davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
PUSGESr PARAGRAPHS.

There Are No Birds in Last
Years Nests" is the title Of song.
Probably not. If it were equally sure
that there are no rats in last years rat
holes the public mind would be more st
rest Philadelphia Record.
The saddest country in the world is
Alaska. -Steubenrille Herald. Wrong.
The saddest country is Wales Yauc06
Strauss. Wrong again. The sadslest
country is Siberia. -KeOkuk Gate CStg.
How about Marathon HIsie-
pendent.
-Thsre is a man out in Montgomery
County who is running for Office. who
wishes that ne had been born an octopus
so that he could shake hands with six
men while he paid for the drinks with
the other twos Two hands, of course,
you understand. There isn't much
grammar in that sentence, we will adj
nit, and yet we are free to say there is
a great deal more grammar than there
is Burlington Ha,ck-Eye.
"A big, fat eolOred woman came to
the Galveston Chief of Police and told
Ikm that her stepson had run away and
she wanted to know where he was. at
bodders me to know why he left. He
had everything he needed to make him
cumfable. done all could for him."
she'observed. a. Has he any marks by
which he may be recognized" ''Well,
don't reckon all de marks made on
him wild a bed slat, while de ole man
was holdin' him, has faded out yit. IL
GalUestop Ne'cs.
The fond parents ofthe ten-years-old
boy think it extortionateo on the part of the
country landlord to charge as much for
their darling's board as their own; and
seeing that the average ten-years-old
bov seldom eats more than two plates of
soup, three helpings of fish and four of
meat, quart of pudding and half a pie,
three saucers of cream, with such trifiing
additions as sweet and white potatoes,
turnipS, onions, beets, carrots, cabbage
Cd id genus onli1e, with perhaps half
loaf of bread and half pound of butter
the frugal repast washed down with
pint of milk, it does seem rather hard
to place him on a par with grown folks
especially as his abstemiousness at meal
time forces him to make incessant raids
on the cupboard and orchard from morn
to noon, from noon to dewy eve.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
Spelling Reform.

The following are extracts from let
ter recently addressed by DR. Wendell
Holmes to member of the English
Spelling Reform Association: I" If l
have not taken sides with the spelling
reform movement it is very probably
because | was not taken hold of early
enough. l spell honor and favor
without the ~, and may yet come to
catalog' and .felosofe' that is good
photography. At any rate l should not
care to be an obstructive. if | could be,
in the way of any well-organized schol-
arly attempt to reform our English land
American) language. 1t is certainly
barbarous to make ough' take so many
forms of pronunciation as it now does
But you must allow fair share of old
sqnare-toed prejudice in their personal
iikings to old square-toed people. L
hate to see my name spelt Homes, yet
| never pronounce the !. | know from
old Camden that its derivation is from
the word holm, and l want the extra
letter; an is as good as an inch in this
connection, if l may venture debilita-
ted pleasantly. There are many things
1 should like to have glimpse OF "a hum
bred years from now, among the rest
our English spelling. / have little doubt
that manv of the changes you eOntem-
plate viii have taken place, and
I should look back upon. myself in
1880 as hopeless bigot to superanu2-
ted notions long since extinct.
Believe me, my dear sir, yours very
truly, o. w. HOLMES.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
ThurIow Weeds Romance.


Thurlow Weed lately, told a cor
daughter. :" 1t was in 1885," he said,
while l was in barber-shop in Alba
ny, heard thata writing master named
Chapman had been found dead in his
room, and that his daughter, aged two
years, had been alone with her dead
father for several hours. Chapman
was dwarf of incorporate habits.
The little girl was to be taken to the
alms-house the next morning. 1t was
sad case. / mentioned it to my family
at the tea table, without manifeSting
any feeling, but saw at once that my
wife and children shared my interest,
and when l was leaving the house half
an hour later my daughter stood at the
hall door and said: Il will 60 with you,
father She was right in her guess.
Arriving where the waif was temporari-
ly lodged, | found the child. and she
came TO me readily. l asked her if she
would go home with me, and she spoke
up, Yes, SIR / remember her sweet
voice now. Well, we took her home,
and | never think of her without feel
ing sure that blessing went into our
house with that child" Mary Weed,
as she was christened, died at the age
of twelve. Mr.. Weed subsequently
learned that her mother belonged to
respectable English family, and that,
before marrying the Albany dwarf, she
had been the betrothed wife of a British
officer, whose death blighted her hopes
and sent her to this country. Mrs.
Weed preserves a medal which was
awarded to Mary by the American In
stitute when she was only seven, for
excellent needlework. : Indianapolis
Il
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
What Constitutes a Fashionable Man OF
the World.


A fashionable man of to-day dresses
very plainly. He wears morning suit
of the toughest possible material. He
puts on frock coat at four p. m, and
changes it at seven for evening dress.
He wears no jewelry, except a heavy
gold ring on the small finger of the left
hand, tn one or three stones set fiat.
The most fashionable stones are cats
eyes and sapphires. Diamonds and
rubies are discarded. Nothing is used
in the shirt bosom but single pearl,
black or pink pearls being preferred to
white ones. The scarf-pin for the morn
ing must be light, fancy one. In the
afternoon big pearl, clover, or some
ancient engraved stone is required.
Extravaganza is admitted only in sleeve
buttons, which may be of great value,
but they must look plain.
In the arrangement of the house the
main tendency of fashion is toward
pictures and books. Bric-a-brac is be-
ing given up, as having been conducive
to vulgar and ignorant craze for col
lections.
In France the spread of republicanism
has led to an increased civility towards
servants. A man does not take his hat
off either in shop or in a cafe, but he
does take his hat off should he meet a
lady's maid or misliner on the stairs
of the house. He is also quite affable
with the men servants and has word
or two for every one of those whose
faces are familiar.
1t is absolutely nGatUGts genre to talk
ofmoney matters, to ask the price of any,
thing without being asked. This is point
to which many people in this country
should pay more attention. Thorough
ly well-bred men never ask the price
paid for horse or picture. They adj
mire or criticise it without the slightest
references to- the price. They also
never enter into any kind of bargain
with friend. Everything that is sold
and bought goes through the usual
business channels and in the open mar
ket 1t is very fashionable to be close
at bargains Making numerous pur-
chases. without showing much attention
to the price. is regarded as the charac-
teristic of an upstart. 1t is accordingly
considered good taste to make pur-
chases alone, without being accom-
panied by anybody; for if one has with
him friend, especially lady, he can
not bargain and has to give the price
asked for, however extravagant it may
be. ~s
The basis of European bonton is to
be sought in the system of education
through which man has passed. This
has, of course, very little reference to
this country No man IS considered a
thoroughbred hOnln1e du monde in Eu-
rope unless he has private tutor up to
his college years, and terminated his
studies either in one of the English uni
versities or with the Jesuits or Domini-
cans in France. As matter of course
he must be an accomplished hOIseman,
fencer and sportsman and yachting
must be as much, of favorite pursuit
with him as lawn tennis and polo.-M
Y Sun.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
The Cape Cod Ship Canal.

The ship canal through Cape Cod on
the Massachusetts coast, which when
completed. will connect Massachusetts
Bay and Buzzard's Bay, is now being
dug, several hundred men being en-
ployed in the work. The effect of the
canal will be to make Cape Cod an
island, give cheaper coal to Boston and
the East, save millions of property and
ives from shipwreck, and, in case OF a
foreign naval war, give a first-class adj
vantage to the Government in protect
ing its whole eastern coast. The length
OF waterway viii be $4,000 feet, the
bottom sixty-six feet and at the top 250
feet. The depth below the water viii
be twenty-five feet. 1t is to cost $40
100000. There will be a saving Of a
distance of $50 miles on a dangerous
coast. This makes Boston nine hours
nearer New York by steam. The time.
tor building the canal is two years. 1t is
% bea tide-leYel waterway without locks
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
Indians Shopping.

In her book on Manitoba Miss Fitz-
gibbon says: al watched some Indians
shopping, and was astonished to see
how invariably they waved aside in
ferior goods and chose such materials as
merinos at S1.50 to % Us cd to 1857 a
yard. One of the merchants told me it
was useless to offer them anything but
the best. An Indian who could not
speak English nor French. and wanted
five things, divided his money according
to his idea of their relative cost in little
piles on the counter, and, going through
a pantomime descriptive of his wants.
was handed first some silk hardker-
chiefs. Taking one up, he felt it, held
it up to the Ight, and, throwing it aside,
shook his head Vigorously, uttering an
"Ughr' of disgilst. when shown a
better one, he was, .doubtful;, but upon
a much superior article being produced
he took it, and willingly. handed over
one pile for it,. This, however, was too
much, and when given the change he
put i on one of the other piles aid pro-
eeeded in the same way to make the
rest Of his purchases. How easily
they could be cheated.p I said to
thesselerk after the Indian had left.
+" No. he replied. mot so easily as
would apps&rs Thsg generally come
in from their GazAb s in great numbers.
once year, to sell furs and nalsse .pur-
chaseS. They 90 to differen5sshops
and ca their return compare notes as to
the cost and quality of their goods
Then, if one has paid more than an
other, Of has- been -cheatefin quality,
ne will never enter the again; and
she firm that gives the great hs,'rai2s
5 most patronized on their reeirn
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
Most people use or hear the word:

Most people use or hear the words
Mrs. Grundy," as applied to gossip,
and meaning the female part of society
according to fashionable slang, without
knowing their origin. :" What Mrs.
Grundy says'' means "what the Cos
sips say" The original Mrs. Grundy
was the wife of President Van Buren's
Attorney General, the Hon. Felix
Grundy of Tennessee, and she ruled
aristocratic society in Washington with
a rod of iron. Her edicts were law.
her presence was indispensable to the
success of all fashionable gatherings,
and such an authority she became ON
social topics that the expression = Mrs.
Grundy says" became so common as to
Outlive her fame.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
OF GENERAL INTEREST,".
AP,sIabIe sl~ha.

THE Chicago Tina of the 2ist publishes the
following among many other affecting inci-
dents growing out of the loss on Lake Michi-
gan of the steamer Alpena: "a most pitiable
sight is the grief of an aged ERglishman named
John Osborn. who, with anguish depicted in
every lineament of wriRkled face, has sew
eral times within the past two days appeared
at the desk Of Secretary Wright. The invari-
able question. expressed, in plaintiye tone
such as would touch the stoniest heart, is:
Anything YETI Last evening. before the
response was given, he turned away,
subbing out: Gone, gonel All gomez Down
with the-Alpena went his only son. daughter
and two gran lchildren. The downward course
of his lie IS dark with clouds of sorrow. One
Of the afflicted is Dir. William Vandecar. With
anxious face he walked into the Office of the
Goodrich Company on yesterday morning, and
broke out with the usual = Have you heard
from the Alpena, sir?' To the silent shake Of
hehead of the clerk to whom the question was
put. he only said, sShe's gone, then. and, Try
ing a paper ON the desk, walked away. The
slip read: My wife, short. stOutly-built, sew
eral rings on her hands. Send me telephone
# found Vim. Vandecar.' Rev. Farrell Hart
and wife, of White Pigeon. Mich, are of the
lost They were on their way to a home in
this city, and peculiar interest attaches to
their death from the fact that they had just
been welded. and wereenjoying bridal trip"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
ficially ANNOUNCED that the At

1T is officially announced that the At
Gibson, TopelcS and Santa Re Railroad viii
be completetana connected wit b the South
ern Pacific about JANUARY 1. iSst, thus OPEN
ing up a new through route between the
East and the Pacific Coast. 90 80 '''''s ID
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

A. G. HODGES, Grand TREASURED of
the Kentucky Masonic Lodge, is a defaulter
to the amount of'S7 ;0O0.i He has held the
Office for many years. ''y ,',l,ad ',sssN q.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

One of the funny things of the can
vass is the forming OF a Fat Mems Han
cock Club at Syracuse, n, Y, to which
no one weighing less than two hundred
pounds is eligible.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

AT Macedonian weddings the groom
Ieads the bride into her new home by
alter, and, when she enters, he knocks
er head against the wall, as warning
, what she may expect if she does not
trhaYe well.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

SENATOR WADE HAMPTON has writ
ten a very belligerentnSte 10 secrearY gobn
Sherman, on aceouiit Of rohtieals speech
made by the latter IN which he referred to,
the Senator as being m league with the Kti-s,
klux Khan. The'correspondenee in fuil has
been given TO the pressby Mr. Sherman. u
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
Roasted nr. % Death.

r.. 81 20 ~ CINCINNATI October 20. "
llrA FIRE resulting in the loss Of five lives oe
/ CURED about eleven O'Clock to-day in the
shoddy-factory of Benjamin Hay, corner of
Second and Broadway. The fire caught from
+ G. eased rags falling upon the bales, and before
the engines could be brought to the spot the
whole building, owing to the inhammable
character of its contents, was in flames.
Twenty girls and women, under the super
vision OF Mary Foren, the forewoman of the
sorting department, were at work in the sort
ing ana storage rooms on the third floor.
These women knew nothing of the presenceof
the fire until one of them saw smoke coming
through the cracks in the floors. She at
once called /" Fire!" and started for the stair
case in the storage-room. Most of the women
at this time were in the storage-room, only
eight then being in the sorting-room. The
forewoman ran to the door between the two
rooms and told them the building was on fire,
and to hurry out. Two of the eight immedi-
ately followed her, but the other six, anxious
to save their clothing, stopped 10 take of their
working dresses and put on those they wore
going 10 and from work. The consequence
was when they returned to go down the stair
case in the storage-room they found
the flames had cut them Oft in that
direction. Then turning toward the
drying-room, all there was found to be in
flames Their only chance was the windows.
Only two of the six reached that point alive.
Two, afterward identified as Mrs. Rachel Dog
gett and Mrs. Catherine Jackson, were suto-
Gated by the smoke, and fell almost at the
threshold of the door through which they had
in vain endeavored to escape. Two others,
Miss Margaret Welsh and Miss Curran, fell
not more than ten feet from the window
which Mrs. Eliza Barrack and Mrs. Mary Lyon
reached alive. No sooner were their agon-
lied faces seen at the window than cry
of horror went up from the thousands
attracted to the vicinity by the fire. mum
Der of citizens hastily rolled under the window
number OF bales of rags, and called upon the
women to jump. Mrs. Barrack, after turning
her head ana looking back at the flames rap
idly increasing in volume, stepped upon the
window-sill and leaped down the forty or fifty
feet, lighting ON the bales, and IN striking
broke her left ankle. She was Immediately
picked up and carried to a neighboring store,
whence she was sent TO the hospital.
Mrs Lyon, after seeing the accident
which had ,befalien Mrs. Barrack, stood
still in the window-sill, and, in response
to a cry from 0fhcer Burke to Jump, for
Gods sake" was heard to say something
which sounded like mo; no; l cannot"
Then. turning, 5ne rushed back into the flames,
and was seen no more until her dead and
charred body was found lying near those of
her companions. ....r ... f......
The general opinion is that the unfortunate
victims are to blame for the terrible tragedy,
the statements of the forewomen, many fire
men and the girl Annie Madden who first gave
the alarm on this floor, being o the effect that
they had ample time to escape after the alarm
was given.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

THE Republican, plurality on. Cover
nor in Indiana is itnoeiciaEy stated. to be
7,141. In Ohio, the Republican, plurality ON
Secretary Of State Is 1899 and on Supreme
Court Judge 23,eaI. The -Demoersticsp lural-
fly in West Virginia is between 1e,90e and
1900. ,ss..,.1 .,-.,..-..-.. .. %.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28


THE Rock 4siVer IC6nference of the
MethSSiS Episppalg Church. bytEyetsof
I07 to a., adopted resolutions declaring thst
the Rev. II. W, Thomas, Of Chicago, holds
doctr nes ar variance vith'the historic the,
ology{stta,e AIefhedist Episcopal Church,
which peculiar views are alleged 10 be "a
source of continued irritation to himself and
disturbance, to the, peace Of our Church."
and therefsfs si~sItestin him to withdraw
from theeSfA STR q said, Church, This Dr..
Thomas liatiy refuses TO do, for varioUfsTe >
sons stated, chiefsaniong ieSAfeh 'isg that the
compusms hroi,hr against himrare Pvrely.
in rei kef. e 70 real or Supposed differences
Of opinion as to the best methods of stating
and explaining certSin 'doctrinal points
that he has used 4 liberty in expressing
views thst n him seemed not only true, but
essential toGheiiest <IeeesssiR his NaTlz,
and that he has certain personal rights
which be does not feel il his duty to suEren-
der
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

THE National Democratic Committee
have issued an address to the Democrats Of
Virginia officially recognizing the ''Funder"
ticket and urging all members Of the party {
to give it their cordial support; 1t is I'M
derstood that. Gen. Malone, Leader of the
Readjusters, refused to enter into any ar
rangement for a Joint electoral ticket, SIS O
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
CURRENT TOPICS.

49, - QhF4k+e
TEE NEWS I'M BRIEF
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

A REUNION of troops, Northern and
Southern, took place at Atlanta, Ga, on
the 18th. The besFof feeling prevailed. l,F :
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

THE King of Greeee,s sin his spesch at
the opening Of the Chambers, said that
the Government had already made extensive
military and naval preparations for estab-
fishing and maintaining the new frontier de-
termined upon by the Powers, and that there
would be no REIMBURSEMENT OF its efforts
until the new order Of things was firmly es-
Inl.IinLnH
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

ROBERT TooMBS. of Georgia, intends
to build a cotton factory worth $780,,
O0) at Washington in that State.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

CARDS must no longer be engraved,
out written.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

THE plan of arbitrament proposed by
Minister Christiancy between the bsiligerent
South American republics is as-follOWs:
Chill, Peru and Bolivia will each elect three
commissioners to discuss the conditions of
peace, to meet in Peruvian TERRITORY oecu-
pied by the Gillian army, the United States
Minister taking part IN the Acontefe1ee as a.
friendly mediator.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28

VICToRIo and his band have finally
been extinguished. On the 18th fnstsnt, as
reported. the, Mexican troops -llnder com.
mand of e0l. sTerrasas, overlook and az
tackled the apachrs, wire took position on
two hiHs called sLas CASTILLO. They were
here surrounded andseompelledt light I'M :
Ill fifty warriors, including Victoria himself,
and eighteen women and'schildren were left
dead Oh che AsId, and seventy women and
children were taken. prisoners. The Indir'
ans were evidently almost out of smmuni-
ton and could not make mnch.of a fight, as
there NeFaasut three Mexican. soldiers killed
and three wounded.lsEA large humber Of
stolen Horses were recovered. - --------------
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-01

Rev. j. William Jones and j.. n. Whit
lock narrowly escaped drowning in the
Paumunkey, near the White House, last
Saturday, during the storm. They were
rescued by an Indian of the Pamunkey tribe
with no other damage than a good drench-
ching and a big scare.
Rev. R. B. McAlpine, pastor elect of the
of the Presbyterian church of Goldsboro,
was married in Selma, Ala on the md Of
June inst, TO Miss NJ. E.. Craig, Of that
city. Rev. DR.. L. W. Hooper was assisted
in the ceremonies by Rev. DR.. Raymond.
New wheat at the mill and blackberries
ripcning green apples coming IN, and much
sickness among the children; nice rains and
fourishing tobacco plants. The late Marcus
1oder left an estate estimated to be worth
IS, 600, to be divided equally between two
Lutheran churches, on the death of his
Wife-IIe Cyr0IB ian.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-01

Secretary Ramsey has suspended action
on the report Of the West Point Academy
Board. recommending the dismissal Of
Whitaker, in order to allow the latter an
opportunity to ask for a ceurt-martial, If he
desires to.
John O'Conner of San francisco walked
in his sleep the other night and stepped down
a we'll in a building sixty feet deep. He
went crashing through a glass skylight,
and the shock of the fall simply woke him
up, for he got up and walked upstairs as if
nothing had occurred.
Weldon Neacs: On Saturday, the 18th
inst, the steam saw mill of Mr.. j. H.. Ill
lery, situated in this county between Crow
ellis Y roads and Scotland Neck, caught on
fire and was burned. The fire originated
accidentally. Loss about $500. Fully in
sured.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-01

1t Is the easiest thing in the world to find
= man willing to bet a hat on his candidate,
but it is the hardest thing in the world to
End the man if he oses.-Detroit Free Press.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-01

Fashionable Spring Clothing, At -