Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08
The way of the world is to praise dead
saints and prosecute living ones.

The way Of the world is to praise dead
saints and prosecute living ones.
Texas is said to produce more cows
and less buttermilk than any other
State.
The champion Illinois engineer re
Gently killed twenty-five cattle in a run
of twenty miles.
The region around the Red river OF
the North raises four splendid crops an
nually-snow, ice, water and mosquitoes.
A lady died in Charleston few days
ago whose husband, son, brother and
uncle have all been Governor Of the
State OF South Carolina.
They give degrees to women at
Straight University in New Orleans.
Miss Amanda Malvina Perkins and Miss
Smith have recently been dignified by
the title of NJ. S." Maids Of Science" "
The laborers at certain Missouri min
ing works are discussing the problem,
Ought a copper dresser, when the
whistle blows for twelve, to empty his
shovel of the sand or throw it back on
the pile2'
In Calcutta, recently, on examining a
ship lying in dry dock, it was found that
the sword OF a swordfsh was embedded
in her bottom, near the keel. 1t had
penetrated her timbers to a depth of
thirteen inches, and had evidently been
broken off by the shock.
The late John Van Buren, once, when
travelling on one Of the North river
steamers, asked his friends friend to
join in a drink-probably soda water.
The man said he had not the pleasure
of an introduction. But" said Prince
John, you know enough to drink"
The following notice is said to have
been recently found posted in the vesti-
bule of church in Scotland: The per-
son who stole Songs of the Sanctuary
from pew No. 80 should improve the OPP
portunity of singing them here, as he
will have no occasion to sing them here
after"
81 hope you will be able to support
me, said a young woman, while walking
ont with her intended during a some
what slippery state of the pavement.
Why, yes" replied the somewhat hes
itating swain, with little assistance
from your father" There was some
confusion, and profound silence
"They say Jay Gould and Horace
Clark have bought the Tribune, and
only yesterday Vanderbilt bought the
Herald" Vanderbilt bought the Her
aldl-how's that2" SEE |, standin' up and
l6okin' at him. How much did he pay
for it2" ooh, four cents-the regular
pricep-Rk Perkins.
A conscientious Pittsburg man prom
Used his wife the other day that he
wouldn't drink another drop as long as
he had hair on his head. That very
night he had mis- head shaved smooth,
and then got drunk with proud con-
seriousness Of having faithfully kept his
promise.
Scientific men tell us that if pianos
stand north and south the tone Of the
instrument is much improved. This is
true especially when the piano is
thumped by learner. About one hun
dred and fifty miles north and south Of
you is the proper position for the instru-
ment to stand when being maneuyerd
by young thing taking her hrst lessons.
1t improves the tone wonderfully.
The Hartford Times says: Telegraph
operators as a rule are a jolly set. Pos
tai cards, one for a cent, are not only
too dear, but great deal too slow. If
one of the boys wants to speak TO ano-
Their be often sends dispatch hundreds
Of miles rather than walk across the floor.
Yesterday, in this city, one operator
sent a dispatch to another in the same
room, via New York, asking him to open
a window.
A Mrs. Hathaway, Of Temple, Maine,
lie ninety-nine years old, and has smoked
and chewsd tobacco since she was a
girl. She formerly drank spirituous
liquors, but the Maine Law was the
means Of introducing such horrid, dead
shot style Of benzine in the shape Of
whisky into the State that she believed |
i necessary. in order to prolong her life, |
10 abandon the use Of the ardent alto
yeiher. /
A Boston letter carrier, who has &C
luired much skill in "skimming" letters /
into business Offices by a twist Of the
wrist, thus saving himself some steps,
recently sent one a fight which ended in |
dspositing 1t behind a table. Never /