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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
Commission Organizes.

Pierre.-The newly elected city com
mission met for organization, and l..
A. Munson was made commissioner of
police; c. E. Hanno Of water and gas;
j.. H. Mcknight, of finance; and ]. G.
Damn, of streets. An ordnance was in,
troduced to extend the saloon limits
to allow the licensing of saloons in
localities which are barred under ex-
listing ordinances. The question of
city appointments will not be taken
up until the next meeting.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
DRAINAGE DECISION
RULING RENDERED OF IMPOR-
TANcE TO FARMERS OF
TEE STATE.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital Ci:y, the Various
State institutions and Diff
ferent Parts of the
State.

Sioux Falls.-An important decision
defining the rights of the farmers of
South Dakota under the state drainage
law has been rendered by the state
supreme court in a case arising from
Turner county.
The decision is in substance to the
effect that boards of county commits
sioners cannot longer arbitrarily re-
fuse a person additional drainage
when he discovers that a drainage
ditch already constructed needs to
be made larger to properly drain the
land through which it passes. The
decision is of Importance to the farm
ers of the state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
Looking Out for Number One.

Sydney had been given some dis
carded millinery with which to amuse
herself. She trimmed a marvellous
looking hat, and SO arranged 1t that a
long red ostrich plume hung straight
down from the front of the brim, over
her baby face.
Come here, Sydney" said her
mother. Let me tack that feather
back. out of your eyes"
"Oh. no, mother! / want It that
way, SO a see it myself. Most
always only other people can see the
feathers on my ats."-Judge.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
HEN STXf OLD JAIE

made part Of the ration. The. foot
soldiers little tent has been made
much lighter. Nowadays each man
Tugs half a shelter tent, with FIVE
pins and one jointea pole; his bun
kie" Tugs the other half. Now the
poles are abolished. The rife acts
as a front pole and a rope takes the
place Of the zeal pole. In case Of a
surprise the rifles lie even handler to
get at. But even better tho lessened
weight will be carried in much easier
fashion.
The illustration shaws a front view
of the new equipment OF the United
States foot soldier with cartridge belt
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
The Playground Wave.

When Josiah Strong said: "rhe
universal impulse to play Is a divine
Iyordered thing. II God gives the In
stinct, man ought to provide the play
ground" he struck the keynote of a
wave of feeling that is sweeping over
the country in favor of the play
nrO,tnda
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
Land Proofs Slight.

Land Proofs Sli9ht.
Pierre.-While the Timber Lake"
land office has for the last year, at
Aberdeen, covered practically all the
northern part of the state east of the
Missouri river, it has not shown up
a great number of final proofs, only
coming in with 16S new tracts in ten
counties scattered in small numbers
in each. 1t returns sc for McPher-
son; Sc for Walworth; 20 for Camp
bell; 20 for Marshall; 20 for Ed
munds; IA for Roberts; s for Day; 2
for Codington; 2 for Clark, and l for
Brown. Besides these they returned
transfers of 81 tracts of Indian heir
ship lands. of which as were in
Dewey, and 8 in Ziebach. The return
Of that district last year will probably
be the largest in the state, as they will
begin to handle final proofs on The
new lands of the Cheyenne river and
Standing Rock reservations on which
settlers begun to make selections last
June.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
Final Proofs SIacken.

U iIiol Y
Pierre.-The returns of new lands
for taxation by the Chamberlain and
Belle Fourche offices show a falling
off from the heavy increases reported
by them for several years, indicating
that the final proof business for these
districts is beginning to wane The
Chamberlain district shows up 1,173
additional tracts, of which a portion
are Indian heirship lands sold and
thus brought under taxation, the
greater part though being in the way
of new final proofs. BY counties the
return, Lyman, 71e; Stanley, Ala;
Buffalo, 20; Brule, II. Most of those
from Buffalo county being Indian
lands. That office also returns 3 from
Hyde county, and 4 from Hughes,
with 4 from Stanley and Lyman as
Indian lands. The Belle Fourche of
flee only reports 6S7 new tracts, the
largest number being in Meade coun-
ty with 276; Butte has 234; Lawrence
50, and Harding ZAP. This is a heavy
reduction from the business of that
office in the way of final proofs last
year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
He'll.

