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AlLFOR
Why the Doctor was DisRusted.a and
What Might have been Done
Without Him.

"Well, wife," said DR.. E., as he entered
his house, which was situated in a cosy village
in central New York. 81 have got hack from .
long and dreary ride away down aInoung the
mountains, and oil tn no purpose whatever. The
messenger said the man wouldn't live till morn
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POROUS PLASTER on his stomach he would
have been all right in an hour or TWO, But some
clan: swallowing the cup of steaming tea which
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Doctor E-w was right. yet people co learn.
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-06
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE retirement of Pay-Director Ed
ward G. Doran, Of the United States Navy,
was announced a few days ago.
III. w. WHITE, a soldier of the war of
1872, died at De Witt, Iowa, few days
since, and was buried with military honors.
DR.. CoRYIsARL, an eminent practi-
toner of Paris, who died recently, never re-
covered from the effects OF the lshock con-
veyed by the news Of the fate Of young Ma
poleon in Zululand. .aH.i
The nomination of Robert G.. Camp
bell of Louisiana, as United States Consul
at Monterey was confirmed by the Senate a
few days ago. H..Irfv a. H1N
M. LEON GAMBETTA, the French
statesman, died at Paris on the LIST Of pya-
ma, the result Of trifling wound in the
hand received some time ago.
ELISHA II. ALLEN, Hawaiian Minis
ter, died suddenly in coak-room at the
White House on the list during the Presi-
dents reception. ..I efw dI ji1H
GROVER CLEVELAND was inaug-
urated Governor of New York on the 1st.
RED CLOUD visited his grandchildren
at the Hampton, (Va.) Normal School a few
days ago. ..ra d. t...I
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

In the United States Senate on the
I'd Mr.. Garland from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported substitute for all the bills
providing for forfeiture of railroad land
grants. Mr.. Logan resumed his remarks
against the Fitz John Porter bill. In the
House a bill passed placing tobacco export
ed by rail to Canada and Mexico on the same
footing as il exported in vessels. A number
of unmportant bills passed.
ELIZA MANNING HAwTHoRNE, only
sister OF Nathaniel Hawthorne, died at BeY-
erIy, Mass, a few days ago, aged over
ninety
The coinage at the mint in Philadel-9
phia, Pa, during 1882 aggregated 69 ,967, 29O
pieces, valued at $4S,300 ,395. The amount
included double eagles $50, eagles >, 324 ,4SO,
half-eagles Elsa, $50. $9-pieoes 1,540, quarter
eagles 1910, dollars 900,
w G. ANDERSON, the young tele-
graph operator at Lachute, Cana, who re-
Gently fell heir to $3.50 900 by the death OF
his uncle in Scotland, was a few days ago
notified of bequest Of another 100000 by
the deeease of another uncle. r .g,.aE.,. sad.
|. A BANQUET, ex-senator Bruce pre-
siding, was given at Washington, the night
of the 1st, in honor OF Frederick Douglass
and the anniversary of the emancipation
proclamation. A number OF promlnentcol-
ored citizens attended. .,u. Has. 1858.
I In recent article on mercantile fall
ures for 1882 a commercial paper says that
the business disasters for last year num-
bered 1874, against 5, 929 in 1881, and 4, $50
I in 1880, being an increase in 1882 Of ,6i5
over the year previous.
WHILE cutting through high land for
a street at Albany, n. y, the other day,
three men were killed by the caving in OF
the earth upon them. Eo#
AT Little Ride, East Hawksbury,
| Quebec, the other day, a hired man MUIR
dered X. w, Cooke and wife, eldest dauGh-
Ter and one son. Another son had thigh
broken and Fannie Cooke, going to her
brothers. assistance, received a severe
wound in the breast, but would recover.
WITHIN, twenty-four hours from the
time OF fling her bill in Chicago, recently
Marie Louise Dillon secured divorce from
John Dillon for desertion and habitual
drunkenness.
u. H. DUDLEY & Co., brokers in
canned goods, New York City, made an as
signment few days ago. Liabilities said to
be from 800 900 to 5000, 900. 1 nh
The Common Council of Vienna
Austria recently approved the scheme fol
the embankment Of The Danube, costing 49,
600, 600 horins.
