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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
The story Of a Drummer.

~ w = |--lT y y
A St. Louis drunmer who happened
to miss a railroad train at Evansville
last week, because Of the failure of the
hotel proprietorto wakeshim upin time.
went out the next morning and entered
suits for $4,000 each against the rail
road company for publishing an erro-
neous time-table,r against a newspaper
for printing it, and against the landlord
for failing to wake him. This is the
characteristics .modesty of the St. Louis
animal. A Chicago drummer, under
such,proYocation, would have included
the town council and the Young Mems
Christian Association in his suits, while
a Boston man would meyer have stopped
short Of holding the entire State Of In
diana responsible for such an omission.
Cineiaaati Enquirer bnt
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
WHITTTER'S CENTENNIAL HYMN.
Sang at the Opening of the Centennial
.. ? ENhibitiOn. Is es4E


Orr faith rs Cod! from out whose hand
The centuries fall ike grains Of sand
g. We meettO- day, Enited, free, = . az.
And loyal to car land and thee, t-.''.
TO thank thee Tor the era done, 9 ---E
And trust hGe fer the opening one ...w
Here where of old, by thy design,
The fathers spake that word of thine ~
- " hose echo is the glad refrain
OF Tended bolt and falling chain, -,--
b 40 grace our festai time from alt ----...
The zones of earth our guests we call. .f
3 Be with US while the. New World greets
-. The Old World, thrOnging all its streets,
fu rJnvaililg all the trlumphs won q .rr.r.
BY art or toll beneath the sun; 4a--F
And uEtO common good ordain
This rivalship Of hand and brain.
Thou who hast here in concord furIel
The war flags Of a gathered world,
Beneath or Western skies fulfill
The Orient's mission of good will,
And, freighted with Loves golden fleece,
8 SEND back the Argonautss OF peace.
2 E4ha " vi ~ s-tl.tEa ~
For art and labor met in truce,
For beauty made the bride OF use,r TFTg
We thank thee, While withal we crave II
The austere virtues strong to save,
The honor proof to place or gold.
The manhood never bought or sold!
o! makeihou1s, through centuries long
Inpeace secure and justice strong;
AroRhd onr gilt of freedom draw
The safeguards OF thy righteous law,
And, cast IN some diviner mold,
Let the new cycle-shamc the old!
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

,EsoUIMAUx theoIogians reverse
heaven and he'll, placing the penitent
and saved inn sheltered world under-
ground, and keeping the sinners above,
where they are frozen.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

IT cost J. s. Evans s1,0O6 obe intro
.iaeetl l.bOutbsaSeeretaEyz kkaE.asuNe do
not wish to run any of the old eStab-
Iisheds brokers out OF TIE Introducing
basiness,sbutras times, are very hard,
and money is scarce, we will, Tor the
next thirty days, Introduce responsible
parties to thetSeeretary Of the Brrling
ton Home Mission Society atrthe rate OF
four for quarter, with. liberal reduc
tiOnS to Hapkege luis5sss2S
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
PtR4eR&PHs.


ACfNcrSNkTffN prevented his sons
gsrring rTery drunk on
theday sat dos his woddiug. kE
-t-MEs-J JoNrs- heard that Affs.-Brown
Observation-Disclosures exclaimed;
stssleEdy laaWhy, i wear seyen-button
fShoesta ~ .sliascz ssss1 ~ aJsso ts3
asks g What are our
young men doing 2,,N-e can't answer
| for tfe rest Of tfie eountry, but around
here they are engased uaainIy in trying
t. dead ninesdollarl existence on a
seven dollar salary Ndfleich Bulletin.
/ Bors in sBufington, Ne, 9pattered
blood on bridge one night and fired
pistols and for the enSnihg week the
1 tosS3l was eScited ovef tbese fssse indi-
4 cations ola tragedy. One 81 the jokers
has cbnfessed, md an have been
! whipped ,se,ls dly hg their parents.
/ .&swtoMAx-is ilnbued with feelhg of
! love and kindness second only to- that
15of the angels, But She caffneyer Fwash
tott,s- pair ofmen' 5 eaSsimere pants and
have chem set as wen fss they did be-
fore.- F,tltoR Tsgaes. Nos snor-aF well
as, they did behind, either.-sAogTi storm
7 Herald -. -
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

