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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24
American Canned Goods in England.

The London correspondence of the
New York World makes some state
ments in recent letter to that paper
which furnish food for reflection to
the canned-goods packers and dealers
of this country. His words, which we
give below, need no comment. He says
you are doubtless well aware of the ex-
tent to which the traffic in canned fruits
and provisions has grown between the
United States and this country. Every
little country shop is now half full Of
canned peaches and apples, pork and
beans, succotash, green corn, and
oysters, and all the other varieties of
food which American enterprise has
been themeans of forwarding to this
country. [ know Of no trade which
gave better promise Of continuing to
grow and flourish, for goods sent met
with ready sale and were continually
grhwing in favor with the public. I'm
fortunately, syme unscrupulous dealers
are threatening to ruin this branch of
commerce. Consignment after con-
signment Of canned goods to be rotten
or otherwise worthless; in several parts
of England people have been poisoned
by eating canned oysters or meats.
Let the idea once spread that it is
dangerous to eat canned American
provisions and it will soon be all over
with the trade. The other day 1 was
talking to the chief London retail dealer
in these articles, and this is what he
said: AT first, everything sent from
America was good. The public liked
the things, and we really could not get
enough ofthem to supply the demand.
But no sooner was the market establish
ed than tricks began to be played, and
now I am afraid to send out any new
importations, until I have examined
dozens of tins at random. People are
afraid to buy. 1t is always the way
the first lots are splendid, then ship
loads of trash are sent over, and the
business is spoiled for everybody.
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The New Society Craze.

from tne LONDON Hour.
Most amusing accounts are given of
the new craze which has seized on a
certain section of London society. It
seems, for some time past, sundry
young men and woman have betaken
themselves to the" showing of their
shapes" as Jack Tar calls it, in the
most fantastical costumes Of the
medieval ages, and playing such tricks
before high heaven as make the angels
weep. The woman exhibit themselves
in tight-f1itting garments, devoid of all
shape and color, clinging to the form
and showing the contour of the figure
with quite as much precision as the
fleshings Of the ballet girl; the hair
cut short and frizzed over the eyes and
dyed of Il deep orange brown; the
throat encircled by double row of
large amber beads, from which de-
pends a medieval ornament; and a
locking glass hanging to the side, as in
the pictures Of the Venetian ladies by
Paul Veronese- The femal aesthetic is
in general sallow and half.starved,
wobegone in expression. She has in
general dingy look, which is attribut-
ed to the efforts made to attain to that
dulness of coloring in which alone re-
sides perfection, according to her ideas,
and which in some cases has to be
procured by artificial means. She
sighs and looks vacantly around from
beneath the shock Of stiff, frizzled hair,
dyed of a reddish brown, according to
the law she has made unto herself of
having no defined color on any portion
Of her frame. She can scarcely open
her lips to speak, so tightly are they
pressed together, and never smiles
save when the male aesthetic approaches,
and then they whisper together, and
sometimes disappear locked arm in
arm toward the supper room, when
they are not more backward than the
vulgar herd in their enjoyments of the
creature comforts provided.
And while the female aesthetic is
simply ridiculous, the male of the
species is absolutely offensive. He
lisps and ambles, his locks flow
uncombed over mis- collar, but when no
one is by, he is not above investigating
the contents of a tankard of Bass's ale,
of which he partakes freely. He gen.
orally carries an artificial lily in his
hand, at which he shifts pathetically'
now and then.
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He's q Brick,

If it is slang, 1t is really classical
slang.-And yet of the thousands who
use the term, how few-how very few
know its origin, or its primitive signif-
canoe. Truly it is heroic thing to
say of man to call him a brick. The
word so used, if not twisted from it's
original intent, implies all that is brave,
patriotic and loyal.
Plutarch, in his life of Agesitaus,
King of Sparta, gives us the origin OF
the quaint and familiar expression.
On 81 certain occasion an ambassador
from Epirus, on diplomatic mission,
was shown by the king over his capital.
The ambassador knew of the monarch's s
fame-knew that though only nomi-
nally king of Sparta, he was yet ruler
Of Greece-and he had looked to see
massive walls rearing aloft their en-
battled towers for the defense of the
town; but he found nothing Of the
kind. He marveled much at this, and
spoke of it to the king.
'Sire," he said, 81 have visited most
of the principle towns, and l find NO
wall reared for defense. Why is this
"Indeed, Sir Ambassador" replied
Agesilaus, "thou canst not have looked
carefully. Come with me tomorrow
and I will show you the walls Of
Sparta"
Accordingly on the following morn
ing the king led the guest out upon the
plains, where his army was drawn up in
full battle array, and pointing proudly
to the serried hosts, he said:
"There thou beholdest the walls Of
Sparta-ten thousand men and every
man a brick"
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Accidents.

