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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-20
PARrED.

We sst alone ycur little hard
lay on the table by my osA;
Only little band, and vet
can not, while live, forget
TIE teeInor Of profound regret
When saw aow ysur hand had gown.
We parted; but yourtlittle hand
Lay on the table, cold and fair;
Wide vas the scope its numbers spanued;
Three bright-Iobei queen, serene and bland,
Two rampant jacks, n happy band;
While had only one small pair.
What grief was mine AZ one who stsrss
From some bold blaGs" high reaching
Old " age crspt on me unawAres,
saw the blind " and felt distressed
l" strAddled " down where 1 might watch
The tall rid chips" ssil out TO see"
No bettsr" there ] could aot catch
The pot " that meier cims back to me-
In vain " raise " my voice, alssl
Ny kindred fail my call " 10 see;
No ante" comes, sill loved ones pass
And nasGht but q cu.sin' " s left for me.
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The following unique epistle was pick
ed up in the street: Dear Bill-The
reason l didn't lstf when you laft at me
in the post Office Yesterday was becaws
hev bile on my face and kant lafi. If
l laff she'll burst. But l luv WI, Bill
h le or no bile, lsff or no laff Yur luvin
Kate til delh.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-20

A so-callsd expert in an Ohio
murder trial testified that "any man
holding opinions differing from those en-
tertained by majority of people has in
him an element OF insanity"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-20
A Cheerful Heart.

A merry and cheerful countenance
was one of the things which Jeremy
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-20

Just at this juncture BIyler kicked
Mr.. Byng off the porch, and Abner
walked away to the next tavern with a
faint hope that the bartender would give
mis- credit one more chance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-31
YOUR BULL GORED MY OK.

To the Edt tor or The tribune
SIR How is it that Democratic Governor
Robinson is right and let according his good
pleasure, whereas II President Hayes does sign
what pleases the Democratic majority pass he is to
have his veto nufcd, II possible, by refusal pay
the way OF government one day the Democrats talk
OF coercng lie President into signing their obnoxious
measures the they vote bills, reckoning his
veto 10 prevent their becoming law, This they did with
the PeLsOn bill. and this they evidently doing with
the Warner bill Or dill Democratic majority really
mean give away bonus OF ID per cent 10 every
holder Of SILVER. all the world lf the intelligent
Disguised viii the dOngs Of this Congress-
tAen-he mas a strong stomach!
An OLD SUBSCRIBER.
AshJOune Penn, May 10, 1879.
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NOT MoyoPOLIZED BY AGAssIz.
, the Edft0r or The Tribune.

To me EdETOT U I"t IT V0"'0V'
SIR: In a recent number of your paper l
saw copied presume from an article in the June num-
Der HdPes Magazine, an item designed TO snow the
Influence which the late Professor Louis AgassH mad
over " dumb animals" as they sometimes wrongly
called This item special in its allusion 10 the fact
that Agassiz could by srong the back of pig WIN
stick after few SOFT words" induce that animal L"
remain quiet almost motonless IN KIND OF pleased
SURPRISE" and emit sound indicative OF as much CON
tent and comfort IA are indicated by me purlng pi a
car I" Now any boy brought up on "A farm wnere hogs
are usually Kept knows that those animals love greatly
their backs gently rubbed without Dtln. il
reasnnaby that the act shall be performed by
a scientific man and any person can eHclt eiunt oi
satisfaction readily as dd professor AgdssL nc
the cited proof of that great mans power Is 70
be taken what 10 is Put forward 10 snow,
nces most of our farmer boys ON equality with aim
respect IL seems 10 me that the writer OF INC
article alluded 20, In this and the closely Succeeding
part. runs into IA bit of - DOsh" A. D.
WASHINGTON, d. e., May %, 1879.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-31
HORRORS OF PERIHELIA
To the Editor OF The Tribunes


