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Brain and Stomach.

There is close connection between
the brain and the stomach. Robert
Hall, the great English pulpit orator of
the last century, said, on one occasion,
" 1 ate like hog, and preached like
q hog" His stomach had diverted to
itself the force that the brain should
have had. On the other hand, on over
worked brain will tell in weakened
stomach. Great scholars are apt to be
great dyspepties. The benefit of out
door exercise is due not merely to pure
air aud to the stirring of the blood; it
also accrues quite as much from the
rest of the brain. The benefit of mid
day nap to hard thinker is mainly in
that the brain is brought nearly to a
standstill, and the vital energy is thus
concentrated in the stomach. Care,
fret, worry, pressure of work, keep up
undue cerebral activity, and thus weak
en- and often wholly take away the ap-
petite, which is the measure of the
stomach's power to digest. Apleasant
jaunt, little sport, social chit-chat
restore the tone of the system by rehev-
ing the brain, and thus enabling the
stomach to perform its great central
function. The fact is, each one has
certain amount of vital force. IL this
is overdrawn for the use of one organ,
it is taken away from another equally
important. In regard to over-eating,
however, something more is true. The
stomach generally secretes q limited
amount of gastric juice-that wonder
full fluid which is the main agent of di-
gestion. If too much food is taken,
there is not enough gastric juice to d.
gest it. Moreover, the power to Sc
crete the fluid is gradually weakened
by habitual over-indulgence. The food,
instead of digesting and becoming
Into blood to supply the
waste of the body, ferments, becomes
acid, and fills the stomach with car
bonie gas. When it passes out, it in
flames and weakens the whole alimen-
tary canal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29
WIT AND WISDOM.


THERE is no autocrat like the barber
who holds you by the nose while he
talks.
WRITING verses came very easy to
Poe. He had but TO try and his effort
was Poetry.
A MANS dearest object should be his
wife, but, alas sometimes it is his wife's
wardrobe.
ado fish hearP" asks an exchange.
Don't know for certain-but they smell
sometimes.
THE particular young man, looking
for business to SCOT him, should try
chimney-sweeping.
Our in Nebraska they are giving con-
certs in aid of the grssshopper fund.
That's quite 'oppertune.
SPEAKrNGl of silver-tongued poll
ticians, a Mr.. Silvertooth is candidate
for the Kentucky Legislature.
WHEN a man jumps out of bed in
the dark at midnight, to fling boot at
an Electoral Commission OF cats in the
back yard, and places his barefoot on
an eight-cornered piece of coal, his
wife wants to stick her fingers tightly in
her ears if she would escape hearing
several pages of profane history in less
than two minutes.
A FRENCH humorist writes: A doc
tor at sick mans bedside says to the
wife of the invalid, "It is my painful
duty to inform you that your husband
has but short time 10 live." what"
exclaimed the surprised wife. ado
you not see," says the doctor, " that
already his hands are purpleG" 81
know it," responded the wife, "but he
is dyer" "When that's So" coolly
continues the doctor, "I must confess
that you are very fortunate, for if he
had not been dyer he would be dead
man."
A WOMAN out on North Hill, being
counted out the other morning, after a
debate on the question "Who shall
arise and build the fireP" got up and
split her husbands wooden leg into
kindling-wood, and broiled his steak
with it. 1t made him so mad that he
got hold of her false teeth and bit the
dog with them. She cried until she had
fit of Mysteries, and then filliped out
his glass eye, and climbed upon the
bed post, and waxed the glaring eye to
the ceiling with quid of chewing gum.
Then he took her wisp of false hair and
tied it to stick, and began whitewash-
ing the kitchen with it. Then she
started off to obtain a divorce, but
Judge Newman decided that he couldn't
grant divorce unless there were two
parties to the suit, and there was hard
ly enough left of them to make one
! HGlCE-eUe.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29
A Comedy of Errors.

There was curious comedy of err
rors, that came near being tragedy,
at San Francisco, recently. A sailor
returned from sea, and found his young
wife fondling baby. Without giving
her chance to say that the child was
a neighbours he knocked her down and
then tried to throw her from the win
dow. A crowd gathered below, and
the man stabbed his wife m the back,
jumped from the window, and escaped
unhurt- But some of the crowd had
entered the house, and, going to the
wrong room, awoke a sleeper, who
emptied his revolver on them, but was
dragged to the street, and was Just be-
ing hanged to q lamp-post, when the
mistake was ascertained, though not
before rio or two was broken by the
mob. The woman was not much hurt,
apd is anxious to have her husband
find his mistake and return.
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CURRENT TOPICS.

