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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
Church Barrel Oruan.

Speaking at a Llangollen meeting,
khe bishop of st. Asaph recalled that
he held his first church appointment
at Llangollen. The music to accom-
pany the choir was then supplied by
a barrel organ. AS a boy he churned
1t our regularly turning the handle
Westminster Gazette.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
Would Pay Debt to Women.

Henry Muirhead. of Glasgow, Scot.
land, who died recently, left part of
his fortune TO fund and maintain an
institution of instruction for women
in physical and biological courses, so
they could become dentists, electri-
clans, chemists, and SO II He said
in explanation that he had always
been indebted to women, to his mother,
his wife and his eldest sister.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
Quarantine District Extended.

Pierre.-Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson of Washington, ID. c., has CIV
en- notice that the live stock quaran-
tine has been extended for the con.
tagious disease known as scabies to
the following districts. The counties
of Harding, Corson, Perkins, Schnasse,
Dewey, Armstrong, Meade. Butte, Law
renee, Pennington. Stanley. Lyman,
Mellette. Washabaugh, Washington.
Custer, Fall River, Shannon, Bennett
and Todd.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
Will Divide Up Even.
Commissioner

Pierre.-lnsurance Commissioner
Basford is busy lining up the list Of
papers over the state for the purpose
of giving each its share of insurance
statements this year. There is no
longer any question Of patronage in
the distribution, that part being set
tied by law.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
Few Poultry Farms in India.

Poultry farming has not yet become
A scientific industry in India. In most
Indian towns it is difficult to obtain
table fowls. To the Hindoo poultry
raising is Objectionable on religious
grounds. The government has now
taken up the matter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
Old Beliefs Rudely Disturbed.

The old teachings of China and In.
dia establis'e | the belief in Japan
that it was b. I that women be not no
ticed by others, that their duties were
wholly domestic. and that appearing
out of doors was unbecoming a faith.
full wife or dutiful daughter. Garden
cial calls are new importations from
the west.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
STONE IN BLADDER REMOVED
IN REMARKABLE WAY

"A year and a half ago I was taken with
. severe attack of kidney trouble that
r med me to such an extent that NOR
phine had to be given me. Was attended
by q doctor who pronounced it as stone
in the bladder and prescribed Lithia
Water. ! took Lithia Water and tablets
for some time and received no relief from
them. i stopped taking medicines for some
time and having some DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root in the house, / decided to
try it and felt much relieved; while taking
the second bottle commenced to pass
gravel in urine until l had passed in al
at least a half a dozen or more and have
not suffered the slightest since and in all
have taken one bottle and a half and feel
very grateful to DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
Yours very truly,
II. w. SPINKS.
Camp Hill, Ala
Personally appeared before ma this
10th of August, 1909, ii. w. Spinks, who
subscribed the above statement and made
oath that same is true in substance and
in fact.
A. b. LEE,
T-,,.-,.7 Notary Public. !
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
County BUYS Land.

PierTe.-Hughes is one OF the first,
or first. county Of the state to take ad-
vantage Of the provisions of chapter
That act authorizes counties to take
tax deeds on tracts bid in by the coun-
ty IN tax sales, and to transfer the
same in the same manner in which an
individual may make a transfer of
land secured on tax title. The county
is advertising a number Of tracts held
by them or which they will take title.
and by the sale of these tracts will
bring a nice return to the county
treasury and help reduce the county
indebtedness.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
Beautifying Capitol.

Pierre.-The engineering work on
the improvements on the state ground
is being pushed along. and the first of
the grading for the main driveway
along the front of the building has
been commenced. AS the amount of
money appropriated for the work for
this year was limited by the legisla-
ture, only a small portion can be done
this year, and most of the work WHICH
w~1i'show, will have TO go over to next
year. when a larger fund will be avail.
lble.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
New School Buildings.

Pierre.-The state educational de-
partment has in the past few days
approved plans for a new brick high
school building at Fermillion; "A brick
building at Wolsey; and wooden
buildings at Nowlin, Stanley county,
and R~avinia, Charles Mix county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
Letter to
DIR. kiimer 3 Co.
B~lpShaaton, n. Y.
Prove What Swamp.Root Wiu DO For Yoy

Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Send to DR.. kilmer & CO.. Bingham
ton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also receive
a booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price 6fty-
cents and one-dollar.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
He Never Puts Il OF.

