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Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
Fish Be]l.Ringers.

Several years since, Professor H. D..
Butler, the present Superintendent of
the New York Aquarium, was the
fortunate possessor of number of
these odd fish (stickle-backs) which he
kept in q small aquarium tank, watch
ing over and feeding them with nat
uralist's care and zeal. It at length &C.
Cured to him to attempt to train his
pets, as he had done the greater whales
and seals. For this purpose he ar
ranged On little platform over the
tank a small silver bell, cord attached
to which he lowered into the water. At
first he would fasten to the lower end of
this cord small portion of food or
bait. AS the sickle. backs rushed for
this in their mad fashion the result
would be violent ringing of the bell
above. At this signal the professor
would draw up the line and attach more
food until the fish learned to connect
the ringing Of the bell with the hasten
ng or renewal of their repast, and
would thus, of their own accord, and
without other instructions save those
gained by experience, signal to their
benefactor and friend when the hour
of feeding approached. This instance,
we need hardly add, is vouched for by
Professor Butler, who purposes to con-
tinue mis- observations on this subject
with these and many other fish now un-
der his charge. Should he be equally
successful 9 second time. the fish bell
ringers will prove one among the mum.
berless attractions now presented to the
visitors at the New York aquarium
N. Y. aquarium Journal. l..
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
The Isle of Sark and Its Peeuliarities,

Sark, says tAe London correspondent
of the Boston Globe, is one of the most
charming Of the islands on the Nor
mandy coast. Living there is remark
able cheap. The inhabitants can live
on about ESQ "a year like turkey cocks
and go about like princes. In point of
scenery Sark is the grandest of the whole
group of Channel Islands. It is orly
approachable by climbing cliffs which
vary from 200 to 800 feet in height.
The population is about 800 all told.
The ajority of the men are fishermen,
though there are few farmers. The
majesty of the law is represented by
the Governor, who has nothing to do
than to 60 out shooting and fishing. He
is assisted in doing nothing by the one
policeman, who lives at the lookup or
prison, as it is ironically called. His
wife also lives there and acts as sort
of warden when REQ uired: but as no one
has been locked up for the last eleven
Or twelve years-and that was the first
case since goodness knows when-the
running in powers of said policeman
and strength of locks of the prison are
not often tried. There is one drawback
to Sark, and that is chat there is steam
er only about once week, and less
often in very rough weather during the
winter, so that it sometimes happens
that one is complete fixture there.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
Origin of the Polka.

About 1880 a peasant girl, being in
service in tradesman's family at Ell
besteinitz, in Bohemia, beguiled herself
one Sunday afternoon in her kitchen
by enaeavoring &c invent new step,
which she tried to adapt to village
song. While thus disporting herself,
she was surprised by her employer,
who, quite interested, made her repeat
the experiment the same evening in
the parlor, where Joseph Neruda, an
eminent musician, happened to be
present, who noted the air and step.
Not long after ward the new dance was
danced at citizens ball in the town,
and in 1885 came into fashion at
Prague, where, in consequence of the
half step which occurs in it, it was
called the Pulka, which means in
Tcheque, half. Four years later a
band of Prague musicians brought the
dance to Vienna, where it had a great
success, and in 1910 a dancing master
of Prague, named Raab, danced it for
the first time in Paris. -Algen,eine Fla.
nsiIes. Zeitung.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
Singular Case.

Two fatal cases of blood poisoning
have occurred in Liverpool, which will,
unfortunately, strengthen the preiu.
dices of the ignorant against VACCINE.
ton. Two fine healthy children fell i'll
soon after vaccination by the public
vaccinator, and died. The only explain.
alton suggested was that the /" atmos-
pheric causes arising from the peculi-
ar'tles OF the neighborhood and the
houses in which the children resided
might have in consequence of the vac
cination, led to the disease which re.
suited in DEATH" The jury returned a
verdict to the effect that the children
had died from the effects py@mia,
consequent upon vaccination skillfully
performed and from good source, but
what were the precise causes leading to
the blood poisoning, the medical evi-
dence did not enable the jury to say.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
Wedged in a Tree-A Boys Narrow
Escape from Starvation.
Reading (Pa.) Eagle

