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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
Around the Dinner-Table.

A merely bounteous table is not al
ways welcome or appetizing. Two or
three dishes, well prepared and daintily
arranged, are superior to a dozen care
lessly and inartistically put on. Hospi-
tallty is often confounded with profu-
sion, and some of us are apt to believe
that we play the host i'll unless we per-
suade our guests into eating q great
deal. This sort of entertainment is
simply material, though 1t IL commoner
than we think.
The pleasures of the table should ap.
peal to the eye and mind as well as to
the palate. Form should be consulted;
grace should be indispensable. The
SAVIOR of food gains much from its set
ting and its accomplishments. A few
flowers, perfect order and neatness,
with congeniality and sympathy about
the board, Will insure what an Apician
feast might not.
The day of uniformity in table furni-
ture has passed, the present fancy being
for oddness and variety. This, apart
for picturesqueness, is both convenient
and economical, since the breaking of
one or two pieces does not necessitate
the purchase of an entirely new set. 1t
is not unusual now to see on elegant
UICdhldSb bdDlcS odCu COue0-Cup uluoI-
emit from his neighbor, and no two OF
the plates alike. But it is at tea-most
informal of meals-that the greatest
variety and the prettiest effects may be
produced.
Flowers have come to be indispensa-
BILE to many tables, and they will be-
ere long, let us hope, indispensable te
all. They need not be rare or costly
They are SO beautiful, even the PLANES,
and poorest of them, that nothing elst
can supply their place. A few greer
leaves, dozen wayside daisies, buncl
of violets, impart q charm and awake il
US touch of nature.
But more than all that is on the tabl,
is the spirit brought to it. There cal
be no high enjoyment of the senses un
attended by sympathy. Disquietude o
mind at table is the precursor of indi
gestion. They who are invited to din
ner, and take thereto anxiety and dis
content, defraud the host of o prope
return for his hospitality. No one hal
a right to go socially where he doe
not hope to give some sort of compensa
tion. The tablecloth should be the haa
of truce in the battles of everyday life
We should respect it. and, in it's pres
ence, commend ourselves to peace.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
Project for the Civilization of Africa.

A bold project for the civilization of
Africa is announced, under the sane
ton of Capt. Sir John H. Glover. Mr..
r. n. Fowler and other we'll known
gentlemen. This is the formation of a
canal for commercial purposes from the
mouth of the river Belta on the At
lantic, in the neighborhood of Cape
JUDY and Cape Baiador, opposite the
Canary Islands, to the northern bend
of the Niger at Timbuctoo. a distance
of TAO miles. Such highway would
open up tie African continent to the
world, and it is believed that no formi
dable obstacle opposes it's construction.
but that the conf Jrmation of the great
Desert of Sahara favors the scheme.
For $50 miles of the distance there is
great hollow, supposed to be $50 feet
below the level of the Atlantic, which
was probably Mt one time covered by
the sea. This low country is separated
from the coast by broken ridge of
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
Science at the New Paris Opera.

