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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08

Cincinnati Enquirer: Iron men say
there is not enough iron in the coun'
try at the present time to supply the
necessary demand, and as result Of
this scarcity prices are stiff, and there
is not much disposition to sell. Ac,
cording to all accounts the railroad
building interest will be as active in
1880 as in any year of commercial
history One authority says there
will not he enough steel rails made in
the world in the present pear (lSSO)
to meet the demand, and adds that it
is questionable whether the combined
products of iron and steel for the year
will be equal to requirements. 1t is
calculated that in 1880 5000 miles of
railroad will be added to the 80, 900
miles already in operation, some rail-
road papers going 50 far MS to place
the probable increase at II, 900 miles.
Many old roads must have new iron
and steel for repairs. 1t is said that
nearly nine thousand miles of new
road are already under contract, and
that means that rails to build the
same have been sucured.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
OVER THE STATE.

The late Senator Houston was a di.
rector in the Nashville IL Chattanooga
Railroad Company.
During the year 1S71-2-3 595
buildings were erected in jackson.
The Tribune and Sun says it is a safe
estimate to say that 900 were put up
from 1865 to 1873, inclusive. For
the year 1869, 179 were built
Brownsville States: A movement is
on foot to re-charter the town of
Brownsville. II is understood that
the new corporation. if established,
will consist cf Mayor, without sala-
ry, two Aldermen and Marshal.
Nashville American: Col. j, B.
Minnis, of Knoxville, has recently
been appointed Special Agent of the
Postoffice Department Of this State.
He is the right man in the right place.
The Postmaster General does the best
possible thing for the service in retain
ing such men.
Brownsville States: The people of
this county are in a better condition
than they have been for years. The
most of them have paid their debts
and have some surplus money on
hand. The coming year will he ell.
tered upon with cheerful spirit by
both farmer and merchant.
Nashville American: The Memphis
and Paducah railroad will soon be con.
cluted, and then we will have unin.
terupted communication via that road
to the Ohio river. This will open up
another Avenue of trade for our city
that will bring in good fruits. The
recent act of the legislature as to the
road is satisfactory to all parties con
cerned.-
The present Indebtedness OF the cor.
poration of Lebanon, is according to
the Secretary's official report; 81, 1885,
OIL. In January, 1879, it was sl1..
5l.9S-a reduction of So, ,67397. The
Herald ascribes the principal share Of
credit for this state of affairs to Mayor
Beard, whose watchfulness. sagacity
and administrative ability have done
such good work fer the taxpayers of
Lebanon.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
Let up ON the Liver.

Mr. Editor, tits n wonder SO many men and
women escape the effects of tamperiig with
their lives. Mankind seems to have gvne cra-
~ ON the subject Of their liver, aud every little
popping-jay is thrusting out something fol
the liver" The stomach is crsmmed full oi
SIENNA and sich. called liver medicines. What
on earth Is the matter with the liver. all ai
0ncef Why, q few years ago some people
didn't know they had hser. and now they
the liver is at fault when ,our head aches, OF
when you are dyspep ic, or csnstipatedf
don't believe word sf 1t. The bo.eis must
be npenci before the bile can possibly get out.
er alone. there is nothing the matter with il.
Now iet me tell you an infallibie remedy for
all such conditions. Take few doses of Bal
ley's Saline Aperient, it will open your bowels
unlock the liver and cleanse the bowels.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
CARROLL ITEMS.
From the Huntingdon Vindicstor.

