Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-16

seem short by giving his note payable
in the spring.
Van Pelt, the Ohio apostle of temper
ance, has gone back on himself and or
dered lot of lager.
A "Looking-slass bible is the latest
subscription book. Needless to say that
young ladies are among its most en-
thusiastic canvsssers.
"a fine figure of woman was what
the sordid old wretch called that pretty
widow, when he first learned that her
fortune was represented by five figures.
There is still another point in favor Of
narrow. gusge railroads. When the loco
motive runs over a man two-thirds of the
body is left in good shape for identified
lion.
This fashion women have of wearing
high comb on the head is only part
of the general plan to assume male tog
gerry. 1t is an unblushing imitation Of
the rooster.
Stokes is distinguished among con-
victs for the extreme neatness of his
person, his almost white hair, the fit of
the prison garb, and his violent attacks
of asthma
A man in Rutland. eating roasted
chestnuts, put hot one between his
teeth and bit The nut thereupon ex-
ploded and seriously burned and lac
Grated his mouth.
The body of marvelously beautiful
woman was recently found in the Seine,
and the verdict was that the woman had
been in the Seine, but otherwise the jury
had nothing to say.
A Dubuque man did own dog which
would attack buggy wheel as the We
hicle was dashing by. After the dog got
his head between the spokes no one
owned him any more.
A clergyman in Maine took advantage
Of the excitement about bank robbery
to preach sermon. on Thieves" and
while be was preaching all the whips in
the carriages at the rear of the church
were stolen.
The Danbury News says that the
maddest kind of woman is one who
spends half hour in arranging her tot
let before descending to the parlor on
the arrival Of visitor-who proved to
be cook agent.
New York Commercial: A Canada
man tied his dog to the end of rear
car the other day, and then bet the beast
could keep up with the train. Strange
to say, when they got into Detroit the
dog was ahead-there was nothing left
of him.
"Mr. President" said Joha Randolph,
Il have found the philosophers stone.
No woman would pull her husbands
hair out if she didn't want the hair for
her own use, and the fashions of the
period are likely to be the ruin of every
man of us"
1t is asserted that South Carolina
tornado carried young woman nine
teen years old to the top of an apple
tree. She said she wished the tornado'd |
torn dough faced young man who took
his arm away and let her go off the
front doorstep when the storm came upl
A Washington lady, upon the mar.
rage of her daughter, gave her intended |
son-in law three dollars in a sealed en-
velope with which to fee the minister
The enterprising youth distracted two
thirds and delivered the remaining one
dollar to the preacher. Now, with a
commencement like this, what chance
has that mother-in-lawl
An old fashioned naval captain stood
up to 90 through country dance with a
very fine lady, who was shocked to OBJ |
serve that his huge and warm hands !
we're not covered according TO etiquette. |
Captain, said his fair partner, you
are perhaps not aware that you have not |
got gloves OF" "0hl never mind, |
ma'sm," answered the Captain, never
mind I can wash my hands when we've
done"
The New England College President
and Professors met in Hanover, New |
Hampshire, recently, and discussed |
among other matters that of boating and |
students regattas. The weight of opin- |
ion was in favor of encouraging the |
sport. Some thought that those who did |
the rowing we're lowered in their class
standing through consequent neglect of |
study, but the Importance Of physical |
culture was generally deemed 70 greatly
overbalauee the drawback. II was re-
solved not to interfere in any way with
the college regattas next season.
Seth Green, the pisciculturist, while
exhibiting a tank Of fish in public re-
Gently, made few remarks on the ma
ture and habits Of these animals, and
referring to the mooted question, DO
Fish Heart" answered emphatically IN
the negative. To demonstrate his oPin-
ion be asked the band to arrange them
selves in close proximity to the tanks
and blow their loudest blast. This they
did; but not one Of the multitude OF
fishes stirred fin. Mr. Green then said
that although fish we're thus unsuscepti-
bic TO sound. they we're keen Of vision
and sensitive to the slightest jar. To
illustrate the latter point. he tapped on
the bottom of one of the trout tanks with /
lust enough force to cause a slight vibra- 1
ton in the water, when every inmate Of
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