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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
An Ungallant Joke.

She came from Detroit, Mich, and her
great pride was in being an invalid. She
lost no opportunity in stating that she
came to Minnesota to recuperate. She did
not hesitate to enter into conversation with
any person she came in contact with, Civ
ing advice, chronological or physiological.
to inv Aids, and seeking the same from
those of robust constitution. Her CONVEX
satiOn WAS always prefaced with theintro-
ductory inquiry, so common to visitors,
did you come here for your health!'
She thus addressed stalwaTt, ruddy-vls-
aged young man at the dinner-table of the
Metropolitan few days since, and the fol-
lowing conversation ensued:
-" es, madam, came here probably the
weakest person you ever saw. had no
use of my limbs, in fact my bones were
but little tougher than cartIlageS. l had
no intelligent control of single muscle,
nor the use of a single faculty"
Great Heavens, :" exclaimed the aston
! ished auditor, " and you lived?"
81 did, Miss, although l was devoid of
sight, was absolutely tOOthless, unable to
articulate single word, and dependent
on others for every thing. being complete
Iv deprived of all power to help myself. |
commenced to gain Immediately upon my
arrival, and have scarcely experienced a
sick day since hence 1 can conscientiOusly
recommend the climate"
"A wonderful case?" said the lady,
"but do you think your lungs were affect
ed?'
"They were probably sound, but pos
sessed of so little vitality that but for the
most careful nursing, they must have
ceased their functions"
81 hope you found kind friends, sir =
| Indeed did, madam it is 10 them
and the pure air of Minnesota that l owe
my life. My fathers family were with
me, but unfortunately my mother was
Frustrated by severe illness during the
time of my greatest prOstrauOn."
How sad Pray, what was your diet
and treatments"
my diet was the simplest possible, con-
sisting only of milk, that being the only
| food my system would bear. As for treat
ment. depended entirely upon the life
giving properties of Minnesota air, and
| took no medicine except an occasional
| light narcotic when very restless. My
| improvement dated from my arrival. My
| limbs soon became strong, my sight aad
voice came to me slowly, and full set OF
teeth, regular and firm, appeared"
| . Remarkable, miraculous! Surely, sir
you must have been greatly reduced Ill
| flesh 2"
Madam, weighed but 9 pounds.
was born in Minnesota. Good day"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
How the Sun Moved a Bridge.

During the recent building of a bridge
in Holland, one of the traverses, -four hum
dred and sixty feet long, was misplaced
on the supports. 1t was an inch out of
line, aud the problem was how to replace
it. Experiments proved that the iron
work expanded a small fraction of an inch
TO every degree of heat received. 1t was
noticed that the night and day tempera-
ture differed by about twenty-five degrees.
and it was thought this might be made to
move the bridge. In the morning one end
of the pieces was bolted down securely
and the other end left free. in the heat of
the sun the iron expanded, and toward
night the free end was loosened. The
contraction then dragged the whole mass
the other way. For two days this expert
ment was repeated, and the desired place
reached. The contraction and expansion
of iron bars by fire heat has frequently
been used to move heavy weights over
short distances. Broken walls and strain.
ed roofs and arches have been brought
into place by simply heating iron rods till
they expanded, then taking the slack by
screws and nuts, and allowing contraction
by cold to pull the wall or roof into place
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
A Letter Containing $4,000 Lost fOI
Six Months.

