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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
Attracted by "A Nail.

Gladstone. Mich. Aug. s. n half
dozen people received shocks during
the sever electric storm here. The
most seriously injured was Engineer
ronkey. on the 500 road. He was sit
fling before q slightly opened window
w,en the electric fluid was attracted
nv \ nail in the heel of his shoe. From
t6is II traversed the steel shank OF the
sboc, and escaped through another
mil The snoe was nearly torn 10
oieces and the foot badly burned.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
Patents

List of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Bryant w. Amin, Minneapolis,
Mimi. mechanical toy; Clarence ID.
Chatterton, st. Paul, Mimi, runner for
bicycle wheels; Levi A. Disbrow, Owa-
tonna, Mimi, combined churn and but
t~er-worker; John Lucas, Hastings,
Mimi, feed-distributor; Michael j. Ly-
ons and L.. Beemer, Duluth, Mimi,
bath apparatus; John Muir, Hunter, n.
D., wagon body; Benjamin Porter, FL
lcndale, y. d.. buggy-jack: Joseph u.
ROmeneske, Rochester, Mimi, wagon
seat lock; Henry Seidler, Fort Benton,
Mont. attachment for tobacco pipes.
T. d. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, 80,
OIL, 80, Pioneer Press Bldg, st. Paul
Mimi.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
ReX0nI Arbitration.

The Duke of Cadminster-So. though
you are intensely American, you
wouldn't mind being an English Ouch
ess, eh?
She-No-but for one thing.
He-Your democratic education?
She-No: | would have to marry an
English duke.-PuCk.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
Nv steamer, Train or Boat.

Which of these have you selected as O
means Of travel? No matter. Whichever II
Is recollect that for sea sickness. disorders OF
the stomach. liver and bowels, engendered
nv rough locomotion and bad food or water,
and for malarial troubles. Hostetter's
stomach Bittcrs Is the most useful specific
you can take with you. II Is invaluable
also for rheumatism. kidney complaints and
reryous trouble.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
Weary of the Plea.

Whats that girl singing!' said Mr..
TopfOor to the bellboy.
80. Promise Me-. replied he boy.
well. for goodnc>. sakes. go down
and promise whatever she wants. and
charge it to my account '-CD-to-Date.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
Fricudsl,tD Shattered.

Il sup" @ you are fond - Sh.k'"
speare:" said II legitimate actor 10
another.
"Of curse | am"
Then, why in the name Of human
ity do you insist on acting his plays:'
Washington Star.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
Merely q Suggestion.

al am SO very fond of music" said
Miss Kittish, as she swung herself
around on the piano stool and faced
Mr.. Harkins, after drumming away
for half an hour for his entertainment.
"Ah!' replied that young gentleman.
"Why don't you take lessons :'-Town
Topics.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
HurnI Standardization.

"Ellcn." said old ROrderkeep. there
comes them York folks, give the chill
drcn Il little more snuff, an get EN- ter
sneezin'. We've got ter make 'em
think it's cool here somehow Judge
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
The wrOuu Room.

as this the ante-rOom!" inquired the
caller at the club.
NO. sah," replied the porter. DE
gemmen does de antyin' in de same
room wha dey makes de draws."-Buf:
falO Express.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
How 70 Grow Zoe wheat.

Salzer's Fall Seed Catalogue tells
you. It's worth thousands 10 the wide
awake farmer. Send 4-cent stamp for
catalogue and free samples of grains
and grasses for fall sowing. John A.
SalZer Seed Co. La Crosse. Wis.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

ANY ONE who has been benefited by the
use Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills, will re.
cejve information of much value and in.
tereSt 10y writing TO Pink Pills, L. .. Ro1
1890 Philadelphia. Pa.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

"Thcy say c~ude oil i bee ming ex-
hausted."
Good, Now we shall be spared the
inhiction of SO many crude oil paint
ingS."-ChicagO Record.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
MnLIuu His Mark.

