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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16
Sin SO Much as We Have Done it,,

In the December number OF the
"Children's Friend" published at
Sioux Falls for the Children's Home
Society, is noticed contribution
from the Ladies Aid Society OF Rec
Heights. There is no more worthy
object for the exercise of real genuine
christian philanthropy. This home
at Sioux Falls is gathering up and
taking care OF orphan children, and
depends entirely upon the generosity
oil the people to pay the necessary
expenses. 1t is noble work i'm
which any man, woman or child may
take an interest-and particularly
parents who love their own dear
children, should be interested. Any
one can send an individual contribu-
tion, be it large or small. but little
effort by any or all organizations
would be more successful. For in
stance, suppose the Sunday schools,
the Endeavors, the Leagues, the Aid
Societies, the Missionary societies OF
Hand county made an effort for one
collection to be be sent to the home.
Could the good people belonging to
these organizations make any better
Christmas gift? Address all CON-
munications to superintendent
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16
Public Sale.

| will sell ut public auction, in Mil
Ter at l p. m. Saturday Dec. IL, l
lumber wagon and % head OF / and
2 year old steers. Terms, note with
security, due Sept. 10Th,
1898, az 6 per cent interest il paid
when due, and i not paid when due,
10 per cent from date.
w. II. LANE.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

Weare proud of our holiday as
sortment and take pleasure in show
ing you the very latest up to date
articles. Call and see us and you
will know better how to purchase
elsewhere. n. JOHNSON & Co.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16
w. j. Halloween, of Burdette, was

w. j. Halloween, of Burdette, was
doing business at the county capt.
tai Tuesday. He reports favorable
conditions in his neighborhood,
many new barns built, tlreshing
collections the best for years. and
the people generally in better shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halloween will spend
the holidays at his old home at War
saw, iii.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

Mems Russian buffalo, dog and
coon skin over coats at cost to close
them out a Coguillette's.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

The dull monotony of never
changing climate may be all right in
thesouth Pacific Islands where the
dusky girls bloom into motherhood
at IL, and are old women at 20, but
the rustling energetic people of
/.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

This country's crop OF buckwheat,
nicely measured out upon the grid
die, would make seventy billion OF
pancakes. And married men must
get rid of this horrible surplus before
the robins nest again.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16
Dressed or UndresSed.

Big or little, handsome or homelv
dolls in endless variety at Briggs
book store. In fact the best stock
of dolls ever shown in Miller. Come
in and see them. t3.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

Necessity is the mother OF inven-
tion"-and an inventor has Just pat
ented a bottle that the neck can be
broken off OF smoothly. This Meth
er delays the game nor cuts the
combs.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

State oil Inspector says he has con
demned over 1.600 barrels of oil
shipped into South Dakota since
Jan 1st, 1897 One towns loss is
another's gain-as the oil trust
probably lust ships these barrels to
another town.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

Ii anybody wants an advertise
ment or II job OF printing ring up the
PRESS office over the city telephone.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

The Minneapolis Journal says onl y
hoboes and millionaires 90 south to
spend the winter. Extremes are new
er satisfied. For instance, see how
many would-be millionaire miners at
Dawson City would 90 broke for a
free lunch.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

A scientific writer cheerfully in
forms the present age that "beef tea
is not good for sick people, Estab-
lished customs are becoming as tickle
as raising wheat in the semi-arid.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

On all bills amounting to So we
will give 23 pounds OF graduated
sugar for 81, and ) pounds Battle
Ak plug for 81.
Now these prices are for goods at
our store and you don't have to pay
freight on them from Chicago as you
do when YOU buy from the peddler.
We will be pleased to make the same
prices on all groceries that the ped
der MAKES, and considering the fact
that we buy your produce and help
to build churches, schoolhouses and
pay preachers and school teachers,
taxes, etc, while the peddler pays
nothing, we are certainly entitled to
a portion OF your cash trade.
Yours for home protection,
j. W. CoQUILLETTE.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16
Clothing Repaired.

