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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25

John Jacob AStor. and has all the adj
mirable features that rule all the ath-
letic sports with which that lady is
connected. There are no stone walls
700 hlgh Tor ladies to climb. no dread
iui streams too deep To be leaDed by
those who must hold up skirts. and no
awful hills that tire one before the
last link is i'm sight.
Upon her place at Rhinebeck Mrs.
Astor has another golf field. But here
the course planned especially for Mr..
Astor and his friends. is very difficult.
and often there is climbing to be done
over hedges, and there is one place
where ponies are i'm readiness for a
water-jump. and at this spot there is
also a tiny ferry-boat to take the cad
dies across and those whose ambi-
tions do not lead toward the iump
across the water.
The most skilful of all the golfers is
Miss Virginia Fair. the Western heir
ess. who. with her sister. Mrs. Gel
richs. spends much time every sum
mer at the game. For Miss Fair the
links are never shortened. and she
takes her part in the twOsomes of
fOursomes without being n handicap
TO skillful players or needing any of
the helps that are usually allowed TO
those that are weak of wrist. One of
Miss Fairs lofts has been estimated
at POO feet. A grain of salt may be
needed with the figures. but at the
drive h came upon the putting
ground" direct from the tee" and
"hOled' her ball at the second shot.
winning the hole. of course. and event
ually the game. In consequence of
this feat the hole was named after
her. and is now Fair Haven" The
other holes upon the ground received
m too, most of them geographic
cal, but Miss Fairs was the only one
for feats of strength and skill.
A golfer who is gaining confidence
is Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt. who be-
gan last summer after much cOaXing
upon the part of her brother. who. by
the way. Is very skillful with the
"driye:" and from her who
wishes To teach her self-assurance.
When Miss Vanderbilt began to play
she was nervous and not at all certain
of herself, but she was sure of wrist
The place OF her first attempt was the
private golf links of Cornelius Van
derbilt at Newport. Look at the goal,
address your bah. hen drive with all
your might, lOfting n little" were the
directions given her by her brother.
And the result was that the heiress-
beginner sent her ball only just a few
feet off the tee" nj with such good
aim that il was in a straight line with
the hole. Her ambitious caddy coach
ed her constantly, though, and o
she found herself able to play a good
game.
But heiresses, though gifted with all
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25

skirts to this costume. The first Is n
short one that falls to the boOt tops.
Mrs. AStor chose a Scotch plaid one,
and the countess Of Craven wears a
skirt of black cloth edged with pin
bands Of green. over this short skirt
is another of nice walking length.
The back may have a little train If de-
sired. and the sides be long or spread.
ing, or according to any mode. Ar.
rived mt the golfing field the ladies
who wear these fishwife skirts pro-
ceed to loop up the outside skirt. This
is done by means Of straps that hang
from the waist Each strap has a but
ton hole, and the skirt is supplied
with handsome buttons along the hem.
LOoped up the skirt becomes n beauti.
full o%verskirt. while the skirt under
the right length.
1t is the Scotch opinion that women
are in the way upon the links, as they
would be in street shiny" but il
England there is no we'll organized
golf club without its fair members.
and in America it is the women VINO
have the endurance for the long
course and who urge the men to don
Iue White uIth ItSiIItHldlS anu SliIl
in upon the necessary five miles of
walking.
And it was a society wOman-the
record breaker at the last set of
games up countrywide, with apollo
gieS to older poets. penned these lines
upon the club house walls:
! drove n golf hall in the air;
II fell to EARTH knew just where!
And there was Il MILE know full
we'll
'TwiXt where it rose and where it fell.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25
Due to q Kings Mistake.

