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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
A Moving Adventure.

There is a woman on Seventh Street
that ALWAYS gets the best of it when she
and her husband have little differences.
This spring she wanted to move IN
LARGER house, and her husband didn't
want to, and being the head OF the tam-
ily of course they didn't move But
she didn't say any thing; she kept stl!l
and bided her time, and shortly II
came.
One morning the husband came home
in q great hurry and said he must go
East, and he would be gone about two
weeks, and she knew very well he
would be gone two weeks if he said so,
| and probably trife over that. She
hacked his portmanteau with shirts ana
kissed him goodbye, and saw him safe
Iv off, and went right out hOuse-hunt-
inc. She found Just the house she
wanted, and that man hadn't been gone
three DAYS when she was safely moved,
and at the end of ten days was settled
and serene in her new quarters as
though she had never moved IN her
life. Meantime family had moved IN
the house she had vacated, and all went
quietly on till one day, as the woman
was mixing bread in the kitchen, and
the outside door was open, too, in rush
ed man and gave her a hug with:
Show are you, little girl? Dong
your own work, are you?"
And then there was an awful pause,
as that woman looked round at him, and
he saw it wasn't g little girl at all, but
an old girl of the Spartan type, and she
didn't seem to relish the hug he gave
| her, either. Says he:
"Is your mistress at hOmej or, L
mean, does Mrs Browns folks live
| here?"
Then she told him she didn't know
anv thing about Browns folks her name
was Slimmens and if she was poor she
was respectable, and then she began to
| crv, and all at once she waxed WToth ana
! laid hold of the broom and took after
poor Brown, and says she: "I'l sweep
Won off the face of the earth, you scala
wag, you !" and the way Brown went out
the door with the swish Of that broom
behind him might be called abrupt.
Well, he went out among the neigh
bors and found out where he lived and
went home and interviewed Mrs. Brown,
who cried and said she Z" didn't think
he'd care if she just edwhile he was
cone and saved him all the bother, "
which last made him madder than he was
before, and she cried again, and the end
of it all was she came out one Easter Sun
dav with as handsome a new bonnet as
any one, which was very significant OF
his being a done Brown.-Detr0H Free
| Press
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
Gala Lilies.

i Rollin Smith, of Swanton, Vt, writes
to the Burlington Free Press as follows
''Since your recent notice of my pos
sessing continually blooming Gala, l
have received several letters from dif-
ferent parts of the State asking me Tor
the treatment which produces such ia
yorable results. use fOur7gallon jar,
and give an eastern exposure. In the
summer, I keep it wet enough so the
water may stand on the top, and at all
times very wet. Once a year 1 take the
plant, shake the earth from the roots,
and fiji the jar with earth taken from
under. old sod. As soon as q blossom
commences to vither | cut it down,
never allowing a flower to die on the
plant. The result is that in 1G months
have had Is blossoms On the same
plant, and at the present time it has
two very large full blossoms.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
Rules for Farmers.


A young man, just married, and with
little means, wants to know how to start
right in farming. This is imposing a
serious task on US. We of course know
nothing of his habits of industry, his
love of labor, or his qualifications for
the business he seeks. Above al, we
do not know what kind of a wife he has
selected. If he has chosen unwisely in
this particular, no after wisdom will
ever repair this greatest of missteps.
But we will lay down some general prin-
ciples which may do for others, II not
for him:
Il Buy none but the best land. Ten
acres of the best is, better than whole
section of poor land.
9. Keep it clean of weeds. =.
: 8. Do nothing slipshod. Plow@ well
I.and cultivate thoroughly. -
= 4. Do every thing in the right Season.
5. Procure good implements and
take care of them. -
6. Raise nothing but good animals,
suitable to the country and climate.
T. Keep out of law. - - =
s. When YOU go to town, never sit
downnor stand around the streets
g. Never spend your time with. pat
ent rights or perpetual motions,.S
10. Keep a strict account of sineome
and expenses. -
II. Keep, out of debt. -
u. Keep clear of security notes and
out of rattle-snake dens.
IS. When you leave home tell yom
wife the exact hour you will return,
and if you are not punctual, do moi
pray for forgiveness until you can con
quer this evil propensity.
| = IA. Be charitable, but pay your debt'
first. ,
Is. Have nothing to do with travel
ing agents or strolling peddlers. Dea
/ with those who have a local habitatior
and name. &
16. Take the best papers, and keel
yourself posted as to markets, news
literature and politics.
II. Read your Bible instead of dime
novels. 20
Is. Rise early, and quit early in TIA
evening, so as to have the chores dom
before the shades of night.
10. Live at peace with all your neigh
bors, even if you have to make all thu
concessions and submit to all th'
wrong.
20. Live at peace with your wife. 1
you can not, coax her to 60 to Kan
schatka and you go to Australia, unit
/. you ventilate your affections. 3
81. And above all, study to know
your whole duty to Yourself, your fami
! iy, your country, and your God.
Follow these things, and they vii
naturally lead you into all the duties o
a good farmer, good citizen, a goo
Christian, and prosperous and happ
man, and then when Rosselas come
along he will find what he long ha
sought
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
Then and Now.

