The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-26
IN A NUTSHELL.

IN A NUTSHELL.
John Morden, Canadian farmer
boy, a self-taught taxidermy, has a CT
lection of 1890 birds. all caught, stuff;
and mounted by himself
Weather Prophet Vennor has resig
ed from the Canadian geological Sc
vey and will open mining excl ans
in Montreal.
The new Gar leads a very simp
life. He rises early and breakfasts wit
family, and then puts on his boiler iro
overcoat and takes walk in the bac
yard.-Bcston Globe.
Time-honored CUSTOM 1t is time
honored custom in Quincy, Fla. to salut
a newly-married couple by firing car
non This is to remind those preser
that the battle of life has fairly begun
Chicago Tribune.
A french chemist can take sugar
Hour and other substances and make
nicer egg than any hen ever left in
nest, and the hen must feel fearfully
ashamed Of themselves.
An exchange publishes an article
headed, Glow to tell mad dog" We
have nothing to tell mad dog that we
cannot communicate by telephone or
postal card.
at is stranger than felton," he re-
marked. "What is?" asked the pub
Usher. A story founded upon facts, :"
replied the other, as he laid down the
book with sigh.
From off the running riynlet the icy chain is
thawed,
And the autter of the winglet of the doveet is
The quacklet of the ducklet in the brooklet we
shall hear,
And the rootlet of the pisle. will presently ap
pear.
Lolita Darling is clairvoyant at
Lawrence, Mass, but her sight was not
strong enough to discern the approach
of her husband while another man was
kissing her, or fight might have been
prevented.
A school teacher in Berks county,
Pennsylvania, has whipped fifty-eight
pupils and had seventeen fights with
fathers since November LIST. During
the holidays he breaks colts and hunts
wolves.
Here lies a man whose crown was won
By blowing in an empty gun,
And met the girl on heavens green
Who lit the fire with kerosene,
lie also SOW astride q stool
The man who tempered with mule.
-Rochester Express.
"Do look like rabbit" asked CO.
lionel H. B Andrews, Vice-President Of
the Sunset route, rs San Antonio news
paper man came in and took seat on
the edge Of chair "Do you look like
q rabbi? Why Colonel, what a singular
question! What makes you think you
look like rabbit" 20, nothing, except
30 many people come to me to see
about their annual passover the road.
Nine thousand three hundred and
seventy-four women have been heard
to remark during house cleaning epe-
demie 4 have toslook out for every
thing; everything is left to me; moth
ing il done unless do it: it's enough to
try the patience ofasaint. Boston 7rans-
cript.
Secretary Kirkwood has stated that,
in order not TO awaken any unfriendly
or hostile feeling among the crow In
dams, he deems it advisable that before
preliminary surveys are made through
their reservation by the surveyors of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company the
Indians shall be informed by the Indian
agent that their rights Of property will
be fully respected, and that the road
will not be permitted to pass through
until the Indians are amply compensat-
I'd for the right of way,
The centennial anniversary Of the
victory ofthe American Revolutionary
army over the British at Cowpens was
celebrated ON the battle-ground. Gov.
Hagood, Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
son, Senator Wade Hampton, and rep.
resentatives from several Of the thirteen
original States made speeches. There
was review Of South Carolina MALTA
and on the whole the affair was very
successful and credible TO all concerned.
" has been animated that the at
tention Of the Texas legislature, soon
to meet in extra session, will be called
& 70 the question Of dividing the state in
% four. The Galveston Ne,us ridicules
this idea, and says the session will be
called to divide the state into repre-
sentative districts, and will 60 no furth-
er. In the legislature q resolution de-
claring that Texas relinquishes her
right 20 divide her territory into four
new additional states as provided for in
the articles admitting the state into the
union was voted down.
Gihooly was talking with Col. desmith