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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
A Prudent Grocer.

In the years that will come no more a
Baltimore grocer was guided in his
prices entirely by the reports of the crop
prospects. When a farmer came in
and remarked that wheat was not look
ing very well the grocer would say to
bis clerk:
"James, wheat has a downcast look,
and you must scrimp little in measur-
ing molasses."
When farmer mentioned that it was
too dry or too wet for corn, the grocer
would say:
"James, for fear that corn will be
higher you must use those light weights
in weighing out sugar"
When oats had bad look there was
a shortage on tea, and when the peach
buds were damaged the grocer mixed
Rio with his Java. One time he had to
make trip to New York, and upon his
return his clerk reported that wheat
was looking splendid, oats all right, po-
tatoes promising, and that everything
indicated big yield.
81 am glad to hear livery glad, y
replied the grocer, "but for fear that ii
may be a wet fall, and that farmers
will be backward about bringing in
turnips, you'd better sand up the brown
sugar and wet down that box of cod
fish. Wall Street Daily NeWS.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Keep cup of powdered borax on
your washstand; it will do wonders in
the way of softening the skin. If you
have been working in the garden, or do
ing things about the house which have
tended to make your hands rough, when
you wash them dip your fingers in the
borax, and rub your hands well with it.
N. Y. Post
Pork fritters can be made in the
following manner: Have at hand thick
batter of Indian meal and Hour; cut a
few slices of pork and fry them in the
frying-pan until the fat is fried out; cut
few more slices of the pork, dip them
In the batter and drop them in the bub-
bling fat, seasoning with salt and pep
per; cook until light brown, and eat
while hot Chicago Herald.
Velvet Cake: One pound of sugar,
half pound of butter, one pound OF
-four, one pint of ice water, four eggs,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
sifted well with the -four. Bake in
jelly-cake pans, and spread icing and
grated cocoanut between the layers.
Pastry cream may be used with the CO.
coanut instead of the icing Or it may
be favored delicately with orange, and
put together with orange MARINA
lade. 1t may also be baked in a loaf
This cake is excellent, and is suscept-
ible of as many variations as you have
originality and good taste to bring it to.
in cleaning mating, wash twice
during the summer with salt and water,
a pint of salt to half paiful of warm
soft water; dry quickly with clean
soft cloth. Treated in this way, the
mating will not grow yellow. Or, if
preferred, apply thin coat of varnish
to the mating. That will make it more
durable, and greatly improve its APP
pearance. If vanished it will not need
washing. Now and then wipe with a
wet cloth and dry quickly. Use white
varnish on the white mating, Be sure
and have the varnish thin or the mat
ting will crack. indianapolis Journal.
An old farmer writes to the Country
Gentleman as follows: "The value of
corn husks in the art is much greater
than that realized by the generality of
farmers ia feeding, although as a fodder
L consider them worth as much per
pound as the average hay for cattle.
They are used for a variety of purposes.
If our farmers would pick the corn from
the stalks, husks and all, they then
could safely house it in good weather
and pull the husks under cover, thus
saving them by themselves, either for
sale or other purposes, as desired. The
husking could be done at times when
out-of-door husking would be vecy disa-
greeabie or impracticable. Good, clean
corn husks are sometimes sold to up.
holsterers at high prices, and are always
in demand by them"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
Large Farms.

