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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-09-18
ADVERTISING RATES.
SAYINGS AND HOISGS.

A BLIND mendicant in Boston wears
this inscription around his neck Don't
be ashamed to give only huff pcuny.
can't see."
No doubt the happies dogs that ever
lived were the two taken aboard OF
Noah's ark-for they had but one pair
of fieas between them.
MErEoRs of great size are falling In
Iowa, Prof. Gu tavus Heinrichs ssys
that they are mere shells of other worlds,
and the Interiors are coming along coon.
One of the hardest things to do lis to
let we'll enough alone, and this is not
less strange than the fascination which
prompted man to pick up hot poker
the second time to see what burnt him.
THE novelty in belts is the gros grain
ribbon not more two inches wide, and
worn about the waist, to fasten In front
of the left side in bow. with loops and
ends reaching nearly or quite to the
knee.
The chief jewel in the crown OF the
truly benevolent man is his sympathy
with the poor. We have heard OF q
family in this city on the point OF starv-
alton, whose sufferings were brought to
the attention OF Christian phiianthro-
pist, and who promptly came among
them like a good angel and refreshed
their souls by the reading of copious
extracts from the book of job. brook
Ign Argus.
The following curious advertisement
recently appeared in the "wants" col
umn of the Dublin Irish Times E." Mat
rimony.-A m ,ther, suffering from
mortal disease, and longing to see her
daughters suitably married before she
leaves this world, wishes to meet two
gentlemen, respectable parentage min
imum income e1OO age under 40. Girls
are good humored, trained housekeep-
ers, very handsome advertiser can
guarantee this); aged %, and 10. eldest
very sensible. youngest little Eighty;
fortunes s3OO each. Enclose carte, DC.
Address Y, 70. Office of this paper"
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instance of strong nervous Impression,
not, however, il any way connected
with supernatural terror, occurred TO a
young girl about years old, the daugh-
ter OF q friend of mine. The mother,
the gsntlest ana most reasonably in
du!gent of parents, sent her -stairs
for her watch, cautiouing her not to let
it fall the child, by her own account,
stood at the top CT the stairs with the
watch in her hand till the conviction
chat she should let it fall took such
dreadful and complete possession OF
her that she dashed it down, and then
came in a paroxysm of the most dis
tressing nervous excitement to tell her
mother what she had done.-Mrs. Rena-
BILE. in Septenaber Atlantic.
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SECRET HISTORY.
Coo. Vance Narrates q Curions Chapter OF
Confederate History.

| Confederate History.
On the 18th inst. Ex-Governor Vance
of North Caroline, delivered an address
at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
Va, before the Southern Historical
Society. The Richmond Dispatch has
a report of it, from which we extract
the following under the above head:
Abiding to the fact that much has
been said about the presence of San
unruIy djsloyal union sentiment in
North Carolina during the war;" and
1.-THE prevalence of the unjust impress
sion that North Carolina could be
easily detached from her duty to her
confederates," Gov. Vance said that
SIT seemed there were some who pre-
sumed upon it for important purposes. u
''Soon after the failure of the Hampton
Roads conference I was visited by Gov.
Graham, whose death we SO recently
deplore, who was then senator of the
confederate states. After giving par
ticulars of that conference which had
not appeared in the papers, and the
prevailing impressions of congressional
circles about Richmond, ETC., he in
formed me that number of leading
gentlemen there, despairing of obtain
ing peace through Mr.. Davis, and be.
lieving the end inevitable and not dis
tant, had requested him to visit me and
urge me as governor of North Carolina
70 take steps for making separate terms
with Mr.. Lincoln, and thus inaugurate
the conclusion. Gov. Graham re-
marked that he had agreed to lay their
request before me without promising to
add his personal advice thereto.
81 asked who these gentlemen were,
and with some reluctance he gave ME
their names-chief1y senators and Rep
resentatives in the confederate states
congress. I asked why these gentle
men did not begin negotiations for their
own states with the enemy, and if they
request to me? He SAID they would
not take the initiative. They were SO
surrounded at home and SO trammeled
by pledges, etc., as to render it impos-
sible. I declined the proposition, of
course, and asked him to say to those
gentlemen, with my compliments, that
in the mountains of North Carolina,
where I was reared, whom a man was
whipped he had to do his own hallooing;
that the technical word enough could
not be cried by proxy. This secret
piece of history will serve to show that
there was faintness of heart and
shifting together of knees in other parts
of the south outside of North Carolina"
Gov. Vance would have made his speech
much more interesting by revealing the
names of these confederate senators and
and whether or not the
list included other officials besides
members of Congress. As it is, his
without these names, is
something like the play of Hamlet with
that character omitted.
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ONE OF 'EM.-The Boston Traveller
tells this
A lately appointed postmaster of a
western Massachusetts town came down
to Boston the other day to equality"
and have his bond for 5000 approved.
