The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-20
GENERAL BRFyTTTEs.
AT SO a girl has two chance
thous and of being married.

AT SO a girl has two chances in q
thousand of being married.
SAN FRANcIsco Cinnamon sent over
100000 worth OF fish 10 China last
year.
GEORGE SAND was the author OF
more than sixty novels, and of twenty
plays. iif'51 I.I#H1f H7.I .4tE.I
AN Indian woman with red hair is a
"freak of nature" to be seen in Sacra-
mento.- The artless creature likes it,
and does not pretend that it is auburn.
DoRE for over year studied human
faces in the operating ward of Paris
hospital in order TO catch the varying
expressions of misery in those who
were being operated upon.
A MAN in jersey City went asleep one
hot night, and was found on his Office
doorstep. Later three men were taken
TO the police station, and on one of them
was found the mans boots, on another
bis hat, and on the third his coat.
PRINCE MILAN, the present sovereign
of Servia, now 81 years old, was elected
by the Servian National Assembly in
1868, when he was only Is, and is the
fourth Of his dynasty. He is popular
and able.
THE Old South Church of Worcester,
Mass, owns communion service a
portion of which has been incontinuous
use blythe society for nearly 140 years.
1t beans the inscription, eye Gift Of
Col. John Chandler to ye Church of
Christ in Worcester, 1881" D #--
The Williams College students will
hereafter wear Oxford caps and gowns
through the commencement season.
There may be spice of vanity in this
new undergraduate wrinkle, but there
are obvious good qualities in the gowns
they will equalize the class in respect
of dress, and save many student, who
can not afford it, either the expense of
a dress-coat or the often keenly felt en-
barrassment of appearing on the plat
form without one. .r.ur ........
THE following prophecy, which is
said to have been written in 1455-mOre
than 400 years ago-went the rounds
of the papers during the Crimean War.
and has now reappeared: his y
In twice two hundred years the Bear
The Crescent shall assail; -1-
But II the Cock and Bull unite
The Bear shall not prevail.
But lookI In twice ten years again
Let Islam know and fear
The Cross shall wax, the Crescent wane,
Grow pale, and disappear.
LAPLAND mothers are not in the habit
of staying at home with their babies
The Laps are a very religious people
and take long journeys to hear theil
pastors. As soon as the family arrive
at the little wooden church, and the
reindeer are secured, the father shovels
a snug little bed in the snow, and the
mother wraps the baby in skins and
deposits it therein. Then the father
piles the snow around it, and the dog
is set on guard, while the parents &C
decOrously into the church. Often as
many as thirty babies may be seen laid
away in the snow about church.
THE most curious of all kinds of in.
visible ink is that from cobalt. 1t is a
very singular phenomenon that the
figures traced out with this ink may be
made to disappear and reappear at
pleasure. This property is peculiar to
ink obtained from cobalt, for all the
other kinds are at first invisible, until
some substance has been applied to
make them reappear; but when once
they have reappeared they remain. A
very pleasing experiment is produced
by the following: Dissolve cobalt into
nitro-muriatic acid; then take draw
ing representing a winter scene, the
trees appearing devoid of leaves, ETC.,
put on the leaves with this ink, and
when held to the fire the drawing will
appear in all the verdrre of spring.
AGREAT social event in Virginia City,
Nevada, was the opening of "The Sill.
yer Palace" a drinking and gambling
saloon. The local newspapers devote
whole columns to descriptions of the
gorgeousness of the establishment and
brilliancY of the opening. "Private in.
vitations were issued" says the ChTOni
Gle, "to several hundred prominent cit
liens, requesting them to be present
with their lady friends. The invitation
was generally accepted. Only those
who had been asked were admitted, ant
many of the best people in town tool
advantage of the courtesy of the pro
prietors. The ladies seemed to find al
especial delight in entering upon wha
after that night would be to them for
hidden ground, and wandered round by
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