Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-22
FACTS AND FANCIES.

candle look very ridiculous. Every
bit of grease fell away from the wick.
Mr.. Hyman, of Rhode Island, has
beeu sued by the widow Jacobs for refus
ing her the light Of his torch on her
pathway to the tomb.
There are 1906 more females thar
males in Boston, and yet If man wants
to marry three or four of these 1906 he
is hooted at for a Mormon.
There was cast at the Tredegar iron
works, Richmond, recently bed-platt
for a cotton compress weighing 10000
The calculations Of weight were so accu
rate that the molten metal exactly filled
the mould.
One of the greatest events Of tht
present dramatic season in London viii
be q performance of Macbeth, with
Rossi as Macbeth" Salvini as Mac
duff" and Madame Ristori as Lady
Macbeth"
A Hartford diamond merchant has
just imported from Paris probably the
finest solitaire diamond to be found in
this country for a lady who already has
over $50, 900 worth of diamonds in hel
possession.
There is split between the Indianapo
lis gambling fraternity, and somebody
threatens TO tell how somebody else
maintains an influence over certain
police officials. The people are anxious
for the breach to widen.
The new Nashville paper ought, out OIL
respect, to indicate in some way that il
has dropped three ofits good old names
1t should not only use a hyphen, but al
apostrophe too. THE American y
would set people to talking.
Raw onions are said to produce sleep
An, Indiana man who had passed severa
sleepless nights ate few the other eve
ming before retiring. His wife kicked
him out of bed; he landed on boot
jack, which nearly broke his back, and
spent the rest Of the time till morning
applying arnica and "cqssiig onions
Up in Ohio they have began to shoot
each other while engaged in religious
discussions. First thing we know the
telegraph, in reporting homicides, viii
be compelled to distinguish the ordinary
incident from the church tragedy by
adding, Religious differences had moth
ing to do with the melancholy affair"
A little three-year old, who had otter
been reproved for eating the inside anG
leaving the crusts of her pie, was re
Gently afflicted with a sore toe. One
day, when at dinner, she was observed tc
slyly remove the crust of her pie and
place it under her plate while eating the
inside. On being discovered she inno
Gently replied We'll, papa, my toe is
so sore ! couldn't eat this crust."
When a Nevada photographer wants tc
make good picture, he puts the sitter
in his place, pulls out a navy revolver
cocks it, levels it at the man head, and
says, Now, jist you sit perfectly still
and don't move q hair; put on a calm
pleasant expression Of countenance, and
look right into the muzzle of this revol
YER, or I'll blow the top Of your head Of
Ny reputation as an artist is at stake
and don't want no nonsense about thil
picture"
Legraud aud De Gas met in the Paril
Bourse on August 81. II promise tc
cane you'll do so" SAID .Legrand, anC
he struck De Gas across the face with 9
walking stick. And l promised to shoo
you'll do so" responded De Gas
drawing revolver, firing at Legrand
and wouDding him in the head. They
we're wealthy brokers, and their en-
counter was the result Of a quarrel, in
which they had made the threats thai
were subsequently fulfilled.
The Rev. Robert Laird Collyer thinks
the great generals Of modern times
greater than those who lived in the days
when war was the principal business
mo doubt" he says, Napoleon coult
have conquered Alexander. /" 1t may b,
that Napoleon could have humbleC
Alexander, but suppose such man al
H AnnibaI had got after the Corsicar
prodigy once. And Hannibal had-only