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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

In adopting a monetary system
which will keep both gold and silver in
circulation, Japan has destroyed the
frightfuI proportions of the scare which
The advocates Of free silver coin
age had prepared by representing that
by being on a silver basis Japan would
capture our markets if we did not
adopt silver recommendation, which Mr..
Bryan mistakes for bimetallism. A
year g quite a number of people were
mystified by the story of the great
prosperity Of Japanese manufacturers
under a silver basis, and it was said
that the same prosperity would come
to us if We should legislate so that
silver would be the monetary stand
ard. Japan was paying much less
wages in silver than was being paid
In gold in the United States. Under
such conditions there could be no
mystery in the statement that the
manufacturers of cotton goods in Japan
could make very much more money to
each thousand %spindles than was be-
ing made by manufacturers paying
more wages on the gold basis. 1t was
not the mysterious potency of silver
which caused manufacturers to thrive
in Japan, but the plain fact that in
paying wages in silver they paid in
money of half purchase power. The
manufacturers who have a market and
pay only a quarter as much wages as
their competitors will make money
where the others will fail. And that
was the reason for the prosperity in
Japan for the limited number having
capital invested III cotton mills. But
for the thousands who worked in the
mills nothing vas said, but people
were left to infer that they shared this
prosperity when, as a matter of fact,
they worked for very low wages and
subsisted On rice and on otherwise
scanty diet.
All this has been changed. Japan
has declared for the coinage Of both
metals on the ratio Of 80 to 1. The
value of the silver wages of a year ago
has been doubled.-Indianapolis Jour
nal,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Prosperity Is Returning.

Prosperity cannot be restored to this
country in a day, in a year-or per-
hans for several years. To understand
this fully, we should consider the great
distractions which lie in the pathway
of those who have undertaken the her.
:ulean task of restoring the country
% it's normal conditions. The path
way to success in this effort is render
ed almost impossible by the wreckage
Of our industries; the arteries of trade
and commerce are choked up with for
eign and deleterious substances; the
very life blood of the nation is poi
soned with potions administered by
alien enemies.
We stand at the dead line of ma
.ional bankruptcy and general demor-
aliZation. True. we have retraced our
steps, under the guidance of a wise
and skillful leader. But it is always
easier 10 descend than to ascend a hill.
1t is a long and tedious road to the
summit of Mount Prosperity. 1t was
a good deal easier for the Israelite3
10 get into Egypt than to get out
dSdlh. % IL Was d Soou uedl edsiel
10 ruin our industries than 1t will be
to ~rehaDritate them. Yet we have a
Moses who will lead us safely through
the Red Sea. and although the journey
10 the promised land may be attend
ed with many dangers and hardships.
and though a silver calf may be set up
to seduce people away from the true
way, or brazen serpents may be set up
to avenge disobcdience, our intrepid
leader will smite the rock for the thirs-
ty, and, if we are guided by the light Of
faith and intelligence. we shall event
ually reach the land of corr and
wine.-ClcVeiaLl World.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
The Dingley Tariff.

The punctual passage of the Ding
ley tariff b. a solid republican vote
is something more than mere proof
of the excellence of the party dis
cipline. II is more than proof OF ad-
mirable party leadership. 1t is a
token of the splendid unity Of pur-
pose Of the republican congress-
men, who. differing, perhaps, as to
some details of the Dingley bill,
are one in their loyal approval Of
it's great principles and purposes.
This absolute unanimity in support of
r measure so complicated and SO i'm
portant is extraordinary in the annals
of Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Democratic Tariff "a Failure.

icising the Dingley bill could do SO
with some effect perhaps if il had ever
framed a tariff bill which brought eth
err revenue or protection. The trouble
with Democratic tariffs is they are
good for neither n thing o the 9TH
framed for. 1t is a difficult task to de-
wise a bill which will produce both
revenue and protection, but intelligent,
unbiased persons will be apt to accept
the Republicans opinion that this
measure will do both these things
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
An AppeaI for Assist.nct,

The man who is charitable TO himself
Will listen to the mute appeal for assist
anCe made by his stomach or his liver.
in the shape Of divers ~dispcptic qualms
and uneasy sensations in the region of
the gland that seCretes his bile. Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, my dear sir, or
madam-as the case may be-is what you
require. Hasten to use if you are
troubled with heartburn, wind in the
stomach, or note that your skin or the
hue,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
The Charge CHANGED.