loo many papers are repeating, in
rather clarifying spirit, the stories of
enormous farms in Minnesota, Dakota,
Texas and California. These cases are
evidently held up as examples worthy
OF other men of large capital to follow.
And yet the large farm business is a
curse in many ways to any country. A
certain number of men are absolutely
necessary for the cultivation of certain
number of acres. They must be either
owners or hired laborers. And the
greater the number of hired laborers
congregated without the salutary in
fluence of the family relation, the worse
the state of Society. 1t would be far
better for the prosperity, for the morals
and intelligence of the country if the
farms which occupy township or more,
had one hundred and fourty-four indie
pendent families, each owning and Gull
waiting one hundred and sixty acres.
With hired agents or overseers to direct
and manage one hundred and fifty
hands to cultivate these large domains,
the tendency is more or less towards
serfdom or servitude.
When our editors are parading these
large farms at least monthly before
their readers why do not they hunt up
the history of such farming as practiced
in ancient times, as managed in the
South in the days of slavery, or even in
California in the times of Chinese laborP
In large farms is involved all the trouble
in Ireland. And the whole history of
large estates shows that the tendency
has been to oppression and aristocracy
on the part of the owners, and to cult
waiting sentiments of communism on
the part of those who do the work on
the farms, either as hired hands or
renters.
We are informed by historians that
Cyrus, who, if he had lived in these
days, would have been called a great
General, was also great farmer. On
his landed possessions he had 30, 900
horses, 10000 cattle (and none of them
Short-horns or Jerseys), POO, 900 sheep,
$4,000 asses, and, as u natural conse-
quence, $4,000 slaves. And Nimrod
must have been a larger farmer, or he
had a small number of pens, for we are
informed that Minus. his son, inherited
from him 100000 cattle, II, 600 slaves,
and $500, 900, 900 in clean cash as a
working capital. And yet under these
statements we are informed that the
old farmer and King Crpsus, was very
rich in comparison to the former cases.
The large farm system formerly in OPP
Grafton on the steppes of Russia, or the
larger farms which are rapidly increas-
ing in this country, are tending to cramp
and degrade the working population.
The man who tills the soil ought to own
it, which tends to the establishment OF
the most intelligent and independent
population. We rather favor Govern
ment plan of discouraging large farms,
such as has been put in operation in
Pennsylvania, and as has been recon-
mended to induce owners to divide and
sell their large estates in California.
This is by eXempting from taxation in
part small farms, and adding it to larger
ones in proportion to the size. -,Ioloa
state Register
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
West Point Cadets.

There are no pockets in the trousers
of the West Point Cadets, nor in their
coats either. The cadets wear no vests,
and are trained to do without pockets.
They are left free Ito choose between
putting their handkerchiefs in their cap
or breasts. The authorities say they
must not use tobacco. They are not
allowed to carry money, and the ones
who govern them do not see what need
they have for pockets. When the
"plebs' first arrive they'U swagger
around with their hands in their peck.
cts, and, in fact, do not seem to know
where else to put them. One of the Sc
crets of making soldiers at the Military
Academy is by depriving the students OF
pockets, and compelling them to allow
the hands and arms to seek the cen ter
of gravity.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
Chronic Ailments.

In chronic ailments resulting from fixed bad
habits of the body, the removal of the evil to
be permanent, must necessarily be gradual.
Good health is maintained and nourished by
the body, and the avoidance of excuses. 1t
is wasted and destroyed by over-taxing the
mind with study, anxiety, evil habits, intern
perance, and vicious indulgences. Keep the
body and mind nourished by using that friend
health reviewers, DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock
and Sarsaparlla, and Nature will soon assert
her mastery over disease.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
100000 Reward

VIII be paid for the datection and conviction
of any person dealing in bogus or imitation
HoP BITTERs, especially Bitters with the word
HOP or HePs in their name, that lie intended
to cheat the public, or for anything PRETEND
ing TO be me same as Hop BIrfERs The
genuine has a cluster of GREEN HoPs Notice
this) printed Oh the white label and is the
best medicine on earth, especially for Kidney,
Liver and Nervous Diseases Beware of all
formulas or recipes OF HoP BITTERs published
in papers or for sale, as they are frauds aud
swindes. Whoever deals in any but the
genuine will be prosecuted.
HOP BITTERs M'F'G. Co., Rochester, N. Y.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

Mrs. SMITH Subsidiaries the skin soft,
white and smooth Dr. c. W. Benson's Skin
Cure. Elegantly put up.
Periodical Headaches fly before DR.. Ben
sons Celery and Chamomile Pills. Druggists.
Hair and Scalp diseases thoroughly cured
BY DR.. c. w. Benson's Skin Cure
DIR. Benson's Celery and Chamomle Pills
sure headaches of every nature promptly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

