Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-18
PACTS AND PANCIES.

Senator Sharon's valet is q ChinamAn.
Massachusetts, has furnished eight
English Ministers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson used to get
only three dollsrs a week.
Brigham Young has put a stop 10 all
round dancing among his people.
LottA has purchared an elegant villa
at Oakland, opposite San Francisco.
George Harding writes OF people at the
bot Springs who are " ostensibly in Ea-
rope"
Has any one thought to recommend
Josqnia Miller as a Presidential caudi,
date7
In a late Paris almanac President
Grant isset down as a tanner by probes
sion.
The school question seems to have
climbed a tall and lonely tree,-Nsv
Pork Tribune.
Ralph Waldo Emerson gives notice
that tickets 20 his lectures are not for
sale TO reporters.
a gentleman and a scholar has just
deceased in Alexandra, Egypt, leaving
behind him forty-four children.
Previous to his recen. tour, Edwin
Booth had not acted south of Baltimore
since 1859. He goes to California next
summer.
Some men keep savage dogs around
their houses, go that the hungry poor
who stop to get a bite" may get it out.
side the door.
The principal organ OF the PrussiAn
press, the Cologne Gazette, has pub.
lished a series of articles pleading for
the introduction Of the Latin instead Of
the German characters in the German
newspapers.
Herman Grimm included an analysis
of the character of Hamlet in a volume
of essays, recently published by him as
Berlin; his conclusion is that it is IAN
incarnated contradiction" and always
remain more or less enigmatical
Justice FIagg, Of Paw Paw, Leo com
ty, Ill a probably whip any other
justice Of the peace Of his weight in the
country; he turns the scales at SIS
pounds. He lie described as not leug,
but wide,' hss a bass voice Of u~nequsled
power and volume, and when he opsns
his lips to sing AL Paw Paw tremblea
as by the touch of an earthquake"
Madame Duval has charming features.
charming arms, charming hands; bat
she has monstrous feet. Just recover.
ing from a long illness, she said recently
10 OGe OF her friends: Il am stll very
feeble, bat / begin to be able to put one
leg before the other" and that ia not
saying a little murmured the excellent
friend.
heissonier boldly defends his painting
Of "Friedland, 1907" from the attacks
Of the %critics, who be calls malevolent.
He says 1907" ia the best thing he ever
did in his life. aud that It is really q
clever, good thing, The old masters did
DOT exactly blow their trumpets in this
style, but nevertheless their pieces we're
doas justice to by their posterity.
The Baron de Lesseps, though seventy
years old, is still young, and contew-
plates grand designs. With black eye
brovs aud mustscbe, but white beard, he
is a most noticeable man. he brings
his children up in the most Spartan way.
They go about bArefooted, aud, although
madame only half likes this, be is able
to boast that their young ones, of whom
they have a small regiment, are never III.
His house is full OF royal gifts and rib.
bons presented him on the occasion Of
the opening Of the suez Canal. One Of
these Is agold cup given by the Empress,
worth $4,000.
Somebody relatcs this little story for
the benefit Of Christian radesmon: IA
gentleman wandering through the baEars
desired to buy an embroidered haudker.
chief Of a Turkish shopkeeper. He
asked the price. 'Seyenty.6ve pissters.'
No, said the gentleman, aware that it
is usual among al traders, whatever
their creed, to ask at FIRST more than the
value, that is too much; | will give you
seventy" aud as tho dealer scanned to
assent he counted out the money. Bat
great was bic surprise when the heavy.
bearded 0smanli, Rraysly pushisg back
to him twenty piasters, observed, "This
10 moro than the Just price. It Is always
the custom here TO bargain over a thing
down 70 lie fair value, aud as dfy pias.
tsrs ID my Price, those lveaty hslonE ia
you"