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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12

The London pndertaker who had
charge Of the funeral of Mile Tetjens
advertised his business extensively by
setting up in his shop v window for sfsw
days preceding the burial the cof6n-lid
which was soon TO- cover the body Of the
dead singer The lid contained the Gus
tomafy plate, with the name, date OF
death, etc, eonspicuo yeagraved on it;
yet when called to account by the news.
papers for his indecency, the undertaken
sought refuge in plea that the obnox-
ious object found its way into the win
| asF through inadyertencel
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
Rebuilding London.

A London letter to the Newark. Daily
advertiser SAYS: "London presents the
appearance of a city in the course of be-
ing rebuilt. ina directions houses are
being torn down for the purpose of
widening existing streets, or making new
ones, or creating squares, or clearing
sites for, new blocks Of shops, hotels or
private residences, The buildings now
in course of erection are invariably of
the most snowy and at the same time
substantial orders, of architecture. The
-rroad-beds are exceedingly firm, and the
surface smooth and hard. The pave
ments are wide, strong and weH~iaid.
The gas-lighting is liberal, and OCCASION
ally tasteful, particularly on the North
side of the Thames, from Westminster
to Blackfriars bridge, along the new en-
bankment which is a paterre of flowers
and shrubs by day and fairy-ike il
Elimination bysnight. But all this is
modified, and the aspect Of the city IS to
a certain ex tent dis6gured, like bitches
on fair face, by excavations, heaps Of
rubbish, and the vast piles Of dirt, lime,
stone, brick, timber and iron everywhere
blocking the streets. There appears lit
orally no end to the rebuilding and re-
construction Of the metropolis. One set
of improvements is no sooner finished
than another is begun. In ten years
London will probably be more beautiful
in every quarter than Paris. Already
many foreigners consider London, on the
whole, preferable to the butterfly me-
tropolis of France, but when the vast
changes now progressing are partly &C
rival for taste and elegance as a resi-
Idence, as it is peerless for wealth, inau-
ence and population. In the meantime,
the stream of tourists, travellers, pleas
e-seekers, business men, invalids and
others visiting London, seems u be for
ever increasing. Never was anything
seen like it. Wonderful IS theaday is,
the morrow is equally crowded with
marvels. London IS a:succession Of sur
prises, and they never cease." .i.issss y.
Y rH
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
storing Roots 10 priced. -

In storing roots for winter feeding
never use the house cellar for the pur.
pose, for the smell that will continually
arise from them and prevade the entire
house will not only be unpleasant, but
may lead to sickness. A barn cellar is
the most appropriate place, though we
have kept large quantities out of doors,
in mounds made for the purpose. We
select high piece of ground, on which
we putia light Fsprinkling Of straw; on
,this the heap Of roots is put, say about
/ fifty bushels in, heap, after FIRST care
fully removing the tops or leaves. After
the pile has been nicely rounded up,
spread Light Covering of straw on..them
and then put on the earth or soil care
fully te, the depth Fisk OF eight inches,
first making a chimney" at the extreme
top, with a whisp of straw placed upright,
to afford ventilation. By taking the soil
from Immediately around the pile for COW
cring the roots, better drainage is afforded
and they are kept free from wet. Or
dampness. Aftersthe soil HIS all been
put on which is necessary, 60 over the
heap and pat it down nicely with the
spade, to make it shed the rain without
washing away any, or but little. In this
way I've haze kept esnats; beats, pans
nips, turnips and mangel wurtzels the
entire winter. I'VE always took one heap
at time, when wanted for use, and con-
veyed all to the barn, stota dark place
free from frost. When this lot was used
up, we tackled another heap in the same
:. way - <
If roots are kept in a light and airy
place, they WILSON shrivel up or rot.
and lose much Of their value as stock
feed. After the heap has been finished
and packed down with the spade, it is a
good plan to cover with few inches Of
old straw or fresh litter from the stable,
which will prevent heavy rains from
washing the earth down. A better sub
stance is long rye straw placed around
the mound and tied at the top, as this
will shed most Of the rain, and if drain
age properly provided for nostrouble
need be apprehended. Cor. Practical
-ENfVtfTs ~. u q rtF Ez5-z>-- Z = = IN
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
FS Protection to feeble bees to have straw
eple''d 70 On y 1he snow in front of tie hive.
~ NJ D7c&'"son, IN Michigan Farmer.
Roasting Places

