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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

same caution exhibited by an army adj
vancing to meet an enemy N an I'M
known country. Then a system OF cross
questioning is carried Oh, sometimes
very amusing to diSinterested listener.
In the office of a prominent lawyer on
California street, a gentleman noted for
his sagacity and keenness. a specimen
scene of this kind occurred the other
day.
ding! ding! dingn' went the tele-
phone.
The legal gentleman slowly arose from
his easy chair, approached the apparatus
with a suspicious air, and applied his
ear to the instrument.
"YOu there?"
depends upon whom you mean,"
was the guarded response.
81 mean Mr.. B., the lawyer
"Who are you?'
Judge c."
What's your Christian nance"
Il have no time for triiling, | am in a
hurry. Have you got the papers in that
case
"Where and when were you born?''
COlliuiCS TIC lCl btAittbtC dttOlllN IL
lapsing into professional habits.
NY dear sir, what possible bear
ing
= You can't remember, Ell? just as
thought" declared the strategic legal
gentlemen in an aside. Trying to
evade an answer. It's that rascal Tom.
or else l. naming a professional
rival but know how to put quietus
on the matter. Halloa therem address
ing the telephone anew.
Well" came the response.
g Allow me to read you an interest
ing document written one hundred and
three years and nine months ago, and
dear to the hearts of all American citi-
zenS:
When, in the course Of human events, it be-
comes necessary for one people to dissolve the
political bands which have connected them
with another, and to assume, among the pow
ers of the earth. the separate and equal station
to which the laws of nature and Of
- should be very much obliged if
you would postpone your Evolutionary
practic until the fourth of next July,
Mr.. B." came across the wire in digni-
fed displeaSure and a tone of decided
JuulCidl severity, uIlillStdhdDlc 10 the
nearer. The joker was discomftted
and fastened to make due apologies
for his blunder.
The possibilities of the telephone have
not yet been fathOmed. The day is APP
preaching when it will seem quite as
natural to conduct business transactions,
arrange affairs of State, examine wit
nesses, have social chats, sing songs and
make love through its agency, as face to
face. But the peril to statesmen, finan-
ciers, rogues and lovers will be so in
creased by reason of the rare facilities
for discovering secrets afforded by tap
ping the wires, that mysterious forms of
speech will become as common as cryp-
tograms in telegraphic communications.
Never until then will the nation be Sc
cure.-Sau Francisco Chronicle.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The woman question" Why did
YOU stay out till this unseemly hour,
sir?'
The mathematician who wished to
borrow some cash, wrote; " Twill ! 10
ask for a l."
The Elmira advertiser SAYS that
sef-made men are usually more thor
oughly made than other men.
People 10 not Ike to acknowledge
that they are poor, except to book
ageuts.-Nc,C Orleans PcGyYHe.
The reason g the boy stood on the
burning deck was because it was too
hot to sit down. - Waterloo Observer.
There amt nothing that viii sho the
virtews and vices of a man, in so vivid
light, as Profuse prosperity.-JoSh
Billings. -
-hackmeE are opposed to crema-
ton. A long string of carriages at a
poor mans funeral is something too
good to be lost to sight.
Before marriage a girl frequently
calls her intended cher treasure" but
when he becomes her husband she looks
upon him as her treasurer.
The dates for college baseball
games in 1880 have already been de-
cided upon. The interest in the educa-
ton of our youth is not abating.-Bos-
ton Post
The average boy among his fellows
soon finds that he cannot play the ty-
rant with a high hand. He learns to
knuckle down as soon as he commences
playing marbles.
Two ragged urchiDs stood one day
Beside the great church door.
And watched the folks in rich array
From out the temple pour.
"My eyes but amt they tony thought
And don't they sport the dress
What be they, Joe?n so, l dunno
They're Christian folks, | guess"
"They be! Then, if we had the cash,
And nothing else to do,
And washed, and dressed and cut a dash
Should we be Christians toor'
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20
Evil Effects Of Too Much Study.

