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plates of ice. Katie Vivian had never
been on the boulevard before. 1t was
all new to her, the hosts Of gliding
sleighs, the four-in-hands, the crowds
assembled along the sidewalks to
watch the gay throng; and a thrill of
innocent, girlish pride arose in her
heart as she leaned back in the luxu-
rious little cutter with it's red velvet
lining, it's glossy black fox robe, it's
chimes of silver ringing bells, and
the arching neck and dilated nostrils
of the superb jet black horse which
drew them. Major Fontaine, in his
sealskin coat and cap, his long, droop-
ing mustache, and the diamonds that
sparkled in his linen-Kate thought,
as she glanced timidly up at him from
under the brim of her Gainsborough
hat, what a brilliant life it would be
to glide along like this at his side!
And presently they left the crowds
and the hotels and the -swarming
sleighs behind, and dashed onward,
through lonely woods, alongside the
ghostly glitter of frozen cascades,
athwart dark glens where the orange
sunset lay in bars of gold, for miles
and miles of gliding swiftness. Until,
all of a sudden, there was a creaking,
splintering sound-a mad forward
plunge Of the jet-black shetland
Katie was flung into. "a snow drift by
the side of the road! 1t was nothing
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-12-19

serious, after the first shock and ter
ror were over, and Major Fontaine
lifted our frightened little heroine ten
derby out of the snow.
1T was only a fallen bough across
the road" he explained. II didn't see
it in the twilight, but Sultan SHE'D at
it, and the cutter is broken. And now
you will have to walk with me a few
steps up the road-fortunately there is
a hotel near by-and wait until the
rest of the party come up, and we
can patch the cutter together. Pray
do not allow yourself to be annoyed.
The moon will be up in half an hour
and we shall have a delightful return
trip" And SO Katie brushed away
her tears and smiled once more as she
accepted the support of his arm up the
hillside.
Several young men were lounging
on the steps Of the hotel as they came
up, to all of whom Major Fontaine ap-
peared to be well known, and Katie
was led by the bustling landlady into
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a cheerful little sitting room, red
cu%rtained, and ~carpeted with a staring
design of roses and tulips, where there
was a wood fire burning on the hearth
and a shaded lamp on the table. And
here she sat rather listlessly, waiting
for the rest Of the party, when the
loud, laughing voices of the. young
men,. adjourning from the piazza into
the barroom, struck discordantly on
her ears. GA regular little beauty"
said one. Il congratulate you, Fon-
taine,' said another. when is it to
come OFF," said a third. "Of course,
it's a foregone conclusion" remarked
yet another. Don't make fools of
yourselves" said Fontaine, sharply.
whats the matter?" cried a loud
voice. Are we mistaken? Isn't it
Miss Blanche -Boisseau, after all?"
Certainly it isn't!" retorted Fon-
taine, brusquely. "And TIL trouble
o to make a little. less free with
that lady's lame in a place like this.
It's only little Kate Vivian, the dress
maker. She's good form and the best
of company, and l brought her up
here just for the fun of the thing. But
as for being engaged to her-that's
nonsense. And now leave off talking
stuff, and help me with the cutter,
will you?"
only little Kate Vivian, the Dress
maker!" The hot blood rose to her
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cheeks like a boiling tide at the ac-
cents of cool contempt in which the
words were spoken.
He despises me-" she said to her
self. "He has only brought me here.
to amuse his idle fancy, and all the
while foolish I-have been imagin-
ing that he loved me. Oh! what is his
frothy fancy to the deep, noble, n
during love of George Grayson? Oh!
what a fool, what an idiot I have
been!"
And during all the long homeward
ride Katie Vivian scarcely spoke to
Major Fontaine.
"She isn't as good fun as I thought"
said the discounted cavalier to him
self. "Ill be hanged if 7 ask her out
again! And, besides, Blanche might
hear of it, and there would be the
deuce and all to pay"
George Grayson was standing sadly
by the church door that evening, wait
ing for his mother to come out from
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-12-19

