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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
A FALSE START,
A Episode of Feminlns Fairness II
which the Railroad Won.

A Episode d Eeminlne Falrnem In
which the Railroad Won.
They were two pretty girls. and they
were evidently in high spirits when
they entered an almost empty carette
the other day. They carefully inspected
the tubes which carry the fares along
the sides of.the vehicle to the boz; then
each one opened her purse.
Tell you what" said the tall one.
Lets race our nickel down, and the
one that loses pays for both:'
"All right, let's, Z" said tho short one.
Got your nickel ready? Cor
mines firstr' cried tho tall one.
Five cents. please"
"Why, look" cried the short one,
I'VE didn't start feiri The box is ON
your sidev'
why, 80 it is" said the tall ono.
Funny we didn't notice that befure!
Let's try it over. and you stand that
much nearer the box"
Again they each put in Q nickel, and
they dropped into the box simul:ane.
ously.
WHO has won. I'd like TO known
said the tall girl. By this time the
driver ~ well as the one other passen.
ger was interested. and she spoke i'm.
partially TO them all. But the drive,
turned suddenly to his horses. and the
other passenger looked out Of tho win.
dow. with queer noise in his throat.
I'm sure I don't know who In,
won." said the short girl snappisbly,
but one thing ! do kuow-we have
each paid 10 cents for n ridc down
town.
And, after the driver had been ap
pcaled TO and assured them that hs
could not return the suporfuous coins
they rode ON TO their destination in 81
lence.-Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03

1t is a common saying that the gal
lery gods" are the best critics, and
many people believe it to be true. II
might have been years and years ago.
but at present the reverse is true. The
ascendency of farce comedy, vaudeville
and exaggerated melodrama has no;
been uplifting. The gallery gods'' Of
the present day know nothing Of the
legitimate drama. They have degenerat-
ed because theatrical offerings have no,
IN any way served to educate Them
Albany Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
FOR ERRiNG WOMEN,
Finest Female Prison In the World Just
Opened at Joliet.

There are 6S women convicts in the ILL
nois penitentiary at Joliet, and they have
just been transferred to the finest female
prison in the world. This building has
just been completed at cost of 1000.
The 100 cells are on the second floor ar
ranged in two rows along each side of the
spacious corridor, with n small gallery he
tween the upper and lower tiers. Each
cell is by by 10 feet, and is provided
with window, an exhaust fne, hot air
duct, water, incandescent light. etc. The
building is absolutely fireproof
The number IF female convicts at the
institution has doubled within the last six
years. More women arc being sentenced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
THEY'RE HIRED HEROES
Brave Defenders of Great City's
Lives and Homes.
DARING DEEDS OF MOUNTED POLICE

stopping Runaway Teams Il Their Daily
Business Who Face Death 7,
the Discharge Of Duty-The Brave b.
cycle Squad.
Heroes for hire arc New York city's
brave defenders, but they are heroes never
theless. Theirs is life of constant peril.
of ever ready sacrifice, ofsdaily daring
Some one has estimated that the notice
and flremen of New York save q life every
hour. and the statement does not seem to
be exaggerated. Rough and ready heroes
they are, too, not quite impeccable in pri-
vate character, but unflinching in the face
of danger.
To Sergeant James Cannon belongs the
honor OF being one of the most daring
members Of the mounted squad. He has
won two medals, has received honorable
mention four times and won repeated PRO-
motions during his "a years service. A
more thrilling and perilous rescue can
scarcely be conceived than that made by
him dozen years ago when he saycd the
life of J. X. Grace, who was helpless in a
wagon behind a team of frantic runaway
horses and in imminent danger of death.
The clip of the wagon pole YVES broken,
and with it dangling between them tho
horses madly bounded down Seventh ave-
nue at terrifying speed. Other men stood
aghast Cannon gave chase and rode
alongside the frantic team. With his horse
running ut breakneck speed, he removed
his feet from the stirrups, got upon his
knees on his saddle, leaped to the back of
one of the runaway horses, clutched the
cross reins, pulled the horses heads together
and brought them to standstill
His earliest notable stoppage of a run
away was in 1876. He overlook a runaway
team belonging to ]. B. Ayres. Grabbing
bit, he was jerked off his horse, but by
swinging himself in front of the runaways
succeeded in throwing them. He was on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03
EaSosi PSies, rs,issi

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure blind, bleeding. liberated
and itching piles. Il Absorbs the
tumorss allays the itching at once.
acts rs a poultice. gives instant re-
relief DR.. Williams' Indian Pile
Ointment 10 prepared only for piles
end itching Of the private Psrts. and
nothing else. Every box Is guarsn-
teed. Sold BY druggists. sent by
mail for 50 cents and 81 per box.
WILLIAMS Mo Co. Props. Cleve
land. Ohio. For sale By oil drug
gists-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03

1t is said that the pilgrim tn Mecca.
starting from Washington. would have
to travel e.59S miles in orde: to reacI,
the Caaba.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03

To read one of our new Copy
. righted Stories and you will not
reed to be asked to read the sue
ceeding ones. We have just re.
ceived list of very attractive and
entertaining stories and You will
find them we'll worth reading.
Here are some of the authors:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01

Mayes & Mclean has just received a
new stock of everything in the Harness
Line. So when you are in need of any.
thing in our line please call and learn
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
For SALE: offer my house and lots,
on the east side of town, for sale, cheap
and on easy terms. For further infor.
nation inquire Of R. A. Mclean, at Har-
ness.shop, Hope, N. d.
GEORGE T. MCLEAN.
We call attention to the results of our
cartoonist, "Doc." He has denonstrat-
ed tho fact that he can do good job, if
necessary. Wo arc sorry thai we did
not try the cartoons earlier. for VIC might
havc published many interesting IDEAS
from his ablo pen. doc" we thank you
for what you have done.
Miss Hoien Hooker OF Marquette.
Michigan, formerly resident of this
city, was married to Mr.. Ransom A i.
Manhard Of Marquette. Mich, April 90.
1896, at the residence OF her. uncle D. p.
Baldwin in that city. The bride has
many warm friends in this vicinity who
wish the newly wed couple bright and
happy future.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01

Our little burg is strictly on the boom.
Tho farmers are on tho jump. Mr.. G.
w. Foster has half u section into wheat
and continuing at tho rate of 40 acres
per day, with Dun at the lines and him.
self on the lookout.
Our blacksmith, Mr.. Wilson, is hand.
ling the hammer with rapid strokes and
the farmers are so well pleased with his
work that they arc crowtling him so
much that he will soon have to hire
help. Mr.. Wilson is u tirst-class work.
man, in every respect, and is worthy the
patronage he is receiving.
Our schools are progressing finely,
undor the supervisors of Miss King
and Miss Murry.
VIM. Orser still toots his horn at the
old stand and sells goods cheap for cash.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
Hope Market Prices To-day.

The following are the prices for the
different grades of wheat and produce
in the Hope market to-day:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
Struck BY Tightening.

Last Monday night during the severe
pysotcchnic storm James Loney's Barn.
in the northwestern part of the town,
was struck by tightening and burned.
a COW that was in the barn perishcd in
the flames. AS soon as the fire was
noticed the citizens wcrc alarmed by
ringing the Congregational church bell.
Willing hands put out the fire and saved
the granary part, but the barn was fully
destroyed.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
ELEVEN.

Tho Republican National Convention
to be held in st. Louis June 10th will DO
the eleventh held by that party. Tho
Burlington Route trains run to tho prin-
'ciple points in eleven statos-a coincid-
once. Another fact is taat from St.
Paul, Minneapolis and all points in the
Mississippi Valley. the Burlington is the
best and the direct line to st. Louis.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
COLGATE.


Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be
Twain.
And try to win honor, through the
[prestige of fame,
Or think that he's destined by the ruler
[of all
To get there for Office at the election
[next fall.
Like swift fleeing meteor he travels
for miles
With cigars in his pocket and his face
full of smiles,
And he tries to convince US, with "tatfy
land gutf''
That for straight forward business, why
[he's inst the stuff.
But at last when the gavel of franchise
comes down,
He finds that he's Loaf all his chance for
[renown,
And his lonesome expression would give
[You pain
Then why should the spirit of mortal be
vain.
I dedicate the above coatortion of
thought to the public, with all due
apologies to Alexander Knox.
JoHNATHAN BEEswAx.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
CYCLOAE.

