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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

streets of that city FROM tho several State
prisons, their terms of their sentences
having expired, and that Of these 5000,
having no homes to go to, are absolute
and hopeless vagabonds.
The Berlin Society for tile Redemption
Of Juvenile Offenders is unable to spend
more than hundred year upon the OBJ
jects for the achievement of which 1t was
founded, whereas similar association in
New York is in position to devote 81
600, 1000 annually to those purposes. Half
the entire population of Berlin is lodged
in dwellings possessing only ono fire.
place, and no fewer than 3,239 sets Of
apartments, totally forlorn alike Of fire.
place and chimneys, are occupied by
families in humble circumstances.
DR.. Starke draws an appalling picture of
the immortality charscterizing the lower
classes of Berlin society, and his lecture
appears 10 have produced painful and
depressing effect upon the public mind,
as mirrored in the columns Of the Ger
man Dress. Il
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

Tho new "land of diamonds" recently
discovered in South Africa, 700 miles
from Cape Town, is described as a most
desolate piece of earth. For stretch of
200 miles tho country is SO rocky that it
would yc impossible under any circum-
stances 10 plow it. Wood has to be haul
ed hundred miles, and in the heart of
the region sells for $25 and $50 cord
But it Is truly land of diamonds, $685..
100000 worth already having been dis
covered
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

The oldest man in the world is said to
be Miguel Polls, farmer, who lives in
the foothills of the Sierra Mesllla noun
tains, Cal. Gray haired men told Doctor
Luiz Hernandez that they remembered
Miguel as centenarlan when they were
boys. The Doctor found tho old fellow
at work In his orchard, parchmcntskin-
ed, robust, active, his now white hair
twisted turban. fashion around his head.
and his eyes so bright that the Doctor felt
uncomfortable when they were turned up
on him. Questioned ~ 10 his habits, Mi
guel told the doctor that the secret of liv-
ing century or two was very simple
merely never getting drunk and never
over feeding.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

Nothing in the world is so strong az a
fixed habit, good or bad The seamcn can
not sleep soundly on :he shore, because he
misses the tossing of tho ship and the
roaring Of the wind. We heard lately OF
a forlorn widow who the third night after
her husbands death sat ut the window
watching the stars with sleepless eyes. AT
last her thoughts, sad and weary, broke IN
to soliloquy. This trying to 60 to sleep
sue said, without a quarrel of some kind
is go new that can't s,aIG It," Just then
two men under the window fell TO fight
ing She watched the conflict to the end +,
then quietly undrcssed, saying. THAT'S
kind of homelike," and in few minutes
was fast asleep.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

Vanderbilt, or rather the New York
Central railroad company, has subscribed
sa50,O 900 towards the Worlds Fair in 1881,
on condition that $4,000 600 shl,l 10 rails
ed. Ten subscriptions in one day added
$4,000 to this amonnt. The committee
is good one and naYe tho utmost contii-
dcnce that the $4,000, 900 will be subscrb-
ed. The Philadelphia buildings and Ak
lures cost $5,20O,0O0, but the permanent
building was more costly structure than
will be erected at New York.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

An inmate Of the Oregon asylum for
the insane escaped from his room and
climbed tall tree in the lawn. An at
tendant went up the tree to save the crazy
man, who, in his efforts to escape capture,
fell long distance to the ground. The
shock WAS territc, but, instead Of killing
the man, it restored him to his right
mind. When his broken leg had been
set and the pain had ceased, be toll The
bystanders that he wouldn't haye missed
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

Miss Betsey Roath, Of Grccnville, Ct,
died few days ago, aged 100 She WAS
su opposed to be the oldest person in east.
ern Connecticut. She retained her facul-
ties almost to the last, and her appearance
was that of woman about 70 years old.
She was 20 years old when Washington
died, and remembered the gloom tina,
spread over the country ut tho time. She
did all her travelling by the old.fsshioned
modes, and, though she lived opposite
the track of the Norwich and Worcester
Rnilroad for forty years, and had six
nephews three conductors and three en-
gineers in It's employ, she meyer stepped
upon>a steam car.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17
A Duel With Bows and Arrows.

lDciSruNlhsl
On one occasion bows have been bent
with most blood,hIrsty intent. On Feb-
ruary 1u:h, 1901, very ludicrous duel
took place at Edinburg, of which, unfor-
,upately, only this meagre accrun. is pre-
served: 1.-Two gentlemen met on tie
Meadows, supplied with bows and ar
rows, to decide point of honor. They
we're accompanied by seconds, and had a
surgeon attendance IN case their Indian
artillery should by any means prove ef-
fecrivc. After harmless exchange of
three shots the parties retired, the point
OF honor doubtless being satisfactorily
arranged If similar weapons we're al
ways employed in duelipg, adds the
newspaper reporter, this amusement
would speedily become questionable,
seeing that the seconds would run quite
as great, Il not greater risk, than the prin-
cipals.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17
The Demonstration of Berli,

Berlin Correapondenoe.l
A few nights ago, in the course Of an
interesting and highly instructive lecture
delivered At = social science meeting in
Berlin, PriYy Councillor Starkes earnestly
and forcibly drew his hearers attention TO
several amazing facts relating TO the per-
manent and floating criminal population,
q we'll = to the everyday life Of lower,
middle and working class. Juvenile
crime would appear 70 b terribly preva-
lent in Berlin, for tho Privy Councilor
seased that no fewer than 1000 youthful
nalsfacton srs annually turned into the
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

Chang, the Chinese giant, recently ar
rived at New York as Barnum curriosi-
~, 10 nine feet high, and said to b. tho
largest man In the world
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

During the year just passed, 5000 letters
with no addresses on the envelopes, were
dropped Into the post offices Of the coun-
try.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17
Canton Advocate.

Hanlan and Ross challenge the world
for a double scull race for E5O0 10 $4,000.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17
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caoutchorc and the ductility of gutta percha, and promises to affosd an excellent substi. tute for these gums But owing to the diff. ficulty of collecting it the supply has always been small and has commanded good price. It is the sap of tree which closely resem- b1es the india rubber tree, and when pre- pared by simple process is white, dry and hard. The consul reports that large quanti- ties are now exported to England and Ger many, to be used in coating ocean cables as it is an excellent insulating material. There is no reason why an important trade should not be carried on in this article. The SUD- ply of india rubber from South America has been steadily decreasing on account of the wasteful manner in which it is collected. The rubber trees are cut down, and none planted in their stead. And this method of collecting gutta percha in other countries is as waste- full. From 1854 to 1875 over 9O,O0O piculs (of 1883 pounds each) of gutta percha were exported from Sarawak, Borneo, alone, and meant the death of at least three million trees. That there are any trees left is ac- counted for by the fact that it is of no use to cut down tree for it's sap before it is twen- ty-fve or thirty years old. Unless new for ests of these important trees are discovered, or system of artificial culture is introduced, the time is not far distant when the supply may be unequal to the demand, and among the various substitutes balata will hold an important place. The cost of this gum is said to be much below that of either rubber or putta percha
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20
Thursday Morning, Oct. 20, 1881.
CnNFEDERATE BONDS.

A writer in the London World sheds some ! light on the mysterious buying of Confeder- ate bonds which is now going on. Fortunes, 1 he suggests, have ere now been made by in- ! vestments in rubbish; Mexican, Honduras, Peruvian bonds are all intrinsically worthless. and yet all find purchasers at a given price 1 and money is gained by dealing in them Intrinsic merits are no guide to Stock Ex- change quotations and the rubbish market 1 may be profitably worked by people who know what they doing.'' The writer goes on to admit that there is no legal claim upon 1 the United States for anything whatever, but he urges that the model republic has enno- bled itself by many acts of self-sacrifce, and may perhaps some day be inclined to add another similar act to the series He also delicately suggests that the. United States
 ought te show some gratitude for the recent
 outburst.of English sympathy by trying to
 induce the Southern States to pay their debts.
 This stuff looks very much as if it was
 written in the interest of somebody who has
 Confederate bonds to sell, but it is not i'm
 probable that there are some foolish Eng
 lishmen who will be influenced by it to be-
 ieve that the "United States'' could easily in-
 duce the Southern States'' to pay all the
 debts which they contracted during the war, and that, in fact 1t all
 depends upon the good will of the
 central power that rules the Union.''
 MT. Jennings said in his last letter from Lon don to the New York World: 'If this mo- tion should spread of course there would be
 purchases of the Confederate loan and inno- cent and foolish people will lose their money
 to others who are foolish but by no means innocent. Uncle Sam is good debtor to have in ones books, and if the public can be duped into faneying that he is the party
 who really owes the money raised for the Southern States-or that he can get it paid if he ikes-it would not be surprising to see before very long this worthless paper quoted at fancy price There has been an inter change of common sympathies' which has made the hearts of the two great English SD. aking communities beat in unison and ac- cord, and, consequently, not to mince the matter, Uncle Sam ought to stump up and be generous. To people who know nothing whatever about the facts (and there are many in that predicament) this will appear a plausi- ble view to teke, and I should not be much surprised to see more British gold go where so much went during the days of the Con- federacy. It cannot be doubted, however, that the swindle will be exposed before it has proceeded very far, and the Times might make some amends for past mistakes by un- dertaking this exposure and showing how ut terly absurd it was and is for anybody to put a shilling in bogus loan. Had it done as much in 1862 and 1868, no one would have thought any the worse of it now"
 It will be interesting to see how much of a speculation the movers in this enterprise will get up. Confederate bonds have lately been sold in London as high as $10 for $1 ,0O0, and in Wall street for Ss4 for $1, 1000.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20

q remember" said Brewer, CT remember two young men who used to board at my house-they are both dead now The crowd broke into a meaning sml2e. and Brewer wondered why they didn't wait for the funny part of the story to come.-LOacetS Courier
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20

