The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-03

PocAHoNTAs was the the first American
belle who went to Europe DIR. james
Beale has placed in the State Library Of
Virginia portrait of her taken from the
original, painted in 1916.
AS Old man lately died in Bloomington.
Ind, within one month OF being liz years
old. A centenarian, indeedi He first saw
the light in Guilford County, North Caro-
lima. in the year l75S.
THERE will be two moons in August
this year, one on the first and the other on
the 30oh Of the month. This is an unusual
occurrences, not having taken place before
since about 1853.
THE imports of wool at Boston for the
first quarter of this year reached 5,2l6,-
2S9 fbS., valued at 81 800 799-an increase
OF 3,02S .331 fbs., and 81 O06, 49, in value,
ov' same period last year.
A MILLION pounds of the new spring
clip OF California wool have been sold az
San Francisco at from eighteen to twenty
five cents, an average of from one to two
cents per pound better than last year.
Mrs. APPLEToN, New York, daugh-
ter of General Armisteld. who command
ed Fort McHenry during the siege of Bal
timore in 1914, has in her possession the
Identical flag that inspired Key to write
the "S'ar-Spangled Banner"
Own the shop door of pork butcher
in an English village in an eastern county
msy be seen a sign-board representing a
man in black coat brandishing Ratchet,
with the inscription, "John Smith kills
pigs like his father.'- ID. -, az -. a,
GALVESTON has come into the list to
compete tor the grain trade west of the
Missouri River, and is getting such en-
enlargement as to warrant the building
of grdn elevator Galveston has al>O a
large trade in provisions from that region.
No young man has claims to any sort OF
standing among his comrades in base
ball club, according to the latest rules,
until he has at least one 9 hot un " on the
end of his third finger, been vaccinated by
bounding s'daisy cutter" on the nose,
and scored " by flying club across his
thorax.
The steamer Haytien, which recently
sailed from New Orleans for Liverpool,
has cargo of wheat shipped through
from st. Louis. The wheat was loaded on
barges at st. Louis, at eight cents per
bushel free on board steamer at the Cres-
cent City, and thence taken as above stated
at eight and a half cents per bushel. or
about twenty-five cents per bushel
through to Liverpool. This is an unusu-
ally low rate. ETE- ese L
The cows of Attorney, according to a
recent visitor to that island, are MIXED
three times q day, and he milk is churned
without skimmiDg. They are fed on grass
and vraic, the latter being a seaweed and
are kept much of the time in the shade
A pound of butter day is not an uncom-
mon yield for good cow. The breed is
defended against admixiure by stringent
laws, and no cattle are allowed to be taken
into the island except to be slaughtered.
A RICH American in Paris discovered
that an unpleasant-loOking fellow followed
him every day from morning till night.
He became uneasy, and diplomatic inquiry
was made as to whether the man who
watched him was connected with the po-
lice. As result of much negotiation, the
unpleasant person was arrested, and
proved TO be a gatherer of butts of cigars.
The rich American only smoked famous
brands, and only smoked them half up,
and it paid to follow him.
SEVENTY wives in Warsaw, KY, desir-
ing by their example TO pror.ote econ
omy, discountenance extravaganza, and
tighten the burdens of family expense"
have signed this pledge: I'VE will not.
during period of one year from the first
of May, 1875, purchase any material for
wearing apparel the cost of which shall ex-
coed twenty-five cents per yard. And
shall further promise to observe strict
economy in all our household pertain.
ances. and cheerfully add by those delicate
sacrifices to the general stock of home
comforts, too often dispersed with for the
frivolous adorHment of the body alone"
A THoUGHTLEss young man from Mas
sachusetts went out into POttowattamie
County not long ago to start paper, and
in order TO tickle the fancy of the inhab-
itants, of whose temper he was ignorant,
he published the following in lis first
issue: The fighting editor is at home at
all hours of the day and night, ready,
willing, and anxious to receive all visitors
who have grievances. He carries two re-
volvers, slung-shot, a pair of brass
knuckles, bowie knife as long as a cross
cut saw, razor in each boot, an eelSkIn,
a bludgeOn, and a bottle of poison p
Every man in Pottowattamie thought it
was a challenge, and all day long they
dropped la. siDgly. in pairs. by threes, and
in squads a. platoons. Every last soul
of them whipped the editor. The paper
only issued the initial number,-BsrIlao-
ton (Iosca) Hai0keve.