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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02
Underground London.

Underground, the city of London is GER
tainly the most wonderful in the world.
1t is labyrinth of tlraln-pipes, water
pipes, gas-plDes, and underground rail
ways. There are points In the soil 6f, Lon
don where it would be Extremely din ,ult
to find room for dnGtlier pipe. One COM
pany alOne-the Gas Light and Coke Com
pany-supples two districts with nearly
400 miles of pipes, varying in diameter
from three inches to four feet. These are
the main pipes merely, and from them
every house and street lamp receives on an
average six or eight feet of small piping.
In addition to these, and the underground
telegraph wires, there are no less than
$500 miles of drain-pipes of various di-
menSiOnS. Less familiar TO us, but no less
important, are the lead and iron tubes
lcaden pipes with outer castings of iron
along which written messages, packed in
little felt Pnd gutta. pefrla easts, are blown
from station to station. The convenience
of these messages is immense. A steam
engine forces in a blast of air. and in about
a minute it travels distance of $50 yards.
There are at present thirteen stations on
the underground railway; and rs the peO-
pie walk upon the streets of London,
electricity is flashing messages above their
heads, and little misSlves are whiZZing and
darling just under their feet. As many as
LOO messages pass 10 and fro in a day.
The drainage system of London presents
Il world of underground streets. some two
or three thousand miles in eXteht. All
the drains empty into three, great sewers
running parallel with the Thames, which
sewers cnfnect in the neighberhOOd of
Victoria Park, and through Barking Creek
discharge into the river. Men are con-
stantly employed keeping these drains in
repair. LOndoners never pour a pail of
water down drain but at the depths of
that mysterious aperture somebody is max
ing way for it. \ stranger. properly cos
TUNED, can explore these depths, which
resemble vaulted galleries. in the sides of
which are traps forming various small chan
ncls. When the storm waters come, as
they sometimes do during a thunder
plump, the torrent is fearful so much so
that upon several occasions men have lost
thpir liVaC
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

''I'M peculiarly uneasy on this point
said the fly TO the young gentleman who
stuck MIN ON the end of a needle.
THE one thing" says Jean Paul.
(which a maiden most easily fOrgets. Is
how she looks-hence mirrors were in
vented"
EMERSON says: " The way 20 make the
world better is by reforming number one,
then there is surely one less villain in the
world"
DoN'T tell a child YOU will do anything
unless you intend To keep your promise.
4 strict observance of this rule may spare
YOU the agony of seeing your child be-
come a liar. II you say. III skin you
aliye!" go and skin it though il brings
tears 20 your eyes.
A YOrNG man. having put erown-picce
info "tbe pRte'' in an Edinburgh church
bv mistake. instead of a penny, asked to
have il back, but was refused. " In once.
in forever .'Awerl. aweel. gTuuted he,
Il will get credit Orit IN Heaven M,
na." said JeemS. the dOCrkeeper, "ycIl
get credit only for the penAy ye meant 20
si'e.''
TIN. teacher of an infant school had her
attention c:ilisd to one little fellow who
was listening 20 what she said. She was
teaching her class the elements of English
history. and wishing to see If he knew
what She was talking about. she suddenly
asked. &" Johnny, who killed King EuiuS:'
With a surprised look. he replied, " Why
didn't know he was dead"
THE Galesburg widow met her swain at
a Temperance meeting, and gave him $4,000
10 meet some notes coming due; the Phil
ada!pha widow gave her lover S5VVO TO
furnish The house they were 10 live IN tie
Newark widow gave her san Francisco
beau, whom she met ut Il church festival,
n house valued at 5000 10 dispose Of
The lovers all pocketed the money and de-
cafrged. The poor women dCServc p!IN
for their confidence. if nothing more. \
widow choking with affection for hearts
lart can not reasonably be expected 10
telegraph I'll round the country to inquire
from what. il any. peniteutiary her adorer
has emerged. However, 1t would be cheap
or i'm the LONG run TO do so.-Chicago Tl-ib-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02
LOVE.

