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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-27

IF you want suite of the hahl
soonest, most fashionable furniture
that can he bought IN the south, go
or send 10 Weakley d Warren, Nash
Vile, and you can be accommodated
at most reasonable figures.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-27
Weakley q Warren, Nashville,

oakley q Warren, NashVlIIe,
have one of the largest, completest,
furniture factories in the country and
they are prepared TO supply the pub.
lie with everything in their line at the
lowest cash prices. Dealers will do
well to see their stock.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-27

Both houses of congress last Wed>
nesday adjourned until the 9th of
January.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-27
HARPER'S PERIODICALS
Per Yea,

BRAR1, One ear Noz Numoefsl'''-''"lV w
Postage Free to a Il subscribers in the United
States or Canada.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-27
HARPER'S PERIODICALS.

Postage Free to all subscribers in the United
States or Canada.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-27

Go and see Crump's .Iewelry. 1t
is pretty and good. lie sells it cheap.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

ton, would be as regards general
administration and political dlrec-
ton, subject to the authority of the
governor general Thus, there would
be provincial governors in COek.l
China and Tonquin, and minister's
resident in Cambodia and Laos
where France exercises a kind of pro
tectorate.
The governor general of French
lndo China would reside at Hue.
where ne would be at the same time
minister resident for Anam. The
seat of general government would be
established there; first, because the
sovereign of Anam resides there; and,
secondly, because Anam being an
unproductiYe province, which can
not be turned to any profitable ac-
count, the duties of minister resident
would be light, thus permitting the
governor general to carry on, without
distraction, the general political and
administrative direction of Indo-
China.
The provincial government does not
seem as yet to have been fixed upon,
but Gov. Gen. M. lie Mire de Vii
liers, formerly governor of Indo-
China, seems to have been chosen.
He has had great practical experience
in these countries, and his special ca
pacities and former functions seem to
mark him out specially for the post
a special governor will be appointed
for the frontiers separating Tonquin
from China in order to govern them
in a special spirit, and to reduce to a
settled condition. This is a part of
the new conquest, which for a long
time to come will not be perfectly
quiet and submissive to its new mas
ters. 1T is thought that this, as it were,
military frontier viii be placed under
the government Of general, or at
least of a military governor.
As regards the revenues of the new
provinces, il is well known that for
some years back French Judo China
has yielded a surplus of revenue over
expenditure amounting at present to
about 100000 francs. 1t is thought
that Touquin, besides commercial adj
vantages, may easily yield a revenue
of from 10, 600 600 francs to ~. 600, 900
per annum. This revenue would en-
able France to place the provincial
governors IN a position, in point of
salary, which would permit them to
keep up their rank and raise the pres
tige of France to a point which would
speedily make it popular among the
still hesitating or hostile populations
of freshly conquered country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
A Characteristic Witness.


1t was one Of the old, familiar, and
plentiful cases of issues, abuse and
threats. The witness was a big, black.
and greasy negro woman; the defen
dant a small puny, and tiinid- looking
mulattress. The first had all the pro
portions of one able to take care of
herself; the other as if she needed a
protector. The big one, however, pro-
fessed to be afraid of the little one,
and swore heavily to that effect She
produced a negro named Sam Johnson
to substantiate the fact.
Where do you liver asked Judge
Ford of the witness.
" Sir2n
"Where do you hveN
" In town, sir.
" Whereabouts?'
Back of town.
How for backg'
" Away back.
Look here, said the judge, you
must answer my questions. "
Yes, sir"
"Now where do you liver
l don't exactly know the names
Of the streets back that way dey hab
such funny ones. l believe dey call it
Der-big-ny. though"
"Oh. you do Now on what part
of Derbigny street DO you live2'
Well, you see, boss, your honor,
it is between two streets / don't know
de name of.
When you are at home you don't
know where yoN llvef
"Ob, yes; I lives in Nicksburg.'
How long since you have been in
Vicksburgl"
Four years.
Now, see here, 7 have stood you
long enough, and unless you answer
me correctly, / shall send you down. u
&" Well, you see, as / told, l lives on
Derbigny, near ST, Peter
Well2N
Well, dats where / lives.
The other street,
St Ann
"The NUMBER
Not many numbers out dat way,
Judge
"Whats the number Of your
houses" savagely.
Oars none on it." in an altar med
ton
What do you know about this
caseTn
Nothing, sir; ] was out of town
dat day, sure.
Well, l have been thirty minutes
getting this out of you. So | viii
just give you thirty hours parish pris-
on, so as to hasten you up next time. "
Sam, with a mournful look, enters
the portals of the Black Maria, and is
driven away to Buffers hotel.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
A REMARKABLE WATCH.
Several Hundred Years old ana SIN
Keeps Good Time.