The First National Bank of this city has
had a curious and somewhat troublesome
experience with "lost letter." On Feb
ruary 9Th, last, letter containing checks,
etc, to the amount of $4,000 was mailed
from the First National Bank at the Pater-
son Post Office, 10 the Importers and
Traders National Bank of New oTk, the
New York agent of the bank there. The
New ork bank failed TO receive the letter,
and, OF course, there was much anxiety
about 1t on the part of the officers of the
First National Bank, which would have
been the loser, if the vouchers were not
made good. An exhaustive search was
made in the Paterson and New Y ork post
offices, as well as in both the banks, the
search extending over days, but no trace
of the missing package could be found.
Now strong apprehensions of a mail rob
berry were entertained, and the Govern
ment officials were impressed with this
idea. The First National Bank mean
while proceeded to make the best arrange
ment it could for avoiding loss. An ex-
tensive cOrrespondence-the package con-
tanning thirty accounts of sundry parties
was necessary, and indemnify bonds had
TO be prepared and given by the bank to
all these parties. Finally all was provided
for except about $500 of pension checks of
the United States Government, it taking
much longer to arrange that matter,
through the dilatory processes of the cir
cumlocution office, than it did the private
ones.
Now comes the curious denouement
On July 6-exactly five months to day
from the time the letter was lost-the
clerks in the Post-office in this city had to
poke under their stamping-table for some
thing that had dropped on the floor, and
there, snugly lying in small crack be-
tween the bottom of the table and the
floor was the missing letter, with It's
$4,000 intact. 1t was the only letter ever
lost at this office, and iC is little remal X
able that it should have been so valuable
a one, and should have caused such extra
ordinary trouble and anxiety.-Paterson
nv. ~ Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
The'Antics of an Insane Man.

Yesterday morning a tall, middle-age
man entered Randolph Street grocery
store and, taking out a memorandum
book, he purchased a variety of groceries,
the bill amounting to twenty dollars, and
ordered them sent to given number on
Macomb Street at noon, saying as he left
the place that the goods would be paid
for at the house. He next crossed over TO
Woodward Avenue, where, governed by
his memorandum book, he bought forty
dollars worth of dress goods, gloves and
clothes in a dry goods establishment.
These goods were also to be sent 10 the
house on the same conditions and at the
same time as the grocery bill. The clerk
acquiesced as the man made his purchases
in a business-like manner, and notified
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
End Of a Court that Has Lasted a
Thousand Years.

An august and ancient tribunal-the
most ancient and august of any save the
High Court of Parliament Virtually
erased to exist On Tuesday. July 6. The
Cour Of Queens Bench. which represents
tribunal held before the King himself at
least 900 years ago, sat then for the last
time, and in all human probability will
never sit again. 1t may not technically
cease to exist until November, and until
then il survives merely as an ems ratjozis
an idea or conception Of the mind but
il viii actually assemble no more. Itheld
a sitting on MondayfOr the purpose of Civ
ing judgments, and those judgments will
be its last, for, unless something unfor-
seen happens. il will never sit again. Ii
is impossible las Lord COleridge observed
year or so ago) TO contemplate without
feeling of interest, and perhaps pass
ing pang Of regret, the extinction and
passing away of so august and ancient an
institution. Even in this country, so te-
nacious in its traditions and institutions,
and. most OF all, in its judicial institutions,
the Queens Bench, as it was CURLY called,
or. to use its correct legal title, "the Court
of the King before the King himself"
- corq,H tpSo Teoe "-Was the most ancient
of all. and far more ancient than Parlia-
ment itself: for il can be traced back clear.
" in the substance of its nature and char
acter and in the essence of its jurisdiction
to the time of Alfred-above ten centuries
ago. Ii is a curious circumstance that,
reckoning from the accession of Alfred in
S7I-the earliest date at which such a ju-
risdiction can be shown to have been ex-
ercised-to the year 1870, when the origin.
al of the Judicature act which abolished it
was introduced, just 900 years should
have elapsed. To Sir Alexander Cock
burn. certainly in many respects not the
least distinguished of the series, belongs
the melancholy distinction of being the
last Lord Chief-Justice of England. The
jurisdiction Of the Court, it is true, is pre-
served by the Judicature act, and is vested
in a division of the High Court of Judica-
ture. And its peculiar jurisdiction is vest
ed in that division exclusively. But as
Court-as that great Court which has ex-
listed ever since the Conquest as distinct
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