I would rather be mortal and have
the right to immortality than to be
immortal and not deserve 1t. He'll to
me would be to live with people for
ever who had the right to immortality
while / had immortality but did not
deserve it.-Rev. Lyman Abbott. Con.
gr~egationalist, Brooklyn.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
Ben Wood Admitted.

Pierre.-The supreme court has ad-
mitted Ben NJ. Wood. a son OF the late
Chauncy Wood OK Rapid City, the GER
tiicate being granted on his diploma
from the law department of the state
university.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
For Headlight Law Vote.

Pierre.-The first referendum petit
ton to get to the secretary of state is
the n which carried the headlight
law to the people for a vote. The petit
ton has arrived and contains about
$4,000 names.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
Found Goods In Demand

The Moscow trade expedition to
Mongolia sold all the goods carried at
good prices. Water communications
between Russia and Mongolia are bad
and railways very scarce.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
To Referendum Law.

Pierre From reports in the Black
Hills section of the state petitions
are being circulated under rush or
ders to carry the immigration depart
ment law to the people for a vote.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
Clean Sanitary Floors.

Varnish, which is commonly regard,
ed only as a beautifier, is an efficient
sanitary agent. Vanished surfaces can
be cleaned by wiping, and the microbe-
laden dust is thus kept out Of tine air.
A vanished floor is therefore not only
up to date, beautiful and easily clean
ed, but is wholesome. The National
Association Of Varnish Manufacturers,
636 The Bourse, Philadelphia, Penn,
are distributing free a booklet entitled
Modern Floors" which tells how
floors may be made and kept whole
some and attractive. Send for one.
Varnish is cheaper than carpet and
far more satisfactory.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01

A mar car lead any woman to talk.
but he can't always make her say
what he wants to hear.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01

Anyway, there is nothing monoto-
nous about the weather.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01

Garfield Tea overcomes constipation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
Recommended For Pardon.

Pierre.-The state pardon board has
recommended a pardon for Christian
Christensen, sentenced from Clark
county about fifteen years ago for life
on the charge of having murdered his
wife.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01

Mrs. wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
.%eething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
don, allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c 4 bottle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01
Rates Problems Up.

Sioux Falls.-At a meeting held in
Sioux Falls by the state board of rail-
road commissioners several petitions
were considered relating to telephone
rates. After investigating such petit
tons at Waubay and Summit the
board at it's meeting here granted a
rate at each place of SIZE per month
for desk phones and $3.50 per month
for wall phones, the companies having
asked that they be permitted to es-
tablish a 50 per month rate. In the
case of several telephone lines at
Beresford, the board adopted the re-
port of Commissioner Rice and order
ed that certain lines should make a
connection with each other,
In the matter Of an application for
a change in freight grain rates be-
tween Ortley and Twin Buttes, Com
missioner Robinson was given author
ity to make an investigation and re-
port to the board at another meeting.
June 81 was fixed as the time for a
hearing by the board at Aberdeen in
the matter Of a complaint filed with
the board by the implement and vehi-
Gle houses Of Sioux Falls and Aber-
deem that the rates on agricultural
implements are too high in South Da-
kota, compared with other states.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01

PATENTS Fortunes ~ made n p.sspss r.e
kitzgsrald Z CO.. box x. W~ashlnGtons D.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01

Plain Words.
What do you think OF her igurer
1T locks to me like a frame-up."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-01

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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-20
A RESOLUTION OF RESPECT.

