Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-23

According to the official statistics just
published, there were 5275 suicides in
France in 1872.
One of the bridesmaids at recent
Covington (Ky.) wedding was the grand
mother of the bride.
Thirteen tons Of barnacles were re-
Gently taken from the hull Of an iron
ship after six months voyage.
At a New Hampshire baby show, ac-
cording to local paper, class Z in
cluded babies under 10 years old.
The most unpopular man in the coun-
try at this season is said to be the man
who saws his wood toe long for his
neighbor' stove.
An over cautious wife in Gloucester
did not believe that telegram sent to
her by her husband was genuine, because
it wasn't his handwriting.
A widow who says that she is the
homeliest woman in Newport, Ky, ad-
yertises for husband. He must be mid
dle-aged, good natured, but not beautiful,
''as want 10 love him all myself.
Two Atlanta professors have recently
tried mule steak and pronounce 1T better
than beef. The esnnibaisl
A magnificent voice for calling cows
is all the young farmers of Colorado re-
quire of wife in the way of music.
No young man is proof against a gum
drop when she holds it between her
teeth and invites him to take bite.
The English revision of the Old Tesla
ment had proceeded on the I'd instant as
far as the seventh chapter of ii Samuel.
Mark Twain gives as his private rea-
son for not lecturing his unwillingness
to interfere with his wife's prerogative.
A New York paper touchingly speaks
of sausages as charming mankind by
the sense Of mystery which envelops
them"
Berlin ladies wear Partisan fashions,
just as they did before the war, notwith-
standing their prOtestations that they
never would.
A Bosten philosopher says that you
want to look at mems boot heels to dis
cover their energy. A slow, slothful
man runs his boots over at the heels.
About this time, expect to go home
aud find your wife with red eyes and with
long story about that last jar of can
ned peaches that burst.
4 youthful Pennsylvania Granger,
about to be chsstised by his father the
other day, called for his grandfather to
protect him from the middleman.
A colored preacher, in discoursing to
his people on the efficacy of earnest
prayer, delivered himself in this manner:
tell you, bredreu, tbs prayer is what
GIBBS de debil de lockjsw."
Queen Victoria has twenty-five living
grandchildren, including the son Of the
Duchess of Edinburg, whose birth is
announced by cable. Three other of
her grandchildren have died.
Sometimes the Philadelphia Ledger
uses one verse for two obituaries on the
same day, and then the bereaved rela-
tives shrek for revenge and the outraged
corpse gets up and bowls.
The wind took off the hat Of a poor,
unhappy old lady, the other night, but
she said cheerfully, wiping the mud from
it with the ragged end Of ragged shawl.
at last have found my fall bonnet"
Upon the marriage Of one Of her com
panions, little girl about eleven years
Of age, Of the same school, said to her
pa: why, don't you think Amelia is
married, and hasn't gone through frac-
tons yet"
An application from Chiang-Qaan-
Wa, a Chinaman, Of San Francisco, for
patent improved overalls-the first ap-
plication for a patent that has ever been
made by subject of the Chinese EN-
pire-was filed at the Patent Office a
few days ago.
Always acknowledge al courtesies in
q kindly spirit Throw bouquet and a
card Of thanks TO a serenading party, if
not prepared to invite them in If you
haven't a bouquet or card at hand,
throw a boot jack, or brick or anything
Of that sort, just to show your apprecia-
ton Of the kindness intended.
The London correspondent Of the New
York Graphic writes Nellie Sartoris
is going home in January-of course
with her husband. | suppose that an
interesting event may be expected
about that time, and the young wife
naturally would wish 70 be with her
mother at such a season. Moreover. a
boy born out Of the United States can
not be President, and il is well to look
forward 10 even distant eventualities."