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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-13
Souelchinu a Smile,

There We're plenty of empty seats in
the car, but the smiling youth, who
wore his hat on the back of his head,
stopped opposite the handsome young
woman in the red hat and said in his
most engaging manner:
"Can l take this seat, miss?"
II have no objection, sir" she said,
in a tone that froze the last smile on
his face, "but 1 think it's nailed
down"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-13
Frank Comment.

Robert was q great admirer of SOL
diers and. having attended a military
wedding, he was loud in praise. Soon
after he was taken to e another
wedding where all were in civilian
clothes. At the wedding dinner he re-
ceived a dish of ice cream full Of
fruit, r%aisins, etc. He especially dis
liked r%aisins, so he said in loud tones,
Il fink this wedding and this ice
cream Is wotten-no soldiers or moth
In"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-13
A Georgia PHILOSOPHER,

we're all great on sayin' 1.-THE dev-
IFS to pay,H an never payin' him. A
teller wouldn't have to walk across
the street to settle with him, as he's
always close enough to give us a dig
IN the ribs, or pat us on the back, an
tell US we're the finest he ever madcl
Atlanta Constitution.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-13
Pizarro's Famous vov.oe

December % is the anniversary of
Inc nth start Of Pizarro, in 1880, from
panama for Peru. The daring voya-
ger refused to give up his dream of
finding gold in the Andean kingdom.
The success of his enterprise from a
money standpoint nstOunded the world
and resulted in the conquest of the
Incus.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-13
Speed.

With ten pairs of revolving disks a
static electric machine has been built
in Paris that has developed 800, 600
volts between its terminals. r.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-03-13
Man and the Lower Animals

Only about S per cent of the lower
animals are defective at birth. q much
lower ratio than among human beings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08
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Camp No SIS, Woodmen of the
World. and Grove No. 81. Woodmen
Circle, held their annual basket
picnic Sunday at the summer camp
grounds of the w. 0. w. near
Sears. Many members of the
orders and their friends took ad-
vantage of the beautiful weather
and spent an enjoyable day. The
baseball game was played with an
indoor baseball, with five men and
four ladies on each team. w. l..
Larrance was captain of the blue
team and Raymond Head. captain
Of the red team, the blues winning
by the score of to 2. The nail
driving contest for ladies was won
by Mrs. T. G. Scott; clothes pin
contest for ladies by Mrs. Edward
Nissen; ladies foot race by Miss
Underwood; guessing contest by
Mrs. A. W. Donaway; foot race for
boys by Harry Larrance Jr.; foot
race for girls by Dorothy Scott;
clothes pin contest for men by
Richard Bowling; needle threading
contest for men my Emil Van
hoorebeck; foot race for men by
Raymond Head; sack race for men
by Raymond Head. Lemonade was
served free all day and ice cream
and other refreshments were on
sale
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08
ARMY CAME is
ENJOYED BY 100
WAR VETERANS
ANIMAL Outing Of Boys Of '9S ana
OF Civil War is Huge Success
Yesterday at Grove.

One hundred members of the
Siboney Bay camp, United Spar
ism War Veterans, and G. A. r. men
enjoyed the "old army game"
played yesterday at the annual
outing of the camp at Gottsch's
grove, Seventeenth street and
Twenty-seventh avenue.
The men showed the same
spirit as in the days of the war
and their aged only seemed to
improve them on the games" SAID
one of the veterans today. We all
had a good time, enjoyed every
minute of it and were glad to see
such a large attendance" he added
Will Reid, who was in charge OF
the games, found that he didn't
have to keep things moving for
they went themselves. Each vet
eran of the war of '9S and of the
Civil war Joined in the games as
they did in years ago and brought
back some of the "reminiscences of
those days.
Plenty to Eat.
There was plenty to eat both at
the Sunday dinner and supper
Harry Anthony saw to it that every
man had his fill and that nothing
was left over Captain Oscar Carl
strom of Aledo was a guest at the
outing and Mr.. Grauer of Kansas
City, a Civil war veteran, aG-
dressed the men, speaking of the
war of 81, Spanish and the great
world war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08

