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Evening star., 1928-12-12
WHY Girls Fail in Minnesota.

Among 90 per cent of the popula-
rion of the United States in 1926
4,748 girls and 2,476 boys IS to 19
years of age died of tuberculosis. AL
lowing for inaccuracies in the death
certificates, these figures give a fair
idea of the relative prevalence OF tu-
berculosis among girls and boys. Near
" two to one.
In Minnesota in five years from 1928
to 1927 412 girls and 1876 boys Is to 10
years of age died of tuberculosis. Near
ly three to one.
Why should girls in their teens be
nearly twice as susceptible to tubercu-
losis as are boys in the whole country
and nearly three times as susceptible
in Minnesota?
We can only speculate about that. l
quoted here recently some speculat1ons
of DR.. Adolphus Knopf, one OF the
foremost authorities on tuberculosis.
He cited as factors the use OF rouge
and lipstick by schoolgirls. and think
he Is right about that, but he went on
to blame the f1imsy and insufficient
clothing they wear nowadays, and
am sure he is wrong about that. Tne
paint gets in its deadly work in this
way: If a rnoron-you know a moron
is an individual with the mental ca
pacity of normal child of IL years
deceives herself that she can paint a
picture of health In few minutes, and
that this chrome she paints fools any
body else or everybody more or less,
why, being none too bright, she Will
quite naturally reason that she Is get
ting by, and what's the use OF oother-
Evening star., 1928-12-12
A Sermon for To-day
About Enthusiasm.
BIZ RoBERT CULLEN.
BY REV. JOHN X. GUM.

Text: Where is thy zeal?"-Is. 63:15.
When one begins to lose the power to
enthuse, 1t is a pretty sure sign that he
is growing, old. l shall feel that 1 am
on the down-hilI side of life when I
reach the point where I can no longer
generate any heat and enthusiasm over
games, sports politics, religion, business,
public enterprises, discussions, new dis
coveries. new ventures and other things
going on around me. / would not give
much for the remainder of that man S
life whose soul has become so dead that
nothing can arouse him to a pitch OF
enthusiasm.
Tine whole secret of remaining young
in spite of years and even of gray nairs
is to cherish enthusiasm within ones
self" wrote Henri-Frederic Amiel. The
man who discovers how to keep foun-
tain of enthusiasm springing up within
his soul has discovered the fountain of
youth-that for which Ponce de Leon
sought in vain
where is thy zea1?" When your
zeal begins to play out, you begin to
play out. When you lose the power Of
enthusiasm, you lose the power of prog
ress. You have reached the zenith OF
your career and people will begin TO say
of you, That mans best days are
over" But the man of enthusiasm is
a forward-going man. Even though the
Winter of age be upon his head you
may still say of him, 1T doth not vet
appear what he shall be-"
If you want to stay young and stay
in the game of life to the end, be an
enthusiast. And to be an enthusiast,
keep your soul alive to objects. inter-
ests. convictions and ideals that will
impel enthusiasm.
fCopyrght, 1927
Evening star., 1928-12-12

! hat pushed back so that her forehead
might be seen.
Now, of course. the hat that shows
the forehead has become an established
fashion, and most of us wear It be-
cause the French milliners exploited IT.
not because few years ago American
schoolgirls pushed their hats slightly to
the back of their heads. And most of
us. I suppose, will adopt the new tuck
in blouse because some prominent
French dressmakers have put the stamp
of their approval upon it--not because
some American fiapper thought 1t would
be rather amusing to launch the fashion
a few seasons ago.
Some of the newest negligee pajamas
from France show this new tuck-in ar
rangement of the pajanaa blouse. Often
there are three pieces-the tuck-in
blouse, the trousers and a short hip
length jacket or coat that is long.
As a contrast to the pajama trousers
that actually fitted closely over calf and
ankles. most of the new ones have
trousers that are remarkably wide and
full.
Send for this weeks diagram with a
addressed, stamped envelope and
We will send you the diagram and di-
rections for making a busting or bou-
doir cap.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
GUS AND nRoPuIn G

1t Is uO 1OllS~l
the fashion to adorn walls with certif1-
Gates of graduation There are those
whose professions demand that they dis
play their licenses to practice, but. most
Of the rest of swho possess Know
Yes" suitable for framing haven't gazed
upon them since the day the towns
leading citizen presented them to us.
Thank Heaven for clothes closets!
X X X y
During the past score years we have
known intimately actors whom we have
never seen perform. writers whose books
we have never read, engineers whose
bridges we have never seen and SOL
diers we have never seen on the firing
line. Such ignorance may appear ap-
palling to the reader If we live long
enough We hope to see the results of
their labor. We are consoled by the
thought that many others might con-
fess likewise.
The above lines are inspired by the
number of stage revivals appearing in
the city, musical and dramatic. Some
of the younger folks have said, why
drag all those threadbare things out
of the storehouse?" Why not? Thou
sands have never seen some of them.
Theatrical stars fall rapidly. Not to
of delight and even education.
AS kid we saw De Wolf Hopper
In Wang" but until his appearance
last Summer in old comic opera
favorites we did not appreciate his art.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
BEAUTY CHATS
A Clear Complexion.

