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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
Cleared by a Thumb.

The guilt or innocence of an army
veterinary surgeon. accused by a SOL
der of assault at Pontivy, France.
rested on the question whether or O
the accused man sucked his thumb
after the soldier had accidentally in.
ficted a slight wound. While M.
Berland, the veterinary surgeon, was
performing an operation on a horses
leg at the barracks Of the Second cav
airy regiment at Pontivy, a trooper
who was holding down the horse mad.
Vertently scratched M. Berland's
hand, in consequence of the horse
moving suddenly: The urgeon ex.
amined the scratch, and then admin.
1stered a sound box on the ear to the
soldier, who received the punishment
IN silence, but later complained to an
officer. The court-martial spent con.
siderable time In ascertaining whether
the choleric surgeon struck the troop
er suddenly, without reflection. as a
person might do after having a corn
trodden on. or whether the blow was
given deliberately, after Mr.. Berland
had time to reflect. On learning that
M. Berland did not stop to suck the
wounded thumb before boxing the
troopers ear, the court decided that
the blow was not ~premeditated n he
was acquitted.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
SUNSHINE NOT GOOD FOR ALL
Blonde Races Fall to Thrive In Gill;
mate Like That Of the Amer.
lean Northwest.

Charles E. Woodruff of Manila, P. l.,
discusses in the Medical Record the
physical degeneration that is found to
occur in north European races when!
they settle in the dry, bright atmos-
phere of the American northwest.
Although the first generation does
we'll, the second one is feeble, easily
attacked by tuberculosis and other
chronic diseases, and the families die
out in a few generations. The bru,
nette do well in bright sunshine,
because they are accustomed to It.,
while the blondes are made nervous
by It. But 1t is the northern blonde
races that give Is the strong brains
that we need to perpetuate u nal
ton, and these do not come from the
brunette of the south. It is Inn
portant for us to preserve these
blonde types, and to that end it is
necessary that physicians should ad,
wise them to keep from the influences
that injure them. The best Aryan
blood is being wasted from our ma.
ton at present. Scandinavian coloni-
cation is impossible in the tropics.
The average brain weight and intelli-
gence increase as we go north in Eu-
rope. and this brain weight does
count. W. should favor the emigra-
ton of these northern races and pre-
serve them as far as possible. West
ern and southern Alaska furnish a
climate that is congenial to them. AS
a health resort for n~eurasthenics it is
also of value, the cool, damp air being
helpful and quieting to the nervous
system.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
TYPE NEVER FOUND
NO SUCH THING AS "A PERFECT
HUSBAND EXISTS.
sut, TO Be Quite Fair In the Matter,
Writer Also Asserts That There
Is Nc Such Thing as =
Perfect Wise.

r. -rk1 TrfEsEa
a distinguished lecturer, who has
also won ZANE in the pulpit, is going
abound the country describing the per-
feet husband, and is received with de-
lighted audiences--of women. 1t. Is
much e S rgTetted that men are not
IN attendance We are not aware that
there are many perfect husbands in.
the world. and If the learned lecturer
has some new points which will In
crease the serenity of the domestic
'hearthstone the men should have
them.
! 1t does not seem, to have occurred to
the women who are so enthusiastic
over! this typical but unbound perfect
husband that he will never be happy
without a perfect wife. We admit that
Jas a rule women are better than men
In the large morals Of life, but the
perfect n has not been discovered.
Hence the domestic %squabbles, hence
the divorce courts, hence these tears.
The perfect husband has a large load
to carry, and it is much to be feared
that he finds life a burden at times
because of his lack of sympathy. The
perfect wife, If she exists, is always
saddled on to human imperfection Of
the male variety and much is the fuss
made about it. Men are content, like,
the humble beings that they are, to
take their troubles silently, but wives
feel that the world is entitled to know
the burden of their sorrows.
All OF which Is slush, of course.
There is neither a perfect man nor wo-
man In the world. and it isn't particu-
larly desirable that there should be
until the general average of humanity
Is higher. What we want in this world
is all the contentment,, happiness and
entertainment that is possible and
laudable 1t is impossible that there
should be a quiet home without fric-
ton. but 1t is quite possible and essen
tial that the difficulties be reduced to
the minimum.
h whole trouble with the matri-
mon1al situation to-day is that there is
go little of the willing mind on either
side to seek al accommodation. In
married life there Is a necessary COM
promise between two individual ma
lures. Wise couples are willing to es-
.tablish 2 home based on mutual help.
The unwise couples rush to home and
mother and then to the divorce courts.
People in this world who complain of
trouble have usually themselves to
blame. Most of the troubles we have
never happen, and such as occur may,
for the most part, be avoided. The
perfect man and cma are not neces-
;sary. but the sensible. man and wife.
do not need the law or the prophets to
make them happy in their W home.
1T takes two persons always to. make
q quarrel, and it is easier to effect a
happy compromise than most persons
Imagine. .
Some people think married life a
torment. If so, it is because they have
remarkable facilities for making it so.
The world is filed with happy homes
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
s~uffraaette PAPERS.

