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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
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EDUCATIONAL.
BY SUPERINTENDENT MORTON.

Chips for the teachers Normal
Educator.
Get to your schoolroom early in
the morning to get things in readi-
ness for the day.
Give to each pupil the ''cheery'
good morning.
Let the first twenty minutes in the
morning set the key note for the day.
Take an inventory of your strong
and weak points. Emphasize the
CORNER, guard against thelatter.
BE Il model for your pupils to imi-
late.
Wear the schoo,room smile upon
your face at all times.
Study the individuality OF each
pupil.
Cultivate seif-control il YOU would
control your pupils.
Make your blackboard work a
model OF neatness.
y Few ''don'ts" for the first day:
Don't lose your self-pCssession.
Don't fawn or fiatter.
Don't promise too much.
Don't scold. frown or find fault.
Don't disregard the observance OF
even the smallest act OF politness. Il,
l Don't be disorderly in your work
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
The Mortgage.

Here is one of LIES most import
ant lessons:
The mortgage IS a self-supporting
institution.
The mortgage holds it's own. 1t
calls for Just as many dollars when
grain is cheap as when it is dear.
1t is not affected by drouth.
1t is not drowned out by the heavy
rains.
1t never winter kills.
Late springs and early frosts ney-
er trouble it.
Potato bugs never disturb it.
Moth and rust do not destroy it.
1t grows nights, Sundays, rainy
days and even holidays.
1t brings sure crop every year
and sometimes twice year.
1t produces cash every time.
1t does not have to wait for the
market to advance.
1t is not subject to speculations
OF the board OF trade.
1t is a load OF gals and frets and
chafes.
1t is with him morning, noon and
night.
1t sits with him at the table.
1t gets under his pillow when he
sleeps.
1t rides upon his shoulders during
the day.
1t consumes his grain crop.
1t devours his cattle
1t selects the finest horses and fat
test steers.
1t lives on the first fruit OF the
season.
1t stalks into the dairy where the
busy housewife tolls day after day
and month after month and takes
the incest cheese and the choicest
butter.
1t shares the children's bread and
ro5s them OF half their clothes.
1t is the memorable and exacting
taskmaster.
It's whip is as merciless and cruel
as the lash of the slave driver.
1t is menace to liberty, n hindrance
to progress, curse to the nation -
Elk.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
Richard Nv.

The iYrepressible Dick Foote who
Escd to do heavy tragedy in the the
aires of South Dakota, is now run
ming a newspaper in California, in
which he gets off the following bit of
smoothness at has been said
OF these who visited the dark CONT
nent that there always remained in
after life a craving for another
glimpse OF its glories and hardships.
Actors, living as they do by their
emotions, are, undoubtedly, more
susceptible than people in the calmer
walks ollie. Some OF the happiest
days of the editor OF The Mother
Lode passed in the Dakotas. We
have had great many ups and
downs in this stormy life OF ours.
We have lived at the rate of
hundred dollars a day, and we have
guessed where the next meal would
come from. We have met good and
bad people. We have met kind
hearts, and hearts that were
one icy ball of selfishness. We have
never met a nobler or better class of
people than those who live in the
Dakotas. In the old days they en-
couraged and made much OF us.
They showered money upon US Law
ishly, and although the money in
great measure remained with them.
we learned from their fearless indie
pendence and self-reliance lessons
which have stood us in good stead
in many a hard game in life, and we
feel grateful. We hope some day
that we may be able to return and
show them that time has mellowed
and improved that art they once
admired.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
National Encampment Sons of Veterans,
Omaha, Sept. 1916, 1883.

For this occasion, all gents of the
North-W Western Line will sell round
trip tickets to Omaha, September
1O-11, at reduced rates, good until
September p. Apply to agents for
full parti culars. 37t2
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
PintSch Gas.Lighted Trains

Are feature on all the North West
ern Line through. This, together
with the first-class equipment,
smooth road-bed and fast trains,
makes the line decidedly popular
with travellers. TT
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
Bids Received.

