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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16

! Little Stories
For. Bedtime
ANOTHER FRIEND APPEARS.
By Thornton y. burgess.
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BY Thornton ". Burgess.
Copyright. 1s13,'by J. G. Lloyd.)
A friend who unexpectedly appears
beside. the way. -
Ia like a ray of..sunshine on a dark
lane gloomy day. q,
Little Pete, sitting under the lone
bush. out on the great, shadowy
Green Meadows, was feeling very
much better than he did when he first
discovered that he was lost. You see.
then he had felt all, all alone, and II
YOU have eve felt it you cannot
know what a terrible feeling that is.
Their. along had come a friendly little
Night Breeze and had tried to help
him by teaching him how to use. his
funny little wobbly nose, SO that by
means of it. be might tell when dan
ger, which his big eyes could not. see
and his long ars could not hear, was
near. ~.
So Little Pete. was feeling very
much better, as he. and the friendly
little Night Breeze sat talking about
what it would be. best for Little Pete
to do. OF course, 1t wouldn't be quite
true to say that the little Night Breeze
was sitting. because he wasn't quite
still an instant. He, couldn't be, you
know. But he was as nearly still as
he could be, and Little Pete was sit
ting perfectly still. They were try
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16
DISCUSS
ARM0RY PLANS
Committee to Meet This
Evening at the Com.
mercial Club.

A meeting of. the committee select
ed to take steps towards the forma-
ton of a machine gun company OF
the state militia in this city will be
held tonight at the Commercial club.
Those expected to be present are
A. /. Berg. adjutant general of the
state national guard, A. p. Clifford,
DR.. l.. l.. Eckman and w. w: Fegan.
According to a letter received from
the war department at Washington,
it will be necessary for the city to
secure eighty men willing to join the
company. three officers and a suita-
BILE armory.
1t is thought that there will be
no difficulty in securing the men
need to fill the ranks, and plans for
the securing Of the armorv will be
discussed at the meeting tonight.
1t will also be necessary to make
arrangements which will make -
certain that the company can be
maintained permanently.
What ean will he selected to OBJ
tain the armory have not been de-
cided as yet. but it is possible that the
committee will appeal to the business
men of the CITY,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16
BAPTIST MINISTER'S IN
ClTYFOR CONFERENCE
Gcontinued from. Page IL

clared the speaker. He must be a
gtraight. forward, upright minister;
Then. he must be a praying man, and
he also must be a holy ghost individ-
Hat..-' One Of his greatest attributes
must he patience. for without he can
do little. And then. important
still, he must be a bible man; he
must know it and preach it fearless
ly. "A schemer is another thing he
must be. for time and. again. he will!
be called on to use his ingenuity. All
No man can help making a success
of his work If he works.
Daketans Treat Church Coidly.
After a discussion Of the type Of
man needed Mr.. Halliwe1l enumer-
the best methods to use in meeting
them. The first great problem. he
said; was that of GOODNESS and indif-
ference among the. people. THE
people Of North Dakota have come
here to make money" he said, land
in many cases the church is treated
coldly land indifferently."
workers. the church building, and
the question of financing the insti-
buttons were the other great prob
lens. :.
ITO solve the problem Of coldness
and Indifference We must continually
preach the word" he said. The
question OF getting your people. to
work .harmoniously is not so easy.
It requires a great deal OF work. tact
and ingenuity. We must line the peo-
pie up, and must put u trust in
those who are willing to stand with
us. We might Just as we'll let the
others go out the back door.
Building Ia Serious Problem.
The problem of church building
ia another great difficulty. 1t requires
an unusual amount OF persistence and
determination. In many cases the
minister must don his working
clothes and take pick and AK in his
own hands.
.The financial difficulty also taxes
IA mans ability. We must deal with
it carefully. The church must be
run on business principles. and 1t is
the pastors duty to teach his. After
he has adopted the right method in
them financially. a general
meeting of the workers should be
held at which time the best methods
for solving the difficulty can be
adopted"
Following MIR. Halliwell's sermon.
a round table conference was held,
which several addresses. bear
Ing on the minister's duties. were
sThe responsibility Of the pastor
for raising the finances of the
church was discussed by Rev. A. e.
Peterson of Fargo. .t.I
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16
- How To Become Beautiful &
By Abigail MOORE q
~ ~

By ABR1aA1L MooR1
.tBy Abiga l Moore.)

