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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-01
Notice To Creditors
In THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF !
"A Z A1EYaNpER DEoEAr.n {

In II NATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
A. F. ALEXANDER, DECEASED.
All persons having claims against said A.. F
Alexander, Deceas ID, are required to exhibit the
same with the nece 'saryv vouchers, to the under
signed Executor # the Last Will and Testament
Of said Deceased, at the office of M. B. Cassell g
CO., Sherbrooke, in the County Of Steele State o
North Dakota, and four months from first pub.
LEGATION of this notice have been limited as the
time for creditors to present their claims against
said estate. That c. s. Cassell whose residence
and postoffce address is Sherbrooke, Steele
North Dakota, is the resident agent Of
the undersigned executor, upon whom all process
may be served.
GEORGE ALEXANDER,
Executor.
Thirst Publication Sept. a, l9o3.]
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-01
STOVES FOR SALE.

One Round Oak Heater, also
one self feed base burner.
These stoves are as goodas new.
Call at the Pioneer af6ce.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-01
SCREENS.

To close out at my stock Of
door and window screens I will
sell them at cost. Call and get
my prices on storm sash and
doors, O. L. Bowen.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-01

For Sale: Radiant Home
Heater No. 6 nearly as good as
new. Mrs. A, w. Snowman.
1926 Hope N. D.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-01
of School Lands

NOTICE OF LEASE OF SCHOOL AND IN.
- ST1TUTION LANDS-The school and fn.
%stitution lands, not already leased, situated in
Steele county and state of North Dakota, will be
offered for lease at public auction to the highest
bidder at the court house. in the town Of Sher-
brooke, commencing at 10 O'clock a. M. on Wed.
nesday, October z, 1908. A complete list Of the
lands to be offeredfor lease hasbeen flied with the
county auditor, where the same can be inspected,
No bid will be entertained for less than S. per
cent of the appraised value Of cultivated lands,
and 1 per cent. Of appraised value Of uncuItivated
lands, and in no case will a bid be entertained for
any quarter section at less than - per year.
leased for one year only. Ali uncuItiyated lands
appraised at less than $40 per acre will be leased
or a term OF five years.
The entire amount Of first years rent, together
with fee, must be paid at the time of leasing, OF
tract will be leased to next highest bidder. All
deferred payments of rentals must be paid on or
be.ore the sixth day Of January f each year.
The Board of University and School Lands re-
serves the right to reject anv or ali bids.
Dated at Bismar~k this 18th day Of August,
A. d. 1908.
d.. LAXDAL, 4
Co1m'r OF University and School Lands.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
A NURSERY IN TIBET.

Noci,-n-b y-ha hs ism "a the Forests
OF This Obscure Country.
Our first meeting with The Sifans pre-
senicd NANNY ludicrou~ features We
were pluuSiuS through tie gloom OF the
forest when our ears were asSailed
with coucourSe 90 yciis which echoed
through tlte supernatural silence with
rlo-tiy wcirducss In this forhiddinr
wilderness WEE had not looked for signs
NJ human ha1iation. so. hastily arrang-
in;, ourselves in position. we prepared
ours 'ivcS Tor what seemed am inevita-
ble hostile attack. Long and anNiously
We awaited tEe onslaught OF our sup
posed hidden a>,aiiauts. when again
the pracc disturbing ~ound echoed al
most 10 seemed. over our very heads.
CHANGING upward. the mystery was
soon explained Tor ono thc lower branch
Is OF The tree we could descry numerous
small bundles. each too large FOR an
cyrie aud too small for a windfau
Both my K'angsi and Gharlkauese
escort with t-.ir supers;itious natures
reused hy these ghoSti,kc sounds. WISH
hly nt'Dd beneath their duSSy skins and
Sazrd furtivcly round I'm order To seek
means uf escape from this enchanted
spot. Even / WAS not little puzzled and
awed untu. pccring more closely. l be
caulc aware of the fact that the dis
turhiug clements which had caused us
50 much concern arose from the fact
that we had unwittingly stumbled upon
an aboriginal nursery ami that the
weird and ehoStlike sounds cmauated
from several hungry and lu~ty lunged
Infants. Then The solemn stiffness was
broken 10y our hearty laughter. the 81
fans and GharikaucSe. as lf 10 make
amends for their cr,dulous fears. max
ING the woods ring with their forced
outlaws. The Sifau Tibctans. as we
subsequently learned. place their chill
dren i'm skin cradles and hang these
from the trees in the forests. the first
from belief that thcy Will Dee instruct
ed by the deiticS the second that their
fun existence may not De endangered
10y the ahominahlc filth aui SQualor OF
the settled regions Several times in
the day they are visited 10y their moth
erS. who provide them with food and
remain With them during The night. and
I'm the forest home the child remains
until il is two or three years old and
has grown strong and healthy enough
To stand the riSorS of hardship and dis
eaSe.-W. g. jameson Reid i'm Golfers
Weekly.
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APHORISMS.

