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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18
HE CALLED HER my DEAR"
Somehow or other He Didn't Succeed as
He Expected.

Somehow or other He Didn't Succeed as
He Expected.
Il don't know anything more exas-
perating than an inattentive clerk"
said a Iild-mannered little man on
tie street car the other night, "but
unless you have a certain aplomb way
about you, SO to speak, you might as
well endure the cross in silence. Now
have a friend he continued, who
possesses just such a gift, and, needless
to say, he is never neglected. / went
into store with him the other day,
and the young woman at the counter
where we stopped continued convers-
ing calmly with another young woman
in the next department. My dear
madam said my friend, blandly, L
trust you will pardon me for intruding
upon that important discussion, but if
you What do you wish?' said the
clerk, looking startled DO not be an
cry my friend rep ed; I know, of
course, that the occasional interruption
of customers must be very annoying,
and no uoubt-' b that time the poor
girl was in a nervous flutter, and /
really felt sorry FIR her. When we
went out l expressed surprise at the
ease with which her attention had
been secured, and my friend laughed.
o, it's no trick ct ALL he said. All
you have to do is p keep yourself cool
Next day | was foil enough to try the
! system myself, aftr | had camped be-
side a counter for len minutes waiting
| for a large and naughty lady to
conclude a proticted conversation.
Ny dear mad logan, trying to imi-
| tate my friends slng-froid. 'Sir!' ex-
claimed the salesldy, wheeling on me
| suddenly and freeing my blood with
| ferocious glare. My dear l STAN
mered, my dear Really | could go
no further. My ongue stuck to the
roof of my mouth and could feel the
| sweat breaking at on my forehead.
| know | must haze looked the picture
Of helpless inbeciity. What do you
mean by calling me your dear and
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18
BURGLARS TOOLS IN HIS LEO
A Criminals Novel Way of Conceaiinp
a Saw and Cbisal


n Saw and ChiseL
| was never so puzzled in my life,"
said detective the other day, las 1
| was one time when / was guard in the
old Second street jail" Here he
stroked his chin meditatively and put
| on that wise look that only a sleuth
can assume. I'VE had a prisoner named
Red' Murphy, who was awaiting trial
for burglary. l went down one morn
ing and found that he was about to
take French leave. He had sawed two
Dars out or his cell and in a short time
would probably have made good his
escape put him in another cell after
searching him thoroughly. / found
nothing ON him, and then searched
his former cell, and found nothing
there with which he could have sawed
the bars also scraped the walls of
the cell to see if he had concealed a
saw under some soap. The next morn
Ing 4 went down little earlier and
found that Murphy had repeated his
act OF the former night Again | gave
him thorough going over, and still
discovered nothing on him began to
get mystified, and could find nothing
tangible to verify belief that | had.
that some one must have passed him
saw and then got it back again after
III had been ned. | took him out sor
that cell aud placed him in another
with a like result. After | had repeat
ed this changing about several times
and searched him daily, | went home
one night and spent half of the night
N formulating a plan to catch Mr..
Iturphy. The idea popped into my
enium that Murphy was known
aong his confreres as 'Peg-leg' MUIR
Pr and / determined to remove his
woien leg. The next morning | ap-
pead in his cell bright and early, and
Muriy greeted me with, so you are
soihso search me again?' l informed
nm 1T | should, and that / believed
'ha' IS time my efforts would be
CROW ne'with success. Take off your
reg, uNanded. Great Scott! he ex-
claimed 'ou are trying a new game
sat down and slowly un-
uio 'ie den stump and passed 1t
10 me- eAnined it closely and made
up -! hat ii was not as solid
DIS II iooheu. lifted up the pad which
the stump OF l limb set in, and there
iouhu piaoe leather tackled over
the 'op iiNe d Lge. Lifting that up,
sure enough | lnd that it had been
poieu' anu III III hollow / found a
fine kit CT burglar tools The mvs-
was 'o''ou ansas City Jour
ncl.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18
ROyaIty's Dress Allowance.

