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Monster Found by Scientists.

under the charge of Mr.. Walter
Granger, went to the Wind River
basin, in Wyoming, where it's most i'm
portant find was a skull of the cory
phodon, a creature which somewhat
resembles the h~ippototamus of the
present day. This expedition also
found some five hundred smaller speci-
mems which are of great value in
filling in connecting links in the chain
of evolution.
The expedition of Mr.. Brown, which
went to the Lamarie formation, re-
suited in the unearthing Of the fossil
skeletons of a new reptile of the cera-
topsia variety, and Of one of the pre-
dentata family hitherto unknown to
scientists.
The ~ceratopsian specimen, whose
classic name translated means horn
face" is a dinosaur, and is closely al
lied to the triceratops, Of which there
is a complete skeleton in the museum.
The body measured % feet in length
and seven in height, while 1t was full
ly four and a half feet across the
back. The skull was missing, and
some other expedition will have to get
him a head. The frame of the reptile
is lighter than that of the triceratops.
The accession from the predentata
race Is a lizard which walked about
like a kangaroo. Three skeletons were
found, but no head, and 1t is now for
another expedition to see that he does
not remain acephalus.
The new reptile measures seven
feet from tip to tip, and when he stood
up he was probably five feet high.
The preparation Of the specimens
which have been gathered by these
two expeditions will require a years
work and research.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
$500 FOR A MAIL DELIVERY
However, the Trip Is Made Over $50
Miles of Ice and Snow In
Northern Alaska.

Washington.-Rural mail carriers,
who think they have hard times on &C
count OF the weather ami the rough
ness and length of their routes, may
stop grumbling II they could all read
Of the route over which Joseph David.
ovich has just contracted to carry
Uncle Sans mail in Alaska. He bid
$500 a trip for the job and 1t is enough
to say there weren't any lower bidders
and the p~ost-office department award.
ed him the task.
Point Barrow, or merely Barrow, as
1t is officially known in the post Office
department, is the destination of the
carriers who have this pleasant route.
1t is the northernmost settlement un.
der the flag Of the United States.
Kotzebue, $50 miles distant, is the
starting point for the trip to the north
ward.
Dogs and snow sleds will have to be
used by Mr.. Davidovich or his repre-
sentatives on their journeys. The ON
tracts extends from July /, 1910, until
June 80, 1914. Mr.. Davidovich is also
the successful bidder for the 200-mile
route from Kotzebue to Shungank at
the rate of one dollar per mile.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
OLD LONDON STONE
Visitors Attracted to Relic OF
Homer's Days.
Legend Around Piece of Masonry Says
British Capital viii Last as
Long as Rock Is
Preserved.

London.-Visitors to the worlds me
tropolis usually take great interest
in a curious piece of stone, let into the
side of a wall in Cannon street, just
around the corner from the Bank of
England. 1t Is an unpretentious NOR
sci, and above it is the brief legend,
London Stone" The two words sig,
nifty a great deal. In the first place,
this is the Oldest piece of famous ma.
sorry in England, If not in Europe.
AS for its ancient history, it is said
to have figured in the Trojan war, for
the exact date of which kindly refer
to Mr.. Homer, who has written extern
sively on the subject.
Carefully screened behind an iron
grating fixed to the south wall of st.
Swithin's church is the blackened and
crumbling old relic, which is not only
supposed to date back to the very
foundation of London, but to act as it's
palladium, or safeguard.
Tradition declares that the stone
was brought from Troy by Brutus, and
laid by his own hand as the altar
stone of the Temple to Diana.
$50 long as the stone of Brutus Is
safe, so long will London flourish"
says the legend.
Possibly it has been largely owing
to this superstitious belief that the
stone has been 20 jealousy guarded
through the centuries.
Many and various have been the
suppositions put forward as to the
origin and use of this landmark, but
he n now most generally accepted
is that it was the old Roman mil
larium," or milestone, from which, like
the n in the Forum at Rome, all dis
tances were measured.
Waiting street, of which Cannon
street is a continuation, is supposed
to have been the principal street of
Roman London. and, according to Matt
land, the historian, the stone was
placed at the conjunction of the mill
tary roads.
Stow, the ancient London historian,
states that in his day the stone was
on the south side Of the street. 1T
was fixed in the ground very deep,
fastened with bars of iron, and other
wise so strongly set that If carts do
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
W CAUSES GIRL TO CRY
In Capture Of Maii-Box Hoober
Overcome.

