The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15

efeu 10 witness the event, some aCtuateC
by curiosity, others by'a feeling of rever
ence for the solemn act: of baptism. The
river was very high and the bottom over.
flowed, so that it was impossible to reach
the shore on foot The candidates seem
cd impressed with the solcmnity of the
step they were taking, and looked very
sanity in the white robes with which they
We're dressed. As rule we do not believe
in public Immersion still it certainly shows
a vast amount of faith and sincerity, and
this world is wide enough for every one tc
have their own opinion.
Scotland Citizen: Gale & Bogert,
Scotland's bankers are loaning large sums
of money to the farmers. They have es
tablished themselves as men of true bust.
ness ability and by their square dealing
have gained the confidence ofthe people.
The new postal law now makes the
taking OF newspaper and the refusal to
pay Tor the same a theft, and any person
guilty of such action is liable to criminal
prosecution the same as if he had stolen
goods to the amount of his subscription.
A New York paper has already commcnc,
ed suit against several subscribers for such
otfense.
One of our young gents entered the
barber shop the other day for the purpose
OF getting the down shaved from his face.
The proprietor, thinking he was making
too long pause, gently took him
by that sensitive organ, the off ear, and
led him out into the pure air. After
glaring around in threatening manner
to the occupant of the building he had so
unceremoniously left, he muttered: ooh,
if there only was female barber-shop in
this town, wouldn't patronize it
though" Such is life.
Rock Rapids Review: The institute
closed Friday, Sept. 2, with a lecture in
the evening by d. A. w. Perkins, Esq,
of Sheldon Miss Hattie Taylor, of Can
ton, gave a reading Tuesday evening prey
ious, and on Wednesday evening Rev. j.
+. Mcnamara delivered lecture on NOR
al teaching. Miss Taylor's reading was
very entertaining, and showed the lady to
possess considerable talent as an elocution-
list.
National Washington Republican,
8: The Hon. r. +. Pettigrew, of Dako-
ia, who is here on official business, enjoys
the exclusive honor and distinction, in the
present congress, of having more than
doubled the vote Of his competitor. This
overwhelming victory was largely due to
his personal character, business integrity,
and sterling ability. Although one of the
youngest members, this fact gives ample
assurance that 'he is the right man in
the right place In politics the repre-
sentative of Dakota is a Stalwart Republi-
can
About forty of our respected citizens,
young and old visited Sioux Fails last Sat
urday. They went by private conveyance
and prepared for pic mic dinner. In the
morning the sky was overcast with clouds
and it babe fair to spoi! the holiday, but
old Sol concluded to let u few spare rays
shine although horrid wind blew briskly.
Notwithstanding, the party arrived all
right and visited the island, long noted for
its pleasure resort with gay converse and
comforts of the inner man, in the shape of
pies, cakes, sandwiches and other luxur-
les, they passed few hours, extremely
pleasant ones of course. No cloud marred
the pleasure except the Dakota burs,
which only put out the eyes of one man,
and twisted the tails of several horses, 50
that they could not brush the pesky fly
away. All things must end and our sober
citizens must be home before dark, SO they
took last farewell of the beauties of ma
ture and turned homeward III admitting
that there is no place like home after all.
Does everybody know that we, the
City of Canton, have public park loca-
ted ? and does anyone know where it is
Don't all speak at once, but devise some
plan to improve that park at once. In
the first place while raising money for any
public improvement, get enough to inclose
the grounds for the park. Then let every
citizen Of Canton 60 and plant tree or
shrub, or even maple seed, then we will
summon patience and wait for the harvest.
In few years we shall behold luxuriant
shade, resort for our young, and place
for public gatherings of all kinds Don't
let the matter drop; true we need our
homes adorned with more shade trees, and
we need more public improvements, but
let us do what can be done without too
much expense Set out trees, for we need
the beautiful to cheer us along lfe's rug
ged pathways. We want to lay the foun-
dation of city that none will be ashamed
of in the near future, and others will en-
joy the benefits of shady walks and home
like retreats, if we do not. So, if not for
ourselves let us be unselfish, and work for
our public interests.
Interesting to Ladies.
Mrs. P. NJ. Lund, graduate of Mrs
Deinbolls Institute, Mnlde. Norway. in ali