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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-03-13
Situation After Easter.

Situation After Easter.
His wife has bought that Easter nat
There's gloom upon her spouse,
There's q lien on all the furniture
And . mortgage on the house.
-JudgA
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-03-13

By L. G. AICHER.
Supt. Aberdeen Experiment Station
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
"kING" OF SWANS ISLE DEAD
Picturesque Carer Of AIonzo Adams,
Yankee Skipper, Ended: In Boz
ton Hospital

Boston. Mass.-Alonzo Adams, one
time Yankee skipper. later king Of
Swans island in the Caribbean sea,
and for the last few years a Connects.
cut farmer. Is dead at the Massachu-
sets General hospital in this city At
the age of 70.
Mr.. Adams. or the king" az he
was best known. was born in Ellis
worth, Me-, of ~seafaring parents.
About twenty.three years ago a vessel
Of which he was captain was charter.
ed by a company to carry a CONNER.
cial. expedition to certain Caribbean
islands. The. venture failed and
Adams accepted for his pay the rights
to Swans island. one of the group OF
which the company had acquired pos.
session. There the Yankee skipper
established . small kingdom. taking
the title Of king and introducing royal
customs. He developed his kingdom
commercially, and within q few years
had amassed small fortune.
Three years ago he accepted an
offer from a development company
and sold his kingdom. returned to
the states" and settled down on q
farm at Easthampton, Conn.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
TRACED TO MEMORY
ferred to az Phenomena
Now Accepted.

Almost all scientific observers agree
that the materials Of which dreams
are made are memories of past ex-
%periences of the Individual. Curious
ly enough, the memories that occur
most frequently are those of the
previous day and those of early
childhood. The former class are to be
found In every dream, and are proba-
bly, an essential condition to its forma-
ton; the latter (recollections Of
chtldhood) seem to be Of even great
er Importance. since they contribute
much to the hidden meaning Of the
dream.
In many cases where the incidents
of a dream seem to be entirely unfa-
miliar it has been shown by care
full investigation that they correspond
to actually experienced events that
have escaped the memory of the wax
ing self. Delboeuf records an In.
teresting example of this. In 1862 he
dreamed that he found two lizards
In the snow. He took them up, warm
ed them. and placed them in a hole
In a wall, together with a small fern.
which he knew they liked to eat. The
name of the fern seemed in his dreams
to be Asplenium ruta muralis. Later
on In his dream he saw two other liz
ards come and eat the remains of the
fern, and then a whole host of lizards
coming to the wall In a long procea
sion which covered the entire street.
On waking he could not remember
ever to have heard the name of the
fern in his dream, although he discov-
cred that a fern called Asplenium ruta
muraria really existed. Sixteen years
later, however. he happened to be
turning I'VE the pages of a friends
album of dried flowers, and to his
surprise came across the very fern.
with the Latin name written under
meath in his own handwriting. He
then remembered that in 1860, two
years before the dream he had met
the sister Of this friend, and to please
her had written the Latin names un-
der the various plants In her album
at the dtctation of a botanist.
Fifteen years after the dream he
also discovered the source Of tho liz
ard procession In an old illustrated
paper. dated 1861. which as a regular
subscriber he must have seen. In
Vulnerable cases of a similar nature
are on record. and go to show how re.
markedly heightened the memory may
be in dreams. They also warn us not
too rashly to believe that incidents In
a dream which seem entirely new ara
, really 50.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27

