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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08

Smiths Sacrifice in Fond Hope Of
Keeping Wife From knowledge
of His Misdeeds.

Miss Mary Scott Lawson Of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage association de-
MED at a luncheon in New York that
the suffrage in the west was tending
to destroy the home.
"No, no." she said. Look at the
suffrage states-how close together
they lie. Well, do you think the men
of Colorado would have given their
women the vote If the votes effect in
| Wyoming had been ruinous?
Wrong will out, you know. wy.
oming, If she had trouble, couldn't
conceal it. If we do wrong, we are
sure, despite our efforts, to be discov-
cred and punished. 1t is like the case
of Smith.
Smith one New Years day spent
the time from luncheon to dinner in
thinking up and entering in his diary
! a set Of resolutions. He made some
thing like fifty resolutions. What q
rosy yea lay before him if he only OBJ
served them all-and he knew he
would!
"But Brown called, after dinner, to
take Smith to the club, and from the.
club poor, weak, unstable Smith didn't.
return till-think of it!-till six in
the morning.
faded and stale, he took of his
boots on the icy marble doorstep, he
let himself in softly and he stole in;
silence upstairs to bed.
"Iiis wife slept. He began to m
dress; but in unbottoning his collar
he made a cracking sound, and she
stirred, and. looking at him in the
dim light. she said:
"'Why, what are you doing,
George?
He remembered the pride she had
shown in his fifty resolutions; he
hadn't the heart to reveal the truth
to her; so he said:
I'm getting up
but what are you getting I'D 40
early for?'
Tired as he was, he assumed q
tone Of CHEEKY energy.
Don't you remember my resolu-
tions?' he cried. One of them is to
get up early every morning and earn
SIS before breakfast
And he buttoned his collar again,
drew on his coat and waistcoat and
boots and went forth with reluctant
steps into the gray light of the cold
and dreary winter morning.
But his wife, nestled in her warm
bed, laughed a little cruelty before she
went off to sleep again."-New York
Sun.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08
Story of EIv Place.

The romance of history. as well as
romance Of modern life, was associat-
ed with Ely place, birthplace and work.
place of the late Sir George Lewis.
The one-time residence of Ely's pre-
lates had nobler tenants still than any
to be found on the episcopal bench.
There died, in 1899 old John of Gaunt.
"time-honored Lancaster" It was the
mansion, too, Of Lord Chancellor Hat
ton, Queen Elizabeth's favorite, who
paid as rent a red rose, ten loads of
hay and e10 annually in money. The
bishop who demurred at the courtier's
privileged lease had better have re-
NAMED content, for his protest led
but to the passing of the episcopal es-
tate to the crown. At Ely place, in
James rs reign, was performed the
last mystery-that of "Christ's Pas.
sion"-to be represented in England.
London Chronicle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08
Fire Starts Race Riot.

Few Americans have ever heard Of
Hodeidah, but it is the big city of the
Arabian province of Yemen; and It
gets into the news columns by having
a confagration that would do credit
to a modern city of this country.
The fire vas accompanied by a high
wind, and when it burned itself out It
had destroyed 1900 houses and left
over 5000 Arabs homeless and desti-
tute.
To add to the trouble, the native
mind had been already inflamed BY
hearing of the Italian attack upon
Trfpoli, and all foreigners became at
once objects of suspicion. It was only
by good luck that the mob did not
reach the point of killing all foreign.
ers, since distinctions between races
OF infdel dogs are not easily made In
Arabia.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08

