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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10
CLEVER CAPTURE.
Secret Service Agent Catches Sus-
pected COunrcrfeiters.

San Francisco. Aug. G.-Agent Vro-
min, of the United States secret SER
vice department. made clever cap
ture of n man and woman who were
suspected of having been engaged in
the manufacture of counterfeit money
for long time past. In their rooms
were found several counterfeit coins,
a complete outfit of molds and guam
tity of tin and lead, with which the
counterfeit money had been made, also
a number of half finished coins. The
man admitted having made the coins.
but said he coined counterfeits merely
for pasttime, and that he had no in
tentiOn Of passing them. He stated
that he had carried the coins with him
to avoid the appearance of being
broke"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10
Foreign

Between 300 and 400 people lost
their lives in a recent hurricane on the
japanese coast
Thomas Balm. Liberal member for
wentworth, was elected speaker of the
canadian house of commons to succeed
Sir James Edgar, deceased
The Rome correspondent OF the Lon
don Daily Mail says: The pope has
ratified the decisions of the council OF
arbitration held there recently. These
decisions are a mortal blow TO Ameri-
can liberal Catholicism.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10
Otherwise.

An immense iron and steel company
has been organized in Alabama.
Wholesale boycotting results from
the Cleveland strike.
The war cloud that has been hover.
ing over the Transyaal is disappearing.
A serious yellow fever epidemic pre-.
walls at the National Soldiers home AT
Hampton, Va.
Nebraska volunteers land at San
Francisco and are given a rousing re.
ception.
A Detroit firm proposes &c raise the
level Of Lake Erie three feet by means
Of dam.
The wholesale liquor dealers of the
country propose to do battle with the
whisky trust.
The wholesale liquor dealers of the
country propose to do battle with the
whisky trust.
The anti-GOebel Democrats in Ken
lucky will hold n convention Aug. 16
and nominate Il state ticket.
The Hartman Alaska scientific eX-
petition returns, having made interest
ing and important discoveries.
The commission sent to Samoa makes
its report. recommending the abolition
Of the kingship anT other governmental
reforms.
The Great Northern is said to be con
templating paralleling the Northern
Pacific between Portland and Puget
Sound
The Iowa Republicans renOminated
Gov. Shaw, and other state officers. and
nominated John G. Sherwin for SUI
preme judge.
The hospital ship. Relief. reaches San
Francisco from Manila. hearing Il large
number of invalided soldiers. including
twenty-one Minnesotians.
Three hundred employees of Critch-
EFT, Erbley & Co., at Belfast. Me-. shoe
manufacturers, struck against gen.
eral reduction of wages of 10 per cent.
The Consolidated Cattle company
expects to round up 100000 head of
cattle on the big ranches in Texas and
Eastern Mexico for breeding, fattening
and marketing.
&. w. Marks Of Chicago has sold his
great PAGER Joe Patchen, 2:O1 IA, to
Ed Mills of Boston for H. Y. Haws of
YOUNGSTOWN. Pa. Mr. Marks says that
the price was $4,000 in cash.
A Brooklyn manufacturing company
has just shipped forty-three hundred
pound anvils to the Chinese Eastern
railway at Vladivostock. where the
company also shipped thirteen large
machine shop anvils in November last.
Hay rake manufacturers of the Mid.
die Western states decided to advance
the price of rakes because of the re-
cent advance in prices of iron and
steel. The amount Of the advance was
not definitely determined.
Secretary Easley, Of the Civic Fed
Grafton, is working up interest every
where in the conference on combina.
tons and trusts to be held at Chicago
Sept. 1916. Thirty-five governors have
agreed to appoint seven delegates each.
The senate Republican finance com
H'tee, which has been i'm session for
some time At Narragansett Pier, X. L.
mas completed its work for the present
anu adjourned subject to the call of
Chairman Aldrich.
The new Distilling Company of
America, whose capital is 1925 600 900.
mas extended the time for the deposit
ing or stock by the stockholders of the
four companies which it merged to
sept. i. The depository Is the Central
trust company.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

American superiority in every art ia
becoming recognized the world around.
A somewhat embarrassing indication
OF the high appreciation awarded
American skill is given in a dispatch
from Sweden, which states that Swed-
ish banknotes are being extensively
counterfeited and that "the excellence
of the counterfeit seems to prove that
the plates were made in America"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

The people of other states will be
curios TO learn how Missouri gets on
with her new statute against depart
ment stores. 1t Classics merchandise
under So separate heads, and imposes a
special tax upon any merchant who
sells goods of more than one class.
As the freedom of trade has hitherto
been among the unenumerated rights
of the citizen, the courts have yet to
pass upon the question whether the
legislature can restrict the freedom.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10
Commerce of New York.

