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..c,..- nrnw" D,mcuu.

The close draw around the tnnlc re-
I0uires harder work than on" wOuii SUP.
pose The cue ball Is nenr he 'lrci
baii-so near. In fact. that It's almost
frozen. The cue ball Is hit with quick,
sharp stroke low down u IN. right, anu
the object ball l. hit tr!ii" To the lrt'
The cue bali takes three cushions ana
,,' the second ball In the lover lett
ahnd corner.
''rh" strength ~ the player Is given
:; most severe test ~ trying I" max"
IN. curve draw around tn" over :!iI
The object 1. to force the gu" iall pas
III. object ball, which Hes Gu &C. cf'sr
- the rail. and then. hy 4 graceful curve
around III" lower rail. 10 ctrom on ~"
hn., In the corner To practice for hours
VIII not result IN making ihiS shnt
Constant work and nothing hui iho
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Fos. three. ysar-oids and up. siI :urlouss

Triaditxa was never extended She
made her own running and was case 4
up ut the end. W. J. Debo. tired
.-cnaafng her and Alex was catching him
nj The end and would have been second
IN another stride. First Part did not
belong In this company.
THIRD RACE
f'nr four.ysar-oh. and up. one mile and an
The evening world., 1901-01-28

sS3H kood' "Uu "r'''HH 'I"e-I'fh J..
Prince came away In the last sixteenth
under pressure. Porter Il was crowdinE
him. The latter was none too well rid
den In the early part OF the race. Scor-
polette and Elsie Del made the running
10 the stretch. where they tired. Fan
nte Maud was prominent for three
quarters.
SECOND RACE
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27
His Sister I'm Danger.

little Everett was watching his
mother dress his baby sister. Present.
ly, while she was fastening the dainty
slip. she said:
do you know, Everett, that You
used to wear this when you were lit
tie baby?"
did II" he asked. "why didn't 7
wear pants and a coat then, as do
now?"
"Oh. you were too small All your
clothes were just like little sisters"
He sat. thoughtfully, for a few mo-
ments, and then took walk around
the room. When he returned to where
his mother and the baby were, there
was troubled look on his face.
did / wear all those little UNDER
skirts baby sister has on?' he inquired
Not the same ones, but others just
like them"
Then he demanded, in an outburst
of alarm, SIS she going to turn into a
boy as soon as she gets little older,
too?''
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But he had heard quite enough Of the
topic--his wife's face did not interest
him. He looked at her with some
curiosity after Lady Courtenay had
spoken, and for the first time he was
impressed with her growing beauty.
Lady Alice has rightly described
her" he said to himself-"she is like
a Spanish princess. She would be
perfect If she had mantilla and a
FAM
Then he forgot all about 1t, and was
soon busy talking over old Oxford
days with Sir Charles.
1t was not happy face. Hildred
took her place at the brilliantly APP
pointed table. She was perfectly calm
and self-possessed. In her thought
full consideration for others she made
an admirable hostess; her tact and
.graciousness were beyond all praise.
But hers WIS not "a happy face. She
did not voluntarily ioin in the con-
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FACTS ABOUT THE COUNTIES.
/ the Shortest Name--Custer County
Mont, the Biggest In Area.

i
Some peculiar facts arc being brought
out by the twelfth census concerning
| the counties, says the New York SUM-.
| For instance, the shortest name of a
county is |, in Oklahoma. while the
longest is Saint John the Baptist, a
parish in Louisiana. Nebraska had a
county named L'Eau qui Court, but the
people had it changed to plain Knox
in 1878, since which time it has grown
from Is to 1898. Vernon county,
Wisconsin, was formerly known as Bad
Axe. Minnesota once named q county
Toombs, then changed it to Andy
Johnson, and now 1t appears as Will
kins. North Dakota boasted county
called Gin Grass, but 1t was changed
to Wells. Twenty-six states have hon
ored Washington with county bear
ing his name; twenty-one states have
Jefferson and Jackson county; Lin
coin appears in sixteen states. Mon
tana has the county with the largest
area, Custer, which covers 20,490
square miles; the second largest is San
Bernardina county, California, with
1921 square miles. Both counties are
larger than either Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut. Delaware, New
Hampshire, New Jersey. Rhode Island
or Vermont. The smallest county is
Bristol, Rhode Island, which has only
twenty-five square miles. and Alex
andria county, Virginia, is next, with
thirty-two square miles. Texas has
245 counties, the largest number. Del
aware has three counties, and Rhode
Island five. Wyoming and Arizona
have the unlucky number of thir-
teen each. Texas covers 265, $50
square miles, and is not half so large
as Alaska, which has 590,Ss4 square
miles. Montana comes next to Texas
in size and has 146,0sO square miles.
The District of Columbia covers the
smallest area of any division-seventy
square miles. There are several coun-
ties lost, strayed or stolen. Nothing
has been heard from Mankanta county,
Minnesota, since 1850. when 1t had a
population of 1858. Wahnata county,
in the same state, disappeared about
the same time with a population of
two more than the other. Carson
county, Nevada, has been missing since
1860. Among the other counties which
have disappeared are one of the Daw
son counties, in Texas; Cedar county,
Utah, and Lyons county, Nebraska.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27

