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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17
Contents Of a Lady's Pocket.

They came walking down the center
passage of Main Building at Centennial
to-day-two beautiful and fashionable
young ladies, over whose heads prOba-
bly, nineteen or twenty summers had
passed. They chatted pleasantly as
they passed along, and turned into one
of the less frequented passages and sat
down on a bench to rest, when one re-
marked to the other: Z" Minnie, where
is stopping?" She said she had
forgotten, but would look, as she had
the address on a slip of paper in her
pocket. When the search commenced
for that slip of paper, as it was some
where in the big pocket attached to her
dress, out came small lace handker-
chief, then large linen one, broken
bracelet, spool of thread, pocket-book,
two false teeth Cher mothers probably,
which she was taking to the dentists to
get fixed), a piece of white flannel,
small box of face powder, two crooked
hair-pins, which looked as though they
had done service as button-hooks, a
thimble, one garter about fifteen inch
es in length, paper of pins, fan, brok
en- comb, ivory end of parasOl, knife,
bottle of smetling-salts, two pieces Of
ribbon, three No. soiled gloves, differ
ent colors, paper of bon-bons, cigar
holder, two buttons, and at last the slip
of paper which she had been looking
for. We did not see any thing more
taken out of that pocket, so can't say
whether it was empty or not; but we
began to think it was like magician s
magic bag. After looking over the
above inventory, who will dare again to
abuse small boy about the contents OF
his pocket?
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17
Life in Camp.

OF course, it is useless to attempt to
conceal the fact that these wars are dis
astrous in the usual proportion, so far
as loss of life is concerned. Aside from
this, the service is beneficial to all con-
nected with it, just as a summers travel
and relaxation are beneficial to those
who are compelled to make treadmill
of life anywhere. Outdoor life, in
these high attitudes, is unexceptionally
healthful. The atmosphere and water
are as pure and refreshing as such ele-
ments can possibly be; while the exer-
else and the novelty characterizing such
an existence displace torpOr and slug
gish blood for buoyancy and a bound
ing circulation. March these men as
hard as they may, and at night you
will find a fair proportion singing or
whistling jolly airs, pitching quoits,
playing ball, and ready for any thing,
from friendly game of "draw" to a
foot-race. In a word, they are active,
lusty, and each day better fitted for
service than on the day preceding
The percentage answering to ''sick-
call'' is much less than at the posts
and, out of the entire command OF
nearly 1,500 souls, the hospital fire.
uuently can not claim one for treat
ment. The morale of the entire force
is much improved-a fact self-evident
when it is remembered that the demor'
alizing influence of idleness, dram-shor
and other dissipation, ETC., are almos
unknown.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17
No Fear Of GrasshOpper Ravages this
Year. .-r.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat says
that Prof. Riley, State EntomOlogist, in
allusion to reports that have recently
come from the Northwest, to the effect
that the grasshoppers are appearing in
billions in the southwestern counties OF
Minnesota, states that it is entirely
mistake. There have been grasshop-
pers in Southern Minnesota during the
later spring and early summer, and they
have been there in great numbers.
But so far from their coming to Mime
sofa at this time they are now, having
gained their wings, flying away to-
wards their native habitation in the sub
alpine regions of the far Northwest.
In Missouri there is no fear of any
visitation from the devouring pests this
year, nor is there any in Iowa, Kansas
or Nebraska. Their visitation last year
and the year before enabled Prof. Riley
to compare his former experience OF
the insects with c4rrent events, from
which he ventured on prediction II
his annual report for 1875, which facts
have been subsequently completely YER
flied. Speaking of danger anticipated
for this year, and referring to the fact
that it had been declared by some per-
sons that greater devastations were ex-
pected this year than ever before, he
says:
81 know of no persons whose expe.
rience deserves respectful considers
ton who have declared any thing of the
sort; and so opposed to the facts is the
declaration, that l do not hesitate tc
state that there is no possible danger o.
any general injury in Missouri this
spring, and no probable danger in ths
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

