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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
CREED MADE NO DIFFERENCE.
SomnambuIist Had to Stay in the
Lookup Just the Same.

Somnambulist Had to Stay in the
Lookup Just the Same.
One night not long since a watch
man at Kittanering, N. Y, found one
of the most respectable citizens of the
town roaming the streets in his night
robe. The officer very promptly
placed the mar under arrest and
directed his steps toward the city
bastile. A rather rude jolt at a
street crossing woke the citizen up.
He at once became aware that he was
being piloted by the policeman and a
few moments of observation convinc-
ed him he was not going toward home.
Then he spoke.
What are you doing with me,
Tom?" inquired the man.
ooh, I've got you for walking
around the streets in your chemise.'
said the officer. That's against the
law. you know"
You're not going to lock me up,''
said the citizen in establishment.
why don't you know l am a som
nambulist?"
Il don't care what church you be.
long to- retorted Tom, you're out on
the street in clothes not fit to be
seen, it's my duty to arrest you, and
in you 60"
And in he went until friends
brought street clothing and got him
out in the morning.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
A FOR THE THEE.
Famous Splinter Happened to BE In
Condition for Chase.

Famous Splinter Happened to BE In
Condition for Chase.
Arthur Duffy the sprinter, who car.
fied off many racing honors here and
abroad, once told a friend Of an anus
ing experience in New Haven. where
he had gone to participate in intercol.
legiate athletic events.
The evening following the close of
the meet Duffy was in a hotel demon
! strating to his friends the best kind
Of clothes to don for a race. To do
this better, he had stripped and put on
his new trunks and running shoes.
Just as he had done so, a commotion
was heard in the corridor outside
Duffy's door, and there were cries of
Thief! Stop thief" It should be
added that this occurred at about one
in the morning, for Duffy and his
friends had been to a theater and had
supped afterward.
AS soon as he heard the words.
Duffy threw open his door and dashed
out, in time to see a man darling down
the stairway. He made after the man
and after a sprint of half a block over
took him. AS Duffy grabbed the cu1-
prit by the collar the latter wheeled
as If to fight, but when he observed the
trunks and the running shoes his jaw
dropped and he shook his head.
II give up, old man." said he dis
consolately. when desc hotel people
gets to keeping a man ready in run
MIN costume to chase a man at one in
the mornin', they're too much for mel"
The Sunday Magazine.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
II HUNG CHANGES TREES.
Those He Planted at Grants Tomb 10
1897 Did Not Thrive.

Those He Planted at Grants Tomb 10
1897 Did Not Thrive.
The trees planted on the lawn at thu
north side Of Grants tomb in May
1897, by Ii Hung Chang have not
thrived as they should. Ever since the
trees were planted the souvenir hunt
ers have been plucking twigs from
them, preventing their growth to q
great degree. 1t is no uncommon thing
to see a couple of women approach the
trees, glance furtively around and then
snatch twigs from the trees and put
them quickly out Of sight. 1t has al
ways been expected that the park de
partment, which controls the surround
ings Of the tomb, would place a railing
around the trees, but it has never beon
done. When Gen. Grant planted trees
at Toxic, Japan, not only where they
protected by a railing, but a guard OF
soldiers was kept constantly on duty
around them.-New York Sun.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
BERRIES FOR RHEUMATISM.
Despite the Tradition, Some Say Tha,
They Are Curative.

Despite the Tradition, Some Say Tha,
They Are Curative.
That Strawberries are injurious to
rheumatic persons" is as old a tradi
ton as that tomatoes Glove .apples)
are conducive to love. But against
science no tradition is safe. 1t is now
asserted that strawberries are really
the real thing" in food for rheumat,
les. Linnaeus, it is said, kept himself
free from rheumatism by eating straw.
berries. F%ontenelli, another naturalist,
attributed his longevity to strawber.
ries. He resorted to them as a medi.
cine and would frequently say: eff ]
can but reach the season of strawhar
ries!"
Borheave is said to have classed thu
strawberry with the principal red fruit
remedies, containing iron as well as
PHOSPHORUS, salt, sulphur and sugar.
1t has long been a tradition that the
chief demand for. horse chestnuts has
come from persons who believe in
their efficacy as a cure for rheumatism
or at least a palliative in rheumatic
affections. Strawberries have hereto.
fore been barred, but if they now have
all the merits claimed for them. or
lndeed any of the merits, the bars will
be down and stay down permanently
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
Pad for Fountain Pen.

