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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
Cycling in the Netherlands.

Acyclist just returned from a cycling
tour in Holland does not speak in high
terms of the Dutch roads. They are
universally paved with bricks or blocks
of stone, which makes riding a weari.
ness to the flesh. 1t is true, however,
that there is usually a narrow, sd ady,
path on either side of the road which
in many places affords a fair track.
The roads in the vicinity OF The Hague
are excellent, but over the greater part
OF Holland they leave much 10 be de-
sired. He was struck by the skillful-
ness and intelligence of the repairers,
who are to be found in every town.
and who speedily put 10 rights any
amage hat befell the machines on
these trying roads. In Belgium the au-
thorities are laying down paths by the
side of most of the principal roads, spe-
cially for the use of cyclists, which will
prove an immense boon in that land of
bricks.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
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WORRYING IS A VICE.
1t Ii Responsible. for More Wrinkles
ON the Face Than sickness OF
Hard Work.

A famous actress once said: Worry
is the foe to all beauty" and she might
have added: at is also the foe to all
health" Nothing will bring lines and
wrinkles SO soon to face as worry.
There r people who worry and worry
over a thing for years. 1t may be some
thing they wish that they had not done,
or it may be something that they long
to do. The thought of it is with them
the moment they open their eyes in
the morning, and it is the last thing
they think of before falling to sleep;
it may even happen that they dream OF
it, and very, very often it will keep
them awake for hours.
Now, what is the good of it? Will
worrying remedy what is past. or will
it bring the future one day nearer? Is
any good to be obtained by it at all?
No, it is not, and you know it is not.
But" you say, "the thing is on my
mind and I can't get rid of it, however
I try" 1t can be done, though, if you
try really hard enough. Here is one
remedy, and you must say it is q pleas
uAU OACs, 41lC l1lStduC Lax WHY LIN
possession of you, think of some pleas
ure you have had at one time in your
life. The worry will try to poke it's
way between, but you must take a firm
hold Of it and put it out. Recall one
pleasure after another, and as it brings
Il smile to your lips and a light to your
eyes your face will slowly but surely
assume a different and very much more
pleasant expression. Get into the hab-
it of bordering W. the pleasant things
which happen to you each day and for
get all the unhappy ones. An old lady
once kept what she called a pleasure
book" and in it she made a point of
recording each day some pleasure she
had had. mo matter how dull or tire
some the day has been," she said, II can
always find something to put into my
book" s
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
perltn,s wheeling Formulation.

According to a report of the roya. po-
lice authorities at. Berlin, there were
in 1896, 2O.129 cards issued tc bicyc.ists
in that city and 27,422 more in 1897. The
law requires every bicycle rider to nave
II card, but as many people ride with
out one, the police authorities estimate
the actual number of %bicyclists al co.
900 in 1897. The increase since then is
estimated at a sufficient number to
make the present total $4,000. In the
large suburbs there are about 70, 1000
wheelmen, which brings the grand total
CT Berlin riders up to 10000. In Vienna,
where there is no police control. the
bicyclists are estimated at 5000. In
the large cities of Germany the riders
are calculated at about seventy or
eighty to the thousand inhabitants, and
for the whole country about sixty per
thousand. This makes an army of
3.120, 900 bicyclists in Germany, accord
ing to the best figures obtainable.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
PUNGENT

Have you seen the nose, STRIP 'Nose,
sir? No, sir. What nose, sir ?" "Why.
Cyrano's, sir" Funeral strictly pri-
vate).--L. A.. W. Bulletin.
Close upl close upi" cried the Irish
captain to his company. "How do ye
expect the enemy to hit We if ye go
struggling along 1oike that?"-Chicago
Journal.
Testing Paternal Logic.-Tommy-
"Papa, if a pearls q gem, isn't a gem
a pearl?" His Father-"Certainly, my
son." Tommy-"Then what's a dia-
mond ?"-Jeweler's Weekly.
Conjurer-"Now, my little man. are
you quite sure there is nothing in your
pocket" Tommy-"Yes, sir-positive.
The rabbit you put there before the per-
formance got away."-Answers.
Purchasing Peace.-"Hopkins always
carries coughdrops to. the theater." SIS
his cough troublesome ?" mo; he car
ries them to quiet other peoples
coughs."--Chicago Daily Record.
The Lieutenant-"Is that one of your
men over in that field?" The Orderly
"It is, sir" "Who is it?" "Fassett, the
plumber" "What is he doing in that
onion patch?" Looking for leeks, sir"
-Yonkers Statesman.
In one of the neighboring villages
there is a cemetery, over the gate OF
which there is the following announce
ment: by order of the Judge of the
civil registry only the dead who live in
this village shall be inferred in this ne
cropolis."-Mexican Herald.
He Was Paid in Full.-"But, mon,
mon," expostulated the old Presby-
terrain elder, holly, "is that no a
very heavy fee you've charged
me?" "surely not, when you consider
that I saved your life" "But why sac
much for keeping a mon DOT O. Heav-
emp" swell, to tell you the truth" re-
sponded the doctor, coolly, st didn't
know where you were going."-Town
Topics,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
USE OF BALL BEARINGS.
1t Has DEVELOPED Wonderfully since
h bicycle Has Been Intro Z
duced Every where.

The recent great developments in the
use of ball bearings can undoubtedly
be credited to the widespread use of
the bicycle us the one machine in which
this bearing has come into general use.
OF course, ball bearings were invent
ed long before the bicycle came into
prominence, but it is hardly probable
that they would have been found up
plicable for so many uses. had not the
bicycle become a familiar object in
every home, thus prompting expert
ments.
Although the ball bearing is still
comparatively in it's infancy, it is find
iEg its way into nearly every branch Of
mechanics in a manner truly surpris-
ing. Every day brings forth new posi-
bilities, and hardly a week passes but
there is an announcement that certain
work is being made easier through
these wonderful reducers of friction.
The use of the clothes wringer is be-
ing made much less laborious than for
merly because the bearings have been
fitted with balls. Farm houses will
have much easier times in the future
than in the past, for ball bearings are
being applied to up-to-date farm ma
chinery wherever possible. In u num-
Der of modern factories in some of the
leading manufacturing centers of the
country. the power shafting is being
put up with ball bearings, thereby a v
ing much power and expense. Heavy
sliding doors are nov made to move
freely with the slightest touch, type
writer's run easier, various kinds of
pumps work lore freely, up-to-date
cabs, motor carriages, mining cars.
and, in fact, almost all vehicles have
been successfully equipped with ball
bearings.
In machinery Of all kinds the princi-
pie is fast being worked to perfection
and the possibilities in this direction
are almost without limit.
Although on account of the great
weight to be carried. the ball bearing
has not been successfully applied to
locomotives or railway cars. it is prob
able that a practical bearing will soon
er or later be arrived at. In one of our
leading cities ball bearings for street
cars have been successfully tried audit
seems only a question of time when
they will come into general use.
. A few years ago the bicycle manu-
%facturers furnished practically the
only support of the steel ball makers,
but at present the demand for bicycle
balls is only a factor in this rapidly
growing MISUNDERSTANDING Cycling
Gazette. ).
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
An Era of orname,t.tto,

Manufacturers have found tina, any
alteration in the mechanism of the
wheel is a deterioration rather than an
advance, and consequently this year
the trend is toward multiplicity of or
namentation. For instance, this sea-
son black frames are the exception
rather than the rule, and not only the
frames, but the bells, tires and handle
bars are shown in almost every color
of the rainbow. The handle grips. in
stead of being tipped with hard rub
Der, have their ends mounted in silver
fret work. and the lamps are repousse
in varied patterns; while the bells are
enameled in red, blue and green. Bells
that will be sure to find favor with Miss
Laziness ring continuously by the rev.
olution of the front wheel, by simply
holding the thumbs against a lever.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
CURTAIN FOR A DARK ROOM.

~obstructing much of the light. The
curtain is a combination of chintz and
china silk; the latter is fastened in
Plaits, one over the other, to the right
hand corner of the window, and then is
draped down in a loop and thrown over
the righthand end of the curtain rod,
with the graduated ends left hanging, as
in the sketch. The end is trimmed with
a band of guipure or eastern emhroid-
cry. On the other side the chintz is
draped and tied with ribbon to match
the pattern. Under this drapery the
muslin curtains are hung.-N. Y. Trlb-
une,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
M%ANICURING AT HOME.
How to Keep the Hands and Finger
Nails In Perfect Condition
All the Time.

Get a small bowl or finger glass and
dissolve therein a small piece of pure
soap in some hot water. Then soak
the finger tips for five minutes, wipe
dry and her with a knife. or an ivory
manicure implement gently loosen the
layer of skin around the root of the
nail so that it can be trimmed off
with cuticle scissors Especially curved
scissors for the naiD and press the skin
we'll back to distinctly show the half
moon or "onyx." This may not be
possible at once, when the nails have
been neglected. Still, two OF three
manicure treatments will show u
marked improvement. With the ivory
implement remove any dirt from In
der the nails. Trim them oval shape
with cuticle scissors, rub down any
~unevenness with prepared toilet emery
paper, then apply the nail powder with
a chamois polisher. Rinse the nails in
warm water, wipe well and rub the
nails again with polisher or with the
palm Of the hand, and do this after
washing. which will serve to keep them
polished for a week. If the nails are
brittle and dry, rub a little vaseline
over them each night. Perfect cleanli-
ness is the greatest adjunct to beauty.
but, for all that, do not wash your
hands too often. Washed seldom but
thoroughly they will keep in a far nicer
condition than if they are continually
being 'rinsed," as it were, which sim
ply serves to grind the dirt into the
pores. When gloves are worn at night,
be careful that they are perfectly clean
inside, otherwise the CRIME and dirt
are absorbed by the overheated glands
and the effect is opposite from what
was desired.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
Princess and Dean.

A story relates to Princess Beatrice,
who, when a little girl, used to play at
cooking. She had on one occasion made
some cakes which were more than
usually bad, and all her friends de-
clined to taste them. "Very well, then"
said the little princess, ''as DIR. Stanley
is not here l shall give them to The
donkey" The late Dean Stanley was a
great %favorite with the queens young.
er children; he had so many entertain
ing stories to tell. Princess Beatrice
was well aware that he had neither
taste nor smell, hence she considered
him a most proper person for the cor
sumption of doubtful pasties.-West-
minister Gazette.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
A R~EJUvENATED BELT.

proceeded to make her dye stuff. BY
weakening the dye she could produce
light shades and dark shades, such as
light blue and dark blue; pink and red;
sage green and leaf green, lavender and
purple. One by n she dipped the belts
in the different dyes and hung them up
TO dry. The next day she had the pref
test assortment of colored belts to be
found anywhere. Finally she attached
handsome clasps, some of which
preserved from the summer and she is
now prepared in the belt line for the
winter season.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
HOT ON Il WIRE,
A Bit of Important Society News
That Was Unfortunately
Delayed.

The other night-or, rather, it was
early in the morning-the telephone in
a certain newspaper Office rang loud
and long. Most of the workers had
gone home for the forty winks that
newspaper people contrive to put in be.
tween times, but there was one man on
the dog watch"-that is, you know,
he was the one person detailed to stay
around the Office and be ready for any.
thing from a murder to a fire. At that
hour of the day-about, well, some
where around three a. m.-when the
telephone in a newspaper Office rings
it generally means a police story that
is worth looking up, so the dog watch"
fastened to answer the summons.
"Hello!" said a voice. "Is it too late
to get something in to-morrow's pa.
per?" ~
"Not if it's important" was the reply.
"Oh, it is" assuringly.
The reporter rushed for a pad OF
paper and a pencil, screwed his ear up
to the telephone again and said:
"All right. Fire away, there"
Then the voice was heard again, trem.
ulous with emotion.
"The engagement of Miss - to Mr..
- is announced"
There was an explosion of wrath at
the press end of the line, and the rules
of the telephone company restraining
i1ate persons from indulging in pro.
family were smashed in s~mithereens.
"Why under the blankety-blank-
blank" Chat wasn't exactly what was
said, but it will do, you know, didn't
you send in such stuff earlier in the
day."
But I couldn't" said the voice,
apologetically. "You see, it just hap.
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
Lemon whitens the Hands,

For the hands that have become
tanned or sunburnt, just before going
to bed battle them in warm water
and soap; rinse them in tepid water 20
that all the soapy water has disap-
peared, and then dabble them with
lemon juice. If your skin is very sensi-
tive dilute the lemon juice, but when it
is applied allow it to dry On the hands.
Sleep in gloves, and after the third
nights care your hands will be as fair
and soft as the hands of any of Shakes
peare's heroinca.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
CURTAIN
A Graceful Design That Has the Adj
vantage OF Not Obstructing
Much Light.

Now that summer is over the winter
home becomes the important ques-
ton, and curtains especially call for
attention and renovation. Window
drapery is always a difficult matter for
an amateur to handle successfully, but
nothing adds more to the charm of a
room than a pretty window. The &C
c~ompanying design is graceful, and has
the advantage in a dark room of not
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
PAINT SAVED OUR SHIPS.
The Dull Tint Used ms War Paint Made
Them Poor Targets for
Spaniards.

" am delighted to read the kilograms
from Washington that the American
warships are being painted white
again." said Col. K. B. Brown at the
Russ house the other night. The colo
mel is from Virginia City and, like most
Nevadans, he o%scillates between the
Russ and Palace-boards at the first
and talks politics in the rotunda of the
other. r4
white is the color of peace, and that
is what suits me-" continued Col.
Brown. 1T suits me especially when it
is won in such a glorious fashion as was
set by Dewey and Schley. When u
floating fighting machines visit other
countries they will still be properly
designated as the white navy, and no
prettier or sturdier ships ever made
burrows in the sea.
This changing the color of our ships
is expensive, butiti is a good investment.
When I was at Santiago de Cuba on a
Press boat four weeks ago J. took a good
look at the war boats in their fighting
paint and it convinced me that the Yam
kee who got up that idea was no bevel-
Loaded amateur. He knew what he was
doing, and the government was wise in
accepting the suggestion.
1.-The dirty, neutral tint of the vessels
made them look as if they were merging
into the marine waterscape. You could
scarcely tell where the ships ended and
the water began, 50 that it was much
more difficult to draw a bead on them
than If they had been painted in any
clear color. The Spaniards are Door
marksmen, of course, but T believe that
our ships escaped many a shot and shell
by putting on the neutral tint. Our
American Indians always put on their
"ar paint before going into battle. and
why shouldn't our fighting ships?"-
San Francisco Examiner.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
A Company Dessert.

Company dessert is difficult; you
want something that's easy to prepare,
quick to obtain and very decorative, and
at the same time new. Here is some
thing which only the epicureans have
tasted. Five minutes before your des-
sert goes to the table open a jar of pre-
served pears, whole and sweet. Get a
quart of vanilla ice cream frozen very
hard. Lay a spoonful of cream on an
ice cream plate, bury the pear in the
ice cream and cover over with another
scoop of cream. The pear will be out
OF sight until it is discovered in the cool
recesses of this delightful dessert.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
RUNS SMOOTHLY OVER ICE.

wheelman did with his machine last
winter. AS can be seen, the front wheel
was removed and replaced by a runner
attached to a rod held in the holes in
the forkends. The tire was taken off
the rear wheel and a steel band was
clanped on in it's place. A series OF
pins projected from this band and ex-
tended through the open center of the
rear runner to get a grip on the snow
l.. A, w, Bulletin.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
10 COLOR Butter Green.

Procure four ounces of parsley and
strip the leaves from the stalks; chop
them finely and boil for two minutes.
Drain, dry in a napkin and set aside till
quite cool. Sioux four ounces of an
chovies for ten minutes and a ssthrcugh
a sieve. Rechurn, if possible, sone
fresh butter, and mix into it the above
two ingredients. This is suitable fc
sandwiches, hot biscuits, etc.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
NEW BICYCLE CRANK,

shown in the accompanying illustra-
tions. The chain revolves on a small
sprocket to which is attached a cog
wheel to which the stationary crank is
attached. This c%ogwheel engages with
another cog-wheed of the same dame
ter which is fastened to the rear of the
lower end of the crank. The pedal is
attached to this lower cog and the bicy-
Gle is propelled by the power which is
furnished by the two cogwheels engag-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
To Tell the speed of a wheel.

Here is a new way to determine how
fast you are going on your bicycle,
suggested a writer in the Scientific
Americun: Multiply the gear by ten
and divide by So. Call the result Sec
onds. The number of complete revolu-
lions made by either pedal in that num-
Der of seconds shows the rate of miles
pei hour. Example,: If your gear is
81, then "a multiplied by 10, divided by
So, equals Is; if either pedal makes 20
revolutions in is seconds you are rid
ing, at the rate of 20 miles to the hour.
If the gear is 67.2, then 67.2 multiplied
by 10, divided by Sc. equals IL, and 20
revolutions made in IL seconds equals
20 miles to the hour.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
Napkins for the children.

Children" says a physician, SHOULD
be taught the use of a napkin to wipe
the mouth frequently while eating, for
hygienic as well as tidy purposes. Cold
sores, common with some children, arc
often the result of careless eating more
than anything else. A trained nurse un.
derstands well the necessity of.keeping
the corners of a patients mouth clean
while feeding-children ought to be
taught how and why they should do
likewise"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
Christmas Gift for a Young Man.

Christmas Gift for a Young Man.
Men are o fond of perfume than
women--ask any perfumer if this is not
the case. If you want to please a man,
obtain by stealth the size of his bureau
drawer, his necktie case, his handker-
chief receptacle and other toilet arti-
cles. Now purchase a few yards of
silkoline and a pound of sachet powder.
Make a complete set of colored sachets,
fragrant and soft, each one cut exactly
to fit in the bottom of drawer or case.
Christmas morning, if you line his pos
sessions with these fragrant articles,
you will find him very thankful.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28

and e people came; smarter people.
in their grimcrack way, who got their
dresses made in the county town, and
despiscd Miss Peckitt's old-fashioned'
patterns. was finishing my education
in France and Germany. When l came
home hardly knewit. Almost my first
visit was paid to the little white house
with the green ratings.
st will do the poor thing good to see
you" said my mother. IL fear she is
horribly poor. She gets hardly any
work now. And she won't accept any
thing she does not earn"
She did not know me at first, and was
busting a chair that was already of a
spotlessness to shame. our chairs at
home. when suddenly she recognized
me-the shock shattered for a m
the reserve of years-she threw her
thin little arms around my neck and
kissed me-faltered an apology for the
''liberty," and then sat down on the
doubly busted chair and cried pit
eously.
l listened to such a tale of poverty
and self-dcnial as my young ears had
never heard before. Work scarce and
growing scarcer, hardly enough to live
on, and to crown all, the urgent neces-
sity for saving, for boarding every pos
sible penny.
"But why?"
For my funeral, my dear" she said.
1--we kept myself respectable all these
years, and if the parish was to touch
me I should turn in my coitin-I know l
should"
Your needles crooked" said, fight
ing with a choking feeling in my throat.
Let me thread you another"
Dear MISS" she said, this is the only
needle I've got. It's not so crooked
and u cents a cent-and needles in
penny packets isn't what they used to
be. No, and l won't let you buy me
even needles. miss. It's the principle
think of; I won't be beholden."
you've got the old pincushion there
STILL" l said; there must be lots of
needles in that: let me empty out the
sawdust and see. I'll put it all back
carefully" .n
I think Miss Peckitt's will must have
been weakened by long fasting and
trouble, for she let me rip Up n side
of that sacred cushion and pour out the
bran into that little black tea tray with
the gold border. I found in that bran
81 good needles, to say nothing of
broken ones.
Then I began to put the bran back.
and as l pushed it in to make it hard
and tight I felt a hollow in the brick.
There was something in it. pulled it
out.
20, Miss Peckitt," i cried; 'look what
! have found in your pincushion!"
A little canvas bag-and in it several
bills and a little letter.
MY Dear Blossom: This is $3.50 of my
money, so as you will have something If ]
am not lucky with the rest. You will find
this when you rip eff the cover. If all goes
well, as please God it will, it will pay for
things of our home. Your true friend and
affectionate lover, WILLIAM BEALE."
Pay for things for the house? 1t
will pay for my funeral"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-06-28
German Judges Are Particular.

If the recent decision of q Strasburg
magistrate may be taken as evidence,
it would appear that it is ruled con.
tempt of court to appear before the
bench in cycling costume. A cyclist,
who vas dressed for a ride. appeared
to answer a summons charging him
with a breach of the regulations. was
fined not only for the ~offense. but
mulcted of an extra fine for appearing
before the court unbecomingly
dressed"