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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28
SHAKING HANDS WITH A SHARK.
A Thrilling story. In Which Oysters,
etingareeH, Dog and two N en- Also
Figure.
San Francisco Chroaicl,

San Francisco Chronicle.
Peter Winant, the FISHERMAN, tells a
story Of mud shark which may ex-
plain the accident which bather re.
Gently met at Santa Cruz. Mr.. Winant
was at his oyster beds, near San Pablo,
recently, and the tide being unusually
low some stingarees were left stranded.
Mr.. Winant and his brother went out
to dispatch the stingarees, which are
the pirates Of the oyster beds, and
while so engaged heard their dog bark
ing furiously some distance out in the
mud, On watching the dog they saw
that he was having a lively fight with
some kind of a fish that had been left
in shallow pool by the receding tide.
The dog was not a cowardly animal by
any means, but the fish was neverthe-
less too much for him. Every time the
dog bounded at the fish the latter rose
to meet him, and after several minutes
had been spent in these gymnastic per-
formances the dog seemed satisfied
and drew off to safe distance. Mr..
Winant and his brother, having on
long rubber boots, waded out to the
fish and found that it was specimen
of what the oystermen call the mud
shark, a squat and vicious fish about
three feet long and shaped somewhat
like dog-fsh, but much more power.
full and active. 1t was the first one
Mr.. Winant had ever seen at such close
quarters, and he proceeded to poke it
fearlessly with stick. The moment
he touched the shark it bounded out of
the pool and snapped at the stick.
Considering the desperate fight which
the shark had just conducted against
the dog, who was sitting some distance
off in, a very dilapidated condition,
its activity and ferocity rather aston
ished the oystermen. In the attempt
to kill the shark Mr.. Winant's brother
incautiously placed his right hand
within few feet of the fish, which
again sprang up and siezed him, bury
ing his long teeth in his flesh and hold
ing on with bulldog ferocity. Mr..
Winant hastily proceeded to cut the
sharks throat, when the fish loosed its
hold and sliced the oysterman by the
other hand. After a lively tussle the
shark was killed. Mr.. Winant states
that he never saw such an exhibition of
ferocity, and thinks that from the dis
position shown by the shark it would
attack anything that might attract its
attention in the water. The fish SEEM
ed to be vertiable marine bulldog OF
the most vicious kind.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28

baton in his hand. As soon as Mr..
Moody saw him he had the rosette
and baton taken from him and refused
to permit him to act rs an usher. Two
or three times he had him put out of
the inquiry-room. Guiteau wrote
several threatening letters to Mr..
Moody, saying that he was lawyer
and would prosecute everybody con-
nected with the meetings. 1t was of
the opinion of those who came in con
nection with him that he was little
ont of his mind. He followed Mr..
Moody to other places, but was never
permitted to take part in the meetings
or have anything to do with them. He
tried at a number of points to run up
board bills on the plea of being with
Mr.. Moody in his work, and Mr.. Moody,
while being annoyed, could only de-
nounce him as fraud and imposter.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28
Pierced by q Drill.
From the Butte Inter-Mountain.

From the Butte lnter-MOuntain.
Patrick Mulligan. who has been in
the hospital for about three weeks, was
yesterday sufficiently recovered from
his injuries to appear on the street, and
is confident that within a few days he
will be able to resume work in the
mine. No other man in Montana can
say that an eight-pound two-toot inch
drill ever passed through his body.
Not one man in million could expe-
renee the sensation and live to tell
about it. Mr.. Mulligan sets great
value upon the drill, and proposes to
keep it as memento. Soon after the
accident occurred, and when he first
knew there was possibility of saving
his life, he expressed the somewhat
belief that if the drill were
polished and preserved he would ulti-
mately recover. To CRAFTY the humor,
the boys at the mine have every day
devoted little time to the polishing
of the drill, and it is now as bright and
glistening as new silver dollar, and
Mulligan is well.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28
The Famous Chief Sitting Bull and his
Warriors Surrender.

