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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08
The Politenssl of Trade.

The colored man has gradually mas
tered the politeness of trade. A gentle
man went into little store and remark
ing that he wanted ten cents worth of
tobacco, handed ;he colored proprietor
a twenty dollar gold piece.
..Ain't yer gof nothin' smaller den
disr'
Nothing smaller.
"All right, boss" throwing the TWEEN
ty dollars into th> drawer "rIl let yer
take de terbacker, bein's as yer look
sorter homes, an yer Kin drap in some
time when yer's passin' an can git yer
nineteen dollars an ninety cents. p
Nashrille (Tenn.o Baasner.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08

The Office of the surveyor general Of
Dakota has been removed frem Yankton
to Huron. The transfer was made on the
recommendation of the surveyor general
himself on the ground that Huron would
be more central and nearer the work to
be done. The order was made last April,
but was withheld at the request of Dele
gate Pettigrew. The latter, however,
withdrew his objections and the statement
ofthe commissioner OF the general land
Office and Inspector Holcome that the re-
moval was in the interest of,publc service,
the surveyor general being neyrer the
work and able to protect the government
from frauds. The sorder was accord
ingly received, and will go into effect i'm
mediately. A specific appropriation of
$1,000 for surveys in Dakota will probab
ly be included in the sundry civil service
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08

The managers of the temperance move
ment in Iowa called state convention at
Des Moines on the 7th of February to
engage in consultation upon the recent de-
cisioa Of the Iowa supreme court declaring
Invalid the constitutional amendment pro-
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08
Justice,

Justice, your 'Honorn' exclaimed a
legal comet in ore of his eccentric per-
forations, ''is NOT Ike the fabulated
'Briarious of old, whose eyes were as
multiplied as the. sands of the sea, nor
yet like the fame!l Cfyclops whose eyes
perforated only the arena of coming fu-
turity, but like tie sportiye demonstra-
ton of blind mai's bluff She pursues
her way unseeins: and unseen, holding
the steel-yards THAT weigh with coeval
vicissitude the cal.ats of gold and the
carrots of horticulture, and knowing no
north, no south; no east no vest
Rome Sentinel.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08

The jamestown Alert presents new
and original idea in regard to this admis,
sion business, and if the suggestion had
been fairly agitated before the present
session of congress convened, we believe
the matter would have received some at.
tention. The Alert says:
As all efforts of Dakota to be admitted
into the union have failed, the Alert
would suggest that our legislature pass a
bill admitting the United States into Da-
kota. The additional territory wouldn'
make much difference. By consolidating
the six New England states they would
make an average Dakota county, and
Pennsylvania and New York would each
do for bonanza farm.
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Her Ia1li,inhss.


An Arkansas co:oscd! lady approach
ed white woman The. other day, and
applied for situation rs cook.
You have had experience as a coob
supposeP'
"Yessum.'
placer" !
.'De bier bustes.'
''What boiler?''
cat de saw-mill; Twas cookin' ful
de han's
"What were yo,,r duties mainly?'&
'Roast taters az furnish chickens D
''Chickens are c:aeapI in the country
aren't they?'
s'Dese was"
"Where did you gAt shem?"
Oats what de ..w'ner OBJ de mil
wanted to know, but id secret is whist
l bases my 'iciency. on, Ef you wants
me, I'll roast tatejs and furnish dc
chickens fur dollak week"
''You steal the cIl lckcns, don't you?''
"Wall, lady, som folks might call it
dat, but da' soor; used ter it ano
call it 'furnishin' i s. Doan' want
me, yer say9 Goe;i 'ay, lady. I'll 60
family. !
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08

The long drawn-out senatorial fight in
Minnesota was ended last Thursday by the
election Of Dwight NJ. Sabin, who sue
ceeds William Window after the 4th of
March next Window had thirty votes
on the last ballot, and Sabin eighty one,
or thirteen more than was required. In
Nebraska the deadlock was broken, the re-
publicans securing the election of Gen G.
F. Henderson, of Omaha. The Michi-
gan senatorial situation remains unchang-
ed, although Ferry is losing ground. The
Colorado legislature has elected Thomas
NJ. Bowen and a. W. Tabor to the U.
S. senate, the former to the long term,
and the latter to the short term John
R. Mcpherson has been reelected to the
United States senate by the New Jersey
legislature, as a democrat.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08

