasionally not only lose the thread of
their argument, but lose all knowledge Of
what they are talking about. l have seen
this occur with many of our most expert,
enced orators. When it happens they re-
peat few vague congratulations until
their thoughts come back to them, anc
then they fall back again into theit
speech. Thus their temporary wool gait
ering escapes detection, except by those
who watch them very closely. An mex
perienced speaker, instead of doing this,
pauses, gets confused, and sits down in
despair. Another great mistake of bud
ding speakers, and indeed of many who
are in full bloom, is to speak too quickly,
A person who wishes to be heard can
hardly speak too slowly. He should pro
nounce not only each word, but every
syllable of each word distinctly, Mr..
Bright once said that nothing had cost
him more trouble than TO learn TO speak
slowly. A clear, deliberate utterance OF
every SYLLABLE, with pauses to mark tht
stops at the end of each sentence, doe
not produce the effect OF tediousness, bu,
! the reverse.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
Quick Wit Wins.
Utica Obserter.)

Years ago, into a wholesale grocery
store in Boston, walked tall muscular
looking man, evidently a fresh conner
from some backwoods town in Maine or
New Hampshire. Accosting the first
person he met, who happened to be the
merchant himself he asked:
"Yon don't want to hire "a man in your
store do you"
"Well," said the merchant, n don't
know, what can YOU doi"
'"Do?' said the man, 'I rather guess
can turn my hand to almost anything
what do YOU want donei"
well, it l was to hire a man it would
be one that could lift well, strong, wiry
fellow; one, for instance that could shoul-
der sack ofcoffee like that wonder, and
carry it across the floor and never lay it
down."
"There, now, captain" said the country
man, "that's just me. l can lift anything
hitch to; you can't suit me better
What will you give man that will suit
your"
"I'll tell you," said the merchant 'If
YOU will shoulder that sack Of coffee and
carry it across the store twice, and never
lay it down, will hire you year at $Ioo
month"
"Done," said the stranger, and by this
time every clerk in the store had gathered
around and waited to join in the laugh
against the man, who, walking up to the
sack, threw it across his shoulder with
perfect ease, though extremely heavy, and
alking with 1t twice across the floor,
went quietly to large hook which was
fastened to the wall, and hanging it up,
turned to the merchant and said:
"There, now, it may hang there till
dooms-day. l shall never Law it down.
What shall I go about, mister? Just give
me plenty to do and $Ioo per month, and
it's all right"
The clerks broke into laugh, and the
merchant, discomfted yet satisfied, kept
his agreement, and to-day the green coun-
tryman is the senior partner in the firm,
and is worth million dollars.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
Another MastOdOn.

AS the sons of Mr.. Hugh Kelley, at
New Windsor N. Y. were digging drain
along the west side of a potato patch, they
unearthed at depth Of about two feet
what appeared to be the second joint of a
fore leg, which measured two feet ten
inches in length. Procuring help, they
excavated trench about thirty feet long,
ten feet wide, and four and a half feet
deep, and have exhumed nearly all the
bones of mastodon which is thought to
be as large as the one in Boston.
The bones Of the skull weigh not less
than 600 pounds, and of the fore leg $50
This is the third mastodon unearthed since
lS45, in the vicinity of New Windsor
The mastodon of that year, called the
Brewster mastodon, was sold for $4,000
and is now in Boston.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
A Novel Mode of Packing Flowers.

Choice flowers have been sent across
the continent from California by novel
method, which is decribed as follows:
a large potato of the California variety,
the largest in the world, was cut in two
and part Of the pulp scooped out of the
centre of both pieces. Into the halves
were laid the Occidental bloom" and
the potato was joined together again with
strip of thin paper about the edges. The
moisture from the potato kept the flowers
fresh during their journey, and their color
was as beautiful on reaching their dest-
nation as when first plucked. The odor,
however, was gone from the flowers, and
they gave forth decidedly "potatoish'
scent. We presume scooped out pump
kin would answer the purpose equally as
well, and afford greater room for stor-
age
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
SELF HELP.
Teach the Poor to Take Care of Them
selves,
Sunday Afternoon.)

