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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

The advantages possessed by railway
travellers in this country over those on
the continent of Europe are the sub
ject of a recent report by Consul Mona
CHAN of ChemnitZ. The consul's facts
and figures are taken from the recently
published results of an investigation
made by an imperial German commits
sion. Summarized, the report shows
that compared with American roads
the German, and, indeed, all continent
tai railroads lack speed and comfort,
and 1t is more expensive to travel in
Europe than in America. The German
commissioners while here Travelled q
great deal, covering over 5000 miles.
As a standard American road the New
York Central is instanced with it's ex-
press train to Chicago, covering 1850
kilometers (969 miles) in twenty hours,
an average Of 4S1a miles per hour, 60
ing over n part-29.S miles-at an
average of Ga miles per 60 minutes. A
special run Of $50 kilometers Oils
miles) Is instanced which was done in
one hour. This is about the distance
from Berlin to Dresden, which takes
nearly three hours on a fast German
train.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

Along with the prevalent talk about
the unfriendliness Of the rich toward
the poor m the statement that a
very wealthy man of New York City,
whose riches fully entitle him TO be
classed among the ''plutocrats," has
decided to give the city the best sys-
tenn of cheap lodging-houses for men
in the world. The two houses to be
built Immediately are to cost more
than a million dollars. They are not
to be for tramps, but for sober, indus
trious men, who, when they have en-
ployment, will be able to pay just
about what the accommodations re-
ceiyed will be worth.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22
4 Rad Name

"A Swindlc' is the name that APP
pears over the Office door of n strug-
CLING lawyer in III" city of Stratford.
ont. \ friend Of The unfortunate gen
tlrnan suggested the ACCESSIBILITY of
his writing oUt his first name in full.
thinking that Arthur or Andrew Swim
die, aS the ease might be. would sound
better and look better than the signif-
cant a. Swiudlr." When the lawyer.
with tears in his eyes. whispered to
linn that his namr was Adam. his
friend understood and was silent
WISCONSIN Blade.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

Interest in the projected information
al exposition at Paris three years hence
Is beginning to show itself at the
French capital. Inquiries from all
quarters Of the globe are pouring in,
and nations other than the United
States have manifested an intention of
taking a conspicuous part. American
merchants and manufacturers, how
ever, are greatly interested, and for
that reason, Consul General Morss has
made an extended report on the sub
Ject to the State Department. Prepara-
tons for the exposition are even now
we'll advanced. The works OF demoli-
ton and construction, for which the
period Of a little more than three years
remaining will barely suffice. have be-
gun and will be vigorously prosecuted.
The exposition will open April Is, 1900.
and will close November 5, nearly sew
en- months later. The site will COM
prise the public grounds on both sides
of the Seine from the Place de Ia Con-
corde, the great monumental square in
the very center Of the city, to a point
beyond the Pont d'Jena, embracing the
Champ de Mars, the T%rocadero Palace
and Park (site of the exposition of
1881, the E~splanade des Invalides. the
Quai d'Orsay, the Quai de la Confer
ence. the Cour la Refine and a large
section Of the Champs Elysees, includ-
ing the site OF the Palals de lIndustrie,
the great building erected for the In
ternational exposition Of 1855, the first
Of the series. mo other city in the
world contains, In its very center, an
equal area available for a great exposi-
,tion."
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

