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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04

Whilethere is q great deal OflOoss talk
about the danger Of the United StAtes
being without stick Of timber IN the
near future, there is no doubt that il
viii pay now 10 plant some kinds Of
trees ia some particular situntions.
There are yet millions ofacres Of Am
erican forests growing up or
in decsdcnee, aud which will rot to-
day bring Is an acre. Near sone
large consuming centers timber bias
become scarce, and in prairie countries
it hss to be planted. But there has
really become a scarcity Of black val.
nut. snd there is little danger Of any
enc Investing in a dead horse" who
pisnts it. When travelling through
Indiana some weeks ago the writer
saw some logs that had brought 500
each. Even Under the ordinary course
Of nature such logs could be prodsced
in forty years in an indiana climate /;
but with little careful culture in in
fancy, such as one would give corn,
We believe as good logs could be bad
in half TIE time. Thousands on
Thousands OF people flock to the life
insurance companies, paying, perhaps,
from 800 tos1, 200 per year for the
future good Of their families, starving
the present that the future may be
rich. bat which insurance would not
yield anything Ike the sum ten acres
Of black walnut would do. and with
cat all the annual drain on the family
revenue. Mr.. Nuttall says in the Syl-
va that the next neighbsr to the
black walnut, the butternut, yields az
much sugar as the sugar maple.
We have never heard Of any further
experiments in this direction than
those quoted by Mr.. Nuttsll. Do
our readers know anything about
thisfor whether the slack walnut has
also sascharine prOpertles?- Gardnsrs
Monthly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04
Years ago. in DeKa,b county. W,

Years ago, in DeKa,b county, was
a man who, on election morning was
undecided whether to go to mill or
the polls. Finaley be decided for the
latter. He voted the Democratic
ticket, and a Democratic member of
the Legislature was elected in his dis.
trict by majority Of one. The Leg.
islstSre elected United States Sens.
tor, and by q vote of one member
from that district, Mr.. Hannegan was
chosen. Mr.. Hannegan took his seat
and was president of the Senate pro
tenn when the vote was taken on the
annexation of Texas. On the floor
the vote was tie, and Mr.. Hanne>
CANS casting vote decided the ques-
tion in favor of annexation, which
brought on the Mexican war, which
shaped the subsequent history of cur
corntry.-Lebercn Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04
Fsumer in the FamI,y.

Good humor is rightly reckoned
most valuable aid to happy life. An
equally good and Useful f Guilty is
sense of humor or the capacity to
have little fun along with the hum
drum of life. We all know how it
brightens things generally to have
lively, witty companion who sees the
ridiculous points OF things, and who
can turn any annoyance into an &C.
casionsl laughter. 1t does great
deal better to laugh over some domes.
tic mishaps than to cry or scold over
them. Many homes and lirs ere
dull because they are allowed to be-
come too deeply impressed andimbued
with sense of the cares and respon>
sibilities of life to recognize bright
and especially its mirthfnl side. In
to such a household, good, but dol
the advent of a witty, humorous
friend is like sunshine to rainy day.
While it is oppressive to hear people
constantly striving to say witty things
it is comfortable. seeing what bright
ness little fun is, to make an effort
TO have some. 1t is well to turn off
an impatient question sometimes and
to regard it from humorous point of
view instead of becoming irritated
about it. "That is the reason can
never find n clean shirt?' exclaimed a
good but rather impatient husband,
after rumaging through the wrong
drawer. His wife looked at him
steadily for moment, half inclined
to be provoked, then with q cOmical
look, replied: 81 never could guess
cOnundrums; l must give it up" Then
he laughed, and they both laughed,
and she went aud got his shirt, and
be felt ashamed of himself, and he
kissed her. and she felt happy: and so
what might have been an occasion for
hard words and unkind feelings be.
came just the contrary, all through
the little vein of humor that cropped
out to the surface. Some children
hove peculiar faculty for giving q
humorous turn 70 things when they
srs reproved. 1t does just as well of.
tentimcs. Laughter is better than
tears. let US have little more at
home.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04
FARM NOTES.