| am prepared to do all kinds of
mending and repairing of mems and
boys clothing. Mrs. r. j. HICKCoX.
5Ot3. West 2nd street.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

An elegant stock of ladies and
gents gold watches and iewelry, sill
yer ware, ETC., just received at Co.
quillette's.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

"Peace on earth, good will to man.
is on motion, temporarily suspended
when man gets up in the morning
and finds his hard coal fire out.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

Specialist trial case and the lat
est improved optical appliances just
reed. at Fnrman'S jewelry store. "
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

Extra fine chocolate cream drops,
soft centers, 1Gc. per pound, at Van
Looms. 50t4
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

December ''shorts" on the Chicago
wheat market last week looked like
II cold waye after a chinook wind had
meandered through it. In our pure
buckwheat, however, shorts continue
TO be the whole thing.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

Many useful and beautiful Christ
mas presents can be found at j. II.
Van Looms. 50t4
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

Happiness is the cheapest thing
known. It's value exceeds that OF
col d. All can have it by asking for
it. Ii you ale without heart filled
with happiness don't let the old year
pass away without getting your
share, -Huronite.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

Stock is rustling on the prairies
and picking a good living. This
time last year-but, then, let the
past bury it's own dead.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16
subscription 81. so a Year IN Advance.

A $50, 900: 600 cracker trust, just
formed, gives little higher spice to
the oyster soup.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16

The finest millinery goods at cost
at Mrs. Trenary's for the next 30
days.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-16
Advertised Letters.

For the week ending Dee. 13 '97.
the following letters remain uncalIed
for in the Miller postofiice.
Wallace Bowlin.
Parties calling forabovewill please
say advertised. JOHN PUsEY, =. NJ.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
a French Dog Story,

The Gaulois tells tho following story
of an intelligent French poodle: "a
blind beggar was in tho habit some
years since Of frequenting the Point dos
SITS. Pores, where he used to station him
self with clarinet and an intelligent
poodle. The place was we'll chosen, and
charitable contributions poured into tho
little wooden bowl which the dog held
in his mouth. One day the blind man,
who had reached an advanced age, was
not TO be seen. He had fallen i'll, in
fact, and was unable to pursue his nvo-
cation. His faithful companion, how
ever, continued to frequent the accus-
toned spot. and the piissers by to whom
he was familiar understood that his
master was unwell, and, touched by tho
dogs fidelity, dropped their pence into
his bowl i'll increased numbers. After n
time the beggnr died, an event which
the willy poodle kept carefully to him
self until lie also became an absentee
from tho Pont DIES SITS. Pcres. His dis
appearance produced n great sensation
among his numerous clientele, and n
search WAS prosecuted. when the poor
animal was found lying dead in q Gel
lar near his former masters abode. q
sam of 20. 900 francs in bonds of the
Orleans railway being discovered under
tho litter Oh which he was stretched.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
Food Products,

Boiled peanuts are fnvorita dish
with tho Chinese. An attempt has
been made in this country to cook and
dry peanuts and grind them into flour
Bread made from peanut flour is said
to possess especial value to liabetic pa
ticnts. There is little doubt that we
still slight many useful food products
The several Theological clubs which ex-
ist tn disseminate Il knowledge of the
eatable fungi that abound i'll our fields
and woods nave been sufficiently sue
cessful to slioT that movement i'm sucb
directions is quickly encouraged, but we
have much more than mushrooms at our
hands that can be made available. Ital-
lanS mako II most palatablc flour or
meal ont of choitnu.s and also from
some species of acorns. New Yorl,
Post
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
"NIy Own Nntesn

