The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-10-31
Correspondence.
ODDS AND ENDS.

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-Chsstnuts are $3.50 fin Pennsylvsnia.
Apples are only two cents bushsl in
North Carolins.
Tho Catholic church at LsMars has
received bell that weighs 900 pounds.
7 "A severe winter pronounced for Great
Britain BY the Astronomer Royal.
d. The drouth that has prevailed IN Cali
fornis has cost that stats 10000, 900, -
estimated by the Alta.
No commissioners will be allowed II
the British and German armies unless the
candidates understand Russia.
| Jennie June tattles to her dear friend
in confidence that Gen. Butler has profIer-
sd marriage to Anna Dickenson.
Chinese authorities have employed
Mr.. Karns of Pennsylvanis, to bore for
oil and are to pay him salary for the
first year, of $1,000 and expenses.
The Sentinel says "the attendance OF
others from distance at court is too nu-
merous to permit seperats mention OF
each individual"
Stanley Mathews Is exercised over
report that Zach Chandler paid his hotsl
bill Of 5000 at Wormlsy's while acting q
counsel bsfore the electoral committee.
China has its first telegraph line, but
only of 8 miles in length connecting the
residence of the Vlceroy with the Tent
sin Arsenal.
Our Mr.. w. s. Bowen reached Pierre
safely and got away for the Black Hills
on the afternoon of 23d, with Thempson's
train.-Press d D.
-Blondin lost all his fortune that hs
made in rope walking, in the wine trade,
and is going into the old business again
under presentmsnt that he will loss his
life by fall.
During the past nine months the q.
s., has exported to England fresh bcef and
mutton to the value Of $11 1,s28,5oU, and
also an increase Of 80 per cent, Of butter
and cheese over the export Of 1915.
The great famine in India Is attrbu-a
ted by the Chinese Ambassador to 20
much land being devoted to the cultivs-
ton of the poppy. Over one million
acres of the best land in Indls being used
in its culture.
Gen. Grant, wife and son arrived at
Hotel Bristol, Paris, Wednesday the Gath
inst Minister Noyes and several promi--
nent Americans met him at the statlon.
Marshal McMahon will fix an early day
for grand dinner at the Elysse
The National Hide and Leather Asso-
citation held its I'd annual session in New
, York last week. 1t was recommended
that tan bark be bought by weight instead
Of by measure so as to guard against warts
The Chairman was presented WITH @a.k-
ing cane made of sole leather.
Russia has new sect called "Puri-
fiers," Of the Greek church; their creed
requires all persons to marry on coming
Of age; the husband to be subordinate to
the wife and recognize her as the head Of
the family, and once week he must con.
fsss his sins to his wife,
E. D. Davenport has resigned the po-
sition of general manager of the Coving.
ton + Black Hills railroad, and his duties
will be performed by j. 8. Msckiing.-
Eighteen car loads of iron have besn ship
ped from Danyille, Penn, and new loco.
motive from Dsnkirk
Fifty samples of wall paper were LAS
ly subjected to scientific test in London
and found to contain arsenic or aceto-ar-
lsn,te Of copper As rule the highest
priced papers contained the most poison.
If those papers had been used in . room
l6 feet square and feet high, the surfaos
would contain from 50 grains 70 moro,
than ounces of poisonous matter.
| After the arrival of the Black Hills
this morning Sheriff Baker, with Deputy,
| o. s. Marshal Edmunds, City Marshal
Bauman and his assistant Leonard, aYrest-
ed three men who came down on the
steamer and who are suspected Of having
been connected with stage robberiss IN
the Black Hills. The arrested parties ars
now in Jail awaiting examination. Psss
I&D.
i Mistakes in putting letters into the
wrong envelope sometimes occasion com
| zeal results. A lady requested Of a Edi-
tor recipe to cure the .whooping cough
in q pair Of twins Through mistake 1
recipe for picking onions was forwarded
instead which read as follows: III NOT ton
young skin them pretty closely, :mmerss
in scalding water, sprinkle plentifdlly with
salt, and immerse them for wsek ii