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lar OammaaleaUon Wedneeday on or before the rid

aaeting every sseond Wednesday ifttr lilifiUt.

W. H. MILLEK, 8a. W. If. t M. OarrsTT, Secretary.

- COUNTY OFFICERS. T$. W. CABTBK, Dletrlot Attorney. W. M. OvrratT, Olerk of District Court. Twn /• TBOHSTiD, Register of Seed* and li-

agutc Coast; Clerk. . W. NAYLOB, Treasurer,

J.Q. FITMBBALD, Judge of Probate. A F.r - -. Dixon, Sheriff. I. O. JACOBS, Superlnt jndent of Sahools.

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CANTON POST-OFFICE DIRECTORY Seatherm dally mill erriree every day except Sun"

it* at l:M *. m. Depart* every day except Sunday III AM B.

Northern daily mail arrive* every day exeept Bat-ARDTY at(:30 A. M. Depart* every day exoapt Hoa-fayatt A.M.

Qealna and Mllltown mail arrives eAery Taeeday Hi Maria; nt < P. M. Depart* every Monday and (kw4vaMi.il.

Canton t Biohland mall arrlvea every Friday, at g r. ti. Departs every Thursday, at 8 A. U.

Canton A Vermillion mail depart* every Thurs­day at • A. K. Arrivee every Friday at S A. M.

Oflca O^en from 1 A. M. to f r. u. On Sundaya iNaal to 3 P. if., and one hour after the mail ar-ttvaa from the Norlh.

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VOL. II. CANTON, D. T., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9.1878. NO. 34.

Business Cards. o. •• oirromD BiM W. liUBT.

BAILEY & GIFFORD,

Attorneys & Counselors at Law, CARTOl*. D. T.

J. "W. CARTER,

Mlorney and Counselor at Law, CANTOS, D. T.

J. w. TAYLOR,

Attorney and Counselor at Law, n. ANDKOTARY PUBLIC.

Canton, Lincoln County, 2. T. MM West aad Belolt Bridge.

F. J. MURRAY, inoBBBt AMD COOSaiLOB AT I>Air, AND

COUttCTim AGENT.

Lyon County, toxea. Will practice in the court* of Iowa and Dakota.

Wlllbay aad aell laud, make collwSon* ka., Beet af nferaacee given.

y;u MRS. IS. M.^ELLS, •_r — WUlttlX—

Millinery and Fancy Goods. Jaat reeeived, a new *tock of the I*t«*t *tyle* Of

•riatar Good*, alia a new aupply ot mu*t fashonaoM Fattens. Order* for Dross anl Cloak aaklng will tsaaived prompt attention. .

Call early, aad eea my goods, aad learn my priCaa Mere leaving orders elswhero. (»-tf)

R"R^ J. c. HEWITT, -Carpenter and Builder,

II BOW prepared *o do all ktii of work in .hie Uta, an short notice. Can ba found at his farm tkna aad one half milra north of Canton.

E. Y. BROWN, M. D.,

PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.

am. CALLS PBOMPTLT AT rXSDBD TO, BIOBT OB BAT (VOFFICB -IBLLE11'3 DBUO8TOKK. Otnton, - - • D. T.

H. SOUTHARD, M. D.,

SSuBta^i Canton, Lincoln Co., D.T.

WM. M. CUPPETT,

Real Estate and Abstract Office, Office at th*

7tf. WU1 pay taxee for non-resldcnts.

laart Houee, Canton, D. T.

G.W.NAYLOR, County Treasurer,

CANTON, D.T. »' 'Baal Batata and tax paying bnaineaa promptly at­tended to. Offlec at Court Home. ltf.

M. M. CLARK, JF.. D.,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, V(*' " 'V ' —And—

if. 8. Examining Surgeon for Ptnslons, BELOIT, IOWA.

HARLAN HOUSE, CANTO#, D.'-.

