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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28

President Cleveland has tired of
international controversies, and
will soon be engaged in the more
p~leasureable passtime of issuing
another batch of bonds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28

A cross marked over this paragraph is no.
tice to you that your subscription has eX-
pired. We would be pleased to continue
sending the paper to your address upon re-
ceipt Of the price, S1.JO per year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28

The Red river Valley country in
North Dakota and Minnesota, where
immense crops OF wheat are raised,
has experienced II tremendous food,
and the wheat crop will be reduced
almost hall in acreage.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28

Miller Press:-The Press has seen
several complimentary references to
the work OF Mark Hanna, said to be
managing Mckinley's campaign.
These compliments are undeseryed.
Any chump could manage Mckin-
ley's campaign, after the great lead
er himself has won the people"
Sioux Falls Press:-"Any chump
could manage Mckinlev'scampaign''
ii only chumps were managing the
campaign against him. But the
most meritOriOus movement. in poll
ties or in any thing else, must have
good management in order to win
not because it needs it directly on
it's own account, but because the
management of the opposition must
be cOunteracted. And on this ac-
count arises the necessity for leaders
and leadership"
Up to the present time there is an
indication that ''only chumps were
managing the campaign against
him." No one disputes the Press
ldea IIld are necessary, now
eyer. The original item was simply
to deprecate the undeserved credit
given to Hanna, by some people.
1t may be difficult for some pOliti-
clans to see or to admit this, but it
is u fact just the same. Hanna
was unknown to the people until
long after Mckinley's work and in
dividuality made him the choice OF
the people.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28
o COUNTY AUDITOR.

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the nomination OF county
Auditor, subject to the will of the re,
publican convention OF Hand county.
+. 7. SHELDON.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28

As has already been mentioned in
the PRESS, there is considerable talk
over the state that Prof. G. l.. Pink
ham may be selected as president OF
the Brookings Agricultural College.
For the interests of the state, the
college, and education generally it is
to be hoped that such a selection
will be made. To this writer, who
has personally known Prof. Pink
ham for a number of years, it seems
almost a miracle that this cOmpara-
lively new and little community
should contain a citizen so eminently
qualified to fill the position OF presi-
dent OF such an institution, but such
is Il fact, nevertheless. There is, per-
haps, scarcely n man in the state
possessing as classical an education
as does Prof. Pinkham-certainly
none who have also engaged so eX-
tensively in the study and teaching
OF higher mathematics and the sci
ences, as well as in literature and
history. His many years OF educa-
tiOnal work in the Iowa State Uni
versity and elsewhere, together with
his later practical experience and OBJ
servatlOn in travel, in business, on
the farm, in the handling of stock,
would seem to fit him particularly to
govern and direct such an institu-
ton as an agricultural college. In
fact he would make an admirable
presiding officer in every particular,
and to the PREssit seems a matter
of remarkable good fortune that the
state can call one OF her own citizens
TO such a position. We feel confident
that every citizen OF Hand county,
where Prof. Pinkham has resided for
II years, would give hearty endorse
ment to all that is herein contained.
He would be n credit to the state,
the college. and to himself.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28

Cloud bursts, hail storms and cy-
clones are reported during the past
week from various western states.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ann uncements of candidates for county
Offices will be published under this head for
the customary price.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28
COUNTY EDUCATE ONAL MATTERS
BY sUPERINTENDE Mt MORTON.

