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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28
Odds and Ends.

"A growing evil-that clothing won
grow with the grower.
The letter d is truly an old salt
been following the c for years.
The favorite dish with impecunious
swells is woocock on trust.
An instance of natural selection
The monkey married the baboon' IS
sister.
"A perspicuous Vermont legislator
said in speech: "My wife, who is a
married woman!"
Motto for dyer's establishment (:
1NOrituri SGlutG1nuS, eve who are about
to dye salute you"
The man who is resolutely bent on
at all times having his will, should re-
member that hog is never so happy as
when he has his swill.
The man who hasn't money to buy
an overcoat this winter can console him
self with the reflection that he had lots
of fun at his last picnic the past sum-
mer.
There are ten shades of red this
season in women's toggery and 347
shades of blue about the husband and
father who foots the dry goods and mil
inery bills.
-Snodgrass says that two young la
dies kissing each other is like an en-
blem of Christianity because they are
doing unto each other as they would
men should do unto them.
=" Adversely, ''says Western preach
er, "takes us up short, and sets US down
hard; and when it is done, we feel as
eontented as boy that's been spanked,
and Set away to COOL"
The editor who takes all the adver
tisements out in trade will be gratied to
learn that new pill, just patented, will
keep man alive whole week without
eating. All he wants now to make him
happy is a liver strip that will make
suit of clothes last for IS years.
AT recent examination in the Free
Academy, one of the questions on the
paper was, "What is participle?"
and the one following, "How should it
be treated?'' To this q deferential
young lady made answer on her paper,
"With the utmost respect" 1t is EVIL
dent that she viii "pass " anywhere
Rochester Democrat.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28
Haps and 1Iishal,s.

Miss Martha Brown, of Goochland
County, Va, was gored to death By
bull.
VIM. Smith was accidentally shot
by man named johnson, while hunt
ing, near Wilmington, o. Smith died
in an hour.
John Kiefer, a well known citizen
of Newport, KY, was fatally scalded by
falling into distillery vat filed with
boiling mash. He only lived "a hours.
"A man named Stagle was shot and
MORALLY wounded by the accidental dis
charge of pistol in the hands of Lop
Reddick, near Seymour, Ind.
"A young lady named Miss Taylor,
living in Nicholas County, Ky, was
shot through the under-jaw by re-
volver which her lover, named Ganvee,
accidentally dropped from his pocket
as he was ardently prosecuting his suit.
Sanford Cummings, a young man
residing at Fortville, Ind, robbed the
money-drawer in mis- uncle's store, and
being detected, cut his throat and died
almost instantly.
Edward Kittridge, brakeman on the
Texas Central Railroad, while throwing
a switch in the yard at Dallas, got his
foot caught in a frog, and the engine
passed over him, cutting both legs off
May Woods, an interesting child OF
years, was shot through the neck and
probably fatally wounded by Alonzo
Renshaw, a clerk in store at Elm
Grove, w. Va, while the latter was fool
ing with revolver.
g "A farmer named Dakill, who lived
near New Hope, Ky, thought he heard
somebody in his cOrn-crib, stealing
corn. He hastily grabbed his gun to &C
in pursuit of the supposed thief, but in
his hurry the hammer of the gun struck
chair, causing one barrel to be dis
charged. Dakill fell dead in his tracks
and it was found that the load of buck
shot tore hole through the body. The
noise was occasioned by COW becom
ing entangled in pile of loose lumber
At st. Paul, MINI, Otto Mont
gomery, becoming discouraged, sho
himself through the head, inficting 6
severe, but not Immediately fatal
wound. He was attended by his son
aged 90, and, during the night, while
the latter was standing by his father:
bed, he tainted from exhaustion anC
dropped lighted lamp upon the bed
which set fire to the clothing. The ia
Their was burned to a crisp in bed. The
son revived and rushed into the street
where his burning clothes were extin
guished, but not until he had been ia
tally burned, dying on the following
day.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
The Mint.

The annual report of the Director of the
Mint has been printed. After full details of
purchases and coinage, and statements re.
garding the production OF gold and silver, II
closes with the following statement in re-
gard TO the course of silver bullion:
''At the date of the passage of the act au-
thoriziug the coinage of dollars Of Az l-2
grains, the price of bar silver was about 90
pence per ounce, British standard. From
that date, Feb. % last, the price gradually
declined until it reached 40 IL pence on the
18th Of October. The price at the date Of
this report is 80 1-2 pence. From the fore
going, it will be seen that the expectation
entertained by many that the remonetiza-
tiOn of the silver dollar would be followed
by the appreciation in value of silver has
not, as vet, been realized. The causes Of
the decline in value during the present
calendar year have been a very large de-
crease in the demand for export TO India and
China, the continued closure Of the minis Of
the States Of the Latin Monetary Union and
age of legal-tender silver coins, the
use of irredeemable paper cur
rency by Austria and Russia, and the
readiness of the German Government to
meet any fair market with free supplies,
making a sale recently in London of f100,-
600 rs low as 81 ga pence per ounce. 1t will,
of course, be readily understood that, as
long as Tue supply VI SILVER Is III eACeSs vi
the demand, there can be no permanent rise
in value. An increased demand Of any
magnitude can only arise for India and
China, or in the event of the resumption of
the coinage Of legal-tender silver coins by
France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
While this complicated, uncertain, and I'M
satisfactory condition of aft ,irs with the rela-
tive value of gold and silver continues, ii
will require that the course to be pursued
by the United States should be very cautious
in respect 10 the issue of legal-tender silver
coins in which silver is rated so much above
its market value, if gold is to be retained as
the principal money Of pay ment and of COM
merce. 1t should be added, in this cOnnec-
ton, that, while silver is The monetary stan
dard of the Austro- Hungarian and Russian
Empires, their more recent public loans have
been made upon gold basis, which will re-
quire their tariff duties to be collected in
that metal. Foreign exchanges are likewise
settled on a gold basis"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28
A Merry Climber.

During the hurricane of two weeks
ago the cross on the towering spire OF
St. Peters (P. E.) Church, at Pine and
Third Streets, was bent over, ana ior
the past 10 days workmen have been en-
gagged in replacing it. The height OF
the steeple is 21S feet and 6 inches, the
top of which is surmOunted with a globe
2 feet 6 inches in diameter, and on TINS
rests q cross feet in height, with arms
extending feet. Both of these pieces
are secured to the spire by the aid OF an
iron rod "a inches thick inserted into
them and extending down the inside OF
the steeple about 40 feet.
The gale struck the spire with such
terrific force as to bend the rod which
holds the globe and cross to such an ex-
tent that they both hung as if about to
dropto the ground. In order to re-
store the pieces to proper position it be-
came necessary to remove them from
the rod, take the rod down, straighten
it, and hoist it into its former place.
In order to accomplish tits difficult
task, which was performed by rigger
named Howard, piece of timber was
run out at the opening in the spire about
| fifty feet from the top. To this pulleys
were attached by means of which stout
/ spar, with another pulley and rope at
tached to the spar, was drawn up aud
lashed to the spire. Having made the
spar secure, the rope attached to it was
fastened around a man and made to
/ perform the double duty of elevadng
him and another spar, which, in turn,
was made fast to the preceding spar.
/ In this manner four spars were laShed
to each other and made fast 10 the spire
by ropes binding them to the latter, che
fourth spar extending about six feet
above the top of the spire.
Then began the task of replacing the
/ globe and cross First the rope was
placed arouLd the body of the daring
workman, and with four pairs of brawny
arms he was hauled to the dizzy height,
aad there tied himself secure To the
spar. Then the rope was lowered and
the large ball hoisted and placed in po-
siti0n, and in like manner the cross,
while the breathless crowd watched the
movements of the rigger and speculated
on his chances of coming down whole.
The dangerous task, however, was ac-
complished without the slightest acct
dent, and now the cross occupies its
: airy position as if it had never been dis
turbed Philadelphia Record.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

Mrs. Bayard Taylor has written a
short German story for an American
magazine.
-Tenniel, the great cartoon artist of
Punch, is taking his first vacation in
q years.
MIR. ID. G. Rossetti sold his picture
of "'Venus Astarte" for more than SI0,-
600 before il was out of hand.
Miss Marion Booth, the niece of
Edwin Booth, and who is supporting
the tragedian this season, is not vet IL
Bret Harte has a completed story
called The Great Deadwood Mystery"
in the December number of Scri6ner'S
Monthly.
Stanley is drawing immense audi
ences in London, his listeners being so
much interested as to give him their at
tention for two whole hours.
Charles Reade is not the only litter
ateur who writes with his left hand.
r. II. Stoddard, the poet, is forced to
use his left, his right being paralyzed.
Miss Ida North, formerly State Ii
brarian of Iowa, has opened an Office in
Des Moines, where she offers her aid to
lawyers in consulting legal works.
-Chopin's last wish was that his
heart should be taken from France to
Warsaw, and this has just been done.
A marble monument is to be erected
over the urn.
Clara Morris's name is really Nor
rison, but typographical error in the
play bill which first presented her name
left the on off, and she adopted the
change from preference.
Edgar Fawcett, the poet, has writ
ten q genuine American blank-verse
tragedy, entitled "Arnold and Andre, y
which is said to be strong play and a
fine literary production.
Miss Lavina Goodell, the Wiscon-
sin lawyer, is mentioned as a slender
woman, whose hair is gray, but not
with years, and whose toilet is without
eccentricity, as her manner is without
boldness.
-Wilkie Collins is ga little, short,
stout man, with very timid manners "
and ga martyr to rheumatic govt, " and
ga most disappointing man in appear
ance." Tha; is Rose Eytinge's verdict
on the novelist.
Mrs. Tennyson, the wife of the
poet, is and has long been an invalid.
A great part of the time she reclines or
sofa in her drawing-room, where she
receives their guests and delights all by
the wit, grace and cleverness of her
talk.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28
Science and Industry.

Little Rock is said to have a S75,
900 cotton compress.
This country manufactured 100,
100000 shoes last year.
Mr.. George F. Green, of Kalamazoo
Mich, claims to have invented and sue
cessfully applied an electric engine fol-
running sewing machines.
No season within memory has been
so unfortunate for the Greenland whal-
ing fleet as that just passed. The
whole Scotch fleet secured but SIX
whales, and one steamer was totally
lost.
-Vineland, n. j., is mainly support
ed by fruit-growing. Small fruits are
its chief abundance. The past season,
the money received from blackberries
was S46,760, raspoerries, SIS, 120,
strawberries, $500, making total OF
S67,6S0.
England is beginning to receive
meat from Southern Russia, and rep
resentative of a German house has in
vaded Sheffield and is offering scissors
and such like goods, serviceable and
well finished articles, at from Is to 40
per cent. below the manufacturers
prices.
The manufacture of jewelry from
the pure blood of the OK is said to be
iourishing in Germany. The blood is
dried, reduced to powder, and then
nodded and polished. The ornaments
thus produced are capable of high pol
ish
The cooperative associations of
Germany have made steady progress
during the past year, notwithstanding
the general stagnation in business.
Their number has reached $500, with
more than a million members, and the
business transacted exceeds 5000, 000,-
600. Their capital in stock, buildings,
and other property and in cash re-
sources is estimated to be in the neigh
borhood of 100000.
Machinery for shoemaking pro-
duces marvellous results. One class of
machines sewed last year $4,000 600
pairs of shoes, while another pegged
So, 600, 600 pairs in the same time. Ten
men can make 600 pairs of shoes day.
In New England AGO bushels of shoe
pegs are made in day, and one cents
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School and Church,
There are 1881 students in thu
Michigan University.

There are 1881 students in the
Michigan University.
After using "Watts' Hymns in
their public services for III years, the
North Middleboro (Mass.) Congrega-
tiOnal Church is to adopt new hymn
book.
The ladies of Syracuse, n. Y, are
making preparations to open sewing
schools in ten of the public schools.
This department will cost the city moth
ing. The classes meet every Saturday
afternoon.
The Free Church of Scotland has
received bequest of $3.50 for mis-
sionary purposes. The general opinion
of the Church is that the money ought
to he used in reinforcing the missions
in India.
DIR. Pusey admits to the Archbishop
of Canterbury that for 40 years he has
been receiving confessions from al who
came to confess to him. Many of these
people came habitually, and some now
living have been in the habit of coming
for 35 years.
The University of Chicago is Bap-
list institution. Debt has kept it lame
long time. Nine months ago DR..
Galusha Anderson became its President,
and of its bonded debt of $4,000,
S74, 900 was forgiven it on condition of
the payment of the 100000 within one
year To meet this and floating debt
of $50, 1000, the President divides it all
into 1900 shares and calls for 1900
friends, or less, to exchange money for
the same within 80 days. The plan de-
serves full success, certainly.
The statistical returns of Methodism
for 1879 show that the number of Meth
odist communicates in the world is A.
4s9, 1877, with 104,17 local and travel
ing preachers. The Methodist popula-
ton is estimated at 100000. The
Methodist Episcopal Church reports l.
688, 7S3 members, II, $50 local and H.
sos itinerant preachers. The gain of
members is about II, 900 for the year.
Other branches of the denomination
bring up the total in the United States
to 1896, 999 members, 26,642 local and
%, itinerant preachers.
-Ihe editor OF the american Bu1tder,
in looking over the statistics of educa-
ton in the United States, observes some
facts which strike him as curious; for
instance, that while there are 579 col
leges, universities, law, medical, and
theological schools, there are only SO
schools for the higher mechanical and
scientific education, including all schools
of design, mining, and engineering.
Again, the theological schools are twice
as numerous as the engineering, scien-
tiGc, and mechanical schools. "No
WONDER" he remarks, that many
trained preachers in this country go
hungry to bed while thousands of enter
prising mechanics and artisans are
fioundering in a sea of ignorance IN
search of higher scientific attainments.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28

elected by an almost unanimous vote Of the
Legislature.
A duel between Judge o. P. Morton, Of
the Milton County Court, and one-armed
gentleman named Calhoun, is reported as
having occurred recently at Colquitt, Ga.
Judge Morton was badly, but not fatally,
wounded.
The Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff OF Sumter
County, S. c., have been arrested on charge
Of resisting the process Of the United States
Court.
The Supreme Court Of Florida has ordered
the counting Of the disputed precincts in
Alachua County, which Will elect Bisbee,
Republican, to Congress, by majority of
about 20e.
A party Of United States revenue officers
under command OF Capt. Hoffman aIe re-
ported TO have met with armed resistance in
Abbeyille County, S. c., and forced to with
draw. Commissioner Raum has ordered
that Capt. Hoffman be re enforced sufficient
ly TO overcome all opposition in executing
the law.
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them. The preparations for the decisive
experiment at Menlo Park are all well
under way. The engine house is rooted
and the engine at the railroad depot.
The wires will probably be up within
six weeks, and midnight at Menlo Park
will be flooded with daylight.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28
Since 1875 there has been a steady

Since 1875 there has been a steady
diminution in the number of children
especially those between u and IA
employed in the factories of Berlin.
This is due to the rigorous enactments
for their protection, in carrying out
which the inspectors of factories are
aided by the police. Employers find,
too, that adult labor can now be OBJ
tanned at rates not much above those
that are paid to children, and is in all
respects, except cost, far more desirable.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28

"A very ugly woman, toying with a
pup dog in front of cafe on the boule-
ward, said to Rusty: ''Kiss me and L
will give you this piece of sugar." A
street Arab passing by exclaimed:
"Dont she ask q high price for her
sngar?"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28

worth of pegs viii peg four pairs of
shoes. There are $40 patents on shoe
pegs and peggers, and 1900 on shoe
machinery. Machinery turned out over
two million shoe-lasts in the United
States last year.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28

The Bible Society of Geneva, Swift.
erland, has undertaken to send copy
of the New Testament to each school
teacher in France. 1t will require So
600 copies.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28
East AND sourHEAsT

Reed whipple, clerk to the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Philadelphia Union League
Club, has disappeared, leaving letter in
which he confesses to. having used $4,000
D longing to the club.
senator Gordon of Georgia has been re-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-28

