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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27

him to remark that he would sooner have been kicked
down stairs than to have been thus scored.
A prairie fire Just east of Rec Heights famed by a
stiff south wind meant excitement and anxiety for an
hour to the townspeople as well as to cause the settlers
far north to view with alarm their danger. 1t was
almost taken for granted that the firebreak northeast OF
the town would prove no carrier to the bounding tames,
the weeds having grown up thickly, but being green the
break did check the flames and thus save the north
country. The large number Of stacks just east of the
fire, the town a little ways west, with no end to the pos
sibility of destruction north, caused about seventy men
and boys to gather for the fight. A number with brooms
bound with wet cloths formed picket line on the break
ahead of the fire, to breathe in the hot smoke and occas-
ionally brush back a darting fame that seemed determ-
ined to steal across and burn out the settlers. The larger
forces followed the sides to prevent the fires from spread
ing. A few rods from the east line stood a steam thresh-
err whose crew with water tank were probably the most
strenuous fighters for their machine was at stake as well
as the saving of the hundreds of stacks that it would
yet thrash if the fire was subdued. A rope about fifty
feet long with wet blankets in the center was dragged
over the streak of fame by a half dozen men on each side
who walked briskly. Now and then an unexpected gust
of wind would push a fame out and instantly force the
men to retreat, to again make a quick rush through the
hot binding smoke as the gale subsidized. Others followed
with shoyels and wet brooms to subdue the rekindled
spots. Some would hurl shovels of dirt at the jumping
flames, others would strike into them with their coats
and hats. In a quickly gathered crowd to fight fire where
the danger is SO great valuable clothing, such as shawls,
blankets, coats, etc., are sacrificed, and this was true in
this fire that was fnallyconquored with no great loss.
Walter Miller of the fish hatchery at Spearfsh
brought 10000 young trout to be deposited in an artesian
lake near Virgil. Other fish do well in ~artesian water,
but with trout it is an experiment the success of which
Mr.. Miller will not venture to predict. The water is too
warm for them where it empties from the well, but when
it spreads out into a lake it may be lust right
As Raleigh Furman was in a pit at St. Lawredce af-
ter a load of sand, the bank caved in, crushing and
bruising him frightfully. Two other young men were
caught by the same cavein, but were not injured so
badly. The injured man was brought to his home here
but it is not known what the result will be. A few
hours after this accident Samuel Fischer, a prominent
farmer, went after sand and the pit pitched in on him SO
that he had difficulty in getting out alive.
Oct. Is and 10 have been set apart as dates for rae
ing and general field sports here. The track is being
the grounds. Negotiations have been opened for a ba-
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
Stoves for sale.

I have three hot air heat
ing stoves and about eight
or ten small stoves for sale.
They are suitable for
schoolhouses etc. | have
Just put in a steam heating
plant and have no use for
stoves.
B. T. Torrey,
Vanderbilt hotel, Miller
S. d.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
Locals of a
Wider Nature.

A stock company composed of about twenty of the
Business men OF the town have bought the electric light
plant here of j. N. Schmitt and it will be improved and
extended.
The hotels here are unable to house the people now
coming this way. The boom is believed to be partly due
to the Northwestern's move west to the Black Hills.
Court closed here near midnight when a hung jury
was discharged by Judge Whiting after receiving prob
ably the most scathing lebuke ever given jurors for
failure to agree upon a verdict. The defendant was
Grant Durfinger, charged with an offense against 49,
year old Anna Kuper. AS the words "vie wretch, low
william, " etc., fell from the Judges lips as he referred to
DurAinger, telling the jurors that they lacked reasoning
powers or were influenced by sympathy with the crime
the evidence of the accused's guilt being overwhelming,
the men sat s~peechless, their faces turning ashen pale,
but the judge kept firing the cutting words at them to
the extent OF column in anewspaper, paying no attention
to the colorless faces before him. Finally he bid the
jurors go with the parting shot that if the man whom
they had failed to convict should commit an ofense
against their daughters they themselves and not the Off
GERS of the law would be to blame. The jury stood nine
to three for conviction. This was Durhinger's second
trial and he is being held by the state for a third. He
to carry a wound received in the battle of San Juan Hill.
The Judge he'd been very careful to give the defendant a
1fair trial which made the scoring Of the Jurors and the
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
For Sale or Trade.

