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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Nilsson will sing in Nashville on
the 18th inst. Choice seats are only
four dollars.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Middle Tennessee had quite a heavy
snow last Wednesday.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Col. r. =. Cole. of Paris, is one
of Col. Folks bondsmeu. He has
our sympathy,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

"The way Of the ,ransgressor is
hard" Honesty is the hest policy,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

This is TO certify that | used Pryors Oiut-
rnent il case ofn severe burh, and at in a
fewdays il W entirely relieved of all iuflam
ton nd healed rapidly. After the first APP
ploa ton of the Ointment the patient suffered
no pain whatever r j. MORGAN,
LaGrange, Ga.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Nashville is trying to enforce the
Sunday law
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Gov. Bate will he inaugurated next
Monday.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

This is to certify that I have u,el Pryor,
Pile Ointment, aud say that il is in my oIin-
ion, tn" best remeuy for piles ever presented t.
the public. / say this from positive arpiica-
ton of the remedy IN my own person.
IHOs. Is MnRGAh, lrOup equity, GH.
For sale by all dea eTs H. cdicine. Price.
FIFTY CESTs PKR ROS, sent by mail an reccipt
Of price. DR. J. BRADFIELD.
AtHutn, Ga,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13
READ THE TESTIMONIALS.

Ihis is to certify hat | have tried Pryor.
Pile Ointment in case of piles, and state that
il gave more relief than ANYTHING | have ever
Iried. further state that as remedy for
burns it is uuparall led. | also used it for d
case of teter in my fest OF twenty years stand
ing. and saw that it is the first thing that have
ever tried that gave me more than momer tary
relief. | consider now that ! am entirely re.
lieved from that distressing disease.
IoHN b. NEwsoM, Troup co., Ga.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

BY the advice of DR.. wynn. | Used your Pile
Ointment on servant girl who has be ! suf-
fering for eight wears with a most aggravated
case of piles. She improved from the very first
days use OF your ointment, ana before using
the box she was entire y recovered
q. W, FOSTER, Cusseta, Ala.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
PROTECTION MuDDIE.

ISL Paul Pioneer tRep.,. March Ill
There is terrible futtering in pro-
tectionist circles on account of the dis
covery that, by tho careless wording
of the new tariff law, it will be possible
to obtain for few weeks certain kinds
of imported goods at rates much lower
than was contemplated by Congress.
The sections of the Revised Statutes
which provided that, In determining
the dutable value OF oflnerchandisc, there
shall be added to the cost OF the goods
in the market the cost of transhipnent,
with all the ensuing expenses, both
general and special, as we'll as the cost
Of the covering or vessel in which the
merchandise is contained, were repeal
ed. Under cover of this reduction
large addition was made to the duties
levied, with the pretense that it was
necessary.to keep the tariff at about the
same figure, but with the real purpose
Of considerably increasing the aggregate
taxation. Il is now discovered that
the repeating clause goes into effect Inn
mediately, while tho tariff schedule
proper will be in force until the 1st Of
July. The result is that for the inter-
vening time importations will be carried
on under the old tariff, usinus the rates
formerly levied on the value Of the
package and the charges for transpor-
tatOn, r.a.s.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
THE ODD FELLOWS DISTRESS SIG
NAL.
tFrom the Texas s,ftinEs ]

A colored man was busily engaged
in saving wood for Col. Powis, when
the latter observed that the bosom of
the man and the brother, SO to speak,
was adorned by the Odd Fellows
breastpin. "Do the white Odd Fell
lows and the colored Odd Fellows In
Austin affiliate2" asked Col. Fowls.
"Don't fillyate wuff a cuss. but dey
the same thing, amt 1t ?" No, sab,
hit is not de same thing" "What's the
difference z" The colored man stop
ped saving wood and made the follow
ing explanation: "Last week, when
dat norther was freezin' de marrow
in yer bones, l went inter de saloon of
white man who totes dis very same
emblem. l was in distress, rale dis
tress, and I didn't had dram dat
mornin', so I glib him de signal OBJ dis
tress." ''Did he respond ~ ssHe
didn't glib de proper response. De
proper response would hab been to hab
rubbed his lef ear wild de right hand,
and to hab sot out de bottle" "Then
he did not respond correctly" mo
sab. He made a motion at de doah
wild one hand, and reached under de
bar wild de odder. made the Odd
Feller's signal of distress once noah,
and den sumfin hit me on de side of de
head and knocked me clean out inter
de street. Hit was bung starter what
dat white brudder Odd Feller had
frowed at me in response to de distress
signal. "Then the white and colored Odd
Fellows don't affiliate?" "Just what l
tole yer. Dey don't filliate, but dey
helps each odder out inter de street wild
de bung starter, but tillyate means to
set out de whisky"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

