The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-18

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with the hands crossed on the breast
and clasping sword, the helmet at the
foot. 1t viii be several months before
the monument can be completed.
The King of Denmark is truly a
paternal monarch. Finding that during
the recent severe weather the Royal
Foot Guards were suffering greatly from
colds of the head snd coughs the geod
old gentleman has provided thick
;soloshes, or oyershoes, very nicely lined
with fur, in which the sentries stalk
about In luxurious comfort.
Prince Bismarck's rheumatic com
plant has of late become so acute as
seriously to impede his movements. He
experiences great difficulty in walking
or standing for any length of time, and
his physicians have long urged him to
request permission to address the reich
STAG. while sitting in his chair ; He has
hitherto been reluctant to do this. ~
THE Austrian Diet has just done
wllat could not be done, probably, by
any other legislative body in Europe,
VIZ, voted SIS. 900 to pay the expenses
of the visit of the Empress to Ireland,
whittier she went chiefly to enjoy the ex-
citing pleasure of fox-hunting. The
Empress is known to be one of the
most fearless horsewomen in Europe.
The national debt Of Austria is So, 0O5,-
100000. 70 rh Ier1gtiL
The proposed increase of the Ger
man army both in numerical strength
and efficiency appears likely to be
promptly followed by similar augmenta-
ton of the armed forces of other Con-
tinental powers. In France complete
reorganization of both the infantry and
cavalry of the army is proposed by the
Minister of War, and in Italy an increase
Of 100000 lire in the military esti-
mates for 1881 is proposed fns sgsa
y Germany continues to be flooded
with pamphlets in behalf of or against
the Jews. A Silesian clergyman, Herr
Grnber, has just published volume
recommending Cancellation and peace
1t is dedicated to the Crown Prince, who
writes to the author: g Your pamphlet
christians and jews has afforded me
great satisfaction. / thank you for it
and desire and hope that your words o.
peace may make their way deeply into
the heart of the country"
According to Herr Won Puttkam
mer, the Prussian Minister of Education
there has been a steady increase O
crime and immortality in the great towns
of Germany during the last ten years
and the Minister declared in Parliamen
the other day that this dissatisfaction!
state Of things had not been without eff
feet on the teachers of elementar,
schools, except in Berlin. This was T.
be attributed in considerable measure
to the increased facilities for drinking
which had been provided by recent leg
isla.ion, and which had injuriously at
fected large sections of the community
Odds and Ends. ts,d .
Editors and hens must scratch TO
living. ''-- ~ ''''' -
The father of twins is botanica
curiosity-a double poppy, us it were.
Spring chickens as big as canar
birds are in market, strawberries ar
down to four cents apiece, and ever
thing 'betokens a uble-back-actio
spring. Detroit Free Press.
"A hen will sit on nest of eggs fo
days without murmur; but let ma
sit on dozen eggs but for a moment
and he will use fowl language enoug
to fill barn-yard. 1a1al ~
What was itP went out in tn
woods and got it. After 1 got it
looked for it. The more l looked for
the less liked it. L brought it HON
in my hand, because l couldn't find i
A silver.
Down in Ohio, when young ma
has taken girl to spelling schor
sixteen times, the law considers thel
engaged to be married, and she has
good case of breach of promise if b
doesn't walk up. got 5t1e l .e9sa
The Chicago School Board havin
decided that teachers must leave tn
school when they are married, the Ne
Haven Register thinks sit makes it yer
unpleasant for young men who are lool
ing for support"
IA woman raised to the third powt
of widowhood has the photographs I
her three departed lords in a groul
with vignet of herself in the center
and underneath is the inscription, ''Tf
Lord will provide. "sias a9a aiao
The following message, intended
break bad news gently, was sent to tt
widow of man who had just bee
killed by railroad accident: ''Des
Madam Your husband is unavoidabl
detained for the present. To-morro
an undertaken will call upon you Wi
the full particulars. n.so1a 1g s4.f "a fs
| AT the jam at the close of one
the recent great social parties in Chicas
the chief of one of the great mornir
dailies was observed searching anxious
among the head tiles for q covering
his sclnty locks. A lawyer stood lookir
some time at the fruitless search, al
finally said: ''See here, what are "
looking for?n ga first-class hat" 7
sponded the editor, (which l had witt
1 came here" sc Pshaw." was the 7
| tort, we have been running on secon
class hats for over forty minutes. F"
"A certain young woman, named Hanna
Slipped down on a piece of banana;
l4,y.fslI She shrieked, and oh. my'dl D.
And more stars she spied
Than belonged to the star-spangled ba
ner. rH % -
l. A gentleman sprang to assist her. q.
And picked up her muf and her wrister
.N9tl1 :" Did you fall, ma'amY' he cried; q,
I" Do you think" she replied,
IN - i sat down for the fun of it, Misterr q
Boston Journal Of Commerce
II "A CLERGYMAN recently left Liverpo
in a large ocean steamer, and beginnil
to feel uncomfortable after leaving t
mouth of the river, sought the Captain
learn If there was any danger. The Ca
tain, in response, led the clergyman