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THE HOPE PIONEER NORTHDAKOTA Pettibone.—The large general store of I.. H. DethlofT was destroyed by lire resulting from a bolt of lightning. Maudau.—Mandati entertained unusual crowds at the annual Missouri Slope fair held here last week. Leonard.—Four-year old Raymond Scilley was drowned in a water tank on lii.s father's farm near here. Devils Lake.—The state school for the deitf is crowded to capacity since Its opening lust week. Fullui'ton.—The Baldwin fanners near here have purchased 2,000 sheep to help clean up scatterings left in the stubble this year. Devils Luke.—The local A. O. U. W. lodge will add a gymnasium to its facilities for the comfort of members this winter. Jamestown.—Plans were developed for entertaining ">0,000 people at the Stutsmau county homecoming celebration held here OH Wednesday. Fargo.—Nine hundred and forty-six hunting licenses had been issued for Cass county on the night before the opening of the season. Jamestown.—.Stutsman county farmers report excellent success with rust proof wheat strains developed at the stale agricultural college. Munduu.—Less than one quarter of last year's number of hunting licenses have so fur been issued in Morton county for the present season. Wahpeton.—The slate science school has established a new department to be known as (he department ol' state and coiiiuruiity service. Grand Forks.—Many cities and towns of the si alt; celebrated Consti- tution d.iy with appropriate patriotic- addresses. Devils Lake.—Hand music has been established as a part of the regular in- struction in the Devils Lake public schools. Oakes.—The dead body of an un- identified man was found on top of a haystack west: of this city. Shoes and coat had been removed, and the body bore no marks indicating foul play. Fort Yates.—Indians of Standing Rock reservation are holding their annual stale fair here this week. Sep- tember ^T> to 27, with special attention to the exhibition of blooded cattle. Mandun.—The boxing bout staged by Mike and Tommy Gibbons at this point drew visitors, from the capital city in numbers which required the use of two special trains for their accommodation. Fargo.—James Dunn, aged -10. received an eight-year sentence from Judge Colo, after prompt conviction of participation in a holdup of roomers in a local hotel. Lisbon.—A landscape artist has been employed to lay out drives and walks in Sanduger park, recently purchased by the city and named after a pioneer resilient. Oiiurchs Kerry.—The fall term of the public school here had to be opened without teachers for the fifth and sixth grades, owing to nonreceipt of applications. Hillsboro.—Former Traill county •"Bill" Seaver may return here to make his residence, it is reported? Mr. Seaver has recently sold his farm in Cuss county at sl-i.'i an acre. Sarles.—Eight carloads of Montana cattle and between 1,500 and 2.01)0 sheep have been received here for dis- tribution among farmers in the vicinity. Fargo.—Ed. Hart wick, night clerk in the Presoott hotel, disappeared with over $1,000 worth of money, checks and valuables which had been en- trusted to his care. Gwinner.—A modern Community club, designed to mutually benetit farmers and townspeople in industrial and social ways, lias been organized here. FormsMi.—Sargent county farmers arc treating cattle with anti-blackleg serum, following the announcement that $-1,000 worth of registered stock fell victims to the plague on one farm a short time ago. Bismarck.—Local "war mothers" foresee a chance to give a lot of North Dakota's service men an unusual "homecoming" celebration upon their arrival bore to attend the state meeting of the American Legion on Octo- ber 1(1. Amidon.—Six more men alleged to be members of a cattle rustling gang operating out of Belfield have been ai" rested upon information given by an admitted member of the gang who was previously taken into custody. Bismarck.—Approximately 9100.000 will have to be raised by local tax- payers to meet the increased demands of the local budget for the coining year. Ten thousand dollars is planned to be appropriated for a swimming pool, and increased prices of all com- modities account for considerable portions of the raise. Fargo.—The installation of munici- pally owned airplane landing fields by all large cities was recommended by Colonel Ilartz, government aeronaut who visited here last week. While speaking unofficially. Colonel Mam suggested the belief that such action might tend materially to expedite the development of aerial mail routes. Fargo.—State Seed Commissioner II. It. Boiley of the agricultural college is calling upon seed raisers to submit samples to his office for certification as to purity. Wuhpeton.