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t1UIt'S.


e. Now IA the time to buy thermometers, They
are seldom 10 low.
A young man with his llrst goatee may be said
to haye tuft tttne Ut It.
It Stewart 10 AnsI.-.t*u Haven Rt4,istsr, AT,
tho ptcscnt time It seenls so.-A!banu Arqus.
Linen busters dyed black do not deceive meu
WHO Know what good oysrsoats aru. They ars
tuo thlu.
soEe ono says that nothing Is healthy that is
fried, This Ia probably su. Even Friday IL uu-
hcaity-fur eahSlrtsd Mur1crcs4.
.Sce what Ecnt ths enyous Casca uattc, :"
said atark Antony 1u his orut1oh; aud w sup
posu that WIS thu leased ao could say about IT,
NuFuHte.
A bcgyar kuosked at tho door, aud uuexpcct.
e.lly, tic tcal of tho latntl5 opened it. 'Youug
Inan,h said thu latter, ~ came here twenty
years agu With two sLi1lines, and washed dlthcs
for Il living, und now look ut me-" Aud he
threw his chest our ai,d heamel. "bir,n replied
tho pcggar. "can you direct mu to anybody who
has 4 lot Ut d4ncS tu eleanf''
Ills the water al frozs upi" asked Aunt Dor
othy Of Jeetns, wEo Naa trying to trcak tho
water in TITO WateFtask on Monday Iuoru!ue.
mo. aunty, Ahould sly It W4& irozc Iuwo,n
aud ls turncu his Aatchct 70 II seat shower Ut
tue 'ra In ihs old lady's face. "Thas's N fm-
, 1879-01-21
CALEB GUSHING.


Tho late Caleb Cushing IL saist, besides Ills
serious stul!rs, 10 have read moro novels of cy-
cry sort than any man Ut hls time. Ilc read
tlem In English, French, urrmall, and spnntsh,
though French novels wcre Ills favo7itcs, espe.
tially those produced during the long reign Of
Louis XIV. liz had doyourcl most Of tho Gal.
liz t1rttun living between tho lmtcrmnab1e tomrs
of Mlnu. III scu1cFI md tho klcalIy.elcgaut So
clal pictures ot Nine. De LAFAYETTE, down to tho
works Of Da1zac, Gcorgu Sand, Soullc, Karr,
Mussct, Gauticr, Souvcstrc, Fcvai. Munger,
chanpaeary, Fcytleau, FIaubert, Dun,ss,
itugo. mud oil tho rest. II IL sa!,l
that l.e could remainder long passages from
l1uclos, rsrvost, antl 6ado; eoiild recall tho
plots and incidents aad nass,o the characters VI
hundreds Of ro'naaees which hu hail nut ut,cuc.l
fur twenty-five years. One II: his aseucatns has
Expressed tio opinion that lsu must hays de-
yo'l1cl Ut lelst b,lU0 novels, us lln tJul uastcr
Quo Ut tho ordinary s!zu In thFcc or four lluurs
aud Inns been ku"wn to get through Will. Il
dozen week aa nlerr recreation Ii h1s strictly
tnleIlertual lnbura. H. ts old that Il n,an who
hal Bell tnst2 tnr tlsy statistics and psusatc
t4cts, for surh writer's a. salIrcr, tsrotius. Puff
icnhori. and Sicl',pr, should .hayN tkra .lc-
Ii.llt in ia sophie" nnd "l.o Fa,san I'ar-
yunu." but Cushing Was futl Ut oorosl,us an.l
Inconsistencies, though IN a!l Ills yaratlnns AMI
tcrgsycFsat.oua he w. undeyatingty loyal TO
hl4 conception Of KcIf.lntcrcst.
.lftanH tyao JoHrHaf.
The late ca1rb Cl,hII. anu choatc, at trial
whcrc lhuy represented different sides, wcre
both anxious for Ill adjournment. AZ this waB
Nv unlssna! thing tor either, nftrr tue alluurn-
mcnt alr. t;rrrts.., fr!r,Id, ussel Cl!.,ate thu
reason. This Is Ills ACCOUNT: satt! |, How Is
u lat yoil Meru really lot continuance to-uays
u IL little oad oi yU.t.n Cllnatu replied, "Oi,,
NH Eittlo pressed with bli ,ncss, ard rau VI.
ford to let This eas9 stand uYer." Sail l,
"choats sht. Is sf,ser nonsrnsy. ~ tell ro.!
What thu tnalter Is. You arc a'rA!l of C,.sun:."
so .o,n. s" ~" W; ts s;,.. ssH'y % s %% !a %t
!, "th!s is pretty goui. Thu itlra Ut
Rutus Choatu helng, iflsatcned! What on CARL,
do you fcaF In Cusls1nyt" Mi. Gerrish, ! will
tell you. mn alruid Ut Ills overwhelming
lnnwledEe Of the law" III the AFTERNOON c,,sll-
lug camc Into tie Office. went tuT h,n at
olec. Caleb. What WIS this mattrr to.lnyi
VIM didn't }ou insist on trying tlat cusrl"
"Ohl" liz replied, "the weather Ii warm, and
We have tnueh to attend to, aud dhlnt care To
hurry matsets.n "Suw, Gushing, In lunrst:
wcrv YOU nut little aisald of Chuatefh "W.ll,
Gerrlsll. to te candid abuut II, was. Arc yoll
satisfied nowlr lllca inquired what llu tcasr.l
Choate for. "Do you tl!Ink," said /, "that liz
kuows any moru law than you .lo1" =. No.
str, loH't," Was tic answer; 'but Fin afraid
OF the man's influence With = Jury, right or
WtQNE.n
, 1879-01-21
SCOTCH 1NDfFrl;nENCE TO TIE
DEAD.