Fasaengcra on Howard'a «Ug» c'.M tetween Sioux fairs aad Portlandvllle going eovta -an getbrejikfMt, aad thoea going north can get supper at this House. Vplaadid accommodations for all travelers, and good f l l a b l e a i n o o a n e c t i o n w i t h t h e H o t i » e . . . .

G. W .HARLAN. Proprietor.

SEW HARNESS SHOP! (Moora'sold stand.)

JOHN W HEWITT, —Manufacturer and Dealer to—

HABNBSS, HALTBRS, COLLAB8, BIDING BBltiLES, Kte., fce.

Constantly on hand a good aaaortment of WUps. XiMhea, Brashes. Cnrry Combs, Collars, fce. Will aetl aa aheap as tin cheapest. Give him a oall.

Caotan, Oct. 33. P**-

." Crash. Banks, Brokers, Manufactures, Mer­

chants and Insurance Companies are tum­bling in nil directions. Men and Institu­tions that were considered above fuilun and past danger, have gone to the wall, and scarcely a daily paper is issued with­out bearing the telegram from soma quar­ter announcing failure, suspension, or as-aasignment But Withal this unusual and alarming state of affairs, there is really no

general disaster anticipated, or oppression felt. Th* producer* of the west are not visibly effected. The mud embargo, or bad and impassible condition of the roads barring the carrying of grata to market for the past three weeks has effected thera-more than these great financial disasters, and even that i9 daily changing under the improving condition of the roads since tbe late freeze. The cheering view is obtained when we consider that the great bulk of grain is yet in the farmers hands, and on­ly that has been marketed, which was •eeded for immediate use. Another fea­ture which is not unfavorable in view of the possible general disaster in this vein of failure, is that with few exceptions, the principal cause that has occasioncd this crash can plainly be seen in the facts brought to surface under investigation, that disc losed a dishonest intention on the

Proceedings of the Board Couu y Co'iimissiouers: '

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part of individuals, and oue that has pro-..«.r3 was dutyjjresented asking for the lo-vailed through a long series of years.— Some have failed who had made honest and business like investments, hut the long strain of four years of hard times crippled them beyond their power ot present recov­ery. And again there seems to be no less amount of money, either for the ordiuary and daily transactions «f business than be­fore the series of failures, aad as far as people in the agricultural portions of the country are concerned they will receive just as much and find as ready a market for all they have to sell, and the ripple will hardly be felt thus far. i-

In financial circles occasional purlins; will occur, and the rotten decaying insti­tutions must and will tumble. It seems as necessary and as sure to occur as thai dis case will strike the weak and uncieau.

These numerous occuraaces ot late, tend as a matter of course to create uneasiness, doubt and uncertainty, but it is really n )t tl>e corniBSnceinent of a fresh g'tle, aaoth-cr tidal wave that will devastate and sweep the-laud as the panic of 73. It is the ex­piring breath of that storm, the ground •well that is limited, and soon to settle in-4^oVied la said D'it. for tlio year 1876.|j>ut3. to calmer waters made purer by their own motion.

• M. L. SYVERUD, WATCHMAKER & JEWELER.

And Dealer in Clocks, Jewelry, &c.,

j'i'!% *at Gilberts Store, Canton, D. T. tU Mnda of work in my line attended to promptly

aa Ion abort notice. : /- VBaraaaXoE—MS WOBK.

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PHCENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY CAMl CAPITAL $600,000,00 CAAH SURPLUS $1,252,808.82

Thsoldeet and moat reliable company In the Cnl-led States. Over $10,000,000 In loaaea have been patd by the Phonix

•• F*»u^ ( JOHN FALDE, Agent. /' lit. J?4NAS»W Canton.D.T.

jMeat Market.

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hipoahandall eert* of gams aad vegeta-M«laaaaaog>,alao .

