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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
A Gentle Hint.

In our style of climate, with its sud-
den changes of temperature-rain,
wind and sunshine often interningled
in a single day-it is no wonder that
our children, friends and relatives are
SO frequently, taken from us by neg.
lected colds, half the deaths resulting
direct from this cause. A bottle OF
Boschee's German Syrup kept about
your home for immediate use will pre-.
vent serious sickness, a large doctors
bill, and perhaps death, by the use Of
three or four doses. Fer curing Con
sumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia:
Severe Coughs, Group or any disease
of the Throat or Lungs. its success is
simply wonderful, as your druggist
will tell you. German Syrup is now
sold in every town and village on this
continent. Sample bottles for trial.
10c.; regular size, 75o. For sale al
w. H, Coley's.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Chicken Cholera.
MILAN, Dec. 25. 1878.

e.. MILAN, Dec. 25. 1878.
Editors Egrhange:
A large number of chickens, quite
grown, died last June, after various
remedies recommended as preventives
and cures had been Intellectually tried.
A closely built chicken house of long
standing: infested with pediculus or
chicken lice was razed to the founda-
ton and removed and a new one built
in the place of it, with small lattice
work and sufficient ventilation. The
cd nests were burned and the new
chickenhouse was spread over with
a coat of whitewash inside and out.
prepared with unslacked lime, glue,
and alum. The chickens which re-
covered we're anointed twice or thrice
a week under the wings, with an oint-
ment prepared with dour of sulphur,
coal oil. and lard, which completely
destroyed the parasite. These changes
having been imade. the poultry since
then haye been perfectly healthy and
unmolested either by vermin or dis
ease. F. B. MOORE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

Editors Ez hange:
We regret to see that some Of our
old city officers were feeling little
unpleasant towards the ExCHANGEon
account of the recent article bearing
on the "doings" on election day. If
any one is to be censured, let it rest
upon the author Of the communica~
ton, who alone should be regarded as
the responsible party. But we assure
those gentleman that we meant no un-
kindness towards them, though our
criticism may seem little severe.
What we wrote was prompted by q
desire to see law and order prevail on
election days, as well as any other
day. And viii they give any reason
why il should not be so? We do not
believe that any CT those gentlemen
endorse such indecent conduct; but
it seems 10 have become allowable in
these latter days of generalization in
public elections, to permit men and
boys to set at defiance those lawful
restraints which have provided for our
protection, thereby defeating the OBJ
ject for which we elect our officers.
We hope. our friends, for we know
they are suoh. will not feel aggrieved
any further. ut the EXCHANGE, as it
was the only medium through which
to give publicity to our feelings in the
matter. We do feel that as citizen
who has contributed some little to-
wards the building up of our thrifty
little city, and who Is small taxpay-
er, that We have right to offer some
complaint at what We consider is
against our best interests as COM
munity. And now az the old year is
nearing its close, let us prepare to
meet the new, forgetting that We ever
cherished an unkind feeling or har-
bored an unkind thought toward our
neighbors. Let us hold in sweet re-
membrance our lamented dead who
one year ago were as buoyant OF hope
as We are tonight. Let us thank our
God that He has preserved our lives
through one of the. most fatal seasons
of pestilence that ever visited the hu-
man race.
A few more feeting moments of
time and the year 1878, with all its
pleasures and its pains will be laid
away in the cold grave of the dead
past. Indeed she has laid a heavy
hand upon many a southern home,
and blighted forever the fondest an
ticipations OF many a family circle,
and now "'tis midnight hour" and
the old year is forever gone. A few
more bitter contests with the storms
and adversities OF life and we, too, will
be called to meet the same sad fate.
But here we are to greet the first
dawn of the new year. with charity
toward all and malice toward none"
let Us enter upon our duties with
grateful hearts and q fresh determin-
alton to accomplish some good object,
rs we'll for ourselves as those living
around US.
As a town and as community
there is much to do. Our schools, our
churches, our benevolent associations,
our importance as commercial point,
should arouse Us to more fully appre-
ciate the good fortune that We live so
near the greatest railroad centre in
the south. And a Happy New Year
to the EXCHANGE. Respectfully,
CITIZEN.
Milan, Jan. 1st, 1879.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
The RecOrdership.
Elitors Exchange:

