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Drinking Ice Water.

There is no more doubt that drinking
ice-water arrests digestion than there
is that a refrigerator would arrest per-
spiration. 1t drives from the stomach
its natural heat, suspends the flow of
gastric juice and shocks and weakens
the delicate organs with which it comes
in. contact. An able writer on human
diseases says habitual ice-water drink
ers are usually very fabby about the
region of the stomach. They complain
that their food lies heavy on that
patient organ. They taste their din
ner for hours after it is bolted. They
cultivate the use of stimulants to aid
digestion. If they are intelligent,
they read upon food and what the phys
iologist has to say about it-how long
it takes cabbage, and pork, and beef,
and potatoes and other meats and escu-
Tents, to go through the process of as
simiation. They roar at new bread,
hot cakes and fried meat, imagining
these to have been the cause of their
maladies. But the icewater goes down
all the same, and finally friends are
called in to take farewell look at one
whom a. mysterious Providence has
called to a cline where, as far as is
known, ice-water is not used. The
number of immortal beings who go
hence. to return no more, on account
of an iniudicious use of ice-water, can
hardly be estimated. -BdltinlOr Sun.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

If ship arrives in port a second
late they dock it.-Nel0 York States
man.
The loafer and the Wall Street bro
ker love to get a corner on the street.
Boston Transcript.
If any one asks credit of a photog-
rapher he is likely to get negative an
swer.-N o. Pjcayune.
Moral swuashun IL a good thing to
kaptivate lambs with, but il good for
nothing on mules, only to festoon the
klub with.-Josh Billings.
Peter Zabrieskowatschiyera is a
Norwegian doing business in Kandi-
yohi, Mimi. Nobody ever bothered him
by punning on his name.-BoSton Post.
At thirty we are all trying to carve
our names in big letters upon the walls
of this tenement of life; twenty years
later we have carved it, or shut up our
jacknife.
"A French provincial playful, in
setting forth the particulars of new
drama, announces that the roles of
thieves will be played by amateurs of
the town.
An observing man has discovered
a similarity between young ladies'
seminary and sugar-house, as both re-
fine what is already sweet.
There is man in New Jersey who
is so innocent that he thought the holes
in a porous plaster were places where
the tacks were driven i'm T. Herald
"A couple of plumbers are talking of
buying Niagara Falls this summer and
presenting it to the Government. 1t is
understood to be sort of bride offered
the signal service. -HaWk-Eye.
As the time for the farmer to use
his mowing-machine and other labor
saving contrivances draws near, the
doctors grow cheerful and provide them
selves with plenty of lint and bandages,
ready for immediate use.-B0Ston Post.
One of our Boston butchers has
gone stark mad. He was heard to re-
mark to customer to-day: :" No, sir,
this is not spring lamb; it is mutton"
The oldest inhabitant has been in to say
that he never heard anything like it in
all his experimentation transcript.
Queries to the moved:
Well, how do you like your new quartersl
Are you all settled yet.
How did the stovepipe fit.
Did the carpet stretch out all rightl
How did the croclery pan out!
Found your toothbrush and razor yeti
How does the furniture look now!
Don't you wish YOU had never moved.
-IOAberS Statesman.
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slant apprehension. But this need not
/ be. There is no need of removing the
china from the dining-room to cleanse
it. The ladies of the family can do this
without soiling their hands or their
clothes. Let a large tray be set on one
end of the dining table. on this be placed
little tub or keller partly filed
with hot water. dish mop, soap and
cup towels. With this simple furnish
ing the soiled dishes may be quickly
cleansed with no risk of injury to them.
Rubber aprons may be worn so that not
a drop of dishwater need soil the most
delicate silk dress worn by the operator.
A few minutes industry will suffice to
cleanse goodIy array of soiled dishes,
and no risk or injury Is run by trans
porting them to the kitchen and back
again. Fine dishwashing may thus be
elevated into privilege to which grow
ing girls aspire. Thus conducted there
will be little danger that fowls for silver
and glass and china shall be debased to
lower and cOmmOner uses.
Another domestic art of great utility
is that of clear starching Unless laces,
fine embroideries and linens pass in the
cleansing process through skillful hands
they are as good or as bad as ruined.
There are plenty of servants who are,
as they claim to be, good laundresses,
but they are not to be trusted with laces
and fancy goods. These every lady
should be able to clear starch for her.
self, and without the least injury to the
texture or any suggestion by their APP
pearance that they have been "dOne
over"
The possession aud practice of these
various homely accomplishments ena-
bles any woman to make the place of
her abode, however humble it be, at
tractive and cosy. The absence of them
causes drearineSs and darkness in the
most costly establishment. No uphol-
sterer, no seamstreSs, no servant, no
laundress, nor all of them together, can
put the tome into house that the ac-
complished house mother does. Under
her touch unity and harmony appear
everywhere.
1t is easier for the majority of moth
ers to practice these arts we have speci-
fed than to teach them to their daugh-
tiers and require the exercise in them
essential to proficiency. But that mother
who would see her daughter enter upon
the duties implied by the assumption of
the marriage tie thoroughly equipped
for their easy performance must instruct
her in those arts without which home is
a very barren and comfortless place
N Y Tribune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
KINGSLAnu = EeRi Ioua Meg C0.
Saw Mills,

