Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-27
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

Residents of Vermont towns complain
that there are more liquor fines than
fine liquors.
Salisbury Point, Mass, has three cler-
gymen, all named Wright, and each, of
course, thinks that the other two are
wrong
Theirs will be seventy-eight years old
next April. The physicians say he will
probably die in one of his after dinner
siestas. BE thinks he win live to be one
hundred.
Two boys we're standing before cigar
store, when one asked the other, Have
you got three cents2" Yes" well,
have got two cents; give me your three
cents and l will buy fve-center." "All
right" says No. 2, handing out his
money. No. enters the store, procures
the cigar, lights it and puffs with good
deal of satisfaction. Come, now, give
us pull, says No. 2, II furnished more
than halt the money" II know that"
says the smoker; but then I'm the pres
ident, and you being only stakeholder,
you can spit"
Mrs. W. H. Howard, jr., of Braintree,
Mass, was lately walking in the streets
of that town, accompanied by her hus-
band, when they met an intoxicated
man, who was more than ordinarily dem
onstrative. Just as the Towards came
abreast of the inebriate, he gavea whoop
which was so sudden in its effect upon
Mrs. Howard that she dropped dead at
her husbands feet. She was robust
and healthy woman, and her death was
pronounced by her physician, DR.. Dear
ing, to be the consequence of fright.
A Virginia paper says; "Old Uncle
Ned, General Early's old body servant,
came out to the election last Tuesday
and voted the Conservative ticket. One
of the most enjoyable features of the
day was the witnessing of this venerable
and faithful old servant ride into town
on horseback, dressed in suit of gray,
politely bowling to every white man he
CHANGED to meet, scarcely deigning to
notice negro, and, with look of pride
beaming upon his countenance, deposit
his Conservative ballot along with those
cast by the friends of his old master"
Jenny June got hat that turned up
on one side, and her husband criticised
it so severely that she wore her old bon
net when she went to see the Sphinx,
and lo it was the only one there. Every
body had on new hat, and every one
had it turned up high on the sides. Said
her husband, Good heavens have all
gone crazy2" Eyes," replied
she meekly, and why can't l 60 crazy
too2" my dear" said he, you may;
it would be ridiculous to be the only SEN
sible woman in the world" So here
after she is going to wear her gray felt,
turned up on one side, in peace.
An old man, limping badly, and with
green glasses over his eyes, entered a
saloen in Detroit recently and asked for
money. He told a pitiful tale, but I'M
for himself, gave as his resi-
dence the house in which one of the per-
sons present lived. The poor old gen.
tleman's story was doubted, and he was
roughly seized, his green glasses torn off,
perfectly sound pair of eyes,
his limbs recovered their strength, and
be made a vigorous effort to escape.
His tormentors found $3S As in his pock-
cts, and handbook with $3.50 so cred
tied to him, and only released him on
his agreeing to leave Detroit at once.
Mr.. E. Woodruff, of Grand Rapids,
has published pamphlet, in
which he says information has been
to him in a vision of
great physical changes to take place on
the earth fifteen years hence. He de-
clares that during twenty-one days, com
January &c, 1889, new planet
will be formed from a belt of matter
thrown of from the sun, and new moon
from belt Of matter now surrounding
the earth, and that our present moon
will then be pushed further of. That
the earth's atmosphere will be purified
by the change, and that sickness from
natural causes will therceforth be I'M
known. The chances are that all Of rs
who can manage to prolong our exist
ence until 1889 will be in a position to
live forever.
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