From Lees Local Union No. SIS
Douglas County, Ga.
On March the 18th 1911, God in
His wisdom, saw fit to take from our
ranks our beloved Bro. j. A. Ayers,
He leaves a devoted wife and three
loving sons, Messrs Amos, Stephen
and Carl, together with a host of
relatives and friends to mourn this
loss. He had lived to the age of SIS
years. The family has lost a faithful
husband and father. Our county;
one Of it's best and nobelest men in
everyday life. He was kind and low
ing, to family and friend. Mr..
Ayers has been a member Of the
Union for four years, and has always
been a hard worker for the cause,
and we feel that the Union has lost
a faithful Brother. But our loss is
his eternal gain.
[ remember his kindness to me on
many occasions, which pleasant mem
DRY bids, hope he ives numbered
among my friends. 1t is useless to
say, grieve not. Still we would say,
think not of Mr.. Ayers as lying in
the cold embrace of an earthly grave,
but prefer to meet him in the Home
in Heaven.
We extend our sympathy to the
bereaved family. We submit these
Mr.. Ayers.
E. P. STRICKLAND.
Secretary.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-20

The proud flag OF freedom
Was not bought with gold;
It's price above rubies,
Can never be told
The above was probably written
before the sale had taken place We
who have been keeping up with the
operation of our political market for
the past thirty years know that the
sale has taken place and the transfer
from the people to plutocracy has
long since been cOnsummated.
Who made the trade and effected
the sale? Representatives of the
people.
Were they commissioned by the
people to make this disastrous sale?
No. Some of them, calling them
selves Democrats, and organized as
such, and some, organized as Repub-
licans, falsely proclaiming their de-
votion to the maintenance of the in
tegrity of the emblem of our free
dom, reasonably transferred the
same, or the bold independence of
which it was the emblem, to legal
lied bands of freebooters who, under
it's folds, are making millions of
wealth producing paupers for the
maintenance OF the wealth COnSum-
ing millionaire, Goldfish aristocracy.
Will the people ever get wise and
undo the reasonable work of their
false agents? I'm afraid not.
Something like thirty-three years
ago [ commenced entertaining hope.
as a Peter Cooper Greenbacker, and
then our Democratic party friends
came to us, saying: "Why a third
party, when we are proposing to undo
all the vicious work of the Republi-
cans and to do all the good work
you are contending for? Look at our
State platforms; Texas, Tennessee
etc., and it took and the people gave
the so-called Democrats all the func-
tons OF government and they legally
confirmed the sale of the flag.
Another start was made and again
my hopes ran high, and Union Labor
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-20
INTERESTED IN DEMOCRATIC
SENATORS.

Dear Mr.. watson: snail be
pleased to have you answer, through
The Weekly Jeffersonian, the follow
ing questions and make such COM
ment on same, as you see fit.
CD In event the Democrats should
elect president next year, will there
be enough stand-pat, special-interest
crowd in the Senate to defeat ali
progressive reform measures that
might be passed by the House of
Representatives? If so, how many
of them will retain their seats for
the next four years, that is, unless
the unexpected should happen?
CD Do you think we are likely to
have national financial panic dur
ing the next four years? If so give
your reasons.
CD Are you watching those Sem
ators who voted for William Lorimer
to retain his seat? If SO don't for
get that my native State, Alabama,
has one among the number.
l have read with much interest
your exposure of the Roman Cath
olics, so now will you not be kind
enough to turn the search-light on
Mormonism and let us see it as it
exists to-day, that is, give us a true
history Of it? (Will do this soon.
T. E. w.
Wishing you much success in the
cause of harmony. Respect. yours,
J. M. HANSARD.
Walnut Grove, Ala.
Answer:
CD There are a sufficient mum Der
Of Democratic Senators like Bailey
of Texas, to block any reform leg
islatiOn which the House may pass.
The election of Senator Martin of
Virginia, to be the Democratic lead
er in the Senate gives the whole
thing away. Martin is one of the
Senators whom Thomas F. Ryan
owns. The new Senator from New
York, O'GOrman is another.
The scheme is this:
The Democrats Of the lower House
will virtuously pass good laws, and
the Democrats Of the upper House
will kill them. The game. is we'll un-
derstOod; and has been played time
and again
What's the remedy? The people
must take the election of Senator's
into their own hands; and a Senator
who betrays his trust must be forced
to resign
GU No.
CD Yes. Both of your Alabama
Senators voted for Lorimer. Both
are traitors to the South.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-20
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
ABOUT GREAT MEN, AND THEIR
MOTHERS