Under this heading Nature condenses
from its French namesake an interest
ing description of some of the scientific
appliances incorporated in the construc-
ton of the great theatre recently COM
pleted. The first difficulties to be en-
countered related to the warming and
ventilation of so vast space, compli-
Gated by the changing condition of
emptiness and repletion with spectators,
alternate union and separation of the
atmosphere of the state and auditorium
as the curtain is raised or lowered, etc.
To raise the temperature with sufficient
rapidity before the commencement of a
performance, and to provide for q re-
newal of air at the rate of nearly 8, 900, :
600 cubic feet an hour, hot water and
hot air furnaces are employed, fourteen
in number, and consuming daily about
ten tons of coal. To carry off the viii
ated air, the upper draft created by the
central ulster is utilized through sew
eral large conduits communicating with
different parts of the house; while fresh
air is admitted through openings meas.
uring from twenty-four to thirty square
metres. To avert far too common
source OF danger to the performers, the
footlights are ingenious1y arranged to
burn upside down, their reversed glass
chimneys being connected with trans
verse pipe through which q current of
air circulates strong enough to draw
the flame downward and keep the me-
talic burner from becoming heated.
These and all other gasliehts in the
building are SO contrived that they can
be suddenly lowered for a night effect
without the risk of extinguishing sin
gle one. In lower room are contained
gasometers of hydrogen and oxygen for
the oxy-hydric light, and gigantic gal
vanic battery of 300 Bunsen cells, the
nitrous vapors from which are neutral
lied by ammonia. From this battery
wires aggregating nearly q mile in
length are led to the stage, where the
intensity of the current may be varied
to produce different optical effects with
the electric light. In the opera of
"Moses," throwing this light into
watery vapor, genuine rainbow is pro-
!ected on the scene, and numerous other
brilliant phenomena are displayed.
Throughout every department. of this
magnificent building science seems to
have been brought to the aid of art :;
and the government expenditure of 40
DOC, 900 francs, which has aroused the
jealousy of the purely scientific socie-
ties, has at all events resulted in show
ing how advanced civilization may be
concentrated in semere place of amuse-
mont"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
A SECOND FATHER MArurw-w,

A SECOND FATHER MATTHEw.-Who
is there that does not respect the memo
~ OF Father Matthew, the great champ
ion Of temperance. Innumerable socie-
ties bear his honored name; but there
is one man who has struck a more sure
death blow to intemperance, and that
man is DR.. j. Walker, an old California
physician, who has discovered in ma
lures "meek and lowly herbs,"a medic
inal ''tonic" and gentle stimnlant that
completely takes the place of the fash
ionable alcoholic poisons called "tonics, I"
30 popular as a compromise between
strong drink and cold water, and. does
away with the mania for drink, and in
reality cultivates an involuntary disgust
for the same. 1t even does more: It
acts upon the entire physical system,
purifies the blood, and produces hale,
hardy health. The discoverer of this
great medicinal stimulant is surely en-
titled to the thanks of a whole nation,
and it is not extravagant to entitle him
"a second Father Matthew"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
Women as Artists.

The Baltimore Gazette, speaking of
women artists, says THAT the ranks
of the painters should be recruited
from among women as we'll as from
among men is natural and right. Rea-
soning merely from natural laws, q
woman should have all the delicacy of
touch, ali the artistic sense of beauty
of color and harmony of effect, and
especially the subtle sentiment requisite
to make an artist. In certain branches
of art she might not be able to com.
mand success. But art has an infinite
variety. It is as wide as nature itself,
as varied as men and mans life; as
high and vague and imaginative as the
unseen world and all the airy creations
of fancy. ALI women, because they
study art, may not be Rosa BonheuRs
or Angelica Kaufmans. They may not
even reach the level of Miss Hosmer,
and may be compelled to forsake the
congressionally fower-strewn paths of
the Winnie Reams. They will undergo
a process of sitting as men do who
make art profession. They must
have the same qualities, love of art for
arts sake, a vivid perception of the
salient points of beauty, a deft hand,
a true eye, and above all, perseverance.
the artists has to be born and made
too. All that we have said is, it will
be seen, no encouragement to q woman
artist. Who has DETER, more supple
hands? Whose ideas of beauty and
fitness respond more quickly to cul,iva-
ton? Who can be educated to love
and appreciate art and artistic arrange
ment, and the great loneliness of ma
ture, from the perfection of flower,
and the wavy beauty of field of wind
rippled wheat, to the gathering storm
of a summers day? Her Impressions
are quick and vivid. Why should she
not, then, be painter? She has in
sight why cannot she put the insight
into tangible form, with technical
skill, proper color, light, shade, per-
spective, correct drawing? And still,
if she cannot do this, the time is not
thrown away for the woman who has
studied art. We do not speak Of paint
ing as an elegant amusement, de-
lishtful occupation of spare hours, a
source of qualification in preserving
memorable places, persons, and many
of the smaller pleasures of memory
which ordinarily fade away and are lost
to us. We might very we'll do this,
but it is not the intention with which
we started out. That was the pursuit
of art and a profession by women
artists. In doing SO we have dismissed
from contemplation all who have no
special talent. Such persons had bet
ter abandon art at once. It's ranks are
crowded enough. There IS room for
more, but not at the bottom. Half
way up the pressure is relieved. and at
the top of the ladder there is no COM
plant of want Of elbow-room. There
fore it is of those who have at least
some aptitude for art we spoke when
We said that its study was not time
wasted even to those who cannot hope
to attain the highest station"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
FOR BABY'S SAKE.

