Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04

Richmond hide her diminished head we
can produce not only the Oldest man,
but also the youngest baby on record,
and more of them, than any other city
in the civilized world a'iee < ssga
When Professor FELTON,, reading A
Midsummer Nights Dream TO the cap
tain Of the ship of which he was a pas
senger, came to the description Of 0beron
sitting on a promontory listening to a
mermaid on dolphins back, the sea-
man was disguised. 1.-THE dolphin's
back, said he, lis as sharp as razor,
and no mermaid could possibly ride the
beast unless she first saddled him"
An lrishman, in the employment Of a
well-known citizen of New York, came
to him the other day and said; Bedad
and that's the greatest FIRE iyer heard Of,
at Chicago q0h, no, Mike; not the
greatest" And fax, where was there
liver greater9' Sodom and Gomor-
rah," ",Sodom and Gomorrahl Bedad T,
how near is that to Buffalo," $500
A narrow-gauge railroad has been
opened to traffic between Toronto and
Orangeyille, in Ontario, Canada, and is
doing successful business in the transr
poratlon of freight and passengers
The gauge, three feet and half is found
no obstacle to its efficiency for carrying
freight, while the accommodations for
passengers are described as entirely
comfortable and satisfactory.
A preacher, whose custom it was to
indulge in very long sermons, exchanged
with one who preached short ones. AT
about the usual time for dismissing, the
audience began to 90 out, until nearly
all had left when the sexton, who had
stood it as long as he could, walked up
the pulpit stairs, and said to the preacher
in whisper; When you have got
through, lock up, will you, and leave the
key at my house next to the church.
From the Chicago Republican: Is it
true that when man gets lumber from
the relief committee wherewith to build
shelter for his family, he has to give his
note for the full value of it2 Now, as
the lumber is paid for out of the general
relief fund, it would be interesting to
know in whose favor these notes are
drawn, and what is to be done with the
money when they are all paid.
To this day the pulpit in which John
Calvin, the eminent religions reformer,
preached, and the chair in which he sat,
are preserved in the cathedral of st.
Pierre, in Geneva. Calvin died in the
year 1864, and was buried in the GENE
terry of Plain Palais, Geneva. The mon
ument over his grave is the only one Of
this extraordinary man. It is square
stone eight inches wide by twelve inches
high, bearing the simple inscription,
~. c."
A story is told of an absent-minded
couple in Worcester, who, while out one
evening last summer, performing the
social duty of making calls, rang the
bell at the residence Of an acquaintance
and asked the master Of the house, who |
came to the door, if his wife was at home.
Is it possible you did not know Of her
death?p he asked, in great surprise.
" Goodness, gracious mel" she ejacu-
lated, don't you remember, John, we
attended her funeral three months agoY
The wife was so chagrined and John so
angry that they didn't speak all the way |
home, and the bereaved husband hasn't
recognized either Of them since.
The following amusing incident took !
place upon one of the Ohio river steam
boats, and was related to us by an eye
witness. While the boat was lying at
just ready to start for Louis
vile, young man came on board lead
ing blushing damsel by the hand, and,
the polite clerk, in sup |
pressed voice: " | say" he exclaimed,
g me and my wife have just got married,
and I'm looking for Accommodations.
" Looking for a biythy' hastily inquired
the clerk, passing tickets to another
"a BIRTH thunder and
MOI" gasped the astonished
youth, " we hayn't but just got married;
we want place to stay all night, you
know, and;-and bed