Furnished weekly to the Intelligen.er by
C.ptain J.: D. Conner. recorder Of deeds or
Lafayette County. Mol
Abstract of deeds filed in the Office
of Recorder Of Deeds from Saturday,
March 18th, to Saturday, March
Path, A D., 1883. Only such as con-
tain covenants of warranty contained
in list.
VIM. G. White, ct al, to Loften and
E. e. White, W Inf Of sw ofsec IA; g hf
OF Sc Of Is; he Of he of % NV of NV
8 %, SO, 25; and IL pit of sw of II, 81,
25, 295 acres, 200.
Bette Young and husband, ct al, to
Lotten White, SO pit of W hf of sw OF
II; e hf Sc of 8 IS; lie of ne offs %;
NV of NV Of %, SO, rs, 240 acres,
$4,000.
Loften E. White to VIM. Kessler, W
hf of sw OF 8 IA; e hf OF Sc of 8 Is; ne OF
ne of 22; NV of NV offs %, 50, 26, 24C
acres, $l2 2,O5O.
Chas Hoeter to Margaret johnson LOT
4, blk Q, Chamblin's add to Higgina.
vile, $500.
e. H. Uphaus to Riley Stephens, NV
of Sc ofnw IL, 48, 20, only surface, lC
acres, 5000.
Albert Meyer and wife to John Vie.
brock, II hf lot II, Corder add to Alma,
$500.
r. T. Russell to Jas. Christeson, lot
$40, and $40 feet adjoining Odessa,
S4O2 20.
John T. Graves to George Jung, W hi
of ne; and NV of Sc; and he of sw of {
1s, so, 26, 160 acres, $4,000.
Thos. Henley to A. B. Matthews, e
hf of ne of NV of 8 "a, 49, 27, $3.50.
r. T., Russell to Mary s. Taylor, lots
9, 10 and IL, blk 2, Russelrs I'D add tc
Odessa, S1a5.
! Z. &. Lee to Peacock and Taylor, lot
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
ART1oHoKEs FOB STOCK.

But little is known In this country Of
the artichoke, its properties and its
usefulness as food for stock. There
are two totally distinct plants known
as the artichoke. One il q variety Of
thistle known as the globe, or English
artichoke. The other is commonly
called the Jerusalem artichoke, varie-
ty of surfower bearing the botanical
name of Helionthus tuberosum. or
these there are several varieties, among
which may be mentioned a small white,
yellow Mexican and the common Je-
rusalem, none of which are of much
value; hence the paucity of artichoke
culture in the United States. There
are, however, two improved varieties,
both ofwhich are Of the greatest value,
and as they afford excellent food tor
man and beast, will repay the cultiva-
tor handsomely. These are the Red
Brazilian and the improved large white
French, and none others should be
planted, If good results are sought for.
These artichokes are hardy, vigorous
growers and immensely prolific, yield
ing from 800 to 1,S00 bushels OF tubers
to the acre, according to soil and cul-
ture. They are cultivated In the same
manner as potatoes, only being much
smaller than potato sets, as any eye, or
even part of any eye will produce a
vigorous plant, consequently much less
seed is required than in the case Of DO.
tatoes.
They may be dug in tho fall after
the stalks begin to wither, or may DO
left in the ground all winter, and dug
in the spring before starting to grow
again. The plant before towering,
forms immense numbers of tubers, some
of them extending two or three feet
from the parent plant, and by topping
the stems just before Towering, much
greater increase of size will be obtain.
ed. The stem grows from 10 Is feet
high, and is very leafy, making good
fodder for cattle if properly saved eith-
er by the system of cnsilage or merely
cured in the same manner as corn fod.
der.
The tubers are rich in both flesh and
fat-forming ingredients as the follow.
ing table Of the chemical analysis will
show:
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
ORIGIN OF THE OBERAMMERGAu
PASSION PLAY.
IN. H. in the April Century !

