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The silver star., 1897-06-03

"Hobbs has a great head for Invention. -
''What has he got up latclyf' "A rough
shod cake of soap warranted not to slide
when you step on it."
The silver star., 1897-06-03

"Our landlady is getting tho bicycle
putting rubber tires on the rhubarb pies"
The silver star., 1897-06-03

cboss know hoy 70 please laay s1;. s%sto% r.
the married women sMlns.' "
The silver star., 1897-06-03
Carrying Out In..rue.,en..

There was young man whose So
cial education had been somewhat neg
lected. and 1t chanced that he received
an invitation to church wedding.
The morning Of the ceremony found
him quite excited. and he started for
the church some time before, a. he
would have said. "the show was billed
to come or"
Under his arm he carried q small
bundle. and before he had proceeded
far he met q friend.
Hello" said the friend, land where
are you going all dressed up at this
time in the morning?"
wedding" answered the young man
briefly and proudly.
Indeed? Going to do some errands
on the way?"
Certainly not"
But you are not going to q wedding
with bundle under your arm?"
"Of course I am. That's my pres
ent."
present! But you don't take you,
present with you, man. You send It
beforehand"
That's all you know about II. I've
got . card right here In my pocket,
and the card says: Present at the
church. "-Boston Budget.
Over the lBar.
mo. sir" said the half-shot orator.
when was young we had no mi.
crobes. We had NO germs. We had NO
anti-toxinaters."
well. there's one sort Of insect III
bet you've always had" said the smil-
ing bartender.
"wot inssck il that. my frisndf'' H.
quired the orator.
"Snakes!" said the bartendse.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The silver star., 1897-06-03

We will forfeit $1,000 IL any OF our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not gen
uine. The Piso Co. Warren: Pa.
The silver star., 1897-06-03
Hnil's Catsrrh Care
n taken internally. Price, TIC.

ssyou. have taken all tho cushicns ont Of
your churchi" Eyes, We thouGht Il W.
could make the pews Scem like base bsii
bloachers the attendance might increase"
The silver star., 1897-06-03

'.The Snobleys next door have quit speak
Ing to u.s. "D0 you know the reason?'
.'Yes; their cook found out we hadn't taken
Ice all winter"
The silver star., 1897-06-03

I'VE have decided not to send our son John
away to college" "What changed your
mind" swell, there wouldn't be anything
for him to learn; he IL head over ears In debt
already
The silver star., 1897-06-03

To Care Csastipassea veesvss.
u q Q. 8. fsii 70 cure. drSssisss refund ID HoasS @
The silver star., 1897-06-03

Ne-re-ns foe Bifsy CsasA
Ss SSoS pSc
The silver star., 1897-06-03

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartc, cure constipation forever.
t0c. II c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money.
The silver star., 1897-06-03

20. yes. sir. just sixteen"
Sweet one." I cried. "1 fain would
A kiss thy lips between;
Pray tell. may have one or twor'
She giggled. Just sixteen"
The silver star., 1897-06-03

ssThe Bixxlcrn ncefn to he very happy
couple" ayes; he suffers ana she ID deaf. !"
The silver star., 1897-06-03

..Thc Pingree plan didn't become popular
down South" "Whnt was the trOubleY'
''Thc poor people there said they didA.t
want potntoes-they wanted wntermelons."
The silver star., 1897-06-03
dong East or xyrst

she kept her word" ain what wayT' "Hhc
The silver star., 1897-06-03
LuauoR HABIT rosIrryEly CURED.

Home Trcntmrnt-writien guarantee gven-n,
cure pay. Send stamp for treatise. Neurofiri
Medicine Co. Ilornesville. NY Mention this paper
The silver star., 1897-06-03
chs.s. nf n..r.,

Change NJ nsart.
''ls Maud still thinking Of joining =
religious sistsrhood7"
's0saelous. NOT Her father bousht
~ . nsw bicycle. Indianapoa;s Jouy.
The silver star., 1897-06-03

!: :s:s .s:;:s :s::. s,:s s.s Thompsons Eye water
The silver star., 1897-06-03
OUR BUDGET Of FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
= Heavy Contract-A Wise Youth Tho
Ghost spoke Up-Csrryins Out I'm
Observation-Disclosures and Jstsan from
Our Exchanges.
5sst sixteen.