Amos Helfrich, aged thirteen, son of
Zscharias Helfrich, who resides on the
road leading from Yost's store to the
Swamp school, Hereford, went into the
woods about three.fourths of mile
from home, on hunt for chicken
grapes. He took with him basket
and the watch dog, a dark red animal
of mixed breed. When supper time
came Amos was not about. At bed
time he was still absent. The next day,
Sunday, the father told the neighbors
that his boy was missing. In the
meantime the dog returned, but appear
ed to be uneasy and restless. They
tried to track him through the meadow,
but could not. A number of the neigh
bors then searched for the boy, but on
Sunday night they returned home I'M
successful, and the neighborhood be-
came alarmed. They kept up the
search with lanterns until after mid
night, when they again returned home.
All day Sunday they continued in the
search, but until Monday morning at
7 o'clock that the perilous condition
and the whereabouts of the boy were
ascertained. Two charcoal burn
ers named Rudolph were going
through swamp, and when under a
large tree they saw basket lying
They picked it up and looked up into
the tree, the first thing they saw wes a
hat hanging upon one of the lower
branches, and as they cast their eyes
up higher, to their great establishment
they saw wedged in between the limbs
the body of boy. Both men immed-
lately mounted the tree, and to their
amazement they found young Helfrich
unconscious, nearly dead from hunger,
thirst and exposure, and so tho, oughly
wedged in between the forks of two
branches that it was with the greatest
difficulty, considering the condition of
the boy, that they were able to lift him
out and get him to the ground. He
was carried home as gently as possible
and tenderly cared for. He soon reviv
ed and was strong enough to tell his
fearful adventure. He said he had
climbed up a tree about thirty feet after
some chicken grapes on Saturday after
noon about three o'clock, T. e link
was slippery and he lost his foothold
and fell toward the ground. In his des
cent he was caught in the fork of the
branches, where he was so tightly wedg
ed that he could not free himself. He
screamed at the top Of his voice, but
was not heard. That night he thought
he would die. All day Sunday and
Sunday night he was delirious, and to.
ward Monday morning he became I'm.
conscious and remained so until found
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
PANE PICTURES.
BY ROSE TERRY COOKE.


A wonder-worker all night long
Has wrought his task for me-;
Now, by the cold and distant dawn,
His miracles see;
His cravings on the window pane,
+, Ofmagic tracery.4
Here lifts an Alpine summit, steep
AS is the heavenly stair,
.Away-side cross below the path,
But not q pilgrim there;
No sad face of humanity,
No agony Of prayer.
And here, before a lonely lake,
A fringe of reeds and fern;
Across the waters crystal chill
% No dying sunsets burn.
You hear not on that rushy shore
The call of drake or tern.
Here lies q crowd of broken boughs.
"A windfall in the woods;
Some wild and wandering hurricane
Hath wrecked these solitudeS;
But on thst tangled dreariness
No living step intrudes.
And here is Arctic waste and woe;
A glaciers mighty face,
Majestic in its awful march,
Slow seward from its place.
Beneath that frown of solemn death
There lives no human trace.
But slowly from the joyful East
Ascends the dawning sun:
Before his look of light and life
The magic is undone:
The graceful pictures on the pane
Ali vanish, one by one.
Alas! must all the songs I sing,
The traceries of my BRAIN
The little stories sad and glad,-
Be uttered all in vain?
And vanish when the master comes,
Like pictures on the pane?
Or will they, in some kindly heart
Remembered, sing and shine.
For wrought from mans humanity
Not feeting Frost ore mine;
love not to be quite forgot:
TO die and leave no sign.
--Scrbner's Month";!
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
When she had finished she strobe out

