The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-15

THE BRIGHT SIDE
As Our Good HumOred Exchanges Look
On 1t.

Talk about woman not having a
strong stomach. Think of the poet Lau-
ra-ate!-LN. Y. People.
Mary Anderson chews gum in four
different Ian&uages-one, of course, be-
ing gum Arabic Kansas City Times.
Jones, who is engaged to an leiress,
calls her Economy, because she is the
road to wealth. Cincinnati Saturday
Night.
A country girl, getting off train at
Cape May, was asked if she might be
helped to alight, and She rep led that she
did not smoke N. Y. Herald.
Our friends can 90 on with their tin
weddings We don't dread them half as
much since the ) cent counters were
opened Keokuk Constitution.
There i, a long article in the Derrick
on "Oil City's Future" We hope for
the best, but it is possible that Robert
Ingeraoll is not right Buffalo Express.
Painful question frequently asked in
Engiand-If il costs $2,500, 900 a week
to let the Iulus licl, u, how much Will
il cost US to lick them?- Chicago Trib
unc.
The weather is not only unreliable but
unprincipled. Last Sunday it rained all
day on camp meeting and shone all
day Monday on circus.- McGregor
News.
Dom Piatt has told me the truth; but
don't order the church bells rung. Dom
says he isn't a fnancier. He doesn't owe
us dollar, but we agree with him.
Boston Herald.
Titles and degrees conferred by coun-
try colleges are about as useful to a man
as a pair OF side whiskera that do not in
dicate the quality of the BRAIN New
Orleans Picayune.
Tortoises with old dates cut in their
shells are being found in Bucks County.
A two-year old tortoise was found the
other day with the date 1900 on his back.
foil City Derrick.
Lots of people have gone to their sum-
mer resorts at Manchester-by-the-Sea and
West Point-on-the-Hudson. We have
sent our trunk to Snumshire-on-the-
Canal Boston Post.
The wagon tongue presents an exam
pie worthy Of following. 1t never in
dulges in scandal or bitter words. And
it always precedes wheel and keeps
ahead OF whoa.-- Boston Transcript.
The idea of Professor Swift getting out
of bed at ! o'clock a. m. to 60 hunting
for new planets! And when he captures
one he can sell it for fifteen cents. There
is more money in claims Norristown
Herald.
A Virginia editor, lately married, has
| become preacher, while Massachu,
setts minister has become horse jock.
ey. One was a take miss and the other
a mistake Chicago Commercial Ad.
vertlSer.
The Arkansas Traveller has invented
a bottle with Il cork at both ends Now
if somebody will invent a drunk that
will be pleasant at both ends, Arkansas
will probably be happy.-[Chicag Trib.
une.
Several boys wedding on ms in South
port were Frustrated by a stroke Of
lightning. Boys whose fathers Owl
onion beds should cut this out anC
paste it in their fathers hats Dan
bury News.
Here's nice question for the dcbat
ing societies: Which had you rather be
an heir of Anneke Jams or the man whit
suc.:e to the cIaimantship left vacan
by the death Of Prince Napoleon?- al
bany Evening Journal.
We don't believe, as a general thing
in a tradesmans Dragging about hi
goods; if they are good they'll show i
auicklY enough: but the dressmaker