The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-10-10
Foreign Notes.

b The Federal Council of Switzerland
has adopted an ordinance making in
struction in gymnastics obligatory for
all boys III the public schools.
Mr.. SchliemaDn, the explorer of the
ruins of Troy and Mycen@, claims to
have discovered the ruins of the ancient
capital of Ulysses's kingdom of Ithaca.
No notable object Of art has yet been
excavated.
Two men were lately arrested at
Monaco for attempting to blow up the
gambling saloon at that place. They
had already located a bundle of dyna-
mite under the hell building of famous
Monte Carlo Casino before they were
caught. ..... ....
Switzerland is carrying on a large
cOntraband trade in petroleum and to-
bacco, bought in the United States and
shipped free through all the interven-
ing custom-houses. The articles, once
on the soil of William Tell, are snug
gled across the neighboring frontiers.
"A Congress, probably unique in its
kind, has been held in the town of Ore
bro, in Sweden, and was attended by a
large number of the chimney-sweepers
of that country. The meeting was open
ed with psalm-singing and prayers, and
the debates touched upon the moral and
social improvements which it would be
desirable to have introduced among the
ehimhey-sweepers. -a" -
"A preliminary report shows that
drunkenness is more frequent in the
north than in the south of England, al
though public houses are more numer
GUS in the. south. In the south and
southeast cases of drunkenness reach
the proportion of IS to % per cent. of
the population, and in the towns "A per
cent. In the north the proportion is Y
per cent, and in the towns lowing to
repeated offenses by the same parties),
$50 per cent.lL .--,-.1 te--.a i,,
The, Palace of the Tuileries at
Paris, after its restoration Gt was de-
stroved by the late Commune) will be
used as a museum, in which the works
of art of living painters and sculptors
will be placed that are kept now at the
Palace of Luxembourg. They will then
be inthe immediate neighborhood of the
Louvre, which palace contains the works
of dead artists.
An elaborate portrait of Queen Vic
toria, as Empress of, India, is to be ex-
tensively circulated among the HindOos,
under Government auspices. The
Queen is portrayed as a stately and
handsome lady of about 30 or 80 years,
much more gorgeously arrayed than
was even Solomon in ali his glory. Ill
tempered critics, however, pronounce
the portrait physiognomal puzzle,
and declare that the Imperial Inca
ments are utterly unlike those of Queen
Victoria. --.-r,- 1920. 4
.s "A correspondent of the London
DaiIy Ne6oS writes from the Rhodope
district ST have often heard busy men
express desire to find some point on
the face of the earth where they could
for week or two enjoy perfect repose.
Let them try Kirkova. There is no port
here, no telegraph, and if you speak to
q native of this little village about
newspaper, he will probably think that
it is something to eat. But ask for fruit
and he will overwhelm you with it at a
farthing a pound"
"A Florence correspondent of the
Philadelphia Bulletin writes: "The
Prince Imperial l have often met walk
ing alone or with some friend on the
Coli. do not believe that Victor Hugo
is correct when he states that he is
neither the son of his father nor the
nephew of bis uncle His figure is ex-
actly like that of Napoleon ILL.,, with
long waist and short legs. His counte-
nance much resembles that of his
mother, which is unfortunate for man,
as it does not convey the impression of
strength. The republic may be at rest.
This youth will not disturb It," go