E<titors Exchange:
Looking over your valuable paper,
! saw thrust at the old board. He
said they passed IN ordinance pretend.
ing to provide for the election of a
city recorder. He said the amendment
had to be accepted by the people.
Our silence is an acceptance of what
the old board did. Our representa-
tives passed the act. He tries to inn
press the people that he has -aore law
sense than the board. He said the
great body of the voters must accept
it. The old board passed on it; that
was an acceptance on their part.
And if the new board elects the
recorder, that is an acceptance
on their part. Furthermore,
he said he was 10 lawyer. We
are aware he is no LAWYER, but social
ed, for thy speech betrayeth thee.
He said We do not need a recorder.
He said the town was not of sufficient
size TO demand it. We. did demand
It through the board. Furthermore,
he misrepresented the city of Huns
boldt. He said that Humboldt has
tried the experiment for several years
and the people of that town are now
satisfied they do not need recorder,
and are going to abolish, if they have
not already abolished it. He knew
Mr. Allison was elected by the people,
and the city issatisfed with its choice.
/ say, unless we have better order,
we would be glad to surrender the
charter. can say with sad heart,
on Gods holy Sabbath, there are more
drunken men than On any other day,
considering the number of people in
town. Tel me, you Office holders, is
it the best youcan do? We have been
goaded with taxation for sometime.
/ ask the aldermen, &c, to remain
down in town one Sabbath day and
night; l think they will become dis
gusted and cry "peace be still"
Our brother is grumbling about the
salary; that is in keeping with what
the devil said, "Touch that that he
hath and he will curse thee to thy
face" If we can have better order
by more or less off ,ers, either, please
cry aloud. The main reason claimed
against the election of recorder is the
division of salary; that has been
curse to the town already. The love
of money is the root of all evil and
if the officers are a lot blood suckers,
we had better have none in the town.
He said: Il believe 1 speak the sem
timent Of four>ifths of the citizens"
So it was with the devils. The devils
believed aud trembled, and still they
were not relieved. So it is with you,
who said in your piece, ''no recorder
NIDl,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
DasGardIy Assault.

At Humb >ldt, last Monday night,
Petticord, the ex-conviet who attempt
ed to kill ". NJ. Mccall, Esq, of this
place, some time since, made another
dastardly effort to assassinate him.
Mccall fred one shot at him, striking
a post which he had jumped behind,
when Petticord took to his heels. This
desperate character should be dealt
with severely. He ought not to be
allowed to live in any respectable COM
munity.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

List'of officers for the tern, com.
menceing Jan'y 1, 1879: DR.. A. c.
Pearce, Master Workman; S. j. Rob
insen, Foreman; Geo. Cade, Overseer;
w. Y. Williamson, Recorder; j. G.
Lopez, Financier; A. w. Loving, Re-
ceivet; H. w. Loving, Guide; L.
We'll, Inside Watchman; A. Duffy,
Outside Watchman; w. Y. William.
son, Trustee; A. w. Loving, elected
representative to the Grand Lodge.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Uranine.

This Is the most recently discovered,
and perhaps the most remarkable, of
all the coal tar or analine group of
coloring substances, now so EXTENSIVELY
used for the ad0rnment of the finest
fabrics. Uranine is said, by chemists,
to be the most highly fuorescent body
known to science. It's coloring power
Is astonishing; single grain wall I'M
part marked color to nearly five
hundred gallons of water. A most
interesting experiment, which any
body may try, consists in sprinklinga
few atoms of Uranine on the surface
of water in glass tumbler. Each
atom Immediately sends down through
the water what appears to be bright
green rootlet; and the tumbler soon
looks as if it were crowded full of
beautiful plants. The rootlets now
begin to enlarge, spread and combine,
until we have a mass of soft green
colofed liquid. Viewed by transmits
ted light, the color changes to bright
golden or amber hue; while combi-
nation of green and gold will be real
lied, according to the position in
which the glass is held. For day or
evening experiment nothing can be
pret:ier than these trials of Uranine,
which are especially entertaining for
the young folks. We are indebted
for examples of the color to the edit
ors of the Scientific American, who
are sending out specimens, free of
charge, to ali their readers. The
subscription to the paper is $500 for
a year, or s1.60 half year; and bet
ter investment for the money could
hardly be named.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
SOLID FACTS.
An Enterprising House in an
EnfeFprising City.

