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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
The Pool of Sloan as it New Appears.

On our way to the Pool of Sloan we
passed the village of Sloan, which is
inhabited by about thousand Moslems
"a nest of stone huts and caves cling
ing to the side hill, and exactly the
gray color of its stones. The occuUa-
ton of its inhabitants appears to be
begging, ond hunting for old copper
coins, mites, and other pieces of Jewish
money. These relics they pressed upon
us with the utmost urgency. 1t was
easier to satisfy the beggars than the
traders; they sailed upon us like hungry
wolves from their caves. There is a
great choice of disagreeable places in
the East, but l can not now think Of
any that l should not prefer as Il resi-
dence to Sloan.
The Pool Of Sloan, magnified in my
infant mind as g Siloam's shady ri1, ;"
is an unattractive sink-hole of dirty
water, surrounded by modern masonry.
The valley here is very stony. Just
below we came to SolomOn's Garden,
an arid spot, with patches of stone
walls, struggling to be a vegetable gar
den, and somewhat green with lettuce
and Jerusalem artichOkes. have no
doubt it was another thing when Solo
mon and some of his wives used to
walk here in the cool of the day, and
even when Shallum, the son of Col
hozeh, set up "the wall of the Pool of
Sloan by the Kings garden. y
Warner, IN the October Atlantic.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
a Grand Record.

Nearly thirty years have elapsed since Hos
letters Stomach Bttters was first brought to
the notice Of The Amer.c can public. To-day it
is the most popular remedy on this conti
ncnt for dyspepsia. liver complaint, constipa-
ton, debility, nervousness, urinary and utter
inc complaints, govt, rheumatism, intermit-
tent and remitteut fevers, and is widely used
in South and Central America, Mexico, the
West Indies and Australia, as 4 preventive
and remedy for malarious disorders, and for
many other maIadies to the relief OF which it
is adapted. The record of its victories Is
written in the testimonials OF thousands
whom it has cured, to many of which the
widest publicity has been given; it has won
the emphatic sanction of leading members of
the medical profession, and it has repeatedly
been made the subject of cncomiun by the
homo and foreign press. Comment on the
above facts is unnecessary. We leave the
puhlicto draw lis own conclusions.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
Indignant Mrs. Myers.

Early Monday morning a woman
about fifty years old, having a large
bundle under one arm and a satchel,
with both handles gone, under the
other, appeared at the Central Depot
and asked what train went to the Cen
tennial. ai =
"Going to Philadelphia, ehp" asked
one of the depot officials.
"That's where I'm bound for, my
son." she replied. "Yes; going right
down there to see the old boss pistols,
old shoes, big machinery and Mr..
Krupp's cannon"
She went aboard the Canada South
ern train, waited patiently antil the
cars moved away, and at the lower end
of the depot she waved her hand at the
expressmen and called out: -..z
"Going right down to see the hull
caravani"
About mid-afternoon she was seen
again in the depot, having just descend
ed from the way-car on a freight train.
Two or three persons who had seen her
rolling away in the morning halted her
as she toiled through the long depot,
and one Of them said ~
"Whati back againp"
81 seem to be here, don't lg" she
grimly answered. r.r ia
But thought you started for the
Centennial"
$50 did. Right in this bundle are
my Sunday clothes, and right in this
satchel are provisions for hull week.
was all right till the railroad conduct
or came along to my seat and wanted
pay. Pay! Why, I'd see him in Jeri-
cho and Jerusha first! What's Cen
tennial for? Who owns it? Doesn't
it belong to all of US? Haven't the pa
pers invited everybody to gO?"
"But railroad fares must be paid, y
he said. ..-.- ..-....
81 wouldn't have minded 80 cents, y
she went on. 81 always save up SO
cents for the Fourth of July, and | had
over 10 shillings in my pocket when !
got on the cars. He wouldn't take sc
cents, and now you and the railroad
and this depot and the Centennial can
90 to Texas! Yes, sir, you can, and
I'm Just that tired and mad that III &c
home and make it so bad for old Meyers
that he will boiler murder all night
long "-DttroH Free Press. d. .
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
How q Respectable Young Man Was
Ruined by Gambling.

