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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

Much interest has been aroused I'm
the scientific circles OF Europe by
what is claimed to be the most won
derfui timing c~hronoscope, invented in
this country by Prof. c. b. Bliss. and
perfected in the psychological labora-
tory Of Yale by j. j. Hogan. 1t can
be used with the quickness of a stop
watch, without the help Of either cleo
trician OIL mathematician. Ii measures
accurately down to the one-thousandth
part of a second, and is already TAX
ing the place of the Old-style chrome
scopes in scientific laboratories. The
instrument and electrical attachments.
1T tells the speed of a cannon ball,
the lapse of time between the firing Of
"a pistol and the starting of a runner
and it Is proposed to introduce ii into
boxing schools, SO that pupils can CON
stantly test the speed with which they
can deliver a blow. and so note the
lesSening the reaction time between
the brain impulse and the blow on
which increase of skill depends. The
machine consists of n pendulum and a
pointer swinging independently on the
same axle. The tip of the pointer
travels along the face of the curved
scale or indicator, which is graduated
to show the one-thOusandth of q sec
ond. To measure the time required
for the transmission of any given i'm
preston a button is pressed. This
sets the pendulum in motion, and the
result is registered on the scale. If a
sight test has TO be made. when the
pendulum comes in contact with the
pointer a black shutter is raised from
q light disk. AS the disk flashes on
the sight of the object he touches a
button and the pointer is instantly
ST. pprd. TIC averag" l:mr bntw' en-
the exposure of the disk to the sight
and the pressure Of the button has
been found to be 0.300 of a second.
The reflex action for sound is quicker
than this, being put at O.13O of n sec
ond. The discerning of colors is look
ed upon as an important test in the
determination of certain traits of the
pupils. a square of some color I'M
known to the subject is to be exhibit
ed from behind a shutter. He is told.
for instance, to press the button when
he sees blue. This test sometimes eX-
tends to onc-Quarter OF a second. The
trials with odors. noises and pinprickS
are very interesting. The object Of
these tests in school work is to enable
teachers to ascertain the mental char
actcriStics of their scholars. Under
the old system of teaching, all the
scholars in a class were grouped to-
getber. and subjected to the same in
flexible rules of tuition. regardless of
their differences of temperament and
intellectual ability. The c~hronoscope
puts an end to such crude methods.
and reduces teaching to a science.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
A Paralytic Cured.
His Grandfather, a Revolutionary Sol
der, and His Father, Both Died of
Paralysis, Yet the Third Gener-
alton Is Cured The Method.

atIOn Is SuFsu lie MCthOo.
fFrom the Herald, Boston, Mass1
Like a thunderbolt from a clear sky,
a stroke of paralysis came to Mr.. Frank
T. Ware, the well known Boston auc-
tioneer and appraiser, at 235 Washing
about six years ago seemingly in robust
health. When he awoke his left side
was stiffened by the d~eadening of the
nerves. The interviewer sought out Mr..
Ware to get the facts. He gave the in
teresting particulars in his own way:
The first shock came very suddenly
while i was asleep, but it was not last
ing in its effects, and in a few weeks /
was able to be about. A few months
after, when exhausted by work and
drenched with rain j went home in a
very nervous state. The result was a
second and more severe shock, after
which my left arm and leg We're prac-
tically helpless.
My grandfather. who was a soldier
In the Revolutionary War. and lost an
arm in the struggle for American indie
pendence, died finally OF paralysis. My
father also died of paralysis, although
1t was complicated with other troubles,
and so ! had some knowledge of the ia
tai character of the disease which Is he
reditary in our family. After the sec
ond shock / toe warning, for, in all
probability, a third woul carry me off.
Almost everything under the sun was
recommended to me and l tried all the
remedies that seemed likely to do any
good, electricity, massage and special
lists, but to nc effect.
The only thing / found that helped
me was DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and l
verify believe that If 1t hadn't been for
those pills l would nave been dead
years ago.
Yes, | still have a slight reminder Of
the last attack six years ago. My left
arm is not as strong as the other and my
left foot drags a little, as the paralysis
had the effect Of deadening the nerves.
ut / can still walk a good distance,
ak as easily as ever, and my general
Eealth is splendid. ! am really over sew
enty years old, although / am generally
taken to be twenty years younger.
The Pink Pills keep my blood in good
condition, and / believe that is why ]
am so well.
Mr.. Ware has every appearance OF a
perfectly healthy man, and arrives at
his office promptly at eight o'clock ev-
cry morning, although he has reached
an age when many men retire from
active life. He says that in his
opinion both his father and grandfather
| could have been saved II Pink Pills had
been obtainable at hat time.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale PEG.
| pie contain all the elements necessary &c
give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They may
be had of all druggists or direct by mai
from the DR.. Williams Medicine Co.
| Schenectady, N. Y, at so cents per box
or six boxes for $2.50.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
A Point in Popularity.

