Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-13
FACTS AND FANCIES.


The Royal Academy Of London has
elected Gladstone professor of ancient
history.
Marie Flavigny Countess dAgoult, an
authoress well.known as Daniel Stern,
died recently in London.
The Chicago Times learns that about
two hundred skunks, captured in Wis
cOnsin this winter, will be sent to the
scentennial.
People won't patronizs art nova
days" said q disgusted artist as he left
the picture sale; they threw away their
money on bread and butter"
A Kentucky Judge has decided that a
man has no right to harness his wife to
a plow-ne, not even with mule. And
yet women complain that they have no
rights. DH nat
Fourteen Of New Hampshire mans
children are all going to scheol instead
of staying at home and supporting their
old father. He hopes the rest Of them
may turn out better. 4nA
1t is stated that a woman is net per-
mitted to drive stage in England; but
we don't suppose one American woman
will abandon contemplated visit to
England on that account. saff.s
A prisoner in the Indiana State prison
drew a piano in lottery the other day,
on ticket purchased before he was in
carcerated. They won't allow him to
have it inside, for fear he will play him.
self out. Hs
The Sultan Of Turkey has made another
concession in favor of the women. Here
after no Turk can divorce his wife With
out giving her time to pack her trunk
and buy a railroad ticket.
When anything pleases you at the
opera, bear in mind that Brave" prop
erly applies to the gentlemen and
'Brava" to the lady performers. Don't
say either, young man, unless you part
your hair in the middle.
"And this is the very room, said a
country cousin, ON being taken into
Fsnuil Hall the other day, I'm which
our forefathers met TO unite agains,
tyranny" THAT sounds we'll, said her
city relative, rather bored with sight
seeing, but the fact is, this hall wai
built in 1903"
How oft the cherished hopes Of years,
when realized, turn to ashes in the grasp
Take, for instance, the case of the man
Who after years Of labor, was elevated to
q country postmastership only to fine
himself, on his first day in Office, con
fronted by Granger with the perplex
ing inquiry Of how much postage Il
would take to send live calf through the
mail.-N y. Commercial Advertiser.
The Detroit Post thinks Dean Stanley
was not equal to his opportunities in con
Quoting the marriage ceremony Of Prof
Tyndall. The Dean might have asket
! the bride il she would take that anthro
poi6 to be her coordinate, to love will
her nerve. penters and to cherish with he
whole cellular tissues, until 6ual mole
cular disturbance should rSgolye his OF
gauism to It's primitive atoms. but h
didn't.
Nicholas, the Iste Emperor Of Russia
christsnsd Turkey lths sick man. Il
a dispatch to the British elabsssado
QS44) he compared Turkey toa "sicl
man" in q state Of decrepitude--said th'
Turkish empire was dying, was falling u
pieces, aud that some event was SUR
shortly to occur that would cause its dis
solution. He said that he did not desir
that it should occur, but it was inevitable
aud be urged that England as we'll a
Bussis oughttO be prepared for the event
The Duchess Of Edinburgh is going t
Russia to get away from the Duke an
the Duke Is going To the Nediterransa
to get away from the DUCHESS Fo
,, srveraI weeks past they have Periorme
: their ablutions in seperate wash-basin
aad eaten their meals at separate tables
I Toe queen mother looks on in quiet de-
pair, merely romsrking' my dear chi
, dren, you began wrong, You we're to
! AEectionato--you shouldn't have used
; much kindlBk Tsoa at the start. =
: Brooklyn Argus.