pulled out his money and counted It.
Something came out Of his pocket
with the bills. 1t a ar address list
which he had taken with him from
the mailing room. His eye wandered
down it. Suddenly he started; into
his haltnumbed brain memory came
stealing; the name was that of Mrs.
Charles sayles, residing In q fashion
able quarter of the town.
. She had been his drst sweetheart
seven years before. They had been
engaged; everything seemed rosy
when the fatal obsession gripped him.
lie had fought a desperate, losing
ight. He had gone to her and con
fessed. Edith Harrington was a good
woman, but she could not marry q
dipsomaniac. She released him and
later married Charlie Sayles, his
school chum, now one of the rising
men in their profession.
He flung the paper from him with
q curse and turned back toward the
saloon. Then he found his way barred
and looked up into the face of the
f~air.haired girl. She had stopped i'm
pulsively and now stood before him,
her hands outstretched.
What Is the matter?" she asked.
You are ILL.,"
An agony Of remorse swept over
him. He turned away into the empty
yard OF a factory and she followed
him. i.
"Listen!" he said iercely. y am
not i%ll-only fighting with my per-
sonal devil-the drink devil. You don't
know what a devil that is. 1t gets
you by the throat and gnaws at you
and fills your brain with evil and your
mind with misery-until you have
yielded. Take all my money" He
thrust the bills into her hand. Take
it and 60 away and be cured. The
money will save your life and l shall
always remember that"
"O!" she cried impulsively. I'VE are
both fighting losing battles. You.
too! l knew! knew you we're suf-
fering when l saw you In that room"
Losing" battles. What II he should
fight again, fight to win, as he might
have fought II Edith had stood by
him! A sudden resolution came into
his soul and nerved his will to steel.
He took her by the hands.
would you stand by me to the end.
girl, If l fought to VIM" he asked,
and she nodded bravely.
Then" he said triumphantly, "let
us fight our battles together. Not here.
but in the west, where one has a
chance to live, or one can die under
the broad sky-as men and women
should die or live. Will you?"
Suddenly the dirty factory yard had
become an ante-chamber of heaven.
Copyright. 1913, by w. g. Chapman.)
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Eht:
STORE Plan DRAWS THREAT
Housewives Arranging to: start a Pro-
dacs Embellishments In ;ordsr to
EorcS d Lowering Of Prices.

: Kansas Mo. = Anonymous
threats directed 1t the proprietors Of
R,smusie' store where the Housewives'
league OF Kansas City has maintained
headquarters have caused worry to
the officers of the league that resulted
tn:s decision to- suspend: operations
until = new location Is secured. The
Housewives' league ia trying to raise
G,tund Of. 81. 00o,I with which to open
\ cooperative produo9 store.
That 30 pronounced an attack on the
league would be made was not antici-
pated by the directors. :
I'VE expected some criticism" said
:MrA. ..WiIlard:Q:- Church. president of
the league. ''but we did not think 1t
would take so determined a form.
I'VE have repeatedly said that the
league was not organized to attack
the grocers or any set of merchants.
We Wish to be fair and Just. and our
only reason in establishing Z store ID
10 show that the present method Of
handling produce IL UNNECESSARILY e.
pensive and cumbersome. 81
Our plans will go.:right ahead o.
soon - we get q new location"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27

She lived alone in a lee DON in a
meaner tenement. for which she paid
a dollar. a week to a h%ard-faced land
lady, and she coughed necessarily.
She was working to get the money
to 60 west, where the clean air would
cure her. She had seventy dollars
saved by two years Of toll, and she
needed a hundred. Would she gain it
before it was too late?
Bonner had forty-nine dollars. His
room cost him a dollar and forty
cents weekly, and he lived on food
snatched at cheap lunch counters.
Once he had been a civil engineer;
then he gave way to the drink pas.
sion, a hereditary disease. He had
addressed envelopes for two years;
he found the labor M which permit
ted his thoughts to roam unchallenged
and he had become the automatOn
that all addressers grow to be. He
saved his money because he knew
that OOH the dreadful craving would
clutch him by the throat again.
He had felt the premonitory symp.
toms that day. He knew that he
could as we'll escape the sequence as
a lamb can escape from a coyote. He
put his pile together and took 1t up
to the desk.
"Well?" said the boss CURLY.
I'm SICK" said Bonner humbly
i've got to go home. Can have my
money!"
Nope. Get QUIT" said the man at
the desk.
Bonner was a larger man, but the
servility Of his trade was stronger
than his manhood. He turned away
lingering his hat. The man called
after him:
Hi! Come around Saturday and
you'll get what's coming to you. How
much have you done?".
-Four hundred and nine," said Bon
ner meekly. That meant forty cents
at a dollar a thousand, but the Grinf
company paid only seventy-1ve cents
There yer wretches Who would worl
for that. As Bonner went out he saw
the girls eyes fixed pityingly on hi
own.
Three hours later Bonner stood OF
the same block, fighting madly agains
his overwhelming passion. He ha.
never fought so hard, but he knew
that he coaid resist no longer. H
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
HIS. Winning BATTLE
Being a Story of the Struggles
of a "D0Wn and
Out"
BY HAROLD CARTER.

