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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
RELIGIOUS AcRoBATs.
Dangerous Aerial Slide Annually Per-
formed In India,

formed In India.
India offers many curious things in
the way of religion, and the strangest
Of them all is the aerial slide, which is
performed annually at Kulu, in. the
Himalayas. At a point where there is
a cliff overhanging a precipitous gorge
several hundred feet in width and a
hundred feet in depth a rope is made
fast to the rock. The other end Of this
is carried across the gorge and there
secured to a stake. The total length
Of the rope between the two points Is
when drawn taut $500 feet, and the
end attached to the cliff is several hum
dred feet higher than that fastened on
the opposite side of the ravine. Thus
a slide is contriyed, and it is a danger
u n to all appearance.
1t is down this incline that the per-
former has his path. For the lofty
journey a sort of saddle is provided
made of wood, with holes in it, through
which the rope passes. But before a
start is made the whole length of the
rope is wet to prevent the saddle from
catching fire from the friction. The
performer sits astride this seat, and to
his legs are fastened bags Of sand,
which serve two purposes-they enable
him to maintain an upright position
during his lightning-like descent. and
they increase the momentum. The
lower end Of the rope is carefully
wound with bits Of carpet to check the
speed before the stake is reached.
Without this precaution the performer
would be dashed to pieces.
The terrific velocity of the descent
for the first few hundred yards is
shown by the stream Of smoke that
trails from the wake Of the saddle, de-
spite the fact that the rope has been
wet. Afterward the incline diminishes
somewhat, and the pace becomes CORE
spondingly slower. By the time the
goal is reached the jheri, as the per-
former is called, is able to come to a
standstill without disaster.
This slide in the air is supposed to
reveal the will Of the gods as to the
crops of the approaching season. If
the perilous trip is accomplished in
safety a plentiful harvest is assured.
Naturally, therefore, every care is tax
en- to minimize the dangers Of the per-
Torrance. The ceremony is of ancient
origin, and those who engage in it as
jheri form a small caste apart.-New
York Tribune.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
Her Exercise,

Man.. readers think insufficient excr
else is responsible for worrying moods.
"Dar I whisper it," writes one cor
respondent. Though am a married
woman, with two bonnie BARNS, when
my worries and temper prove too much
for NJ" ! SHUT myself up in my room
and dance Il wild Scotch reel. I al
ways did il when | got in a temper as
a child as 4 sort of vent to my feel
ingS. and | do it still and probably
shall continue TO do so as long as Tn
sufficiently energetic"
Certainly a Scotch reel ought to pro-
vide enough exercise to exercise my
demon Of worry if lack Of exercise is
the cause of it.-Home Chat.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
Jenny's. Quick Method.

Jenny's uncle, who was a school
teacher, met her on the street one
beautiful Mag day and asked her If
she was going to the Maypole dance.
mo, I amt going"
ooh, my little DEAR" said her uncle,
"you must not say 4 amt going You
must say 7 am not going,'" And he
proceeded to give her a little lesson in
grammar. "You are not going. He is
not going. We are not going. You are
not going. They are not going. Now.
can you say all that, jenny"
"Sure, I cam" she replied, making a
courtesy. ''There amt nobody going"
ladies Home Journal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
A MEDFoRD STORY.
Legend Of tho Phantom Ship and It's
Mad Pirate Captain.

Legend of tho Phantom Ship and Its
Mad Pirate Captain.
The town Of Medford, Mass, has a
legend of a phantom ship beside which
the Flying Dutchman is only a peace
full merchantmen. The Medford story
runs that a ship laden with rum and
gold and silver bars put out from that
place in the days when the Spanish
main was infested with pirates. It
was headed for a West Indian port,
but got into the doldrums and was so
long becalmed that water and provi-
sions gave out, and all hands persisted
Of thirst and starvation. When the
wind came up again the ship sailed
away with her CHASTITY crew, was seen
by a ~buccaneer, chased and over
hauled.
The pirate captain made fast to his
prize without firing a single shot, and,
attributing the vessels nonresistance
to fear or lack Of arms, he was the
first man to leap on board. But the
rope with which the captured ship
had been carelessly dashed to his own
parted under the strain Of the seaway,
and he found himself rapidly borne
away from his comrades on what he
soon discovered to be a floating coffin.
A stiff breeze filled the sails of the
derelict, and before his own vessel
could overtake it night descended on
the ocean, and the pursuing ship lost
sight Of It altogether. Left alone in
pitch darkness on the grewsome craft.
the pirate went mad with terror and,
selling the wheel, raced away before
the wind and, according to the legend.
was condemned to range the seas for
ever thus in command Of his horrible
prize.
Woe to the ship that encountered it
scudding along by moonlight or in the
lightning's glare, manned by skeletons
and steered by shouting, gesticulat-
Ing mailman. and when on several oc-
casions it was sighted in the fog of
Medford it was considered as the her.
aid Of storm and disaster and the loss
Of many ships.-New York Press.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
An Attractive CLUBBING
Offer.

The combination of The Daily News
of Minneapolis, The Prairie Farmer of
Chicago and The Hope Pioneer, is
the most liberal clubbing offer we
have ever been able to submit to our.
readers. J.
The Minneapolis Daily News is an
Independent daily newspaper, and al
ways prints the "Best News First
1t stands for the best interests of the
common people. Its editorials and
Washington correspondence are
valuable, while its enlarged market
reports alone are worth the price
asked.
The Prairie Farmer of Chicago is
the oldest agricultural Journal in the
west, and is making greater progress
than any up to date farm paper in
this section Of the country. Its
editors are recognized experts on
agricultural subjects; and its presence
in any farm home will prove a cons
tant help and source OF inspiration.
The publisher fof' the Hope Pioneer
is able to offer you this fall an OPP
%portunity to get these two papers and
your home paper for one year for the
remarkably low price Of $500. We
urge that you take advantage OF this
offer at once.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
They Married.

Trotter (who has been abroad)-So
Maud and Charlie finally married?
Miss Homer-Yes. Trotter-I suppos
they are happy. Miss Homer-Un-
doubleday: they each married some
one else Chicago News.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
The Extremes.

Lobster and champagne for supper
that's high jinks. Sawdust and near,
coffee for breakfast-that's hygiene.
Between these two eminences, how
ever. there's room for some genuine
~iving.-Life.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
The Stanch Friend

The Stanch Friend.
In fishing for plums
And position and place
The candidate comes
With a smile on his face.
His manner Is bland
AS he sees you afar
And hastens to hand
You a low grade cigar.
How genial his phiz
AS be grabs for your mitt
To show you who is
Or is going to be It.!
You seem to have met
With a friend to adore,
On whom you can bet =
Several dollars or more.
He pours in your ear.
If you will but stand
And patiently hear
His vocals expand,
Some reasons that seem
Too good to be true -
Why he would esteem IL
A ballot from you. S!
y
The candidates smile :
Is a picture urbane,
While compliments pile
In torrents like rain
Downpouring and wet,
Your patience to tax
The while you can bet =
Hes grinding his ak. "
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
Just Like Her.

Hewitt didn't know that you lived
on the first floor. l understood your
wife to say that you lived on the Sec
ond floor. Jewett-1f you knew my
wife you would know that she always
stretches a story.-Exchange.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
Describing the Climate.

as your climate changeable?" asked
the stranger.
Not very" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. ut keeps shiftin' around a
little till it strikes a kind Of weather
nobody likes; then 1t sticks."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
A Bad Quarrel.

"Why don't you try to get him to
straighten up?"
Hes his own worst enemy"
"WelI?'
ITS pretty hard to patch up that
kind Of a quarrel."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

II 1t is true that Roosevelt is going
to take to the stump Bryan will have
to take to the woods.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

1t often depends upon who is around
whether a man is good company OF
not.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

What do we live for If not to make
lite less difficult to each other2-George
Eliot.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
Humor ma Philosophy
BY DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

We are always willing to hurrat
for the man who knows he can gel
thereafter he has proved it.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

One way to succeed is to get a stub
born man set in your direction and put
him on the job.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

The less we see Of some mems re-
ligion the more we believe in it.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

Usually the only kind Of assistance
that is plentiful is the kind we don't
need.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

Mr.. Bryan no longer refers to Mr..
Roosevelt as his imitator, counterpart
and understudy.-St. Louis Globe Dem.
ocrat.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

One Of the first requisites of a good
husband Is a wife that can cook.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

On general principles we hate oul
enemies for the friends they have
made.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

The bigger the ice bill the smaller
the chunk.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
No Funds.

TOO bad such a fine poet has to go
to work"
Cant he draw on his imagination
for money!
Praise. q
"Can she act?"
"Act"
Yes"
"NYell. l should say so. It Is perfect.
" shameful the way she acts"
Architectural Discernment.
win you walk into my parlorr'
Said the spider to the fy,
And meanwhile as he said It
He wfnked the other eye.
You haven't any parlor,"
Said the nifty fly, "although
! might consent to raInble
Down through your bungalow"
Shifted the Breed.
he was-you must almit it.
A most peculiar man.
] asked him for q pointer:
He brought q block and tan.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31

F%luctuating Measure.
"He is having a peck Of trouble"
And In trouble how much Is Z
peck?"
lob, a bushel and q halfsor So"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
Why She Couldn't.