An enterprising fashion writer, tells
us that before her marriage the duchess
of Fife had a very small dress allow
ance-about $500 year. Besii,s
yachting and every day dresses and ALI
the usual costumes required by girl
of the upper classes, royal princesses
have also to wear the costly and elab-
crate dresses which their rank de-
mands at the weddings of their near
relations. They are, however, for
tunate in having stores of beautiful
laces, priceless furs and marvellous
Jewels, all of which can be used again
and again On the whole, it may be
asserted that a frugal princess may
spend as little as $4,000 year on her
dress, while her more wealthy and ex-
travagant sister may find her dress
bills amount to ten times that sum.
Age has nothing to do with the mat
ter, for ;he queen Of Italy spends far
more than does her beautiful young
the crown princess OF
Naples. The empress of Russia, who.
more than any other European princess.
is able to indulge her widest fancies.
dresses with the greatest simplicity.
In the daytime she mostly wears
coats and skirts, and In
the evening favors the purest whites
observation-disclosures Chronicle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18

the time fuse is will be clear from the
fact that gunneis are able to deter
mine within yard or two just where
ii will explode, notwithstanding the
tremendous rate at which il whistles
through the air.
Case shot is less often used than
shrapnel. 1t is looked upon as the last
resort of battery threatened by in
fantry or cavalry at close quarters and
is not effective beyond a range of 500
yards. 1t is made up of 300 shot
packed in case of sheet tin, which
breaks into pieces when the gun is first
fired, scattering the bullets in all di-
rections, and not carrying it's bullets
in compact mass to the target like
the shrapnel and then exploding.
A third kind of projectile, used in
heavy guns. such as the 5-inch how
itzer, big naval guns and fortress ord
nances, is the common shell, similar to
the shrapnel in appearance, but con-
tanning no bullets. II holds, however,
a large bursting charge and is of much
heavier metal. 1t always explodes on
impact, being ignited by a percussion
cap at the tip. These shells are used
for the destruction of masonry, earth
works and all solid targets. They will
explode after imbedding themselves in
masonry, and so not only pulverize
the point where they strike, but also
tear up the surrounding stone layers
heir destructive power has been
greatly increased by using lyddite fot
the bursting charge, this explosive be.
ing named after the town of Lydd in
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18

things like thar demanded the en-
ragged amazon. What earthly reply
could l make? did the only thing
possible got and sneaked out, ex-
pecting every mute to feel a police
man grab me b the collar. So, as
said before, unlss you have the way
about you, you night as well put up
with these littlelnnoyances. The fac
ulty of blandly hitting ones fellow be-
ings is someth!g that can't be ac-
quired.-New cleans Times Demo-
crat
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18
Tbiprs He,ould Remember.

Tourist-Howmany children have
you, Mr.. Green Farmer Green doubt
fully)-Well, nv, / dunno exactly.
There's Bob, anJack, an Alice-wife,
how many chilren are there? Mrs.
Green-Seven; We boys and two girls.
Tourist-A fine lmily and fine farm,
Mr.. Green. Yo've large stock, l
presume. Farm-Aye! I've 173 head
of cattle. s hoes. 7S1 sheep and ~
pigs. Then, th'e's 315 geese, Is tur-
keys an just q fowls.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18
WOMEN AT ARTS.
What the Gcntier Sex -,
Paris Expositl

VII DO mt the
Paris Expositl
1t has been asserted t., tho Can
eral Federation of Wom,,s CIubs
would be the only organL t;on 30
women to have an exhibit at (, por,s
exposition, but the Woman's Cl,,t,an
Temperance union is arrangin' For
one and Mrs. Lucien Howe of BuA1o
chairman OF the committee of the ia
tional Association of College Alumna
is getting together special exhibit
of the work of college-bred women.
Among other things this exhibit will
bring out, according to the Boston
Journal, is the increase in the teaching
force and the number of students, COM
pairing the increase in women college
students with the increase in the num-
Der of men students, and also with the
increase in population. The develop
ment in the college curriculum, ar
ranged so as to show the relative de-
velopment of different departments, ia
vorite lines of study under the elective
system and the increasing attention
paid to the physical welfare OF the col
lege girl and the results of that care
will be shown. The rise OF the woman
scholar, as shown by the holders Of
fellowships and professorships. viii
also be demonstrated; and records will
be shown of the work of college women
in literature, art, science and for the
home, together with many social sta
tistics relating to marriage. divorce.
etc
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18

England, where the British govern
ment factories are.
The machine gun forms an independ-
ent section in the service. Maxims
can fire 600 rounds per minute To pre-
vent the barrel getting redhot from
the friction 1t is surrounded by jack
ct holding water. This heats and
passes off in steam, one and a half
pints of water being required for every
1000 rounds fired.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18

cur in the affirmative" This leaves
the matter still shrouded in mystery.
Was HeZekiah, dead, an ensanguined
corpse? Was he, living, accused OF
homicide, or merely of insanity? In
sanguiEity is resonant and mysteri-
Gus multisyllable that must leave the
everyday juryman in very uncertain
frame of mind.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18
TIC Helpful.

