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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04
Sleeplessness.

To take hearty meal just before retlr-
ing is, of course, injurious, because IL Is
very likely to disturb one'srest, and pro-
duce nightmare. However, little 1000 at
this time. if one is hungry, is decidedly
beneficial it prevents the gnawing OF an
empty stomach, with its attendant restless
ness and unpleasant dreams, to say notn-
ing of probable headache or Of nervous or
other arrangements, the next morning.
One should no more lie down at nlgnt
hungry than he should lie down s1ier q
very full dinner the consequence OF either
being disturbing and harmful. A cracker
or two. bit of bread and butter, or cake,
a little fruit-something to relieve the sense
of yacuity, and so restore the tone OF the
system-is all that is necessary.
We have known persons, haollual SUI
ferers from restlessness at night, to exper-
ience material benefit, even though they
were not hungry, by very light luncheon
before bedtime. In place OF tossing about
for two or three hours as formerly, lney
would soon grow drowsy, fall asleep, allg lei
not awake more than once or twice until
sunrise. This mode of treating insomnia
has recently been recommended by several
distinguished physicians, and the preserlp-
ton has generally been attended with nap
DIV results. for March.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04
Execution Of an Innocent Girl.

The French Minister of Justice has Just
received a report of very sad and extra
ordinary affair. which is not unlikely 10
create some sensation. Thirty years ago
a young girl named Marie Guernic was
found poisoned in her bed. She had been
betrothed short time before to young
man. with whom her younger sister Mad
cline was said to be desperately in love.
The Door girl was at once arrested, tired,
and finally condemned to death, which
she suffered calmly and valiantly, without
uttering word of complaint or of justlfl-
cation. Every body felt the greatest SYM
pathy for the poor old father of the two
girls. who was giving signs of the most
violent grief. He had come into posses
SION of some money which the girls had
inherited from their mother, but his griei
did not seem to be lessened thereby. A
fortnight ago the old man died, and before
his death confessed to his parish priest.
Rev. Able Barreau, that he was himsen
the murderer Of his eldest daughter. lie
/ had. moreover, allowed suspicion to resi-
on the Younger in order to inherit tht
money of both. The poor victim had diet
| innocent without utteriDg word IN hel
defense because she knew who was Uni
murderer, and rather chose to Gle than 4
denounce him to justice.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04
An Automaton Man.

The attention of the medical profession
in France has recently been called 70
very remarkable case. A young man DUR
ing the late German war received a gun
shot wound by which portion OF the
right parietal bone was carried away to
the extent of nearly three inches. A par
alysis of the right side was the consequence
of this wound. By degrees, however. the
paralysis disappeared and the use OF the
limbs was restored; but the mind remain
ed sngularly affected. The man was by
profession public singer. He has, since
his restoration from bodily paralysis, been
subject to fits, or crises, lasting from twen-
ty-four to forty-eight hours, during which
his condi ton presents some exuaordl-
nary phenomena. He seems. in line, TO be
a veritable aut Omaton. lie walks contln-
ually, mumbling without cessation, and
appearing to be wholly unconscious OF
persons or objects by which he is sur
rounded. He walks straightforward,
never speaking a word. When he en-
counters any obstacle he stops, feels with
his hands, and seeks way of avoiding or
going aound it, without giving the least
sign of intelligence, as if he were in a
state of somnambulism. He is absolutely
without feeling. Pins may be stuck into
his flesh without producing the slightest
sensation, and violent electrical shocks
fail to move him in the least degree. This
state is not, however, that OF entire un-
consciousness, as is shown by the remark
able fact that if pen is put into his hand
he Immediately seeks for ink and paper,
and upon obtaining them writes a letter,
in which he speaks correctly and intelli-
gently of various matters which concern
him. So, also, if piece of cigarette paper
is placed in his hand, he Immediately takes
tobacco from his pocket, rolls cigarette,
lights it with match from his box, and
smokes it. If one eXtinguishes the match
before it reaches the cigarette, he takes an
other from his pocket and lights it as be-
| fore, refusing absolutely to take one which
may be offered him already lighted. he
will allow his mOuStache to be burned
without appearing to notice 1t; Dut Will
not take lighted match which may be
offered him. If chopped lint be substituted
| for the tobacco contained in his pouch, ne
makes his cigarette of it and smokes II
without appearing to notice the difference
| of taste. Among the experiments of DIR.
| Mesnet upon this singular subject, is one
which is particularly curious. He places
| in the hands of the man who, as has been
said, had been public singer, a pair OF
| kid gloves. The man Immediately puts
them on and seeks for his sheet of music.
A roll is given him, like piece of music
upon which he assumes the attitude OF a
public performer and begins to sing.
| When the crisis is passed, he becomes per-
fectly reasonable, but has not the sllghtes'
recollection of what has occurred. The
case presents an interesting subject OF In
vestigation for physicians and psycholo'
! 0istS,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04
A Horse Story.