AN old negro was paid his wages in
silver half-dollars. He gazed benig-ly
upon them as they lay in his palm,
grinned as though in triumph, and ex-
claimed: "Dat's de stuff de rats can't
ehawi"
LITTLE GIRL: "Oh, please, sir, I've
brought your shirt 'ome, but mother
says she can't wash it no more, COS she
was obliged to paste it up agen the wall
and chuck soap-suds at it, it's so ten
der. "-Fpfs.
"IT was pitched without, ,",said the
clergyman, and an old baseball PLAYER,
who had been calmly slumbering, ,awoke
with q start and yelled ''foul"- The
first bass came down from the choir and
put him out.
A SOUTHERNER, writing from Cape
May to his home paper, wonders why a
prudish girl who will dance with no one
but her brother will run along the
beach, ''naked as to the knee" and
kicking sand at her beau.
THERE are few pleasanter sights in
this selfish world than to see a Coroner
at picnic urging, with all the warmth
of disinterested friendship, the over
heated to drink freely of ice-water and
passing the cucumbers and other chOle-
ra mixtures assiduously to his cOmpan-
ions.-ChicGgo Tribune.
LITTLE boy, desiring information on
this subject, asked his father: "Pa,
where do chickens come fromPn The
old gent, anxious to enlighten the little
fellow, replied; "Why, my SON, chick
ems come out of eggsr "Qhl is that
SOP" exclaimed the young hopeful; "I
thought eggs came out of chickens"
THIS world is full of bitter disappoint-
ments and sudden trials, that break up
on US like thunder from a eloudless sky,
but at no time is the soul of patient,
much-enduring man so hardly tried as
when he goes to shave himself in great
hurry Sunday morning and discovers
at the first pull that hiswife had opened
a can of peaches with his razor Satur-
day night.
On a recent Sunday at Lowell, Mass,
a.collection was taken up at one of the
churches in aid of the Reform Club.
As the box reached a pew occupied by
a lady, her daughter and little son, the
two former found themselves without a
cent of money. Master Hopeful reach
ed over and deposited a cent in the box,
and then whispered to his sister,
''There, just saved this family from
being whitewashed. !"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17
Lucky Fellows.