When a young man has wild oats
that he wishes to SOW he doesn't wait
for favorable weather.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-15
Former Waste is Agricultural Paradise.

v " HhCi "oobc 70 NS''S0lNu' ' az dCtSC.
Centerville.-Hundred Of acres of
reclaimed bottom lands between this
city and Vermillion are now verdant
with growing crops. AL Newton, a
few miles south. will harvest a mon
ster grain crop from these lands as
follows: Wheat, 10 acres: oats. 115
acres: corn, 1875 acres; fax, e. acres.
Cther farmers along the line of this
former waste territory will reap large
returns this year from various crops
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04
SAVES TWO LIVES,

Neither my sister nor myself might be living to-day, if it had not been fc- Dr. King S New Discovery writes A. D. Mcdonald of Fayetteville, N. c. R. F. D. No. 8, "for we both had fright full cought that on other remedy could help. We were told my sister had consumption. She was very weak and had night sweats but your wond- erful medicine completely cured us both. It's the best I ever used or heard of." For sore lungs, coughs, colds, hemorrhage, lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, whooping cough,- all bronchial troubles,-its supreme. Trail bottle free. soc and $1.00. Guaranteed by All Druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04
SOLVES A DEEP MYSTERY.

q want to thank you from the bot tom of my heart" wrote c. B. Rader, of Lewisburg, w. Va, for the wond- erful double benefit I got from Electric Bitters, in curing me of both a severe case of stomach trouble and of rheumatism, from which had been ,an almost helpless sufferer for ten years. It suited my case as though made just for me- For dyspepsia, indigestion, iaundice and to rid the system of kidney poisons that cause rheumatism, Electric Bitters has no eoua1. Try them. Every bottle is guaranteed to satisfy. Only soc at All Druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04
~fNicAfiacl<itorian.-

s,ongoa sh5pkecpers slang is e" i.c+ in itgpIf and one that Is alWave changing. What then. is "n,rkna"s lforianf" We know uot the "ord to day: but. utah1ta r'"z"t'fiN thE&Gs,N. some ob ,,n -,s.>,'e datle& aheHt bundred ,s,aa,-# haeit. Mn =l=ffz3sSd ga find i' nb!,t,p1 j., an g'"d f~th fr describe d ,,IainFif in t"- -''"ri!i 7 court. os further 4enrel! ii tssf" 'J nGt 10 be 4 piegv yi torG3jiet' r't'kts@s slang for tt',iHr tn 'fi'-l- -'~'.'r
 The cvI5t..uc,. ~nogtd faa9 Ess-' !ia;@ tiff keit e r:rs pf ,ij e:4.',.-,et' @''''s' In which rp n.sp"n~..a ,ssas"}ta!e~. poisoned arroNa. i:e head o1 AiHs N, thurs spear ai.d !. tceGsitia" ttaat;H-,.T4j's If the first pit.y acted ay The%pl% H"f uis company in a wn20n. h" ce~ fendant d wCIIlat,, tad asaEn't& bought and paid 50c some ui t1esss carities. bur she died alter havins e"M nissioned the emlalmiug Of an ovans outang to add to her collection, aMd tor this her executors refused to pay Counsel for the defense poured con tempt on the mummy of the oranE outang and called 1t stuffed mor. key"
 But the "nicknackitorian" won h1a case. His profession WAS more taking than his name Guardian
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04
SCRATCHED FOR 40 YEARS.
Used D. D. D. Six Months-All Itch.
 ing Gone!

This is the actual experience o. Annie Croman, Santa Rosa, Gal, with the wonderful D. D. ID. Prescription. D D. D. is the proven Eczema cure, the mild wash that gives instant re- lief in all forms of skin trouble.
 C1eanses the skin of all impurities washes away blotches and pimples, leaving the skin as smooth and healthy as that of child.
 Get a 25c trial bottle of this won- aderful Eczema cure today and keep it in the house.
 We know that D. D. D. will do all that is claimed for it.
 ". l.. DeWoodY & Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04
Harm.Sss.


 "A district visitor was paying calls oa the folk in a row of cottages and wae shocked by the conduct of shabbt's dressed old gentleman who passed from door to door in q great rage ant threatened the occupants with all una- ner of dire penalties.
 "Dear me, what peculiar old El.-a! she exclaimed to one of the tenants. "Why do you permit him to abuse yot In that fashionY'
 "Oh. we don't mind in the least ma 'am." answered the tenant with { twinkle in his eyes. Were quite n~,-f to his little ways by now. He's oe<'t . harmless lunatic for ten or e!cv~& years
 You don't gay so! Poor old fellow What particular form does his mad uess takey"
 Optimism. ma'am. He comes fos the rent every Monday and actually allows himself to fancy that he'll ssl Hr'--Lnpdon Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04
SMALL !ES.