A German physician, DR.. Treichler,
IN paper read before the association
of National Historians and Physicians
at Baden-Baden, asserts that the pres
ent method of school instruction is a
cause of disease, and is useless, produc-
ing mental confusion. The great OBJ
jects of school education are intellectu,
al discipline and the awakening of a de.
sire to continue the cultivation of the
mind, and these, he says, are almost
entirely frustrated. Habitual headache
has increased among both bows and
girls, and this headache not only de-
stroys much Of the happiness and cheer
fulness of life, but produces impover-
lshment of the blood and loss of intel
lectual tone, and reduces many a high
ly-gifted child to the level of a disc0n-
tented drudge. Undoubtedly, he con-
tinues, the principal cause of the head
ache is intellectual over exertion. en-
failing work at night, and the INSISTING
by parents on the too earnest taking mn
OF variety of subjects, music among
the rest.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

A BILL has been introduced in the
House Of Representatives by Mr.. McCord,
of Iowa, requiring all railroad companies
engaged in commerce among the States to
make and publish on March 1, 1881, COM
ulete table and schedule Of fees, rates, and
charges intended thereafter to be in force,
which rates shall be uniformly, impartially,
and invariably charged, except when, for
rood reasons in extraordinary cases, a de-
parture therefrom is necessary. This sched
uIe of rates must be printed in plain type
and posted in the ticket offices. Any
acts, contracts, consultations, discrimin
ations, rebates, drawbacks, poolings, or
extortions which shall be against public
policy are forbidden. Any company may
change its schedule upon giving thirty days
notice. Penalties and punishments are pro-
yided for violations OF the act. The act pro-
xides for the appointment by each Congress
Of a committee Of nine, one from each United
States judicial circuit, to Be called the Com
mfttee on Supervising Railways, whose duty
e. shall be to examine and report and advise
whenever MORE efficient legislation is
deemed necessary, said committee to be en-
powered to sit during vacation and to take
testimony.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20
New Mexican Studies.

Mrs. Governor Lew Wallace finds in
New Mexico what she calls 4 "subtle
Spanish essence" pervading everything.
Even the names of the commonest per-
sons she meets are poetic. She says in
a letter to the independent: .'PerfectiO
(perfectiOn,) a worthless peon in Nav
aho blanket, sweeps the sidewalk;
Benito (the good a stumbling Mexi-
can boy, watching his chance for a
spring at the spoons, brings the daily
mail; MaripOsa butterfly the silIiest
of Slowboys, pushes the baby wagon;
while Angellus, an angel whose form
has lost its original brightness, lazily
watches her. Three old witches, whom
baptized Feliciana, the happy; Rosita,
little Rose; HermOsa, the beautiful"
Mrs. Wallace adds that most of the peO-
pie she meets have Indian blood in their
veins, and not few are a mixture of
Spanish, African and Indian. Here is
her picture of a Santa Fe woman:
"QUite out of reach of the shady trees,
in the tiercest blaze of the sun, sitting
on fragment of the Rocky Mountains,
is a statuesque figure, which might
represent the oldest, the most furious
of the Furies. 1t is Blandina, the fair
one, the soft one, of Santa Fe. Her
face, like one of her own foot hills. is
worn into cutters and seams. Not like
them so nodded by the action of water,
but by exposure to sharp sunlight and
whitening wind, destructive to beauty,
which make even young persons appear
old. Her skin is a parchment, which
looks as though it might date back to
| was about to say the flood, but that
would imply that at some prehistoric
era she had felt the sanitary influence
of q shower bath
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

A MATINEE performance by com
pany OF amateurs was announced to be held
Mt the Opera house in Atlanta, Ga, on the
18th. A number Of young ladies were to
appear in fairy scene as angels, with wings
made Of cotton, and while dressing for their
parts, one of them came in contact with gas
Jet and the cotton flashed up like gunPow
der, instantly enveloping her in flames and
communicating to the others similarly
attired. A number of gentlemen rushed in
and succeeded in quenching the flames, but
not before several of the ladies were seriously
burned. Miss Maggie Chapman was not ex-
pected to survive, having inhaled the flames,
and Mrs. Abbie Hammond and Miss Minnie
Bellamy were both badly burned about the
neck and shoulders.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20
Chinese Arbitration.

