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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-23

MISTRESS sAyrA czAUs.
Much you have heard about old Santa Claus,
But naught. l think, of bis goodinasures

Much you have heard about old santa Claus,
But nansht. think, OF bis sood-nasurea
And must tell you of her, dears, because
In sweetning life for you she spends her
life,
she's small and plump, her eyes arc brown and
bright,
:. And in a cave she lives that's full of toys.
v here with her servant-elves, from morn TIL
She's busy working for.the girls and boys,
Yes, quite three hundred days out of the year
Never idle hour have they, 'Frtt
For well they know there would be many a
tear
should sugar>plums fall short on Christmas
And OH and oh! the su0arplums!
Some brown. some red, and some as white
As snow-nakes when they first alight;
Some holding grapes, some holding cher
some bits of orange, some Strawberries,
Some tasting like a peach OF rose.
j. And some that dainty nuts inclose;
Some filled with cream, and some with
And ali so very. very nice.
And OH and OH the sugar plumsl
Those funny. funny little elves:
They cram the boxes and the drums ~
The bags. the baskets and the sheives;
They heap them high upon the fioor
In closets pack them two miles long,
And when there is no room for more
They sing Jolly eltsh songi ~ -.
And pretty Mistress Santa Claus,
With sugar sticking TO her thumbs
And tiny fingers, laughs aloud
To think of that great eager crowd
+ OF smiling girls and smiling boys,
Awaiting for her husbands toys, 81.
And OIL and OH the sugar pums! Nf
And now, sweethearts, when merry Christmas
comes,
And you greet Santa's gifts with loud APP
plause. fH-.aa - t
remember who sent you the sugar-plums,
And give one cheer for Mistress Sants
Claus -.. L.
ts- nrs .r., d. =-Mdrgaret Eyttnge
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-23
WIT AND WISDOM.
When Russian is too lazy to scratch
for a living he has himself arrested for

mi ltlstF1 n TE fagFH En- z. #EE
Though not much of q conversation
alist "a mute mightget along very nicely
in spok e factory. ala a lstaVmc'
: They. Say you. can sell a spawned
horse toIan Illinois man by telling him,
it s Queen Anne style B0st0n Post ~ =
/, - The coattail Irritation is the late t.
A wrnl1led coat tall bearing the dusty
toe marks means IT have spoken to
your father" sua.,.r- .i.I ...Ifr.. ....
=" Why is a young man like kernel
of cQrn?'' asked q young lady, "Be
cause'' said another, ''he turns white
when he pops" Ell
are such queer creatures
that no man can understand them. In.
sdeed. it has been generally, conceded
that the only way to lind woman out
us. to call when she is not in.-N T.
Herald.
The mean velocity OF gyration in a
tornado is discovered to be ia meters
in second. but a Blue Island avenue
|. girl Waiting can give it three laps and
beat it. OHtcGgO Herald.
MA quaint old minister was once
asked what he thought of his two sons,
who were both preachers. "Well," he
replied, 'sGeorge has better show in
his shop window than John, but > ohm
has larger stock in his warehouse"
MIR. Corcoran is eIninently wise in
deciding that an all-suflicient epiiaph
for the proposed monument is "Author
of Home. Sweet Home" The home
less poet would have wished no other,
and literary ingenuity could devise nc
better.
"A clerk in an eminently respectable
house was instructed to prepare an adj
vertsement and have it inserted in the
newspapers. He prepared one which
read: 1.-The pot scooped! We hold
four aces to the bob-tal flush of any
other house in town ON fine table
| cloths" SIX
Charles Lamb represented the ordi.
nary church-goer. .sYou don't seem
to be any better for what said to you, y
complained his friend. no. was the
beautiful and charitable reply, but
| the man who sat near me must be, be-
cause it all went in at one ear and out
| at the other" ttatsn
"A Perthshire minister, more Skill
1 full as an angler than popular as q
| preacher, was once giving advice to a
parishioner on the benefits OF early ris
ing, and mentioned as an instance thai
| he had, few mornings before com
posed sermon and killed a salmon be
| fore breakfast. "In fact. sir.l' said III
with self-satisfaction. sit is a feat OF
which plume myself greatly
"Aweel, sir,' was the pointed reply
az wud much rather hae had yer sau
man than yer sermon"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-23

