Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-19
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Jay GOuld's recent illness deprived
him Of his eyebrows.
OF the 100 newspapers published in
Great Britain, SO8 are penny papers.
Women are not allowed to drive opni.
buses in England, the osculatsry buss
being deemed sufficient for their ca
pacity.
Some Of the life insurance companies
nov have a clause in their policies pro-
hibiting the use Of hair dye, on the
ground that it produces paralysis.
A Texas mArksmsn writes to Bogsr.
dus, the pigeon-maugler, offering to
shoot him anywhere in the State Of
Texas" but Bogardus wisely declines.
Connecticut Posts Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic sit around on the floor
aud eat baked beans and bard tack to
remind themselves Of the part they took
in the war.
An entire suspension Of business takes
place in 8 Chicago grocery house on the
entrance Of q mad dog. and in four
seconds not q living creature ave the
sagecious brute himself is to be seen.
Patents are granted 10 this country at
the rate of n for every twelve minutes
Of patent Office hours. 1t looks as If
some Of the Washington correspondents
we're getting patents on their inventions.
Fifty six widows, a hundred and thirty
FIVE orphans and twenty cripples com
pose the burden that Thomassen has to
carry on his shoulders as be wanders up
and dOWu the ~shsdowy shores Of the
Sryx.-N z Com ADJ.
When Filth Harrington was arrested
in New York the other day, on the
charge Of larceny, more than 100 love
letters, from prominent men all over
the country" we're found in her trunk.
Ii does not appear that they are to be
published. however.
A bill has been introduced into the
California Senate which provides that
all original articles or correspondence
hereafter appearing in any newspaper
or serial published in hat State, shall
be printed in said newspaper or serial
with the full real name Of the author Of
each article or correspondence" etc.
David Dudley Field says; at is the
duty Of a lawyer to defend a thief, and
hopes the time will never come when it
shall be considered a reprossh to a law.
yer that be does it." But it must come,
David. Business is business, but pro-
gress is progress. Urless a lawyer be-
lieVes his client to be innocent, be can
hardly be justified in asking the jury to
acquit him.
The Congressional Directory has GER
tain signs to designate BY whom our
officers are accompanied. A ~" desig-
mates a wife, 2" signifies a daughter,
aud u" other ladies. Whether our Nor
mon delegates demand a series Of stars
is not apparent, but if a man is known
BY the company he keeps, good husbands
and fathers are not the greater part Of
our lawmakers. -Nep York Post
Apious Newark girl recently dises.d ed
8 poor young man to whom-she had lepp
been engaged, and gave her hand TO a
wealthy, Cray.hesded gidower. She said
she had made the matter q subject Of
prayer, aud that God told her that with
the rich mans money she could do graat
good IN the world in the way Of convert
ing sinners, and 90 she took up the bur
den. 1t is only women who can 90 SAC
ri6ce themselves.
The Indianapolis News thus plucks
away tbs laurels Of a pampsred patrol.
man: The morning papers give credit
to PatrOlmsu Theme for detecting the
operations Of a 6re-bug' in Crosby q
stable, on Fletcher avenue, last night,
aud the officer is supposed to be plum.
ing himself very much upon bis exhi.
bition Of sagscity. The truth is, a lady
named Champ made the FIRST discovery
and acquainted her husband, and a dis
e%oursging search was made for 3 patrol.
man until finally Mr.. Theme was found