We have a good dwelling
house for sale, or trade for
land. Briggs & Miller.
Evening journal., 1905-02-10

hats. Flowers there are, and in abun-
DANCE, too; but stuffed birds are conspic-
uously lackiug. Those artificial wings
that are so smart upon the tailored hats
designed to be worn with the woolteX
suits, are most approved this season,
when they take shapes that would DEFY
any naturalist or ornithologist to define
or classify. Certain it Is that nothing
that ever flew wore such wings; and so
the most ardent and enthusiastic protect
or of our little feathered friends may keep
right up to date in the matter Of milli-
merry, with a very calm and serene con
science indeed. In no wise need her prin-
ciples of protection and her passion for
fashion and fashionable effects clash; for
once both are in full accord and in sweet
sharn,ony.
The most conspicuous feature of the
, new hats is their very evident effort to
strike some new. original and individual
note There is far less Of slavish, exact
copying done to-day than ever before. II
/ it IS only in an extra twist, an added bow
or a deeper bend, in each and every I)s
sible way does one hat strive to outstriE
its fellows in the matter of originality OF
style.
Those flat plateau shapes which CONT
in such delightful and artistic combina
ticns of coloring are far and away a
once the simplest and the most stylish
means to the desired end of originality
They do say that those plateaus are o
Chinese make, and are imported here a
very small cost. Be that as it may
whatever their origin, they are welcome
Usually they are Of rice straw, the up
per side in one color and the other i
some contrasting tint. The Partisan fan
cy for brown and white in combination
one that has gone far to replace the old
time and long-tried standby of the MAG
pie contrast, black and white-shows u
| exquisitely in these; and with the prom
nence Of the brown family in all of thel
many and varying tints, those brow
and white plateaus will find most enthV
siastic purchasers.
Other combinations are in two shade
' Of geea, very light and dark white wit
Evening journal., 1905-02-10

green. with raspberry or with rose pink;
with several shades Of blue, from tur-
quoise to sapphire, and all of the novel
violiue tints. But white in combination
with any tint that will prove becoming
or harmonize with the costume is TO be
preferred to any other combination.
There is a bandeau that sets comfVrta-
bly, to the shape of the head, and this is
perhaps the most important art of the
chapeau. II is deep or shallow, as de-
sired, but It is invariably velvet covered.
Upon this little skeleton the plateau is
mounted, the edge having been well
wired so that It will retain all Of the
clever bends and twists that are tried
upon II by the nimble fingers of the mill
liner. But little trimming is required for
these; indeed, one might almost say that
the less said about trimming these novel
shapes tho better, for their cachet lies
solely in the way the plateau is mounted
upon the bandeau. After that a band Of
ribbon velvet, a huge and puffy chou Of
tulle or a fluffy bow of velvet is all that
is required. Sometimes a long and thick
ostrich plume is posed on the plateau
when the hat is intended for dressy occa'
sions, and then only a fancy end to the
Quill, with a wisp or two of malines upon
the bandeau is all that will be necessary
TO make It conform with the very latest
model Here is where the girl who Is
blessed with ''the knack of the fingers,
as the French so cleverly and expressive
/ " term it, can score and score heavily
/ for it is but a matter of an afternooni
amusement for her 10 make her plateai
hat, and evolve something original an'
distinctive from the flat table shape o
straw, a bunch of milliners' wire and
veivet-covered bandeaul
But while the plateau and its man.
and various modes and methods Of shap
ing itself into hat command considera
BILE attention, there are still others in tn
field that are no less interesting.
In the very latest shapes that Pari
sends MS the crowns are so diversified i
style that they may be said to determin
the shape and the style of the hat. Their
is the high and rather square crown
which typifies the modes of the DirectC
rate, a style which viii set comfortabl
TO the shape of the head either with O
, without q bandeau, as may be decided
| prove mostbecoming Then there Is III
b little conical or cone-shaped crown, whic
simply demands that a handeau be intel
J posed, for the crown itself is too small
/ ct any head without some other assis
Evening journal., 1905-02-10

