Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-12
c AND FANcIES.

can see angels. (
The latest novelty in Paris is
"perfumed hats" (,
Expensive ighting-Oarrying on
the Indian war till we haven't a
red.
A Britisher at Winnipeg boasts
that Sitting Bull is of English de-
scent.
The salaries of the San Francisco
school teachers have just been re-
duced.
King Alfonso will walk Spanish
more than ever next spring. He
is to marry.
A movement is on foot to have a
general review of Scotch volunteers
in Edinburg. A muster Of from
20, 900 to 10000 is expected.
Baron Brisse, whose death was
recently announced, was the author
of the famous saying, Cookery is
the diplomacy of gourmands.
Mr.. D, if you will get my
coat done by Saturday, l shall be
forever indebted to you" eff
that's your game, it won't be DONE"
said the tailor.
The proposed temple of crema-
ton at Dresden will take up as
much ground as a cemetery. How
ever, when the space is needed, the
building may itself be cremated.
A pane of glass with a movable
/, silk screen has been inserted in the
E roof of a Paris cab, to enable the
passenger to read his paper without
e leaning uncomfortably forward to
catch the light.
Little girl: "Oh please, sir, I've
{ brought your shirt 'ome, but
mother says she can't wash it no
more, COS she was obliged to paste
it up again the wall and chuck
lie soap suds at it, it's SO tender."-
Fun.
Intelligent housemaid -" Oh,
a. please, miss, there was a young
TX gentleman called when you was
out. He didn't leave no card, miss,
. but | can show you who he is
cause there's three of his photo.
er graphs in your album"
OF A Western serpent who was yer
dant enough to swallow a Chini
as nest egg, intended only for decep
M ton of innocent pulletS, low sym
m pathizes with the barnyard fowls il
er. their indignation at the tIick
Ia played upon them by the superio
animal-man.
ed A s%nbterranean forest bed ha
nd been discovered in London, con
cir sisting of peat, with trunks of trees
ne most of them standing. All are O
species still found in Britain, tn
*. oak, alder and willow being abun
dant. In the peat are found bone
of of the great fossil OK.
% Nature is the true idealist. Whe
old she serves us best, when, on raj
ose days, she speaks to the Imagination
ish we feel that the huge heaven an
ere earth are but a web drawn aroun
o. US; that the light, skies and mour
tainsare butthe painted Vicissitudt
as Of the soul.-EmerSOn.
and Mr.. Fairlie, of the London Glot
gor, Tbeater, is sueing Mr.. Bunlur,
p req his partner, for meddling with IL
O,O affairs of the concern beyond h
the proper functions, and also for go
the cupying private boxes previous
,avu engaged" and taking a big blaC
re dog with him to sit on the fro.
De seats.
Fanny Davenport is said to be
re of very fine swimmer, Swimming
' mes an art that all ladies should acquil
S in 1t inspires courage, and it saw
soap, Moreover, nothing is so Il
Rev. comfortable just after a steamhc
explosion as to find yourself in t
water with a frightened WON
Oh at who can't swim, clinging to 20
ndny leg, -BrOoklyn Argus.
lO;So A Chinese vessel was wreck
lately in Chinese waters, and
olson official inquiry, after barbara
sons, fashion, was instituted to establi
the cause. After several wee
Sh'n spent in d~eliberation. the Chin,