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The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Blind Man Has Read
Bible Through IS T;m..

Middletown. Conn.-The feat q,
reading the Bible through Is times IN
raised print has been completed hy
Urban L. Penney, blind man Of win.
sted. 1t has taken him almost aftv
years to complete the task. He has
now started out to read the Rih1s
through for the sixteenth time. nj.
though some Of the volumes are in
tatters in places from much handling
Mr.. Penney learned the raised tyne M
Perkins institution In Boston In the
early 7Os from the late DR.. Samuel q.
Howe. -. ..,.
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Mortality Rate
for Men Lower
tinued to be higher than the female
throughout the rest Of life.

tinued to be higher than the female
throughout the rest Of life.
The ages. says the report, are deii-
nitely those of collaborating. They
are also the ages at which the infiu-
enza epidemic made its greatest In
roads and In which tuberculosis
showed the most pronounced decreases
during the last decade. 1t is entirely
conceivable, comments the statistician.
that each one of these three items
played an Important part in the phe-
nomenon under consideration. Atten-
tion has been repeatedly called in re-
cent years to the excessive mortality
among women from causes incidental
to pregnancy and chlld-bearing, these
excessive maternal death rates having
shown. 1t Is said. the greatest reluc-
tance toward Improvement.
The influenza epidemic, beginning
with 1913. 1t is thought, may have
been the exciting cause for much of
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Use Gas
i'm Future Wars

artificial barrier for the flank or pro-
rect the lines Of communication. More
over, these artificial barriers can be
kept barriers for just as short a time
as the strategy of the particular bat.
tie demands.
These are but hints, but show the
tremendous unexpected possibilities
of gas in warfare.
Imagine Hand-to-Hand Battles.
one can easily imagine the situa.
tlon at the time the fighting was hand
to hand with the spear or the sword,
anu gunpowder was first introduced.
winch In those day, perhaps, permitted
the antagonists to fight at a range of
loo or 200 yards. There must have
Deen a great outcry as to prohibiting
the horrible new mode of warfare, and
II must have been felt that 1t was yery
unfair to stand off 200 yards rather
than to meet in combat man to man
But no one looking back on that
period would attempt to say 1t was
possible to have stayed the hand of
progress and to have prevented by
any legislation or agreement the use
OF gunpowder In warfare.
Moreover, the consensus of opinion
today would be that the hand-to-hand
hghting with spear and sword was
more crhel and inhumane than the
lighting with the gun and the bullet.
Similarly, at the present time we can.
not efectually stay the progress of
science. and to attempt to do so is
not only unwise but is also prevent.
Ing the possibilities of a really more
humane type Of war"
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Prickly Pear Pest.

The prlckIy pear pest is becoming an
increasingly formidable problem In
New South Wales and Queensland. the
latest reports from New South Wales
eiying 6.O0O.Oo0 acres as the area In
fested, The northern state Is said to
have 27,oO0,OOO acres affected. The
1e21 estimate In New South Wales
|yas 100000 acres. the pest having
spread over 100000 acres since that
kline. At least 10000 acres within 80
miles of sydney are said to be grow
|ing nothing but prickly pears.
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Substitute far E,av

Linen heretofore made exclusIve,,
from max, has been growing deare,
ana dearer in proportion as the aa,
pan. mas become rnrer and more dif.
neult TO cultivate. Now, 1t is said n
SATISFACTORY substitute has been found
IN the fiax lily. which grows in abun.
aance In New Zealand. The plant will
grow admirably in many parts n,
Europe and America. II is far eos,o.
10 cultivate than fax itself, and it bas
yield OF 2.24O pounds to the acre
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this Increased maternal mortality, 1t
having been noted early In the intlu-
enZa outbreaks that women at the
child-bearing ages suffered excessively
from the disease. This condition has
been marked with each new outbreak
of influenza. 1t Is further brought
forward that there is no question as
to the grGster reduction OF tubercu-
losis mortality among males than
among females and this is strikIngIy
marked in the ages under considera-
ton.
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women Fast Losing the Ad-
vantage They Formerly Had,
Statistics Show.

