The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-01-30

ed slavery, raised freedom to the level o.
the white, aud gave them the right Of suf
frage. Each amendment clothed congress
with power"
Bob Burdette, of the Burlington Hapk.
eye, lectured in Sioux City Saturday night.
upon the subject "Thc Pilgrimage Of
Funny Man."
The Moody Co. Enterprise ventilates
young nsn by the name of H. f. Banda
lin who halls from Watertown, Wisconsin,
and represented himself the son of veal
thy parent, planned numerous mercantile
schemes" and skipped out leaving sundry
individuals with mementocsof I, O. T."
During the last eight years there has
been az addition Of 100000 to the popula
ton Of Texas. During that time the asses
sed valuation of property in the State has
been increased $350,000,O00.
Matt Carpenter is the lucky man in wis.
consin. He was nominated by the Repub.
lIcans and received the unanimous vote Of
the Republicans il the Legislature, which
elected him on the 22d inst to the U. s.
Senate to succeed 7. @. Howe.
A Brick fell from scaffold on tho
head of passing negroe. "Fling dem ere
peanut shells anoder way up dere, won't
ycr?" was the darkey's adyice, as he
scratched his wool.
The Courier gives an amusing account
Of one of the Elk Point citizens attempt
ing to relieve man from his drunkenness
by administering butter to the patient The
| Sam aritains finger was clenched between
| the teeth of the stubborn individual, but
the butter wouldn't 20 down. A lacara,ed
| finger for his trouble and determination
to forego like experiments was the result
Yankton Press: A fire caused by throw
| Ing flashes containing live Goals was dis
covered about eleven O'Clock la st night in
tn rear Of the court house. When found
it was consuming the fence and working
its way towards q pile Of wood and the
wooden buildings adjoining.
Yankton Press: The bill introduced in
the council yesterday (22d) by Mr.. Day
modities the exemption law. 1t reduces
the personal property exemption from $l,-
900 10 $500; and In lieu Of this exempts
miscellaneous books and musical instru-
ments to the value Of $500 instead of$500;
household ard ktch en- furniture, &c, to
the value of $500 irstcad Of $500; five
swine instead Of ten; twenty five sheep in
stead of one hundred, and farming uten-
sils Of the value Of 5000 instead OF $780,
The bill provides that 1t shall not he con-
strucd as affecting any debts contructed
prior to its passage
Pioneer Press: At q meeting Of the Iowa
| Breeders Association, hcii in Des Moines
a few days ago, leading member SAID !:
'lf you adopt stock-raising put two-thirds
Of your land into grass. The outlook for
beef and diary products IL the best. Pro-
duce the best. With twenty-five cows,
three brood mares, twenty sheep and fifty
hogs, ofsuperor merit, the product should
be not less than $4,000 year: the ex-
penses not to exceed $3.50. If You raise
horses, ten grade brood.mares, the colts to
be kept till those years old, four cows,
forty sheep and thirty hogs should yield
an income of $4,000, on an expenditure
Of $710. Ifyou desire beef, fifteen grade
steers three years old, thirty hogs and
forty sheeplsold annually, would realize
St,6s5, while the total expenses Of the
farm should not exceed $500, including
axes an d labor"
?. In Warwick castle are fire arms two
centurys old, that have revolving barrels,
and also some breech leaders, which show
] ur;improved arms are not Of modern In
ycntion