The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-01-09

II The cultivation Of sorghum sugar
cane has has assumed q great Importance
IN Texas, reaching the highest perfection
in the Middle eou1.ies.
1t was an Irish pilot who, being ask.
ed if he knew the rocks in the harbor, re-
Piled with confidence. Il do, yer honor,
livery wan av TEN, That's wan" h AIDED
calmly, as the ship struck it, filled, and
sank. -E1.
The following is genuine copy Of g
bill made out by the hostl Or of an inn in
avillsgs in Dorsetnhire, E ,g; "Afortheos
(hay for the horse), 3d.. cliuinosansha,
Cleaning horse and chase),, 4; brininon.
lmomisin (bringing him home agaiu), Cd,
total, Is, Id
The proposed New Territory of Lin.
coin that is framed out Of portions Of Wv.
omins, Dakota and Montana, is meeting
with considerable opposition at Washing.
ton. The bill has been committed to the
committee on Territories, where it will
doubtless remain for some time,
An Almanac that has been published
for half century, is something unusual,
and IS almost without .parralell. The
Western Farmers Almanac, published by
John r. Morton & Co., Louisville Ky.,
has made Its appearance annually for 81
years, and the one for 1878 just issued sur
passes its predecessors It not only
contains the calender for each month, but
pages of interesting and useful matter.
Receipts, articles of practical character re.
latlve 10 grain and stock growing, as well
as items os sense and witticisms. tits
fund of useful matter for the low price of
10 cents. E s ar ,>us-.s
-1ncom bustible writing paper has been
invented by two Salamanca savant,, which
IS warranted to resist the most intense
heat. A single sheet will carbonize, but
will not burn, while if roll Of prepared
paper be placed in the fiercest fire, although
the outside leaYss and the extreme edges
may car bonize, the interior will remain
unaltered, and the writing or printing will
be perfectly legible. Papers already writ
ten Or printed upon may undergo the pro-
cess of preparation without injury This
is htera seripta nsanet with vengeance;
invaluable in breech of promise suits.-Er.
Secretary Shurz says President Hayes
was elected by the skin Of his teeth, the
Liberal Republicans voting for him, and
thus wing him from defeat. This, he ar
CUES, proves how important and how nee
essary the support Of the Liberals is But
Grant in 1872 received an Overwhelming
majority, with all the Liberal against him.
How will Mr.. Shurz explain the fact that
in 1872 Liberal opposition gave Grant
handsome majority, and Liberal support
elected Hayes in 1916 only by the skin of
his teeth: The figures would indicate
that the Republican party makes 9 better
fight without the Liberals than with them.
Inter Ocean.
Coy. Seymour says: "Whlle in Chic
ago discovered that an immense business
has grown up from preparing calves
tongues and pigs feet, for European mar
kets. They are better able to do that in
the west than we are, on account Of the
abundance of the supply. In expressing
my surprise at this to a banker he said,
."Why sir, can tell you something mora
strange than that. One of my customers
produced large drafts upon certain quar-
ter, and whom ] asked him how that hap
pened he said, "That is for blood I sell"
The blood of Chicago is exported for
agricultural and commercial purposes.
Gin, Star.
The following is a translation of 4
paragraph found in the writings Of Prof.
Won Liebig, the distinguished German
chemist: "The white wines are hurrful
to the nervous system, causing trembling
confusion of language, and commissions.
The stronger wines, such as champagne, },
rise quickly to the head, but their effects
are only Of short duration. Sherry and
strong cider are more quickly intoxicating
than the generality OF wines, and they
have peculiar influence on the gastric
juices of the stomach. The intoxication
Of beer is heavy and dull, but its use does
not hinder the drinker from gaining ffssh-
The drinkers OF whisky and brandy are
going to certain death. Red VINE is the