SIR The article published in The TRIBUNE
Of May under the above caption ought 70 have con-
WINGED every one of the absurdy Of such predictions
as have been published by Mr.. Grimmer. But. ex-
traOrdinary as may SEEM there who really
believe them; while Others placing faith In the
predictions Of famine aud other terrible things
su have an idea the phenomenon may produce great
meteorological changes. A moments reflection ought
convince almost anyone that If the attraction Of
planet or the combined attraction OF all the planets
were greater than that Of the SUM- the earth would
have left its present orbit long But the earth
still revoyes around the sun, safely conclude
that the combined attraction of ali the planets on
the earth is less than that or the IT, then, the
planets at their perhea such terrible times
what are we 10 expect from the action OF the SUM- II
Mr. Grimmer's predictions are trustworthy, ought
every December to have war, famine and pestence In
its aggravated FORM because in this month the
earth that awfully dangerous point in is orbit
it, perihelion. But as the fails to produce war;
famine aud pesIilence every year. need have no
anxiety about what the planets may do.
Others argue that the action Of the planets IL OF
different kind from that Of the sun, and hence may
produce and other meteorological disturbances
As Mercury, Venus. Mars Jupiter saturn, Uranus and
Neptune return 10 their perined IN - days "a DAYS
6s7 DAYS, 1871 days. 1916 tays, 3OJs9 days 97I3
6s7 days. but extraordinary times eleven or TWEEN
tynne years, Tor TINS OF time the great planets
Jupiter ana saturn, return 10 their perhca. In NOycm
ber 1865. Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were IN their
perhcla, there being OnY day ditereuce between
Venus and Jupiter in reaching their perihclia But
nothing wonderful happened then, need
have no fear Jupiter cOmngll his perhclinn
September 20. 1850. Mars follows May 20 ISL,
Uranus April o. ls-2. Saturn Ostober, l-S5, and Nep
the year 2DIO. We need not worry ABOUT Nep-
tune. Can't Grimmer hurry Neptune up a little Z c.
AeiobFg, May u, 1879.
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THE WORLDS FAIR.
Tothe Edttor Of The tribune.

To The EdItOF OF TIC IFtOHHt'
SIR: | propose that Governors Island De
selected for the OF the International Far OF 1883
Here would be ana verge enough, aud to spare
aud in the requirements 1t SURPRISES IN many particulars
all other suggested Access to the Island couu De
had by steamboats, by means Of pier Whch shouu eA
tend several hundred feet FROM say the north shore
sp.caly constructed aud arranged ferryboats could
plv 10 the island connecting with NewYOrk at Its lower
part and higher up the North and East rivers and
also With brooklyn. jersey city, &c. The pier would
$50 afford facilities FOR excursions 20 the
Nv steamers from the principal aud seacOast cities
ana towns OF the New-Eug gland, Middle aud southern
States This direct water communication Wuiu IlBell
coutbuie To the success OF the Far By aiOrng quick
and nOu-fat n guing. well cheap means OF travel
from ana distant OF the country. In addition
there might be a bridge OF boats across Buttermllk
channel connecting the island with the shore OF
Brooklyn. | take It for granted that the Government
youd weld 20 an urgent request. and permit the tenn
pOrsry OF the island Tor that purpose
BtOOkiIl, May "a, 1879. W. H. 3
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A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
To the Editor or The Tribune.


SIR: 1t Is gratifying to read in yesterdays
TRIBUNE that a Colonization Aid Society has been
formed in this city for the wood purpose Of collecting
information beneficial to those who desire to emgrate
West and to give helping hand to those who are in
dustrious and wiling yet lack for moving aud
ablsbing themselves in Western homes. IL is TO be
hoped that the enterprise will be successful With au
efficient managing bOard-cOmpOsed Of practical profess
sona and business representing the leading inter-
ests Of our city, with hearts Influenced by unselsh mo-
lives determined only accomplish that which will en-
nance the webeng Of OF the Industrious and de-
serving but unfortunate class in the cty-the or
ganzaton must and undoubtedly will, accomplish much
good fear that during the past few years there has
been too little attention gwen by the wealtnier and more
influential citizens to this matter Of emigration ana our
city by such negligence, is suffering from great
surplus in almost every branch Of business the factory
tHe workshop, the counter the wrng-desk, through
out the CITY OvertOcked, and myrads are ldle ana
wandering about loss what to do, WhO II they were
assisted 10 homes West, would quicken every nerve
10 repay their indebtedness amt otherwise prove their
gratitude the timely help gwen them OF course
mere are many obstacles 10 be overcome. Money VIII
be needed experienced and faithful mex VIII be re-
1uired 10 gather ana mpart information and system
will needs be adopted that will accomplish the greatest
good with the means hand The enterprise Is desery
Ing of consideration by every true pnanthrOpst anu
# properly conducted. is second TO none OF the many
methods now the public for the aieVlallOn OF
distress and among the poorer classes or our Guy
Ser YORK. MAY 20, 1879. c. L, SCHoNDELMEIER.
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SYSTEMATIC AID FOR THE REFUGEES.

