Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-02

revolutionist ever de6ed the established
of his times without
his strongest support from wo-
men,"
A Providence critic says Of Wachtels
voice: 1T wants the seduction of Lee
frame, the luscious light Of Mario, the
polish of Caponi, the silyery sheen of
but in exalted nobility Of sound,
in universal dominance, in an upsoaring
and expanding-ftting fields of upper
air. how is that for high2 he overtops
them all and leaves straining COMPETE
ton behind"
A Congregational church festival was
recently given at Sterling, ILL.,, at which
some men did not only the honors, but
the work of the occasion. The coffee,
cakes, pies and oysters were all pre-
pared by masculine skill and served
with manly grace. Not woman was
allowed within ten feet of the kitchen.
The ladies simply sat down at the table
and called for what they desired, and
were waited upon by the gentlemen.
The envious Pail Mall Gazette has the
following commentary on these para
graphs: "Small talk is good to a GER
tain extent when mixed with something
better; but the eternal REPETITION OF moth
ing in fine language, or the senseless
jabber of those who only speak that
some voice may be heard, is scarcely
bearable, and all the efforts of society in
general should be directed to checking
too great development Of this evil.
A Polish plot to get away" with the
Grand Duke was discovered last Tues
day in New York. AS the Prince en-
tered the hotel, an unmistakable Pole
was observed standing suspiciously and
mysteriodsly near the corner, and had
been standing there all day long, Other
Poles we're scattered around the block,
completely surrounding the hotel. But
they made no effort to harm the Prince.
They were telegraph poles.
Samuel Bowles, the distinguished edi-
tor of the Springfield Republican, after
many years experimenting, has made a
successful graft of the gooseberry on
the persimmon tree. The result OF this
graft makes a luscious fruit, which has
medicinal qualities, and is said to be a
prompt and effective remedy for chronic
psoriasis, disease largely prevalent in
Springfield. The Bowles Gooseberry-
Persimmon will become valuable ar
ticle in our horticulture as well as in the
pharmacopeia.
The late Sir Roderick Murchison ap-
pointed Professor Archibald Geikle, OF
Edinburg, his literary executor, and
left him a legacy of $4,000. The Pro-
lessor will, it is understood, write Sir
Roderick's life. Sir Roderick has also
bequeathed to each of the professors at
Jermyn street $500. To the institution
he has left the snuff-box and the magnif-
icent Siberian aventurine vase, mount
ed on porphyry pedestal, presented to
him by the late Emperor of Russia. he
has also left the same institution his val
liable gold and platinum plate.
Mr.. Gladstone, the British Premier,
accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone and
other members of the family, recently
visited the Royal Alfred Theater, to
witness the performance Of King John.
The appearance of the Prime Minister,
shortly before the rising of the curtain,
was the signal for demonstration, the
spectators rising to their feet in all
parts of the house, and cheering with
great heartiness. Some lines in the
performance were marked out for spe-
cial applause, being evidently regarded
as having an application to the politics
Of the day.
A strange and extremely unpleasant
mistake occurred in Boston few days
ago, A lady had occasion to use an
application of croton oil, and had left a
bottle Of it in the kitchen Of her resi-
dence. A new servant girl supposed it
to be hair oil and thought an application
of it would benefit her hair. So she
poured on a good quantity of it-they
seldom de anything by halves-and went
to bed. When she arose in the morning
her head was as bald as the traditional
billiard ball, and the oil which had
trickled down her face had:run into her
eyes, burning her face and seriously en-
daugering her eyesight.