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The second great siege of the Civil
war was followed closely. Scarcely
had the forests ceased to echo to the
tread of Grants legions in the rear Of
Vfcksburg when another Federal host
under General Banks suddenly appear
ed on the banks of the Mississippi
near Port Hudson, some miles south of
the doomed city. Like phantom shapes
the federal troops crept toward the
garrison wherein we're General Gard
ner and his warriors of the Confeder-
acy guarding this important key to the
Mississippi and the gulf.
Port Hudson in antebellum days was
insignificant /. Importance, being only
a river landing for cargoes Of cotton
from surrounding plantations in Louis
lana. At the landing there were q few
crude dwellings. Here the Confed-
crates had thrown up Notifications
from which they could guard the
mighty outlet for the commerce of the
north and west.
This siege also lasted six weeks.
Until four days after the surrender of
Vicksburg General Gardner was encir.
cled by the cleaning bayonets and
cannon of Banks. He could neither es-
cape nor could succor reach him. Still
the C%onfederates fought and slept
while the summer sun sent down its
heated rays upon the worn figures in
gray until it seemed impossible to
withstand another days bombardment
and fatigue. The rank and file lay down
on their rude beds to gasp throughout
the night for a breath Of cool air.
Without the entertainments the in
vaders from the highlands of the north
suffered the torments of an inferno.
A dense mist was arising constantly
from the marshy land and the fever
infested swamps. Day after day scores
OF soldiers were carried to the hos
pitfalls. Assault after assault was de-
livered on the Confederate works, but
each was sturdily and bloodily re-
pulsed until it seemed that the post
would never surrender. In the center
OF the fort was a flour mill, which was
used to make fresh bread for the Con.
federates and this became the special
target for the Federal gunners.
1t was late in June when a thunder.
ing cheer sounded through the fed
eral ranks as a shot struck the build
ing. The gunners watched the mill in
tently. C~onfederates were seer run
ming about the Enclosure with pals,
kegs and whatever else. would serve to
carry water. A slender thread Of flame
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
Politics and Business,


"A well-known English politician who
always enjoyed a safe seat wal much
distressed when he learned that he
was to be opposed at the next cleo
ton
Hearing that the opposition was be.
ing engineered by a local dry goods
merchant, he strongly demonstrated
with him.
What IL the use Of fighting me-? ?"
he asked. Its q waste Of time and
money. for l had a majority of 5000
votes at tho last election. Moreover.
have served the constituency we'll for
many years, and I think I deserve a
walkover this time"
Certainly you do, sir, and only
stern necessity compels me to force a
contest upon you," answered the dry
goods q Unfortunately, my
bungiing manager. making sure there
would be an election, has bought a
huge stock Of colored handkerchiefs
and ribbons IL party favors. and I
sha'n't have an earthly chance of get.
ting rid Of them unless I rig up a fight
Of some sort"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01

The country has owed much to the
men Of learning, who have been fear
less fighters for better things. From
the time of Roger Williams these
men have exerted an influence upon
governmental conditions and civic
life that will not die. Professor Aaker
believes that men Of education should
make 8 of learning to secure the
greatest good to the greatest number,
and that improvement can come in
we'll regulated municipalities as well
as in legislative halls.
The service of Professor Aaker as
mayor Of Moorhead will not be forgot
ten In many years. His service for
North Dakota will long live. But it is
in the character building nature of
his school work that he is building
most for %posterity. The boy or girl
who comes to him in the first flush of
commercial ambition is taught from
the first day that the highest value of
the worker in the commercial world
attaches to moral environment, the
clean life we'll lived every day as well
as the proper striking of trial ban
ances or to the perfect translation of
the stenographer's notes. Professor
Aaker calls them his boys and girls"
and his interest attaches to them long
after they have gone from the portals
OF his schools, we'll equipped for good
work in the commercial world. This
was his idea as he titled the broad
acres in Minnesheik county, Iowa.
He taught the same lessons as we'll in
Wilmar seminary. At Concordia col
lege, as its principal, the same truth
was flashed upon the students every
day. BY practice as well as precept
he has taught that good habits make
good citizenship.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
Builders Of the
Commonwealth
By COL. BEN q. WHITEHEAD
HON. R. S. LEWIS.

Fargo was young when r. S. Lewis
anne to 1t as a bank clerk in 1882,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
Builders Of the
Commonwealth
HON. HANS H. AAkER.
n COL BEN O. WHITEHEAD

Hon. Hans H. Aaker, former mayor
Of Moorhead, now at the head Of
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01

leaped from the building and quickly
swept over the structure. Then a burst
OF joy resounded from the Federal
troops. The mill was on fire! Soon
the building was consumed and the
federals had gained another step to-
ward the capture Of the coveted post.
Meat had early given out within the
garrison at Port Hudson and, like the
soldiers at Vicksburg, the Confederates
began to cook and eat their mules and
horses. A diary kept by one Of the
besfeged warriors records the follow
ing: Many of the men, as II in mock
cry Of famine, caught rats and ate;
them. declaring that they were better
+ than squirrels"
Throughout the siege the night had
been made brilliant by the constant
storm of shells that crashed from the
Union guns and arched through the
heavens, to drop with a laundering
defamation in the garrison. It was
three nights after independence day.
The c~annonade trebled in intensity.
I'm a lull of the roar cheers were heard
in Banks camp.
"Vicksburg has surrendered!" was
the startling news that was waited
across the battle-scarred entrench-
ments.
What! Vicksburg. the improbable.
surrender? Never!" But the news
was confirmed when a federal picket
pushed a copy of the message Banks
had received over to his opposing
picket
Hope was now gone. The courageous
men of the garrison. realizing that their
struggles were futile against the forces
Arrayed before them. The white flag
was slowly unfurled over Port Hud-
son and the defenders Of the post 40.
copted the hospitality Of their foe.
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said to me one day: 1T was only by
accident that l learned of the i'm
mense amount of good that X. 3.
Lewis has found delight in doing,
and he has done so much of it secret
ly, allowing SO few to know it, that
the genuineness Of his kindness has
been impressed upon me in. a way
that l will never forget. He has
quietly helped those who needed
help, he has saved men from embar.
,rassment, he has done SO many
things and refused to let it be known
THAT l have grown to like him more
land more"
Governor Lewis is a self made man
!WhO never mentions It. He fought
This fight alone. He came to Fargo
NEARLY thirty years ago and began
work as a bank clerk. Step by step
he climbed, and as he amassed a for
tune he could neve be charged with
iforgetfulness toward his fellow man.
His intense zeal. his constant indus
try and strict adherance to principle
may have tended to make people fol.
get the kindness that was in that
heart of his, never slumbering, always
awake.
/. Governor Lewis was born In Ten.
nessee. In 1868 the family removed
ito Minnesota, where the father gave
his life to educational work. Cover
nor Lewis began his career as a clerk.
Then he came to Fargo at twenty-six.
He found success In every line he
sought. The people made him a state
senator. Then they made him lieu
tenant governor twice. And in each
of these positions, as well as presl.
dent OF tie Fargo Commercial club,
es a banker, as a farmer, as a citizen
and neighbor. he has made good.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
ART INFLUENCE IN SCHOOLS
Moral and Material UpIift Follows
the Erection Of Beautiful School
House.

Environment has a powerful inHu.
ence upon character building as man
ifested in little things. 1t is a mat.
ter Of record that where a new and
beautiful schoolhouse was built In a
foreign quarter the children there.
after came to school a little cleaner,
both In clothes and person, more
flowers appeared on girls hats, more
live ones were grown IL the imme.
diate neighborhood and more found
their way to a place on the teachers
desk. Strict discipline was easier to
maintain, marching was voluntarily
done in better order, with heads and
general carriage more erect. The
whole neighborhood got a ~feverish
activity in the line Of cleaning.up and
both school and the whole school dis
trict experienced a moral and mate
rial uplift.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01

"Just az Lark and Odd as Ever"
Fannie as a matter of course and
when Fannie left the room she ex.
ploded at Mrs. Sander. "Why on
earth do you dress that girl so hide
ously?"
Mrs. Sander tried to bristle with
resentment and then she collapsed.
She saw that she must enlighten her
cousin. she doesn't look well in any
thing" moaned the %despairing moth
er. "She never has and she never
will. Nothing becomes her. And If
1t did it wouldn't be any use, because
she's 70 awkward and-homely!"
Indeed" remarked Cousin Kate.
She screwed up her eyes as though
studying something in the distance.
Then she announced calmly that she
thought she'd take Fannie along with
her to Europe.
All the while they were gone Mrs.
Sander and every n else who knew
Fannie remained in a state of wonder
in regard to Cousin Kate's singular
state Of mind.
When Cousin Kate and Fannie got
home a short time ago Mrs. Sander
felt that she needed an Introduction
and a chart to the young person who
fell upon her neck. That young per-
son was Just as lank and long and
odd as ever. but it was with a differ
ence.
After she had got her breath and
really studied her daughter Mrs. Sand
Per saw that Fannie's garb II any
khing accentuatedaher absurd lankness,
Fannie, too. seemed to have an en-.
kirely new way of looping into chairs
and draping herself across tables,
quite as though she had about as
much backbone as a piece of Irvine.
Her mother could not keep her fas-
lcinated eyes of Fannie.
IL can't stop looking at her." she
etammered in bewilderment to Cousin
Kate.
"Of course not" was the
"That's the idea! Neither can any
one else! Everybody has been per
kectly crazy about Fannie aver since I
gave her a talking to and bought her
some things such as she ought to
wear. II a girl can't be pretty she's
an idiot II she can't be unique!"
by the way, there's a young man
coming on here In a day or two who's
going to marry Fannie IL be can wiring
consent from the parents of such a
raging beauty and priceless treasure
las he thinks she is! He's young and
he's rich and he has no bad habits.
Nov let me tell you. Elma Sander.
you must marry Fannie of quick be.
fore the present fashions changed"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01

Is HELPS
CARING FOR STREET TREES
Newark N. j., Has Gone Into Subject
Further Than Any Other City
and With Good Results.