If you want good skin and you
have a moderately we'll kept but not
really nice one, try this. Each morn
ing, on waking up, drink two glasses of
hot water If you don't like it. put IN
some salt, to take away the hot water
taste. or even put in the least bit Of
lemon Juice But have it hot. A glass
before your bath and a glass after, if
you can manage it, or a glass before
dressing and one after, if you cannot
take them both together.
Then drink no water with your meals.
Drink half an hour before. or more
than half an hour after, but not with
the food. If were doctor could
explain to you why, but as 1t is, you
must take my word that most good
doctors claim this aids digestion won-
derfully.
Altogether, drink six glasses of water
each day--two in the morning, one be-
fore and one after lunch, and one be-
fore and one after dinner is a good
division. You will have coffee or tea
after your meals, and if you are wise,
you will have cup of tea and perhaps
a bit of toast, toward the end Of the
afternoon, and dinner little later, II
this takes away the keenneSs of your
appetite. Tea makes good break in
the long afternoons. especially IN
Winter. braces you up when you are
tired, quiets you when you are nervous.
warns you when you are cold. and
gives you that much more liquid for
Evening star., 1928-12-12
The Superman

I'm glad I'm not superman, who
does tremendous, startling things, the
hero of the movie fan, the gent of
whom the poet sings. For, having set
a standard high, the superInan must
never fail, or men will hoot as he goes
by and say he ought to be in Jail. The
superman does something great, and
he's applauded everywhere; we glory
in his high estate, and place sweet gar
lands on his hair. All eyes are fixed
upon him then, at every hour his flames
at stake; he doesn't dare. like other
men, to pull bo1er or bad break. We
common skates may blunder on lot
of nlisfits, awkward, dumb, begin our
blundering at dawn, and keep it up till
night is come; and none will pause to
criticize, to spTain, with hoots, the
bronchial tubes; we do not pose as
superguyS. we're just the common, gar
den boobs. The superman has no such
luck; once having made record fine,
he does not dare to run amuck. unless
he would take in his sign. While he
can hold his splendid pose a million
friends will smile and cheer but when
he slips a million foes will promptly
with harpoons appear It's strange how
people like to rend the man they lately
did adore. how yesterdays applauding
friend today is clamoring for gore. I've
seen hundred heroes slide from heights
where they performed while, and
when they fell they we're denied SYM
pathetic tear or smile. I'm always sorry
for the gent who frolics in the lime
lights glare. for would stake a bright
red cent that some day he will know
despair The crowds are fickle as the
wind they like some fellow to exalt,
then like to see him canned or timed,
and his fair garden sown to salt
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1928-12-12

| with his head upon the precious port
marteau. Having determined to sit up
I made a good fire and seated myself
i by the side of it.
The night, which had been undis-
| turbed. was nearly over, and began to
reassJIre myself when, about the time
| that I thought the break of day could
not be very far off. heard our host
and his wife talking and disputing
below. And, putting my ear to the
chimney, which communicated with the
one in the lower room, perfectly dis
tinguished these words, spoken by the
husband:
We'll, let US sea. Must they both be
killed?"
To which the wife replied, eyes"
And / heard no more. How shall
go on? stood scarcely breathing, my
body cold rs marble. To have seen me
| you could hardly have known IL were
alive or dead Good Heavens! When
think of 1t nowI
There we two were, almost without
weapons, against IL or is, who had so
many! And my companion dead with
sleep and fatigue! To call him or make
a noise dared not. To escape alone
was impossible. The window was not
high, but below were two large dogs
bowling like wolves.
In what an agony was, imagine If
you can At the end of q long quarter
Of an hour heard some one on the
stairs, and through the crack Of the
door saw the father, his lamp in one
hand and in the other one of his large
knives
He came up, his wife after him, and
I was behind the door. He opened it,
but before he came in he put down the
lamp, which his wife took He then
entered, barefoot, and from outside the
woman said to him in low voice,
shading the light of the lamp with her
hand:
Softly, sUftly!"
When he got to the ladder he
mounted it, his knife between his teeth,
and getting up as high as the bed--the
poor young man lying with his throat
bare-with one hand he took his knife
and with the other-oh, cousin nl-he
seized a ham which hung from tie
| ceiling, cut slice from it and retired
| as he had, come. The door was closed
| again, the lamp disappeared, and was
| left alone with my reflections.
! AS soon as day appeared all the FAM
| lily. making great noise, came to
| awaken us, as we had requested. They
| brought us something to eat and gave
us very clean and a very good breal:-
| fast, assure you. Two capons formed
| part OF it, of which we must, said our
/ hostess, take away one and eat the
other When I saw them understood
T the meaning of those terrible words
Must they both be killed?" And ]
think, cousin, you have enough pene-
| tration to guess now what they sig
nified.
Oblige me, cousin do not tell this
do not play good part in it. Next
you would spoil it. Stay, do not fat
ter you, but your face would destroy
the effect of my tale. Without boast
| ing, I have just the countenance to
relate a fearful story. But as for you
if you wish to tell a story. choose q
subject that suits your face-Psyche
for example.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
FNE FACE UPON TIE
| FLOOR"
THE SONG SELLER.