AprOpos of the known antagonism
to Gen. Beauregard by the Richmond
authorities the incident is related that
ex-senator and Gen. Wigfall, of Texas
once went t o Mr.. Davis, and in his
brusque way said:
Take my advice, Mr.. President-let
Reauregard alone. When the men are
naming their race horses and steam
boats. and the women calling their
babies 'Reauregard.' don't rub against
that kind of popularity. It's danger
Gus to you and won't hurt him. Keep
your hands II New York Telegram.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
PhOtOgraphinS Under the Sea.

shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton, his object being to get artificial
light.
The apparatus consists of a barrel
containing oxygen and carrying a
glass globe, in which is a lamp with
a wick impregnated with alcohol. A
rubber tube connects with the glass
globe, and by pressing a bolt at the
end of the tube the operator may
throw magnesium into the flame of
the lamp.
He wears the ordinary diving suit,
provided with an air supply pipe, and
places his camera which is water
tight, close enough to the oxygen bar
rel for him to manipulate both the in
Simultaneous shutter and the fash
light apparatus.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
Scientific Notes.

A scientist places the age of the
earth at 6SO,OOO,OO0 years.
What to do with the excess of molas-
SEES produced in the manufacture Of
sugar has been such a source OF anX-
iety to the Southern planter hat prizes
have been offered to any n who will
devise a method CT meeting the diff
Guilty. A New Orleans inventor claims
to have found an inexpensive process
by which the molasses can be solidi-
fed. He says that a machine which
will solidify OF concrete 90 barrels of
molasses daily can be furnished for
1900, and the cost Of operation is not
more than 2 or 3 cents a barrel. The
exhaust steam from the sugar house
engine is injected into the. bulk mo-
lasses with the normal pressure as it
escapes and at a temperature OF about
40 degrees Fahrenheit. This expels
about % gallons of water from a bar
rel OF moltsses, and the residuum con-
cretes and is ready for storing or ship
ment as soon as cooled. In appear
ance is resembles coarse sugar.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
In this wOrk-a-Day World,

graIns and nervous systems often give way
under the pressure and anxieties Of bust
ness, Paresis, wasting of the nervous It's
sues, a sudden and unforeward collapse of
the mental and physical faculties are daily
occurrences, as the columns Of the daily
press show. Fortify he system when ex.
bausted against untoward events with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, that most helpful
medicine OF the weak. worn out and in
firm. Use it In rheumatism, dyspepsia, con-
situation and malaria.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

Du, laced by the lines in the woman's face.
|thos. yes, the sallow or wrinkled face and
|riss ). FEELINGS of weakness" have their
uecr n the arrangements and irregularities
ianasr.i 70 I'M The functional de.
seatnaents, painful disorders, and chronic
|Dr' p;;asssses OF women, can be cured with
YOUNG n; Favorite Prescription. For the
Ae mo smi Just entering ~womanhood, for
tb .'n nn, and later in "the chanSe Of life -
h a;dl prescription" is Just what they need
these nature in preparing the system for
for h;ssents. It's a medicine prescribed
|consri,!!y years, by DIR. =. v. Pierce, chief
md Sung physician to the Inyalids' Hotel
su's'eal Institute, at Buffalo. N. Y.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

Northern fruit growers know that
the color of fruit is largely dependent
on the amount of available potash
which the soil contains. This, with
sunlight aids in the development of
both color and fine flavor. A Califor-
mia orange grower, Mr.. G. w. Pres
colt. has found that iron heightened
the color of his product and made it
more salable. His oranges were orig
inally very pale, but by using five
pounds of iron filings around his trees
the color has been changed to a dark
yellow. with increased quality of fruit.
SO much iron filings probably made
the soil more open and porous. If the
iron has served as plant food a small
quantity would have been sufficient.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
Distinction without Difference.

