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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-07
WEATHER FORECAST

) Generally TAR Saturday and
Sunday. Warmer, with lowest
temperature 80. Colder Sunday
afternoon. Brisk southwest winds
shifting to northwest Sunday.
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ham Lincoln an obviously exag-
gerated statement as to the
weight Of his hay crops. Tive
been cutting hay, too" said
Lincoln, smiling, Good crop?"
the farmer asked. Fine-very
6ne!' said Lincoln. How many
tons?" We'll, I don't exactly
know how many tons" said Linz
coin carelessly, .'but my men
stacked all they could out of doors
and then stored the rest in the
barn.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-07
KIND LITTLE ARTHUR
Hey! What are you doing

there
Little Arthur was caught. He
was up the pear tree, his pockets
full of fruit, while below stood a
bull terrier, trying. wildly and
fTantically to reach him. And the.
owner Of tree and dog had just.
come upon the scene.
What dye want up my pear
tree, young feIler?" said the farm
er again in a gruff and angry tone.
Little Arthur thought furious
ly for a few moments. Then he
said:
P-p-please, sir t-t-trying to
t-t-teach your dog tito stand on
his h-h-hind legs.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
Raven, Not Eagle
George Wa&hington:s Coat-ofAms
Did Not Suggest Emblem of
y. Amenca;s National Bird

HUNDREDS of writer's have an
II nounced that the crest on General
George Washington's coat-of-arms is
an eagle, and that this family emblem
was the foundation of the suggestion
that the eagle be the emblem of the
American republic. While the crest
may appear like an eagle, the facts
are that the heraldic grant of arms to
this Washington branch present a
raven issuing from a golden ducal
crown, the crest Of the family. Fur
thermore, Washington himself clearly
shows by correspondence with the her.
AIDS Office at London that it was not
an eagle, and the letter is dated ten
years after the eagle had become the
emblem of the republic (June 20,
1882. His letter was SEN from Phila-
delphia May 2, 1892, the third year of
his presidency, and the package was
sealed with the Washington family
arms, as is indicated in a letter which
reads:
The arms inclosed in your letter
are the same that are held by the
family here; though l have also seen,
and have used, as you may perceive
by, the seal to this packet, a ifyinl
griffin for the crest"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
SURELY HARD MAN TO PLEASE
Artist Did Ills Best, but Somehow
Managing Editor Would Not
1e Satisfied.

An artist was drawing a cartoon
wherein the flag of our nation played
a large part. He drew the flag, first
time, with five stars in the blue field
and took 1t to the managing editor.
who promptly let out a yelp.
"Wadye think this country is," said
the managing editor. "a trust?"
What's the trouble?" asked the
artist.
Trouble" beloved the managing
editor. why. we need more stars.
stars, stars!"
So the artist brought the picture
back and this time he had III stars in
1t by actual count.
The managing editor felt his head
and choked slightly.
What do you think you're draw
ing?" he asked at last.
You're the hardest man to please
I ever met in my life" said the artist
Indignantly; first it's too few and
then it's too many. How many stars
do you want, anyway"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
What the Copy Boy Wrote.