window, n then I saw q slight form
upon the footboard that chung to my
window and implored help. And it was
the voice and face of the m whom
I had seen that self-same evening car
rted into the cab in London!
D1strustful as l was, l was about to
resist that appeal, when l saw a man
spring through the door of the adjoin-
ing compartment and. clinging to the
carriage with one hand, with the other
shower a continuous hail of blows upon
the lady's face and shoulders. Next
instant I had flung my door open and
pulled her in; but, nothing daunted, the
fellow followed. I ran at him and
struck him between the eyes, hurting
him into a corner of the compart.
ment. l was about to rush upon him
again when, with a cry, the woman
grasped my arm.
HE is my husband" she said
family.
Meanwhile the stranger, having
stood up and wiped the blood from his
forehead. was pulling a card out of his
case. I perceived now that he was 8
gentleman in appearance.
IF monsieur will obtain a friend we
need waste no time in preliminaries,'
he said.
Ignoring him, l turned to the lady.
"Your h%usband?" l asked.
abandoned him." she faltered
He found me in London and-brough'
me back. He was right. Alas, 70,
must meet him!!"
And l perceived into what a trap
had fallen.
II have business tomorrow which
cannot be postponed" 1 said to thu
man in French. "Afterward l am a
your disposal"
Monsieur is afraid?" he said with
sheer. If So"
I laughed bitterly. II know you ant
l say you cannot induce me to igh
until my message is delivered at tn,
embassy" I answered. AT one o'clocl
tomorrow I shall be at your disposal"
I expected, of course, that, seein,
that his ruse had failed, and that
could not be intrapped into a duel be
fore my errand was accomplished, tn,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08
Proof That While Ants May Not Be
Able to Talk They Can Under
stand Each Other.

In some quarters it is held that the
existence of language among insects
is already proved, and that what it
is now of interest to ascertain, If it
can be ascertained, is the extent of
their language, and the ideas and
differences to which it gives rise. 1t
still is a question, however, in what
way communication is opened and
kept up. 1t is by rubbing the anten-
a together? The movements of the
insects makes this reasonable,
yet a German naturalist has insisted
that ants are provided with a sound
ing apparatus resembling that of the
wasp, by means of which faint sounds
suited to the ars of ants are pro-
duced. In the opinion Of other natur-
alists this remains to be proved.
How is it that these small creatures
a venture, far from the nest, dis
tances that n relatively enormous,
and never hesitate about the road to
take when they wish to retrace their
steps? Learned men who have stud
led the matter attribute the power to
the formic acid given out by the in
sect as it travels, so that it finds its
way in exactly the same manner that
a fox or a dog does.
One Investigator followed an ant
for a long time. She was far from
the anthill and seemed to have no
intention of returning soon. In the
middle of the path she came upon the
dead body of a goodsized snail. She
first walked all around it, then
climbed upon it's back, crawled over
It, and after this thorough examina-
ton, instead of going on, Immediately
returned to the nest. When half way
home she met one Of her companions.
In an instant they had touched or
rubbed antennae with great ANNA
ton, and she was soon upon her
course again. The same performance
took place when she met a second
and a third companion, and as soon
as she had left them they quickly
turned toward the spot where the
snail lay. The first ant soon entered
the nest, and the naturalist lost sight
of her; but doubtless she continued
her work of informing and exciting
the rest, for a long line of ants i'm
mediately came out and set forth for
the prey. Ten minutes later the snail
wal entirely covered with the yell
low swarm, and by evening not a
trace of it remained.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08

dicament to my second and beg that,
in the event of my death, he would
take the letter from my pocket and
convey 1t personally to Sir Edward
Grey.
And then, as my lips were about to
frame the request, l looked up sudden
ly and saw something in his eye so
menacing, so fraught with hatred, that
intuitively the entire plot burst upon
my comprehension. Burgin and Rava-
chol were in league; they had lured me
here by trickery, knowing that, coming
from the Spanish king, l should in all
probability be the bearer of dispatches
of a vital nature. Now there remained
for me nothing but to comport myself
without fear, to win If possible, even
against trickery, and, at any rate, not
to give Burgin the satisfaction Of
knowing that what he sought actually
reposed in the bosom Of my shirt.
At four o'clock, in a shady dell in the
very heart of the Bots, Burgin and l
awaited the approach of my antagonist.
To my surprise Burgin manifestly
took my part, insisted upon a choice of
weapons, placed me where the sun
would not shine in my eyes. Was he,
after all, friendly? Or was Ravachol
SO sure of victory that he could af-
ford to play fairly with me?
We crossed swords, the letter In my
bosom burning like a cinder of fire.
On that issue depended-how many
hopes? Ravachol thrust in carte,
tierce-I parted with difficulty. From
the first moment I perceived that l was
hopelessly o~utclassed. Every moment
his assaults grew fiercer. The brief in
tervals, which only wearied me, seemed
to refresh his iron wrist. At last l
realized hat l was at his mercy. And
still l parried that fatal thrust which,
as l well knew, could not be long de-
layed.
1t was then that I realized that Rava-
chol was playing with me. waiting to
weary me still further before taking
his revenge.
His eyes seemed to hypnotic me as
he darted agilely before me, the very
incarnation of grace and cruelty.
Across his face, tanned by the sun, the
blow that I had dealt him seemed to
stand out like a white veal. The
breath came painting between my lips.
A couple Of spectators, who found out
our retreat, drew near and watched
each bout eagerly. l could read pity
in their eyes for me-pity for my de-
feat. For they did not know that this
vas a duel unto the death.
And then I saw In my enemy's eyes
the determination that he had arrived
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08

