Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-07

being questioned by the president as to
her qualifications, replied; II amt
much of an arithmeticker, bat l am an
elegant grsmmarist."
Woman suffrage is slowly but surely
gaining ground. Hundreds of thousands
of are voters already. Women
are voting today in England, Holland,
Austria and Sweden; they have voted
for FIVE years in Wyoming and Utah.
Government clerkships in Canada are
not altogether sinecures. A new rule
compels all clerks to place their names
on the attendance book for the day by
9:45 am, and no permission is grant
ed to leave the building till 4 pm.
The Leck (StaFordshire) Improvement
Commissioners have refused to receive
into their cemetery the following epitaph;
"Twenty-one years a dutiful daughter,
three years a chsste and virtuous sweet
heart, and forty years a loving wife"
Scene between two fashionable young
Frenchmen at Mount Parnasse: ut
must be confessed, Gustave, that our
uncle's grave has a very bare and desOlate
look" "Ah yes" was the reply, but then
you know the good man had very simple
tastes. Figaro.
my son." said a dying grocer to his
probable successor to the business,
never put sand in the sugar. Cherish a
reputation for fair and honorable deal
ings with your fellow,men, and use terra
alba instead; it's quite as heavy and
don't grit on the teeth"
Victor Hugo was once accused OF hav-
ing exchanged sides more than once.
He replied: "J'st grand" Il have
grown. 1t is Emerson who says that
consistency is the bugbear Of small
minds, and who could not explain what
be meant after the ink got dry.
The Tennessee Historical Society, at
Nashville, Tenn, has received the COM
mission OF Davy Crockett as justice of
the peace of Lawrence county, in that
State. 1t bears the date of November
"a, 1917, and is signed by Governor Jas.
McMinn, and VIM. Alexander, Secretary
Of State.
A Virginia widow furnished'her second
bridegroom with this card for the salts
faction Of the authorities: This is to
certify that hereby give Tom - leaf
to get license to marry me, l being full
groDe, and Of age, forty-fve years Old,
my parents and all of my relations be-
ing willing for me to marry. Lucinda
-, daughter Of -, November Sd,
1875"
Some Of the Indian papers are declsr-
ing themselves afraid Of Colonel Baker.
The Pioneer processes to have seen a let
ter from him, addressed to General
kaufman, offering his services and prom.
ising that il they are accepted he will
d~enatioualize himself and become a
Russian subject. 1t appears Mat Col.
onel Baker has great knowledge of Cen
trial Asia, and the Pioneer expects to see
him one day fighting in the Russian
army against England, and so ~revenRing
himself.
Miss sibyl White, whs recently died
at Marsbfeld, Mass. wss the last mem.
Der Of the White family which occupied
the homestead Of Peregrine White, the
first Englishman born in New England,
though she was obliged, about ten years
ago, as she was left alone and advanced
in years, 10 sell the place, which had
been IN the possession Of her family
from the time Of their ancestor. Some
three years sfterwsrd a w~elLknown ap-
pie tree, planted by Peregrine, was pros
trated and destroyed by a storm.
Mark Twain will deliver a lecture in
Hartford for the benefit Of the poor. In
bis letter to the committee he says: "As
this will probably be the last time / shall
ever have the opportunity Of hearing
sound wisdom and pure truth delivered
from the platform, ] wish to buy a ticket'
to this lecture, and | herewith send
money for the purpose. / am aware ]
could get it for nothing, and still be act
ing in a measure honorably; bat when /
run my lecture over in my mind and
realize what a very tressurs Of priceless
Information it lie, ! cannot conscien.
tiously accept a free pass"
Judge Benedict. Of New York, lbus
neatly expressed himself the other day,
IN conveying a piecs Of unpleasant in
formation TO Deputy Collector Colonel
Robert Des Anges, wis had been Snug
Cling; You we're an officer in whom
confidence was placed. You abused
the place, and lent yourself TO fraud
You are a man OF intelligence, and
know that you can bring forward no plea
OF mitigation for the crimes vou havs
committed and connivod Of. The pun.
lshment IS hardly adequate 10 The oGsnSe.
You are sentenced 10 two years impris-
onment and a Sus Of $4,000, and 70 70.
main in Albany ~psnisentisry lil said