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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24
DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE.
A Man Might Possibly Live to He One
Hundred and Twenty-Five Years Old.

Hundred and Twenty-Five Years Old.
In the average statistics OF human life
it has been found that women live lon.
ger than men. The reason for that ap'
pears 60 be simple.
Up to the age Of 90 to 25 the man is
undoubtedly younger and less develop
cd than the woman, but in the next 20
or 80 years of his life the man ages
much more rapidly, because apart from
the strain and hardship of profession,
the exposure TO unhealthful climates,
the disappointments OF fortune, he Of
ten leads life of dissipation and ex.
cess which early puts its stamp upon
his forehead and turns his hair gray be-
fore it's time. The woman, on the other
hand, who has often more than her
share Of athletics has, apart from the
many accidents of life, but one serious
and inevitable danger, that of the per-
petuation Of her race, which, safely
passed, renovates rather than ages and
increases a woman's chance Of longev-
ity.
From the few facts that have ven
tured to put together we may deduce,
think, the following conclusions, which,
l trust, may be found of some interest
by those who tesire to have general
view Of the expectation of life, its real
duration and the possible causes of its
length and brevity.
First. THAT, according to the best
authorities of the last century, the ex-
IRENE limit of life might be 1875 years
under extraordinary and almost abnor-
NAL circumstances.
Second. THAT the anticipation of life
is roughly five times the time that the
organs of the body--not counting the
brain, which develops later-require to
attain their fall and absolute maturity.
This, of course, varies not only in races,
but in individuals, some developing
early and some much later, even in the
same climate and in the same family.
Third. THAT rarely, if ever, is that
full duration achieved, owing to dis
ease, food, heredity, bad habits, wear
and tear and many other causes which
shorten life.
Fourth. The slower the development
the longer may be the duration of life.
Fifth.-That all human beings are
not born with the capacity for long life
even under the most favorable circum-
stances. AS the organism Of the human
being is more complex than that of the
lower animals, SO his anticipation Of
lie is far more variable.
Sixth. - That those circumstances
which conduce to longevity are un.
doubtedly late development, frugal hab-
its, moderation, exemption from vicissi-
tudes Of climate and extreme of heat or
cold, from mental worry and agitation,
temperature in eating and drinking,
with a fair amount OF brain work when
the brain is ready to undertake it.
We have all heard the we'll worn AK
iom attributed to the Psalmist that the
days Of man are threescore and ten, !"
but i'll Genesis vi, 8, will be found the
following passage, "Yet his days shall
be an hundred and twenty years"
This passage seems to have been over
looked, as l have rarely seen it quoted,
although curiously enough it exactly
corresponds to the theory that man
should attain five times the period of
reaching his maturity.
Century.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24
First publication Feb24t5
Notice OF sheriff, Sale.

First publication Feb24t5
Notice OF SherifT's Sale.
state isouth Dakota, In the Circuit
}ss Court in and for
Sixth Judicial Circuit Hand County
William ID. Hale as Receiver of the
American Savings and Loan As
ISOLATION, Plaintiff.
Enmet J. Lewis and Julia VI I.ewis
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF n
Judgment Di foreclosure and sale In the above
entitled action entered on the 18th day OF
February "A. ID. 1898, and an execution is-
sued upon sh1 Judgment. the subscriber
.,0hn j. Struif Sheriff OF Hand county south
Dakota, for that purpose appointed, will sell
~ public auction at the front door OF the
court house In the city of Miller county OF
March 10Th, 1893. at | l O'Clock In the lore
noon OF that dav. the real estate and mort
gagged premises situate In thecOunty OF Hand
State of south Dakota, and directed in said
Judgment and execution To be sold and
therein described as follows: Lots six (6I
and seventh il block forty two(i2l In Porter
y drivers Third Addition TO the Town OF
corded In the Office OF the Register of Desds
81 said county, or 80 much thereof IA may be
SuticieDt TO satisfy said Judgment and coats
amounting In oil 10 Eight hundred and fiji
reen SD dollars and six (6) cents with in
iernst thereon from the da te Of said Judgment
anu ALI accruing costs of sale.
Dated Miller. South Dakota, February eth
JOHN j. STRUIF.
Sheri1 of Hand County
CHARLES M SrEVSAs, plaIntif's Attorney.
A berdeen, =. d.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24
/ February 3t6
Notice Timber Culture.

