The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-06-11

suffered from rust and dry weather. In
Wisconsin, crops were never freer from
insect pests than this season, and the gen
eral outlook is good, In Michigan, Ohio
and Indiana, the wheat has been affected
somewhat by the Hesstan lly.
THE Wisconsin legislature convened
last Tuesday and both branches organized.
A joint resolution WAS passed limiting
the scope of legislation to revision of
the statutes4rand consideration Of the ex
penses of the legislature.
HARD times have struck the Washing
ton City hotels. Wizards closed on Fl,
day The Metropolitan on Saturday. The
Seaton House, another large hotel, is with
out g tenant The same reason cannot lie
given that New York paper gave for
closing the Women's Hotel, because they
had no bar" for IN each one Of them
enough Tom and Jerry and hot Scotch
was swallowed every year to float the
Great Eastern.-Inter Ocean.
JUDGE KIDDER had the floor in Con-
gress, the other day, and delivered one of
the most interesting speeches of the ses-
sion. We would be glad to publish it
in full, but we presume it will be sent
generally throughout the Territory.
Why didn't he eat up the whole desk !?
We refer to the anaconda who swallowed
q pigeon whole.
SEvENTEEN-YEAK locusts have appear.
cd in large numbers in southern Iowa, and
central Illinois.
A Libby's Corner (Vt) man stole fat
rooster from his neighbor's barn the other
night and had it cooked for next days
dinner, but while the family were seated
around the table, eager to discuss the fowl,
the owner rushed in, seized the platter
with the smoking bird upon it, and car
ried it home to his Own table, much to the
surprise Of the eXpectant family Of the
thief
AT Omaha, on the Sd inst, q woman
named Oleson, while in fit of insanity,
seized her daughter, twelve years old,
and threw her into pond and then ump-
ed in herself The screams of the girl
alarmed people within the sound of her
voice, but not within sight of the pond A
search was made, which resulted in the
finding of the bodies of the mother and
daughter. The husband Of Mrs. OlcsOn is
nearly crazed
THE wooden leg used by Benedict Ar.
mold, the notorious man of revolutionary
tame. is now the property of DR.. Jero me
Whitcomc, u resident Of Boston, Mass,
WI, fvn, u
bed, who confessed that one of his rela-
tlves had robbed Arnold's grave, and that
the wooden pedal appendage had been
stolen "for the fen of the thing and kept
in the family as q curious article that re
called remembranccs to the various mem
bers of the family OF the dark deeds of
their ancestors.
The Press says that Indian Supernten-
dent Hammond left Yankton the other
morning in great haste, for fear of being
arrested upon the complaint Of Hakcman
for false imprisonment; this official is
either WIongfully prosecuted or else he is
the wrong man for the position he now
occupies.
The secretary Of war int;matcs that, in
case of failure to pass the army appro-
priation bill, he will dlsband the army at
the close Of the current fiscal year. I'm
der the present condition of affairs he does
not feel like inaugurating Indian cam
paigns for the protection for the frontier.
Jay Jould now controls through his
shares 5000 miles Of Railroad. Wander
bilt owns probably more stock than
Gould. Vanderbilt can dictate terms to
railroads east of Chicago; but Gould can
make or break the tariffs OF any of
the great trunk lines across the continent.
Both of these men are ambitious to excel
the other in power over an extent Of lines
Of roads, and some developments are ex.
pccted within few weeks that may wit
ness change in many our western roads.
Eli Perkins after travelling over 10000
miles Of western wheat fields, maks up an
estimate Of the coming crop, assisted by
party Of Omaha wheat men. in which be
puts down Dakota's prospective yield at
100000 bushels.
THE Rey. Henry Ward Beechea, in the
course Of his address to the Grand Army
of the Republic at Springfield, Mass, said
of the cancellation policy: Honest truth
should be fearlessly spoken. The South
was wrong. The North was right. This
must stand ouv as clear as the sun.
free Press. 4 boy with patch on
his knees can't be hired to go on an errand
to the next house, but he will follow a
band wagon all oyer town, and never rea-
lize that he amt dressed in broadcloth
A ST. LOUIS woman has the odd fancy
that her daughter would instantly die if
exposed to the sun or the open air. and
therefore keeps her in close room, heav-
lily swathed in tfannels. and most of the
time in bed. The daughter IS as insane on
the subject as her mother. She has been
secluded since her ninth year, and is now
seventeen, Her health is really as good
as could be expected under the circum.
stances.
II is reported that Mrs. Elizabeth Til
ton has been dropped from the rolls Of
Plymouth ci,ur ch.
"Be honest pay your debts, keep y our
temper, and avoid strong drink was
Evangelist Moody's farewell advice to his
New Haven congregation.