The New York herald., 1878-11-24
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. Evarts sentences now measured.
Errning Teigram-"whs. Gambetta said--'Pistols.
Fourtou.
The Oneida Community picked $3.50 bushels of ap-
pies this year.
Ex-Secreary Bristow has become the counsel Of the
Sprague creditors.
a Boston man propounds the conundrum els AL.
exander II. Stephens conceited?"
The Buffalo Express is authority for the statement
that littlc baseball pit hers have
Boston Iost:-"Chin Ian Pin has a Chinese paper
sent to him regularly. 1t is little paper of Pins"
At the Lord Mayors dinners the allowance of green
turtle for soup is six pounds live weight for each
person.
Colonel Forney in his new paper uses the pronoun
'I instead of "we. 1t is pleasant to have him say
'.I-uns" for ..we-uns.'
II Mr. Kearney only good. and If he only
hired his adjectves from the right dictionary. he
might be Tanage's successor
The Chicago Times miserably insinuates that Schurz
did not succeed a general. because whenever be
wore sword his legs got tangled up with it.
General Butler is said by of his admirers to
have more patriotic music" i'll him than ever lie
must be singing "The Sorehead of Bunker Hill.''
There is no mis,aking real gentleman. says the
New Orleans Pcayune. when he approaches free
lunch table he always wants napkin and chair
There lives in Franklin county, North Carolina, q
forty mine years old who never heard sermon
preached. never read chapter in the Bible.
fired gun, and never white married
An item of news concerning murder in Nevada
bogns;-.'As the victim at the pump taking
drink of water he shot down" Now. this item is
false the face of it. No Nevada ever
known to take drink of water.
Dayton Joufadt:--"t;cneral Joseph r. Johnston Che
famous ex-rebel commander, is urged by the New
Military Committee in the next Congress. This pro-
motion. it is believed would help to make the South
very solid
Rome Seniiaei:-"The question which now agitatez
the mind Of the young of the period il whether
he viii buy an amethyst ring worth 81 10 for
Christmas present for his best girl or put her of
with fifteen cent diary for 1879. The present oalt.
look is favorable 10 the diary"
johnny An Yu, o plushng Chinese damsei. alleged
to be the wife Of Quong Ben of Sacramento, recently
elopcd with Me Sing to San Francisco. She was re
turned to Sacramento on fictitious charge Of i~ir.
glary and her husband has sold her to a China
man Of Chico for the patry sum of $3.50.
Burlington Hauteye.--"An indignant correspond
cnt writes TO say that the newspapers badly mis-.
taken II they think Mr.. kearney is u useless man.
We never said he was. We have always maintained
that Mr. Kearney could be Of the greatest IL hi
abilities we're properly applied. We think he wah
make good mulching for young fruit trees
Saturday Rerieo."Life for the rank and file in ths
hosts of great communities, must move with the uDvs
ryinr regularity of machine; and periods of uy
rest Of the brief relaxation Of nfrequent holiday.
for most men closely limited to their enjoy
mcnt by conditions of time and Of means. The es1y
experience of being thrown personal resources.
and of being taught to find pursuits and interests
within available reach and accessible always is q
better discipline in view of such future than the
constant grahcaton Of restless craving for novelty
and change; and the much pitied. II somewhat
imaginary, dulness Of country home in the winter
may have its advantages for the younger man jost
starting for the of life. well ne its charms for
the older inmates who are little tired after years.of
work and who Welcome the rest which II Affords"