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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-25

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IGt ~ pray for heartA with an endless June,
Though the winds Of the world are wild,
No zero there, nor fevered care.
But the biue-eyed faith Of child.
WIDOW COBB.
The fire cracked cheerfully On the
broad hearth of the old farmhouse
kitchen, q cat and three kittens basked
rim the warmth, and a decrepit yellow
dog lying fully in the reflection Of the
blaze, wrinkled his black nose APPROX
ingly, and turned his hind feet where
his fore feet had been.
Over the chimney hung several fine
hams and pieces Of dried beef. Apples
were festooned and hung along the cell
ing, and erooked-necked squashes Wed
with red peppers and slips of dried
pumpkins in garnishing each window
frame. There were plants, too, on the
window lodges horseshoe geraniums,
and dew plants, and monthly rose Just
budding, to say nothing of pots of vio-
lets that perfumed the whole place when
ever they took it into their purple heads
to hbii0oOOni bloom.
The floor was carefully swept-the
chairs had not speck of dust upon leg
or round; the long settee near the fire.
place shone as if it had just been var
nished, and the eight-day clock in the
corner had its white face newly
washed, and seemed determined to tick
the louder for it. Two arm chairs were
drswn up 70 a cosy distance from the
hearth and each other: candle news
paper, pair Of spectacles, a dish of red
checked apples and pitcher of cider,
filed little table between them.
In one of these chairs sat comfort
able-looking woman of about forty.fye,
with cheeks as red as the apples, and
eyes ~ dark and bright as they had ever
bean, resting her elbow on the table, anu
looking very thoughtfully into the fire.
This was Widow Cobb" relictn of
Deacon Levi Cobb, who hAd been mould
ering into dust in the Byton church,
yard for more than seven years. She
! W thinking of her dead husband, pos
slbly, because-all her work being done,
and the servants gone to bed-the sight
OF his empty chair at the other side Of
the table, and the silence Of the room
made her little lonely.
Seven years, so the widows reverie
a. II seems as il it were, more than
flfty-and yet II don't look 90 very old,
either. Perhaps it's not having any
children to bother my life out as other
people have. They may say what they
Like, children are more plague than
profit, that's my opinion. Look at my
sister Jerusha, with her six boys. She's
worn to shadow, and am sure they
have done it, though she will never
own il. II s5,- ~
The widow took an apple from the
dish and began to peel it.
II How dreadful fond Mr.. Cobb used to
be Of these gratis. He never will eat
any more Of them, poor fellow. for
don. Il ss'pI Iss they have apples where
he has gone to. Heighol remember
very well how ] used to throw apple
Earrings over my head when was girl,
TO see whom was going to marry"
Mrs, Gebh stopped and blushed Fer
, IN those days she did mot know Mr..
Cobb, and was always looking eagerly to
zee If the peel had formed a capital "S.'
Her meditations took new turn.
How handsome Sam Payson was!
and now much used to care about him.
! wonder what has become Of him? Je-
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-25
Fiery Tomatoes,

The we'll known correspondent of the
Free Press, Mr.. Charles F. Adams, is the
author of the following amusing sketch:
Schneider is very fond Of tomatoes.
Schneider has friend in the country
who raises "garden sass and SIGH"
Schneider had an invitation to visit his
friend last week, and regale himself on
his favOrite vegetable. His friend
Pfeifler being busy negotiating with q
city produce dealer on his arrival
Schneider thought he would take a stroll
in the garden and see some of his favor
ties in their pristine beauty. We will
let him tell the rest of the story in his
own language:
".Vell, I walks shust a fiddle While
roundt, ven J. sees some off dose derma-
toes vot vas so red und nice as I nefer
dit see any more, und I drinks I will pull
himself outside about a gouble tozen,
shust to geef me fiddle abbedite vor
dinner. So bulls off Won ov der red
dest und best lookin' of dose dermaters,
und dakes booty good pite out ov dot,
und vas chewing it up poorly quick, ven
by chimney! bort I had a peese ov
red-hot goals in mine maui, or vas chew
ing CUP dwo or dree papers of needles;
und welt SO pad, already, dot mine eyes
vas WOOL of dears und mate vor an oft
oaken bucket" vot seen hanging in der
veil, as | was goomin' along.
Shust den mine vriend Pfeiffer came
CUP und ask me vot made me veel SO
padt, und if any of mine vanity vas
dead. l told him dot I vas der only one
ov der vanity dot vas poorly sick; und
den ask him vot kind of dermaters dose
vos l had shust peen picking; und mine
gracious, how dot landsman laughft,
und said dot dose vas red peppers dot he
vas raising vor pepper-sauce. You pet
my life l vas mat. RAIDER you give me
feefty tollars as to eat some more ov
dose peppe RI sauce dermaters,"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-25