AIR maid." I said,
''and may ! ask
The . u m m g r .
you have seen 7"
And blushing red.
she glanced at
A n d faltered,
Just sixteen"
"Ah! bashful little
country lass,
No beaux you
have, I ween."
And coyly then she
glanced at me.
The silver star., 1897-06-03

Esspass Mn Chssas IL Fans.
II saw that German tenor drink
about two gallons Of bser last night"
Nothing strange about that" replied
the manager. HE 10 determined that
his voice shall not lose IT. rich, liquid
quality. ."-Dstroit Free Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
\ school for RaiIrOnufng.

y novel proposition was made not long
ago 10 the Receivers of the Baltimore Il
Ohio Railroad. The II. & o. has a branch
running from what Is known as AleXan-
Gri2 Junction. near Washington, to Shep-
nerds. on the Potomac River where Il
car ferry Is operated in connection with
the lines leading south from the Capital.
y professor of an Eastern college desired
To lease this short stretch Of track for the
purpose Of educating young men in prac-
teal railroad work. In his letter he eX-
planned that he thought there was a wide
field for bright and energetic boys who
Conld be thoroughly well grounded in the
practical side of railroading provided they
could be educated on a regular line or
road. He believed that by the employ
ment Of veteran railroad men as teachers
that the boys could proiitably spend two
or three years working as tranmen, fire
men, engineers. switchmcn, station agents
and ir other capacities required in the
railroad service. As this branch OF the
Il. ~ .. Is Of considerable value. the Re
ceiv"rs were compelled to decline tho
Offe.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
EXPORTS OF BRITISH HARDWARE
AND CUTLERY IN - UNITED
STATES
STATES
August.

There was certainly Dig drop last
August. but that can be partly ac-
counted for Ey the heavier exports OF
the preceding months. Still what is
England's loss is our gain, and our
tariff that was enacted in 1894 for The
benefit of British industries has been
repealed in favor of tariff that pro-
tects American enterprise.
The Textile Mercury" of Manches-
ter, points out that the protection
afforded to American carpet manufac-
turers. under the Dingley bill, will en-
able the manufacture of whole-piece
Administer and other pile carpets in the
States" in fact, the work is already in
progress. This, OF course, will result
in a loss to the English trade that has
been supplying our markets with these
high priced carpets, but they frankly
acknowledge that it is only the extent
of the protection afforded by the Ding
ley bill that will enable us to make
these higher grades Of carpets, giving
employment to more Americans and
circulating more wages here. Hereto
fore these advantages accrued to Eng
land because this branch of our carpet
industry had not received ample pro-
lection.
Another strong point, and ore which
we commend to free traders in this
country, is also made by the Textile
Mercury" as follows:
THE commercial condition of the
United States may always be gagged
by an investigation of the exports OF
it's cotton manufactures. When the
country is prosperous it sends very few
abroad when it is impoverished the
supply is greater than the demand. and
to get rid of the same ii begins to ex-
port them"
This has been very true in the past,
not only of our manufactures of cotton.
but of other goods. With impoverish-
ment here, under free trade, our people
have not been able to buy and consume
all the goods we could make. This has
been an invariable rule, and then "the
dumping periods began, when our
goods were shipped to any foreign mar
; ket that would take them. even though
: sold at loss to our manufacturers.
Lately we seem to have dumped" our
surplus cotton goods largely upon the
| markets of Canada, China and South
America. This dumping" process has
| no doubt affected the export trade OF
the cotton manufacturers OF Manches-
! ter. Whether 1t will continue remains
to be seen.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Watching tho Yankee Closely.