FIR less attention is paid to nrov;d;,o
suitable roosting places for fowls than
- gwen TO a host of other and less i'm.
Poltaht matters connected with poultry
ana poultry houses. We have seen neat
tasty poultry houses, which appeared
from an outside view, to be t6e most
comfortable places fowls could wish for
yet an inspection of the inside revealed
the roosts from five to six feet high, far
700 high forheavy fowls. In ave olden.
times," when light bodied fowls We're
the 60, it did well enough to let them
ropst high, especially as the hen house
' was NJ q carefully closed at night to pre-.
ye1t tue visits of SpredatoryIrats, weaselst
ana other animals with 4. natural relish
tor chickens in the rough. Now we have
heavier fowls, are more particular in re-.
gard to the condition Of the plumares,
and take more pains with them, so these
e1al BOOSTING place. can readily be dis,
Pensed with, a substitute being readily
found in the now popular : roostine1
soenches, which can be made but with Il
small outlay of time, labor and money,
and are movable, permitting the fancier
to move them wherevernecessary. These
benches can be made from twelve to : six &.
teen inches Bigh and Of Xxi inch Stats
There is no regular length for these
benches, from five to six feet being a
very convenient size, though if the COM
partment be not too wide, they can be
made to conform to the width of the.
house, being careful to make them set
true on the floor, with wide spread legs
we'll fastened On.-Poultyv Journal. SCI
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
"a Story Of Andrew Jackson. D,

t e When ANDREW Jackson j was a young
man attending court at Rogersville,
Tenn, he lived at a hotel famous for It's
aood cheer. One day, as he sat ON the
piazza, youth came riding along
dressed in the PINK Of fashion, his eyes
fixed on vacancy, replying not to the
salutes which it was the custom Of the
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
Picking Beef.

The Yorkshire (England) hung beef
has long been deservedly fanons, and L
thus easily prepared:
Gut into the ribs or round of beef
7 or even fine thick flank, about twenty
pounds weight, Of, either, for example,
Finely beatsins q mortar for this <duan-
tity half pound of bay salt, a quarter
OF pound each of saltpetre and sal pru-
nella, and two hands Of juniper berries;
mix them with three pounds of common
salt and one pound of coarse sugar, and
thoroughly rub the beef all over for a
considerable time. Let it lie in good
sailing pan, and rub it we'll with the
pickle once day for at least fortnight,
carefully turning it every time. Take
it out: and after drying it we'll with a
coarse cloth hang it up to the ceiling of
warm kitchen or in chimney corner
swhere only a moderate fire, il kept,stllit
bec6nes properly dried. ~ may beeith-
er boiled as wanted, or cut into rashiers
and broiled, but in the latter case it will
always eat much better if previously
dipped into boiling water.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
. Eli, s.NinteEteE Fees.

Having had over A quarter of cen
tury oil experience in the care of bees,
= and. mot having been, out of honey for
over thirty years, ! will give to the read
erssOf your paper my manner for winter
singbees.. Place the hives Onta covered
platform, near together, about two feet
from the ground, il. dry place; then
1 bore, fine, holes in the top Of the hives,
for ventilation (fiye-eighth bitt is about
the size). Then place boxes two-thirds
filled with. dry straw. to absorb the mois-
. ture from the. bees and prevent freezing.
Pack dry straw around the hives, to
keep as even q temperature as possible.
Give plenty Of air at the entrance of the
hives, but guard against mice. Place q
j board, edge raised, in front of the en-
trance, to prevent snow from drifting
Z in; examine often, and keep the passage
clear from snow, ice and dead bees, TO
prevent smothering. Mild days in win
ter, if the bees incline to move, raise the
hive 4 little. and remove all dead bees
and dirt from the bottom board, aud i
it is dry, your bees are all right il plenty
Of honey. 49,
1t is not extreme cold weather that
causes bees toperish, buta sudden change
]. and continual Of cold, as in 1919
For example, the cold winter of 1928
carried my bees through nicely without
! losG In 1875 my bees were all right
J ID the spring. In 1874 5 the extreme
long. winter, l. lost five colonies /; thu
balance did we'll. IL YOU recollect, there
aweresahopt 40 days that it was too colo
fUf bees 10 move in the least. it is sail
siby experienced bee managers that bee
cannot endure much over 100 days 10
! confinement. That is why my bees per
iksd, lshaye NJ. s $50 81, So 49, Ia )
~ In 1906 my bees came through a
tght ana Nave tfebled their population
And given usst Two ssets Of boxes and file.
their hives full for winter.
When your bees come out in warn
days and there is snow on the ground,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12

s GENERAL SHERMAN's official salary,
it is stated, amounts to about SIS, 900 a
year, inclusive of the usual Communication
for supplies. He lives, atpresent, at the
Ebbitt House, in Washington. He is
said to enjoy Washington gayeties
greatly, and to feel aggrievedwhen there
is not to use his, own words g some
sort Of fandango' every evening.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
Nothing bust Leaves.

