Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-27

lucm All Ou tuc NlOuhu thohit 10 "oneSAei
to print anything which requires every
line with a capital, when capital is as
scarce as it is now in Chicago.
A story is going the rounds of an old
colored man who was left in charge Of a
telegraph office in New Orleans while
the operator went to see a man." A
"call , came over the wires, and uncle
Pete shouted at the instrument as loud
as he could, De operator isn't yerl"
The noise ceased instanter.
France is three millions of francs
richer than it thought, by curious train
Of events. Last autumn balloon sent
up from Paris fell into territory occupied
by the Germans. The eronaut, gov
eminent envoy, carried that amount to
purchase arms. Being pursued by the
enemy, he took the money to the Able
Theron, who concealed it for the time,
afterwards sent it to Belgium, and thence
returned it to the treasury.
Carbolic acid paper, which is now
much used for packing fresh meats, for
the purpose of preserving them against
spelling, is made by melting FIVE parts Of
stearine at a gentle heat, and then
stirring in thoroughly two parts of car
bolic acid; after which FIVE parts of
melted paraflin are TO be added. The
whole is to be well stirred together until
it cools; after which it is melted and APP
piled with brush to the paper, in
quires, in the same way as in preparing
the waxed paper so much used in Europe
for wrapping various articles.
DR.. Ball, of Virginia, has been dis
tributing tank full Of black bass be-
tween the Appomattox, Staunton and
Dan rivers. En- route he put fish into
the Rappahannock, Rapidan, Tye river
James river at Lynchburg and at Cliff
ton Forge, the Cowpasture, the Calf
pasture, Christians creek, South river,
Moorman's river and the Rivanna.
The fish were transported with entire
success, and when placed in the rivers
were full of life. Those that arrived
here last night we're in fine condition.
Dr. Ball has had quite triumph in this
expedition.
A lady writer on the subject of
common sense discourses as follows:
" 1t is the kind of talk which sisters are
very apt to hear from brothers, and
daughters from fathers and mothers,
when fathers and mothers do their duty
by them, which sets the world before
them as it is, and not as it is painted by
hatterers. Those women who prefer the
society Of gentlemen and who have the
faculty of bewitching their senses, never
are in the way Of hearing from this cold
region; for them it really
does not exist. Every phrase that meets
their ear is polished and softened,
guarded and delicately turned, till there
is not a particle OF homely truth left in
it. They pass their time in a world Of
illusions; they demand these illusions Of
all who approach them, as the sole con-
dition of peace and favor. All gentle
men, by sort of instinct, recognize the
woman who lives by aattery, and give
her her portion of meat in due season;
and thus some poor women are hope
lessly buried, as suicides used to be in
Scotland, under mountain Of rubbish,
in which each passer-by adds one stone.
1t is only by some extraordinary power
Of circumstances that man can be
found to invade the sovereignty Of
pretty woman with any disagreeable
things; or as Junius says, to instruct
the throne in the language of truth.
Cats are held in great estimation in
the East, and large prices are some
times paid by native ladies for the Per
sian specimens. In Cairo q sum Of
money was left in trust to feed poor
cats, who daily received their rations al
the Mahkemah claw eourts). Many ami
mails have in Arabic large number Of
than $50, for instance, be-
ing applied 10 the lion The following
story, current among them, will illus
trate the fact in reference TO the cat: A
Bedawi was out hunting one day, and
caught q cat, but did not know what an
mal It could be. As he was carrying it
along, he met a man, who said, What
are you going 10 do with that sinH0uTf'
Then another asked him, What is that
lun forg' A third called Il hirr; and
others styled II successfully dhaynH,
khdida, and khatidf. SO the Bedwai
thought to himself this must be a very
animal; and took It TO the mar
ket, where he offered il for sale At 100
iirhems. At this the people laughed |
and said, KnoWest thou not, o Bedawi, |
hat Il would be dear at half dirhem2"
he Was enraged at having his dream Of
wealth thus rudely dispelled, and iiuug
i away, exelaiming, May thy house be |
ruined, thOn beast Of many names but
little worth" The Arabs say that the
occasion Of the cats first appearance
vas as follows The inhabitants Of the
ark we're much troubled with mice.
Noah. in his perplexity. stroked the lions