Great Britain has. three papers and
first-class magazines devoted to WON,
an suffrage. Holland, Denmark. Nor,
way. Sweden, Germany, Austria, Rus,
STA, Finland. Iceland, France, Swift,
erland, Bulgaria. Hungary and Poland
have each a woman suffrage paper
and a few Of them more than one.
Belgium has a woman's paper which
advocates the acknowledgment H. of
women, though this is not its chief
object. In these publications IL Ian.
guages are represented and in each
case the paper is edited and managed
by women. In the United States there
are seven woman suffrage papers. and
the International Woman Suffrage AL.
lance has a monthly paper published
at Observation-Disclosures Sufragette,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
ALL OVER PAIR Of GLOVES
Probably Young MansMili Hire a Sub.
stltute II He Has to Buy
Any More.

He sat patiently on the edge Of the
glove counter. balancing his umbrella
absently. and absently wondering
when those fussy women would get
through SO that the pretty blonde be-
hind the counter could give him her
undivided attention. ii aift5 .j3gf ,isl.
AS time passed she approached him
with the hauteur becoming q young
woman IN the glove department.
/, What size?" came from the top Of
her eight-inch collar.
Five and three-quarters-er-"
She turned her back on him. She
had a very pretty back. but not the
Lolita. Faust style. Then she faced
him with. a small box which she hurled
to the counter vengefully. He kept a
safe distance while she took out q
pair of brown. me Of gray and one Of
black. talgl s. tiEj
"Er-you see-nothing like that
why-these are too dark. and-er-too
short"
She took him In ,contemptuously
from top to toe. as BELTS a girl at the
glove counter.
why didn't you say what you
wanted before?"
He felt guilty, although he knew
she hadn't given time for much par.
,leying.
We'll. er. you see, white ones. ii
you please"
Again he had a chance to admire
her back. Again she flung down q
box. and flashed out a pair Of white
gloves.
"Er-you see. these are too short,
you know"
II don't. unless you tell me"
snapped she. 5a
They must be very long for eve.
ming wear, you know" %
Again her back. The box almost
struck his nose as 1t came down,
These are the 10 buttons. You don't
want them longer than that?""i
He. didn't dare explain they were
not for him.
where are the buttons" Atl
The glance of whitening scorn made
him thirsty suddenly.
That's the length, the standard
length-and I don't think you're SO
smart ever If you are guying."
II beg your pardon, really"
Here. boy!" she yelled in strong
treble. 8 al
Absently he balanced his umbrella,
waiting for the change, which didn't
amount to much.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
WORK OF VOLCANO
EXPLANATION OF DESTRUCTION
OF soDoM AND GoMoRRAH.
Scientist Satisfied He Has Discovered
Agent by Which the Two Wicked
Cities Were Wiped from
the Earth.

