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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-20
THE DIAMONDS HOME
THE IMMENSELY RICH FIELD OF
WHICH KIMBERLEY is THE CENTER.

wOnuerIul ADuno0nce OF Jewels In Very
Small Ares-Ths Peculiar Formations
Which Surround and Lie Above the
Diamonds-How They Are Taken.
Before the Kimberley mines were
discovered most Of the diamonds added
to the worlds stock came from either
Hindustan or from Brazil The largest
deposits were found in Golconda, in the
Hyderabad territory, and in Minas Ge-
raes, in Brazil. The African discoveries
first showed scientific men what the
origin and native place Of the diamond
really were. In the Indian and Brazilian
fields 1t was plainly not native to the
soil and was picked up out Of differing
formations. In South Africa it was
found in rotten rock, apparently form
ing part of the earth 3 crust, and not q
mere superficial deposit, as the others
had been. The great mines In this re-
gion, according to correspondent of
the London Standard, are situated with
in circle about ~ miles in diameter.
There are five principal mines, the
largest being only about % acres in ex-
tent. They are the famous Kimberley,
Bultfontein, De Beers, Du Toits Pan
and Wesselton mines. They are Of fab
ulous richness. Here the town Of Kim
berley has sprung up.
The district Is about 4, 900 feet above
sea level and lies at the northern edge
Of plateau which extends from the
Bokkeveldt mountains, near the cape
OF Good Hope, to the border of the
Transvaal. There are mines in the
Orange Free State, two being Of consid-
cradle note, one 80, the other 60 miles
away, with several more Of less impor-
lance both there and in the Kimberley
district. The river washings are still
continued, but the yield of gems from
them is not very rich or steady. Mining
in the rock was carried on at first in a
rough and ready fashion, hut all that
has changed. In most parts Of the dis
trict, after clearing away some feet of
surface soil. the excavator comes upon
a dark, coaly shale 100 feet or more
thick. Beneath this lies a mass Of igne-
GUS rock allied to basalt, more than
three times as thick, and that is succeed
Ga BY biackish shale, with bands Of
hard sandstone. But here and there in
stead OF the shale, though surrounded
by It, like pond In field. Is a mass
OF curious rotten stuff. in which some
times fragments Of shale and sometimes
hard mineral grains can be seen.
This at first is OF rusty yellowish
color. Then in about 100 feet it turns to
dull green and becomes a little more
solid--sometimes distinctly harder than
dry clay. The two rocks are identical
In origin, but the upper or yellow
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-20
First publication Jan 1873
Notice to Redeem,
State of South Dakota
County OF Han,

l
County OF Hand.
TO Fanny b. Hayden, the person in whose
name is assessed, and the owner OF the fol-
lowing described land:
You are hereby notified that at sale OF
lands and lots for unpaid taxes by the treas
urer OF Hand county. on the 4th day OF Nov
cmber. 1895, the following described real
property situate in said county and state,
te-wit: The northwest quarter OF section
siX in township one hundred and fourteen
north OF range sixty-six west OF the 9Th
Principal Meridian, was sold to F. Black
man for the taxes OF 1894 and a certificate
of purchase for the same issued by the treas
urer OF said county to said +. Blackman and
that said certificate OF purchase was on the
lat day OF December. 1897 duly assigned by
said /: Blackman TO NJ. a. Aylward who il
now the lawful owner and holder thereof,
and that the right of redemption from said
sale viii expire and a deed for said premises
VIII be mace to said NJ. A. Awkward, unless
redemption be made from such sale within
sixty days from the completed service OF this
notice.
Dated this 4th day of January 1898,
NJ. 4. AWKWARD,
Owner OF certificate
H.. G. KEMP, his attorney.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-20
Fret publication Dec 23t7.
MORTGAGE Sale,


