The New York herald., 1876-12-18
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

The King OF Greece tamcs birds
Virginia wild pigeon Joined los. Of tame ones.
Bananas friod in butter, q tidbit :r breaKrsst.
Speaker samuel J. Randall In the city yesterday
Two centuries ago tea scarcely known In Europe
Greek is not permitted TO carry arms in Constan.
tinoplc.
Levy took his first lessons in music in front Of .
hand organ.
Mexicans prepare food for cooking by washing In
alkai water
The Oldest Mason In tho United states is Captain
Hiram Ferris. OF Fond du Lac, Wis.,. SO years old
He joined in 1915
Armenians have patience, but courage ready to
kindle at a moments notice. the Greeks have dash
but discipline.
Judge Green is likely to be the next United States
Senator from Now Jersey, he being warm acquains-
ancc Of Colonel Tom Scott
Southwestern paper says:-"Of course this GEN.
eral Ruger was radical before he wont into tho war.
That is the stripe that went into the war;
Londoner says:-"Most people must have noticed
and rejoced in the great increase OF late years the
noral decorations Of our windows and balconcs.n
brides travelling dress bronze green silk skirt
with gray and green poonase trimmed with chenille
fringe cord felt hat with gray and green feather
Tyndall writes long treatise to show that heat is
modo Of motion. He might have saved himself tho
trouble by looking take hold OF hot stove-
litter.
An English scientist argues against want OF economy
In the of apparatus that produces steam. The
Congressional Committee in Nav Orleans will take
heed.
Raw chester Dcmocra,:-"Bosse Turner still refuses
TO recognize her long-lost brother, though the
young man has a strawberry mark over his left eye
which she recently gave him hcrsclEn
A kentucky music agent refused to advertise that
the piano which he sold received the highest medal
bccause other pianos received high medals as HIS
He was Immediately discharged by the New York
firm
Mr. James T. Dubois has been promoted to the posi-.
tion of managing editor OF the Washington National
Republican, taking the place OF Colonel Davidson who
has resigned after tenure of only few weeks suo
cession to Colonel f. p Brooks.
Says an English critic:-"Thc years between seven.
teen and twenty -one the critical or girls
life. The final touches then frequently gwen to
charnctcr hence tho necessity Of inculcating high
principles, combined with a sound Judgment
The worst case yet is that OF young New York
gentleman who visited New Jersey. He retired at
midnight aftcr seven 'hot apples and he was found
at six tho next morning standing against tho wall try.
ing TO pull The mantle piece up round his neck and
complaining that 'fhe clothes" were not tucked in.
Saturday Reriec:-"Thc great thing is TO cultivate
temperance social habit; the most reasonable
and practical method OF doing this the work
ing classes from tho aunts where they do no,hin&
bat drink by opening up other places where moderate
Indulgence may bo combined with innocent relaxa-
tionn
At the sorec OF Nine. Anisson Dupcrron one lady
wore Renaissance robe or blush brocatcl over
which was tunc. &C, OF blue faillc, raised a, tho
side with silver cords Another toilet was OF China
pink failc, tho tun,c divided at half length by bias
Of Ave regular pleats, under which was an Ancausan
lace, very deep and lost behind the floating onds and
bouilIonnee OF tho skirt