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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15

TO get ahead of their neighbors, in order
that they may strip themselves OF Their
substance and lay the contents OF TIER
purses on the altar of the establishment.
The liquidation is made without question
or complaint. Extras are charged at
tremendous rates; carriage, porterage,
leverage, average and beverage are COM
puted at strangely-dilated sums; the
guest. having arrived at twilight of Satur-
day and leaving early on Monday, Is
charged in the clerks magnificent arith-
metic, for three days; there has been an
unaccountable failure of provisions, the
commonest dishes at table have been lack
ing or uneatable. and the guest, besides,
has perhaps been of a migra ory turn and
has supported himself on clans at little
restaurants; yet he never dreams OF
cheapening. Every body paws royalty,
cheerily, and with qualification. 1t is
pretty TO hear Mr.. Dawkins pluming him
self To Mr.. Hawkins on the enormous
magnitude of his bill, and bOaSting of the
discomforts and sufferings of his sojourn.
Let not asceticism boast that the saints are
all its own: here is city of mundane
martyrs. the victims of wOrldliness rejOic-
ing in their ts.-LipDtncotfs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


"MY face is rugged, but I'm wealthy;
will Won have me- p saic he. "Yes, In
deed, it's knotty, butit's nice" said she.
SCENE In Western restaurant; Eni ,.
mologist-''Can you grill US a kidney
Waiter-"No, sir.r Entomologlst mus
ingiy)-Gryllus-a grasshopper, then.
The West Point cadet laughs because
the Vassar girl ran screaming from fright
at the recent sham fight. Let the cadet
marry that timid Vsssar girl. and in six
months he will take of his boots in the
hall when he comes in nights, for fear she
will tear the scalp off him.-Mil,0aHkss
Sentinel.
A wEsT-END man sang, "Don'tbe angry
with me, darling" as he larruped his wife
with stirrup. But she got the eugie on
him and, standing him on his stomach.
twined lily fingers in his locks, ana as she
strewed his fiaxen curls about the kitchen
floor She sothy warbled, Darling, you
are growing bald"
Ara camp-meeting last summer, ven
erable sister began the hymn
''My soul be on thy guard;
Ten thousand foes arise
She began i'm shrill quavers, but IL was
pitched too high. "Ten thOnsahu-IeI
Sne ScrepcIcuf anu S'OPP
.sStart her at 5,O00I' cried a converted
stock-broker present.
CALIFORNIA female teachers nave al
ways treated the school trustees boy with
the distinguished consideration which, as
the son OF his father, he is entitled to. ana
now they get just as much pay as male
teachers.
WILLIAM observed Danbury wo-
man to her husband, Mrs. HOlcOmb feels
pretty badly since the loss of her child,
and [ wish you would drop over there and
see her. You might say that all flesh is
grass-that we've all gotto go the same
way: and see If she is going TO usn her
this afternoon. ."-DaHbury
NelcS.
"Gor the 'phOby, have ye? Can't swal-
low any liquid, eh ?'' observed Mrs. Nil
ltss to her husband, who had refused
water for two days. "Well, well see;'
and the good woman drew the cork from
the whisky-bottle. and placed the nozzle
to her liege's mouth. Milliss' face emerg-
ed from its gloom like full moon from
behind cloud, and glancing at his wife
with a quizzical expression, he said
"Come to think of it, Jane, | don't believe
that dog had any teeth"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15
A Relic.

A relic of the siege Of Paris was lately
dragged up by one Vanot, fisherman OF
the Village of Vimpelles, in his net. IL IS
a gobular tin box of light construction,
and was full of letters. Ii is of course a
relic of the vain efforts made to cOmmuni-
cate with the Inhabitants of the invested
Capital by floating mails down the Seine.
Those that the current bore were for the
most part captured at the barrier Of the
Germans formed for this purpose in their
lines at Villeneuve st. Georges, but this
one was probably Overweighted from the
first. for it had evidently not sunk from
any leakage. Vanot, the finder, discover,
in9 the Enclosures to be perfectly dry ana
in GOOD order, carried the globe nome 70
show his neighbors, and the letters, some
500 in number. were for some tune Ireeiy
distributed about and read by all the curl
ons ewes of Vimpelles. The affair, how
ever. presently got TO the ears OF the po-
lice who at once made domiciliarly visits
on Vanot and his friends. and carried on
aII thev could recover to Provins, whence
they were remitted to the post-office OF
Moulins. in the Department Of the Allier,
where they had been originally stamped
in 1870. and which is now forwarding them
to the addresses in Paris TO which they
were directed.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15
Rich and Poor i'm England.

