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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04
The Sensation of Having a Snake
Crawl Down Your Throat.

Mr.. Benjamin Trenholm, living in
Culver Township, on the Saline, woke
up one night last week feeling something
in his mouth, and Immediately that
something commenced crawling down
his throat. He tried (Mr. T. says) to
catch it in his teeth, but it was too far
gone, and he says he was obliged to
swallow. He is satisfied it was snake,
but of course does not know just what
kind-we should think any kind would
be bad enough. We did not learn the
particulars in this respect, but judge that
Mr.. Trenholm slept but little more that
night. As soon as possible he started
for Saline and consulted physician.
He was given something to stupefy the
reptile, and an emetic that it might be
vomited up. The stupefactive had the
desired effect, but the emetic seemed to
craze the man. He returned home, and
felt no movement of the snake for day
or two, when the thing commenced to
move again. Mr.. T. then consulted DR..
GROCER, of Saline, who gave him some
medicine to kill the reptile. Upon tax
inc the medicine-which was some days
ago-the movement ceased, and at pres
ent writing none has been felt The med
icine to be taken once in three days. At
first some seemed to think that Mr..
Trenholm had simply dreamed of this
experience, but subsequent investigation
and, what was worse, personal expe-
rience on the part of Mr.. I. in the way
of feeling the movement of the snake in
his stomach-proved that it is a sober
and horrible reality.-AinneapoEis
Kan. Sentinel,
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How the Turks Execute Spies,

A war-correspondent writing from
Kars says: 1.-The brilliant defense and
the devotion of the garrison are blotted
by some events which, were it not in the
interest of civilization, were better left
untold. During the siege, as during
many others, family duty or necessity
of one kind or another called many
persons without the walls. Supplement-
airy evidence is never wanting to
an excited and fanatical populace, and
twenty-five persons were inundated as
spies, among them two Mohammedan
priests. 1t is difficult to conceive the
feroeity OF the commandant of the eta
del, who had the suspects tied neck and
heels and hurled from the ramparts of
the old fortress into the rocky gorge be-
low, to be inferred still breathing by the
burial parties awaiting them"
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The NIOurnful Dove.

A mournful dove, cooling forts mate,
sundered the bars of its prison gate and
sought a retreat among the leafy
branches of poplar tree on Pike Street.
5000! cool" sang the mournful
dove. &C
Atruant schoolboy, homeward bound,
caught the plaintive notes, and in the
wickedncss of his heart he said: "I'll
shy rock at ERE turtle dove" He cast
a stone, but the bird just duckled its IN
nocent head, while the missile passed
on through French plate-glass win
dow opposite, and buried itself in a
feather bed. Then the truant boy
thought he heard the PARKWAY voice OF
his mother calling, and his heels took
wings and flew.
Coo, co.," sang the gentle dove
A Fourth Street clerk, dapper little
body in q cross-barred suit, passed be-
meath the shady poplar tree and said;
cts many day since was a pitch
er in the Crimson Socks; has my hand
yet lost its cunning?''
Then he gathered bowlder and hurl-
ed ittoward the harmless bird with all his
pristine vigor, but it fell far short of its
mark. Describing a beautiful parabola,
it bore down in full force upon an in
offensive old gentleman with beaver
hat, who was approaching the spot I'M
der the protection of his umbrella. In
one brief moment the umbrella, the old
gentleman, the beaver hat, and bowlder,
all sank to the pavement in an ignomin-
ious heap; the cross barred clerk, he,
too, went swiftly away-far, far down
the street.
5000, co.," sang the mournful dove.
A toil-worn mechanic from a fnrni-
ture factory slowly trudged that way,
and beneath his arm he bore bundle
of kindling wood. The doleful sound
fell upon his ear, and he drew from his
bundle a crooked stick shaped like a
boomerang, murmuring the while to
himself, ~ think this'll fetch that pig
con down outen there" But, mind
you, the sorrowful dove only cooked up
its head and winked, while the crooked
boomerang circled among the leafy
boughs and returned. Returned, like a
true and genuine boomerang, swiftly
and forcibly to the toil-worn mechanics
nose, and there it nestled softly and
gently, like the kick of an energetic
mule.
With many select quotations from
profane writers the toll, worn mechanic
bore his kindling away, bathed in his
own gore.
"Coo, co.," sang the mournful dove,
but none other came that way to fur
nish him diversion OF to shed ray of
cheerfulness upon his melancholy situa-
tion.-CincinraGtt Saturday Night.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04
A Petrified Man, Ape or What?

