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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
ENLIST CHILDREN IN MOVE
PublIc.spirIted Men Of Washington
Offer Prizes for the Best Kept
School Gardens.

At a meeting Of the Washington
ID. CO. Florist club prizes were OF.
fered for the best ornamentat1on OF
school gardens in order to stimulate
interest In the competition between
the schools. This Is another move in
the direction Of the proper develop.
ment of the gardening spirit on the
part OF the children of Washington.
For some years they have been under
instruction In the matter of home and
school garden work, and without ques-
ton Washington has benefited ma.
terially in appearance as a result, but
much yet remains to be done. The
opportunities at the school buildings
themselves have not been fully util.
lied. owing, in a large measure, to
the lack of funds. The children have
contributed themselves, with the aid
OF their parents, to the purchase OF
supplies for school garden work, but
their means are limited. Further
more. at many of the schools the con-
ditions are unpropitious. Most OF the
ground is utilized for recreation pur.
poses. After the closing of the schools
the gardens are exposed to the van.
dalism OF the public. and by the first
Of July little remains to show for the
diligent work that has been done dur
ing the spring. Nevertheless, all this
means Improvement. At the homes
Of the pupils flowers and vines are
grown where before there was no at
tempt at decoration. These Influences
reach far. and the school gardens
stand virtually for a widespread 90
cial Improvement.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
NEW YORK IS PoLYeLor CITY
Less Than Fifth Of People Born Of
American Parents-YiddIsh 10
Mother Tongue Of 1885, 00.

New York.-That New York, in ad.
dition to being the largest city in the
country and the second largest in the
world, is now the second largest Ital.
ian city, the largest Yiddish-speaking
city, and that less than one-hfth of Its
population Is accounted for by persons
born of American parents, are some
of the interesting facts made public by
the completion Of q census of races
and languages.
The figures give the city an Italian
population of $4,000, an increase of
3O2, III in the last ten years. thus max.
ing it larger than Rome OF Genoa. and
second only to Naples.
The largest single group Is that
from the Russian Empire. with a total
of 724,112. an increase Of 4l8.429 in
the last decade. These figures make
New York the third: largest Russian
city in the country, with. a population
larger than that of Odessa and equal
to about half that Of st. Petersburg.
Yiddish was given as the mother
tongue by 1926. 900 persons and less
kuRA ~ ROA SOASs " SA0 SoS0A POROA0~
ton is made up Of native whites and
of native parents. ...: A.
Ireland Is represented by 500, 1908
persons. a decrease of 1866 . in the
last decade. The figures throughout
show a marked falling OF in immigra-
ton from the countries OF northwest
ern Europe and a much greater In
cas- from southeastern Europe.
In terms Of percentage New York's
population in 1910 was 1872 per cent.
British, 1919 per. cent. Russian birth
or parentage, 1874 per cent. German,
11.16 per cent. Italian. 1856 per cent.
Austro-H Hungarian, 1877 per cent. Scan
dinavian, 13.49 per cent. Of mixed for
eign or mixed native parentage, 1888
per cent. native whites of native par.
entage, 1892 per cent. negro and liz
per cent. colored.
Altogether New York may we'll lay
claim to o%utranking all other cities 90
far as a polyglot population is con.
cerned.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
SUMMONS

The State of North Dakota to the above
named Defendants, ~
You. and each OF you are hereby summoned
ana required to answer the complaint OF The
plaintiff In this action. which was filed in The
once OF the Clerk OF the District Court in and
1or the County OF Steele and State of North
dakota. on the 9TH day of June. 1912, and to
serve q copy OF your answer to the said COM
paint upon the subscriber at his office In. the
Vlllage OF SherbrOoke. in the County Of
Steele and State OF North Dakota. within
thirty days after the service of this Summons
and In case OF your failure to appear or
answer said complaint. judgement viii be
gaKen against you by default for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
dated at SherbrOOke. N. D., June z, 1912.
VIM. Barclay.
Attorney for the Plaintiff,
Residence and Post Office Address,
NJ, Sherbrooke, N, D.
To the above named deiendants:-
rake notice. that the real estate tn which
the action entitled In the above and foregoing
SUMMONS relates. is. Lots Is. IA, Is, is, II. rs.
10, %. u. %. % and "a in Block 80. il the
original tOwnsite of Hope. according To tha
niat there0f OF Record In the oflce of the
Hegister OF Deeds In and for Steele County.
NORTH Dakota. and said action is brought Tor
me purpose ct quteting title to said premises
VIM, Barclay
A'oto1o-i2 Attorney fUrPrainti6,
r-s
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
PREFERS DEATH TO new BABY
laborer's Wife Attempts to XIII Her
self Rather Than. Add Another
to Family.

