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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
AS Put.

Courts OF law are now and then en-.
livened by the unintentional eomicali.
ties which will occasionally occur even
In most serious cases.
In a certain lunacy trial held IN Lon.
don, the last witness called By tho
leading counsel for the plaintiff a
barrister OF considerable eminence was
a doctor. who, at the close of his evi.
dence, described case of delirium
tremens treated by him, in which the
patient recovered in one night.
ut was," said the witness. "a case
Of gradual drinking, slipping all day
long from morning to night"
These words were scarcely uttered
when the eminent barrister who had
examined the witness. turning to the
bench and unconsciously accentuatina
the last word but one. said:
my lord, that Is my ease"
And the court was convulsed-Ex
change.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14

''Cynthia!" he whispered. "oh. ~
darling!"
The room was fast filing with
thick. choking smoke. He wound his
arms around his lifeless burden and
dashed toward the door.
What to him was the man. whoever
he might be, who stood in dire dan
ger beyond? What to him was any
one-anything In the wide world
save the woman who lay in his arms,
i'll, unconscious, in need Of his help
and his protection-the woman he
loved?
Down the stairs, into the dining
room below he hurried. He laid her on
a lounge, and striding to the sideboard
seized a decanter Of brandy. He
poured some into silver cup and held
1t to her lips.
Harki -
Clang. clang, clang!
The engines! They were On the
road beyond-were turning in at the
gates.
Rumble, rumble, rumble! Clang.
clans, elang! They were laundering up
the avenue.
"What-what Is III"
The girl staggered 10 q SITTING pos
ture-to her feet.
"Oh,I-I remember! The SMOKE
the fearful smoke! wkat-what n
that?"
1.-The engines!" he answered. Thank
God, the engires!"
"Oh, they must save himl" she cried,
in paroxysm Of anxiety. The fire.
men must save him! We did not !
grew weak quite suddenly. Comet"
you must notch, You must mott"
he asserted, positively, as she strovs
to walk. You are Ill yet 1t would DO
madness!"
You forget" she said. with sudden
passion, "a life is In PERIL"
She took his arm for support. and
with feeble, resolute footsteps, passed
out Of the room, through the hall, down
the steps.
without, the bright, white winter
world was all astir with snorting en-
gines, and tireless fremen, and terri
fed people.
Ito Be continued-)
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
LET US LIVE LIKE THE GOAT.
Georgetown Darkey Divine Preached
From Unusual Text

Georgetown Darkey Divine Preached
From Unusual Text
In and around quiet old Georgetown
there are good many goats, and they
furnished q colored divine a text Cor
his sermon recently. The expounder
Of the gospel told his flock that in
many instances they were even infe-
rior to the brute creation In theiE
treatment Of each other; that they
were not as thoughtful and consider
ate as the goat. He then told Of two
goats he had seen meet on a narrow
bridge, and one lay down and let the
other jump over him. Yes, that Ia
what they did" said the colored par
son, land there was NO jawing about
giving the right OF way; no talk of
breaking heads and police courts. II
it had been two of you men who had
met on that bridge, one would have
showed the other off and there would
have been trouble, sure. You can
learn lesson from the goats. Let US
live like the goats. brethren."-Wash.
ington Post.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
Dresser's Favorite Story.

Daniel Leroy Dresser. the former
president Of the Trust Company Of the
Republic, sometimes tells OF an inter
esting Irishman, Patrick O'Malley, who
worked in the garden Of his father.
Pat once caught" Mr.. Dresser said
the other day, "a boy stealing apples
in my fathers garden. he seized the
boy by the collar took up a stick and
prepared to fog him.
"The little fellow kicked, squirmed
and beloved.
"'Oh, mister he howled, don't do
nothing to me. sir. I'm not to blame
for this
why are you not to blame!' said
Pat, holding his hand a moment.
Folks say I'm not all there re-
Piled the boy.
WELL said Patrick, 7 can't help
that. I'll just lick what there is OF
ye.' Boston Pest.
operations were far from correcting
his error. but they were all he could
pay for.-Puck.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14

