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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19

came family to his ears, while he hung
there helpless, with Death stealing upon
him inch by inch. His head grew diz-
zy, and the measured beat of the tick
ing sounded like the roll of a mufiled
drum, while the coming hand of the
clock looked like a monstrous arm out
stretched to seize him, and the carved
faces on the spouts seemed to grin and
gibber at him in mockery. And still
the terrible hand crept onward, nearer,
nearer, nearer.
"What can that thing in the clock
face be?" said tourist below, pointing
his spy-gIass upward. "Why, declare
it looks like boy head!''
"a boys head" cried a gray-haired
matchmaker beside him Zone of Hans
Scheller's special friends), snatching
hastily at the glass as he spoke
"Why, good gracious it's little Kas-
par. He'll be killed! he'll be killed."
And he rushed toward the church,
shouting like mailman.
The alarm spread like wild-fire, and
before Klugmann, the matchmaker,
had got half way up the stairs leading
to the tower, more than a score of
excited men were scampering at his
heels. But at the top of the stair they
were suddenly brought to stand-still
by the locked door.
"H's lockedr' cried Klugmann in
tones of horror, land Hans must have
taken the key with him, for it ism
here"
Never mind the key" roared a
brawny smith behind him. "Pick up
that beam, comrades, and run it against
that lock. All together nowr'
Crash went the door, in rushed the
crowd, and Kaspar, now senseless from
sheer fright, was dragged out of his
strange prison just as the huge bar of
the mnute-hand actually touched his
neck. And so it fell out that poor old
Scheller, coming home from a quiet
afternoon nap, found the door of the
tower smashed in, his son lying in a
swoon, and his little room crowded
with strange men all talking at once
But from that day forth Kaspar
Scheller never meddled with the church
clock again. -DaUid Her.
+The great English Cathedral of st. Paui's is
said to have witnessed somewhat similar
adventure.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19
WIT AND WISD0-I.

"A man gathers wisdom by financial
loss. Like a razor, he is sharper or be-
ing strapped.
Here is a suggestion which may do
you good;-lf every man will mend one
we shall all be mended.
If you heed the insults of an enemy
you are but his equal, and yet the way
to stop his insults is to pound him until
he whoops for mercy. Detroit Free
Press.
You do not deal a death-blow to the
Darwinian theory by saying: MAN
descended from the monkey, but what
did the monkey descend fromPn The
monkey descended from the tree.
The thing now for city girls rusti-
eating in the country is to white mina-
ture hay racks out of white wood and
send them to their admirers in town.
This probably signifies: Come and
make hay while the sun shines. "-Chi-
cdgO Times.
-Neighbor's pretty daughter: GLOW
much is this a yard?" Diapers SON
desperate spoons on her:-"Onlv one
kiss" IF it's so cheap l will take
three yards, and grandma will pay you"
He now sings
Thou art so near, and yet so far,
But IL wonderful how cute you are
-" Somebody has left on our desk a
poem addressed to Lillian. We shall
not publish it. Not that it isn't pretty
good poetry. But we don't know
Lillian. This poet makes her out as
delicious. If she isn't, we don't want
to spread broadcast a wrong impression
of her; and if she is, Wen do the poetry
writing about her ourself. "-BoStOn
Post.
-" Do we love old music" Bertap
Oh, indeed we do. That is the kind we
love. There is a piano next door that
is now in the ninety-seventh year of its
age, and it has the asthma so bad YOU
can't hear it ten feet away from the
keyboard. And compared with the
loud-sounding three-year- old across the
way, the antique is an angels whisper.
Huntington Hawkeye.
"A new fashion in earrings copies
the styles worn by Cleopatra, who bit
herself with an asp, and died before the
war. When Cleo. dressed to "mash"
Antony she wore a pair of earrings
"hiSh SCoS ONNl nan IHllllOn dollars.
If this is the style now introduced, more
than one editors wife will have to
worry along another year without pair
OF Cleopatra earrings. -NOrristc0n
Herald.
The prevailing styles of dog for
this season will not be changed in any
marked degree. The window brush
dog continues to continue in favor
among young women who have been
crossed in love and have the dyspepsia.
A fayorite style of dog has princess
nose, and is trimmed with an ostrich
plume tail tightly curled over The polo
naise. The Prince-Albert cutawav
sausage dog is not used in warm
weather. City dogs that undertake to
depopulate the country fields of the or
nate and festive bull will be gored.
Shaggy dogs will be worn with the hair
bouifant around the neck, plain about
the waist and polonaise. and pompa.
dour tail.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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The Snakes Ability to Charm.

