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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-14
His Continuous Journey.

Last evening man with red mud on
his boots and WEAKNESS all over him en-
tered car of an incoming train at q
station a dozen miles or so from New
York. When the conductor came along
the weary man drew from his vest
pocket the last half of an excursion
ticket between New York and a station
some half dozen miles beyond where he
entered the train, and on another branch
Of the road, over which the train had
not passed. The conductor quietly re-
turned the ticket and remarked "nOt
good, at the same time pointing to q
stipulation on the ticket, which said that
in consideration of the reduced rate the
company would only accept the ticket
for I" one continuous journey"
The weary man looked inquiringly
into the glare of the conductors lantern
and said 90 Waal?"
"You stopped over at the last sta
tion," explained the conductor, "and
SO you are not making one continuous
journey"
$3.50 How do you know / ain't?" YEARLY
asked the passenger.
because this train hasn't been on the
other branch at all" said the conductor,
showing signs of Impotence.
"What has this train to do wi b my
continuous Journey" questioned the
man, also getting impatient.
As though propounding a question
that would put stop to further talk,
the conductor asked swell, how could
you make continuous journey on this
train from place this train doesn't go
to at alp" adding that the rules of the
company we're peremptory and must be
enforced.
81 ain said nothing about this train,"
replied the weary man, evidently much
disguised. "I footed it all the way
to the junction, after 1 found the last
train had gone, and got here just in
time to hang on to this train as it was
starting, and if that amt continuous
Journey I'd like to know what is"
The hilarity of the other persons in
the car seemed to annoy their weary
fellow passenger, and he explained, as
the conductor passed on, that he would
like to know, =" if the rules OF the COM
pany prevented man from walking
over their old road on an excursion tick
ct. "--Neso York Sun.
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FOREIGN.

The British ultinatum was placed in the
hands Of Faisz Mahomed Kahn, the Afghan
commander Of Alimusjid, on the I'd inst, and
copy at the same time posted at Peshawur
to the Ameer. The substance Of England's
demand is that the Russian Embassy must
withdraw, and that the Amer must not en-
ter into Russian alliance.
Jean Jacob Fay, the Swiss political econ
omist, is dead.
A snow-storm Of almost unprecedented
severity has occurred in Austria. In the
vicinity OF Vienna the railway lines were all
blockaded and telegraph lines Frustrated.
The snow fell TO deph Of severalfeet.
The failure is announced of Wilson s. Co.,
calico printers, Alexandria, Dumbarton-
shire, Scotland. Liabilities, 100000. The
failure throws out Of employment several
hundred persons. sk SIS et
The Berlin authorities have interdicted
the sale of the Soeialistic works Of Lassalle.
Gen. Escobedo has been liberated on
parole on account of his i'll health.
The ship Fifeshirc was lost on the passage
from Madras to Liverpool and % Of her crew
were drowned.
A st. Petersburg dispatch of the Sth says
the Gar is very ilrat Laveda, and entirely
unable to transact any business. -t
Gen. Grant dined with the King of Portu-
gal on the LIST inst. = az r4
The Paris Exhibitionwas finally closed on
the 10th. The total receipts Of the Exhibit
tion were u, $50, 746 francs.
Nearly one-half the cotton mills in Ash
ton-under- Tyne district in England have
stopped work, in consequence of the de-
preston in trade, and many are only run
ming on short time.
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School and Church.

Rev. A. X. Burnell, of Chicago,
who is just home from an evangelistic
tour around the world, made the trip on
$1,000 given by New York banker,
and was gone one year.
Last year the Primitive Methodists
of England, the poorest Christian CON-
munity in that country, raised S150,OOO
for missionary purposes, which was 81
for every member of the denomination.
Rev. DIR. j. M. Gibson and Rev. w.
F. Crafts, Presbyterian and Methodist,
have opened in Chicago what they call
"Union Normal Class and Bible So
ciable " for weekly evening meetings
during the winter.
DIR. Philbrick, in charge of the Ann
erican educational exhibit at Paris,
states that it secured s121 awards, in
Guiding p gold and AZ silver medals.
The Governmental exhibit forwarded by
the Bureau of Education was awarded
three gold medals from three different
iuries. The French Government has in
structed M. Buisson to organize a bu-
reau of education of the model of the
United States, and he is collecting APP
planes from the American display in
the Paris Exposition.
AT the recent Church of England
Congress at Sheffield, the pew system
being under discussion, a member of
the Congress said that when the Ameer
of Cabul visited Peshawur in 1869 he
was shown a fine English church at the
station. When the chaplain of the
church explained to him that the whole
congregation was ranged in order &C
cording TO the relative rank Of the diff
ferent officers, he expressed his utter
establishment. "Why," he said, 81
am the chief ruler of my country, but
when l worship in the mosque take
my place beside my poorer subjects, for
in the House of God all men are equal. i"
President Seelye's address to the
Connecticut teachers at New Haven, upon
the collegiate education of women, con-
tains some valuable information as a re-
suit of his experience and observation
in his three years life in Smith College
at Northampton. President Seelye de-
clares that woman's capacity for the
highest intellectual culture is demon
strated. The College has had a larger
proportion of fine mathematicians than
can be found in corresponding classes
of yourg men; Greek has been a favor
tie study, and there are Greek scholars
in the College who would honor any in
stitution; the severe courses of study
pursued have not proved injurious, but
beneficial, to the health; not a single
disease has been contracted during the
three years by an inmate, while some
who come to the College so feeble in
health that it was doubtful whether they
could remain a term have become en-
tirely well and strong. The President
also declares that the course of culture
pursued has not had any observable ten
dency to make the pupils masculine in
character.
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A Canary Bird Taught to Produce the
Music Of a Waltz.

