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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12
Farming for Pleasure.

Many persons who are engaged in
farming for livelihood or as branch
of business do not regard it as very
pleaSurable occupation. In fact, they
complain of their monotonous life and
of their lack of the means of enjoyment
Many farmers make their plans to
spend the later years of their lives in
some town, where they can have more
to enjoy than they do ON the farm.
Men who become rich in cities, how
ever, desire to retire to the country,
and very many of them do so. A large
proportion of the very wealthy men in
this city own and manage farms. Sew
eral of them are well versed in every
department of agriculture, fruit-grow-
growing and stock-raising. The like is
true of men of wealth in other cities in
the country. Farming is engaged
in as a pastime by many peo~
Ple in Great Britain. Indeed, COM
plants are constantly being made in
the English papers by farmers that so
much land is being secured by persons
of large means, who desire to engage in
different branches of husbandry simply
for pleasure. They purchase land at
prices that those who look upon it rs a
safe investment for conducting farming
operations cannot afford to pay. They
also secure the best stock of all kinds,
not with view to profit, but as sources
of pleasure. The Englishman of wealth
and leisure takes more pleasure at his
country seat than in his London man
sion. He takes pleasure in being a good
farmer, skillful fruit. grower, and a
successful stock-breeder. A large num-
Der of professional and business men in
New York and Philadelphia manage
farms as a means for recreation. They
spend money on them, not with a view
Of getting returns in cash, but in happi-
ness. Lawyers, ministers, merchants,
and manufacturers spend considerable
Of their time in farming as a source of
pleasure.
Is there any other kind of business in
which men engage simply ''for the fun
Of the thingP" Rich men do not en-
gage in mining, manufacturing, or trade
simply for pleasure. No one, perhaps,
ever heard of man who had an abun-
dance of this worlds goods engaged in
running train of cars, hammering at
an anvil, tending a saw-mill, LAYING
brick or quarrying stone for pleasure.
They do not think that they can obtain
any enjoyment in any of these occupa-
lions. They leave them to persons who
are obliged to engage in them for the
purpose of supporting themselves and
their families. They engage in agri-
culture, horticulture and stock-raising
with the expectation of having a good
lime, and, from their own accounts, arc
seldom disappointed. Chicago Times
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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A good grass run for pigs will de
more in the matter of keeping them well
up in growth than anything else = Troy
Times.
Beef Cakes: Chop rare done roas,
beef very fine; season with salt pepper
and alittle chopped onion mix, make
into small cakes and fry in beef drip
pings. IN. y. Times.
Horses at work will be gratified il
they are allowed little green grass
once a day. If not convenient to turn
on the grass cut it and feed, with little
salt, in the rack. Detroit Post
Hardly anything in the line of flow
ers and green can be more beautiful
than two-yard coil of smilax, perfect
in leaf. and graced with q thousand
sweet white blooms of this growth.
The idea that sorrel denotes a sour
condition of the soil, because the sorrel
leaf is itself acid, is an old notion long
since exploded. Lime and ashes have
been recommended TO correct this sup
posed acidity. They will often prevent
the sorrel, but they do it by encourage
inc the growth of clover, which, with a
good catch, will usually keep down all
annual weeds. Albany Journal
A farmer of Cass Township, Hunt
ington County, Pa, wanted to borrow a
gun from a neighbour for the purpose of
killing some crows in his field of corn
which were eating the grain. His
neighbor declined to loan the gun, for
he thought the crows useful. In order
to satisfy his curiosity he shot one Of
them, opened its craw and found in it
twenty-one cut worms and four grains
| of corn.
"A shying horse can not be consid-
cred safe horse, yet the habit is gen.
orally considered of so small conse-
| Quence that it does not materially affect
| the value of horse. There are but
few faults that driving horse can have
| that are more liable to do mischief than
that of soaring and shying. Although
| it may take some time time and trouble,
such habits should be broken up as
soon as possible. N. Y. Tribune. .
The farmer can better afford to
raise potatoes for twenty-five cents per
bushel than to grow wheat fer one dol
lar. Two hundred bushels per acre is
not large average yield. This would
give fifty dollars per acre. Fifteen
bushels is an average yield of an acre OF
wheat. The potato crop will require q
little more labor, but with the late i'm
proved machinery the cost of cult.
waiting and harvesting an acre of pota-
toes has been very much reduced. =
Chicago Tribune.
A common fruit and spice cake is
made of one cupful of butter, two cup
fuls of sugar; beat these to cream
then add two well-beaten eggs, the
whites and yelks beaten together, 8
large handful of currants, quarter o.
pound of ctron cut in small bits, one
tea-spoonful each of gratedSptmeg, Gin
namon and cloves, half cupful of soul
milk with quarter of a tea-spoonful O.
soda dissolved in it and three cupfuls o.
-four. This cake requires nearly al
hour for baking in moderate oven. =
EIchdn9e.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12
Stories About Prisons.

In a knot of prison officials at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel recently the humor-
Gus side of prison management came
up. One gentleman told how it had
lseen decided to build Jail in his coun-
ty. The commissioners were all igno-
rant of prison affairs, and he suggested
that they visit other counties and call
in an architect who was well informed
in such matters. The Chairman of the
Board replied to him:
whats the use of thatp All you
want of q Jail is to hold the prisoner"
ITO which, continued the narrator,
f'my best reply was to show him a copy
of the old log-jail, the only entrance
being holein the gable, through which
the prisoner was dropped down into the
well below. 1t was perfectly safe"
The story was told of President Lin
coins first visit to the penitentiary at
Springfield, III. An old criminal, looking
out through the bars of his cell, re-
marked:
''Well, Mr.. Lincoln, you and ought
to be we'll posted on prisons; we We
seen all there are in the country"
why, this is the first one I ever
visited, said Mr.. Lincoln, and was as
tonished at the response:
"But I've been in all the rest"
Probably the best tale was that OF
Governor Vance, of Ohio. 1t was in
the early days of the States history,
when there were about hundred con
victs. On coming into office he paid q
visit to the prison, and ordered that ev-
cry man there be permitted to come up
and talk TO him. The result was per-
feet storm of petitions for pardon-ev-
cry man pleading innocence. One old
and grizzled tough" stood apart and
added nothing to the clamor. The Gov
ernor called him up:
What are you in forP"
Stealing"
''Well, were you gultyP"
Eyes; it's the way | make my liv,
ing"
The Governor went back to his Office
and pardoned the man. When remon
strated with his only excuse was:
"Well, was afraid the thief would
contaminate those other fellows. IN
y. Tribune.
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WITH =

MAY mean poisoned with Potash" This is the
Nl case with hundreds who have been unwise
enough to take SarsapaTas. Potash mixtures, etc,
until digestion is almost fatally impaired Swift's
to health and builds up the waste made by these
posons.
~ was suffering with Blood Poison and treated sew
eral months with Mercury and Potash, only TO make
me worse The Potash took away my appetite and
gave me dyspepsia, and both gave me rheumatism.
then took sarsaparillas, etc All these Sarsaparila
mixtures have Potash In them. This made me stiu
worse as It drove the poison farther into my system
friend insisted should take Swft's Specific, and Il
cured of the Blood Poison, drove the Mercury and
Potash out of my system. and o.day am as wen as
ever was" GEO. o. WELLMAN. JR.,
Salem, Mass.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free to
applicants. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO..
Drawer g. Atlanta, Ca
NY. Office, 159 W. 23d St., bet. 9th and 9TH Ayes.
PHILADELPHIA Office, 1905 Chestnut st.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12
A Young Patriot,

Richard Lord Jones was born at Col
chester, Conn, on May 10, 1867. He
enlisted at Hartford, for the term of
three years, in Captain James Watson's
company of the Third Connecticut Reg
iment, commanded by Colonel Samuel
Il. Webb, the father of the venerable
General James Watson Webb, and was
the youngest enlisted person on the pay
roll OF the Army OF the Revolution.
He was Immediately placed under the
charge of Band-master Ballentine, and
instructed to play the fife.
The regiment was at one time en-
gagged in an enterprise having in view
the destruction of large quantity of
lumber on Long Island. But the Colo
mel and a number of men, among whom
was Richard, were captured while re-
turning, after successful expedition,
by the British sloop of war "Falcon"
and taken to Newport.
Upon the arrival of the prisoners at
Newport, they were taken before Brit
ish officer for examination. The Colo
mel, being called forward, was followed
by Dick, who was anxious to learn
what his own fate was to be. The Brit
ish officer, noticing the little fellow at
the heels of his Colonel, sternly in
quired:
"Who are youP"
81 am one of King Hancock's men,"
answered Dick, Strengthening himself
proudly.
What can you do for himp" asked
the officer, with smile, and so strong
an emphasis on the ''you" that Dick
answered defiantly:
II can fight for him."
''Can you fight one of King George
menP"
''Yes, SIR" answered Dick, promptly,
and then added, after little hesitation,
''If he is not much bigger than l."
The officer called forward to the
boatswain's boy, who had been curl
ously looking on; then turning to the
young continental, asked:
Z 'Dare you fight himP"
Dick gave the Briton, who was con-
siderably larger than he, a hasty sur
vey, and then answered.:
ayes, SIR"
Then strip said the officer, and
turning to the British lad, "strip and
do battle for King George"
Both boys Invested themselves of all
supertluous clothing as rapidly as pos
sible, and went to work at once in dire
earnest. 1t was a trough and tumble
fight; first one was on top and then the
other, cheered in turn by cries of: ''Give
it to him King Hancock' and "Hur-
rah for King George!'
1t was a most memorable encounter
for both contestants, but at last the
courageous little rebel got the better OF
his adversary. The young Brton shout
ed ''enough," and was rescued from the
embrace of his furious antagonist.
With generosity natural to great
minds, but seldom displayed during the
War OF Independence, the British
officer ordered the discharge of ouI
young hero, for his pluck, and he was
set at liberty. w w CranneU, 4" ST
Nicholas.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12
Had n Long Memory.

