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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1911-12-15
THE ILLINOIS ISSUE

baucng legislatures and obbng citizens of the results of
their labors the ballot box making of the peo
pe by the people, for the people arcica phrase while King
Alcohol sits enthroned in the legislative hall
As citizen note that it is alcohol which fills prisons,
whether taken the form of stronger beverage whisky
beer as representative of the milder beverages.
1t is the bottom of crme-domestic inecty pow
ey seductons MURDERS is allied to all that is evil and de-
structive of the high aims of civilization.
Those interesting experiments cited by the Rosanofs
and aerted by President Eliot of Harvard his paragraphs
in the Ladies' Home Journal March, 1907 where the ypese
te tested with typewriter copy under moderate drinking
and after abstinence when found that while they often
thought they doing work under the influence of the
drug in reality they doing far less 1t evident from
these experiments that quor-imbbng nation heavy
handicap in the for industrial supremacy.
The Brewers and Distiers Plea for Moderation Silly
hear the makers of alcohol at last reused by the proh
bon crying out that they stand for it's moderate not
for it's immoderate, use
In reply this that if they make it and sell the
practically beyond their control and that their plausible
declarations light the paper which they written
and affect its whether moderate immode
ate further inquire why these gentlemen have been long
in reaching this benevolent conclusion declare that believe
their contention and their expressed desires specou and
false and, further that judging by such scientific evil
dence have there such thing moderate
of alcohol.
An Atrocious Insult to Civilized Life
Cardinal Manning said for the Roman Catholic Church:
The
often wish this great church, with her unexamped control
great of citizens would speak out in public
about this and all the mighty moral issues which stirring
to-day
We sadly authoritative utterances from this
from the hierarchy.
The public opinion of the day is thus we'll set forth in the
New York Tribune:
the
My associate Doctor Burnam but few days ago returning
from Kentucky, sitting in the Pullman with number of
travelling saeme deeply interested noting the changed
attitude of this obervant class of toward this great prob
lem In the first place they themselves had thought of
drinking while they eagerly engaged in discussing the
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1911-12-15
The ARMY Camteem

In article in The Continent Of December under the
caption, The Truth About the Beeess Canteen Colonel L.
Mervn Maus makes this emphatic statements
Practically all of the crime committed in the
army, directly Indirectly can be traced to the
effects of alcohol Murders, robberes assertions,
courts-martial and dismissal Of officers, prison and
guardhouse sentences of enlisted men, fights,
brawls broken friendships misery, wretchedness
and moral degeneracy should generally be ascrbed
to the use of intoxicants.
As touching the health of the soldiers with reference to the
shown by official statistics:
Decrease in Sickness from Alcohol.
The rate of admission to sick report for aco
holsm from 1885 to 1900 Al per 1000; from
1901 to 1910 it only 26 per 1,000 These fig
will, doubt, prove a surprise to the beer
advocates who claim that intemperance has been
much greater in the army since the prohibition
act From 1901 to 1910, during the prohibition
of intoxicating drinks in the canteen the rate of
alcoholic admission per thousand was 40 per cent
less than from 1885 to 1885, and 16 per cent less
than from 1890 to 1900 during which two latter
periods the beer canteen was in operation in army
posts. When consider the character of service
from 1901 to 1910 compared with that from
1885 to 1900, the alcoholic rate from 1901 would
naturally have been much arger-if the anti-beer
policy had not interviewed to reduce it.
So far have found nothing to lead any
fair-mnded person to conclude that the absence
of beer from the canteen has increased the admis-
sion to sick report, the ratio of constant sick
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-07-20
Locals
As We Heard Them