New York.-Having borne to her
husband, a railroad laborer. twenty
three children since their marriage
twenty-five years ago. Mrs. Agnes
Racilta decided to end her part in
race production by suicide.
Help came before she could accom-
plish her purpose. She will get we'll
in the Jersey City hospital and return
in a few days to her burden at home,
unless she has to go to jail: in pun
ishment for her crime. She is forty.
eight years old.
Only seven of the children are liv.
ing. all under sixteen. When she had
packed them of to school yesterday
morning. Racilta having Comet to work,
she built a crude altar in her parlor
at 648 Grove street. Jersey City, and,
1t Is believed, said prayers for her soul
before It. Then she drank q bottle of
turpentine. /!
The pain was so agonizing that she
screamed. Neighbors ran in and in
a few minutes an ambulance surgeon
had administered first aid, which left
her in collapse, but in no immediate
danger.
Il didn't want to bring more chill.
dren into the world" she sobbed at
the hospital. when further relief put
her In condition to talk. I'VE are poor
people and cannot afford to keep on
having babies.
For a long time I thought of this
and 1t made me sad. So l prayed for
guidance and the answer came that I
would be better OF dead than alive.
my husband and children are good,
but l could not bear to go on as we
were doing. Now I suppose there ID
no help for 1t, but I wish I had died."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
LAMBS GAMBoL IN STREETS
Forty-One Of Them Are Turned Loose
by o~verturnlng Of Wagon
In St. Louis. :

st. Louis, Mo.-A wagon load of
lambs belonging to the Carondelet
Packing company came into collision
with a south-bound Broadway car at
Walsh street. The lambs, Al in all,
were set free when the wagon was
overturned, and Immediately began to
gambol.
Henry speitz, driver of the wagon,
and Joe Strudy, his assistant, after
picking themselves out of the slush,
organized a roundup. Passengers and
crew Of the "a Joined in and pursued
the little animals through the adjoin-
ing street and alleys. When the
roundup was over, speitz found that
all of the Al lambs had returned to
the fold.
One of the horses attached to the
wagon was so seriously crippled that
it was shot by Policeman Barton. The
wagon was damaged $3.50.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
PRETTY NEAR IT.

A woman strolled into the public
library the other day In search OF q
certain book. She accosted Chalmers
Hadley, librarian, and solicited his
assistance in the search.
Il am searching for a book called
"The Dentists Infirmary," she said.
"You see, we are studying him in our
literary club.
1.-THE Dentists Infirmary,' madam"
inquired Mr.. Hadley, seeking to asso.
ciate such a book with such a study
class.
YES" replied the woman, Its all
about devils and angels and such
like"
The light OF understanding dawned
upon the puzzled mind of the long.
suffering librarian and he almost
gasped:
"Oh. you mean Dante's 'Inferno!'"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
SPUR TO CHURCH MUSICIANS
California Man Leaves Money to the
y. M. c. A. for Organs and Prizes !:
for Music.

Sacramento, Cal.-The will of Will
liam A. Lovedale, filed for probate
here, %bequeaths $4,000 to the Y. M. c.;
A. for a pipe organ and an equal
amount to the Y. w, G. A. for the
same purpose. The will continues: i
ITO my executrix: Twelve thousand
five hundred dollars is to be held In
trust and $4,000 of the fund is to be-
paid each year for a period Of five
years to the church in Sacramento
which shall provide the best music,
the money to be paid at the end Of
each year; my executrix Is to appoint
three competent musicians, who shall
attend the churches In the city each
year and decide which church pro-!
duces the best music. The purpose
of this trust is to improve the class
and quality of music in Sacramento
churches"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
Thousands Of Flying Looms.

