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He Failed.

When a Quincy lady came to the front
door in answer to the bell, she found
there well preserved specimen of the
genus tramp. Removing his battered
hat he essayed a polite bow and said:
MADAM, when lost my little all in
the fire at Chicago, and there received
injuries which rendered me totally unfit
to perform labor
"That will do, sir" interrupted the
lady. "That dodge died from over
work years ago. i can not help Fou."
"Four years. hard fighting IN the
glorious army which 10y proves of
arms crushed that hydra-headed mon
ster, rebellion, should entitle me to the
consideration of all loyal people,
madam. Itcan not be that the glowing
fires of patriotism are so soon smoth-
cred in the breasts of our loyal women. /"
SHOW old are you, sirP"
Twenty years ago tomorrow,
madam, my first infant wall was borne
upon the air of this glorious free coun-
try
The lady smiled and replied:
" How noble must have been the feel
ings which aetuated your parents to offer
as willing sacrifice upon the altar, of
their country their darling year=old in
fanti" rtI.sI. 3 = u W. ..
= This rather stumped the tourist, who
began to perform a mathematical pro-
blem upon his smutty fingers. After a
moments reflection, he again came up
to the scratch: -' st- 'iF
" Madam, can poor wanderer, who
lost every friend he had in the world by
the yellow fever in Memphis, success
fully strike you for a little sustenance?"
YellOw-fever sufferers are entirely
too numerous. l just turned away seven
of them in one crowd" t a-.-
= g Well, goodbye, madam; but re-
member my words. When you hear of
the exiled nobleman having returned to
his beloved France, and when the Quin-
cy papers publish the account of bis dy-
ing and leaving fortune to'a poor fam
lily who fed him while a wanderer in this
city, you will Just git up and howl, ard
swear at yourself for refusing him cold
bite"
He lodged the umbrella hurled at him
and sailed for the gate. From the side
walk he yelled: ~ H-
"Sa-a-ay; when the Western Senator
that's awaiting for funds from home,
and the man that was bowed up by
cannon last Fourth o. July taps you for
a hand cut this morning, tell him they'll
find Hungry Jim from Toledo working
the free lunch saloons on Hampshire
Street." and he marched off singing:
Rusty biims, Jolly old ehums, 'i'' -''"
WeHve like royal Turks, ID Iury n
When we have luck. bummin' our chuck,
No help for the man that works, ii-s'
Modern Arqo.
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Take a Paper.

~.
Nothing presents a sadder commenta-
~ upon the present condition of society
than the large number of families, both
in town and country, but more especial
ly the latter, that subscribe to no paper
of any kind Hundreds and thousands
of families are .hus growing up utterly
ignorant of what is transpiring in the
world around them-ignorant of the
mighty events of the day. But who can
tell the vast amount of injury that is
being inflicted on the rising generation
those who are to take our place in the
busy world at no future day-growing
up without any knowledge of the pres
ent or the past; this ignorance, too, be-
ing imbued into them by the sanction of
those who should, and doubtless do,
know better, did they only think of the
injurious effects of their insane course.
Let the head of every family think of
this, and place in the hands of those for
whom he is responsible the means of &C
quiring some knowledge of the moving
panorama in which we act our different
parts.-GOod Words. %, ,..I- ~
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sEAsONABLE RECIPES.