True, we c7.. oesec be at peace III we have ~. r~~d th highes: duty of aj We h Ve ay's~n and gene 10 et i.a 'rcs. F; t's ter forrnance oi s-r~!es ds' ),s~-Yes. even C. .Iso ca,a. esJ=.-w ! r'-a more to v- u3 ,@:qpsrJry rero 2, w''l act n:3re aa lea .,!, u. 9nos y~: ;, iha'' he sreates: }oys iha. can come to Us i;3vn any o-Iief qus.I,er. er.----l'. MaeGonald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04
tMCUAaBLE.
Some interference Wireless Operators
 Cannot Overcome

Some interference Wireless Operators
 Cannot Overcome.
 Few are the steamer passengers who fail to visit the wireless office aDoard ship to watch the operation of the in struments and to question the oper- ator. Needless to say, the technical understanding of the well meaning visitors is a variable quantity. The operator must listen to wondering eX- clamations. original suggestions fo7- the improvement of the service. dis courses on the relations between wire less telegraphy and spiritualsm a'ld other doubtful topics with uniform courtesy At times, however, the strain is too great. It was a lady pas senger with an eye for details who came to the wireless room and looked wonderingly in.
 "Oh, here's the wireless! May come in? Isn't 1t wonderful to think of sending those those waves-you call them waves. don't you? How fl atnating to work at this! Are tho jars filled with water:e ElDOSe are cdliiletlSeF JdES, Ddud quite empty
 Really? don't believe coult ever understand 1t. That coil of wirt looks like birdcage."
 That is the inductance helix"
 "What are those things over your ears?"
 "The receiving telephones"
 '"Then you have telephone connec- don too. One can hardly keep Up /. with the times these days. What does : that coil do?'
 {, That Is the receiving tuner and in ! reference preventer." /! "Wonderful! Does it keep out ah in- 1 terference?"
 "Not all,' replied the operator wea. r1ly. "Some kinds of interference cant be tuned out; we just have to stand it."-Youth's Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04
O0EbNMn EGOa1ENUE0 6N W. l.. DEWOODY & co.
tIe Stu dic ,....


 u Rider Ii;;uanrl i:i ".S .;tntl tT' Vrimare" tei'S this ai" ,i'te.
 "When l WAS I soaring hu'aan sny my father 1t-~k me up the Rhine oy boat with the hope and expectation that my mind would be Improved cy contemplating its lovely and historic banks. Weary,as Q: :his feast verJ soon, slipped q ,wn to the cabin to enjoy one more cohrenial, that of 'Roo' inson Crusoe' But salAe family tra1' tor betrayed me. and. protesting even with tears that hated views, l was dragged to the deck again. T have paid 6 thalerS' shouted my justly In dignant paren, as he hauled inc UT the steamer stairs. for you to study the Rhine scenery. and. whether yor like 1t or not. young man. study t sca shall '''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04

El.ninS For Old Yaar.

~Of all sO,4l.ts of all bells most sus ann and touching Is the peal whicb rings out the old year. wrote Charles Lamb. "I never near it without gathering up of my mind to concen traitor of all the images that have diff fused over the past twelvemouth all l have done or suffered. perforped OF neglected, !n that regretted time begin to kfoyg it's worth as when person dies
 Longfellow, too. looks al thp soirinn side of the old year. for he saws ill hfs Midnight Mnss For the Dying Year. Through the. woods and niot,nt.ttn nasse8 The winds like nthenis roll They are chanting solemn nlasses
 Singing: "Pray for this soul
 ,'ray. pray
 Tennyson's Death of the Old Year. however looks more to the New Yen, and voices the sentiment of the kin, as dead. long live the king IL is nor well to dwell upon the mistakes ef tat past.
 He was full Of Joke and lest.
 But all bis merry qulps are OCT . To see him die across the waste Saa1is son and heir doth ride posthaste.
 But he'll be dead before :. one for his own.
 night is stormy and cold. my fr'""6
 ne New Year. blithe and bold. n.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-04
, sc take his own
Tho Salt In the Sea.

