The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-06
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Smallpox has broken out in Toronto.
Tennyson is working at another
drama.
Philadelphia theatre supes are on a
strike. -
An international fish exhibition is to
be held at Pensacola, Florida, in 1889,
Thurlow Weed, Of New York. sent
$500 to the Michigan sufferers.
The dead president was just 40 years
and 10 months old to day.
Mary Anderson, the actress, has
bought Newport cottage.
Lawrence Barrett, the actor, was once
clerk in a dry goods store
The composer of "Die Wacht am
Rheln,' receives a pension OF $1,000 a
year.
Women never forgive an act of
treachery, but men do the moment
they forget it.
A noble part of every true life is to
learn how to undo what has been
wrongly done.
1t is stated that Queen Victoria in.
tends to bestow the vacant Garter upon
King Alfonso.
J, A. Cuthbeth, aged 81, and mem
Der OF congress in 1919 and 1921, died
at Mobile, Ala, on the 22d.
Gustav Richter, the distinguished
uerman artist, is not dead, as was re.
ported. He is, however, far from well.
A memorial window to President
Garfield is to be placed in Williams
College, of which he was a graduate.
Whatever changes may be made in
the Cabinet, all agree that Robert T,
Lincoln will retain his place as secre-
tary of War.
Patrick on the zebra "Phat kind of
a baste is that-the mule with his ribs
on the outside OF his shkin entirelyi
Indeed, sir, would box your ears"
reaectively)-"but where
could find a box large enough ?"
why don't you have some stvle
about you2" said the man who had
looked along mile of barbed fence for
an entrance.
United States Senator Pendleton, of
Ohio, intends to make a speech on
clvll.service reform in Boston next
month.
Seth May, ex-Judge of the supreme
court of Maine, died in Auburn, Me-,
on Tuesday afternoon. aged 70 years.
Herman Salomon, a brother of ex-
Governor Solomon, of Wisconsin, and
IN old resident of Manitowoc, Wis.
died recently.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
have been yachting for five weeks.
During the greater part of the time the
weather was very unfavorable.
Lincoln was shot on the anniversary
of the fall of Fort Sumter, and Garfield
died on the anniversary of the battle of
in which he took a con-
'picuous part.
Ex-Attorney General and now Judge
Devens is 10 be invited to deliver the
oration on President Garfield before
The city council of Boston, and it is un.
ierstood will accept.
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Learning, "says down-easter, t'is
we'll enough; but it hardly pays to give
five-thousand dollar education to
ive-dollar boy"
When darkey tackles religion he
,an't get too much Of it. Over in Ian
caster, Pa, an ebony citizen il charged
With stealing church.
. The boots worn by vain beau at
Dentonville, Iowa, have cork lifts two
inches thick under his heels, in order
Q increase his stature.
"Are you going to the parade9"
No, but Sister SADIE, who is an old
maid, and is not afraid, she is going to
he parade, if not delayed" This is
played d.-Harrisburg Telegraph.
In some States the evidence ofa man
Who habitually goes fishing twice
year will not be received in the courts.
The reason for this bit Of judicial wis
iom is obvious.-Hamkeye.
Secretary Blaine is almost worn out
" the anxiety and fatigue of the past
hree months, and show the effects
'ery preceptibly.
/ Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, in her
ecent Atlantic article, calls the New
York tenement house the ''forerunner
# revolution"
Garibaldi, who is now a constant suf-
erer from illness, is looking for warm
,lace wherein to spend the Winter,
;apri being too bleak.
The Earl of Airlie of Scotland,
member of the House Of Lords, died
uddenly Of q congestive chill at the
Windsor Hotel, Denver, COL, Sunday
light.
Insects are becoming fashionable for
ewelry, but then it is not pleasant to
ind this kind of fashionable iewelry
'rnamenting the mattress Of the sum-
ner hotel.
First Piayer-I dreamt last night I
vas playing Hamlet. Second Player
am thankful to say that l did not
.ream / was one of your audience.
Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, will
garry the heiress, Mile. Jessupoff, in
with her wish Of the EN-
eror of Russia. Her dowry is 8O,OOO,-
100 of rubles or about $55, 100000
The Graphic propounds the question:
Why is boAt-racing mental occupa-
on?" and, without waiting for the usu-
"give it up" answers, Because it re-
uires the use of many trained sculls."
General Garfield was made Mason
Il Magnolia Lodge, No. 20, at Colum-
US, O., September %, 1861. He was
nember of Columbia Commandery,
70. 2, Washington, D. c., at the time Of
is death.
The Biggest Of .ChinquapIn Trees.
Warrenton Clipper.