PosTMAsTER-GENERAL KEY, in reply
to a letter of Senator Merrimon, ash 'ug
for information in relation TO the distri-
button of patronage in the South, says /:
II will endeavor to explain the situa.
ton as clearly and briefly as possible
When vacancy exists in any Office
connected with this department in
the Southern States, preference
will be given TO a Republican, all
other things being equal; but should it
be impossible to find Republican who
will be satisfactory to large majority
of the people whose business is direct
lY affected by the appointment or in
case of a contest for Office, then shall
not hesitate to step aside and select
the persons who, in my judgment, will
give satisfaction to the business
interests of the community. While
shall always be glad to receive the ad-
vice of Senators and Representatives in
Congress touching matters of this kind,
yet | shall not consider myself as in any
way bound TO act upon it. My desire
is TO do the greatest good to the great
est number, and to this end / shall al
ways be glad to have your co-opera-
tionn
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29
Shouting for the Wrong Man.

1t is sometimes rather hard work fer
a IS trimmer" to tell from which quar-
ter the wind is blowing. He is ready
to trim his sails to the popular breeze,
but the rule is to know sailing wind
from puff. An old Virginian at the
White Sulphur Springs, where the
guests were narrating their hair breadth
escapes during the late war, told an ex-
perience in endeavoring to get on the
popular side: 1
Gentlemens, you've all been through
a heap, but there haint none of you had
wuss time nor l, I'll bet"
"Which side was you on?" asked
one.
"Nary side, gentlemens, but l had
monstrous hard time," and the old fell
low, drawing out his cud for reflection,
proceeded.
"Wal, when the wa fust broke out,
l didn't know much about it nohow. l
was studying it out, but hedn't time to
come to no judgment. One night my
darter Mary Ann was took powerful
sick. The doctor wrote a script, and
told me to go right off and git it.
"Well, gentlemens, when I got, 1
rackon, bout three miles from home
it was monstrous dark-some one call
ed out, Haiti and bilted. Fust 1
knowed, was a prisoner. SEE they,
who are you furP
"Sez 1, Gentlemens, my darter,
Mary Ann, She SEE they, Mary Ann!
Who are you fur? Speak out! Hur-
rah fur Somebody studied a min
ute, and then SEE I, in a ventur' like,
sHurrah for JEFF Davis!' They SEE, mad
as hornets, Il told you he was a rebel.
Git off that mar'!'
Gentlemens, haint telling you no
lie when 1 SEE they took me off my
mar, and bucked me over a log, and
hit me five hundred. 1t hurt powerful
bad; was monstrous sore. l mount
ed my mar and started on.
81 hadn't got more'n three mile
when L heerd another voice call out,
sHalt!' and hilted; and again the
bows he'd me. who are you?' SEE
they. SEE I, Gentlemen, my darter,
Mary Ann, is powerful sick. an the
doctor The doctor! Who are you
furP Hurrah for Somebody
81 wasn't goin' to be cOtched agin,
SO Jest took off my hat, an seq 1, as
loud as l could, 'Hurrah for Lin
coln!' There seq they, Il told you
he was traitor! Git down off that
mar'l'
Gentlemens, amt telling you no
lie. They tux me off that mar, and
bucked me over log, and, jest whar
was sore, they gin me five hundred
mo-. twas monstrous bad.
Shut L got on an went along. Jest
as L was a-comin' into town, another
man called out, sHalti' am l hilted /
again. who are you fur?' SEE he-
{ Hurrah for Somebody Gentlemens,
[ wa'R't~never a-goin' to be cotched
agin. LEST SEE, mister, you jest be
so kind as to hurrah fust, Jest this
once"
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not succeed until the 14th inst, when
it had cooled sufficiently to allow him
to break off the portion brought to
town. The main body viii measure
about 60 feet in height, s7feet IN width,
and is s1s feet in length. These are
the proportions of the body visible, and
it is probable that as much more is i'm
bedded in the earth. Mr.. Wheeler cal
culates that there are at least 100000
tons in sight, and If it will work any
where near the assay he will extract an
immense sum from She mass -
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A Queer StOry---Riches From
The Skies.


