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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
The Family Rudder.
Virginia New Chronicle


A Comstocker who was having his
hair cut Yesterday afternoon gave the
barber particular Instructions not to re-
move lock that projected in some.
what unsightly way from the front of
his head.
"It don't become you," said the bar
Der.
"Can't help that" said the customer.
"Better let me take it off," said the
barber. -..
"Just you leave it as it is" said the
man.
But" persisted the barber, 'T can't
give you smooth, decent cut if l leave
the hair so long in front. 1t will look
like the very devil. I can't see what
you want it left there for?"
"Thats because you don't know what
it is-you don't know the use of it."
81 know it's bunch of hair, and know
that it's devilish unbecoming just where
it is"
eyes; it is bunch of hair, and it is
something more than bunch of hair
It's the family rudder."
"The family whatw
"The family rudder. When things
don't 60 right at home my wife always
grabs that lock of hair. She would feel
lost without 1t. When she gets hold of
that she can handle me-steer me in the
right course, so to speak-and when I 90
in the right course the whole family 20
in the right course, and all is we'll. Pve
got used to it now. and don't mind it,
Should | lose my hair and become bald
or should you give me fighting cut all
over, there would be no way of steering
me, should become unmanageable, and
sooner or later total wreck. No, sir
don't you disturb the family rudder."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
Evangelist Peter Dwyer a
Conductor.
New York Times. !

"Who do you think is conducting a
car now9' asked Conductor Coyle of car
120 of the Eighth Avenue Railroad re-
Gently. "Why, Peter Dwyer, the reviv-
alist. He's adopted himself to the change.
Little Mike is one of the comicalest fel.
lows you ever saw. He is Pete Dwyer's
driver. Pete is conductor for night cal
l25. The other night Little Mike was
swearing pretty tall. The car had been
blocked. Peter Dwyer stepped up to
him and said:
"Don't swear my friend, don't swear.
"Mike answered: who could help
swearing when he is hungry?
"Peter Dwyer, on reaching the end OF
his route, made Mike come with him,
and treated him to big bowl of coffee
and half pie. Little Mike don't swear
now when Peter Dwyer is on his car
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02

A rag peddler passed through Florida,
N. Y, few days ago, purchasing rags Of
the farmers. At one place the lady Of
the house sold him a bagfull Of odds and
ends, and when her husband returned
home at night she told him what she had
done. He Immediately saddled his horse
and rode after the peddler, overtaking
him about twenty miles from Florida.
He searched through the mans wagon
until he recognized the bundle which his
wife had sold, and, opening the package,
took from the bottom of it roll Of paper
containing over $1,100 in bank bills,
which he had secreted there some time
previous
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
The Old Mission and the New.
IPhiladelphia Timest

When the keel of the Constellation
was laid down in such haste sixty years
or so ago, and during all the time that
her timbers were being hurried together
there was not much ground for suppos
ing that in her old age she would carry
to Great Britain from America the sub
stantial testimony of goodwill that she
is bearing over the sea to-day. In those
early days shot and shell, and plenty d
it, constituted the gift that we most de
sired to bestow upon our British enemies
and now, for the relief of Ireland, the
old war ship has yet sail with her bulgy
old sides crammed as full as it will hold
of food and clothing for our British
friends. On the whole, the new ways
are better than the old.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
and would have fallen altogether but for

