The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Tho Boston Post wishes Alfonso much jawey.
Mr.. Blaine says King is dead, but long live King
Dan VOORHEES,, the tall caramel Of The Wabash, has
nut-brown hair.
Some very religious people shudder at the idea that
they may their enemies in heaven.
Senator Hannibal Hamlin, Of Name, has sweet! and
CHEEKY smilo Tor everybody except newspaper man.
Talmase loves with two eyes that look like two
little leaves OF wa,ercress Wateroress Is there my
countrymen
George =. Gordon, the inventor Of tho Gordon Job
printing press lying seriously Ill at his residence
Ia Norfolk, Va.
Most OF the lace scarfs the neck by ladies
at the reformed receptions In Washington for
mans illusion given.
Dio Lewis still battles for the luscious vegetable,
which, he insists, contains both meat and drink. AZ
good drink let US make the turnip trumps.
wo learn that the latest song is called ''Sng to
Sleop D,herty." 1t was probably written by the man
who said, snow lay me down to snorc."
An Engishman went into Jersey CITY saloon and
took nearly tumblcrful Of whiskey. The barkeepcr
remarked him that he had captured unique horn.
Washington Star:-"A lady who made q brief visit
10 Washington recently said that the ladies who
most captiva,ed her were Mra Hayes and Nine. Man.
tlla"
New Orleans Times:-"Ir Chicago editors could re.
upon tho subject which they now give much
space"
A reader sends Us letter from San Francisco
friend, who says:-"rhey say here that you have 10
get the NEW YORK HERALD If you want California
news"
Never do things by halves and always go to the
root OF the matter. Chicago German who wanted
to add postscriptto letter after he had mailed IL
began to dig up The lamppost
The correspondent of English journal says that
when in recent battle the lights flashed forth
the mouths OF many cannon hill they appeared
like suns rising. Then they must have OF
guns.
little seven. ycar.old boy In Now Jersey was telling
his brother that the portraits he showing were
those of the Presidents of the United States Said the
boy s'Most OF these elected, and the other one
got In"
ga Boston new sdeaor has refused to sell the fash
juvenile periodicals.. '-Nxw York HERALD. (which
Lis name Is Armstrong, and his prascworthy action
entities him to rank among the big guns. "-Boson
| Bulletin
Translation from Olisndori's French GRAMMAR
Have you tho silver dollar OF our daddics p
yes monsieur, have the silver dollar OF our
daddics.' Have you seen the green pawn ticket Of
| our uncle'sY 'Oui,' 4" &c.
General Garfield has lost none OF his tary
phere In which he is electrical and that he
trusted the pale pink bearded prophet VINO prom.
| ised him the Ohio Senatorship.
Governor Mcclellan was going to write a pub.
| lie document tho other morning.; but some one
having lett two nkssands on his desk 1t took him
long decide which no should dip his pen into that
| the document has not yet becp begun
| Norrstown Herald: -s'The butter.head woman Is
now making Iilcsizo bust Of Lady Godiva- Mrs.
! Godva's only wardrobe, according to the pictures
have seen, her long hair, and Mrs. Brooks should
have difficulty In procuring butter Of that doscrp.
Uou''
Senator Dawes, OF Massachusetts,, has lost the ready
| snap which made him feared In the House, and while
his diction IS choice and clear his voice Is husky,
lacking both the ring and the mellowness which be
long to eoqucnce. He talks like coffee mill retired
| on half pay.
II midnight. The sky appeared like a blue-biack
sieve pierced with golden holes Jones was wander
| Ing homeward, occasionally strengthening up some
leaning Iamppost. He expected talking to; which,
probably, the reason why he quoted, "Man never
Is, but always to be best"
day or two since q lady endeavored to open q bot.
tie OF lemon navoring extract and the moment the
cork removed the bottle shattered into frag-
ments by explosion. Tho lady's hand was somewhat
burned by the liquid The Barclay street confection
cry building contained much aavoring extract
| Kentucky has young thing, one Mrs Evsrsole,
who Is ninety-four years old. She has lived Ever
sole long and may live Evcrsolo longer "Phladetphid
Bulletin at Is not Eversoe likely, although she
may now DO Evcrsole lively. "-Norristown Herald
But does she with Emerson, believe In the Eversoe
Saturday Review:--'The TACT is that, as rule. az
Engshman only moderately likes French dinner
owing partly TO certain pcculiarities OF taste ant
partly inveterate and utterly erroneous prejudic'
which, in spite of his occasional ancciation OF hkins
for French cookery, still, influences him strongly. over
IN these DAYS Of much travel"