GEO. P. RowELL & Co., Al Park Row, New
York. 1t is indeed no surprise that their
house is SO prosperous, and that they are the
leading advertising agents in the world. We
would prefer, SO far as we are concerned, 70
have a column or more Of miscellaneous
advertisements from this firm than TO re-
ceive the same amount made up of one d.
rect from each house on their list. The COM
mission allowed is saved us by losses, as
they paw every cent they contract for, and
paw It promptly, and the keeping of one
open account with such firm is much pleas
aiter than with the thousand persons whom
thew send us advertisements for. They do
an honorable, legitimate business on busi-
ness basis. II publishers having dealings
with them want anything IN their line-and
they supply everything from spring bod
kin to a cylinder press-types, inks and all
they fill their orders promptly, at manufae-
turers' prices, and we can say that we have
received the best newspaper and book ink
ever furnished US and at lower price than
we ever bought for elsewhere. The Rsp1bli-
can has had dealings with this house for over
six wears, and in all that time we never have
had any reason to complain Of our treatment.
l-MsrideD (CoTR.) Republican.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

and separate tribunal, with that high and
lofty jurisdiction which could originally
and was 90 eTerc;s ~ ' hv o,,E sovPrei0ns
ever since the time of Alfred, as the great
Court OF the King, inferior only TO Par
lament In greatness and In dignity-its
history has closed. All its proud distinc-
ton and its lofty traditions expire and
pass away and become as things OF the
past. 1t has, however, a great history,
history of ten centuries duration. closely
connected with the Constitution OF the
country through long succession OF ages,
and associated with a series OF great
names and historic. often tragic, events !;
and il was not fitting that il should pass
away forever without a word by way OF
memorial and in some measure oil regret.
London 7smes, July z.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

WMHoFT's Tonic l-USFAILINa AND In
FALLIBLE This great Chill Tonic cures
Chills without the Intervention of doctors
and their bills. No consulting yisits-no
prescriptions to be iilled-no huge bills, en-
failing pecnniary embarrassments, added to
loss Of health 1t is the friend of the poor
man because il enables him to earn a living.
and of the rich because it prepares him to
enjoy his wealth. This great boon to man
kind is cheap, safe and prompt WHEELocK,
FINLAY X Co., Propristors, New Orleans.
FOR SALE BY ALI. DRUGGIsrs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
AMERICA VS.. ENGLAND.
/. Sf,tssticaI Tale of Two Countries,
shoxyfng some Curious Facts.

A statistical Tale OF Two Countries,
Showing some Curious Facts.
A painstaking contributor to the Auseri-
ea,, Erchance and Reuiesc presents some
Interesting statistics, compiled from the
censuses of the United States (lS70) and
England and Wales (lS7l), showing the
comparative intellectual, social and indus
trial condition of the people of the two
countries. Though it Is more than four
wears since the date of the British census,
II is only within few months that the
official returns relating to occupations
have been accessible on this side OF the
water. The schedules of occupations have
been differently framed by the census SUI
pervisors of the two countries, and COM
narisons in some instances are impossible,
bur in others they are and may be taken
advantage of by the statistician. IL may
be remarked generally that the British
schedule is more systematically and min
utely diqested than the American, and
that the census returns have been more
closely collected. From the article refer
red to, which is somewhat elaborate, the
following summary of the salient points
is prefaced:
All occupations in England and Wales
are reduced TO six grand divisions, as fol-
lows.
Persons.
l. Professionals Government officials,
sions) Neutrality-suspicious.: Cs4 .Ic2
. Domestic (wives and others engaged
in household duties, servants] 5.ooJ. III
5. Commercial (pcrsons who buy and
sell; persons engaged In convey
ance OF men and goods) ........ sl5, a24
1. Agricultural ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,G57 lbs
o. Industrial (persons engaged In min
ing, manufactures) ........,...... D, l3I ,72s
C. Indefinite and non productive schol-
ars persons OF rank and proper
", general laborers, and all
otRers) ............ s.5i2 .7Ot
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
THE Sultan of Zanzibar, on his visit TO

THE Sultan of Zanzibar, on his visit TO
the gun foundry at Woolwich, where the
forty-ton trip hammer was at work, saw
the workmen lift an immense iron grating,
revealing a furnace about the size of an
ordinary room, which sent forth such a
glare and heat that the party were COM
PEELED to shield their faces for time from
the hot blast. "When shall we get to
prayers?'' he exclaimed on the return
Journey, ''for l have seen the Gate of
He'll"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