Miss ELIZABETH LAMBERT, OF Cam
bridge, Mass, who was 5edridden for years
! al IN sUO
healed by prayer.
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A BLOCK of land in New York which
was bought at auction ten years ago for
100000 was recently mortgaeed for $S91,
600.
THE Adjutant- General of Iowa cello
brated the thirty-sixth anniversary of the
admission OF the State by salute OF thirty
TX guns at Des Moines on the 2sth.
THE Western Nail Association, at a
meeting held at3Pittsburg, Pa, the other
DAY, after long discussion unanimously de-
cided to shut down all factories from Janu-
airy 10 to February 10. This action was
taken in view Of the unsatisfactory condition
of the trade.
AT Washington Miss Josephine G.
Meeker, daughter OF the late N. c. Meeker,
who was tortured and killed by Ute Indians
Ia the massacre OF 1879. died the other
morning of pneumonia. Miss Meeker was
a clerk in the office OF the Secretary OF the
Interior. She and her mother were for some
time prisoners in the hands OF the Ute In
dams after the massacre Of 1879.
THE Indian Bureau having received
information from Cherokee County, Indian
Territory, that white men were erecting
buildings and fencing off pastures in the
"Cherokee Outlet" Commissioner Price
recently addressed a letter to Agent Tufts
at Muskogee to warn the white herders to
remove with their stock from the reserya-
ton.
A SHOCK of earthquake was felt in
Halifax, N. S., the other night, lasting
twenty 10 thirty seconds.
RECENTLY a fatal disease, believed to
be brain trouble, broke out among the
horses at Oskaloosa, iowa. The attack
usually caused death in from twelve to
thirty hours.
The Governor of Wisconsin was
| called upon to appoint all the officers for
| Waukesha County except sheriff, the other
| day, those elected having failed to file bonds.
! THE receipts of the United States
patent office for the year were 100000.
! ADvfCEs from San Francisco stated
| that heavy snow storm set in there on the
3lst ult, and continued over four hours.
Snow fell to depth Of five or more inches.
| Such snowfall was unknown within the
city for thirty years, and old pioneers OF the
| place stated they never saw storm OF equal
| violence and duration. A number of sleighs
the first ever seen in the city, were out or
l
| the streets.
IT was said recently that cholera was
! devastating cities and villages in the interi-
or of Kurantieng provinces, China.
ROSE GoLIGHTLY, a young lady
nineteen years of age, skated into narrow
open channel made by party of ice cutters
on the Susquehanna River, near Wilkes
barre, Pa, few days ago and was drowned,
AT Madison, Neb., the other day, two
seven-yea boys named Tyrel were
playing with Winchester rifle, when the
weapon was discharged, striking one o
them in the forehead and completely shat
tering his skull. AT Worcester, Mass. Mel
son Raymond, sixteen years of age, while
playing with revolver, killed his brother
Joseph, aged ten.
FRANCIS CARvILL & Son, merchants
and ship-owners, London and Liverpool
Eng, failed recently. Liabilities, E3OO, 600
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONVERSATIONAL, rpoCEEDTNus.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
DEC. Pin the Senate resolutions were
adopted calling for a statement showing the
annual Expenditures for carrying foreign
mails calling for the number of contested
homestead entries pending. Consideration
of the Pendleton Own Service bill was re-
Bumed Several amendments were adopted
and the bill was passed-yeas, %; nays, D..
The House had no quorum ana ADJOURNED 10
Saturday, Dec. 30.
DEC. 2s.-In the Senate the bill reported
by the judiciary Committee to prevent Gov
eminent officers and employees collecting or
paying to each other money for political pur-
poses was taken up and passed. The bill for
The relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter was then
considered.
