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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19
Different Kinds of Eyes.

No branch of science has been more
thoroughly mastered than optics. The
principle of vision must be essentially the
same in all eyes, but they differ remarka-
bly,, according to the habits of the animal.
Birds of lofty flight, as the condor, eagles,
vultures, and carrion-seeking prowlers OF
the feathered race, have telescope visions
and thus they are enabled to look down
and discover their unsuspecting victims
Ashley approach nOiselessly from above
the axis of vision anges-shortening Sc
that they can see as distinctly within one
foot of the ground as when at an elevation
of one mile in the air.
This fact explains the balancing of fish
hawk on its pinions, half mile above 8
still pond watching for fish. When one i;
selected, down the savage hunter plungeS
the focal axis varying always to the square
view of his intended prey. As they ascend
the axis is elongated by a curious muscu.
lar arrangement. so as to see far off again
Snails have their keen eyes at the eX.
tremity OF flexible horns, which they Cal
protrude or draw in at pleasure By wind
ing the instrument round the edge of {
leaf or stalk, they can see how matter;
stand on the opposite side.
The hamner-headed shark has its wick
ed-looking eyes nearly two feet apart. BY
will effort they can bend the thin edges o
the head, on which the organs are located
so as to examine the two sides of an object
the size of fiIll-sized Goldfish. s-lI
Flies have immovable eyes. They stanC
out from the head like half All apple. eX
ceedingly prominent. Instead of smoOti
hemispheres, they have an immense mum
Der of facets, resembling old-fashioneC
glass watch-seals, each one directing tht
light directly to the Opt retina. That eX
plains why they cannot be approached il
any direction without seeing what is com
ing.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

1--WE regret To notice. says the Brook
/ lyn ArgHs, IA growing animoSity toward
life insurance among middle-aged huS-
bands with young wives"
/ DURING n recent freShet in Connecticut
an editor telegraphed another at the scene
of action, 'Send me fun particulars Of the
| flood" The answer came, You will
| find them i'm Genesis"
A sTRoNG-MTNpEpf female, who was argu-
ing the other day that the condition OF a
married woman was SIayish. Was etfectnal-
| lv Silenced by her opponent, who sald,
1T is not slavish, but high-menial-
The only merit possessed by some con-
| tributiOns we receive is that they were
never before i'm print. The merit Is so
slight that we never have the heart TO rob
them of it-DaabiUy.
"MATRDoNY," said modern E'ene-
diet, the other day, "prOduees remarkable
revolutions. Here am |, for instance, IN
ten short months, changed from signing
lover TO loving sire.
''TuE shuttle of the years, flying back
and forth through the warp Of time, has
woven a fabric Of beautiful results about
this Institution, - is the way the Milwaukee
Sentinel is affected by the female eoileSe.oi
that city.
SURELY now every lady has right to
wear adife-preServer ON her head II she
pleaSes. 4 short time ago the soprano OIL
a Boston church fell down long flight OF
stairs She struck on her head, and her
life was saved in consequence OF thlck
braid of false hair which she wore.
A FEW days ago very handsome lady
entered a dry-gOOds house and inquired
for n ssbeau.S The polite clerk threw
himself back and remarked that he was at
her service. = Yes, but | want bun, not
a green one" was the reply. The ysung
man went on measuring goods lmine-
diatcly.
A KENTUCKY paper, in telling how 4 lit
tie bOv cot drowned while in swimming,
saws that after wading about for some time
he . stepped off over his head. y Now That
was careless thing to do. Little boys
should be very careiulnot to step over thelr
heads, for even if they do not get tdrowned'
they may break leg.
SHORT poem by Watterson . O.woman,
in our hours of ease, you know Wen 90
whate'er you please we'lpromise 10 re-
nOunce the sin of Bourbon, brandy, rum
and Gin, and so far as to refrain (eNeept
when tempted) from champagne; but nave
some mercy. do, my dear, and leave, on,
leave us lager beer! f"
A PEORIA naturalist, in attempting to
warm the ears of frozen wasp over gas
Jet. discovered that the tail of the insect
thawed out first, and worked with rapid
itv that was as astonishing aS the hideouS
profanity of the naturalist. who held the
insect by the tail while thus experiment
inc.
If you don't see what you want, ask
for it, is posted up in a conspicuous place
in LOganspOrt grocery. "A native
stepped into the establishment, last week.
He saw the card and remarked: " want
n ten-dollar bill. and | don't see it,
Neither do l. was the laeonic reply
The native " looked further but he adj
viSed the grocer to stake down that sign"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19
What Carpet-Bag Rule Costs.

