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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
New Order.

But the germ theory changed any.
thing
Now the wise man bullded his house
on the sand.
For" said he, good drainage Ii
about the main thing"
1t was the fool who builded on the
rock. For the fool said in his heart,
there is no bacillus.
And the storms came and went and
the wise man was none the worse, but
the fool dwelt in the midst of stag.
nant pools, and knew not health IN the
true scientific sense.-Puck.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
a Legend OF Harvest

His wife and little children from his
sharen
So that same night. to meet a greater
need,
He, too, in secret did what he deemed
fair.
Now. when at break of day both cheer
lily
Came forth to work-with greeting.
name for name
Each scarce concealed his wonderment
to see
His separate stack of sheaves was still
the same!
And when. next night, and next. In love.
anew
These Jewish kinsmen gave by stealth
their best
But all in vain behold the riddle grew
Exceeding strange and caused them
much unrest;
Until at last it's secret was revealed
To both at once (blest be the Hand
that weaves
Such threads of chance), for half across
their field
They met one night-eoch bent with
heavy sheayesi
All. kinsmen true, no offering later laid
BY Solomon upon the costliest shrine
OF this immortal ground, was better
made
Than yours, nor gave to heaven hollor
signl
Augustus W. Bomberger In Youths
Companion.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24

A south side citizen took great
Interest in the clean street movement,
his front lawn being SO situated that
the draft Of the wind down the alley
covered it with all the waste paper
that happened to be lying around
loose-and there usually happened to
be plenty.
The householder in question knew
that most of the litter came from
the alley, but although he kept
careful watch from his back windows
he could never fix the responsibility
on any OF the neighbors; indeed, he
often found the alley far cleaner than
his lawn. But the waste paper still
came, and the citizen grew daily more
furious and his opinion of people who
threw out paper to blow whithersoever
the wind listed was expressed in some
OF the most fOrcible and unyarnished
AnS!o-SaXon that the language affords.
Nor did his language exaggerate his
sentiments.
One morning the citizen went out
and found much about the usual thing,
only more of 1t, and, picking up a
dusty, sun-yellowed envelope, he
noted that it was addressed to
prominent resident of an adjoining
avenue. There were other envelopes
and these were also without exception
addressed to the same person. A
battered shirt-waist box, half full of
excelsior, lay close at hand. This, the
citizen discovered. was addressed to
the wife of the prominent resident.
Here was large-sized clew at last.
The outraged man considered for
some time what course he should pur-
sue. His first impulse was to prose-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

nv local applications they cannot reach the dis.
sssed nortGa of the ear. There ia only one way to
cure deafness and that is by remedies
Haafness IA caused by an inhamed condition of the
Jnycons lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube ia iniamed you have rumblng sound or I'M
perfect hearing and when II is entirely closed, Deaf
taken out and this tube restored 10 It's normal con-
dtion hearing will be dcstrOyed forever Nine cases
ont Of ten are caused by Catarrh which nothing but
ON inf smed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
Wewill give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness Caused by catarrhl that cannot pc cured
Nv UaII's Catarrh cure. Send for circulars. free.
- f. J, CHENEY q CO., Toledo, q,
Sold by Druggists, 10.
Halls Family Pills are the best. -
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
Comfortlnu.

Apropos OF the amusing little story
In last Sundays Times about the Irisn-
man who arrived the day before his
English friend and his remarks about
Evacuation day, somewhat similar
incident is related by bright young
Hebrew who came over from Russia
some time ago and who now speaks
the English language with a particu-
lar correctness and fiuency, and with
out the trace of an idiegs or dialect.
A fellow citizen only three months
from Erin's isle addressed him thus:
Say, were you BORN in this coun.
thry?
mo, Pat; came from Russia six
years ago."
"Shure, that's wonderful! You
spake the langwidge as good as we
do."-Exchange.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
The Recipe Habit.

'T think those neighbors are real
mean" said Mrs. Bliggins.
whats the trouble?" asked her
husband.
you know our Marguerite doesn't
get on in her studies very well and
their Mathlde is always at the head
of the class"
what of that?"
"They wouldn't tell me what par
ticular sort of brain-prOducing patent
food they gave to their children"
Washington Star.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
Had a Plenty.

