The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-05-20
aYER TnE CQUNTY.

A soldier tell on wagon nj HUN
boldt the other day and was killed. =
Mr. Barnes fell dead in his fehinear
Gibson Wells Saturday before last.
The young ipen near Dyer Station
hava a debating society at Cod Hope
Church.
lMf Meyers, Of the Hapaboldt Her
.li was converted at ne revival in
that town.
The District Conference Of the At
rican Methodist Church meets in Hum
boldt tomorrow. 80. -,
The "Star" base balli,ts, soldiers,
faxed the Clippers" town boys at
Humboldt the other day. .
A great revival has iccn in prog
ress at the Humboldt Baptist Church
for some time past. Many persons
have joined the different churches
The Old Baptists held service at
Shady Grove, three miles east Of town,
last Sunday, which was largely attend:
ed. A number of speakers were pres
ent, and the ordinance or custom of
70 t-washing was performed ly the
members. Much curiosity was man
ifested by outsiders, but cool order
prevailed. =, ..
The Journal tells strange story
about Rev. Mr. Heating; who has
presentiment that he vii! die very.
soon. His wife, me time since, was
impressed with the belief that she
would die ut certain time, which she
lid, and that he would die at fixed
time. He has given up his work, and
is making his preparations for the I'm
al act which he thinks will take place
in a few days. -. ~.
The Journal has well-timed, sen-
s,"le aftiele':on. Il. .ll9c s.i, ie!lcu'ies,s
which ought to do good. That paper
takes our view of the case, and says: .
There is a generous split; frivairy
an emulation which Is right md pr p
er to exist between the 'diIss can 1
munities; ah should scek 10 IN. ,ke
prominent the attractions Of their sev-
eral localities; but exact jus ticeshould-
be melted out to others lhose per-
sons or communities that. can elevate
themselves only by. putting down, or
attempting to, ifut down, ,others, have
no hing about them that can ever give
them aily permanent advantage. The
truth is certain ~ come cut $ 'oner OF
later, and the empty assertions Of su
periority vii. .oi.If serve To- IN DE tbs
parties fidh.fieas ,iaid ,fontclnRtis lie ii;
tae ,sssiilatielt III 5aii fight Ahiikins
people. - ?, -. :, = - - ) !. 4,':..
We alt desirc-the prosperity Of, our
own section VI cJafrtryi we want our
own. tt,wns 70 grow and increase in
popW.4ioh, wealth and sadvalitage;
we wai8 tfe.I,inmulity .'.nout Us ser
lied up@witti a'l;lrge MUM bcrlof SIN Il,
farmers, whv own their farms. ami
work mdustriousfy. !, The first step
is to evdcayor to induce0thers 10 epme
md locate among us-to present prop
er inducements oattract immiyr ati Il.
rhis should be done ina spirit Of fir
ness and lil,er.sIty The intrinsic
mel it OF. West lehaessde ate suihsa,a.t
aithin themselves. Our advantage.
are unIivaled, aud when all the l.rgc
III ms Ut this sectiaa are cut up into
small farms and owned hy industiiou
and enterprising meIi VITO kl.ow, how
to work them to the best possible ID
vantage, these matters Rill find an
easy and pleasant so-uti n.
If,Trenton wants another railroad
let her build i; if Milan wants an ad
,iitional one .et her do Likewise. They
vi both add to the general pf0speii-
| ty of the unity and this sectioHof the
State. ". sh .uld like to see Tren-
ION, -Miiaa, Picketi.il e: Dyer ami
putherfud sta,io,,s,!. atsi I'll other
towns in the codn,y, swell into large
commercial cities As well AS Hum
,boldt. for when that time Comes. pros
perity will be general throughout the
whole South. Ii Is iinE.ss>ii.le for 0re
section to grow without colimunicat-
ing more or less benefits te other To-
calities; hence We should be liberal
enough to rejeice Ia each others pros
perity and make i fhSte'ofit! H1fi oar
feeble way this has been our course.
during the two years We have been in
charge of this piper. 'In this connec-
ton We take pleasure IN stating that
the MILAN EXCHANGE has taken
broad and catholic grounds and we
believe will do good work for Gibson
county. Under the management of
its present proprietor it could hardly
do otherwise than pursue such a
course. 1-,:-E- ~.
We believe that individuals, CON-
munities and even nations. should cul-
tivate q spirit of generous rivalry.
DO your own work. With ali, your
might, but don't meanty seek to 6uild
your prosperity uPca the iajssy Of
another. Ii there Is aaythiag licking
from This course IN individual prosper
ity, it will be amply compensated by
the satisfactson that one. derives from
a Consciousness that be has always
given half ske. feed to hisfegle% stexv-
alers on the great EiehEay qtf life.