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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02
The Biggest Wheat Farm nthe World.
Chicago Evening Journal
Pail Mall Gazette,

FARGO, d. t. The harvest on the
great Dalrymple farm of sc, 600 acres is
now in progress. There are $4,000
acres in wheat and 1900 in outs ex-
cellent crops. The reaping machines
began work on Monday morning -125
of them in several divisions, moving
along through the waving grain like
lines of soldiers. Each reaper has
three horses or mules. A number Of
steam threshing machines are up and
ready for work. The grain, after being
harvested, is shocked for q few days
drying, and then hauled to the thresh-
ers and threshed without being stacked.
The wheat will this season average
eighteen bushels to the acre, and the
oats ninety. The total wheat product
Of the season from this one farm will
be about 43O, 600 bushels After being
threshed the grain is loaded on the cara
Of the Northern Pacific railroad and
transferred to Duluth, where il u ship
/ ped by the lakes and by the Canada
and New York canals to the seal,oartl.
The owners expect to net 90 GENTS.
Iper bushel on their wheat.
There have been many visitors here
during the week, among them John w.
Taylor, Of Dububue; w. II. Hogan, Of
Chicago, and Messrs. II. ,. PAYNE,
Wilcox and Baldwin, of Cleveland Q.
The Northern Pacific railroad Is do.
| ing good business and sisa elEcOn-
lstructed road. The trains now ran 100
miles west Of Bismark, and = large
force Of men i at work extending tlio
1s..n ,.,x,o3~rs ~ s7 g Ees - Esssss sa
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02
Quaint Speech Of A Japanese.

The officers and cadets from the
Japanese training-ship Tsukuba were
entertained at q private house in San
Francisco a few days ago, and after an
address in Japanese by Mr.. Morota,
the vice consul, which was interpreted
by Mr.. Hatoyama, a merchant in San
Francisco, and speech Of ex-Goy-
Woods, Of Utah, Mr.. Hatoyama him
self spoke quantity in English, showing
some acquaintance with Rev. Edward
Everett Hale's story, "My Double and
How He Undid Me-" "a lady was
talking with me once," said Mr.. Hato.
yama, "and she described very wildly
the dress her mother wore at her wed.
ding. She seemed to see its beauty and
elegance, and talked of it as if she re.
called the picture to her eyes. In just
the same way have seen Commodore
Perry come to Japan iii 1s45. There
was rumor that a black ship had
come into Japenese waters. The rumol
spread like lightning, and there was
CONSERVATION everywhere. A black
ship belonged to light haired, light:
bearded barbaranians. and we knew its
presence meant mischief and danger
We felt anxious and ready to ight-o1
rather my father felt so. We smile
now at the grotesque ideas we used to
have. We used to think each other
thieves, robbers, pirates everything
that was bad. Now we see the absurd
ity of such thoughts, and perceive il
every face gleam of kindness. Who
would have supposed in l845 that to.
day we should exchange ministers
that we should need consul in every
port? Who would have supposed that
a Jap would drop in here and address
you all tonight. They are all very
pleasant surprises. l was once told
by an American professor, of a student
he used to know who had double
The double used to advise him what
he should do under certain circum-
stances, and it once advised that, if he
should ever be called upon to make q
speech, he should say that the gentle.
rnen who had preceded him had al
spoken SO much and SO well that it was
unnecessary for him to say anything
think shall borrow the sentiment
and excuse myself from talking furth.
~
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02
fa'nlnes in India.


The time is rapidly coming when the
home government will have to try once
for all to find some theory explaining
how it is that famines are becoming SO
much more frequent and more fatal in
India The statistics Of mortality from
famine fever last year in the northwest
provinces, published in the Government
Gazette and copied in some of the Lon
don papers, must, we should imagine,
make even the most sanguine doubt
whether we quite understand she great
problems we have to solve in the direct
administration of India. Little was
heard in England of the famine in the
northwest provinces during the years
of 1899. But it was most serious,
nevertheless and the figures now given
represent merely the latter effects of
that period ofdire scarcity and dearth.
Those figure are by themselves enough.
For the official statistics record that the
death rate from fever was actually 81
per 1000 above the average through
out the northwest provinces. This
represents the decease of no fewer than
7OO, 900 persons from this cause alone
In certain districts one-tenth and in
others one-twelfth of the whole popula-
ton perished from the epidemic. More
| frightful still fand here the statistics
seem scarcely credible, it is estimated
that 75per cent, of the people is
to say, 24,OOO,0O0 persons suffered
from the epidemic in one form or an
other. The sanitary commissioners, it
may be observed, ascribe the severity
and great mortality Of the epidemic ITO
the vast number of persons who have
been brought to low state of health by
the high prices and distress of the two
OreViOllS wears -
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02
CRIME.

