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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-11-15
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Education is on the increase. There
are TWENTY-FIVE public schools in AL
tras County, Idaho.
Over 10000 copies Of the Bible
have been printed every day for the last
thirty-four years.-N. Y. Tribune.
The real object of education is TO
give children resources that will endure
as long as life endures.-Sydney
Smith.
AT Bowling Green, KY, it is neces-
sary for the churches to take out board
ing-house licenses before they can give
charitable suppers.
Since he has attained his majority,
in 1868, the Duke of Norfolk has, in
one way or another, given more than
81. 800, 900 to the Roman Catholic
Church, besides princely sums devoted
to private charities.
The Superintendent of the Phila-
delphia Public Schools declares that &c.
600 children Of that city are growing up
without schooling. At least 10000 OF
them, he thinks, do not go to school be-
cause there is no room for them.
The schoolmaster who sat down on
a large disk of shoemaker's wax, which
the boys had placed in his chair, stuck
to business very closely. In fact, he
stuck there until about eight o'clock in
the evening. -Barlington Free Press.
AT the recent examination of Rev.
M. c. Stebbins for the passionate of the
church at Cornwall, President Hamlin
inquired if we have the right to fix the
Bible over to suit ourselves; to which
the candidate replied 81 am accus-
toned to look upon the Bible as in
tended to fix us over. "-Rochester EI-
press.
The New York Freenan'S Journal
| does not believe that convent schools
should be fashionable resorts merely for
the young ladies of rich parents. 1t
says: There is no necessity for convent
schools unless they send out into the
world Christian gcntlewomen. If they
become servile to wealth, they should
close their doors to pupils and take in
the poor and the sick"
Many of the country school-houses
in Europe have gardens attached to
them, says Prof. LAM. This is espec-
tally true of Germany, Switzerland, Bel
GUM, Holland and Denmark. These
gardens are used not only for ornament
and to grow vegetables for the use OF
the teacher and his family, but they also
serve purpose in the work of instruc-
ton. Children in these schools are
generally taught the elements of agri-
culture and horticulture, and these gar
dens are used to illustrate lessons and
to try experiments.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-11-15
JUST beyond.

Through the forests have strayed,
over upland hi il have climbed,
@Traversed tracts where sun and shade
With silent music rhylned;
Through tue lowly wales have passed,
Followed under clilf and crest
Scaled the heights of submits vast
Mounted to the eaglo nest; =
Touched, a moment, al the goal,
Which, ere reached, seemed paradiSeJ
Then it vanished from my eOul!
Then It faded from my eyes!
Now a wandering dream I've chased
Idlewlld or strange romance;
Now my days have gone to waste,
Fooled by frowning circumstance;
Now glimpse from cross TO crown
Now visionary heaven,
Now treasured world unknown,
Fancy to my thought has given.
STILL with restless, anxious heart,
Or with needless, careless CLEO.
have dwelt from men apart,
On the land and on the sea,
Seeking that could not find,
Longing for the unattlined.
.Straining eyes that yet were blind
To the marvels never gained;
Followed, lured by many a form.
Hidden paths, through gloom and night;
Battled passion. pain and storm;
Prayed for calm and peace and light;
Onward, onward. onward still,
Led DER nameless shining ways,
] have searched, with tireless will,
For the crown of earth and days.
1T Is mine; yet never can
Hand or heart possess 1t all;
Ever will it lead the van
Just beyond my ken and call.
i shall see its beckoning fire
Upward through the shadows peer.
Follow 1t from height to higher,
Now afar and now anear;
But, alas may never know,
Nor, with mortal sense or sight,
Win the prize Icovet so,
With its calm of peace and lightl
S. II. 1hdDer, IN Christian Union.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-11-15
WIT AND WISDOM.

