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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-11-03
A TrOwel for Yorktown.
Richmond, Va, Oct. 4, cor. N. Y. Herald

Richmond, Va, Oct. 4, cor. N. Y. Herald.
The trowel which will be used by
Grand Master Priton Coles, of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge of Virginia, at the
laying of the corner stone of the York
town monument, is a present from the
Grand Lodge of New York to the Grand
Lodge of Virginia. 1t was received
here several days ago, and is now in
the possession of Grand Master Coles.
The blade is of solid silver with an ivory
handle tipped with gold. On the up
per side of the handle and near the
end is a double triangle handsomely
carved, and below this, near the blade,
is the Virginia coat of arms in the cir
Gle, with the motto, "Sic Semper Tyran-
MIS-" in black enamel on the circle.
The blade is of frosted silver. in the
center of which is set compass in solid
gold, with the points resting on a vul-
canized square. Below this, near the
point, is a large sc" gold inlaid, and
rays engraved on the silver. On the
back of Ike trowel is an engraved in
scription at follows:
Presented to the Grand Lodge Of
Virginia by Charles S. Arthur, its rep
resentative near the Grand Lodge of
New York;
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-11-03
Wheat Rust.

A writer in the New York Times says,
in regard to the rust fungus on wheat:
"But there is an effective means of
fighting this enemy which should be
made available now. This is the steep
ing of the seed in some protective solu-
ton by which the spores of the rust
fungus upon the seed may be destroy
ed, and the sowing Of these with the
sowing of the seed be prevented. There
IRE several of these solutions. The most
convenient are four ounces of sulphate
of copper in gallon of water; four
ounces of sulphate of soda in the same
quantity of water; strong brine Of
salt; stale urine in which the decompo-
sition has produced abundant ammo
mia. With the first and second it is
advisable to scatter fine dry lime upon
the seed as it comes moist from the
solution. The seed is stepped in the
solution or the liquid for six hours, I'M
til it has become swollen and saturated.
1t is then sown in the usual manner,
and, if necessary, dried, so as not to
adhere, by exposure to air for an hour
or two or by mixture with some alb
sorbent powder. With the urine, plas-
ter and not lime should be used. This
preparation is avery effective safeguard
against both rust and smut by cleans
ing the seed of its spores or seeds"
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ton of a battery, supported by cavalry
The cavalry, from the suddenness Of
the attack, was thrown into confusion
and retreated, leaving the guns unsup-
ported. The captain of the battery, a
young man from Chicago. stood by one
of the guns, with revolver in each
hand, firing rapidly. He was complete
~ surrounded, but refused to surren.
der. The Confederates, in admiration
OF his bravery, stopped firing and
cheered him. He was repeatedly told
to surrender, and as often refused. He
continued to fire, and had wounded
several men.
"This things gittin' tiresome, Cap'n,"
yelled lank Missourian, "an' if YOU
don't behave yourself an quit yer sky.
larkin' yeu'll git hurt"
The brave fellow, with disdainful
gesture, exclaimed:
81 told the people of Chicago that i
would never surrender this battery, and
by all the demons in hell I'll keep my
word" and he leveled his pistol at the
Missourian. But the lank man was too
iuieh III hilii, atlu, tllloWlLS up Ills
pistol, he fired. Capt. Reed fell across
his gun, shot through the heart.
Brave man." said the boys, as they
laid him on the ground preparatory to
removing the gun. Grave man; it is
a pity we had to kill him."
The gun, with it's death. mark of life's
blood, was drawn away by the Confed-
crates, and used in dozen different
battles, but no one ever washed off the
blood. Once, when All officer asked
one of the men why he did not wash
his gun, the soldier related the circum-
stances of Reeds death.
"Let the blood remain; it mark Of
respect to the memory of a brave
man."
Just before the close of the war, Capt,
Reed, the name applied to the gun,
was dismounted by a cannon ball. At.
ter the battle the soldiers tenderly
buried the heavy iron. The rains OF
heaven nor the hands of man had not
washed off the blood,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-11-03
A New SWindle.