A big thing wss eur esteemed con.
temporary the Milan EXCHANGE
Christmas week. 1t was the largest
newspaper ever published in West
Tennessee, and we congratulate its ed
itors on their success.
This community was startled on the
Friday before Christmas by the an.
nouncement that Miss Ludie Merit,
highly respectable young lady, had
committed snicide by shooting herself
through the head with pistol.
Jack Barnett's wife died Christmas
week, his child last Sunday, and Tues
day evening he came down here and
married Addie French, a woman he
had never spoken to two hours before.
Below we publish a list of marriage
licenses issued by the county court
clerk since our last issue:
g A Briant to Matte Dunning.
WR Marchbanks to s E Mackins.
w E Pace to M E Massey.
8 L Compton to G A Kirk.
James Lemonds to Rebecca Tucker.
q B Stout to Arab Fesmire.
H r Roberts to s A Adams.
is Moore to Hattie Brown.
Joyner to NJ V ShoHher.
Thos. Hampton to s j Huey.
w s McAdams to M A Green.
E A Ellsberry to Mary Pate.
TT Mason to r P Wright.
John Rarnett to M A French.
EFT Bennett, to NJ j White.
NC Massey to Martha King.
&c Atkisson to E G Landson.
VIM Churchill to Sue Hicks.
WP Edwards to j A Jones.
Jo Garner to Elvira Fuqua.
Sam Shad to Viva Rutherford.
Bris:ow Briant to Alice Thomas.
Henry Hodge to Lucy Harrell.
Hugh Gwinn to Sina Carson.
Doc Gordon to Nancy Dinwiddie.
Stephen Hanson to Hannah Meale.
Frank Edwards to Mandy Scates.
Eph Pigee to Patsy Smith.
Clint King to Mandy Brown.
VIM Clay 70 Emma Briant.
Af Moore to Isabella Hail.
Geo. Wallacks to Laura Rhodes.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
English Female Bitters

Have become the great standard female regu'
lator aad uterine tonic throughout the country
Il is prepared by experienced medical gentle
men. expressly for the relief aud cure Of III
their monthly troubles of excesses and susren.
sions that afiict the married "r single males
and have awai dsd che highest enconiums from
have cured cases of chronic female complaint,
that have resisted all other modes ef treatment
They are intended for young girls as we'll q,
married females who have becvme irregular
ache, ,tleucorrkea. falling of the womb. female
weak nesses and excesses, and tbose who are
nervous and hysterieal. 1t strengthens. buildl
up and fOrtiies the system, and regulate sl
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
THE STATE DEBT.
Ene Re-adjusters as They Are
Regarded by a Correspondent
Of the New York World.

Nashville special to the New York
Worl1: "The situation in this state
grows dnily more complicating and
embarrassing. The action of the low
tax members of the legislature at their
meeting OH the 22nd inst, advising
union and harmony and proposing a
call of a convention 10 make nomina-
tons in August, is viewed by the state
credit Democrats as a delusive snare.
There is no longer doubt that the role
Of the Virginia Readjusters ~to be
played by the low tax men oeTennes-
see. The property, intelligence and
integrity Of the State, with rare ex.
cepiions, are ranged on the side of
preserving her honor and faith. The
ignorance, vice and bummerism of the
state are ranged under the 'low>tax'
banner. The negroes side generally
with the Repudiationists. They say
the debt was contracted when they
were slaves, and now that events have
freed them they cannot be expected
to vote themselves back into the bond
age of the debt. The objective point
as in Virginia is office. The outs wish
to get in and use reputation of the
state debt as stalking horse. Savage
wants Bailey's place as United States
senator, Clay Roberts wants Houses
place as congressman, and so on TO the
end. Sooner or later the second So
ber thought of the people will assert
itself, whistle these demagogues down,
and the debt will be settled. But
meanwhile much mischief will have
been accomplished, many valuable
men will have been sacrificed and the
name of the state have become hiss
ing and a word of reproach."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
"DeY can't stop it. "

10y Soh oeOP iSs
"How many are coming now!"
Swell, fifteen hundred leave thai
tonight, and Pse going to bring ter
thousand of them, as long as they ca1
raise money enough to come on. Pss
working for de money, 1 is"
"Well. how about those people you
sent out to Charlottesville. Why did
they not receive work."
81 don't know anything about them.
l brought them here, and that ended
my work."
"Have any newspaper men talked
10 you on this subject before?"
els you one of dem 'portersi
"Yes, I'm q newspaper man."
swell. now I've told you more than
| should hSve had / known il. l
make it rule to keep quiet when
Hewspaper men talk to me"
About this time Morristown was
reached, and our stcullud gemman"
was lost in the darkness. hg
3 There Is evidently some secret work
in the movement politically, as he
seemed to be very cautious as so how
he answered questions, and seemed to
want to impress on our mind that it
was the money he was after, and not
political gain. He also did not seem
to be alarmed at the investigation
about to be made; but when told that
it could be stopped if they we're en-
gagged in any unlawful work. began to
think little more serious of the mat
ter. 1t is quite likely that Ohio will
be filed up, if they find poor show
for them here.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
Nn,ure. the AIel,emist.