Tho Salt In the Sea.
 The Pythagoreans held that the sea was salt by reason of the tears shed by Kronos, father of Zeus. According to the old Hebraic tradition, the ocean was originally q great body of fresh water, but which was made salt by the abundant tears of the fallen angels sOne sect of Buddhists believe that Lots wife-that is to say, the pillar of .salt" which was once the wife of the shun1ble gentleman named above-lies eat the bottom of the ocean in certain .narrow strait and that once each year the waters of all oceans flow through that narrow channel. The Talnudlc writers say that it was never salt unti! Moses wept repentance after breaking the tables of stone.
The Newark journal., 1911-08-11

"Weli?" said Susie, aa tle stor died
 "0h. the craah was horrible Ye should have heard f. Ina. H | ways was Wabhlg. and aizhr bay known it would falI All those foer piHts oI cherries. strawberries Eia and rasphertfes fell tosether THa floor frightened ne to death vh.n saw ii all running red EyerE .as t. splin.ered into q thousand pieces. aB5 ] don't dare scfape ap d single bi
 "Now. listen, said Susie, Ioekas the door and taking the key. q came over in the electric know a woma who #ill love to come and clean uf for goa Take off that apron and tic on this scarf There's plenty of time for pears. peaches and quiHces on q solid shelf Thls woman makes love ly preserves.
 eBut well forget about such thing today and preserve your reason in stead. Come on and take long ilde in the park"
The Newark journal., 1911-08-11

20 Tn there, l almost ufaH | tGE you ii at all l didn't hear you ring at the front door and jus; knew it was Mrs. Barton.
 she's regular bloodhound for trouble, you know" explained Polly She sympathizes and patroHtzes ttHl you wan to scream. And know sha had heard Che noise and was trying to get iu to gloat sympatheticaily oFef my trouble
 "OnIy yesterday sine told ne that she had bought two dozen cans of plum preserves for only 1Q cents pint, She E forever doing some. hing like that And know they were feft oyer stock and harrid. Nobody Hat even a factory, can make preserves and sell them so eheaR. Hhy sugar is | cents pound. aud it takes such oceans for preserves
 Polly began 10 cry again and Susie began 10 ask questions, which went unanswered for some minutes
 'Hamless2' she eXelaimed ii last when breath had come again That vomans not haEm1esst Why. she can cause more trouble In five minutes bz e> istirg than you OF cou1d# in lie time Of active anarchy
 When We screened car porch she came out and told us that they had .nover. screened theirs beeaase f faea# west. like ours, and there were never any western breezes5 and they always went away for the summer anyway Then we hung the flower box and she told ns that she had never had sue. cess with flowers in boxes, as theE never did well in shallow earth. Then the box fell down and she came out to say. Did 1t fall2 That is too bad, but those chains did seem fragile to me from the first
 "Oh. that woman" stormed PolIH "One day when our yard was full of clothes she watched for me 10 say that she had noticed how my lavender linen had faded She was sorry now she said. that she hadn't told me to have the laundress put salt in the WA ter and hang the dress in the shade She said if would have beaR all riea if those precautions had been taken When I brought home the cheelie5
 Here Polly wept again, while Susie tcok a bottle of ice water from tha re frieerator and tried to cool her with 2 gIassful
 Something has happened to The fruit, know. said Susie softly .'Please don't cry You can always buy fruit"
 That's what she has told me alI summer" Polly walled .'@t I d'dt want 10 buy it. l have always wanted to make preserves my lie and f was fgn But she told me that sh didn't believe in putting ap fraitoHe. self when she saw me stagaeE up ths stairs with those cherries I had boleht them downtown becauseI ha@ heard could gel them at whoiesaat there And she met me with the new that af the grocery on our cross atreef they were selling cherries at ia oeat- q crate less shan had paid for ni'a She was sa sorry for me. -a said She had tsiad putting up traIt the fl. year Of her married life too, she He marked. and smiled at ne but now she thought il bg far the better plan te buy canned fruit
 That evening she came over and talked with plc1 and be was l8ltoa because I had carried the cherriea home from downtown, just becaasl he had said he liked cherry pies r. the winter l couldn't make him think that it wasn't nearly SO much what he liked as that I wanted to make lot Of preserves.
 Polly Wept again
 aWall?" said Susie, a5 tbe ston died
 "Oh. the era h was horrible Ya-
The Newark journal., 1911-08-11
The roubles
 of Polly
=. .---.-.--

