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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16
THE Il
Party Feeling Unknown. with Washington the
Unanimous Choice of the Country.

1t is a far cry from the time of the
election of George Washington and
John Adams to be President and Vice
President of the United States down
to the presidential campaign OF the
years of our Lord, 1904. That first
election took place on the 7th of Jam
uary in the year 1889. and such evil
fence as we have in regard to it
would indicate that it was rather a
tame affair. Indeed, it could not we'll
nave been otherwise in view Of the
TACT that there were no opposing can
d1dates, and none of the elements that
enter into the election contests of our
day. Party spirit had not yet mani
tested itself, and the young republic
turned with n common impulse to
washington when it became neces-
sary to elect a President.
The "spellbinder," the Stump speak
er," the professional politician, the
campaign shouter and the no
litical wire puller" were as vet, IN.
known.
only ten states voted at this first
eooeiou' NeW 1Ork, although having
ratified the constitution and thereby
having the right to vote, lost this
privilege through a bitter contest he.
tween the two branches of her Leeis.
iature over the appointment of cleo
tors. There is no satisfactory record
OF the number of popular votes cast
at this election, nor at any of the sue.
ceeding elections until the year 1924.
when Andrew Jackson received 1876.
872 votes; John Quincy Adams, 10e.
III votes; w. H. Crawford of Georgia.
44,2S2 votes, and Henry Clay, 1852
votes. Although the popular vote cast
for Andrew Jackson exceeded the
number of votes cast for. John Quincy
Adams by a little more than $4,000
the electoral college gave Adams 16
more votes than Jackson received.
n Adams was declared President. n
the disappointment and rage of the
supporters of Jackson.
Washington's cabinet had in il
Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph
and Timothy Pickering as secretaries
OF state. Pickering vas from Massa.
chusetts. and he became secretary Of
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16
Oysters With, or Without?

Sitting opposite me in a down.
town oyster house the other day.
said Col. Abe Gruber, was one OF
those fastidious men who undertake
to transmit instructions to the cook
through the waiter. He wanted a
twenty-ive-cent milk stew. AS nearly
as 1 car remember these were his
instructions:
Nov, waiter, kindly tell the cook
/ don't want the oysters and mill
merely mixed and heated. l want the
milk carefully boiled first. The oys
tiers should then be added without the
liquor. The liquor should, not be put
in until the seasoning is added. Be
very particular to get good, rich milk
and nothing but the best gilt-edget
butter. AS for the oysters, 1 wan,
Cape Cod salts. No ordinary stool
oysters for me. Do you understand?
81 think SO, sir replied the waiter;
but do o wish the oysters with OF
Without
With or without what?' asked the
customer.
Pearls, sir.'"-New York Press.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16
REPUTATION EASY TO LOSE
Little Fable of Guy de Maupasant
Points Good Moral,

Little Fable Of Guy de Maupasant
Points Good Moral.
To illustrate the ease with which
a reputation may be shattered, the
New York Sun summarizes this story
by Guy de M~aupasant:
A peasant p%erceives a piece OF
string lying in the village street and
stoops to pick it up. AS he puts it in
his pocket he notices his enemy look.
ing at him from a neighboring door.
step. Ashamed at being seen pick.
ing up so trivial an object, he turns
hastily away, in evident confusion.
But a pocketbook has been lost,
and the peasant is arrested, charged
with having found it.
In vain he protests that it was only
a piece of string he picked up. No.
body believes him. But, as there is
no further evidence against him, he
is released. !
He goes from friend to friend tell.
ing his story, showing the piece OF
string. But they all turn away. He
is an outcast.
He tells his story to strangers, to
any n who will listen. Practical
jokers get him to tell it to amuse
them, as soldiers are urged to tell
the story of their battles. His mind
struck at the root, grows weak; he
takes to his bed; at last he dies
clutching the piece Of string, protest.
ing his innocence in his delirium.
No n can tell a practical jokes
END.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