An incident upon which to found
moral is furnished MIR. Moody in the
death of young man in this city Sun
day evening. His name was George
Russell. He was of good family. it is
said, and was lured away from a re-
spectacle life by the infatuation of
gambling. When he came to Chicago,
in 1871, he represented a New Yorl;
cloth house, and sold goods to jobbers
throughout the West. At his boarding
house, where there were half-a-dozen
persons of his own age, the game OF
"vingt-un," with 25-cent limit, was
the principal amusement, and, so far
as known, this was the first hazard in
which Russell ever INDUCED. He liked
to play, but, the small limit precluding
large gains, he was dissatisfied. The
entire into regular gambling houses
was easv, and thither he would go
whenever he had any money. As a
usual thing he left behind him all he
took in, but the hope of winning his
deposits back and "big stake" in
addition encouraged him to continue
his visits. His "luck," however, did
not change, and he never won what he
anticipated. He spent so much time in
gambling saloons that his employers
heard of it, and discharged him. Hav-
ing no source to look to for money, he
turned his attention solely to gambling
for living. He made the acquaint
ance of several bunko ropers, and,
possessing a fair address and an abun-
dance of offrontery, he soon found a
"partner, and the two thereafter de-
voted themselves to fleeing Changers.
Russell was successful in this line,
and made considerable money for
''The Store gang, for whom
he steered." His Share, though,
was left in faro banks. When the
bunko men were driven from the
city he went with them, and, after
wandering for time, at length made
Omaha and Ogden his headquarters al
ternately. For six months he worked
the Union Pacific trains in company
with monte players, and his part of the
proceeds of the robberies was several
thousand dollars. Every penny of it,
however, went into the nav of his
enemy, the "tiger," and he returned to
Chicago about three weeks ago, "dead
broke" Having no place to sleep and
nothing to eat, gambler, who was a
stranger to him, took him to his room
on Washington Street and shared his
bed with him and gave him little
money. Three or four days ago Rus
sell complained of being ill-said he
% felt cold" Sunday afternoon he
went to bed, and was seized with a con-
gestive chill and died during the night.
He had no friends in Chicago; at least
none can be found. Half-a dozen per-
sons knew him slightly, but his only
intimate acquaintance ''cut" him two
years ago. His roommate doesn't
know what to do with the body. Un-
Outstanding that one of the deceased's
relations is a Judge Russell, of New
York, he telegraphed there, but got no
reply. The fact of his death was men
toned to the "Store gang, who knew
him better than any others, but they re-
fused to give up dollar to help defray
the burial expenses. The result was,
the body was turned over to the county
authorities for interment in the PotIer's
Field to transfer TO dissecting table
CHICAGO Tribune
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
HOME INTERESTS.

