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The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

The Chinese discovered the me
dicinal value of the toad ages
ago. For centuries they have
prepared drugs from its skin. Its
gland secretions are very unpleas-
ant to the taste; the toad uses
them to discourage animals who
seek to make meal of him.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

Reports from Great Falls indicate
that the North Montana Fair whicli
opened there Monday, August 3 had
a record breaking number of exhib-
its and the best showing in the his
tory of the Fair in spite of advers 6
conditions caused by the drouth il
a part of the territory included.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

Halle Selassie. exiled emperor of
Ethiopia, celebrated his forty fifth
birthday anniversary, in England,
with the announcement that he
may travel to the United States to
enlist popular sympathy for Eth
iopia in its struggle against Italian
conquest"
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

Registration of all unemployed
persons in Canada will begin Sept
/, the tabulation covering all
persons on relief and their. de-
pandents The purpose of the
survey, it is announced, is to en-.
adle the dominion government to
give adequate attention to relic I
programs.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

Turkish batteships and submaE-
ines and divisions of infantry and
cavalry have again occupied the
Dardanelles, rearmed by Turkey
with permission of the European
powers which in the Lausanne
Treaty, following the World War
declared it a demilitarized zone.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

Making his first trip outside
Great Britain since his elevation
to the throne, King Edward
jourDeyed to France and took part
in dedication of memorial to Can
adian soldiers who died in fight
ing at Vimy Ridge and in other
battles of the World War.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

Jake Stein, proprietor of the
New Deal Theatre has been har,
vesting on his farm near Opheim
He reports a sixty pound wheat
running about three bushels to
the acre.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

Because robbery of home in
which some one is sleeping is a
capital offense in North Carolina,
the thief who broke into the house
of Hardy Hill at night and stole
rs cents-if apprehended may
be sentenced to die.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

In his will the late Jacob Arz-
heimer of Philadelphia, specified
that the pallbearers, whom he
named. drink ten gallons of wine
after his funeral
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-06

While mOnth-old James Joseph
Nauton, of Booth Shore. Nd, was
taking a nap in his crib a kitten
climbed in, curled up on the baby
face, and smothered him to death
Evening star., 1936-07-31
Natures Children
Brussels Sprouts (Brassica cleracea)

When planning to use your plot OF
ground to the best advantage for
Winter vegetables, plant some Brus-
sells sprouts. They are a hardy race
and in milder climates will live out
doors all Winter. In the South they
are a satisfactory Winter crop. In
the North they are both an early and
a late crop. Fully grown plants may
be taken up late in the Autumn and
planted in cold frames, a pit or cellar.
The roots must be placed in soil that
can easily be packed closely about
them.
Like all members of this family,
Brussel sprouts adapt themselves
readily to climates and soils In most
parts Of the United States. They. Of
course, do finely when the soil Is fer
tile and they like moisture. They
can stand cold snaps and overcome
some insect invasions. And as you
have heard many times, no doubt,
they are rich in vitamins A, 3 and C.
Do not plant too close together in
the row, as the plant must have shall
low cultivation. You can SOW your
own seeds or buy healthy plants.
Each plant should be at least 3 feet
from the next one.
Weeds may be discouraged in your
garden by paper mulch. But it takes
ingenuity and strategy to outWit in
Evening star., 1936-07-31

tlOOl W A4iCOp 1iS'
Jennie blushed, kissed me, linked
an arm through mine and led me back
to nv chair in the living room, where
she struck a pose and said: Thomas,
this is my husband, fairly decent
sort of chap in spite of his tough ap-
pearance. / want you two to become
friends"
How do you do, sir" l rumbled,
warily extending my hand.
But Thomas would have none of me.
Ignoring my outstretched hand, he
twitched his nose. rose Stiffly to his
feet and started off toward the door.
How my foot itched to help him on
his way! Jennie went along with
him, spoke q word of good-by as she
let him out and then called me over
to observe his dignihed bearing as he
stslked slowly down the walk.
'Pompous ass! I snarled. "Mes n
as sin, too, presume. If he ever comes
around here again I'll boot him of
the premises"
mo, Bert, you mustn't" Jennie re-
monstrated Hes dear. really. So
Quiet and substantial. I've spoken to
him outside several times and this
afternoon I invited him in for a visit.
He's good for me the way I am now.
| You let him alone"
| Although I never caught Thomas in
the house again, I knew that he often
called on my wife while was away.
l didn't like it, either. had once had
a serious mix-up with a fellow of his
| type and I had hated the breed ever
! since. But whenever I reproached
Jennie for msintaing friendship
which exposed her to the danger OF
bodily injury and danger, she would
laugh good -nsturedly and tell me
, there was no cause for alarm.
| Still, could not help worrying, and
I sometimes questioned my neighbors
about Thomas life and habits. All
the men in our Georgetown neighbor-
hood seemed to know my wife's friend
and to approve OF him in a genera
way One man was actually par
/ tisan.
He insisted that Thomas was emil
nently respectable, a family fellow
who lived with his wife in a former
chauffeur's quarters, and that while
he might be poor, lazy and anti-social
he was in no way dangerous. Those
assurances did not have much effect
on me, however. for I was so positive
that Thomas would some day try to
do me a bad turn, could think OF
| little else.
Evening star., 1936-07-31
Bedtime Stories
Reddy Returns.