San Diego, Cal.-The first sign of
spring was evident on San Diego bay
when a flock Of looms, estimated to
have numbered 10000. modified on
the surface Of the water and n
vered to the weird calls Of the leaders
until their formation was perfect.
Then at a signal the feathered visi-
tors from the north, which have been
about San Diego all the winter, rose.
and In wedge-shaped body headed for
their northern summer home.
Many persons lined the bay shore
and witnessed the strange mobilize
ton, which lasted for more than an
hour.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18

L. A. Erickson, Treas. cash
advanced for court orders,
stamped envelopes, re-
cording bonds, for teach
ers institute, wolf bounty,
express and carriage. 697.s
Willow Lake Township, ap-
preparation for grade on
west side of Sec. 19......$25O.O
Olof A. Serum, board of pris-
oner four months. ....... 67.6
Northwood Deaconess Old
Peoples Home, care of K.
e. Hagen April and May. 900
Knight Printing Co., station
cry for Court Stenographer 2.6
c. j. Long. 9 days attending
District Court. $3.50
e. A. Erickson, cash ad-
vanced for Court orders. 324.l
w. M. WEIGH Company, 20
diplomas of honor. ..... 8.3
Sharon Reporter, printing
notices and proceedings. 6O.2
Finley Beacon, printing no.
tices and proceedings and
Court Calendars. ...... 66.1
G. j. Mustad, cash advanced
for express, carriage and
E. A. Erickson, Interpreter,
l day District Court. 500. go
C. ]. Long, investigating al
legged insanity of Jorstad.. 80
Haitian Peterson, dragging
roads, to be paid from
Motor Vehicle license
N1n0 TX |
Melvin Seim, removing stones
from road, to be paid from
Motor Vehicle License
ruHu 2.I
Frank Gray, Inspecting
bridges May IA, $500, /
day on Poor Board $500,
mileage inspecting bridges
$2.S5, cash advanced to poor
person $500. 12.S
The Bridge Committee, compose
of Commissioners Grefsheim, Gre
and Verwest appointed May Is
1912, for the purpose of inspectir
road conditions in west part
County, made the following report
decision:
That there be appropriated out
the Bridge Fund as follows:
To Finley Township $1,000
Sherbrooke Township $500, Golde
Lake Township $500. Total $3.50
90, this appropriation being mac
for the purpose of constructing roo
on east and west line commencing {
west side between sections SO Finle
and l in Easton and running ca
road on east and west lines betwee
four miles.
To Franklin Township 100000 f,
sections 9 and 16; 10 and Is; Is an
%.
To Willow Lake Township $25O.C
for road on north and south line rul
ming on west side of section 10.
Appropriations to be paid whe
work is completed and when funt
are available.
On motion the report was a
proved.
The Committee composed of job.
son and Hovick, appointed May Il
1919, for the purpose of inspectin
road conditions in east part of Count
reported as follows:
That addition to pile bridge
built on north and south line betwee
sections 26 and 81, Enger Townshi,
On motion the report was al
proved.
On motion the Board now a,
jonrned till 9 o'clock a. m. Wedne
day July 10th 1912.
G. j. MUSTAD,
County Auditor.
CONTINUED next week.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
Il Does.

Does It pay to beautify things built
for utility? Does the expenditure
come back in hard cash? One Of the
largest trunk railroads has found the
identifying of its right of way an ex-
cellent Investment and Is continuing
the work with increased vigor. Manu-
facturers who have beautified their
premises have found 1t pays in the in
creased efficiency Of labor.-Indiau-
lpolis Star.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
PerpIexity.

PerpIexlty.
"These political problems are ter
rible." said the man who worries about
grammar.
whats the trouble?"
"One friend of mine after another
has opened campaign headquarters.
What want to know Is whether head.
quarters is a singular or a plural
noun. and If it is singular what is the
plural?"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
Trick Didn't Work Out.

A Castleford. Yorkshire, England.
claimant to an old-age pension pro.
duced a prayer book tho other day,
with his name entered on 1t as having
been born In 1889. The ink used, how.
ever. vac composed Of a dye not in.
vented till 1857. and instead of q pen
sion tho claimant got II days for At
tempted fraud.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
Family Attacked bv Rat,

New York.-A tcn-pound, 27.inch
rat fought five members of a family
over the ground floor Of their home
IN East New York. 1t was killed only
after a desperate struggle in which
n woman was badly bitten and an.
other driven into hys.eria.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
Take Lie Joyousiy,

Take life too seriously. and what ID
1t worth? II the morning wake US to
no new joys. II the evening bring us
not the hope Of new pleasures, is II
worth while to dress and undressl
Does the sun shine on me today that !
may reflect on yesterday? That !
may endeavor to foresee and control
what a neither be foreseen nor con.
trolled-the destiny of tomorrow
Goethe.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
Profitable Maulc.

F'oIitdos0 "aOICs
Taking his stand close to the loot.
lights the great magician exclaimed:
II will now cause this egg to com.
pletely disappear"
A ruraltte In the audience arose to
his feet and cried excitedly:
Don't do it. What We want to Q
Is q good egg producer"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
Always Matter Of Growth.

Always Matter Of Growth.
The leader. like the poet. must bs
Dorm. and then born again. for tho
spirit must quicken the spirit. and
LIE inspire life. before knowledge car
grow to wisdom.-Aice Freeman Pal
mer.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18

The roses, crimson rambler, and the
clematis, will be trained over the
walls of the home buildings.
The work Of setting out the trees
and plants will begin early in the
spring. The cost will be consider.
ably less than $1,000.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
July 5th.. 1912.

The Board of COuny Commission
ers convened at 1880 p. m. present,
Gray, Grefsheim, Verwest and John
son.
On motion the chairman was di-
rected to appoint a committee for
checking Register of Deeds, County
Judges, T~reasurer's and Auditors
offices. Chairman Gray appointed
Verwest, Grefsheim and Johnson as
such committee.
At two O'Clock p. m. the bid sub
mitted by the Armenia Elevator Co.
at Pickert, NJ. D., for furnishing
the County with twenty-five tons nut
hard coal, delivered F. o. B. Pickert,
at 500 per ton, was on motion ac-
cepted, there were no other bids.
The committee now proceeded to
check offices and continued for re-
mainder of day.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
State OF North Dakota. County of-Steele.
In District Court. Third Judicial District,
Nancy A. Williams. Plaintiff.

Northern Pacific Railroad Company. a for
eign corporation. Northern Pacific Railway
y mpany. 9 foreign corporation. TIL St.
Paul. Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Com
Northern Railway Company. a foreign corpora-
Ion. James Kennedy. Merryman p. Revely, !
Merryman r. Reveley. Azel b. Howard,
known. Claiming any estate or interest in or
men or incumbrance upon the property de-
scribed in the complaint, ........ Descendant
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18

The Justice report of Geo. A.
Monteith, for quarter ending, was on
motion approved as corrected, and
fees ordered paid as follows:
Geo. A. Monteith, Justice. ..$18.98
C.. ]. Long, Sheriff. 1900
o. N. Grefsheim moved the adop-
ton of the following resolution
which was seconded by X. A. John
son.
WHEREAS, there is a balance in
the Construction Fund of Fullers
Lake Drain No. l., amounting to
$4S0.13 for which there is no imme-
date need as said Drain is fully COM
pleted, and in order to equally ap-
portion said balance among the land
owners assessed for the construction
of said Drain in proportion to the
amount of each land owners assess
ment. Therefore be it resolved that
the County Auditor be instructed to
draw warrant on said Fund and ap-
ply the whole of said Fund toward
the payment of the interest on the
Bonds of said Drain, that will be due,
the LIST day of January 1913.
Which resolution was adopted, all
members present voting aye.
The Board o proceeded to make
the annual levy for the ensuing fis-
cal year, which levy was based upon
an itemized statement of estimated
expenditures for ensuing fiscal year,
VIZ IL 10 oc fovl~rv~,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18
July 9Th. 1912.

July 9Th, 1912.
The Board reconvened, present
Gray, G%refsheim, Johnson and YER
west. Checking of offices was con-
tinued.
The duties Of checking having
been completed, the following report
was submitted, signed by Commits
sioners Grefsheim and Johnson, Re-
port of Treasures Accounts:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18

$~49595.74 $49595.74
which report was on motion approved
and ordered filed.
The Committee checking Register
OF Deeds, County Judge and Auditor
reported that fees collected for quar-
ter ending June 80 1912 had been
properly turned over to Treasurer,
and that receipts agreed with such
amounts.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-18

allowed:
:. j. Long, taking States
Attorney and prisoner to
Grand Forks $50, 1 day at
tending court at Grand
Forks "a, transporting K.
F.. Hagen to Grafton $50
summoning jurors SIG,
mileage $40, livery $50,
distributing primary cleo
ton supplies $4,000, total $21O.5O
]. M. Johnson, states attor-
neys expenses April to
July 26.90
henry Devlin, 8 day service
as bailiff 1900
David Moore, 9 day service
as bailiff 1900
anton Hovik, comm. per
diem 3 days $500, mile
ace $40 17.7O
frank Gray, comm. per diem
days $500, mileage
500 1900
'teele County Tribune, letter
heads and envelopes for
indee and clerk. 1900
'toele County Tribune. print
Ing notices, proceedings. 56.S8
ie''oil vi lIe fFoSIUeOI OF the
'ounty Board of Health was on mo-
ion approved and bills ordered paid
g follows:
:. B. HARDWOOD, Supt. quar-
antining. fumigating $40, 1
day attending board meet
ing $500, mileage $1.O0,
total ..................$ 1900
L.. Nerwest, vice president, /
day attending board meet
ing ................... 800
]. NJ. Johnson, president, /
day attending board meet
ing 800
The following bills were on motion
allowed:
Jas. Devlin, meals for jurors $ 7.2O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13
Outdoor Cattle Fatter.

