Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-20

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Professors balloon cannot keep aAoa
long enough.
The people of Atlanta, Georgia, ar
listening to the deep base notes Q
an alligator, which is waddling abou
beneath the city in the sewer.
The intellectual rowdies Of jackson
county, Indiana, find pleasure in paint
ing teams, which they find standing
about, pure white, horse buggy and all
NJ. Kreggstaffy, the private secretar.
of the Pope, is in New York, havini
made a years tour of private inspection
of the Catholic institutions OF this coun
try.
There is body of Christians in Main'
calling themselves Repository Bap
lists" schism from the Free-will Bap
lists, whose distinctive principle is op
position to an educated ministry.
The Congregationalst says; 1T il
only in the pulpit that striplings are pre-
ferred. The professions of medicine
and law demand maturity. The congre
cations seem to have an appetite fol
veal.
We learn from certain Illinois papers
that miss Swank is going East" She
may be quite amiable Notwithstanding
her name, however; and at all events
there is no occasion for immediate
alarm.
The women of Wyoming are in arms,
not socially, but politically. They pro-
pose to nominate one or two ladies as
candidates for the Legislature, and sup
port the party which ratiGes the nomi-
nation.
1t lie stated that silk may be produced
of different colors by feeding the worms
on various leaves. Worms fed on vine
leaves are said to produce silk of a
bright red color, while those fed on let
tuce produce emerald green silk.
The Italians are said to exhibit speci-
mems of dead human bodies-preserved
according to the Brunette method
which are as hard as stone, retaining the
natural shape perfectly, and being equal
to the best wax models.
The Church Journal has something to
say about people who leave their religion
at home when they go into the country
for a summer vacation. The editor
thinks genuine religion has vitality
enough to live beyond city limits.
One of Mr.. Greeley's sayings is re-
ported to have been that if he had to
start in life again, and the choice was
profiered between a classical education
and his trade as a printer, he would I'M
hesitatingly prefer the trade.
The New York Methodist advises that
the preachers shall peremptorily ex-
clude reporters from their Monday
morning meetings. 1t believes that the
newspaper representations Of the pro-
ceedings have been "a serious damage
to the church
A stranger in Detroit street car,
when asked for his fare, pulled off one
Of his shoes and drew up a ffty.cent
note, remarking that if little prudence
on his part would prevent it, he didn't
propose being left penniless in strange
city by having his pocket picked.
A young man who was married lately
in Cum berland, Maryland, first agra
waited the officiating minister by present
ing him with marriage fee Of eighty
five cents, and then capped the climax
by returning after he had walked away
a few steps, and borrowing seventy-fve
cents of that, on the ground that he was
"a little short just then Leaving the
ten cents for his fee.
There is a young man here who has
been engaged for three weeks in a dir
gent effort to kiss a girl, and has not
yet succeeded. They sit near my win
dow, on the second balcony. till mid
night. Any fellow who couldn't get as
far as kissing a girl after three weeks
lOve-makiug. is a milk.sop. Every night
it is the same story. As lie down in
my lonely couch, wooing the slumbering
god, i am kept awake by this young man 8
persistent begging FOR the kiss.-Long
Branch Letter.
A San Francisco milliner recently hit
upon a novel expedient to advertise her
store. She had among her assistants
one remarkably handsome young wo-
man, and having attired this damsel in
the choicest garments Of the establish
ment, placed her in the window Of the
store. The girl stood in a half reclining
attitude, perfectly still, and very soon an
immense crowd Of people had assembled
to see the beautiful milliner's sign. The
crowd soon grew 10 a perfect mob, quite
the street. until the curtains
we're lowered aud the living model re-