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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26
A Sanguinary Battle with the Indians.

a correspondent of the New York Sun
sends that paper the following from
Wichita River. under date of Nov. The
most gallant, trying, and desperate lndlan
fiuht of the campaign occurred yesterday,
about thirty miles from this place, on the
Aranoso or Mcclellan Creek, conducted
hv Can't. III. j. Farnsworth, commanding
a portion of Company Ii, Eighth United
States Cavalry, numbering only twenty
eight men. If
THE engagement commenced at half
mast o'clock o. m, with 100 Cheyenne or
Aranahoes and Kiowas. exceedingly well
mounted and in full fighting trim, and
having the advantage of higher ground,
equal s-breech-lOading- more
abundant supply of ammunition than
Farnsworth's plucky fellows. The latter
fought like tigers, diSputing every men Oh
ground until dark, losing one man Killed
and four wounded, ten horses Killed ana
two wounded, and killing fifteen lndlans'
a large number of ponies. and wou1dlhg
fifty or more of the savages. Inc eXlaus-
ton of his ammunition and the desire 10
care for his wounded men even compelled
Capt. Farnsworth to retreat reluctantly,
under cover of night, to this point, whence
he had been sent out by Major william
Redmond Price, of the Eighth United
States Cavalry, commanding the Wingate
battalion. to discover the whereabouts OF
the Indians. They were supposed to be III
the vicinity, as a Cheyenne spy had been
captured by Major Price individually, and
others had been seen near this point.
! About dark our soldiers slowly emerged
out of the hollow, where they had been
hemmed in, and, making a "neck-or-
nothing" charge, succeeded in reaching
the plains. Ali the wounds were received
at this time. The Indians did not dare to
pursue, and they showed evident signs OF
severe punishment and of having enough
of it for the time. Capt. Farnsworth I'M
mediately struck out for this place, where
we are resting, after havin marched for
ty-fiye miles between dark and sunrise
through terribly cold night, causing the
wounded men to suffer greatly. The
horses had not eaten any thing since morn
ing, and had performed a full days march
of twenty-three miles before the action.
/ Immediately upon receipt OF the news
| Major Price, who had fought these same
| Indians ON Sep. Il near here, started out
at once for the late scene of action. WITH
Capt. c. A. Hartwell and Lieut.. Morris
and their companies, X and l.. Eighth
i United States Cavalry, accompanied cav
airy cooperating at the request OF Major
Price and by directions OF Gen. j. w.
Davidson.
While the fight made by Capt. Farms
worth and his brave men was throughout
full of individual acts of bravery, dash anc
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26
How a Student Became a Thief.

The case of Samuel Alexander. a student
of the Rensselaer, Institute of Troy, who
was caught thieving, is interesting. Inc
students do not lodge in the Institute, and
Alexander had a room by himself over
a bookstore. Late one night while sitting
at his window he dropped gold ring,
which struck on a roof below. 1t was
Young lady's gift, for the young student
was a favored and flirting beau, and he
disliked to lose it. So he took the cord
from his bed, made sort of knottes. lad
der, and climbed down to the roof. The
ring was found, and just as he was going
to rea:cend he caught a glimpse through
the crack of a shutter of the lighted but
uninhabited interior of the bookstore.
He saw costly volumes lying around, and
the SIGHT ruined him. He pried open the
shutter and went in. There he found
: ,ieptific instruments used in his studies
of the handsomest patterns. Making up
a bundle of what pleased him most, he
climbed back into his room with the plum
der. His adventure kept him awake all
nioht. but on visiting the store next day
he found that the theft had not been dis
oyered. His own social position would in
anv event have protected him from sus-
pic;ion. He might have stopped here had
not his love of female appreciation as
serted itself The stolen books made ex-
cellent gifts for his fair acquaintance,
who belonged to families OF high social
position. Three more midnight visits to
| the bookstore were made, and Alexander
soon got reputation for prjncely liber-
| ality and elegant taste. The bookstore
folks, too, finally connected that liberal
itv with their losses, and patient investi-
| cation exposed the amateur thief.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26
Alleged Spirit Performances in Mis-
SOuri,