Default has been made in payment OF n
mortgage containing power OF sale. exc
cuted by Ambrose Stevens and Esther Ste
vens. his wife. to l.. w, Tulleys, truseee, dat
ed December 1st., 1883, recorded in Register
OF Deeds office of Hand county, Dakota, De-
cember IL, 1888, at 1870 O'Clock a. M, in
book 30 OF mortgages, on page i, mortgage
ing the South West quarter of section -, in
Township 10 north of Range 90 west, in
the County OF Hand, now in the State OF
South Dakota: Said mortgage has been as
signed to Mrs A. A. Ward, and the assign
ment recorded in book 6S page 173 mort
gnge records OF said Hand county There
being due at this date on said mortgage the
sum Of $54336. principal and interest, $40
50 taxes paid by mortgage, and $50 at
torney IS fees and no action or proceeding at
law or otherwise has been instituted to re-
cover the same or any part thereof; Notice
is hereby given that said mortgage will he
foreclosed by a sale OF said m ortgaged premi-
ses at public auction at the front door of the
Court House in Miller, Hand county, South
Dakota, on Saturday February 3, 1898, at
ten O'Clock a. m.
Dated at Miller, S. ID. December %, 1897.
Mrs. A. A. WARD.
Assignee Of Mortgage.
:. Y. CHRIST. Attorney.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-20
First publication Jan. 1879
I,gase of state School Ian

FIret nuDTCdN1On j MI. IOEC
Lease of State School Land y.
cffSe.o i Commissioner OF School and .Nnpiic
Lands.
Notice il hereby given that on the lot D oil
March, 1898, all the Unbiased school and sn-
dowment lands in Hand county will be offe T.
ed for lease at public auction. to the highes '
bidder. mt the front door OF the Court House
i'm said county. The leasing will be held be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 8
o'clock u. m, each day. until all tracts of
School and Endowment lands have been
offered for lease.
Pierre, s. ID. January 9th, 1898.
j. L. LOCK HART,
Commissioner of School and Public Lands.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-20
First publication Jan. cots.
Notice.
Z. S. Land Office.
Huron, =. ID.
.tanuary IL 1893.

January 1 4, 1898.
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by Alexander Ross, OF washington, =.
ID. against Conrad b. Seliken for abandon
ing his Homestead Entry No. 14761 Huron
Series, dated July 10, 1895. upon the south
half OF north east quarter and north hall OF
south east quarter section ~, township
40 n. OF Range Go W. 9Th p. M, in Hand
county. South Dakota with view to the
cancellation OF said entry the said parties
are hereby summoned TO appear at this
ONCE on the 21st day OF February, 1898. at
10 O'Clock a. M, to respond and furnish tes
timoDy concerning said alleged abandon
mcnt.
JOHN NJ. DAVIS,
Register.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-20
First publication Jan. 20 t5.
Notice.
U. S. Land Office.

Notice.
II. S. Land Office,
Huron, =. ID.
January IL, 1898.
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by Alexander Ross, OF Washington, y.
d. against Mons A. Selliken for abandoning
his Homestead Entey No. 1862 Huron Ser
les dated July Is, 1885. upon the South
half South East quarter of section twenty
two (22), and north half OF north east quar-
Ter of section 81, township 40 n. OF Range
66W. 8 y. m, in Hand county, South Da-
kota with view to the cancellation OF said
entry; the said parties are hereby summoned
to appear at this office on the 21st day oil
February 1898, Mt 10 O'Clock a. m. to re-
spond and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged abandonment
JOHN n. DAVIS,
Register
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

A small boy who wrote the following
on Henry VIII was history student
if nothing else: King Henry VIII was
the greatest widower that ever lived.
He was born at Annie Domino in the
year 1866 He had 80 wives besides
children, either of which being enough
to make him commit sideways. The
first was beheaded and afterwards exc
cuted, and the second was revoked.
Henry VIII was succeeded on throne
by his great grandmother, the beauti
ful Mary Queen of Scots, sometimes
called the Lady of the Lake or the Lay
of the Last Minstrel. -Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
REFORM IN POLITICS OR Laws

