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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-09-18

| The wind crcpt still higher, though the
storm had ahateds somewhat in its fury
Miss Spear, reaching forward. pushed
down the window, then crossed the room
in Blind manner, and paused before a
table under whose cover an oblong par
eel lay hidden. A second later she turned
about, retracing her footsteps, her hands
pinioned at her back. as -as
"You shall never live to see Philip
Brashear takenl' 80
She splang suddenly forward, world
OF hatred glowing in her stecly eyes.
With one hand she tore the dark strands
Of hair from her head; with the other
she levelled q weapon at his heart.
"You shall never 1--we to arrest me,
swearl'AThere1 was a long moment Of si-
lence-then a sharp. mufled report, and
pool of vapor0us smoke eddicd upward
towards the ceiling Another space of
silence; meanwhile thessmoke Of the shot
was clearing, and, looking forward, John
Leil saw the form Miss Spear, other
wise Philip Brashear, at his feet, and that
of Uncle Americus at his side.
S-t'Was it you freds" John asked, family.
.v"Not at all; 1 merely turned 'Brashear's s
weapon upon himself he is in an eminent
ly agreeable condition now to be taken
back to the city. AS for you, John--well,
amt much on talking, but you're a
hero, and we'll settle the rest between
ourselves" ~
Without an utterance John sped along
the hall to where tile supposed Brashear
slept. unconscious Of his, incar-
ceration. sAfterward he learned that
he was confirmed drunkard, who had
migrated to Beamis Point simply to finish
his existence in a trance of ecstatic, col
lapse As for the: resemblance between
himself and Brashcar, it was purely an
accidental one. "<A'' ' '''1''
.. Ofcoursc, John, prevaricated outrage
ously in the matter of his encounter with
Brashear. 1t is not on record what, his
version Of the affair was. No doubt it
was absurdly incongruous with the real
facts; but it answered the purpose, and
the defaulter was sent to Sing Sing. and
the reward given to Uncle Americus, who
shared it generously with his nephew,
and died sounding. that young mans
praise t','" '.,.. ,.. ~. .sr ..r 81 acr
"Nothing succeeds like success" says
John Licl, who is chief of the United Am.
erican Detective Service now, and wears
gold-bowea glasses and glistening black
broadcloth, in direct imitation Of his dis
tingu1shed predecessor. /.
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"a .Anecdote Of Thackery.

A writer in Frazer's Magazine tells a
good aaccdo.e cfThackes:y, -hc was a.
WAYS at one time a welcome guest at the
house of Lady Ashburton, who was some-
what free with her tongue and opinion Of
others. a4sfr 1ars. = 30 szsfl,ztt ss.,I'
Something that the saucy hostess said
offended her guest, and he not only de-
clined her invitations, but spoke of heI
with discourtesy. Some months after,
when his angry feelings had died out,
he received from Lady Ashburton a card
of invitation to dinner. He returned il
with pen-and-ink drawing on the back.
representing himself kneeiing at her feet
with his hair all nfiame from the hot coal.
she was vigorously pouring on his head
out of an ornamental brazier. The hu
morous expression IF contEition was fol
lowed by complete reconciliation
The sstir7st and the lady continued I
warm friendship. qoa 5ze y4s.f4
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needs play, not great deal at once, but
little and often. We can teach the Ger
man some things, and he can teach US in
return the art of simple, inexpensive
amusement, the art of conversation, the art
of social life. To see how low we are fallen
consider calmly, if possible, the so-called
"social" and the party" Is there. en-
joyment in these things? Consider the
inevitable leg work, the forced attempts
at conversation, and finally and sadly the
refreshments! Do they refresh2 Can a
man who devours chicken salad, cake,
ice cream, which he afterwards melts
with hot coffee, thus making retort of
his insldes, and who does this at midnight,
consistently lecture the German popula-
ton on temperance9 1# -s@e& a
The climate of this country has worn
out one race-the mound builders -and
is wearing the, American Indian away,
and has now begun on us, and we, with
our habits of work and worry, will make
it an easy task for malaria and east wind
to finish us. as -a E.S ir
10 The only way to avoid the cold grave
is to exercise the all above ito return
to nature-to enter into the play Of the
creatures God has made, Tho way to re-
form is to reform. A.rl.taE
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HALBERT AND HOB,

