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during the closing days of the war and
taken his meals at any. frst-class res.
taurant. and then hef would see that,
in comparison with the prices of today,
things to eat are almost given away"
said r. J. Wilson, of Virginia, at the
new Willard to Washington Star man
recently. "Why, during the days of
'64 you had to carry a basketf,,1 of mon
ey to buy enough meats and vegetables
for a family dinner. And it was the.
same way if you took your best girl
to supper after the theater. In looking
over some old documents the other day
1 came across list of articles served
by the old Oriental restaurant at Rich
mond. The prices that prevailed then
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12
|LITTLE SISTERS DO NOBLE WORK

The giantess' face changed and a scowl
replaced the pleasant look.
Don't be putin that Mrs. Peterson
next me at tn table," she said fiercely.
Sure. can't abide her. She's that low
spirited and snivlin, that I've mind to
hand her one with this here fist
''Auntie!" exclaimed the sister re-
proachfully, but there was a little
twinkle in her eye.
well, now We know, sister,
wouldn't be dom tn likes Of that, but
/ can't abide tn woman. Indade
can't. Now, there's Mrs. Murphy in a
wheedling tone, II wouldn't moind Mrs.
Murphy longside O. me
But the sister, with an "Fll see,
auntie," turned away. "Auntie is a
character in the Institution because Of
her sudden friendships and her fierce
quarrels," she said. "They don't amount
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12

that the old men take to their BEDS
In the home of the Little Sisters of
the Poor the mems dining room is in
the basement, and off of this is their
smoking room, for most of these old
men take great comfort in their pipes.
When the sister and the visitor entered
the room the other morning they were
gathered in little groups, except for
five or six individuals, who smoked in
solitary state
What Inmates Do.
'"The women do little patching and
the men little gardening said the
sister as she walked through the
smoking room. nodding brightly to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12
Home for FendIess Little Sisters of the Poo

to do their part in preserving the con-
tour of the face and a skull could re-
veal no more plainly the bony struc-
ture of the head. In the hollows under
the cheek bones-holloWs that were
once filed smoothly out and delicate
ly colored-are folds of wrinkled,
parchment like skin. The spotless and
prim white cap that is fastened with.
white ties under chin that might
have once been dimpled, seems now to
accentuate by its whiteness that ghast-
ly yellow hue which is the complexion
of old age. But though the face of this
venerable woman, who in her young
girlhood sang the folk songs of her
people in Northern Sweden, is other
wise most appallingly suggestive of the
grave, a pair Of restless and singularly
bright blue eyes, set though they are
in sunken sockets, suggest life and not
a querulous or low ebbing life, either.
Indeed, when Granny Swenson
flashes those great eyes of hers in the
direction of the door through which
enters the occasional visitor. the lat
ter experiences a most .eerie sensa-
ton, for it is exactly as though soul
were peering through the eye sockets
of a skull.
Age end Childhood.
The other morning as Granny" sat
propped up in bed there floated through
the open window, together with the
song of wren and the fragrance Of
rosemary, the ight-hearted laughter of
a child. 20, I'm so glad, Pm so glad,
Pm so glad" sang the little one out
side and there was a soft shuttle as of
tiny, slippered feet dancing on the
pavement. Granny" becknned to the
sister who had come into the dormi-
tory with a visitor The sister hur-
ried over to the cot and slipped kind
ly arm about the bony shoulders as, in
a voice that resembled nothing SO much
as the rattle of metal discs against
hard surface, the old woman muttered
something in her native tongue, for
she speaks no English. The sister re-
piled in the same language, her voice
sootl ng, reassuring, encouraging. Il
was once like that little one out there"
was what Granny said, but it was
long ago, long ago. long ago" And
something of the marvel of it all was
expressed in the nonogenarian's rest
less eyes as they searched the sisters
peaceful face.
Granny has rival" said the sister
briskly, as she ushered the visitor out
of the dormitory. I'VE will go down
stairs now and 1 will show you an
other old lady who is also ninety-four,
though three months younger than
Granny, and much livelier and much
stronger" But suddenly loud gong
sounded through the corridors and the
sister paused. 1T is the bell for pray
ers," she said II shall have to ask you
to excuse me for few minutes. Will
you wait here?" She pointed to a chair
in the hall. But through a half open
door the visitor caught a glimpse of
the chapel and by preference she Slip
ped in there. The bell for IL O'Clock
morning prayer does not summon the
inmates of the homes of the Little Sis
ters of the Poor to the chapel. There
were only three old ladies in there
when the visitor entered. These were
telling their beads and the droning
voices seemed to fit in with the sunny
quiet of the chapel. But presently
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12
80 cheerfully does youth begin
Life's pleasant morning stage;
Alas! the evening traveller feels
The fears of weary age"

On the second floor, in one corner of
the pleasant dormitory for women in
the home of the Little Sisters of the
Poor, there lies in clean, white cot
a woman ninety-four years of age. She
is the oldest inmate Of the institution,
but the other 139 who are there now
see little of her, for weakness forces
this old woman to keep to her bed She
is so emaciated that her form makes
only the barest outline against the
loose covering. Her bloodless lips are
folded back over her toothless gums.
Flabby muscles have long ago refused
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12

way and beckoned to the visitor Pray
ers were not yet over, and as they
walked down the corridor and through
the women's sitting room ana dining
room they passed scores of old ladies
saying their beads or responding fer
vently to the petitions for mercy sent
up by one of their members. The sis
ter pointed out .Granny's" rival. She
sat in a high backed chair; or one that
her diminutipe size made to. appear
high backed for this little old Irfshwom-
an did not appear to <be five feet high.
In a way she looked aasaold as .Gran-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12

other voices aoated into the room,
seemingly from all directions, and the
droning changed to a busy hum. Some
times the words We're very plain. De
liver us from temptation was oddly
enough the most distinct phrase of the
prayer, which Catholics SO appropri
ately call "Our Father" But in that
peaceful home with the world so very
far away the fervent plant sounded
almost like mockery. Deliver us
from temptation!'' What temptation
could come to those to whom life could
represent only existence; whom age
had severed from every thread of life
except the slender one fastened to a
family beating heart?
Granny's Rival.
The sister reappeared in the door
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should have a good memory for names and
faces. for it pleases most persons to be
called by their names. They feel at home
In a place where they are remembered.
s"Of course there Is such thing as be-
ing too pleasant. That is one of the rea-
sons why we lose our good cashiers. Some
customer to whom a girl has been too
amiable wants her to be his wife, and We
have to hunt for a new cashier. Some
times these weddings cause real mourn
ing among the patrons. I remember one
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12
cunIds and Cashiers.

at would be willing to pay SO COM
mission to any one who would get me
good cashier" said the proprietor of
Broadway restaurant. "Of course 1 want
a girl Above all things she must have
tact. A pretty. tactful cashier can bring
almost as much trade to restaurant as
the bill of fare. Many customer will
forget the slight received from an i'm
pudent waiter if the cashier gives him
his change with a pleasant smile. She
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12
WAR PRICES IN RICHMOND.

A southerner Comments on Bill of
Fare Figures-Lots of Money.
when hear a friend of mine COM
plain of prices on the bill Of fare of any
heightened hotel restaurant tell him
he ought to have lived in the South
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12

seem worse than robbery now to those
not acquainted with the then existing
conditions. For instance, plate Of
soup cost just $1.50. Think OF that!s
And it wasn't green turtle SOUP For
an order of turkey or chicken you were
taxed $3.50. while for roast beef you
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12

old men, who touched their caps, "but
only few of them are able to do even
that. and for most of these the days
seem very long The garden in the
rear of the institution is fenced-in
triangle that overlooks the river. There
Is no finer view IN the city than that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12

To those who are fond of asserting
not only the mental but the physical
equality of the sexes statement made
by this Little Sister of. the Poor will
be somewhat disconcerting. Men are
much spryer when they're old than
afflicted with so many ailments. There's
never a day here but that you will find
a number of the old ladies in bed, but
it is only when mortal illness eemess
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12

girl who was cashier in a restaurant
down town After being employed there
five years she got married Maybe you
don't think the customers did the right
thing. 1t took two wagons to cart away
the presents they sent to the place"
A PHILOSOPHICAL View.
Mrs. Hogg-My opinion is mat they're
MI. ho6o-N e4l. uOn,C pIOiose 20 lose
fattening us up to eat US, and flesh
worrying about it.-Puck.
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The Men More spry

to anything, the quarrels, you know
but we find her very interesting.
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The sister reappeared in the door
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
A NATION OF
The People of Spain Puff Tobacco In
cessantly and in All Sorts
If Places.