"Yassuh," said Unc' Nose. Lille
Hossfut done got smaht down ter de
'tracted meetin' las night. an dey
p'intedly jected i'm fun de church
dat wat dey do"
"Not old Deacon Tije7" says the
listener.
"Yassuh. OIL Deacon Lie Hossful-
yassuh."
why. thought he was one OF tho
pillars Of the church"
Reckon he war. but he amt no
mo-"
THAT must have been q great take
down for him. Wasn't he put out a
great deal over itr''
"No, sub, not or great deal. Deg
once seemed ter sassy 'im."- Judge.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
Hls Reason.
why Is It." they asked, "you prefer
1;rh

gas to eletcric light?"
"In the case of electric light" he
said, looking at them in establishment,
st usually can be controlled by means
of a button or a spring on the wall
within easy reach"
They admitted that he spoke truly.
THAT being So" he went on, IF
ever you had stood over small but
pretty woman who, with upturned and
anxious face, was striving to reach the
chandelier to light the gas, you never
would have asked me the question. -
New York Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
In Famous MiIwaukee.

Senator Spooner relates corver
sation he heard last summer In Q
street car in Milwaukee.
do you have pale beer at homer
asked young lady OF her compaD
ion.
"Oh, no." replied the other, pap
always gets his bottled."-New Yorl
Times.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
The Way Of Il.

"Of course we've abandoned that alb
surd idea that the king can do NO
wrong"
"Oh, don't know. In title-worship
ing circles of society they seem to take
the same old view Of it."
whats that?"
Merely that It isn't wrong II the
king does it."-Chicago Post.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24
When Patriotism Strikes In.

Congressman Mcclellan has been Q
maker of epigrams ever since hia
reportorial days. Here is his latest:
Patriotism that doesn't make .
man an officeholder makes him vary
patriotic."-New York Times.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24

these days? The average man, is not
the intellectual equal of Miss Faw.
cett.
The real handicaps women suffer
are domestic. They have to keep the
home beautiful while their husbands
are striving after those triumphs
which may mean Immortality. There
is one thing. at any rate, that the
progress OF women has proved. and
that is that the larger the voice wo-
men have In affairs the higher are
the moral ideals entertained by the
community. Boston Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24

The daily newspapers OF the United
States use in year $29 197,000 worth
Of paper: In weight nearly loo. COO. 900
pounds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24

painting and decorating done heraLs
~ the young lady said when she -
tered her boudoir.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24

Quick success often depends On our
knowledge Of how long It takes to sue.
cseA.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-24

The gentleman with q cloven hoof
usually travels with the man who has
q cloven breath.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
- - THE WEEKLY GAZETTE = -

How we love the little paper. e'er
L L so modest and so meet
As it comes it's lengthy journey from the
country every week:
From the good old town behind us that
we left so long ago.
When the city fever becked us with its
artificial glow.
oh, the news is never startling, and the
pictures are but few,
And its crowded with stock matter, and
the type IS never new.
But il brings an old-time feeling as we
turn its pages DER,
Reading here and there of neighbors. as
we've often read before
John Smith has gone to Meadowbrook
To see his brother BILL
Ike Marvin's hired the Peckham place
on top of Miller's hill"
Sam Barton's fixed his cider press"
Ben Holmes has bought a cow"
"Hamp Culver's going to paint his barn. -
IT'S time 10 hay II now"
Doc Sanders boy has cut his foot"
The wells are getting dry"
THE price of eggs has dropped cent,
But butter still is high
"A drummer came TO town today
BILL Brown has sold his mare"
lice cream at Bakers corner store,
It's cooling 10 be there"
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