At Memphis, Scotland County, Mo-, ac-
cording to the st. Louis Globe, from which
we make this extract, there is medium
named Mott, at whose house. it is said,
spirits materialize themselves and are rec
ognized by their friends present. a lady
of this city has been there about two weeks,
investigating the phenomena. She IS very
critical and went there a skeptic, but Is
now a believer. She AYERS that she has
had long conversations with a particular
friend, who died two years ago. On one
occasion the conversation continued an
hour, and the spirit-friend told her many
things known only to herself and the
spirit, or to the spirit and mutual
friend, which the latter has since verified.
Mr.. Mott has little girl, only three
years ofage, whOis writing medium. On
several occasions this lady has gotten long
letters written on slate. They were OBJ
tanned merely by herself and this child
holding a slate with one hand each under
a table, no other person being In the room
but themselves. A bit of pencil, smaller
than pea, was placed on top OF the slate,
when the writing Immediately COM
menced. The communications purported
to be those of this same spirit-friend, and
expressed the characteristic thoughts of
the latter.
This lady went to store, and purchased
two states end pencil. She had bit of
pencil put between the two states, and
then they we've screwed together, so that
the two surfaces of slate could not be ex-
posed without using screw-driver and re-
moving several screws. Not allowing this
slate to 90 out of her possession, she and
the child put their hands upon il, ana i'm
mediately they heard the movement of the
pencil writing. On removing the screws,
both surfaces of the slate were covered
with communications. There was one to
her husband from her spirit-friend, and one
to St. Louis lady from her husband. He
signed his full name, and it is one well
known here. He is prominent business
man, possessed ofmuch wealth, and stands
high socially.
This lady on another occasion had slate
letter, through this child medium, from
the spirit of this same gentleman, refer
ring to the last conversation which the two
had together. and to the subject of it: lie
also referred to the manner of his death,
which was accidental.
Many other mysterious communications
have been received by these mediums, who
are exciting the wonder of the country
round
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Presence Of Mind.


Prot. Wilder gives these short rules Tor
action in case Of accident: For dust in
the eyes, avoid rubbing, dash water into
them remove cinders, etc., with the round
point of lead pencil. Remove insects
from the ear by tepid water never put
hard instrument into the ear. Han artery
is cut, compress above the wound if a
vein is cut, compress below. If chOked,
get upon all fours, and cough. For light
burns, dip the part in cold water; If the
skin is destroyed, cover with varnfsh.
smother a fire with carpets, ETC.; wa-ef
will often spread burning oil, and increase
the danger. Before passing through
smoke. take a full breath, and then stOop
low, but if carbon is suspected, then walk
erect. Suck poison wounds, unless your
mouth is sore. Enlarge the wound. or,
better, cut out the part without delay.
Hold the wounded part as long as can be
borne to hotcoal, or end Of cigar. In
case of poisoning, excite vomiting by
tickling the throat, or by water or mus
tard. For acid poisons, give acids; IN ease
of opium poisoning, give strong eaflee anu
keep moving. If in water, float on the
back, with the nose and mouth projecting.
For apoplexy, raise the head and Douy ;
for fainting, lay the person nat.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26
Old Dutch Proverbs.

We must row with the oars we have;
and as we cannot order the wind we are
obliged TO sail with the wind that God
gives.
Patience and attention will bring us far.
If the cat watches long enough at the
mouse nest, the mouse shall not escape.
Perseverance will obtain good cabbage
and lettuce where otherwise nothing but
thistles will grow.
The plowman must 90 up and down,
and whatever else may be done, there Is
no other but this long way to do the work
well.
Learn to sleep with one eye open. As
soon as the chicken goes to rOost, II Is
good time for the fox.
If weary with waking, your portion
soon will be meager.
Fools always will ask what time it is,
but the wise know their time.
Grind while the wind is fair, and if you
neglect, do not complain of Gods provl-
dence
God gives feed to every bird, but he does
not bring it to the nest; in like manner he
gives us our daily bread, but by means OF
our daily work. a
Rise early; thea the fisherman finds his
worms.
The dawn ofday has gold in its mouth.
He that lags behind in a road where
many are driving always will be In cloud
of dust.
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An Incident of the Railroad War in
Iowa.

