The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-07
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Cincinnati cannot lard II over New York.
Visiting cards should not be sent by post
Trim black dresses with old-sold colored beads
Tho Sunday Herald. Of Boston, is good newspaper.
Chicago printers do not tho average mako more
than $40 week.
Longiellow makes his poetical horse jump thirty
feet without run.
The smalles, Georgia child weighs only three pounds.
Call her Liputian.
The custom OF sending flowers occasions OF festi
val Of funerals Is German 1t Is getting played out.
In London holiday knok nacks the taste for cherry
wood was remark able-the best wood coming from
Hungary.
Exchangc:-'Tt was apprentice to u merchant
tailor who spongod dollar greennack to prevent
further shrinkage."
Mr.. II. souie, author OF a .Dictionary of syno-
nymcs," former resident OF Boston, died ut ST
Louis OH the oath Of December.
On New Year's Day parcels delivery company in
Paris went into operation Sen Francisco has already
had a "small package express -
THIS the FIRST time IN the history Of the United
Stntes when the democratic party believed in two
Presidents IN the same moment
In the streets Of Warsaw Polish patriot determine
ing 20 do something into the streets and tore the
earrings OF ady's ears, says English journal
Count dc Lcrsundi, of Madrid, and Baron do Bus
sicrrc, OF Paris, arrived from Europe In the steam
ship Britannia yesterday and are at the New York
Hotel
An old man, who lives uear Ulca says that eighty
years ago the farmers New YORK State ploughcd In
January. But did we have mild and gentle admins.
| tration?
Mr.. Il. u. Daggett has resumed his position rs ed-
tor and publisher OF tho Virginia City (Nev Territorial
Enterprise which Of the best newspapers In the
| country.
| The Chicago newspapers have taken up the subject
| Of round dances. Some OF the newspapers believe
that round dances are the square, and not
How 10 square the circle and compromise Is tho prob
| lem.
In Woonsockct two young gentlemen OF about ninc-
teen walking with two young ladies OF about
| sixteen when some ''stumpcd" the rest 10 get
married; una within u few moments they all got
| ried.
| Tho two ladies' among the wives OF Senators TO
| whom oil award the supremacy In beauty are Mrs
| Conover OF Florida, and Mrs. Dorsey, OF Arkansas
Mrs. Dorsey Is native OF Ohio and Mrs. Conovcr of
| New Jersey.-finsburg Commercial. 1t Is rather
hard the of mankind that these carpctbaggers
should have all the beauty vol as tho booty
| Buffalo Eapress.
senator ordon, OF Georgia, is forty-sx years old
his grandfather Revolutionary soldier; At the
battle OF sharpsburg bullet went through the sena-
tors lett cheek altogether he was hit by seven bull
Ies he is political hero Of Georgia. and according
| to Redned, ''Gordon record and lots OF it, so
much so that u little would havo been all record
| and no Gordon''
Saturday Lerie.c 'Many peopleif not most people
would, we believe, prefer 10 have a wealthy CO.
respondent as a relative rather than poor of the
most unmpeachabe morals. Nay, We do not feel Ger
tain but that many parents would dislike less that
their sons SHOULD spend a few years In immortality
than that they should, when very young, marry
ponncss girls. Poor relations thorps In the side
| Of purse.proud mon."