Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-25
FACTS AND FANCIEs.


Louis recently.
The New En- gland sea.serpent is cruis-
ing of the coast of California.
New Albany Ind, is about to begin
the manufacture of plate glass.
The Ashantee war will, it is thought,
cost England about $25, 100000.
Senator Sumner has invented new
word, "anuexion," for annexation.
Minnesota has added $1,000 to her
population since the beginning OF the
year.
A monastery of the Benedictine Order
has been established at Creston, Union
county, Iowa.
Disraeli is reported to be engaged on
new novel, in which Socialism and
Communism will be discussed.
Dan Rice advertises that old maids
can visit his show at half price, but he
never had a call for half price ticket.
An ingenious mode Of advertising was
recently tried in Paris, consisting of
sticking small labels on the current
coin.
A favorite amusement in San Diego,
California, is to inclose mouse and a
tarantula in bottle, and let them fight
it out.
Bridget Donohoe owns and nayigates
boat on the Hooking canal, and she
takes hand in o free fight with the
best of them.
A New York moralist thinks it is
easier to run a needle through the eye
of camel than to hang rich man in
New York.
The wagons, with canvas awning,
which Rre commonly used by persons
crossing the plains, are known out West
as prairie schooners i"
A Savannah paper complains that or
binary size eabbages cost twenty-five
cents each in that city. while other Vege-
tables are proportionately dear.
An Augusta, Ga, farmer recently dis
covered that dog belonging to neigh
Dor was IN the habit of milking one Of his
cows for bis own benefit, The COW did
not seem to object.
Respect for old age never had
brighter illustration than in the case of
the young lady who always refuses to 60
to the wash-tub when her mother or
grandmother is present.
4 melting Good Friday sermon being
preached IN . country church, all wept
except one man, who, being asked why
he did not weep as well as the rest
Obi" replied be, Il belong to another
parish"
The basbful editor Of Missouri paper
proposed to bis beloved through the col
umns of bis paper in this form There
is a certain girl in this town who can
carry our smoke-houss keys for life, if
she'll only say the word"
Young men who fear that the woman
movement will render the young ladies
Of the land less modest and attractive,
may be eomforted by the fact that as q
rule, women in public life, clerical, pro-
fessional and medical number between
forty and sixty summers.
" What is it, Katy2" said the teacher
q want TO know how to spell tunkan,
said the little girl Explain, said the
teacher Why, l want to write, I love
my teacher more than tunkan tongue
car tell tell" said the child. That
child understood photography.
Referring to the nanny horrible dis
plays Of the execution of criminals
caused by the ignsrant bungling OF the
executioner, the New York World thinks
that it would be useful 20 establish
national school Tor hangmeu, where they
might properly learn their profession.
DR.. Edward Warren writes from Cairo.
Egypt, to a friend in Baltimore that there
is a splendid opportunity for vomea
dentists in Egypt, as in the East women
are forbidden 10 consult with men.
There are three or four English women
practicing dentistry in Cairo, according
10 DIR. Warren's letter, and all are doing
we'll.
The Hornellsville Times says that
some boys dropped an anvil weighing
200 pounds out Of fourth stcry window
on the head Of . neEre Who vas passing.
and be bad them arrested. he said be