BBBF, MUTrON, '.PORK, HAMS,

sw>AaD, *1 BACON,

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TERMS: , If yoa Uave th* money, you caa take tha goods W yaq don't leave the money, yon must the goods

M. ROBERT LANING.

ished dog3, of which there are always large numbers in every Turkish town, were FEEDING ON THE CORPSES OP THR DEAD

•nd the bodies «f the still living wounded. The savage howls of the greedy brutes as they tore the putrid flash of the dead, and crunohed the bones between their teeth, the cries and groans of the woundad as they vainly struggled with the dogs, might be heard for miles arouid, and made the soul sick. Birds were picking at the skulls, hopping from body to body, with beaks and plumage besmeared with blood and screaming with deligut. Dogs foueht among themselves, and bird struggled with bird for the possssion of a morsel of numan flash, and the most indescjibale horror prevailed. In one house alone thirtv-sev-en dead and fifty three wounded Tnrks were found, some of the latter in a half do composed and putrid state, and the wound­ed in a condition that can be more easily imagined than described. Some of THB WOOUNDBD WEBB ABLE TO CRAWL about, and clutched at odd morsels ot food that were found in the hands of the <iead, devouring it with feyerish avidity ; but thousands of men were utterly helpless, and awaited death or succor with a listless fatalism. One thousand prisoners were huddled together on the bank of the Vid, and the horrors of their position equaled those of the great plague wiifih ravaged Europe in the fourteenth century. Livinar and dead were piled together promiscu­ously in heaps like wood, and carted away There was only three carts available frr the work, and the confusion was mdescrlb-le. Osmans bravery is stained and black-ened by his treatment of the Russian wennded that ffell into his hands.

The Bucharest correspondent of the

Herald says that A FEARBUL RETRIBUTION.

has overtaken a part of Oeman's army, which was caught on the march ^y that dreadful snowstorm. Pate seems. to be wreaking vengeance for the slaughter of the Russian wounded, whose corpses lie Bnburied on the hilts around Plevna.

The first Regular meeting for the year 1878 of the B;>ard of County Commission­ers, of Lincoln County, Dakota Territory, met pursuant to Statute, January 7th, 1878, being the first Monday in January.

The following members preseat: Chairman, A. L. Arneson, and Commis­

sioners, W. W. Palmer, M. T. Hogoboom, Commissioner elect being present, present­ed his certificate of election with the re quired oath of office, properly endorsed thereon, was upon motion of W. W. Pal­mer admitted to a seat as county commis­sioner of Lincoln county.

—Upen motion of Palmer, A. L. Arneson was chosen chairman of the Board for tbe ensu ing year.

The proceedings ef previous session was read and approved.

Upon motian, Herman Gilbert was al­lowed a credit of one and 92-100 Dotlars, the sum having been paid as Road tax, previous to his paying his county taxes for 1876, and that h« held a receipt there­for. And it was further ordered that the County Treasurer shall refund the said amount to the said Herman Gilbert, and that said Treasurer shall take his receipt therefor.

Road petition of Ole A. Twedt and oth-

location of a county road to run as fol­lows:

Beginning at lhe N. E. corner of sec­tion 2, in Towsship 96, Range 49, thence south to the county line. Upon motion of Palmer the Petition was granted and the road located.

Adjourned at 12 m. for dinner, one hour Reconvened at 1 p. m. Upon motion Poter Lo.man was allowcu

a credit of one and 43 100 dollars for the year A. D. 1876, as road tax paid by labor on th& public highway, previous to his payment ot hisJax^s, and that he his a right to demanil the same as a credit, /tnd that the county Treasurer shall refund the said amount and placa thu same to his credit, demanding the said Peter J. Lo-mans receipt therefor.

Upon motion of Hogoboom, the amount of District school tax paid by Thomas Thompson into Dist. No. 33, was ordered, paid and refunded by the county Treas. to the said Thomas Taomp3jn, for (he rea son that the baid claimant resides in Dist. No. 33, and that no school tax had been

Horrors at Plevna.

Mr. Managhan, the correspondent of the London Daily New3 at Plevna sends a terrible story of the state of things pre­vailing in and around the capturd town. Before the recant great storm Plevna was simply a charnal house. Modern warfare has no parallel for it, and its horrors can only be compared to those which follow lawed in the wake of Ghenghis Khan or Timour, as their savage Tartar hordes swept over and desolated Asia. The fam-b,rdor('d ,hat the 01erk be instructed to cor

rect said aisessment Roll to correspond with said list, and that the Treasurer also be ordered to refund the amount over-paid by said J. M. Wall for the year 1877, to

correspond with the said list and Roll when corrected.

On mothn the Board adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock in the morning.

Proof was made upon the presentation of the receipt from the county Treasurer, G. W. Naylor, dated Dec. 24th, 1877.

Board considered the case of Messrs. Shaw and White's assessment of Brooklyn Townshio, which case was upon motion laid over until some later day of the ses­sion for further consideration. J. M. Wall called tha Board's attention of the assessment of certain Real prop­erty, belonging to said Wall, which prop­erty was differently described in the Roll, frOm that of the original Assessment list, and it was upon motion of Mr. Palmer

Illinois Central Railroad.

Sioux CITY. Nov 22d 1878.

M^relHst A187M Twill seil cxcursion tick-

for$6000, good to return to Sioox b y until April 15th, 1 JJ HAMILTON

From Nov. 22d, to

—frewTork merchants are going , Jo dispense with coiani^rci^ traveler* *

Exhibition. Brooklyn Sunday School held an exhi­

bition at W. S. Bonines, on Christmas day which proved to be a merry time both for the children and old folks. Tha pro­gramme was addressed hy Superintendent Shaw. .,

Song. What a friend we have in Jesus. Prayer, by the Superintendent. Singing-Little Goosie, read by George Hurlburt Whistleing in heavei, by Mrs. Shaw. After Christmas, by Emma Hurlburt. Birthday gifts, by Mrs. Austin. Speaking. Papa's Letter, by Fred Aus­

tin. * Singing. Hark the Toice of Jesus sound­

ing. . :

Read ing. Christmas at Mrs. Thompsons by Mrs. Hurlburt.

Help and be helped. By Ida Bouine. Singing. Speaking. Little Bird,by August Erick-

son. Reading, My father's house, by Peter

Peterson. Our beautiful Sabbath, by Charles Hurl­

burt Christmas Idol, by Mrs. Palmer. Speaking. The inebriate daughter, by

Anna Lundane. Bare toot Willie, by Fred Austin. Address, by Rev. Lundane, his subject

being on Intemperance. He gave good adyice. and if some that were present would take it, it would be better lor them.

Then came dinner, which was one of the mo«t important items in the oase, had ev­ery thing to eat, that the homes of common farmers can afford. After dinner a chat as usual. Then each one returned to their homes feel i or the; had spent al least one happy day in 1877. Yours,

OBBBBTBB.

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ADVOCATB and American Agriculturist and a valuable Mloroeoope,

ADTOOATI WID Scientific Amwricnr $4A75 ,, « << Weekly Inter Ocean

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Local Items.

—ANV.kind of Job Printing desired can be obtained at this office, and If not satis­factory to the Patron, no charge will be made. .

—WE publish the first days proceedings •f the Board ef County Commissioners, the balance of the record not being com­pleted at time of going to press. The pro­ceedings will be hereafter published in the ADVOCATE, as the Commissioners hare de­cided to give the printing to both papers.

—IN view of the condition of the roads being such that farmers cannot market their grain, the County Commissioners have extended the time for the attaching of the penalty and interest to deli nquent taxes, until January 31st inst.

—THE County Commissioners conrsned on Monday .the 7th inst. M. C. Hogoboom successor to C- P- Rolfe appeared and qualified.

—Wu. BALL of Eden Las left some spec­imens of seed corn at the Harlan House, where orders can be left by those who de­sire to procure seed. It ripens within 75 to 90 days from planting, which is a mat­ter of consideration in relation to hoppers and early frost.

