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Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
CHRISTMAS TREE AND OYSTER
SUPPER, AT THE Y ~
School House, Belolt, Iowa, on Christ.
mas Evening, Dec. 25th, 1875.

Y The proceeds Of the supper TO be appro-
priated to the purchase Of an Organ TOR
The following are the conmittces Of a.
rang emsnts: S
General managing committee Miss E.
Tillotson, Mrs. Dixon and Clark, T. w,
Hood and Thos. Thorson.
COMMITTEES Of arrangements Alex Beck
Nora Gardner, Lucius Tillotson, Martin
Williamson, Charlie Reynolds and Sam
mic ThoYson. This committee will please
meet st the school house at 10 o'clock, ..
M, Monday.
Soliciting Committee Misses Nina Car
pentcr, Clara Rowlsy, Dollis Dixon, and
Mrs. N. N. Clark.
Committee to see to the getting up OF
the supper, arranging and providing fol-
the same-Mrs. Dixon, Miss 3. Tillotson,
Mrs. Murray, Gray, Rowley, Guinter, Phil
| lips, Hornbeck, HARLAN, Bennett, Rey-
nolds, Misses Nellie Smith and Katie
Beck
COMMITTEES for waiting on the table
Joe A. Ingham, Ed. Misener, Forest Row
ley, Ida Burroughs, Clara Hsrnbeck, Mrs.
Boyce and Miss s. Beck
Committee to get Tree and place same
in position ready for decorating-A. P.
Dixon, D. s. Guinter, and T. w. latter
shall
Committee to decorate the Tree Misses
Belle Tillotson, Cora Rowley, Dollie Dix
on, Nellie Reynolds, Emma Harlan, Mrs.
Keep and Mrs. Tattershall.
Comittee on music and other exercises
I'd. s. Guinter, Mrs. Clark, Clara Rowley,
Nellie Reynolds, Dollie Dixon, Mrs, Eos
dick, Mrs. G.. Tillotson, F. A. Ross, and G.
H. Vanalstine.
Committee on Grab-B Bag and Fish Pond
Fl. A. Ross and Id. Misener, Dollie Dix
on, and Clara Rowley.
The order Of exercises will DO announc-
ed in next weeks issue, which will con-
sist in part, of speaking, singing, SC.
A general invitation is respectfully ex-
tended to all. Turn out and participate
in having a general good time. z.-.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
Prof, Aughey, Of Nebraska, discussing

Prof, Aughey, Of Nebraska, discussing
the insect question, looks to birds as a
remedy. Among the rest, he says:
"NoW, suppose that the insectivorous
birds were left to increase until there were
about 1000 to square mile. Each bird,
at low calculation, would require 90 in
sects for food each day This would de
stroY 100000 insects each day on every
square mile, and in a month 300oOO05
and in five months 15o,0O0,OOO. But insec-
tivorous birds really consume nearer 200
than 100 insects each day, and at this rate.
500 such birds to the square mile would
accomplish the same result If birds are
increased to the number proposed there
will be insects enough to furnish them
with food ior many years, When oncethe
insects become reduced in numbers, the
birds, OF their own accord, if left alone,
will ia ke themselves to other regions. II
they must be killed by carniverous man,
let the point of o7ersupply be first
i eaGhe{it. - =-55 =
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
BEATTY PIANO:
Grand Square and Upright.

Grand Square and Upright.
Endorsed by the highest musical suthoritiea
throughout the world as THE BEST. ~
From D. s. Bodine, Stockton, N. j., after recsv-
ing $500 Beatty Piano, says:
Not only myself and family, but every one whs
has seen it is satisfied in regard to its superior quail
ty."
From B. II. Cormony, Esq, Chsmbersburg, Pa:
The Beatty Piano came to hand one week ago, II
good order. It has thus far given entire satsfae.
tion."
=. Holtzburgor Tyrone, Pa, says:
The Piano came at hand in good order, and
Agents wanted, male or female. Send for cate.
louge. Address,
DANIEL r. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, q. 8. 4.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
JOURN I
D lily and Weekly.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA

THE DAILY JOURNAL
Furnishes better and more reliable telegraph reports
than the citizens of this section through
any other medium which reaches them in time to be
called Slate" It's general news departments partic-
ularly those referring to the Northwest, unsur-
passed.
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
Ia carefully compiled from the matter of six issues
OF the daily and is the most complete mirror Of the
times, especially in the Northwest that is offered.
TERMS:
Weekly, one year, in advance .............. 200
lank Books.
In connection with tho journal establishment il
one Of the most complete Blank Book Manufactures
In the West. The work is warranted first-class and
the stock used Is the celebrated Byron Weston Led
ger Papers. Books made of any pattern for any kind
Of business. County work speciality.
Book Binding.
To the binding of Magazines, Music, Newspapers,
and all publications in numbers particulars attention
OF reasonable rates. Sample-Boxes and Boards made
to order. Pictures mounted on canvas or boards,
ready for framing.
Job Printing.
In all it's branches attended to neatly and promptly
st rates which are incompsrably cheap. Send for
price list.
Stock blanks.
The Journal establishment carries full line Of
official and conveyancing blanks and is prepared to
supply them according to the most approved forms
used in Iowa, Dakota. Nebraska, or Minnesota.
County Supplies.
Everything needed in county Office, from lead
pencil to letter-press, furnished at the lowest g-
ures and of the best quality.
Address GEO. D. PERKINS,
Sioux City. Iowa.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

The other day three aristocratic young
ladies entered a Brooklyn horse car, and
two Of them began q conversation relat.
ing TO The Presidential election. Soft
words soon grew into loud anu acrimoni.
Gus controversy, in the heat Of which one
Of the dispntant., drawing OF her gold
watch and chain, offered to bet them
against $3.50 that Hayes elected The
money was at once produced by the other,
and the third young lady pocketed the
property as stakeholder. Then the car
was stopped and three beauties, two with
highly flushed faces, tripred gracefully
away.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

The army and Many journal acknowl.
edges subscription, amounting in the az
gregate to Oil ,015, for the widows Of Gen.
Cnster's command The editor las trans.
mitted 70 these ladies nearly $4,000, and
additional subscriptions Ars psinr con,in.
1naliy rscsived.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

The effort that Gov. Grover, of Oregon
has made in behalf Of Tilden, BY issuing
to Democrat q certificate Of election is
not likely to prove Of much service to that
party, for it does not meet with very en-
thu.iastic endorsement by the Democrats
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
BEATTY PIANO

Grand Square and Upright.
from dso. =. LstcheH, Arra Of WIN. II La1uA9 o.
.u. BIO, Banisrs, Iays44s, Ohio:
!. s. !" we resolved the piano and think q 8 ~ -
soned one ont here. Waited abort t1me = ~ 3 1
good test. Il you wiah WORD n fsycr e Il - =
shserfully give It. : &. - M a
... smee y: Brown, I'D, 1AwsRdayige, N, -
: - :; s 49, RiAno reeayed efSm 0i1Re a1lnlo
ss1l' = oAo veaeed een6 f0e enhJeU1A A
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Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
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Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

pNCTAGE The new postage law took ef-
= 0OiH1I'---f feet the LIST day Of January, A.
D. 1875. Uuder this law the postage on newspapers
must be paid at the Office where they are mailed.
Money can be sent by draft, money-order, express,
or registered letters. at risk. Special arrange
ments made with country publishers for clubbing
With their publications. SAMPLE COPIES FREE.
Address INTER-OCEAN,
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National Newspaper,

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Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
- depository Of Fsshson, Plsasxr1, and
Instructt0n.n
u. Ha a bazaar.
ILLUsTATED.
NOTICES OF rHx pnlss .

The Bazaar Is edited With combination Of ~ anl
talent that We seldom find in any journal; and ne
Journal itself is the organ Of the great world Of
fashion.-BosToN TRAVELLERS. 80 Is g3as5ssST
me bazar commends itself to every member Of the
nousehoid-to the children by drol and pretty Die.
lures, to the young ladies by ss fashion-plaSes q
endless variety to the proyident matron By 10 psA
It's tasteful design for slippers and uxu.
1ous dressing gowns. But the resdingmstter 81 The
Basar is uniformly Of great excellence The pspsr
ment it afords.-N. Y. EVENING Posr.
In its way there is nothing like it. Tresh and tst
worthy as fashion guide it's stories and seseys r.
poetry and squbs, are all invigorating 70 the mind
CHICAGO EVENING JOURNAL. q Z. 81.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20
MARY MAPEs DODGE,

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Renee. In Literature, Local and General News, For
eign and Domestic Correspondence, and everything
that goes to make Glass Newspaper, It 10 not
excelsd by any publication in the country. The In
ter-Ocean iaa
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

