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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-04

might outwit her importunate sutton
Could the valiant Hannibal have adj
peared upon the stage six centuries ear
lier and protected the fair Queen against
her troublesome wooer all would have
been well. But it could not be, for sadly
as Dido needed just such deliverer at
this time, the world was not yet ready
for him.
If the gods would send friendly
earthquake and swallow up Mauritania
and its king. But nothing happened
one avenue of escape yet remained-to
sacrifice herself for the salvation of her
country. She petitioned for three
months in which to consider-perhaps
hoping that relief might come at the
last moment. During this interval she
occupied. herself in erecting funeral
pile as if to g appease the names of ST.
chaeus.''' The time expire, but no pow
er interviewed to save our heroine from
the fate she had chosen as preferable to
the other aHH
Just in the morning of her life, full of
ambitions hopes as a sovereign, it seems
hard to die. Yet she falters not in her
purpose The same powerful will that
gave her courage to brave the treacher-
GUS waves nerved her hand as she
plunged the fatal knife into her heart,
enabled her to mount the alter and lay
herself upon it while her life blood
ebbed away Her fidelity to her hus-
band was accomplished, the danger was
averted from her people, and her life
work was finished. Detroit Free Press.
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Examination Day at the District School.

Charles Francis Adams, Jr., in speak
ing OF the 4" examinations at the dis
trict school. says: "These eXamina-
tions were a study for the humorist. A
day was publicly assigned for each
school, and on that day the children
were present in their best clothes; the
benches were crowded, and tOlerable
representation of parents and friends
occupied the vacant spaces of the room.
The committee sat upon the platform
in dignified silence, and the teacher
conducted the exercises over safe and
familiar ground to a triumphant con-
clusion in some peculiarly unnatural bit
of childish defamation. Then the
committee were asked to crafty the
children with a few remarks, which, lis
unnecessary to say, were of a highly
commendatOry character. The whole
thing was a sham. After it was over
the committee knew nothing more about
the school than they did before it began;
and as for tests, there were nome"
Six years ago, however, change was
introduced. The committee themselves
examined the scholars. "The result
was deplorable The schools went to
pieces.' That is to say, the scholars who
recited glibly by rote could not apply
the rules which they repeated. This
discovery led to thorough reorganiza-
ton of the system, and the result was
not only instruction which was both in
telligent and effective, but method so
attractive that the whining school
boy'' became willing disciple. And
this was due to the selection of a Su-
perintendent who understood that teach
inc was science, and who had careful
" trained himself in it by study of the
best foreign methods. 1t is singular
that in the land of common schools it
should have been only recently discOv-
cred that teaching is a science for which
training is as useful as for any other.
With ruthless sincerity Mr.. Adams says:
every much as Bentham defined a
Judge as an advocate run to Seed the
ordinary Superintendent is apt to be
grammar-schOol teacher in a similar
condition. Where he is not this, he is
usually some retired clergyman or local
politician out of job, who has no more
idea of the processes of mental develop
ment or the science of training than the
average school-master has of the object
of teaching English grammar" The
University of Michigan has recognized
the necessity of training by founding a
chair for teaching the science of teach
ing.
Massachusetts is regarded as model
commonwealth. One-fifth of the entire
amount raised by taxation is expended
upon the common schools, and they are
supposed to be models. In many ways
they are admirable; but Mr.. Adams
holds that from the want of a pervading
and intelligent direction of school eX-
penses some two millions of dollars a
year are wasted, and the chief defect
that he finds is the lack of trained super
intendency. A few citizens of his energy
and sagacity and public spirit, however,
would spur any community to necessary
reform. The details and statistics which
he gives about the Quincy schools are
worthy of careful study, and explain
their reputation among the schools of
the Bay State.-HarpeY's Magazine for
December.
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A Plain Man.


The Woodward Avenue car going
north at IL O'Clock yesterday forenoon
overlook man with hand-trunk of
ancient make walking in the middle of the
street. He inquired if the car went to
the railroad track, and then got aboard.
There were several passengers in the
car, and as he stood in the door he
looked from one to the other and said ::
{" If am intruding don't hesitate to
tell me so. | like people who speak out,
and | am used to plain talk
No one objected and he took seat,
crossed his legs and said to himself:
"Tll bet they never built this car for
less than fifty dollarsl I'm glad the old
woman isn't here If she should see
how it's fixed up she'd never let up on
me till tackled one to the house. I'll
never ride on a wood wagon again when
| can Jog along in a chariot like this.
It's got more windows than a bee hive,
and | wouldn't dare spit on the floor if
was dying to spit"
As he made no move to pay his fare
the driver rang the bell.
- Got bells on here, eh?" unused the
plain man. - Now who'd although
they'd have gone to such an expense as
that! Folks here in town are right on
the STYLE, no matter what it costs!''
The driver rang again and again, and
seeing that it did no good he finally
opened the door and said:
" You man in the corner there-you
didn't pay your farrell
- NJ W. TIanorar
if hadn't forgotten all about it! Were
you ringing that bell for me?"
" Yes"
"That's too bad! Why didn't yol
open that door long ago and say to me
Here, you old potato top, if you don
pass up your ducats I'll land you in tn
mud!' I'm a plain man, and | neve
get miffed at plain talk. Take the dam
age out of this half dollar!"-Detro'
| Free Press.
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USEFUL AND SCIENTIFIC