st. Louis.-Laura Parker, 12-year.
old daughter of j. G. Parker, Jr., 500
Cabanne avenue, has received from
the U0ited States a government re-
ward, which makes her cry, because
1t involves possible suffering on the
part of others.
Fifty dollars were sent her as one
found and caught Martin Voorhees,,
the mail-boX thief, who operated in
the west end two years ago, and is
now serving a five-year term in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth.
Laura. while walking on Goodfellow
avenue with two girl friends in Au-
gust, two years ago, noted a man act
ing su~spiciously at a mail box. What
attracted her attention was the fact
that he watched her very closely.
She saw him open the box ard put
letters into his pocket. Though at the
time only ten years old, she realized
that theft was being committed and
informed Martin J. Noll, a druggist,
that a man was robbing the mail box.
Noll rushed out and held the thief un-
til Officer Twambley arrived and took
him to the station. The two men get
amounts equal to that received by the
child.
But don't want this money" said
Miss Laura when she was told about
her reward. IF | had known that the
man would have to leave his family
without anybody to look after them
don't believe | would ever have told
ON him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
CALLS OWNER BILLY
Docs Other Interesting Stunts ana 10
Decided Novelty to Residents
Of Ohio Town.

Hamden Junction. GA crow learn
ing the use of the English language is
a novelty witnessed at South Webster.
This apt pupil of the genus Corvus,
owned by William MCGOWAN. has dis
carded the ~croaking note and adopted
a vocabulary that doesn't CRATE 80
'harshly upon the tympanum. 1t grew
to like MCGOWAN so well that II began
to call him Billy" a familiarity it still
persists in.
There is also a Gov on the premises,
and n evening the crow heard the
invitation. Come milk the cow" since
which time, just II the sun begins to
siak behind the wes.era,.. kills. -Aks
crow student calls out, Come milk
the cow" and keeps repeating until
that duty is performed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

rotary Carpenter. The presidents Is
a large ROOM, oval in shape and deco
rated In green and white. The wallis
are to be coated with burlap. The
furniture will consist of new chairs
and settees covered with a Philippine
product, carabao or water buffalo
leather. The floors will be parquet Of
callae rood and other lumber import
ed from the Philippines. Mr.. Taft
will use the desk of mahogany which
was turned over to him by Mr.. Roose-
welt. Presidents Secretary Carpen-
ter's room will be smaller in size. but
furnished similarly. Philippine woods
also furnishing the flooring.
A new feature of the executive Of
fees will be a congressional waiting
room. Heretofore representatives
used the same rooms as the senators
to wait on the president. This room
was also. used ASA cabinet room. The
new scheme provides a cabinet room
in which the senator's will wait. a
congressional waiting roo and the
same old room. renovated and re-
painted. for the. general run of Wis.,
itors at the White House. The press
room has been liked up to look Ike
new and more commodious and COM
Portable quarters for the assistant
secretaries. clerks, messengers and
telegraphers have been provided.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
QUICK COURTSHIP WINS GIRL
lures Bride In Two Minutes and
Twenty-Five Seconds.

Lebeau, s.. Dali matrimonial
speed records In the northwest we're
beaten here when only two minutes
and 25 seconds were required by q
couple to make up their minds to
marry. A party Of railroad men, in.
GLIDING E. H. Killen, were in a restau.
rant when Killen smiled at Miss Nina
Ring, the cashier, and vas caught In
the act.
why don't you marry the girl?" ons
of the men asked, and a $50 bet fol.
lowed.
Killen then walked over to Miss
Ring and asked her to marry him. The
young woman blushed, hesitated and
then consented.
The official time Of this courtship
was exactly two minutes and % sec.
onds. They went at once to Shelby,
the county seat, obtained a license and
were married.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
IAN oLp-FAsHIoNED WINTER.