EnferPrising City.
When our readers visit jackson,
Tenu., they should not fail to take a
tour of inspection through the magnf-
cent business establishment of Robert
son q Bolts. Their Princely Dry
Goods Palace, under Kings Opers
House, is ablaze with the latest novel
ties and the newest fashions of the sea-
son. Their stock OF staple and fancy
Dress Goods, Hosiery, Millinery
Goods, Ladies' Shoes, &C., is the larg-
est ever offered to the Jackson trade.
In prices, this popular and solid house
will compete with any of the larger
cities.
Their Clothing Department is on
the corner of Main and Market streets,
and is brim full of Gentlemen's and
BOYS Clothing, from the cheapest 10
the finest grades; while their lines Of
Mems Underwear, Boots Shoes and
Hats are unsurpassed in quality and
prices.
This sterling firm pay cash for their
goods and buy them in the large cas-
tern markets. Fol further intorma-
ton inquire of the house. nov2l-tt
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
MARKET REPORTS.
Cotton
SMALL. CHANGE.

Cotton scarce.
Rain and mud plentiful.
This is 1879. Don't write 1873.
Send the EXCHANGE one year to
some friend.
The mercury was down to % above
zero last Saturday.
Several Christmas fights occurred in
Picketville, but with no serious dam
age that we hear of.
A large number of our colored peo-
pile went from here to Memphis on an
excursion last Friday.
Quarterly Court meets next Nom
day in Trenton, when much import
ant business will come up for consid>
Grafton.
Mr. w. NJ. Mccall, while walking
on Main street last Sunday evening,
slipped on the ice and fell against the
show window of the Banner store,
cutting his wrist very severely.
We have had so many snow storms
lately that we have lost the run Of
them. We had considerable sleet
Sunday night, and pedestrians slid
around wondrously on Monday.
Ex>Mayor Rankin requests US to
announce that he will next week, in
a communication in this paper, give
the reasons of the old board for pass
ing the Recordership ordinance.
The Trenton Mirror ought to be
happy now. The Nashville Ameri-
can, in an article on the Tennessee
Central railroad, which We publish
this week, calls it the Trenton rsil-
road enterprise" Now, Mr. Mirror,
spread yourself Let us help the
American and our Nashville friends
TO push the road through.
Last Monday night the young folks
of Milan participated in asOciable and
hop at the Milan hotel. 1t was one
of those affairs that cur young men are
famous for getdngup. There were
invited guests present from Trenton,
Humboldt and Trezevant, and every
efbrt was made to have them enjoy
themselves, which, We think. they did.
Dancing begun about nine o'clock aud
vas kept up until two o'clock in the
s1ioning.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

Coussens' Compound Honey of Far
has been so long and E.vorably known
that it needs no encomium. For
coughs, colds, sore throat, hoarsness,
ETC., it affords speedy relief, and is a
most pleasant and effcacious remedy,
honey and tar being two of its ingre-
dients. The skill of the chemist, and
the knowledge of the physician were
united in its preparation, the result
being a compound which is the favor,
lite remedy IN this severe climate, and
has no equal as cure tor coughs,
colds, hoarsness. bronchitis. p,ete.
Use Coussens' Honey of Tar. Price
20 cents. For sale by W. II. Coley.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

Coussens' Honey of Tar will relieve
severe coughs of long standing, and
prove blessing to all who suffer with
affections of the throat and lungs, and
is confidently offered to the public ne
the best remedy IN the world. In our
rigorous cline whore esanghs and colds
prevail, this fivorite remedy should
have a place in every household.
When the little ones are attacked by
Group, or whooping ~rieh. nothing
will afford euch instur.g relief as Cors-
sene' Honey of Irr. Pricr 80 c;li..
For sale tv ". s. Cnieszl
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Stole q Coat,

A young man by the name of Crock.
er stole q coat at the Banner Store
one day last week, and was caught
with it in his possession few minutes
afterwapd, He was carried before
Esq. Hale, when he admitted that he
stole it. In default of bond, he was
sent to the Trenton jail to await trial.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Local Option.