A veritable instance of the peculiar
fascination which the snake eXerts was
witnessed a few days ago, within short
distance of our city. The gentleman
who saw this says he was walking leis-
urely along the road when his attention
was directed to the movements of a
brown thrush which was fitting about
near small plum bush, and at inter-
walls giving cry, as of distress. He
walked up to the bush supposing he
would find brood of young birds. He
looked carefully. but saw nothing, and
was walking of, when he noticed that
the thrush had returned to the bush
from which he had frightened it, He
waited a moment to watch its move
ments, when he saw it fly down on the
ground beneath the plum. There it
stood still short while, then began to
circle around the bush, still crying in
its peculiar tones. This circling was
kept up for while, and then the thrush
seemed gradually to weaken and at
length stood perfectly still-immovable,
with its wings partly open, and with its
head bent forward He drew nearer to
the bush, when he heard an ominous
hiss, and, looking down under the plum,
he saw large black snake coiled up
and about to spring upon the bird. He
frightened the snake away and picked
up the bird, which made no effort to es-
cape, and seemed powerless. In a few
minutes, however, the bird revived, and
shortly afterward flew away.-PeterS-
burg (Va) Inder-Appeat.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19

Griffin, Ca, has the largest peach
orchard in the South, containing so, 900
trees and covering most of 600 acres.
On the same farm are 1000 grated APP
pie trees and 5000 pear trees. Chicaan
Times.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19
DR.. JOHN BULLS
Smiths Tonic Syrup
FOR THE CURE OF
FEVER and ACUE
Or CHILLS and FEVER.

The proprietor of this celebrated medicine
justly claims for 1t superiority over all rem
edies ever offered to the public for the SAFE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY aud PERMANENT cure
ofAgue and Fever, or Chills and Fever, wheth-
er Of short or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
him testimony to the truth Of the assertion
that in no case whatever will II fail to cure II
the directions are strictly followed and carried
out. In great many cases single dose has
been sufficient for a cure, and whole families
have been cured by single BOTTLE with per.
feet restoration Of the general health. 1t Is,
however, prudent, and in every case more cer-
tain to cure, II its use is continued in smaller
doses for week or two after the disease has
been checked, more especially in difficult and
long-standing cases. Usually this medicine
will not require any aid to keep the bowels in
good order, Should the patient, however, re-
quire cathartic medicine. after having taken
three or four doses Of the Tonic, a single dose
Of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
will be sufficient.
The genuine SMITHS TONIC SYRUP must
have DR.J0HN BULL'Sprivates stamp on each
bottle. DR.. JOHN BULL only has the right to
manufacture and sell the original JOHN J.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, Of Louisville, Ky.
Examine well the label on each bottle. II my
private stamp is not on each bottle do not
purchase, or you will be deceived.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19

Hostetter's sto,nnch
RIttors ov,,,.na,oa
} eN''i P"Oes
dyspepsia with great
Ier certainty and
.,.,'
prolnptitude I n a n
any known remedy,
and ian most genIai
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19

+The great English Cathedral of st. Paui's is
sald To have witnessed "A somewhat similar
adventure.
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
The Wesleyan College.

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRus-
TEES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON - A
LIBERAL ARoPosITIoN FROM MR.,
WILLIAM BRIGHT.
Some few weeks ago the WESLEYAN
Female College, which has been for
number of years under the control
of the NJ. Z. Conferences of Pennsyl-
vania and Delaware, through adverse
circumstances, was sold at Sheriff
sale, the purchaser being our well
known citizen, William Bright.
After the sale of the property,
other complications arose. Rev. j,
M. Williams resigned as principal.
his resignation to take effect July 1st,
ln the meantime the furniture OF the
college was advertised to be sold at
Constable's sale. Before the sale took
place Mr.. Bright satisfied the claim.
amounting to over $500, and the
furniture passed into his possession.
The Trustees who were appointed
under the Conferences, held meet
ing in the college yesterday after
neon for the purpose of deciding
"nAt lLulu Oe done uuuer The citcum-
stances. AT er ,me discus ion 1t was
decided to surrender the pres mt charter
TO the conf Ience that meets IN Midd le-
town on the 9Th inB.
AT the meeting Of the Trustees yes
lerday, Mr.. Bright, who is the present
owner cf the college, made a proposi.
tion to the Board to continus the schoo |,
they agreeing to pay him an annual
rental equal TO the interest on the
amount expended for the purchase Of
the building. The proposition of Mr..
Bright, which will be pres intad 30 the
conf srence be ref Ised, be will less the
building TO one Of the four applicants
that lie has at pre- seat, under The same
conditions. Mr.. Bright is very desrous
Oi seeing the school continued and il
willing to make any reas Dnable conces.
SION for its success. Should his propo.
sltlon not be accepted by the conference
u is altogether likely that the coming
Legislature Will be petitioDed to amend
The charter SO that the college can be
continued.
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
Tro~ Yesterday. Late EaI.,sn
ThECONGREss1oNAL COMMIrrEE
ARRIVAL IN THIS CITY AT 12.45--vIs.
TTINe TIE n. q Il. AND THE p. j..
CoAfPANIEs' WORKS.

ITINe THE H. H. AND THE p. j..
COMPANIES WORKS.
The Committee on Naval Affairs OF
the u. 8. House of Representative
together with number of invited
guests, arrived in this city on the
north bound Pullman tram at 12. As a.
m. this afternoon.
The officials with their guests occu-
pied the rear Pullman ear, and upon
arriving here the car was detached
from the train. The officials were
met at the depot by J. T. Cause,
Woe President Of the Harlan & Hol
lingsworth Company, Mr.. A. j. Will
son, OF the same firm and w. G..
Globons, OF the Pusey s. Jones Com
pany.
A shifting engine was attached to
the car and 1t was run down to the
d. q II. Co.'s works, where the party
disembarked.
They were at once escorted to the
ship yard and met by Thomas. j ohnson,
superintendent OF the yard, and Capt.
Benson. As they had but very little
time to stay, they we're at once shown
through the works OF the yard and also
through the double turretted monitor
Amphitrlte which has been lying on the
stocks uncompleted for several years.
From that point they we're escorted
quickley through the other main de-
partments OF the works. From the
works Of the company named they board
ed the car In waiting aud we're taken to
Pusey O Jones Company's works, where
a short inspection was made
Among those on board were Con-
gressmen Harris, Of Mass, Chairman of
the House Committee on Naval affairs;
Talbot,cf Nd, Harmar, Of Phila., DeEen-
dooif, OF Va, Davidson, of Fla, Tho
mas, OF Ill, Harris, of N. j., aud Mr..
Spohord clerk to the Committee.
Also, Speer, Of Georgia, Of the Com
mlttee on Appropriations, Congressman
Ward, Of Pa, Commanders Sharp and
Evans, and Admiral Warden If the
Navy, together with about ten represeD-
tatives OF the press. A'sI MIR. Parks of
Tie Black Diamond Slesl Works, OF
Pius1u7g, Charles Cramp of the firm of
Cramp & Sons, shipbuldels, Philadel-
phla, and the we'll known shiphullder,
John Roach, Of New York nd Chester,
as Invited guests.
The party left here on the 1853 north
bound express for the purpose Of visit
Ing Roach's yard in Chester. The ear
was set of at Lsmokin, where carriages
met them and they were at once driven
to Roach's yard. They will leave Ches-
ter late this az ernoon for PHILADELPHIA,
and to omOnOW morning will pay visit
TO League Island Navy Yard.
During the day they will return to
Chester and witness a launch at
Roach's yard, after which they will
take train for Washington.
The committee were accompanied
as far as this city by the Hon. James
g. Blaine, whom the representative
of the GAZETTE, together with a num-
Der of the committee, had the pleasure
of being introduced to. Thomas NJ.
Coleman, of the Philadelphia LEDGER,
met the party in this city.
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON March 1, 1882.

II is ofHcially announced in Vienna
that the Austrians have captured Ulox,
after desperate resistance.
-Four hundred rifles have been discov-
cred in connection with q plot in Cats-
lonia. They are believed to be the pro-
perry OF Carlists.
The Greek Chamber OF Deputies, after
. three days debate, has invalidated the
seat OF the Minister of War by vote OF
IA to 80.
A Cairo despatch TO the Standard says;
1.-THE government has declined the ap-
pIcatIon of NJ. de Ltsssps TO construct
the Port Said fresh water canal"
A scullIng match has been arranged
between Edward Haulan. OF Torohto,
aRd Edward Trickett, of Sydney, N. s.
W., for f5O0 . side, TO take plaSe on the
Thames on the lst ofMay.
Advices FROM Lagos, W st coast ol
Africa, by way of Liverpool, stale thai
the ferry boat which capsizea on the La
goon OF Lagos, had seventy four persoD'
on board, the majority of wnom were
drowned. The disaster occurred on tn,
2lst of January.
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
The President Yesterday nomina

The President yesterday nomina-
tedButler B. Strang, Of fPenusylvania
to be U. S. Marshal for Dakota, and
the following Cons1ls; William F..
Grinnell, of New York at Bradford;
William l.. Scruggs; of Georgia, at
Panama, and John M. Wilson, Of
Ohio, at Bremen.
The question whether Roscoe
Conkling will accept the Supreme
Judgeship remains undecided The
President has received "no advices
whatever" indicating that Mr.. Conk
ling will decline; but ex-senator
Platt, Mr.. Conkling's particular
friend, is of the opinion that he
cannot afford to accept
The Delaware river was 12 feet
above low water mark at Trenton
yesterday, and several factories
were stopped by being flooded. At
Bordentown, the flood covered Duck
Island, compelling the people to
leave on boats. The railroad track,
tor three miles between Bordentown
and Trenton was covered to the
depth OF eighteen inches, ,Ipreventing
the running of trains. The upper
Delaware was subsiding, and all
danger of further damage in that
section was beliened to be passed.
In the Senatd of Eirginia yester-
dav Mr.. Berry, chairman of the
committee appointed last January
to investigate the charges of corrup-
ton against certain unnamed officers
of the State Government, submitted
a report. The Committee say they
examined many witnesses, but found
no proof of bribery or corruption
against any officer of the Govern
mentor member of theLegislature. A
voluminous package of depositlons
accOmpaniednthe report and were
ordered to be printed.
A St. GATHERINGS Canada Jury OF
twelve enlightened and thinking
men, who were called to Judge the
facts of case wherein a murder
had probably been done-lss victim
woman-came to the fore with the
conclusion, "Died by the visitation
of God under suspicion circum-
Stances
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
Plans for the proposed New Navy

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The bill
providing for the reconstruction Of the
navy was introduced In the House to-
day, bu: the report Of the committee is
not completed aud will probably not be
submitted before next TuAsday. Chair
man HARRIS is busily engaged In the pre-
paration Of the report, and when 1t is
presented II will undoubtedly prove q
very interesting and elaborate document.
II is understood that the Senate naval
committee is favorably disposed towards
the bill introduced 10 the House, and Its
passage is regarded as only matter Cf
time. A desire is evinced In both houses
If Congress to put the navy on proper
footing for the credit OF the UniLed
States, II nothing else, and II the pro-
position now before Congress prevails
this aim will be attained. The COM
mittee on appropriations spent much of
their time To-day In discussing the ap-
preparation Tor the army, the amount
estimated as necessary heiug in round
numbers about S2S,O00,00O.
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
RESCUED FROM DEATH.

William J. CoughHn, OF somerville,
Mass, says: IN the fall of 1876 was
taken with BLEEDING OF THE LUNGS
followed by a severe cough. lost my
appetite and hesh, and was confined co
my bed. In 1877 was admitted to the
Hospital. The doctors said 1 had hole
in my lung as big a. halt dollar. At
one time q report went around that
was dead. gave mp hope, eut . friend
told me OF DR. WILLIAM HALLS
BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS. got a
bottle, when TO my surpnBe, cOmmeno-
ed to feel better, and to-day feel better
than for three years past.
81 write this hoping every one affiict-
ed with Diseased Lungs will take DR..
WILLIAM HALLS BALSAM, and be
convinced that CONSUMPTION CAN
BE CURED. can positively say 1t has
one more good than all the other medi-
mes have taken since my sickness.
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
Nphtheria,

colo OF eOro Throat MA,
sihount 70 much, and n nrns.y. ay not Seen n
s ~ Can easily DC cured bllt ply napl,y atteNS
~. sgs1ivMeu Dy consumption or Ivy ivy Is ohs
sc,s ~ Vuuie . mas ever been dlscayptlh plhlehstis
PEHsRE ~ ana surely In snCh y !. Via
nromnt ,,.a ~ - PAIN KILL pSAs1h
saved thousands of lives ON remedy II,
PERRY DAVIS pAru
s,sn, not an experiment.. ltbas hlAadi tLLER
RuDnc ioI I0rty years, AMI iVa = !, Oeion n
where II Is best Known A 10 most nlpI
read as follows; 'dfy estinOuG.
PAIN Ku.LER has been rvho.,-
solas ipr tho past twenty.ssyen' ,iid lld leneNvs,
fSr CRaewMTnn nsoMn I to fail IN eirectSs aud
FOR thirty years have ised II = l. T.,
tpnna neyer.failing remedy for AL NILE, IA
uiEpal iss. l--bAHroN SEAMAN, 'o' colds aud n
sora syS ross rse.lSed iInmedhte relief from ,.,,
FLY tittya., and consider your pm MN eohi Il
HNvvluaole reinedy.-GEo. d. FyEiR1elPs, i1ls khit[ns ht[
| have ,ust recovered from v.,v
relief until ! tried your TtIS TS could n
relieved me Immediately Mi siil hsid. hmiLLrA vh9
"inhILlout IL g. g. o. FoRcR. Iowndes ~ asta
,.siliAN n.sso usei fAiN KILLER IN my fsmW.
feAIs, and nave never known IL a. Janhy ~ Ia
LEWIS, Waynesboro, Ga ~ i"l'-kASsy
LDekan using PAIN KILLFR In my f,,,1..
-e Years ago and have used II ever si,i tssab
solnd no MEDICINE 70 take ia placa l, snt Aa
Z DRUGGIST, Oneida, N. Y. f'ASe'-b' I'm
For whooninR-cough and cropn a,
preparation mndo. We would not lauI,, a. y ne ID
A, Y. hoUTs, Liberty Mills, Va ~ " without T.
ror twenty-five years have used Dos
Ior Colds and chApped ips and c0,sid5 ~ w y hlln
N, fth, " llndas
:, ] was suffering severely with bron,,,,,.
throat was 10 innamed ! could ecarasi,s ey,,,iis ntq
any 1000. was advised 10 Try your :, ~ vsslil
ana ,atter taking few doses VA tS coisill ana
cured. t. WILKINSON "lleti
:. Dr. WALTON writes from Coshnctop v,
Miller cures diphthera and sore throaii w .l ~
mEiy prevalent here, and has not Iee,' trda.ln
Ihll N single instance. This fat Nh NV N
make known 10 the world 'ou sala
MIRA ELLEN u. MASON writes. Nv so, -,
violently sick with diphtheriA, high fever ~ ~
cnlllA; 30 many children have died ~ w q
afraid TO call physician, and tried MN, n y
MILLER lie wns taken on SUNDAY s,i
wednesday his throat was clear II ~ ~ I.
derful cure. and / wish It could be Enos1 NJ v
poor mothers who are losing NO many ohiI5rss
For Chills and Fever PAIN KTJPpA
no equal Itcures when everything IN ss
Delays are offen dangerous 4 hot,. !
PAIN kILLERin the house IL a safegno,tn n
no family should be without.
All druggists sell 1t at 25c., soc. and A
per bottle.
PERRY DAVIS & SON, pwut.D
Providence, I'll
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
Tne Ri ooda in ihe Nonth,

