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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16
Sound Advice About Funerals.

The Rev. j. C. White, of Cincinnati,
in recent sermon said: In the prepare
ton and arrangements for the burial let
as little time and money be expended as
possible for snowy surroundings. The
less of these things the better. Have
only enough show for proper respect,
for public decorum and social respect.
We are getting to mingle adversely and
prosperity together, and are getting to
be unable to distinguish moral differen-
ces. We are now hardly able to dis
tinguish between funeral and we'd
ding. At funerals the tendency is to-
ward extravaganza and pride, and, as
a consequence, toward vice and the
meanest folly. Funerals are degenera-
ting into the most selfish, expensive,
snowy and meaningless services. As
the vulgar expression is, they are SIM
ply ceremonies to give the dead "a
good send-off:" The coffin is covered
with tinsel and finery totally out of
place, considering the surroundings of
the deceased when alive. A man will
spend fifty dollars for carriage hire at
the funeral of his wife when he never
spent dollar on riding for her when
alive. At a great deal of sacrifice a
husband will buy profusion of costly
lowers for the decoration of his wife's
,:offin and grave when he never bought
:, pot-plant for the Frightening of her
chamber during years of sickness and
suffering. If possible, the funeral should
be on a day other than the Sabbath, so
as not to interfere with the pastors
regular duties at stated service. A
vigorous protest against the too fire.
quent and very often disgusting habit
of public leave-taking of the body was
made. The preacher held that the
leaye-taking of our beloved dead should
always be in private and not before
crowd of idle, curious and unsympathiz-
ing spectators. The practice of kiss
ing the dead just before the coffin-lid
was screwed down was neither decor
Gus nor proper, particularly in the pres
9uce of strangers. Sometimes there was
more kissing after death than before.
The glass cover should not be removed
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16
Dental Trouble Of Horses.

A Hartford, Conn.,, paper says: DR..
Cressy, veterinary surgeon, has on ex-
hibition in his Office, at Wheaton,
stables, the skull of horse, which IL
illustrates the suterings these animals
have at times from their teeth. The skull
was obtained at Pelham, Mass, and
given to DR.. Cressy when he was pro-
lessor in the Massachusetts, Agricultural
College at Amhurst. The animal,
which was sixteen years old. died from
starvation, being unable to chew his
food in consequence of an liberated
tooth. This was the first upper grinder
and the liberation had created a den
1igrous tumOr. Over it was q spongy
enlargement of the exterior of the SUI
perior maXillary bone, while on the in
terror, within the nostril, is now visible
she remains of an abcess which formed
and nearly filled the nasal cavity. There
was tistulous opening from the root
of the tooth into the nasal sac referred
20. This abscess interfered with respi-
ration and caused a discharge resem-
bling that of CHAMBERS, for which it is
often mistaken. The exterior enlarge
ment of the bone is in marked contrast
with the natural shape of the opposite
side, and was mistaken for ''big head,
or, scientifically, oStcO-DaroSiS which
rs usually incurable In reality the
only trouble was an liberated tooth.
which might have been remedied by
dental work. This would have enabled
she horse to eat and preserve his life.
A curious instance of thus installing
tooth trouble for " big head recently
occurred in New York. The famous
tzotter Prospero, valued at $4,000,
was reported by the veterinary sur
s-eons to be effected with " big head
ard they recommended that he be
killed as his recovery was impossible.
another surgeon, hearing of. the case,
autographed asking that the killing be
delaved. He came, examined the horse
and extracted two liberated teeth.
FSrospero resumed eating and is alive to-
day.
In the skull referred TO, the tooth OPP
uosite the liberated one attained a
Growth of one and one-fourth inches
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16
French Hotels.


And, talking about hotels, says the
Paris correspondent of the New York
EUeni,lg Mail, reminds me that the
swindling bougie system is as much in
vogue as ever in France. 1t fiourishes
under every regime, imperial, monarch
ical or republican, and withstands the
blows and imprecations hurled against
it by generations of American and Brit
ish tourists. Empires and dynastIes
rise and fall, but bougie scars aloft tri-
umphant and serene!
For the ways of French hotel keepers
are not our ways. You alightat theinn
and YOU ask the price of room.
&" Four francs"
That is the entire price?"
Certainly. Four francs"
"Then the service is included?"
go, no! the service is one franc ex-
TIA"
Then the price of the room is five
francs?n
'Yes, with service"
Nothing else extra?"
Only the bougie (candle)."
Z" How much is that?''
One Frame
So the room, the price of which was
announced as four francs, is really six
francs. The " service is supposed to
include the servants fees, but the boots
and chamber-maid will ask for dou-
ceur.
1t is simply impossible to get French
hotel-keeper to state price which will
include everything. Their minds can
not grasp so comprehensive an idea;
but they will grasp about everything
else.
Travellers used to vaunt the Euro
pean style" of hotel keeping on the
ground that you only paid for what you
had, and if away at hours for meals they
are not charged to you; but lately even
this consolation is denied, for when you
get to your room you may or may not see
a little placard stating that the price of
rooms is double to those who do not take
their meals in the house. The landlord
is, however, very careful not to tell you
of this beforehand. He would be a very
remarkable member of his calling if he
were not q perfect reservoir of mean
little tricks for plunderiug tourists.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16
A Remarkable Incident.

