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

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THERE is real love just as there are
ghosts; every person speaks OF it, few
persons have seen it.
AN Ingenious web of probabilities is
the surest screen a man can place be-
tween himself and the truth.
l DESIRE no other glory than that of
having completely performed the task
imposed upon me- Napoleon.
DENIS KBARNHY TO THE PRELD4NI.
If it's thrue We are afraid
To sOign the bill indsde
Yell be dom as the OWL may have bid ye;
But the csuse shsn't be betrayed
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And take the State of CahfOrnay wild me.
THEY that can give up essential liber-
ty to obtain little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety.
A POUND of energy with an ounce of
talent will achieve greater results than
pound Of talent viii with an ounce of
energy.
LET a young man be petted by his
mother, and furnished all the spending
money he wants by his father, and it's
only question OF which poor-hOuse he
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TRUST him little who praises all him
less who censures all and him least OF all
who is Indifferent about all in short
don't trust anybody at all.
PHYSICAL culture has beer greatly
overrated. Athletes are mostly tools:
few dozen of invalids regularly do the
worlds most important work.
A FRIEND, apologizing for another, re-
marked, He is very reserved IN man
uers." every" was the reply, $50
much so that they are rarely seem
KINGSLEY says the love of man for
woman, when sanctifed by religious
feelings, is the greatest of all forces that
work 1or social or individual good.
"BoB, by sitting on that side of the
horse-car, you are missing all the sights
ON this" Never mind, Harry, Pm
sighting all the misses on this side"
EVENTS are only the shells OF ideas
and often it is the fluent thought of
an age that is crystalized in moment
by the stroke OF pen or the point of a
bayonet.
No matter how pious men sre, the
moment they place policy before princi-
pie they become incapable OF doing right,
and are transformed into the most Odious
tools OF despotism.
THAT the soul is harmony is doc
trine which ha. always had a wonderful
attraction for me, and, when mentioned,
came back to me at once as my own
original conviction Plato.
THERE are very few sermons preached
which better sum up the whole matter
than the little speech of the little boy
who said: 81 want to grow good and
gooder every day OF my lie. Amen"
4 wIDowEE Of sixty five, with cOuntenance serene,
UnIo the marriage altar lads miss Of sweet six
The priest step, down, in stole snd gown with
grave ana solemn air,
and 10 the e font" without word, be leads the
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why biting Us here?" the groom iIquires The
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thought that thee had brought to ulz this infant
70 oapJize."
AN eastern schooner had smong its
crew two daughters of its captain, and
it is said that they do their work on deck
IS handy as able bOdie1 men. Nothing
Is said by the chronicler o, their efficien-
cy alolt.
4 SCOTCH parson said, somewhat sar-
casticslly, of . topper, rnat he put an en-
emv in his mouth - steal away ms
brains, but the enemy, after thorough
and prOtracted search returned without
any thing.
A DAUGHTER Of the late Brigham
Young was ssked recently in Washing
ION how she had been treated at the cap
ital. Her reply was "By members of
congress and the press very well, but by
christians badly"
THE janitor's instructors to his son
When you meet the first floor, bow
and take off your hat for the second IN
cover for the third, carry your hand to
YOUR head tor The fourth, nod; TOR the
attic floor, let the ledger nod first"
Hs who is passionate and hasty is
generally honest. 1t is your old dissem-
-, bling hypocrite of whom you should be
aware. There Is no deception in bull
dog: it is ouly the cur that sneaks up
and bites you when your back ID turned.
Is it 20 bad, then, to he misunderstood
: pvthsgoras was misunderstood, and Soc
rates. and Jesus, and Luther, and Copper
, DiCuS, ana UdlHcO, anu Nc"tOu, duO
! every pure and wise spirit that took
; flesh. To be great is TO be misuuder-
stood.
, WHEN young man arrives at the con.
r cIusion that his employer cannot gel
: along without him, he has arrived at the
most fatal step on his journey through
' life-fatal, because the places on earth
e have always beeni6lled by those coming
: after them.
A BoIsTERoUs, ill-bred fellow in dis
pute, called his adversary emo gentle
man" e" suppose you think yOursel
one % was the reply. Certainly do,
answered the bully. "Tben," said tb'
other, 81 am not offended that you dom
/ think NE one."
Ono, thank you; l never waltz; N
o SAYS if any of the young men want {.
hug me they must DO it on the sly; sh
. Won't have them mussing my dres
M. and leaving finger marks on N,
g white waist, 50 long as she does the wash
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