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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-16
WAR ON GROUND SQUIRRELS
Government Officials Destroying lRo-
dents Infested With eubonic Plague
Germs-Cats Warned Away.

Seattle, Wash.-Folowing the news
that ground squirrels caught along the
Columbia river were found to be in
tested with germs of the bnbonic
plague. government employees are go.
Ing through farms and ranches poison
Ing and killing the. squirrels nv every
method yet devised.
The ground squirrels OF the Pacific
slope from southern California to Brit,
tsh Columbia have been found TO pos
sess the germs of the plague The 10.
calities where the germ-laden suuir
rels have been discovered are We.
widely separated, but the federal an.
thorities are taking no chances with
the pests carrying the disease farthe,
away.
The squirrels are being poisoned and
trapped by the federal employees, who
are making every effort to prevent
communication of the plague germ
to the rats of the cities and towns
along the coast. Since embedded in
the black wharf rats of the coast eli,
les the danger of a quick spread OF
the plague to human beings is almos,
certain. II is said by experts that a
bite by the ground squirrel or rat in
fected by the germs would be sufi
Client 10 transmit the disease to othe,
animals and to human beings.
Because Of It's prevalence in parts
of the northwest. farmers who have
been employing cats to rid the fields
Of gophers and squirrels bave beer
warned to keep the cats in, lest they
too. become infected, making II ea;,
to transmit the disease to the family
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-16
CHILD PREVENTS GIG SPREE
BAD Man o. Nevada Meets Pennies
Tot Shows Her the Sights and
Goes Homo Sober.

Wfnnemucca, Nev.-The other day
Jack Woodruff mounted his horse at
Paradise. New. Is miles from Whine.
mucca-on the railroad. but on the.
map-concluding to take in the circus
which showed here. His intention
was. In addition to seeing the circus,
to make a day Of It after the manner
of the reckless kind-not only shoot
Ing up the town as in days Of yore,
but as near to 1t as modern civilized
conditions would hermit. d.
Everything, however, moved wrong
with Jack when he got to Winnie
mucca. and in a somewha. surly mood
he lounged to the circus lot early,
took In the side show, bought his tick
ct for the big three-ringed event and
~meaniered toward the front door.
A little girl. trembling with excite
ment at the novel scenes about her,
was standing In his way. He halted
and said %curiously:
"Sir, amt you going to the ~circus?"
Me-" she timidly answered. Il
haven't got the money" Whereupon
Jack went back and bought a ticket
for the girl.
While the IRE engine was running
to the clowns fire and Rescue Hose
No. l was doing antics saving people
and the whole tent was In an uproar,
he turned to the little girl and said:
Sis. how do you like the circus7"
Y All she replied was: It's Just beau
tiful."
This was repeated in answering his
questions q half dozen times. and
Jacks interest IN the child became In
tensified.
When the performance IN the big
tent was owe he seized her by the
hand and took her into the menagerie.
where she was mystif1ed and delight
ed and was loethe to leave. hanging
back and taking a last lingering look
at the camels and elephants. When
Jack got her to the front door, or
marque. he met the balloon boy and
bought the ~blue-eyed little girl in a
blue calico dress a blue balloon and
another bag of popcorn,
Little girl. how did you like the
cfrcus?" he finally inquired. smilingly
and almost tenderly. b.
1t was just beautiful" II answer
ed again. with tears running down he,
cheeks. And Jack. putting his hand
to his eyes. found tears running down
there, also. A moment later he called
out. 'GOod-by little girl" and reftina
on his horse. rode back to Paradise
IS miles away.
When he reached home his folks
asked him how he liked the show
%whereupons he answered somewha,
softly for him:
1T was bully! savad me a his
drunk. somehow"
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WHAT Or. WAHRER. THINKS
Reads Paper At Chicago Meeting on
"Intemperance and Life Insurance."
Reviewing Drink Habit.

