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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

to her OWE room, that anxiety had BAN
ished sleep, and SO she had come 10
hear the worst. 1t might be that sne
needed him yet little while. although
Milton Iennox's words had merged
the present into the delicious bliss OF
an almost forgotten past.
1t was as Marie had prophesied. Bar
bara's passion blinded her--no doubt
crossed her mind. And, looking on
the helpless form outstretched before
her, the long, faithful years OF his
service were ohliterated. the very fact
that the life blood the surgeons in at
tendance struggled so valiantly to
stanch in it's death-bearing flow was
poured out for her sake she ignored.
She saw in him only tool, valuable
in the past, perhaps useful in the fu.
ture.
AT that moment his eyes opened for
the first time since his hurt, and rest
ed with wistful entreaty upon her face.
1t was the glance a dumb animal might
send to the soul of the master whose
hand had slain it.
"He recognized you, madame" said
one Of the surgeons. at is favorable
symptom. With great care and watch.
tul nursing he may recover
The next morning, before she had
left the room, Feline requested admit.
lance at her door. He held newspa-
per open in his hand.
There is some news here thought
might be of interest to madame" he
began, respectfully, "if she will per-
nit an allusion to the past"
what is it. Feline?" she asked.
He placed the newspaper on the Ia.
BILE before which she was seated and
pointed with his finger to column ex.
tending down the page.
1t was flattering obituary notice Of
the Earl of Bertram.
She glanced at 1t indifferently, and
from it with an air of surprise at the
impervious face of the valet.
How does this interest me, Feline"
she asked.
More closely, perhaps, than you
imagine. The Earl of Bertram was
once known by another title, before By
the death of his father he came into
possession of the earldom."
A dim perception of his meaning
stole into her brain.
"And that title was?" she questioned
breathlessly. ~
Ito Be Continued.)
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
CHAPTER Xxx.
BY Passion SWayed.

Driven rapidly in his carriage to-
ward Paris, Milton Lennox for the first
time remembered note that had been
handed TO him as he was about to
leave for the scene of the contest.
He now drew 1t forth, and by the
light afforded by the carriage lamps,
read these lines, in handwriting he
knew but too well. They were from
Avice:
Milton: hear you and Richard
are to fight. For my sake desist from
your intention. / know how greatly !
wronged you. but spare me the
wretchedness Of robbing me Of my
lover. deceived you all. Forgive me
and forget me. --Avice.'
Lennox groaned. The note had come
too late. He was perhaps her lovers
murderer.
Obe5ing sudden impulse, he d.
rec,ed the driver to take him to the
house of Nine. Meredith, as Barbara
publicly had avowed herself. After all,
the position had awakened but ten
days scandal; then her beauty, her
wealth. her luxurious apartments, her
husbands silence, had CLOSED 1t over,
and she could have thrown open her
doors to have had society at her feet,
had she so willed it.
But for time she preferred soli-
tude: so 1t was that she sat alone in
her drawing room when Milton Len
nox was announced.
A wave of crimson surging over her
cheeks and brow was the only evil
dence of the agitation she otherwise
so successfully concealed.
What had he come to tell her? Had
he and DR.. Hayes met. or had the note,
to which she had forged Avice's sig
nature, done its work? Suppose ne
had killed Richard? What could she
do without Richards strong arm to
help her?
All this flashed through her mind as
lightning Eliminates the dark storm
cloud, yet she stood waiting for Mil
ton to break tie silence, little, cour-
teous, ironical smile about her mouth.
Barbara, have you no welcome for
me?"
Had the cloud burst and the thun-
ders swallowed her up? She had hum
bled herself for the last time In ap-
peal, in effort, to win him back! So
she had sworn. Could 1t be that some
whirlpool had borne him back In its
returning eddy to his allegiance?
1t was like the delicious strain Of
some longforgotten music. She had
stood SC long in her attitude Of Meme
sis. that suddenly the ground seemed
giving way beneath her feet. A thou
sand tender memories swept over her.
She forgot the man who had gone
forth perhaps TO die for her sake. She
remembered only him who had
scorned and repulsed he---who now
asked nef the question, Have you no
welcome for met"
With all others she was the actress:
With him she was the woman!
"A welcome, Mflton!" she muir.
INJURED scar 1t be that you plead for
my welcomef"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
A SOUND REASON.
~. Wa. Thrown of the Porch, but he
Mas sure He Knew Why.


