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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-11-22

WANTED: A girl for general
house work.
Mrs.W W. H. M. Philip.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-11-22

The Rustic Dancing Club will
give a grand Thanksgiving ball at
at the Opera House Thursday
evening, Nov. 29th. All are in
vited to attend. Supper will be
served at the Hope House.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21
Yours to please

brought mp in homes made hap
py by their presence. No man,
no woman, can shirk the prim.
arv duties OF life, whether far
love Of ease and pleasure, or for
any other cause. and retain his
or her self respect /"
Bishop Hare of this state Is
now advocating som restrictions
upon the issuance of divorce de
cree which will make some
members Of the coloay weep
Six months seems 10 be long
time tn some OF them and they
have found IL very difflculs 20
find amusement that would last
for that length Of time. When
the period of residence was ex.
tended 70 year in certain cases
IL was thought q hard blow had
been dealt 10 the industry, but IL
the period is extended 70 TWO
years. ''what will The poor girl
do" and II the marriage may not
take place for another year after
divorce is granted. what's the
use OF all the fuss anyway The
president aud the bishop are not
the only ones who are raising
their voices against the faddlsh
Evil that is undermining the Am.
srican home. and other homes. |
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21
THE DIVORCE QUESTION

Yankton p & D: It will prob.
ably bc just as well for all mat
rinonial misfits to get their
troubles adjudicated as early as
possible, since all signs point to
material change in the states
at an early date that will be very
disagreeable and impractical for
the swans who think they are
privileged to get married aud dl.
vorced in the same phase of the
moon. The president 10 in favor
Of q national divorce law, but he
Smells scandal 30 clearly in the
various laws of the states that he
is willing to try to leap any OBJ
stacle that Is not higher than a
seven board fence. Coupling
with the divorce question his
well known views on the subject
Of race suicide he says:
when home ties sre loosened: /:
when men and women cease to
regard Q worthy family life, with
all its duties fully preformed,
and all its responsibilities lived
up to, as the life best worth liv.
ing; then evil days for the com.
monwealth are at hand. There
regions in our land. and 9 lassss
Of our population, where the
birth rate has sunk below the
death rate. Surely It should
need no demonstration 10 show
that wlllful sterility Is, from the
standpoint od the nation. from
the standpoint Of the human
race. and the one sin for which
the penalty il national death;
race death; q sin for which there
Is no atonement: . sin which 10
more dreadful exactly In proper.
ton as the men and women gull
ty thereof are In other respects, |
Ia character. and bodily and mem
I'll powers, those whom for the |
sake of the state IL would be well |
10 see the fathers and mothers Of |
many healthy children. well
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21

spector Of the poiueer limited.
He had his wits about him, how.
ever, and In response 70 the 10.
spector's inquiry Is % what he
was doing asleep. he sAid.
I'll tell you how IL was, boss.
| have only been with ths com
pany short time and before
coming here | was working On
such and such = railroad. The
line was 90 rough that / could
not get any sleep SlncsI hare
been working for the st pxni
tina road has been - smooth
that | just could not keepawake. =
Mr.. Miller says thai while the
negro had violated the rules. hs
was permitted 10 keep his ioe on
account of his vii.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21
Armour Herald.

Armour Herald. A married
couple were coming ont n The
house and went speeding down
the street. he dressed - KIN and
she with . hairpsn In her mouth
and doing her best - pull ON
her refractory made giuves.
Why don't you dress IN the
houses" he growicd: II would
- soon see woman put "a l,er
stockings IN THE stress = l1er
gloves. " Most men wonl 4, :
she said sweetly. and then n
ence was - Intense tha. yDa
could heard ! chocolate drop -
they hurried 70 the train.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21
4 NEW SLEEPING CAR STORY