Washington.-Women are fast losing
the advantage which they have pos
sessed In the past of lower rate of
mortality than men. 1t Is Indicated by
ire insurance statistics. The excess
mortality of men over women. 1t is
SAD. has been one Of the supposed
h2ed relationships in vital statistics.
In the United States the death rate
OF males has always been found to
oe higher than that of females Mt
every age period from birth till
death and this condition has pre-
Vailed quite generally throughout the
civilized world. In recent years. how
ever, the mortality of females has
actually been higher than that of
males among the Industrial policy
holders Of the insurance companies in
the United States and Canada. In 1911
the mortality Of white males Insured
IN one company was more than l3 per
cent higher than among females.
While the actual excess in male NOR.
ta'ity varied somewhat from year to
year, the condition continued up to
and Including 1918.
Shanse Also Noted In Negro Race.
The year 1919 was marked by n
sudden drop to about 5 per cent and
oy lo2o reversal In the relationship
hhd become fact, with the female
mortality &c per cent above that of
males. In 1921 1t WIS 1.2 per cent
hlgher. In 1922 the condition was
ngain changed to an excess of l.2 per
cent In male mortality over that of
females.
In the negro race the difference
between the death rate of the two
sexes was never so striklngly marked,
Dut, nevertheless, between 1912 and
lolS the excess of male mortality was
continuous, varying from . to about
lo per cent. The year 1915 was the
first year in which the mortality of
females actually exceeded that for
males, and this condition has contln-
ned since, including the year 1922.
The fact thai reversal appears
among both white and negro lives is
considered significant. Very similar
relationships in the mortality rates of
males and females are apparently in
dicated, 1t Is pointed out, in the fig
ures for the registration area during
the corresponding years. and light is
thrown on the possible factors by con-
sideration of the age periods of life
where these changes We're most pro-
nounced
Greatest at chiId-Bearing Age.
1t Is shown that among white per-
sons the excess Of female mortality
was entirely limited to the ages of
twenty to thlrty-four In 1921 and to
fifteen to thirty-four In 1920. Among
the negroes 1t occurred between the
ages of ten and thirty-four In 1921,
ten and twenty-four In 1919 and one
and thirty-four in 1920. After age Of
thirty-five the male mortality has con-
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
CHILDREN CRY
FOR "CASTOR|A"
Especially Prepared for Infants
and Children of All Ages

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years to relieve
babies and children Of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Collie and Diarrhea ;
allaying Feverishness arising there
from, and, by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels, aids the assimilation of
Food; giving natural sleep without
opiates. The genuine bears signature
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Humpbacked Salmon
Run Brealks Records

Bellingham, Wash.-Humpback
salmon have become 30 abun.
dant here that the Gamers ars
refusing to buy them of indie
pendent seiners. The price has
declined to 10 cents apiece, from
"a cents. Not anticipating such
a large run as has appeared.
most Of the canneries did not
put all Of their machinery into
working order. and did not pro-
vide nearly SO many cans as
would be required to take care
Of the fish offered.
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28

of the well during the excavation
there was dug out n four-inch so,,d
cannon ball Of charcoal iron. As tbs
rr'nc,pio Furnace at Principle, Nd.
was the only furnace making this class
OF metal prior to the Revolution. II ia
reasonable to suppose that WASHING.
ton obtained his armament from this
place. owned by his two uncles, wbsro
us a young man. he had studied the
manufacture of iron. e
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Lacking Somewhere.

Speaker-l stand before you as an
Engllshman born and bred. Ny father
and grandfather were English. mar
ried an English woman. | have lived
all my life in England
Voice From the Crowd-Mon, have
ye ma ambeetion?
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cutieura for Plmplv E,...

10 remove pimples and blackbeod.
smear them with Cutlcura Ointment
wasn on In hve minutes with Cutl.
eura soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daiiy toilet purposes. Don't fail to in.
ciude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Our Enemy.

A merely fallen enemy may rise
again, but the reconciled one is truly
anquished.-Schiller.
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Squeezed Out Of II.

