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The Arizona champion., 1886-07-24

money. There is no clue to tn
 thieves.
 At the trial of the anarchists no,
 going on at Chicago sufficient testi
 mony has thus far been given to han : every one of them.
 At San Diego, July 18th, Just'
 Palacio was sentenced to g years i
 San Quentin prison, for burning tn
 s. P. bridge at Yuma.
 An extra section of the legislatur
 of California has been called for Jul,
 2oth, to fix the much vexed question
 of water rights in that state. Brooks, alias Maxwell, 9who mur
 dered Preller in St. Louis and hid tho
 body in trunk, has been sentenced
 to be hanged August a7th.
 Providence, R. l., with 100, ,ooo inhabitants, and Atlanta, Ga., witt over 1000, have decided that nc more hquor shall be sold within theil limits hereafter.
 Ben. Butler will run for Congress this fall in his district. He has aged much in the last few years, his sight and hearing are going fast and his step IS faitering.
 There was method in Graham s madness in shooting the rapids of Niagara-he hopes to have his inven- tion adopted as lfe-saving apparatus in case of ship wreck.
 The drivers and conductors on two of the street railroads of San Fran cisco, who struck for reduction ot hours, have compelled the compa- nies to accede to their terms.
 Old smooth-bore cannon are being dug up and mounted to fire dynamite bombs. Rifed pieces will not do as they tear the castings. This seems to be a revolution backwards.
 Adrlen Coucy and his sister Lucie committed suicide in New York last week by blowing out their brains with pistols. The deed had long been con- temp!ated and every preparation was made for it.
 The various railroads across the continent will soon reduce the time by twenty-four hours. The flying trains will only carry the mails and tirst-class passengers, and will only stop at important cities.
 Colonel Glider left New London, Conn.,, for the north pole, with only one companion, Vim. Griffith, He will go as far north as possible on ship, and try to make the est of the distance on foot.
 The lumber yard of Knapp, Stout k Co.,, at St. Louis, was destroyed by ire on the 18th inst, by which 25,- DO, ,ooo feet of lnmber was consumed worth S4oo, 1000, on which there was n insurance of S275,ooo.
 A skeleton of man has been found ndet the fl1gging at 6I Rose street, New York, which is supposed to be hat of Alexander T. Stewart, the merchant mil,lonaire, whose body was tolen from the grave in 1878, and as never been recovered.
 Last Saturday an altercation oc- urred in the house of representatives etween Cobb, of Indiana, and Laird, f Nebraska, Ill which the latter struck he former on the nose and mouth. hey were immediately separated by le crowd. The good old days seem 3 have come again, only the weapons sed are different. Hurrah for Sullivan! The postal laws have been so nended as to permit the transmission trough the mail within the United .ates of liquids, in glass, not liable to ipiosion or spontaneous combustion, ignition by shock or jar, ,and no ln- such as pastes, confectionery ntments, soft soap, salves and arti- es of similar consistency, which, if , 'oken open, would not injure or de- ce other mail matter.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
MILAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Report Of superintendent to the
Board Of Education.

Gentlemen The school month ends
ing Dec. 7th has been one of more
stormy and inclement weather than
the opening. One-lhird Of the school
days the rain and cold threatened to
make no inconsiderahle difference in
our average attendance. Colds ard
chills have been somewhat prevalent
also, but | am glad to say that the
average attendance has not been af
tscted to any extelt by these causes.
A few whose attendance in former
schools has been very irregular, and l
may say Improbable, have dropped
out and their places have in every in
stance besn filled by pupils who try
to make the schools of some good to
themselves. The total enrolment tn
date is Viz.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
TAPDIES.
The tardies of the past month have
been viz:
28 98

More than One.fourth of the above
are from the little folks of the first
grade, while the very large number
of twenty from the sixth grade has
been caused mainly by three or -four
pupils who will subject themselves to
discipline unless the interruptions from
tardiness are stopped.
The banner grades for punctuality
continue to be the I'd and 4th, the
former with an enrolment of 36 with
but two tardies, the latter with SO Ell.
rolled and but two tardies.
The banner grades for best average
attendance are the 4th and 9Th, the
former with an enrolment Of 81 has
an average Of S63 per cent. the latter
with an enrolment of "a has an av.
erage of S7t per cent,
The first examination of all the
grades has been carefully and thor
oughly conducted, and as a practical
test of the amount aud character of
the work may be regarded as a relia-
BILE guide. Taken in connection with
the scholarship average of the weekly
report cards, and averaging the ex>
animation prr cent, with these the
average scholarship Of each pupil
may be as accurately stated as it is
possible 90 dn s' -ari,.ically The
position u. af.n --w'.r .. his grade.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
PERSONAL.