Cleveland Leader; Among
the railroad visitors In town yea.
day was +. A. Miller. general
passenger agent III the Chicago.
Milwaukee & ST Paul Railway.
He Waited all the general oiiices
IN town and ~ the Hollendan
Hotel yesterday told 4 story Of
one Of tho sleeping car porters
who was recently found asleep
While on duty. This Il contrary
10 the rules Of the St Paul road.
and the negro man was In
trouble when found BY the In.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21
Armour Herald This i =

Armour Herald THIS = a
age of discouieameak Hsw
oftsn do ws lonx - ~ some
thing which Ne Are NOS md pr
hAps something - ase MI
qualified for. The msa ii nu~ !
ness imagines that soms othsr
fellow i enioying - snap
and desires ; change VI
Improve his hand /" Fur H.
stAncs. every farm boy wants -
b. school tsacher; every schoaI
teacher want. y ~ N editor
. : ruls; every editor woald
like to BE- banker: every baak
sr woald like y b. : trast mxx
nate and every TRUSS maknAae
hopes some day - avn : fArm.
md have chickens. cows snd
pigs % look afser. - uh~tx
the usey
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21
FOR THE
HOLIDAYS

This year | will have the best line
of Holiday Books that was ever
seen in Wagner. Gifts for the
young and gifts for the old can be
better made with books than any
thing else. You can please anyone
with one of my line of Books, and
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21

An exchange says TIE mAn wi,a
went out - milk snd - - !
boulder il The middle - the -.
ture and wAited for ths co.. VI
bsck upwas ! brother - ~ man
Win kept ! saors and woalsiat
advertise. secAase ~ r>n&pned
that Purchasing pnblic Mssd
back up - his pl6os q bo>luses
when u wansssi someehiax
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21
The Prices will be Right
sssssssaee

Among the other Holiday Goods am offer
ing and which it will pay you to look over. is
my elegant stock of
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-12-21
ROCKERS

Which being offered cheap yoa snrd 1aSoaf one b.
home hase oa beautiful pieces 81 awe nssck shk
UM make pndd holiday sv and all ak yos eoe and sce
good before buying Ch,hima sva
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08
THE shfY QUILT.

One time I met . brazy qunA
But l was not aware
That it was crazy, until it
Gave me q dreadful scare.
Its great delusion was that
Was il, and il was l.
1t tucked me in the mattress, ana
Said, ''Sing lullabyl"
This worried me extremely, %
l thought / would retreat,
When suddenly the quilt essayed
To kick me off its feet.
It then arose and said some things
I0accents full of gloom
And then it called a bellboy and
Said: Il don't like this ROOM"
With gentle hacd the bellboy took
The quilt, and softly said:
"The poor old quilt Is crazy, sir;
And it must go to bed"
And as he went away / asked
What caused its lunacy.
"Alas," he answered; "sir, 1t was
Stung by quitting bee.
"Since then its pattern is so loud
IL cannot go to sleep,
And so il always seekxexcuse
To scOld or swear or<Heep."
Now. when / soc crazy quilt
IL much appeals to me
/ always try to comfort it 4
Witn friendly sympathy.
". ID. N, in Chicago Tribune
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So-called wandering pains" nay
como from it, early stages. Or Ne
presence Of danger may b made mani.
fest by profuse monthly periods, accom-
panied by unusual pain, from. Ne
abdomen through the groin and tAisAA
II you have mysterious pains, X there
are indications Of Inflammation or dc.
placement, secure . bottle Of Lydia =.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound right
away and begin it, use.
Mrs. Pinkham. Of Lynn, Maas., win
give you her advice II you win write
her about yourself. ohe Is the daugh-
ter-in-lsw Of Lydia e. Pinkham and
for twenty i've years has been advising
sick women free Of charge.
Dear NrsL rinkham+s.s...sf .,....
AZ take the liberty 70 congratulate you o.
the success have bod with your wonderful
medicine. Eighteen months sgo my periods
STOPPED. Shortly after felt % badly that
I l6bmittsd to o thorough sxamination by .
physician and was told that had TUNER
and would have to undergo an operatiou-
msnts and decided to give Lydia =. Pink
hams Vegetable Conpeuhd trial sAftes
taking I'VE bottle! - directed the tumor ,
entirely gone. have bssn examined By .
physician and h, sagv have no igns q .
hmor now. Il has also brought my psriod1
ar0apd ooos mese, end am Sn1aEUAy
wsn..-FAnnis D. Fox, : Chestnut etsss&
Bradford, Pa.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08