The Idea of your doing while I
was singing"
iou were singing a lullaby, weren't
you?"
"Yes."
Then I couldn't pay your mr., nm,
hlener compliment.'-Boston Tran.
script.
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28

With the senior and adult classes,
three methods Of review may be profit
ably employed:
I. The descriptive word method AZ
presented In Peioubet's Select Notes.
!. Brave John the Baptist
2. The Faith-Filled Virgin Mary.
3. Impulsive Peter.
4. Loving John the Apostle.
s. Thoughtful Matthew.
6. Ardent Mary Magdalene.
z. Busy Martha and Open-Hearted
Mary.
8. Faithful Stephen.
8. Generous Barnabas.
10. The Many-sided Paul.
IL. Timid Mark.
u. Helpful Auke.
13. Consecrated Timothy.
2..Presenting Life Lessons as given
in Cranneps Pocket Lessons:
l. Woman Lessons.
1. Mary: Glorified Motherhood. Les
son 2.
2. Magdalene: Adoring Gratitude.
Lesson 6.
3. Martha-Mary: Rounded Woman
hood. Lesson Z.
II. Leader Lessons.
l. Peter: Compacted Zeal. Les
son 3.
2. John: Ripened Love Lesson f.
3. Paul: Passionate Devotion. Les
son 10.
III. Helper Lessons.
1. John: Faithful Pioneering. Les
son l.
q Matthew: Divine Transforma-
tlons. Lesson 5.
3. Stephen: Heroic Witness. Les
son s.
4. Barnabas: Greatening Greatness.
Lesson 8.
5. Mark: Return of the Quitter.
Lesson IL.
6. Luke: Double Healer. Lesson 10.
7. Timothy: The Glorious Ministry.
Lesson Is.
8. The Summarizing Of Contents.
The following is suggestive:
Lesson I. John the Baptist was a
humble and courageous man. He did
not take honor to himself nor trim his
message to suit the crowd.
Lesson II. Mary should not be wor-
SHIPPED, but she is worthy Of great
honor. Her faith made her to ac-
quiesce in the Lords will in spite Of
the fact that she knew that her char
acter would be suspected.
Lesson III. Peter, while being tickle
and cowardly, is a fine example of
the Transforming power of Gods grace.
Lesson ". John the apostle was a
reticent man. He did not say much
about himself, but was passionately
in love with his Lord.
Lesson V. Matthew, though hum
Bile, was a man of force of character
and decision. He left all and followed
Jesus.
Lesson VI. Mary Magdalene, be-
cause she was saved, was steadfast in
her devotion to the Lord. Because of
this, she was able to tell the good
news of the resurrection to the dis
couraged disciples.
Lesson VII. Mary and Martha both
loved the Lord. Martha was mistaken
as to the best way to please Him.
Mary chose the good part in fellow
ship with her Lord which has made
her name immortal
Lesson VIII. Stephen was so COM
pletely filled with Christ that his face
shone as the face of an angel.
Lesson IN. Barnabas was good
man and filled with the Holy Ghost.
Therefore, he was qualified as a lead
er of men.
Lesson X. Pauls knowledge of
Jesus was SO real that he had as his
supreme aim to magnify Him.
Lesson NJ. Mark, though having
turned back from the work, was re-
stored and became a great and hon
ored minister of Christ.
Lesson MI. Luke, the skilled and
popular physician, gave himself up to
be the attendant Of the missionary of
the cross.
Lesson NH. Because Of Timothy's
religious training, he became q worthy
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28

When you meet polite, refined, aris-
ltocratic people, you never stop to no.
|tlce whether they have high insteps or
mot
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Woman Judge In Washinoto,

Washington.-Miss Mary o'Too,e
one of the five judges Of the munIc,nn,
court here. first became interested in
the law while employed as a court re-.
porter in New York city.
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Corner Stone of Society.