One Of the questions that the sharp
eyed boy or girl is sure to ask is, why
isn't the hour of four on a clocks face
put ~. instead of four Ones, thus,
llil.! The reason for 1t is said TO be
that away back in the time of Charles
Y. of France, who reigned in the lat
ter half of the fourteenth century,
wuen the first clock was made, Henry
Wick. its maker, was commanded to
bring it before the king. He did so,
and the king was very we'll pleased
with 1t, watching the works with
much interest. But he said, finally,
You have got the figures on the dlal
wrong"
Il think not, your majesty" replied
the c~lockmaker.
Yes; that four should be four ones"
Surely not, your majesty" urged
the man again.
Yes, it should be four ones" In
sisted the king.
You are wrong" onc more said
Vick. which made the king very
angry.
Il am never wrong" he cried. Take
it away and correct the mistake" The
poor clockmaker could only obey, ana
the blunder of the king has come all
the way down to us, for all clocks
have been SO marked ever since.-New
York Tribune.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25
THE GAME OF GOLF
S0CIETY'S FAD WILL HAVE "A
GREAT RUN.
The endin GoIhns Gowns and the
Women Who Play the Game
Miss Fairs triumphant shot
Model Gowns and shoes.

AnXiously now the athletic society
girl and vigorous matron watch the
skies II consult the barometer: for If
There IS fir" weather another week
the fields will be covered with a
Blanket of green and the hedges and
bitches and even the stone walls will
receive the first of springs pretty
gowning. And with natures fresh
ness comes-gOlf, the latest fcd that
mas been taken up by society, says the
New York correspondent of the Globe
Democrat.
1T would be difficult to tell where
the best golting grounds are In this
country. 1t would be a hard matter
to beat the Washington Park grounds
in C~hicago-very hard, indeed; vet the
Essex County Club, at Manchester-by
the-Sea. boasts that its attractions are
unequaled by any golf field in the
country: while ut Newport there is
now Il club house and grounds that,
In money ut all events overlap any,
thing produced on either continent.
I'cSideStheSe. there are golf grounds in
81. Louis whose fame for golf tourna-
mentS las spread far and wide. and as
TAR south as New Orleans. and travel
ing north TO San Francisco. and east
again 10 pleasure-lOving Geoi gia are
other link none the less famous. And
with all these the m~i'liJnaires Of the
c0nntrv have planned their own
grounds. so that in opposition to the
professional fields. there are private
ones all claiming TO be the best"
The truth of the matter is that one
golf Grornd can not he c,mpared with
another. any more than the blonde
sweetness of a ~conidentially charming
woman can be compared to the bru-
nette dash Of the independent type Of
girl. Even so the golf links that Just
suit one party of golfers would be
scoffed at by another; and the field
WIDELY admirable by one would be
looked ut as impossible by the neyt
party.
The ideal golf ground for mixed par
ties-men and women-is the New
port field. 1t was planned by Mrs.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25
TarIy Guests.

The old moot question as to whether
social engagements should be held to
the minute. or not has been settled at
last by a visiting Englishwoman of
high degree, and the etiquette of the
British court has been introduced into
fashionable New York. For a dinner
party the minutes of grace allowed
tardy guests, the excuses made for
her who comes i'm before the hostess
herself arrives in the drawing room.
and the surprise OF arriving just on the
stroke Of the clock are Ill done away
with. Exactly three minutes after the
time mentioned in the Invitations sent
out, whether IN or all the guests
have arrived, the host leads the way
TO the dining o These three min
uteS are allowed for the women to take
off wraps in the dressing room and
undergo the process OF greeting or
introduction proper before the meal is
announced. Tardy guests must suffer
the modification of paying excuses to
the seated hostess. For %luncheons the
same rule holds good, as well as for
breakfasts. At wedding receptions
half an hour is the time allowance
given; and all these rules are printed
ON Il leather-framed card that now
hangs in every private carriage
Demorest's Magazine.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25

fell! The wind neXt rushed it off down
the stream, and, after chasing il as
far as the links allowed. it had to be
given up for lost and a new ball sub
stituted. In consequence of losing the
ball at this bunker 1t was named
"Gertrude's Dilemma. and has been
avoided since by players.
Several society wOmen like to watch
the progress of the game from Il BIZ
cycle, following the ball down the
links n around the course of the
hOme-stretch again. Miss Louise Nc
AlliSter is II of these. and another
is Mrs. James B~loOdgOOd, who is very
expert at golf herself.
The method of the biCyclerS is this:
StatiOning themselves upon their
wheels, they wait for the first drive
n then the second: then wheeling
off as fast as they can. they race with
the caddieS and take up Il station not
far from where the balls have landed.
When the next drives are made they
follow, and. finally, they establish
themselves upon the putting ground
to watch the delicate operation of
landing the balls in the hole. When
it is time to start from the second
teeing place they are On hand. and SO
throughout the course. OF course, the
links must be pretty smooth to per-
nit of following on Il bicycle: and,
where they are rough. often n drive
way" is constructed for the bicyclerS
so hat they reach the holes in Il cir
cuitous way, like the carriage follow
erS on a hunt.
Miss Helen Gould is very athletic at
the golf Kinks. She is accurate. too.
And her rival is not found among the
Hudson river amateurs She does not
care for club grounds, and never has
played except at lrvingtOn, where,
however, she collects her friends
round her in great numbers. Ome
times having n house party of twenty,
to be reinforced by anOthe: twenty
in Il fortnight. Her sister Anna, now
the much-diScuSSed Countess Castel-
laine. is a little fractions at golf. In
England last summer she was diSliked
on that account. She tires at the first
300 yards, and does not enjoy getting
her ball out of bad situations. once
she gave Il terrific downward stroke
that made the rubber globe dart up
ward and backward 10 Il great height.
OF course ii broke the window of n
small farm house shed. and. although
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25
a Boys Red-HOt Fun.

There's a little boy OF Bellefonta,,.
avenue who had a whole lot" Of fS
the other day. The boys mother 10
stralght-laced, Puritanical dame vb,
believes that her son, not over twa,v.
years of age, should be a digni6ad
gentleman in thought and in nlav
But on that particular other day tho
'old lady," as the boy calls her whnn
"h2 is out of hearing, ven down town
To do some shopping, and the boy ha,
thought himself Il scheme whereby no
could have some "red-hot" fun.
1t is NOT related how long tbo
scheme had lain dormant in his MIND
but no sooner was the mother n block
distant from the house than the lad
slipped into the house and made away
with the coal oil can, which held one
gallon of oil, left that morning by the
grocery man. Hiding his booty In A
small cave in an old orchard north Of
the house, he summoned all the kids
living within three blocks. He prom.
ised a great treat. His enviOus friends
assembled, he hauled forth his can Of
oil and said: Now wei pay fire"
He emptied the gallon Of oil into the
cave, which waS made for a doll
owned by his little sweetheart living
in the same block, and standing sev.
eral feet away, threw in a match. In
n moment there was 4 big blaze. As
the fire shot into the air a score Of
lusty threats set up Il great noise, and
the chief entertainer made a dash for
the cellar. where a long piece of hose
was stored. He hauled the hose forth
fastened it to the faucet in the kitcha
and soon had n tine stream Of water
falling on the blaze. There was
enough oil t burn a long time, despite
the water, and for probably three
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25
JOHNSON WAS DRUNK.
Condition Of N~ice-Presi-
dent at the inauguration.

