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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
Homes of the American AbOrigineS.

The steady and systematic prosecu-
ton of the Government survey in New
Mexico and Arizona gives hope that
something will at length be accomplished
toward unraveling the tangled skein of
American aboriginal history. Year by
year one fact after another is developed,
and though we can not be certain of the
result, many facts of importance are
brought out. The latest of these are
embodied in the report OF Lieutenant
George NJ. Wheeler, of the Army En-
gineer Corps, who has charge of the
geographical exploration for the Gov
ernment. The facts are not all new,
for the ground has been examined be-
fore, and the discoveries made by his
parties have been briefly announced
through the daily press. When the
Centennial Exhibition opens it will be
found to contain large number of OBJ
iectS collected by this and other surveys to
illustrate the facts of ancient American
life. This is indeed high tide for an
tiquarians. For the first time the de-
scendants of the Aryan stock, now
dominant on this continent, will have
spread before it a matchless coJlec-
ton illustrating all that is known of
the former inhabitants of the country,
near and remote. The chronological
department of the Exhibition will de-
serve the closest study of Americans.
Partly in anticipation of this, and part
Iy to give more accurate idea Of the
explorations made by Lieutenant Whee-
1orIc ,,o,tyr yUo TroSaOt hprp some of
the descriptions given in his report. a
few of his drawings are reproduced to
illustrate the peculiar style of house
architecture in prehistoric times.-Gal-
arg for ApriI.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
Hygiene for Smokers.

The following are DR.. Berthand's pre-
cepts and advice to smokers: Never
smoke more than three or four pipes or
cigars day, and, if it is possible, limit
yourself to two. 1t is unwholesOme to
smoke on an empty stomach or imme-
diately before or after a meal. What
ever be the mode of smoking, direct con-
tact of the tobacco with the mucus
buccalis (mucous lining of the cheeks)
and the teeth must be avoided. Cigars
should be smoked in an amber, ivory,
or porcelain mouthpiece.
To smoke by relighting them, pOr-
tiens of cigars that have been extin-
guished, together with the system of
blackened and juicy pipes, constitutes
the surest way of being affected by nicO-
tine. Every smoker would do well, if
he could, to rinse his mouth after smOk-
ing. A fortiori is the same precaution
applicable to chewers. For the same
reason it would be well to subject pipes
and bowls in which tobacco has been
burned to frequent washings, either
with ether or with water mixed with
alcohol or vinegar.
1t Is difficult to choose between the
different ways of smoking. l give
preference to the cigarette, by reason
fits slight quantitative Importance and
the paper, which interferes with the
contact of its contents with the buccal
mucous membrane. But to realize all
the desiderata, it would be necessary to
have the papelito made of flax thread, ,
and to abstain from the practice which
has become the ne plus ultra OF its kind,
retaining the aspiration as back of the
mouth, so as to pour it out of the nos
trils afterward.
The premature habit of smoking is
certainly hurtful to childhood, and dur
ing the adolescent period of organic
evolution. The economy can not but
suffer at this period from the narcotic
| influence, be it never so slight, and
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
A Wife's Mistake.

A story is told about an attached pair
of names not unknown to fame, who
went to board where people also went
who were of literary and of good taste.
The lady, thinking that she and her
husband were all in all to each otker,
it was, as they should remain so, desired
of the hostess that there might be no
introduction to the other boarders,
which was observed. Various tender
passages between the amiable pair on
their way to and from the dining-roOm
edited the family during the season.
In time a Boston man came to board,
and on his way to the basement at din
ner, going down late, he heard light
laugh behind him, and figure not so
light as the laugh spraug on his shoul-
ders and claimed ride down stairs.
The Boston man took things coolly,
carried his burden down into the dining
room and shot her into a vacant seat at
the table. The lady looked up to find
her husband already there before her,
and every eye was tBrned to watch these
extraordinary proceedings. There was
nothing to be done but to burst into
tears, which she did.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

WHAT throat is the best for singer
to reach high notes with? A soar throat.
Hartford Times.
Mrs. SwIssHELM says: 'We need a
religion that means sixteen ounces Of
sugar to the pound, and no sand in it"
BOYS, don't use slang. We once knew
youth who used slang, and when he
grew up he became prize-tighter, and
is now a member of the New York
Legislature! Think how mortified his
poor old parents must feel.-NOTTIS-
torn Herald.
SHE was a Cincinnati belle; her
father stuck pigs for living; and as
her impatient adOrer urged the appoint
ment Of day, she could not but pity
him. Il yearn as much as you do,
AlphOnse, she said, with a sigh; ''but
we must wait. Taller's down and
pork's tlatter than ever. Chicago
Journal.
Do YOU know how a church fair
works? The principle is very in
genious one. Some ladies borrow
money from their husbands, buy ma
terials, and make up fancy articles
which they give to the fair. Then they
change places, borrow more money, and
buy the articles back again.--Con9re-
gatiOnaLtSt.
A YOUNG man in Illinois received an
emphatic ''no'' from the girl he loved
because he was poor. He into the
woods to hang himself, but found S50,-
O00 in gold and returned to the girl,
clinked the yellow boys under her
freckled nose, and then went away and
gave his love to the daughter of wash
erwoman. Isn't that first girl mad
though Detroit Free Press.
wOMAN's WILES.
''In Adams fall
We sin ned all ="
At Belknap's tumble
We all must grumbe;
All IN the act,
And sad the fact.
Twas wOman's wlles
Caused bo:h their guile-l
Let's reckon, then,
How good we men
Would he
Were she
Abolished,
Demolished,
Md we, from her released.
Could do just as We pleased!
-Ghicgg1 Journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
How to be CHEEKY.

said if there were only a recipe-a
sure recipe-fOr making CHEEKY per-
son, we would all be glad to try it.
There is no such recipe, and perhaps il
there were, it is not quite certain that
we would all try it. 1t would take time
and trouble. Cheeriness can not be
taught like writing, ''in twenty lessons -
nor analyzed and classified and set
forth in a manual, such as 1.-The Art
of Polite Conversation, or " Etiquette
Made Easy for Ladies and Gentlemen. -
1t lies so deep that no surface rules of
behavior, no description ever so minute
of what it is or is not, does or does not
do, can ever enable a person to "take
it up" and master" it, like trade or
4 study. | believe that it is, in the out
set, a good gift from God at ones birth,
very much dependent on ones body,
and a thing to be more profoundly
grateful for than all that genius ever in
spired, or talent ever accomplished.
This is natural, spontaneous, inevitable
cheeriness. This, if we are not born
with it, we can not have. But next best
to this is deliberate, intended, and per-
sistent cheeriness, which we can create,
can cultivate, and can so foster and
cherish, that after few years the world
will never suspect that it was not Il
hereditary gift handed down to US
from generations. To do this we have
only to watch the cheeriest people we
know, and follow their example. We
shall see, first, that the CHEEKY person
never minds-or if he minds, never says
Il word abOut-small worries, vexations,
perplexities. Second, that he is brim-
full of sympathy in other peoples glad
ness; he is heartily, genuinely glad Of
every bit of good luck or JOY which
comes to other people. Thirdly, he has
a keen sense of humOr, and never lets
any droll thing escape him; he thinks
it worth while to laugh, and to make
every body about him laugh; at every
amusing thing, no matter how small, he
has his laugh, and good hearty laugh
too, and tries to make every body share
it. Patience, sympathy, and humOr-
these are the three most manifest traits
in the CHEEKY person. But there is some
thing else, which is more an emotion
than Il trait, more a state of feeling than
a quality of mind. This is lovingness.
This is the secret, so far as there is a
secret; this is the real point of differ
ence between the mirth of the witty and
sarcastic person, which does us no good,
and the mirth of the CHEEKY person,
which ''doeth good like a medicine"
Somebody once asked a great painter,
whose pictures were remarkable for
their exquisite and beautiful coloring;
''Pray, Mr.. -, how do you mix your
cOlors?"
"NVith brains, madam-with brains"
growled the painter. His ill-nature
spoke truth. All men had or might
have the colors he used; but no man
produced the cOlOrs he produced.
So 1 would say of cheeriness. Pa
tience, sympathy, and humor are the
cOlOrs; but patience may be mere dog
gedness and reticence, sympathy may
be wOrdy and shallow and selfish, and
humor may be only a sharp perception
of the ridiculous. Only when they are
mixed with love-lOve, three times love
do we have the true good cheer of
genuine CHEEKY peOple-H. H., IN ST.
Nicholas for ApYIL.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
A Pleasant Way Out.

Scene in Trial Justices Office. +
Mr.. Grant-Mornin, Judge. come
on circumstance l want you to delu-
cidate.
Judge-Well, out with it.
Grant-Well, de whole circumstan-
Gle of de dismiss am dis: You see,
Judge, in slabery time, l had tree wife
on tree plantation. Dey got long ber-
ry well togedder, when dey was apart,
and was well satisfaction, but since
rebel times desc "devised statues
fotch all desc nonsense laws bout man
and wife and l find L amt got no wife
tall. rs no lection to dat, but jis here
whar de shoe pinch; jis here | want
your legal precision. De fac is, Judge,
l want to jine the chuch. De boss lead
er say can't come it onless l git legal
ly marrid. Now, kin 1, cordin' to law,
marrid all tree, or mus l marrid but
one? Ef you say but one, and tempt
it, my Spectacle Judge, you better
b'leve dar will be de berry debbil ris or
dat 'casion in dat chuch.
Judge-Mr. Grant, under the circum.
stances, l seriously advise you to rub
out all old scores and begin afresh
Marry a new wife
Grant-Dat's my han! goes in fol
you, Judge, all de time. | tell you
white folks is smart Whar dey cant
crawfish out, cullud folks no use try
Hars a quarter, Judge. Charleston
NelCS.
Two elephants, upward of 20 years Of
age, are performing in one of the Bos
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30

from the salvation which is insepara-
BILE from this act. All persons can not
smoke with impunity. There are pathO-
logical counter indications or idiosyn-
crasies to this habit that it would be
imprudent and culpable to infringe.
Diseases of the lungs of the heart,
chronic affections of the mouth, nose,
eyes, throat, and stomach, are the re-
suits of the present incOmpatibilities.
The airing of apartments where smok-
ing has taken place should be well at
tended to. To sleep in rooms where
tobacco-smoke exists slowly constitutes
a grave infraction on the elementary
laws of hygiene.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
REGRET.

There are flashing Jewels rare
On the stately lady's hand;
She's the fairest Of the fair,
ADs few eyes can understand
Why simple ring OF gold
Clasps her snowy finger cold,
Like some twining love Of old.
/ have seen her, when the glow
OF the ballroom touched her face,
kissing IL. and murmuring low
Ger il some fond wsrd Of grace.
Ahl she can not guess that /
know the reason Of a sigh
That arose, as she passed BIZ.
Those whose love has once been tried
In the fire Of earthly main
And who give their hearts 10 nride
W lth Tilted, honored reign
Van not smile fOre'er-the heat
Ot the social world a cheat.
Oiten Kills wild flowerets sweet.
when, instead Of gold, dead ashes
Greet sacrifice Of soul.
Made amidst a thousand lashes
OF a love completely whole,
linen there comes regret in aoath-
AN we pity those whose youth
Drinks Tire gall. instead Of truthg
We! -a-day, we are all wise
FhNh wv idtC4 We tupohe the wrong.
Low, yet miss loves paradise;
Then forever mourn in song
What we sought, and losti through tears.
How its phantom laughs and jeers
When Hope speaks Of future years.
SO the Countess, though her brow
Hoasts a corOnet Of pearls,
Thinks OF when roses bOugh
rowncd her sunny, floating curls-
On her cold hand glitteTing
are rare Jewels; one small ring
Was a sad re offering.
And my lady, lOvliest
oi the gathered throng tonight,
Social life has you caressed--
Ills dead face is hid from sight.
Which is happiest: I ween
lie, beneath the church-yard' green
NeNed by no remOrseful scene.
For the busy throng Of pride
Holds your purity within
Its wild vortex, and the tide
OF this social iiie-is sin.
Should it TO the Earls wife cling,
Everinore o'er this plain ring,
WOmdnhOOd will rise and sting.
-PdtSJHrgh ECemRg Chronicle.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30

A CALIFORNIA firm has contracted
for a miniature 20-stamp quartz mill to
be exhibited at Philadelphia. The mill
is to be of the finest, and the engine is
to be of about 4-inch bore by S-inch
stroke, and with all the other machine
ry in proportion. All the wood used in
snd about the mill is to be polished ma
horanv and California laurel. The en-
tire process of reducing and amalga-
mating ores is to be shown precisely as
it is.dOne III the regular mills.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30

THE novel contrivance known as the
hill-climbing engine continues to excite
much interest in France. This engine,
as described, has no wheels, and cOnse-
quently does not roll, but in place Of
them it is furnished with what are
termed legs, upon which it accom-
plishes the purpose in view. 1t is like
and ordinary engine in most respects,
but is supplied with straight rods, ter
minating in broad, circular skates.
There are three of these legs in front
and three behind. The cylinders, in
place of actuating wheels, raise the
feet. The apparatus is claimed to be
especially adapted to carrying great
weights up railway inclines. One of
them, weighing ten tons, is represented
as running four TO five miles an hour,
and can accomplish twelve and one-half
miles if desired.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30