Due toward cathbsPt Dsasksn there
seemed to prsvaA q prsnoaneed and
resolute antipathy. But for him she
would be with them now, and from my
lady down to Baby they all missed her
sadly-missed the light step, the soft,
sweet voice; the ready and gentle
kindness Of act and speech; the
bright, rare smile; the delicate, flower
like. patrician face!
What that day, with all its tender,
maddenng memories. was to my lady,
they never knew. Her powerful will
was weakened, indeed, but an ember
remained which glowed to life at the
breath Of pride.
And, at last, night fell over Black
castle, in triple pail Of silence, shad-
ow and slumber
Twelve! one! called the clock.
Hank! What was that sound? II
could not be-and yst--listsni
"Firei"
h is-it is! There ups,rings again
the frantic cry.
Every soul was awake, alert, up like
q fash, finging en- this or that gar
ment, questioning. shouting, crying In
wild and terrified excitement.
They surged out into the night, still
In that fierce, painting confusion, one
word soothing, quivering. leapiRg
from lip to lip, that one word:
Fire"
~Where Is itf" some one cried
~where liz it?"
And Cyril Carrinston's strong voice
rang out above the hoarse Babel:
In the eastern towsr!"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
Still the Mode.

"But. my dear" said the first wom-
an, in that affectionate tone which in.
dicates that a perfect lady intends to
say something to hurt the feelings.
isn't your winter cloak moth.eaten ?"
"Moth-eaten?" answered the other.
with that infection which q woman
adopts when she inserts q subtle
squelch into her remarks. "Moth.
eaten? No, indeed! That = drop
stitch-Judge.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
CHAPTER xxvlis.
"Flrei"

You are sure, Cynthia7 You must
be mistaken. dear. Have you searched
everywhere?"
For answer she held out an open
note.
"Read that!" she said.
Dear Miss Lenrox (it ran): You
have been very kind to me--you al ct
Blackcastle have been very kind to
me-in gratitude for which am going
away. / will come back some time
with proofs Of that which asserted to.
night. Trust mel am Laurence
Lisle!"
The bit Of penciled paper futtsrsd 70
the floor.
Where did you nnd IT."
ION the table In my room. Come
we must do something: II 10 terrible
to think of that delicate child In this
chilling. binding snow. Bahi II will
not do to stand idle and pity: We must
work and help"
Che walked over - ne nantAl end
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
How'S This e?

We oner One Hundred Dollars Reward Tor any
Ease OF Catarrh that cannot be cured oy Halls
'"'-'' F.J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, O.
w. 81. unsersigned nave known +. J. Cheney
FOR the last IS years, and believe him perfectly hon
orabe In all business transactions and financially
ab- 70 carry out any Obligations made by his firm
WALDINS, KISNAE q AARvIE,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Hair, CatArYh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
System Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents pea
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
For Niqht Use.

Gobang-Why did you have the sun
dial moved?
Mrs. Gobang-I wanted IL placed
where the electric light would shine on
1t 80 we could see what time it is at
night-Town Topics.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
Afraid to Risk II.

They say love Is blind"
Eyes. l suppose that is why so
many wives try to keep their husbands
from taking an 'eye-opener.' "-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
Better Than That.

Jinks-I never judge mans posi-
ton in life by the clothes he wears.
Junks-Still, it's safer than judging
by the clothes his wife wears.-Cin.
cinnati Times Star.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
Cold Reception.

Oonedian-What became OF that Cid
New England play that had a real
snowstorm?
soubrette-It met with a heavy
frost.-Chicago News.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
Teos,nts and billion Dollar Grass.

The two greatest fodder plants on earth,
one good for IA tons hay and the other
80 tons green fodder per acre. Grows
everywhere, so does Nictoris. Rape, yield
ing 10000 lbs. sheep and swine food per
acre.
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse, WIS,
and receive in return their big catalog and
lots Of farm seed samples. wv. y. w.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
An Undertaken

Brown-what does your friend do
for q living?
Black-He follows the medical pro
fession.
Brown-Oh. I wasn't aware that h
was q doctor.
Black-He isn't Hs's an undertah>,
-Hoax1on's weekly.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
nothsr Gray's Sweet Powders for Chrldre~