DEC. 29.-Several bills were introduced
and referred. The bill appropriating $4,000
TO erect monument to Baron DE Kalb at
Annapolis, Md, was passed. On motion the
bill to provide for the performance of the du-
ties of the office OF President in case of the
removal death, resignation or inability of
both the President and Vice President to per-
form the duties of their office. was taken up
and discussed at length. Consideration of the
bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter was re-
sumed as unfinished business. After an eX-
ecutive session the Senate adjourned to
Tuesday, January 2.
DEC. 30.--In the House the Senate bill to
reform the civil service and prevent official
assessments was taken from the Speakers
table and referred. Senate bill extending the
time for fling claims for horses and equip
ments lost by officers or enlisted men in the
service of the United States, with an amend =
ment limiting the extension to one year, was
passed. resolution for standing commit
tee on rivers and harbors was referred. SEN
ate bill to pay the State of Oregon $4,000 for
expenses Incurred in recent Indian wars,
with an amendment appropriating $4,000 to
reimburse the State of California for like ex
penses, was passed. The House adjourned
to Tuesday, january2
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ger; also that she had tried three times to
kin her present husband. She said her
mother and brother had been her accom-
plices.
AT Lancaster, Pa, the Fulton cotton
mill, No. 8, operated by George Calder, the
other day suspended operations owing to
the dizziness OF trade. Two hundred opera
tives were thrown out Of employment.
ARANcH near Matamoras, Mex, was
raided by bandits recently and the proprie-
tor, Don Jose Trevino, was Killed, and his
son was carried off. Several other persons
were Wounded during the fight.
"A NEW Mayor was indicted into
Office at Salem, Mass. on the LIST. The out
going Mayor hanged himself Immediately
on laying down the duties and cares OF
office.
EX-CoUNrY COMMISSIONERS WALK
Err, Ehrman and wflmoyer were arrested
at Lebanon, Pa, the other day for malfeas-
ance in office.
A GIRL in New Philadelphia, o., ia
tally shot a young man who tried to break
into her room, few days since.
ANGEL HERMOsILLO, member of
Congress, and Senior Colina fought duel
with swords at Pachuca, Mexico, the other
day. HermosillO was morlally wounded.
BYRNE & SMITHS extensive bleachery
at Lodi, N. j., burned the other morning.
Loss, 5000, 000 partly insured.
FRIEND Bros wholesale clothing
house burned in Milwaukee, Wis, the 9th =
er morning. The loss was over $500, 900
The adjoining firms of Landauer & Co.,
wholesale dry goods and notions, and
Straw, Ellsworth & Co., wholesale matters,
suffered to the extent OF 500, 200, making
the total loss $500, 900.
A LARGE steamer sank in Cork har-
Dor, Ireland, a few days since and the
steamship Chiopas foundered at Queens
lown. IH
BY an explosion at Weeksvile, Mon
tans, the other day, three Cinnamon were
instantly killed and three others were Sc
riouslv wounded. A quantity OF giant pow
der was being thawed out when it exploded
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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

THE Federal Grand Jury at Madi-
son, Wis, indicted General Thomas Rey-
nolds, late pension agent, few days ago for
forging receipts and affidavits. s'' sI
A FIREMAN was killed and three others
were seriously injured at the burning Of an
extensive flour mill at Belfast, Ireland, the
other day. Property valued at e4O 700 was
destroyed. A sugar refinery at Greenock
was burned, causing a loss of EDS, 600. .. .s
AT political meeting in New York
City few days ago some persons dropped
a bomb, which exploded, blowing the en-
tire front of the store away }H5lt "'
AT the house of Edward Capron, who
resides about one mile south OF Farley,
Iowa, Miss Mary Capron was sitting under
a hanging lamp holding on her lap little
son OF Mr.. Capron, the other day, when the
lamp fell and set their clothing on fire. The
child was burned to death and Miss Capron
severely injured. go
A RESIDENT of Salt Lake, Utah,
named Sullivan. carried a broken neck for
week, but died few days ago.
SOME robber strangled passenger
in a compartment of the express train be-
tween Nice and Marseiles, France, few
days ago.