PICKLES IN ALcoHoL.-To1 gallon OF
best vinegar add 1 pint of alcohol. Rub
the cucumbers clean with towel, and
put them in.
To CAN -Scald, peal, and
cut the tomatoes into a colander, and
let all the liquor that will drain of do
so. Stew the tomatoes till well done,
and can. The liquor that drains of
may be boiled down and made into
catsup.
REACHES. house can be rid OF
reaches by free and continuous use OF
powdered borax. In crevices where
borax can not be put, pour in boiling
water. These two things perseyered in
will exterminate the pestiferous insect.
PARTISAN PoTAToEs.-With large,
round vegetable-scoop scoop out pota-
toes enough for 8 persons, boil them 3
minutes in water, drain well and fry
Them slowly in butter till cooked and of
a rich, yellow color; season with salt,
and serve with teaspoonful of chopped
parsley. F
PEACH CUsTARD.-Line plate with
rich paste. Peel and mash a dozen or
more peaches; add sugar to taste, a
cup of cream, and the yelks of 3 eggs,
with the whites of two. Bake in quick
oven, and when done spread over the
/ top the remaining white of egg, beaten
to foam, with teaspoonful of sugar.
Set in the oven for 5 minutes, and serve.
TOMATO Peel and stew the
tomatoes, strain them through a sieve
or fine colander, and to each gallon
thus prepared add 3 heaping table
spoonfuls of salt, the same of black pep
per, of allspice, 2 of ground mustard,
dozen pods of red pepper, and a quart
of vinegar; stew slowly till it is reduced
one-third; bottle tightly.
CELERY SAUCE.-Take the white
parts of 6 heads of celery; cutit in short
pieces about an inch long, wash it, and
! boil minutes in water; then strain,
and cook it in a separate saucepan with
some broth of the turkey and small
piece of butter. When done, drain
again and mix with the sauce. Serve
the turkey on dish, pour some sauce
over it, and send the rest up in saace-
bowl.
GRAPE JELLY.-Pick the grapes from
the stems, simmer them till soft in just
water enough to cover them, pour into
jelly bag and drain. Measure the
clear liquor, pour it back into the kettle
and boil 20 minutes, skimming con-
stantly. Then add for every pint of
juice, as measured, a pound of white
sugar, and boil till it is hard when
cold Heat the glasses and pour it into
them while hot. Cover with egg
paper.
CREAM FRITTERs.-Breaki in sauce
pan whole eggs and yelks of eggs
add ounces of fine sugar, and mix
well; add pound of flour, and mix
again, dilute with q quart of milk, and
put in the rind of a lemon; boil slowly
for ten minutes, stirring all the time
with wooden spoon; add ounces OF
butter; mix again. Spread this prep
aration in a large fiat dish, slightly
buttered, to about half an inch in thick
ness: let it cool; then turn the pan
over on a Toured table, cut the prepar-
alton in oblong pieces, p inches by 4
dip these in beaten eggs and white
bread crumbs, fry of nice color, drain
and sprinkle fine sugar over them and
dish them up on folded napkin.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
Bear Hunt on a Steamboat.

On a late tri of the steamer John
Eagan down the Ottawa the passengers
and crew were treated to novel and
exciting bear hunt. While passing
through Cuisseau Lake large bear
was swimming across the lake, and, as
every one seemed anxious to see a chase,
Captain Duggan stopped the boat and
sent a crew after his bearShip. The
men soon overlook bruin and quickly
captured him by throwing a moose
around his neck. They then towed him
back to the steamer and hOisted him
on board. He had no sooner, however,
got himself fairly planted on deck than
he managed to get free, and, as the
crew and passengers were al standing
round, we may imagine there was i'm
mediately some tall scrambling on that
boat. The bear first made for the
ladies' cabin, where he was given free
and undisputed possession, the
fair occupants evidently just then
thinking they were wanted somewhere
else most urgently. The engineer, Mr..
DUNCAN, pluckily followed bruin to the
cabin, from which, on being cornered
up, he jumped through one of the win
dows on to the deck Here Mr.. Dun
gan again assailed him with an oar, the
only available weapon at hand, endeay-
oring to make him again take to the
water. Bruin, however, seemed to have
had enough of the water, for after get
ting upon the railing he refused to go
any further, although repeatedly struck
with the oar, and continued to hang on
to the railing, with his body hanging
over the water, till one of the passen-
gers brought along rifle and shot him.
The bear is q pretty large fellow-he
would weigh about 200 pounds-and is
in excellent condition. He was bought
from the crew by the gentleman who
shot him. Some of the incidents icon
nected with his short stay" on the
steamer are exceedingly grOtesque and
amusing, but space is lacking, and we
can not afford to give them. The way
that some of the people on board made
for hiding places is said to have been
''cautiOn;" it was entirely unnecessary,
as poor bruin was the most scared in
dividual of the lot Pembroke Observer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19

The editor of the AdUdnce saw a
poorly dressed woman enter a drug
store, lay down 10 cents, and receive a
little package. He inquired what she
had bought, and was told it was opium,
of which a stock was kept ready for
regular customers. He was also told
by a physician of woman "who had
been able to conceal this vice till after
her marriage, whose husband had re-
moved from the city to a country place,
and taken every precaution against car
rying any of the deadly drug with them.
And yet his wife grew worse and worse
CHE deadly pallor of her face might
have betrayed her in the begiHning),
and he found that she had struggled n
pound of opium in chest of tea, and
so could use unlimited quantities a"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19

