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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
A. r. Stewards Cav Widow.

1t has been very truly remarked,
says Saratoga letter, that Mrs. Stew
arts style of dressing has changed
greatly since ten years ago, when she
used to congratulate herself that she
was wealthy enough to afford to dress
with simplicity. Now she wears all
that the most stylish and exacting of
dress-makers could demand ia fabric
and cut, and her toilets are as many as
belle can boast in her first season.
At this garden party she wore white
brocaded satin, thick and heavy enough
to stand alone, as our grrndmothers
put it. 1t was founced with deep point
lace over plain white satin plaitings,
and the corsage was cut with narrow
V to fit broad coAarette of the same
lace. A large cluster of white lilacs
was fastened at one side with dia-
mond buckle, and diamond buckles
were on the sleeves and sashes of the
overskirt. Youthful as this toilet was,
it was not unbecoming, for, like her
late husband, Mrs. Stewart looks re-
markably young for her age, and her
slight. trim figure and auburn hair
would do for woman of forty.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
The Mississippi River Leaving New
Orleans.

The hayward Mississippi, according
to the New Orleans papers, is giving
very strong evidence Of its intention to
desert the Queen City of the south and
seek new outlet to the Gulf. 1t
seems the Father of Waters is rapidly
cutting another channel, and that the
entire waters of the Red river and a
large portion of those of the Mississippi
are now flowing through the Atchafa-
laya. Unless they can be arrested it
is not improbable that New Orleans
may be left in the near future stranded
on a shallow stream. Observations at
the mouth of the Red river 60 to show
that where a bar existed year ago
there is now depth of sixteen feet,
running clear through to the Atchafa-
laya. seven or eight miles distant. This
is the most remarkable change in so
short a time, and if the forces in ope-
ration continue to menace, the COM
mercial supremacy of New Orleans
viii soon become a subject for serious
consideration. History records several
great natural changes and revolutions
of this character in the Old World, but
they have required centuries for their
accomplishment The great Ameri-
can river, however, is up with the age,
and it is not impossible that it may do
in week or a month what the slug
gish waters of the other hemisphere
have taken hundreds of years to work
out,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
KANSAS MAMMOTH CAVE.
Discovery OF n Cavern Containing
Many Human skeletons.

The discovery of cave, says the
Gaylord Kansas, Herald, was made
about month since. Thomas county
being only sparely settled, the discov-
cry was accidental and made while
following wounded wolf, who took
refuge there, and finding a human
skull and other bones, from which the
flesh had long since been removed, at
its entrance. The discoverer suppos-
ing it to be VOLTS den, obtained the
assistance Of Mr.. Hamilton, who hap
pened to be in the vicinity, and the
owner of the land, and the three, well
armed and carving. 4 ;".:::e.4r, pro-
Iueeded to the spot at the base of "a high
bluff, and, pushing aside the under
brush, found an opening in the ground
regular in shape and about three feet
in diameter. Into this opening the
party cautiously proceeded on their
hands and knees distance Of three or
four feet, when the passageway, en-
larging in every direction, permitted
them to assume an erect position, and
they found themselves in an Irregular
shaped room, its ceiling sloping up
ward and out of sight. The place was
intensely dark, only q few rays of sun
light penetrating through the entrance,
and the light of the lantern seemed
but to make the darkness more per-
ceptlble. Passing over the VOLTS body
they found that the floor of the room
was covered with human skeletons and
bones entirely denuded of flesh, placed
in every conceivable position; some
stood upright against the walls, others
were IN sitting posture, but the great
er part lay scattered on the floor in
confused masses. The room was
somewhat triangular in shape, its long
est side being upward of forty feet and
the others about twenty each. Hung
on its walls Or resting against them,
and lying on the floor among the skel-
etons, were numerous shields and
spears and other implements of war
fare of savage race. The walls were
of solid white rock, and covered with
moisture. The floor of the hallway
sloped downward. The hallway was
about twenty feet long, and appeared
to have been cut in the solid rock by
skilled workmen. At the further ex
tremity it opened into another cham
Der, on the threshold of which the
party was halted by noises resembling
the movem ent of animals within. Ate,
their establishment had subsidized the,
were convinced that they had liscov
cred veritable echo gallery. Leavin,
a light at the entrance to mark its 10
caity they proceeded to explore ii
and found it to be nearly circular il
form and nearly one hundred feet il
| diam eter
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
How They Parted.

