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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02
A severe storm.

ST. JOHN, N. B., December 2s.-The
heaviest storm of the season began on
Saturday afternoon and ragged with fear
full violence until after midnight. The
wind at times attained a velocity Of sixty
miles an hour. About six inches OF snow
fell, which has been piled into drifts five
and six feet high around the city Inc
seas were running mountains high. Inc
storm was very severe on the Nova Scotia
coast and it is feared that serious disas-
tiers to shipping have occurred
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

THREE letter carriers were discharged
from the Omaha Post-office on the 22d up
on an order from Washington. A few
weeks ago they preferred charges against
Postmaster Contant, and the charges were
Investigated by Inspector Robinson, who
found them groundless.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

! IT has been about decided that it is i'm
possible to recover the bodies of the miners
entombed at Nanticoke, Pa, except at the
cost Of an immense amount of money and
possibly many more human lives. The
company propose to wall in the mine, erect
a monument and distribute $4,000 among
the families of the victims in lieu of
further efforts.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

MORE trouble has been occasioned among
the Polish Catholics in Detroit, Mich, by
reason of Bishop Borgess. refusal to allo w
st. Albert's Church to be opened for
Christmas services. Serious rioting has
taken place and more trouble is expected 4.
The parishioners paid for the church by
donating the earnings of one day each
week, and want to have something to say
about IS management themselves.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

) TIKI landlords of Ireland have adopted q
new move to checkmate the National
League. When asked to reduce rents they
innocently reply that if they make a re-
duction they will have to suspend all work
and discharge their men.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

J. A MOB Of masked strikers made riotous
demonstration at the Old Eagle Mine near
Monongahela City, Pa, on the 2Sd. They
forced Superintendent Young into the
mine and made an attack on the houses oc-
cupied by their opponents, smashing things
generally,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

DR.. BRIDGES, State Veterinarian of
Pennsylvania, inspected a diseased herd
of cattle at West Willow on the 22d. Six
of the herd are infected with pleuro-pneu-
monia and will probably have to be killed.
The doctor also inspected herd at Mari
eta where the cattle were found to be suf-
1ering from tuberculosis.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

THE forty-tw shoe factories at Brock
ton, Mass, which have been silent for so
long time, opened their doors on the 22d
for work under the terms Of the award
made by the board of arbitration between
the manufacturers and employees.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

WITH the advance in the price of steel
rails revival of the foreign steel-rail
trade is made possible. AS an indication
of this the Chicago, Burlington &c Quincy
Railroad has placed an order with for
eign firm for 10000 tons.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

THE San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce has adopted resolutions that the
commercial and industrial interests of the
Pacific coast require the early completion
of the California &c Oregon Railroad Line,
connecting the chief metropolis of the coast
with the Northern Pacific system of rail-
roads
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

THE French Chamber Of Deputies has
adopted the Tonquin credit by vote of
PA to 270.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

ATLANTA (Ga.) Prohibitionists have won
their election injunction case in the Geor-
gia Superior Court.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

THE examination of John Magee and
wife, charged with sending threatening
letters to the Prince of Wales, resulted in
the acquittal of the woman and the COM
INITIAL of her husband for trial.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

THE failures in the United States for the
seven days ended the 26th numbered 1893;
for the year up to date, 1884.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

Two of the Cleveland (O.) roller skating
Kinks, the Casino and the Legranl, the
latter $4,000 structure, have gone into
bankruptcy.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

GERMANY has notified Minister Pendle-
ton that certain Germans who have be-
come naturalized Americans will be ex-
peeled from the Empire.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

Mr.. Cox, the United States Minister at
Constantinople, has begun negotiations
with the Porte for a naturalization treaty,
by which the citizens Of Turkey and the
United States will have equal rights in
both countries
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

MICHAEL DAvTTT says Gladstone's al
legged proposals are good basis for the
settlement of the Irish question.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

BRIGHAM YOU'VE HAMPTON has been
found guilty. at Salt Lake, of conspiring
with lewd women to compromise prom-
nent anti-Mormons.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