You are charged with assault and
battery" said the magistrate.
Your honor, al did was TO push a
crazy man gently out of my store"
Then | shall have to hold you for
showing the quccr.'-Judge
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
I.nye on tho Wheel.

How did you find out that Charlie
loved you, Clara?'
Il took o tumble when we were OIL
bicycle riding
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

Carolina. Alabama, lIiss.ssippi. L.ouisi-
ana and Texas joined with the repub-
licans in supporting protective views
and a protective tariff bill, there can
remain no doubt of the growth Of re-
publican principles in that section.
G.. II. WILLIAMS.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
when Hands Are Eloquent,

DO you bclicvn that hands tell any
thing asked the girl who was inter
cstrG in palmiStrv.
"Ccrtainly," said the practical young
nan, when they belong TO deaf.
ElutCs."-NeW York Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

doctor. do you think my o has
got what they call a tobacco hcart?'
Il sincerely wish he had, madam.
His is a cigarette heart"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
lis Distinctive Feature.

what Is the diffcro nee between food
and drink?'
PAPA asked Margie this question one
day, aud this was her reply:
link is S0mefin' Eat don't mate dan
mas tease Wattle."-Judge
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
And She shivers the While.

Hr-Ev1ry Jim" | meet Miss Pu>hly
tl,Sc days she insists that the air is
50 baluy and the sunshine 50 warm.
Why is it?
Shc-It'S her new spring suit.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
In the Interests OF Honest Manufacture

In IlS NV'tANNAS VI "'N
To build up the American manufac-
ture of wooden goods has been one of
the hardest tasks met in all the thirty
six years of protection. IT. is the judg-
ment OF the ablest and most expert
enced men, after many years of only
martial success, that there has never
been a tariff on woolens which had not
weak and vulnerable points. A duty
nj 50 per cent on steel rails cannot be
evaded. But a duty of 10 per cent on
many kinds of wooden cloths is of no
effect whatever, If the foreign maker
can produce what appears to the ordi-
nary consumer the very same cloth. by
use of shoddy, at half former cost II
is the deliberate purpose Of the Ding
ley bill to make impossible this de-.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Halls Catarrh Cure
toLpu iDtarnnnv Price nc
4 Cheerful Victim.

MY wifc's new Easter gown cost
$50 10: that leaves me just 90 cents for
my spring outfit"
sixty cents? What do you cOntem-
plato buying"
well. | cant decide. Would YOU
get Il nccktie or a pair of suSpcnders."
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

know that my life was saved by
Cure for ConsumptiOn.-JOhn A.
Nller, Au Sable, Michigan, April y. lSgJ.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Turn the Tbumbscrews on the Senat

1t is on the senate that public at
tention must 10Y be concentrated. The
inherent, exasperating procrastination
of that unwieldy body must be over
come BY the irresistible pressure Of
popular sentiment. The effort of the
rabiG free trade opposition will be to
pro,ong the debate on every conceiva-
bic pretext and postpone the return of
the general prosperity which is sure
to deal the final death blow TO the free
trade propaganda.
This fatuous policy of delay cannot
stake.-Boston Journal
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
PatcrnaI wisdom.

Daughter. what time did your com
pany leave last night
Why. papa, he started home at
half"
Never mind when he started; | want
TO know when he lcft."-Ohio State
Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Value of

Nearly five times as many employed
in our industries and nine times the
is the measure of the forty years Of
progress Robert T.. Porter.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

Indianapolis parties contemplate estab-
|thing a -four corn mill in Selma,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

Te~cman's CamphOr Ice with Glycerine.
Cures Chappcd Hands and face, Tender or Sore Feet
Ch.Ulains, Piles, &c. c. q. Clark Co. N2w Haven, Ct
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

A ]forty-one pound turkey was served at
an Allentown feast.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

strangcr-Oh. | doI't want to get
| want to get drunk.
RcSidcnt-Con.e with me.-Ncw York
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

