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The Decline of New England.


The Western fever removes by INSTALL
men of New England. In many places
in the very heart of Massachusetts it is
as it was in Eden before the creation Of
man, when we read ''there was not a
man to till the ground. Thirty miles
inward from Worcester there are whole
acres which sixty years ago sold for
S22 an acre, which to-day can be had
for S11, though railroads and telegraphs
skirt the fields, and the fields are ex-
cellent farm land. You find old men
and hired farm laborers, but no yeo-
many indigenous to the soil; it is an
element unknown. The young men
have gone West, moved by various i'm
pelling causes. Portsmouth, Newbury-
port, Bristol, Stonington, Nantucket,
New Bedford, are already like the fin
ished towns of the old world. In reli
gious matters, Maine and New Hamp-
shire and parts of Massachusetts are
like mission-felds at the West. To be
successfully served with the Gospel, the
time is soon coming when the decayed
and feeble parish organization in rural
districts must yield before the stronger
and more helpful method of the mis-
sionary circuit. We may build churches
and raise money as we see fit, but the
wall which has already commenced
clearly indicates the rural parochial
decline. Even the literary headship of
Boston feels the final attractions of the
great metropolis. Even the Atlantic
Monthly and Old and Ne'0 fly away, like
the eoot of Labrador, to. the milder
shores of Long Island Sound. Ofcourse
there are two sides to this subject. What
is fun for the boys is deathto the frogs.
The decline of New England means the
marvellous development of the West. II
is force not lost to the country at pres
ent, but only transferred from one sec
ton to another.-Pe Monthly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20
Be Natural.

In music the note designated as /
natural is very near to the one designa,
ted as B fiat, and the latter is often sung
for the former by uncultiYated singers
1t isiVery much the same with respect
to manners. If people fail to be natural
it generally happens that they come tC
be fiat, Any affectationis is disagreeable
leople are apt to think that insordertC tC
be polite it is necessary to adopt a GER
tain style of manners, use particular
set of phrases, and speak with mincing
pronunciation. Lord Chesterfield was a
great authority on manners in his day,
and so many persons made his rules
their standard that they all acted pretty
much alike. Variety, which is the spice
of life, was to be found only in the low
er walks of society, where Lord Ches-
terfield was unknown. - '
A similar result is accomplished in
some of our large schools, especially
those for girls The pupils are all cut
out, so to speak, after certain pattern,
and are prevented, if possible, from de-
veloping any manner or style peculiar
to themselves. -
DR.. johnson was the opposite of Lord
Chesterfield, and was often rough and
boorish. All he did, however, was the
expression of his own Individuality
There was not the slightest affectation
either in his words or his manner.
One of the most Objectionable forms
of affectation is that of devoutness.v A
remarkable case of this Kind was afford
ed by Lord Westbury, at one time Lord
Chancellor of England. He was in the
habit of speaking of himself as an g emf
nent Christian, y yet he delighted in
wounding every body by his bitter, sa-
tiric speeches, and cool insolence. Once,
when about to plead before the Lords,
who are the judges of the highest court
in England, he kept them waiting, when
they were ready to hear him, by appar-
emily engaging in his private devOtions.
Heclasped, his hands, and bent his head,
with closed eyes, to the great astonish-
ment of the court. 1twould, in any case,
have been an improper time and place
for such an act; but it was known, in
this instance, to be a mere affectation
of deyoutness, intended to irritate the
judges whom, he was about to address.
Naturalness is by no means opposed
to cultivation, One may have cultivat-
ed manners without bemgin the least
artificial. = Indeed, it generally requires
some degree of cultivation to become
natural, just as it usually requires prac-
tice in writing to be able to express
ones meaning exactly and gracefully.
Ease, and grace of manner, though ac-
quired by practice, are not on this ac-
count, artificial for the gentleman or
lady who has them is. able to act freely
according to his or her nature. The
highest culture is thus consistent with
the most perfect naturalness. Affecta-
ton and conventionalism, on the con-
trary, are generally found in conjunc-
ton with ignorance and low breeding.
--Youth's Companion. y Ayt % =
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20
A " Wildly With q Husband in Wash
ingt0n.