haVo made i'll number of years of
ardent collection quite library of my
own notes. and the fact that have al
ready lived two-thirds of my probable
tether of life and am "buccaneer' of
tho newspaper world by stress of cir
cumstances sometimes gives mo pang
recognize the righteousness Of my col
lection for an impossible future of com
fort and leisure, for even ono possible
posthumOus work. I have never had
leisure 10 produce ono whole or COM
plete piece CT literature and probably
never sail have days leisure in my
life, but this irony of fate does not de-
ter me.
am like a collector of specimens of
butterflies He will never learn to fly,
or the secret of it. or anything in par
llcular, but he goes OH collecting.
l shall never write the books of tho
sketch skeletons i'll my imagination, but
shall certainly continue to make end.
less preparations for posthumous Ii
brary of. according to my schemes and
plots and themes, some 1000 sturdy
volumes.
Tho world of readers may thank God
perhaps that these books will not ap-
pear i'll print, but 1 am just mad
enough to get some Zest i'll life out of
making, Ill imagination, these schemes
for books that can never be written
Perhaps 1t is as sane an occupation as
Old china collecting, stamp collecting,
button collecting and, to jump to tho
extreme of Philistinsln, the collection
OF dubious old masters, mostly duubs
confess this speculation seems to me
to be fad no wiser. Looking mt it from
my point of view, as IL book lover, I
think what IL library these daubs would
buy.-Lotus.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
Mysterious Glass BALLS.

The small island of Billion, between
Sumatra and Borneo, has long been ia
nous for its rich tin mines, which arc
controlled by the Dutch government. In
describing tho geology of Billion be-
foro the Royal Academy of Sciences in
Amsterdam recently Mr.. Verbcek gave
an account of tho mysterious "glass
balls Of Billion" which arc found
among some of the tin ore deposits
They are round, with grooved surfaces.
Similar balls are occasionally found in
Borneo and Java, as we'll as in Aus
tralia. Mr.. Verbeek thinks they cannot
be artificial. and there arc no volcanoes
near enough to support the theory that
they are volcanic bombs. Besides, he
says, the CLASSY rocks produced by tho
nearest volcanoes are quito different in
their nature from the material of the
balls. Ho suspected that the mysterious
objects were elected ages ago from the
volcanoes Of tho moon and afterward
fell upon the earth.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
without n Light.

A small boy cyclist was riding with
out light and was stopped by park
officer, who asked him in gruff tones
where his light was
"Why, it's here, exclaimed the rider
i'll surprise.
Yes. but it's OUT" solemnly assert
ed the patrolman.
well, it was lighted at that last
turn
Sonny, it's cold; couldn't have
heen lighted this evening"" triumph
antly announced the officer.
"IIuh! Tint thin metal cools in %
minute. III light that lamp ard wait
until it gets rcdhot, put it ont, then
ride to the next corner and back, and
when return it'll be cold"
"All right; try it, asscnted tho
acute policeman.
The boy lighted the lantern, waited
until it grew redhot, turned it out and
started, and that kid is going vet
Philadelphia Press.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
This Happens All the Time.

This is tho verbatim report Of an IN
tensely interesting dialogue which took
place between two guests ut q recent
uptown dinner party. 1t began with
soup.
Yes" said one, IT call any stand
ARD wheel good wheel"
What's your test for standard
wheel?" inquired tho other.
"Well, 1 don't mean cheap wheel. 4"
"Oh! Your idea is that wheel Is oil
right if 1t cost slO0?"
II didn't say So
What did you say?'
II said that standard wheel ought
to be all right"
You ride Boomerang, don't you?'
Yes, and it's good WHEEL
HUH Wouldn't give it house room.
Why didn't you trade it for Dodo?''
"a Dodo? wouldn't have Dodo
on tho premises The Dodo uses the
Flimfiam tire
Its tho best tire made 1 wouldn t
trade Flimham for q stack Of Goo
COOS.
II don't use Googoo. ! use Hew-
gog."
"a Hewgog? Ha. hal That's the
worst tire made"
ooh, is it?''
THAT'S what said"
VOL, I'll tell you what you are.
You arc word that rhymes with tire
that's what
And tell you what you are. You
afe a word that rhymes with gas-that' s
what -
Gentlemen, gentlemen, cried the
frightened hostess.
Then they glared at each other and
proceeded with their dinners -Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
An Inevitable Pnradox.