Those who believe that nature gives
various warnings In the fall when the
winter Is going to be severe, are pre-
dieting a strenuous season for sno
and Ice and low temperature. They
say that the wild birds which stay In
the north during the winter have un-
usually thick plumage. The shells OF
nuts are reported to be heavier than
they are when a mild winter is coming,
and chestnut burrs are also of the
"old-fashioned winter" kind, II these
weather prophets are correct. Fur
bearing animals are more warmly
clad, according to the same w~iseacres,
than they are before open" winters,
n the bones of geese make the same
prophecy. 1t is all very interesting,
but men who make the study of the
weather their life work and bring to
bear upon IL all OF the learning and
scientific resources OF the age, utterly
reject these much trusted warnings.
They are certain that there is nothing
In the whole theory of animal prep
arations. conscious or unconscious, for
differences in winters. They do not
believe that the trees grow more bark
or put thicker burrs on nuts because
the winter is going to be severe. In
fact, the scientific experts who deal
with the climate seriously and with
Infinite pains, In all civilized countries,
year after year, are sure that there is
no nature sign language which tells
the character Of the weather months
In advance.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
PRESIDENTS NEW OFFICES
Taft Will Handle Affairs Of State
over Spot Where Roosevelt
Played Tennis.

Washington.-President Taft's first
love, the Philippines. has ousted for
mer President Roosevelt's hobby, ten
mis-. and where once the strenuous
president battled with the opponents
in his tennis cabinet Mr.. Taft will
sit at his desk in a new room which
will constantly remind him of the
Philippine archipelago.
The new executive Offices have
been finished and they are works of
art, pronounced in Washington as
the most sumptuously furnished of
any of the host of magnificent offices
in the capital. Mrs. Taft has inspect
ed the new offices and she Is well
pleased with the decorative scheme.
Two large offices in the real will
be devoted to President Taft and Sec
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
HISTORY OF QUEEN

scene OF daily bartering, became ia
nous for miles around. Thus she, lead,
er of the Indians in her settlement
fought the powerful American Fur
Company until 1922. Then Something
happened which nodded the destiny OF
Menominee and .Marinette.
Accompanied by Indian guides, VII.
liam Farnsworth and Charles r.
Brush, white men, reached Queen
Marinette's domain In that year.
Quick to see the enormous POSSIBLE.
ties of the fur traffic. Farnsworth and
Brush through Marinette's assistance,
managed to secure the favor of the
Menominees and Chippewas and their
control Of the trade became only a
matter of time and opportunity. So
one day, early in the spring of 1923,
when Chappee was absent, Farms
worth and Queen Marinette took for
chile possession of the post. When
Chappee returned, not being strong
enough to offer effectual resistance,
he loaded his goods into canoes and
bore them to the foot of the rapids
which now bears his name-and set
up a new establishment.
But Chappee's monopoly was badly
broken. Through the aid of Queen
Marinette, Farnsworth's trade grew
into immense size. The better his.
torians, those who wrote their his
tories from personal knowledge, claim
Farnsworth and the queen were mar
ried by a Catholic priest. At any rate,
1t is a fact that Farnsworth deserted
her several years later and then she
married John B. Jacobs, a Canadian
fur dealer. Several children blessed
their union. One of her descendants,
a talented young actor, lives in Ne
nominee at the present time.
Her second husbands desertion was
one of the two sad periods in Mari
nette's life-the other being her grand
fathers captivity. Worry and gloom
soon undermined her health, and she
died at Green Bay on June 3, 1865,
while visiting G.. p. Farnsworth. her
son
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
Cherry MansIauqhter Trial Ends with
the Death of Both Defendant
and Witnesses.