as well as the dressiest frocl to perfec-
ton, and for the girl who purchases but
one hat at the beginning of the season
this mode is a treasure.
There Is no set style or shape in these;
Just whatever happens to be becoming is
selected. The trimming usually consists
OF velvet ribbon, broad and rich, and dis
posed TO the best advantage both Of pile
and color. A softening touch is added in
the little wisp Of tulle that sets against
the hair; and perhaps the full and fluffy
rosette Of velvet ribbon loops shows a
twsr or two Of the softening material
cleverly intermingled.
The girl who follows the cult Of needle
work-and her name is legion in these
days-will hail with joy the hand-embroi-
dered linen hat. True enough, we had q
specimen or two Of them in the late sum-
mer Of last year; but then they were
shirtwaist hats solely; they did not aspire
10 the airs and the dignity of a dress lat
Now, however, they have gone up sew
eral steps in the milliner's scale, and are
to be seen made up in all Of the most
fascinating shapes that ever were invent
ed. One in pale green linen is sensibly
made over a featherbone frame, so that
I il may be sent either to the cleaners or
the less expensive laundress, and be re-
stored to all Of its pristine beauty when
ever it begins to show soil. The pale
green linen is firm in texture and OF
round thread. The embroidery follows
the popular broderie anglaisa design,
punching holes after a pattern just to
sew them up again." was a small boys
description of his sisters efforts in this
direction. The edges are buttonholed.
and needless to say each piece is cut to
shape so that it fits the frame without
ripple or wrinkle. The crown and upper
brim are Of the linen embroidery, while
the lower one is in white linen entirely
covered with row after row of yellowish
valenciennes lace. making a ripply and
fluffy effect that is delightful to see.
A thick wreath Of brown-eyed Susans
in all Of their soft natural coloring, and
the dark green geranium leaves, with
their brown markings, tone in well with
the pale green linen and yellowish lace,
and a very piquant touch is added In the
, round bow Of black velvet ribbon that Is
tackled at the left side. The bow IS at
tached to the flower wreath, so that the
r trimming may be removed in a moment
4 and replaced as quickly when the aid Of
D the laundress is required to freshen the
hat
Evening journal., 1905-02-10

ance. And last, but by no means least, in,
its many appearances. there is the broad
low crown, something Of a drum shape,
which goes with pretty nearly every
shape and style Of brim, and looks equal
ly we'll with all Of them.
The straw shapes-for pretty nearly all
Of the new hats employ straw-are
mounted upon wire frame, and are
themselves wired cleverly, so that they
may be bent and twisted into whatever
other shape and just the exact angle that
will prove most becoming to the fair face
beneath. There is but one rule to be fol-
lowed. and that is that the hat must
cling close TO the head in the back, and
this obtains whether the coiffure be high
or low. whether the hair be drawn up
into a coronet on the top of the head, or
dressed with Madonna parting in front
and a low coil upon the nape Of the neck.
The sides are altogether a matter oil
taste or OF individual preference. Ihey
NAV be wired and bent into the close and
snug marquise outline, or they may flare
broadly upward or outward. very
piouant effect may be attained with The
left side turned up after the Gainsoor
ough style, but with the brim pincneu
/ into pledta. so as 10 hNyiu NhN H'-t''
classical stiffness Of that style, while th'
other side is treated in exactly the oppo
site manner. The girl whose irreguiarit'
of feature is one Of her chiefest charms
can add this to her already well-tilled Dal
of tricks Of dress and manner, and tri
umph according. But she OF classica
features, faultlcssly regular would oet
ter beware those broken lines and irreg
ular effects, for they will but mar tn
beauty OF her classical outline OF feat
u-e.
The fronts, all Of them, project over tn
face and so well wired are the shape
that cne can buy in the shops all ready 4
trim that the matter Of their most be
coming angle can readily be decides
mon. Everything, from the smalles
torpedo toque to the largest and fluffies
Of picture hats, all of them, are require
TO project somewhat in front, be It eve
so slightly.
Some of the newest hats that the FIT
avenue milliners are showing are so d.
: lightfully fashioned. both as to shan
, and trimming that they will be appr'
pirate for wear with any costume, from
tailor-made OF shirtwaist suit Of velve
/ cen or sicilienne right on up 10 gov
) of chiffon velvet or the new double-widt
i 60 de chine. They set off the PLANES
Evening journal., 1905-02-10
THE CHAPEAUX OF
THE SPRINGTIME
Some Daring and Novel Effects in the New Hats
The Plateau Shape Makes FurOre for ItSeH-SOme
Exceedingly Clever Ways of Developing H-Lndi-
viduaHty and Originality the Keynote of
the Spring Modes i'm Millinery