George Shergold, who was credited
with having invented the safety bicy.
Gle, recently died a pauper in the pub
lie worknouse Of Gloucester, England,
at the age Of seventy-Gve years. 1t
would seem that Of the millions upon
millions Of dollars that have been made
out Of this useful invention, the man
who first thought it out ought to have
had enough at least to make his de-
clining years comfortable. "Tbe irony
Of fate" sometimes performs strange
antics, philosophers the Los Angeles
Times.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08
Chicago Kecord-Heraid says: a.

Chicago Record Herald says: "The
announcement Of new discoveries re.
'gardins the cause and infectious ma.
ture Of tuberculosis is naturally fol.
lowed by new theories Of prevention
and cure. The worldwide prevalence
Of the white scourge invests these an.
nouncements of the doctors and scien.
lists with more than ordinary public
Interest. While tuberculosis Is robbed
Of much Of its terror through the dis
covery that the infected lung tissue is
durable, at the same time the public
Is impressed with a new sense Of its
dangerous character through the very
discovery that 1t is communicable ap1
hat no one = immune from It"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08

The parish of st. N,ly ssan compose
the twenty-third district.
The parishes Of East Feliciana and
West Feliciana shall compose the twop
ty-fourth district. 4
The parishes of st. Helena, Living.
ston, and TangiRhoe shall compose the
twenty fifth district.
The parishes Of Washington and st.
Tammany shall compose the twenty-sixth
district.
The parishes Of Ascension, st. James
and Assumption shall compose the TWEEN
ty-seventh district.
The parishes Of st. John the Baptist,
st. Charles and JEFFERSON shall compose
the twenty eighth district.
The parishes Of 81 Bernard and Pla-
quemine snail compoD the twenty-ninth
district.
Inc judges provided for in this articN
shall nach receive > salary of three thous-
and dollars per ankum such salary to be
paIu monthly on deir own warrants,
provided that the General Assembly Of
the State of Louisiana may in their
discretion redistrict The judicial district
provided for In thi1earticle.
Provided that in no case shall the sal
larry Of any district judge exceed three
thousand doIiars per annum.
j. w. HYAMS, -
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
~ J. Y. SANDERS,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
z Senate.
Approved July IL, 1906.
|. NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the STATE Of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
| JOHN T. MICHEL,
! Secretary Of State.
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HUMOROUS.

''B1t you must have noticed thai
he likes YOU" We'll. yes; suspected
something when all the girls began
tic tell me how disagreeable he was"
brooklyn Life.
N-s. Suburba-There goes Mrs
Tougnman. Is she in mourning for
her late husband? Mrs. Knowit-No;
only wsa:iug black ~ him.-Cincin
natl Tim.--Star.
MIR. Wabash-Which do you think
was the greater. Lowell or Emersoni
Mr., Beacon Streete-What differences
dots It make? They are both Bos
tonians.--Somerville Journal.
/ III our conf patton Is illegal" said
the capitalist, 4 suppose we will have
to change it." "Wouldnt 1t be easier
to change the law?" asked his asso
ciate.-Chicago Evening Post.
Wife-Now, don't you think my new
hat is a perfect dream? Husband
Well. no. To be q perfect dream the
bill attached to 1t should also be mere
.ly a dream.-Philadelphfa PresA
What do you mean by the word
civilized? asked the simple barbar
ian. ITO be civilized answered the
chief, is to own up once for all that
you're whipped. "-Washington Star.
Flint-"It is possible for me to b.
lieve that an intelligent woman car
have the temerity to ask her husband
for $1,000 Christmas PRESENT." Mrs.
C;int-That kind don't have husbands
Cincinnati Tribune.
Husband-You are not economical
Wife-Well, If you don't call a woman
economical who saves her wedding
dress for a possible second marriage
I'd like to know what you think econ
omy Is Glasgow Eveaing T1mea
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08
Fine Old Netherlands Reparteo.