Cherry, m.-Ended forever, without
Judge or jury, is a sensational man
slaughter case in the Spring Valley
Cherry mining district as a result of
the disaster In the mine of the st.
Paul Coal Company. Former Mayor
w. Nj. Panneck of La Sale, who was
counsel for Stephen Timko, a former
deputy marshal. under indictment for
killing another miner, brought to light
the extraordinary closing OF the case.
Timko, who on the records OF the
company Is registered as No. 315, and
did lot escape when the fire started,
shot a Slavonian In a riot near Spring
Valley several months ago, and was
out On bail awaiting trial. The wit.
nesses who saw the shooting, several
friends of Timko and others, his foes.
also worked In the mine, and a search
OF the company's records by Attorney
Panneck disclosed that all are dead
There were Is witnesses prepared
to testify for or against Timko and
every n of them is down in that
NINE" said Mr.. PanEecS. when the
case of the People VS.. Stephen Timko.
charged. with murder, is caiisd there
viii be no response on his part and
there will be nore to stand up and &C
cuse him, for all have gone before that
higher tribunal which in the end
judges us all.
'Timko shot In self-defcnse. but feel
ing In b sasa vas !httsey on, .AasA.
sides and he was to be forced to face
y charge Of granddaughter. His de-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

According to revised estimates" BY
the geological survey, the coal re-
naming In the United States amounts
to some three thousand billion short
tons. The figures are ~inconceiyable,
but what they signify can be readily
understood. In a word. the supply is
sufficient to last for more than 1000
years; presumably, at that, allowing
something for present wasteful meth.
DDS OF production. To be sure. some.
thing less than one-half OF the supply
Is accessible only with difficulty, ac-
cording to known methods of extrac.
ton. Still, with whatever exceptions,
the revised estimates give a more
hopeful outlook than the public had
been led to believe were possible from
figures heretofore submitted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

The remarks of President Swain to
the students at the opening of Swarth.
more college the other day contain
much OF sound ems do not form
the habit in college of spending large
sums of money" said DR.. Swain to the
freshmen. when one has learned the
value OF money and has a large de-
gree of earning power, this matter will
usually take care of itself. College stu
dents are not, as a rule, large money
earners. and are usually spending
money earned by others. 1t is usu-
ally a safe rule not to spend much
money until you nave learned how to
earn It,"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

run against it through negligence, the
wheels are broken and the stone itself
mistaken"
Some of the public uses to which it
was put were as follows: C) A mark
in the middle of the city within the
wall; (2) a place for the payment by
debtors to their creditors at appointed
days and times afterwards made at
the font in st. Paul's and then at the
Royal Exchanged; 90 a testimony to
the city's devotion to Christ, the
stone typifyipg its divine foundation.
1t was likely that upon this stone
all public proclamations were made to
the people; in support of which Stow
quotes the fact that the rebel Jack
Cade. who said he was Mortimer, earl
of March, rode up to London Stone,
upon which he struck his sword, say-
ing: Now is Mortimer lord of this
city,
This was probably in accordance
with the tradition that the old Brit
ish kings took their oaths of accession
upon London Stone, and until they did
so were only kings p~resumptive.
Before the fire of London the stone
was much worn away, and, as it were,
but a stump remaining" 1t was then
cased over by Sir Christopher Wren,
builder of st. Paul's cathedral, with
a new stone. Handsomely wrought,
and followed SO as to contain the an
Client relic.
In 1742 the stone was removed to
the north side near the curb, on &C.
count of its proving an obstruction in
it's old position Fifty-six years later,
when st Swithin's church was about
to be repaired. the old landmark was
doomed to destruction. but happily,
owing to the intervention OF Thomas
Maiden, a printer of Sherbourne lane,
the parish officers consented to place
IT against the wam q" Tie church.
An inscription let in the wall re-
cords that for more careful protection
and transmission to future ages it was
better secured by the church wardens
IN ~sAc-yess 1859"
The harmful effects Of the London
atmosphere, greatly increased in re-
cent years, have left their mark upon
the old stone: but there is still enough
Of II left to insure London for many
years from entering on the downward
'1atn, wffyh Is predicted to be Its fate
when tie stone 81 8rufus shall dis.
appear"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
FIND PREHISTORIC MONSTER
Fossil Coryphodon and Remains Of
Member Of Predentata Family
Discovered In Montana.