interjectD and that "the time of the sing
ing of birds is come"
And speaking of birds, assuredly 1t
would seem as though everybody in any
way connected with the millinery trade,
even remotely. had Joined the Audubon
Society, for there is a marked lack of
birds and feathered effects upon the new
Evening journal., 1905-02-10

stances her spring hat or her Easter bon
net-in many communities they are iden-
teal, they are the one and the same
thing-is but her Outward and visible ex-
preston of her gladness that the spring
has come again; that "the flowers have
appeared on the earth" (as well as upon
her bonnet, one hears some man creature
Evening journal., 1905-02-10

With the coming of spring comes also
the first of the spring hats, and ever and
always do they bring with them their
own welcomed
Mere man may rage and the comic pa
pers poke fun at the woman and her in
s'stent interest in her spring hat; but If
thay ~on5 but realiEe that in many in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-24
TOO CLEVER TO WORRY.

1--WE invite our ills, and are loyal
hosts when they arrive
"Good will is better than pcpsin
tablets to aid Digestion"
"Waves of fear thought cause eri.
denies Of disease.
Anger in the soul corresponds to
the whirlwind in nature, and does
it's devastation in the same way"
"Thc kernel of nervousness is sci.
fishness"
"Obstacles are opportunities"
There is no fate against us but
the fate of our weak choice"
These epigrams contain the es-
sence of the teaching of one of
the bright women of America-Mrs.
Vance CLANCY.
Another fad?
Let us see. This woman being
asked at the close of one of her lee
lures, 'Do you ever worry?' replied,
"No, am too clever" Which was not
only clever answer, but practical
point of view.
Mrs. CLANCY knows that worry.
over-exertion, fear, ETC.. influence not
only the mind, but also the body. No
fact is better established by expert.
ment than that agitation. tention, an.
ger. ETC., actually changes the
structure of the body, affects it's
weight. temperature, ETC., and it's ca
pacity to resist In a multitude of
cases disease is mentally produced.
The people ought to know these
fact, so we'll known to students of
the mind.
And especially should they know
how to avoid worry and fear and
anger in their effects.
In single word, the first great
remedy is Relaxation. At some hour
during each day unstring the bow
strings. Relax both body and mind.
Give the muscles and nerves a COM
plete rest. Then relax the mind. Drop
every care for few miutes. Stop try
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-24
TEMPERANCE STUDY
IN GREAT BRITAIN

A tribute to Americas progressive
ness has lately been paid by Great
Britain in the adoption, almost verba-
tim, of the American course of study
in hygiene and temperance by com
mittee representing more than $4,000
members of the British medical pro-
fession. The committee, composed OF
some of the best known representa-
tives of the profession in the United
Kingdom, has recommended the
course of study to every local school
board in England, Scotland. Ireland
and Wales as syllabus of study In
this subject for all pupils IN elemen-
tary schools.-New York Tribune.
The business of advertising deserv
as to be counted anoEA the many
modern wonders Overland Monthly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-24
FULL OF
NEW N JESS

and changes.
The styles have taken on
such a great change that it
is easy to distinguish a we'll
dressed fellow from the other
kind. Our Fall Suits are all
new and fresh and have an
air of refinement about them
that will make you proud
even to try them on. Wheth-
er you buy or not we crave
an opportunity to show you
Suits
$3.50 to $25.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-24

QUOTATIONS.,
Corrected daily by c. G. Taylor
and company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-24
ing to do. Content yourself to be.

ing to do. Content yourself to be.
Then practice deep breathing. Any
body's method will do, provided 1t
fills every lung cell and sends the
diaphram as far down as it will go.
There is nothing new in all this
And there is nothing fanciful about it
1t is simply being "clever" enough tc
take care of yourself.
If Mrs. Chaney's simple philosophy
were followed by more people there
would be less disease and misery ant
crime and more happiness in tht
world.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-24
THE POWER OF IMAGINATION.