state in December of the year 1895.
Alexander Hamilton and Olive,
Wolcott served as secretaries of the
treasury during Washington's admins
tration, while Henry Knox, Timothy
Pickering and James McHenry served
at different times as secretaries OF
war and navy. The different attorney
generals during the Washington ad.
lninistration were Edmund Randolph,
William Bradford and Charles Lee.
The postmaster general was not rec
ognized as a member of the Presi.
dents cabinet until the year 1929.
All was not harmonious in the Pres
ident's cabinet, peaceful as his cleo
ton had been. Thomas Jefferson and
Alexander Hamilton were not the best
of friends, and the breach widened as
it became nor and more apparent
that Hamilton had more influence
than Jefferson over Washington and
vas able to bring more things to pass.
Washington was as unwilling to re-
ceive his second nomination as he had
been to receive the first, and he was
anxious to retire from public life, put
again his friends made him feel that
it was his duty to accept the office
The second campaign, like the first
was without conventions, without
nominations. and such a thing as q
platform on which the party might
stand" was as yet unheard of. But
party spirit had made itself felt, and
there were Federalists and Anti-Fed
eralists, to whom the name of Repub
licans began to be given.
But both parties were eager tina,
Washington should remain in office
although there was an effort made tc
GUST John Adams from the vice presi
dency and to give that Office to George
Clinton, but Adams was, as is well
known, elected for a second term
Party spirit ran high. Indeed it be
came so violent before the close Of
Washington's second administration
that he might we'll have wished him
self back on his peaceful Mt. Vernon
farm, leaving behind all the vexatious
cares of state that must be the Dor
ton of every President of the United
States.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16
His Social Advisers.

AS a rich incumbent OF the highest
Office, Washington maintained a style
thai was rich and elegant, and by
some thought osIentatious. The state
carriage was the town wonder, espe
cially when it was drawn by six blood
ed horses. The Presidents social ad.
visers were Adams, Jay, Hamilton and
Madison, whom he consulted in writ.
ing. The adyices of Jay and Madison
are lost. Hamilton and Adams were
in favor of an imposing ceremonial
Adams was for a liberal provision OF
chamberlains, aids de camp, secretar.
les and masters of ceremonies, con-.
pelling private individuals who de.
sired an audience to apply first to a
minister of state.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16
RelictuS.

One shall be taken, and the other left
Into Lies cleaning he has passed to-
night.
The yiyisincss of day for him is Ger,
Its Sladdenins luster will be his nc
r5 more,
Only the solemn vcspertinal light.
She was his all. as he was all to her
o happy, smile that hoverest like a
wrath
Ger the wan lips, dost thou proclaim a
faith
IN Love no mist of years can ever blur?
Dreaming he saZes. waited to n cline
OF hyacinth siades and meadows COW
slip oWrid,
Where boy and maiden, brave in Love
new found,
Laughing Reliance fling to Death and
Time. -
Into the cleaning he has passed. but
soon
Shall yiisten through its grayncs
MemOry's star.
And with white radiance naught OF
Earth cvan man
Console for crimson dawn and golden
& noon! .
Westminster Gazette.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

This "epidiascope" that makes a
ladybug look as big as a bat may make
the feminine bathing suit look as big
as a handkerchief. But the machine
looks like a cook stove.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

A Cleveland editor advertises the
TOSS Of a diamond scarfpin and dia-
mond watch charm. AS editors are
supposed to live the simple life, the
question is, Where did he get those
trinkets?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

A California professor has invented
a logic machine, which on being fed
with major and minor premises gives
the correct conclusion. Congress
would have no use for it.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

When a woman falls in love you
can't make her believe all men are
alike, and when she has been married
ten years you can't make her believe
that they are not.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

This story that Hetty Green has a
doughnut for her lunch every day
should be d~iscredited. Probably some
enemy is trying to spread the notion
that she is leading a life of reckless
self-indulgence.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

There is, a man in Brooklyn who
has a gold brick worth real money.
There are such gold bricks, but they
are about as rare as the conscience
that will not let it's owner dodge mis-
taxes.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

A Chicago man is supporting his
nineteen children and their mother on
IN income of 50 a week. When it
ONE to expert financeering there is
something worthy of study.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

