Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-10

spine, are fashionable for party wear.
Why has o'clock bashful appearence2
Because it keeps its hands before its face.
Since his marriage some jealous per-
sons refer to young Harrott as Mr.. Mac.
beth.
A minstrel manager says he hits the
public hard with comedian on the bone
end.
When man is weak and weary at
night, no friend will stand by MIN logger
than lamp-post.
An eccentric individual has been ar
rested for trying to shove up window
in pawn-broker's shop.
The new prima donna of opera, Albani,
is unmarried, and is congratulated upon
having no husband to support.
Whenever man is ashamed of his
religion, whatever it is, it is pretty GER
tain that he has but little Of it,
A Mrs. Grant of Pennsylvania has
killed eight deer this season, and contem-
plates applying for third term.
The Receiver General of Nova Scotia
is one Coffin, though, to be sure, Coffin
is receiver general for the entire world.
The recent scarcity aud high price of
cotton is probably owing to the fact,
presented by the Express of that city,
that Buffalo girls pad their instep.
A Green Bay girl will go barefooted
all summer to save money enough TO buy
lottery ticket, and will blow around all
winter because her ticket didn't draw
anything.
A Chinese architect is about to be de.
capitated for making mistake in re-
pairing the imperial summer palace.
They don't permit leading architects to
resign in China.
The melancholy intelligence has been
received by us that the only proper way
to pronounce the name of the King of
the Sandwich Islands is Cal,a-cow-d.
Neic York Mail.
Judging from the sprightliness of TIE
highway business at present, the man
who isn't robbed before next spring will
be looked upon as a creature scarce) y
worth mentioning.
The wife Of General Sherman says
she wants her children out of Washing.
ton until their minds have been fc rmed.
Have we not always said that Mr.. Sher-
man was a very thoughtful, sensible
woman
A United States soldier stationed in
Dakota, has married seven Indian wives
daring the past year, and is still looking
around for wives. When the regiment
moves it will take two baggage wagons
to carry his family.
"The Archbishop of Paris has for.
hidden the clergy to address letters to
the journals" How much trouble,
anxiety ana ragged edge might have.
been saved if the Brooklyn clergy were
forbidden to write letters.
If Milwaukee women are the con1dine.
creatures they are cracked up to be. we
would like to know whyfore so many
keep private detectives to watch their
husbands. 1t isn't using the old man
just right.--NilpaHkee Sentinel.
1t is estimated that but one in fifty
million railway passengers is killed. As
a much greater proportion of those who
stay at home die ia their beds, it is
claimed that il 10 safer to travel on the
railroad than TO 90 to bed at home.
A syracuse girl said she would 20 to
a candy-pull, so tberel Her old dad said
he'd see about it, and he locked her in
her room. She let herself down to the
ground by two sheets and danced all
night till broad daylight.
James Parton says: Let our religion
be, as mine shall ever be, the welfare
and glory Of the United States" James
has said several things he has had to take
back, and when be comes to die, he will
find he needs religion Of another kind.
The first day of the bombardment Of
Irun, says a Spanish correspondent,
drew thousands of spectators to witness
the engagement. All Alsng the road
which skirts the French side Of the
Bidassoa 3 row Of carriages Of every
imaginable shape and style was drawn
up. and many Of the occupants we're
indulging in champagne and sandwiches,
As if they we're on the pleasantest of
picnic excursions. 1t was not at all an
unirequent thing to hear a pretty
Spanish or French girl saying, Il wish
they go on quicker; this is such slow
work" Several Americans and English
who were present we're none the less
bloodthirsty, forgetting that although
more rapid firing on either sid,, would
have intensified their own Excitement,
jet it would have Increased the number
Of killed apd wounded 10 considerable