The first cyclone in North Dakota
since $500 occurred last Sunday after
noon at Hobart, on tho N. p. in Barnes
county. Conductor Kingsley reported
that thrco quarters of a milo of telc-
graph poles were gone and that one man
had his legs aad arms broken. Mr.. Mon
sons house WAS torn iron. tie founda.
ton AID literally destroyed The twist
er is reported to Eayc been very savage
in its appearance.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
St.I Io;lis.

Is one of our largest and most attrac.
tive cities. A good time to visit it is at
the time of the Republican Convention
in June, or the Peoples Party Conven-
ton in July. The Burlington Route is
the best line. Your home ticket agent
can tell you all about it and sell you a
ticket via the Burlington"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
Notice to Contractors & Builders

Sealed bids will be received by the
School Board of Edendals Township, up
to May second, A. D. 1896. for the furn-
ishing Of all material and constructing a
school house on the south west corner of
Section % in said township.
Bids will be at 2 o'clock P. NJ, on May
End next. Plans and specifications are
on file at Office of school Clerk.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. Address
w. H. DENNIS, Clifford, N. D.
Clerk of Edendale School Township.
Dated March 31st 1896.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
Notice to Farmers.

II you are going to use Blue Stone,
rightly called Sulphato of Copper, (Which
is the same,> on your seed wheat, this
spring. buy it now Or send in your order
to US now. SO we can secure enough OF it..
in timo, for seeding, We sell it for &c Il
pound WRmberg & Jacobsun.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
nurrah for COLGATE.


OUR NEICh5oRS.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
Card Of Thanks.

l hereby take this opportunity to
thank the citizens of IKopo for their
willing assistance in helping to save my
granary and oxtinguishing the fire ON
Monday night, when my barn was struck
by tightening. JAMES LoSEY.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
Republicans.

Will gather at st. Louis. juno 10th to
nominate Presidential candidate.
Delegates and visitors will find the
Burlington Route the best and direct
line. Your home agent can sell you
tickets via the Burlington
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01

"a OA[A
Remarkable Occurrence at the
Death Bed of an InfideI.
Minneapolis, April ia special to
the Tribune from Winnipeg says: The
town of Q'Appelle near Winnipeg, is
much excited over remarkable incident,
moro so because all parties connected
Herewith are quite prominent. An in
fidel at Q'Appelle was dying, and two
we'll known men of that place were
watching at his bedside. Suddenly those
in the adjoining room heard a piercing
cry and rushing into the sick room found
the watchers insensible and the infdel
dead. The men have never since been
able to speak of what they saw and can
not refer to the matter. One of them is
not expected to live. 1t is believed they
saw tho evil ono.
Fort Qu'Appelle, N. W. T., April "a, 1896.
Mr.. j. NJ. Stewart,
Dear Sir s. Bro.
Yours of Goth. to hand and would say in
reply. that it quite true that gentle
man died here, (Who was not an infdel, }
and also that two others, who were wait
ing on him, were more or less indisposed
after his death, and it is also true that
some foolish or evil. disposed person start
ed the rumor that their sickness was
caused by having seen the evil one. But
] can assure you, on the honor of a gent
leman and brother, that no scene occur
red at his deathbed and his last mom-
ents we're spent with his family and were
very peacable. and no truth whatever in
the report that His Satanic Majesty
made an appearance.
Yours fraternally,
(Name withheld by requsst.)
Municipality Of Qu'Appelle,
Fort Qu'Appelle. N. W, T, Canada.
April 25th., 1896.
Sir: I beg to acknowledge receipt of
your letter of 20tn., having reference to a
remarkable occurrence at death.bed
etc. and in reply thereto beg to say that
the facts of the case are as follows:
A we'll known govt. official recently
died here, that friend of his, who nurs-
ed him day and night for nearly week
and whose nerves were oyerwrought.
tainted, when his friends end came and
another friend, who was also present has
been much upset as we'll.
How SUCH q disgusting pumor could
have got into the press is a puzzle to
| everyone here and is is surmised that
snmebody sent the canard to a small
country paper, from whence others have
copied the report. You may feel assured
that the report is wholly false, and the
facts are exactly as have here stated
them. It was 9 cruel thing to do and
caused the widow and family great
deal of suffering.
Yours truly,
S. G. Ellington, J. P.
Reeve Of M'plty.
J.M- Stewart Esq,
The Hope PIONEER,
Hope, N. D.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
CRUEL CANARD.