Petitions are circulating in and
around Milan, and receiving many
signatures, asking the Legislature to
pass local option law. We hope the
Legislature viii enact a Law Of this
kind; then, if a majority of the people
in any civil district wished whisky
sold, they could have it. If opposed
to it, they could put a stop to it. Let
the majority rule.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Severely Crippled.

Mr.. Dick Cotton, who lives near
Lavinia, met with a painful accident
last Saturday. While returning home
from Milan, about four miles out, his
horse fell with him, breaking one leg
and dislocating a thigh. He is. Of
course, suffering very severely, and
will probably be laid up for some
time
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
BISINESS CHANGE.

NJ. w. Wheeler, has bought an in.
terdst in my Livery Stable, and will
,rHn thereafter by the name. of, Taylor
b Wheeler,, We are prepared to hire
horses, horses ard huggies, and haul
freight or anything for anybody at
the shortest notice. We can be
found at all hours at the stable, or at
our dwelling on the stable lot. Thank
ing the people for their past favors,
we solicit continuance of the same.
w. w. TAYLOR.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
THE SECOND ExoDgs.
The Great European Congress
has SLICED up Turkey, Pre-
parafOry to the Return OF
the Jews to Palestine.

The world is undergoing q rerola.
ton. Disraeli is working wonders;
20, ,OOO, 900 people are starving in Chi
ma; 1000, 900 in India. Notwnh,
standing this, we must work. Holt
is selling wagons at 45 to so dollars,
25 pr cent cheaper than the studebsk-
er wogon, and warrants them for two
years. Holt will sell you Coffins from
25 to 80 per cent. cheaper than
you can get them in Humboldt or
Trenton. We will sell you good pat
ent wheel Buggies at $4,000; Plain
wheel Buggies az $50. We are shoe.
ing horses all around for s1.OO and
furnish everything.
j. FL. HoLr.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

TRENTON, Dec. 26, 1873,

TRENTON, Dec. 26, 1873.
EdaOs Erchar ge:
You will please give notice in your
paper, that | will be at the following
places the second time for the purpose
Of collecting taxes for 1878:
Bradford, Saturday, Jan. ,1S, 1879.
Milan, Monday and Tuesday, Jan.
20 and 2lst.
Gibson, Wednesday and Thursday.
Jan. % and 23rd.
Humboldt, Friday and Saturday.
Jan. "a and 25th. j. &. LoNG.
;s..-.... Trustee.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
birding Extraordinary.
Milan, Jan. 1st, 1879.

Sam Jones, son of 10. Jones, four
miles south of Milan, killed IL par
tridges at one shot.
Dan. Holt, son Of Alex Holt, in
the Chapel Hill neighborhood, killed
81 partrilges at five shots. He flush.
ed a covey and killed s the first shot,
on the wing; next shot r., huddled;
next two shots 20; next shot IA. He
rarely misses bird on the wing.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

If you want the nobbiest cigar Of
the season and times. call at J. H.
Dickinson's Long Lived Grocery and
Variety store, on Main street, one
door below W. H. Coley's Drug store,
and you will certainly get it. And if
you are dealer, and will see Mr.. p.
G. Loyelace's samples while there,
you can get rare chance to buy at
lowest prices, ON best terms, and get
most choice goods. noy2S Pm
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Vick's Floral Guide.

This work is before Us, and those
who send five cents to James Wick,
Rochester, N. Y, for it will be disap-
pointed. Instead Of getting cheap
thing as the price would seem to indi-
cate, they will receive very hand
some work of 100 pages, and perhaps
500 illustrations-not cheap, but ele-
CANT illustrations, on the very best OF
caiendered paper, and as set-off to
the whole, an elegant colored plate,
that we would judge cost twice the
price of the book.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

We advise our friends who are in
want of Bed Room, Parlor, Dining
Room, Hall or Library Furniture,
Spring, Curled Hair, Cotton, Cotton
Top or Shuck mattresses, to. call and
see or correspond with Weakley Il
Warren, Nashville, Tenn: They are
the largest manufacturers and. most
extensive dealers in their goods in the
Southern States, and sell as low as
any Grst.class house in the west.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Broke Jail.

The prisoners in the Trenton Jail
made break for liberty one night
last week. Jailer jackson was sick
and sent some one else to feed them,
when they ran over the turnkey and
escaped. All were re-arrested except
Anthony Taylor and Green Dawson,
who are still at large. Some of them
had been sentenced to the penitentia
nv, but had not been carried up.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

We learn that an atfray occurred in
Humboldt one gay last week between
Mr. John Lewis and a negro WHOSE
name we eould~notlearu.. The negro
was shot in the back quite seriously.
The negro had been working for Lew
is, but had left him, and we suppose
the trouble grew out of that chcum-
stance. "a
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Fatal Accident.

Henry Bridgman, colored, while
fooling witha pistol On Christians day,
accidently >hot it of, the ball striking
Albert Chapman. colored. in the fore
head. He died on Tueedav from, the
eHccts Of The shot
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Broke His Thigh.

We learn that Clinton Jones, son Of
MrJ. C. Jones, near Atwood, while
playing on the ioe last Monday. fell
and broke his thigh very badly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Acknowledgement.

.-C. MILAN, Dec 80, 1878.
Editors Exchange:
Through your paper, we express
our thanks to the citizens of Milan for
their liberal assistance in rebuilding
Central. academy-recently burned.
Also the citizens in the vicinity OF
Chapel Hill.
.- j, F. JONES,
J NJ. PRATT.
A. A. DAVIDSON.
Building Committee,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
SDecial Notice.

The assignment of r. j. Robertson's
stock of Goods, Notes and Accounts
to me requires their immediate settle
ment. All indebted will please pay
up at once and save costs. | am still
offering the stock at cost. Come and
get bargains before they are all gone.
> - >. 1' -" j. S. DAY. :
- Jdn'y 1, 1879, Trustee. !,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Died of Her Burns.

Mrs Monroe Reeves died last Sat-
urday from the effects of the burn re-
ceived few days since, mention Of
which was made in last weeks Ex-
GRANGE. Her remains were inferred
in Oakwood Cemetery Sunday.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Lost Cow.

Estrayed fro my mhouse, one month
ago, a red muly COW, small white spot
on her forehead, white belly, legs part,
ly white, tip of tail white, crop and slit
on right ear and crop off left. Any
person notifying me of her whereabouts
will be rewarded. I. A. HITE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

Parties stealing the word "Neii-
Gated Stimulating the bottles and.
labels of DIR. MeCah~fs Msdicaied
Blackberry Brandy, whether a myth
ettSe p.o.ls>Jrcr c.terw se, sre bvras.
lix.rl Il Sibs : IA4:yscrs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
LOCAL NOTICES.
For Rent.

Elegant residence on Dickson street,
eight rooms and kitchen, house well
finished and new, for rent at s12.5O
per month. Also several residences
for sale cheap. Apply to
49,. f. A. COLLINS. D..
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

WANTED Everybody, to know
that ingham & Burrow are offering
a large and well selected stock of
Clothing at prime cost. Now is your
time to call and get you suit. Call
and examine for yourself.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

Hallstrom has the latest and most
fashionable Ladies Dress Goods, Mil
linery Fancy Goods and Notions ever
brought to Milan, and deGes competi.
ton. Call and see for yourself.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Cotton Sfaipnzents.

The Centralroad shipped last month
622 bales, and the l.. & n. shipped
l57, making total Of 779. Total to
january 1st, 1904 bales.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

Bingham Il Burrow are rapidly
closing out their large stock of cloth.
ing. Now is your time to call before
they are picked over.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

Just received from New York.. all
the latest styles Of hats, boniets and
other millinery goods. Will sell as
low as the lowest. o H Hallstrom.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

Your faded locks can be restored
by using Greenhalge's SOC hair Re-
storative, at Coley's. Try it once,
and be happy.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

Parties wishing to buy real estate
or rent houses, at a bargain, viii do
well to call on o. H. Hailstronl
Milan, Tenn. 80 - - "a >
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02
Square Dealing and
Low Prices.

IF you know a bargain call and see
what:: we are doing We have added
largely to our usual assortment Of Fab
and Winter DRESS Goods. The coun-
ters and shelves are loaded with new
lines of xttractiveSgitings, Csssimeres
Alpacas, and ail 'the novelties in
Dress Trimmings, Laces, Gloves,
Hosiery. &c. in ruck endless profu-
sion IT would be difficult to eurme-atc
Bargains after bargains cover our
counter, and