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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-30
EMERSON'S ONE LOVE AFFAIR
Heart, but Their Mutual Happi-
ness Was Short.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, New Eng
lands famous preacher and phllOso-
pher, fell in love but once, and then
for good. He was only twenty-four
when he met pretty little Ellen Tucker,
then sixteen, the daughter Of a Boston
merchant.
He did not see her for a whole year
after this, but her fair face and fig
ure remained in his memory. Then
he returned to Concord, where she was
living with her mother and stepfather.
He became deeply infatuated with this
beautiful and delicate creature, whose
physical charms brought forth q re-.
spouse from his imagination rather
than from his senses. But Ellen was
not only beautiful. She wrote fairly
clear-cut verse, says a commentator,
at q time when 1t was quite unusual
for women to indulge In such mental
exercise.
During their courtshlp Ellen, or
'the beautiful friend" as Emerson
POLITICALLY called her, was seriously Ill.
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Teheran Has Twelve Gateways.

AT the distance, Teheran, built In
great part of the mud on which II
stands, is only distinguished from the
surrounding plain by the green trees of
its many gardens" writes Ella c.
Sykes in Persia and It's People," 'but
as the traveller gets nearer he will see
the outline of the consolidated city wall
and the tiled domes and minarets of
mosques. He will enter the town by
a grandiose gateway adorned with
glazed bricks in patterns, the prevail
ing tones being blue and yellow, re-
lieved with black and white, the whole
giving a touch Of splendor to it's
squalid surroundings.
These gateways are II in number;
some are adorned with the exploits of
Rustum, the Hercules and knight-er,
rant Of Persia, and others depict the
Persian solder of tOday-all of them,
however, look best at a distance, and
do not bear a close eXamination.'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-30
The Village Of
Hopeville
BY MARVIN ST. II

1921 MaslaLn NaMAlAnnE lnLom.


Copyright, 1921. Western Newspaper Union.
We've missed it. We're nothing
but a way-back settlement now"
Thus Jared Bross of the hoard Of
trustees of the neat, picturesque, but
isolated town of Hopeville, spoke.
You mean the railroad has missed
u.s." corrected Phillip Dawes, presi-
dent of this same board OF trustees.
well, gentlemen, that shall not pre-
vent Hopeville continuing TO DO Itself
proud. | trust, as a model village with
out a blemiSh."
Very proud of the community he
had helped build up was Phillip
Dawes, and he spoke with enthusiasm.
He had always predicted great things
in store for Hopeville. Never a village
of fairer location and environment.
"Some day Hopeville will forge to
the front" was his optimistic slogan
'some day values will go up, and
each man come into his own"
When the new railroad was talked
Of, Old residents began to boost their
acres and town lots aS TO values.
Hopes rose high, then they were cor
~respondingly depressed, for the rail
road made a detour, and Byron, quite
a busy little city eight miles distant,
was made the terminus of the new
branch line railway.
"Wish I'd settled there as ! intend
ed to ten years ago." grumbled dis
loyal and d~isagreeable Jared Bross.
There's some go to Byron. | don't
care If they do encourage a riff-raff
crowd-stir and sensation bring in the
dollars, don't they?"
"But we don't want the dollars that
way" insisted Dawes.
Bross had a strong personal reason
for being d~isgruntled with Hopeyille.
He was a man of some means and his
son, Bradley, had married a poor,
humble girl. The old man had rallied
at the secret match, and had promptly
discarded his d~isobedient son. Nellie
Horton, whom Bradley had married,
was an orphan, but her parents had
left her a small farm just out of town.
There the welded pair settled down.
THAT boy will rue the day he dis
regarded my advice !" the elder BrOsS
had said one day to Dawes.
"Oh, nonsense !" retorted his neigh
Dor, Bradley is a good boy. The
poor young pair have hard scratch
ing, perhaps, but they're happy and
c~ontented as two birds in a nest
"Humph!' commented the iron
hearted father, and wen his way sui
lenly and unlovcly.
SO Byron got the railroad and what
went with it, both good and bad.
There was a good deal Of grumbling
in Hopeville, and in n measure Phil
lip Dawes was looked upon rs a diS9p
pointing founder and builder. The
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-30