LOVE is not made Of kisses. or Of sighs.
OF clinging hands, or OF the sorceries
And subtle wiichcrafts Of alluring eyes.
Love is not made OF broken whispers; no,
glow
Tells that the ear has heard the accents low.
Love ls not made OF tears, nor yet OF smiles,
of quivtring lips, or Of enticing wiles;
Love Is not tempted; he himself beguiles
This is loves language, but this is not I.oge.
II We know aught Of Love, how shall we dIre
To say that this Is Love, when well aware
That these IRE common things, and Love is rares
As separate streams may. blending roll
In course united, 50 Of soul to soul
Love is the union into one sweet whole
As molten metals mingle as a chord
Swelis sweet in harmony when Love is lord
Two hearts are one, ms letters form a word
one heart, oac mind, one soul, and e,- desire.
a Kindred fancy, and RI ster hrr
vi thoeght and passion; there can Love inspire
his makes HEAVIER OF earth; for this is Love
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02

"A shrewd wife in town, who has a
foroetful husband, has adopted method
of Jogging his memory. which is at once
novel and effectual. When she desires
him to bring anything from the store.
she makes a cross on the back of his hand
with lead pencil. When he takes drink
at a saloon. in extending his hand for the
glass he invariably sees that mark aud re-
remembers the crrand. Being thus re-
minded thirty or forty times a day, 1t
would be singular. indeed. if le should
forget what was required Of him,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02
Many Suns in 0nr System.

Among the wonders of the heavens are
double stars and triple stars; that Is, as
astronomers suppose, two or three suns
are united in one system. We have often
thought it would be pleasant to live on
some planet. lighted and warmed by sew
cral suns. But Prof. Proctor thinks we
have more than two or even three suns III
orr system. and no one has been the wiser
for it until now. He thinks that Jupiter,
and Saturn. and Uranus. and Neptune are
all suns, shining by their own light. The
fourth satellite of Jupiter when it crosses
the planets disc looks like dark ball. as
Mercury does when crossing the suns disc,
which seems to prove that Jupiter is self
luminous.
If we have five suns in our system. as
Prof. Proctor believes, and the best astrOn-
omers have been ignorant OF the fact: the
samemay be true in other systems, where
they have binary or triple suns. Ihe IN
habitants may know of only one, and may
have Is little light from the ethers as we
have from Uranus or Neptune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02

The smallest salary paid to postmaster
in this country is 81, and large number
receive sums ranging from that amount
10 SD.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02

CASTOR OIL IS \ LEATHER PREsERyA
TIvE.-A correspondent of Germantown
Telegraph, who says he has tested all the
patent preparations and popular recipes for
preserving leather. prefers castor oil to all
of them. He adds: = We have had boots
year old that we have oiled with it, and
the leather was soft, smooth aud water
proof to the last time they were used We
apply it clear, without heat. A little lamp
black might be used on old leather, but is
seldom necessary on new. as the oil itself
seems to keep the backing on. and renders
the leather black and of fine appearance.
Those who have been annoyed with hard,
cracked, watersoaked boots, the surface of
the latter rough. without backing, and
the leather shrInken and wrinkled, so as
TO chafi-, gall, and otherwise pnpish the
feet, will find castor oil. well applied. TO be
satisfactory. We have used it for wagons
and buggies, and find it is every way su-
perior. 1t viii wear longer. lubricate bet
ter. andis less Objectionable than anything
we know Of,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02

Empty Cisterns.

Everybody knows well enough that un-
less water runs into our ciSterns we can by
no device pump it out. Therefore we are
careful to see that all the rainfall on our
roof is conducted thither, and that the pipes
are kept unObStructed. Even our wells
will 90 dry in times of drOuth, the springs
by which they are fed falling for want of
the early or the latter rains.
The parallel holds perfectly between
our minds and our cisterns. Unless they
are continually fed with the pure streams
of knowledge, they will inevitably become
empty and dry How many mental els
terms we find, capaciOus enough, and with
all the appliances for getting water from
them, that only yield to our movement of
the pump-handle a warm, stale, turbid
stream of gossip, or complaint, or gar
rulous prattle-a stream how different
from the cool, sparkling, refreshing flow
from a mind continually replenished by
the perusal of books constantly falling
from the press, or by the well-springs of an
cient lore. We may pick up knowledge
everywhere. A good newspaper will give
us many valuable thoughts which we may
reflect upon while engaged in our ordinary
duties. 1t is reflection that makes truth our
own. One should have always on hand
some valuable book quite outside his Or
dinary pursuits. and read little in it atten-
lively every day.
The life which is totally taken up with
supplying physical wants is not worth the
living. Our minds not less than our bodies
need suitable food. that their hunger may
be satisfied; need TO be clothed in the fair
robes of knowledge and wisdom, that their
nakcdness do not appear: need to be
adorned with the ornaments of literature,
that they be attractive and pleasing to their
companions. 1t is right and our duty to
care for the body, but the life is more than
meat and the body than raiment. If we
must choose between fine dress and fine
thoughts, shall we not take the latter?
Elegant furniture does Otmake the home;
elegant dress and surroundings do not
make the man or the woman. TO close as
we begun. better the old-fashioned we'll
sweep and the mOss-covered bucket, with
the well of unfaiing and ice-cold water be-
low, than all the modern perfectiOns of
contrivance for raising water placed above
an empty ciStern or afoul and failing well.
" y Tribune
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02

The Chinese Government IS trying 10
raise a navy after the EnglislHmOdel, and Is
building ships to that end.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02

II ever a moon was made of green cheese
it was the honeymoon.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-22
A Breach of Trust.

A SAD CASE OF MISPLACED CoNFIDENCE-HoW THE
RECEIPTS OF FESTIVAL WERE ONLY a.
Some time last week, Susan Butcher, colored
woman, who resides on Walnut St., above 9th
held festival, on small scale, in her own
house, and in want of assistance invited Martha
Young, of New Castle to embark in the venture
with promises of the Treasurership. Martha
eagerly consented and was duly in
stalled as custodian of the currency
which found its way to the money box.
SO far all was we'll but when the day of
settlement arrived, Martha reported only "a cash
in hand, stoutly maintaing that this constituted
the sum tai of the receipts.
Susan WAS not by any means satisfied with
this showing, and battle of words issued which
came very near being pitched fight with more
dangerous weapons. Martha however, divid-
ed the "a with her partner and re-
turned well satisfied to New Cas-
tie. Susan very naturally, as she had in
vested more than five times the amount of re-
oepts in the festival, could not understand how
it happened that, after two days of good attend
ance, and knowing that she herself had given
Martha over $40, only "a could be found to di-
vide, and yesterday suit was brought before Esq.
Frazer against Martha for larceny, but after
hearing the evidence, the case was dismissed, az
il involved only breach Of trust, und there il
| much confusion in Susans mind as to the differ
enoe between tweedledum and tweedledee.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-22
The city Treasurer's Office.

SALE OF BoEDs--INCREAsE OF COLLECTIONS AND Ex-
PENDITuhEs-rHE NECESSITY FOR MORE HELP.
A gentleman who is in position to know
whereof he speaks has written us to show the
amount of work performed by the City Treas
urer and the necessity which exists for more
help in the office. First, however, he gives us
an account of the sales of bonds under the
present administration, as follows:
On Tuesday last, there were issued from the
Treasurer's office thirty bonds, amounting, with
the interest paid thereon, to $l3, ,417.55. Dur
ing October S26, ,250 worth of bonds have been
sold, and since tho 1st of January,
$l23, 100. At the present time the sales
will average $1,000 daily. On Saturday last
$4,000 worth we're sold; on Monday SO, 500.
When the Treasurer first went into Office the
sales of bonds reached only $4,000 or $4,000 per
month For instance he sold in January, $5-
200 in February, 81 900; whilst in July he sold
| $25, 800, and in August $4,000. In September
there WAS a falling of, which our corres-
| pondent ascrbes to the changes in Council, and
only $3.50 worth were sold, but this month the
| sales begin to show an increase again and have
| already reached $26, $50. or the Water bonds,
$57, 800 have been sold since the list of August,
when the first bond was sold on this account.
| The object of the writer in stating the above
| was to show the amount of labor which devolves
| upon the City Treasurer IN the preparation of
| these bonds, and to give greater force to it he
compares the work of the present Treasurer
with that of Mr.. Preston, when the whole city
debt was but 100000, taking this as basis OF
| the work performed at that time, and adds that
the sales of bonds, which will probably reach by
the LIST of January the whole amount OF the City
Loan then, is just that much extra labor in their
preparation, concluding that the work is just
| four times as great Additional labor is also re-
| quired, he says, by the great number of bonds
| which are sold to make up this aggregate, the
purchasers taking small ones for the most part,
and in the small amounts Of interest which must
consequently be paid.
Beyond this, and the labor involved in keep
ing the accounts of the city in the receipt and
disbursement OF s435, 5,S7396 @ months collec
tions) is new and elaborate system Of book
keeping which has been adopted during this ad
ministration, which our correspondent say
takes more than twice the labor OF the old sys
tenn. Considering all these things, he. concludes
there is great necessity for increased force in
the office supposes there is no one citizen who
does business Of between $4,000 and $4,000
per year unassisted especially where every dol
lar ia so elaborately receipted, and at the samt
time keeps up all the correspondence and ii
unable to see why additional force shall not bt
employed here when other officers in the cit,
have been so greatly assisted by extra help.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-22

