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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04

/ WOULD RATHER HAVE DIED.
full to you. Your fortune has saved
me from worse than death / am sor-
ry, too, to tell you this story; but it is
best that you should know the truth"
YES" she agreed, despairingly, ''it
is best"
She drew her hands from her face
and looked at him. What nature of
man could he have been that the an
guish and despair on that girlish face
did not touch him?
Then you have never loved me,
never cared for me?" she said, faint
ly.
mo. am grateful to you: l can
say no more"
He saw her draw her silvery shawl
round her shoulders and shudder as
though she were seized with violent
cold.
II feel now" he said, that it was
cruel thing to do. You are young, and
your whole life is blighted. At first
thought and believed that you under
stood everything-that you were as
mercenary and ambitious as your faith
er-that you were as ready as he to
give yourself and your money in ex-
change for my title; thought that you,
through him. knew the full value OF
the estate and everything on it-that
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04

"All is lost save honor" telephones
the defeated candidate to his wife at J
a. m.
.sweu you'll have TO walk home
then" she answered, for that won 10
you any good on the owl cars
And nothing but the low. hoarse puz,
zing of the telephone wires answers
her.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
HAUNTED BY A GHOST.
Members of a Golf Club scnred Into
Fits.

Chicago. June 27.-In the midst of its
gay life the Onwentsia Country club at
Lake Forest Is surrounded by death
A ghost, black and destructive, has
invaded the premises of the golf play
ers, and has wrought havoc, besides
putting guests and servants into a
frame OF mind which makes them
tremble day and night. Large pictures
fastened to the walls have fallen, the
wire cords being broken, no one knows
how, and strange noises are heard
about the club house.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
I.S,cx con wear shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight o.
new shoes easy. Cures swollen, not
sweating, aching feet, ingrowing mans,
corns and bunions. All druggists anu
shoe stores, Csc. Trial package FREE
by mail. Address Allen S. olmsted' "
Roy, N. Y.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
Not Expenxivc Enough.

Mr.. Park Slope-Do you believe uiir'
the doctors will agree that, after an
salt rs the elixir OF life?
Mr.. Midwood-Never! It's too che'p'
Brooklyn Eagle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
Peace In the p,,,,.

Peace In the Philippines 4.
prove proiitable TO all concernssa o%Cund &
conditions, whether they be IN nsV - Warm
pines or In the human sto NC Pom
r rSbSay d tSara =, II your stomach
quickly subdue IT, 1t Is Ho.ta That w
ach Bitters. and II cures cnrs,,ssrs Sas'
Digestion, biliousness, narvSo.,,,pation. d
dyspepsia. See that a privotssness al
stamp covers the neck OF the .syelll
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
ROsING IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Said to Have Promised Minnesota's
support to TaRGnrt.

Indianapolis, June 27.--L. A. Rosing,
chairman Of the Minnesota Democratic
committee, Is here in conference with
Thomas Taggart. He Is said to have
promised Minnesota's support II Tag
CART will run for national chairman to
succeed Jones.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
lMTeaNArioNAL hiss ASSOCIATION
CHATTER XIII.

o r ID c a RAVEN
m u r m u rcd some
terrible words be-
tween his closed
lips.
Then he never
told you why this
m a rri a & e w a S
forced upon me?"
IF orc d." she
Intercepted, gen.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is teken internally. Price, 7oc.

The linen collar will be much in evl'
dence this summer, but Is less ms"
than those seen last summer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
Fashion I'm Kansas.

what did that Kansas woiha"
want?' :.
"She wanted a Ratchet pocket put u
the side of her seal coat.
Record.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04

cjTc Permsn entiy Cured Norts OF nervousness
srst days use of Dr. Kiiucs Great Nerve hes,o IL,
H,ni for FREE $500 trial bottle ana ~ IA.
Ia n. II. KLINE, ltd. 9si Arch ST., fnhaoeip
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04

Time proves all things. II has seen
Wizard Oil cure pain for over foru
years. Many people know this.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04

When in doubt as to what color IS pc
coming, one is generally safe In ouyhs
dark-blue.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
Guessed the C.n

