The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Billiards was originally played on the

Boys under sixteen caught smoking In
Coblentz are arrested. ~
An old negro woman was found dead in
Atlanta Ga, with foot in the fire and
pipe in her mouth.
The latest census of Japan shows the
population to be "a, 33S, 4O4, which is q
steady and large increase since 1875.
II have somewhere pawned my wedding
ring for drink, is an advertisement in q
German paper. ''The holder will please
send me his address"
A man in Plymouth, England, lately
died in ft'caused by the excitement into
which he worked himself because the SER
want girl didn't answer the bell promptly.
John Silk of Boston assaulted lame
man, supposing that there would be no
resistance; but he received probably
fatal blow on the head from the cripples
| Crutch.
The Chinese at home never Ego visit
| Ing" When one wants to see Ills rela-
lives be journeys to their abode, puts up
at hotel and sends for them to come
over and shake hands.
| An inventive mariner has launched at
Wisoasset, Me-, diamond-shaped vessel
with five masts, q great number of triangu-
lar sails, and rudder of uncommon
length. He believes that the odd craft
will make grea: speed.
Harwinton Comm Young man had
his coat damaged So. SO worth by sitting
down in newly vanished chair, while
calling Oh his girl the other evening, and
the young lady generously offered to pay
the bill.
An Augusta dentist has invented an ex-
ceedingly ingenious and useful little tur-
bine wheel, to be used in dental work.
1t is hardly larger than silver dollar, but
| when the water is turned on will give q
| drill or other dental instruments 4,G00
| revolutions a minute.
A Pittsburg Alderman, being dunned by
u newsboy for Il thirty five cent bill, made
him swear that the bill was correct and
charged him fifty cents for administering
| the oath. This experience may save the
newsboy thousands of dollars when lie
grows up.
Two men broke up a revival meeting
in the open air near Culpepper, Va, by
their quarrel over a hymn book, which
both wanted at once. The clergyman was
unable to stop the fight which ended
in one being futally cut with razor.
An English Justice of the Peace, was at.
tucked by bull at his country place in
Hampshire. He retreated into hedge,
and endeavored to defend himself with his
stick, but was gored to death. 1t was the
squire's birthday, and large party had
been invited to dinner.
A peasant woman working in field nea,
NIichalkov, Galicia, dug up crown anG
other objects, MI of gold. Archaeological
believe them to have belonged 10 the treas
ures of Cyrus, who died during the cam
paign against the Massugates 529 years
b. c.. The weight of the objects give
them an intrinsic value of $4,000.
horse that had been for years kept by
gentleman of Manchester, N H., was a
length sold to a farmer who lived thirt.
miles away. The horse did not seem salts
; fed with its new quarters, and after few
months was missing. 1t was homesick
and it made its way back to the stable j
had SO long occupied.
Among the curiosities of the Pacific i
an old well at sea in thirty fathoms o
water on the California coast of SAINT
Barbara, which senis forth n constan
stream of oil, running to waste. Rehectin
the light of the sun in all the colors of til
r rainbow, it produces Il singular aud beau
tiful effect.
Somebody has taken pains to hunt u
the average length of artists live, t
= prove that they live longer than do othe
= folks, or liz, there died under GO yeal
old, d74; GO years and under 20, 25t
q 10 years and under 80, 243; 80 years an
under 80, 1874; 90 years aud under 100, Is
g above 100, l.; the mean age at death of th
, whole number being 55 years,
!, A young nnd very pretty girl, littl
d proud of her good looks, had quarr'
with her lover, who reproached her fc
: caring more for her beauty than h
love. To prove to him how muc
e she loved him, she broke off ht
|, four front teeth and thus disfgure
,ast herself at his feet. She lost her low
rs we'll as her teeth. He went back Q
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