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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Found New Species Of Microbes.

Found New Species OF Microbes.
A new species Of microbes, the &C.
ton OF which has developed a new
form Of disease, has been developed
by Nine. Victor Henri. a bacteriologist.
She subjected the baccilli Of anthrax
to ultra violet rays. which changed
their nature and shape. Then the
modified baciti were injected into
guinea pigs. the result being a slowly
developing disease Of a totally differ
ent character from that Of anthrax.
Nine. Henri deduces from her discov-
cry the possibility of evolution in the
bacteria world, as in the animal
world. and expresses the opinion that
che m%ultitudes Of existing species
come from a few primitive forms.
which have undergone transformations
under the action of light, and have en-
rendered the varieties of germs re-
sponsible for the diseases known to
science.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
why HE "sHook" N
Some People Might Consider That
mountaineer Was UnduIy Indignant
Under the Circumstances.

1t is unsafe to speak OF any trait ot
pecially so IL you are an outsider.
,Often when you think the mountaineer
Us in earnest, he Is merely fooling;
and when he seems to be humorous, he
is in deadly earnest. But no matter
what a mountain mans confessed de-
linquencies are, he will never admit
that he is not rs good as ANY man
who walks in shoe leather" And he is
very sensitive to the slightest impli.
cation that he is not honest. Tom
Wade, with a load of cross ties, met
Black Jim Hicks returning from
Windy Gap on horseback with a So
pound sack of flour.
Hello, JIM" Wade drew up to
rest his horses. mot buying your
flour at the Gap, are you?"
Windy Gap was 16 miles from
Hicks home, while there vas a big
country store at Beaver Dam, two
miles from his cabin.
Yep"
why, l thought you did all your
trading with Simmons down at the
DAM"
Il used to; but I quit him cold"
What was the matter?"
HE treated me mean-dirty meant"
Hicks face showed smoldering indigs
L.ation. ~ ,-~-...s..a.
"How was that?" !
"Wel"-Black Jim slipped a tired
leg across the horses shoulder and
eat sideways-"I bought a side of meat
from him, and without waitin' fer ne
to pay for it,-he-he dunned me-"
"Dunued you?" in surprise. There is
no worse word in the mountains than
"dunned." 1
Yep. Dunned me week before last;
and l amt goin' to trade an.
other nickel's worth with him."
"Well"-Wade seemed at a loss to
understand this strange conduct Of the
storekeeper at Beaver Dam-"When
did you get the side Of meat, Jim?"
Last spring q year ago."-Youth's
Companion.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
On a False Trail,

It was Sunday and the plain-clothes
cop was indignant as he burst into
the saloon.
II just saw a man leave here with
a can under his coat labeled Coffee"
he said.
"Right-o!" replied the bartender.
Don't you know that under section
2147 of the penal code Of the state
of New York 1t is forbidden to sell
tea or coffee on Sunday? Aren't there
enough posters about it around
town."
"Sure I know" said the bartender.
but he didn't have coffee IN that can
Honest, mister. he didn't. He brought
1t in here empty and I sold him a
dimes worth of beer"
"A thousand apologies" murmured
the cop. But we have to be very
careful, you know. Crime is so ram.
pant."-New York Press.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Victim, Of Science.

Visitor-"Where's all the folks gone
to? Don't see a soul" The "Old Man"
ION the door-step)-"All shot to pieces.
Durn these Home Economy maya
zines, anyway. The wife's been gone
since Friday trying to find an unheard-
Of drug to use In q simple remedy for
freckles; the cooks been working
since last evening on a fve-minute
ha4y-pudding recipe. and my daugh-
ter is laid up with burning herself in
q Home Mechanic bathtub that she
made out of a thimble, two sieves and
. role of lead pipe."-Puck.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
London,s Newest Museum.

london's Newest Museum.
The Historical Medical museum ia
London's newest The col.
lections, which occupy a space of a..
900 feet, are extraordinarily compre.
hensive in character. There are relics
of famous men in medicine and science
generally, a reconstruction Of early
laboratories and old chemists shops.
models Of hospitals of the sixteenth
century. and sick room OF the period.
built after authentic plans and pic.
lures. Another section will be devoted
to primitive medicine and to charms
and amulets.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
F,oht With Mud and Water.

