Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-08


Lulu, the female gymnast, has twins.
This comes Of exercising on the horizon.
tai bar.
An exchange says: Indians CAM be
Odd Fellowa." They are all Red Men,
though.
1t is denied that Brigham Young's
mother is living 10 poverty. She once
lived in Connecticut, but isn't living at
all now.
A "sell" is generally a joke, but
wouldn't it be a good thing to sell a man
worth a million dollars and get the
money ?
The people Of this country are anx-
@iously awaiting the return Of Stanley,
hoping that he will try to ind General
Howard after he gets a little rest.
Stanley has found so much truth to
tell that he won't have time to tell any
lies when he gets home. But there is
Eli Perkins who has lots Of leisure.
Since the Kansas City Times started
its matrimonial edition, there are not
bachelors enough left in the neighbor-
hood to support an ordinary free lunch.
An exchange remarks that great men
generally live to be very old. Just as
though almost anybody couldn't be great
who has two or three hundred years to
learn how it.
The late John s. Q'Neill, of Philadel-
phis, bequsathed nearly $4,000 for pub
lie purposes, including $500 to the
geological Garden, aud $4,000 for plant.
ing trees in the park.
The journey Of Edwin Adams cas-
ward from Chicago is not possible in bis
present condition. he is now confined
to his bed, and bis death will not be IN.
expected to bis friends.
The climax of egotism was reached
when the war correspondent OF a London
paper tel0graphed a few weeks ago;
The Turks are evacusting the Do.
brudja. / shall remain"
Professor Schneider, the leader Of The
famous marine band in Washington, has
decided to resign aud go to London, on
account of the heavy reduction in the
number and pay of the band.
The reopening Of the suit of Annekt
JAMS against Trinity church, for property
worth $4,000, 900 or $50, 900, 900 is al
important event at Albany. 1t promise
rich pickiugs for the lawyers.
Among the more noted men who hav'
Soos 10 the new class ct Yale are Secre
tsry Evarts, Edmund G.. Stedman, ex
President Woolsey, Major Genera
SchoGeld, and ex.Secretary Borie.
The haggard, dsspliring look worr
just now by so many of our young mel
isn't 80 much caused by the last end 0
the watermelon as by the beginning 0
the overcoa season. II Brigdeport Stan
dard.
The original Swedish Vocal Quartet
sailed on september 9th from Liverpool
for New York on the City Of Brussels
They make their first appearance i
America in the star course on the 22d {
October.
A pan roast means that six to te
oysters are stewed in their own liquC
without the addition Of water. I'll
roast" should have butter, pepper 40
, salt added while il is hot from the FIR.
The stew while on the FIRE should 'buI
ble' thirty seconds.
A drayman in Davenport, Iowa, WI
! has been o hard worker for twenty year
and is still at il, owns eight good dwell
ing houses and has $4,000 in the ban
, Another drayman there, who got truste
for his dray twenty three years ago, r,
tired four years ago worth $50, 900.
8 An emigration agent was running c
! about hsw the milk and honey and brei
b aud sugar trees covered the Liberian 10
D ests, and bananas, %coooanuts, pin
apples, lemons, and all the tropic
fruits grew everywhere. "pAt's nous
o Of dat story" said an old dsrkeyi ID
. Amt so, kase IL it was de white ma
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