The skin Of the face is more sem
sitive than that Of any other exposed
part Of the body. and in order to have
free action its pores must be healthy
and must not be INSTRUCTED, as certain
cosmetics tend to do. :
There are many harmless and even;
helpful. cosmetics and lotions on the
market no doubt. but the only way to
select these among the numberless
ones alluringly advertised is to -ex-
pertinent. and in the experiment much
harm may be done.
I am sure, then. many of You will
re glad to know Of some tried for
mulas. I do not say that each is
harmless or ~eff1cacious on all skins.
but merely that. knowing the ingre-
dents, you a exercise more discre-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16
B.by's Prayer.

" 0UUy V0JCEs
Oh, God is near. the cottage when the
evening shadows creep,
And baby lips are murmuring: ! lay
me down to sleep!"
No matter what the distance is where
the baby says her prayer,
The omnipresent God of Love 10 al
ways watching there!
All, he who notes the sparrows fali
and buoys the robins flight.
Shall he forget the hour of dusk when
baby says good night?
Shall he. aloof from baby's prayer
and baby's laughter purled..
DENY himself the sweetest chords
that charm q raptured world?
All. God is 8 when baby prays be-
side her. downy bed.
And God will send his angels down to
watch above. her head
To guard her through the Sleepy way
the DOGGY word Of night;
And give her back to mothers arms
when Phoebus takes her flight.
All, now the baby 'lisps: "Amen!" and
mother tucks her snug.
And kisses her. and pats her hair ana
calls her mothers bug!" ).
And then she tiptoes, from the room
as evenings shadows dim.
And leaves her baby fast asleep. to
angel guards-and, Him!
Byron Williams.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16
Suddenly Something Came Rushing
Down Out Of the Sky.

ing to decide if Little Pete should try
to get back. to the dear. old briar
patch. when suddenly something came
rushing. down out of the sky with a
noise that made. Little Pete make a
frightened jump before he realized
what he. was. joing. -.
Tut, tut! That was very careless,
very careless. indeed!' said a voice.
I didn't. see ol unity yoYsjumped. and
lucky thing. that ] amt land not Hooty'
the Owl, or that wouldshave been the
last Jump you ever would have made.
Who are YOU and what are you doing
way out here on the Green Mead
ows?"
"I-I'm Little Pete. and my father
is Peter Rabbit and-and I'm lost. If
you please" replied Little Pete in a
voice that shook in spite of all he
could do.
".oh!" replied the stranger. skim
ming back and forth over the grass
and twisting and turning as he snap
ped up, little flying insects. so YOU
are n OF Peter Rabbits babies?"
I'm not:a baby any longer" said
Little Pete Indignantly.
oh, yes, w are. replied the
wouldn't have jumped that way"
Little Pete hung his head in shame.
II thought. for a minute that it
must be that one Of the little stars
had fallen from the sky and-and 1t
frightened me-" he confessed.
There is no star about me-" re-
piled the stranger I'm Boom
err the Nighthawk and an old. old
friend of your father, Peter Rabbit.
Now. tell me how it happens that you
are way out here so far from the old
briar patch" tNe
So Little Pete once more told the
story Of how it happened that he had
become lost. n Boomer the Night
hawk listened as he skinned back
land forth and round and, round with
out ever once stopping. When the
story was finished Boomer suddenly
disappeared A fews&minutes later,
he had gone for good. down out of
the sky he dropped with. even more
noise than he had made the first time.
But now Little Pete didn't move, al
though inside of him his heart had
given a startled jump;
That's better" said Boomer. Il
you should eve nov until you
know that it is more, dangerous to sit
still. BE sure before you jump. Now
the question is, what. are you going
81 don't. know" replied Little Pete.
let want to 90 home. hut I don't know
the way 70 the6dear 5Uldg briar pateh.''
You can't 60 hontesnn said Boomer
decidedly. ",QM Granny Fox and
FReddy Fox are hunting Just outside
the old. briar patch right now. You
will have to find a hiding place some.
where. and in the meantime I will 70
tell Peter Rabbit that, + have seen
you." And without another word
Boomer was off.
Next story: LittleSPeter does some
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16

ton in what You use and not be so
entirely at the mercy of the complex
ion specialists. whose office, only too
often, is to sell rather than to benefit.
In another article I shall suggest
plexion at Its best by still more sim
pie and practical methods, but I think
there are many I'M to whom the
simple ways and means to beauty
would not be the inspiration that the
more complicated ones would.
In compromising the following
preparations remember that you must
ao,,ow suc ms.rue ana a. ,m mop ,1S,t, to IN M
omit any. ingredient, thinking 1t will
not make any difference. It might
not; but. you: cannot afford to take q
chance.
Here. then, is a face powder that i
am sure will be liked: Take twenty
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16

