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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04
Address
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, corns and all skin erup-
tions, and positively cures piles, or
no pay required 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by ]. D. Fitzgerald. Mch1S
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

Yes, the dear girls ought to ha We
as much right to vote as ''niggers,
Indians, idiots and hobos," if they
really want to. But girls, haven t
you troubles enough of your own,
without sailing into politics ?
Things need fixin'-and that a plen-
ty, too-but could you fix 'em? Re-
formers have come and gone; they
have sweat blood, and offered to
show, without money and without
price, just how everything should be
conducted for the advancement OF
the human race-and the race de-
clined with thanks.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

Judge Smith, OF the Mitchell dis
trict, convened court today for the
special term set to try the case OF
state VS. Robt. Mccarthy. Defend
ant was at home sick, and on motion
OF States Attorney Christ the case
was dismissed, and court adjourned.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

Hicks for November says "look for
storms to begin warm and end cold. )"
1t could have been made more gen
eral by saying the first of November
will be warmer than the last of No
vember. Without any authority
from Hicks, we are inclined to the be-
lief that December days won't be all
the same. There will be some cool
days, and some cooler. This, of
course, is subject to change, if Venus
soft-thr0ated ecstacies should ioin
the hot time chorus of "Please, oh,
please, 60 not let me fali"-as she
trips across he milky way returning
Mrs. Mars iaat cell Indications are
right, though Tor some kind OF wealth
during the month.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

Our fashion reporter is informed
that bustles are again the proper
thing. Just ''small and neat" as yet,
made out of cloth. AS the hustle en-
larges, the big sleeve will fade away.
1t is to be hoped this fad will not go
to the extent it did several years ago,
which resulted in the big litter and
grecian bender that pounded "a fel-
lows shin's every time he went walk
ing with his girl.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

Saturday night was observed as
Halloween in Miller. A few buggies
were placed on top OF buildings, and
few private residences overturned.
But the depredations We're not as cx-
tensive as in the boyhood days OF
Vol. Hogget, Ere Young, Jim Living
ston, Ed. Closer, Ed. Daily, and
but perhaps we had better not men
ton some of the later push who
have settled down into conservative
citizenship
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

"a good fal! business is the report
from Miller business men. The PRESS
said it would come. Miller will be
livelier this winter than for some
time, and next year will be one OF the
besti in the towns history-the weekly
details OF which can be mad in the
PRESS for 81.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

About everytime this writer has
scrubbed anything concerning the
weather, it is exactly the reverse be-
fore the paper is in the hands of the
readers, but as this is written on
Tuesday, Nov. I'd, and the date Civ
on, we Will take chances on saying
that no finer day was ever given to
mankind. Dakota can give any
other climate the first "hoss", and
then win out easy-on any kind OF
weather.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

All the dailies announce that Gro
yer Cleveland has a boy-atlast. To
give him all the credit and glory
sounds too much like the old man
who peeped out OF the garrett and
called to his heroic wife, eve killed
the bear Nancy" Some folks have
an idea that IF yougo and ask his
lovely mate, she will frankly own
and say, that when she found that
angel boy she found him i'll the
good old way"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

Once more the country has safely
passed halloween and election day.
Now if some delinquent subscriber
will bring in a fat turkey before the
18th, we'll try and do the rest.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04
Subscription 81 so a Year In Advance.

Ii Spain gets too foxy Uncle Sam
may let his foot ball teams make a
rush at her.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

4 great many potatoes are being
shipped from South Dakots to east
ern states. Spuds will be spuds be-
fore spring.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

All parties owing us on book ac-
count are respectfully requested to
call in and settle as We need the mon
ey to meet our bills. We have wait
ed as patiently as possible, and the
time is now here when all can pay if
they as so disposed. Ii you cannot
pay the whole amount you can at
least pay a part, which will help us
out that much. Please attend to it
at once and oblige.
Very Truly yours,
j. W, Coqillette.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

There is an eternal ftnesss of
things" in Thanksgiving coming
before Congress conyenes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04

Our stock of cloaks, jackets and
capes for ladies, misses and children
is beautiful beond comparison.
Call and see them.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04
GREAT MUSIC OFFER.