way after several Intellectual efforts to get off.
Flora got the lead, and being at tho pole held it
on the first round, but in the third turn was
passed by Gipsey on run who took the pole
and held 1t to the third quarter pole when Flora
reined out and again advanced to the front, and
won the heat in 2.46, and the race. Gipsey was
second, St. Elmo third and Charley Green last
The second money WAS given to Lumber Boy and
the third to Gipsey.
THE 2.40 RACE.
Purse, 5000 - 800 to first, $50 to se-
old and $40 to third. Open to all horses with
no better record than 2.4O. Three in five to
B. M. Morton, Delaware county, d. 6. Gold
Dust.
H. H. DUNCAN, Phila., 8. g. Starr.
W. A. Hill, Port Deposit, 8. g. Buckwheat.
n. s. Ludwig, Pottstown, Pa, blk s. Black
Shark.
John Hyde, Phila., b. 6. Dublin George.
b. f. Grier Oxford, Pa, b. g. Bay Chief
Dublin George was not present, and Black
Shark was withdrawn.
First Hedt.-Frank was little behind in the
start but pushed ahead between Bay Chief and
Buckwheat causing the latter to break and fall
away to the third place. Bay Chief held the
lead around the turn and down the first quart er
stretch, but was passed at the poll and breaking
fell to third. The horses then strung them
selves out on the course, Starr first, Buckwheat
second, Bay Chief third and Gold Dust far away
in the rear. These positions were maintained
throughout the heat, the horses all giving fine
exhibitions in speed, but occasionally being up
Star won in 2.44. Gold Dust was beyond the
distance pole, but having been fouled in the
start was not excluded.
Second Heat-Frank took the lead and won al
easy victory, coming in on moderate trot IL
2.45 Buckwheat second, Bay Chief third and
Gold Dust last. very pretty race occurred in
this heat between Bay Chief and Gold Dust will
varying success to each. Bay Chief, however
got the lead at the third quarter pole and held !
| to the end.
Third Reat-This heat was much like the las
in the start but on the first quarter stretch Bay
| Chief broke and Buckwheat coming up plantet
one fore foot ON wheel Of Bay Chiefs bugg.
disabling it and requiring its withdrawal. Star
won the heat in 2.4016. The Judges ruled th
circumstance of the disabling Of Bay Chief
sulky foul and ordered new race between thu
three others in order to decide to whom be
longed the second purse.
| Fourth Heat Bay Chief won the heat in 81
and obtained the second money. The othe
horses met with varying success, at times max
a pretty race. The third money was awarded +
| Buckwheat.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-22
Notes on the state Canvass.

The colored vote of Delaware has never yet
been fully poled. By disfranchisement, intimi-
daton and other means, greater or less per-
centage of thas been kept away, at every cleo
ton. Let it be all brought out this time.
The Republican meetings are well attended.
Push on the column
The Smyrna Times anxiousy inquiries where
il the clarion voice of Major Biggs in this cam
pagn. Have his guns been spiked
1t is a subject for constant remark that the
Democratic press and speakers are persistently
turning away from the discussion of State issues
and shun them as if they were afraid to.meet the
discussion. They debate Louisiana affairs. witt
which the election in this State has nothing tc
do, continually, but whom it comes to Delaware
affairs. upon which the contest hinges, they
ahirk the discussion.-Snyrnd Times.
DIR. Davidson addresses Republican meeting
this evening, at Foxwells Hotel, Smyrna.
What's the reason that no financial exhibit o
the affairs of the Kent County Almshouse hai
been nude, il now the question Have the ex
penses OF that institution been increased and arr
the Democrats afraid to let it be known 2
SHiLDnQ Times,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-22

