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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-01-03
he sought to beguile her to this end,
beginning automatically with other

he sought to beguile her to this end,
beginning automatically with other
matters.
Come, tell me your name, dear"
She allowed her attention to be di-
verted from her largest doll.
my name is Prudence" She hest
tated.
"Prudence-what"
81 lost my mind Of It," She
looked at him hopefully to be
prompted.
Prudence Rae
She repeated the name, doubtingly,
Prudence Rae?"';:
Yes remember ow-Prudence
Rae. You are my little girl-Prudence
Rae"
"But you're not my really papa
he's went far off--oh, ten ninety miles
far!"
mo, Prudence-God is your Father
in heaven, and l am your father on
earth"
But not my papa!!"
Listen, Prudence-do you know
what you are?"
The puzzled look she had worn fled
instantly from her face.
I'm a generation of vipers."
She made the announcement with
a palpable ring of elation in her tones,
looking at him proudly, and as If wait
ing to hear expressions of astonish-
ment and delight.
Child, child, who has told you such
things? You are not that!"
She retorted, Indignantly now, the
lines drawing about her eyes in signal
of nearby tears:
II am a generation of vipers-the
Bishop said l was-he told that other
mamma, and I am it,"
WELL, we'll, don't cry-all right
you shall be it-but l can tell you
something much nicer" He assumed
a knowing air, as one who withheld
knowledge of overwhelmin. fascina-
lions.
Tell me-what?"
And so, little by little, hardly know
ing where to begin, but feeling that
any light whatsoever must profit a
soul SO benighted, he began to teach
her.
In the days that followed he wooed
her patiently, seeking constantly to
find some favor with her, and grateful
beyond words when he succeeded ever
so little. At first, he could win but
slight notice of any sort from her,
and that only at rare and uncertain
intervals. But gradually his unobtru.
s{ve efforts told, and, little by little,
she began to take him into her conf
dence. The first day she invited him
to play with her in n of her games
was a day of rejoicing for him.
And that night, before her bedtime,
when he sat in front of the fire, she
came with a most matter-of-fact un-
consciousness to climb into his lap.
He held her a long time, trying to
breathe gently mi not daring to move
lest he make her uncomfortable. Her
head pillowed on his arm, she was
o Q asleep, and he refused to. give
her up when Martha came to put her
to bed.
Though their intimacy grew during
the winter, SO that she called him her
father and came confidingly to him at
all times, in tears or in laughter, yet
he v ceased to feel in aloofness
from her, an awkwardnes in her pres
ence, a fear that the mother who
looked from her eyes might at any
moment call to him.
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after the endowment-rites had been
administered, married for time and
eternity. I
From the altar they went to the
wagons and began their journey south.
Christina came out Of the endowment
house, glowing, as to one side of her
face. She was, also, in a state of daze
that left her able to say but little.
Proud and happy and silent, her sole
remark, the first day Of the trip, was:
1Brigham-now-he make such q
lovely, b%ee-yoo-tiful God in heaven!"
But his work of service had only
begun. AS they went farther south
he began to make inquiries for the
wandering wife. Of Elder Tench. He
came upon her at length as she was
starting north from Beaver at dusk.
He prevailed upon her to stop with
his party.
II don't mind tonight, sir, but l
must be off betimes in the morning
But in the morning he persuaded
her to stay with them.
"Your husband is out Of the country
now, but he's coming back soon, and
he will stop first at my house when
he does come. So stay with me there
and wait for him.
She was troubled by this at first, but
at last agreed.
IF you're sure he will come there
first
She refused to ride in the wagon,
however, preferring to walk, and
strobe briskly all day in the wake of
the cattle.
When they reached Cedar City a
halt was made while he went for the
other woman-not without some mis-
giving, for he remembered that she
was still young. But his second view
of her treasured him-the sallow,
anemic face, the skin drawn tightly
over the cheek bones, the dropping
shoulders, the thin, forlorn figure.
Even the certainty that her life of
hardship was ended, that she was at
least sure not to die of privation, had
failed to call out any radiance upon
her. They were married by a local
Bishop, Joel's first wife placing the
'Hr.THlE
hand of the second in his own, as the
ceremony required. Then with his
wives, his charges, his wagons, and
his cattle he continued on to the
home he had made at the edge of
AMAZON.
Among the women there was no
awkwardness or inharmony; they had
Ill =, 5rsa:ea, I'll the two w;~.s !aci-
fully h:.aaei ane wsiisns q TIC insane
wanal. On ti.a day the. reached
tcme. the husband took them to the
door of his little room.
".All that out there is yours" he
said. MAIZE the best arrangements
you can. This is my place; neither
of you must ever come in here"
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CHAPTER xxi.

The Corning of the Wornan-Child.
The next day he sent across the set
Element for the child, waiting for her
with mixed emotions,-a trembling
merge of love and fear, with some
thing, indeed, of awe for this woman
child of her mother, who had come to
him so OBVIOUSLY and with a secret
significance so mighty Of portent to
his own soul. When they brought her
in at last, he had to brace himself to
meet her.
She came and stood before him, n
foot a little advanced, several dolls
clutched tightly under M arm, and
her bonnet swinging in the other
hand. She looked up at him fearless
ly, ~questioningly, but with no sign of
friendliness. He saw and felt her
mother in all her being, in her eyes
and hair, in the lines of her soft little
face, and indefinably in her way of
standing or moving. He was seized
with a sudden fear that the mother
watched him secretly out of the
child's eyes, and with the child's lips
might call to him accusingly, with
what wild cries of anguish and re-
proach he dared not guess. He strove
to say something to her, but his lips
we're dry, and he made only some half
a%rticulate sound, trying to force a
smile of assurance.
Then the child spoke, her serious,
questioning eyes upon him unwaver-
ingly.
"Are you a damned Mormon?"
1t broke the spell of W that had
lain upon him, SO that he felt for the
moment only q pious horror of her
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"Are You a Damned Mormon?"
speech. He called Christina to take
charge of her, and Martha, the second
wife, to put away her little bundle of
clothing. He himself went to be alone
where he could think what must be
done for her. From IN entry in the
little Bible, written in letters that
seemed to shout to him the accusation
of his crime, he had found that she
must 20 be five years old. 1t was
plainly time ,that he should begin to.
supply her very apparent need of re
ligious instruction.
When she had become a little used
to her surroundings later in the day.
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SYNOPSIS.
~Tw