Ths weary night ha, worn away
In troubled dream, and start of pain;
An 1, RroF ing through the shadows gray
Morn lights my darkened room again.
II w can meet this bitter morn,
Lies anguish left, its hope foriorn?
How can bear the thoughts that wake
From al. ep with me? For baby's sake.
Ths brightest Of the morning beams
seeks out the darling lying there;
1t lights the sleep-fushed cheek that CLEANS
In tangled waves Of sunny hair;
Flies from the hand that grasps in vain.
Then kisses the soft lips again;
No shadow OF my SORROW iies
In those forget-me-nots, his eyes.
check the signs that quickly come,
Drive hack the tears that haste to spring;
will not cloud, with look'of gloom,
The little ones awakening:
His fathers face he ne'er shall see
More BRIGHT his mothers smile must be
My bark of joy gone down. its wake
Must glitter siil-for baty's sake.
Dear baby Yarns, that clasp my ownl
The soft embrace renews my power;
Sweet voice, hear in every tone
Gods message to my darkest hour.
BE knew the grief my soul must stir,
And sent my little comforter;
A baby's hand to help me on
A baby's love to lean uponI
Nor all alone. I'm sometimes sure.
My joy in this fair child can be:
From holier home. with love more pure,
His father watches him with me.
To grasp heaveus hope, by faith and prayer,
To train his boy to meet him there
For this live! For this wake!
Help me, dear Lord for baby's sake!
The AEdine.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
Beauty in Dress

Appropriateness is alb olutely mecca
sary to S ire u -gu'y ~ dress. Colors
and forms a II inoies, in themselves
beautiful, Can become uhgraceful aud
ridiculous simply through jnappropri-
ateness. TIE most lovely bonnet that
the most approved neodiste can invent,
if worn on the head of a coarse faced
woman. bearing market-basket on her
arm, excltes no emotion bnt that of the
rldiculous. The second requisite to
beauty III dress is the unity of effect.
AS III every apartment, so in every
toilet, there should be one ground, tone
or dominant color, which should rule
all the others, and there should be
style OF idea to which everything should
be subjected. We may illustrate the
effect of this principle in very famil-
lar case. 1t is generally conceded that
the majority of women look better in
mourning than they do in their ord1na-
~ apparel a comparatively plain per-
son looks almost handsome in simple
black. Now why is this Simply be-
cause mourning requires a severe uni
formity of colors and objects which 20
to make upt the ordinary female costume,
and which very few women have such
skill in using as to produce really bean
tiful effects
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nent citizens. The announcement was
then made that five-acre plat of ground
was to be given to the baby. who was
christened by a popular vote Storm
Lake Brolinska. The procession then
reformed and escorted Master Brollnska
to the station, and the train moved on
amid the firing of cannon and the ring
inc of bells.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

about thirty miles, through which the
river Bella runs for twenty-five miles,
SO that all that would be necessary in
order to reach it is to deepen the chan
mel of the river, cut through the ridge,
and let the Atlantic fall into the vast
arid basin. In this way a vast sheet of
water would be formed, the climate
would be improved, the country would
become more fertile for pasturage, and
agriculture and commerce would be
carried into the heart of Africa.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

A NEW st. Louis reporter, getting in
late from fire, was told to write some
stirring headlines for his report, and
he did. They ran thus: "Feast of
the Fire Fiend--The Forked- Tongued
Demon Licks with its Lurid Breath q
Lumber Pile Are the Scenes of Bos-
ton and Chicago to be Repeated 2-Loss
$780,"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
A Postponed Burial.

