Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-12
VARIETIES.

You should get married at exactly
noon, nowadays, if you respect the
claims of fashion.
An Ingenious Yankee has signalizzed
his admiration Of Nilsson by patenting
the Christine Corn-cutter. Co..
A wooden-legged inebriate of Newark
was taken apart and carried to the police
station in sections. =
The drought in England last year in
duced the killing of so many cattle that
beef is much dearer than usual there
this season.
In a church at Nashua, N. H., there
are several pews especially arranged for
the convenience of persons who are
deaf. Tubes connect the pulpit with the
pews, and the mouth-pieces of these are
easily adjusted to the ear OF the person
who sits at the head of each pew, so that
they can hear everything the minister
says. st4 af rnio .ah
A piano that is played with the feet is
the latest musical invention announced
in England. 1t has sixty-eight keys
which are cubical blocks of wood, and
each one strikes a chord of four notes.
The inventor wears slippers when play
ing, and while he performs upon the
piano with his feet he plays the tute
with his mouth and fingers.
The pastor of church in Northheld
England had occasion lately to tell his
congregation that buttons, bad money,
tobacco auids, and all the supurtiuous
trash that a man might have around his
person, were not fit offerings to the Lord,
and that in future the collection would
be taken on open plates, that the con-
tributions might be seen.
In France a woman has no remedy
when man promises to marry her and
doesn't. At first sight this may seem o
little cruel; but practically 1T has the
effect Of doing away with what are called
engagements, and there being no engage,
mens there is no breach. A man and
woman meaning to be married marry al
once, and there's an end to diplomacy
A rogue going to be hanged begged
as n personal favor that the rope might
be tied under his arm, instead OF his
throat. What an absurd request
said the executioner. Not at all re-
nlied the criminal, for ! am so ticalish
IN the throat that if you tie the rope
there shall be sure to die with laugh
teri Hall .N
The New York Herald, in view Of the
recent developments in that city, wan
the missionaries TO let the heather slide
for the present, and attend 10 the home
trade in social generalization and gen
eral wickedness. Scarcely one crime OF
one horror is announced ere it is tele-
seemed into another, and so it goes on
from one day to another without end, Il
the chapter" 497 sA'F9
The once famous steamship Atlantic
of the old Collins line, has been taker
to Cold Spring harbor, Long Island, tc
be broken up for the old iron and copper
that Is on and in her. This is the las
of fleet of steamers that, in their day
were the pride Of the whole country
The Arctic and Pacific were lost be
tween hero and Liverpool, the Baltic
was sold to go under Q foreign Tag, an'
now, the last Of the RAGS" the Atlantic
is about to wind up her career in an out
oE-the-wsy port, ike an old horse turned
out to die.
The streets of Paris were recently
placarded with notices, announcing tina
precious stones, objects dart, and TIL
like could be satisfactorily disposed 0
at a certain shop, in certain street
This announcement was police device
| to get hold Of if possible, some Of tn
| thieves who stole the jewelry, art treas:
ures and other portable property Of eltl
zens during the Commune. The plai
was highly successful in many cases
Numerous thieyes came to sell theI
spoils. and we're at ONCE eeelred AM
| ,ba;r nIundet taken from them.