Sir" she said, stamping ner foot,
l must beg you to a all talk Of
am becoming angry
PARDON me-" he corrected with
great suavity. Getting angry. You
are not becoming angry"
AND after that, somehow, she kept
aer temper.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

First Tourist (grandly)-While in Eu-
one last summer l went through
Wales.
Second Tourist from Chicago)-How
much did his Princelets have in his
clothes
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
The Modern Beauty

rsryes on good food and sunshine. with
o,enty OF exercise in the open air. Her
form CLOVIS with health and her face
blooms with it's beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action of a laxative
remedy, she Uses the gentle and pleas
ant LIQUID laxative, Syrup Of Figs.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
FINN With the New Woman.

Mrs. S.-Why don't you go TO work?
Tramp-Please, mum, l made a sol
emn VOW twenty years ago that I'd
never do another stroke of work till
women was paid tn same wages as
men. Gets a trifie.) -Beatrice Demo
crat.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
Hoods Pills a ass s.' s]a%sararili S''i
The Old Dilemma

Miss Buzbuz-Do you sell postage
stamps?
Drug Clerk-iesm.
Miss Ruzbuz-Well, let me have five
,uoS plaase. and give me nice ones,
uon,t YOU? The last ones l bought
vi stuck together in my pocket before
"a heen carrying them around "A week
-Roxbury Gazette.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
An Extenuatfng Cfrcumstance.

The officer arrested you for being
|sruhK,' said the judge severely, very
|drunk, indeed"
les, your honor" replied the cul-
lrN' but there were eXtenuating cir
cunstances."
What were they?"
Why, your honor. you see l was un-
i, the influence of liquor at the time.'
Washington Star.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

Mike O'Hoolihan-Phwat's this you
an. Dinnis been schappin' about.
Tim Tullicty-He said he'd make me
see which was the best a
Mike O'Hoolihan-An' did yez G
which was the best man?
Tim Tullicty-Oi did not. He bung-
ed up both me eyes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

Caler-l wish to contest my uncle's
/ will
LaWyer-Is the estate worth it?
Cala-He left 100000.
Lawyer-Let me sec. That's $4,000
for me and $4,000 for the lawyer on
the other side. Yes, it's worth it
New York Weekly.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

Spruce beer is the beverage of the fish
ermen around Newfoundland, Labrador,
and the Gulf Of st. Lawrence.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

|nnegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine
40 original and only genuine. Cures Chapped Hand
~afaee, Cold Sores, &c. c. G. Clark Co, n. Haven, CT
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

xrIIS-Alltit stopped free by Or. K lines Great
vserse Restorer. No Fits after the nrst usy : use.
TtatNelous cures. Treatise and 81 trial bottle FIRE, I
'"eases. Send to Dr. Kline. 1881 Arch ST.. phila-. IA.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

Ii Is stated that the STANDARD Of strength
for the British navy is quite superior to
that Of the uavies Of France and Russia
combined.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
Deep-Sea Photography.

\ student of zoology, during his in
vestigations on the shores of the Medi-
terranean. constructed a camera, and
an instantaneous shutter especially
adapted to use under water. Desir-
ing to extend his experiments to great
er depths, he devised the apparatus
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

/ am entirely cured of hemorrhage of
lungs by Piso's Gre for Consumption
Louisa Lindaman, Bethany, No., Jan. 8. 81.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

Take Parker's q niger Tonic home with you.
You will md II TO exceed your expectations in
sbatIng colds, and many ills, aches and weaknesses,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

j c. SIMPSON. Marques, w. Va, says
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me OF q very oao
case Of catarrh." Druggists sell 1t, 75c.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
1OMEN'SFACES

like flowers, fade
wither with time,
the bloom of the rose
is only now to the
h healthy womar's
cheeks. The nerv.
Gus strain caused by
the ailments and
pains peculiar to the
sex, and the labor
and worry of rearing
a family can often
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

Pain Is not cond uciye to pleasure.
especially when occasioned by corns. Hindercorns
wiz please You, for IL removes them perfectly.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
"Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Unable To

Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for 1t. Price Is cents.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
SCIENTIFIC MATTERS
INTERESTING INFOR NATION ABoVT
THE USEFUL ARTS,

wonderful Time - Measuring In
strument-A Bicycle Lawn
Deep-Sea ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Observation-Disclosures Notes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19
Hygiene.