In Hahabay Village, Ont, over l30
persons have been stricken with small
pox. Twenty have died.
\ WHALE E-BoAT capsized in Queenstown
harbor yesterday: and seven persons were
drowned.
A LOSS of $3.50, 900 was incurred by an
incendiary fire at Rosita, COL, which des-
troyed the business portion of the town.
THERE are sixtv cases of measles in
.he orphan asylum near Lafayette, In
diana, and several cases of smallpox.
A FIRE which broke out on the llth inst.
IN the Belmont oil-works, at Phila-
delphia, caused damage of 100000.
Two more of the men ini iured in the
boiler explosion at Buffalo have died,
making eight victims.
SAMUEL LEWIS, well-known mining
speculator. killed himself with s,rychnine
at Deadwood. He formerly lived at Ann
Arbor and Ypsilantl, Mich.
The paper manufacturing establish
ment of Tileston & Hollingsworth, at
Hyde Park. Mass, has been destroyed by
fire, causing loss of S7o,OOo.
A FIRE at Bolivar, Tenn, caused the
destruction Of great portion of that town.
The loss is estimated at $780, 900; insurance
$4,000.
JonH SMITH, a colored boy l3 years old,
at Rock Islam d, was sentenced to the re-
form school for two years for robbing
offices.
TIE wholesale drug house of Ish & Nc
Mahon, in Omaha, Neb., and several ad-
Joining stores, were burned out on the 18th
inst. The loss Was between $780, 900 and
100000
AN accident occurred on the St. Joseph
and Western railway. near Walthena,
Kan, the train rolling down an embank-
ment. Three persons were severely hurt,
the chief sufferer being Mrs. Snyder, of
Tecumseh, Neb.
A NEGRO named Ross languishes in the
county Jail at Rock Island, ILL.,, fol at
tempted his shway robbery on Ernest Broe-
mel, German brewer, whom Ross tried
to rob in an aley-way.
A TRAIN on the Lake Erie and Western
road was thrown off the track near Mum
Gle, Ind, about noon of the l1th inst,
by running over some COWS. Reuben and
Frank Hickok, of Lafayette, the engineer
and fireman, were thrown under the en-
CINE, and mortally injured by steam.
JAMES CUsH1NG's vinegar factory, at
Dubuque, Iowa, has been partly destroyed
by fire, entailing loss of some $40: 900:
1t was covered bv an insurance of SO, 500
in several companies. The fire caught in
the third story near the roof, from sparks
from burning chimney a few hours pre-
vious.
TUE steamer James Howard, one of the
| largest boats on the Mississippi, was
burned at the levee at St. Louis last even
ing. She had Just arrived from New Or
leans. There we're fifty persons on board
| when the alarm was given, but her cap
tain claims that no lives wele lost. She
was valued at $75.O 600.
| The body of woman was found on the
track of the Sioux City road, near Shake
pee, Mimi, so terribly mang led that she
could only be identified by the clothing:
It was found to be Miss Belle Blake, and
! it is thought she was struck by train and
thrown under the wheels.
A BRAKEMAN named ]. Ruhl, was run
over by an Illinois Central train near
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24
LIFE IN THE ARMY.
Hardships that the Private Must En-
dure-- Many Reforms Needed.


dure- Many Reforms Needed.
From the Omaha Herald.
The first touch young man gets Of
Army lite is at the recruiting Office"
in some Of the large cities, and l must
say that any man who has passed
through one ofthem will acknowledge
that they are disgrace to any civilized
country The Sergeant in charge
makes every recruit sell his clothing
and he (the recruit) is luckyif he gets
81 or S. for a $50 or $50 suit of clothes,
the Jew who buys them whacking up
with the Sergeant afterward. Next in
order comes his trip to that beautiful
nest Of chills and fever. Jefferson Bar
racks near St Louis. Here he is led in
to the mystery of cleaning horses, the
goose step, and last, but not least the
mystery of trying to get on the outside
of Army pork and Navy beans. Here
also he gets accustomed to tighten his
belt around an empty stomach. Next
to this comes the draft of from three
to sixty or 100 to some regiment on the
the frontier, where after untold misery
he may arrive in from three days to
three months.
After joining his regiment his Captain
tells him his clothing is not fit to be
looked at, and he has to draw a new
outfit, for which he has to pay the COM
pany tailor the following exorbitans
prices, viz: For altering pants S. per
pair; altering blouse, 50; altering dress
coat $5, and so on. Many recruits get
disguised with this, so the first money
they get they desert. Many men enlist
in the Army under the impression
mediately after reveille they are march
ed to the stables for an hour, thence
back to breakfast; that oyer they go
work, either digging trees, bitches,
etc. or 60 building houses cutting
wood, and hundred different other
jobs too numerous to mention.
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The Mulch Disaster.
New York World.


1t is gratifying to learn through the
cable that no Am erican student was a
sufferer by the dreadful accident
which threw a masked ball at Munich
Friday night into confusion and cost
at least four young men their lives. A
student dressed as an Esquimaux in
fuzzy garments intended to represent
fur, set fire to his clothes while light
ing his cigar, and at once losing his
presence of mind, ran furiously in his
fright among a group of others in SINH
lara tire. The clothes of number of
these took fire, and the cable tells us
that four of them were burned to
death. AS this is the season of mas
querades the warning is timely, and
smokers will do we'll to bear it in mind
tonight at the great ball to be given
by the Arion society. 1t strangely re-
calls in its circumstances a frightful
event which nearly five centuries ago
convulsed medieval Paris. When
Charles V. of France was q GONZALES
cent after the attack of lunacy which
came upon HIM during his August
march against the duke of Brittany, a
masquerade was given at the Hotel St.
Paul in honor Of the wedding of a wild
ow lady in attendance on his queen.
To amuse the king certain Hugh de
Guisay, one of his courtiers, got up a
sextet of satyrs, consisting Of the king,
de Guisay himself, and four other
courtiers, all of whom were attired in
cloth smeared with resin and covered
with tow, the object being to make
them look like goa S. The king thus,
disguised was tormenting the young
duchess of Berri when the duke of Or
leans, the count of Bar, and sundry
other semi-royal youths coming into
the masquerade thought it clever to
set fire to the tow worn by one Of the
kings companions. The dresses worn
by the satyrs, smeared with resin and
covered with tow, were Of linen and
sewn on the bodies of the wearers. In
a moment the unhappy man was in a
blaze and ran wildly bowling about
the hall. The others took fire, and
the whole sextet, except the king, were
in flames, the king himself only escap-
ing through the GOODNESS and courage
of the young duchess of Berri, who
held him fast, would not let him stir,
and, tearing off her silk robe, threw it
over him and kept him from the
flames and sparks. The shock threw
the king back into state of dementia,
and of his fellow-satyrs four died in
agony during the next day, one of the
four being the man who had devised
the disguises, Hugh de Guisay, one of
the most brutal and odious personages
of the time.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

OFF1cE-HUNT1NG at Washington con-
tinues to furnish plenty of food for
gossip. William E. Chandler is to be
solicitor general of the department of
justice. 1t is thought that Colonel Rus
sell, of Texas, will secure the first as
sistant postmaster generalship. For
the second place Don Cameron is push
ing William A. Grier, of Pennsylvania,
who steadily voted for Garfield in the
Chicago convention. French and Up
ton will both leave the treasury depart
ment, and Edward MCPHERSON will
take the first place. Hon. Jerry Rusk,
of Wisconsin, and Hon. Jonas H. Nc
Gowan, of Michigan, want the agricul-
tural bureau Hannibal Hamlin can
have the collectorship at Boston. For
the Austrian mission there are seven
applicants, and for the postoffice at
Youngstown, Ohio, no less than thir-
teen.
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The Steamship Great Eastern.