The Woman-Doctor, I have :.
fully tired feeling. save a Il.
The Doctor-Ah! Let mo
tongue.-Brooklyn Life. see ~
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-04
The q
A Juvt
for
Endepei
The Crosspat|

Endepel
The Crosspat
md this time
Tor all the NOR
watching the
before the ho'
shiny doorben1
Poor mani
"He is sick SO
But he's a
tered Meredit
and lo'
very little boy
|pled face cou
| he's very sid
s'pose it hurt
Mamma di
1 having her i
| papa, and the
4 their invalid
"It isn't q
1 you know, ?
4 ways has tn
\ things muh'
\ his worse ne
4 mean all thu
4 He is terribl
most any tin
Noise, i
was from N
his ears at Z
how the Gro
noise? Didn
Street Seco1
And oh, my
Crosspatch
Tuning whd
window!
But Fou
Bile day to
mammals
Meredith ST
thinking a
(Did he Il
else nowad
over in his
gram of tn
Second wa
worthy ma
even outdd
hadn't the
being the
two Fourt
'em just
Fourth o
II was
give the G
the straw
| |FEa
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n
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MERE
mumed
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-15
K. r. RICHIE,
HOW is YOUR WIFE?

Has SIZE lost her beauty! II So Constipation.
Indigestion. Sick Headache are the princp;
causes harris Clover Root Tea has cured these i'll
for half century Price 25 cts. and 50 cts. Money
refunded If results ars not Satisfactory,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-15
STATE INSTITUTIONS

l.. 0. Henderson. Warden State Prison
JOS. L. Stubs, President State University
Dr. Patterson, Supt. Hosp Mental Discs
Jos. Joseph~. Supt- Of Orphans Home
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-15
ATTITUDES

Railway Depot, L. S. Mint, Government
Building, Post Office aud State Capitol
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-15

Commissioners-J. P. Woodbury. c. F
Bray and L. S Daucherty.
Justice Of the Peace --W. II. Stone
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
STORYETTES.

There was man in Ch'ang-an
who was very fond of giving din
ners, but the food given was afro
cious. One day guest threw
himself on his knees in front of
this gentleman and said, Gam I
not friend of yours?'
"You are, indeed replied his
host.
'Then I must ask of you a
favor" said the guest, "and you
must grant it before I rise from
my knees
"Well, what is it?' inquired his
host in astonishment.
"Never to invite me to dinner
any MORE" cried the guest, at
which the whole party burst into
a loud roar of laughter.-North
China Herald.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
Dozens i'm England.

Don't imagine that dozen al.
ways means IL things. In the
Staffordshire potteries and in the
earthenware trade dozen to this
day represents that number of any
special article which can be offered
at any fixed price.
For instance, the pitchers, which
are called jugs in the trade, are
sold as 2, 8, 4, 6, 9, IL, Is, "a, &C
and 36 pieces to each dozen, the
price for a dozen being constant.
The ordinary pitcher holding a
quart represents IL to the dozen,
while pint pitcher is "a to the
dozen and is so called when deal.
ing with that size.
Few of the articles of the trade
are sold in dozens of IL, plates
being almost the only ones and
some of them being sold 60, 70 and
even 80 to the dozen.
Besides these curiosities in
figures the potters have peculiar
names, such as cockspurt, twifers,
ETC., that make up a trade language
of itself.
The bakers dozen of Ii is q
recognized figure in their trade.
A publishers dozen is usually
IL copies.
Among fishermen in Cornwall a
long dozen consists of 26.-London
Answers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

THERE has been but little change in the steel
workers strike during the past week. The men en-
ployed in the doubtful mills at Joliet and Milwaukee
suddenly decided to throw in their lot with the
strikers whereat there was much joy among the
rank and file; but on the other hand old workers in
of the Ptsburg mills have tired of the contest
and returned to their shops, which being oper-
ated by laborers from the south. Both sides claim
that victory perches upon their banners, but the
truth is that neither has yet any decided advantage
The daily press is about equally divided, most
papers selling for penny supporting the men, and
the two and three cent aristocrats unfolding the
trust While the strike may be of long duration, it
is doubtful if violence will be resorted to- as both
sides are anxious to have public opinion with them,
and both sides to realize that the best plan is
to fight the matter out on it's own merits.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

The method of tabulating the baseball score in
by The MIRROR has attracted considerable atten
ton among the FANS The idea of placing the deci-
NAL point after the second instead of before the first
figure was suggested by special Detroit cor
respondent, Mr. Pat Hearn.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
NO TIC E..

