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Evening star., 1922-06-02
LI1IILE&oR!Es
6rbEDTInE
The Hidden Back Door.
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Not for long Is he about
Who never plans but one way out.
Johnny Chuck.
Peter Rabbit had lived so long in
the dear Old Briarpatch, with no
one else there excepting the men,
bers OF his own family, that when
he discovered Johnny Chuck and Polly
Chuck and the four little Chucks
right in the very middle OF the dear
Old Briarpatch he was quite upset
Yes. sir he was so. He was quite
unset. 1t wasn't that he minded their
being there. He didn't. He was
glad they were there. He was glad
that they had escaped from Reddy
Fox. What upset him was that he
couldn't understand how they could
be there.
their home on the edge OF the dear
Old Briarpatch and he was sure
doorway aoar ansy before fa Reddy ro1 got there
Reddy Red Stopped digging, save to get
Ills breath. There had been no chance
whatever for those Chucks to slip
out of their homo by means of their
When Peter asked Johnny Chuck
how they had escaped. Johnny grinned
good -naturedly We simply ran out
the back door" said he; ,..,
Back door! I didn't know you had
a back door to this house"
Did you ever happen to think
that there are a great many things
you don't know, Peter?" asked Johnny
Chuck mildly.
"Of course, OF course, I don't
pretend to know everything" retorted
Peter where is that back door,
That's telling" replied Johnny
Chuck in the most provoking manner.
piled Peter II don't know OF any
one who has a better right to know
than l, for If you really have q back
door it must be in my dear Old Briar-
patch"
retorted Johnny Chuck. You know
very we'll it isn't yours Just be-
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misty, colorful beauty. So we'll be
artists today, for I'm tired too.
Up the hill out Of Grant avenue; Grant
avenue, the white mans street, built
with the white mans system. neat
ness. splendor and stupidity. Every
thing clean and sparkling. and utter
ly alike. UP past the shiny windows,
and the SIMMER limousines, and over
the street seems to narrow and dark
en- and clutter into itself. 50 now
we're over in Chinatown and well
play the artist game:
Up and over into Chinatown, look
in down Dupont. A builded gully Of
orange and green. Squint your eyes
closer. Pal-and it wouldn't do any
harm to squint your nose q bit, too.
for this is little China, ancient in
Sauint your eyes closer and look at
the air.
Far up above the dark ravine Of
shops . bow Of singing blue. the wind
swept, salt sharp blue that arches
Street, san rss i. pourns ,n,S ysle% ens
crisp. But there in that old doorway,
where tho scarlet panels seem to burn
within the dark, the light has chang
ed. And down that alley-what has
happened to the air? Overhanging
q dragons tail-rickety balconies,
painted and fretted. laden with lilies
and teakwood chairs, shadow that
blazing sky. tempering the light TO
the misty lilac of incense smoke. Air
as heavy and slow, and dim as The
curling smoke-streets like ar old
brown skin. wrinkled. but wcndrcus
wise Smells of lily and sandlewood,
bean sprouts, picked ducks in q barrel.
Devil fish tentacles hanging out for
sale, damp and horrible. Chinese jew
elers tap-tap- tapping soft red gold
over little charcoal hres-opsis. jade
and pearl cuped in long-nailed. yell
low hands. Fortune tellers, sidewalk
BARRIERS with ear cleaning apparatus
then ''cut rate" drug store cheek by
5owl with some dim shop where toads
liver and rattlesnake gall minGls In
an herby charm.
Queueless heads and white mans
shoes-but the brain Of the dream
ing east. Click-click 80 dainty Chi
nese feet in high-hee1ed pumpa But
above the clicking heels are the satin
trousers. the Tapping blouae and jade
bracelets all in q row. What though
the blue-black hair be rafceled-the
slanting eyes are as old and deep as
the Sphinx. A turn in the road tho
street Is paved with cobbleStones,
the brick walls plastered with vermil-
ion signs hieroglyphicked in black.
and at midnight a highbindsr paid a
bill In that recess there where the
bioodstains are. Up and over
! into Chinatown--down and down 10
the past.
Space Is up--lets 20. Rested. Pal:
tcoryrisht. is22)
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milk and spread the fish with softened
butter. Bake in q moderate oven for
thirty minutes. Potatoes cut in half
and parboiled for fifteen minutes may
be baked around the fish. Baste sew
eral times during cooking, using the
liquid from the pan.
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cause you have lived here SO long
you seem to think you own It. out
you don't"
There, there. there" replied Peter
matter once before and we aren't
going to quarrel again. OF course
1 don't own the Old Briarpatch. but
always think of it in that way. That
hack door is in the Old Briarpatch.
isn't it. Johnny Chuck?"
Johnny grinned and finally admit
ted that the back door was tn the
Old Briarpatch. Il supposed" said
thing in the Old Briarpatch: am
surprised. Peter, that you didn't md
that back door long ago"
little voice. And before Johnny
Chuck could stop him one Of the
little C4ucks had :campered behind
. br.m6ie bush Here it ia" he
Peter chuelsled and hoped over
where the little Chuck had disap-
peared. Sure enough, nicely hidden
under a bramble bush past which
Peter had hoped many times. was
back door. It had been very Gun
tell Johnny Chuck how clever he
had that back door," said Peter.
Nobody knows that better than
T." replied Johnny Chuck.
"Bu, now what are you going to
live In that houre now that Rsddy
Fox has dug II open.."
Johnny looked grave. II don't
know. what we are going to do.
,cepyr,sh,. isss. By I. ". Burgess,
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LISTEN, WORLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON,