Magnificent promises sometimes end
IN paltry performances. A magnificent ex.
ception to this is found in Kidney Wort which
invariably performs even more cures than ii
promises. Here is a single instance: Moth.
er has recovered" wrote an illinois girl to her
Eastern relatives. 'She took bitters for 4
long time but without any good. So when
she heard of the virtues of Kidney. Wort she
got box and it has completely cured her
liver complaint
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

"WHtT's that you're playingi" said q New
Haven man to his daughter, who was pound
ing at the piano keyboard with more noise
than skull. ut lie Wagnerian, pa; that's the
music Of the future" "Oh 1t is, is itlp said
the old gentleman "Wel, let it be a long
time in the future before l hear any more of
it. Play me Comm Thro' the Rye" 40
pal amt you horrid-always thinking about
something to drink. "-Nelo HdVen ReoiStsr.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
Personal.

The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send DIR. Dyes celebrated Electro oltaic
Belts and Appliances, on trial for thirty days,
to men young or Old who are afflicted with
nervous debility, lost vitality aud kindred
OF vitality and manhood Address as above.
n. B.-No risk is incurred, as thirty DAYS
trial is allowed.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

YOUNG and middle aged men suffering from
nervous debility, premature old age, loss of
memory, and kindred symptoms, should send
three stamps for Part VII Of pamphlets issued
by Worlds Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo N Y
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

A sALooN-KEEPER has invented drink
which he calls the ball punch because il
makes holes in the pockets of his patrons
ChicdDO Tribune
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

G5S- Make your old things look like new by
using the Diamond Dyes, and you will be
happy You can get any of the fashionable
cOlors for 10 cents.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

A MATTER-oF-FAoT boy defined salt as
"that stuff which makes potatoes taste bad
when you don't put any on"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

have been cured OF gfeat suffering, caused
by weak lungs and kidneys, dyspepsia, etc
My habits are now very regular, and / find
comfort in living. used only two bottles of
DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

DocToRs now pronounce cucumbers @
tonic Doctors, 1t will DO observed, have an
eye to business Chicago Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

The proprietor Of this celebrated medicine
Justly claims for it superiority over all rem
edies ever offered to the public for the SAFE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PERMANENT cure
ofAgue and Fever, or Chills and Fever, wheth-
er Of short or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
him testimony to the truth Of the assertion
that in no case whatever will it fail to cure il
the directions are strictly followed and carried
out. In great many cases single dose has
been sufficient for cure, and whole families
have been cured by single bottle, with per-
feet restoration Of the general health. 1t is,
however, prudent, and in every case more GER
tain to cure, II its use is continued in smaller
doses for week or two after the disease has
been checked, more especially in difficult and
long standing cases. Usually this medicine
will not require any aid to keep the bowels in
good order. Should the patient, however, re-
quire cathar tic medicine, after having taken
three or four doses Of the Tonic. single dose
of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
will be sufficient.
The genuine SMITHS TONIC SYRUP must
have DR.. JOHN BULLS private stamp on each
bottle. DR.. JOHN BULL only has the right to
manufacture and sell the original JOHN J.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, of Louisville, Ky.
Examine well the label on each bottle. If my
| private stamp is not on each bottle do not
purchase, or you will be deceived.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

Now the festive ice-mAn shortens up his
weight, and says: "It's a cold day when get
left."-N Y. Graphic.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

MUMMIEs are the only well-behaved persons
who are now left in Egypt.-Neao Orleans
PicaUNy.e
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
Epilepsy Fits)

Successfully treated. Pamphlet OF particulars
one stamp. Address WORLDS DIsPENsARY
MEDICAL AssoCIATIoN, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
Diseases of Women,

Large treatise for three stamps, giving means
Of successful self treatment Address WORLDS
DIsPENsARY MEDICAL Assoo'N, Buffalo. n. Y.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

WITH some men the penny's mighter than
the sword, sure enough.-BOSton Transcript.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