Send us the names and addresses OF
three or more performers on the pi-
ano or organ together with ten cents
in silver or postage and we will mail
you ten pieces full sheet music, con-
sisting of popular songs, waltzes,
marches, etc, arranged for the piano
and organ.
Address:
POPULAR Music PUB. Co.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04
Who Can Measure

The influence of the motherl 1t
shapes the course of unborn gen.
erations-goes sounding through
all coming ages and enters the
confines Of Eternity.
With what care, therefore,
should the Expectant Mother be
guarded, and how great the eff
fort be to ward off danger and
make her life happy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04
Mothers Friend"

system that Childbirth is made
easy and the time Of recovery
shortened-many say stronger
after than before confinement"
1t insures safety to life of both
mother and child. Ali who have
used "Mother's Friend" say they
will never be without 1t again.
No other remedy robs confine-
ment Of It's pain.
"A customer whose wife used Mothers Friend,
says that IL she had to 60 through the ordeal
again, and there were but four bottles to be
obtained, and the cost was 10000 per bottle, he
would have them" GEO, LAYTON, Dayton, Ohio.
Sent By Mail receipt Of psiee. PER BOTTLE Book.
TO "ExPECTANr MOTHERS" mailed free containing
valuable Information and voluntary testimonials.
rnr eRAoFiELp REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA. Ga.
soLp sv 49, pNvveeisrs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24
THE LoGANspoRT BANK FAILURE.

In some respects the failure of the State
National Bank at Logansport is the worst
that has ever occurred in Indiana. There
have been other bank failures in which the
depositors have lost much more than they
will in this case, for it looks as if they will
eventually receive nearly if not quite dollar
for dollar. The stockholders will lose the
whole of their stock, amounting in the ag
gregate to 100000, and may have to pay
more besides. But the worst feature of the
LoganspOrt failure is the shameless be-
trayal of trust and rank dishonesty of the
man who as president wrecked the bank.
So far as appears, no person was associated
with John F. johnson in the operation, so
he cannot say he was misled, duped or
made tool of by others. He alone organ
lied and executed a scheme of robbery by
which seemingly prosperous bank is
wrecked, hundreds of his personal and too
confiding friends swindled and an entire
community scandalized. In doing this he
species of dishonesty that an autocratic
bank president who was implicitly trusted
by his neighbors could perpetrate. In addi-
ton to violating nearly every penal provi-
sion of the national bank law, he has been
guilty of embezzlement and forgery. Thir-
ty-four notes have been found bearing the
forged signatures of prominent business
men to the amount of SPOIL OOO In the face
of such deliberate and persistent rascality
as this, previous good character, or repu-
tation' rather, counts for nothing, and the
plea that he was trying to protect his de-
ceased fathers estate and memory from
dishonor is puerile. He may have used
some of the stolen money in that way, but
no doubt the most of it was lost in specula-
ton. A banker is trustee for others, and
trustee who uses a dollar of a trust fund
to speculate with on his own account or for
ms personal benefit is a rascal and none
the less rascal whether he wins or loses
1t IS to be remarked that the failure does
not argue any defect in the national-bank
law or system. 1t simply proves that no
banking law or system can protect against
the dishonesty of trusted bank officials
Neither is it due in the slightest degree. as
one Democratic paper says it is, to bad
times, which were to be prosperous long
ago, brought about and perpetuated by the
gold craze, and of which bad loans are a
necessary part" Every person with a grain
Oh sense will see there was nothing of this
III the failure. 1t is simply a plain case Of
breach of trust and dishonesty on the part
of the president
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24
INTERFERING WITH TINE PARK
COMMISSION.

The Journal was opposed to undertaking
system of parks at the present time be-
cause it believed that taxpayers should
have breathing spell, but other counsels
have prevailed and the money for the pur-
chase of the land for parks has been voted
Now that the city has been committed to
the project the Journal believes that the
city should have all which the money can
bring.
1t is no secret that the City Council has
interfered with the designs of the Park
Commission. Having the voting of the
money its members, or those of them who
had an interest in so doing were in a po-
sition to hold up" the commission. A few
of them have turned their position to adj
vantage by compelling it to purchase three
isolated tracts of land which in no way
constitute a part of the park system as
planned by the commission. These small
plots of land are well enough as breathing
places, but they should not have been pur-
chased out of the fund voted for a park
system, as they have been, at a cost of
$3.50 AS a result of the purchase of
these detached bits of land the commission
now finds itself without the means to pur-
chase the most desirable portion originally
included in the proposed system, located
northeast of the city.
Those who are really in earnest for such
a park system as has been advocated be-
leve that it would be unwise to proceed
without purchasing the land northeast of
the city as originally contemplated. 1t has
been proposed that inasmuch as members
of the Council have diverted $4,000 of the
money voted for the purchase of the needed
land, which has been spent in purchasing
land for little parks in their wards, the
commission should be allowed To use the
$50, O00. set apart for improvement, or as
much of it as is necessary, for the pur-
chase of the land northeast of the city, so
essential TO the completeness Of the system.
1t is said that if portion of the money
should be used to- purchase the tract of
land northeast OF theAcity there would be
nothing left for th2aA pployment of labor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24