Ellsworth Huntington, head of the
recent Yale expedition to Palestine,
declares that he has verified the Bible
story of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Hundreds Of pages" he says In
Harper's Magazine, have been writ
ten to prove that the story Is a
myth, or that the ancient towns were
destroyed by the bursting forth of
oil wells like those of Texas or Baku,
which sometimes are ignited and
burn for days. Other hundreds Of
pages have been devoted to proving
that Sodom and Gomorrah were or
were not at the north end of the Dead
sea, and that they were or were not
buried under the saline deposits at
either end Of the lake.
among recent writer's there seems
to be a tendency to believe that
Sodom and its sister town were prob:
ably located at the south end Of the
lake, where the name Usdom is
thought to represent Sodom, and
where Arab tradition now locates the
Inflated cities. The means Of their
destruction are believed to have been
the oil wells mentioned above. This
rather unsatisfactory conclusion has
been adopted largely because it has
been supposed that nc volcano Is To-
Gated in such a position that it could
have borne any part in the story.
According to the story in Genesis,
Lot and Abraham were at Bethel, ten
miles north Of Jerusalem, when their
herdsmen quarreled and they decided
to separate. And Lot lifted up his
eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the
Jordan, that it was well watered
everywhere, before Jehovah destroyed
Sodom and Gomorrah like the garden
OF Jehovah, like the land Of Egypt,
as thou goest unto Zoar. So Lot chose
him all the Plain of Jordan
Then the story goes on to the time
when Jehovah rained upon Sodom
and upon Gomorrah birthstone and fire
from Jehovah out of heaven while
Lot fled to the near town of Zoar.
He did not stay long, but went out of
Zoar and dwelt in the mountain-in a
cave
Having freshly read the story and
having looked over the strong argu-
ments for locating the towns south
OF the Dead sea and for believing
them to have been destroyed by some
thing in the nature of bituminous out
bursts, l was taken by surprise when
1 visited the little ruins of Suweimeh
and picked up bits Of genuine scoriace-
Gus lava. while the shetkh who acted
as guide told the story Of Sodom as
the story of Suweimeh of Suweim.
The name may be a corruption of
Sodom.
Il went into the mountains at once
from Suweim in order to see where
b lava came from. As we climbed
the lower hills the .sheikh noticed
that l picked up black pieces of lava
and broke them open.
Don't bother with those he said.
up here pointing southeast, there is
a whole mountain of black rock like
that"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
COUNTS PRICE OF PROGRESS
Writer Considers Race Has Paid
Highly for Development Of
Past Century.

What, then, let us ask, has been
the price Of this century Of unprece-
denied progress? To begin with, we
have grown distrustful Of enthusiasm.
and have become somewhat cynical
and superficial withal. We skim the
surface Of life, without time to make
our impressions our own. We are
on the way to become q spiritually Inn
poverished people, somewhat lacking
in the generous qualities which can
sustain a great friendship or a splen-
did dream. We are ultra-sophisticated,
yet easily deluded. In the place of
rest, appreciation, we have acquired
unrest. We are like men who, while
following the chase, have forgotten
what is the quarry. If it is happiness
we are pursuing, who knows but what
she has doubled on her tracks and is
now behind us! Yet we strain breath
lessly forward, never pausing to ask,
ITO what purposes"
Having become cogs in the great
machine that we ourselves have build
ed, how are we to snatch opportunity
for thought, for contemplation, for the
~leisurely savoring Of life, amid the
c%easeless whirring of the wheels? Is
m%ediocrity to be the price the race
must pay for its civilization? The
modern schedule leaves no time for
the secretion of those by-products Of
the soul which give Joy and distinc.
ton to life. If the ace continues to
cut itself off more and more from
this sustaining communion, where at
last will we turn for leaders, or even
for men?-W. G. Roberts, In Crafts
man.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27

footwear. The customs laws wera -
,dicted for the fault. Yet the nrica
rarely interfered where physical an
deavor would result in the OWNERSHIP
Of a pair of attractive zapatos Amart.
icano. Still it was claimed that manv
;a longing native could not raise Az
dollars (Which looks much bless
when reduced to the equivalent n.
,pesos) to adorn his little BROW
tootsy-wootsies.-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
FHIpinos Like New Shoes.

Perhaps Of ali our possessions,
either personal or commercial. the
F1lipinos like our shoes best. In their
estimation It may be said the shoes
come next after independence. Ma
tives havesbeen. known to goShungry
in order to sport a pair of oxfords|
with military heels, bulldog toes and
big, low laces. The price was the only
thing d%ispleasing about our shapely
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
Hsl.;rg CT &c c~c.,1anv.

ccrdacter-zyon Ir,lcd the wrong
rope, anoiter time Wtea you want
to get oii the car. tnst rctify RE
Passerser-l didn't want Ia got or
jGst wanted to riJ.g up Il; s la, e.
.uat yoa faxed 70 register
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
On the Nav.