Tired. Pal? Com'on-want to go
with mo through Chinatown? Well
see It . new way. 'Jever see things the
artist way-throuGh half-shut eyes?
No, that's not q joke. It's a helpful,
technical trick. shutting out the hard.
stale outlines that bore ana distract
you and letting in q new world of
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Lima bans and Pepper eAlaA.

M,s together two cups et eeehsA
\: n: .:s ss: !:.. 's:sss ;::: n:
Is,swss leaves. sFvsstse wi,k sac
ll142lsa essh sedi6Ass sst y vsssA
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New Luncheon Dish.

A simple ana uourishing dish con-
aists OF large potatoes thoroughly
washed. the csntsrs acooped out with
an apple corer and the cavities filled
with pieces of salt pork.
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CueuMhers JapaAsss STYLE.

Cook some cueumssrs wsols, either
s. ., .s. ssS:''S vi: s::.i i:.S;s .es g isss &
sait % the yaees. WNea AeaA split
lhsm sosa aNl s0l wesh batter.
Evening star., 1922-06-02

GOWN OF BLUE PLEATED CREPE
DE CHINE WITH BEIGE COLLAR
LINEN. THE HIGHER WAIST
LINE, PREDICTED, is SHOWN BY
THE NARROW BELT PLACED
WELL ABOVE THE JOINING OF
SKIRT AND BLOUSE
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nsaessse s!!ilsr ss!ssAsas nssssSss
isitea Nsatss. sessS d,ne " ths iassss
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What Vitamins Do

Listlessness. lack of energy, tired feeling indi-
gestion. constipation. gas on the stomach. fer
mentation and vague i'll health are but few of
the conditions which can be directly traced to
lack of vitamins and which are relieved by the
addition of vitamins to daily fare.
Within three days after starting to use Vegex you
will see results in new health and energy. better
digestion, normal bowels, brighter eyes. clearer
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Finnan Haddie With Potatoes.