Il .
They had not met for years. Once,
they had leaned over the self-same gar
den gate, and sat side by side on the
old-fashioned hair-clo sofa, whisper
ing, those platitudes which young love
makes of such breathless interest, while
the kerosene lamp was turned down to
the faintest glimmer compatible with
perfect propriety.
He had said that her image, and hers
alone, could fill the void which absence
from her left in his heart and when af-
ter unutterable agonies of broken but
impassioned English he had said that
he adored her, she had gently reclined
her head upon the home-starched shirt
bosom that creal1ed upon his manly
breast, he having with great presence
of mind, placed his handkerchief there
'sn, in view of possiblepomatum.
And then he had taken the assurance
that she reciproeated his affection, from
her own lips, and he remarks with a
sad smile that her breath was family
suggestive of fried onions eaten the pre-
viOus day; but in those heavenly gold
plated moments he thought that the
odor OF yiolets in spring was exhaled
from her rosy lips.
He went away to work; they corre-
sponded until, from two letters a week,
the correspondence dwindled down to
the exchange of casual newspaper
and then silence. v't.
She finally married-so did he.
And now that they have met, before
his heart had done beating, he saw that
instead of the sweet girl with brown
hair, and a 1.-the, willowY grace, which
somehow he had dreamed Of encounter
ing, there stood astout lady with false
front, who said: ff.S rgtr0
'FWell, James, / do declare! How
old you've growed an how gray yor
be-" -.y
And he had replied, 'tWell, Hannah
l never should have known you. How
stout you are"
ssGood Heavens, is that fat old woman
the girl. that / thought once loyed?'
he whispered to himself as he turned
away, while she murmured, half audl
bly, "Lemme see, wasn't Jim an
'ngaged ?''- Boston Commercial Bnt
\ tet5B-ls s-a.T H--rr - II - - raf
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
A Tennessee Tragedy.
From the Sasllville rem. American J