Here is a thing that Happened. Like wild
beasts whelped, for den,
In 4 wild part Of North England, there lived
once two wild men
Inhabiting one homestead, neither a hovel nor
hut,
Time out Of mind their birthright; father and
20 son, thesc-but-. 4 ts'f I'll - +.
Such a son, such father! Most widest by
degrees
softens away; yet, last of their line, the wild
=. .sss cat and worst were stkesc
Criminals, then? Why, no: they did not mur.
and rob;
But give them word, they return a blow
old Halbert as young Hob:
Harsh and fierce of word, rough and savage of
deed,
Hated or feared the more-who knows-the
genuine wild d-beast breed
Thus were they found by the few sparse folk
of the country-side; ..,.,
But how Jared each. with other? E'cn Beast
couch, hide by hide,
In growing grudSed-agreement:-so so ia ti,ey
and son lay abed j IN
The closelier up in fhGfr den because use the last
of their kind N the world.
Still, beast irks bcaA on occasion. One Christ.
mas night of ofbnow,g@.. fs"ss ? F"9 =
Came father and son to words such Words !
more cruel because the blow
TO crown each word was wanting, while taunt
matched gibe,,and curse
Competed with OATH in wager, like pastime
in hell nay, worse: 90 ~ ~
For pastime turnedto earnest, as up there
sprang at lasts .
The son at the throat Of the father, seized him
and held him fast.
Out of the house you go"-7(thcre follow a
hideous oath)-
This oven where now VIC bake, too hot to
hold lis both sazsss s'ssA-saSs 8
If there's snow outside, there's GOODNESS: out
with you, bide a spell
In the drift, and save the sexton the charge of
parish she'll"
Now, the old trunk was tough, was solid as
stump Of oak
Untouched at the core by thousand years:
much less had its seventy broke
One whipcord nerve in the muscly mass from
neck to shoulder blade
OF the mountainous man, whercon his child's
rash hand like a feather weighed.
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"a ON THE BEACH AT NJ MARBLEHEAD.
BY FRANK FOXCROFT.

The waters roll up OH the rock.strewn beach,
With music too deep and sweet for speech;
Sometimes they are merry and glad and free,
And they dance and sparkle and laugh with
giee' 2s a.'s.i sa'u ug anm sal lse
Sometimes they are sullen and capped with
And they smile the shore with fierce delight;
Through chasm secret and Underground.
They press their way with a thunderous
~ sound, .. vi rtir aelssi a4i,5 3
And they boom and break, and dash and roar,
In their wild and passionate rage with the
81 shore. 'e aH+ ' A'N =s3 Hu4 &"@G
But the dark, gray rocks on either hand >.'1
Ever like faithful sentinels stand, 4lG9st
Listlcss and cold when the waters play, s,.,
Dauntlcss and bold when the angry spray
Of the orm-driven waves dashes higher and
higher
And the ocean seethes in its mad desire r..
Now, once and forever, to break its bands,
And sweep in triumph the desolate lands
So about our lives the currents flow, 4 tas,
Now wild and swift now gentle and slow,
Now Turing us on to soft delight, 7F>" ,r
Now smiling with almost resistlcss might.
God grant that we all, like these strong, gray
rocks, =. -s Ia I.E''
Unmindful alike Of the tempest shocks,
And of sweet ocguiling that smiles and sings,
May keep firm our hold on eternal things!
~ ,.Ter -a-Sunday afternoon for August.
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"FRONI THE EAST"

He was a dapper little fellow, as tidy
as a new pin, and as he entered one OF
the sample rooms" On Woodward Av.
cnue, yesterday, the bar keeper mentally
remarked, 'sThat fellow will call for
champagne" But he was mistaken; the
little fellow leaned over the bar and
said .q..- J,., .,ff, ,45 ,r7- -.5g,..f gsd.7.
~ want tumbler twc-thirds full OF
water and some pieces of pure ice in the
tumbler.''
twas handed him and he asked:
"Do you ever have lemon about the
Iplace9" -" 3tlt F1
t. "Yes." gia aa sU, a
swell, gently squeeze one into the
tumbler" sat alns tF4i a9ia" A-@
The sqeezirg process took place, and
the little man continued:
$40 you have raspberries out here?''
1--WE do"
"Well, put two into the tumbler.n'
They were added and, he put his hand
to his brow, trying hard to collect his
memory, and then suddenly he cx.
claimed r.F y 8aa
"Ahl yes-sugar! l knew l could
think of it. Add spoonful of sugar
Vlulc ~ was DcluS duucu tuc iIttIe
man dropped on three kernels of coffee
and piece Of cheese, and then said:
eff you keep Madeira, you can add a
spoonful"
The Madeira was added, the glass sha-
ken, and the little man opened, a long
morocco case which he took from side
pocket, took out a solitary straw, care
fully cut off an inch or two from ono end
and said;-7 aas sa'gsaa 81 stAant s,.A
lowing to the prevalence of malarial
diseases in your Western country, l find
it the best way to carry my own straw
with me. A fellah kinder hates to use
everybody's straw, you know, especially
out west here" ~ -,,s.'4 -...
He pinned his handkerchief undsr his
chin, brushed back his moustache and
began drawing. The bar-keeper's pet dog
came in when the glass was half drained
and the little man took The straw from
his mouth and said:
"Plwease remove your dawg to the
rear room. I can nevah dwink lemonade
with dawg in the room" III G.g.a.l.
The "dawg' was escorted utend when
the bar keeper returned the little man
had disappeared, and the glass had been
emptied of even the lemon-peel. aHF
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For the Family.

