Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-05
FACTS N FANCIES.

The i%mpeeunlous ChIcagoan is prepar-
Jag to sing;
"Tinkle, tinkle. little punch.
So glad you don't apply to lunch"
The Astors have twice reduced their
rents since the panic, and now %noune
that they will again reduce them on the
LIST of May.
Charley Ross father has proved a roo
success as q lecturer, wherein he resem.
bles that grown.up Charley Ross, Mr.. A.
Oakley Hall.
Sardou says: Tho toilet of an actress
is what the envelope is to a letter; the
one always makes US guess the contents
of the other"
The thin, pious man, who is continu.
ally grOaning over the wickedness of
this woId, is more troubled with dySpep.
STA than blessed with religion.
"rhs book trade is affected, l suppose,
by the general depression. What kind
of books feel it most2' "Pocketbooks,"
was the laconic reply.
During Nine Janauschek's twenty
seven years of stage life, she has received
from euperors, kings, queens and the
nobility Of Europs, jewels worth $685.
900.
Mutton chops will be scarce in the
Black Hills this season. 1t is supposed
that the recent storms there has smoth-
cred all the sheep in that section of the
country.
George Clark, the actor, is familiarly
known as the Great American Shirt.
cufist, because Of his irrepsessible habit
of displaying by an upward thrust of the
arm bis spotless linen and natty sleeve.
buttons.
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
suggests that the management of the
Stewart Hotel for women be put in the
hands Of those women who are eternally
connecting splendid bills Of fare Of din
ners at five cents.
What is your chief consolation in
lite2' asked a pastor of a young lady in
a bible class. The young lady blushed
and hesitsted, but said, II don't like to
tell you his name, but I have nc objec.
tioa to telling you where he lives"
New Ycrk Express: Miss Kellogg sat
in a private box at Booths Theater last
night, and besmed on Mile Roze as if
they we're net mortal enemies and yarBed
to scratch out each others eyes. But
she threw her bouquet to Miss Montague.
This is given as the first honeymoon
discussion between a lawyer and a New
York belle: mo, Amy, you're quite
wrong. | never was refused in all nv
life" 20, Toni how caa you say so2"
Why, there was Louie Simpson" "I
tell you again, you're wrong, completely
wrong, It's true l was declined with
thanks once, but l never was refused"
Madam, do you know that you DOS.
sess one Of the best voices in the worldY'
saiu a saucy fellow to a "In-
deed, do you think so?" replied she, with
a flush of pride a: the compliment. II
do most certainly" continued the rascal;
for if you hadn't, it would have been
worn out long ago." For the first time
in her life that woman had not a word to
say.
Greece must feel very much like the
Burlington man who got up one night to
kick bis hired girls young mar out Of
the kitchen because be thought he was
staying rather late, and on reaching the
base of operations found himself con
fronted by four burglars with clubs, re.
%volvers, dark lanterns and quantum suff.
Of chloroform. He almost wished he
hadn't made up his mind to interfere.
Spikes says he has thought it over a
good deal, and he wonders if the curious
phenomena have been generally OBJ.
served, that to-day was to. morrow yester.
day, and yesterday yesterday was to day.
Tomorrow today is tomorrow, but to-
morrow tomorrow is day after tomorrow
to day. Yesterday tomorrow is to-day,
and yesterday to-day will be day before
yesterday tomorrow. The day after to.
morrow to-day will be tomorrow to.
morrow, aud tomorrow to-day will be to.
day tomorrow.
The last act Of George C~ruikshank was
a kind one. A memorial addressed to
Lord %Beacousfeld, praying for a pension
in behalf of a literary lady now in re-
duced circumstances, was sent to Cruik-
shank Just before he was stricken with
his last illness. For several days he was
unable even to think Of it, but just be-
fore his death he remembered it, and
earnestly begged tbatit might be brought
to him for signature. The last touch Of
the weak hand was in this act Of sympa.
thy and kindness.
The dry rot that has destroyed 80 many
life insurance companies in this country
is at work in Germany. A recent meet.
ing in Berlin of the poGcy.holders of the
North German hutual Life Insurance
Company disclosed that The funds Of the
company had been stolen. Another
company in difficulties is the National
Life Insurance Company. This corpoF,
alton tshypcthecated $4,000 marks Of
its bonds with the hanL.nn, pL