Cord Htfdf.
Ne have been lilly looking at-iu fact, over.
1ookIng-a large, long l,ackinc-ca.r, which lar
In the fore part Of the hoat, nil alone. Now, a.
VIC stopped Mt little wooslcn p.cr, four men
camc forward and carried It, rather unstea.3iIy.
for It seemed heavy, across tho ganeway oil
shore. There they left II, 1aytng on top Of It
two barrels filled With tatahtcs and t1rtpkabtes.
ami stooI 1oating about, watching the cab1e
altupcd and oirr boat stentn TN across The Sound
What Q stludics II would hare given to the
young English bride and bridegroom, lad the
known that II, that packng-ea.c VIC had landed
on1 Silent passenger probablv once bcIonguu
10 these regions, md now brought hct,c trvt,
0han, OF NlasGow, or still further off, i,Is Hfeia
work done, 10 sleep, as Is The rrayIuc Of Inc
Highlander, under tic shadow OF hls m.
tive mountains. To those who know lie
depth Ut Tenderness In flie Scottish hcart It IA
perpetual marvel, the extreme Indifference aud
apparent want Of respect thown IL tAe sal in
Scotland. Not merely In such inatanccs as this,
only tuo common; but as q general rule yDi
inaJ 20 IRON end tn end 0f 2LntIanJ uuJ srafcr.
IY an1 t,lriul ground which to In tic least
cared Tor which Is uat one ina.s III btiare, net
ties, aud wce1s. Possibly this .psinge lrult, The
ultra-Cnlvshlsttc horror oi ropery, as instancctl
IN tho silent cutnn,ttttng vi tartI to eartb
"0in W. pras over tIss de'1 wsl, sunu b. pray.
tng for tlrtn.H said ono n.HatgHr Atuuse jieud.
rIga to M EngisI, clergyman. II a ,ntAlern Old
Mortality should arise and put in urItr-eye,
into sutil decent order as tarHer nuts Ills fcjI
-thrse gardens nf tho Lord" Gods Acre Es
tho Germans call theIn-ln which We stlall alt
be onu daF planted, Il would b. great toun to
ESotInuti.
, 1879-01-21
chrtstmaa-prc.eDt. for Queen y1c,ortn.