The sanctity of marriage and the
family relation make the corner stone
of our American society and civiliza-
tion.-Garfeld.
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
MANY WOMEN
AVOID OPERATIONS
through the Use of Lydia E. Pinlham's
Vegetable Compound
Two Interesting Cases
Two Interesting Cases

stIea E,eft !; reach a stage when an oner-
commn. ~ necessary. But most of the
@mGh opea, ,bs ailments are not the surgical
disnI,. di, oay .ney are not caused by serious
tbpIsSenents tbopsSe me tumors or growths. al.
tSs tSsuen the symptoms NAV snnear s
Srst s same. me When disturbing aiImeents
ham, ham appear, take Lydia 3. PINK.
lev. ~ vegetable Compound to re-
VENT VENT .aS.I .ns present distress and i pre- r
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ComnySalis myais =; Pinkham's VeretshIs %
sdvispseSq sdipeqhd he! after operations have besn
'ea by attending physicians.D D'"
MN; T,E ,;EEdward.Avoid. Operation
l VIII Wilson, N, c." For .bau, suon : u.sa
pain, ain ny e housework, because @ ~ tSs aos
down down n n.ia!y my sides and the bear;n@. uu me-
tls hoapsss, ps,n'' ~, could only lie ] around
lt,ied S|ssaion SH|sssstion would help me. but
n Lydia n p,
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Hatred.

When our hatred Is violent, 1t sinks
us even beneath those We hate.-La
Rochefoucauld
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Differently Expressed.

"They used to call him bonehead."
"That was before he succeeded.
Now they say he Is man of hard,
solid sense. Boston Transcript.
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28

no good, until my sister insisted on my
trying Lydia E. Pinkham's 5 Vegetable
Compound. She said there was nothing
like it. know that she was right,
for began to improve with the first
bottle and it has done me more good
than anything else. am able now
to do anything on the farm or in my
home and l recommend 1t to my
friends. s."-LILLIE EDWARDS, RID.
8, Box "A, Wilson, N. c.
Another Operation Avoided
Akron, Ohio" l can never praise
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pound too highly for what it has done
Tor mo. / had such pains and weak
ness that the doctor told me nothing
but an operation would help me. But
nv mother had taken the Vegetable
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am glad to tell every one that "
made me strong woman, and nave
had two children since then. Mrs.
R. G. WEsTovER, 325 Grant Street.
Akron, Ohio
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
Another Operation Avoided

tsc1lar to wnkham's Private Textbook Ailments
This Pinkham Co., Lynn, Massachusetts,
"'ain valuable information.
The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 30
REVIEW: GREAT MEN AND WoM-
EN- OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

DEVOTIONAL READING Heb.
11:13-16, SO, 40
GOLDEN TExT-"wherefore seeing
We also are compassed about with SO
great cloud of witnesses, let us lay
aside every weight, and the sin which
doth SO easily beset us, ana let us run
with patience the race that is set be-
fore us."-Heb. 12-1.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Favorite Story of
the Quarter.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Favorite Heroes
and Herolnes of the Quarter.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
lC-Some Great Characters of the New
Testament.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Life Lessons From This Quarter.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Countries Had Influence in Founding of Czechosovaka

father of the Little Jugo-Sla-
via, Roumania and to some ex-
tent. Poland: and he is recognized
as the leader in the republican move
ment which has changed Central Eu-
rope from land or feudal kings and
aristocratic land barens to one of
democractes. where the people have
risen, taken over the countries, and
are ruling themselves to an even
greater extent than We are.
Born on a farm in the heart of Bo-
started out to earn his own living. He
put himself through the University
of Prague where he was star foot
ball player and then went to Paris
where he studied at the Sorbonne.
He completed his schooling in Berlin
and London. while acting as the for
eign correspondent for Prague
newspaper and later became a pre-
fessor of sociology at the University
of Prague. He was twenty-four years
old when the war broke out and he
then began to scheme for the in
dependence of his country. He or
ganized a secret service society which
gave information to the allies and
did some sabotage work and just as
the Austrian police were about to
arrest him, he slipped past the SEN
tries and escaped to Switzerland
Here he spent some time at Geneva
with DR.. Masaryk, his old professor,
and the two went to Paris together,
where in company with Gen. Stefanek
they laid the plans which finally re-
suited in the creation of the republic
of Czechoslovakia. Ever since then
DIR. Benes has been the live, active
leader of the new nation and now
Evening star., 1923-12-02