Des Moines. Sept. 8--The Ger
man treaty with it's League Of Ma
lions covenant was explained here
Saturday night by President Will
son as a purely American dOcu-
ment extending democracy over
the world and shifting foreign re-
lations from a basis of force and
war to one of arbitration and
peace.
Making his second address Of the
day, the president spoke in the Des
Mofnes Coliseum, said to seat
1860. Every chair was taken and
many were standing.
An escort of airplanes dropped
flowers on the presidents special
train as it approached the city and
he was cheered during an automo-
bile ride through crowds that
packed the downtown streets.
When he entered the Coliseum he
was cheered again.
The meeting was opened with al
invocation and Mr.. Wilson was in
troduced by J. B. Weaver, presi-
dent Of the Des Moines Chamber of
Commerce, who spoke on THE
the World Today"
Mrs. Wilson occupied a seat on
the platform.
World Desperately Unsettled.
Describing the world as desper-
ateIy in need of the settled condi-
tions of peace, the president said
the United States. the last nation
which the world expected to have
to wait upon, was delaying the
coming of that peace.
The treaty, he said, not only
would establish peace, but 1t
would end forever the rule of a
few men over the destinies OF the
many.
Citing what happened in Eu-
rope with the rise of Bolshevism,
Mr.. Wilson said the move of radi-
callsm and disorder was spread
ing.
DO you honestly think that
none of that poison has got into
the veins of this free peOple?' he
asked Men look you calmly in
the face in America and tell you
they are for that sort Of revolu-
ton.
$50 long as the question of what
kind of peace the world was to
have and what guarantees were TO
be behind it remained open, the
poison would continue to spread.
How long shall we be kept wait
ing for the answer whether the
world will trust us or despise us?'
he continued. THE world stands
annoyed because an authority in
America hesitates whether it will
endorse an American doctrine"
Labor is Affected.
The president said he had not
been able to work out the solution
of railway problems until he knew
when a peace basis came The con-
ference of labor and capital in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08

noon at 2 o'clock the second divi-
sion of the ladies' society will
meet. Next Sunday morning the
English services will be held as
usual.
Zion LUtheran-The Mems soci-
ETY. will meet this evening at the
home of d. w. Dahlsten, 390S
Eighth avenue Tomorrow evening
the Sunday school teachers will
meet at the chapel at o'clock and
the choir will rehearse in the
church at o'clock. Wednesday
afternoon the Hospital circle will
meet at the home of Mrs. A. G. An
derson, S90S Eighth avenue, and
Wednesday evening the conference
committee of the Luther league will
meet in the chapel Thursday aft
ernoon the Ladies Aid society will
meet at the home of Mrs. J. r. OIL
son, 20S Eighth avenue, Moline.
Friday evening the confirmation
class will meet at Z o'clock.
Emmanuel Lutheran Wednesday
afternoon the Junior Ladies' so
ciety will have a meeting. We'd
nesday evening all the ladies of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08
Labor All OUer World Waiting,
President Tells Audience at
DeS MOi1eS Saturday EUe

Washington next month, he con-
tinUed, also would have its DELHI
erations affected by the answer to
their question. Labor "all over
the world is waiting" he asserted.
ito see whether the United States
accepted the treaty's provision for
an international labor organiza-
ton
The United States. he said. could
not participate in the world labor
conference to be held in Washing
ton soon under the treaty, unless
the treaty was accepted by this
country. Such a condition would
be Uncomfortable" he added, AMI
would lead TO the greatest NORTH
cation"
THE world is waiting" he said,
''to see not whether We will take
part, but whether we will take the
lead"
Mr.. Wilson said he had been IAN
noyed to see that the statesman
ship of some gentlemen consists in
the very interesting proposition OF
doing nothing at all. 1 have heard
Of standing pat, before. but l never
have heard of standpatism going to
that length"
Fathers Planned Platform.
The fathers of the republic. Mr..
Wilson said, intended to set up
standard to which the world could
come for liberty. From all nations.
he continued, men had come by
millions.
Opponents of the league. he as
serted, were saying yes, we made
great promise to the world, but
it'll cost too much to redeem it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08
CHURCHES