chrtatmaa.presents for Queen v1ctortn.
Queen Victoria has had the kindly custom for
mary years Of receiving at Osh,rIlc House on
Christmas Eve the poor old people an.i children
Of tie adjacent villages, un.t of presenting Il,
them IL perA'n gifts VI food and cioshtng. This
p!ete seclustou, nnti hrr bencfar.io,,s we're liz.
venseu BY the pretty little hands Of rrincrss
Beatrice. Tho Old woaicn OF tho ncighhorhou1
were presented with dresses, the l,oy1 received
good woEu. .carts, aud the girls shawls, the
young people helng also rxga1cd With cake.
, 1879-01-21

EtHf0li Fra FrsAs.
The San Francisco jost SAY :, j" The best Iftsh
md Willaltrs taco1 IL Lonloo comes iroCn
Chicago aud y Louis, and superior Yorkshire
hams iron Ctucinpatf.n The itosl Mlxht have
aoded that The best sSssl vheese in this country
y made Ia Milwaukee, aud hut most u tLq
French mustard comes from BulIalo.
, 1879-01-21


A tig chap With half tuahel OF wAiskers
saunte.cd up to the sssn.p-clerk'4 window In
tho rost.Ofllre yesterday With y letter iu hts
hana, anl Ills eye ut onee caught this s!en:
"Cas,ada money nut taken for stamps" Read
inu uyer twice 10 Ls sure he Was right, he eud tu
the erTk:
"Can buy 'oms stamps with Canada
Iho clerk po1ntc.f to the sign.
"YounE INN, wun't Cahaua ulancy buv post.
age-stulnps heret continued tic man.
"WIiat .!oe1 that sign tayt" replied the clerk,
II llclnund tu klluw," persisted Tho man rals
lug his soiee y good deal, ~ de.nautl tu kuuw il
Canaia money won't buy postags-ata,nps VI
thfs wln,!uWlh
mo, slr, IL wnn't!"
"Do yul It'll mu that II hand you 4 Caua-
dian dollar btll you won't give mu sta.npa Tor
Atn
II do, tlr!"
swell, wouldn't II were you /" quietly Oh
served tue stranger as he 1al1 luwn tlirru Fan.
Rre ee!!ts for y le.lcr-staIup Aul hulnbIy "a.
ceycl hnd licked It ull.
, 1879-01-21

corasc. anil behold there werc Two. 1t seemed
That an,tl.cr child In The nc:cl.l,orloul l,a,!
died ntl the parents, hc!ng tho poss Il, hIrn tho
hnna, and knowing there was C,tfne to he music
at the Dtlsrr funeral ansllpw, hal brought their
dead infant anil pnt It alongside Of the other
cori'sc. In wInse holor the m,,siIlI entertain
tncht vas gotten up, aml wit1lon: co,hultiug
the chief musician. lie was tl,ldlnQ away for
dear tlfc, when his musical eve caught thu
scton,l corpse, to PLAY for which lie haj not
been hired, and he stouped .hc music at once.
HI vas almost pus'lclle IN Ills Indignation
ut tltis shameless nttcnut to deal hcat HIM lie
told the vrtf stricken survivors that he would
scc them oil in IIn!ifax brtorr he would let
then, wiring In n Wholc moe2uc pn him In that
way; they might whistle 10 shrIr ct,rpsr II thor
wanted to, for no other Jug won!l ht plar. Tic
nall-snateFs reasoned with hln; they rn.nteti
ot,t the Snnllness of tho cnrpsc and low It cost
no more xcrtlnn to fiddle for Gne tIinn wllolo
graveyard. Would he not nt least make spcttat
ratcsf but he refused. he wanted tic nslrc ot
two wlo!c ruFDses. Things teyan to iouk
gloomy, wien The American. iaid lown tls
ox'ra dollnr md l,alf. The bef. avctl pascnts
Hept tears Of Joy. The titlllcrs tunrl In, and
the hrtIat on tho drum banged away with fresi,
vixor, ~ that It vss pleasure merely 10 look
on.
, 1879-01-21

market opened firm with ST. .0i bid; advanced Ia
si.o1H, declining to ~. ni;s, Mt which nrIcc It
closed; Shipments. II, 600, averaging IL, QUO;
transactions. 150, GOO.
rtTrsHt'nn, ,tAn. %. 20.-prrnot1ttw-t}u,r and
sfnuy; crude. sf.e3si at TAtkcts for shipment;
refined, 0c- Fhlaue}nh,a delivery.
, 1879-01-21
T1I.EF1n.