did you ever see watch like this2'
inquired Mr.. Hussey, superintendent
of the city inhrmary, exhibiting a
curious watch of French pattern, from
its appearance many years old.
Never did. Where did you get itl'
asked The Sun reporter.
That watch has a remarkable his
tory. Several years ago there came
to the iniirmary a man whose sands
of life had about petered out. Mike
is noted for his howery expressions. !
lie was a gentleman, a person could
see that at glance; / became very
much interested in him. He was in
notwithstanding above the ordin-
airy man-and ] spent many happy
hours with him. Shortly before his
death he called me to his bedside and
told me he knew he had not long to
live. and that he wished TO tell
me something of his history. He
asked me to arrange his pillows and
prop his head a little higher. Right
here is where Mike gets in the dra-
matte effect. He then told me that
he was a French count, belonging to
one of the most noted families in
France; that he had been disappoint-
ed in love when q young man, and,
as many others had done before, dash
ed into the widest kind of life. He
became a regular rogue, and, OF course,
his friends gave him up, and gradua-
lily he fell lower and lower IN social
life. He lost his estate lutte by little,
his creditors forcing him to the wall.
AT last he had to leave France. He
came TO America. Here his life was
one of privation and suffering. At
last he reached Cincinnati, where,
becoming sick, he managed to get
into the infirmary. His history was
a sad one, but very interesting. lie
then asked me to go to small satchel.
open it, and briug to him a package |
would find there. / did so, lie open
ed it. and brought forth this watch,
which he told me had been ia his
family for hundreds Of years, handed
down from one generation to the
other, and that although many times
in need of the necessaries of life, ne
would not part with it. He then pre-
scented it to me, thanking me for my
many acts Of kindness during his
stav in the inirmary. 1t was an at
fecting scene. The next day he died,
and had his remains decently inter-
ed in the cemetery. This watch keeps
remarkably good time, considering its
age. and / would not part with It for
the world
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

of the affair are as follows While
residing at Union Spring, n Y, 3n
July. 1883, the wife of the Rev. Mr.
Bull left him, going to Kansas, where
she had relatives. There were two
children, one a boy named Floyd.
now u years of age. Mr. Bull after
ward went to Troy, Pa, to preach
He placed his child, Floyd, in school
there. On the 1St of May of the pres
eut year, while the lad was III school,
the mother, who had deserted her
husband and children. together with
the man w. j. Douglass and Mrs.
Bulls mother. drove TO the school in
a carriage and called the boy out, tel
ling him that his grandparents We're
in the hack and wanted him to take 4
ride. The child entered the carriage
and was RAPIDLY driven away, being
taken out of the state. The boy ana
his mother are now residing with an
uncle of the woman ia Ell Dorado,
Kan. Mr.. Bull AYERS that his wife IS
without the necessary means to edu-
cate the child, having 40 money what
ever, and is living on the charity of
others. He viii, therefore, IN due
time appeal to the courts for the re
possession of the child. Pending such
proceedings, he has caused the arrest,
as stated, of Douglass, who was con
cerned IN the abducuen, as described
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
French Indn.China

