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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-11-20
CHAPTER XXI.

They found the job. 1t needed an
apprenticeship of only six weeks, dur
ing which period George was to re-
ceive fifteen dollars a week; after
that he would get twenty-eight. This
settled the apartment question, and
Fanny was presently established in a
greater contentment than she had
known for a long time.
On Sunday mornings Fanny went to
church and George took long walks.
He explored the new city, and found
it hidcous, especially in the early
spring, before the leaves of the shade
trees were out.
One Of his Sunday walks, that
spring, he made into a sour pilgrimage.
1t al q misty morning Of belated
snow slush, and suited him to a per-
lection of mi%serableness, as he stood
before the great dripping department
store which now occupied the big plot
of ground where nee had stood both
the Anderson hotel and the Anderson
opera house. From there he drifted to
the old "Amberson block" but this was
only a shadow. The old structure had
not been replaced, but a cavernous en-
tryway for trucks had been torn in it's
front, and upon the cornice, where the
old separate metal letters had spelt
"Amberson block" there was a long
bill board sign: "Doogan Storage"
10 spare himself, he went out Ma
tional avenue and saw the piles of
slush-covered wreckage where the
Mansion and his mothers house
had been, and where the Majors III
fated five "new" houses had stood; for
these were down, too, to make room
for the great tenement already shaped
in amending lines of foundation.
He turned away from the devastated
site, thinking bitterly that the only
Anderson mark still left upon the
town was the name of the boulevard
Anderson boulevard. But he had reck-
oned without the city council of the
new order, and by an unpleasant coin
cidence, while the thought was still
in his mind, his eyes fell upon a metal
oblong sign upon the lanlp-post at the
corner. There were two Of these little
signs upon the lamp-post, at an obtuse
angle to each other, one to give pass
ersby the name Of National avenue,
the other to acquaint them with Am
berson boulevard. But the one upon
which should have been stenciled
Anderson boulevard" exhibited the
words "Tenth street."
George stared at it hard. Then he
walked quickly along the boulevard to
the next corner and looked at the little
sign there. "Tenth street."
1t had begun to rain, but George
stood %unheeding, staring at the little
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-11-20

sign. Cd them" he said finally, and,
turning up his coat collar, plodded
back through the soggy streets toward
"hOme."
The unitarian impudence Of the city
authorities put a thought into his mind.
A week earlier he had happened to
stroll into the large parlor Of the
apartment house, finding it empty. and
on the comfortable he noticed a large,
red-bound, gllt-edged book, newly
printed. bearing the title: "A Civic
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-11-20
He Did Penance for His Deepest Sin
That Night,

ture, but with sorrow for what sac
rifces his pride and youth had de.
panded Of others. And early in the
morning he came downstairs and tried
to help Fanny make coffee on the
kitchen range.
"There was something I wanted to
say to you last night, Aunt Fanny" he
said.
"Why-why-" she stammered; but
she knew what he was going to say,
and that was why she had been more
and more nervous. Neutrality-suspicious.
perhaps we'd better get the-the
things moved to the little new home
first, George. Let's"
He interrupted quietly, though at
her phrase, "the little new home" his
pungent impulse was to utter one loud
shout and run. ut was about this new
place that I wanted to speak. I've
been thinking it over and I've decided.
I want you to take all the things
from mothers room and use them and
keep them for ME, and I'm sure the
little apartment will be just what you
like; and with the extra bedroom prob
ably you could find some woman
friend to come and live there and
share the expense with you. But I've
decided on another arrangement for
myself, and so I'm not going with you.
I don't suppose you'll mind much, and
I don't see why you should mind-par-
ticularly, that is. I can't imagine you,
or anyone else, being much attached to
me, So"
he stopped in amazement: no chair
had been left in the kitchen, but
Fanny gave a despairing glance around
her in search of one, then sank alb
ruptly and sat fiat upon the floor.
"What IN earth" George sprang
to her. "Get up, Aunt Fanny!"
II can't. I'm too weak. Let me
alone, George!" And as he released
the wrist he had seized to help her she
uttered the dismal prophecy which for
days she had been matching against
her hopes: "You'ro going to leave
me-in the lurch!"
"Why no, Aunt Fanny" he protest
ed. "At first I'd have been something
of a burden on you. I'm to get eight
dollars a week; about thirty-two a
month. The rents t%hirty-six dollars a
month, and the table d'hote dinner
runs up to over twenty-five dollars
apiece, so with my half of the rent
eighteen dollars-Id have less than
nothing left out of my salary to pay
my share Of the groceries for all the
breakfasts and luncheons. You see
you'd not only be doing all the house.
work and cooking, but you'd be paying
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XXI.