Ice Cream Soda at Mallory's.
Try a mug of Buckeye Root
Beer at Mallory's Fountain.
Charles Ward spent Saturday
transacting business in the city.
Now is the time to order that
stationery at the Pioneer office.
Miss Mary Smith went to
Fargo Friday evening and re-
manned over Sunday with
friends.
Mrs. J. T. Masters and son.
Herbert, who have been visiting
at LaMoure, returned Saturday
morning.
Mrs. and Mrs. Fred N. Lang
returned this morning from In
diana where they have been
spending their vacation.
Miss Grace Smith returned
Saturday morning from a short
outing spent at Lake Melissa
with the Gardeners, of Fargo.
Spenser Boise, of Fargo, spent
several days visiting with rela-
tives in the city last week, re-
turning home Friday evening.
The Misses Brewer and Craig,
who have been visiting at the L.
H.. Smith home, left on No. 8
Tuesday morning for points in
Montana.
ROOMS FOR RENT-Furn.
ished or unfinished. Three
front rooms, suitable for offices
or light housekeeping. Mrs. d.
j. Gumb. eff.
j. D. Foley spent Sunday in
Fargo with Mrs. Foley, who is
receiving medical treatment
there. She expects to return
some time this week.
FOR SALE-My property in
Hope. One acre of ground, house
and barn. Good we'll of water
and. cistern. Enquire of Willis
Bailey, Hope, N. D. Soft.
Kraabel & Kraabel advertise
some wonderful discounts OF,
Summer Dress Goods, Embroid.
cries, Dresses and Shirt Waists
in this issue. See their ad on
the front page.
Mrs. Isabella Carleton went to
Fargo Friday evening and re.
turned the following morning
with her daughter, Katherine,
who had been receiving medical
treatment there.
For summer diarrhoea in child
rem always give Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and castor oil, and a
speedy cure is certain. For
sale by all dealers.
Potatoes are very scarce in
Hope at present and new or old
ones are greatly in demand. A
number of bushels IF new ones
were on the market the other
day and brought $3.50 per bush
ell.
D. D. Sullivan, Optical Special
list, of Fargo, will visit Hope,
Tuesday, July Is. All persons
having defective eye.sight or who
need their glasses changed or
renewed should call and see him.
Office at Hotel Major.
DR.. Earl L. Hughes, who has
been visiting in the CITY, left
Monday evening for other points
in this state where he will make
a short visit before returning tc
} his home at Royalton, MINI.
} Doe played three games of bal
} with the locals while here.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-07-20
Ha at Mallory's.


to Finley yesterday morning.
GIRL wanted for general
homework, j. D. Foley. loft.
Drs. Chandler and Gale, Den
fists, August LIST, End and 3rd.
Mrs. H. A. Livermore went to
Minneapolis Wednesday, even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Beckley.
of Colgate, visited in this city
Sunday.
r. S. Hurst returned Monday
morning from a business trip to
Minneapolis.
G. S. Shippy returned Monday
from Fargo where he had been
transacting business.
j. D.. Foley went to Fargo last
evening and returned this morn
ing with Mrs. Foley.
Miss Hatred Nelson, of May
vile, has been visiting at the
Kraabel home this week.
Mrs. R. d. Patterson, of Fin
ley, was visiting friends and rel.
atives in this city last week.
N. w. Hawkinson, of Rock
Lake, spent Sunday in the city
looking after business interests.
Rev. Noah Lathrop arrived last
Friday and is visiting at the
home of his son, r. A, Lathrop.
Mrs. r. S. Hurst and the
Misses Baule and Parks are
spending a short outing at Lake
Perham.
Get Daily, Sunday and Weekly
newspapers at this Office for one
year. Regular price $3.50. Our
price S.. 2
Mrs. Hedding and daughters,
who have been visiting at the
home of DR.. Hedding, returned
to Minneapolis last evening.
w. Holman arrived Monday
from Massachusetts and will
assist w. K. Jaquith in harvest
ing his beautiful crop this sea-
son.
Mr.. Avery of St. Cloud, Mimi,
spent Wednesday with r. Nc
Laughlin with whom he was
formerly in business at Coopers-
town.
Remington Typewriter Rib
hons, for all makes of machines,
are the best on the market. We
have q full line at the Pioneer
Office.
Masters Lloyd and Harry Pep
per, William Hanley, John Vad-
ME and John Carpenter went to
Fargo Tuesday evening to attend
the Fair.
A light shower of rain fell dur
ing the night and washed the
dust off the roofs and out of the
air. However a good heavy rain
is needed.
Now is the time to get your
Calling Cards. We have a splen-
did line of engraved samples in
all the latest styles at the Pho.
neer Office.
Miss Ella Nelson returned Sat-
urday from Devils Lake where
she had been visiting friends
and attending the sessions at the
Chautauqua.
An excursion train was run to
Fargo for the accommodation of
those who wished to attend the
Fair this morning. About TWEEN.
ty-fve took advantage of it.
Leave your subscription for
the St. Paul Pioneer Press at
this Office. 1t reaches this city
the day it is printed. Daily and
Sunday for SOC per month. $3.50
per year.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-07-20
Sale of Millinery.

To close the season I will sell
all trimmed hats, shapes and
flowers at half price. Do not miss
this opportunity of getting a hat
for very little money.
Miss Jessie Reed
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-07-20
work.