Yes, Tor 1 have some Of Toms
work todo: Ieould not trust it to.anY
one elses Hes 4 rare workman, Chris
sic, l aeyer had one 10 equal him, and
he's Just the sort of young man TO push
his NFay into' the world. Don't YOU
think so, my dearPn ss-+u ~l7-st vs.
The young lady paused in her work
IS sife listened to this diplomatic
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

The words were prophetic. The
sweetheart was forthcoming in the per-
SON of Tom A Nilsson, who foand on his
recovery tliat the field was his own to
win. After. a years wise probation he
was married to Chrissie Renshaw, and
succeeded to the business on the retire
meat of his old master. In due time
extensive new premises took the place
of the little Shop where the worthy
wal chmaker hadswsldied and lived his
quiet life. - He was fond of quoting his
fayorite words to Tom, who looked up
! toThifn as an oracle of wisdom. Some
times he pointed his mbral by an allu-
sion to Toms old rival, who had gone
goldYhuntingSE ToW q
'' Thou hast the best of the bargain,
lad, for thou hast got Chrissie, and she
is worth more than all Dan Renshaw's S
riches, though they may be worth hay-
ing aftgalEYN 4 bE g
A Prehistoric Caye-DWelIing in France.
Adiscovery Of great Importance to
prehistoric archaeology, says Nature,
has just been made in France. On
March, 2, while somesworkmen were ex-
cavating in a quarry of Jurassic lime
Hstoney near the little.scommunes of Gra-
vanche, about three kilometers north
west Of Belfort, at the base of hiliock,
they came upon asInalI opening which
was found TO lead into cave of large
sdimensions.s.0n entering the cavern,
its floor was found to be covered with
human bones, SO disposed as to lead to
the belief that the cave formed a pre-
historic place Of -sepulture- Magnifi
cent stdagniticF columns rise from the
floor, but without corresponding stafac-.
tites. 1t would seem as if these columns
were partly natural and partly artificial,
Fas they appear-to be disposed in sort
OF systematic method, after the form or
dolmens. 1t is in these cavities that the
multitudes of bones have been found
The, skulls are, raised Slightly above the
level of the rest OF. the bodies, which ap-
pear TO be in a somewhat bent position
Several polished flint weapons have also
been found, three beautiful vases in the
form of urns, polished stone bracelets
and a mat of plated rushes. The
CttFC tUcCtl - CttlCuIdJCu W DO tDOltJ. ~
meters long and abouttwelye in breadth
and height; and numerous galleries or
Side,caYes run of the main one.---.lm-
mediately on the discovery of the cav
erns the authorities of Belfort took
measures. tosguard it and the treasures
it contains in the interests of science,
and NJ. Felix Voulot, of prehistoric
archaeology, has been charged with
carrying on the researches. MlVoulot
hopes TO be ableto disengage from the
staIagmitic covering at least one entire
skeleton. There is no doubt that we
have here important remains of the
polished stone period, but it is-confi-
dently Expected that further research
will bring to ightrelics of q much older
period; indeed, the writerin the Recpe
ScSenttfgae, of April Il, from which the
above details are taken, hopes that re-
mains will be fouRd not.only belonging
to the Tertiary, but even to the Gre
taeeous period. The cavern is situated
in a bed of one Of the lower strata of
heJIrassie period Qower colite9 :" on
the-exact line of the shore of the an
cient Jurassie Sea.n t~i
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

as4TsL SLIGHT mistake az christening :
Clergyman. (who. has forgotten The day
fpf she mon5h)--s' Let mep.sBe ;sthis IS
the Mah-the thirteepth, i believe? ~
J Fond mother (not catching thedea ex-
actfy,, but thinking of her fsmily) -
-ssINhy, bless your starsr-Nn,this is
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
Here be The qlarried stones I've grant
sallei sraftsunen come at cali; ENM1
But withno more of Eatcr store how can sgi
buil& the WaIlt - ~ eW Nv


