The New York herald., 1878-12-17
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. 4. Bluhdorn, secretary OF the Austrian Lega-
tion at Washington, is at the Hotel Brunswick.
From appearances United States Senator Dick
Oglesby of Illinois. will be reelected Logan.
1t is understood that the Hon. William McDougall
will be Speaker of the Canadian House Of Commons.
Chicago Tmes:-"A hairless calf is exhibition In
Iowa. This is the first intimation have had that
Eli Perkins IL bald headed
The Spanards first instinct is for dancing-P 4
In other words. no takes after his pas from his
birth-I Philadelphia Bulletin.
Tho Chicago Times furnishes Schurz with his only
argument when it asks "If the Indians are turned
over to the army what win become of the army?"
London Judy:-"Mamma-'Look, Regy. at the
pretty white that gives the nice white milk
Little Boy-'And does the pretty brown cow give us
the nice brown coffee, map"
The people who bother you and want you to give
up work to entertain them when you busy
the very ones who are crustiest if you ask them
question when they are at work.
London Punch:-"Mamma (suddenly(-'Oh oh
ohr Jack-What's the matter. mummy !? Mamma-
Two jammed my little finger in the door of this
wretchcd store cupboard !! Jack-.Jammed your
little finger Oh. let me suck it, mummy r"
London TruM:-.My own belief is that this Afghan
has been gotten up to divert attention from the
Berlin fiasco and to snap electoral victory by
loud braying Of trumpets over cheap military
successes in Aghanistan"
Temple Bar:-"Travel has no greater interest than
that which is Afforded by the study OF the inhabi-
tantsat least Lord Bacon thought So in days before
mountains were preferred to men; but nowhere have
the natives been studied less than in Switzerland"
Mr.. Williams, M. c. Of Michigan, while presiding
over the deliberations Of the committee Of which he
is chairman yesterday had attack Of vertigo
with premonitions Of apopexy. He resting
comfortably last night though the danger point had
not been entirely passed.
Victor Hugo is in Paris with his two grandchildren,
George and jane His location at the Avenue dEylau
is tho rendezvous Of lerati and Of the future.
and whenever Figaro publishes very strained pun
he ia sure to its origin to persons who surround
the maestro thus enshrining the latter in halo Of
tortured brain work.
Glasgow Nclos:--"At Tuesdays meeting Of the
Edinburgh Town Council there was an interesting
conoquy in reference to tho word 'humbug.' Mf.
Drybrough used the word in reference to proposed
resolution, and Mr.. Hope asked whether humbug'
was parliamentary expression. The Lord Provost
replied. 1t is very good word; it means nonsense.
simply Mr.. Drybrough thereupon offered to sub
stitute the word if it should be preferred
thereby acknowledging that when he used the word
.humbug he meant nonsense But tho Lord Pro-
vost is wrong in saying humbng means nonsense
simply II has far subtle meaning than
nonsense meaning which most people understand.
though it is difficult to define. To humbug man
means to deceive him. and though one of the best
dictionaries softcns the thing down to deception
cajolcry by iattcry coaxng. humbug is deception
all the same People had better be careful therefore,
how they q man Of being humbug.'