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Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
Charles Summers Plain Living.

His dige tion was good up to the last.
Before his injuries he used TO pride him
self on this; nothing hurt him. He
always breakfasted quite lightly and
never took lunch. After he became an
invalid he learned his limitations and re-
spected them. But before, while he lived
plainly as q rule, ;he late and heavy din
ners that he attended, rs he used to say,
''in his official capacity" never troubled
him. He had childlike love for sweets,
and often bought chocolate creams and
the like Indeed, rather came to look
for the share he often poured on my desk
from a. paper conc OF confectionery pur-
chased on his way home frn9 thA senate
He seemed someWAnt sennisfz4. - IA this
taste, n one might iu<ln Rnins
he sometimes took to de4eud - He
hoped he would never outgrow his sweet
tooth, for so long as IL remained he was
sure Of his digestion.
But this was his only dissipation. He
did not smoke-not that he couldn't, but
rather that he wouldn't. Still, when he
gave or was present at dinners, and cigars
came on with the wine after the removal
Of the cloth, he would light up with the
others rather than TO be spoil sport, but
doubt il he ever smoked a whole cigar.
While Sumner had a critical taste in
wines, he took wine only at meals, and
then in moderation. lie didn't know
spirits by their taste. Once when he
found that one os his clerks had flask of
whisky in his valse, provided for the
journey on which he was about to start,
he asked n morsel as n curiosity, and after
choking himself with swallow taken
neat, said it was the first time he had ever
tasted whisky, and he rather thought 1t
would be the last.-Arnold Burgess John.
son In The Cosmopolitan.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
Travel In 81. Petersnurr.

II civilization is TO be estimated by
facility of locomotion, st. Petersburg IN
decidedly behindhand The streets, al
though very wide, nre abomipahly paved
with kidney potato stones-a bad mate
rial to begin with, and here very badly
laid down; and, besides, there Is very
often a gutter in the middle OF street
crossing, which would throw one of the
tiny drosky but for the precautions taken
by the natives The drosky is, as n street
cab, even worse than Dublin car. IL Is
like a very small victoria; the horse is
slow, the driver is generally very stupid,
there is barely room for two persons and
no protection against rain. As you stroll
along the quays you are astonished at first
at the number Of couples driving In
droskies, he with his arm around her
waist; hut this, you presently learn, is not
because they are ACQUIRING; it is a pre-
caution against being thrown out. But
no lady may drive in drosky.
At 0 o'clock In the evening, the fashion
able hour for driving, the Islands, a sort
of park laid out in drives ON the far side
of the Neva and reaching down TO the sea,
are thronged with carriages, in lines two
and three deep, Of the greater folk Of st.
Petersburg, who halt their carriages at
the Point 90 get out and talk. The coach
men are all dressed alike, whether they
drive privaO carriages or droskies, In a
low crowned black hat and blue bed gown
tied round the waist and thickly stuffed,
it being just as much a consideration for
Russian Jehu to have n broad back as
=. i- to ah English footiHaH 20 have beish:
and calves. The harness of the horse is
2eculiar-blue canvas reins, thin trap
pings with silver chains hanging about,
especially over the horses nose. But
perhaps the horses would look somewhat
cart horselike in English harness, for they
are broadly built, with thick legs and
flowing long tails.-Cor. st. James Ga
Zette
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

The Press was mistaken last
week in saying the Union Labor
platform contained a plank ia
voring the payment of soldiers
the difference between gold and
greenbacks at the time OF the
war. That was one of the things
which the national party had not
the courage to adopt, but sug-
gested that 1t could be included
in state platforms where 1t was
deemed eXpedient. Numerous
clauses are suggested IN the PAM
palet containing tine platform,
but are not embodied in the ma
tional platform. Why? Because
they foolishly imagine they can
build up party by the advocacy
of something iH one state which
they lack the moral courage to
present in another. The party
will be smothered by the weight
of its own inconsistency.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
A. l.. Nc WHoRTER.

The comparison of how our
public schools are conducted aud
the public Offices may be con-
Quoted outside Of politics Is a
good one. Without questioning
the abilities of the ladies to run
railroads and fill other offices we
may safely presume they would
not care to. The excessive sal
ary" cry usually emanates from
class of men whose display on
ability in private walks of Ii
scarcely warrants their selection
for places of public trust. As it
is not desirous the offices be il,.
ed with incompetent men, it is
absolutely necessary to offer pc
cuniary inducements to men of
ability to neglect private affairs
that public matters be properly
administered. To eorrOborate
our clam IN case of the enlarge
ment of official patronage it is
only necessary to refer the gen
tleman so the despotic govern
ments of Europe that own rail-
roads.
"We compare ali products, all
property with money" We so
stated last week that the hobby
OF the new party was money
greenback money - which has
been revived to run a similar,
though shorter, course than it
dld few years ago. Our COM
parison of the price OF calico
with wheat was not made on
what the party claims, but on
the statements of Jesse Harper
at the court house, and IN re-
buttal of his one sided view on
the price OF wheat. Like MIR.
Harper we addressed the labor
ers who produce wheat and con-
sume calico; like him We made
one illustration the relative
purchasing power Of labor at the
present time aud several years
ago. In his effort to catch US up
on an inconsistency the gentle
man evidently forgot there is
also consumer of wheat. How
would Mr., Harper's argu m ent
work should he bewail to the
consumer that wheat was much
cheaper now than formerly and
we need legislation to raise the
price ? We believe the consumer
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

We do not know that there Is
anything startling in the an
nouncement bat just the same
our CITY council is in awkward
shape to transact business. That
is, should the fire bell sound the
call for their convention they
might not hear it. Fearheiley
Ia IN southern California, G. r.
Smith is IN Washington Terri
tory aud Harry Shields Is play
ing to crowded houses in the
southeast part of the territory
or was,the last we heard OF him.
Business of unusual importance
affecting the vital interests of
the town 10 on hand for the sea-
son of 1883. A reform Is need.
ed in the method of collecting
water tax--the burden now be-
ing borne by few. New enter
prises must be induced to come
among us-but if a town council
does not figure In these matters
let us do without them in the
future. If the business OF this
town 10 to be burlesqued in the
future in this fashion, the sooner
we know il the better.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
THE UNION LABOR PARTY.
MILLER, Mch 3, 1888.

EDS. PREss-This party has no
paper IN Hand county to advo-
cate their cause or refutc any
assertions made. But IN that
party are numerous friends aud
patrons of the PRESS, and those
who know the generous impulses
of the editors will ever credit
them with honest convictions
aud good intentions in their
criticisms ana statements.
We beg to briefly review your
editorial OF last issue on the par
~. Would the owning and con-
trolling of the railroads by the
government necessarily involve
US in the difficulties you suggest
# the pay of public officials was
no greater than the pay for simi.
lar service in any other avoca-
ton? The pay of teachers in
the public schools has never
been IN excess of what persons
competent to teach school could
reality command, and conse-
quentIy politics but seldom en-
ters into this brauch of public
business. We hold that excessive
salaries of public officials is what
gives the party in authority such
power to maintain itself IN spite
OF the fraud and corruption oi
that party. aud tends more than
any other one thing to corrup-
ton AID trickery in politics. II
a person could make 10 more
money working for the govern
ment than he could working on
a farm, in the shop, factory or
store could these evils you sug
gest exist? We believe At il
is better for the government IT,
own and control the railroads
than for the railroads to own
and control the government.
The people are the government,
and the government is the people.
Your illusions to the wheat
and calico does not apply. 1t i.
simply comparing one product
with another. We compare all
products with money. Suppose
you were trying to explain to
the manufactures of calico that
he could get more wheat for his
labor than he could number of
years ago, and your argument
would work the other way.
A. l.. Nc WHoRTER.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

A number of old soldiers IN
Hand county have been 'gulled'
by a plank in the county plat
form of the Union Labor, alias
greenback party, which the ma
tIonal platform does not contain
The old greenbackers who met
at Cincinnati to form labor party
probably thought anything fa-
voring the soldiers might be
called a "dead ISSUE"
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

of wheat is more numerous than
the producer of calico.
The fact of the matter Is, the
prices of most necessaries-es-
pecislly of the poor mans life
are about 40 per cent cheaper
now than they were before the
Republican, party came into ex.
istence and the purchasing
power OF labor correspondingly
greater.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
Arrnn.narsnt Mirror.

A forgotten chemical product, brought
out by Dodc more than twenty years ago,
is now preserved in Paris museum. It
is transparent reflector, in which the
image Of an object may be viewed as in q
mirror, or through which the object itself
may be seen as through common glass
1t is simply piece OF glass covered with
thin layer Of platinum. II was prepared
by combining mixture of platinic chic
ride and essence Of lavender and borate
and oxide OF lead, spreading the whole on
the glass with fine brush, and then bak-
ing in muffic at low, red heat. This
old discovery ought to serve some useful
purpose. .--Arkansaw Traveller.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

The PRESS acknowledges re-
celpt OF very neat compli ment
from a lady reader upon our
"Union Labor Party" editorial
of last week. We are pleased to
note this indication that the
ladies keep posted even on the
political events of the day.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
F., and sleek Walters.

There is fat restaurateur on Sixth
avenue who insists that all his walters
shall be fat and sleek. "Whyf" he re-
peated tho other day. "well, I believe
that customers are attracted by men who
have the appearance Of being well fed.
Besides, fat walters are not so irritable as
lean ones and are more obliging. My fat
walters have done much to advertise my
grub. New York Sun.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

The intensity OF the strain Of city life is
suggested by the fact that while from
1852 TO 1868 the population Of Chicago In
creased 81 times, aud the doatn rate 81
times, the deaths from nervous disorders
increased 204 times. Frank Leslie's.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
An Unusual Ensagement.