Although one often hears that the
tobacco habit prevails universally in
Spain it is impossible to know how
general that habit is until one visits
there, says a London paper. People
smoke necessarily. under all condi-
tons, at all hours and in all places
excepting the church. Men smoke in
the railway carriages; they smoke in
all the tram cars; they smoke in all
the minor theaters; they smoke in all
the restaurants. in the hotel dining
rooms, and, of course, in the cafes.
In the business office the merchant
and his clerks smoke. In shops the
shopman, while trying to sell goods
to a lady, will stop to roll a cigar
cite, which, when lighted, he will
puff in her face. You see conductors
and drivers CT tram cars smoking.
All the hackney cabnen smoke all
the time, while even coachmen and
footmen of private carriages some
times smoke on the box. Beggars APP
proach you cigarettes in mouth to
whine for aims. If you ask for tick
cts at a railway office the clerk lays
down his cigarette as he hands you
the dingy bits of pasteboard. The
innumerablc peddlers all smoke ciga-
rettes all the time. The lower-class
women. including the gypsy women,
smoke freely on the streets.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
THE NAVY RATION.
Immense Amount of Provisions Com
sumed in II Year by Amer
lean Sailors.

TIE enlisted force of the navy dur
ing the coming yeas is expected to
consume 220, 000poundsof frankfurter
sausages and IA, 600 pounds of auer-
kraut. This is a part of the new navy
ration, for the component parts of
which contracts are shortly to be
awarded covering n years supplies,
deliverable at the various navy yards
and stations. The schedules for these
provisions have been prepared in the
bureau of supplies and accounts, and
it has been one of the interesting
estimates of that bureau to figure
out the amount of subsistence of this
class which will probably be con-
sumed on shipboard, says the Army
and Navy Register. The aggregate
supplies, in addition to the 100000
pounds of frankfurters and the 144.-
600 pounds of sauerkraut are as fol-
lows: 100000 pounds of fresh beef,
$4,000 pounds of fresh pork chops,
172,00C pounds of fresh veal, 2S5,000
pounds of fresh mutton, 100000
pounds of pork sausages, $4,000
pounds of bologna sausages, 723,0oO
pounds of smoked beef tongues, 141,-
900 pounds of sugar cured hams, 141,-
900 pounds of sugar cured shoulders,
141,00O pounds of fresh beef liver,
2S5,0O0 pounds of dressed chickens
and 1880 pounds of dressed turkeys.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
AUTOMATIC DOCTOR IN PARIS
Drugs for Twelve Different Ailments
Furnished by Pcnny-in-SlOt
Machines.

It is probaEle that the climax of
the automatic supply craze has been
reached by the company which is
about 10 install penny-in-the-slot ma
chimes, called ''~everybody's DOCTOR"
on the bouleyards and principal thor.
oughfares, says the Brooklyn Eagle,
Each machine is to have 10 slots,
which means that not only the rene
dies, but also the prescriptions for -
different ailments, such as toothache,
indigestion, cold in the head and
nerves." will be Forthcoming for the
ubiquitous penny.
Tie faculty Of medicine has grant
ed tie system a certificate, and there
is CONSERVATION among Partisan doc
tors. One doctor said:
st will lead to all sorts of com.
plications. People who are suffering
pain have not always their wits at
command, and it is quite conceivable
that many people will take the op-
posite drugs to these they require,
J. 4 see a man who is half blind
with biliousness putting his penny
in the wrong slot and swallowing a
cure for influenza. That is certainly
what will happen, and then those ma
chimes will be rallied at just as many
a doctor is when he happens to make
a mistake"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
LARGEST CIRcULAR SAW.
One in Pennsylvania Intended to Cut
Pine Stu;aI ,s Into Single
Bolts,