To the Editor or The Tribune.
SIR: | have taken every opportunity to as
certain the truth regard refugees and
convinced OF the reality OF the prosecutions to which
these poor ignorant creatures are exposed In the
Slave States Just now the effort is being made
vince the North that steamboats, willing
10 bring away all who desire TO come" The refugees
tell different story. They say thousands throng the
various landingpaces the rivers, who, having little
money. willing to pay it out II they can come to
Kansas, but that every obstacle ia thrown In the way
TO prevent and it is that, points on
the Missouri River, attempts have been and still are
made to prevent their landing. But the true friends Of
these refugees will that they allowed to land on
the boOdbOught soil of Kansas aud when here the gen.
erous contributions Of the whole North viii be poured
out for their benefit. As read OF the sums Of money
sent from East for their relief It appears to me that
these contributions may be made available by sys-
tematic work. l believe Of the first things to DO
done should be for trustworthy persons to charter
steamboats, for this express use and send them supplied
with provisions and clothing, down the Mississippi
River and bring the negroes Tree or cost 10 selected
points the Missouri River one thing should De H.
sisted on and that 49, they come from districts in-
fected by yellow fever every ysstge OF Old clothing
should be taken from them the boats and either dsi
feced, or, better destroyed, and new gwen them.
Every should be killed, or they VIII Hood our state
with worthless As they are landed prOyi-
sion should made TO send them at once 70 the new
lands OF the state where they should receive food and
when needed implements Of agriculture. should some
such scheme be foot, the generous Contributions
Just small steamers could be chartered on faVOr-
able terms and what little means the negroes may nave
would thus be saved instead OF bong paid for transport
talon. Governor st. John is a resident OF Olathe.
know him well, and l am convinced that ne would
gladly all in his power 10 make such an organization
ere Yours, d. W,
Oldthe Kansas May 90, 1879.
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the bay with the eye Of poet and the throngcd ana
busy streets island city gorGed by his master
touch. Walt Whitman has met the conditions OF the
poet even according TO the high standard of Emerson
"And this SAITH the teacher "s the reward that the
ideal shall be real thee, and the impressions OF the
actual world shall fall like Summer RAIN copous, but
not troublesome 10 thy nvulnerabe essence 10 ~ evil
dent from these letters that advancing and ply
cal infrmites do not whit abate their authors
broad sympathy for humanity; nor does his patriotism
decrease. OF the latter his electric discourse on the
death of our martyr President, finely reported in THE
TRIBUNE. gave ample proof. As In the dark days OF
deadly strife between the States, he is still The good
gray poet" NJ T. ID.
Orange " j., MAY 81, 1879.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-31
CALIFoRNINs NEW CONSTITUTION.

To the Edttor. Of the Tribune.
SIR: Never in the history of the country
did So many muttou-heads get together to frame a
constitution ana that the elephant ia our hands
what 10 do with it greater puzzle than the electors
know how TO deal with The Legislature that attempts
10 frame laws under IL will be- well worth the study OF
lilo curious IN mental and social science. The
IN BETRAYED It's estimation Of It's work when after
odug for putting copy Of the Constitution into the
hand of every voter In the State 10 also prepared ana
sent with hterprotOry explanatory synopsis OF
i.B meanings u l. H. NICholS
san francisco, May 20, 1879.
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APPOINTMENTS At HAMILTON.