The Georgia fend who shot poor
fellow who owed him twenty-five cents
should have no quarter.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-25
He Had EN-.

His chin whiskers hadn't been trim
med for years, and his pants had care
worn look at the knees, but he was a
wide-awake old chap, and when he heard
two or three other passengers on the car
talking about the late frost, and assert
ing that they had never seen anything
like such weather for the middle of May,
he began:
Gentlemen. on the 18th of May,
1927, snow fell to the depth Of fourteen
inches in this locality"
They looked at him very much as if
they doubted it, when he rose up, pulled
paper from his pocket and read:
State of Michigan, county of Wayne
SIS: Personally appeared before me
Peter Clark, who, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says that on the 10Th day Of
May, 1927, snow fell in this locality to
the depth of fourteen inches, so help
him God. John Doe, Notary Public"
He folded and replaced the document,
and looking around him with pity and
contempt depicted on his face, he re-
marked:
"Pd either let the weather alone, or
I'd swear to it"
Tremendous Power of Sea Waves.
The tremendous force of the ocean
waves has been illustrated at Wick, on
the extreme Northern coast of Scotland,
where d breakwater has been building
for some years past. 1t may give an
idea of what is meant by wave
power. 1t was found that stones of ten
| tons weight were as pebbles to the
waves, which have been measured to be
there forty-two feet from crest to the
bottom of the trough. The outer end of
the break-water, where the storms beat
| most violently WAS built of three courses
of one hundred-ton stones laid on the
rubble foundations; next above these
were three courses Of large, fiat stones,
and upon these mass of concrete built
on the spot, Of cement and rubble. The
end of the break-water was thought to
be as immovable as the natural rock, yet
the resident engineer saw it yield to
the force of the waves and swing around
into the less troubled water inside the
pier. 1t gave away not in fragments,
but in one mass, as if it was monolith.
The displaced mass is estimated to weigh
about l $50 tons.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-25

The Rochester Express wants Edison
to invent something to take the squeak
out of shoes. Better turn his attention
to the confounded stairs which give a
fellow away when he comes home from
indpo foi.H
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-25

ELIZABETH ALLEN, in poem asks:
"Oh, willow, why forever weep?"
Elizabeth is little mistaken as to the
facts. It isn't the willow that weeps. it
is the boy who dances under the Timber
end of it.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-25

Did he tell you about it?S
Yes, on board the whaler.''
"Did he blame her mueh?n
Not so much as himself. He said
that his jealousy and ill-temper drove
her to break off the match; but be
thought sometimes if he had only gone
back and spoken kindly to her she would
have married him after all. She was
not happy, then, with another"
" Mir, that is to say, her husband,
was very good and kind" said the little
women, thinking of the lonely grave on
the hillside rather penitently, " and they
lived very pleasantly together. There
was never harsh word between them. J"
/" Still-might she not have been hap
pier with San9 Be honest and say just
what you think. y
tzass Yes.
"Bravo! That is just what l wanted
70 eoiiie zis;a now have aseefct TO
tellyou, and you must break it to mel"
Mrs Cobb looked rather scared.
What is it7n
g want you to go and see her, where
ever she may be, and say to her, Maria!'
what makes you stare so?"
" Nothing only you speak so like
some one | used to know, once in a
while"
Do I2n-Eell, take the rest of the
message. Tell her that Sam loved her
through the whole; that when he heard
she was free, he BEGAN to work hard st
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-11
Fashion Notes.

