Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-13
FACTs AND FANCIEs.

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A New Haven scientist shows
that bees have memories. They
have a way of sitting down sud
denly and leaving Their memories
behind them.
A hundred years ago When you
called on girl she kissed you good
bye. Now, if you suggest anything
of the sort, her father calls you
into the library and asks you what
you. are worth. Are we a nation
And is this progress?
Woman Rights-Scotch lady,
who has taken a house in the
Highlands cher servants suddenly
giving warning): What's the rea-
son of this? Have you not all you
want-good rooms, good fresh air
and food, and easy work." Spokes-
man-"Yes, mem; but-but there's
not a decent lad within cry o u.s..
The New Workers are reyeing IN
peach shortcake, an unknown lux
ury to Bostonians. Won't some
enterprising dining establishment
make an experiment in that direc-
tion.-BOStOn Transcript. Your
ignorance is bliss. A peach short
cake is a compound Of even a lower
order than a strawberry ditto, if
You know what that profanity is.
While S. Casey, Of Wyoming,
Ont, was in front of his store not
long ago, he was surprised to see a
small stone fall on the sidewalk at
his feet Picking it up he found it
almost red-hot, and before he could
drop it it burned his fingers and
thumb perceptibly, Where it came
from is matter Of much wonder.
A correspondent who is some
what disguised with the continual
illusions in newspaper letters to
society bellies, watering-place bellies,
and bellies of the ballroom, petu-
lantly asks, "What constitutes a
belle, anyway?'-BOstOn Trans
cript. Huml Well, a belle is any
thing with a tongue, and its des-
: tiny is a ring. Can't remember it,
other peculiarities.
Miss Martineau came very neal
making a strange bequest in thu
interest Of science. Her will con
tanned one remarkable provision
: that her skull and brain should b
given to Henry George Atkinson
"for the purpose of scientific OBJ
selyation." A subsequent codicil
however. revoked this direction, til.
alteration being made not in con
sequence of any change of opinion
:. but because Of "a change Of cir
cumstances in my individual case
1t would seem that the Hon. Jnt
d. White had gained his point Il
the dismissal of Wharton and tn
appointment of Finley as distric
attorney for Kentucky. His organ
: the Mountain Echo, while advising
(. " our moonshine brother" to aban
e don the illicit business, says of Fin
ley: "While in trivial cases, tn
IS prosecution of which would be eS
pensiye and worth nothing to tn
/, government, and the pardoning {
n the same would establish no prect
dent tendingto encourage the vic
re lationo Of the revenue laws, we doub
not that his sympathies would b
on the side of his unfortunate fe
, low citizens"
Cnthe's "Faust" was first brougf
out on the dramatic stage by D
August Klingermann, Of the Roy
II Court Theater, Brunswick. I'll
Duke of Brunswick, the eccentr
Charles, in the year 1928, urge
upon Dir. Klingermann the pc
he Torrance Of the work, and the su.
~ gestlOn was successfully acueo upo
An application to Goethe for adyi'
= and encouragement met with t
=. following curt responce; Sir.
lie, The answer to your letter of N
les vember 4th is that my works ha
he appeared in print, and are, thel
'e' fore, the property of the public
81, will add that for a long time | ha
no given myself no trounble conce1
h ing theaters, so do with my Eau
Ike as You like"
nd We take it for granted that
oil man who wrota this To the Pa