Bonner sat at the long table in the
room of the Grittis Mailing company,
addressing envelopes. On each side
of him and across sat others of his
trade, their fingers dexterously CO.
operating with that subconscious por-
ton of their brain which habit had
trained to it's task. The movements
were systematized and all to the end
that a few more envelopes might be
addressed during the ten hours allot-
ted daily. The eye read the address
unconsciously, the right hand wrote it,
the left hand shifted the written en-
velope to the pile of those finished,
and the same hand movement, on Its
return, brought down a clean, unad-
dressed envelope for the pen. Bonner
could write twelve hundred a day,
which netted him a whole dollar-and
that meant a fair living at the hotel.
Just now grumbles were running
round the table, for a series OF four
line addresses instead of three had
come into being, and that would NEAR
less money for the days work. But
Bonner was not grumbling. Instead,
while he wrote un~consciously, he was
watching the girl with the fair hair
who, at another table, was busily
sealing the envelopes with sponge and
water-well. He had noticed her dur
Ing the entire four days that he had
worked for that particular company.
The girls on each side of her chewed
gum, patted their hair and INDUCED
In badinage, "reminiscences, when not
checked by the curt commands of
their boss, and smokers. But none of
them cast so much as a look at the
wretched men at the other table.
These were below contempt; they
were professional addressers-less
than men. Not one of them could
earn a living wage for a wife.
But the girl with the fair hair
seemed Of a different mold. She was
quiet and refined; she worked-how
hard she worked! Bonner had walked
home with her the evening before.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
"MovIEs" PUT TO NOVEL USE
New Jersey Spectator At Theater Told
on Screen Burglars Are Busy
In His Home.

Boonton. N. J.-Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Brewers were spectators at q
moving picture show here when one
of the film dramas was suddenly inter.
rupted with. these scrubbed Wef1s
thrown on the screen:
Norman Growers wanted 1t heme
at once"
The message was q burglar alarm.
4 sixtesn:year-old daughter had been
STACKED BY . burglar ct tho Bteve1s
home. . mile distant. and her grand
parents. WHO had found her Vacen.
sciops and bleeding from . wodnd IN
the head. hae telephoned te the thea.
teF, whore the unusual burglar alarm
startled the psfents.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
SMILED TOO SOON.

The missionary smiled benevolentiy
the native tribes around him. 4
will cure them all of canibalism," he
said, hopefully. They have treated
kindly 20 far. and I Am sure I shall
convert them all"
After being introduced to their chief
he retired to the special hut the tribe
had prepared for him. where he was
shortly afterward Joined by a native.
"The king has sent me to dress you
for dinner" said the man.
"Ah!" smiled the missionary. How
thoughtful of him. You are the royal
valet, l supposef"
"Nope," replied the native. I'm the
royal cook"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Showing Earth. Formation.

Boring for oil affords an opportunt
ty. to gather a rather intimate knowl.
edge of the interior Of the earth. a.
Just developed in Pennsylvania. where
. bore has reached a depth of 1900
feet, and will be driven fully 900
feet farther. At 4,l40 feet a fine grade
Of l%ubricating oil was found. In 20 feet
of sand. The oil was good, but not In
great quantities. 1t ia Of q grade
worth about IS a barrel. From AGO
to 4,490 the men drilled through hard
salt, and just below that they found
more oil. but in small quantities. Nov
thsy r again IN the limestone.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
nYPNoTlzEo;. NOW A THIEF
Youna Woman Makes, Strange Con-
fssston to Police OF Seattle
After Arrest.

Seattle, Wash.-Asserting that She
ives under the hypnotic influence Of
man2when she committed a crimes9of
which she 10 accused here. Miss Rm-
ma Williams, alias Pearl Turner. Is
y>ars old, confessed that she had com
mittsd twelve robberies in Vancouver,
b. C.. and seven in Seattle. The wom-
IN, according to the police. who told
81 her confession, said that the man
Saionld suggest to her that she obtain
employment o q domestic and then
inAhepced her to steal from her en-.
pjlpyeF.. ]
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27

Graveyard Of Twentieth Legion
: Exhumed at Chester, Eng.
Bronze Coins Of the Emperors An.
tonius, Plue and commodus
Are Found With the
i Remains.