"Do you 'spose little girls have to
eat oatmeal in heaven, mamma?' asked
sunny haired little lady OF SIX as she
was worrying down her morning saucer
full, her eye resting 4ongin !ly on a
steaming pile of buckwheats the while.
Boston transcript.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
A DUBIOUS OUTLOOK.

l have rambled up and down French
Creek for about eight miles, and have
as yet been unable to find any one tax
ing out gold in paying quantities. The
only mines being worked were those of
E. II. Franklin, an old man named
Sweeney, and two negroes. Sweeney
says he can not make wages. The ne
groes say they can make about three
dollars per day, while Franklin says it
pays him good wages. The miners are
all anxious to sell their claims, and are
waiting for something to turn up. They
say it is water and warm weather they
want; but it looks rather suspicious to
see them standing about idle these fine,
warm days, while their claims await de-
velopment. Next month will tell the
tale as to the French Creek placer
mines. Puck.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30

ACCORDING to the Home Journal, the
amount of jewelry worn upon the neeks
of ladies in Washington this winter was
something unprecedented.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30

Two elephants, upward of 20 years of
age, are performing in one of the Bos-
ton theaters.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-04
Cornwall.

William Strattman has bought the farm of Daniel Bennett, lately deceased.
 ---Col. s. J. Gold and wife have arrived in town. and anticipate spending the snm- mer with us.
 -Ozias Benedict has been very sick with Typhoid pneumonia, but we are very glad to hear that he is recovering.
 Cornwall has long harbored a set of thieves on Dibble hill. Last week some of the decendants of that illustrious name were arrested for stealing cattle of Edward Rogers, and butchering them for their beef. They were convicted and bound over. In olden times the stesler of sheep and slayer of men were strung up together, again and again.
 The young ladies of Cornwall Plains have organized Dorcas society. Their object is to clothe the young men of this place so they will not be ashamed to go to Sunday School, instead of retiring to the basement of the church after service to enjoy their havanna's.
 Miss Jennie Miner teaches the East st. school; Mary J. Marsh, at Cornwall Plains; and Nellie R. Miner, the Hollow school. DAMON
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-04
Deaths

In this town. Milton society, May 2. Mrs Harriet Griffin, aged 56 years. :. f At Vineland, N. J., April 27. Mrs. Lucy R. Beebe, wife of Phillip 8. Beebe, for. merly of LitchGeld, aged 60 years.
 In Woodbury, April II. Henry Bryant, aged 8l years
 In Lakeville, Tuesday. April 18th, Mrs. Mary A. Holley. aged S4 years, 3 months and F days.
 In Winsted, Apr. 20th, at the residence of her ison-in-law, J. H. Vaill, Mrs. Juiis Smith, widow of the late Lyman, J .sSmith of Litchfleld, aged T years. In Thomaston, April 24th, Mrs. Randall Andrus. aged 76 years. In Waterbury. at the residence of Mrs. John P. Elton, Apr. 18th, Mrs. Betsy Elton. relict of the late Dr. Samuel Elton. of Watertown, in the 9Oth year of her age.
 In New Milford, April 29th, Royal Da- wis, aged 72.
 In Worthwhile. April 9th. Mrs Ruth c. Leonard, aged 86.
 In Goshen, April 30, Mrs Polly Mayo. wife of Henry Mayo, aged 36 years.
 In this village, Carrie, wife of James D. Blakeman, Jr i, and daughter of Mar win and Fannie Todd of Bethlehem, aged 27 years. .-'-
 Mrs. Blakeman has been great suffer. CT for number of years, but she. has borne all her afiiictions ~ith the same Christian fortitude, with which she receiy- ed the Ring of Terrors, and acknowledg- ed his power.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-04
West Cornwall,

At our weekly church meeting on Fri day, holden in he Lecture Room at N. Cornwall, E. D: Pratt was elected dea- con for five years to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dea. Egbert Rogers.
 On Sunday last, the N. Cornwall Sab. bath school was re-organized: the same officers were reelected who have served for the past two years: President, T. s. Gold; Superintendent. Nathan Hart; Lii brarian, Hubert Pratt. There were about thirty persons propounded, for admission to the church on Sunday the 7th inst.
 T would like to ask the tax payers of Cornwall one question-"Why is it that the farmers taxes are as much as and in some cases more than they were last year? "Last fall farm stock was assessed ten or fifteen dollars less per head than in 1874, and We have laid the same tax as before; eleven mills on the dollar. It may be perfectly plain to some but I am unable to answer this conundrum, and know of others who are in the same quan- diary. -
 There was snow storm Sunday night and the mercury stood at freezing the next morning.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-04
HafWlnton

