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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
The Zulus.
New York Times


The Zulus or Amazulus, with whom
the British in south Africa are again in
vslved, a. savages and civilized people
are ever liable to be, are . portion of the
Kafir race, inhabiting Natal and the
region northeast of 1t. They are far
more amiabls than the Kafin proper,
len warlike and rapacious, more indus
trious, more inclined to the ways OF
peace and civilization. They are nat
urally social, cheerful, light hearted,
gentle, aaectionate, constant, but very
passionate If aroused, and q tremely
fierce In battle. A . rule, they are 70
markAbly chaste for sava0es, bsing free
from many concupsicent sins Of the east,
and even Of Europe. Of inconsistency
they have much, and they are 50 subject
to the sway of their chiefs that then
good impulses cannot be counted upon.
Chaka, Dingam, Moskelikatze, and Others
of their fell tyrants devastated all
southeastern Africa until put down by tn
fatal rifles OF the Dutch Doors, to whom
with their naked bodies only protected
by ox-hide shields they could offer nc
effective resistance. The principal Zulu
tribes are the Amazulu, Amatute,
Amszwazi and Amatabele. The last
under Moskelikstzs, have emigrated fan
to the north, where they were found by
Livingstone nine or ten years ago, and
are variously estimated at five hundred
thousand to two millions 3,or more,
though they probably number at pres
ent over q million. Many efforts have
been made to convert them to Chris
tianity, and not without considerable
apparent success : but, like other un
tanned races, they seldom stay converted
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
Natural Bridges.

When caverns in which streams dis
appear are of small extent, and open at
both extremities,. they form natural
bridges. They are frequently met with
now in localities where no water existc.
A remarkable curiosity of this kind &C.
ours in the Valley of Icononzo, or Pandi,
in Mexico. 1t spans chasm 325 feet
deep, at whose bottom windsa small tor
rent, the Rio de la Summa Paz, inclosed
in an almost inaccessible channel. The
principal bridge measures 43 feet in
length by SO in width, and 81 feet thick.
Sixty five leet below this first bridge is
found second, consisting of three blocks,
which support themselves without any
adventurous aid the central is perfora-
ted with hole, through which the bot,
tom OF the abyss is visible. The bridge
or arc over the river Veja, near Verona,
is 125 feet high. The magnificent rock
bridge of Virginia spans an abyss which
separates two mountains-an abyss of 225
feet, in the deep obseurity of which WIFI
ten and seethe the restless waters of Ce-
dar creek. This marvellous arch is nearly
100 feet in length and IL feet thick it is
a natural curiosity, which no spectator
can survey without feelings of adnnira-
ton. In the Lebanon, torrent empty
ing itself into the Beirut river passes un-
der a natural arch 215 feet in height. A
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
Italian Method With Diphtheria.

Tho two methods of treating diphthe-
ria-with chlorate of potash and hydrate
of chloral-have been combined by DR.
Cesare Clattaglia, OF Rome, and, as be
claims, with remarkable success. He
dissolves drachm of hydrate of chloral
in five drschms of glycerine, and applies
it to the false membranes three or four
times day by means of camels hair
brush. Of the chloraSe of potash he
gives from two and half to four and a
half ounces of water, to children of from
8 to 6 years, and an ounce to adults.
With these medicines he always COM
bines tonic and restorative diet.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
A Curious Cancer.

Racine Cwis.l Letter in Chicago Times.
A young man named John Gills died
here Saturday and was buried yesterday.
The disease of which he died was osteo
cephaloma (cancer Of the bone). and the
case was of considerable interest to the
medical profession. The formation was
on the right leg, extending from the hip
to the knee joint. 1t measured fifty
eight inches in circumference, and
weighed 100 pounds. being much heavier
than all the rest of the body. The
growth of the cancer had been going on
for two years. It was lanced about
week ago and discharged considerable
amount Of generous fluid, but no relief,
the most temporary, resulted. The
Times correspondent was informed by an
able physician to-day that no other case
of the kind is on record where the cancer
had attained to anywhere so great size.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
uxDEB TIVE SNOW.