London.-The extension of the In.
Urinary at Chester has led to the dis.
covery Of the graveyard used by the
twentieth legion Of the Romans during
their occupation Of that city.
, The Chester infirmary occupies .
Site which is locally referred to a.
the plague field" The site seem to
have acquired it's unsavory name from
the fact that casual discoveries Of hui
man remains had led to the SUPPOSE
tion that they were the victims Of
the great plague.
; The recent unearthing Of remains in
larger numbers on the site of the ex-
tension Of" the infrmary led to an in
k~estigatinn by Prof. Robert ,Newstead.
who now reports that the evidence
proves ~conclusively that the inflrmary
field was not used ass burying ground
during the outbreak of the plague, and
that all the burials which have been
30 far uhearthed belong. to the Ro-
man period.
Four distinct types Of graves, have
been uncovered. One is a;tomb formed
OF local: sandstone. evidently repre-.
sentingi.a burial of contemporaries,
IRs the walls of the tomb are covered
In. plaster, and the dome of the struc-
ture originally: stood out in marked
contrast to the surrounding surface Of
the land, forming a distinct tumulus.
Some Of the graves we're formed by
placing Roman roofing tiles bearing
the stamp Of the twentieth legion upon
the door and also at the sides. the
::egsonarNs stamps:, always facing in.
ward. :.
Another type of burial was formed
by placing rough hewn sandstone 90
.fhat q "V-shaped. trough was formed
-tpr t6e..'reception Of the body. A
'tourth;type of grave consists. of a sim,
Pile trench. dug in the solid clay at q
.'Aspth Of not:more than two feet from
the original land surface.
:. The Roman origin OF the graves ia
borne out by. the fact that bronze
"Hoina of tho Emperors sAntonius.' Ptus
and Commodus have been found in
--$hsm..' Such coins were placed usual
~ In the mouth Of. the deceased, and
IRE generally referred to as',"Charon'a
passage farsss to expedite the passage
Pf the soul across: the styx, as 1t waa
believed that: the psiftbaon who had no,
Fsce1ysd the usual rites Of burial and
In whose mouth no fee for the ferry
man Of the: stygian;;lake had beer
plased. would wander hopelessly OIL
- banks. while q decent; intermen,
and i small coin. would }3obviate an,
; fib4treeable,, inquiries that Charor
might, else: bs' inclined to make.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Optimistic.

Optimistic.
"Dabbs never tires Of telling what
the world has done for him"
Wealthy. I presume, and has every
thing money q buy?"
mo. About all he has in the world
10 a wife and three children, q small
house and q cow"
"Oh. well, some men r just that
way"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
A eas Capital.

While the constitutional convention
was In progress a south side branch
of the Curbstone Club took much In.
terest In the proceedings.
Il see by the papers," said the Man.
About Town. that they are trying to
incorporate a law to prohibit capital
punishment"
There a q moments silence, then
the Corner Groceryman, who had been
doing up to this point. aroused him.
self and exclaimed:
That's right: punish the capital
ists."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
From wkeh We Learn, Etc.

From Which W. Learn, Etc.
Hercules had cleaned the Augean
stables.
WELL" he said, wlpine the sweat
from his brow, this ends an expert
ment Of thirty years In s%eEregatins
9th. Considered as q reform move
ment Il was q failure"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
PLACED HIS BAN. on EVILS
indulgence In Smoking and Liquor
Means Forfeit BY Heirs OF sharS
In Rich Estate,

T; Bloomington, M.-Befors Mora and
teita Murdoch, and their brother MAJ.
children OF the late ]. T. Murdoch q
Ia Sale county, car benefit under
their fathers will. they must appear
before the probate court and take .
solemn oath that they have not
smoked or chewed tobacco nor parta-
ken Of intoxicating liquors for two
years previously.
The last will and testament of the
dead millionaire is unique in the IN
nails of the probate courts Of central
Illinois. While the testator was
known to be a total abstainer himself.
he was never intolerant in his refer
n c to, others who might drink OF
smoke. and the will just placed on
record by the administrator was .
great surprise to his family and
friends.
To guard against a false affidavit,
Mr.. Murdoch provided that in the
event such deceit was resorted to.
that a protest made by any person &c
Quainted with the facts must be given
consideration by the court. Should
the accusation be substantiated. the
person who made the false af1davit
must forfeit all share In the estate.
The heirs are given life interest In
the property. and the will provides
that the antttobacco and anti-liquor
stipulattons are also binding upon
their children and grandchildren.
The will %bequeaths the personal
property to the widow and divides the
real estate equally between the two
daughters and son. All three children
are grown and prominent in society
circles. The trio say that there will
be no danger Of any forfeit of their
share in the estate. as all are opposed
to the use Of tobacco and intoxicants.
The clause of the will relating to
tobacco and liquor reads as follows:
1T has been my aim and ambition
during the whole time I have been &C.
curing and saving the property here
In devised. to leave the same for the
Improvement Of the minds, and not for
the debasement of the bodies Of those
who may come into its possession. To
that end. after due elaboration, 1t IL
my will. and I do hereby especially
provide. that no one who uses tobacco.
by smoking or chewing. OF shall be in
the habit Of using intoxicating liquor
as a beverage. shall have any share
In the property or income thereof de-
vised by me. Before anyone shall take
any benefit or any property be-
queathed or devised by me, such one,
my wife excepted. shall file in tho
court where this will may be admitted
to probate. his or her affidavit, and
such other additional proof as may be
required to convince the court Of the
truth Of such affidavit. that he or she
has NOT, used tobacco. for smoking or
! chewing, o has been in the habit OF
getting intoxicated or of using intox.
icating liquors as a beverage during
the full period Of the two years imme.
diately prior to the time such affidavit
shall be fled"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Moderate seN-conf1dence.