Define an institute and give its
aims.
What three things are necessary
in successful teaching
Define instrumental knowledge.
Professional knowledge.
Give the correct order OF present
ing Il subject.
Discuss class instruction and IN
| struction by lecture.
What difficulties are encOuntered"'
|. Harry Fross has kept right on
midst the hurry OF springs work
| and as a result. he exhibits Il num-
Der of well executed drawings. lie
is anXiously awaiting the time OF
our institute.
Prof. f. O. Prescott, formerly prin-
cipal of the st. Lawrence schools,
| has been selected Supt. of the Column
bia, Ohio, schools. 1t is a good po-
| sition and worthily bestowed.
Z. Z. SnOddy, son OF Prof. Snoddy
and once a teacher in this county
| graduates from Hiram college, this
year. 1t is especially gratifying to
know that he has been given a pro-
fessership in that institution. This
is an honor not1requently bestowed
and Hand county is to be c%ongratu-
lated. His particular duty will be
to dispense Greek, fresh from the
Grand Old Masters"
TIE FUNCTION OF TEACHING.
Not knowledge simply, but growth
and this chiefly is the end OF educa-
ton. Pedagogics is the science which
treats OF the fact, and most fruitful
of insight and efficiency, and free it
from needless h]indrances, and give
it a future, is the junction of teach
ing.
BY growth is here meant, in part
at least, increase in its number OF
real, needful, and useful experiences;
the mastery Of more difficult owes,
together with accuracy and facility
in mental operations; and, Withal,
better cOntrOl of the processes, and
TO higher and nobler ends. ItMeans
added strength, and breadth, and
skill; a unity of purposes, a sOIidari-
ty OF life, integrity of character as
the ideal 20 be sought in the educa-
ton OF the individual. 1t has little
enough to do with the so-called fac
ulties, but much with faculty. 1t
looks to the perfection OF character
through knowledge rather than the
mere possession OF knOwledge.-R. {.
Boone, in Inland Educator.
Teachers: Do you expect to grow
any this summer. Are there not
difficulties in your way that you
promised yourselves last winter
should disappear before standing in
the presence of your pupils again?
Are YOU satisfied with your methods?
Do you know as much about child
mind as you should? Should not
our pupils reap the benefits OF our
institute? Can they do so if you are
not present? Is not Il living stream
considered the most healthy? "WOe
unto them that are at ease in the
profession
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28

PUBLISHED YER THURSDAY BY
j. A. BUSHFIELD, PROPRIETOR.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22
THE NEW YORK sENAToRsHIP.

The New York senatorship will at
tract more than usual attention. The
Republican politicians are for the cleo
ton of Plat. Plat is known as the
Republican boss of New York He was
Conkling's lieutenant and with his
chief resigned his seat in the United
States senate in 1881 when Conkling
made his war upon President Garfield.
He was long known as Me Too Platt''
because he followed Conkling's wishes
and not his own inclination. The con-
test for reelection by the New York
legislature was extremely bitter and
both he and Conkling were defeated.
Public opinion as divided as to the mo-
tive for the resignation. Some said it
was a direct appeal from Garfield's po-
sition on the patronage for New York
to the New York legislature. Others
said it was the intention of Conklins
10 retire from public life. the immedi-
ate reason being the humiliation by
President Garfield's treatment Conk-
ling claimed that his position as sena-
tor entitled him TO the controlling in
duence in New York patronage. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22
THE CURFEW.

The Kansas City Gazette of Satur-
day says: Every city of the first class
within the state of Kansas has a cur
few ordinance except Wichita. New
York City is discussing the enactment
of such a law, and Chicago is doing
the same. The measure originated a
year ago in its present phase in the
west, and within another year or two
it will be in force everywhere in the
nation. In Kansas City, Kansas we
have curfew whistle, blown by the
great Armour Packing company which
can he heard in clear weather at
Olathe, twenty miles away, and the
kids scamper for home the instant it
begins to blow"
Wichita differs from every other city
in Kansas in many respects. Wichita
is less the New England, more the cos
mopolitan town than any other city of
the state. 1t was originally founded
and filled by people of the west, very
largely by people of the plains and
mountains, as also by people from the
bayous of the south; by Indian traders
cattle men and the like. It's after con-
tingent from the east and middle west
modified its spirit somewhat, but never
changed it. Its foreign element has
been principally German. The town
as a whole never believed in salvation
by statutory enactment, in temperance
by prohibition, nor in that standard of
morals enforced by the menace of the
policeman's club. Hence its hardness
in resorting to the curfew, it being
held that the curfew was but species
of blue-law, or the saving grace of the
inquisition in a mild way. Wichita
doesn't believe in lamming the children
Of the home. in fiogging the scholars Of
the public schools, nor in disciplining
the insubordinate church member, and
If it adopts the curfew therefore,
which we really think would be a good
thing and would work satisfactorily,
the chances are that there would be a
breeze and row over the first lot of
boys arrested. II il should ever become
necessary 10 arrest them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22
AN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