Some n has said that there cannot
be found in literature a single Christ
mas sermon which meets the occasion.
OF course there cannot. The occasion
is the new birth Of the world. Unless
the preacher is competent to say how
far the world has grown since it's new
birth-unless he a comprehend and
declare the infinite greatness of the
Kingdom of God which the Savior of
men promises in the world, and unless
the same preacher can describe the
world as it was, "the people who sat
IN darkness" he cannot preach the
sermon which shall meet "the occa-
sion."-Edward Everett Hale.
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EsUT.WVI2%l91g
DOA IYS
YEAR PARTY

Cant I, please, come to your New
Year party?" pleaded Jack Mason of
his sister Dolly, who sat, with her
mother, ind~ustriously writing out in
vitations for a party on New Years
afternoon.
eyes, Dolly dear, why not invite
your brother and a few of his young
friends, the brothers of the little girls
who are to be of your party?"
Because, mamma" said Dolly en-
phaticallly, boys are horrid! And
they spoil all the fun. And, besides,
they eat up everything before we have
had time to get seated at the table.
We do not want any boys at our New
Year party"
Gust as you please, my dear. But
l think you make a mistake"
Jack said nothing, but a mischiev-
u look came into his face.
On the afternoon of the party there
assembled in Mrs. Mason's parlor
twelve as pretty little girls as you
ever saw; and for an hour there were
games and such high revelry.
BY and by a march was played upon
the piano, and then Dolly, at the head
Of the grand procession, marched,
with another little girl at her side,
gravely through the parlors, around
the hall and then downstairs to the
feast in. the dining-room.
Dolly glanced at the dishes and gave
a cry.
"Oh, mammal" said Dolly. Where
is all the cake?"
And Bridget, coming in at that mo-
ment, threw up her hands in astonish-
ment, exclaiming:
where's all the ice cream and the
oranges? And look at thin sticks
and stones on the plates!"
TITS those horrid boys!" said Dolly.
1t was a saddened little company
that crept upstairs again after Mrs.
Mason had consoled them as we'll as
she could with sugar-cakes and bread
and butter. And as the games prog
ressed, there were tears of mortifca-
ton wiped off many a little girls
cheek.
Mrs. Mason, going out the back door
called the boys and had a long talk
with them.
Nov, boys" said she, there is
only one thing you can do to be for
given"
What is it," asked the boys, for
they felt ashamed.
do as I say, and all will be well!'
Young ladies'" said Mrs. Mason,
appearing in the parlor later, "you are
requested by the young gentlemen to
come down into the dining room. They
have something nice to give you"
Now speak your little speech,
jack" said Mrs. Mason, land then
the young ladies will understand"
Young ladies' said Jack, 1--WE wish
TO ask you to join us at our New Year
feast. We heard (here Jack
stopped to cough a little) that you
were disappointed in yours, and with
in on hour we have prepared this sup
per. George froze the cream. Ralph
stirred the cake. Willie went to the
store for fruit, and as for me, I set
the table, and the other boys ran err
rands. I hope, young ladies, you will
like the feast"
X X X
Il think, mamma" said Dolly that
night, that boys are very pleasant and
nice when they want to be. I am
really glad that they came to our
party. Next year we'll invite them"
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~8IsaaASAm \
HEW YEARS<~
SLEIGH RIDE