All Gee, who hailed from the classic
confines of Grass Valley Chinatown, ar
rived in the city day before yesterday
and instituted vigorous search for one
Hop Sing, of Commercial Street, who
he stated owed him $50 that had been
due for over two months past, and was
likely to remain unpaid for all time to
come unless stern measures were taken
to collect it. The Grass Valleyan with
out much trouble found the object of his
search, made the demand for the mon
ey. and was startled at the reply of the
latter, which was to the effect that it
had already been paid. The two had
some fierce words, ending in a threat
by the alleged creditor that he would
take the matter into Court. The other
expressed satisfaction at such course,
when mutual friends of the two inter-
fered and prevailed on them to submit
the settlement of the difficulty to a
committee of their cOuntrymen. Five
MongOlians, including the Joss-house
keeper, were chosen as arbitrator.
These examined several witnesses on
either side, and found the testimony
about evenly balanced. They Were un-
able to decide upon the merits OF the
case. 1t was therefore agreed that a
strip of "holy paper" be laid on fat
surface and lighted at one corner. # it
was all consumed without further hui
man interference, the debt was 70 be
declared not due; otherwise, it was to
be paid. The test followed. The fire
went out when about three-fourths OF
the paper was burned. All Gee got bis
thirty dollars and went home happy
Hop sing accepted the result with com
paratively good grace.-Nevdda real. :
Tr11ascriDt
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE House Committee on Railways
and Canals hive reported favo1ably bill
incorporating the Cherokee ard Arkansas
Railway Company, The proposed road is 70
run throug the Indian Territory, connecting
the southe IN and central portions Of Kansas,
via the Iittle Rock and Fort Smith, and
Memphis and Little Rock Railroads, with
the Mississippi River at Memphis, thereby,
rs the report dsSares, Preaching the most
profitable and natural market for grain
products OF that portion of Kansas, Mem
phis being the chief distributing point for
surrounding States.'
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

MILTON, large and prosperous town
in Northumberland County, Pa, was nearly
wiped out by fire on the 18th. The whole
length Of Main Street and the principal
cross streets were swept clean. The Acad
envy Of Music, five churches, all the hotels,
Rasworks, banks, newspaper offices, railway
and telegraph offices, machine-shOps, and
many private residences were burned. A
high wind carried the flames SO swiftly from
one end Of the town to the other that several
people lost their lives and Others barely es-
capped. There is great restitution and the
Governor has issued an appeal for aid.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
The News in Brief.

IT is reported that the Indian Terri
tory squatters, under command OF Captain
Payne, have been cut of from their supplies
and badly harassed by Lieut.. Pardee's COM
mand Of United States troops. Inc troops
are to be kept stationed in the Oklahoma
country. and will keep that country thor
ouebIy secuted and arrest all squatters who
,-of,,go 20 vaaata
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

An Illinois paper brags that in the
West one hundred thousand women
are working agriculturally in the fields.
Well, it is the same way here. Half OF
our energetic feminine population are
engaged in the pursuit of husbandry.-
N. %. PicduI7se
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE Union veterans of illinois have
called mass convention of such Of their
number as intend TO suppo fthe Republican
National ticket in the &C 11iRg canvass, TO
meet at Hayerly's Theat sr. Chicago, on the
Ist of June.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

A BILL has been introduced in the
House of Representatives to repeal Section
k,176 Of the Revised Statutes, limiting the
circulation Of each national bank to 500, 900
and to amend Section 5,171 so as TO allow to
each bank \ circulation not exceeding the
amount Of its capital.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

Swiss boys are described as hardy.
sensible, industrious, addicted to athletic
sports, but over fond of smoking, fault
explained in part by the exceeding cheap
ness Of tobacco and cigars throughout
Switzerland
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE House Committee on Indian f.
fairs will report favorably the general .tets-
m,nt bill which provides for the settl ,vgert
~ all Indian tribes upon agricultur: lhsnss
IN their reservations, and author Cyes the
Secretary of the Interior to grant [ .enp glsrds
in seycralty.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

IT is reported from Denver that a
secret organization has been formed, with
headquarters in that city, to take possession
Of the Ute country and to fight the Indians
for possession if necessary.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

The Crow Indians have agreed to sell the
Government 1000, 900 acres Of their reserva-
ton in Montana for $4,000 per yesr for
twenty-five years, and the Shoshone and
Bannock India,ss Of Fort Hall IdahO) Res
ervation have signed an agreement dispos-
ing of 40o, 900 acres Of their reservation for
$40, 600 per wear for twenty years. The In
dams will remain upon certain portions Of
their reservations.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

Books make good servants, but
hard masters. When reading has be
come to him not merely pleasure, bD'
a necessity, one is held in a most abjec
and irrevocable state of ssrvitude.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