We had the pleasure yesterday vr
meeting Col. Amos j. Botsford and
Mai. John McEvena, who arrived here
on Sunday from Whitewood, via Chey-
enne. At Sidney they were joined by
Capt. Richard N. Dillon. Yesterday
afternoon they went East to Philadel-
phia, via Burlington, Chicago and Pitts
burgh. They will remain in Chicago
about five days. They were all loaded
down with gold-dust and greenbacks,
and are swell heeled'' for long trip
through the East. -. co.
Col. Botsford is the original owner
of the famous "Claim S2n on the
Whitewood, where twenty-one men are
constantly employed, in three seven
hour shifts of seven men each. The
average WELD since the claim was open
ed up has been II ounces per day. He
has large quantity of dust with him,
and 81, 200 awaits him in Chicago, to
which city it was forwarded direct from
Wbitewood Mr.. Botsford is also the
owner of the "Grand Duke" which as
SAYS from 81, ,250 to $1,000 per ten,iand
the g Morning Glory" from $4,000 to
Sb,UOU per ION. he IS Oh his way Edot
to buy quartz-crushing machinery with
which to work the .Grand Duke" and
'A1orning Glory'' He is one of the
best known men in the Hills.-@ +
Mai. McEvena was formerly Chief
Clerk, Quartermaster's Department,
Red Cloud Agency. He has several
hundred dollars in gold dust with him,
that sells for S21.50 per ounce; also
specimens from a. mica mine that he
discovered miles from Custer. He
says he has mountain of it. The vein
is 90 feet wide. The specimens that he
has are very clear and handsome, and
are unusually large, being Is by 6
inches. It's said to be the only mine in
the world from which such large sheets
can be obtained. A specimen that he
gave to his "old pard," Joe Tehon, can
be seen atthe ST. Joe ticket office in the
Grand Central Maj llcEvena was for
a long time resident of Omaha.
Capt. Dillon came in by way of Sid
ney, and he also struck 'bonanza'
in the Hills, judging by the size of his
immense ''roll." Dick has had big
streak of luck since he left Omaha
Omaha Republican.
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that as between husband and wife, were
it necessary to decide that point, the
presumption of survivorship should be
IN favor of the man, as the stronger of
the two.
This case can not be considered very
authoritative upon the law of surviv-
orship, and it leaves the subject nearly
an opea one for adjudication in this
State. The Chancellor's view of the
law of England. was certainly barely
warranted by the reported decisions of
the English courts, In one case tried
in the Kings Bench in 1867, in which a
father and daughter were lost in the
same vessel, Lord Mansfield declared
that there was no principle of law upon
which he could decide which was the
survivor, and that the arguments on
both sides were equally; ingenious and
inconclusive, and, as the only way out
of the difficulty he could see, he recon-
mended a compromise. In Waig, VS..
Angrcye, reported in the eighth volume
of the House of Lords cases, it is de-
clared that the law of England knows
no such presumptions of srIrvivOrship
as are entertained by the civil law, the
question of survivorship in England be-
ing wholly one of fact, which must be
proved like any ether by the person
who founds claim upon it, and in the
absence of such evidence his claim
must fail. Kent, in his commentaries,
says of the English decisions that they
have not fairly put and disposed of the
question, but that they have certainly
held, 'tas delusive, the subtle distinc-
tions and presumptions of the civil law"
For the simplest and most rational
law on this subject Kent refers to the
Mohammedan law of India which, like
the Danish law, considers persons who
are lost in the same disaster, where the
circumstances are all known, to have
died together. This affords no such
opportunity for protracted and expen-
sive litigation as the distinctions of the
civil law, and it seems more consonant
with common reason. If nothing more,
it would be at least interesting were the
case now before Surrogate Veeder to
be stubbornly contested, and carried to
the court of last resort, there to receive
an exhaustive consideration and a de-
cisive adjudicatiOn.-Net0 York Sun.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17
Interesting to Poor Men.

A consideration of the cost of high
life has its destinations even for the
poor in purse. We find in the New
York Times an intelligent discussion of
the subject. The writer of the article
maintains that it is all but impossible
for the wealthiest Americans to spend
more than 100000 per annum, while
in Eagland nobleman often lays out
for similar purposes five times as much.
The difference is due partlyt to the large
hunting establishments which are sus-
tanned in the latter country, and partly
to the greater extent to which visitors
are entertained by the owners of large
estates. 1t is common enough in Eng
land for twenty to sit down to dinner
for months together, and hundred
mouths are fed daily. In this
country, on the other hand, the
practice of entertaining is pursued only
ON a limited scale. The household ex-
penses of a millionaire American are
estimated as follows: Interest on the
purchase-moncy of house in New
York, country residence, and villa
at Newport, $4,000; yacht, $4,000;
servar IS, 81 500; maintenance of house
hold, $1,000; 1900 guests, being an
average of about five day, at SO per
head, $4,000; repairs ETC., $4,000; (;
feed for ten horses, 81 600; stable e.
penses, $4,000; a winte s ball, $4,000.
Total, 1874, 200.
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fall" To further emphasize his views,
he then introduces an article written by
him and published in the New York
Tribune, in which he says that not only
will there be no locusts in Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska this year, but
that the ordinary batch of the indigo
nous grasshopper, ,and other destructive
insects, will be much less than usual,
the only exception to this being the
wood-borers. In conversation with the
reporter, Mr.. Riley gave as his reason
for this latter prediction that the To-
Gusts not only destroyed vegetation, but
they fed largely on the eggs and Larvae
of the other noxious insects. So far as
is known, his prediction has proved
entirely correct.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17