One of the oldest annual contests
IN the world, a mud and water fight.
during which the women OF far-oh
and little-known Bhutan, in the heart
of the Himalayas, seek to prevent the
men from taking possession of an
inundated rice field. is described by.
John Claude White, late political off,
Ger in charge Of Sikhim. Bhutan. and
parts of Tibet within the sphere Of
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Old English Custom.

An ancient custom Of q race decid.
ing the rent was witnessed at Bourne,
Lincolnshire. England. recently. A
rae was run by two boys during the
letting OF the whitehead meadow.
and upon the return of the winning
boy the last bidder was returned the
tenant for the year. After expenses
are paid the rent money is spent in
bread, which is distributed to house
holders in the town.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Camera Without Charity.

To a very great extent, the Difficult
ty of getting a good photograph is a
compliment. Those people who take"
good photographs are generally those
in whom facial expression either
changes very little OF changes very
much. The subtler and more delicate
expressions do not appear in a photo
graph, and frequently it Is those by
which we are remembered rather than
by some Of the actual weaknesses Of
feature which the camera so faithfully
records. The greatest Of all virtues is
charity, but the camera has no charity
and II is often a liar.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
The Better Thine.

o toiling bands Of mortals! o I'M
wearied feet. travelling We know not
whittier! Soon, soon, it seems to you,
you must come forth on some conspic-
uous hilltop, and but a little way
further, against the setting sun, decry
the spires Of Ell Dorado. Little do We
know your own blessedness; for to
travel hopefully is q better thing than
to arrive, and the true uccess is to
labor.-Robert L. Stevenson.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
$2o,1oo,ooo to Spain.

The treaty Of Paris, December 10.
1898. which terminated the Spanish,
American war, provided for a money
payment to Spain (for relinquishine
claim to Porto Rico, Guam and Phil.
ippine islands) Of $40, 000. 900. and a
subsequent treaty Of November Z.
1900, provided for q further payment
of 100000 tor other Philippine
hlandA.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Real Meaning of Friendship.

Carlyle and Tennyson sat four
hours smoking their pipes before the
fire, neither saying a word. When
Tsnnyson arose to go, Carlyle said.
Good night, Alfred, we have had a
glorious evening together" Friends
need not speak for each others en-
tertainment. They need only the ST.
lent assurance of the Illuminating
presence.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
WHEN INDIANS MAKE HASTE
Their Terror Of the Dead Causes Nav
ajos to Hurry in the Disposal
Of the Body.

Another practise of the Navajos
that promotes health among them.
however repugnant it may be to us. Is
their disposition of the dead. In the
presence Of the living, the Navajo isi
without fear. but his terror of the
dead is abject and ~unreasoning. The
dead are believed to be possessed.
oaly Of malevolent feelings toward the
survivors. with unlimited powers for
working evil upon those who careless
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Laborer Builds Cathedral.

After laboring for "a years with q
penknife q Rochdale (England) la
borer named William Pollitt has com.
pleted a model of Cologne cathedral.
The model covers a ground space Of
80 square feet.
Not a single nail has been used in
the model. but the whole has bee
carved out Of selected wood and Sc
eral' pocket knives have been worn
out.
Some Of the pieces Of wood used are
30 tiny that they had to be picked up
OF a pin point and placed in position.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Valuable Tungsten.

Two pounds of tungsten will furnish
material for flaments for about 10000
electric bulbs. for each filament is
only n twelve-hundredth of an inch
In diameter. The current passing
through the filament heats it to an
incredible degree until 1t is almost
white hot, producing a mellow, clear
light Of great brilliancy.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Encouraging Theory.

The encouraging theory recently ad,
vanced that the mineral elements Of
the soil are inexhaustible seems to be-
borne out by the fact that Chinese
soils are among the richest in the
world after 1000 years Of intensive
cultivation.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Cases Not Similar.