EVERYBODY has standing invitations to at
tend open air mass meetings.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

OF course, it is true, but isn't it rather
heartless to speak of q blind man as an IN
slightly person.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

A WESTERN paper heads an account of the
drowning Of four young men: "a Fatal
Pleasure. "-BoStoa Post.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

Thousands of ladies cherish grateful re-
membranes Of the help derived from the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

ASK your druggist for Redding' Russia Salve.
keepit in house in case Of accidents. Price 25c.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

BUcHUPAIBA." Quick, complete cure, all
annoying Kidney Diseases. 81. at Druggists
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

William H. Vanderbilt and seven
married children will soon be living on
Fifth avenue, New York, in houses cost.
ing nearly SS,000.000.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

SOLOMON was the first man who proposed
to part the heir in che middle
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

A TRAMP called his shoes corporations, +"
because they had no soles.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

AT the Hub--'T am tired" sighed the
wheel. "Poor felloe," spoke the axle, wagon
his tongue"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

NEVER strike q feather buster when it Ia
down.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

"RoUGH ON RATS" Clears out rats, mice,
reaches, bed-bugs, vermin, chipmunks. DC
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

tE t7fl per day at home. Samples worth SIS
% W wv tree. Address STAsos L Co. Portland. Ne.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
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GTl1 Tha Tlro rio -

He called the salcsman,aside and asked
for the proprietor. His general appear
ance was hardly one calculated to ill.,
crease ones faith in the business boom,
and the salesman told him that the pros
priator had gone East.
well perhaps you il do inst as well,
was the reply. I've been IN the fur
niture trade myself and wCuld like to
tllk conf3cntially about prices, with
view 20 purchase
Ihc salesman ached to bet him dol>
lar til at he had never handled anything
more eXtravagant than a washbCard,
but he remembered stories he had read
about miilionaires in disguise and kept
still.
I'm solid rs an Eeastlake hedstcad.
Tire customer continued, an want bot
II yiicrs No veneer ah0at M. GnH
see 10y my talk that understand the
BIZ. Oh Fra right there, any time O
day, I'm a chamber suit painted to
correspond with the carpet or the paper
on the wall! See? How much time 90
yaG give en- large ordeEs?'
Tho salesman observed that they
gave all the time necl. saTy TO make on!
tha bill.
Bat I'm in the trA;ie. Jerusalem!
Cu't Eou make allowances Tor tba'?
m clear quill! Gn iIst from the dry
kiln, an don't You forget it, I amt 10
thiek-!ipped son Of az Egyptian carved
On The back of s)fa. I want livin'
pr:c 8 an reasonable time
Thc salesman repeated lis reme.k
about the time gwen
Then you'll lose ! mighty good cas-
toner. Mister responded the inaividu
al a genuine mahogany purchaser
trimmed with raw silk and beaded with
com. I amt no extension table, to be
pulled ont and showed in to SUI! the cor
venience OF men who get rich out o my
trade. | amt 10 hat-rac!E to hang your
blasted moan suspicious on. Taeta.'
And the gentleman who belonged to
the trade and wanted special terms
passed ont. In abhut five minutes the
salesman went out to mail letter and
found him in rival establishment, try
ing to trade bushel of onions for
pine washstand and a dozen clothes
pins.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
Topnoody And His Wife.

Mr. Topnoody was sitting by The
kitchen stove the other night media
lively gazing upon his wife who was
busy flushing up the work for the day
Mrs. Topnoody, how old are'you?'
he said at last in an abstract kind Of
way,
"How old am I, Topnoody? That's q
pretty question to ask your own wife.
eyes how old are you?" he repeated
without noticing the interruption.
"What do you want to know that
for?'
.'Oh I was just wanting to know fol
fun
"For fun, Ell, Topnoody? Well I
can't tell you exactly, but I'm just that
old that if had been that old when
you asked me to marry you I'd have
been five hundred thousand years old
before you would have got me. Now
do you know how old 7 amp
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
"Don't Mind Me-"