| From the NashVlll6 tei'u-J American
FARNINGToN, TENN., Mat 9, lST6.-
Some time last year a young man by
the name of Hurt came to this place
from Csceola, Mo His parents former.
iy lived here, but moved to Missouri
when he was a child. He stated that
he had betrayed a gang OF bank rob
bers at osceola An attempt was made
to rob bank there, and by his giving
| timely notice enc OF two of the robbers
were killed. To escape the threatened
vengeance of the lrobber elan he had
to leave the. State--Ae came to this
place, and, being needy and destitute,
was kindly treated by a worthy family
with whom his mother had formerly
lived when a girl--aR orphan. After a
lapse of several months it was discoy-
| cred that little love affair had sprung
up between the young man and the
| Youngest daughter OF The family-a
| beautiful and accomplished young lady
-whereupon her father gave Hurt
his "walhiHg papers, :" with
peremptOry orders not 80 come on bis
premises again. However, love laughs
/ at threats, as well as at lOeksmiths.
Letters were passed, and few clan
destine meetings were had. Yesterday,
/ the young Niissourian, who has been in
/ Sheibyvifle for a few weeks, got Il re-
peater and bottle of whisky, hired a
| horse at Meals litery stable, and bold
| ly rode down the pike toward Farming
ton. He told several persons on the
way that he was going to "see his gal,
I 4 4 a l. haf "
/ he could not live with her, ne would
die with her." He arrived here about
10 o'clock, hitched his horse at the gate
and walked into the house. When he
| Knocked at the door, the old lady,
thinking it was the doct0r-sOme of the
family being sick-opened it, and was
greeted with the words, &" You are the
cause of''-and then came the report OF
pistol. The old lady thought Hurt
shot at her. Her husband, who was
sitting by the fire, jumped up, took a
double barreled shotgun, loaded with
bird-shot, and, getting a glimpse
of the intruder, who was
still in the hall, fred upon
him. Hurt then staggered ont of the
hall, passed around the house, aud was
seen to cross the backyard fence. Sew
eral persons soon gathered at the place,
and the young man was found lying
down in the orchard about 100 yards
from the house. He was taken to the
house of MIR. Presslar, where he now
lies, dangerously wounded. twas now
seen that, instead of shooting at the old
lady, he had shot himself in the right
breast. His pistol was found in the
hall with one empty barrel, and was
still damp from the recent discharge
The force of the shotgun discharge was
broken by his clothes, but the Doctor
has already extracted % shot from his
side. The. ball from the pistol entered
his right lung, and has. not been found
Great excitement prevails in this usu.
ally quiet little village, and the young
mans father has been informed by tel
! egraph of the sad occurrence. Th'
4 general opinion is that had there beer
no whisky " aboard - the affair wOulC
not have occurred. E...
Hurt subsequently died from the effec
! of his wounds
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
The Intelligence of a Cow.

A correspondent of the Providence
Journal says: In reading the article IN
the Journal for March so, on the Pow
er of Kindness on Brutes, - there was
brought to my mind circumstance
which happened when was a young
lad, living at home on the farm. My
father had a young cow, that l COM
menced milking at first, and continued
to for long time. At last it happened
that I was absent for a few days. When
milking time arrived the COW was turn
ed into the barn-yard with others, and
the hired man took the pail to milk her,
but she would not allow him to approach
her. Nv father and others tried Their
luck, but with no better success. l had
a sister about my size, and II was final
w decided, as the only way to arrange
matters, that she should disguise her
self in suit of my clothes. She did so
walked up to the COW, sat down an(
commenced milking. The COW wOulC
turn her head occasionally and sniff a
the garments, as if to satisfy hersel
that every thing was right, and quietl.
submitted to, the operation. She wa
obliged to be milked in this way till
4 returned home.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25

countries frstin. the line of the process
sfon,ywere. in excellent order. Ger
many, which but a few days since SEEM
ed far behind in her preparations, now
appeared n gorgeous array. When the
BRAZILIAN departmen was reached, the
President and Dom Pedro made q joint
inspection. of lis really fine exhibit.
Meanwhile thousands of sightseers
had crowded their way into the building
and formed solid phalanx along on
each side of the line of march, and the
utmost efforts of the. policemen and
guards were required to keep them in
order. In the broad space between the
end OF the main Building and Ma
chinery Hall the troops had been drawn
up in hollow squares, and a line with
crossed zbay0nets ptzbaek the surging
crowd outside. ~ mw
1As the procession emerged from the
main building, universal shout went
up from the multitude. The scene at
this, point was exceedingly effective.
The long lines of troops, the gay uni
forms of the diplomatic corps, and the
foreign military officers in the process
sion, combined to- produce a scene of
greater brilliancy than had yet been
witnessed zs1-'s---z ,ssl-.siiasl--a .-aaza
Passing onto Machinery Hall the
PRESIDENT
BET THE CORLISS ENGINE IN MOTION,
and, from there, the company proceed
ed to the Judges Hall, where the Presi-
dents reception was held. After the
opening ceremonies were ended, the
immense multitude thronged through
the grotnds and building and gave it
self upto Sightseeing and aecompany=
inc amusements.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
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A Spectral Mother and Babe.