Experience teaches a man that he
can make a steer move forward by
twisting the obstinate animals tail;l
intuition keeps him from applying
the same method in the case of q
balky mule.-Toledo Blade.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Prey on Gypsy Moth.

A dozen or nor different species
of insects which are known to be the
enemies Of the gipsy moth. have been
introduced into the moth-infested ter,
ritory Of Massachusetts. and the out
look is decidedly hopeful for the OK,
termination of the pest.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Self.

The hardest and most lasting part
of the battle Of life is the fight that
must be waged against self. Self Is.
always the traitor In the camp. AL
ways attacking in flank. always stab
bling from behind. Not until self is
fought to a finish a there be true
victory or peace. !
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Highest Form Of Life.

Highest Form Of Life.
In reply to a Spring Hill teachers
question, What is the highest form Of
animal life?" one Of the boys sug-,
gested, "the giraffe."-Kansas City
Star.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23

British influence, in q, communication
to the National Geographic society.
The event Is known as the spring
ceremony of blessing the rice fields.
Victory for the women %portends, dur
ing the coming season, fertility Of the.
soil and increase among the focks
and herds.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23

Uncle Pennywise Says:
When I read about q nan high In
the councils of his party, l picture to
myself q fellow sitting on a stepladder
in a grocery, talking politics.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Bad Outlook.

First Factory Owner-"This Race
suicide business looks bad for the
country" Second Factory Owner
Yes, the factory Of the next genera
ton will face a severe child-labor
famine PUCK.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Immortal Life.

Immortal Life.
The natural life is the immortal life.
You know a little more truth; then q
little more obedience. then more
truth; forever so. But all depends on
being in earnest.-Phillips Brooks.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Outdone by a Circus,

outdone by a Circus.
Adam had all kinds Of animals.
said the little girl. Eyes," replied her
small brother thoughtfully. But he
didn't have any clowns or trapeze per;
formers"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
AZ tho Salt of the Earth.

AZ tho Salt Of the Earth.
Any n can begin a thing, most
people can finish one already begun,
but those who can always be de-,
pended upon to go straight ahead
from start to finish are few and far
between.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
With himself In Mine

With Himself In Mind.
When you hear a man telling what
ia the opinion Of thinking people
everywhere he has direct reference
to himself.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Get the Kernel.

Get the Kernel.
Look to the essence Of a thing,
whether 1t be a point Of doctrine, of
practise, OF Of Observation-Disclosures
Aurelius.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Woman Of Observation

Woman Of Observation.
A woman says that the longer q
man studies the curves Of a decanter
the closer he is apt to initiate them
on his homeward journey In the early
morn.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
REGULAR Hercules.

Whenever there Is a street spat
nearly every woman has the idea that
her husband would be a very fiend for
carnage If she didn't hold him back.
Louisville Cour1er-Journal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Sincerity.

The more sincere. we are in our be-
iiefs, as a rule the less demonstrative
we are.-Beecher.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Hint From Hubby,

Hint From Hubby.
Mrs. Blowitt with newspaper)-,
Her Husband-"It's an ailment my dol.
lars are afflicted with"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Daily Thouoht,

Daily Thought.
Think Of thy brother no Ill. but
throw a veil over his failings.-Long-
fellow.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Money Not Neees..rv

Money Not Necessary.
He-"Do you think that money 10
necessary to happiness?" she-'Not
|. one has unlimited credit"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
RuIino Out Uncertainty

Ruling Out Uncertainty.
Candidate-"Now, my friends, when
you vote, you don't want to vote for
q pig in a poke; you want to vote for
me-and get the genuine article!"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23

Praying and Hustllne.
It's all right to pray for the things
you want. but it is advisable to do
a little hustling for the things you
must have.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
Nero chud,a Play

Mere ChlId's Play.
Whats all that cheering in the
street," Don't bother, dear. It's
only baby jumping of the roof with.
q parachute"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23

Strange!
"How did you like the Eskimo
girls?" Found 'em rather cool"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23
G. J. MUsTAD.
County Auditor.