A new song is entitled Chow They
Parted" We have not read it, but no
doubt they parted in the usual way,
about 2 A. M, after kissing each other
"good night" at least thirty-seven times.
"Well, / guess must CO., he says with
a sigh about two hours before he does
60. Then, after another half hours
conversation about one thing and an
other, he presses her hand with much
pressiveness, says he really must 60,
and-lovingly fingers another half
hour. Then he says he didn't know it
was so late, picks up his hat and moves
toward the door, where he puts his
arm around her to prevent her falling
in a swoon, and kisses her five minutes
in one inning and-still fingers. Then
he gives her one more kiss just for luck
and reluctantly steps down and out into
the back, lonesome night, and calls
around the next night. That is how
they parted years ago-if we have not
been misinformed. -Noyristocn Herald.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
Where COcOanuts Come From.

Cocoanuts come in great quantities
to this market. and, like bananas th ey
are sold at one-half the price :; :..J 9;
brought a few years since, bringing
about $35 per thousand. The cocoa
nut tree is one of the palm family and
grows best in sandy soil near the sea.
A cocoanut stuck into the sand beach
just above high water mark will germ
mate and thrive quite as well as any
where else. The tree reaches height
of one hundred feet without leaf or
branch, except the tuft Of pinnated
leaves at the top. There nestles the
fruit, which drops when dead ripe, but
for eating and shipping it is gathered
while the husk is green and the meat
not too hard. The tree begins to bear
when eight years old, dropping fifteen
for twenty nuts the first year, but in a
few years after it reaches full bearing,
the product then averaging one hun
dred and fifty nuts to the tree. A
"cocoanut walk" or grove, is mag
niticent source of income, occupying
often land of no use for any other pur-
pose, and requiring absolutely no care
beyond the original planting. The
West India growers get $3.50 per hun
dred for the nuts just as they come
from the tree, the buyer paying for the
husking and transportation. Cocoanuts
do extremely well in thick groves. No
rule of distance need be observed in
planting them. Most of the cocoanuts
in this market come from the West
Indies and Central America. --Philadel-
DhtU Press.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
1t Was a SpOttsyyania Court House

Mr.. Ashby who is a kinsman of the
brilliant cavalryman of that name,
kindly offered to show me what was to
be seen, and after breakfast we started
for what he called the Horseshoe" or,
as it is more generally known, the
Bloody Angle" Driving northward
on the level Brock road for less than a
half mile, we wheeled abruptly into a
by-way to the right and began to pass
through thicket of small pines. These
evergreens, which have grown on the
margin Of the McCool farm since the
battle, began to threaten to choke the
narrow road. What we were going
through was more like a bridle-path
than place for wheels, but, needless OF
the ends of the limbs that whipped
him in the eyes and brushed against
the sides of the buggy, our horses dash
ed along, fetching us finally to fallow
field, wherein stands the McCool house
This place is one Of grim fame and las,
ing history, for in the woods hereabout
deaths nav was gorged in the longest
fercest, ghastliest hand-to-hand com
bat known to man. Tall oaks surround
the house; which is weather-beaten
rickety structure that clearly has beer
through the mills. At the time Of thu
battle the dwelling was occupied by
Farmer McCool, bachelor, with his two
maiden sisters. When it grew hot ant
deafening all around the family wen
into the cellar, and there Miss Mile
sitting by the side of her sick sister
wrote the following note:
GRANT, General, Sir: l desire that yol
stop this hasty fighting. There is ;
sick lady in the house.
MILDRED MCCooL.
A trembling courier in the person o
a black boy succeeded in delivering TIL
note within the Union lines, but oddl
enough the battle was allowed to con
tinue. I
"And would you believe it" Mis-
Millie was wont to exclaim in chat
with her nelghbors many year there
after "and would you really believe
it? the Yankee general wasn't gentle
man enough to grant a lady's request.
shame shame!" would come il
chorus, and Miss Miles ancient rock
ingchair would stand still from the yer,
amazement Of the good woman be
tween its arms. And to this day Gran
is held up by Miss Miles friends as {
person who is "no gentleman. "-Lette
to Philadelphia Times.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
Street Car Ethics.