Dear Sir [ have just read your
''Waterloo" this morning. To say
that l enjoyed it would be too mild.
| was instructed-yea, educated. The
picture you painted on my brain of
the worlds greatest battle fought by
the worlds greatest captain, will last
through my life. | now intend read
ing it again with care, with the hope
Of better digesting your wonderful
account of the great tragedy.
You make two statements, how
ever, which to my mind are a little
contradictory, or 1 am unable to see
the consistency. On page 81 you
say: "And because the whole world
is against her son, Madame Mere
turns from the whole world to him.
Heroic old woman From her ada
mantine character was drawn the
strength which laid Europe at Ma
pOleOn's feet.'
Then on page sc you say: 1.-THE
sentimental notion that all great men
derive their strength from their
mothers is an idle fancy
l do not quite see how you recon-
cile the two statements. Please set
me straight.
Success to The Jeffs. I read them
with care and interest Respectfully,
w. R. JOHNSON.
Windsor, N. C.
Answer.
Napoleon resembled his father in
facial feature, and in other physical
respects. For instance, he inherited
the incurable stomach-diseases (can-
cer) of which both he and his father
died early. His social qualities, his
wonderful power to please, he like
wise owed to his father. But it was
to his mother that was due his in
dOmitabIeness-his inf1exible resolu-
ton and unsubduabIe nature. Other
wise, she was not a remarkable
woman. T. E. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-20
WHAT THE TARIFF BOARD WAS
CREATED FOR.

S1OuSA MI L all CO1O III 6ACAebhCC
last month, in his speech to the
Southern Commercial Congress, that
he had created an Office for Pussy
foot Bill. l tell you it was humiliat-
ing to read all the gush that our
cowardly newspapers gave to the Gin
my opinion) poorest apology for
a president that America ever had.
Will the people never wake up to a
sense of how the two old parties, and
in particular, our own Southern con-
gressmen, are hodoOing us? But
started out to ask you a few ques-
tons.
/. What are the duties of the Tariff
Board, if one should be created?
2. By what right had Mr.. Taft to
create board to take the place of the
Tariff Board, and then appointing Bill
Howard on that Board?
3. What, if any, provision is made
for l.. F. Livingston?
4. What did Attorney Gen. Wicker
sham mean when he said in speech
the other day at dinner given by
Lehigh Club of New York, that the
government is left to the uneducated,
the schemer, the venal and the cor
rupt, while the men of the higher
mental ability devote their lives to
construction of railroads and other
industries?
An answer through The jeff next
week will be appreciated.
| hope to be able to attend the
Fourth of July meeting at the home
of The Jeffs and will do so if able.
Wishing you and yours a happy and
prosperous life, I am, Your friend,
Cordele, Ga. J. G.. JONES.
Answer.
CD The Tariff Board was created
for the ostensible purpose of setting
apart certain chosen vessels to study
the Tariff scientifically, non-partis-
anly, dispassiOnately, deliberately,
telescopically, microscopically, acad-
emically, practically; and, above all,
without heat or haste.
In fact, the Board was created as
one Of the numerous unnecessary
Edens to which politically lame-ducks
are sent after the people have put
their lameness upon them, good and
proper.
CD Mr.. Taft did not create the
Board, directly he got Congress to
do it.
CD Old Lon has not yet been
berthed; but just be easy: he will
get something real good.
CAD He may have meant that, to
succeed in politics, nowadays, a man
has to do things that are repugnant
to the proud, honest and the truth
full. Hence, our best men are not in
office: our worst men are. Mind you,
/ do not say that there are not thous-
ands of fine men holding office, for
there are; but, nevertheless, our po-
litical methods have become so cor
rupt that a type, like Lorimer, is
much apter to reach the U. S. Senate
than man like the late Allen G.
Thurman, or Geo. G.. Vest
See how easy it is for Stone, of
Missouri; and Gallinger, Of Maine;
and Smoot, Of Utah, to keep their
seats! On the contrary, La Toilette
only won after a tremendous battle;
and Beverage could not defeat such
Taggartized person as Kern.
1t was decidedly cool of Wicker
sham for him to call attention to the
lamentable fact that our best men are
not, as rule, in office
Possibly, he was thinking of Bal
linger, or of MacVeagh, or of little
Philander Knox. Wickersham him
self is, of course, splendid exception
to the rule which he referred to.
He is one of our very best men: he
has convinced everybody of this by
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-20
canada AND THE COLOR LINE,