The new ruling of the Vatican regarding
the relation of Catholic children to the
church is characteristic of the wisdom of
the church in adapting itself to circum-
stances. Heretofore the rule has been that
the children of Catholics in this country
must become members of the parish to
which their parents belong, but as there
are many parishes where the services are
conducted in foreign languages this rule
was distasteful to children who preferred
the English language and perhaps did not
understand the foreign one. The new rule
permits them TO unite with a parish in
which English is used. The tendency of
this will be to minimize the use of foreign
languages in the Catholic churches of this
country and ultimately do away with it
altogether. In other words, it recognizes
the fact that this being an English-speak-
ing country the church should, as far as
practicable, conform to that standard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24

on bayonets. were engaged in reverentiy
laying under the shade Of trees their dead
Christian enemies in Thessaly. There are
frontier, but that is the least part Of the
fiction
Before I had been in Athens a week 1
knew, not as a matter of opinion. but as a
matter OF certainty, that unless the powers
made some trifling concession TO Greek ma
tional feeling war was inevitable. This
fact indeed, was patent TO every observer
there with good opportunities of judgment.
The foregoing article shows how very small
the concession might have been, Al hrst
Lord Salisbury desired to make such an
one On two occasions he had put forward
proposals of Cancellation. / attribute the
breakdown of the blockade to his unwill-
ingness. What his later course has been l
do not know. But do know that Germany
urged Turkey 10 declare war weeks ago; L
do know that the Sultan and King George
were prevented from settling the dispute
between them; do know that Russia made
an isolated proposal for the settlement or
the Cretan question, and guaranteed it's ex-
ecution. Unhappily. too / know as all the
world knows that Russia alone will profit
by what has happened; / know that the
communique supplied by Count MouTavien
to the official Journal de ST. Petersburg
one day copied OCT forty-eight hours
later by the British minister in Athens,
signed by him and sent to the Greek gov
ernment as the will of England and know
that the Times OF to-day editorially re-
marks that the circular issued by Count
Mouravieff on Sunday embodies the main
points of the policy which may be expected
to commend itself TO the Eilropean con-
cert'--a statement whose almost simple
frankness is only emphasized by the fact
that it bears the unmistallabe stamp of a
contemporary Foreign Office utterance, We
all know too, that the concert of Europe is
a gTotesque failure-that ii has failed in
Armenia, failed in Turkey. failed in Crete,
failed in Greece. Its deliberations the
prime joke of the moment; its solemn
promises are not worth the zinc and sui
phuric acid IL costs to telegraph them; it's
very sincerity is smiled at by every diplo-
matist behind his hand. Finally, we know
or ought to know-that England was never
so powerful, that our fleet is the undis-
puted mistress of the sea, and that our
word now, az at any time these months
past, would settle the present Eastern ditf-
Guilty in week.
The correspondents telegraph that the
hillside beyond Melouna is dotted with the
white figures of dead Greek soldiers. My
friendship with these officers has been cut
short. Prestige, with its ''pitiless eXi-
gency." has called them; patriotism. with
its glorious ruth, has hidden them lie down.
They have died that others might be free.
that their own land might be happier ana
stronger, that the Turk might be Withstood
by the weak if not by the great Men never
gave themselves for a better cause l am
thankful to have been honored by brlet
acquaintance with them May the soil or
their immortal country lie lightly on them!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24
A NEW IRISH POLICY.

The plan for the relief of Ireland as out
in the House of Commons, indicates a new
departure by the Conservative party, and
one which, if carried out, will go far to-
wards settling the Irish question. Mr.
Balfour said the government had decided
to place both the poor law and the county
administrations in Ireland on a broad, pop
ular basis. AT present the land owners are
liable for half the poor rates and the ten
ants for the other half and the county
rate. The government proposes hereafter
to pay out of the imperial funds the half
of the poor rates now paid by the land
owners, and also the county rate now paid
by the tenants. The effect of this would
be to relieve both landlords and tenants of
a considerable burden of taxation and
place it on the imperial treasury. 1t is
estimated that the landlords would be re-
lieved of about $1,250,000 yearly taxation,
and the tenants of about $1,000, 600. Mr.
Balfour admitted that the change would
place a large charge upon the exchequer,
but he said it was a charge which the
country at large and the Unionists would
not grudge if thereby they could see the
way to carry out the reforms they had in
mind. The minister did not state in detail
what these reforms were, but he said the
government hoped to be able to launch
a scheme for local government which it
was believed would work safely and
smoothly. Although Mr.. Balfour only out
lined the plan in a general way it fore
shadows a very important new departure
by the government on the Irish question.
His statement was approved by Hon. John
Dillon, chairman of the Irish parliament
airy party; Hon. John Redmond the Par
nelIite leader, and other home-rule lead
ers. The London Times characterized the
statement as "a remarkable and moment
Gus disclosure of policy" The Irish Times
congratulates the government and an
other home-rule organ says: IF the prom
Use is kept in the spirit and letter it will
be a concession of popular rights to Ire
land which, in addition to other advan-
tages, will have an important money adj
vantage" Even the Freeman's Journal
while expressing doubt as to the sincerity
of Mr.. Balfour's promises, says: But we
cannot withhold approval and encourage
ment of the governments new departure"
1t is evident from these comments that the
new plan is regarded as a very significant
change of policy, and, if carried out, as
there is every reason to expect it will be,
it will prove an important event in British
politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24