AT rural watering place the guests
were sitting on the front piazza. WHICH
overlooked the street
rustic. who was greatly under the
influence of liquor, found his way I'D
there and became extensively agree
able Being admonished to desist
from his attempts many times, he per-
sisted. and at last approached one OK
the ladies and commenced to annoy
her with crude attempts at smartness.
gentleman who had been watch-
ing him closely but saying nothing.
now swiftly approached and tossed
him over into the wet sand below.
He got up, pulled a mucn-solie3
handkerchief from his pocket, WHY
the sand from his eyes and month. ano
then. looking up as he swayed p8cR
and forth, addressed the man VINO dio
the deed:
Eyes. you! suppose you
think you're smart, but don't. ex-
meet YOU think don't konw what lyou
done that fer: but I'll let you KNOW
that | do. Blank your buttons3 the
reason why you throwed me oevr(them
banisters was that you don't want mo
mn there. - you!"-Lippincott
Magazine.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
REGARDING SCHOOL BOOKS.
Farmer Children Need Farmer Studies
II Is Claimed.

Farmer Children Need Farmer Studi cS,
II Is Claimed.
Our educational system has been
made by city people, and the country
school finds it secondhand, ill-fitting
and unattractive. To this fact more
than any other, perhaps, Is due the
backwardness Of education in agri-
cultural states. The school has not
taken hold on farm life. Plants, soils.
animals, insects, flowers, the weather,
the forests and the sky, from all these
things it has stood apart, while it has
babbled of subjects unfamiliar and IN
interesting to the country-bred child.
All rural education has been hacked
and hewed to fit the Procrustean bed
Of the city model
This is severe indictment of our
present methods, but 1t is not a whit
too severe. To find proof you have
only to examine the textbooks in use
in our rural schools. Apparently they
have been written solely for city chill
dren, sons and daughters of clerks,
merchants, bankers and traders. They
dc not even suggest to the farmers
child the possibilities of science and
training in agricultural work. On the
contrary, the natural and logical infer
ence from our general scheme of rural
instruction is that education is not
indispensable to the farmer, but is In.
tended chiefly for the commercial and
professional classes.-World's Work.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
Barbara Bretton's
! ~oAmbit,iOns.S .

bird caroled forth its song upon the
trees, whose branches saw their re-
fected images in its clear waters.
Through the leaves came the CLINT
ing rainbow tints of the dying sun.
Tonight it seemed dipped in blood,
and cast it's red embrace upon all ma
ture, as though prophetic of the com
ing struggle. when stern, fesolute and
silent, two fellow creatures moved to
their appointed places on the daisy
strewn sod.
No attempt at reconciliation was
made by either second. One had the
casual expression of an Indifferent on
locker; the other the set, white look
which showed him equally interested
with his principal.
The distance was marked. A hush
as Of death followed. Even the brook
sang less loudly, and the birds notes
ceased.
"One, two. three!" rang out upon the
stiffness. Two shots, binding fash,
followed, and one man fell to the
earth. A bullet had pierced Richard
Hayes lung, while Milton Lennox
stood unhurt
Have I killed him." Milton in
CURED Of the surgeon in attendance.
He is not yet dead, but thereris q
very narrow chance of life, Your aim
was deadly, and | would advise you to
leave Paris without delay"
mo, sir. I will face my action, IL II
comes to the knowledge Of the law;
but unless DR.. Hayes dies / think 1t
will hardly do SO, and even then
fear nothing. My ection was justfia-
BILE, in the eyes of men, at least. In
that of higher power, am content
to stand alone at his tribunal"
The wounded man moved and
groaned feebly, as the surgeon probed
for the ball.
Answer me, Richard, burying for
the moment our arimosity," Lennox
said, almost gently, STOPPING beside
the PROSTATE form Of the man whose
moments had perhaps been cut very
short by his hand-"answer me before
death seals your lips. Where is Av.
ice?"
"She is"
Milton bent closer, but the red life
blood gurgled up, flowing in crimson
stream from the white lips, and the
sentence remained all unfinished as
the speaker relapsed into unconscious
ness.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
CHAPTER XXI.
A Newspaper Notice.

81 did not know you," Avice repeat
ed, gazing at the woman. who seemed
to have sprung from the very ground
at her feet.
Poor girl! For days she had been
delirious, and the mist had as yet
scarcely lifted from the clouded brain.
She remembered only that she was
prisoner and unhappy, and she knew
that she longed for the sunlight and
for freedom.
"You do not know me. mademoi-
selle? Wait!" and the woman disap-
peared in the adjoining room.
In moment she returned, but so
changed that Avice could scarcely be-
lieve her the same.
A red wig, surmounted by an ugly
cap, with huge pair of spectacles, al
most concealing the piercing black
eyes, and a few lines carefully and
skillfully inserted about the cheeks
and mouth, rendered the transforma.
ton complete. She recalled to the
girls mind some half forgotten dream.
Surely you know me now, made
moiselle?"
Eyes, yes, know you'll" cried Avice,
with gladness in her voice. 1T is my
good, my faithful Marie! Oh, Marie,
save me--take me from this place!
How came you here?"
Hush, mademoiselle! Not so loud.
am in madame's service. will aid
you, If you will be patient yet little
while"
Il am very patient" Avice answered,
passing her slender hand across her
forehead with bewildered air; "be-
sides. where could go? l have no
home. Travis has cast me off. Milton
has deserted me. All, I remember!
Florence will receive me. She was to
have been Travis wife, you know. I
will write her little note. Oh, will
you see that she receives it?'
'Give it to me, mademoiselle. She
shall have 1t. And now" Marie con-
tinued, when the note had been penned
and confided to her keeping, good
night Try to sleep and regain your
strength. Before many days you may
have need Of it,"
"Ah, madame" the maid murmured
to herself as she slowly and cautious
ly descended the stairs, her disguise
once more removed, 'the web is being
woven about you, cunning though you
be, and through this girl, whom you
have such reason to hate, shall the
last blow be struck. Pierre, Fierre!"
she added, in an awestruck tone, as
though addressing some visible pres
ence, marie has not forgotten. Sleep
quietly in your grave my friend. You
shall be avenged"
A moment she stood without the
threshold of that one room in all the
house where sleep had not entered,
then she softly opened the door and
stole In on tip-toe.
Two surgeons stood by the bed, one
with his fingers resting on the pulse Of
the unconscious Richard Hayes. Bar
bara knelt at the foot of the bed, her
eyes resting with an anxious express
sion upon the faces of the men VINO
were to render e. verdict Of life or
death.
She had not meant to see Richard
tonight. but she had found, on going
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
How to Be Successful.

"And wat asked the Lexington
street father, would you advise me
to teach my boy that he may be rich
and prosperous in his wiser days"
WELL" said the sage OF Franklin
square, ."if you want him to get unrea-
sonably rich, I'd suggest a course
either in running an ice plant or gem
teel bank robbing.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
Regular Paydays,

Young man." said the earnest min.
lister. "yoI are hard worker. You
serve this corporation faithfully. You
give it your time and labor and thought
to the exclusion of higher and better
things. Reflect moment. Does Il
pay?"
Sure" replied the young man brisk
ly. II get my money every Saturday
night"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
a MIsnomer.