CONTRADICTION OF THE PUBLISHED sTArEMENT-IT
Is SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT.
A communication to the Gazette denies the
accuracy OF the report given in this paper on
Tuesday of the Newport case. He makes the
following points -
LIST. The injured -Montgomery-is not an
Irishman, but native of the State of Delaware,
as we'll as his father and grandfather before him.
I'd. The Republican meeting was not disturbed
by him or any other Democrat.
I'D. Montgomery had no pistol in his posses
sion at the time-to this fact number of
colored men will testify.
4th. Squire Killgore gave the prisoners hear.
ing at the hour appointed G. o'clock) and not " an
hour in advance of the time, or before the
friends of the accused could reach the office"
5th. The assault was made upon Montgomery
long after the adjournment of the Republican
meeting, many of our citizens having retired
for the night.
To which we reply ~ that we were informed
that Montgomery was not ctiz en-, as we stated
but the point is unimportant (2) that he dto
disturb the Republican meeting, interrupting the
| speaker, In contentious, ugly manner, and Civ.
ing every evidence, short of an actual breach oi
| the peace of his intention to aggravate the
meeting; (3) that after the meeting, he wai
abusing and cursing the colored men, seeking 6
quarrel With them, which he got, to his dscom
| fiture the encounter being not "long after thu
adjournment of the meeting, but directly con
nected with it, the persons who had been there
| himself included, never having finally separated
| (4) the pistol fourishing is in question-alleget
and denied (5) the correspondent does not de
ny the outrageous conduct of Constable Ward
| which is one of the worst features Of the affair
| go we are glad to be informed that Esquire Kill
| gore did not act so unfairly as was represented
| to us.
The evidence that the proceedings against th
colored men were malicious prosecution, de
| signed to intimidate them as citizens, and in tn
| manner OF the lawless communities furthe
South. to terrorize them, is to our min,
strengthened by inquiry.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-22
REPUBLICAN MEETiNcsl
EauaI Representation Reduced Tax
es. Popular Education, and state
Reform

The people are tpited to assemble and hear The issues
Of the present canUass discussed
At the CITY HALL, wilmington. on FRIDAY
EVENING, October %, at IN O'Clock Addresses
will be delivered by DR.. Isaac Jump, Hon. James r.
Lonand, and Elias =. Reed, Esq.
At 7TH and LOMBARD SITS. 9th Ward on TUES
DAY EVENING, October 21th at IN o'clock Adj
dresses will be delivered by Anthony Higgins, Esq,
j. II. Honecker, Esq., and Geo. W. Roberta.
AT STANTON, SATURDAY EVENING, October
24th, at O'Clock To he addressed by y. II. Hof-
fecker, Esq, and George W. Roberts.
AT DELAWARE CITY. ON THURSDAY EVEN
ING, october 22d, at O'Clock. to be addressed by
Anthony Higgins Esq.,, and Geo. v. Massey, Esq.
AT DuPoNT's BANKS. Brandywine, ON sA UR-
DAY EVENING, October Path, az X O'Clock, to be
addressed by Levi O Bird, ESQ.,, Geo. v. Massey,
ESQ., and Elias s. Reed, Esq. The presence of Mes
srs. Jump and Lohand Is also expected.
AT NEWARK, SATURDAY EVENING, October
2ith, at O'Clock. To be addressed by Anthony Hg-
gins, Esq, and Others
In the NINTH WARD, Wilmington, on MONDAY
EVENING, 26th, at ~ o'clock. To be addressed by
Levi C. Bird, ESQ.,, and DR.. VIM. O. Davidson.
AT GLASGOW, Pencader Hundred, on TUES
DAY EVENING. 2lth Inst, at O'Clock, TO be ad-
dressed by Levi @. Bird, ESQ.,, and j. II. Hoffecker,
Esq.
SECOND WARD, Wilmington, (over sd Street
Brldge) WEDNEsD AY EVENING, 2sth inst, at II
O'clock to be addeessed by Anthony Higgins, Esq,
and Geo. W. Roberts.
At CHRISTIANA, WHITE CLAY CREEK. OF
THURSDAY EVENING, 29th inst, at O'Clock
to be addressed by Levi G. Bird, esq, aud j. II
llOnecker, Esq.
At the CITY HALL, Wilmington, on FRIDAY
EVENING, October Both, at ~ O'Clock, to be ad
dressed by William G. Spruance, ESQ.,
AT MADISON ST. AND MARYLAND AVENUE
wilmington, on SATURDAY, Oct. 81, at IN O'Clock
meeting of the Republicans OF the 1st and 10tt
Wards, TO be addressed by Anthony Higgins, Esq.
and Levi q. Bird, Esq.
Meetings in the CITY HALL, Wilmington, OF
SATURDA YEVENING,, the 8lst inst, and MON
DAY EVENING, November 2nd, to be addressed b,
prominent speakers.
by order of the Republican State Central Commit
tee. II. u. PIcKELs, Chairman.