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CuRIoSITIEs OF VISION.
Why Wa Cannot Look q Person In
Both Eyss at the Same Time.

| Why Wa Cannot Look . Person In
Both Eyss at the Same Time.
1t is not generally realized, but
the eye sees only a point distinctly
at any one time. AS you read this
print examine closely what you see,
holding the eyes still. 1t will be
only part of one letter. To read
anything, if it was necessary for
the eye to travel round each seps-
rate letter, no n could possibly
read very fast, but here indirect
vision comes in. Only when the
letters are unfamiliar does the eye
have to crawl around laboriously-
as is evidenced by a man learning
to read.
Now, as it is impossible for the
eyes to be focused upon anything
but one single point at any n time
it is impossible to look anybody in
the eyes. When a man says then,
"Look me in the eye," that is in
fact all that one can do, for he can
not look a man in both eyes at the
same time. AS a matter Of fact,
when going through this operation
it is generally the case that the
eyes of the locker travel rapidly
from one eye to the other of the
lookee. This is easily proved by
trial.
Curiously enough, direct vision is
not the most acute. A smaller OBJ
ject than possibly may be see by
looking straight at it may be seen by
looking just to one side of it. The
particular spot on the retina where
this anomaly takes place is well
known in physiology and is called
the "yellow spot" on account of its
color. As it is not directly behind
the pupil, we cannot get the image
of an object on it by looking
straight at the object. OF cours
this view of an object is more O.
less unsatisfactory, but it enables
n to see things that otherwise
could not be seen at all without the
aid of a glass. This practice is in
use by astronomers in looking for
a dim star when they know about
where it ought to appear in the sky.
There is only one spot in the ret
ina that is absolutely devoid of
vision. An image falling on it will
not be seen at all. 1t is called the
''blind spot" and is at the point
where the optic nerve enters the ret
ina. There are no nerve endings
at this particular spot, and of
course there is no power of cogni-
ton. Make two black spots or
crosses about three inches apart on
a piece of paper. Close the right
eye and look at the right hand spot,
moving the paper at some distance
in front Of the eye. At all places
but one the second cross on the pa
per will be seen by indirect vision,
but at one particular position it
cannot be seen at all.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
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Can You See ARR

If air cannot be seen, what is il
that we see quivering above a field
on a hot summer day or even above
a hot stove in the house? That
question has puzzled many a head,
both old and young. The answer
usually given is that it is the heat,
but heat cannot be seen and there
fore it is not the heat. The ex-
PLANTATION of the phenomenon is
really quite simple, like all such
things, when we hear it. As a mat
ter of fact, it is air that we see
quivering, but heat makes it visible,
The quivering is caused by the up
ward passage, close by each other,
of small currents of air Of different
temperatures in which the rays OF
light are irregularly re~fracted, and
this makes the currents visible.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-10-14
Our insect Fees.

C. A. Ealand, author of Insects
and Man," says that every year four
insect. species alone cost the United
States $92, 000,0 00. Insects, he
goes on, control the destinies of ma
tons, render uninhabitablc some of
the fairest parts of the earth, hold
up great engineering schemes and
have caused the abandonment of
world important enterprises. Were
the insect world not q house di-
vided against itself the human race
would be extinct in five or six years.
AS it is, q vast\number of our dis
eases are due tout. In no part of
natural creation is human control
so indispensable.
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Frozen Things.

To freeze a living thing means
to most minds to kill it, yet all
hardy plants can be frozen without
being injured. So can many in
sects if they are not broken while
in that brittle state. London Punch
once suggested even that. human
beings could be frozen without
harm and said that this would be
a convenient way Of d~isposing of
children during a railway trip.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-10-14
BANKERS TO.FIGHT
STATE

Sioux alls:-Papers were served
last night at 10 o'clock on State
Bank Examiner j. l.. Wingfeld of
Mitchell and the state banking de-
partment. in an injunction restrain
ing the examiner and the state
banking department from putting
into effect the new ruling requiring
all state banks in South Dakota to
carry at least SO per cent of their
legal reserve with other banks with
in South Dakota.
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Without Resentment.

