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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
MExicANs AS FIGHTERS.
Despite Splendid Courage, They Never
Won q Battle From us.

The battle of Buena Vista was
one of the decisive battles Of the
Mexican war. There were about
10000 Mexicans to some 5000
niled States troops engaged, and
hr result put the northern part Of
rNico at the mercy of the United
tales.
1t may be said that as it was in
that battle so it was in every battle
of the Mexican war. From the be-
ginning to the end the Mexicans did
not win a solitary victory.
The Mexicans showed a splendid
courage. In nearly every instance
they greatly outnumbered their ad-
versaries, and in nearly every in
stance, again, they had the advan-
tage of position. Still the Ameri-
cans invariably beat them.
At Palo Alto 1000 Americans
routed 5000 Mexicans, and at Resa-
ca de la Palma the odds were about
the same. At Monterey, Taylor,
with 5000 men, stormed a place
that vas defended by a force 10000
strong. At Buena Vista the odds
we're four to one against the Amer
leans, as they were also at Sacra-
mento. At Sierra Gordo General
Scott, with 5000 men, found Santa
Anna strongly intrenched with 49,
600, and yet he walked right yer
him, killing and wounding 1000 Of
his men, capturing 5000 and dis
persing the rest. Finally Scott,
with 10000 men as against 10000
Of the enemy, won Churubusco,
Chapultepec and the City of Mexico
itself.
Thus in'every instance through
out the Mexican war were the invad-
ers victorious and Notwithstanding
the fact that the advantage in num-
bers and in position was invariably
with those whose country they
invading.
This is a decidedly unique fact in
the history Of warfare, since it
would be difficult, if not impossible,
to find another conflict between two
nations in which there was not, to
some extent at least, a division of
the honors Of the battlefield.
The explanation is left for the
psychologists and for those who
study the deeper traits of men and
nations.-New York American.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
TRUFFLE HUNTING PIGS,
Theirs 10 . Luxurious but q Sad and
Disappointed Life.

The most luxurious pig in all the
world is, as it painfully happens,
the most unhappy, the most dissat.
isfed, the most deceived. Her splen-
did lot in life is to hunt for the de-
licious %trufle, which, alas, she is
never allowed to devour.
Her full name is La TRUE, and
she inhabits the pleasant sunny land
round Perigueu1 and Sorges, in
France. She is the trufle hunting
pig par excellence and belongs to a
very special breed, which is as much
looked after as a thoroughbred
racer. There is as much difference
between her and an ordinary pig as
there is between a motorcar and a
steam roller.
Sometimes as much as EI00 is
paid for a trufies pig, the animals
special value being that through
long and careful inbreeding it il
born with an instinct for trufies-
not merely an instructive love, but
a marvellous instinct, which leads it
infallibly to discover where they are
hidden away in the earth.
This is the tragedy of the trufles
pigs luxurious life.
From youth upward she is fed on
the daintiest m~orsels. Nothing is
given hat might spoil her fine taste,
La TRUE is born with this fine
taste, which belongs to her breed
and which has been carefully foster
ed for years. When she has grown
up a little she is led forth n fine
morning at the end of a slack rope
on a great trufle hunting expedi-
ton. The man who leads her has
no more exact knowledge as to
where the trufies are actually hid
den in the earth than a purblind
owl.
But La TRUE can scent one, Sc.
fine is her instinct, if it be hidden
nearly two feet under the surface.
Down goes her head with its pc
%culiarly long, well bred snout, and
she is roofing at the brown earth
with all the energy she possesses.
As has been said, this instinct is
infallible. A dozen inches or more
down the pig finds the trufle she
has nosed. Forth shoots her snout,
her mouth is just opening to re-
ceive its just reward, when-she is
hauled back with a sudden painful
and not-to-be-denied jerk, and a
sharp pointed stick prods her away
from the delicious morsel.
And the business has only just
started when gathered. Women
peasants with long experience scrub
them delicately with hot water and
nailbrushes, and others peel them
just as carefully and gently, much
in the manner in which potatoes are
scraped, for as they come from the
earth they look like black fungi and
run about the size of potatoes.
The district of Perigueux and
Sorges supplies the whole world
with trufles. They are finer here
than anywhere else. Like mush-
rooms, they need a period of warmth
and rain in order to insure a good
season, which extends through Oc-
tober, November, December and
January.-London Mirror.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
FORGED SIGNATURES.
ingenious Methods Of Detection EN-
pIoyed BY the Experts.