NAY, listen; last years vintage crowds our
cellars, tun on tun;
With wealth Of wine -for-y -yours. and mine Dare
the work go undoneE Al - ~, :
"Quickl bring them forth, these mighty butts;
let none be elsewhere sold,
And wiz pay this very day their utmost worth
an gold, ie rs-rl1i als1flt -- .l--alg E
THAT so the mortar that cements each stone
within the shrine, stTT
For her dear sake yyhcm God did take, may allbe
mixed with wine." 4aL AEf r @Et
.I# |.HN sl#ra r
Twas thus the Baron built his tower; and as the
story tells, f-t.as .fH.-F s..N .t o.. ~
fragrance rare bewitched the air whene'er they
rang the bells. -,-.. -- -
A merrer music tinkled down when harvest days
We're, long; rHHfrL-. an-sr-l VI -
They seemed to chime at vintage time a catch Of
vintage song;
- i. o. .frE 4 II. frrHrg.. :.
Ana when the yats were foamed with must, If
any loitered near. ~. r.. -...- 4.
The minister tower, at vesper hour, above himhe
"ou4aA near % t-irg fsai -fl Esr lt.F .a
:. ...afsoag ungE fraEa surs--F -'ssa.rr
Tlnklings, as Of subsiding trills, athwart the
purple gl Oonr,-R -, - ~ r--Egr - !
And every draught Of air he quafed would taste
OF vineyard bloom.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18


We may live without poetry, music sna art; -,
We may live without conscience, and i've with
We may live without tfrie5ds, We may live with
ont books, - t7sr.saHF ~ aaF1L
But civilized man cannot live without cooks.
He may live without books--what is know ledge
lie may live without hope--Shatis is hope but de-
He may i've without love--what is passion but
But where is then1an fhat can. live without din
-a.iH-ss'l .Hs,5sf sva.5 frss -lgr4,-sr -,
An Indiana man has patented a coffin
which, when once closed, can only be
opened from the inside, aud by the
tenant of the.cofin himself. This will
supply a long felt want. It viii be a
great consolation to q man after he is a
CORPSE to know that he, can open his
coffin and get a little fresh air once in
while; and no prying individuals can
see him unless he feels so disposed-or
unless they pry the lid off with t a crow
bar.
TnEt custom of appointing young
lawyers to defend pauper criminals re
ceived.ar rbaessetths,ethe day in a West
ern court. The Judge had appointed
two young lawyers to defend an old and
experienced horse thief. After inspect
ing ms counsel for some time in silence,
the prisoner rose in his place and adj
dressed the bench /" Air them to de-
fend me p, rs Yes, sir, - said his Hon
or. "Both of 'em?' inquired the pris-
oner. s'BOth of them," responded the
Judge. ssTben plead-guilty ''and the
poor devil took his seat and sighed
heavily. l--5
Mrs. FITCH has those diamonds. Now
trouble. Clothing to match
the diamonds Measures of projection
against, burglars. Fights with the as
SCISSORS of taxes. Difficulty regarding
the advisability of selling the baGbles
and buying farm. Attendance at par
ties aceempanied-b policeman. Ms
placing of, the diamonds, and frantic
searches for them. Continual nervous
ness, consequent ir1itability, family
quarrels--inally, perhaps, fatal illness
and untimely death. All, Lieutenant!
Alas, Mrs. Fitchi Better, as we have
before suggested, send tie diapondS to
us. Therein is the only safety
Rochester Democrat
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

FRu1rGAKE.-12 eggs, n lbs. sugar,
IN. butter, stb.. OF scorched flour, Abs.
of raisins, 3Ibs. of currants,.. 14tbs. of
citron, 4 cIpfn of molasses, / table
speonfulsof cinnamon, l-teaspoonfnl OF
mace, teaspoonful of cloYes, tum-
blerful of brandy, and a little salt Bake
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
INITIATED

. :" Then was led to the spring, and [
was told to bathe my hands, face, tenn
pies and neck For the firsttime in my
life used silk towel, which he hand
ed me. He poured cold water on my
head, and then l sat down on camp
stool. Two young girls then came up
and took off my slippers. They brought
a basin of water and bathed my feet,
While this was going on, they sang one
of their peculiar melodies. Iafterward
found out that,the women did the sing
ing alone, and the words and music are
only taught them after they have two
children. After ny feet had been dried,
they spread branches of cedar and pine
before me, upon which f1stood. The
singing stopped. Luke Murell then
came to me with a bowl of water. L
took a mouthful. First / thought it
was joke or a trick, and | laughed.
As the ceremony went on was con-
WINGED that it was more serious than L
at first thad supposed. L was then taken
through a regular.baptisin, andswhen /
received my new name of 'Barreta' L
was toldI should never forget, it, bnt
would always be known by it. They
caled.ms sReta' ever afteIward. Then
l was asked whether was pleased with
the people? | said Yes Whether |
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

