The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26
NEW BANK.

times the latter Is good for the people,
provided they are discreet. The
name of this new concern snail be the
Peoples Bank, and myself Cashier,
Teller and Book Keeper, and also
President. | propose when | open
out to let the people have all the
money they may need without mort
gage or security, will also sell bills of
exchange on London, Liverpool,
Havre and Milan, Italy, without pre-
MUM, and will sell exchange on New
York and other eastern cities at a dis
count. Now, TO proceed at an early
day with this mammoth concern, |
have necessarily to dispose of my va.
ried stock of merchandise, and, in or
der to do this, and to have plenty
money to operate on | have marked
every thing up. Staples at an adj
vance. Boots and Shoes at an ad-
vance. Clothing ut an advance.
Hats an advance. Shirts, Drawers,
Gloves, Collars, Neck Ties, and gem
llemen's accoutrements generally at an
advance. know car please you all.
| deem it unnecessary to try to cata-
logue all l have. The people of Mi
Ian and vicinity know what carry.
| carry all kinds of stationery. As
the people all buy school books from
me, l have decided not to advance
them just now. Remember | have
all kinds of them. also carry a COM
plete line of the leading fiction Of the
day, termed the Franklin Square Lii
brary AMI the Seaside Library. cant
say that the morals of the people are
to be bettered by reading these books,
but as they sell for 10 to 20 cents per
volume complete, they nearly all read
them and tell me there's millions in
'em. | can show you wonders in my
store, so much so that you would not
think of any advance. Those. excel
lent Sewing Machines | have sold all
your neighoors are working OLders;
they told the people they were bogus.
The machines have proved first class,
and most of the agents have concluded
they could do better somewhere else,
or have suicided, | really don't know
which. The Howe, American,
Wheeler IL Wilson and host of other
machines will do good work, but
would run lighter if they only had a
steam engine attached to them. Come
buy your wives, mothers and sweet
hearts one Of my sweet light running
singers She will sing sweetly in the
meantime, and you will all be happy.
Warranted for three years. | haven't
advanced them yet Now remember
If l get my bank into operation you
get the advantage of all my advance
on goods, and really, l am so anxious
to do banking business, and want to
get my money together so bad that
may sell my goods cheaper than L
think | will | may fall considerably
OH lots Of things. but | won't let you
have my goods on credit; it takes
cash to run bank if the people are
well accommodated.
Ton HARRISON.
p. 81 had lots of orders out be-
fore goods got so high, and they con-
tinue to come in. | will divide the
advance on them. Got tig lot Of
oil mating, Just in, 4 to 104 wide;
these are powerful pretty goods and
too. The Ladies can find
some wonderful pretty goods in my
store, and | like to have them to come
around and see. | will show you a
great many things you will be SUR
prised at | can lay all side shows
and circuses in the shade and don't |
charge one cent for the exhibition.
Free to all. Bring the children.
Ministers of all denominations can
find solid comfort to all who have any
thing to sell. Don't forget your
pocket book, please" Some one
might carry it off through mistake.
Be careful at my store, not to buy
what you do not want; that would
be wasteful and consequently wicked.
Tom HARRISON.
z. S.-Since writing the above, |
have received money per express and
by mail and my customers
seem to appreciate the need of another
Bank. Don't get excited. will not
bank any before fall; neither do |
think of advancing my goods any
more for the present. Received yes
terday a beautiful line of Calicoes,
Domestic and Ticking; they are really |
tonv at so small an advance. All
who favor the new bank can converse
with me at my store from
6 o'clock a. m. to 81 o'clock p. m. un-
til further notice.
Tom HARRISON.
P. S. This is to be called the Peo-
Piles Bank, and don't you forget it.
Tom HARRISON.
P. S.--Not Wisely, Nancy; Good
bye Sweetheart; Red as a Rose is She;
Cometh Up as Flower; Not Wisely |
but too Well, all by the celebrated
Rhoda Broughton. A full |
line of VIM. Blacks celebrated works,
Life of John A Murrel the Great Wes- |
tern Land Pirate, and lots of other |
reading matter in cheap form, 10 to
% cts volume complete. Just re-
ceived by Tom HARRISON.
Five Hundred Thousand Strong