H *
BY LEWIS L. DAVIS.
Nothing but lcavesl Shall this DO the case
When you come ~ NJ closeiof your day of.grace
Was II for this probation was given, s'''"Ne
Think you, to secure a hone IN heaven
With nothing but leayes2
Nothing but leaves! Will that crop suffice
TO give you place with the good and wise?
Can ypu III AL Al the throne and plead yonr suit
Having prrd uced no grain Of truth, ''' q
With nothing but leavesf
Nothing but leaves! Naught else is thine
Can you truly be said to have let your LIGHT shine
Has your lamp been burning night and day,
Yet guided no wander into the way? sf9Fgss'
No, nothing but leaves
Nothing but leaves! Ali your case Is sad.
Jehovah's assistance you might have had:
You've let It pass by like the idle wind: "a
Have pots e1deavored to bless mankind.
- No, hothing, bat leaveS! Ne-s< -;
Nothing but leaves! I" BY their fruit we known
Whether they're fit to he left to grow:
II they bear no fruit, they shall be cut down.
AS they are but cumbereis on the ground.
With nothing but leaves!
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
Mrs. General Sherman,

Wife of the General of the United
States Army, says: "sI have frequently pnf.
chased Dns4nsass Rheumatic Kennedy fer
friends suffering with Rhenms tisln, and in
every iinstshce Invoked like magic" Send
for circular to helphsnstine = Bentley,
Druggists Washington. ID. sG q 81
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
The Household.

|
/ tMIRAcLEs.-Four eggs, two cups Of
sugar, two-thirds of butter, one-half tea
spoonful of ginger, stirred thick. with
h st+ j. R g opt' cut very thia and fry
To KILL MorHs.-Pour plenty.eof
odorous naphtha over your furniture;
set the furniture out doors some bright
windy day, and the naphtha will soon
evaporate. Spring and fall are good
times to try it. ss's
+ Z COLOGNE Alcohol, one gallon; oil
OF lemon, two ounces; oil of bergamet,
one ounce; oil of lavender, (best Eng
lish) one and one-half drains; oil Of
orange, four drains; oil of neroli, one
dram; essence of musk, one and one-half
ounces; otto of rose, one-half dram;
acetic. ether, four drams.s The materials
should be Of the best quality, and should
be we'll mixed, allowed tostand for eight
days, and filtered through magnesia. ~
ALMOND MAccARooNs.- Blanch THAT
is, scald and remove the brown skin) J
pound of almonds, and pound in a NOR
tar with teaspoonful lemon essence till
a smooth paste; add an equal quantity
of sifted white sugar and the beaten
whites of eggs. Work we'll together
with the pestlle till very smooth, then
dip the hands in the cold water and work
the paste into balls the size of a nut
meg; lay them on white paper an inch
apart and put them in a cool oven for
forty minutes. Cocoanut can be grated
and used in the place of almonds.
To BONE 4 TURKEY.-After fowl is
drawn, take very, sharp knife and care
fulylseparate the flesh from the bones.
beginning at the wings, and being very
careful not to break the skin; scrape the
flesh clear from the bones, going from
the wings to the breast, then the thighs.
then the legs; when all the bones are
loosened, take hold of the turkey tightly
by the neck and give it pull, when the
bones will come out; but this requires
the greatest patience and care to do
nicely, and it is far better and cheaper
to send it to a professional cook to do for
you.S There are steel instruments for
boning turkey. &
oyster ? TTIEs. Make puff paste in
this way: To every pound Of flour add
4 of pound of butter, the yolk Of l
"cgg-use ice cold water-chop half the
butter into the -four, then stir in, the
egg, work all into dough, roll, cut
thin, spread on some of the butter; fold
closely, butter side in, and re-roll; do
this until the butter is all used up. Keep
the paste in cold place, while you" pre-
pare the oysters. Set the oysters .ansthe
stoye il sauce pan, with liquor enough
to coyerthem; as soon as they come to a
boil, skim them, stir in little butter
and pepper: also, if desired, assittle
cream. Line your small tins with your
past, put three OF. four oysters in each,
add 4 little of theKquor, then cover
with paste; bake i'll quick oven twenty
minutes; while hot, wash over the top
with beaten egg, using a = swab| or
brush, and set in the oven minute1or so
to glace. IN #4t. ~.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
IN s. gThe Many Theusands.