L. S. Land Office Huron 5. d.. January "a
LS9S. Complaint having been entered n I
his Office by Richard Henry NJ. Jones, of ST.
lawrence, D.. against the heirs Of Nelson
=. Ballard, deceased. for failure to comply
with law as to timber culture entry no
-0,223 Huron series, dated November 9th,
1889, upon the southeast quarter section =
n township 113. n. OF range 81 ". 9TH f.
II. in Hand county South Dakota, with n
view to the cancel alton of said entry. con
tcstant alleging that neither the said Nelson
z. Ballard. nor his heirs. nor any OF them
have complied with the law in regard to
Wanting or cnltiyating trees tree seeds or
cuttings since year 1874 and that said land
vas been absolutely abandoned since the
ear 1895, and that there are no trees grow
ng on SAID land now and none have been
growing there since the said Alag was made;
ihnt the only living heir of said Nelson f.
jalard is William Ballard, his ia her, to
mis- best knowledge, the said parties
arc hereby summoned to appear at
his office on the 18th day OF March,
500, at 10 O'Clock a. NJ. to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said al
eyed failure. john NJ. DAVIS. Register.
J DIN l.. PYLE, Atty for contestant, Huron.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24

NOTICE.
joins NJ. DAVIS,
Register.

In the orphans Court
IN re estate OF Reg of Lawrence County,
19id Heber Douth- Pa, No. 81 December
cit, I Term 1897.
Notice ~ hereby given that Joseph Douth-
1T has made application to the Register ior
he PROBATE OF Wills and granting Letters OF
hdministra' ion in Lawrence county, for let
sers of administration on the estate OF Reg
maid Heber Douthett, alleging that he has
Deen absent from this commonwealth more
6han seven years and il supposed to be dead.
lnd that the Orphans Court of Lawrence
county win on Monday, March 18th. 1898 at
gwo o'clock p. IN. hear evidence concerning
The alleged absence ofthe said Reginald Heber
Douthett and the circumstances ana dura-
tion thereof.
A. S. LOVE
Clerk OF the Orphans Court.
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The Greatest Discovery Yet.

". Nj. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, Ill.
"Cliief,n says: ave won't keep
houssNithout DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. Experimental with many
Others, but never got the true rem
edy until we used Dr. Kings New
Discovery. No other remedy can
take its place in our home, as in it
we have a certain and sure cure for
Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough,
etc" 1t is idle to experiment with
other remedies, even ii they are urged
on you as just IA good as Dr. Kings
New Discovery. They are not as
good, because this remedy has "a
record of cures and besides is guar
anteed 1t meyer fails to satisfy.
Trial bottles free at j. ID. Fitzger-
aids Drug store. 3
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24

Gin is alcohol favored with juniper
berries, coriander. almond cake, an
gelica root, licorice, cardamoms, cassia,
cinnamon, grains of paradise and cay
cnne pepper. Other substances are ofte,
used, together with alum. sulphate Of
zinc and acetate Of lead.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24
Tirst publication Jan. cots.
Notice.
JOHN NJ. DAVIS.
hegister,

Tirst publication Jan. COTS.
Notice.
y. s. Land Office.
Huron, 5. ID.
January IL, 1898
Complaint having been entered at this
yifice by Alexander Ross of washington. =.
y. against Conrad -. Selliken for abandon
ing his homestead Entry No. 1861 Huron
Series. dated July Is, 1895. upon the south
nall or north east quarter ana north hall of
outh east quarter section -, township
10 y. 81 Rage So w. nth y. m, In Hand
county. South Dakotaswith view to the
,tpceIlatiun OF said entry the said parties
nre hereby summoned TO appear AT this
pf1ce on the 21st day Of February. 1898 at
10 O'Clock u. m. to respond and furnish tcs-
limony concerning said alleged abandon
'npnt.
JoBS NJ. DAVIS.
Register,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24