THE POWER OF IMAGINATION.
Imagination in some people is ex-
ceedingly strong. One day recently
a local physician was talking to a
friend about the power of 1t.
"Will," said the doctor, you have
about the strongest Imagination ever
knew Of"
"My imagination isn't very strong"
replied the other.
Yes 1t is. Some day I'll prove it
to you" said the physician. A week
later the two men were walking down
town together when the doctor handed
his friend cigar.
'It's mighty strong, WILL" he said;
$50 strong, in fact, that the same
brand frequently makes me sick. But
it's all have"
The other smiled. "It won't make
me SICK" he said. He lighted the cigar.
Just as they were about to part, the
doctor said
WILL you're looking pale around
the gills. What's wrong?"
Frankly" said the other, "that
cigar has made me slightly i'll. new
er smoked as strong weed"
It was the Doctors turn to smile.
That's one of the mildest cigars
made" he said. II was just trying to
show you how strong your imagina-
tion is"
The Doctors friend got over his i'll.
ness at once. "Well," he said, you've
done it."-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-24
LEcENED OF THE
MOQUI SNAKE DANCES.

In August of every year the Moqu.
Indians have their snake dance. This
dance is an elaborate prayer for rain,
the prayers being intrusted to snakes
which have been gathered from the
fields and are then set free to bear
the petitions Of the Moquis to the di-
whites having power to give or with
hold the rain. 1t is also the dramatic
alton of a half-historic legend relat-
ing to the origin of the two fratern-
tiles which celebrate it.
The story is of the Snake Youth.
Ti-yo. who. poadering the fact that
the water of the river flowed always
in the same direction without return
ing or filling up the gorge below, set
out to learn what became of it. AS
a parting gift from his father he car
ried with him box containing some
eagles down and variety of prayer
sticks to present to the Spider Woman,
the Ancient of the Six Cardinal Points.
the Sun. the Woman of the Hard Sub
stance. and the Divinity of the Under
world, who makes all the germs of
life. The Spider Woman was propit-
lated and gladly became his guide and
adviser. She prepared liquid charm
to be taken in the mouth and blown
upon angry beasts and snakes. and al
WAYS she perched herself unseen up
on his ear. Thus they plunged into
the under world. where floating upon
the wisps of eagles down, they went
from place to place, safely passing the
great snake Ga-to-ya and the sentinel
wild beasts. visiting the divinity OF |
the rain clouds and the Ancient Wo-
man who every night becomes an en-
chanting maiden. They had smoke
with Ta-wa. the Sun. and went with
him to the place where he rises in the
The Snake Youth rode across the
sky on the Suns shoulder and saw
The whole world, learning that the
most desirable thing in the world was
he rain cloud. So he returned to the
siva near the great snake, and from
he Snake Antelope men learned
What songs to sing, what prayer sticks
o make and how to paint his body
o make the rain cloud come. The
'hief gave him many gifts, and among
hem two maidens, who knew the
harm to prevent death from the bite
# rattlesnake. Ti-yo took these
naidens home, giving one to his
brother, and the two couples
wed in separate kivas At night low
LIQUIDS swept over the village, and
snake people from the underworld
anne to these two kivas. On the fol-
owing morning they were found in
he valleys transformed into snakes
f all kinds. For four days this same
hing happened. Then the Snake
1aidens said: Eve understand this.
Let the younger brothers, who shall
e called the Snake Society, go out
nd bring them all in and wash their
eads, and let them dance with you"
his was done and prayer meal
prinkled upon them, and when they
we're set free in the valleys they re-
urned to the snake kiva of the under:
world bearing the prayers of the peo.
lie.