Almost every farmer prefers put.
ting his hand TO a bright plOw, which
turns the burrows with comparative
ease to both team and driver, thar
one weather beaten. and dulIed with
tie previous seasons dirt. And vet
many dollars dwin lie inperccptibly
bats surely away each year, and farm
ars annually grumbIe, ell becsuse OF
ne careless handling Of farm mach.
1ery. With one accord. respers sua
movers, seed drills, plors and har.
rows are suffered to remain where
they were last used, to bear the action
81 pe.t.ng sterms and drying winds.
NJ rsIA,eguirsd the following
ason viii cost mere than the build.
ffig Of a she'd or tool house, or the ar
rsngement ola place for them in an
outhouse already erected.
There are several methods of de.
stroying lice on cattle. A very SIM
pie and harmless one is 30 apply an
iafasion made with qusssis. Procure
rom a druggist portion, say half a
pound OF quassia chips; place them
IN a vessel and pour either cold or te.
pid water on them; the infusion is
ready to use as soon az il becomes de-
cldedly bitter, aud 10 to be applied by
washing the parts Of the animals
most ahectefshy the parasites. The
irfusloE is not poisonous, and the cat
tie may licktkemselves as usual With
opt danger.
Those who have means Of knowing,
are positive that Pennsylvania has
suffered 3 loss of fally $500, 900 from
plenro,pneumonia. This loss, it is
averred. hes fallen mainly on the far
mer'saud dairymen in Philadclphia,
Brcks, Chester, Delaware and Mont
gOmery counties.
A.Wsconsin farmer, twenty-tkree
wears ago, planted a piece Of waste
land. unfit fer cultivation. with black
walnut trees. The s are now from
sixteen to twenty inches through, and
have been sold fer s27 900.
The amount Of hay required per
day per head. for cattle, while in
transit from Boston to Liverpool, is
about Is pounds, or 30 pounds for
IA days. A cargo of 600 head would
require about IS tons of hay for the
voyage.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04
EXCHANGE


~ ruie see1ei pcrsiye. even sad.
Aslfb ~ c1neieace prieked:
7ss Then shey csas " Share hi, woes.
nsrh~ed ahjsciinsF-kidked.
&c eat carve up 70 syrnpsth:re.
Nish iue~ and soutie pu-r.
sltG sbe sotrithiu Ais reach.
"hes--fdllest-ises.snd far.
Tar des. IN pis5. pssrcd bin TO
klis ieis his care.
Ss triSa to psss around bin once.
hai-ssnsase mea, and hair.
And John, the honest farmer boy
Fho had the beast in charge.
frief rscklssssy N harness hsm-
Ne funeral ~s.i srr,.
Oh triGiuE was the eansss which
Sis israble legs nafurIed:
ass many we're ths qaadraS.es
hsi souehtsasesher world.
denefer cia decsAs ,hirg;
u wasn't Worth adacai:
y Aisfsd asd kicked mill he died.
.hnd thea he kicked the bucket.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04
How 20 Protect Strawberries
from Drought.

Just rs our strawberries began to
ripen one season, very violent, hot
wind prevailed, which dried up the
ripening fruit and began to shrivel
the green. Having an abundance
Of clear; coarse, water meadow hay
N STACK, we took from this and
spresd it about three inches thick
over the strawberry bed, and let it lie
TIL The evening of the third DAY. We
shen raked it off the outsjJe row, and
.esp ssffTss fllled out large and
Inll sin cool, calm weather. We
picked the ripened fruit from this row
and tie next evening rsked off the
hay from the. second row TO cover the
frs. and thus proceeded from day TO
day CD rain fell and the weather be-
cane cOo.er. Then We removed al
the hsy from the bed except what
was wanted to mulch under the vine
10 keep me berries clean from the
ground.
ftbe fruit of two rows were want.
cd, ons for tea at evening and tho
OF 'rl0r breakfast the next morning,
Nv -Akcd of two rows, leaving one
roore ed during the night, as it
fensd al the better for getting the
dor, fsn me berries were fresher and
per e. pieking in the morning than
4 fen gh1ss we're in the evening.
4 Clser sirAw, we presume, would
haTe lssa iust as efectual sc hay, and
eithef these scattered thinlv at
4 nighto bed ofstrswberries would
preser lem from frost. 1t would
N~rs for those who grow only a
M Ds teh Of strawberries for their
"a eaii y to have little straw on
bid, Vi n which to cover them in
e Ofsrere drought or frost.-Ru-
Nor 0reer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04

There was almost a panic on Wall
street, New York, last Thursday. in
consequence of the hanks withdraw.
ing their circulation. Secretary Shsr.
man prevented By redeeming several
millions e. S. bonds.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04

A woman near Margnec, France,
recently became the mother of eight
children at one birth. None of them
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-04

The Southern Express Company
has taken charge of the express bust.
ness on the Louisville Railroad and
its branches.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01

was sentenced yesterday to
wO years imprisonment in the peniten-

bOOkkeeper, was sentenced yesterday to
two years imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary.
Policeman Smith attempted to arrest a
negro cotton thief at Union Springs, Ca,
Saturday night. The thief cut Smiths
thr"at and fled. Parties are pursuing the
murderer with bloodhounds.
Two boys. named Gilbert Arquart and
Anton Gundson, quarreled over a cams of
pool in Chicago. Sunday night, when
Arquart struck Gundson with a billiard
cue, fracturing his skull. He died Mon
day morning.
At Abbeyville, S. c.. jeff Davis, con-
victed of the murder of George Franklin
and his sister, has Just been acquitted on a
new trial. The day for his execution was
fixed nine times and he was nine times re-
spitcd, twice on the scaffold with the rope
around his neck.
The coroner's jury at Dayton, Ohio, in
the case of the three men killed by the
boiler explosion at the Dayton wheel
works last Tuesday, has rendered ver-
dict placing the responsibility on the pro.
prietors of the works and their engineer.
The cause Of the explosion was overcharg-
ing the boiler.
At Montreal, yesterday. Judge Johnston
gave judgment against William Duckett
for sitting and voting in tho local parlia-
ment as member for Soulange without
being legally qualified The judgment is
for s75, 900, at the rate of s., 600 for every
day defendant held the seat. Duckett is
declared to be insOlveDt, and unable to pay
tho penalty.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01
ON THE FAST NEWS TRAIN,
scenes and Incidents of Its Trip.
II 4, i 10. nj ,l,in Ti,nnr

scenes ana incidents OF Its Trip.
Philadelphia Times
But the most exciting scene of all, per.
haps, Harrisburg excepted, was when the
train reached Lancaster, which it did two
minutes ahead of time, or at GEO. Here
there was crowd of newsboys, news
agents and disintcrested persons, who
seemed to take complete possession Of the
news car. They swayed and fought and
pushed and shouted and grabbed and
yelled and clamorcd for papers. Tho
three postal men and two newspaper men
showcred the Lancaster bundles out at
them as rapidly at hands could act and in
4 moment the air began to resound with a
mixed chorus of newsboys to the tune of
Here's yer Philadelfy Times. All the
news, now. 1ere's yer Times, with the
latest news."
The crowd about the depot, independ-
eut of newsboys and news agents, was very
large. Curiosity and desire to get pa
pers and read the news at the breakfast
table seemed to have brought out two
thirds of the town. The rush for papers
on the part of the bystanders made fully
as exciting 4 scene as did the rush of the
newsboy and the agents for the same when
the train first Stacked up. After three or
four minutes stop here it was off again.
At all the stations between Lancaster and
Mount Joy the same scene of excited,
clamorous crowds both of men and bows
was repeated. They rushed for the papers
as they would be thrown off, regardless of
rain or mud. of which there was plenty Of
both. At Middletown there was scene
almost equal to that at Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01

The London Queen makes mention of a
wedding that was lately interfered with in
Ireland. The gentleman in the case had
incurred the displeasure of the Land
League, and, though the wedding day was
fixed, the bride received solemn warnings
that her relatives. as we'll as herself, would
be "boycotted - if she persist cd in marry
ing the man she had chosen. This reads
like a joke, although it is gravely told by
the paper aforesaid, as bearing on the
social revolution that is in progress in Ire
land. But a "boycotted" bride and
groom would be rather pleasant novelty
in this part of the world, where it is the
object Of those eminent subjects usually to
get away from notice and attention. 1t is
true that, during the wedding journey it
would be rather uncomfortable if no por-
ter would move trunk. and no hotel
waiter serve beefsteak and griddle cakes at
breakfast to the marked out pair. But
such forgetfuincss by the prying world as
would enable them to realize the original
Eden, lie backing his own boots and she
spreading the bread and butter, is it not
the dream of all romantic couples to be
let alone, and escape from giving
the world the list of their wedding pres
cnts and the itenerary of their trip.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01
Local T0boeco Market.