The c.. B. and @. Railroad must be, get
ting Il little sick of its policy-of making
show their tickets before get
ting on trains. 1t is dodge TO make them
pay full rates, which they might not DO II
they paid on the cars, and according to the
requirements of the new law. There have
been numerous conflicts between brake
men loyal TO the road, and citizens loyal
to the laws, resulting in bunged eyes,
bleeding noses, and interviews with the
nearest Justices Court. There have been
all sorts of dodges on the part of patriotic
citizens to evade the railroad trespass on
their rights, not that they care "eontl-
mental cuss', for the money difference, but
1.-THE principle, my boy" One OF the
lodges was TO purchase ticket Ior lhe
nearest station, then once in the car, buy
at /. cal rates the ticket required. The
last dodge is thus told by the Burlington
Gazette.
The other day party of about twenty
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26
A CHASTITY JOllificatiOn.

All Tong Suey, better known as mo
Good Suey," who was assassinated In
Washington alley ON Monday night, was
looked upon as a very bad man in the
community in which he moved, anu tney
regard his death as a special diSpensation
of Josh. TO manifest their joy at his re-
moval from this sphere, large number
of Cinnamon met in the vriOus restaurants
in Chinatown, and sat down to banquets
specially prepared on account of his TAX
ing off. Suey was the leader ofa gang OF
bad Cinnamon, who resoTted to all manner
of means to blackmail their cOuntrymen.
His murderer has not yet been captured,
but it has been ascertained that immedl-
ately after firing the fatal shot the murder
er ran out of Washington alley into Wash
ington street, and then made his escape.
The Chinese, it is said, know him, but
they will not tell the officers, or in any way
assist them to capture him.-!San Francis
IN CHrOHtcLs
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married, and lives useful life in the vii

married, and lives a useful life in the vii
lage.
Gradually the two old friends drifted
nearer to the rosy dawn of the heavenly
day, and gradually, cut of long and ear
nest talks at their firesides, grew plan
plan TO make that cheerful nook in the
world perfect home.
Lawyer Anthony was called into the
council, and slowly the whole thing took
permanent form. The place and the bonds,
into which the money had been turned
which were enough to make comfortable
living for five or six people able to help
Themselves, and with economical New
England ways-were left to Carlo and Car
lOsta Benini, in trust for a specified num-
Der of paupers, who were to be selected
by them from the PoOr-house; as fast as
one died or became self-supporting an
other filling the place. Young people as
well as old were to constitute part of the
number, that there might always be some
one grown up in the house to leave in
trust for the next generation and carry out
the donors intentions. Young people
were to be taught some way of self sup
port, to give up their place to others.
When this was all arranged to her salts
faction, and when her old friend Sally had
passed beyond the gates, and her place
had been filed by another broken-down,
desolate creature, Hannah seemed to feel
that her work was done. .yr....
Day after day she sat in her rocking
chair, her little table, with spectacleS, and
cOarse-print Bible (which she had learned
to value since the bitter Poor-house days.
by her side. always with pleasant smile
and cheerful word for every body always
knitting soft, gray-colored mittens and
tippetS for the POor-hOuse children. Her
face grew heavenly in its peace and rest,
and her breast warm and tender to all the
world.
And at last, her worn-out body was
found one evening in her favorite place,
the knitting in hand. the usual smile on
her lips, and glorified look on the face
and Hannah was gone. lr --r
Carlotta never married, but lived to
good old age, keeping the house full, and
carrying on to the day of her death the
work old Hannah left in her hands, and
leaving young, well-train hands, and
willing hearts, to follow in the same path.
Every year-as specified in the villa
Thanksgiving dinner was given to the in
mates of the Poor-house, and gradually
the place came to be known as Thanks
giving Cottage"
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WEARY, LONELY. RESTLESS,
HOMELESS.
BY FATHER RYAS.