"Well, john" said old man Jordan
TO his young friend, ''you have just been
married, hearP"
Eyes, sir" he answered, with a
spring-morning smile, 'just month
ago, and want you to go up to dinner
with me to-day"
"Have you got cookP'
mo"
"Well, my boy, s'pose we go to a res
taurant this time. You must remem-
Der / had young wife once myself. y
Merchant IraUeller.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12
BULLY BUENo MILLS, ARIzoSA TER,
January "a 1888


January "a, 1883
For the last two years l have been
greatly troubled with costiveness, often
ten or twelve days elapsing without any
movement of my bowels. / have tried
many remedies, but none with success, un.
til used your VEGETABLE Frustrating
three pills and increasing one each night
until l took nine, then decreasing one each
night. Since then my bowels have con-
tinued regular each day, and my head
ache, sour stomach and general lassitude
have left me, and feel like another man
which is entirely owing to your pills
and would not be without them in this
new. country. A. NJ. HEATH.
Impurity of Blood, however generated,
Is always present in the body when pain is
felt; it spreads and ferments wherever q
weak spot or low vitality exists.
BRANDRETH's PILLS are the one great
and unfailing remedy, because they take
hold and expel only what is hurtful; so
when sick, have pain, dizziness, rheuma-
tism, colds, or costiveness, take from three
to five, and If they do not operate in four
hours or so, take three or four more. They
cleanse the bowels and circulation from
all impurities of the blood, and often save
life. BRANDRETH's PILLS preserve the vigor
of youth, and for long period keep off tbs
debility of age.
Sold in every drug and medicine store,
with plain printed directions for use.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

All dairymen who use Wells, Richardson
& Co.'s Improved Butter Color, agree that
it increases the value of butter several
cents a pound. 1t is pure and harmless,
convenient for instant use, has no taste or
odor, and gives a clear, golden richness to
the butter. 1t is the very best butter color
obtainable, and is not expensive. In every
State in the Union the demand for it is in
creasing.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

The largest bass ever caught in the
Hudson River between New York and
Albany was taken by Richard Ward, of
New Hamburg, a few days ago. 1t
weighed eighty-four pounds. Between
Milton and Low Point, in that region,
many fine bass have been taken this
season, weighing from twenty to twen-
ty-six pounds. Albany Journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

DURING the season for mosquitoes and
other singing insects, aud of poisoned
plants, if your skin is impure, a bite will
swell and tester unless you apply Papalon
Skin Cure. A single application will neu-
tralize the poison.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

get bilious, have heavy headaches, mouth
foul, yellow eyes, &C., all the direct result
OF impure blood which can be thoroughly
cleansed, renewed and enriched with Kid
ney- Wort. 1t acts at the same time on the
Kidneys, Liver and Bowels and has more
real virtue in a package than can be found
in any other remedy for the same class of
disaasas
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In the shade.

Hon. r. c. Payne, City Alderman, Bris.
bane, Queensland, Australia, writes: 81
have been a great sufferer with rheumatism
for years and have tried every known
remedy, including galvanic batteries and
Turkish Baths. Finally tried st. Jacobs
Oll the great pain-cure aud can positively
say it gave me instantaneous relief. 1t
puts all other remedies in the shade"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

The surprising success Of Mrs. Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for the
several diseases peculiar to women forcibly
illustI ates the Importance of her beneficent
discovery and the fact that she knows how
70 make the most of it.-Dr. Haskell.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

Keep in the Fashion. The Diamond
Dyes always do more than they claim to
do. Color over that old dress. 1t will look
like new. They are warranted. 10c. at
druggists. Wells, Richardson 81 Co., Bur-
Gngton, VT.
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"AFTER SUFFERING FOUR YEARS"

have used the Papilon Skin Cure for my liberated
eg 1t has entirely healed and Is free from pain
have recommended IL to several persons here. and
they tryingL will take great pleasure In
mendlng for can safely do So. suffered with my
leg four years, and tried great number of remedies
that gave me no relief. Your medicine cured me.
eheerfuly give you permission write testimonial
Just to suit yourself
Thanking you for such medicine am,
MRS. NJ. LARUK.
CoyinRton. XIV. April S. 1884,
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Rev. DIR. Deems tells his congrega-
ton to go TO sleep if they feel sleepy in
church; that both he and the Lord will
forgive them, but that they must sleep
quietlv.-N. T. Herald.
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"a CASE OF ECZEMA"

have been afflicted for about three years with
Eczema. / think had good doctor; he did all he
could for me, until he was bafel; he could do moth
ing more and gave me up. have tried many ONT
ments which did me good. have used your Papll-
Ion Skin Cure for four months used four bottles and
nearly cured give you perfectliberty to publish
this II It will help any else have recommended
1t to all my friends Another bottle will completely
cure me. With many thanks,
JULIA CALLow
IS Grant Street. Cleveland o
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One day recently Henry Rinsland,
of Kingston, N. Y. killed sheep that
had a calls head and legs. The mon
strosity weighed one hundred and sew
snty-two pounds. Part of its hide was
wool and the other part hair. 1t also
had 10 ears. Troy Times.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

$4,000 would not purchase from me what
Swift's Specific has done for me. 1t cured
me Of Rheumatism caused by malaria"
ARCHIE THOMAS, Springfield, Tenn.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

PAPMLoN Catarrh Cure is recommended
by members of the Hay Fever Association
of New England.
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p. I. Barnum proves TO be the per-
son who last year quietly gave $4,000
to Tufts College for museum of patur-
nj hstory.-M y Tribune
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompsons Eye Water. Druggists sell it Zoe.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

A GREAT waste of effort-The child that
cries for an hour never gets it.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

GOOD many "amusements" are bores |;
but fishing is reel fun.-Ihe Judge.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

THE short, hacking cough, which leads to
Consumption, is cured by Piso's Cure.
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CURE OF CHRONIC CosrIvENEss.

MAN was made 70 mourn, but some mourn
more'n others.-N o. Picdyune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12

VERY narrow aperture-the crack Of
q whip.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12
higher Prices for Butter.

THERE is always something of o haze
around our military academies.
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please say you saw the advertisement in
this paper. Advertisers like to know
when and where their advertisements are
paying best.
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Sold in every drug and medicine store,
with plain printed directions for use.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-02
BRIDAL TOUHIN CANOE.
What Lakeside People WIN See nex,
summer.

Down the historic Tide of Lake Cham.
plain, iu the early days of the sumner that
Is to be- will float the frallcst, fairyest
strangest barque that was ever launched on
our crystal waters. 1t will be a bridal canoe
fitted with sails OF silk, with nickel.plated
paddles and mast, aud costing not less than
$1,000. In it young American gentleman
of wealth and leisure and his lovely bride
will make their bridal tour. The canoe is 10
be what is known as "Sladov," having
keel-board and mast, so that the happy vow
ayers can spread their dainty sail and glide
along unwearled by the toilsof oar or paddle.
they Will embark at Riverside Park on ,he
1udso" river, sail up that noble stream TO
Troy, where they viii make IA por,arr I
Lake George, and thence. with short no,t-
agc over lnr dam n TicOndpr "a. enter
Lake Champsin and court the summer
hrc'ze, VITA Prov pointed for the Queen
CllV"t 'he lake. Every evening they viii
spread thtir tent on the grassy slope Of some
LAKE sldr owe, and while the iewcIicd fin.
gers Of the bta.tiful bride gath'r d,lfr uooJ
Tor thr vcspcal fire. the young husband viii
make his way to tine nj Arrest farm house. and
dicker with the Addison comfy farmer r
eggs and milk. The exact dale of their ar
rival at the Queen City has no, been nm.
nounced, and will probably he iependrnl in
large measure upon the kindn,ss Of the
wealth clerk and the drec ion of The winI
should st. Aluans still be inrYstence nv The
time they reach this city, they vlll nrnv'e
ION tholr cIa't at onr grocery .ior s. and
cruise among the islands to that unfor, innate
hamlet, where they will stow their canor
aboaid palace car and steer for the head
waters OF the Connecticut. Down th-r h an
tiiul river they will float at their leisure
contracting sunburn, muscl, and brol,h
and when finally they emerge in I'M.
blue waters OF the Sound, they will have
their canoe put on the deck Of on. ot rhr
steamers plying between Hartford and New
YORK, and 30 return TO the metropolis of the
western continent
II would be fine thing il Burlington had n
canoe-club togo out and meet the distinguish.
ell voyagers and, doubtless, thew exn ct IN
be so received. Great will be their s,lrnrise
to learn that the Queen City OF the lake has
DOT yachtclub, or skin club, or a college
crew. or cedar shell to utilize the adyants.
ges OF our Incompatible BAY But il is to be
hoped that some live fisherman will be- "a oh.
ing perch near the end OF the br, ak water. as
they approach, and will haul up his stone
anchor and escort them to the dock with ms
NAT oottomed scow, for courtesy's sake, At
least. Huntington has reputation TO main.
lain as swell summer resort. along her Iake.
front as well as anywhere else. wv ''''