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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-23

I hereby Gritty that the within and following Abstract of thu votes aM by the Voters of Steele County MOI
Election held at the various election precincts of said County on the Twmthurh day Of June A. D 1s1Ana a
- Witness my hand and seal this day July D 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
USE "PALMISTRY" TO
 TRAP GEM THIEF

Harlem detectives have hit upon a new ocheme to wiring a confession from thieves and Jack Royal Caswell Cassell- he insists on his entire name-a negro of No 2256 Fifth avenue was the first on whom 1t was tried, says the New York Herald.
 He was arrested yesterday, accused of having forced an entrance to the apart ments of P N. Breiterman. at No. 137 West One Hundred and Tenth streeet. Nnd stealing a diamond ring valued at e36O. He had been an elevator operator in the apartment house. Detectives Hughes and Hyams questioned him.
 Here comes the professor now" said Hughes, as Detective George Barnitz entered the room in the West One Hun dred and Twenty-third street station "This>is professor Touchem who knows all about palmistry and phrenology. The prisoner here, professor. is accused of stealing diamond ring, and we believe he has the pawn ticket. Can you helr us?''
 Easy" said Barnitz Give me your hand young. man An, he has the hand of a thief. That line shows you stole a ring. This line shows you let your wife look at the ring Here is the pawn ticket line. You went into Harlem pawn shop You have the head of thief. That bump tells me g. That growth shows you have the pawn ticket
 "You've got me right boss" interrupted Cassell. "Tll get you the ticket, but don't tell any more about me, please"
 He then led the detectives to a house where he had hidden the pawn ticket. The ring had been pledged with Third ave- nue pawnbroker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01

ing in the war to help Russia, "of all nations"
 The correspondent of the Times tele- graphing from St. Petersburg, says:
 "A general mobilization has been or dered. Never within living memory has Russia lived through day of such emo ton. The government decided on mobili' zation late Thursday.
 This step was forced when 1t became apparent that the Germans were pur- posely delaying their official notice Of mobilization in order to place Russia i'll a position of inferiority.
 A dispatch to the Times from Paris re- ports that the Germans have seized French locomotives at frontier points and torn up the permanent railway line at Pagny. where machfh4 guns have been placed in position.
 dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Rome says a run1or was in circulation there last night that Germany had sent an ultimatum to both Russia and France. There is no confirmation of this report and the rurnor to the same effect pub lished by the Exchange Telegraph com pany, but it is significant that the official agency at Rome, while repudiating re- sponsibility for circulating the report does not specifically deny it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
Women and Sixty Years

Just 6Q years ago. Antoinette Louise Brown broke down the barriers that stood between her and the right to occupy n pulpit as an ordained minister of the gos pei She had been graduated from the Collegiate Institute. now Oberlin univer- sity both in the literary department and the theological school But license as 2 preacher was denied her.
 Yet Antoinette Louise Brown would not be silent She turned to lecturing on womens rights and was an active mem- Der of the first woman suffrage conven- ton in America which was held In Wor- cester Mass. in 1850. Three years later she made another try for a pulpit, and this time succeeded-being ordained as pastor of the Congregational church of South Butler, N T., says the Toledo Blade.
 What would those conservative gentie- men who refused a license to Miss Brown think now could they return to earth and see what barriers women have over come in these 60 years? They would learn that there are 2500 ordained women preachers in the United States that loo9 women are graduate physicians and sur geons, that 2Oo0 are in the law and thou sands upon thousands of others daily seeking their bread In business and in- dustry. They might-as did the corpse In Ben Kings verse--fall dead again. Or they might, having infinite wisdom now. smile over their old prejudices and fears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
When Cats Die