No legacy is so rich AZ honesty
Shakespeare.
\ grateful dog is better than am I'M
grateful man. Saadi
We first make our habits and then
our habits make us.-Emmons.
The retrospect OF life swarms with
lost orportunitiCs.-Sir Ii. Taylor
To bc happy is not the purpose OF
our being. but TO deserve happiness
Fitch.
Fortune may find pot. but your
own industry must make IL boil
Rousseau
When person il down I'm the world
an ounce OF help is better than a
pound OF caching.-Bulwcr.
M man ever did a designed injury
To another hut at the same time he
did a greater 20 himself Home.
When a man has not good reason
Tor doing a thing he has one good rem.
son for letting il alone.-Thomas Scott.
To be- perfectly just is an attribute
OF the divine nature: To be so To ID,
utmost Of our abilities Is the glory of
man.--AddiSon.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
TOPOGRAPHIC FIGURES.
Lesson In English That Wa
Taught by Chinaman.

Lesson In English That Wa
Taught by n Chinanaan.
That we have partially adopted the
Chinese method la our Written laR-
guage was a new thought 10 me ant
me that | rot from the proprietor OF =
Park avenue laundry when. in the nat
ural Caucasian fashion. referred 10
his written language rs being very in
;erior.
John" said. why do your people
use those chicken tracks instead Of
having an alphabet. as we Lavey"
A II c. too much trouble" he an
swercd quickly. why. YOU use chick
en- tracks. too. sometimes"
I'VE don't use them" / replied.
Yes; YOU use them very good. l
show YOU" Then he dipped his con-
venient brush in the ink and made the
number ~" on sheet of brown pa
per. That name Of street over there"
he continued, pointing. You say
eighty nine YOU don't write IL with
a II c. That Chinee. One mark is
one thinS You say idea yes. idea.
You don't put down mine and here
his brush came into use again-"you
put down % That's very good Chinee.
We do that all the time"
THAT is Geographic" | suggested.
yes. English have much telegraph
ic. All figures Geographic. See" And
again he used his brush. You make
- and - and YOU say minus plus
You don't spell with n h G. That is
mark for idca-ideographic. You make
NJ AMI say thousand That Chinese
way. Very good. | say, How hot?'
and you write '=+S7'' All Chinese.
No a II c. no many letters. only
marks and ideas
Fine way. English know some fine
Chinese ways. See! IS 60 You know
them. Ideas. You say Geographic.
You make many Chinese marks-marks
for stars. for plants. for measures for
weights and signs for hundred ami
hundred many things; same as Chi
nesc. Good
] actually left that laundry wiser
than entered it.-New York Herald
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Victoria and Napoleon.