Anti Chinese talk is again heard in Cali fornia, preliminary to the assembling of Congress. Two hills are in preparation by which it will be sought to entirely exclude the Celestials from the State.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20
Price Four Cents
POSITIVELY TOO ALL BUT.

A retired prize-fghter asserts that "a belt in the machine shop is worth two in the mouth. "-Cana67Tdge Tribune.
 An exchange says that David Davis stands between the two great parties. Now we know what keeps them so far apart. -Loanell Courier.
 western paper says: "A child was run over by wagon three years old, and cross eyed, with pantelets on, which never spoke afterward."
 An unknown man was struck below the woolen mills at Warren yesterday noon and badly injured.-B0St071 Globe. Send for Dr Bliss at once to probe the wound. Injuries below the woolen mills are very dangerous Neao Fork Graphic.
 The keokuk GGte Ctty has unearthed the meanest man on record, and locates him at Burlington. The story, as the paper man tloned tells 1t, is that while a deaf, dumb and blind hand-organist was sleeping on the post. othce corner the wretch stole his instrument and substituted @ new-fangled churn there for; and when the organist awoke he sa;zed the handles of the churn and ground away for dear life, and when the Shades of nipbt were falling fast, that meanest man in the world came around, took his churn, restored the or gan to its owner and carried home four pounds of creamery butter.-DetT0tt FIree Press,
 All hngnshman was braGging Of the speed on English railroads to a Yankee traveller seated at his side in enc of the cars of . "fast train" in England. The engine bell was rung as the train neared station. It suggested to the Yankee an opportunity of taking down his companion a peg or two" Whats that noise ,'' innocently inquired the Yankee "We are approaching a town" sad the Englishman: they have to begin ringing ringing about ten miles before they get to station, or else the train would go by it be- fore the bell could be heard. Wonderful isn't 1t? l suppose you haven't invented bells in America yet?" ''Why, yes, replied the Yankee, we've bells, but we can't use them on our railroads. We run so tarnal fast that the train always keeps ahead of the sound. No use whatever-the sound never reaches the village till the train gets by.'' ''Indeed!' exclaimed the EneGshman Fact" said the Yankee; ''had to give up bells"
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20

Mir Burchard, our consul stationed at Rua- tan, Honduras, reports that balata or tuns gum is becoming one of the chief articles of export from that country. This substance, to which attention was first called in. 1857, combines to some extent the elasticity of
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Money is hard to get and not easy to forget, and yet there are two million dollars of un- claimed money orders in the P ossession of the government awaiting owners who never come.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20
ANENHaeNHA
fl ROYAL" RAKING POWDER.

ssO FH@ SFHsSaN0 O VIZ 0 A M ' do not find in practice to produce any good effect in raising the bread, and should not, therefore, consider it's presence as desirable If, then, we accept Dr. Love's standard of commercial value, these two powders are both worth 50 cents, with the additional advantage of purity, or freedom from ammonia, on the part of '' Hecber's Perfect Baking Powder.''
 We feel called upon, in justice to ourselves and the public to give the above facts, as the article denominated ''Kitehen Economy" was published apparently as disinterested infor- nation, intended for the public good, where as in fact it was an advertisement of the Roy al Baking Powder Company
 George V. Hecker X Co,
 CrOtOn Flour Mills,
 jy14 2tawtf 205 Cherry St., N. Y.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20

Colonel von Steuben, who represents the German revolutionary hero, Baron Steuben, at the Yorktown centennial, is the Chief Forester of Germany, and he criticises Amer jeans for their universal neglect of the for ests. He thinks the time will come when we shall regret the slaughter of the trees, and calls attention to the fact that while the chief nations of Europe have used stringent meas ures to preserve the forests, we have sys- tenn of forestry, and are rapidly robbing our soil and climate of their best protectors, the woods It is unquestionably high time that this matter received attention.
 The cholera is spreading in the East and advancing toward Europe. It has already made considerable ravages at Alden, and has reached Mecca where the Mussulmans are inn ploring their Prophet. Two other epidemics attract serious attention. The first is the yellow fever in Senegal. where the number of victims has been great, and the second diphtheria which has killed more people in the south of Russia than any other epidemic, not excepting the plague. It has prevailed there since 1872. In Bessarabia, 15,0G0 out of SC, GOO persons who were attacked have succumbed to it. Out of 46, GOO cases, 19, 900 ended fatally, and in Kharkoff, out of g, GOO cases there have been r, 900 deaths.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20
Augustus & Ball,

