Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-03

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1t is said Treasurer Spinner has dis
covered that women are more honest
than men.
Few women are so modest that they
are unwilling to sit in the lap OF luxury
and ease. ft
The sale OF Theodore Tilton's biogra-
ply of Victoria Woodruff has been pro
hibited in Germany.
Connecticut used to be spelled "Quoi-
naughticot in Indian, and meant long
river"
Indianapolis courts are shaken from
center to circumference over suit Tor
the possession of FIVE pints of milk.
Harrisburgers put camphor bags
around the necks Of pet poodles to pre-
vent their taking the smallpox.
Coburn now challenges Mace to run
him twenty-seven times around a ten
acre lot and call it prize fight.
The English government indicate their
belief in the death of DR.. Livingstone by
a pension of three hundred pounds.
Over two million photographs of M.
Darboy, late Archbishop of Paris, shot
by the Communists, have been sold in
Paris.
In picture of the Nativity, by Ra-
phael, he has introduced a shepherd
playing on an instrument like a bag
pipe.
Those jolly fellows of yalence, France,
who follow the cheerful business of
pall-bearing have struck for higher
wages.
All Sing and Alb Sin have been at law
in San Francisco about the sale OF
wife. The matter has been referred to
All Bitration.
The Philadelphia Bulletin says; The
son of the Car was to-day shown the
dirtiest and worst paved city that he ever
saw in his life"
The Queen of Madagascar, being sat
is6ed with the experiment of hoops,
will now introduce the panier into fash
ionablO Madagascar society.
About year ago deaf and dumb
couple in New Jersey were married.
Lately the wife gave birth to child, and
now both hear and speak.
The Sultan and the Khedive Of Egypt
have refused to purchase the Suez canal,
and NJ. De Lessops is now applying to
other governments 10 effect sale.
A well-knowD author says that nothing
battles curiosity, eludes pursuit, and gen
orally mystifes the human intelligence
like plain, simple aud unyarnished truth,
Never mind the obituary, Judge,
said Montana culprit when the Court
became pathetic in pronouncing the SEN
tence. Let's fix the time for the fu-
neral.
An English magazine says IF the
state of the atmosphere does not always
proclaim the advent Of Christmas, the
state of the shop-windows invariably
does. .0
Charles Francis Adams, member Of
the Board of Arbitration for the United
States, and Lord Tenterden, counsel
for Great Britain before the board, have
returned from Geneva
The heather Chinee is in successful
operation in New York All Fan pre-
sides over Celestial gambling house
there, and swindles green Cinnamon
with neAtness and dispatch.
A hungry gentleman ordered " every
thing on the bill of fare" at Syracuse
hotel, and was shortly astonished to be-
hold approaching him fourteen walters
in single file, bearing 1924 dishes
At ten years Of age Charles Dickens,
the great English novelist, was q poor
little drudge in blacking factory, Let
the bootblaeks look up. There is no
telling where some of them may be yet.
Father Hyaeinthe, we learn by late
news from Europe, has commenced in
the great hall of the Museum at Munich
a series of lectures on religions subjects
in the French language, which are at
tracing large audiences.
The Indians in upper Michigan are
employed to carry packages Of nitro
glycerine on their backs. As none Of
them have stumbled yet, they are not
aware Of the fate that's at the same time
before them and behind them.
Daniel Purcell, the famous punster,
vas desired one night in company to
make q pun extempore. Upon what
subjeetY said Daniel THE King" an
swered the other. 20, sir, said he,
"the King is no subject"
Napoleon the First used to carry with
him when he went hunting, fifty bottles
of wine, but never touched it On one
occasion he was thirsty, and ordered q
glass. "Ail Fone," said the valet.
Hereafter take ffty-one bottles, and
keep one for me.
By the eide Of a murmurinE stream
An elderly gentleman sati
o. the t,p Of his bead vas his viz.
On the top Of bis via vas his hati
On the TOP Of bis hat was bug.