boiled OEIoNs---Boil in milk and
water witha little salt till tender. take
them up and add butter, pepper and
milk. They will not be as strong if
cooked in this way. y
Snow GREAM.-Beat the whites. of
four eggs to a stiff fr6th; add two table
spoonfnls of powdered sugar, a table,
spoonful of lemon flavoring and rose wa
ter; beat the whole together; then add
a pint of thick cream, This is very nice
for plain boiled rice. > - 49,.
APPLE CUsTARD PIE,-Three cups
stewed apples, nearly one cup white
sugar, six eggs, one quart milk; make
the stewed apples very sweet; let it
cool; beat the eggs lightly and mix the
gelks with the apple. seasoning with
nutmeg; then stir in the milk, beat and
add the whites; fill the crust and eat
without cover. "AttA N
LEMON CREAM Pre- One teacup of
pulverized sugar, one tablespoonful but
ter, one egg, one lemon remove the
seeds) one teacup of boiling water, one
tablespoonful of corn-starch, dissolved
in cold water; stir the corn-stareh into
the water; cream the butter and sugar
and pour over the wet mixture. When
quite cold add the lemon and eggs.
Bake without cover. fl. 1907 81
SCOTCH CAKE.-Stir to cream
pound of sugar, three-quarters of d
pound of butter, add the grated rind and
juice of a lemon; separate the whites
and yelks of nine eggs, and beat each to
a froth; stir into the cake and add a
pound of sifted -four; stir fifteen min
utes, and, just before putting into cake
pans, which must De lined with buttered
paper, add a pound of seeded raisins;
spice to suit the taste. Bake one hour.
Mock MINCE MEAT.-Six soda crack
ers rolled fine, two cups cold water, one
cup molasses, one cup brown sugar, one
cup sour cider, one and one-half cups
melted butter, one cup raisins, seeded
and chopped, one cup currants, two
eggs, beaten light, one tablespoonful
cinnamon and ;illspice, one teaspoonful
nutmeg, one teaspOonful cloves, one tea
spoonful salt, one teaspoonful pepper,
one wineglassful boiled cider. az sg
SWEET APPLE PUDDING.-Oneq quart
of milk, four eggs, one lemon, all the
juice and half the rind, three cups chop
ped apples, nutmeg and cinnamon fla
voring, one-fourth teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in a little vinegar. Flour
enough for stiff batter. Beat the yelks
very lightly; add milk, seasoning and
flour; stir very hard five minutes and
beat in the apples, whites of eggs and
soda. Bake in two square shallow pans
one hour. Cover with paper when half
done and eat hot with sweet sauce.
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An Artfui Dodger.


l once knew an old fellow, Billy W.,
who confined himself to particular
species of trickery for many years, I'M
til, indeed, he retired from active life to
take the command of lodging house
of his own. He was little tight-limbed
fellow, with face perfectly innocent of
whisker. Looking at him in his ordi-
nary attire, when the days work was over
there was no telling his age, which
might have been any where between
thirty and sixty for aught that could be
seen. Billy would 90 out about ten in
the morning, dressed in suit of shabby
black, looking the picture of genteel
poverty. Getting into busy quarter he
would involve himself in a crowd of
rushing vehicles, and tumble, under the
wheels and horses feet as if knocked
down. He was little and 1.-THE, and so
adroit in this performance that he could
and did thousand times over-go
within hairs breadth of destruction
without sustaining any more damage
than he wanted, as bleeding nose, a
crushed hat and few rents in his gar
ments. These last, it may be re-
marked, were prepared before
hand, so that a certain number
Of seams were always sure to be
open on very slight prOvocation indeed.
Billy would be. hauled out of his pre-
dicament quite exhausted and helpless
"a pitiable looking object in fact-and
be carried to the nearest tavern. Here
he would receive restorative, and re-
vive when the crowd was thickest to tell
some affecting story of family distress
the thought of which urging him along
the streets oblivious of their perils, had
brought about his accident. Sympathy
being thus excited, collection would
be made, and Billy would limp off, when
not sent home in a cab Three hours
later he would repeat the performance
somewhere else, this time in the guise of
an elderly woman; and once again, as
night grew dark, in the character of
or something of that sort.
His ",make ups y indeed were infinite,
and included all sorts of limitations, from
that of the seedy preacher down to the
shoe-black and flower girl.-LonlOn
Standard.
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How YictOria's Apaches Ambushed a
Party OF Mexicans. ssa