dent at the inauguration.
Noah Brooks tells the following
story in his personal "reminiscences OF
Lincoln in the April number of the
Century:
All eyes were turned on the main Ell,
trance, where, precisely on the stroke
of l., appeared Andrew Johnson. Vice
President elect, arm in arm with Ham
nibal Ilamlin, whose term of office was
now expiring. They took seats to-
gether on the diaS Of the presiding of
ticer, and Hamlin made Il brief and
sensible speech, and Andrew Johnson,
whose face was extraordinary red
was presented 10 take the oath. 1t is
needless to say here that the unfortu-
nate gentleman. who had been very
i'll, was not altogether sober at this
important moment of his life. In or
der to strengthen himself for the ply
steal and mental ordeal through which
he was about 10 pass he had taken n
stiff drink of whisky in the room Of
the NiCe-President. and the warmth
of the senate chamber. with possibly
other physical conditions, had sent the
fiery liquor to his brain. He was evil
IDENTIFY Intoxicated.
AS he went OF with his speech he
turned upon the cabinet officers and
addressed them as Mr.. Stanton
MIR. Seward" ETC.. without the Off
cial handles To- their names Forget,
ting Mr.. Welles' name. he said, land
you too. Mr. Then leaning over
to Colonel FOrney he said. "What is
the name of the secretary of the
navy" and then continued as though
nothing had happened. once in IL
while from the reporters gallery,
could observe Hamlin nudging John
son from behind. reminding him that
the hour for the Inauguration Cere-
mOny had passed. The speaker kept
on although President Lincoln sat be-
fore him, patiently waiting for his ex-
traOrdinary h%arangue to be over.
The study of the faces below him
were interesting. Seward was as
bland and serene as a summer day:
Stanton appeared to he petrified;
WelleS' face was unusually void Of eX-
preston; Speed sat with his eyes clos.
ed: DenniSOn vas red and white by
turns. Among the union senators Hen
ry Wilson's face was flushed: sumner
wore Il saturnine and sarcastic smile.
and most Of the others turned and
twisted in their senatorial chairs as if
in lOng-drawn agony. Of the supreme
bench, Judge Nelson only was appar-
emily moved. his lower jaw being
dropped clean down in blank horror.
Chase was marble, adamant granite
in immobility until Johnson turned his
back upon the senate TO take the oath.
when he exchanged glances with Mel
son, who then closed up his mouth.
When Johnson had repeated inaudi-
bly, the oath of office, his hand upon
the book, he turned the Bible in his
hand. and facing the audience. said.
with a loud, theatrical voice and geS-
ture. Il kiss this book in the face of
my nation Of the United States"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25

the faculties for learning, sometimes
make mistakes, like other people; II
thus it was that Miss Vanderbilt
earned the iGnOminious distinction OF
having a bunker" named after her.
The bunker was a small stream, and
just before the stream was reached
there lay a pile of sod. Under this
sod Miss Vanderbilt drove the ball.
And for a while it refused to come
out. but upon consultation with caddy
and much instruction from him, she
made a drive at il with Il elect" Up
ii came in response to the savage
iron-headed thing, and high into the
air it went. There was a brisk wind
blowing. and. of curse. ii had To carry
the ball over to the stream, and in ii
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25
Odds md Ends.

In China the Emperor Puts his
hand to the plow literally every spring
turning over n few burrows in the
sacred field. In each province the
same ceremony is performed by the
man highest ir authority. Ihe
occasion is n Of great pomp, the
Emperor being attended by his
courtiers in magnificent dress. All this
is done to impress the people with
the Importance Of husbandry.
A curious feature Of Chinese coins
the nail mark, appears to have
originated in an accident very
characteristic of China. In the time
Of Queen Wentek a model In wax
Of q proposed coin was brought Tor
her majesty's inspection. In taking
hold of it she left on II the impression
Of one nail and the impression a IN
consequence been a marked char
acteristic of Chinese coins tor
hundreds Of years.
The strongest American wood Is
the nutmeg hickory; the most elastic
the lamar oak; the heaviest, the due
wood Of Texas.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25

Miss Gould had no objection to re-
placing the window. il Disguised her
with the game. Her sister-in-law. Mrs.
George Gould. does not play golf. but
is an enthusiastic spectator, and, with
field glasses, watches the links until
the players disappear in rhe shrub
berry and reappear on the home course
again.
The golf gown need not be built for
swinging the arms as in tennis. nor
need il be wide-Skirted for running.
Its requirements are lightness. ease
and style, especially the last. Several
very beautiful golf gowns are now in
course of construction for society
golfers. The young ladies go in for
the tishwife's skirt, which is the
greatest favorite Of all the models.
This was worn last summer by all the
Observation-Disclosures cousins
and dozens of others. There are two
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25
@ BOYS AND GIRLS.
INTERESTING READING FOR THE
YOUNG PEOPLE.

One Love, Two 1 BOY Red
Hot Fun, He and His gang ray
ed Firemen to Their Hearts Com
tent-Strength OF the Jumping
Mouse.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25

tact with bees in a way 7 sh,.,.
scarcely dare to try now. We usaJ !
cntrap them-especially humble hoo. .
in the bells Of nonopetalous aowsN
such as canterbury bells, or in the tas
ample folds of the h%ollyhock. and ~ n.y.
ten to their indignant scoldiDg .n nv
buzzing and watch them gnaw anss
push out to freedom. | cannot roasu
ever being stung in the process.-sHaa'
Morse Earle in Atlantic MONTH"; e
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25

The oX-eyed daisy, the farmers hat
ed white weed, brought TO New Eng
land by Endicott as a garden flower
o o followed the dandeIiOn in bloom,
and a fresh necklace could be strung
from the starry blossoms. a daisy
chain. The daisy was also used as
a medium of amatory d%ivination by
pulling from the tiCret the white ray
flowers. saying. He loves me, he
loves me not" or 10y repeating the old
apple rhyme:
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25

Dandelion the globe of down.
The schoolboy's clock in every town,
Which the truant puffs amain
To ~conjure back long hours again.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-04-25

quarters of an hour pandemOnium
reigned in that block. The kids
rang imaginary gOngs, dashed up and
down the street as hose carts, fire en-
gInes, etc. Altogether it was the great.
est entertainment of the kind seen on
the East side in many u day.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-05-10
Why the Farmer is Tired.


The American farmer is get.
ting tired of Democratic sneers
at the home market, He has
been studying the subject in the
light of practical experience.
The demand for his products is
undiminished. but he feels the
effect of the scarcity of cash
through slack work and small
wages, occasioned by the opera.
ton of the new Tariff law. The
farmer probably feels most sen.
sibly and keenly any impairment
of domestic industries. The
fields are dependent upon the
factories. They work together
and usually benefit each other
The foreign market buys now
from six to eight per cent, of our
farm products. while the slurred
and despised home market con.
sumes from % to 81 per cent.
The more this home market is
protected in its varied sources of
vitality, the better it is for the
farmer. He has no chance in
Europe except IN times of war or
famine.-1He Ho'ck. Eye.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-05-10
Wagons !. Wagons !,

have some u. 3. 81 and 81
inch Studebaker wagons on hand
that ] propose to sell down below
any price ever offered in this
State. They are guaranteed
trsgsclass IN every respect.
l want to close them out
to make room for spring stock,
and propose TO sell them as fol.
lows: So, S53, 1914 and $50. re.
spectively.cash for complete wag.
on; also have a fewBrown wagons
at the same price. Have a com.
plete stock of Kramer wagons. A
general line of Implements,
Hardware, ETC.. as usual. This
is a rare opportunity to get a
cheap wagon. If you expect to
secure one of these wagons you
had better do so at once.
Respectfully,
HENRY HAwKER.
1S-tf Salem, w. Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-05-10
Apreeably snrprised.

Il had a very severe cold on
my lungs that caused much sore.
ness and gave me considerable
uneasiness IN regard to the re.
suit says Mr.. r. Z. Smith, of
Bilierica. Mass. "a local druggist
called my attention to Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy, and on his
recommendation | gave the
remedy, a careful trial. The re-
suit surprised me recovered
entirely in three days" 25 and
20 cent bottles for sale by
Wells & Haymaker, Clarksburg
or E. A. Wilson, Salem. 25-1m.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-05-10

A charter for National col.
lege for the Sons of Masons will
be applied for in two weeks and
Pittsburgh will likely secure the
institution. The endowment is
100000. The cities Compel
ing are Washington, New York,
St. Louis and Pittsburg, but it is
about definitely settled that Pitts.
burgh has the preference. The
object, now positively stated for
the first tune, is to provide a
high collegiate education for the
children of Masons unable to fuc.
nish it themselves.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-05-10
Thestar spansIed nanner,. iintlor.

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Many interesting things about
Francis Scott Key the author
OF the Star Spangled Banner
are containedin a pamphlet.
which may be obtained free, from
the Key Monument Association
of Frederick City Maryland.
by sending one ? cent stamp for
postage. This Association is
raising funds fora suitable monu-
ment to the poet, and they sug.
gest, that in the schools and
every where upon or before Flag
Day, June 14th, this subject be
suitably recognized. Contribu-
tions, however small, are asked
for Every one who loves the
Flag. ought 70 have some small
share Including this monument.
The Governor of Maryland has
strongly endorsed the movement.
The names of the contributors
will be preserved in the crypt Of
the monument, and published
without amount) in the history
Of the monument when complet.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-05-10
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