The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-07-02
GENERAL BREYITIES.


consist of an old horse. a chief and a DEM
John Of. whisky.
The wife of the new Secretary of the
Treasury Is said TO be a splendid finsncier.
She never paid $50 for a bonnet that she
could make herself for $40. Such wO-
man Is boon to the nation.
The Louisville Co,aTsy-Jopr-,aL pub
fishes weekly lists Of marriage licenses is
sued In that city. IL gives rash people an
opportunity for reflection. and produces
rather subduing effect on the whole com
munity.
DR. BURDON SANDERsON. a Psychologist
OF high distinction in England. asserts I'M
heSitatingly that hydrophObia . origin
ates, whether in man or beast. exclusively
by contagiOn." and adds: 4" The carriers
of contagiOn are the Ownerless dogs Of
large towns"
HARTFORD is afflicted with baseball on
the brain. According TO the Times, ''Onlv
the churches now remain without a base
ball organization. All the dry-goods
shops. schools, corner groceries. insurance
offices, banks. and city government DEPART
ments are at il; and clubs are actually or
ganiZing by streets. Even the young wo-
men are playing baseball. We are now
waiting TO hear from the match between
The Protestant Episcopal club and the
SeveD-day Baptist nine"
az Indianapolis the other day. three
anda halfyrar old child climbed through an
attic window. and walked along the ledge
ofthe roof, thirty-twO feet from the ground,
the whole length Of the house, and there
stood unconcerned and enjoying the pros
pect. She was seen by the maid of all
work, who pleasantly called out: ''Come
down, I've got something for you" "All
yite," cried the little one, and she retraced
Der steps and disappeared through the at
uc window i'm safety. That girl deserves
liberal dowry.
SAN FRANCISCO Chinese vegetable ped
Oilers are, as a rule, very accommodating
tostheir customers. a Celestial who had
been serving family with garden-sass
was recently stricken down with small
pox, since which time the vegetables have
been procured from another quarter. The
Lady of the house overcome her scruples
the other day. called in a passing peddler,
and purchased from him a quantity of
strawberries, potatoes and turnips. As he
was dealing theseOut she said John you
no got small poX, chg" mo, no; me don't
habe got; bringee he Tomorrow"
An action wa, recently brought i'm Ca
madam court for two dollars. Counsel had
been employed. and the plaintiffs counsel
was proceeding TO state his case. when the
Judge throwing a two dollar bill to the
Clerk. said: There's the money: each
party pays his own costs" The defen-
oant's counsel objected. on the ground
That apea had been entered. and the Judge
exclaimed: "Do you think | am going TO
sit here half day TO listen To pleas i'm an
action for two dollars? Ny time is worth
more than that. Call the next case"
In this age of wOmen's rights, when it
isproposed thatavocations hitherto mOnop-
ollzed by men should be open to bold and
adventurous spirits Of the other sex. it is
curious 10 observe that some branches of
artistic industry generally occupied by
women are invaded by maSculinity. In
Paris there are now nine wOmen'S dress
makers and six milliners carrying on large
establishments, and all of them men.
These gentlemen are said to be remarkable
for their refined luxury and elegant dis
play None of them ever goes abroad
without carriage, or is beheld except in
the most complete and SpOtless costume
mems costume, Of course.
THE Mayor of Floreyville, Miss. re-
Gently rendered his resignation. as set forth
IN the following unique letter to the Gov
trnor: Z" herewith beg leave respectful
ly to tender my resignation as Mayor of
floreyville, TO which Office was appoint
ed by your high-head,d predecessor,
which, with the Internal greedlness for
Office SO characteristic of the American
people, was green enough to accept. In
thus drawing off the judicial ermine | am
governed alone 10y the haunting of being
Unfortunately rich if continued to hold this
lucrative position. Perhaps some other
man and brother may be inveigled into the
acceptance of this position. but your hum
Die servant prefers to retire TO the gushing
serenity Of private life"
4 CURIOUS hing happened to lawyer
IN Nlllimantic. Connecticut. John l..
Hunter-that is his name-whO has been
deal IN his left ear for some years, went to
Boston aurist the other day. and he took
from it a bug as large as ahOney-bee. Mr..
Hunter hadn't the slightest idea what was
the trouble with him. but was inf rmed
before the operation that there was some
thing foreign in the organ; and after the
bug was taken out the physician told him
that il had been in there fifteen wears
probably, and that when it got in ii must
have cased great pain. Mr.. Hunter. after
racking his brain a while, remembered
that one night in 1861 he was walked bv
intense pain i'm his ear, and that he stopped |
1t by pouring in oil. The oil operated of |
course by killing the insect.
DROWNING will soon be reckOned among |
the things Of the past. A new invention |
mas been made public i'm Paris, which is |
likely TO supersede all existing applian- |
ceS In teaching swimming or in saving |
life from shipwreck. The apparatus can |
be worn under the clothes, like flannel |
waistcOat. It extends from The neck TO |
the knees, fastened i'm front by row of |
buttons. Ii is composed of double flan-
mel. i'm the midst Of which an India rubber |
tube circulatcs in such a way as to sur
round the body. There is mouth-piece.
through which it is easy TO expand the |
tube even in deep water, and, once filled. |
there is air enough for whole day. The
inventor recently gave the apparatus a
successful trial in Paris.
The burial place of Mahmoud H., Sui
tan of Turkey, is a circular building of
white marble, very elegant, with a lofty
dome. A rich Turkey carpet i'm gay
stripes covers the floor. Six large sarcO-
pagl have steep roofs covered with maroon
velvet, embroidered all over i'm gold, silver.
and pearls, In historical and emblematical
devices. India shawlS of exquisite fine
ness are carefully folded and laid on these
roofs. The red fez of the Sultan sur
mounts his tomb, with a tuft of plumes
from the bird of paradise. fastened bv a
large and magnificent aigrette of diamonds.
Many windows and much light pervade
this va5lt, and all the decorations are as
rich and snowy rs any private house. The !
effect was pleasant. the desolate chill and |
gloom of such places being all done away
with.
The Effect of Imagination,