A stable-keeper in Rochester has hack
horse of which the following stories are
told: At the end of the stable is water
faucet, under which has been placed q
large tub for the horses TO drink from.
When this horse is thirsty he scorns the
use of the tub, but turns on the faucet
with his teeth, and holds his head under
the running stream until his thirst Is
uuenched, then turns the faucet on again,
and, with knowing look at his observ-
ers. trots back to his stall. During the
present spell of cold weather the water
has been allowed TO run to prevent 1t
freezing in the pipes. One evening, when
the men were elsewhere engaged, he went
for drink in his usual manner, and after
he got through turned the faucet OF. The
consequence was the pipes got frozen up,
and had TO be thawed out before the horse
could quench his thirst in his accustomed
manner. Affidavits in support of these
statements most people win regard as
necessary.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04
Rather Intricate.

The Salt Lake correspondent of the
Cincinnati COMMERCIAL writes as follows:
Every now and then one may see in the
press some problem on relationship. AS,
for instance, that one, when young man,
married widow, and his father marr1es
her daughter-what relation do the re-
sulting children bear to each other? No
doubt these problems are merely the
product of some ingenious brain, but
nature is always ahead of art in the mat
ter of surprise, and some cases in Utah,
within my knowledge, have given rise 10
eensanguineous puzzle that will bother the
Master in Chancery if the estates ever get
into court.
Consider the following: Brigham
Young married two sisters OF Charile
Decker, and Decker married two daugh-
ters of Brigham by other women: All
have children. Now the offspring OF cara
Decker Young and Lucy Decker Young
are cousins of Charlie Decker's children.
But the latter are grandchildren of the for
mer's father, and consequently nephews
and nieces of their own cousins. But the
nephews of a cOusin-blOod relationship
holding-are second cousins hence Deck
er's children must hold that relationship
toward each other. Decker's wives are
half sisters to the children of their own
sisters-in-law, they are sisters-in-law 10
their own father, and aunts to their own
half-sisters. Now, if the relationship were
half-blood throughout, the eanons OF de
seent-at least in Indiana-wOuld exclude
them but, as it doubles on both sides,
they would probably be included. Hence
the two Mrs. Deckers are lin law their
own aunts, while Clara ID. and Lucy ID.
Young are legal grandmothers to their
IL enf. Of on
respectively cousins, aunts, and nleces,
and the Lord knows what beside. Elder
ALISON. of Sandy Station, married a widow,
and her oldest daughter, having at the
same time young daughter by former
wife now happily deceased. All this fam
ily live in one house. The daughter OF
the deceased wife is half sister to the other
children, legal grandmother to one STEP
mother, legal halfsister to the other, and
consequently aunt-in-law to herself. III
they Keep on as they have begun, they
will eventually produce boy who Will be
his own grandfather.
Bishop Samuel Smith, of Brigham City,
has six wives; the first two no relation 10
him: the next two his cousins, and the
last two his nieces, daughters OF his own
brother Thus he is father and second
cousin to two of his families, and father
and grand uncle to two more. Inc cnll-
dren of his first four wives are full cousins
to his last two wives, and half-brother and
sister, as well as second cousins TO those
wives children. The further relationship
is difficult to trace. Let the puzzle solvers
shove their teeth into it. There are many
other cases even more intricate. Still elO-
quent orators in Congress, and fluent writ
ers for the Eastern press. maintain that the
saints of Utah are an uncommon nice lou.
Well, | don't quarrel with their taste, but
then. Won know people will talk.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04