Most ingenious means are nova
days employed in the detection OF
forgery. 1t is a very clever forgel
indeed who can deceive the up tc
date expert in chirography.
As has been pointed out by Sand.
berg, the expert may put a juror tc
the proof thst out of a dozen sigma,
lures of his own name no two will
be alike in general form. Then the
expert may turn to the authentic
and forged signatures in almost any
case and show to the layman that
the first question of forgery arose
from the fact that these two sigma,
lures are at first glance identically
alike almost to the minutest detail.
The forger has been too skillful. He
has held to the old principle of
copying the authentic signature
that he has at hand, and the con.
sequence is that the more nearly he
can reproduce the signature in every
proportion the more readily can the
forgery be proved.
A most significant fact upon
which the expert may base his in
vestigations of possible forgery is
that every one has his open scope"
This technical term describes the
average stretch of paper that one
may cover without lifting the pen
from the paper and shifting the
hand to continue the line.
In the ease of signature it should
be one of the easiest and least
studied group of words that the
writer should be called upon to put
upon paper. In writing a letter,
for instance, the pen scope through
out may exhibit an average stretch
of one inch for the text of the let
ter, while in the signature the whole
length of the name, twice as long,
may be covered. But if the writer
covers the full stretch of his name
in this way the expert maysprove
by the shorter pen scope Of the
copyist that the studied copy is a
forgery on its face, for, however
free of stroke the forger may natu-
rally be, his effort to produce a fac
smile of another's signature will
render his scope shorter than that
of the original signer.
A common means of reproducing
a signature is to place the original
signature on a piece of glass, lay
another piece of glass on top of it
and fasten the paper that is to re-
ceive the forgery on top of that.
Then by holding the glass strips to
a bright light the original sigma
ture casts a shadow through, and
this may be traced in pencil. From
this the ink forgery is made. When,
however, a forgery accomplished by
this means is placed under a strong
magnifying glass it will not pass
muster. If the original has a strong
down stroke on the capital letters
the movement will be free and will
leave the pen lines with smooth
edges. The individual who is trac-
ing such letters cannot trust him.
self to the same free movement Of
the pen, and the result shows under
the glass hesitancy and uncertainty,
-Harper's Weekly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16

Huron Herald: Mr. and Mrs Geo.
H. Costain returned Saturday from
a several months visit in the Puget
Sound. While on their trip to the
coast they met Mr. and Mrs Richard
Talbov. of this city, who are now
residents Of Portland. Mr. Costain
thinks that a wonderful country and
South Dakota still more wonderful.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
Real Sympathy,

81 enjoy a genuine, old fashioned
blizzard" said the crouch man. 81
like to see the weather get busy and
rock the steeples AMI rattle the win
dows instead of loafng around in
the quiet valleys as if life were
nothing but a sigh in a dream. The
weather suits me best when the mad
wind shakes the old Garth to its
very foundations"
"But-how about the poor in that
sort Of weather." asked the old
philosopher.
"Oh," said the crouch man, 81
never fail toask Providence to pity
them!'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
Pot Luck.

In a certain corner of Limoges,
France, that quaint city Of jostling
roofs, there is still segregated, much
as if in a ghetto, a Saracen popula-
ton, probably a remnant of the
wave of Saracens that swept over
Europe hundreds of years ago. Here
they live in their crooked. narrow
streets, following old customs hand
ed down from generation 10 gcnera-
ton. There are many butcher shops
in the quarter and outside Of each
steams a great pot Of soup over Il
glowing brazicr. In each pot stands
a Iadle a. ancient as the pot. When
a customer comes with a penny in
goes the ladIe and comes up full Of
savory broth and chunks Of meat,
odds and ends that the butcher has
had left over. And what comes up
the, customer has to take.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
Mrs Mildred Shaw has received tho

Mrs Mildred Shaw has received tho
announcement of the mar iage of
her brother, DR.. Chas Stigman to
Miss Rernice Chapman, Of Chicago
DR.. Stigman was for "A number Of
years a resident of this city. going
from here to Chicago, where he
completed "A medical course a yeal
ago and where he is now practlcing
his profession His many Miller
friends will extend congratulations
upon this happy occasion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
FIuency OF Speech.