A very pompous woman attempted
to leave car while it was in motion
and the little conductor detained he-
with the usual
'Wait until the car SHOPS, leddyt.
Don't address me as lady siri"
she said. haughtilv.
II beg your pardon, ma'am, but wa
are all liable to mex mistakes" was
the immediate reply.-Lippincott
Magazine
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
a sickly Joke.

What is, your husbands doctor
allopath or homeopathic"
Il don't know. My husband calls
him his biographer."
What does he mean by that?"
well, the doctor is at work upon
his life. Philadelphia Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
Arrested DEVELOPMENT.

Richard-Are these good apples on
your trees?
Robert-We don't know. Our neigh
boris two boys never let any Of them,
get ripe"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

Physicians are not the only men who
follow the medical profession; the un-
dertakers are not far behind. /,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
a True Socialist

Johnnie" quoth the Socialist agita-
tor to his ten-year-old son, did you
sell that old iron to-day?'
Eyes, pa"
well, what did you get for it,"
Five dollars"
That's good" and the silver-tongued
orator of the hoodlums rubbed Ills
hands joyfully. Give it to me-"
Give it to you, pa? Why, haven't
got it all. Here's your share-one dol
lar"
MY share, you young reprobate!
What do you mean?" roared the adyo-
cate of plumber.
well, I'll tell you, pa Me and jim
ME an some other fellows formed a
society, you know, for making tbingss
equal. ~ = h you speak
once, and ever Since we've believed in
dividing things equally, so we just di-
vided up that So"
AS the two returned from the wood
shed Johnnie was very thoughttul ana
he walked with painful limp.
Pa" he said at last, these here
ideas amt menat to apply to us
guess. They're only for other people
who have money, amt they?'
And then the fathers heart was
glad, for he knew that his son would
make true Socialist. - Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-04

property TransfersinB Baltimore County
-Dsaeus; Leases. Mortgages. Bills of Sale, etc.
Teceseu ior record in the Office OF the Clerk OF
tne e'1Sui' court Tor Baltimore county:
n DEEDS.
J. a. gwens ct al. to s. w. Owens ct al.
Z. a; towards to David Wright.
a, "a. T ferguson and wife to Henrietta and +. /
A: N. Ward and husband to Elizabeth Leaver-
H N. Bruno. attorney, to G. H. Becker and W.T.
T.J. ferguson to H. c. Stern and f. l. Ferguson.
:; a. Mackafee and wife to Elizabeth beaverton.
MaTsaFet scleupner to ]. A. Scleupner and wife.
a. mettor, attorney. to L. j. Atkinson.
y. n dorsey to j. b. Elliott and wife.
Il. III. Bowman to Henry hammers.
=. W.. Hraves and w. B. Graves to r. @. Stewart.
L. I.. ". Marriott and husband to L. +. DERRICK.
Jolm Asemp and wife ct al. to John G.. Naylor.
holn Ia Park Company to r. w. Marchant, Jr.
=. y y. R sewell ct al. to M. |. Woolford;
u. p. ROBINSON. trustee, to VIM @. Fields.
wife.
C;F; Stein and wife to Richard Hill and NJ L.
Clara Brown and Zachariah Brown, Jr., to Mag
gle Price.
D. 8. Richards and wife to C. v. Bull.
Roland Park Company to Ruth Dewitt ct al.
Adam Unglaub to G. W. Todd.
Henry Schmidt, attorney, to John Selig.
9. "; Todd to Adam Unglaub.
=. I; yard and wife to N. c. Bullinger.
O. y: Colt aud husband to @. A. Sisk.
q W: senator to w. b. Jackson.
MaItln Schumann and wife to Frank Long and
]. A: Sheridan and Eliza Dixon to c. C. Law
W.. Peach. assignee, to Eva Hamilton.
y. y Lucas to S. e. Lucas.
u. =; and +. H. Cox to Wilson Cox.
II. M Miller to G. G. Goldman and wife.
Albert Leifert and wife to III. c. w. Kahler and
wife.
MORTGAGES.
tee, S..
T; r Crosby ct al. to Security Storage and Trust
Company, $780,
I. J. Atkinson and wife to Clara Kraft, 500.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-04

The New Maryland and Virginia Rae
ing Circuit.-A meeting of representatives of
the Maryland and Virginia fairs and racing cir
cult was held in Baltimore last Saturday. Mr..
D. H. Rice presided, and Col. Robert Hough was
secretary. The following tracks were repre-
scented and dates selected: Tasley, Va, August
4th to It'll, inclusive; Pocomoke City, August
18th to l4th, inclusiye Easton, August 18th
to Dist, inclusive; COLCHESTER, August 25th to
18th. inclusive; Prospect Park, Baltimore,
September 9Th to 18th inclusive.
The members are greatly elated over the
bright prospects for the coming season, with
increased purses for the classes and a uniform
ity of dates will make the circuit attractive.
Special attractions will be a feature. Other
tracks have asked to be admitted in the circuit,
and their applications are being considered by
the executive committee. 4k
Mr.. H. A. Brehm was elected president of
the association. Mr.. D. II. Rice, Col. Robert
Hough and Mr.. Grant Stockham were appoint
ed committee to look after advertising.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-04

Marriage Licenses in March.-Duri
the month of March Mr.. N Bosley Merryms
Clerk OF the Circuit Court, issued marriage
censes to the following persons:
WHITE.
John L. Carter to Ida g. France.
Emanuel B. Bosley to Allease D. Bosley.
John ID. Shipley to Margaret Wilmot.
He<x5sH. Holland to Mary A. Barnhart.
William l. Norris TO Grace Beardsley.
John 7. Bailey to Minnie Rashenbauck.
Harry. Thollan to Alice Bubb.
Peter Smit to Laura V. Schmidt
George ]. Bill to Mary March.
VIM. f. Owiags to Sarah E. Jessop.
Isaac n. Boyd to Ida q. Weiger.
George D. Cotkey to Nettie Parks.
Lemuel A. KPpel to Fannie V. Bowen.
Levi Wilmer % Emma Shaffer.
James f. Stevenson to Kate Knorr.
Harvey Gill toSarah E. Baublitz.
VIM. H. McNew to Louisa Carberry.
William Frankon to Carrie B. Wright.
William McClesry to Lille M. Webb.
Sewell Parker to Katie E. Reese.
Edward Nj. Geeey to Viola G. Barton
VIM. H. Baublitz TO Bertha Tracey.
Albert E. Bradford to Bertha B. Brice.
Henry o. Watts 10 Sallie e. Isennock.
Elias J. Gosnell to Mabel E. Ray.
John B. Erhardt 10 Elsie lie Brun.
Harry Dissinger to Viola Arnett
David Davidson to Bessie E. Brandt.
George Greenwood to Elizabeth Hoff.
Thomas E. Hilton to Mary V. Asher.
CoLoRED.
Samuel N. P. Johnson to Rosa Mack.
VIM. Burkett to Alverta Cook.
Henry c. Murdoch to Christiana Bailey.
Bradford Cooper to Mary E. Preston.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-04