New York Tribune: "Some of 'em's
made of lead, you know" said q street
car conductor alphabetically, as he
pocketed silver halfdollar after Civ
ing it a vigorous scrape with his steel
punch. "Some of 'em lead and some
of 'em brass; so we have to look sharp.
It's easy enough to tell the lead half.
dollars by scraping 'em with the punch
but you never know brass coin until
the silver is worn off the outside"
"Where do the bad coins come from?
was asked.
CHATS more'n I know-where they
come from in the first place It's
mostly women that give 'em to us. You
see when man gets hold of a bad half
dollar he don't feel just like passing il
himself; so he just gives it to his wife
and don't say anything about it. AnC
even if she does know the piece is bad
it don't make mite of difference. a
woman, young man, is one of the queer
est things in the world-one Of thu
quee-e-e-rest things in the world.
often stop and say to myself: wei
now, what in thunder did she do tina
for?' A woman has no idea Of othe
peoples rights at all. So when sh'
gets hold of a bad half-dollar, she jus
naturally passes it off again. Dishon
est? Why, bless you. no, she doesn'
mean to do anything dishonest; it's jus
her nature; she can't help it. Sh
don't want the half.doliar-of cours
she don't-so there is just one thing t.
do, and that is to pass it off On someon
else. But tell you, you have to b
powerful careful how you treat a VIC
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15

At a recent examination in a girls
school the question was put to a class
of little ones: "Who makes the laws OF
our government" Congress-" was
the reply. ''How is congress divided
was the next question. A little girl in
the class raised her hand. "Well, y
said the examiner, "Miss Sallie, what
do you say the answer is?" Instantly
with an a;- of confidence as well as tri.
umph, the answer came: "Civilized
half-civilized and savage"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15

The dead we never mourn-the dead
Of night .-Meriden Recorder. And it
may be added the d-beat.-Somer.uilie
Journal And the dead-head.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
THE GREAT VOLCANO.

Lava Floods still Pouring from Ma"-
Ana I.on-- BeIenguerin& fes A ic,
%the Doomed Town or miio S.a.,t IF
mia Tourists and THcfr Sish' oi
neadIy Peril.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15

Let a young man once get on the trail
of young lady in crowded ballroom
and he will find her very soou, and find
her mad.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

THE centenary Of George Stephenson, the
father of railroads, will be celebrated with
appropriate ceremonies at Newcsstlc-on-
Tyne on the Oh day of next month. The
Railroad Gsze,te referring to it sage.
George S,ephenson's centenary will be eel.
eorated at Newcas,le-on-Tyne juno ne1t, the
l0O!h anniversary Of his birth; and the
msyor Of that city has tclegrsphed to this
counlry an invitation for Americans 10 at
tend The veat will not, however, command
that attention which was given to the af.
teeth anniversary of the opeLing Of the
Stockton and Darlington railroad, in 1876, or
OF The Rainhill trial last year tits an ocea-
sion, however, worthy of the highest poetry
and eloquence, and 1t would be seemly if
steps would be taken 10 this country Ga thi
occasion to provide some memorial Of thi
genius of the great engineer, by which tho
United States have been benefited more thai.
any other nstion-which flono has made
possibly our rapid growth in population and
prosperity. II is not at all crebitable that in
u country which his invention has so vastly
prohted, and where in connection with it
many vast private fortunes have been crea.
ted, there should be no monument to his
memory" Can't the railroad men in and
about Dallas get up some sort of a celebra-
tion for the event here in Dallas? An address
and some Other inexpensive ceremonies
would certainly be in place.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

those who know him best. say that ST.
mon Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, is least to DO
trusted rs regard, politics when he talks
most, and that his utteranc.s mean Just tho
opposite of the deas they convey. His las,
say that we have seen ara as follows. "There
isno possibility oft. He is out of politics
and in business and is, believe, without
aspirations or political ambitions, except for
the continued success of the republican
party. The talk about his being candidate
10 1884, and tie s!alwarts having him in
training is simply clap-trap, which has been
used to drive the president into antagonism
to him and his friends. No; Grant will not
be candidatein 1884, nor will il make much
difference who is, unless there is some way
out Of the present difficulties. Conkling will
probably be reelected"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

fixed purpose. II insures success. Every
young man just starting 10 life feels or
should feel the Importance OF choosing one
vocation or profession; for to be without a
purpose in life is to fail. Mans life a, great.
est is too small to makes success at more
than one of the less important occupations,
much less 70 master more than one Of the
learned professions. While macy
fail because they choose no
vocation at all, doubtless more fail from
choosing the wrong vocation. The man who
works for money alone, With no love for sis
trade or profession, rsrely, II ever, succeeds
II he is driven TO work by starvation he is a
slave, but tho man who loves his work for
its own sake is free man in the true sense
OF the term. To such, fortune opens her
gates. Every person has capacity for some
particular calling. which, if pursued with
proper energy and dtternir alton leads to
success Every student has one etudy which
be prefers sbovo al others; and though he
may think it more difficult or less profitable
than some Others if he feels that he is caps.
cltased for it, let him make this one branch
his choice, and let his determination bend
every difficulty that comes up in his way.
He may serve his profession long time, as
it seems to him, but by oonfoipg his efforts
AM nergy principally TO bis one purpose he
will some day be master of it.
The Houston Post grows sentimental and
gushes over "the regular soldier, and whs. he
hiss DONE" Among other things, il says of
him:
The geographical nomenclature Of the
runtry is derived from persons or incidents
anecled with the army in large part. A
-qued of dragons have fight with Indians
ona Dameless creak; orc of the soldiers Is
killed and scalped, and tho creek is called
Oregon creek thereafter. A SQUAD of in
tanlry marching up stream TO hunt n ford>
ing place happen to meet squaw ascending
the bank, they ssk in her language, "hoW
deepY and che, facirg about, places her in
dex finger just below her grdlo behind, and
replies, "wskarusha," and ever after il ia
called Wskarusha creek. Centuries hence
the people Of Forts Wayne. Scott, Dodge,
and hundreds of towns Of similarly derived
names, will have very little idea, outside Of
the musty psges Of history, how their cities
got their Dames. Since the regular army
began plotting cur advanced civilization
westward, rinety years ago, there must have
perkhed from, the little force by the rife,
bow and tomahawk of the Iadian, tho floods
and the freezes of the elements ard BY wild
beasts, quite sixty thousand soldiers. Their
monuments arc the Humorous mountains.
streams and lakes near where their bodies
turned TO dust AID in Macy instances near
by stand othe" landmarks, named for their
stubborn enemies, whom their services de-
pF xtyill 4 !
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