At about O'Clock on the morning of
the 9TH of January, says the Eureka
(Nev) Sentinel, an immense body,
glowing with intense brilliancy, came
rushing across the face of heaven, IL
Eliminating the earth with the light of
day. 1t travelled in an oblique direc-
ton, from the southwest to the north
west, and instantaneously q shock was
felt that almost threw the few specta-
tors at that early hour from their feet.
About ten days ago Mr.. Wheeler,
who cultivates a ranch in Diamond
Valley, and who is also in the stock
business, came into town and left q
most remarkable substance with an as
sayer. Mr.. Wheeler had smattering
of metallurgical knowledge, and, it
seems, had tested the compound with a
blow-pipe and other means within his
reach, and detected the presence OF the
precious metals, but was unable to de-
termine the value. 20
The piece submitted to the assayer
was about as large as q hens egg, and
Immediately attracted his attention by
its unusual weight and peculiar color, it
being of purplish-black shade, and
where it had been broken off the main
body presenting laminated stratifca-
ton that he failed to recognize. Mr..
Wacke expended the whole night in a
series of experiments, applying every
known test to the article, and detecting
the presence of iron, nickel, cadmium,
lead, silver, gold, zinc, cobalt, silica
and phosphorus. There was also a
residuum to each assay, of which Prof.
Wacke was unable to determine the
properties, but he hopes by the use of
the spectroscope to classify it. -.T
A surprising feature of the ore is ex-
cessive malleability and ductility, a
small portion of it being reduced by
hammering to film not exceeding one
huHdredth of an inch in thickness. He
has sent portion of it to the San Fran
cisco Academy of Sciences, and also to
Prof. Silliman of New Haven, and in
the mean time is prosecuting his re-
searches. Prof. Wacke has found that
the substance viii reach 1887 in silver
and $40 in gold per ton ' a
The strangest part of the story re-
mains to be told; and, now that Mr..
Wheeler has duly recorded his claim
and perfected the title, we feel at iber-
ty to disclose the facts. On the morn
ing of the 9TH of January, Mr.. Wheeler
was almost thrown from his bed by q
violent shock. Getting up and looking
out of the window, he observed at the
foot of the mountain an immense mass
glowing at white heat and of in
tense brightness. Hastily dressing, he !
as near as possible, and !
found that the object lay Just at the foot
Of the Diamond Mountain range, but !
he heat was so great that he could not !
20 within l, 900 yards of the spot.
He kept his own counsel, and made
attempts to reach it, but did
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

Gov. HAMPTON, of South Carolina,
has given guarantee to the President
that if the troops are withdrawn from
that State no violence will occur or be
allowed, but that he will proceed
against Chamberlain by legal means
only, and under a statute enacted by
the Republicans in 1868, to
enables them to put out
some Democratic incumbent. This
statute provides for the summary evic-
ton of any person intruding himself in
to public Office, by a warrant issued by
a Circuit Judge. The party evicted
under such a warrant is authorized by
the statue TO assert his claim or preten-
sions in the courts If he wishes, but be
must give way first and at once, on an
an issue and presentation of a warrant,
to the officer elected.
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THE MARKETS.
ST LOUIS. March "A. ls77

ST. LOUIS, March "a, ISL.
BEEvEs-Choice, IS .40G6.00; Good TO Prlmes
s4.9O@5.25; Cows and Heifers, $2.4OG4.OOj
Corn Fed Texans, 81. 25G4 90.
Housekeeping. s4.o6Go-oo.
SHEEP-CommOn to Fancy, $2:OG9;'
FLoUR-Choice Country, s7.2597.4O; Xxx,
wME1T~Red. No. 2. sI.5s a 1.52H; No.
SI. 46GI. AZ .--.--
CoRS-No. Mixed. ssHsSsxe.
OATs-No. 2, 34d34hc.
RYE-NO. 2, 65d651c-
TIMoTHY sEED-Prime, sf62Ka165.
ToBAcco-Planters' L1gs, s3.OOa5-5o; DARK
Shipping Leaf Sf.00l1T so.
HAY-Choice Timothy, $ll-000ll 80.
BUrTER-Lhoice Dairy z3a25c.
EGGs-Fresh, l21<c-
Professionalism Mess, $H.75GH.S1H
LARD-Prime Steam % BLOC.
WoOL--Tub washed, Choice. S6aS7e; IN
washed Combing, 240 &c.
COTTos-Middling. JIG.
NEW YORK.
BEEvEs-Native steers, s9.50Sl2. 90.
sHEEP-Common to Choice, s5.75as-OO.
FLoUREGood to Choice, 90 I5G6.s0.
WHEAT-No. Chicago. 81 4{6 -.
CoRN-Western Mixed Ungraded. 5SSo0e-
OATs-Western Mixed, 39G5ie-
PoRK-Mess, s4. $50 80
COTToE-Middling. llse-
CHICAGO.
BEEvEs-Common u Choice, s4.90c2 ~
: HOGs-Common to Choice. s0-2SSo.'o
Fa6EF-cSoice e. winIer, s7.51as.OO; Choice
Spring Extra, $500 90
No. = Sl--' A'-'s'
Spring, No. 3, sl.ltdI.l6-
CoRS-No 9, 39a39hc-
,OxTs-No. 2, 5z43sac.
RYE-No. 2, 63G631c-
PoRR-Mess, l3.e0d u 30:
LARD-Per cWt.. s9.S5GS4O-
KANSAS CITY.
BEEvEs-Native Steers $S-S0eo-N' NauVe
Cows, s2.9563.75.
HeGs-s 3.75a4.55.
- MEMPHIS.
F1ouR--Choice, ss.tOaS.25-
CORN-Mixed, 526tJc-
OATs-White, 5OG5oc-
Corros-Middling, lie.
NEW ORLEANS.
FLOuR-Choice Family, Ss-5Ods.IS.
GoRS-W hite, 539iSc
OATs-st Louis. a. G4sc.
HAY-Prime. $l5.759 ID. %.
PoRK-Sew Mess. $l5.5Cdl5.75.
BACoS-6k 09kc.
CorToH-Aiddling, Ike.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

PROF. @. V. RILEY, State Entomolo-
gist of Missouri, Prof Cyrus Thomas,
State Entomologist of Illinois, and Dr.
A. S. Packard, of the american Natur-
alist, Mass, have been appointed a
United States Entomologist Commits
sion, to inquire into the habits
and character of grasshoppers
and other destructive Id
sects, which have created for
several years so much ravsge in the ag-
ricultural districts of the West. The
commission will have its headquarters
at Washington in Prof Hayden's office,
and their Western Office, in which the
larger part of the indoor work is to be
done, at st. Louis. Prof. Riley will
occupy himself more particularly with
the whole country east of the mountains
and south of the 4Sth parallel; also
the west half of Iowa and the whole of
British America. Professor Thomas
takes Minnesota, Nebraska, South Da-
kota and East Wyoming, while Profess
sor Packard will make Montana, West
Wyoming and the Pacific slope his
special field. The natural history,
remedies, prevention measures, the
meteorological and geographical bear
ings of the subject, etc, will also be d.
vided and allotted to facilitate the work
of the Commission.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

Few cities in the South have recover
ed more rapidly from the ravages of the
war than Richmond. The population
has increased from 5000 in 1870 to
$4,000 at the close of 1876, and large
number of houses have been erected
during the last few years to meet the
demand. The trade lost by the rebel
lion is returning, and manufacturers
are gradually resuming their formerae -
tivitys The finances of the city are in
so healthy condition that its s per
cent. bonds command lie, and the 6
per cent. bonds sell almost at par value
of 500.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

ACTUAL hostilities have be2un in the
East. On the 18th an obstinate fight
between the Turks and Bosnians took
place between Bonsventure and Dreng-
mai, lasting six hours. The Turkish
forces appear to have been worsted,
and were forced to fall back. Both
sides suffered heavy losses.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

THE Illinois Central Railroad has
purchased the New Orleans. Jackson
and Great Northern Railroad, sold I'M
der foreclosure on the 18th. The
amount paid was Sl,050,0O0, in addi-
ton to which the purchaser assumes
all the liabilities of the bankrupt road.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

INDIAN PANCAKEs.-1 pint meal al
most; fill up with -four; scald the meal,
but not the flour; thin with milk; salt;
last thing add teaspoonful cream tar
tar, and of soda, mixed together
ring and bake right away.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

THE New Hampshire Congressional
elections resulted in The choice of Jones,
Democrat, in the First District, by a
plurality of As, and of Briggs and Blair,
Republicans, in the Second and Third
Districts, by about 1,2OO plurality each.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

A DELEGATION OF colored men called
upon the President, on The 2lst, ami
thanked him for having appointed Mr..
Douglass as Marshal of the District
The President, in reply, said that in
making appointments under his admin
istration no discrimination should be
made on account of color, and should
any public officer having positions to
bestow make any such discrimina
ton he would consider it sufficient
cause for his removal In conclusion,
he referred to his policy of reconci la
ton and expressed his confidence in its
success.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

