The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-01
MILAN.
Progress Of Fruit GrOwing.-.Talented
Southern Women.

/ L am certain that one who has CIV
en- no thought to the matter would be
surprised on coming up the l.. u N.
road to see the large amount OF fruit
and vegetables being shipped north
on that line. From Bartlett large
consignmenis of plums, peaches and
apples are being sent, aud all along
Ill that section you see new barrels
being filled with Irish potatoes for the
ST. Louis market, where they are
bringing fine prices. Men, women
and children were digging, gathering
and filling these barrels. Here i'll
Milan, saw the famous wild goose
plum offered for sale, and large lots of
fruit were shipped from this locality
also. | guess you are familiar with.
the origin Of this large plum. Some
man, 50 runs the story, killed in East
tennessee a wild goose. Its craw was
full OF plum seed, and the good wife
planted them. From these seed came
the plums as large as guinea fowls
egg, and very delicious indeed.
Cotton is looking much better than
one conld have hoped month or six
weeks ago, and corn is fine.
write from the very comfortable
and well kept house OF Mr.. Miller at
Milan. LII this house was shaded it
would be extremely agreeaDle-well
built, of brick, clean and commodi,
Gus. 1t makes IA pretty picture with
its Y shape and quaint looking towers
and wind mill at the side. One end
is covered with vines, and the immense
galleries, hundreds OF feet long, give it
great advantage i'll summer. A pref
~ flower garden at one end, devoted
to the family, gives additional charm
to the genial surroundings.
l am told five trains stop here dai>
ly, and the table is extremely well
kept. ..f 4.l .. .s.I
| must not omit to tell of one thing
that gives me unfeigned pleasure.
Some years ago,while visiting in East
Tennessee, | met some young country
girls, whose exquisite complexion and
great beauty was something to be re-
marked. l fancied these were excep>
tional cases that l had met; but, trav-
cling over West Tennessee recently,
l have met more pretty women than
l have seen i'll any other state north
or south. And what is even more
charming: they possess grace of man
ner that French woman could never
surpass, and am constrained to think
it springs from that truest of all DO.
genuine good heart prompt
ings. Some girls and young married
women | met in Lauderdale county,
brought up in the seclus!on of coun>
try home, would bear away the palm
in any city for their exquisite flower
like complexion and beauty, and yet
combined with perfect health. a
Tennessean by birth, | cant help feel
ing as proud of their varied charms
of mind and person as if | had special
claim ON them, in some way.
| wonder how many people know
here in this state that the lovely CO.
editress Of the Brooklyn Eagle, Laura
Holloway, is native Of this state, and
as bright as she is han lsome. Mrs An
geliue Paguad, of New Orleans, one of
the finest normal school teachers in
any state, was born in Gallatin. One
of our first missionaries to Persia was
from this state and related to DR..
Long, Of Memphis. Mrs. Knox
Heath, of Boston, IL teacher, celeOra>
everywhere for her learning and aDil-
ity, Is native Of Tennessee also.
feel great pride i'll the women of the
south, who. since the war, have gone
north and won enviaOle places by their
energy, ability aud enterprise, just as
| do in those who are SO patiently and
bravely carrying the big end Of the
load at home. All of these women
have the northern stamp put on them
before we knew Of their worth; then
pay little heed to it.
Sidney Lanier died unnoted and
uncared for in the south, but he was
highly priced in New England, and
they are now getting ready to give
him monument. 1.-The noble dead,
the doubly dead, in that he died so
young
ELIzEBETH l.. SAXON.