In the fiscal year which ended June
80, 1896. the postoffice department
transported 512.9777.326 pounds of mail
matter at a cost of $27. 662. $50 for rail-
road transportation alone, or nearly
"a cents a pound. The free matter car
ried through the mail under frank,
penalty envelopes and the like for the
several departments of the government
and the two houses of congress amount
ed to 94.4SO, $50 pounds, or more than
Is per cent of the whole. Thus it will
be seen that more than one-sixth of the
total mail carried by the postoffice de-
partment goes free Of charge. the most
gigantic system or "deadheading' on
record.
The Eagle suggested to John Sher-
man that one way TO eliminate the
cause for his criticisms whereby the
current expenses of the government
might be met, was to cut down salaries
to the level of existing prices and to
cut off unwarranted expenses. 1t
would be interesting to know what
part of the 81. 4SO 1S9 pounds sent free
through the mails represents the nee
essary business OF the government. The
two houses of congress have the frank
ing privilege, and If they use it with
discretion it seems very unlikely that
the government and our statesmen
combined could crowd nearly one hun
dred million pounds into the mails in
the course of a year without abusing
that privilege. Why not begin with
the limitation of the Thanking privi-
lege? That it is abused can hardly be
questioned. The average member of
congress can now use the mails TO con-
duct his political campaigns. He can,
at the expense of the government,
keep his district flooded with speeches
tending to his own glorification. osten-
sibly designed to educate his constitu
ents, but really intended to promote
his private ends. The government also
could be restricted to mailing only
such letters and documents as are nee
essary in purely business way. The
franking privilege was not created for
the purpose of making "deadheads"
out Of the government and our states
men. When used for public and nee
eesary purposes it is very good thing
and no objection can or will be made.
But its abuse has grown to be so IA
grant that halt should be called at
once upon the reckless way in which it
is too often employed for private ends.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22

many climes- Yesterday lady Ia eiy re
turned from Europe handed us a copy o
the Cork Examiner Of September ). 10;
containing the verses of cur tramp.
duly credited to the Wichita (Kansss,
Eagle. L. s. a. to which was appended q
brief and truthful explanation of the in.
cident OF their composition. We re-cops
the verses:
Near the campfre's Pickering light
In my blanket bed lie.
Gazing through the shades OF night
A. the twfnkiing stars on high
Ger me. spirits in the air
Silent vigils seem to keep
As I breathe my childhood's prayer:
Now ] lay me down 10 sleep"
Sadly sings the whip-poor-wiil
In the boughs of yonder tree;
Laughineiy the dancing riii
Swells the mighty melody
Foernen may be lurking near
In the canyon dark ard deep
Low i breathe in Jesus ear:
st pray Thee, Lord. my soul TO keep. "
Mid those stars face see
One the Saviour called away
Mother. who In infancy
Taught my baby lips TO pray.
Her sweet spirit hovers near
In this lonely mountain brake
Take ne 10 her. Saviour dear.
u / should die before L wake"
Fainter grows the nicke-ig light
As each er1ber slowly dies;
Plaintively the birds OF night
Fill the air with saddening cries
Over me they seem 10 cry
You may never more awake
Low lisp; IF / should die.
II pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take.
Now lay me down TO sleep;
IT pray Thee, Lord. my soul TO keep.
'If should die before I wake.
II pray Thee. Lord, my soul 10 take.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22
WONDERFUL AND LONELY.