The Great Eastern has been charter
ed for ten years to carry dead meat to
the United kingdom from the Ameri-
can seaboard on the River Plata. It
is calculated that from Texas or the
Argentine provinces beef of prime
quality can be laid down at Sd per
pound. The promoters of this bold
scheme intend to slaughter the cattle
on board the great ship as received from
day to day, and for this purpose they
have secured the services of trained
butchers from the slaughter-houses of
Chicago. The dressed meat will be
stored in refrigerators, and it is esti-
mated that 10000 to $1,000 carcasses
of beef, all hung equal to 3, 600 or A.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

The failure of Ernest Flagg, aman-
ufacturer of oleomargarine at Cham
bers and Washington streets New York
is announced. The factory has been
seized by the Sheriff, and Flagg nas
not been seen there for over a week.
Several creditors have attached the
machinery. Flagg is son of the Rev.
DIR. Flagg, a wellknown clergyman.
He has been in business several years,
and succeeded the firm of Flagg, Hoft-
man & Co He exported considerable
Oleomargarine.
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at Constantinople. 1t is capable of turn,
ing out $4,000 cartridges per day. The
Greeks should now establish cartridge
factory provided with American machine
ry at Athens.
Mr.. P. j. SMYrH, half-crazy Irish
member of parliament, has published a
letter denouncing Mr.. Parnell and the
organizers of the ladies' land league.
Smyth has been requested to resign his
seat, but refuses to do so.
VERNoN-HARCoURr, the British home
secretary, announced in the house of COM
mons that he had received threatening
telegram from John Dewey, of New York,
but he would not provoke an international
controversy by making representations to
the American government.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

Minonk, Ill. Saturday night. The entire
train passed over his body, crushing it to
shapeless mass. This accident is the
most shocking that has happened on the
road for some time
A SERIOUS fire lately occurred in the
wholesale drug-house Of Woodward,
Faxon & Co., in Kansas City: No less
than seventy-6ve distinct explosions fol-
lowed, caused by cans of gun-powder in
the adjoining store of Ogleboy Y Co.,
the hardware house of Kelley, Willis &
very light, and all three stores were des-
troyed. The loss is estimated at 1920, 900,
on which the insurance is $2600OO.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24
Cablegralns.

FEARS of 4 war between Britain and
Portugal are now dispelled.
THE armistice between the British and
the Beers has been prolonged by the
former.
RUMoRs are ahoat in London that Glad.
stone will resign the chancellorship of the
exchequer to Hugh G. Childers.
BISMARCK complains that party preju-
dices have caused an unfair assessment
upon his residence in Berlin.
GLADsToNE's parliamentary labors and
cares are beg inning to tell upon his health
and his resignation is now confidently
looked for.
THIRTY persons have been arrested in
strating in favor of republican form OF
government.
GREAT BRITAIN objects to the words of
the invitation to the monetary conference,
being unwilling to commit herself abso-
lutely to a bimetallic standard.
The president of the Grange Free State
has gone to negotiate with the Beers for
peace with Great Britain.
IT is announced on authority that the
Princess Louise will return to Canada the
first week in May.
GEN. WooD has informed the home gov
ernment that the Beers seem to be quite
desirous Of coming to terms.
FIVE HUNDRED Irishmen sailed from
Key West about three weeks ago to 20 to
assist the Beers. They were all we'll
armed.
MINISTER LOWELL has asked the British
authorities for particulars as to the arrest
Of NJ. p Boyton in Ireland. Boyton
claims to be an American citizen.
The Dublin land league appeals to the
Catholics in Ulster to hold no demonstra-
ton on St. Patrick's day, that there may
be no religious discord.
PORTUGAL on the 1lth inst, ratified the
Lorenzo Marquee treaty with England,
by which the latter obtains access to her
South African colonies through Delagoa
bay.
A CARTRIDGE factory, provided with
American machinery, has been established
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24
WOrkin6neH.