The Germans in Germany are not in
favor OF the Dingley tariff bill, which Is
the expression OF the protective policy
al the Mckinley administration. Why
this opposition? Simply because the
German manufacturers prefer 10 have
us for customers, and are sharply
against our management OF our own
affairs so as to give our manufacturers
protection against foreign labor and
our farmers markets at home. Come
tn think Of 1t, It Is very simple, Stand.
ard Uplon.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

Worse,

For children teething, softens the gums, reduces milan
nation. allays pain, cures wind collie. % cents a bottl
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29

Your Bowels with
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
lOc. II c. {. Z. fail. druggists refund money.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
The difference,

StrangCr-Therc seems To be a Sun
day law in this town.
ReSident-Yes. sir. If you want to
get shaved you will have to wait until
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
Mad Importers.

The importers OF the country are mad
as SO many wet hens. They expected
TO make millions out of their excessive
ment of the Dingley bill, but the re-
Prospective clause introduced at the
last moment and passed by the house
has upset their plans completely. Their
hope Of being able to import hundreds
of millions of dollars worth of goods
during the discussion of the bill in the
senate is gone, and they will not be
likely to add materially to the enor-
nous stocks of goods which they had
already brought in 20 escape payments
of increased rates OF duties.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-29
The South for Protection.

No tariff bill ever passed in Congress
received as many southern votes as did
the IN which has just passed the
house. Twenty-Five republicans, five
democrats and one populist, from the
south, supported the Dingley bill in
the house, and the other populists from
that section declined to vote against it.
Protection in the south has made won
derful strides in the last few years and
will continue in the same line.
Factory smoke breeds republicanism.
The %springing up of factories through
out the south has been followed by a
growth of protective sentiment and re-
publican membership in congress from
hat section. More than thirty votes
from the south were cast for a protec-
tive tariff measure in the house and
the southern states had thirty-three
republican members in last congress,
while in no preceding congress had the
party been represented by more than
half that number from thai section.
| nDemocrats from North and South
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24
THE MISTAKE SHE MADE.
Railroad Travellers Who 1t Last UnAer
stood Each Other.

Railroad Travellers Who 1t Last UnAez.
stood Each Other.
She sat by the car window, gazing
out upon the unrolling scenery and DOS
sibly dreaming Of home and things like
that.
About six feet away from her, across
the aisle, was an empty seat, which at
the next station was filled by a man
with sample case. He was so years Of
age or thereabout and was quite as dap
per looking as If he were 80 and still
the knight to please every fair dame
who set her soft eyes upon him.
The lady was young and pretty. with
perhaps shade too much display in her
makeup, but still one could hardly say
that, for all is not gold that glitters in
such cases-or words to that effect.
When the man had sat down in the
vacant seat and composed himself for
the journey before him. he began to look
about to familiarize himself with his
environments, and in the course Of his
visual wanderings his eyes fell upon the
young lady. He gave slight start, as
people do when they think they see
somebody they know, and looked again.
The lady wasn't looking, of course.
But she wasn't asleep.
Not in the slightest.
After minute or two or three or
four Of hesitating investigation the trav.
cling man, for it was he, arose and very
politely and deferentially approached
the young lady.
1t was done as il he had been practic-
ing that sort of thing ever since he had
picked up the first sample case. Either
that or he was to the manner born.
II beg your pardon,' he said as she
turned from the window to meet him
with a half startled, fawnlike move
ment not altogether unusual on such
occasions. "aren't you Miss Morton of
Philadelphia!'
She gave him CLASSY stare with a
raw edge on it.
"You don't look like man." che re.
piled with an insolent air, "who would
try to work as old q racket as that on
me. Do look SO green as that"
1t was now his turn to gaze at her in
startled wonder
"Oh, that's all right" she laughed,
moving over to make room beside her,
land I'll forgive you. You know I am
not Miss Morton of Philadelphia or any
where else. and SO do / know it. But
sit down. I'm lonesome, and I'd just az
soon have q pleasant little talk with you
as not. I'm to meet mamma at the sta
ton where we take dinner
beg your pardon, said the travel
ing man, backing away. 81 am sure if
you are not Miss Morton I have no de-
sire whatever to talk with you"
Then he went back to his place, and
the flip young woman was rather in
clined to the opinion that there was at
least one man on the road who could be
mistaken honestly.
All of which occurred between WASH
ington and New York within the last
two weeks. Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24
KILLING WOLVES.
Some OF the Methods Used to Get Rid of
the Pests.

