Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-23
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

FACTS AND fANVAEos est
"Dont never prophecy Onless yer
know"
The great flour show-the grain crop
of the West.
A Lambertyille, New Jersey, man has
the name Of Butterfuss.
Madame Loyson made love TO Pere
Hyacinthe in three languages.
The ninth artesian well is just com.
pleted at Eaton Rapids, Michigan.
Five hundred men are preparing the
Union Pacific track for the coming snow.
Winnie Ream has sold her Miriam,
the Prophecies" to a Philadelphian for
$4,000.
Fanny Fern received $4,000 from
Mr.. Bonner for her contributions to his
paper.
There are just two things in this life
for which we are never prepared, and
they are twins.
The potato rot has reached Maine, and
the farmers say that the crop is an
almost total failure.
There are nineteen young lady mem
beers Of the freshman class of the Uni
versity of Michigan.
Thousands of bushels Of cranberries
have been destroyed by the frost in
Wood county, Wisconsin.
The refining Influences Of Titus
vile, Penn, the heart Of the oil region,
are said to be very strong.
The Bl.don Springs Herald does not
know of single white man in Choctaw
county who is for Grant.
Duluth is laying foundation for ma
val pre-eminence by the establishment
Of birch-bark canoe factory.
A prosperous merchant has for his
motto: Early to bed and early to rise,
never get tight, and advertise
There are seventeen pneumatic tube
lines in operation in London, varying in
length from $50 yards to 20 yards.
Matilda Heron will take few young
lady pupils in reading and dramatic lit
erature during her stay in San Francisco.
Bears are SO numerous in Shawano
county, Wisconsin, that the farmers are
kept busy driving them from their corn
fields.
Mrs. Sheppard, Of Waupun, Wisconsin,
has recovered 5000 from saloon keeper
for selling too much liquor to her hus-
band.
Mrs. Fair is plaintiff, under the name
of Laura A. Snyder, in an action against
hes mother, Mary K. Lane, to recover
$l6,O 600.
A California paper says that during a
recent earthquake in that State man
made an involuntary exchange of his
farm for fish pond.
Theodore Tilton Gays that Livingstone
will find that the Philistines Of UjJi are
turtle doves and sisters Of charity in
comparison with the British geograph-
ers
The first settlers arrived on the pres
emit site Of Topeka, on the 9th Of De-
cember, 1851. On the 9th Of Deccm-
Der, 1872. the city will contain about
$4,000 inhabitants.
An exchange says that the correct an
swer to the gentleman who wrote the
song, why did l marry 2" would
be, Because you met woman who was
frst-class fool. +"
Philanthropist Now, my little man,
do you really think yon could eat a
tartg' Object Of benevolence, con
temptuously: Eat tart sh'd think ]
could-forty dozen ON EN-"
A recent earthquake at Sioux City, q
locality renowned for fever and ague, is
questioned by an exchange, which thinks
the shock was really produced by q con
certed shake Of the population.
A Virginia exchange says at a con
cert recently, at the conclusion Of the
song, There's good time coming" 4
farmer got up and exclaimed, Mister
you couldn't fix the date, could your
Cooper's Leather Stocking Tales
are exceedingly popular in Russia. Foul
or five rival translations of them have
been published in that country during
the past two years, and all have sold
well.
Simon Peck, who murdered womal
in Coleraine, Massachusetts,, sever year
. ago and who has been lunatic Of thu
insane hospital in Worcester, has beer
pronounced cured. He was taken t.
Greenfield last week where he will be
tried for his crime December II.
The following resolution was recently
offered at meeting Of Presbyterian
clergymen: THAT this Presbytery will
not hereafter license any one to preach
the gospel who uses tobacco in any form
uRless he promises TO abandon its use
or procure from some reputable physi
clan certificate that his health requires
its use"
The new silver coins issued by the
British mint are so defective in work
manship that the London Times says o.
b some specimens, forwarded by banker
that they are of a character that would
induce any one to reject them on tbs
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