and would have fallen altogether but fol
the boatswain, who now held me.
"Star-Star-buck, dyingp were the
words family reverberating upon my
brain. Then all began to grow dark
around me, and | knew that ! was losing
consciousness My name was again
shrieked in my ear. With superhuman
effort I half raised myself and looked
around me, feeling like one cropping in
the dark. Bewildered, full of the most
agonizing pain, became aware thai
something was swaying up and down be-
fore my sight; up and down in. that red
mist-cloud, mingling with the water.
made another effort-a great efort-to
comprehend what it was, this swaying
thing, and at last did SO; understood
that it was hook attached to the end Of
a rope, lowered from the deck Of the
Virago, so far above!
"Starbuckl" gasped the boatswain, 81
will dash open the lens--this was of glass
lin the top of the bell; then you stand
by to hook it on the insidep
just managed to hear the words, and
they strengthened me with wild hope,
although / was still so bewildered that
could scarcely see the swaying hook,
The boatswain's arm was before my eyes
With one powerful blow of his huge fist,
dealt with the remains Of his great
strength, he shivered the lens.
There was roaring sound like thun'
der, it was the upward rushing of the
water into the bell as the air escaped.
There was no time to lose. I thrust
my arm through the aperture and drew
in the hook, quickly attaching it to the
top of the inside of the instrument.
The next moment the water came
| bubbling over the heads Of the boatswair
and myself, and that was the last I re.
membered of what transpired in the
bell.
When recovered my senses I was in
the steerage, with the ships doctor bend
ing over me.
"a narrow escape" were his first
words.
"Where is Randolph" exclaimed.
"Here," answered a feeble voice, and
rising, l beheld the boatswain in bunk
under, me.
"He had anarrower escape than yor
had," said the doctor. "The thumb Of
his right hand was bit off by shark
which made spring for it just as We
pulled you two into the cutter, aftel
the diving bell was hauled to the sur
face"
The shark, I doubted not, was the
same one I had seen on the outside of tht
bell while under water.
"You may both feel very thankful fol
your safety" continued the doctor
"and, by the way, here is your guinea,
putting gold piece into my hand, ant
giving another to the boatswain, (Which
the lieutenant charged me to give you OF
your recovery"
Both Randolph and I thought th'
guinea a hard-earned one, although w
had not succeeded in finding the wonder
full fish.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
New Facts About the Siamese Twins
tStatesville N c. Letter1

1t is an interesting fact, and one per-
haps not generally known, that the
Siamese twins used to have frequent
fights. They were indicted for one Of
these, at a term Of Surry court, some
time before they died, submitted for an
affray and judgment was suspended upon
payment Of costs. This is matter Of
record. Before the war the twins were
great secessionists, but afterwards, being
much embittered by the loss Of theil
slaves, they took no interest in politics
and did not 60 to the polls, though they
did come out and vote for Major Rob
bins the second time he ran for Con
gress.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
Something View in Tobacco.

"Shag" or "birds-eye," fayorite
smoking tobacco in England, is composed
of the tobacco shredded. stems and leaves
together, and this is generally smoked in
clay pipes about yard in length. In
English inns the guest who wishes a
smoke is furnished one Of those pipes and
"screw" (small quantity of shag. The
Mayfower tobacco works in this city are
now commencing the manufacture OF this
tavorite transatlantic tobacco.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02

A San Francisco paper says: The
piece Of oak fron the bottom Of the
Lancashire Witch, penetrated by the
snout Of sword-fish, was four inches in
thickness, and the sword was run clear
through it. g
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02

Kidney-Wort is natures remedy for Kid
ney and Liver diseases, Piles and Constipa-
ton.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02

NEW YoRK. December 2otb 1s7o

NEW YORK, December 10th, 1879.
find by experience that DR.. Tobias Venetian
Liniment beats the world ! have suffered The
pains OF broken ribs, and IL was the only thing
that relieved me; he is entitled to the thanks Of
all sufferers. O. D. TAYLOR
OF Taylor & Co., Bankers, No II Wall street.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
READ THE CERTIFICATES,
From 3. Il. Cohen, Esq. President
Of the New York Consolidated Card
Company, 1873 William street.


NEW Y oRK, July %, 1879
DIR. TOBIAS: For thirty years have used your
Liniment in my family for diarrhea, sore throats,
rheumatism, mosquito bites. and inward pnd out
ward pains. 1t always cured. Inever go to Europe
without 1t, and many of my friends there to whom
have given it have ordered supplies Of you. Last
night, at my place at Long Branch, one of nv
horses was taken very bad with collie; used your
Horse Liniment with most marvellous effect on
him. In an hour he was we'll. Itruly believe he
would have died without it. Your Condition
Powders are all you represent them to be. l am
never without your preparations.
Yours truly, 8. b. COHEN.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02

From b. Lawrence, Esq, of tha
Firm of II. & Ii. Lawrence, 40
Maiden Lane, Importing Stations
erS.
NEW YORK, August 7, 1879.
For many years have used Dr. Tobias Vene
tian Liniment for various ailments, and always
found relief A short time ago had severe at.
tack of lumbago; at first gave it no attention,
but the pain increased SO, that tried your Lin-
ment two applications entirely cured me. u
would not be without it for ten times its cost.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
The Pain Destroyer Of the World

Thousands Of Physicians Recon-.
mend 1t as an External Remedy
in Cases Of
Chronic Rheumatism, Headache, Toothache, Mos
quito Bites, Cuts, Bruises, sprains, Old Sores,
Pains in the Limbs, Back and Chest, Plm-
pies, Blotcbes Ere kles, Stiffness in
the Jons and Contraction
OF the Muscles,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
DIR. TOBIAS
LINIMENT

Has gwen universal satisfaction since 1t has been
introduced into the United States After bein
tried BY millions it has been proclaimed
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
An Old Maids Paradise.
Boston Journal.

