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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

Customer-"What would be the price of a
ring like this?" Jeweler-"The buying or
selling price?"-Town Topics. -
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

Some lawyers receive a larger fee for keep,
ing quiet than others do for talking.-Chi
cago Daily News. ,la. IN
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

Have you ever experienced the joyful sen.
satioD of a good appetite? You will if you
chew Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

Some wives. like watches, have pretty
faces, delicate hands, and are good to look
gupcn-b4t somewhat difficult to regulate
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13
And Willie Knew.

Little Willie-Paw, is ma a microbe?
makes you ask such a question?
well, the teacher told us that badness
was caused by a microbe. Baltimore Amer.
lean. LEI -. |
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

"De Ruyter sent his daughter abroad to be
golished.". "Well, l can see her fnish."-
Town Topics.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

The person who lives on hope is seldom
troubled with obesity.-Puck. 5Il
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

Dyeing is as simple as washing when you
use PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Sold by all
druggists. A ""! a"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

Carter's Ink Is Scientifically
compounded of the best materials. If your
dealer does not keep it he can get it for you.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13
Delicious Desserts.

Delicious Desserts. g.
Burnham's Hasty Jellycon makes the
finest dessert %jellies, clear and sparkling
ute. 1t is only necessary to dissolve in hot
water and set away to cool. Fayors: or
ange, lemon, strawberry, raspberry, peach,
wild cherry and unlavored "calfsfoot" for
making wine and coffee %jellies. All grocers
sell it.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

Very few people do well in an emergency
-Atchison Globe. q :
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

#'N# Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price. 75c.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13

Every woman knows
some woman Mrs. Pink
nam has restored to
health.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-04
GEORGE ELIOT A TYPICAL
 WOMAN

No judgment of George Eliot can be discerning which does not consider the vital fact that she Was-eVen in a de- cree really typical--a woman. She be- longed to the subjective sex, and is the most objective of novelsts. It is the fashion at present to neglect the dis tinction of sex in speaking of women, md pay them the compliment, or do them the justice, of treating them se- veraIlv as individuals, discriminating merely as men are discriminated. Nev- ertheless, until their distinction in cer- tain fields of activity is as much a mat ter of course as that of men-until there are no more "womens buildings" at worlds fairs, for example, and the propaganda in favor of the sex as an entirety ceases to obscure the indiV1d- ual standard which naturally tends to get itself established if let alone any thing like the eminence of George Elfot's powers will be singularized be- cause of the possessor's sex. It 1s-as vet--generally remarkable, worthy of remarked, that woman should have reached such a height of accomplish uent. But that her accomplishment should have been in the field of thought rather than in that of feeling, and so splendidly successful in this field as all most to have originated a species in the domain of fiction, is specifically the notable phenomenon in George EIiot's case Why is she so unlike George Sand and Charlotte Bronte?- one may exclude Jane Austen, in think ing of precedents, as exclusively an art ist. It is because of her different and in the main, superior mental quality, and the greater subordination of feel ing to thought in her original makeup? Probably not Whatever George Eliot became there can be no doubt that Mary Ann Evans was a woman in whom the idiosyncrasies of sex were particularly developed As to the eX- istence of such idiosyncrasies and their native, elemental, and possibly ineradi- cable character George Eliot herself never had any doubts. The differences between the sexes is one of the pheno- mena that compose her material. Her writings are full of man considered as man, and woman as woman. She has widened the sphere of woman's inter- est for us but has not obscured its identity-W. c. Brownell in the Christ mas Scribner's.
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stating propositions that are altogether inconsistent.
 If Adam Smith when he first exposed
 the fallacy of this belief, a century and
 quarter ago implied responsibility
 on the part of the capitalist to expend his money in ways that would be most beneficial to society, or at least in ways not harmful to it, that responsibility must be much heavier to-day, with capital so enormously increased and concentrated. It is surprising, too that the question of expenditure of the rich should have suddenly become a
 more serious question with us than it is with any of the countries of the old world When Adam Smith wrote we were a hard-worl1ing community en- gagged in the simple occupations or clearing forests and killing Indians; while to-day palaces have arisen on our shores probably as magnificent as that of Diocletian at Spalato, and scale Of unproductive expenditure has been ini- tiated, with racing stables, ocean-going yachts etc, that could not possibly have been equaled by the expenditure of Maecenas. It is this that justifies a reassertion of some of the axion1s or economies in regard to it.
 When the millions as well as the mll- lionaire thoroughly understand that absurd and vulgar expenditure lmpo- verishes society and checks the produc- tion. and when they learn that there IS ma economical justification for the pres ent vast, unproductiye expenditure then public opinion will compel the "multis" to expend their fortunes III ways that will be more in accordance with simplicity and good taste The vulgarity of wasting wealth will be all the clearer when it's effect upon the public wealth is understood; and no sound public opinion on the subject can be formed until the public understands
 the purely economic side of the ques tion-TruXtum Beale in the December Forum.
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He Told Her.

