Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-05
YAcrs AND PANcIEs.
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the Temperate Zone Iil'I
Philosophy OF the future; Moralisl-
Who knows what tomorrow will brin
forih2 Positivist--The day after -
OF the sllO,oeO,OOO invested in ID
coal business in the United States
Pennsylvania share is S67, OOO, 900.
\ A Kansas paper seriously advocate
puiting up the senaiorship At publ
auction. aud paying the proceeds int
the State Treasury. oa9 a.I W.
4 A young man who was crossed 10 10y
Attempted suicide recently by taking
dose Of yeast powder. He Immediate,
rose above his troubles. 200 aae aai
I Il is said that number Of Mormon
/ girls at Salt Lake City have entered init
a union never 10 marry unless the mar
promises to be content with one wife.
Washington contempIates grand
masquerade ball, the leading feature o.
which Is TO be a procession Of Congress
men disguised as christian Statesmen.
Swift said the reason certain uniyer
sity was learned place was, that most
persons took some learning there, and
few brought away any with them; 50 il
accumulated. rr4 o.ul SOL
The French census enumerates 81 $50
more married men than married women.
How is this2 Do that number Of French
wives keep duplicate husbands or are
the men widowers2 - bm lleat ao 2
After asking your name in the State
of Arkansas the natives are in the habit
Of further inquiring. in a confidential
tone, "well, now, what was your name
afore yer moved to these parts2" 2
my dear" said the sentimental Mrs.
Waddles, home, you know, is always the
dearest spot on earth. well, yes,"
said the practical Mr.. waddles, 81 it does
cost me about twice as much as any other
spot"
A New Orleans girl recently kissed a
negro drayman in the street because he
had Just saved her little sister from the
wheels Of an approaching car. The
fortunate darby also received one thou.
sand dollars from the girls father.
A Western paper acknowledges the
receipt of Chicago sheet called Heay-
emily Tidings, asking an exchange. Il
denies the request for the reason that it
is not in the habit Of looking to Chi
cago as the source Of tidings Of that
nature. svirOl .vt,9 eIvT sfof Ia
A young woman in Connecticut wants
to know what man means when, on the
day of his wedding, be says to his bride,
with all my earthly goods, thee en-
dow knowing that at his death she will
only get 0ne-third2 ai4 ysb airs'
A female child was born 10 Lockport,
Penn, last week which has FIVE fingers
and two thumbs ON one hand, and FIVE
fingers and one thumb on the other II
also has six toes on each foot. and It's
tongue is fast to the lower part Of the
mouth rsn r an eaa g hia5Il gHE
The people Of Springfield, Mass,
complain Of the water supply. They
say il contains white snaky monsters
an inch long, with keen black eyes and
side whiskers. which swim toward ones
lips with cold blooded, clammy as
peet. lg uid4J saglEsa 4
"Do you think / am fool2" yio-
lent man asked the late Rev. DR.. Beth
une. Really" replied the doctor, 1T
would not have ventured the assertion,
but now that you ask my opinion, II
must say that am not not prepared to
deny it. ' l'- -
An Omaha man desiring to get rid Of
his mother-in-law at very short notice,
induced her to spread nitro. glycerine on
her back to cure lumbago, and then
apply hot hat.iron. At the latest ac-
counts they had sent into an adjoining
county to try to get enough Of the woman
together to hold an inquest over.
1t is related that on New Y ork Cen
tral railroad train, recently, two old la
lies sat on adjoining seats in one Of the
cars; one declared that if the conductor
opened the window she would dieTaHd
he other protested against it being
closed, for she would certainly smother
% death. The conductor was in doubt,
when venerable gentleman exclaimed,
Open the window aud kill one of them
and then close it and kill the other, aud
then we shall have peace" H8
The editor of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer swears to the truth of the story:
A lady OF this city advertised for a |
servant girl. Among those who an
swered was would-be mistress Of the
lover parlor, who subjected the adver-
User to a severe catechising as to the
iesirability Of the situation offered. The
questions were satisfactorily answered
until the young woman inquired how
many times a week the man Of the house
changed his shirt. The lady was obliged 1
10 give il up, and the visitor departed
without an engagement
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