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Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17
Curious Cause Of Death in Two Horses.
From the New York Mercury

John Brown, Superintendent of the
Troy and Lansingburg Horse Railroad,
has IN nis possession two remarkable
specimens of natural phenomena. One
is large round stone having the sd.
pearance of a highly polished piece Of
marble, mettled in appearance and
beautiful in color. It is as hard as
lint, and exceedingly difficult TO
scratch or mar in any way, and weighs
Il pounds. This was taken from Che
lntestlnes of horse that died some
time ago, and is probably formed from
secretions Of dust and dirt that had
gathered in the stomach of the animal.
and which by the process of time had
become formed and hardened into this
beautiful semblance of polished mar
Die. Another, more singular still in its
shape and formation, was taken from
the intestines of a horse that died at
Cohoes last week. This curiosity is as
Large as mans clenched fist. and h .
tiie appearance Of ealcareous sub.
stance. In size, shape and general ap-
pea1ance it resembles petri6ed
sponge. The only theory advanced
thus far in the explanation of this stone
Is that at some time the horse had
swallowed piece of sponge, and that
it had laid in his stomach and in time
had petrifed.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

THE "Shoe and Leather Reporter }:
states that the stock of hemlock leather
in England will be completely exhaust.
ed early in the coming year, and that
her leather merchants must either
come here for it or lose their large for.
eign trade in the article with Sweden.
Norway and other parts of the. CONT
nent, as well as with their own shoe
manufacturers. This would seem to
indicate a short revival in the foreign
demand just as soon as prices are
settled, and the two markess have had
time to adjust themselves and come
again into working order.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

to the account of silly young men.
This common sense view of the accu-
mutation Of property led to very
natural result. Superhuous clothes or
weapons rarely existed, and even in
the case Of kayaks. though man
might possess two Of these necessary
boats, if he owned three the third must
be lent to some relative or housemato.
According to this view of politica!
economy, anything that was not used
was regarded as idle and wasted, and
liable to forfeiture for the good of the
community.-IOndon Quarterly Revieso
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17
The Prison Of San Marine.

At the last dinner given by Marshal
MacMahon, says T Europe Diplon.atique
the Duo de Bruc, the Charge d'Affaires
of San Marine, after explaining to the
Marshal the institutions and manners
of the little State, told the following
anecdote: "a tourist last year having
climbed up the San Marino and visited
the cathedral, the library, the museum,
and the admirable model hospital
founded in 1866, felt a desire to see the
prison too. Following the indications
given him, he soon came to an ancient
looking edifice, with one of those for
bidding and trebly-locked gates which
belong only to a prison. He rang long
and loud, but no answer came save the
echoes repercussing from the hollow,
empty cells. He was turning to leave,
when man, who had evidently been
engaged in agricultural pursuits, came
running across the fields towards him,
and asked him politely if he wished to
visit the prison. T d. replied the
tourist; ARE you the jailer?' No,
tignor, was the answer; the jailor
uleo olA uouIuS ago anu uO suCCoseOI
has yet been appointed, but I can show
you the prison in all its Details So
saying, he overturned a large stone and
picked up a huge key which had been
hid under it. well, but insisted the
tourist, how about the prisoners ? i
am the prisoners was the reply, and
the tourist, struck by the singularity Of
the plural, followed his guide, who
turned out indeed to be the only pris.
oner of the republic. He excused his
truancy by explaining that he found his
cell very dull in such fine weather, and
relieved his feeling of ennui by cult
waiting the prison lands and gardens,
which would otherwise run to seed.
Then, again, he was necessarily obliged
to go into the town for his victuals, and
that was why the authorities left him
the key of the prison. His conscience
evidently reproached him with not be-
ing consistent prisoner, but the tour
lists approval of his conduct mnst have
comforted him."
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