Notice Is hereby given, that by virtue OF
judgment OF foreclosure and sale in the above
entitled action on the 7th dav OF February
A. ID. 1SoS, and an execution issued upOp
said Judgment. the subscriber, John j. Strnif
Sheriff OF Hand County, State of South Da-
kota. Tor that purpose appointed. will sell at
public auction at the front door OF the court
house In the town of Miller county OF Hand.
and state OF South Dakota. on Monday N.,rch
2ist, 1898, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF
that day, the real estate and mortQaged
premises situate in the county of Hand and
state al south Dakota, and directed In said
Judgment and execution To be sold and
therein described a. soliows: The southeast
quarter tS.E.) of section thirty three (33b in
township one hundred ten ,l1Ol north al
range sixsy seven t67) west OF the fifth l. NJ
containing 100 acres, or so much thereof "a
may he suihcient To satisfy said Judgment
and costs. amounting in all to Two hundred
and ninety four (294) dollars and fifty 500
cents. with interest thereon from date oi
said Judgment. and all accruing costs of sale,
Dated Miller, south Dakota Feb. 4, 1898.
JONI j. STRUT
Sheriff OF Hand Co., \, D.
j. II. COLE, Plaintiffs A ttorney
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CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The FAC ~
''; IL 'AnAZzzS( &c! Il; !; !;

The Inter Ocean costs ST and the
Press 81. The twogo together at
81 so q year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24
rirst public atioA Jan. 1910
Lease OF State School Lands.

onree of Commissioner OF School and Public
fands
Notice is hereby civen that on the 18th oi
March, 1893, all the Unbiased school and en- +
acwment lands in Hand county win he offer
vd for Tense at public auction. to the highest
htader, at the front door of the Court House
" said county. The leasing will he held he
sweeD the hours Of 10 o'clock q. m. and 3
o'clock y. M. each day, until all tracts OF
school and Endowment lands have been
7Ucred for lease.
Pierre, y. ID. January 9th, 1899.
j. l.. LOCKBART,
Commissioner OF School and Public Lands
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24
Febl7to.
Notice OF Slieriif,s Sale.

state OF South Dakota,l In Circuit Court
,ss In and for Hand
Abram Ellwood Mfg Co. Plaintiff
NJ. j. Halloran and Rebecca Bush
Defendants
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-24
Land Wanted.

Land Wanted.
i want TO buy some good quarters
of Hand county land cheap for cash.
Write or cali on me at Miller.
3tf Ct. III. CARROLL.
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s.rst publication Jan. 20 70.
Notice.

S.rst publication Jan. 20 70.
Notice.
u. s. Land 0f!ice,l
Huron, s. ID.
January IA, 1898.
Complaint having been entered at this
Oifce by Alexander Ross, OF Washington =.
v. against Mons \. SelIiken for abandoning
mig Homestead Entey No. 1852 Huron Ser
Ws, dated July Is, 1898. upon the outh
bali South East quarter OF section twenty
5wo t22), and north half OF north cast quar-
ser OF section II, township 10 n. OF Range
rs w. y. M, In Hand county, South Da-
sota with view 20 the cancellation OF said
'ptry; the said parties are hereby SUM nlpueu
10 appear al this office OH the 2lst day OF
February, 1898, ut 10 O'Clock "a. m. 10 re-
spond and furnish testimony concerning said
uiiesed abandonment.
JOHN NJ. DAVIS.
aegistcr,
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01

II Backbone is half much of vote-maker as
our friends say it is, it's circulation should and
must be greatly increased So here goes for 1898.
We propose that those who get up large clubs
shall receive good remuneration for their trouble
as though they were working wholly to advance their
own interests. They will, at the time be doing
as much good as though to do good were their only
object
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01
Watches! Watches!
GENTLEMEN'S WATCH.

The case is a gOld-f1lled Fahys Mantauk, in as
sorted patterns warranted for Is years. Screw bezel
and back. The movement is an Elgin, jeweled,
nickeed compensation balance, cool regulator steel
index and Brequet hair spring. and is furnished in
in open face only.
Value Complete, $1,000.
Free for 81 Subscript a IS EACH
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01
Wheels!
DEAN SWIFT BICYCLE,

Our offer of the Dean Swift Bicycle last year awak
ened great interest and materially increased sub
scription list
1898 DEAN SWIFT.
The 1898 Dean Swift is much improved that
OF 1897, and yet reduced in price. We take great
pleasure and expect splendid results from the offer
which we now make of beautiful, fully warranted,
1898 Dean Swift; Price, $40.
Free for 100 Subscriptions at IS cents Each.
1t is none too to get to work for a wheel.
We have hardly had winter this year. Many wheel
men have enjoyed the exhilaratng sport throughout
the entire season. But at any rate ''spring bamy
spring., will soon be here, and then health and fun
for those who own wheel. If you get to work
at once you will be ready and anxious for the arrival
of spring and will hugely enjoy every one of the
beautiful months which follow
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01
LADIES' WATCH,

Gold filled in assorted patterns, in hunting
style only. The movement is made by the Elgin
Watch Co., has Jewels damaskeened and is fitted
with fancy dial
This is remarkably beautiful watch good time-keeper
Value complete, $14.OO.
Free for Sc Subscriptions Al IS cents Each.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01
BOYS WATCH.

A fine silveroid case fitted with Standard Watch
Co.'s jeweled, nickeed and damaskeened
ment This is a beautiful watch and good timer
The case is fitted with new style bow
Value complete, 5000.
Free for Subscriptions rs Each.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01
GIRLS WATCH.

Same general description the boys watch, but
has gold plated crown and joints.
Value Complete, 5000.
Free for "a Subscriptions at rs cents Each.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01

I delighted with BACKBONE. believe that the sort
paper you putting out will do to educate
pie our way than other use. May God
speed in noble enterpriseE Saterlee Pastor
M. E. Church. Vernon Center. -
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01

Every bone in this editors body aches publish more
matter and to reach the people frequently now
We can't have everything however and delber-
ately chosen to put and into reaching
large consttu rather than and frequency
of publication. We prefer to talk to SOC people
month through a small paper, doing rather
than put larger weekly into the quarter
of that number Of people,
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01

Almost Man and Almost Woman are two valuable
booklets by Mrs. Mary d-Allen M. D. Mothers and
teachers find better help in instruction and
training Of their boys and girls. cents Ann
Dor, Mich.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-03-01

Our offer of the Dean Swift Bicyc
ened great interest and materially
scription list.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-29

The quarter mile dash Wednesday
morning was run by three horses,
Webb's Charlie, PARROTS bay horse
and Bob Plunket of the Abingdon sta
bles. Charlie won, time 90 seconds .
In the afternoon the second heat was
run and Bob Plunket took it by half
length, the Webb and Parrott horses
tieing.
The Novelty Race, walk half mile,
trot half mile, and run half mile had
two entries and was won by w. G. Re
pass.
One heat of the half mile dash was
run Wednesday with four entries. Will
Boy, Parrotb's horse, Miller's fllev
and a second horse from Abingdon. 1t
was a magnificent contest and looked
like it would go to Parrot until within
20 feet of the wire and Bob Plunket
forged ahead in three or four grand
leaps.
The iddling contest was an amusing
feature Wednesday. Jimmy Keys and
Mr.. Q. W. McKamy were the only con-
testants and they fddled away at old
time tunes to the delight of the crowd
Fhs judges decided that Mr.. McKamy
was entitled to the suit of clothes that
was offered as a premium.
It was an amusing sight to see a lot
of urchins with hands tied behind them
try to get an apple out of a tub of wa
ter. They diYed like regular divers
and got their faces washed as a pre-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-29

Why should the investigation of the
War Department be made a star-cham-
Der affair? That is the question asked
on every side since it vas announced
that Nj, McKinley's commission would
until further notice, conduct the in
vestigation behind the locked doors of
a roo in the War Department. Sc
cret Investigations have never been pop
ular with the American people. This
was recognized by those who stated
that these doors be closed, until fur
Their notice" 1t is expected that pub
lie opinion will demand that those
doors be thrown open. and the testimo-
ny in this investigation be publicly
taken, and that expectation will al
most certainly be realized. Let the
Commission make its consideration OF
the testimony as secret as its members
may desire, but let the testimony be
takin in public. Otherwise, the public
will put the whole affair down as farci-
al. 1t may be only a coincidence, but
it is a significant one that the chairman
Of Mr.. McKinley's Commission is
named Dodge, Gen, G. M. Dodge, of
Iowa. The other members secured Of
ter much trouble and many absolute
refusals to serve, are, Col. ]. A. Sexton,
Of Ill; Capt. E. P. Howell, of Ga. Maj.
Gen. J. M. Wilson, U. S. A.; Hon. c.
A. DENLY, of Ind; Ex-Gov. Wood
bury, of VT. Ex-Gov. Beaver, of Pa.
Gen. A. D.. McCook, of New York. and
DR.. P. S. Conner, of Ohio.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-29

Giving officers honorable discharges,
who have been openly accused by Gen
erals in the army of incompetency aud
mismanagemenl, is not a good way to
convince the country that the War
Department either wishes to find the
guilty or intends to punish them when
found. A case in point is that OF Lieu
tenant Colonel Rush E. Huidekoper,
the horse doctor who was Chief Surge
on at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga
Park, and against whom many charges
we're made, including one from a Briga-
der General, made directly to Secre-
tary Alger. Instead of having Huide-
koper court martialed, SO that he could
have been either indicated or convict
ed, orders were issued that his resigna-
ton should be accepted and he be CIV
en- an honorable discharge. Mr.. Nc
Kinley heard Of that order and coun-
fernandez it, and directed that Huide-
koper be ordered to Washington to teS-
tify before the investigating commits
sion. Mr.. Mckinley is finding out
much more about things than he knew
before the talk about investigation be-
gan; and it is believed that he intends
making it hot for some of the guilty
parties. In fact, his personal friends
are telling him that he must do so fol-
self preservation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-29


Because we are a %connoisseur in such
matters we were selected to act as one
of the judges of the pantry department
at the Washington County Fair this
week. It was part of our duty to taste
the bread, cakes, preserves, ~iellies,
pickles, cheese, butter, jam and wines
and-we never shirk q duty. We ac-
cepted the honor with the full inten-
ton to do justice to all contestants and
if we failed it was the fault of our stom-
ach and not our heart. We ate cake
until it all tasted alike to Is and when
we got to the wine then came the tussel
of our lives. The more we tasted the
more our opinion wavered and it final
ly became SO unsteady we had to fall
back and attack it at intervals of 80
minutes. In this way we stayed, we
saw not but conqered and when we be-
gan to tie on the blue ribbons we we're
confronted with empty bottles aud
plates, pleasant reminders of where
wine and cakes had been.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-29

il the authorities at Washington can af-
ford to go to the country for approba-
ton of an administration, which failed
to provide our brave soldiers with the
rations, tents, medicines, and compe-
tent surgeons and attendants, during
the struggle, and hinge the result of the
fall election upon this issue, the demo-
Gratis can afford to meet it. 1 think.
however, that the war will cut very lit
tie figure. Parties will divide on old
lines, and the issues of 1896 will be
fought over again"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-29
BRYAN'S VIEWS.

Since Col. Rryan has been in the
army he has steadfastly refrained from
expressing his views on public ques-
tons, but it is interesting to recall his
last speech on the question of expan-
sion. In that speech he said:
eff a contest undertaken for the sake
of humanity d~egenerates into q wan of
conquest, we will find it difficult to
meet the charge of having added hypo.
cricy to greed. Is national char
acter SO weak that we cannot Withstand
the temptation to appropriate the first
piece of land that comes within reach?
Our guns destroyed a Spanish feet, but
can they destroy that self-evident truth
that governments derive their just pow
ers, not from superior force, but from
the consent of the governed? Shall we
abandon a just resistance to European
encroachment upon the western hemis.
phere, in order to mingle in the con
troversies of Europe and Asia? II
some dream of splendors of heteroge-
neous empire encircling the globe, we
shall be content to aid in bringing en-
during happiness to a homogeneous
people, consec-ated to the purpose Of
maintaining a government of the peo-
people, by the people and for the peo-
r1a
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-29
FAIR NOlES.

In the scrub bicycle contest the frat
day, - Smith made a great show
ing and surprised the people by crowd
ing Cargille on the home stretch. He
finished about six inches behind and
could have won in ten feet further.
In the quarter dash first day between
the Webb and Parrot horses, the
Webb horse won Icy 20 feet. 1t was a
pretty race from start to finish.
The Greeneville Hustler band fur
nished the music for the occasion.
The acrobatic contest came off on
time on second day, but by parties not
on the program.
The tournament contest came off at
$3.50 the second day. There were five
entries and the riding was good. Geo.
G. Parrot won the $1,000, taking IA
rings out of a possible Is. The follow
ing is the score: