Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-24
FACTS AND FANCIES.
Camping out is as popular this sea-


dislike red hair will fall in love with
red heiress.
Dogs are taxed $25 q head in Wash
ington territory, aud sausages are nna''
tainable Injuries.
San Francisco has mermaid, aud
noyelists who have seen It won't praise
mermaids any more.
A Montana paper says that any one
who can summer in that country can WIN
ter anywhere in the world!
Public rejoicings in France over the
evacuation of territory by German troops
are interdicted by Government.
Boston has invented a fre-prsoi rail-
road car stove which can be tumbled
about all day and not spill out fire.
A hen that lays biyalyular eggs is re-
ported from Princes bay, S. /. She
has lived almost exclusively on clans.
Edwinia Lewis, the colored sculptress'
does not think the works OF Winnie
Ream, the white one, show much talent
A great annoyance at seaside hotels
is the tossing of boots and shoes into
the corridor by guests" who retire
about sunrise.
An Ohio man who had his choice be-
tween marrying writer for the maya
zines and a girl who could bake bread
wisely chose the latter.
A boy named Coon, at Lansing, Mich,
shot his thumb aud fore6nger of, and
went and told his IN other he guessed his
Fourth of July was over for this year
Blonde hair is worth more than its
weight in gold. The metal costs about
eighteen dollars an ounce, while the
hair sells for from twenty to thirty dol
lars.
A Long Branch correspondent says oil
some of the blondes who battle there that
"old Neptune sports so roughly with
their golden tresses that they turn red
with anger
An epitaph in Pennsylvania church
ward. Here lies the body Of Amy
Major who departed this life March 20,
1892. Suffice it to say that she was an
honest Woman-the second noblest work
of God
A little boy was nearly drowned the
other day in barrel of whitewashing,
at Oxford, Penn. When he grows up
and becomes Philadelphia politician
he will take daily bath in that kind OF
stuff without mlnding it.-BostOn Post
What is the world coming 10, when
even the babies exhibit such alarming
preeecity as did little seven year old
charmer in Brattleboro, who, the other
day, sent her beau love letter couched
in the following apt and possible familiar
words, " Those who seek me early shall
find me-
The prohibitory liquor law in Masss-
chrsetts sometimes give rise to comic as
we'll as tragic ineideuts.a as at Holyoke, the
other day, when State constable, after
an exciting chase, overhauled truck
man and seized upon the beer barrel in
his wagon only to discover that its con-
tents were offal instead Of lager.
A New York religious paper has de-
termined to accept no more articles
from people who spell Bible with three
BIS. While three BIS don't hurt the Bible
to any great extent-not as much so as
spelling it with only one bit is well
enough to beach correspondents economy
in using the alphabet.
The new comet lately announced by
telegraph, and not yet visable to the
naked eye, is still nursed by Professor
Peters. After patient observation for
two weeks, be thinks he detects bushy
outline on one side, which, if the season
is favorable, viii unfold a tail long
enough to be continued. He is at pres
ent in doubt whether the comet is com
ing this way or not.
/
They report a queer case Of spontan-
eous combustion from New Hampshire.
A physician had prescribed linseed oil
and camphor for severe pain in the
chest, and the patient complained Of
the heat soon after its application on
cotton batting. In about an hour he
protested that he could bear it no longer,
and before it could be removed it took
Ere, actually blazing up and burning the
poor fellows neck severely.
A recent visitor to Mrs Lee at Alex
andria, Virginia, found her buhly en-
gagged in coloring an exquisite, bunch oi
autumn leaves, which, on questioning
her, be found we're destined for a fair
TO be held soon, the proceeds Of which
fair are to go toward erecting memorial
chapel to General Lee. Making fancy
work for this fair and coloring pictures
is Mrs. Lees favorite occupation, and SC
eager is she to contribute to its success
that she rises at five o'clock to begin hel
work.
The robust managing editor OF the
! Pittsburg Dispatch tolls with the fame
eOnundrum. A year ago be bought {
, full suit Of white flannel. After the frs