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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13
Il APELE ron ARE TO THE
SEXTANT
BY A. CASPER.

This poem ought to he printed every year
or 80, on an average, and then its lessons will
not betoO well learncd.l
o sextnnt of the mechnouse which sweeps
And custs, or is supposed to! and makes hres.
Ana iites the gas, and sumtimes leaves a screw
loose,
In which case IL smells orftil-WIs than lam
pile
And wrines the Bel and toles it. and sweeps
paths;
And for these seryases gifts 500 per annum;
Wich them that thinks deer let en- try it;
'Gittin up before starlite in all wethers. and
kindlin tieIs when the wether is as cold
AS zero, and like as not green wood Tor KIND
q wouldn't be hierd to do it for no someD
Blt o sextant there are one kermodity .s,,,.
Wuth. more than anything except the Sole OF
I near Pewor Are seztant mean power
% it is plenty out dores, so plenty it doant no
What ON airth to dew with itself, but flize
soaierin leaves and bloin off mems hats;
In snort it's lest as free as Are out dores;
But o Sextantl in our church its scarce as
Scarce as 6ankbils when ajunts beg for MS
WITCH sum say is purity often, faint nothing to
What give amt nothn to nobody; but Q Sex
tamil t
Speshily the latter up in Il tite place,
Some has bad breths, none OF en- amt too
sweet
Sum is fevery sum is scroHus, sum has bad
And sum haintnone, and sum aint over clean
But evry one of EN- brethes in and out and out
ard in
Say 50 times a minnet, or 1 million and half
breths an hour;
Now how long will cherch full of Are last at
that rate2
Task YOU; say 10 mnnets, and then what's to
be ddl
Why then they must brethe it all over agin,
And then agin and SO on, til each has took it
down
At least 10 times and let 1t up agin, and whats
more,
The same individible doant hav the privilege
OF brethn his own Are and no ones else,
Each one must take wotever comes to him.
OSextantl doaut you know our lungs is bel
Toblo the fer of life and keep il from
Coin out; and how can bellusses bio without
wndI
Are is the same TO US as milk 10 babies,
Or water is to fish, or pendlums to clox,
Or roots and airbs unto an Inlun Doctor,
Or little pills unto an omepalh,
Or Boze TO gurls: Are is for MS to brethe..
What signifies who breaches eff | cant brethe?
What's Pol? What's Pollus to sinners who
are ded?
Ded for want of breth2 why Sextant when we
dye .....
Its only coz we cant brethe no more-that's all.
And now Sextant! let me beg of you
To let leetle Are into our cherch;
Pewer Are is sertin proper for the pews)
And dew 1t week days and ON Sundys tew-
1t aint much trubble- only make a hoal
And then the Are will come in of itself,
ct loves to come in where it can git warm)
And o how it will rouze the people up
Ann sperrt up the preacher, and stop garps
And yorns and fijjits as effectoo
As wind on the dry Beans the Profit tells
Of
Mrs. ArdbeVa WILSON, in Christian Weekly
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13
PUSH AND PLUCK.

