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Salt River herald., 1878-04-06
FRIDAY.

StefanO Danieri was admitted to citizenship. Veil vs Williams ct al; jury brought ir verdict for plaintiff. A D Lemon gave notice for motion for new trial. Court adjourned till 10 o'clock to- day.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

The Washington correspondent II
the Cincinnati Gazette says the House
Banking and Carreney sab-Commii-
tee has agreed 70 4 postal savings I'LL
The whole committee viii doubtless
adopt it, and Will probably soon re
port TO the House. None u the bills
referred to the committee have been
accepted, but the bil! agreed upon Is
rom,,.sst Of portions Of each. For
l.iyiag !. aG outline Of The proposed
mcclure: ANY holder Of lawful
money, Treasury notes, or coin may
deposit in SUMS not less than twenty
five cents nor more than S25 weekly,
at any postal money order office
Book accounts are TO be kept and
pass books to be given. When sums
deposited reach SO, postmasters are
to issue depositors, free of charge,
postal orders on the Treasury, these
to be receivable for United States
b1nds; these bonds 70 he Issued in e1-
change for lawful money, Treasury
no:es or coin. The postal orders ais
to be transferable by Endorsement, bu;
there shall not be mo.e taan Eve IA
dorsements., ..fhe bonds shalt be cali.
ed poytal.zSiasa bonds, to Be issa d
in coupons. in $40, $50 ana Sl0t, al
$50 per cent Interest. one cent on
each one shpndred dollars for each
day, for three years aud no longer;
these bonds to be eEchangeahie ci
presentation for-united States notes,
principal cor interest paYalle on de-
mandd spostal'orde;s to be redeena'.e
in currency or coin onldemAad at the
Treasurer office, OF Sub-Treasaser'S,
and at pos.oiiiees 70 bessdesigqssed,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

The latest colonization scheme OF
magnitude is being carried on by the
Odd Fellows Of Minnesota, who have
secured three townships of land in
Watonwau county,on which some $50
families can be accommodated with "a
quarter section each, the enterprise is
open to members of the order through
out the coultry.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

A peIl;ion is in circulation a
iawesviile, Nv, sni receiving nun.
erous signers, for the passage Of lay
by the Legislature, making ineligible
as jurors and Incompetent as Uiinesslr
81 persons who Voluntarily sign %.
take a pledge OF honor and afterward
Violate it This strikes Us a a Inoy.
in the right direction TO correct pub-
lie sentiment which became - demon
allied during the war, when oaihs were
oxacted of i man every time lie turn
Ell a street corner, until they lost ali
their sanctity. A voluntary pledge
of honor Is no light obligation, ans
society aud l4E should 80 teach uulii
it can he sid of every oae that his
word is as good 81, hi: oath or bond.
A man who would violate his own
pledged honor can hardly be relied oil
to Do iGs,ice under oath as a jGryr U.
witness.-Dyc'y6arg Gasette.
" fhem's our sentiments" and We
hope oar next Legislature will adopt
: similar law, 1t ought to be done
by all mesns.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

Washington special to the Louis
vile Courier-Journal: Mr. Single,
ton of Mississippi, receivcda letter TO-
dag, fran the Hon. Jefferson Davis,
in which he requests hts friends to
have his name excepted from the btp-
efIs'cf the Muzicsn pensions ill, q.
he thinks this viii all its passage.
Although wounded in the Mexican
wa., be never permitted his name t.
go on the invalid pension. The Yca-
sion bill Is being considered in Com
mitteo'of the Whole
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

Slater, Of the Winchester Home
Journal, has joined the Good Ten
plars, and is now in great trouble
about ten gallons of whisky which he
proposed to take in payment Of a
debt. lie is notallowed by his pledge
to take il, and yet does not ike to lose
the amount. As Tom Neal is adyer-
Using for Fifty per cent. less than moth
ing, We advise that the keg lie sent to
his address. He'll need it soon, to
strengthen him.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

The cost of the present system OF
banking to the people has been, up to
this year, 1857, 600. 600. that being
the amount of interest paid on bonds,
upon which is based the United State.
bank bills. This amount in legal ten
ders would have born no interest, and
would be clear gain to the people.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28
LOUISVILLE & GT SOUTHERN