The custom adopted by several Lon
don ladies of keeping book inthe hall
for visitors to write their names in when
they do not find the lady of the house
at home, has fallen into disfavor. One
of the fashionable ladies who kept such
q book found, on returning from a short
absence, that collector had called with
a bill of long standing and written'in
the book: "Sorry Mrs. didn't leave
the amount as she agreed" What
made the matter worse was that two or
three other visitors had called subse-
quent to the collector, and leaving their
names had an excellent opportunity to
read the reproachful message.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17

A MAN rowing on the Hudson River
near Troy a few days ago happening to
look into the water saw the body OF a
boy lying face upward on the bottom OF
the river. He dove for the body, caught
it and carried it into house near by,
where it was found that it was still
warm, and after proper treatment the
lad was resuscitated.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17

A GIRL was killed near Danvile, Va,
the other morning while milking COW.
If girls would only learn to play the
piano and make worsted dogs such ac-
cidents would never happen.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17

The boys really great lesson in act
ing usually takes place upon meeting
his mother in search of the pantry-key,
which lies securely at the bottom of his
trousers-pocket,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17

The only father that is exempt from
taking care of his baby daughter is the
locomotive engineer. He can not leave
his engine and tender,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17
PETTY MISERLES.


Trough mauy ills may hamper life
hen fortune turns caprieiOus.. 4 ~
= ne great but nerve us for the strife
Ihe small enes make as vicious. -
fiefce Eriefs are soon outstripped by one
VINO through existence scurries;
lts harder far a race 70 run
WITH Eimble "little worries"
~ 4 rTU TZ 2
button bids your shirt gosd by
den late for dinner dressing;
LOU have kite you can not Nv, = 80
And creditors are pressing,
You run 70 catch-and lose-a train
(That fata ,essDf barries); -
J our new siik ~ rencOIlnters rain
Lies sull 9f " lille worries
From day 10 day some silly things
Upset you altogether;
There nauEht 50 soon conYulsionsb sbrings
As tickling Wih 2 feafier- -
'Gainst minorcvifs ~ MN pray
Who fortunes favor curries-
, For that big misfOrtunes slay,
Ten die of ''little worries - = F"I
sa. = --5lOchester HeFaOcrN :
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17

ALIrTLE girl in Reading, Pa, recent
ly saw an old drunken man lying on q
doorstep, the perspiration pouring OF
his face and crowd of children pre-
pairing to make fun of him. She took
her little apron and wiped his face, and
then looked up so pitifully to the rest
and made this remark: "Oh, say,
don't hurt him; he's some body's
grandpa-rs b.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17

Z A CIRCUS visited Halifax the other
day, and while passing through the
streets the clerks of the Bank of Nova
Scotia and Provincial Treasury Office
locked their doors and went off to see
the procession. On their return they
discovered that thieves had entered in
their absence and robbed the bank OF
81, 500, and the Treasurer's Office OF
81 900 and valuable papers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-26
A Cup of Cold Water.

Tommy Travers was watcr-carrler on
a railroad that went from a busy city into
the quiet beautiful mountain regions. bear
ing crowds Of city people away for their
summer vacation.
Tommys personal appearance was not
striking. Few people looked farther than
the small brown hand that dealt out cool
water to the thirsty passengers. Though
Tommy expected no reward except what
the company paid lin at the end Of the
month, he sometimes thought how pleasant
it would be to "know people. and receive
4 kind word or smile for his efforts to
It was on Il sultrv July afternoon that l
saw the little fellow, with his honest face.
The cars were filled to overlooking with
passengers for the mountains; and what
with the dust. the heat, and clnders pour
inc in clouds through the windows. and
the frequent stopping of the heavily load
ed train, they were very noisy dlscon-
tented set of people. Tommy thought, as
he heard the little boys and girls. nicely
dressed and well cared for. fretting and
making themselves and everybody in
hearing uncomfortable, that he should be
verv willing to endure the dust and heat
if he was going to stay in the fresh, pure
air of the mountains all summer; and, feel
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-26
POETRY.
For the Freeman.
WINTER.

