The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-24

not to invite anyone to drink and not
to accept an invitation of the kind.
This is done on the belief that the
treating system is the cause of most
Of the intemperance which now exists.
Mrs. Landlord, of the Milvue
neighborhood of Williamson county,
has a walnut table which was her
great grand-mother's. 1t is $50 years
old, and came from North Carolina.
1t is portable. 1t is fastened together
with pins of wood. There is not
nail or screw about it. 1t is about
four inches lower than an ordinary
table.
Pulaski Citizen: Mr.. 7. G. Rea-
gin, of Minnow Ford, brought us
Saturday a monster stalk af Louisi>
ana sugar cane raised by himself. 1t
demonstrates the possibility of raising
it in this latitude. 1t ought to be
substituted for the ordinary cane now
planted by our farmers. The yield
will be larger, the strip better and
the crop will pay better.
Nashville World: At the Louis>
vile exposition Miss j. g. Brown,
of Henderson county, took the first
premium of the best bale of Tennes-
see cotton. In addition TO this distin>
guished honor our state took the first
premiums over all other states ON iron,
coal. copper, marble, and on the GER
eals. This is all her most sanguine
friends could have claimed for her.
Marshall Gazette: David Collins
has sold 700 dozen eggs this year
all produced Oh his own place. He
devotes great deal of attention to
his fowls and handles only the best
breeds.-W. A. jackson, of South
Berlin, has bought 800 bushels of
hickory nuts--by no means new or
uncommon growth in this section, but
strictly a new commodity on such an
extensive scale. Small lots for home
consumption have been selling in this
place at 80 cents per bushel.
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Memphis Scimitar: Within the
last several months there have been
several instances in this city in which
money has been embezzled, and after
detection the matter was settled be-
tween the parties by compromising
of crime. The Attorney>Ge is
looking after few of these cases.
The compromising of felony is itself
a penitentiary crime for all the par
ties who do it. 1t may be that some.
body will wish they had been swallow
ed up by an earthquake yet.
jackson Wing: A serious difficult
ty occurred in the parlor of certain
young lady in this city Monday night
last, that resulted in the cutting o.
one of the parties with a knife. The
particulars as we learn them are, tina
Messrs. Niblett and Moss we're wait
ing upon the young lady, and Mr.
Moss called on the evening indicated
Niblett shortly afterward went in ant
found Moss there, whereupon he tool
him by the ear, and with a draw
pistol proposed to lead him out of tn
parlor. Moss caught the pistol ant
attacked Niblett in lively way, an,
before the trouble ended, Moss Gu
Niblett in the back with a poke
knife. The affair is greatly to be re
GREETED, and we trust it will end wher
it is.
Paris Post: Horace Blanton,
|" son of III. t. Blanton, of this city
in company with Robert Foster. wa
hunting about one mile west of tow
Saturday last, when they came to
: fence and Horace in getting down o
the fence let his gun slip, when
struck plank on the bottom of tn
: fence and was discharged. The er
{ tire load Of bird shot passed throug
n the palm of his right hand and til