A business woman who finds it nee.
essary to carry a fountain pen wraps
it in a piece of chamois and thereby
ave her handkerchiefs and other
feminine effects from many an ink
stain. However. the chamois soon be.
comes saturated with ink, stiff and un.
pleasant and must be renewed often,
A better cast can be made of inch
wide ribbon lined with stockinette
rubber cloth and packed with a bit OF
absorbent cotton at the leaky end OF
the pen. This will keep the pen al.
ways dry to the fingers, as the cot.
ton can be changed without trouble
and the case itself need never be
soiled.
If you have a male friend who is ad
dicted to the fountain pen habit, you
can endear yourself to him by present.
ing him with such a case, and thus
saving his short ribs from many an
inky bath whenever he happens to put
the pen upside down in his waistcoat
pocket.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
BABY's INSTINCT
Shows He Knew What Food to sticl

Shows He Knew What Food to Stick
To-.
Forwarding a photo of a splendidiy
handsome and healthy young boy. a
happy mother writes from an Ohio
town:
"The enclosed picture shows nv 4.
year-old Grape-Nuts boy.
Since he was two years old he has
eaten nothing but Grape-Nuts. He
demands and gets this fod three
times a day. This may seem rather
unusual. but he does not care for any
thing else after he has eaten his
Grape-Nuts, which he uses with milk
or cream, and then he is through with
his meal. Even on Thanksgiving day
he refused turkey and all the good
things that make up that great din
ner, and ate his dish of Grape-Nuts
and cream with the best results and
none of the evils that the other fool
ish members Of the family experj
enced.
HE is never sick, has a beautiful
complexion, and is considered a very
handsome boy. May the Postum Com
pany prosper and long continue to fur
nish their wholesome food!" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, The Road to Wellville, in ev.
cry pkg. a
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
Absurd and PeriIous.

Congressman Lands desired to H.
lustrate the absurd and perilous posi-
ton of a Doodle politician whose dis.
honesty had been exposed.
There, before the crash came,' he
said, 'the nan stood lettering and
swaying, pale and scared; and, though
I pitied him, I had to laugh at him be.
cause his position was so ludicrous.
"He reminded me of the Indianap.
oils barber who got drunk one busy
Saturday afternoon.
"This barber, heavy with eighteen
large, cold glasses Of beer, lurched
into his shop at the end of the ball
game, put on his white coat, seized a
razor, and began to shave a patron
whom the apprentice had just lathered
Up.
"As the barber shaved away he held
onto the patrons nose.
"'Hang it, the patron said. sWha,
are you about, anyway? Let go of my
nose. will your
"Let go?' said the barber. Not q
bit of it. If 1 did I'd fall down."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
The Two Artists.

Robert Henri. the well-known paint
err of New York, met the other day ar
old friend from Boston.
The Bostonian has painted all his
fife. but his work is not good. Before
work that is not good Mr.. Henri is
unable to dissemble. He cannot, te
save his life, call bad art good art.
Accordingly, when the obscure
painter showed the noted one a few
specimens of his work no praise was
bestowed on it by Mr.. Henri. He onl,
looked at it, nodded gravely and spoke
Of other things.
Henri" said the B%ostonian, help
lessly, 81 don't think I paint as well as
l did ten years ago"
ooh, yes, you do" said Mr.. Herr,
in a kindly voice, s'only your taste
has improved"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
Mailing shinqies.

"A correspondent who claims the
qualification Of a master mechanic
says that in no case should a Single
receive more than two nails and these
should be driven about half an inch
from the edges. When nails are driv
en- an inch or from the edge the
shingles are liable to have a Joint
broken v e the head Of the nail.
When this occur water will rot a
hole round the nail in a very few
years. If the single is held down at
the edges there is no danger Of the
center rising.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
The Mill and the Water