IT is asserted pretty positively that Gen.
eral Horatio King, Jr., Judge Advocate
General of New York under Mr.. Cleve-
land and the present Governor, will be APP
pointed Judge Advocate General of the
armY
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

The London Economist says the Tories
and the Liberals have resolved to reject
the crude proposal for an Irish Parlia-
ment.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

A NUMBER of prominent manufacturers
are preparing to leave Paterson, N. j., and
locate in Pennsylvania.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

THE Irish Nationalist in the British Par
lament are said to be solid for Gladstone
and home rule. There are eighty-six of
them,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

buiIdings having been destroyed up to last
accounts and the fire still raging. Terre
Haute was appealed to for help and
promptly responded.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02

VINcENNEs, IND, had a terrible vista
fion of fire on the 23d, several large business
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
How Racing Destroyed the Collins Line.

Anxious to reap the golden fruits de-
rived from the carrying of the mails,
and to also show to the world that the
United States was as well able to build
and organize fleet of swift steamers
as Great Britain, Mr.. T.. h. Collins
launched his company, the end of which
was such tragic one. He was to re-
ceive a subs dy of SO, 300 per voyage
to home-built steamers carrying the
mails of the United States TO and from
Europe, and he began nobly by con-
structing four magnificent steamers
the Arctic, the Baltic, the Allan tic,
and the Pacific. These vessels were
built of live oak, planked with pitch
pine, the hull being extremely solid,
and divided into compartments so that,
in the opinion of their builders, they
were all but proof against being sunk
by a collision or by touching the
ground. These steamers Eegan to
carry the mails and passengers in
1850, and very soon Congress raised
Mr.. Collins subsidy to S33, 900 per voy-
age, and fixing the minimum at $685.
900 per annum. The Collins steamers,
superbly furnished, performed such
runs across the Atlantic as had never
before been made; and on one of them
the Arctic, after doing the voyage from
west to east in a little over nine DAYS,
was proudly christened by our hur-
rahing countrymen "the clipper of the
seas" Alas the sad end came only
too soon. The captains took to racing,
and there was no personal management
TO stop them. On the DIST of Septem-
ber, 1854, "the clipper of the seas" left
Liverpool for New York with 233 pass
engers and crew of 1875, nearly all of
them Americans. When within sixty
miles of Cape Race the Arctic collided
with the French steamer Vesta; but
deeming his ship not much injured, the
American captain made for the Cape,
and before he had got far the water
rushed in, and almost Immediately the
splendid steamer was engulfed in tine
waves. Only fourteen passengers were
saveo, and among those who perished
were the wife, son, and daughter of
poor Mr.. Collins. Sixteen months later
came the still more appalling disaster
to the Pacific. She quilted Liverpool
on the 23d of January, 1856, with forty
five passengers, crew of l4l persons,
the mails and cargo insured for over
81, 900, 600. The Pacific was timed to
reach New York the 2d of February,
but she never reached that port, nor
any port on earth. The loss sealed the
doom of the Collins Line.-Boston
Herald
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
Plenty Of Small Fruit.

Have a small fruit patch, have it con-
venient to the house. Set in long rows
SO that nearly if not quite all the work
of cultivating and keeping the soil
mellow and the weeds down can be
done with the horse and cultivator.
GIVE good rich soil so that the best re-
suits can be secured. Give plenty of
room to grow, and yet leave plenty of
room to go between the rows at any
time TO gather the fruit Select stand
ard varieties, those that you know
either 10y your own experience, or by
that of others will do we'll in your sec
ton.
Plow the soil thoroughly, and put in
as good condition as possible before
planting. BE careful to keep the roots
of the plants moist; this is important.
1t will nearly always pay to have a
pail of water convenient, and dip the
roots of the plants into it before setting
in the ground. Take pains to see that
the soil is filled in carefully about the
roots after filling up. i find it good
plan to press the soil firmly down upon
the roots.
Select such varieties as will furnish
you succession OF frult all summer
and fall. This can readily be done by
having early and late, or still better,
early, medium and late varieties of all
kinds, commencing with strawber.
ries, ,gooseberries, currants, raspbel ries,
blackberries, and grapes. If you will
plant one row, each one hundred feet
long of two or three varieties of each
of them, alS give proper attention and
cultivation, this will furnish YOU with
an abundant supply for your family,
and will keep up supply from the
earliest until late in the fall. During
the first year, find it good plan to
apply n mulch around the stems, not
later than the last of May
Sufficient cultivation should be given
to receive a good growth. Keep the
weeds down and the soil mellow. Get
a few of the newer sorts III order to test
their value Give the same soil and
cultivation that you give the others, so
that fair comparison can be made. /
consider no part of the farm more
profitable than the small fruit patch,
and good supply can be secured with
no more trouble than crop of corn or
potatoes. They come into bearing in
short time after setting out, and if prop
erly pruned In the winter, and pinched
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
A Volcanic Region i'm the Atlantic.