The Charleston Ne1cs and Courier pub
fishes a brief table which shows very eff
fectively one of the results of carpet-bag
and negro rule in South Carolina, namely,
the increased expenses of the State Gov
ernment since it has been in the hands of
the GRANTEES. Here are the figures from
the official records of the cost of the State
Government in 1865 and in 1873 respect
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19

THE Saturday Rsriel7 thinks that the
old proverb, that obeying is the best school
for commanding. is merely a pleasant
platitude. People act rather from inn
pulse than principle, and therefore a man
Of strong will is apt TO be insubordinate in
youth and imperious when he IS grown
up. In spite of all sound reasoning, we
suspect that the best commanders have
often been unruly school boys. Whatever
may be the case In matters Of practice, this
is certainly true in matters of opinion.
The young man who most readily receives
the teachings of his masters is not des-
tined to originality in later life"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19

And this vast increase in the public eX-
penses has been made in States where Ow-
ing to misgOvernmenta and excessive taxa
ton property has deprecated enormously
in value, and in which public debt of
millions and millions of dollars has been
fraudulentIy contracted by ignorant and
venal Legislators, black and white, who
sold their votes to the highest bidder for
the promotion of all sorts of rascalities.
1t was to keep those thieves in office and
thereby secure the electoral vote of the
State for Grant that several counties, pre-
viOus to the last Presidential election, du-
ring period of complete quiet, were put
under material law and-harried by United
States troops.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19
How're MAKE To.sT-Warm vour brea,

How're MAKE TOAsT-Warm your bread
well, by changing the sides of the slice
when heated through, brown as is desired !;
there should be rather little than much
browning, and the slices should be quite
thin, say aquarteT or rthree-eights ofan inch
no more. But do not scOrch avoid that
is TO take your time until Won are done.
Where the toast accumulates, keep hot
dish, but use as soon as possible. What is
desirable in toast. is the rich color and fla
vor formed by changing the starch into
dextrine, or gum. Heat evapOrates mOis-
ture in bread as well as elsewhere. The
moisture that escapes from toast leaves the
bread light, soft and porous inside.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19
PARSON LEE.

To drowsy country village
Came certain ParsOn Lee
And man 20 quantity dneteAt
From all other men vas ne .t.
That the Squire hirrselt, me soepuc'
Came 10 church g neaT ,,,,.ts mn Pnts, Pn,sssrsd
And 10 note the sfrang g uilhss utseIeu
By this marvel Of the day.
The .coeutrfc said this planet
Was . true and goodly place,
And fbe only thing they wanted
Was the more of Heavens grace;
And be sought TO show the people
How TO think and work aRd live,
So nat each should help the other
AMI unto the needy give;
How the door that leads 20 Heaven
Was most amply broad and wide,
And how each could turn the handle
And go easily inside;
That the very gentlest natures
In the world may yet be strongi
And how truth is always wisdom,
And all wickednoss is wrong.
He explained bow true religion
Was day working, nothing more;
That this world was not an ocean,
Nor We pebbles on the shore;
But that thinking lnen and women
should find better things 10 do
luAA IN tNlbilllN bpl = commandments
Orqnite breaking them in two.
AS for acting like our neighbors,
Why, we none Of us are fools
You cannot be made Christian
Under eyerybody's rules.
II your neighbOr's not as good as
He or YOU would have him be,
just yoH 20 ahead and beat him!'
Said this candid ParsOn Lee.
Next, he told them how complaining
Was nONiOus, choking weed;
That the flowers scarcely blossOmed
Ere they changed 10 hOmely seed;
How that seed again sprang upward
And bore many flow rets more;
And that life was ever fading
And renewing, o 'er and DER.
SO, this man, by honest talking,
Worked his wonders in the town;
But he never cared for. praises,
And hr IABifhef at high renown.
Yet the people loved him dearly,
And they blessed God for the sight,
Till at last the Master left them,
On cold, dark winters night.
Thus he went, they knew not whither;-
Have you ever met him, pray9
You would know him by his smiling,
And the sunshine. on his way.
We have hunted o'er Creation,
over land and over sea,
But no traces can discover,
OF our missing Parson Lee
-Weekly Graphic.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19

THERE are now over one hundred opera
houses. so-called, throughout the country
in which an opera was never heard. In
some of the towns where they exist the IN
habtants think an opera is a strawberry
festival for the benefit Of church, and
hugging the girls OIL the sly.-Graphie.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19

Nomatter how great the esteem in which
ne is held by his townsmen. no matter
how many nor how exalted have been
the positions of honor and trust which he
has filled with credit, we cannot but dis
trust that man who keeps his tobacco
cut up into chews IN his pocket and jug
gles it INTO his mouth underline pretence Of
stroking his chin.-BTookiyg argus.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19

IT is a very remarkable fact that the
three men, Christopher Columbus, Sebas-
tan Cabot, and Americas Vespucii 1.-THE
first discoverer of the Western World, the
second the shore line of the United States,
and the third giving his name to the Cont
nent), shoSld all have been Italians. The
Italians are very proud of this, and they
have right to be.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19

Ok woman with red hair who wrote
poetry-Unfortunate woman! how sad is
your lott Your ringlets are red, but your
poems are not.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-19

WHEN is young lady like whale
When she's pouting.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22
Romance Resisted.