The following we clipped from the
Grand Forks Herald and the faulty ap-
pearance Of the article, caused us to
make inquiry, with the following results
A MANITOBA r1YSTERY.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
]otice of Teachers Examination,

There will bean examination OF Teach
ers to teach in Steele county, held in tho
court house at Sherbroo!1t. N. d., Oh
Fri. & Sat-, May 8, T. 8, 1906. bcginin,
at 0 O'Clock, Il. III. Applicants will Please
bring paper and pens
W. S. HENRY
Supt. OF Schools.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-05-01
For Sale.

We have large quantity Of oats and
barley left with us for sale for CASH or
on TIME. Call and see MS.
Mcmahon BRos.
The herald., 1896-10-26
Y. M. C. A. HALL.
An Address by DIR. w. H. Etheridge Of
Baltimore in the Afternoon,

DR.. w. H. Etheridge of Baltimore.
Md, addressed the mems meeting yes
terday afternoon at Y. M. C. A. hail. His
theme was 1.-THE Stability Of the Word
of God" He said: When we look at
mans intellectual greatness we know
that it ends in the grave. All the knowl-
edge Of man can never bring peace to
the soul. That peace must come from
the knowledge of the word and the
power of God. Cities of the world 70
down. Honor is but an empty bubble.
Wealth takes wings and flies away.
They do not bring peace to those who
obtain them. Fame withers almost as
soon as it is grasped. So with every
thing that is transitory. All human
teaching, glory and ambition shall pass
away, but the word of our God shall
stand forever. Infidelity and skeptic-
ism have made attempts upon it, but its
teachings are encircling the world to-
day. The effect of Gods word upon man
is wonderful. BY 1t thieves, drunkards
and gamblers have been transformed
into upright. honest men. There IL 4
power in that word that saves a man
completely. Whatever of peace and
joy, whatever of light has come tnto the
world has come from this precious word.
God calls some Of you today to build
upon the rock of ages. There alone will
you find peace and comfort that Is en-
during.
The herald., 1896-10-26
UNITY CHURCH
An Eloquent and Scholarly Discourse
by Rev. Mr.. Thomson


At Unity church yesterday morning,
the pastor, Rev. j. S. Thomson, preached
a sermon upon The Curse and the Mark
Upon Cain, taking the text, "Am I my
brothers keeper" Genesis iv:9.
Adam and Eve were fruitarians while
they lived in Eden, said the speaker
They ate only the fruits of the trees,
which they pruned in the garden. Abel
who was a shepherd. believed that hu-
man beings should eat flesh as well as
fruits but Cain progressed beyond Abel
bles and grains, and he became a farm
believing that man should eat Vegeta-
er
The shepherds and the farmers had
many contentious and battles. Cain
represented the farmers and Abel the
shepherds. The priestly authorities
seemed to favor the conservative shep-
herds, and to look with theological sus-
picion upo nthe progressive farmers.
If there were no persons upon earth
except Adam and Eve and their two
sons, for whom did Cain and Abel raise
sheep, vegetables and grains? The de-
mand of the worlds market then re-
quired but small supply. If there were
no keepers in those days why did Cain
say. Am l my brothers keeper" He
said also that ''every one that flndeth
me shall slay me-" and this shows that he
was afraid of avengers. The daughters
OF Adam and Eve were not mentioned
until after the murder of Abel, and yet
Cain was able to find a wife beyond the
possessions of the Edenites Cain built
city In the land to which he had been
banished, but how could he do that If
there had not been quite population?
The herald., 1896-10-26
UNIvERsAL1sT CHURCH.
Rev. Mr.. Rice on The Nature and Office
of the Holy Ghost.