MORE than one-half of the glass used
in the United States is produced in Pitts
burg, Pa, where over 5000 hands are
employed; 12,110 tons of soda ash were
used during last year, and the value of
the glassware amounted to nearly ST.
100000
In Paris, France, the animal and veg
etable refuse from markets, and refuse
of all kinds, has been calcined, and
forms what is known as paris char
coal.r A furnace for that purpose has
been designed by an Eastern inventor at
Stamford, Conn, for utilizing all these
waste products.
PROF. EDWARD KLEBS, having as
pirated the air of malarial districts
through suitable apparatus, obtained or
ganisms of about 0.95 micro-millime-
tiers, capable of producing malarial fe-
yer on incubation. He named them
bacillus malarig. As they are devel-
oped in the presence of free oxygen, they
belong to the GrObii of Pasteur.
AMONG the articles exhibited at the
general Congress of German Apotheca-
ries, held at Hanover on Sept. 4, were
a specimen of genuine Oriental bezoar,
a goblet of metallic anthony formerly
used for importing a purgative effect to
wine or beer, venerable sample of
album grYcetna, and selection of chem
ical apparatus inscribed with alchymis-
tic symbols.
WHEN one eye receives a wound or
lesion the other is apt to be seriously af-
fected, and the case used to be called
sympathetic ophthalmia. Modern
researches have proved that the disor-
der is transmitted from the one eye to
the other through the ciliary nerve,
and perhaps by the optic nerve. The
only effectual treatment formerly was
the complete removal of the injured
eye. This, of course, involved great
Disagreement, and DIR. Boucheron pro-
posed a new method, which was effect
ual, and dispensed with the removal of
the eye. He found that the ciliary and
optic nerves could be cut, in the case of
cats, and he therefore proposed the same
operation with man, and was successful
in forty cases.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-04

WHEN once you have determined to
fatten an animal for beef let the process
be as quick as possible. Any stint in
feeding at such times will tend to make
the meat tough and dry. Stalled ami
mails will fatten more readily than 9TH
ers, and younger animals require richer
food than older ones. In winter fatten
ing do not forget that much depends
upon the warmth of the stable. The
warmer the cattle are kept the less food
will lie needed.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-04

An elegant Restaurant is connected WIN
this house, where meals are served at reason
able prices. open day and night.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-04
CA ECNEE HOUSE
CHICAGO.
S. 80 to 90 per Day.

$3.50 to $500 per Day.
Strictly first class in all its appointments
Though situated in the heart of the city, its
close proximity TO the Lake, from which 1t Is
only separated by the Park, directly in front
of the house, makes the location the most de-
sirable of any hotel in Chicago. Southern
patronage solicited Special contracts for
parties remaining one week or more.
JEWETT WILCOX, Manager,
Late of the fremont House.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-01
RICHMOND TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND TOBACCO EXCHANGE
TUESDAY, September 80, 1879.
The number Of breaks to-day comprised IS
hogshcaas and 81 Heroes. The offerings at auction
on Change were CT packages; OF which number
SO were sold at prices ranging from $3.50 TO s52.
The following are the quotations:
. DARK GOODS, FOR EXPORT.
Lugs.-Common, S2.50Gs3; medium, 500
$3.50: good, S4ms4.5O.
LcGf- Common, $5@ $3.50: medium, S6Mi6.5O:
goo'. $7@>7.5O; fine, $lo@s12.oo; extra fine,
Siemming.-Common. s2.5O4$4: medium,
s4.50a$6; good, SG@S7.50; fine, 1000.
DARK GooDs-MANuFACTURISG.
Lug FIIiers.-Commpn, 1904; medium. $3.50
leaf FuIiers.-tommon.s So $G.5o: medium. 81
MSs.5O; good, $9@Sl0 so; fine, S1l@Sl2 10 ;
extra fne stln-cured, sl2@s17.
@$9.S6: cool sio@$I fine. sls@si4:' e *
ira, 81 .5otGSl2; extra sun-cured s1s@$25.
BRIGHT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Smcksrs.sGommon S5@S e., sJ msd!aa $1,000
good, l0a&l2: fine, S13@sl5.
TrdpperS.-Cnmmon, S12GS15; medium, 81 6
s25; good, $3o@S4O; fine, $i5@S50; fancy, $50
Aahogaay Wra0pers;.,Common, $15msls;
m"u.urn $20@f35 good, $30@S4O; fine, S45@
$50; extra, f60WS75.
WESTERN GOODS.
L1,g FTUerS-Old lark, s3Gg4.50.
Ledf Fitlers.-Common 10 medium, $4@S6; good
10 line. S7tGl0.
Lng$, Working.-New d,rt,. s2.5o@s3.
LetIE StemmiHg.-New dark, S4WS7.
Mason County.-Scw common TO good filters, 81
Oslo.
REMARKs.-Thcre has been 10 material change
in the above quotations for several weeks. The
market is Il little weak for all grades of oilers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-01
FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE

TUESDAY. September 80. 1879.
sALEs.-50 United States securities, a per cent
sold at lo2x. and Is shares OF Old Dominion
Steamship Company's stock sold at go.
Gorernmens seenrtttes.-United States AIS
LOG bid: United States As, 1O2A hid.
state Secur,ttss-Virginia I6-4S's. 5o,s bid. 5o,t
eonses new sss Sia Viz vi;s 3s d deferred Il
Did: Virginia tax-receivable coupons, slk bid, 81
12sk bid: Richmond e,1y 6's. J. and j.. io7x BID;
Petersburg city 6's. F. and A.. los asked; Nor
fok city water s's, 81 md n, III aSsed; Msnches-
Railroad BOnds-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
6s, GOLD; le1S. j. and j., % asked: Virginia
Gera RasOad rs sJ and
>. apdJ l0l bid; Virginia &c Railroad fourth
mortgage g.: j. AID j.. 107 asked; Virginia Gem
asked: Southside Railroad third mortgage prefer
red 6s, J.: and j., s7!s bid: Norfolk and Peters
bid; Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad mortgage s's J. and j., 1Os bid; Rich
mond and Danyile Railroad consolidated 6's. II.
s's. A. aud o., 1l0x bid, ll2k asked: Richmond.
York River and Chesapeake Railroad first mort
gage Esd. and j.. 10l bid.
Canal BondS.-,James River and Kanawha Canal
first mortgage 6's. ". and ". AK bid; James River
and hanawha Canal second mortgage SIS, NJ. and
Ra,troad !Stocks-Richmond and Petersburg
kallroad, 100 par AZ blu: Richmond, Fredericks-
burg E., AID ID, Potomac R,1lroad common, 100 par.
90 Did, 62E asked; Richmond, Freder cksburg and
Potomac Railroad, 7 Der cent. guaranteed, 100
nar, S3H bid; Connection Railroad stock. 20 par.
Coz BID; Richmond and Danville Railroad. 100
Railroad guaranteed. 100 par. 90 bid.
Bank @ocks.-Cilizens Bunk, % par. % asked.
rine. 25 par. SO bid. 35 asked Virginia State, 25
PPa no 2s bid; Virginia Home, 100 par, SO bid,
AiscetLaneo,ts.-Old Dominion Steamship Com
paly. 100 par, S92. bid, 92h asked.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-01
ny Telegraph.
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK. September 3O-COtton quiet; sale
lOi bales: uplanls, l0Ec.; Orleans, lOac. South
crn -four unchanged. Wheat feyer,h and unsettled;
opening 90 3kc lower and closing wi h the decline
barely recovered AVID n cropping tendency; I'M
graded winter red. 81. 16@Sl.27; No. winter red
Sl.19@$l.2l; No. winter red, ;l.26&nsL 27$;
erately active: uEgraded, 52@534c.: No. 2. 52GD
52igc. Oats heavy and lower: $5A@3Gc: for No. 3 !;
3SEc. for No. 2 white Hops quiet and stcady !;
yeaSlugs, 7GlSe G, flee quiet and firm. Sugar in
moderate request mt full prices: refined UNCHANGED
AMI quiet. Moo firm and legs active. Rice
Potatoes dull; sweets. -Sl.73Gt2 rs. rurnnine
