The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-20
PERSONAL DILIGENCE.

The junk. shop keeper Is q buy-metallist
The mtcsf President Of Mexico would o. soon Diaz
not.
Senator voorhees, believes In the goose that lays
silver eggs
Tho dspositor now says to the bank director 'Givs
us the rest"
Where there is 50 much smoke there must be
good many cigars.
1t was printer who, pi.ing column, sang, "Brcak
the news to her gently"
He.oqu,nce is what the Worcester Press thinks the
latos, pulpit sermons amountto.
The boy who is being whipped with sapling should
never haloo until ne lie out the woods
Senator Stanley Matthews, OF Ohio, arrived at the
St James Hotel yesterday from Washington.
A reporter the Turner'S Falls Reporter wears o
pair OF spring chickens In place of Arctic rubbers
DAnbury Nesos:--"Lydia Thompson u worth quar-.
ter million dollars SO much for dressing economi.
caliy."
Tho man who has for several years stolen for the
ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat has started paper Of his
own
ExUnlted States Senator Milton s. Latham, of Cali
forna having retired from business will spend long
time In Europe.
The editor OF the Chicago Journal had his photo.
graphs taken 10 cloudy weather, SO a. 10 make him
look Ike granger
Its that shs old republicans will not smoke Mr.
Hayes pipe OF peace with the South but they object
to getting oil the nicotine.
Boston Traveler:--"A kitten that is drowned before
It gets lie eyes open 10 saved the pain OF growing up
and getting its tail pinched by tho woodshed door"
Paterson Prss:--"It Is really amusing TO read the
various explanations OF 'help which given from
the pulpits nowadays. Almost any taste can be
suited"
The Rome Sentinel thinks that the difference be.
tween figures aud the republican party Ia that figures
do not lie But figures In, and does the re-.
publican party.
A correspondent gets rather puzzled over tho words
ground robin" and wishes 10 know whether 1t ought
not 10 be round bobbn. Is correspondent think
Ing OF bobbin roundf
Worcester Pres:-"shack Nasty Jim, the once
famous Modoc has raised 200 bushels Of corn, and
wants 70 learn the process of preparing II SO that
may be eaten out OF flask"
The good really never die young. Hero Is an item
In "wny We Laugh" Of the Chicago Times which s
good Is not young and has not died. II was printed
In this column about tao years. ago.
Boston Tyanscripf-" rode In the carriage with tho
wdower.' said the COOK on her return from she oh
sequies OF u friend, and then added. He said the
funeral would have been nothing without me.'"
Lord Shaftesbury condemns book on geology be-
cause says that the human 10 older than the
age TO which It's origin usually assigned The Spec
tator wishes to know why the being member Of the
Society Tor the Protection OF Christian Knowedgej
CHRISTIAN ignorance shall pass Judgment on knowI-
edge.
Austin (Nevada) Rereiie:-sA party Of Indians were
playing poker Court street recently and one OF the
players, who was In on q bIun having aiI his money
In the pot pulled of his blanket and raised his oppo.
nent one blanket The other Indian saw the raise and
raised II q squaw better. and then the bufer hosi.
tated He offered TO put up his mother, but tho other
player SAID she old. and that he had put up
his wife and wanted the bet called with vito or he
would take down tho pot; and the Indian with two
deuces laid down his hand, and will sleep tonight
| with barley sack for = bsdsnraad"