Queen Victoria once gave remark
able description OF her visit TO the
tomb OF NAPOLEON l. during the reign
OF Napoleon III. The coffin is not yet
here" she wrote. but ian small side
chapel Of st. Jerome. Into this the EN-
peror led me. and there I stood at the
arm OF Napoleon III. his nephew. be
fore the coffin OF England's bitterest
FOE. |. the granddaughter or that king
who hated him most and who most
vigorously opposed him and this very
nephew. who bears his name. being my
nearest and dearest ally, The organ OF
the church was playing God Save the
Queen at the time, and this solemn
scene took place by torchlight and dur
Ing thunderstorm. Strange and won
derful indeedr'
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
To Land Buyers.
PARTIAL LIST OF BARNS

river 3ml-s rrnra
haym above
q ON AXE uf,l
for money!
OF old English fee eTerh
therein, Well shaded
miles Htryre Bunut cs fns cnl
f river ntonlla turu,
the use Of tril-
siueaIl
% ur
ls sands adet
and the Irvl
expense
one
ttst
variety atfss peaches
f
'e 'S estate Ten
to own turkc rad ftlt
aon
lfmle r,ntnr and half
nug
AcRrs-A desirable small Gr,m riorhar
iss An No farm large
harms spring and rice
sl As This onssf the best producing in
andu nnin
itt AcEs-Near turnpike bau. welor hard
INAsioa cas eofSl
bottom ana most the upland
we'll
ping water.
in
n
me
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a Very strange IntcrceSsIon

In church where the prayers are
made at the discretion Of the minister
very strange interceSSionS are some
times presented. remember wen
ages since hearing old Dr Muir OF
Glasgow. who was real though. &c
centric genius in his day and cf whom
no English reader ever heard. IVlate an
incident which had been i'm bis own
knowledge. Mr.. Smith was preach
ing nj prumSleokic, and he had come
to the concluding prayer. where We
pray for al aud sundrieS (Sicl. when
he suddenly remembered that he had
forgotten 10 pray for the magistrates.
So hc put In the prayer just where he
was. IIavc mercy upon all fools and
id!o;s and specially upon the magis-
tra;cS Of DrumSleckic.' lie meant no
evil. bat the magistrates were not
pleased. "-Loagma.'s Magaziae.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
BUOYANT MIDDLE AGE.
~ DalIieS JauntiIy With Youth In
These ProgrcxsiNc Days

~ Daliies JauntiIy With Youth In
These Progressive Days.
Half century ago man OF forty
I've was regarded almost elderly. and a
woman of the same age was expected
10 have long since cut herself adrift
from all ties binding her To her youth
and To assume the appearance and lie
gortmcnt OF a Staid. exemplary matron.
All this has changed In particularly
interesting way. OF which the pmmi.
ncnt feature is seeming contradic-
ton. IL the threc-ycar-old child of To-
day is aS knowing ais was the SiN-ycar-
old of half a century ago and the 'nn-
ycar-old hoy OF today is i'm many re-
spectS quite rs much "A man rs was his
grandfather at eighteen. one might nat
urally expect that i'm due graduation the
modern middle aged man should be old
beyond his years. But such is not the
case
Middle age. 50 far from hurrying GU
into senility. 81 far even from standing
still. would seem actually To have
stepped backward and marched along
side of youth There is jauntineSS. a
buoyancy. an elasticity. about the mid
die age Of today az which our fathers
would have shaken their heads rs I'M
seemly. The gulf which once separated
the middle aged parent from his chill
drcn has been filled up. The curtain
which shrouded' the middle aged man
generally from the eyes of youth and
which caused him to be regarded with
respect If not with awe has been lifted
and in obedience 10 the same influences
which have made the SchOolmaStcr the
friend of the schooiboy and the rcgi-
mental officer almost the cOmrade of
his men the middle aged man Of today
IS never SO happy rs when working or
playing upon an equality and actually
In connection with youth.
As With men so IL is with women.
Social statiSticianS tell us that the age
at which women are considered most
eligible for marriage has been very
notably advanced of late years. and
we know that the lament Of many n
matchmaking mamma Is that the most
dreaded rivals of her darling are not
10 be found SO much among the girls
OF her own age rs among women who
not many years ago would have been
releSatcd 10 the ranks of hopeless old
maidenhood- The fact that the middle
aged lady OF today is much younger in
manner and tastes is OF course not the
only reason for this. hut IL is among
the most potent.-London Spectator
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15