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of THE MIRROR who are
regular lists will please consider such as
copies IT, after reading, conclude that THE
MIRROR is worthy Of patronage send to this
Office trial subscription at published above
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

The moment girl hears she has rival she
home and looks in her mirror to convince her.
self that the report is untrue.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
Kilograms.
BY JAN O'RUR1CK.

Another ques ton in the s chley-
Sampson contr oversy should be-.
If the American warships we're
where Sampson was at the time
Cevera left Santiago harbor, where
would the Spanish ships be now?
A person who is suspicious of
others trying to take advantage of 5
him will, in most cases, be unjust
to all who come in contact with
him.
Some men think that the soldier
who does the most shouting and
makes the most smoke with his
gun is the best man.
In union there is weakness when
man and a bottle consolidate.
A person with patience will
starve to death if he waits for
some one to feed him.
Faith curists usually require a.
material manifestation in regard
to dollars.
The entire Christian nations of
the earth are far more skeptical Of
each others honesty and intentions.
than all the heather ever felt in
any age.
Now the English are going to
whip the Beers with proclama-
tions, since lydite has failed.
If Minister WI Ting Fang
never kissed the Blarney stone, he
must have had Irish ancestors,
Judging from the way he charms
the fair "craturs.'.'
If everybody would draw prizes
and hold four aces there would be
no kick on gambling.
Kindness has more effect on
man and animals than any other
treatment known.
If we receive in the next life.
in proportion to what we give in
this, some men won't require
baggage checks for what they re-
ceive.
A person who could get salts
faction for every complaint he
makes would be too happy to go
to heaven-which is one reason
there are so many still on earth.
When man can trace his gene
alogy back to Adam the monkey
claimants will have another cake
of ice to freshen up bit
Some people are so perfect that
their whole attention is occupied
seeking faults in their fellow men.
To teach respect for right and
justice, one should treat those who
have erred with fairness and JUS
tice.
IT'S said that little learning is
a dangerous thing, but a little
authority with some men will be
more productive of danger than a
four year course in Chinese or
Irish.
If some homely maids were to-
engage Cupid, they would have to,
arm him with an ak to be effective
to men.
Memory is the recording secre-
tary of our lives-unseen but ever
with us.
When a nation becomes afraid
of another she begins building an
army and navy.
The strike against the steel
trust has not effected the business
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
EXCHANGES.

The drought has so shortened
the onion crop that there will be
hardly enough of that humble
fruit to supply onion shortcake
for the beerfests during the com.
ing winter.-St. Paul News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

An Evanston, ILL.,, youth was
forcibly kissed by six girls and has
sued them for assault. They did
it to tease him and he got real
mad. Whittier are our young men
drifting?-Minneapolis Journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

FAR be it from to ask personal questions bu
was your father an inebriate, Rose?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

JUST think what calamity it would have been
if the pop corn crop had been failure tool
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

ACCORDING to the daily press, book lovers may
look forward to life of Robert Louis Stevenson in
the future. The task has been undertaken by
Stevensons cousin, Mr. Graham Balfour who has
been assisted in the compilation by Sydney Colvin,
Mrs. Stevenson and Lloyd Osbome-all names to
conjure with
In truth this is welcome news to the reading
public. The world demands-and is right in so
doing intimate picture of it's friend and brother
the greatest master of literary style and form pro-
duced by the ninteenth century, Robert Louis
Stevenson Since his death several hastily compiled
biographies filled with facts and figures
have made their appearance all of which have been
eagerly read because of their subject but none of
which met with the approval of Stevensons friends
and family and none of which struck the keynote of
the man. True, the "Vailima Letters and the
Letters" ably edited by Mr. Colvin give us
some insight into the daily life and thought of the
master, but these gimpses most unsatisfactory,
being so brief and feeting to be tantalizing
What is needed is not of facts and figures,
but record of Stevenson's daily life, worked out
with Boswellian detail-an intimate picture of the
man as he lay sick unto death smilingly composing
children's verses, and as he worked among his
Samoan chieftains the road of Loving Hearts in
his far away home in the tropics. The world loved
the man at first sight, but only small portion of it
privileged to make his acquaintance during his
life.
God works in a mysterious and inscrutable
manner. His ways are not our ways and are not for
us to understand. What we deem the heavy cross
of affection is often but the hand of loving Kindness
and where He wills deepaid plans for the future
avail nothing In our vanity we believe that we
r,ath fol oil he for
good work accomplished and make fate responsible
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

