The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-18
GENERAL BREVITIES.

cree against the Maine Central Railroad in
favor of a passenger for injuries suffered
at the hands of a drunken fellow passed.
ger. Ii is held that not TO exclude from
the cars persons so drunk as 10 be noisy
and quarrelsome is negligence which will
make the railroad company responsible for
damages.
No French or English woman Of Guilt
walton nowadays wears her garters below
her knees. The principal vein OF the leg
sinks there beneath the muscles; and var
icose veins. cold feet. and even palpltatlon
of the heart may be brought on by tight
garter m the wrong place. When it Is
fastened above the knee all this pain and
deformity may be avoided.
IT is one of the admirable customs OF
the Hebrews that the sons and daughters
are obliged to learn some practical trade
or useful calling; and it is in accordance
with this that Mile. DE Rothschild, daugh-
ter Of Alphonse, has just passed highly
creditable examination at the Hotel de
Vile. Paris, and received her certificate OF
competency as schOOl-mistress.
NEWSPAPER writers in Japan have been
admonished not to disturb or demoraliZe
the minds of the people by attacking the
Constitution of the Government, by dis
cussing the laws, or by casting obstacles in
the way of the working of national instl-
tutiOns, and even 'mOral teachings must
not be introduced in such way as 10 in
jure or obstruct the Government" Office
holders are protected by a rule providing
that editors must not take it upon them
selves TO publish remarks upon officials
during their term of Office or upon their
official conduct.
JAMES Golfer. a quarry-man in the iron
works at Paducah, kentucky, and lately a
street laborer, has gone TO England to get
a fortune left him by his uncle, who died
about seventeen years ago. The executors
of the latter's will have been looking for
the heir since his uncle's death. and only
found him recently by accident. They
are satisfied of his identity, and sent him
money 10 pay his passage to London.
where the property is that he inherits, and
he left Hillman's for London about two
weeks ago. The value of the property Is
in the neighborhood of 100000, part Of il
being fine residence worth $4,000.
A RAIN-sToRM at Hawesville, KY, the
other day, did not excite much comment
but when glObules of quicksilver began
to be found in the cutters a good deal OF
interest was felt as to where it came from
The theories were as various as the men
who advanced them. The only reasonable
solution was that it came from the hills
near the town, but this is in contradiction
of the statement made by biologists, thai
mercury is never found in the coal fOrma
ton. This may be true generally, but
minerals are found out of their natural
deposits. having been transported with the
drifts of the glacial period. Be that as il
may, the quicksilver was there, and the
question to be answered is: ''HOw did i
come there:"
a VERY eccentric newspaper man named
James Johns recently died in StarkbOro
Vt. He used TO print with his pen anC
issue occasionally the photographer and Re
marker. and send his edition. which con
sisted of from one to half a dozen copies
to anybody he pleased. His work wa
very neatly done; he tried a printing
press once, but didn't like it half so wei
as his pen, and so gave it up. He wa,
very Jealous of the fame of his sheet, anC
had no mercy on the man who said any,
thing against it, or refused TO exchange
Among his peculiarities was his abstinence
from tea and coffee. and his feeling that he
was GROSSLY inSultcd if Jhcy were Offered
to him. The outrage of urging man tC
take cup flea when at friends table
was the subject of manga leader in tn,
Autograph of twenty-five years ago.
PIANOS AND EAR ToRTUREs.-Twc
great classes OF pianos are produced, one
consisting of those instruments which arr
designed TO crafty the cultivated muSica
taste OF society. the other comprising
those thinly-veneered Shams gotten up tt
serve the WITNESSES of folks whose appre
citation of sty lie is greater than any devo
ton they can feel for art. Sometimes
though not often. the unSuspecting disciple
of the muse mistakes the second of thes,
classes for the first. and invests the tinan
cial evidences of years of Sclt-Sacritice il
a gaudv trunk fun ofnOi~e. Then with i
comes home to him the fact that there art
pianos which are not pianos, but only :
combination of indScribable Junk. pine
boards. mucilaoiuOUs varnish. and night
mare. Ii is this species of ear torture tina
infeSts the average clearinghouse parlor
and on summer evenings disseminate
headache throughout whole neighbour
hOods.-Golden Age.
A FEW mornings ago a couple of Pitts
burgh policemen found young mai
kneeling in the street, with prayer-boOl
in his hand. shouting and praying in ;
loud voice. Believing that he was intoXi
Gated, the officers attempted 10 arrest him
but he struggled so turiOusly that hell
had to be summoned befort they coulC
convey him TO the statiOn-hOuSe. Here
the resistance was renewed. and it seemed
as if the prisoner was endowed with the
strength of ten men. He was finally sub
dued and placed in a cell, and it then trans
pired that he was crazy. Ii seems tina
the young man came to this country
few days ago with his sister. Shortly at
ter their arrival in Pittsburg the brother
and sister became separated, and failing
to find her, the young man became craze(
with grief. A search was instituted anC
the sister found, but her brother failed Il
recognize her, and he is now in the asy
lum, his reason being entirely wrecked.
EVERY invention that can be produced
and every suggestion that science cal
make, has been applied in the manufacture
of the new Atlantic cable. The core fifth,
new strand is composed of a thick cope
wire encircled by eleven fine wires of tn,
same substance. covered with four coat
ings of gutta percha. The coatings o
gutta percha are applied while it is warn
and in a dough-like condition. Additional
strength and protection are given to tn
central core by sheathIng Of manill
hemp. The whole core is wrapped by Tel
iron wires. each Oh WHICH Is nCDlD coated
and the hemp coating is saturated with
preparation of tar. These having been pu
together, the whole is wrapped i'm Italian
hemp for double security. The quit
percha is preventive against the ravage
of the mollusks, their attacks on this sub
stance being futile. IfSucceSSfully laid tn
new cable will in all probability afford uu
interrupted communication, whatever ma,
betall the other lines.
a NEW field for feminine enterprise an
ability has just been opened in the city c
New York. \ lady Of the name of Mrs
Anderson is the wife of three husbands, a
surviving. from whom she is at presen
deriving support. From numbers one an
two she derives aiimOny, and when mum
Der three falls beneath the guillotine 9th
divorce court she will have aduCd anothe
spoke to her wheel. and be eligible for
fourth. Ii is not of course every femal
who possesses the ability and captivatin:
powers necessary to secure the affection
of three persons of the male species. Som
indeed fail to ingTatiatc themselves witt
one. The business is one requiring grea
tact and skill, an engaging manner, unite,
TO pleasing person. and a shrewd knowl
edge of law. Success may not follow