CHAR LEE, proprietor ofa Cincinnati
opium den, is under arrest for confdenc-
ing two other Celestials out of 81 600 each
by the gold brick game.
JOSEPH SELLER, Of Maumee, Mich, was
found dead in the town of Grafton, Lara.
mie county, O., on the 23rd inst. Tive
bullet holes over the right ear, and some
ugly stabs in the side, indicate murder
It is supposed he was the victim of tramps
WHILE Henry Wilson was attending $
party at Selma, Mclean county, Ill.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

OLE BULL, the famous viollnlst, is
dead. He was born in Bergen, Nor
way, in 1910. He attended the Uni
versity of Chrstiania for time, but
was expelled far taking charge of an
orchestra at one of the theatres. Af-
ter repeated unsuccessful attempts to
perfect timselfin the science of music,
fortune smiled on him about 1881,
when he was taken under the protec-
ton of wealthy French lady. He
visited the United States in 1915, and
again in 1852. He purchased in the
latter year 10000 acres of land in
Pennsylvania with the intention of es-
tablishing there Norwegian colony.
His project failed, and he lost all his
money In 1854 he leased the New
York Academy of music for italian
opera, but that speculation was a fail
ure He then returned to Europe,
where he gave concerts with great
success. He came to this country
again in 1869, and in 1870 was married
to German-American lady of WiscOn-
sin,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

which could not he seen, between its
arms, in a position to bite. A sensa-
ton of horror pervaded Mr.. Beale's
whole frame when he found that this
hideous animal had fixed itself SO firm
ly on his arm. Its cold, Shiny grasp
was extremely sickening; and he called
loudly to the captain, who came and
released him by destroying his toment-
or with the boat-knife, which he accom-
plished by cutting away portions at a
time.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

JOSIE LANGLET was aremarkably hand
some st. Louis girl. Being about to
commit suicide with a pistol, she dress
ed herself in an elaborately embroid-
cred wrapper, arranged her hair care
fully, and laid herself in graceful
posture on a lounge, so as to be at
.ractive in death
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

CHARLES CARVER, of Woodstock, Va,
beinSnow GO years old, and having, as
he thinks, lied long enough, will emu
late Tanner and endeavor to starve HIM
self to death during the next 100 days.
He will ameliorate his sufferings by the
occasional imbibation of an indefinite
quantity of water. '"There's no fool
like an old fool"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

THE head swindler of the gang call
ing itself the Eclectic Medical Col
iege" at Philadelphia, who have been
issuing doctors diplomas at SO much a
head to all applicants, ended his worth
less life by drowning himselfin that city
His name was John Buchanan He
was arrested some time ago and was
under bail for trial
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

= The 18th inst was the warmest day
of the present summer throughout the
west. In Indiana, Central Illinois and
Southern Iowa, the mercury in the
thermometer rose above 104 degrees in
the shade during the afternoon; in
Northern Illinois, throughout Wiscon-
sin and Central Iowa, it ranged all the
way from 96 degrees to 100 degrees.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

The Afghan business has cost the
British government s75,000,Oo0 within
the last two years If they proceed to
conquer the country it will take twenty
wears to do it, and an expenditure of
$500. .OGO 900, and more if a revolt in
India has to be suppressed.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