It was New Years Eve Kate vi
Wan, the dressmaker in High Street,
was making preparations for the
sleigh ride party to be given the next
evening by Major Frank Fontaine.
ut isn't as if we were going all by
ourselves" demonstrated Kate to her
fance, who had come to her to protest
that afternoon. "The Fetherstones
are to be of the party, and Mr.. Hyde
n Susie Mountbee, and"
Kate" said George Grayson, taking
her hand tenderly into his, "do not go.
Let my wishes weigh with you for this
once. Respect my prejudices, if preju-
dices you choose to call them, and give
up this mad expedition" But Kate
jerked the plump, pretty little hand
u of his.
81 am going" she said, her dark
eyes sparkling with rebellious deter
mination. 81 have promised Major
Fontaine, and I do not intend to break
my word"
Kate" he reasoned, "do you know
what all this means?"
81 don't understand you," she said.
cit mean that our engagement will
be broken. 1t means that you are
wearied of me-that you prefer the
brilliant companionship of Frank
Fontaine to my humble d]evotion!"
She was silent. Once more he offered
her his hand.
Goodbye, Kate" said he, pale but
quiet. For a second she hesitated.
I'M as he noticed the trace of that
uncertainty in her face, his heart beat
high within his breast. But alas! the
eyes glittered disdainfully once again
the lovely coral lips compressed
themselves into an invisible thread
of scarlet. She laid her hand lightly
in his. "Good-by," she said, with for
NAL courtesy. And so they parted.
George Grayson went back, feeling
as if he had left a dead corpse behind
him. He had loved little Kate Vivian
SO we'll, so truly. He had toiled so
perseveringly and necessarily to make
a home for her; he had lived his life
so to speak, entirely with reference to
her-and now she had thrown him
away as carelessly as if he had been
a withered bouquet or a worn glove.
Are all women like that, I Won
der?" he said to himself. do all love
dreams end like mine?"
While little Kate on her part, was
flushed and jubilant with a sort of few
cred citation, half frightened to think
that she had really broken with
George Grayson, half angry that he
had had the will and resolution to
fling off the chains of her bondage.
And even while she was selecting her
prettiest dress to go on the sleighing
expedition, and sewing new ribbons
upon her silky Gainsborough hat, she
flung the needle down and burst into
a hot, sparkling shower of tears.
LET him go!" she said. major
Fontaine is Observation-Disclosures
stylish. And 7 am almost sure that
Major Fontaine loves me-"
Next day she put on the black
velveteen dress which had taken so
many months of her earnings at the
dressmaker's atelier to pay for, and set
forth upon the sleighing party.
1t was an ideal New Years after
noon; the meadows crusted over with
frozen pearl; the woods all "ajingle'
with ~icicles; the sun rising high in
the blue cold heavens, and every
little roadside stream sealed in shining
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-12-19

tie village surrounded by mountains
and dense forests, has been known to
the world as the workshop Of the good
saint of childhood. Here it is that
most of the finest playthings of the
Christmas season are produced-dolls,
soldiers, houses, animals and all sorts
of gaudily colored trinkets.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-12-19

Probably every child in the land has
wondered where Santa Claus prepares
the stores of knicknacks that he an
nually distributes throughout the
length and breadth of the world. He
must be a busy old man, indeed, to
make so many things that delight the
young of every cline. What is known
as Santa Claus workshop is situated
in the very heart of the Black forest
of Germany, that region about which
so many tales of peril and adventure
have been written. For two centuries
or more Sonneberg, a picturesque lit
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-12-19
Joy TO HI R

Joy to the world, the Lord is come,
Let earth receive her King;
Let every tongue with sacred mirth
His loud applauses sing.
Hank, bark, what news, what joyful
news,
To all the nations round;
To-day rejoice, a King is born,
Who is with glory crown'd.
Behold! He comes, the tidings spread,
A Savior full of grace;
He comes, in mercy, to restore,
A sinful, fallen race.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-12-19

the New Year service, when a little
hand fell softly on his arm, and a
tremulous voice whispered the one
word:
"George!"
"Katie!" he cried, his heart giving
an upward bound. "My Katie!"
eyes, your Katie, George-yours for
ever!!" she answered, hiding her flush
ed face against his sleeve. "And oh! +
have been so silly. But I believe 1
never shall be again, if only you will
forgive mel"
The subject was never again alluded
to, and Katie Vivian was married to
honest George Grayson in the spring.
HE has a heart Of gold!" she said.
And I would rather be his wife than
to sit upon a throne"
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HOLLY AND IVY.

Holly n Ivy made a great party.
Who should a W. the mastery
In lands where they go.
Then spake Holly: 81 am fierce and jolly,
I will lave the mastery
In lands where we CO."
Then spake Ivy: II am loud and proud,
And I will lave the mastery
In lands where we CO."
Then spake Holly and bent him down on
his knee:
II pray thee, gentle Ivy,
Essay me no villainy
In lands where we CO."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-12-19

Presiden
dress befor
convention
Chicago sd
business in,
in a space
Thirty-fye
n1ation of
al
square mile
sale busine
was $4,000
stock busin
enormous
40 nearly
banks say
ing Of less
cash MI
honesty AMI
When we
pnT word &c
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-14

At least two of the residents of the
"old dominion" are still unreconetruct-
ed. They are women and are as de-
were in the early COS. They live in a
big, old-fashioned southern mansion
in Southampton county, Virginia.
They are sisters, the elder, Miss Ju-
dith Thomas, being 80 years old, and
the younger, Miss Annie, ten years
her junior. They are the closest sur
viving blood relatives of Gen. George
H. Thomas, the Rock of Chickamau-
ga but ever since Thomas cast in
his lot with the Union in 1861 they
have declared that I'VE have no broth
err. To them he died the day after
Virginia seeded" The two stately
old Virginia ladies are still unrecon-
structed. From the moment when
their famous brother refused to go into
the Confederate army they have re-
in their presence, and although Gen.
Thomas lived for five years after the
close of the war they never commune
Gated with him nor consented to re-
ceive communication from him. They
are living still on the memories of the
days before the war. The old Thomas
plantation is still in their possession,
and the rentals paid by the tenants
who work it enable them to live in
comfort. Only few months ago they
deposited among the treasures of a
historical society in Richmond, Va,
the magnificent sword which was pre-
scented to their brother by the county
of Southampton after he had returned
from his splendid service in the Mex
lean war. People who go to call on
the Misses Thomas come away from
the old manor-house full of admira-
ton for the sweet and stately courtesy
of the ladies, but saddened by the
pathos of their lives. Not even after
the war had closed would those stern
old women, living all alone IN the
great house which was his birthplace
as we'll as their own, recognize or re-
ceive a communication from their IA
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-14

There is feeling that seems to be
more widely prevalent just now than
in past years that certainly ought not
to be encouraged, and that is the one
that leads men to think that they
ought to make material sacrifices for
the sake of their convictions, and that
it Is foolish for them to expect others
to do so. OF course, it is to be remem-
bered that martyrdom never has been
popular. And with this thought in
mind one will not judge too harshly
the tendency of the men Of our own
day to shrink from it. That is wholly
natural, and so is always to be an
ticipated. But the weakness of the
men OF our own time is that they too
frequently act and talk as though
nothing else than the complete aban-
donment of principle were to be looked
for when money is at stake. The
thing appears to be taken as matter
of course, and, If commented on at all,
it is spoken of with cynical frank
ness which indicates that the speaker
himself has lost all grip on the great
verities of life. Men say that they
cannot afford" to be Independent in
politics. When they are quite sure
that their confidence will be respect
ed, they will talk of political indie
pendence in the most admiring strain,
and will even admit that the safety of
our political institutions depends on
those men who refuse to be the slave
of party. Yet, admitting the duty of
independence, they apologize for
others-if not for themselves-wh
fail to discharge it, on the ground that
1t takes too much courage, or because
they can not afford" to do so. This
is but one illustration of the weakness
referred to. There seems to be a low
ering of the standard all round, and
a disposition to measure every sacri
flee in money. 1t is known that there
are even some Christian ministers
who, though they are pledged to an
absolute truthfulness to their own
convictions, do not dare to tell the
truth exactly as they hold it. In bust
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-14

1t is proposed now to utilize the
power of the Colorado river, which
tiers it's way through the Grand canon
with force enough to move the machin-
cry of thousand mills. For many
months hydraulic engineers have been
studying the project, and they have
lust made a report. They declare that
in $50 miles of the rivers course a
dozen times more electrical energy
can be secured than is taken from Nj
agara Falls. Part of the canon is in
the forest reserve. and it also passes
through several Indian reservations.
If the governments consent can be Sc
cured it is intended to install this sum-
mer a plant of sufficient size to fur
nish electrical power to cities, towns
and mining camps within comparatively
easy reach of the Colorado. and then
10 increase the scope of the company
until all of Arizona and most of the
lower part of California can be sup
niles from the canon torrent II sue
cess attends the plans Of the company
one of the chief results will be the
placing in operation Of many mines
of value which have long been idle
because Of lack Of power. The plans
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-14
Suez Canal Tramc Figures.

Statistics of Suez canal traffic in
1899 and 1900 indicate a remarkable
shrinkage of British and American
tonnage using the canal in 1900 and
growth in Austrian, Dutch, French,
German, Japanese and Russian. The
total tonnage using the canal in 1899
was 13,S15,99 and in 1900 1858, 23S.
Over half the tonnage in the latter
year, or 7,771,346 tons, was British,
the other large figures being German,
French and Dutch. American tonnage
declined doubtless because of the small
er number of warships going to the
Philippines and China via the Suez
canal. The wars in South Africa and
China have doubtless diverted much
British merchant shipping from the
Eastern trade and caused many vessels
to go east by the way of the Cape, in
stead of the canal The growth of
German tonnage from 1892, 657 in 1899
to 2,040, .299, is explained by the part
Germany has taken in the Chinese
war, the transportation Of men and
supplies for a large army requiring
much shipping. The other increases
are largely due to like causes. The
British army in China was drawn
chiefly from India and, Of course, did
not traverse the canal
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FORM Of COWARDICE
. y NEo lksea TNrlN s.Ne .,FA4N
MEN REFUSE SACRIFICES
FOR THEIR CONVICTIONS

ness and society. too, these pitiful COM
promises are made. Much Of this
smothering of the truth is no doubt
due to the fact that we are now living
in a period of marvellous material
prosperity, when men magnify out or
all proportion the Importance of finan-
cial success. 1t is well to guard
against this tendency. The surest way
to get good and noble work out of men
is by letting them know that you ex-
pect it from them. He Is rare crea-
ture who will not earnestly try to JUS
tify the good opinion that his fellows
have of him. Therefore the standard
should be kept high and the noble
ideal undimmed. If we do not thus
get more martyrs for the truths sake,
we may at least succeed in developing
stancher and more heroic defenders
of 1t. If men cannot all at once be
brought to defend the citadel with
their lives, they may be made to be-
lieve that it is disgraceful to betray
it to the enemy for money. 1t is more
rational-to say nothing of being
more moral-for a man to feel rather
that he can not afford to do wrong,
than to feel that he can not afford to
do right. Thus there seems to be a
practical basis even for the martyr
theory of life.-Indianapolis News
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make no answer; they dodge the point.
A conspicuous instance Of this ten
dency to ignore leading questions and
disregard announcement facts Is exhibit
ed by the Philadelphia Ledger of re-
cent date in commenting upon the at
titude of the American EcQpomist IN
its controversy with Hon. George e.
Roberts, director Of the mint. Mr..
Roberts, says the Ledger, was asked
by the Economist ito what extent fair
trade and reciprocity would introduce
foreign merchandise and supplant pro-
duction in the United States" A fair
question, was 1t not? Yet the Ledger
in defending the position of Mr. Rob-
erts utterly fails to make note OF the
fact that that gentleman did not
answer the question, but applauds
him for evading 1t by quotation from
the Republican platform Of 1895, while
suppressing the more recent, and
therefore more binding, declaration OF
the national Republican platform of
1900. which limits reciprocity Ito what
we do not ourselves produce" 1t is
convenient memory which can forget
1900 and remembers 1896, but 1t is
mental eccentricity absolutely peculiar
to the strenuous advocates OF "falr
trade and reciprocity"
The st. Paul Pioneer-Press exhibits
the same idiosyncrasy when it says
ITO designate the failure of the
bav Of, 10 hardly 100
severe. The reciprocity clauses OF the
Dingley law were included in response
to a very general demand for reciproc-
ity and as the first step in the redemp-
ton of pledge in the Republican
platform"
Again the platform of five years
ago, but not the platform of eleven
months ago! The official proceedings
of the twelfth Republican National
Convention, held at Philadelphia IN
June, 1900, are incorporated in a neat
ly bound volume, which Is, or should
be, in the library of every newspaper
office. The little book is undoubtedly
on the shelves of the Ledger and the
Pioneer-Press Presumably its exist
ence has been forgotten. So we ven
ture to refresh the editorial memory
by directing attention to the paragraph
which begins at the bottom OF page
1O5 and ends at the top of page 100 IL
should be read over and over again by
some people, for it possesses a peculiar
pertinency to the question of fair
trade and reciprocity"