The antagOnism and enlightenment
of tho Reformation did not reach the
Bayarian peasant; did not SO much as
disturb his reverence for the tangible
tokens and presentations ofhis religion.
He did not so much as know when
miracle plays were cast out and forbid
den in other countries. In Chester,
England, one oftheir early strongholds,
they were played for the last time in
1874, and curious old chronicle writ.
ten twenty years later, and still pre-
served in Chester, says that this last
performance of them took place:
"sir John Savage, Knight, being
mayor. of Chester, which was the last
time they were played. and we praise
God, and praye that we see not the pro-
fanation Of Holy Scripture; but ., the
mercie of God for the time of our ig.
norance!"
But it was sixty-one years later than
this that the Oberammergau people
stricken with terror at a plague in their
village, knew no better device to stay
it than to VOW to God the performance
Of a Play of the Divine Passion of
Christ. It is as holy thing to the
masses of them now as it was then, and
no one can do justice to the play, even
as dramatic spectacle, who doss not
look at it with recognition of this fact.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31

The New York Herald facetiously
says Of the Irish question :-''Nothlng
is more evident than that the Irishmen
OF Ireland cosld do nothing without
the Irishmen in America. The shouts
OF encouragement which urge despsra.
does to throw grenades Of dynamite
and the money 10 buy explosives come
mostly from this side of the Atlantic.
The generals OF the army of rebellion
have their headquarters In New York.
We have Rosa, Sheridan and Eagan,
and may expect Parne!l ut any momeut.
Majors and colonies will all DO here at
All early date. while the ordinary sol.
diers are in K,Imainhsm jail" There
may be some justice In the sarcasm on
the number Of commissioned officers on
this side, but We see no good ground
of objection to Irishmen helping their
brethren at home. They have the
ability, and 1t would not be 10 their
credit if they forgot or cslsed to love
the land OF their ancestors. The dy.
Mantle OF course no one approves oi
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
THE CARP IN MISSOURI WATERS.

ST.. LOUIS, March %, 1888.
To the Editor Of the Post-Dispatch: !:
The question has been asked: Will
the fish known as the carp stand our
Missouri watersS Ianswer that they
will, and even higher up north than
Northern Iowa. 1t seems clear to me
that Mr.. Ferrell's carp and other fish
died from suffocation, i. e., want Of
fresh air,not from cold. If no reeds or
tail tufts ofgrass or rushes prevent the
entire fire, zing up of. q carp pond then
lair-holes (vents) ought to be establish-
ed, either by cutting some holes or by
means of one or more bundles of straw
of from six to fifteen inches in diame-
ter, fastened around q pole. The straw,
unthreshed rye or wheat is the best,
must reach over the level of the water,
and also extend to foot or SO below
the ice. If the pond has constant in
flux and egress of fresh water, il often
is sufficient to prevent too deep and air
tight freezing up. If, in making pond
one can tap spring, SO much the bet
ter, as they are apt to keep spot from
freezing. Respectfully,
j. NJ. JORDAN.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
SERPENT STORY REVIVED.

The old Pyramid Lake serpent story
has been revived. 1t was a belief of
the Piutes that an immense serpent
made the waters of the lake its home
and it was almost impossible to per-
suade the Indians to go out ON the lake
over a few hundred yards. AS whites
began to visit the lake the serpent theo-
ry was exploded. And what seemed
to be serpent was nothing more than
the whirling of the water by wind.
The Truckee Republican has the fol-
lowing to say regarding the story /:
"There is a monster in Pyramid Lake,
so both Indian and white fishermen
say, that is doing great deal of mis-
chief among the olockaded fish at the
mouth of the Truckee. 1t is described
as having the body and tail of an alliga-
tor, with the flippers Of q seal, and ac-
cording to the stories told by those who
have seen it varies from six to twenty
feet in length, having a mouth like a
frog, which enables the animal to scoop
in wide streak of fish when it strikes
school. Sherman, the well-known
fisherman, says its habitat is along the
shore Of Goat Island, where it is fire.
quently seen summing itself on the beach
after good '0l' Of trout. sCliff the
Spider and several others propose to
60 on hunt for the monster and cap
ture it if possible" .i
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
Gods Judgment On Halto.
BY ROBERT s0UTHIY.