God carves his thoughts in the towerins
hills aud Mounting, impressing the behoider
with the greatness Of the original. But in your
glade meath the mountain side where giides
the gurgling crystal stream. God hss painted a
modest thou xht in the inherent actien Of q di'
minstive shrub which peeps into life. as tive
dew drops on the petal shake, but to- be crush
ed BY the unheeding tread OF the tourist view
ing the rugged grandeur. This little fowre'
has fulfilled its missien In furnishing ingre.
dents for Days Ague Tonic. natures unfail.
ing remedy for all forms Of chilIs and fever.
Thousands Of the cured now pray that these
tendrils may hide go deep in the wildwood thai
no prosaae eye may gsSe, or modest their mod
eety, or rude hand pluck their value.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
THE EXODUS.

what a Correspondent of the
Chicago Infer.Ocean, Re-
publican, Sits from an
Investigation of tine
Condition of the
kansas Exodus
tiers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08

In the list of Georgia lawyers who
have received big fees the Atlanta
(Ga.) Constitution puts Seaator Ben
Hill first. He received IN one case a
fee of $4,000. of which 100000 was
paid in cash.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08

A. G. HAMILTON, Proprietor.

In Humboldt Store viii sell you goods the rcsa
HAMILTON THwEATT Humboldt Tennessee
5AIaESNGT
WALTER MOORE, JHoN THwEATT JOHN GIILEsPIE WILL.
ING, NAT ATKINS, OTTO oFFBERGER.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08

Mr.. Oliver Ames gave thousand
dollar railroad bond to each of the en-
ployees In the Boston Office of the
Union Pacific Railroad company on
Christmas.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08

Meridian Miss Mercury: Bermu-
da grass is a mine of wealth TO the
south, and should be set out on every
acre of poor or worn odt land. 1t is
Just what the South needs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
YOUNG PEOPLE

conss Al bsors pachss ssiassiss " = "
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29
From the New York Times.

fTOll lllc NtN lOIh lHHtTs
Last Sunday morning there we're about
$500 persons in Plymouth Church, and
Mr.. Beecher noticed that the net cash re-
suit, as reported by the Deacons who pass
ed the plates, was only $50. At the reg
ular weekly prayer-mceting last evening
Mr.. Beecher took occasion to mention this
parsimonious manner of giving by his peo.
pie. "There is power in this church, "
he said, 'if it were organized, to do a
hundred times as much without feeling it
as we actually do. Speaking in moGera-
ton, will say there were $500 people
present last Sabbath morning. The col
Iection.plate is passed. If the contrlbu-
tions should average one half dollar
through the audience-and that ought to
be a small average-it would make 81, 200,
We oftentimes get $50, $50, 500. 5000,
rarely $500 and $500, occasionally 81 900,
and sometimes $1,000. This seems very
large, but when you come to take into
consideration the number in the congre-
CATION, and calculate how much that
would be for each individual, the amount
is very small. have great fault to find
with the result of our collections in proper
tion the size of the congregation. They
are parsimonious! They are mean! How
many men nut in ten-ccnt piece who
onght to be ashamed Of themselves! |
think the contribution. plate is tempta-
ton of the devil in the church. When it
is passed around men have not the cour.
age to refuse to give, and so they pull out
nickel and ease themselves off with it,
This constant passing Of the plate through
congregation tempts selfish men to be
niggardly-to make believe give when
they spare the poorest and meanest they
have. 1t is a bad thing. I dislike it ex-
ceedingly am sure the plate has been
the means of educating whole genera.
ton of men to be small"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29

Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote to q
lady, who was one of his most valued Eng
lish friends, .s letter from which review
er in The Atheneum makes characteris-
tic quotation. She had asked him to a
fancy ball, and he answered: "Mr.
Hawthorne begs TO assure Mrs. H--that
he is quite sensible Of his own folly and
absurdity in declining an invitation which
any other man would 90 down on his
knees to get. He finds himself, indeed,
in the position of an owl or bat when in
ylted 10 take pleasure trip in the sun
shine; he cannot deny that il would be a
most delightful affair, but still feels it fit
ter for himself to stay in his dusky hole
than to 90 blinking about among other
peoples enioyments. The truth is, Mr..
u. has all his life been undcra spell, from
which it is now too late to free himself
or, rather, he was born solitary brute,
and he can no otherwise account for his
.ew being ahle 70 resist Mn, H-.--'s in
yitation."
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29