" n
The San Antonio (Texas) Herald tells
this Yesterday morning a stalwart and
rather good looking colored man ap-
piled to Mr.. Burton, the District Clerk s
efficient deputy, for license to marry,
at the same time presenting letter.
The following conversation was had 4:
How old is the woman you want to
marry - 49, g.
q reckon sheis about forty" .f--
q" Has she ever been married before ?'
'sIndeed she has, she is WILDLY, and
her husband is livin' wild his fust wife
in Washington City" ts-r--sa7 ae'f "a.
"Well, is she divorced?"
"Dat's de divorce what you got in
your hand. 1t jest came from Wash
ington by the Post-office.n
ssThe divorces proved TO be letter
from Thos. SENS, the husband of the
widow, and was actually dated "Nov.
4, Washington, Districk of Columby,"
and read after the clerical errors have
been corrected: rrh
DEAR Miss sMALvINY:s, +, Your loving hus-
with his wife and children. / give you leave
to marry any feller you want to, and if
they fits him you may give him them pants
and vest Tleft behind. Give my love to ad-
miring friends. My wife sends her love to
you and the children, and remain as ever,
your loving husband until death do us part.
Very respectfully, THOMAS SENS.
The gentleman who wanted to lead
the bluslling bride to the altar was
somewhat incredulous, but Mr.. Burton
provedit by the local that the "di-
vorce" was not good one, and the ap-
plicant went off grumbling, shaking his
head, and remarking it was g mighty
singular. % .. n . V L --'' 4 4 = --l wa
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20

A NICE BKEAKFAsT DIsH.-A good
breakfast dish, that is too little known,
is called Kegeree,'' and is made thus ::
Take some cold fish, and with two forks
flake it off in small pieces, melt bit of
butter in a stew-pan, and toss the fish
in it till thoroughlywarm. Have ready
a cupful of boiled rice and 2 soft boiled
eggs add them to the fish, season to
taste, give one turn over the fire, and
serve. This was favorite dish among
the monks of old, and has lost none of
the SAVIOR those cunning astronomers
detected in it.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Go forth in haste, with bills and paste,
Proclaim to all creation: q. Az
The men are wise who advertise
In the present generation.
The poem entitled :. Beautiful Snow"
has reappeared as original in Montana
paper, and credited 20 poor, but intel.
hgent, young man, named Tompklns
who is tending bar. ....
MEN seem neither to understand their
riches nor their strengthen the former,
they believe much greater things than
they should !; of the latter much less.
IT'S sweet to sit at eventide
Some willin' female form beside,
And love- like purr and snicker;
e To feel, whatever devilish arts
Are sund'ring other kindred hearts.
You two are growing thicker.
A FACEuoUs lawyer who heard
" Macbeth rehearsed was struck by
the answer of the witches when asked
what they were doing: "a deed with
out a name" "Why, that's void"
exclaimed the lawyer. "IiH burst a
deed without name in any court of
Christendom.
Ir was in Omaha. A lawyer was ad-
dressing the Judge, and the Judge was
eating peanuts and reading novel.
The lawyer bore it for some time, and
then angrily remarked; "I suppose I'm
entitled to claim the attention OF this
Court swell, SIR" retorted the
Judge, " the Court has long suspected
you, and will do its duty the first chance
it gets.
'' SUPPosE,ni said brow-beating
lawyer to witness he was trying to
badger, one day last week, suppose l
should tell you that could bring doz-
en- men from your town to this court
room who would not believe you on
oath, what would you say?" And
calmly the witness made his reply: 81
would say you lied" A gentle smile
diffused itself all over the courtroom,
like a lump of butter on hot cake, and
the unrufied witness stepped down.
FULTON, of the Baltimore ADlericG'.
saws that the French and Germans have
more varieties of hash than we have of
staple dishes. They may have more of
them, but they can't beat US either in
quality or animation. Why, we have a
hash at our clearinghouse which is so
frisky that when '' dot little Sherman
bandn comes und blays "Old dog
Dray" at the window, it Immediately
barks, and frightens the landlady out of
her seven senses. Talk about hash!-
Inter Ocean.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20
Sets4 %RGi I'asna niind sby jspisnAtisBs. b, b.
The Death Of Little Amy.
We d,em closer II The bedside. a