three and twenty looking evidently III
at ease in his civilian clothes.
Il have the honor to present your
majesty with this document from Ion
don," l remarked as I delivered it..
The Spanish king seized it eagerly
and read it. Then he looked at me In
amazement.
"You-succeeded in escaping the
German spies?" he gasped. 'Dios!
You fortunate Englishman. You have
saved Spain. And now, you will take
back a private letter from me to his
majesty. my cousin, Of England?"
He had regarded me keenly the
while and, as I debated, l suddenly per-
ceived on his face the same curious,
half-furtive look that 1 had seer on that
of Sir Edward Grey. Should l confess
that l must fight for my life that same
afternoon and so MORALLY affront AL
fonso by a refusal, and thus end my
career in his majesty of England's
service? Even as l hesitated, there
came the thought to M that Ravachol
would never meet me; that he had
merely sought to carry off his affront
lightly. And l accepted the letter,
which Alfonso had taken from his
pocket.
ut is of the utmost consequence" he
said, "since it bears directly on the
treaty. But l have all confidence in
you-my FRIEND"
And in the most cordial way he dis.
missed me.
At three o'clock l found my English
second-Mr. Burgin, according to his
card-waiting for me. I hazarded the
remark that presumably M. Ravachol
would not be in place.
Burgin turned and regarded me
earnestly.
Make no mistake" he said. Mon.
sieur Ravachol may be what you cal
him, but he has never played the COW
ard"
I cannot describe tie sensation Of
terror that overcame me at these
words. If he were there indeed, If he
fought me and killed me, the letter
would be his, for undoubtedly they
could search my body before the police
! arrived. l decided to confess my pre-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08