1t is related that j. Fenimore
Cooper once gave a copy of his lat
est work to a friend, i~nscribing on
the lyleaf the words, "To John
Blank, with the authors affection
and esteem"
A few months later Cooper came
upon this same book at a second
hand dealers. He bought it and
sent it back to his friend with a Sec
ond inscription, ''This volume, pur-
chased at a second hand shop, is re-
presented to John Blank with re-
newed affection and reiterated ex-
pressions of esteem"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-10-14
How's This1

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
r. J.. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known z. ].
Cheney for the last Is years. IND believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions n financially able to carry
ont any obligations made 81 ats firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure II taken internally.
acting dir ectly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
BY all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-10-14

A fond mother of q smart boy
was making a lot of nice preserves
one day, and as she sealed them up
she labeled them thus:
"Gooseberry jam, put up by Mrs.
Mason"
Johnnie soon discovered the shelf
on which they were deposited and
fell to work. Having emptied one
of the jars he took his school pen
Gil and wrote underneath:
"Put down by Johnnie Mason"
London Standard.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-10-14
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure
Sale

Default having been made In the payment
OF a mortgage gwen by Chas. Q. {. Lind
vile. m~ortgagors. to Jane Pratt. executrix
OF the Estate Of George Pratt, deceased,
dated November 20. 1903, and recorded In
the once Of the Register Of Deeds OF Hand
County south Dakota, on December 7th.
1909. In Book 81 of Mortgages. on Page
$40.
Whereas no action at law or other pro
ceedinR has been instituted to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage. and defaalt
having been made In the payment OF the
principal and interest secured by said mort
gage and the Indebtedness secured thereby
ut this time IL $4,000. principal. and inter.
est at 9 per cent thereon from November
29th. 1913, beside the further sun OF $25
attorneys fees allo wed bv law and pro.
vided for in said mortgage.
The mortgages having departed this life
July IL: 1913. the undersigned John w.
Pratt OF Cuba City, Lafayette County.
ministrator with the will annexed OF the
estate OF said George Pratt. deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given that hv virtue OF
the power OF sale contained In said mort
gage. and pursa Mt to the statue IN de and
provided, the said mortgage will be fore.
closed by a sale OF the mortgaged premises
herein described. at public auction. by .be
the front door OF the Court Hoase In the
City OF Miller. Hand County. South Dakota.
on the 18th day OF October. 1918, at 2
mortGaged premises are situated In Hand
County. south Dakota, and drscribed as
follows-the South east Quarter Is. EN)
Hundred sixteen u1s). Range Sixty SIX
(6e), West OF the 5 =. NJ.
natad .es= est. ss- O. august, ty,5.
John W. Pratt.
Administrator with the VIII an
nexed OF the Estate OF GeorRs
Pratt. Deceased. Mortgage.
8. I. wyiand. Sheriff OF Hand County,
South Dakota.
W. +. Sruell. Attorney for Mortgage.
Redfeld, 3. d..
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Notice to Creditors

Estate OF Henry p. Jacobs. deceased.
Notice IL herebv given by the undersiy ned
administrator of the estate of Henry p.
Jacobs, deceased. To the creditors OF and all
persons having claims against tire said de.
ceased. to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers. within six months after the nrst
publication oil this notice, to the said adj
ministrator. at his home in Hand county
p~ostofhce address,. Miller. 3. D., in the coun.
~ OF Hand. South Dakota.
Dated Sept. 20, 1915.
HIRAM JACOBS,
Administrator OF the est ate
OF Henry p Jacobs. dece ased
Harlan j. Bushfeld. Atty.
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Al She Wanss.

81 don't want to be very rich,"
she sighed.
"NoY the neighbor asked.
NO." she went on. ~But l would
like to bs just rich enough not to
have my husband insist on saving
a dollar or two by doing the paint
ing and paper hanging himself
Detroit Free Press.
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tia,
Miller, S. d.
Miller, S. d.
Sept. 16ti
Sept. IDtl
Order to Show Cause on Film
Petition to Sell Land

