Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-17
FACTS AND PANCIEs.

They are rough diamonds that are
inserted in the pugilistic ring.
In California ii costs 500 tooth to
smash your motherin-law's jaw.
If man has nothing else to travel on,
politeness win carry him long distance.
The New York Republican State Con-
vention will be held at Utica September
oath.
The Changers of Wisconsin have ar
ranged for a convention toput State
ticket in the field, on the Odd
The three-card monte men, wishing to
be in the fashion, are holding a conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids, up in Iowa.
Spineyville is the name Of watering
place in Iowa, to which people go to get
their backbones strengthened.
They have vegetable hall " at every
fair; but corn is often the only vegetable
exhibited, and the hall is nothing but
alcohol.
Exclamation by railroad superin-
tendent, on looking over his freight re-
ceipts: "Ob, the transporting, rapturOus
scenel"
Next to Memphis, Terre Haute is the
most munifcent patron of the Arkansas
hot springs" That is rather rough on
the Terre Hautentots.
Judge Thomas Ferguson, near Sedalia,
is the owner of a mad stone, aud d. D.
Warner is man who claims to have been
recently cured by it.
A correspondent to the New York Post
suggests that it is quite as honorable to
have raised ourselves from apes as to
have fallen from angels.
Extensive fires have been doing an i'm
mense amount of damage in the pine
forests, especially in the central and
eastern parts Of Wayne county.
The cat is volume of wonders. One,
resident in Oregon, catches its two or
three snakes week, and often brings
them in alive twined about its neck.
The Terre Haute Express speaks of
lost child that was found and restored
to its progenitors." Does it mean that
the child was gathered to its fathers?
The Tobacco Leaf says: Pennsyl-
vania, next to Connecticut, is now rails
ing the most superior tobacco for smok-
ing purposes, produced on the con-
tinent."
An Illinois editor says that he started
his paper, three years ago, with few
cid, secondhand traps" Now he has
a patent outside, and owes everybody.
Mrs. Marquis Of Lorne will not be for
lorn much longer. We don't know what
she means to name it, or whether Albert
Edward is to be an uncle or an aunt.
The people of Connecticut are to de-
eide by ballot, on the first Monday Of
October, whether they will economic in
capitals and try to get along with one
hereafter.
The Norwegian papers publish an ae.
count Of the discovery of the bodies Of
eighteen sailors, who were surprised by
the ice TO the north Of Spitzbergen aud
frozen to death.
A Kentucky colonel, on getting OF
the train at Winchsster, Tennessee. was
embraced and kissed by several besuti-
ful young ladies, who mistook him for
their long lost uncle.
Five Cincinnati doctors are abused
because they refused to turn out after
midnight aud 60 to see dying man.
They had seen plenty Of such sights;
why should they go2
Olympia and Skookum Chuck is the
name OF the last railroad contemplated
in Oregon. Il ought to be a short one,
As it lie really but a step from the sub
lime to the ridiculous.
An exchange says that siI .tOed
Genius Of America is 10 be seen on
the genuine $500 greenbaek. Il mus,
have been counterfeiter who could
couHt her toes 50 accurately.
At the ere on sunday morning Dan
bury man, in the excitement Of the
hour, shouted Keno instead Of
Fire, and bis wife wants 10 know