1oLhho, O., Jan. 20.--QAA,n-Whest dull;
:. Mees Alehigan, January, oae; fsbraary, eaAe;
~ ~. : red winter. February. R3Ac. Corn quiet;
ae aiea mixed held At a2He; No. 2, spot, 32o; Nav.
s'AWaac. Oats Qulet aud unchanged.
, 1879-01-21

=, o1es'0F U93uE-f<N 10 7H3 9f1bNNA.
AAasAs CITY, Jan. 20. -6HAax-The Price Cur.
~ t reports wheat receipts. .7. TO ba; shipments
.o'o7a bu; unsettled; No. 2, cash, 81he; Jana.
~. u INC; Nc. .. cash. 75e; Iaausry, 75Ne; No.
n.ea. sa.a. 72e; carn-Rscelpls, 10, ara bn; ship
s,r ~, u V+o o1i dsmi No. =, cash, 22Ac; jan
, 1879-01-21
DETROIT,

nfTRo'r. jap. 20. .-fIoua-Firm and quiet.
nRAN--Whcat easier: s1tsa, hsk<e ssked No. j
.alte. eake; January, p1Ne; Fsbzaarr, oAc;
sstnaa. ssa. AAe; April. e7ae; zoeelpu, 81, 3s7 bu;
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.ntFAlo. 1sn. :o.-0KA.x-Whest nsgleeted
SAD potainal: hodoss drru. Corn dull; .aIes OF
s0s ~ 70 r on Track 1t 37Q3Hc. Oata dali: sals OF
MY !" sslef9 on track II Tssc. RJs neglected.
RAILROAD fAk1uuTs-uachnngsd.
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elkFkLAHu. o. Jan. "a. 20.-Pkz1oLxun-un-
saaaSed: standard whits. ITO tsat, DC.
VII Cl7T. r., JaA. 2p.-PxIRol2ux-Tha
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hExratt, Tenn. Jan. 70. .-CorTns-1n good
Demand: receipts, =, o43 bales; shipments. u, an;
stock, Il. Ill; sales. ., a:0; exports. 900; spin.
ness, T60; speculation. 100; niddl!ag, DC,
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ctactNxAfr, O., Jan. 20.-CoFTos-8teady, with
4 fasE demand, At Oc.
ftouH--Duil; family. st.e3Se6.e3,
oeA!x-Wheat dull; red add wh!se, OolOec.
.o!n aal! tud dsooplp9 ~ 31Q32e. Oats dul! d.
.s'tSts7c. Rye dull At t152c. Barlsy dull; No.
2fall, $l.o5.
Faovlsloxs-Pofk drm: htli It 80. 90 cash; sslss
W. NY ~ bursr March. Lard higher; steam, 81. 90.
sh.. sk iassse nu!tt but nrn; shoulders, $J.I7,;
* ~ r.. W buyer March; abort clear, xt.;i0. La.
III wafea .eafea snt arm al 81. 10, s. UU, and S3.25.
nMnlsKf-Quist and weak al 81, d.,
pufrgH-Duil and UNCHANGED.
A'ssxku 0L-4llet but hta Vt a3c
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8pzt1dl OIIed1tA 70 7HS 2F78NH3-
MttwApkkE, Jan. 20.-Tha stock Of grain IN
Milwaukee at tho opening Of business on Jan. 20
Il reported by the watehousemen ~ follows: d,
WHEAT.
, 1879-01-21

IRREGULAR MORALS.

iNffr Inrk tt"fl5.
"Awake, my sou1.t So rny soul II aw0ke+
"Take pca 10 shrsri'"' 81 pen 1t then take.
Make d pocm!" And stta,Rhtway poem II
moke.
"And wrtto for the rfghtr' For the right It then
wroic.
"Iet Thy thoughts b" en1iRhtencdw 1ts thoughts
wcrc rnute.
And nv aou. Altttnx down, soon these .errcs In
date.
Do Ftron9. q my brothe.si There II millions In
strength:
Wfona ia -hnst.tt.cd, and right aye must vAnquish
At lcnct!,
II, acornln2 tho wrong. VIC do othars no wrength.
sur:n,n cordial Whalcvtr il bad mr!t he worse;
Ana tho sad II they're upright, shall noycr grow
Fnfar,
Aud the Vood sud tho bad still be otter and glursa
Q how could tho sneicnla havr hnne what TINY did
!! their hearts to philosophy hail not been Wild
FaeH how could thry ever lave snid what they sdf
, 1879-01-21

To Vt-1F'N I'm Fs
"1LHtSorox. Jhn. 20.-apinira or TuRrxx.
7tNE-Fifm n coke.
, 1879-01-21
BALTIMORE.


E!.6o&l4. 10; do family, -. 6o1l5. 90.
Observation-Disclosures quiet; shade ffrnsr
No. = Western winter red, spat and January,
sos; February. 81. o5si&s1. 01T March, II. o7Ga
1.07:4. cora-Wcatcen quiet and moro steady
Western mixed. spot and January, 43aGt434c;
fsbsussy. 43tGe43Ac; March, 44}4c;April 44Ils,
steamer. 4oAs Oats mors inquiry and q
'hido better; Western white, 3oc; No. ! do mI1
Cd, est@:0hc; PsnnsYyanIa, 2o03:c. Rye
asead7: fats to good, 6Gb68c.
uAr-Dnli: prime Peans5lvanfa. $40 oo0l1. 90.
rEovIsoSs.botser inqu!sy and hsm. -Mcss
ps;t, poss;; to!d, $3.50; new $0.ho. Dulk meats-Looso
~ ~ p.sted, ssw.saa4ae. Il s n.eos9 asee
shou.dets. old. 81 QIc; clear rib sides. new GXc:
M@s' no" suzsr-euscd, 0.ic. Lard, Irsdnsd. tes.
packed. lgGolBc: rolls, 131l7c.
,,aafH asffHRotM.uA-Fism; T. no offerings; crude, 8He;
e.iesc, .;s9s,tIHp;ss 1;Ss;S, and nona'y ss.dn Rio
Wn,skY-Dnii ~ iii II 81. ooda1. oo.s.
FHriol,7+-To Livsrpool psr us:': :tesm nom,n.,,v
'tnay; scrFioNS eos.oFi Nd; Sar S E. "a; Efs!n aSa
eun It, 90 b.; % o.ts 1 xS Su "1ea'' o. soo eu.
saifAzs7s-"a'oat, 10, Zoo su; cosu. 10, COO bu.
ST. LOUIS.
sr. Louis. No., Jun. c0.-F1oun-Dall and
unchanged.
t'nA,N-Whcat inactive md lower: No. rsd
"~ N"t"t u7eosuu"s3 itt;Af1 utI u1s s4Etu ulC
March; No. do, 90Ac; No. 2 sprlag higher, at
s"c. Corn n'nwcF; cash dull; opt.uns active; No. =
MIXED. 2o!i0:oAc cash; 3ot0.0Ac February:
N493le March; 32Hc0a.1 W May. oass higher:
No. 2. 2ltsQb..tc cash: 2lc bid January. Nrs
quiet At 434(s4ic. barley dull and pnchsneed !:
choice Wisconsin D0c.
WHtnkr-SIesdy 1t 31.0t,
Fnoyls,oxs-l'ork higher at $500 ca,h .na
March. Lard higheri 8U.o0 asked; tS. 10 BID :.
Artsle. 81: u. luik meats st,ong and higher; lev
sal.s a. t6s,o r.iess l!!te done; tMlir cutel
February delivery: 20. days clear r,bs, 81. so.
MAcon ht1hcri clcaF rims 81. 10 "a. rs cash; 33!5
sweet picked hams nothing dune.
itEcE!r1a Flour. 1, 00u bstsi wheat. 81. COO bu;
fota, q o00 bu; oals. IL, 000 bu; rye, 4, COO bu
batltr. l0. zoo bu.
sn'FxkATs-Flnur, 10, 900 htls; wheat, T. 600 bu;
tuiM. aohes 1ats none: rye. 600 bu; barley.
,alss; Go bales: receipts, i,2Oo; shipments.
!,oooi stock. ~, l80.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-18
Srirnce and Industry.