Representative Dan Anthony of
Kansas, publisher OF the Leavenworth
Times, once had an office boy who
yearned to know how to use a type
writer-which accomplishment. the
boy figured. would make him a regular
reporter.
Anthony turned an old broken-down
machine owe to him, says the Wash
ington Herald, and babe him learn to
run it.
"WhatIn l writer" the boy asked.
"Oh, just take some sentence, any
sentence at ALL" Anthony told him,
land g how long 1t will take you to
fill a page with it."
The boy set to work. An hour or
two later Anthony CHANGED to notice
the page on which the lad had been
working. From top to bottom of the
sheet. and from margin to margin, the
boy had written M sentence over and
over again until there was scarcely a
white spot visible on the paper. The
sentence the boy had selected to prac-
tice with was: who the - invent
ed schcol?"
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this truly great man has accomplished
for the liberties of America, the gen
o inspirations which he impaired
to the French who were attracted to
his school of arms; the sublime act
which will ever add luster to his men,
DRY, when, after having exerted his
talents in giving liberty to his ooun-
try, he voluntarily relinquished SUI
preme power to conceal his glory in
the obscurity of private life"
Naturally, Napoleon was attracted
to the great general who led an army
Of ragamuffins to victory, after a long
campaign Of almost unparalleled vicis-
STUDIES, and whose power was attest
ed by the fact that none of his gen.
erals, except Wayne, accomplished
much after they left him. When the
news of his death reached France, the
first consul issued the following Or
der:
washington is no more! That
great nan fought against tyranny. He
firmly established the liberty of his
country. His memory will aver be
dear to the French people, as it must
be to every friend of freedom in two
worlds, and especially to the French
soldiers, who, like him and the Amer
leans, bravely fight for liberty and
equality. The first consul, in conse-
quence, orders that, for ten days
black crepe shall be suspended to all
the standards and flags of the repub-
lic."
At almost the same time the Ca
zette de France said:
washington is dead! This news
in the time of the directory it would
have been imprudent to announce.
Now, the heart may with confidence
abandon itself to all the generous
emotions Of the soul, and we may dare
to weep at the tomb Of a great man.
A general funeral service has been or.
dered in America, and this will be OBJ
served by the citizens Of every nation.
No period has sustained a loss so ir-
reparable as the end of the eighteenth
century"
This concluding sentence may be
taken as generally expressing the esti-
nation in which the great man was
held.
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- |&4 l ~
The. Tory. :.
; ua ~
.saA @&{.N or
Valley Forge
:, 'lS
= a@ g
4. - By AZ
GILBERT PATTEN BROWN
from the
CHRISTIAN HERALD

1T WAS a cold day in February in
& the year of grace 1878, and the
ORatriot army lay in winter quar-.
ters at Valley Forge. The bleak
winds that swept across Cedar Hol-
low were tearing through the huts of
the freezing soldiers. Down near the
Potts mansion is seen an old man
slowly making his way toward the out
post of Washington's guard.
''Who comes here?" asked the
picket.
Peter Davis" was the reply. 'and
I want to see Mr.. George Washington,
the rebel Chief" continued the aged
peasant.
If you, reader, will now approach
the scene, I will introduce to you a
Tory, al Englishman by birth, a strong
defender of the king, and a spy for
Lord Howe's army while they are en-
joying the festivities Of gay Philadel-
phia. His two sons are soldiers in
the Continental army, and the old man
has come to ask permission of Wash
ington to visit them as they are now
freezing at Valley Forge.
Soon a tall mar comes upon the
scene. The Tory trembles. 1t is Cen
eral Washington, who has come to
greet the old man and to hear his
pitiful story.
what is your mission, my dear
MANI" asked the patriot chief, as he
looked with love into the face of the
stranger.
"Well, Mr.. Washington, you see it
is like this: you're a rebel and l am
a Tory; but l want to. see my two
boys"
Come in and get warm, sir, and
will try to find them" replied the dis
tinguished Virginian.
Soon General Washington summons
to his headquarters the adjutant gen
eral of the Continental army.
General" said he. this man is
Mr.. Davis, a farmer and a Tory; but
v the rights of a Tory must be
respected by the army of the Thirteen
Colonies. You will find among the
enrolled men James and John Davis
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
Son-Why?
Mean Trick.

Being anxious as to his prospects In
one OF the early attempts TO enter par
lament, Herbert Samuel consulted his
agent, who said the chances were not
rosy, because he was a "cerpetbag.
ger"
MI. Samuel %thereupon promised to
live in the division ii he were success.
full, and bills were Immediately posted
that III Herbert Samuel is returned
next Tuesday he will come to live
hero"
Some Of the other side, however,
posted Il of these bills on a pigsty.
Mr.. Samuel did not win the election,
London Telegraph.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
In Early Days
REPUBLICAN Simplicity" Was by
No Mean, the Rule During
the Regime Of Washington
PRESIDENT WASHINGTON neve,