selves.
Sunday Aftcrnoonl
"What we want" said Miss Help, "is
not to take care of the poor, but to teach
the poor to take care of themselves. Some
of what we call our charitable institutions
make large collections, salary heavily
several officers, and do most of their work
in encouraging pauperism. Some other
of our institutions are managed by ladies
who give their services freely, and who
only salary their employees, as matrons or
secretaries. They do a deal of good, and
relieve deal OF misery, have known
many rescued from ruin by their means;
but one great trouble with these institu-
| tions is, that the ladies do not know much
about business, and next that they do not
know much about the poor. In the way
of business they often proceed on basis
| Of impossibilities, not having any bust
ness experience or practice; and for the
poor they regard them as all alike, differ
ing only about as much as potatoes in
barrel, some large and some small, some
sound and some specked, and so all to be
treated generally in the same fashion.
| They do not recognize individuality in
their poor individuality and personal
preferences seem to them to belong to
| good clothes and an income; they don't
say so, but practically they follow this
view, and SO doing they do not make the
most and best possible out of their poor,
and make them most readily self-support-
ing by following their mutual bent. Now
talking of the business lack of these la
dies committees reminds me of fact.
know one committee that had in hand
a country home for an orphanage. They
wanted to have a house moved nearly
half a mile; to have it hoored, plastered,
painted and three-room addition built
on, and the whole building must have its
siding renewed. They gave out the con-
tract, changed their minds and DELAYED
three times, and then demanded that the
work should be done at the first time
stated, giving ust one month for the
whole work, while the mere moving of
the building and setting it on its new
foundation required two weeks. The con-
tractor protested, and pleaded the strip
ping and re- siding; one Of the managers
replied that "it should not take very long
to pull off and tack on few boards" Not
a manager of them knew anything about
building or house moving, and they ended
by getting poor house for half as much
again as good one should cost.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
Our Girls.

The girls in the principal cities in this
country are noted as follows:
Boston, the handsomest.
Baltimore, the most intellectual.
New York, the gayest and most expen-
sive in dress.
Philadelphia, the most refined and lady
like.
Chicago, the fastest and most dissipa-
ted.
Toledo, the biggest feet.
New Orleans, the most truthful.
St. Louis, the most reckless.
Cincinnati, the gayest firts.
Louisville, the proudest.
Indianapolis, the best formed and the
greatest number to the square inch.
Mavsville, the most amiable disposition
Detroit, the widest.
Cleveland. the most graceful and enter
tanning in conversation.
San Francisco, the most indifferent
Mobile, the most liberal entertainers.
Hartford, the best musicians.
Buffalo, the dullest
Rochester City, the most anxious to be
loved.
Quincy, rne most anxious to get mar
ried.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05

An aged man in a coarse suit, with
decidedly hungry look, walked into
bakery at Lewiston, Me-, last Friday
The baker smilingly stepped forward.
Cant take a lunch here?" asked the
man. "Yes, sir" said the baker, and
placing stool in front of a. table told the
man to be seated, and asked him what he
would have. "Oh, brought my lunch
with me-" innocently replied the man.
He pulled two crackers from one vest
pocket, fshed out large chunk of cheese
and a piece of cake carefully wrapped in
brown paper from another pocket and
asked if he could be accommodated with
glass of water. The baker replied that
they were out Of water and tried his best
to sell the man glass of milk, which he
refused. He was observed to wrap uE
half cracker and return it to his pocket
smack his lips, get into hay'rack ant
drive of.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
Causes of Sudden Death.
IN Y World !

Very few of the sudden deaths which
are said to arise from disease of the heart
do really arise from that cause. To as
certain the real origin OF the sudden
deaths, an experiment was tried and re.
ported to a scientific congress at Straws'
burg. Sixty.six cases of sudden death
were made the subject of thorough post
mortem examination. In these cases on
lv two were found who died from disease
of the heart. Nine out of 90 had died OF
apoplexv, while there were 40 cases OF
congestion Of the lungs; that is, the lungs
were so full Of blood that they could not
work, not being room enough for sufii-
cient amount Of air to support life. The
causes that produce congestion OF the
lungs are: cold feet, tight clothing, costive
bowels, sitting still until chilled after be-
ing warmed with labor or rapid walk,
going too suddenly from a close room in
to the open air, especially after speaking,
too hasty walking, or running to catch a
train, etc. These causes of sudden death
being known an avoidance of them may
serve to lengthen many valuable lives
which would otherwise be lost under the
verdict of the heart complaint. That dis
ease is supposed TO be inevitable and in
durable hence many may not take the
pains they would to avoid sudden death
if they knew it lay in their power.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05

We must have sleep would keep
"better hours" if l were boy again; that
is, would go to bed earlier than most
boys do Nothing gives more mental and
bodily vigor than sound rest when proper.
ly applied Sleep is our great replenisher,
and if we neglect to take it regularly in
childhood, all the worse for us when we
grow up If we sit up late we decay and
sooner or later we contract disease called
insomania allowing it 10 be permanently
fixed upon us, and then we begin TO decay,
even in youth Late hours are shadows
from the grave.-T r. Fields.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05

You may bind bird with soft silken
cord, and while he remains still he will
not be sensible Of his confinement; but
as soon as he attempts to fly he will feel
the cord fhat confines him; and the
greater his desire and mis- efforts to escape,
the more sensible will he be of his bond.
age. So the sinner may long be slave
to his sins, and never be aware of It till
he rises to 60 to christ.-lPayson.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05

Bret Harte got but $50 each, it is said,
for his "Outcasts of Poker Flat" Luck OF
Roaring Camp" "Miggles," and the other
extraordinary stories he wrote for the
"Overland Monthly" while he was its ed
itor The publishers OF "Scribner.s," it is
reported, paid him $1,000. for Gabriel Con-
roy "to be published in their magazine
alone and they have given him as high as
$roo. per page 900 words for some OF his
short stories.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
THE DAILY STAR
H.AxEN AND BROWN AND GOLD.

Three little curls hold tonight,
!, Flaxen and brown and gold.
Tears fall over the tissue white
That gathers them in its fold,
As | unwrap them one by one,
Flaxen, and brown, and gold.
Flaxen, and brown, and gold so fair,
Clustered on pillows white;
Damp with the dews that gathered there,
Lay in one room all night.
Hearts seemed breaking, when broke the morn
Over that lovely sight.
So they went out Of our house alone,
Leaving it cold and bare;
Then | unfolded one by one,
These little curls Of hair,
Heart too full of its bitterness,
Sou too full for prayer
Three little heads press close tonight,
Pillows all still and cold;
Three little forms in robes of white,
Under the turf and mold;
Three little brows that used to wear,
Flaxen, and brown, and gold.
These are the treasures left to me,
All of my babes to hold;
But when | near the waves and see
Heavenly gates unfold,
Three little brows ! know will look
Farer meath crowns of gold.
-lFrom Western Rural
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05

When we are young we waste great
deal Of time in imagining what we will DO
when we grow older, and when we are Old
we waste an equal amount of time in lying
about what we did when we were young
in telling about the cold winters and troub-
les experienced in gaining our knowledge
-lOil City Derrick.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
Monot9nous Labor
(San Francisco Letter.

Nature abhors monotony> G. Hussey
argued that he could stand any amount
of repetition; it was with him only a
question of wages. The contestant, to
prove his theory, offered him two dollars
and fifty cents day for year to carry a
brick from his store on Clay street, to a
store over the way and back, ten hours a
day, Sundays excepted. Hussey faced
the monotony gayly, and at eve chuckled
over the two dollars and fifty cents re-
ceived The second day all right, only 2
yawn now and then and an increase of
tobacco squirts, till yesterday, the fifth
dav, he petered out and caved in' "NeveI
in nv life did do work SO exhausting
I'd rather starve than 60 on another day.
1t takes the maiden lady of thirty three
to confess she is not so bitterly set agains
man who smokes after sll.-lFond ds
Lac Reporter
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
"Just Like q Man."


The wife of Des Moines man gave
him a letter to direct, and he said that he
would do it when he got to the office.
After he got to the Office he found he had
neglected to ask and his wife had forgot
ten to tell him to whom the missive was
to 90. He wasn't the man to disappoint
his WIFE who was anxious to have the
letter 90 on the first train, SO addressed it
to the first of her lady friends that came
into his mind. The missive was intend
ed for her mother-contained state Sc
crets, and the exodus to Kansas has been
increased by one--a pale, haggard, bald
headed man who asks for nothing better
than to be let alone.
Temperance puts wood on the fire
meal in the barrel, flower in the tub, mon.
ey in the purse, credit in the country, Wig.
or in the body, contentment in the house
clothes on the BARNS, intelligence in ths
brains and spirit in the constitution"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05

After man, upon some raw ana gusty
night, when everything is as dark as the
shadow of fate, has run across swaying
elotbcsline with his chin and neck you
never can convince him there is any truth
in all this nonsense about death by hang'
ing being so pleasant-lB Burlington HAWK
Eye.
Daily globe., 1879-04-24

Prime mercantile paper 4@5 per cent.
Sterling Exchange-Long dull at S6A ; short 99.
The following were the closing quotations:
Daily globe., 1879-04-24
GALLANT PAROLE.

He Scores Another Victory Honestly and
Easily-Lorillard Wins About 100000
on the City and Suburban.
LONDON, April 23.-Parole at EPSON to-day
won the great Metropolitan stakes. Castleragh
was the only other entry that faced the starter.
In consequence of the victory OF Parole yester-
day he carried to-day ten pounds extra. just
previous to the race yesterday Elfking was very
much fancied, and the dislike to Parole was SO
general that he declined to against him,
but winning so handsomely he became great
fayorite at to for the great Metropolitan
stake, Lorillard had backed his horse for the
CITY and suburban handicap, prior to his New
market victory, and as result won something
over G2O, 900. The general satisfaction OF the
plucky American yesterday was fully proved
by the volleying rounds of cheers which ac-
companied Paroles return to the enclosure:
Parole, it is conceded, won on his merits, with
out getting anything approaching an advantage
at the start or turns in the course. 1t had been
freely rumored at EPSON this morning that
Parole would not run to-day. Castleragh car
ried 10 pounds and Parole l24.
Castleragh took the lead and drew away three
or four lengths, when he tried to bolt, but soon
righted, and led till entering the straight
Here Parole drew up and came into the lead IN
the last lOG yards, and woa on canter. lime,
minutes 43 seconds.