qnct aud firm a, so%sle M%o steady and fairly
f4c.; uLwashci, l5GI32c.; Texas. 10000. Pork
higher and strong: mess. spot. i9.50@$. so. Nit
stronger: prime steam. spot. :6.A7&Gs6 so.
Whiskcy strong at *l.1e. Frtrsh:s quiet
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. September 30.-Fl0ur firm and un-
changei. Southern wheat lower and dull; western
lower and firm at close: southern red. ST. tnG
$l.25 amber, 81 27ao$l.3l; No. l Maryland,
al27; Nc: 2 western winter red SCOT and Senlem-
Der i .2JA October Sl26; November, Il 2G!4
white nominal; western firm: SOU hcrn white Coo.
yrIlaw, 62c. Gas higher ana hrIa; southern and
Pennsylvania, 3JM37c Hay steady and unchanged.
Provisions Urn! and unchanged. futer firm prime
to choice western packed 1915 Egg active and
IT, n'' sugar quiet: ~" SOFT ssa@ Sc. Whisky
firm at $40. Freigh,s unchanged
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, September 30.-Flonr Hrm aud I'M
changed. Wheat firm and higher: re- and amber,
Oats ee dun G aud .hale Ilrh,sr; White zoe mixed
CSC. Pork stronger N $3.50. Lard strong; choice
leaf, tercc, &c.; KEGS SIC. Bulk meats strong and
Gac. Bacon strong and higner: shoulders, 81 l2ta
clear ribs, Sti.S5; clear si0cs. $3.50; hams-,ugar-
cured, 9G10Hc. Whtskey firm at Sl.05.
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, September 30.-Flour easier, but
not auotably lower. Wheat easter ut $l.0GGlSl H.
Corn quiet and steady At lc. Oats steady and In
good demand IT 29632c. Pork quiet and steady u,
S9.25@s9.31k. Lard stronger; currenl-makc
$3.50; short rib held at So Bacon in taIr d..manh
shoulders. Jobbing, S4@T4.5D: clear rib, 80 300
mand aud lower; rate, S1.C6. Butter quiet and
fairly active and shade higher; common: y Sc
1915; bu'Gllers', s3.7j@S3 s0 receipts, I,22G
head; shipments, 5S5 head.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, September 30.-Flour dull aud lower
S Masn @ $685. S%a 5fa s 9
$1.l29GG$l,l4 December No red fall ! .034i
Sl0SE. Germ dull: ,349c. bid and 3:5c. asked. ca, h
cash, 26c. December. Whiskey firm at S1.OS
Pork lower at 80 go: Lnsd aue. at &c. Bn'k,
&C.. clear rib, &C.; clear sides. 65ac.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, September 3O.-Elour quiet and steaGy
Wheat unsettled, generally lower, and feversh
market opened panlcIy and closcd ftym. NJ; hOugf
9er Chi itasa" sprias 81 CASH sio4S
October, sl.06& Noycmbcr % all the year: No
R %s Hi I sG and GSEa dT
Us1 S quiet ana ste sty 252se CASH s6s S oeo
dcmaud and shade hi2hrr: So SO cash and dcto-
Der, $40 November, IS all The year, $3.50 Janu-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-01

