The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-27
THE DAILY STAR
THE SILVER LINING
Which Our Humorous Exchanges Give
to Journalistic Work.

A rich mans son lives on his pap
Boston Transcript
How to drown cat? In the water
pitch her, Boston Transcript.
A green Christmas makes a lean
plumber Boston Com. Bulletin.
The best thing out is a bad cigar
Isn't it'll Buffalo Sunday Times.
A good many Western elopements are
railroad ties New York Herald.
"Oft in the Silly night" is favorite
song of the Tennessee moonshiners.
Pride hath two seasons: A forward
spring and an early fall.-[ New York
News.
As the Christmas tree is bent, so is the
youthful heart made glad New York
Express.
No man has enough time to form any
definite idea of eternity New Orleans
Picayune.
When grocer retires from business he
weighs less than he did before Boston
Transcript
In the midst of life we are in daily
receipt of the Congressional Record
Cheyenne Leader.
Cleopatra's Needle is the only needle
that people show a disposition to sit
down on Boston Post.
A drink of whisky is called horn
because it sometimes winds a fellows
feet so.-[Oil City Derrick.
The Dictator of Mexico-Benjamin F.
Butler. That ticket would sweep Mass
achusetts like tornado Boston Her
aid.
We hope to read a California story
some day that hasn't anything to say
about "old pard. p Cincinnati Satur-
day Night.
Some people wear their hearts on their
sleeves; but when they're trumps it is
best TO wear them up their sleeve New
Haven Register.
When two. women with new hats on
pass each other on the street there is a
pair of back stares made immediately
Marathan Independent.
The difference between a barber and
sculptoris very slight. The one curls up
and dyes, the other makes faces and
busts.- [Springfeld Union.
1t is said that the fashion Of turning
down one corner of visiting card was
originated by General Schenck in fit of
Observation-Disclosures Boston Post
Park Benjamin, Phi. D., wants Grimm
ais to be killed by electricity instead of
the rope. Are not executions shocking
enough already?- Buffalo Express.
The story is told of the late John Black
wood that before he knew George Eliot
was woman he, in correspondence with
her, addressed her as "My Dear George"
Young lady to gent whom she refuses
to recognize:
We may meet, but ! shan't see you,
There will b. one vacant stare.
= Steubenville Herald.
There are $10,0OO,OOO worth of gold
bricks in single vault in the Mint at
Philadelphia. Philadelphia always was
fastidious about her bricks Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Washington Capital remarks:
"Some of our slow subscribers WI ho may
not find our paper in their mail can un-
derstand that its absence is due to their
unremitting kindness"
An apology: "But, Freddy, how could
you ever think of calling aunty stupid?
Immediately 60 to her and tell her that
you are sorry" Freddy goes to aunty,
and says: "Aunty, am sorry that you
are stupid"
When you deprive boy of the privil-
ege of taking off his coat and vest
together at one pull, and leaving his
boots in the middle of the floor, what
do you expect he has to live for?- De-
troit Free Press.
When a young fellow has his office
connected with his girls home by tele-
phone, it is mean rival who will cast
suspicion on the lady by stealing into
the young mans office and putting onion
juice on the instruments Boston Post.
The importance of the newly-hedged
Congressman, when he returns home to
carve the Christmas turkey, is awful to
behold. He invariably addresses his
wife as Mr.. Speaker, but perhaps in this
he is not very wide of the mark New
York Commercial.
A very old lady, on her death-bed, in
penitential mood, said: M was great
sinner more than eighty years, and didn't
know it." An old darky woman. who
hadlived with her long time, exclaimed:
"Lors! ! knowed it all de time."- Ken
lucky State Journal.
as not large head" Alonzo writes,
ian evidence of large brainsp" "Well,
yes, Alonzo, it is, it is; kind of; in de-
gree; oh, yes; we rather guess you are
correct; it is-Only, Alonzo, it depends
little, you know, whether the head is on
the shoulders of man or an ass."-
burlington Hawkeye.
A tenant has been dancing all night
over the head of his landlord. At 6 in
the morning the latter comes up stairs