THE SONG SELLER.
They are all the go, and Ostler Joe,
The Two Little Girls in Blue;
The Fairy Dell, the Howling Swell,
/ The Heart That's Always True; .>
Goodbye. Lorraine, the Sugar Cane
The Wreck of the Nancy Lee:
Sweet Peggy Pride, My Own Fireside,
King Cole and His Fiddlers Three;
The Tip Top Hat The Yellow Cat,
A Life on the Ocean Wave;
You Know I Can't, and Charley's Aunt
And the Heart She Freely Gave;
The Sylvan Bower, A Little Flower,
The Face Upon the Floor
Pete Days Song, Just Love Me Long,
Sweet Kitty and Rory OMore;
Oh. That Is Love, The Turtle Dove,
The Song of the Fisher Maid;
If You Want Kiss, Dear Little Miss,
Oh, Meet Me in Yonder Glade;
Down Bunker Hill, The Mckinley Bill
The Popular Songs of Wang;
The Roof oil. Thatch The Leather Patch
The Ballads That Patti Sang
We Went to the Play, With Old DOG
Tray,
Please, Woodman, Spare That Tree;
The Lowba ok Car, Go Ask Papa,
The Kiss That She Gave to Me;
The Ice Cream Girl, The Teeth of Pearl
The Girl With a Tilted Nose.
Don't Squeeze Me, Jack; Oh, Garry Me
Back,
The Song of the English Rose;
There Robin Adair, The Pride of Clair
Oh, Where Are My By-gone Pards?
A Long Farewell, And Little Nell,
The March OF the Skidmore Guards;
The Garden Wall, The Mulligans Ball
When the Bloom Is on the Rye:
They're Ha'penny Sheet, They Can't
Be Beat.
And Ye Bet Your Boots Fly.
Old stuff Sob STUFF! Good stuff
Evening star., 1928-12-12
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
A TALE OF TERROR
By PAUL LOUIS CoURIoR.


Paul Louis. Courier. I772-lsaS, vas,
was spent as q soldier. The present Stor,
Is from letterl.to hfs cousin, Nine. Pigailo.
was once travelling in Calabria, q
land Of wicked people, who, I believe
hate every one, and particularly the
French. The reason why would take
long to tell you, Suffice it ito say thai
they n1crtafi8 haee us and that one
gets on very badly when one falls into
their hands.
I had for a companion a young man
with face-nay faith like the gentle
man we saw at Kinney. You remember
And better still, perhaps don't say
30 to interest you, but because it is
In these, mcuntai1iss the roads are
precipices. Our horses got on with
much difficulty. My companion wen
first. A path which appeared to hin
shorter and more practicable led u!
astray. It was my fault. Ought ! t<
have trusted to head only 20 years
old?
While daylight lasted we tried to find
our way through the wood. but The
more we tried the more beTildered We
became, and it was pitch dark 1her
we arrived at a very bleak-lookine
house. We entered, not without fear
But what could we do?
We found whole family of Goa
miners at table They Immediately in.
vited us to join them. My young man
did not wait to be urged. There we
were eating and drinking. He was, al
3east, for I was examining the place
and the appearance of our hosts.
Our hosts had quite the look of Goa,
miners. but the house you would have
taken for an arsenal. There was moth.
ing but guns, pistols, swords, knives
and cutlasses. Everything displeaSec
me, and 1 saw very we'll diSpleaSeC
them. My companion, on the contrary
was quite one ~of the family He
laughed and talked with them and with
an imprudenCe that / ought to have
foreseen (but to what purpose, If it wa!
decreed?). He told at once where w
came from, where we were going anC
that we were Frenchmen
just imagineh Among our most NOR.
tai enemies. alone out sof our road, Sc
far from all human succor! Then, II
omit nothing that might ruin us, HI
played the rich man, promised to givt
the next morning as a remuneration tt
these people and to our guides what.
ever they wished. Then he spoke Of
his portmanteau, or baggage, beggint
them to take care Of It and to put i
at the head.bf his bed--l1e did not wish
he said, for any other pillow.
Oh, youth youth, you are to be pitied
Cousin, one would have thought W.
carried the crown diamonds. Wha
caused him so much solicitude abou
this portmaHteau was that it contained
his sweetheart's letters.
Supper over, 'thsy left US. Our host
slept below, we in the upper room where
we had supped. A loft, raised some
or feet, which was reached Vt
ladder. was the resting place tina
awaited us-a sort of nest, into which
we were to introduce ourselves by creep
ing under joists loaded with provisions
for the year = 49, +
My companion climbed up alone, and
already nearly asleep, laid himself dowI
Evening star., 1928-12-12