Mr.. Montandon came in yesterday
from Colorado. While at Pueblo day
before yesterday, he assisted in the ex-
animation of what is believed to be a
petrified man. 1t was taken out of the
ground twenty-five miles southwest OF
Pueblo. The head and body of the man
was in a bed of hard clay and the foot
stuck out of the ground. TWAS brought
into Pueblo in a wagon. 1t measured
seven feet five and one-half inches in
height. Its arms are four feet in length.
The head and face are more of the ape
shape than of man. The fingers,
muscles and every thing about it were
distinct. A cedar tree had grown up
between the body and the arm, and the
roots ran over the body. 1t was dis
covered by Mr.. Content, the agent Of
the A., I. & S. f. railroad, at Colorado
Springs Dr. Reed, of Philadelphia,
was present at the examination, and
will probably give detailed descrip-
ton of it.-TopekG Commonwealth.
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LEAH GELEIBT.

Many years ago handsome young
man, with a marked foreign accent, led
beautiful little girl into the parlor Of
one of our s'Homes" for children.
"This is the dear child tell you of, :"
he said to the tender-h hearted superin-
tendent. "You will all times find her
to obey you, and be sweet in temper to
all. am only but a stranger in this
good land, and evil men accuses me
that came not truly by my money and
jewels. l must go back to my own
land to show my truth; and l trust in
my fathers God, that will come back
with my head hold up high in honor.
al will not that gentleman shall
know of this; and have but one poor
man who have known me all times, and
he have none wife. So l leave my
treasure-child with you, for her mother
too sick, and may die on sea-
Here his voice failed, and, thrusting
silk purse, through which many gold
piece smiled, into the hand of the chill
dren's friend, he embraced his child
tenderly, saying, "Be brave, Leah
Geleibt! God comfort you!" and almost
flying from the room, he sprang into a
carriage, which ratified away, leaving
the child bewildered and amazed.
That night Leah sobbed herself to
sleep, crying, "Mamma Geleibt, come
for mel Kind God, make her well, and
keep the sea still for themH'
The next mornings sun rose clear
and bright, and Leah, charmed with
the company of so many children, was
happy.
Several times she stopped in her play
to ask, Can 1 see ocean from this
house?" and How long time goes it to
Bremen?"
"Leah Geleibt" lbeloved) soon came
to be known by that name only, and
the one on the register was almost for
gotten.
Steamers came and went, but there
was no word from the voyagers. Some
times the child would ask her friend,
"Why comes no letter full of love and
kisses from Papa and Mamma Geleibt?''
1.-The answer was always, "Be pa
tient-by-and-by."
Past scenes gradually faded from her
mind; and after year she spoke of her
parents as one speaks of lovely char
acters in a dream.
As Leah grew, she developed fine
traits of character, and she gained 3
great influence over all the children al
study and in play.
Her grace and beauty soon brought
her the offer of many homes; but tn,
kind superintendent kept her for years
in the hope of restoring her to her fam
lily.
When all hope was gone, she was Civ
en- for adoption to a very sweet but no
very strong lady, who wanted a siste
for her boys.
When asked if she would go wit
Mrs. Hope, a CLEAN of the past aashe,
over Leah's mind, and she said, Yes
till Papa and Mamma Geleibt come bacl
for me-"
And Leah went from the plain, goo
Home, " into the luxury and eleganc
of Mrs. Hopes mansion. But she neve
forgot her old friends. She insisted o.
sharing her fruit, her flowers and he
books with Polly, Betty, Mary Ann
and all the others.
Mrs. Hope had a little weakness
about Leah. She tried to forget, an
70 make every body else forget, that sh
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04
Oregon BiIl's Wonderful Marks
manship.