Bids will be received until Sept.
10th, 1898, for one car o. soft coal
to be delivered at school house in
Miller, S. ID. SITE 4. J. CLIFFORD.
Clerk Miller School Board.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
HENSHAW HOUSE.
c. w. HENSHAW, PROP.

First class lodging and the best meals the
market affords. Farmers made welcome
Also livery and feed stable in connection
run by Henshaw and Morrow. West SIDE
Broadway, Miller s. ID.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08
Kalf.Rate Excursion Tickets TO State
Fair at YanktOn, =. d.,

Via the Southwestern Line, will be
sold at one fare for the round trip,
September "a to 30, inclusive, limit
ed to October 1. Apply to agents
Chicago & North Western R'y. 37t2
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-08

Zone step won't take YOU very far
You've got To keep on walking
One word won't tell folks what you q re-
You've got to Keep on talking;
One inch wont make you very tall
You've got to keep on growing;
One little lad" won't do il all
You've got to keep EN- going"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
SPAIN AFTER SHIPS.
She Wants More and a Shipbuilder
Says She Has No Money in Her
Pocket

London, March 9.-The New York
World correspondent saw in the house
of commons lobby the head of the larg-
est and best known ship building firms
on the Clyde. who said:
I know positively that Spain is hunt
ing not only for cruisers but for eight
fast steamships which are to be con-
verted into unarmored cruisers and fit
ted with quick firing guns
''She has been on the lookout fer
some weeks, but the difficulty was Of
course, the money. No British ship
builder would permit her to remove any
craft without prepayment in full.
4 have also just heard that her con-
templated purchases, which have been
hanging fire for financial reasons. are
about being completed as the Spanish
government has made arrang ements for
loan through FOUlde's bank OF Paris.
with French syndicate. Sentiment
as well as self-interest prompts France
to assist Spain aginst the United States
and France is the only European cOUn-
try where Spain stands the slightest
chance of obtaining financial aid"
The mem Der of parliament who made
should not be given. his firm having
dealings with the Spanish government.
He added: I consider that the Unit
ed States will find Spain a hard nut to
crack. I have had large experience with
Spanish sailors and regard them a.
first rate seamen.
They are hardy. coura geous aud ex-
tremely clever naVigatOrs, but they ara
badly differed. This country is desti-
tute of resources. while the resources OF
the United States are practically limit
less Your country is bound to win in
the long run, but it will be no rose
water affair for your navy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
force the hand of congress and the ad-
ENGLAND'S POLICY.
Tt is Urged That She Should Back the
United States Against Spain.

London, March Sir George Will
Hams Des Vaux. formerly governor of
the Bahama islands and more recently
governor of Hong Kong, in an interview
today on the far eastern crisis, said
Great Britain ought to imme diately
seize the opportunity of expressing cor
in her efforts to secure autonomy for
Cuba.
The time he said, was opportune to
express the determination of Great
coast. This Sir George added, would
prevent war with Spain and would
make general the American sympathy
with Great Britain which was only par
tial. This, he concluded, would be
enormously to the advantage of both
nations, while also assisting in the So
luton of the Chinese question. He re
marked in conclusion that such an OPP
pOrtunity of anneuling the two English
speaking nations may never recur.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
BRowNsoN's MISSION.
He Will Leave by the FIRST Steamer
to Buy Warships in Europe.

