The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-11-14
ODDS ANp ENDS.
"A Minnesota man has named hi &
daughter Minnesota Violet.

ODDS AND ENDS.
A Minnesota man has named hi
daughter Minnesota Violet.
The Office and head quarters of tn.
Dakota Southern railroad is to be removed
to Yankton.
The number of miners killed in the
anthratiete coal regions of Pennsylvania ,,ir
1876 was 22S, and the number of wounded
462.
Bob Ingersoll has been rendered q
mission to Germany, over the application
of Rev. DR.. Thompson formerly of New
York but now of Berlin.
Two negroes fought in Castor county
s. c., and one slowly ehoked the other to
death, while a crowd Of spectators stood
Dy.-Eu. -..
Postmaster General Key in his com.
munication to the Senate, states that the
saleries of Postmasters are unpaid to the
ainon4I VI Pioo,ovV. -.-. .# '---. r. ~ .
All Of the rolling stock of the Russian
Railways is used in the business Of the
war, and crops cannot be moved by the
Odessans, and they are unable to get fuel.
After the cold snap and snow storm,
an Indian Summer follows which makes
one forget the billiards thot are liable to
come. -..-a- .....,. ..s q.
The Turkish army has received sever
al accessions from the Jews at Jerusalem.
They have their own Priest and cook their
own rations according to their notions of
diet. .a -..a.
in Leipsic, Germany, the Police are
instructed to arrest any lady who is seen
upon the street wearing dress with a
trail, and to have their names published
in the weekly local paper
-Thurlow Weed the famous politician
and manipulation was an active and warm
supporter of John Morr1sey for the State
Senate. Truly politics makes strange bed
fellows, and anmoalies will meyer cease in
that field.
Some wag says he can fix the resump-
tion without any more fuss, and says, 'As
geld is worth only three per cent premium,
let the Government stick three cent post
age stamp on each dollar bill and the thing
is done" ...sr a
The directors of the Philadelphia per-
manent exhibition threaten 70 close the
exhibition unless the people rally to its
support, and they appeal to the
people to give an extraordinary attend
ance on Thanksgiving day.
The idea of a perpetual motion is not
absolute, for a mechanic in Nevada has
been to work at one for 30 years. He has
succeeded in interesting several capitalists
from whose contributions he has amasssed
quite fortune.
p. T. Barnum the great Snowman was
elected to the Legislature from the Bridge
port District Ct, by majority Of 212- :
The usual Democratic majority being $50
This makes the Legislature same as last
year 40 Republican majority.
canada boasts Of having produced the
largest cheese ever made, The 1ngersoll
factory has made a cheese weighing 1000
pounds. 1t was ft-10 inches in diameter
3 feet in height; and 81 feet in circumfer-
ence. 1t required one milking of 1000
COWS, or 35 tons of milk to produce it.
The product of the Black Hills for
the year 1877 past was about one fourth of
the production Of Colorado. The value Of
the ore reduced and marketed is valued at
s1,50O,00o. The yield of the placer claims
has been less than last year, not exceeding
81, 100000
If Turk is wounded in battle and re-
quires the amputation of limb it cannot
be done without the sanction of authori
lties at Constantinople, which sometimes
takes weeks te, obtain while the poor sol
dler must endure untold pain and agony
awaiting his fate without murmuring.
During the battle before Plevna, th'
Russians left scattered about large quaint
titles of bank votes, which Turkish money
changers buy from the Musselman soldiers
at cents rouble. the rouble is worth :;
cents. Russian muskets sell for 10 and L
cents piece and revolvers about the sam,
price.
The Turkish commander says tina
the most violent storms have prevailed a
the seat Of war. They have been precsd
ed by violent wind, which prostrates huge
trees, then hail falls for an hour or two
then comes torrents Of rain, penetrating
every thing throngout the camp, which
make the soldiers miserable.
Coleman Stevens of New York, Will,
on train of cars on the New York Cen
trail thirty years ago, jumped from The
train leaving his wife aboard. They hac
been married only few months, and nj
reason was apparent why he should deser
her; but she was unable to find him until
last summer. when sheil earned he wasi "
ing in Sanfrancisco, where he had amass
cd a ft,rfune and married AGAIN Mrs Sfev