Won't come by merely "jawing'
about it, says Farm and Home. Reforms
are got by eleeting men who will insist
upon them. The first step in electing
such men to state or national Office, is
to attend the primaries and select dele
gates TO nominating conventions who
will choose candidates that may be
trusted to do what is wanted if elected.
The pace TO begin work in any party
is at the primaries. But it is so much
easier to find fault than to go to q eau
Gus and do ones part there, that the
primaries are slimly attended and the
''ring" put through the ''slate" without
much trouble. The slate could be
smashed if necessary and the best men
named if the the voters generally turn
ed out. We speak of this now because
the congressional primaries will soon
be held in most of the states. II the
voters who ''cuss' congress will act on
this hint, what a fine lot of candidates
will be put upl
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

enc When these schedules have been
nreDared and proved, they are sent %
A. Treasures OF the United States
who Immediately has checks and en-
valopes addressed, and in due time
each check Is mailed to the address OF
Ita owner. The check for the more
distant points are first mailed. Inter
eat checks areobligations Of the United
States, and, Of course, : good every
where.
Coupon bonds are issued in denomi.
nations of $50, 800, $500, and 81, 600
Registered bonds ara issued in demon.
nations Of $50, 500, $500, $1,000.
s., 900. $40 5000.
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE FOR TIE NEW BONDS.
The Secretary Of the Treasury IN;
yites subscriptions from the people Of
the United States for 5000, 600, 600 OF
the bonds of the 8 per cent. loan an.
thorized by the act of Congress to pro-
vide ways and means to meet war ex.
penditures. Subscriptions will be re-
ceived at par for q period Of thirty.two
days, the subscription being open from
this date to 8 o'clock p. m. on the IA b
day of July, 1898. The bonds will be
issued in both coupon and registered
form. They will be dated August 1,
1898, and, by their terms, will be re-
deemabIe in coin at the pleasure Of the
United States after ten years from the
date Of their issue, and due and pay
able August 1, 1919. The bonds will
bear interest at the rate Of 8 per cent.
per annum, payable quarterly.
The method Of subscription has been
made as simple as possible. Blank
forms may be obtained at every money
order postoHce, and at most Of the
banks and express offices, and on these
forms is clearly indicated all that it is
necessary for the subscriber to oil out.
The subscriber may himself mail to
the Treasury Department at Washing.
ton the blank form filed out, together
with bis~remittance covering the par
value Of theamountof bonds for which
he wishes 10 subscribe. That remit
lance may be in whatever form best
suits the subscribers Convenience-in
currency, bank draft, check, post
Office money order, or express money
order. The day the currency is re-
ceived, OF the day the proceeds are re-
ceived from the checks, drafts. or
money orders, the subscription will be
entered and will Immediately begin
drawing interest. When the bonds
are delivered, q check will accompany
each delivery covering the interest at
8 per cent. from the day the subscrip'
ton is entered to the 1st of August,
the date of the bonds, and from which
date the bonds will carry their own
Interest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
NOTICE.

gwEPsoNv1LLE, N. G.. June z. '9s
To the Peoples Party EeecutiUe Com
mittee Of AEamGnce Co:
You are hereby called to meet at the
court house, in4Graham, Saturday.
June 26th, 1898, at IL M. to arrange
for the ensuing campaign and to con
fer as to the time for holding the county
convention andisuch other business al
may be necessary
41vt - H. M. Gates,
Ohmn Elk Com.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
HoM,s Thisl

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward Coz
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. -
FL. CHENEY = CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F.. ]. Che.
ney for the last Is years, n believe him per-
fectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any Obliga-
lions made by their firm. I
WAxDINa, KNNAN&MARYM Wholesale Drug.
gist9, Toledo, o.
Ha1psC ataEFh CureiBt&kentnteRnaIy, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous guI1ace903
che system Price, 7Be. per bO6e1ee Sold BY -
DmGRiWtBa TESTIMONIALS 609N
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

NEW YORK, June Is "A special from
Key West says:
"Junta advices from the headquar
ters OF the Cuban civil government at
LaGunajs, in Camaguey, report that
more than 5000 Spanish volunteers
and many regulars from Puerto Prin-
cipe and Nuevitas garrisons have de-
serted to the patriot army. The imme-
date cause Of desertion was the fear Of
the American feet.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
A PERSONAL LITTER TO THE
READER,

We want, dear reader, a club OF new
subscribers from your neighborhood.
Just think how many Of your neigh
bOrs are not subscribers to THE Pro
eREssTvE FARMER. They should have
it, at least, during this campaign. Send
to US for q bundle Of samples and get
US up q club. You cannot do better
work for the cause. THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER pleases every member Of the
family, and every issue viii be "a
warm number" Get your neighbors
90 subscribe now. One year, OIL; six
months 30 cents; three months, %
cents.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
County Lecturer.

