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Samoan Hospitality.

The Samoans are very hOspitable.
Every village contains a Fale tele, a
kind of hotel provided for wayfarers.
Every one who comes along is received
into this house, and he is fed free of any
cost; indeed, to offer pay is an insult.
Our party agreed that, as they had been
so lavishly provided for, they could do
no less than offer something by way of
return. Our medium was Johnny, and
| smiled now as | recall his Mortified
look, and, with many gestures and I'M
Ineligible English, he absolutely re-
fused to mention the subject to the chiefs.
Among themselves, however, there is no
real hospitality in the custom. The
object is, that, by entertaining all trav-
elers, they themselves will be enter
tanned in return when they travel, and
they do great deal of it. A whole
village will pull up stakes and start
around the island on visit, or visit the
neighboring islanders. AS they can not
OOSSlDlN lOICSCC III W ONOlOAA " NAASD
may lead them, this practice has be-
come an institution supported with the
utmost reverence-to treat all travellers
handsomely and anticipate all their
wants. When a visiting party arrives
at village, they Immediately occupy
the Fale tele, and, if it is inadequate to
supply the room, the surplus are billet
ed on the town, the richer families
taking them in. There is attached to
these Fele tele certain women, many OF
whom are tacitly understood to be at
the service of the visitors. They are
generally cast-off wives of the young
chiefs, who, although protesting a be-
lief, and being members of the different
religious bodies here, reserve to them
selves the privilege of doing as they
please in this matter.-LouiSUiUC
| COur'er-JOMrnaL.
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New Cure for Wounds.

As soon as wound is inflicted get q
little stick-a knife or file-handle will do
and commence to tap gently on the
wound. Do not stop for the hurt, but
continue until it bleeds freely and be-
comes perfectly numb. When this point
is reached you are safe-all that ia nee
essary is to protect it from the dirt. Do
not stop short of the bleeding and
the numbness, and do not on any &C
count close the opening with plaster.
Nothing more than little celate on a
clean cloth is necessary. We lave used
and seen this used on all kinds of SIM
pie punctures for so years, and never
knew a single instance of wound be-
coming infamed or sore after treatment
as above. Among other cases: a coal
rake tooth going entirely through the
foot, rusty darning-needle Though the
foot, bad bite by sucking pig several
instances of file-shanks through the
hands, and numberless cases Of rusty
nails, avis, etc., but we never knew
failure'of this MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20
Old Times at the Virginia
Springs.

An old habitue Of the Virginia
White Sulphur Springs, dating back his
prime generation ago, details these in
teresting "reminiscences of the Southern
Saratoga to correspondent of the Rich
mond Enquirer: In 1918 Mr.. Calwell
settled here and assumed the manage
ment. He surrounded himself by able
assistants, and made first-class land
lord. His most notable subordinate
was Major Bayliss Anderson, whose de-
pertinent and diplomacy won for him
the title of "Prince Metternich." He
had the air of Spanish grandee, and
as a hotel manipulation could please
more people, with less accommodations,
than any man who ever kept a hotel.
In 1884 my visits began here. Those
were brilliant days in the history of the
Springs. Here used to come the Rhetts,
the Calhouns, the Clays, the Hamptons
Gather of the Governor), Scott, Fill
more, Tyler, Van Buren,, the Singletons,
McDuffys and the distinguished men of
the time. We had stage-coaches in
those days. Fry kept the Warm
Springs. That was a famous resort.
The first night spent there they put
me in log cabin about as big as a dry
goods box, and consoled me by telling
me that Thomas Jefferson once spent
several weeks in the same hut. L re-
member they had bagatelle-table at
the Warm, and one night l saw John
C. Calhoun and Gen. Win
field Scott playing for drinks.
"Did politics used to run high in those
days?" Yes; we had Consultations
lists, Tarlliites, Nullifers, Union men,
and, as President Tyler once told me,
'men who could squat lower, jump
higher, dive deeper, and come out
dryer than all creation" "What did
you pay for board?" "Eight dollars a
week or $3.50 per day. elbow did
these springs looks in SAP" There
was a frame dining-room, about 100
feet long, with bakery and kitchen at
tached; a frame ballroom with lodg-
ings over it and at each end; two large
frame stables with so stalls in each.
Old Uncle Duncan, l remember, was a
great character. He waited on the
bachelors in Alabama Row His father
was an African, his mother an Indian.
He had 'hawk eye and an eagle nose. ;
He lived in a cabin on the hill back of
us, and kept q watch-fre blazing in
front of his shanty every night. If we
required any attention we went to the
back door and yelled 'Oh, Uncle!' and
old Duncan would snatch torch and
come gallOping down the hill. In those
days Wolf Row contained the bolster
Gus young bloods-the fellows fond of
noise and nonsense, frOlic and fun, wine
and wassail. Mr. Calwell kept pack
of hounds for us, and hunting was good.
On Sunday religious services were held
where do you suppose? In the ball
room" ...
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CotOpaxi's Latest Eruption.