First United Presbyterian-The
Kingsbury w. c. T. U. will meet at
$50 tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. George Reddig, 1917
Ninth avenue. Wednesday evening
at the prayer meeting hour, Miss
Mildred Warnock and Miss Minnie
Toenniges. delegates from the
young peoples society to the ma
tional young peoples convention al
Loveland, Colo, are OF give their
reports. The Ladies Aid society
will hold an all day quilting at
the church Wednesday. Next Sun
day the Sunday school will start at
9 o'clock instead of $50.
Grace Lutheran The Forward
society will be entertained this
evening by the Misses Ellen and
Minnie Swanson, 1901 Thirty
eighth street. The Luther league
will meet this evening in the lee
ture room of the church, prepara-
tory to the Rock Island district
meeting to be held in Aledo Sat
urday.
The reliance club is to hold its
monthly meeting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Ho1mgrain, 1892
Forty-fourth street Thursday even
ing. The confirmation class for the
year, which was organized Friday
evening, will meet in the future, be-
ginning this week at $50 Friday
evening, with DR.. c. W. Foss in
charge. DR.. c. ]. Bengston is to fill
the pulpit next Sunday morning
and evening.
First Baptist Ever Ready
circle will meet at o'clock this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08
RECEIVES LETTER =.
FROM FAMILY WITH
WHOM He BILLETED

Leslie Miller. veteran Of the 33rd
or Prairie division, has received a
letter from the family in Vianden,
Luxembourg, with whom he was
billeted for four months, in which
they express anxiety over n report
which had reached them that the
troop ship upon which the 33rd divi-
sion was returning to the United
States had been sunk.
The letter, which was written in
English, expressed the hope that
Miller might some day return to
visit them. The family, whose
name is Klees, had lived in Chi
cago for nine years and were great
ly pleased to have an Illinoisan
bilIeted with them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08

evening at the Y. w. c. A. Tomor-
row morning at II o'clock the mem
bers OF the Ladies' Missionary So
ciety are to go to the summer cot
tage of Mrs. S. ]. Woodin for an
all day outing. Tomorrow evening
the Baraca and Philathia classes
will hold the monthly social meet
ing on Rock river, near the old
watch factory, the outing to be in
the form of a wiener and marsh
mallow roast Wednesday evening
at 1880 the regular midWeek pray
er services will be held, the subject
to be MY Part in the Campaign"
The Willing Workers class will be
entertained Thursday afternoon at
2:3O at the home of Mrs William
UIlemeyer, 1907 Nineteenth street,
the subject for the afternoon to be
my vacation reports" Next Sun
day morning there will be Sunday
school at $50.
First Swedish Lutheran-There
will be a banquet at the church
Thursday evening honoring the re-
turned soldiers in the congregation.
Saturday afternoon the 1920 con-
firmation class will be organized.
Saturday and Sunday members OF
the Luther league will attend a
district conference at Aledo.
Memorial Christian-The Chris
tian Endeavor society will enjoy
wiener roast tomorrow evening
The members are to meet at the
home of Miss Marie Smith on Thir-
teenth street and Nineteenth ave
nue. at O'Clock. Wednesday even
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08

ing prayer services will be held at
the parsonage, $40 Nineteenth
street, and the service will be fol-
lowed by a meeting of the teachers
of the Sunday school.
Broadway Presbyterian = The
session will meet at the session
rooms this evening. Tomorrow the
Helen Mills circle will meet with
Miss Bessie Elwell at her home,
1895 Twenty-third street. The
Ruth's band will meet Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Hugh Craw-
ford at her home, 1907 Twelfth
avenue.
Spencer Memorial Methodist
Thursday afternoon the Ladies Aid
society will be entertained at the
home of Mrs. Edna Neal, 3470 Sew
enth avenue. The members Of the
Ladies Aid society will meet at
the church Friday to clean the
church.
Evangelical Church of Peace
The monthly meeting of the Young
Peoples society will be held at the
church this evening. Friday after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08

church are to meet at the hall.
Thursday evening the choir Will
meet for rehearsal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-08
And Another

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by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, so tried it and it helped
me very much so that now can do
everything in the house. have told
my friends about Vegetable Compound
and you have my permission to use this
letter. Mrs. |. OVENSTEIN, 902
S. Marsh6eld Avenue, Chicago, III.
Thousands of such Letters
\ Prove the Curative
- Value of ass.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-13
SUMMER FoRAGEs FOR COWS
Plan Recommended by Missouri COL
leQe Expert Calls for Seeding
of Sudan Grass.