The very name of such place as Oshkosh
is phonetically fatal to anything like romantic
association, and something of its possible effect
may, perhaps, be recognized 10 the character
istic termination of little story of sentiment
having certain of its latest scenes in the Wis
consin town thus denominated. Many years
ago two brothers named Durand, resident on
the Atlantic side of the continent fell in love
with the same lady. AS only one could win
her, the elder generously withdrew from the
suit and to conceal from the brother what
the sacrifice cost him, no less than to avoid the
torture of scenes associated with the magnani-
nous remuneration, betook himself to life in
the distant West. Time healed the self inflicted
wound sufficiently to allow the voluntary exile
to love again at last, and marry happily. He
prospered, too, in business, became wealthy
citizen of Oshkosh, and could ultimately visit
his brother and his sisterin-law in New York,
and be visited by them without bitterness of
"reminiscences. The brother dying, and the
widow remarrying to u Mr.. Howard, the Wis
consin merchant knew little thereafter of the
sweetheart of his YOUTH but as appears from
the following circumstances, he had never for
got how he had once loved her. When he
died not long ago, leaving son nineteen years
old, it was at first presumed that he had de-
parted lutestate, as no will could be found.
One day, still later, however, a workman, re.
pairing a wall of the Durand mansion in Osh-
kosh, found concealed paper, which upOr
examination, proved to be nothing less than
the duly signed and attested will of the lat
/ master of the house. By this document the
testator's whole fortune was equally divided
between his son and the ouly daughter of his
New York sweetheart, upon the condition thai
the young people should Immediately marry
each other
| And now comes the unromantic conclusion
Of an otherwise rather tender narrative. The
young gentleman of Oshkosh and the young
lady of New York declare positively that they
will not wed aud the will SO sentimentally
suggestive and dramatically discovered is t
come into the Wisconsin courts, uEder contes
by son who evidently inherits very little o
his dead fathers chivalry.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

Brudder Rabbit, Wolf dead, an TO- e die e
leabe solum word e don want nobordy else
for lay um out but Brudder Rabbit. An do,
Neigbor Dog, beg um for come ober quick as
c kin so we all kin hab de funeral for Wolf
say e won't hab nobordy for lay um out but
Brudder Rabbit"
So Neighbor Dog e git on e boss an ride
fars' as e kin to Rabbit doo' Den e knock
an say, Brudder Rabbit, Brudder Wolf
dead, an e leabe solum word e won't hab
nobordy for lay um out but Brudder Rabbit. ="
Rabbit say, How, Brudder Wolf dead p
Yes; e die las night, an e say e ain t
want nObordy else for lay um out, an Sister
Wolf beg you for come ober an lay um out
quick as you kin, so dey all kin hab de settin'
up"
So Rabbit get on e boss an ride to Wolf
doc den e knock an say, " How? yeardy
Brudder Wolf dead Wolf wife say, " Yes,
e dead tor true, an 70 e dies G leabe solum
word e amt want nobordy else for lay UNI out
but Brudder Rabbit.
Den Rabbit say, Kin | shum?" (see him. J
So Wolf wife tux um in de bedroom an show
um Wolf lie on de bed cOber up wild sheet
Rabbit llf up de corner OBJ de sheet an peep at
Wolf. Wolf nebber wink So Rabbit TUX out
e snuf-bOx an drop one leetle grain of snuff
on Wolf nose, an Wolf sneeze
Den Rabbit say, Hi how can dead man
sneeze p So e git on e boss an ride home
fars as 9 kin. An Wolf see Rabbit too wise
man for him, an nedber try for cotch uu
no mo-
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

PAY OF EnITORs.-In New York saws
James Parton, the editorial force of daily
paper, fully equipped, consists OF about fifty
individuals of whom at least twelve receive
compensation which approaches that of the
lower grades Of the other liberal professions
The press has advanced so far in this one city
of the western continent that a competent and
we'll trained journalist receives as large a com
pensation as q lawyer, doctor, or clergyman of
the fourth rank, and nearly enough to pay the
rent OF a small house in a second rate neigh
borhood. This is considerable advance from
the time when Horace Greeley let Mr.. Ray
mond leave the Tribune rather than add five
dollars to his weekly stipend of twenty The
editor-in-chief of New York daily paper of
the first rank receives from four to eight thou
sand dollars year, with the assistance OF a
short haud reporter and the use OF cab. His
leading assistants receive about half as much.
In London, as Mr.. James Grant informs us,
the established salary of the editor of morn
ing paper-always excepting the princey
7imes-is thousand guiueas year. There
is not likely to be for some time to come more
than one newspaper in any country that can
safely go much beyond this scale of compensa
ton. And, indeed, it is almost high enough
to admit of the gradual formation of corps
capable of holding its own against the dense
swarm of lies always struggling or ssheming
for admittance into the press In every ser
vice under the sun the rank and file must O
necessity work hard for little psy. It is only
necessary to have a few great prizes to stimu
late the whole body by rewarding the excel
lent few.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

