Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-15
LEDGER LINES.

NJ A Memphian boasts THAT he has not
tasted water since 1865. Murder on the
high Cs-some vocal efforts in our
churches. A quaint philosopher says:
Never marry woman until you know
where her dress ends and her soul be-
gins. Main street smokers should hu.
namely and carefully-qaench the sparks
on their cigar stumps before casting
them on the sidewalk. 70 prevent ladies'
trails from catching FIRE A young law
yer in this city recently rode fye miles
IN the cars, examined twenty witnesses,
argued two cases before magistrates, won
both and received his fees, wrote deed
in his office, visited ths Exposition and
the ,neater, serenaded a lady friend and
walked back home. five miles, between
the hours OF seven in the morning and
two at night lccles hung pendant from
the housetops yesterday morning. Fan
him with your boot is the latest slang
with those inclined to kick people.
At least five hundred masquerade suits
have been ordered By those intending to
attend the Exposition bal masque.
Judge Mulroy, of the Appeal, has been
selected as orator on the occasion Of the
Reporters reunion on the last night Of
the year; Brother Smelser, Of the. Ava
lanche, will read an original poem in
sixty stanzas; Colonel Dormer, Of the
Register, will exhume host Of snec-
dotes. gotten out Of old exchanges, ex.
pressly for the occasion, and Major Trask
will recite from memory column ofriver
advertisements. Street corner must
clans, with pale, wan faces and fearful
musical boxes, influence pedestrians to
contribute nickels. The seats in Court
Square are tensntless every evening
now cold weather is the primary cause.
Memphis is blessed with some citizens
of the finest aud most delicate seusibil
tiles, who first attacked the Art Gallery
in the Exposition, then went for the
burial Baskets, and now propose,
it is currently reported, to exclude
tombstones, preachers and drugs,
The rustic Of lady's garments at the
Exposition sounds like that produced by
folding a newspaper. The bellies and
beaux Of our city are having a gay time
OF it vibrating between two theaters and
the Industrial Exposition. Winter
comes on apace. The average Memphian
is addicted to shell oysters and cocktails.
The absorbing passion for lager beer has
decreased immensely in Memphis since
the close of the Franco-Prussian war
The young people of our city preregri-
nate to places OF amusement in the style
known as pedestrian. Politicians have
shut up and ceaSe to haunt street corn
ers, On any given proposition, or on
hearing any statement, the Memphis
man inquiries, what will you bet on tY'
1t is estimated that the strangers visit
ing the Exposition leave five thousand
dollars per day in our city. The man
who suicides this year will miss
the great Mard-Gras celebration.
Our jim thinks if economy is wealth"
his treasures ought to be immense, for
he has been practicing a most rigid
economy for some time. A young man
in this city has just won bet made
four years ago, and gets a new suit oil
clothes in consequence. Next Thurs
day week, the 2Sth, is Thanksgiving Day,
for which prepare turkeys and Greeley
hats. A general rise in insurance rates
will be one result Of the Boston fire, the
advance in this city being about one per
cent. The one dollar gold piece is to
be Withdrawn from circulation. The
weather this morning was very cold, and
those Of our citizens who we're forced to
be much out on the streets carried their
shawls and overcoats drawn tightly
about them. Young Memphis is pre-
pairing for skating. 1t is suggested that
it would be a good idea fer the Poplar
street cars to run into town as early as
seven or eight o'clock in the morning,
as business men cant afford to wait for
them much later than that. The fire.
men parade in full dress at the EXPOSE
ton this afternoon. ~ g.