A CURIOUS sight in st. Louis is that of
a bearded, intelfigent-looking man OF
40 playing with great zest at marbles,
rolling hoop, flying a kite, or walking
on stills with the children of his neigh
borhood. In spite of his imposing
mead, heis scarcely the equals in men
tai development of the children with
whom he DlayS.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Augusta f25..-Flour-Qui but firm;
Wheat-Active, firm and higher; No. Red
winter, 93; No. Chicago spring, 50; rejected
66. Corn-Unsettled and generally higher; 40k
@40S for seller cash; 4OA for seller Septen-
Der; 4l7s for seller October; rejected, 40. Oats
Excited and higher; 27@27k for seller cash.
q for seller September; FIX for seller October.
Rye-stronger; 76k. Stronger; 7611.
Pork-Unsettled and lower; 16.25@l6.50 for
seller cash; l7.Oo@l7.1O for seller September;
l6.40@l6.45 seller October; 1850 for seller year.
Lard-Goood demand at lower rates; 500 for
cash; 7.95@7.97a for seller September S.O5@
SSH for seller October The +" Drovers'
journal reports: Hogs Receipts, $4,000; ship
ments, 5000; good, firm; others easier; mixed
packing, 4.s0@ $50; choice heavy; 5.3O@5.6O; all
sold; closed firm. Cattle-Receipts $500; ship
ments, 2 100; common, dull and easier; common to
good shipping, 4.2o@47o; butchers 2.2o@3.5O;
cows, 2.4O@26o; steers 2.5O@2.9o; western,
weak at 3.3o@34o. shcep-Recepts 500;
steady; common to medium, .25@3.5s; good to
choice; 3.S064.2O lambs, 2.OO@3.00
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02
A xean Mans Neanest Act.

A woman who raises berries to sell
brought in basket of her best fruit
the other day, and met q customer on
the road. "I will take the berries, I" he
said, and produced q basket tor them.
As he poured them out he remarked,
AThis will make us square. / bought
some dandelion green's nf you last
spring and we put theDa down cellar
and they spoiled" and without giving
the woman q chance to protest he drove
away, carrying all the profits of he1
mornings work on the strength of q
1O-cent trade last spring.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

NAPOLEON B. ARTHUR deserted his
wife and family at Marysville, Ohio,
twenty years ago to elope with neigh
boris daughter. His wife remained on
the farm, and reared their children,
while he wandered about the country.
A poor, broken old tramp presented
himself recently at the homestead
This was the wreck of the husband and
father. He begged for food and lodg-
ing, expressing the utmost contrition
for his bad behavior The wife acted
with promptness. She set the dog on
him, and he barely escaped with his
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

AN open rupture between China and
Russia is imminent. The Chinese
Ambassador at st. Petersburg has been
informed by the Russian authorities
that they will consent to no further ne
gotiations with him. The celestial rep
resentative waits instructions from his
government
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02
Milwaukee Market,

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 25.-7Flour Moderately
active. Wheat-Opened steady and l,s@lHc
lower; closed quiet and weak; No. l hard, nom-
,inal; No. 1, 921k; No. 2, 9o14; 9oA for seller
August s91. for seller September; s9a4 for seller
October; No. 3, nominal; No. 4, nominal; rejected
nominal. Con-D Declined, &c; No. 2, 397s.
Oats-Lower; No. 2, Il. Rye Dull and nominal
scarce; No. l, 76h. Barley-Weaker; No. 2
spring, 754.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

All youths are not fitted for college
education. It il not best to- make q
one story brain carry q three story
education.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02

The Orangemen and the Catholics
are still breaking each others heads at
Belfast for the love of God.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-02
COMMENTS.

A BAND of robbers made a good haul
near the city of Mexico recently. They
captured $50, 900. :
, 1880-07-04

prn31;e.sy corner OF Twenty sS11l25
rhree choice bargains on the parks ara bouleVh'us
tnns nj feef on Achtgan-Av.. near THeht5-bl1
81 no hicks Of stores IN business centre: one Will
pny lUper cent. ...,- o,,r x,m nn aero:
Nl acres three miles 1foia ca9s ona5 eA'" 80 ~
easy terms.
in ac-et Madison-st-, part trade.
"'s>@ %'-A GAKSEIT & TH0MASsON..
, 1880-07-04

TO 1zENT-STOHE,.s, ,I11S1 OEEA<s1.2. eee.
,t,o RrNT-By j, G. SAMPSON l. Co. REAL 2.
Estnte aud Renting AgenGy No. ~ ln ~; Sa!ie ,se
Nixon Eiock: No. 1l5 Frunk!tn~st store anu @ u:lse
ent flne jobpin9 location An s.eka't @ my S"ii..
Elevators steam, etc; tnns can be seen At our 1ce.
Chocu business oors On Flitn-aF;. neaf Gf,h
Third fuur;h aud nth Hnurs northwest cornef
d ke-st size ioX simnas m
ns4r Mndisnn Isajluer House store: very choiGe ~
Westinghouse. choice seG1na oir n'ef a." ~ mn,.r
Clock To-, and next to Fneu o heer s,aro nd ors On
Nudison, Stnte washington. and lnke,sts- at.a PEE
,nnfS iloktnr 1or business pfaces will nd large
list to select tTolm at our office:
no HESr-srt),Es Cs SOUTH HALsrED-s7'
s.. 9,tis south Haisted-st, corner 3M.enty~arst. i
i,IfFlS DWiar
Washington and Hasted-sls
r. SMs Il tSR shShsSSS Sso5 s9 l.
CtAsk-st-
II711 RENT-;y " EST MADlsoS-s1.. BEST SToRE
an The street aIxl00: the boss for good
Apply us-stairs z;-7;; 777;;;
| tinrk-st Inquire ou the premises.
i,70 ,T-S0S. as AND Il sTATE-sT.. CORNER
1 perk.court ls,ore houEsh cheMp. Fixtures In ~"
<. Fl. KEESON. I0s Dearb0rn-st. Rooms aEo =:
IW REST-sroWKEEiE'a WEi. i t9E1azf 9gE1afaSS ASSs1Es' ETC
~ WnshuRton-st Hoom IL
TT7O HEST-sPACE n STORE; BEST LMcAHmlH;;S me;;,'
L on sta'e-st-: rent feason70'e eoo'ss' : ''
GV6 6FFYT-ST0RE CENTRALLY located; Gan 4.
he rpnted fur saloon. Apply at l.o La5alie's1'
basement
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-19
Fashions for DCbutantS.

Very young ladies, when first ap-
pearing in society should be dressed
for these occasions in very fresh and
simple toilets. The graceful, slender
figure at that age admits os certain
styles which can only then be used.
An example of the fashion is the
''rObe la vicrge" and the '.corsage a
Fenfant" which consist of Il blouse
with a belt and small shoulder-pieces.
The '.jeune nlartvre" style is kind
of Grccian tight-sittiug tunique, form
ing two peplum points; in fact all
which are suited to very Young wo-
men. After the age of twenty years
ladies have many more privileges, and
are then allowed to wear what are
really young ladies' styles. 1t is
much to be regretted that the very
youthful fashion above described is
not retained for Il longer time. This
distinction is much more observed by
Parisian than by American ladies,
the latter allowing young girls al
most as costly toilets as should be
worn by those more advanced in wears,
1t cannot, however, be too strongly
impressed upon young lady's mind
that the greatest charm of her toilet
consists i'll its youthful and simple
character. A most admirable style is
the "Agncs Sorel"point, or the ''Diane
de Poiticrs" waist, with puiiings OH
the top of the arm; these are far pref
cradle to the ''habit marquiSc" or the
cuirass with paniers, which are more
appropriate for young married ladies.
Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-19
ssMada Of Paper.O

We have so long cherished we'll
founded prejudice against paper, says
the Paper World, as q fiimsy and un-
substantial substance, that we are sur
prised at its recent utilization in
many ways where strength and dura-
bility are the more important requis-
tiles. Many articles, if We learned
that they were made entirely OF in
part from paper. Immediately lost IA
vor in our eyes, and We looked at them
askance. When the soles of our shoes
soon wore out the fact was often at
tributed to the use, by the unscrupu-
lous maker, of shoddy strips of paper
in the place of inside layers of double
leather, and this is only a single illus
tration among many that might be
given to show to what miserable, if
not despicable, uses paper has been
put. The daily tearing up of news
papers and light wrapping paper for
the purpose of doing up parcels has
also done much to impress us with the
flrgility of the frequently handled
material. II was natural that we had
come to regard paper as a cheap and
reliable substance.
AS Il consequence, we cannot readily
conceive of the successful application
of paper where great strength, tenaci-
ty to Withstand powerful strains and
durability are required of it. But
the one process of compression, enOr-
nous in its power, gives all these
highly desirable constituents to a sol
i'll compact substance, which, although
harder than wood and taking, to
some ex tent, the place of iron, is form
ed of the same material that makes
the fragile newspaper sheet.
PAPER car wheels are successfully
manufactured and used, paper bricks
are becoming desirable as a building
material. Prof. Green, of the Troy
Polytechnic Institution, has erected L
great revolving dome whose light
frame work is covered with hard ell
during papier mache only One-sixth
OF an inch thick. Paper has been sue
cessfully employed as an anti-tOuling
shcathing Tor iron vessels and in other
things almost as unexpected.
1t must be observed i'll connection
with paper, however employed, that it
possesses TWO very manifest advantages
-li.htiess and cheapness-and when
compressed into . solid substance it is
also as hard and durable as several
other xtrongand more costly materials.
No one will hesitate to employ paper
instead of iron i'll any construction,
provided that the former can be shown
to be sufficiently strong, for its light
ness and cheapness are most important
considerations in its favor. The range
and inutabilfty of paper are remark
able. The same material that forms
the delicate valentine entera into the
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-19