Mrs. Watts-am afraid we made a
mistake in senng Uncle Bildad that
self-winding click. Mr.. Watts-What's
the matter witt it? "He has written
that he and AuI Martha seem to miss
something fromtheir Sunday with no
clock to wind. detroit Free Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18

Not Even q Name.
The Korean woman Is SO little es-
teemed that che has not even name.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-01-18

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03
DEMOCRATS ARE SORE
Because a PopuIiSt Won the
Delegate Prize,
JACOBS MAJORITY OF |
On the Organization of the
Territorial Committee.

Oklahoma City. o. T., Aug. 2.-The
close of the Democratic-Populist conven-
ton was marked by distinct dying
struggle. After the nomination Of Neff
as delegates had been declared, the COM
mittee on resolutions presented its plat
form. This was the opportunity never
missed by Sidney Clark, who was on
his feet to enquire why his resolution de-
nouncing Governor Barnes had been ig-
nored in the platform Someone ans
wered that no such resolution had been
presented to the committee and then
there was an interchange Of polite DEM
cratic courtesies. Clark then insisted
upon reading his resolution. which de-
nounced the territorial administration as
being guilty OF every sign forbidden by
the decalague, but the delegates were too
worried with their continuous two days
labors to listen patiently to theexpression
OF personal grievances and after polite
ly bowling down Mr. Clark the conven-
ton adopted an amendment offered by
Jesse Dunn which denounced the nation
al and territorial administrations in gen
eral terms.
There IS no disposition among the DEM
ocrats to conceal their chagrin over the
nomination of a Populist, when they had
so confidently looked for a. Democratic
candidate. The race Of William Cross,
1.-The travelling mans candidate" was
wonderful one, considering that his name
was announced only two weeks ago. The
vote on the final ballot which settled the
nomination, was as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03
GA = ToR
P,a,.+bs a The Kind You HAYS Always 80uTs
Signature at h. A2z5zzz5[
REPUBLICANS IN ROGER MILLS
Are sure to G. We an Excellent Ac-
count of Themselves.

Berlin, Roger Mills County, 0. T, Aug.
2-On July Is the Republicans Of Roger
Mills county NEE at Berlin school house
to the call of the central committee to
elect three delegates 10 attend the terri
torial congressional convention TO be held
at Guthrie. August s. James a. Goodwin
was elected chairman and c. c. Miller
secretary.
The following persons were elected dele
gates to the respective conventions: Hon.
p. c. Hughes Of Berlin, Jacob Beard Of
Cheyenne, and Victor Waggoner Of
Grove. to the Guthrie convention Of
August S; TO the Twenty-fifth representa-
tive district convention at Arapahoe.
August IS: Hon. p. C Hughes. - c.
Miller and James A Goodwin, and to the
council convention. when named: \ r.
Jackson Of Poarch, w W Lockhard
Of Cheyenne, and Robert Jordan Of
Canute. Elk township
Ringing resolutions were passed en-
dorsiag President Mckinley ard his sys-
tenn Of prosperity. tne Philadelphia plat
form and Hon Dennis T Flynn. and
pledging q majority II Roger Mills coun-
ty for Hon Dennis T Flynn at the Nov
eTnber election. Speeches were made by
?. c. Hughes. T. L. Keen and Albert
Jackson on true Republican lines
a Republican county convention was
called for September 70 70 nominate =
straisht-out Republican county ticket.
Hon. p. c. Hughes vas recommended
and elected rs member Of the territorial
central committee from Roger Kills
county.
our spicy little Republican pars-. the
Berlin Venture. conducted BY Curren &
Elder. WIKI Judge Hughes as associate
editor. is doing great missionary work
for Republican doctrine down in rh.s
Democratic fons-horn region The Re
publicsns are coming OUT ard show rS
thelr coIors = true Republican style, s-d
with = good Republican county ticket ~
the Asid. Roger Mtli. viii poll heavy
Republican vote.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03

