Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-26
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

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Alexis laughs good, hearty English
laugh. with broad Russian accent
1N Y. Herald.
Assaults with intent to kill are now
obsolete. Assault with intent to be-
come insane is the thing.
When there is skating at Columbus
Ohio. large bell is rung to announce
the fact to the citizens.
Joseph Lemeitre, Frenchman, is be-
ing tried at Calais for having committed
twenty-nine murders.
Anna Dickinson makes it evident that
Joan of Arc was not Of the same family
with Noah of the Ark.
Our great lakes swallowed up one hun
dred and nineteen lives and ten million
dollars worth Of property last year.
A new book, entitled "More than She
can Bear" is just out More than She
can Bare" will be the next in order
Poodle dogs are out of fashion, and
are very cheap say two cents each
Terriers and others are more in demand
A party of one hundred and forty-hve
Indianians recently went hunting, and
after laborious effort, captured two foxes.
The New York legislature has been in
yoked to restore to boy-baby his sex.
He was christened Mary Reilly by mis-
take.
The Boston Post wants to know
whether Alexis is to be amused with
6rst-class boiler explosion as he floats
down the Mississippi.
Mrs. Aulick, Admiral Robson
fancee, has gray hair and fine bust
both of which she wears du natural
indianapolis Erening Journal.
Mr.. Fsrbess, of Detroit, tried to smoke
a pipe in which some boys had put re-
volyer cartridge, and out went his eye.
He now sues the boys fathers for dam
ages.
The wife Of an octogenarian recently
presented her spouse with the thirty
fourth pledge of love- Illinois is well
named the Sucker State, though we
never knew why before.
Y London has q number of restaurants
where beggars can get their shirts
washed while they are eating their din
ner. This reverses the rule'of dress
ing for dinner
In Salem, Massachusetts,, 1t Ia an
nounced that the doctors have got up
corner" on small pox, and advanced
the price of vaccination to two dollars
an arm.
A Western editor speaks of his rival
as mean enough to steal the swill
from blind hog IRE rival retorts
by saying "he knows he lies; ! never
stole his swill!'
Old lady to her niece: Good gra'
cious, Matilda, but it's coldl Ny teeth
are actually chatteringl" Loving niece;
well, don't let 'em chatter too much,
or they may tell where you bought EN-"
The Louisville Ledgers yaccinated
poet thus gushes.
IT caught her softly by the arm.
Ny gentle. blue-eyed Kate.
She squealed Let 90, you cussed FOOL,
You hurt my vaccinate
A Newburyport Mass woman lately
became the happy mother of triplets,
one of which has black hair, one red
and the other white. She won't have to
tie pieces Of ribboD on them to know
them apart.
A droven who sells his cattle by live
weight. always gives them as much
wates as they viii drink, before driving
them on to the scsIes. That" he
says, sis what / understand by water
ing stock.
The Titusville Herald quotes literally
from sermon alleged to have been de-
livered by Rev. DR.. Ware, of Baltimore,
in admiration of Maggie Mitchell, who
is soon to play in Titusville, Pa.
Professor Agassiz has published let
ter detailing the discovery he made in
the Gulf stream. he has found that
gulf-weed is inhabited by myriads Of
fishes ova, the floating particles Of weed
being in fact nothing but fishes nests.
A nan IN panbury, Mass, discovered
that powder fried With lard was good
/ for boils. He tried it. The stoss cpYer
is in the second story now, though most
all the rest Of the stove has been col
lected. He was deceived in the lard, he
Gays.
The watchman Of cemetery at Ly-
ons, France, has been arrested, il bay
ing been found that he has for long
time been in the habit OF visiting the
tohbs of females to cut off their hair,
which he sold tc the manufacturers Of
chignons.
Fond mother-John, do look at that
child it has your watch in its mouth
and will swallow it, John who is a
bachelor. and very ford Of babiesl oh
don't be the least alarmed, I've got a
hold Of the chain. 1t cant 90 Gar,
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