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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
Little Stories for Bedtime.
Peter Rabbit and Unc' Billy Postum Keep Watch
BY Thornton w. Burgess
Bv Thornton w. Burgess.

thought about it the hungrier he grew.
He was just about ready to give 1t up
when the moonbeams began to creep in
among the alder trees. just as they had
crept through the Green Forest the night
that Sammy Jay kept awake.
The moonbeams crept farther and far
ther into the thicket Of alder trees and
bushes where Peter Rabbit and Unc' Billy
Postum were hiding. Then it was that
they heard the voice OF Sticky-toes the
Tree Toad. At any rate Peter was sure
that it was the voice Of Sticky-toes until
a fierce, angry whisper came down to him
from the branch Of an alder just over his
head. Peter looked up. There sat Sticky
toes himself. but his voice was coming
from an alder on the other side Of the
Laughing Brook.
do you hear that? Do you hear that ?
There's my voice over there and here I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30

Snugly hidden under the alder busnes
beside the Laughing Brook sat Peter
Rabbit and Unc' Billy Postum
"Now." said Peter Rabbit as they set
tied themselves to watch, well see Tor
ourselves whether Sammy Jay and STICKY
toes have been telling the truth or II they
have been dreaming. If we hear Sammy
laws voice down here in the alders to-
night we ought to be able to see VINO Is
using It. for pretty soon the moon Will
be up and then we can see easily
Inc Rilly. Postum didn't say anything,
NOT word. but II Peter Rabbit had
noticed Unc' Billy's eyes he would have
seen a very knowing look there. The
fact ia Unc' Billy was thinking OF the
time when he thought he had heard the
voice of an old friend of his from way
down south and he was beginning to sus-
pect that he had been right. and that his
old friend really was somewhere in the
Green Forest.
"Ah reckon it sho'ly is, and he's plumb
full of his OF tricks just like he used to
be-" muttered Unc' Billy.
WHATS that?" asked Peter, pricking
"Nuffin, nufin. Brer Rabbit, muffin al
all. All has habit OF Just taxing n, TOOL
peter looked at him sharply. but Unc
Rillv's sharp little face looked SO inno-
cent that Peter was ashamed to doubt
what Unc' Billy said.
Il guess that we better not talk any
more for fear we might be heard and
have our watch for nothing" said Peter.
inc Billy agreed. and side by side they
sat as still as If they were made Of wood
or stone The black shadows came early
to the alders beside the Laughing Brook.
and soon It was very dark, so dark that
Peter and Unc' Billy. whose eyes are
meant for seeing In the dark as well as
in the light, had hard work to make out
much. It grew later and later and still
NOT n sound Of the voice Of either Sammy
jay or Stickey-toes the Tree Toad. Peter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
'sElection-Returns Social" Planned,

LOUISVILLE KY, October 3O.-Plans
have been perfected by the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church here to hold
an 'election-returns social in the
church auditorium Tuesday night, where
the returns will be announced as fast as
a telegraph wire. running into the build.
ing, can carry them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
A Warning.
From Flieeepde Blaetter.

From Fliegende Blaetter.
Rosa, my mother-in-law is coming for
q long visit tomorrow. Here Is q list of
her favoHte Dishes"
YES. SIR"
well. the first time you give US one Of
these. you'll get q weeks notoce."
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what he thought. but Unc' Billy wasn't

CTo Parents: In order to determine the
popularity Of Little Stories for Bedtime,
The Star would like to hear from its
readers whether or not they enjoy this
feature, and why. Address Children's
Editor, The Starr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30

COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE AND GRIP
LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine removes ne cause.
there 10 only one "BROM0 QUINrNE." Laah
5oe signature Of r w. GROVE 8es
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am here! What do you make of it?''
whispered Sticky-toes.
Peter didn't know what to make Of It,
All he could do was to gaze at Sticky
toes as II he thought Sticky-toes q ghost.
Just then the voice Of Sammy Jay, or
what sounded for all the world like
Sammy's voice. screamed Thief! thief!
THEIR from the very spot where they had
Just heard the voice Of Sticky-toss.
Peter turned to ask Unc' Billy Possu4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
GUARANTEED PRIZES.

(The number of includes in each instance the 500
votes given to each nominee)
Each person, club church society, lodge organiza-
ton of any kind upon entering being nominated in the
contest is given 500 votes.
An order for the delivery of The Evening and Sunday
Star not to stopped within months votes,
for The Sunday STAR votes, for The Evening STAR
40 votes.
Of course the prizes offered open to all corners,
and the votes may much larger prize the
following prizes be awarded to the leading
estants when the closes, December IS
spectve of the of secured The guaranteed
prizes merely the least amount that will be that
every will be that he will be winner of certain
prize in any event:
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Knew Its Uses.

Fssm TIE Pittsbwyh Chronicle- relesrapn.
Young Ripler-Did tho water affect your
system at the seAshore last summer?
Old T1ppaer-No; only sailed on II. -
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
The French Presidency.

Several persons are named for ths
presidency Of the French republic to
succeed M. Fallieres, whose seven,
year term of office expires with the
beginning Of the new veal. Among
them are Leon Bourgeois, who it is
said. would have a walk over"-this
American term now appearing in
French politics. But M. Bourgeois
will not declare himself a candidate!
Antonin Dubois, despite his pretenl
tons. will have no chance for the
reason that he is president Of the
senate and the chamber Of deputies
will not consent to send to the presil
dency of France for the third time
the president of that body. This
would, it is held, have the effect Of
giving to the senate the privilege Of
naming the president Of the republic!
Jean Dupuy, minister Of public works.
has been mentioned, but he is said to
lack prestige. Another name is that
OF M. Pans, who, however, does not,
it is said, desire this high fortune,
though he would accept it If it were
urged upon him as a matter of duty!
1t is said that Mr.. Poincare is the
choice Of M. Clemenceau, lie tigre,'i
whose election would vacate the presi,
dency of the council, which is the real
seat of power in France, a position
that M. Clemenceau would not be
ayerse to filling again.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
Alcohol a. a Cause Of Cancer.

1t is suggested in a report from Ba.
varia. lately published by the British
foreign office as a white paper, from
Mr.. Buchanan, the British consul, that
there is a close connection between
alcohol and cancer, for a high medical
authority In Bavaria declares that
most Of his patients suffering from
cancer are connected with the public.
house trade, and freely consume alco-
hol in some form or other. The con.
sui points to the fact that %endeavora
made in high as we'll as even in So
ctal Democratic quarters-both in Der.
lii and in Munich-to propagate the
principles of temperance, together
with the higher cost of living, are not
without results, as is shown by tho
steady decrease in the consumption of
beer. AS further confirmation of what
is already an accepted fact-the con-
nection between alcohol and cancer
the consul's report is interesting.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
OPEN WAR AGAINST SALOONS
Question Arises as to Why Should Not
Men and Religion Attack Prime
Cause Of Social Evil.

THE saloon has everywhere been
found to be a prime cause of all kinds
of social evils" This is the state
ment Of a leader in the social serv.
ice section of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement. we have in.
variably urged" the report continues.
the indirect attack upon it (the sa-
loon) by such substitutes as school
centers, comfort-stations, and recre,
alton %centers." The question natural
ly arises. why not a direct attack?
Not that other things should be left
undone-these Substitutes" are most
helpful-but that the liquor traffic be
fought in the open, and without cir,
cumlocution. Why should not men
and religion move straight forward
against the prime cause of all social
evil?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
PenInsuIar War Centenary.

Mr.. Arthur Keyoer. the British con.
n for Seville. in his annual report.
lys: During the Napoleonic wars
asz was the only town in Spain
nick successfully resisted the French
ya5ers, and when at last a parlia-
ext was constituted in 1912 it as
,aAb,ed In this town. where it was
,oelaimed constitutional, thus ending
le periol OF absolute rule. In com
'@-lQration 0f this event and In full
.icnt OF q promise then made by the
jgern1nent, which owed its existence
, the patriotism Of Cadiz inhabitants
I'd to the assistance rendered to
"ain by the British and Portuguese
rinies under Wellington, congress has
sctded to devote the sum Of 1900. 900
esetas ($2S0,000) to erecting a monu.
lent In honor. of the allies and to- de-
'ayipg the cost of centenary cele-
b~ration of an international nature.
!-alf the above amount will cover the
ost OF the monument, and the remain.
Ter will be applied to festivities to
which representatives Of the United
Kingdom, Portugal and South Amert
can Republics will be invited.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
WISHING for LONGER pax,.

Most women at home would be sur,
prised to learn that there are quicker
ways Of doing ordinary things than
they are used to. But efficiency ex,
perts who work wonders in cutting
out waste motions in factories, so that
hard-headed business men are willing
to pay them big money for their ser,
vices, throw up their hands in horror
when they observe how women at home
let the precious time slip through
their fingers; and wonder where the
day has gone.
Among the improvements they sug,
gest 1s that women use the clock more.
agreeing with themselves to get Ger,
tain things done by certain times, and
having certain hours free for culture,
devotion and recreation. The neces,
sity of keeping to a schedule means
the invention Of many short cuts, and
puts something Of that delightful
game spirit into the most common,
place tasks.
Now don't talk it over with some
negative-minded person who muddles
your good intentions with whining oh,
jections, but just go ahead and do IL.
II 1t works. then tell your neighbour.
Perhaps she would like to have some
spare time too.-Delineator,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
Simple Food.

II should like to call attention to the
of the simple life. First, let
us have pure. wholesome, and nutri-
licus foods. not d~eteriorated in any
way, and free from any manipulation
IA the way Of added injurious sub
lances Of any description; and, sec
ltily a diet of simple food, avoiding
! 1:nplax dishes and multiplicity of
J aurses, but securing a sufficient varie-
' to minister to the legitimate wants
IT the palate. The frying-pan' too
zen takes the place of the spit, and
! Tile some fried dishes may be toll
ftsted, it is not a method Of cooking
=, 1T may be generally recommended.
, this simplicity yer combined with
!. @per attention to the quantity Of
t, frequency of eating, and proper;
: atication. each individual would be-
; ut in a condition best suited to en-
F.! !e him to perform the special func.
! oEs In life to which he devotes him
; t. Too great hurry in eating not
! ly makes digestion more difficult.
1t also robs the meal of it's social
! :aortunities of conversation. The
| .~-sticating Of the food should receive
! vcial attention. especially all starchyi
! ibDtances."-Woman's Home Com.
| llio1.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
.LINGERs ALWAYS IN MEMORY
Fortunate 10 the Man That Can Recall
the Love showered on Him by
Grandmother.

The Women's Home Companion con-
ta1ns an impressive article on grand
mothers, in which the author gives the
following description Of her own
grandmother:
"A bride at fifteen; a widow with
four little children at thirty; flung
from wealth to poverty by the Civil
war; confronted with the necessity
to earn her own and her children's
living in a day when women had In
Coed to cry out for better op-
rortunities, and through it all strong,
patient, serene, the 'unconquerable
soul.
What could be drawer, what could
be richer, than her life?
What could there be In all human
experience to surpass that young love
Of hers?-the love that one hears,
with aching throat and blurred eyes,
in the single voice of some throbbing
violin when the lights are low and
every coarser instrument is hushed?
All, that is the pure romance, starry,
notwithstanding, If you will-but oh.
how sweet!
And then-motherho0. The wo-
man of today, with a large and lovely
charity, would mother the whole world.
Hut she-she mothered her own. And
will any woman say that to mother
cne's own is the lesser joy. the in.
ferior vocation?
Then death-the death OF her hus.
band. And l think there can be no
sharper test Of courage, no deeper call
for heroism. than the requirement to
emile into ones children's faces, to
make life a happy thing for them,
when their father lies dead. That is
a task to shake the heart of the
s~taunchest; yet she>lid it.
= Soon afterward, the war and finan.
cial disaster; the old. old story of the
southern wife and widow; the home
1esecrated for her by the presence Of
boarders; the skillful needle put to
such unwonted service; all the pitiful
shifts of unequipped, sensitively bred
poverty. These things she did too,
and smiled.
And then she lost her tirst-born, her
only son. And she smiled still, for the
children who were left. -
"As her remaining children grew up
around her, the stress li%ghtened.
There was marriage, there was birth
happening about her again-renewala
of life. :
What would childhood be, indeed.
without grandmothers? OF course wa
love our mothers and fathers best;
we always assert that stoutly, but
well. there's something about a grand.
mother!" Z.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
DRINKER IS ALWAYS THIRSTY
Affinity Of Alcohol for Moisture ID
Like FsvsrIsh and Consuming Pas
slon and Parboilod Stomach.

It 10 the changeless law Of alcohol.
when brought in contact with vital It's
sues, that. though by the liquid quail.
ity of the beverages In which it 10
mixed 1t seems to appease, 1t really
creates thirst. It does this by absorb.
ing the fluids of tho body, notably Of
the brain. because in the brain, az
has been shown, there is much fluid
to absorb. Hence, the more brain a
man has. the less liquor he can stand
up under. and the less brain the more
impervious he is to the assaults of
alcohol, which helps to explain why
the epoch of u revolutionary ances-
tors may have been less darkened by
drunkenness than u own. The al
cohol in drinks acts in exact proper.
ton to the quantity imbibed upon the
albuminous matter Of the brain pre-.
cisely as fire acts upon water, tapping
1t up with a fierce and Unsuitable
thirst, which still, like the horse
leech's daughter, keeps crying
TGive," until its hot lips have sucked
put the last particle with which they
come In contact. For it cannot be too
strongly stated that the affinity of
alcohol for moisture is like a feverish
and consuming passion. and the Bills.
tered nose. burnt brain, and parboiled
stomach Of the man who makes a bust
ness of drinking are natures perpet-
ual object-lessons to illustrate that
alcohol Is the redoubtable enemy Of
an organism made up. as the human
body is, of seven In every eight parts
water.--Frances e. Willard.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
Where Rest Il.

There Is no rest to be found in any
escape from the will of God. We may
elude q plain duty; we may recoil from
that which We know we ought to do.
and yet which seems too hard for us,
and refuse, to undertake the task. But
there is no rest In this course. Gods
Will. II 1t requires work for US, is pro.
.viding a rest In and through that work
suficient for our needs. for his will
Is not In conflict with his love. If we
feel the need Of rest. let us not be too
sure that We shall md 1t in freedom
from work.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
Alcohol Everywhere an Evil.

Under this title Sir Thomas Whit.
taker, a noted English expert on the
alcohol question, contributes to a pop.
ular magazine a most interesting arti.
Gle, which is a valuable contribution
to temperance literature. Sir Thorn.
as Whitaker sums up in these words:
The system must be Judged as a
whole. Evil is inseparable from the
common sale and general use of in.
toxicants-not In every Individual
case. but In every community. There
Is no nation In the world today-and
there never has been one-of which
this Is MOI true. 1t is in the very ma.
ture of alcohol that 1t should and must
be So"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
FIND RELIEF IN CONFESSION
q Clean Breast Of II" ia,
Saved Many q Man and Woman
From insanity.

The relief of making "a clean breast
OF It'll" Who Of US Is there who has
not experienced it? II we have done
something which we consider shame.
full or degrading or horrible we find
that we are suffering until we can tell
It all to some one else. comments a
magazine writer. The murderer, to
take an extreme instance. is narrowed
and crazed by his crime Tin many
cases) until he has confessed all.
Whereupon he finds a measure of relief
and Is more ready to meet his doom.
It Is with the mind, as with the body;
II o take a poison into your body
you suffer until the poison is drained
pm; II you take q poison into your
mind you suffer until it is extirpated.
OR to put 1t differently: a physical
wound refuses to heal until the poison
IS cleaned out, and the longer you wait
the worse the poison becomes, until
possibly, it threatens your life. It is
just so with the wounds Of the mind,
and In extreme cases, where there is
no relief, the poison becomes so bad
that it endangers the reason, leads to
Insanity.
Some Of the insane are merely sui.
fering from some terrible experience,
some shock, some emotional impact.
which they never shared with others;
which they locked up in their breasts;
which grew steadily worse until it
transformed their whole nature. Why
rs 1t that SO often a man living alone
in some shack out on the prairie, or
some woman alone in a farmhouse, be.
ZONES insane? It is simply because
there Is no outlet for the emotions,
for the shocks and worries, the fears
and terrors, mo to tell it to-"
A curious fact is that we are trou-
tled not SO much by the things we
remember" as by the things we have
Forgotten" the things slowed care
fully away in the unconscious part of
the mind. We go through some
shameful experience which we feel is
too distasteful, too degrading, to tell
amy n else, we try to forget it; we
succeed; in time. But there it is, un-
derneath, like hidden poison, working
on US whenever it gets a chance, try
ing always to break through, to come
into the light.
But insanity, after all, is not al
ways the outcome; bad nerves, u
thenta, unrest, unhappiness, are the
more common tinalities. We see all
about us people who are leading
manned and crippled lives, quarrel
some, bitter, detected, nervously in a
%tiutter. The trouble with many Of
them is that they have never had coml
Glete expression for their painful ex-
reriences; they are chock-full Of the
mental poison of the past. !
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
Industrial World and Drink.

Employers do not hire men who
drink. They cannot afford to do so.
The man who drinks is Disseminated
against throughout the business world.
With 80 per cent. Of the railroads, 70
per cent. Of the manufacturers, SO per
cent. Of the merchants and 70 per
cent. OF the farmers refusing to en-
ploy men who drink. there is no more
excuse for the saloons In the world
OF economies than in the world Of
morals.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
MARvELs OF SURGERY
ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE ARE THE
CASES RECORDED.
Equipped With Perfect Knowledge OF
the Human Frame, There Seems
Nothing Which the Modern Doc
tor May Not Accomplish.

Since the days when Shakespeare
drew that serio-comic picture of the
apothecary, surgical science has Ger.
tainly made wonderful strides. You
know the barber's pole is painted
white and red, because In bygone days
the barber was the only dentist, and
the white streaks stood for the lath-
er plastered on the Jaws of humanity,
while the red stripes typi1ed the
blood thta f1ows from human gums
when you pull aching teeth with an
instrument little more handy than a
pair of tongs. Shakespeare's apothe.
cary and the old-fashioned dentist
stood 70 rabout all the surgical skill
there was in the world.
It is a long course from that to
the surgery practiced at Redding, CAL,
not long since, when a s~ix-year-old
boy fell from the rafters of'a barn
IL feet to the floor, striking on his
stomach and producing copious hem
orrhage in the abdomen. This would
have presented a task for Shake
speare's apothecary, and the dentist
of that day which would have been
far beyond their skill. 1t was really
an easy job for the surgical science of
today to handle. The expert surgeons
simply laid the child on his back, cut
his abdomen open, took therefrom
every one of the internal organs.
found the hemorrhage to proceed from
the diaphragm, an unusual place to be
r%uptured. sewed up the wound, re-
placed all the organs, including the
stomach, as they should be, then sew.
ed up the abdomen and laid the boy
away quite comfortably to rest and
recuperate.
Every organ in the abdomen Of the
child had been taken from it's place
and had lain on a table for an hour.
they had all been replaced properly,
and the hope of the child's recovery
at the time this is written is great.
Modern surgical science can do
greater things than this. It can take
the heart out of a human breast and
hold that palpitating vital organ in
its hands, operate around it with it's
uCiACdtc luSLIulucuLS, cuuOV OOSCruC7
tons therefrom, and otherwise admin
lister to the recuperation Of it's per-
fectly healthful action, put it back
In place. and the subject suffer no
permanent injury.
Unref1ective persons are given to
sneering ct medical science, and no
doubt the medical faculty admit young
men to practice medicine who are not
thoroughly equipped for the task. But
that is a small matter weighed against
the devotion of conscientious physi-
clans who grudge no pains in learning
how to minister to bodies and minds
diseased. There is no science in
which a larger number of devoted
men spend more years or give more
thorough study to the improvement Of
professional knowledge and the sci,
entific treatment Of the subjects com,
ing under their care than the medical
profession. Nor is there any other
profession to which the human fam!
lily owes a greater debt of gratitude
for their unWearying attention in sick,
ness and MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-19
Great Doc Show.

Fargo.-The North Dakota Kennel
Association is to give it's fourth an,
nual exhibition here Jan. IA, Is and 16
during the week of the Tri-State Con.
vention. Owners of thoroughbred
dogs in North Dakota and other parts
OF the northwest will have an oppor
tunity to show their pets in contest
President w. j. Cowie and Secretary
c. E. Porritt announce there have
been an unusually large number Of
inquiries regarding the show. They
anticipate the greatest number Of EN-
tries in the history of the association