"a
-v A statistician computes that $780,
600 watches and 100000 clocks are
annually turned out in different parts of
the world =l1 .-5.
Flower farmingis about to be intro
duced in Santa Barbara and also in Al
varado County for the extraction of
scents, California being prolific in flow
ers above all other growths. Dra-
The recently arrived Sheffield OPP
eratives are making fine razors in the
Hotchkiss shop, at Bridgeport, Conn.
Razor making has never been successful
in this country before.
The production of spirituous liquors
in this country, in the year ending last
June, was 1892 Cpl gallons. Making
allowance for the expectation OF A.
S37 ,5S1 gallons during the year, the to-
tai product affords over agallon year
to every man, woman and child in this
country.
/ One firm at Pittsburg employs 100
men upon wrought iron wagon fittings.
They control nearly 100 pateh its cover.
ing devices used and processes for ttrn-
ing out the different parts of ma
chinery. The firm makes the nee
essary fittings for 10000 wagons every
year.
\ 1t is stated that the celebrated
pomologist of Europe, DIR. Van Mons,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-18

has fruited over $1,000 varieties of
pears, which is only small portion of
the whole number produced by differ
ent individuals. This may seem in
credible to those who are not acquaint-
ed with the culture of this fruit, and to
those familiar with the peculiarities and
capricious nature of the pear, it be-
comes matter of no little surprise. .'1.
r "A continuance has been invented by
Messrs. Dufilhot 4 Duprat of Bordeaux,
France, for regulating the speedlof ma
'chinery. It consists Of n spirtile to-
which rotary motion is impaired by the
machine to which it is attached; on the
spindle is fitted sliding cone, and I'M
der the latter is a cross-head, bearing
bent and counterpoised arms jointed
thereon. When the spindle is revoked
by the machine, the arms are thrown
OutwardS at their lower extremitles, but
impinge upon the cone with their upper
extremities, and by means of their vary-
ing friction on the cone, which increases
with the velocity of the motion of the
spindle, the speed of the latter is con-
trolled, and its means and that of the
machinery, with which it is connected
by gearing-wheels. .ytt'ioyl (
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-18
Endurance of the Horse.

In order to test the endurance of
horses in the cavalry service, trial
match on horseback was recently. IN
dertaken by eight Italian officers of the
Novara Cavalry Regiment. The task
was to travel 312 miles from Milan,
through Verona, Modena and Piscenza,
back to Milan in five days, over roads
generally good, but in some few places
muddy, with deep ruts. The task was
accomplished with some hours to spare,
and without undue fatigue to the horses.
Thirteen pounds of corn, and from six
and half to eight and half pounds of
hay were found TO be sufficient daily "a
tons for each horse during the march,
and occasionally a little water thickened
with a little flour and salt. On arriving
at their stables the horses were always
well wisped, and half an hour after
ward their girths loosened. The aver
age rate of marching during the jour
ney was between five and five and a half
miles an hour; this, of course, included
occasional trots.-iNrf, Field and Farm
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-18
East AND SOUTHEAST.