A letter from Latacunga, Peru, gives
the story of an eruption of the volcano
of Cotopaxi, which took place July %.
Streams of water poured from all the
craters at once on the CallaO side,
sweeping every thing in their course.
Another irresistible torrent followed the
course of the Saquinal River. The ha-
cienda of Signor DOnoso is in ruins.
The very soil is gone off the place OF
Signor Larrea. Nothing is left. The
river carried off 500 head of cattle at
pasture in the fields. The Alaques Riv-
er overlooked and caused great damage.
The Cutuchio overflowed, carrying ev-
cry thing before it. A splendid machine
shop went down like card-house at
the first rush of waters. So did various
mills. The entire district was like a
sea, and the inundation would have de-
stroyed the city had not the'course OF
the floods been timely diverted into the
river channels. The total loss OF life
will reach, if it does not exceed, 1,OOO
persons. At least 1900 head of cattle
have been destroyed, and of smaller an
imals the loss is much greater. In the
midst of roar of waters and crushingsot
houses the volcano poured out enOr-
nous quantities of cinders, which grad
ually darkened the face of the heavens
and left Latacunga in profound obscur-
ity from / in the afternoon until 1C
at night
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NOOning.

Twelve has struck, and Patrick stands
Shading his eyes with sunburnt hands,
Looking beneath the arching trees.
Gently moved by the soft June breeze
Looking Tor Morals sunny face,
With its bright fond smile, like a warm EN-.
brace;
He hears the clear music of singing bird;
with sense of beauty his hearts stirred.
Adown the lane bright Nora comes,
Like the happy bird, song she huns;
Her blue eyes, bluer than violets are,
send their merry glances shooting far;
She carries pail in her strong white hands,
Across the meadow and over the sands
And the glistening pail to Patrick seems
Like a meteor of love with its dancing CLEANS.
He hastcns TO meet her, and on the grass
Scented with clover he sits with his lass;
out from her pocket her sewing she slips;
He snatches n welcome from dewy red lips.
What cares he for the wealth that rolls by
In the sumptuous carriage so lazily?
lie has health and strength, he can work for
his wife,
And his Nora's bright smile is the JOY of his
life.
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