Miss Lizzie Roach is visiting friends
at Medina.
Miss Florence Mccall, of Hum,
boldt, visited relatives here this
week.
Miss Annie Donnell, of Spring
Greek, is visiting the family of Mr.
H l.. Dickinson.
Rev. Sam Small, the noted evan
gelist, passed through here yesterday
morning en- route to Jackson.
Mr.. Luther E. Mathis, of jack
son, is visiting relatives here. He is
cOnvalescing from a case of fever.
Rev. T. j. Whitten, Of the Nilsson.
ri conference, and DR.. Winfield, the
Arkansas Traveller" j" passed through
here Thursday.
Mr.. John Coulter, of Greenfield
Sharon Trenton, made short visit to
his home here this week. He ex-
poets to return in few days and re-
main here.
Lexington Progress j. F. Pink
ston and family moved to Milan last
Monday. We regret to lose Mr..
PinkstOn and his estimable lady,
but trust their move is for the better.
Among Milan's preachers who have
had work elsewhere during the year
are ReVs NJ M, Taylor, L. F. Ad
ans and A. j. Wheeler, all of whom
visited their homes here Ell route to
conference in jackson this week. Bros
King and Peoples from here aud the
Bradford circuit carry up good reports,
we Relieve. Milan station paid all
assessments in full Next week we
expect to announce the appointments
for this vicinity.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
CITY DIRECTORY.
CITY OFFICERS.

CITY OFFICERS.
E., Stone, Mayor.
John D. Lusk. City Marshal.
4. P. NJ Her, j. II. BlankinshipJ A. Hen
iar1On, r. +. laun, r. K. Edwards and D.
4 Taylor. Aldermen.
CHURCHES.
Paptist-Church str eet. J. p, Weaver, pas
;Or Preaching every Sunday morning and
ivening. Prayer meeting W ednesday evening.
sunday. scnool am,
ethodist-North Main street. r. NJ. King
~ 5tor. Preaching every sunday morn ng and
ygening. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
,ng. sunday school 9 am.
Cumberland Pr0sbyteria Main st.
:. D. Lewis, astOr. Preaching every Sun
Ivy morning and evening. Prayer meeting,
Cuesday evening. Sunday school Gam.
MASONS.
Milan Lodge, No. l9l-M. D. L. Jordan, W .
NJ; S. H. Hale, Secretary. Meetslst Wednes-
day in aCh month.
K.OfH.
Liberty Lodge. No. 453-W. II. Vanhook,
Dictator: T d Jackson. Reporter. Lodge m Gets
stand third Friday niEhtsin each month.
K. OFF.
Prospero Lodge. No. .A--H.W. Loving C. C.
". Y Williamson, K. +. :. Meets every
Thursday night.
A.O.U.W.
Jtonewall Lodge, No. SO-A. Chambers NJ.
nd fov-' Frida: nights.
X and L. of II.
EG gle Lodge, To. 96-Meets first and thir-
Non day nights in each month. S. II. Hale,
p; WA. Wade, Secretary.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
DiElE.e

A cablegram was received by How.
S. F. Rankin yesterday, from his sis
ter Lochie, dated Shanghai, China, an
nouncing the sad and unexpected
news Of the death of Miss Dora Ran.
kin. The shock was sudden and ter
rib!e and casts a gloom over our
people. Miss Dora spent last summer
on visit to her people here and in
working for the Woman's Missionary
Society in several states, when she ap
peared to he enjoying robust health,
and gave premise of a long life of
usefulness in the missionary work of
her church. She gave her life to the
service Of her Master, aud no doubt
is now wearing bright crown of glory
as reward for her services. The
hereaved and agsd mother, the broth
ers and sIsters-and especially the one
who is left to mourn alone in far
country among the heathen-have
the heartfelt sympathy of this writer.
Mr.. Asa Sanford died At his home,
three miles north of here. last Mon.
day night, aged about twenty.eight
years. He leaves wife and two
children to mourn his death.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
VACATION,

| respectfully suggest for the vaca.
ton for the coming Christmas that the
school should close ON the Tuesday
evening, Dec. 81, and resume on the
first Monday in jan, 1887. This will
give eleven days for the holiday sea-
son, which is quite as long as is COM
patible with the success of our work,
e.. tn KELLOGG,
Superintendent,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
To the Voters Of Milan.