president WASHINGTON never
/ went to congress on public bust
ness except in a stage coach drawn
by six cream-colored horses. The
coach was an object which would ex-
cite the admiration of the throngs
even To- in our streets. 1t was built
in the shape of a hemisphere, and its
panels were adorned with cupids sur
rounded with flowers and fruits. The
coachman and positions were arrayed
in gorgeous liveries of white and
scarlet.
The Philadelphia Gazette, a govern
ment organ, regularly gave out court
news for the %ediication of the citi-
zens From this journal the people
were permitted to learn as much as it
was deemed proper they should know
about the presidents movements, and
a fair amount of space was also de-
voted to Mrs. Washington. who was,
however, not referred to as "Mrs.
Washington" but as "the amiable
consort of our beloved president"
When the president made his appear.
ance at a ball or a public reception a
dais was erected for him, upon which
he might stand apart from the throng,
and the guests or visitors bowed to
him in solemn silence.
Republican simplicity" has only
come in later times. Very few per.
sons presumed to shake hands with
General Washington. One of his
friends, Governor Morris, rashly
undertook. for a foolish wager, to go
up to him and slap him on the Shout
der, saying: "My dear general, I am
happy to e you SO WELL" At least
there is a tradition to that effect. The
moment fixed upon arrived, and Mr..
Morris, already half-repenting Of his
wager, went up to Washington, placed
his hand upon his shoulder and ut.
tered the prescribed words: Wash.
ington, as the story has it, stepped
suddenly back, fixed his gaze upon
Morris for several moments with an
angry frown, until the latter retreated
abashed and sought refuge in the
crowd. No n else ever tried a sim.
liar experiment. No royal levees were
more punctiliously arranged than
those of our first president.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
A TROUBLE MAKER
Coffee Poison Breeds Variety of Ills.

A California WOman who didn't
know for twenty years what kept her
Ill, writes to tell how she won back her
health by quitting coffee:
Il am, 81 years DID," she says, "have
used coffee all my life, and o 20
years suffered from indigestion and
insomnia. Life was a burden and a
drag to me all the time. and about
once a year my ailments got such hold
upon me that l was regularly sick in
bed for several weeks each time.
Il was reluctant to conclude that
coffee was the cause Of my trouble. but
! am thankful that l found out the
truth.
Then I determined to use Postum
exclusiyely--for"a week at 6rst-for l
doubted my ability to do without cot
tee for any length Of time. l made
the Postum carefully, as directed, and
before the week expired had my re-
ward in a ~perceptible increase in
strength and spirits.
Seeing the good that my short ex-
pertinent had accomplished, 7 resolved
to continue the use Of Postum. cutting
out the coffee entirely. This l did for
nine months. finding, daily, Increased
cause for qualification at my steadily
Improving health. My indigestion grad
ually left me, my sleep returned,
gained 26 pounds in weight, my color
changed from sallow to a fresh, rosy
hue and life became a blessing.
Then l thought l would try coffee
again, and did SO for a few weeks. The
punishment for deserving my good
friend. Postum, was a return of my old
troubles.
That taught me. wisdom, and / am
now and shall be all my life hereafter
using Postum exclusively and enjoy.
ing the benefits it brings me-" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich. ,
There's a reason and it is explain.
ed In the little book. "The Road to
Wellvilie.' In rkgs. ~
Ever read the above letter. A new
= appenrs from time to time. Tl.ey
are x<nnlae, true. aad full OF humau
1nlSSGAG.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
Washington Shields
FiDe Distinct Specimens Are Known,
but Heralds Declare Their
Origin Is the Sans
OHgm Is the Sans

THERE are five distinct Washington
/ shields, but in the heraldic records
they are pronounced of the same orr
gin, as follows:
A silver (argent) shield upon which
are two red (gules) bars; in the top
Chief three red mullets (spurs of
knights boots).
A red (gules) shield with a single
white (silver) bar charged with three
mullets.
A red shield with a white bar upon
which are three cinguefoilles, also
red.
A red shield with two bars white,
in chief three martlets.
A shield of four bars, white and red,
three mullets.
Washington was fond of genealogi-
cal Investigations, and in the College
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
1t Is General Washington.

