Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-25


and invited Wales to be present.
A Lynn shoemaker claims to have
made two pairs of shoes in forty-eight
minutes. He received forty-6ve cents
pair.
Prof. Dana strongly asserts that II
now seems demonstrated by astronom'
ical and physical arguments that the
interior of our globe is essentially solid
Club handled parasols have their
uses. A young lady at MOrristown re-
Gently laid out savage dog with one
in the most efectusl way.
Ven some man slaps me on der
shoulder und say, i vas glad to hear
you vas so we'll, !" und den sticks pehind
my pack his fingers to his nose, l hall
my opinion of dot weller.
The Bangor, Maine, people are cred
tied with marking the names OF theil
children on tags, which they tie around
their neeks. When the children get lost
the policemen look at the tags, and
know where to take them home.
1t is reported in Europe that our dis
tinguished fellow citizen, George Francis
Train, the coming Dictator, has either
bought or is negotiating for a summer
residence on Lake Leman. The price
to be paid for the. property, which in
cludes steam yacht on the lake. is 200,
900 francs, or $4,000.
The indianapolis Sentinel says: Hay
seed ia the hair and blue drilling overalli
are to be the prevailing styles for West
ern politicians this fall. 1t is said thai
the accessions to the ranks Of farmers
for the last two months Of gentlemen that
never before scented clover is something
wonderful.
The Shah is taking with him back to
Persia, among all the wonderful tokens
of Western civilization that he has been
collecting during his stay, no more re-
markable evidence of it than a collec-
ton of the journals Of the day describ-
ing his reception in England, the illus
trated newspapers especially being OBJ
iects of wondering delight to his suite
and attendants.
Philadelphia young ladies are quite
celebrated for their dexterity in bowling
at Cape May and Atlantic City. They
appear to have decided taste for the
healthful recreation, and usually spend
the greater portion of the morning in
the ten-pin alley, on the walls of which
are recorded the brilliant deeds in mat
ters Of "ten strikes" cooked hats
and spares of Misses Brown, Jones
and Robinson, of the Quaker City.
The pranks of the children at Long
Branch have awakened the indignation
of correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, who thinks that if the old nursery
rhyme be true, the Prince of Darkness
must be busy during the summer devils
ing pastimes for them. He says: Nice
little boys and girls trundle tin wagoni
up and down the piazzas, pound the floor
with croquet mallets, shy croquet balls
at each Others heads, and hit each other
on tender and accessible points with
their toy whips, thus producing series
of loud roars to add to the general con-
fusion, while the babies in arms look on
and add their shrieks to highten the
general effect"
Not long since thief stole from the
London Crystal Palace aquarium a
piece of living coral, of which there
we're only two specimens. The superin'
tendent, hoping to bring the thief to jus
tice, advertised in the papers that the
stolen polyps could be easily identified
as the other specimen still remained IN
the aquarium. A few days after this no
tice was published the remaining polypS
was stolen, probably by the same per
son, who was DESTROYS Of removing all
means Of comparison by which the miss
ing corals could be identified. Whether
the thief was or was not a naturalist, be
has certainly shown himself shrewd
fellow and humorist.
Prince Bismarck lives in the summer
at Barzin a life of dreamy quietness.
He devoies himself to the improvement
Of his estate and to the extension Of bis
modest house which cannot appropri-
ately be called a castle. Old Count
Podewils owned Barzin at the close OF
the last century. Although very rich he
was unusually uHpretending and cult
waited the greatest simplicity. The Blu
menthals, who became after him the
owners Of the estate, made it more beau.
tifgl. At Barzin life is very reserved
aud members Of the family only are re-
csived. Il is no place for strangers, Al
there is but one poor inn there, and mel
ther Eine nor beer can be bad. English
correspondents Gsed 70 come TO Barzin