There is apleasing fiction that the same
law exists in England for rich and poor,
for peer and peasant. That Is correct In
theory. When it comes TO practice, the
result is sometimes queer. Ii you were
Earl of GdinesborOugh, for example, you
would Iii, cover how gracefully the theory
NAV on occasions bend 10 your wishes.
The Eali of Gainesborough is by no means
a great man among earls. His earldOm Is
not yet forty years old; his property
nothing wonderful for his rank; he HIM
self not known to be remarkable above
the average of earls for virtues or talents.
But he owns twO-tifths of the land III Rut-
landshire, and in that county knows neith-
er superior nor equal. A man has been
found bold enough to bring an action
against him, and has since spent good
deal of time in efforts 10 get it tried.
The bold mans name is Baxter. He had
been injured while diving, the servants OF
the Earl of GainesborOugh having negli-
gently left adder in the highway. The
suit was brought in the county. Finding
he could not hope for an unbiased Rut-
landshire jury, the plaintiff tried to get the
venue changed to London, but failed. He
then abandoned that action, paid the Earl's
costs-amounting TO G2O-and began a
second dcJlOD III LOnuOD, WLlCu iile uc-
fendant promptly caused to be transferred
again tO his private county. Not discour-
aged. the plaintiff went before the Court
of Common Pleas, sitting in bench, and
moved for rule 10 enter a suggestion Tor
he trial of the cause in Londen, or in some
county adjoining Rutlandshire. His
affidavit recited some of the above facts,
and one other, still more full of meaning
that two local solicitors had declined Q
bring the action for fear of offending the
Earl and his connections, before whom
they practicrd at sessions. This takes Us
back to the Middle Ages, when a bailif1
served writ on a nOOleman at the risk OF
his life. In these davs he would merely
risk being ruined for life. The Court Of
Common Pleas granted the rule, which
will be argued presently.-COr. N. z. Tn.
| bune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15
A school.house Struck by Lightning.

During the severe storm of Sunday af-
ternoon, the lightning struck the Allen
School, at Aliens Corner, N. 3. The
building is situated about two miles from
Hightstown. At about 4:30 p. M, when
the Sunday-school teachers and scholars
were assembled, the lightning struck the
chimney, and descending, entered the
room through the open fireplace.
Thomas Hewitt, son of James Hewitt,
farmer at Aliens Corner. about % years
old, was engaged at the time in diStrlout-
ing tracts, and was passing in front OF the
fire place as the electric fluid entered. t
struck him, killing him instantly. IL ap-
npars 10 have first struck the upper part
Of his face. and descended, passing down
his body. His face was seorched, MS
heard burned of, his breast burned, ana
his clothing and boots ripped and torn
omen There were about 80 teachers and
scholars in the room, some of whom were
more or less injured, and all terribly
shocked and alarmed. The ceiling was
thrown down by the force of the stroke,
the chimney fell into the room. and the
front of the building was shattered. For
tunately the building did not take nre.
DIR. Wilbur of Hightstown was sent Ior,
and fastening to the spot, attended 70
those requiring medical asslstance'-"'
y Tribune .IILU j.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15
A SOciable Steer.

About six months ago, Mr.. +. A.
Wright, while walking down a pleasant
lane near OSceola, wa met and accosted
by restless steer, who suggested little
promenade. Mr.. Wright had no ohJec-
ton. so he turned around and went back
on his track, so as to go the same way as
the steer was going. Then the steer
waltZed him down that lane. in and out oil
the fence corners across fOrty-acre LOT.
under bridge. through stack-yard,
around barn three or four times, under
a hay-wagon and out again, through an
orchard. over a pair of bars, into milk
house, througha blackberry patch, and up
a shell bark hickory, and while trying to
climb the tree after him, the steer fell and
broke his neck, and, if the owner of that
scciable animal didn't bring suit against
Mr. Wright for malicious mischief in kill
ing that steer! But the jury discharged
the murdered without a struggle, and
piled the costs on the prosecutor.-Bur-
hngton RdUkeye.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15
These Lovely July Nights.

