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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

were charmingly piquant. If her
eyes had less depth and earnestness,
they were full of animation; and
that her conversation was the bright
est ever heard in Meadowville is out
of the question. This last, which
rather daunted the rest of her in
'fatuated train, was to Drixie the
greatest attraction of all; and his APP
preciativeness won him, if not her
heart, at least considerable favor.
AS for her dresses, they made a
sensation among the women; they
were the envy of the young and d
scandal to the old. AS a matter OF
fact, they were perfectly correct and
extremely becoming. To the men
they we're merely an imperfectly IN
derstood element in her general at
tractivness.
Really, though the sewing circle
shipped up all her actions and with
vindictive needle-stabs made a veri-
table crazy-quilt of her character,
Stella was not a bad girl at all. I
don't consider that according to her
opportunities she was any more of a
hirt than the rest of them; but her
opportunities were large, and with a
feminine lack of clemency she made
the most of them, neither giving nor
asking nor receiving quarter.
That poor Drixie made a pitiable
spectacle of himself and furnished
the local gossips with plenty of choice
material, must be conceded. Ulti-
mately he made himself a nuisance
and had to be snubbed. All through
the fall he took Miss Stella out driv-
ing as often as she would consent to
go; and for a time she found the
brown country roads, winding amid
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
N ON HIS RIGHTS.
Knew One Point OF Law and He Used
1t for His own Pro-
lection.

The next witness was a hard-fsted, reso-
lutte yoeman with a bristling chin beard,
says the Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Gigson,' said the attorney for the
defense, are you acquainted with the rep
in the neighborhood in which he lives"
II reckon | am" replied the witness.
u will ask you to state what it is"
We'll, sir, his reputation fur truth amt
no good. His reputation fur vrassity-well,
that's dit, Some says he does, and
some says he DON'T"
witness" interposed the Judge, do you
know the meaning of 'yeracity?"
Il reckon I do"
What do you understand by the word!"
The witness twirled his hat in his fingers
a few moments without replying.
Then he looked up defantly.
II refuse to answer that onest;on ;,,ds. -
ne said, ION the ground that it might dis.
criminate me-"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

wooded hills aglow with the rich
fruit-tints of the ripening leaves, ex-
ceedingly alluring, and often thrilled
DriXie's heart with her exclamations
of delight. After the snow came they
had a sleighride or two; but now, al
though she found keen pleasure in
the crisp music of the unner and
the CLEAN of the feathery crystals
that foated down through the air
and filled the fields, Stella's manner
was growing as cold as the winter
air, and Drixie's sensitive heart got a
chill. He continued, nevertheless, to
Jangle the doorbell of her uncle's
dwelling with undated persistency,
more and more frequently finding the
young lady out.
Finally, he took advantage of Saint
Valentines day-very cleverly, as he
fancied-to send her a present, a
trinket of considerable value, along
with one of those deliberately mar
tistic sentimental valentines which
are exposed for sale side by side with
revolving caricatures in village shops.
His present was promptly returned.
hen he called. Stella was not at
home-ofo on a sleighride with one OF
his rivals, he suspected-he caught
sight of his carefully selected valen-
tine lying, face downward, on the
floor in the hall. He returned to his
home in bitter wrath, and ground
the discarded jewel under his boot
heel. For an hour he paced up and
down his room, suffering torments OF
disappointment, rage and jealousy.
At last there came a sudden reyuI-
sion of feeling. He burst into tears,
and his whole heart turned back with
a passionate throb to Jennie. He
longed, as he had never longed for
anything in the whole world before.
for her gentle sympathy-her COM
forting words.
He fastened to her home. She, too.
was out; gone for a short walk, thew
told him, rather coldly. He ascer-
tanned the direction she had taken.
however, and fairly ran along the
road to overtake her.
Presently he observed tracks.
which some instinct told him were
hers, leading aside into a little grove.
He foundered through a snowdrift,
and soon found her standing beside
a maple tree. On its bark, obscured
by years of growth and rusty with
weathering, he saw his own boyish
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
A New Novel Attracting Attention

"Lionel Ardon," by Malcolm Dearborn, is
q new historical novel brought out by Dill.
lngham & Co., in November last. It has
many points on which to commend it for
its superiority to the reading public. There
is, at present, such a deluge of new novels
that when one can be picked out whose in.
terest is SO intense and whose characters
are so well drawn like all productions Of
true merit, it is soon placed in the first rank.
At the time of the publication of this vol.
ume we had the pleasure of favorably re.
viewing it, and we are pleased to note the
general appreciation of "Lionel Ardon" by
the American press. The following is from
the Boston Beacon:
In this book the reader renews~ acquaint.
ance with English history by means of a
story delicately conceived and very inter
estlngly told. The historical characters are
well drawn and the imaginary ones are true
to life past or present. This is the first
novel to utilize the beautiful face and char.
acter of Lady Jane Grey and she makes a
very attractive part of the story. Lionel
Ardon from boyhood to manhood plays
worthily the hero's part. The book is very
strikingly bound in dark blue and gilt with
a decorative touch by the outlines of the
rose and thistle in colors and two inverted
swords in white"
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- sort of plus sign cut in
the middle. It looked more like a re-
ligious smybol than any thing else
a mystic emblem carved by. some me-
dieval hermit misled in this steam
and-trolley age of ours.
But to DriXie it had quite another
significance. 1t was a love token
little less than an open declaration in
this callow youths w estimation.
And, indeed, it was open enough to
those who knew him. For Drixie's
full name was Hendricks Hart, ard
hers was Jennie Cross; so the riddle
was easily read.
Hen" Hart the boys had called the
clumsy, shame-faced youngster when
he first came to the village school,
after his father sold the unprofta-
BILE farm up among the hills, and
started a grocery store. Then some
juvenile wit tried to improve upon it,
and nicknamed the little fellow
Chicken" Hart; but this he resented,
proving the appropriateness of the
title with such hardness of fist and
vigor of thrust that his mates 500
dropped it. They compromised upon
"Drixie," and this style persisted. He
was scarcely IL then. Now he was a
well-grown young man, and not an
u~nattractive specimen, either; but
that boyish trick of carving his val
entines upon the trees had persist
ed, too-until one dreamy October
afternoon, Stella Gaylaird fioated
into Meadowville and began the up
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
British Honduras Mountains.

The Coxcomb mountains of British
Honduras, to some extent an I'M
known part of the famous Mahogany
coast, are undergoing a process of
christening which will identify them
for all times with the beginning OF
the twentieth century. One range
has just been named the Queen Alex
andra mountains, another ang
takes the name of the Prince of
Wales, and a 4,ooo-foot peak has been
named Mt. Joseph Chamberlain.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
object. to 1t. Beinr Flnttened.

A scientist says that eff the earth was
fiattened the sea would be two miles deep
all over the world" And an Oklahoma ed.
itor gives out the following: eff any man
is caught fattening out the earth, shoot
him ON the spot, and don't be too particu-
lar what spot. There's a whole lot of us in
Oklahoma that can't swim."-Kansas City
(MoJ journal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
Not Up to Expectations.

Aunt Edith-And what do you think
of your little baby sister?
Little Elsie-Oh, I'm dreffully dis
appointed in her.
"Disappointed?"
Yes; why, she doesn't look a bit
more stylish than the baby our wash
woman got last spring."-Philrdelphia
Press.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
Seeking a New Homer

Why not try the great Southwest? Low
%colonist rates on the first and third Tues
days of each month. Ask for particulars
and literature. Address James Barker.
Gen1 Pass. Agent, M. X. & T. Ky., lOl
Wainwright Bldg, st. Louis.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

