The New York herald., 1879-02-08
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Some bakers make bread alum mode.
The Wdrseiiidise likens uainbetta 90 Moses.
Thurman and Tilden are each sixty Ave years old.
When stag takes to the water he swims for deer
life.
Croizette and Bernhar,it love each other like cats
and dogs.
Mr. Ferdinand Fish will find what he lost by calling
at this Office.
Chapeaux of the First Empire are beginning 10 he
worn in Paris.
"Nocturnes in pink and white are what young
fellows about town affect this winter.
1t has been discovered that contemporaneous tel-
lows generally die about the same time
Miss Jennie June Croy and Miss Kate Sanborn
have been lecturing in Massachusetts,.
Parisians trying to revive the camelia for
ing wear. but white roses hold their
When Fiji Island beau. in bidding his dusky beau
good night, says "Ta." she says Tattoo"
We mortals fling banners to the breezes. but
Old Borcas filings his breczes to our banners.
Chicago 7ribmae:-"stting Bull is first i'm war. first
in peace and first in the hairs Of his countrymen.
NJ Le Roger. the new French Minister of Justice.
bears u strong resemblance to Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Good men should make fuss in dying When
you shuttle of this mortal coil do not do IL with .
double shuttle.
boy writes wishing to know what is the hardest
of known substances. Probably the editorial page
Of q Canada newspaper.
Yung Wing has been presented with son by Mrs.
Yung Wing. The old folks are just Us Yung as they
used to be.-oson Post. Yes, and they sail through
life Wing and Wing.
trio came from Brooklyn to New York Sunday
in search of Henry Ward Beecher's church. Really.
the ignorance that prevails in some Of the suburbs
of the metropolis is appalling.
The two first gentlemen inquired for by visitors to
the galleries Of the Senate Mcssrs Conkling and
Blaine. In the House General Butler divides this
popularity with no one-not even with Stephens and
Garfield.
The city authorities have placed handsome signs on
the corners Of the property bounding Harry Howard
square, which is on the hill between Broadway and
the Bowery near Canal street, and where the old
fireman still lives
The wife of United States Senator says she can
get used to calling at the houses of strangers
and having strangers call on her and having every
body smile like friends. And how hollow, meaning
less and useless it all is. too.
NJ Henry waddington. the new French Minister Of
Foreign Affairs and President Of Council, shows his
English blood. lie is more stocky and shows less
limbcrness of character than his wholly French
freres He might be mistaken for a sturdy iron
manufacturer in fact his father English cot
ton spinner.
From London Faa:-"'In Siberia says the NEw
York HERALD, you can buy beef for two cents n
pound goose for twelve cents. chicken for four
cents and 36l pounds of for six cents What
cents-ibe place to be sure! is comment that.
But adds the NEW YORK HERALD. you have to shoot
the bears out of your paror window. All. that.
is not cents-ibe it's unbearable!'
London Wortd;.-"Not long ago n husband sought a
divorce. Society full of sympathy for the in
iured man. whom 1t believed to be overpowered with
grief for the loss he had sustained The lady. after
the usual probation. prepared to re-cnter
the married The night before the wedding she
was surprised by the arrival OF casket. On opening
IL she found magnificent present of jewclry with
note from the divorced husband congratulatng her
warmly on her approaching nuptials and wishing her
every happiness in her future conjugal relations"
London Truh:-"rhe Crown Prince Rodolph got
himself into a mess the other day in Prague. Ho
wrote to a young lady, who is singer in the theatre
of that town. requesting her to call upon him TO give
few lessons in singing. The lady has two brothers
who are officers quartercd at Prague. To them she
handed the letter. They ut called the Crown
Prince and asked for 'sa.isfacton.' II his position
did not enable him to grant them this satisfaction
they would. they said accept 1t from tho aidedc-
camp OF His Imperial Highness. Finally IL
agreed that the Crown Prince should tender an
apology and tho affair ended"