Beginning the frstof July a two cent
stamp must be affixed to each bank
check, draft or certificate Of deposit
rot drawing interest, or order for the
payment of any sum Of money drawn
upon or issued by any bank, trust
company, or any person or persons,
companies or corporations. There will
be fewer bills paid by checks anda re-
turn to cash payments in small trans
actions.-News and Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
MOORE COUNTY ALLIANcR.

The next meeting of the Moore Coun'
ty Farmers Alliance will be held at
Moore Hill on the second Tuesday in
July. Samples Of those elegant shoes
made at the Alliance shoe factory at
Hillsboro, will be On hand, and par
ties wishing to make orders for them
will come prepared. Let every mar or
woman who has ever been q member
Of the Order be present.
V. N SEAwELL.
Nountv T.aoty1roW
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Concluded rom 4th pagsl


This, OF course, sets the advocate OF
the other reform against them. and
we see reformers instead OF striving
against q common foe, fighting among
themselves as to which reform is the
greatest.
It may be said that Whena man can
not find q party which represents him
he should organize q new one that
does. But if this were done, with the
multiplicity OF questions now before
the people, there would have to be pref
ty nearly as many parties Rs there are
voters. The number of parties at the
present time is by no means small,
and yet there are comparatively few
thinking men who can pick out any
party and say:
''This party correctly represents me
on each and every issue; I favor every.
thing for which it stands and do not
desire any legislation which iEdoes not
represent"
Under our present system, il every
conscientious voter must have q party
which represents him on all points,
our blanket ballot win soon be a blan.
ket In size as well as in name.
And the multiplication Of new par
ties and the division of honest men
into multitudes Of hostile hosts does
not MAKE for the success of reform or
the establishment Of honest govern
ment.
The division always comes among
the honest thinking men, who have
thought out the problems of the day
and have convictions which they can
not sacrifice.
The free silver prohibitionists viii
not vote the Democratic or Populist
ticket, because those parties do not
stand for prohibition.
The temperance Democrat will not
vote the Prohibition ticket because
that party does not stand for free sill
yer, nor the PopUlist ticket because
that party does nots stand for free trade.
The free silver temperance Populist
will not vote either the Democraticor
prohibition ticket, because neither of
those parties stands for government
ownership Of railroads. -
And sol goes. Under our present
system the honesty and integrity Of
men, instead Of bringing them to-
gether in one grand movement for
good government, divides them into
hostile camps, fighting each other,
while boodlers and Corrupsionists run
the government
But the other class has no trouble in
getting together. Conscientious scru
pies do not keep them apart. They
get together and plumber the people
at their own sweet will, and divide
the spoils.
Our present so called representative
system is q relic of the dark ages. It
was the FIRST plan adopted when men
were making a struggle against cruel
and despotic rulers. The question was
not then so much what laws should
be made as against hereditary rulers.
And 30 the first struggle for liberty
confined itself to q fight against hered-
itary- rulera-The Southern Mercury.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

Agree to All the Demands of the Kansas
Populists.

ATCHIsoE, KANs June 16 When
the Democratic State convention re.
convened today the report Of the COM
mitteed appointed to confer with the
Populists on the makeup Of the State
ticket was reported. The Populists re-
fused to allow them more than q Lieu
tenant Governor. It was thereupon
moved that the rules be suspended and
that all the Populists State officials. in
Guiding the Lieutenant Governor. be
nominated. The motion was carried
byR vote OF 26S TO 81 and the POpuligt
officials declared nominated. TheCon-
Fention then adjourned sine die.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