you with me this afternoon. I can't
really"
why note" said Jo. quite undts-
turbed.
"Because-weIl, because I've got a
special appointment with a friend Of
mine"
IT'S that horrid Miss Freeman" said
10, suspiciously. silly, stuck up old
thing. She's much older than she says
she is; uncle says so; uncle says
she is thirty-fve if she's q day"
Hush. 10, YOU mustn't talk like that
OF a lady broke in Anthony. hastily.
Il shall" said 10. And it's true
Uncle says she'd give her ears to be
married and"
But by this time Anthony had got
some distance down the drive and was
well on his way to the red bricked house
in the lane. where the charming young
lady. so much maligned by Miss 10,
dwelt.
Miss Freeman was not IN the house,
said the maid. She was in the garden;
would Mr.. Deane see If he could find her
there, and Mr. Deane needed no second
invitation. He found her in the summer
house. attired in a simple white frock,
artlessly entwining her hat with some
pink tinted blossoms she had been pluck
Ing from the Towering beds. Miss Free
man was so naturally surprised, and
took such pains TO tell him So that some
time elapsed before they settled down.
Then they got on splendidly together.
Miss Freeman told him all about her
brief unhappy past, and Anthony con
fided in her all his aspirations for the
future; at least not quite all, for he was
just in the middle of an elaborate pro-
posal when a shower of gravel came
whiZzlng through the doorway, accom-
panied by a burst of merry laughter
which completely drowned his eloquence.
That's 10, / know" he burst out. an
grily, just as that very young lady
flushed and breathless, burst trium-
phantIy in
'kh! ahi What did tell you?" she
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

an extent that he had no eyes or ears
for anyone else. He called on her at
her home, where she lived with a maiden
aunt in a pretty West End fat. He
sent her theater tickets, flowers. and
books, and contrived to turn up at every
gathering where he knew she would be.
And she-well. she appeared to en-
courage his advances. for she allowed
him TO follow her about and wait upon
her, and never once complained that
he bored her with his attentions. She
was so kind and so encouraging that
one afternoon Anthony determined TO
seal his fate.
They were sitting together in the
drawing room of the pretty fiat. Auntie
had fallen asleep in her chair, and the
opportunity seemed to be an excellent
one Anthony jumped at it and made
a passionate though manly offer OF his
hand and heart. He told her that he
worshiped her. that he had never looked
al any other woman before, and that
whether she accepted him or not he
should love her as long as he lived, AMI
lot more in the same strain.
Miss Greaves listened very attentive
ly, and when he had finished she raised
pair OF misohievous eyes to his.
You say you have never talked like
this TO any other girl?"
Never" said Anthony
You do ii so well for an amateur, &"
she unused. You are quite sure?"
Quite"
Miss Greaves rose quickly. and with
heightened color.
wait here just a few minutes" she
said. II won't keep you long"
And 10 Anthony's surprise she ran by
him ont of the door Restless and i'm
patient, he walked up and down the
room. when his eye was attracted by a
photograph on the mantleshelf 1t was
the likeness OF a child-a little girl
and he was just about TO lift it from its
place for a near view, when he heard
a light laugh behind him.
Turning, he beheld a figure that took
him FIVE years into the past. an untidy
little figure enveloped in a loose Hopping
cape and with "A bush OF bright hair
upon which faded red Tam 20 Shanter
perched saueily.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

Yes, We love the little paper, it's so
brimming full OF news.
And We tear the pasted wrapper, we're
so eager 10 peruse;
And We settle by the Preside while the
world goes rushing on.
And devote an hour TO reading, which is
all too quickly gone.
And We look across the distance from
the city to the town,
And We sigh and brush a tear drop as
We lay the paper down;
For we're carried back to school days.
and to good old days of yore,
When We read these simple items, as
we've often read before:
The band viii meet on Friday night"
Dick Wade is out again.
Lem Wallace's sold his sorrel horse
And team 10 Enoch Lane
VIII Miners passing round cigars
A bouncing boy. they say.
Dot Clarke has got the chicken pox-"
The schools all close today"
Sim Haines is going to build an ELL
Church festival tonight"
The summer boarders have arrived,
The town is lively quite"
"A parcel lost on Miller's Hill,
Finder please leave IL here"
Subscribe for The Weekly Gazette,'
One dollar for the year"
JOE CONE.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

cried, dancing about II knew should
find you here
How dare you come here?" shouted
Anthony. go home at once"
'Sha MT" said 10, defantly. taking a
seat and glazing lercely at the other
lady
"Eow can you take any notice of such
a vulgar little creature" said Miss Free
man. aggravated by the intrusion. IF
were the squire l would send her off
home at once. She's a regular disgrace
to the village"
Am To- returned 10. showing her
white teeth And what about you?
Ny uncle says"
But Anthony, IN some alarm, placed
his hand quickly over her mouth. and
bidding a hasty farewell to his indig-
nant lady-love. dragged her struggling
OF
What do you mean by this disgrace
full behavior, Jo?' said he. sternly, as
soon as they were out of ear-shot.
1T hate her! hate herr" was all 10
would say. as she clenched her fists.
III tell your uncle about this as soon
as We get home" went on the monitor.
angrily.
At this 10 appeared to remember
something.
Tony" she said, penitently, Il quite
forgot / came to tell you that a tele-
gram came for you"
For me?"
Yes, and Tony. II said you were TO go
home tonight. and perhaps l shall
never, never see you any more. Oh,
Tony, you do love me. don't you?"
Love you? You're an aggravating
little toad"
At this Miss 10 stopped short in the
road, and burst into a food of noisy
tears. It was such an unusual circuLl-
stance that even Anthony was sur
priseG out OF himself.
There. there. Jo!' he said. putting
an arm around her. kindly. "Of course
love you. There. be a good little
girl"
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

CHE was about fourteen years of
age when Anthony Deane ac-
eepted the squires invitation for
a months shooting at Brooks Grove-a
tall. gawky schoolgirl, with sunburnt,
freckled face. and a tousled name OF
reddish brown hair.
This is my niece. 10. or rather Jose
phine-we call her 10 for short. said
the old gentleman at their first intro
duction. shes a regular madcsp;
there's no breaking her in You mustn't
let her worry you. Deane, during your
stay here"
And Anthony did his best to protect
himself although his efforts were OF
small avail Miss 10. as she was ap-
propriately called. hung on TO him to
such an extent that there was no get
ting rid OF her. She followed him every
where. fishing. riding. walking. shoot
ing, and waited upon him like a little
slave, yet was familiar enough to call
him BY his Christian name. II was
Tony here. Tony there. and Tony all
over the place.
AT first the young man was amused.
The young puss had such fine con
tempt for everything that was feminine.
She could climb trees like a monkey,
shoot and ride better than he could
himself, and was as precocious as only
a child brought up among elderly folk
could be. AS 10 her personal appear
ance. she WAS as untidy a little bundle
any child from the village school.
She ran her boots of her feet. her skirts
were invariably torn and muddy. and
she always wore a faded Tam o-Shan-
ter. and a loose cape. which she used
10 fling back over her shoulders when
ever an opportunity for activity oc-
CURED.
But, after a time Anthony began to
make friends with the gentry around
and the child's companionship became
irksome 10 him
Look here. 10. he said 10 her one
day after he had dressed himself with
more than usual care, Il cant have
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

10" he cried in amazemeut, and
dropping the photograph as he stepped
hastily back
Josephine now" said the girl, cur
tseying deliberately. "Or rather Miss
Greaves TO you. Now aren't you
ashamed of yourself"
1T can never be-" cried the young
man, regarding her in bewiIderment.
And yet ] always knew your face was
familiar. 10. my dear. dear little Jo.'
"Oh, that's all very WE'LL demurred
Miss Greaves, stepping back What
about that scene in the summer house
five years ago."
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

Il have thanked you every day of my
life for preventing tragedy" said An
thOny
And what about your promise?
Didn't you say you were coming back
10 marry me-"
We'll. here / am
"Oh, that won't do" said Miss
Greaves. I might have accepted you as
10. but as Josephine-well I positively
decline"
And that was how Anthony made an
other declaration on the spot, 10 ths
amazement of auntie, who Just woke N
in time 20 see an effective tabIeau.-
Sioux City Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

away, not caring to humiliate him by
TOO close an attention; but out OF the
corner OF my eye l could see he was
making very poor Job of It. Quite I'M
intentionally--I am perfectly sure c.
with the glancing blade. and only got
the thing out at last in a dozen different
shreds of scraped paper. This accom-
plished. he held up the watch for me TO
see that there was nothing left OF the
girls face.
II hope you are satisfied he said
savagely.
| bowed.
1T wasn't my fault she stuck It in so
internally tight he said. handing me
a sort of paper lint that was now all that
remained of the photograph.
You've acted like a gentleman" I
said. stuffing the remnants into my
waistcost pocket
For heavens sake, don't patronize
mel" he cried.
I'm wish you good afternoon OBJ
served.
Hold on a minute." he exclaimed
BE sure you represent this thing right
to the young lady"
Il think you may trust me to do that"
/ said.
Il mean" he explained, speaking with
some emotion. II wouldn't like her 10
think l cut up her picture out of spite
You saw yourself it was stuck In like
peanut candy. and I had TO maui II all
to pieces 10 get II out"
THAT was evident" said
And tell her." he began. 'if 1 ever
in all my life"
''oh. let it go at that" exclaimed the
little dark man.
81 will!' cried Skirving, eonvulsiveIy.
Il won't demean myself by passing an
opinion on such a."
II wish you gentlemen good after
noon" / said.
Wen always be glad to see you
here!" exclaimed the 1abby man. with
ironica1 friendIiness.
"Oh. call again, do,'' cried the little
dark man.
skirving said nothing. I left him lean
ing with his elbows on the table, and
staring with unseeing eyes at the ash
tray in front OF him
/ had hard hunt for Miss Martin,
and although ] rode out to four or five
houses where | might expect to find her,
and took in the Summerheld links as
well, ! failed everywhere in my quest
Somebody told me they had seen her
driving out on the Riven Rock Road,
and still another that she was NJ az
the mission with some strangers; but
though / sought her far and wide, and
lathered my horse into foam, I had
no better luck than at first. After
had dressed for dinner-fnding had
few minutes to spare--I went around
and telephoned to her house
This is Mr.. Lionel Houseman."
said.
''Who?" inquired tiny foreign voice
Mr.. Lionel Houseman,'' 1 repeated.
Mr.. Lionel who?" inquired the thy
foreign voice.
"Housemanr' l shouted.
OH" exclaimed the tiny foreign voice
"Mr. Lionel Houseman wishes to
speak TO Miss Martini" I said.
'Oh, you are Mr. Houseman?" said the
tiny foreign voice.
I've been trying to tell you that for
some time" I said, goaded into in
civility.
Il am re Iady's maid" said the tiny
foreign voice, land l was told to give
you message in case you rang up"
"A message?" I said
Miss Martin hopes to see you tonight
at re Charity ball at re Hotel Airing
ton"
BE sure and tell her 1 shall be
there" I said
The ball was to be at o'clock. but
dinner engagement kept me after II.
and il was fully midnight before / man
aged to reach the hotel / had no little
trouble to find Miss Martin in the crush,
and it seemed as though even here the
fates were still against me. But at last
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

You do-honest," said 10. looking up
through her tears. Better than that
horrid Miss Freeman? Say you do
They were now up to the Hall. and
Anthony was afraid the squire would
come out and inquire into the cause Of
the disturbance.
Yes! Yes: heaps better" he said
desperately.
And you'll come back and marry ne
one day."
''Ratherl'
Here 10 wiped her tears on his coat
sleeves. and throwing pair of muscular
young arms around his neck ready
throttled him with the vehemence OF her
affection
And that was the last Anthony saw Of
10.
"oh. Mr.. Deane. allow me to introduce
you to Miss
The name was inaudible, and the
hostess trlpped OF leaving Anthony star
Ing awkwardly at the pretty girl by his
side. Where had he seen that face be-
fore. surely IT was familiar to him-the
deep. hazel eyes. rich complexion, and
rudy copper tinted hair. Yet IL was
impossible-he had never seen anyone
half so lovely before.
Excuse me. but l did not quite catch
your name he said, bending down.
The girl looked up brightly.
MY name is Greaves," she said and
yours.
'Deane. Anthony Deane,' said the
young man, evidently disappointed that
her name gave no clue to her identity.
DO you know. Miss Greaves. / am al
most sure l have met you somewhere
before"
Really, how interesting said the
girl. Perhaps you may remember by
and by"
Il think perhaps l may, If l see a
great deal of you" returned Anthony
shyly, as he put his name to several
dances.
minute later they were whirline
through the dance.
And II he didn't it was through no
fault of his own. The pretty girl with
the hazel eyes fascinated him 10 such