CLINTON, n. Y, May 29.-The appointments
for the Mckinney Prize Contest IN Defamation. TO take
place Saturday evening, June q, during commence
ment week at Hamilton College. as follows:
Jtinors-Haryey Newberry Caudee, Watervile
George Taylor Church. Wateryile Robert jerks Knox.
Elmlra Or-on Lincoln White MesternYe.
S0phOmOrss-NIard Daniel Ball, Utica Edward P9y-
son kugsDury, Mes;teid; Archibald G. McLacAlan.
GrOtou Frank Dwight MestcOtt, Clinton.
Freshmet-ChaTles Fremont AmidOn, Cory, Penn.i
Fred. MAXWELL Calder, NewYork Mills; Anthony Har-
risOn Evans, Remseu Robert Langley Taylor, Rome.
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Come in. Anne.n said a fond mother to

JOme IN, Annt, sdIu u IOHU HiOIHtI 20
her sxyear old daughter t Is time To take your zap
other duties occupied the maternal mind aud the little
one was forgotten for some time When she did appear
her mother asked why she had disoDeyed. Don't
know hut suppose satan must have been around" vas
tue reply You should have said get thee behind mo
SATAN" suggested the mother Well, suppose he
deAt and eOudn't hear e Was The ready RESPONSE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-31
AID FOR THE OUTRAGED PoNCAs.

+. H. TIBBLES, THE NEBRASKA EDITOR, ASKS FOR
MEANS TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT WHICH HE HAG
BRAvELY BEGUN.
To the Editor Of The Trt6une.
Sir: see in an editorial clipped from THE
TRIBUNE, sent to by distinguished Army officer.
that you the very bottom this Ponca habeas
corpus case in making the inquiry "what is to become
of these Poncas now :" The facts are simply these
Three Standing Bear worth several thou
sand dollars which he had made by fifteen years hard
work at farming and stockraisng. He was ordered
one day bring all OF his property to the agency He
obeyed the order It took him three days to transfer all
his stock farming Implements grain. household furni
ture etc. from his farm to the agency Every thing he
had taken from him by force, except two wagons
and eight ponies He has been held prisoner for
two years, never having committed any crime, and this
Spring, after escaping from the Indian Territory, he
went to work planting ana sowing land allotted TO
him by the Omaha Indians While engaged blowing and
sowing he again arrested. and has been held n
prisoner until II Is TOO late 10 plant this Now
he IL again liberated homeless, andless, pennyless,
with thirty people on his hands, many or them sck ana
all but eight and children; five six orphan
children all or whose relatives died in the Indian Ter
rory, and whom he is caring for matter Of Christ
ian charity II he had his land back he would soon be
well hxed but this decision involves only questions OF
personal liberty and not title 70 land am informed by
the best legal authority that action can be in
stituted which Will give him back his land, which he
sOd and when is his by the most sacred or titles
l suppose You are well aware that lawsuits cost
money and while the counsel in this case, the most dis
tlnguished lawyers IN the state, have generously
donated their services yet by the time get 10 10 the
Supreme Court or the United States 10 will require all
the money can raise. To this land belonging
to the tribe VIII cost at least 1000, which it Will DO
necessary % actually pay out write 70 ask You II
readers of The TRIBUNE cannot help In this hight Tor
natural rights Of Yours truly, T. H. TIBBLEs.
Omaha, Ncb., May 81, 1879
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-31
WAIT WRrTMANs LETTERS.