This week local organization will
present cup to one of its members.
The Joke Is on the organization be-
cause the member to be hollored has
a cup. We are reasonably certain ne
would rather have half dozen shirts,
a couple of neckties or even bath
robe. The only function of cup is
it's occupation of space in an already
crowded room.
The homes of chronic winners of club
trophies are Uttered with reminders
of victories. Usually they are not val
liable as assets, for names and dates
are so deeply engraved in them that
they can be of no use to a buyer. We
know several Washington golfers land
their wives) whose homes contain g
Presidents Cup" Governors Cup,
Annual Tournament" trophies and
what have you. Symbols of popularity
or SKILL they sustain ones interest for
iaf
Evening star., 1928-12-12
Everyday Law Cases
Hon Is Amount of Bail Required
in Criminal Action Determined?
BY THE COUNSELLOR.
BY THE COUNSELLOR.

The grand jury Of Jewell County In
dicted William Snow for embezzlement.
The court fixed the bail bond at $10.-
600, which Snow contended was exces-
s.ve and in violation of the United
States Constitution.
Counsel filed a petition outlining
Shows grievance. and asking the court
to reduce the bail 10 $2,500, which was
the most Snow could furnish.
The court, after consulting the au-
thorities, stated:
Although it was the purpose of the
constitutional provision to prevents the
fixing of bail in so great a sum as to
preclude its being given. mere inability
to procure bail in a. certain amount
does not of itself make such amount
excessive
THE circumstances controlling the
amount required are as follows: ID The
bail shall be sut1ciently high to give
reasonable assurance that the under
taking will be complied with. (2) The
power to require bail is not to be so
used as to make an instrument of op-
preston. 90 The nature of the cfTense
and the circumstances under which 1t
was committed are to be considered
(4) The ability to provide bail is to. be
~rqHrAed"
Evening star., 1928-12-12
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY. M. d.

ing about the rules of health or the
laws of hygiene or anything when one
gets by so easily?
Besides ignoring or neglecting the
rules of health or the laws of hygiene,
which is rather foolish sort of gam
bling for anybody who must live in
contact with the dumb human race,
the girl who relics on rouge and lip
stick is pretty likely to be blind to any
falling off or failing in her own health;
she simply daubs on a heavier coat OF
paint or powder or resorts TO more pow
erful dope Of one kind or another, and
lets everything slide. She even looks
with degree of pity upon the poor
simpletons who go to so much trouble
about their swimming gymnasium work
or other physical education, and she
feels kind Of scorn for the boobs who
think they must get into bed at a
reasonably early hour nights, and all
that.
DR.. Knopf does cite some other ply
sician's opinion as tending to support
the view that insufficient clothing is a
factor in the undue prevalence of tu-
berculosis among girls. am quite GER
tain he cannot find any scientific ev1-
dence that insufficient clothing. or ex-
posure to cold, renders any one more
susceptible to any disease.
Every schoolboy or schoolgirl who lis
not strong" or seems "anemic" or
nervous" or remains constantly un-
derweight, or complains much of being
tired. or cherishes any fancied weak
ness" that interferes with physical
education, should have proper physical
examination (of course, with chest
bared), and a Pirquet tuberculin test,
and If the tuberculin test is positive,
then an X-ray picture of the lungs.
The majority of cases of tuberculosis
begin in the teens. and only by these
methods can physicians recognize these
cases in their incipiency. when the nat
ural tendency of the disease is toward
recovery-provided the patient has in
telligent care.
(Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1928-12-12
NANCY PACE
Pages Christmas Parcels
Are Gay with Silver

BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Nancy and Peter used white tissue
paper, dull blue tissue. silver stars, silver
dots, silver bells and Chinese seals in
doing up their parcels for Christmas
gifts. They avoided the red and green
and they we're most careful to write
Merry Christmas" in full on the cards.
They did not use the abbreviation,
Xmas" One package, which was nearly
square, was done up in white tissue, fas-
tened with silver ribbon held in place by
large silver star. /. A shower of smaller
silver stars was pasted in one section.
Dull blue paper, silver ribbon, disks of
Evening star., 1928-12-12

dark blue with serrated edges and leaves
of silver paper made a second package
a thing Of beauty. The squatty parcel
which holds Christmas pudding was
done up in tissue ornamented with silver
dots. The last package used white tissue,
silver dots, blue ribbon and shower of
silvery bells.
An exotic looking package called for
crepe gold paper of Chinese origin. The
sealing was done with Chinese seal in
gold and brilliant colors and the ribbon
was a tinselly brocade of Oriental origin.
The last package was done up in wall
paper, of all things. And it was tied
with blue paper tape which had the
Evening star., 1928-12-12
Liver in Peppers.

Grind some leftover cooked liver
with small onion through the food
chopper. Mix thoroughly and moisten
with tomato sauce or catsup. and add
salt and pepper to taste. Remove the
seeds and membrane from some green
peppers and fill the peppers with the
liver mixture. Arrange slice of bacon
on top of each stuffed pepper and bake
in a hot oven until the bacon Is brown.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
Lessons in English
BY w. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say
we toured the country and studied
the habits of the people" Say, 1.-THE
customs of the people"
Often mispronounced: Tarantula
Pronounce ta-ran-t -tu-la, first and last
as as in "ask." second as in ran,
as in unit" accent second syllable
not the third.
Often misspelled: Oasis; plural,
GASES.
Synonyms: Ample. abundant, bounti-
full. profuse. plenteous, exuberant.
Word study: use word three times
and it is yours Let us increase Our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word. poignant: sharply
affecting; keen. Il was assailed by
poignant doubts."'
Evening star., 1928-12-12
BY Edna KENT FORBES

your system ALI these things benefit
the complexion. Try it!
But have the tea hot and weakish.
Personally, / think it better with lemon
than milk, and losthscme with cream!
out suit your taste in the matter.
Worried Aunt-Try agar agar for
your niece's condition. This is Jap
anese seaweed and not a medicine. 1t
is tasteless and Is taken with any sort
of food such as cereal or a soup.
This will clear her system so the pin-
Piles will disappear. nathese attacks
of blind pimples recur frequently YOU
should have the doctor prescribe for
the little girl. Better stop taking the
yeast since she cannot do It success
fully.
PuzzIed-If you send a self-addresSed,
stamped envelope repeating yCSlr in
quiry, shall be glad to mail you COM
plete directions about using henna on
your hair.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
You and Your Vote.

What do you do with your vote?
Women have heard a good deal of
politics and politicians 1t may seem
TO some Of us that our votes are in
cidentals. and that they are Intellectual.
OF course, nothing of the sort is so.
BY taking an active interest in local
affairs, women may use their vote to
advantage.
There are few towns so perfect that
some improvements are not necessary.
They may need better or wider streets
more extensive lighting, more efhcient
government, relief from taxes, or any
one of a dozen economic measures.
1t is within the power of the woman
voters to obtain what they feel will be
of benefit to the community.
We have heard women speak of graft
as being an evil of which they could
not be rid. To it they ascribed a lack
of sufficient schools, police protection
adequate water supply. and dozens OF
other local or municipal defects.
Graft ts..the result Of political indif-
ference IN the part Of the voters. BY
taking an active interest in political
eeRaiTs, women can make political posi-
Evening star., 1928-12-12
Lima Bean Medley.

Cook two cupfuls of diced celery, one
small onion and one bell pepper, cut
into pieces, in fat until brown. Add
two cupfuls of boiling water and let
simmer until nearly done, then add two
tomatoes cut in quarters, two cupfuls
and salt and pepper to taste. Continue
to simmer until done, adding more
water If necessary. In place of fresh
tomatoes, canned may be used. Boil
half a package or three ounces of egg
noodles In salted water and add to the
vegetables or serve the noodles with
the vegetables as border.