The latest swindle is sharp one and
is perpetrated in the following manner:
A fellow comes along with a patent
wagon tongue. He stops over night
with a farmer and before leaving casu-
ally remarks that he has made big
thing and is on his way home, and has
only this county to sell. He tells the
farmer that he can have it for $3.50, and
if he wants it to write to him. In a
few days patent right man No. 9 comes
along. He has heard that the farmer
has the right of the county for the pat
ent wagon tongue, and, as he has made
big thing of it in Nebraska, he wants
to buy the right of the county, and Of
fers the farmer $500, and pays $40 to
bind the bargain. The farmer writes
to No. l and sends him his note for
$3.50. He never hears of either Of the
men again but his note comes up for
collection in neighboring town, and
Mr.. Farmer is out $240.-Osaukee Co.
(Wis.) Advertiser.
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tics. He is master spirit. He is a
peer among his equals. He thinks, and
1t seems to me that he thinks we'll and
truly, that what we call stalwarts are to
be on top; that the Old Guard is CON-
ing to the front; that Gen. Grants live
voice is to be greater influence in the
administration that is to come than
General Gartield's memory. And he
could not except cabinet position I'M
der such circumstances. That, l be-
lieve, is the matter with Blaine. But
he is not unfriendly to Mr.. Arthur-not
in the slightest. They have been very
friendly all through the terrible three
months which had their crisis at EIber
on; but Mr., Arthur represents views in
politics, and Mr.. Blaine represents
views in politics, and politics is not
friendship, or memories, or traditions.
1t is something very different"
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STOOD BY HIS GUN.
"A Chicago Artillerymnn Who Died
Game.
Little Rock Gazette (Confederate).

Little Rock Gazette (Confederate).
Eighteen years ago one of the most
dramatic incidents of the late war,
called late, because, let it be hoped, all
of its issues are dead, occurred at
Fourche Dam, few miles below this
city. Gen. Price and his army were
occupying this city. Gen. Steele was
advancing. The whole country was in
q terrible state Of excitement. A battle
was expected. Every one had conf
dence in the bravery and military skill
Of Gen. Price. His achievements were
heralded, his praises sung.
One night, before the dawning of the
10th of September, 1868, a Confederate
officer, on duty with his men at an
outpost, having received direct informa-
ton from man who had been in the
enemy's camp, lay down by fire, and,
on leaf torn from an old account
book, wrote dispatch to senior Off
Ger, beginning: "The ball opens to-mor-
row." and giving statement as 70 the
number of men in the enemy's ranks,
showing that his force was inferior to
Prices army. The officer wrote ere
spectfully forwarded on the paper and
dispatched man to Little Rock, with
instructions to deliver the communities
ton to Gen. Price.
The general could not be found. He
was playing cards at a private residence,
and only became aware that the time
for action had come when the booming
Of cannon, just at daylight, aroused
him. The soldiers down the river fought
desperately. They were compelled to
retreat. Failing back to Fourche Dam,
it was determined that q final resist
ance should be made. Gen. Newton,
who had been sent back to form the
men as they arrived, was executing that
order, when Gen. Marmaduke, who had
been arrested for killing Gen. Walker.
and who had just been released, dashed
up and exclaimed:
eve must make fight here to cover
Prices retreat"
"Cover Prices retreat?" replied New
ton, in surprise.
eyes, for his army is in full retreat"
Nothing but fight was left. The enc
my charged, but was repulsed. Jeffries
was ordered to take his Missouri brig
ade, cross the creek, and feel of the en-
envy, but, following the promptipgs of
an impulsive nature, charged the sec
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-11-03
THE SINS OF SAND RIDGE.
{, bOuls Operatives uccced IL,
Breaking Up Il Band Of Train Wreck
erS,