Recent observations indicate the ex-
istence OF submarine volcanic crater
between the Canary Islands and the
coast of Portugal. From cable-lay-
ing steamer, in latitude 80 degrees %
minutes north, longitude 8 degrees "a
minutes west, the water was found to
measure 300 fathoms under the bow
and 500 fathoms under the stern. show
ing the ship to be over the edge of q
deep depression in the ocean bottom.
An English geologist, Mr.. 7. Mellard
Reade, remarks that great irregulari-
ties are found in the bed of the sea off
Lisbon, due, probably, to a submarine
chain of mountains.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
Fish hY the Square Mile.

Some faint idea of the vast and mex
haustible number of fish on our shores
may, perhaps, be obtained by a con-
sideration of the fact that yesterday no
fewer than 6 5000 barrels of porgies were
caught off Newport. If the sea,
through the Vineyard and Long
Island Sound is anywhere near as
rich in porgies, mossbunkers, and
other varieties of the most abundant
kinds of fish, what an unimaginably
teeming world of life there must be-
meath the waves And it is, even more
than the striving, pushing world of
human life, Cene of rapacitv and
destruction-the stronger preying upon
the weaker and "the survival of the
fittest. Enormous as this single days
catch of porgies seems, it is surpassed
by some of the big hauls of bony-fsh
or mossbunkers the "whiteesh" of the
evil-smelling fish oil mills on the shore.
These creatures actually swarm in mil
lions and are caught and hauled in by
the cargo. Schools of voracious blue
fish pursue and drive them Tipping
and flashing to the surface, where they
are promptly pounced upon by the
sailing fish hawks and sea-gulls that
wait for them out of water. In the sea
and on the land the world seems to be
scene of shark and tiger. in one or
another form of destructive rapacity.-
Hartford Times.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
"Shammy" Skin.

There is very little, if any, real
chamois skin sold in this country,
though there are no limitations made
here on account of the cheapness of the
French and English goods. 1t is said
that there have not been a dozen of
chamois pelts imported here for at
least a decade, for the simple reason
that the chamois have become so scarce
that a successful chamois hunt is of
rare occurrence. The animal, which
inhabited the Alpine regions of Central
Europe, frequents the widest and most
inaccessible peaks and ravines of its
mountain home. The sport of the
chamois hunt was at one time very
popular one, and expeditions to the
animals browsing places were in the
past frequently organized, and the few
animals that existed between the snow
line and the glacier line of the Alps
were so thinned out 10y these hunting
parties that they are now very rare.
In the entire year the total number of
chamois killed by the hunters was nine
hundred and eighteen, and If the trade
depended upon the chamois for the
commercial "shammy" skin there would
not have been enough skins thrown on
the market in that year to give each
importing house in this country a half
skin. Time was when the chamois
skin of the trade was genuine,
but the scarcity of the animal and
the rapidly growing demand for the ar
ticle necessitated a substitute, and this
was found in the skin of the common
sheep, which now ma51uerades under
the appearance and name of the orig
inal article. All the chamois skins
that are brought to this country come
from France or from England. Up to
within few years ago the entire trade
in this country was furnished from
England, the skins coming from the
backs of sheep that were raised and
grazed on English pasture lands. There
is little difference in the value of the
French and English chamois, both
answering the purpose for which they
are purchased equally well. The only
real difference-and it is a difference
in which the French lose their claim
for the superiority of their goods over
the English goods-is that, on ac-
count of the peculiar property of cer-
tain fish oil with which they prepare
their skins, the French chamois, in
stead of drying hard and stil-like
parchment, dries as soft as before it is
put in water. The English chamois is
prepared in oil and lime, and is bleached
to any desired shade. The best quality
of goods comes from the backs of the
young animals After the wool has
been removed the skins are shaved
doun ~, tho raruira1 fbiclypaco which
is regulated by the purposes for which
the skin is to be used After it has
been tanned it is put into a preparation
of oil and lime, softened, and then
bleached to the desired shade. 1t is
then dried and sorted, according TO the
sizes of the skins, and tied up in bun
dies called by the trade "kips, and is
ready to be thrown on the market and
sold as genuine chamois skin. boston
C1tLtiUdtOr.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
Light Two Miles Under Water.