A girl in Tampa was wooed and Won
by mail, but she backed out when the
would-be bridegroom called. 1t is a
sad fact that a good many men make
their best appearance through the
postoffice.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

The fact that a silver dollar of the
vintage of 1904 recently brought s1,100
in Chicago will bring tears to the eyes
of the man who last blew it in at its
face value.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

A good deal of fun is made Of the fe-
male bargain hunters, but it is just
this class which many a man
from misery by making the ends meet
and a little Observation-Disclosures Mirror.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

Thousands Of children in New York
have no breakfast at home before
leaving for school. It was a wise mis-
sionary who said he could not convert
a hungry man, and we listen to hear
a teacher apply his words to another
field.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

Sir Henry Irving's son is to play in
Hamlet" May he never be troubled
by the apparition of his fathers
ghost!
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

J. Pierpont Morgan has bought
King Leopold's interest in a Chinese
railroad. 1t is pretty safe to say that
Leopold didn't soak anybody on the
deal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

According to census bureau statistics
telephone users in the United States
shouted Hello, Central" 5.O7O,554,553
times last year. The census bureau
has failed to gather statistics showing
how man- times eezt-al replied: "The
line is busyW
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

New York dealers in automobiles
report the sale of over s1O,0OO,OOO
worth OF their machines in the last
two weeks. The gasoline age is upon
is.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

1t is found that Mrs. Chadwick's as.
sets amount to about 500, 900. Fool
ish woman, Think of. the fun she
might have had with that much
money.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

A leading critic says: Few Of the
poets are now working at their trade"
How does he know, since the real
poets are always dead?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

Watches are now made only an
eighth Of an inch thick. Your pocket
book looks thin, too. after you have
paid for one Of them.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

Pennypacker of Pennsylvania says
ne believes the devil is an editor. This
shows that a very small reason may
sometimes totter on its throne.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

1t is fortunate for the Oberlin stu.
dents, perhaps, that Mrs. Chadwick
didn't sign Russell Sage's name to
those notes.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

New York's gilded youths have call
ing cards for their dogs. Thus a host
ess knows at once which to address
when they are ushered in.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

It's an i'll wind that blows good to
nobody. The ''glass-put-in" man win
have plenty to do for a while in Rus,
sia. I'LL.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

A Pittsburg teacher notes that col
lege professors are paid less than
many cooks. Well, perhaps the cooks
are really experts.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

An English clergyman says that
meat makes man immoral. This may
explain why he trust is boosting the
price.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16
There is popular distrust OF the
proposition to monkey with the prune
crop.

President Stillman said any banker
is likely to make an error. Aunt Cas-
sic Chadwick agrees.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-16

the mill as it stands at the present,
time. Flour Of rye and wheat was
ground at this mill, drawn in wagons
two miles to the Schuylkill river, and
foated down the stream on RATS to
W~ashington's camp. The old mill is
still grinding out -four for the farm,
ers and chop feed for their cattle,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-11-03
DEFINITION OF "CANADA."
Expression Translated Into English
Means About the Same as
"Nothkng Dong"

According to Judge ". R. Bernard,
of Kansas City, the Dominion of
Canada derives its name from the ex-
preston of Spanish explorer who in
disgust left that country in the latter
part of the sixteenth catury.
although number IT dictionaries
give the derivation of tbs word Canada
to some Indian Words" s4gs Judge Ber-
nard, II am quite sure That is not the
case. Persons who understand Spanish
will readily see how the c0minion came
to its name. 1t was du ing the time
when the gold fever wa. at it's worst
in Spain and Mexico that an expedition
went as far north on this continent as
the northern shores of the great lakes.
Some people say that it was an off,
shoot of the expedition of Coronado
which explored California. / hardly
believe it was. After making a thor
ough search of the county, the party
found no trace of the mu.:h sought for
gold.
"'Ca nada,' said the loader of the
expedition, in disgust, watch express,
sion translated into English means
nothing here
$50 you see," said Judge Bernard.
"the name of Canada meas about the
same as the modern slang phrase:
Nothing DOING"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-11-03

Injury by destroying large numbers of
small fish. The full-grown bug may
be nearly two and one-half inches
long, almost an inch in breadth, and
is a. nearly uniform brown color.
These insects are dangerous inhabit-
ants Of aquaria containing young
fish, since they almost invariably de-
stroy the latter. They occur in the
water at all seasons of the year, speci-
mems having been taken even from I'M
der ice. The insects belonging to this
family, the giant water bugs, are ex-
tremely interesting and very abundant
in all parts Of the tropical and tenn
perate zones Of both hemispheres. A
giant species occurring in tropical
America measures four inches long.
These insects, with their inconspicu-
Gus brownish coloring, Turk in quiet
pools, darling out suddenly upon their
unsuspectfng victim. which is grasped
with the strong clasping fore legs and
cruelty wounded with the powerful
beak, which is plunged deep into the
flesh. A copious supply of saliva is
injected into the wound and undoubt-
eddy hastens the paralysis so soon fol-
lowing an attack. These bugs fly
readily, which is often a necessity,
since pools Inhabited by them may dry
completely, and at such times are at
tracted to electric lights, occasionally
in large numbers, and this has led to
the popular designation of electric
hight bug" Their large size and ;pe-
culiar appearance command attention,
resulting in specimens being brought
to notice from year to year. An al
lied smaller species occurring in our
northern waters is of particular in
terest, because the eggs are deposited
upon the back of the male, and remain
there till Matched. 1t is stated, says
the Country Gentleman, that this bur-
den is not voluntarily assumed by the
male, but is forced upon him by his
consort, and he appears to regard the
burden as a. personal indignity and
does not hesitate to rid himself of the
load if possible. This smaller form
is usually very active, but those load
ed with eggs remain quiet, clinging to
leaf, with the end of the abdomen
out Of water, and will suffer almost
any injury without protest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-11-03
THE 1IEET1Na.>


often ponder how. when first we met,
We did not speak as strangers. To nsr
ayes
Aethought there leaped a luster of sur
prise
As leaps the smoldering flame that storm
winds fret
Vanished the years-I saw an island set
In sapphire seas and under sapphire skies,
Where wandered two in most ecstatic
wise,
Meshed by the love-god in his golden net.
In ages dead-thus said the portraiture
VI dream--you won her, trembled to her
kiss;
An, would might divine, through omen
sure,
That there again would dawn an hour
like this,
Then would all other joys fade. pale and
poor,
And no bar be unyo the bourn of bliss!
Clinton Scotland, III Ainslee's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-11-03
The Science Of Wheels.

Attention has been called by technical
writer's to the fact that the wheels of
vehicles intended for driving-roads
have not kept pace in development with
the other parts of carriage mechanism.
Experiments with heavy vehicles fndi-.
cate that wheels should be made higher
and broader. In England it has been
recommended that with a maximum
axle load Of eight tons the width of tire
should be about 1917 inches. Increase
of the diameter of the wheel is said to
be more effective in preventing damage
to road beds than width of tire.-Youth's
Companion. III .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-11-03
DEATH or AN IMMORTAL"
Observation Of Scientist Of This
Lower Organism Which Shows
That They Do Die.

What has been called the "immor.
tality" OF certain lower organisms has
been supposed to follow from the fact
that they multiply by fission,, each in
dividual separating into two or more.
We thus have the substance of the
parent dividing itself equally among
its offspring, instead of giving of
small portions and then perishing, as
with the higher organisms. OF course
it has not been denied that violence
may and does put an end to some
of these Immortal" masses of pro-
toplasm, but it has been asserted by
some authorities that death is not the
normal end of their life history. In
terest therefore attaches to COM
munication from Edwin Linton, pub
lished in Science, In which he de-.
scribes what seems to him to have
been the spontaneous death of an
amelia by disintegration. These Or
ganisms, as will be remembered, are
scarcely more than masses of proto-
plasm endowed with ability to move
and digest, without special organs for
either purpose. 10 quote MI. LIN
ton:
while watching some amebae on
February 8 I observed one which was
behaving in singular manner. In
stead of progressing in one direction
this one appeared to be in state Of
indecision. One end, which for con-
venience shall call the anterior, was
consistently trying to 60 in one direc,
ton. At the other end there was
in progress an active formation of
pseudopodia" and an apparent en-
deavor to move in the opposite direc-
ton. The parenchyma of the ameba
contained a rather larger amount of
granular material than usual, and this
was little more abundant toward the
posterior end.
"The formation of pseudopodia at
the posterior end was first in one d.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-11-03
GIANT WATER BUG.
Something About This Creature
Which Preys on Small Fish,
Called Electric Light Bug.

A specimen Of this gigantic brown
creature shown in the accompanying
illustration was received from Herki-
n,er county, with the statement that
it was attached to the back of a
trout weighing half pound. This
giant water bug Is a well-known
enemy Of fishes, preying as a rule
upon the smaller forms, and, when
abundant, it may cause considerable
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-11-03

(Made from memory few minutes
after the events which they illustrate had
been observed. l, la, pseudopOdia at OPP
posite ends of the animal with energetic
flow of the endosarc In opposite direc-
ton; 2, cessation Of struggle, movement
In only one direction; 3, renewal Of strug-
gle with elongation of animal; 1, begin
ming of division: and 6, division COM
pleted; 5, normal, g. abnormal new ameba;
7. position assumed by a few seconds
later: 8, spontaneous disruption of T. No
nucleus was seen.)
rection Gig. 1, a.. This was accom-
panied by simultaneous formation of
pseudopodia at the anterior end. The
intracellular struggle which then en-
sued, during which the granular pro-
toplasm flowed from the central re-
gion into both posterior and anterior
pseudopodia, would continue for few
seconds, to be followed by the retrac-
ton of the pseudopodia and a few Sec
onds of quiet. At last Gig. 81, after
two or three such trials, there ap-
peared to ensue determined struggle
between the opposing ends of the ami
NAL. Soon the central portion be-
came narrow and thread-like Gig. ~.
This connecting bond at last broke,
and it was then seen that the animal
had divided into two approximately
equal parts. The part which had been
the posterior region contained more
than half of the coarse granules.
The new individuals moved away
from each other in opposite directions,
each following the direction of its
previous efforts. The one that had
been the anterior end of the undi-
vided animal not only contained fewer
granules than the other, but it also
had larger proportion of clear proto-
plasm at it's anterior end. It behaved
normally, and quickly moved out Of
the field. The other Gig. g., after
moving in a normal manner for a few
seconds, ceased to form pseudopodia,
and assumed an rregularly spherical
shape Gig. y. Up to this point 1
supposed I had been witnessing an
ordinary case of division. Then &C.
CURED what looked like the dissolu-
ton Of this bit Of supposedly immor-
tai living substance The ectosarc
and protoplasm disappeared suddenly
as If by a descriptive explosion, the
larger globu1ar granules remaining as
an inert mass Gig 81.
1T would appear that the posterior
half of the original animal was too
heavily charged with granular bodies.
The ruptured surface probably failed
to heal over. Rapid osmosis took
place. protoplasm increased in bulk
rapidly until the ectosarc, no longer
able to resist the pressure from with
in, gave way suddenly. 49,. ri
.teNo signs of life could be seen in
the. disintegrated part. It was simply
a cluster of granules with no conference
and no connecting material.
'The whole operation lasted but a
short time, probably little longer than
one minute"
.
"Literally false feet;;" temporary pro-
to aid the ameba in moving. ,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-11-03
Something IN 1 Name.

Something ina Name.
Have you seen Mrs. Coldslaw's new
country homer J.
Yes; it's an awfully tucked up lit
tie box. Positively stuffy." .-.5.. j..
That's strange. She's very proud
of it."
''Of course. But I knew what sort
of shack to expect as soon as heard
what she called the place."
"Wlhat was that?"
"'Bungalow Bluff Cleveland
Plain Dealer.