CHARLES BANKS, of Laona, New
York, was killed by the falling OF large
icicle, which pierced his brain the other
day.
WHILE Henry King, farmer aged
about eighty. years, was driving home with
his son in Seneca Township, o., a few days
ago, the team ran away, precipitating both
to the ground. The fathers skull was frac-
tured and he died in half an hour. The son
received slight injuries. sa 4xgaIa $50
FIVE children broke through the ice
on brook near Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. ,
the other morning. Three were drowned.
n. L. DUKES, who shot and killed
A. G. Mutt at Pittsburgh, Pa, recently, was
released on $4,000, bail a few daysago.
A BOILER in factory at Olson, Bel
GUM, exploded a few days ago while the
building was full of work people. A num-
Der OF persons were killed, Three bodies
had been extracted from the ruins.
JAMES TIBBETTs,in attempting to adj
Just belt at a saw mill in Tippeeanoe, Ind,
was caught by the belt and thrown against
a circular saw the other day. lie died ia a
few hours aferward.
A BREAKER of the Pennsylvania Coal
Company, at PittstOwn, Pa, was burned
the other morning; origin Of the fire un-
known. Loss, $3.50, 900.
A WOMAN who was dying of CON
sumption in Knox County, o., a few days
since, made a confession OF three murders
her first husband, her daughter aud stran-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-07-01
nifty anil is better paid than at
.. IL ~ thin h .ar;4. fiulns

y
any period within historic times.
In speaking of labor do not
confne myself to mere muscular
exertion, or animal force, but in
clude, as /. have the right, all
human etfnr', physical and men
tai, put forth to satisfy the wants
or crafty the pleasures OF mall
kind. 1t may he admitted that,
some kinds of toll containing no
adinixture Of mind, have SUI
ferea by the discovery Of steam
and electricity, and the utiilza-
ton of these forces, and by the
invention and Improvement OF
tools aud lalOr-saving III ichines.
But, for such labor as can be per
formed By machines, COMPETE
ton by the mere muscular en-
ergy of man is impossible; and
sucn labor MIST and other en-
Payment, Or become skilled, or
suffer the injury the inexorahle
law of progress int!icts. The
progressive impulses of civii'z.-
ton cannot lac arrested; the use
of steam and electricity cannot
be abandoned; tools, implements
and machines cannot be deS-
troyed; the great majority of
mankind cannot be made to SUI
fer, because Il portion of society
will not, or cannot advance.
Development is the ,raln"unt
Inv. 1t goes forward, and the
things that cannot keep ace
disappear as thesavage life that
possessed the earth in primitive
times disappears hefore the civ
iliZation it cannot assi;liiiate, ar
withstand. The Sun pursues his
course in the Heavens, ditfu-ing
light and warmth and fructify-
ing the earth, though sDine life
perisht.s beneath his rays.
Gravitation holds its sway,
! though in obedience to its i'm
| flexible law the currents hurl
destruction on the plain. The
air we breathe envelops the
earth, though the hurricane
lashes into fury the sea and
wrecks the ships of commerce
on the shpre-- though the cyclone
levels the forest in its track.
would rejoice if there wer9
some road to the higher life,
except, over the ruins of the
lower life; some development,
that did not come through des'
truction; some way to imin"r'
tality that did not lead through
the grave.
Personally, / am the friend "l
labor in every form, and would
gladly relieve its distress and
better its condition. ! would
dignity it with all possible Dig
nifty; c!othe it with all possible
honor; Tighten its burdens and
reward it with ample c"lnpen-
sation, and all the comforts Of
life. But it does not follow
,, that ! must help the lowest fOrn
of labor at the expense of othel
, forms which are higher, and a
) least as deserving; that | must
, sacrifice society to benefit pof'
ton of its members; that | mus
sanction an unjust and Ut"piai
scheme which has no Worthie
end than expressing land
owners without amelioratln.
, tire condition of the poor; an(
=, no nobler aim than levelint
society by pulling down the top
RUBT. NJ. CLARKE.
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