At least it may be claimed for
George that his last night in the house
where he had been born was not oc-
cupied with his own disheartening fu-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-11-20
Her Shoes Hurt Her Feet.

As a general thing, when you see a
woman hobbling along the street with
an agonized expression it is a sign that
she's got more foot than ~head.-Dallas
NewR
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-14
Alaska Herring.

1T I Underwood in Seattle Tlmes.)
 While the salmon pack of Alaska last year au"eu u s51 900 900 to the commerce that passed throusn Seattle officials of the United States Bureau oi ri cries are confident that within few years the eau ming and pickling of herring will equal II not eAce' the value of the salmon canned last season.
 Practically the entire coast of Alaska IS sultapie io herring fisheries In every inlet and pay there are enormous herring schools, food resource that hs s far been left virtually untouched Although nerrhs fishing has carried on small scale py natives and some white for many years, most ol wloiii nut LID a few fish for their own use, no real eilo to market this product made until last year. when the United States Bureau of Fisheries sent humoer experts into the country to teach the people now to hack these fish the market The method used IS known the Scotch cure.
 An excess of O00 barrels of herring were put up and sent New York; where they sold at an average price from SIS $20 barrel. The gross output mad a value approximately $50, 1000. The Alaska herring experts to be the equal Of any nsh of similar variety in the world and much better than the widely advertised Norwegian product.
 Bureau officials highly gratihed at the results, and are confident that the business can be extended to enormous proportions if it is properly handled and exploited Much, it is said, depends upon proper packing.
 It is intention of the bureau to send additional experts territory next summer to extend the business and naugurate system of inspection and branding which will give the purchaser in the Eastern markets that the contents of the barrels have been properly packed. An appropriation of $25 OO0 needed for this purpose and the Commerce Department will urge that it be passed as soon as Congress copvenes.
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GROWTH OF AMERICAN SHIPPING.

Tho wonderful growth of American shlpplhs 'inN tho bepinnine of the war is shown by recent s'"'o .,oaI ronor nrenared by the United States Shlppls po.rd In the month of April 57 per cent ol lhe tonnage engaged in American foreign commerce was Amor,can controlled The total American controheu tonnaee on April was 10, ,69O.S01 Of this 859S'9'' tons carried the American flag, ana /, V'loIo ~ were seized or chartered ships The total 1oreish tonnage engaged in American trade was ','zo,'ol.
 This shows a gain in American tonnage III ioieia-' trade of about per cent since the war etarteu Ill the nercentage of American foreign commerce careu u,der American control from less than 10 per cent in oyer 57 per cent In the meantime the total VOL ume of American foreign trade has doubled
 The record of the status of the snip cohstfuc''oh in the United States April lst presages lurthei great additions to American tonnage Prlor to Aprh l. 1919 and since August l, 1917, there hao oeeh turned over to the Emergency Fleet corporation oy American yards 4003,556 tons of shipping mere had been launched and in process of being htted sea service 2,1S3,653 tons, and on the ways being. built was 3,S02,79S tons additional
 In the month of March 4s1o5S tons were launched tons There were under contract not yet started but for which the contracts were not cancelled ooS TIT tons.
 When this program shall have been completed there will be over 20 900 of American ships ht TOT foreign trade more than the total tonnage that nes the flag of any nation, and 800 per cent more than the United States before the in foreign ser vice If the building program were completed no" over 50 per of the foreign shipping of the world would be American.
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said MT. Boggs. But my wife in sisted that it was nothing but worms"
Luke Mcluke Says


 When a man is describing girl and says that she is just as pretty as she can be, we don't know wheth- CT she is handsome or homely. Ev- cry girl is just as pretty as she can be. That is, she is just as pretty as she can make herself
 Watch a mans eyes if you doubt his word. If his eyes and tongue tell the same story, he is telling the truth
 We don't know where the mar ried women get the idea that Chorus Girls were put on earth to lead inno- cent husbands astray. Most of the Chorus Girls we know are sedate danes who spend their time after the show insewing and knitting fancy things for their grandchildren.
 When a smart woman is writing letter that she is going to give her husband to mail for her, she dates it week or two ahead. By the time he finds it in his pocket and mails it, the date will be about right.
 A girl is so submissive during the engagement that man imagines that she will main You kick me and I'll kiss you attitude" during their married life. But his pipe soon goes out
 It may be different after her daugh- ter marries, But you never see a mother who dresses better than her unmarried daughter.
 The trouble with paying a girl com pliments is that first thing you know you will be paying her bills.
 You often hear single girl sing ing: "All That I ask Is Love-" but you never hear married woman singing it.
 Give man six months in which to back out and he will agree to do almost anything for you.
 The reason why the Young Thing enjoys the passionate love story she is reading is because she doesn't know that it was written by an old maid with moustache.
 There isn't any difference between flat and level unless you tell a man that he is flat-headed when you mean that he is level-headed.
 Funny how a photographer can make some other mans wife look pleasant and keep her mouth shut when he cant make his own wife do it.
 Any one of the last crop of June brides can tell you that he has quit raving over her and now is ravilg at her.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-14
A Correct Djaunosis

A young city doctor had settled down in a little country town and was trying to build up a practice One day boy rang the bell and told the doctor he was wanted over at MT. Boggs' house. The doctor took his grip and dashed over. to the Boggs home Here he found Mir. Boggs in bed suffering from pain in his abdomen. The young doctor opened his grip and placed formid able array of glittering apparatus on the table by the bed. Then he stud jed the patient for moment. Then wishing to impress MT. and Mrs Boggs with his learning, he said:
 This should not alarm you. You are suffering from a corrusified exc gisis antispasmodically emanatinP from the germ of animal refrigera tion, producing a prolific source of irritability in the perican!al epider mis of intestinal profundity."
 MT. Boggs nodded when the doc tor had finished.
 That's just what thought it was"
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riais Raw materials will be relatively more abundant thar finished products for some years following the war, since the destruc- ton of the var has been concentrated in the manufacturing regions. Capital in gen eral is scarce but gold have in super uuity and we can make specific gold loans freely.
 Grave responsibility rests on those who choose the foreign investments or great neonle England alone of the major invest ing countries had really mastered the prob lem before the war. We dare not substitute enthusiasm for science in dealing with it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-14
After June 30.
(St. Louis Republic)

est. Louis RepuDl1c).
 The announcement by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that any person who attempts to brew beer at home will considered the illicit dis tiller will strike into hearts for the reason that domestic brewing is all but lost art. Very likely will be attempts to revive it. but the greater part of the law evasion after July will be by simpler means. One of the symptoms premonitory fermented liquors is to be recipee being printed largely in country papers, maxim drinks with fruit juices meal raisns and other products of the farm and grocery to which is always be added for the production of the kick"
 The extent to which such evasion will go is of course a question which only the future decide, it would be interesting to know how far the ruling of the Revenue Commission to the brewing will apply other methods of producing alcoholic drinks
 The ground of the ruling stated to be that in brewing makes mash similar to that made by disters but cider any wine will answer the purpose. If permits apple juice to fer ment is that to become pententiary ofense?
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]. DOMESTIC SECURITIES SHOULD BE FIRST.

The tendency today is to over-emphasze the value of foreign investment in developing foreign trade, is declared in the initial issue of Commercial Monthly a journal of commerce and finance published by the National Bank of Commerce in New York, which as that both good business and good citizenship de mand that first place be given to American enter prises and the reconstruction needs of Europe II the investment of American capital There is nc magic in foreign trade, the bank and the theor. that investment in foreign countries necessarily re suits stimulated export trade to the investing coun try is called "the great illusion" The article. en titled "Apportionng American Capital" says
 "Our foreign trade policy and our foreign
 investment policy should be divorced; foreign
 investments should be concentrated in Flu
 rope, while our foreign trade may be expect
 ed to expand with non-European coun-
 tries. The capital of the world is scarce
 and will be scarce for many years after
 the It must be wisely utilized. As
 claimants for the capital of America,
 the United States and Europe must have
 first place This should not, however, pre-
 dude American investment in non-European
 foreign countries where extraordinary oppor-
 tunities exist. We should seek to apply cap
 ital in the places where it will do most good.
 wherever they are; and not all these places
 are in the United States or Europe. Just
 as the general statement that the Rockies
 are higher than the Appalachians does not
 mean that all hills of the Rockies higher
 than all the hills of the Appalachians, the
 generalization that Europe and America must
 come first as claimants for America's capital
 does not mean that they should get all of it. But we must remember that America was
 debtor country before the war, and that
 country undergoing rapid development is in
 satiable in its demands for capital.
 The interests both of American business
 and of American laborers jeopardized if
 our foreign investment policy goes too far.
 The argument that We must lend to non
 European countries to develop our expor.
 trade with them is false. Our trade with
 non-European countries, both exports and imports, will expand without this stimulus as a consequence of Europe's reduced ability to trade. 1t is not necessary to .ake unusual afsos to develop the sources of raw mate
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-14

At tbe recent Republican conference in Juneau u was decided that condition precedent for the reor- ganzation of the Republican party So that It may De soful o the Territory is the elimination or WICKET sram There is only one way to accomplish that anu ,. . . ,ovont him from being seated a Delegate from this Territory against the wishes or the peope' The first step in that is vote at the specla eiec- lion Iune 3d and to vote George B. Gr1gsby.
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ThanxI

We glean the following from the columns of The Recmonnaisance, 9 paper published over in France by the American Field Artillery:
 It had rained for nineteen conseeu tive days. And on the 20th. morn ing Private Blinks looked out from his barrack window at Jupe's tor rential deluge Huh" he said "They must think we're Marines"
 Take notice, Luke; Charles Cham pion is in our regiment. So, also is James Christmas!
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-14

Already the skunk cabbage is peeping through the soil in the low places of Alaska herading the approach of spring and the big brown Alaskan bear. Pretty the devil club will put out its green shoots and for its summers cam paign to make hard the road of Alaskan wayfarer. Dith these two beau tiful plants in full working order the background Alaskan is filled in and the rest the picture unfol6s rapidly-( Douglas Island News)
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While other towns pressing their cialms to inc honor of being the first over the Vlctory Loan ton they will pardon for calling a'entioh 'o 'ne distance Juneau went over the top a' W ,t rr,., Ioo,,,s ton was very high and she mite 1r, ir starting the bars not at all in the way when she rose for the final jump
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Why Men Leave Home

(Ad. in Prophetstown Qll) Echo.) Statement corrected-I did not leave my wifes bed and board and that I was forced out Been sleep ing in the barn for six months, but got too cold I had to find bed. And I don't intend to contract any debts on her name, and won't be responsiblel for any of hers.
 -(R J. Clementz.)
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WICKERsHAM CONNECTS HOMSELF.

No man is fit to represent any people "hom he h''
 .son to believe do not want him for representative ,vhon Iudre wickersham refuses to submit his name to the people at the election which will occur June he admits that he fearful that he would be de1eateu Ev this act he disqualified himself by all stahoaruS by which real redblooded men are "iiiihs W
 ' aa u is deliberately trying to prevent the oon1o from choosing their own representative NO hrave man or one imbued with American prlhclpie9 would refuse to become candidate before the peope under the circumstances which obtain Tn Aiaska at t,o nrosent time Wickersham has convicted himself
 , d ,h.. be has no right to claim to represent ,laskans He is playing very cowardly role.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-14
Tush, Tush

Two little girls met in the school yard at recess.
 "Guess what?" said one little girl Our cat matched four kittens
 "Huh" sneered the other little girl. That's nothing. Our dog laid five puppies"
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Oh!

"It is said here that women talk more in summer than they do in winter" said the Old Fogy, as he looked up from his newspaper. DO you believe that?"
 Sure" replied the Crouch. "The days are longer in summer, aren't they%
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-14

An Anchorage paper recently contained picture of its waterfront, with vessel in sight The next time they want to advertise Anchorage they should get picture of the Ketchikan waterfront with it's miles of floats and hundreds of fishing yessels- fKetchikan Times).
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BITS OF BY.PLAY By Luke McLuke
 -:- Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Huh! Its mighty strange said Oswald Loft, But it is true, you bet, Though paper money may be soft, It's mighty hard to get
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Paint

She has no easel, that is true, Her drawings a disgrace; And yet she is an artist, you
 Can tell that by her face.
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The Anchorage Times has announced It's support ol Con Wood for the Republican Presidential nomina- tion on a platform that he friend or fooseVei' and did not get a square deal in the war
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-14

If nothing unexpected happens and the salmon run this season, Douglas is quite of two canneres this year. We planned three but will be satisfied if we get two now Douglas Island News)
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Paw Knows EuerYthina

Willie-Paw, what is the difference between relatives and relations? Paw-If they are rich they are rel
 atives, but if they are poor they
 are relations, my son.
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The greatest institution in any community is its
 ocls.-(Ketchikan Tmes).
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Eifty-Eifty

This is the truth, take it from me,
 said Wise old Uncle Benny; eff you won't lend your sympathy,
 You cannot borrow any"
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Same Old Stuff

Most every morning in the week, The news is just the same," said
 Rocky; "If it is not the Bolshevik, You'll find it is the Bolsheviki."
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oh.sJey

Mrs. Calder telIs me that Mrs. Shopper died happy death," said Mrs. Calder. How did that hap pen?"
 "She was crushed to death at a bargain sale." replied MT. Calder.
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PERSEVERANCE REBEKAH
 LODGE NO. PA, 1. O. D.. E. Meets 2nd and 4ths Wed. evenings In Odd Fellows Hall, 8 o'clock. Visiting members always welcome. Alice Laugh tin, Sec'y.; Margaret Montgomery. NC.
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It Is Hard For A Man To Foot His Wife's Bills Without Kicking.
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Names Is Names
Our Daily Special

Will Yawn lives at Dublin, Ga.
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Well, if Germany wants some more the AiiieS have it.
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Today'o News 1oday-In Empire.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-06-07

tax not to exceed the limitation fixed by
the Constitution and Laws of the State
of Louisiana.
This ordinance having been submitted
to vote, the result was as follows:
Yeas; Messcs. Gary, Romero Decuir.
Derouen, Theriot, Dietlein, Mguez and
!Nrores.
NAYS: None ...u..
And the ordinance was declared adopted.
'Signed) - A. A. THERIOT,
President.
ORDINANCE
BY Mr.. .Derouen, seconded by Mr. Moresi,
Be 1t Ordained, That the Assessor and
Tax Collector of the Parish of Iberia are
hereby instructed and ordered to assess
and collect for the year 1919 tax of
lilo mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the taxable property of Road
District No. Five 81 of the Parish of
iberia for the purpose of providing for
the payment of the principal and interest
of an issue of bonds of FortvSeven Tho
sand ($47,0000ol Dollars. being Road
Roud0 Of said Road District dated Aug.
LIST 1919, authorized to be issued at an
lection held on the 10th day Of Nav,
1919, as the same becomes due and paw
able, and that copy of this ordinance De
forwarded to both the Tax Collector and
lesser of the Parish of iberia
Th+V ordinance being submitted to A
vote. the vote was as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Gary. Romero, Decuir.
9e-ouan. Theriot, Dietlein, Miguez and
Moresi
Nays: None
And the ordinance was declared adopted
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