A new Arctic xpedition-without a
north polar aim, however-will be sent
out by the government of Sweden next
summer to explore King Charles Island
east of Spitzbergen. This expedition
will also seek to bring back to Europe
more definite data concerning the other
small isles lying between the archipel-
ago Of Spitzbergen and Franz Josef
Land. 1t was in 1863 that Spitzbergen
was first circumnavigated by Carlson,
the Norwegian mariner; and a year
later Nordenskiold's Swedish expedi-
ton visited Edges Land and Barents
Land, on the southeastern coast. Nor
denskiold also beheld Wiche Land.
which was later christened King
Charles Land.
In 1872 three Norwegian whalers-
Altman, Johannnsen and Nilsen-cir-
cumnavigated King Charles Land in
turn. 1t is a mountainous land, with
scanty vegetation but evidently enough
to support animal life, as JOhannsen
shot deer. there. Later. it was discov-
cred that instead OF one island there
were three isles, all OF which have
since been visited by Captain Arensen.
Among other islands east Of Spitzber-
gen are elias Land and fog enshroud-
ed and ice beset Jan Mayen Island,
with its famous Beerenberg mountain.
The Dutch established q whale fishing
colony upon 1t, but found it too dan
gerous site. Near 1t are also Egg and
Rocky Islets. OF Mount Beerenberg
Lord Dufferin has written: ut stands
in all the magniicence of it's 1856 feet,
girdled by single zone Of pearly vapor
from underneath whose floating folds
seven enormous glaciers rolled down
into the sea-"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22
NOW I LAY ME"

Year. azone there strolled into the Eagle
Office a tramp hailing from the mountains
of Colorado He claimed 70 be an old SCI
der on. OF luck and wanting a JOB. he
was dapper for q Weary WstSns' IN
his weII-worn blue and jaunty military
cap, but sad eyes and pathetic features
told Of a discouraged heart and dissp-
pointed life He represented himself as be-
ing equal to any ordinary work on a
newspaper, editorial. literary or reporter
!al Being s1ccored 20 the INIT OF
square meal. he was tod 70 csl next day.
He did SO. but finding that the editor had
BEEN called away from ;ovn, unexpected
IL. he sat down ana wrote TWO short
poems. differing In character but both
alike N spirit. xIe used FOR the purpose
some scraps of writing paper. on one Of
which he left short note for the sbssn;
editor 10 the erect that The verses were
. specimen Of his work. witch re eoE1
use II re felt - Inclined. eut that unless
we returned WITHIN . day CT tee. r.
would probably move Or" Toe poems
were published One Of them has gone
around the world. touching hearts N
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22
THE SILVER OF TILLMAN.

Inc uneXplalneQ silence OF senator
Tillman is not attracting the attention
this incident deserves. Tillman for a
time managed to keep himself in the
public eye. He paraded as farmer, a
Democratic POpulist and self-adver-
tised pugiliSt statesman, fighting where
words are weapons. The South Caro-
lima senator was not very serious
man, after all. His enthusiasm and Bit
terness were manufactured for the &C.
casion. He is a caricature Of man. He
played his part so well that many took
him seriously. His violent nature aid
ed him in his stage play and it may be
questioned if Tillman did not some
times work himself to such point Of
make believe that he really thought
himself in earnest. His attacks upon
the Cleveland administration were the
means of letting him into little free
advertising and coming from one class
ed as Democrat, were opportune for
this man who was seeking notoriety.
His three-tined pitchfork was also a
useful article in the national capital
it helped the one-eyed spectacular
statesman into public notice. He left
no opportunity for asSailing the Demo
cratic administration.
The Chicago convention was In
mood to listen to him and he was ready
to work over the old material. his
hatred-of Cleveland, to add to his repu-
tation as bold, free, fighting states
man. Some circumstances were, after
all, not so good as he could have wish
ed. Other men outshone him. A Dem
ocratic convention going wild in its
fight on a Democratic president was
too anamolous to be heartily appreciat-
ed by a body of Democrats whose
hatred of their former leader" was
nevertheless genuine. Tillman, howev
er. was not the equal of Altgeld in in
tellect, nor of Bryan in oratory. His
light was dimmed. While he got lot
of free advertising during the CAM
paign-his name being constantly asso-
ciated with Altgeld in derision OF the
kind OF Democracy they were supposed
to represent-still the luster of this star
of mongrel Democracy shone less and
less. His part in the campaign was not
what might have been expected. His
challenge Of ex-President Harrison 10
Joint discussion was. of course. ignored
and Tillman seemed to be passing into
'.ipocuous desuetude." After the No
vember election he nominated Bryan
for the campaign OF 1900. Since then
he seems to have nothing to say for the
public
That Cleveland's last message should
have furnished Tillman with no excuse
to renew the attack upon his imaginary
enemy. may be taken as some evidence
thar his silence may be prolonged. 1t
is in the nature of a possibility that he
is contemplating coup d'etat. and is
waiting TO again get himself into the
public eye. This is hardly possible and
If undertaken would not likely impress
many people. The fact Is the nation is
too large. too much concerned with
other matters. to be On the qui vive
for the restoration OF Tiliman- While
Tillman's silence is in the way of
surprise. it is not altogether unwei-
come
He is of that list of demagoguer,
jostled to the surface by the agitation
and unrest that have been abroad in
the last few years Such men serve no
good purpose possibly they may show
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22

