Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-11

cheeks, and consequently the number Of
operators foots up only two, and these
are grass windows.
A recent traveller has discovered that
the ladies in the north of China bang
their hair, and considering the habits of
the people, have probably done so for the
last thousand years.
The Praying Women's Temperance
Union Of Worcester furnishes the fire.
men of that city with hot coffee at every
fire, the aim being to forestall the demand
for intoxicating beverages.
The New Jersey authorities are think.
ing about arresting the lady managers of
church fairs where lotteries have been
run during the past month. They are
all liable under the State laws.
Philadelphia has opened an eating
house where a man can secure a square
meal for FIVE cents. When any town
gets below this figure it will tend to cast
disgrace on the whole business of eating.
A Syracuse judge has decided that no
lawyer with a mustache can plead at his
bar, and the lawyers and the papers are
having a struggle to see which side can
call him a fool the most times in twenty.
four hours.
The Sandwich king is in receipt of a
score Of letters every day from romantic
girls who want to become island queens.
There are thirteen young women in Ro.
chester who have broken their engage.
ments since bis arrival.
The theory has been started that since
the usefulness of whales has largely d.
minisbed through the discovery of mine.
raj oils for Illuminating purposes, the
animals might be domesticated and EN-.
ployed for towing ships.
Captain Werner, of the German navy,
who played a prominent part at Carha.
gena, and was first tried by court-mar.
tial and then raised to the rank of Com.
mander, is shortly to be raised to the
rank of Rear Admiral.
A Nevada audience dislikes to be dis
appointed. Three thousand persons
gathered to see a murderer hanged at
Carson, and their enjoyment was spoiled
by a reprieve from the Governor. That
night a party of miners, who had walked
ten miles to witness the execution,
caught a horse.thief and hung him to a
tree.
The following advertisement appeared
in a recent London paper; ITO Chris
tians-A pious young man, never
having the blessing of the use of his
limbs, through being set on wet grass in
childhood, earnestly ~solieits ~forty.two
postage stamps, in return for which he
will send free, six best nickel silver tea.
spoons to any part Of London"
Driver impatient)-"Now Bill, whats
it all aboutT' Conductor" Ge'tleman
wants to be put down at No. 20 A in
Darlington square, fust portico on the
right after you pass the Red Lion pri-
vate entrance round the corner" Driver
%, certainly Ask the ge'tleman if
we shall drive up stairs, an set i'm down
at is bedroom door in the three.pair
back"
Trifing with English authors: Very
fast indeed-Swift. Worn on the head
Hood. A lady garment-Speucer. A
slang expression--Dickens An inte-
resting pain-Akenside. Belongs to a
monastery--Abbott. Pilgrims kneel to
kiss him-Pope. A young domestic
animal-Lamb. The value Of a word
Wordsworth. To agitate a weapon
Shakespeare.
A family had in it a little girl about
four years old and a little boy about six.
They had been cautioned in their strife
about hens eggs not to take away the
nest egg, but one morning the little girl
reached the nest first, seized an egg and
started for the house. Her disappointed
brother followed crying, Mother,
mother, Susy she's been and got the egg
the old hen measures by"
The Boston journal Of Commerce
says; OF all dstestable, blasphemous
aud diabolical receptions, that Katie
King ghost business is the worst. These
uountebanks or mediums have grown
bold Of late by the easy credence Of So
called scientific men, aud now undertake
to produce materialized ghosts. II any
one would think for a moment concern
ing decomposition and decay, the bubble
would easily be pricked. Materialized
spirits, indeed Bold, interruptions,
sacrilegious, blaSphemoua. mountebauk
mediumsl Soft Drained, emotional, SEN
timental b%elieversl Pshawl