1.-THE mill will never grind
With the water that is past"
Sighed the Moralizing Person
TO the Cobbler at his last;
And he sighed again profoundly
At this solemn thought of his
Concerning mems and wpmen'S
Wasted opportunities.
But the Cobbler kept on cobbling,
And he said: well. I don't claim
To be much NV a grinder,
But I git there jist the same
With Goblin shoes: and, mister.
If I kin say my say,
I'll say that there warter
Want quite all throwed away"
The .Moralizing Person
Sighed again and shook his head,
And the Cobbler kept on talking:.
why. it's plain as day." he said,
You kin put yer plant NV bilers
Jist below the mill an git
A j'int err two wv pipin'
To reach right up to it;
''Then chuck in slabs and shavin's,
And set the pile afire,
An fore you know it, mister.
You've got that steam up higher
Parson Trimble's steeple:
Then TURF yer throttle, and
And grind to beat the band"
The Cobbler ceased conversing
And let his hammer drop,
And the Moralizing Person
Got up and left the shop.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
FEAR FOR NIAGARA
IMMENSE VOLUME OF WATER
DIVERTED FROM FALLS.
Commercial Enterprises are Making
Heavy Drains on This / a.nous Show.
Place-its Tremendcls Electrical
Power the inducement.

Niagara Falls, August THE
volume of water being diverted
from the historic Niagara Falls II
reaching such proportions that the
people o. the State are trying to spass
laws which will prevent the possible
ity of a practical wiping out Of this
sublime natural spectacle.
Water sufficient to develop nearsy
five hundred thousand horsepower
continuously, twenty-four hours pei
day, for industrial purposes, is, now
being taken from the river above tho
Falls, and further developments re-
Quiring more water are contemplated
Probably the largest user of the
electricity produced by the waters Of
the mighty river is the which
by the five or six thousand degree
heat Of the electric furnace brings
lime and coke into unwilling union.
thereby producing what is known as
Calcium Carbide.
Dry calcium carbide is lifeless a.
SO much broken rock, but in contact
with water 1t springs into activity and
begets abundantly the gas Acetylene.
The light resulting from the ignition
Of acetylene is the nearest approach
to sunlight known.
These facts, though Of compare
lively recent discovery, were soon
seized by men with an eye to the com.
mercial possibilities and to-day cal
cium carbide is being shipped every.
where and used for dispelling dark.
ness in buildings Of all descriptions,
from the ordinary barn of the farmer
to the country villa Of the wealthy, ID
well as for lighting the streets of .
large number Of towns. Acetylene
can be easily and cheaply installed,
and the manufacture and sale OF
acetylene generators has become q
business of recognized standing, has
assumed large proportions and is
steadily growing.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
Evils Of Board Floor.

H. NJ. M.-My chickens are dying
and l cannot tell what is the cause.
They are all right when they come
out of the shell, but in a week they
take lame and die in a day or two.
They seem to be weak in the legs and
the feet of some become twisted and
slightly swelled. l keep them in a
house with board floor and feed them
on corn meal. Can you prescribe .
remedy?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
Diplomacy.

Brown-Halloa! Your typewriter's
left you, l see.
Black-O, yes. I gave her notice
to leave. She wasn't a bit of good
couldn't spell at all.
Brown-Was she riled when you
told her she'd have to go?
Black-Not a bit. l told her she
was SO pretty that the clerks couldn't
get on with their work for admirine
her.-Stray Stories. :
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17

sengers being taken in charge by the
company: that had owned the Queen,
but !, to continue on my Journey to
Sardinia to rescue Nita Barlotti from
her master, Maligni, and to obtain, for
my W purpose as well as for hers,
the red box that had been given by
her father, at his heath, to the Italian
into whose keeping he had also placed
his beautiful daughter.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
LINING = silo with Concrete.

W. H. CA silo IA feet in diameter
and 80 feet high built of lumber above
4 feet of stone work at the bottom,
admits air and spoils the silage. How
would it do to build a mould and line
the silo with three inches of cement
concrete?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17

A three-inch lining of concrete
would be liable to crack. 1t would be
better to lath the walls and plaster
them with cement mortar. To do this
there would be required 1900 laths,
five barrels of Portland cement, and
one and one-half yards of coarse sand.
The ditching machines referred to
lave not proved a success.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17

The trouble is the board floor. 1t is
impossible to successfully raise chick.
ems on a board floor. The sooner
chickens get to the earth the better.
Cornmeal alone is about the worst
thing that ear be given to chickens
particularly uncooked.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
Roer With = Charmed Life.