Swinging in a gilded cage in the coy
parlor of Mrs. G. w. Carpenter, whose
husband is the proprietor of the Cont
mental Hotel in Newark, is a brown and
yellow canary bird. 1t looks like an
ordinary bird, behaves like an ordinary
bird; but listen to it for second, and
you will hear tune, occasionally varied
by genuine bird warblings.
"Dick is about four years DID," Mrs.
Carpenter said yesterday, "and when
he feels like it will sing the German
Waltz, few notes of which YOU Just
heard, through correctly. He has a
mate down stairs that sings nearly as
well as does Dick; but he is melting
now, and don't sing. Dick has also
been melting, and isn't in good condi-
ton. When he is, he will sing that
waltz by the hour; but whenever he
makes mistake, he will break into
mere canary MARBLE, and then begin
again. / wish he would sing now.
Perhaps we can get him tor
Thereupon Mrs, Carpenter played the
waltz on an organ, using stop that
gave a tone much like birds. She
played the waltz through, and as she
ceased the bird began and sang the
waltz nearly through; but it made
false note, and then warbled sweetly.
The organ sounded again, and then the
bird sang again. This time Dick sang
the waltz correctly, and at the end of
his song gave himself great airs, evil
IDENTIFY proud of his skill
Chow did we teach him?' said Mr.
Carpenter in answer to the question of
the reporter. "Mrs. Carpenter took
Dick when he was just off the nest, and
put him into a dark room, where he saw
no light, and heard no sound. Then
daily she played the waltz to him, two
DR. three times day, for fifteen or twen-
" minutes every time. At the end of 8
month or two the bird began to sound
lote of the waltz, then another. Soon
{ combined them, and after time he
an entire strain. 1t was near
V a year, however; before his education
vas complete. 1t requires considerable (
to teach q bird. These birds |
ire a cross between q innet and a cana !
Y, and are q heartier bird than thor
'ughbred canary. would not like to |
art with either of my birds. When the !
Kellogg opera troupe were here, Miss I
Kellogg was delighted with Dicks per-
Ormances. She said if she owned him
be wouldn't take $1,000 for him.
TetC York San.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and LITERARY.