NEW ORLEANS, March s. A
special despatch .from Greensville
Miss, says: tThe water from the
breaking Boliver County is rapidly
encroaching on the town limits,
Fifty conVicts are at work. bul
security from a partial oveafiow is
by no means assured. 1t Is now
thought that all the Deer Greek
country will be'hooded except the
highest lands. In the Bogue settle
ments many of the farmers are re-
ported to have taken refuge in trees,
Boats have been sent to their rescue
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
Enormous Transactions I'm Real
Estate.

Wednesday was an unusually heavy
day in the Registers Office, aud there
were 242 papers of various descriptions
tled. Of this number ninety-three were
conveyances Of property, and in some
instances one paper referred to the trans
fers of several parcels of property. The
amount involved in the recorded transfers
OF real estaLehsureu 81, ,S39, $50, and the
total OF the amDuns loaned on mort
cages of which 100 were recorded, was
ST, 100000.
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
Condition of the western Mine.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.-The
Crown Point and Belcber mines have
closed all work. The Yellow Jacket
Mine pumps, although run at increased
speed, are unable to prevent the water
rising. Connection has been made be-
tween tie Union, Mexico, and Sierra
Nevada, Winces Hole aud Norcross in
drilling ahead in the 2 2,400-flot cross-cut.
The drill is also in operation IN the
northwest drift at the Gould Il Curry
and Best & Belcher.
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
Driven 30 s-!sIss sy e Friends

PHILADELPHIA, March 2.--Nathan
d. Marshall, q produce dealer, on
Dock street, committed suicide this
morning by cutting his throat at bis
residence in Camden. The recent
failure Of his friend. Horace HAM
nell, another Dock street merchant,
co whom he had loaned about SO, 600.
was the cause Of the act. Hammell
was arrested in Camden about ten
weeks ago for forging transfers OF
stock of the Building and Loan Assoc
citation, of that city, Of which he bad
been secretary for twelve years. His
trial was set down for this afternoon,
and the fact of the trial coming up to-
day caused Mr.. Marshall much un-
easineSs, as he was the principal wit
ness against his old companion.
The daily gazette., 1882-03-04
A Voice from the Press

take this opportunity To bear testi.
mony to the efficacy of yoar .'Hop Rit-
ters. Expecting to Il I'd them nanseons
auI Oitter and composed of bad whisky.
we were agreeably surprised at their
mud taste, just like cup of tea. A
MRS. Crosswell and Mrs, Connor
IrIen1s, have Likewise tried, and pro,
nouhoe them the best n ediclne they
and toning up the system. was tron'
bled with haadache, cOstiVeness an
want of appt tite. Ny siImeI b are nov,
all gone. l have yearly contract VIII
a doctor t. look sltsr the health of nn1i
self and family, but need him NOT nov
b. GILLILAND.
July %. 1873. People 5 AdUocate, Pitts