Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-13
FACTS AND FANCIES.

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The %sea.bathing in September is said
to be the finest of the entire year.
Eggs are forty,fve cents a dozen in
New Orleans. Send back the troops
Boston Post,
There is a young lady in Omaha
named Hittie Maginn. That's a striking
lame certainly.
But few newspaper men edit their
drinks with a straw. Life is too short
for such a tedious process.
A cockney, speaking of the demise of
an octogenarian. remarked that he was
born at Hayti and died at heighty. two.
The Khedive of Egypt is so supremely
bankrupt that he thinks of going to Cfi-
cago and opening a saving bank.
Miss Sherman, a sister Of Thomas G.
the Plymouth church lawyer and weeper.
keeps a popular English boarding house
in Rome.
Professional drill master-"Nonsepse.
sir; all you want ia a little '%setting.up'
drill. You've a magnificent chest, only
it's a trife too low down."
Charles Young, a son of the late
prophet, has graduated from tie law d
partmept of Michigan University, and
will practice in Pinckney, Mich.
Little lady of seven to young gentle.
man of ten" You're not yet a man."
No, indeed2 What a notionl Come
near and see how l smell of tobacco.
1t is reported around that the fall
pettlcoat has very wide seams, but land
o loVel what doesa man up in the fourth
story know about such things?-1Free
Press.
Carriers with gold euameled clasps
are o displayed-not on the streets.
but in the New York stores. Tbey come
too high for our use-S9S per pair
[Bawkeye.
Enigma-Take away my first letter.
take away my second letter, take awav
my third letter, take away all my letters.
and shall always be the same. Answer
The letter carrier.
Count Andrassy, the Austrian pr,.
mier, when asked by a d~iplomatist of the
old school what his policy was, said that
he could sum it up in three words.
"keine dummheiten machen" (no non.
scnse).
Bishop Haven, speaking of his trip to
Africa represents the Christian people
as the only QUE who undress when thew
go to bad. Probably they are the only
ones in Africa who have anything bat
their skins to take o~I.-[Boston Post.
De C~assagnac wrote of Theirs a few
days before the fatal attack of apoplexy:
What a he think to do, this WORKOUT.
broken old man, whom rhuem wayIays.
whom the heat disputes With the cold.
and who may and must fall at the first
breath of wind with the sere leaves of.
our woods2"
She stepped out of the cars a few min
utes, leaving a book in the seat. but on
returning went to the wrong pew, and
inquired Of a placid old lady: Are you
sitting on That Husband of MineY"
Good %grsciousl No." exclaimed the old
lady, jumping up aad scanning the seat
with rigid scrutiny. -lRome Sentinel.
Captain c., a pilot on the coast of
Maine, writes poetry, aud has a scrar
book well filled with his " manuscript
poems. Summer visitors who are cogni.
cant of his failing always ask to see this
book. This summer, showing it TO -
niece of Longfellow. he asked n~aiyelv.
" Hain't you got an uncle who writes
poehJ too2"
Brigham Young left directions to the
effect that his cofiu should be made
rather wide and long, so that il would
look as though IF l wanted to turn n
little to the right or left | should have
room to do so" Underwriters should see
that this same idea is not carried too
far; folks will be demanding collins with
bay windows and bathrooms, the frat
they know, i W Press.
A worthy couple, during a ,.olsnt
thunder storm, were discussing the cause
and effect Of the forces Of nature.
" Who invented lightningl' inquired the
lady. Benjamin Franklin was the
prompt reply. At this astounding intel
ligence the lady paused awhile, a. if
rejecting upon the achievements Of the
inventor, and finally manifested her en-.
probation thereof by the exclamation;
" Cuss. ] fool, wasat hep