We have had another very quiet week
in Lancaster. Tho buyers want old tobac-
CO badly, but the packers will no. sell it to
them at the prices they offer. The result
is: there is nothing doing. The packers
confidently expect an advance in prices,
owing to the limited stock of old tobacco
on hand and the acknowledged shortpess
of the crop of 1885, in nearly all The seed
leaf districts. The .jObbers and maDufac.
turers. on the other hand, prefer to be-
ieve that there will be no advance and
hope there will be decline as soon as the
1881 crop is stripped and ready for the
market. Meantime, the packers continue
to traverse the county and pick up all de-
sirable lots they can find at reasonable
prices but as they will not sell their old
tobacco except at steep prices farmers
expect steep prices also for their tobacco.
The wet weather and Glow barometer.
and mild temperature" as Old PrObs says,
has given the farmers chance t. take
their tobacco from the polcs and not few
Of them have done SO, although the
packers declare they will receive none
Of their purchases before January. Early
stripping is not desirable, where it can be
avoided but there are often circum-
stances which make it necessary to do SO.
Sometimes the farmer needs money and
must sell his crop even at a sacrifice. We
hear of one farmer from the lower end of
the county who has not only stripped bis
crop, but brought it to town the other day
to deliver it to the packer who purchased
it carly in the season. Neither the
packer nor any Of his agents were
about the warehouse, and perhaps will
not be for many weeks. Tho grower
was in consequence greatly "put out "
and declared his intention of dispOsing of
his crop to some other purchaser
DR.. B. S. Kendig & Co., bought of J.
G. Mitchell, ESQ.,, and VIM. H. Fishel. ut
Constitution, York county, two acres at
% cents for all over "a inches, 10 cents for
all over IS inches, and 5 and ).
The York Dispatch says that Robert J.
Cunningham, of Constitution, has one of
the most complete tobacco houses in York
county, and has hanging in it six acres of
fine tobacco.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01
LETTER FROM CaRLIsLE.


ing EpEiDsere Visit the Indian schooI
-Indian Concert-A Visit to
Lancaster Suggestod.
INDIAN TRAINING SCHOOL, CARLIsLE)
October 18th, 1851.
EDS. 1NTELLIGENCER- this has been
quite an eventful week at the school
thought I'd write you as what we have
been doing might be of some interest to
your readers.
On Tuesday the Teachers Institute,
which has been held in Carlisle during the
week, adjourned at 10 a. m., and the
teachers visited the school in body. Ad-
miration, wonderment and incredulity
was expressed by the teachers, who could
hardly believe it possible that our Indian
boys and girls could make such rapid
progress in SO short time.
On Wednesday number of our teach
ers visited the institute, which is very
we'll attended, but not nearly as many
teachers are present as attend the Ian
caster county institute.
On Thursday afternoon our school was
visited by a delegation of mining en-
gineers, who came down from Harrisburg,
to see tho school. They and the ladies
who accompanied them expressed them
selves delighted with all they saw and
heard. On Thursday morning Prof. Apgar
Estate superintendent of New Jersey and
author of Apsar's Geographics) visited
the school. The captain had the school all
in the chapel, when Prof A. spoke to the
Indians and said their progress was re.
markable !; but l can't give his address,
which was most delightful one. He then
drew on the blackboard for the Indians a
map of South America, and it was very
wonderful, thought, to see how quickly
he did it, explaining as he drew the exact
position, elevation, ETC., Of every spot in
South America. We were all delighted
with him.
Last evening tFriday) tho Indians had
their monthly entertainment. 1t consisted
OF essays, compositions, recitations, dc.
clamations and music, all by the Indians.
After they had finished their part Of the
entertainment Prof. Brown, of Boston, an
e!OcutiOnist, who had been attending the
institute, spoke to the Indians, gave them
some valuable hints in regard to theil
manners on the stage, etc, and then read
several pieces for them. The entertain
ment was \ very pleasant one. Why
don't the Lancaster people invite the
school there ? They would give first
class entertainment. think with a little
urging that Captain Pratt could be in
duced TO visit Lancaster. OF course the
people Of the towns that the school has
visited entertain tho Indians and the
teachers who accompany them. 1t would
bc too expensive to be obliged to pay their
board.
Tho department at Washington las
shut down Oh paying the Indians for their
work, much to the boys dissatisfaction.
NJ. +. G..
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01
THE BENEVOLENT AS,OCIArIO..
Their Meeting Last Evening.