A FINANCIAL excitement, resembling
the famous South Sea bubble prevails
among the less intelligent masses of
Madrid. Several so-called banking in
situations have sprung up, offering the
extraordinary inducements, thirty per
cent. per month to depositors, and large
sums have been withdrawn from the
regular savings banks to invest in these
swindling concerns. The government
has closed up most of them. One
establishment that of Dona Bandomera,
has received on deposit SS,00O,O0O of
reals; but as depositors are promptly
paid, the government cannot interfere.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL BAR
Der AND HAYDEN, chief of the stamp
division of the postofice departm ent,
have gone to New York to witness some
experiments in the way of improving
postage stamps so as to render it i'm
possible for them to be washed"
From the present style Of three-cent
stamps marks are easily erased by acid,
and the government has been trying
for a long time to obtain some ink for
printing stamps which will absorb the
cancenceing ink SO that it cannot,b be
erased. The department has under
trial new kind of mucilage, which is
said to be an improvement On that now
in use.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

HE new copper mines of Newfound-
land are reported to be developing i'm
mense wealth, the product for the year
past being 10000 tons of ore, worth $50
ton at the smelting-works in Wales.
The English proprietors are said to
have made profit of $45O,O0O. This
may prove a smart competition with
our American copper-mining interest.
The war preparations in Europe have
made a good market for American COP
per, whose superior toughness fits it for
making cartridges. Consequently, over
1900 tons have been exported in ten
months, or more than double the
amount of last year. In the same Pc
Rod, the value of cartridges and fuses
exported has risen from $S42, 900 to ST..
268,0O0.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17
THE SP1KKJWS.

When winter winds are blowing,
And clouds are full of snow
There comes q, flock of little birds,
A-hying to and fre;
: About the withered garden,
Around the naked field,
In any wayside shrub or tree "a
That may q berry yield,
You'll see them fitting, fitting, -,
And hear their merry song;
The scattered crumbs Ofsummers feast
Feed winter birdlings long.
But when the snow drifts cover
The garden and the field
When all the shrubs are cased in ice,
And every brook Is sealed,
Then come the little snow birds,
AS beggars, to your door;
They pick up every tiny crumb,
With eager chirps for more.
s's" @ 's.ss4 IN. Y. Epening Mai
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

The demand for lead is very strong,
both in Germany and Austria, on &C.
count of great quantities of the article
being purchased, both in the German
States and in Russia. The latter coun-
try alone has lately bought 10000 cwt.
of German lead, besides $1,000 to 10000
cWt. in other countries.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

A WELL KNOWN bald headed banker.
who always prides himself on being q
self-made man, during a recent talk
with a friend, had occasion to remark
that he was the architect of his own
destiny-that he was a self-made man.
W-what d-did you s-say| asked the
friend, who shutters. II say with
pride that am self-made man--that
I made myself" replied the banker.
Then while you were m-m-making
yourself" stammered his friend, "why
d-didn't you p-puf some more h-hair
on your h-head2"
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17
Tie Treasures of Windsor Castle.


Olive Logan, writing about Windsor
Castle, says:
Over these glowing magnifcences I
linger like g honey-bee amid garden
of splendid roses. Behind secret
door issuing from the dining room in a
comparatively small hall not over
twenty feet in length, is hidden the
most extraordinary collection of valu.
ables the world now hold. The money
value of many of the things here is
easily estimated, for they are precious
stones which, without any enhancing
effect of association, setting &C., would
sell in the open market for 100000, 900.
There is a peacock of life size whose
body and whose fan are set with gems
so numerous and so rare that rot g
goldsmith in the city but would esteem
him cheap at 100000. There is an
Indian sabre whose sheath is decked
with diamonds worth 91,OOO. There
are the tent, all the arms, the gold and
diamond toilet articles which once be-
longed to Tippo Sahib; the magnificent
crown wrested from the last King of
Delhi; mach priceless loot taken by
British forces in China. These are
things whose marketable value is well
defined; but think of the satisfaction
which romantic mind must feel in
possessing the sword worn by Christie
pher Columbus, the ball which killed
Nelson at Trafal gar, the Order of the
Garter worn by Wellington, the sheath
of the sabre used by William the Con
queror, and the key to Windsor Castle
which was made for Queen Mary in
1854 and which is work of art such as
our iron age cannot rival! During his
life time Prince Albert passed hours
together amid this marvellous collec-
ton, labelling and putting tie objects
in order. The Queen now frequently
comes here. But every day, fair or
foul, she retires to the mausoleum in
the park, and, locking herself within
the sanctuary where lies her dead, she
meditates on the inscrutable destiny of
prince and of peasant. :. ~.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17
Rights of Property Among the EsQui
m0UX.