A BAPTIST CHURCH ExPELLED.-St. Louis,
September 2S.-A discussion has been
going On for two or three days past in the
annual meeting OF the ST. Louis Baptist
Association over charges preferred by the
Park-Avtnue church against the Second
Baptist church, Of this city, presided over
by the Rev. DR.. w. W. Boyd. The charges
are sustained by vote Of q to II. Fellow
ship has been Withdrawn from DR.. Boyd
and his church.
The specifications briefly are that DR..
Boyd believes, and has taught and preach
ed, that all men will ultimately be saved !;
that Jew may he saved without believing
in Jesus: that close communion is only an
Inference drawn from one passage in the
Scriptures and that the Baptist denomlna-
ton is too rigid in its views of communion
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-01
DANVILLE.
Correspondence of the Eicnmond Dispatch

correspondence of the Richmond Dspatch.]
SEPTEMBER 80. 1879.
Mr.. ". It. Manning, for Manning Bro
Tiers announces that the publication OF the
ketrs will be suspended from this date. 1t
is stated by Mr.. Manning that the propric-
tors bad exhausted their own capital in the
publication OF the paper, and had borrowed
money on Il mortgage Of the establishment,
and that this mortgage had been suddenly
ioreclo>ed. The printers go over to the
Post and the uneX piref terms OF the sub
scribers and advertisers who have paid in
advance will be filed out by the Post.
Colonel Coleman, the editor, says. in we'll
written ya!eGictnry, that the paper had
grown in influence and patronage since his
connection with ii, and that the party who
led the mortgage understood to be Mr..
Stoyall. OF Henry county, had written one
or two articles for publication fayoring the
political position be had recently assumed,
and the publication OF one Of these articles,
with editorial comments, was, he believes,
1.-The cause Of the precipitate foreclosure OF
the mortgage and the peremptorv order for
it, sale"
Bishop ktane held services at the Catho-
he church on Sunday. Rev. Ii. Petty, of
Chatham, preached at the Baptist church
Sunday night. The pastors Of the Episco-
pal. Presbyterian, and Baptist churches
were out of the city. Rev. Mr.. Compton,
OF the Lynn-Strect Methodist church, an
nolInccd Sunday morning that the special
services (Which had been kept up from
night 10 night during the previous fortnight)
would be continued during this week.
Mr. Robert J. Smith, ore Of the most sue
cesstul farmers OF Halifax county, was in
the city Yesterday. Mr.. Smith had not heard
that any considerable quantity OF the Hall
fax tobacco had been hurt by the recent
frpsts. Mr. Smith lives not far from Nor
CANS Crossroads, and has often seen the
Canada wall. People generally have settled
down into tue belief that the wall formed in
due course Of nature.
Preparations are now being made for the
reception OF the members OF the Synod OF
Virginia, which meets here on the 22d OF
October
have reason TO believe that my report in
honday'> Dispatch As 10 the damage done
by The frost was correct. Perhaps was in
error IN saying that much more than half OF
The crop had been cut and cured. / have
learned, for instance. that not much OF the
crop between Danvile and Ricevile, in this
county, along which line are some fne TO-
p@Sso lands, had been touched with the
anne. The impression now is that the to-
oac ,, which is now standing will "yellow
up VIII
l am requested by number Of the read
.lS OF the Dispatch to ask you to continue
W. ~ extract from the Providence Journal.
DO Whenever we have room and find
ARTICLES r to suit us.-EditorS DiSpatch.]
ne Douelas Guards, welI.cquippcd
anu Northumberland company OF colored
people, went through a drill on the streets
yesterday, accompanied by drum and fife.
rlnaioFe was granted full house Satur-
VI! night, and was rapturousIy applauded.
ALPHA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-01
Crimes nnd Casualties.

LOUISIANA JAILER KILLED BY SAILOR.
new ORLEANS, September 30.-John Ken
nedy, DEPUTY sheriff and keeper in the
parish prison, was killed last night by q
sailor named Jim Barringer near MagDo-
liza bridge. He knocked Kennedy down and
stamped on lis head, fracturing his skull.
SHOOTING ARRAY IN LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, September 80. Moore, OF
Crab Orchard, shot Colonel NJ. Lewis
Clarke, Jr., president OF the Louisville
Jockey Club, at the Calf House last night.
1t is not thought the wound will be
fatal. Moore had two horses entered for
the race at the Club grounds, but being in
debted 10 the Club for forfeits, the presi-
dent refused to allow them to start. Moore
and Clarke met in the evening, and afte!
some words passed between them, Clarke
went to his Office, and was in few minutes
followed by Moore, who began shooting.
One bail struck Clarke in the right breast
and glanced around under the shoulder.
Clarke, after shooting Moore, drove to
the police station and surrendered himself.
ROUTE AGENT ARRESTED FOR MAIL-RoBBERY.
CINCINNATI, September 3O.-A. r. sayres,
route agent on the Kentucky Central rail-
road for several years, has been arrested for
in his possession, which had been sent
through the mails by detectives.
SUSPECTED OF MATRICIDE.
Cn1TTENANGo, n. Y, September 30.-Mrs.
Laura Barnard, Il widow lady aged sixty
years, died suddenly on Sunday in intense
agony. Her daughter, the wife OF man OF
bad repme named Richard Shrouder, is
suspected of the crime. She has been ar
rested, and is now locked up awaiting the
result OF the coroner's investigation. 1t is
reported that the daughter purchased
alsenic at the village drugstore and poisoned
bar maj her
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-01
DIR. TUFTS PILLS.
TUFTS PILLS.
SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER.

Loss of Appetite, Bowels Costive; Pain in thu
Head with dull sensation in the back part: Pair
Uaier the Shoulder Blade; Fullness After Eating
with Dissatisfaction to exertion Of body or mind
Irritabiliiy of Temper Low Spirits, with feelin!
Of having neglected some duty: Wearine.s. Dtzzi
ness Flulterng at the Heart, Dots Before the Eyes
Yellow Skin; Headach, generally over the right
eve; Re$tlcssness, with htful dreams; Highly
Colored Urine.
If THESE WARNINGS ARE UNHEEDED Sc
RIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON
BE DEVELOPED.
TUFTS PILLS are especially adapted to such
Cases. One dose effects such change Of feeling 4:
TO ast onsh the sufferer.