The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-10
AN OPEN LETTER.

Christmas, with all its publications.,
has come and gone; the holidays are
over, and yet we are here; still we
are to battle with the nps and downs
of busy life. Happiness or thrift
are ra:ely obtained without some eff
fort. We have, for the year 1877,
enjoyed Il liberal share of the trade
from the good people of Milan and
the surrounding country. We are,
of course, much Obliged 10 the people
fol it. As above stated, it requires
labor and a good deal of it, We think,
to do successful business in our
line but, after all, if the people
didn't patronize us we couldn't do
any good. We expect toput forward
an earnest effort and try to improve
on oUr former business, and, if pOsSi-
bic, try and be cleverer than ever.
We, as our little street circulars will
explain, are closing out one line of
our business--that is, Gentlemen's
Clothing; we are offeringit all at cost,
and will continue to do so until it is
all gone. 1t is one line of the husi-
ness that don't suit us, and we think
we can serve our customers much
better in other branches of the busi>
ness, and it y i'll be more advantageous
to Us. So parties wanting clothing
will do well to give us call. We
have determined to close it out. We
have as good a line of it Us Is usually
carried in our town, and it was bought
very cheap. BY examining it you
will be convinced.
As heretofore, we propose to keep
a neat assortment of all kinds of de-
sirable Dry Goods, Fancy Notions,
novelties of all kinds, and in fact ev-
erything that pleases the ladies, for
we like them (tne ladies' much the
best anyway, and always did. In
doing this we have to keep something
to please the men, too, for where the
ladies are the men like to he also.
We will then keep all kinds of piece
goods, fancy Cashmere, fine and plain
Shirts, Boots and Shoes, and every
thing that nice man ought to have.
outside of clothing. We will contin-
ue to carry full line of all the lead
ing School Books and School furnish
ing goods generally, and are prepared
to take orders for all kinds of works
in the fine arts, Medical and Surgical
Books, Theological and Religious
Books, Juvenile goods, &c, which
We can always furnish on short notice
at publishers retail prices. We will
carry all the time full line of all
the leading Sewing Machine Needles,
at soc per dozen, and are prepared
and can furnish you with any parts
broken about your machine at short
notice, (bringing the broken pieces
along.) We can furnish any desired
Sewing Machine made for about one
half the former price. For prices
and kinds, call and see US. In all
we promise that our stock shall be
second to none, and The prices shall be
remarkably low on all our goods.
Our terms of selling goods will be
strictly for cash. Nothing else will
buy goods cheap. We don't propose
to barter for anything. Our custom
ers must have the full benefit of their
money. If We want anything you
have got to sell. we will pay you mon
ey for it, for that is what we ask for
what we have. We don't want to
borrow any body's money to DO bus
iness on; We don't keep money t,
lend out; we want our business to be
entirely mutual and on strictly bust
ness principles. If we can succeed on
these principles we will have accom-
plished III the good old way what true
men work for. We thank the people
for past favors, and most respectfully
invite every body to give us call
when they come to town.
Very Respectfully,
HARRISON, DoNSEIL x Co,
Proprietors.
Jan. 10, 1878.