"Push-push-push! Yes, it's got to
be push all the time with me if L m ever
going to amount to anything, and Pm
bound | willr'
jim Brand drew as close as he could
to the little end window of the garnet in
which he slept, trying to catch the last
rays of light on his worn book.
"It's tusslew he presently ex-
claimed, looking off into dark corner
OF the room. with face which showed
mind hard at work over some knotty
problem. ''If | only had some one to
show me a bit! The words are all
straight enough--Pve got them pat, but
where the sense comes ms more than
can see. The square of the hypothe-
muse of right angle triangle is equal to
the squares of the other two Sides To
be sure, but how to get at it is what
beats me-"
Jim closed the book, one he had dip
ped into because he had exhausted
everything else within his reach. But
the expression OF full determination to
conquer some day what now baff1ed him
was fixed on his bright, homely face
and seemed to extend to every stout
limb of his stubby frame. The boys
sturdy resolve to obtain an education
grew and throve under what might be
considered great disadvantages, were it
not that it has been abundantly proven
by many brilliant examples that to the
best order of minds obstacles seem only
to furnish stepping-stones to higher sue
cess.
He lived with his widowed mother in
a small country village, and for the last
two years had worked for a farmer
hard work, poor pay and scant taste
OF schooling in the winter. His aspira-
tons now were for something better in
the way of instruction than the country
school afforded. Four miles away, in a
larger town was a good teacher, and
Jim wanted now to stay at home, study
harder and recite to this man, but how
to accomplish this he could not see. for
he must still earn his living and help his
mother.
A tri-weekly mail was carried
through their village, it being off any
regular routes. The carrying OF this
had been offered TO Jim and had eXcit-
I'd him greatly, for the same road would
take him to the teacher he was anxious
to reach, thus enabling him to kill two
birds with one stone. But difficulties
were in the way. A scrubby pony had
been placed at his disposal for a very
low price his carefully boarded saw
ings would cover it-but its keep was a
serious matter. Jim had been cherish
ishing another pro ect for year past.
Last summer he, in company with an
Irish farm-laborer, had been driving an
emnty hay wagon along the road when
something appeared in the distance
which astonished both. 1t was surely
neither man, horse nor dog. 1t came
toward them with marvellous speed, and
as it drew near developed human, yet
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13
WIT AND WISDOM.

1t is a sinecure which most of us are
after. e., place in which there is
nothing to do and large pay for doing
it.-N. Y. Herald.
"A fashion journal says that cloaks
lined with ostrich feathers are now in
style. Men who can pay for these cloaks
are always in style.
Poodle as a rule are not wilful
fault-fnder'. They appear so simply
because their objective vision is more
acute than their subjective perception.
This is the difference between the
much-talked-of speculation in caout-
chouc and game of whist; One is cor
ner in rubber, and the other is rubber
in a corner.
Communities do best when left to
run their own course, follow their own
fashions, be governed according to their
own laws, work out their own dest MES.
Pail Mall Gazette.
"A new invention enables a tele-
graph operator to send 1920 words a
minute, but if the old lady has made up
h er m nd to come ten minutes of such
telegraphing won't stop her. -DetroH
Free Press.
The Wheeling Register assures us
that "there is no valid reason why a
man should not live hundred years"
True enough. 1t is the invalid reasons
which reduce the average longevity
Lou u Courier.
Jean awakening Tam at the dead
of night: "Oh, div We feel the smell o.
the gas? Are We shure We pit it outP"
Tam "Shure, wumman, | wonder to
hear ye talking Hiv | no got big
blister on my thoomb"- GlaSqoW
-"Sary's" Lament
"Sary simpson, who's that old 'un?
Is he, Sary, your d ear father?"
IN indeed, my dear Marier:
lie my lover m Jre's the bother?
Not my sire, but my sigher."
-LOuisCWe CDurier-JOundl
-Spilk ms brought home from a gro
Ger 5 some Swiss cheese, which is full
OF holes. He partook of it very literally;
b t when he complained, a few DAYS
afterward, of feeling OF emptiness,
little Johnny spoke up and said: II
know what makes you feel empty, pa.
1t is them holes in the cheese you ate
the other day.
-Twenty-six years ago, according to
tho Pee Dee Heratd, it rained so hard
that a pot eighteen inches deep was
filed and ran over between Sunday
night and Monday morning, and a
str ng of perch was found hanging to it;
canoes were padded up and down hill
on the country highway; the sheep and
hogs were caught in e forks OF the
roads; the fish were stuck on bamboo
briarsi an empty barrel was filled by the
rain Mt the bung ole, even though the
spigget was out all the while and the
bark on the east side of all the pine
trees was washed OF.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10
Secre S of Success.