$500
ease are sure to follow If the kidneys
are neglected. Read how to cure
the kidneys and keep them well:
Mrs. James Beck, Of 314 West
Whitesboro Street, Rome, N. Y, says:
II was troubled with my kidneys for
eight or nine years; had much pain
in my back; as time went on I could
hardly endure it; T could not stand
except for a few moments at a time;
I grew weak and exhausted; I could
not even do light housework, let
alone washing and ironing; I could
not stoop or bend; my head ached
severely; I was in pain from my head
down to my heels; centering in the
kidneys it was a heavy, steady, sick
ening ache; I could not rest nights.
and got up mornings weak and tired.
I thought I was about done for, when
I saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
for kidney complaints, and got them
at Broughton & Graves's drug store.
Within a week after commencing
their S I began to improve, and
from that time on rapidly grew bet
ter. I used five boxes in all and was
cured. I have recommended Doan's
Kidney Pills to many others, and my
cast ought to convince the most skep-
tical sufferer to give them q fair
trial"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mrs. James
Beck will be mailed on application
to any part of the United States.
Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price
so cents per box.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

Notwithstanding. Dumley-"I don't
see why you call him a liberal writer" Mrs.
'Wise-"Why not?" Mrs. Dumley-"Why,
he charges two dollars for his last book, and
it's only got about rs SPACES in it. "-Philudel.
phia Record.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

Check Cold and Bronchitis with Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

Judy-"Wil We give me yer promise, Dem
mis-, that you'll love me roriver?" Dennis
Sure, an Ohm hardly of the opinion that
Oil lasht as long as that."-Richmond Dis
patch.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
Keep DOdginE,

o wretched lot of the twentieth century
man! Not only is the air full of microbes.
but now we must have a care not to inie.le
a wireless message.-Toronto Star.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

When a .woman's eyes say mo-" it does
not mean "yes."-Puck.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

To Care a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyifit fails to cure. Csc
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
Many school children Arc s,c,k,v.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill.
dren, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Chill
dren,s Home, New York, break up Colds,
cure Feverishness, Constipation and destroy
Worms. All Druggists, CSC. Sample FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted lie Roy, New York.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

Old Sofas. Backs of Chairs, etc., can be
dyed with Putnam Fadeless DYES.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

II you will not lend love you cannot Dor
row any.-Ram's Horn.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

Pugilists lead q sluggish life.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

The pride of achievement is not nearly
so great sometimes as thankfulness for
what we did not do.-1ndianapolis Sun.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

Iowa Farms "a Per Acre Cash,
bal. 1355crop tillpaid. Mulhall, Sioux City, Ia.
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Practice builds IN the plans laid down by
principle:-Ram's Horn.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

a small door may lead to q large foom.-
Rams Horn.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

Straight character cannot come out Of
crooked living.-Rams Horn.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

Sneers are the weapons of a helpless fool.
Chicago Daily News.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
WOMEN SUFFER.

Hard to attend to
daily duties with o
back that aches
like the toothache.
A woman's kidneys
give her constant
trouble. Backache
is the first warning
of sick kidneys and
should n e ' e r be
neglected.
Urinary disorders
annoy, embarrass
and O r woman
kind. Dangerous
diabetes, dropsy
and Bright's dis
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12

A few weeks later the young man
was lying on a cot in a darkene1
ROOM, slowly convalescing. Jennie
had just been allowed to enter for
the first time since the accident. SIZE
was holding his hand; her eyes were
cast down in deep humility; her face
was flushed, but sweetly resolute.
"Drixie," she said, in a voice that
hardly broke the silence, "Drixie,
dear, it was simply horrid of you to
ask me that way-but I do"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-12
HEART N CROSS
A Valentine Story
By LAWRENCE BOONE
By LAW
tCopyrtghted.l

OR nearly ten years brixie
had been carving on the
trees a fanciful design Of
his own continuing ~ a
heart, in outline, with a
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
The Stomach Is the Man.

A weak stomach weakcns the man,
because it cannot Transform the food he
eats into nourishmcnt. Health and
strength cannot be restored to any sicls
man or weak woman without first re-
storing health and strength to the
stomach. A weak stomach cannot di.
gest enough food to feed the tissues and
revive the tired and run down limbs and
organs of the body. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure cleanses. purifies, swectens and
strengthens the glands and membranes
OF the stomach, and cures indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach troubles. F.
G. Bland.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06

WILL HAVE BRANCH OFFICES m
WHICH Will BE SALEM
AND JAcKsoNBuRc.