The Benevolent association organized
last week, met last evening in tho law
office of X. Il. Risk, esq.,, secretary.
Henry Baumgardner, the president, was
in tho chair, and Newton Lightncr, esq.,,
was elected vice president Of the society.
An executive committee was appointed,
consisting Of Mcssrs. Charles Schnberth,
Peter McCOnomy, Lewis Haldy, ID &.
Havcrstick and Harry Moore.
Daniel Mayer stated that the Carreno-
Donaidi opera company had made prOpO-
sition to give to this society portion of
their receipts when they perform here on
November 8. Mcssrs. Newton j.. Li.htncr,
Charles Schubcrth and Daniel Mayer were
appointed to see Mr.. Yeckcr, of the opera
house This committee visited Mr.. Yecker
this morning and learned that the com
pany would give the association one third
Of the amount derived from the sale Of
tickets. This was satisfactory and all
members Of the association will be
given tickets ro SELL
A resolution offered by Mr.. Mayer to the
effect that each member of the society be
provided with book with the object
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01
The DRAMA.
1" 81 SIoCuIn " at the Opera House.


Last evening Frank l. Fraync, sup
ported by Harry Miners dramatic com
pany, presented in the opera house the
thrilling drama of Isl SlOcum.'' The au
dienco was quite large, q great portion
being i'm The gallery, which was packed
full Of boys long before eight o'clock.
They were very enthusiastic, and with their
coats off and pcrspiraticn rolling dOwnthcir
checks, they loudly ap?lauded every move
of the hero Of the play. The piece ba:,
been presented here befOlc and it is famil-
lar to all lovers Of the blOOd-red DRAMA
The Indian does not figure very extensively
in the play, but what it lacks in those gentle
men it makes up in Spaniards, Greasers and
other ruf1ians, who from the number of wca
pOns about them remind one Of an arsenal
or gun store. The piece abOun,ls in red
shirts, and almost every actor last evening
showed up in ono Of those ficrcc-lnokins
garments. There was lots of shooting but
the hero always had the best of the
matches aud took the first prize. When
he was disarmcd by his captors he amused
himself by whipping half of the gang
without the aid of anything but Il
pair of boots long enough to pass
for u pair of Ovcralls. Mr.. Flaync
persOnatcd 81 Slocum in u very easy way,
and his acting seemed to please. In the
fourth act he gave an exhibition Of mark
manship with a rifle. lie is ono Of the
best shots Low before the public. and
those last night were simply wonderful.
Among the difficult shots were those
of hitting and snuffins out can
dlss, breaking pipes and hitting
apples. By far tie greatest act was that
of shooting two guns off at the S1mc time
in different directions, the bullet from
each hitting different objects Oh either side
of the stage. Mr.. Frayne's support was
only fair. Andy MallOn created lots of
amusement by his funny acting as Jtr,y
Blackburn and J. J. Coleman was passablc
rs Dutch Juli"s Geo. o. Morris played
the part of the villain in
satisfactory manner to all except the dime
novel boys, whose hearts lcaped will,
Joy when lhis light was finally put out.
The acting Of the ladies' was fair, Miss
Edith Murilla, pretty young lady, sing
ing several songs in good style. The
trained dog Jack is q wonderful animal.
He appeared several times in the piece
and always did good WORK. He
was favOrite with the audience
and seemed to be possessed of about as
much intelligence as any member Of the
troupe. A Z aimed bear was also brought
on the stage, and he had a tussle with a
villain of he deepest dye. In the last act
the lion, beautiful animal, was intro
duccd. lie was kept in cage which was
entered by MIR. Frayne, who carcsscd the
animal, and after kissing him went out.
The troupe arc in Harrisburg to night.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01

Mr.. WOLFE, no doubt, will have u
large audience tonight. The number of
his supporters among the Republicans of
Lancaster is large, and he can increase
them materially by making a good inn
preston tonight. Curiosity will give
him good crowd to talk to, and it will
I've an impressible one. Political speeches
are not often of much value in making
votes, but Mr.. Wolfe has All exceptional
opportunity to show what talk can do.
There is no doubt that his candidacy is
daily increasing in Importance.