TRAIN Mol connects a; Lebanon June:
with h-0Xsiiis Branch; II ave 'i-y 70 srt
.r1p Mammoth Cave; At GllszpF JvSe. to
ard :raia t!aS<o1; at Nashville With Hask-
5iitr and tdatlzaouEs Railroad 81. Decatur
Sl-a 3,l-;al> a9n ta1ri-'-v- - t!c2t 1t
a}-t- wlt1 =, 2. 4 ? y. y. q, Hutnrie
T..e p argis rn1 -outHo4sts-1 Railway. At
e se9Efs With Nashville AS -Ne-t--~sSteru
sit~+s- e.. Montgomery ptts Lao5is and
'soslers ts.-r- a., Cor tels..c'a, Mobile
s'" -, cr.sars
-.'.siiis sr7 Chattanooga s}a..r'sJ. a. De-
.as!. ttta .eI7f has 2ud thario--aH Railroad;
-s 'r-a!G1G5.c ~lta AilbaH- -rt tn sta
s hH..rce.; AZ ai~-a vi'r -a.'sa, Tome
E.. - -i-nc rzilrc-s. ~ AcFts --s-y WITH
--,..l7 > 'roat g: III. o sra. H.HJ%emery
-.. r. . = 81 lad, S-e E.rEi-s sGd Int
c-p E3i!--a-; ~ J&-arls "gtl st. outs
t.r southeastern HSiiwty IT. 4 TN With
tars sa1 Eot.is ard Gco,!s sad Ca. ka,i-uad;
- &yrHra.. ~ita Memphis rad Little mock
i,<fi-cad for Lirti@ !, : aao al peiE5 II
ir&es on4 rras@-as.
GrhLS 30. from M'Hts5rEsrY csrne'ss q:
Hzi-rs vita Selma. rolr- snf baEaU Railroad
~ 3c,Ata- sl5A NeE as a1a 7arie@.on Rail
-osd f. he y est. NJ. rom y --l BIS con
seas, "a Eu.ut'l u; AMI ai.sn sor ne Vest,
;uthrs nilh st l. / ; ~; LsosroE June,
Vijh knoNyili- ard kich1O1d Branches; at
Cincinnati juno. Wits l. j. Il Il Tor tn9
scrth snd East; st LouiSviiis rith the I ;.
Mali Boats f9r Cjrcjrtst, ard vita q ( by
and ! n 4 K Ter tie North, East and y est.
TRAIN So guns dsiiy from Aoni&omery
and daily except guoay from Memphis, hsy-
az direct connection from Little Rock, and all
siGta in Texas t. Louisville; connscts st Ds-
star WITH Me-ulkls s Charleston II r; st
Guthrie With St I. : l. K Z f9r ih7 North ans
Eu<t al Louisville with y 4 u act } d /
Tor the North, East ard " sst.
TRAIN Nc6 frou Memphis connects Mt Nc
Er.Lie uith G Il / RS for tss Soutasast.
roii Boz, arg Green it via "a ran - sccoru-
b., t-;ion to Louisville, making s@.gNe connec-
'l-.- IS So. I.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS
Rua bcta says, WITHOUT CHASHE. from
NEW ORLEANS to LOUISVILLE
viz Milan CT No. and No ,,
LITTLE ROCK TO LOUISVILLE
VIA Memphis, on No. s5d No. 3,
MEMPHIS TO NASHVILLE
via MoKaasis, on No. and 10. s..
FsrintoTna ztioa about Tickets and Enigrant
IL tss, address
C.P. ATM0RE. Gon'l Pass. K Tick. As't,
Louisville, by,
4. flowing, Agent Milan.
EDW. COLEMAN. Ticket Axsst.
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County Directory
COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
J, B. Arnold. Sheriff.
u. c. Holmes. County Court Clerk
II. L. Raines, Chaneery Clerk. Trenton.
t. civilians, Chsneery Clerk, Humboldt.
VIM. Moore Circuit Clerk. Trenton.
u. Il. johnson, Law Court Clerk, Humboldt.
Ions. Williams, Coroner.
I. c. Long. Trustee.
Josiah Cooper. County Surveyor.
J.H. Currey. Superintendent Public SCHOOLS.
Y. 4. Cox, Register.
CITY OFFICERS.
ST. Rankin. Mayor aud Recorder.
Jno d. Lusk, City Marshal.
r. Z. Edwards, J. Il. Dickinson. W. L.
Reeves. z. 4. Collins. J. Il. Biankinship and
d. c. Ssnter. Aldermen.
CHURCHES.
Baptist-Charch street, J. p. Weaver, Pastor.
Preaching erstand second Sundayseaeh month.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening. sunday
Jchoel s. IN.
ðodist-North Main street, A. L. Priteh-
EFT, Pastor. Preaching second ami fourth sun
days each month. Prayer meeting Tuesday
,yenins. Sunday-s"honl am.
Cumberland p, ssytsrian At Frisndship, ;
miles east of Milan, J. A. Dunlap, pastor.
Services fourth Sunday in each month.
Cumberland PresLytsrian-Rev. I. v. Can
non pastor Services at the Methodist church
l.! Sunday each month.
10. OF.
Milan Lodge. No. .155-A. Duffy, @. r.
Y. Moore, V g. j. Il. Dickinson. SeersLar5 -.
W. A. Wade. Treasurer. Lodge meets every
Wednesday ni:ht.
MASONIC.
Milan Lodge, No. l9l-Meets Saturday 10 a.
a. before the Sd Sunday Ia each month. Or.
NJ. d. L. Jordan, Master. u. l.. Dickinson,
Secretary.
Lavinis Chapter No. 5s-Mssts Saturday be-
fore the Sd Sunday in each month. z. D, L.
ordan, ii. 2. H. l.. Dickinson, Rscordsr.
Layinis Council No. S9-Mssts Friday night
~ or before each full rsoos in March, June,
September and December. NJ. D. i. Jordan,
TIN S. Ii. Hale, Recorder
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
New Hope Grange No. 9G-Sests % " 81 sdAy
in each month. at Friendship. A. B. Hurt.
Master. G. ). Cunningham, Secretary.
elnut GTOFe GE2US9. 10. lS--deSts SatIr-
day before the SECOND Sunday in each month.
r. H. Goodman, Master. J \. Giiiem, Sac
rstary.
10. OF t.
Milan Safe Retreat Lodge, No. 630-.i eets
in the Masonic Hall every Monday night 5 p.
IN. Members Of the oyter cordially invited to
call. WI Alscs, " CT. V Ware, r s.
FrisLaship Lodle, 70. S5l-l&eeJs at Fr.esI-
,hi9, miles cast of Milan, every lst and "a
Saturday. ss 7 ,. ii. James Lesssnbsrry, " .
c. r. 2. L. Atkinson, Secretary.
Lsyiaia Lodge, No. s2.-Assts every lst aud
ID Saturday nights il each Honsa. J. B.
roaRss, CT. DIT. A. McNesl. soc.
Hops Hill Lodge, Ne. 35l-mes:s the second
and fourth Saturday nj hts in each IL onth. "
P. Childrsss, W. c. I. john ". Bum, Sec
rotary
K OF II.
Liberty Lodge, No. So meets frst and third
Friday nights in each month at their hall in
Milan. n. D. L. Jordan, Dictator. VI. &.
Uamn9n. Reporter.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of Madison county have called a
convention 10 meet at jackson on the
18th day of May, for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for the various
Offices TO be filed at the August cleo
tion.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

Mr. Thos. Atcheson, editor Of the
Nashville Banner, and Maj. Tom
O'Coner had a street fight Tuesday,
in consequence Of an article published
in the Banner.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

Peace between Russia and Turkey
has not yet been made, and the latest
advices look good deal Ike England
would yet have to take hand. She
is making extensive preparations.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28
THE EXCHANGE
THURSDAY. FEB'Y %, 1873.

Senator Ferry has been elected
President pro TEN of the u. S. Senate.
This makes his fourth year in that
position.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

Returning Board Anderson has
been sentenced TO two years i'm
prisonment at hard labor, and the
other scoundrels are badly scared.
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ZOE 22Z7


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tsss3 TFs3,s not easily earned il these
~ 4 Zines, bat i "&a bs made IL tires
~ & .Eur-zs ~ ans .1s q 5--5>r EEK ,
ia any part o.! cEz country who is
-iiliuz to Wo-N t-&Giiy II the 81 pi"y l. 5ut
that ~ furnish. 2't FER vsek III your own
ts~E. OF need 30: o. ssay from home over
a.xht. lop ~ awe SuyE VA 10 time % the
Fsrz. or only y-HT spsIs - aU- -ats- Va bSys
.s'--' = - 30 are making 80 per UaT. All WOO
~ k-es Il orls on make Irvgry last. ~ the
,.re--s-t time money cannot 5e = s-s - easily
snf rapidly at Any .lher business. 1t costs
.o'hiaE go :TS the business. Terms ard s. out
Il free. Address ~ once, Il. HALLEIr i -,
PcrttinG Maine julyi9ly
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

OAt me
NASHVILLE AMERICAN.
As = business investlnsnt. it wiiI pay him =
hundred times IL. price Of satscriDt on, be-
cause it viii Seep hun posted IL the market
quotations, 20 mt, As producer, hs may
stand On equal ground With the spsruiator IN
showing th- state Of tie market. lie Will not
-hsu ae GeVsrbsut On hiS neiEhbCrs for that
srosl g -hIch is money 10 hi5 pocket. lie
iii he Also constantly advises Of The current
81 ,seats, political and otherwise. be Will
Auo~ MIA. gong On in Tho void. anu - n
Constant r'' II d. ann r4t:Ur Wite il. II viii AID
20 the n jsiiI.cuce 1T himself aud nc8sshu!d,
Z! H. aas .Ai.y mail, tn farmer sholi1 BY all
a4v-ys nayy n, bail. AusT,cAu. Which viii
COZ; am zen duiii-s ysr year. ipctutInk the
io,,Iss 1 az csauc- <rt toe daily -sEI.stly,
tHpH IS SHOULD ;sSs tbs SEMI ~scgIy AEe7I-
go, price sf.ai Per year, gostags inelEdsd.
: 4 n 'suuet conveniently -ttzie EITHER or
these ra.t!o-s promptly, b. c=l lair = c~n sst
~ o-siy American. ~hirh has alt the rIGI K
e, qUoi5lIs.soi iGs we-S, iueigatus those Of
tie il ID ratification, rA.,b val soS5 him
900 IL ,'-u dpi'Tr, veal. postage grep2. 5y me
publishers It t. best 30 nav. thr Daily II ycu
cas- "a. postal liabilities; bar ~ aay event,
YOU .aLrgiu 5z;e the : seSly American. II
yoB ~ :. ors year, yva will newer st-p J. and
I3YSs regret q.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28
NEU ADVERTISEMENTS.
Open again

Z = MCLEAN : co., have rc-1ps-s, thu
1 sCat-oG aiosu, oa JACKSON si!,y. ANA have
stocked tac brF aiih he best l.gu - 81 ;ne
ID lrket. Thy invite their f-ieals 10 i, c IA n
4 call, Isp-l-ti
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28
CHAM Gerry SALE
.nFAT, EST ATE!


g. BroEniuE vs. e. e. Batter
~ OBkDlESCk 10 An ISTssL0CU-
A tory d~cf-s rendered At the D.ceas or Term,
~, OF It, baacurs Court az Humboldt.
Tenn. b. GV;i0H sesibst Bryant. kSon q
co.. snd : I Baird. their security ~ the sum
: s7ty.Vs, sysitas eost,in favor Of ) l!iis-ss,
c. NJ, viii. On
sak.r..eS. March 81. Js73.
in ths town Of tiiis1. >-ll b the hishsst 5iddsr
ftr os-a ths f9iia IN, DESCRIBED lr4As u i.sca
isiEz ihe hrSt eiv district % GiSsOn ce-nty,
sul bol nd ., piiY--: s-giuains ~ t1s
sou sse-t co nsr OF - occupant is tor name
% ts9ru@u Walker, EgnEIug north l. poles .
ace = agribse- cGfDsT, bra y - - -! -,
thel --5Gta fti4 p0l=s u the 9Th ;,7aas-sfy
line. thsu es-t ia the ssiGe > YuIs-, thsE
worth 81. poles, iran -ast = ts- b.stuaI4s &,
cani=tnlrS s9Jt 10 Lrrcs. n "a 0T ls-s -'it
o. - sly sid cree ssliest bTssEt, j.. ssoa
= = and p L s.Irl ter sad -aa1 u , =
aa- interest soi coat Jsius For To g4rHs ass
rionsy Of -sit lana kGuIty Of re-eiEs tioD
barred SAFE II law al hours.
lLLIaMS.C y.
Sc Rankin, S3i. fsaH
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28
NASHVILLE AwERIcsH.

who /. alive 70 hi. own interests and gould Sc
care iaiT Remuneration foF the products OK
kis Industry. should not ts With
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-02
To Make a Good Wife Unhappy.

fSee her as seldom as possible. If she
is warm. hearted and cheerful in temper;
and if, after days or weeks absence, she
meet you with smiling face and in an
atiectionate manner, be sure to look cold
ly upon her, and answer her with dry
monosyllables. If she force back her
tears, and is resolved to look cheerful,
81: down and cape in her presence till
she is fully convinced Of your indifer-
ence. Never agree with her in opinion,
or consult her in any OF your affairs, for
that would give her an idea ofconsequence
Never think you have anything to do to
make her happy; but that all happiness
is to flow from gratifying your caprices;
and when she has done all woman can
do, be sure you do not appear gratifed.
Never take an interest in any of her
pursuits, and if she ask your advice, make
her feel that she is troublesome and i'm
pertinent. If she attempts to rally you
good humoredly on any Of your peculiar
tiles, never Join in the laugh, but frown
her into silence. If she has faults (Which
without doubt, she will have, and perhaps
may be ignorant of, never attempt with
hluuueSS ~ COTleCl tueul, Dut COullAudlly
obtrude upon her ears, s.What good wife
Mr.. Smith hasW sHow happy friend
Smith is with his wife!' In company
never seem to know you have a wife
treat all her remarks with indifference
and be very affable and complaisant to
every other lady. If you have married 8
woman OF principle, and will follow these
directions, you may be certain of an
obediept and art-broken wife.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-02
The Pes,tlt Of n Reret.

James Blake took his last glimpse of
the outside world during his ride to Sing
Sing on April 6. How swift to him must
have seemed the speed of the iron horse
as it dashed along the Hudson, while he,
with eager eyes and yearning heart, gazed
Upon the vernal beauty of the bright
world which the rash act of a moment
shut out from him forever. This unfor-
tunate young man is only about twenty
two years of age. On January LIST, 1877,
he, with number of youthful companions
started out to make New Years calls.
The too frequent consequence was the
result. After calling ON number of
their lady friends, and drinking a social
glass, they stopped at numerous saloons,
and all became drunk. At Yarick and
Hudson Streets the jewellers got into
difficulty with a stranger named
McDonad, truck driver. A fight ensued
which resulted in the shooting of
Mcdonald. Blake was Immediately
arrested, and soon tried and convicted.
He has, until lis recent removal, been
confined in the Tombs. Strenuous efforts
have been made to have his severe SEN
tence mitigated, but his appeal has not
been granted, and he now goes to the
prison on the Hudson for the rest Of his
natural life.-N..Y. Dispatch.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-02
4 Lesson From an Honest Gambler.

