The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-12

christmas present that Will ne ell.
joyed all the year, hand us one dollar,
aud the Exchange will be sent to any
address in the United States fir
twelve months.
The cold-wave flag was hoisted last
Saturday morning and again on Wed.
nesday morning-on both occasions
after the wave reached US. Doctor
Jordan hopes in future to have the
messas se delivered tohim as soon as it
reaches hers. 1t seems Chat it laid in
the telegraph Office here for several
hours, bem6ke no Arrangement had
been mad lr its delivery.
The renAntof the recent northern
excursion party spent a few hours
here last Saturday, wonderfully
pleased with their trip. A series of
resolutions were adoplgd BY them,
thinking the railroad Ad people for
the many courtssaee exieededto them,
and especially complimentary to Col.
Bob Gates, assistant commissioner.
Another large excursioh party will
pass through here next Wednesday,
and some of them may sop off here
In his speech to the c,aored people
Monday night, Maj Wa. J. Sykes
said: IF you wish yous race to re-
main poor without homes, without
food, without clothes. wiiheut edncn-
tion, the victims of all bnl men. vote
to retain whisky shops " the state
and in the town in which you live,
If you wish to go to the cuunty Jail
and to the penitentiary, tRsh visit the
dlamshop, for The pah Gay 70 the
peniteniiary is through slhe liquor
shops
The National Builder for Decam.
her has reached our ;aAos and. as
usual, is filled with val,Ie 0% matter
to builders and those VINO ~ ,nSmplate
building. Another Sssfnr'di plao
anaspeci6eations for a handsome res
idence aDuOn pan;us ,n;s issar, ouG we
know one afptlemau in sogn wbrsye
would be :plessed to see build 4vlt.
The estimated cost is about $1,000
Single copies 35 cents, or SO. per am
mum. Address VIM D. Kennedy 4
Co, Chicago.
=, A negro r6'sectiOn hand near, here ksl
bspriDg concluded he could make
money this year raising cotlnn.. He
rented six acres of land for s24, and
his other expenses for, making the
crop were $50, making total expense
of SS4.. He raised one oale, which
he sold for S42-iust half what it e0sI
l. tosproduce it. Had "lie not" worked
odd days on the railroad, he would
have been badly left. Yet many
people. here think they. Can make
money raising cotton "'>v -.'H
Don't forget the. municipal efec'
ton to-day, and do not fail to vote,
There are number of good men run
ming for the different Offices, and.w'
believe all are competent. The maiI
thing is to elect undoubted schoo
men. Do not let us get in lot of al
dermen unfriendly to the cause. Th'
town is now feeling the good effects o
a good public school, and we canno
afford to elect men who would 'bl
their votes stop it. The Exchang'
has no candidate in the field, bu
wants the best men elected.s
Acklin, Wyler u Co., of Cincin-
natl, last Friday attached the stock o
goods belonging to Mr.. Tom Harri
son, closing the house. Other credit
ors then attached, although I'VE lesrl
that the debts were not due. M, f
1 "A: Collins has been appointed receiv
! er, 'anrl is now invoicing the goods
Mr.. Harrison is one of the hyest
most enterprising merchants in Wes
) Tennessee, and his host of friend
, sIisympathiae with him in his trouble
He is too energetc'tO be'idle, and VI
hone soon TO see him again on dec