The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-12-03
GENERAL BREvITIEs.


The Mari family, of Michigan. who have
been expecting fortune of from $1,000
600, TO Sl5,000.000 each from England,
have just learned that they can't get red
cent.
A PHYSICIAN in Scotland recently sued a
patient for his fee in the case of a surgical
operation. The courts decreed against
him, on the ground that he had not regis
tered as surgeon.
THE other day Mrs. Walker sent by eX-
press from Des Moines, Iowa. TO her hus-
band at Fort Dodge, their little two-year
old child. The precious package was duly
labeled and billed, and went through IN
good shape.
JOE RHoMBERG, a distiller at Dubuque,
and reputed to be the richest man in the
State, has been requested by the Govern
ment to pay S700,000 for internal revenue
taxes which he has failed TO satisfy during
the past several years.
. AT the Paris Morgue there was exposed
last month the body OF young woman,
aged about twenty, so wOnderously beau
tiful that the authorities caused mold 10
be taken of her. She was seen TO throw
herself into the river.
A WITNESS, i'm describing certain events,
said, The person / saw at the head OF the
stairs was a man with one eye named ia
cob wilkins" "What was the name of
his other eye?" spitefully asked the oppo-
sing counsel. The witness was Disguised
at the levity of the audience.
A" GrNRICKAsHA 8" is a japanese wagon,
twO-wheeled, and drawn by a cody. In
JeddO there are said to be 100, 600 OF these
wagons for public use. Ii costs about
twelve cents an hour to ride in one, and a
good " ginrickasha +" man will run forty
miles a day in hot sun with ll-grown
passenger In the wagon. This convey
ance is very much used both by foreigners
and the japanese.
AT late meeting of the Maryland Acad-
envy of Sciences. several of the members
spoke in reference 10 worm which had
been discovered moving and living inside
of solid masses of ice. The ice was takeR
from pond near Baltimore, the water of
which was considered pure. The worm is
about one to one and a half inches long.
What it is, or what its origin, has not yet
been ascertained.
The attempt to make a cat cross Niagara
River on rope has ANONYMOUSLY failed,
as il ought to do. One Mr.. Stebbins Peer
a rope-walker, who has had cable stretch
ed across Niagara River Just below the new
uspension-bridge, desiring to have two
sensations combined, conceived the bril-
liant idea of taking a cat on the rope, and
starting it on ahead of him. When about
thirty feet from shore, he put the cat on
the rope. Tabby, instead of making a
Decline across, turned upon Peer, climbed
upon him, and fastened her teeth ia his
shoulder. Puss stuck fast F; Peer lost his
balance-pole, and had to scramble back to
shore as best he could.
WE have nothing In America that COM
pares exactly with the Lord Mayor of
London. That functiOnary is chosen an
nually, and his pay and allowances amount
to $4,000 a year. His outside expenses
are as much more. He resides in the Man.
sion-House, which is sumptuOusly fur
nished, and provided with plate and jew
eled ornaments said to be worth 100000
to 100000. His household consists of
twenty gentlemen, including the Sword
bearer. the Common Hunt, the Common
Crier, and the Water Bailiff, all of whom
have the title of esquire. He has a splen-
did retinue of servants, and keeps three
tables. He is provided with a gorgeous
state coach, but not with horses, and he
finds the dress carriage and horses for the
Lady MayoreSs. He is expected to give
certain number of state banquets during
the year, in addition to bearing half the
expenses of the Inauguration dinner at
Guildhall on the 9th of November.
SOMETHING new is the musical tree. 1t is
owned by resident OF New York City,
who purchased it in Europe, and is quite
positive it is the only thing of the kind IN
America. IL is an artificial tree or bush
about five feet high, set in a large square
tub of russian leather. 1t looks very nat
ural and beautiful, every leaf, sprig and
twig being absolutely perfect in the work
manship of copying nature. Touch a
knob on the side of the tub and instantly
the tree is literally filled with small birds
of every imaginable hue and color, includ-
ing those represented in the rainbow.
Each and every bird begins to sing, and
very sweetly, too, their soft notes blending
beautifully in harmony. Touch the knob
again and the birds disappear mysterious
", to reappear whenever summoned by
pressure of the little gold knob. And this
is the musical tree about which so much
is said in fashionable circles up town.
OLD Mr.. Crabapple is very much pleased
with gentleman whom he had engaged
TO saw wood. "When he piles the wood"
said old Crabapple to his friend, eff one
stick projects beyond the others, he
pounds il in with the AK" SHE'S a
slouch," replied old Mr.. Stubble; ''you
should see my woodsawyer. When he
gets the wood all piled, he takes off the
rough projecting ends with a claw-ham-
mer saw" ''DOes he? Well, he couldn't
pile wood for me-" broke in old Spiken-
burg; "my sawyer piles the wood care
fully, then goes over the ends with a jack
plane. sandpapers them down, and puts
on a coat of varnish before he ever thinks
of asking for his pay" Then they all
went into the Grand Hotel after a big
drink, before SyntaX could tell how his
woodsawyer silver-plated all the ends of
the wood, and nailed handle on each and
every stick to pick it up by.