The New York herald., 1876-02-20
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Henry watterson is very sick.
England has 372 equipped field cannon.
A decoction Of seaweed reduces fatness.
The study Of botany cured the diocy of Ampere.
London fog is now called pea soup atmosphere.
In London the births exceed the deaths to
The last census shows that 900 Poles comb their
hair back
Miss Frances Power Cobbe says that the age OF real
art has gone by.
Hon. Proctor Knott looks like fat parson with pink
cheeks and white mustache.
Governor Hendricks, oflndiana, is going South All
wise politicians going South
For q who always thinks he is going TO die soon
Mr. Beecher hangs pretty we'll
Names lumbsrmen suffer from depression in the
building trade and from want OF snow.
postal card poet sends this rennysonian rhyme:-
To washngtons great precedent may fast and long
cling,
And spurn alike third term and third termer Conklng
jewel which was formerly in the possession OF the
Diamond Duke Charles of Brunswick, has sold to
the Emperor Of Brazil for IS, OooE This gem is ruby
Of rare value.
General Jack Logan's new play viii be entitled,
"when in Doubt Take the Trick" General Logan him.
self will appear the knave, and sing, HoId the ace
for l am coming"
"w. W. w." sings. ilogicay:-
Nail TO the mast a name without O stain;
Proudly aoft banner swing.
For the only man who can beat Blaine
Is the nations pride-our Conkling
social philosopher has discovered that men fIl up
all the window ends Of seats in railroad cars not
because they swine but because they keep
husbands and wives from sitting together This
thoughtfulness Of seat grabbers is purely American
The Duke OF Westminster writes appealing to Lon
don for subscriptions for the Association for Nursing
the Sick Poor 1t proposed to form nursing districts
and in each district to establish district home con-
tanning staff OF fully trained nurses under superin.
tendent
Virginia City, New. has thirty eight gambling hells
Senator Jones longer the silver -tongued; but
he sits tossing whiteswaddIed baby his knee and
sings
Tutfolari, twang.
The Memphis Avalanche spitefully says:-''It may as
well be understood that politically the South Is Of
much more Importance TO the HoImans, Coxes and
Randals than they possibly be TO the South, and,
aside from political considerations, they care nothing
for this sec;ion.n
Deacon c., Of New Jersey furnishes bread for CON-
munion service his church. He saves the dice-lke
bits that remain when the sacrament IS over The
other day while the communion bread plate was pass
ing his little son said, 'ha, they are taking quite
GOOD deal and you gon' to have bread putden To-
morrow. Ain't they mean"
4. s.Mko', sends the following
To praise and prayer let the pous monk cling,
While We shout loud for Roscoe Conklng
Senator Phincas W. Hitchcock, OF Nebraska, and Con-
,ressmau Chester w. Chapn, Of Massachusetts, arc a.
the Fifth Avenue Hotel
From all over the country comes news OF danger to
women patients who subject to low bred bruta,
keepers in insane asyiums. Mr. sanborn, who ia
usually aps 10 jump at conclusions when he does not
fully understand facts in Massachu case
10 be altogether right TO facts and conclusions This
subject is one OF the first in the country in importance
~ Dumas is tall stalwart, very pale, and his frst
aspect proud cold and little defiant But he
quickly thaws and shows himself the most FASCINATING
Of causeurs He is gay, cordial vvacious and simple
full Of anecdoe, wit and laughter He seems 10 wear
bis heart upon bis Sleeve and hear his conversation
is like drinking champagne Of a fine vintage
Bnow ssys-'while have been giving concerts
have ne-iced ono thing-.hat the people who came "a
hear me same not only for the love OF music but Ia
receive ipstruston In the art OF music am keen
observer Of my audiences. the ladies' so lntentlv
watching my execution, some with tho score with
them and following me, and all Of them evidently "
sending 10 profit bJ As qeZtormAncan