The pall-bearers at funeral in North
Carolina were lately relieved from duty
in q manner not anticipated. The
funeral occurred at the time of the re-
cent flood, and the procession on it's
way to the cemetery had to cross small
creek. In crossing the creek, which
was rising rapidly, the wagon stuck
fast, and those in charge of the coffin
were rescued with difficulty. No sooner
was the wagon-bed relieved of the
weight of the ten bearers than q new
troubleoccurred. The box of the wagon
rose upon the water and Aoated away,
carrying the coffin with it. In vain those
in the procession attempted to recover
the body. The wagon-box capsized
and disappeared, but the coffin foated
still, and, despite the energetic efforts
to secure it, was carried away by the
raging waters and soon lost to sight in
the distance. Naturally, this little oc-
currence prevented the consummation
of the funeral ceremonies, body being
one of the first requisites for such an
occasion. Days afterward, when the
flood had subsidized, coffin was discov-
cred upon a pile of driftwood, thirty
miles from where the accident at the
funeral occurred. 1t proved to be the
one lost, and was, with its contents,
uniDjured in any way SO that the cere-
monies were not prevented, only post
poned.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

TURKISH IIME.-A letter writer in
Constantinople says: Zone of the
perplexing things is the computation
of time. The Turks reckon from the
time of the flight of the Prophet from
Mecca, ard it takes 537 Turkish years
to make 521 of our years. At sunset
of each day watches and clocks are set
to mark IL o'clock, and until the twelfth
hour after sunset the hands on the dial
indicate the time that has elapsed since
sunset. After that hour they Indicate
the number OF hours that will inter-
vene before sunset of the next day plus
or minus the daily variation in the
length OF the days."
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
The most eminent orsal
N VI

The most eminent orsanists of Paris
and london. as well as Warren, Nor
gan, Zundel, of Trinity, Grace. and
other principal churches in New York,
have given tn the Mason Il Hamlin Or
gu Co. written testimonials to the su-
periority of their cabinet organs, which
they declare to have excellencies not
found in others.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
DAVIS Pam KILLER. This srti

DAVIS PAIN KILLER. This article
needs no comments from u.s. but the real worth
Of so valuable a compound eompels us to give
publicity to it. The Pain Killer We keep con-
stantly at hand, and have done 30 for . num-
Der of years, and have administered it for ais
Of all descriptions, both external and internal,
and have ever found it to be the best remedy
extant. We well recollect its first introduo-
ton for public patronage; it was then sold in
a few shops in the city; look at it now-the
world are its patrons. Sold everyWhere,
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

HoRsE-MEN," and others who pre-
tend to know, say that the following direc-
tions had better be observed in using Sheri-
dams Cavalry Condition Powders: Give .
horse tablespoonful every night for week |;
the same every other night for or nights |;
the same for mich COW, and twice Is much
for an OK. The addition Of little fine salt
will be An ADVANTAGE
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
cRAkREn FAIR
FLORAL EXHIBITION.

FTlHE Second Annual Fair OF the Agricultural
Il Mechanical and Horticultural Association OF
Noble: VII bs held Tuesday. April "a asz5, and
In the souih-Aost Delightful drives IN the v orid
Every arrangement made for the enjoyment Of
visitors No entry zee charged exhibitors. Races
each day OF the Fair. RaiIfoads and steamboats,
half rates. Send to Secretary for Premium List.
BUY an excurs1on Ticket and come to the Fair.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

WE HAVE heard recently of several
severe cases Of spinal disease cured by John
forty-five years old, who had not done . days
work for four years. The back should first be
washed, then rubbed with coarse towel. APP
ply the Imminent cold, and rub in well with
the hand,
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

EXCELSIOR Axle Grease and Anti-fric-
ton Compound. Railroads, Coal Miners,
Street Cars, Omnibus, and Manufacturing
Companies pronounce it the best Axle Grease
in use. Send orders to A. II. CoussKNs 4 Co.,
wholesale druggists, Nashville, Tenn.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
A Partisan Hoax,