Erastus BigelOw, inventor Of many valua-
bic improvements in machinery for making
textile fabrics, died ofparalysis, at Boston, on
the 9TH, aged 65.
AT the Massachusetts, municipal elections,
held on the 9th, women voted for members
Of School Committees, and il is said that the
polling-places were never so quiet and or
DERBY before. In Boston nearly 1000 women
were registered and most Of them voted.
Prince, Democrat, was elected Mayor of
Boston by plurality of 76S. Salem re-elect-
ed Henry Kemper, Republican, and G. A.
Sanderson, Greenbacker, was chosen in
Lynn.
The fishing schooners y. II. Phillips and
Andrew Leighton, both of Gloucester, Mass,
are given up as lost with all on board. Each
had i crew Of IL men.
The Grand Jury of Niagara County, n. Y,
have found an indictment against Mrs. Ada
line c. Hotchkiss and DR.. Hugh McGregor
Wilson for the murder Of the husband of
Mrs. Hotchkiss, some II years ago. Ever
since Mr.. Hotehkiss died, with symptoms
Of poisoning, there have been suspicious of
foul play; but it was only recently that his
remains were exhumed and an examination
made, which, even after the lapse of so many
years, DEVELOPED unmistakable traces
of arsenic. Or. Wilson was Mr..
Hotchkiss's attending physician during
his last illness. and the unconcealed fond
ness of Mrs. Hotchkiss for the Doctors So
ciety. and the fact that the two subsequent
" left that part Of the country about the
same time, were considered additional
grounds for suspicion. A son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hotchkiss also died quite suddenly
soon after his fathers death, and this viii
likely lead to another investigation. Mrs.
Hotchkiss came into possession of about
$4,000 by the death Of her husband and son.
For some years both Mrs. Hotcfrkiss and
DR.. Wilson have lived ia Detroit, Mich,
and an officer was sent thereto effect their
arrest.
The village Of Red Rock, near Bradford,
Pa, was almost destroyed by an oil fire on
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-18
The Uses of Tails.

A very important function of the tail
of the YAK, cat, squirrel and many other
animals, to which drew attention some
years ago, has escaped the notice of
Prof Niiyart. 1t is that the bushy tails
of these animals serve very important
function in preserving their bOdy-heat
during their nightly and their wintery
sleep. In cold weather animals with
bushy tails will be found lying curled up
with their tails laid carefully over their
feet like q rug, and with their noses
buried in the fur of the tail, which is
thus used exactly in the same way and
for the same purpose as we use respira-
tors. / have Manx tailless cat, who
can not, of course, carry on the funtion,
but he makes very good substitute for
it by using the back of one of my other
cats. When he can not be SO accommo-
dated. he sleeps with his hands crossed
over his face, "just like a Christian, :"
as my cook says.-Ndts1e. 3frL.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-18
Odds and Ends.

1t suits the children to have Kris
come down the chimney, and it ought
to SCOT Kris, tOo.-YOnkerS Gazette.
Moody and Sankey propose to fight
it out in St. Louis if it takes all winter.
-Butalo Express. .' q " .f'A t"-i' .
Robert Burdetteis tired of featuring
and travel and fame, and writes: Il
wish l was just seven years old, and
Christmas lasted three months, and |
had stocking as long as a telegraph
pole" s..,1 a.. ........,.A4s
There IS nothing so charming rs the
innocence of children. 8 Mamma, said
Il 5-year-old, the other day, q l wish you
wouldn't leave me to take care OF baby
again. He was so bad had to eat all
the sponge cake and two jars of'rasp-
berry jam. to amuse him. SEQ FyYH-
cisco Post. 'i'a1
Twas the night before Christmas, .,-.aAt
When ALI through the lrotise - A3hf
The young folks were stirring
And a Young lady, weighing enc lIllTned
90. and sixty pounds. wh6weIit to the'ciSSet
Z to get goblet, was scared almost to
q death" by q dear little mouse
= -Norristolrn Herald.
t-s' Jennie, darling,' he said, as they
cdb NOLIl HltC ny rlNC III liAC DA1f Ol'i-
fashioned chair, whose generous arms
had often encompassed similar pair;
''my sweet girl, ''Aand the fire tbktzed
and cracked, and snapped its lively
chances of light 'outin the darkening
room; ''my dearest one, and theft
full shadows came and went. into the
apartment, making grOtesgue figures
upon its handsome walls: g .Eght,of my
b HE, and her pretty head nestled con
.fding1y ags,instIfs manly vest, through
whose folds the beating of his tenders
heart was plainly audible; "my beacon
light, and ne pressed in his honest
palm her little hand-oh, SO little! and
he said "my little pet, and outside
the wind blew fierce, while the dashing
rain smote hard against the pane,
heightening the peaceful influence OF
the glowing CRATE; " my own dear girl, ~
and the tremor in his voice wasIborn
of purest love; "my guiding star, -
he said-he said. Well, blest il, we
know what else he did say; but that
was enough. With woman's intuition
she knew his meaning, and she scooped
him ROckLand Courier.