in improving the lands purchased. When
of the proposed park will be assessed
S40o 600 in benefits, it will be seen that there
is no ground for the statement that there
viii be no fund left for the employment of
labor.
On the part of certain politicians who see
in the appropriations for parks nothing but
a fund to nourish a party organization
there is great haste to begin the work And
it has made arrangements with Mr..
been made. The commission has scarcely
completed the purchase of the land, and
yet it has made arrangements with Mr..
Olmstead, the man having the largest ex-
perience and the greatest success in laying
out parks, to make the plans. This he win
probably do at an early day to such an ex-
tent as to permit the work to be begun. To
begin work without a design of what is to
be done would be a worse blunder than to
begin the construction Of a building like
the Statehouse without the plans of an
architect. Whatever money should be eX-
pended before designs are made for the
Improvement would be as likely to be
wasted as to be of benefit. But for the APP
preaching city election there would be no
such absurd haste about beginning the
work If the commission is left to pursue
the policy which it has mapped out there
will be no general work done upon the park
until its engineer shall have made the
plans. To do otherwise will be to begin in
a wastefulness which will lead to extrava-
gance and corruption by short and direct
Cd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24

offer some amendments but will be content
with an explanation and vote. They pro-
pose to make point by opposing the in
crease of the tax on beer proposed by the
certain that the Republicans in the Senate
will support the proposition. Mr.. German
makes no intimation regarding the Aldrich
sugar schedule, but il is said that its defeat
is a foregone conclusion. With these as
surances of Mr.. German of the purpose OF
the Democratic senators regarding the tar
If bill, there is good reason to expect that
it may be enacted so as to go into effect
July l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24

A comparison of various pavements has
been made at Northampton, England by
a local engineer. The materials being laid
on a Portland cement concrete six inches
thick, he finds that granite costs So per
square yard, with life of thirty years;
Australian hardwood blocks, $3.50 per square
yard, lasting eighteen years; creosote deal
blocks. So per square yard the durability
being but twelve years. A Pinch natural
rock asphalt on the same bed, good for
fifteen years. costs 1885 per square yard.
To maintain 1892 square yards of pavement
thirty years, including watering and scav-
enging, is found to cost $4,000 for granite,
$S7210 for Australian hardwood, $3,SOO for
creosote deal and So, 175 for natural rock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24
THE WORST SORT OF GAMBLING.

There seems to be no doubt that the mis-
fortune which has come to so MANY peopIe
in Logansport through the dishonesty Of
PRESIDENT Johnson is traceable to specula-
Coh IN margins. Mr.. Johnson is not a.
knave He did not start in to wreck the
bank by getting its funds and making awav
with them. He is reported to have made
money in wheat speculation, and this led
him to believe that he could make a great
deal more. He used the bank s money and
lost. To retrieve his fortune he took more.
and lost that. Confident that a turn vould
come in his favor, he borrowed widely, and
the money borrowed went to swell the for
tunes of the few who become millionaires
by such speculations. In time he became
reckless and plunged. To get the money
with which to plunge he forged notes and
changed the records of the bank. He had
well-nigh got to the end when the bank ex-
aminer fell upon him and found such evil
dences of fraud as led him to call the pres
ident to account, and he confessed The
forgeries We're found to be such as anv
bank director might have detected had he
been director in fact, since the signatures
to the notes were not written in a disguised
hand
Every bank which has gone to pieces
during the past few months has been
wrecked by officers who used its money for
speculative purposes. Nearly all of the de-
falcations of men who have been trusted
can be traced to gambling on margins The
warning of experienced brokers to the
effect that in the long run, So per cent of
all those who invest in margins lose their
money and in many instances are ruined,
seems to have no lettering influence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24

In a recent annual report the controller of
the currency recommended, among other
amendments to the national-bank law
that upon a day of each year, to be desig-
mated by the controller, the directors of ma
tional banks shall be required to make an
examination of the affairs of the bank and
submit to the controller a report thereon
upon blanks to be furnished for such pur-
pose" The controller said he thought such
a provision advisable in order that directors
of national banks might be compelled to
know, from an examination required at
their hands, of the condition of the banks
in whose management they participate, and
for which they should bear a full share of
responsibility" No doubt such law would
lead to better banking methods, less care
lessness in extending loans and make less
liable the long continuance of any dishon-
esty which might be undertaken by any Of
ficer or employee of bank. At any rate
it would make bank directors feel more
personal responsibility for the management
and condition of the bank than they do
NOV