(Halto. Archbi.hop of Mentz. in the year sl4
bsrbarously murdered u number of poor people
%s.
deyOured by rats in his tower on An Island IN The
Rhine. Old legsnd.) r
The summer and autumn had been 90 wet.
'Tss piteous sight 10 see all around
The grain lie rottlng on the ground.
Every day the starving poor
Crowded around Bishop Halto's door.
For he had plentiful last years. store,
And all the neighberhood could tell
HIs grsnsries were furnished well.
At last Bishop Halto appointed q day
To quit the poor without delayI
He bade them to his great barn repair.
Rsjsiced the tidlngs good to hear,
The poor folks d0Oked from fur and near;
The great barn was full as 1t could hold
or women and children, young and ord.
Then. when he saw 1t could hold no more,
Bishop Halto made fast the door;
And whilst Tor mercy on Christ they call,
He set fire 10 the barn and burnt them all.
''I faith It's an excellent bonfire 1" quoth be !;
And the country Is greatly Obliged 10 me
Of rats that only consume the corn.
So then to his palace returned he,
And he set down to supper merrllY,
| And he slept that night like an innocent man /,
Bat Bishop Hattie never slept again.
In the morning he entered the hall,
Where his picture hung against the wall.
A sweat like death all over him came.
For the rats had eaten it out oil the frame.
As he looked, there came a man from h!l
He had countenance white with alarm,
| My Lord. opened your Rranaries this morn
And the rats had eaten all OF your corn.''
Another came running presently.
"Fly my lord bishop, fly !nquoih 70,
| Ten thousand rats are coming this way
The Lord forgive you for yesterdsy!'
"Tn 70 to my tower on the Rhine, rspliec
he,
| ''Tis the safest plsoe In Germany
The walls.ars high, the shores are steep,
And the Tide 10 strong. and the waters Deep ,
Bishop Halto tearfully hastened away,
And he crossed the Rhine without delay,
And reached his tower In the island, anl
barred
All the gates secure and hard.
He laid him down and closed his eyes,
But soon " scream. made him arixe;
He started, anil saw two eyes OF flame
On his pillow irom vhenee tbs screaming came
He listened and looked, 1T was only the cat,
But the bishop he grew more fearful for that,
At the Amy OF rats that were drawing near
For they have swum over the river SO deep
And they hnvs climbed over the shore 30 Ste .
:. Anl new by Thousands mp thsy crawl
lXe the Aolss and Wtaaows In The WAQ.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
OUR DOMESTIC CURSE OF FREE
TRADE.
From the Nav York World :,

ltroT the New YORK world
Sir:-That free trade Is a disastrous
policy and cannot be otherwise is
proved by the condition of tho people
of these United States under the Union
which binds them together. II there
were no Union each state would be
free to enact such laws as it might
deem expedient for the protection Of
Its own industry by laying o tariff on
the products of every other state, pre-
cisely as the general government now
does with reference to the products of
foreign countries. If there were no
Union the New England and eastern
states could levy tariffs upon western
wheat, corn, beef, pork and other
staples and by making the rates high
enough induce the resident farmers
10 produce these things at home, sus-
tanning their own people and not rely
ing for these necessaries of life upon
the pauper labor Of the west. The
western states in their turn cou also
levy tariffs upon eastern cotton and
woolen Goth, boots, shoes, hats, tools
and Yankee notions generally. and by
making the rates high enough to PRO.
mote the production of these things
among themse yes and not rely upon
the pauper labor of the east. Under
this state of things q vast army Of
custom.house officers and other officials
cou d have been appointed with fat sal
aries. The effect, also, would neces-
sarily be constant flow of 20 from
every state to every other state, because
every government that adequate v pro-
tects its own 'abor against the labor Of
other countries is sure to have flow
of gold into it. These blessings, how
ever, are all prevented by the national
government, which is clear y chargea-
bic with the unhappy and impoverish-
ing consequences resulting from free
trade between the states. Is 1t not
possible to go back to true principles
and permit each state, each county,
each townSto protect itse against the
pauper labor Of every other Perhaps
MIR. Kelly or Mr.. Morrill, can point the
| way. j. D. W.
March IA, 1888.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
Voice of Silence.
lxs. MrL1ra HAaExAs.