Every variety of draped skirt 10
fashionable this seaso and the mod
ell cut in two pieces seem to be the
favorite. The one Illustrated is very
attractive. The back portion is slight
ly draped on 10Th sides and the front
is shaped and Tapped owe the back.
If liked, the side seams car be left
open for a portion Of their depth.
When finished at the natural waist
line the back can be fitted by means
Of darts or gathered. The model is
adapted to almost any soft seasonable
material. Here it is shown in ratine
but 1t is equally we'll suited to char
meuse satin. foulard. the many soft
wool materials that the season has
brought forth and to many of the cot
ton fabrics.
For the medium size. the skirt will
require 8 ga yards Of material 81 or
2 SIS yards SO or "A inches wide. The
width at the lower edge is l 1-2 yards.
The pattern of the skirt 1896 is cut
in sizes fro m22 to 80 inches waist
measure. 1t will be mailed to n adj
dress by the fashion department OF
this paper on receipt Of ten cents.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16

grammes of powdered talcum, fifty
grammes of farina starch, and TWEEN
ty .grarnmes of powdered lycopodium
and: shake thoroughly together in q
covered tin box; then adj ten
grammes of boric acid, and when this
is we'll mixed in add drop by drop
twenty-five drops Of essence Of violets.
stirring and shaking the mixture till
thoroughly blended.
skin clear and fresh looking is con-
cocted by mixing one-half ounce OF
tincture Of benzoin with two drachms
Of tincture of vanilla. and adding very
slowly so that the mixture does not
curdfe three gills Of an aromatic wa
ter. rose. violet, genanium or any pre-
ferred scent. Properly prepared this
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16

lotion should be of milky appearance.
The value Of cucumbers for the face
is undisputed. A good cream is made
by pounding ripe cucumbers to a plup
after cutting them into small bits and
pressing through a jelly bag. Per-
fume with a half drachm of your ia
vOrite scent Lettuce cream similar
ly prepared Is especially good for tan
and sunburn. hut the lettuce leaves
must be boiled for q couple of hours.
then pounded, and strained.
A massage cream is made of three
ounces oil Of, sweet almonds. ten
grammes oil Of bitter almonds, two
grammes Of balsam Of tolu, two
grammes of. benzoin. two drops es-
sence Of .lemon. The henzoin and
ttolu should be- rubbed to a -powder in
fthe oils. kept for twenty.four hours
and sthentHdrained of from the sedi-
ment. .
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16
Visited in City.

Visited in City.
Miss Nora Rollefson Of Monteviedo,
Minn..,,- VISA visitor in the city yester.-
day, enroute to Cavalier, where she
will he connected with the new school
Of music. which has recently been es-
tablished there. as a branch of Yves
ley college conservatory of Grand
Forks. Miss Rollefson is a graduate
Of Oberlin and received her degree OF
bachelor Of music last June. Miss
Rollefson has studied both piano and
pipe organ and will have charge OF
the former department at the Cavalier
school Of music.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16