William Spence, alias Oregon Bill, is
in many respects remarkable man.
His birthplace is Port Natal, South AZ
rica, and he has hardly yet reached
forty. He was at sea for years, and
during the time distinguished himself
for his bravery in two engagements with
pirates on the coast of Africa. He par
tieipated with credit to himself in the
last war with Russia, and was present at
the fall of Balaklava.
From 1860 to 1865 he was an Indian
fighter on the frontiers of Kansas and
Texas, and in an engagement with the
red men on an occasion in which the
whites were victorious, after bloody
hand to hand fight, he is said to have
killed seven warriors with his pistol and
bowie knife.
In Portland, Oregon, he had friend,
John O'Madigan, now of this city.
While O'Madigan was walking along
the street smoking his pipe, and at q
distance of ten feet, and at about right
angle, Bill suddenly drew his pistol and
fired, the ball taking the pipe from the
mouth of his friend, but doing him no
harm. Again, last fall, Bill was in Lake
City with deer for sale, and seeing his
old friend, O'Madigan, passing up the
same street on the opposite side, he
called to him to stop. When he had
drawn his revolver, John did so, facing
him at the time. Bill fired, and the bah
passed through the top of the hat of his
friend. O'Madigan, in the best of
humor, called out, "Bill, don't shoot
any more; it is too close. "-Denrer
Tribune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

In less than three months Leah sat in
a plain room, with bare floor and pine
furniture, ministering at the death-bed
of her grandmother, who had long ago
caught a glimpse of the "Hope of
Israeli
In another month, Tom Hope-who
had soon found that the beauty of life
went out with her going-stOod before
her with the "joyful news'' $50 the in
nocent fellow said) that neither he nor
the family at home could live any long
er without her, and that, not caring
what race she belonged to, he had come
to marry and take her homel
But the Hopes had miscalculated the
spirit of the daughter of Israel.
Leah received him kindly, but assur.
ed him that no cheek in America should
ever blush on her account; that she had
found loving friends and real duties,
and that she should henceforth dwell
among her own, loving and worshipine
Him who was as yet without form OF
comeliness to them.
A more astonished youth than Ton
Hope never paced an ocean steamer;
more chagrined and disappointed LADY
than was Mrs. Hope has seldom walked
an elegant room in tears! ~
But the die was cast. They had los
the object of their attachment, the prid'
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04
A TwO-Headed Rattlesnake.

A large rattlesnake was killed in
Breathitt County few days ago that
proved to be curiosity. 1t was per-
fectly formed, save that it had two well
developed necks and heads. The
prongs of the necks were about four
inches long, and the snake used both
heads at the same time, striking with,
both, and thrusting out its tongues in
a spiteful manner, and had the appear
ance of two snakes-so much 50 that
the person who killed it did not dis
cover the deformity until his snakeship
was dead Sterling (KN. ! Democrat.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04
Were You With Me.

Were you with me, or ] with you,
There's naught, methinks, might not do;
Could venture here and venture there,
And never fear, nor ever care.
To things before, and things behind,
Could turn my thoughts and turn my mind
On this and that, day after day,
Could dare 20 throw myself away.
Secure, when all was DER, 20 find
My proper thought, my perfect mind,
And unimpaired, receive anew
My own and better self in you.
arthur Hugh CIough
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04
Girl and Woman.

" lie VIII come, win come" she said,
And her breath was like the South,
And the sun lay on her head,
And the morning round her mouth,
And she smiled across the sea
In her girlhood's surety.
lie will come I'm ship of state,
Like conqueror 10 his own,
With a bearing kingly, great,
That shall lean to me alone
Laying all his glory down
For my kingdom, sword, and crown.
And the sword shall restore
For the high deeds yet to be,
Since no life of lnightly yore,
Vowed to rarcst ministry,
With his prowess shall begin
Who has wifely arms TO win.
But the crown I'll fling afar,
Smiling soft 10 hear him say,
Love, there shineth star nor bar
Like your smiling on my way;
Leaves of bay would fall and fade
Where your highest touch has staid.
"Other maidens may be-fair; -..
lie win whisper, close and low,
That my loves beyond compare
With the beauty they bestow;
While because he stoops to me,
shall grow most fair to see"
So I left her on the shore
When the Dawn was growing Day;
And the white ships, drifting DER,
Leaned and listened TO her lay;
And the waves, to others dumb,
Laughed and whispered, " He viii come"
So I found her on the shore
When the harbor- lights were dim,
And the expectant curves of yore
Something sweeter seemed to linn;
Still she waited Loves surprise
With the youngness i'm her eyes.
Still she murmured, 4" lie will Gomez"
Days and sails are drifting by;
other ships 90 laden home,
Bright with golden argosy;
And the ship for which wait
Droppeth anchor soon or late.
" / shall know him, though he stands
With the slain years fronting him;
Though he reach untender hands
of a warrior worn and grim;
Though the smile go to meet
Shine through tempest and defeat.
" For the pillows will have brought
All their burden TO his strength,
And the winds have fed his thought
Till his kingdom stretch at length
From the power and peace of seas
To all love and mysteries.
" And because October holds
More of spring time than the spring,
And because all harvest folds
Both the bud and blossoming,
lie shall find my patience sweet
And my unvowed faith complete"
So left her on the shore.
Does he come? only know
That the moon for eveImore
Draws the tides, and, swift or slow,
Bound, or barred, or flowing free,
Every river finds its sea.
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For sale by all Druggists. St. Louis


WLHOFT's ANTI-PERIODIC OR FEVER AND
AGUE C!-Wihoft's Tonic has cstdb-
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HAS ENTIRELY CURED ME.
Boston, Oct, 1870.

Boston, Oct, 1870.
Mr.. II. r. STEVENS:
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

Clifford's Febrifuge is not a panace
for all the ills to which flesh is heir. We do
not profess to have discovered a cure-GH,
but we confidently recommend it to you as 4
sure, safe and speedy cure for all diseases
arising from Malaria. In this class of dis
eases ii is a specific: it enters the circulation
and utterly destroys the germs of the poison
it will purify and build up the debilitated
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J. c. RICHARDSON, Prop'r,
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

THE silverware delivered by the National Sill
ver-Plating Co., Nc. 704 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia is giving entire satisfaction. All orders
are promptly filled, and no one need Hesitate
about sending them money.-Llitherda Observer
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Don't fail to procure Mrs. WINsLow's SooTH-
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dren. 1t relieves the child from pain, cures wind
collie, regulates the bowels, and, by giving relief
and health to the child gives rest to the mother.
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duel which terminated in the death of
Decatur. One of them has the name
Barron scratched on the wood of the
stock.-Natchez Miss. } Democrat.
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Rheumatism is 4 si'.a.a d The Blood

The blood in this disease is found to contain an
cess Of 6JJ-iI. NEGETINE acts by converting the
blood from lis diseased condition to healthy circula
ton. VEGETINE regulates the bowels, which Is very
important in this complaint. One bottle OF NEGE
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It must be taken regularly ami may take several bot
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is sold by all druggists Try II and your verdict VII
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Il never found so much relief as from the use OF
VEGETINE,r which is composed exclusively Oh
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THE principal attraction at the Ger
mantown, Ky, fair was woman who
has beard 10 inches long and fine as
silk. She has, two sisters who also have
boards.
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I'VE SuHNYS'nE library.

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lOc Others 10 follow rapidly sold by ali NEWSPAPERS
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TIE Filthy Discharges and disagreeable
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after few doses of SANFoRD's RADICAL
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the nose, are at once healed.
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.sVFGETIEE,- says Boston physician. has no equal
rs q blood purifier. Hearing Of lis many wonderful
cures. after all other remedies had thle visited
Inc laboratory and convinced my self Of its genuine
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KINGsFOBD's OswEGO CORN STARCH is
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wives Know That the Brow of Care

which perfect bread, rolls, biscuit, etc, are
so important. To have these delicate products
of baking always reliable, the use Of Doc
LEY's YEAST POWDER is very important
This article is among the most valuable of
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up in cans always full in weight.
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THE ElRESInE LIBRARY.

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What Of Thats

Tired, We'll. what Of that.
pid.t fancy life was spent on bcds OF ease,
Fluttering the rose leaves scattered by the
brcczei
Come rouse thee werk vi 'le it is called To-
daN, oeiI
Coward. arise 20 forth we y way!
pt~a
Lonely. And what ..
some must b. lionel, not given TO all
To feel = heart rcspoL- q use and fall
To blend another lie into its own.
Work may DC done IN loneliness. Work on.ts
DARK. Well. and what OF that.
bid>t fpndly dream the sun would never setf
Do>i fear 10 lose thy way? Take courage
yet
Learn thou 10 wals hy faith. and not by sight,
Thy step ~!iI guided @. and guided right.
Hari' Wei. what that!
pid>t fancy liz, one summer holiday.
With lessons none to learn, and nausht but
p,syt
Go get thee 10 thy task. Conquer or die,
II must b. learned, Learn 1t. then, patiently.
No help, Nay, II, not 90.
Though human heIp b. far. thy God j nigh
" ho lrcI- the ravens; heAr, His children
cry.
He's near thee whcresp'cr thy footsteps roam {;
Aud he will guide ia c. high; thee, help thee
home,