Com FRITTERs.-Cutt the corn from
~ ears into deep dish; mix in 3 eggs
and l teacupful of flour; fry in a
skillet or spider, as they require con-
siderable fat. If the corn is grated 1t
will be as good.
SUGAR CAKE.--1 cupful sugar and
tablespoonful butter rubbed together, l
well-beaten egg, cupfuls sifted flour, a
little salt, , teaspoonfuls baking-powder,
cupful sweet milk; flavor with nutmeg
or lemon; bake in loaf.
OYSTER FRITTERs.-l00 oysters,
eggs cupfuls cracker-dust, cupful
wheat flour, milk enough to make a
thick batter; drain the oysters through
a colander; beat the whites and yelks of
the eggs separately; ? teaspoonfuls of
baking powder put in last; little dust of
pepper.
TOMATO SoUP.-To 2 quarts water
add pound of beef, Gree from fat)
boil till reduced to 5 pints, then add l
quart tomatoes, cupful milk, ? table,
spoonfuls sifted flour, mixed with lump
of butter size of an egg, teaspoonful
salt; boil one hour after the ingredients
are put in.
| PICKLED ONIONs.-Peel OniOns-the
smallest that can be found-put in a
strong salt and water. brine for As hours,
then freshen u hours. Put in jars or
bottles, as many rs can be packed in,
then fillwith best cider vinegar, cold.
These will keep for years, and keep
white and crisp.
To SELECT FLoUR.-In selecting
flour, first look at the color If it is
white with straw-colored tint, buy it.
If it is white with blush cast, or with
white specks in it, refuse it. Second,
examine its adhesiveness-wet and
knead little of it between the fingers;
if it works soft and sticky, it is poor.
Third, throw a little lump of dried flour
against smooth surface; if it falls like
powder it is bad. Fourth, squeeze some
of the flour tightly in your hand; if it
retains the shape given by the pressure,
that, too, is a good sign. 1t is safe to
buy flour that will stand all these tests.
These modes are given by all old flour
dealers, and they pertain to a matter
that concerns every body-the staff of
| life.
| TOMATOES BROILED.-Cut good
sized smooth tomatoes in two parts,
| fiatwise; then place upon gridiron
| (the wire gridirons that turn over so
handily are best) with the cut side to-
wards the fire. This sears over the raw
or cut part, and prevents the juices from
escaping. When sufficiently cooked
and Drowned, turn over and broil the
other side, sailing and peppering as you
would bit of beefsteak. When prop
erly broiled, place upon platter with
the cut side up, and nicely butter the
surface. This gives a proper seasoning
to the dish, which is now ready for the
breakfast-table. OF course they should
be served while nice and hot to be in
perfection. The large yellow pine-ap-
pie tomato are considered best for broil-
ing because of their mild, delightful
flavor, though any large smooth toma-
to, of whatever sort, cooked in this way,
will be better than the very choicest
cooked in any other way.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

A FRIEND once called on German
officer, and found the gallant veteran in
high spirits, the cause of which was
that he had Just received a new ribbon
OF star. The friend, as in duty bound,
congratulated him, but knowing that he
had already so many decorations that
he hardly knew where to stick them all,
ventured to observe that he could
scarcely understand his excessive Ella
ton. 81 see you don't understand, "
said the officer. "What pleases me is
that 1-hsxe now every ribbon and medal
they can give, and next time they must
give me money!.
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p.,.,.h,. po,vor,,, Ant,Der,odic

Palntable, Powerful, NnttperiOuIc
and Tonic All the neceSsaries OF great
popular remedy are combined in Clihord's
Febrifuge. As tonic, in debilitated states
of system, this remedy stands pre-eminently
at the head. Yet il is more than is usually
understood by that term, for no other pre-
paration known exercises an eradicating
power over intermittent diseases. at all COM
parable with it. As il is probable that, in
the intervals of the paroxySms Of these dis
eases, a train Of morbid actions is going out
Of our sight, so it is equally probable that
this remedy produces N the same system an
action equally mysterious, which supersedeS
that of the malady and thus accOmplishcs
the restoration of the patient.
J. G. RICHARDSON, Prop'r,
For sale by all Druggists. st. Louis.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

WILHOFT'S TONIC!-UNFAILING AND IN
LE.-This great Chill Tonic cures
Chills without the Intervention Of doctors
and their bills. NJ consulting yi-its-IIU
prescriptions to be filled-nO huge bills, en-
failing pecuniary cmbarrassments, added to
loss of health. 1t is the friend Of the poor
man, because it enables him TO earn living,
and of the rich, because it prepares him to
enjoy his wealth. This great boon to man
kind is cheap, safe and prompt. G.. Il. FIN
LAY Il CO., Proprietors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

Do you think that Tom ever so much
as thought of running away" again,
after such kind and considerate treat
ment he had received from his uncle
and aunt?-Mrs. Annie A. Preston, in
The Independent.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

Don't fail to procure Mrs. WISsLow's SoorH-
-SG SYRUP for all diseases of teething IN chill
dren Ii relieves the child frnm pain cures wind
collie regulates the bowels, and, by giving relief
and health to the child gives rest to the mother.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

WE guarantee relief from that filthy dis
esse, Catarrh, in every distance where per-
sistent use Of SANFoED's RADICAL CURE FOR
CATARRH Is made. No single remedy of the
DispenSa'ory can compare with it in afford
ing instant relief.
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The Gold DAYS.