Mrs. Richard Treacy has. returned
from Maxbass. N. D., where she has
spent the past three weeks visiting
her: daughter. Mrs. Thomas Calvin,
and sister, Mrs. James Boulger.
-4@e-
Left for Great Falls.
Mrs. s. c. Thonquist and little
daughter, who have been visiting for
several weeks at the home of Mrs.
Thonquists's mother. Mrs. Mark Brit
ten Of University avenue, left last
evening for. Great Falls, Mont, where
they Will make their future home.
Entertained at Lake.
John Titus Bachelor, little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Bachelor Of this
city, gave a farewell party at Lake
Bemidji in honor of Catherine Cook.
who returned to Grand Forks today.
mobile ride to Bemidji by c. c. Cow
ran and NJ. S. Titus. Lunch was
served at Bemidji and those in the
party We're Catherine Cook, Mary and
Charlotte Gowran, Robert and Rich
ard Williams and John Titus Bachel-
Ter.
To Spend Winter in East.
Fargo Courier-News: Miss SDagny
Nelson will leave this evening for a
visit in Minneapolis and Chicago after
which she will make her home in
Annapolis h coming winter.
Miss Nelson was the honor guest
stt. a pretty .,I informal M M party NJ M xSn;,a
Carpenter at her home, 22S Four
teenth street. south. The guest list
included eighteen of Miss Nelson's
most intimate friends. After a pleas
ant afternoon spent with needlework.
a buffet luncheon was served with
little Japanese pasasols as favors.
Japanese lanterns. and on.,the table
was a striking bouquet of bright red
geraniums. Miss Nelson's many
friends regret that she will leave SO
soon to make. her home in the east. !,
District. 10 Mestinss:
odist Aid meeting will be held Wed.
nesdav afternoon at 3 o'clock IN the
District No, i will meet at the
home Of Mrs. w. L. Hoover. 122
Seward street; in Riverside park.
District No 2 will hold it's meeting
at the home Of Mrs. ]. A. Ferguson,
500 North Fourth street.
District No.. 3 will meet at the
Methodist parsonage. 412 South Fifth
street. with Mrs. Francis NJ. Mccoy
as the hostess. :.
District No. 4 will be entertained
by Mrs: S. F. .Halfyard at her home,
81 Chestnut street.
District No. 5 will meet with Mrs.
H. e. Germain at Larimore hall.
All members are urged to be pres
ent as the officers of the various dis
tricts will be elected and the names
must be handed to the committee in
order that the year book with the
programs may be gotten out before
the next general aid meeting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16
CLIMBERS LOST
Four Experienced sv,ir, Probably

Died in Snowstorm.
Geneva. Sept. 1S.-Four experience
ed Swiss mountain climbers. n of
them Mmle. Bunzli OF Pontresina.
have been missing since Friday on Piz
Palu. a summit of the upper Enea-
dine, in the environs Of Pontresina.
AS continuous snow storms have pre-
vailed, there is little hope of finding
them alive. Two rescue parties OF
guides were driven back by the fierce
whirlwinds Of snow.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16

ing to decide if Little Pete should try
to get back. to the dear. old briar
patch. when suddenly something came
rushing. down out of the sky with a
noise that made. Little Pete make a
frightened jump before he realized
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-16
Keeps Your Stove
AlwaysReadyf Company
BLACK SILK
STOVE POLISH

on your pasior stove. kitchen stove or gas stove.
II you do not find II batter than any other stove
polish you have esev used before. your dealer is
authorized to refund your money. But We feel
sure YOU win agree With the Thousands of othev
up-to.date women who are nov. using Black
Six Stove Polish and who say it Is the best
stone Aoiisk eter adde."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-03-22
w,x., or GREECE is SHOT TO
DEATH IN CITY STREET.
slayer Creeps Up Behind Isaler, and
sends Bullet to Heart.

saloniki. March 1S-King George
~ GREECE was assassinated whlie
waikfng In the streets OF Saiohlk'
this afternoon. The assassin WAS
creek OF low mental type. VINO RsSe
his name as Aleko Schines. He sho'
the king near the heart. "a.
rhe King was accompanied by nls
a,de de camp, Lieut.. Col. Francou.
6is The assassin came suddenly q
the king and fired one shot rom
seyen chamber revolver. the trak:-
dv caused intense excitement. Schl-
mas was seized Immediately ana over
The wounded King was hfteu into
! carriage and taken to the PapaIicnn 2
hoapitai. He was still Dreathlns
vhen placed in the carriage.
Prince Nicholas, the Kings M,rn
son. and other ohicers hurried to tne
hospital. Arriving first, Prince Nicn-
0las summoned the omcefs anu.
sneakinR in a voice choked Win
sobs. said: -
at Is my deep grief to have 20
announce to you the death OF 0uI
beloved King, and invite ron =
swear iidelity to your new soverelsn' !
King Constantine. -.
Crown Prince Constantine. wno
succeeds King George. is It presen.
81 Janina. He is expected to cOn'e
here with all possible speed.
TIE q s.,s S tae s, ~ ~ = - o,d' Sal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-03-22