The common huency Of speech in
many men and most women is W
ing to a scarcity Of matter and d
scarcity Of words, for whoever is a
master Of language and hath a mind
full of ideas will be apt in speaking
to hesitate upon the choice of both.
whereas common speakers have only
one set Of ideas and one set Of words
to clothe them in, and these r al
ways ready at the mouth, so people
come faster out of church when it is
almost empty than when a crowd is
AT the door.-Dean Swift.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
The Biggest Drug Store.

The largest chemists shop in the
world is to be found neither in Lon
don nor in New York, but in Mos
COW. It is also the oldest and is
known az the Ancient Pharmacie
NikolsSa. In this huge establish
ment. which was founded more than
200 Years ago, there are 252 dis
pensers. men and women, and 466
other employees of one kind and an
other. Considerably over half a mil
lion prescriptions are made up n
the course Of a year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
Left Out In the Cold.

Elder discussing the new min
ister's probation diScourse)-ln my
~opeenion he wasna justified in d.
viding folk into the sheep and the
goats. | wadna just say. Jamie. that
| was among the unco guild. an |
wadna say that YOU were among
the unco bad. SO whar do we come
in? He'll no do for us, jamie. Wen
70 vote for him.-London Punch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16

Rec Heights Review: We are in
formed that Frank Palon, Of Ida,
will pitch for the Rec Heights bail
team this season, and that prepira-
tons are being made to put 4 first
class team in the field. The team
has received some new equipment,
and a new diamond will be laid out
nearer the railway. w. L.
Maxwell has been transferred from
Volga to Wolsey, in charge Of the
section. He has already moved his
family thither.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
A Gladstone Story.

In Lord Rosamore's "Things |
Can Tell" he gives this story at the
expense of Mr.. Gladstone and the
home rule agitation: "The subject
of home rule always reminds me OF
the day when old Gladstone sat
down and Mrs. Gladstone made a
speech on the hastings. Said she,
addressing the throng: My friends,
| found it very hard 10 convince my
dear husband about the claims Of
ireland for home rule, but one day
when he came into the breakfast
room he remarked to me: "My dear
wife, you've overpersuaded me about
that downtrodden country. You
have at last converted me in favor
of home rule" | got up from my
chair, put my arms round his neck
and gave him a loving wifely kiss
She paused to see what effect her
words had produced, and an ire
pressible lrishman called out, And
it sarved the ovid beggar parfectly
right"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
April i6tI
Notice to Creditors

Estate of Gustav Diederich. deceased,
Notice IL hereby given by the Undersigned
administrator with the will annexed OF the
estate OF Gustav Diedericb. deceased to the
creditors of and all pers ms having CLAIM 6
against the said deceased. To- exhibit them.
with the necessary vouchers. within SIX
months after the first publics ton OF THE
notice, To the sail administrato with the
will annexed at his office in Miller In the
county Of Hand. 81
Dated March 3ist. 1914.
e.. NJ. CARROLL.
Administrator with the Will Annexed.
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Oct istl
Newspaper Statement

OF the MILLER PREss. published weekly. at
Miller. So. Oak. required by Act Of August "a.
1912.
Name of Editor. Managing Editor. Publisher
and Owner-J. A. Bushfeld. Miller. So. Oak.
Business Manager w. G. Tamblyn. Miller. S. -.
Signcd-J. A. BUSHFIELD.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this LIST day
Of Mch., 1914.
[sEAL II. j. BusHFIELD.
Notary Public,
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Rent List 1914

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Republican Ticket
Congressional

u. S. Senator-Charles H. Burke
Congress, End Dist.-R. G. Johnson
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C. f. Halbir has seed wheat. oats
and corn for sale. 1868
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16

State
Governor Frank M. Byrne
Lieut.. Gov.--Peter Norbeck
Sec'y of State-Frank M. Rood
Attorney General C G. Caldwell
Auditor. E. Handlin
Treasurer-A. w. Ewart
Com. Lands-Fred Hepperle
II. Lugg
r. K. Comp. w. Dougherty.
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Legislative