AUGUST LACHEL advertises in the
Chicago Stats ZetttGng his matrimonial
experience. A widow asked him to
marry her, and offered $4,000 as an
inducement. He hesitated, and then
she gave him all her property. Their
honeymoon was not over before she be-
came disagreeable. Says he: "She
has insuked me in all things, and
charges me with having a weak men,
DRY, and God knows what else. An old
woman like her ought to be glad to have
a husband like me, who has all his mil
itary papers. At first it was always,
have the honor to present to you my
husband here And all the people
were surprised that so old person
could get such respectable-lOoking
husband" He has separated from her,
and to warn other men is the avowed
object of his card, which closes as fol-
lows: 81 learned, unfortunately after
my marriage, that she tormented and
beat her first husband to death. He
was a weak man. She can not thrash
me. Finally she was always telling me
that l should buy poison-only for the
rats, of course. But l was very careful
not to do it."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
The Birthday OF ConfucIus.

Last Wednesday it was noticed that
there was an unusual amount of tiowery
decorations and gingerbread work
spread over the joss houses and principal
business places of the Chinese quarter.
Over q few of these houses was reared
a small triangular-shaped flag, made of
red-fannel or something else, and look
ing very much like the emblem of a
slow freight train in distress. The flag
was further dis6gured with Chinese
hieroglyphics. All this was in honor
of the birthday of Confucius, the phil
osopher, who, had he lived until now,
would have been 2,427 years old. Con-
fucius was a good Chinaman. He stay
ed at home, and never went to foreign
lands to work for nothing and board
himself and be arrested for violating
the cubic air ord;nsnce.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle, Sept. IS,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19

GREAT BRITAIN is about to acquire
another extensive territory, now the
Transvaal Republic, in South Africa.
The President of the republic, Burgers,
has been signally defeated by the Zulus
aud Kaiiirs, and so mortified was he by
the cowardice of his followers, that he
desired to be shot in order not to sur
vive the disgrace. The Zulus and KAT
frs of to-day are very different from
the savages who gave the armed forces
of England so much trouble in 1850.
Like the Sioux, they have breech-load-
ing rifles, and understand some of the
tactics of regular warfare,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19

AN official inspector in England re-
ports as to the danger of working in
white lead manufactures. The harm
comes partly from inhaling particles of
lead, but principally from absorbing it
through contact, causing paralysis. A
few manufacturers compel their work
men to wear gloves and respirators,
and to wash themselves thoroughly at
the close of each days work; but the
employees generally dislike the trouble
of these precautions, and show great
recklessness of health. A law compel
ing the exercise of greater care is sug
gested.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19

THE officials throughout the japanese
Empire will shortly be compelled to
adopt the foreign style of dress, and all
males to abandon the native style of
couture. The United States has the
distinction of having come to the front
of the western nations as tutors of Japan.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
Popularity Of Victor Emmanuel.

Victor Emmanuel's fine qualities as
sovereign, his soldierly courage, a GER
tain magnetic attraction he possesses,
cause his subjects to overlook his often
sive private life; his cGrGttere cavalier
eSCd, as the Italians love to say of him,
is so effective and imposing that he is
indeed popular despite his domestic
faults. He knows this, and tries to
keep up his soldierly, bluff, hearty
look-the healthy, rudy, mountaineer
color. As he grows older his skin has
become dark, thick, and dull. The for
mer rich glow has faded out, and his
stiff, bristly hair and beard have be-
come grizzled. So he dyes his beard
and hair and rouges his cheeks! This
seems Incredible; but | am assured
that this is fact, and this accounts for
the truly marvellous color of the Kings
complexion: the red has often been
compared to the mat red we see in
Etruscan tombs, for it IS so difficult to
get natural tinge of red over the fond
of dark swartly brown skin, hardened
and thickened by exposure to mountain
air and sun.-Philads lphiG Bulletin.
A WOMAN out on Pond Street, whose
husband has gone to the Centennial son
business" tracks struggling line of
mud across the carpets every evening,
piles couple of cigar stumps on the
window-sin, chucks an old quid of to-
baeco partly behind the fireboard, puts
wet boot to drip all over the oilcloth
and throws another under the sofa, sets
bowl of yeast near her chair to make
the room smell like lager beer, and
feels just as comfortable and natural
and secure as though there was man
in the house.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19

BURNErT's FLAvoRING EXTRACTS are used
and Endorsed by the best hotels, confection-
ers, grocers and the first families in the
country
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19

4 better makeup" of old Rip Van
Wrinkle than was afforded by the old
man, rs he sat in police headquarters
this morning, was certainly never pre-
scented before the footlightS. With skin
yellow and dried, long gray hair and
beard, and hands horny and like claws,
the old fellow talked pitifully of his
poverty, his last resort to save himself
from starvation, his dog, his prospects.
His English was broken and hard to
understand, and he seemed to realize
the difficulty under which he labored
as he looked from officer TO officer
TO note the effect of his words His
dress was the shabbiest, and his appear
ance as 4 whole was far from prepos-
sessing from a clearly standpoint.
Five years ago he went to room with
Mrs. Ryall, in Middagh Street, and
with her moved TO her present location
in Willow Street. He was q professor
Of languages, and gave proof of his
ability 10 read, write and speak
HALF A DOZEN TONGUES WITH FLUENCY.
He was always regarded as eccentric,
and never allowed any one TO enter his
room. When he met any of the in
mates of the house he always made
ow bow and passed on, never stopping
o ask or answer any questions. He
'arely had caller, and only an occa-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-19
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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-15
Harine News.
The SAD Decay Of n Newspaper.
[St. Louis Globe Democrat


Halstead, OF the Cincinnati CONNER
cidt, is an awful example Of the fact that
no man can be q great editor and Il great
statesman at the same time. A few
years ago he didn't care II picayune who
was nominated or who was elected. He
left all that to the politicians. Then the
Commercial was u great newspaper
Latterly, however, he has been misled
by the bad example Of Deacon Richard
Smith, who has for several years
imagined that this country needed his
personal supervision to secure its good
government. In 1867 HaIstcad, in order
to ruin the Deacon rs journalist q
work OF no very great dimensions ran
him for Congress; and now somebody
has ruined Halstead by pcrsuading hin
that his special Intervention is neces
sary to prevent the country from going
to tho dogs. The Commercial is no
holding its own as a newspaper, anC
Halstead Is cutting very sorry figure
in statemanship. His only achievement
thus far. is as assistant assassinator 0
Horace Greeley.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-15
sTaTEs RIGHTS.
United states Supreme Court On Home
Ku1c.

New York World
"No political dreamer was ever wild
enough TO think OF breaking down the
lines which separate the States and OF
cornpounding The American people into
ono common mass, was declaration
which Chief Justice Marshall would
scarcely have made had he lived to the
present day., and been cognizant OF the
Congressional legislation OF the past
ten years. He believed. with the
trainers OF the Federal Constitution and
other statesmen OF the day, that the
recognition and protection OF the re-
served rights OF the States was abso,
lutely essential TO tho preservation and
perpctuation Of our republicae instltu-
rions and the Union.
OF late years, however, throaxh the
teachings OF extremists North and
South. many untbinking Republicans
have come to take diametrically op-
posite view. They understand State
rights to be synonymous with the
right Of secession" and inimlcal TO the
union Of the States. Federal legisla,,
ton for the last ten years has tended
steadily toward the oblitcration OF State
lines and the centralzation OF power in
the General Government, and the cor
ruption now daily exposed is but the
natural and inevitable result. The
opinion Of the Supreme Court, there
fore, in the Louisiana. and Ken
lucky cases, coming, as 1t does,
at time when public attention
is more particularly directed to
wards governmental affairs, must be
productive Of great good BY reverting
to fundamental principles and to oancient
landmarks it destroys the fallaclous and
centralizing theories OF later years, and
laws before the people in clear, plain
and concise language q correct and
authoritative exposition OF the respec
tive rights and duties OF the State and
Federal Government. Chief Justice
Wate's opinion is important, not from
novelty OF doctrine, for that is as old az
the Government itself, but because o.
the tendency it will have to eradicate
the false notions that have latterly beer
implanted in the minds OF the people
by the Republican leaders, TO the peo
ple's detriment and the imminent danger
Of our free Institutions.