The New York herald., 1879-10-24
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.


All blacksmiths have at least one vice.
Much may be said OF the modern cigar, but you
must draw it mild.
1t is considered unlikely that Charles Francis
Adams could be cremated.
Mr.. Archibald Forbes objects to having newspa.
pers report his lecture in full
Mr.. Nicolas Shshkin. Russian Minister at Wash
ington, is at the Clarendon Hotel.
Old Probabilities is popular with Washington In
dies. He must be regular rainbow
The Saturday Reciew thinks that London is ths
most provincial place in Great Britain.
The Boston Courier critcises the quiet well.
dressed man who combs his mustache in public.
Senator Matt H. Carpenters health is improving.
Perhaps he will not smoke many cigars hereafter
An English traveller says that the secret of cut.
ting and dressing steaks is monopoly one or two
London taverns. t 1.
General J. Meredith Read. our Charge d'Affaires
at Athens. been staying with NJ. Gambetta at his
Chateau des Cretcs.
When David Davis wrote to the Sergeant-at- Arms
of the Senate for bigger chair he ought to have
ordered whole sofa.
At Logan. Utah, tho other night Limberger
cheese factory struck by lightning and all the
people moved out OF town.
The Associate Justices OF the Supreme Court are
constantly becoming more and more impressed with
The scientific sceptics having said that you can
not make something out of nothing. the Boston Ioa
wonders whether they ever analysed sowing circle
scandal.
Chicago certainly takes the premium for large
feet. lady lost her baby for three hours the other
day. and found it only whom she came to put on her
slippers.
baseball authority says tnat generally little
pitchers are moro skilful than big ones. which is
probably owing the adage that little pitchers have
big ears
Chinaman is shaved almost all the top OF
his head and is made bald except in little spot
where the pigtail grows and he never has to listen
to invitations to buy hair tonic
Unintentional injustice was done to Mr.. Puleston
in telegram published in the HERALD ten days ago
on statement of facts wholly unfounded. which
we regret was not earlier corrected.
Prince Esterhazy. a great owner Of iocks, wrote
to Liszt to ask him what he would charge for play
ing one piece at party? what" replied Liszt,
''should you charge for selling me one cutlet?
The Chicago artists have presented to the Illinois
Industrial School for Girls an elegant illustrated
album. valued at $1,000. It will be sold by SUBJ
scrpion and then presented to Mrs. General Grant.
London Enthusiastically IL ercelsis is thing.
but the intimacy Of the domestic circle is another
and those friendly cups Of tea round tho sofa might
be exchanged for many other things by no means
improving. man who loses this privilege for vanity
or jealousy neither knows what he throws away
worthy Of what he had. And really it is hard
on the best kind Of woman to suppose that If she
loves her husband and looks after her children she
has. therefore, desire for right to any other
interest, else that II she has interest In any
one beyond her immediate family she is. therefore.
dissatisfied with her life and only looking for lover
to supplement its deficiencies. For ourselves, we
think differently. without believing in trsnscen.
dentalism supcrhuman Platonism. we do hold to
the possibility Of real friendship between the
sexes whore the woman is wholly pure and the man
moderately wise."