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
N the Childrens Home In New York, cure
Constipation, Fevsrishnessr Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over sc, 900 tes-
timonials. A. all Druggists. CSC. Sample
FREE. Address A. s. Olmsted, Leroy, Y.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
Farm, 1. Edmund. County, So,

Farms In Edmunds County, soxth
Dakota, for sale en- long time pay
ments. Interest 6 per cent. No cash
required from settlers who will i'm
prove the land. Your terms are mine.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul brings
you here. Marcus l.. Beebc, Ipswich,
Edm uad DIS Co., South Dakota.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14

Economy Is the road to wealth.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYE IL the
road to economy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14

The sword of revenge has q sting In
the handle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14

That's just my conviction" as the
burglar said when he got five years.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14

Half of life's sorrow Is but weeping
over weeds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-01-14
THREE YEARS AFTER

Eugene n. Lario. Of 7S1 twentieth
.n,a ticket seller In the Union Sta
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19
CO., OPERATION GROWS.
Fifty Thousand Societies Now
 Organized Tn America.
STORES ON THE RooHDALE PLAN.

Estfmated That One-fourth of the
 Total Population of the Country Is
 Interested - Especially Strong In
 the West-Paciflc Coast the Pioneer.
 A few years ago the fruit producers of California, or at any rate in many of the small towns and villages, realized that they were getting little for their crops, says recent writer in the Sat urday Evening Post. They also real ized that they were paying far too much for the supplies which they need cd to conduct their business and to live. They formed cooperative socie- ties. They banded together to sell their produce as one man. They bought their supplies by the wholesale for them selves.
 Last year forty-nve societies on the Rochdale cooperative system and rep resenting societies from Dos Palos, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, Oakland and so on through all the California cen- ters, did business amounting to over $15,0O0O0O. They have formed for themselves wholesale society In San Francisco.
 Tn the state of Washington there are over twenty-four successful co-opera- tive societies on the same lines.
 Tn Kansas there are thirty-six sue cessful cooperative stores now in full blast.
 Tn Iowa there are hundreds of coop erative creameries, and attention has been already drawn all over the coun- try to the, wonderful achievements of the Rockwell Cooperative society, formed of farmers, with membership of few hundred at $10 apiece, which did business last year of 10000, or, as they figure it, both ways, buying and selling, business of $6O0,0O0, and at a cost of less than per cent.
 A western federation of miners has run four quasi cooperative stores at Cripple Creek, Colo; the mill men of Monessen, Pa, have started co-opera- tive store; the Cooperative Creamery association of Utica, Mich, did a busi- ness of 100000 pounds of butter last year, bringing an average of 23 cents pound; the labor unions of Denver have organized cooperative store; the people of Elwood, Ind, have sub- scribed shares for a cooperative coal company and have already saved 10 per cent on their coal; Deposit, N. Y, has a cooperative store on the same lines as those of Delphi and Port Jer- wis. The last named has accumulated and paid in profits $80000o in the last twenty-five years; Montana has a CO., IL. sA<N<, VY- scattered all over the United States.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19

nearly 150 Of whom are women; ems ployees of tl.e Chicago and Alton raii- way have a cooperative society iu Bloomington, Ill.,; the labor unions Of South Omaha, Neb., have established cooperative store; the Farmers Sup- ply company is new cooperative so- ciety of Anita, Ia; Milwaukee has now large cooperative department store. and great cooperative enterprise is spoken of for the establishment of branch cooperative stores in various parts of the country; the employees of the shipyards at Newport News, Ya.s have started a cooperative store. the miners of Ohio have by unanimous vote decided to open several co-opera- tive stores; Lansing, Mich. has cor operative association with capital stock of $25.O00.
 The Central Pomona Exchange nt Syracuse, N. r., and others at Herlki- mer, Little Falls and other places are doing well.
 The railway men at Parsons. Kan.s have started a cooperative store. ThaI farmers of Albert Lea. Minn., now have a cooperative store. The farm CTS of Manitowoc. Wis, have lately established a cooperative store. The unions of the Black Hills district ok South Dakota have started a co~opera- tive store at Lead, S. D. Lake Lins den society of Lake Linden, Mich, has just declared it's fourth annual dividend of "A per cent on purchases and per cent on shares, to be divided. among 41S members.
 Most of the stores now being estah- lished are on the Rochdale system. Membership is obtained by purchase o1 shares at $5 or $10 apiece. which is used as fund to buy supplies in Quan- tity, and the profits made out of the saving effected by buying in quantity are divided among the members mes cording to the amount they buy
 Many of the societies and organiza- tions are. however, Organized on what is known as the civil service plan, 60 named after the great Civil Service Cooperative association and the Army and Navy stores of London Their 0b- ject is to sell at cost price as near as possible, and membership is not aI- ways the same as partnership in the business, which is looked upon more or less as an investment, and which investment receives the profits over and above the cost of running tho establishment and the low price chars- ed members for their supplies. There are something like 10000 societies in America at this time of various kinds There are 5000 ''co-operatiye' build ing and loan associations alone, but these societies are scarcely of the true cooperative kind. There are 400 fra~ ternal cooperative societies, 2,0O0 mus tual fire cooperative societies, 5000 co- operative creameries and cheese fac- tories and about 5000 cooperative teIes phone companies, the most striking oc which is in Michigan. where in one county for $3 a year the farmers are able to have telephone conversation with all points in their county, anu through their own central teleph6ns exsl.@age to all parts of the nation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19
PLOT FOR NOVELIST
OFFICIALLY DEAD AND BURIED,
 YET IN LAND OF LIVING.
Remarkable Story of Washington Man Who Will Inherit $75,ooo from Negro Woman = Doll
 Buried in Lieu of Corpse.

Lewis Alexander, of Washington, D. o., to whom negro woman willed $75,000 a few days ago, has told the re- markable story of his life. Alexander is white man, 28 years old, and is supposed to be a son of white south erners of wealth and social standing. He is supposed to be dead officially, but is much alive, notwithstanding the fact that a tombstone has been erected to his memory, and doll, purporting to be his body, was buried in ceme- tery in the city several years ago.
 Mary Sinner, full-blooded negro woman, who lived in Washington nearly all her life, declared she would never marry negro. and several years ago was married to an Italian named Almarolia. and the two accumulated fortune. Two white boys, Lewis and Joseph Alexander, were turned over to the woman, who reared and educated them.
 The strange story of Lewis Alexan- der's life came to light as sequel of the woman's death, and the threat of Charles and Jamie Grayson, negroes, who threatened to contest the will. They claimed to be nieces of the dead woman, but Alexander claims they are not her blood relatives.
 ''Yes," said Lewis Alexander, an in-, telligent young man, T am not sup, posed to be in the land of the living: and pretty tombstone with a little cherub carved on 1t marks my grave in, one of Washington's cemeteries. Be-; meath the mound is tiny cofin in which my baby remains were supposed to have been inferred. But, notwith- standing my death and burial, here am, not in spirit either, but in flesh"
 The story of Lewis life was then related by one who is familiar with the facts, and was corroborated by the young man himself from written infor-,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19
JOYS OF THE MISSIONARY.

Blamed For Drought, the Chinese
 Boil Them I'm Ehagy.
 Mrs. H. T.. Ford of the China Inland mission, Taikang, writes to the London Daily News:
 :I told you in my last letter about the country people blaming us for keeping the rain off. They were boil ing little paste figures (of us) in great pot on a fire in the street, old women saying over 1t:
 "'Flour from seven homes and water
 from eight
 Fire wood from nine homes, boil the for
 eign devils!
 Press them down. and 10000 will die; Turn them over, and 1000 will die: Throw them up, and all will die.'
 "(The words rhyme in Chinese and sound very fine.) It is cheerful for us, isn't it? But now the rain has come I expect there will be respite h. deed, heard yesterday that we were to be killed in three yearsv'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19
MANS SUMMER EXPENSES.
Third Larger Than in Winter, When
 He Is Entertained With ; out Cost to Him. @ AsAs