BY FATHER Ryan.
WEARY heartsl weary hearts, by cares Of life
Ye are wandering in the shadows, ye are signing
There is darkness in the heavens and the earth is
And the JOYS we taste to-day may morrow turn
- WI Weary heartsi Gods rest.
Lonely hearts, lonely hearts, tits but land Of
grief;
Ye are pining for repOse, ye are longing for re
What the world hath never given, kneel and ask
And yonr grief shall turn to gladness, if you lean
upon His love.
Lonely heartsi God is love.
Restless hearts, restless hearts, ye are toiling
night and day
And the flowers Of life all witlered, leave but
thorns along your way;
fe are waiting, ye are waiting till your toilings
And your ever restless throbbing is a sad, sad
prayer for peace.
Restless heartsi God is peace.
Broken hearts, broken heartsl ye are desolate
And low voices from the past DER your present
ruins moan;
In the sweetest Of your pleasures there was bit
And.a starless night hath followed on the sunset
Of your joy.
Broken heartsl God is joy.
Homeless hearts, homeless heartsi through the
dreary, dreary years,
1e are lonely, lonely wanderers, and your way is
wet with tears:
In bright or blighted places, wheresoever ye may
roam,
We look away from earthland and ye murmur
''Where is home;"
Homeless hearts, God is home.
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passengers from this place put up a new
lob on the road. One of them went to the
office, purchased ticket, went on board
the train, took his seat and silly slipped
his ticket out of the window TO another, he
passing in and repeating the operation,
and so on until the whole party were com
fortably seated within the car, the sentinel
smiling rs they passed in and eOngratula-
ting himself, no doubt, upon the splendid
run at the tickei-office and the small
amount of trouble he was having with
the passengers that day.-DaUenPort Ga
81
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daring, Private Daniel Haggerty of st.
Louis, who killed the first Indian, and
First Sergeant Owen Conway, deserve
mention.
Women and children brought up fresh
ponies for the Indians, to replace those
killed or disabled; and their arms were
sometimes of longer range than those OF
the troops.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26

DAN DAVIS ofVirginia City paid a visit
to Promontory, on the Central Pacific
Railroad, and was charmed with the man.
ners and customs-almost patriarchal in
their frank simplicity-of the people. He
stopped at the principal hotel of the town.
1t was nice place, and the landlord was a
very agreeable and friendly sort of man.
SAYS Dan :" When dinner was ready the
landlord came out into the street in front
of his hotel with a double-barreled shot
gun. Raising the gun above his head he
fred off one barrel. | said to him, 'Nyhat
did You do that for? Said he, To call my
boarders to dinner 1 said, Why don't
YOU fire off both barrels 2 'Oha said he,
i keep the other to collect WITH"
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I'll see about that" and started for the

I'll see about that" and started for the
door.
The room was empty, and Hannah's
knitting lay on the floor. Then the search
began. Every room and corner of the
place was ransacked, and nothing discov-
cred except that her shawl and hood were
gone. Great was the excitement and won
derful the talk about the mysterious disap-
pearance till evening, when the master came
home from town. and reported that she
had been seen riding to town with Caleb
Bent, and there was rumor that she had
fallen heir to some money. That made
the talk all the fiercer, and on'tsuppose
any body in the house, except the very
young and the very old, slcpta wink that
night. Old Sally did not say much, but
i'm her heart she felt hurt that her old
friend had left her and not told her word
of her good fortune; and Lofty buried her
head in the bundle of rags she called her
bed, and sobbed half the night. The next
day the wonderful news was corroborated,
with the addition, that she was at present
the guest of Lawyer Anthony. Moth
ing more was heard of her till Thursday
morning.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26

ACCORDING to Pittsburgh newspaper,
the gray squirrels in the Allegheny Val
ley are engaged in a general migration.
They draw their recruits from all points,
and may be seen daily swimming the river
in large numbers. and pursuing an east
erlv course. Old farmers say that such
migration has not taken place since 1916,
and regard it as the forermner of an eX-
tremely severe winter. b =
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26

ALADY who had been teaching her little
four-year-Old the elements of arithmetic
was astonished by his running in and pro-
pounding the following problem: = Nam
ma. if YOU had three butterflies, and each
butterfly had a bug in his ear, how many
butterflies would you haye?'' The mother
is still at work on the problem.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26