The 18th January (the 9th by Russian
reckoning) is one of the great national
festivals of Russia, known as the "Kresh-
tchenie," or blessing of the rivers. On that
day, in every part of the Empire, thcpriests
20 in procession to the nearest river, and,
dipping the cruci6x in its waters solemn
ly bless and consecrate them. The mo-
ment this is done, the common people rush
forward and fill their jugs, cups, or bot
ties, in the belief that the water thus hal
lowed will be an infalhble cure for any
ailments which may afllict them. 1t is
not unfrequently preserved in thisway till
the next abenediction day" comes round.
The ceremony assumes its most imposing
form in 81. Petersburg, where thousands
of people assemble to witness it. The
Gear himself is usually present. as well as
other members Of the imperial family, for
whose accommodation an ornamental pavil-
lion is erected on the granite quay facing
the Neva, close to the Winter Palace.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29

Bmghampton Coz Philadelphia Pres.
Some months age young man named
George Youngs went to Bath, Pa, from
Schenectady. He was printer, and was
handsome and intelligent. Alice Beers
a beautiful girl, daughter of Il prominent
citizen OF that place, fell in love with
Youngs. The pair desired to marry, bu
the girls parents refused to consent to thu
match. Youngs and Miss Beers ran away
They returned the next day and Young'
exhibited marriage certificate bearing
the signature of a Clergyman Of this city
The girls parents received her and hel
husband to prevent scandal, A week OIL
two ago it was rumored IN Bath that
Youngs had wife and child in Schenec'
tady. His Bath wife was given good evi'
dence OF the fact, but she refused to be.
ieve it. A gentleman of Bath came to
this city last week to investigate the mar
riage here. He found that the clergy
man s'signature to the marriage certi6'
cate was forged and that the ceremony
YQungs had performed was a mock cere-
mony at disreputable house,a boon COM
panion OF his having personated the cler-
gyman. When the news was carried to
the young wife she fell to the floor dead,
Youngs fed and no trace of him has yet
been found. He has wife and two chill
dren in Schenectady.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29

From the Chicago Times,
General William Tocumseh Sherman
free and easy tongue is about to get hin
into Trouble. Gen. Boynton, the Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette. once severely criticised General
Shcrmans memoirs, especially as to his
account OF the affair at Shiloh. Becently
the Gazette has been making war on
C0wlcs, of tine Cleveland Leader, Boynton
aiding IN the work. To retaliate upon
the latter, Cowles paper interviewed
Sherman, who stated that Boynton was il
man entirely without character; that for
a thousand dollars he would SANDER his
own mother; that he is verypersistent and
energetic in manufacturing ialsehoods
and made many similar remarks, refer.
ring to Boynton's attack upon the accu-
racy of Sherman's work. Boynton wrote
a note to Sherman, inclOsing copy of
the interview, and asked Sherman If he
had been correctly reported Sherman
replied in the affirmative and repeated
what he had said. Boynton at once took
steps to bringa libel suit, and his petition
will be filed in day or two. Boynton
also publishes card in which he says
that he will select a tribunal and a form
of action which will afford Gen. Sherman
an opportunity to prove the truth of these
statements or exhibit him to the world as
a reckless slanderer." The corespon-
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial says:
"Under the law of the District of Column
bia no tue statement is libel, no matter
how severe it may be, but Gen. Sherman
will find it very difficult to prove the
truth of his statements about General
Boynton, who is universally regarded as
reliable and conscientious corespon-
pnnt.n "
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29

The Globe Democrat says: 1t is the 18th
of January, 1880, There is no snow up
on the ground, or the houses, or the hill
tops in the distance. Tne river flows on
free OF ice, as majestically as in the sum-
mer days. The palaces are aaoat upon
its bosom. The brown "chippies" are
chattering among the branches, where
buds arelswolling, The horse that ran
away while ago raised cloud Of dust
behind him. There are lovers in the
parks, even in the twilight; and il there
were no other evidences that this Is a
GLORIOUS climate, u tho last wcsld settle
II. Pass the hat,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29