The statement that in 1894 only nine
deaths occurred out of a population or
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

placed
|IIohSn'
ard in.
lis four
traced
|ch are
h. The
Eed 30
| of the
culture
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-19

,nipan!
ar fac
ing the
tartar.
ions VI
the
r,aI,sat.
and
recon-
uthori.
It's sale
cream
house
article.
The Dickinson press., 1895-07-27
PRHnlsTOR1C SURGERY.

Important Operations Were PEI.
formed During the Stone Age.
Some eighteen years have elapsed
since Dr.. Broca made known the
curious fact that trephining was
practiced by men in the stone age.
Since that time the inquiry for the
reasons for this special prehistoric
surgery has, apparently, ceased. The
question seems to be. Did primitive
man trephine in order to prevent
epileptic commissions or to relieve the
pressure on the brain when the skulls
had been fractured, or did early man
trephine in accordance with some
mystic rites? DR.. Broca, with others,
cites the cases where these skulls thus
trepined were preserved, and there Is
the certainty that the incised portions
were used as amulets. The reasons
for this trephining, we are inclined
to believe, were In order to create
epilepsy in the individuals. If a dozen
men or women were operated upon
some might have suffered little incon-
%vontence, others might have died, but
then n might have lived with q con-
fused brain. We know the high esteem
In which semi-dementcd persons are
held among savage races. Imperfect
utterances, disjointed phrases. primi-
tive men believed to be imbued with
the spirit Of ~prophecy-in fact, they
manufactured their oracle or sooth-
sayer. 1t was natural for savage man,
with his superstition, to preserve the
skull, Or q portion of 1t, If it had be-
longed to such IN epileptic, and so
he made an amulet. cutting out that
portion Of the skull after the death
Of the individual. The subject is SO
curious tllut it IN fully worthy Of
future discussion.
Recent discoveries of crannoges of
lake dwellings in ireland bring once
more the topic of mans primitive
dwellings before us. Traces of such
hill dwellings have been found in
London. The Irish crannoges show
considerable skill in building. A space
in the lake was surrounded with piles,
and within the circle stones were
piled. An artificial island was con
structed. Sometimes, but not always,
communication with the nearest shore
is still discoverable. But the prob
ability is that a canoe or dug-out was
used. These early people knew how
q mortise was made, and were expert
in basketry. There is evidence that
these crannoges were inhabited dur
ing many successive periods, for IL
ct the beginning stone implements
alone wre in use, in time followed both
the bronze and iron period. There
must have been, as with the Swiss
lake jewellers, an overlapping as to the
materials in use. Occasinally large
quantities of bones that is, in pro-
portion to the size Of the lake dwell
lng-havs been found. In one in
stance, in a typical Irish crannoge, $50
cart loads Of old bones were used an
. fertilizer on the Irish fields. The
early people must have been devoted
to the raising Of animals in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of their
dwellings. They may have been peace
full, perhaps, at times; but from
certain indications. it looks as ii they
INDUCED occasionally in cannibalism.
New York Times.
The Dickinson press., 1895-07-27
Westminster Cathedral.

"eotn10otet
The official announcement is made
that work on the proposed great Cath
Ollie cathedral not far from Westmin.
ster Abbey, will be pushed on with az
much speed as possible. Bentley, tho
architect selected, has just returned
from a long and special study of Eu-
ropean cathedrals ard HE model IN
Constantine's Church of st. Peter at
Rome. 1t will cost f25O,OOO and tho
cardinal has already for the purpose
$4,000 and the site.
The site Of this great ediice wax
purchased by Cardinal Manning and
it was the dream of his life to see the
great church erected. Contributions
for the church will he received from
all parts of Christendom. As an in.
ducement to liberality every contribu.
tor to the extent of $1,000 will he hon.
ored by having his or her name in
scribed on the cathedral as a found.
er. The building will be unlike any.
thing in London. With a length Of
$50 feet a width Of 27O feet and q.
height of 100 feet, it will seat 5000.
persons. The foundation stone haa,
just been laid.
The Dickinson press., 1895-07-27
by the way, Raddies, q Russian
Prince is coming to dine with Us next
week."
"Ah. then, sir, 1 suppose he amt
o. much account in his own country"
Punch,
Their pietx HAD Fled.

The shrine Of Bensi Qndia) has been
shorn Of much Of its splendor. A short
time ago the priests who attended at
dawn to perform the toilet of Maha-
dec were Mortified to find that the
dlety had led. Search was instantly
made and the god was found carefully
wrapped in q shawl IN the side Of q
tank a couple Of hundred yards fron
the temple. Their first impression
was that a miracle had been vouchsae-
ed which would bring infinite grist to
their mill. This idea was dispelled
when 1t was disco vered that the grav
en- image had been despoiled of its gold
cuirass. its jewelry and silver throne.
london Daily News.
The Dickinson press., 1895-07-27

The spider is SO we'll supplied with
the silky thread with which it makes
its web that an experimenter drew
out of the body of n single specimen
$3.50 yards of thread-a length but
little short of two miles. A fabric
woven of SPIDERS thread is more
glossy than that from the silk worms
product. and 10 Of q beautiful golden
color.
The Dickinson press., 1895-07-27
Fourth Day

-"
Chicago, July 2O.-The crucial point was
reached In the big Horr-Harvey debate to-
day. 1t was near the end Of the session
when Mr.. Horr, breaking away from the
long-continued discussion Of the circum-
stances surrounding the enactment OF the
law Of 1873, stated compactly his version
Of the existing condition Of the debate and
then pumped the main question: fought
we again throw open the mints Of the
United States to the free coinage OF silvers'
Mr.. Harvey was evidently taken by sur.
prise. but stood by his guns and insisted
on proceeding with his attempt to prove
that the decentralization Of silver was ac'
complished with a surreptitiousness that
was criminal Here Is what Mr.. Horr said
preparatory to springing the chief issue:
''There are some things about which Mr..
Harvey and myself differ and some about
! which we agree. He thinks that our fore.
fathers established a single measure Of
value; that that measure was 371A grains
! Of pure silver; that gold was made q simple
| companion metal of silver and that ita
| value was to be all the time measured by
a silver dollar. l believe that those early
patriots attempted to establish q measure
Of value out Of two metals. gold and silver,
q ratio which would secure the use of both
gold dollars and silver dollars. Beside. VI
agree that up to 1884 the measure OF value
in actual use in this country was the silvel
dollar. I assert that In 1884 the ratio Wal
changed, hi the gold dollar was made
smaller. He admits that. l insist that
when the gold dollar was cheapened 1t be-
came the actual measure Of value In thii
country and remained so up to the sus
pension Of specie payments; that the silver
dollar, though still a legal measure OF
value, was not used In this country as thu
actual measure after 1884. He denies that
We both agree taht from 1862 to 1917 TIL
domestic business Of this country was dom
by using the %greenback dollar 40 the meas
ure Of values, which was during none o.
those years equal in value to either tn
gold or the silver dollar. he states tina
, In his book. We both agree
"Now mark. We both agree that In 1877
the coinage Of silver dollars wal stopped By
law, and that. since 1879. since the resump
tien Of specie payment. the domestic ant
international business Of this country hat
been done on q gold basis. We agree tina
Great Britain has been ON q gold basil
since 1915; no dispute about 1t. I CLAIM
that Germany ceased the free coinage o.
silver In 1871. and he claims that 1t va!
not done Until later-in 1S73-but we botl
agree that since Jan. 1. 1874. Germany ha'
. beea entirely upon Q gold basis. We asret
that the pattons which comloss Z ke9!
The Dickinson press., 1895-07-27
Distinction No Difference.

Pips. the lawyer has q profound
knowledge Of human nature, and is in
the habit Of weighing cause and effect
with nice discrimination. When he
has won q case he writes to his client:
II have won the suit against B."
But when he has lost the case, he
writes:
"You have lost your lawsuit with T."
5--.Eremdcnblatt.
The Dickinson press., 1895-07-27
Great Head.

:Keals-Tve got q new nickel-fn-tbe.
Slot machine to make a fortune.
Realistically? What dces 1t orcr
for q nickel? ~
Reals.No end If things. But after
It swallows the nickel it shows a
sign, This machine Ia out OF orderss