Boston Journal.
Some two months ago | went
with party of friends to Helena,
Montana. 1t is place of 4, 800 in
habitants, mostly men, ard a good
many young men from the East
who have gone out there to make
their fortunes. Many of them are
college graduates, and hundreds OF
them are exceptionally fine speci
mems of young American manhood,
with brains, health, pluck and in
dustry. The result of my visit, as
you may imagine, was that l was
engaged to be married in less than
a month. l could have had hun
dred offers if l had desired, be
cause young men are as plentiful
there as girls are scarce, or as girls
are plentiful in this latitude. Some
of the staid old New Englanders
may think l made hasty engage
ment, but if the ladies could see
nay George, and know his autece
dents, they would not be surprised.
l am here now to get my wedding
outfit, and expect to get married
on Christmas day. Everywhere
stopped in the new towns out West
l was amazed to see how scarce
women were and what a warm wei
come Boston girls received. The
newspapers in New York, and else
where, may poke fun as they please
at Boston girls. They are far
above par and at a premium out
West.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
Fighting a Panther for Four
Hours.

Friar's Point Miss Gazette.
Our friend Bob Bobo, who wears
the honors as the champion bear
hunter, must now pull in his horns,
as from all accounts he has been
beaten, by the exploits of Mr.. c..
Jenkins, who last Thursday night
killed panther that measured IL
feet 4 inches in length, 9 inches
across the foot, and weighed after
being skinned 302 pounds. The
monster, early in the night came
up near the residence and got af-
ter SOW that had pigs. The SOW
took refuge under the house. Mr.
Jenkins, hearing the fuss, went out,
and seeing the brute, got his gun
and dogs and gave chase, running
him mile and half, and after
fighting him four hours, during
which all his dogs were routed and
all his amunitIon expended, he fl
nally killed him with his knife.
This is the largest panther we ever
heard of, and Mr.. N. B. Jenkins or
Tuesday brought part of the scalp
and foot to town as trophies OF
the monster. Our friend Bob will
now have to take a back seat un-
til he can hunt up larger one.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
A Competent Wife for Sheriff
Bay City, mich. Tribune.

Bay City, (Mich.) Tribune.
A striking incident of great cour-
age and self control in lady was
exhibited by the sherlff's wife in
Ionia Sunday night, in preventing
the escape of several prisoners
from the county Jail. Owing to the
unsafe condition of the jail it has
been necessary to employ a regular
night watch. Sunday, the weather
being stormy and rough, the night
watch reached his post little after
his usual time. The sheriff and his
deputy had both stepped out and
two inmates who has been SEN
fenced to prison, assisted by three
or four others, lifted the inner cell
door from its position and used it
as weight to force the outer door,
the latter being bolted and braced
by a two by four scantling. Mrs.
Mattisou, the sheriff's wife, over
heard the noise and placed herself
at the door. The prisoners forced
their heavy weights againt the
door until the bolts and locks be-
gan to fly. Mrs. Mattison, who
had placed herself on the scantling
to hold it firmly, foresaw that other
means must be used TO keep the
villains back, and hastily got a re
volver, at the same time dispatch
ing a prisoner, whom she had
learned to trust, for her husband
The sheriff returned just in time tC
see six o seven men subdued by {
woman, and the doors to the cell il
which they were confined badly
! shattered.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
Lost His Shawl,