Dear Sir: l desire to thank you for
editorial in Jeffersonian, just re-
ceived, on Canada and the Color
Line"
If your suggestions could be car
ried out, the race problem" would
be relieved Of many of it's difficulties.
Why not? Young men in our uni
versities, we'll educated, can't vote
until they are twenty-one.
Respectfully, E. S. LYNDON.
Athens, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-20
A GOOD LETTER FROM A LOYAL
OLD POP.

"The proud flag of freedom
Was not bought with gold;
It's price above rubies,
Can never be told"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-22
Crushed by a c.ddie.

1T is not always safe to fish for
compliments" says a Washington
man, who travels quite a bit, land I
recently learned a lesson in this regard
from a caddie attached to q golf club
near this town.
II was going round the links one
afternoon and making q dreadful ex-
hibition Of myself. I did not, how
ever, know that my caddie was fully
aware Of this, 40 he seemed 80 bliss
fully unconscious that anything was
wrong. He was a nice, freckled little
Irtshman, and I took quite q fancy to
him, especially as never a hint came
from him that I was doing badly. At the
end Of the round. In the hope of Z
Jolly from the lad, I ventured to OBJ
serve:
GIVE been travelling for the last
two months, and am dreadfully out of
practice. That's why I'm in such bad
form today 4
ITO which the caddie calmly 70.
piled: oh, then yS.ve played before.
sir!'"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-22
WHEN CARVING WAS AN ART
In Old Days the sIieing Was Suited
to the Importance Of
the Guest.

Carving was once q serious thing.
The sixteenth century carver was a
professional. He had to make the
Joint fit the guest. The size Of his
slices was the thing. Then he had
to know his guests and cut accord
ingly.
A lord, for instance, at tie table,
and a pike vas dished up Whole.
Smaller fry, and the pike came on III
slices. The same procedure with pig.
The rank Of the diners decided wheth-
er it should appear at table in gold
leaf or naked, whole or sliced. With
bread. too, there was a difference.
New or three days old baked was
at. the discretion of the carver as he
sized up the visitors. And as for the
apportioning Of the tidbits according
to precedence there was no end. The
,old-time carver in fact was born and
then made.
The eighteenth century was the day
Of the carving master. He taught hos
tesses the art. Lady Mary Montagu,
for instance, took three lessons a
week that she might be perfect on
her fathers public days. when, in Or
der to perform her functions without
Interruptions, she was forced to eat
her W dinner alone an hour or two
beforehand"
The hostess carved while the host
"pushed the bottle" She did more.
She urged the guests to eat more
and more, and woe to her II she
neglected a guest. The diner who
was forced to help himself to a slice
of anything nearly choked. These
diners Of the eighteenth century liked
being pressed. And the hostess vel
coined the end of the feast.-London
Chronicle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-22
Arabia's Laughing Plant.

: The laughing plant il not q flower
that laughs, but one that creates
laughter, IL the printed accounts Of
travellers can be believed, says an
English paper. 1t grows in Arabia
and 10 called the laughing plant be.
cause the seeds produce effects like
those caused by laughing gas. The
flowers are Of . bright yellow, and
the seed pods : soft and woolly,
while the seeds resemble small black
beans. Only two or three grow in q
pod. The natives dry and pulveriso
them. and the powder, taken in small
doses, makes the ~solBeFest person be-
have like q circus clown or a mailman,
for he will dance. sing and laugh
most boisterously and cut the most
fantastic capers and be in an uproar-
iously ridiculous condition for about
an hour. When the excitement. ceaseai
the exhausted exhibitor OF these an
tics falls asleep. and when he awakens
he has not the slightest remembrance
Of his frisky doings.