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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07

The chief characteristics Of English
female beauty are regularity Of feat
ures, the thin, short nos predominant
ing. blue, gray and hazel eyes, light
and dark fiaxen hair, a well developed
bust, and a figure Of the average
height of women. and more inclined to
stoutness than the delicate, swayinc
leanness so popular with certain
classes of novel writer's.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07

In Vienna there are women whose
business it is to be physicians sub
~jects." One Of them hires herself out
to medical men as a subject on which
they may illustrate layrngolOgy and
%rhinology. She receives about three
shillings per hour, furnishing her own
instruments. Her throat has SO little
~sensibility that the manipulations
produce no irritation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07
Whites Must NaCate.

Indian Agent Treon OF the Lower
Brule and Crow Creek agencies, has
notified the settlers on what is known
as the Bob Tail Crow Indian allot
ment that they must vacate IN &C
lands west Of chamberlain and CONSISTS
cordance with instructions from the
Indian bureau. The land is situated
on White river, in the coded sioux
OF a trife over 1900 acres. Inc anu
is mostly, good bottom land. IL was
allotted to Bob Tail Crow ana ms
children some years ago. Some Wnits
settlers entered contest proceedins'
to have allotment conceled, but were
beaten by the local office, the con-,
mis- Toner of general land Office ano.ns
secretary OF the interior. The WHITES
five or six in number, have resided ol
the land during the time the confess
proceedings were pending, n since,
still being there at this time. ihey
expected to win the land and ma"
made valuable improvements theis
on. When notified to vacate Ine!
asked to be permitted to remain
there until spring and it is proDaps
that their request will be grah1eo "
the Indian department.
Conflicting Appointments at Mitcneh
There is said to be war IN poNe'
circles Of Mitchell. Some thfe
months ago Mayor Seaman appoinv
ed R. p. Hall chief OF police, but he"a'
unsatisfactory to the council. May
or Seaman did not bring up hi az
pointment for confirmation until 10
Gently, when the council rejected h'iI.
but Hall still continued to act.
few evenings ago the council he't ~.
special meeting in the absence u ~
mayor, relieved Mr.. Hall ana sr
| pointed II. B. Rogers as the nu"
chief. Mayor Seaman came hIIaS
next morning and, learning wnat NE.
been done, issued an order discha,s
ing the new man, Rogers, n lepat
ing Hall. Mayor Seaman ielV NJ
noon, and as soon as he was OUT
town Acting Mayor Pollard rev'M r.
the order OF things by reinsta,ihS 18th
Rogers and discharging Hall. BON.
chiefs are acting. The bone OF TWs
tention is over the prohibition ia a
ton. The may or was elected ~ :
temperance man and n ;dsas,
said not to be in sympathy Ills
hence the fight.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07
Important Constitutional Amendment

Important CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
An important change in the manner
OF the collection OF taxes is to be sub.
mitted to the people OF South Dakota
at the election next year. At present
all taxes OF every character are col.
lected by the county treasur r OF each
county and by that officer disburssd
70 the several towns and districts.
The new proposition is to have all
taxes collected by the township and
city t~reasurers. The change is prob.
ably founded upon the traditions Of
many citizens rather than upon any
real necessity. Very many South
Dakota people are natives OF Mich.
gan aud Wisconsin, where the towr.
ship plan prevails. Naturally the
prefer TIE system to which they have
been accustomed. In practice the
county plan is least expensive, while
it is claimed that under the township
scheme the collections are made much
more promptly, and that fewer tran
sients are allowed to escape without
first contributing to the public treas
ury.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07

There are two sorts of tattooing in
use among the women Of the Congo.
One is common to all tie members Of
the same tribe, and indicates the ORR
gin and birthplace of the subject. 1t
is an infallible and perpetual certifi-
cate of birth and nationality. The
other sort of ~tattooing is simply fan.
tasy and coquetry.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07

On his DorSetshire estate. Lord Al
fngton has a white farm" 1t is so
called because every animal on il is
white. There are white horses, white
cows, white dOnkeys, white hares
from Siberia. and a white pigmy bull.
The dogs and the cats are white. and
SO are the rats and mice.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07

