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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06
SHER COLORS."

bright summer day the broad
W rbfares of big city were filled
saonIe. the driveway near the re-
stand was blocked with car
W. and a gentle breeze swayed the
branches, flowers and dainty
.,,ts Of fair maidens.
ros the day of days-for John
mas TO come marching home from
coat of war. Every mother, wife.
f',or daughter and sweetheart was
p",a 10 welcome him"
usre and there one saw a black
A.a woman and a sad face, depict
f. recent bereavement; yet the crowd
=, an the whole, gay one, and why
r., |, was a day Of days. for the
4 :. want forth to do or die for the
r.r and the people were determined
y do them honor.
:, an open carriage stood a woman,
= longer young. with 2 hungry look
!. nor ewes like one who had been de-
"a the affection and love OF a good
~, vet with determination born of
,-ide sufficient to hide her disappoint-
ment from the world.
Her thoughts went back to the days
;, 81 when her young playmate and
Acct liver went at the call OF Uncle
as a drummer-boy, never
= return. Although his death was
nj reported officially, it was supposed
! have taken place, and whenever the
~, went south she visited Arlington,
ne city of the dead, and wondered If
mong the thousand unknown" graves
MO might not hold the remains OF
Ernest Warren.
For years she had striven to oyer
ONE the thought that he might some
ay return, and when others came 10
VOC her (for she was very beautifully
he had been sorely tempted to wed. !:
John Dalton, a chum off Ernest, was
espcrately in love with our heroine
Iiriam Cleveland-and endeavored in
very way to make her forget her sol
Ter boy drummer, but in vain; so he
,arried and passed for the nonce out
her life and almost out of her mem
~.
Many years passed, and Miriam was
TN heart and fancy free, with plenty
this worlds goods Qnherited from
evoted parents long since passed
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06

spared no efforts to assist in the coll
lection Of exhibits which would ex-
haustively illustrate each salient fea-
ture of each of our new possessions,
and whole families of natives, repre-
senting almost every racial character
istic of the inhabitants of these sea-
washed lands, have been induced to
travel to the land of Stars and Stripes.
there to build their homes and villages
for brief time and to faithfully re-
produce their daily life and customs.
In the colonial exhibits building will
be found the manufactures and prod
ucts of Cuba, Porta Rico, Hawaii and
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06

ehe return or that other
regiment without her playmate when
suddenly the gallant colonel wheeled
ana saluted the flag which fluttered
across the heart of this white-rohed
earnest-faced woman.
Did ne note that her hair was a bit
gray; that she was more serious than
any young woman in that crowd? No
but something about the girl and the
gracious picture she made held his at
tention, and when the boys broke ranks
ne sought an introduction. She was
the only woman in all that crowd to
impress him deeply, or even at all.
BENG a personal friend OF the
Grants whom our heroine was visiting.
ne round the way paved for his pur-
pose
Miriam, my dear" said her hostess,
CoI. Warren desires to be presented
10 the fair color-bearer. Are you not
the one he means"
Strange. but Mrs. Grant in the ex,
citement of the moment failed 20 give
her guests surname Miriam's heart
began to beat faster and faster, and
thelr eyes met Pardon me-" said the
colonel, but l once had little play
mate whose name before she married
was Miriam. If you are from New
England you may know the family
cleveland by name" whereupon he
told the story Of his being left for dead
at Bull Run, of awakening months
later in a hospital, OF forgetting his
own name for some years, and Of
hnally recovering his reason in the
home OF kind physician, who, was in
terested' III his recovery.
Miriam by this time was In an ex-
cited state of mind inwardly. but man
aged, woman-like, to ask two ques-
iions (after saying that she knew the
family very weld: Why did you not
return to your little sweetheart?"
Because. said he, 81 hook up
paper the first one was allowed to
read, and there read of her marriage
and sailing away to foreign country.
! then wrote to John Dalton, my old
chum, and he said she very soon for
got me.
by the way, Jack was killed at
Santiago, and now I recall it, he
seemed anxious to tell me something
and he died with her name upon his
lips.
why. what is the matter? My
thoughts seem to go back to the old
days. Tell me, Miriam beg pardon
Mrs. Chester--but are you my little
sweetheart who did not remain true?"
Answer me one more question, Col.
Warren" said Miriam, with steady
nerve but whitening lips. "are you
married?" +
mo; I have not yet found the woman
to trust and love. / have given my
life to the service Of my country, and
shall probably go back to the Indian
reservation. where I buried myself be-
fore the call to arms came in 49,"
Ernest. dear. it is not I,$hA
but Cousin Miriam Of New York.
Jack poor fellow, deceived you, and
in dying he wanted your forgiveness.
Let us both forgive him and face the
future together. l have never found
the man yet to make me happyauntil
to-day"
God bless you for those words, dear
heart. and the renewed life and hope
this has brought into both our lives.
That you held my memory dear was
proved by your colors, which drew my
attention, admiration, and, finally,
your own dear self"
So Miriam found her Johnny" and
captured the colonel, the hero of two
wars.-Boston Post.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06
A CITY Huilt of Zinc.

