Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-08
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

Francisco congregation.
4 Our local poets are hereby advised
that the time for memory and for tears"
have arroye. I'D ,,,,ss.s,., a.
Evansville, Indiana, has a seven foot
African giant, and he is nowin Jail for
disturbing the peace. .sr 81 81 I.
The people of Boston sent to Chicago
large numbers of Christmas presents
for the burnt-out children Of that city,
The most definite description down
East woman could give of her lost baby
was, kinder fat, with calico dress
on" .sas- taal Wv fl.s,nas
Matt Gains, sable Senator in the
Texas Legislature, and the recognized
leader of his race in the State, has been
arrested for bigamy. Aalo sqa aa
Richard Lander thinks the English
"the most clubbable people in the
world" London has sixty-eight large
clubs, and score of smaller ones. "a
In future no white horses are to be
employed in the French army. They
were found to be such excellent guides
to the Prussians there to direct their
fire. s,ssr1 M
bill, +" said Bob, why is that tree
called the weeping willow "'Cause one
of the sneaking, plaguey things grew
near the school-house and supplied the
master with switches 90
A man who has recently had his tomb
stone erected in Greenwood, to be ready
for him when he needs it, has engraved
on it these words: s"What | spent |
had what saved 1 lost; what gave
have" F,a s
A Sunday school teacher " out West,
upon inquiring of one of his juvenile
pupils what he had learned during the
week, was electrified by the answer that |
he had Learned not to trump his part
ner's ace" rtoa 4
Z A Seymour, Maryland, boy is minus
button on his coat, and John Foist has
hole in his vest, because a passenger
on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad hit
his revolver against the hand rail as he
alighted from the road.
A wise old gentleman, who knew all
about it, on retiring from business gave
the following sage advice to his son and
successor: Common sense, my son,
is valuable in all kinds Of business, ex-
cept love-making. 'oaw 1
Horace Greeley reiterates his inten-
ton of never declining an Office that has
not been offered him. He takes warn
ing by go e.
The lovely Miss Baxter
who refused the Captain before he axed
her o
A packed jury isnot one that is
wcdgea into too small a space, nor yet
one which is stuffed full of lies. The
word, as used in that connection, is from
the Anglo-Saxon pGeean, to deceive. 1t
is, therefore, properly fraudulent,
jury. aaa
In Siberia, during the winter, milk is
bought and sold in frozen state, and
can be carried for long period in a
simple bag When required for use the
requisite quantity is chopped off with a
Ratchet or sheath-knife, and thawed as
needed. tat
The London Quarterly Review has an
article on modern spiritualism, in which
tho author contends that the phenomena
aseribed to their science are the result
Of deception and delusion, and accounts
for them by natural causes, without the
Intervention of spiritual agencies.
The State of Delaware is still dis
graced by the whipping post." The
semi-annual hogging took place few
days ago. One poor fellow was logged
for the third time; eight others received
twenty lashes each; anu several stood an
hour in the pillory. Delaware must GER
tainly be missionary ground.
Spivins says be learned a new game
called Pammena with lot of fellows
the other night, aud somehow his lily
flush was not as good as rosebud full,
to an extent that cost him thirty-seyen
dollars and half. Spiyins declares
that you can't pammena any more inno-
cent games of on him. li
The English coach dog of the late
Daniel NJ. Seymour, of Hartford, had
been very devoted to his master, and
manifested deep grief at his death. He
watched the coffin until it was taken
away, and then lay down in a corner
where be remained, refusing food for
the space of ten days, when he died.
The Jesuits who have been expelled
from Rome intend to establish their
headquarters at Nice, where they can re-
ceive prompt information Of all that
passes at Rome. They are removing
thither their great educational institu-
tons, their valuable books, aud their ex-
tensive museum Of antiquities and treas
ures of ancient art.
In San Francisco, Cal, petition has
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