A POET asks: so why do our chill
dren leave us?n Well, some desire to
grow rich rapidly and rush off to the
Black Hills; some fall in love with cir
Gus actors and elope, and others write
poetry and starve to death. There may
be other reasons, also.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

The Cabinet, on the 22d, came to the
conclusion, in the South Carolina case,
not to remove the troops at present, but
allow them to remain under the orders
heretofore issued BY ex- President Grant
to maintain the ststIs q'io. The same
conclusion was reached as toLouisiana,
till such tine as a Commission to in
vestigate the situation in that State
shall have been decided upon.
THE special Legislative committee
appointed to Investigate the late Ash.
tabula disaster, submitted their report
on the 22d, accompanied by a vast
amount of testimony, which was or
dered printed. The committee, after
going into details showing the imPer-
fec ions in the bridge, report the fol
lowing as their conclusions. 81.
There were from so to 100 lives
lost by the failure of the bridge
2. The bridge went down, under an, or
binary load, by reason of defects in its
original construction. 3. The defects
in the original construction of the
bridge could have been discovered at
any time after its erection by careful
analytical inspection, such as the inn
portance of the structure demanded,
and thus the sacrifice of life and prop
erty. prevented.
WHEN the Senate adjourned there
was number of nominations left un-
confirmed, particularly those of Demo-
Gratis for Marshal and District-Attorney
of Tennessee and Postmaster at Peters
burg, Va, they having been objected
to by Republicans. The President has
decided to reapPoint these men, and
they will hold over at least until the ex-
ira session, when, if they are not con-
frmed, other persons will be appointed.
THE South Carolina question was
again under consideration in the Cabi-
net on the 23d, the result being that the
President was advised to request the
presence of both Hampton and Cham
berlain at Washington on an early day.
Accordingly, the President caused his
secretary, Mr.. Rodgers, to address the
two gentlemen letter, inviting them
to come, in order that, through per-
sonal interview, he might arrive at a
just conclusion as to the affairs of the
State. In case of inability or indispo-
sition to accede to the summons, the
President requested, in his letter, such
written communications as the two
claimants to the Governorship of South
Carolina might see fit 10 forward.
JOHN ID. LEE, convicted of the Noun
tain Meadows (Utah) massacre, 20
years ago, was shot at that place at IL
a. m, on the 23d, in execution of his
sentence. Mountain Meadows is about
80 miles from Beaver, 45 miles from
Cedar City, and about II miles from
Pine Valley, the nearest telegraph Of
fee. Lee made full confession be-
fore hiG death, in which he charged
Brigham Young and other leading
Mormons with the instigation of the
massacre.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

WASHINGTON specials give currency
to report that movement is on foot
to elect Eos er (Rep.), of Ohio, Speaker
of the new House, by the aid of such
Southern Democrats as are friendly to
the HAYES Administration.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

ABOUT noon on the 2lst, a stranger
entered the Indiana National Bank of
Indianapolis, carrying a large box
wrapped with paper and fastened by
cords. The attaches of the bank were
behind the counters, but in the rear
part of the room and in plain sight.
The man deposited the box on the
floor, jumped upon it and reached over
the counter railing and grabbed a num-
Der of packages and bills and made his
escape. The bank claims the loss to
be fully $4,000 A reward of $4,000
is offered for the arrest of the thief
and the return of the money.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

SECRETARY OF WAR MCCRARY has
issued a circular announcing that here
after in his department removals viii
only be made for cause and promo
tons ordered solely on the ground of
merit
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

WASHINGTON dispatches of the 21st
state that, as the result Of numerous
Cabinet conferences, a decision has
been reached to send a commission of
prominent men to Louisiana before
taking final action in the affairs of that
State.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Special Session of the Senate.

The Senate, on the 18th, adjourned sine
die, after having confirmed another batch of ap
pointments, among which was that of Frederick
Douglass as United States Marshal for the Dis
trict of Columbia. . . -...
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

II has been decided by the President
and Cabinet that az extra session of
Congress shall be called for about
June 4.
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"Er-Gur-T-rT TT
1t was the baby that said that, and
while Mrs. Schottguhn was burying the
little cherub's face in her own the Ma
jor put on his hat and slipped out to
post his physiological books before ven
turing on further wise talk about the
hahV 49,