Of every seal caught at winter Sta
ton small pieces of flesh, with a pro-
portionate share Of blubber, were
distributed among all the place fell
lows: In this way the very poorest
could never want for seal meat or
lamp oil, provided the usual capture
of seals did not fail. There could be
no Esquimaux Jack Horners sitting on
the ledge of the house all alone, and
munching the seal which they had
been fortunate enough to harpoon.
Beyond the confines Of the district in
hablted by such q community any
one was at liberty to set up his house
and hunt and fish; and every one,
whether Ill q community or out of it,
had the right to all drift wood he
found, and was strong enough to carry
up on the shore above high water
mark, taking care to put stone upon
1t to mark it as mis- own. # a. seal
was harpooned, and escaped with the
harpoon sticking in it, it belonged to
the harpooner SO long as the bladder
was attached to it. If two hunters
at the same time hit seal or bird, It
was their joint property, and was equal
ly divided. Whales, however, and
other large animals, as walruses and
bears, however captured, were consid-
ered common property, as being of
that size and strength that, except in
rare cases, they could only be secured
by the united strength of the commu.
nifty. In case no seals or other food
were brought home to house, those
families who were were best best off for provis-
ions invited the inmates, but not the
place.fellows, to share their meat with
them. In no stipulation does the COM
mon rightto share all the property that
another had beyond necessary articles
stand out SO prominently as in that
which provided that if another man
borrowed the tools or weapons of an
other and lost or injured them he was
not bound to make any compensation
to the owner; for it was based on the
notion that if a man had anything to
spare or to lend it was considered as
superauous, and not held with the
same right of possession as his more
necessary belongings, but, on the con-
trary, as something to be classed
among those goods which were possess
ed in common with others.
In fact we are led to the conclusion
that the right of any individual to
hold more than q certain amount of
property was jealously regarded by the
rest Of the community, who did not
scruple to borrow it and waste it. No
one could deprive any man Of his
weapons or his clothes; but if he DOS
sessed more than q certain amount Of
that property,, his right to it passed
away and became vested rather in the
community who could use and wear r.
than in him who could not. There
was no room in the Esquimaux code
for the hundreds of coats and waist
coats which fashionable tailors aend IN
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17
the LAST PINE.
ny CHARLES DE KAY
rSY a1o~nI It'll

. ny CHARLES DE KAY.
Where the fallow-c0lOred hill
Juts against cloudy wreath
Gray the sky, the ground beneath &"
White with shreds from winters quill
Holds aspine of giant girth
All alone patience grim
"a In the CHASTITY cold, the dim
! Sifted light that wraps the earth;
Like soldier strictly charged &g.
Never from his watch to yield;
Long ago was hushed the field,
All his comrades long discharged; f
Solid hangs the icy tear,
Numb his arms with creeping frost,
And his senses four are lost
In bitter strife to hear:
Yet unmoved, he keepeth post,
Dim of sight but list'ning still,
Lest across the lonely hill
Call the bugles Of the host.
Once upon silent day
Heayed the tree such breaths profound,
Air was carded into sound;
Thus the pine was heard to say:
some BY one, .z
Though they lowered high and wide,
Sank my brothers by my side; .- =, :
Fell away my friends Of youth:
Death on them had never ruth.
49, One by one
Dropped my warming arms of green,
Till stand of branches lean;
Straight the woodpecker may shoot
From my crown to knotted root:
All Is done!
II am past.
Once dwelt with fellows dear,i
Once felt the green sod near;
Year by year
In the choir of our wood
/ Crashed singer where he stood,
And the boughs that rained forever,
Lowest first, then upward ever,
On his bier,
Me with their wide loss did sever
Still the more from things love
Into this drear air above.
~ might last
Happy, if my shadow cast
One deep roof of solid cool
On wise man, on a fool,
On the lowest shape that passed.;
If the sun. like this harsh air,
fingered in my scattered hair;
But no grace from me descends
While drag to useless ends
Life at last"
-Scribne1
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17
SOUTH & MARTIN, Publishers.
CURRENT TOPICS.