THAT humorist says there are only
eight real Jokes in the world"
WELL" answered Miss Cayenne.
YEARLY, why doesn't he occasionally
write one of them?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
MAKING A HOUSE BEAUTIFUL


~ o you want the new home you
are building 20 impress your
every guest with its elegance
and distinction as soon as ne
enters your door,
Well, then. remember that pretty
woodwork with which TO finish the in
terror Of a house is by no means so OK
pensi~e as frequently it is supposed
TO be.
So generally Is II manufactured now
for all purposes that there are few
which cannot be bought ready made.
and, like all other machine-made stuff.
the cost is lower
II IS hand labor-having a manteI-
piece made specially. or carrying out
ones idea for a newell post-that helps
20 swell the building bill
But mauteIpieCes which are extremely
pretty, newell posts by no means 10 be
Gespised. columns Of various sorts and
finish. doors plain and with loaded
paucs. all may be had ready made
& woman who gives heed 10 the finish
Of her house. and VIII spend rs much
time looking for the wooden parts as
she does for wall papers. viii be moro
than repaid IN the look of distinction
which her house viii have when com
pIeted-
There IS no difficulty in finding the
manufactures Of wood finish. for they
are listed IN telephone books and diTer-
tories under Interior woodwork, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
Making Sachet Bags

The indefnabIe scent which most
women prefer is given TO wearing
apparel By sachets that are Of
various shapes and Sizes and are
successful and lasting when chosen and
prepared in certain ways
Orris root IS a favOrite choice. It
gives the faint smell OF a wood OF viO-
lets, and Is by no means so clORginE
as even fresh veTbena or rose essence.
To make IL lasting there is but one
secret a sachst Of the powder re-
mains fresh but a very short time #
IL is merely incIcsed in a bag Of mus
lin and laid among the Underlinen or
handkerchiefs- If IL is baked in the
oven, however, between layers Of wad-
ding. there viii be a different story
20 tell This is n ingenious discovery
which answers the problem Of pre-
serving the strength for weeks to-
Eether-
Any powder can be treated on the
baking principle. little being
sprinkled on a square Of wadding
Another piece Of cotton wool over the
top includes il like q sandwich This
is baked n q quick oven Tor Few
mOmeUIs-nOC leaving IL long enough
ding forms the nucleus Of many little
bags 70 place among the articles Of
toilet
Every one nowadays uses coat as
wei as skirt hangers in the wardrobe
II IS difficult 10 imagine how we cOul1
keep shoulders fiat and hip yOkes j.
place without bodice OF skirt tree
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12

The chief point Of interest just now
IS, however, TO scent them. and this is
done by tying small bags Of perfumed
wool 20 the end OF each
Instead Of placing bags and sachets
70 scent the lingerie and blouse drawer.
there is a better plan today Drawer
Innings are made Of a double fold OF
white muslin, open Ike pillow case at
one end. and into which a pad Of wad-
dine Is slipped. slightly perfumed. These
can be washed frequently. and for this
reason are more economical IN the end
than white paper. which requires con
slant renewal Luxurious tastes incline
TO white washing silk instead o. muslin.
the same drawer Innings performing a
doubIe purnoSe Of blouse sachets when
travelling. into which the clean lingerie
shirts are slipped and kept from crush
ING Al the TOP OF the trunk
Veil cases, now that so many ofttEe
bersome than thew used 20 BE- They re-
ouire 20 he made Of 2 very long roll,
covered with scented wadGinE AMI then
with muslin Wells wound In this way
round the perfumed pad become deli
cateIv scented so that they are most
refreshing when WOru- while 10 the girl
" no bicycles the Derfum-d veil which
1 introduces a suggestion Of vloletS or
/ roses IS numbered among the necessities
of the moment
Every woman disliles the disaEreeahle
smell n leather which cIiDZS 20 hand
kercEiefs which have been carried IN the
travelling bag This ~a1 be 1bvlared =
q fat sacher containing oTris-root pow
der or dried rose leaves OF Lavender IS
laid at the bottom Of the bag
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
SETTING THE DINNER TABLE