According to information, which l
nave reason TO believe accurate, says
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times. the organization which
the French government intends to
give TO It's Indo- Chinese possessions,
as extended By the treaty of Tientsin,
VIII be as follows: In the first place
1t has been admitted that for long
time to come the different provinces
now composing French Indo-China
mus; be left IN their present state OF
relative autonomy, and that attempts
at unitication, which, as every body
SHOWS, France is prone to proceed to
IN the organization and adminlstra-
ton of new possessions, would be
Taught with difficulties, as has been
seen from slight experiments already
made in these parts, and, indeed,
from all attempts at unidcatlon made
# late years. Thus, the government
las come to the conclusion that,
While instituting political and higher
administrative uniformity, the pro
Tuces now composing lndo emma
aaould BE- allowed to retain their pres
ent administrative and commercial IN
ltyiduality.
Hence, a governor general OF lndo-
China would be appointed, with SUD
governors or provincial governors,
wlo, while exerting independent ac-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
An AFRICAN RAILWAY.
The Proposed Line from the Red Sea
Into the Soudan
London Telegraph

London Telegraph
The inevitable expedition will have
10 90 by the route which nature in
dicates and a man has followed since
the DAYS of Cambyses- that is to say,
bv the Suakim Berber line, which is
the nearest passage between the Red
Sea aud the fifth cataract. Just as
certain as it is that railway connect
iny these two points will prove the
Indispensable adjunct and instrument
of the undertaking. The narrow
gauge line which we can and must lay
would go up with the troops, water,
feed and support them, connect them
at every hour with the sea and sup
plies. and continue to exist and to be
profitable when the last British soldier
has quilted Suakim. Long ago such
a line ought to have been constructed.
1t has been contemplated ever since
the early days of Ishmail, and Tewfik
would have established it had Hicks
defeated the Mahdi We ourselves
observed when the discussion first
arose about dispatching Gordon, that
"the best possible governor general
for the Soudan would be the Berber-
Snakiln railway Even if Egypt ex-
pended the money for its construction,
it would prove the wisest outlay she
ever made but, as part OF the cost
of the campaign of relief alone, 1t
would save vast sums, and may be
considered. indeed, As a sine qua non
of the enterprise, and the first and
most important business to take in
hand, when once the word is uttered
that all these people who look to En-
gland for succor and rot to perish
OF course the railway thus contem-
plated must be cheap and simple.
Experienced contractors affirm that
a narrow gauge line can be laid over
the easy country in question at the
rate of SIX miles day. The distance
is about $50 miles, and allowing for
preparations and organizations, it
could be finished, whatever the wealth
err, in four months. 1t is estimated to
cost ESQ, 600 but then it would be q
property, and very good one, sure to
develope commerce and intercourse,
and smash the Mahdi" by the means
most fatal to him. Fifty miles of the
metals are lying ready at Woolwich;
the ironmasters of the Midlands could
supply 100 more at short notice, and
the rest could soon be provided Pay
ment slender enough in the eyes of
the British navy, but dazzling to an
Arab, would set the tribe of the desert
to work night and day upon the job,
and every league completed could be
protected by armed trucks and en-
gjnes, which could be held like Mobile
fortress. Water may be got in guam
titles by means of tube wells where
ever the Arabs End it in driblets, or
might be run up and stored in tanks
and all the way to within 80 miles
of Berber there are springs; while at
Robreb. on high ground, there is
quite beautiful oasis, fit for a sanitary
station. Moving up by this swiftly
built line which would have no
great elevations to climb and no seri-
Gus hollows to bridge the column of
rescue would arrive at Berber, prob
ably with little or no fighting, for
even the fercest tribes would know
the Mahdi's reign to be over when
the railway echoed from Mount Err
kOWeet,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
1t Wouldn't Work,
Richmond Baton