WQ0u 6l0 udN AAAoAOu oAAo WAY co.
of the room, leaving me in condition
of several mental prostration.
NV previous affection for her, now
ever, had entirely evaporated, and l
recognized the truthfulness. OF my
cousin Jessie's description of her.
On the boat, returning that after
noon, Miss Vaughn avoided me studl;,
ously, as, in fact, did her. Jessie ana
Grey were together on the deck during
the whole passage, and I amused my
self by smoking cigars, forward, from
the time of leaving the Tde-mill House
pier to the time of landing at Mile
stone.
Inever saw Idelia Vaughn again. l
never wanted to. would like to have
got my ring back, but 1 feel my that
eldest male heir will not wear the jewel
I should be very much pleased to
wind this story up with wedding, but
I cannot, there was nobody married IN
our party except Endicott's friend, and
thew had been married for three or
four years.
Grey returned to the city the follow
ing week and went on a series OF short
sprees. My cousin stayed at home,
flirting desperately with the village
beaux at ever: 1g parties, and singing
melo-dramatically in the daytime.
They both feared, as I suppose they
still do, that they never should marry
anybody, yet Grey's poverty and want
of business talent prevented him from
forming any engagement which might
keep better-or rather rlcher-sultors
from stepping in.
However, am more hopeful and de:
voutly believe than one day l. shal!
write another story about Grey and
Jessie, and end it with orange flower
and white kids.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

BOILED APPLE DUMPL1NGs. Take
nine ripe, sour apples, peel and core
them; make dough of one quart of
flour, two teaspoonfuls baking-powder,
one teaspoonful of salt, one-half cup of
lard, enough water to make soft
dough; roll and cut in nine pieces, cook
your apples, stick them with fork,
bake, boil, or steam them.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

The convicts in Auburn state prison
every week eat about 5000 pounds of
meat and several hundred bushels of
potatoes. Hash and crust coffee are
served every morning, and bread and
molasses for supper, each convict being
allowed to take his supper in his cell.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

AT public dinner given by the An
chronological Society of Paris, q pro-
posal of singular nature was circulate
ed, in which several gentlemen promise
to write . will, directing that their
brains be sent to the Anthropological
Society for inspection and dissection.
It is thought th.t by procuring the
thinking organ of persons whose habits
and works are perfectly known, some
light might be thrown on the laws Of
physicomental organizations. The
scheme having been published in sew
eral Partisan papers, has provoked a
furious attack from the Unives.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

Mr.. LUCAS is at Cairo, and is engaged
in reorganizing his expedition. He in
tends to proceed to Zanzibar, and when
he has decided on the precise direction
his explorations are to take, he will
start afresh from that place.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

The effect of the hard times is no
where so noticeable as in the falling off
in immigration. For the year ending
Nov. l, 1875, the number arriving in
New York, was $500. The cores
ponding year Of 1876 only witnessed
the arrival of 65,556, decrease of Is
per cent,
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
the FALL OF LEAVES.
BY GEORGE HoueHTor

Down in the hollow courtyard,
High-walled, and paved with stone,
The dead brown leaves came futtering,
In drifts, but each alone.
They shiver in the sunshine,
They rustic in the dust.
And strgger into crack and chlnk,
Or perish in the gust.
Within myself I've wondered,
Without, I've stilled my eyes,
And watched the world grow sombre
Beneath more sombre skies.
- GALAXY for December.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

The San Francisco Chinese pay any
rent that is asked the first year. After
that the premises are so impregnated
with the odor of opium and Chinese
compounds that no one else can be
found for tenant and pig-tail pays
what rent he chooses.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

The last quadrupedal survivor of the
charge at Balaklava died at Woodstock
Canada, on the 23rd ult. He passed
from the English Cavalry Department
to Omar Pasha, from him to Lord Rag
Ian, and from him to General Knollys,
by whom he was presented to Lieut..
Col. Skinner, his poasessor at the time
of his death.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

The silk interest is becoming one of
very great Importance in this country.
Ten years ago not a yard of this costly
and beautiful and beautiful fabric was
made in the United States. Now we
have 40 engaged in its manufacture,
and American-made silks are now con-
sidered fully equal, if not superior, to
the imported. These establishments
consume 10000 pounds of raw silk
per diem.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

A DECISION more important to those
living in villages or in the country than
to others, has been given in the higher
courts of New York. A man was ar
rested for taking fruitfrom the branch
es Of tree overspreading his lot, the
tree being on another mans premises.
The court held that man is owner of
all above his land as high as he desires
to go; that the limbs of the tree belong
ed to him who took the fruit. All fruit
hanging over tie common highway be.
long to the general public.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
SOUTH & MARTIN, Publishers.
CURRENT TOPICS.