| Notwith Standing the constant reminder
that sin the bright lexicon of youth there
is no such word as fail" the fact nevrrthe-
less remains that failure or wan of success
in life is continually occurring There arc
numerous reasons for this, many of which
it is within the power of Young men 10
overcome. Some fail simply because they
have no fixed purpose. With no parti ,ular
task marked out for a life pursuit, they are
here TODAY and there to morrow, till as
the years fit by they realize that they
have done nothing.
| Every young person should early choose
| the subject he or she would achieve, and
then devote every energy to that end.
Young people will do well to hearkon to
| the advice of those older than themselves
| in making this choice, but when once
made, energy and perseverance will surely
give success. A want of perseverance is
! almost sure to result in failure. When II
vocation is once selected the young man
or the young woman must stick to it. If
the taste is disagreeable, it should be
remembered that there is no position in
life without its unpleasant Surroundings.
If one task is dropped to pursue another,
it also may be found unsatisfactory.
The young man, for Instance, who il Al
one thing to day that dsappoints him. and
at another to morroW-noW manufacturing,
then farming,to day reading law, to morrow
studying medicine-sooner or later finds
himself Jack of all trades and master of
none"
Such persons gain no conf lence in
themselves and inspire less in 9th rs, and
in the end have no reputation. Il may be
set down us an axiom that, having
deliberately chosen u line of life, it is
ordinarily best to stick to it. 70 achieve
success one must devote himself TO his
calling with energy.
No MicaWber has ever accOmp i.hetl
any great purpose. If young men wait
for something to turn up be they ever
so patient, they are almost Invariably
doomed to disappointment There can be
no permanent success without labor, and
the sooner the young men realize this facl
and devote their most ardent energies to
the tasks they undertake the sooner will
the gaol be reached.
Young men, too, should learn 10 have
confidence in themselves. Parents should
teach their children to think and nc. for
themselves. The young lad who has
always been taught TO cling to his mo hers
apron strings is in poor condition to
support himself when he goes out into the
world. Although willing, such young
men do not know how, and what they do
must be under constant direction.
Young people should early learn the
responsibilities Of life, and then, if they
also possess energy, perseverance, and good
habits. no apprehension need be felt that
success will not follow the pursuit of any
worthy object .-E1change.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10

| that for the truths sake they could do it
gladly. Again they accepted, by faith
the promise made them. They took Christ
at his word the word spoken by his
followers. They received the work. The
infant church. numbered about hundred
and twenty in the morning and in one day,
under the power of the spirit, that number
was swelled to three thousand. The
phrase after added. "uuLo Men,,' is not a
part of the true text. Strictly Luke would
have us understand thlt ut night the whole
number was three thousand Some twenty.
five converts for each of the believers on
whom the spirit came in the early day.
The best of all was that of this large
number all emainedssteadfas- terrible
reaction after this revival. A profound
impression was made upon the whole
people by this great work of the spirit.
Fear came upon every soul, it is said.
Something like this is sure TO come upon
every community where the spirit works
powerfully. ' o can only note in brief
the results. 1st. Brotherly love reigned;
"They had all things common" I'd.
They were constant in their attendance TO
religious work; "They continued daily"
81. They had favor with men showing
that real prosperity in the church is
pleasing thing to those who are outside.
4th. Daily additions to the church.
Blessed results under the mighty power of
the spirit.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10
A Royal Welcome.

The beautiful idea out of which came
thi- republican form of government. that
Il nan of brain and heart and conscience
is us good as any other man, even though
The nun of heart and conscience be II
brggtr and the other man king has
crown until we now say, "a being of
brain and conscience is as good as any
other b ling, even though the being of
brain and heart and conscience be II woman,
and that other being nun" Out OF this
idea has come this great organic tton. and
the blessing of woman's brain and heart
and conscience to the temperance cluse.
Because of this orglniz I'd womanhood
behind the temperance movement, there
is more conf ence in its success to-day
than ever before. Why9 Because there
is nothing like Il womans fidelity when
she undertakes II work worthy of her love.
know 1t is said she screams at the tap
on the window pane, shrieks over a mouse
or bu,c in the room, and gets all unnerved
over a new bonnet soiled, or china cup
broken; but let something come to call
out the depths Of her nature and then
see her.
When Subieski and his two sons had to
fly for their lives and hide in caves, Con-
stantine, the conqueror, went to the wife
of the Polish hero and sad
Madame, you know where your husband
and sons are hiding.
know, said she.
Then tell me where your husband hides
and will pardon your sons.
She loved her children: but did she
beyay the trust OF husbandP She replied:
He lies here, concealed in the heart of
his wife, and you will have to tear out that
heart to find him.
Such is woman's lelity. s., as we
extend to you the hail of hand and heart,
while We give you the warm welcoming
grasp CT the one, we temple your fidelity
in the other, 1t was Florence Nightingale
who cared for the dying, with shot and
shell Kissing death around her. 1t was
Mary \ Livermore who followed the
battle and cared for the dying boys in blue
vet never passed the wounded one in gray
without giving a kind word or helping
nand. 1t was Miriam's timbrel and voice
hat led the choir of Israel, when the
triumph song was chanted over the de-
,truction of Pharaoh's hosts. 1t was Ellen
j. Fosters voice that led the hosts that
triumph'd Il over Gambrinus of Iowa, and
naue Hel prailc Stalc sCanu ot't II PtohlSc
of peace and prosperity that other states
may follow after inward purity and right
eouSness. 1t was a woman that put Sisera
to flight, wrote the song of Deborah, sat
beneath the palm trees and Judged Israel
in righteousness. We have her counterpart
in the woman who is leading the hosts Of
American women against the American
saloon of to day, who wrote not a song.
but motto, for God, and home, and
native land, and sits tonight. not under
4 p,lm tree, but under Il wreath of New
Engiand cypress, Middle States myrtle,
ana Sunny SJutland magnolias, presiding
in righteousness over the representatives
of the homes OF the states of the grandest
country under the sky Ertract from an
AddrcSS 10 Ne ". ~ c. T L.. BY Geo. w.
lain,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10