Three times the bell had fHag Raa Polly had not stirred from the pantry, where she had been sobhins For quarter of an hour
 It's that odioas Mrs. Barton, who came over when the flower box fell, she breathed to herself That wo- man always does come when some horrible thing happens like this. l won't let her in"
 So saving, Polly, reused q last crew eHt a huge pail and filed if with steaming suds. contributing to the food now and then a teardrop She ga; down the dustpan and broom and enyeloped herself in a pink and white checked apron
 Then the back doorbel rang-two short rings and three long ones.
 4TGs susie." she cried, throwing the dustpan into the pail and then Ringing open the door with clatter
 You darling." she sobbed, pushing her friend into the gree1P wicker chair that adorned the porch You cant 20 in there, l almost didn't let you in at all didn't hear you ring at the front door and jus; knew it was Mrs. Barton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-25
The Face of Fear
By WINIFRED BLACK

2 LAY in the dark corner Of the hau
on the little wabbIy table, the Face
Of Fear.
Black il was and whiskered fear
somely, and the eyes Of II were pug
and glaring and the mouth was cruei
and very greedy
The Little Boy knew that the Face OF
Fear was in the dark corner for ne had
seen his big brother throw II there
after the Hallowe' en- party.
rs YOU doin' to take dat face away
VIII you?"
are YOU. Buddfe? ." he said, and he looked
toward the Face of Fear just exactly
as if he intended to pick II up ana
run after the little brother with II. But
when big brother turned around with
the Face of Fear in mis- hand the little
boy had gone, and was running up the
stairs very fast, and calling to his
mother all the way to let her know ne
In the morning the little boy wanted
to get his mittens and go out to play,
but the mittens were in the corner
right near the Face Of Fear, so the lit
tie boy went out WITHOUT 9ls -,
and his hands were so cold that they
were quite blue, and he didn't stay out
so very long. after all.
When he came in the house he played
with his painted yellow street car TOT
while. and then he wanted his esslnc-
ing ball. and everywhere he looked
the ball was not there.
Can it be-" thought the little boy
that that ball is-Mamma," he called,
where is my bouncing ball?"
And mamma answered quite calmly
The ball Is In the corner Of the hall
on the little wabbly table SO the
little boy did not play with his bOunc-
ing ball.
Presently the little boys mother
called down to him. Little bow" said
she. will YOU please bring me my
shoulder scarf IL is cold ND here"
Where is il. mammal" said the lit
tie boy. cheerfully
In the corner on the Wabbly table,
said the little boys mother. and then
the little boy knew that his hour had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-25
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald Of 1aw
THIS Date 1897 O"y

The local Hebrews held a celebration
further obligations.
Presiding elder Edington came down
this morning from Las Cruces.
Prof. Joseph Smith and family left
for Granada for the holidays today.
The office OF superintendent Of the
White Oaks road was abolished today.
Miss Lillian Word, Of Bolton, Texas.
is down visiting her sister, Mrs. c. E
Kelly.
Mike Collins returned today from a
prospecting trip west Of Parral and
east Of Chihuahua He brought back
several specimens Of valuable ore.
W. r. Logan. brother Of J. T. and J.
l. Logan OF III Paso, came in this morn
ing for visit from Galveston over the
T. & p.
Vice president Clark, OF the New York
Central went through FL PasO on the
S p today. Clark has been spending
the winter at his home in Los Angeles,
Cal
w. s. Sickles left yesterday for his
old home in Independence Kas. Sickles
was second horn in the McGtnty band
and his going away leaves bad yacan-
cy in the organization
The Mesilla Agricultural collegs and
the FIT Bliss team played an exciting
game Of real football yesterday after
noon, the final score being o TO 0. Most
of the playing was done in the Aggies'
=
TO pillow through the line at the right
time.
Chief surgeon Gardiner. of the S. P,
and DIT. AinsWorrh, Of Los Angeles.
came here this morning in their private
car. They were on medical inspec-
ton trip and found everything in Ell
PasO right side up"
The Christmas exercises a { the First
Methodist church last night were very
interesting. Freddie Chesney gave q
recitation. I wonder; Laura Maud
Fink. Lillian Lockwood and Ruth Oar
wood acted the playlet The little help
ers.' Helen Newell recited When Santa
Claus comes Della Keifer recired The
dearest thing of ALL oliver Darbyshire
gave ~'Jes afOre Christmas and
George Johnson The pumpkin" The
giant choir. lead by Prof. Harrison.
rendered several fine anthems. and at
the close of the program large
Christmas tree was unveiled and plenty
Of good things were given 10 the chill
dren.