Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-17
FACTS AND PANCIRS.

"SNucu W uls oWu lueas'
Broth Of paper is Chinese luxury.
LoVe-letters probably make the best.
Why does a hen live forever2 Because
her son never sets. -[Lowell Courier.
James Gordon Benefits c~oach-and-
four with his dog cart, have been shipped
to Europe.
There is a time for everything, and the
tims to take a babyto a show is just after
the entertainment is over.
Connecticut farmers are beginning to
show a loss Of faith in the pr~o6tableness
Of the cultivation Of tobacco.
Flogging is still permitted in the Eng.
h'h navy, but in 1876 there were only
fourteen instances Of its application.
Johnny is quite sure the picture of a
Spite dog be drew on the parlor wall was
good, because it made his father mad.
Bertha Won HilIern, the female pedes.
TRAN, has a long, steady and determined
stride, ike a m swinging down the
hall to let her husband in at the front
door at 1870 am.
In the present war between Russia
and Turkey, tits expected that the result
will, among other things, decide upon the
comparative merits Of the Russian and
Turkish baths, -BuEalo Express,
The Chinese now import lucifer
matches, clocks, watches, umbrellas,
needles, thread, socks, mittens, kerosene,
lamps, etc, their exclusiveness rapidly
glviAg way to a better order of things.
Field Marshal Wrangle celebrated the
ninety third anniversary Of his birthday
on the 10th Of April, and received visits
of congratulation from the German En-
peror, the Grown Prince, and a number
OF other members Of the imperial family.
The German Emperor has conferred
on General d'Absac, who vent to con.
graduate him On the occasion Of his
birthday recently, the Grand Ribbon Of
the Royal Order Of Prussia. This is the
first time since the war that a French.
man has received a German decoration.
Just as the hunter draws a bead on
the graceful wild duck, as it breats the
ripping, green-blue waves, does that
waterfowl invariably observe something
beneath the surface that it has been look.
ing for many a long day, and proceeds
at once to business. -Turner Falls Re-
porter.
Count Alexander HUM, a Russian,
killed q man in a fight, fed to the United
States, fell into abiect poverty, and
worked es a waiter in a saloon in Eureka,
Nevada. Lately he received information
Of his pardon and restoration to his for.
mer position of Colonel in the army. He
has started for home.
There are now sixty nine daily, weekly
and monthly periodicals printed in Ben
galee and Tamil, the two languages of
India, in which the greatest literary
activity is at present shown. Twelve of
these are devoted to Mussulman and
twenty to Christian interests, while the
rest are purely Hindoo.
Yellow plays diabolical pranks with
most compilations, and distorts beauty
into a thing of fright. But even beauty
must be sacrificed to fashion. Some of
the fair creatures look as if they had been
weaned on mustard, as they promenade
in a golden procession in Money.bag
ow.-[New York Letter.
The Tichbcrne claimant is still az
ordinary work in Dartmoor prison, and
is likely to remain there for the next
seven years. His general health has
been better since he was cured of the
boils, by which he was troubled six
months ago, but he is neither allowed to
receive nor reply to all letters that are
sent to him
On the arrival OF the news of the cap
ture Of Lord CORVALLIS ard his whole
army, one African, meeting another,
%Salutes him thus: 20 how do, Cufee2
You hear bout CORVALLIS? ?" mo.
What abou. C~ornwallis99 why, Gen.
eral Washington shell of all de Corn,
and now he Corvallis. "-[Massachusetis
Spy, February q, 1882.
Colonel Voutier, who died recently at
Hyeres, in France, was in 1920 a mid.
s%hipman on the ship Estafette, stationed
at Milo, in the Mediterranean, and was
present when several peasants disiuter-
ed the world.fame statue Of the Venus Of
Milo, now in the galleries Of the Louvre.
He sent information OF the discovery TO
the French government, who ordered il
purchased.
The following exquisite passage is com.
mended to oil novel readers: "Her large,
limpid, l%ustrcus eyes filed with big, bill.
lowytears Lurline leaned over the dying
auctiRneer's pillow, 'L%urline, he sighed
feebly. Aye, Alonzo,' she answered.
Lurlins, he said, meet me in the sweet
buy.and buyl His breath came fainter
and with more difficulty. In a moment
mira ha woa go;ng go;n, ..oot uu