The st. Louis Republican speaking of
tho extension Of the Texas & st. Louis mar
rowgsuge railroad through Arkansas on to
Cairo where It will connect with the ST.
Louis & Cairo narrow gauge, says: 1.-THE
steel rails tor the entire length of the Ar
kansas division having been purchased, or.
ders have been given to the engineers to push
the work Of locating the line as rapidly as
possible. Chiof Contractor Hubbard Is daily
expecting the proales, SO that he can le. the
contracts for grading. He expects to put
out at least ono hundred and fifty miles to
the contractors by June l. BY the purchase
ofthe Little RIVER Valley aud Arkansas
road, the Texas and st. Louis company Is
now enabled to proceed more rapidly with
tho work of construction. Tho operations
can commence now from three points
Cairo, New Madrid and Maiden. They have
30 to speak, a river front at Cairo, and rail !
road fronts OF both Maiden and New Madrid
and a force of men can be started on the
work at three points. The T. & st. L. has
Just contracted for nineteen moro new en-
ginss and four hundred freight cars, to be
used on oil parts OF the line Several months
ago, when the building of the Arkansas
branch was first talked Of, predic>
tions we're made by not a few railway folks
that the line would never DO built TO Cairo.
It was then said that the Gould combination
would pretty soon swallow up the narrow.
gauge In Texas, and that even should the
projectors shape their affairs in manner
calculated to give definite assurance that the
plans ~ mapped out would be- contaminated
that the company would be Dough. out
subsequently, whom Col. Paramore returned
ftom New York and announced that he had
secured A.00o00o subscriptions, Il wa,
sumorsd that the Gould people made an
slIort 70 buy out the narrow. gauge. Thi,
however, was smphasioslly denied BY inter.
sssd parties, but equally % good au.hori,ie.
~ that the nasrow.gaugs iolks had
malnrsd their plans and were not on ,b.
nAsksl. No matter what stsps were taken
40, Col. ParAmore now assures the Repub-
lIean's representative that the road throuOb
+ Arkausas win b built" There can be no
) question Of tho carly completion Of this ron,
1om Ts1aztanA y Cairo. and II our psop',
'',oo uot sscalre Z bzanoh line OF The 10 I'd from
49, 4 "a 4
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

TODAY PROFESSOR Tice says will be clear
or fair, but from Tomorrow to the 2lst
inclusive. he says there will DO clouding'
threatening weather with heavy rains and
severe storms 10 places, Onj on the let iof
june, Wednesday next, land probably on the
3D. there will be rain and severe storms in
places. His calculations, or representations
are. nado for the latitude Of ST. Louis and
Chicago, and as this lstiludeis further sout h,
some allowance must be made.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

lege, and let him stay there until he finishes
the prescribed course, and then, Just % no is Of
age turn him loose to battle with the tide
himself, and he is as helpless % babe. He
don't know where or how TO begiR to even
earn the salt he eats, and the consequence is
that he becomes discouraged and soured with
the world, and half the time, if not oftener.
be goes to the bad and only serves TO I'll up
60 much space in the world, being of no
benefit to himself Or to mankind.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

THERE IS restaurant man in New York
who serves up, who gives meal of all the
delcacies of the season for one cent, and he
says he is making u fortune u. t. He says
he can make barrel of soup for twenty
cents that will be sufficient for 1000 persols.
Wonder if he Utilities stray cats and patron
lies the dog pound?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

The estimate for interest and debt pay
ment for the city Of St. Louis for 1881 is
$1,5sl, 900; for Chicago $500, 900, but Chi.
Cages parto the Cook county debt and
Cinciunati's part Of the Hamilton county
debt are not included in these figures. The
police department Of st. Louis will cost
$500. 900; that OF Chicago $4,000.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

The Prince Of Wales has three daughters
named respectively Louise, Victoria and
Maud, the latter being tho youngest and ten
years of age. A wondering public will be
delighted to know that they take their music
lessons at 0 o'clock in the morni' &.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

The HISTORY Of the present Conkling-
administration emeute would not DO COM
plets il the information that Judge Roberts
son, the present collector of customs for
the port of New York, wears no mustache,
no side.whiskers, but keeps his chin buried
in full growth of beard, reaching 10 the top
of his necktie, was suppressed,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

In TIE large towns in Kansas not the
slightest attention Is paid 10 the LIQUOR law,
30 the report goos, but in the country and
the villages it is enforced. Well, it may BIZ
urged, this does some good, but it ooks like
folly to encounter statute books. with laws
that .xre imperative. The tendency is TO
make people lose respect for all laws.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

THx Mexican congress, both houses, has
confirmed the concessions made to Captain
Eads for the construction ola ship railrord
across the istbmus Of Tebusntepec.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28

Jarrett, the old reliable ice king il now
supplying tho city with splendid quslity of
pure northern lake lee Mt reasonable figures.
Leave orders at his Office, ia rear of A polio
Hall
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28
INDICATIONS.

Purity cloudy weather AID local rains; ~'''a
generally from east to south; stationery or slopy
falling barometer and no change in temperd-
fure
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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