Brig. Gen. Ord has forwarded to the
War Department az letter written by
Lieut.. George w Baylor, commanding
q detachment of Company G of the
Frontier Battalion, Texas Volunteers,
which gives a detailed account of the
outrages committed by Apache Indians,
under Chief Victoria, soon, after Major
Morrow's pursuit of, the band into Mex
leo. The letter SAYS 49,
1.-The Indians, probably 200 in num-
Der, came down about so miles due
west of Ysleta, Texas, and camped in
the Candelaria Mountains, a group of
peaks, surrounded by open plains. They
had splendid water, grass, and plenty
of game, and probably intended to win
ter, but party of Is Mexicans, the best
citizens Of Carisal, finding trail, fol-
lowed'it, and were led into stn ambus-
eade and killed. The scene of the con-
fiict was perfectly horrible. l, saw in
one little narrow parapet, which the
beieaQ uered Mexicans had hastily thrown
up, seven men piled UP in a space six
feet by seven. The Indians had shown
great cunning, as they have through, all
this campaign - The trail passed a low
place between, and. commanded by,
three rocky peaks. The Mexicans
fired upon from one side Just as they,
reached the crest of the mountains.
They had evidently dismeunted and run
intot herocEss ON the opposite side.when
the Indians began killing the horses that
the Mexicans had tied, land opened,f fire
on them from nearly overhead and from
q peak out ON one side.2l They were all
filled. A letter written by them asking
gpr help was found outside of their
and near the bodies of two
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men, who had evidently attempted to
escape, but were riddled by balls.
Thirty-fiye more men, nearly the entire
fighting force of Carisal, went out to
look for their kindred, and the Indians
so managed as to drive them into the
same slaughter-pen, and II of them
were killed near the same spot. Three
ran some distance, and their bodies were
not found. We. buried 26, and there are
still three missing. Wefound 10 saddles
of the dead men hidden in the rocks.
The muzzle-loading guns and swords
were all broken, showing that Victoria
is well supplied with arms. The Mexi-
can citizens were very grateful for our
assistance, and offered to join US any
time the Indians came here, so that we
might make good stand~off fight
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FROM PAGE TO SENATOR.

Incidents in the Life of Arthur p. German,
Marvland's New Senator.
In going to the United States Senate
Mr.. German will have the triumph of
returning to that august body as mem
Der which he once served as page, a
thing which never occurred before in
the history of the Senate. He was born
in Howard County-which he now rep
resents in the State Senate-March II,
1889. He does not belong to any one of
the old Maryland families, for it was not
till the year 1900 that his grandfather,
John German, came from Ireland to
America, settling first in Pennsylvania,
near Harrisburg, but afterwards remov
ing to Baltimore On his mothers side
he is descended from the family of
Samuel Brown, of English blood, who
settled in this country before the RevO-
luton, and took part in that war. Mr..
Germans father, Peter German, was a
farmer and large contractor on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad when it
was building; was, moreover, an active
politician and had large acquaintance
with public men. The Senator when
boy enjoyed only such educational adj
vantages as the public schools of Howard
County can supply, and at the early age
of thirteen he was appointed a page in
the Senate through the influence of
Jude Edward Hammond, then men,
Der of the House of Representatives
The youth was bright, active and oblig-
ing, and attracted the notice of Stephen
A. Douglas, of Illinois, who eventually
made him his secretary and confidential
friend. Young German lived in the
great Senator's house and accompanied
him on all his electioneering tours, in
Guiding the famous stumping tour
against Lincoln when they were con-
testing the Illinois Senatorship. Mr..
German was familiar with all the politi-
cal intrigues Of that day; his reminis-
Genes of the secret history of the split
between Douglas and Breckenridge
would make an interesting contribution
to the history of National politics. Bal
ti1nore american.
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What CeIIuIOid Is.