Whitehall y. Y. Aug. 6.-The New
York commerce commission appointed
by the legislature to investigate the
commerce Of New York State and re-
port as to its means of revival con.
vened here. Much testimony was
taken.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10
Vinduct Gave Why.

Nashville. Tenn. Aug Ga section
of the Broad street viaduct gave way
with trolley car returning from Glen
dale Park. The car fell twenty feet.
fatally injuring the motorman, james
Bruce, and badly shaking up ne con-
ductor and the six passengers aboard.
All or them were injured, but none
seriously.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

Another burglar has been routed,
horse, foot and artillery, by Chicago
woman whom he met as he was carry
Ing away bag of hard-earned plum
der. The man must have been a
stranger Native burglars have long
since learned that the Chicago woman
in her wrath is more terrible than
a ten-acre lot full OF policemen.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

Spain is not yet barren of colonies.
A glance at the map will show that
she still possesses the penal settle
ments OF Ceuta and Fernando Pc and
a piece Of the Sahara desert as big as
Texas The Dons are probably hold
ing these choice lots to await rise
In current prices.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

The st. Louis professor who sug-
gests the name of Usona for this coun-
try has missed his calling. He should
be writing advertisements for biscuit
makers.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

The Boston police are looking for a
missing girl whose name is given in
full as Mary. Possibly this is the Mary
whom the lamb loved. Her surname
was also withheld.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

Tom Reed has demonstrated that it
is just as easy for a big man to drop
out of sight as it is for a small man
to leap into temporary prominence.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10
Suicide In a Bath Tub.

Philadelphia, Aug. q. Charles II.
Autenreth. wealthy retired banker.
shot himself while in bathtub at his
home. No motive is known for the
suicide.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

Now that the preliminaries in the
Dreyfus case have gone beyond the
hugging point they will soon get down
to real business.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

A true friend speaks of your vices to
your face and Of your virtues behind
your back.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

Money makes the mare go, but rail-
way officials prefer to run trains on
time.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

The man who can honestly say he
doesn't believe in luck has all the
money he needs.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

One way to prevent seasickness is to
remain on land.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

Dewey left Port Said as soon as his
ship was coaled. Enough Said.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10
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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10
The wicked mosquito is never salts
fed until he lands behind the bars.

A musician ought to enjoy the COM
pany OF the banjo he picks himself.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-08-10

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Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
The Caroline Islanders.

AS a rule the Caroline islander is
fairly honest. Once lay his suspicious
to rest and win his confidence, and he
will prove himself faithful friend and
an excellent host, courteous and just in
all his dealings. as l have very good
cause to know. On the other hand,
when dealing with his enemies, he calls
into play talent for intrigue, lying
and chicanery that would delight a
Machiavelli.
In his private life he is unselfsh,
frugal and economical man Of care
full, small habits. Like al, folk of Mel
anesian admixture, he is liable to fits
of dangerous sullenness when he con-
siders himself slighted in any way. He
is inclined to be revengeful and will
bide his time patiently until his oppor-
tunity comes Yet he is not implacable
and counts reconciliation a noble and
princely thing There is form of eti-
quette to be observed on these occasions
"a present (katom) is made. an apology
offered, piece of sugar cane accepted
by the aggrieved party, honor is salts
fed, and the matter ends.
The Ponapean is stout warrior, a
hardy and skillful navigator, fisherman,
carpenter and boatbuilder, somewhat Of
an astronomer and herbalist, but very
second class planter and gardener. -
Geographical Review
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22

A Dazzling Army.

The hotel clerk tcld the following
story: Charles L. Davis, the actor, 9TH
erwise known as calvin Joslin," was
in the lobby of the ST. Charles, in New
Orleans, when a man from Chicago
stepped in front of him and looked over
his head in search of an acquaintance
that he supposed was in the hotel lobby.
Davis, mistaking the Chicago mans
purpose, remarked: "Ahl see you ad-
mire my diamonds This one" indicat-
ing the stone on his shirt BOSOM "cost
me $4,000. These'-showing his cuff
buttons-"cost me So, 500 each, and my
wife has trunkful up in our room. /"
The Chicago man did not say much,
but that evening, by arrangement with
the head waiter, Davis was placed at
supper alone at a table where there
were several vacant chairs. Presently
several men, all commercial travellers,
entered the dining room, and each one
had large cut glass fruit dish fastened
on his breast, while glass prisms hung
pendent from each coat and vest button.
Soberly marching to Davis table, the
seven men took the vacant seats, and
the Chicago man entertained the actor
with: "Ah, see you admire our dia-
monds This one"-pointing to the
fruit dish-"cost me So, 900, 900.
discriminating the prisms-"c -"cost
$3.50, 900 each, and we have three car
loads like them at the depot waiting to
be side tracked" Davis not only chang
ed his table, but went to another hotel.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
The EushIiglat.

