Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-19
FACTS AND FANCIRs.


FACTS AND FANCIES.
There will be feur eclipses this year.
A stamp you can't buy.-the stamp OF
gentleman. 0
Carpets bought by the yard are worn
out by the foot. -
Lucretia Mott was seventy-nine years
old ON Wednesday last
Fisk's property is supposed to be CON
siderably over 81 100000.
The worrell sisters have turned up
again!G Indianapolis People.
Every one of the San Francisco daily
papers has q libel suit on hand.
The Monthly Scientist predicts that
the sun will burn out in Al, 1853 years.
A Western paper says For the eff
fects Of intemperance, see our inside.
Many men are generous to fault
who are not generous to anything else
A seller of prize packages in Baltl-
more drew policeman, and was taken
m. .....
A significant sign suspended over
basket of SAUCES: mo whistling allow
ed here"
In Manila $4,000 women and girls
make cigars at average wages OF tlye
cents per day. ba''e
The two wells that have truth IN
them-Boutwell and Cresswell.- Wash
ington Patriot.
If Burns were living now, he would
tell the man that wants to see himself as
others see him to run for Office.
The number of Roman Catholics in
Europe is l4S, 100000, of Protestants
II 900, 900, and of Jews 100000.
A Wisconsin boy learned, in four
weeks, 1920 verses of Scripture, and his
barbarous teacher is still suffered to go
Of large.
The very best cigars are sold in To
ronto for dollar hundred, and sever
al Buffalo dealers are smuggling them
over the borders.
Miss Emma Collins, q well-known
young lady and daughter of merchant
Of Louisville, KY, has established coal
Office in that city.
The New Orleans Times thinks Alexis
should not be allowed to leave America
without being shown the Louisiana Leg
islature.
The extreme fluctuations in gold dur
ing the year 1871 was just seven per
cent, the highest price having been ll5t
and the lowest 1893.
A Decatur, Ill, dentist expresses his
gratitude for the birth of his little girl
by Offering to pull teeth for the poor,
gratis, for one month.
Tom Mcclellan, who was recently tried
for the murder Of Myers, at Hamilton,
Ohio, on Saturday last opened "a drink
ing saloon on Vine Street, Cincinnati.
A scientific contributor treats the
world to a dissertation on Hemp as
Narcotic" Hemp has, indeed, put many
a poor fellow into a very sound sleep.
Orders have been received for the
Russian feet to move to Pensacola, and
be in readiness to receive the Grand
Duke at the termination Of his Southern
tour.
The proprietors of the Grand Central
Hotel, of New York, think that $500
would be reasonable bill for the ex-
pense at the time Colonel Fisk was shot
in their house.
Barnum has canaibal girl on exhi-
bition in New York. Parties visiting
her with the view Of seeing her eat are
required to furnish the missionary them
selves. -Erchange.
An English congregation proposes to
establish chapel on the summit Of the
Rigi, near Lucsrne, Switzerland. That
congregation evidently belongs to the
High Church party.
The Associated Press Agent at San
Francisco is so infatuated with one of
the Japanese Princessss that ne mas Ia
ken the pains to tell us that she is ex-
quisitely beautiful"
A South American dramatist has in
troduced full-grown earthquake on the
stage What does Shakspeare's ghost
think Of examining the vastly fields Of
France within wooden 0, now?
A San Francisco lady, friend Of Lau-
ra Fair, draws it little Of the finest.
Instead Of referring to Laura as having
murdered Mr.. Crittenden, she delicstely
slludes to that interesting fact as her
relations 10 Mr.. Crittenden's memory"
A crazy man having got into the gal
lery of the Senate during a rambling
debate was taken out, the sergeant-at-
arms telling him that he was out Of
place in the gallery" That's so. said
the lunatic, ought to be on the floor
with the Senators"
I Jenny Lind is in Florence. and at a
recent soiree she appeared ROBBED in high
necked gray silk, trimmed with purple,
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