The Yankton Press is responsible for
the statement that for every railroad tie
laid in Dakota a. bottle OF beer is drank by
the laborers The beer and the tie cost
the same, fifty cents.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08

Texas falls into line with a defaulting
state treasurer, making Tennessee, Ala
bama and Texas stand up to the rack,
with losses of over 100000 each. 1t is
needless to say that they were all dem
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08

In the last nine months there have bean
$50 postoffices established in Dakota In
all the other territories combined there
were l42.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08
Novelettes,


Jere Black becomes full of enthusiasm
he ru1nples up his hair vigorously, and
then he 'can talk like Homer wrote"
1t must be Greek to his hearers. Per-
haps the enthusiasm had something to
do with the incoherencv. Itatfects some
men that wav Wine is = mDcker,
strong drink is fifteen cents, two for a
quarter, and he that is deceived thereby
is not smart"
''How did You ever come to run for
the Legislature anyhow?' asked Char
les O'Bean of Mver Hudgins. a newly
elected member of the Missouri Legis-
lature, and who is visiting Austin for
his health.
II did it to bring disgrace Oh my
uncle. He treated me very badly when
was boy, and | took a fearful VOW
that 1 would humIiate him, and l have
done it.
"What business is your uncle engag-
ed imp"
He is making shoes in the Ohio peni-
tentiary."
"Soyou have got twins at your holse?'
said Mrs. Benzumbe to little Johnny
Samuelson.
"Yes a'am, two of 'em.''
"What are you going to call them?"
Thunder and Lightning"
"Why, those are strange names to call
children"
well, that is what papa called them
as soon as he heard they were in the
house."
A gentleman of our acquaintance
tells us the following good story, which
goes to show that the average Austin
boy has what Mrs. Partington would
call ''judicious'' mind. He, the boy,
wanted to go in swimming.
''But my son. rejoined the anxious
parent, sit was only this morning that
you were complaining of Il pain in your
stomach"
That's so, pa; but l know how to
swim on my back"
Time and again, without any gain to
himself, however, mas an Austin tailor,
Mr.. Pinkney French, dunned DR.. Nv. R.
Rodes. The latter has been owing the
former tailor7s bill for the last four
years.
Doctor. l am losing a great deal of
time trying to collect that bill, said
French.
You will get all your time back. l
am going to pay you in time"
A citizen of Austin, who has been
travelling in Europe for the pas. year,
returned not long since, and he Is sur
prised at the changes that have taken
place during his absence. In talking
with a friend about the changes, the re-
turned traveller asked.
! SIS Miss Eslneralda Chase still engag-
ed to young Conkling?a
mo. the engagement is broken off.
'.You don't say so2 How did that
happen?''
..Well, you see they got married six
months ago That broke off the engage
ment. y Teras Sitiings.
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hibiting the manufacture and sale of IL
quor. Their deliberations will be pub
lished in due time
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08
Only a Litt;s Colored Boy.

He was Just l:tle colored boy. but
the announcement of his death will make
many hearts sad, bays the N. O.. Times
Democrat. For SIX years his bright
black face had been familiar to all CALI
ers at Trinity Rectory and to all friends
of the family. He was courteous,
gentleman-like little fellow, ald looked
on himself, as indeed everybody did, as
one of the family, He be5syed his
great mission in life; was '4tc::take care
Of the Doctor" :Aashort, sirS.rp attack
of tetanus, following the M 'Ft tritling
hurt from one of those murd+rous toy
pistols, carried Him off in tlt'ee days,
Notwithstanding th& utmost ipower Of
science and skille We know; here. as
none can know but hose whq live with
them, how close those dark-flaced SER
wants weave themselves intp Jour lives.
And when one is SO bright ans! truthful,
so honest and faithful 1 I'd tru.ty as this
poor boy was, the family attachment is
very strong. There. is great Grief at the
rectory and among tie larae circle who
have known s.Tomsy' for 50 long. He
was "only little c0ioi'sa hoy'' but he
had the qualities that snaka the true
gentleman, and i,e did thisIdHy's work
well, and many ltiYed him..
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08

The late Con- :,sssssii,a 5i!,,d.oye $.
Orth, of Indian;. .bequ.E all his
property to his w:;et sayi - Il desire
all Of my dear ch;leS.., to nofg and feel
that this dispositi:orx OF mi estate is, in
my Judgment, the Ist un',sri.lI the cir
custances surrounG1lg lg it. lin. wing tnat
they will find my said wife 4 finuch dis
posed to love and care for tfl.stl and to
deal Justly BY them. as Thaie always
felt and acted coward thent my seif.o
Mr.. Orth was twice nparriee. and one
son by his first ::wife and :s.Hsen and
daughter By hisisido9 saryiie him. IT,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-08

The New York Commercial believes
the devil invented the autograph album.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-24
LOG.ROLLING.