The bond was all right and the regular
question was put to the p. M:
How much are you worth, sir?
"Wal," he replied, 81 don't tell
how much I'm worth. Bradstreet sets
me at $4,000. I guess you'd better
put it down at that fgger."
"How much do the assessors set you
at?"
oval, the assessors don't set me at
quite 30 high figger but Gin a conf
Dental Whisper tween you'n me, I'm
ono Of the assessors"
JOHN PAUL fixed those Saratoga wait
ers. He put q new fifty cent scrip un-
der a goblet. It was magnified until il
looked Like s. bill. The waiter was
the most active man in America. John
Paul never before enjoyed such ger-
geous dinner. When he arose he cooIIy
put that scrip in his vest pocket, and in
father1y way told the expectant waiter
not to sink any more money which others
might give him in French pools.
A LOCAL contemporary reads one oil
its columns, CATER Thoughts" That's
what its readers are after in vain,
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Vagaries OF Animals.

Gale Scudder's black horse, the mate
to the one that died several months ago,
is said to be actually dying from grief
at the loss of his associate. The ami
NAL has been for some time on pasture
Corey's farm, south of the city. Its
ppetite seems to be good, though it
eats little. and seems to be continually
wasting away in flesh. It will have
nothing whatever to do with other
horses in the pasture, and seems to be
continually on the lookout for another.
In addition, it every few moments. day
and night, whinnies as it used to do
when the other horse was alive, and the
two were separated for a time. Mr..
Sou lder proposes bringing the horse
back to the city in the hope of curing
genuine case Of heart-break at the loss
of a mate.
We have several times read accounts
of animals committing suicide to all
intents and purposes, but never, until
recently, has an actual case come under
the notice of our reporter. While stand
ing on the canal bridge at the foot of
Ferry street, the reporter saw large
black cat slowly approach. The animal
walked to the edge of the bridge, gazed
q moment into the pond OF water under
meath, and then deliberately plunged
in. 1t made not the slightest effort to
swim, but on the contrary seemed
DESTROYS of keeping its head uoder
water, which it did until death ensued.
It is as clear q case of suicide as ever
was perpetrated and the motivs for
the rash act can be only conjectured.
Whether it was in consequence of failure
in business, blighted affections, or the
stings and arrows Of a guilty conscience,
can only be guessed at. Suffice it to
say, the facts are just as stated.-Ln-
f0yette (lnd.) Journal.
A CRY UNDER THE SEA.-In the
latter end of the last century old Port
Royal disappeared beneath the waves
in an earthquake, leaving no other
memorial behind than those few patches
of reefs. In calm and clear evenings,
when there is not a ripple on the CLASSY
surface of the sea you may look down
into fifteen fathoms of water and see
submerged houses, towers and churches
with sharks swimming quietly in and
out of the open windows of
their belfries. The work of
centuries was destroyed in a few
moments by one single convulsive th1ob
of the thin film on which man has lived
and speculated for ages past. An
American diving company, instigated
in their enterprise by tales of untold
wealth buried beneath the sea by this
sudden shock, rescued no treasures but
the big bell suspended still in the bell
tower, and donated the same to the
museum of the island, where it may be
seen, with many pnzzling inscriptions
upon it, which nobody has, rs yet, been
able 10 Acknowledgements, ./anadtdc,
Correspondence.
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HOW HE RECUPERATED.

A Morueious Tale Of the Minnesota Climate.
st. Paul PioDeer-Press.
She came from. Detroit, Michigan,
valid. She lost no opportunity in
stating that she came to Minnesota to
recuperate. She did not hesitate to
enter into conversation with any per-
son she came in contact with, giving
advice, Chronological or physiologic Il
to invalids, and seeking the same from
those of robust constitution. Her con
versation was always prefaced with the
Introductory inquiry, SO common to
visitors, "Did you come here for your
health ?" She thus addressed a stall
wart, ruddy-visaged young man at the
dinner table of the Metropolitan few
days since, and the following dialogue
ensned:
eyes. madam, I came here probably
the weakest person you ever saw. /
had no use of my limbs in fact my
bones were but little tougher than car
tilages. I had no intelligent control
of single mnscle, nor the use of a
single faculty."
"Great Heavens" exclaimed the as
tonished auditor, "and you lived ?"
81 did, Miss, although was devoid
of sight, was absolutely toothless, I'M
able to articulate a single word, and
dependent on others for verything,
being completely deprived of oil power
to help myself. 1 commenced to gain
Immediately upon my arrival, and have
scarcely experienced a sick day since,
hence can conscientiously recommend
the climate.