A gentleman returning from Eu-
rope bought a very handsome and
expensive shawl for his wife. 1t
cost between $4,000 and $4,000,
and le was naturally des rous of
avoi, ing the dIsagreeable ecessity
of paying several hundred dollars
more in the shape of custom duty.
On board the vessel was an ex-
ceedIngly attractive lady. 10 whom,
when they were in sight of and, he
conf ded his dilemma.
"N by, my dear sir" sne said
naiv ;ly, ''that is no dilemma at all.
| wi wear the shawl ashore, and
then no questions will be a xed.
Tie gentleman paid a glowing
tribute to the wonderful fertility OF
the feminine mind and acce pted the
offeI The shawl graced the lady's
shoI !ders, and was certainly very
beco ming. The trunks were exam
ined and passed with that mysteri
Gus chalk mark, without which NO
bage age can receive the benedic-
tion of Uncle Sam, and then the
gentleman saluted the lady, spoke
of the pleasure he had enjoyed in
her company, hoped they would
have the pleasure of crossing the
ocean together again, and ther
asked for the shawl.
81 beg your pardon" she said
but what shawl do you refer tor'
He naturally answered:
''Why, tho ono you have on, to b'
sure"
"And why should 1 give you m.
shawl?"
In a word the dialogue waxed 81
warm that she threatened to call {
policeman unless he desisted. anC
since he could not legally claim th'
shawl without convicting himself o
deliberate attempt to swindle tn
government, he was compelled t.
leave with the fair stranger tn
present which he had intended 70
his wife.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
THE WRONG BERTH.
How a Newly Married Couple
Were Separated.

One of the most ludicrous epi-
sodes that has transpired for some
time recently occurred on the Pan
Handle railroad. About two weeks
since a young Cincinnatian, the son
of a well known banker, went to
Washington G. H., Ohio, and took
to his bosom a new wife. The
Young lady is talented and cul
tured. Last winter sne was ons Ui
the highest pupils st the College of
Music. The wedding was one of
the grandest affairs OF the kind
that ever transpired in Southern
Ohio. The groom's father present
ed the happy couple with beaati-
full home on Walnut Hills as a we'd
ding present, and salted this down
with $4,000 in cool, comforting
cash.
A berth had been engaged on the
night train which leaves Cincinnati
at half past eight. After the we'd
ding festivities the happy couple
were driven to Xenia in time to
catch the train, which passes that
point about half past eleven. The
thoughtful porter had carefully
prepared the berth for their coming.
Not wishing to embarrass his sweet
new wife, the noble, manly, happy,
loving, new husband sauntered to
the smoking compartment to de-
stroy a fragrant Havana, and build
aircastles of his future happiness.
He tried to smoke his cigar, bu9
it persisted in going out, and he
went out with it, and went to his
berth. His wife was gonel He
was not alarmed. So he turned in
and impatiently awaited her coming.
The young husband had left in
the smoking room a commercial
tourist of Judea. This commercial
tourist finished his cigar and came
back to his berth to retire. His
| berth was next to the wedding
state room. He undressed, pulled
back the curtains and got partially y
in, when he discovered In the dim
uncertain light of the car the out
lines of a female figure, which
seemed to be trying to get out the
window. 1t said: "Georgs, dear
where have you been so longp
The commercial tourist rolled out
on the floor, yelling, "Helen Blazes
esq, who's in my berth!"
The new wife, like an ange
dressed in white, sprang over the
Drostrate form of the C. t. and raI
Town the aisle yelling "Police?
'Fnep "Murderp p "Save me-" "Oh
Oh, Ohp
Her husband was by her side in
moment, a word solved the situa
ton, and the husband soothed tn
frightened wife and led her to tn
nupLial couch.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
Sixty Miles a Minute on a Tin
Pan.

Arthur Fitzpatrick, who return
ed from Colorado short time ago,
gives the following glowing account
of an occurrence in the mining dis
tricts, of which he was an eye-wit-
ness: ga miner and some compan
ions were crossing the Continental
Divide when it was covered with
snow. Three miles below them,
down q decline Of forty five degrees,
deeply covered with frozen snow,
lay the spot they desired to reach,
while to go round by rail was tif-
teen miles. The miner took tin
pan used for washing gold, spread
his blanket over it. got in himself
in 8 squatting position on his
haunchers, tucked the blanket
around, held his rifle and other
traps over his head and got one o.
his companions to give him push
He informed me he went down al
the speed of sixty miles a minute,
and shot far out into the valley al
the foot of the mountain. When
he stopped he found the soldering
of the pan melted from friction, his
blanket on fire, and 1t was his i'm
preston that had he gone much
| further he would have been burned
up, together with all his traps"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
Always Giggling.

If there is an exasperating sound
in the world it is that made by
giggling. It is natural with school
glrls, and we tolerate it IN them
but, when met with in young men OF
10 or 20, it is objectionable. 1t is
frequently a characteristic of young
men with incipient mustaches, who
think they qualify themselves for
manhood by affecting conte mpt for
what their elders revere. They
giggle at anything. II they catch
the eye of an acquaintance, they
giggle; if an old woman rises too
soon for a hymn, they giggle; if a
baby cries, they giggle; if the cler
gyman coughs, they giggle; if the
plate is handed to some one who
puts nothing iD,they giggle; II some
one near them sings out or repeats
the responses loudly, they giggle;
if the choir makes q mistake, they
giggIe. 1t fact, nothing Is too small
or Insignificant to arrest their no
tice and produce a giggle. The
| habit seems incurable.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
A Touching Story.

One rarely meets a more touch
ing romance than is found in the
following old story which comes
from Wales:
A number of years ago, some
Welsh miners in exploring an old
pit that had long been closed found
the body of young man dressed in
a fashion long out of date. The
peculiar action of the air 10 the
mine was such as to preserve the
body SO perfectly that it appeared
asleep rather than dead. The
miners were puzzled at the cir
cumstance; no one in the district
had been missed within their re-
membrance, and at last it was re
solved to bring the oldest inhabi
tant-an old lady long past her
eightieth year, who had lived sin.
gle the whole of her life On be.
ing brought into the presence ot
the body strange scence occurred
the old lady fell on the corpse
kissed it, and addressed it by ev
cry term of loving endearment
spoken in the language of by-gont
generations. He was her only love
she was waiting for him during hel
! long life; she knew that he had no
forsaken her. The old woman anC
the young man were betrothed six
ty years before. The lover haC
disappeared mysteriously and sh'
had kept faithful during that loni
interval. Time had stood still
with the dead man, but had left it
mark on the living woman. Th
miners who were present were
rough set, but very gently and wit
fearful eyes they removed the oil
lady to her house and the sam
night her faithful spirit rejoine
that of her long lost lover.
|
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
How a Boston Girl Just AdOres
Concord Schools.

A Boston girl who had been at
tending the School of Philosophy
at Concord arrived In Brooklyn on
visit to seminary chum. After
canvassing thoroughly fun and gum
drops that made up their education
, in the seat of learning at which
their early scholastic efforts were
made, the Brooklyn girl began to
inquire into the nature of the Con
cord entertainment.
"And so you are taking lessons
in philosophy. How do you
like itp'
"Oh! it's perfectly lovely. It's
about science, you know, and we all
just dote on science"
"It must be nice. What is it
about2''
'It's about molecules as much as
anything else, and molecules are
just too awfully nice for anything.
If there's anything 1 really enjoy,
its molecules"
"Tell me about them, my dear.
What are molecules2"
"Oh! molecules. They are little
wee things, and it takes ever so
many of them. They are splen-
did things! Do you know, there
amt anything but what's got MOLE
cules in it. And Mr.. Cook is just
as sweet as he can be and Mr.. EN-
erson, too. They explain every
thing so beautifully"
"Now I'd like to go thereP said
the Brooklyn girl, enviously."
you'd enjoy it ever so much.
They teach protoplasm, too, and if
there's one thing perfectly heavenly
it's protoplasm or molecules"
"Tell me about protoplasm; /
know l should adore it."
"Deed you would. It's just too
sweet to live. Yon know it's about
how things get started, or some
thing OF that kind. You ought to
hear Mr.. Emerson tell about it. 1t
would stir your very soul. The
first time he explained about proto-
plasm there wasn't dry eye in the
house. We named our hats after
him. This is an Emerson hat. You
see the ribbon is drawn over the
crown and caught with a buckle
and a bunch of flowers. Then you
turn up the side with a spray oi
forget Amt it just toe
sweet!% All the girls in the schoo
have them"
'How exquisitely lovelyI Tel
me some more science"
7, "Ohl 1 almost forgot about diff
ferentiation. l am really and trull
positively in love with diderentia
tion. It's different from molecule
and protoplasm, but is every bit a
nice. And Mr.. Cookl You shoul'