The largest circular saw in the
world has just been turned out OF a
factory in Williamsport, Pa, for use
in the lumber section of Elk county.
The saw is seven feet four inches in
diameter and wears teeth each one
OF which is four inches long. The
saw weighs 3o5 pounds.
The purpose for which the nam
moth saw was made is of interest,
says the Philadelphia North Amer
lean. 1t will be used to cut pine
stumps into shingle bolts, thus open
ing to the market a vast quantity Of
material which until recently was
considered useless. In Elk county.
where 30 years ago the forests Of
white pine were hewn down and turn
ed into lumber, there are thousands
OF acres of great pine stumps as solid
as they were the day that the trees
were cut, any of these stumps stand
from five to eight feet above the
ground, SO that in the swampy re.
gions of the Elk county plateaus
there are millions of feet of choice
single wood. The big saw will be
installed in a mill near Straits, and
it's particular business will be to eat
into blocks of the ponderous pine
stumps that r to be. fed to it. and
it is expected to make one bite of the
biggest morsel offered.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
THE CLEANEST CITY.
Manila Credited with Having Least
Dirt of Any City Of Its Size.
w. d. Winthrop, Executive Secretary
to Gov. Taft in the Philippines,
Talks of Conditions in
the

w. B. Winthrop, executive secretary
to Gov. Taft. of the Philippine commits
sion, has arrived in this country. He
has just completed two years service
in the orient and is home on a six
months leave of absence.
Secretary Winthrop said that Gov.
Taft was still at Benguet when he left,
but that his health had been almost
entirely restored.
Manila" said Winthrop, SIS now the
%cleanest city of its size in the world,
with less crime than any community of
which, know. The ladrones you read
about in the dispatches are just about
like your burglars and highwaymen,
only not quite so numerous and more
easily disposed of.
Business in Manila is dull at pres
emit, but the agricultural department
is responsible for that and the condi-
ton is only temporary. The rinder-
pest destroyed a great many cattle and
the agricultural methods i'll vogue
throughout the islands are of the most
elementary nature. The natives raise
sugar, and make it pay, and that by
the crudest and most wasteful of proc
esses. The agricultural possibilities
of the Philippines are infinite and with
modern methods there is 10 reason why
the islands should not be as fruitful
as any lands on earth. The recent con
gressional appropriation will do much
to alleviate the situation and the cur-
rency legislation will do more than
anything else for the material devel-
opment of the Philippines.
"The labor problem is a deep one.
It will be settled, however, and on the
lines laid down by Gov. Taft. The COM
mission realizes that while the admis-
sion of Chinese labor would hasten the
development of the country and pro-
mote the prosperity of Americans
financially interested there, it would
reduce the Filipino to the lowest mag
Unable condition. Where he has been
given a chance under proper supervi.
sion he has made an excellent work
man. Capt. Butt, of the l~andItransport
department., and Mai. Aleshire.. ofthe
water transport, have both employed
large numbers of natives as teamsters,
longshoremen. boatmen and general
laborers and both speak highly of the
FiliPino's good qualities in these lines
of industry.
with Cinnamon il the land the Fill.
pino will never be induced to work
and would gradually be obliterated al.
together. The commission is not al
all likely to sacrifice the Filipino fol
the sake of fastening the development
of the Philippine islands. They will.
first make a man of him and then, with
his help, make something worth while
of his land.'
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
ROMANCE OF FAMOUS PICTURE.
Dit OF canvas Considered Almost VAL
uelcss Bought by Expert for
$4,000.

A curious romance of a famous pic
ture has just come to light at London.
For many years a picture entitled "The
Holy Family" hung en- the walls, CT the
Bristol Young Mems association. The
owner lent it for a long true and ulti-
mately proposed that the association
buy it for what he termed a reasonable
sum-$50. But the ASSOCIATE On thought
it had more important demands for it's
money and declined to buy it. Lately
the owner died and the executors took
charge of the picture and sent it to
London to be sold. Judge of their sur
prise when they got $5o.noo for it from
an expert, who identified it as a. famous
picture from the brush Of Pietro Da
Cortona, a great Italian painter of the
seventeenth century. The xrert con-
sidered it cheap at the price.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
NOTHING POETIC.
How the Fond Dream of Il EcvoteA
Wife Was RuGcly Dis
PEELED.

Some men are never poetic; others
lose their poetic sense with the en-
croacl,ment of years. At least that
is the opinion of a matrcn now past
middle life, says the Chicago Chron-
icle. "The only trouble with a man is
that he loses the poetic side of his
nature as the years roll by" she re-
marked. "Now, only yesterday my
husband took on the far-away look.
1 must confess it recalled the delight
full days when lie put all his talents
into telling me how charming I. was
and how all his life was wrapped I'D
in ne, saying it as constantly and
with as many enchanting variations
as eve a woman could desire. For
a long time | watched him in silence.
Then at last. unable longer to bear
the suspense, | softly asked: What
are you thinking about. dear?' I
was wondering he answered. If L
shouldn't lie quite safe i'll leaving off
my winter underwear Now, wasn't
that poetic! Vet that salne iconoc.
lastic nan is brave enough to COM
plain at times that l have changed"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
KINGS AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE.
oiiSer stanton, an american. Is Agent
for the Disposition of the Ma
cline of British

During the last few weeks Oliver
Stanton. an American, who taught the
king to drive an automobile, has been
seen ABOUT London a great deal in a
stylish looking 15-horse power Daimler
machine. The dark green body with red
lines betrays the fact that it belongs
to the king. The machine is in Mr..
Stanton's hands for the purpose of sell
ing, but it will be sold to a private in
dividual. The reason for this reser-
vation is due to his majesty's obiec-
tons to any dea'er or Snowman secur-
ing the automobile, and then exhib-
ting it as once having been the prop
crty of the king.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
Monument. to Gunrnnker.

At a meeting attended by the krupp
workmen and the burgomaster of
Essen it was decided to erect a statue
to Frederick Alfred Krupp in his ma
tive town. The Krupp employees are
anxious to have a leading share in
erecting the monument in order that
it may be a permanent evidence of
their attitude toward their late chief.
1t was decided to appoint a monument
committee to be composed of eight
krupp employees, five workmen and
three officials; four representatives of
the Essen town council and two of
krupp's personal friends.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
Poor khartrunf.

Lord Cromer, speaking at Khar.
toum of the needs of the country, re-
Gently said: Except sand, crocodiles
and hippopoia1ni, of all Of which
there appears to be a somewhat SUI
perabundant supply, there is not
enough of anything in the Soudan."
If the region could exchange it's hip
popotami. crocodiles and sand forrail.
ways, educated natives and "dust"-
to use n colloquialism for money-it
would be reasonably happy and pros
porous. This is the problem of com
merce the world over-to exchange
what II does not want for what one
needs,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
Bismarck Binding Irvine

lam again taking a farmers
club order for state Irvine.
If you have not spoken to me
for your Irvine and wish to be
sure to get it drop me a line stat
ing about how much you want.
Prices and terms practically
the same as last year.
W. II. NORTHROP,
Hope, N. D,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
The Iowa Dairy Separa-
tor.

A marvel of simplicity. High
est quality of material and per-
feet workmanship. Easy to run.
All parts interchangeable.
Cream flows from Top Of bowl.
Skim milk from bottom. Prac-
tically a self cleaner. Nothing
to compare on the market. Call
and see them at Geo. A. Luce's
implement depot.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
ED.

On or about April 18th, one
sorrel mare, age 6 or Z years,
weight about 800 lbs, branded
high on left hip, do not know the
characters of brand; 2 or 3 white
feet +; some white on forehead
name CUTS about Il length
had halter on when last seen.
Notify II. I. Standby,
6tf Hope, N. D
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
Big Postal Duafn nss.

The United States post office de-
partment in 1902 issued domestic
money orders amounting to over
$313, 0oo, 900 and foreign amounting to
nearly $23, 900. 900. The money SEN
abroad was almost entirely remit.
tances to relatives by immigrants.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
The Debris Not Mentioned.

An E~nglishman has covered 427 miles
in 81 hours and 16 minutes with his
automobile. Until the fragments are
gathered together, says the Chicago
Record-Herald, it will be impossible to
tell what else vas covered besides the
miles
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-06-04
PASTURE.

| want twenty-five horses to
pasture for the summer Good
pasture and good water. For
tsrms, etc. call on, or address,
If. Vim. Phillips,
Hope, N. D..