ST.. PAUL, July 21.-The following
special has been received from Fort
Buford, detailing the surrender of Sit
ting Bull: Sitting Bull and 200 people
arrived here at exactly 10 o'clock yes
terday, and surrendered their arms
and ponies toMajor Brotherton. No.
speeches have yet been made as Bull
and his orator are fatigued and hungry.
They were placed in cOmpartmentsbe-
tween the post and the boat landing,
and are secure in Maj. Brotherton's
charge as if in irons. The correspon-
dent visited Bull after his lodge was
erected and cheered the old man up by
informing him that he had the lost
daughter whom the Canadians had
told him was in chains only
a short time before and that
she was well and happy. The
chief expressed desire to have talk
after he had rested and had something
to eat. The cavalcade as it filed to the
garrison attracted much attention and
would have been regarded with much
interest, no doubt, could it have been
marched through the streets Of St.
Paul. Itconsisted of six army wagons
loaded with squaws and children, fol-
lowed by twenty-five or thirty Of the
Louis Legare Red River carts well
filed with baggage. Much credit is
given here to Mr.. Legare for his faith
full service to the government in
finally inducing Sitting Bull to
come with him. He has used his
own means freely in provid-
ing transportation and provisions,
and should be literally rewarded for
his work. Sitting Bull himself and his
chiefs and head men rode their ponies,
and did not dismoInt and shake hands
till they arrived at the place fixed upon
for their camp.
Capt. Clifford states that Bull has
seemed more sullen and insolent than
any of the chiefs he had under his man
agement, and his actions to-day con-
firm this statement, but it is thought
that kind treatment will soon satisfy
him that the government has accepted
his surrender in good faith. A dispatch
was forwarded to Standing Rock in
forming Crow King and Low Dog of
Sitting Bulls arrival, and it was believed
that this news will remove any desire
the Indians there may have to leave
the agency.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY,
The Meal Which spider Made While
lmpaled on q Pen,

From Truthful Washington Correspondent.
"Guiteau is a cold-blooded devil"
said a man who had seen something
of him since his confinement to-day.
"He is not hot-blooded, impetuous,
impulsive maniac. He is cool and cal
culating. He rejoices in the affection
OF others, is intensely selfish and
egotistical and cares nothing for the
pain and sorrow of the world so that
he does not share in them" This is
borne out by an incident related by the
district attorney, who had another four
hours talk with the assassin to-day.
Said he: AS l was writing down the
words flowing from his lips he suddenly
grasped pen as though it were a dag
ger and, brandishing it in the air, he
brought it down Just in front of my
nose. was startled. l thought he
intended to stab me in the face and
jumped back suddenly. Then l saw
that he had no intention ofhurting me.
He had speared on the point Of the
pen a spider, who had spun a web
around little fly. l said: what are
you doing" He said: 4 saw the spider
entangling the fly and 1 wanted to
watch him eat it up. So he held them
up before his face till the spider COM
menced te eat the fly. Then l said:
1T will take him twenty minutes to
swallow it; have no time to wait for
you. Put it down and 60 on with your
story. Very reluctantly he put it down
on the floor by his feet He never lifted
his eyes from the net until the fly had
disappeared down the spiders throat
and the spider had bobbed up serenely.
He fairly gloated over the little tradge-
dy. There is something miasmatic about
the wretch" he ran on. "He is 80
sanguinary, so low-toned, so debased
in his nature that he has facilitating
effect upon you. l have been with him
four hours and half to-day. Before 1
left l began to feel the effects of as
ISOLATION with him. Were I to be shut
up with him for a week l feel sure I
would become capable. upon being let
out of committing a crime as heinous
as that attempted by him."
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28
Army Worm and Chlnch Bugs.

CLINTON, ILL.,, June 25.-After careful
investigation, it has been ascertained
that the army worm, of which so much
has been said the last few days, has not
done the damage that was reported.
The wheat crop in Central Illinois was
nearly all harvested before it came.
There are myriads Of chem here, how
ever, and they have damaged hay
somewhat. There is more fear of the
chinch bug which is attacking the corn
than from the army worm.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28
Children Killed by q Train.

W1LKEsBARRE, July 25.-At Ashley,
this morning, Edith and Lottie Low,
aged ten and twelve years, we're run
over by a passenger train on the Cen
trail railroad, New Jersey. They were
picking up coal from the track. The
former was killed and the latter hor-
ribly mangled, not expected to re-
cover.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28
Causes OF ShOrtsightedness.

From the inquiries conducted by
Professor Hermann Comm, of Breslau,
for sixteen years past, he ventures the
assertion that shortsightedness is rarely
or never born with those subject to it,
and almost always is the result of
strains sustained by the eye during
study in early youth. Myopia, as this
ailment is called, is said to be Of rare
occurance among pupils Of rural or
village schools, its frequency increasing
in proportion to demand made upon
the eye, as in the higher schools and
colleges. A better construction OF desks
and improved typography of text
books and sufficient lighting Of class
rooms are among the remedies pro-
posed for abating this malady.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28

ed. A vow that the disappointed gem
tleman made upon the marriage of his
idol to the deceased is possibly attend
ed with prospects of realization. It
was that should the accepted one die
during the lifetime of the rejected one
he would renew his suit. Although the
earth over the grave of the dead has
hardly settled, an interview has been
requested, and two hearts separated by
fate will probably be united by love.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28

DR.. Casin, having heard the famous
Thomas Fuller repeat some verses, on
a scolding wife, was so delighted with
them that he asked for copy. 'There
is no necessity for that" said Fuller,
"as you have the original"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28

A Chicago inventor has constructed a
tricycle. that will climb a steep hill; Of
course the riders legs do the climbing,
but the machine will hold all the ground
gained,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28

A Californian who tied one end of
rope around his waist and lassoed
COW with the other, reports that "at
first that he thought he had the COW,
but at the end of the first half mile he
became convinced that the COW had
him."
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28

bucket of ice cream, and helps to eat
it. The cream shows that he is ever
ready to deny himself, and he never
forgets his darling little wife.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28
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bns' Den."
Father goes over and picks up the
bk and finds it is q dime novel called
Bite Jones in Africa"
Why" said he, "this is a dime
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No, pa, that's, only the revised Of
mel in the Lions Dem
Ian is noble creature. He will
be down town and expend q quarter
barber shop for shaving and per-
berry. He will spend as much or
&c on o game or two Of billiards, get
boots BACKED, buy quarters worth
eigars, a plug of tobacco and a glass
ale. He carries home q little paper
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-28
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

by the hail, and cattle were severely
bruised. lIailstones were of the size
Of door knobs, and weighed a pound.
In Missouri, a storm the following
day was still more destructive to hui
man life. AT Flag Springs and
King City probably fifty men, women
md children were killed or injured.
Hundreds of horses cattle and sheep
were killed. Another cyclone eight
miles west of Perkins was still more
severe. Losses cannot yet he given.
A severe storm in Kansas. a week
ago, almost totally destroyed the
small town Of Americas, near EN-
,,oria. The State normal school at
Emporia was unroofcd and the walls
partly torn down. The wheat, just
ready for harvest, aud other crops
everywhere in the track of the storm,
were either blown away. or beaten
into the ground by hail, an immense
quantity of which fell during the
storm. Sunday night another cy-
clone visited Sumner, Sedgwick and
neighboring counties in that State,
killing number of persons and de-
stroying much property. During
the destruction large hailstoncs fell,
and hot wind prevailed, making it
difficult to breathe, and turning the
leaves of the corn az black as dirt.
The crops were much injured.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

The census for the cereal product
of 1880, which is the crop of 1879,
has been completed. 1t shows the
constantly increasing prosperity Of
the country. The totat wheat and
corn crop is 3,235,679,6sl bushels.
The total rye, oats, barley and buck
wheat is 4sl, 9o5,OoO bushels. The
total product of the country sggre-
gated 3,7l4,6o3,6sl bushels. This is
remarkable increase in the produc-
ton of cereals during the last decade.
During the last ten years Indiana
and Illinois have nearly doubled
their wheat production. Iowa has
quadrupled hers. Minnesota doub-
led. Wisconsin suffered loss of
about 100000 bushels. Kansas in
creased eight-fold, and Nebraska and
Colorado seven-fold. Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri, Ohio, Indiana and Kansas
are the great contrasting States,
starting with over three hundred mil.
lion bushels for Illinois and ranking
respectively as named above, Kansas
producing little more than one
hundred millions. Minncsota's corn
crop is put down at l4,o79,744.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
State Land Sales.

81. raul GlOOC.
State Auditor Whitcomb is back
from his spring sales of school lands
in different counties of the State.
The counties in which sales were
made were Redwood, Yellow Medi
cine, Big Stone, Stevens, Clay, Polk,
Marshall, Kittson, Otter Tail, Martin
and Jackson. The sale commced in
Redwood county, Thursday, May 26,
and was concluded in jackson coun-
ty, Wednesday, June 8, during which
time a small fraction over 10000
acres were sold, about thrce-quarterS
of which were located in the Rcd riv-
err valley. The price Of the lands
sold ranged from IS to 500, the lat
ter figure being reached for ten acres
on the outskirts of Ada, Polk county,
with the railroad right of way out.
The average PR acre was little
over IS. All /, all, the Auditor was
highly pleased with the results of
spring sales, but he thinks, with a
good crop this year, the sales year
hence will make much better show
ing, as some of the best land in the
State still remain to be disposed Of.
st. Paul Globe.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