.I can't afford to stay in town in the summer" said man on the Sandy Hook boat. "It costs too much--much more than in the winter time. A single man in the city has expenses in sum- mer that he never has to meet in win ter, says the New York Sun.
 ''In winter I'm likely to be asked out to dinner three nights a week any how. That, of course. costs nothing. A man is so welcome at dinners that he need do no more than call on his hostess or be polite to her daughters at dances Tn summer there Is no din- ing out, and there at one swoop comes the expense of three dinners week.
 Then there are otheS outlays not necessary in winter. IfI dine at the club, somebody always proposes to go to a roof garden or the theater. I usually go because don't want to go home early.
 Tn this way have already paid four times this summer to see one show which under ordinary circum-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19

nation in, his possession Early in 1876 young woman said to have been prominent in Washington was brought to the residence of Mary Almarolia, in southeast Washington. by man who. 1t is claimed. was prominent in finan- cial circles, and who, at one time. is said to have represented the United States as minister in foreign coun- try. This man was nativA of Ken lucky, 1t was added, but had spent nearly all his life in the capital, where he attained prominence.
 The young woman remained at the Almarolia house several weeks until child. Lewis Alexander, was born, as shown by the records of the district health department. When able to leave the place she returned to her friends, the infant being left in the hands of the negro woman.
 Mary Almarolia was crafty woman and decided upon programme, which she carried out to the letter. She mo- tified the parents of the little one within month after it's birth that it had died of hamilton.
 The father, without making an in vestigation, gave the woman money for tho supposed burial of his offspring, and told her to have suitable tomb stone placed over the little grave. A coffin was purchased, into which was placed dummy corpse. Those who claim to know say 8 remarkably life- like doll baby of large size figured as the tiny corpse. This was placed in a carriage, and, accompanied by Mary Almarolia. was taken to a local ceme- tery and inferred, whether with or without religious rites is not known.
 A return of the bogus death knd burial was made to the health office in some manner not yet revealed, and Lewis Alexander is dead so far as the health records are concerned The father, who was reported to be quite wealthy, and the mother are both dead and the fathers property went to his nearest of kin. who are said to be nephews and nieaes.
 When asked what steps he would take in the matter, Lewis Alexander said to a Chicago Tribune correspond ent:
 "They seem to be afraid will adopt my fathers name, but have no pres ent intention of doing s5. I am, how ever, certainly entitled to some of his wealth. He was responsible for my birth and am his son, for know that he married my mother few, weeks before my birth, although he de- serted her afterward, secured divorce quietly, and married again. As to the names of my father and mother, have taken solemn oath never to reveal them save in self-defense. intend to light for my rights, and if the other secrets come out 1t will not be my fault"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19
DYING FOR THE MIklADO.

Letter From a Japanese Mother
 Found on Her son's Body.
 The spirit animating the Japanese troops is shown by the translation of u letter written by Japanese mother to her son which has reached the St. Pc tersburg war office.
 The letter was found on the body of the woman's son. It adjured him to fight nobly for the mikado and his country and informed him that his capture would be considered m ever lasting disgrace upon the family ances- tors, but that if he died on the battle field it would be an honor which the family would celebrate for week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19
Three Hundred Skin Patches.

s. H. Tweedell, young man who was scalded at the shelter several months ago, is beyond danger and rap idly recovering, but his body is spec tacle. says Northport (Wash) dis. patch to the ( Chicago Inter Ocean. Nearly 300 skin patches from one to three inches in length were grafted on his body.
 MT. Tweedell was caught in a lime bin and subjected to scalding steam for twenty-five minutes. The skin grafted on his body was given largely by his fellow workmen and his brother Wal <oVs < !.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19
o8-1OO South Main Street. Meigs' Block,

stances shouldn't think of seeing once at my own expense. I haven't a doubt that. should have been taken on some theater party during the winter, and that once would have been enough.
 Then when it is not the theater, it is roof garden or billiards all the evening. That expense would not be necessary in winter, for I should cer- tainly be invited somewhere every evening and would not be called upon to pay.
 The out-of-town visits at the week. end do not compensate for the amount spent during the week. Possibly if a man went for long stay, 1t might be a saving. but as 1t Is country house visiting Is not economical
 "Men are likely to drink more in summer than in winter, and there is more expenditure there if one stays in town. Reckoning up winter and sum mer expenses, 1t will be found that life in town costs third more in sum- mer than 1t does in the winter time"