Windsor Castle,
By MRS. oLIPHANT,
eating OF its history and the chd-ie Of successful
CHRISTINA G.. ROssETTI
will contribute to the new volume
LOUISA NJ. ALcoTT
viii write "Majorie's Birthday Gifts,n and othe,
short stories. s35r5s- -
have been promised by the popular English 1stro1,o
mer, . 80 =
RICHARD PROCTOR. 49,.
There will be continued story OF Life in ICELAND
By BAYARD TAYLOR.
In the November number, the opening Of the
volume was begnn an American Serial Story. 4.
1.-THE BOY INNING ANTS"
By NOAH BROOKS,
giving the sayc1.:ro= party ., boys Ii. the Cali
forna gold mines in the early days Of the gold fever
Ut. TRowBRIDGE,
Author Of the "Jack Hezard' stories, VIII contr;fnt
some highly interesting sketches Of an adventure at
"Bass Cove" a -"
"TALK's WITH GIRLS,
by leading authors will be prominent feature Of the
new Volume Especial attention will also be given to
Incidents of American History.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-12-20

10 to be found at the popular ''Pienser sters" On
Main Street. opposite the Court House, whore
he offers 10 al his old customers, and o. ms
ny new ones ~ may favor him withs
call, the
BEST SELECTED STOCK OF GOODS IN TOWN,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-22
HEAT OF THE MOONS SURFACE.

One of the latest and most remarkable
teachings of astronomical science Is
that the moon, when full,i so intensely
hot that no creature known to US could
long endure contact with her heated
surface. The reasoning in this case is
that the surface of the moon is expos
ed during the long lunar day, lasting
a fortnight of of our terrestrial time,
to the rays of sun as powerful as
that which gives US our daily heat;
and, without an atmosphere to tenn
per the suns heat as ours does-not,
indeed, by impeding the passage of
the solar rays, but by bearing alOft the
cloud-veil which the sun raises from
our oceans-the moons surface must
become intensely hot long before the
middle of the lunar day. Undoubted-
ly the want of an atmosphere causes
the moons heat to be rapidly radiated
ed away into space.
causes a steady heat to prevail
on its surface: and at the SUBMITS
of lofty mountains where the almost
phere is rare, although the midday is
intense, yet so rapidly does the heat
pass away that SHOWS crown forever
the mountain heights. Yet, although
the moons heat must pass away even
more radidly, this does not prevent
the heating of the moons actual sur
face. Accordingly Herschell has
pointed out, as fact beyond doubt,
the moons surface must be heated at
lunar mid-day-or, rather, at the time
eff lunar mid heat, corresponding to
about two o'clock in our afternoon
to degree probably surprising the
heat of boiling water. A t35
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-22
II EAVEN.

Heaven is mystery! The place. of God
Amidst the gIories of Eternity
Is hid from mortal knowledge Who can tell
The wonders of that country from whose bOurl
No traveller returns:'' Saint nor seer.
Prophet nor bard. that spake in olden time
Unto this question of humanity
Has ever answer made Nor ever can
The my stery he solved to mortal mind,
Conscious of immortality, our race
With souls aglow. peer through the awful
gloom
That shrouds the confines of the upper world
From human sight, But never has the veil
That separates :he Temple OF our God
From Earth. been rent in twain, nor eye of man
Has penetra ed to the vast beyond;
As when the primal morn of Earth first dawn d
Our knowledge here is checked OF God and
HeaveDi
Into the slories of 1utGrity
Man may not penetrate; and, though the soul
Cas'd, like the prisond bird, its wings doth beat
Against the fleshy bars that intervene
BetwiNt it and the freedom of the skies.
All will be vain and iDefrectual.
Such liberty to us has been denied
BY the Omnipotent. We may not pass
The boundaries prescribed by Him who made
The human mind, and thus the limits set,
Pronouncing His ali-wise decree: '.Thus far
Thou mayest cOme--No farther,''
Cease thou, them
o Man in thy mortality to veX
Thy puny mind with things that ever be
Excluded from the range of human thought,
There is II Heaven above, even us this Earth
Exists beneath. But how, why. or where,
Is not for thee, nor any human mind,
To solve for man. The origin OF God
Is not forever more effectually
Hid from our knowledge than the glorious place
Thou mayest inhabit when thy mortal life
Merges at last in Immortality.
j. w. DICKINSON.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-22
HOW TO GET RID OF FLIES.

The Rev. George Meares Drought,
writing from Ireland, says: "For
three years l have lived in a own,and
during that time my sitting room has
been free from flies, three or four only
walking about breakfast table, while
all my neighbors' were crowded. l
often congratulated myself on my es-
cape, but knew not the reason of it
until two days ago. then had occa-
sion to move my goods to another
house, while l remained on for two
days longer. Among other things
moved were boxes of Geraniums and
calceolarics, which stood in the win
dow, which was always open. The
boxes were not gone half an hour be-
fore my room was as full as those
around me. This, to me, is new dis
covery and perhaps may serve to en-
courage others in that which is always
source of pleasure, and which now
proves also to be a source of comfort !;
window Observation-Disclosures.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-22
ASHAMED OF ONES NAME.

When one starts in life, his name is
mere convenience, but not symbol.
1t serves to distinguish between man
and man, and is, as it were, a handle
by which we seize one man rather
than another. But, in process of time,
by the law of association, we cluster
about mans name all the circum-
stances OF his history, the elements of
his character, the prominent traits of
disposition. The. name becomes a
history. The moment that it is sound
ed in our ears, we do not think of the
name itself, but of a life, personaltyS
and character. In fact, the name is q
portrait painted in letters. What is
specially curious is, that TO its wearer
the name may suggest one train of as
sociation, but to all others another,
different and often repugnant idea. 1t
would be curious literature if one
could put in parallel lines what each
man thought of himself and what all
other men thought of him.
No person should be ashamed Of his
name.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-22
BUDDHA'S COMMANDMENTS.

By gentleness overcome anger; by
good. evil, by liberality, greed; by
openness and truth, assembling and
falsehood.
Speak the truth yielt not to anger ;
givewhen asked of the little thou hast
by these three steps thou shalt go near
the gods.
The evil doer mourns in this world
and he shall mourn in the next; in
both worlds has he sorrow. He grieves,
he is tormsnted, seeing the evil of his
deeds.
The virtuous man rejoices in this
world and he shall rejoice in the next :
in both worlds has he joy. He re-
ioices, he exults, seeing the purity of
his deeds.
A man slothful. saying many good
things but not doing them, is like a
herdsman counting the kline Of others,
but owning none.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-22
GROVE OF COCOANUT TREES IN CEY-
LON,

1t is only on the coast Of Ceylon, or
near large villages and towns, that
fruit trees are found. This is SO sure
an index that, if lost in the jungle, the
sight of single cocoanut-palm tower
ing above the other foliage is in Cey-
Ion never-failing landmark to tell
you that a village is at hand. The ma
tives have superstition tina the CO.
coanut will not grow out of the sound
of the human voice, and that thriving
trees will die if the neighboring viii
lage is deserted.
1t stands indeed at the head of all
trees in its usefulness to man, every
particle of stem, leaves and fruit being
put to use, and the Cingalese love to
repeat to strangers the hundred uses
to which they apply it.
The following are only few of the
countless uses of this invaluable tree :
The leaves, for roofing, for mats, for
baskets, torches Or chules, fuel, brooms
fodder for cattle, manure. The stem
of the leaf, for fences, for pingoes Cor
yckes) for carrying burdens on the
shoulders, for fishing-rods, and for in
Vulnerable domestic utensils. The
cabbage, or cluster of unexpanded
leaves, for pickles and preserves. The
sap, for toddy, for distilling arrack,
and for making vinegar and sugar.
The uniformed nut, for medicine and
sweetmeats. The young nut for its
milk for drinking, for dessert; the
green husk for preserves. The nut
for eating, for curry, for milk, for
cooking. The oil, for rheumatism, for
Amounting the hair, for soap, for cam
dies, for light; and the poonad, or
refuse of the nut after expressing the
oil, for cattle and poultry. The shell
of the nut for drinking cups, charcoal,
tooth powder, spoons, medicine, hook
abs. beads. bottles aud knife-handles.
The coir, or fibre which envelopes the
shell within the outer husk, for mat
tresses, cushions, ropes cables, cordage
canvas, fishing-nets, fuel, brushes, oak
UNI and floor mats. The trunk for
rafters. laths, railing, boats, troughs,
furniture, firewood; and when very
young, the first shoots, or cabbage. as
a vegetable for the table.