A good general plan recommended
by Prof. SWEET, of Missouri Agricul-
tural college, for providing late pas
ture for cows is to plant Sudan grass
about June 1, at the rate of sixteen
pounds to the acre. This should yield
ten to fifteen tons to the acre and
should be ready for feeding from about
July Is to August 1. An early matur-
ing variety of soy beans planted at the
rate Of thirty pounds to the acre May
80 will be available for feeding from
about August 1 to 20. A good north
ern variety of corn planted about the
middle of May at the rate of six
quarts to the acre will become avail
able about August 10 and can be fed
whenever needed. The second crop Of
Sudan grass will be ready TO cut about
August % to September 1. Cow peas
planted at the rate of five pecks per
acre about July L may be fed from
about August 25 to September 10.
After this time field corn may be used
at any time. Sorghum crops give good
results during the late summer.
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CHAPTER xII-continued.

"With the landlords approval" he
explained pointing to the instrument,
~'but unknown to the telephone COM
pany, you may be sure. Call him up
about half past ten. O'Dowd may be
zip at this unholy hour, but not she.
Now I must be off to discuss literature
with Mrs. Jim Conley. The hardest
part of my job is to keep her from
subscribing for set of Dickens. Con-
Iey's house is not far from Green
Fancy. Savvy?"
Barnes, left to his own devices,
wandered from taproom to porch,
from porch to forge, from forge to
taproom. his brain far more active
than his legs, his heart as heavy as
lead and as light as air by turns.
More than once he felt like resorting
to a well-known expedient to deter
mine whether he was awake or dream
ing. Could all this be real?
Ten minutes later he was in
Sprouse's room, calling for Green
Fancy over an extension wire that had
cost the company nothing and yielded
nothing in return After some delay
ODowd's mellow voice sang out:
Hello! How are you this morn
ing?"
''Grievously lonesome" replied
Barnes, and wound up a doleful ac-
count of himself by imploring O'Dowd
to save his life by bringing the entire
Green Fancy party over to dinner
that night.
ally he would go to any extreme to
save SO valuable life, but as for the
rest of the party, they begged him to
say they were sorry to hear of the ex-
pected death of so promising a chap
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-13
Wants Party Convention.

AS Republican state chairman, for
mer Governor Stokes has again taken
up the proposal to re-establish the par
ty convention upon a basis of repre-
sentation to erect a pre-primary plat
form to take the place of the present
method of nominating candidates and
giving them a platform afterward. The
convention as contemplated would have
no power of nomination, but even in
this form 1t was rejected in the last
session of the legislature. That 1t has
merits is conceded by leaders on both
sides.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-13
Copyrights BY Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc.

will have to come from the outside.
1t will be dangerous-terribly danger
Gus"
"You say ODowd will not assist
you to escape?"
He urges me to stay here and take
my chances. He believes that every
thing will turn out well for me in the
end, but 1 am frightened. must get
away from this place"
"Then keep your eyes and ears open
for the next night or two. Can you
tell me where your room Is located?'
sit is one flight up; the first If the
two windows in my room is the third
to the right of the entrance. 1 am
confident that someone IS stationed
below my windows all night long"
you still insist that / am not to
call on the authorities for help?"
"Yes, yes! That must not even be
considered. I have not only myself to
consider, Mr.. Barnes. / am a very
small atom in"
"All right! Well get along without
tileLu, lie Sdlu cHeerlly. AlterWuFu
we will discuss the importance OF
atoms."
"And your reward as well, Mr.
Barnes" she said. Her voice trailed
off into an indistinct murmur. He
heard the receiver click on the hook
and after calling "hello" twice hung
up his own with sigh. Evidently
O'Dowd had warned her of the ap
proach of less considerable person
than himself.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-13
"SHE is LYING AWAKE"