Latest accounts intensity the orig
inal statements relating to destruc-
tive storms in the West. From the
north to the southwest corner of
Iowa along the Des Moincs and Coon
valley, the country is completely
devastated by the effects of hail and
winds. Thousands of hogs, cattle
and horses were killed or MANNED,
and houses were torn in pieces, the
siding being torn off and carried
away. Those which withstood the
storm look as though pelted by can
non balls, and hailstones weighing
fifteen ounces were gathered, which
came with such force as to pass
through the roof and ceilings to the
lower floor. Grass and grain are
driven into the earth and destroyed.
The track of the storm was about ten
miles wide.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
THE STORM RECORD.

Last Saturdays storm seems to
have been widespread in extent.
In this State, the most serious casu-
alities are reported from Nicollct,
Faribault and Dakota counties. At
st. Peter the house of Peter Wilson
was struck by lightning, and his
wife instantly killed and child SER
iously if not fatally shocked. Part
of the vest walls of the. burned Asy-
lum were blown down. In Lura
township, Faribault county, a Mrs.
Chaffee was killed by the destruction
of her dwelling. 4 number of hous-
es and barns were overturned or de-
stroyed, and several persons more or
less hurt. The loss in that county is
estimated at four or five thousand
dollars. In Dakota county, build.
ings, trees and fences suffered. The
damage at Mortified is estimated to
exceed IS 900. Various minor losses
elsewhere are reported.
In Iowa, the neighborhood Of Des
Moinos seems to have been visited
by continuation of the same storm.
which was even more destructive
than in this State. Six or seven
deaths are reported, and much prop.
erty was destroyed. In Cass county
hallstones drifted two and q halt
feet deep. At Window, Pattowa,
tonne county, q train was blown from
the track and the locomotive over.
turned. Calves, hogs, chickens and
ducks were killed in great numbers
. ~
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
To demonstrate the feasib;litv Of

To demonstrate the feasibility of
keeping a balloon inflated long
enough for a transatlantic voyage,
Professor King, the aeronaut, is pre-
pairing for a trip through the air from
the Mississippi river to the Atlantic
coast. The Minnesota Agricultural
and Mechanical Society has offered
to furnish the gas and $1,000 towards
the other expenses of the voyage, pro-
vided the start is made from its fair
ground in Minneapolis, September Z.
The balloon will have a capacity of
100000 cubic feet, and will be made
of several layers of cloth lined viii,
rubber.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

The new postmastcr-general James
has effected saving Of about $780,
900 4 year by cutting off useless star
route mail service. The prosecution
of the swindlers is being pushed Wig
orouslv.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

The investigation of the bribery
case at Albany is still going on, but
we may never know whether it was
clear case of attempted bribery or
not. Bradley stated that sit was
common talk that the half-brecds
were using money" Neither Conk-
ling nor Platt appear to stand any
chance of being elected.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

Gov. Pillsbury gives assurance that
under no circumstances will he be a
candidate for reelection.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

Five lives are known to have been
lost in the holocaust at Quebec. The
total loss is estimated at Sl,5OO, 900.
on which there was an insurance Of
$4,000
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

Whittakcr's ears have not been
salved by the West Point court mar
tial. 1t is reported that the court
has found him guilty, and recommends
his dismissal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
Mckay g. Race'J HuzeGn.
MILL STREET, REDWOOD FALLS.

Have received this week some
very choice canned fruit from Cali
fornia, consisting of Grapes, Pears,
Peaches, Green Cages, Egg PlumS
and ApricotS.
Query: Is it health or wealth that
our people are seeking for?
Fresh Dat Meal Crackers in few
days.
In the receipts of Crockery this
week we have some Rock Tea Pots
and several sizes of Stirring Bowls.
Over in England they say "Vic
got scooped." Was it "Vic" the
Queen or ssVic" Woodruff?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

Jay Cook has 40 far retrieved his
financial disaster that he has paid all
his creditors and repurchased his
magnificent country seat near Phila-
|delphia.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

The Presidents mother is repre-.
scented as saying: "If they think they
can tire ont my son, James, they
don't know him-that's ALL"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

A San Francisco paper that inter.
viewed Miss Emily Soldcne, the op-
era bouffe singer, says cher smile
opened out like the Yosemite valley
on . May morning"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

The Star mail service people
charged with fraud will be inquired
into bya new grand jury, drawn from
list of five hundred of the best cit
liens of Washington.