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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30

"'You wass not to sell to any GUS .
toners who wass not in good stand
ing little by the unioners. k
Then you shall gif no orders by
the boys yourself but shall hat fore
man, who ISIS a unioner, and who shall
do all the ordering yet
"'How ISIS it, ] ask him, that you
hat all the rules by what | shall do
already? Haf you no rules little
about what the boys shall do once?
"We haf,' he answer, "a rule that
no boy shall do his work with rush
ings, but shall take things easy
litGle'
"'What will you do, Chonny,' | ask
him yet, If | do not keep the strict
observance of your rules?
"'Then,' he say, we will strike al
ready. and send delegate to sharge
for waiting time. Then we will write
a piece by the paper and send it to
some editor who was trying a little
TO be the Maude Gocue of the union
ers. We will say that Katzenlieb ISIS
a beast and an enemy by the human
race
Gloomy say to him, I hat only
one more question to ask: Wass you,
or wass /, the owner Of this store
already yet?'
"'Well, he answer with one OF those
judicial showcases a little, L wass a
urioner, but | wass a fair-minded
unioner. l was willing to arbitration
that question once
"'Chonny;' say to him, then, L hat
by friend who has chust come from
india, a dozen chenuine, old-fashioned
rattans, which | shall send by your
mammas, and advise them little that
they themselves make union to as
sst their sons by sticking to a chob!
Iss it, or ISIS it not?' New York
Times.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30

How they seem to know their mission Is
TO cheer the world along
With their eye-enchanting presence and
their ear-entrancing song
messengers of dainty beauty sent from
realms OF peace above
RIPPING 10 us of the Master and his ail-
embracing love.
From the golden days of childhood. when
the earth TO us was new,
re a cloud had spread its pinions to OBJ
scure our skies OF blue
Comes tender recollection OF the mead
ow lark's sweet song
More delightful than tile warblng OF thu
daimler feathered throng
How they'd wing around the meadows.
hopping Ger the new mown hay
Telling us in merry pipings OF the pleas
ure of the play,
OR would perch upon the fences where the
honeysuckles seemed
AS clustered wealth of Jewels when the
sunlight on them CLEANED.
IT'S hint of coming heaven.
From the lips or Nature given,
When her Summer gown the gay earth II
adjoining
And the sunlight softly plays
Ger the fields IN golden rays
And the meadow lark is singing In the
morning.
James Barton Adams. in Denver Post.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
you think I would let anything harm

you think would let anything harm
your"
They were many days on their Jour-
ney, stopping here and there at will.
as, after crossing the chanenl, they
wandered slowly into the heart OF
beautiful England. But one evening,
as the sun was sinking slowly to rest,
they were driven into the grounds OF a
superb old castle, whose lawn, on
which grew trees century old, sloped
to the waters edge.
To Avice's amaze, the carriage
stopped before the door.
A gray-haired butler stood upon the
steps, with tears in his eyes, as he
bowed before her. The servants stood
in long line in the hall. What could
it mean?
Milton drew her into a little room
where, for the moment, they were
alone.
my love-" he said tenderly, you
have suffered greatly. Can you bear
good news as bravely as you have
borne all else? You thought you came
to me nameless, except for the name
your more than father gave you, and
which was rightly yours by law; but
suppose tell you you have had iiv-
ing father all these years who, though
less worthy, has left you even a nobler
name, would your knowledge make
you happier?"
only for your sake" she whispered
Il,,f x,yha 40
TONI"
"Only that, after all our wandering,
we have reached home at last-the
home which was your father's-which
now is yours
"And my mother, Milton?" she ques-
toned, in a low, tender tone. Tell
me of herr"
''You never knew a mother" he an
swered
She thought he meant her mother
had died when she was a child.
A solemn pause followed his words;
then they rose. and, arm linked in arm,
went out to receive the glad welcome
Bertram to the young Countess their
mistress.
The proofs Feline held he gladly
gave up, and without publicity, or the
fact of Barbara's relationship, Avice's
rights had been secured to her.
So years passed by, until, with Flor
ence and Avice, the past was almost
forgotten.
Travis and Florence always spend
half OF every year with Milton and his
beautiful young wife. Sometimes
Travis shudders as, looking at her ex-
quisite loneliness, it so fatally recalled
another face, which to Avice as to him,
was connected with the bitterest sor-
row of his life; but Avice, looking at
her own image in her mirror, laughed
at it's charm, because Milton called her
beautiful.
Beyond this she had no vanity, until
later, when children's feet battered
through the old halls and children's
voices made it always summer in the
old house, she saw her own fairer inn
age in their young loneliness, and
sought no other mirror.
(The End.)
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
The Meadow Lark'S SONG.
Not a melody OF earth