SumeQ little over SIX ana q nail POUNDS
of crude petroleum per hour. 1t pro-
duced stream of electricity having an
Illuminating power three times greater
than that OF the petroleum used"
Mr.. Edison reflected moment, and
then said Now, write this down as 1
give it to you. 1t is law that | have
figured out and verified Take a gas
jet having ten inches of radiating sur
face, burning five feet of gas an hour, Civ
ing light equal to fifteen candles. If
the radiating surface of this gas jet
could, by any possible means, be re-
duced from ten inches to an eighth of
an inch without losing any heat. the
temperature of this surface would be
enormously increased, and would give
a light equal to that of a JOblochkoff
electric candle, or light equal to the
light of $50 candles.
ain other words" continued Mr.. Ed
ison, if it were possible to concen-
trate gas jet to the size of a pea with
out losing its heat, we could get the
light of $50 candies instead of fifteen.
I've figured this out and verified it.
This shows where electricity gains; for
while it is not possible to concentrate
the gas jet, keeping all the heat in it,
you can turn it into electricity, and
practically concentrate 1t by the use of
a gas engine. If the gas men could
concentrate their gas jets there would
be no use for an electric light. They
furnish 80 per cent. of heat, which you
don't want, to give 10 per cent. of light.
When you turn the gas into electricity
you get 80 per cent. of light and only 10
per cent of heat
Mr.. Edison then retired to his labora-
tory. All visitors and inquirers con-
corning the electric light are now re-
ferred' back to the Office of the company
in this city. The Professor will see on
" his intimate friends and very few of
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-13
The Largest Strawberry Farm.

A correspondent says: "I paid 8 visit to the large strawberry farm of John R. Young, Jr., between Norfolk and Cape Henry, about two miles from Norfolk, Va MT. Young is, probably, the largest strawberry grower in the world. His farm this year, all under cultivation, exceeds 250 acres. One hundred acres of these have been set out in new plants, which are in 8 very hourishing condi- tion. Last season MT. Young picked from 1855 acres over 375,0OO quarts of berries, employing for that purpose I, 700 men. The average yield last year on this farm was 2,0O0 quarts to the acre. The crop this season, it is expected, will exceed this by several hundred quarts to the acre. According to the opinion ot the most experienced cultivators here 1,4O0 quarts per acre is a fair yield. Taking th1s and the crop of last year as 8 basis for an estimate, we find that Nor folk county has 2,094 acres devoted to the strawberry culture. The shipments of strawberries from this county last season, which will give fair idea of what may be expected of the crop this year, were 2,932, ,225 quarts, exclusive of 90,000 quarts for domestic consump- tion." ...-,,..,.g
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-13
Los High Ideas.

The Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise tells this story of the ambition of the Indians in that vicinity Piute Jim is man of Mormon proclivities, and has no less than four squaws who share his joys and sorrows as wives. The wives scatter out about town, and by doing washing, floor scrubbing and other rough work, bring Jim in money enough to keep him in funds for gambling. Jim manages to drop ill about feeding time at one or au- other of the places where his squaws are at work, and thus fares sumptuously every day. '-.' .-# jt-a'fe ..s
 Recently lady who has often fur nished the wherewithal to appease Jim's hunger told him that times were grow ing hard, that pretty soon the mines would all be worked out, and all the white people would leave. "F' .'... "a.
 " Yash," said Jim. F..
 " But what will you do, Jim, when all the white people go away? Then you will get no more biscuit mo more beef "
 "Yash, me no more bistick no more beef; but me plenty house. " a
 "Yes, Jim, you plenty house then, D said the lady. (Which house will you take, Jim ?" tA|
 Pointing to the International Hotel Jim said " Me take that bigee one."
 Why, Jim, what will you do with a big house like that p ...... @5
 "Me fix um mighty good, , said Jim
 "How fix it, Jim ?'' asked the lady.
 z" Me take all my squaws me makes squaw pick dirt up ; put um dirt on top all over roof me camp on top me build one big fire high up me tellee all Iniun come and see me big house." ..-' - '-.
 Jim had no idea of occupying any DOT. tion of the interior of the building. All that he wanted it for was that he might camp on it's top, build a big freup there in front of his tent and excite the envy of all his red brethren. All that the hotel lacked in h1s estimation to make ii a desirable place of residence was layer l of about two feet of dirt on it's roof. -a