tricksters would leave me, their las
desperate throw defeated. But to my
establishment the fellow said, coolly:
There is an Englishmen with whom
I am acquainted in the front part Of
the train. l will send him to mon
sieur."
And, with a ceremonious bow, the
man retreated, his wife following hin
willingly and ostentatiously, as though
her part in the play-action had been &C
complished. Ten minutes later a pleas
ant-looking Englishman came climbing
along the f%ootboard and introduced
himself.
Il hear you have assaulted an &C
quaintance of mine, Monsieur Rava
chol," he said.
1.-THE fellow is a spy" I retorted. I'll
was a put-up job to entrap me into 8
duel before l had fulfilled a certain
mission" ..
THAT may be So" the Englishman
answered. But in this country you
cannot even strike a spy without hav.
ing to answer for it with pistol or
sword. When is your errand to be &C.
complished?"
Tomorrow at noon,' I answered.
why, then, you can, no doubt, be
able to meet M. Ravachol in the Bots
at four?" he answered.
And there was no answer to be
made. Spy or no spy, the fellow was
entitled to his revenge. Well, once l
had handed the treaty to the king of
Spain l should be ready to be killed or
to kill. One thing stipulated for.
The duel should be real-no mock en-
counters.
From the reputation that Monsieur
Ravachol bears as the best shot and
swordsman in Paris" answered the
Englishman, you need have no fear on
that score. Will you meet me at four
outside Crevy's, at the entrance to the
Bots? You are familiar with PARISH"
1t was settled that I should meet him
there the following afternoon. We were
to fight with rapiers, the bouts to con.
tinue until one of us was killed or
completely disabled. Then, with an
interchange of cards, the Englishman
left me and l was alone again. And
outside 1t Vas dawn, and the outskirts
of Paris appeared like ghosts through
the mists. And in my coat lining was
the treaty, and my mission was all but
accomplished.
1t was fulfilled the same morning,
when l entered the Spanish embassy
and formally handed 1t to a certain
Senor Hermosillo y Ramos, who WIS
awaiting me there. He was a tall,
lank, eagerloohng youth Of abou.
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at. He had played long enough. the
memory of that blow had stirred him
up to a frenzy of wrath. l saw the
curving rapied slide through my guard
and halt, miraculously, within an inch
of my breast. Once it did that, and
then
felt the least prick upon the skin Of
my chest-not painful. I saw the spec
tators leap forward, saw Ravachol
draw back, waving a sword that drip
ped ominously. Was l wounded? l
started forward, but my knees gave
under me and l fell, gasping, to- the
green earth. Everything was swimming
before my eyes in a mad whirl.
"Pauvre garcon," said a voice above
me. And 1 heard the word "morte''
(death) pronounced. In my last mo-
ment of conscious agony l felt a hand
inserted softly into my shirt, to where
the letter lay. 1t IA withdrawn. And
then, before all external sounds were
shut GU from my ears, 1 heard a voice
that seemed, very vaguely and indis.
tinctly, to come from my world of Lon.
don.
Ten days later 1 opened my eyes in
the bedroom of a Paris hotel. Talbot
was seated beside me. 1t did not sur.
prise me. l had passed through a tn.
multuous delirium of nightmares, in
which I encountered Ravachol under a
thousand guises, in which Talbot alone
could and did save me. And that he
should be here at my side seemed
natural enough.
When l grew stronger he told me
how, mistrusting my mission, he had
followed me on the next train, etc
stand by you, sir, among them frog
eaters" How he had roamed the
streets of Paris all that morning seek
ing for me, and at last, by some mira
Gle, had learned from a fellow English
man that duels were fought in the Bots
and had gone there, assured that the
French had formed a scheme to assas
sinate me. And, once there, he had
come in time to staunch the flow Of
blood, the rest having turned tail and
run when I was struck down, and tt
procure the services of a surgeon.
Talbot" I said, when I was wei.
enough to travel, my service with the
king is ended. 1t makes no difference
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-08
where we go. Let us try America to-
gether. England has dispensed with

where we GO Let us try America to-
gether. England has dispensed with
me-"
What was my amazement, then, to
receive an urgent summons from Sir
Edward Grey to meet him at the for
eign office OF the following day! Surely
the theft of the document and the fail
ure of my undertaking had by now
been made manifest. But l could not
shirk my fate. With 4 heavy heart l
went to the appointment.
The moment that l entered the room
the foreign secretary came up to me
quickly, his hand oustretched.
Captain Adams, you have been
wounded in the government SERVICE"
he said. 1T is as meritorious as the
field of battle. l have mentioned it to
the king. Your services will not be for
gotten.
ued, checking me as l was about to
speak. Il know what you would say.
Captain ADAMS, diplomacy puts men to.
queer duties. Let me confess frankly
then, that you were never meant I,
reach Paris" Hts(
"What?" I cried.
THE treaty that you carried was q
false one, to deceive the emissaries of
Germany. We were confident that you
could mo- escape them. And when you
did, it was necessary for the king of
Spain to give you a further fraudulent
letter, to deceive the spies who beset
you, so that, as we could not enable
them to get you going, they should
get you coming.
1T was, of course, never intended
that you should put your life in jeopar-
dy, and we had not counted on the
blood thirsty revenge of Ravachol, who,
knowing himself a famous swordsman
and smarting under defeat as we'll as
under the blow you gave him, doubt
less, thought his opportunity for killing
you too good a n to be passed. Cap
tain Adams, you must forgive this sub
terfuge. We needed the services of a
gentleman of t~ranscendent honesty and
simplicity of character, who should be
captured against his will. You have
fulfilled what we -xpected and desired.
and your failure has been, in truth.
youtr great success"
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Half Measures.

Nervous Prisoner-Had I better get
hold OF a lawyer, do you think? It's
three years If they convict me.
Friendly Constable-Humph! In
that case you'd better get hold Of a
juryman.
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Doubtful.