TO young men, ard in particular to the
young men in our lower walks OF life
who admire physical proves and the
success which it may directly or indirect
ly bcoet the career Of the late John Nor
rissey was an example most unwholesome
But there is another class Of young men
in this city, many Of them brought UP in
luxury, and amid the refnelnents of
wealth, who have fallen into fast lives
and to them the lie of the dead gambler
offers peculiar lesson. 1t has often been
said Of Mr.. Morrissey that as gambler
he played fair--that is, that he offered
certain chances to his patrons, that he
did not cheat them by the viler arts of the
gambler and that he paid his debts if he
lost. But by his own admission he never
lost in the end. He used to say frankly
that, although "luck might be agin him.
for few hours. or days, the laws OF
chanch worked surely to their mathemat-
ical results, and that no man ever played
steadily against ':thc bank" save to his
own ruin.
Now here is a though (which ought to be
of profit to our fast young men Of wealth.
Let us waive for the moment the matter
of sin, the wreck of moral principle, the
diseased and debilitated condition of
body and mind that the fever of
gambling produces, let us overlook all
these more serious results of the vice,
and view the matter merely as one of
dollars and cents. Morrissey was
honest enough to say that even with him
the men who played always lost. If they
lost always with him, how much oftener
will they lose with the tricksters of whom
the gambling fraternity is essentially
composed? If of one gambler it is so
Wanted as a rare and noteworthy quality
that he was "honest,' how honest are the
men whose contrasted characters make
that of Morrisscy stand out shary, clear
and, in low sense, gloritied, and what
chance have our young Men of anght
but wreck and ruin when wreck and ruin
were the inevitable lot of all who patro-
nized the most honest gambler Of them
all? Perhaps ii the men at the threshold
Of what ought to be a life Of probity and
usefulness will look on gamboling thus
as losing game founded |upon system
IN wi i;h 6 the bank' must always win and
the outside player always lose, they will
find practical warning against the
crime which God, the moral law and
dignifed view of the aims Of human
lie haYe thus far, in their case, failed to
supply.-N. Y.Eoeni1g Post.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-02
Uhinisicalities of Insanity.

A literary gentleman of some cele-
brity, who, in consequence of slight
affection Of the brain, was for several
months the jnmate OF an insane asylum
in Scotland, has recently published his
impressions y of life therein. He says
that one of the most singular of his fell
low-sufferers was gentleman who W s
a very beautiful billiard player, an old
inmate Of the house, and quite psy-
Geological study. He seemed like
man in a waking dream, and historical.
events and personages, form the dream
land of his memory, were pepetually
mirrored on his brain. He compliment
cd the writer by supposing him four
thousand years old, and considered the
events and persons of the present gener-
alton unworthy of notice. The follow
ing is a specimen of his extraordinary
"reminiscences 90, yes, Mr.--I knew,
old Noah very we'll There were two
Noahs whom knew, but old Mr.. Noah
lived some thousand years before the
Noah you refer to, who built the ark
l had good deal to do with the con-
struction Of the ark, and furnished some
very useful hints in regard to the admis-
sion OF air and light and So forth. He
was very respectable man Noah, with
a decent family, but unfortunately he
go: into very dissipated habits in his
old age, and, in spite of all I could say
to him, he INDUCED in wine to very
hurtful excess. Julius Caesar was very
clever man, with bald forehead; but
was more intimate with Alexander the
Great of Macedonia, as was long in the
military profession myself. l one time
commanded three millions of men about
three quarters of an inch tall No; they
were not Lilliputians. I knew Captain
CULVER very we'll. And they were
smart enough little fellows; but my men
were excellent marksmen-they always
aimed at the eyes, and never missed.
I'll tell you, Mr.--,the most extraordi-
nary thing you ever heard, which beats
railroads. was once transported from
the fartherest shores of India to the cen
tire of Africa in three minutes! BY what
means?' he repeated, in reply to ques-
ton respecting his method of transit
"By bombr' In reply to my remark,
on the danger of being waited so rapidly
over vast oceans, he continued, "Yes; it
was attended with considerable danger.
I once came down souce into the ocean
but fortunately hailed vessel, which
came to my relief, and I pursued my
journey to the wilds of Africa, with the
loss of only ten minutes" Sometimes,
however. the poo gentleman would
seem doubtful OF his own veracity, or
the strength of his memory, and remark,
My memory is not so good as it was,
and my health, for the last hundred
years, has rather failed me, which makes
my head a little confused And thus
he moves about in his waking dream,
wearing out his existence between his
pipe and at a game of billiards, dlversi-
fed occasionally by a short excursion in
the neighborhood, in charge Of an atten-
dant.