Soak a finnan haddie, flesh side
down, for one hour In milk and water
to cover, using equal parts of each.
Then drain. place skin side down in
q creased pan, pour In one cup of
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skIII' WItIIIti UtIe "tth II UCCIUtu CHaHEe.
One case reported: A prominent
physician (name upon request) had
spent a large part of his time On travel
for the benefit of his wife. who had
suffered for many years with stomach
and intestinal ulcers. The first relief
she found in years was in the use of
Vegex. The physician himself now is
using Vegex to quiet his nerves.
Another physician writes: 81 have pre-
scribed yeeex to several hundred patients
during the past few months. The results OBJ.
tanned from all have been excellent, with
many extraordinary. and q few almost un-
belieyahle." (Name furnished on request).
Evening star., 1922-06-02
What IsVeg&?

vEsx 10 the pursse Of pune foods-soluble pro-
tsins, and mineral salts made from an especially
rich quality Of yeast. From twelve pounds Of this
yeast ono pound Of veeu Is extracted. This prod
uct has the soluble and most valuable health
building proteins and tooth and bone forming rich.
mineral salts for the body-with an enormous
concentration Of Vitamin B,
Evening star., 1922-06-02

Vesex is tho same substance which
under another name was used by the
British Government with startling re-
suits to eoergise its soldiers and cure
deficiency diseases in Mesopotamia.
The vitamin content Of vegex is Ger
tilted BY the Wsstfeld Testing and
Research Laboratories.
vegex 10 delicious as . drink or
broth (ooo half tesspoonfal dissolved
in Q cup q hot wster) or as . spread
on bread. Il has . ssvory meat
Asvur although purely vegetable in
origin.
Evening star., 1922-06-02

Continued Ii Ton.orrs~rs Star.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
GOOD TURN APPRECIATED

Scout Executive Dyer L. Jones Of
South Orange, N. j., Is in receipt Of
the following letter Of appreciation of
a good turn: During the storm Sun
day, June IL, large hickory tree on
my premises was blown down by the
wind, breaking two other trees in its
fall and entirely blocking the side
walk and most of the roadway in front
Of my home. In response to a call by
the village authorities, Troop No. IL,
boy scouts came to my home and in
side Of 30 minutes, they chopped the
tree in FIVE or six lengths, Topped off
the branches and stored all of the de-
bris on the lawn, entirely out of the
way of traffic of all kinds. AS this
tree was between 60 and 20 feet high
and measured about IS inches in
diameter IL seems to me that the ac-
complishment of this work in such a
speedy manner is a meritorious
achievement and worthy of being
called to your attention. l certainly
appreciate the work of Troop IL under
their leader, Mr.. Morrison, and
through you I wish to express my
hearty thanks for their sincerely earn
est work in time of emergency.-John
b. Sandford."
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DR., Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every bot
tie of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertisement.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
44I3OIHa
SOU I S
Conducted by National Council of the Boy
Scouts of America.)
HAS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Treasure Island, summer camp of
the Philadelphia scouts, though remi-
niscent in name of pirate bOldness
and clanking defiance, is miniature
city with model government and law
upholding citizens. A new mayor is
elected every Saturday night and
names his cabinet upon his Inaugural
tion. Besides the mayor, there are in
this well-organized community a city
clerk, camp physician, head of the
department Of streets and highways,
department of public health, bu-
reaus of supplies, of city transit, of
recreation, wharves. docks and fer
ries,. city property, lighting, public
welfare, harbOr police, city police, fire
department, chief Of police, commits
sary department and a city treasurer
The work of regulating the various
activities and duties of the camp Is
carried out by boy officials. Each
troop has its own camp. Twice a
week there is general central camp
fire and once a week in the woods a
council ring.
In the first-aid department the boys
under the supervision of two camp
doctors, are trained to handle all first
aid cases.
There Is never minute of idleness
at camp. Every moment is planned
and crowded with work and play, "a
characteristic combination in boy
scout education'
The Philadelphia Public Ledger in
commenting on the camp says:
Hundreds Of boy scouts of the
Philadelphia district will find during
the next few months at this ideal
camping site on the Delaware river a
treasure more enduring, more delight
full and more precious than all of the
loot of pirates-a treasure of health,
happiness and the Joy of just being
alive"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
UnqaIlant.

The car was crowded, for it was tho
time of day when wOrkingmen werS
returning home from their work
Among the straphangers was a woman
who, not being pleased'with the service
she was receiving, was trying In N
roundabout way to induce a certain
man to rive up his seat. Finding her
efforts useless she said in despair
"He would not get up for his grand
mother"
The man referred to, feeling thar,
forbearance had ceased to be ytr>
tue, turned to his tOrmentor: do yOD
think a woman should vote Ike u
MANI" he asked.
81 surely do" she answered.
"Then stand like a man." WAS his
reply.-lndianapo News.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
Profession Saves Life.