Some OF the Methods Used to Get Rid of
the Pests.
Whole families of the animals are
sometimes asphyxiated in their dens.
A wolf of the gray variety generally
makes its home by getting on the side
of dirt Rulch and burrowing straight
inward until safe distance from the
surface is reached. There her young are
born and raised to sturdy cub estate.
When cowboy locates a den in
which he believes the entire family to
be gathered, a composite mass of cotton,
saturated with damp -four sulphur and
other noxious smelling substances, is
thrust into the den and set ON fire. The
mouth of the hole is then filled with
clay tamped down solidly, and the i'm
prisoned wolves are speedily suffocated
within. In this way from to 10 and
IL wolves, young and old, are wiped
out at one stoke.
Another effective method is to bore
four or more holes in flat piece of
board and plug them up with beef fat
soaked in strychnine. The odor of the
fat attracts any wolves that may be in
the vicinity, and they lick the fat vora.
ciously until the leavenipg of poison
does its work upon them and they drop
dead. Very often as many as a dozen
wolves are killed off by this process be-
fore the fat in the holes is exhausted,
Strychnine inclosed in capsules is also
used. The capsule is thrust into a slit
cut III chunk of beef, and the wolf,
boiling the meat whole, falls an easy
victim. Steel traps, baited with raw
beef, are also tried with fair success
Denver Republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24
His Flute Now Hi, Stan.

8. o. Skinner - an old soldier living
In West Brighton, who carries as a staff
to assist him in walking an old flute that
has history. Mr.. skinner himself also
has history. During one of the politi.
cal demonstrations i'll Rochester he came
to tho city accompanied by q little
grandson. He brought his old wooden
f1ute, now q walking stick, with him, as
he goes nowhere unaccompanied by his
old friend, which has long since lost its
beautiful voice. In the year 1861 Mr.
Skinner enlisted in tho army, and i'm
mediately went TO the front, taking
with him his wooden flute. He enlisted
a. musician and was soon playing the
national airs ut the front of III marching
regiment, while shot and shell fell fast
and thick around him. He was sent to
Company /, Ninety-eighth regiment,
New York volunteers, commanded by
Justice Adams of the appellate court,
with Captain Vain in command of the
,company.
Mr.. skinner was captured and was in
Libby prison two months. While there
he gained the good graces of the Jail au.
thorities to such an extent that lie wss
taken 10 sec President jefferson Davis.
This was something. Mr.. skinner said,
that he never knew of any of the other
prisoners being allowed to do.
Afteg being in the war over three
years no was discharged while on pro.
vost duty in this city. He says his flute
did him good service while in the war,
and is ye; helping him ON through life's
Journey. although in much different
way. Whilc q. prisoner in Libby. Mr..
Skinner said that he lost ono pound a
day, and was only able to move around
by the aid OF his flute. used as q cane.
BE says it seems almost thing Of life
20 him, and now that, like himself. il
q in feeble health. he would not part
With it for gold. Rochester Democra,
and Chronicle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24
The soess.y LADY sG,n,sr.,,.

