Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-02
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Australia.
Somebody says: 1.-THE woman who
is indifferent to her looks is no woman.
The current value of woman in East
ern Africa is two cows. At Niblo's IL:
only two calves.
An elegant and conspicuous widow
relict Of an American General is at
tracing attention in Paris.
A girl at Green Bay has made busi-
ness of taking the veil. She took two
hundred Of them from merchant at
once.
A San Francisco miss used up her
parasol on a young man who winked at
her. He will probably keep shady
hereafter.
The pigeon barracks in the citadel
of Strasbourg contains now five hum
dred pigeons, which are being trained
for service in case Of siege.
There has been good sleighing in
Northern New Hampshire for several
days, and the navigation of the lakes in
that neighborhood is practically closed.
A bear caught in a trap at Eden, Vt,
one day last week, chewed off his i'm
prisoned leg and walked away on the
other three, thus setting an example how
to bear an amputation.
There is said to be a project among
the newspaper preprietsrs in London to
obtain an act declaring all original mat
ter in a newspaper copyright for forty
eight hours after publication.
Some young ladies in Detroit have es.
tablished dry nursery for the care and
feeding of young children whose moth
ers are compelled to work away from
home. The society is called "The Help
ing Hand"
A clergyman in Kansas recently de-
clined 800 added to his salary, on the
ground that the hardest part of his la
Dor, heretofore, has been the collection
Of salary, and it would kill him to un-
dertake to collect 800 more.
The Prince de Joinville has suffered a
disaster. His wine cellar has
been flooded with water. and the most
wines were destroyed. "-Er.
He must have had his wines lying IN.
bottled and loose on the Goor.
Two little boys at St. Cloud, Mimi,
ately amused themselves by filing a
mouth with snow and tying
! handkerchief ROUND his jaws to keep
hem shut. The jury returned a Yers
lict of playful homicide"
A window brush, several pounds of
Id iron and two beer mugs we're given
n by the officers Of a suspended Chicago |
,aRk as part of their assets this week.
/ is incomprehensibls how o bank on SO
iolid basis could suspend
The Terre Haute Express says.
There are at least 1000 men in this
.ity willing 70 enlist as field officers in
var to conquer Cube. There is also
light smart sprinkling Of martyr souls
wiling to 90 as suffers and quartermas-
ers."
A couple who registered themselves
be other day at a Chicago hotel as
George Lord and lady, Stewartville.
lev York" left baby behind them
then they paid their bill The landlord
eing childless concluded to accept the
Hering of the Lord and adopted the
A lady who had never been blessed
With children vent to a shop to buy
'ome Illuminated notices for her sitting
'ooms. This would be the best" said
he dealer, who happened to be an ac-
luaintance, and be passed her "Suffer
title children to come unto me-"
The steel gun manufacturer. Krupp
n Esson, has forbidden his workmeu
o enter into any discussion of /
ehgious questions in his shop, and will
Immediately dismiss any one, from the
owest jOurneyman 10 the highest Off.
ial, who disturbs its religious peace.
A man went to sleep en- a Western
abroad track and vas killed. The fact
thus recorded by a Fort Wayne
'aper: He was fast asleep, firmly
lasped in the arms Of Morpheus and
'omnus, and was only awakened By the
ioHous light that shone from the Judg.
rent seatin the world beyond the river. "
A Boston merchant. Who recently be-
ame insane, barricaded himself in his
tore after putting out 3 placard stating