ers,
Operatives from Thiel's Detective
Agency have been investigating series
OF attempts at train wrecking on the
line of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
between Lawrenceville. ILL.,, and Vim
cennes, Ind. Within three months OBJ.
structions have been put upon the rails
half dozen times. The spot selected
for the deviltry was sharp curve in
locality known as Sand Ridge. Living
very near the curve was a family COM
posed Of the widow Boher and her son
John. When the St. Louis operatives
took hold Of the case they found that
there was next to no clue to the perpe-
traitors. The manner in which the OBJ
structions were placed indicated that
the work was that of novices. The last
attempt consisted in placing steel rail
across the tracks. This was struck and
broken by the Danvllle and Southwest
ern passenger, but luckily the rail broke
in two and the train was not ditched.
By sheer good luck these Instructions
never caused more than vexatious de-
lay. Once or twice trucks were thrown
off, but nothing like general wreck
occurred. No suspicion attached to the
Boher family until the operatives dis
covered that both mother and son were
volunteering too much information
about the Instructions. To illustrate,
the Boilers claimed that on the night
when the track was blocked for the Dan
vile passenger, man had come to
their house and borrowed light. The
person they named lived some miles
away, and when the operative went to
see him he found that the Boher people
had manufactured the light story. The
widow and her son were so voluable
that after little time the conclusion
was forced tsat they really knew some
thing about the conspiracy and were
talking to avert suspicion. The detec-
tives pursued this lead industriouslv,
and a report received from them yes
terday conveyed the information that
they had arrested three parties, Hice
Caring, VIM. Sisler and John Boher,
that two of them had made full confess
sions. tits possible that more arrests
will be made. At any rate, the railroad
people are satisfied the gang has been
broken up, and the engineers no longer
approach that curve on Sand Ridge with
a feeling of nervous apprehension.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-11-03
Fattenin% this Springs Chickens.

Do not shut up chickens that have
had free run all their lives, under pre-
tence Of fattening. They will most al
ways fret ard pine and grow thin.
Adult fowls that have been at various
periods of their lives Jail birds, and
therefore worry, fatten better when de-
prived of exercise, but as for this
springs chickens-we are speaking of
all breeds-they will not take on much
fat, anyway, while their frames and
feathers are increasing at such a rate,
and whatever fatteniug may be posi-
BITE is best secured by keeping them
upon their accustomed ground and
feeding them every few hours with all
they can be induced to eat of variety
of grain, ground and unground, raw
and cooked.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-11-03
THE FARM.

VARIOUS TIMELY SUGGESTIONS WHICH
MAY BE OF PROFIT TO FARMERS IF
NEEDED.
Raise the Best.
1t is always good rule on the farm
to raise g,od stock. We will take the
horse. 1t does not cost any more to
raise q good colt than it does poor
one. The good one is worth three or
four times as much as the poor one.
A good horse is always marketable,
while it is difficult to sell a poor one at
any price. In neat cattle it is best to
raise the very best breed that can be
found. 1t is not attended with any
more expense. A poor, unthrifty steer
will consume as much food as a fat.
thriving one. The farmer will find that
it makes very much difference in the
receipts of the farm when the time
comes for selling his surplus stock.
The difference will be visible not only
in the pocket-book, but everywhere
else. The days of scrub horses and
cattle are over in the northwest, and
with this departure we believe that the
days of empty pockets with our farm
ers will be over, too.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-11-03
WHY She Was There.