4fho wot|< Of draining Russisn
maEshes. actively carried on fcr several
yeats psHst iles resulted IN reelaiming
more ,<paj' q, goo. O00 acres. Of which
$50 Ne0 are crown lap3js The canals
VII cb baye been built % drain this great
don1ain are likewise adapted Tor iloat-
E ing lumber from the forests which they
penes rate. to. market.
ALT is estimated that from 400 600 to
500. 600 tons Of charcoal arc annually
made in the Omitted States No better
way to get Though forests. It was this
which, mere than anything else, de-
prived ireland of hers. Few countries
are. now more barren of timber. al
though tradition AYERS that squirrel
could once travel from tree TO tree from
Antrim to Kerry.
The mines in the Wood River and
Saw Tooth districts OF Idaho will, it is
estimated. Yield S3,001.000 in bullion
during the present year, which is double
the weld OF the Territory OF Idaho three
years ago, when these districts were
unknown, New discoveries OF value
are constantly being made in these dis
tricts The amount of capital invested
| In the Wood River district alone this
year viii be over 81. 000,000.
The first snow storms for the past
fourteen years, Sufficient to whiten the
ground, have been as follows: 1869, Oc-
Eober 20; $780, October 81; 1871. No
vember 4 1; 1872, November 20; 1873,
November II; 1874, November 20; 1875,
November l 1876, October IS; 1877,
November 20; 1873, December 8; 1879,
November 8: 1880, November 15; 1881,
| November 10; 1882, November IN
o. Piqgguaie.l NJ eeeAN,e
Whist Is known as the Royal Lin
tied Express train on The Pennsylvania
Railroad, as it is made up daily, repre-
sentss over S120, 900 in.cos of rolling
stock: The engine is put down at S12,-
| 000; the baggage car at 81, 200; smoking
car, SIS, 00Qy dining-room car, SIP, 600;
five Pullman cars. T16, 600 each. Grdi-
nary express trains arerate d at SS3, 800,
as, engine and tender. SO, 500; baggage
carr 8 900; postal car. 80, 900; smoking
car, $1,000; two ordinary passenger
cars, $4,000 each, and three palace
Some interesting statistics of the
public observatories of the, world have
| Just been published. Their number is
11S 81 being in Europe, 2 in Asia 2 in
Africa, 2 in america and 3 in Oceania.
OF the European observatories Prussia
has 20, Russia 10. England IA, italy Q.
Austria s, Frances. Switzerland 4, and
Sweden 3. Spain, Portugal Holland
and Norway each possess 2, while there
is only. one in Greece, Belgium and
Denmark. z The most ancient observa-
tory in Europe and in the world is. thai
of Leyden, having been founded in
1892; then comes Copenhagen, founded
in 1857; Paris, in 1867, and Greenwich,
in 1875. The Moscow observatory is
the Oldest in Russia, dating from 1850
Prussia, now the richest country in the
world in astronomical observatores
had none before 1905. er
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-23