RNAnrFNTt1I sLsUI5s $. T1ausl .,,a,,
 NJ street. New Haven, mn, manufacturer of Iron Fences, Crates, Doors Stairs Shutters. Balco- nies and Crossings also e Proof Vaults, Iron Col umns, Grinders, nlumina I'd Tile etc. All kinds of Iron Work for public Buildings and prisons, Roof Bolts Bridge Bolts, ete< oil 1y
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20

New Haven is pleasanter place to live in than St. Petersburg. In the latter city lot of orders have just been issued by the new chief of police, and they are 50 numerous and complicated that it will be hard work for the citizens to understand and obey them The dvorniks (house porters) seem to be i'm portant factors in the pervasiye system of espionage They are the pickets, and their duties are sharply defined. They cannot be employed by their masters to run errands They must not go to sleep while on duty. They must take their stand outside the houses and must never go inside, but they are allow ed within sight of their houses to occupy themselves in sweeping the streets and pave ments While on duty they must see that no person sticks bills or proclamat1ons on the walls of their houses see that no dangerous article is thrown inside the house; see that the house does not catch fire, and so forth, through long list.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20

An interesting paper was read not long ago in Berlin before a large audience of officers, describing the work done by the German field post during the war:of 1sT0-'71. From tables carefully prepared by the lecturer 1t appears that between July 1G, 1870, and March 3I, 1871, there were transmitted from the theatre of war to Germany or from Ger many to the troops in France, by means of the field post, s9, ,659,O 900 letters and postal cards, 2,354, BIO newspapers, 36,7o5 remit tances of public money of an aggregate value of about $32, ,o0o, 1000, and 2,379,0o0 pri- vate ren1ittances of an aggregate value of about $12, ,OO0. GOO. Frequently the post offices were established literally on the field of battle, and the officials did their work, col lscted sorted and dispatched the letters while the guns were laundering around them. But, despite the difficulties under which the work was carried on, and the oftentimes necessari- ly primitive arrangements of the offices, hard ly single complaint was made of the miscar- riage or non arrival of letter or parcel in- trusted to the field post.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20

Sournal allo Courier.

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY
 HARRINGTON & CO.,, No. 400 State Street, Courier Building
 JOHN B. oARRINGroN. EDWARD [. OARRRGToN. JOHN B. HARRINGTON. IR.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20
DR. S, w, FISKE.

C1airvOyant Physician and Magnetic
 Healer, Business and Test Medium, nFFICE No 270 Chapel street, New Haven, Conn, V where he be consulted regularly every month from the morning Of the 10th until the 22d g 9p. m.
 Ofice hours from to p. m.
 All who need any counsel or treatment are invited to call. The Doctor has the gift to describe every pain and disease at sight and with his vegeta ble edicin and heiling power combined is enabled to all kinds of diseases in shor time. The Doe tor has had thirty years experience healer and physician, thousands can testify to the many tonish ng cures he has performed
 The Doctor also gives valuable advice on business matters, and all the affairs of Hfe both social and financial
 He will tell you if success or diversity awaits also of journeys lawsuits eains losse absent friends and great success in selecting lucky numbers. All should onsuli him. He is always reliable.
 Sittings forbusiness affairs examination of the sick, s1. Communications by letter upon business or hsslth must contain g. age, sex. lock of stamp Address Lock Box 1.25S Norwich, Ct- For further particulars send stamp and get circ- lar.
 TAKE NoTTeE-The Doctor be consulted at the Byxbee House, Meriden, Ct, four days, commen- cling Oct. 24th Also he will be at Smiths Hotel, Wa terbury, Ct, four days, commencing Oct. 18th.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20
siECKER'S Perfect Baking Powder

IO COIIoiSO ObS6IJIdIIy OTOttIII Bi-carbonate of Soda, or, in other words, Ks a Pure Cream Tartar
 Baking Powder, free from alum, terra alba, or any other in furious substances. find the RoyaP' Ba- king Powder to consist of Cream Tartar and Bi-carbonate of Soda, with the addition of sesqui-carbonate of ammonia. As regards the carbonic acid gas, which I believe to be the only efficient constituent in the use of these powders, I find it to be developed in practically identical amounts in each. The ammoniacal gas (better known to the public as it is found in hartshorn or in smelling salts) obtained by the introduction of sesqui carbonate of
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