at Cleveland has been settled on the
basis OF sixty hours per week.
Williams Budy. q co!orcd man. com
mittca suicide 1T Cleveland by throw
ing himself from the fourth story OF Il
building.
Dan \. Stuart denies the story that
the pictures OF the Carson prize fight
had proved worthless. He says they
are entirely satisfactory.
The big saw mill plant of the can
field Lumber company ut Canield'
Ark, was completely destroyed by
fire. Loss. $4,000.
Application was made ut Atlanta,
Ga, for a receiver for the Southern
Live Stock Insurance company, whose
home office is in that city.
Father Kneipp, well known through
out the world through his famous
water cure. is reported TO be dying at
Worishofen. Suabla, OF inflammation
of the lungs.
The New York assembly has passed
the Greater New York charter bill
over Mayer Strong's veto by IA vote of
JOG to 30.
The motion to admit women as lay
delegates To the general Methodist
Episcopal conference was lost to-day 1T
the New York East conference in
Brooklyn by Il vote Of 151 to 81.
In the chancery court at Chattanooga
CharlpS III. carter of Fulton county,
Ga. las brought suit to recover title
10 Il large amount Of property in the
business portion of Chattanooga. val
sod nj hgJr IN million della
The biz steel barge Constitution,
built for the Interlake Transit com
pany. Will be launched Saturday after
noon at the shipyards at West Superb
or. Two more launChings will soon
follow.
The will Of l.. Il. Barron was opened
ut In Crosse. He leaves an estate val
ued at S250.00O. He makes cash be-
quests of 1880; gives property in Nc
Grcgor. Iowa. 70 his brother, and the
remainder is held in trust by Thomas
j~'pdegraff, Mctiregor.
The Excelsior furnace ut Ishpeming.
Mich. will resume work May /. Last
fall, when the company closed down
for the winter, they had Il good many
tons of pig iron on hand. They have
not started TO ship yet, but will in Il
few days.
Owing to the death of NJ. J. Fitch,
the Chicago paper dealer. two compan-
les of which he WAS president made an
assignment. The names of the com
panies are the NJ. j. Fitch Paper com
pany and the American Roll Wrapping
Paper company.
The Illinois steel works at South
Chicago has resumed operations. About
100 rail tinishers whose striking in
volved 100 mel. were not re-em-
ployed. The tinishers were not upheld
by the officials Of their union and rs a
result their places were filed. The
2,iGO men in other departments re-
turned to their labOrs and the mills
are now in full blast.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

A clever workman in a cutlery fac
tory in Sheffield, England, has recent
ly made a dozen pairs of shears each
so minute that they all together weigh
less than half a grain. That is about
the weight of a postage stamp. Each
pair was perfect and would cut if suf-
ficiently delicate material could be
found. Lying on a piece OF white pa
per they seemed no larger thar fleas.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22
General.

The body Of the man found IN the
Weber river Of Ogden, Utah. is be-
iieved to be that Of +. A. Kilday Of
New York.
The Long Mead Iron company and
the C~onshoctcn Tube company Of Con
~shockton, Pa, have gone into the hands
Of receivers.
The strike Of the ii. Z. Nail company
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22
Foreign Notes.

The London press almost unanimous
~ opposes the reopening OF the Bcr-
ing sea question, which they say prom
ises 10 be as serious as the Venezuelan
dispute.
British residents of Mexico will have
n series of fetes in June in honor or
the queens jubilee. There will he an
elaborate programme running several
days.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

Events IF THE PAST WEEK IN \
CONDENSED FORM.

pOrtant News of the Week, From
All Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Con-
Venient Form for Rapid Perusai
by Busy People
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22
What While Thouubt,

Little Winie-Maw, the teacher in
the Sunday school said today hat we
were all made Of dust.
Mamma-That is so, dearest.
Little Willie-Now, understand,
NAV, why paw vets himself so often.
It's s o he won't fall apart, eh?-Pits.
burg News.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

The anti-pool selling bill, which abb
solutely prohibits the selling of pools
on horse races of any kind, passed the
Alabama house by a vote of 81 to D.
All he poolrooms at once closed. The
bill passed the senate unanimously and
will receive the governors signature
and become a law.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22
Washington Talk.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
taken up the application Of the Farm
and Garden Aid Association of Min
nesota for an allotment of field and
farm seeds. The application was
recommended by Representatives Nor
ris, Eddy and Fletcher.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22
4 Sensible Girl.

Lightlove-At last. dearest Sophia.
We are alone, and | can tell you that
| To-
Sophia-Oh. please. no-Mr. Light
love. don't tell me here.
Lightlove-Why not: There are no
witnesses.
Sophia-That's just it.-Chips.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

Look out that the cultivation Of
beans and potatoes on vacant lots
doesn't resolve itself into a scheme TO
dodge taxes on the ground that the
property is used for charitable pur-
poses.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

There were more than three thou
sand failures in the United States last
year. not including Roosevelt, DR..
Parkhurst and Sister Grannis' failure
10 reform" New York.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

Delaware recently has voted against
woman suffrage, II to z; Nevada, Is to
5, and Idaho. l3 to 8. That's certain
ly odd.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22
Adamant is like wax In comparison
with a miser's heart.

AS soon as a man gets his first gray
hairs he begins to BOAST to his wife OF
the business worries he has.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

People 90 this state sometimes become
impatient al the hardness which seems 70
attend SIT efforts 20 secure system Of
good roads. There is some excuse IN a
new state Ike this. where the population
In the country districts g scant ana the
revenue derived from taxation Is small.
Good roads cost money. aud poor roads
SIRE only q waste Of money. Many OF the
older states are troubled with TIE same
vexatious question:. although they have
had the advantage % dense population
Tor many years and correspoudingiy
large revenue. The Pennsylvania lexts-
lsture Is in session. and the nrv.s.apc rs
are appeaiink % 80 90 abandon che expert.
mental bulls which have from time 90
time permitted unsysteuastic attempts 90
te'ie roads. snc 70 pass one based ca tAo
New Jersey system.
Notwithstanding many faults 10 TIE
Nsw rcrsey coie % Laws. that state seems
tc have sargarroa az others in U.s. rad
ssstsm. This = aus pa-t,y 20 the contour
~ much = the territory. no eo-bt. bug
ever is ere roerser districts tho stxan-
taes - easy trsnsportau1n ~. hrra
rteaEuir-d and ths Wcrk rcrsistrrty To-
.uei us, Ia ceatrast &C. th.s ths read
sfetern ~ Benns1tssnia II g. alscrace %
we4itaF ana thleAlY popalAtc1 state.
1re Ptafrirha rrres ssgn that ro,f
rs'e are ths oKetTf.en a-l where tsry
exlst ia Isolated aectaars shry are cue 90
iaeat rutte sI.rit ant g. s1cs stiaual Sail
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

Fire has destroyed a residence near Gin
cinnau. ard vita the house a number Of
relics have disappeared. Among other
things the carriage OF Andrew Jackson.
the wheels Of which were made Of wood
taken from the old ship Constitution. was
almost lost. Il vas stored In a garret--a
place where tie chances Of destruction IN
case q Ere we're greatest. II is no unus-
ual thing for people 20 hoard Up such srti-
cles and then leave them 20 % destroyed
by accident or by strangers. 70 whom
they are no mere than dllapitatea belong
inrs put out o. the way FOR convenience
and only numbering Up the place. Thus
have almost at the effects which has any
historical interest disappeared.
Il seems strange % re IN this age that
there - So ltlie evidence q prsaistoris
Faces. yet we are almost without q trace
% CSC people - 30 years s<o. or the many
thousands - articles On daily use 81 would
D. scarcely possible o. al iris Ind % -
e0 orc hrrsc wifh articles saved from tre
bones of PILGRIM DAYS Evea tsts- thaa
thai within a generation. Ne MS On.
ttre'y arf'cIrs 20 ths conmo-eef use. -ha
willow pattern State. tae candiesrck ara
saurcrs. ere ta1lar. tha lantern. the srft.
TIE pcka ecnurt the tinerr box. TIE
beaver hat. the feur-ro-t hesrteaa vi-s
its canopy. the stage coach. the darue-rcs-
fgre-sna many other - ere most c-.s.--
ary iar.1-ntais of 1s.ly Ife. have s.s-n-
reare3. seme 20 theu. sac arFl-oss ana
telfi. have heea rer~otaees art.r q l,r-
intrrTaL but tasy are entirc,y NV ~ ma
tertaL TIE scarcity e tnr.e cid-tlre r-r.
Essh.nEs cives then their cniy vaiue. q
c1ursc blt ire ucndsr - rat the suan.
tty saoei1 - 80 uttsriy swaI7v,3 ur. Il
is the same VIA "a furnitarc Modern
flrzltu7c O. 80 cheap "a 50 cours-s-
uyeiy eimsy tat "a drops - pieces a-r-r
q ftw years. euf the ancisut Furniture
vas 80 massive taat e promised - tsst
far asus A'vvn in Eurore. where to
fancy Ter ere antique necessarily aevsl-
opst several teReres years cartier tsan III
talz eSuasTy. tAeEe Is a Sre-g scarcity os
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

the furnishings Of the old castles and
halls. II is notorious that the production
OF relics forms q distinct branch OF In
IN reproducing not only the shape and
ornamentatfon. but the appearance OF
age II old furniture. Il is very harmless
fancy. because. although the articles may
have no historic value. they serve TO keep
before as the tastes. comforts and sur
roundings OF our forefathers.
The United States possesses no good
historical museum such as that OF older
communities. 1t Is becoming old enough
70 treasure relics, and a good time 70 ini-
tate IL Is now. when the country IL 10 re-
ceive back the old manuscript which tells
the story OF the Mayiower and the Ply
mouth plantation There are scattered
over the country many treasured articles
Ike the Jackson carriage, which would
gladly be surrendered 10 q place of per-
nanent safe-keeping: but which win
perish by accident or neglect, as SO many
others have done
It Is only a sentimental fancy so long AZ
IN cOELltQ 70 dItlCltc erSlNtalca Win
prominent persons or great events; but
beyond this liz the educational value Of
collection OF such objects as would Illus
trate periods. AS q suggestive plan. hut
and other incidents OF Indian life In the
New England states would make . good
grouping; in another the household eff
fecss OF Pilgrim or Quaker family. in
another the lares and penstes of an old
yirginian establishment. to which might
be added representatives Of the high civ
uization of the Aztecs or other primitive
people distinct from the Indian, and there
would be interest in the indications OF
the era OF Spain and France in the
Southern states. Here would find place
the first locomotive, the first tele-
graph instrument and other Of the chief
marks OF the nineteenth century progress
which is maturing so rapidly that an
tiquity is not a matter of centuries, but Of
q decade.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

The enthusiasm over the proposed bi-
cycle paths is undated. II Is the sort of
enthusiasm, too. that expends its force
in action and not in talk. Already the
work has so far progressed on the road
between Tacoma and Seattle that by the
beginning of summer it will probably be
completed. Without being too sanguine.
the results already accomplished insure
a delightful ride through the southern
part Of King county.
What was a fad has become a necessity.
The man or woman who once masters
the bicycle becomes its everlasting friend,
and there need be no fear of reaction.
To the convenience of the wheel as
vehicle Is added the delightful, exhiiara-
ton of the exercise. This is particularly
desirable in this part of the country, be-
cause the mildness OF the temperature
prevents that ready subsection OF the
body to the benefits of active exercise ex-
perienced by those in hotter latitudes.
1t is a reason why outdoor exercise
should be taken, and at the same time
that exercise is free from the exhausting
consequences of similar activity under a
scorching sun.
bicycling will be the chief recreation
for many years. and the cyclists are wise
In laying down permanent ways for he
enjoyment OF spin on the wheel.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

bat tffs form % travel IS q very small
part OF TIE traffic which goes 20 develop
g district aad bring benefit 20 the entire
state.
n Tits state the COS. comreis rs 20 go
slowly, bat attention should De given to
the methods CT New Jersey and 10 these
cow being adopted IN New York. 50 that
zach work az can be done may BE upon IN.
best lines AS we become more prosperous
and better able 70 extend the system, |,
viii then Be- done in permanent and eco
noSsicsI manner. we cannot enter upon
very extensive works OF Improvement. OFT
we can so benefit by the experience OF
other states that the little money We
have may not be FILTERED away in high
ways which have to be rebuilt after each
rainy season
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

A marble tablet in memory OF Mrs.
Browning will soon be placed in Kelloe
church her native parish, by her adj
mirers.
Miss Cable. the daughter of we'll.
known American novelist Is devoting her.
self 10 black and white drawing. Her
father employs her TO illustrate most Of
his books
The proposed statue to be erected 10
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe In Hartford
Conn, will be seen in bronze and repre-
sent the author as she appeared IN 1850.
The figure will be seated. and will hold in
one hand a pen and IN tho other a manu-
script.
Representative Pellsmy S. Sutton has
introduced n bill IN the Indiana legisla-
ture compelling the hotelkeepers of that
state 10 print their bills OF fare in Eng
fish. 81 object" he said. in a speech sup
porting his bill, "to having the only name
patty day for grsssay."
There seems TO Re no demand for ar
fists houses in London. Sir John Milais'
house. on which ne spent s9a 90, was Of
fered al auction recently, but no bad was
made, and after trying 20 sell Sir Fred
a reasonable offer. his family offered Il 20
the nation. hut the gift does not seen 20
have been accepted as yet
Rev. J. Courtney Jones. Of wildwood.
Va, for several years assistant IN charUe
% the Church Of the At0ncment IN Balti-
nore has issued the prospectus 81 con-
corlance 70 me Episcopal Prayer Book.
Mr.. Jones explains that his aim IN writ
ing the book T. 10 furnish a satisfactory
Collooatlon Of the uses in ths prayer book
- All The tnrurrenf words thaf occur In
that well % ErHgif~h untefled-" The
book - constructed almost exactly stter
thu model - the most cornplsta concord
anca % tfe Bible Row IN use
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14
SEATTLE WEDNESDAY, APRIL IL.
DOCKING THE OREGON.

The docking OF the United States battle
ship Oregon was success. Some Idle
rumors have been floating about to the
effect tina, the dock was found not TO be
30 perfect a structure as was expected.
bot these reports are wholly unreliable.
originated either by those who have a
haiti Of starting ridiculous yarns or by
those who are prsjuticed against Port
Orchard and wish to spread any stories
that may throw dIseredlt upon the spien-
I'D piece of government work across the
Sound. While the Oregon might have
shows only lack Of attention 10 sound
ings and insufficient dredging in the cham
mel. something which can be remedied
easily and without any considerable ex-
pense.
As matter of fact. the dock itself has
been found 10 he In good condition. and
the Oregon can be handled Ia II as easily
as was tie Monterey. a much smaller ves-
sci. Nava! officers who have witnessed
many bookings in the past say that the
handling of the new leviathan at Port
Orchard on Sunday night within the dock
was as successful as any other similar
operation ever before Witnessed.
II has been demonstrated that the new
dock is substantially constructed and
amply equipped for receiving the largest
ships the government now has afloat. and
any assertions TO the effect that 1t Is not
finely built and successfully operated can
be safely pat down as false.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

The mixing up OF street grade assess
ments with general taxes has caused
much litigation In other states than this.
but the mixing up attempted by the lsgis-
lature is nothing compared to that by the
Populist assistant state attorney general
Sometimes there Is much aD.seulty IA de-
termining the construction of an act
which Is made to appear to cover cases
not contemplated by the trainers. but the
revenue law IL not one of them. The attor-
ney-generars assistant jumped 10 con-
epsion. and now seems determined TO
stick TO II. He will be easy prey for Cor
poration Counsel Brown. who is said TO
have succeeded IN stirring TO a manifesto
ton OF interest In law argument the
most undemonstrstive judicial tribunal in
the world outside OF the old English court
OF ehaneery.
The county treasurer Is TO be sympa-
thized with. for the city will no doubt re-
auire ham 10 make good the amount he
has RENTED on interest and penalty for
street assessments. The former law.
which imposed penalty and interest on
state and county taxes. was believed 20
apply 10 street assessments. but when
the city council discovered that such an
Interpretation would result In wrong
which was as monstrous as IL was absurd.
Il found way 20 have a rational appllca-
ton OF IL. The ropulist administration
runs 10 the grotesque. and goes 10 the
other extreme OF stralulng the law to the
utmost limit Ia order to bring about an
Interpretation whlcu no member or the
legislature ever thought OF and no ordl-
nary person co0.d discover in the statute
The purpose would seem 10 be &c have
dis az the warrant holder who. as one hsv-
Ing advanced money for public improve
meat now assumes 10 the Populist mind
the aspect OF an enemy 10 oe punished
whenever chance occurs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

The Democratic address issued by the
executive committee OF the national as
ISOLATION OF Democratic clubs says that
the members OF that committee are more
Republican party every opportunity TO
demonstrate whether or not the policy of
protection is adequate. and yet MIR. Nc
MILAN, one OF the members of that COM
mittee, has been using every effort to pre-
vent a trial of that policy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

The errors which existed IN the ac-
counts OF Gov. MeGraw while he was in
the sherifrs office have been satisfactorily
adjusted. as everybody knew they would
be. when the governor could ascertain
just what Inaccuracies might exist in
some OF the books which he always sup
posed had been found correct when he
gave up tae Office.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

Arthur Sewall viii have 10 be repri-
msnded by some Of hts Democratic breth-
zen. He said in an interview at San Fran
cisco yesterday that there was no special
significance IN any OF the recent Demo-
cratic successes IN the East and that they
were purely the result OF local influences
and conditions.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

The railroads seeking franchise for n
spur track over the tide fats should not
be treated unfairly. At the same time the
are 10 be consulted. In any event, all
haste should be made IN coming to some
sort of an amicahle arrangement In order
that Improvements contemplated by new
industries may not be delayed.