A poor St. Louis girl saved
the lives of a woman and child.
She refused any reward excepting
baby cap. Heroism and senti-
ment are still fourishing and the
pessimists do not know their world.
st. Louis Republic.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

A Boston burglar was so i'm
pressed with the beauty of a girl
sleeping in bedroom that he had
entered that he pressed a kiss
upon her lips and started away,
leaving her valuables untouched.
And the awakened girl simply
murmured 'Thawnks'' and rolled
over and went to sleep again
Denver Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

''The mosquito has put in a
hesitating appearance, says the
st. Louis Star. The mosquito
that hesitates is lost but there are
very few of that kind up this way.
Minneapolis Times.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

From the fate of the Immigra-
ton Bill in our mock congress, one
would be led to Judge that a.
large majority of the senators are.
immigrants.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

The strike against the steel
trust has not effected the business
of the courts in disposing of their
''steal' workers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-03-14
HAD A PRACTlCeD EAR.
How a Steamship Engineer Averted
a Catastrophe.

1.-THE strain put on propeller shaft in
any large vessel" said former sea cap
tain, 'is something frightful, and it has
to have extraordinary strength to with
stand it. The worst part OF it is when the
stern lifts out of the water during
pitch. Then the propeller blades have
nothing to play against except air, and
naturally they begin to race. While they
are whizzing around at top speed they
souse into the water again, and you can
imagine the shock! 1t makes the whole
ship tremble like scared horse II there
Is the slightest flaw In the shaft it is apt
to snap off like a piece of glass. l re-
member, before quit the sea" continued
the ex-captain, 81 was once first officer
on a fine cargo tramp from Liverpool.
Our chief engineer was an old Welshman
named Dawes. He was rough old fell
low, with mighty little Of what you
might call book education, but If there ey-
cr was natural born genius he was the
man. Engineering seemed to be KIND or
an instinct with him, and when there was
any trouble with the machinery he could
put his finger on the exact spot, where
another man might be potterlng around
for a day.
AT the lllle i nave III Hilhu We hou
cleared from our home port with mixed
cargo for Rio, and on the second day out
old Dawes all of a sudden stopped the en-
gines. 1t was my watch, and l went be-
low to find out what was up. There's
something wrong with that propeller
shaft, he said, and he took lantern and
started to go over it, inch by inch. Inside
an hour he found two holes that had been
bored in it about midway down, where
the strain was the greatest, and nicely
filed up with soap and plumbago. 1t
was evidently the work Of an assistant
engineer who had row and quit at Liv-
erpool. Any big shock would have been
certain to break the shaft in two, but, as
Providence willed it, we had smooth
weather up to that time. Dawes riveted
q steel collar around the weak spot, and
we made Rio without accident under
about three-fourths speed. ] often asked
him afterward how he came to suspect
anything was wrong, and all he could
tell me was that the shaft sounded rot
ten suppose there was some false note
in the vibration; either that or 1t was the
biggest piece of luck on record."-Ex-
change.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-03-14
AN ESCAPE.

The traveller from Mars, having just
aligthed, gazed with wonder upon the
waste of ruins. Strange he MUIR
INJURED. This aggregation of noble
dwellings seems to have been visited by
some fearful destructive catastrophe.
After much search he discovered a
covering creature beneath u heap of
broken hogsheads and shattered mir
rors, What nation is this? he in
quir.
The inhabitant blanched, Carrie Ma
ton, ye dinged foolv he shrieked, and
withdrew shuddering.
Y must be iii Kansas, cried the stran
ger, and. leapipg upon his aeroplane,
be convulsively grasped the lever and
shot into the ether.-N. Y. Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-03-14
Forth and Bnck.

