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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
WOMAN AND HOME.
WHAT is LIFE WORTHY

y,nportant Question Answereo ~
Henry Ward Beecher.
What is life WORTH
Inst what YOU choose to make IL anu
TO more. re from
Asyou sow, SO will you reap. - lton
+he first hour of responsible iis'hs ~.
choose to live only for SELL TOT Wv.
avn comforts and pleasure, regaroiesss
~ the wishes or comforts OF otheIs
! habit begun in childhood, thihhns
srs+ ~ ali how win such a course OF ac.
,,rof;t me. is allowed to gather force as
t.sa,.s roll on. your life will be wor'n
While the young blood rushes why
.hronob the veins, and, careless on"
reckless, you plunge from one ~ eH re-
rnent to another, still more seihsn! -
cordless of the wishes or cohlioi'
narents and the closest frleilus' iol
H. 1here nav be kind of mad enjoy meh uI
pnt will It last? And while ~ ias.s
not ;s Il? WHAT'S your life-whae !,
snnb q life really How soon W.
lIs,ob NINA tural excitements anu seiA .
;sb measures wear themselves o.o
How soon will they prove totaiiy W
.uff,c;ent stinulant and leaVefyou
wavs reaching out after more: Nh 49,
when gathered, may prove Jus'
worthless ard unsatisfying.
Or. if in your heart you are ionsaas
for wealth instead of riotous pleas ui.',
and if YOU determine to secure ~ an
Thor for it until you have spent al youi
Young wears, it begins to HOW - upcn
yo,, and instead of finding pleasure -
q ,,o,, become a miser. You hoard your
sord earned wealth. instead OF using II.
what have YOU gained? Your BANK ac
counts swell to large proportions: ~
Won live on the barest plttance' snns
your family only the most con1l IT,
necessities, while your ledger a, ras
shows YOU to beworth millions. WV"
has vollr life been worth!
Or Il YOU enter into manhood am
hilton becomes your besettlng SIN, un,
Won turn from friends. and sultaor
amount Of family pleasures ana sylnpa
+hv with the world at large ufs'h.
every faculty to secure worldly Iepu
t.+;on that shall outshine all others
rhat shall it be worth when you get IL
For. with all the applause that aw'i'
your achieyements, there may be N
.vords az praise for your goodness
well as your high standing and worldl
distinction. There may be no sa
homes that give you loving grati'uo
for your generous Kindness no 'n'nA&
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
FEATHERED CRIMINAL.

How a Thieving swallow was fuhisno"
M by His Mates.
"A .I suppose.n said the man VINO mas
snent much Of his life in the woods,
that if we knew more OF wild animals
we should find in them most OF the
qualities that characterize human pe-
;ngs. I went up to Aroostook county,
Me. early last year to get the first OF
the spring fishing. Whentne pros PC
gan to return l was glad to see tnat
eioht or ten pairs of barn swallows
wbich had built under the caves OF my
cabin the year before were gong 70 re-
pair the old nests.
..They went at once to little spring
about half a mile away, where there
vas some very sticky and tenacious
mud. They would fill their mouths =,
the spring, fly back to the cabin' anu
MASTER the little wad of mud on the nest
They worked very industriousiy' hyins
back and forth from dawn till sunset.
| "But by and by noticed that one Q
the swallows did not go with the res
10 the spring. He sat on his nest, nuns
his head and acted as if sick. The other
wheeled around him a little whlie am
then flew away. xa wf. W..
1.-THE moment they were out OIL sign
he raised his head, few to one OF ID
nests, and began to pull OIL the Tres
mud which the owner had just iel
When he had good mouthful ne wen
hack to his own nest and plastered u OF
"By the time the other birds can
hack with more clay he was droopin
in his nest again, looking as II ne WEI
in the last stages of consumption. NO
and then, when the rest OF the oir'
! were near, he would peep little as
q to saw: oh, how sick | am! II yo
only knew how bad fell and II
I other birds futtered about him as
n thew were trying to symbpathize WI
r him. or advising him what to take. .
the minute they were gone he was o.
milling mud off their nests to bulid
own with.
= "This lasted nearly all the forenoc
and the thief was getting on finely.
,c had his nest almost done; Tor ne d,o u
u have to go distance for materials a
IS could put on two or three moutn1uis
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02

business. From their perch high over
+be angry sea they watched for sea otter
and shot them. Behind the rocA ~ -
eddy that was comparatively qu'sI 'nsy
kent their canoe. foot and hand nous
down the side of the rock giving them
access to their craft, in which they
would search for the otter they nau
killed. or perhaps chase their quarry
when sighted at distance too great ior
the range of their guns. Inc canoe
sometimes also gave them commuhioa
tion with the shore, but not always,
Another and stranger method OF trasei
secured To these otter hermits access 70
| the mainland in the worst WeaLne'
endless line, carrying cage. MS We
! firmly fastened to tree on snore a. one
/ end and to a wedge driven firmly ln.o
I c,eft in the rock on the island. WIN
! ont this line the men were not safe from
Abe breakers. which often beat clear up
over their little cottage during the
! storm.
| Sea otter hunting is most pecullai
and hazardous business, and the Doas'
of those that follow it that they are the
finest marksmen and the hnest poa., :.
in the world is well sustained. ms =
only to be expected, for the precious 1uf
they hunt-a No. / sea otter some
times selling for as much as S3oo-al.
lures the hardest and most skillIui
hunters. Along the strip OF coast run
i, ming north from Gray's harbor are
half dozen white men and score .
natives whose sole industry is to nun
: This animal. One fellow of the Qulnan
+ tribe has not only made good living
! Int claims to have in a safe that NJ
+ picked up in a wreck near by 1urs 'aiu.'
at $4,000. He is the most sucSessiu
hunter in the lot, and is waiting TOT
rise in the market. He will prooapi
oet heavy premium before he Dies
he Is still young-for the otter is 1as
being exterminated.
There are several methods OF huntin
the otter. The Indian chases the AMIN.
tbrorloh the surf and out at sea Win III
canoe. So does the white man SOM
times. but ordinarily he shoots from III
shore. Along the beach are tripo'
shaped "derricks" standing at the eus
of the surf, from which the whise ma
watches. DAYS at time, for his gam
His fine rife brings down the game
600 or 500 yards almost withou. ia
1t is a perfect weapon. perfectly KEEP
the rifles are carefully cleaned with
niece of linen after every shot, anu
hair sight and neutrality-suspicious. u
lection slide shows the marksman u
10 where he can hit. or has hit before. =
.ei Indian, chasing his game at sea VIII
,ss shotgun, generally follows family
''' otter until he runs them down.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
SEA OTTER HUNTERS.


The,r Hermit Home on the SUNNI. o.
storm Lashed Rock.
About hundred miles below Capo
Flattery IS rock which every mariner
Of the Pacific knows as marking the
dangerous shadows Of Granville pay.
copslis rock, As il is called is only MY !; :
hundred yards or SO from shore nut y
always surrounded by tumbilng orea :,
ers. 1t is 60 feet high and barely 81
feet across; yet on its bare sum MT =
house inhabited by mana ,it'ie
wooden shanty built of wreckwoou ai.'
dashed securely to the top OF this water
washed home of the sea gull. Inc are,
Of this but is not more than ten Iee'
by eight, and it is built very, very low
Yet in it two men lived for years. Ihere
they slept and worked, making thell
living amid the breakers Of the racine
These men were the pioneer sea ottel
hunters Of this part OF the coast--th'
first white men who engaged in tn
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
THE CORDED POODLE.