From the st. Louis Republic
THE warmer you keep them the fatter
they'll GET was once a cattle axiom. Ii
isn't any longer. An experiment at the
Missouri College Of Agriculture has smash
ed a tradition and, incidentally, intro
duced a new economy into farm manage
ment The cheapest and quickest way to
fatten cattle is to turn them out into the
open.
The beef test was made at Columbia
several wears ago. One bunch of cattle
was placed in an incloSed barn and kept
laziIy warm. A second bunch was placed
in a shed one side of which was ripped
out, ma king continuous partial exposure.
The third bunch was left to roam at
large, sheltered only by barb-wire fence.
The closest kind of watch was kept on
the food given to the three buncheS. IL
was found that the cattle that practically
ranged it had put on the greatest weight
per pound of feed.
The result was astonishing. 1t didn't
seem credible. 1t was felt that some UNI
usual element or condition had entered
into the situation. The following winter
the test was repeated, and again with the
same result. The men in charge OF the
experiment were not quite convinced.
They thought tradition must be right and
the cattle wrong. So for the third winter
the test was made. Again the cattle that
lived in the open put on more weight than
either the closely housed or partially shell
tered punches.
MANY Missouri farmers still doubt
whether turning cattle loose is the cheap
est and quickest way to fatten them. But
many others, accepting the result Of the
Columbia experiment, have adopted that
plan and are said to have found it salts
factory The economy of this method of
making beef is it's most powerful argu-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13
ENGLISH AND THEIR READING
Views of Librarians and Publishers.
Influence of Cinematograph.

From the New York Tribune.
According to the report of the public
libraries committee and talks with the
librarians of public libraries. the English
people are becoming more serious as
race, but according to booksellers are be-
coming more frivolous. Here is a contrast
which enables the inquirer to take ms
choice. The librarian of the libraries in
a populous district says:
II am convinced that people are getting
more serious, simply because under stress
Of competition they simply have no time
for fiction reading and must utilize every
possible agency for improvement in their
wage-earning capacity. In order to salts
fly the demand Of the public for knowi-
edge in special branches OF science ana
art it has been found necessary at all
public libraries to arrange special cata-
logues showing all the books available on
those subjects. The present issue OF nc
ton Is about % per cent or the whole.
Ten years ago. when total issues We're
smaller by 5000, fiction represented %
per cent. The public taste. according to
the statistics of the last ten years. Is
gradually changing from light literature
and fiction to politics and social science,
geography, travel history and biography.
The public libraries are no longer places
in which to spend spare time. Even the
newspaper reading room is now used for
study and popular culture. which Is a
strong indication that the people are tax
ing a more serious view Of life.
Another librarian says that music has
largely taken the place of fiction. He
says the demand for musical books at
many of the London Libraries Is SO great
that larger supplies have had to be pro-
yided and special catalogues prepared
Publishers, who take a Numerically
opposite view, say there is more fiction
reading than ever One Well known pub
Usher says: This is owing to the fact
that the book market has never been SO
inundated as now with Sixpenny. and
even three-penny, novels and cheap re-
prints. There is more fiction reading now
than ten years ago. because people no
longer buy the more expensive novels. Be
sides. they have not the time to read
newspaper-like book. to read rapidly and
carry in the pocket. These are books
which the libraries do not supply, and
herein is the reason why fiction reading
there shows a decrease.
THE cinematograph has also interfered
with the reading Of fiction. Ten years ago
there was not picture palace in Eng
land: now there are a thousand, SO peo-
ple instead Of spending their time read
ing fiction, go to a picture show. This
craze for cheap amusements and cheap
fiction is a proof that We are not growing
more serious.
A musical authority says that with the
cheap facilities offered of learning music
the English are getting worse than the
Germans and that almost every other
man and woman in the country is becom-
ing a musician Fifty years ago. he
points out, a piano was a luxury worth
almost its weight in gold Now any one
can get one for half a crown down."