The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-07-17
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The Egyptian question: Pat fwho
has come to London with q view to en-
igrate)-" Sure, I've come about that
situation y're advertiser 7" News
vender (who has put out bulletin
about the Situation in Egypt D.
"What situation dye mean2" Pa
(pointing to the poster "Its Thu
won in Egypt I'm afteri" News
vender-" Pooh iTthat's on the state of
affairs" Pat-"Divl ha'porth /
care whose estate it's onl bedad, I'll
take it."-London Punch. rl
WHEN q nice-looking young lady
Yields to the iciness of the pavement
and gently falls down, every young fell
low in sight will rush to her assistance
lift her up, inquire tenderly if she j
injured, and be rewarded by grateful
smile; but when an old and homely VIC
man meets with the same mishap, sh
will Chamber to her feet by the aid
the nearest hitching post, and all tho
male lookers-on will remark, "The old
gal got down, didn't she? hal hal" and
there is no smile on the part of the sc
cidentee.-NelD H-Sen Register.
A DISTINGUISHED Senator of Georgia
has quit the timber traffic for the pos
sum trade. One night recently he ex-
perimented with raft of lumber, sell
ing the raft-load of $50 feet for $13.
The following night he went 'possum
hunting, killed thirty-two 'possums and
sold them for SIC. This contrast struck
the statesman SO heftily that he has
donned the hunters buckskin and moe
casins once for all.
ONE-HALF MILLION of Archbishop
Purcell's liabilities were wiped out by
the congregation of st. PauPs Catholic
Church in Cincinnati. The sum due
the congregation amounted to Just
81 100000 A resolution directing that,
as the worshipers in st. Pauls believed
it impossible for the Archbishop to pay
off the immense debt, they unanimously
pledged themselves to remit one-haH
their claims was adopted.
SAILS are recovering somewhat Of
the estimation that ten years ago they
threatened to lose entirely. 1t is found
that all the advantages are not on the
side of steam. In freightage OF the
heavier, coarser kind, cheapness is
more of an element than speed. En-
glishmen are discovering that it is more
profitable to bring American wheat over
the Atlantic by sails than steam.
The usual rambler Of men employed
to clean the streets of Berlin is 700.
But during almost the whole month of
January it was necessary to supplement
the regular staff by a corps of 1,400
assistants in order to clear away the
snow. During January over 100000
carloads of snow were carried away,
and yet O great number Of streets re-
NAMED impossible.
HEwas sharp-looking little man who
offered to go on the bail bond OF a
prisoner. The counsel for the people
was suspicious, and asked him, quite
sternly, do 1 understand you to
swear that you are property holder In
this country?" "You dc" The answered
proudly, Il own two lots in burying-
ground less'n quarter mile from
here"
LIVERPOOL has suffered, and still
suffers, from terribly high rate Of in
FAINT mortality. During the past nine
years 222 of every 1000 infants born
within the borough have died under 1
year of age. This proportion declined
from 239 per 1000 in the five years
1904 to 200 in the more recent four
years 1858.
Miss KELLOGG has signed contract
with Mr.. Maurice Strakosch to appear
in the principal cities of Europe. She
will be released from her engagement
to Mr.. Max Strakosch after the 18th 0
April and will sail for Europe during
the latter part of that month. She
will probably be absent tive or three
years. -
ADocToR at Coventry, England, has
been sent to prison for four months, at
hard labor, for neglecting to attend a
sick child when summoned, although
he contended that the case was not rep
resented as urgent, and furnished evil
dence that the ehild's life could not
have been saved if be had promptly at
tended.
TIE either is a musical instrument
that is not heard much in the United
States, but in Germany it IS IN use to
such an extent that a CO. 7ention OF
players is soon to be held there.
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III Ugm ls7IQlIVeM 9ql 90 o. p!es 81 'usd
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THE number of Protestant mission
aries in the world is given as $500, and
their annual support as $6,000,0O0. d.
ENGLISH steel pens are almost exoln-
iyely made by women.
THERE are over 100000 acres of
public land in Alabama subject to entry
or homestead. sr ... 81
TWINS are the psropets of q house.