was magnificent, autumn flowers were
blooming. autumn tints were over the
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27
THE BoER AND THE BRIToN.
The Former ExceIs as q Marksmau, but
the latter Takes Chances

Inc FORMER Excels as MarksmaD, but
the latter Takes Chances.
| have often been asked as to what
thought of the relative merits of the
Beers and British as soldiers, says
Adelbert' S. Hay, United States consul
at Pretoria, in Golfers Weekly. My
opinion is worth very little, but from
what have seen | can form an esti-
mate OF the British, both men and
officers too much cannot be said The
British officer, it seems to me, is at
times foolishly brave. That is to say,
he is impressed with the necessity of
inspiring his men and showing a con-
tempt for death or danger. 1t has
often been said that this is magniff-
cent, but it is not war. | am not quite
sure that | agree as to that When
the man in the ranks knows that his
officer is not Sinking and that he has
no fear of consequences, 1t makes him
courageous and inspires him to do his
best. The English soldier is plucky,
logged and usually contented / do
not think he has the adaptability of
the American soldier, but he impresses
me very favorably. The Boer, of
course, has the advantage over the
Britisher-as | think he would have
over the. soldiers of any nation in the
world--of being a natural born shot.
From infancy the Boer has been hunt
ing big game and has been accustomed
to the use of firearms. Distances on
the veldt are extremely deceptive ow-
ing to the atmospheric conditions, and
it is difficult for a man not trained to
that form of outdoor life to be able to
accurately determine the range. The
Boer, on the other hand, having al
ways led the life of a hunter with a
keenly trained eye, has his adversary
at disadvantage. That explains why
in the principal engagements the loss
of life on the British side was so heavy
and the casualties AMONG the Beers
comparatively few. The British in
fantryman is probably as good a
marksman as can be found in any
other army, but he is hopelessly out
classed as against the Boer
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Ambrose Mckay. Cave.

Rockbridge, Mo-, June 2tth.-The
neighborhood, and particularly the
members of Rockbridge Lodge, No.
435, A. #. & A NJ, are feeling very
much pleased over the recovery of Mr..
Ambrose Mckay, a prominent citizen
and an honored member of the Mason
ic Fraternity.
Mr.. Mckay had been suffering for
years with diabetes and Rheumatism,
which recently threatened to end his
days His limbs were so filed with
pain that he could not sleep. He was
very bad.
Just then someone suggested new
remedy-Dodd's Kidney Pills-which
have been much advertised recently, as
a cure for Bright's Disease. Diabetes,
Dropsy, rheumatism and Kidney
Trouble.
After Mr.. Mckay had used a few box
es he commenced to improve. His pain
all left him, and he is almost as well as
ever. He says Dodd's Kidney Pills are
worth much more than they cost They
are certainly getting great repCta-
ton in Missouri, and many very start
ling cures are being reported.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27
Hight of Pine Trees.

According to Professor Spalding,
the white pine tree seldom attains a
hight greater than 100 feet of diam
eter of more than forty inches. tree
of this variety once measured by the
division of forestry of the department
of agriculture was 10 feet tall and
forty-eight inches thick. The tree was
$50 years old. 1t was little sapling
fifty years before Columbus sailed
from Palos.
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CHAPTER XI.-(Continued.)