One Barend Vet of The Hague, had
recently the misfortune to call q con-
stable a monkey, an accusation which
ole Of the local papers pointed out
Is being, Of course, untrue" and
which, moreover Is form Of untruth
not permitted in Holland. Vet was ar
rested and brought before tie Judge
On a charge " insulting the police.
being sentenced to As days imprison-
ment. Before being removed he turned
to address the court. Then I mustn't
call q constable a monkey" he said.
Certainly not; you must not insult
the police" The culprit reflected.
MAY I call q monkey constable? p
he asked, with a fash or genius. The
jud0 shrugged his houlders, and.
holding no brief for the animal. re.
piled: If 1t gives you any satisfac.
tion." With smile Of qualification
Vet turned. on his heel In the docl
and bowed to his prosecutor Good
day, constable" he said.-St. James,
Gazette.
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Rural free delivery will be greatly
appreciated In thousands Of country
homes this winter. While in some
CASES arrangements need modification.
yet on the whole this is a great stride
in the advancement in civilized coun-
try life. Its influence cannot fail of
leaving its mark as time goes on among
the people thus privileged.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08

John Gilmer Speed has written for
Success about 'The Romance of the
Savings Banks" According to statis-
tics, he finds that there are 6,770,S67
men, women and children in the United
States who own deposits in these banks
amounting to s2,7R.3ss.256. The av.
erage belonging q each depositor is
s4oe.2s. Women. appear. are better
savers than men.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08
ACT NO. 215.

ACT NO. 215.
By Mr. Butler. House Bill No. 1858.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Ardcie 23o
of the Constitution Of the STATE sof
Louisiana relative to exemption from
taxation.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
sral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
wo-thirds of all the members elected to
sach House concurring, That Article 23O
Of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be amended so as to read as ft'
lows:-
Article 230 The following shall be
exempt from taxation and no other viz ::
All public property, places of religious
worship, or burial, all charitable insti-
buttons, all buildings sid property used
exclusively for public monuments or
historical collections, college and other
school purposes, the real and personal es-
tate Of any public library, and that Of
any other library association used by or
connected with such library, all books
and philosophical apparatus. and all
paintings or statuary Of any company OF
association kept in public hall; provided,
the property 20 exempted be not leased
for purposes Of private or corporate peO-
ft and income. There shall also be ex'
empt from taxation household properly
to the value of five hundred dollaFs
There shall also be exempt mortgages
given for loans on real estate, which
real estate has already borne its due pro
portion of taxation, as well as the mort
gage notes in the hands Of the mortgages
or his or their transferrees. There shall
also be exempt from parechial and mu
nicipal taxation for period of ten years
from the LIST day Of January 1900, the
capital, machinery and other propert!
employed in mining operations, and II
the manufacture of textile fabrics, yarns
rope, cordage, leather, shoes, harness
saddlery, hats, clothing, -four, machinery
articles of tin, copper and sheet iron, ag
rieultural implements, and furniture AM
other articles of wood, marble or stone
soap, stationery, ink and paper, boa
buildi,g and fertilizer and chemicals
provided that not less than i've hand'
are employed in any one factory; pro
vided that nothing herein contained snzl
aRsct the exemptions provided 1or q
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UNSATISFACTORY scEPr,c,sM.