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Mos..;............. <r.>..,. ....t,.
''ps'.t s.'''' ''' -'''r X<-,2
It is rccdr.It{{# an 4I{cIcnt SAGE Ala
On bein4 as111>at uha} ptriod Of NI<
life a nan o,1tiIt 10 fi<fl| he -1cpi. ,I<iz
..When he is. 4eifno. n Is lid <t,><].
when dld, il Is too late. Disc6uralti1iI
as such an as}sssrer msFb be cons:i crcd.
IL still leaves <|1a olae4I3e omen rs M "a
middle-a0cd urrsons arc concerned: (
where's the matrimonial Inspirations of
these, as wei a. Of juvenile and shbfs
d'age, would be Benedioks are SUM
marily and uncompromisinply checked
hy the oft-quoted prohibitory monosyl-'
liable, "Don'tr' That marriage is a
lottery more suggestive OF blanks than
prizes. is. we believe. generally allowed:
and the possibility of,this drawback be-
ing admitted. il would be unreasonable
10 blame the candidate for the happy
state If he looks before he leaps and
weighs well the pros and cons of the
undertaking ere he irreyocably com
,mits himself. Every one is not SO
Fortunate in his ohoice as the painter
Charlet. who. tells us that on his first
interview with the woman destined TO
become his wife, he found her in the
homely. but practical employment Of
darn nc stockings. t.sMine are always
in holes" he reflected, and this ren1iris
cence of bachelor discontinue decided
the matter. He proposed, was accent
ed. and. as She conscientiously adds.
"never had cause to regret it.'i
1t is moreover, a melancholy fact that
Young men of the present day are less
impulsive and more calculating than
If traditional reports are to be credited
they formerly were. and are rarely in
clined to barter.thei liberty for a pro.
portionate !. aud pro 1uo.'' Love in a
cottage has lone been an exploded
myth. and the pleasant fallacy, that
where one can dine two can. only re-
uuires a few months trial to be at once
and forever. disproyed. We are grad
= uallv-although not perhaps without
protest--adoptinc the usage in voeue
among our neighbors across the chan
mel. and ,aecustoming ourselves to re-
card matrimonv as an "affair'' not to
be entered ,ipon lightly but demanding
the fullest and, mature deliberation; like
Tallevrand. we are inclined to, distrust
first impressions. although not precisely
for the reasons ascribed. by that astute
diplomatist. a MANY Young men who
willingly succumb to- the attractions of
n pretty face, and plunge unhesitatingly
into a Irritation on every available OPP
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-23

--7'' You seei my child. this TURTLE
one of the wonders of creation, ha
furnishes the best combs that are made
and yet be cannot use one, as he hash I
a single hair TO comb"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
NEW TO-DAY.
FOR SAL G..

H%FIVE ACRES on the extension of
Adams street, three.quarters of mile
northwest of University. The place has
one or more of all the deciduous trees in
full bearing; 80 orange trees just coming
into bearing; 5000 Zinfandel and Char
bonaux vines one year old; full bear
ing arbor of choice table grapes, with a
choice lot of roses and shrubs; also, OIL
i've and pepper shade trees In front. The
place is enclosed ON three sides by cy-
press hedge; in front and on both sides
OF the driveway to the house by lime
hedge. An unfinished house OF rooms;
a good windmill and well, with a 60t0
gallon tank. The place is piped through
out with Pinch Wycof and 1inch iron
pipe, so that each tree and vine can be
reached with the hose; also, city water
running by the place.
Will sell with the place a gentle fami-
ly horse, together with carriage, har-
ness, ETC., farming utensils and furni-
ture IL desired.
sSThe whole at $500. or 5000 for the
place.
The above must be sold inside of ten
days, on account of departure from the
State.
Address P. o. box 726, or call on
j. Il. WHEDON,
mrl4-lw On the premises.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
OUR EXPORTS.

1t is certainly gratifying to all
true Americans to know that OF
late years our exports have largely
exceeded our imports, not alone
In such staple articles as wheat,
but in almost every branch of in
dustry. Ten years ago nearly all
the perfumery and toilet articles
used in this country were imported
from Europe; to-day we not only
manufacture ourselves. but are
large exporters to South America,
China, Japan, and the Colonies.
The immense growth of this par
ticular industry on the Pacific
Coast is simply astonishing. Sla.
ven, who is one Of the largest CO.
l0gpe maker in the world, last
year exported some 100000 bot
ties of his famous Yosemite CO.
logne. For sale by G. F. Heinze.
man, " Main street.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
EAST Err a..
A Musderous CraDh,