"What kind Of sassages is them p queried
an old lady of the young man of literature aud
peanuts, as he passed through the train selling
bananas.
Don Piatt says shrewdly: Humor is TO q
newspaper what a tail is to a kite-veIy absurd,
but very necessary to its ascension"
A Father in Wisconsin offered his son Eve
dollars to take dose of castor oil, and then
got counterfeit bill off on the boy.
The wave on which many poor fellow has
been carried away is the wave OF lace-edged
cambria handkerchief.
"Lilly Dale" of whom poets have SO char
mingly sung, languishes in Chicago house of
correction.
He went back on his own true love, because
she ate onions, and the jury gave her $4,000
damages.
A Toledo woman muzzled her husband to
keep him from kissing the chambermaid.
The old.fashioued women crusade-a boys
head and 6ue touthed comb.
Cremation by sun process is to be the name
for sunstIoke, this summer.
A laugh is worth hundred groans In any
market Charles Lamb.
A perfectly natural man is generally per-
fecty honest one.
Paternal acres-The old mans cOrns.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

The Troy Times says: Recently, at a
church fair on Ida Hill, large and frosted
cake was offered to the person who should
guess nearest to the correct weight, at ten
cents guess The pastor urged young law
yer to invest dime. The practitioner replied:
IL play you game of euchre to see who
gets the cake, but don't understand the other
game.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

The only man in Chicago who really appre-
ciate8 the power of the press is that member
OF the Scotch Presbyterian Church who, at a
meeting of the congregation last night, remark
ed that would as soon see my name in Il q
bottom less pit as in the public prints of Chica-
CO. What terribly wicked man must he be
who would rather have his tombstone in he'll
than his biography in Chicago paper.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

The Boston Traveller is in fog, for if Mr.
Sartoris married the young lady whose portrait
is published in Harper'S Weekly, be has ji,ted
the poor girl in Fraak Lcslie's, and if he has
welded the latter his conduct towards the pref
ty face in the Graphic is in the highest degree
renrehensihle
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

The PENALTY.-The penalty of patriotism,
says the New York World, referring to the
Fourth, is as follows A rough estimate, with
several of the upper wards yet to hear from,
put it at 200 fingers, 81 hands, 80 eyes, IL arms,
sc, 900 drunks.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

A Hartford man keeps a spade close by his
kitchen door, and whenever tramp comes
along and begs for dinner, he is requested to
earn it by digging four feet square in the gar
den, but the tramp invariably refuses to pay
this price.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

We find the following item in an Illinois
paper: Mr. -, who has been in retire
ment for few weeks after marrying and bury
ing three sisters, came up smilingly to the al.
tar again yesterday, having begun on a new
family"
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

The observations of married man have led
to the conclusion that money put into mirrors
Is good investment, as it affords a marvellous
amount of comfort and qualification 10 a wo-
man. lie says his wife thinks just as much of
consulting ber glass when she ties on her
apron as when she ties on her bonnet, and
while he goes to the door at once when there
is a rap, she exclaims Mercy Joseph, who
is that? 2" and dashes for the looking glass.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22
GENERAL NAruRE-No. 45.l

AIT change the time holding the circuit and dis
trict the United States for the eastern district OF
Wisconsin Oshkosh
De by the and House Of
the United Of Amr in Congress assembled That
holding and district courts of the Unlted
States for the eastern district Of WconAin at Oshk4h be
Tuesday Of July of each instead Of the first
Monday of July provided by and that all recOgni
indictments. ws aud other proceedings
and criminal pending either said be
heard and tried the time herein fixed for holding
SAID courts.
That this act shall not interfere with the terms Of said
appointed be holden Milwaukee, in said district.
by the judges Of said
order special 0f the provided By law.
Approved, June 10, 1874
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

A little boy was asked about the story of
Joseph, and If he knew what wrong his breth-
rem done in disposing of him, when he replied
Z" suppose they sold him too cheap
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

A we'll known San Francisco dentist, is haV-
ing sign painted for his Office door, giving his
hours for business. 1t starts off with Tooth
pulling sOirees will be held" etc.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-22

We have recently added to our stock Of
Mems fine Shoes the celebrated Saller and
Levin Cater of the best French cali. and ID war m
ranted in every particular X. M. q w. L.
johnson. sIti w. lf.f