Good morning, sir, said a gray
haired and bearded stranger with o
keen black eve, in courtly and dig
nihed manner, as he entered, in a
shabby suit of clothes.
What can / do for you, sir2'
Il am on my way to Charleston,
S. c. where l reside, but having my
two little boys he was near to 70
years of agel along-Stonewall Jack
son and Robert e. Leland little
Stonewall having been taken quite
sick this morning taking out of his
pocket a peculiar bottle), | would be
very thankful for any assistance you
might render him, and at the same
time relieve the anxiety of a father
who lost all in the late war"
Really, sir, you'll have to excuse
me. Allow me to suggest, however,
IN case little Stonewall should grow
worse, and require medical assistance,
that you apply at the city dispen-
sary."
Then you can do nothing for lit
tie Stonewall Jackson or for father
who lost his all in a cause he believed
to be Just"
Nothing, sir"
Good morning, sir.
And retiring with great dignity, he
was met at the door by another
shabby stranger, with the inquiry, IN
am undertone:
What luck, Bill9"
Wouldn't work worth a cent.
Guess we'd better strike some ID
Yankee Town while the Confederate
scheme is on boom
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
A kidnapping Case.
Eluira Telegram

w. J. Douglass is a man about so
wears of age and a wealthy farmer Of
WAYNE county, N. Y. He lives at a
pleasant place called Williamson,
which is some two or three miles from
Lake Ontario, and not far from Sodus
village. at present Mr.. Douglass is
an inmate of Clemung county Jail at
Elmira. n. Y, and the charge against
him is a very serious One-that OF
KIDNAPPING a child. The child isa son
of Rev. P. J. Bull, a much-liked
Methodist minister, stationed at Troy,
Pa. Douglass was arrested during
tbe FIRST Of last week on a warrant
served by Officer Hedges, of this city.
The warrant was sworn out by the
father of the stolen child, the Rev.
Mr.. Bull The latter learned that
Douglass had recently returned TO his
home at Williamson and come here
to got the warrant. The law provides
that warrant may be sworn out III
any county through which kidnap-
ed child IS taken. From Troy, Pa,
where the child was stolen, il was
taken by its abduetors through Elmira
to Corning, and from thence evenfl-
ally to the state of Kansas, where 1t
IS now. The circumstances leadlEg
to The kidnapping and the particulars
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

whep you visit or leave New York city, saw
baggage. expressage aHd carriage hire. ami stop
al the GRAND UNION HOTEL, opposite Grand
Central depot. 853 elegant rooms, fitted up at a
cost of one million dollars. reduced 20 81 and up-
ward per day. European plan Elevator Res
taurant supplied with tho best Horse cars,
stages and elevated railroads ~ all aepots. Fam.
lies can I've better fer less money AZ the Grsnd
Union Hotel than at any other itrstc.ass hotel In
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

Miss Nellie Tones, Of Montpelier,
Vt. was very much astonished the
other day when bird flew down on
her hand and remained there perfect
Nv harmless. 1t had been charmed by
her snakering.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

Two fishermen recently captured
and carried into Charleston, S. c., a
saw-fish which measured 2O1 feet from
the end Of its saw to the tip Of its tail,
and weighed one ton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

Pueblo, Col, has an effective way
of Kidding the city of unlicensed dogs.
The city council pays the police 81
each for every one they kill.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

q Pittsburg woman, sixty years of
aye, has just sued her son for twelve
years service as his servant claiming
$500. The generous son offered TO set
tie for 5000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

Ia the San Francisco city prison is
a cell devoted exclusively to the con
fnement of drunken women. 1t has
not been vacant a day for over TWEEN
weight wears.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

By reasons of the strike of the ci-
garmakers of Cincinnati, six large
manufacturing concerns viii move
to Dayton and another to Miamis-
burg,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
A nanrhfar,n Misnrv
Father is @ ttinr wan

MY daughters SAY:
"How much better father is since he used Hop
Bttcfs"
'lIe is getting well after his long suffering from
a disease declared inouyahleN
@And we are SO glad that he used your BtterS"
A L my of IfIlna N L
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

Papitation or rapid beating of the heart fol.
lowed by periods Of complete cessation, is caused
chiefly by nervousness and had blood, If the dis
ease is neglected It is liable to result seriously
pecay at a time OF sudden excitement. Purify
tho blood, strengthen the muscular anG nervous
system. governing the heart. by using DR.. Guy
sott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilia, and you viii
soon be rid Of every trace of the affection
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

DR.. Lewis, Of Dover, has been ex-
PEELED from the Ohio State Medical
Society, charge with insuriRg the life
Of a patient fatally i'll.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

The young lady pedestrians Of
Georgia wear Mother Hubbards in
their walking matches, and are not
afraid Of the police
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

A LOT of German immigrants were
panic stricken at Castle Garden the
other day by the explosion Of fire
cracker. They thought 1t was dyna-
mite
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

No lady need be without Mrs Pnkh3m's
Vegetable Compound because she is far distant
from drug stores. The propretors send it post
age paid by mail from Lynn, Mass, in the form Of
l0zeuges or Of pills price, 81 per box, or six for
s. Send for TIE Guide to Health which gives
fun particulars
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

80 DO &c Yourself. With Diamond Dyes
any lady can yet rs good results the best prac-
teal dyer. Every dye warranted true 20 name
and sample 1Oc, at druggists. Wells, Richard
son 81 Co Burlington W.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

An pronautic detachment Of en-
gineers has been formed in Berlin,
and is hard at work learning the
art and practice Of military balloon
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

Beware Of the incipent stages Of Consumption
Take Pis0s Cure in time
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
AaTnrtising CheAtsllI

ut has become so common to write the
beginning Of an article. in an elegant, in.
lercStinS u,nancr.
Til 49, : into some advertisement
that we avoid all such,
And simply call attention to the merits
of Hop Hitters in as plain, honest terms
as possible,
"ro induce people
ITO give them one trial. which so proves
their value that they never will use any
thing else"
"THE REMEDY SO favorably noticed in
all the papers,
Religious and secular, is
Having a large sale, and is supplanting
all other medicines.
There is no denying the virtues Of the
flop plant, and the proprietors of Hop
Bitters have shown great shrewdness
"And ability
in compromising a medicine whose
virtues are SO palpable to every ones
observation.
"No!
"She fingered and suffered along, PIN
ing away all the time for years."
The doctors doing her no good;N
And at last was cured by this Hop
Bitters the papers say SO much about
Indeed Indeed"
"How thankful we should be for that
medicine
A Daughters Misery
eleven years our daughter suffered on
n bed of misery,
"From a complication of kidney, liver,
rheumatic trouble and Nervous debility,
Undcrth the care of the best physicians,
"Who gave her disease various names,
"But no relief,
"And now she is restored 20 us in good
health by as simple a remedy as Hop Bit
tiers, that we had Stunned for years before
using it. THE PARENTS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

For a cold in the head, there is nothing 80 good
as Piso Remedy for Catarrh
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

The world wide reputation Of ~ H. Browns
Ess. Jamaica Ginger is a phenomenon Of tAe
century
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

FOR sale-A Ten ton Fairbanks Scale com.
plete FOR half price Address 7. I. BARRY 81
Franklin ST. Chicago III
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
YOUNG WOMEN ' $ 5 1"; a.

find steady employment in pleasant offices
Il 1T First-CIass Pay. Easily and quickly
learned and "a the best Business In the world for
ladfes - engage 3D. Whole cost Of learning
earned IN a fsw months after graduating. Send
stayap for circular givins full inform ton.
Address r. VALENTINE
GAINESVILLE Wis
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
Music Books Tor The Seaside,
Do net forget to take pih you 20 ne Seaside,
Mountain o. other Summer Resort, q Jeie
CHOICE MUSIC BOOKS


Gem. Of English Song, .tS2l; or Minstrel
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Rhymcs uad Tunes. ,Si 30. This last Is u choice
collection OF Home songs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
FIELDS 3. 8: ST. 81: 3. POWDER

An explosive FOR rifle and blasting use, power
ful and more satisfactory than dynamite and
giant aud as safe as tho old standard powders
AS IL can be exploded only by FIRE Can be- shipped
IN two parts uether OF which can be exploded
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
VOREAD

Tho musical novel; The soprano, tni or stu
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26
poR SUNDAY.
ma pLAN-NOIs nlANO.

Gems OF the Duucc, tfcl; or Gems of strauss,
09);or A Cluster Of Gems, fsl, or the easy FAIRY
Fingers. 81 gal. or that good collection OF fiano
Duets thc Piano AT Home, G2)i or She classical
rchumHnu's Album ttA.