Now if ever come perfect days, said the
poet who knew what July means. But
he discreetly says nothing Of July nights
and bugsl The moonlight is never SO
witchfll. The air is Odorous with the
perfumes of blossoms, and softly musical
with the siIken rustic of the tender new
leaves. Birds awaken to coo Ia each Other
from their nesting places, and the myriad
inhabirants Of the insect world begin their
monotonous. drowsy and alas : too 0rlet
summer song of delight in mere existence.
Every well regulated o tie becomes tryst-
inc place-eyery doorstep that Is fulnlilng
ali its mission. pedestal for encOred good
NIGHT kisses-every quiet village street a
lovers lane. But inside the homes Is
found the fy in the Ointment-the spot on
the sun-the worm in the rose, the tennel-
leaf in life's goblet. We June bugs,
of course. Those great eraZy-headtd' a.
buZZing interlopers, whose cry. Ike thS
ancient classic chaps, is for light anu
whose noise is like that of disturbed
humble bees nest. A prosaic couple are
no sooner in bed than in tumbles one OF
these bug-bummers. Whiz u DOOM
nm z-z.i0p bang! Don't be nervous
over bugi" boldly says Mr.. Prosaic to
his wife. who dives her head under the
hed-clothes with mouthful of smothered
Intersections. "He can't sting, or Dte,
or ''Hand the phiIosophising is cut short
bv Mr.. P. jamming his head against the
bedstead on hasty endeavor to dodge tne
unseen but booming beetle as he dashes
close TO the pillows. A poorly suppressed
litter from under the clothes mingles with
a masculine growl of thunderatiOn -
and the irate Peter arises and strikes a
light Then seizes sliI per and charges
on the foe. Slapl and do vn comes
bracket. Bang and over goes the cologne
bottle. He dodges as though the harmless
bio bug were base ball, barks his shtus
against the sewing machine. and atier
striking wildly about dozen tunes, lhally
knocks down the bug-burglar, and sets
his wife's wOrk-box on him-not that he
fears to handle hIm-Oh nO!-but just to
keep him safe, you know. Two or three
night dress parades and single-handed
combats of this sort rather take the gilt
edge off the July evenings. Sowe hear
| Western NstD Yorker.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15
The Alligator Gar.

We would warn the boys who are Ia the
habit of BATH z in the Mississippi that
there is a species Of fish in that river
known as the alligator gar, which measure
from five to ten feet in length, and about
three feet in circumference. 1t has two
rows of teeth in the upper jaw, and one
row in the lower, from one-half TO one
inch in length, and very strong. 1t Is sup,
posed that one of these monsters caused
the death of the young man VINO was
drowned at Wittenberg few days ago a. a.
these fish have frequently been seen seen ~ ~
that locality. The young man reierne1 ~ ~
shore was seen TO rapidly start ont INTO
the h river. calling for help from bis COM
tnT non,ons hat suddenly sank and was seen
no more. nor was his body ever recovered
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15

TIE champion obituary resolution is
the following on a Pennine tenville (Pa.)
man, which was ordered printed in the
county newspap r: :" Whereas, 1t has
pleased Almighty God, in his all-wise
Providence, to remove by death from our
midst Brother Lewis A. Clarkson, trus-
tee. steward, and Superintendent of Zion
A. NJ. E. Church and Sunday School in
the forty fourth year of his age. On Sun
day afternoon. May 8, 1875, after he had
closed the school and started for home,
John Miller ran out of his house with a
douhle-barreled gun in his hand, crossed
the graveyard, and, when Brother Clark
son was about fiftv yards from the church,
he (Mliler) shot Clarkson in the legs, fl ON
the etfeetS of which he fell to sleep in
Christ. May u, about 81 o'clock. And,
in whose dennis we greatly deplore. but
submit 10 the disposition of Providence.
who doeth all things well"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15
AP0THEGMS.
From the Persian Of Sa0di.
BY JOFL RENTON


Though in one bed ten Dervishes have lain,
Where is the land in which two kings can reigni
The flender stream n bodkin turns away
Shall hold, at length, the elephant at bay.
Impartially benignsnt falls the rain,
Which gives an equal chrism 10 an the plain;
Tulips il brings upon the garden row
And brilliant weeds where tulips may not grow
With the piOus riches will not stay,
Prom his hand they swiftly flow away;
Patience 10 the lover none can give
Nor can you heap up water in a sieve.
karoon had forty chambers full Of gold,
And died-and nothing more Of him il told;
But unto Nowshirvan death never came
His treasure stands in an immortal name.
Cypress not thou mans burdened heart,
From tyranny and wrong depart;
single sigh 80 deep NAV burn
That II the world shall Overturn.
How different is his lot, in truth,
Who holds the loved one of his youth
safe in has arms, his JOY secure,
lNodOubt or longing 10 endure)
From his who, bafied by harsh fate,
Must wait, and wait, and only wait
And, though long years his hope defer,
Eyes every door expecting her
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15

A PLAGUE Of smallpox Of most malig-
nant type has been desolatiDg the town OF
Athenry, in Ireland, during the Iast
month. The greater number OF sufferers
hitherto have been young, from tweiVe
wears downward. Several famlles nave
lost three children, and in other houses as
many a. five have been stricken, ana lheir
lives are yet in jeopardy.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15

CLAN FRITTERs.-l pint Of sour milk.
l even teaspoon ofsoda, egg, dozen OF
finely chopped clans, and flour TO make
stiff batter drop into boiling lard, and Try
until cooked.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1875-03-23
Der Mutter 9a6e.
Grjdbluns bon 70 ilbelm Rod.
(Sins wabrs @ti&i&is.)
(dcriisBuns.)

.sSas baibt! = Soft Der @ers4te /!
Wis baibt idmusis. neil i'd nil babsn
m.in CUTS @elb? Grit bieb IS: @oIbenss
2sppldsn, bslien Sic mir! Sept bat Der
2spp sebolien, = nun 1T sr Der idmubise
Sib. @ndbissr osrr @rat i'd min
iuartsn IA Gag; iuenn sic bann MD! iino
psrbeiratbei, luerbs i'd seben uno Sic
perflasen!"
Der WsdIela9ent 2epp idliipite luieoer
our9 bic 5bur ,urid uno rieb ieiner Sc.
wobnbsit semdB 9aumsn uno 3eiseinser
ansinanber.
Sd mub in Der Sbat in ben iauern
stpfsl bsibsn," murmelte albert Dor ii6 bin.
incline @ldubiser %brdnsen Die Seiratb 1T
bas ein;ise HettunSsmittel. 5atale Sa9e.
Ri4t LANCE mad benz Wsssanse 9epps
iu6te Elm Greuhb ben @rdfen auf, elm
OfiSisr.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-01
THERE is no real difference among

THERE is no real difference among
Democrats as to currency matters. We
all endorse the Constitutional views and
policy of Andrew Jackson and the De-
mocracy prior to 1861. We may differ
somewhat as to the proper steps to take
in getting back to the old constitutional
policy, based as it is upor truth and JUS
tice, and all experience. No Democrats
approve the rotten financial policy ofthe
radical Grant party And this being the
case, 7Oe do not propose to raise quib-
BILE even, over platform utterances, how
ever, nonsensical any might be. When
once we, as party, get into full power
in the general government, economy
Justice and the Constitution will soon
thereafter, bear sway as formerly. In
the meantime let our efforts be united
and directed to the great business of
hurting from power the corruptonists
enthroned at Washington. An impor-
tant step in this direction is to carry Ohio
this fall and to that end should all our
efforts be directed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-01

THE DEMOCRAT speaks Of Gov, Hayes
as third term candidate, running on a
two term platform. What has it to say
of Bill Allen, a second term candidate
running on one term platform3 What
of Cary, the illustrious temperance agi-
tator and crusader, standing on whis-
kyplatform? Free your mind, brother
McGregor.-AAiaHce RFVisaO.
Our "mind" is entirelyfree Mr.. Cary
is no Cincinnati "bummer' a la Tom
Young, Caty's opponent on the Republi-
can ticket. Will our neighbor Gillespie
point out wherein the Democratic plat
form is whisky" AFFAIR." Is the Re-
publican platform a"crusade" document?
Why does the Zelegra9h, the new Re-
publican organ at Alliance, exclude the
crusade" ladies from its columns2 Has
Grants whisky predictions wrought a
change in the sentiments of the party
Now let neighbor Joseph "free" his
"mind."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-01

DUNNER'sBARRIcK, June der 26t, 1870
Mister Printer;
ON letshtea Sundawg owet noch dem
as ich un de Fanny hame sin Gus der
kaeuech hen mer fun allerlea saucha
g'shwetzt, un mer sin aw uf der subject
fun Centennial kumma, un sell named
de olty tzeita we der General Jackson
un der Washington un der Crishtoftel
Columbus unser lond frei g'fochta hen.
Aver es dinkt mich Sc data ordlich feel
maner fuss mauch a derweaga as Sc
waert sin. Wann mer selly lett COM
para nit unser anes-mit meer un der
Fanny un NIT so shmarty drucker wo der
in eier office dort het for my deitsh breeta
in shwartz un weis uf setza, un Sc in de
Tzeitung mi printa; wann mer amohl
ivver unser feely scientifically un lidder-
Itchy saucha considerd, DOM kummt,
anne so lett we der Washington un Jack
son un der Julius Seeser und der Colum-
bus ordlich kla fore. De fact is, Sc
wara all nix os an set old fogies.
Der General Washington hut 81 leva
nix g'wisst fun railroad un hut ne kea
shteam car gsana. Wann ar getravell-
ed is hut ar tzu foos gea missa odder is
g'ridda uf seim olta shimmel gaul. Der
General Washington war aw 81 lava ne
ufkem shteam boat un wann ebber chm
g'froked het wo de telegraph office is don
het er gor min g'wisst tzu ansera-yusht
we der ux ON barrick.
Der General Jackson un der Crishtuftel
Columbus hen gor kea wardt fershtonna
fun Pennsylvania deitch-in fact nemond
hut sellamohls g'wisst we mer S shwetzt
odder shreibt odder lased. Now is es
de hawpt shproch i'm lond ,un aw bel wei
dem de besht un de shensht. Der Pat
Mulligan, an Irisher wo narsht sex
monat i'm lond is, un kea wardt derfu
fershtate hut selwer admit dos unser
deitsh an bully gooty TN shany shproch
is un ar hut aw an notion Sc tzu shtudya
un larna.
Der General Jackson un der Washing
ton TN de onnery old fogies hen aw gor
nix fershtonna fun de arts un sciences.
Wann an office holder sellamohls an
daussend dawler lchn rricl,. hut, war er
tzu lridda init, NOW aver in de polly
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-01
A greater difference you may see,
Than tweedledum from tweedledee,

MUSKINGUM county candidates at the
Democratic State Convention of June 18th
got very respectable votes, but no NOM
nation, Capt Stults received some 100
votes for Auditor of State, and Capt. P.
Brennan received IIo votes for Public
Works. Nobody living in Eastern Ohio
will obtain a nomination from a State
Convention until the several counties of
Eastern Ohio adopt the policy of uniting
on some one man for place, and drop
ping all the rest until the next time,
when like selection should be made,
So long as Eastern Ohio presents more
than one candidate at a time, and divides
its vote between them to no purpose, so
long will it continue to get beaten in de-
tail,-ZanesVfHe Signal.
Just SO. This Congressional District
alone had three candidates in the Con-
vention. One might have stood a
chance. Our neighboring districts also
had candidates, more or less.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-01

THE Trustees of Howard University,
colored, at Washington, one of the most
expensive and worthless of the educa-
tional projects of the Republican party,
have resolved to turn the institution over
to the control of the American Mission
airy Association, as--according to the
Ohio Republican platform-"there sho'd
be no connection, direct or indirect, be-
tween the Church and the State" This
University was built by General Howard
of the Freedman's Bureau, with moneys
derived from unclaimed bounties due
colored soldiers, killed in the service.
Frederick Douglass is out in letter pro-
testing against this transfer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-01

The Washington Sentinel, which pre-
tends to be the organ of the National
Brewers Congress, has undoubtedly
been suborned by the Grant Administra-
ton. In an article upon the Ohio cleo
ton it says that, in consequence of the
nomination of General Cary "the De-
mocracy of Ohio must be taught les
son that they will not soon forget" The
opponents of coercive laws won't vote
with the Republican party, to whom
nearly all the Coercionists belong, and
who have passed all the coercive, anti
liquor laws that are now upon the Statute
book.-CtH En-.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-01

THE Radical organs are laboring to
get upa hurrah over Hayes ct al, but
the thing will not roar up. The fact is,
it is the same old thing, in the same old
Grant rut. Itwas Noyes two years ago /;
it is Hayes this year; it is now, as then,
radical Grant rule, nothing more, moth
ing less. The late Hayes convention
endorsed the Grant Administration, credit
Mobilier, salary grab and all, did not
advocate a return to $4,000 year for
the Presidents salary, proposed no re-
form movement towards economy and
honesty, nothing of the kind. In fact it
5 .le old thing in TIE ole rut.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-01

Mrs. Triton published a sworn state
ment a few days ago, denying the infa-
nous charges of the perured villains,
Loeder and Price, and also denying all
guilty connection with Henry Ward
Beecher and stating that she left her
home of her own volition, as she chad
found by sad experience, that the only
result of my long endeavor to save my
husband was that 1 kept myself in his
power, and it was impossible for me, SO
long as 1 lived with him, to resist his
demands or to speak the truth when he
required me to deny it."