From the New York Sun.
 The cat population of New York is es- timated to be over 100000. and sometimes
 it seems as if you could hear them all meowing at once in the still, night But
 whoever sees dead cat nowadays, ex-
 cept perhaps in the suburbs?
 There's no end to the live cats Tn evi-
 dence. The cat census man has almost
 got them down to the number per block.
 They are often seen in the pride Of their
 nocturnal activities. But how about the dead ones? If they are removed exepedt-
 tiously, as they should be. how is 1t that
 you can't seem to find a person who has seen many, if any so removed? Do they dry up and blow away? Do they crawl into some secluded spot and give cup the ghost? :. sorts of statistics about the number they attend and restroe to health and what caused their illness But what becomes of the bodies of the dead seems puzzle. The question has often been asked: ssWho ever sees a dead sparrow in New York?v The reason for the quesetion is that the wag wants to answer 1t himself by telling you to go ask the cats about | it. Admitting this might explain why nc dead sparrows are about. it doesn't solve lthe mystery of what becomes of Tabby and Thomas after they have acted as sparrow undertakers and have finally had
 to pay the debt to nature themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
A Watermelon Luncheon
m tha New York Sun.

From the New lOrk sun.
 Of course the street vender must eat,
 like everybody else, but not every ven-
 der carries with him the material for his
 luncheon in the things he sells5 and very
 few vendors of whatever sort eat their
 luncheon in a place as these two men had
 found.
 It was a spot far uptown, in upper
 Washington Heights, where there are yet
 vacant lots, for that matter whole blocks
 and trees and grass and that sort of thing.
 They were selling watermellons. these two and they had a wagonload of the
 torpedo shaped variety, long and com paratively slender.
 Block after block of the settled parts they traversed, crying 'Wah-tah-mel- lah! Wah-tah-melah'' and selling wa termellons until the peoples luncheon time came, when they withdrew to eat their own. But for this they did not have to seek restaurant. nor had it been necessary even for them to bring some thing along.
 In quiet spot by a vacant block they drew up. They hung bag of oats cn
 the horses head and then for themselvcs
 they selected from their stock one of those long torpedo shaped watermellons. Sitting on the grass under the trees they opened this watermelon longitundinally, so that it presented two long shallow sec tions from which the meat could be ex- tracted easily, and then very comfortably in the cooling shade they ate their water melon luncheon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
DENMARK MAKES
 PLANS ID MOBILIZE
Cabinet Will Issue Declara- tiOn of Neutrality
 Today

Copenhagen. July sl.-Preparations were completed today for the mobilization of the Danish army. The cabinet has de- cided to issue a declaration of neutral ity tomorrow in conjunction with a slmi- lar declaration issued by Sweden and Nor way
 Both German and English warships were observed today in Danish waters. Two German torpedo boat destroyers steamed close to the fortress at Middle frund, near this city. The warships re- tired only after being commanded to do so by the commandant of the fortress, who threatened to resort to force. A big German fleet was reported today off the south of Holland.
 A German squadron, cruising off Lange Land in the Great Belt. is stopping all vessels to investigate their nationality and the destination of their cargoes. Ger man torpedo boats have been observed near Giedezer and in the Cattegat and German warships are patrolling between Sweden and Jutland.
 A big Russian squadron has been seen outside the Danish Island of Bornholm in the Baltic.
 Denmark has called out persons liable for active service, particularly for coast protection. Parliament, which has not been sitting. has been summoned to meet tomorrow
 Cable and telegraphic communication between Denmark and Germany has been suspended by Germany without notice to the Danish authorities. All the editors of the Danish papers at Hadersleben, seaport of Prussia, in Schleswig, have been arrested by the German authorities and imprisoned in the fortress. The Danish German frontier is barred by German troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
CHANGE
 COMES OVER PEOPLE

The change that has swept over the temper of the country within a week Is rnafvelous. week ago the people We're wrapped up in prize fights, the Goodwood races the Cowes regatta, va cations on the continent. Tonight they gre asking only. Can the British fleet play its part in protecting the island from isolation, which means, in the first instance. can it destroy the German navy?' TEey are concerned also as to whether s,he food supplies can .be maintained and to what extent private fortunes will be impaired by the fi- nancial uDheaval of the war.
 The military situation stands where 1t did last night. The mobilization oi the naval forces has been completed and the army is on war footing ex- cept for ttie calling out of the terri. torials. The machinery for their mobi- lization requires only word to be sci in nCtiNp