Voice Of silence. thou art speaking from the
On whose old memories !windovs faces full OF
life are castj ag.
Where the Klngs Of thought, enthronsd. like
star on midnight peak,
Rule the world with silent spirits, who, though
being dead, yet speak. .
Voice Of silence thou art speaking in the apanaEc
Of art.
In the mute. electris echoes that through afr
and ocean dart;
In the sunlight. falling on rs like Gods shadow
At whose ts1c6 h the dead are looking on us with
life-liks eye. -
Voice OF Silence, thou art speaking from the
stone-sealed lips OF sleep.
That, without Q sound or motion. IN Its spell all
sound doth keep; .--.- ts.
In whose swaddIing clothes snfolded lie. too
pure for waking sins.
Graded in q mortal crsaturs, LIE and death like
sleeptng twins. l--s -
Voice OF Silence, thou art speaking on the Pat
mos isle OF earth, .sI .rr -
Where Gods reaohlass revslasions rise unutter.
ed from their birth; r-.r r "'
Brightly. like . burning city. flames the sunset
in ttls sky. ~
Through whose great cathedral window shines
the City built on high. l''
Silence on the pallid face-s,oth. silence on the
snowy grave,
silence Oh the sleeping city. silence far below
silence. ss Of music Numbering on harp within
the deep.
Sound Is but the dream of silence, silence talk
ing In its sleep.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-31
A BIG JACK POT.
Young Mr.. Tucker Wins S5A 900 ON
q Straight Flush.
tFrom the Post-Dispatch.l

PHILADELPHIA, March 23.-When fast
Young club men tire of the monotony of
club parlors and smoking-rooms they
occasionally seek the seclusion of q
popular hotel not very far from the
Union League and indulge in q game
of draw poker, with jack pots and all
the trimmings. A few nights ago such
a game was in progress in which the
Philadelphia, Social, Art and Union
League clubs were represented. After
an hour or 50 Of play, with hardly
enough difference in fortune to warm
up the players, jack pot was made
which was not broken until tour or five
deals had swelled it to handsome sum.
Young Thomas A. Scott, finding three
queens. threw in a s20 gold piece with
great confidence. John Tucker exam
ined his hand and found pair of jacks,
the ten, nine and seven of dia-
monds. One of his jacks being also of
that suit, with the alternative Of draw
ing to his four flush. Mr.. Tucker re-
marked it would cost him $50 to play,
and he put up the cash. All the play
| ers threw up their hands excepting MIR.
Scott, who merely saw the raise. Mr..
Scott drew one card and
GOT HIS FOURTH QUEEN.
Mr.. Tucker split his jacks and draw
ing to his four flush, look in the eight of
diamonds, making his hand straight
flush. Mr.. Scott said that his hand
was worth 81 900 and put that amount
in the pot. "My hand is worth S3,OOO,"
said Mr.. Tucker, in a tone whose nerv-
business caused Mr.. Scott to think that
perhaps all attempt TO bluff was in pro-
gress. Give thousand more" Mr..
Scott said. Fifteen thousand more, u
Mr.. Tucker retortcd. Mr.. Scott's con.
fidence in his queens was undiimimish-
ed and he chuckled to himself to think
what snap Tucker had got himself
into. There might be sIme doubt
about Mr.. fuckers ability to pay il
he lost, but it was worth the risk,
Thirty thousand more was the result of
Mr.. Scott's self-consultation. Mr..
Tucker paused, ran his eyes over his
hand to see whether it was all right,
and apparently went into mental com.
putation of his bank account. "Icall,' -
he said, throwing an 1. o. U. to bal.
ance the pot. "Four queens" said Mr.
Scott, spreading out the hand on the
table and making move as though to
take in the stakes. "Not SO fast, il
you please straight flush" said Mr.
Tucker. Mr.. scott's face fell and Mr.
Tucker pocketed his winnings, owe,
S5A, 900 in that hand.