Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-25

sided and many-wived man. II lhis
wives originated like Eve, he would need
to be many-sided" to meet the demand
for ribs.
An old lady gave this as her idea OF a
great man Zone who is keerful OF his
clothes, don't drink spirits, kin read the
Bible without spelling the words, and
eat cold dinner on wash day without
grumbling."
The Grand Duke Alexis is the most
popular of the Russian Princes. Like
his father, he is strongly in favor OF
Germany, while his brothers and uncles
are very decided in their anti-German
sentiments.
A young lady at Maine camp-meet-
ing asked the prayers of the assembly
because she could not set her eyes on
certain young man in her neighborhood
without feeling as though she must hug
him to death.
A horse-thief on his way to the voting
place in Missouri town was seized by
the expounders OF Lynch law and hung
to telegraph pole. That manner OF
polling vote is calculated to deaden
one interest in town politics.
In Lincoln county, Nevada, there is a
mountain of salt, pure, solid and trans
parent. In early days, when the Nor
mons had to rely solely on their own
resources, they used flakes from this
mountain for window panes, instead of
glass.
An old lady in. Grange county, who
processes to work out her own salvation,
has named all her furniture after the
Scripture and the Apostles. Whenever
she wants to sit in her, easy chair she
tells her servant to bring up the Apos-
tie Paul and put him near the fire.
AT Birmingham, near Pittsburg, they
were burning the bedding upon which a
man had died of smallpox, when the
old mother OF the deceased rushed into
the flames, and snatched roll of bills
worth $500 from the mattress. She had
forgotten that the money was concealed
in the bedding when she sent it away.
One of the results of the French war
antipathy to Germany and all things
German, is that no first class French
actors will perform before any German
audience. The Emperor Williams IA
vorite amusement is the French theater,
and this he must now, greatly TO his
regret, forego, since his theatrical mana
ger cannot secure company from
France.
Scarcely had the smoke cleared of
from the great forest conhagration
around Saginaw, Michigan, when local
paper announced that waltzing match
would take place in that city between
Sherman, Sars and Ray and their re-
spectve partners. The couple, who,
which during a half hour Of continuous
waltzing, shall have exhibited the most
grace and elegance of motion, will be
the receiver of a purse of thirty dollars.
The recuperative powers of Western
communities are truly wonderful.
Advices recently received state that at
council held by the royal family some
unpleasant business was discussed. For
some time past the Prince of Wales has
been gradually falling into his former
habits of life, so it was deemed expedi-
ent to hold family gathering, there TO
decide the best course Of action to pur-
sue regarding Albert Edward. No false
delicacy was observed by the Duke of
Cambridge. On the contrary he very
plainly stated that something should be
done to keep the Prince out Of mischief.
It is said that ladies who visit the man
milliner, Colonel Worth, at his elegant
house in Paris, for the purpose of buy
ing dress or costume, are very much
surprised at his manner of judging what
would be most appropriate and becom'
ing to them. he sits down at distance
and makes the lady parade herself up
and down before him, closes his eyes
halfway, puts his head on one side, and
appears to be in deep thought, and then
he seats himself at table and throws
off hurried sketches from which the gar
ments are modelled