In the Lake of Geneva Messrs. Fol
and Sarasin found sufficient light to
affect very sensitive Photographic plates
at about five hundred and fifty feet,
the light at that depth being about
equal at midday to that at the surface
on a clear moonless night. In the
Mediterranean during bright sunlight
the last trace of light was lost at a
depth Of 1900 feet. But an examina-
tion of the eyes of certain crustaceans
lately dredged from the abyssmal re-
gions of the Atlantic convinces Prof.
$. l. Smith that despite the objections
of physicists, some light probably
reaches even beyond 1900 feet. He
thinks that, on account of the purity of
the water in mid.ocean, light might
reach this depth as readily as 5000 feet
or even !. 200 feet near the shore.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
THE WAY WE DID 1T.
BY WILLIAM uAUGHToS.

We made our home as bright and fair
As willing hands could make IT,
1t laughed with sunshine everywhere,
And many IA cOzy NOOK was there
When Maggie came To take IL
just such a spot where love might dwell,
And loyal hearts protect IL well.
But. Oh the sunlight and the song,
The heaven of JOY that thrilled II;
The love that made its life SO strong.
And shed sweet music all day long,
Was one dear life that hlled IL
Sweet angel by the hearth was she,
Who gave her girlhood love To me.
The shadows fall as fall they must;
The tempest raved around us -
Full many hope lay in the dust,
And vet our faith looked up in trust
To Him whose blessing found us
We shut the door in sofrow's face
And kept fer love the innor place.
We called our troubles kinder names.
And put them in loves keeping
We heard but laughed at pleasure 5 claims,
AT fortune worst OF hckle danes,
And kissed away our weeping
We took life's burdens, heart 10 heart,
Each seeking most the heavier part.
Some day tho Masters voice will call,
And one of Us must hear it
Pale death and darkness shroud and pail,
May come, but will not end it all
We wait. but do not fear IT,
For parted hands again Will press,
The hands they love, in blessedness.
ViroQua, Wis.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
How They Get Confused in Washington

Col. Smith was the guest of Con-
gresham Belford, in Washington, and
was returning to his hotel late one
night when he lost his way. While
browsing about in an aimless, inane
sort of a manner, he encountered a po-
liceman.
'Scuse me, my frien'," said Col.
Smith, "but can you tell me which izee
opposite side o. re street?"
why, explained the policeman, "it's
over there-the other side"
"Zat's what l thought" said Col.
Smith, but while 1 was walking over
there few minutes go, asked man
an he told me zis wazzee opp'site side I"
Ell Perkins.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15

back during the summer, q patch will
last several years without resetting.
by following this plan there is no rea-
son why every farmer should not be
supplied with an abundance of small
fruit of all kinds during the summer
and fall, if he is willing to take little
pains to secure q start.-The Racine
A0ricukurist.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15

LITTLE is known of the effect of
solar eclipses on our atmosphere. To
add to our knowledge, Norwegian sea-
men happening to be in favorable To-
calities have been requested to make
barometric and thermometric observa-
tions during the total eclipse of August
% next.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15

A PROFESSIONAL man addressed an
Irish artisan. who was waiting in his
hall, rather brusquely. Halo, you
fellow, do you want me?" The
answer was neat: "No, yer honor, am
waiting for a gentlcman!"
The true northerner., 1886-07-15

A LOVING friends rebuke sinks into
the heart and convinces the Judgment; /;
an enemy's or a strangers rebuke is in
vective, and irritates. not converts.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
Why He COuIdn't See IN.