There's no use Of expecting any
thing else, >" said the misanthrope who
had been persuaded to go OH a picnic
with his family Human nature is
going to bo inconsistent, and that's all
there is to it. You'll merely waste your
time trying to make it any different"
WHAT'S tho matter nowY" asked his
wife. Hasn't the weather been good?
And didn't people let you alone, SO as
to give you nothing to grumble about?'
"Oh, yes. but did you notice the
singing as we got baok?"
Yes And it was very nice, appro-
pirate music''
Appropriated he repeated, with in
finite scorn. II don't pretend to be any
critic AS far as quality was concerned
the music may have been rs good as
any opera you'd pay S. n seat to go to
sleep at. But when it comes to n ques-
lions of proprioty. MI it did was to re-
mind me of the downright and unalter-
able perverseness of the human race.
When people got back from trip to
Europe, they don't do anything but
hustle around to get their luggage
through the custom house and pro-
cure carriage to take them to hotel,
where they can rest. But when they
como homo from an excursion mile
and half out Of town they can't be
satisfied unless they wake up the whole
country singing "Home Again, Home
Again From Foreign l"-Wash
ington Star.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
A Summer Cure.

In news item in The Sun q doctor
is quoted as saying that days Austen
ton from food will cure summer COM
plant. Some years ago tho writer cured
dysentery of several weeks duration by
taking few wineglassful doses Of the
following formula at half hour intervals
viz, tablespoonful Of table salt and
two of cider vinegar in pint Of water
The relief was permanent Tho remedy
was recently used by person suffering
from q customary summer complaint,
and two doses effected cure of tho
complaining. r. D. in New York Sun
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

A FAST COLT.
Cyosone Was the Youngsters Name and
He Richly Deserved It.

Cyosone Was the Youngsters Name and
He Richly Deserved 1t.
Several men gathered about q horse
hear the western market commenting
1pon the prominence of the beast 8
ribs and general lankiness. The uni
mai belonged to farmer living near
Ypsilanti, and, it WINS said, never per-
mltted grass to grow under its feet on
the road. Tho farmer was not pleased
with the remarks and the strong in
ferences that the poor thing had never
realized the sensation of corn and oats.
What do you call your horse?' was
asked.
Cyclone, and don't he look it?'' re-
piled the man from the rural districts.
"Cyclonel What q name! He certain
ly looks us if one had struck him."
"That's what happened to him, my
friend. 1t was just like this. You re-
member the awful breeze we had out to
Ypsilanti about three years ago? This
Teller was sucking colt at the time
and was in the barn with two horses.
The cyclone, regular old hummer, camo
along and thrashed the barn off its legs
and dropped it nigh on to 100 yards
o"oJ' &AAeSA viz wv StCl uua IAlSCQ I'LL
the hob, fences and sheds it could we
went out to look things up. Tho two
horses were stono dead and the colt
would you believe it?-was nowhere to
DO found.
Next day I turned over the hen
coop, which lay in the field half II milo
away. Right in that coop and lnying
OH tho door which faced down was tho
colt He commenced kicking when no
heard us, and wo took him out in
hurry. lie wasn't scared bit, l tell
you, and was cool rs n cucumber Tho
neighhors say they saw the coop goin
through the air and the colt after it.
The little Teller caught the coop and
got inside Of it to save himself that's
what he did. That's the plain truth,
and if you don't believe it ask tho colt
Good day. strangers. detroit FREQ
Press.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
PATENT APPLICATIONS.
Tho Vast Majority of Those Sent to Wash
instOn AFRO Rejected.