who are constantly ,using DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER all speak in unbounded
praise .of its reliability, uniform strength,
and merits in producing excellent rolls, bis
Eeuits, bread &c. y;
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-12-12
.JACKS0NS BEST 81
WEET NAVY CHEWING TOBACCO

was awarded the highest prize at Centennial EXPOSE
ten for its fine chewing qualities the excellence and
you want the best tobacco made aek grocer
for this, and that each plug bears our bluestrip
trade -mnrk, with words Jackson's Best on it Sold
JACKNON q Go. Manufacturers petersburQ.ya.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-03-30
Selected sAisctlIanu.
Throwing Cold Water.

Some people are always throwing cold
water on everything One of them will
effectually extinguish the most sanguine
man in the world. Fhey go about on
purpose to dampen everybody's enjoy
ment. Their chief happiness consists
in making somebody else anxious and
foreboding. They are birds of evil
omen always expecting something dread
full is coming. They look for cholera
next year. The smallpox is on the in
crease.
Everybody, almost, is liable to paralyt
sis. They like to read aloud the sta
tistics of death and disease. They like
to attend funerals The frequent cemc-
teries. They are fond of talking over
signs of death and i'll luck.
The crops are sure to fail this year,
they invariably say Hops will have
the fly. Potatoes will rot, and the wheat
will be smutty. Epizootic will rage ;
colds will flourish, and colds generally
end in consumption, they say they have
observed. The banks are all going to
break, and there will be a regular panic
The man who likes to throw cold water
will stop you in the street to inquire
after your health, and he will tell YOU
that you look just as his friend Simpson
did, Simpson died of apoplcxy when he
was just about Your age-ill only three
hours. and loft m inconsolah'c wife and
eight small children He says you look
bilious. and remarks that his mother had
just such complexion a few days before
she was taken down with typhoid fever,
and suggests to Won the propriety oftaking
Jenking's Anti-hilous Pills, which his
brother has for sale
# you contemplate going on an cx-
cursian into the country, he is sure it is
going to rain--he never knew clouds
like those in the South to fail of bring
ing wet weather. IF you are going to
ride, he will tell you that the roads are
in frightful condition, and the mud up
to your ankles.
If you have any particular friends. and
happen to speak in their favor, he viii
roll up his eyes in pious distress, and
say that if you only knew what he knows !;
and then he signs again, and says des-
perately. "Well, we are all poor crea-
lures p
And when you insist on being told
what he knows, he signs louder and
more dismally than before, and says it
is against his principle to say anything
to injurc anybody, or to make them to
feel unhappy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-03-30
Got the BoSGs
rVNHE UNRIV LIED GREEN
IL FIELD FAMILY FLOUR.

have appointed 5 D HIGGINS & son
sole agents Tor the sale Of the celebrated and
unrivalled brand Of GREENFIELD FAMl-
LIZ FLOUR This -four is made from the
very best white wheat, and ! warrant every
barrel to give entire satisfaction.
JAS, l. ROBERTS,
Agent, Manufacturer.
Referring to the above, we solicit a trial
Of this very superior Flour, believing it will
prove to be all the maker claims for il. We
have Il for sale in bags aud barrels.
feb 25-tfL S. D. HIGGINS & SON.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-03-30
OEDFEELD'S
E1xCe1sior Pump

Al short notice.
Always on hand all kinds of Pump Fix
lures, Of thevery best quality.
Common Wooden Pumps made on the prem
ises where they are TO be placed, when desr-
ed, at 30 cents a foot.
AllPumps constructed by the subscriber
are warranted for one year, After the first
year, they will be kept in order by him, for
ten years, for the moderaiesum ofSl pr year.
All Pumps put in and not proving satisfac-
tory, will be taken ont and the money re-
funded.
Orders by mail, or in person, attended to
with promptness, and at moderate prices.
Ea1- For any further information, apply 70
Mr. BYERs, Montgomery House, Rockville,
Maryland.
WIN. 0LDFIELD,
PUMP MAKER.
apl9-ly Fountain Green, Hartford G.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-03-30
WIT AND HUMOR.