—THE Good Templars are to have a sup­per Friday evening at tha Court House.

— TUB Episcopal Sociable will be held Mrs. Gilford's oa Saturday the 12th inst..

Miss NONA MILLER returned to Brownell Hall on Monday.

—SOME of the youngsters of Canton have organized a Blue Ribbon club, said to be in the interest of Temperanee.

—MONDAY evening sejmed to bs an evening of meetings. The Court Room School House, Church, and Keller's Hall were iPuminated.

—The County Treasurer is so busy re­ceiving taxes thnt he can hardly find time to make his annual report, without closing doors to tax payers.

•THB freeze up bas caused grain to move, but the majority of freighters are holding back for the roads to be worn, as they are rough.

TIIE familiar phiz of ex-Commission­er Ball, of Eden, was visible at the Court House Wednesday. A summer pilgrim­age around his quarter section has not ob­literated the memory of his tamiliar haunts, as he sinnlered around the building with the air of one familiar with the ins and

—MR. Simms team left at a 2:10 pace and appeared to have tor a while a desire to perambulate Hyde3 farm, after circling several times, they made a dash on a tan­gent line t'or the Court House, whereShei* iff Dixon's moral team of ponies, stood musing over their owners peculiarities.— One look at the approaching runaways, and that cigar was dropped, and for about 40 seconds human motions were as lively as those of the frightened brutes. Arms, cap, feet, and a good deal of lip succeeded ia turning the horses stableward, but brooms and shawl of an enthusiastic wom­an turned them into the fields again, where atter a lively horseback race by John Nichols they were caught.

~~~ LOST.

On Saturday evening, Dec. 29th, between the Canton Court House and £the Beloit Bridge, a Leather Pocket Book containing moucy, drafts, and other valuable papers. Any word leading to a recovery of the same may be left at, Rowley's store, Beloit, Iowa.

A liberal reward offered.

—NOTICE is nereby given, not to pur­chase a note, executed by me, Dec. 11,1877, to John Steensland for the sum of $123.50 aa such note was obtained by fraud.

Canton, Deo. 24> 1877. J. L. DAHL.

Lost at Sea.

PANAMA, Deo. 25.—The Star and Her­ald has a letter from Linma giving the particulars of the loss of the steamer Ata-cama, which went to pieces on a rock known as Quiebra Olas, a short distance south of Caldera, on the Chilian coast, on the 30th ult Capt Hall of the officers and many ot the crew and pastngers were lost. In all it is estimated that 101 per­sons were drowned. Twentynme were saved/ The ship was on a trip from Yal-paraso to Callao. She struck at 8 p. m., when a majority of passengers were below, and so instantaneous was tho breaking up of the ship that no time was given Jo gain the deck. The cargo lost was not of great value, and lhe posssengers were mostly Chilians journeying between the ports.

Later information says the passengers numbered 54 aad tho crew 70; total, 124. It appears the shock burst certain pipes connected with the the boiler and the es­cape of steam, mixed with cinders, prevent­ed anybody getting on deck to lower the boats, with the aid of which, and life bu­oys. all on board might have been sated. The total namber saved is thirty.

Mr. Kennedy, agent for the Pacific ateam Navagatioa company at Charnival, was returning from Valparaiso on his wed­ding trip. He managed to fasten a life belt on his bride and threw himself with her into the water, hut before they could extricate themselves from floating debris a spar fell, striking the lady on the neck, , causing inetant death. The husband af­terwards reached shore and the body of his bride was wsshed upon the beach.

the bodies of Capt. Lambert and of the pursur were recovered-—8, C. Journal.

ObDft AMD ENDS.

—Stanley the African explorer is to re­ceive a grand reception at France.

—Gen. Husted was selected speaker of the Assembly of New i ork.

—The city of New York has 15lK) miles of telegraph wire, running over 3,000 poles within its limits.

—U. S. Grant has been appointed U. S. District Attorney for the City of New York under Gen. Woodford.

—Severe snow storms are prevailing east, accompanied by coid, freezing weath­er.

—Government is to sell the Centennial goo as that were left and not taken away by their owners

—Gen. Grant has gained 85 pounds since he landed ia Europe. These foreign banquets and receptions tend to obesity.

—HAT, WHEAT, OATS, POTATOES, WOOD BUTTER, aad COBN taken oa subscription at this office.

—Clement Morton & Co., clothing merchants of Chicago, susDendcd. Lia­bilities $350,000,800 hands are thrown out of employment.

—England is going to open the prison doors and free the Fenians. This is said to be a bid for help in case of war with Russia.

—Don Carlos has been expelled from France at the request of Spain, and his wife ex Queen Isabella has published a piteous appeal to the authorities.

—Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague paid a few years ago $2,000 a yard for dress material and now her husbands paper sells for 2% cents on the dollar.

—Brazil refuses to allow colored labor-ers to land there to work on the Railroad that is to be built by American contract­ors,

—The funeral of J. M. Harvey of Chic­ago. was held at the I'remont Wednesday Mr. Harvey was oue of the escorts to Gen. Laffayette when he was here in 1825.

—Arizona expends $12,41 per capita for the education of her children in public schools; California, $22.04, and Massa­chusetts but $20.

—Lynn is said to be losing its trade in boots and shoes, which used to be almost a monopoly. . Western manufacturers are getting a large share of the business.

—Official information was received at St. Petersburg that the Chinese have mas­sacred 15,000 men, women and children at the Kashgarian town of Manas, contain­ing most frightful atrocities.

-W. E. Chandler's letter relative to the President going buck on his supporters, h)lS occasioned something of a flutter in po liti:al circles, and the! Anti Administra­tion papers are exultant over what they consider an expose of fraud.

—The defunct State Savings Bank has had refunded to its receiver the revenue tax of $20,000 upon the grounds that the proof showed that it had been s trictly a savings institution under the law.

—Francis Murphy has bargained with a Boston firm to lecture for $150 a night. He says that he has not $400 in the world and that he desires to pay for a house that he has bought in Pittsburg.

—Last year's wheat crop is estimated at three hundred millions of bushels, and is said to be the largest ever grown in the United States. Of this amount one hun­dred and ten million b'ishels can be spar­ed for exportation.

—A San Francisco correspondent says tnat gold is carted around there much as lead is carted in New York. Boys carry canvas bags of gold through the streets. Kegs and bas gof gold are thrown into carts as though they were kegs of nails.

In the Bank of Nevada trays of gold rest on the connter, uot caged and wired in as in the East, but with as little guard as is thrown around silks in a dry goods stor e. —N. T. Sun.

—Henry Thurston of White Creed, Tfex-as, wao stands seven reet six inches high, thinks he is the tallest man in the Union. He is well proportioned, as strong as a gi­ant, and enjoys the best of health. He fought In the Confederate army, and after the war, while passing through St Louis, attracted such a throng that he could scarcely walk the streets. Being modest, ne bas. refused very reasonable sums offer­ed by showmen, who. wished to, exhibit him.

—The great temperance reviyal has closed ia Troy, and the Committe of Ar xangements say, "The total number of pledges taken is estimated by Mr. Mur­phy to be 17,000, and we have put out to signers over two miles of blue ribbons, at a cost, at lowest trade prrice, of nearly $100.". The assertion is made by a local Police Justi ce that public drunkeness in that city is lessened sixty per cent, shown by the number of arrests. Many bar rooms haye been closed, and "it is be­lieved that the comsumption of strong drink has been materially reduced."—Ex

—On the lln$of tho Virginia and True-kee railroad, in Nevada, aad between the snow fences is a deer Uck. Only one train a day is run oyer the road. The deer jump the fence to drink from the salt spring, and often the train dashes sudden, ly upon three or four of them. The deer either rejump the fence or start at fall speed down the track ahead of the train In the latter event, which is not uncom, mon, then is a lively chase, followed by the killing of the deer hy the train em ployce's rifles.—Jfo.

—The cultivation of sorghum sugar cane has has assumed a great importance in Texas, reaching the highest perfection in the Middfc eontfties. «

—It was an Irish p:lot who, being disk­ed if he knew the rocks in the harbor, re­plied with confidence. "I do, yer honor, ivery wan av tern, That's wan," he aded calmly, as the ship struck it, filled^ and sank. —Ex.

—The following is a geniifae Cupf of 8 bill made out by the hostler of an inn in a village in Doraetnliire, E lg.; "Afortheos (hay for the horse), 3d:, cliuinosansha, (cleaning hcrse and chase),, 4; brininon-imomigin (bringing him home agaia), 6d, —total, Is, Id.

—Tbe proposed New Territory of Lin­coln that is framed out of portions of Wy. oming, Dakota and Montana, is meeting with considerable opposition at Washing­ton. The bill has been commited to the committee on Territories, where it will doubtless remain for some time.

An Almemac that bas been published for half a century, is something unusual, and is almost without a jparralell. The Western Farmers Almanac, published by John P. Morton & Co., Louisville Ky., has made its appearance annually for 51 years, and the one for 1878 just issued sur­passes its predecessors. It not only contains the calender for each month, but pages of interesting and useful matter. Receipts, articles of practical character re-lative to grain and stock growing, as well as items os sense and witticisms. It is s fund of useful matter for the low price of 10 cents.

•—Incoin btrstible writing paper has been invented by two Salamanca savants, which is warranted to resist tbe most intense heat A single sheet will carbonize, but will not burn, while if a roll o f prepared paper be placed in the fiercest fire, although the outside Ieayes and the extreme edges may carbonize, tha interior will remain unaltered, and the writing or printing will be perfectly legible. Papers already writ­ten or printed upon may undergo the pro­cess of preporation without injury- This is liter a seripta manet with a vengeance; invaluable in breech of promise suits-ifo.

—Secretary 8hurs says President Hayes was elected by the skin of bis teeth, the Liberal Republicans voting for him, and thus sa ving him from defeat. This, he ar­gues, proves how important and how nec­essary the support of the Liberals is. But Grant in 1872 received an overwhelming majority, with all the Liberal against him. How will Mr. Shurz explain the fact that in 1872 Liberal opposition gave Grant a handsome majority, and Liberal support elected Hayes iu 1876 only by the skin of his teeth ? The figures would indicate that the Republican party makes a better fight without the Liberals than witiithem. —Inter Ocean. " *

—<3oy. Seymour says: "While in Chic, ago I disooveredthatan immense business has grown up from preparing calves tongues and pigs feet, for Eoropaan mar­kets. The} are better able to do that in the west than we are, on account of the abundance of the supply. In expressing my surprise at this to a banker he said, "Why sir, I can tell yau something mora strange than that. One of my customers produced large drafts upon a eertain quar­ter, and whan I asked him how that hap pened he said, "That is for blood I sell."

The blood of Chicago is exported for agricultural and commercial purposes.— Gin. Star.

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—The following is a translation of a paragraph found in the writings of Prof. Von Licbig, the distinguished German chemist: "Tbe white wines are hurtful to the nervous system, caosin? trembling confusion of language, and convulsions. The stronger wines, such as champagne, rise quickly to the head, but their effects are only of short duration. Sherry and strong cider are more quickly intoxicating than the generality ot wines, and they have a peculiar inflnence on the gastric juices of the stomach. The intoxication of beer ts heavy and dull, but its use does; not hinder the drinker from gaining flesh. The drinkers of whisky and brandy are going to certain death. Red wtoo is the least hurtful, and, in some cases, really benefiical."—Ex.

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N or th Carolina. jw -I H-U* M -a l The New York Tim*$ contains a com^

municalion from Raleigh* which gives ait aceount of a parade of cofored'ewldierii on New Year's day i '• .V^'; ,

Gov. Vance told tbetat thai he cout^T abf, celebrate this day with Ofem,' because hi' bad done all tlrat mortal man could do t*y prevent the occurrence of this day' In ; history of this country, and that We ana bis party did not believe that the recoa-' struction acts were constitutional, a*d therefore the negroes were not pfropferty freed, but, haying acqstfcisced iff the aatondt-* ments to Constitution of the UnitedSUtm/. the colored people had a rigUt M deadend!' the same protection at his hands ttta# witt accorded all other citizens. Mr. J. A. glehnrd, Secretary of State, declined to lo present in the hall and address the assem­blage, beeause he did not think tho no-groes were constitutionally freed, and he >

would be doing violence to his conscienoe if he sanctioned the proceedings by hie presence and by making a speech. The ' colored citizens, remembering 'what hap-, eaed to some of their race who were plny-militiamen in South Carolina not lung since, went away feeling happy that they were permitted to live and move and htvo their being in the militia uniformof North Carolina.

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The Boy Philanthropists He was a boy with nineteen cents in huP

fist. He counted the money at the comer of Woodward avenue and Congress street*, again at the corner of Jefferson avenue, and once more on Griswold street, and there was no more nor less. He was a boy ' who wanted to do good with his monoy.-His heart was chuck full of philanthropy,. and contained not one grain ol selfishness. His first desire was to buy nineteen bar-rels of flour for uinetaen poor and worthy widows, but after figuring a little he found that he couldn't do it. Then he got tho idea that he might offer a gold medal aa a prize to the Woodward avenue car driver who should drive his car the nearest to one mile in an hour, but he replied that some would drive in an hour and thirty minutes, some a second slower or a second faster, and the strife msM resoft-in the death of three or four hones. "I think I'll come right down to jaw--

breakers at once" he said, as he nt down** in a doorway. "I kin buy nineteaa jaw­breakers and make nineteen bors happy,, including myself. Jim! Jim!!"

Jim came down from the corner and tho* - v pliilantropist said:

'•Jim, if you h{td nineteen jawbreakers * what would you do with 'em ?

"Eat every burned one in forty seconds ' by the watch!" was the prompt reply.

"Sam! Sam!" called the philantropistfo ' a boot-black across the wsy.

The shiner came over and was abd: "Would one jawbreaker make you hap-

py 1" "Fur jist about ten seconds," answered

Sam. ' ' The philanthropist walked away from

them, and as he neared a candy store ho mused:

"I flgger that one jawbreaker will make nie happy for half an honr, and that nine­teen jawbreakers will last me nineteen days. By giving them away all happinoas is gone in ten seconds, and all jawbroak- -ers are gone in forty. Isn't it better for -me to eat the hull nineteen ? Would this < world be any better to-morrow if I sowed < eighteen jawbreakers broadcast ? Casting: bread on the waters is att right, 'caueo bread won't sink,, but one of thom JsWr -breakers goes right to the hqttoab Jfrt a --hunk o' lead." . <t <

He entered the store, shelled, out Mfc-change, and said:

"Gimme the worth o' this In Jawthreofc :-ers, and please do up the package; sea tttft > look as it I was carrying home aaoMood- -fish!"—Detroit Free Preu.

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4 PPBAIi NOTICE.—UNITED STATES LAND AOFFIG% Sioux Falls, D. T., Nov. U, 1877. George H. Kikenbury: Von are hereby notified that the Honorable Commissioner of the Ge&aral Land Offloe, in a letter dated Nov. 14th, 1877, haa adjudged your Homeetead Entry No. 6274, upon S. W. ii,Seotton S3, Township 97, Bange 51, forfeited. Xon are allowed sixty days from tha service of net* tioe in whioh to appeal from said decision.

WWM B-F- OtMWKA, Beglstar» («>-**«) I. X. fun™, Receiver.

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