1t struck us forcibly the other day
when one of our great scholars spoke of
a man as pacing forth and back
How many times have we heard OF
pacings back and FORTH"
Though you may contend that this is
an unnecessarily small point, yet it is
fact that most people, when starting out
to cover a short space, u number OF times
do not make their first turn backward
like a crab.
Invariably do they take few steps
forward. and then, turning, retrace them.
Hence they go forth and back, and
forth and back and so on until their
emotion Of exercising is over.
And "if q things So" TO use one OF
Kokos never failing reasonings, why
not say sO?'
Stop n moment to think of it, and
you'll agree that it is ridiculous to start
a thing backward and about MS easy as
to start climbing tree from the top.
Novelsts with restless heroes are es-
pecially requested to take notce.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-03-14
hS WANTED TO BE iNSUlTEO.
but u Brace of Pistols Prevented
Him From Being Obliged,

whenever | see a regulation railway
lunch counter" said man at the Texas
and Pacific depot-"I mean one Of tho
kind with high stools and stacks Of
doughnuts and peTifed pies under glass
shades-I am reminded of a queer little
incident that occurred several years ago
at Texarcana. l was on the train COM
ing down to New Orleans from the north
west, and we stopped at the place to get
supper. The depot was provided with
such a lunch counter as l have describ-
ed, and when l took possession Of one Of
the stools found myself next TO typi-
cal cowboy, with wide white sombrero,
leather lesgings, enormous spurs and
pair Of big six shooters hanging low down
over his hips. A livid scar, evidently the
result of knife wound, ran from the
corner of his eye to the angle Of his jaw,
and his whole appearance was SO sinister
and forbidding that l edged instinctively
as far away as l could get. few mo-
ments later a big, coal black negro came
sauntering in and deliberately seated
himself on one Of the stools at the other
side. The passengers who were eating
exchanged glances Of indignation, but he
was q vicious looking fellow, and nobody
cared to invite certain trouble by ordering
him out. Presently the tough cowboy
leaned over and tapped me on the Shout
der.
"'Scuse me, stranger he said In
hoarse whisper, but will you please call
me a - liarT
"Whatp / exclaimed in amazement.
az want ter git you ter call me -
liar, II you don't mind he repeated, still
in a whisper 'Beller it right out, 30 as
everybody kin heart
"'But why should ! call you a iiarp
asked, beginning to doubt his sanity.
"Wcll, III tell YOU he replied earnest
ly. AS soon as you do, III rip and cuss
some, and then I'll pull out my gun and
take shot at you
"'Take shot at mel said in alarm.
eyes said he, but it's all right. I'll
miss you and accidentally hit the niger.
See? Go ahead now and cut loose
II begged hastily to be excused. / as
sured him that / liked the idea and
didn't doubt his craftsmanship, but
was little nervous about firearms and
well, / hardly know what | said, but
gulped down my coffee as quickly as l
could and made a bee line for the outer
air Before the train started | encoun-
tered the cowboy on the platform. He
was looking gloomy.
"'You didn't get chance to put your
little scheme into execution | remarked
inquiringly.
"No, doggone the luck" he replied.
Z couldn't get a single white man ter in
suit mel New Orleans Times-Demo-
GRAFT
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-03-14
A Walking Fern.

There is q fern which, by its peculiar
habit of growth, may almost just lay
claim to the popular name of the walk
ing fern"
The fronds arch over, and the fine,
slender points coming in contact with the
soil take root. New growth again pro.
ceeds from the latter, which, in its turn,
roots also, so that the locale of the plant
Is continually moving forward and sug-
costing the idea Of walking.
This peculiar fern is quite hardy and
succeeds well in a soil of peat, leaf mold
and sand in shady position which is
moist In summer and fairly dry in win
ter. The fronds are heart shaped, bright
green in color, 6 to II inches !ong.-Lon.
don Globe.