Order is heavens first law, and it has
never been repealed.
Speaking of the round world, much
can be said on both sides
A Vermont newspaper recently closed
an obituary of young lady thus "She
had an amiable temper aud was uncom-
monty fond Of ice cream"
At a recent meeting of society com
posed of men from the Emerald Isle.
q member made the following motion !:
'Mr. President move yes whitewash
the ceiling green, in honor of the old flag :"
"What is the best remedy" asked a
preacher of a shrewd observer, 'for an
insttcntivc audience p Give them
something to attend to, was the signifi-
cant reply. Hungry sheep will look
up to the rack if there is hay in it."
"IIow is it, " said gentleman to Shcri-
dan, "that Your name has not an O
attached to it Your family is Irish,
and DO doubt ilustrious." "No family
had hotter right to 0 than our family"
said Sheridan, for we owe everybody"
A Spaniard and an American were
recently dining together in New Orleans
The former in passing dish Of brains
to the latter said What you lack p
The American offering the Spaniard
plate of tongue answered "What YOU
have surplus Of"
"Will you take su'thing % said a fes-
tive chap, as he entered one of the city
saloons. Don't care if do" dra We'd
out two or three 'setters," as they adj
vanced toward the bar "Wcll. 20 take
a walk, exclaimed the chap, as he gulpod
down his aud slid out.
"lfs very WE'LL" remarked a red
nosed man in bad hat and an ulster of
the vintage of '73, Its all very well
TO say let business revive; but what we
want, sir, is confidence, public confidence,
sir. Each Of us must be willing to bring
out our boarded dollars and put them
once more in circulation. Then the skies
will brighten; then--by the way, |
changed my vest this morning-lend me
fifty cents, will you ?"
lie was a young medical student. and
ne put on a good many airs, and had a
good many technical terms at his tongues
end. He finally made dead set to
bring out the fat man in the seat oppo-
site. Bending over, he asked, in loud
voice:
what is your opinion Of hereditary
diseases p
:'My opinion" slowly answered the
other, lis that where father was
blamed 90 his son can't help but show
the same falling"
That settled that young man as if he
had been struck with a ton Of wet sand.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-03-30
Fall Trade, 1876.
DUNLOP G. CO.
THE "IIAXENTJ1I I"
FERTILIZERS.

VT We mauufacturetwo gradesof "Max-
imum, one Of which is composed of 800 lbs.
of Peruvian Guano, 100 lbs. of Dissolved
Bone, and 100 lbs. of Nitrate Of Potash the
other, 600 lbs of Peruvian Guano, 300 lbs.
Dissolved Bone, and 100 Nitrate of Potash.
These articles are prepared and combined
with great care and nothing is spared to make
them the HIGHEST GRADE FERTTLE
ZERS in the market Theproportions herein
indicated are guaranteed and the articles TO
contain NOTHING that will not readily pass
through Drill
The New York herald., 1877-02-11

4 FARM FOR SALE OR EXcfANGE-fREE AID
clear House and Lot must he free and clear also Tho
farmer bc 2s3 i3oth between Lincoln cnd
Ale xander
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-10-18
Riding on a Whales Back,

The most striking fish story recently is
thus conveyed in a special telegram
from Plymouth, Mass, to the Boston
Herald, dated 4th inst: An adventure
so singular in its character happened to
a citizen of this town this morning that.
without the knowledge of the partie.
and the evidence of those near, it would
be set down as a Munchausen tale. Mr..
ID. Finney, with his neighbor, ANGEL
Bartlett, We're off Gunners' Point, South
Plymouth, coot shooting. They were in
separate dories, as far apart as boats
usually are in that sport, when a hump
back whale rose some distance off and
spouted. He rose again nearer the boat
and Mr.. Finney thought by the direction
he was taking that the next time he came
up he would come ahead OF the boat,
and he would give him shot While
waiting for him to come up, kneeling in
the bottom of the dory, he felt shock,
and, as he expresses it, found himself on
the whales back dIy-shed. The next
thing he knew, he went down, and came
up on the other side of his boat. Prob
ably the whale sank when he found that
he had a rider, and drew the man with
him. When he came up he was near
Mr.. Bartlett's dory, and was taken into
his boat. Throughout the whole he had
held on to his gun, and brought it on
board with him -