DURING the recent extremely cold
weather two fishermen of Canarsie, Long
Island, were frozen to death. They went
out late one afternoon, with two cOmpan-
ions, in separate row-boats, to fish for
clans. The weather was bitterly cold,
and the boats became entangled in the ice.
When the men did not return at dark, the
neighbors, anxious for their safety, made
fires along the shore at different points.
As soon as daylight came search was In
stituted, and after much difficulty and suf-
fering two OF the missing men were found.
They were almost unconscious, but when
hey revived they were unable to give any
account of their companions. The condl-
ton of the bay and the severity of the
weather prevented any further search for
some days, but at length the other two
men were found sitting at their oars, but
frozen dead.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04
how he had run way his own self he shet

how he had run way his own self he snel
up nifty quick can tel you.
And now lie tel you lille story: ono
day wen Mister Gipple was to our house,
wich has travelled in Africa, he was
tellin me bout the ostriches, and how
offie big they was. My mother she come
in the room, and she thot he said oysters,
so she said was they as delicate favour as
the natifs, meanin the natif oysters. Then
Mr.. Gipple he got red in the face. like
beet root, and he said am stonish: Mad
am, at your question. have oIten et ouse ose
compel BY hunger to eat two or three OF
the natifs, but cant imagin who tole you,
nor wy you mention it. And then Mr..
Gipple tuke his hat and went away, off1e
angry, but my mother she said let him go
if he ct niggers, the notify notify man.
To1ado91 Fiiu
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04

A FELLOW lately contracted in writing
with a wood dealer for quantity OF Tip
top wood" The man began to deliver 1t
but il was so full of limbs that the pur-
chaser demurred, saying that 1t was not
good. The woodman replied, ut was
iust what / agreed to deliver, .hp-top
wood and believe this grew on that parl
of the tree"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04
The Chances of MatrimOny.

NJ. FinlaisoR, an eminent French scien-
tist. a few years ago prepared the follow
inc table, which fixes the age of hopeless
old naidism. OF 1000 married women
taken without selection, it was found thai
the number married at each age was as De-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04

HERE are some proverbs which Al
phonse Karr says are from the Russian I:
/" If you are mushroom, let them put
you in basket. Debts are not noisy, but
they keep one awake. One is not loved
because he is handsome. but handsome
because be is beloved. Make friends with
the bear, bat keep hold of your hatchet." /"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04

This is a most valuable table, and mas
only lately been published in this country.
"SALLY, what time do your folks dine :"
"Soon as you 90 away-that's missus' Or
ders." -
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04

A scBooLBoY spelled s'sob," and then
defined it thus: SIT means when feller
don't want TO cry, and 10 bursts out itself. !"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28
An Important Chess-Match.

A chess.match has been arranged be-
tween Mr.. Blackburne, the great blind
fold player, and Herr Stcinitz, the winner
of the first prize at the Vienna interna-
tional tournament in 1873. The stakes
are sixty pounds side, and the match
will be played at the City oi London Chess
Club In Knightrider street, commencing
early in the ensuing winter. No event
that has transpircd In the chess world
since the Vienna tournament equals this
match in interest Setting aside the
amount at issue and the position OF tho
players, who are, perhaps, the ablest liv-
ing opponents OF the game, the match ex-
cites unusual attention from the circum-
stances attending the close OF the Vienna
tournament. Blackburne, who had played
all his games but one with Roscnthal, the
French champion, had tied with Steinitz,
who had completed his games. Black
burne had only To draw his game with
Rosenthal To win the first prize, as the
draw would have added half u game TO his
score. He, however, played To win II, ana
Rosenthal being In unusually good form
lse lost IL, and consequently was brought
level with Steinitz. The two deciding
games were won by Steinitz, who had
lost 10 Blackburne In their first meeting.
The forthcoming contest accordingly
promises to be close and exciting. Indeed,
by many II will be regarded as in reality
championship match - ontt0n Standard.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28
Tigers and Monkeys.

On one occasion | followed tiger In
the early morning for several miles up the
bed of n stream, entirely by the demon
STATIONS of the large IIanuman monkey,
of which there were numbers on the banks
feeding on wild fruits. AS the tiger passed
below them the monkeys fed to the near
est trees, and, climbing 10 the highest
branches, shook them violently and poured
forth torrent of abuse, that could be
heard n mile away. CThe voice of the
monkeys on such occasions IL quite differ
ent from their ordinary cry. II Is a hoarse,
barking roar, something like that OF the
tiger. Is il the first beginning OF lmita
tive language Each group OF them con
tinued TO swear nj him Till he passed out
of sight and they saw their friends farther
on take up the chorus in the tops OF their
trees, when they calmly came down again
and began 10 stuff their checks full OF Der
ries, ~ If nothing had happened.
| think IL IL the pranks Of juvenile
tigers, rather than the serious enmity OF
old ones, that cause such terror OF them
to exist among the monkey community.
The natives say that the tigress teaches
her cubs to stalk and hunt by practicing
on monkeys and pea.fowl. The gorgeous
thousand radiant fragments, often marks
the spot where peacock has thus fallen
victim 10 these ready learners, but the re-
mains OF monkey are seldom or never
seen. Indeed, these sagacious simians
rarely venture 10 come down 10 the
ground when young tigers are about,
though this sign Ii not always 70 DC re-
lied on as denoting the absence OF tigers.
-. &, t,t,aa I'LL IHX
In the Betul country, In 1865, after hunt
ing long In the heat of May day for Il
couple of tigers whose marks were plcntl-
ful all about, we came up To q small poor
of water at the head Of "a rayine, ana saw
the last chance OF finding them vanish, az
| thought, when troop OF monkeys were
found quietly sitting on the rocks ana
drinking at the water. was carelessiy
descending 10 look for prints, WIN my
rifle reversed over my shoulder. ana an
other step or two would have brought me
TO the bottom of the ravine, when the
monkeys scurried with shrek up the
bank, and the head and shoulders OF
large tiger appeared from behind DoWi'
der, and stared at me across NE SNORT IN
terval. | was meditating whether 10 hre
or retreat, when, almost nom DeioW IN.
feet the other tiger bounded out win .
terrific roar, and they both made oil down
the rayinc. was TOO much astonisiica
10 obtain a steady shot, and was by that
time 100 well acquainted with tigerr-shoot-
ing To risk an uncertain one, SO they. es,
capped for the time. | quickly regIained
my elephant, which was standing above,
and followed them up. II was exceeding
ly hot, and We had not gone more than a
couple Of hundred yards when saw one
OF the tigers croucbed under bush on
the bank Of the rayine. | got steady
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

mine, 5000 pounds of violets, $1,000
pounds of acacia, $4,000 pounds of gera-
MUM, $4,000 pounds Of tuberoses and
5000 pounds of jonquil A well-known
perfume manufacturer at Cannes uses an
nually 10000 pounds of rose leaves alone
and other perfume-laden flowers in pro-
portion. Ii is remarkable that the per-
fumes obtained from the flowers named
above are the types of nearly all flower
odors. Thus, if we blend jasmine and
orange flowers the result is scent like
sweet-pea; and when jasmine and tube
rose are mixed the perfume is like that of
the hyacinth Violet and tuberose re-
semble lily of the valley. By blending
primary odors we also obtain all the vari-
Gus bouquets and nosegays, such as " fran
gipanni,n "white rose" and "sweet
daphne. "-Casseirs Magazine.
The following effusion was written as
the address of letter sent from San Fran
cisco to gentleman in Jacksonville, H.:
In The middle of the blsckjacks, in the city of
the plain,
On the creek called Mauvaisterre, where the bull
frogs sweet refrain
Lulls one to sleep at evening and wakes at morn
Where the us-looking women and cadaver-
Take Quinine ali the daytime till the bullfrog
croaks again:
Where the Shiny looking reptiles glide whenever
you sppear,
| And with a crosk jump off the log into the Mau-
yaisteree-
Lives my young friend, ---- -, who has as
much renuwn
For wit and bubbling humor any man in town.
Therefore, p. NJ of Jacksonville, observe II he's
about
You'll know him by his curly hair and little
turn-up snout,
And II you chance TO see him out there among
the boys
That have left behind in the State Of Illinois
Please hand to him this letter and say 10 him
for l:
That everything Is lovely and the goose hangs
high.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28
IOWA.
AT CHESS.