A paper on "1ntemperance and Life
Insurance" was read by DR.. G. H.
Wahrer. at a meeting Of the Tri-state
Medical society. held in Chicago. He
reviewed the subject from the medi-
cal standpoint, that there is a serious
impairment Of vitality by the habitual
use Of alcoholic drinks. In the course
at the paper he said:
Whatever difference of opinion
there may be between the temperance
fanatic and the tippler, one thing IL
certain: the anancters all over the
world who have their money invested
In life insurance companies. Gil agree
that drinkers belong in the class Of
hazardous risks. and their conclusions
are right. Physicians. h~ygienists and
Psychologists are now q unit on the
conclusion that even moderate drink.
ing men car be Of no benefit to any
one. that It may easily. without strain.
Ing a point. lead to immoderate drink
ing, and that the latter. In the major.
lty OF cases. is injurious to health. not
only jeopardizing the best interests
OF the habitue. but becoming a serious
menace to him In CASE he should ever
get sick. The outlook for a man who
should fall III with pneumonia. ~.
phoid fever. dysentery. nephritis. heart
disease, diabetes and affections Of the
liver. Is bad enough under the best of
circumstances, but If the patient 10
an incorporate man. his hope for re.
covery Is reduced very materially. and
the fight for life is desperate II not
hopeless. Every physician who has
had much emergency hospital practice
or wen private practice among the In.
temperate. can give his assent to these
statements. I'VE further know that
men who follow hazardous occupa-
tions are frequently liable to injuries.
In case the party injured is temper.
ate. his chances for recovery from
the injuries are far in excess Of the
man who SEES intoxicants.
The matter seems to be of sum.
cient importance to those interested
In life insurance, both as individuals
who carry the policies as well as the
companies who insure them. I might
fortify my contentious by compiling
tables and furnishing data from most
unquestioned sources to show the
evils of intemperance, the danger ia
the lives of those who look too ire
quently upon the wine cup when 1t is
crimson. the misery entajled to the In.
dulger as we'll as to those connected
with him. the financial and moral
wrecks resulting from such lives. Rut
this Is not necessary, for the class |
am addressing and the purposes oi
this paper. All of you know from ripe
experience that my assertions are
true. not only from observation, hui,
because they have been proven 80 sci
e~ntifcally, no matter what your own
habits and practices are In the nse
OF the flowing howl"
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After ! had endured this sort OF
thing for one whole week I threw all
my clothes helter.skelter into my trunk
and caught the next train back to
town. really felt that immediate es.
cape vas the only thing that could
save my mind from giving away ut
terly.
That's why I'm buying lavender
handkerchiefs that will fade In the
first wash-I want to do something
foolish myself to counterfeit the tool
ishness Of others during that long
lAAki"
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oanaerou. Companion.

Intempersnce Is a dangerous com.
pauion. It throws people OF their
guard. betrays them to q great many
f~ndecencies. to ruinous passions, to
disadvantages In fortune: makes
them discover secrets. drive foolish
bargains, engage in gambling, and
often stagger from the tavern to the
stews.-Colton.
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ellndfolded Dancer Make.

~London.-Mme. Melia. who is now
starring. at the Palace theater in Lon.
don. made a great bit with her dane.
Ing In Berlin. Hungarian BY birth.
she was trained In the best OF ali
schools now In existence, the Russian
ballet.
The novelty OF her performance lies
~ her ability to dance blindrolded
among eggs placed at regular inter
vais in rows on tho stage w1thou,
4ssakano Or svan, souchapS thsn.
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Misuse Of Property.

No man has a right to ,:se hhis prop.
erty in snch name as shall injure
the life or property of another, and
the consent of the party injured is no
mitigation Of the onense.-Black.
stone.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-16

Saloons Depend on Boys.
The saloon depends On boys for
business. but who wants 70 give bic
hovs tha4 ths salooa pay p,aaaae5
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Makes Him squlrm,

When you hear a man defend the
liquor business, ask him what benefit
the saloon Il to a community and
watch him sQulrm.
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Horace on LIQUOR

The body. overcharged with the OK.
cess Of yesterday. weighs down the
mind together With itself, and fxes to
the earth that particle Of the divine
spirit.-Horace.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
PATRIOT PERSIANS DEFY THE
RUSSIAN BEAR. 4:

Good for the Young Persisns! They
might have connived with the Russian
political desperadoes to ditch the car
of progress and play fast and loose
with the country's credit. They might
easily hoodwink the country into be-
lieving such course or any course bet.
ter than that proposed by an outsider
like Treasurer General Shuster. But 1t
is infinitely to their advantage to have
q worldwide democracy know that the
patriots who hold the whiphand in the
Persian parliament are standing by
Shuster conscientiously, courageously
even to the extent of inviting more
Americans in to help them out. They
are not afraid of the bear that walks
like q man.
|. The firmness they are showing as
they march along behind the young
Yankee chosen to lead them onward
and upward is q lesson in good govern,
ment which East and West can read
with profit.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

cause Of their grotesque extravaganza,
and the monkey dinners seem to have
waned in popularity during recent
years. Just as IL was part Of the
duty OF Roman patricians to provide
circuses, II not bread, for the benefit
Of the proletariat, so the strata which
delights in the Sunday feature stories
feels that 1t has been deprived of one
Of It's rights unless RECALLED now and
then with some of the high jinks of the
high priests and priestesses Of the up
per circles. The chicken reel, therefore,
has been long overdue. Now that we
have been made aware of it's existence
we would like to have more detailed
description of its capers. Perhaps the
plain people, in the course of their in.
nocent diversions, may be allowed to
dance It when the Newport hierophants
of fashion have grown little tired of
it.
Of course, there are moralists who
will have a good deal to say to the
effect, "Are there no beggars at your
gatesf" and much more about teaching
the orphan girl to sew. But the world
which is dependent upon diversion as
much as upon beefsteak will be more
or less grateful to Lady Clara We're de
We're for having invented and popular.
lied the chicken reel.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

In spite Of all the excitement over
the play, II Is difficult to understand
why It almost split the Emerald Isle
In two. unless 1t all comes from a mis-
conception Of Synge's intent. There can
be no difference of opinion that THE
Playboy Of the Western World" is d
real play. for no one can remain In
different to its appeal
This play, which was given in the Be-
lasco Theater last evening by the Irish
Players is the one that has been called
Immoral ''blasphemous,'' "hell-in-
spired:" the play that was censored
In England, and hissed Off the stage In
Dublin when It was first produced.
''The Playboy Of the Western World
Is play of cold. hard satire, almost
Elixabethan In it's dramatic simplicity
and directness. synge's play is repre-
sentative of what might be termed the
new school of Irish dramatists. that
has been found and fostered by some
of Ireland's great writer's. who had
faith in their belief that Ireland had
the genius to furnish plays and players
for national theater.
As for the players themselves, their
work IL novel to the. American play
going public. At times their enuncia-
ton is SO peculiarly Irish that II is
difficult to follow them, but the simple
naturalness of their work charms be-
cause It Is SO different from anything
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to which America has been introduced.
Synge has taken his types from real
life, but he has exaggerated them. and
arranged them until he has created
something wild and strange, almost
supernatural In some respects.
II seems a pity that such 2 play as
The Playboy' should have been pro-
claimed as one that typified the Irish
race. for even II the scenes had been
laid In the Balkan mountains or on
Broadway the story II tells would have
been equally impossible and absurd.
Offense was taken to the three scenes
OF the play. which were laid in the
Comes to the door of Michael Fla
herty's grog shop the 'Playboy." Chris
topher Mahon. who has walked for nine
days from his home In Munster, and
who seeks shelter and food. He had
killed his father In quarrel. cleavins
him from the crown OF his head TO his
breeches belt" as he expresses It I'm
mediately he is glorified for his deed by
the daughter OF the pub, Margaret.
some times called "Pegeen," and within
a very short space of time both find
that they are in love with each other.
The simple folk Of the region. the bare
foot peasant girls and the rum-drink-
Ing men. also glortfy him for the deed
he has done, and he wins their hearts
by the tales he tells Of his wonderful
prowess.
But his boastng Is set at naught
when his father appears In search OF
his son, little the worse for a cash In
his skull. The former worship for
Christy turns to contempt when the
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
YUAN, THE DICTATOR OF
CHINA.