at his home here today after a lingering
/ illness.
! Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 2-Intorma-
ton has reached this place Of the death
of United States Consul W Irvinshaw
| of Pennsylvania, at Baranquilla, Colon
| bia, from cholera.
Washington. D. c., August 3.-The
| postohice department has established
| free rural delivery service to begin Au-
gust IS at suver, Ore, and additional
service at Usage City, Kan.
Chicago. Aug. AT a conference OF
Republican leaders today It was decided
to postpone the formal opening Of the
state campaign. so far as the speaking IS
| concerned, until September l.
Barod, Aug. Lord Curzon Of Kedle-
ston. the viceroy Of India, arrived al Ho-
CODA, one Of the worst famine and chol-
era centers in the country. Heavy rains
and swollen rivers delayed the party.
San Francisco, Aug. 2.-The shipments
of green deciduous fruits handled by the
Southern Pacific company thus FAR this
season aggregates 2.ej5 carloads. a.
against 2,7s9 carloads for tbs same period
last year an increase Of 2S.
Wilkebarre, Aug. 2-Becsuse enc Of
their number was discharged ne driver
boys at No. shaft Of the sgsquehanna
Coal company at Nanucoke. near mere
went or strike today. The mine IS Idle
and 800 men are out q work.
PhlEips5urg. y J., Avg. Am explo-
sion Of dust az the Alpha cement works
near here today. caused the death az one
Hungarian and the fatal injury Of an
ether The interior OF the NH was
wrecked and the men horribly mangied.
chicago, Aug As a result OF eating
toadstools which they misfook fo- naush-
rooms the family % JOAN Norris. zesr
Harvey, III. and their hired man. re-
came Dangerously fl. and Mau6. a esush-
ter % Ar Norris, died. The others wlT
probably recover
Glasgow. Ky., Aug. Z-The structure
known Is the JeEeu bAll1lng collapse
today. The building vas occup 81 by T.
2 Caate-, drugs. and =. 2. Scwarz. o-y
seeas- me injured ars: Prso1 Wills
Henry Rosenberg. Henry Msy fed 81
&iss &-Cub.n.
Earainxt7n- Aug. "A telegram hz-
beer received az ne trea,s1ry ssVavt-se--
fy7n Lieutenant Jarvis a. Cape 80
AssEa- xaich Indicates thaf - sftua-
lioa shere IL Improving The-a rad s4sn
s-,y shrse casss 4 znLl5ex ssaos re
last report ~ deaths EEre repcrtes
&1-g-ecbsro Tenn. Arg z-F1re toasg
sestreye9 Ire SoEestv zflls q X 2
hartman Co. ard lie Earesouze q
o. Hale & seas The szzsss sr-esA ~
IA. larnsey yards y X q Earthzzza &
CO ard much = g11s yTcge-tv as g.
stveg - = nsEo by Das buried 70
Ssasa- Tas CAS- aas rss be@a ssfiraa sss
rs wzTea-5ase - FaFhsr & Chr1slg rss (
sare1. taeuEh BADLY ds-saEes Tss ere
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sexreEete raF .ssrazus tss-sh.rsa 4
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03

The platform in which the fusion forces
propose TO make their campaign this fall
is as follows:
I'VE. the representa- tives of the Dem
ocratic and Populist parties of the ter
ritory Of Oklahoma. in joint convention
assembled. to reaffirm our faitht in the
immortal proclamatio Of the inalienable
rights Of man. the Declaration of indie
pendence, and our allieSence to the con-
stitution framed in harmony Herewith
by the fathers Of the republic.
we hold that the parpetuity Of this
republic is dependent upon the triumph OF
thosa principles their application in the
creatio OF laws, the administration Of
justice and the exercise OF executive fun
elton; that national politics should he
measured by them and local affairs be
kept scrupulously within their dominions;
that without them the liberty Of a free
people has no support. and with their
overthrow free government is inevitable
destined to decay.
'0Kye denounce as un-American, IN
Democratic and un-Fepubltean, the policy
Of the present administration in its ef-
forts TO etablish colonies under the Ame-
Tican flag and bloodshed: and we believe
that the people 81 the Philippine Islands
have the same right 70 re free that the
American colonies had when they pub
iished the Declaration OF Independence
and that the action % the Republican ad-
r-inistration in attempting to subjugate
them BY force q arms is an act Of ty-
-any even les seIcusahle than the at
tempt Of Great Britain 70 coerse her own
subjects in the war % the Revolution.
We demand for the PHILIPPINES the
same treatment promised II the Cur5ans
we favor the rehabilitation az silver
a the ratio Of - 70 1 and the issuance
q all paper money BY the government.
we demand = constitutional amend
nent TO enable congress TO enact an et-
1ective income tax law
we condqm the Flynn statehood hill
sor its manifest unfsirneSs 70 the school
land leases % the territory who. are EMIT
led 20 q preference right when Il comes
10 the sale @; school lands Of said terri
tory
we demand that We be accorded such
rights in me organization Q, 4 state
as shah leave Us 10 regulate our own
school systems; that ve shosI 10, BE
forced TO surrender our love % race.
nor bring ourselves 70 a recognition az
racial equality; and while we bel.ev IN
eQusl educational rights eor the negro.
we oppose mixed schools for it. accom-
pushment
I'VE favor municipal ownership OF nun
icipal utilities
We co-d.In the policy Of the McKin-
ieT-Hsnna administra ton which has To-
EaGEed slavery and recognized polygarny
n the Sulu Is,aneS
"0ur most earnest sympathies are ex-
tended 70 the free men o. the South
African republic IN their effortts 10 main
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03
TO BE UNCLE SANS SURGEON
DR.. w. r. Baker Of Satire Ap2oInted
and Ordered to the Front