WASHINGTON, March 16th.-
Michael McCaffery, formerly an
inmate OF the insane asylum,
killed his mother and wife on Sum
day night, tumbled the bodies into
the cellar and to-day drove into
town with his seven children, the
oldest aged IA years.
Gen. R0secFass InservieweH,
WARRINGTON, March 15.-Gen.
ROse0rans has submitted to long
interview, to be published in q
local paper tomorrow morning,
en- the Garfield letter. He speaks
more In sorrow than In anger of
what he terms q breach Of faith on
the part Of his Chief of Staff, and
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16

For the purpose Of showing just
why we have felt called upon to
anlmadvert upon the conduct OF
County Recorder Lamb We repro
duce, In our local columne, the
formal accusation against that Of
ficial by the late Grand Jury. 1t
will be seen that he is arraigned
for official wrong-doings covering
. period of two years. II the Coun'
" Recorder can satisfactorily ex.
plain away circumstances which
were regarded as criminal by the
respectable body of his fellow citi'
zens who composed that Grand
Jury we shall take great pleasure
In assisting in making his vindica'
tion complete by spreading all the
facts before the readers OF the
HERALD.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16

THERE appears to be general
Impression that Europe is on the
eve OF another great war, in which
Russia on enc side and Austria
and Turkey on the other will be
the combatants. There is little
doubt that such a struggle, before
1t had made great progress, would
be participated in by mest of the
great powers. Should such cell
lision OF giants come about 1t is
pretty safe to assume that Ger
many will Re the greatest bene-
ficiary, in the end. II ever there
has been time in the history of
modern Europe when 1t bshoovsd
the Latin races to drop their silly
jealousies and work cordially to-
gether 1t is now. Confronted by a
Teutonio union which has already
measurably succeeded, and by a
bciavlc uprising which Is seeking
the same unification, France, Italy
and spain seem to be dead to the
exigencies of the moment. With |
Austria once plunged into war
with the 6clavonians and the
Czsr, the temptation will be great
to Italy to seek TO recover Trieste
and the other Italian-Austrian
provinces and Nice and Savoy, rs
we'll. This would leave Bismarck
liDgls-hauded to deal with France,
Dsd there is grave doubt as to
whether that country 10 sufficient
Iy rshabilItatsd as yet to hold her
'wn. Since Austria has permitted
l
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
Tur eleetion at Salinas City

The election at Salinas City,
the other day, turned exclusively
on the question Of enforcing the
Sunday law. The Issue was raised
tquarely, with the result of q
sweeping verdict against the advo-
Gates of the sumptusry law. tire
quires only q fair amount OF pre-
science to know that the same re-
suit will follow all over this State.
'rhe obsolete etatute will have to
be repealed, and Legislature will
undoubtedly be elected this year
pledged to its repeal.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16

WHILE the people of the United
States have about made up their
minds that some sort of a navy IL
needed In order to maintain at
least O semblapce of national dig
nifty abroad, the idea that the
building Of the navy shall be en-
trusted to the corrupt jobbers Of the
Republican party fills them with
dismay. INSTRUCTED by the past,
they know that OF the money ap-
propriated to build vessels OF war
five dollars would 60 into the pock-
cts of contractors to every ono that
would enter into the composition
OF the chips. The fact ia that the
United States should build her
ships where she can build them
cheapest; or, rather, she ought to
buy them, ready built, in the ship
yards OF the world, thing which
is done by many other powers
We not only ought to provide our
selves with a navy In this way,
but our absurd navigation laws
ought 10 be repealed, and the
American citizen allowed to buy
iron and other vessels where be
pleased, getting an American reg
lister on application. The only IL
effect OF this modification of mosl
unwise law would be to give Amer
leans ut least 0 share in their own
carrying trade.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16