Lucy Hooper writes from Paris to
the Philadelphia Press " It is not yet
the first Of April, and yet a peculiarly
unpleasant trick, which was recently
perpetrated on quite elderly couple
residing on the Chausse d'Autin, might
argue that that festive anniversary had
already arrived. NJ. and Nine. <. and
their four children had just finished
dinner, of which the chief dish had
been q piece of roast veal. Their cook
had requested permissisn to go out
for little while, which permission had
been granted. Suddenly a ring was
heard at the bell, and a note was
handed to Nine. K. It ran-as follows ::
"MADAME: have just learned that the
meat which was served to you for dinner to-
q piece of the little nephew of the butcher.
He assassinated the poor little boy, and to
conceal his crime cut him in fragments and
sold the pieces to his customers. dare not
return to the house. Farewell.
"This precious missive was signed
with the name of the cook. Nine. x.
straighway went into the Mysteries NJ.
Z. was taken deathly sick, and the
four children screamed in chorus. In
the midst of the uproar in walked the
cook and stood in blank amazement on
beholding the confusion in the usually
orderly household. OF course, she had
never written any such note. The
butcher was guiltless OF any assassina-
ton, and the veal was good, honest
veal as ever was cooked. A scandalous
hoax had been perpetrated by some
unknown joker. Poor Nine. Z. was ill
for twenty-four hours thereafter, and
the husband in his wrath had invoked
the aid of the police to discover the
author of the unseemly jest"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

Or. TUFTS Hair Dye Il warranted not Il
contain any ingredient in tho slightest degree In
furious to the Hair or Health.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01
THE QUEEN OF ALL SEWING MACHINES

THE QUEEN OF ALL SEWING MACHINES.
In speaking of the merits Of the Wilson
shuttle sewing machine, it is sufficient for us
to say that we think the invention of this ma
chine marks one of the most important eras in
the history of this country and when we con-
slider the influence it has upon the social we'll
being of the masses, it is difficult to conceive
of an invention Of more importance. 1t has q
beautiful, noiseless movement; it makes the
genuine :" lock stitch alike on both sides, and
does to perfection all kinds of plain and fine
sewing it needs no communication its rapid
sales, the increasing demand. and the many
iattering testimonials from those who have
used it. is sufficient proof Of its merits. The
want of q sewing machine is deeply felt in
every household, and as the Wilson shuttle
sewing machine, on account of its extrsme
simplicity and less cost Of manufacture, il sold
at q much lower price than all other first-class
machines, it is meeting with the extensive
patronage that it 80 justly deserves. Machines
will be delivered at any railroad station in this
county, free Of transportation charges, il Or
dered through the company's branch house u
1879 Canal st., New Orleans, La. They send %
elegant catalogue and chrome circular free or
application. This company want . few more
| good agents.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

The Elastic Truss o. Pomeroy d Co., IA
Broadway, N. Y, is by far the best in use.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

people upon medical matters. which We are
crediply informed, frequently exceeds three
hundred letters a day and requires several
trained and skillful medical assistants and
short hand reporters to enable him to enter
tain and answer them, as well as his large
dailv dealings with disease at the Words Dis
pensary, appear to have peculiarly fitted him
for writing the work, by rendering him very
familiar with the every day medical needs Of
the people. He endeavors in this work to an.
swer ali the numerous questions relating to
health and disease that have been addressed
to him by the people from all parts OF the
land, and hence it contains important infor-
nation for the young and the old, male and
female single and married, nowhere else to
be found. All the most prevalent diseases Of
both sexes are also plainly and fully consider
cd, and means of self-cure made known. Un-
like other works on Domestic Medicine, it in
cludes the subjects Of Biology, Cerebal Physi-
ology, Hygiene, Temperaments, Marriage,
Reproduction, ETC.. all OF which are treated in
an original and interesting manner. It is q
compendium of Anatomical Physiological and
Medical Science, and embodies the latest dis
coyeries in each department.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

BURNETT's CoCoAINE is the best and
cheapest hair dressing in the world
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-01

Go TO River Side Water Cure. Hamilton, III
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