While Wrestling With Fallen Tree n
Lumberman Receives Consequential DAM
ages.
While on a hunting excursion in the great coal
and woodIregiOn OF Carbondale Ps.. the writer
met William Col, a lumbermsn. Accustomed 10
life and labor in the forests from early manhood.
he was a true knight of the Axe. Many tree had
fallen before his ringing strokes and fleets OF RATS
have borne away to market the sawed products.
Coil is a character, and If Oscar Wilde is right in
saying all movements in unhindred labor grace
ful, our friend William, stripped for his work, aud
attacking a tree as Richard L assaulted the heavy
doors of Front de Boeufs Castle. must have pre-
scented an admirable picture.
One day, however-but let him tel the story
himself as he told il 20 me:
y was out in the woods, you know, trying 10
start log down hill Thinking I could get
better purchase it from the lower side tackled
it there with my log rolling hook and threw my
weight on the lever. She started, she did, but as
luck would have it, before could get out OF the
way she rolled right over me. II il hadn't been for
alot of small limbs and brush lying in the road,
which lifted her up, she'd a crushed me fat AS
ii was got up without broken bone, but with
some mighty bad bruises
Then you were all right" said the auditor.
Not by blamed sight stranger took cold,
rheumatism set in. and IL hadn't heard OF BEN
SONS CAPCINE POROUS PLASTERs and used
'em, it's my opinion 1 should never have made
another chip fly. But the Capcine took hold quick,
and I'm about as good new. But there's one
thing you Kin calculate on-I shall never wrastle
with another log unless l have the advantage of
the ground; fur. as told you before, if il hadn't
been Tor them brushes I'd been smashed so you
could a sold me for door mat
The Capeine is the thing for rheu matism. Il
doesn't keep you waiting. The word CAPCINE is
cut in the center Of the genuine. Price twenty
five cents.
seabury & Johnson. Chemists. New York.
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roads; short rides between points short
stop off," up and away again; always good
natured. never in hurry, and never behind
time; meeting each other with a cordial
band-sbake and the offer of cigar; passing
and re-pasSing, with an exchange of mods
from car windows; journeying together and
clubbing, half dozen, perhaps, at some IA.
yorite hotel over Sunday; entertaining each
other; attending whatever amusement are at
hand; playing game of billiards, if there is
a decent TABLETOP they are fastidious; and
in fine, doing their best TO make life pass
pleasantly.
The profession has greatly risen in dignity
in the past decade. Young men of fine abil-
tiles and aspirations toward higher but less
lucrative pursuits have stepped into it be
because it is easy of access and pays well and
finally, becoming reconciled to t,.-when they
see their former comrade lighting poverty in
law chambers or doctors office,-haye Civ
en- it a certain tone among the many busi-
neSses OF this fertile age. Its followers form
respectable and well-organized corps in the
great body polite: one tina: has mutual life
insurance companies and a free masonry in
dicated 10 the public in occasional banquets
and other social entertainments under its
acknowledged auspices, and by the ostracsm
OF member at rare intervals Tor some un-
lucky breach OF etiquette.
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THE BAD BOYS PICNIC.
He MIfchisvousiy Profits by the freeepts of
His Pastor.
IPeck's Sun.