The relaxing power Of Johnson's AROdyns
LiniTnsnt is truly gunderful. Cases are al
ready numerous where bent and stiffened
limbs have been limbered and Strengthened
by IT, When used for this purpose the part
should be washed and rubbed thoroughly.
Apply the liniment cold and rub 1t in with the
hind.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

A CROWD of "Horse Men," and others,
daily throng the stores in country and town
for Sheridd1'S CdgdlFy Condition Powders.
They understand that horses cannot be kept
in good condition without them, and with
them can be on a much less quantity Of
grain.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

The larger number of dressmakers, mil,
liners and bankers in the smaller popula-
ton of England and Wales may be ac-
counted for by the proposition that in this
country much of the work of those trades
is done hY housewives
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

Iotai. .....''''''.s'''-''' '''''. 80 'iA' ]os
The labor of comparing these occupa-
tions with those of the population Of the
United States is difficult on account OF the
differences in classification, but the com
piler has been able, after sitting and re-
arranging, to present the following, which
may be relied upon as correct:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

DIR. TUFTS Hair Dye is so natural in its effect
that II cannot be detected by the closest observer
The most natural dye ever invented.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

TRY POpham's Cure for Asthma. See ad-
vertisement in this paper.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05


Asthma and Catarrh.-see ID. Langell's ady't
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

Litigation is, therefore, comparatively
unknown among the Germans, while
among the English-speaking people it is
a great land expensive) Institution. 1t
may be remarked that our German p ppu-
lation readily fall into American customs
in this respect as soon as they settle down
among us.
The returns show the following proper
ton Of nlnrnrnnnn 70 nnnnlnfinn
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
EVERYBODY BUYS 1T!

One Agent made si5 in three ! hour our ~. ia
tTIREfY NEW Nothing like Il being seld.
[ifAPGF PROFITS. The best-selling srtisie
= ever offered 20 Male and Female Agents
, Address -. ....,,. I'm
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05
NICHOLS, SHEPARD 6 CO.'S
e Vibrator IlrGSlGr.

The BRILLIANT SUCCESS Of this Grain
Saving, Time-Savipg THRESHER is un
prccedented in the annals Of Farm Machinery. In n
brief period IL has become widely known and
FULLY ESTABLESHE,D as the - LEADING
MACUINE.o
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-05

nNTp 300 per cent. profit to Agents! Terms, &C,
" 81 FKEE. smIlhograph Wig Co..stLouIs. No
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27
A COMMONPLACE STORY.

3 Guilt is SO common and death so
frequent as Its consequence, that few
readers of the daily newspapers prob
ably gave more than glance at a
modest telegram from Toronto the
other morning, telling Of the death
sentence upon man and wife for
abortion. Those lines throw into bale
full relief one of those cruel contrasts
in human destiny which the loose
teaching and loose living of the time is
mainly responsible for It is a story
which in its details may be taken and
wisely pondered as sharp lesson in
life and to that end we reproduce the
outline, touching only the light and
shade. In qniet country home, on
the ocean-like borders Of Lake Onta.
rio, western New York, began the first
step,in the downward destiny Of the
woman who stands at the foot of the
gallows yonder. On q breezy sum-
mer day four years ago, pretty farm
er girl, Aloe Chapman, was given in
marriage in the fine old Arcadian way.
Her family we're farmer folk. Her
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27

into the hands Of the countless villains
like the one whose guilty neck is slip
ping in the mousse over the border there.
On the 9Th OF December, the simple
drama that began under the apple
blossoms with joyous laughter and the
innocent festivity Of country lads aud
lasses, will END on the gibbett. In
stead of the proud and happy father to
hand the blushing bride away, the red
coated hangman; instead of the smil-
ing clergyman to read the simple SER
vice that untes two souls in one, the
grave-faced chaplain; with solemn
pleading for the guilty and repentaus-
La place of the signs and tokens Of
honest pride and simple pleasure which
marked that other scene.-the gar
landed bridesmaids and happy groom,
the wedding favors aud merry-making
music and dance, the clatter of mus
kerry the blazing uniforms of the
queens soldiery, the sheriff in his
black cap and gown, the hangmaa hid
eous and calm, and the two--man aud
wife under the black shadow of the
glbbet! Sunday Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27
For the Spectroscope.
TRUST IN PROVIDENCE.
BY MRS. O. GUERNSEY

NC mater II CANNOT see,
Why dark and tangled is the way
Through which l'm led! No mystery
May stand 'sthe great revealing day"
What matter, whether I may know
Why, to may back the cross must cling!
Why not mount from depths below,
On easy, certain, Joyous wing
No traveller scales an Alpine hight,
And passes on from ridge TO ridge,
But, finds deep chasms hid from sight;
aCis then our cross becomes a bridge.
What matter, if our morning sun,
Tho bright with every railbow-hue
Should gather-blackness ere It's noon,
Il is only clouds o5scures the view;
The sun is there! thank God It's there,
Clouds but obstruct his scorching rays,
To make his work more strong, more fair,
The harvest comes With autumn DAYS.
Altho' we may not understand
Why, not in pleasant place our lines!
Why we nayn gather from the Land,
The precious ores-deep hid are mines
Attic our plants Of love and care
Are rudely torn from parent stem!
Our bleeding hearts will come thro' prayer
To feel our Father needeth them.
And tho our vision now is dim;--
We vaguely see, as thro a glass,
We know we cannot stray from Him
Whose presence fills eternal space.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27

ment of the vexing problems of our
time. Such gatherings belong to an d
are a part Of the better civilization
that is dawning. They will be related
to it both as cause effect. While the
platform and press shall still continue
to do their needed work, let up hope
that the parlor meeting and the con-
versational club will also be encouraged
to 20 theirs; and that the men and wo-
meE competent to lead and direct them
shall become more numerous every
year.-4. " s. an 7n1er.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27
Che Speftrnsfopr,
or the Spectroscope.
Why.
BY CARLOTTA PERRY.

! did not love him; long ago
Instead of Yes | gave him No.
did not love him, but to-day
! read his marriage notice-pray
Why was I sad, when never yet
Has my heart known the least regret
Over that whispered No, and why
Reading the notice, should | sigh
No analyst can guess the cause.
A woman's reason laughs at laws,
Sure, am glad to know the wound
I gave, is healed, that he has found
Loves blessedness and peace, and yet
A woman never can forget
The man who once has loved her. and
To-day | seem to see him stand,
With every glance mute caress,
Still pleading for the longed-for Yes.
His early love for me is dead,
Another lives in that loves stead,
And if he loves her we'll as men
Should love their chosen ones, why ther
He must be glad, that long ago,
Instead Of Yes, gave him No.
Perhaps that is the reason why,
[ read the notice with sigh.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27
THE PLATFORM AND THE PAR.
LOR.

Different periods of social progress
make use Of different methods and in
strumentalities The time was, in
this country, when the people general
" looked 10 the pulpit and the preach
er for nearly all their instruction.
Then one minister served whole
township, and he was almost sole
magna.e in that realm. Not only on
Sunday, but at all times, not alone on
religious, but on nearly al subjects,
the people OF his parish went to him
for counsel and advice. He was par
ercellence, the learned man and the
good man of the town. Old and
young alike respected him, and sough
his wise direction. The office which
the good minister has performed in
the social evolution Of this country
has been full of helpfulness aud bene-
fit. aud none but the narrow minded
and prejudiced will fail to acknowledge
it With all heartiness of respect and
gratitude.
But the ministers day of preemi
nent usefulness in our civilization is
going by Itmay not entirely have
passed, but is rapidly passing. The
pulpit has been supplanted largely by
the platform and the newspaper. The
lecturer and the editor have pushed
the preacher from his exclusive seat of
supremacy, and won their own way to
the appreciation and confidence of the
people. The churches are empty now
as compared with the halls where
skilled speakers instruct large and at
tentive audiences upon almost every
subject Of popular interest; while the
eyes that scan the newspapers for in
formation are legion compared with
the ears that are bent still to catch
the utterances IF the pulpit.
The lyceum has been an extraordi-
nary civilizer of the American people
From the beginning it has been won-
derfally enterprising in utilizing the
best talent of the land, and bringingit
to bear upon the minds OF the people
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