LUTHER MCCOY, an eccentric old man
of Froy, and for many years accounted
rich, has been a source of great anxiety to
his relatives by his habit of making and
destroying wills. First one kinsman and
then another was made his heir, and alter
nately hope and tear were intensified by
his valuation ofhis property at over S2OO'-
000.1 The truth has come out, however,
that he hasn't much to leaTe to any body,
and the exposure Of his cruel pastime has
made some laugh and others weep.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26

THOSE who have been in the United
States Senate chamber during heavy
shower, remember that the noise made by
the rain upon the roof was so great as to
render the transaction of business almost
impossible. This has now been remedied
by the use of lath and plaster under the
tin roof.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26

CHEAP MOLAssEs GINGERBREAD.--l Ia
blespoonful lard, I cupful good molasses,
l cupful boiling water, teaspoonful gln-
ger, of soda, salt and flour. This IS
very nice breakfast or tea cake, eaten hot
with butter.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-26

A RILL has passed the Oregon Senate
which provides that husbands and wives
without children may be considered di-
vorced by simply ceasing to live together.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-14
Sheep and Wool Report.

According to the tables given in the
department report of agriculture, we
find that the states in which the greatest
increase has taken place are Kansas,
which is rated at 90 on every 100; Cali
fornia, IT; Maine and Texas, which are
each set down at 8 Michigan, set down
at an increase of 2 on the 100. Kansas
in 1870 had only 1860 sheep, so that
doubling her sheep would not make the
whole number more than there is in one
of our third-rate sheep growing coun-
ties. But adding two per cent. to the
sheep in Michigan is a different affair,
as it adds "a, 900 head to the state. But
then we find that New York has shrunk
three per cent, or that during the year,
if her stock of sheep was equal in num-
Der to the number reported by the CEN
sus of 1870, this state has lost 7S, 534,
or three times the amount that Michigan
has gained.
California is reporte ! as having gained
seventeen per cent. on her number OF
sheep. Sheep have increased so fast
in that state since 1870 that it would
hardly be fair to set her figures for 1872
by the census of 1870, which places the
number of her sheep at LOSS, ,002, or
less than Michigan in that year. Her
wool being mostly sold in the unwashed
state, however, and estimated in 1872 at
20, 900, 900 pounds, or equal to the pro.
duce OF 1900, 900 sheep, an increase of
seventeen per cent. would be equal to
SIC. 900 head, or the production of an
increased crop of unwashed wool OF
8, ,O6O, 900 pounds. The state of Ohio is
set down as making no change.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-14
England Our Best Customer.

England and her colonies take three
fourths of our manufactured leather,
and one.third of our tobacco, 96t per
cent. of our wheat, So of flour, 80 per
cent. of our corn and three-fourths oil
our cotton crop, paying for the last item
alone 3O,OOO,OOO. She takes, more
over, 63 per cent. of our hams and "a, Ho
con, 50 per c mt. of our butter and W
per cent. of our cheese, the total
amount paid by her for these products p% net
last wear being some E65, 900, 600,
While such are the present figures with
our export with England, the rHpid IN
crease of continental trade in all proba,
bility will soon vary the proportions
The continent is taking more and more
of our meats, oils, etc., every year, ant
new distributing centers are benz
formed. At the same time, the aoou
figures conclusively show that Gre0
Britain is, after all, our best curtonel
and is likely to remain so for Ion
time TO come.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-14
Silver Brick Testimonial.

The Virginia City (Nevada) Enter
prise says that, it having been proposed
TO send Sir Lambton Lorraine lver
brick rs a testimonial from the people
of that city, about 800 was collected
in few minutes. Only 81 was accepted
from any one person, though several
gentlemen offered IS, SO and $40, and
one man was anxious to give 800. 1t
was not the intention to send brick so
large as to convey an intimation that it
is presented for its intrinsic value, but
large enough to conveniently embrace
the inscription, and to be a good, solid
little bar worth about 5000. On the
bar will be engraved short and pithy
inscription, and it will be enclosed in a
neat box manufactured of native ma
hogany. Among those who contributed
were several ladies.