Commandant Moller, lately Of the
Boer army. was not born to be shot.
During the conflict with Great Britain
he had twenty-one horses shot under
him, but never received a scratch.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17

There is no difference in the cornice
further than in the case of brick We.
neer the projections must be meas.
ured from the outside of the brick,
and in the other case from the out,
side of the sheathing.
A window frame for a clapboaro
finish should be sheathed and fitted
on the outside; for brick it should be
put up and s%taylathed until the bricks
are laid and the lathing and plaster.
ing are finished on the inside. Then
the frame should be sheathed on the
inside with matched lumber. then
strapped, lathed and plastered.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17

A-Horse stable 10 It. wide. Book
stall okla it. CC-Cowstalls IS it. long
COWS 8 #. wide. E-Cistern. F-Door 8
it. wide. G-Doors 4 1T. wide. Hill
Feed alleys 6 It. wide. Feed room.
J-Roothouse 14x16 #. K-Gutters l 1T. 2
Windows. Oslo. P-Driveway to barn
floor.
in such cases the wall of the building
is not pushed in by the frost. The
plan shows the position of the cistern.
The position of the mixing room is
also shown.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17

I'd about es lief try tew raise a
crop o plums IN my apple trees es
try tew raise a crop O. summer board
ers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
Watering Concrete Walls

w. H. Gle have just finished a
large Portland cement foundation for
a barn. The builders told me to water
it every day for two weeks. Is this
necessary, and why?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17

The builders advice was good. Con
crete requires moisture to set or hard.
en-. In dry weather the moisture in a
green wall e%vaporates rapidly and per.
feet setting cannot take place unless
moisture is added. If kept moist for
two weeks perfect hardening will have
taken place.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
cornice and Window Frame construc.

ton.
Enq.-What are the essential differ
ences. such as length of cave, style OF
cornice, construction of window
frame, ETC., between a frame house
finished with clapboards, and one fin.
ished with brick veneer?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17

The illustration gives a plan OF
tust such a barn as is required. AS
a general rule silos are built on the
outside of the barn and at a distance
off. from three to six feet away from
the, wall of the building. BY so do
ing, the ensilage, which is taken from
the silo in through a door in the barn,
is much easier gotten out. The plan
indicates this: 1t is a good plan to fill
in a space of two feet next the barn
with stone. This provides a drain
for any water that may fall there and
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-08-17
BARN WELL LAID OUT.
Plan for a Compact and commodiou.
Structure.

l.. Al am raising a barn On q base
ment 4Ox6S feet. There are mows 10
feet wide at each end. The north
threshing floor is 1S feet and the
south, n floor, u feet. = The horse
stable will be across the south end and
allowance will be made for a box stall.
How many cattle could I place in the
remainder of the basement and allow
for a root house on the west side
about 10x16 feet? The barn faces
north and south. Indicate a suitable
place for the silo. and for a cistern
in the stable. Would it be well to
fill the approach to the barn up to
he. wall, if stone were used?
Kansas agitator., 1905-04-14

continues to exploit these things which belong
to the public, we Will continue to have the
strike, the riot, loss of money and the loss Of
life.
81 say nothing about the amount of which
the travelling public is robbed by these corpora
tons which own the public utilities. I conhne
myself simply and solely to this thought,
namely, that under private ownership, the sit
uation which now confronts the travelling public
of New York city is liable to happen at any
time and at any place throughout the Union
where public franchises are used for selfish and
private gain
"That is the fruit of the tree. 1t always
has been; it always will be. That kind OF tree
will never bear any other sort of frnt.
"Then why not cut 1t down?
"Ppblic ownership removes the MOTIVE tor
misuse of public utilities and when the motive
goes, the evil will 60. AS long as selhshness
and greed get the chance to crafty themselves
at the public expense, just so long will they
do it.
"In every conflict between capital and labor,
the public loses-no matter whether capital
wins or whether labor wins.
'Public ownership would do for the railroads
what it does for the postoffice, the police de-
partment or the fire department. Who ever
heard of strike amoug the postoffice employees
Or the police force? Or among the hremen''
Kansas agitator., 1905-04-14
COIOnist Rates To California.

The Santa Fc announces very low
one.way, second.clnss rates this spring
tn Arizona and California,
Tickets will he on sale Marsh to
May 10Th. The rate will be S33 from
Chicago, $50 from st. Louis and $50
from Missouri river cities. The tickets
will be honored in Pullman tourist
sleepers and chair cars. Berth rate will
be extra, viz; 81 from Chicago and 81 - >
from Kansas City Corresponding rates
from the East generally
There cheap rates enable homeseekcrs
to inspect California lands at small ex.
pense for railroad iares. 1t Is cxspcctep
that at least 20 600 persons will buy
tickets over the Santa Fe during the ten
weeks that colnist tickets are on sale
In the San Joaquin Valley of Calitor
MIA are thousands of acres where, tor
moderate sum. Jne may get Il farm
where soil Is rich, markets good and eli
mate attractive.
Kansas agitator., 1905-04-14

there the 1st Of May AMI then make
him eligible to election as mayor. Tie
idea is to have him run oil citizens
ticket, with Republican backing.
Mr. Lawson was born in Charles
town, now part of Boston. forty-eight
years ago and was educated in the
public schools. In 1870 he began busi-
ness as a banker and broker and Is
how senior member of the firm Of
Lawson, Arnold & Co.
Despite the demands of business Mr..
Lawson found time to enter the field of
literature as writer of poetry and
prose. Among his works are The
Krauk." Secrets of Success" and
collection of Poems and Short Sto-
ries." In 1888 he published History
of the Republican Party" Of which Il
special elitiOn of four copies was print
ed Oh satin. One of these was present
ed TO President Harrison, one to Vice
President Morton, one TO the library
Of congress, and one was retained by
the author. Mr.. Lawson also wrote a
History of the Americas Cup" for
private distribution.
Kansas agitator., 1905-04-14
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP FAILS.

We clip the following, portion of an edit
orial id Tom Watson's Magazine for April:
SIN the great city Of New York there is
subway, an underground street, which was
opened at tie expense of the tax payers. Ev
cry dollar of the enormous expenditure came
out of the pockets of the citizens of New York.
After this subway had been completed and paid
for by the people, it was turned over to pri-
vate corporation, to be used for private profit.
It is unnecessary to say that such stupendous
piece of folly could never have been committed
by wise men or honest men, On the face of it,
The transaction reeks with rascaity.
"T,et us, however, contemplate actual results.
The men to whom the property was given ope-
rate the subway to make all the money that is
possible out of the franchise. In doing SO,
thev have come into collision with their EN-
ployes. The disagreement results in strike.
The experienced operators OF the cars leave
them. inexperienced men take hold. The
necessary consequence is danger to life and
limb, which only the careless or reckless would
incur.
THE thousands OF people in New York, to
whom the subway is daily necessity, are in
comuoded and injured. The entire city suffers
because of the dispute between the corporation
and Its employees.
81 will not enter into the question as to who
is to blame for the strike. 1t is sufficient to
saw that under private ownership of this public
thoroughfare the strike does occur, and all Of
its evil consequences naturally follow. No
matter whether Belmont is right or wrong, the
effect upon the public is precisely the same.
The public gets hurt. The public suffers, and
the public is helpless. Such a situation is
surely sufficient to arouse thought and investi-
CATION.
"Ever since we have allowed private corpo-
rations to take charge of public utilities, we
have had the strike, the riot, the loss of money,
the loss Of life. AS long as private ownership
Kansas agitator., 1905-04-14

THE government has found some new evil
dence against the beef trust--found six trunks
records belonging to the trust, which, it is ru-
mored, will show that the packers kept two
sets of books-one set to be used in possible
Investigations, and the other set to be used by
the packers. If Mr.. Garfield will make an
probably find out that the packers make little
more than ninety-hve cents profit on each
'crtter" killed by them.
Kansas agitator., 1905-04-14
An American Diplomat.

Robert S. Mccormick OF Illinois, who
succeeds Horace Porter as United
States ambassador to France. has rep
resented Uucle Sam Mt st. Petersburg
for several years. Mr.. Mccormick took
farewell leave of the emperor AT TSnr
skoe-Selo, special permission having
been granted to him to make his form
al adieu without the presentation Of
his official letters of recall. He was re-
ceived ut the Alexander palace by the
emperor, empress and dOwager EN-
press, all three of the royal pcrSonages
presenting their autograph portraits to
him.
The new ambassador to the French
republic began his diplomatic career