New grenadines are varied in design.
The new shade hat is called the
Harvest"
Spanish colors-old gold, yellow and
black--are in fashion
Rose color is wornby the first brides
maid when several attend.
Chenille embroidery is much used at
present, and is very pretty.
A new ribbon is called metal ribbon,
and is seemingly woven OF metal.
Satin may be truly called the favorite
trimming for hats and bonnets.
With the spring hats are shown tse
ever pretty Derby and the English walk
ing hat.
The eld-time fashion of slashing dresses
and inserting material of another color
is revived.
New silks are in stripes and checks and
all the beautiful combination of colors
so much in vogue this season.
Transparent sleeves are so fashionable
| that grenadine sleeves will be made this
summer without lining.
Rustic pocket-books are new and odd
the sides are formed of sprigs of wood,
and the clasp is of silver.
Card receivers of Russia leather, with
boquets of flowers painted in the center,
are new and pretty.
A within Of fashion just at present re
quires that you must possess your own
likeness on fans, bracelets and lockets.
The squarer the neck, the higher the
shoulder strap, and the shorter the
sleeves, the more fashionable is the bali
dress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-11
New York Produce Market.
AnecdOte of Wade.

During the impeachment trial OF Presl-
dent johnson very amusing occurrence
happened one day between Mr.. Wade and
Mr.. Chase, who presided at the trial. The
session was to open at twelve o'clock M,
and as it was within twenty minutes OF
that time, and the Chief-J ustice had not
made his appearance in the Vice-Presi-
dents room, the hands of the clock crept
slowly but surely near the figure XII,
when suddenly the door was thrown open,
and in stalked the Chief-J Justice. lie
walked hurriedly to the wardrobe, but his
robe of office was not upon its accustom-
ed peg, nor on any peg. What was to be
done? Pages were summoned; this, that,
and the other rom, desk ana drawer
were examined, but no robe was discov-
cred. In the midst of this excitement,
the grim, honest old hero, Ben Wade,
made his appearance with nod and a
grunt ts the Hurried occupants OF the
room. He walked to the haG rack, and,
depositing his hat, went to sofa on the
other side of the room to leave his UNI
brella in safe place The excitement was
still going on, when Wade, after learning
the cause of the trouble, without enter
ing INTO the furry of the hunt, leaned
over the sofa, and with his umbrella hook
ed ND an uncertain looking black bundle
Seeing it was the long looked for robe, he
held it toward Mr.. Chase with, Here,
Chase, here's your old frock you've been
making such COMPOUNDED fuss about.
The pages smiled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-11
Published March 26, 1878. !
on pTER Ool

AN ACT to prevent the adultcration of milk
in butter and cheese factories in this State.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, reprc-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. Whoever shall knowingly sell,
supply or bring 10 be manufe ctured ITO any
tuter of cheese mandatory in this State,
any milk diluted with water, or in any way
adulterated or whoever shall knowingly bring
or supply milk to any butter or cheese manu-
factory that is tainted or partly sour, from
want OF proper care in keeping pals. strain
ers or any vessels in which said milk is kept,
clean and sweet after being notified of such
faint and carelessness, or any butter or cheese
manufacturer who shall knowingly use or al
low any of his employees or any other person
to use for his or for their own individual bene-
fit, any milk, or cream from the milk, brought
to said butter or cheese manufacturer without
the consent of all the owners thereof, of any
butter or cheese manufacturer who shall re-
fuse or neglect to keep or cause to be kepta cor
rect account (open to the inspection vi any one
furnishing milk to such manufacturer OF the
amount OF milk daily received, of the number
pounds of butter and the number and aggre
gate weight of cheese made each day, or of
the number cut or otherwise disposed OF, and
the weight of each, shall, for each and every
offense forfeit and pay sum not less than
twenty five dollars nor more than one hun
bred dollars to be sued for in any court of com
peteut jurisdiction, one half for the benent OF
the person or persons, firm or association, or
their assigns, upon whom such fraud or ne
elect shall be committed, first have made
complaint therefor, the balance to the school
fund.
Section q This act shall take effect and be
full force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March 16, 1878
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Mr.. Miller's Twins.