Not melody OF earth
Ever yet was given birth,
Nor will come before the final trumpet
warning,
Such as that which strikes the ear
When the sun rays first appear
When the meadow lark is singing in the
morning.
The good old fashioned birds that sang
for generations gone.
That piped their simple melodies back at
creations dawn,
Are with us yet and every note is Just
as clear as when
The Master placed them on the earth to
cheer the hearts of men,
And never did a sweeter song burst from
a feathered throat;
No mortal ear has ever heard a more en-
trancing note
Since first the merry warblers were re-
leased from Noah's ark
Than is the jolly whistle of the saucy
meadow lark.
We can see the cunning fellows peepinp
from the waving grass,
Piping forth CHEEKY greeting full Of mu-
sic as we pass,
And their saucy heads are wagging In an
independent way
AS upon their breasts of yellow and Of
gold the sunbeams play,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
CHAPTER xxxvll.

"One drop. one little drop, and the
life that is so hateful to me will be
ended! Why should hesitate? Why
should Richards weak fears prey upon
me? Poor fool He loves me as a bet
ter woman might be loved. But was
not always thus. 1t is he who has
made me what I annie on whom /
would be avenged. Why, then, does
the memory Of a far-off past come up
TO torture me9 Why cannot | forget
the wailing cry which smote upon my
ear as | left my child to perish on the
steps of La Madeleine? Is Ii because
I now know how needless was the sac.
rifice? Had she lived she would to
day have been an earl's daughter, ard
she would have been the age of this
girl whom would murder"
The hand that held the tiny vial
trembled. There were depths In Bar
bara's nature not all bad--noble i'm
pulses, long dormant, turned to igno-
BILE ends--a thwarted ambition recoil.
ing upon itself--a passion that might
have led to loves true holiness, now
driving her to despair and crime.
Feline's entrance reused her.
"Mr. Lennox is below, my lady. He
would see you for moment"
'Mr. Lennox?" she echoed. "Has
he again come here to torture me?"
she thought; then aloud, to Feline:
81 will see him here" and nerving
herself to calmness, she awaited his
comiNg.
Che glanced up as he entered, and
with formal bow, motioned him to Z
seat. He remained standing.
Madame, am not here on my own
account, but on that Of one whom you
have deeply wronged-the man whom.
MI these years. you have bound to you
by yoke as CALLING as It was hope
less. All these years !, too. have
shared 1t with him. since 1t was
through me that he bent his neck to
the sacrifice. u was who guided the
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
MIR. KATzENL1E
AND
UNIoN RULES

"Haf the unioners yet notified you
once?" inquired Mr.. Katzenlieb after
the real estate man had rendered his
report. 'that there shall be no more
5uyings or settings of building lots I'M
less they wass union made, no? lss
it by oversightedness, then? 1t ISIS not
possible that the unioners would will
fully neglect anything little, no?
81 hat take a new interest by the
unioners, for hat now by my store
one of the great leaders of the future
already. He ISIS chust delivery boy
now, but ISIS young yet.
Last night while wass getting
ready to shut the store once he came
around already, and say that he would
like to speak by me with little pri-
Yateness yet.
"'You will excuse me a little he
say, but me and the oder boys hat
gone by the unioners, and we wass
going to hat the store go by the union
isch rules after next week
"'So?' say to him, feeling little
of those establishments.
EYES, he answer, L wass the organ
izer yet, and the other boys hat dele
gate me little to tell you how the
store wass going to be run already
$50" say yet again.
"'In the first place. he go on, we
wass going to hat fair wages already.
"'But what wass fair wages, Chon-
ny?' / ask him little.
1--WE hat not yet quite settle that,
he say, but we wass going to have a
committee Of delifery boys to pass
Upon the question. Fair wages is what
we unioners want Therefore we hat
only to get together yet and find out
what wages we want, and then we will
know what ISIS fair wages already! Iss
is not?'
''Tss that all, Chonny?' l ask him
when l recover little my breathings.
ave will hat a few rules once he
say. we will not work too many
hours nor take the baskets that are
too big already
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
Noisy Army.