Effective 'iimnH That RrSu,tcd I,
Sctt.;f-. 1IursIcrcr l-r~-

Effective 'iimnK Tint Resulted In
Sctt!sf.- a 'iurJcr~r Free
Lachaua. tue great French advocate.
was renowned Tor de.lncri te bat telling
dramatic approximations. as it were.
upon thr original theme.
At one time. FOR instance. NE was de-
Tending murderer con Dec. -. An
day iou- Dee haraSScd witnesses. re-
calling them. causing delay after de-
lazy before getting his final address TO
the jury. 10 was wcll ON I'm the even
ing before Dee commenced Then sud
denly. at tho height of his passionate
appeals for thc prisoner. the slow. sol
cmn bells OF the cathedral next door
pealcd for the midnight maSS-the first
mass of Christmas morning. Lachaud
stopped as if overwhelmed 10y a sud
den warming
do you hear:" he said solemnly
after "a moments silence. and his man
ncr conveyed that an his own glib
clorucucc Lad been shattered hv the
divine interruption of Christ himself.
"lhc tedccmcv comes Co amend our
piuabic cndelvorS. Which OF as would
dare now. c1 this great day az mercy
and forgiveness. to condemn another
human hcinS ana. above AN. 10 con
denim one whose culpab.lity is more
than douhtmlt"
Tho prisoner was acquitted without
the least difficulty. though his death
sentence ten minutes before had been
regarded as certain. The actual sound
OF the pealing bells had been too much
for Cd
ping point 10y the fatigue OF a long
days sitting.
But nobody guessed. except the few
who knew lachaud intimately. that
lac had been maneuverins from the
umc the court opened I'm the morning
90 Sct that one stirring cWcct The
prisoner WAS a dead man without Ii
and saved as certainly il it could be
brought on successfully Kansas City
independent.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

High and gravelly soil is the best for
fruit trees.
Mildew Is the worst enemy OF the
cooseberry. Pruning Is the best rom
edy.
Rosin and tallow in equal parts is
m excellent covering for wounds in
fruit and other trees.
To cultivate among trees use Whit
retree as short as the horse can walk
with. Turn the hooks I'm.
The weeds must be kept down around
the small fruit trees and vines il the
frnit is TO mature and ripen rightly.
Look over the orchard occasionally
to see that no suckers are growing from
the roots OF the trees TO sap the strength
from the main tree.
Plants in windows should be turned
once or twice week. 4 fine form,
which is half the beauty of plant.
cannot be attained without this.
Wood ashes not only help To keep
borers from the roots OF trees. but the
trcrs make n healthier and more vigor-
Gus growth and bear much sounder
fruit when they are used.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
MISTAKES OF BIRDS.
rhey Are the Result OF Contact win
Cf~fffxn ton.

Probably In a state OF wild nature
birds never make mistakes. but where
they come i'm contact with our civilian
ton and are confronted by new eondi-
tons they very naturally make mis-
takes For instance. their cunning In
mes, building sometimes deserts them.
The art OF the BIRD Il to conceal liz
nest both as TO position aud as To ma
terial. but now and then Il is BETRAYED
into weaving into it's structure SNOWY
and bizarre bits OF this or that. which
give its secret away and which seem
10 violate all the traditions OF its kind
nave the picture 90 q robins nest be-
Tore me upon the outside of which are
stuck small muslin flower. n leaf
from small calendar and a photo
graph OF local celebrity. 4 more
incongruous use Of material I'm bird
architecture II would be hard 10 find.
| have been told OF another robins nest
upon the outside ~ which the bird had
fastened a wooden label from n near
by flower bed markell Wake Robin -
Stu another nest I have seen built
upon a large. SNOWY foundation OF the
paperlike flower of aptcnnaria. or ev-
eTlaSting. The wO~i thrush Frequently
weaves a fragment Of newspaper or a
white rag into the foundation OF its
nest. EVIL communications corr,lnt
good manners" The newspaper and
the rag bag unsettle tie wits Of the
birds.
The phTbe bird Is capable OF this
Kind OF mistake or inGis-retion An the
past generations OF her .ribc have built
upon natural AMI therefore neutral
sizes. usually under shclviu. AMI over
hanging rocks. ana the art Of adantn..
the nest 10 its surroundings. blcndin..
1t with them. has been highly Gcyol
ored. But phoehe now Frequently
builds under our sheds AMI porclos.
where. 50 far as coucc.si-lent * CON
cerned. change OF bacterial say from
moss TO dry grass or shred, az bark.
would be an advantage 20 lc~. Bat She
departs not mite from the family ira-
diuons; she uses the Same woody
moSSes which in some c.,.rS. cs-ociallv
when the nest is placed upon u.evenlv
sawed timber. makes l-r srcrct an
open one To all cycs.-Jcau Eurrou. rs
in Century.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15

Here is a headache cure that is said
10 oe a marvellous remedy and 90 re
licve the sufferer when an else fails.
IL Is easy 20 make and easy To apply.
and IL consists simply OF black pepper
and camphor. Take q quantity Of black
pepper and put il i'm handkerchief.
Then fold the handkerchief over 50
thar The grains cannot fall out and
Saturatc the whole tlin- with cam
phor. Bind this plaster" on the head
and lie down. In a very few moments
the headache will Doe relieved and the
patient Will be asleep. When the hand
kcrchief becomes dry saturate again
with the camphor; that's ALL People
who have tried everything else say
that this home remedy relieves them
quickest. Al any rate. il is worth try
inc
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
ID e !. = II " I'D r. IL /.
REAL e ST A TIE AGEN II.
Berryville, Clarke county. Virginia.
Buy Sell and Rent Farms, Lots,
and Houses.
NEGOTIATE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
NEGOTIATE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE


northern boundary Blue Ridge earern
shrylgh thea
wthC
and the diversified
dpetla rlva
to the tartan
ande
Good roads hount
the Blue Ridge gravys
Acetyt
houses supported by
am roads
the okaudWe
Of
north or Besides
romB
capia
Of
lsendn
ronnn
derck Warren Loudoun
il
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15

Some very curious models have from
time 10 time been produced in court i'm
various lawsuits. There was model
Of a mill produced lately I'm a patent
case whore the patentee claimed his
patent 60 have been infringed. The
patent was in connection with some
part Of the machinery of the mill The
model mill was set working i'm court
while judge and counsel watched its
movements with much interest. \
model steam engine was once produced
IN an action against railway compa-
ny. The judge insisted on having the
whole working of the engine explained
10 him. Whcreupou the counsel who
was speaking asked for ana adjourn
ment 81 The trial Tor twelve months.
when hc would De- able 20 give the re-
Quired explanation. London Taller
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15

II used to be that the quality of
Job Printing did not amount to
much, so far as success in business
was concerned. Any business man
or woman could get along fairly we'll
without 1t. But We live in another
and altogether diFeren, era.
Today it is necessary for business
people to have neat stationervif thew
intend to occupy prominent place
among their competitors.
When Won see a piece Of job print
ing crowded and the type damned
too close together, with dirty-looking
INK and finger marks smeared over
It, on low grade of paper. i. doesn't
speak we'll for the firm which uses it.
In fact, YOU don't have the same
opinion OF that place as you have of
the man whose stationery is clearly
printed With good ink on the best
grade Of paper
The quality Of stationery reflects
the staud.og of ones business. II j.
therefore duty YOU owe to Yourself
to have good printing.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
THE COURIER

The Cor Ter, as YOU are aware, is
the only newspaper in Clarke county.
There Is no need of another. because
this journal covers the local field so
completely and promptly with uuiver-
sd satisfaction, that il has long since
been recognized as permanent In
stitution.
We are ,udeavorjng TO get the
COURIER into every Clarke county
home, and our efforts are meeting
with great deal Of success.
twill cost just One DOLLAR
to have the COURIER mailed 10 your
address for a hole year. lou VIII
then gc, all OF the county news.
send for % free sample copy.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
Nothing go shoN, For L.

Say. doctor. what's that la~t - item
in your bin fort"
Let me see. oh. yes: gave YOU "a
thorough examination ON ihat da,.
Don't YOU remembers"
sure / remember. BUT DO You ~l.p-
pose / am yo'ug 10 pay YOU for t,at
when YOU took up am hour cr my timc
and then couldn't lind anything tho
matter with me after all:"- Buffalo
ENnreSS
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
THE CITY OF COLOR.
NEW YORK a PICTURE OF PLEASING
CONTRASTS IN HUEs.

The American Metropolis In This
Respect surDaSses All the Great
Monotone Tinted Capital. of tn,
Occidental World
New York has been written about
from almost every possible point OF
view architectural. commercial. polit-
cal and social Yet So FAR as we know
mas never been properly appreciated
.'f i1c one thing i'm which il sur3a $500
% tie other great capitals OF the occi-
dental world. ami that Is for its color.
} hose OF us who live here an our lives
or who absent ourselves for only brief
and inconsiderable periods OF time
never know how extraordinary is the
environment in which we have been
placed II Is Only the stranger with an
artistic sense or the native who has
been long away who gets the fun Of
feet OF this city OF ours IN stS uni0lie
prismatic foridity OF hue such as vivi-
Ncs 10 other city Of its Kind.
II you viii think for a moment and
visualize from memory the great cities
of Europe as colorist would 500 Them
you WIFE De- struck by the fact that ca "a
one i~ "a monotone London I1s to
dun. Giu-y. smoky hue OF It's own No
vonher fo-s. aud as You pass alonc its
miles ami miles Of streets. a vrclter Of
unvariegated facades and homcly chin
u'y pots. your impression VIII la
ihore and more that London Is ono
-rcat Snrd-c. hidrous and uureiievcG
beneath sky az watery raleness
OIL" diu-y hue OF everything beneath it
Paris equally represents a monotone. a
q, iicate -ray that is neat and clean and
That adds to the symmetry ana har-
mouiouSueSs of the Whole effect. but
that Is seldom diversified by warmer
tones. Berlin is monotone iu bu0.
and Rome. like Paris. for the most
part. monotone in gray.
tur thinks at first Of Naples ais "A
cfy brilliant with the hue~ 81 tle
south. hut % little reflection VIII show
that % Is rot thc city itself which cam
hn rightly ~o regarded. hut rathrr tho
~'it.u- of trc city ais oue rn-eosvr- ft
from tle ship ou which De- enters tle
glorious hay or from the Capo al Posi-
hpo. The intense blue OF The Sky. the
emerald Of the surrounding hills. the
sparkle on tle waters that lap its
crescent shore. the huge dun slope az
NeSuvius. with its golden smoke. and
Capri in the distance swimming in a
golden mist-these things AFFORD an un-
torgettable dream OF perfect coioring
But Naples itself. The place - as
commonplace and dirty and d,prcss-
ing as Constantinopie. which also from
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15

Ministers sometimes observe some GU
rions phases Of human nature among
persons soliciting their services i'm the
performance Of a marriage ceremony.
"Win you take this woman for your
welded wife?" asked n clergyman of n
would he bridegroom.
YES; I'll take her." remarked the
man in half detected tone. but" he
added. with surprising frankness. I'D
rather II were her sister,"