The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-11-21
ODDS AND ENDS.

ODDS AND ENDS.
IT he death Of the Pope IL hourly .,
pectsd.
"Be chasts and you will BE- happy" !
contradisted point blank BY 4 Black Hill
man who was chased ten miles by Indians
When il bald. headed man apt to b
reminded Of his youthful days! When b
thinks Of his top.
The horse distempsr that is proving
fatal among horses. ID spreading rapid.
in Lowell, Mass. In. .. +
-Psrsiss Tycoon, the Shah, Is to visi
/ Europe next season; his private secretary
is now en-route to arrange for his visit
l The Republican majority in Wisconsin
is running up into the neighborhood o.
l12,OO0.
An Irish miser was found dead in his
bed in Dublin Gold and Railway share,
to the amount of eli, ,735 were found about
him. .....t
"A st. Louis paper is discussing thu
question, "Doss it hurt man to hang
him! Of course it does; 1t ruins him
I-Er.
Minnesota has suffered greatly during
the past year on the account of timber
thieves, who have stolen to the amount OF
100000 dollars worth Of white pine.
The Russian press calls upon the pat
riots to send the broken spoons and 9th.
or silve. ware to the mint to, bs coined, to
aid the government in paying up its for
eign debt. 49,
Twenty years ago In Grit Britain there
was one million more acres of land
sown to wheatthan nov, which partially
accounts for the falling off Of wheat crop
in that country.
Senator Allison appears to be Z gentle.
man that will succeed himself in the Sen.
ate from Iowa, At least such is the opinion
Of the great portion of the press in that
State.
The wheat crop of the United States
is now estimated At 1926, 100000 bushl,.
In 1874 the yield Of whsa:, 309, ,102, 100
bushels. and the corn crop Of this is but =
tride less than that Of the year Of 1875 & s
Tho Wholesale establishment Of Field
Letter & 20. Of Chicago was destroyed by
frs, at loss of near Million of dollars.
The hrs took in an unoccupied room in
the nth story, and is unaccounted for.
The President was interviewed by !.
delegation Of Senators, who visited him
relative to the appointment of 20 many
Democrats to Office. Some came away sat.
isded, and others indignant and pronounc-
ing his explanation far from satisfactory.
-ChicsEo's first families, OF some el
them, have lssn victimissd by 40 educated
young woman, who engages herself q .
servant, and while serving in that capacity
has within the past six months stolen 311, ).
600 worth ofjewslry from the households.
Seventy million bushels of grain are
annually used IN the United States in the
manufacture of liquor, which would make
100000 four-pound loaves Of bread. Great
Britain uses yearly s0,0OOOO0 bushels for
the same puorpose, and has to import for
fsod $4oo, 100000.
An old, paralyze ed Indian walks about
the streets of Austin, New, between two
poles that are fastened at his side and
drag on the ground behind him. Withou,
them hs would fall backward, but with
their bracing from behind, hs is able to
get along very well.-Ez.
= Bismarck was really live town las,
season, judging from the arrival and de-
psrture Of the STEAMBOATS, as reported il
the Tribune. Between April 18th, and
Nov. 5th, Il different steamers arrived q
the landing, and they was always loaded
arriving and departing.
The Deadwood Tsmss gives us thi.
item. It serves to show the rapid advance
ment our Black Hills cousins are making
in metropolitan airs: "In abou ten day,
Mr.. W. F. Hosford will opsn the Bonanza
on Lee street, IS skating parlor, with 15t
pairs Of roller skates. ."P Press.
i "A new plan Of advertising has beer
adopted by restaurant keeper in New
II York, who places man In front Of his %
tsblishmsnt who has = splendid dinner b.
fore him which he eats in the presence o.
the crowd, and the temptation is too strong