Gentleman meets friend and takes
him home to dinner. Arrived at the
house leaves him in the sitting>room tc
announce the fact to his wife.
The friend, hearing direcrly clarnol
OF tongues in the adjoining room dec
CRATES the keyho.e with his ear.
Shrill voicc-Always the way-bring-
ing people home without moments
warning! Him, too! Why ouldn'
you leave him to fatten on his usual
free-lunch route?
Hoarse voice-Ssh.
Shrill voice-I won't ssh!
Hoarse voice-I tell you you will.
Oh. il he wasn't in the room outside
wonidn't | just give you
Inc friend, shouting through tht
keyhole-I amt any longer; give it t.
her. Exit, slemming the door1
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
DIR nfsss,f

III gotten gains--Doctor's fees.
You can tell dogwood by its bark,
Molasses is emotional, yet it is often
found in fierce.
1t is easier to return thanks than
borro we'd money
The latest definition A naturalist
One who catches guats.
Shjngled roofs shed water and shing-
led boys are apt to shed tears.
The giraffe is not great cater A lit
tie goes q great way with him.
The man who had first thrust at his
nose said he vas shaken to the scedter
A correspondent writes to inquire If
he can secure berth on board court
ship.
Murder on the high is common
occurrence amcDg certain class of
soprano singers.
Stockton, Wisconsin, boasts of cat
% years old. But nobody in that place
ever uses bootjack.
Actresses ale so eager to get married
that they take the part Of man.
The inqdisitive urchin who puts his
opticto the spisotshole of beerebarrel
deserves to have it bunged.
There are said to be 263 styles of cor
sets. aud yet different young ladies'
waists feel very much alike-the girls
say.
Fond Parent: What do We think ,f
smokeing boys? Don't know. Never
smoked 'em. Tobgcc, is good enough
for us.
Tommy-"Imean tobe an astronomer
when l grow up?' Effie-"What On
earth will you do with yourself all day
long?"
Want to know how to tell the most
stylish dress? Get in crowd, ard
mark the one that all the women turn
up their noses at.
tbs said the oyster frequntly gets
into "a stew, but it never has been as yet
reported that he jumped out of the
frying-pan into the fire.
When the Chicago man saw Niagara
he shed tears. "Durn it," said he, 81
amt enough of liar to describe it and
make it ont ally bigger than it is.
When man is sentenced to seventy
years Imprisonment he may conclude
that he is certain to have roof over his
head during the remainder OF his natural
life
And now they tell us bedbug bites
cure rheumatism. Another and pleas
anter way is to get in front of an ezs
press train and try to sling it Oft the
track as it comes up.
A merchant died suddenly just after
finishing letter. His clerk added in
postscript: "Since writing the above
l have died. Tuesday evening, 18th in
stant."
"Washington's body-servant" wasn't
present at Yorktown. 1t was an occa-
sion when everybody WAS posted on his
tory audit would take an all -thunderin 6
good liar to fill the position
See the light overcoat. The Young
Man is wearing it in December. He
has been saving up his Money to buy
Wheat, and caunot afford to get warm
Coat. Some day, perhaps, he will drop
on himself.
A tourist in Switzerland finding q
charge in bis bill for stationery and be.
ing sure he had ordered none, investiga'
ted the matter, and learned that the
stationery" was the ink and paper used
Ill making out his bill.
Late the other evening merchant
was playing cards with railroad ofiisia'
who was rather sleepy at tbs time Il
pass, said the merchant. The railroad
man was awake in an instant. mo you
DON'T said he, mot on this line; you
pay VOW fare or walk"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
GENERAL DEB1IIrY Gnarn

Chesteryiile. Kent Co., Nd, Jan. 81
fseisng broken down and generally
aes,ililafad ! vas insinced BY orr drug ]
g " 10 ty q bottle Of Browns Iron
Is tiers From the third dose began
q feel iae 900 Ell cts Of your medi~.
cine and really THAR II did me more
q ,oa tan any m stlicine i ever took.
D. -. QyIMpx.