During the riots in Londonderry,
when the old Roman city was divided
into hostile CAMPS Of belligerent
Protestants and Catholics, an associ-
ate of mine, who went there to report
the developments for the Times, was
arrested, first by one camp and later
by another. Each time he was re-
leased, and he was finally given the
freedom of the city. When asked
how it happened, he replied that, be.
ing charged with espionage, he was
closely questioned; but his fate was
decided by his answer to one leading
question, which both parties asked:
"Are you Catholic or Protestant? ?"
His reply was simple and effective.
"Neither-journalist."- Carl w. Ack-
erman In Atlantic Monthly.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
SAM SURELY MISJUDGED MULE
Libelous to Call Animal Blind When
Its Only Fault Was Absolute
Lack Of Fear.

Nose was trying to sell Sambo a
mule. The mule was lying on the floor
of the barn. 81 doan' wan no daid
mule" said Sambo.
"He amt daid," said Nose; and
with his whip he forced the mule to
standing posture. But SambO re-
ma;ned cold on the proposition.
"Ah see he amt daid," said Sambo.
"But he kain't run, an All done wants
a mule as runs"
Nose, thus challenged, with a vigor-
Gus kick so energized the mule that
away 1t went, running down the street,
with marvellous speed.
But Sans delight at the activity of
the mule was short-lived, for bang,
the mule ran head-on into tree.
$50 de lord" exclaimed Sam, "he
amt daid; ne kin run, but he's blind.
All, doan' wan no blind mule"
whats dat you say?" cried Nose.
"You all calls mule like dat blind
Why, lordy, lordy, boy, dat mule amt
blind. He jes doan' give whoop !"
Judge.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
HAD TO MAKE FULL ROUND
Clergyman Who Wanted to Test Vir-
tues Of the TreadmilI Given Full
Opportunity.

A Britisher tells story Of men,
Der Of the clergy who took too large a
mOuthful on one occasion.
He was visiting the county jail and
expiated to friend who was with
him on the virtues of the treadmill.
Warming up with his theme, he de-
clared that he often wished he had one
at home to give him the gentle exer-
else he required, and to remove his
friends skepticism, he asked the
warden to give him turn.
Round went the Wheel the clergyman
declaring that the movement was de-
lightful but after two minutes he had
had enough and desired the officer to
stop the mill. To his horror the Off
GER answered:
Every sorry, sir, but / can't. It's
timed to 60 10 minutes and won't stop"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
Couldn't See IL.

1t was supper time, the house was
lighted and the family was seated
around the table for the evening meal
The meat platter was passed around
the mother helping the younger chifs-
dren. Due to miscalculatiOn, the sup
ply on the platter was not as great aD
usual, and as result the slices were
smaller. Little Agnes, six years old
and hungrier than usual, noticed this
and whispered, MON, can't see mB
meat"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
MODERN DANCE SUMMED UP
Many Will Say That Farm Hand Was
Not So Much Out of the Way,
in His Description.

Irene Castle said at a luncheon at
Palm Beach:
"Some men dance in way that re-
minds me Of story.
'Howdy, JOSH, farm hand said to
another farm hand. why amt ye
been comm to the new dancin' class
in the Elks' hall down in the villager
"'Dancin' classT said the second
farm hand. 'Haw, haw, haw! l
couldn't never learn dancin'.'
Sure, ye could said the first farm
hand. why, it's dead easy. All ye
got to do is keep turnin round and
wipin' yer feet"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
Appreciative, Anyway.

The Red Cross gets many curious
notes Of thanks from Europe for gift
packages, but lad in Vienna the other
day sent one of the prizes. Although
he had no sister, he believed in appre-
citation. e.
with much pleasure" he said, 81
received the package. I like very
much the lead pencils and all those
beautiful things. Unfortunately 1 have
no sister who would have accepted
with many thanks the splendid hair
nets"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
NERVOUS AND
HALF-SICk WOMEN
These Letters Recommending Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound VIII Interest You
For Your Own Good Please Read Them

Youngstown, Ohio.-"Last fall I
began TO feel mean and my back hurt
me and could hardly do my little bit
Of housework. 1 was played out
when would just sweep one room
and would have to rest. would have
to put a cushion behind me when /
would sit down and atnightI could not
sleep unless / had something under
my back. had awful cramps every
month and was just nearly all in.
Finally my husband said to me one
day, why don't you try Lydia E.
Pinkham's medicine?' and / said, 4
am willing to take anything if j could
get well again So took one bottle
and second one and felt better and
the neighbors asked me what / was
doing and said, Surely itmust be do
ing you good all right have Just
finished my eighth bottle and ! can
not express to you how / feel, the
way l would like to. If you can use
this letter you are welcome to it and
If any woman does not believe what
have written to be true, she can write
to me and will describe my condi-
ton to her as have to you. Mrs.
ELMER HEAsLEY, 141 S. Jackson St.,
Youngstown, Ohio.
81 was very nervous and run
down." writes Mrs. l.. E. Wiese of
FOG Louisa St., New Orleans, La. 81
Lydia f. Pinkham's Priva
Peculiar to Women" will be sci
~ n
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
GIVE TOURISTS INFORMATION

Things You Ought to Know About
Racine, the Belle City of the Lakes
Distributed by Courtesy of the Boy
Scouts"-so reads the title page of a
folder which is being handed all auto
lists inquirlng at the two Information
booths recently erected by the Racine
(Mich.) Association Of Commerce and
taken charge of by boy scouts. The cir.
cular includes map Of routes to
neighboring cities and to local points
of interest.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
. Irrelevant.

Dearest" whispered the movie star
who had temporarily busted his crust
while doing a stunt. "If l should die
would you marry againT
"Why, what in the world would your
dying have to do with it, darling?' sur
prisedly replied his wife, the well.
known vampire.-Kansas City Star.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
Cuticura for PimpIy Faces.

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment
Wash off in five minutes with Cutt-
cura Soap and hot yater. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them fer
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to iD-
clude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
Fatal.

Norma-"What made Evangel7ns
catch cOldY ExpOsnPal
She went out with no powder ON
Life.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
Embarrassed.

Brown-Black, you appear embar-
rassed; has your little boy been ask
ing you questions2
Black--No, my wife has.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22

" If we all kept our troubles to our
selves would sympathy dry up and go
begging?
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22

would often sit down and cry, and wns
always blue and had no ambition. 4
was this way for over year and had
allowed myself to get into quite N
serious condition. One day saw your
advertisement in the daily paper and
began to take Lydia E. Pinkham'D
Vegetable Compound at once. have
improved ever since taking the third
bottle and find it is the best medicine
have ever taken"
Benefited by First Bottle
81 was completely run down ana
not able to do my housework. i jnsf
dragged myself around and did NOT
have energy to get upwhen once sat
down. - i read advertisements OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in our paper The Indiana Daily
Times, and learned all about il. re-
ceived results from the very first bot
tie and now / am doing all my own
work, even washing and ironing, and
] never felt better in my life. / tell
all my friends it is due to you, MIRA
ELIZABETH REINBOLD, 403 N. Pima
ST., Indianapolis, Indiana.
You should pay heed to the expert
ences of these women. They know
how they felt before taking the Veg
etable Compound, and afterwards,
too. Their words are true.
, Textbook upon "AilmentB
you free upon request. Write
M n A.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22

Sense that can be converted into
cents Is the real article.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
dm~ Saves Need Buying a New Skirt
- U Putnam FadeIess Dyes-dyes tints you wish

while others never get further than
the orchestra.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22

Also the bunco man loves shining
mark.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22

Consideration is the most powerfuB
link in the chain Of love.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-22
Benefited by First Bottle

Lydia e. Pnkham's Private Textbook upon "AfmentB
Lydia Pnham Medicine Massachusetts,