IT will care more" she said, making
. desperate effort TO rouse herself.
'sWhat am to do?"
Amice was all animation. She
brought out beautiful dinner dress,
dress that looked like soft black
cloud tinged with golden light.
Amber and black!' said Lady Car
aven. Surely i am dark enough,
Amice? Lord Caraven likes every
ching about him bright and fair; I
should wear something lighter IL
mean to please him."
You promised, my lady, that
should dress you as liked to-day"
1T does not matter" she said, indif-
ferently; and so the amber and black
was worn.
Nothing could have suited her better.
x.1e low dinner-dress showed the ex-
ouisitely nodded neck and shoulders.
the rounded arms; it displayed the
beautiful contour OF figure tall and
graceful. The mass of dark waving
hair was arranged in thick shining
coils fastened with diamond arrow;
one dark crimson flower lay in their
depths. A pearl necklace was clasped
round the graceful throat, bracelet
round one of the dimpled arms.
Amice's pride was great; there might
be a thousand ladies present
could be so beautiful as hers.
Lady Courtenay looked up in wonder
as her lovely young hostess entered
the drawing-room. She turned to the
earl, with whom she was most inti-
mate-they had played together when
children.
How falsely people speak" she
said Il heard that you had married
q great heiress, but that she was quite
q plain little schoolgirl. / must con-
graduate you on the rare beauty of
your WIFE"
Little she certainly Is not" re-
turned the earl, laughingly; "my-my
wife is tall, l consider"
And she is beautiful" said Lady
Courtenay. she looks like a Span
ish princess. You do not often see
faces like hers in England--we are all
red and white"
so you ought to be-" he replied; II
can as soon imagine dark angel as
admire dark woman"
You retain your old love for the
blondes" said Lady Courtenay. II am
a far better Judge; and / tell you that
the fair pink-and-white faces of most
English women would pale into insig-
nificance before the rich bloom, the
exquisite coloring, the dark, lustrous
eyes or your wife,
Il really ought to thank you in her
name" he responded.
You ought to love her very much,
for she is worth loving" said Lady
Courtenay, frankly.
Has any one told you that / do
not love herr" he asked
No, certainly not; but, though she
is SO beautiful, she does not look hap
by. Her eyes ought to be filed with
sunshine they are sad and dreary.
1t is not happy face. Lord Caraven."
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LIE UIl h0h iva
warm and sunny Lord Caraven had
invited some friends to dinner; as they
lived at some little distance, and they
could not remain for the night, din
ner was ordered earlier than usual.
1t was only twilight when the guests
drove away, and Lord Carayen, having
no one to play billiards with him,
sauntered restlessly through the
rooms, thinking to himself how fool
ish he had been not to provide him
self with a companion for that most
interesting of all games.
II must not let this happen again."
he said. "To live here alone requires
more strength of mind than am pos
sessed Of"
1t did not occur to him that he was
not alone--that he had fair young
wife near him. He never thought OF
her at all. He would not have remem-
bered her existence but that, wander
ing aimlessly along the terrace, he saw
her in the drawing-room.
Seeing her, he thought it was pos
sible she understood something of
billiards. although women never
know anything useful" She saw him,
and, fancying from his manner that
he wished to speak to her, she opened
the window and went out to him.
You will be cold" he said with un-
usual thoughtfulness.
She went back to the drawing-room
In search of a silvery scarf that she
used. She threw 1t carelessly over her
head and shoulders, where it looked so
picturesque and became her so well
that he could not help noticing It.
This is dull work being here Alone"
he said.
1T is dull for both of u.s." she re-
pied briefly.
"Ah, yes; do you know, had quite
forgotten you were alone as well.
You must find 1t dull, too. We will
ask some people down at once-this
kind of thing will never do. wanted
to ask you, do YOU know anything Of
billiards."
Billiards." she repeated, wonder
ingly.
'Yes-many ladies play remarkably
well. Lady Courtenay does. 1t is
such a great resource"
do you want me to play with your"
she asked, quickly.
Yes, / am bored to death. I am
tired Of smoking. l never read much.
and there is nothing to do"
Extraordinary" she cried-"noth-
ing to dor
What do you mean?" he asked.
II mean nothing. I am very sorry.
l have seen billiard table; but l have
never played. l will try to learn, il
you like"
Beginners are generally very awk-
ward" he said, frankly. 81 cannot
think how it is that l have forgotten
to ask any one over. l must not be
so remiss again"
DO you never amuse yourself?" she
asked
mo. How can 1? l am essentially
a sociable being. / feel little interest
in myself"
''You would rather be amused than
interested" she asked.
He thought for half minute before
he answered.
Il see" he said. Eyes, / prefer
amusement to anything else"
ut is great pity that you cannot
initiate the kings of old, and keep a
court Jester with cap and bells"
Lord Carayen looked at her. It
could not surely be possible that this
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27
The New B;ovc,e