We make five sizes Mills. PRICE, smallest
plantation, without saw, $500. We also
make Invincfble Threshers and Horse Pow
ers, Phoenix Cotton Gins, Feeders, Conden-
sers, and Cotton Presses, Circular saw Mills,
Single Machines, Cord Wood Mills, Cane
Mills, Corn shelters, Corn and Cob Crushers,
Portable and Stationary Engines, Plantations
Machinery, and castings of every descriptions
Send for circulars. KtNGSLAND x FERGU'
son MANUFACTURING co, 81. Louis, Mo.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
RANDOL STRAINS BY WFLL-KYOIVY
POETS

The regularity IN the following ingeniously
cpleclcd lncs CtLsl-Is IN this. that each line
j. one OF well-knOwn verses. and vet they are
SO well coiiaied that they rhyme and are Of
the same meter:
Inc moon vas shining silver bright,
All bloodicss lay the untrOdden snow:
Nhen freedom rom the mounta'n hight,
Exclaimed, Now don't be foolish. Joel"
An hour pas cd ON. the Turk awoke,
A tumblo-hcc went laundering 10y,
To hover I'm the sulphur smoke
And spread lis pail upon the sky.
HIS Cchuing TX the settler swung,
he WIS lad 81 high renOwn:
And deep the pcarly caves among.
NlcS ccrpGgius cuurtCd MOllic Brown
Loud raars the wild. inconstant blast
And cloudcss set the sun at ev m;
Whom twilight dews are falling fast.
And rolls the thuuder-drlm OF hcaveni
O, over thus. from childhOOd's hour.
BY torch and trumpet fast aTrayed;
Beneath yOn ivy mantied tower,
The bullfrOg croaks his serenade.
q. my love Is like the red. red rose,
He bought a ring with posy true,
Sir Barney BOdrin broke his nose,
And Saxon, am Rhoderick Dhul
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
A Sire Thing.

DR.. Hunters Specific and Injection No.
are warranted to cure GOn0rrh9a, Gleet,
Cordee. Structure, diseases Of the Kidneys,
Bladder and Urinary Organs Of males and
females.
DIR. Hunters Specific No. is sure rem
edv for SpermatOrrhea, Seminal weakness,
Nightly Emissions and Loss Of Power, caused
by sef-abuse or excessive indulgence.
Price Of DR.. Hunters Specific y per bottles;
injection 81. Sent everywhere by express.
North Seventh Street, st. Louis, Mo. Send
two stamps for treatise. Cures guaranteed
or money refunded.
EY~Dr. Dinsbeer will treat all chronic
diseases and furnish medicine for less money
than any other physician in st. Louis.
Write or call.
For sale at Coley's Drug Store, Milan,
Tenn.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
A SINGULAR head ornament. and q

"A singular head ornament. and one
greatly affected by aesthetic ladies, is a
flat head-band of ivory, set with square
or round bits of rough metal, so jagged
on the edge and so arranged that, by
close examination. the Christian name
of the wearer may be deciphered.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10

Joel Grubbs, of Russellville, KY,
who is ninety-eight years old, frequent
ly walks to Buena Vista Springs. a dis
lance OF six miles
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10