Owing to the fact that l have been
very busy at work, | have not had
time to see you all in person to ask Of
you your sufrages for reelection to
the Office of Mayor. can only refer
you to my record as Mayor for the
past year, and am ~iliug to stand on
that record. | desire your votes and
take this opportunity of returning
my thanks for your liberal support in
the past Respectfully,
+. n. STONE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11

from the best to the poorest, may he
known thus with an almost unerring
certainty. There should be some
means provided by the Board to Sc
cure the preservation of these s,atis
tics, which have costs time and trouO-
le to ascertain, and which will make
the work of any future SuperintenN
dent comparatively easy in the proper
grading of ths schools. They also
form sort Of continuous history of
the work Of the schools and may have
all interest Of some value to students
hereafter. This record of average
scholarship should not only be kept
from the desire to instil a landable
ambition in each student to leave q
good record in his grade, but also as
satisfactory evidence Of the propriety
of the scholars grade assignment.
Of'enlimes partial parent, through
some inhiscrpet teachers flattering
estimates of the child's powers, has
su,plcion that the child is not rated
high enough, or is not in the right
grade, hecause somebody eIse's child,
who, (as the parent believes. cannot
p"ssibIy he brighter or smarter,is in a
grade in advance. The answer to
this in every case is plain Whenev>
er pupil can show 10y his daily work
and by his examination per cent.
carefully averaged, that he under
stands the work he has hepn doing,
and is ready for more advanced work,
then the promotion should he made.
Not otherwise. And this, on the 9th.
er hand, 1t is doing "A wrong to child
and imposing on the creduIity of pa
rents to keep it in grade where it
cannot possibly have good chance
for real work and growth Better,
iufnitely,,better, for the child's present
aud hereafter to Know little thor.
oughly, and to know how TO use thai,
than to skim over whole college car
rirulum. Some things everybody
must know, sDme things everybody
must learn, somewhere or somehow ;
either in the practical course of good
school or Ivy the hard knocks of expe,
rience in after life. Those things
which should he the common property
of all our citizens, the ability to read
and write well, 70 keep accounts accu-
rately and neatly, to express thoughts
clearly aud grsmmaticalIY, these are
the things of real value in everyday
life, and these are the things which
should be thoroughly taught, and no
chill should be advanced to higher
work until these things can be done
and 1UeLl done.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
Election Notice.

On the llth dav of December | SS6.
'eiug the second Saturday in said
mon'h, | will open the polls and hold
an eleci in each ward in the town
at Milan, Tenu,, for the Purpose of
'44clirg Mayor # said town, and
"ne Alderman from each ward in said
,"wa The polls will ne opened and
choice a. required by law. This Nov.
27lh 1885.
II ,..,.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
SMALL CHANGE.
Vote for the best man to-day.
Remember the election to day.

Remember the election to day.
If you want pretty aud cheap hat
for Christmas, 60 to Mrs. Clint Math>
is, and you will find it.
The Milan Miustrels played to
big house in Atwood Thursday night,
and kept the audience in roar
throughout the performance.
Carl Carter, colored, for stealing
money from A. j. Fields, submitted
his case at the Humboldt court and
was sent to the penitentiary for three
years.
Several young ladies of Milan were
made sick by eating souse this week.
They emphaticslly endorse the opin|
ion expressed in these columns two
weeks ago.
While our Middle and East Ten
nessee friends were buried under ex-
traordinary heavy snows, We had
hardly enough to make the roads mud
dy when it thawed
Rev. Leander Whitten, of Birm-
ingham, Ala, who is on visit to rel,
a:ives in Atwood, will preach at the
Methodist church here next Tuesday
night The public are invited.
Smoking in public hall is nui.
sance which should he abated. Many
men, to say njthing of the ladies,
cannot bear tobacco smoke. The
whistler also should he squelched.
Boys, don't.
Mr.. Asbury Carter, of Atwood, who
was 50 badly hurt few weeks sine
by a log rolling on him, was able to he
here a few days since, He requests
US to thank his many friends fo- their
kind attention to him after the acci-
dent.
Prospero Lodge No. "a, K. P,
elected the following officers last
Thursday night: +. N. Stone, G c.;
A. V, Loving, V. c.; NJ. W. Wheel
er, P; W. Y. Williamson, x. R S.
q NJ. F.; j, P. Weatherford, NJ. E /;
r. B. Mitchum, NJ. A.
Comptroller Pickard has our thanks
for handsome card, on which is
printed al phabeticaI lists of the mem.
hers Of the new state senate and
house of representatives. Col Pick
ard has made an excellent officer, and
the Legislature would do we'll to re-
elect him.
Esquire Jordan scoOped about one
hundred and sixty bales Of cotton in
one lot one day last week. 1t was
brought here by the Wheelers, and
they had Jackson buyers to hid on it
but they did not come up to Milan
prices. Milan buyers, we are told,
pay higher average prices than Jack,
son does.
Johnny Williamson, on account Of
the bad weather, did not give regu,
lar performance last Saturday night,
but gave the boys present an inkling
of what was to come at the regular
show. His slight of hand manipula'
iiOns are said to he wonderful.
He showed here Thursday night to 4
good audience, who were well pleased
He will exhibit again to night,
BY referring To our announcement
column, it will I've seen that DIR. Hen,
derson is Il candidate for Mayor The
Doctor has had several years expert
ence as alderman, and is consequently
in a position to know the working,
and needs of our municipal govern
ment. He is competent to ill the
position well, is one of our hest eiti
zens, and is popular with the people
Go to NJ. B. Harris to get you
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
VISITING THE scHooL.

During the past month several OF
our citizens have paid visits to the
schools. The invitation is a standing
one to all who have any interest in
educational work.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11

Go to NJ. B. Harris to get your
Xmas Candies and Toys. He has
beautiful line and will sell cheap.
Go and see them.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
LIST OF LETTERS.

Remaining in the postoffice at Milan,
Tenn. Nov. 20. 1886.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
ANNOU Nc ..MENTS.
For MnYOr.

ST0NE.-We are autho lied to announce
- 4. Y. Stone as a candidate for reelection
to the Office of Mayor of Milan.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11

+. A Bazaar will he opened at Mr..
Martins drugstore next Friday week,
Dec, 18th. by the Baptist Aid SOcie-
". A lot of nice Xmas Gifts of
different STYLES and prices have just
been received from 81. Lpus; besides,
Che ladies have donated nice lot of
fancy work. hand painted emhroid
ery, etc. Come before purchasing
elsewhere aud you will secure mr,
gain aud hplp 10 aid ii worthy cause.
Fresh lot ot Sugar, Coffee aud Mo-
is>ses Cheaper than the cheapest.
NJ r HARRIS
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
Editor Egchdn0e:

Please announce to the voters Hf the lst
ward. thr OuRh the columns Of your valuable
papcr, thrt | am a candidate for le. election
above announcement, | can assure ny friends
that [ will in the future, as in the past, do my
duty rs see it. without fear or favor. will
also state that | am in favor of making the
a.fice Of Marshal bordinate and subject to
the ma or. and that he shnll have full power
to suspend that oficer at any time for neglect
Of duty, and without pay until such time as
MS case can be heard, and passed upon. by
the Boar Of Mayor aud Aldermen. If cleo
d. / propose to introduce an order to this eff
feet. and shall urge its passage without delay.
II. p. MILLER
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
ENRoLLM Mt.

The average attendance of the
past month has been viz:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11

Go to NJ. B. HARRIS, the Gro
Gerry Wheel Merchant for Cheap
Grrali.. 3d. j. HARRIS
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
Fer Alderman.