SAID the Washington Post, i'm
mediately after the passage Of the
bill restoring Grant to the rank of
General in the army, and author
izing the President to retire him:
The mention of General Grant in
some quarters causes as much fear
and trembling as ever did the
name of the Black Douglass, called
up by Scottish nurses 10 quiet un-
ruly children. After the action Of
the Senate yesterday In passing
the bill to retire General Grant
with the rank of General no man
need question the potency of his
name, The Senate was literally
bulldozsd into the support of q
measure which a large majority of
its members did not approve.
Upon its own merits 1t never
would have passed; but Repub-
licans, who hoped TO get
Grant out of politics, and
Southern Democrats, who were
afraid their negative votes might
be misconstrued, united In support
Of this bill. No man who ever set
foot in this country has been re-
warded like the eX-President. The
contrast between his position now
and twenty-one years ago to-day
is more striking than that afforded
by the history of any American
citizen who ever lived. Upon the
superstition that the highest civil
and military hOnors Of this Repub.
lie are sufficient rewards for the
performance of duty on the part Of
any of her citizens, there is moth
ing due General Grant from bis
country. Great have been his
services and equally great have
been his laurels.
This is true. in the main. 1t is
pleasant to know, however, that
there are many gratifying signs
that this infamous bill may be de.
festsd in the House. 1t should be
borne in mind that II IL not an act
retiring General Grant with the
reduced pay Of similar offic.
ers, but 1t simply provides
that the President may re-
tire him. So that, in fact,
should Mr.. Arthur still be deeply
infected with the third term virus,
the people of the United States
might find that Old Man of the
Mountain, Grant, planted once
more upon their shoulders.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16

THERE has been terrible clamor
arising from a letter written by the
late President Garfield, while
Chief OF Gen. Rosecrans's staff,
to Secretary Chase, in which the
dead President 10 shown, say the
"Stalwarts," to have practically
intrigued for the removal of his
chief. while holding the position
and maintaining the attitude of O
confidential friend. The "Stal-
warts" are now engaged in the un-
gracious task of proving that the
deceased stat han WAS a bypo-
critic and q traitorous friend. In
this work they will receive little
sympathy from the people of the
United States of any party. What.
ever verdict may be passed upon
Garfield's career when the future
historian shall apply himself to
his task, we are too near to the
time when Garfield suffered, and
the sympathy for him throughout
the United States has been too gen.
sral and diffusive, to admit of an
anti.Garfisld crusade. There is
something highly foolish and inde-
corous in this whole business. The
authors Of the controversy should
have remembered that the old
Latin aphorlsm to speak nothing
Of the dead but good has sunk deep
into the usages Of all civilized peo-
pies, and that a generation at least
Is not too much to accord to de-
cency In the case of q man who
died In 30 tragic = manner as Gar
field. At the worst, il the dead
President had faults he at least had
merits.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
MORNING sEssIoH.
OPEN BOARD-4.l5 +. n.

Benton, Soc 8; Ophir. 3.55 b, $3.50 q; Utah,
4 30 b.. 40 a; MONDAY, $50 a; Bodie, III
$; MI Diablo, 5N b, 8 a; Eureka Tunnel,
|. 40 b, I.45 a; Bodie Tunnel, Las b, I.60
a; Gould Il Curry, 5 20 b, 81 a; scorpion,
SOC b; Sierra Nevada, ~ b, ~ a: Alta, 81
b; Con Virginia. SOC b, IS a; Exchequer,
400 b, 45c a; Bullion, 700 b, 75c a; Conf.
LOS b: Crown Point, Csc b, so a; Overman, |,
35c b, l0a; Mexican, 8H b, So a; Noon
day, zoe a; Eureka, 20 b. 20K a; Jacket,
10 b; Union, II b, l1H q; Justice, CSC b,
~ a; N MONDAY, 75c b, soc a; Albion,
BIOS.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16