The latest thing at Long Branch is
an adventure of Miss Verona Jarbeau,
whom you will remember as the hero
inc Of opera-bouffe at McVicker's. A
large party were sitting after dinner on
the wide piazza of John Hoey's mag
nificent residence, when they beheld
Miss Jarbeau driving about the grounds
in an elegant turnout. Shewore love-
ly lace dress; her pink silk stockings
peeped from out her skirts; in short,
she was a picture of ease, beauty, and
taste. But how did she got into the
grounds, and why was she driving
about as if they belonged to her. The
guests asked these questions of the host
es and of each other, and at last Mrs.
Hoey touched the bell and said:
"I'll send servant to ask her who
gave her permission"
"Wait moment" said john Hoey,
smiling; II gave her permission"
"You" was the general, exclamation
of astonishment.
eyes" replied Mr.. Hoey," and I'll
tell you the story. I was amusing my
self in big straw hat the other morn
ing, trimming some plants down yond-
er, when Miss Jarbeau came driving
past. l knew her from having seen
her on the stage; but she didn't know
me. care you the head gardener"
she inquired, very prettily. Well, l
have charge of the place, l answered,
humoring the mistake. Would you
give me permission to drive in and
look about? she asked, Whenever
you please, miss. said I. Whereupon
she threw me gold piece, which l
wear here on my watchchain, and l
think that, having tipped the garden
er, the lady is entitled to her drive"
~ think so, too," said Mrs Hoey, and
there was unanimous GLORIOUS of as
sent.
The Hon. H. P. Baldwin, Chairman
of the Fire Relief Commission Of Mich
igan, has written Mr.. Hotchkiss, Sec
rotary of the Chicago Relief Commit
tee, with regard to criticisms which
appeared in a Chicago morning paper.
One of the charges, to the effect that
the tale of suffering had been exagger-
ated. he disproves. He states that
two thousand families, or fifteen thou
sand persons, have been rendered home
less; that two large counties, Sanilac
and Huron, were almost wholly burned
over; that the sufferers need even the
necessaries of life, and must live on
charity till May at least. The relief
extended is to amount to four dollars
per week at the utmost, to one dollar
for each family, and to afford this
small sum, at least 100000 is needed,
above what has already been SUBJ
scribed.
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Keep Them to Their Milk.

The drouth during July and August
seriously injured many pastures, and
many milk COWS went nearly dry.
And now grain is so dear many farm ers
are letting their COWS 60 entirely dry.
This is bad policy, and especially so
with heifers in their first veal. Ills
the period to establish their character
and future usefulness. Let COW 60
dry early one year and it is difficult to
prevent her from doing so at the same
period every year after. But if d
heifer in her first year Of milk is suffer-
ed to go dry early after few months
of milking she is about ruined. If
any Of our readers have heifers which
are not giving over one pint of milk,
better hold on to them, and although
it may be considerable trouble, keep
milking until within six weeks or two
months of their coming in again.
Their future usefulness depends upon
establishing their habits right the first
year. Milk is to be the great source
of revenue to the farmers Of this coun-
try, but poor COWS, or COWS ruined by
bad management, will keep their
owners poor. And it is better to use
dear food, which will not be returned
in profits just now, to keep the COWS in
good condition, and perpetuate flow
Of milk until the usual or proper peri
cd for drying them up.
If food for COWS is dear, so is butter.
The price of butter is weekly advanc-
ing, and it is probable the demand for
good butter the approaching winter
will justify liberal feeding and good
care of COWS. But if it does not, the
future income demands a sacrifice in
liberal feeding this fall and winter.
But no false notions of economy should
induce any farmer or dairyman to al
low the heifers to 60 dry and thereby
contract bad habit which will never
be entirely overcome in the lifetime OF
the animal. Bad habits in animals as
we'll as in the human race, are hard to
overcome, and heifers as well as chill
dren, should be trained up in the way
they should go.--Io,ca Register.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-11-03
Blanching Celery

The difficulty and labor incident on
celery culture under the old.fashioned
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system has kept many from en-
joying this delicious vegetable. What
with trenching and manuring and earth
ing up, it is a hard job to get even n
small quantity, and the gardener who
grows the crop generally earns all that
he gets for it. Under the latest sys-
tenn it is set on the surface Of the
ground and cultivated with the hoe,
the same as beets and onions--only the
plants are farther apart and later in
the season blanched by drawing the
earth about it. TO keep it through the
winter has always been the hardest
thing about growing it, but this labor
may be considerably lightened if the
following plan, recommended by the
Country Gentleman, be practicable: If
intended for winter blanching, about
the middle of November, says this
paper, they are taken up on dry day
and placed on the dry troughs, or other
vessels, in quite dark cellar, the plants
standing erect and quite closely togeth-
er. Enough water is poured on the
roots to cover them, and the supply is
continued through the winter as it
evaporates. This constitutes the entire
labor. The stalks are gradually and
handsomely blanched in the darkness,
and many new ones spring up during
the winter months, especially if the
apartment is not very cold, and these
new shoots are remarkable for their
delicacy and perfect freedom from any
particle of rust, appearing like polished
ivory. A small separate apartment
in the cellar, without windows, answers
we'll for this purpose. Boxes, tubs. or
any vessels which will hold a few
inches of water may be employed.
The plants as grown in the open ground
need not be earthed up at all, or they
may be slightly earthed to bring them
into more compact form, if desired.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-03
THE COTTON TRADE or TIL
WORLD.
Startling Facts For Our English
Cousins Consideration.