Mondaysmprnlng; May Gtst, there were two inches of snow on the ground. sz-The Dramatic Club will give an en tertainment on Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings. May 9th and 10th. There will also be Songs, Speeches, and music fur nished by Prof. Chatfeld. As this is something new for Harwinton let us give them full house both nights.
 -The painting and repairing of the Church goes steadily on, and the building which has been disgrace to the place IS being turned into handsome edifce.
 The store of Hinman & Buell. was broken into on Friday night of last week An entrance was effected by boring holes through the front door. and cutting out . piece, then prizing the door open with a crowbar The thief CT thieves got only five dollars in money, and some groceries. The Postofice and drug side was not mo- tested
 A "clam-ehowder" society is being formed here.
 Hon Abijah Catlin is having his house repainted. ~
 TC NJ
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-04
Rent.

Tuesday evening", the 18th ult.. there was meeting at the house of Bnrrit Ea- ton, Esq. in this village, to see what should be done with the money now on hand and what may be raised hereafter for the erec- tion of Soldiers monument. A society was formed called the ''Soldiers' Monu- ment Society" and Mir B. Eaton was chosen Treasurer; Mir. Samuel c Colt, of Hartford, President; and John l.. Rob- erts, of this town, Vice President; R. G. G. Fuller, Secretary. The fund now amounts to six hundred dollars. We are informed that Mr. Colt proposes to give an entertainment here in town in a few weeks and the proceeds to go for the Soldiers monument. We hope to see NIT. c. ere long,
 Mrs. Catherine Fuller has been paint l ing her house. l Miss Caroline Stuart has been mak- ing carriage road from Main Street to her new brick barn.
 MT. b. Eaton has enlarged hls door. yard and has been building new fence, much to the improvement of his place.
 Mrs. Wheeler is raising and repairing her house, and her son Mr. John Haxton, late droseto town pair of splendid bays for the carriage this summer. s@s
 Mrs. Enily Fuller lately returned te he- home in Macedonia, after an absence of several weeks. also her daughters Mis, Ella and Olive. 5s ssss sssrssst
 We fear the planting of Centennia trees will not be largely engaged in about town. and yet it does seem as though al might take pride in saying 'tbers iss tree or . TOW of trees sat ont the spring of lS76." . .....
 Mir. E. s. Peters is convalescing WI arc glad to learn. ss,s | Gov
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-04
" warren,.

..
 Tue Rev. Jesse Br lsh, formerly oi Cornwall, preached in the Congl church, last Sabbath: It being the close of the Sabbath school year, the report of it's officers were given at tue noon session. showing the school in prosperous con. ditiOn with an increase of attendance. Mir. Mir. Humphreys was reelected superin- tendent, but declined acting. The school will reorganize, next Sabbath.
 Tine new road near the lake has been completed. accepted by the selectmen. and thrown open to the public. / -The millinery and harness shops have been removed to the Myron Hine place.
 MT. Gilbert has spent the past week in New York purchasing goods.
 We do not remember the time when our community was so healthful as the present.
 Some of our ladies have very fine win. dow gardens. ...
 Sucker brook is nightly illuminated.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-04

The BARKHAMsFRD First School District row has resulted in law suit-The News reports indecent conduct on the part of certain persons attending the prayer meetings at the Center Hill District. The gearing of the main shaft of the Eagle Scythe works broke recently. resulting in stoppage of the works for sometime Mir. J. F. Simmons moves to the Center of the town. and Carol Tiffany succeeds him as Center Hill postmaster,
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-04
NHarr1ageS.

In Washington, April 27th. by the Rev. Mir. Peck. George P. Woodward, of Wat ertown, aud Mary E. Titus, of Washing. 5 In Barkhamsted Hollow, April 18th, by Rev. Sanford, Elias Walker of West Hartford, and Mary J. Goodnow. of Cen. ter Hill.
 In Riverton, April 2Oth, by the Rev F. Potter, MT. c. l.. Brown and Abbie Ward.
 In Middlebury, April 18th, by the Rev. H Q. Judd, Rolla l.. Andrus, of Wolcott- vile, and Mary F. Treat, of Middlebury.
 In Washington, April 3, Mir. Charles Allen, of Waterbury. to Miss Ida Ford, of Washington.
 h Willimantic, April 19. by Rev. MT. Fenn, Mir. Frederick c. Bentley. of Cos hen, and Miss Lois A. Webster, of South Windham.