short space just over the rhinoq quar- ". =
rb;s frees him in his movements anu
displays his cords to the best adsan,a :
These are cleaned and comped uo"n
with great frequency and care. >.
Corded poodles are black or whlue u
color. they are very intelligent' ae-
l;obtinp to stand on their heads, smoke
n;nes and do other tricks. In splte 81
their cordage they are very pay u
1ba first to be connected with MIS-
Graves, successes on the show bencn
was the Champion Achilles p,asA
GOO whose career in the show ring oea'
even Tint of his celebrated sire, the III
ported Lyris. -,
The famous Druidess scored hei
latest success at the show OF pei oos
| at the Aquarium this May. Her Iecol.
stands at about so prizes, and she sc
cured her third championship az ~
Kennel club show last autumn. n'
Druidess. who is undoubtedly the YES
daughter of Achilles, is a large re
male with profuse cords touching TN
wound and a long and finely chlsele'
head.
| During the summer months the Poo
| dies are kept in large, high keI
nels. having long outside runs VII
wooden floors and rooted oSernea. 4,
These runs open into a cemented cour'
y.rd The kennel floors are covere
v,;tb cork linoleum. In the winter In
DOGS are housed in roomy, loose POKE
hovo wooden floors, raised abor
four inches above the ground ana :
the top of which are cocoanut hoe
+s FOR their use at night.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02

mud while the others were getting one.
He had too much intelligence to steal
all his mud from one nest, SO tne ioS'
was not noticed for some time.
But his sins found him out at last.
One of the other swallows got back DC
fore he was expected, and found the rob,
Der plundering his house. He piteneo
upon the thief at once, and they fell &c
6phting. Then the rest of the flock
began to return. Isuppose the hrst one
screamed, in swallow language: Come
here, Come herei This lazy rascal has
been stealing our mudi'
"In an instant there was TREMENDOUS
cha ttering. The whole flock began Z
neck at the thief and to beat him witt
their wings. They drove him out OF M
nest and away across the stream. The'
thew all fell to and pulled from his mes
ali The mud that was fresh enough =
use on their own
81 don't think the thief came back
ali. l noticed that his nest was nc
fnished that summer. What became
hi. mate? / don't know. One OF tn
sad things in life is the fact that man
wife has TO share the consequences
hiswrong-doing."-Youth'sCo Companion
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
MINNESOTA MOUND BUILDER
Evidences of Their Work in the sahoJ
the ZumbrO River

On the north side of the Zumpro y
Low in section 10, Glasgow town.
hundreds of mounds built by the mop
builders in prehistoric ages. some
in perfect condition while o'nefs n
partially or entirely destroyed ~
extend from the point OF ,'ef, y
formation or beach back over Y
mile toward the west, and from
south side of the terrace toward
north nearly the same distance u
inc a sort of circle. This terrace ~ "
to have been at one time the oaiA'i
river. .,orc
The largest mounds are al .ss !
| brow of the terrace and on .ns NJ
slirts of the village or group OF m0u N
mack of the group of large mo slsa
one which is of the usual rouaa '' ~
but having a curved arm o S Iw,ns |
ether side, suggesting the'forn
bird. Next back of these run s,a \
ENHANCEMENT n broken at Intervals sl,. |
,ar,v three or four feet high Ou'
partially destroyed. This ,i IS nSo IN
eo1~ side of the circle OF mo .ss
r ron;al,v near the point 81 'ns ,,,|
race. are hundreds of sma'le H. - III
J arranged more or less regu .t Il tbe
to 50 feet apart. A large part o. oro 'ps
IS now occupied by growing sr, I'a ii 4
. the smaller mounds have neal' ~ N
'ns by cultivation. Many ,nsm aI ne
tirely = Them them. The soil of the ter I,
!, a very sandy losm :, wh, stit i'e clay
mounds are made OF sstnnrbocd.
> y not found in the neighOornOnnds
> The original use of these @s ~ tbse|
4 probably for dwellings. l M, l 1u
ppdyanced by the fact that td no. or III IL
,sr Of the store of Dunt RE, s.s
4 , lar ct was found six feet Ds'
surface, evidently the nsl, the i
d n fhet these were partly , sa5e
). d DIVE M the remains above VIM
strengthens the cOnci"'|i
D. oils Journal.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
RAT ENGINEERING.
An Instance Where small Army Of Ro.
dents Carried Their Point.

An Instance Where small Armv =, D.
dents Carried Their Point.
A curious case OF rat engineering oc.
Cured some years ago in Drusse,.
showing great ingenuity and calcula.
ton on the part of the rodents as wei,
as their system of discipline.
A new meat market had been builf IN
the Place street gerry, and, though i
was surrounded by water, the butchers
who did not appreciate rats laid their
plans to exclude the whole tribe and NJ.
tion, and in case any should reach their
stands they resolved to head off their
march by making the posts in their
stalls unscalable by rats. This they q.
fected by covering the posts with zinc
and the butchers, looking at the shin.
| ing surface of metal, chuckled at Their
victory.
| But they reckoned without their hos.
The rats got the meat. A Waterman
posted in the market called butcher.
| who came early on the scene, to witness
the method. On stall hung two quar-.
tiers of beef and a leg of mutton. The
rats. spied them and found them unap.
81 proachable. A general call for the ma.
ton at large was evidently sounded, as
the rats came flocking in, and an old rat
seemed to take command.
There Were enough projections and
inequalities to enable them to reach the
table of the stand; but to scale the zine
covered ioists was the task for the en1
gineer corps to decide. Their plan was
soon formed. The rat army moved up
in solid mass, the stout fellow in 'front.'
On these climbed smaller and smaller
specimens, till rat mountain rose.
Then some of the rats, who evidently
belonged to some rat circus or athletid
society, climbed to the summit, and ond
: raised himself on his hind legs, resting
his forelegs against the zinc; then AMI
other climbed up his back, and, taking
!, post on his shoulder, assumed the sam3
i attitude; rat after rat assembled thu
! jacobs ladder, till at last one reached
y the cross-beam and scampered along II
4 A whole regiment followed, and thu
i meat was attacked, the engineers cyl
,r IDENTIFY aiming to drop down what thel
e could for the benefy of the army.
i. The lookers-on, however, were nd
5. disposed to let thentgo too far, and Wit
81 all it's engineering skill the rat ARM
70 had to leave the field. The whole operl
n ton showed a remarkable degree ofca
as culation. system of discipline and
ne ready carrying out of plans, which see
to impossible without language as mea'I
Ii. Of imparting the directions and wlsnd
I'M If the commander.-N.Y Y. Times.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
UMBRELLA HANDLES.
The Very Latest Are Thickiy hhcr"S'o
with Fine Jewels.

with Fine Jewels.
7o,a,ed umbrella handles are the
coming correct thing for the man 81
woman who strictly follows the dictates
&C fashion. If one has any social am,
b;t;ons or aspires to any pretenslon d
s+,,la the umbrella handle must be thick
w. encrrsted with jewels. So say the
ultra-fashionable dealers OF Farls, an"
their New York brethren in the traue
are already filling orders for sinnllui
umbrella handles for their patrons
Thosa ieweled conceits are made IN
either tasteful or grotesque designs as
the fancy of the owner may olc'aoe,
co,,,a are made with antique designs d
GOLD and silver, with the jewels set IN AL
onn,rently haphazard sort OF fashion,
Will. others have the precious stones
set in the natural wood.
"A Fulton street manufacturer OF UNI
brellas has already filled several sucn
orders. In speaking OF the new fao ne
soid. "All the ideas are original win
our customers, and we receive some
yerv odd orders, as we'll as some very
beautiful ones. One of the finest we
, have done was silver figure OF liberty
: Two magnificent rubies formed the
! ewes. and truly gorgeous one fiameo
. from her torch. The setting alone cos
, s3s, Most of the setting is done in Ian
: caster, Pa"
a Zone feature of the fad" said another
n dealer. sis that cheap stones cannot d
A used. The gems must be genuine and Q
. good quality or else the entire effect
!. lost. II is a costly sort of idea for thos
h who adopt it, but as rule persons VIII
4 readily adopt such fad are per1ecti
a able to pay for it. It will, / think, bt
Il1come more than passing fancy and las
al some time among those who regard Tn
n laws of fashion. It will hardly be az
,tl yisable for one to carry 1eweie
n handled umbrella to church or play an
leave It standing in the customary rae
p at the entrance, and for much the san
4. reason the owner of q gem-adorned UT
lis brella might be pardoned il he aliow'
is his best friend TO go home in the ra
I'd xvithout offering him the loan OF an VI
brella.--N. Y. Herald.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
WHO CAN ANSWER7

The questions not new one uea''
But one that ev'ry day ,ow
Comes to some girls and boys
While at their work or pay.
NV NANNY comes to me at morn
And with beseeching look,
Asks ME III can tell her Where
IA She'll find her slate or DOOR
And Teddy comes to me ard SAYS
Sometimes with downcast eye
Mamma dear, won't you piea'o -
And help me find my tie
Ana Alice. too, comes with frown
When going our for play III
+.Oh dear, mamma, what "a. ~
MI With my hat yesterday s6
No hat is found out in che hah'
The books not in its case;
No tie Is found upstairs L Do
In its accustomed place.
Now me the reason tell. nv dear.
And quickly, If you can, ,d
Why all these things may NOT pc iouiiu
BY Alice, Ted or Nan! 8s aR.
The questions not new one, gear.
But one that ev'ry day
Comes to some girls ana poys h My
A While at their work or play.
Grace A. Cannon IN Harper asi'oot-'
Tahl
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
WAYS OF tn. ANT.
some of the Insects Mahs uoney Pots o.
Their Fellows

so,ns of the Insects Mahs uoney Pots Of
Their Feiiows
II has long been recognized that the
ant is a very intelligent insect ana
leads a very complicated social me
There are classes among them-piu'o-
Gratis. laborers and criminals.
The author of recent work on emo
mology notes the curious habit OF one
species of ant of turning some OF the'r
fellows into animated honey pots
Instead of placing honey in a conn
as the bees do. the ant selects a certain
number of workers. and disgorge tne
honey obtained from the Euca'ypti Ton
which It is deposited by coccidae snu
other insects) into the threats OF thei'
victims. The process being continuaii,
repeated causes the stomachs OF tnes'
workers to be distended to an enormous
size.
This extraordinary habitwasfrst Gus
covered in the case Of certain ants u
Mexico. and subsequently, shown to Ere
vain in Colorado. 1t has been founo .
exist in Australia also. and Mt. Foggsr
describes and figures three ants OF Tn
genus camponotus that pursue TINS re
marknble practice-
| The anita containing honey are favor
] tie food with the natives
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
The CORDED POODLE.
He Is an Amusing Dog and the fopu"-
Fad of the Day.

He Is an Amusing Dog and the
Fad of the Day.
One of the most amusing dogs 10 iooN
mon is the corded poodle. his MAJ.
hangs down to the GROUND -
him in cords. He looks like the ma
rial for fine piece of rope, ana oouDS
less an excellent cable could DC cun
structed from him. Corded Poouiss
are very rare and valuable. Mr. GraSi i,
Of Tolieshunt darcy, near Maiuon' -
the county of Essex, in England, Is .ne
owner Of the most remarkable COZ
,oa.;nn q them. The toilet of the cora-
"a noodle il not like that of the or'li-
ca n.rp French poodle, although that e Is :
elaborate enough. This rare Siau - :
noodle has his hair clipped OH ioi q
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
MRS HENRY WARD BEECHER.

irving for the fallen raised by your e.
forts and redeemed from SIN. "na' 10
your life worthT
mt there is value which no worus
can fully reveal in life made perlecC ny
rood deeds and unselfish labors, 10 reip
and redeem the suffering and the oe
Graded. There is infinite difference
between a life of selfish indulgence ana
a life which secures divine happiness oy
living to do good to others
look back upon the life OF one VINO
ms called to his reward many years
.go. who started out an orphan anu al
alone, a poor boy, to make his way, I'M
aided save by his Heavenly fathei'
Nv industry and by doing well wnat,
ever he undertook, little by little he iaio
nv very small sums at first. He had the
Selling that however email it might DE
he would be happier and no poorer II
from his scanty earnings he TOOK
email proportion to try to heip othei
. POOR men to get start.
When he died he had become possessed
of a fair proportion of wealth, but OF
the large body of people assembled a
his funeral all could tell, with tears o
the good they had received througi
him. There was no ostentatlous dis
NAV of his good deeds, but rather
rery humble intimation of his owl
merits. Among the last things he sal
to the clergyman, who repeated them a
he stood in tears over the coffin, was
"The great mistake of my life whic
dwarfed my ability to do good. was ina
did not become Christian when
rounp lad. How much more good
might have donel How much better
man | should have been had given
my life-had ! begun younger! IN. In
is,he lesson which hope you will teac
the young" .,,,o ,uorth
He sowed good seed wherever ne wen
and in the glorious mansions where .
freed spirit has gone he is reaping b
r;ch reward. = Mrs. Henry wa
Reecber. in n. Y. World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
ra,,aurd InstructIons.

:. 81 told the lady that in order to get
a good photograph she must forget
where she was
"Well?"
.she did IL 20 thoroughly that she
xent away without making the re-
auired deposit.~-Tit-Bits-
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
camnhnr for Corsets.

TIA piece Of camphor gum Is placed
a. the drawer where are kept dress
waists that are trimmed with steel IL
Iii prevent the steel from furnishing
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
u., w.t.r for Headaohe.

Putting the feet in hot wafer WI, IN
~.r,.blv cure a headache from what
80 cause il arises. The head aches
.vhsn from any cause. the little blood
..s.,~ in the brain are too full. Put
ting the feet in hot water draws '"'
blood from the head,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
xr,.n.. d Nsrro Eaaeation.

Although the negro children cons'i,
tute about 40 per cent Of the school
population only 30 per cent OF the total
income is expended for their education
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-02
Old Stesmsh
Emu U DpsSOuS,

The old steamship p,,ccessfullyl
was made famous .sn by 1 Esypt be !
that now stands in =, U' Cow BAY
been beer tOwed around rR.an 70 up of for D.
that I in n,i her, Sp' Denton sa r !
built at HartlepOo o .r rss nsa's''
and and was an iron 1in ,s' of tths.Os.',,''
s ship company in Io, ls't time I'D a. Z
s ssfa Cd last ."t'"''
lean. ~hlur.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-20
The First Log Cabin In Kentucky.

The hourishing little city Of Harrods-
burg, the county seat Of Mercer county,
KY, was the scene in the latter part of
the last century of some very exciting
episodes in the history of the early set
tiers in the young state. On June l6,
1774, Captain James HaIrod of Virginia,
who had brought party of settlers to
the new country laid off a town site at
Big Spring Camp, where they had erected
the first cabin ever built i'll Kentucky.
They allotted to each man half acre
lot and a ten acre out lot The town S
first name was Harrodstown, but later
this was changed to Harrodsburg. A
clearing was made in the east end of
the town boundary, and here it was that
John Hartman planted and raised the
first corn that was known to have been
grown in the state Only few weeks
after this suspicious beginning of the
towns promoters four Of Harrod S men
Were ambushed by Indians. Jared Cow
an was killed. The other men escaped,
only one Of them being injured. Louis
vile Post