The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-09-16
PINGENT PARAGRAPHS.

WONDER If Qneen Victoria drinks9
Here we have it that she eSchewed
Baker for once at any rate; and for
that matter. that most OF her people
choose to back her. tOo.-iRtcT-OctaH.
THE Celestial of the Pacific slope is
an adept at producing light ten-pcnuy
pieces. The Chinese Is Ike Us, c'l-
IDENTIFY, in his system Of weights. at least
so far us having no scrupleS about ms
pennyweights goes
BARRY SULLIVAN, Is years ago, found
lots of new readings for shakespeare.
One of them, specimen, was this:
.. | am but mad north-northwcst when
the wind is sOutherly, | know n hawk
from a heron-Pshaw,
MAN was recently found dead in
Rhode Island with three pairs OF trouS-
ers on. There is reason to believe that
he had succumbed ut the end Of de
termined struggle to prevent ms wife
from wearing the breeches.
THE boy tied 4 newspaper to the cat S
tail. set it on fire, and turned it loose.
The cat run into the house and under
his mothers bed. set it aiire, burned up
40 worth of things, and now that hoy
is going around sideways telling other
bows his mother can't take joke worth
4 cent.
..I'vE been through that wicket,
Charley" II don't think you have,
sweetmeats.n - 'sIndeed, | have - No,
You haven't" " a. did" = You didn't;
and then mallet sails over the fence,
and pull-back twitches fmiou>ly over
the green sward and disappears into the
house. and every thing is rs quiet with
out rs though peace were the soySvjgu
power on earth.
AwrLL-KNOwN Alderman gave dis
play of his great literary ability at the
Mansion House banquet. He WAS asked
by lady the meaning of the initials :.
p. o. Il, on the standards borne by the
soldiers in one of the pictures ON the
wall. His answer: Il believe they
stand for Small Profits and Quick Re
turns What would the "ScnatuS
Populusque Romanus" have thought of
such barbaric intel!igence2-LoHdoH
Hornet.
A LITTLE boy wanted to borrow ms
aunt'S dog for moment, and asked
her to let him have piece of string, So
he could lead him. ''What are you go
inc to do with Him2" said the good
lady. The boy hesitlted for a moment,
and then said: "Well, YOU see, hoy
round the corner bet me his dog was %
larger dog than yours Well. SAID
the aunt, ''suppose it turns out that his
| doc is the larger oHc?' "Ihcu, -3Ld
the nephew, ''youll lose your doc. ~
TIE other day rs Il Detroit under
taker was walking along, accompanied
bv his son, he took off his hat and made
] 4 low bow to an oldiSh man whom they
I saw across the street. - Father, why
do YOU take off your hat to such an old
codger?" inquired the son. MY son.
| that man has ten children. some Of
whom will die before the summer Is
out, and he pays cash down for every
thing" answered the fathcr.-FTcs
| Pres
YESTERDAY an auburn-haired lad of
ten summers living on Beech Street got
down the big silver castor during his
mothers temporary absence, and aS hc
rolled it back and forth across the kitcH-
en- he sang: dearest mother, thou hast
| left US. He hadn't been playing %
/ great while before she came in, and
what happened may be judged from the
expression he used rs he sat down in the
weeds behind the wood-hed, viz. - u
tear her Sunday bonnet mp to pay for
hat!'-FrcC Press.