than three forks at a plate al one
time If the meal IS = course dinner or
luncheon. when more VIII be required
they are brought in with the service
plate after the last one already on the
table has been used
Even formal meals are so much short
e. than formerly. thanks, It is said. 10
the late King Edward, who disliked 70
remain long at the table, 50 that forks
for only one or cwo courses must be
provided for afterward in this manner,
When one or more are needed they are
put down together in their proper place,
and are not on the plate which Is
brought
An exception 10 this latter rule ap-
plies 10 desserts. Never IS a dessest
fork or spoon now seen on the table
until they are brought on the individual
plates and placed. stiH on the plates.
l before each person Also both fork and
| spoon are used. not merely one, no mat
I ter what form the sweet NAV take
/ Equally also the finger bowls are not
Z on separate plates 20 be brought IN
later, but appear on the dessert plate
& which when properly appointed. has
I the finger bowl on a small dolly in the
/ center with the fork on the left side
/ and the spoon on the right, the hand les
pointing In the same direction. which
is toward the individual before whom
\ they are placed
/ Every one al the table fmmedis tsIy re
4 moves the bowl and dolly. putting them
al the upper left Of the 5ahie, and then
lays the spoon and f0I< % the plate,
one al each side
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
y y Bedtime Stories II u
SNMN1IF. AND SUSIE LTTTLETAIL
-. - Bv HOWARD R. GARIS X
copyrirhr 1870 by r F Fenno & Co
XXVI-SUSIE AND THE BLUE FAIRY

fairy, and that IS the regular number Of
wishes you may have Some fairies
only give two wishes. and some only
one But I always give three. Go
ahead now, and wish
Let me see thought Susie, and her
nose rWinkled like three stars. she was
so excited First I wish for a golden
coach drawn by four horses"
on cried the fairy I'm so sorry,
for wishes ike that, though they come
4, and she waved her magic
wand, and II the golden coach and
four horses didn't appear right
there in the wOOdS-honeStl wish
again, my dear went on the fairy,
and this time Susie was more careful
Il WEB for ten boxes OF chocolate
coveret- carrots she said. and once
more r.ie larry SAID she was SoTTE- Tor
tha- wish wouldn't last STILL IL came
tru-. and down from the tree where
the blue fairy sat came tuU bling the ten
boxes OF chOCOIate-COvered carrots, each
one wrapped up in lace paper susie
put them IN the golden coach. and was
ready for her next wish She thought
a good long while over this one Tlen
I wish I could ind my ring with the
blue srOne"'
At that the fairy clap2ed her tiny
hands That Is a fine Wisn-'' she cried.
1t viii come true, and STAY So hut
the others-and she shook her head
soTrOwfully. Then she waved her ma EiC
wand three times in the air. and sud
denly in less than two jumps, If the
Ing with the blue stone. that Susie had
lost. didn't appear right on the end OF
tho wand And II flew off and landed
rielt on Susie's paw. On. wasn't she
glad, And the fairy Sd i'd The ring viii
last. because that Is blue. and I am
blue, too. Now. gOCd-bv. SUSIE And
with that she disappeared. changing into
a butterfly with golden wings. Then
susie started to get IN the golden coach
and ride home, but. would YOU believe
me II those horses didn't run a way, up
setting the coach and breaking il and
scattering all the ten boxes Of chocolate
covered carrots all over Oh how bad
y Susie felt but II was Just What the
fairy said would happen. The first two
wishes didn't last. Anyhow. susie had
the ring and she hurried home TO tell
/ her story Now, Il y doesn't rain to-
u-orroW. the story tomorrow night viii
be about Sanmie and the green fairy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12

they welcome visitors VINO thus. Through
architects. throw business I'm their va v-
u would be almost impossible N use
too much wood Iu tie finish OF even a
simple house. TO- it outwears plaster
and lsss often requires doing over
Wooden ceilings, for example are very
decorative and last q lifetime They are
obtained iueNpensively by having the
boards of the floor above d0Eerailed. the
supports being thin, rough finished So
called beans but IN reality igiSts-
Beams ere expensive AID for q small
room such JplStS as would pr used rs
a foundation for ceiling are sufficiently
strong Painted green. OF brown, they
add immensely 20 the effect of "a room
WaiH=cofiDE OF all depths may be
bought by the foot and treated in the
same manner as a wooden ceiling
Hardwood floors more than pay for
themselves. even when provided out Of
limited incomes II wiz not be Ue~eS-
sary o. carpet them. and some extreme
u pretty and inexpensive rugs wear
well ParqUetry flooring is dear, but K
is UuSUited 20 a simple suburban house.
where a floor Of plain color should be
put down
Columns for supporting do0TwayS OF
r1anrelpieCeS may he made 10 add ma
reriaIIv 90 the artistic effect Of "a house.
bat when the home j. a simple one
columns which are plain IN finish should
be chosen CCrinthiau. for example, are
too Ella hOTate- DoTiC or even palmer
are better Such "A column not more
than four feet high may be painted and
finished 20 make nice stand for a
lamp