-
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and her
daughter will pass the early part of the
winter in Egypt.
s. iss,Su B. Anthony has begun
a lecture-tour through Ohio, Virginia.
West Virginia and neighboring States.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge has re-
turned to the active management of 81.
Nicholas, after a long vacation and
journey to California.
Mrs. Hooper has taken up her per
manent abode in Paris, her husband
now being the Yice-Consul General of
the United States in that city.
Two new volumes from Tennyson,
which the Examiner says will be ''neith-
er dramas nor Artburian idyls," are
said by that paper to be forthcoming
shortly. rs..tM s.s
David G.. Croly has resigned the
editorship of the New York Graphic, a
position he has held since the'establish-
mept of that paper, Mr.. Croly is the
husband of Jenny June.
The London correspondents already
off to the Afghan war are Capt. Charles
Norman for the Times, Mr.. Forbes for
the DAILY NeICs, Mr.. Frederick Boyle for
the Standard and Mr. Phil. Robinson
forthe 1elegraph. 9c atw
Miss Blanche Willis Howard, the
author of "One Summer" will hereaf-
ter live at Stuttgart, where she has taken
the place of the late Fedinand YFreili-
gyath, the poet, as editor of the fort
nightly eclectic journal printed in En-
glish, which has large circulation on
the Continent. gssE e. sfr.r.
Col. Richard Reolf, who committed
suicide the other day in San Francisco,
was for several wears on the editorial
staff of the Pittsburg Commercial. A
poem from his pen appeared in the At,
lahtic Monthly for November. He was
Al years of age and was once the conf
Dental secretary to John Brown, Of
Harper's Ferry fame.
A few theatrical misses: Miss Eflie
Germon is Mrs. Smith,; Miss Lille
Eldridge is Mrs Tom Ryan; Miss Fan.
ny Morant is Mrs. Smith; Miss Glars
Morris is Mrs Harriet; Miss Kate Clax.
ton is Mrs. Charles Stevenson. Miss
Elizabeth Won Stamwitz is also married
These are some of New York's attrac.
tive unmarried actresses.
1t is now an open secret that "Sher.
wood Bonner" is the pseudonym Of
Mrs. Kate Mcdowell, the daughter Of
DR.. Charles Bonner, of Holly Springs
Miss, one of the late victims there Of
the yellow fever. Mrs. Mcdowell has
made Boston her home for several years
and is well known there in literary cir
cles She showed her brave womanlJ
qualities by going back home and nurs
ing her father through his fatal illness
Her late novel, "Like Unto Like" i:
very generally admired.
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The Result,

Returns from the elections, received up to
the morning of the 18th, are summarized as
follows: $50
Alabama Democratic Congressman all
elected, with the possible exception of Garth
in the Eighth, where Lowe, Independent,
polled large vote.
Arkansas Democratic Congressman prob
Connecticut Republicans gain two Con-
gressmen Hawley in the First and Miles in
the Fourth District. No choice for Governor.
Legislature Republican, thus insuTing the
election of the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, and also Republican United States
Senator to succeed Barnum, Democrat.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES State and Congress
sional ticket elected.
Florida--Bisbee, Republican, is reelected
in the First Congressional District and Huh,
Democrat. is elected in the SeconC-no po-
htical change.
Georgia-The regular Democratic candi-
dates for Congress are elected in ali hut two
districts, the Seventh and Ninth, VIII e VIM.
H. Fulton and Emory Speers, both ri ining as
Independents Democrats. are elected.
Illinois-The Republicans have gal led two
Congressman, viz, Davis in the Sec d Dis
trict, and Thomas in the Eighteen For
syth, National Republican, is elected over De-
cius, Democrat, in the Fifteenth District
while in the thirteenth. Stevenson. National
Democrat, is elected over Upton, Republican.
The Republican State ticket is elected by
probably 1900 to 10000 majority, and the
Republicans claim small majority on joint
ballot in the Legislature. Chicago elects
Republican city officers by from 900 to 10000
maiorities.
Kansas-The Republican candidates for
Congress are all elected. The Republican
majority on State ticket is estimated at about
$4,000. Legislature strongly Republican in
both branches. p - rr
Kentucky Democratic congressman elect
ed in all districts, with the possible excep-
ton of the Ninth, which is doubtful.
Louisiana Congressional delegation solid
" Democratic, with the possible exception
OF the Fifth District, where the result Is close.
Burke and entire Democratic State ticket
elected oylarge maioritfes. Legislature Dem
ocratic. :. ~
Maryland Urner, Republican, is probably
elected 70 Congress from the Sixth District
Republican, gain. -tA
Observation-Disclosures, Democrat, is re-
and all other Republican candidates proba-
bly, chosen, leaving the Congressional dele
CATION unchanged politically. The entire
State ticket Is chosen by an estf-
mated plurality of IS 600. Butler carried most
OF the cities, but did not run well in the coun-
try districts
Michigan-Newberry, Republican, is elect 1
ed to Congress from the First District, over
Democrat, making the Congress 4
sional delegation solidiy Republican. The |
Republican plurality on state ticket is esti- |
mated at 80 900. "a
Minnesota-The Democrats seem to have |
elected Poehler. their candidate for Congress I
IN the Second District, being gain, the State 1
delegation heretofore being solely Repubh- /
IAN. ~ p .a "a. -.,--.-rl
Mississippi-vote light and entire Demo
ratio ticket chosen.
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NERAL.