A NEW census in Paris, it is said, will
show that the city has population of
100000. This was the population in
in 1870, or just previous to the Franco
German war, and the city has regained
lost ground and nothing more.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

N the course OF an impressive eulogy
on Senator Caperton, of West Virginia,
who died last summer, Senator Ed.
munds referred to the fact that
although the senate is the most endur.
ing branch of the government in its
personality, except the judiciary, it has
now only three members, who held
their seats during the administration of
President Lincoln, and only eleven who
participated in the impeachment trial
OF Andrew Johnson in 1868. The three
senators whose terms of service date
back to the time of Abraham Lincoln
are Mr.. Anthony, who took his seat in
1859; Mr.. Sherman, whose first term
began in 1861; and Mr.. Howe, whose
membership also dates back to 1861.
Mr.. Cameron was in the senate as long
ago Is 1916, but he resigned in 1864 to
take the Office Of secretary Of war, and
did not return to his seat till 1867. Mr..
Hamlin, although not = senator dur
ing Encoln's administration, presided
over the body IN virtue Of his office as
ce-president Of the United States.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

The trial of the New York milk deal.
ers has developed the fact that to every
1,500, 600 quarts ofmilk the people pay
for 40, COO GOO quarts Of water.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

1t is believed that the Canadian GOV
eminent will renew its efforts to
COLOMBO Anticosti island-the narrow
strip of land which lies between the
coast of Labrador and Quebec. The
surrounding waters TEEN with fish, and
the Land is said to be fertile on
most of the island. At present there are
nearly a hundred fishermen living in
rude but comfortable cabins on Anti.
cost. These have earned an ample
livelihood by curing fish and taking
them in skifs to Gaspe bay, where
their supply merchants are located.
A Quebec steamer, the Napoleon ILL.,,
runs to the island once month with
fresh supplies for the lighthouse keep
ers and employees and for the agents Of
the Anticosti Colonization Company.
Three years ago report was circulated
that gold had been found there, but it
was entirely unfounded.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

wisdom. After a little banter, and the
handing of a splendid cluster of Isabel
las to Susan, he climbed the fence.
"Now, Dobb," said Jones, "we'll form
aline-you and I and Mrs. Dodd and the
servant girl.'
II beg to be excused, Mr.. Jones'"
laughed Susan, with timid glance at
the poker.
"My dear madam" said Jones, gal.
lantly, "there's no danger at all. I am
quite in earnest, assure you. 1t is a
pigs nature to yield to Overwhelming
numbers. We have only to form line
and close down upon him in sort of
crescent, and he will give up the strug-
gle at once, as you will see."
So it was undertaken. Porker stood
by the fence, cycling us with deep ex-
preston of interest. We moved down
upon him; he wheeled about, snorted,
and then made dive at us, or rather
at me, and whish he went right be-
tween my legs, so that l spl awled on the
ground most ungracefully. Susan and
the servant girl ran screaming into the
uOuoCs nAu JULIUS WdS OV0I tuO lcuC6 III
no time.
The result of it was, we sent for
Peter. It had now grown somewhat
dark, but Peter made short work of the
job. He got a rope and took in his
other hand the big stick had been
fourishing; then he went up to porker,
fetched him one tremendous blow over
the proboscis, and while poor piggy
was staggering and seeing a million Of
stars, slipped the rope over one Of his
hind legs, and had him into the pen in
a trice.
Peter" said I, after that, "You
may come around tomorrow if you
are not engaged, and gather what's left
of the vegetables"
He did 30. There was good deal
left after all. Porker's havoc was
greater in appearance than in reality.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
Consumption Cured