Home manufactured flashlights and
candles were in constant use by the
Scotch peasantry. Boiled animal fat
gave the required tallow, and the same
green rushes as were used for cruisie
wick supplied it also in this case.
In making rushIights all. the green
coating of these rushes was stripped
off, but for candle wick a thin strip
was left on either side of the pith to
strengthen and support it. Otherwise
the manufacture Of these two lights
was very similar. This substance from
the rushes when dried was tied to a
rod, then dipped into the boiling fat
and allowed TO cool, and this process
was repeated until the rushlight, or
candle, had become the desired thick
ness. In later years candles were made
in molds. The tape was passed through
a hole in the center of the mold and
knotted to prevent it slipping. The fat
was then poured in and allowed to
cool.
These molds, during the days of the
candle tax, were jealously guarded by
the owners and hidden in the most
secret corners from the prying eyes of
the exciseman. The candles were usual
ly made at night in some clubhouse, and
watchers were posted at convenient
corners to give timely warning of any
approach of the ubiquitous officer. -
Good Words.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
snrnrlsea Barher.

Wearing wigs has not gone out OF
e..-Tl3 by ang means. said New Or
leala bnrdgr who has an eye for the od-
dities Of tie trade. "'The only reason
wsy We Z 3r't notice SO many of them
il that th4y are made a great deal bet
tc1 sh3n I.Isy used to be. Why, even
the Iaraar4 get fooled now and then.
THE other day gentleman came
iDsa The shop to get shaved The barber
finished the j33 without noticing any
thing unusasl. ana as he laid aside the
razor ha sorang the usual chestnut. I
notice good deal Of dandruff is ac-
cumuIlting Gu your scalp, he said,
tand if you don't look ont you'll begin
to get bald That seemed to tickle the
customer, and he grinned from ear to
ear. s0h. ! guess I've got hair enough
to last for awhilel says he, still grin
ming. You have plenty now, says the
barber, 'but with all that dandruff it
will soon commence to thin out. Better
lei he give you nice shampoo.
HAs he spoke he ran his hands through
the gentleman hair and gave it two or
three hard rubs, and, upon my word,
the whole thing came off just as if he
had been scalped- The poor man yelled
murder, and the barber stood there para
lyzed, holding the wig in his hands and
his eyes sticking out like hat pegs He
told me afterward he was never SO
scared in his life Since then he hasn't
said a word about dandruff. New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
The Dimculty of Doing GOOD.

Whatever you attempt in the way OF
good is sure to entail upon you remarks
and criticisms and many times ridi-
cule, and sometimes opprobrium. You
will be near to doubling that you are
not merely making a fool of yourself,
bringing upon your head no end of er-
roneous conceptions from others, but
this is "the checkered pathway that
leads up to light. "
You may never see the springing up
or the fruitage of your seed scattering,
but as sure as God sends the sunshine
of spring to warm and cheer into sail
ent budding life the tiny germ yet lin
gering in the brown seeds that restless
winds of winter have blown here and
there, SO will come the sunshine of His
promise and providence, and your seeds
will spring up into life of beauty and
Immortality. Catholic Universe
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
AM unfortunate Particip1e.

Arecent discussion at dinner table,
whether "gotten" or "got" were the
preferable participle, received practi-
cal solution, at least for the telegraphic
service, from an experience related of a
college professor who preferred ''got-
ten." He had telegfaphed to his wife
"Have gotten tickets for the theater to-
night. Meet me there. -
The telegraph operator rendered this
into "Have got ten tickets" etc.
Mrs. Professor was delighted with the
opportunity of entertaining her friends
and accordingly made up a party of
eight besides herself, whose greetings to
the professor at the rendezvous were
probably more cordial than his feeling
until matters were explained. He now
makes an exception to his customary
use of "gotten.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
He wns Clean.

The advantage of trained nurse is
that she knows not only what to do,
but what not to do. since unnecessary
attentions 4l"rtiy exhaust the patient.
The point is illustrated by the follow
ing story from an old Cape newspaper
Of the time of the Zulu war, when
kindly but uninstructed Indies rushed
off in embarrassing numbers to give
their services at the military hospitals.
"What can l Go for you. my poor
fellow 2" asked one of the gentle nurses
of sufferer.
Nothing, thank you, miss. .
"Not any ything?' said the charming
visitor persuasively.
81 don't think SO, murmured the
wounded man YEARLY.
eat least, she said mildly but firm
ly, 81 can wash your face" She fetch
ed the necessary materials and secured
Mr. Atkins rueful countenance.
"ThereH she announced. "Now you
will feel nicp and clean
81 ought to. miss, " said the soldier,
with faint smile you're the ninth
lady who's washed my face this morn
ingP'
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
LovabIe Little P;gs.

~ While the raising Of swine is not ex
actly poetical- occupation, it is said tc
be paying one and one that would bt
practicable for woman to engage in.
zone of the most thoroughgoing,
capable business women of the day, y
says The Practical Farmer, sis breed.
er of fine swine. and she has wen a
reputation that is enviable. She has
made thousands of dollars from the
business and is proud of and enjoys
her work. Poultry and swine breeding
as a part of the farm wife's business
ventures forms both happy and profit
able combination. Even the word hap
py, she says, is well placed, for it is a
happy work caring for and owning
handsome sows and pretty, thrifty pigs,
fine shotes and marketable hogs Little
pigs, she asserts are as lovable as baby
chicks, and through actual ownership
one takes pride and comfort in watch
ing them grow and looking to the COM
forts and needs of the entire swine
herd. New York Tribune.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
william Blacks disturbed Din

There fingers in Oban a legend to the
effect that one hot day William Black,
the novelist, went to a quiet place out
of sight to swim. He undressed in a re-
mote part of the rocks. When he was
in the water, woman, deeply immers-
ed in blue volume, which was 'sThe
Princess of Thule" came and sat un-
Willingly near his clothes. The swim
mer, tired with his exercise, was anx-
ious to return to his garments, but the
lady on shore was far too engrossed
with the fortunes of Princess Sheila to
heed the coughing intimations Of his
presence. Presently matters came to a
crisis. A sportsman passed along the
rocks and discerned Mr.. Blacks dark
head bobbing above the waves. He took
it for seal and was taking a deadly
aim when Mr.. Black jumped up in the
water and implored: "Dcn't fire. I'm
a human man.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
A Good Parrot story.

A maiden lady of a certain town il
Cornwall owned parrot, which some
how acquired the disagreeable habit Of
observing at frequent intervals, 81
wish the old lady would die. " This an
noyed the birds owner, who spoke to
her cGrate about it,
81 think we can rectify the matter, -
replied the good man. 81 also have a
parrot and he is righteous bird, hay
ing been brought up in the way he
should go. / will lend you my parrot,
and 1 trust his influence will reform
that depraved bird of yours -
The curate's parrot was placed in the
same room with the wicked one, and as
soon as the two had become accustomed
to each other the bad bird remarked, "I
wish the old lady would die, where
upon the clergyman's bird rolled up his
eyes and in solemn accents added, "We
beseech thee to hear us, good Lordl"
The story got out in the parish, and
for several Sundays it was necessary to
omit the litany at the church services.
Household Words.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
story or a slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years by
the chains Of disease is the worst form Of
slavery. George D. Williams, of Manches-
ter, Mich. tells how such slave was made
free. He says: s.My wife has been SO
helpless for five years that she could not
turn over in bed alone. After using two
bottles of Electric Bitters, she is wonder
fully improved and able to do her own
work. This supreme remedy for female
diseases quickly cures nervousness, Sleep
lessuess, melancholy, headache, backache,
fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle
working medicine is godsend to weak,
sickly, run down people Every bottle
guaranteed Only 30 cents. Sold II
Vaughan,s Pharmacy.
Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
GETTY sBURG, LURAY, AND WASH
1NGTON.
Personally-Conduc Tour via Penn
svIuanfo ISofIrood

Personally-Conduc Tour via Penn
syIvania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Ra ilroad Company has
arranged for a fve'day Personally Com
Quoted Tour to Gettysburg, Luray, and
Washington on May 6. A full day will be
spent at Gettysburg, three hours at Luray,
affording ample time to make the tour of
the wonderful caYerns, and two days at
Washington.
The party will be under the guidance of
one of the company's experienced tourist
agents. A chaperon, whose especial charge
will be unescorted ladies, will also accom-
pany the party throughout. Round-trip
tickets, including transportation for the
round trip, hotel accommodations at Gett-=
ysburg and carriage drive oyer the battler
field, luncheon, transfer, and hotel accom-
modations at Washington, and dinner GO.
ing and supper returning, at Broad Street
Station in connection with tickets from
Trenton and points east thereof, will be
sold at the extremely low rate of $25 from
New York. $24 from Trenton, S22 from
Philadelphia, and proportionate rates from
other points. y
For itineraries and full information ap-
ply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1885
Broadway, New York; 7s9 Broad Street,
Newark, N. J., or address Geo. W. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.