inston Arc Rejected.
The applications for patents filed av-
erage about 1875 day. There arc So
principal examiners, with perhaps 200
assistants. Every examiner and every
assistant examiner has his own special
ty. Let us take the case, say, of % Door
inventor living i'll Oregon. Ho makes q
valuable invention and desires to OBJ
tain patent He sends his application
with $40 to tho commissioner of pat
ents. 1t is referred to the examiner hay
ing charge of that peculiar class of in
ventions 1t is his duty to reject it if
anything can be found OH which to base
rejection. Nearly 5000 patents
have been granted in tho United States,
and probably moro than 1000, 600 in
the rest of tho world. If any Of these
anticipate the invention, tho examiner
must reject the application. 1t is not
necessary that exactly the same thing
should have existed before, for if any
thing substantially similar can DO found
tho applicant must go to the wall But,
more than this, If anything similar has
been described i'll any printed publica-
ton, In any language, anywhere in tho
world, or # without being patented or
described in print it has been used my
where in the United States, the exam
liner should reject
Tho rub comes all tho time upon tho
degree Of similarity which will consti-
tuto an anticipation of tho invention.
a tremendous responsibility, it will be
seen, is thus thrown upon tho examiner
I1o wants to be safe. 1t is both his
pride and his duty not to allow patent
to go out that ought to have been re-
jectcd. The consequence is that great
many examiners reject almost every
thing Oh the first examination No mat
ter how broadly new the invention may
be, something can always DO found that
is akin to it. The nearest thing that can
be found Is used as basis for rejection.
Washington Star
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

GOOD 20 daily battle the eyes in cold wa
ter. This invigorates them and helps to
keep them i'll good working order. But
1t must DO remembered that quite cold
water should only BIO used when the
body is at moderate temperature.
When one is very heated or warm, the
chill must be taken off the water to
avoid any sudden shock. philadelphia
Ledger
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
Let tho AK Grow In.

Tho GaulS, to make handles for their
stone axes, cleft the branch of tree,
placed the stone i'll it and left it till the
wound i'll tho wood had been complete.
lY healed
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

When awakins il the morning, do
not rub the eyes. Indeed, one ought
never to rub Or press the fingers against
the eyes. If they feel at all irritable
sponge them with cold water. Cold
water has most beneficial effect upon
the eyes, and the strongest will find it
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

The late Duke of Marlborough, in al
luding to the size of Blenheim palace,
used to say. by way of joke, that it
was tho only residence in England
which required 81, 900 worth of putty a
year to keep the window panos in order
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
Mcthuselahs New Accomplishment.

Did you know. children, that Me-
thuselah completed nine centuries?"
asked the Sunday school teacher.
Didn't know they had bikes in those
days, caino from Que Of tho bright
ones. -Yon!lers Statesman.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

Tomintoul, i'll Banffshire, Scotland.
is the highest village above sea level in
Scotland-if not in Britain. Until re-
Gently this village was comparatively
unknown in the tourist world
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

Within the last decade the population
of Europe has increased by about 80
900, 600, of whom Russia contributed
1910. 600 and France only $1,000.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

1t is said that the sulphur mines near
Buckley, WASH, were discovered by
camper, whose fire on a rock gave rise
to such fumes that he was forced to
move long distance to escape suffooa-
ton.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALyE

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhcum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfactionor money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale at Massies Phar-
macy, lob Jefferson street. Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

FOR RENT.-Four rooms up stairs in
most eligible locality.at No. 1921 Rorer
avenue s. W. Apply at the Times office
or at the house. S3tf
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy always Affords promp relief.
For sale by II. c. Barnes, "He puts up
prescriptions"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

under treatment TO-
nervous troubles. and
changed climates FREE
quentiy without avail.
Last February I be-
gan taxing DR.. Elilas'
Restorative Nervine
and Nerve and Liver
Pills and since then I
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
FOR RENT.

TO RENT-Four rooms in desirable
locality, rent reasonable. No children
References exchanged. A. j. NJ, Care
Times. 8 II Ct
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

Breakfast 20 cents; dinner, % cents;
supper, % cents Meal tickets, a. j.
j. Catogni's restaurant
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26

REAL ESTATE of all sizes and prices
for sale. Write for descriptive price lists
to N. j. PHILLIPS, Blountvlle, Ten
nessee 725-1m
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-A scholarship in the Ma
tional Business College of Roanoke. --Ap-
ply at The Times office.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-26
AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED.-W We wish to engage agents
to sell house furnishing goods and
household specialties ~
GATELY &-FITZGERALD,
Philadelphia, Pa, and Box 464, Roanoke
: Is If