An ounce of keep-your-mouth-shut
is better than a pound OF explanation
after you have said it.
"A French mother is credited with
saying: II could wish my daughters no
worse luck than to wish for them to
marry handsome men,"
-" Oh, for the wings of a dove" she
sang as she was puzzling her brains as
to what new ornament she should put
upon her bonnet. - Yonkers Statesman.
-" It's proof of the singular operation
of the human mind" says a mental
philosopher, "that when two men ac-
cidentally exchange hats the one who
gets the worst tile is always the first to
discover the mistake"
They have man named Pyle out
in St. Louis who drives horse-car. A
horse-car under the guidance of pile
driver is certainly an innovation, and
there is probably plenty of punching
done on the car-and possibly some
log-rolling .-BoSton Times.
A father-in-law at wedding at
tempted to chaff the groom II hope
now, sir, that you will not get into any
more scrapes.n mo" said the new
son-in-law, II shall not have a chance
l shall never get out of this one. ~
Providence NeUs
Tho Crazy Quilt!
Oh, can you see by the dawn's early light,
What you failed to perceive at the twilights
last cleaning;
Ger the bed where you slept was so saucily
The silk patches so fair,
Round three-cOrned and square,
| Give proof that the lunatic bed-quilt Is there,
| Oh the crazy-quilt mania triumphantly raves,
And maid, wife and widow are bound us its
ID. T. Highmore.
"A lady Ga French LADY, is showing
visitor the family portraits in the pic
ture gallery. THAT officer there in the
uniform" she says, "was my great
! great-grandfather He was as brave as
lion, but one of the most unfortunate
which he did not have an arm or leg
carried away. Then she adds proudly:
'He took part in twenty-four engage
ments."
4 was told good story the other
day about Griswold street lawyer In
the dead of one dreadful hot August
night he was awakened by a noise in his
bedroom. Hastily sitting up in bed to
find out who the intruder could possibly
be, he was confronted with revolver
in the hands of burly burglar. I'm
looking for money, / am" Kissed the
burglar, Z" so you'd better keep still. !"
"Oh! say, hold on" said the lawyer,
"lemmo get my pants on and I'll help
you hunt for it. "-DetroH Free Press.
Mrs. Jarply to husband; How
could you stay out at the club until after
one o'clock in the morning and leave
your wife all aloneP-Mr. Jarply; You
must be mistaken, my dear; it was
only half-past eleven o'clock, or So
Mrs. Jarply: You cant deceive me; l
was awake, and looked at the clock
Mr.. JarplY, in deeply injured tone:
Well, Am'ndy, I've nothing more to
say, if yor viii believe a ninety-fve
cent nickle-plated nutmeg clock, in
stead of your own married husband
A. Y. Independent
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-11-15

AN idea of the extent to which
women bet at horse races may be
gained from the fact that during the
season at Saratoga the French pool boys
collected $1,000 from them; and their
judgment was generally bad, for they
won back only $2,o0o.-A!baaH jour
nG.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

WE make the necessity for small notes by our
clumsy gold coinage. absurd vanity in affecting
distress over silver and copper and insufficient
postal system. We glad to hear that the postal
notes becoming popular. 1t is well to have large
specie in the banks and the subreasuries and
better still have the people at large abundantly sup
Piled with the money that rings true when ii is tried
aud that endures for ages.-Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.
PEOPLE are beginning to ask themselves whether
the millions they annually give for public education
sum which is all the time increasing. expended
that they produce the best results and the question is
becoming leading one in other cities besides New
York. The conclusions reached are everywhere sup
stantially the They that in trying to do too
much marrng the effect of the whole and that
should produce better results at much less expense
only, but thorough far as II goes.-New York Sun
II two-cent stamp encourages epistolary handshak
ing and helps to bring the distant sections of the
country into neighborhood it may be that the
penny postage, which is the logical terminus of the
present movement will enable us TO know and undef
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

THE census of 1880 makes very unfavora-
BILE showing for doctors. Not that they have
killed too many patients, or even killed any,
as the figures on this point are not given.
But it is quite apparent that in some sections
at least the crop is too large for the demand,
and in the indianapolis market in particular
there seems to be glut. Illinois, with a
population of 3,O77 81, has s, 800 doctors, or
one in 52l. Indiana has 1893, or one in 396
of poIs.ation, The average for the Western
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

the tariff as to increase the sales of foreign
manufactures at the expense of our ownl If
so free trade would be even better thing to
adopt, for then the mills of Europe could fur
nish all we need and we could turn our own me-
chanics into farmers. Just how this would
improve the situation is not apparent as we
already have surplus largely above the de-
mand, domestic and foreign. Those so anx-
ious to adopt free trade, OF to approximate it
so closely that Americans can and will buy
abroad, should endeavor to make plain this
matter that so vexes most people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
LOGAN AND THE Presidency OF
An Admirer Who Thinks He Can Take II. il
He viii.