In the Transvaal, on the eastern
border of Africa, is the queerest viii
lage in the word-Beira, a town built
OF zine. The dwellings and outhouses,
the public buildings the residence Of
the governor, the barracks, the stores,
hotels. saloons the music halls, fare
all of zinc. The fever Of speculation
and the greed for gold was so' great
and the influx of immigrants so rapid
that the town vas built in six months.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06

the Philippines. In the Government
building the historical relics OF the
late war with Spain and the present
war in the Philippines will prove OF
interest to all In the Horticultural
building, or Winter Garden, may be
seen the trees, plants, fruits and flow
ers Of tropic and sub-tropic lands, a
splendid collection, the like Of which
has never been surpassed at any ex-
position, and which presents a rich
field of study to the lover OF nature.
Many of these rare plants and flowers
are used in decorating the grounds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06

away. This woman, who would have
made an ideal wife and mother, went
her way quietly, keeping ever sacred
the memory of the boy of '61.
Miriam, after travelling the world
over, had gone out to spend few
months with friends of her family,
and was their guest on this momentous
day.
Why so sad?" asked her hostess.
oh, no particular reason for feeling
30, only I've no Johnny in the parade"
Well said the host, genial man,
We may find one for you, my dear"
Miriam was patriotic in high de-
gree, and used often to say satirically,
or sarcastically, according to her list
ener: Il love the American flag far
better than l do some folks, and when
die 1t shall be my burial robe" For
such utterances she was called crank.
BE that as 1t may, Miriam on this
beautiful morning arrayed herself in
white cloth gown and jaunty sailor
nat (Which, despite her two score
years, was vastly becoming), and went
with jolly party to welcome the boys
Of '9S.
The only touch Of color In her cos
tune was large dag which she car
ried in her hand. 1t was mounted. and
as she stood facing the easterly breeze
Its folds were carried across her heart.
She seemed wholly unconscious Of the
enect, and little did she know what
her love for that flag was going to
bring into her life when the boys went
marching by.
Hank! The cannon announces that
the column has started, and all eyes
are strained in the direction OF the
advance guard OF small boys and
mounted police.
Miriam for some reason unknown 10
her began to experience an exquisite
feeling. as IL some one near and dear
was approaching. and yet there was
none In the regiment in whom she was
personally interested. She tried IN
vain 10 put aside the foolish thought
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06

ties, to bring together in one vast COL
lection the material evidences Of their
resources and to. display their varied
modes Of life, their commerce and
their art, is the mission of stfe 1frst
Greater America Colonial Exposition.
which opens its gates at Omaha on
July 1st That 1t was possible to do
this in so short time was due to the
fact that the beautiful grounds and
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06
Friendly Relations Established.

George-"How is your suit with
Miss De Pink progressing?" Jack
Finely. When call now her dog
ways its tail."-Stray Stories.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06
81 MAY CONE
Goncu let Al.

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Trip is NJ,
.doncd. Yet An.
J,Iiy l. sa,.
'H &c upon the hpa 20 VI
c :" his westeprr eSid 3
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! aS 8 West this sp and
l." 10 go, Unless ' ~.
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alton. "id'ters d
; condition is :.
, nal She is still, reepq1
left her bed l''' Ne'l
a ,Genl's callers ' taa.sj
attaches W., to his 'o ~
,e " mite ,,,e, House i, ssn n
entioned. '''ua'l
however" s,,, Il,
nG%n,q1unalihedly I for
., no that any man M !,
II, ,Ir adln lII
w will go dow,
Is soa declined to Olsen,
(ec,retary Ayers "
Is en- route to NJ
,, meeting of the ~
ni nee. called upd'
special resoltIor
i iuer matters relsti'
N"i revenue sr
i e; to be raised 4
pplnes will be tho,
eglments now b ,eD
pu Is 1t is now N
E the least difficpISt
men, u 1t is probabI
II elapse before N
(visional army
Ht lneanwhile t1s]
taught az. marksms.]
officers of the WI
mat a number
ming home will h
e Philippines for !,
they have had 4,
nome and friends
arded as the mSs,
'siments being s]
$. 1t is Learned d
that there is b
the new organic.
the present tine.
aving set In, It |,
csc troops viii M
except TO relieve
on active duty.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06
THEIR FIRST APPEARANCES.