The good conveyancer is known By
his deeds.-PhiLGClelphia ChrOniele-Her.
ald
, 1880-04-22
conclusion, othat I shudder at the bare


mention of pleasant surprise "
"Indeed / do not" ! replied, "and
though they are not often attended with
such disastrous results as you have just
described, yet they are almost always
Objectionable, and lead to some inCon-
venlence and contretemps. If you de-
eide to give friend pleasant surprise
in the shape of an unexpected visit, ten
to one you arrive at his house on the
very day his wife has selected to take up
or put down carpets, or perhaps you will
find the house crammed full of other
guests, with some of whom, perhaps,
you are not on speaking terms In
some cases you will find illness in the
family; in others you will find only the
house at home. Altogether, | think
moderate degree of ceremony essential
to the smoothness and comfort Of social
lite, and l am much of the opinion of a
lady in Richmond, who, on having a
hint given her by young man that he
was getting up a surprise party to invade
her peaceful domains, she replied,
when l want you all, l will invite
you"
81 nave known Of artless and confd-
Ing women on Summer trip" resumed
Smith, "whose enjoyment was quite
dashed by the thoughts Of the lonely
and ascetic life led by their husbands
whom they imagined to be pursuing
round of ceaseless toll in order to afford
them recreation. Sometimes the impulse
to give their husband apleasant surprise
by returning home few days earlier
than appointed, has led to the revelation
that these anchorites we've very much
like the rigid hermit described in Scott's
Ivanhoe, who kept a store of rich ven
ison and generous wine for rejection in
his austere hermitage. By coming home
few days sooner than expected, NO.
man may sometimes walk in upon din
ner or wine party given by her lonely
husband to his bachelor friends and find
them all as merry as that jolly old soul,
the famous King Cole. Pleasant sur.
prises are generally fatal to innocent
and agreeable delusions. Indeed, they
are dangerous things in all respects, as !
am ruefully aware. In regard to visit
ing ones friends, think we might, with
q slight alteration, quote the French
proverb and conclude that propriety and
forethought should teach us to avoid
them" MARY w. Early, in Detroit
Free Press
, 1880-04-22
Polly Well, Pat, what is it now ,

Polly Well, Pat, what is it now ?
Would ye rather look bigger fool than
We are, or be q bigger fool than you lookl
Pat Sure, now, my darlint, I'll be
both till find which side of the argi-
mint yer on yerself, whin, by jabbers,
III join ye, right or wrong.
81 wonder where dear Ichabod can be
this evening, it's after 9 o'clock now,"
said Mrs. Smiley, as she shaded her eyes
with her hand against the window pane
"Gono off on some mercenary errand or
other, believe. He's real good char
table soul, and it's just like him."
, 1880-04-22
A Demand for Men Fighter
Feet Long.

A soldier who served in the swamps
Of South Carolina during the war tells
the following story: Among the Off
GERS whom 1 remember we'll at Morris
Island was Colonel Sewell, of New
York, most excellent officer and an
accomplished engineer. Colonel Seweh
was engaged on the Swamp Angel, and
being very energetic himself he was not
afraid to enter the swamps. His sur
prise can be imagined when one day one
Of his lieutenanLs whom he had ordered
to take 20 men and enter the swamp
said he could not do it.
"And why, sir, can't you do it ~ cried
the energetic Sewell.
''The mud is too deep, Colonel, re-
piled the lieutenant.
'You can at least try, sir" said
Sewell.
The lieutenant did SO, and in an hour
returned, his men covered With mud from
head to foot.
"Here, now," ciied Sewell on seeing
them, "what brings you back -
"Colonel, the mud is over my hands
head. [ can't do it,"
"Ohl but you can make requisition
for anything that is necessary for the
safe passage of the swamp, and will
give it TO you, but you must go through
it."
The lieutenant did make requisition
in writing, which was as follows
81 want twenty men, eighteen feet
long to cross over swamp fifteen feet
deep"
The joke was a good one, but Sewell,
who was terribly in earnest, could not
just then appreciate it, and he promptly
arrested the lieutenant for disrespect to
his superior officer. Another lieutenant
was detailed and he went into the
swamp, felled the timber and accom-.
plished what his unfortunate predecessor
had failed to do. Colonel Sewell built
his battery with the aid of wheelbarrows
and sand and the remains Of il still
stand as monument to his energy and
skill as an engineer.
, 1880-04-22

When man tells you he doesn't be-
lieve the Bible, quote something from
Aristotle or Shakespeare. and ask in
which portion of the Scriptures the same
passage occurs, and ten to one he will
assure you that he has often read it in
tho sacred book, but he cannot recall the
chapter end verse.
, 1880-04-22

Meanwhile Ito his widowed friend
Chasuble, who has views on arD-"Is it
true that you've broken off with Sir
Henry's daughterP Chasuble ALAS,
yes 1 was forced to, although she is a
charming woman" Manville-"WhyP
Chasuble- "Incompatibility of complex.
ion. She does not suit my furniture" +"
, 1880-04-22
c. D, GILMORE. A. A. THOMAS,
Late Register at Kirwin, Kansas.
GILMORE g. CO.,
629 Il Street, Washington, ID, G.