Excuse me, sir, but are you pick
pocketf"
"Yes, slr, ] am"
IL want you to do me favor"
What is ity''
~ have several thousand dollars in my
pocket, and as IL will be quite late when
get home shall naturally Oyersleep my
self in the morning"
II see.n
'fhere Is my card II you will watch
my house tomorrow forenoon mitii you
see my wife start out with an rm-going-
a-shopping cast in her eye and will rob
her and divide with me III be your fTie0
Tor life. "--Cincinnati Enquirer.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

New York Republicans have
formed los new clubs to assist
the pivotal state in turning the
right way.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

Secretary Bushnell says the
fourth Annual Fair will be held
at Mitchell, Sept. oath to 30th
inclusive. $4,000 in premiums
and $3.50 for county displays.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
HAND COUNTY.

Il located in the fertile Rec Valley in Cen raj
South Dakota. ~ miles west Of the Jim nyer and
10 miles east OF the Missouri IL II crossed east
snc west by the Chicago 4 Sor,h-western railraad
The Chicago. Milwaukee and st Paul has built ono
mile into the northern line of the county, and viii
complete the line next season through n 9rIh and
south. The county consists of ~ tnwnehiIs. the
most Of which well settled, The Ian IL ertIle
and well adapted 10 small grains Of all kinds. The
pas; year rs slso demonstrated 10 tn lie a good
corn country, a. thousands of bu >hels ot many va
abundance aud farmers are now king into
mixed farming and stock raising. witch iusareS .
solid basis Tor grand and wealthy comfy. The
county is dotted all over with churches and school
houses, and the civilization and crrier prevailing
here not exeslled iu any cGlntrv in the UnIts-i
States, The great attraction offered 20 settlers l.
our CHEAP LANLS, which may be bought for
81 % 10 $500 az acre owing to the improvements
MI LLBR
The cunnt scat. siN years old is the largest and
be UusinesS 4, wa west Of the Jim river becauSe
II has more aud be'uI c.Iun try tributary 30 IT,
Is located on the ,orthwesiern railroad in the
eenieref the county. aud tlie Milwaukee road has
surveyed into IN, town and purchased depot
grounds. The popuia'iun OF Miller il between
900 and 80. and contains among her business
slen and citizens several live and enterprising men
The town r. sScsses probably tho best artesian
well in the orid which flows constantly $50
gallons every minute, and has pre- of l25 lbs
to the square inch The water Is conveyed TO all
parts Of the city by complete system of water.
works, and is used for all purposes, many claiming
IL 10 be very healthy. We have three churches with
good membership and one more in course of con
structlsn fine graded school with full corps of
teachers: an 5000 opera house large roller hour
mill All efficient fire department; well stocked
business houses of nearly all kinds hstels. news
papers, societies, and many more advantages than
usually posse, e,sed by towns Of its size. The town
Is growing gradually aud substantially, and Offers
practical Inducements to ali wide-a-wake men
seeking locations. Address all inquiries 10
PREss will be promptly answered.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
EMPEROR WILLIAM DYING

CaDlegrams announce that the King Of
Prussia and the emperor of Germany is
dying. He was born March 90, 1877
hence is nearly 81 years Of age
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

The coal shaft at Washington
is now down about 140 feet.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

Sportsmen have f,ocked into northern
California in such numbers that old resi-
dents say there are now more fishermen
than tout In the streams, and thirty OF
forty rifles tC one deer.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

What's the matter with the
Democrats OF Miller township?
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08
Run on a "yyiIdcat" Bank.

When the banks did not want to redeem
their notes they would take only one bill
as tins. An1 on s'cf ,ccasioue Q hong
line OF Grs.. 1:-S Z syine.i awaiting
their turn. II n man went up with 81 GOO
the teller would not redeem 1t In lump,
as the law allowed them to redeem in IS
amounts, anil would make the holder pre-
sent it bill at q time. When the bill was
handed to him he would turn IL over, look
at II in every way, smell 1t aud feel il. and
finally picking up gold coin and exam
lining IL, would turn IL over TO the holder
Of the notes, when he would be given an
other bill and so through the same move
ments. a man with 81 900 in small bills
could In that way keep back line Of men
for full business day.-Globe- Democrat.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-08

A sanitarian advises the city vacation
.sts to go to the mountains, and gives the
following reason: The vice of sedentary
people, especially iwc,.ers In towns aud
cities, and all those whose needs neither
demand nor whose necessities require ac-
tive exercise, is that they acquire habit
of short breathing, with the result of in
sufficient oxygenation Of the blood and oil
the evil consequences that follow. When
these people 90 to the mountains and
reach an elevation cf 5000 to 10000 feet,
they are compelled 10 take in a larger vol
ume of air to support life in state OF
bodily comfort, and the air breathed being
dry and pure acts as so much of tonic as
to counteract the effects of the overexer-
tion in respiration, and the stoutest as
well as the weakest where the lungs are
not SO much affected as to be unable TO
bear the diminished pressure) gain In
health and strength right along.
During month or six weeks, at 5000
or 1900 feet elevation, the lungs become
habituated to taking in larger measure
OF air, which habit lasts for months after
the return home. with the result of a
greater Improvement after than while on
the mountain tour. And here is where
vacation Of four or five weeks spent in the
mountains has the advantage over the
same time given TO the woods, by the
river or the lake or seashore. A habit has
been acquired, which lasts for months, Of
taking in a greater volume Of air, with
the result Of better oxygenation OF the
blood, and finer, firmer and healthier
tone to the system, aud increased strength
OF both body and mind.-Boston Budget
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
OCTOBER 16, 1883.
City Treasurer S
NOTICE.
Redemption Expiring fed. IT,
1889.
CITY TREAsURER's OFFICE.


ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 10. 1883. +
The owners and all parties interested
in the within-described real estate are
hereby notified that the time of re-
dem ptjOn on the following described
property will expire OH the 18th day of
February, 1889, and that deed will be
issued by the city of st. Paul, on or
after the 18th day of February, 1889, in
accordance with the city charter, upon
presentation to the City Comptroller of
the following unredeemed City Treas
urer's certificate of sale for property
situated in the city of st. Paul, and sold
by him on the 18th day of February, 1886,
to satisfy a judgment against the same
rendered by the district court OF the
county of Ramsey, in the state of Min
nesota, for the following Improvement,
unless redeemed OH or before the 18th
day of February, 1889.
The sum given below will be the
amount necessary to redeem the lot,
with interest and cost figured to the
day when redemption expires. The
certificate against the within lot marked
with star is not held by the owner of
the property, and should be looked after
by the>owner.
CHANGE OF GRADE ON MINNIE
RAHA STREET, FROM EAST
SEVENTH GTH) STREET TO
BURR STREET.
Schurmeier's Seventh Street Addition.
No. of Supposed owner and Amt of
Cert. description. Lot. Block. Red'mp
1164* John Carlson % l s69.66H
All in the city of st. Paul. Ramsey
county, Minnesota.
GEORGE REFS. City Treasurer.
Nov. l1-6w-Su
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
BRILLIANT REPORTING.
The Feat Performed by Parisian
News Gatherer.

One of the most brilliant feats of
French reporting is the following: 1t
happened at the time when the great
Traupmann murder case was agitating
Paris and France, and when everybody
was eager for details: A reporter who
had the matter in hand, left Paris for
Cerney, where the father of Traupmann
resided. He arrived. called on the just
ice of the peace and the cOmmisSaire de
police, invited them to follow him
to the Marie, took his seat
in the judges chair, and with I'M
parallel audacity, ordered the garde de
champetre to go and bring before him
the assassin'S father. The officers did
not say wora; and the reporter had
conquered them by his air and de-
meanor. When the father of Traup-
porter Intercepted him as though Off
cially commissioned to do so. The re-
suit of the cross-Questloning was that
the boy had written to his father on the
eve and on the day of the crime.
Monsieur de commissaire," says-the
reporter, ''please to go to the witness
house and seize these letters"
The functionary obeyed; the letters
were brought, and the reporter
read them. found them full of
evidence of Traupmann'S guilt, copied
them carefully, and with a solemn air.
Then, with respect. he handed over the
originals to the justice of the peace,
asked him to seal them carefully, and
keep them for the further use of the
court. The reporter put the copies in
to his pocket, saluted the gentlemen,
and left. 1t was 1 o'clock in the after
noon. and the train that was to bear his
letter to Paris would not leave before
evening. Ii he sent his precious bur-
den by that train it would be too late
for the morning edition of his paper.
Besides, he met two other Paris report
erS, who had just arrived. and who
would soon learn the news at Cernay.and
send it on to Paris at the same time he
did his report. What does he do? He
goes up to his brother reporters and says,
II am dying of hunger, my friend. Let
us breakfast together. You go to the
tavern there and order good dejeuner,
with plenty of wine, you know, and Fll
come presently" The two reporters
did as he babe them, while our friend
jumped into wagon, and had himself
driven to the station; after hard begging
and giving money, he was allowed to
to leave on a luggage train, then about
to start, caught passenger train for
Paris at junction further on, and ar
rived at the Office OF his prelate at night.
He communicated his information, and
the first page, which was already
"closed up" was reset. The next
morning 1000 copies were sold.