Before you begin your heavy spring
work after a winter of relaxation, your
system needs cleansing and strengthen.
ing to prevent an attack of Ague, Bill.
ious or Spring Fever, or some other
Spring sickness that will unfit you for
seasons work. You will save time,
much sickness and great expense if
you will use one bottle of Hop Bitters
in your family this month. Don't
wait.-BuaAngton Haaokeye.
Early in February two German wo-
men, Frau Schmidt and Frau Feustel,
living at Zeitz, Prussian Saxony, and in
addition living in the same house and
on the same floor, were each, on the
same day, delivered of three children,
and they were all boys. Probably such
singular coincidence never before oc-
CURED.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

FORGED kilograms, designed to cause
the board of trade to take action against
American pork, were received in the
British house Of commons on Tuesday
last. The kilograms purported to be
from the secretary of the Liverpool
provision trade. The police are inves-
tipating the matter.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

The presidents cabinet selections
make the election of three new United
States senators necessary-to fill the
places of Blaine, of Maine; kirkwood,
Of Iowa, and Window, Of Minnesota.
Frye will probably succeed Blaine, and
Wilson should have Kirkwood's seat.
Ramsey is quite likely to be elected
from Minnesota, although there are
other prominent aspirants, among
whom is ex-Gov. Davis. The demo-
Gratis of the senate would do a graceful
act if they would adjourn the execu-
tive session until these VACANCIES are
filed.
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600 tons of meat-will be shipped each
voyage. The result of this enterprise,
ifsuccessful, will have far wider bear
ing than appears at first sight. 1t will
be watched with much interest by the
public, no doubt, for, notwithstanding
the large imports of fresh meat we are
receiving, retail prices still rule very
high. But it will also break down that
'ring" which, while reaping immense
profits, keeps almost at famine prices
one of the first food requisites Of the
people. e.-Iron.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

The total cost of the ship railway
and appurtenances is estimated at $75,-
100000, on s50,OOO,OOO, of which the
Government is asked to guarantee six
per cent, dividends for fifteen years.
The time required for its completion
will probably not exceed four years,
and possible it may be done in less
time
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

IT is reported that the emigration to
this country from Germany this year
will be very large. Entire communi-
ties are preparing to emigrate, and the
authorities are trying to discourage the
exodus, it being serious matter to
that cOunfry
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24
Beginning Life.

When two young people start out in
life together with nothing but a deter
mination to succeed, avoiding the inva-
sion of each others idiosyncrasies, not
carrying the candle near the gunpow-
der, sym pathetic with each others en-
ployment, willing to live on email
means until they get large facilities,
paying as they 60, taking life here as q
discipline, with four eyes watching its
perils and four hands fighting its battles
others may say or do: that
is royal marriage. It is SO set down
IN the heavenly archives, and the
orange blossoms shall wither on neither
side of the grave.
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Mr.. SAMUEL J. TILDEN declines to 60
to Ne v Orleans with the detachment
of the seventy-frst New York regi-
ment, but sends them check for $3.50;
and VIM. II. Vanderbilt has contribu-
ted $500, and the merchants and bank
ers Of New Orleans 5000.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

The SNOW storm is Scotland has
abated, but it will be some days be-
fore railway communication is re-
stored. About nine vessels have been
lost on the Aberdeenshire coast, and
about one hundred persons have been
drowned. The ship Ben Rhydding,
from Calcutta to Dundee, has been
wrecked near Aberdeen and thirty
persons were drowned. Two or three
small vessels were lost with all hands
on the coast of Northumberland
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

AT a meeting of the Board of Alder
men in New York Alderman Sauer
moved that the Board ask the opinion
of the Corporation Counsel if there was
any way of stopping walking-matche es
in Madison Square Garden. He de-
nounced them as fraud, got up to
cheat the public, and said if i was a
matter of endurance and an honest
test Of strength he would not object.
The resolution was adopted
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

!. A young man from the country hav-
ing married city vocalist, proudly
wrote home that his wife was q first
class singer, with y remarkable voice.
g In fac" he wrote, "sne has mezzo
soprano Of unusual power and COM
pass" His mother Immediately an
swered: My son that is what your
aunt Keziah died Of. She waited too
long before she had It operated on.
Don't delay. Have it cut outs oncA" "
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

The tardiness of Gen. MAHONE in ap-
pearing to qualify as Senator from
Virginia indicates that he recognizes
the fact that his functions as balance
wheel have suspended until the sue
cessors of the three gentlemen re-
moved from the Senate to the Cabinet
shall have been appointed.
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NEWS NOTES.

An old farmer estimates the proceeds
of the 1900 head of game which fell
when last month the Prince OF Wales
visited Lord Aveland at s., $50, and the
destruction of produce involved in rear
ing and feeding it at $4,000.