Synopsis.-Thomas K. Barnes,
wealthy young New Yorker,
on a walking trip in New Eng
land near the Canadian border,
is given a lift in an automobile
by mysterious and attractive
girl bound for a house called
Green Fancy. At Harris tavern
Barnes finds standed troupe
of Transforming" actors, of
which Lyndon Rushcroft is the
star and Miss Thackeray" the
leading lady. He learns Green
Fancy is a house of mystery.
That night Andrew Room and
his servant, guests at the tavern,
are shot near Green Fancy.
Barnes comes dnder suspicion
and stays to delp clear up the
double murder. He gets into
the Green Fancy grounds; meets
the mysterious girl, who gives
him the cut direct, and is polite
ly elected by O'Dowd, an inter-
esting adventurer. Enter at the
tavern another man of mystery,
Sprouse, "book agent" Barnes
visits Green Fancy with the
sheriff and stays to dinner. En-
ter still another mysterious per-
sonage, Loeb" secretary to
Curtis, owner of Green Fancy,
who does not appear because of
Illness. Barnes again meets
Miss Cameron" the mysterious
girl, who is a ravishing beauty
In evening dress. She Is pris-
oner and secretly appeals to him
for help. Sprouse reveals him
self as a secret service man and
tells the enthralling story of
the Green Fancy representatives
of a royal house oppressed by
Germany and his purpose to re-
cover royal papers and jewels
that night.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-13

some way or another-and she will
not leave! Now I've had a good look
at the front of that house. II is COW
cred with lattice work and huge
vines. l can shin UP like a squirrel
and go through her room to the"
Are you crazy, Sprouse? You'd
take your life in your hands and"
"See here" said Sprouse shortly,
Il am not risking my life for the fun
of the thing. / am risking it for her,
bear that in mind-for her AMI her
people. And If am killed they won't
even say We'll done, good and faith
full servant So let's not argue the
point. Are you going to stand by
me or-back out?"
Barnes was shamed. "Tfl stand by
you" he said, and they stole forward
There were no lights visible. The
house was even darker than the night
itself; it was vaguely outlined by a
deeper shade of black.
AT last they were within a few
yards of the entrance and at the ecge
of small space that had been cleared
of shrubbery. Here Sprouse stopped
and began to adjust the sections of
his fishing rod.
write" he whispered. "There Is n
faint glow of light up there to the
| right. The third window, did you say?
Well, that's about where l should
locate it."
The tiny metallic tip of the rod,
held in the upstretched hand of
Barnes, much the taller of the two
men, barely reached the window ledge.
He tapped gently, persistently on the
hard surface. Just as they were be-
/ ginning to think that she was asleep
and that their efforts were in vain
their straining eyes made out shad-
owy object projecting slightly beyond
the sill.
After a moment or two of suspense
Barnes experienced a peculiar, almost
electric shock. Someone had seized
the tip of the rod; it stiffened sud
denly, the vibrations due to its flex-
Utility ceasing. Someone was untying
the bit of paper he had fastened to
| the rod, and with fingers that shook
and were clumsy with eagerness.
He had written: II am outside with
a trusted friend, ready to do your
bidding. Two of the guards are safely
bound and out of the way. Now is
our chance. We will never have an
other. If you are prepared to come
i with me now write me word or two
and drop it to the ground. l will pas.
up rope to you and you may lowe
anything you wish to carry away witt
/ you. But be exceedingly careful. TAX,
time. Don't hurry a single one o
your movements" He signed it with ;
large "B.'
1t seemed an hour before their eye
distinguished the shadowy head above
AS matter of fact but a few min
utes had passed. During the wal
Sprouse had noiselessly removed hi
coat, proceeding that puzzled Barnes
Something light fell to the ground.
was Sprouse who stopped and searched
for it in the grass. When he resumed
an upright posture he put his lip
close to Barnes ear and whispered: