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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-20
Shadows of Coming Events.

The Buckeye Dancing Association viii
give its first grand ladies' meeting Saturday
evening, September 9th, 1879, at Tivol
Hall, on Vine street. A good time is prom
ised to all who may attend. Professor AL
lens Quadrile Band will be attendance.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-20
New York Stock Report.

The following shows the range OF quotations
and the amount of sales to-day at the New York
Stock Exchange as received by Lea, Sterrett q Co.,
% West Third street.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-20
Death Of Cornelius Walsh.

NEWARK, N. j., Sept 2O.-Cornelius
Walsh, a prominent citizen, leading Meth
odst and Republican candidate for Govern
or against Joel Parker, in 1871, died yester-
day morning.
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The Russian and English Mission

National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Sept. 2O.-The an
nouncement is made by authority that no
appointments to the English and Russian
Missions will be made until after the return
of the President from his Western trip.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-20

Altman. the halter No. 256 West Fifth
street. Although his prices are about the
same as other houses, his goods are better,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-20

the Captain a revolver, but both came out
unhurt.
A heel and toe walking match for 90
miles will take place at the Riding School
this afternoon. There are seven contest
ants.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-20

Physicians assert thatthe only faultlesS
and innocent beautfier of the complexion
is Hagan's Magnolia Balm.
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The opening ball of the Allemanla will
take place in their new building on October
dtI,
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Seventy-one prisoners in the County
Jail.
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J. Benckenstein & Co. announce the third
catalogue sale of boots, shoes and rubber
goods for Tuesday. September 23d, conf
mencing at 9 o'clock. Buyers find these
sales very advantageous to attend. The
sales are large, and being for cash excellent
bargains may be secured.
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County Commissi oners.

The County Commissioners held regu-
lar meeting to-day.
The weekly payroll Of the Courthouse
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Three Prizes for Guessing.

That Mammoth Mustard Can. eight feet
high, five feet wide, and four feet deep,
which you have probably observed in front
of JOSEPH r. PEBBLES Sons new grocery, in
Pixies Opera Building, bas story connect
ed with it which you should know. Be
sides, if you guess nearest its weight it will
poy Won
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BOOKS, &c.

If YOU WANT TO SEE Interesting
Books, fine Stationery, beautiful Picture
Books, choice Novelties for Presents and
Household Ornaments, and many other de-
sirable goods, call at STEVENS BOOK
STORE, SO West Fourth street. No one
urged to buy. Call whether you wish &c
purchase or not.
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FOR SALE.

NOR SALE - SEWING MACHINES - OF all
Il kinds, new and secondhand. cheap; also re-
pairing, at 521 Central avenue WIN. MCFEE
feS-Stf
THOR sALE--BOILERS. &c.-Large lot OF boil
II crsand engines, new and secondhand. Gail
before purchasing. WARDEN, MCCLELLAN d.
CO., % Broadway. au3O-l2ts,T ,Tu
NOR SALE CUR 'OSlTlES = Coins, Minerals
Il Fossils, Indian Relics, red and white Coral
Shells. Autographs, Confederate Money, Curios-
ties, Foreign Stamps, &C. R. W. MERCER. 147
Central avenue. sci ~
T,OR sALE-PIANOs AND ORGANS-KNABE,
Il Schaeffer, Mathushek, kranich & Bach and
other first class pianos; Peloubet & Pcton, New
England, Shoniilger, Esley, Mason & anlin, and
other organs; pianos, new, from $l75 to 1000:
new organs from S35 to $500, at RUD0LPH
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VIZ TANTED-AG ENTS-s6 to S1S per dayl Ex.
w perienced local and travelling agents wanted
for undations OF Success and Laws OF Trade, "
the fastest selling subscrip ion book in America.
Call at 68 East Fourth street, Cincinnati, Ohio
selQ-tf
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WANTED--AGENTS.

WANTEn-AGENTs,To sell tea, coffee and
teed; outfit free. PEOPLES TEA COMPANY,
St Louis, Mo-, Box 5003. list
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PIANOS.
DECKER BROS.
Upright Pianos,

For beautiful quality Of
tone, great volume, perfect
action, and durability, are
not equaied by any other
Upright made in this coun-
try. They are really a rival
Of the Grand Piano as an in
strumen tfor the artist. In
beauty Of design and. work.
manship they rival the best
productions in artistic fur
niture Of the day. Musi-
clans and the public are
cordially invited to call at
our rooms and examin e
these instruments.
D. 1. Baldwin & Co.,
1853 West Fourth Street.
We also offer very solid, we'll made
Uprights, fully warranted, and which
we can recommend to stand hard usage,
at very low prices. 1t
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DOARDING-Wit large room, for families or
I'D gentlemen; day boarders wanted As West
Ninth street. l9-6t
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DOARDING-Good board, nice rooms, reason
ID rates. central location, 81 Longworth, between
Raca,and Elm streets 196t
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BOARDING.

OARDlNG-Tirst-cIass table, nicely furnished
DIR oms, 80 Mcfarland street, northeast corner
of Plum. 194t
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VSOR RENT ROOMS - Furnished oms at "A
+ Longworth street; reference required. l2-It
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DOARDING-Nfce rooms and board; also day
ID bOarders, at ~ East Third street. 19,6t
DOARDING-At l3O West Sixth street, few
ID more boarders can be accommodated at s. 90
ppr week 1q-6t
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RELIGIOUS DIRECTORY

q ECOND ADVENTlSTS.-El A. A. Phelps,
y fditor of the "bible Banner" of Phi ladelphia,
Will Pe 90 Eefa, WanH ed 9y "a. IL d.
ngs at p. M. All cordially invited. IT.
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NXI XIANTED-SITU UATION-To do up stairs work
w and assist in plain sewing IN private fami
ly; best OF references. Apply at l16 Hopkins st.
1G-6t
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MISCELLANEOUS.

IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY-s. MARX,
| 1856 and l95 W. Fifth street, west OF Elm street,
is closing out his mammoth stock of boots, shoes
and rubbers, regardless Of price. 1t is therefore
to your interest " look at his bargains before buy
ing elsewhere. Go early to avoid the rush and be
fore the sizes are broken. 1t
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
Worth Reading Twice.

Says a young husband whose business
speculations were unsuccessful:
My wife's silver tea set, the bridal
gift Of richuncle, doomed me to fnan-
cial ruin. It'inyolved hundred unex-
pected expenses, which, trying to meet.
made me the bankrupt that 1 am" His
is the experience of many others less
wise, who do not know what is the
goblin in the house working destruction.
A sagacious father, of great wealth, ex-
ceedingly mortified his daughter bv
ordering to be printed on her wedding
cards: Nol presents except those
adapted to an income of $1,000" Said
he: you must not expect to begin life
IN the style am able BY many years of
iaDor to indulge; and I know of moth
ing that will tempt you more than the
rich friends" --->'0"' s--'9 -
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
ExtraTagant Language.

The tendency exists Of using intensive
expressions that 90 beyond all reasOna-
ble bounds. Things are not goOd-ob,
no, they are exquisite. Things are not
right; they are divine. Things are not
bad; they are horribly bad. The whole
force Of adjectives is exhausted on the
ordinary affairs of life, and nothing is
left for the Weightier matters OF thought
and speech. Such extTaTagances have a
DIeasfnO effect once or twice; and not
onlv indiyiduals, but families and circles
fan into the habit Of using extravagant
words and expressions, because, under
certain conditions, they are amusing !:
but they cease to be so when they are
applied to the common elements of life.
and are heard every day. They become
altogether distasteful to persons of re-
fnement, and are in every way bad.
The same is true of bluntness. Now
and then the coming in of blunt ex-
preston from good, strong honest man
is like a clap OF thunder in hot, sultry
day in summer. and we like 1t; but
when a man gives it to you all the time,
and is always blunt and bluff, on the
plea that he is too straightforward to be
speaking the honey-lapped languages of
society, and continually treads down the
courtesies and etiquettes Of life, he vio-
lates good taste and true proportions Of
things.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
A Spiders Ready Wit.

DIR. J. Lawrence Hamilton, of London,
writes: 'aThe following incident, which
I witnessed, may possibly interest some
of your readers: A boy removed a small
spider to place it in a big spiders web,
which was hung among foliage, and dis
tant some four feet from the ground.
The larger animal soon-rushed from its
hiding place under a leaf to attack the
intruder, who ran up one of the ascend
ing lines by which the web was secured.
The big insect gained rapidly upon its
desired prey, the smaller creature
spiders are cahnibals, notably the larger
females, who are given to devour their
smaller male lovers. When the little
spider was barely an inch in advance of
its pursuer, it cut with one of its legs
the line behind itself, so that the
stronger insect fell to the ground, thus
afording time and opportunity for the
small spider to escape along the ascend
ing rope of the web. This is not the
only fact which seems to indicate that a
spiders instinct may almost equal rea-
son."
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
What a Diver Sees.

NIn the course of your life you musl
have seen a great many things under
waterp
'The divers who work for wrecking
companies see many curious things, and
have very strange experiences. 1 will
give you one instance by way of illus
tration: You remember the wreck Of
the Atlantic, on the coast of Maine
Well, John 0'Neil, the diver, was en-
ployed to raise the bodies. He made
several descents, but failed to open the
cabin doors. At last he succeeded. As
the cabin door was opened, he saw two
women fully dressed suspended In the
water. The rush Of water carried them
toward him, and they appeared to be
alive. He stepped back in horror, and
it was some time before he gained sufi-
cient courage to enter the cabin. There
he found the women who were passen-
gers on that Inflated ship kneeling and
holding each other by the hands, as if
they had been engaged in prayer when
the steamer went down. He then went
into the smoking room. The cabin was
In the widest disorder. Chairs and ta-
bles were turned upside down, bottles
we're scattered about, and the men lay
on the floor as if they had persisted dur
ing drunken revel. Most of them had
pistols in their hands. Scenes like this
are common in sunken vessels which
carry passengers down with them"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
Estimating Measures.

It is often useful to have a few approx.
innate data to deduce weights and meas
ures from. Here is a correct table, which,
however, does not aim at great accuracy,
but may serve to make rough estimate
when it is necessary to reduce measures: /:
A pintof water weighs nearly pound
and is equal to about q cubic inches, or
a square box 8 inches long, 3 inches
wide and inches deep.
A quart Of water weighs nearly 2
pounds and is equal to a square box of
about by 4 inches and 81 inches deep.
A gallon of water weighs from to 10
pounds, according to the size of the gal
lon, and is equal to a box 6 by inches
square, and 6, z or y inches deep.
A cubic foot of water weighs nearly
63 pounds (more correctly 622 pounds,)
and contains from to 8 gallons, accord
ing to the kind of gallons used.
A peck is equal to box s by 8 square
and inches deep.
A bushel almost fills a box II by u
inches square and "A inches deep, or 2
cubic feet.
A barrel of water almost fills box 2
by 2 feet square and II feet deep, or
cubic feet.
Petroleum barrels contain 40 gallons,
Or nearly 3 cubic feet.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
Choosing Husbands.

It is not often that women of any race
become so enmeshed in circumstances
as to be obliged to choose their husbands.
But an instance of the kind recently
occurred. A Turkish slave-ship having
been captured by the English off the
coast of Egypt, ten masculine and sew
enty feminine slaves were released.
The former enlisted in the Egyptian
army, but the latter were difficult to
dispose Of By the treaty between Great
Britain and the KhediVe the importation
and expectation of slaves is forbidden,
but their detention and sale is permitted
for some years yet. Several officers of
the army came to the Pasha of the dis
trict and offered to buy some of the
women, but he declined 10 part with
them at any less price than that of mar
riage. He then announced that the
women might select any man they should
fancy on given day, and that the man.
selected, if he approved, should pay 100
piasters for his wife. A number of men,
mostly soldiers, assembled at the time
appointed. The eX-slaYes were very
shy at first, and huddled together with
out looking up. Finally, one of them
glanced around, advanced to a dark
Egyptian sergeant, laid her hand upon
his shoulder, and he accepted his con-
nubial doom. Then all the others chose
quickly, as if they might lose their
chance. Five of al the men demurred,
but in a short time the seventy women
were all provided for-quite as well, per-
baps, as if they had been married in our
fashion.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
The Sermon and the Shirt.

While on the subject Of sermons, I
cannot resist repeating a conversation
between a friend and his farm servant
which illustrates the remark made, that
an Irishman is rarely at loss for a reply
or an excuse.
'sThat was a good sermon, was it not,
that we had last Sunday ?" said the gen.
tleman.
"Thrue for you, yer honor, an illigant
wanl 1t done me power O. good in
tirely."
aT'm glad OF that. Can you tell me
what particularly struck you? What
is it aboutP
"Oh, WELL" scratching his head, 'I
don't rightly-not just exactly know.
I-a-I-a-where's the use in telling
lies? Sure, don't remember one single
individual word of II, good or bad. Sorra
all"
HAnd yet you say it did you power
of goodl''
so it did sir. I'll stick to that"
81 don't see how"
"Well, now, yer honor, look here.
There's my shirt that the wife is after
washing; and clean an white it is, by
reason of all the water and the starch
that's gone through it. But not drop
of 'em all-water, or soap, or starch, or
blue-hss stayed in, dye see. And that's
Just the same with me and that sermon.
It's run through me, yer honor, and it's
dried out Of me; but all the same, just
like my Sunday shirt, Pm the better and
the cleaner after it."
There was more philosophy than he
was aware of in the quaint reasoning of
the man. An impression for good or
evil is often left upon the mind and bears
fruit, when what has caused the infiu-
ence has passed away from our memories.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29

Sleep obtained two hours before mid
night, when the negative forces are in
operation, is the rest which most recu-
perates the system, giving brightness to
The eyes and glow to the cheek. The
difference In the appearance of a person
who habitually retires at ten O'Clock, and
that of one.Who sits up until twelve, is
quite remarkable. The tone of the sys-
tenn, so evident in the complexion, the
clearness and sparkle of the eyes, and
the softnessiof the lines of the features,
is, in person of health, kept at concert
pitch" by taking regular rest two hours
before twelve O'Clock, and then obtain
ing the 'beauty sleep" of night. There
is a heaviness of the eyes, a sallowness
of the skin, and an absence of that glow
in the face which renders it fresh in ex-
preston and round in appearance which
readily distinguish the person who
keeps late hours.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
Three Things,

The following lines were copied from
an album.
Three things to admire: intellectual
power, dignity and gracefulness.
Three things to love: Courage, gentle
ness and affection.
Three things to hate Cruelty, arro-
gance and ingratitude.
Three things to delight in. Frank
ness, freedom and beauty.
Three things to wish for. Health,
friends and cheerful spirit.
Three things to avoid. Idleness, 10
quacity and fippant jestings.
Three things to fight for. Honor,
country and home.
Three things to govern. Temper,
tongue and conduct.
Three things to think about. Life
death and eternity.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29

The HEAD AND HEART.-In order that
the human faculties may work with the
greatest energy and harmony, the heart
must be in the head, and the head in
the heart. Never does the mind operate
SO powerfully, and with such truth and
beauty of result, as when the faculty of
cognition co-Works with the faculty of
feeling. If these two faculties become
one and indivisible in action, the result
is not merely truth, but living truth
truth fused and glowing with all the
feeling of the heart, and feeling mingled
with, and made substantially by, all the
truth Of the head. The light is heat
and the heat is light.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
Around DE North and south Poles.

The question whether it is possible
that there can be at all times or at any
time anything in the form of an open
Polar sea seems to be virtually settled,
and In the most unsatisfactory manner
imaginable. From the observations of
Count Wiiezek, in 1871, and Weyprecht
and Payer in the following year, and
from those of DR.. Hayes in 1861 and
Captain Mares in 1875-'76, it is evident
that the Polar basin is neither open sea
nor continuous ice, but a fatal compromise
between the two; and there seems now
to be only two plans, one nearly as hope
less as the other, to choose between in
any future attempt to reach the North
pole-either to establish permanent
stations, as proposed by Lieutenant Wey-
precht, and already initiated at one
point by Captain Tyson and Captain
HOwgate, and to seize the opportunity
Of rdnning north in early autumn from
the station where the sea appears most
open, or to run as far north as possible,
at enormous expense, with a great force
Of men, and abundance of provisions,
and kerosene oil, and push northWard
during the Artic winter by chain of
communicating stations, with ice-built
refuge huts. But little progress has been
made during the past quarter of cen
tuTy IN the actual investigation of the
condition of the Antarctic regions. From
information derived from all sources up
to the present it may be gathered that
the unpenetrated area Of 4, ,7O0, 900 square
miles surrounding the South pole is by
no means a continuous continent, but
consists much more probably partly Of
9 series Of continental islands bridged
between and combined and covered TO a
depth Of about 400 feet by continuous
ice can
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
LET IT PASS.

Benot swim to take oHsnce;
LetIt passi
Anger ka foe 10 sense
LetitpazI
Rrood not darkly Ger wrong
which viii disappear ere long;
Rather sing this cheeTy song
Lstn passf
Lei It passl
strife corOdes the purest mind,
Let n pass
Asthe unregarded wind.
Let It pass
Any vulgar souls thai 1--we
Nay condemn without reprevei
It's the nooIsT who forgive.
Let itpassI
Let itpaGSt
Echo not an angry word;
Let Il pass!
Think how often you have erred!
Let ii pass!
Since our joys must pass away
Ike the dew drops on the spray,
wherefore should our sorroWs Say
Let them pass
Let them pass
II for good you've taken H.
Let it pass!
Oh, be kind and gentle still;
Let pass!
Time at last makes all things straight
Lei rs not resent, but wait,
and our triumph shall be great:
Let Il passl
Let It PAST
Bid your anger to depart,
Let II passi
Lay these hOmely words 70 heart,
Let Il passI
Follow not the giddy throng:
Better to be wrOnged than wrong;
Therefore sing the cbeery song
Let Il passl
Let tpa8i
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-29
NY WORD.
BY JENNIE HARRIsoE.

II I should speak II, friend, the word you ask
II I should sing It even-bringing so,
From out the settled deeps Of joy or woe,
Ny best soul-nusic to complete the task
would any catch the drop from this life flask,
And name it midst the ruby wines that how
In sparkling hear Sse.::s, pulslng swim or slow
To measure human needs? Would any mask
OF placid smiles drop OF, to show beneath
A tremble Of the lip which took that word
And rang it on life's inner court to hear
What sound OF pure gold could such coin bequeath
To make one soul the richer? All, sweet bird,
Sing onl Gods right to me is not so clear