-1CENTENNIAI,, BISCuIIs.- Make good
-laash, justsas if you were going to
eat it with milk. When it is 1ukewarm
take aquart pf-its work in four enough
to make stiff dough, make into bis
cults, pht in your bake-pan and set in a
warm place over, night; bake in a very
hot oven, and you have the best and
sweetest biscuits you ever ate. Eat
while hot, for breakfast - z7ifrsy. s.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
swJ I'D ,HTME;,,I]En ]En

swsa ,picinrsl1 Id 6hf fssia \ zEataful
grace and beauty. There was Thomas
Allison, "a bright-looking, goed7teHpeF-
ed young fellow, who might have been
set dowR as Scfedit 10 the entire trade
of watchmakers. He had just served
out his term of apprenticeship toDaniel
ReashAw, I f1wh him hekwas siiH empl 0y-
ed, for FoHfeiuagSe hifdh WORKSHOP
and his Old fnaster If spite Of Che tempt
j9S Sait q higReE gagss yhigh hs sQ.ld
city. The old matchmaker was con-
staatly, reminding Tom of this, and try
ing to persuade him 20 better his for
tunes, as his other apprentices had done.
s4sot Efiiful Tom was blindrohis own in
'terest,he onh-shook hiSeuf+s +s-head by
way Of negative, and glanced askance
at a light, fitting figure, and a certain
A
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

Esol ssa2gi gvf 'asa asyss lloH Il
SD ,ssi1q6 ssss70g 1asE bsIlii srE
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
TIE B1LZAD OF THE BEEr

Nor chino nor t0wer fl1e minister had so in my
soul euafe
Come loss. cosae let, thaf I would Sc, church
beilsa 1iaEinE there
Before tvelvemeHd. But We knos what
forays nc ihe land, 49,
How teas0us went, ana wealth was spent. and
an were weak or bard.
. Ana he yearly harvest failed, etwas wheRysny
: cfpo1 wa. borFDs Fl A .llL Z8l II p.
But could build v hile vassals filed my ears
with cries for cOrns
''Thereafter happened the heayiest.woe and none
could heal or slye; -r rfT = fnrVN
Nor was there bel totoH a klell above my Her !
tha's grave.
''Ah, had Thela my vow sulreme all hlndfsshce
10 control,
Maybe these wOes-God knOws God knowsl-
had never crushe1 ny SOUL 49, -
''Ey'n nOWSse beg that J. give o'er--ye ssy-t.,e
scant SUPPLY
springs are dry.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
LuKB's AkcRsroRs.I

.i'"The people that Luke Murelf says
are his ancestors he calls the great
North Of England 'Herne' family He
said his grandmother was "a Spanish
woman and his grandfather a Bohennf-
aR- He came to this country ten years
ago. He claims to. be. a gypsy, but |
don't believe him. If he is, or is not, it
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

THE graves of CaptaiuJsck and the
Mo6ocs hanged with. him are empty.
Itis supposed that she bodies were re-
moved seon after burial
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

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coo. .o0o ,5Is - bss.sasz 81 zig
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

I DIU- y, IIIVfo ~ IlHVIIIE 1-lfN1' II 7
was young fellow like. Tom Allison, L
suppose should lose my head under
sthe hensraef theuobiisasiSnsA
= yChrisse looked little seif-conscious,
tane sblnshed<st the unexpected turn
which he was giving the conversation.
She picked up her duster, and turned
helT ettsntion apy poiishings one of the
glass cases, as she asked him If he was
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
DISSATISFIED.

CAT last / became tired of the life.,
was abused several times because l
was in hard luck. / also wanted to
keep up my appearance, which made
some of the other women jealous. They
commenced to spread evil reports about
me, and said that IIwas guilty of com
hitting crime that had fought hard to
overcome and escape. Business got bad,
and all my money was either lost or
"a
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

!" There, now, you'll do, Uncle Dan,"
turning him playfully round sfpr inspec-
ton, and adding, with a sfIneaTy laugh,
sand you ought to feel very much oblig-
"a 10 20 So -. 1. -. -. -. a
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18

= No, my pet; but I am anxious to
hear what Philip said"
''You know il came on to rain, last
night, uncle, while. Philip and / were
out? Wei, | was afraid it would spoil
my feather, and was worrying about it,
when Phil laughed at theeidea OF IAN
heiress troubling herself about the cost
of hewfeatker; and hesaid shonldn't
care about such triies when I" she
stopped and hesitated, but the sentence
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
GA But az arMJIsI,HI HI.lASNIed

avoid passing any opinion on Tom.
I'll thiAk he is a great fayprite OF
yours, Cnele Dan, and think I ought
TO get jealous, and Z would if :" She
abruptly checked herself and the old
man finished sthe sentence for her,vga-
iconsciodsly using ethe very words she
was on the point of uttering.
elf it was some one else."
. o. sPhiiip 'sr rconai1g tosnighS uncle7'
.ChfissieLsuadenly ySexelaiHaed, as If Che
thought had just occurred to her.
a- - Why, he's1 been here. every night
thisgweek, Chrissie; I wish he would
spend his evenings somewhere else. "
81 thought you liked his company,
uncle; he's so well read, and has such
lots of news to tell us''
" He doesn't come here to see me, -
replied the Old man; adding testify, as
be caught sight of Chrissie's flushed
face, "and / should not be sorry if he
neveFcare again, unless ~, (he paused
and looked meaningly at his niece
"unless you would miss hini.'' -A--&-
Chrissie felt her face burn, but she
evaded answering him. >@ 80
:" Uncle Dan, are you very rich?n1 81
The matchmaker gave her a surprised
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-06-29
. A Csstly Alnls.Dish.

A magnificent alms-basin, weighing
ten pounds, of solid gold and silver, in-
laid with precious stones, was used for
the first time in the morning service at
st. Paul's Church yesterday. Two years
ago the contribution plates were stolen
from the church. The pastor, Rev. DR..
Hodges, suggested to his congregation
the idea Of forming an alms-basin from
pieces of gold and silver to be offered
by them, to take the place of the stolen
plates. On St. Paul's day, 1874, the
offerings were made, consisting Of
twenty-five pounds Of silver and gold,
comprising watches, chains, rings,
spoons, jewels, etc. The pieces were
generally relics and highly priced by
the givers, who comprised . very large
portion Of the congregation. Besides
the alms-basin there was enough ma
terial from which to make six oollec-
ton plates and . magnificent silver ser.
vice. The basin was wrought in New
York, and was received Friday last. II
is sixty eight inches in circumference,
with depth of three and 4 half inches
and rim Of three inches. The rim i
mounted by eight gold medallions
each inlaid with five different kinds o.
stones-amethysts, topaz, garnets
bloodstone, crystal, etc. The bottom
bears an engraving of the adoration o
the wise men, with . diamond repre-
senting the Star Of Bethelem, and il
surrounded with the inscription = They
opened their treasures and presente1
to him gold. frankinccnee and mvrrh. ,
There is another inscription = An tina
is In the heavens and in the earth j
thine. .''-Bal{in0re Sun,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-06-29
Animated Shot GUNS.

Animated, not because they kick,
ike 80 many of the guns our readers
are familiar with, but because they
swim; because they shoot themselves
of, not accidentally, like ordinary guns,
but purposely; because they shoot to
kill, and to eat what they shoot; more
remarkable still, because they load them
selves with water, which they live in,
and shoot their game in the air, which
they can't live in.
They are about six inches long, and
the naturalists call them T0zotes j0culG-
tor. They look very much like perch,
only more beautiful. Their general
color is greenish above, and greenish
silver-gray below. Across the back are
four short dark brown stripes, shaded
with green. Those who have seen them
flashing through the water, speak with
enthusiasm Of their lovely and ever
changing hues. No wonder they are q
favorite Of the pet-loving Chinese who
keep them in jars as we do goldfish,
and amuse themselves by tempting the
fish to display their skill by dangling
fly over the water.
The Toxotes are natives Of thewaters
Of Java, but have been widely distribut-
ed throughout the east as an ornament
81 fish. It is said that their, aim il 80
accurate that they can bring down an
insect from the height Of three or four
feet above the water.
This fish has . near relative, Ghetto
don rostratsls by name, which inhabits
the Chinese seas and rivers-a beauti-
fully coloued fish, which may b called
an animated rife, from the fact that it
lshoots, not . shower Of drops, like the
Toxotes, but = single drop, bringing
down its game with wonderful certainty
and precision. In this fish the jaws are
prolonged into sort OF beak, which
serves a. q rifle barrel. In other re.
spects it resembles the scaly shotgun
above described. .-6t. Nicholas for May.