In Syria, near Damascus, there is
said to grow a humming- bird plant.
the flower Of which bears a close re-
semblance to a humming bird. The
breast is red, the wings are a dark
green, the back yellow, the head and
tail q bluish-black.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07

As a general rule, Madame Sarah
Bernhardt holds that an actor actress
should retire from the stage at the age
of fifty, although she confesses that
she has seen many who should have
disappeared at the age of tive-and-
twenty.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07

An Ice locomotive was some years
ago constructed for use i'm Russia. 1t
is employed to haul freight between
st. Petersburg and CrOnstadt. The
front parts rest on a sledge. and the
driving wheels are studded with
spikes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
GATHERED FROM LATEST ASSOCIA-
TED PRESS DISPATCHES.

whites Must vacate Indian Lands-PrO-
hibition In the State Important COnsti.
tutional Amendment-Confiict ting APP
pointments at Mitchell.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07
Crimes and Criminals.

At Rochester, N. Y, Mai. William
Walbridge, eigthy-three years old,
took his life.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-11-07
POTPOURRI OF NEWS.
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

All important Occurreuces Of the
Past Week Boiled Down and Ar
range for Rapid RcadinG-From
Home and Abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
THE STAR GROCERY
POPULAR Low PRICE GROCERY.

Selling goods cheap, selling lots
buying distributing grocery city.
Our quotations
money-savng
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
EXCITED BY OIL.
Great Activity in the Ohio
Petroleum Tract.
Hundreds of PeOpleAre Hustling
After Leases.
TRAINS ARE LOADED.
Spectators Are Fascinated by
the Rise in Price.

TOLEDO, o., April 19.-The number
of new rigs that are being erected IN
the northwestern Ohio field is some
thing enormous and if the price of the
crude product holds up anywhere
near what it is now the oil trade will
make this by far the greatest year in
the history of the Trenton limestone
field. People who never had an idea
of embarking in the oil business are
out hustling for leases. There is a fas-
cination about the oil industry that
catches them all and when once in it
they are there to stay. Every outgoing
train in the direction of the country is
loaded down with passengers. Ten
barrel territory is now considered very
valuable by the trade which is
hustling after it.. On Saturday last
the shipments of Lima crude by the
Buckeye Pipe Line Co. amounted to
"a. 119 barrels. The runs were 113, 543
barrels. The large runs are accounted
for by the selling of oil of those par
ties who were holding for better prices.
The shipments were very large, and if
they average that for any length of
time the surplus will diminish very
rapidly.
The largest and most important well
completed in the Trenton Rock district
during the past few days is the prop
erty of TAFT & Mcdonald, located on
the Twibe1 farm, near Montpelier.
1t started at better than 300 barrels
day.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Wash
ington Association of Confederate Vet
Grams met here last night. General or
ders were received from Gen. John B.
Gordon, commander of the United
Confederate Veterans. Gen. Gordon
urged the members of the order all
over the country to be present at
the fifth annual reunion to be held
the latter part of May at Houston,
Tex. He represents that projects of
great Importance to the order will
come up before the general conven-
ton, among other things being the
marking and caring for the graves of
the unknown dead who are buried at
Gettysburg, Cairo and other battle
fields and in other cemeteries, and the
formulation of plans for mutual re-
lief and beneficial association.
BICYCLE SENSATION.
PHILADELPHIA, April 19.-Chairman
George D. Gideon, of the L. A. w. rae
ing board, has sprung his eagerly
looked-for sensation, and twenty-eight
riders in class A have been suspended.
Who these men are is not yet
known, the names will not be an
nounced till later. The suspension in
Johnson's case has, however, been
official, Chairman Gideon's regular
weekly bulletin containing his name
at the head of the list. In addition to
the Minneapolis rider, two class A men
have been placed officially under the
ban. They are Orlando Stevens, of
Ottumwa. Ia, who has been suspended
from class A pending investigation, and
George Fitzsimmons. of Charlotte, n. C.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
FREIGHT RATES ON BEEF.
Secretary Morton Speaks of the Subject as
Regulating the Price.

