The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-01
WAITS AND WINES.
SOFr SOEr WIND

Soft, soft Wind, from the sweet south sliding.
Watt thy silver eloud-webs athwart the summer
sea-
Thin, thin thrssss Of mist on devy finger, tr1niuv
Weave a web OF s~yPled saaze to .hads my babe
and me.
Deep, deep love, within thine own abyss abiding.
Pour Thyself abroad, o Lord, on earth and air and
| sea,
Worn, weary. hearts within Thy holy temple hid
ing,
Shield nom sorrow, sin ant shame, my helpless
babe and me.
Pork is not admitted to the best so.
ciety in Italy.
The honeymoon is too orten only
another name for the sigh-noon.
..One of the "beauties of spring"
the cheering TACT it never gives US fall
election.
Chinese poets have license to make
gait" rhyme with dog" and their
work is easy.
The hair of the buffalo is now
largely EMPLOYED in making oyercoats
which are al. wool.
The favorite resource of the Turks
is procrastination-their national weapon
is the yet again, as it were.
Some ssy that the Quickest way to
destroy weeds Is to marry widow. It
is, no doubt, most agreeable species of
husbandry.
For @ it's poor mule that won't
work both ways" in yesterdays issue,
please read, it's poor rule" ETC.
cincinnati Enquirer.
Vermont comes to the head with a
horse having seven legs and FIVE horns.
A horse fitted up as deliberately as this
ought to be killed and stuffed, and nailed
up somewhere for hat rack.
AN agricultural society offered 9
premium for the best mode of irriga>
ton, which was printed irritation "by
m istake. A farmer sent his wife to
claim the prize.
There are two worlds fairs to take
place next year, and you can tsKe your
choice between Mexico and Australia.
You'll find the landlords in each case
about the same.
When boy does something funny
and you laugh at it he will invariably
keep doing it twenty or thirty times
more, till you have to knock him down
with something.
-" Plant lice" is at the head of an
article in an agricultural exchange.
This is very unsatisfactory. Where,
and how, shall we plant them, and what
variety does the editor cultivate
"A Yankee humorist was giving an
account of his experience as hotel
keeper. "Did you clear anything by
it ?" asked listener. az cleared six
rail fence getting away from the sheriff."
was the ready answer.
Swell: "Oh, Robinson, 1 am not
at all satisfied with these trousers"
Shop keeper: Indeed, sirI Sorry to
hear that. We made 'em to measure,
too~ Swell: "Yass. But, you see,
l didn't want them to measure-T want
ed them to wearr'
-.Quoth wise man to youth one day
Tell me your aim in life, pray"
"a mighty general I'd be-
Replied the youth, ambtiously.
Then quoth the STRIPPING to the sage:
"Tell me your aim In your old ags."
Then said the sage, little tired:
"AimP Oh have no aim; I've hrea.'
Oysters are never eaten in their
fresh state in China. After being taken
from the shell they are plunged into
boiling water, then exposed to the sun
until thoroughly dried. In such rondi,
ion they retain their delicacy ard Ms
i've flavor for long time.
Wash a baby up clean and dress
him up real pretty, and he will resist
Ill advances with most superlative
,rossness; but let him eat molasses GIN
,er-bread and fool around the coal he'd
or half an hour, and he will nestle his
lear little dirty face close up to your
lean shirt bosom and be Just the low
ngest, cunningest little rascal in all the
world.
Curiosity brought Aleek Benn to
IN untimely end. He was a colered boy
# Alexandria, and in an evil moment
vss tempted to investigate an old thirty
wo pound shell. Exactly how he pro-
eeded is not clear, but they found the
tring that had tied mis- trousers in the
lext yard, and held funeral over one
Il his tracks. 1t wasn't much, but the
Minister said he was satisfied he had
3enn there.
The Queer Turks.