Dova in the vsliey under the bill
DDppth the NOV fakes white and sstii,
wrspping the violet sear my feet
Cod and stiff in its ~ipdiDg-sheet
hsnF, alAsI are the flowers that lie
Cod and pale 'nesth hevinter sky;
N any the dear ones ileeping Low
U Dder the shtef At driven Enov.
Pres it gently, the precious mound.
ars and white be it ever foundt
Holy angels their vseIis keep
9here my darling was laid to sisep.
Gold snd viDtrY the earth may BE-
Yet my spirit will stay with thee;
Morning and night nv hesrt VIII 60
Out "a the valley under the snow.
whm through the wfntry vsies of time
Wn,dess the spring Of that heavenly cline
When these letters Of sin and desth
Mat away In lis genial breath
when the light from the golden hills
Esrtih's dear winter with glsdnes thrHls-
PRECIOUS dovers will bloom, know, -..
Uiaoss now meath the vtnter snow.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
A New Kind of Steamer.

Trials are about TO be made ut Mar
settles Of q vessel on an entirely new
principle, propelled without either screw
or paddle wheels. The craft ID Of the
dimensions and form Of An ordinary tug
boat. and is worked BY means Of steam
pump of sixteen horse power, with .
horizontal tubular boiler. That pump
is of enormous power, and draws in con-
siderable quantity Of water, which by
the force with which it is expelled
against the sea at the stern sends the
vessel forward. The ship is furnished
with two pairs of tubes, the one acting
at the stern the other at the bow. Dur
ing ordinary progress of the boat, those
in front are closed by ordinary stop
cocks but if occasion arises for making
the steamer retrograde. the after tubes
are closed and the others opened. The
water to supply the pump is taken from
the sea alongside, and system of bar
rels filled with water is provided in the
hold to supply the pump in case of any
emergency. With this invention, it is
said that no vibration is produced, and
the machine can be easily transformed
into 8 fire-engine by the addition of a
suitable supply of hose. Moreover, it
can be readily used to prevent another
vessel from sinking, when water-logged
or leaking, BY taking tubes to supply
the pump to the ship in distress, and
utilizing the water it contains as means
of propulsion, while, st the same time,
towing the disabled craft. The pipes
for the election of the water are fixed in
direction parallel to the keel, and, when
at work, in no way interiors with the &C
ton of the rudder, simply moving the
vessel on It's course by the resistance the
water elected meets with from that
of the surrounding sea. The invention
is said to be that OF an American engin-
eer, and the steamer is reported to have
already made ten knots the hour. The
peculiar utility of this boat, if it an
swers expectations, is for river work,
and, after the trials at Marseilles, it will
again be essayed on the Rhone.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
A Great Feast.

For the first course great basin was
brought, on which was the figure OF an
SIS; this was made of Csrinthian brass,
and was loaded with sacs, in the shape of
wallets. In one was ripe olives, in the
other was unripe olives. This vase held
besides, In silver plates, kind OF oil
seasoned with honey, and the juice Of
peoples, steamiDg hot saussges, prunes
from Damascus, corn and pemegranstes.
On one side OF the table was q basket, in
which was q wooden hen with her wings
extended IS if broodiug. Under the hen
was peacocks' eggs, and in each egg .
tat ortolan dressed with pepper. Etheo-
plan slaves with long hair brought little
leathern bottles full of honey wine, fill
ing the glasses As they presented them.
At the second course, a great bottle OF
well.sealed wine was placed before each
guest. The labelz on these bottles read
that it was from Palermo, and hundred
years old. A round piece of merchsum
was placed on the table, marked with the
signs of the zodiac, on each of which food
was placed, taking care that the proper
dish was in its place; that is, on Aries
was certain kind of peas sown in that
sign, on Taurus a sirloin, on the twins
kidneys, on the seorpin crown Nero
was born in this sign), on the lion African
figures, on each of the other pastries, sea
fish, 9 lobster, goose, etc. In the midst
of all this was newly-cut grass, and on
the grass hive of honey.
When they had tasted these dishes
Nero gave q signal, and they immedi-
stely disappeared, revealing other plates
filed with rich visnds, the stomach of q
boar, q hare to which wings were
attached to resemble Pegasus, and at the
four corners of the table figures Of Satyrs
pouring highly seasoned gravies on basins
of fish. At the third course, Laceda>
mOnian dogs appeared, baying around
piece of mechanism in the form of Tyre.
1t supported An immense wild boar,
from the tusks Of which hung little
baskets Of Syrian dates. A hunter having
given lusty thrust in the sides Of the
besst, q flock of thrushes few out, and
were quickly seized, cooked and served
to the guests.
Next, three white living pigs were
brought, with ornamented muzzles and
bells. One was selected and given to the
cook, and was soon brought back. When
it WAS carved, quantities of black pud-
ding, sausages, and gatherings were
taken out, and the animal seemed to
never have been dressed. The water on
the tables fast disappeared. At the
desert, q vase was placed upon the table,
containing lottery with tickets, all kinds
of precious prizes, fishes, honey, pastry
and a great variety of comfts. Finally
they brought q pie made of thrushes,
then raisins, walnuts, CONNECTIONS, ounces
larded with cinnamon, oysters, shell fish,
flowers, and . variety Of precious wines
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06