New York.-Two dinosaurs have
been discovered in the fossil beds of
Montana by an expedition of the
American Museum Of Natural History
ment of vertebrate paleontology. This
discovery gives to the museum the
distinction of naming two prehistoric
monsters the finding of which adds to
the already high scientific standing
of the institution.
Two expeditions were sent out early
last summer under the direction of the
head of the department, Prof. Henry
Fairfield Osborn, who is also president
of the museum. The first, which was
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

II will astonish many to learn from
government reports that the Indians
are increasing in number instead OF
decreasing, and that they are becom.
Ing more self-supporting. This graft.
Tying Improvement Ia laid to the
greater facilities afforded for the edu.
cation of boys and girls in the govern.
ment schols and in the system OF ap-
~portioning lands. says the Baltimore
American. 1t Is time that some meas
ure OF justice were being meted out to
IA original possessors of the land and
efforts made TO turn them from row.
Ing savages into useful and self-re-
specting citizens.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

A Chicago man. to whom was de-
MED a lease in an apartment because
he had children, is suing his landlord
under the law which declares land
lords may not refuse to rent to fam
lilies with children. II that law stands
the test of a court decision II will sur.
prise some people. says the Milwau-
kee Wisconsin. While a man with
children must have a place to keep
them, yet the owner of property
should have the right to refuse to
rent his property to anyone whom he
considers undesirable.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
Fish with I've Noutha.

Brazil. Ind.-Rev. T. T. Smith. q
minister from Lexington. KY. while
visiting friends here. caught a suntish
that had two mouths.
The fish was caught In Eel river.
a Reelsyille, east 81. here, II WAS
normal In every manner except that
SSst.a1A-. neutrality-suspicious.
formed. Immediately below its regular
mouth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

SPANS troubles in Morocco are now
exceeded by SPANS troubles at home.
King Alfonso il certainly the unhappy
ruler of an unhappy land.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

Now a professor of the University
OF Chicago says that young children
are not primitive little savages. but he
will get few except dcting parents to
Rseept-kss theory
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

"Hot Water Is Cure for Many Ills"
says a newspaper Woman's Page
headline. 1t may be. but there are
hundreds of people that get into hot
water who don't like 1t.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

New York physicians are unfolding
high fees. With rates advanced for
medical advice and u~ndertakers rest
i've under low burial rates, it really is
much cheaper to keep healthy, cheer
full and alive.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

South American revelations amount
to % little now that the world snly
laughs ct them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19

A girl may be angry at a man
for trying to kiss her. but Just the
same she admires his good taste.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-19
Case Goes to Higher Judge

Tense vas perfect and | am sure that
his innocence would have been estab-
lished."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-02

FOR SALE-159-acre improved farm
located three and one half miles from
railroad town, in a well settled farming
country, good neighbors, German and
Amer leans; Land is level, good clay
loan soil; borders on a beautiful spring
lake, good fishing this farm has forty
acres cleared and under cultivation, free
Of stumps, no stone; good five room
frame house with stone basement; fine
shade trees in front of house; good log
barn, hen house and hog house; build
ings located on bank Of lake; good we'll
of water, with pump near house; on
r. +. d. and telephone line; school one
half mile; farm is located on main
Travelled road; forty acres of good tim
Der, balance in pasture and brush; farm
is partly fenced. Price, $4,000; terms,
$500 cash, balance on long time. Can
give possession at once. We also own
nine other improved farms from forty
acres to $50 acres each at prices rang
ing from $12 to $40 per acre; will sell
on easy terms We own several thou
sand acres Of timber land with sugar
maple, oak, and Eastwood timber. On
these lands We build a comfortable log
cottage; price with log cottage) from
SO to SIS per acre; terms. 800 cash,
balance on time to suit purchaser. We
are located in Barron county, IS miles
northeast Of st. Paul. Send for our
special land list and free books about
western Wisconsin. Address Wisconsin
Colonization Co. Cumberland, Wis.