The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-02
GENERAL BREyITIEs.


ONE hundred and twenty men reSidino
IN six counties in California own 8 Ia. OT
acres of land.
DON { cram the child at school-it is bad
ior the brain; nor at the tablet is bad
Tor the stomach.
IN Cincinnati restaurants where norl, I.
one iaVorlte diet the cry of Microscopes
HN Two " Is heard early and late.
Two men at Mink Grove, Wright coun-
", La, split from the heart of a perfectly
sound tree, nearly four feet In diameter.
several ieet rom the ground. pair of In
ulan moccasins III a good state of preserva-
ton.
The Iowa Legislature has enacted a law
against baggage-smashers. The penalty
Tor recklessly injuring baggage is a fine Of
not less than sixty dollars, nor more than
one hundred, and imprisonment not ex-
cccdlng thirty days.
THE oldest stove. probably. in the United
States rs that which is still i'm use at the
Capitol in Richmond, Va. Ii was made i'm
England in l770, and was sixty wears in
The House of Burgesses i'm Virginia, be-
lore II was removed to the Capitol, where
1t has been for thirty years.
The man who answered an advertise
ment to the following effect had his curl
tNtNicAfNa II NOu MUutu N-dIl 10
make home happy send fifty cents i'm post
age stamps to a B.. etc. Upon receipt
OF postage stamps, A. b. replied, "YOur
home would be more happy if you were
less frequently there
THE New Orleans City Railroad recent
ly sunk in the river bagcontaining a 900
counterfeit nickel coins, the returns of one
years business. The railroad companies
have offered a reward of 81 900 for inform
alton which will lead TO the discovery and
punishment OF the cOunteTfeiters.
A FORM Of the potato disease which has
prevailed for several seasons in certain
departments of France exhibits itself in a
peculiar weakness Of growth in the shoots,
which attain their usual length but are
wanting in thickness. The first leaves are
also defective, but the tubers do not appear
10 be diseased nor affected in quality. A
fungus is assigned rs the cause. but further
Investigation is needed on this point.
a MODERN Pythias on a small scale was
found in Brooklyn police court, the other
day. Alfred Schwartz was called and a
man stepped up brislly, while the Judge
read the charge. When he finished, he
glanced at the supposed Schwartz, and
'twasnt the man. ~ d0n,t want YOU"
said the judge. "Wall, you see. Judge"
answered the substitute. - Mr.. Schwartz
has the toOthache, and | stand for him."
But the magistrate continued the case.
A YOUNG man who was married i'm De
troit six months ago has Joined in the dis
cusslon of the question of family economy.
but his little contribution is far from salts
factory. u do not, he says, understand
how 1t is. | used to figure it out, as sat
with my arm round her waist on Sunday
nj nra 1 -
would be two dollars and sevVntyefiye cents
a week, and now | spend fifteen dollars,
and am hungry half the time"
CHARCOAL FOR WOUNDS. EIC.-A cor
respondent ofthe Scientific american saws
The best simple remedy have found for
surface wounds, such as cuts, abraSiOns of
the skin, etc, is charcoal. Take a live coal
from the stove, pulveriZe it. apply il TO the
wound and cover the whole with a rag
The charcoal absOrhs the fluids secreted
by the wound. and lays the foundation of
The scab; it also prevents the rae from ir-
ritating the flesh, and il is antiSeptic. If, !
however, you prefer a white scab to a black !
one, use quiBine instead. This possesses !
all the virtues of the charcoal, and is. be- |
sides, aStringent and tonic.
THE word lady is compounded of two |
Saxon words, leaf or iaf signifying a Loaf
of bread, and diaN. to give, or to serve.
In olden times 1t was customary for those
families whom God had blessed with atilu-
ence to give away regularly portion of
bread or other food to poor families in their
respective parishes and neighborhoods, and
on such occasions the lady" or mistress
of the household distributed the daily or
weekly dole. Hence she was called the
lat-dy" or the bread giver." and it is
yrpbablv from, tIis bngnita1,l,, ,,,-4o,,, -I,,t
TO this day English ladies carve and serve
The meat at their own tables.
\ STRANGE but Northumberland case
recently came to light at Worcester. Mass.
Four years ago a young lady of that city.
new Is years old, visited Florida. While
there she accidentally swallowed lizard
IN drinking glass of water. The reptile I
has remained in her stomach ever since.
causing her great pain at times. and max
ing life miserable. Several physicians !
have had the young lady under treatment. !
but TO no avail A visiting doctor named I
Champlin has the case in hand, is conf ,
dent he has destroyed the reptile, and hour +
ly expects 70 relieve the young lady of her !
torture. He says the lizard must be some :
nine inches in length, and that it has sub :
sisted on the food eaten by the young lady :
and grown in accordance with her growth. ! !
MANY years ago there lived at Mapping a
er'S Creek on the Hudson r ship carpenter /
who was troubled 10 find proper name |
for slOop he had on the stocks. His '
neighbors quizzed him so much that he at a
last came to the singular resolve that what /
ever word any person should say who next {
passed him on the road should be thename /
10y which he would christen his craft. S
Pretty soon huge Duchess county wagon I
hove in sight, on the front seat of which '
were two farmers in eager conversation. l
- Who would have thought it?' said one t
man to the other. and so the poor little YES Y
sci had - Who would have thought il? of Q
Creek" painted on her. and !
there are elderly people now living in that I
vicinity who remember well the strangely v
named vessel, b
\ few days ago, says I he jackson Fhiq '
and Tribune. a wagon. drawn by a yoke of Il
Texas cattle, halted on La a
iayette street. The wagon contained a 7
good-loOking woman, seven children, and
plumber. \ man, small boy,
and dog that had run to tail were the ad-
iunctS. The party were from Texas. and
were returning TO their old home in Deca- I
tur county. An alderman of the city who 1
had passed many years of his life i'm the u
Lone Star State approached the wagon.
tie SAID TO the woman, "ErOm Texas. | e
presume?' "Yes. SIR didn't Won like t
the counHy?' $40. sir didn't You
like the climate?' 20. yes Did you $
have good health out there - yes" Il
WANT the land good?'' Yes" How \
,bout the crops:' 80. we made splendid !.
crops" well, then, ma'am, what on Il
earth is your objection to Texas ?" ''Why. ;
SIR she replied. Il couldn't stand the :
society in that rough country" and then II
She turned to the small boy, her son. and 4
,ricd, ''Sam, drive that cUsSid dog out'en 5
he dinner pot; don't you see he's got his G
nasty snout into the Willis a
Mad Ants. n
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