touching rs the Foxtown Fusilier's:
I" We stop the press with pleasure to
announce the decesse Of our contemporary,
Mr.. Snsggs, the editor of the Foxtown
Flush. He has now gone to another
and better world. Persons who have
taken the Flush will find the Fusilier q
good paper.'
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06

similar bridge is thrown over the Leon
ties, near Tisr Kuraone. where the river
was tunneled through reck 80 feet
thick. The road from Wady Ell Tenn to
Nihah is carried across this wonderful
arch. The arch over the Dog river, near
the Nibsn Ell Liban, is followed out in
the solid rock. It is 80 feet thick; its
spsn 81 feet, and the height on the lower
side nearly 200 feet.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
AMONG THE BURMESE.
People Of Primitive Habits and slow
Goang Wsya-


a People sr Primiiive Habits a.a slew
Goang w.ya
From Frasers Magazine.
Some Municipalities of the Burmese
character are illustrated by the compsra-
lively slow progress made in this pro-
vince by even the most widely welcomed
accomplishments of western civilization ;
for the late date of the consolidation of
the province will not wholly account
for the passive resistance to innovation
offered BY the conservatism OF q simple
and contented people, already richly en-.
dowed by nature. Outside the chief
towns, the Burman has acquired no new
wants such as foreign civilization has
brought to his countrymen in cities. For
his food, he is content with the fish OF
the creek on which his bamboo cottage
is built and the rice which grows on its
borders, aud for clothes, with the fabrics
woven in his native village. In his Jour
neys to the neighboring town, the canoe
in which he has padded from child is
sufficient rapid carriage, and if he has
news to send to distant relatives the nat
ural and safest mode of transmission
seems by the hand of Trustworthy mes
senger. The "slow sweet hours that
bring him all things good suffice for all
his business and pleasure; he feels no
prompting to hasten to get rich, no desire
to hear news of wars and doings of f2r-of
nations with whom he has no concern,
What need to put his letter in new.
tangled envelopes 2 and who Is this
English-speaking postmaster that he
should intrust him with it rather than
the brother or COUSIN whom he has known
from infancy! As for the telegraph, how
can q message be better or more quickly
carried than by the downward current of
the mighty Irrawadyf Hence 1t is that
the po-ta authorities at headquarters
are still exercised in their minds by the
small popularity gained by the post
Office in Burmah, and that the lines Of
telegraph, which now bring nearly all
parts of the province cen rapport with
the capital Of Rangoon and with the rest
of the world, are as yet almost exclu>
sively worked for the benefit of Euro
peans. And the same causes operate in
many other directions. Thus, the circu.
lation of bank notes, which in India has
given such relief in business transactions,
has been hitherto found an impossibility
in Burmah. On the other hand, in the
towns and their neighborhood abundant
signs are found of the influence of west
ern civilization. The English shops and
stores of Rangoon are the resort Of
natives of all classes, and not only are
many Burmese houses stocked with Eng.
lish furniture, but even in the Buddhist
monastery may be seen, commonly
enough, chairs, carpets, lamps, mirrors
clocks, and even opeA>glasses and
musical boxes. Every kind Of mechan-
ical toy or instrument seems to have q
special attraction for the Burmese monk.
A group Of these ascetics, whose boast
is in their poverty, may eften be seen in
the shop Of Rangoon matchmaker and
optician examining his wares, and no
moro welcome present can be made 70 Q
monk than . pair Of spectacles or opera
glasses.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06
To classical student: Yo

TO classical student: You ask Isl
Atlas supported the world, what support
ed Atlas ?" The question, dear sir, has
often been asked, but never, so far as we
are aware, satisfactorily answered. We
have always been of the opinion that
Atlas must have married rich wife and
got his support from her father.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06

How women's hearts long for home,
love and protection only they and God
know. Some are compelled to accept a
miserable substitute for it, but a true
woman never accepts the counterfeit
coin. tIt
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06

odd lady to taxidermist: ".You
can see for yourself, man, you only
stuffed my poor parrot in the summer,
and here's his feathers tumbling out be-
foue your eyes" Taxidermist: "Lor
bless ye, IN, that's the triumph of our art.
We stuffs 'em that natural as they
mouths in the proper season." .f
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-06

endured as the consequence OF MS ue-
PRAYED debsuchery. He mildly alluded
to the postmaster as an official Dick
Turpin, whose populations could only be
compared to the terrific robberies COM
mitted in times past by those Spanish
buccaneers whom he so closely resembled
in general character and finished of
by delicately announcing that WE'LL
known young lady, in rejecting certain
young man, had done the wisest thing
possible under the peculiar circumstances
of the case.
In the next issue of the Milky Way its
patrons were informed that the editor
had found it impossible to go out to col
lect news items, because the mayor, the
editor of the Cambria Mercury, the
postmaster, Alexander Jones, and q
number of other individuals were sitting
on the curbstone and roosting around on
the back fence with shot-guns and other
murderous weapons, and looking as if
they were in earnest That same night
Mr.. Gumbs slipped down on water
spout and departed for Kansas-more
fortunate than his brother out in the far
west, whose organ, in announcing its
own demise, said: "Our editor has
lately disappeared. According to the
latest information he was last seen under
a tree, slightly raised above certain per-
soDs who were pulling at rope"-a way
of stating lynch law that could hurt
nobody's feelings, while, as friendly
tribute to the departed, il was almost as
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-01
South Canaan.
LANCE.

Quite an excitement was created on Sunday morning, April 27th, by the report that the dead body of woman had been.found in one of the meadows about half a mile from the church. News was soon sent to the village, and the proper officers appeared, a jury was sworn, and the body taken from the water in which it lay. The remains were those of mulatto woman, supposed to be insane, who made her appearance in Falls Village last Monday, and visited several houses there, ap
 bearing singularly. Just at night she was seen sitting on the steps of an unoccupied house be- longing to MT. Dwight Brinton It, is SUD- posed sEe started to walk across the meadows. considerably covered with water, and coming to this swale fell in and had not strength to extricate herself as she lay with her face down. ward Her basket was found uear the house. and her shawl was hanging on the fence near the place where she was found drowned. At the inquest and old umbrella mender (wbo travels about the country) appeared and said he had seen her before in Lenox and in Lee, that her name was Susan Knight or Ten Eyck, and
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-01
Plymouth Sketches No. 314.

At the meeting of our Literary Circle on Monday evening, the 21st, the members decided to adjourn without day; the evenings having become too short for securing more than me- dium sized audience
 Some of your correspondents having gone into personalities respecting each other, beg the privilege of having my say in regard to some things. agree with "H. N" in what he says about your Harwinton and New Preston correspondents being prolific in news items, with ideas we'll expressed. Ready, bold, free, full of dash and gossip, they may be termed the correspondents of your valuable paper But although such qualifications serve to make a live journal, they are frequently exercised outside of paper limits; and the Enquirer's staid and sober correspondents, like ''S." HI. N." myself, and perhaps others, should endeav- or to console themselves with the thought, that although all are not endowed with genius ard brillancy, yet nevertheless, conservatism Cold fogyism" the progressive" ones call iD always has been, and always will be in demand as hold back, to restrain impulsive enthusi- 1 asts from recklessly rushing the world head long into uncertain space
 I notice that difference of opinion exists among my fellow writers as to the sex of your New Preston correspondent. When, two or three months since, penned a portion of that ''column of comments" (which you deemed best not to publish) in regard to that Irritation | between "Little Ghonnie" and ''Pen Dragon, /" I did so with some misgivihgs as to the lat | ter's being female writer. Since then those missgivings have increased. In my opinion P. D. s communications contain an average of too much masculineness to be the production of any ordinary woman. But it will be said that she is an extraordinary one. If woman, she certainly isue'y remarkable; and, ifmarried, l suggest that she is ''the man of the house" |; and further, that in her family, be it small 'or large, she occasionally ''makes it lively when matters don't go to suit
 ''H. N" alludes to an instance in which he reported neighbor or some one else as having been defeated in law suit and the man felt aggrieved, and requested him to send nothing more to the paper in regard to his family. 'Put yourself in his place" would be one of the bestpreventivestoindiscrcet gossiping by news paper writers. My brother correspondents
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-01
Kent.

We are called upon to chronicle the death of one of our aged townsmen, Mir. John Blair, who departed this life on Friday afternoon, April 25te, aged 62 For some time past he had made his home with Jeremiah Fuller; He attended church twice on Sunday of last week, and retired at night apparently in his usual health, the following morning, however, he was found lying senseless on the floor in his room. It is thought he had shock. MT. B. had large circle of acquaintances and will be missed. The funeral was in the Congregation al Church on Sunday morning, Rev. Mir. Barclay officiating.
 We are pleased to learn that Mir. Cha s McBurney is to receive $1, 300 for the loss of his son George during the late war.
 MT. F. H. Gilbert, son of Allen Gilbert. has lately moved from Paterson, N. J., and is taking charge of the place of his birth, much to the joy of his aged father.
 The spring is backward and farmers begin to think work will crowd, as warm weather advances, The Housatonic river is high, showing that the snow is just leaving at the north. ***
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-01
Northfeld.

Rev. o. J. Range was expected last Tues day evening to lecture on temperance and meet the Good Templars in their lodge work. Mr. Ranges visits to this place have almost without exception been on very stormy days, and the brethren were congratulating each other that the weather was so favorable, when word was received that the lecturer could not come He is now looked for about the middle of May.
 The new store to contain the post-office is to be built at once, and a force of carpenters are already at work on the barn. The store will be built and owned by the Knife Go.
 Some of the workmen at the factory are much inconvenienced by poisoning from the dust of kind of wood much used lately for knife handles. LANCE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-01

Patterson, the man who bought seat in the |. s. Senate from South Carolina negrc legislature. and who kept it by selling out to the Democracy, has wound up his public ca- reer with very characteristic performance He was sent by the last Senate on an investi- gation into matters in the Indian Territory It now turns out that he managed to make a months investigation" cost $17,000. A crowd of hangers on charged outrageous prices for services. probably never rendered, and a deputy sergeant-at-arms brought in bill for railroad fares when the whole party travelled on free passes. All of which is of piece with Patterson. .
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-01

The success of the Read Carpet Co.'S Car pets is something wonderful, commencing few years ago making not more than five or six thousand yards per month they have in- creased to an enormous production which is all mediately taken up by such leading houses as A. T. Stewart &.Co., & w. & s. Sloane, N. Y. They are not only the handsomest designs, many of them rivalling the best Body Brus- sels, but they are superior in quality to any Carpet made, and are sold at prices lower than the same grade of any ether make. David M Read, of Bridgeport, is the sole agent for the United States, he supplies all other merchants with them and cuts them up to his. Retail custimers at wholesale prices.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
The President vetoes the Army bill.

The President vetoes the Army bill.
 An Alabama Congressman has been chal- lenging Senator Logan to a duel.
 Congressman Rush Clark, of Iowa, is dead.
 Sen0te.-The Army bill was discussed dur ing the week, and passed as it came from the House, Al to 30.-A resolution passed repeating the old rule allowing the Vice President con- trol of Senate appointments. Monday MT. Pendleton favored admitting Cabinet officers to the floor of Congress MT. Merrill opposed it.
 House.-A bill proposing double standard and unlimited cornage of silver has been favor ably reported in the House.-The Stephens silver bill passed without debate.-After be- Ing debated all the week the Legislative bill passed on Saturday, 40 to 119. The vote on striking out the political clauses was 124 yeas to 13O noes.