LUCIA is un lucky. Her German tour
has been a failure and she has been
mulcted in $25, 900 damages in the suit
brought by Manager Gye, of London,
for breach of contract. ~
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

IT is claimed by the English that last
year they completed the longest bridge
in the world, in their East India pos
sessions. 1t consists of 81 spans of 142
feet each, thus making $500 feet or
more than Il miles long. 1t is all built
of brick and iron; the masonry amounts
to 100000 cubic feet, while the iron
Orders weigh 5000 tons.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

A SINGLE plantation of the Eucalyp-
tus, between Los Angeles and Ana
helm, in California, has $4,000 trees on
lao acres. About 10000 of the trees
are from nine to twelve feet high. The
sale of the Eucalyptus in California,
during the last season has been larger
than ever before. The price has de-
creased, but the demand remains
steady.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

GERMANS have generally less good
sight than other people. Far more
soldiers wear spectacles in the German
than in other armies. In the armies
of France, Italy, England and Spain, a
specialized man is rarely seen. An ex-
animation of the eyes of recruits in
Switzerland showed that while thirteen
to fourteen per cent. of those from
French cantons had defective vision,
twenty-one to twenty-five per cent. of
those from German cantons had this
defect.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
A YOUNG down easter named Hend.

A YOUNG down easter named Hend.
rick makes his headquarters at
Rumney, Maine, every winter season,
and sets ovor three thousand traps for
different kinds of animals in Coos and
Grafton Counties. It takes him two
weeks to make the round of his traps
on horseback. He has very good sue.
cess in his chosen vocation, and last
season secured fur to the value of ST.
600, including seventeen offers at 1923
each. He has already captured $500
worth this season.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

IT is not often that a meteorite is
caught, so to speak, ION the fly" but
this, or nearly this, took place lately in
Kansas City, Mo. Last June d small
meteorite fell upon house with force
enough to cut a hole in the tin roof.
Not passing entirely through, it bound
ed off and was seen by two ladies. One
of them picked it up, as it lay near her,
but dropped it at once, as it was too hot
to hold with comfort. The meteorite
is an inch and three-quarters in dame
ter, and about one.third .of an inch
thick. 1t looks like sulphuret of iron,
but has not yet been analyzed.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-21

The salaries of letter carriers are re-
duced by order OF the Post Master
General. Short appropriations is The
reason.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-21

The outcome OF the scene in ,l,e
House on Tuesday the passage OF
words between Townsend and Cox
must have been 4 very animated oc-
curreuce. Townsend's wrath was AZ
white heat; Cox was RS hot As q belIi-
cose chandelier. They came close to-
gether and bawIed and beloved. /.
WAS tho Republican interior against
the Democratic metropolis OF New
York. II is said the Southern men,
bers were glad 10 let Cox take the
brunt of blows, themselves being
wary Of such conflict. The associa-
ted press statement concludes by say
ing thai. Cox never received such =
castigalion as he got to-day and never
was put in worse temper or more
completely "hors hu combat"
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-21

a Turkish advance into Servia WAS
repulsed on Wednesday. Meanwhile
both sides are SO indus,riously lying
that the London Times says: IAN
that comes to us from Belgrade is con-
tradicted from Constantinople, and
conversely. When Two opposing
statements appear on the same day in
the same column, the most trusting
reader cannot refrain from q sensation
Of disappointment, irritation and in
difference"
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-21
THLE0RAPayC BRKvlIIEs.