Washington, March 9.-Commander
W. H. Brownson who is to purchase
warships in Europe for the United
States navy will sail from New York to
Southampton by the first available
steamer.
At Southampton, where he will arrive
early next week he will be joined by
Lieut.. J. c. ColWeH, naval attache Of
the American embassy at London.
Commander BrOWnsOn will next go to
France with as little delay as possible
and Will confer with Lieut.. w. S. Sims,
naval attache to the American embassy
at Paris and in his company inspect the
two battleships, Marshal FlorianO and
Marshal DeOdori, now building for the
Brazilian navy and which it is under
stood can be purchased by the United
States.
Commander Brownson, is also
charged with the important duty of in
Vestigating the practicability of the
purchase from foreign manufacturers,
of ordnance material in case our own
supply should prove inadequate.
1t is known positively that negOtia-
tons are in progress toward having the
United States acquire the two crack
cruisers now being built for Japan, one
at the Cramp ship yards at Philadel-
ph1a and the other at the Union Iron
works, of San Francisco. The negotia-
lions are naturally clrcuitOuS as there
are three parties in interest, namely
the japanese government, the United
States and the ship builders. There is
3OOA AGoSOIi 10 DeHGNG IIlaI terms COulQ
be made between the United States and
the ship builders and that so far as
they are concerned, the transaction
could be concluded without much furth-
er negotiation. While suggestions
have been made that the right of emf
nent domain would permit the United
states to take the two cruisers without
reference to japanese rights there is no
desire among officials here to resort to
such radical steps. Moreover it is said
that such action would be an interna-
tional offence directed against Japan
and an unfriendly act which this gov
eminent is not likely to commit at this
moment toward a friendly power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
wEYLER,s AGENTS
Bought Rubber Coated Wire in New
York in 1996-What ForP

Birmingham, Ala, March 9.-Captain
G. F. Hamlin, general manager of the
Dittzlar Powder company of New York
is visiting in this city
He confirms the report that the Dit
mar concern sold explosives to Wey-
ler's agents in November, 1886. Capt.
Hamlin does not know for what pur-
pose the explosives were used.
L sold to Weyler's agents 5000
pounds of dynamite in November. 1896 -
said Mr. Hamlin. AT the same time
$50 miles of rubber covered insulated
copper wire was purchased and sent to
cuba on the ship carrying the dyna-
mite This might have been used in the
destruction of the Maine three weeks
ago, as it was pretty well established
that Weyler was using this powerful
explosive to form the most terrible ma
val destroyer of modern times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
HARD Ar WORK.
Both Army and Navy officials Busy
With War PREPARATIONS.

Washington, March "a good deal is
being accomplished in the way of pre-
paration in both the navy and war de-
partmentS. The conference at the navy
department today looked into the pro-
curement of a suitable store Of ammu-
milton, coal and supplies touched upon
the question of dry docks, and general
ly considered a number of other mat
tiers connected with the operation OF
warships The war department was not
behind the navy. General Flagler, chief
of ordnance, is very busy reaching out
in every direction by means Of the tels-
graph and the mail TO learn just how
far the resources of the big private
manufacturing concerns can be relied
on to come to the aid of the war de-
partment in arming and equipping a
volunteer army should one be found
necessary. He will not tell what he is
doing in this direction. holding that il
is not visit to make everybody acquaint-
ed with either our strong or cur weak
points.
Major General Miles is looking after
the personnel closely, and today was
trying hard to perfect the organizations
of the two new regiments of artillery
which congress has granted The ON
GERS must be nominated to congress and
the committees are only waiting on q @
FORMS Meanwhile behind the state
ment that the two senior Lieutenant
colonies of the existing artillery regi-
ments will be made colonies OF the two
new regiments, the names of the OIL
GERS are withheld.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
TO MAKE eUNBoArs OF THEM.
Light House Tenders to Be Trans
formed Into Them.

Washington, March "a proposition
that received instant attention and is
expected to be approved in the end has
come to the navy department. This
was to turn over to the navy depart
ment ten of the best boats in the light
house service. These boats are from
three to four hundred tons burden, good
sea boats. manned by officers thorough
ly familiar with every indentatiOn OF
the Atlantic coast and capable of being
easily transformed into efficient gun
boats. The Mangrove is a vessel of this
character, new, staunch and speedy. 1t
as proposed to place a six-inch rife on
a pivot mount on each vessel forward
and to place a light armOr around the
borders and machinery to protect them
from small arms fire at least.
The attention of the department had
also been called to the feasibility of re-
cruiting the naval list from the revenue
marine cutters, a number of which are
fully equal, being given arms, to the
smaller type of gun boats now in the
service. If these vessels were availed
of they would be assigned to duty along
the southern coast, maintaining block
AIDES and relieving the larger and more
expensive cruisers of much wearisOme
duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

Svyitchman Ed. Strain is sick
Engine Gal was broken in yesterday
and ans and 1877 will take their trial
trips tomorrow. ,
The Topeka lodge B. of L. E. will hold
their annual election of officers sunday
Dan Smith and Tom COrrigan OF the
boiler shops have been transferred to
La Junta where they will be perma-
Engine ISL from the plug" run is in
for repairs
Engine 40 is in from the Moline run
and will be put in shape for use on the
weed burner.
Next week the building of the so foot
furniture cars will commence
Baggage car SIS is from Missouri for
repairs
There are many smiles around the
shops. when someone speaks of 10S be
ing built to make IS miles an hour
Good by to all records when los comes
out-maybe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
THEY SNIFF THE WAR.
Naval officers Enthusiastic Over the
Houses Action.

Key West, March 9.-The tug Right
Arm sailed for Norfolk last night The
lighthouse supply steamer Armenia
after touching at Tortugas has arriv-
ed here. The American yacht Buccan-
eer, with Senator GalIinger on board,
reached here late yesterday afternoon
Gen Wilson. it is understood will re-
turn to Tampa and will not visit the
Tortugas. According to official author
ity he is here merely to gain some
slight relaxation from his labors in en-
gineering undertakings on st. Johns
river, Florida.
On the other hand it is reported that
his coming had been anticipated for
several days and that he will inspect
two land batteries recently finished and
get a general insight into the condition
of Notifications here. He had long con-
versations with Rear Admiral Sicard
and the officer in charge of the local
land batteries now nearing completion.
Preparations have been made at bar
racks to receive General Wilson.
The receipt of news that Representa-
tive Cannon's bill, appropriating $50
600, 600 for the national defense had
passed the house, unanimously created
great enthusiasm among the naval Of
ficers.
The yacht Aninta. from Norfolk.
bound for Havana, with Senator and
Mrs Thurston, Senator Money and
Congressman Cummings and Smith on
board has arrived here.
The Iowa will leave today for the
Tortugas. It is said officially that she
is going there to coal and is expected to
return here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
BROOKLYN CALLED HOME
She Has Been Cruising About the
Tsthmus.

Washington, March 9.-The big arm
ored cruiser Brooklyn has started from
La Guayara under orders from the ma
Wy department, directly for Hampton
Roads.
She has been making a flying cruise
in the West Indies and around the east
ern end of Cuba, and it was the original
intention to have her to go to Colon on
the isthmus and thence to work north
ward along the eastern coast of Cen
trail America. The sending of the ship
to Hampton Roads, instead of return
ing her to Key West, whence she came,
is taken as an evidence of a change
in policy on the part of the naval
stragetists who have come to the con-
clusion that the gathering of the most
and best of the vessels of the North At
Iantic squadron at Key West is putting
too many of our eggs in one basket and
unduly exposing the eastern coast.
There has also been talk of organic
ing a flying squadron composed alto
gether of fleet cruisers, four in number,
and having them ready to go to sea at
a moments notice in pursuit of an en-
emys ship, relying upon the big bat
tleships for the home guard. This, how
ever, has not been decided upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
MARSHES FOR SALE.
The United States is offered Four
Vessels Now Being Built.

vessels VOW Being 0u14I-
Washington, March S.-Those who
look for wholesale purchase of war
ships from the bargain counters of Eu-
ropean builders, are likely to be disap-
pointed.
The navy department at present is
inclined to make but one purchase of
this kind, at first at least, in the shape
of a substantial ironclad. 1t does de-
sire to get possession of several of the
largerclass torpedo boat destroyers,
such as the Sekul of the Russian navy,
vessels of 1900 tons, able to keep the
sea in bad weather, a weak point with
our own boats. and capable of enor-
nous speed, such as 80 knots. But such
craft are not for sale at all times. They
are built to order generally, and could
not be procured in this manner in less
than six months from the date OF con-
tract, even in Europe, unless special
prices were paid.
There is no disposition on the part
of the navy department to lumber the
navy with a lot of unservicea BILE craft
in a spasm of fear, but rather to get a
few of the best vessels to be had.
The offers of ships to the navy de-
partment are now assuming definite
and formal shape. During the day Sec
rotary Long received a call from A F.
Lane, representing the Maxim Norden-
feldt company and the agent for sever
al war vessels now nearing completion
in large foreign ship yards. These in
clude two cruisers of the type of the
Cincinnati, which are designed to be 20
knot vessels and two ironclads of IA
knots, which would be called third class
battleships under our rating. These are
now open to purchase, and it is under
stood that Mr.. Lanes visit was in this
connection.
The two cruisers are $50 feet long, 4S
feet beam and Is feet draft They car
~ six 6-inch and four 5-inch guns, and
an auxiliary battery. The ironc1ads
have a thirteen three-fourth inch belt
of Harveyized steel. Their armament
is two 10-inch guns, four 5-inch guns,
two 6-inch, six 6-pOunders and four L
Founders
Mr.. Lane regards these ships as first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09

ment drilling, and the officers are in
structing their men in their duties in
case of summons.
Evidence of the earnestness of the
citiZen-sOldiery is supplied from the
fact that a complete code of signals has
been arranged.
Col Gross, on receipt of an arming
order, would send up a rocket, the fire
bells at the various engine houses would
tap three times three, Armour's and
Helms whistles would wake the echoes
and the militiamen thereupOn would
cease their civil occupations and, with
all dispatch, make their way to regi-
mental headquarters. This system was
tried in practice last Thursday evening.
Within 40 minutes after the first rock
ct was fired 300 men were in line at the
armOry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
CRAMP Is ANGRY
Because the United States is Buying
Ships of Someone Besides Him.

Philadelphia, March 9.-Charles H
Cramp, head of the great shipbuilding
firm, says there is a deliberate attempt
under way to brighten the United States
into buying ships they do not need and
could not use He said:
This clamor about buying war ships
abroad is all instigated by a syndicate
of adventures who are trying to get
big commissions by helping English and
German shipbuilders to unload on the
United States a number of unsalea BILE
vessels which they have built either on
speculation or under contracts with
various second rate powers that are not
able to pay for them
such syndicates are always formed
at the beginning of all threatened wars.
Briefly, this scheme is a conspiracy on
the part Of certain daring operators in
this country and England to take ad-
vantage of the existing situation to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
AIMED AT MILLERS
Who Adulterate Their Wheat Flour
With Corn Meal

Chicago. March 9.-The following res
olutions have been adopted by the
board of trade:
Whereas, The directors of the board
of trade of the city of Chicago believe
that it is for the best interest of all the
people if the United States, engaged in
the raising, manufacturing. selling or
exporting cereal products that no de-
ception should be practiced in furnish
ing such cereals, or any products there
of to the consumer; and
Whereas, We believe that this can
only be accomplished by national legis-
lation, requiring that all packages con-
tanning mixed cereal products should be
plainly marked and branded as such
mixed product, in order to protect the
integrity of the American manufactured
cereal products at home and abroad;
therefore
Resolved, That the board of directors
O. The board of trade of the city of Chi
cago heartily -favors any national legis-
lation that will accomplish these re-
suits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-09
MONEYLESS.
UContinued from First Page.I

tend to stand by their declarations.
People who talk about national honor
and responsibility ought to be prepared
to put their money down."
The Daily News says:
Speaking generally, the United
States never are prepared for war. Yet
it cannot be said that their diplomacy
has suffered from this palpable and no
toriOus truth. Therefore the asser-
lions of American statesmen that they
are voting ten million pounds as peace
measure are hardly convincing eXpla-
nations of this sudden change from
tranquil inactivity to actual vigilance.
Our Washington correspondent has
obtained from a member of the execu-
tive department a positive assurance
that the Maine disaster had nothing to
do with the vote. This is most i'm
pOrtant declaration looking to the fact
that President Mckinley may not al
ways be able to control public opinion.
America and Spain would be wise to
find some honorable way out of a hope
less and discredita BILE deadlock