&C ordlns TO the latest adyices from
America, the Yankees are determined
to secure their share of the worlds
trade in iron and steel, and for this
purpose six manufacturers in Pitts
burg and the vicinity have formed a
company called the Export Iron &
Steel Company, the objects of which
are TO enter and seek trade in the
British markets. The offices of the
company have been opened at Pitts
burg. The capital Is only $4,000, but
sufficient backing has been obtained to
guarantee any amount as soon as the
increase Of the business demands it.
A London agent has been appointed,
and an attempt will be made to do bus
mess in India, South America and
Japan. The Americans are an enter
prising body of men, and as a rule if
well; ii therefore behooves every iron
and steel firm of this country to watch
Mr.. Yankees movements very closely.
1t will. perhaps, be easier to check
mate early, before he holds anything
like a strong position on the board.
We know well what they can do; if
not we have only to look at the tin
plate trade. In this branch they, in
a very short time, built up a huge in
dustry driving our Welsh friends
practically ont of their market, and
have now made their first shipment
towards establishing an export trade
in tin plates.-Ryland' Iron Trade
Circular Eng, September IS, 1897.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
JOHN BULL is MAD.
HE BITTERLY COMPLAINS OF
DECREASING TRADE.
Increasing Loss OF Trade Grows Out OF
American Aggressiveness - In the
Meantime Our Shops aud Factories
Show Signs OF Prosperity.

ms week we reproduce several ar
ticles from British trade papers which
relate to our own industrial affairs.
One OF these refers TO the murder" of
the Welsh tin plate trade, the first
blow having been administered by the
Mckinley tariff and the mortal stroke
by the Dingley bill" The use of these
strong terms, while acknowledging that
the loss of the American trade is
great disaster" under our policy If
protection, is hardly calculated 10 per-
suade the Welsh workers that their
sufferings must be accepted patient
ly."
Another paper refers to the deter
mination of the Yankees" ito secure
their share OF the worlds trade in iron
and steel" The English iron trade
views the effects of the policy Of pro-
lection far differently from our free
traders, who assert that we can not
capture the worlds trade" when our
wall Of protection is erected. This
Iron Trade Circular" asserts that six
manufacturers of Pittsburg have
formed an Export IrCn and Steel
Company" that a London agent has
been appointed, and that an effort will
be made to do business il. India, South
America and Japan. 1t is aCknowl-
edged that Americans are an enter
prising body Of men," and thai the eX
port company will doubtless succeed
in its enterprise. This viii be no new
trade TO us. because we exported up
ward of S57 10000 worth OF iron and
steel and their manufactures last year,
not including Gre. We sent this to
every Fart of the world, and this val
liable export trade was rendered pos
sible by the policy Of protection which
enabled us TO establish and build up
our great iron and steel Industries.
A third complaint comes from the
British hardware and cutlery trade,
which deplores the loss Of our United
States trade" which has become "one
Of the most insignificant" TO the Brit
ish manufacturers. The figures of their
exports of hardware and cutlery dur
ing the month of August for several
years past show why they are queru-
lous:
EXPORTS OF BRITISH HARDWARE
AND CUTLERY IN - UNITED
STATES.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11

There is mere Caiarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
out together and until the last few years
was supposed 10 be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced II local
disease, and prescribed local remedies. and
by constantly failing 10 cure with local
treatment. pronounced Ii incurable. &c..
ence has proven catarrh TO be constitu-
tional disease and therefore requires corr
Stitutional treatment. IIalls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by T.. j. Cheney IL
Co, Toledo, Ohio, Is the only constitu-
tional cure OH the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonfui. IL acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sys-
TEN. They cffer one hundred dollars for
any case II fails TO cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address
l.. j. CHENEY & CO.
Toledo, ..
Sold by Druggists. 15c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
$500 To Any Man.
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
of Weakness In Men They Treat and
Fall to Cure.


An Omaha Company places for the first
ume before the public q MAGICAL TREAT
HENT for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration OF
LIE Force in Old and young men. No
sorn-out French remedy; contains no
rhosphorous or other harmful drugs. 1t is
WONDERFUL TREATMENT-magical in its
elects-positive in its cure. All readers,
VINO are suffering from q weakness that
Gghts their life, causing that mental and
PHYSICAL suffering peculiar to Lost Man
ZOO, should write to tho SiATEMEDiCAL
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rper on these diseases, and positive proofs
Their truly MAGICAL TREATMENT. 1hous-
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Sre, are being restored By them to q Per
uct condition,
mis- MAGICAL TREATMENT ray be taken
anome under their directions, or they will
.sy railroad fare and hotel bills to all who
Esier to go there for treatment, il they
sn 10 cure. They are perfectly reliable;
ave no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
.. ee sample, or G. q. ID. fake. They Eeyo
so,ooo capital, and guarantee to cure
=, eIy case they treat or refund every dollar;
she'r charges may be deposited in a
s ,snk TO be paid to them VIXEN n cure IL
0''ed' Write them today.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
No Decrease In Exports.

The August report Of the Bureau of
Statistics Of the Treasury Department
shows that there has yet been no de-
crease in our exports of manufactures
under the Dingley Tariff. We are told
that:
THE present indications are for ex-
ports of this chars Ger, amounting to
1924, 900 900 for the calendar year 1897,
as compared with s2O1, 1886 for 1895
and $253,6SS,527 for 1896"
This will be gain OF S93,000,0O0
over the 1895 exports. and OF 100000
900 over the 1896 exports OF American
manufactures. Last Augusts ship
ments of such goods exceeded by near
ly $4,000, 900 in value the August, 1895.
exports, and they were $1,75O. 900 more
than similar exports in August, 1895.
In view of the fact that American
manufacturers are now busily en-
ployed in making goods with which to
supply the American market, 1t Is
quite possible that there may be fall
ing off in our exports of American
manufactures. We first need to retain
and supply our home market. If, after
doing that, we can sell our goods
profitably in other markets. then let
us secure all of such trade that is pos
sible. But our past experience has been
that our sales of manufactured goods
to foreign countries were not all at
tended with a profit. On such basis
we do not want any foreign business.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Inhnr i'm NIniInnnScnr

\ French official decree is published,
according 10 which no on" is allowed
to engage lab0rCrS for Madagascar or
10 attempt 10 transport labor to the isl
and without the sanction of the resi-
dent general. Moreover. emigration
companies or agencies for the enlist
ment Of workingmcn for the colonies
or countries not belonging to France,
are forbidden 10 engage or transport
immigrants except under special cir
ances.-EXChangc
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Wanted. n Cook and n Doctor.

The maharaja of Durbangah. a small
state in India. is advertising two some
what unusual wants" One is for an
elephant doctor OH Il pay of SD per
month and allowances. The other Is
for an experienced chef dc cuisine"
proficient in teaching the culinary art
i'm all its branches. The wages for the
IIindoo cook are not stated. The NAH
arajah. being OF the highest caste, usu-
ally cooks the food for his own con-
sumption with his own hands.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Confidence in the Cabinet.

HAVANA, Nov. AT q meeting OF
the Autonomist committee n motion
tending to hamper the application of
Senior Sagasta's autonomy scheme has
been rejected, and resolution has
been adopted expressing confidence In
the cabinet. authorizing Senior Gaivez,
president of the AutonomiSt commit
tee. to negotiate the organization of
details of autonomy with Marshal
Rlanco. and directing the dispatch TO
Senior Sagasta of cable message or
confidence in his policy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
,yenuie's Dilemma,

IA dashing st. Louis widow has n
Rightly daughter OF seventeen. This
EEchter, whose name is Jennie, met Il
[hOolgirl chum by the name of Mamie
|ho asked:
I'll say, Jen. how are you and your
Emmer coming onE
1--we don't get along ut all. If fell
n comes along and | like him aud
Iamma don't like him, then | can't
harry him: but ii mamma does like
|Hl then she tries TO marry him her
III" replied Jennie, blowing tired
Igh from her lips. -New York World.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Activity I'm Naval work.

New York, Nov. THE Commercial
Advertiser says: 1.-The Brooklyn navy
yard is active, and work on all the war
vessels lying at the wharfs or In the
dry docks is being pushed forward as
rapidly as possible under orders from
the navy department. No one seems
TO understand why so much haste Is
necessary"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
A Colonial Exhibition.

Paris. Nov AT the request OF the
colonial group in the chamber OF depu-
ties the government has consented to
hold a big colonial exhibition at st.
Cloud, one of the most frequented en-
yirons Of the city on the west, in con-
nection with the great exposition OF
1000
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Tbc .aTbrec Ffepds."

Havana. Nov. 1T is semi-officiaily
announced that there will be no
trouble here upon the arrival at this
port of the American steamer Three
Friends. which is alleged to have
taken part in filibustering expeditions.
and which is now bound to Havana on
a legitimate commercial errand.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
c,otn,pp Merchant Assigns.

Boston. Nov. Thomas w. Farms
worth of 81 Summer street, who has
been doing large business in clothing
recently under the name of the Manu-
facturers' Outlet company and before
that rs the Yankee Clothing company.
has assigned.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
rr,o, NJ Murderer Thorn.

New York. Nov. 6.--There Is every in
dication that Martin Thorn, jointly in
dicted with Mrs. Augusta Mack for
the murder Of William Guldensuppe in
woodside. l.. L., will be placed on
trial next Monday morning In the
Queens county court. Justice Wilmot
Smith will preside.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Blind Cyclists.

Cycling is one of the amusemcnts at
the national institute for the blind in
France. 4 species Of home-trainer is
used the wheels Of which are so ar
ranged that the actual speed is indicat-
cd on dial. so that races are held. and
some of the inmates have established
records. The machines also give audi
bic signals at various speeds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Fatal Ending of n Dispute.

Lonoke, Ark. Nov. Z. = james Il.
Conley. prominent cotton planter,
and w. III. Booze. of the firm of w. III.
Booze * Son, became involved In n
dispute over a settlement when Booze
drew revolver and shot Conley five
times. He cannot live. Booze Is In
iail
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
RenI the Advertiser IN Is.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit OF
reading the advertisements; they will
afford most interesting study and
will put you i'm the way OF getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver'
tisers are reliable; they send what they
n1yprtiSp
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Mnst He Licenaed.

ST. Louis, Nov. Z. = State Insurance
Superintendent O'Rear has decided
that all organizers Of any fraternal
beneficiary insurance association must
have n license to do business In Mis-
souri,, the same as regular old line
companies.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11

See the advertisement of % Drops
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company, in
another column Of this paper. Take
advantage of their splendid offer,
which is open for the next thirty
days only.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
IIIs nIufi MaH Called.

Reportcr-That fellow who wanted
his name kept out of the paper called
i'm to-day. oh. he was mad.
Editor--What about:
Reporter seems we kept it out
Tid-Bits.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
pI,pco Heard From.

Madrid. Nov. T. = The governments
has received n cable message from
Marshal Blanco saying that the "Au-
Economist party in Cuba Is reorganiz-
ing" and that several families who
had emigrated are returning to the is
land"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
..,,c,n SILK. to the Front.

Our imports of silk manufactures last
month were much below the value of
similar imports in the month of Sep
tember in the three previous years un-
der the free trade Wilson bill. showing
that the Dingley protective tariff, is
operating to the benefit of the Ameri-
can manufacturers of silk goods. The
imnort values were as follows:
Captpp,hpr
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Dccree nv RIuneO.

Havana, Nov. Capt. Gen. Blanc0
will shortly issue decree abolishing
for two months the import duties on
cattle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
On the Hun.

"IIavc you captured the forger:'
asked the chief of the new detective.
NO: but I've scared him until l
think he'll never stop running
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11

Beggars and paldlers ale not supersti-
bus 1t susually takes more than. a sign
3 keep them out of aDuilding.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-11
Britain Declines.

London, Nov. 7.-Great Britain has
declined to take part In the Flevida
fisheries conference =