Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-18
FACTS AMI FANCIES.

The Chinese commander Of the Legion
of Honor has hnger.nails four inches
long. That beats the old scratch.
A Nevada politician was elected on
the merits of one single speech. All be
said was: "Fellow.countrymen follow
me to yonder saloonH"
Texas took out ITO patents last year.
One for lassoing a book agent at one
thousand yards is said to be especially
ingenious .-[San Antonio Herald.
The tender grass is now about the
color o. the stain which the unfortunate
young man brings home on bis pants
when he returns from the picnic. -[Wor-
cester Press.
Tight laciDg is not pracliced in this
country one'half as much as ten years
ago, but a number three shoe has got to
go on a number FIVE foot II it shortens
every toe an neh,-[Free Press.
No man with a mechanical eye can
pay fifty cents for a pint box of straw.
berries without wondering why they
didn't push the bottom clean up to the
top and be done with it.-[Free Press.
A poor actor with q book under his
arm was entering a pawnbroker's shop.
when he encountered a friend. who in
quired what he was going to do. "Only
going to spout Shakespeare" was the
reply.
The Princess Of Wales is described as
possessing to perfection the fine art of
salutatiou. When she bows to a multi.
tude she has a way Of making every man
and woman feel that he or she alone is
the proud recipient Of the royal saluta-
ton.
Not long ago Mr.. Joseph Jefferson
found an old blind fisherman angling in
the bayou near bis Louisiana plantation,
and became so interested in him that he
sent him to a clever oculist in New Or
leans, with instructions to spare no ex'
penss in restoring his sight.
There is no enterprise in the world
which for its success requires such q
combination Of mental and mechanical
powers of organization, Of administra-
tive skill, Of business.like aptitude, po-
litical knowledge, experience of the world
and literary judgment as a newspaper
[London World.
The Long Branch commission have
offered a resolution ~forbidding the keep.
ing or harboring of Spitz dogs within the
corporate limits, making it lawful for
any citizen and the duty Of every mar.
shall to kill such canine found within the
limits Of Long Branch. The ordinance
will, no doubt, be made q law by the
commissioners. and lady visitors to
Long Branch this summer must leok Of.
ter their pets.
The Rev. Mr.. c., Of Stirling, re.
marked to one Of his hearers that he had
heard he was about to be married for the
third time. The reverend gentleman
added: They cay, John, you're getting
money with her; you did so on the last
two occasions; you'll get quite rich by
the wives" Dear sir" quietly re-
sponded John, " what wi bringin' them
in and putin them out there's nae
muckle made O them"
! The secretary Of the treasury has re
eeived in an envelope, postmarked Gin
c%innati, three $1,000 coupon bonds, &C.
companisd by a memorandum indicating
that this amount should be credited "a
0 the treasurer Of the United States. The
/. bonds have been SO thoroughly Cancelled
that their serial numbers cannot be as
certained. Eventually the amount will
be credited to the conscienos fund.
A tall tramp who encsmped q. Sears
port, Me-, last fall, went TO school during
I the winter and devoted all his energy Ia
mastering the principles Of English or
s biography. A few days ago be had hir
s triumph. There was a spelling match
and 10 was equal to the longest word il