q I'LL winter | q come with his frost bitter-!ochs
Beiewcled with iricles br ight;
All nature is bound in her mystical spell,
And clad i'll his mantle of white.
Like giant he strides over mountain and PLAIN
His footsteps heard on the land;
BY the touch OF h is fingers, tn" rivers c"ls a.
He biudeth the streams With bis hand
His cold breath has frozen the evergreen bdI',
And blasted the leaflets and flowers,
And the sweet nsters Kay, save $40" hl'@ ana ~
Have gone from our q, 5 ,ate bowers
His voice like . trumpet. Is Learl ou tie I.a'h'
Inviting the tempest and storm.
And the earth bound fast in mis- r"lii' '.s7i''
And kept 10y the power of his 'Laria
Rat III. rein IS ,.. 81 y: by tn warm breath d"
spring,
when the trailing arlt.tu~ shall l.i'on.
And the woodlands now drc4r with ne" life 'hal az
pear.
And the svectr hin ro.!-lre4-t shall q mo
8 WINTER of death our hearts h.o' d c'H-o".@'
and fasteus the gates IF the t'1n";
when CHRIST shall arpsar AL lis lI!reE dear,
In HIS IMAGE forever shall b.' Oh
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-26


PoRRIDGE.-Children almost invaria-
bly, dislike porridge, which is the more to
be regretted as there is no kind of food
that will more surely build upa strong,
healthy frame. That 1t is an unrcason-
able prejudice is often shown by the fact
that the child who apparently loathes his
basin of porridge, will, when grown up
to mans estate, esteem it the greatest lux
ury. Some parents apply the rod in such
cases, but it is Il pity when children's food
has to be whipped into them. Rather let the
best of Ill sauces, hunger, give them Il taste
for what would otherwise be distasteful:
and occasionally. by way Of variety, sub
stitute stale bread, scantily buttered, with
weak. halfcold tea insutficiently sweet.
ened, and if that does not bring the little
rebel to appreciate his porridge, try some
thing even more uninyiting still.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-26
2oetry.
Our CHILDREN.

ny WILLIAM C. BRYANT.
Standing forth on life's rough way.
Father, guide them;
Q we know not what ere long
May betide them.
Meath the shadow of Thy wing.
Father hide them:
Waking, sleeping, Lord We pray,
Go beside them.
When in prayer they cry to Thee.
Thou wilt hear them;
From the stains of sin and shame.
Thou wilt clear them.
Mid the quicksands and the rocks.
Thou wilt steer them.
In temptation. trial, and grief,
Be Thou near them
Unto Thee, We give them up,
Lord. receive them;
In the world we know must be
Much to grieve them,
Many striving oft and strong
To deceive them:
Trustful, in Thy hands of love.
We must leave them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-26

PRAYING AND WArCHlNG.-A little boy
in one of the schools in Edinburgh, who
attended a praver-mectin~. said to his
teacher:
"Ttachcr. l wish my sister could be
got to read the Bible; She never reads it.
.'Whv, Johnny. should your sister read
the Blblc?'
Because if she once read it, am sure
i. would 90 her good, and she would be
converted and saved.
"Do YOU think so. ,Jolnnv?"
Yes, do, sir; and ! wish, the next
time there is Il prayer meeting, You would
ask the people to pray for my sister, that
she may begin to read the Bible. -
well, well; it shall be done, John
SO the teacher gave out that little boy
was anxious tina: prayer should be offered
that his sister might read her Bible. John
was observed to get up and 90 out. The
teacher thought it very rude of the boy to
disturb the people in Il crowded room
and SO the next day. when the boy came,
he said
John, thought it very rude Of you to
Get up in the prayer-mceting and so out.
You ought not to have done so"
20, Sir" said the boy, II did not mean
to be rude, but thought should like to
90 home and see my sister reading her
Bible, for the first time
Thus we ought to watch with expecta-
tons for answers to our prayers. DO not
say, lord, turn my darkness into light,
and then 90 out with your candle. rs
though YOU expected to find it dark
.SpurgCOn-