Say. you think Of about everything mean
there is going. don't you," said the grocery
man to the bad boy, as he came in to show
that his black eye had been cupped. "The
minister explained to me yesterday how you
caused him and your father to lay and soak
in the water for about three hours, one hot
day last summer in the lake, and they both
blstered their backs The minister says the
skin has not stopped peeling off his shoulders
yet What caused you to play such a mean
trick ON themT'
"Oh, il was their own fault" said the boy,
as Ire looked with disdain on watermelon
that was out of season, and had no charms
in October. You see, the night the sociable
was at our house. the minister and some of
the deacons were up in my room, which they
used that night for smoking room, and
while they were smoking they were telling
stories about what fun they had when they
were boys, and remember one story the
minister told OF finding some girls in swim.
ming once, and stealing their clothes, and
making them wait till night, and then girl
had TO fix herself up with newspapers and
send a wagon after the rest OF the girls. The
minister thought il was awful cunning. so
wben the Church had the picnic last summer
on the bank of the lake ! remembered it,
Beats all don't it, how boy will remem-
Der anything like tbat? Well, after dinner 7
saw pa whisper TO the minister, and they
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took a couple OF towels and piece Of soap,
and started of up the lake about half a mile,
and knew they were going IN swimming.
Well, il don't take me very long TO catch on
j got an overdreSs that one Of the girls had
been wearing to wash dishes, and shawl,
and stole hat belonging to the soprano OF
the choir and a red parasol that q girl left
under a tree, and / went down in the woods
and put on the clothes over my pants and
things, and when pa and the minister had
got IN the water and were swimming around,
/ put mp the parasol and tripped along the
shore like girl picking flowers, and when
came TO the stump where they put their
clothes didn't look toward the water. but
acted tired and sat down on the stump and
began 10 fan myself You'd a died 10 see pa
look. He crawled up on the beach in the
shallow water and Sa q. Elder, do you see
that% The elder looked, with hsself all I'M
der water except his head. and said "Mer-
eiiul goodness, squire, we are in for it.
That interesting female is going to sit there
and read novel through before she goes
away peeked through the fan and could
see all they said while | pretended to read
novel; They swan around aud made a
noise, but was deaf, and L thought il wasn't
any worse for me to sit on the stump than
il was for the minister, when he was good
little boy, 10 steal the clothes OF the girls.
i stayed until got tired, and didn't hear
them when they hollered 10 me TO so away,
and after while they got water-soaked and
had 10 do something, so the minister broke
of piece OF a tree and dressed himself in
it, and came up TO me and said Madam,
excuse me for troubling you, but If you
will go away while get my clothes | will
take il as favor | pretended to be in
suited, and got up and walked of very in
dicnant, and went back TO the picnic and re-
turned the clothes, and pretty soon they came
up, looking as red as if they had been drink
ing, and the picnic was ready to go home.
Somebody told pa it was me. but don't
know who il was that gave it away. Any
how, he chased me clear out of the woods
with a piece of sapling. That vas the time
told you / was too tired to ride, and walk
ed home from the picnic. Pa has forgiven
me. but don't believe the minister ever
will Don't you think some OF these pious
folks are awful unforgivin'%'
'0b, people are not at all as good as you
and l are" said the groceryman, as he
watched the boy making a sneak on bunch
OF grapes.
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My whole is composed of ll3 letters.
My 81, 80, is a peculiar kind OF antelope
found in Africa.
Ny 65, 10, So, 90. los, g. 10, ~. 9S lO7 is a
large herbiyerous animal OF Africa.
My IA, Go, -, 100, 81, >, 80 l12, los, A. IS,
6, so, o.. lib is fur-bearing animal, having
webbed feet, found in Australia.
My 81, 50. II, 81, 81, %, lG 30, !, II. 06, 4.
III, LOG is a small animal of the edentata
species
Ny %, p, SO, 81, 20 is an herbiverous ami
NAL Of South America.
My 70, >. o., 81, %, 26, 43, "A, 81 is an ami
NAL of the edentata species in South Amer
lea.
Ny 1O2, 100, 3, 81. 70, 81 is a small reptile
OF the same country.
Ny no. %, 81, 10, 81, 81, 6S is a carniver-
Gus animal of Southern Asia.
My 76, 1Ol. 30, IS, Sc, 81, 36, %, 80 is an
animal of Northern Asia.
My 104, 20. %, 80 is carniverous animal
of the United States.
My 50. 50, ii, 103. 50, II, 81 is inarsupial
animal of the United States or the world.
My 80, 40, 20, s, as, IS is a prairie bird OF
the United States highly priced for food.
My 3D. 2s, IL, %, sS is a waterfowl OF South
America.
Ny Il, ., 10, :, 80, G, 81 isa bird of the
arid plains of Africa.
My IS, 81, 81, 90 is a web-footed fowl of the
same country.
My 25, 9S, s 70, p, 81, Is, 6s, 80 is kind
OF bat in Java
My o. IL, IS, 80 is one OF the smallest birds
OF Europe.
NV s., "A. 90 90. 73. Ga. IS. II is the
draught animal of the Arctic reg ions.
NV as, 30 81, 80 is verb; drop the last
letters and there remains a female animal'o
the United States.
My whole is a stanza composed by William
Cullen Bryant. CHARLES b. G.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-24
The winter sIeeptrs and their Food.