CHAPTER Joel Rae, Lutte of tho
Holy Ghost, returns to Nauvoo to assist
In the migration of the remaining Nor
mons forced to leave by the soldiers Of
the state. &sa
CHAPTER II-Rae has encounter in
lark with Luke Wright, who mistook him
Tor one of the soldiers. From him Rae
learns Of conditions in the city n gets
news Of his sweetheart, Prudence Corson.
CHAPTER III-Rae meets his sweet
heart and Capt. Girnway of the soldiers
who is in love with her and has pro-
tected her and her family. The soldier
notifies Rae to be ready to move in the
morning.
CHAPTER Iv-Prudence tells Rae OF
her intention not to go to the promised
land with the Mormons. She tells him Of
Joseph Smiths proposal Of p~olygamous
his teachings.
CHAPTER .v-Last Of the Mormons
leave Nauvoo. Rae parts with his sweet
heart. Soldiers drown Rae's father at the
ferry landing. Rae hears Of 1t after the
crossing.
CHAPTER vI-Rae's mother dies on
CHAPTER vII-The saints pass the
winter at Council Bluffs. Brigham Young
breaches the doctrine Of plural mar
CHAPTER vIII-The march to the
promised land is begun through Nebraska.
CHAPTER Ix-Miracles occur on the
march. The saints arrive at Fort Lara
mie.
CHAPTER x-From the tops of the
~ /, - -. H. - x;o-ya =, I0rnroido6
land.
CHAPTER xI-Rae witnesses a second
miracle. He meets Mara Cavan. who falls
in love with him..
CHAPTER xII-A failure Of crops re-
suits in famine and the saints are threat
ened with determination by hunger. Gold
in California brings Gentiles to the new
Zion. Rae returns to: the Missouri to act
as guide for another party of the saints.
He hears of the marriage of Prudence, to
whom he had remained faithful, to Capt.
Girnway.
Lake.. leads in a movement for the re-
pentance Of the people. Chilled from
standing in the river to offer baptism to
the ~repentants he is cared for by Mara
Cavan, now fifth wife of Elder Pixley.
He embraces her and they confess their
love. Brigham proclaims the doctrine Of
blood atonement.
CHAPTER xIv-Mara, fifth wife Of
Elder Pixley, suffers ''blood atonement"
for her love Of Joel Rae. Rae goes to the
southern settlements to live and preach.
CHAPTER xv-Gentile immigrants are
surrounded by Mormons and Indians at
Mountain Meadows. Rae objects to the
carrying out of orders for their massacre.
CHAPTER xvI-Gentilee immigrants
murdered at Mountain Meadows. Rae
rescues two children, a little boy and girl,
and recognizes in the murdered mother of
the girl his sweetheart, Prudence. Rae
took a blood stained Bible he had given
her years before from her. He sent the
rescued boy to a church institution and
took the girl with him.
CHAPTER xvII-Rae responds to the
call for soldiers to fight the invading
army. of the United States. Is made a
major and sent to defend Echo canyon
and remains there through the winter.
CHAPTER XvIII-Army of Gen. John
ston enters Salt Lake City, and Rae goes
back to the southern settlements.
CHAPTER xIx-Rae seeks death as
punishment for his sins in the desert.
CHAPTER xx-Rae sees a vision in
the desert.
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CHAPTER I-Joel Rae, Lutte OF tho
Holy Ghost, returns to Nauvoo to assist
In the migration OF the remaining Nor
mons forced to leave by the soldiers OF
the state.
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The Sheep Shearin@.

Sheep is in full swing at Wenner
Sheep Co.'S power shearing plant
south OF town with IS days run
ahead and 20, 900 sheep to separate
from the wolly covering. The
work is thoroly systematized and
proceeds with great rapidity. The
power is furnisht by a 1o-horse
power gasoline engine and there
are twelve shearers, one at each
stall or pen, operating power clip
pers. Each man removes a fleece
IN FIVE minutes or a dozen an hour.
The combined outfit clip about
1900 sheep day. The wages is
gents per head and man makes
irom $40 to $17 per day. The
sheep are for the most part year.
lngs and the fl-eces run light in
xelghtranging from & to 10 pounds
TIE past winter has not been as
good for the sheep business as til.
one previous. The fleeces are
thrown in big sacks and trampt
down making huge rolls about 10
eaeet long and 2 feet in diameter,
which are hauled to the depot for
Shipment.
AS soon as the Wenner Co.
saeep are 6nisht, work will CON-
mense on the Underwood & Field
sted bands. AS soon as the shear
lug Is done the sheep will be grad
qally workt westward to the sum
Mef range in the Cascades around
Hot Springs.
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"Another Prosser Scrap"

They reacht the po mt where they
couldn't think of any thing to scrap
over down at Prosser the other day
and things seem d to be getting al
together uninterestlng when a fel-
low with an obliging disposition
came along and started a row over
the question whether the county
ought to be promoted from the 22d
class. The ques ion whether the
gent should have a leather medal
for his kindness in stirring up the
trouble his made another split in
the ranks.-Yakima Republic
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TO Irri9ate
By Pumping
v,,er from the Columbia for
Fine Ranch.

Owen Jones, jeweler of North
v.l;ma. has completed arrange
,n.o,s ior installing a pumping
.,o,t 10 water sixty acres i'll Sec
,;ou ,, west of town and south OF
n. water company's reservoir. A
...ond re se,voir just west of this
oue will be excavated which will
|, hold 100, 900 gallons. This will be
s.,.d from the Colu u'nbia river b.
,ov by a three step centrifugal
oower pump, with a capacity of
40 gallons minute. The power
10 operate the pu'nb will be fur
ui,ht by the City Light and Power
Company. Wood piper six inches
n diameter will be used to conduct
the water to the reservoir. Mr..
touss expects to bu Id a house on
ne land and keep man aud fam
ily Engaged on the land for the
greater part of each year.
The ranch will largely be set to
tree fruits which require less water.
The pipe for the conducting main
has already arrived and the pump
has also been received. Work has
commenced On the reservoir ard it
is isexpected that the pant will be
in operation this season.
Much interest will be taken in
this experiment as it will show the
fertility Of that vast acreage lying
on the second bench that will some
day be watered by a government
canal.
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Oriental Allover Lace 10 in and white CSC yd
Malines Edgng, per yd., &c to ~ 1-2c
Valencennes Edging, per yard, lie to 15c.
Tourcion Laces, 600 yards, &c per yard
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WHOLE NUMBER 257
Inland Waterways Commission.

President Roo> evelt has appoint
ed all Inland Wat Comm IS ion,
VIII Sc duty will be to prepare and
report comprehensive plan for the
improvement and the control of the
river systems of the United States.
The eight men whom he has askt
TO serve as members Of this COM
mission are Representative Thee
d re E. Burton, of Ohio, chairman
of the House Committee on Rivers
and Harbors; Senator Francis c..
Newlands, of Nevada; Senator
William Warner, Of Misso ouri; John
H. Bankhead, for many years a
Representative from Alabama:
Gen. Alexander Mackenzie, Chief
of Engineers of the army; DR.. w.
J McGee, geologist ahd formerly
president of the National Geogra-
phic Society; F. H. Newell, direc-
tor of the Reclamation Service;
Clifford Pinchot, Chief Forester;
Herbert Knox, Commissioner of
Corporations In a long letter ad-
drest to each of them the President
explains his purpose Our inland
waterways, as whole, he says,
hive received scant attention. The
time has come for merging all local
projects i'll a comprehensive plan
designed for the benefit of the en-
tire country. plan including a
CO nsideration of all tie uses to
which streams may be put. No
longer are the 1ailroat S able 10
secure the prompt transaction of
the nations business, and there
is small prospect of immediate re-
lief by rail. There appears to be
but one completeremedy-the de-
velopment of a complementary sys-
tenn of transportaio ion by water"
Floods, and the control Of them by
fore SITS or otherwise, should be
considered, and, broadly, tie rela-
tons of the sire ans to the use of
all the great permanent natural re-
sources. Consulting members will
be appoin'ed hereafter.
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OPEN RIVER TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY
Portland, Ore. March, ?;
J. w Hewetson,
kenneWick, Wash,

Portland, Ore. March, 27
]. w Hewetson,
Kennewick. Wash,
Dear Sir:
We expect to resume operations
as far eat as Umatlla early in the
coming month, aud with rise of a
few feet in the river extend the
service to Kennewick. In order t.
do this we must necessarily operate
the lower division thru outside
boats, and will give at least one
trip per week.
AS soon as our new steamer, the
y. N. Teal" is launched. which
will be in April, we will be able to
give more frequent trips to your
points. as she will leave Portland
three times per week for the Port
age.
Our rates being low and with
good service we confidently hope
the line will receive your support.
Salt. sugar and other bulk goods,
on which cur rates are low, should
be ordered now in order for you to
receive the benefit of our rates for
your spring trade.
Kindly advise me approximately
the amount of your orders for April
delivery, SO that l may be enabled
to ascertain proba bic tonnage and
be prepared for it.
AS soon as a definite day is set
I will notify you and forward new
tariff rates complete in every detail
that are now being printed. An
early reply will be appreciated
Very respectfully,
F. J. SMITH, Supt.
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Benton Best County in State.

H. f. Peck. an attorney Of Ballard,
Washington, in writing to o. w. Rich
of u fo mler visit Of inspection to the
valley says: ut seemed to me thai
your locality promist greater develop
ment for the next decade than any
part of the state. OF course the Sound
cities are growing rapidly. bnt the
growth Of cities Go. Il not necessarily
bring advantages to great number of
the citizens rs does the development
of an agricultural community" MIR.
Peck expects to locate in Benton
county ut some future time.
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DR.. BIal0ck on IRRIGATION.

| ~svSss VS. hbbSOkbVUs
DR.. ID. N Bl4lock, of Wal,a
Walla, a long time resident of
Eastern Washington, lectured on
Irrigation at Wallula under the
auspices Of the Commercial Club
We give the following excerpt f,on
the Gateway:
The doctor launcht out by say
ing that he was an enthusiast On
irrigation. Thirty years ago he
had put out the first patch of orch
ard ever irrigated in the Walla
Walla valley. People do not real
ize the possibilities of irrigation.
Experiments suppose even the
most enthusiastic advocates of it,
as 1t is sill in its infancy in this
region. He cautioned his hearers
against using too much water, only
reasonable amount being required
for any kind Of crop.
In dry, sandy soil he said the
Test forage crop was alfalfa. He
advocated using three pecks Of
wheat to the acre with the frs,
sowing OF alfalfa. II is a healthy
food for all kinds of livestock, and
a profitable crop.
wind is no disadvantage in ir-
Erigated sections" said The speaker,
"as it. tends to keep away malaria.
In irrigating never allow pools to
exist; they breed malaria, also al
kali"
He told of one man who lost $40
900 In two years by using too much
water, which was permitted to
stand in pools from one inch to ;
feet deep.
The doctor advocated the use of
wind breaks. He said wi hout
them a few windy days would kill
the fruit trees, vegetables and vines.
Temporary windbreaks could be
constructe d by hanging sagebrush
on two strands of wire, or by max
ing windrows of it about 100 feet
apart. Never burn the sagebrush.
For permanent windbreak he ad-
vocated plowing a deep furrow,
then make holes with an iron rod,
in which you place slips Of popular
aud turn the water on. Seedless
| peach trees also make good wind
break. No crop will ever succeed
without the protection of wind
b: eaks.
Irrigation is paying proposition
from the start if done right. Pre-
pare your wiudbreaks and level
your ground so that every foot of
it can be irrigated befor,, seeding
A sled with runners about three
feet apart will make furrows plenty
deep for conveying water over the
land.
The speaker raised IS tons ofcar-
rots to the acre by irrigating.
They were planted in rows 6 inches
apart. Ee had also produced I, 200
bags of onions to the acre.
| In answer to q question regard
/ ng nut trees, he said English wal
nuts produced we'll at three years
growth md abundantly at six.
Nut trees could be used advantage
ously as windbreaks. Peanuts
also thrive. Watermelons and
cantaloupes are also unsurpast by
any otter section. He told of re-
liaple commission firm which Of
fered 5000 per acre rental for 200
&C es Of irrigated lard in this sec
tion which they desired to plant to
cantaloupes. The speaker said we
could raise Strawberries ten days
ahead of Hood River, which would
net from s. to S. per crate more
than the Hood River product.
| n.A- n>.A H>,.~&., 80 Ck~tn
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District Road and Bridge Fund n,

st. Paul d Tacoma Co lumber g.
Davies Oesterle Co. hardware
IOniS E1nnff hI1ild
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b. r'''er and faster the pace is set,
81, People Of action, vim nd get,
:" T', II III the finish you would be.
lax 1ske ! !In1l'sser's Rocky Mountain Tea
''e Columbia Pharmacy.
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FOR SALE-Few colonies OF choice
Italian Bees in first class condition.
Inquire at office of Fay +. Dean.
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Travel Lecture.

next Monday night, April +, at
'ue congregational" church, Chas.
a. @u'selmann will give his con-
se'satlonal lecture on his 5000 mile
ha'opean trip on tandem bicycle.
ine lecture gives variety to all
-au'ence, consisting of humorous
' SERIOUS experiences of the trip.
S'o"s and: peculiarities of the
people, etc.
!. '0l'y minutes are spent in show
s'e'eopticon views of beautiful
S"e'y and historical places Thus
00urs are spent in entertain
su' and education, and in telling
~" Tue trip was made on 81 80.
''.'S'on 75c; reserved seats 3sc.
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Bills Allowed
At the March Meeting Of the
County Commissioners.

1910 4 Hahn Bounty coyote $40,
1911 Stamp Wks. Rub. Stamps 20.
1914 Shaw IL Bord. Surv'r Sup s6>
| 1915 Mathews bounty coyote LII,
1916 Bushong l. Co office sup frnt'r g.
| 1917 Breithaupt prem, Tr's' bond 2625,
Knox bounty coyote l.0)
Sam White Team and driver 10
Henry Zenzse coyote boanty 10.
Soren Langesen 1.oC
! ] DeMoss 5ol
Guthrie making arrest and expenses 80,
Milo Mercer deliv election returns 2Og
Herb. Small 1coyote bounty Loo
! John Lewis 3 3n
J F. See 4o(
! X Bowers services 400
Shaw Borden supplies lsOI
Lowman & Hanford stationery 500
| P G. Stamp Works rubber stamp ink l6;
| Lowman 4 Hanford Stationery $50;
SPCo. 200 blanks 4.st
James wilson self and boat SOC
Alfred Railsback labor II hours 5si
Arthur Speaker labor IA hours 5s1
| T NJ Hoshaw 5S(
| F Finn So
W Berndt 5M
+ Shelby So
| Y Heinzerling $50
II Howe burial expenses 500
Lowman 4 Hanford 100 blanks 3O)
W jenkins reimbursement 74(
c Crooks services as Co. Ass'r 6i.Oo
! Ben Knox Asst 300t
| W jenkins auditor month l25O(
A Verify deputy auditor mo. 75O(
Mabel Chisholm clerk p days A7
Florence Baugh a s5.
Gene Mason 2090
H Rigg Judge month 1926
B McGregOr court commissioner 25O(
i Mabel Chisholm assistant day 200
J D Marsh clerk month 1926
F s Hedger Labor 5000
Kiona Pharmacy Formaldehyde 7.3O
| Prosser Telephone Co. rents 16sG
A Angus March Court house rent 5000
BushOng Co books IS "a
Boardman stationery l15O
T Hensler Office clock $50
Davies & Oesterle supplies 5.
d Sprinkle supplies Sis
Pioneer & Co blanks, books 10.
| Miller Transfer Drayags LOS
| Ed Bean services Is.
| Mullenger Expense dep. sh'r'ff 1910
| Sam White team and horse hire 9.75
l. C Rolph services and saddle horses 13
Geo Ingall operating Richand ferry 40.
+ f Cockerline material .S5
| Cascade lmbr Co - 800
| L c Michner " 1896
A Lsmith work on ' %.
J Burnaster % &" IT,
! E Kingsley g.
i Jerry Sullivan 425
+! Jeff Sac 225
| J Val Pihkert " 7Si
Mart Wienenga" " 6.
PrOsSer Pharmacy medicine sos
| Prosser Il Valley Mrkts meat Newlum S.
EW Taylor groceries for IA l2.4O
| rrosscr Fuel Co coal " d" S.25
! Roberts & Roberts saddle hOss $50
A 6 McNeill expense L. horses furnisht 1881
d Marsh stamps LIS
Walker express charge /.
J Gilkey milage and express GU
L. d. Lape Fruit Inspector 1880
! Ben Thomas service as janitor 222j