Never in the worlds history has one
man occupied such a relationship to the
government of one-third of the worlds
people as Yuan Shi:Kai does to China
today. The son of coolie, Yuan has
risen by personal force and skill to the
point where, in the tremendous up
heaval of all China, he is the pivot on
which everything turns.
Today's dispatches indicate that he
has accepted from the Manchu regency
the premiership of the empire. But
that does not mean that he has cast
in his fortunes with the Manchus.
Without him, neither the dynasty nor
the republic can succeed; with him,
either can succeed. 1t is for him to
say. That his genius transcends even
that of Napoleon is suggested by the
fact that he declines to decide this
momentous question with view to his
personal advancement. He declares
that the choice of China, as between a
democratic republic and democratic
monarchy is not for one man to make
but that it is for that one man to say
that in the future, whatever its form
the government must be democratic in
essence. Putting this theory into effect
he declines to adhere either to the
party of the dynasty or the party Of
the republic, until after the provinces
through newly elected Representatives
shall have expressed their choice.
In short, Yuan will be the real heac
of the new constitutional monarchy, i
that is the choice of China; or he viii
be president OF the republic, if the re
publican form is accepted,
1t must be remembered that the Ori
entail mind is devious and that Yuar
is an intellectual prince among Orien
tails. He has not yet disclosed hi
ultimate purpose, 1t may be that ever
if he has decided to place himself al
the head Of q Chinese republic, hs pre-
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
NEWPORT SET DISCOVERS
THE CHICKEN REEL"

The muse of the many -twinkling
feet has new dance to celebrate. 1t
seems to have nothing in common with
the saraband, the bolero, the schottishe,
or the gavotte. 1t is only remotely re-
lated to the ecstatic jumping jubG"
of the forest primates or the "break.
down" of that robust period of our
rural life which has all but passed
away, 1t has been tremendously popu-
lar among the elite of Newport and
the Adirondacks during the summer,
and by them is to be made the rage
In Manhattan salons during the feverish
season,
1t is vaguely described as the
"chicken reel" 1t is said to begin with
something like the characteristic gait
of barnyard hen and to end in two,
step, The guests have only to cackle
and crow from time to time in order
to give fairly faithful representation
of Rostand's celebrated play, assuming
as we well may, that the plumagt
worn at the ball will be at least al
gay as that of the average poultry,
It has been a long time since the
participants in the Bradley Martin bal
sent q thrill through the country be-
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peasants discover that instead Of the
handsome dashing hero they have
thought him, he 10, as q matter OF
fact, a weakling. For the second time
he attempts to kill his father, and,
thinking he has succeeded, returns to
Pegeen to receive her favor.
She Turns Him
Over to Mercies of Mob.
Instead. Pegeen turns him over to the
drunken mob who frequent her fathers
Frog shop. telling them to carry him to
the police. Hiding in 'abject fear be-
hind the skirts Of Pegeen. the Playboy
entreats her for protection, but she.
thoroughly disgusted. declares that she
ID done with him.
Realizing that he must keep up the
appearance Of bravery and physical
prowess that have won him favor with
the peasants. Chrtsty with q debon-
naire air. orders his father, who has
made his second appearance. out of the
room, saunters out himself. and goes
On his way as wanderer, a "playboy
Of the Western World" and Margaret,
leaning against the mantel, weeps.
The play. which is one that requires
much tact and Judgment from all the
principals, was brilliantly acted. Fred
O'Donovan In the part OF Christy gave
splendid Characterization OF the
boastful .'playboy." An excellent foil
was supplied by Miss Eithne MaGee, as
Peggy" and Miss Sara Allgood In the
part Of the Widow Quinn. J. NJ. Ker-
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fers to have the appointment come
from an assembly, sort Of states
general-that will not dare do anything
save what he tells il. Napoleon put
the imperial crown on his own head
with his own hands; IL may be that
Yuan will prefer to accept power from
the hands of another, but there is no
reason to believe that he will volun-
tarily resign the actual dictatorship
of China.
Yuan has aimed at this consumma-
tion for years. When the late emperor
under the influence of Kang.yu. wei
attempted to reform China by edicts
from the throne, Yuan did not believe
the time was ripe, and betrayed his
emperor and his tutor in political
economy to the reactionary empress
dowager. That was in 1893. Two
years later, when the empress ordered
the murder Of all foreigners, Yuan in
turn betrayed her, prevented the mas
sacre, and saved China from partition
Then, the emperor being a prisoner
and the empress dowager never out OF
hearing of the tramp of foreign
soldiery, Yuan proceeded to organize
modern army. 1t was called n
Chinese army, technically it was pro-
vincial army, actually it owed and
acknowledged allegiance only to Yuan.
The emperor and empress died at the
same time, three years ago this month.
The imperial power passed to the
prince regent, brother of the. late
emperor. He could not forgive Yuan
for betraying his brother, and yet did
not dare send the head of the army a
silken cord.
With characteristic Chinese indirect.
ness the regent relieved Yuan of all
offices and sent him into retirement to
nurse his sore leg.
After three years, with all China in
convulsion, the Manchu dynasty turned
to the one man in the middle kingdom
who it was thought could save the
throne. That man sent back word that
he would enjoy saving the throne, but
the sore foot still hurti
After weeks of pleading, by messen-
ger, letters, delegations, and kilograms
Yuan consented to return to Peking
When he arrived at the capital he did
one and only one thing in public: he
walked briskly twice up and down the
length of the railroad platform, to
show that the leg was well!
With the healing of that lame leg
hope was reborn for the oldest nation
in the world.
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Last Days of Napoleon"

(On viewing Vincenzo Velas' marble
figure in the Corcoran Art Gallery.)
Aye, Bonaparte, youi life has been
A wonder Of the age,
The stars themselves foretold thy birth
Twas known to every sage.
/ see your face before me now,
AS carved by che who knew
That at your frcwn an army wspt,
And at your nod they slew.
1 see those eyes, that massive brow,
The finely chiseled nose.
And marvel not tfat from the ranks
TO king Of France you rose.
I see yorr firm, well nodded lips,
Like Jasons bow they curve.
The hardness CT the jaw reveals
The iron of your nerve.
Behold your head bowed on your breas.
Your thoughts seem far away,
Perhaps YOU see a host of men,
AS cold and still they lay.
Your mind reverts along the path,
You blazoned with your sw ord,
While little retked the waste Of life,
nc:asioned by the word.
Within a bloody score cf years
You conquered oil you saw,
And wrote In nV1d names OF death,
That Bonaparte was law.
But when ambitions thirst - stayed,
And you would reap reward,
Your hingly throne beneath you falls,
You reign as Elba's lord.
Alas! not even Elias Isle
Can crush your spirit proud,
You still would be Napoleon,
Though each step mean shroud.
once more, on Europe's shores 20,
A dying cause renew,
Yet ever hope Gprings in thy breast,
Fate deals out Waterloo.
So sinks your star, Napoleon,
That once on high didst soar,
Your days in lonely exile end
On St Helena's shores.
The hand Of God stays not its might,
For peasant, saint, or king.
You cannot ask in humble faith
Oh. death! where is thy sting
rhe grenrcst captain of all timsi
What more than that, you sayI
I'd rather be an humble serf
Than be a god of clay,
STANLEY w, WOODWARD,
Boston. Mas.
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DEFENDS BURIAL
OF DOG IN FLAG
To the Editor of THE TIMES,

To the Editor of THE TINES:
The distress Of Mrs. Isabella Eau
over the "desecration," as che words 1t.
Of the American flag.
Some United States soldiers wrapped
tho Stars and Stripes around the body
of their pet terrier when consignlng tho
little animal to mother earth. We have
In this country dogs serving as police
officers, duly enscnbed On the rolls.
entitled to and get pay in form OF food
and shelter, who are entitled to and
hoI,e get decent burial. They servo un-
der the same flag as we humans do. but
It does not follow that they nor we
should be enshrouded IN T.: The case
OF this little dog Is quite different.
The companion and playmate Of men
whose business Is war, but whose major
time, thank God, is spent In peace, this
little animal, source Of innocent de-
light, grew very dear TO them. What
more nstural than that they should give
II serious burial? i should not be sur
prised to learn that some one OF these
his pent-up love took this form, OF ex-
pI ession-hcnor to his dead dog, his
comrade. / defy anyone to read that
pathetic story by Ouida, "A Dog OF
his eyes, and thereafter having more
kindly feeling toward all dumb animals
Since Revolutionary days my family
has been loyal to the flag. and my
father passed out In the civil war fight
ing for 1t. l cannot lcok at the Aniert-
can flag without a thrill Of pride In 1t,
tinged with sense of personal loss, and
yet I take off my hat with approval
and respect to the men who wrapped
its folds around their dead comrade and
pet dog. Muggsie.
Out OF her respect and loyalty to the
flag, Mrs. Dali has simply overlooked
the sentimental features OF the case.
A woman who has an attentive ear