Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-09
FACTS N FANCIRS.

canaries.
Olive Logan disapproves of anagrams,
because her name spells: 81 Love No
GAL"
General John A. Logan is nominated
for President by CARL Preizers Weekly, a
cynical and satirical journal Of Chicago.
Bryant's new history proves John
Smith a liar, P~ocahontas being only
twelve years old when Powhatan failed
to do his duty.
Ole Bull recently showed his violin
stincts by playing and eating on the top
of the pyramids. Cheops and tomato
sauce. - Graphic.
A lady had her dress trimmed With
bugles before going to a ball. Her little
daughter wanted to ksow if the bugles
would blow when she danced, "Oh, no."
said the mother, papa will do Tat when
be sees the bill"
Rev, Mr.. Keudrick, the principal in
the Columbus, Ga, scandal, has been
held in $4,000 bail for the seduction of
little Miss Bush. At last accounts he
had not been able to give bond, and was
still in Jail.
Considerable excitement prevails in
the province of Victoria over the discov-
cry that large quantities Of w%oollen re-
fuse from various factories, more or less
saturated with oil, have been bought up
for expectation to Liverpool.
A youth of Lafayette, Ark, recently
undertook to frighten a doctor by the
naHs Of Westbrook by presenting a plug
Of twist tobacco at his head. The doc
tor, thinking that it was a pistol, drew
his revolver and shot the boy dead.
AL Houston, a mighty hunter Of the
Rocky mountains, now at Laramie, SAYS
he has seen this spring one band of elk
which contained from one thousand to
fifteen hundred head; and he YVES SO
busy counting them that be did not
shoot ono
Here's an argument in favor of cheese.
Professor Peck says that in this country,
where cheese is least used, one physician
to every 500 persons is required. In
Switzerland and countries where it IL
most used, only n physician is needed
for every 10000 persona
Long John Wentworth, ex-Mayor Of
Chicago, is entirely bald, except a little
tuft Of hair at the base Of the brain be-
hind the ears, aud on one occasion, when
riding in the cars, he frequently took of
his hat and scratched back Of his ears,
when a waggish backwOodsman shouted
out, Stranger, drive EN- up into the
clearing, and you can catch EN- all in
FIVE minutes If Wentworth didn't see
anything to laugh at, the other passen-
gers did.-N, Y. Com ADJ.
The proprietor of the oakland (Cal.)
Trotting Park has a spaniel dog that is a
great lover Of horse races. The moment
the bell on the judges stand rings up the
horses, Carlo mounts the balcony of a
hotel opposite, which commands a full
view of the track. he watches the race
with interest, and if it is closely con-
tested banks vociferously as the horses
pass under the string. When the heat is
ended he runs down and takes a look at
the horses, and is petted by the turtles,
but starts back the moment the bell
rings.
Mr.. Weston, the pedestrian, has con
tributed something to the general stock
Of information in England. Inquisitive
medical gentlemen who watched hlm
during his public exhibitions discovered
that he used coca" habitually as a slim.
ulant. Coca which is a totally
different thing from cocoa-is a plant
indigenous to the high lands Of the
Andes. It is well known in Peru, where
the dried leaves are chewed by all classes,
as tobacco is here. The symptoms of
intoxication produced by it comprise
heightened temperature, quickened pulse.
strong desire for actual locomotion, with
increased sense Of strength and agility.
followed by apathy and sleep, from which
the patient wakes without debility or un-
pleasant feelings.