prlue ana ammuon or the ola man
were touched. Then he began to
plan to retain his prestige.
The annual was a time-honorcd
institution Of Hopeville, and nov
again close at hand. Every year
Phillip Dawes had insisted that the
representative residents of the place
meet at the town hall to celebrate the
founding Of the village.
They could hear the distant echo Of
an engine whistle across the valley
as they sat in the town hall on the
present occasion.
They never had anything stronger
than clear, sparkling water at these
celebration functions.
."Hopeville-her splendid past and
her glorious future was the toast
read.
"Humph :" Grumbled Bross. II think
Dawes will have to take a back seat
this time
But Phillip Dawes arose, looking
brighter and prouder than he had
ever seemed.
Something the matter with the wa
ter, ~friends?' smiled Dawes. That's
the merit Of il. 1t is Hopcville water,
though not from the home well. Gen
tlemen, you have drank of the
to-be-celebrated Lithia-MagncSium wa
ter, specially presented to you TO
introduce the last requirement this
beautiful district needed to make it
famous"
Say, what are you driving at, any
how" inquired Bross bluntly.
Just this" explained Dawes. Il
reasoned from the first that the new
railroad would open up a popular out
ing resort somewhere along its line.
Well, gentlemen, for two months |
have been negotiating with wealthy
promoters in the city. The deal is
closed. a big hotel at the head of the
lake, and people will come to Hope
vile next season, dead loads of them
Voices arose in eager demands for
more detailed information. Property
and rents would go up! The town
stores would quadruple their business!
The rich golden harvest was coming
at last!
"But what about this horrible taSt-
Ing water?" Queried BrosS, with a
wry face.
pronounced by chemists the most
healthful beverage in the world"
boosted Dawes proudly, "a true min
eral water. When the promoters
learned that, they offered $4,000 cash
for the spring it came from"
"And where is that?"
"Down in a forgotten corner Of that
poor, neglected farm your boy lives
on over in the ravine. Now, Neigh
Dor Bross, as all the town is happy
over the grand general prosperity
ahead Of us, suppose YOU 60 down to
the ravine farm and congratulate
you son, Bradley, and his wife on
their share in the general good luck ~
And thus it was that the name Of
the popular Dawes became a house
hold word in Hopeyille for all time
to come.
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Pantominne Followed Drama

Pantomime, II Of the simplest
forms Of dramatic art, was not origin.
ated until the drama itself had been
established for over 500 years. The
latter was the invention of the Greeks,
but the pantomime was a purely Ro,
man idea.
Two aspiring actors, n Of whom
was afflicted with throat trouble.
Pylades and Bathyllus, gave the first
performance Of this kind in the year
% y. c. 1t was only a make-shift on
their part because Of the illness Of one
of the performers, but their audience
was 50 delighted that they continued
with the production Of the wordless
drama.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-30
~MEN ETIQUETTE WAS RIGID
Man OF Fashion, a Century or So Ago,
Had Many Difficulties to Con-
tend With.

Women considered it ~unladylike in
grandmother's day to walk rapidly. Elk
tremely rapid walking is not usually
graceful, but so far as being a sign
OF bad breeding there seems to be no
such idea nowadays. If a woman has
TO cover a certain distance on foot in
a limited time nowadays she a~cceler-
ates her pace accordingly. 1t is un-
comfortable, but hardly bad manners.
The man Of fashion had many more
difficulties to encounter in going about
In society than he has now when draw
Ing room furniture is more substantial
and when there are neither hoopskirts
nor trains to become tangled in ones
boots or spurs. A hundred years ago.
observes a writer in the New York Sun.
1t was not so easy, and a book of de-
corum for young men, written a century
ago, describes the plight of the awk-
ward fellow who, when he first comes
into q drawing room, attempts to bow,
with the result that "his sword if he
wears one, goes between his legs and
nearly throws him down." and proceeds
from one gaucherie to aLother. during
his presence in a drawing room. A
great deal used to be said about the
manner In which a young man sat in
a chair. To sit up stiGly was to in
dicate awkwardness and timidity. To
Toll back vas rude and indicated vul-
garity. He was. therefore, urged to
G.Inor ,,;tL -
and arms Of his chair and "by varying
his attitude from time to time show
he was used TO good society"
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The Egyptian Sistrum.