herself to become q mere cats paw
to Germany 1t would be the height
of q sagacious policy in France to
restore both Nice and Savoy to
Italy and to assist her Italian
neighbor to recover the Trentino.
Such an arrangement would result
in much better balanced state Of
matters in Europe than exists
now. 1t would then, In the event
Of general European war, be
Russia, France, Italy and the
Sclavs against Austria, Germany
and Turkey, with the probability
that England would remain neu-
trsl. In such war there would
be good many chances of ali the
participants emerging thoroughly
wearied, and disposed to defer to
justice to a much greater extent
than IL Bismarck is to be permit
ted to have everything his own
way, and to carry cut his far
seeing plans piecemeal. With
Italy and France estranged, how
ever, thus splitting the Latin
races up the middle, the outlook is
q most ominous one. The situa.
ton Is bravely altered from the
days when Frederick the Great
said that il he were king of France
not a gun should be fired in Eu.
repe without his permission.
Then Prussia was petty king.
dom, Germany was a mass oi
warning principalities, Italy wal
paroeled out in dozen duksdoms
and Russia was just beginning te
put in an appearance as a Eu.
ropsan power, the partition oi
Poland having brought her into
intimate communication with
central Europe. No one who
takes an interest in the future OF
the Latin race can fail to lament
Its apparent prospects at present
However, on the ground that it il
the unexpected that is always SURE
to happen, it may be that there il
latent in the French people some
Of the old fire of 1792-1S12, and thai
greater attention has been paid tt
the remodeling of her army thar
the outside world has been led Il
believe. Nevertheless, the expe.
ditien to Tunis has not led th,
military critics to entertain very
high idea of the efficiency OF tn,
new French army.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
Horse and Buggy Stolen.

On Thursday, March 9th, a bay horse
about l4h hands high, heavy black
name and tail, star on forehead, with
piano-box buggy, Emmerson & Fisher,
makers. was hired from me by q sandy
complexioned man, about 2S years old,
to go to Compton, to return next day.
A liberal reward will be paid for the
return of the horse and buggy.
ml4-3t j. u. DETU RK.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
A Fosm,dsb,e Previso.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-Ad-
vices from Msrced and Stanlslaus
counties are to the effect that the
present storm will insure q large
crop, provided that it continuss
and north winds do net fellow.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
NOTICE.

The office of the Lake Vineyard Land
and Water Association has been removed
to the office of the San Gabriel Wine Co.,
in san Gabriel Township.
+. w. WOOD.
ml2 Sec'y l.. V. Il. & w. Assn.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
| Special to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
PACIFIC COAST.
STOCK IG IGEPORT.

sAn FRANCISCO 7rOCK AND Eek.
CHANGE BOARD
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
AnsI-f'Oiyg.pn0 o NJ,

BALTIMORE, March l5th.-Ths
Baltimore Conference of the M. e.
Church adopted q resolution urg.
ing the prompt extirpation of po.
lygamy.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
The F,noa s,ew,y sub.,a,sv.

HELENA, Ark, March 18TH
The river continues falling at the
rate of p inches in "a hours. The
overflow in tue city Is passing
of in like ratio. The worst is over,
although there Is little or no dim
mutton in the suffering, except
the aid furnished by the govern
ment, which ia but q modicum
compared to what the country
requires to save its starving peo.
Pile,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
A CHINA IA - II NaiuratizsO,

PHILADELPHIA, March 18TH
Henry Lyon, Il Chinaman over
seven years in this country, was
naturalized to-day.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-16
fa,1eI1 TO LOenllgY.

OMAHA, March 15.-An attempt
to identify the militiaman who
killed George P. Armstrong was
made this morning by Sheriff Mil
Ter and others, with q warrant for
his arrest, but 1t proved failure
and the man yet remains unknown.
1t is suspected that he has left
town. Armstrong; remains, this
afternoon, were inferred by 1900
workiDgmen in proc sssion, with
three bands of music.