The dea has been made whereby the
Marietta Torpedo company becomes the
owner of the business and equipment Of
the West Virginia Torpedo company.
The purchase includes two glycerine
factories, one located at Proctor and the
other ut Rcinhart, Harrison county, w.
VA, on the West Virginia Short Line.
The magazines, stock, horses and equip
ment Of the firm, which has operated ex-
tcnsively in West Virginia. also beanie
the property of the company, which has
its main office in Marietta.
When they get possession Of their new
purchase the Marietta Torpedo company
will have branches in the following West
Virginia towns: Cameron, Warrington.
Jacksonburg, Stringtown, Jakes Run,
Ellcnboro, Yellow Creek, Salem, st.
Marys and Sistcrsville. They have had
headquarters ut the two latter cities
and Marietta, woodsfield, MaclSsburg aud
Chesterhill for some time.
The Marietta Torpedo company, which
has had their share of the business of
shooting oil wells in the past in the ter
ritory which they have covered, will
probably have the largest concern of its
kind in the United States. At any rate
they win cover more territory than any
other like firm in the world.
Besides the two factories they have
purchased it also will have another one
in operation on the Cisler farm on Duck
Creek. 1t will have between 40 and 80
men in their employ and from 60 to 20
glycerine wagons with their equipment.
The West Virginia company has
done good business. 1t shot all OF the
South Penn Oil company's wells besides
for other prominent firms.
The terms of the sale have not been
iade public.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
WIND STORM
PLAYED HAVOC

Bristol, W. Va, March "a two.ssory
frame house, occupied a. residence by
the family of Charles Wells and owed
by 7. W. Keesy. was blown from its
foundation here Saturday in one of the
most destructive wind storms that has
visited this section for years. The house
had been surrounded by water since mid
night Friday and the family had
taken refuge in the second story. a
heavy wind arose at noon that lifted the
house bodily from its soaked fonda.
ton and completely wrecked it. The
members Of the family were rescued with
difficulty, but without serious injury.
The wind and food worked considcra-
bic destruction 10 oil well dcrricks in
this section. One rig ON the Barnes farm.
one on the .. w. Williams farm and two
on the Custer farm were blown to the
ground. A landslide ON the Dakon farm
caught producing well of the Independ
ent Oil company and moved the derrick
forty feet down the hill. @
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
WILL MOVE TO OHIO.
An Right Clothing House win CO to
Washington Court House.

c. E. Mark. the popular clothier, win
move the stock of the All Right clothing
store on Main street to Washington
Court House. Ohio, the last of the pres
ent week. This popular house has been
in business here nearly three years and
many rcgert to see It leave. The firm
has done splendid business here. The
store win be opened in Washington
Court House and be conducted by Mr..
Clark.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
LETTER LIST

List of unclaimed letters in the Clarxs-
burg, w. Va, post office advertised March
9, 1908.
Allen. Reese; Armstrong. Mrs. S. j.;
Aires, Frank; Bailey, Ed; Badgley, DIR.
A. R.; Benettc, Miss jay; Brooks, VIM;
Bennette, Miss Jry; Bohen q Feaiey;
claburn, July; Chapman, John; Church.
G. B.; Cummings, Vince; Croy, Tom;
Doughen, Harry; Darl<ey, A.; Dye, Mrs.
Mary; Doritz, Mrs. Rebecca; Dye Will
liam; Eairett, AIRS. Anna; Fullsinecr,
John; Gribble, Frank; Glotfety, NJ;
Haines, John; Haynes, John; Henderson,
Miss Allen; Hoffman, Mrs. Prudie; Jack
son, T. s.; Jones, Mrs. Lena, Jacobs, G.
W.; Johnsno. j. c.; jenkins, Mrs. Nettie;
Kirk. Claray; Lang. Mrs. Easter; Love,
Robert; May, Larry; Munyon, Frank;
Martin, A. w; Madison, Miss Ada; Nc
George, Mrs. D.; Moore, Binges; Moore.
Miss Blanche; Parish. Ian; Parrish, F.
A.; Perine, Ariie; Priesen, p; Robin
son. n. NJ; Rhoder, W. T.; Smith, E. s.;
Smith, Miss StelIie; Snider, Miss Rucie:
Safer, Miss Ida; Scott, Jake X; Shut
tlesworth. Charles; Teter, Peyton: I'm
gar, Mrs. Rosa; worthington, Finly;
Williams, Dick; Williams, Dick; wig
CLINTON, Miss Maud.
8. C. DENHAai, P. n.
Advertised March 2, 1908.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
what a Heap Of Happiness II Would
Bring to clarksDurs people.


Hard to do homework with an aching
back.
Hours of misery at leisure or at work.
If women only knew the cause;
Backache pains come from sick kid
neys.
Doan's Kidney Pills win cure them.
Clarksburg people endorse this.
Mrs. E. P. w. waldecis, +. p. W. Wal
deck, carpenter, Of III Chestnut street,
says: "A dull aching pain across the
small of my back which annoyed me
with its very persistency, chung to me
for years. If I stopped or overtaxci
myself in any way, sharp twinges fol.
lowed. At times have been 30 lame
and sore across the small Of the back
that could not lie ON 1t, and ! have
been SO afraid to turn In bed because
of the stitches catching me that to lie
in any one position actually kept ne
awake, despite the fact that was con.
tinuaiiy taking medicine. 1t Is the roc
election Of the above facts which makes
me 80 emphatically endorse the means
/ employed ut last to get relief. .he
treatment went to the cause OF the trou-
BILE and finally removed 1t. Doan's Kid
ney Pills certainly carry out the claims
made for them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Miburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
what's In . Nance

Everything is in the name when It
comes to Witch Halle Salve. E. q, De-
Witt & Co. of Chicago, discovered. some
years ago, how to make salye from,
Witch Hazel that is specific for Piles.
For blind, bleeding, itching and protrud-
ing Piles, eczema, cuts, burns, bruises
and all skin diseases DeWitt's Salve has
no equal This has given rise to mum
ero,is worthless counterfcits. Ask for
Dewitt's-thc genuine. F. G. Plan.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
Death Rate peereasing.

The 1900 census shows decrease of
10 per cent in the general death rate.
The decline in Consumption is more
marked than any other disease. Many
causes are attributed, but it is safe to
say that DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds is re-
sponsible for this decline, to q large ex-
tent. Many life has been saved by
its use. There is nothing anywhere just
as good for Lung and Throat troubles.
It's positively guaranteed by G. c.
Stone, druggist.
Price SOC and sl.oo Trial bottles free.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06

Miss Ethel Sprinkle was taken i'll Sat-
urday at the home of Mr.. Greed Collins,
of Pennsbcro, where she has been visit
ing for the past week or 80. She Is
threatened with typhoid fever. S,s.
Sprinkle left Sunday evening ON 40. 50
to be ut her daughters bedside. Through
the kindness OF Mr.. r. E. Parkerson, the
B. / o. agent here. No. SO was STOPPED
at Pennsboro. for her.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06

Those who, climb mountains frequently
find the dizzy dspths. too m,,aA for them
and lose their nerve. Such Is also the
experience Of those who neglect their
stomachs or bowels. Self preservation
demands DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
They are gentle. but thorough. Only 25c.
nj 6 c. STONE. druggist.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
AGED LADY DEAD.

AIRS. Sarah A. Nicholas is dead at
her home ON Halls Ram in the Wolf
Summit oil field. Her age was 70 years.
lnteiment in the cemetery at Enon
church near Bristol, Rev. w. N. Blair
officiating.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06

Dr.. 8. II. Hartman, eye, ear. nose
and throat specialist. Treatment,
surgery ARTIFICIAL eyes, spectacles.
Once hours 8 so ann. to g p. m. For
dyceR ding. Clarksburg. Oily
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-24
Baptist Female University,
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