ENDWARDS.-We are authorized to an
Inounce r . E. Edwards as a candidate for
re election as alderman in the tAird ward.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
l05 l22

This shows an average daily att3n,
dance of 80 per cent. on the enroll
ment, or eighty for every one hundred
pupils. This though numerically less
is a better average than the first
months, when the weather and sick,
ness are considered.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11

HEN OERS0N-We are authorized to an.
II nOunce DR.. J. A. Henderson as a cand-
da 20 for election as May r.
MIrCHUM - We axe authorized to an
WI nOunce r. B. Mitch m as a candidate for
Alderman in the first ward.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11

G0RD0N-We a Q authC rize6 to annou ce
" I. J. Gordon as a candidate for Alderman
in the third ward.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
J. y IUsK

I.w, .,,ra.'. n. Milan
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-23
wREckeRs OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
Treasures in the Hands of the Spoilers.
An Atrocious Deed,

Treasures in the Hands OF the spoilers.
An Atrocious Deed.
Nautical instruments in these hungry
waters avail the mariner laught, for
frequently a week will pass during which
he does not Cnce see the sun by day or the
stars by night. In the late summer the
Anglo Saxon, laden for the greater
part with costly bales Of silk, lost her
bearings, and while at full speed was
lifted upon a montser billow and laid
across a sunken rock that barred the
mouth of Chance Cove. One wild shrek
arose and the light keeper heard it
through the wailing Of the wind and the
thunder of the sea. Crew and passengers
amounting in all TO many score, were
thrown into deep hole inside the rock,
where the greater number perished. The
tidings were promptly dispatched to the
capital but not in time 10 save the treas
ures from the hands of the spoilers.
The fog lifted and revealed the strand
pale with COrpses. Round about the
fishermen hauled" their nets aud spill
lizards in the fog, but with electric swift
ness went the tidings of q wreck They
came there in scores and loaded their
boats with bales of silk; and they were
busy rs ghOuls among the dead upon the
beach. Many Of the passengers were
persons Of note, and they wore costly jew
els upon their clothes and fingers. Wheu-
ever n ring could not be removed from
the rigid finger the wrecker drew his
sheath knife and in a horrible way be-
came master Of the treasure.
1t is stated, indeed, upon gOod author
ity, that one poor lady succeeded in clutch
ing a piece of the wreck and reaching
shore. She passed through many a
fathOm Of breaking sea, and when she
reached the beach was to all appearance
dead. One of the wreCkers, knife in
hand, went to where the lady lay, and
his eve cleaned as he saw the treasur
upon her fingers. She moved little ana
moaned, but this was no safeguard.
STOPPING, the man seized her hand ana
began to remove the rings, although she,
by her feeble cries, protested. All came
away save one, and this the man knew,
from its size and brilliant cleaning, TO
be most valuable Of all. After trying for
many minutes to obtain it, he pulled out
his knife and severed the finger. Then,
the story goes, the poor mutilated lady
arose. opened her eyes, and held up her
bleeding hand as if asking Judgment
against the hCartless wretch. One wild
piercing cry, and her sorrows were ended.
As she fell back upon the sand the
wrecker gave n chuckle and went his
way. Snch an occurrence could not but
fill the minds of all good people with
horror. and it was not long before the
imagination of some of the coast dwell
ers furnished a sequel to the atroclOus
deed
For it is told. and believed by many a
man and woman upon the coast, that this
same poor lady sometimes appears in the
dreadful cove when the storm RACES.
Scores will avOw that she appears by the
edge of the sea clad in white, her dark
hair trailing in the wind, and holding up
a little. pale, bleeding hand.-Edmund
Collins in Brooklyn Magazine
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-23
.The Devil and the Deep Sea. ~

The old story of the poor soul who was
caught between The devil and the deep
sea-" gets new illustration from the deal
ing of doctors and drugs with malaria. The
story is soon told: My daughter" said a
lady, had been struggling with malaria for
four years. She was all the time out of
health-pOOr appetite, disOrdered digestion,
pale earthly color, pain in the head, limbs
and back, and every now and then right
hard chill, followed by fever. Then we
would send for our doctor and he would
prescribe quinine, just As he did from the
firSt-and 50 kept doing all alOng-until the
name of quinine sounds like the tOlling of
the bell. Clearly between the two, her
health was being ruined and her very life i'll
peril. She was really between The devil
and the deep sea- Sometimes the name is
varied, and it is called some other inc in
place of quinine, but it is all the same-the
old firm with new sign. In this dilema a
lady friend said: why not try Humph-
rey's Homeopathic Specifics, Nos. Ten and
Sixteen | tried them. They were sue
cess from the first, and not only cured the
malaria, but restored her to perfect health,
and left no trace Of disease or drug pois-
| oning."