"a thousand years or so . y
CAL Van Vechten in "The Tiger In
the House" tells us, "the Egyptians
associated the cat with music, util.
Iii g the graceful head and figure OF
the beloved animal in the decoration
of the sistra. The sistrum consisted
of a frame Of bronze or brass, into
VIII .ch three or four metal bars were
loosely inserted, SO as to produce q
jingling noise when the instrument
wa shaken. Occasionally a few metal
rings we're strung on the bars to in.
crease the sound and very often the
tor OF the frame was ornamented with
the figure Of a cat"
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But She improved rapidly and sis
months later they were married.
But Ellen's span Of life was short.
and their time together limited. A
fatal lung trouble triumphcd over med.
ical attention, and when she was but
twenty years old she died.
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Quite RiQht.

"a noted scientist says that eyces.
sive hat wearing causes badness"
"Maybe 50, but have you DICED
tina badness causeS excessive hat
we. ring?"
Evening star., 1921-03-25

sador and Nine. de Cartier. the min
ister of Colombia and Nine. trueta,
the minister of Cuba and Nine. de
Cespedes, Mrs. Harry NJ. Daugherty
Prince de Bearn. Nine. Maurice He'll
man. Nine. d. H. Andreas. Mr.. j.. d.
Lagerberg, Mr.. Nicolas Henri f. La
hovary. Mrs. William. Gibbs McAdoo
Miss Mabel Boardman. Mrs. Florence
jackson Stoddard, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt. AS
sistant Attorney General Annette Abb
bott Adams, Admiral and Mrs. r. f.
Coontz. Admiral and Mrs. w. l.. Capps
Rear Admiral and Mrs. D. w. Taylor,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. T.. X. Stitts,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Amos Fries, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Wendell G. Neville.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William ]. Snow.
Mrs. c. f. Sawyer. Mrs Julian d. Boil
ing and Mrs. Cary r. Grayson.
The assistant secretary of commerce
and Mrs. Edwin +. Sweet have as
their guests for the Easter holidays
their granddaughter. Miss Polly Sweet
of Grand Rapids. who is at school in
CanandaIgna. n. Y. Mr. and Mrs.
Sweet entertained small company
of young people at luncheon Tuesday
for their granddaughter. Miss Gran
ger arrived in Washington yester-
day. and will remain through next
week.
Miss Sophie Sweet, as president of
the Junior League, superintended the
distribution of the thousand amaryllis
blossoms given by the Agriculture
Department for the poor and sick in
the District. Miss Sweet did much
of the work herself. taking the bios
SONS to the hospitals as well as the
homes Of the sick and poor.
Representative Ogden Mills of New
York will take possession next week
of his new home on Q street, lately
occupied by the former counselor Of
the Italian embassy and Nine. Bram-
billa.
Mr. Edward r. Stettinius. former
assistant secretary of war, and Mrs
Stettinius of New York will enter
tain at a dinner Tuesday evening at
the Baltimore Country Club in honor
Of Miss Achsah Ridgely Petre, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald w. Pc
ire of University Parkway. whose
marriage to their son. Mr. William
Darlington Stettinius. will take place
Wednesday. The members of the
bridal party and of the two families
will be the dinner guests. a number
of whom will come from New York
to be present at the wedding, which
will take place at 4 o'clock in Old
Evening star., 1921-03-25

March 20. for the benefit of the fund
to relieve suffering in Ireland. was
named last night. The members are
Mr.. Robert J. Barrett, chairman Of
floor committee: assisted by Messrs.
Joseph Fitzgerald. Joseph A. Daily.
James Mccarthy, Daniel Hassett.
Francis J. P. Cleary. John J. Kane.
Martin Dufficy. John l.. Hougharty.
James A. Slattery. Ray Kirkpatrick.
Bernard Saul, Thomas Cantwell.
Charles Aushinbaugh. Bernard Fftz-
gerald. Jerry OConnor and Dennis
Connell.
+. Mrs. l.. Lowell Blake and Miss Rob-
lnson are sailing by Cunard line on
Thursday for an extended stay abroad.
rhe Washington Club Of Alpha. Chi
Rho Fraternity will give formal
dance at Dupont Circle, March 80. for
the members of the fraternity now liv-
ing in this city.
Mrs Charles Wesley Cannon of 1872
Rhode Island avenue left yesterday
for New York to be the guest of Mrs.
Charles Potter Killing of Z East 51St
street. until after Easter, and to at
tend the debutante ball to be given by
former Senator and Mrs. Clark for the
formers granddaughter. Miss Rather
inc Elizabeth Morris. who is niece of
Mrs. Killing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Whittmore Of
Winthrop. Mass, arrived yesterday.
ana have taken suite at the Hotel
Washington for over the week end.
They have been in Miami, Fla, for the
winter. and are en- route home. They
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Art Annexation
Banquets mt P0whatan.
The College Art Association gave a
banquet at the Powhatan last evening
with places for thirty-five. The presi-
dent, Mr.. David NJ. Robinson. Of Johns
Hopkins University, presided.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Heinrich and
Miss Heinrich of Minneapolis have ar
rived for spring visit in Washington,
and while here will live at the Shore
ham.
The floor committee for the ball to
be held in the Catholic University
eymnasi sium Easter Monday night.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Senator and Mrs. Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock and their daughter. Miss Ruth
Hitchcock. are at Asheviile. n G,
and will remain there until April.
returning to Washington in time for
the convening of Congress, April IL.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

St. Paurs Protestant Episcopal
Church. the Rev. DR.. Arthur Barks-
dale Kinsolving officiating. A resep-
ton at the Baltimore Country CLUB
will follow the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles L. Steel of
Philippi. w. Va. are the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Gall of 2oo East
Capitol street. Mr.. and Mrs. steer
have been spending the winter IN
Florida. and are now returning. Mrs.
Steel is sister to Mrs. Gall.
DR.. Basil l.. Corbett and DR.. Edwin
L. Wetzel, who are connected with
, the Mayo Clinic of Rochester. MIMI
are in the city. from Johns Hopkins
Baltimore. where they have spent
some time in study. While here they
will visit the hospitals in and arousd
Washington.
Mrs. Mary Stewart has left Wash
ington for a two-week visit IN Atiah-
tic City and New York.
Mrs. Michael j. Colbert has her
nephew. MIR. John J. Dolan, ?d' a STU
dent at Princeton University, with
her for the Easter holidays.
Plan Gard Party
to Aid Disabled Soldiers.
The Wilmarth Brown Unit of the
American Woman's Legion has caras
ernoon. March 80. in the Johnson
| Powell School. The proceeds Will be
! used for the work of the members OF
| the unit for the disabled soldierS.
; This unit is made up of ladies resid =
| ing in Mount Pleasant. where Will
marth Brown was lifelong resident.
| and had a host of friends. There will
! he a prize for each table and refresh
! mcnts will be served. The hostesses
for the afternoon will be Mrs. James
| T. Hornaday, president of the unit
| Mrs. Edward Lefevre, Mrs. Agnes I.
C,r,,ikshanks. Mrs. Robert E,tenger.
/ Mrs. FL B. Sawtelle and Mrs. William
| L. Harvey.
Mrs. NJ. c. Wallace Of Brookline,
Mass. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed
ward E. Blodgett. at the Powhatan.
Capt. w. H. Barrow, L. S. A.. re-
tired, and Mrs. Barrow have gone TO
New York, where they will remain at
(, the Hotel .Astor for several days.
Mrs. Cochran and her daughter.
Miss Gladys Middaugh. and son. Ray
Middaugh. are in New York this week
and are the guests of DIR. and Mrs.
castle. Riverside drive and 1921
street. for ten-day visit. DR.. and
Mrs Paterno will give large dinner
and dance for their guests next week
and Mrs. Paterno will entertain with
bridge tea a few days later DR..
and Mrs. Palermo and Miss Middaugh
were at Palm Beach. Fla. for Feb
ruary and the early part of March.
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. D. Barron of
New York have arrived to spend
week with Cen and Mrs Charles E.
Sawyer at the New Willard. DR.. and
Mrs: Carl w. Sawyer and their son,
Warren c. Sawyer. will arrive to-
morrow for weeks visit with Gen.
and Mrs. Sawyer.
Mrs William r. Reed arrived yester-
day from Pinchurst, n. c., where she
spent the winter season. and has
tors. Miss Ella and Miss Helen, who
delphia.
Art Association
Banquets mt POwhntan.
The College Art Association gave a
banquet at the Powhatan last evening,
with places for thirty-f1ve. The presi-
dent, Mr.. David NJ. Robinson. Of Johns
Hopkins University, presided.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Heinrich and
Miss Heinrich Of Minneapolis have ar
rived for spring visit in Washington,
and while here will live at the Shore
ham.
The floor committee for the ball to
Evening star., 1921-03-25

p RENE VIVIANI. the former
NH premier of France. who is
IvU. on his way to the United
States on d special T1.s$i"n
will probably arrive in Washington
next Thursday and will be formally
received by the President at the
White House Immediately upon his
arrival
The President and Mrs. Harding will
give a dinner in honor of the dis
tinguished French statesmas' ;'nn u
is probable April ; will be Tie date
selected. The ambassador OF France
and Mime. Jusserand will entertain 1T
q dinner at the embassy ior their
countryman on the evening OF iEurS-
day March 81. and Senalo- A'dI'i
Mccormick of Illinois viii! give din
ner in his honor Monday. April :. NJ.
Niviani. after paying his respects 10
the President. will return , New
York for brief visi,. during which
he will attend a beneat to b. gwen
for the destitute children OF :f3Hce.
and will return for the hospital; ;its
planned for him at the White House
and the french embassy.
Mrs Frederick II. Giilctt returned
to Washington last evening and
Joined the Speaker at their ho3;c. on
18th street. after an absence "I sew
eral weeks. Mrs. Gillett spent three
weeks out of Washington. returning
for the inauguration. and again ieav-
ing for a series of visits in and near
Boston and in New York. Just after
the ceremonies.
Mrs Gillett's daughters. Miss Fran
ces Hoar and Miss Louisa Hoar. wh'
recently returned from Europe, are
with her.
Senator and Mrs. Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock and their daughter. Miss Ruth
Hitchcock. are at Asheviile. n e,
and will remain there until April.
returning to Washington in time for
the converting of Congress, April IL.
The new minister OF Sweden and
Nine Wallenberg were the guests
of honor at dinner las, evening OF
the secretary of the legation. Mr. de
l-agerberg. who entertained twenty
six at the Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Rose. who were
formerly always guests of Mr.. anu
Mrs. Wilson at the White House when
visiting Washington. have just ar
rived in the capital from Charleston.
S. c.. and are guests OF Capt and Mrs
A. c. Hodgson, on Wyoming avenue
They are en- route to Geneva. Switzer-
land.
Miss Mary Owings of Laurens. > =,
a student at Hollins. Va, is the house
guest of Senator and Mrs. \. b. Dial
of South Carolina. at their residence.
1852 Kalorama road. for the Easter
holidays.
Mrs. Allen Hostess
n Informal Luncheon.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. Mrs Harvey
W. Wiley and DR.. May r. Keller Were
guests entertained quite informally
at luncheon by Mrs. Harold Allen at
her home on 18th street today. DR.
Keller. who is dean of Westhampton
College. Richmond, Va. is Mrs. Al
lens house guest during a brief visit
in Washington.
Mrs. Coolidge. wife of the Vice
President, was the guest in whose
honor the Pi Beta Phi Sorority enter
tanned at a tea yesterday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. George T. Small
wood $500 18th street. The drawing
room and dining room were decorated
with lavender sweetpeas, jonquils and
violets.
Mrs. Robert D. Duncan. jr. president
of the Washington Alumnae Club, in
troduced the guests to Mrs Coolidge.
who is a member of the sorority from
the University of Vermont Others in
the line included Mrs. Henry c. Wal
Evening star., 1921-03-25
will make short visits with friends in
Philadelphia and New York.

Miss Aida Henriaues will be host
ess at the directors reception at the
Women's City Club on Sunday after
noon. 4:30 to s O'Clock. Assisting her
will be Miss ,Dorinda Rogers. Mrs. NJ.
Clyde Kelley. Mrs. Ward Brown. Miss
Cornelia Lyme, Miss Myra NJ. Hendley
and Mrs. Nina f. Allender
Evening star., 1921-03-25
PatrOnesSea Named
Tor Easter Dixie Ball,

PatrOnesSes Named
Tor Easter Dixie Ball,
Mrs Warren G. Harding with Mrs.
6aivin Coolidge. wife of the Vice
President. will serve as patronesse
for the Dixie ball. which is to be held
at the New Willard Easter Monday
night by Robert f. Lee Chapter
I. ID: c. Gen. Pershing has expressed
ms intention of attending with his
patronesses are: Mrs Woodrow Will
son, the ambassador of Spain and
Nine. de Riano, the Belgian ambas-
Evening star., 1921-03-25
Mr. md Mrs. Reynolds
Entertain Small COmDanv.

hH"teTtaln small Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. REYNOLDS en-
.erta1ned a small company at dinner
.ast evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
rrederick Farrar of NORTHAMPTON.
Mass. who are spending week in
Washington on their way north from
Florida, where they passed the win
ter. ="
Princess Ruspoli. who has been in
Ne" York for some time is now in
Atlanta. Ca. where she will spend the
Easter holidays
Mrs. Robert Bliss Woods is in New
York for few days
Capt. Charles Nungesser. the fa-
NOUS French ace, who has been at
the Hotel Chatham. in New York. for
several weeks. has deferred his visit
10 washington until later in the
spring. owing to recall by the
french government on a matter of
aviation Importance. He expects tn
return on the next steamer and. at
latest. on April 25. and will not miss
seeing our National Capital in April.
Mrs Eugene Meyer, jr., after spend
ing short time with her husband.
lately appointed head of the war
nnance board. has returned Ito her
home in New York
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Denegre who
spent the winter abroad, are guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. LarZ Anderson
Evening star., 1921-03-25
Miss Tucker to Wed
T.. r. Andrews on April o.

Miss Tucker to Wed
r.. F.. Andrews on April 0.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cowles Tucker
have issued invitations for the mar
riage of their daughter. Helen Cowlt0.
to Mr.. Eliphalet Frazer Andrews Sat
urday afternoon. April g.. at 4:30. in
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. The
ceremony will be followed by a recep-
tion in the home of the brides parents
for only the members of the wedding
party and relatives of the bride and
bridegroom.
Miss Tucker will be attended by her
sister. Miss Jean Tucker. as maid OF
honor. and her bridesmaids will be
Miss Marcia Chaplin. Miss Peggy Mar
tin. Miss Delphine Heyl. Miss Eliza
Taylor Logic, cousin Of the bride.
Little Miss Patricia Minnegerode