Celluloid has so suddenly claimed a
most prominent place in manufactured
aTticles-it was, to people in general, an
after stranger until few years since
that knowledge of it should not be con-
Gned to those engaged in our labora-
tories and manufacturing establish
naents for, though Investigations re-
E,srding It are by no means complete,
shege are certain facts pertaining to it
which are fully capable of being under
stood by those busy thousands who have
no desire personally to bother for months
ar years with retort, Bunsenburner and
blow-pipe.. Intelligent words about
Celluloid can best he spoken by going
back little to -CellsIloSe, substance
forming the mass of the cell-membranes
Of plants and, indeed, the skeleton of all
plsntss Cotton, linen, hemp and I'M
sized paper are examples OF almost pure
Cellulose, and the Swedish /" filter pa
per" of the laboratory is nearly :" chem-
SsaIly pure" Cellulose. 1t can be dis
solved. Dipped (as gnsized paper) into
Sulphuric acid, we get the tough ''parch-
Ssent paper" A step farther, and we
come to PyrOriline, better known as
gWn-cOtton, an explosive four times as
powerful as gunpowder. Some sports
men, little versed in chemistry, have de-
c1sred, while contemplating the debris
of a favorite and costly gun, that it was
forty times rs strongi That it and re-
lated compounds are terribly en-
ergetic, is unquestioned. 1t is CeIlu-
Eose, stepped in three parts of nitric and
Eve parts of sulphuric acids, with later
NsInor treatment. 1t infames at tenn
peratureOf 227 liz deg. Fahrenheit. A
solution of Pyroxiline in mixture of
alcohol and ether, gives us COllodton
Or. bOlIG glue colorless and gummy,
Insoluble in water or alcohol, but solu-
bic in a mixture of alcohol and ether
&c explodes, when dried, but less readily
than Pyroxiline, and its use. in photo
graphy and surgery is well known.
Small balloons are sometimes made
from it. SIS gsl -ly Il u ~ q air rG Il
Celluloid, now known by name
throughout the world in the, shape of
aapkin-rings, bilhard-bails, whistles,
combs, "coraR' jew elry. and tCysianu.
z1erable, is PYroxiline to which cam
phOr is added, this mixture being con-
densed in cylinders by ahydraulic pres
sure of 1900 pounds to the square inch. |
Celluloid, while yet in a soft state, may
be nodded by heat,and pressure into al
most anyshape and colored, and may
be rendered. 4 erv silnilar to ivory,s bone
and rubber in hardness, elasticity, finish, |
etc. The Newark, N. j firms who man.
afaeture it to far greater extent than
others in this country, have had many
accidents in manipulating it during the
various processes, and the late explosion
which was SO fatal win give a new i'm
petus to the efforts of scientists to per-
feet our knowlede of it. When manu-
it is not considered explosive,
though it is poSSi6ze FOR it to be So, Bat
Il Is usually inflammable, one instance
Being on record of a billiar6-hail which
caught fire from cigar and was slowly
0'iis''iiiee NJ 1l'Age,gA eIrwql orY6h
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A Mule Who Knew What He Was Do.
ing. l- 4I'H

On Christmas Day, an old, bench
legged colored party came to Thomson
on a fiop-eared gray mule, which he
left hitched to the public rack on Main
Street, while he went down in town to
buy Christmas goods for his family. In
his absence, a parcel of bad boys got a
brick-bat about the size of a goose-egg,
and slipped it under the old mans sad
die. In about an hour he returned,
loaded down with bundles and paper
bags, and boxes, and his hide full of
pepper-sauce and boneset. He tried to
look dignified and sober, but when he
straddled over Knox's meat block, tel
escoped a cow on the corner, and
brought up with his head in the flank of
his mule, his actions began to look sus-
picious. He steadied himself, however,
unfastened the bride, and climbed into
the saddle; and then trouble began.
The mule walked outsa few steps, then
stopped, switched his tail, made a rain
bow of his spine and tried to stand on
his head. The next instant a pair of
number nine brogans were seen waving
inlthe air, and then the old gentleman
ploughed a four-inch furrow through
mud-hole, with his nose as a coulter
i'd his upper lip for a subsoiler. When
ne got up he met shower of cheese
and crackers, and peppermint candy
and tobacco, and two bottles, and some
soap and stuff coming down, but he
didn't stop, to pick them up. He didn't
cry nor cuss, but he grabbed the bride
and tried to kick a hole through the
north side of the old gray but made a.
failure. Then he crawled UP
on the animal locked hissarms around
his neck. and dug his, heels into his ribs.
The mule reflected for a moment, and
then shot up the road for all he was
worth, and the last seen Of him he was
turning the corner at Blackie Worrill's
ike streak of brindle lightning, with
the big end of the old darky Hopping
up and down on the saddle, 1icDs.6Fs
County CGa.) Journal. ,.o,
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A Sure Thing.


DIR. Hunters Specific and Injection No. 1
are warranted to cure Gonorrhea, elect,
Cordee, Structure, diseases of the Kidneys,
Bladder and Urinary Organs of males and
females.
DIR. Hunters Specific No. 2 is a sure rem
edy for Spermatorrhea, Seminal Weakness,
Nightly Emissions and Loss of Power, caused
by self-abuse or excessive indulgence.
Price of DIR. Hunters Specific 81 per bottle;
injection 81. Sent everywhere by express.
DIR. j. Dinsbeer, sole proprietor, No. 415
North Seventh Street, St. Louis, Mo. Send
two stamps for treatise. Cures guaranteed,
or money refunded.
GY-Dr. Dinsbeer will treat all chronic
diseases and furnish medicine for hess money
than any other physician in st. Louis.
Write or call
For sale at COley's Drug Store, Milan,
Tenn.
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THE maximum war. strength o. Rus,
sra, every element included, Is 2,lA9,-
900, r11v-I ~
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AN old Michigander has worn string
of red beans around his neck for %
years, and during all that time he has
never taken cold. They would probably
have the same effect if worn around a
table leg.-Detr0it Free Press. ,,4....
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-29