THE Superintendent of the Dublin
Geological Garden, in writing the obit-
uarv of a lioness which died while UNI
der his care, says: "The closing weeks
of her useful life were marred by
touching incident worthy of being re-
corded. The large cats. or earniVori,
when in health have no objection to the
presence of rats in their cages, ON the
contrary, they rather welcome them as
a relief to the monotony of existence,
which constitutes the chief trial of
wild animal in confinement. In Illness
the case is different, for the ungrateful
rats begin to nibble the toes OF the lord
of the forest before his death, and add
considerably to his discomfort %fosave
our lioRess from this annoyance, we
placed in her cagea fine little rat tan-ter-
rier, who was at first received with a
surly growl, bat when the first rat APP
peared and the. Eoness saw the little
terrier toss him in the air, catching him
with professional skill across the iOins
with a snap as he came down, she be-
gan TO understand what the terrier was
for. She cOaxed him TO her side, fold
ed her paw around him, and each night
the little terrier slept at the breast OF
the Honess, embodied with her paws,
and watching that his natural enemies
did not disturb the natural rest OF his
mistress.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16
Life in a German SchlOSs.

The routine of life was quiet, even
monotOnous, but to an American woman,
fresh from the g iitful fever" of Ameri-
can housekeeping, sweet and reStful.
The servants were numerous and well
trained, and performed their duties with
little noise, and at the right time and in
the right manner. 1t must be said in
passing that it took ten men and women
to do the work which half that number
would be required to perform in an
American household. Then, on the
other hand, it must be stated that they
have not half our cOnveniences. Their
utensils are primitive and cumbrous, and
they have much to "fetch and carry;"
but looking at results, one can only in
dulge in an enviOus and useless sigh.
The absence of those pests of American
housekeeping, the weekly washing and
ironing days, is one reason why the
German servants are able to 90 about
their work with so much more regular
ity and thoroughness. In Germany the
family wash is done no oftener than
once a month"; many places not
oftener than once in three or six months
and then is done by extra help hired
for the occasion. On Monday of the
week devoted to this work, according
to my observations, the women came
and began preparations. The clothes,
etc., were sorted under the supervision
of the lady s-maid or housekeeper; the
wood laid ready for lighting under the
great boiler in the wash-house and every
tub, hogshead, etc., filled with water.
The water was pumped laboriously and
brought from some distance in cum
brous buckets. The carriers wore upon
their shoulders for this purpose heavy
wooden Jokes, like ox-yokes, with a
chain and hook at each end, to which
the full buckets were attached. The
next morning at three o'clock they
were at work, busy as bees, and out
chattering the swallows in the ivy
which grew about the wash-house caves.
Wash-boards, those instruments of de-
structlon, were unknown, all rubbing
being done between their horny
knuckles. The ironing is done in Ger
many by means of a mangle, where
possible, and the clothes are beautifully
smooth and clean.
The whole atmosphere of the place
was peaceful and drowsy. Pigeons
cooed, swallows twittered, from morn
until night. These, and the musical
baying of the hounds, the lowing of
distant cattle and the muffied rumble
of wagons upon the chaussee, were the
sounds to which the ear became attuned.
The occasional shrek of locomotive
was the only reminder of world out
side this Sleepy Hollow of place.
atlantic Monthly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

Mrs. Lee Immediately sent N~ggie to
bring Patty home. When the child
came she seemed to fear that she should
not be welcome, and hung her head
down and looked out of the corners OF
! her eyes in bashful, appealing little
way. But her papa and mamma and
all her brothers comforted her; they
gave her some flowers, and told her it
was not at all naughty for her to come
home. The truth was they were all
very glad that she did not wish to stay
away. suafs
Soon Patty was in bed and fast
asleep. She had sobbed and cried her..
self so weary that no excitement could
keep her awake now. but before she
shut her eyes, she whispered to her
II guess Jenny won't wake up nor
cry, nor trouble Amt Mary, and if sho
wants anything guess she can find it,
cause everything Is therer'
This visit of Patty's and all her grand
preparations seemed great joke to her
brothers; they laughed much over it,
but they said nothing to her, because
they wished to see what she would do
next.
In the morning Patty was rather
sober, and confided to her youngest
brother that she did not like journeys
at all. In the afternoon she asked per-
mission to 90 to her Aunt Mary's TO re-
pack her bag. Maggie went with her,
and it took long time for the little
lady 10 arrange everything to be taken
home. and when she got there at last.
she declared herself too tired to put her
things in order that day. But she be-
gan to feel that her labor had not been
in vain; for when she took Jenny out
of the bed, her hair was all fast to her
head, and the dear doll looked as good
as new. Patty was so impressed by
this that a few days after she told
bald-headed old gentleman, who called
on her papa, that if he would ''go on q
journey and sleep one night, his head
would have blonde curls with a blue
ribbon on themr" ---.rss-
On the day after her bag was brought
home Patty was buster than ever, for
we all know that it is more trouble to
put our things in order when we return
from % journey than it is to pack them
to- go away yshr
So'Patty was occupied three days in
going away to pass the night, and did
not do it after all. 1t is very droH to
hear Patty say rs she often does,
something about 'that night when
stayed at Aunt Mary's."
Then her brothers say, "But, Patty,
you didn't stay"
'"Well, that is no matter" she an
swers. II packed my bag, and took
all my things, and left them there
and l GlLoUed Jenny to stay, an that is
a pretty good journey, | guess. "
Clara E. Clement. ias Wide Quake.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

While every hour of pleasant day
by the seaside or IN the country pro-
vides its own amuseme1ts on a rainy
day young people are apt to find that
time hangs heavily ON their hands. So
it happened, one. day last month, that
the girls staying at Sandy Beach Hotel
visited Miss Walker in her room, and
begged her to- suggest some new game
| for them. .G."s lrs-
After moments hesitation she said
that she had thought of game that
might be new to, them, though she had
played it when a child.
= shall want one assistant" she
/ said, ''to, whom the secret of the game
will be intrusted; the others will have
to try to guess it. l shall remain in
the room with the rest of you, and my
assistant will 90 out. During her alb
sence shall place nay hand on the
shoulder of some girl, or upon the
piano, or on my OWL shoulder, and
when she returns she shall tell you who
has been touched"
Nobody seemed to know anything
about the game, so Miss Walker chose
Alice Milne as her assistant. .5t
The girl went out of the room. Miss
Walker laid her hand on the girl near
est to her, who happened to be Clara
Lane, and on Alice return asked, ION
whom did my hand rest?" '' D -A 'ii'
! Alice at once replied, son Clara.7'I
'',Right, was the answer, s....r -
But the girls, thinking they had
found out the game, said, "You touch
the girl nearest to you, Miss Walker"
Il certainly did on this occasion; but
the position of the girl has nothing to
do, with the secret" g -4
81 think know it, but shall see,'
said Bertha, and several girls expressed
similar opinion. f- ts g.-
Again Alice went out. Miss Walker
touched Nellie, and Alice, as promptly
as before. named the right person on
her return to the room.
The girls were at fault, and again
failed to discover any look or gesture
that could help them. HaE
'"You must have heard, Alice" said
one.
"But Miss Walker did not speak,
"She placed her hand in a particular
POSITION
"Alice may come in blindfolded if
you like" said Miss Walker. oil
One of the girls went out with Alice,
brought her in backward, so that she
might not see Miss Walker. held her
hands, and did everything but find out
the secret.
At last they said. ''We give it up,
Miss Walker. Do tell us the secret"
"Well," said Miss Walker, .'if you
really can not guess it, L will tell you
AS rule, 1 placed my hand on the
shoulder of the girl who spoke last be-
fore Alice quilted the room. But some
times there were two or three speakers,
and in this case l touched my own
shoulders. If no one spoke, touched
the piano. ANY article that may be.
agreed upon will do equally well. With
this simple understanding, and an in
telligent assistant, mistake is almost
impossible" -HGrper's Young People
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

beyond its natural length. and the third
uppeF-right molar is an inch too long,
owing to the destruction of the CORE
spending tooth on the lower jaw, whose
structure was weak, it being a crowded
and irregular tooth. DR.. Cressy states
that tooth troubles with horses are not
uncommon, and they suffer severely.
Toothache is responsible in many cases
for cribbing. An indication is the fail
ure of the horse to feed, or to chew on
one side. DIR. Cressy's practice is.
when horse is 4" off his feed" to ex-
anime his teeth thoroughly, provided
collie. The skull is quite a curiosity,
and the suggestions given are worthy
the consideration of owners of horses.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16
Our Lightning Locomotives.