Johnny Cakes in Cups, Three cups Of
Indian meal, one cup of wheat flour,
three cups Of thin- soar milk, two table
spoonfnls Of shortening, ono teaspoo0aul
Of salt, one teaspoonful ofgsodai; bake ip
quick oven twenty minutes.
Oatmeal .Samp.-Put . pint Of oatmeal
to soak in warm water few hours before
cooking it; just water enough to. cover it,
then pour this mixture into boiling water,
little at a time, with . good pinch Of
salt, and let it cook slowly, the same as i
corn- meal hasty pudding, for half an
hour Or longer. A pudding can be made
of it by using eggs, milk, sugar, raisins,
and cinnamon the same as for other
puddings. a's." aae7 ''.iit. +sAt
Cracked Wheat. Soak it the 4samc. ~
the oatmeal, and, as it is apt to burn, put
it in little tin pail, and set the pail in .
kettle of boiling water; cover closely,
nd let it boil half or three quarters OF
an hour: Stir this into boiling water,
the same as the oatmeal.
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Nevertheless at once did the mammoth shut
his eyes,
Drop chin to breast, drop hands to sides. stand
stihensG-arWs an4-thighsw "a /
All of piss. piesss st'ys q mud maa ! + "ssoit'
Patient to take the encuys fire: his captain 50
commands.
Whercat the sons wrath flew to fury at such
sheer scorn III q
OF his puny strength by the giant Glib thus act,
ing the babe newborn.
And Neither will this turn scrvc!" yelled he
Out with you! Trindlc, log:
you Ca sann9t nc td trnmR ,Rg, dtrHdEc like man.
Ets / T ] sE Skgsi
Still the old mau gstood mute. so logwiseL
down to the floor
Pulled frem his tire-sidc place, dragged on
from hearth to door
Was he pushed, q very log, a staircas along
A certain turn in the steps was reached, a
yard from the house door-silI.
pEs5sEBs9 IEE as =
Then the father oucned his eyes-each spark
of their rage extinct
Temples, late black, dead -blanched- right
hand with left hand linked
He faced his son submissive; when slow the
They were stran ely mild, though his sons
rash haudon his neck lay allthe same,
"Halbcrt, on such night of a Christmas long
ago,
For such q cause, with such a gesture, did
drag-So-
My father down thus far; but, softcning here
Ihcard
A voice in my heart, and stopped; you wait
for an out or word.
"For your own sake not mine, soften you too
untrOd
Leave this last step we reach, nor brave the
finger of God?
dare not pass its lifting; did well, Inor
blame
Nor praise you stop here; Hobcrt. do you
the samc!"
Straightway the son relaxed his hold of the
They mounted. side BIZ side, to tLs room again;
TOOK M etIaei he ., Zach. 10 Sign hamae eacS tS
either; last
As first in abso ute silence, their Chritmas-
night they rasscd
AT dawn, The father sat on, deal, in the self
same place,
With an outburst blackcning still the old bad
fighting face;
But the son crouched all a-trcihb Bic like any
lamb new -wcancd.
When lie went to the burial, some ones stall
he borrowcd-tottercd and leaned.
But his lips werelsose. net3ecked keep NM
tefilig, ,npnblihg. l"There & " WIZ
At his cursing and swcaring!' the youngsters
cricd.but the elders thought, an prayer.
boy threw stoncs he picked them up ind
stored them in his vest.
SO tottrreds muttcrcd, mlimbled he till he
died, perhaps found rest.
us there reason in nature for those hard
s~f'~A'ifcafts !r-~O Lear, s"
That reason out OF nature must turn them
soft, seems clear!
M
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Recipes.

Celery Salt.-Save the root Of the eel
cry plant, dry and CRATE it, mixing 1t
With one third as much salt. Keep in q
bottle we'll corked, and it is delicious for
soups, oysters, gravies,sor hashesaa.: 81
Dover Cake.-One pound Of -four; one
of sugar; one-half pound of butter; six
eggs; glass of sweet milk; one teaspoon
full of soda; two tcaspoonfuls ofcream tar
tar: add little nutmeg 80 { - =
Lemon Beer.-Put into keg one gal
lon of water, two sliced lemons, one ia
blespoonful of ginger, q scant pint of
good syrup, and one-half punt OF yeast
In twenty-four hours it will be ready for
use.s If bottled the corks must be tied
down. -,
Apple Fritters.--One pint Of sweet
milk, six eggs; -four enough TO form 3
stiff batter, pinch Of salt, half tea
spoonful of salerstus, 'teaspoonful Of
cream tartar; then -slicessome good sour
| apples TstheIs thin and Eai1 iE the batter.
Fry in hot lard bros ming them nicely on
| both sides, Sauce little cream end
sugar. They are nice made or curfants
or ra,sins instead of apples. Delicious i
/ made of canned peaches, ana the juics q
the peaches well sweetened and poured
| over them when served, for SAUCE. Ala,
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WATCHING A DEFAULTER.
saeE s-aBY WILLIS .GRiBBrE.

No doubt ingenuity is the first rudi-
mcnt that combines with tact and energy
to make good detective. But once in
long stretch "good luck il sure to gain
supremacy over those three virtues. At
all events, there is an episode on record
wherein luck not only gained the supre-
macy, but atoned for the absence of the
aotners three.af 20 EgslrsT ffsl
10 De sure the case was not cOmpii-
Gated one. There was no mystery that
called for the keen instinct of an adept
at unravelling tc. ferret 1t out. Instead,
II was most simple chain of circumstan-
ces. One Phillip Brashcar had been sus-
pected of appropriating the funds of his
employers, and while the firm was busy
sum4isgHrR ptakuktRik losses, he
q decaRQed, Carrying with. him money
3G1In selss2t }2R aS!fnSs92 asSs!fns23st ted red
&sRysreas ipl2swe&i. .h1l1a1< appearances
sAAealapeikd van - klQ2 no traces
!; {;
.s.s. United ri ID 4me Detective Service, whose
'sslswgs es.eeA n.cTa a@ei1sz ,sss. y. tse -
Ls-ssE9 ~ xsas sd
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"Nothing succeeds like success" says
John Licl, who is. chief Of the United Am
erican Detective Service now, and wears
gold-bowea glasses and glistening black
broadcloth, in dircct imitation Of his dis
tingulshed predecessor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-10

New Years was observed by the An
cient Order of United Workmen, in the
way of social gathering at their hall,
on Tuesday evening, New Years Eve.
A large company of ladies and gentle
man assembled there and with CONVEX
satIon, promenading, music, singing,
readings, and a liberal supply of re-
freshments, being in fact very excellent
supper. Hot tea and coffee were
served up, and the evening was pro
nOunced very pleasant by all who at
tended. A fine cake, made by Mrs. j.
r. Walkup and decorated with about a
hundred miniature turtles, excited great
al attention, and was guessed off,
each person present fixing on some
number, and the one whose number
came nearest to the number fixed upon
to represent the cake, took it. There
were guesses all the way from TO 500,
Miss Ella Jones stalking the cake by giving
the nearest guess, 800, to the number, 3S7.
One of the best things of the evening
was the quartette "One Hundred Years
to Come" finely sung by Mrs. Moore,
Misses Fisher and Jones, and Mr.. Jones.
The A. o. U. W. lodge is in very
fiourishing condition, and their socials
are always pleasant and successful.
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READ and REFLECT

It IS a mistaken idea to suppose that while
all other trades and professions have been All
vancing and improving, that the practice OF
a stand still. There is probably no science
in the world wherein greater and more start
ling discoveries haye been made than in the
"healing art" Prof. Emery, by means of
his wonderful discoveries with the microcope,
has reduced the practice of medicine and sur
does, to a germ origin" their treatment be-
comes q simple matter and enables him to ef-
feet cures in cases that have been pronounced
beyond medical Skill, and in an incredible
short space of time. The microscopic eX-
aminatiOnS ofspecimens enable the doctor to
determine accurately and immediately the
disease with Mich tie natient Ia q m ictp4. az
ter which. by means of his new and wonder
full antiseptlc treatment, he is able to apply
the precise remedies indicated, and is not
compelled to administer q multitude of differ
emit compounds, hoping some may reach the
ministered large amount of unnecessary
medicine. BY means of his new disc overies,
Prof. Emery treats all such diseases, AS ev9ry
Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma Uatarrh
Cancers, Old Sores, hemOrhoids for piles
Ulcers, ErysiPelas, Epilepsy, Fits. Falling
Examinations and Inflammation of the Eyes
even Blindness of years standiRg-Old Eyes
made new, to see without the use of specta-
cIes in a few days-Deafness, Paralysis. Drop
sy, Rheumatis m, Neuralgia; also every form
of disease peculiar to females; also every
form OF Venereal disease. In fact, the Doctor
makes q speciality of every form OF Chronic
disease. By the aid of this wonderful micro
scope he can tell at once the nature OF your
disease; then, II You wish, he Will deal out
to You the proper scientific remedies for the
speedy cure of the same. In every case ne
will make plain statement Of facts to the pa
tient, and in all cases explain the nature OF
the disease and probabilities of u cure. His
purpose is to make Emporia his permanent
residence, and expects to be able TO demon
strate to the citizens his claims to their favor
able consideration. The Doctor owns real .es-
tate and Is permanently located, and respon-
sible for any contract that he may make. The
Doctor has good apartments, and Is pre- pared
to re cetve chemically diseased persons from
abroad, giving TO all such who wish to re-
main under his treatment good rooms good
beds, gO0d nurses, and scientific trea tment
with cure warranted or no charges made
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The knights OF Honor Supper.

Over 100 ladies and gentlemen were
assembled New Years night at the K.
of III. Lodge room, to witness the install
lation of the newly elected officers of
that fraternity. The ceremonies were
well conducted, and were followed by an
excellent address by the new Dictator of
the lodge, ]. r. Walkup, giving brief
history of the order, its objects and the
results so far accomplished, and extend
ing the company, on behalf of the mem
bers of the lodge, an invitation to pro-
coed to the Park Place hotel to partake
of a supper and have good time gen.
orally. The lodge then adjourned in due
form, and in few minutes the Park
Place was inundated by the largest list
of new arrivals that any hotel here has
recorded. The company was in state
of mind to enjoy the occasion, and land
lord Luther and his assistants put about
the entire house at the disposal of the
guests, including the excellent piano in
the parlor, several ladies kindly enliven-
ing the occasion with music.
Shortly after nine o'clock the dining
room door WAS thrown open and supper
announced, and in a few minutes over
100 of the party were sitting down to a
splendid supper which was heartily en-
joyed, the keen cold night having blessed
everybody with healthy appetite. 1t
was one of the most pleasant and sue
cessful social occasions on record here,
and all seemed to enjoy themselves.
During the desserts several tOasts were
proposed and responded to. w. s. jays
remarks on "Our Lodge" and Chaplain
Lutz's description of the K. of H. goat,
excited irrepressible merriment.
AS rapidly as practicable after supper,
the tables were cleared and moved out,
Birdsall's orchestra of four was secured,
and lively dance relieved the parlOrs of
a part of the throng, and the impromptu
ball was kept up until after midnight.
Gilchriest & Co.'S sleigh and Burns bar
ouche were on hand during the evening,
and the entertainment is pronounced by
all present one Of the most successful
they have attended.
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Captain Warren, who goes out to the
Arkansas valley every week to buy grain,
informs US that on account of the search
y Of live stock, any amount of corn can
Be bought for fifteen cents per bushel,
and that when coal gets short people fall
back on corn for fuel. The Mennonite
hay stoves keep their houses very warm,
The atmosphere in them being strong
enough to nearly knock a man down un-
Len he Ii used to It. The Mennonite will,
on just such days as we are now having,
come forty miles over the prairie with a
load Of wheat, apparently taking no more
notice Of the cutting blast than if it were
aJune zephyr, and will stay around I'M
al he gets his price If he sits on his wag-
On for twenty-four hours at stretch.
They spend very little, save most of what
they receive, and are bound to prosper, no
MISTER how little they get While very
close buyers, as well as sellers, they al
most invariably pay cash for everything
they got, and pay all they owe, whenever
Shey dSbuy ON credit A Mennonite may
give his his note Cor q machine, or for
land, but he always pays Ii when due.
To pay their debts is matter Of religion
With them, and in this respect their hab-
Sts could well be initiated by large pro-
portion Of people who keep cleaner and
3AEe better