With the increasing appreciation OF
the necessity for scientific carr fol
the street trees of cities and towns
there Is developing-ia leanet and
;pamphlet-an interesting. II fragmen'
'tary literature on the subject. To this
the w~ellorganized and earnestly act
i've shade tree commission Of Newark
N. J.. has made important contribu'
tons. These include a city map on
which are shown the streets that are
I'm the care Of the commission and the
variety Of trees that is planted on
each. a leaflet giving most elaborate
directions for planting and care. and
a pamphlet that contains this matter
and a great deal more besides-the
ordinances. the lists of trees and
shrubs In use. the arguments fol
street-tree care. an account of the in
sect enemies Of trees and how to deaI
with them.
The relative extent to which New
ark has gone into this matter is indi
Gated by the report which shows that
for 1906 $15.448.21 wal expended for
the planting. protection and car Of
trees on the streets. For this sum
nearly $500 trees ere planted. on
forty-sfx streets; the trees on twenty
four streets we're pruned; and the
trees on 1873 feets were sprayed OF
otherwise especially treated for in
sects. With this sort of work In prog
e 8 every year. 1t would not take long
to put the streets of a city In first,
class condition as to trees-and how
much that would mean for the com
munity!
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01

Iu0 AohSI UuSAe
ness colleges,
Fargo and Grand
Forks, Is one OF
those types Of
higher education
who b elieve .
that in the exer-
else of franchise
the man Of learn
ing and broad and
deep convictions
Is but doing his
to the govern
ment which has
brought to it
many millions
from across the
sea to enjoy the
the letter of alb
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01

and Fargo and
Governor Lewis
have grown to-
gether since then.
These lines are
written without
the knowledge OF
Governor Lewis,
are penned with
out suggestion
o him., but
form the writer's
sincere measure
ment OF a man
who has accom-
plished much good
for humanity, and
has done 1t with
out noise.
A we'll known
man
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
A Question Of Economv

Rafferty," said Mr.. Dolan, do you
think there's anythin' at all in this
talk about locomotive engines runntn'
ON wan rail?"
4 dunno. II the expense of steel
rails T. ~ bad as soms people ray.
mebbe they'll have To-"
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Providing
for Fannie

When any of Mrs. Sanders girl
hood friends first saw Fannie they
we're certain to exclaim in startled
tones. ooh. is this your daughter r.
Their unconscious accent on this"
made Mrs. Sander set her even white
teeth in anguish of spirit.
Each time this sort of thing hap
pened the harshness of her fate was
borne in upon her anew. Having
been a decidedly pretty girl herself.
1t certainly was hard to be afflicted
with a daughter who was so unattrac-
tive. For wherever Fannie should,
have been broad she was narrow.
Her nose was too long and SO was her
waist, and the length of her from hip
to heel was nothing short of appal-
ling. She was indisputably lank and
her hair was lank and dull and she
was generally colorless.
Nothing looked we'll on Fannie, so
she dressed In anything that was
handy. She did not object, because
she herself had long ago given up the
struggle. She had the faculty of turn
ing the most stylish garment into a.
~caricature, and as for hats, a perfect
ly airy. %coquettish piece of headgear
was instantly resolved into a hope
less b%edraggled joke when it was
perched upon her head. Sometimes
she rebelled furiously against her lot
in life. but she usually bore herself
with grim fortitude. There was moth
ing to it-Fannie was hopeless.
After years of this kind of woe It
was a good deal amazing when Cousin,
Kate Givler, arriving for a short stay
on her way abroad. regarded Fannie.
whom she had last seen as a baby.
without any start disclosing a positive
shock. Cousin Kate seemed to take
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-28

One of the interesting book displays
is made by the Meigs Publishing Com
pany. of Indianapolis. of which Mr.. c.
ID. Meigs. the veteran Sunday school
worker of this state is head. Mr.. Meigs
has long given his time and services
to the Sunday school propag anda in
Indiana without remuneration and is.
at present. Superintendent of the
Home Division.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-28

SUNDAY SCHOOL IS GREAT SYNDICATE
So You Find Out When Attending Convention, Since L
Is Worldwide in Its Observation-Disclosures
of Audiences Very Interesting.

The Sunday school convention now
under way in this city, in instance.
To the average person not affecting
church services this will be a revela-
ton.
Here, as one of the speakers calls it,
is one of the greatest syndicates in the
world
The Sunday school nowadays is a
training school for life.
Not theoretically but practically.
It's manipulation has been reduced
to a system and it's teachings to sci
ence.
1t has its textbooks, its artists, it's
publishers, its own literature, it's pa
pers and its magazines.
Some of the latter of which. as re-
ferred to elsewhere, with weekly and
monthly calculations that go into the
millions.
A publication the rank and file has
no cognizance of.
And yet which can play to an audi
ence of 10000 900 people
hc SSuool 10 lO IollseI
mushy sort of place where resort the
sissy men and the left-overs among
the women, there to recite the Golden
text and make plans for the annual
picnic.
But unit in a world scheme for
the Characterization of humanity.
If the Sunday school were perfect
in, H;e- ~
complished for it's principal activities
are concerned with humanity in it's
formative and plastic period. If, there
fore. it's manipulations were in their
ideal state, the spirit of Christ would
prevail in one generation
1t must take into consideration,
however. an avalanche of human err
ror which slides down the ages with
increasing momentum. A momentum
that becomes greater as it gets nearer
the bottom. But when that is reached
then the equalzing forces will have
an inning
1t is toward this state that the pro-
motors of the Sunday school syndi-
cate are directing their energies.
For this end that they are formulat-
ing and holding and licking into
shape.
Christianity is, after all, the great
est fact in human history.
And the impetus of it's spirit the
leaven which will finally leaven the
whole lump.
The disinterested labors of those
who are engaged in forwarding one
of it's by-products, the Sunday school,
and their altrurian spirit, touch the
heart and appeal to the imagination.
And fire with the determination to
see every little child put within the
purlieus of it's ministrations
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-28
READS
RYAN It Al
FROM PARTY

BALTIMORE, June 2S.-William
Jennings Bryan threw the Democratic
rational convention into a turmoil i'm
mediately after it convened last night
by demanding the reputation of ].
Fierpont Morgan. August Belmont
and Thomas F. Ryan by the Democrat
ic party.
In a sensational debate the Nebras-
kan called on a suspesion of the rules
for vote on his resolution and the
convention approved the motion. A
two-thirds majority was necessary for
The suspension of the rules. The final
Noes, 1876; not voting, 2; absent, l.
Mr.. Bryan's resolution originally
called upon the convention to Dust
Messrs. Belmont and Ryan, delegates
from New York and Virginia, respec-
lively, from the hail. but he receded
from this stand at the indignant pro-
test of delegates from Virginia. Kisses
Catcalls and boos mingled with cheers
for Bryan during the sensational fight.
Vote Clearly For Bryan.
The resolution roll call was taken in
the midst of the utmost confusion. At
first there was apparently much oppo-
s;tion to Bryan's demand. The secre-
tary suddenly called out of their regu-
lar order the states of Virginia and
New York. Virginia of which Mr. Ry-
an is a delegate. voted 221a to u in
favor of the suspension of the rules
ara New York cast it's ninety votes
sclidly for the proposal. That. turned
the tide and the vote thereafter was
practically unanimous in favor of the
resolution.
At the conclusion of the roll call on
his resolution, Mr.. Bryan had the fol-
lowing to say in regard thereto:
This vote eliminates all of the re-
dictionaries and we can now proceed to
the election of a progressive, put him
on a progressive platform and go out
and win. There are some things which
think it would be wise for the candi-
date to do, but they need not be an
nounced until his nomination.
Urged by the generally distributed
information that the nomination of a
presidential candidate would be made
before the convention adjourned,
crowds of spectators began to file into
the convention hall early. BY 1880, half
an hour before the hour fixed for the
session, the galleries and the guests
seats on the floor were filled and the
spectators were beginning to crowd
the aisles.
William J. Bryan entered the con-
vcntion hall shortly before o'clock
and as he made his way to the rear
OF the platform was cheered again and
again Mrs. Taft arrived soon after Mr..
Bryan and went to the place reserved
fer her. The band played THE Star
Spangled Banner"
At o'clock all the doors of the ar
mory were ordered closed by the po-
lice Admission to the galleries, which
are temporary structures, was denied
after that hour. Many ticket holders
outside the armory clamored in vain
for admission.
Senator La Toilette was present at
the night session, sitting among the
newspaper men. Chairman James call
ed the convention to order at 8:13 p.
NJ: and the Rev J. Ross Stevenson of
Brown Memorial Church, Baltimore,
offered prayer.
The prayer concluded. United States
Sc nator Smith of South Carolina pro-
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OF Course.

Tommy-Pop. what makes the foun
tain play? Tommy's Pop-The water,
works. my son.-Philadelphia Record