senator from state should rather dis
tribute the political rewards in his own
state than the president. 1t was fur
Their claimed for Conklipg that his
| friends insisted, in fact overruled his
| judgment, in the matter of his standing
| for reelection. At any rate Conkling
and Platt were defeated and Warner
Miller and Frank, Hiscock ere chosen.
The defeat of Conkling ended his polit-
ical career. He was too proud to stoop
to the wire-pulling of the average poll
tician and too high-spirited to take any
chances of personal defeat after that
! II is useless to speculate upon what
| might have been the future of Conk-
ling had he sought to re-enter public
| life again. From choice or otherwise
he remained in private life and his
place in the United States senate has
not since been filed by a man his
equal.
Piat, on the other hand. kept his
eye ON political movements and soon
restored himself as an alert and skill
full politician. He made his influence
more and more felt until he became
the hess of his party's action in New
York In 1883 Warner Miller was de-
feated for the governorship of New
York, and at tie st. Louis convention
he was unseated as delegate from Her
kimer county and his place filed by
Titus Sheard. The fall of Miller was
complete, and the control of Plat was
supposed to be supreme.
1t is one thing to be the manipulation
OF events and party politics when one
asks nothing but party success; but
when the leader seeks to reap a per-
conal reward that is different thing.
Plat is the choice of a majority OF
New York politicians, but the ablest
men in the party, especially the mug
wumps, look upon his election. as the
triumph of the machine in politics over
men of ability. Platt, it is charged,
has no fitness for the United States
senate and his election would be
rather disgrace than an honor to the
great state of New York.
The opponents of Plat will probably
center their favors upon Joseph H.
Choate. Choate is relative Of the
famous Rufus Choate and is a lawyer
of very distinguished ability. The
election Of Mr.. Choate would be hailed
as a triumph by great many people
who, while bearing no Ill will to Mr..
Platt, regard him as in no way COM
parable with Mr.. Choate in ability.
However, it seems to be most likely
that Platt's influence with the men
who control politics is too great to be
overcome. New York has not been
very well represented in the senate Of
late. Murphy is figure head and Hill
is not high-minded, unselfish patriot. |
The election of Plat will be an i'm |
provement over Murphy and better |
than Hill only because he is Repub-
lican and not Democrat. New York |
can hardly do better than |
elect Choate-but New York politicians |
hardly ever do as they ought.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22

The largest national debt is that of
France. which is $4,000 900 or near
~ double the debt of England. which is
second on the list with $500, 600 900.
Austro- Hungary is third, with 5000
600, 900: Russia fourth. with S2,SI5,o0o.-
900. and poor old Italy fifth, with S.
530.OOO.OOO; the United States seventh,
with $996.141,9o2. Though Spain is
sixth. she is the only one of the lot
which may be said 10 he completely
bankrupt. Her debt is 81 .395. 0Oo. 900.
The only hope she has Of floating loans
In the future is in the rich capital of
the nation with the largest debt