Sir Henry Irving first acted on the
stage when he was 10, He got $3.50
week for minor part in "Richelieu"
and made b failure of it. Fifteen
years later, he did Matthias in "The
Bells" and gained fame.
Terry made her debut at the age OF s
as the boy in the Winters Tale" She
was spoken of as a youngster of great
promise at the time.
John Hare, who Is noted for his i'm
personations of old men on the stage.
Is Sc years old. He made his first
annearance at the age of %, had
stage fright, was Kissed and generally
discouraged. A year later he made
great hit.
Olga Nethersole, when Is, frequently
took mart in amateur dramatics, but
her first professional appearance was
in 1887. She says she was not at all
afraid.
Mr. Kendall was so scared the first
time he had lines to speak-it was in
1861 when he was 1S-that he could
not inter his part Mr.. Kendall went
ON the stage when he was a toddling
youngster.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, who is noted
IN England came from the ranks OF the
amateurs. Her great success came
from the character of Paula in The
Second Mrs. Hanqueray.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06
ETS.
/ rom Grain and
Centers

Grain AMI
Centers.
Wheat - No |
&c; No. . North.
rn No. 3 yellow.
d3O lie. Oats
-2c; No. 3, % q.
T, 56c; No. 3 re.
Eye Sample bar.
(heat-Cash. M.|
Northern. 47%l
C; No. 3 spring
| hard. 77l.N
uly, No. | hard, |
n, 75c; Septem. |
DC. Oats, q L?
ey, 37c: fax, 10
hber, 97c; corn
Wheat-JuF
ly opened Of
70 l-4c: Septem.
and closed a
l hard, II l-2c;;
No. 2 Northern,
1. - Flour 3
o. l Northern,
y LIE. Oats
Rye steady;;
riley steadier;
2M42c.
heat No. 2
Pc; No. 2 hard
3, 90 l-2d7Oc;
Bars LIE; No.
~ LIE. Corn
}3 1-2d33 7-Se
No. 3, 2f3-4g
lgs Mixed
good heavy
81 JgG3 az.
lie Beeves,
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S3.7Ii5.10
b.25; lambs,
! Cattle
eveS. S4.fVy
liked. S3.@
$3.50 d4.@;
%. Hogs
S3.jjQ3.6,
Hogs =
50 40 a 4;
bulls, $3.50;
:. S3.6OGi.
$3.50
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06
PELLED.
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Uttered.

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will to-day
e last yes
as regards
!; been cir
|llolas, dis
| ave taken,
efniSSary
ard come
erpnce.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-06

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People's voice., 1899-12-28
Burglaries al Arqonia.

The Missouri Pacific depot at Ar
gonia was entered by burglars a few
nights agp and a number Of article,
OF merchandise stolen. The monel
drawer was broken open but the con
teRts, consisting Of twenty-four cents
were undisturbed. The ticket cast
was also opened and the tickets scat
tered promiScuOusly about. The
pouch mail, which is brought dowr
frCm Wichita on the local freight
was cut open and the contents riied
After completing their work at the
depot the robbers next went threugl
the elevator office, securing amOal
other things two suits of clothes, q
check book, etc. F. E. Hammond.
poultry house was also entered, The
safe opened and several dollars il
money, including a lot OF new silver
dimes, taken. No definite clue to the
robbers has yet been obtained. The
Clipper says suspicion rests on a party
Of strangers who put up at the livery
stable the night Of the burglaries anC
left before daylight the next morning
The postoflice department bas offer
ed a reward Of 5000 for the arrest anC
conviction of each and every person
Implicated in the rObbiOg OF the mail
1t is understood the railroad compan,
will offer an Northumberland.
People's voice., 1899-12-28
New Officers Elected.

AT meeting o; the Methodist Sun
day school board at the church Thurs
day, the following officers we're elec
ted for the ensuing year: l. l. Scott
superintendent; Miss Bertha Price
first assistant superintendent; RObJ
Vineyard, second assistant superin-
iendent; Mrs. NJ. J. Ellis, third assist.
ant superintendent; ]. S. Forsyth.
secretary; W. NJ. Forsyth, assistant
secretary; Miss Helen Cox and Geo.
w. Ward, librarians; Miss Maggie
Ebright, Orgahist; Miss Lena Ellis,
assistant OTganist; DR.. E. D. Ebrlght,
chOrister.
People's voice., 1899-12-28
Suit for Divorce.

RoxaliDa Giles Of Caldwell, has
sued her husband, Edward Giles, for
divorce. They were married in Kay
county, Oklahoma, year ago Vast
April. The plaintiff charges her hus
band with neglect Of duty, drunken.
ness, abuse and lOaflng. He was 50
worthless that she had TO leave him
10 September after their marriage.
II is charged that the defendant is
now a fugitive from justice, and his
present Whereabouts are unknown
People's voice., 1899-12-28
Conway's Annual Rabbit Hunt.

one OF the annual sports at Conway
Springs is rabbit hunt, in which A
large number OF citizens take part.
after choosing sides" An annual
hunt was held there Wednesday, in
winch 53S rabbits were slain. Half of
the town OF Conway Springs turned
out TO enjoy the sport. The hunt
lng parties consisted OF ten men on
each side to follow directions given by
the respective captains. They we're
to hunt at will and the side that
killed the greatest number OF rabbits
was to be banQuetted by the losers.
Captains were selected and they chose
tdelr men by alternate selection as
they would TO play an old-iashioned
game Of town ball.
DF. K. A. MclIhenny was captain of
one side and 7. S. Beal Of the other.
McllheDny's men were James Peetz,
Charles Davis, George Haworth, Bert
MeNaughien, E. y. Cline, S. T. Pier.
son, John Richards aud Graut Lane
This side killed 29l rabbits.
Beals men were j. n. Thornbro,
Jake Barnard, T. B. Spencer, Charles
Fowler, T. A. DOdson, William Cline
Bert Strong, L. z. Clark and ]. Hum:
This side killed 247 rabbits.
There were about fifteen honorary
members on each side, these being
mostly outsiders invited as guests.
The party left Conway Springs yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock Will
whoOp and guy aud halloo and plenty
Of dinner. A cOmmissary wagon car
rled dinner and nothing more. They
all drank water at noon lunch, whicI
was spread out on the prairie in thl
yellow sun OF Christmas time, a bless
Ing no other country on earth know
but Kansas. II was a great day anC
the festive cotton tail with his long
cared uncle, the jackrabbit, played
Aguinaldo for two townships around
But the party bagged in all 536 rab
bits.
Beal'S men will set 'em up to Nc
llhenny'S men some time during tbt
holidays.
People's voice., 1899-12-28
1T PAYS IL ,ss easssI' ssss'
DIR. HILL, The Kansas CITY Socialist,

will give honest opinion your case free of charge
Why not throw worthless electrical appliances patent med
nes ana insult this learned aud eminent ten years AGO
after graduating from the leading colleges decided connect him
self Win Of the largest hospitals the East he might st mr.
sue TIE study O bis profession He money in Baltimore
ana New York; where he completed bis medical education and t ov
reasonable TO that be better fitted undertake the treatment NJ
our than practitioner conceded that one who
directs his whole time and thought will become more
pOacet IN healing them than the all the dis
eases peculiar to II others hYe failed reason that
DIS treatment which embraces the latest and now in
should fail
cure in the following described diseases: '
People's voice., 1899-12-28

The Acme Novelty works has rented
a portion Of the room occupied by
POmer0y & Ash, and will operate
temporarily there.
Wellington had a wedding last week
which Was headed "Savage-Cloud, "
but it is hoped it will result In a
peaceful. happy life aud all the
showers will be tears Of jOy.-Black.
well Sun.
A dispatch from Kingfsher says:
The citizens Of KingiSher were set
all agog and put to guessing last
Thursday by seeing a corps of Rock
Island surveyors start west from
there. The party would give out no
Information as to what the move
meant or where they we're headed
for"
Lawrence Journal: "Let ME look
at your vaccination mark and see how
1t is getting along" said a West Law
renee young man TO his best girl last
night. And be couldn't think why
she said "Sir?' in such an indignant
tone of voice, and slammed the door
as she fOunced out Of the room. until
the old family doctor told him that
the girls are not vaccinated on their
arms any more.
Hereafter" says the editor of the
Blackwell Sun, "wben man attempts
to liQuldate his obligations to the
Sun by the refused method, we shall
feel obliged to hold him up by the
nare o'-the-leck to the Scrutinizinc
gaze of righteous public; not that
We can transform a porker into phil
osopher or hypocrite into a christian.
but to show the world the cowardly
look and shameful countenance OF a
perpetual dead beat"
Oklahoma City dispatch. "a north.
bound freight train on the Santa Fe
ran into another freight just south Of
Purcell. The nOrth-bDund train had
broken in two and the crew was
coupling the section together when
the south-hOund train struck them.
Eleven cars Of merchandise were
burned. The engineer Of the south
bound was fatally hurt. A negro.
who was known to be with the train.
was missing, and it is believed he was
burned with the car in which he was
riding. Both trains we're double.
headers"
Winfield feels put out because
Geuda Springs is keeping up a shot
gun quarantine against that city. and
has issued a statement denying the
rumor thai smallpox exists there.
The Courier tells Of a Winfield man
driving into Geuda Springs one day
this week to feed his team and get
dinner. Wien the Geuda Springs
people learsed where he was from
they made him drive on. Another
Winfield man went over on the train
the other night and they made him
walk around the town. They would
not even allow him to leave his grin
in the depot, but made him lug it
with him.
John Smith had quite an experience
with gray eagle last Saturday. HeI
has noticed Tor the past two years an
eagle Of unusual size flying about his
place. Saturday he saw it light in
tree and vent after it with shot gun.
1t flew at his approach, but sailed
over him and he let it have a load. /
;rippling it 10 the wing. The bid
;ame down to the ground, but showed |
ight and he was afraid to approach it
lotil be had secured a good heavy
'lub' he brought it into the New
Era Office. 1t measured feet and 10
inches from tip to tip. T. Glover also
killed an eagle on Wednesday of this
week that measured feet inches
U was probably mate to the one Mr..
smith Killed, as they were in the
ane nelgbho-hocd. d.-scuth Haven |
New Era.
People's voice., 1899-12-28
Sale Of SbOrtboru Cattle

Preston Wyckoff will sell at public
auction at the wigwam, In Wellington,
on Friday, Jan. II, 1900, % head OF
PuTebrei ShOrthoru cattle, % bulls
and 5 heifers. 1t will be worth attend
ing.
People's voice., 1899-12-28
RAILROAD TIME CARD
( nHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND L PACIFIC
G0tNG EAST.

G0GEu EAST.
20. 2. Chicago Mail and Express. $40 II.
No 4. Chicago Fast Line .............1:5S N
Ne. 81, Accommodation Freight. ..T:05 m
GOING WEST,
Mel. Chicago Mail and express ....7:55 p n
Ns.s. Chicago Fast Line .....T'5o a D
NO. 81. Accommodation freight. . .t'5e y r
Nos. and 3 ruE through 1t. Worth with.
outchsnge.
FIee reclining chair cars on all passengers
20 Kansas City and st. Joe, where direct con
aertion is made with all lines north. east
and south. No. 3 has through sleeper for
San Antonio, Tickets sold and baggage
;hecked to all important points In tbs Uni.
ted States and Canada.
Nay Il, 1899.
J.Y. WILLIANg, Agent
People's voice., 1899-12-28
Marriage Licenses.
An Old Soldier Found Dead.

An old soldier named MeManis, was
found dead at Oxford Saturday.
His wife has been very sick for some
time, and is not expected to live.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-11-22
When Groceries are ordered
EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM.
Sunday November 26, 1899, at State
Line M. E. Church, South

Leader, W. H. Dean; Organist,
Miss Mary Timmons,
l. Thanksgiving Historically Con
sidered, Mr. Morris Sheppard.
II. For Gods Benefits to lndivid-
uals, Mr.. Randall Moore.
ILL., Solo, (selected,) Miss Del
phine Ayers.
w. For Gods Benefits to the
Church, Miss Tyler Snoote,
V. For Gods Benefits to the
State, Mr. Theo Warwick
VI Song (selected,) Choir.
VII. For Gods Benefits to the
Nation, Mr.. Y, E, Montgomery,
VIII For Gods Benefits to the
World, DR.. Timmons,
TX. Solo and Chorus, Mrs. Tim
mons.
X. Doxology and Benediction.
All invited, 4 o'clock, p. m, Nov.
Goth, Morris Sheppard, President.
Miss Laura Trigg, Secretary.