.,s a cbeckered table they bent
Apos in his prime and q maiden fair,
M .1hose poiished and blue-vsined brow
Ona.,sd no shadowy tDge OF care.
erss were fountains OF sapphire light;
HsI s{ srs wore the curves OF cheerful thought;
a into her gestures and into her smile
Grace and beauty tneir speh nao iraught.
-. the eheckered table they bent,
Awstehing the pieces, red and white,
.scb moved on In appointed course
AZ Ts.ro,ch the mimic battles steady fight
,rss aueep, in her stately, regal power;
IT Tbs. king, to her person friendly shield,
TIE mitred bishop, with his support,
And the massive castle across the held;
The nawn, 10 his slow and cautious pace,
ip ten at a time; and the mounted knight,
Venting. as gallant horseman OF old,
10 the right and left, and left and right
Dat a single word the silence broke,
a thew cleared aside the ruin and wreck
N the battles havoc; and that word
was the little monosyllable Check"
p.yns, and bishops, and castles, and knights,
Trembled together in sad dismay,
while pair of hearts were pulsing beside
To deeper, wilder, sweeter play.
Val the gaze OF each--the man and the maid
On the board was fastened for turn OF fate,
Whea she archly whispered, with radiant
glance,
And a sparkling smile: IF you please,
sir, mattel"
And gently her futtering triumph-hand,
A. white as flake of purest pearl,
She laid on the crown OF her victor-king,
While the other toyed with wanton curl
He lifted the first to his smiling lips
And on it imprinted q trembling kiss;
And he murmured softly: Il should not
care
For losing the game could win but thisr'
What the maiden answered 'twere treason to
tell,
As her bushes deepened to crimson glow,
Mounting like lightning flashes quick
Till they burned on cheeks, and ears and
brow.
And in three months time the church-beils
rang,
And the parson finished the game begun,
When both wore the conqueror's triumph
smile,
And both were happy, for both had won.
-salle 4. Brock, IN AppIetors' Journal
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28
William Tells surroundings.

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Ga
zette writes: "A few minutes drive
brought us TO Altorf, the village which
was the scene Of Tells exploits. An i'm
mense statue Of the hero, presented TO the
town by the riticmen OF Zurich, occupies
the spot where the brave archer aimed at
the apple upon the head Of his son. Upon
the base IL an inscription from Schillers
TELL Some distance further, where
the limc.rce grew against which the child
was placed 10 receive the shot, Is fount-
ain ornamented with the arms OF the town
and canton, and with frescoes represent
ing the shooting, the leap from
the boat and the death OF Gessler,
all of which Schiller has made more
memorable than history. Halfway up
the mountain is fine old Capuchin
monastery, said To be the oldest in swift
crland Back Of it Is the Sacred
Grove so called because no trees are
permitted to be fcled, their sturdy trunks
and network Of roots protecting The town
from the devastating land.slides a short
distance 10 the left our obliging driver
pointed out in the village OF Burglen the
chapel built upon the spot where the
house formerly stood in which Tell was
born"
IL Ceylop large apes are now regularly
employed To pull cocoaDuts. They are
aaid ,c eotnet sItitahIp fruit with great dis.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

Donaldson, the lost aeronant, had ar
ranged 10 lecture on aerial navigation this
winter.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

WE propose to give our young readers
few points" with regard to the candy
question. The next time that your mother
predicts that you Twill not have tooth
IN your head" from eating 80 much candy,
reply pleasantly, but firmly, that Henry,
Duke Of Beaufort, for forty years ate near
~ pound of sugar candy daily, and yet
died at the age OF eighty with full set OF
perfect teeth In his head. II this is not
enough, crush your parent completely by
remarking coldly that every school-boy
knows that Cleland, in his 9 Institutes OF
Health" mentions Mr.. Mallory, who
was extremely fond Of sugar and addicted
to its use, and who reached the ripe age
of 100 years, having had good teeth until
he was four-score, and then actually cut
new setl If your father comes to your
mothers relief assure him that teeth have
been soaked in strip for whole. year
without any perceptible effect, and that
the best authorities now say that sugar Is
good for children Now, If this isn't a
irebrand we don't know what is
Buffalo Erpress.