From the London Glob1,
At Il recent examination Of a group Of
cone Year Volunteers" in the Grand
Duchy of Baden, the examiner asked 9
young country fellow if he could tell hin
anything about the discovery of America
The youth answered that the late PopC
Plus X, had succeeded in calleCting in
dubtablc proofs that CHRISTOPHER CoIum'
bus. inspired by his zeal for the Church
and the Faith, WAS eager to discover O
shorter route to the Holy Sepulche, and
that during MS explorations in pursuit o
this object, he discovered America by nc
cldent! The examiner, astOunded and n
dignant at such reply, asked mm where
he had found all tins nonsense. The youth
answered that is was no nonsense, for he
had only latclyrcal It in the BadislhG BCo.
bachter. No. 30, 1919. This explanation,
like the answer of the theological Candi-
date in the ,Iobgiad, produced a universal
shaking OF heads. The newspaper in
question is the leading UltramOntane
organ in the Grand Duchy. The special
number which the young volunteer had
quoted as his authority was obtained, and
the passage stood there exactly as he had
quoted it. 1t was Il translation from an
article in a Belgian religious magazine
giving an account of the progress Of the
movement for the canonzaton of the dis
coverer Of America. The Belgian writer
adds that it was "thc magnificent idea of
Columbus, alterhis discovery OF America,
to conquer these new lands for the Church,
to win their souls and their treasures for
the Kingdom OF Christ, and to eXpend
the latter in the purchase Of the HOLY
Places of Palestine, and aIterward to Of
fer these latter as u present to the Pope,
The same authority adds that Columbus
further hoped that he and his descendants
would be nominated by the Pope to the
office of "StaRthatcr" and Perpetual
Protector of the Holy Sepulchre." All
these things, as the writer convincmgly
concludes, show that it was partly a
thought OF faith which guided Columbus
to the discovery of America, held him up
right in the midst of a thousand dangers,
and consoed him against numerous acts
of Inprotltude.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29

IlOhi hlpN'NvH r ""HAhi'
Elocution, of which we hear so much,
seems to be commonly Unidentified with
numbcrless tricks with the voice, and af.
fectation OF manner, which has rightly
enough brought it into disrepute. But
what Is genuine elocution more than such
use OF emphasis, infection, pause, and
tones as will serve to bring out the mean
ing OF sentence accurately and impress
sively? This elocutiOn may be learned Of
few actors--nOt maryland scarcely at
all OF any one else. The preacher who
has mastered the art has an immense adj
iunct in affirming the truths which it is
his mission TO teach; for perfect elocution
carries a truth home with immense In
crease of force; by giving color and per-
spectlve to n sentence it makes its lead
ing atiirmatiOns salient and penetrating,
and thus not only convlnces the under
standing but impresses greatly the mag
ination. This sort of elocution is simple
ity itself, for it consists Of nothing more
than exact placing of emphasis, with
such shades Of meaning as may be given
by infection. But, in order b be master
of the art, simple as it is, the speaker
must grasp clearly and distinctly the full
meaning of the sentences he means to ut
ter. No man can think in Il sOvenly or
loose manner and be good eIOcutOnist.
A clergyman, in order to read n chap
ter of the Bible with that use Of elocu-
ton that shall bring out with great
dlstInctness all the meaning, must first
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29


From the St Louis Republican.
1t was after midnight, and the Clabber
alley chickens were resting peacefully.
mGioo. Uamnnn nocod bis woarv march
olncer l'oh"'H P"c'H ms weary ln"''n
and wonderetalth' solitude wllch seemed
to reign Supreme. Sud lcnly asound was
heard in thr distance. The chickens be.
gan to cackle and the weary policeman to
omen his ears. Tile sound increased in
.trcnrth and the chickens cacklcd louder,
and tbn noliceman listened more attcn.
tiyeIv than ever Blows were heard to
f,ll last and fnrionsIy, and A voice said;
"Lcmme in, or I'M cbop the doah down" "
Odicrr Harmon had heard that voice be
fore, II was Mary BuckUer's, and he
wondered what She was M TO now. ~
will inycstig1tc the matter" he said: "G
will expostulate with and try to quiet
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-29

Emperor Francis Joseph has CONFER cd
the gold medal for science and art or
Mile. Camilla Ruzicka 0stoic, for new
Turkish and German dictionary which the
authoress recently published, with trans
criptions Of the Turkish words into Roman
characters. That learned young lady had
already distinguished herself in the De
partment of Oriental Languages at the
Imperial Oriental Academy at Vienna.