There are some kinds OF animals that hide
away in the winter, that are not wholly
asleep all the time. The blood moves lit
tie, and once in while they take breath.
II the weather is at all mild, they wake up
enough 70 eat.
Now isn't IL curious that they know all
this beforehand? Such animals always Law
mp something to eat. just by their side, when
they 10 into their winter sleeping-places
But those that do not wake up never lay up
any food, for il would not be used if they
did.
The little feld-mouse lays mp nuts and
grain. 1t eats some when il is partly awake
Oi a warm day. The bat does not need To 10
this, for the same warmth that wakes him,
wakes all the insects on which he feeds. He
catches some, and then eats. When he is
going to sleep again he hangs himself up by
mis- hind claws. Tie wOodchuck, kind of
marmOt, does not wake; vet he lays up
dried grass near his hole. What is il for 30
you think? On purpose to have 10 ready the
first moment he wakes in the spring Then
be can eat and be strong before he comes out
of his hole.
How many things are sleeping in the win
teri Plants. too, rs well rs animals What
a busy time they do have in waking up, and
how little We think abOut IL
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Commercial Travellers.
ILIpplncolt's Magazine. |

What an army they have become in the
last score of years. No passenger train, east
or west, is ever without its representatives OF
this popular class, so well known by their
heavy travelling bags and Ponderous trunks.
that rival in size the famed "Saratogas" and
better still by their easy manners, well-firess-
ed appearance, and man-of-the-world AIR.
The cares of their profession seem to rest
lightly upon them aud the anxieties casual
traveller experiences about time tables; unex-
pected stoppages, meals and so forth, never
disturb their tranquility. Ii a train IS
showed up on the prairie, with prospect OF
remaining stationary for day or two, every
body else will get into a nervous excitement
and run about hither and thither making
absurd suggestions to the train men, asking
absurd questions, and offering to help. But the
travelling man exchanges good humored With
cisms with the conductor, ingratates himself
with the engineer, or quietly smokes his
cigar on the rear platform, contesses himself
bored, but keeps his temper, and finally takes
ont his tablets and writes heartrending ac-
count of his hardships to The House. smil-
ing TO himself. and knowing that THE
House" will smile too, more ruefully than
he.
The average traveller has few aspirations
outside of his profession. He has comforta-
BILE salary and no fear of getting out of en-
plOyment, for the openings in his line are
countless If he is married, he has heavy
insurance on his life. Besides, there is a tas-
cnation in the business hard to shake off az
ter one has got accustomed to its peculiar fea-
lures and activities-the constant change
| from day TO day; shake of the social dice
box, and familiar face coming ND once a
month; the cordial welcome of favoritt
| landlord as he opens his doors to what Inc
| considers his best customers. because they
always have ready money ana well-filieo
| cigar cases; the picking up OF general and
| local news on the trains and in the town:
and villages and even the rambling ane
! hanging OF the ears over poorly ballusted
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No. 626.-Blanks

The word required for the first blank is a
part of each word required in the other
blanks.
The result of Johns work was the -- of
metals. One day he got a hurt which caused
considerable - of blood. The surgeon
treated the wound first with an - of
water, and afterwaId with an - of herbs.
At last the surgeon resorted to -- from
his own veins to those of his patient. When
the -- was accomplished "a slight -
tinged the sick mans cheek. In the exceit-
ment and distress he suffered much - of
mind. HERBERT IRELAND.
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Life's Mistakes.

We plant sweet flowers above the spot
Where rest our unfOrgotten dead.
And while the summer roses bloom
We Deautify their lowly bed,
We rear the snowy marble shaft,
That every paSserby may learn
How sacred memory keeps her trust
In VOtive gift and stored urn.
But oh, the hearts that ache and bresk
Through ali the long bright summer days
For some sweet word OF tenderness
some generous ana outspOken praise,
And ah! the bitter tears that fall
Der lfe's mistakes and cruel fate
That all things beautiful and bright
OF love and glory come too late.
Then take the rose that blooms to-day
md lay il in some loving hand
And wait not till the ear grows dull
To tell the sweet hope that you planned.
one kiss on warm and loving lips
Is worth a thousand funeral flowers,
And one glad hour OF tender love
Outweighs an age of mourning hours.
Mrs. ID. Jordan