The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-08
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The oleomarcarine flies, with their bril-
liantly-colored wings, are futtering hith
er and thither, mere especially thither.-
[Danbury News.
Three couples we're united in matri
mony the other evening in town in this
State, and the local papers headed the
event, "Six hearts that beat as three.
N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The Philadelphia North American
tells of man given up by the doctors
When man is given up by Philadel'
phia doctors it is strong evidence that his
money is all gone.-[ Boston Post.
Commodore Mutt, the dwarf, ha:
opened saloon in New York. II would
be a terrible temperance lecture if, while
drawing beer, he should fall in the glass
and be drowned.- Philadelphia Kroni-
kle-Herald.
Emerson says everything good in man
leans on something higher. Emerson is
right. We have seen man lean on a
telegraph pole, and the only good in him
was beer. At least he said it was good
II [Norristown Herald.
There is a revival of the rumor that
Queen Victoria vii! marry Bcaccnstield
| There is also a report that the Widow
! Oliver has asked if Beaconsfield is a mar.
ried man. The old man must look out
for himself Boston Post.
A distinguished man once wrote to
his newspaper, "Renew my name this
year; send me your paper as long as |
live, and, if you can send it after me in
the next world, do So" They say this
man lived to a very old age.
A young New Yorker was introduced
to Boston girl, and before they were
acquainted thirty minutes she got so
spoony that she had called him an aster-
olepis, SiIurian placoid, and cartila-
ginous vertebrate. He returned to New
York by the midnight train.
A school-teacher, who has just been
telling the story of David, winds up
with: "And all this happened over three
thousand years ago." A little cherub,
its blue eyes dilated with wonder, after
"a moments thought: 20 dear, marm,
what q memory you must have!"
Princess Louise tumbled out Of sleigh
and lost an earring about two months
ago, and the Canadians have been anx-
iously waiting for Tennyson to write an
ode on the subject. The laureate, how.
ever, appears to have all lie can do to take
care Of the reputation Of the Prince Of
Wales.-[N. Y. Express.
"Why," asked Eschylus of Socrates,
"should my head be totally devoid Of
covering, while you have a luxuriant
growth Of hairw "You have your COM
pensation," answered Socrates. "How p"
asked Eschylus "You have no hair and
no wife. | have hair and Xantippe.
You are bald and / am bawled at"
The members of young ladies' debat-
ing society in Troy have decided in favor
of long courtships. Level-headed girls.
Observation has taught them that there
is wonderful falling off of confections,
balls, carriage-rides and opera when
courtship ends and the stern realities of
married life Begin Norristown Herald.
A Massachusetts gentleman has for
warded us letter, in which he promises
to exhibit and exemplify Show milk can
be made for one cent quart and butter
for ten cents per pound" We can not
encourage the cheapening Of those
"stand-bys," and besides, where would
the oleomargarine folks 60 to it the "real
stuff should become SO cheap?-[New
Haven Register. ..s .5 }.
As an innocentllooking old man was
going up Washington street yesterday, a
drayman nodded at him and asked
"Want dray, Mister" "No-o,
guess not" replied the old man; "Tm
too fur from home, and can't pay freight
on it. Much oheeged, though. Vicks-
burg is powerful nice town. A fellow
back there asked me If didn't want a
coat another inquired if I wanted a
hack, and now you offer me dray. I
wish l lived llere."-[Vieksburg Herald.
However great liar cadet NAV have
been before entering the Academy, the
very moment he passes the gate of that
immaculate military monastery the Lies
depart from him like quills from off the
fretful porcupine, and he feels like cut
ting down cherry tree on the spot.
Even Eli Perkins, could it be possible
for him to be a cadet, would find himself
telling the truth like a Chicago nswspa-
per- New York Commercial Adyer.
tiser.
Aman can't have good thing in thi,
eohntry without everybody wanting
some of it. There is DR.. Bright, who
Invented a very original and ingenious
disease of the kidneys. BY some strange
Oversight he neglected to get out a pat.
ent on il, and now men are going for il
on every side. To be sure, it kills them
frequently, not being adapted to then
constitutions, but that doesn't make any
difference Some men are such hogs. :
[Cincinnati Saturday night. Ep. q
The Japanese stery-TclIer.
[All the Year Round.l
His temple is shed Of mating sup
ported by sticks. under which stretch