staiwart car wheel that sustaIns the
weight OF tons and endures a constant
friction as it glides along the iron
rails. Accordin. as paper may be pre-
pared, it ranks among the most fragile
or the stoutest substances.
Harder than wood and impefvious
to water. just think of i'll How
people fifty years ago would have
been surprised at such accomplish
nents. But being established facts,
they are haught with great signifi-
canoe. They have enlarged the posi-
bilities of paper wonderfully. They
have opened wide field for expert
nlent and invention. Paper is des-
tined to take the place of many SUBJ
stances that will be found inferior to
1t, while it's application in numerous
undeveloped ways, wherein nothing
else can bc used, may be confidently
expected.
The uses Of paper have within
short time expanded wonderfully.
In the shop windows may be seen
quaint and curious articles of Japan
csc manufacture-paper napkins, pa
per plates, paper sun-shades, toys, ETC.,
etc., articles fragile, and articles i'm
pervious to heat and water-all of pa
per. Its capabilities are limitlcss, and
tho range OF invention has still wide
field.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-19
A Mortgage.

In the whole range of sacred and
prOfane Ii terature, perhaps there is
nothing recorded which has such stay
ing properties rs good mortgage.
A mortgage can be depended upon to
stick closer than n brother. 1t has q
mission TO perform which never lets
up Day after day it is right there,
nor docs the slightest tendency to
slumbcr impair its viyor in the night,
Night and day, on the Sabbath and at
holiday times, without a moments
time for rest or recreation, the biting
offspring of it's Observation-Disclosures
goes OH. The season may change, days
run into weeks, weeks into months, to
be swallowed up in the gray man of
advancing years, but the mortgage
stands up in sleepless vigilance, with
the interest perennial stream, cease
lessly running on. Like ahuse night
mare eating out the sleep of some
restless slumberer, the unpaid mort
gage rears up its gaunt front in per-
petual torment to the miserable wight
who is held in its pitiless clutch. 1t
holds the poor victim i'll the relentless
grasp of u giant not one hour of re-
creation; not moments evasion of its
hideous presence. A genial savage of
notifying aspect while the interest
is paid the very devil of destruction
when the payments fail.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-19
How the Indian Pupils Think.

Nothing can be more instructive to a
teacher than to sit in one of the rooms
at Hampton, Va, and watch the mOve-
ment of mind in the Indian children
there being taught. They all think
aloud, and go over the repetitions of
every new fact in words, as children
accustomed to civilized discipline do
in their thoughts. Whatever may
come to the Indians themselves rs the
result of this new experiment in edu-
cation, the work will pay for itself
in the light shed upon some of the
most interesting points of primary
education. Could the association of
Boston pedagogues who are graphing
with the COMMUNICATION much
does a 5-ycar-old child know?"-sit
out week in one of these Indian
schOol-rooms at Hampton, new light
might break in from unexpected points.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-19
No Use for Guards.

In the spring of 1865, when Shcri-
dams cavalry moved up the Shenan-
doah Valley to have Il last wrcstle
with Early's troopers, a halt was made
by portion of the Union force near
Wrynesboro. Guards were thrown
out to protect property, and among
others the house Of lone and aged
widow received such protection. Two
dismounted cavalrymen were station
ed at the front door and it was half
all hour or SO before any stir in Or
around the house gave token that it
was inhabited. Then the widow
limped to the door on crutch and
called one of the guards to her and
asked:
"What are you doing here?"
awe are guards to protect you and
your property" was the reply.
"Well, you needn't fool away any
time here. Early he come and he
took our hay. Then Sheridan he come
and he took our corn. Then Mosby
he stole our hams and Eaters. Then
Sheridan took our -four and cider.
Then EARLY run of our horses. All ]