New York Man Gin Boston restau.
rant)-Waiter, brsng me some Of
what that man has over there.
Waiter-I don't think there will b
any left, cir. when he gets through
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-23
ROAST COUNTRY ROADS
Motorcycle Riders Declare Them Worst
Between Milwaukee and Chicago.

Motorcycle Mike" was very much
in evidence in Kenosha on Sunday as
the Main street of the city was a part
Of the route for the endurance run of
the Chicago Motorcycle Club. Fifty
riders started from Chicago at six
o clock in the morning and they came
stringing into Kenosha all the way
from nine O'Clock to noon. They re-
turned about four o'clock in the af-
ternoon. The riders had been warned
to keep a watch as they came through
Kenosha and no arrests were made for
violating the speed laws. The motor
cycle riders had a lot to say in regard
to the roads in Kenosha county and
they declared that the lake shore
road between Kenosha and Waukegan
and the road between Racine and Ke-
nosha were the worst roads encounter
ed on the trip of more than eighty
miles Members Of the Kenosha
Motorcycle Club furnished an escort
for the riders through the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-23
MARRIAGE FOLLOWS DIVORCE.
Judge Randall Has Unique Experience
in Municipal Court.

Judge Clifford E. Randall had a
unique experience in che municipal
court on Saturday afternoon when he
officiated at wedding a few minutes
after he had signed the divorce decree
for the bride. The young woman was
Mrs. Laura Eyre. A year ago last April
she was granted an introductory de-
cree of divorce from her husband, Ed
win Lewis Frost, and she came into
court Saturday and asked that the de-
cree be made final After the final de-
cree had been signed Judge Randall
was invited to officiate at the wedding
of Mrs. Eyre, who had resumed her
maiden name under the decree, and
John Guam, Jr. The wedding took
place in the Judge S office. Mr.. and Mrs.
Guam will make their home in Keno
sha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-23
MOT TO BUILD LINES
Milwaukee Co. Not Interest
ed in Interurban to West
of Racine and Kenosha.
COMMISSION BLOCKING WAY

The officials of the Milwaukee Elec-
trio Railway and Light Company have
put quietus on all plans to have
that company build interurban lines
west from Racine and Kenosha to con-
meet these cities with the lake. reg
ions in the two counties as the ofic-
ials of the company have informed the
men backing these movements that
the Milwaukee company is not plan
ming to build any more interurban
lines at the present time or until such
a time as the State Railroad Commiss-
ion hand down a decision giving the
companies the right to earn certain
dividend on their investment. The
commission seems to have thus far
sidestepped any decision as to the rate
such companies may earn and the Off
Gals of the Milwaukee company claim
that they are unwilling to take any
chances on such large expenditure
without having some assurance that
they will be permitted to charge rates
for fares which will give them a re-
turn on their money. This statement
has disposed of all of the plans made
in Racine and Kenosha for extension
of lines to the west and.it is certain
that if the two cities get any connec-
ton with the western end of the coun-
ty they will have to find some new
company which is willing to take a
chance Of building the lines. The
officials of the Milwaukee company
declared that they had gone into the
proposition of building line from
Racine to Burlington and that they
were convinced that such a line would
be paying proposition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-23
TRUNK WAS LOOTED.
Main Street Pool Room Keeper Has
Heavy Loss as Result of Burglary.

Zachariah Barsumian, the proprietor
of pool room at 31S Main street, was
the victim of burglars on Saturday
night, when his room above the pool
room was invaded, his trunk opened and
money and other articles to the value
of SIS were taken. On Sunday after
noon the police arrested Earl Hall and
Fred Gaffney, two boys who had been
about the room on Saturday evening,
but after a long questioning the two
boys declared that the trunk had been
opened by Billy Mccarthy, strang
er in the city. 1t was declared that
Mccarthy left for Detroit Sunday morn
ing. The two. boys picked up by the
police declared that Mccarthy admitted
breaking into the trunk, but that he
had not told them that he had secured
any large sum of money. The Detroit
officials have been asked to make an
effort to arrest Mccarthy. It is prob.
able that the two boys held here viii
be released.