They were in the parlor-car, just ready
to start for Pittsburgh, with the twins
Mrs Miller happened to remember that
she had left her satchel with the candy
woman in the ladies' room, 50 she asked
Mr. Miller to hold the children for a
minute, while she ran out to get it. Just
as she reached the waiting room the train
started. Miller did entertain faint hope
that she might have jumped upon the
hind car, but no, she did not appesr, and
he began the journey In a condition OF
frenzy, with baby upon each knee.
To add to the horror of the situation,
he remembered that the nursing bottles
and the other baby appurtenances were
in that very satchel Mrs. Miller went to
get.
For awhile the babies were good. The
passengers eyed him little, and he had
an unpleasant feeling that he was pos
sibly regarded as kidnapper; but he
bore up under it bravery. About twenty
miles out, Ivanhoe, one OF the twins, De-
gan to cry. Trying TO soothe him, Miller
let Polycarp, the other baby, tip over. SO
that it was necessary TO catch suddenly az
him and bring him up with jerk. his
set Polycarp to crying, and Miller kept
both of his knees going in an effort to
Quiet them. But the har ier Miller lolted
the louder the twins cried.
He felt as If he w.uld like to sing to
them. but he was ashamed to do 50 before
the passengers. So he gave Polycarp his
watch to pIay with. That quoted Poly
earn. But Ivanhoe clutched at the watch
and organized contest with Folycaip
over it. This induced Polycarp to tune
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RESOLUTIONS OF axsgret.

A special from Washington says sever
al Senators have of late discussed among
themselves the propriety of preparing joint
resolution which should express deep regrets
on the part of the people of the United States
at the prospect of serious misunderstanding
and interruption of peacefulrelations between
the people of Great Britain and Russia, and
requesting the President to use means, as far
he as can consistently with his constitutional
duty, to aid in restoring the relations of amity
and confidence between the two governments
and eople, to one of whom we are bound by
common ancestry and language and similar
institutions, while with the other we have ties
of an ancient and unbroken friendship. 1t is
proposed to discuss with Secretary Evarts the
proprietY or usefulness of such resolution
before it is drawn up.
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carrier came along the other day and
slipped letter under the door, she
seized it, fell into chair, and exclaimed :
What A letter fer Walterl'
Yes, it was a letter for her husband-a
plain brown envelope-came 10 the house
by mistake
She held the letter up to the light,
turned it over and over, and then began
to plan what she would do in case il
turned out to be from a woman.
May be from widow" she unused,
or from sentimental young lady who
wants to separate us. If it is-if any
living woman shall dare to attempt to
take him away from me, viii never rest
till I poison her 0, Walterl did ever
suspect you of this2 Have / married a
villain, and can l ever live through this
ordeals'
She leaned back and wept as if death
had invaded the house. Finally, imbued-
with something of the energy OF DIES.
peration, she tore open the letter, pressed
her left hand TO her throbing heart and
read:
Walter Whitman, to Gray s. Day,
butchers, debtor for three hams, $500
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
companys gross earnings for the month
of February were $264, IS more than fol
the corresponding month of last year
The March earnings show an increase Of
$I95,000
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VITA many misgivings / presented
myselfaex mctping at the patients
door. 1 was glad to see there was no
Grape e@ it. Passing tho servant who ad-
mitted ale, hurried, trembling, 10 the
sick r2sam.
"'G,a3d morning, Doc, cried the inval-
id, risiEg from sumptuous breakfast,
wiz ing his mouth with one hand, and
extendsag me the other. BY George YOU
did brEIg me through famously That
stuff was mighty nasty but it did the
business. I'm sound as a dollar this
mornisGg
"Bersre l couId reply, serving man
enterea the same by whom had sent
the MEDICINE.
"'Waat's the matter, Dick'' said Top
ham
BAKERS dead sir
Dad. The deucel There's go I
suppo4S you forgot to call at Bolts, the
farriet,s for that drencb yesterday; lust
like YEA when Roy back is turned
ma SIR the man replied; Il stopped
and gst it on my way from the doctors,
and gaze it according to direction
Jus, my luck r RED Topham, shifting
tue tdgAS. i on see, l'Oc, Boxer was my
fastest trotter. counted on winning
mint Of money on him at the coming races,
and u0w he's gene and kicked the bucket
Well, "peace to. his mdResM as the poet
says. Here, Dick, hand the ctor that
medicine botti.i from the mantel He
may al well fill il up again. This morn
ing's ieck may sen me on fresh spree,
and there's no telling how soon | may
need arothcr dose
"A 4 lance at the bottle as l took it
made rae start. II bore a label, on which
| rea& .'IMoN BQTrs, FIyrter
Ga, it be- | mentally exclaimed.
/ that &c. aoas Bo9s' potion that cured he
man, AID mine that killed the horSe?' 1t
was aatrong case of circumstantial evil
dence, at any rate.
"Q9istlv poeketing the bottle, / went
my way. 1t the truth was as surmised,
it neve} came oat, Topham sounded my
praises everywhere, and soon the local
death list was pretty equally filed WITH
the n&nles of old DiDgos patients and my
own .
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Ants Small Talk.