Guthrie. o T. August DIR W p.
Baker - this city receiver a. telegram
yesterday notifying him Of his appoint
rnent ~ = surgeon in the hospital corns
~ Uncle Sans fighting force and "a
guessing him TO name the day On which
ne can sts-t 70 rthe front Dr.. Rake-
wired n return thar he VIII be ready in
one week and he anticipates an answer
'odoy- The telegram Of yesterday was
as follows:
Washington. p. c. August |.
Or. " 3. Baker. Guthrie. o. T.
VIII You accept contract .or foreign
service a. $50 pe- month? state earliest
day VOC can start
'STERNBERG. Surgeon General
DR.. " 2. Baker rendered MS services
only four days ago TO the SURGEON gen
eral OF The army and was AZ once ac-
copied He IS a membe- II tAe a-n =
Hiatt s Baker. o. this city. ana one -
the te--to-y's beSt known phvsicisrz
he was with the Oklahoma hovs a. the
front during the Spanish war AMI his
experience CLEANED then Is in 81 crest
part responsible f'r his ready zecentanea
by the department at this time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03
YOUNG REPUBLl CAN CLUBS
Called TO a Special Meeting at Guth-
RE, August7

Kingfsher, 0. T., July 26.-The follow
ing call has been issued for a special
meeting Of the Young Mems Republican
Club of Oklahoma:
Kingfisher, O. T., August ,. 1900.
To the Young Republicans of oklahoma
Territory:
In view of the fact that there is to
be rally of all the Republican forces
Of Oklahoma at Guthrie. Q. T. on Au-
gust and 8, and in response to the re-
quests of several members OF the execu-
tive committee OF The Young Mems Re
publican Club OF Oklahoma, a special
meeting OF said organization is hereby
called to meet in Guthrie, O. T, at .
p. m, on Tuesday, August :. 1890. at
which all the Republicans of the Terri
tory are invited to be present Officers
and members Of the organization are es-
pecally requested TO be present
In accordance with the provisions Of
the constitution Of said organization. the
executive committee will provide a pro
gram and make all necessary arrange
ments.
EMORY d. BROWNLEE.
X I. THOMAS. President
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03
EIOping Couple Drowned.

Poplar Bluff, Mo, Aug. 2.-Martha
Hendricks, Il years old, and Paul Warn
er, an clipping couple, lost their lives to-
day by drowning in the Currant river,
while attempting to escape from an angry
father Of the girl. The clippers thought
to outwit their pursuer by crossing the
river They embarked in a skiff which
struck snag and overturned. Both oc-
cupants were swept away in the swift
current and drowned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03
IN The Smith DIVORCE CASE
Appearance Roud Reduced Bat Peace
Bend Held at s. 600.

CidThrie, Q. T Aus TIE Winfs-d
s. Smith case has tskez on very few
changes Judge Foster loSere5 TIE AZ
pssrance hoz5 II the adultery charge 70
g 90 from r.ess. but refused 70 lower -he
peace bond % sSDs = s. generally he-
Gevea that the defendant v1n - able 90
make the. bond. lis attorneys a-s : 4
Coteera, and J r CostizEaam- II IS 20
ported that 2t a conference betaeea IRE
attorneys on bo-h sides matters Nere ar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-03
JACOBS MAJORITY or ONE
In the Organization of the Democratic
Central Committee

Oklahoma City, o. T.. Aug. 1.-The
meeting of the territorial Democratic
central committee today was worse than
the Populist convention. 1t opened
business with a Sipes-Jacobs fight for
supremacy on the credentials committee
and broke up in a row. Nose Anderson
of Enid was elected chairman by one
vote over James Digs of Noble county.
representing the SiDes forces Verde
Hardcastle of Oklahoma county was
made secretary. Judge Neff had express
ed a preference for Judge A. G. c. Bierer
Of Logan county, but the Sipes men
ignored this wish.