The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-05
BY Resolve Of Congress,
Presented 10

by Resolve OF Congress,
Presented 20
For his gallantry al the siege of Plattsburg.
The old man is 76. and his story is a simple
one. Tven oTvomls felicws (only two OF
whom were over ls} vffered their services
to the general in command at Plattsburg,
and then on the llth of September, 1874,
''they did the best they could"
A LADY of Oshkosh, Wis, lately lost her
satchel, containing her purse and large
sum of money. a poor little newsboy
picked it up, and hunted up the owner.
The waif was nine years old, with an hon
est face. The lady asked him his name.
took him to a clothing store, and brought
him home with her TO educate and bring
up"
CHEAP HoRsEs.-They had horse auc-
ton the other day at Santa Barbara, Cal,
of the horses in the city pound. There
were twelve animals sold, and the prices
ranged al the way from 10 cents to Sl4.
Ii seems hardly edible that live horse
I'm any condition could be sold for 10 cents,
and vet the Santa Barbara Press says that
the small boy who had invested his bit,
and led off his mustang with rope
around his neck, looked as if the tri-
umph of possession was slightly marred
by doubt concerning the wisdom of the
investment.
The nearness of the civilized world to
the use of uniform weights and measures
is shown by the fact that France, Holland,
Belgium. Spain. Portugal, Italy, SwitZer-
land. the whole German Empire and Aus
tria all use the metric system. Only two
great countries stand in the way of its en-
tire and universal adoptiOn-England and
the United States. In both of these its
use is legal, but not compulsory, and
probably they will have to move together
in taking any steps, DR.. Barnard lately
said that the weakness OF the Gladstone
Government only postponed but will not
prevent the adoption of the metric system
in Great Britain.
AN inventory has been made out of the
articles found in the stomach of a lunatiC
shoemaker who died in the Prestwick
Asylum IA England the other day. In al
there were i. Sal articles. namely, ], 63e
shOemqkers' sparables, 6 fOur-inch cut
nails, Is three-inrh cut nails, 3 twO-and-a
half-inch cut nails. is twO-inch cut nails
40 half-inch cut nails, three-quarter-incf
cut nails, 30 tacks, 6 brass nails, 8 brass
brace buttons. 30 pieces of buckles, l pin
II bits of glass, 10 small pebbles, B pieces
of striRg, / piece of leather three inehe.
long, ] piece of lead four inches long, and
American pegging-awl-the total weigh
being IA pounds 10 ounces.
SLEEP IN THE OLDEN TME.-There ar,
yet to be met with, in some old castles
mOnstrous old-fashienod bedsteads, il
which formerly whole families used t
sleep together. This custom dates itsel
to the times of chivalry. These valian
souls, who were accustomed in the field Il
share the same tent, bed and table, wer
oil aflp 70 Charn nnQrtgFG
each others castles with the same cordial
ity. And then there might be seen, sleep
ing in one and the same bed, the master o
the castle, his spouse and children
the knights his guests, and along witt
the rest sometimes the favOTite dog. Ad
miral Bomivet used to sleep with Fran
els l., who called him his knight compan
ion.
A LADY i'm Maine had a dream whicl
was not all dream. There was painful
reality about it. She dreamed that her hus
band, who was the leader of a choir in tn
village, was too intimate with one of tn
young ladies who sang in it. Her dream
told hertha in trunk in the girl pos
session, she would find all her husband
amorous letters. So powerful was the in
fluence of the vision that the wife searche
the girls trunk, and there found a packe
of letters. rs she half-eXpected. The chOi
numbers one less than it. did; the leade
has tried arnica and hair-restorers in vain
and has been compelled to resign the ba
ton. and a divorce suit is pending. An
all through the influence of an empt
dream.
THE -HYGIENIC POWER OF THE SUM-
Sleepless people-and there are many i
America-shOuld court the sun. Th
very worst sOporific is laudanum, and tn
very best is sunshine. Therefore it is yer,
plain that poor sleepers should pass a
many hours of the day in sunshine, and a
few as possible i'm the shade. Many VIC
men are martyrs, and you do not know il
They shut the sunshine out of thei
houses and hearts, they wear wells, the
carry parasOls, they do all that is pOssibl
to keep off the subtlest and yet most pc
tent influence which is intended to Civ
them strength, and beauty and cheerful
ness. Is it not time to change all this an
so get roses and color in our pale cheeks
strength in our weak backs, and cOurag
in our timld soulsY The women of Amer
lea are pale and delicate; they may b
blooming and strong, and the sunlight wi
be potent influence in this transforms
don.