At the Universalist church yesterday
Rev. Mr.. Rice, the pastor, preached on
The Nature and Office of the Holy Ghost,
taking for his text Romans W, s: 1.-THE
love of God hath been shed abroad in
our hearts through the Holy Ghost"
The doctrine of the Holy Ghost, said
the speaker. as generally accepted by the
Christian church, is lone of the holy
mysteries" not understood by men, and
inefficacious as q factor for salvation;
but stripped of it's mysterious shroud ana
laid bare to the understanding, it be-
comes potent in the establishment Of
life. In the estimation of the most con-
servative, a receptive state of the soul
is necessary to the descent of the Holy
Ghost. A true estimate, however, is
that a conceptive condition of the crea-
ture is necessary to the ascent to a Holy
Ghost. The Holy Ghost is the product
of the mind and heart, laying hold of
the law of right. Instead of being an
outward agent coming down to form a
union with a congenial soul, the Holy
Ghost is that soul itself rising to its
proper elevation by embracing truth.
Apart from man himself, there is no
Holy Ghost, for he Is its superstructure.
That mind and heart alone educated
into unison with the eternal righteous
ness Of God can, and of necessity must,
give existence to the Holy Ghost. The
supreme loyalty to right with which the
disciples endured calumniation and
martyrdom is evidently of direct con-
nection with the Holy Spirit, which they
at that time possessed, but this loyalty
to right also is connected with their
early righteous training with Jesus,
since both are ethical in character.
Therefore, the Holy Ghost, since it did
not precede, must be the legitimate out
come of that early trend of life. When
st. Stephen being stoned to death, "hlled
with the Holy Ghost" prayed God to
"lay not this sin to their charge" he was
under the influence OF that which re :
suited from his ethical training. If,
then, the Holy Ghost by nature is the
exaltation of a virtuous life, which re-
acts so as to plant us permanently in
moral things, our wills may become its
ally and we hasten our own salvation.
Furthermore. that advanced condition
which makes the Holy Ghost possible,
makes certain also the love spoken of
in the text, "the greatest thing in the
world"
The herald., 1896-10-26
THE BALL GAMES

The games yesterday at Athletic park
ttracted the largest crowd of the sea-
On. as 1t was expected that the Tufts
iyons game in San Francisco would be
ece1ved by innings at the park, and it
was until the fifth inning, when it stood
to in favor Of the Portland boys. and
then, through some mistake or delay in
San Francisco, no later returns were
received. The game at the park was
won by the Francis Wilson's in the long
est and most bitterly fought game of the
series. Fourteen innings was necessary
to decide it. Although the Admirals won
1t fairly and squarely in the thirteenth
when Allen made clean two-base hit
down the left foul line, which Umpire
Finley called foul, the hit brought in
Knox with the winning run, but the de-
cfsion sent him back to second and then
Allen flew out to Wilson and the Will
sons went in for the fourteenth and sue
ceeded in getting Sepulveda across the
rubber and shut the Admrals out in
their half. Manager Thomas notified
Umpire Finley and both Manager Ma
loney of the Wilson's and Alexander Of
the Trilbys that the game was played
out under protest. How it will result re-
mains to be seen. The game abounded
in brilliant plays by both clubs, and the
crowd was well repaid, for the game was
worth double the price of admission. j.
smith, the Azusa boy, was the star play
er of the Admirals, both at the bat and
in the field, one-hand catch of his be-
ing but one of the many good plays he
made. Thomas pitched a great game
and Knox gave him excellent support
behind the bat and Allen at first. Tyler
in center and Van Horn in left all fielded
we'll. The batting was done by e.
Smith. j. Smith, Allen, Thomas and
Whaling for the Wilson's. Hanlon's S
work was the feature, although the
whole team played well, especially
Guercio at first and Babe Whaling be-
hind the bat. Jack Moore kept the hits
SO scattered that they did not result in
any runs The score follows: