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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
Weu IlmCd Pnns.

A we'll known clergyman in n
southern state is an invcterate pun
ster, He often says that while he
is we'll aware that puns belong to
the lowest order of wit he is seldom
able to resist tho temptation to
make M when opportunity offers.
On one occasion after preaching
an eloquent m he was met by
two friends, one of whom began to
praise his discourse in enthusiastic
terms. When he paused for breath,
the other man said, with Il laugh:
We'll, doctor, can You stand us
much soft soap as that"
Indeed l car if there isn't too
much I've in it returned the min
lister quickly.
At another time he was present
ut the marriage reception of a young
couple of the name of More. The
occasion was somewhat stiff up to
the time of the minister's entrance,
and he quickly discovered the state
of affairs.
Madam" he said, with his rad.-
ant smile. addressing the awkward
young bride, how fortunate you
are. There are SO few people who
can say with truth, The More l
want the More I have"
The laugh which followed put the
company at ease.-Youth's Compan-
ion
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Disappearance Of the Quaker.

We take it that the Quaker idea
of cultivating 1.-THE stiffness and the
quietness" which have SO great an
effect upon their children's educa-
ton is identical in effect with that
practice of retreat" for which
thousands of minds in our fussy
generation have so deep and we may
add SO Intellectual a longing. Even
their peculiarities of dress and Ian
guage have long since ceased to ex-
cite ridicule and are hardly more
distinctive than those of earnest So
cialists or of the newest successful
Protestant denomination. Perfect
federation, however. which has ben
Gifted so many creeds, has almost
killed the Quakers, and in the hour
of triumph of their most prominent
ideas their society is dying, OF near.
ly dying, of want of votaries. They
have leavened the community, and
they are being absorbed into it.
One would have thought that thou
sands of families would have joined
their communion as a kind of intel
lectual retreat" safe from the
pressure of a battling world, but it
is not so, and if they have not for a
few years actually decreased they
are never without the apprehension
that, in this country at least. they
may disappear, swallowed up in the
multitude Of those who agree with
and yet do not belong to their COM
munion. London Spectator.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
O A BRIDE.
d Gay Custom In Russia That Has L
Merry and Sad Aspects.

D Gay Custom In Russia That Has Its
Merry and Sad Aspects.
An ancient custom is yet main
tanned in Russia at the Christmas
season, in which the festivities of
the day + made to play a perma.
nent part in the lives of those who
are chief in the frolicking.
Some person Of Importance in the
district announces that the annual
fete will be held at his house.
Thither, at the appointed time,
hasten the young men of the coun-
tryside; thither come, no less eager
ly, but with decorous hardness, the
maidens of the place. There are
dances and songs, games and feast
ing, but all else is but the prelude
to the great event, when chance is
made the handmade of love. At the
arrival of the proper hour the host.
ess gives a signal and withdraws
into an apartment, accompanied by
all the girls. The lasses are ranged
upon long benches, where they pose,
a titterlng phalanx of freshness and
beauty, with naught in their smiling
affability to suggest that a scratch
on blooming cheek might reveal the
Tartar.
The hostess is supplied with long
strips Of broad cloth, and with this
she straightway muff1es each and
every maiden. She twists it deftly
over and about the head, until hair
and features are %hopelessly yelled;
she winds it about the neck, the
shoulders, the waist and on until
the sprightly and l1ssom figure of
the girl is merged in the rude out
lines of a papoose.
This is the preparation. The action
follows, when one by one, in an Or
der determined by lot, the young
men of the party enter the room.
Each in turn approaches the yelled
row of loneliness and examines it.
Eyes and ars r useless; touch is
everything. The puzzled sutton seeks
to penetrate the battling folds and
locate the personality of his idol.
When at last he has made his choice,
he is privileged to remove the swad-
ding clothes and behold the identi.
ty of his prize. Then is the consum-
mation-the moment of rapture or
despair when soul soul in
the love light OF the eyes, or when
disappointment speaks in the stifled
sigh or shows in the averted eye.
1t is the law of custom that this
twain should become man and wife.
If the custom is broken, a heavy
forfeit must be paid by the unwill-
ing person. But it is rarely that
happiness fails in the result. Chance,
it is well known. is open to a bride.
And the lovers who would fail to
offer her brides would hardly deserve
happiness. In their whispers before
the hour of trial amorous conspira-
cies for the cheating of i'll fortune
are made, and the lover may depend
upon his ingenious inamorata to
convey to him the concerted signal
whereby will be determined her
identity and their mutual happiness.
New York Herald.
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The Siege of Lisbon.