She-Have you heard that Il min
lister is to be tried tor heresy?
He-YeS. 1t is quite Il distinction for
90 young a man."-Brooklyn Life.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

Teacher-Tell me a few Of the most
important things existing to-day, which
did not exist a hundred years ago
Tommy--Us.-TariS Messenger.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

FITS stopped free and permanently cured. NJ
ITS alter first days use OF DIR. kline'sGreat Nerve
RestOrer. Free 81 trial bottle aud treatise.
Send TO DIR. KLINE. 95l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
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Ancestry

You have no ansectry. them
"No: my forefathers didn't 90 in for
that sort of thing."-DetIOi oft Tribune.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
Ready for Ii.

"Iy boy, it is high time a check
was placed upon your performances"
Thank you, father. Please make IL
payable on Sight."-Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

We will forfeit 81 900 If any OF our pub.
liShcd testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. The Piso Co, Warren, Pa.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
Hairs Catarrh Cure.
constitutional cure. Price. 15c.

Tho use of serum in diphtheria has re
Guced the deaths 30 per cent in German
hospitals.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

London is better off for trees than any
other city in Europe.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

Chlna's national debt Is Il mere trltlr-
something like $500, 000,O 600.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

Dried locusts are eaten with bread in
Afrisa
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
THE PEST OF TRAMPS
THEY MASQUERADE IN MINNESOTA
AS W0RkMEN.

secretnry Hart Recommends the
H""p'ioh Of IL Work Test to Dis
Between Honest Work
men and Worthless Vagabonds-
Men Who Will Not Work Should
Not BE Fed,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

The Christian religion is steadily making
Roadway in Japan.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
II the Baby Is Cutting Teeth.

BE sure and use that Old and well-tried remedy, nE4
WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13

A Room to Art.


Is tie Oldest and best. 1t will break up a Cold quicker
than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try IL.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-13
Z; 4; Il SarsapariIIa

uood's pills cure sick headache, Indigestion
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-01-28
Electric Bicycle Lamp.

An electrical bicycle lantern has
been invented, which is about rs large
rs one-half OF an ordinary sized peach.
The reflector measures two and n
half inches IN diameter on the outside
and is one inch in depth The lamp
itself is about the SIZE Of hazel nut.
The lantern looks precisely like those
on toy carriages
The battery is contained in n leather
case nearly as large as tool bag and
is fastened TO the cross-bars In tho
same manner as tho latter one. It
consists of three cell storage bat
terry.
The light is regulated. extiuguished,
or relighted instantly by the pressure
of button, conveniently fastened on
the handlebar, without moving tho
hand. The battery furnishes light for
two and half hours. London is now
engaged on q battery which will have
capacity for twelve hours without
beirg recharged. n Chicago Post.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-01-28
Strange AdOpiiOnS.

The record Of singular adoptions on
the part of animals is so long that it
seems almost safe to sny that nm ami
NAL mother will take and do her best
to bring up the young of any other
species not greatly removed from her
In size. All that seems necessary is to
exercise proper care in presenting tho
mother with her foster children.
Hens have adopted kittens, and
mother cats have adopted chickens. A
female monkey ''mothtring" young
cnt was an interesting spectacle at
recent exhibition. COW had been
known to do her best for baby colt.
Sometimes the adopted progeny
gives the foster mother great trouble
with it's difference of manners and Gus
toms. The case of the hen with the
swimming ducklings may be called
classic; aud tho distress of the hen
mother with young turkeys, when those
infants follow their instincts and run
far atield, disobeying her calls, is
scarcely less than that Of tho hen with
the ducklings.
Ordinarily, indeed, tho young tur-
keys do not understand the language
OF the hen. Language with them is
apparently not n matter of education
but of inheritance, of instinct. Young
turkeys, for instance, understand tho
turkey hens warning against hawks
the first time they hear it. The hen.
mothers warming they do not under
stand, and continue to range while it
is being uttered, TO the great agitation
and alarm of the hen.
An amusing case Of similar distress
IS recorded in n journal devoted to
natural science. A country gentleman
who happened to have n young hare,
several days old, without mother.
made the experiment of letting cat
find it, as if by accident, among her
nursing kittens. Tue experiment sue
ceedei. The cat made no objection to
tho little hare, and tho hare, for his
part, was we'll contented with its sur
roundings.
But trouble began when the cat at
tempted to tench tho hare to catch
mice. The little creature steadfastly
refused to engage in that work. Tho
cat boxed his largo ears, and returned
| again and again to tho task. but edu-
cation proved unavailing against ma
tural inclination.
Ono day, when tho hare had had his
oars boxed anew, he ran TO the lawn,
close by, and began to browse tho
grass. Following him, tho cat saw
him thus occupied, and seemed TO DO
| greatly astonished Presently her as
constituent seemed to change 20 indig-
nation. She first advanced rs if to
box the creatures cars and then
| turned by sudden impulse and ran
| away. Youths Companion.
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The Water Trees OF Australia.

