Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-01


cially if they contribute something.
Mrs. Van Colt preached sermon only
for men in Baltimore recently, the text
being, "What dost thou?' And they
busted before she got through scolding.
An Indiana clergyman sued news.
paper for libel and dropped dead within
a week. The Detroit Free Press says
these fellows will learn something by and
by.
A marriage in high life lately took
place in Buckingham county, Virginia,
between colored bridegroom seven feet
tall and ditto bride six feet six in alti-
tude.
Talk of "how space clears around a
great man." what is that to the space
vacated by an irate woman, armed with
a skillet in one hand and sadiron in
the other2
An English clergyman exclaimed, in
a company of his fellow preachers, "Ah.
well, there is only one thing in our min
istrations more trying to me than preach
ing" Indeed" they said, and what
may that be2" Hearing any one else
preachl" he replied.
According to the talk in spiritual
circles" Mr.. Talmage's declaration that
he would pillow up the theater to its
foundation, in defiance of all earth and
hell" has led to such commotion in
the region of lost spirits that Satan has
been obliged to read the riot act.
A little girl in Vermont called at a
drug store and said: Ny mother wants
ten cents worth of jumps" She insisted
that that was what she had been sent
for, and the clerk had to send her back
for further instruction. Very soon she
returned, and said it was hops that she
wanted.
At Maury, Tenn, few nights ago,
young man went to bed, leaving burn
ing candle and a pistol on the table.
The dripping sperm ignited the table,
the table ignitsd the pistol, the barrels
began to explode, and when the young
man asoke he was nearly burned, smoth-
cred and shot to death. The pillow re-
csived the balls and saved bis life.
As an instance Of some Of the vsga-
ries of Partisan life, the following sdver-
tisenent from q paper Of that city is
rather suggestive: " A young man of
agreeable presence and DESTROYS Of get
ting married would like 10 make the
acquaintance of an aged and expe-
rienced gentlemen who could dissuade
him from taking the fatal step"
Mont Blanc is no longer the monarch
OF the European mountains. It's height
is only 1874 feet, whilst that of Mont
Elburz, on the northern or European
side Of the Caucasian water shed, is 49,
526 feet. The latter mountain, which
has just been assembled by some mem
bers Of the English Alpine Club, is said
70 resemble in shape hattened dome,
Ike an inverted tea cup.
The teachers Of Chicago have now for
tEo years, under voluntary agreement,
dispensed with the use Of the rod in
school, and Superintendent Pick claims
the following results; l. Order as good
a. ever before. q Obedience is prompt
and cheerful. 3. Msliciousness less than
ever before. 4. Suspensions for miscon-
duct are only about one half what they
have been in the best Of former years.
A Boys Composition: THE horse is
the most useful animal in the World.
So is the Cow. ! once had thirteen ducks
aud Two was brakes and Skunk killed
Ooe. be smelt 0rful. / know a boy
which bad 7 chickens but His father
woBld not Jet him rails Them and so he
got mad sod 60 be bored Hole in bis
montbers Wash tub. Our savior road
on q Ass. wish / bad hors. A hors
vhgbs 1000 pounds"
Baby shows are believed to be an
American invention. but it was left to
Austria 70 get up nose show. Eighty
persons. We are told, competed for the
prize offered for the most extraordinary
nasal prominence in form, size and color.
The jury decided that only three out Of
the whole could be admitted to compete
Tor the prize, which was finally adjudged
TO a competitor from Vienna, possessed
Of what is stated 70 be "a gigantic nose
Of deep violetblue."
A friendly critic on Ralph Waldo EN-
erson says; 1T makes no difference
whether you begin at the last paragraph
and read backward, or begin at what he
intended for the beginning, you will al
ways find, If you search some thread on
which he strings bis pearls, and find it is
no, accidental, though it takes a sagac-
ious reader 10 find that thread" How
this would have been TO
Friend Lay, q Quaker, who once took
one Of his compositions TO Benjamin
franklin for publication. Franklin,
having looked over the manuscript, OBJ
served that il was deficient in arrange
menL 1T is no matter" replied the
satisfied author, thee can print any
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