SECRETARY SHERMAN attended the
annual banquet Of the New York Chamber
of Commerce on the night Of the 18th, and
responded to the toast" The Financial
Prosperity Of Our Country
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

There is no man who has so little
spare time as the one who is thoroughly
IDLE. ldling is OF Itself a business which
finds even all the waking hours of the
day not quite sufficient for its needs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE West Virginia Republican State
Convention, after a heated discussion,
adopted a resolution that the delegates to the
Chicago Convention be instructed to vote for
Blaine.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE Florida Republican State Conven-
ton nominated S. b. Conoyer for Governor
and Gen. W. NJ. Ledwith for Lieutenant
Governor
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE Wisconsin Democratic State
Convention, TO select delegates to Cincinnati,
was held on the 18th. The delegates are
uninstructed.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE President has signed the Con-
EulAr and Diplomatic Appropriation bill and
the bill for the relief of settlers on public
lands.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE House Committee on War
Claims has agreed to report favorably to the
House the bill awarding Gen. Thomas
worthington, of Ohio, -, 127 for furnishing
water at Camp DennisOn; also the bill
awarding s., 200 to Benjamin Gratz, of Lex
tngton, KY, for property destroyed by fire
while being occupied by United States troops
during the late War.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

The gate-money at the walking
match Will properly be divided accord
ing to the gait maintained.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE Florida Republican State Con,
yention instructed its delegation to Chicago
20 vote as a unit for Gen. Grant.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

THE Nevada de- egates to the Chicago
Convention are ins LrpJted to vots as unit
for Blaine.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

The flame of sorrow burns up some.
hearts, while others it puriies.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

"A iourneyman boot-tapper is a sol,
jour.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-20

High time That kept by a tows
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-19
SPRING MILLs.IfEMs.

Bingaman & GrenOble, timers, have
good run Of business.
Phil fp Shook purchased a building
lot from John Minnich and intends to
erect q house thereon at once. Come
sl6ug-heHt.
Rev. Jas. ID. Wilson and family from
New York, are visiting here. Mr..
Wilson will deliver a lecture in Gren-
oble's Hall next Saturday evening.
Subject: "WheGt."
The Spring Mills School will hold its
annual Picnic on Saturday.
The Harvest Home Basket Pic-nis
for the season will be held on the 26th
at Spring Mills. The people from ad
joining counties are exp ected to partic-
ipate. ...
Whitmer Bros. and Jacop McCool
have bought tract Of timber land from
G ol. J. p. Coburn for $500. They
expect to Gtt: steam saw mill, house
and barn ON it by New Year.
UNCLE Tom.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-19
ExAaNINATIONS OF TEACH.
ERS FOR 1880.

The Examinations OF Teachers for
the Schools OF Centre Comfy will be
held as specified In this announcement:
Bellefonte, Tuesday August "a.
PhlliesbdrS and EHsS, PhllipsOurS'
r.v,Wr MedTesdayR Ts6nSS AES Furnace. SS Thursday
Worth, Port Matilda, Friday, August
Huston, Julian Furnace, satur day,
= AdEuSt 28. -,
Snow Shoe and Burnside, Snow Shoe
Tuesday Ads. 81:
UnionviIle and Union, UniOnville
. Wednesday, Sept. l.
Milesburg and BOggs, Milesburg
Thursday, Sept. 2.
Liberty, Eagleville, Friday Sept s..
Walker, Hu6:ersburg, Monday, Sept. 6
Howard and Curtin, Howard, Tuesday
September Y. - rs..t -
Marion, Jacksonville, Wednesday,
September 8.
Spring, Valentines School House
Thursday, Sept. g. II
Benner, Knox School House, Friday,
September 10. -. e..,,..e
Patton, Waddle'S School House, Tues.
day, Sept. A. r.
Half@OcR, stOFnsstowEnv Wednesday
Ferguson, fasHSi Fl Pine Grove 'Thfdirsday, Sept
College, aC Lemoht, F4dsy Sept. II.
Harris. BoaIsburg, Saturday, Sept. Is.
'Haines, Aaronsburg, Monday, Sept. 20
Millheim and Penn, Millheim, &es-
day, Sept. q: - ~. 80 .
Gre EgPenn Hall, Wednesday, Sept
Potter, ; Centre Hall, Thursday, Sept
q, - s. -" =" ~
Miles, ReSe4sburg, Saturday. Sept. 25
A special exxtATristien to fill vacap-
cies VIII be held at the Superinteh-
dents Office, Beliefonts, Friday, Oc'
tOber 8; but applicants must come rec
commended by at least four directors o.
the districts in, which they intend II
teach, and give 4 reason for not having
attended the district examination.
Examinations each day will COM
mence at 8 A. M; applicants will have
70 bS present in time, and some of the
directors should also DE PRESENT In time
to make out list of applicants to bt
examined.
IL: MEYER, Co. Supt.
Rebersburg, Pa, July q, 1880
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-19
HANCOCK CLUB SONG.
BT CARL SCHRIBER.

