Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-10
FACTS AND FAN0IRs.

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If you should lose your nose what
would you do2 Take the first one that
turns up.
Mrs. Ryves, who once obtained great
notoriety by laying vigorous claims to
royalty, diedin England at an advanced
age last month. .o4 ssa ole
An old lady took her first ride on our
street railway yesterday, and remarked
when the car ran off the track, You
fetch up rather sudden, don't yer
All the old maids in Maine claim that
they could have married the present
Governor of that State in the days when
he was hard up and wore hickory shirts
Miss Edgarton, in her lecture on
Gossip; its Causes andits Cure com
mencs by saying, I" AS nothing escapes
talk, why should not talk itself be talked
about?"
An English bankers son has been
convicted of mania for breaking win
dows. He would habitually shoot at the
largest and costliest plate glass with a
catapult and stone bullets.
While the collection was being taken
up in Chappaqua church, felonious
worshipper grabbed handful of money,
sent the plate flying and escaped during
the confusion. 5a
The well-known phrases, /" before the
war and "since the war, will in few
weeks be substituted in this city by, "be-
fore the Grand Dukes visit" and since
the Duke"
At the recent strike of the telegraph
clerks in England ten, ladies employed
in an office also struck, and, what is
more, they refused to go in again unless
their male companions were also reln-
stated
Mr.. Switzerland, of Freeman's Land
ing, Penn, will never kick in the door of
Mr.. Miller's photograph gallery again.
BE kicked with one-horse power and
Mr.. Miller kicked back WITH one-Colt
power.
Spotted Tail and Whistler, noted abe
piginal sportsmen, will assist Alexis in
his bedevilment of the bounding b.
son. Mr.. Tail has the reputation of be-
ing the surest shot and the hardest
drinker on the plains.
A lady noticed boy sprinkling salt
on the sidewalk to take off the ice, and
remarked to friend, pointing to the
salt: !" Now that's benevolence." mo
it amt" said the boy, somewhat indig-
nantly, " it's salt"
A Kentucky girl was recently struck
by lightning, but the only apparent eff
feet Of the stroke was to photograph a
young man who was standing near her
upon her breast. Whether this will re-
suit in any i'll consequences remains to
be seen.
They have young lady in Boston
with hair SO long that she can sit on it.
Another girl of the same city claims the
palm because her hair falls to her feet
and trails quarter of a yard on the
floor. 1t is seventy-fve inches in
length. ~
Boy, may inquire where Robin
sons drug store isl" Certainly, SIR
replied the boy, very respectfully.
Well, sir" said the gentleman, after
waiting while, where is it," II
have not the slightest idea, yer honor,
said the urchin.
The following advertisement appears
in a recent number of the French Gal
ignanis Messenger "a French noble.
man, aged forty-6ve, widower, without
children, desires to unite himself in
matrimony with an English or Amsri-
can lady, whether a widow or not, who
speaks little French or Italian, and
has a yearly income of $1,000. For all
particulars write in English or French
to, etc.
A few nights since, little lady Of
seven summers had her country cousin
to pass the holidays with her. After
they had been in bed some time the fol-
lowing collOquy took place: City LADY
I've tried to say my prayers fifty times,
bat / cant, because ! keep thinking of
what am going to have for Christmas
present Country LADY, shsn't say
my prayers but once, for ! know should
go to sleep If l tried to repeat them fifty
times. +n
A freshman writes from Harvard: 81
went to recitation first time, Tuesday,
and on the way caught up with young
fellow who, in answer to my inquiry,
said he was going to the same recitation
l was. 1t seemed queer that so young
boy could have entered college. He
asked me il ! had looked at my lesson,
and l said No with a laugh. he
laughed too. When the recitation began
| noticed the same fellow was conduct
ing it. They have tutors at Harvard
The Stark County Qnd. Ledger vel
comes a new conner to the town Of Kaox
after this fashion; Miss Betsy Opple-
bach intends locating in this place soon.
She is intelligent and handsome, and
don't smoke, chew tobacco, drink
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