rounded by lands which would like
to supply US. But our people have a
higher standard of wages and living
conditions, and this makes it SO that
We cannot compete with them as to
products. We are will
ing to make arrangements with them
to exchange our manufactures for
food, but we must keep independent"
What is the chief market of
Czechoslovakia?'
Under the Austro Hungarian en-
pire it numbered 100000 people.
Now our domestic market is a popu-
lation of only 100000, and we shall
have to export to keep our factories
running. We want to, regain the old
market If possible. and we expect to
trade with our immediate neighbors.
This is one of the reasons for the
Little Entente. The arrangement is
political and in the interests of
peace, hut is is also economic and
for the establishment of such rela-.
tions as will be for the mutual bene-
fit of all. Such arrangements are
gradually coming, and as soon as
commercial and financial conditions
are stable we shall have all of our
old market and the new one as we'll"
Copyright. 1923. Carpenters World Traveis.l
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Shot Up a Mountain.

A the foot of Mount Washington,
in New Hampshire. may be seen
a small shed that contains one of the
most remarkable high-pressure pump
ing plants anywhere. A single engi-
neer, who acts as fireman, caretaker
and oiler, operates the plant 1t
,"squeezes" water to a height OF 3.725
feet, against a pressure of 1850
pounds to the square inch, from the
base of the mountain to the summer
hotel at the peak of Mount Wash
ington.
1t is difficult to comprehend such
pressure withou medium of COM
parison. The high~pressure system
of New York's fire department, with
800 pounds to the square inch. which
will throw water over even the 700
foot Woolworth building. is insignifi-
cant beside it. The pressure OF a har-
messed Niagara Falls. or any of the
numerous irrigation and power plant
projects of the west, has about the
same ratio to the weight of that COL
umn Of water from the top to the
base of Mount. Washington as the
force within a soda water bottle has
to your local water supply. If the
Mount Washington pumps were de-
prived of their duties at the foot of
the mountain and connected instead
to turbine intake pipe at Niagara or
to the high-pressure fire lines Of New
York, they would pump twenty-five
gallons a minute into the pipes
against the 800 or 400 pounds pres
sure encountered.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.

Prague, CzechosloVakia.
T HAVE Just returned from a lun-
cheon with DR.. Edward Benes at
the Hradehin, the enormous pal
L ace of the kings of Bohemia on
the high. green-walled bluff over
looking the wide, deep Moldau River
which winds It's way through this
capital of Czecheslovakia. The palace
is hundreds OF years old. 1t is of vast
extent. containing huge building
after building, connected by tun-
nels. surrounding the massive
Cathedral of st. Vitus and running
several hundred feet above and a
thousand feet or so along the river,
overlooking the city. 1t has not only
the offices of the chief departments
Of the new republic, but the homes of
the president. DR.. Masaryk, and of
DR.. Benes, the minister of foreign af-
fairs. DR.. Benes' palace is opposite
the cathedral and it was on the third
fioor over his offices that We taIked
for several hours about this new ma
ton. which has just sprung into be-
ing as one of the live, virile powers
OF the world.
Every one has heard of DR.. Edward
Bones. and we read of him In the
newspapers every week. He was one
Of the live figures at the peace con-
frence Of Versailles, and is a part of
every active conservative movement
going on In Central Europe today. If
President Masaryk is the George
Washington of Czechoslovakia, Dr.
Benes may be rightly called its
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander
Hamilton combined. He was one of
the originators and organizers of
the new nation. He was the
Evening star., 1923-12-02

delight In variety. Both Of these fab
rics are reduced to their least weight
and are rich sisters of the sturdy
weaves Of other days. BFoadcloth is
not limited to overblousea. It Is turned
into smart separate skirts for street
and for sports. Flat crepe de chine.
however. has lost none of Its prestige
for blouses.
The acceptance of the Camhodian
silhouette with its stiffened inserts over
the hips has brought about the wearing
Of loose tunics girdied trifie below
the waistliue. The material below is
pulled into gedet effect at each side
Women like this contour as a change
from the ever-popular hipband The
hem Of the overblouse ia gayiy bordered
with applied cloth and metal. with en-
breidery OF gilt braiding. The girdle
10 length Of tarnished gold galloan OF
thick braid with small tassels on the
ends. Other galloons are used. The
kind one gets at the curtain counters
make an individual touch. They are
often Of brocade with metal threads.
They can be used as hem neck and