and if they are well, dispatch them
to my headquarters"
At this j%uncture, the countersign is
given at the door, and there enters
the spacious room Rev. Israel Evans,
chaplain of the New York brigade.
Good morning, chaplain" said
Washington.
Good morning, general" was his
reply. "On this, your %fcrty-sixth birth
day, I bring to you the greetings of
Chancellor Livingston, and here's a
box Of dainties with the compliments
of Mrs. Livingston"
MAY heaven bless them!" replied
the glad recipient.
$50, general, this is your birthday;
forty-six years? l am nearly twice
your age" slowly remarked the Tory;
"and l fear God has forgotten me long
ago."
The care-worn features of the gen.
eral and the peaceful face of the chap.
lain seemed deeply to affect the aged
man. A moment Of silence prevails,
when the old mar bursts into tears.
Let us pray" said the army chap.
lain. will you not kneel with the
general and myself, Mr.. Davis" asked
the reverend gentleman.
The stranger fell to his knees, and
a prayer went forth that Peter Davis
should no longer remain a Tory or an
enemy to human justice.
Peter Davis went home a changed
man that afternoon. He no longer act
ed as a spy for Lord Howe's army
The Davis farmhouse was at the serv
Ice of the Continentals during the re
mainder of their stay at Valley Forge
He lived to see the independence o;
the Colonies, and many times during
the evening of his life, he thanked
his Maker that to his heart there came
courage to visit General. Washington
among the huts OF the C%ontinenta.
p~-r" dining the darkest days Of wal
..z.lat British des SPOT,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
ASKED AID OF WASHINGTON
Frenchman, In Financial Distress,
Turned for Help to His Great
Commander.

A letter from the Cheyalier de Lam
bert to George Washington, asking
pecuniary aid, brought $1,000 recent.
ly. The letter is dated Philadelphia,
May 26, 1889, and reads as follows:
Honored Sir: 1 came into this coun-
try recommended to your excellency
by the Marquis de La Fayette. I
served in the American army two
years in quality Of lieutenant of ar.
tillery under the command Of Colonel
Porter. I have the honor to be of
the Order Of the Cincinnati.
I am at present disagreeably cir
cumstanced, being in debt to my
landlord. The favor I have to ask
Of your excellency is that you would
lend me e100, for which I will give
you a bill of exchange on the Presi-
dent Front de Vile at Rouen, and
shall think myself forever obliged. I
have remained in this country in
hopes Of serving it in q military quail
ity, but, having now no prospect of
that, my intention is to return to
France.
It Is to pay my landlord for my bed
and board and to defray the expenses
OF my passage that I want the money
just mentioned. I have the honor to
be, with the greatest esteem and re-
spect, your excellepcy's most humble
and obedient servant.
CHEVALIER DE LAMBERT.
P. 81 earnestly beg the favor Of
an answer as soon as your excellency
conveniently can. My directions are
at Mr.. Pereton's at the Golden Swan,
Third street.
The letter is addressed to "His Elk.
cellency, Genl. Washington, President
Of the United States, New York" On
the back is Washington's indorse-
ment: From the Chevir. de Lam.
bert, 26th May, 1789."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15

W duullI6 d UTllllduL ldll-
ure than a solid, substantial success.
And to this. also, may be attribut-
ed the additional fact that. of all the
heroes of the Revolutionary period,
posterity has been inclined to dwarf
the stature of Washington.
For a time his biographers tried to
transform him into a saint. Obvious
ly impossible, this, because, above all
things else. he was a mar among rlen,
a figure in his time which, so far as
obtained to his personality, was not
unlike that Of the late King Edward of
England-prone to human weaknesses,
but at the same time a gentleman of
rare tact and dignity.
After it became apparent that Wash
tngton was not a saint, the trend of
opinion was to consider him a re-
spectacle numskull, a creature of cir
cumstances, who managed by luck
never to do the wrong thing. At the
same time, men who, in his day, took
minor parts were exalted into heroes
of the first rank, largely because of
their fondness for epigram and that
further weakness of the general pub
Tic, which would rather scent out a
hero of it's WI than acknowledge to
the greatness of the obvious, outstand-
ing figure.
All of which would indicate that the
time has about arrived when Wash
ington should be rescued from his
biographers.
Moderation and determination are
the two dominant characteristics of
which time has not robbed Washing
ton. OF them, the first is the one
which has deprived him of a great
deal of the appreciation which has
been lavished on less deserving char
acters.
Whatever the vices of the man, they
we're always held within respectable
restraint. Whatever his virtues, he
never gave them undue prominence.
So it is that, after more than a
century, there has come a tendency
to depreciate the ability of the one
man who, than any other, would
naturally be exalted. For a long time
it was held that his fame was tar.
nished because he swore real oaths
at the battle Of Monmouth. That was
succeeded by the present epoch,
which has chosen to regard him as a
.lovable gentleman, with enough horse
sense not to make a fool of himself
and, by a series Of events over which
he had no control. to become the ia.
Their Of his country. a..
And yet 1t is doubtful If another
character of the age is more to be
admired for its many-sided excellen:
cies. AS man, warrior and statesman,
Washington yields to no figure of his
time. .f.s;.. .Fa
What place Washington held, in his
own day, must now become a matter
of interest. Shortly after his death
Felix Faulcon voiced the opinion Of
the French parliamentarians when he
addressed the legislative assembly az
follows: -
"The tomb has claimed him who
was the model of republican perfec
..on. This is not the time to trace all
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
Bostonese.

B~08C0neSe.
Hokus-So that Boston girl said I
wasn't worth my salt, eh?
Pokus-Well, she did remark that
you were in inverse ratio to our ch1or-
ide Of sodium.-Puck.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
TESTIMONY
or five WOMEN
Proves That Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound Is Reliable.

Reedville, Ore.-"I can truly recon-
mend Lydia E., Pinkham's. Vegetable
Compound to al women who are passing
through the Change of. Life. as it made
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15

me B well woman after
suffering three years."
= Mrs. MARY BOGART,
Reedville, Oregon.
New Orleans, La, =
"When passing through
the Change Of Life I was
troubled with hot flashes,
weak and dizzy spells and
backache. Twas notfitfor
anything until I took Ly-
dia T, PihEham's Vege-
table Compound which
worth its weight
ingold to me-" Mrs. GAS.
TON BLoNDEAU, 1641 Po-
lymnia St, New Orleans.
Mishawaka,Ind -..Wo-..
men passing through the
Change of Life can take
nothing better than Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. I am recon-
mendingittoa
because of what it has
done for me. M CHAs.
BAUER, 523 E. Marion St,
Mishawaka, Ind.
Alton Station, Ky.-"For
months / suffered from
troubles in consequence of
my age and thought l
could not live. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound made me well.
and want other suffering
women to know about it."
Mrs. EMMA BAILEY, Alton
C%o4;oo wv
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of Heralds can be seen a score or
more of pages he wrote at various
times in his eager search after family:
arms and crests. He was proud of his
heraldic ancestors, and this family es-
innate is we'll expressed in the fire.
quency with which he blazoned the
Washington shields upon his plate.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15

Deisem, Nc. OAK. -"I was passing
through Change of Life and felt very
bad. / could not sleep and was very
nervous. Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable
Compound restored me to perfect health
and ! would not be without it. Mrs
+. NJ. THORN Deisem, No. Oak.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15

Cholly-Is your sister engaged this
evening?
Willie-Sure. She's been engaged
every evening since leap year started.
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Washington, Stripped
of Romance, Shown
as a Man
Not a Saint by Any Means, but One
Who Will Euer Be Counted
Foremost Among the First
* K x x x <

20 THE weakness Of hui
man nature, perhaps, may
be attributed the fact that
people are more likely to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
loouItrR, prfa ann EiDr s9fork

A U r EDNLE PUPS REGISTERED
stock; price reasonable. WIDLOUGfI-
BY KENNELS, Little Bay, Box lis,
Norfolk