The Millennium Has Been Indefinitely
Postpoued-The Major Wants Military
Prptectiou--Ee VIII Trys Little Game
of Strategy.
R-"HelloI Mr.. Editor"
R-"HaIlol Mejor. How are you
feeling to dayG"
B.-"I ann not feeling az well az 9
tWO-year old. Betwixt Betsy an the
Spanish army an fleets an politics I
hev q purity hard time. Sum TELLER
Wuz q predictin' not long ergo that
the millennium would be erIong in a
few months. I reckon he must hev
bin mistakin. I git up In the mornin'
an think whuta grand man man Tom
Jefferson Wu4 an Whut q great an
glorius party he discovered, which
even now can contain goldbugs, silver
bugs, monopolists an antimonopolists,
high tariffers an low tariffers, Rwl
Workin' In peaceful harmony fer places
as the pie counter. Then / build q
few air-castles an repeat sum speeches
that I've bin STORM erway in case
lightnin' strikes me In any Of the
Dymakrat conventions this year. By
that time my days work iz done an
Betsy opens fire on me with her hoWit
Eara. Then / see stars an stripes till
bedtime. After I 60 asleep / dream
aRl mite, that the Spanish feet hez
sailed mp the creek an hex attacked
our Chicken-Aouss an that the Spanish
army il maxim q vigorous assault on
our cherry trees. By the time morn
IN Cumes / haint slept much an I re-
peat the same thing over ergin every
day. I'm goin' ter apply ter the Sec
retary ov War an gis him ter send
Col Frederick Annanias Odds an
Major Graham Haywood with their
troops out ter per6eCk me-"
R.-"You seem TO forget that Col.
Olds and Major Haywood r on q
peace footing now, Notwithstanding
beirbrilliant war titles. Col. Olds is
restricted by the grme laws and is not
Killing anything except the truth and
q few leapfrogs now and then. Major
Haywood is engaged in the exciting,
but christian business Of selling hard
ware. But If you wish to practice a
little strategy you might noise il
abroad that both gentlemen are stay
ing at your home and this would.un-
doubtedly inspire the Spaniards with
fear and they will steer clear Of your
house"
B.-"rl take your advice. That is
q purity good scheme. But what ]
want il q plan ter inspire Betsy with
fear. She il az brave az Bill Nye's
COW, which wuz.not Rfrid ov the cars,
death nor taxes If I hadn't bin q
philosopher I'd bin dead long ergo.
Gudebye."
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Don't Waste Your MOlpV

Bugeies S24: Saddles ST. 90. Co.,,
Shelters 81 10; Wheat Drills Eoa5
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The State Normal and
industrial ClIlaGR

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Offers the young women Of the State
thorough professional, literary, elias
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Faculty Of 80 members. More than
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Practice and Observation School OF
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For catalogue and other inf0rma-
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GREENSBORO, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

lam sure that those who advertise
il THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER r rich y
rewarded. I was overwhelmed with
replies to my ad. in it.-B. +. White,
Mebane, N. O., February 10, 1898.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

Misses Minnie johnson and Lula Pot
ter, both Of the faculty OF Peace Insti-
,,tute, were out boating at the pond, &C
,companied by James K. Mofrisey and
ii. P. johnson. Mr.. Morrisey was in
the boat and Miss johnson was just
stepping in when the boat suddenly
launched causing Miss johnson to fall
into the water at the deepest point
near the mill. She Immediately sank.
Mr. Morrisey, with great heroism and
presence Of mind jumped into the wa
Ter, seized her assshe arose to the sur
face and assisted her to shore.-Clin.
ton Democrat.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

Last Saturday q mule belonging to
Chaa. Mott, colored, of Chambersburg,
was killed by a west bound train on
the Western road, at a crossing about
q mile and q half this side of Eimwood.
The mule was attached to q wagon and
was driven by two colored women.
They drove on the track and il is sup
posed that the nearness Of the train
frightened them so that they both
jumped out and left the mule standing
on the track. The train struck the
outfit amidships, killed the mule and
demolished the ~Wagon4Stasesville
Landmark,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

The Millennium Has Been Indefinitely
Postponed-The Major Wants Military
Prpteetiou--Ee VIII Try Little Game
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