The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-02-12

The farmers Of northwestern Iowa are
planning pretty generally for cattle, corn
and hogs the coming season, and Instead
ot crops of small grain as heretofore,
which means more money and less ma
chinery.
Parliament convened in London on
Monday the 5ih inst The usual process
! 81 IN and opening ceremonies ended Lord
Cairns rcnd the Queens speech. Her
reception by the crowds IN the streets was
enthusiastic.
The contributions for Ireland's relief in
New York are increasing every day. The
wealthy men of that city, being convinced
! Of tile Yn,iirenvss Of tile report from Ire
land, are now giving all the way from
| 81 900 each.
An Albany merchant recently shipped
some gonS 5 by way of New York to Lon
don. The freight to New York was
$40 30, and from New York to London
$24. The distances are $50 miles and
about 5000 miles.
In Montreal O.. there is railroad
across the ST. Lawrence on the ice. The
engine run on this novel road bed weighs
thirty ti,ls, and each of the cars eight ton :,
This enormous weight passed over the ice
with as much steadincs lis on terra tirma
The East India Co was organized IN
1899, and every letter, bill and book re-
ccived and used in its enormous business
has been saved. This company was form :
ed upon the simple fact that the Dutch
raised the price OF pepper from &c to &c
per pound.
The U P. X. P and Denver Pacific
railroad companies have::al. been consoli-
dated under the name OF Union Pacific
| Raj way company New stock will be
, issued Tor The old Cos stock, toai amoun,
of stock consolidated $ll5.993,5l5.
| 1t is proposed that the Governors of
the 3 original States shall meet at indie
: pendence hall in Philadelphia Oct, 1S and
10 next to arrange II plan for celebrating
J the centennial of be surrender of Yorkton.
! The surrender took place Oct. 10 1881, so
that there is time to prepare for its COM
memoration in fitting manner.
Tennyson deyotes five houis daily TO
his writings, he gives strict orders to not
be disturbed, and if by any chance an in
lruder ventures into his presence he is
said to rave like mad man. HIS delio-
Grafton is remarkable often spendin g
hours on one line asa
Cold in Europe IS intense. IN upper
Silesia a whole camp of gypsies was
found, mcl,, woman and children, all froz
en- to death. In Turkey, even travellers
have perished from cold, and in France q
recurrence of the extreme cold which sig
na!ized the "arly portion of tins winter is
reported
| Shipping beef to England in the carcass
has been tried successfully by Quebec
merchant. The cattle are behead the er
trails taken oui, and the bodies pressed II
to small compass and frozen. The hide
is no, removed until the voyage is over
and il is claimed that the meat is superior
in appearance to other imported beef, ant
keeps longer. Perhaps this is the begin
ginning of new era in the expectation o
beef.
Some of the Medical fraternity in Chi.
cago have been discussing the diptheri;
question al their club meeting Of late
One suggestion was made as being ire
qucntlv used by one of the physician
successfully, "Pounded charcoal mixec
together with syrup or molasses toa thi Il
paste, and thinned with vinegar sufficient
ly to ENABLE its being sgread on arloth
poultice was to be laid externally oye
each tonsil.'
, 1t is related of Gen, Grant that when
Ind lie was Standing quietly in group Q
boys one day, wl,fn big boz threatene
to whip another much smaller than him
! self Grant said nothing unt il the aggrei
sor proceeded TO put his threats into exc
!, cnton; then he stepped forward. rifle
J, up lis slecycs, and observed tliat if ther
was any lighting to be done il could b
done with him. I'll lake the licking,
0 said Grant An the big boy retreated.
Indian boys and girls ore being gather
cred al some of the western agencies fl
5 the new school to be opened next mont
e at Carlisle Pa. In u few instances tf
chiefs have refused to let children 60, b,
enough will doubtles be obtained to MAX
/ out the complement Of the school. 81
d have been tinker, from Sissc.cs. fnns WI
come from Standing Rock, eight irOi
4 Cheyenne, four from Crow Creek, An
o four from Bruie. The others OF the scho'
will come from among the tribes In II
Intian Territory.
Mrs Senator Chandler has been very
nj De 'roit since the death # her husban
but Is recovering.
n Congress has bill before ii providir
,e for the appropriation Of 100000 tor Il
relief of lie Irish sufferers.
" Henry Clay Is postmaster at Jamcs'ov
IS Va, tie Oldest pos.office in the old ,hi
y teen states. Letters have been deliyer
there in some form or other for 2S3 yea
~ and yet the salary is Only $5i per mont
re Wheat growers 10 the seu'l, and pa
ticu.ar In Tennessee, are comparative
/, happy ever The prospect Of fine crop
- winter whest, aa the weather ihrought
er that section has been unusually favoral
l. for this cereal.
A minister near Boston, who was call
or on to marry two strangers lately and 81
~ ~ them 445 as change for flfty.dollar
4 was discouraged to an the latter col