build them. The state o6ero "a
spend one dollar for every two the
parish spends In construetine theee
roads. provided they are built undor
the supervision OF the stats Hn-
gineers. which practically meana that
the roads will be scientifically built
and will be good sefviceable roads
when they are finished. n - NM
derstand It, this does MOI mean that
the labor used In building viii come
from outside the parish. The rood
may be built BY home labor, if any
one desires to work on then. but
the work must Be done q accord
ance with the directions Of the state
Engineers.
We believe every member Of the
COMMITTEES h heartily IN accord with
the plan TOR thus building the ruado,
and that they will be able 70 advance
arguments that will convince the
people that better thin9 could not
be done for the welfare Of the pare
ish. The Farmer has or ysare fought
for : system OF good r0aAs II the
parish. believing that We would
never have them until they we're giv.s
en- out By contract and completed,
instead Of being worked 81 patches
here and there. We hope ever@hody
Will lend encouragement to the p1an.
The police jury will ho bIaaoed II
the time TO come Tor the bGpa0t II
Ihall have conferred upon the parisA
i the people accept tho o6er
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-03-22
Court Decides Written Re-
quest of Citizens Not
Necessary.
MANDAMUS
THREATENED
Exceptions Taken by Glis.
sons Attorneys Overruled
BY Judge Lancaster.

In the matter Of the Impeachment
nsss sn4s.s AGAINST in IN Mayo. .a, Gs.en
laat saturiev the first h.ttla ~. w.,
lost and the mavor retired e.. - =
inforcements. No answer was mad,
to the CHARGE. exception heinr take,
to the petition on he grounds tha,
certain names were not resident. AM
taxpayers. Judge Lancaster over
ruled the excepfions- atatinr that ,
petition was not necesssrv fo- snsh,.
the district attorney to nrosscute ,s ths
eese. and that unless he wished M r.
vifhdrav II the case muat "a nm
a anspensiye anDeal was then ask.
"a. which Wa aiso nromptiv over.
ruled. In makine his ruiins. Judae
I.ancs.te- did 40 vithon. hnss,s.r @ ~
ma n xivinr his reasons thereto,
ahowed thoroueh famiIiaritv with
the law and Preparedness to support
hie rulings BY logical reasoning and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-03-22

IBy Unknown Man of Slidell.)
Oh, sing this song right joyously, ana
sing 1t loud and well,
But II you see the men coming.
cut and run like-epythipg.
The courts are much too uppish, we
must take them by the horns
Good gracious! so much walking
wemust go and cut our-hair
We must regulate al commerce and
the laws Of trade and barter.
Oh, horrors! ii We haven't gone
and busted our-suspenders
There's the tariff must be ordered
ana these Western Realty granite
There are holes in our stockings
and the buttons on our-snirts,
The navy needs reforming ana the
army must be ranked,
The parlor carpets frayfng and the
children must be-petted..
The council and school hoard. why
really. we must boss 1t,
We breathed so hard we popped
string and need . new-dress.
We must segregate consumptives ano
devise ! cure for rabies.
The population's waning, We mus
60 and make some-biscuits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-03-22
|MAD|SOhV|LIE
FIRE TUESDAY
$20,0OO.OO
DAMAGE
Dry Kiln of the Dendinger
Saw Mill Completely
Destroyed.
SAID
TOBE $40, 10000.
Covington Fire Department
Goes to Assist People of
Madisonville.

The fire at Madisonville, Tuesday
evening. resulted in loss of about
so, 100000. It originated in the DIR,
kiln Of the Dendinger mill and wa,
prevented from spreading by the
hard work Of the people, assisted BY
the Covington Fire Department and
. favorable southeast wind. Had
the wind changed Madisonville would
have suffered q much more severe
loss.
1t was about 8 sp. m. when the fire
men of Covington started for Mad
isonville, in response to q call from
that place for. assistance, and the
trip was made in one hour. The
citizens of Madis0nville were des-
perateiy fishtiag the fire uader great
disadvantage. There was NO hose
and the bucket brigade had to be
depended upon for waters
Those boys who went In automo-
biles reached Madisonville In four
teen minutes. which means about
4 mile in two minutes. The pump
and hose arrived in something over
an hour, Mr.. Wallace Poole furnish
ing big, strong horse for the oc-
en1dsp en1dks np1u & I III diinef tohrr6f mo
burning lumber in the yard was ex-
tinguished.
". H. Kentzel and Eddie Jones
while handling the hose and lighting
Are on the elevated railroad that car
ried the lumber from the mill were
precipitated into the heat and smoke
underneath. seven orr eight feet
when the platform collapsed. and
were overcome by the smoke. They
had . narrow escape from death; q:
the smoke was 80 dense that they
were nearly asphixfated before they
reached the air.
The fire came at very unfortu-
nate time for Mr.. Dendinger, as ne
has come into possession Of q largt
tract Of timber and was preparing
for q very busy season.
The bright reflection OF the nre
kept the people of Covington on ths
anxious seat all the evening and tht
report had come in that Madisonviiit
was burning up.