The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-10-21
GENERAL BREyITIEs.

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A FREEcH priest has refused two mil
lions of francs bequeathed to him by his
brother because his brother had led
wicked lie r-a4cv7
THERE IS an American aloe in flower
inthe Oxford Observation-Disclosures the stalk
of which is twenty feet high, and the di-
ameter Of The. flower. eleven feet six
inches.
THE Archbishop Of Toulouse, in pas
toral issued against SpiTitualists, admits
the power of a medium to converse with
spirits, but declares that they are spirits
of Satan.
TUE Chinese claim tohaYe originated
macadamized roads so long ago as7to
have forgotten the circumstance. 1t Is
said that the principal roads of the En-
pire have been constructed in this way
for many centuries.
A FINE scene was lately presented on
4 farm in Clackamas County, Oregon.
A large separator was at work thresh-
ing wheat, and about it were gathered,
all at work, Mr.. Garrett Palmateer, six
stalwart sons, seven grandsons, with
grandmother Palmateer holding the
sacks. -~--.-- --..-
COLONEL BETHEA, of the Alabama
Constitutional Convention, is a lawyer
whose practice never extended beyond
one case The case involved a large
amount of property, and his fee depend
ed upon his success. He won; his fee
was 100000, and with this he gracefully
retired from the bar. r.ELTE.
DIR. LAWSON, of the largest British
lunatic asylum, has weighed the brains
of all the demented patients who have
died under his charge within the past
five wears. He says that the knowledge
thus gained shows that the brains of III.
natics do not lose in weight by disease
and that they average as large as those
Of sane persons. ---.aaz---
OK the subject of matrimOny French
philosopher advises: Fathers and
mothers, if you should choose to take
the trouble to see through your future
sons-in-law, Just look out of the window
at them as they ring the door-bell
Daughters needn'tlook; maidens in love
never have but one eye, and most of the
ting not eventhat'f h.---...
A FREN0HwoMAN in crowd who
saw German soldier blow his nose in
vulgar way, exclaimed: "What! with
all our five milliards, they have not 90;
pocket-handkerchiefs vet" She was
sent to prison and fined, but the erowC
paid her fine and made up a purse fol-
her " for the pleasure she had caused
them" This happened in Lorraine.
WILLIAM CHEsEBoROUGH, of Con,
nccticut, enjoys the honor of being the
champion sneak-thief of the world. lie
visited relative living in Stoninston.
and, after being well entertained fOl
two or three days, stole a child's saw
ings-bank containing about five dollars
and absconded. He is almost as bad as
the man who would steal newspaper
from neighbours doorway. -
A REMARKABLE streak of lightning
visited Alton, Me-, one evening lately
1t entered a house at one end, passed
between a mother and son who were
sitting in a room, into a pantry, where
il pierced holes in the top of coffee
pot, Jared 4 dipper into a tin water p;lil
and sohered them firmly together, A
at was singed as smoothly as though
she had been shaved, without otherwise
injuring her. ~
4 BALTIMORE swindler went to a
near-sighted merchant in the guise of n
telegraph messenger, and got him TO
put his name in two places in what pur-
ported to be receipt book. Really the
fellow had got him to sign his name on
"A blank leaf in such a way that a note
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ture and endorsement. The profit to the
swindler was 1928, and the merchant
and the bank that paid the money are
quarreing about which shall lose.
SOME time ago shoemaker was fined
by the Skipton Gng) magistrate for
refusing to have his child vaccinated,
and rather than pay the fine he went to
prison for twenty-eight days. On his
release from Jail he was met by several
hundred Observation-Disclosures, who greet
ed him enthusiastically, formed a pro-
cession of carriages with banners and a
brass band, marched to a place where a
meeting was held, and finally burned
the committing magistrate in efiigy.
4 MEDICAL man, discoursing upon
sleep, makes this remark: Zone man
may do withiI little less sleep than an
other; but, as Il general rule, if you
want a clerk, lieutenant, lawyer, a
physician. legislator, Judge, Presi-
dent or pastor, do not trust your in
terests to any man who does not take
on the average eight good solid hours
of Sleep out of every twenty-four.
Whatever may be his reason for it, if
he docs not give himself that he viii
snap some time just VIXEN you want
him to be strong"
IFwoud have been all right if johnny
had squealed when he had enough of it.
There had been a lynching in the neigh
borhood, anG the boys got together in
the woods to play at hanging. Johnny
Webb was TO be the criminal, and to
prevent anyaceident it was distinctly
understood that he was TO zeal whenhe
wanted to be let down. ne clothes line
was noosed around his neck and run
over limb, and he was hOisted into the
air. lie kicked a good deal, and clutch
ed at the rope above his head, but didn't
squeal. So the boys thought he was
only acting out, and kept him suspend
ed. just then 4 man came along, and
Johnnywas revived with great difficult
". This WAS near Knoxville, Tenn. -
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