The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-11-04
GENERAL BREVITIES,

THE aggregate length of the railroads
in operation in Brazil is $50 miles, or
bout forty miles less than that of the
little State of Connecticut.
An agent of the Russian Government
is travelling in the South TO make study
of cotton culture, which there is some
idea of attempting to introduce into
Turkestan.
A CIRCUS now exhibiting in France
possesses the oldest female artist to be
found in any travelling show in Europe.
She is a widow named Patton, aged "a.
and is said to be the grandmother of the
wild-beast tanner, Bidel.
A SINGULAR parcel recently passed
through Omaha. 1t was a box, one foot
square, filled with fish worms, and was
addressed to Lieut.. Fowler of the reou-
lar army, Fort Sanders, Wyoming. The
worms were sent to start a colony in
Wyoming to furnish the officers with
fish bait.
Mr. JOHN w. F. HOBBS, of North
ampton, Mass, has given $4,000 for a
school-house in that town. 1t is said of
MIR. Hobbs that, not many years ago,
he borrowed money to start a line of
omnibuses in Boston, driving one of
them himself, and that now he is worth
Sl,0OO,OOO.
An enlightened citizen of New Hamp-
shire gives one of the Coroner's Jury in
the Josie Langmaid murder case the
benefit of his experience as follows:
Take up the Corps and make the man
in charge tuch her if she Bleedes that
is the man | had the same Evidence
with one some fifteen years age this will
show you the Correck way of holdin a
coroner's jury this is as true as god is
in heaven try this And you will satisfy
the whole of the New England stats
just as tell is so helpe mi god"
A UNIvERsALIsT clergyman, writing
to UNCONVENTIONAL paper, says that
there is clergyman in good standing
In the denomination who has solved the
problem "How to build up Universal
ism" He has had nineteen children
by one wife, fifteen of whom he has had
the pleasure of seeing join the Univer-
salist Church. Counting himself and
wife, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, chill
dren, grandchildren, and great-grand-
children, he has now snug little family
of just 105 members.
SIR DOUGLASS FORSYTH, English en-
vOy 20 an Indian court, had a curious
experience recently upon a point of Ell
quette. Ordinary envoys are required
to approach the majesty of the court
barefooted in the muddy corridor. The
English envoy hesitated, and at last re-
fused to walk barefooted across the
mud. The Indian court thereupon Of
fered to compromise by laying down a
carpet if the envoy would take off his
boots. Although bootless himself, his
errand was not; he obtained the con-
cessions he sought.
JOHN BARNEY WRIGHT, of Williams
town, says the Troy On. " Times. who
has been quite out of health during the
past summer, was relieved of the cause
OF his illness by a powerful emetic ad- |
mlnlstered by DIR. w. p Niles, of Pow
nal, which brought forth a lively snake |
eleven inches in length. Wright had |
probably taken the reptile while shaking
ms thirst at some forest spring during
one OF his numerous bear hunting eX-
curSlons. John says he would rather
meet a bear any time than snake, and
could swallow one with better relish.
THE ART OF LIVING ToGETHER.-If
people are to live happily together, they
must not fancy, because they are thrown
together now, that all their lives have
been exactly similar up to the present
lime, that they started exactly alike, and
that they are to be for the future exact
" of the same mind Avoid HAVING
stock subjects of disputation. Do not
hold too much to logic, and suppose
hat every thing is to be settled bv suffi-
'lent reason. If you would be loved as
companion, avoid unnecessary crit
cism upon those with whom YOU live.
1et no familiarity swallow up all cour
esy. We must not expect more from
he society of our friends and compan-
ons than it can give; and especially
must never expect contrary things.
SEvENTY-NINE cattle, after LOO
niles of inland journey from Illinois.
we're embarked not long since at Mon
real for Europe. Twenty of them
uecumbed to improper diet during the
'cean voyage and had to be consigned I,
o the waves; the remainder arrived at /,
heir destination in good condition and
we're lately sold at Glasgow for an aver /.
ge of Sl6O per head. Commenting on /.
hese facts, the London AqricuIturdL :
iazette says: "There can be no doubt ;
hat when little more experience has :
zen gained, and little more iudicious
reatment on board ship is exhibited.
american beasts can be brought to Brit
'h emporiums at profit to the sender.
nj their presence in our markets would /.
e decided benefit to the consumers, !
5 they would tend to reduce the ex-
ravagant prices now prevailing" 9
The Growing of the Pumpkin" S
unique ceremony of the Paris Autumn c
larkets, and of antiquated origin. is q
leasantly described by Mr.. Robinson 5
his London Garden. All growers who a
Nn specimen of extraordinary size I
nd in their claim. A decision is made j,
ter long comparison and much study. d
he very biggest and fairest of compet- n
e pumpkins is picked cut, adorned with ii
paper crown, raised upon a beautiful e.
Ilt board hung with ribbons and little c,
ags. -Four giants, chosen among the o.
orters and suitably attired. carry If in
'und the market. Every stall-keeper b.
bound to rise and do obeisance. Flow fl
s and vegetables are cast before the n,
ing. Two noteworthy market-women m
resent an address, and there is an b.
Guidance of innocent foolery. It's the n
'eat day of the Halles, and every one II
rives to make the browning a success. Il
hen the king is solemnly sacrificed. is
I'd his members are put up at auction. fc
is the proper thing for his subjects to al
ave fragment of lis majesty in the tt
up that night Sc
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