State Of South Das ota. County OF Hand.
~, In county court, Sept. .. 1919.
In she matter OF the state OF William J.
Thorne. incompetent.
On reading and fling the petition OF
Charles +. Donahue. guardian OF tb estate
OF William j. Thorn. incompetent. setting
forth the mount of personal estate tina
has come to his hands. and the disposition
thereof. the amount OF debts outstanding
against said incompetent, and a description
OF all the real estate of which said incom-
petent IL sized. and the condition and value
OF the respective portions thereof and pray
lag that license be TO him granted 10 sell the
whole OF said estate. And IL appearing. by
said petition that there is not sufficient
personal estate IN the hands of said guar
dian Tor the maintenance and support OF
said incompetent and that IL is necessary,
In order to support him to sell the whole
OF said real estate,
1t Is therefore ordered. that all persons
interested In said estate appear before the
day of October A.. ID .l91J. mt ten O'Clock
a. m at the court house In Miller In sai id
county, then and there to show cause, II
any there be. why license should not be
granted To said guardian to sell said real
estate according to the prayer VI said pc
tition.
And 1t Is further ordered. that a eopy OF
tins order shall be publish ed for our sue
in the miller Press. a weekly NEWSPAPER
printed a nd published at Millre in said
county, and personally served on all per-
sons interested In said estate, residing in
said County, at least fourteen days before
said day OF hearing. and upon all other
persons Interested. according to law.
Dated mt Miller, s. D.. the 9th day oi
September A. ID. 1915.
BY the Court: r. G. ANDERSON,
Attest We MoRRow.
Clerk OF the county court.
Harlan ]. Bushheid, Atty.
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CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENT
Methodist Church Services.

Methodist Church Services.
Preaching every Sunday, by the
pastor at HOO a m.
S. S. at 1900.
Epworth League devotional meet
ing at 700 p. m.
Evening service at 500 m
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening
All are invited to attend.
We want YOU IN our Young
Mems and Young Women's Bible
Glasses, held Sunday noon. immedi,
atty after morning worship, at M. E.
Church. A home like church.
j. II. Kearton. Pastor.
st. AIMS Church
Services on lst, Bird. and 9Th Sun.
days.
Masses at $50 and 1890 a, m.
Evening services 1880 p. m. sun.
days.
Week days, Mass at s o'clock.
Holy Days, Masses at 6 and 9:3t
a. m.
Confessions, Saturday evening at
7 p. m.
Those desiring instruction in the
Catholic Doctrine will call al Priests
residence on Monday and Thursday
evenings. Father Duguay, Pastor
Presbyterian Church
A. P. Cooper, pastor
1890 a m. Sermon:
HAS a m Sabbath school
The lessons are interesting, come
and join a class.
$50 p. M. Christian Endeayor.
7:30P M sermon.
We want you to come.
We aim to begin all services al
the minute appointed. Be on time
Christian Church
Lords Day School at 10 o'clock "a.
m.
Hoo a. M. Sermon.
Communion service at HAS O'Clock
a, m.
Christian Endeavor at 6:45 D. m.
500 p. m. Sermon.
Your presence desired.
L. w. Thompson,
Minister.
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When Women W.ar Than.

Mrs. Bacon see some physi,
clans say that wearing tight shoes
is in a great measure responsible
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Mr.. Bacon--Well, ! guess they do
make a woman feel more like pull
ing her husbands hair, come to
think Of it--Yonkers Statesman.
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Sept. 23tl
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Professor Sauveur's Letter.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Efr. Pro-
fessor Sauveur OF Harvard deserves tho
sincere thanks OF all Germans and SYM
pathizers with the German cause. As
member of the latter class I have been
relieved of a vast weight OF anxiety by
the professors wonderfully convincing
letter IN THE SUS o: April 10 Up to
that time | had an idea that Germany
had a fighting chance Now that IL Is
practically all over, resign myself to
the inevitable and need worry no longer
Professor Sauveur would confer a boon
on humanity II he were to send a copy
OF his letter 10 the Kaiser. who upon re-
ceiv!ng Il would no doub, Immediately
sue for peace on any terms
The learned professor did not go far
enough, however, In his enumeration Of
the preponderance OF the power OF tho
Allies over that OF tho Germans
DO the material as we'll as the moral
support Of this country. the aid OF the
American press, which kills thousands
II Germans where the Allies Kill but
tens, and last, but not least. the hatred
OF the worthy professor. which shows
plainly through the entire letter. count
for naught? w c. WlELANp
New YORK. April Is.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: For
eight months the desperate war has gone
on Is II necessary to continue II to the
extremes OF death struggle? Could not
England elect some temperate states
men. such tor Instance as MIR Asqaith
or Mr., Redmond Could not Germany
do likewise? Above all, could not the
neutral nations lend aid in behalf OF
negotiations 20 avoid the bItterest ex-
trcmes?
Victory. Il seems, must favor the Al
lies In time, but at what cost? When
the Allies losses at Neuve Chapelle are
calculated. are We not reminded that
Wellington said: THE next saddest
thing to defeat is victory
Germany must accept the terms
brought on her by the fortunes OF war
and OF diplomacy which placed her
N the position OF aggressor II she
fights TIL her money and men are all
gone, she cannot make better terms than
she can now, ON the other hand Il is
not In the interest OF mankind 10 see thi.
young and vigorous nation strangled.
LIMERICK, Ireland. April 2. II. NJ.
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The Red Flag In u Public School.

TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir; Ia
give a great deal to know by what au-
thority the socialists were allowed AT
their woman suffrage meeting held the
other evening at Public School 50 to
naunt the red flag, to listen to revolu-
tiouary songs and to insult Mr. Elihu
Root. the finest and most precious type
of American citizenship.
1t puzzles me AS ! recall that on May
II, 1914, when the nation was paying
the last sad hOnors to our soldiers who
foll at Vera Cruz, no memorial exercises
were held in that same auditorium. no
salute was given to the flag, no patri-
otlc song was sung, nor We're the r,otous
baseball games scheduled for the after
noon postponed protested AT tho time
and ] was disciplined, | protest again
and | await the scnurgc Perhaps I
shall again be told that the fault, II
any, Is mere matter OF bad taste"
In Benedict Arnold's day no such
enphemsm was in vogue. 1t was called
plain treason" Nowadays some peo.
pie get away with" anything
CHRISTOPHER J LANE
NEW YoRK, April 10.
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appeal for mercy that has come to

appeal for mercy that has come to
them. They are preparing for the re-
Mobilization Of their organization. TAX
Ing advantage Of the opportunity Gre
ated by Democratic blunders. and
loading the expense on the taxpayers
In the confident expectation that by
November Of next year their betrayal
Of their trust will have been forgot
ten and their ample preparation will
be sufficient to counterfeit the effects
OF any lingering resentment
This year they All their Golfers to
scatter money with lavish hand
during the campaign: next year they
will earn gratitude by concerted
performance In behalf Of morality
and virtue; they will force national
issues to the front stimulate the en-.
thusiasm Of the workers with rich
rewards. and secure themselves for
permanent occupancy Of the positions
they now hold and expect TO win.
The money IL to come largely from
Democratic New York and be spent
exclusively in the Republican dis
tricts Of the State
To these aspects Of the r7iinous as
sauts on this city that Albany has
planned and IL putting through. Mayor
mitchell could not direct his thought.
As the guardian Of the city's inter.
ests, interests that are not politica!
hut commercial, not partisan but bus-
ness, he addressed himself to the task
Of revealing the falsity Of the conten-
lions on which the conduct Of the
State Government Is defended. and the
recommendation Of measure to ad-
just the State treasury's Ontgo 10 Its
income But his reticence as to the
motives that have prescribed a course
Of exploitation, waste and plumber
does not conceal them from the tax
payers, who while their pockets are
being rified will understand exactly
the considera tons that have led to
the adoption Of the policy of robbery
that prevails at Albany to-day.
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The Turtle Bay Alarm.

Los Angeles, whence comes the hor-
rendous story OF the occupation and
mining OF Bartolome, otherwise
known as Turtle Bay, on the west
coast Of Lower California, by several
japanese warships, can scarcely have
forgotten that on February 10 some
Of Its prominent citizens with cattle
and real estate interests In Lower
California were indicted by Federal
Grand Jury for conspirng to violate
the neutrality laws by organizing an
expedition to invade the helpless
Mexican Territory. With them was
indicted BALrAzAR AvILEs, an ex-
Governor Of Lower California In Los
Angeles originated. by the way, the
yarn. In June, 1914, that General
IIvFRTA had offered to sell to the
japanese Government cOloniZing
rights on the western coast Of the
Territory from Sebastian yiscaino
BAY, lust north OF Rartolome Bay, all
the way down TO Cape San Lucas,
for the sum of 81 100000 In cash,
which, 1t was represented, the die
tator sorely needed.
Obviously any news from Los An
Geles Of japanese aggressions at Tur-
tie Ray, or elsewhere in Lower Cali
fornia, should be regarded with sus-
picion. In this case the correspond.
ent who made the startling discovery
that japanese marines and sailors,
1000 strong. backed by five japanese
warships and six Golfers and supply
ships, are occupying Turtle Bay,
Lower California, Mexico, just 400
miles south from San Diego" is EN-
ploycd by newspaper whose proprle-
tor Is related by marriage to one Of
the Los Angeles citizens who were
indicted for conspiracy two months
ago. In the end Of December the
Asama, Japanese cruiser, ran
aground near the entrance OF Turtle
Ray, and when the excited correspon-
dent left the vicinity a week ago the
cruiser was stlll stranded, although
he declares that with good tug
boat" she "could he pulled clear "
the mud In few hours" We are
expected to believe that there Is
something sinister In the circum-
stance that there she has stuck In
the mud for nearly four months. The
Japanese defence Of their presence
in the hay Is that they came with
three or fonr cruisers to eXtrlcatc the
Asama and float her, which they
have been unable to do. But Los
Angeles will have none OF this ex.
PLANTATION. No, the japanese are he.
having as II they intended to stay
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Concord and Oyster Bay.

To Hon. WILLIAM EATON CHAN
Mn Of Concord. New Hampshire, was
. Republican of the sraitest sect a
half century before the Progressive
pEy@that was-came into its brief
but lively being. He was practising
law before Colonel ROOSEVELT was
horn II anybody Is entitled 10 rep
resent those fine old mossback Repub-
licans who wanted to sell their United
states bonds when Mr.. TILDEN's elec-
ton was reported and who fanatically
abetted or rejoiced in the ingenious
arrangements In Louisiana, Florida
and South Carolina by which that
calamity was averted, 1t Is NJ.
WILLIAM F.. CHANDLER.
Yet In 1912 who "hit' the Progress
sive trail with more fervor than
this sometime Stalwart? Saulizei
for almost two generations, he was
Paulized most edlfyingly.
From this twin star of Republican
ism-Progressivism a fash is sent Mr.
CHANDLER emits an address, mes
sage. lie asks all and sundry to
remember that Colonel ROOSEVELT
should be taken as he is. a wonder
full and powerful character, and should
lie gladly welcomed and cooperated
with. whenever he is right, as he now
promises to be-"
Well. the Republican party will well
come and cooperate with him when
ever he returns to the reservation.
and let bygones he bygones. We
wonder sometimes II he isn't a little
lonely. Mighty as is his energy and
his pluck. he has been used for years
10 find his ar,lor communicative and
infectious. lie needs the sympathy
and passion Of the crowd: he needs
to kindle and he kindled by the great
masses of popular emotion. Moreover,
as once the cleverest and s1ibtlest OF
politicians he must yearn for the old
rigor Of the game; he must be little
weary II amused by the muddling
amateurs who have spoiled his
hand.
To the Republican party THEODORE
ROOSEVELT can bring much. but to
him II can bring more, the renewal of
his political sense, the inspira tion
and buttress Of numbers. the revival
Of a popularity somewhat impaired
by his long tramp among fads and
freaks
whenever he Is right" Colonel
ROOSEVELT Is all right
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The Constitution Says.

The triumphant entrance Of women
into politics brings. and no doubt will
keep on bringing, many sharp stabs
at the dull atrophied masculine con
seriousness or self-consciousness The
tempestuOls petticoats sweep away
carelessly the dusty layers Of hun
kerisp. Old prcjudices. old notions
scurry. frightened. away. In time
we shall got used 70 these new hrooms ;
and perhaps the world Will he sub
stantially the same when the first
rapture OF besoming has passed and
the she orators and politicians are
become familiar to the eyes they now
dazzle But in this tender April Of
feminism what man Is 50 ancient,
hidebound or indifferent as not to
feel marvel and amaze at reading
this discourse Of logic uttered by Mrs.
MARY HARRIS ARMoR. a Georgia Dry
spellbinder Of credit and renown?
mo man has the right to sell liquor,
for Il makes a fool Of him who drinks
1t. The United States Constitution says
tina, no man has a right to make . FOOL
Of others or OF himself"
In nhe beautiful, II now somewha I
shopworn, phras 81 Of The Flying Dutch
man. WHITTIER are we driftng?" II
the Constitution says, and may our
tongue cleave 10 the roof Of our house
when we fail TO take lady's word
for II, that no man has a right 70
make fool OF himself. why Is this
unconstitutional right" the one IN.
sisted on and exerted more steadily
and multitudinously than any or all
provisions Of the Bill Of Rights?
Evidently the Constitution must be
amended. Man can't be.