| sometimes it is wise to silence opposition
by "A keen thrust. This was the aim of
Peter, and he seems to have succeeded
completely. He referred to the well known
custom of his time which would preclude
the idea of intoXication. 1t was nine
o'clock in the morning Of y sacred feast
day when no jew would drink wine or
any other intoxicant Having thus in a
word answered his opponents. he proc seds
at once to declare the real meaning of the
events which had so excited the multitudes.
Peter wisely referred to the old prophet,
so much revered among the Jews. No
amount of reasoning would have the effect
upon them that would be secured by q
reference to their scriptures. The quota
ton was also very apt, and with the Wig
orous appeal that followed it, under the
mighty aid of the spirit, it became well
nigh invincible. The events of this won
derful day in the history Of the Christian
church are full of very important lessons
for all time. The disciples had waited
with patience during long days for the
fulfllment of the promise Jesus left them.
They waited with one accord. While in
this position the blessing came. Again
we should particularly note the opportune
time. Upon no other day for months
would it have been possible to reach SO
many people from such wide region as
upon this day of Pentecost. God chose
the day as we'll suited to give wonderful,
and widespread impetus to his church.
Human wisdom would have said why tax
the faith and patience of these disciples by
a delay in the Spirits coming. But God
saw that few days delay meant years of
advance t. his cause. Again the work
begun at Jerusalem. At the place where
the cause seemed lost, there it proved
mightiest.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10

A CASE OF MITIGATED AFFLICTIoN.-
Not long since Wakefield Starkey of Aus
tin, while crossing the track of the Inter-
national and Great Northern railroad on
a mule, was struck by the locomotive and
killed. The mule was also hurled into
eternity. Wakefield Starkey, although a
perfect gentleman on the street, was a
domestic tyrant ofthe deepest dye. With
out any provocation whatever, he used to
beat his wife and lock her up in ward
robe; hence, when she heard of his death,
it was not so much Il case of heavy
bereavement rs it was of mitigated atfic.
ton. AS the engineer of the locomotive
was clearly to blame for the accident it
was suggested to the widow that she
bring suit for damages. She resolved to
do so, and called at the office of the rail-
way company. The proper official hap
pened to be in. The widow had such
clear case against the company that it
was deemed advisable to compromise the
matter.
"Now, madam" said the official, after
the widow had thrown back her veil and
stated her business, 1--WE are willing to do
what is fair in tnis matter. There is really
no occasion to 90 TO law. 1t is delicate
subject to discuss, 50 / think, without
going into the merits of it, will tender
you check for $4,000, and you will sign
a paper releasing this company from all
further demands"
The widow started, and asked "How
muchP"
81 am authorized 10 pay you S3000.'
Il accept it, she said, very much agi-
tated.
The check was handed over, the papers
signed, and the widow walked out in the
street in bewildered frame of mind. AS
she cashed the check, she said to herself,
confdentially: II didn't expect to get
more than $50. l reckon that the rail-
road fellow didn't know how old the mule
was"
1t had never occurred TO her that she
had sustained any loss in the death of her
husband. On the other hadd the railroad
official said to one of the clerks: The
is getting off dirt cheap. We
usually have to pay $4,000 for running
over husbands"
1t did not occur TO him that the widow
had sustained any loss whatever in the
death of the valuable mule, ,--7eGaS Sat.
ingS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10