In order to get even with a telephone
girl who did not make her articulation
clear and distinct the man went to the
phone and, after calling up, mumbled
purposely, calling for no particular
number, but just asking for umpty,
umpty, ump.
Give me-" he said in a mufled voice,
number umpty, umpty. Jump, and be
quick about it."
What numberY' asked the girl.
"Umpty, umpty, ump," said the mar
tmpatiently.
BUSY, sir" said the girl sweetly.
"Call again."
Not So Much.
Are your exercises benefting you
any?'
eyes; I am getting-a fine muscular
development"
"Giving exhibitions to your friends? '
well, l picked up a fifty pound cake
of ice left by the iceman this morning
and swung it around as though it had
been q feather"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05

promises to be that Of the public
schools of Denver. The exhibit is to
be made under the direction of Charles
NJ. Carter, the director of art education
in Denver. who has been especially
prominent in the movement The
American official committee also In
cludes James Hall Of New York and
William Woodward of New Orleans.
The decorations in our public schools
are carried out for the most part with
very simple and inexpensive materials
Some of the most successful effects
with the aid of the work of the chill
dren have cost literally nothing. This
cooperation OF the pupils opens very
wide field. The more formal decora-
tions are carried out with inexpensive
plaster reproductions of statuary. In
decorating the walls large photographs
and copies of paintings have been used
in the Denver schools. Many pleasant
effects have been obtained by the use
of original japanese prints. Certain
rooms are devoted entirely to Indian
relics and products. others to Japanese
art. Artistic pottery is also an i'm
portant feature of all these decorative
effects.
In every case the effects contrived
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05
THE MOVEMENT FOR BEAUTIFYING SCHOOIROOMS

The movement TO beautify public
schoolrooms which has recently
assumed international proper
tions has been carried out along
somewhat original lines throughout the
United States. The problem has been
attacked with enthusiasm in many
cities; in many places the public has
taken a lively interest in the work. In
Denver the women's clubs have raised
considerable sums OF money to assist.
Efforts Of the pupils themselves have
been enlisted, and their contributions
form not the least interesting features
OF many OF these decorations. With
this impetus many OF the schools have
become models Of their kind. In August
next there viii be held in London the
third international congress Of art
teachers, where this work in many
countries may be compared and plans
formed for encouraging the movement.
In connection with the progress there
viii be an exhibition IN which the work
Of American schools will have promi-
nent position. It is probable that the
next meeting of art teachers will be
held in the United States.
One OF the most conspicuous and
original OF the exhibits at London
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05

pIeted design. The openings in the
panel corr esponding to the panes in
a stained glass window are then cut
out. Th-e strips OF cardboard which
remain Sc rye as a frame on which to
mount the pieces of colored paper, and
when the panel is finally set up these
strips give the effect OF the 1eaden
strips in a stained glass window.
With th4sa. frame before them the col
ors are next. decided upon and a variety
The simples effect. OF course. is TO
paste sintsle piece OF paper upon
the back of1~this frame. surprising
variety of effects may be produced by
using merely the primary colors- In
the more el borate panels 100 shades
of paper maD be used to select from.
and these i1As turn lend themselves to
endless cont tbinations- 1t is common
in the Denver schooIrooms for 20 or
more shades of paper TO be tried IN
turn upon a single lozenge OF a panel
before Just tlle right shade has been
found
One of the most ingenious OF these
effects is thcs plan of showing grapes
or any curve II object with lifelike
modelling. I % do this small cup OF
tissue paper 5 made. the size Of the
grape or oths IL object. and this is fast
ened to the hack of the paper at such
an angle that the light entering the
opening will u fuse itself in a circle
of shading. Bl- varying the angle at
which the pape cup is fastened an
astonishing nun Der OF delicate effects
Is made possfs ae.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05

When some window, as so often hap
pens, looks out upon some unlovely
back yard is shut off by a wall or other
obstruction the tissue paper panel COM
pletely transforms the appearance of
the room. The design of the panel may
be suited to allow much or little light,
while the color scheme may readily be
adapted to that of the other decora-
tions.
The examples of this work Mr.. Carter
is taking to London comprise about a
score of panels. including the work of
the younger pupils as we'll as the more
ambitious artistic efforts. Several very
interesting panels are the work of chill
dren IL years old. The best of this
work has been done by pupils of Is
years, practically -unaided. One panel.
for instance, reproduces Viking ship
with full sail flying before the wind
over a choppy sea, while the setting
sun lights up it's sail and is reflected
in the water about it. 1t is brilliant
bit of color work and the effect of
motion in the ship and the waves is
caught with remarkable skill Another
marine picture shows a cold, barren
shore line, the distant hills reflected in
the water, with ship riding at an
chor in the foreground, its rigging sill
houetted against the sky-a charming
picture in low tones.
Several of the panels reproduced are
remarkable studies in perspective. One
of the most surprising effects is a panel
in which the light of the setting sun
is dinused throughout the picture in
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05