IT'S fall
And calm gold days
Arc dreaming I'm the skies.
With amber light the far woods blaze,
The shadeless cornlands wear listless haze,
The river level a the dun mead lies;
Her spell Ennchantment lays
on glimmering hills-bright bays
Long ocean ways
On all
lis calm
Before the end;
In nature as in life,
lis bright at eventide. I wend
Ny way through woods where gold and Grim
son blend,
Through corridors where endless pomps ex-
tend;
] sigh 10 think how soon the strife
OF piping winds shall rend
Each leaf, and end
The charm
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

AMONG the newest shades are these
suggestive names: Dead tor
quoise, startled nymph, Endym-
ions moonbeams, nenuphar or water
lily green, pasha's green, toad-in-moss
green, absinthe green, cooked sorrel
green, Persian lilac, Dubarry pink,
Pierrot white, souci or marigold yellow
and r,ata6or red.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

OUR sale for Hatch'S Universal Cough
Syrup for four years past, has been greater
than for any similar preparation.
WALDO Il TRACEY, WaVerly, y. Y.
For sale by A. A. Mellier, st. Louis, Mo.
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II VEGE'I'INE,' y

Says Boston physician, . has no equal as blood
purifier. Hearing Of its, many wonderful cures
after all other remedies had failed. / visited the
Laboratorv. and convinced myself Of its genuine
merit tits prepared rom barks, roots and herbs,
each OF viii h is highly effective, and they are
compounded in such q manner as to produce as
tCuiSbinr results
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

FRUITS did not grow very well in
England this year. Their harvest, on
the whole, is considered the poorest
during tie past seven years.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

KINGsFoRD's OswEGo SILVER GLOSS
sTARCH.-Purity, strength, and luster Uue-
qualed.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

THE final settlement of the account of
the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and
1871 for the Grand Duchy of Hesse,
shows that the war cost the country A.
627, 115 fiorins, and that the receipts re-
sulting from the war amounted to &c.
529, 720 florins. The surplus of receipts
was, therefore, nearly u, OO0, 600 florins,
or about S5,0O0,0O0.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-20

SsThe Trials of a HOusckeeper"
Arc never experienced by those who use
DooLEY's YEAST POWDER. Elegant, light,
wholesome biscuits, bread, rolls and mullins,
every time Try it and be convinced.
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ECCENTRIC CHRISTIAN NAMES.
fLandon Public opinion.l
IN. 7. world.l

It becomes positively amusing to
study the registers Of the time OF
Charles I. It had evidently become
q point of responsibility among certain
classes Of the community to- select for
their children the rarest names OF Scrip
ture. John, Nicholas, Bartho lomew,
Thomas, aud Peter, though Scriptural,
were tabooed. stain rested on them,
as having been In the calendar during
centuries of Popish superstition. In
fact, the Apostles were turned out for
having kept bad company. Many
seemed TO have rested their claim to
thorough knowledge of the Bible upon
the rarity OF the name they had dis
covered in its pages. Thus l find
"Ebedmeleck Gastrell," whose Chris
the the Scriptures Jeremiah xviii, s.
"Epaphroditus Houghton," "Othniell
Haggat, sApphia Scott" tTryphena
Code. n sBezaliel Peachie," are cases In
point, IF child were styled by a new,
quaint. unheard. of title, as matter of
course it was assumed to be from the
Bible. From the appearance OF such a
name as ssMichellaliell, fancy tricks
OF this kind were common. A further
STAGE on eccentricity was reached when
1t became fashionable to emphasize the
doctrine of original sin by affixing to
the newborn child Scripture name Of
ill repute. The reader can have no con-
ception how far this was carried. In
the street Dlnahs and Absaloms walked
hand in-hand to school, Ananiases and
Sapphiras grovelIed in the dirty courts
and alleys, and Gains took Abels to
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auiEr GIHIs.


The Quiet girl IL generally worth
studying, and will frequently sastonish
those who pretend to Understand her by
rising TO heights when she Is summoned
thither which are. .llnappr0aeahbl to
her eemplacent and eourtea critics. Yet
IL may happen that yetliet girls OF the
best type may lack The wit, the adapt
ability to that which, they have no SYM
pathy with. the glibneee, and that ufl-
limited faith In themselves which must
be possessed bytIioee who desire to- at
tract the notice of. the more shallow pa
irons OF society, who believe Ia noisy
girls. AlIquiet girls are not endowed
with eeniu6 and the virtues, for some
are sifnpls FOOLS who would be noisy
enoughsH they. could find anything to
say, hut we protest against the habit
which Prevails of sighting quiet girls
and Speaking I'LL OF them before they
have been fairly tried. and OF paying
sickening homage to the coneeited chat.
ter.boxes OF little sense and principle.
While noisy damsels will often turn out
to be gaudy impostors, many quiet ones
will amply repay the time, trouble OF
love which anyone may bestow upon
thpm
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THE MlTUALIsTIC CHURCH OF ENG
LAND.

Fresh alarm has been created in the
English Church by the announcement
of the intention to establish new reli-
gious order, to be called "The Frater-
nifty of Jesus" Circulars have been is.
sued calling for signatures to the plan
of organization. Its objects MAY be
gathered from the following sentence :
zone great religious order of laymen
and priests associate would he far bets
ter able to cope with puritanichl oppo-
uiftnt q M n fyanaep.l sgnJrance than q
multitude OF small soeieties.Hthe nam--
bers being 30 scattered about" The
fraternity will consist OF three orders.
The first will be composed of
three vows Of chastity, poverty and
obedience. The second will be com.
posed Of Brethren at Business In the
World" who will also keep the three
vows, but In q modified form what
ever that may mean. The third order
will be composed of Associate Breth-
rem !" these, will take the two vows Of
poverty and obedience. The work OF
the fraternity will be parochial and
mission work, such as preaching. the
maintenance Of day and Sunday schools.
etc. Societies and guilds OF every de-
scription will be formed under the d.
rection OF brothers of the first order.
Societies that do not support a COM
munity-house are invited to come over
bodily to the Fraternity OF Jesus"
under such arrangements as will make
them auxiliaries. 81
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CUMl0sITIEs or Wills.

An English newspaper, the Newcastle
Chronicle, contributes 10 the list OF ou-
riosities Of wills. Some years ago ati
English gentleman beaueAthed to his
two daughters their weight In 81 bank
notes. The eldest daughter got $51, 400,
and the younger e57,s44. Here is. q sim
gular .beausst by Frenchman, 1t may
truly be STYLED 20 new way to pay old
debts" Vaugas. the famous French
grammarian, was In the receipt OF sev
eral pensions, but so prodigal was he In
his liberalities that he not only always
remained poor, but was rarely out Of
debt. His will contains much that is
original, but the following is an espe-
ciaIly characteristic clause. After dis
posing OF all the little he possessed to
meet the claims Of bis creditors, he
adds. .'Still az 1t may be found
that even after the sale of my
library and effects, these funds will
not suffice to pay my debts, the
only means 1 can think Of to meet them
liz that my body be. sold to the surgeons
on the best terms that can be obtained,
and the product applied, as far as 1t
90, toward the liquidation Of any sums
II maybe found / still owe: / havs been
of very little service to society while |
lived; | shall be glad II / can
thus become of any use after l am
dead Whether the creditors accepted
this well-intentioned bequest In part
satisfaction Of their claims Is not re-
corded. The following is an extract
from the will Of John Hylett Stow,
proved Ia 1881: II hereby direct my ex.
ecutors to lay out i've guineas In the
purchase Of picture OF the viper
biting the benevolent hand OF the per-
son who saved him from perishing Ia
the snow. II the same can be bought for
the money. and that they do. In mem
DRY Of me, present to $3.50 --, ESD, a
kings counsel, whereby he may have
| frequent opportunities of eontempla-
ting on It, and by 9 comparison between
| that and his own virtue, be able to form
a certain judgment which Is best and
most profitable. d grateful remen-
brance OF past friendship and almost
parental regard, or ingratitude and in.
aolenee. This / direct to be presented
to him in lieu Of q legacy Of three
thousand pounds 1 had by former
will, now revoked and burnt, left him. v
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TWO MORALS.

A few weeks ago boy in Lancaster,
Pa, fell between the bumpers of q NOV
ing train, but his pantaloons catching
On some portion of the car, he was sus-
pended over the rail without injury un-
Gil the train stopped. Had the cloth in
his trousers been poor stuff the lad
would have been killed. This incident
shows the advantage Of wearing stout
clothing. In Lancaster county, few
days ago, man who was driving a
OF his pants caught In the coupling and
torn completely off. Had the cloth been
of sterner stuff the man probably would
have been killed. The moral of this
incident is-well, 1t is so plainly and
Numerically opposed to the first that
1t is hardly worth while indicating.