The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-10

n herald OF glad news, serapn bright,
Pointing 10 sheltcring heavens yet TO be.
- Lucy Hooper.
ONE of the set,ble events Of the day
in Hartford, Connecticut, is that The
wife of the Hon. Timothy NJ. Allyn, af
ter being blind for seven wears, has ob.
taineda partial restoration of sight by
a surgical operation for cataract One
of the first things that aStonisbed hel
was to see how Cd her friends had
grown. The next was surprise at the
queer5ieeAdress fashions ofthe women
ThE passage around the world il
seventy days is to be made Dy the Aus.
tralian, now ready IT, SAL from London.
There are to be three English and three
American steamers on this line. which
receives a subsidy of $50, O00a veal
from the Australian colonies and New
Zealand. The uip viii be via New
York, san Francisco, Hong Kong, auC
home, taking in New Zealand aud Aus.
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DR.. BATH GsT " GOODMAN, in an arti.
Gle contributed to the London SaRitqra
Rccords. directs attention to the fact thai
gingerbeer, though usually considered
very innocent drink, contains a per.
centage OF alcohol about half as large a,
that found in the malt liquors in com
mon. use among the middle classes Of
society in England, and equal to that il
many of the cheaper ales made in thai
country, and the beer drunk in GeIma
ny and other parts of the Continent.
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Turkey has fifteen immense ships Of
war, winch cost nearlv 81 .000, 900 apiece
They lie idle in the Bosphorus all sum.
mer, ther only.use being to FIRE salates
every Friday whom the Sultan goes to
mosque. They never 90 to Sea, and il
they did they would be likely to founder
in the first gale, for they are verv un-
wleldy, and the Turks are miserable
sailors. The only voyages they make
are when in the spring they are taken
out Of the Golden Horn and anchored
in the BoSphorus, a distance Of about
two miles; and when in the fall theyarG
taken back to their winter quarters in
the Golden Horn.
THE HORSES PRAYER.
Going up hill, whip me not;
Coming down hill, hurry me not;
On level ground, spare me not,
Loose IN stable, forget me not.
or hay and corn, rob me not:
o! clean water, stint me not;
With sponge and water, neglect me not;
And soft, dry bed, deprive me not.
Tired or hot, wash me not;
II SICK or cold. chill me not; oil.
With bit or reins, OH jerk me not;
And when you are angry, strike me not.
ELDER LUTZ, a preacher in Spring
field, Mass, adopted 4 novel m thod
to retain his audience on
"A recent Sunday evening. He
advertised a prayer meeting at half
past six and a preaching service at Z
o'clock in the public hall The hall
was full before the time for beginning
the first meeting, and the door was
then locked by a janitor, by Order Of
the Elder, and the janitor, with the key
IN his pocket, went to his duties as sex.
ton Of a church. The door was not
opened at the time of closing the pray.
er meeting, but the personsthus trapped
early in the evening had to remain un.
til the second service was finished.
BALTInoRE rejoiees ina remarkable
centenarian, Mrs. Elizabeth Reuter-,
who was born at Luxembourg, Europe,
on Christmas Daw E66, andis conse
quently one hundred and nine years old
She resides with her daughter, Mrs
Koehler, at 374 Hartford Avenue. The
old lady seems to enjoy her advanced
years in the best spirits. She can com
fortablywalk about the rooms and yard
Of the dwelling without the aid .oi
crutches, and occasionally reads :
newspaper with The assistance of hel
spectacles. She often superintendS the
cooking and other work at the house
Mrs. Koehler, her daughter, whom the
old lady fondly calls cher baby" i
"A years old, and has number Of chill
dren and grandchildren, her eldest sor
being 53 years old. Mrs. Koehler'.
husband died 20 years ago. II y rL-