W. A. Crofut in ST. Paul Pioneer Press "''>
/ wonder whether John Logan is going t0abe
our next President Things heap worse might
easily happen to us. | don't know whether he
has made up his mind on the subject or not; that
is all that makes me hesitate When he con-
cludes to be President, everybody had better
stand from under / speak by the book for L
recollect how he walked into the Senate 1t was,
l should say. some fourteen years ago now. L
was managing editor of the Chicago Evening
Post, and the editOr-inchief and owner, Mr..
Blakely, had gone to Europe and left me in full
charge. One morning General Logan came in,
sat down by my desk and said:
Il have come in to do you a favor"
"Yes?' answered, with that slight rising in
Election that denotes the inquisitive mind sifgs Z
generously added: what can you do for usF'
Il can give you point You want to be on
the winning side, don't YOUR
why, certainly" l replied, ''thats what we
always have been and are and mean to be-"
Very WE'LL now am going to be the next
senator from Illinois"
l was surprised. The other Republican pa
pers were for the incumbent, Oglesby, or had
not yet announced their preference. 1t seemed
impossible that Logan could succeed but it
didn't seem polite to say so.
II am going to win. No Chicago paper has
nominated me. Perhaps they won't You have
always treated me square. and have come in to
tell you the news and give you the chance"
He laid before me some figures that justified
his confidence. They satisfied me, and 1 nom-
mated Logan the same afternoon in formal fash
ion, | went down to Springfield, and witnessed
his canvass 1t was unique. HIS Headquarters
were in one suiteo of rooms, and those of his hand
some and spirited wife were at the other epd5pf
the hall. Both were crowded all day and till late
at night. Mrs. Logan was sonnet thing more than
an agreeable entertainer She was. where her
husbands interests were concerned, a politician.
She knew which party the various counties be-
longed to and who were the influential men in
the different localities and she seemed to under
stand the status of her visitors intuitivey 1t
Il short, sharp campaign, and Logan was
elected So l am anxious to know whether he
has made up his mind about the next step If
he has-aS | said before,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

SOME foreign countries, notably France,
raise funds for their monuments not only by
subscriptions, but by lotteries and every pos
sible device that will produce money. We do
not take kindly to such an idea, but prefer the
slower but more honorable way of depending
upon voluntary contributions. The subscrip
ton for the soldiers monument should be
made popular. Let the sum asked from each
ample. Give everybody, from bishop to babe,
a chance to do something toward this patriotic
ENTERPRISE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
A GOOD EXAMPLE.
Democratic Commentator of Republicans
Work in Indiana.

Democratic commentator OF kepuh!tSan
Work in Indiana.
Washington Post (Dem.l
The Republicans are profoundly impressed
with the conviction that, in order to have any
chance of success in the presidential contest,
make up no slate in which the electoral votes of
that State are classed as Democratic" or
doubtful"
In order to bring Indiana into such proximity
to the Republican line that it can be bought in
again next November a most thorough work Of
organization and drill is already III progress A
system as carefully elaborated in AL its details
as the organization of an army has been in vogue
there since John Foster chairman Of the
Republican committee in 1872.
After each presidential election there is, of
course, some relaxation of discipline, is the
case with an army after hard campaign But
year before the great quadrennial event. the note
of preparation is sounded and the work of the
canvass is begun in real earnest
Months ago there was collection of funds for
the Indiana Republican campaign of 1884 This
was not to buy votes the time for that had not
and has not yet arrived. Another collection is
now in progress The proceeds will be used in
perfecting the organization Agents will
be employed to visit every precinct and
confer with leading Republicans in every school
district There will be unity Of purpose and
harmony of action throughout the entire organ
ful in changing votes will be employed i'll every
case.
The example of the Indiana Republicans, so faf
as relates to untiring effort and unhagging zeal,
so far as pertains to early work and careful
pervision of details, so far as they rely on work
rather than corruption is commended to Dem
ocrats in all close or doubtful States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
THE Chicago Times, unmindful, apparently

THE Chicago Times, unmindful, apparently,
that its argument defeats itself, has the follow
ing to say concerning the tariff on wool;
"The whole cutlery for tariff on wool comes
from the States where land is becoming too
valuable to use for sheep-pastures. But why
should everybody who wears a wooden coat or
flannel shirt, or who sleeps under "a wooden
blanket, be made to pay two prices in order to
keep lands out of their most profitable use,
and protect Ohio and Michigan shepherds
against those of California and TexasF The
the number of sheep in some of the older
States and the gain per cent. in the newer
States and Territories from 1870 to $780, will
show why the sheep farmers of the older States
are bowling for protection:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

Accepting the above figures as correct it
may with reason be asked who would receive
the greater benefit from tariff on wool-the
Ohio and Michigan shepherds, or those of Col
orado and Kansas The tariff will not in any
degree protect the former from the latter and
since the latter are rapidly increasing their
focks, while the former are losing ground, it
ought to be plain enough to the Times which
is being more largely benefited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
enterprise.

THE Inter Ocean says the 10, 600, 600 bushels
of grain in store in Chicago ought to go. With
manufacturing establishments discharging
their men or cutting down their wages, the
prospect for disposing of this grain at home is
daily diminishing while its foreign market is
being circumscrbed by the competition of
pauper labor, against which it is not protected.
The tariff was certainly to furnish home
market for our agricultural products. But
with so, 600, 900 bushels of grain in sight in
the country this promise has turned out to be
delusive in the eXtreme-Chicago Herald.
Would it improve the situation to 50 reduce
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

States and Territories is one doctor for each
524 of population, proportion not equaled
anywhere in the world. The following table
of population and number of doctors in the
various Western cities shows that this city,
with the single exception of Denver, makes
the worst showing of the list, having an av-
erage of one doctor to each 313 of population:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

THE Rev. Florence Mccarthy, of New York
city, who was recently found guilty of as
saulting the young lady organist of his
church has been fined for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct. He was caught in com
pany with painted Jezebel. 1t should not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

A BILL is before the Connecticut Legisla-
lure to compel the weekly payment of wages
to employees in factories and of corporations.
There is good reason why they should receive
their pay regularly and at short intervals,
The evils of the credit system would thereby
be greatly abated. IL " 49,.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
A Democratic View of 1t.

Mich gan City DiHpatch.
While Pendleton represented the purest eie
nient OF Democracy in Ono, Payne represented
the worst. He bought his nomination outright
with gold, and the Internal Democratic scOun'
drels who sold out for filthy lucre ought to be ia
the penitentiary for life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

This unfavorable showing may be accounted
for in part by the fact that Indianapolis
has some five or six medical colleges, from
which hundreds are graduated annually. The
health of the city is probably as good as that
of any other named above. The outlook is
not very encouraging to the medical student
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

THE Louisville Courier Journa! proposes this
innovations "The platform of 1884 must not
be open to misconstruction; it must be clearly
understood; it must leave no one in doubt as
to the purposes of the Democratic party" If
this suggestion is complied with, it will be
the first time in the history of the party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

UNLESS the telegraph editor is uncommonly
well versed in the geography of the Northwest
the result is likely to be confusion of mind to
the intelligent reader. When dispatch comes
along in the middle of the night saying that the
thermometer at Smithtown. w. t., registers 80
degrees below zero, OF that mine with millions
in it has been opened near Jonesviue, w. T., the
telegraph editor who does not know whether
Smithtown and Jdhesville are in Washington or
Wyoming Territory, has no time to get down
the postoffice directory and maps for investiga
ton. w. T. properly stands for Washington
Territory, but nine times out of ten Wyoming is
meant, and mistaken paragraphs are the conse
quence-we have seen them frequently in our
esteemed exchanges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
To the Editor Of tho Indianapolis journal.

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal,
Will you please inform me what per cent. of
the crime of our State is caused by strong drink
ANDERSON, Ind. A READER.
There are no absolute statistics. Those who
have made study of the question express the
opinion that possibly so per cent. is attributable,
directly and indirectly, to Intoxicating drink
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

A MAss4cREE of Christians in the soudan
would be horrible, not because they are
Christians, but because they are human be-
ings In fact, they may not be Christians at
all in the strict sense of the term but simply
are not Mussulmans; just as ali who were
not Greeks were barbarians.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

en- is not under any particular denomination and
is only for the friendless and unfortunate of our
own city. Only exceptional cases from abroad
are admitted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

MINNIE HAUKs maid raised rumpus with
her mistress because she was compelled to eat
with the servants at the hotel, and Minnies hus
band slapped tho girl and put her out of the
room. The prima donna, who was engaged at the
time in taking her breakfast in bed, could have
retorted with truth that she did not cat at the
first table herself
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
The People viii Make the Selection.

st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Indiana seems to be determined that there
shall be no room for doubt as to how she wishes
to be represented in the Republican national con-
vention. A State convention has been called for
Apri II to select four delegates for the State al
large, ana district conventions are called for
April 10 to select district delegates. This is tho
first instance. we believe of district conventions
heing called by the State eommittee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

STRIKES and financial panics are not with
ont compensation A circus agent says that
the big shows make it a point to avoid towns
that have suffered either recently.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

JOHN CALLAaHAY, Of New York, wanted to
go to the theater. but, having no money took
lis revolver and leveling it at the head of boy
who he knew possessed a ticket, ordered him
to give up the treasure. Before it was handed
over, policeman struck John with club,
and now he is not so stage struck as he was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

Rev. r. HEBER NEWTON explains why he
stopped so suddenly in his heterodox career.
When the community sees a man set down on
in the way he was, no explanations are called
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

A NICKEL for each resident of the State
would make an ample fund for a magnificent
soldiers monument.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

THE G. A. r. should have charge of the
monument fund. That would inspire conf
aence and enthusiasm. Everybody can help.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

JERSEY justice is adequate to all demands that
may be put upon it. Elizabeth Murgesser, aged
sixty, has been granted divorce because her
husband made her hoe corn and drive oxeu in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

MEANWHILE let it not be forgotten that
polygamy must go. .s;3
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

IT is altogether safe to boom for Che sol
-. lsA lt tl-..tf % ~
diers' monument.