An old physician retired from active
practice, having haG placed in his hands
by an East Indian missionary the formuls
of a simple vegetable remedy for tie
speedy cure of consumption, bronchitis
catarrh, asthma, and all Throat and lung
affections, also Il positive and radical cure
for general debility and all nervous COM
plants, after having thoroughly tested
its wonderful curative powers i'm thOus-
ands of cases, feels it his duty to make il
known to his suffering fellows. The re-
ceipt will be sent free of charge, to ali
who desire it. with full directions fol
preparil g and successfully using. Address
with stamp, naming this paper, DR.. j. C.
STONE, Al North Ninth street. Philadcl-
phia, Pa. 3noy6m
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03

The southern influence in Congress is
clearly manifested i'm the appointments
made by Speaker Randall of the chair
men of the different committees, the
south getting a large majority OF chair
men of the most important committees.
In the important committees it has the e
chairmanships Elections, Appropria-
tons, Banking and Currency, Claims,
Comm cree, Postofflces and PostrOads,
Judiciary. Public Expenditures, Indian
Affairs; Naval Affairs, Foreign Affairs,
Territories. Railways and Canals, Educa-
ton and Labor, Revision of the Laws,
Patents, and Mississippi Levees-in all
seventeen. The northern list of import
ant chairmanships is Us follows: Ways
and Means. Pacific Railroad, Public
Lands, War Claims, Military Affairs, In
valid Pensioners, Reforms in the Civil
Service, and Revision of the Electoral
Count Laws-in all but eight. Upon
the entire list of committees the division
between the sections is not far from even,
but the great majority of the northern
chairmanships are of little or no i'm
portance. When We consider the fact
that the north has two thirds of the pop
ula tiOn, three-four,hs of the wealth, and
pays five-sixths of the taxes and income
of the government, Speaker Randall's
Partially for the south, and injustice to
the north, can plainly be seen.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
A Poor Day for Bills.

Notwithstanding Monday is considered
the "blue day. OF the week and a poor
day for business, last Monday, in the
House, tbe 2S7 members unlOaded their
accumulated bills. The day was given
up to that business, and from IL TO 8
o'clock there was nothing done but a con-
tinuOus Introduction of bills, until
$40 were deposited OH tie Speakers
table. 1t may be said that at least one
third of them had reference to financial
condition of the country. There were
silver bills by the bl,shel and repeats OF
the resumption act by the score. The
labor problem was SOLVED by numerous
statesmen. Various solutions were offer
ed about the Indian complications, and
every topic that had entered the mind OF
Il Congressman was presented in "a STAT
utory embodiment. Another third twere
bills which failed TO pass last session,
many of them old stand-bys. The bank
rupt act received its share of attention.
and numerous methods Tor ell citing n
President were proposed.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
The glass for the town hall arrived on
the CITY of Toledo Thursday

The glass for the town hall arrived on
the City of Toledo Thursday.
The bad condition OF the road causes
the mail to be a little late nights when it
arrives by the stage.
Buy your turkey--the President has
appointed Thursday, Goth inst, as q day
of national thanksgiving.
Lathrop's stock of millinery goods has
''een selected Nth great care. Feathers,
tiow,rs, &C., in great variety.
D. w. Bennett has purchased c. r.
Robinson's interest in the grocery store
and is now the sole proprietor.
We undvr.tand that =. NJ. Summons
has purchased the Ontario House corner
OF Main and Third streets, of Mr.. Hether-
ington.
The town hall has received the first
coat of clustering. Mr.. Buckley expects
to have the building completed by the
time specified in contract.
We understand that Charles A. Wat
son contemplatcs building business
room south of the postoffice, and will
have suite of rooms in the second story
especially adapted to the photograph
Business.
| The town hall will soon be completed
and as rev town hall is not an every
day occurrence i'm the village, we would
suggest the proprlety of having some
opening ceremonies when it is finished.
We have no doubt but that it could he
male very interesting occasion if prop
erly managed. We would therefore
move that a. meeting of citizens be called
at an early day to consider the matter
and take such action as may be thought
proper Let the matter be talked up and
if thought advisable, the Village Council,
at their regular meeting next Tuesday
night, might take some action.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03

Patients at distance can he cured at home, just
as well, without any one knowing 1t Medicine
with full instructions for using i'll sent to any
part of the country safe from injury or curiosity.
SEND FOR n CIRCULAR, which will give
you all particulars. Sent in a plain envelope.
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