The department of State has issud
an exhaustive statement of the cotton
goods trade of the world, giving the
report of forty. six consuls, and other
interesting Information. The raw
cotton product ofthe several countries
is estimated as follows. viz: United
States, 2,770,000,0 900; East Indies,
407, OO0,090; Egypt, Smyrna, etc 269,-
0O0,0 600; Brazil, 44,0O0,0O0 These fig
ures show that the United States pro
duces nearly four.flths Of the cotton
crop Of the world, and that it is be
yond the productive power of any
other country to compete with the
United States in this direction.
The valUe of the cotton manufac.
lures Of the world are 81. 348,4l0.00O
according to a recent English publica-
ton, as follows: United Kingdom Of
Great Britain, 1851, 10000; France,
$97 10000 Germany, $l06, 800, 600;
Russia, S102, 060, 900; Belgium and
Holland, S63, 1901 900; Austria II unga-
ry, S62, l80, 600; Italy, $24, 300, 900;
Spain and Switzerland, $63, 900, 600;
The United States, $233,2 80, 900, and
India, $3i,020,000 This estimate
does not include the goods manufac-
tured by the older nations on the
primitive land looms; which in China
alone amounts to 1900, 900, 900 yards
annually. The number of operatives
in European cotton mills is estimated
at 100000, with SO, 100, 900 spindles;
in the United States, 1871, 900,
with 10,920,0O0 spindles. But the
United States, with about one fourth
the number of spindles running in the
United Kingdom, aud with 1871 900
operatives against 100000 British op-
eratives, is credited with a production
the value Of which is more than one.
half that of the United Kingdom,
although in piece goods the American
output was only as one yard to about
/ two and a half yards of British. In
confirmation Of this startling exhibit,
ii appears from our census returns that
the annual consumption Of raw cotton
by the mills of the United States
amounts to IA, 100000 pounds, or
more than one-half the consumption
of the British mills in 1880. From
these returns it is seer that every
American spindle consumes sixty-six
pounds Of raw cotton, while each Brit
ish spindle consumes only thirty. two
pounds, or less than onc-half the
American consumption per spindle.
The value of the imports of cotton
goods into the United States is given
as S29,929,000 as against $9,991 900 of
exports. The excess ofimports, how.
ever, consists of fancy goods, the
domestic manufacture Of which has
not reached the perfection to which it
is tending.
England is the leader Of the cotton
goods trade Of the world, her exports
annually amounting to $4,000, 900, an
amount nearly equal to one-third the
total domestic exports Of the king
dom.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-03
The American flag In London.

Mr.. Smalley writes of the display o.
the American flag in London at the
Lerd Mayors Show:
1T is possible to make too much Of
the American flag incident in the
Lord Mayors Show. Enthusiastic
people speak Of it in the same breath
with the salute Of the British flag al
Yorktown. That the latter incident
gave rise TO the former is probable
enough, but the salute at yorktown
was the act Of the American govern
ment with the army and navy of the
United States to execute it. The
Lord Mayor is a considerable person.
age, but he is wholly without politica.
authority, and his act is significant
mainly in connection with the recep.
ton given to it by the populace o.
London. The personal good feeling
which dictated it deserves a cordia.
recognition. / turned out, moreover,
that be rightly estimated the feeling
Of his fellow citizens and the people OIL
London in general. A roar Of cheer
ing greeted the flag throughout the
entire route, says one observer, who
must be supposed 10 have formed
part Of the procession. Whatever
may be thought Of the main feaiures
~ the Show, Of which 10 has brcn
lately been the fsshion 70 speak With
some contempt, it is an unprecedented