If you do not have a Kodak, you are missing
something. That is foreign to human nature---we all
want to get the best we can out of life.
Just one moment. Viii you please stop one mo-
ment and think of some friend of bygone days, of
whom you would give most anything for a photo, of
some incident, of some winter scene, of a summer
scene, a picnic party--there are really a million things
OF which you would be glad to. have a picture, proud
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Hasselquist ar
rived yesterday morning and are
visiting at the home of Mrs.
Northrop.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-07-20

Do you need a new Ribbon for
that Typewriter? Get it at the
Pioneer Office. W. also have
Carbon Paper and other Sup
plies.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23

thousands of acres of wheat in this
county yielded AZ bushels to the acre
and many fields cut 35 bushels and
better.
You can figure 1t for yourself. He
has 1900 acres In wheat this year
and 1t was planted win less cost than
any other wheat in the state His
traction plows tore up the earth. har-
rowed it and seeded it. all in one OPP
Grafton. at the rate of one hundred
acres day. 1t cost him $4,000 when
the 1900 acres were in. II he
should happen to get an average of 26
bushels to the acre-he won't, because
the weather won the bot this year-but
If he had won and the .verage yield
was 25 bushels to the acre. that
would be 425.000 bushels.
Now, take your pencil again: 1885,
900 bushels of wheat at, we'll say, 81
bushel; that's $425.O0O; enough
profit there for some carloads of pats
ent leather shoes aud trips to the sea-.
shore and around the world.
Fike sat scrooched down in his Of
fee chair in this town the other day.
an old slouch hat pulled down over
his eyes, his muddy boots up on his
desk. and he looked through the win
dow at the drizzling rain.
"Pity that rain didn't come last fall.
Jim," said one of his neighbors.
"Y-a-a-s," Fike drawled But it
didn't. It's gamble" he said.
We've struck five poor years. In q
bad year we get six or seven bushels
to the acre and barely pull out. In
good year it's easy to cut 25 to 35
bushels here. In that kind of a year.
with the rains coming right, raising
wheat In this country is like shooting
fish in a barrel. That's the kind of
a year I've been figurin' ON getting.
If l once get it I'll tell old Rockefel-
Ter to go chase himself. But it's been
a scrap. I've been increasin my acre
age faster than I've been gettin'
wheat. A fair year with. say, fifteen
thousand acres in, would make me
better than 100000 clear profit, and
a ringer, that's what l am waitin' for.
q ringer, I'll clean Lp a good quarter
of a million in one crop, and If several
good crops follow one after another.
as they have done in times past, and
as they surely will again. you can put
my name with the other millionaires'
in the Wno's Who in America book.
that book with the red covers and
gold letters on the back. James N.
Fike. millionaire wheat king @, Kan
sas. how'll that look. hey?"
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
Light and serviceabIe Material is
Now Employed Whenever 1t
Can Be Utilized.

Wood brown bamboo, woven into
all sorts of pretty and useful shapes
for the adornment of summer house
and veranda, occupies conspicuous
place in oriental stores these days.
We are all more or less acquainted
with the possibilities of the Japanese
and Chinese tree, but certainly we
rever see 1t to better advantage than
in the queer articles which decorate
summer rooms so prettily.
Flower vases are among the most
popular of the bamboo developments.
They come in variety Of shapes, the
most effective being the earthenware
shapes we are accustomed to asso-
ciate with Mexico or the Indians
Inside are sheet iron or metal re-
ceptacles to hold the water. Most
any flower would show to advantage
against the dull brown of the bamboo.
Oval and rectangular ferneries of
bamboo are attractive.
Flat tea trays Of bamboo are light
and effective. especially when the
table is ksid on the veranda. Hang
ing baskets in every conceivable
shape swing from plant bamboo
cords.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
BRocADEs IN HIGH FAVOR
Makers and Designers Return to By
gone Age for Material and
Fabric.

AS the fashions seem to have gone
back nearly a century in line and gen.
eral effect. so have the makers and
designers returned to bygone age
for material and fabric. Brocades are
in high favor for formal evening
dresses at present and lend them
selves well to the quaint high-waisted
effects and straight, narrow skirts
which are now the mode.
Black and gold combinations. which
are perhaps the favorite of the bro
cades. are extremel beautiful Ivory
white with pastel pink and corn color
are also lovely. the soft pastel shades
being particularly dainty. But in ad-
dition to those are the brilliant empire
greens, East Indian yellows, brilliant
blues, deep amethyst and black.
The beauty Of the texture of these
fabrics and the perfection of the dye.
together with the large. though some
what conventional patterns, result in
wonderfully attractive fabrics.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
SYNOPSIS.


Miss Selma Lue, splnster guardian angel
OF River Bluff. presides over an Inn
promptu day nursery for the babes Of
the netghborhood in the rear of her gro
Gerry. Her charges are known. as Soap
Box Babies" The fact that she Is single
makes her an object of sympathy to the
mothers. One. of her friends is Miss Gym
thta Page daughter of Widow Page.
Cynthia visits Miss Selma and learns that
she has taken another Soap-Boxer'' in
Alan Kent. young artist who wishes to
establish studio In her barn. Blossom.
Miss Lue's adopted baby. and one Gym
thia is very fond OF. shows an evident
preference for Alan. When Cynthia
leaves. Alan hears that her mother Is in
danger of losing the old homestead. "A
near rukus. Alan admires Cynthia. Sc
lima tells how she came to locate in the
place and start the have0 for little ones.
She suspects that Cynthia Is responsible
for Alan's neglect of herself Sale of the
mortgaged Page place considered. Alan's
portrait Of Cynthia Is discovered. Evelyn
Branch. Cynthia's close friend shows In
ferest in Alan Kent. Cynthia relieves Sc
lima for a day. cooks dinner for Mr.. Kent
and makes sorry mess of it. Alan de-
clared favorite with all the Bluff folk.
Cynthia overhears his confessions of
love. An afternoon tea Is arranged, 1t
proves a. grand affair and Alan escorts
Cynthia home. Blossom has g. severe at
tack of pneumonia. but Is nursed back to
life by the combined efforts of Miss Se-
Hna, Cynthia and Alan
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
Favored COLOR in ParasoIs.

The colors that have proved great
favorites in parasol lines. says the Dry
Goods Economist. are coral. cerise.
American beauty red. empire green.
kings blue and the purple and violet
shades. The run on empire and hunt
er's green has been enormous, both in
the parasols in solid color and in the
combinations with black and black
and white. Coral was exceedingly
strong early in the season and con-
tinues good. but American beauty red
has been gaining on 1t. and the pur-
pies are becoming stronger and
stronger.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
New style In Names.

Rev. DIR. Henry van Dyke urges
patriotic Americans to name their
children after the states and the ma
ton. He commends. in this respect,
the South Americans, who use Colum-
bia. America and many attractive
Latin derivatives of famous names
connected with the history OF the
western world. The president of
Ecuador has three daughters. and
they are called America; Quita, the
feminine of the capital city of Ec.a-
dor, and Castillo. after the ancient
race from which the Latins are proud
to derive their origin. Years ago
Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri In.
diana and other euphonious names
were popular for girls. Now such !,
name seldom is heard. A decline Of
patriotism aud state pride. thinks
Doctor van Dyke.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
BAMBOO FOR SUMMER HoMEsIl1 LENDS TO DECORATION
Woodwork, in Bedroom Particularly,
Repays Skill and Time Spent In
Making It Appropriate.

Beautiful woodwork is as important
in bedroom as in the dwelling rooms
of the house, but Its character is en-
tirely different. Where the wood Is
left in its natural state, finished only
with coat of wax or lacquer, or with
light stain that changes the tint
without Disgusting the character of
the wood, it should be light and fine
grained, if possible, like birch, maple
or cherry Pine is best when enameled
in pure white or an ivory tone, and
so treated will be charmingly effective
in great number of color combjna-
tiOns. Maple stained to a silver gray
like the color of hornets nest is one
of the very prettiest woods for bed
woodwork and furniture. Mahogany
furniture is beautiful in a room plan
ned to contrast we'll with 1t, but 1t Is
best used for furniture alone, as 1t is
rather too full of color for the wood
work. An almost universally satis-
factory treatment for the walls is to
have the head castings of the doors and
windows carried all around the rooms
as frieze rail, and slender upright
partitions Of wood so placed between
the frieze rail and Dashboard so as to
divide the wall spaces into compart-
ments or panels. This structural d.
vision allows wide variations in the
decoration of the walls. The friezo
may either be plain and exactly like
the ceiling with decided contrast
showing in the panels below. or it may
be in color contrasting with both
and forming a connecting link between
the two.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23

to a husband. / would feel like it was
kinder disrespectful to his stomik to
offer it the same truck every day and
Sunday too"
Blossom looked up from the china
doll she was busily licking with her
small red tongue in sudden access
OF affection. The Blossom was once
more abloom and abob with enthusi-
asm.
IF the men folks have to put all of
they lives into making of the money
to live on, looks like the women
oughter put little common sense and
elbow grease into helping 'em get
some comfort outen it as they go
long. Instead of stretching dollar
some, most of 'em handle 1t so keerless
1t shrinks up to fifty cents before 1t
buys anything. Why. honey-bunch.
wherever did you come from? l didn't
see you up the HILL" And Miss Selma
Lue's face fairly beamed on Miss
Cynthia, who came in from the back
Of the store.
Il came down the path and through
the garden" answered Miss Cynthia.
We'll. / hope you noticed how fine
the garden is a-growing. There never
was sich digger as Mr.. Alan before.
Now. them winter beets. couldn't you
tell he had been a-hoeing of 'em faith
full"
YES" answered Miss Cynthia with
shy smile that she hid In the back
of Blossoms neck, they look like his
artistic work"
We'll, you amt so far wrong" an
swered Miss Selma Lue with an ad-
miring glance at the soft blush behind
Blossoms curls. IF a man have got
1t inside him to do one kind of work
big. everything else in him have got
to measure up to it.; and with Mr..
Alan 1t do, pictures and beets"
"You like his pictures as much as l
do. Miss Selma Lue." said Miss Gym
thia, her eyes shining with excite
ment at the bare mention of the treas
ures over in the barn.
Child. them pictures jest feeds me.
Looks like all my life I've been living
on the plain everyday eating of
things and he have handed me plate
Of chalock-roos fer my spirit"
Il wish he could hear from the
three he sent on to Chicago. They
ought to be mounted and on the guild
hall walls by this time" Miss Gym
thia's voice was impatiently excited.
for she knew how Mr. alan ronged for
approval of his great commission, and
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
BETS II WILL RAIN
Kansas Farmer Stakes $50, 600
on the Weather.
Has Tried II Five Times and He's
Out $175,O0o III He Ever
Wins He'll BE
Rich.

Colby, Kan.-"Jim" Fike is trying to-
get rich betting against the weather.
Last August he staked $4,000 on the
chance that it would rain within
three months. II 1t had rained, as he
bet 1t would. he would have made e.
quarter of million and got his $780,
900 back, too But 1t didn't rain The
weather is freakish thing out on this
high plateau, and Fike will be mighty
thankful II the $4,000 is returned toI
him so he can have It to take another
dyer against the weather this year
Ffke calls his method Of fortune hunt
ing Gambling against the weather. -
He has been at it now for FIVE years
and has never won.
But" he says. 'J'll make the big
killing one of these years, just as
sure's shoCtin'. and when do I'll put
on patent leather shoes and go to the
seashore."
Ffke has staked $4,000 in flve
years on the chance that there would
be enough rain and seasonable weather
to give him bumper crop Of wheat.
Each year Of the ave something went
wrong, either 1t didn't rain enough to
start the wheat right, or it didn't
freeze enough to give it good stand.
or the high winds blew most of it out
of the ground, or the drought hindered
1t from maturing; but there was
enough Of crop in the worst Of the
Ave years to return him nearly all he
had ventured, and in several Of the
years he made profit of mere $780,
900 or so
The thing he is after is crop that
will average twenty-five or thirty-five
bushels Of wheat to the acre. II ever
he gets that he may go to the seashore
sure enough, or to any old place. And
it is sure thing that he will get 1t il
he stays with the game, for In 1908
The midland journal., 1911-06-23

than ever how we are all WEIGHED
over in loving kindness thaN never
sleeps and He ain't ever goin8 to for
git single one Of US. Amt it a
blessed thought. and pertecting and
comforting In times OF trouble?"
That's true, Miss Seliny Lue." an
swered Mrs. Dobbs thoughtfully. And
we all oughter be mighty happy with
SO much good being done to u.s.
And amt we? Why, it jest buffers
my bread of life with happiness. Look
like some folks likes ter swoller they
bread dry. but you and me want a lit
tie sprinkle Of happy-sugar atop Of
our'n. How's Mr.. Dobbs a-holding
out?"
He amt cussed word since our
trip, Miss Seliny Lue. Sometimes /
sees him Jest a-chawing the swears
and"
Don't notice it, Mary Ellen. Jest
hold to the thought thar he amt ago
ing ter do it no more, and that'll
help"
"But look yonder, Miss Seliny Lue.
Ain't-that-cute?" And Mrs. Dobbs
turned Miss Selma Lue around bodily.
It was Carrots standing in the gro
cery door. He was Growing and CUR
Cling and wobbling, but he stood his
ground determinedly- One
flaming lock at the back of his head
rose straight up with excitement.
and he stretched his hand and duck
ed his head to Miss Selma Lue in evi-
dent triumph over his achievement.
Honey, jest can't a-bear to look.
A mother oughter be the one ter see
her baby take his first steps, and poor
Mis- Flarity is" Miss Selma Lue
faltered as she started toward the
tottering baby.
Pick him up quick. answered Mrs.
Dobbs. They amt nobody in the
world got a better right to any baby's
first steps than you has. Miss Seliny
Lue."