Bicycle manufacturers state that ~. :,
cycle for this year will be practicaiive ~. u
same model as 1900, as improvement lie .ne
to be impossible. Precisely the sa roens y
true of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters y y
represents the limits of science. and 4, -
impossible to make a better medicine -, ~
the stomach, liver. kidneys and blood TUT svn
1t for dyspepsia, indigestion, constinattnny
fiatulency. or sour stomach, and Won NIL;
be convinced. Never take q substitute
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27
His Occupation Gone.

Brooklyn Workingmans wife (in ,snn
What happened, Danny?
Her Husband (desperately)-wau !,
have been fired by J. P.tMorgan ~
there's nobody else in the wo,,a -. =
work for.--Brooklyn Eagle.
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wife of his, this money-lender's daugh-
ter, was presuming to be satirical with
him. They walked down the terrace
until they. reached the rustic garden
seat, and with an air of utter exhaus-
ticn the earl sat down. Hildred took
her seat unasked by his side.
The night wind was sweeping round
them, bending the tall chrysanthe-
NUNS, stirring the dying leaves-a
sweet fresh wind that was as odorous
as palm. The twilight was fast fad
ing, the birds had long since ceased to
sing, there was pleasant brooding
sense of rest and OF freshness.
Ito be continued)
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27

Surgeon General Sternberg has for
mally notified his subordinates that
hereafter the existence of malaria at
any army post will prove that his pre-
yious orders for the destruction If
mosquitoes have been disobeyed. New
Jersey ought to be put under martial
law.--New York Judge.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27
Expressive.

Mrs. Gowanus-What is your father
doing, Herbert?
Little Herbert-He wants to find
some fact or other; and he is playing
hide and seek with the volumes Of tina
Encyclopedia Britannica. - BROOKLYN
Eagle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27
CHAPTER XII

BEAUTIFUL even
ing in October; it
W a s a s t h o u g h
S o m Q o I t h e
warmth and sweet
ness OF S u m m e r
had returned for
a while. The sky
was blue, the col
ors of the sunset
were gorgeous. the
foliage of the trees
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27

Peculiarities are certain traits which
your neighbor has which are different
from your own traits.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-27

1t is said that less than 30 per cent
of the regular church-goeIs ever COM
plain of the sermons being too short
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-05
king" FARMER
He Appears in Chicago Grain
Pits and High Prices
Result.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-"King' farmer has
by storm and sent prices of all grains
climbing above records. Business to-day
on change was larger and more spec
tacular than it has been~for a long time
and has rivaled the speculative enthusiasm
that marked the days Of Hutchinson and
the other giants of the pits. Natural con-
ditions are back of the upshoot in prices.
but bull speculation has been the main
incentive The whole countryside seems
to be waking up to the ruinous shortage in
the corn crop, and the feeding of wheat
10 STOCK as consequence has brught big
buying in that cereal.
General advances have been made in all
options of wheat, corn and oats during the
past several weeks, but the arrival of
thousands OF farmers and stockmen to visit
the live stock exhibition touched off the
tuse under the market and sent the prices
booming. To-day the floor of the board
was a spectacular show. Hundreds of the
Dig country men IN fur overcoats and
coWhlde boots had the courtesies Of the
exchange and were all eagerly getting
into the game" When professional specu-
lators saw the farmer grasping options
they Immediately began to plunge. Added
to this influence was a flood of general
buying orders from the country until the
outside interests practically control the
markets.
May wheat touched it's record price for
the crop shortly before noon, selling at
8O9sc, Both December and Nav corn
broke records of years standing. Decem-
Der selling at Csc and May at 6S1bc. II ia
rumored there is a corner in oats. but
trade is SO large both sides of the mar
ket mat 1t is not certain May oats
broke another record TODAY at 461c
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-05
U. S. Now Practically Free
to Dig Isthmian Canal.
CONCESSIONS REVOKED
America and Nicaragua Own All
That Are Left.
NOVEL IDEA OF ENGLIsHMEN
Recommendation of Nicaragua Route
u Bluff to Bring Panama Com
pany to Terms.