''Good eben'ng Mis- Jgnoramus
Paderewski; how do you feel dis
lub'ly eben'Dg?' 20 kind o. off color,
sister,"
Great interest is being manifested
in the forthcoming entertainment of
lady minstrels, which occurs next
Monday evening. March 1, at Har-
per's theatre. Fifty ladies will COM
plete the cast. They are exciting
much curiosity at present as to who
are participants. 1t will be kept q
secret until the curtain rises on the
night of the performance. Then.
and then only, will it be found that
"Adeline Patti" will be Miss So and
So, and Miss "Ignoramus Pader-
ewski" will be Miss So and So, and
such like. They will surrender their
natural beauty. and black faces,
ruby lips, curly wigs, stunning Co.'S
tunes, monocles, canes, silks, satins.
title hats. diamond jokes. local hits.
gags. sword drills, cake walks, funny
endmen. and songs will be introduced
Numerous surprises are expected. A
stamp speech of local happenings is
in preparation by a prominent society
lady.
A feast of genuine joll.ty, a rare
treat and guessing surpriser. is in
store for the citizens of Rock Island
1t is given out that the local hits,
gags and jokes are SO deep tina. i,
will require the aid of Roentgeu ray
to get at the inner workings Ct them
Apart from the many funny things
that will be said and done, the pat.
rons OF the event will be treated to o
high class cake walk.
Miss tMarusha Doubbleshuffi ."
will be the interlocutress, and in q
modulated, sonorous, bassoprofund-
tito. will ask, when she gets the cue:
"Can l tell you de difference be-
tween So and So?" mo. sister; which
am de difference?" The Jokes and
local hits will fly thick and fast iu all
directions, and they are going to
work sin de dark"
Owing to an enormous demand for
reserved seats the sale will commence
tomorrow morning. prompt 9 O'Clock
at Bleuer's Bros. jewelry store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24

August j. Bogel. the leading
druggist OF Shreveport, La. saws:
DR.. Kings New Discovery is the
only thing that cures my cough. and
it Is the best seller / have" j. F.
Campbell. merchant of Stafford,
Ari.. writes: ''Dr. Kings New Dis.
covery is all that is claimed for it:
1t never fails, snd is q sure cure for
consumption. coughs and colds. ]
cannot say enough for its merits
DR.. Kings New Discovery for con.
sumption. coughs and colds is NO,
an experiment. 1t has been tried
for a quarter Of century, and today
stands at the head. It never disap.
points. Free trial bottle at Hartx 4
Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24

SHOOTING FOR PRIZES
Marlin R,hs Clab starts lts Contests Yes
t0soaY

Marlin R,fs Clab starts lts Contests YES
80 toraay.
The prize shoot of the Marlin Rifle
club was started yesterday afternoon.
1t will continue every Tuesday for
10 weeks, each contestant having a
total of 100 shots Owing to the
weather yesterday only few record
shots were made. The score 10 as
follows, ali having 10 shots except
Messrs. Mitchell and Huber. who
took 20: Mitchell. 159; Huber, 16l
Gilman. 81; Davis. "a; Mckinley, 63;
Harper, ~; Guyer, 68; Junge, 65;
Connolly. 80; McHugh, Il.
A possible 100 points can be made
in 10 shots and the sport promises to
be an interesting event in tri-city
sportsmen circles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24
RURAL free mail delivery woul,

RURAL free mail delivery would
cost the government over $5O,OOO,-
900 n year. IL it were generally ex.
tended. This is about the estima,e
OF the postmaster general. II the
farmers would spend like addition.
nj sum for good roads the nation
might stand it, but otherwise it is
almost too great sum in proper.
tion to the benefit accrued. The de.
partment is disposed, however, to
continue the rural experiment an
other year on the same limited lines
~ now conducted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24

DAILY newspapers'are now pub
lished by students in 10 colleges and
universities in the United States
Yale, Harvard. Cornell, Princeton.
Brown. Stanford, Tulane, University
OF Pennsylvania. University of Wis
consin and University of Michigan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24

ONLY two presidents were born be-
tween April and October. The rec
ord by months is as follows: jan
nary, 2; February. 8; March, 4;
April, 4; July. /; August. l: tober,
3; Novem Der, 4; Decem Der, 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24

WELL says the Peoria Journal:
eli Tom Reed would divide up with
Vice President-elect Hobart his su-
perabundance OF czarism in presid-
ing over the nation housesl Of repre-
sentatives. there would be something
OF chance to accomplish reasona-
bic amount OF business in the new
United States senate"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24

Mr.. STERLING glories in q citizen
whose name is Col. Ham Wash.
Nashville proudly points to her Hon.
Cas- Teel. Macomb gloats over her
Brad. Cash. and an Indiana town
now mourns over the mysterious
disappearau Of her favorite son,
Hon. Co.e Hamm. And Quincy has
her Col. Clay Cupp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24

That Alabama girl who shot her
lover twice and then married him
believed in beginning her domestic
discipline early at all events.