ness, as of death, being on US all. We
took one tiny hand, now wasted and
pale, within our warm palms, when the
large blue eyes opened to their fullest
extent, and a sweet voice said to the
weeping mother, "Tiss me, mamma,
once nTe.y She had gone to Him.
We think, as our memory takes US
back, of little mischievouS girl, with
bright blue eyes and rosy face, who,
coming in fromschool with books I'M
der her armstyonld cry out, ''Tiss me,
mamma; I'm so cold" One little
chair is empty at table; one little bed
wall ne'er again contain Amy; and the
room, ah, so cherries nowi-Boston
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20
A Mammoth Workshop.

What science and the mechanic arts
have done for the worlds advancement
in comfort may be family guessed from
the survey of week work at the man
ufacturing city of Birmingham alone.
Its results are the making, among 9th
er things, of 14,000, 600 pens, {, 900 bed
steads, Z, 900 guns, 500, Co., 200 cut nails,
100, 900, 900 buttons, 1000 saddles, s.
900, 600 copper or bronze coins, 10000
pairs of spectacles, six tons of papier-
maehe wares, more than f30, 900 worth
of jewelry, 1900 miles of iron and steel
wire, ten tons of pins, five tons of hair
pins and hooks and eyes, 1900 gross
of wood screws, 500 tons of nuts and
screw bolts and spikes, so tons of
wrought-iron hinges, $50 miles length
of wax for matches, 40 tons of refined
metal, 40 tons of German silver, 100 doz-
en- of fenders,. $500 bellows and 800
tons of brass and copper ware.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20

IA MOST realistic piece of acting was
recently witnessed in. New York City,
where the heroine and the young man
cast for her father both lisped in speech.
At the recognition, after long estrange-
ment, he said: ssAith live, it ith my
thilde,'' and she said, SO Yeth, yeth,
father, 1 am your own thilde." The
family infrmity at once discovered the
relationship, though it was not so in
tended by the dramatist.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20

To CURE A BUNIoN. .-Bathe it well
in warm water--then rub thoroughly
with oil of misunderstanding it in. A
few applications will effect cure.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20
So Linda"

She was at one of the union school
houses half an hour before school OPEN
ed She had d" Linda - with her. She
was tall woman, forty years old, with
jaw showing great determination, and
''Linda - was sixteen, and rather shy
and pretty good looking The mother
said she hadn't been in the city long,
and that it was her duty to get Linda
into school and see that she was prop
erly educated. When the teacher came
the mother boldly inquired:
2" You know enough to teach, do
you?' sdI go ..I'- .,'' a . --
"Ithink I do, )" replied the teacher,
,blushing deeply. .. -r rHl...--l -.
+" And you feel competent to govern
the scholars, do you?" .s.s- l......E ,,.
"Yes'm.n
DO you pound 'em with q ferrule,
or lick 'em with a whip?"
"We seldom resort to punishment
here, " replied the embarrassed teacher.
"That's better yet," continued the
mother. - know that if Linda should
come home all pounded up I'd feel like
killing some one. | suppose you are of
respectable character, amt you ?''
." "Why-ahem-why-" stammered
the teacher, growing white and then
red.
81 expect you are" continued the
woman. " It's well enough to know who
our children are associating with. Now,
then, do your allow boys and girls to
sit togetherP" ~
"No, ma'am." e ~
3 tsThst's right. They never used to
when was young, and | don't think
Linda is any better than | am. Anoth-
eIs thing: Do you allow any winking?"
"Any what" exclaimed the puzzled
teacher.
"Do you allow boy to wink at a
girl?n asked the woman.
"WhS, MOI" 'sstt4l llli s|
"Iwas afraid you did. Linda is as
shy as a bird, and if she should come
home some night and tell me that she
had been winked at don't know what
I'd do. Now, another thing: Do you
have beau?'' 'i cd. t. .t
"WhyLwhy-'' -''was the istammered
reply. 1lffsF'a T5H s7H' EH'art4l sin5l
J . think you do!'' resumed the wom-
an severely. "I know just how it works.
When you should be explaining what
an archipelago is YOU are thinking of
your Richard, and your mind is way,
way off, ~a-.,-~v-
sNeFer mind any explanation :, = IN
terrupted the woman. want Linda
brought up 10 know ajoggerfy, figures,
writing and spellography, and if you've
got a beau and are spooking TO the thea
ter. one night, a .candy-pull the next,
a horse race the next, and so on, your
mind can't be on education. Come,
Linda; Wen go to some other school
house."
kAnd they logged. d.--Detroh Free Press.
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TO DAFFODILS.

TO DAFFODILS.
Fair dadOdils, we eep to see
You haste away so soon;
As vet the early rising sun
Has not attained b noon.
stay, stay,
Until the hasting day
Has run
But 10 the even songi
And, having prayed together, We
wiz go gIthyou along a -
We have short time 70 stay as you,
We have as short a spring,
As quick breath 10 meet decay,
As you or any thing.
We die
As your hours do, and dry
away,
~ Bsike ~ The summef's rain, ~
or IS the pearls Of ulorning dew, -
Se'er 20 be found again.
-HerTicE
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and, what is often of more importance
to her than efficiency, the calling Of such
q one is still within the domain of re-
spectability. She has the pas of
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20

.-r--,sg OTHER CRAFTS, 81 -
suggest themselves in which women
might do well; such as the making of
lace, embroidery jScurtains, locks, keys,
brushes, silk /; spinning in cotton and
wool; cutting in silver; working in pol
ished steel, patent leather, artificial
teeth, crystal carving in wood; manu-
featuring perfunlery; operating sewing
machines; and painting Porcelain,
These professions are followed BY wom-
en-, in Europe, with. success, sat q moder-
ate renluneration, but which would, of
course, be more profitable in the Unit
ed States, where labor is higher
Since men will shave or have them
selves shaved, the doing of it might bet
ter be- confidedsto.the woman than the
man, on account of the delicacy of her
hands and softneSs of touch, Her ap-
pearanee as a barber would probably
create lsonne .imaseuline3 merriment,
which in the end would die away in ST.
lent satisfaction. -...,. .----.s.,.v
Her gentleness renders her efficient
as ans ba ~ rsrs5t tsail So thstt -.r'- .aff
.rs8N IA TEACHER, ~ .uT..oE
and, what is often of more importance
to her than efficiency, the calling Of such
: = -k.n
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-20

Go forth in haste, with bills and paste,
Proclaim to all creation: ~ ~
The men are wise who advertise
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-09

The "materializing" humbug has about
received its quietus. The Eddy brothers, OF
Vermont, who were among the pioneers in
the deception alluded to, were exposed and
retired from business; the Katie King delu-
sion was exploded; and now we hear that
Mrs. Huntoon, o sister OF the Eddy brothers,
has met with an accident at one OF her
seances, which will probably deter her from
again appearing in public unless she has
more than ordinary assurance. II was a.
Webster, Mass q few nights ago that she
came to grief. and at the hands OF one of her
Owl sex She was exhibiting the incorpo-
real form Of one Mrs Flint, whose daughter
was present. The latter was inc:etulous,
however, and at q particular jdpcture in the
performance tightly grasped the arms OF the
supposed spirit The gas was turned on,
when "Ars Flint was found 10 be none
other than Mrs Hun,oo1. II IL about ii me
similar preteDders were arrested In their
silly business. In EOsland prompt justice
was dealt out TO DIR. Slade, an American
humbug. but IN the United states persons
OF his calling are allowed to travel about the
country unrestrained and swindle the cred
ulous- 1t is surprising fact that such shall
low humbugs can find believers, but some
way or anolher they secure favor from quite
large class of the community. They should
be dealt with as common cheats and swind-
lers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-09
The great Centennial Exhibition-cm