Win practice before the General Land Office, Office Of
Indian Affairs, Department Of the Interior, the Court
OF Claims, and United State, Supreme Court Claims Of
all kinds arising under laws governing the disposal OF
Mexican grants or other private land claims Special
attention given to involving titles to grant lands
and mining claims. Land warrants and land scrip
bought. Cash paid for soldiers addition Homestead
rights Send stamp for circular OF instructions Three
stamps to pay postage il you want full set Of blanks
and instructions.
, 1880-04-22

C. D, GILMORE,
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-12-16
Proclamation by the President.

Fault-fnding is so seldom INDUCED in by
those who use the medicine manufactured by
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
that the President of that corporation, the
Hon. K. V. Pierce, M. D.. has issued special
request or proclamation 10 any and all persons,
If there be any such, who may have taken or
shall hereafter use any of the family medicin-
es now made and sold by the said Association,
in all countries of the world, and who have
not derived full benefit from said medicines.
that II they will write the said Association
a description OF their maladies the Faculty Of
the Dispensary will advise them with respect
to the successful treatment of their diseases.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medibal Discovery is
guaranteed to cure all humors from the CON-
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scrofula, ar kings evil, and those virulent poi
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cures bronchial, throat and lung diseases
Favorite Prescription is guaranteed to euro
female weaknesses and kindred affections.
Extract of Smart Weed cures bowel affections
colds and all painful, rheumatic and neuralgia
affections. DIR. Pierce's Pellets (little sugar
coated pills., are the little giant catllartic.
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa.
ton. Buffalo, N. Y, or Great Russell Street
Rnildings, London, Eng.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-12-16
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A BRAVE LADYI
She Endures the Pain Of a Severe Surgi.
cal Operation without taking
Chlor0form.

(Frons the Coarier.)
Mrs. Schoonmaker, of Creek Locks, Ulster
Co., N. Y, had the misfortune TO entirely
lose the sight Of one of her eyes, through an
accident, and endured painful infammatory
action therein for two long years:-the other
eye finally becoming alphabetically affected,
her gener i health seriously suffering; Indeed,
she was nero wreck, wa king skeleton.
In this terrible strait, she consult DR.. David
Kennedy, of Rondout, New York, who told
her at once that the injured eye must be re-
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right, Doctor, but don't give me chloroform.
Let my husband sit by T side during the
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She rapidly gained health and strength, and
is now well. The "Favorite Remedy is a
priceless blessing to woman N, family
should be without it. Your druggist has it.
If not send to DIR. David Kennedy, Rondout,
New York. (O
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-12-16
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8. That impurities in the nostrils. are
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4. That Catarrhal virus follows the
mucous membrane and causes Deafness,
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5: That Smokes. Douches, Limitations,
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AT Pleasant Valley on Monday merning of
last week John s. Baker, Jr., member of the
firm OF Albert Baker & Sons, door sash and
blind manufacturers. was at work turning q
circular moulding or what 10 called q sticking
machine which was going with great rapidity.
the moulding few into pieces One part struck
Mr.. Baker on the left side of his face, crush
ing through his jaw, cheek, aud left frontal
bone of the skull, exposing the brain. He
lived only about three hours He leaves u
wife and two small girls. The entire com,nu
nifty mourn his loss His father and mnthcf
were away visiting relatives when the accident
happened. A sad return from aThankseiviue
visit will be theirs. .sfa.tf. .usl5. = =
Ralzenon Richardson aged SO years, died
at his residence on Thursday, the Goth inst.
Though in appearance very poor, nearly $40
600 were found packed away n the house.
Some packages of 81 900 each hadremain-
ed some 1--WE years just as they were taken
from the bank. and still he had nearly starved
himself and went indeceuty clad - Coarant
In Philadelphia two ladies met on the street
and one said to the other, why, you look
very happy this rorning; what's happened 20
"Oh, I've just been up having my fortune
told" was the reply, land the woman says
Pm to marry twice more. have diamonds and
camel's hair shawl and thai can 60 TO the
opera six nights In a week If | want to-"
dear me Idon't wonder that you are happy.
Bat you wont say anything to yonr husbandY"
"Oh, OF course not. Poor man he's good to
me, and it might hurt his feelings 10 know
that am going to marry twice more think
I'll tell him that I'm likely to die first. |"
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