Atr-"Die Yacht am Rhein."
1. From North and South, from East
and West
A voice that cannot be suppressed
Comes AXE the murmur of the sea-
Who will our C Ountry's leader ber
Chorus: Land of the Pine, let peace be
thine!
.-. Land of the Palm, rest. thou
i'm calm!
Land of the Palm and Pine,
be glad and free,
For Hancock.shall your trusty
leader be.
2: A thousand thousand hearts beat
tsHarrah for Hancockl'' is the cry;
HELL guide the good old ship of
And Keep the Union strong and
great"
3. He looks to heaven where ancestors
Behold the hero tried i'm wars,
And vows with patriotic pride
"The Con 5titution is my guide.
4. "No North, no South, no Feast, no
West
shall each by other. be oppressed:
The murmurs of the palm and pine
In one grand anthem shall combine. -
5. The VOW resOunds; from main to main
Again shall truth and justice teign;
Upheld shall be the peoples cause,
The Constitution and the L0s0S.
Rebersburg, Pa.
(Pnblished by request.)
M. Aug. 4th, 1880.
Mr.. Soandso,
Dear u.
Pardon my liberty in writing
to you, but hearing your name men,
toned by friend of mine thought I'd
write TO you, my Idea is not MatrimO-
ny it Is to open Correspondence
witch hope will meet with y1dr ap-
'proval. Pleas answer Immediately
and let me know. Address Miss Lady
slipper M. Centre Co. Penna.
P. S. if you can answer By next mail.
REPLY.
a. august 9Th
my dear, butifOol Mis- ladyslipper i am
SO VERY blessed wis your ledder, dat
anser the next male. Ibut kant rite
mitch for if my daddy wood ketch me
writing ledderS to you be wud gif me
good thrashing. but my deer little
mis- hunny, don't be discouraged, gusi
haf pashens fur about 10 or 12 yeers
and den will rite YOU such sw eet Let.
ters.ven [ hat better eddYcashun. don y
rite no more ledders, father may Git
dem in de Post offs and reed dem an6
give me licken in de bargen and make
me kry so. and you too. Yure trent,
= BILLY BUTTON.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-08-19
News FROM BRUSH.

Black-berries are plenty in eastern
Brush Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jared Harpet Of Belle
fonte are in town at present enjoying
the hospitaiities of fr lends.
Our select school is well patronized,
Upwards of forty are in attendance.
Students from many parts OF Centre as
well as from several places in Clinton
are here .
The ttsuperb" soIdier is all right
with US, and oh, exense me for al
luding to politics under tie head of 10.
Gals. -.
Mr.. John Bressler is our champion
snake killer SO far. It was black one
and measured over Six. The writing
is so indistinct just here that we can
not say whether it is six inches, six
feet or six yards, and SO we leave the
choice Of size entirely to the reader.
Ed
OfcourSe we all attended camp-meet.
ing on Sunday and enjoVed 1t very
much. The crowd was very great and
the inquiry arose with me just how ma
ny came for the purpose Of worshiping
God.. I don't believe that one out of
ten came for any such purpose. =
Geo. s. Frank and L. II. Leitzell.
will soon leave for Philadelphia, The
former to attend lectures at jefferson
Medical College, the latter TO attend at
some. Dental school, Both are estima--
ble young men and we wish them much
success. ..,.
Col. Henry Roger, who is oyer four
score, lost the sight of one of his eyes.
1t was caused by stubble being thrust
into it some time ago. It has affected
his general health so much that his
friends doubted hisrecovery for a time,
/ but he is recruiting and his family Is
again very hopeful. May he yet live
long. QUIs?