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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-29

tt The Folsom Gallery there s an Ny-
h.h.sa ~ paintings By Iir William
Dr-creI His themes are picturesque and
'o deals ai-- them in Straightforward fash
lor. TIL Golden Huttes Grand Canyon.
admiral le illustration q his SKIN IN
.rs-a.l larle and difficult subject
''- 'a.l PES are ali interesting but he Is
perhaps mon. Elective iI his marines
-.--. reduce the weight and movement
,. 'aa sra ,-lthfallr and with q certain
.a..ue-s ~ style. Also they show some ex-
-~".-- ..r-- r. G.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-29

BArLEY-suddenly. a, Auournca.e. MAS .reo ~
Ms ". J Wells. Funeral privat. Har'fo''
papers please copy.
pARNUN-At Kingston, y 7. Marcn - w.,
~ pev Frederick = Rarpum, aged - yea.s
F1,ueral from First Reformed Dutch Nnucn'
Kingston on Thursiay. az : p. m
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
THE FRENCH LUNCH HOUR.

The dinner pail is not popular in
France, says F. Berkeley Smith, in
Success Magazine. Even the poorest
laborer goes at midday to his favor
ito restaurant, which may sell wood
and coal along one of it's walls and
possesses a modest zinc bar and three
rough tables laid with coarse clean
cloths opposite the wood and coal,
but here he finds his place among
his comrades at table; in a chair, be-
fore q clean plate, a clean napkin, a
knife, fork and glass, pure wine and
wholesome food cooked to his liking
for q few sous. He is in no hurry,
either, this fellow with the brawny
arms and his baggy corduroy trou-
sers. There is plenty of time to joke
with his comrades; often the crowd
Cd little place is in an uproar Of
good humor.. Not until he has
leisurely fnished his coffee and cog
mac, his cigarette and his last word
dos he 60 back to work.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
N BREAKING PRAIRIE SOD
Ideal Method Of Preparing Land Pre-
paratory to q crop-Fiax 10
Commonly Grown.

ny L. r. WALDRON, North Dakota Az
rtcultural College.)
It IL generally held that the ideal
method of subduing prairie sod. pre-
paratory to a crop, is as follows: The
sod is broken as shallow as possible
In June or early in July. For this
purpose a walking plow is considered
preferable. In August, after the sod
10 rotted, the ground is plowed again.
back-set. az it is called. For this pur-
pose q stubble plow is used. turning
back the old furrow and bringing up
two or three inches Of the new dirt.
This ground Is prepared. as circum-
stances indicate, during the fall and
the following spring. for the crop. It
Ii often advisable, to go Owe tho new
breaking with an implement to aatten
the sods against the ground to aid tho
rotting process. On gravelly land with
little turf or on scrub land, 1t ID bot
ter to plow once, breaking az deeply
10 possible.
Many Of the new settlers will want
to grow a crop upon their land tho
6rst season. In such a case, n plow-
Ing must suffice. The blowing must
be done earlier in the season ana
should be at least three inches deep.
Preparation for the seed may be made
as circumstances demand. Fall break
Ing is generally advised against. In
Manitoba spring breaking and back
setting yielded 20 bushels of wheat
against IA bushels OF fall breaking.
. any case 1t is better to break NO
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
LETTER POSTAGE.

Strange ideas some people have
about POSTAGE" said the clerk who
opens the mail. eyes. See this let
ter here with three one-cent stamp,
on it and stamped one cent duel
That's a case in point. The writer
of that letter thought that perhaps
it weighed a little over an ounce, /,
little more than would go for two
cents, and so he put IN a little more
postage-one cent more-which hi
thought would cover it, when tn,
fact is that it required an additional
two-cent stamp.
"Of course you know that letter
postage is not fractional, but that il
goes in multiples Of two. If a lette,
weighs ever 50 little over an ounce
it requires an additional two-cen1
stamp; but not everybody seems tx
know this, and so we sometimes gel
letters like this one with a littl,
more postage for q little NOR
weight"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
HOSPITALITY OF BERNHARD7
Quests at Dinner Table Of Actress
Whom She Had Never Seen
Before.

An Italian journal in commenting
on Nine. Sarah Bernhardrs recent
appearance at a London music hall
explains how It is that this great art
1T seems always in need Of money.
It il interesting to read that in the
case Of this distinguished artist her
money ID literally at the disposal not
only Of her near and distant rela-
lions and friends, but even of people
ahs does not know, for her house is
open to all.
At one time she never entertained
less than twenty persons daily at
dinner, and It is related that Alex
andre Dumas, who was one day Of
the number sitting at the right hand
Of Nine. Bernhardt, asked her, "Will
you kindly tell me the name of your
friend on my left?" "That is more
than I can d." said she, "for I have
never seen him before ."-Lady's
Pictorial.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
WRITING PLAY IN CROWD
Clyde Fitch, the pramatlst, was Able
to Write Under Almost Any Cir
cumstances.

It is not often one sees the actual
writing Of a play. Naturally few
authors care for onlookers while
they work. Clyde Fitch was a con-
spicuous exception. He was able to
write under almost any circum-
stances. Indeed, had he not been, he.
hardly could have produced as album
dainty as he did. Habitually he
rose early and was at his desk while
the morning was yet young. But he
made no hard and fast rule as to
working hours. An instance of his
freedom from that notionalism SO
typical Of creative writer's occurred
while he was in the midst of '"The
Girl With the Green Eyes" A par
ty of intimates were spending the
weekend with him at his country
house. During the lazy Sunday
afternoon, while his guests were oc-
cupying themselves variously, he
took paper and pencil to a corner Of
the long room in which they were
al gathered. Disregarding their
games and chatter, he worked out
his scene-a scene in the second act
of that delightful comedy, which
ranks with the best work he has ever
d~one.-Metropolitan Magazine.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
TERRIBLE PLAGUE OF MICE
District In Cape Brston swarms With
crsatures-cause Immense
Damage.

a district 20 miles beyond Cheli-
camp, in the far northwest of Cape
Breton, has a terrific plague. of mice.
The whole country swarms with the
destructive creatures. The mice have
burrowed underground and excavat-
ed q network of -subterranean roads.
They began their destructive work
On the hay crop, cutting it as it stood
in the fields. When that was stored
they attacked the grain and the forty
farmers there have saved only seven
bushels. They attacked the potatoes
and the diggers on opening up the
drills find little more than the stem
Of the larger potatoes left in the
ground. The mice have carried
their work Of destruction to the
woods and are stripping the bark
from the saplings and now they are
entering houses, cutting their way
through the walls and threatening
to destroy clothes and household fur
niture.
No remedy is in sight. The people
have been digging pits to entrap
them, but in spite Of myriads de-
stroyed in this way there seems to
b no abatement Of the plague. The
farmers are afraid to use poison for
fear Of polluting the streams and
wells from which their cattle derive
THAR supply of water.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23

lyze the value of deficiency of each
and at length will be able to Judge
quickly and intelligently of the value
Of the entire combination of points
constituting the individual horse.
A great number Of horses must be
examined. Then several must be con-
sidered together and n compared
with the other until each can be
placed in its proper position as re-
CARDS merit and utility. Horses Of
varying breed, age, type, quality,
soundness and ~serviceability should
be used as material for study. Where
possible the student of horses should
visit horse breeding establishments,
sale stables and shows to continue his
studies and round out his experience,
as soon as a practical knowledge of
the work of judging has been &C.
quired.
Have the animals led out ito halter"
and stood at ease in an open, we'll
lighted place. View the horse from
all directions. In this way an i'm.
preston Of the conformation, style,
character and general appearance"
of the animal and peouliarities or ex-
cellences of the various members is
obtained. The horse may be moved
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
OBSERVATION AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED IN JUDGING HORSES
Attainment Gives Its Possessor Personal Satisfaction, Necessary
Information for Use in Breeding, Buying, Managing and
Selling Animals Masters Of Art Weld Mighty Influence
on Breeding Industry Of Country.
(By A. @. ALEXANDER. Wisconsin Ar

3y A. g. ALEXANDER. Wisconsin Ar
ricultural College.)
The judging Of horses is an art to
be acquired by careful observation.
practice and experience. Not every
man has the naturally keen observing
powers and love of the subject pecu-
liar to some men who become notable
experts; yet all may acquire q prac-
tical, useful knowledge Of the exterior
Of the horse by methodical and con
soientious study. To become a pro-
acient Judge of horses is worth striv-
ing after. The attainment gives it's
possessor personal satisfaction, the
necessary Information for use in
breeding, buying, selling and manag-
ing horses and enables him to help
his fellowmen by counsel in horse mat
ters, or the selection of prize winners
In the show ring. Masters Of the
art WELD a mighty influence on the
horse breeding operations of the
country.
The student should get into the hab-
1t Of Sizing up" every horse he sees.
BY comparing one horse with another,
he will gain experience and be able to
estimate correctly the values Of COM
ponent parts and to Judge of beauty,
symmetry, correlation of members and
a~daptability for breeding purposes or
work. After learning the names of
the various parts Of the horses ex-
terror the student is equipped to ana
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
more than can be properly taken ca,

more than can be properly taken cars
of.
Flax is the crop most commonly
grown on new breaking. Flax ma
lures in less time than most Other
crops and 9 70 may be sown latee.
Flax roots. while shallow, Seem to
exert q strong pull" on tho soil mods-
ture. Thus In an ordinary season dax
would be q more successful crop than
the cereals. such as wheat, oats. bar.
Icy or emmer. This ability that the
fax has for drawing tho moisture pre-
vents the sod from rotting and 10
leaves the soil In q poor physical con.
dillon for the succeeding crop. In q
wet year dax may aid tho rottnx Of
the sod by taking 20 much Of tho
moisture that grass 10 prevented from
growing. Wheat and oats are less
recommended to be grown on new
breaking than fax. Like lax, they
are apt to leave the soil in poor ply
steal condition.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23

around, first at q walk and thsn q
a trot, to afford the Judge Q broedstdo
view. This should bs followed By .
careful study Of the animal - 10
walks from and to the observer and y
then led away and back at q trok The
examination may then follow In detail.
This analytical work 10 best ACCOM-
plished by mean Of the score card.
The student should learn TO use has
eyes rather than his hands In judging.
The eye IL master Of the situatioa.
The hand should only be used % N
assistant to the eye. It may be used
when the eye cannot unAided deteg.
mine a question Of quality, size. oondi.
tion OF soundness. For example the
eye sees plumpness of flesh. but the
hand must be used to decide it, depth
on the ribs or other part; or the go
detects what appears to be q boos
spawn and the hand BY feeling coz
roborates or disproves the suspidoa.
Az a general rule, much handling 10
to be avoided by the student. M
cessive handling suggests lack Of con,
f1denoe, experience and mature judg.
ment. It betokens the amateur.
The use of the score card In judging
teaches the student to analyse The
component parts Of the horse one BY
one until he becomes thoroughly s@.
cient in estimating the value Of al
points combined in the animal. Prao
,tice with it will. in time, enable him
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
LAST SURVIVOR OF 70.

The last survivor of the revolu
tionary war was John Gray, Wit
died in Noble county, Ohio, aget
one hundred and four years, OF
March 2e, 1858. He came to tn
Buckeye State early in its existence
For some years before he died hi
drew an annual pension Of $500
from the government, Gen. John A
Bingham having gotten a special &C
through congress for this. Gray
father was killed at the battle O
Saltwater and he took his place il
the army, being only sixteen year,
old then. he served through the re
mainder of the war. Hi militar
record is on file at the Office Of tn
state commissioner Of soldiers
claims.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23

to rapidly look over q horse, note ita
good and bad points and arrive ut q
correct estimate Of it's value. Fur the
beginner who would become q capable
Judge Of horses it is necessary at FIRST
to examine each OF the points noted
on the accompanying score card. Ths
experienced Judge docs not use .
score card in the judging ring. By loos
practice he has learned to quickly OBJ
serve and weigh all Of the points
OF the horse and estimate their reaa,
tive importance. in placing the ami.
mails Of a group In their proper post
tons. The use Of the SCORE card
trains the student 80 that In time hs
ts able to Judge without its help.
The points" or parts Of the horse,
referred to above. are shown in T1g.
1. They should be thoroughly learn.
ed by the student and then demon,
strated to the teacher. The teacher
should explain the characters Of IN
ideal draft.
Repeated Judging OF many widely
different horses by the score card can.
not fail to make an intelligent horse
Judge Of the one who earnestly
strives to become proficient In this
useful ART.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
Planting Orchards.

In planting commercial orchards It
10 advised on authority of Prof. B. 8.
Pickett. to limit the list Of varieties
to six or eight. Summer apples suit
able for northern states are Williams.
Oldenburg, Wealthy. Astrakhan. For
autumn. Gravenstein. King. Macktn-
tosh. H~ubbardston. Wealthy, Grimes
Golden; for winter. Baldwin. Ben d.
Wis, Spy. Jonathan and 0rooninry:
Pewaukee. Red Canada, Granite Beau
ty. Roxbury Russet. Bethel. The Bsth.
81 and Pewaukee are recommended for
the extreme northern states, WAsro
such kinds as the Baldwins are not
hardy.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
GETTING INTO THE coRNERs.

Zone sure sign of the sort Of stuff
. boy has in him." said the boss, "is
found in the way he washes win
dows. If he not only washes the
window clean but gets down into
corners and washes clean; in other
words, If he not only makes a good
but . thoroughly good job Of it, why,
there you've got a boy that will bear
nursing and that is bound to amount
to something. If he does one thing
thoroughly you can generally count
on his doing everything that way. I
Ike people that get down into the
corners"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
Not tho Place for II.
He was writing the libretto for

He was writing the libretto for q
comic opera. Suddenly he smiled.
He had stumbled OF a brand new
joke.
He was a student of jokes, a .collec-
tor, a reviser, an adapter, a faddist. He
subjected the joke to every known test.
Finally he gave 1t the third degree.
There was no longer any doubt of
it's originality.
He read his manuscript over careful
" and, signing heavily, stared at the
joke.
He realized there was no place for 1t
II the libretto.
So he left it out and went on wri.
ting.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
Feats Of a Champion swordsman.

Feats Of a Champion SWordsrnan.
Squadron Corporal Major Eggleton,
n of the finest swordsmen In the
British army, is retiring shortly from
the Royal Horse Guards (Blues) after
81 years service.
One of the corporal majors sword
feats Is to cut in two an apple resting
on the neck of a kneeling assistant.
After a swift downward sword cut the
halves Of the apple roll away and the
assistant rises unframed. Another feat
is with a horizontal stroke to sever an
apple placed on a mans head.
The corporal major has won many
prizes at the military tournament and
has given displays of his skill before
Queen Victoria. the late King Edward
and King George.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23

Mr.. Haggie-I won't pay for that
last quart of milk. My wife thought
it was a chalk mixture and gave it tc
the children for medicine.
Milkman-Then it will cost you
66 cents. I used to be a druggist
and prescription work costs money,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
TWAS EVER THUS.

Voice Over Phone-Hello, is that
Jon, darling?
Miss Coquetts who i talk
mGl1IAtA
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
sAr,srAcroRY SUBSTITUTE.

$50 your husband is dead, Mrs.
Jolly? I am sure I am sorry for
your loss"
'There amt no loss, ma'am. We
got his insurance"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
Labor and Leisure.

Labor without leisure is drudgery to
The nan: leisure without labor u .
crime against society.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
FOOTBALL.

Willis-Under this years football
rules you can't assist the man will
the ball.
Gillis-Gnat Scott! What d,
they do stand around and let hin
die?-Puck.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-02-23
RARE R

Lady-Does this parrot talk we'll
DealeD but he's . wondarfu
iptener-SourirA.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-06

IT has been remarked that the "the
ups and downs" of reciprocity have
been manifold, and that finally the OPP
position has fallen fat. This measure
has been treated from every side, and
all its weak spots have been sought
out. In its consideration in the House
the agricultural and lumber interests
fought it without avail, and in the
Senate the measure has been on the
crest of the wave or in the trough OF
the sea time and again, and occasional
ly through some "Coalition" move
ment it has looked as though the bill
would fail of passing, but usually the
kinks have Strengthened out; when the
bill is finally disposed of, it will be 10y
passage without amendment through
both houses of congress in the exact
manner advocated from the outside by
President Taft.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-06
ACE or THE EARTH COMPUTED
Calculation Based on Quantity OF salts
In Sea Water Makes II Hundred
Million Years.

An estimate based on a comparison
Of the quantity of salts In sea water
with the quantity continuously sup
piled by the inflow. shows that nearly
hundred million years passed before
the oceans attained their present con-
dition. According to this estimate.
dating from the time when the waters
Of the great deep condensed to form
oceans, the minimum age OF the earth
Is one hundred million years.
Sir Archibald Geikie calculates the
age of the earth by the time occupied
In the forming Of the stratified or
sedimentary layers Of the terrestrial
crust. Judging the formations OF the
remote past by relatively recent Tor
nations. he declares that period OF
between thirty centuries and two hun
dred centuries must have passed dur
ing the formation Of every depth OF a
meter; the time having varied accord
Ing to the composition Of the strata
Admitting that estimate. II the total
thickness of al the strata is $4,000
meters. az II II supposed to be. be-
tween ninety million and six hundred
million years were consumed In the
course OF the earth's qualification.
But science gives another way to es-
innate the age OF the earth. On the
earth's surface there rs a very SEN
sible compensation between the heat
that the sun sends w and the heat
that the terrestrial crust loses BY
radiation from IL surface toward cold
and infinite space. While the crust Is
losing by radiation. the center OF the
earth II slowly but inosssantly cool
ing, and. ~ It cools. gradually con-
tracing. The contraction causes the
center to reosds or slip away from the
surface Of the crust, and the crust, no
longer supported by the center. sinks
here and there. forming folds similar
to the wrinkles on q withered apple.
These folds or wrinkles are the noun
tain chains. The total superficies OF
the mountain chains constitutes about
IN per cent OF the total surface OF
the globe. This fact leads to the In
ference that the radius OF the earth
has shrunk Q little less than one-hun-
dredth OF its primitive length.
iae contraction of the earth's CEN
ter corresponds to q cooling OF about
three hundred degrees.
According to this calculation. at
least one hundred millions Of years.
and at most two thousand millions of
years. must have passed, since the
water condensed on the surface OF the
solid crust.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-06
Il Lifted Millions 4 Day

The old, iron-bound wooden plat
form of the treasury department at
Washington. over which millions Of
dollars in currency. notes and bonds
have passed annually on their way
to and from tho treasury, has borne
its last burden.
More modern methods will be In
service. On this platform there has
been heaped each week day millions
and millions Of dollars.
The block presents q top surface Of
30 square feet, and within the COM
pass Of q six by seven wooden plat
form s10o. 1000, 900 may BE- stacked In
cases and In boxes and securely
locked iron chests. Every dollar
taken in by the federal government,
every dollar paid out or sent out,
every dollar mutilated or worn In the
marts Of trade, every bright. new,
dollar coin or bill that goes out to
the wage Garner or tradesman FIRST
rested on this little platform.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-06
Bjrds blinded by lIuht.

During the migration southwark be-
fore the winter weather set In many
hundreds Of birds, blinded by the
lights of Penn statue on top Of the
city hall tower. struck against the
statue and fell to the coping surround
ing the base, where many Of them
died. The electricians having the
lights In charge gathered specimens Of
the birds killed during the year in
this way and these have been mount.
ed by a taxidermist and are In the
possession of Chief Mclaughlin Of the
electrical bureau. There are ten speci.
mems In the collection In q square
glass case. These include a redstart
solitary vireo, redeyed vireo. Mary
land yellow throat. parula, yellow
throat, wren, catbird, Baltimore oriole
and Wilson's thrust. II will be no.
ticed that these are nearly all very
small birds. The larger varieties, such
as wild ducks, geese. partridges. APP
pear to give the dazzling light a wide
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Inquirer.