To the Ed ttOr or me Irt6une
SIR: 1t gives me great satisfaction to read
the letters OF Walt whitman In the richly furnished
columns Of your valuable paper. His pictures OF New
York To which he restores the beautiful name Mama
hatiar are more than the outline that a superficial
GLANCE might indicate. lie the river. tho Park and
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Ills calamity this country to have either Solid
south or a Solid North. I regret either want this
country so yded politically that If the Republican
marty may behave badly any state, 1t Will be safe TO
LET the other party defeat them That Is the safety OF
orr institutions parties watching each other carefully
and ie ,lou,iy But we nave the spectacle Of a
solid again ready 20 rule the people OF THIS coun
rules the Democratic party IN caucus, the caucus rules
the Congress- Congress rules the country then the
country ruled by the MAJORITY OF southern people VINO
are m it, as against majority Of the people. IL is the
situation party confront, ana when they meet
us with a SOd south the ey is on Doth sides We are
compelled TO meet them with solid North lApplauseI
honorable men among them everywhere, and II l had
the ear OF the whole this would be my advice TO
them: The adviser you nave mad was the North
eru Democracy" Let me delay you now long
enough TO say that in ls6l, when the South
raised their army against the Union, II the Demo-
cratic party OF the North had stood up IKE one
mau IOyal TO the Government and said You suall not
be permitted 10 20 out 1--WE JOIN with an good men 70
nreyeut YOU going out" how long would the war have
iastedi IL would have begun. But II was because
here IN glorious state OF ONO they were told
that If We undertook To 70 South with our armies
We would have TO 20 over the deaf bodies OF 100000
Democrat. before crossed the OHIO Ryer II Is be-
cause all over this NOrhlnnd the Democrats made the
Democrats believe there would DE lighting In our
avn ranks fuStcau OF IN the south they seeded. That
is what preciptated the rebellion ana brought theg
defeat Aud again IN 1867, when we were just ABOUT
closing the great the fatal advice
OF Andrew johnson 10 the southern people when he
said Reject all propositions or recOnStfucllon anu
stand by me, and Will bring you back without coud.-
tons," that fata advice cost them ahother serious
great mistake they are making at Washington
mas been made, not originally by Confederate
Brigaders OF the SOUTH but 10 made by Northern
Democrats telling these Southern men: :" Stand by Us
President INTO anything please" And under their
lead these Southern BrgadieIs committed the fatal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-16

FIVE DOLLARS

buy
Five per cent imperial Austrian 100 FiofA Government
Bond, issue of 1860.
These bonds issued and guaranteed by the imperial
OF Austria and bear interest the rate OF
i've per able semi annually They
redeemed In drawings annually, until each and
bond Is drawn with n larger smaller premium Every
bona must draw prize,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT
TO the YANKEE MINE.
No. 3pl.

TT n. LAND OFFICE, CARSON CITY,
". Nevada. December 10. 1915. Notice 10
hereby given that John Maxwell and ]. ID.
rrradwell. BY J. X. Gignoux. thor Attorney 10
fact and q eo-ownsr whose p0stofhce address 10
vlrginin Cay, Nevada, has thi. day alsd hi.
linear feet Of the YANKEE NINE. on the
Tucher Lode or Vein. bearing gold and oliver.
with surface ground nx hundrd feet IN width,
situate. lying and being In Gold Hill Mining
Dihlrtct, County Of storey and State Of Nevada.
and known aud designated by the field notes
and Official plat ON die In this onlce ~ Lot Mum.
b~r l3s. In Township IL north, Range ~ ssst Of
Mount Diablo meridian the exterior bounda-
ri-s Of said Lot No. i35 being - follows. to
wit;
Variation 10 degrees 50 minutes east. Com
mencing at a Poet NAKED Yankee u. H.. n No. =,
being Post No. I. from whence bears the fAs.sian
on Mount Davidson north 3;k desrrer ~e.t. the
fisg siaf GU Overman hoi.tins works routh sGk
desfees west, the quarter section corner on the
north line OF section 8, Township 10 north,
Range II east. NJ. ID ~. bearu north 90 degrees
% minutcs west, 2.31B feet distant. and running
thence from said pOst No. I, lrst course, south
23degrees west i.cC0 feet 10 Post No. . thence,
second course, south u degrees esst COO feet 20
Post No. . thence, third course. north rs de-
grees east LOO feet TO Poet No. =, from whence
bears the north end OF Yankee Mine shan south
Jtk degrees west. distant W feet thence from
Post No. 4. fourth course. north - deg,ees west
100 feet TO Post No. !. the place Of beginning.
containing % ] 100 scres. bearings expressed
frvin true meridian.
This claim 10 bounded on the north by the
Tucker and south Consolidated Virginia mines.
The location Of this mine IL duly recorded In
the Recorders once Of storey County. State Of
Nevada. In boob Is OF Mining Claims.
ANY and all perpops claiming Adversely any
portion Of paid Yankee mine or ssld mining
st upd a. herelnbefore described. arc required
TO nle their adverre claim with the Register Of
the United states Land once at Carson, In the
State OF ssvads, during the SIXTY days period
OF publication hereof. or they will be barred By
virtue OF the provisions Of the statuts.
deia esd O. N. HARRIS. Register.