-,
4 sceptic air. all rampant. now pervades
the atmosphere
And shifty eyes watch every proceed
old-tims belief is vanished. relesated to
We dubitate DER everything that's need
ing.
The effervescent soda fount by marble
walls enclosed,
Doth once more theoretically flzz IT: .
Eacn gu bubble, they assure US. IL OF purest
But IL It? Ri. IS
We tempt the green asparagus that halls
from Oyster Bay,
Gastronomically tickled by its SAVIOR.
And puzzle II the sparse strewn chives
that on its bosom lay
Are merely TO conceal arsenious mayor.
When scarlet erried beverage for you Is
duly mixed,
With watshi Y eyes the man behind the
And as he stirs discover II their hue's by
nature fixed.
And so throughout the country, thanks
to magnates Of the land,
Exists an epidemic now of doubling.
we know not what Is on true and up
right manner planned.
Or what with harsh contempt we should
be fioutingf
We rampage in our converse and the ia
And write unto the journals many a
Yet isn't it annoying. though our health
should sure be worse, rf
We're better?
THE Growler. in Town Topics.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08


The lap Of luxury-the kitten with
cream.
Do the corn's ears listen when tn
beans-talk.
At a wedding do not say. May the
best man win"
The successful authors train Of
thought is pay train
He-I asked her to tell M her age,
and she said "twenty-three." She-Well
did you?-Brooklyn Life.
do you leave your valuables in the
hotel safe when You 60 to a summer
resort?" "Only bn leave."-Judge.
Saphedde-A penny for your
thoughts, Miss Pert. Miss Pert-They
are not worth 1t. l was merely think
ing of you.-Philadelphia Record.
Il hear your boss expects to raise
your salary this month" $50 he says;
but he hasn't succeeded in raising all
of last months yet"-Philadelphia
Press.
Mrs. Bacon-Is hundred pounds OF
ice much, william? MIR. Bacon-Well.
it all depends on whether you're get
ting it or aging for it&Yonkers
Statesman.
Clara-That man Grace married Il
old enough to be her father. Myrtle
Oh, think his age has been exagger-
ated; very few people live to be that
old!-Puck.
Husband-What has become Of those
inoestructible toys you got last week?
Wife-They are out on the scrap heap.
alo1k with the indestructible kitchen
utensils.-Life.
The New Waitress-Shall I say
Dinner is served, or Dinner is ready"
ma am" Mlstress-If that cook doesn't
do any better, just say Dinner Is
SPOILED. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Dearest, with you by nay side,
would willingly give up all I possess
wealth, position. parents-every'
things Il know, George, but in that
case what would there be left for me?''
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Little AIRY (who has had a bad
day." to driver of public coach)-Ever
lose any money backin' Ores, coachie
Driver-"Not 'alf! Lost twenty quid
once-backed pair Of 'orses and Z
hon. nibus into a shop window in Re
gent street!-Punch.
mo, ma'am," said Ragson Tatters
; II amt dirty from choice. I'm just
bound by honor. wrote q testimonial
for a soap maker onct an promised Z
use no udder." WELL" replied Mira
Ascum, why not use that?" =" Cause
dat frm failed just after the civil war.
philadelphia Press.
Lord Dedbroke-There II one great
trouble In your country In my opin'
fons Blood don't count, you know
Chicago Heiress-Love. don't you MAKE
any mistake Why, we just use that
and. horns. hoofx bristles and-well
you can bet nothings wasted In Pop.
pas business!-Punch.
HelI see Julia did not have the vale
dictory TO deliver, a. she expected
Was she much ruined at the com
mencement? She-Yes, indeed. He
entire skirt was covered with the love
Hest little bias tucked rufles. all trim
med with insertion. He (faintly)-
meant her feelings.-Baltimore Am
erican.
Magistrate-You are accused Of al
tempting to hold pedestrian up a
2 o'clock this morning. What hav
you to say in your own behalf Prison
er-I am not guilty, your honor, . cal
prove q lullaby. Magistrate-Yo,
mean an alibi? Prisoner-Well. cal
; 1t what you like, but by wife will swea
that I was walking the floor with tn
baby at the hour mentioned In tn
'charE~"+Chicago Daily NewA
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-08
Too Deep for Hubby.

Husband-What does It matter how
plain your clothes are? Beauty, you
know, IL only skim. deep. and
! Wife--And really would like to
make mine sealsldn deep Just for once.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ftr