The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
:. H. .,nense 81 tbe Owners Or drown

at the expense of the owners or drown
ed at tho expense of the contingent
fund, and their names and pedigree
scratched off the entry book with lunar
caustic. No provision is yet made for
/ the disposition of those which develop
this malady after being numbered and
placed ON exhibition, contingency to
which they viii be peculiarly liable in
consequence of the heat, the confinement
and. the constant series of prejudicial
and approbatory remarks of spectators
and bowls of their companions, to
which they viii be obliged to listen
But it is altogether likely that in this
untoward event some safe Immediate
disposition will be made of them, nor
need there be any serious surmise that
! they will reappear. in another depart
/ ment of the show as sausage. Sus
picious and over-fastidious people will,
without doubt, avoid the local sausage
in case of an epidemic of rabies and
the cotemporaneous disappearance Of
| a large number Of the animals, but it
is more than likely that in so doing they
will inAict posthumous injustice on
healthy and deserving pig. 1t is an
will be received without collar and q
chain of sufficient strength to restrain
him from gratifying natural propen-
sity to biting chunks out of the annoy
ing small-boy or grapple on no preteXt
with the adjacent and invariably irri-
tating dog. This is very proper reg
ulation, for although collection ofloose
dogs might be more stimulating
and draw a larger crowd, it would
be less satisfactory on the whole and
would not divert the attention OF so Sc
lect class as the same concourse each
fettered in his place with his tongue
hanging ont in peaceful midsummer
: reverie. Owners are also informed
that while there is no objection to the
sale of their animals during the exhi-
bition, no delivery of the property must
be contracted for till the expiration OF
the show. In case of illness the ailing
, dog may be deluged with buckthorn
, strip and castor oil by the professional
, dog-physician in attendance or by any
,, outside practitioner to whom the own
/, er wishes to delegate that heroic purga-
torial administration. All suitable pre-
paration seems to have been made fol
, the comfort and protection of the ami
mails, and there is really no reason why
+ the dog department should not bt
/; one of the most interesting depart
: ments of the great show Of al
! the animals which man has sub
: dued the dog is the most affectionate
: and is, perhaps, Notwithstanding hi
! general average of uselessness, the mos
> affectionately regarded. There is nj
doubt that he barked consistently OF
the patriotic side during the Revolution
6 and it is quite fit that his descendant
8 should have fair show at the Centen
: NAL. 1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Bergl
! will be on hand to see that none of tn
: collars of the competing animals ar
q too tight; that the bones administered
. to them are of a wholesome and salts
: factory quality, and that inquisitive Wis
= itOrs do not punch them in the ribs to-
pointedly with umbrellas and walking
. Sticks. With his eagle-eye surveying
q and his authority regulating its conduct
: the show ought to turn out one of tn
: most successful features of the Exhibi
q ton, and wind up with concurrent am
: enthusiastic howl loud enough to b
!, heard half way across the Atlantic. :
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