Two ants, SAYS Buchner, when they
are fslking together, stand with their
heads opposite each other, working their
sensitive feelers ia the liveliest manner,
and iappng each others heads" NUmer-
Gus examples proge that they are able in
! this way to make mutual communications,
and 4sNen on ceftaan definite subjects. ~
I have DateD," says the English naturalist,
Jesse, ''placed small green caterpillar
in the neighborhoo1 of an ants nest. Ii
is immediately seized by an ant, which
calls ia the assistance of friend, after
inelfe1 tual efforts 10 drag the caterpillar
into the nest Il can be clearly seen that
the l!itle creatures held conversation by
meafas of their feelers, and this being end
ed, they repair 10 the caterpillar in order
TO d(sg il INTO the nest by their united
strength. Further | have observed the
meeting of ants On their way to and from
their aests. They stop, touch each other
with Sheir feelers, and appear to hold
con gsIsation, which have good reason to
suppose refers 10 the best ground for OBJ
tainisg food. Hague writes a letter to
Darwsn, that he one day killed with his
ffngGf a number of ants that came every
day sfom hole IN the wall to some plants
staining on the chimney piece. He had
tried the effect of brushing them away,
but il was OF 40 use and the consequence
of the slaughter was that the ants who
were on the way Immediately turned back
and tried to persuade their companions
who3were not yet aware of the danger to
turn; back also A short conversation
issuei between the ants, which, however
did not result in an immediate return. fer
those which hal just left the nest first
conyiaced themselves of the truth of the
repog:
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Published March p. 1878.
CHAPTER o12

AN ACT to amend chapter % of the general
laws of 1871, entitled An act to provide for
the furnishing by hotel and inn keepers OF a
means of escaping in case of fire.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section 1 Section one of chapter 90 of the
general laws of 1871, entitled IAN act to provide
for the furnishing by hoteland inn keepers of
q means Of escaping in case OF fire" Is hereby
amended BY adding at the end thereof the follow
ing: at shall be and is hereby made the duty OF
all hotel and inn keepers, or owner OF manu-
factories of three or more stories in height, TO
provide and furnish such hotel, inn or manu-
factory, with one or more good and substan-
tial metallic or fireproof ladders, reaching
from the cornice to the top of the lower story,
or to the ground, on the outside OF such build
ings, and placed in such position as to be easy
of access TO the occupants of such buildings
in case of fire"
Section2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March Is 1878