THE varfous kinds of roots Stored in
che Cellar need looking affGn from time
10 time, Turnips and beets may be
packed il. dry sand and win Keep well
until spring without growhftl If the
cellar is not too warm. Cabbages re-
ggire cool place and should never be
stored in war1a, dry cellar, ssinge they
are liable to wither and decay! "Aa
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boasts ssA;1s Of

LEADvILLE boasts of aristocratic
walters. At the Grand Hotel is, an ex-
msmbersof the New Jersey Legislature,
whose lett rs bear the prefix of 90 Hon. y
At thes6qmendon the gaests]tafe served
af tab g,ev an exc onfede rafek General,
a doctor Of medicine. a,siawyer, and
an ex39udge from Ffeeborn County,
Aiiun. lsrrrt1 $3.50 hssri " pifnsUs87 TEOg
Daily globe., 1880-05-03
MAI. GEN. HEINTZELMAN.
Died in Washington Yesterday-His Mill
tarY History.
WASHINGTON, May Maj. Gen. Samut
d Ha;x.unI.ann., diad this rnnrninn

Died in Washington YeSterday-H1s MILL
tary History.
WASHINGTON, May Maj. Gen. Samuel
B. HeintzeIman died this morning.
The General of the Army in g. general order
saws: General Heintselman was man of
intense nature, of vehement action, guided by
sound Judgment and cultivated taste, unlver-
sally respected and beloved. At ripe old age
he leaves us, universally regretted. Well done,
thou good and faithful servant; may our end
be as peaceful and much deplored as his. "
Funeral Monday. Interment at Buffalo.
TGen. Heintzelman was born in Pennsyl-
qania in 1907, and was appointed to
the United States military academy
in 1922, graduating in 1866. His
first conspicuous service was when he
had attained the rank of captain in
the Mexican war, being breveted Major for
gallant and meritorious service in the battle
of Huoamantla. March 5, 1856, he was pro-
NOTED major of the Third infantry,
and at the outbreak of the civil
war he was commissioned colonel
of the Seventh United States Infantry. At
an early period of the late rebellion he as
sumed conspicuous duty, which he discharg-
ed to the satisfaction of all concerned. He
commanded division as Brigadier General
of volunteers under Mcdowell at the first
battle of Bull Run. He was appointed
Major General of volunteers March 5, 1862,
and was assigned to the command of the
army corps. In the second battle of Bull
Run he commanded the right
wing of Pope's Army, and
did much to lessen the disaster which the
Pone entailed upon the troops. Gen.
Heintzelman was many times breveted for
gallant service, his name being allied with
the famous battles of Fair Oaks, Williams
burg and the Peninsula campaign. He was
retired as major general, because of a
wound received February %, 1879. Gen.
Heintzelman was thorough soldier, strict
desciplinarian, and an officer of command
ing merit.
Daily globe., 1880-05-03
PHILADELPHIA.

Pennsylv Ania Central Dividends-COl. Tom
Scott's Resignation of the Presidency of
the Central-COntinued Sale of Jay
Cooks Assets.
PHILADELPHIA, May AT a spe-
ciaI meeting of the directors OF
the Pennsylvania railroad to-day
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent.
was declared. The resignation of Col. Thos.
A. Scott, who for the past six years has been
president of the company was, received, to
take effect the 1st of June. The resigna
ton was referred to a committee for con-
sideration, and report at meeting to lie
heldnext week. The ColonePs delicate health
caused him to resign.
1t was also decided to give share
holders the benefit from the redistribution
of the shares of the capital stock purchased
from the city of Philadelphia, the option
be given shareholders to receive the divid-
ends either in cash or in scrip, convertible
into stock at par when presented in coins of
$50, provided the option be exercised on or
before October first next, otherwise the di-
vidend to be paid in cash.
The sale of effects of the Jay Cooks es-
tate was continued to-day. Lands to the
value of 81, ,571, and $4,000 of lands of the
Sterling Iron & Railway company were dis
posed of. The total amount realized by the
public sale to date is $507,979. The unsold
real estate and securities remain on private
sale ninety days.