Managua, Nicaragua, Dec 5.-Nicara-
qua has cleared the way for the United
States to dig the isthmian canal 1t has
revoked, forfeited or cancelled all con-
cessions to all persons or governments
that could in any way clash with the in
terests of the United States. In decreeing
that on Oct. "a, 1902, he would abrogate
the treaty of Amnesty in Perpetuo," COM
monty known as the Dickinson-Ayer
treaty of 1867, President Zelaya is vol
UNFAIRLY renouncing the guarantee Of SOW
ereignty over the canal and leaving the
way clear for its cession to the United
States.
La Democracia, the semiofficial daily
paper of Managua, declares that the
treaty is to be abrogated because Nicara-
qua has cleared the canal route across
her territory of all obligations to other
persons and governments. Under that
treaty Nicaragua granted to the United
States and to their citizens the right of
transit on any route constructed under the
authority Of Nicaragua, Nicaragua reserv-
ing its rights of sovereignty. The United
States agreed to protect and guarantee
the neutrality of the route, reserving the
right to send its own troops and muni-
tions of war free of tolls. Not only is
President Zelaya willing to surrender
these privileges to the United States, but
he has prepared the way to give clear title
to the canal, and the strip of territory
contiguous thereto, by wiping out all con-
cessions which would have clouded the
title.
These out of the way, the Nicaragua
canal route is free from all concessions
owned by any person or government ex-
cept Nicaragua and the United States A
new treaty will be necessary, however,
for this contains the most favored ma
ton" clause, and Nicaragua has recently
made treaty with Chile by which the
-four, fruits and wines of the latter coun-
try are admitted free, while those of the
United States still pay high duties.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-05
THE LAMP NOT BROKEN
Mrs. Nelson's Testimony Is Com.
pleted-The CrOss-ExaminatfOn

NcASOhS IeSr1mOnY Is COM
pleted-The CrOss-ExaminatfOn.
AT the afternoon session Mrs. Nelson
said In answer to Mr.. Chamberlain's ques-
tion regarding the lamp found in the bath
room, that it was unbroken and that the
burner was separate from the bowl. The
witness said that she had not spoken about
the occurrences Of the night because she
was afraid. The fire occurred on Satur-
day morning, Sept. 20. On the Monday
following she met Mrs. H. c. Pickett,
mother of the prisoner, when the latter
asked her about the fire. Mrs. Nelson
said that she told Mrs. Pickett that she
had heard noise which she thought was
made by burglars. Later she went to the
bathroom and saw Mrs. Pickett's body
there. Mrs. Pickett, Sr., had asked no
further questions.
The witness denied that she told Mrs.
H. G. Pickett that she had gone to the
bathroom and seen Mr.. Pickett inside.
The witness stated that she replied to all
the questions put to her by the coroner
and the police officers, but did not volun-
teer any information and did not tell all
she knew.
The lamp in question did not belong in
the bathroom. The globe was unbroken.
She had told the coroner and others that
she heard no quarreling in the Pickett
fiat.
Asked why she did not tell Coroner Nell
son what she knew, the witness said that
she did not know that he was conducting
an investigation. Her idea Of the coro-
ner's duties we're at that time very dim
Mrs. Nelson tried to say that Pickett
had threatened the women in the building
il they spread any stories about the fire,
but as he had made no threats, to her she
was not permitted to testify on this point.
Sounds of a Quarrel.
The next witness called was Mrs. Maria
E. Howard, who with her three children
occupied apartments under the Pickett fiat
She did not go to bed until about o'clock
There was much scufling overhead after
she had retired and sounds of a bitter
quarrel Then she heard an agonized
scream Of
"Oh, my God"
A few moments later the same voice,
female voice, said in a moaning tone:
"Oh, my God"
She heard the hallway door above open
and later heard sound as of something
being dragged over the floor. The wit
ness also heard another scream Shortly
afterward she went out and heard more
noises. Some shouted Mrs. Pickett is
burning up"
Mrs. Eff Shepherd who lived under
the Pickett apartments had heard noises
followed by the alarm of fire. She had
then gone to the back porch where she
saw Pickett He told her about his wife
being burned. He said he had tried to
save her, but the flesh came off in his
hands.
Mrs. Lizzie Flare living on the same
floor as the Picketts, told of the fire and
said she had heard Pickett give several
versions Of the fire. He was excited
when asking for his children, but later
was calm and apparently Indifferent