The movement to beautify school
rooms started in Boston a few years
ago, but it has since spread over the
entire continent. In Denver the
women's clubs, which are largely re-
sponsible for its success, by entertain
ments and public subscription raised
$4,000. The art league and the schools
raised an additional $4,000. Much of
the decorative material has besides
been donated The result of all this
will soon be shown in London by large
photographs. and specimens of the
work contributed by the pupils.
The educational value of such rooms
is, of course obvious. The influence
upon the art industries of the country.
while less direct, is believed to be no
less certain. In this way it is believed
the foundations will be laid for devel-
oping native art products and a more
artistic treatment of many familiar in
dustries Perhaps the most original
products of this movement are the tis-
sue paper windows made by the Den
yer school pupils for use in these dec
orations. With the use of this mex
pensive material astonishing results
have been obtained A number of these
panels illustrating the new art will
form the most striking feature of the
Denver exhibit in London.
A well known manufacturer of
stained glass windows has said that
these tissue paper panels produce ef-
fects impossible with the use of stained
glass. The value of such panels in the
Schoolroom is, OF course, obvious.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05

T was Drummonds own suggestion
| that he should see me off, and I well
coined it as the first sign of awaken
ing interest in things practical, as well
as a proof that he bore me no i'll will
for my clumsy arguments.
The town was a new world to him.
He stood on the curb running a long
brown finger round the inside of his
unaccustomed starch collar, alternately
buttoning and unbuttoning the jacket
of his neat tweed suit and tugging
spasmodically at his Paisley tie
A liniment to relieve a sprain or an
argument to carry weight are equally
impotent unless we'll rubbed in.
Look what you're missing, Billy" I
pointed out at every opportunity from
the moment we consumed the first egg
flip to when we emerged from the
waters of English bay and lay on the
hot sand blinking like a couple of owls
strayed from their Granny in the light
of day. I saw he disliked it, but per-
severed unmercifully.
And now" said I, when a little later
we left a downtown restaurant, well
go to the Princess. Water street, and
persuade ourselves It's the Empire
Leicester square" Drummond followed
like a lamb.
AS we entered the theater a fat blond
with a raucous voice and broad hips
was inquiring of an unappreciative au-
dience "how they'd like to spoon with
her We took little black hole
reeking of tobacco and beer called a
box. and for the remainder of the turn
received the undivided attention OF the
inquiring performer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05

outlast me by years, and l know she
hated me like poison, yet she's gone the
way of all flesh and softened at the
Billy Invested in cast iron securi-
ties it will bring me in about 1900 a
year. A thousand dollars a year ought
to let me see something besides the
tall timber before 1 leave it to the
next man, even if I can't found Ii
braries."
Drummond actually smiled family,
but he was not amused. 1t was that
same queer smile of compassion that
accompanied the extending of a work
worn hand.
I'm glad; very glad, old man." he
congratulated me with unusual warmth.
Then his pale blue eyes wandered off
down the rivers course. Il wish that
was enough to let me out of it," he
added meditatively.
You surely wouldn't go on with it
it If you had that amount?" 1 demanded
incredulously.
He turned on me the same slow,
enigmatic smile that had begun to actu-
ally annoy me-
My income is double that now
work"
I gazed at him in amazement. I'm
heavens name, why?"
You probably wouldn't understand"
he replied a trife wearily. 'T hope
you don't mind my saying this, but
I'm almost sure you wouldn't"
1 felt myself annoyed in spite of
myself. 1 not understand. 1t was
Drummond who never understood! Who
could hope to understand anything
without a sense of humor?
Very possibly not" admitted
tartly
Again that exasperating smile
twitched his lips.
Don't get mad" he said, calmly;
there's no need to. said that because
I once told it all to another mantle
only man in the world 1 ever did tell
1t to-
And he didn't understand
He laughed"
He ought to have been shot" 1 re.
marked Indignantly.
You haven't heard it yet PERHAPS
you'll laugh, too" he suggested. Just
do as you like; don't mind me. I'm go.
ing to tell you anyway" He gathered
his long legs to his chin and stared
down at the rushing water beneath us
The reason that I work, work hare
with my hands, is that 1 must occupy
my day and get thoroughly PHYSICAL,
tired and ready for sleep at its end.
want oblivion, and this is the only way
I can get 1t. oh, I've tried the others
I was thought promising by the light.
of the law at one time; at another
looked like accommodating a lot Of
money I didn't want in the real estat,
business, but this thing that 1 was try.
ing to forget kept forcing its way be.
tween me and my work, wrestling will
1t and always proving victorious.
gave up in despair and rushed blfndl,
into every form OF sport, but it still
followed me. 1 toured the world and