Secretary Morton Speaks of the Subject as
Regulating the Price.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-In answer to
inquiries on the subject of transporta-
ton charges affecting the price of beef,
Secretary Morton said yesterday that
though no replies had yet been received
fron the bureau officials to the in
quiries addressed to them, information
received through the press and other
sources afforded some light on the sub
ject.
For instance" he said, ''rates from
Chicago to New York on dressed beef
are quoted at IS cents per 100 pounds
in car loads of p, 900 pounds. No re-
bate, as far as known, is being allowed.
From East st. Louis to New York
the rate is given at so cents per 1O"
Whether or not there is any rebate is
not known. Kansas City rates for
dressed beef are quoted at 6s1z cents
per 100 in carloads. From Omaha the
rate to the seaboard in carload lots is
given at 2311 cents per 100 pounds with
no rebate"
The increase in the price of dressed
beef to retailers is also given at Omaha
as So. 90 per 100 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
CHANGES THE RULES.
President Cleveland Mobiles an Order Re
gardIing Civil Service.

President Cleveland Mobiles an Order Re-
garding Civil Service.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-President
Cleveland has slightly altered one of
the rnles of the civil service commits
sion. Previous to November last
persons could be appointed to govern
ment positions not protected by the
civil service law not subject to exami-
nation, and then after a years service
could be transferred to positions with
in the civil service without under
going the usual competitive ex-
auinations. This method, giving rise
to abuses, was at that date prohibited
by the president. He has issued an
other order explaining that his pre-
vious prohibition was not intended to
be retroactive, and did not apply to
persons who were in the unclassified
service prior to the time of its issuance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
a CANADIAN POLITICIAN.

WiIfred Laurier, the Liberal Leader
Ready to Make Some Bold Moves.
OTTAWA, Can, April 9-The present
discussions in the Canadian cabinet
gives an opportunity to the liberal par
ty, which has long been overshadowed
by the opposition The leader of the
liberals is Hon. Wilfred Laurier, who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19

with his followers is ready to make
some bold moves. He is the descend
ant of an excellent French family and
was born in 1841 at St. Lin, L'Assomp-
ton, Quebec. He was educated at
L'Assomption college and became a
lawyer and in 1850 was appointed
queens counsel. In 1871 he was re-
turned to the Quebec legislature, where
he has since been a leader of the liber-
ais. He is said to be an eminent jurist,
writer of recognized force and an I'M
excelled orator. He was married in
1868 to Miss Zoe Lafontaine, of Mont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19

The land of big red apples, is an at
tractive and interesting book. handsomely
illustrated with views of south Missouri
scenery, including the famous Olden
fruit farm of 5000 acres in Howell
county. 1t pertains to fruit raising in
that great fruit belt of America, the
southern slope of the Ozarks, and will
prove of great value, not only to fruit
growers, bat to every farmer and home
seeker looking for farm and home.
Mailed free.
Address,
J. E LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City. No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
SOLDIERS HOME.
The Board of Managers Discuss the
LeavenwOrth Trouble.


WASHINGTON. April 19.-The board of
managers of soldiers homes discussed
for some time yesterday the situation
at the Leavenworth home The trou-
BILE there is the subject report made by
a special subcommittee of the board
last year. At the meeting some months
ago this report was considered and
the board appeared divided on the mat
ter of ousting the higher officials there
and putting others in their places.
It was the opinion of half of the
board that the best way to stop the
trouble between the governor of the
home, Col. Smith, and the secretary
and treasurer, Maj. Shockley, would
be to ask for designations of both. But
no action was taken, and the mutual
friends of Smith and Shoclkley made
an effort to bring about a recOncilla-
ton, and it has been intimated to the
board by the friends Of both that the
trouble would likely remain buried if
nothing more was done. 1t seems that
this representation was made to the
members of the board at the present
meeting, and it was concluded to take
no further action On the special report
made at this meeting.
RECEIPTS WILL REACH ESTIMATES.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-It is authori-
tatively stated at the treasury depart
ment that reports of collectors SO far
received show that the amount of in
come tax receipts no doubt will reach
the estimate made before the decision
of the supreme court was rendered.
This is interpreted to mean about $15,-
600, 900. No information as to the num-
Der and amount of returns already re-
ported would be given out. Much to
the surprise and annoyance of the
officials, information reached the de-
partment that income tax returns were
still being offered and asked for in
structions. Several returns were Of
fered to the collector for this city, and
he was instructed to receive them sub
ject to whatever action might be
decided upon later.
DIsMANTLING MINT.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Mr. Preston,
the director of the mint. yesterday
ordered the $3.50, 600 in gold bullion and
$50, 600 ounces of silver now at the
United States mint at Carson City,
New, shipped at once to the mint at
San Francisco. The inference is the
Carson City mint will soon be dis
mantled and it's machinery shipped to
Denver for use in the mint to be estab-
lished there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19