A marriage took place at little coun try church, the couple being elderly peo pie. The man was very deaf, so dea, that he could not hear unless some on' shouted in his ear. So when the clergy man read the words, 'Wilt thou hay, this woman to thy welded wife" etc. the old man did not understand a wort the clergyman said, but turned to hi intended and asked, What do he sayT referring to the parson, wbereupon th' woman shouted into his ear:
 "He wants ter know if you'll ha' m' for your welded wife"
 The old man looked lovingly at his in tended and exclaimed:
 Why, sartingly, Mary, dear. Now didn't l tell ye so the other nightT- PearSon's.
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Delirium Tremens.-- Coroner -"Was there anything to lead you to believe that the deceased was non conpos mentis when he took his lfe?' Wit ness-"Would you moind axin' me that question in English?" We'll do you think he was suffering from tem- porary insanity?" Witness Faith twas list tn opposite av temperance insanity, bein' that crazy wid drink he was.''- Press.
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EDUCATION OF THE MILLION
 ARE.

One fallacy in relation to their wealth seems to obtain among the millionaires as well as among the millions one that was exposed by Adam Smith in the very year in which we started upon our national life, namely, that spendthrift expenditure is a good thing for society. Despite the fact that every great econ- onlist since his day has demonstrated the contrary, it is a fallacy that has not yet been rooted out of the minds of a large majority of even the educated. Indeed, it might be called the pons asi- norum of economics. There are so few even of college-bred men who have ever given themselves the trouble to understand the subject in the abstract, and of those few some are constantly
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rbe rr;pco of Wales, Income.

The truth Is that from the moment o' his birth the Prince of Wales has beel splendidly rich He was born, as the Irishman would say, with E60,0oo yea in his pocket, and from that day to thi' the duchy of Cornwall has yielded hin that magnificent sum. At 22 the prince married, and parliament gave him Mari borough House and a wedding present o G40,000 a year. That too, has come tt him regularly since 1863, year in an' year out. In 1889, when the prince family ran away with his money, parlia ment once more came to his aid and near ly doubled the grant he had received since 1863. From 1889 the prince has been re lieved of the anxieties of a father for th' financial welfare of his children by special grant of &86,0O0 q year, whicl comes to him in quarterly instailments O E9,000 So that the public income of th' prince is E13G.000 a year. That is wha it is worth 10 be Prince of Wales.--Iem pie Magazine.
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The Humor of 1t.

Mark Twain lays great stress on the pause just before the point, in the use oi which he regards Artemus Ward anC James Wbitcomb Riley as the greates adopts. For instance, Artemus Wart would say eagerly, excitedly, Il oncc knew man in New Zealand who hadn' a tooth in his head"-here his animation would die out, a silent, reflective paus would follow, then he would say dream fly, as if to himself-''and yet that ma could beat drum better than any mar l ever kneW."
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Easily Settled.

They fell into conversation on the
avenue street car, rs men will to pass
away the time, and when one Of them
happened 10 mention he was from
Pittsburg the other turned to him with i:
"Pittsburg. eh! Dear me, but now
singular"
"HOw do you mean, sir?" was asked
"Why. was in Pittsburg 81 years
ago and lost 10 cents in Il street car.
was thinking Of the incident just be-
fore you spoke to me. | suppose you
couldn't inform me whether the money
was ever found, could yOu?"
"Why. yes; believe | can. found
dime in street car about 81 years
ago and have been looking for the own
er ever since. Here it is. 1t must be-
long to you"
'Thanks. You are an honest man
Here's cents to reward YOU"
The Pittsburg man pocketed the re.
ward as the other pOcketed the dime,
and then they closed the Incident
Washington Post.
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(TO BE Continued
EAGLES AND THEIR PREY.
A Giant Bird Whose Race Has Hap
PLY Become Extinct

a UAunt bir0 W nose Race Has Hap
PLY Become Extinct.
There is at the present moment at
the Natural History museum a model
OF the skull Of IN eagle so gigantic that
the imagination can scarcely fit it into
the life Of this planet at ALL
The whole head is larger than that Of
an OK, and the beak resembles a pair
OF hydraulic shears. Unlike most of
the giant beasts, this eagle. which in
habited Patagonia, appears from its
remains to have differed little from
the existing species. Its size alone
distinguishes it. The quills Of the
feathers which bore this awful raptor
through the air must have been as
thick rs walking stick and the webs
as wide rs car blades. It would have
killed and torn to pieces creatures us
large rs a bison and whirled up into
the sky and dropped into the rocks
the gigantic carapace0 animals of
prehistoric Patagonia Us easily as u
modern eagle Of California does the
land tortoise on which it feeds.
Even today there are few carnivO-
rous animals. whether birds or beasts,
which have so wide a range Of prey
as the eagles. Like the HINGED drag
Ons Of old story. they can ravage
earth. air and sea and feed promiscu-
ously on the denizens Of all three ele-
ments. From serpents on the burning
desert to seals on the everlasting ice
from monkeys in the tropical forests
to marmots on the Alpine slopes, from
dead sheep on highland hills to pea
cocks In the Indian jungles, no form Of
fish, flesh or fowl comes amiss to them
and the young eagle, driven by the in.
eXorable law Of his race from the home
where he was reared, finds a free
breakfast table wherever he fies.-
Cornhi'l Magazine.
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myselI-an I'll burn Aqua CaIiente an
shoot every man ther is in the place"
laughed.
You needn't ter laugh" cried the
foreman Indignantly. "You know I
don't talk less mean it. If NE an the
boys can live ter do it. I'll do every
las thing said.
AT first | had thought that he was
joking. but it was as he said. He meant
every word. OF course l would not for
a moment consent to sUch plan as
that he proposed. one that might in
volve the killing of men who had not
done or intended us any harm | gave
the foreman orders to stop where he
was until the following noon, and then,
IT we had not returned, to send search
party. But / could not see that we were
in any danger
"Danger?' responded the foreman
obstinately. well. l reckon maybe |
know some better than you do. If YOU
amt back when l said, we'll all be q
search party. I'm boss when You amt
here. I'm a-gonter hol all the boys as
they come in an give 'em night rest
We en- start work in the mornin one
way er another-an hour after sun up
Hol' on minute.
He ran to the wagon and took out q
rifle, which he fastened to my saddle.
''Take this along Maybe you II want
it" he said, showing handful of car.
tridges into my pocket. Here comes
Lee
AS he spoke the cowboy, freshly
mounted. came cantering up. and we
started off.
"You needn't be afraid of MS hurtin
no inherent men," the foreman called
after us reassuringly. 1--WE wouldn't
do that" He waited until we were
some distance away. and then. making
a speaking trumpet of his hands, he
bawled:
"In-Agua Caliente there-ain t.
no-innercent-men!"
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NOHV For WOfV

always say IL bought it off JONES'"
and up to now, through so constantly
hearing people, my late father includ-
ed Che always used to pronounce cof-
fee as cOrffee), talk in this way, thought
1t was right. Still this would be only
in conversation. Writing to any one,
saying had bought anything, l should
put "Of Jones" or from Jones'" /
suppose from Jones" would be per-
fectly correct.
l have heard this form Of speech in
many different parts Of the country,
but most frequently, l think, in and
near Liverpool
The use Of "off" for "Of" and "Off of
Is common in the north Of England
Notes and Queries.
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HumOrS Of the Layy.

In n recent bankruptcy case, in
speaking of justices Of the peace, they
are said to be Officers by no means in
fallible. frequently innocent Of law and
actually sometimes known to construe
the abbreviation aftix designating their
Office. j. p. to mean Judgment for
plaintiff
A federal court. in explaining that
the functions Of charge d'affaires
were not shown by the literal transla.
tion of the terms. illustrated by say.
Ing, ITO appoint person chief builder
could not be understood to invest him
with the ecclesiastical functions Of the
pontifex maximus. Case and Com
meDt.
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one of Spiders faults. ana this was
most fortunate. for we needed him and
every one on whom we could deDend
more and more as the days passed by.
Matters in the camp were going from
bad to worse.
Those men who went most frequent.
ly to Aqua Caliente began going often.
er than ever. Sometimes they would
leave their work in order TO 90 there,
and when they returned they would be
filled with the malignant whisky preya-
lent in that region or with the still
more malignant mescal. Could we have
replaced them these men would have
been discharged at once. but we could
not replace them. For a time | was
comforted by the reflection that as soon
as their money gave out this conduct
must cease. 1t did not cease, but in.
stead it became worse than ever. Some
OF the cowboys left Some became so
useless that, great as our need was, we
had to discharge them. Of all the men
who went often to Aqua Caliente. Hollis
alone would return sober
IAN he's JUS the las one I care
about" said the foreman as for the
hundredth time we were holding a
council. ''He's han in glove with Lo.
rena an the hull gang It's them what
get the boys away-it's their reg lar
trick. They wants ter weaken us all
they can IN then sneak the cattle. Been
stealth cattle fer years. they have, only
no one couldn't prove nothin. They
ain't takin NO chances they en- help,
but the rivers goin down purity fas
now. an they know it. so l reckon
they ii make ther try fer our herd in q
night er two-t'night. maybe. Better
get the cattle together There amt no
use in our foohn ourselves-things
don't look none too gaudy. no way you
en- see EN-"
What the foreman said was perfectly
true fully realized that now, and at
once gave orders to round up the cattle.
The river had fallen considerably, and it
was decided that we should move the
camp and gather the cattle at the near.
est ford. IL miles below. In this way it
was just possible that, if the river al.
lowed Us. we might get across and away
before there was an opportunity for
trouble.
All Of our men were at supper that
night. and all Of them. with the excep-
tion Of Hollis. were trustworthy. Tho
others had been weeded out days before.
AS the hasty meal was finished the fore.
man stood up and made little speech
to the men. 1t was very short.
''Boys." " he said. II reckon YOU all
knows what yCu got ter do. Now You
wanter saddle mp an do it jus as Quick
as you know how. There'll be trouble
else at both ends er the line. Now's the
time ter start
The boys saddled and started. In a
few minutes. except for the Ballet
Girl. who was hurriedly striking camp,
there was not a human being in sight.
Driving. the spare horses ahead of me,
went directly to our new camping
place. gathering by the way what few
cattle / could get. was the first to ar.
rive at the ford. I built fire to guide
the others to this point aad eat down
to keep it going until the cook could
come up and relieve me.
Few OF the cattle had strayed far.
Followed by q shouting cowboy or two,
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SPIDER CHAPS.
By w0LO0TT LIE CLEAR BEARD.
tcopyright. 1899. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
CHAPTER Ill
N WHICH SPIDER MysTERIoUsLY LEAVES
CAMP.

~ WHICH SPIDER MXSrERIOUSIY LEAVES
CAMP.
II was in 4 most dismal frame of
mind that we returned to our camp,
rather to the place where our camp had
been. Our reception was corresponding.
" dismal In fact. it would be nearer
ehe truth TO say that we had 10 recep.
tion. for while we were trying to get
The cattle over the river the Ballet Girl
had packed up everything there was TO
pack and had departed in search of a
ford or boat or some means of getting
across without having to ferry himself
over on his timber leg. as ho told MS
sfterward. Therefore there was no din
nsr awaiting rs when we arrived and
20 means Of getting any.
When, after considerable search, we
onally discovered our missing kitchen,
tehad succeeded In crossing. and then,
- the face of the rising water. it had
g rsturn. Il was quite nightfall when
- reached rs The Ballet Girl was in a
particularly bad humor. For this rea.
eon our supper. when we got IL. was
Wsstched one
Still. bad N 10 was. it was welcome.
- The men gathered about the FIRE their
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Fixed the Gas Compnny

I'LL fix EN-" said n Capitol Hill citi-
zen when he got his gas bill couple Of
months ago. Nine dollars and eighty
cents. hey, when we've been out every
night with the exception of two or
three for the past month! I'll move.
thats all, at the end of the month. but
IL L don't make that gas meter of mine
work overtime between now and the
day l move it'll be because | run ont
OF matches that's all. III eat I'D about
$40 worth Of gas and then let the darn
ed gas company keep the $5 I've cot on
depOSit.'
SO from that evening on as soon as
twilight fell the Capitol I!ill man made
a tour Of the house and lit every let
from cellar to garret.
III teach 'em to bunkO folksw he
said to himself savagely as he started
all the burners a-gOing.
Along toward the end Of the month
he and his wife picked out another
house and made arrangements for moy-
Ing. The Capitol Hill man was de-
lighted when the gas bill read 5000.
This is one time they won't gouge
me.' he shouted eXultantly as he dane
ell around with the bill in his hand.
Three days before the day set for
moving his wife was taken i'll, and Of
course the moving had to be declared
OH. She is only now convalescing. The
Capitol Hill man paid the 5000. and
MS friends are now telling him the
story about the man who robbed his
own trunk.-Washington Post.
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small bunches soon began to come in.
These punches would be united on the
river bank, and their herders would
gallop off after more Then the cook
wagon drew up at the fire. which was
utilized by the Ballet Girl for the man.
ufacture and maintenance of huge pot
OF coffee. kept for the benefit O; all
comers There was no time to stop and
eat.
The men came and went and came
again. all Of them, except Spider and
Hollis. / had not seen them since sup
per- began to get very uneasy about
Spider and made inquiries as the men
came i'll. Cappy Lee. it seemed, was the
last to see them. 1t was early in the
evening. Spider was spurring along di.
rectly in Hollis wake and both of
them heading for Aqua Calionte. 1t
was long past midnight when Lee in
formed Inc of this. Calling the fore
man. hurriedly told him about Sp:.
der's absence and in whose company he
was last seen. also told him that
was very much afraid that something
had happened to the boy and that l in
tended to start out at once in search Of
him.
"Ridin jealous er Hollis, s'pose. like
he always does" said the foreman.
"Well. l reckon you'd better co." he
went on, after thinking moment
"Oughtn't ter 90 alone though
''He won't go alone, you bet you.
Lee interrupted. "Jus' wait till 1 sad
die up fresh horse an get my rifle
outer the wagon. | won't be long"
"What about yer work p asked the
foreman reprOvingly.
"EIave ter get long without me the
best it kin, | reckon. responded Lee as
he walked away to make his prepara-
! tions. The foreman made aquick stride
after him and then stopped
! "llc hadn't no business ter talk like
| that. but | reckon he's right He ought
! ter 20. an maybe I'd done the same if |
was him. Look here. Don't you vet in
ter no fights you en- help. If you don t
come back by an hour after sun up. er
if Tiers anything ben done ter that thcr
kid. I'll let the cattle go. an I'll take
every one er the boys-I'll head 'em
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CHOICE Vegetables

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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Condensed Schedule in Effect Jan. II, leot
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A Dreary Thorough fare.

or all dreary roads few have such
desolate surroundings as that leading
from Jerusalem. The road winds
among rocky hills which for miles
seem destitute of every living thing
save occasional tlocks OF long black
haired goats and sheep, apparently
W;ing pebbles and attended by youth
ful shepherd. The steep hillsidcs are
dotted with numerous holes and caves
cut in the rock.-lndianapolis News.