—The manufacture of "moonshine" whisky somewhere in this vicinity, either on the North Da- kota or Minnesota side of the river, is believed to be indicated by the quality of u bootleg product said to have ap- peared here. It is intimated that one drink of the new libation would pro- vide kick enough to enable the holder to span the Bois de Sioux /it a single leu ?. Noonan.—A new Lutheran church will be completed here shortly. Grand Forks.—Eleven new members have been added to the state uni- versity faculty. Devils Lake.—Twelve blocks of paving will probably be installed here early next spring. Fargo.—l'otalo, hay and corn crops in many sections are reported the best ever harvested. Fargo.—From reports in the press the dwelling house famine has reached every village in the state. Valley City.—The local state normal schools opens its thirtieth year on Sep- tember 30, with a teaching stuff of 48 Members. Bismarck.—The appointment of L. Schafer as state high school in- spector has been confirmed by the state board of administration. Kdgeley.—Coal shortage seriously interfered with the progress of thresh- ing operations in some portions of this county. Greuora.—Work has just been started on a new school building for this city, with the hope that it can l.e completed before cold weather. Williston.—Ernest Boss, enlisted in the naval service from this point, is reported to have been drowned off the coast of Cuba about September 1. New Leipzig.—Ten hlocl'n of new sidewalk construct ion mark one ele- ment of local improvements made during the past summer. Valley City.—Rev. L. G. Moultrie, Episcopalian pastor here for 20 years, has arranged to leave shortly for Syria. Bismarck.—This city is to have the first state meeting of the North Da- kota American Legion, to be held Oc- tober 10-17. Courtenay.—Nearly $000 worth of merchandise was taken by thieves who entered a local department store one night recently. Tower City.—The annual local corn show has been set for October with a prospect of an unusually g.iod number and quality of exhibits. Ellendale.—Local hunters are con- sidering the erection of a lieu hunting lodge to replace the temporary shack being used on Wood lake in the hills in the western part of the county. New Uockt'ord.—The 1-1-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Stokes is dead from kerosene burns accident- ally sustained while lighting a fire in the kitchen range. Grand l urks.—Public school enroll- ment here has reached the 2.400 mark. An increase of 12o over last year's en- rollment is reported in the high school alone. I'argo.—Ueports come from all parts of the state showing activity of county and local oiijeials in enforcing the law requiring tags on all automobiles and motorcycles. Williston.—Williams county farmers are making extensive improvements, which include, among other items, fourteen silos now in course of erection. Hanfcinson.— Former State Superin- tendent K. J. Taylor has taken charge of the public schools of ibis city, which opened for the fall term a few days ago. Rutland.—Kight hundred dollars has been subscribed by farmers and business men of this vicinity toward de- 1 raying the cost of a live stock sales pavilion which will bo erected here. Grand Forks.—The first carload of anthracite from the head of the lakes since the opening of the dock work- ers' strike early in August was received here on September 10. Fargo.—Nineteen representative local business men have been named as delegates to attend the international trade conference to be held at Atlantic City September 30 to October :i. Fargo.—Clerks of Court. E. C. Geary of Cass county and C. S. Anderson of Traill county have resigned their of- fices almost simultaneously to accept other and more lucrative employment, it is said. Velva.—Farmers in this section have fall plowing unusually well advanced this season, in the effort to comply with recommendations made by county farming agents that fall plowing is the best possible preventative tor the grasshopper pest. Cnndo.—State Senator A. S. Gibbens, aged CI, died at his farm home neat- hero on September 12 from paralysis. Senator Gibbens was one of the state's well-known public men, and was chair- man of the senate appropriations com- mittee during the session of 1017. Devils Lake.—An unusually plenti- ful supply of wild ducks is reported to have been found by hunters here and in other sections of North Dakota upon the opening of the shooting season last Tuesday. Minot.—Forty gamblers arrested here forfeited a total of $1,000 in bail money by their failure to appear in police court after being arrested in a raid here. The gambling room was locked up by the officials und all para- phernalia confiscated. Fargo.—Four men, alleged leaders of two auto steal!:-- gangs, drew peni- tentiary sentences in district court beer last week. They are Verne Rich of Oberon, Merle Cook of Fargo, J. C. Bishop of Salt Lake City, and Donald Ilobean of New Salem. Three of the group were sentenced to four years each. Sheldon.—Ransom county boosters expect to raise $5,000 for the Salva- •ioti Army fund in the drive being put on this week. Fargo.—Northern division headquar- ters of the American lied Cross lias announced that the women of North Dakota during the two years ending August 1 made upward of 2,750,000 surgical dressings, hospital garments, refugee garments and knitted articles, valued at approximately $1,500,000. Many of these women have volun- icered tc assist in the Ited Cross membership campaign to be put oc Novem her 2 Hi 11. HID ON MOUNTAIN TO ESCAPE DRAFT Slacker Endured Semi-Starvation Rather Than Endure Perils of Army Service. St. .Tohnsbury, Vt.—Arrested as a Blacker a year ago at his home here, after he hid for several days in the mountainous regions about the city, placed in the service at Camp Devens thrc^igh the selective draft operation, only to desert from there after two weeks, and since that time living a hermit's life on Victory mountain, Is the history of Elmer H. Cox, who has given himself up to the authorities and is now in a hospital under observation as to his sanity. Cox says he ate bark, berries, leaves, nuts and anything that he could get his hands on. He slept in high trees, Looking Half-Starved. for fear somebody would capture him while he was sleeping, and walked In his bare feet so as uot to leave any tracks. Fftmi the first Cox took a great dis- like to the war and had queer ideas concerning the army and the draft. His number was called for examination by the draft board and he did not appear, nor could he be found. Sev- eral days later he was seen in the town and an officer trailed him to a rudely constructed shelter on Victory mountuin overlooking a swamp near the city, and he was arrested. He passed the physical examination and was sent with several other rookies to Camp Devens early In June, 1918, and was uccepted and placed in the infantry. About two weeks after he arrived there he was reported as miss- ing at roll call and, as time'drew on and nothing was heard of his where- abouts, he was listed as a deserter and the government offered a reward of $100 for him dead or alive. While driving alpng on a highway that leads to about the foot of Victory mountain, Charles H. Howe of St. Johnsbury noticed a man, wrecked physically, covered with dirt and looking half-starved; half-walking and half-crawling along through the woods. He investigated, discovered the Iden- tity of the man and took him to town, where, he was placed in the county jail und later taken to a hospital. ijl Slew Pet Parrot to ij: ii: Save Its Reputation if: — ij: San Francisco. — Testimony !j! !;j: that she killed her parrot "to j|; save its reputation" because it |;I; had formed a habit of cursing !j! i:<: at her was offered here by Mrs. ;;; |j| Sara E. Matheson, thirty-two, ;j; Ii; in an action brought by a rela- |:|: live to have her declared incom- ;;; |j; petent. "At one time the bird ;i; ;j; used to say 'Good night, ma,' |:|l but then people started cursing |!| |j; around the house. After that It ;j; ;j; used to say, 'Good night, you Ijl |l|l blankety, blank blank.' Then I ||; |l;| killed It," Mrs. Matheson testi- ;i; |;l; lied. Ijl FINDS HAT AN UNSAFE BANK Traveler in Kansas City Puts Roll In Band of Lid and Is Out $174. Kansas City.—H. II. Raynor, who says he is a representative of the Du I'ont I'owder company, left his room at the Hotel Baltimore the other night and entered a motor car that stopped In front of a rooming house on Walnut street, the former residence of Agnes Keller. "I have $174 with me," Raynor said to the chauffeur, "I might be robbed In there." "Oh, no, tills Is a first-class place now," interrupted the chauffeur. "But put your money In the band of your hat." "Good idea," Raynor declared, plac- ing the money In his hat. A few minutes later Raynor was Introduced to Lillian Fox, keeper of the rooming house, he told the police. She took his hat and hung it on a hall ruck. The chauffeur departed. When Raynor returned to Ills hotel the $174 was cone. Lillian Fox was arrested, but denied the theft. nmtovED cmroBH INTERNATIONAL SLNMFSDTOOL LESSON (By REV. 1'. B. FtTZWATER, D. D., Teacher of English Bible In the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (Copyright, 101a. Western Newspaper Union) LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 28 REVIEW: JESUS OUR SAVIOUR AND KING, OR PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM. The method of review should he de- termined Iry the grade of the class. For the Primary the review should center In the topic, "Jesus and the Children;" the Junior, "Choosing Jesus as Saviour;" Intermediate. "Ac- cepting Christ's Program for Our Livesfor the Senior and Adult grades the subject of the church, not- ing its membership, ordinances, wor- ship, and service. A better way would be to study more fully the parables of the kingdom as set forth in Matthew 13:44-50. I. The Parable of the Hid Treasure (v. 14). The usual interpretation of tills parable, making Christ the hid treasure for which a sinner must give up everything in order to buy his salvation, must be rejected for the following reasons: (1) Christ is not hid- den In a field, but has been lifted up and made a spectacle to the world. (2) Nobody has ever been obliged to buy the world In order to get Christ. f3) Salvation cannot be purchased, for it Is God's free and gracious gift. (4) No warrant Is ever held out to n man to conceal his religion after it la obtained. 1. The field. Thte Is the world (v. 3S). Fortunately this landmark has been made by Christ himself. 2. The trensure. Tn I'salm 135:4 we are told that Israel, the chosen people, is his treasure. The same truth is set forth In different places and ways (Deut. 7:0-S; 14:2; 2fi:lS; 32:8. 9). When Christ uttered this parable the ten tribes were already concealed from human observation, and as to the rest of Israel It was » prophecy of that which was to follow. The kingdom as to Its relation and bearing is now hid- den. Christ was primarily sent to the Jews; for their sake the field was bought. 3. The Purchaser: the Son of God (John 3:10). None but the Son of God had such resources to buy the world. 4. The purchase price. This was the precious blood of the Son of God, which is worth infinitely more than silver and gold and the treasures of the earth (I I'eter 1:13, 10; Isa. 53). II. The Parable of the Merchantman Seeking Goodly Pearls (vv. 45. 4G). 1. The merchantman. He is ac- tively engaged in search for pearls. In this search he discovers one pearl of great price. This merchantman Is none other than Christ himself. The whole activity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, since the fall of man, has been seeking those who are lost. 2. The purchasing price. The merchantman sold all—impoverished himself in order to buy the pearl. The poor lost sinner could not buy Christ. His salvation is without money and without price. Christ did Impoverish himself, turned his back upon the heavenly glory (Phil. 2:6-8) to purchase the one pearl of great price by his own precious blood (Eph. 5:25; 1 Pet. 1:18, 10). 3. The peurl of great price. This is the church. The merchantman will find other pearls of value, but the peerless gem set above all others will be the church which he has purcliused With his own blood. III. The Parable of the Drag Net (W. 47, 50). This gives us a picture of the con- summation of the kingdom. No one can mistake the meaning here. Note: 1. The sea. This word when used in a figurative sense denotes peoples and multitudes (Dan. 7:3, Rev. 17:15). 2. The drag net. The word "net" in the authorized version is properly translated "dragnet." 3. The net drawn to the shore when full. 4. The assortment made by the angels. 6. The destiny of the bad fish, or Wicked men. He Draws Hearts of Men. On that day when our Lord .Testis Christ was lifted up, all sorts of people were drawn to him. There were those who loved him dearly at the foot of the Cross. There were scribes, and learned men, and aristocrats, and priests and common people. There were simple peasants from the country, shepherds from the hills, and a motley crowd from the city streets. There were Roman soldiers and Gali- lean pilgrims. It wits a crowd representative of all the world's people, and today when he Is lifted up even as of old, he draws to himself the hearts of men. The Work That God Appoints. I am not bound to make the world go right, but only to discover and to do with cheerful heart the work that God appoints.—Jean Ingelow. Pass That Day in Peace. You have only a day to puss on earth; so act as to pass that day In peace.—De Lamennals. To Live In Peace. Peace Is the fruit of love; for to live ir. pence, we nnist learn to suffer many things.—De Lameuuala- The Wonders || !| of America || !j By T. T. MAXEY MAMMOTH CAVE, KENTUCKY. M AMMOTH CAVE, the largest of a number of caves in Edmondson county, Kentucky, is said to be the largest cave known. It extends for almost a mile below the surface of the earth and contains about 100 miles of passage ways. Here are displayed perhaps the greatest and grandest ex- amples in the world of the wonderful work of water in underground sculptur- ing. Its discovery was another case of the hunter and the bear—date about 1S00. The bear, wounded, crawled into the cave and escaped. The hunter followed and discovered the cave. A visit to this cave is certainly a unique and wonderful experience. No- where else can it be duplicated. The interior is a maze of domes, pits, halls, chambers, pillars, temples, cascades, caverns, crevasses, stalactites and stalagmites, carved stone und other characteristic and peculiar phenomena and fairylike forms fashionable in cave architecture. There are lakes and rivers in it—one can boatride on the Echo river for half a mile. The lofty limestone roof, GO feet high in places, and the battlemented shores reflect and magnify every sound. The Giant's Collin is the largest rock in the cave. It is IS feet thick, 43 feet long and weighs 2.000 tons. Mammoth Dome, the largest and most Impressive of many, is 2S0 feet high. Many varieties of animal life are found, including eyeless fish and blind crawLsh. The air is good and the temperature even— about 54 degrees. There are several routes through the cave, the longest requiring a full day. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. Y ELLOWSTONE, our oldest and largest national park, is consider- ably larger than the state of Delaware. Its altitude ranges from 0,000 to 11,000 lent above sea level. It contain-- such a large collection of weird and freak natural phenomena that the visitor gains the impression the Great Creator of all things must have roamed over lite world, collecting all the odd things he saw, dumping them here In one great disordered heap. There are more geysers than in all the rest of the world pur together. They range from tiny openings, spout- ing water but a few feet, at intervals of a few minutes, to the great giant, larger than a well, projecting a column of water 250 to 300 feet high, for a period of several minutes tit intervals of several days. There are numerous waterfalls, the great fall of the Yellow- stone river in the gorgeously colored, 20-miIe-long Grand canyon, being 308 feet high. There are many hot springs and small lakes, also the largest lake— Yellowstone—at its height in North America. There are several paint pots —great cauldrons of blubbering, hiss- ing mud; many steam vents and boil- ing pools, a natural bridge, a roaring mountain, a mountain of volcanic glass, petrified trees and wedded trees. At Norris basin is said to be the thinnest known portion of the earth's crust. Standing there, the visitor needs no assurance that his sutanic majesty resides near by. Yellowstone, known far and wide for Its wild flowers, is also the largest wild game preserve In the world. THE CROOKEDEST RAILROAD IN THE WORLD. T HE Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods railway runs from Mill Val- ley. California, to the top of Mount Tamalpais—the guardian of our famous Golden Gate, the entrance to San Francisco bay. This miniature railway is hut 20 miles long. The longest piece of straight track Is 413 feet. It contains 2S1 curves. In one place the truck parallels itself five times in a little more than 300 feet—forming an almost perfect double bow-knot. So crooked is this line that if all the curves were continuous, tliey would make 42 complete circles. It is one of the most wonderful pieces of engineer- ing on the American continent. The curious looking, oil-burning loco- motive squirms its way tail first, push- ing the train up the tortuous track, on a grade averaging six feet to the hundred, to the summit, 2,592 feet above the valley below. The reason for it all is, of course, the view from the top of this peak which stands on the very edge of the U. S. A. Here, the eye, in one far- reaching sweep, commands a panorama of mountains, forest, bay, island, city und sea, lying between the Sierra mountains and the Pacific ocean which, 'tis said. Is not surpassed from the summit of any other mountain peak In the world. Worth mentioning in pnsslng, too, Is the fnct that the government recording station here, shows more sunshine per day than any other recording station In this country. The return trip Is made by grnvlty —the train coasting all the way down. THE HIGHEST HIGHWAY IN THE WORLD. P IKE'S PEAK Is, without question, the inost-taiked-of, most-written- about and consequently most-famous mountain In America. Fittingly In- deed has it fallen heir to the name "Monument of the Continent," for It has played an important part In the history and romance of our fascinat- ing and wonderful West. Now its Im- portance as a landmark, situated on the dividing line between the grent plains on the east and the mountain kingdom on the west, has been fur- ther increased, because of the ability of the public to ascend it comfortably and quickly and enjoy the panoramic view of five or six states which Is vis- ible from its snow-clad summit, 14,109 feet high. The most marvelous highway build*' Ing achievement of the age Is the con- struction of an automobile highway from Colorado Springs and Manltou to the summit of this peak. The fearless thought that conceived and the daring which executed the work of building this, the highest highway in the world, absolutely stun the average Individual. It Is about 16 miles long, from 20 to 50 - feet wide, smooth as a boulevard, and has a maximum grade of 10% per cent. While this serpentine road turns and twists and winds and zigzags up, to an elevation seldom reached in this world under any circumstances, the visitor is treated to Indescribable views of illimitable space and Into Im- measurable depths and receives a se- ries of new thrills and sensations. Looking up. one may see cars moving In opposite directions on different lev- els of this road, yet both are going the same way—up. THE GALVESTON SEA WALL. G ALVESTON has the finest harbor on the gulf coast and ranks high as a city of delightful homes. Although not a resort, the semi tropical climate attracts thousands of tourists annual- ly to her long, gradually sloping beach. To prevent a recurrence of the ter- rible flood of 1900, the sea wall—one of the sights of the country—was constructed along the gulf side of the city. This great wall Is 22.403 feet long, 17 feet high, 16 feet wide at the " bottom and five feet wide on top. It is built of concrete nnd granite and rests on a foundation of piling. These piles are 40 feet long, not less than 12 inches in diameter at the small end. four rows wide, set four feet apart. The top of the wall Is used for a walk. To prevent wafer from the gulf flowing behind the wall and flooding the city during severe storms, the; grade of a large portion of the city was raised from 2 to 17 feet. This ne- cessitated the raising of about 2,500 buildings and the readjustment of streets, sidewalks, street car trucks, electric lights, water and gas pipes to the new level. The filling-in material was taken from the bay. The dredges, after pumping their holds full, steamed up a canal behind the wall and discharged their load through pipe lines leading down the various streets. When the work was completed the .canal was filled. The magnitude of this under- taking is unparalleled in America. ESTES-ROCKY MOUNTAIN NA- TIONAL PARK. M ANY years ago three Englishmen hunted big game In the Rocky mountains. They hail hunted In Asia, Africa and South America, but as they stood on the continental divide In north- central Colorado and looked down Into Estes park it seemed to tliem a very paradise on earth. One of Colorado's most satisfying outing places ever since that time Uncle Sam, In 1915/ proclaimed part of Estes and the ter- ritory Immediately to the west a national park. Only 70 miles from Denver, It Is the most accessible to the largest number of people of any of our great national playspots. Here, at an average elevation of 7,500 feet above sea level, is a pine-scented, snow-capped pleasure- land—a perfectly delightful refuge of, peaceful grandeur, where one may be out every day from May to October In clear, bracing air, beneath a bright but scorehless sun and enjoy every night the cool, refreshing sleep that only the mountains can induce. Long's Peak stands sentinel over the park, in which are lakes on which float Ice cakes in August; masses of snow (glaciers) a mile long nnd hundreds of feet thick, supposed to be older than the pyramids of Egypt, always exposed to the sun, far away from their start- ing point, yet slower than a snail; moraines—great ridges formed by glaciers which moved through the park centuries ago; rock-walled canyons; magnificent forests of pine and aspen; numerous mountain-trout streams; broad valleys, carpeted with luxuriant wild flowers of many varieties, including the delicate columbine—the stute flower of Colorado. (Copyright, 1919, Western Newspaper Union) Japanese Gala Day. Of all floral festivities, Japan's Feast of the Cherry Blossom Is the most generally observed. Practically every town and village throughout the land has Its own particular cherry tree for honoring at this great occasion, but the most famous of them all is that at Kioto. Here early In April Is to be seen such a sight as can be wit- nessed nowhere else In all the world. There are seldom fewer than 1.000.000 persons present, who gather from all parts of the empire. Everywhere Is feasting, dancing and merrymaking.— "Flaneur," In Indianapolis Star. Best Fruits of Romance. A speaker was taken aback during a Sunday school session. He had been commenting on the blessings of matri- mony. and just to see whether or not the class was really paying attention, asked ooe girl what she considered to be the best fruits of romance. The girl pondered n moment nnd then an- swered: "I should say the wedding date and the bridal pair."

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