The earnings Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company for the past 10 years
amountedto $50, 1000, 600, and the stoekhold-
ers have during the same period received
dividends amounting to $14, 250,O00. 1t is
now proposed to make the capital stock Of
the company $4,000, O0O .
The Chicago TTibuRe'S estimate of the
political complexion of the next Congress,
based upon the earlier returns Of the re-
cent election, is as follows: Senate-Re-
publcans, SO; Democrats, AZ; Independent,
l. HOuse-Repubiicans, 1873; Democrats,
15S; Independents, ,. Later returns do not
materially change the above figures, but are
somewhat more favorable for the Repub-
licans.
Col. W. Miner Roberts, the eminent
American civil engineer, has by recommend
alton of Capt. Eads been appointed by Dom
Pedro to superintend the improvement Of
the water highways of Brazil His engage
mentis for three years, at an annual salary
of $4,000. Col. Roberts is az present Chief
Engineer of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Col. Thomas A. Scott, President of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, has gone abroad for
several months on account OF his health.
There is a somewhat sensational report cur
rent that the greatrailway magnate is COM
pletely broken down, both mentally and
physically, but this is believed to be merely
a stock-jobbing canard.
The managers of "a Western railways, in
Guiding the principal trunk lines to the East,
have formed pooling arrangement and APP
pointed commissioner to run the pool,
with power to enforce his decisions. The
first move of the combination is an advance
of per cent. on all Eastward bound grain
and fOurth-class freight, to take effect on the
25th inst. a
Ex-Gov. Chamberlain informs the Attor-
ney- General Of South Carolina that he will
voluntarily appear for trial whenever the
charges made against him are brought to an
issue.
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Science and Industry.

The stagnatlon of the English iron
trade causes the consumption of coal to
be very small in England compared to
what it was.
North Carolina is said to be the
only State in the Union that fills all the
blanks of the Agricultural Department
at Washington-thatis, producing every
article contained in its tables.
Immense beds of anthracite coal
exist near the Yaqui River, Sonora, and
within 120 miles of Guaymas; and rail-
road from Tucson to Arizona, to Quay
mas is said to be in the near future.
The Russian leather, SO much priz-
ed for durability and grateful smell, is
prepared by the use of the essential oil
of the birch tree. Bales of it will lie for
a long time in damp warehouses with
out spotting or being otherwise injured
by mildew.
1t is reported that Brush, the cleo
trician. has under contract for the Mer-
rimac Mills al Lowell, Mass, a machine
with 20 electric lights on a single cir
cult. warranted to be steady and uni
form. This is gain from four to 20
the best results yet not giving over four
steady lights On a singlecircuit.
Immense quantities of apples are
being taken to Europe by the steamers;
The surplus crop is very large, and
some Eastern farmers are feeding their
cows with them, rather than ship them
to market at ruling prices, which are
81 to s1.25 per barrel. Export ship
ments are not always profitable, de-
pending largely .oEsthe- condition of the
fruit on arrival; but when in good con-
dition, fair profit is realized. During
the past three weeks the value OF the
shipments exceeded S2O,eo0 Some
have taken as many as 5000
barrels. 80
The growing of fax and, the manu-
facture OF, linen are, restricted TO the
province OF Ulster, Some idea of the
of the Irish linen demay
be gathered from the fact that the guam
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SURf}ENP = NEWS.
1AS.s..1a:...,.s: - -