yINEWOOD 3 HIGHLAND PARK R
Trains will leave Quincy Street station WssK
days for Vinewood as follows 6:45 1851, s;0I
Gal.
Trains will leave Yinewood for Quincy strss:
at 1i57. 1;O2. 4s19 ESQ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19

eDaHy. except Sunpay. All others daily.
Train No. g. solid vestibuIe to Chicago, dining
car free chair cars. etc. running over the
Chicago & Alton from Kansas City. has through
sleeper for st. Louis via Missouri Pacific.
Train No. Z, solid veStibule for Denver, max
ing direct connection for Pacific coast. through
Pullman car for Salt Lake; through coi0nist car
to Portland. etc.. etc.
City ticket office. 525 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
celIaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This is fact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
DrsMANTLING A MINT.
KANSAS EDITORS MEET.
Members of the North Central Association
In Session at Concordia.

III SESSION AZ OOhCOEuIA
CoNcoRDIA. Kan. April 19.-The
editors composing the North Central
Kansas association are holding their
annual meeting in this city. Concordia
welcomed them royalty yesterday. A
large reception committee and the
Concordia band met all the trains.
A business meeting was held in
the afternoon at which various
subjects relative to editorial Ia
bors were discussed. S. II. Dodge,
of the Beloit Gazette, spoke on
Printing Office Wages" w. c. Pal
mer, of the Jewell Repu blican, on
1.-The Editor as Moral Leader o. j.
Sprengler, of the Washington Repub-
lie, gave an interesting talk on The
Editor as Partisan;'' W. c. Moore, of
the Junction City Republican, had the
very practical subject, THE Editor as
a Rustler.''
At the(public meeting in the evening
the editors were rendered a welcome
by Mayor George w. Marshall in
an appropriate speech. W. H. Nell
son, of the Smith Center Pioneer,
very happily responded. The address
Of the evening was made by Hon.
A. j. Felt, of Atchison, who was
given close and appreciative attention.
At the close Of the programme the Ia
dies of the Concordia Library associa-
ton rendered a reception to the visitors
and refreshments were the order until
late hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19

Some people always look fresh and
young, while others look prematureIy old,
with skin dried up and wrinkled The
only difference between the two is the
loss of vitality in the blood. People
using Beggs' Blood Purifier aud Blood
Maker always look fresh and healthy.
Sold and warranted by your popular
druggist, W. r. Kennady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19

Good work done BY the Peerless.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-25
Similarity Of Prorerb.

The following are familiar specimens
Of Chinese proverbs. The English YER
sion is given also in each instances
''To cut off hens head with bat
tleax." (Much ado about nothinSD
''It thunders loudly. but little rain
falls. Much cry and little wooo
"a thousand chiefs, thousand
plans" Goo many cooks viii spoil the
hroth.)
There is time to fish and time
to dry nets" CThere is time Tor all
things)
zone strand of silk doesn't make
thread" (One swallow doesn't make
summer)
IF you don't enter the tiger den. you
can't obtain her young" CNothing ven
ture, nothing VIM
THE court is like a ship at sea,
everything depends on the wind Gut
not your trust in princess
Time flies like an arrow. days and
months like weaver's shuttle Crime
and tide wait for no MANI
For him who does everything IN It's
proper time, one day is worth three.
CA stitch in time saves nfne)
Virtue is the surest road to longevi-
ty, but vice meets with an early doom"
(Virture is Its own reward)
1.-The truths which we least wish to
hear are those which are most to our
advantage to know" CThe truth Is dis
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-25
HOG OR CUCKOO, WHICH?

The prevailing style for the back
bristles Of the Kansas editor this
spring is decidedly pOmpadour. The
quills Of Hamlet's fretful porcupine
are not in it for spinosity. Attempts
to diagnose the trouble have not been
encouraging. The situation is sugges-
tive of charging toros and red flags all
about the horizon. Safety and weari-
ness, even nausea, would be preferable
to the acrid oses and unmiXed gall
dished up of late in the way Of edi-
torials by ordinarily serene contem-
poraries. Bereft of the consolation OF
religion, apparently, and failing of find
ing anything in the theosophy of Bla-
tavSky, or the reincarnation of Oc-
cultism the Kansas editor seems given
over to hitting heads and stabbing
promiscously. A week or SO ago the
Eagle humorously bantered young
editor in the northern tier on a case
Of imaginary tennerity. He replied
by calling Us ''hog" without brains.
A Surrebutter that he was an ass and
all ears, would have not proved less
commonplace, cute. coura geouS nor
convincing. Jocularly, and with no
attempt at comicality or even conceit,
the Eagle the other day gently smooth
ed down the pompadoured feathers Of
the Leavenworth Times. They proved
not feathers. but spines. nor did we
e-f,. In, ,;-,l,%
Times retorts by applying the epithet
cuckoo" We might congratulate our
self Oh a monopoly of the beatific
spirit that was with such gentle
earnestness inculcated by the divine
Master, but he who would turn the
other cheek to q Kansas editor should
cultivate something of a tougher tex
ture than that boasted by the tradi-
tional mule.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-04-25
WICHITA WHISKY.

The Kansas City Gazette complains
that because Wichita does not enforce
the liquor law in strictly prohibitory
way that therefore the Armourdale
portion of Kansas City is as full of
impudent joints as ever. If Wichita
is to be held responsible for all the
sins of omission and commission of all
the towns in the state then a good many
of said towns are going to turn up
in an enclosure that will not prove a
green pasture of still waters. The ex-
cuSe is lame one. 1t would be just
as fair and reasonable for us to main
tain that as licensed drinks can be
obtained within 4 five minutes walk
of Kansas City and no law violated,
that therefore Kansas City, Kansas,
has no excuse for violating the law
Wichita is two hundred and twenty
seven miles distant by rail from Kan
saS City, and with no telephone con-
nections, such as Topeka SO largely de-
pends upon for her supplies. But
neither the drinkers or sellers Of Kan
saS City know or care anything about
what is or is not done in Wichita. if
every man in Wichita got as full as
goose every day in the week. or upon
the other hand. if never drop was
sold or drank within the limits of the
city, the conditions would not be diff
ferent from what they are and from
what they have been at Kansas City.
Leavenworth or Atehisen. The fact
that the majority temperance element
at Topeka has enforced the prohihitory
law in that town in no sense affected
the condition in Leavenworth or in
AtchiSon. towns only a few miles dis
tant Then why the pretense that the
violation of the law at Wichita rem
ders its enforcement at distant points
impossible. The claim is humbus.
and for political purposes. If Kansas
City is hungering and longing for an
upright example why don't she look
10 her neighbor. Topeka. or TO Law
renee. closer yet?
Unquestionably these editors who
are forever criticizing Wichita and
complaining of her crooheGness. are
well advised of the real situation here.
But presuming that they are not. it
would do no good 10 tell them that
SO far as our observation goes Wichita
is the most deent and sober city in
the state There is not town of five
thousand inhabitants and upwards in
Kansas where so few evidences OF
drink are TO be encountered. Ii Wich-
lra has drinking places they are not
open 10 the street. or 10 be seen by the
passer by. The few "drunks" reported
ut the police court are not one in ten
of daylight street offenses. 4 greater
number OF public drunks. five times as
many, probably, are 10 be seen in