GA wonderful cure, said the lady,
"but do you think your lungs were
affected p"
possessed of SO little vitality that but
have ceased their functions"
"I hope YOU found kind friends,
Indeed I did, madam it is to them
and the pure air of Minnesota that
owe my life. Ny fathers family were
with me, but unfortunately my mother
was FRUSTRATED by severe illness during
the time of my greatest prostration.
"Row sad Pray, what was your
diet and treatment 2"
MY diet was the simplest possible,
consisting only of milk, that being the
only food my system would bear. As
for treatment, depended entirely upon
the life giving properties of Minnesota
air, and took no medicine except an
occasional narcotic when very restless.
My improvement dated from my arrival.
My limbs soon became strong, my
sight and voice came to me slowly, and
full set of teeth, regular and firm,
appeared"
Remarkable, miraculous Surely,
sir, you must have been greatly reduced
in flesh ?"
Madam, I weighed but nine pounds,
was born in Minnesota. Good day."
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DIR. NEWMAN believes in missionaries,
go he says, and that the moral elevation
of the pagan must come through the
women, and by Christian women. He
enumerated various things in which the
burdens of pagan women were grievous
to be borne, one of which was that they
are of SO little account as to be simply
numbered instead of having names, and
that they are only known as such a mans
wife, or daughter, or mother, ETC., a
statement which, at the close of his liq-
uid rhetoric, was followed by most
significant incident. A list of women
composing the missionary society was
read, and not a woman was mentioned
by her own name, but by that of her
husband. 1t was Mrs. Bishop So-and-
SO, Mrs. DR.. A., Mrs. Rev. B., Mrs.
John c., and 80 on.
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About Swimming.

When deaths from drowning and
narrow escapes are 80 frequently re-
ported. reasonable hints are valuable.
An instance, not of marrow escape"
but of perfect self command, is given
in the papers, which is well worth
noting. The stewardess of an English
steamer plying between Newcastle and
Copenhagen, was pitched overheard by
furch Of the vessel. The steamer
was slowed down to standstill, and
a boat lowered and sent in the direction
whence the woman was last seen. She
was found comfortably floating on her
back, waiting for the assistance which
she knew would be sent to her, and
was taken on borrd very little the worse
for her immersion. She is said to be-
long to a famous family of swimmers.
Yet, according to her own account.
however. she made one mistake. she
took off her boots, which Is nght
enough if ono can do it. But she Kept
up active swimming for some time,
which in q case like hers was all wrong;
II a person is thrown overheard, and
has skill enough to "hoat," the sooner
that attitude Is taken the better. It
saves fatigue and furry, and keeps the
person nearest the place to which the
recurers will naturally pull. Ii only
everybody had presence of mind acct
dental deaths from drowning would be
much less frequent. In Learning to
swim the leading object should be to
acquire confidence; and not so much to
perform feats either of daring. or OF
endurance. To a perfect swimmer,
floating is calm repose. DIR. Franklin
tells the rather remarkable story that he,
at the age of eighty, foated on his
back, in a warm salt bath, fell asleep,
and slept mar an hour, by his watch,
neither sinking or turning, water,
tbe doctor writes in his diary. sis the
easiest bed that can be-" Floating in
the open water is of course easier than
in bath, however large the bath-tub
or reservoir, if only one could feel the
same security. To attain this conf
dence is the great object in learning to
swim
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been wasted. The Moonsiff who heard
the case thoHPht that the cause OF the
action was good one, aid gave the in
suited host a decree for the amount
claimed. The Lieh court took a more
rational, if less sentimental, -iew OF the
matter. The Moonsiff' g decision was re-
versed, the presiding Judge remarking
with grim humor tilGt If the law laid
down by the lower court were correct,
then 9" the risk of accepting invitations
would be very serious indie ed"
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Personal Habits of the Japanese.

A national prediction for the bath
may mislead the reader into the belief
that the Japanese are the cleanest ma
ton under the sun. This is far from
being the case. They are the most
Tubing people, but while, among the
petty trading and lower CLASSES, they
pay every attention to the cleanliness
of their bodies, they pay none what
ever to that of their clothes, The
thickly padded winter garments will be
worn without being washed, not for
days, or weeks, or years, but generations.
The patched and wadded garment cover
ing the body of small urchin in the
street probably has descended to him
from his grandfather, through a sue
cession of nncles and bigger brothers ;
and next winter, if he grows out of i:
by then, it will pass on to q smaller
of the family. As long as they will
hold together are these clothes kept.
at last but little of the outer garment
left but the thick cotton wadding is the
same that for day after day through q
winter, winter after winter
through generations. has been worn
without once being cleaned. But this
is not the worst. While the clothes are
being worn, they are, at all events, ex-
posed to the purifying influences of the
fresh air but as the cold season passes
away the entire wardrobe of a family
is packed away, all together, in some
room, and there all through the heat of
the summer it lies in foul heap of
frowsiness and impurity. Smallpox is
the scourge of Japan, and there ia no
doubt that to this practice it owes in q
great measure its yearly appearance
and its virulence. -7empie Bar.
The other day Detroit husband went
off on fishing excursion with a small
he pounded on the door and awoke his
wife. As she let him into the hall she
saw that something allied him, and she
cried out:
"Why, Henry, your face is as red as
paint.
"Guesser MT" he replied, feeling
along down the hall.
"And l believe you have been drink
ing" she added.
Whazzer mean by THAT ?" he in
quired, trying to stand still.
sob Henry, your face would never
look like that if you hadn't been drink
ing"
:" Mi to blame ?" he asked, tears in
his eyes "Sposen big bass jump up'n
hit me in tn face an make it red-mi to
blame p
And he sat down on tho floor and cried
over her unjust suspicion.
He was smoking cigar on a Market
street car whore there were ladies. OF
course he was n gentleman(?). A lady
took out her purse, got ten cents and
handed it to the smoker. What's this
for ?" said he. "It's TO buy you good |
cigar when you smoke in the presence
Of ladlee." He threw the cigar out of |
The window, the scrip into the lady's
lap, jerked the strap and jumped out.
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A NATIVE of Calcutta recently asked a
number of friends to dinner party.
His guests accepted the invitation, bnt
when the day came they for some rea-
son best known to themselves did not
attend, nor did they send any apologies.
Thereupon the host promptly sued them
for the price OF the food which he had
provided for the banquet, and which,
through their-xant of courtesy, had
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p.RurroN KIps.-Then, after
panse. he informed me of another way
thew had of making the French horse
available. During the early autumn
months the rats appear about the prem
ises in tremendous numbers. They
would soon overrun the establishment
but for a plan long since adopted, ana
which not only rid the company Oh Inc
pests, but returns an income as wei.
When Montfaucon swarms with rats
the carcass of a horse is placed IN
room into which the rodents gain ac-
cess through openings in the floor con
trived for the purpose. AT nlSnt ZIG
rats, lured by their keenness OF seem;
enter the room through these astlnc'ai
rat holes by thousands. While they are
in the midst of their feast these open
ings are closed, and they are prisoners.
Then the slaughter commences. AS
high as 10, ZOO have been killed IN nve
weeks in one room. The dead rats are
skinned. and the skins are sold 70 farls
furriers for from one to four francs
each. They are then made up INTO
ssfour-button kids and shipped TO the
United States.-Paris Letter.
LICE IN FowLs.-There are such a
number of recipes for killing lice on
hens that it is difficult to determine
which is best. We use only one thing,
an l that is sulphur, and in the follow
in manner: Whenever hen takes a
nest for sitting, fresh, clean hay ls put
under the eggs, and one tablespoonful
of sulphur scr tered over 1T. THIS
will sift in among the hay, end the
warmth of the hen will be just sufficient
to cause slight fumes to arise and Kill
all the vermin which may be on the
hen or in the nest. We have practiced
this plan for the past twelve years, and
neither lousy chicken nor mother has
ever been seen in our yard during the
time named.
This is our preventive for lice on
young chickens. Every spring we have
our pOultry-house and roosts thoroughly
cleaned and whitewashed inside, aid
then scatter flour. of sulphur in every
crack and corner, and literally over
the floor. Do this, and repeat 1t IN tho
autumn, and we will venture to say
that you will have no vermine on .your
fowls. To kill the lice on the old fowls
mix little sulphur M
lard and grease their heads with tho
and put little under each
wing.
Sulphur ia death 10 all kinds of lice,
and not Mt all injurious to higher sni-
mails. If scattered plentifully about
barns and other outbuildings it will de-
,troy many kinds of vermin beside hen
ice. We have no "pip" among our
chickens since we commenced the sui
,hur treatment,-RuraL NetQ Yorker,
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FEcKLEs-THEIR CURE.-What shall
a young and otherwise handsome lady
do to get rid of freckles on the skin
Answer-FreckIes are not easily washed
out of those who have ford COM
plexion and are much in the sunshine,
but the following washes are not only
harmless, but very much the best OF
any we know: Crate horse-radlsh hne,
let it stand few hours in buttermlik,
then strain and use the wash night and
morning. Or squeeze the juice of a
lemon into half a goblet of water and
use the same way. Most OF the RENE an
dies for frickles are poisonous and cam
not be used with safety. Freckies IN
dictate defective digestion, and con-
sist in deposits of some carbonaceous
or fatty matter beneath the scurf sk1n;
The diet should be attended to, and
should be of nature that the bowels
and kidneys will do their duty. Daily
bathing with much friction should not
be neglected, and the Turkish bath
taken occasionally. if it is convenient.
Herald of Health.
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A LOCAL contemporary reads one of
its columns, CATER Thoughts. That's
what its readers are after in vain.