fresideht Hayes has Internationally par
uonec the last five OF the convicted st. Louis
whisky Ring. They are Messrs. Henreich-
hoffen, BernHrd EHgellxe, j Ohm T.. Berneck-
er, A NJ. Everest and Henri Hardaway.
All others convicted for tnis cTense have
either been pardoned or the terms Of i'm
prisonment TO which they were sentenced
have expired.
Washington special says that at recent
Cabinet meeting it was Unanimously agreed
that the Presidents message shall contain
some recommendation for the enactment Of
legislation either TO increase the weight OF
the standard silver dollar. or to diminish its
coinage, or TO adopt both OF these means
OF preventing further depreciation OF its
Vaile; g III 2 coed pEDGkR v-rfI
IL is stated, unofficially, that after the first
OF January next, as an aid to the resumption
Of specie payments, it is very likely the
Treasury Department will send TO parties
desiring 4 the silver dollar in quantities of
Sl,OOg<shd upwards, free Of transportation,
in exchange for like sums in ereenbacks de-
positedin depository banks. r
Official reports from the,R Rio Grande state
at present the United States forces and Mex
lean forces seem to be acting in perfect ac-
cord with view TO suppressing the disOr-
ders on both banks OF the river.
Senator Sharon disclaims any intention of
resigning. He expects TO be in his seat at
Washington during the winter session.
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A gang Of armed thieves took possession
Of Johnson's .jewelry store in Eighth Ave-
nue., New York City, about 9 O'Clock on the
evening of thc--7th. One covered the in
mates of the store with revolver, while an-
other packed up about 1000 worth OF
watches, and two others meanwhile stood
outside with reviewers drawn and COM
PEELED the pRssers-by TO move on. They
got of safely with their plumber before the
poiicearrived.
A fire broke out in the Ocean House, Cape
May, about O'clock on, the morning OF the
9th, and extended rapidly 20 other hoteis
and cottages, burning over an area OF about
40 acrcs.z The principal. houses destroyed
are Congress Hall, the Ocean, Center, Co
mmbia, Atlantic and Merchants' Hotel. The
total loss is estimated az about e4OO,OoO. Inc
fire is supposed TO have been the work OF an
incondiary, as there had been no fires in the
Ocean House sineetise eaosegef the season.
In 1859 nearly the same area was swept by
fires s.l.sa ~ .saltsa ~ Asstslas A-a.A
William Ramsey, colored, was banged at.
Warrenton, n. c., on the Sth, for the MUIR
der OF John Taylor, also -eolored. DE con-
fessed his guilt on the scafoid, but met his
fate with great frmness.
In The town Of West Chenango, Broome
County, \. y, three brothers, James, David
and John Tabef. liTed tog other and owned
and run farm jointly. James and David
had disagfseTs Cor some time sbout the pdi-
vision Of property. On Sunday, the 10th,
Dayidweut TO fAe,barn where gJanes was
husking corn. fhey quarreled, and Bavid,
seizingn pitchfork, knocked James, down
and stabbed him in the chest Is to 20 times.
He lived only few minutes. David thea
went to the woods and blew his brains cut
DC. Griswold & Co. Enthusiastically goods,
Boston, have failed. Liabilities reported
at from 500. coo TO $2sa,OOe; assetssnot Civ
en-. rn TFwr ee
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tity exported to foreign countries last
month amounted to Is, 1897 ,2OOyards, be- |
ing an increase over the corresponding
month Of 1S76 of 1896, 900 yards. Spain
and Italy used to be the best customers
of the Irish linen manufacturers. but
the United States now consume nearly
as much Is all other foreign countries
put together Thus, during the last
month we took 6,643,0 yards out OF a
total export of $685., 200.
Ice did not become an article OF
commerce until the present century;
but already, in the United States alone,
$50, 100, 600 is invested in the business
of gathering and selling it. Large ship
ments of ice are made TO South Ameriea
and Asia-the European nations sup
plying themselves with ice from Nor
way. There has been a remarkable in
crease in the use of the article in the
United States since 1845, when only 5O,-
600 tons of it was used. In the year
1876 the consumers bought 100000
tons, and probably 100000 tons was
cut.
Haps and Mishaps.
Warren Crane, aged Is, was in
stantly killed near Van Vert, O., while
hunting, by the accidental discharge OF
his gun.
A 2-year old daughter of James
Donahue, of Monroe, Mich, was
strangled to death by piece of hickory
nut which had lodged in her throat.
-At Fort Wayne, Ind, Mr.. VIM.
Kanning's little son, aged 7years, while
playing with a revolver, was shotin the
head, innicting dangerous wound.
Capt Peter Harvey, of the schoon-
or Three Brothers, while hunting on
Deer Island, near Biloxi, Miss, was in
stantly killed by the accidental dis.
charge of his own gun. '
AT Oil City; Pa, girl named
Kingsbury, aged about II, attended the
performance of Humpty Dumpty
troupe, and was so frightened by atricb
in which man is apparently beheadeC
that she went into spasms, from the ef
fects of which she died soon after.
John Rattigan, while whitewashing
in a woolen-mill at GAINESVILLE, Wis,
| was CduSub Wy oheAAO diO OoAAlCN
around with it at the rate of about 81
revolutions a minute. He was shock
ingly mangled, and it was supposed hi:
injuries were fatal.
| AT Maysville, Iowa, daughter o
VIM. G. Garfield died from trichin,
caused by eating raw pork. Two young
er children also ate of it and were likely
to die A piece of pork was examined
and found to contain 80, 900 animalcula
to the square inch.
AT Wellsburg, W. Va, little sol
of Joseph McHenry started to cross thu
railroad track in front of an approach
ing train, when an old lady named Mrs
McMullen attempted to rescue him
The lite boy was seriously injured anC
the old lady was instantly killed.
"A 2-year-eld child of Mr.. Johr
Shea, of Lowell, Mass, whose clOthe
had caught fire from the stove, jumped
into the cradle containing his little sis
ter, aged 2 months. The boy was burn
ed to death and the infant was not ex
pected to live. The children were alon,
n the room when the accident hap
pened.