The village of East Falmouth, four or
five miles from Falmouth, revels
in a ghostly sensation. 1t is no ordina-
ry ghost that walks in the twilight, or
appears at midnight to the terrified be-
holder. Broad daylight and clear sun
shine are the conditions of its appear
ance. Several weeks ago the wife of
Mr.. Eleazer Fish, while calling on a
neighbor, looked toward her house and
saw woman sitting at the window.
Knowing that she had left the house
empty, she Immediately returned home,
to find it still empty. In a few days
the same thing happened again. A
witness was called, and plainly saw the
woman. On approaching the house,
the shape vanished and did not again
appear. Shortly after, the apparition
was again seen at the window, this time
with baby in her arms. And since,
there have been many appearances OF
the ghostly lady, sometimes with and
sometimes without the infant. She
generally appears ON pleasant day,
and usually when the spectator stands
at a certain distance from the house.
within this distance no shape is visible.
The spiritual visitor is SUI posed to be
the first wife of Mr.. Fish, who died
some years since, and the infant is set
down as the present Mrs. Fish's child,
who died last winter. Mr.. Fish's fami-
ly. are not in the least disturbed by the
apparition, but rather enjoy the novel
ty of the situation In fact, some Of
the members of the family take pride in
saying that in addition to the spectacle
of the lady in the window, ghostly
noises are heard wit in the house. But
there are scoffers at this, and although
every one admits that at times the win
dow in question shows singular ap-
pearance, the skeptics say it is merely
reflection from some object near by,
and its sudden appearance is due alone
to its never having been noticed before.
One lady remarks that nobody but weak
minded persons can see hosts, and the
village clergyman, on being invited to
inspect the spectacle, said, after a min
ute's observation, that some folks could
see a great deal more than he could,
whereat the believers are greatly In
ueensed.-Bostop Globe. ress l7
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25

PoTAro BALLS FOR BREAKFAsT.Efo
8 cups Of. cold mashed potatoes add !
cup of sweet cream, a little salt and
Y'en-beaten eggs. Mold into little balls
put on baking-pan, and set in the
oven until done delicate brown, or, If
psrferred, fry in boiling lard.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
History Of a False Diamond.

A curious object was sold a few days
aoo at the auction mart of the Hotel
Drouot, Paris. 1t was false diamond
exactly like the famous Regent. So far,
there was nothing extraordinary in the
fact. many pastes having been made be-
fore in the same model. But the coun-
terfeit Just sold for 20 francs was twen-
tv-seven years ago palmed OFF to an un-
sophistcated dupe as the real Regent
for the trifie. of 100000 francs. The
story is worth relating. One day in
ls49, Frenchman, calling himself the
Counte de Boissat, waited on Prince
Torveni, at Naples. 81 belong" said
he, ato one of the richest families OF
France, SO rich, in fact, that itrecently
bought some of the Crown Jewels, and
among them the celebrated Regent dia-
mond, which / hold in my hand. Be
ing rather pressed for money l thought
1 would apply to yourto lend me POO, ,O0C
francs on 1t. - The Prince believed the
Frenchman, and lent him the money.
Needless to Say, the Counte de Bois-
sat- did not turn up again. The Prince
subsequently, made a present of his bad
bargain TO an actress, who died in Paris
the other day, and the false diamond
figured among her effects that came un.
der the hammer. 80
Boston opens her arms to the Chi
fnese. Some of the people there, in.
eensed at the treatment the Chinese are
receiving on the Pacific Coast. gave az
entertainment, consisting chiefly O
views Of Chinese scenes, the other even
ing, at which about seventy Chimes,
residents Of Boston were present,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25

RENTS for stores and offices in New
York City have fallen off 10 per cent.
during the past year, but trst-class
dwelling-hOuses command the old
prices.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25

The value of lawyers services is
somewhat difficult to determine. There
was suit before a New York court a
few days ago in which a well known
lawyer sought to recover for profession
al services in a case heretofore tried.
Ex-Judge Porter and Charles O'Conor
thought he ought to have $4,000, while
ex-Judge Fullerton and two other law
yers said that from 5000 to $500 would
be a plenty. The jury awarded him
S., 900.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE worth of woman-Double you,
o man., ..,r
THE iron horse has but one ear-the
engineer.
WHEN You see man trying to clean
a paper collar with a piece OF r1Doer'
YOU can make up your mind that ne mas
been hit by the hard times.
SAPPHo was about the first woman
who struck Tyre. There may have
been other women as able as herself,
but the Tyres were scarce.
THE corset-dealers say there is less
waste in their business than in. any
other, and that they always do best
when their customers are in n tight
squeeze.
| A CHRoMo with every egg now.-Dd'I-
bttrV NetcS. Is that crow-mo a roosterP
I-W1aehaH Times. Guess so, for
rooster can crow mo- than hen.-NOr-
ristol0n Herald.
A NV BEDFORD paper speaks OF a
man whose tsunificent though inosten-
tatious charities have won him the love
and esteem of every one. OF course, we
know who is meant, though we dldn
think when we dropped that lucent
piece into the coRtribution-box that II
was going to get around so.-N9r'o'ch
BulletiD.
Z a MARRIED woman of MontrOse COun-
tv cIoued with her cousin, taking with
her an infant and pair OF 9-year-old
twins; whereup0n a local paper moral
ICES thusly: go. wicked wife! q,
shameless motheri You have fallen
from a pedestal of glory TO q bottomless
pit, and your torment will be forever.
Perhaps so; but the man with whom she
eloped is all right. An infant and Palr
of twins are q splendid start towards
raising a family. Many man doesn Z
accumulate that many in htelme.-
NOrriStoUr Herald. ~
''wuo EEEAKs PAYS"
(4Ter 7eEryson.)
Break, break, break,
MY china and glass. On, she
Weuldnt like 10 hear me utter
The thoughts TIA; arise in me-
Oh, well for the lodging house cat
That at present it's out Ot TIE way
Oh, we'll for the plump page-boy
That he didn't take down that TaY-
And the breakages go down
To their haven in the dust-bin;
Butch for the touch of vanished hand,
And the sound OF a rivet knockd in.
Break, break. break,
At the f .ot OF the stairs. On. she
Can't expect that the whole of her wages
VIII be paid this month by me.
Boston GIoJe.
IT is an advantage sometimes to be-
guile your neighbor's servant girl into
your own service. Aservant girl stores
up family secrets as camel stores up
water-for future use. A South Brook
| I'm domestic recently left the employ
ment of u master and mistress whose
domestic relations had long defied the
scrutiny of the neighbOrhood, and
moved into a family across the way
One of the first questions which the new
mistress asked her was in reference to
her former employers. care you sure
that they love each other, Mary ~ ION,
Wis, marin, p" answered the Irish angel,
proud of an opportunity to open her
reservoir; 'si it's swaier than honey they
are to wan anuther-they do be using
| the same toothbrush"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25

A RUSSIAN paper announces that a
belief in the approaching end Of the
world has seized the Cossacks of the
Don. Many, especially aged people, are
giving up worldly affairs, wearing a
shrond and ordering their cOffins.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25

Inhabitants of large cities pay on
an average about g per year each Tor
postage.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25
VIEWING -THEExHIBITIoN.

During the singing the Foreign Com
missioners filed of from the platform
to the main building and took up their
positions in front of the various depart
ments which they represented. The
procession then formed, headed by a
platoon of Centennial Guards. The
President was accompanied by Direct
or-General Geshorn, and Immediately
following them were the Brazilian ce-
lebrities. The other officials. came after
them in the order of their rank, and
passing down the middle aisle, frequent
pauses were made to inspect the vari-
Gus articles on nexhibition.E
All the departments made respect-
able showing, except the Russian and
the Turkish. France and England, the
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-25

when the President ended his address
by declaring that the Exhibition was
open. 1t was just II O'Clock, or very
near it, when the flag was run up, and
the great event of the year had its be-
ginning. Almost Immediately the as
semblage began to disperse, and the
dignitaries to leave the platform for the
procession through the buildings.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-04-29
A Puzzle for the Doctors.

A correspondent Of the New Hal
ven Conn Register writes: The
mysterious relation which is said
to exist between an amputed limb
and its parent body, receives a
fresh illustration IL the case of
young Palmer, who suffered the
loss of a leg recently, and which
mention was made by our cores
pondent. After the operation, the
removed member was deposited in
a box, and buried by the direction
of the family. The patient COM
planned severely Of pain and q
sense of cramping in the lost foot.
and suffered so acutely that at the
suggestion of some one the pack
age was taken up and examined.
1t was found on opening that the
box was too short fer the limb, and
II at the foot and toes had been
twisted into strained and unnat-
ural position a larger case was
prepared, and the member placed
in it in an easy position and re-
buried, since which time the pa
tient has rested quietly, and no
complaint has been made