Long Green, 18th District.-The lambl1ke
departure of March and the beautiful weather
on the first day of April were subjects of gen.
eral remark. The good weather is most well
come to farmers, whose work had been retar-
ded by the excessive rains.
The funeral Of Mrs. Sarah E. Mullenberg,
wife of Mr. John II. Mullenberg, of Whining
ton, Del, took place at Wilson's NJ. E. Church,
on Tuesday morning last and was largely at
tended. Much sympathy is expressed for the
bereaved husband and children.
The Ladies' Aid Society met on Wednes-
day night at the home of Mrs. ]. Myers, the
attendance being large. After dsposing of the
usual business refreshments were served.
Mr.. John Schmidt, an aged citizen of this
place, who was indisposed the greater part OF
the winter, is able to be about again. He is
the father of Mr.. George II. Schmidt, the sue
cessful blacksmith here.
Mrs. John Z. Slade, of this place, is in Bal
timore attending the Annual Conference of the
M. E. Church.
The Sunday school of Wilson, NJ. E. Church
is preparing for an entertainment to be held
on Easter Sunday night, and to which cor
dial invitation is extended.
The Arbor day exercises at Long Green pub
lie school were elaborate and interesting. AT
the close of the indoor exercises trees and vines
were planted in the school yard. Miss b. G.
Mallonee, principal of the school, made an APP
propriate address on the "0rigin and Signifi-
canoe of Arbor Day.H and Miss L. r. Cross,
assistant, gave "a Talk on Nature Study"
Those taking part in the program were Walter
Grau, Helen Slade, B. Taylor, E. Mumma, Q.
Green, Harvey Slade, H. Wilson, F. Slade. p.
Wainwright, E. Grau, C. Eicholtz E. Neu-
hauser, c. Schmidt, F. Green, NJ. Bowers, L..
Patterson, NJ. Nafzinger, D. Eicholtz, Marie
Ryer, o. Grau. A. Yoder, ]. Taylor. E. Kolk,
H. Schmidt, J. Reinhard, ]. Neuhauser, G..
Leamon, NJ. Bryan, A. Miller, d. Mumma,
Eta Schmidt, Eva Smith, E. NJ. Yoder, F.
Eicholtz, and others.
The meeting of the lyceum on Tuesday night
was well attended and the program was much
enioyed. r.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-04

The object of this suit is to procure decree
for the sale of certain property of which Frances
A. Smith, late of Baltimore county, died seized.
for the payment of debts due to the plaintiff.
!. The bill states that Adeline Hawkins died
interstate in June, 1896 leaving certain Frances
A. Smith, a granddaughter, her sole heir at law,
that at the time of the death of said Adeline
Hawkins, she was seized in fee simple of a par
Gel of land in said county, containing about one
and one-half acres that said Frances A. Smith
survived her husband, Samuel Smith, and de-
parted this life January 10, 1901, leaving sur
vvng nef as ner ne S az Jaw Sne a0owng
I'd William Smith, who intermarried with Mary
Smith, 60 Mary Jane Smith, unmarried, (4) Jacob
Smith, unmarried, (5l John Thomas Smith, I'M
married, (6) James A. Smith, unmarried and an
infant under the age of 81 years, and % Samuel
Il. Smith, unmarried and an infant under the age
or II years; that the plaintiff employed an UNI
dertaker to bury the said Frances A. Smith and
paid the expenses thus incurred, amounting to
the sum of forty dollars that the plaintiff paid
the taxes onthe said property for the years 1900
and 1901 that the said Frances A. Smith. at the
time of her death, owed certain William r.
Earckson the sum of twenty three dollars, which
claim the plaintiff paid and which claim said
William K. Earckson assigned to the plaintiff;
that the said Frances A. Smith left no personal
tiff or any other debts which she might have had.
and left no real estate, except the parcel OF land
of one and half acres above mentioned:
2. That two subpenas were issued for said
William Smith and Mary Smith, his wife. both
of which have been returned non est, whereupon
the plaintiff filed his petition praying for the
1t is thereupon, this 10th day of March, A. d.
1903, ordered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county. in equity. that the plaintiff, by causing
a copy of this order to be inserted in some news
paper published in Baltimore county, once in
each of four successive weeks before the 18th
day of April, 1905 give notice to the said defend
ants William Smith and Mary Smith, his wife,
and John Thomas Smith, of the object and sub
stance of this BILL and warning them to appear
in this court. in person or nv solicitor.
On or before the 3Oth day of ApriI, 1908,
to show cause, if any they have why the decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
N. CHARLES BURKE.
True Copy-Test:
N. BOSLEY MERRYMAN, Clerk.
Mch. 14-5t