1.-The audiences were very disorder
ly in Shakespeare's day." said the stu
dent.
WELL" replied Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, you can't blame them. The
authors of that day may have been
able to write Shapeskeare, but be-
tween you and me. I don't believe they
knew how to play It."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
A. They press Now.

--
We observe that the ffteen-yearold
miss is endeavoring to stanch her
tears.
What is the matter. little girl3"
we ask.
Il think grandmamma Is too mean
for anything!" she sobs. my new
frock came home this morning, and
she said it was too daring for me to
wear, and put it on herself to wear
to the Misunderstanding.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Tho Banana Baby.

the Banana Baby.
THE banana baby is the latest"
What's the banana baby?"
AN eastern physician has reared q
marvellous child OF a diet of bananas"
Marvellous in what way?"
In mentality. Why. the little fell
low can answer an almost incredible
number Of difficult questions"
Wonderful, indeed! One would
naturally suppose that a banana baby
would be apt to slip up once in q
while"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
COED FLOORS. .HoLp.uP MAN
pint.eftlty Of Nebraska Young Woman
=: Lands on sandlt's jay eend
; leende for Re'lee.

::>ttRcplp. Neb.-Whsn . uniysreit1
,pf Sebrsska young woman was 70.
tpFpiaS ter her home from = visit te
I: clsstmste. she vas stopped by 4
hpld:Np nan and . demand made fol
Ter money aid Jewels.
She did not scream or run, but land.
"a squarely on the bandits Jaw.
knocking him down. She. then ran to
= house . block away and called the
Detaeo.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
MANS Doe MAKES AN ARREST
earts Canine Holds RebhsP Who, A.
taeks Shop EmpIoye Until poIles
Arrive and Capture Hin.

Psris.-Attacked at night by ruff
nans in the Rue de Lancry. Paris, NJ.
Jean Gabier, q shop emploAe. called
his dog, which set upon the men and
held one of them until the arrival q
ths police.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Such WastefuinessI

Such WastefulnessI
Persistent Person-Would you helD
10 to send a missionary to Korea? It
will cost only $4,000!
Old Crouch (brutslly)-Two thou
sand dollars! Why you can get him
croaked by a gunman here in New
York for $10!-Puck.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Caution, Not Kindness.

An old couple came in from the
country. with a big basket of lunch, to
e the circus. The lunch was heavy.
The old wife was carrying it. AS
they crossed a street, the husband
held out his hand and said:
Gimme that basket, Hannah"
The poor old woman surrendered
the basket with a grateful look.
That's real kind O. We, Joshua" she
Quavered.
Kind" grunted the old man. Il
wuz afeared ye'd git ost."-Argonaut.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Wuuna 70 es Shocked.

Willing 20 Be Shocked.
u tell you. Ringgold, it's shocking
end disgusting to hear the language
used in a smoking carl"
~ didn't know you could hear ordi-
nary conversation, Squinchley."
:" can't; ! use my q trumpet"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Ono Redeeminu Trait

VH0 Ue0oo5U11V TTN1E'
Trotter-During my travels In Italy
I var captured. bound and gagged by
bandits.
Miss Homer-How romantic! Were
they anything like the bandits In the
pantomime?
Trotter-No, indeed. The gags they
used were all new.-Stray Stories.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-27
Evasion.

my good man. won't you make up
your mind to give up this passion for
horse racing?"
"All right. ma'am. I'll try and lead
bottor life"