When Lisbon was besieged by the
Spanish in the fifteenth century,
such Portuguese as yer captured
we're manned. Their eyes We're put
out, their noses, lips or ears were
cut off, their finger nails or fingers
amputated, and in this miserable
plight they were sent back into the
city with the announcement that
when it was taken all the defenders
would be similarly treated.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22

John Chamberlin. the epicurean
hotel keeper, prides himself on the
discovery to the outer world Of the
superior excellence Of the Rhode Is
land turkey in firmness and sweet
ness of flesh and delicaoy of flavor.
These celebrated birds r the prog.
eny of ancestors imported from
England, and the hue of their plum
age has given them the other name
of Bronze turkeys"
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Wanted Some of the Same.

A little boy was taken by his
father into a cafe for dinner. As
they were eating their dessert the
father handed the waiter a bill,
which that worthy carried to the
cashiers desk, returning presently
with a little pile of change on a sill
yer plate. Robby' eyes grew bright.
ooh, papa no said, I'D like a
plate of that too !'-New York Her
aid.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
ARE NEW YORK WOMEN "slNFuLw

A Wise Brltisher Considers Their Dress
and Answers Eyes"
We SO often find ourselves on the
side of the rich and opposed to those
who rate them for existing that we
are a little pleased to discover a SUBJ
ject upon which we can join in the
chorus of ~reprobation for what may
fairly be denominated sinful ex-
travagance."
1t is stated on fair authority that
n firm of diapers in New York
has on it's books the names of 40 la
dies whose accounts for dress mate
rails exceed, on an average, $40, 600,
or f2, 900, a year. Their bills are
presented semiannually and are
paid, say the happy diapers, by their
husbands without a murmur. 1t is
expressly added that this expendi-
ture does not include jewels, which
are of course to the extent of two
thirds of their shop value, perma-
nent investments; or laces, which
are nearly as durable as jewels, bat
is confined to perishablo articles
silks, satins, embroideries and the
things usually included when wom-
en- speak of dress. We have little
doubt that the figures are correct,
for they are far below those which
were published when, after the fall
of the second empire, Partisan firms
like NJ. Worth's were compelled to
sue their best customers, and we
find it impossible to discover for
such OUTLAWS IA reasonable excuse.
The usual One--that it is all a oueS-
ton of proportion and that 1t is 10
more reprehensible for a woman
whose husband earns ego, 600 a year
to spend 60, 900 on dressing herself
than for a woman whose husband
earns $500 to spend f50-is palpably
unsound.
The defense for any expenditure
not absolutely necessary Is its result.
The result sought in expenditure on
a woman's dress is that woman's
attractiveness, and it is simply i'm
possible that attractivenoss can 20
greatly increased by ~inccssant varia-
ton of costume. The idea of tho
perfect dress must at last be reach
ed, and, after that, every other
must involve a certain deterioration
in good looks; yet without almost
incessant change or robbery the
sums quoted could not be expended.
They amount to nearly f110 q
month, on &3S a week, and cannot
be explained by any richness of ma
terial-for furs are nearly as dura-
bic as laces-nor by any other quail
ity in tho dresses themselves. Style
costs much, but not all that. The
only conceivable explanation is ra-
pidity of change, and in that rapid
ty is waste of the s~enseless kind
which is not unfairly described by
the old epithet now SO rarely applied
to extravaganza, namely, sinful. "
Money is, in fact, destroyed with no
object except a meaningless comIo-
tition or positively evil ostontation;
that is to say, a power is wasted or
misused as much as if its posscssor
applied strength Or courage OF beau
ty or the gift of expression to evil
or to useless ends. Tho standard of
living is vitiatcd, for all womon are
more or less initiative, and true per-
spective in expenditure, which is rs
essential to tho sound management
of life as true perspective is to draw
ing, is hopelcssly disregarded in or
der to secure an impression Of blaz-
ing color, in fact, a striking visible,
ness.-London Spectator.
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Not on the Chase.

Waiter" called out the indig-
nant guest to the careless attendant,
who had spilled some of the toasted
cheese on the tablecloth, 81 wish
you would clean off these Welsh
rabbit tracks. Chicago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22

exercises on the piano or organ give
control of the fingers.
What an immense amount of me-
ohanical practice does it require to
establish anything like a close SYM
pathy between tho brain and the
physical organs!-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
Kind.

Mudge-1f there really is any
thing in this rein%oarnation theory, I
don't know but that I would like to
be a good, fat, comfortable hog.
Hogs seem to enjoy life so.
Yabsley-But, as I understand it,
in reincarnation one becomes some
thing different from what he was.
indianapolis journal.
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Proved Case.

The building blocks had been hay
ing a dispute in the nursery.
I'm worth just as much as you
are" exclaimed the letter H.
mo, you're not" replied the let
ter G. IF you were worth anything
at all, the English would never drop
you. '-Washington Star.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22

a mental and moral sense, though it
does not follow that the same course
of treatment would be good for the
English girl.-Philadelphia Times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
The Impossible.

There's only one thing the arm
less wonder can't do with his feet"
said Hicks.
WHAT" said Jones.
Put on his gloves. New York
Tribune.
A Tongue Twistsr.
Try it yourself, very slowly and
carefully, until you can say it easily;
then pass it along to your friends.
Here it is:
"She stood at the gate, welcom-
ing him in"
Ten to one a person trying to pro-
nounce the sentence for the first
time will tumble it laughably.
These tongue twisting sentences,
however, r good evolutionary ex-
ercises. They give you control of
your vocal organs, SO that you can
enunoiate properly just as finger
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

NJ. S. Mayo. an old friend of the
writer. of Tower City, and strong be.
liever in hard money; tells tho Topics
what iG to means.
Flo says: A day or so ago, desiring to
obtain information, l inquired of "froe
silver apostle what l6 to l mont. In
snswer to my inquiry received very
extendoa dissertation upon something
which. to mo, was as intol!igible as the
Book of Psalms written in tho Fiji dia.
lect. From experience tin.i the free
si!verites' generally loaded with the
same kind Of argu:ncnt-bo CUFF
l venture to assert that not one of them
can give a good. logical, candid reason
for the faith which is in him. "Sixteon
to one" in nutshell, means: Tho Unit.
cd States receives from tho bullion
owner SO cents worth of bullion, coins it
into u legal tender dollar. and returns it..
Result: The Unitod States has tho
pleasure of coiring the bullion the mine
owner gcts A cents profit. and we get
nit On this hypothesis, Carlyle in
his Latter Day Pamphlets" may DO re.
vised to read: Bryan in his stump
oratory and speecheato Buncombc will
find he cannot carry men to vote for him
in November
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80 OuuIl lI4tkIl
w. E. BOISE, Secretary.
Proposed Amendment to the Constiu
ion Of the State Of North Dakota.

Proposed Amendment to the Constiu-
ion Of the State Of North Dakota.
Tho fourth legislative assembly of the
state of North Dakota proposed tho fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution
OF the state by
| CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Be it Resolved by the Senate, the House
| Concurriny.
Scctionl. PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT. The following proposi.
ton to amend the constitution OF the
state of North Dakota is hereby sub
mitted to tho fifth session Of tho ligisla
tive assembly OF the state OF North
| Dakota, to be by them submitted to the
| qualified electors of the state for approy.
al or rejection, namely:
The constitution Of tho state OF North
Dakota is hereby amonded to read as
| follows: Tho state MAJ, to meet casual
| deficits or failure in the revenue, or in
case Of extraordinary emergencies con.
| tract debts: but such debts shall never
in tho aggregate exceed the sum of five
| (5) mills on tho dollar of the assessed
valuation of all taxable property in the
state, to be ascertained by tho last as
, sessment made for state and county pur-
poses, exclusive OF what may be the debt
Of North Dakota at the time of the adop.
ton of this constitution. Every such
| debt shall be authorized by law for Ger.
tain purposes, to b. definitely mentioned
therein. and every such law shall provide
for levying an annual tax sufficient to
pay the interest emi-annuai!y, and the
principal within thirty years from pas
sage of such law, and shall specially ap-
propriato the proceeds of such tax to the
payment Of said principal and interest,
and such appropriation shall not be re.
pealed nor the tax discontinued until
such debt, both principal and interest,
shall have been fully paid. No debt in
excess of the limit named shall be in
Cured except for the purpose OF repcll.
ing invasion, suppressing insurrection,
defending the state in time OF war, or to
provide for public defense in caae of
threatened hosti!ities; but tho issuing of
| new bonds to refund existing indebted
ness shall not be cons rued to be any
part or portion OF eaid indebtedness.
Tho aforesaid amendment will be sub
mittcd to tho noxt legislative assembly.
Dated ut Bismarck. n D., this lst day
Of July, 1896.
G. NJ. DAHL,
Secretary OF State.
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its nomination of o. G. Major our fellow
citizen for railroad commissioner, anl
knowing him to be man of ability, in
tegrity and of honest and sinscre pur
pose, we take pleasure in presenting him
to the people for thoir sutfrages.
Fifth, That we condemn tho actor
OF the present state board of equaliza
tion for lowering the assessment upo,
railroads from what it has formerly been
and from what the railroads said the,
were willing to pay taxes upon.
w. S. HENRY.
G. G. K1rrLEsoS,
ALEX WEATHEEHEAD, Committee
On motion the resolutions were adopt
ed as read
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that tho temporar,
organization be made permanent. Re-
port was on motion adopted.
The committee on order of business
then presented their report, which was
as follows:
Committee on order of business re.
ports nomination Of one treasurer, regis
ter OF deeds. auditor. county judge
sheriff, clerk of district court. states at.
torney. superintendent of schools, coron
or, surveyor, four justices of the peace,
four constables, county commissioner
for third district.
Delegates to the third judicial con.
yentlon to DO appointed hereafter
Delegates to legislative convention, 10th
district to be appointed.
Naming OF county central committee
II. A. NoRTERop,
y. X. JOHNSON,
0. w. WlLL1AMr, Committee.
Report OF committee was on motion
adopted.
Report OF conference committee was
presented, and tho convention proceeded
to nominate candidates IN alcordance
therowith.
The nominees are as follows: For
treasurer. A X johnson; royistor of
dcods, Knut jacobson; auditor, J A
klovstad; county judge, F. A Pope;
sheriff. j. M. Patterson; clerk of district
court L J Baldwin; superintendent of
schools, Miss Alta Gilmore: Coroner, J
+ Pcasc; Surveyor. Il d Ross; county
commissioner for Bird district II ] Rindy.
The position of states attorney was on
motion left vacant and the selection of
tho candidates for justice OF the peaco
and constablos left to tho central COM
mittee.
On motion the chair appointed five
delegates to the judicial convention as
follow: II Z Patton, Thomas Cochrane,
Chas kittclson. r l. Smith and T. l. Ray.
On motion the convention elected five
delegates to the Legislative convention
10th district as follows: Lewis ThomD.
son: Joseph Allen. " H Dennis. O w
Williams and G J Nash.
\ county committee, ono from each
precinct. was thon chosen as follows:
Willow Lake. L Z Dodd; Shcrbrookc,
W S Horny; Lincoln, Alox oxWoathorhou,i;
Highland. VIM Patterson; Easton, John
Oxton: Nowburgh, Lewis Thompson;
Bergen, Horace Long; Hope Village, W
o Boise; Westfiold, John b 'Oxton;
Broadlawn, r A Pope; Primrose, J NJ
Patterson; Colgate, l. G Day; Golden
Lake, Edward Moe; Melrose. james
Masters; Edondale, w II Dennis; River
side, Geo Slnssby; Greenviow, Andrew
Ihumm: Ropo Township. Henry Barrett;
Enger, Edward Sawyer; Norway, K A
johnson, Norman. Geo Cunningham.
A central committee was thon elected
as follows: John Oxton. chairman; w
8 Henry secretary; E D Wallace, Lewis
Thompson, II H Wascm. After which
the convention adjourned.
JOHN OxroN.
Chairman.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

Here is tho complete fusion state tic.
ket, completed at Grand Forks last week
Congress. John H. Burke, Rolla.
Governor, R. B. Richardson, Pe,nbina.
Lieut. Governor, John I. Cashel, Walsh.
Supreme Court, G. f. Templeson,
Grand Forks.
Secretary Of State, J. e. Hodgson.
Sargent.
Auditor, j. T. Eager, Stutsman.
Treasurer, H. d. Abort, Cavalier.
Superintendent of instruction, Mrs.
Laura j. Eisenhuth. Foster.
Attorney General, Marion Conklin,
Stutsman.
Insurance Commissioner, T. r. Parlin
Cass.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

Mr.. Bryan. tho free silver candidate
for president is receiving host of honor
in the east just now They say he is a
nice young man and all that-but his
views are wrong on tho political ques-
ton. He has talked go much OF late,
that his throat has got dry and serious
trouble may arise. He is in care OF ex-
pert physicians, who hope to pull him
through all right.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

H. J. Harness, the wide awake car.
toonist OF tie Goose River Farmer, had
fine illustration of the now much talk
ed OF money question. His work is
making the Farmer more interesting
every day, and he will soon be besting
Straub. Of the G. +. Herald.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

We give you this week another of
those interesting supplements. There
will be several more during the cam
paign, no matter what the expense. 1t
is our aim to give our patrons the best
in the market
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

1t is an outrage the way those Twin
City employment agencies decoy men to
the North Dakota harvest fields. There
are today, hundred idle men, with
their teams and wagons, wanting work;
either on the railroad or in tho harvest
fields around Hope. And most OF them
good honest mon.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

In his address to tho Foraker Club. at Canton,
Ohio. July II. 1896. lion. William Mckinley said !:
l''Our cr0t"l embraces al honest dollar, an u.,-
t:llnl,hou national cruit. adequate revenues for
the uses OF tho government. protection To labor
ami Industry. preservation of the home Market
AMI reciprocity which will extend our foreign
submit its declarations to the sober AMI consider
ate Judgment Of tho American peoplo."]
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

The Fargo Argus is fast regaining it's
old ground as the foremost newspaper in
tho state. Editor j. j. Jordans ear
marks arc telling in it's editorial columns
and wo don't hesitate to say that the
Argus is all right. all right.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

Some Fargo sportsmen can't wait un-
til Sept. l, to 60 shooting; and two of
them were nabbed by Game Warden
Bowers, last week. AMI paid sl7.45 each.
for half dozen ducks they had baggod,
the day previous. Better wait boys;
only few mere days till the season
opens-and then don't forget to get your
yarmifc
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

Wo are glad to know that tho outlook
for good crop all ovor tho state is good.
Prices are way down Of course. but we
are far from being in want; and that is
considerable consolation
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

Col. Lounsberry's Record for August
is better than ever and by and by We
will not have words enough Of praise for
it. If this thing continues much longer.
Long may the record live Bro. L.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

Chairman Kitf has called tho prohibi-
ton state convention to meot in Fargo
Sept. Is. The third judicial convention
will meet same day.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

There is trouble ahead III the u. S.
land office at Fargo. But probably it is
more politics than anything olse.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

Tomorrow Judge Mcconnell Will fix
the date for Myror r Kent's execution.
1t will probably DO Oct. ..
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

The republican ticket in Steele county
is sure to win this fall. It Is strong
one and the men are all popular and
hard workers. ,t;.1 ,sg... -..,.. .s..,.s.s.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20

Commissioner Of Agriculture, G. S.
2eishus, Ward.
Il. r. Commissioners Oliver Knudson.
Nelson; 0. G. Major, Steele; w. S. Kent,
Dickey.
Electors. D. F. Soigfried. Barnes; c.
\. Digncss, Traill;; f. G. D. Shortridgc,
Burloigh.
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T4te 4fin11err.
By CHAS. L. ALLEN.
Subscription $3.50 Per Year.
Official Newspaper Of Steele County.

Entered at the Post Office in Hope. North Da-
kota. rs second class mail matter.
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JUDICIAL TICKET.
District Judse-Chas. A. Pollock, Of Cass

COUNTY TICKET.
Aulitor-C. &. Boise
IreaSurer-S. II. Nelson.
keGi. .ter Of DeedS-OScar Barrett
Sherlt-S. L. Linn.
County Judge-W. l. Warrey
Clerk Of Court-P. II. GilbertsOn.
States Attorney-Geo Murray
SurveyOr-C. W. COnnUr.
COroner--A. Il. Baker.
Supt. OF SchoOls-W. II. Butler
Justices Of the Pence:-C. II. Williams, Oliver
IhorStnn II. A. Williams Ole +. F0sse.
:, ConStables-P. I. Standard, Geo. story, John
Erstad