knows how many presents are made in
Chicago this Christmas? Who can esti-
mate the number shipped from here to
friends abroadp The amount is incalcula-
BILE. Weeks ago, love-blessed remem-
brances were sent speeding by rail to the
seaboard, thence by steamer across the
Atlantic, and then by divers modes Of
conveyance to little homes beneath the
crags of Scotland, among the bogs and
green of Ireland, under the shadows OF
the Alps or Pyrenees. among the flowers
and clustering vines OF Italy, France and
Spain; to weather beaten cottages on the
shores of the Mediterranean and aflr off
to snow covered hamlets in Russia, and
even to heather China. Families have
been reunited by the links of love reclasp.
ed by Christmas, and all the world over
thoughts of the absent ones come unbidden
to the mother, father, brother, sister and
friend. The giving of prcserts then is
but tangible evidence of remembrance,
and is hallowed by the sacredness of the
purest of human motives.
Thus passed from our view the Christ
mas of A. D., 1882. Let US lay its many
blessings at heart and may we remember
wAy the day is thus observed and kept.
"As We would that others should do unto
YOU, do you even SO unto them" May
we all say and fee1 "Glory to God in the
highest, on earth, peace and good will
to ward men," Let all true Christians
ioin in this haleluj ujah-Christ the Savior
has come to reign.
GREEN MOUNTAIN Boy,
Chicago, Dec. %, 'S2.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10

Grace Greenwood, writing from Denver
says: Nature did antelopes an i'll turn
originally in affixing to them mark by
which they can be seen and bead drawn
on them at great distance. 1t renders
them especially liable to attacks in the
rear, which reminds me of little story
A small Colorado boy, who had been out
playing, ran into the house in a state oil
great excitement, saying that he had seen
some antelopes in a gulch near by. At his
entreaty his mother went out to look at
them, but nothing of the kind was to be
found, She became ncredulous, and said
at last.
Il don't believe you saw any antelopes; !;
it must nave been been your imagination,
my child"
10 this the little mountaineer indig.
nantly responded:
Humph. guess my imagination isn't
white behindr"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10

One day an old turkey took II walk
through the meadow to see how crops
were getting along. Seeing hornets
nest by stone wall, she fondly imagined
she could hatch out the contents. So she
sat down upon it, and did hatch out the
contents in about two seconds. Five min.
utes later she stood filled with humiliation,
running her bill through her feathers and
attempting to count the number of perfor-
ations in her breast, which looked very
much like a nutmeg crater. The moral
of this fable teaches us that squatting on
other peoples property is a perilous
proceeding; and that there are some
humble institutions that cannot be sat
upon.-Puck.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-10

A LUCKY TuING.-Two or three years
ago there was n smash.up on the Grand
Trunk road, and among the killed was a
woman, alout 60 years old, who lived on
the line, Tho husband was sent for, the
body taken care Of, and after a few davs
an agent went down to see how the matter
could be settled. at is sad affair, of
COURSE" he observed, "but in business
p oint Of view we must look at her age.
She was over 80, and in poor health, then
she had weak eyes and Il bad cough. She
was wife, of course, but sho was also a
source of expense and anxiety. While
she was companion in one sense, she
had hacking cough and snored in her
sleep. Take all these things into consid.
GRAFTON, and then tell me what you will
settle forP' The peppery old man had
been moving about uneasily, and as soon
as the agent was through he called cut .
81 don't keer how old she was, nor how
bad she coughed, nor how loud she snored
| want this 'ere railroad company to come
down with $500 or I'll sue en- till they
can rest And want you to understand
that it's lucky for your internal old line
that | happened to find widow ready,to
marry me n week from SundayP IF |
hadn't I'd have stuck for Si0O, il il busted
the farm"