The engine which was built to make
the ninety miles between New York and
Philadelphia in ninety minutes, and
which did it, is, it seems, to be taken
across the water to show our old country
cousins the sort of locomotives we build
here. 1t will probably do us no dis
credit, but they are now building one or
two other novelties which it might be
rs well to test before exporting. At
the Grant Works, for instance, it is
sud that there is now being constructed
IN engine with two sets of driving
wheels, one being vertically over the
other and intended to act upon them as
they act upon the track. Practical and
scientific predictions that the device
will not work at all are abundant, but
the inventor is none the less confident
that his machine will ''better expecta-
ton" In Concord, n. H., they are
building a locomotive with fiat boiler
two feet by seven by twelve are the
given dimensions-with the fire box in
the middle. The engineers position,
ike the pilots on steamboat, is to be
at the bow, so to speak, and the fire.
mans at the stern, as now. The idea
is to bring a larger portion of the boiler
over the fire-bOx and thus increase the
engines steaming power. If success
ful, the device will remedy great de-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16
Web-FOOted Fowls.

The past thirty years have witnessed
many agricultural follies. beginning with
the " mOrus multicuilis'' fever a little
more than three decades ago; the Shang-
hal fever, the sheep fever, the Short
born fever and more lately the poultry
1sser generally. But as it is only by
dhsease that we are brought to appreci-
ale health, these morbid excitements
may have resulted in some good. With
ogt desiring to create or put in motion
another BOOM" [ wish to direct at
teniion, as a specific branch of general
agriculture, to the raising of ducks and
geese for profit. Many old farmers. and
perhaps some young ones, may give a
sniff of the nose at this, but little ex-
perience has satisfied me that there is
more money in ducks and geese to the
farmer than in hens or turkeys. The
duck is generally esteemed as a table
fowl and II only needs testing TO make
the goose the peer of the turkey upon
the Christmas board. AS an egg-pro-
Queer there isn0 fowl that will compare
with ducks. They bring a slightly bet
ter price than chickens, cost no more to
raise under fair conditions, and yield a
fine crop of feathers besides. The goose
produces about the same number of
eggs as a turkey, can be raised at half
the cost, brings nearly the same price
in market and Yields abundantly of fine
feathers.
The goose, like the COW. makes its
living chiefly on grass, while the duck
is the hog of the poultry yard. 1t will
eat anything, from a child's glass mar
BILE to a rattlesnake, and what is better,
seems to digest everything it swallows.
The proper conditions for raising these
fowls protitably are a low house sur
rounded by corral sufficient to turn
wolves and foxes, with pasture pro-
portioned to the size of the flock, one
acre to fifty geese. Clover is the best
forage. the pasture should be divided
into four apartments. Four-fOot laths
cut in two will make fence tall enough.
Shallow cast-irOn bowls surrounded by
pickets so that they can only get the
head and neck in, make the best recep-
tacles for water, or if convenient, a
shallow running spring. The yOunglings
of either geese or ducks must be care
fully fed until three weeks old, and the
best food is light bread, made from
50 shorts or coarse -four and soaked in
cold water. The next two weeks their
range should be blue grass free from
weeds or anything likely to trip them,
as they are easily thrown upon their
back and can rarely get up without
help. or varieties, any of the large
Toulouse. Bremen or Chinese geese,
and of ducks, the Muscovy, black Ca
yuga, Pekin, or any large breed that
may suit the fancy. " T. T'rib-
sL1e
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

A prominent carriage manufacturer of
Nottingham. England, Mr.. STarcy, pub
fishes a series of useful Hints for the
Proper Preservation of a Carriage"
from which we quote the following:
A carriage should be kept in an airy,
dry coach-house, with a moderate
amount of light, otherwise the colors
will be destroyed. There should be no
communication between the stables and
5he coach-hOuse. The manure-heap or
pit should also be kept as far away as
possible. Ammonia cracks varnish and
fades the colcrs both of painting and
lining.
A carriage should never, under any
circumstances, be put away dirty. In
washing carriage, keep out of the sun
and have the lever end of the ''seits "
covered with leather. Use plenty of
water, which apply (where practically
with a hose or syringe, taxing care that
the water is not driven into the body to
the injury of the lining. When forced
water is not attainable, use for the body
a large, soft sponge. This, when satu-
rated, squeeze over the panels. and by
the flow down of the water the dirt will
soften and harmlessly run off, then finish
with soft channels leather and old silk
handkerchief. The same remarks apply
TO the underworks and wheels, except
that when the mud is well soaked, a
soft mop, free from any hard substance
in the head, may be used. Never use a
"spoke BRUSH" which in conjunction
with the grit from the road, acts like
sandpaper on the varnish, scratching it,
and of course elfectually removing all
gloss Never allow water to dry itself
on the carriage as it invariably leaves
stains.
Be careful to grease the bearings of
the fore carriage so as to allow it to
turn freely. If it turns hard, the shafts or
pole will probably strain or break. Ex-
anime a carriage occasionally and when
ever bolt or slip appears TO be getting
loose, tighten it up with a wrench and
always have little repairs done at once.
Never draw out or back carriage
into a coach-house with the horses at
tached, as more accidents occur from
this than from any other cause. Headed
carriages should never stand with the
head down and aporns of every kind
should be frequently unfolded or they
will soon spoil.