Representative. r. Speirs.
County
Treasurer A. K. Hannum.
Audltor--D. A. Lewis.
Sheriff-Henrv Erb.
Register-Frank Matter.
Clerk Of Courts-J. ID, Finnerty.
Supt. of Schools Miss Jessie Moncur
County Judge R. G.. Anderson.
Coronor-S. r. Wallis
County Justice-J. G. McCool
Justice-G &. Briggs.
Justice p. M. Sorcnson.
Constable +. M. Dunn
Com. 2nd Dist. w. Heltibridle
Sd Dist. Henry Scott.
4th Dist. Alex. Rowen
9Th Dist. Roy Lam.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
Public AuCtiOneer
Buy a Home on InstaIIment pIa,

A new residence property in East
Miller for sale on instaIlment plan.
A home for the price of your month
ly rent. Get our proposition. 1873
Bushfield q Bushfield.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16

BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK
EGGS for Matching. $500 per is.
$500 per 100. A. c. Sweetland.
Miller, S. ID.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16

For SALE: My residence property
and nineteen lots. also eleven acres
implanted. Will sell separate, half
cash; balance, time. Splendid loca-
ton on West Second Street. Price
right for quick sale.
Mrs Alvira Butler.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-04-16
|BUSINESS......
OPPORTUNITIES
FIVE CENTS PER LINE

N you a v anything Ia sell. or N you de
sire to buy anything, a three or four line
notice In the PRESS will bring results.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-13

Henry Ford continues to shock the
tories b. his talk. as well rs by his
actions. lie now says that when he
dies ne intends TO leave his millions,
not 10 his sOn--who. being "A chip Of
the old block. Is well able 10 take care
OF himself-but TO the workers who
have helped him 20 earn them.
why not9'/ be asks. Gould one
do better with his money? All money
is worth Is In the good II can do to
others"
Moreover. he is thinking chiefly Of
the workers In the ranks--the former
s. and 81 day men not the captains
and majors and colonies OF industry.
who have always drawn good pay lie
says ne believes our industries have
been too top heavy; that. for the good
OF society. the workers on the ground
floor need 10 be con sidered first.
Pm afraid ] may be called cap
ltalist" he says. hut | don't feel like
one and don't wish 10 act like some
OF them
Don't Worry Henry, you're not run
ming at all true 10 their conventional
form-it YOU are hearing what many
OF them are saying about you you
may be sure that you're black-listed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-13
CONCEALED LIQUOR
SUPPLY in GAS JET
Dealers in Forbidden Indian Ter
ritOry Work Clever Schemes
to 0utwit Marshals

MI SKOGEEl OKLA, Feb. l3.-pis-
coyery by United states Deputy Mar
shall NJ T.. Welch, OF Nowata. or a
unique method OF dispensing liquor
through gas jet has given rise TO
good deal OF speculation among rod
eral officers Al Muskogeo as TO what
dodge viii be the next resorted TO by
1Ootleggers 10 purvey the contra
band IN the Oklahoma Indian coun'
try
Before the discovery OF the original
plant by WelCh. deputy United
States marshals thought that they
had encountered about every possible
rick oil Tie trade. but the Nowata in
cident eyades leads them TO believe
that the Inventive genius OF the boot
logger. instead of being exhausted, Is
Just beginning 20 develop as the net
OF the embargo Is frightened about the
social means OF shipping and selling
liquor I'm old Indian territory.
WEIGH, at NoWata, had JAILED on
number OF occasions 10 hud liquor IN
n certain Joint where he had reason
able grounds 10 suppose that hQuor
Was kent and IL Vas only by accident
that one OF his assistants. In endeaNor
ing 10 light the gas burner. touched
the hidden valve that caused ne
whisky 60 pour from the chandelier.
The entire supply was drained out OF
a little copper tank secreted IN the
ceiling iust over the chandelier Welch
PROMPTLY arrested the proprietor OF
INC place ON charge OF selling
liquor
One OF the most artful tricks ever
encountered by United states deputy
marshals was brought 20 light las'
week at Wilburton. by Deputy J. y.
Peters. OF McAlester Peters RAD
stopped In general merchandise
store owned by an Italian, and VAS
questioning the proprietor who was
under susnicion Of selling liquor 10
the miners in the vicinity Peters
finally became exasperated at me
mans demonstrations and turning
aside Of questions. made a search OF
the premises on his own hook In the
basement. where, reserve stock was
kept. he found two cases OF canned
goods
One case contained cans labeled
"baling powder" and the other small
lor cans without labels but containing
the Nthograph OF a big steaming plat
ter of pork and beans Peters had a
,'hunch " and broke into one Of each
kind OF cans IN the baking powder
can was a false i'd which. when re-
moved. disclosed fun quart or WINS
XIV; the smaller can contained a lSht
red Italian wine, which Is much IN
demand for festivities IN the mininS
. camps
Peters sent samples" OF the pro
duct 10 the United states district at
| torney Office. AZ Mnskocee. and pros
ecutions will probably result but un'
der the pure food and drug acts as
we'll. The officers are now tracin
i,he manufacturer who so mislaOeis
his goods.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-13
NJ. A. c. JUNIORS DO NOT
FEAR BIG DANCE BILLS

