The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-19
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Sitting Boil IL still out on his own recoguizance.
Saturday Night:-"Auctions speak louder than
words" ..a
A Bloomfield boy prayed. "Gve US this day our
homemade broad"
swinburne calls Congreve the greatest English mas
ter of pure comedy
California girl was nominated for school superin.
tendent because she was pretty.
Philadelphia Buuetin:-"Fog bellies IL what thoy call
the bellies OF Newport this season."
Cape Cod man that tho sea serpent Is sixty
feot long This story Is as tough as pho crust
Mr.. Ashbury Jarrett, veteran Of the of 1912
and father OF Mr.. H. C. Jarrett 10 visiting New York.
Why is It that English reviewers writing OF transla-
tons of Dante seldom speak of the work Of Long.
fcllowa
Rochester Democrat:-s'Great contest after two
months OF married lfs-whioh shall be speaker OF the
house."
The lumber trade is very low, but Fort Hamilton
boy heard cry about hard times yesterday when
he was under press Of shingles in the woodshed.
An English writer thinks that business and profes.
sional out their lives by crowding their np-
pointmerts within few hours In the middle OF the
day.
Gentlemen must have patience. II we printed oil
the alleged jokes sent to every day there would be
nothing else for do The might be better
but there would be nobody to draw tho salary
Artificial flowers stepped in chemical preparation
to show the state OF tho atmosphere are now called
sympathetic nosegays They are very discolored even
when prettiest, and are not 6t ornaments for the
manteL
An elegant dress Is Of pale blue silk, the train and
bodice being OF cream brocade, with u quantity OF
cream lace about the gown, with lace rules and
Rubons collar largo hat with feathers OF and
n, ofc ell a
A reporter of the San Francisco Nail bored into tho
secrets OF the Taxpayers Association with two inch
auger through the ceiling Of the in which a
meeting was being held. His presence betrayed
however, by the dropping Of large pieces Of plaster
ON the pate oil orator and ended tho
proceedings
Virginia (Nev) Terrstoridl Ente,pyise:-'The latest
dolusion and San Francisco is piece Of glass
cunnngly cut into uraiscmtiaace OF ice, which is
pu, into an intoxicated mans cooking draughI This
is becoming much in vogue among the corner groceries
a money saving dodge. The victim. being drank,
OF course docs detect the cheat but uxurat ties in
fancicd IrIsidly.n
Chicago Tribtac--sA school IN stress IN suburban
town. who had long been annoyed by the perversties
OF a male pupil OF nineteen, on ono Of the closing
days Of last term kept him and undertook to whale
him. He, however, dsarmod her, and returned sev.
cral kisses for each blow The schoomstrcss, unable
TO forgive this breach OF discipline, looked hun sternly
in the face, and, shaking her iorennscr at him In a
mcnacns manner. said, solemnly, William, will
give you precisely fifteen minutes to stop hugging me-
and II you asobey me snail punish you vory so
vcrcly.'n
William Black :-"She callod 1t New York. And she
still believed 1t was New York. though went in the
evening to great hall that all lit up with small
coored lamps; and the band was playing Lecocq; and
the young In the straw hats were promenad-
ing round and round; and smoking cigarettes; and
smart waters were bringing glasses Of beer to the
small tables In the boxes. Then we got back to tho
hotel not little tired with tho long, hot, parching day
and went to bed-perchance TO dream Of cool Eng
sh rains and our Surrey hedges, and the wctsnd
windy clouds blowing ovr from the sea-"