Il think the streets are in a fearful
condition"
DO you mean dirty?"
Certainly. Any man can see that. -
Il don't know about that. There is a
man in our neighborhood who can't
see it.
you mean that he is blind?"
NO; he is the street-cleaning con-
tractor. ."-Philddelphia Call.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15

THE curious observation has been
made that the cinchona trees growing
in the lighthouses of Europe develop no
quinine in their bark.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15
He MCnt hY the RnleS.

II wish you wouldn't grin at me in
that idiotic way, Mr.. Lightwaist; you
make me nervous"
Cant help tiny Handbook on
Heightened Etiquette says you must
wear a pleasant smile during the, pauses
in conversation, and Pm wearing one,
that's all. Puck.
The true northerner., 1886-07-15

The Judge, the Sheriff, the Coroner
and the Chief of Police of Red Gulch
were engaged in playing poker. The
pot was pretty large, and considerable
excitement was manifested in the out
come. The Judge called" the Sheriff.
who casually remarked 81 hold four
aces. What do you hold?" IL hold a
bowie-knife," promptly returned the
Judge, as he perceived fifth ace in his
own hand. And / hold six-shooter I"
exclaimed the Chief of Police, as he
realized that he was not destitute of
aces himself After an interval of about
five minutes, the Coroner crawled out
from under the table, saying: Il hold
an inquest, and / guess that takes the
pot. Chicago Ram bier.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
Kissing the Bride without Paying

Sophie koIeski and Louis Klun-
kueki were married last night There
We're a number Of the Polish friends
of the bride and bridegroom present.
and according to custom, a kiss from
the bride was werth 81. There was
a general rush of former admirers
aud the bride sold a large stock.
Certain previously favored aud priv
ileged ones refused to pay, whsreat
the new husband became indignant
and a free fight followed. Officers
were detailed to quiet the distur-
bance, which at 2 u'ciock this morn
ing had assumed alarming proper
tions. Every body participated.
Even the bride rescued q prisoner
from Officer Duffy by force of arms.
The women cluug around the Off
Gers legs, chewed their hands, and
eventually drove them from the
scene Of conflict The police subse-
quently arrested five young lnsn, all
Of whom were fined s5 each and
costs by Justice Tearney this morn
ing. Officer Duffy, who was bitten
severely on the hand, is incapaci,at-
ed for duty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
Revolving Crnelty.

On CRY, Pa, Feb. %. -Informa-
ton was lodged against a man nam
ed Groger 6y Mrs Rose and Mrs.
Swfetiand yesterday afternoon and
permit was obtained 10 remove
MIS-. Groger to the county poor
house. The story told by these wo-
men, who carefully Investigated the
case, il one Of revolving c;uelly and
crime on the part OF Ia. husband
aud his brother. The couple were
married about twenty years ago,
when Mrs. GROCER was quite young.
under circumstances not cTeGitable
10 GROCER. Things went aloag even
ly until about five years sgo. wien
the wife, Emeline, lost her reason.
The husband then, IS alleged. CON
fined her in the old mill structure
on Pithole creek, fullya mile distant
from any other human habltaiion.
He has fept a flock Of sheep on the
place. and in cold 'geather they snar-
ed the crazy old structure with the
woman. While they have u.ade
the place horribly filthy, they nave
still been Of service to the woman,
for with no fire she has been COM
PEELED to huddle with animals TO
keep from freezing. She says her
mind cleared up about two years
ago, and since that time she can re-
member eyerything that mas hap
pened.