In all the unwatered regions of Aus
tralia are to be found water trees"
trees which actually provide supply
OF water to those who know where and
how to look for IL. The most reliable
OF the water trees are the water NAL
lers, or group of trees, including the
Eucalyptus microthoca, which form a
part of the terrible mailer scrub.
Outside of these, the currajong, tho
desert oak, the bloodwood and several
varieties of the acacia are water boar.
ing trees.
shall not soon forget my first in.
PRODUCTION to water tree. I wns in
tho northern territory of South Aus.
trnlin, and | was making my first Jour
ney through tho desert in company
with friend who was we'll Informed
hushman. 1t was toward the end of
the day, and as we. had been detained
FOR several hours owing to an accident.
we had still fifteen miles to travel.
The water bag had been drained hours
before, and in that dreadful desert our
suiierings had already become intoler-
able. Suddenly my friend plunged
his spurs into his weary horse and
dashed Mt full gallop toward n tree
some fifty yards off, shouting to
me'to follow. Flinging himself from
his saddle. he clawed with his fingers
tho sand Mt the base of tho tree. and
presently laid bare one of it's spreading
roots. This was torn from the earth
to the length of about six feet, and
breaking off II piece about foot and
II half long. my companion, signing
me to follow his example, applied one
end OF the piece of root to his parched
lips and elevated tho other end
followed suit, and to my indoscribable
Joy cool, refreshing draught of water
rewarded me. The one root amply
su1iced for our wants. There were
eomo ten or eleven left, enough to have
satisfied dozen thirsty men. Some
of the water we drained into our water
bngs. 1t was clear and cool, butnfter
standing for n few hours noticed that
it became discolored. Introduction.
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Bird Slaughter.

The people OF some parts of North
ern Europe complain justly against
tie Italians because the latter make
such war upon all the useful and
harmless song birds that visit their
climates during the winter | believe
the matter has been made the subject
OF treaty at times, and restraints have
been tried on the miserable people
who follow the murderous trade of
bird killing and sharing. Perhaps il
liz not generally known that the people
of some of the Gulf States are inveter
alto slnyers of our birds during tho
short seasons of their visits. Thou.
sands of men with firearms hunt all
the forests of Lower Alabama and
Mississippi, shooting birds almost
without discrimination. They do pre-
tend to except their own mockinp
birds. The bird most especially sought
by them is the robin, which rarely
ever sings down there. When the
hunters are told that the robin is ono
OF the most charming OF all our native
song birds they express surprise.
have seen dozens of young men and
boys coming into Mobile literally
loaded down with strings of robins,
and other birds scattered among them,
each one having from twenty to sixty
birds hanging strung around him. 4
most piteous spectacle The wonder
is the whole breed of song birds that
visit down there in winter is not ex-
terminated.
/ believe it would be we'll for tho
horticultural Society Of Missouri to
get into correspondence with that Of
Alabama and Mississippi on the sub
jet with view 90 restricting this
cruel, wretched destruction OF our
charming and useful birds. Even If
the birds are useless 90 them as insect
destroyers (which is very doubtful,
too, the habit OF killing the harmless
little creatures is very demoraliziug i'm
itself. For tho sake OF their own ris-
ing generation, stop should be put
to It, a little agitation, 10 show tho
evil OF it, will do wonders among tho
people toward restricting Col.
mans Rural World
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-01-28
Ice Tomb, In lhe Aims

skeleton has been found in one Of
the assures of tho Adomello glacier, in
Southern Tyrol, which is thought TO
be- that OF an American tourist by tho
name of Ruth, who disappeared i'm
1890. These assures cleavs glaciers
at ct angles, and it rs very easy TO slip
into one of them. When once i'm it IS
hardly possible to get ont without out
aide help. Aud the warmth of tho
body melts the ice around, so that the
victim slowly descends by his own
weight INTO tho depths Of the glacier,
and generally stervos 60 death
On looking Into these assures the
most beautiful play OF light in blue
and green and rainbow colors is seen
away down. But tuose are best en-
ioyod from the safe vantage ground Of
the upper, outside world, rather than
down in the depths and close at hand.
Ia some instances, it is said, bodies
bavo been preserved down in these fis.
sures ia the ice for years, Hartford
Times.
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Lard-Filled Cheese.

At recent meeting Of the Utica
IN. y Board of Trade the subject of
what is called filed cheese came up
for discussion, during which some of
the cheesemakers' secrets were let out.
and, we must confess, that they are
not likely to increase ones confidence
IN the purity of American cheese.
MIR. Alexander w. Grant, of Montreal.
in his remarks on the subject, said
that he was not against the manufac-
ture Of lard cheese or oleomarRarino
when sold for what they are, but no
was against them when sold for full
cream cheese and butter. From this
we conclude that the manufacturers
OF cheese have become so expert in
their adulterating processes that they
can turn ont a lard-flled cheese OF
such high grade that it can be sold TO
consumers as full cream. Mr.. Grant
also said that these "flled cheese can
he turned out like furniture out Of n
factory" The people who make them
pay fifteen cents per hundred pounds
for skim milk, then put in one to one
and half pounds OF lard, and turn
out an article which is salable ms. food.
These confessions, and others made by
members Of the Board of Trade, that
the recent attempt TO prevent the sale
OF impure and adultcrated milk i'm this
city should be extended far out into
the country, even TO the cheese fac
tories. New York Sun.
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Crime and Science.

Photomicrographical pictures OF
mans beard. hair, tip OF woman's
hair, tip of mans hair, root of wo.
mans hair. root of mans hair, have
played decisive part in murder
trial. Two men had been arrested for
the murder of n certain person. On
the garments of one which were satu.
rated with blood, woman's hair had
been found, that is it's identity rs such
was established only after it had been
photographed under microscope and
shown, exhibiting tips and roots of
woman's hair.
upon the person of the second pris-
oner was also quantity of human
hair found. The microscopical cam.
era showed that it was mans hair.
partly from the head and partly from
the beard
The person murdered was a woman,
the wife of the first prisoner, and the
hair on his clothes was identical with
that on the dead woman's head This
| settled his connection with the case.
The prosecution maintained that
moro than one person had been con-
cerned In the murder. The second
prisoner, however, claimed an alibi,
which could not he disputed by direct
evidence, as it turned out. Finally
the judicial expert hit upon the plan
to compare tho hair found on the
clothes OF tho second prisoner with
those of the first prisoner Specimens
OF the latter kind were procured, but
ocular comparison failed to establish
their similarity. Then photomicro.
graphy was tried, and by those means
1T was proved beyond doubt that the
hair came from the same head and
beard
No expert is needed to distinguish
between the hnir roots. Those of tho
female are lank and thin those from
mans head are club shaped. The
tips of the woman's hair show that
they have not been cut for great
many years, while those of the mans
head clearly exhibit the marks of tho
scissors, where the tips have been cut
from the shaft.
All OF this and more testimony, that
in spite of it's technical character M.
pealed directly to the understanding
oil everybody concerned, was brought
out Mt the trial mentioned. and it was
finally found that the second prisoner
stood guard at the house where tho
murder was committed. and that after
the deed, tho murderer, in fit Of
emotion, threw himself on his friends
neck and cried then and there, leaving
the tell-tale hair from his head and
beard upon tho mans shoulders.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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EVANSVILLE, W. VA, TUESDAY, JANUARY %. 1896.

he would still have lacked the pover
OF speech. He realized that this ven
geance of the smugglers was.not SO
much return for his interferences
with their actual trade rs for the few
words he had spoken with Maggie
Opie; and he knew that her treachery
had betrayed him. His heart was bit
ter against her.
He waited and waited
Suddenly he awoke as if from n
drugged sleep, and found that day wa,
breaking. The waves were far re.
moved. And Maggie stood in front of
him. the red handkerchief in her hand.
She looked Mt him strangely, and he
endeavored to recall the events of tho
night Maggie saw his difficulty and
! spoke.
"Are 'eo better now?" she said.
IT was me that put zee there. told,
and the men swore they would punish
'ee for Joke, so they fastened 'eo
there, taking care to put zee just where
the tide would stop when it came up.
And laughed over it when they came
back ard told mo what they had done.
But, soon AS / was abed, i began to
think what fear You would have-I
could see you standing there waiting
FOR death; twas rs if | stood there
myself. ] knew twas but Joke, and,
Lord knows, I've no love for revenue
mon. So / fought against it Mt first.
But, Mt last l couldn't stand against it
no longer; / came out to set zee free"
She cut the bands, and he took tho
gag from his mouth. In moment.
Maggie was on the other side again
Look - she said, "you won't make
n row about it. Twas only Joke
with them. The tide never wetted
moro than your feet
John Coffin turned and looked Mt
her IN silence.
'No," he said Mt last, al will say
nothing. But you are hard on n man
whose sin was that he thought you
the prettiest maid he had ever seen"
He turned away from her and
moved stiffly and slowly toward the
path which led up the face of tho cliff.
Maggie watched him as he went
81 have no love for revenue men,"
| she had said; which is carious, for
when she was married six months later
| she took the name of Coffin.
had this very story from grand
son of theirs, himself coastgunrd,
and afterward discovered it wns still
told by the older folk among the in.
habitants of Trewarne. Strand Mag
azine.
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From Engine. Cab 10 College. chair.

DIR. Chauncoy NJ. Depew, President
OF the New York Central Railroad, tells
an interesting story of visit he re-
Gently made TO tho famous Sibley Me.
chanical Department of Cornell Uni.
vcrsity. He found Mt tho head Of it
Professor Morris. The latter claimed
him ns an old acquaintance.
"How's that?" snid Mr.. Dopew.
81 used TO work for the New York
Central Railroad, was the professor's
answer.
Indeed! In what Department."
cob, just in the ranks"
GLOW did you get hcrc?" asked
Dopew
81 was first fireman on an engine.
That was tough job, but it led M to
the position Of engineer When / be.
came an engineer, ] made up my mind
TO get an education. i studied at
night and fitted myself for Union Col
lcSe, running all the time with my 10
connective. | procured books and at
tended as far az possible the lectures
and recitations. ! kept up with my
class and on the day Of graduation /
loft my locomotive, washed up, put on
the gown and cap, delivered my thesis,
and received my diploma, put tho
gown and cap in the closet, put on my
working shirt, got on my engine, and
made my usunBrun that day"
Then" said Depew, IL know how
he became Professor Morrig."
That spirit will cause man to rise
in any calling. 1t is ambition, but 1t
is ambition wisely directly, seeking to
make ones self fitted for higher work
When this is accomplished the oppor-
tunity for higher work is sure to come.
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4 FcnlherIess Chicken.

Edward Hnrschcr, Of Pittsford.
Penn, has Plymouth Rock chicken
about four months old, and, instead
OF having o coat OF feathers, it is part
~ covered by something Of n silky.
downy appearance, from ono 90 two
inches in length, and somewhat 70.
sembles the hair Of an Angora goat.
1t is only partly covered by thisstranqo
covering, the back and other parts Of
tho body being bare Rochester
Time.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-01-28
Bought a Gold watch for Five Cent,

Gold watches at five cents apiece
are not TO be found on every bush, and
there IS usually something wrong when
they arc easily come by, ms an Italian
peddler soon will fud out There
were some boys playing in Onkwood
place Buffalo, n. Y, tho other day.
They were all trying TO show Off the
splendors Of their belongings, and at
length began TO quarrel, each boy
claiming the best outfit Things were
getting warm with Harrison PangborD.
eight years old, who lives at No. 40,
and in bravado or desperation he ran
into the house and came out with his
sisters gold watch Just as he was
showing it TO tho other boys an Ital.
lian fruit vendcr came along, and after
looking at tho watch he offered the
boy five cents for Vt. The boy &C.
cepted it and the man disappeared.
Now the police are looking for him.
but 1T is doubtful If they will ever see
the watch if they catch him. New
York Press