LANSING. Mich, Feb. l3.-(Spe
ciaD Gov. and Mrs. Ferris are ex.
pected to aid the juniors OF the Mich
igan Agricultural college tonight In
defying the fates when they will sit as
honor guests at the banquet which
will precede The annual J-hop--the
ranking society event of the year in
college circles-on Friday, the thir-
teenth. Two hundred juniors and
their guests will sit at the banquet.
None of the new" dances will be
barred when the dancing starts in the
Masonic temple at 0 o'clock tonight
A. Leal Bibbins. OF Hillsdale, presi-
dent Of the junior class, with Miss
Erma Shattuck. Of Grand Rapids, will
lead the grand march.
All members OF the class today re-
fused to view pessimistically approx
mately $500 In bills payable which
VIII confront them tomorrow as re
suit of touight's festivities
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CHAPTER LxxIli.

was rather glad when Dicks faith
er. mother and Mollie left for home
II seemed To nae that he and had
been in a turmoil of some kind ever
since we got into our new rooms. Be-
sides, | thought Dick looked rdtaer
depressed
When no came IN last night after
dinner aud sunk into his easy chair
hurried to get his slippers and the
old alpaca coat he loves TO wear at
night when we are alone.
He gave a sigh OF relief as 7 helped
him on with his coat and said. i
cell you, Margie, IL seems good 10 be
alone, just you AID me, dear
Il hope no one will come in re-
marked as ! saw how tired and wor-
ried he looked.
rs there anything on your mind,
Dick?' | asked.
He looked at mo a moment without
speaking and then said: Yes, Mar
gle; have come 10 place in my
business life where | must make a
decision quickly, and II is botherlng
me more than a little"
did not dare say, Tell me what
II iGs lOA HAA hlANtAd1 iOAAh O0h
that Dick hated % be questioned
about business but | sat very still
and waited, hoping he would tell me.
You know | mentioned that big
school-book deal In after
came homer he said after 4 few
minutes.
Yes, dear" answered.
We'll, II looks as though there was
a lot OF graft for some one in tho
deal. IL has been intimated to me
that II our firm wanted TO sell those
books we must turn out and place
some greenbscks where they are most
needed.
II know Selwin expects me to get
that contract thought | was going
to get H. | am sure that Morton, our
treasurer, would wink at the expense,
although I don't think Selwin would
stand for absolute bribing IL he knew
L. The other fellows have no such
and I am afraid they
will get the trade away from me"
can't tell how II hurt me TO think
that Dick even contemplated such a
thing rs a~crooked business practice,
but somehow I felt that II would do
no good to appeal 10 him on tho
moral side OF the matter. He seemed
TO think that business ethics and NOR
al ethics were totally different.
For the FIRST time in my life real
lied lust what a "cutthroat" game
this thing men call business is. II
seems az though the modern motto is,
Get there, no matter how but--get
there" felt must keep Dick from
a.. 10 httt-knus1
"Of course. you know such things
are wrong" said
Everybody in business does them"
Dick, scowliug.
'But that don't make II right /
exclaimed.
mo. suppose not" said Dick slow.
ly. but I am afraid I'd take a chance.
Madge, II I were not afraid of a put.
up Job somewhere. You can never
trust a man who viii take bride"
Can you trust one who will give
one7" I asked trembling
by iove." shouted Dick. Il don't