The great Centennial Exhibition IN
ceded TO be the greatest the world has ever
witnes sei-clOses with a grand flourish OF
trumpets to- morrow. 1t has had an UMPIRE
cedented "run," so far as attendance Is con-
cerned. for six months, and It's prof actors and
conductors are richly entitled, all things
couside red, to general commentator for the
success of the great enterprise under their
management. While pecuniarily 1t has
come nearer being q financial success than
any ever held, the probab Titles are that
individuals who put their m )uey In the en-
terprise viii not Lose much on their invest.
ments- The United States is not q preferred
creditor As many suppose. The bill appro-
priatiDg FL zoe, 600 COR The exhibi ton provided
that before the individuals inves ting b ad re-
ceived any profits from the enterprise the
United States should be reimbursed. This
law has not been construed 20 me IN that the
United States shall be paid first out OF the
proceeds, but that hAividual investors sha,
first receive the q mount of their invest
ment, otherwise prof's,) and that Uncle
Sam may have the remainder, II remainder
there be. Whether the United States re-
ceives any portion of Its investment back or
not the people out OF whose pockets the
money came may solace themselves with
the thought that they aided to get up tn
srandest exhibition ever witnessed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-09

The article In yesterdays STAR on the
next Senate, ia view of later election re-
turns, requires some modification. On the
reasonable suppositiou that the new legis-
latuTe OF New Jersey would be democratic,
IL was stated that Senator Frelinghuysen's
successor would doubtless be q democrat.
A dispatch from New Jersey received last
night, however, indicated that the repuo-
licans Will have a majority OF one on joint
ballot, hut a New YORK Tribune estimate
places the majority Oh the democratic side.
At the present writing it Is therefore unsafe
TO Calculate on the result. Should the ma
jorfty be on the side OF the republicans the
next L. s. Senate will staDd II republicans
and IS democrats. but this is on the suppo-
sition that the two vacancies from Louis
lana will be filed by democrats. The pc.
utical character OF the new legislature OF
that state is not yet fully determined, but
there seems a chance that 10 may be repub-
licap. The legislature, as It now stands,
has republican majority on joint ballot
Should the next legislature be republican
1t will of course elect two republican Sem
ators, and the U. 8. Senate will stand As re-
publicans and 50 democrats. Should Sena.
tor Robertson, OF South Carolina, be sue
ceeded by q republican. which Ii probable,
the Senate will stand "A republicans and 80
democrats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-09

Ii 10 now certain That tie political ma.
torlties In both houses OF the Forthwith
Congress will be materially Diminished by
the result OF the laJe election. Almost yerv
vote taken In the House OF Rspresentatiy yes
last session khosed q large umber of Alb.
sentees. This was mainly o wing to the large
majority held by the dominant party. Both
democrats and republicans absented them
selves, seeming TO think that their presence
would not affect the result OF votes ON leeis-
latives measures, and Ia consequence there
was scarcely q day of the session when more
than two thirds OF the members were pres
ent. The small majority In the next House
will tend to break d p aosenteeism since both
parties Will realize the Importance OF Q full
representation on the door during the sessi IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-09

Before Neary and Clark, who witnessed
the PenDsville prize fight, were sentenced TO
two years imprisoR ment the other day,
their counsel put In plea for mitigation on
the ground that they were not principals
nor seconds In the night, but merely specta-
tors, and they had lefs tue ground when
warned TO do 80 by the sheriff. The sentence
looks q little severe In view OF the fact that
Neary and Clark were mere spectators, but
the Judge was doubtless influenced by the
circumstances that both of them are profes-
sional pr1se fighters and belong to the worst
claas Of bruisers. No one ought 10 regret
that society 10 70 be deprived OF such vor-
thies for the short space Of two years. They
could be spared for ten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-09

It may be well enough TO suggest that IL IL
unsafe 10 place too much reliance on election
returns nom distant states which are with
out the usual facilities for transmitting news
BY means of telegraphs and railroads. APP
proximate estimates may be made. but
where both parties claim small majorities
In such states IL Is unsafe to come to . con 4.
clusion which is liable to b, changed by
offcial returns coming In later.