The Moorish sultan's army is a
wonderful affair. 1t fights by making
a noise rather than by killing the
enemy. The army consists of $4,000
men. Some are armed with discard
ed British martini-henrys; others with
homemade limitations of the martini
henry, which jam and refuse to fire,
while others have the old fiint,ock
muzzle-loader. which is of doubtful
habits.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
He Only Asked Once.

Mr.. Nextdoor 60 little Willie, who
has been invited to dinner)-What
part Of the chicken will you have VIII
lie?
Willie (earnestly}-Some of the
white meat, part Of ring, piece Of
the second joint, some stufing. the
gizzard and some gravy. please. Mann
ma made me promise not to ask to be
served more than once.--Judge.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
Barbara Bretton's
! ~~Ambit,iogls 81

meth TO the candle Not satisfied with
having singed my own wings, ] ex
posed him also to the flame, little
fire. You have come between him and
every thought and hope of happiness
until he heard that you were dead
Can you wonder that we both rejoiced
that once more the future opened its
gates of promise, and that we peered
through into anticipated Eden? Nay,
more-we crossed the threshold, when
an angel stood before us with fam
ing sword-an angel in it's beauty, but
with the laughing mockery of a de-
mona fallen angel, who hurled us
back into misery. You were alive
therefore hope and happiness were
dead. Madame, if the truth which has
reached me to-day is true, you life can
in no way longer affect ours. for you
are not Travis Meredith's wife!"
prove it," she Kissed forth.
''It can easily be done Your mar
rage certificate will give MS proof, in
telling us where the ceremony was
performed. We can search the regis
ter of the parish"
Making no reply, Barbara rose and
left the room Entering her bedroom,
Sc violently rang the bell.
In few moments Feline appeared
"Is 1t you" she cried, who have be-
trayed me? Where is the certificate
Of my marriage with Gerald Lysle?
Give It to me this Instant"
yes, my lady, | have it safe" the
man answered, feeling within his linen
for the paper, which cracked beneath
his touch
He severed the stitches which held
it in its place, and drew it forth, hand
ing it to her unfolded.
THAT will answer your first ques-
ton, also, my lady" he said, with re-
proachful respect.
Barbara quickly opened 1t. A blank
page appeared before her astonished
eyes Her senses swan.
Traitor" she said.
But Feline's face betrayed a more
acute establishment than her own.
Only yesterday Marie had again ad-
to him soothing dose,
that he might sleep. He now under
stood, though madame did not
who can hope to outwit woman"
he muttered, as he again found his
way down the stairs, and madame
returned to her boudoir.
The door leading into the room be-
yond stood open, and pale, gaunt
man leaned upon the supporting wall.
Once more Richard Hayes learned the
truth-knew why he had served this
woman. He and his enemy had fifty
met. But ere he had time to speak,
Marie entered from the door opposite.
you have done it, Marie?" cried
Barbara, springing eagerly forward
"you have accomplished my errand?"
A dull fear blanched Milton Len
nox's face. Had he again beer lured
from Avice's side when they stood in
need of him? Marie's next words re-
assured him.
II have done nothing" she an
swered: "but for what I have already
accomplished | claim my reward Here
in the presence of these gentlemen,
would tell why have served madame
all these years"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
CHAPTER xxxvI-contlnued.


For a moment she suffered his EN-
brace. then she released herself from,
his closefolding arms, and they stood
apart, an invisible wall rising between
them.
A knock sounded on the door Flor
ence, very pale but otherwise calm,
crossed the room and opened it. Her
footman stood there.
"Mademoiselle, woman is below,
who says that she must see you"
bid her come up she answered.
"Stay, Travis" she said, turning to
her lover IF some new calamity
threatens me, let me at least feel that
you are near"
So they waited, side by side. and
SO Marie's eyes fell upon them, when,
ushered by the footman, she entered
the room. She waited until the man
had retired, then she looked from one
TO the other. Both had recognized
her.
II am not the bearer of III news"
she began, in answer to Travis frown,
as he sternly fixed his gaze upon her.
have come to tell you that you are
free to marry the young lady whom
you love, and who now stands by your
side-free, | say, as the birds of heav-
en- to mate with their choice"
This woman is mad! She is the
spy. the tool of her mistress" inter
rupted Travis, turning to Florence,
whose trembling frame betrayed her
agitation.
why should you say that to me?
In what way, sir, have / wronged you?
| am not mad, neither am | here in
any ones behalf, unless my own.
have lived my life, all these years, with
no purposeles aim. You have all--all
helped me to my goal! 1t is now
reached. A few more days and | shall
stand triumphant-my object in life
achieved. Why. then, should | not
help those who all unconsciously have
helped me? tell you you are both
free to WOO and wed. Is the news so
that you will not credit
it,"
An accent Of truth was in her words. |
Travis stared forward
Beware how you trine with met"
his very lips whitening. is the mis-
cradle life ended that stood between
us?"
Madame Is we'll, ami still, like the
deer hound. on the track of the .fawn;
but there is one swifter in the race--I
have passed by her. Yes, she still
lives, but yoa, Mr.. Meredith, are not
fettered by her life AT the time of
that empty ceremony she was already
married to another. She did not know
this fact herself then; she believed
herself to have been deluded into
mock marriage. She has since learned
the truth but is not yet willing to
forego her claim upon you. She had
one blow yet to strike. Methinks the
steel will recoil upon herself"
woman, where is your proof"
"Here!" cried Marie, "here!" draw
ing parchment from her breast.
Travis started forward, tShe spread.
It exultantly before him. IT was the
marriage certificate between Barbara
Breton and Gerald Lysle.
go to the church register IL you
need further proof" she continued.
'Now for my reward-it Is very sim
pie. Ask Monsieur Milton Lennox to
go with me to my lady's house.
have something for her ear | would
wish him also to hear. Persuade him
to this step and ask no more at your
hands"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
A Diplomat.

Mamma-Now. sir, for your disobe-
dience, I'M going to spank you.
Willie-Say, ma, let's compromise
this thing.
Mamma-Whaty
Whitehall It quits. and I'll use my
influence with pa to get you that bon
net you want--Philadelphia Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
A Good Reason.

A scientific novelist asserts that an
out-of-door proposal OF marriage
should always be located under a
chestnut treo because 1t stands for
the old, old story"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30

Parrots.
Most of the 1000 or 5000 parrots
that are brought to New York every
year are Of the sorts known as the
double yellowhead" and the red.
head" The former are the best talk.
ers, and as young birds sell for SIS
or $40.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30
British Cutlery Exports.

Last year the exports of cutlery
from Great Britain to South America
amounted in value to more than $3.50.
600.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-30

Drink Much Aerated Water.
Upward of 200.000,000 gallons per
annum of aerated waters are drunk n
the United Kingdom.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
Pines with Peaches.

A man In Georgia has hit upon an
idea interesting to fruit-grOwers. A
farmer near MOultrie In that State.
who had u big fruit orchard, found
that often the heat In summer and the
frost hurt his peach crops, He set
about to lind remedy. and discovered
one that IL attracting widespread at
tontiOn. The State EntomOlOgist has
made an investigation of his plan and
has endorsed 1t. The scheme Is sim.
pie. This farmer decided that growing
peach trees In the shade of pine trees
would protect the peach trees from the
heat In summer and from the killing
frOsts. Many people laughed ut him,
but he went ahead and planted seven
ty-ive acres. The trees thrived might
lily, and the growth was not retarded
by the surroundings. He claims ia
have trees less than three years old 50
loaded with peaches that IN many in
stances the bOughs have been broken.
Others are adopting this method. 1t ID
possible that such Il plan would pro-
tect fruit trees from the severity OF
winter In the Northern States. In
fact, somewhat similar protection on
the north sides of orchards has brOugh,
good results.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31

progress was kept up until 1871. Then
came the greatest disaster ever Wis
tied upon any of the worlds great
modern cities. ON October OF that
year the great fire blotted out almost
every vcstigc of the city. The flames
devourcd block after block of build
ings. until. when the blaze flIckered
ana went out. 1t left ruin and desola.
ton over 2.1OO acres. Nearly 10000
buildings were destroyed. 100000
people were rendered homeless and q
financial loss Of $102, OOO.OOO was in.
fiicted. The whole world looked upon
the scene with horror. and believed
that the stately city had received a
shock from which 1t could never re-
cover.
But Chicago. even while sitting in
the ashes and waillng over the calami.
ty. gathered courage mightier than
ever seen before. and arose from the
wreck TO build anew. Upon the de.
brIs left by the holocaust a greater
and more magnificent city arose.
Since then nothing has retarded its
growth. and It stands to-day as the
worlds most wonderful monument to
undaunted industry.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
surgical operation few days after |
ward and died.

u surgical operation u few days after.
ward and died.
Mabel Foster Clark was born TWEEN.
ty-three years ago. near Pittsburg.
Pa, tho daughter of John Il. Foster.
who settled In Butte nearly seventeen
years ago. On June ID. 1901. she was
married to William 4. Clark. Jr.. the
youngest son OF Senator w. A. Clark.
Mrs. Clark as Miss Foster was
known as the "bclle Of Butte" Her
beauty. In fact. was known through.
out the state. She spent her girl.
hood days In the Western town and
then went away to school on the
Hudson. The fame Of the beauty of
Miss Foster reached young Clark. who
was an attorney. He was not Of the
struggling variety. as he had some
5000, 900 In his own name. At last
he met Miss Foster. lie fell In love
at once and according to the story
declared he would marry her. He told
his father. The Senator said II 1t wal
love 1t was all right.
He wanted to be sure Of the bride
She cared nothing for the millions
80 the story goes. but returned thu
love of young Clark. An engagement
followed and within six months theS
were married. They went to Europe
for an extended tour. A magnificent
home was built for her In New York
but most Of her married life had beer
spent at Butte. r.E
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31

MAJ. tNAM. WWycTS jill Tie OlS-
trict. With the exception Of four years,
Maj. Cram has been the assistant
United States district attorney cOntin.
uously since 1852, and during all Of
that time has not missed attendance
at q term Of court. LIZ became totally
blind about Is years ago, but this did
not necessltate his giving up the prac.
tice Of law. The secret Of his success
Is his wonderful memory. He keeps
posted on the latest decisions Of the
courts and has the faculty Of yemem.
-pering any section Of the~statute when
once fead to him. He appears for the
government In nearly all Of the cases
before the United states commission.
During trial he frequently manme sts
his familiarity with previous decis.
Ions bearing on the case by quoting
them In full. He Is very clever ex.
aminer Of witnesses. During the last
year he has appeared for the govern.
ment In over 30 cases.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31

slight eminence on the prairie. but
were forced to surrender. with the
condition that their lives were to be
spared. In the fight the Indians. lost
10 killed. but about 30 of the whites
were massacred. All the. wounded
were killed and mutilated. The next
day the Indians burned Fort Dear
born. This was Chicag0's nrst disas.
ter.
The settlement grew but little during
the score Of years following this first
disaster. although many important
events marked the period. The first
Territorial Legislature met In 1912.
the year Of the massacre. and in 1918
the State was organized. In 1920 Op-
erations were begun for the building
Of the Illinois and Michigan canal,
and In 1881 Chicago was made the
seat Of the newly organized Cook
county.
The town Of Chicago was incorpor
ated August 10. 1888, and ut the sub
scquent election OF town officers only
% votes were cast. In that year thu
town collected only little more thar
$3.50 In taxes. There were 10 pos,
roads Mt that time and no postofiict
In Chicago. A half.breed Indian car
rled the mail from Niles. Mich. every
two weeks. making the trip afOot.
Fort Dearborn had been rebuilt In
1910 and was occupied until after the
Black Hawk war. when It fell grad
ually into disuse. 1t was not aban
doned by the army until May. 1887,
and still was used by various govern
ment officers until 1857. when 1t was
torn down. with the exception Of one