AZ 10 the Savage election sDout which
considerable interest was :s's among
.iockeys yes.erdsy. vs quote Is follows
from the San Francisco dispatches in
.sst evenings Gold Hill News:
San Fran cisco. July 2o-3:3d r. NJ
At the annual meeting o. the Sa,sss
Mining Company to-day. keeue was sue
cessful in changing the management.
The Trustees elected are: James r.
Eesne, President; John ". Coleman,
Sigismund Steinhsrdt. Thomas II. Viii
lisns and Harry ksene, Secretary. The
report shows the receipts last year to
have ueen SS43. "a is. and the disburss.
lnents tie same amount. No changes III
The of.cers o. the iGins was made 1t the
meeting. The be~ Trustees have said
or tine stree. TIA: Sam Curtis 10 20 he
Tie new Superintendent. Nearly 100,
u,-i shares were represented. There vas
no contest
wooded strip o: coun,r, near Bcs-
ton, thirty miles III extent. !. Ga FIRE.
Wash Lee was banged by :, mob at
vanceburS, NY. yesterday. He had
killed . man.
Hon. George r. PIgir. = we'I-L uown
Ohio lawyer and politician. formerly
a Senator in Congress from Ih.; state.
10 leah-died nigh: before last.
Frederick. Eresuc, sn old timer,
lately 4 saloon keeper IN Oakland,
xui;.i,ie with ris.". day
before yesterday,
Gov. Irwin has rar,:oned John
Martin the bunko sharp. He is .i-k
with lung and heart disease.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-21
VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE /:
suB-cuMMITTEEs:

| On Cs.rs--W. D. G. Gibson.
On GroCnds-Farner fresGway. ?. G.. h lyman
! J. L. Wentworth. A. Waltz, I. 4. Road CARSON
! On Music--Will Thomas (virsinisy. Il. [
Morse Gold Hill. T. A. Read Carson.
Ts Collect Tickets on Cxrs-J ohm Lambert. c
| Rawsou,w.W Tinker, Frank Morrill, tVirginisl
F, Geo. Adams. j. Richardson, A. Fox, II. NJ. jew
| cit Gold Hill. W. Atkinson, W. II. Elliott ISL
| vcr City s. +. Hoole, Judge Bowker {Reno).
On Amrsementx- J. ". Noyes. Hon. y. S
Wood. Hon. c. Z. belong.
On Prin'ing-Alf. Doten, George DALI, r. II
Taylor.
On Tickets-Lee NcGewE.
On Police Regulations on Groundf--Sherif
Swift CT Carson.
Manager OF Comnisssry Car-Mor- IL Gregory
Manager OF Pavilion seq mour Pivley.
Gate MsusserViil TLsmhs.
the following gentlemen Virginia City, Lee
McGown. II Judge knoA's Courtroom; Gold
Hill, ". H. Heserve; Silver City. J. q. Greer
Carson, s. T. Swift; Reno. DR.. s. a. McMeans;
Dayton. ]. II. Jagrs.
Special Excursion Trains over the Virgins
and Truckee Railroad will convey the Pioneers
ard heir friends to and from the picnic grounds,
leaving Virginia City at 7:45 A. NJ, Gold Hill At
points for excursioniSts. Returning, the trains
will leave the grounds st o'clock p. NJ.
The National Guard Of Virginia City, by spe-
cisl invitation. htve kindly consented to do
duty rs escort of the day.
The best Bands Of Muse in the State will
company thu excursion. and in the spacious
new hail ON the grounds all who desire can in.
dulge in dancing.
Perfect safety and strict order will be secured
by special conductors aud guards on the trains
snd by large and efficient force OF Deputy
sheriffs and special Policemen, under tho conf
maad Of the sheriff Of Ormsby county, anu
lected feoln the Pioneers themselves.
No improper or Objectionable characters will
be allowed either on the cars or on the grounds,
and all possible attention will be paid to the
comfort and pleasure Of the guests.
Tickets for the round trip, including
admission 20 grounds ..............$2 SO
Gate Tickets. 50
procurahle in Virginia City, Gold Hill, Silver
CITY. Dayton. Carson and Reno, from persons
duly autIcri..d r.. he Society. .y,Icd