left his smart young daughter. She
was still there Reddy grinned when
he saw her and she grinned back.
well, my DEAR said ne, did you
learn sornething?"
The young Fox nodded. eyes" said
she, but still don't quite understand
it. I saw you jump, but didn't
understand just why you jumped
when you did"
TT is very easily explained" replied
Reddy. Just little way ahead OF
me was the trail I had made when !
ran down the field. If had kept on
running, without jumping would
have crossed that trail and that Dog
would have kept right on after me.
BY making that long jump broke the
trail and then the Dog, in hunting for
it, thought he had found 1t when he
picked up the old trail. The impor-
tant thing about that trick IS to re-
member just where your old trail is
so as to jump at the proper time. II
YOU don't, the trick Is no good. Did
YOU notice that I was in plain sight
of that Dog as I lay on that wall?"
YES" replied the young Fox, 81
know that trick. You didn't move
and because you didn't move he didn't
see you. I fooled him that same way
when he was in plain sight of me as
lay on a big rock the other day"
What about that hen threw to
you?" asked Reddy.
The young Fox grinned, Then she
led the way to where she had hidden
it. Shall we take it home?" she
asked
Reddy shook his head. NO" said
he. 1T is a foolish Fox who scatterS
feathers around his own doorstep"
But there used to be feathers scat
tered around our home in the Old
Pasture when I was little replied the
young Fox.
True. Quite true" replied Reddy'
That was because we had TO bring
food home to you youngsters living
there. That is q chance we fathers
and mothers always have to take, but
no wise Fox ever does it when there
are no babies to be fed
The young Fox started away. A
couple Of minutes later she was back
and with her was her sister, the Timid
One. How the eyes OF the latter
sparkled when she saw that pullet
Reddy looked on as the two young
Foxes ate all but the feathers and the
legs He didn't take any himself. YOU
see, he was still the father, and these
we're his children.
'Copyright 1891
Evening star., 1936-07-31

sect foes. However, don't be discour-
aged. Scientists have been working
day and night to outwit insects. Some,
they have found, have to be treated
internally, others externally. Some
are the eating type, others are suck
ers. Both types of squatters like
Brussels sprouts. The first ones are
given a solution of poison that gives
them stomach ache, so violent that
they succumb. The others are the
sucker group, who extract the juice
from the plant. These are treated 20
shower bath of nicotine or pyre-
thrum, which usually results in fatali-
ties.
OF course, if you have only few
prize plants, you may use the personal
touch by removing the intruders by
hand ending their lives in any way
that seems best to you.
Don't let a few insects discourage
you. Match your wits with theirs.
Who knows but you may find an ex-
cellent way Of saving future growers
millions Of dollars annually.
(Copyright, 1885,
Evening star., 1936-07-31
By ]. p. Arm strong.

tainly, and 1t made me feel the same
way. So I Smirked and bowed and
winked one eye and attempted to
open up bantering conversation by
cackling facetiously, Hello, Tom, you
old nuisance. Come in and sit on
your tailbone while I tell you all
about it,"
Ny waggery did not impress him.
He did not come in nor did he speak.
He never had spoken to me. But
was sure there was something on his
mind, and so I kept on talking to
him while he edged farther and far
ther away. looking back over his
shoulder invitingly, as though he
wanted me TO 30 along with him.
Feeling that I could afford to be
generous, I followed him down the
alley TO the chauffeur's place. where
he conducte ed me across the main floor
to small bed room, and there on a
dirty, musty, ragged mattress lay a
pleasant-faced mother and four tiny
babies. I stared at the little ones a
moment and then I looked at Thomas.
How amused he appeared to be a'
he sat there on a corner of the mat.
tress and peered impishly up init
my face. I didn't blame him any, fol
as the father of uuadruplets he wa
perfectly justified in glosting over th'
magnitude of his achievement as ON
pared to mine.
It did make me feel little cheap
of course, but tried hard to be 4
good sport. forced raucous laugh
through my lips, calling him sly OLE
son-of-a-gun for pulling trick lik'
that and undertook to prove my com
radely feeling by playfully tipping
him over on his face and giving hin
a smart slap.
Thomas was furious in his resent
ment OF my familiarity. Leapini
upon me like a thing gone mad, h,
Spst and clawed and bit with such
speed and ferocity I thought for 1
| moment that he would get me down
He was a demon If ever there wa.
one.s
Long before could get myselt
organized for defense ne had torn
my trousers legs to ribbons, slashec
my flesh to the bone in q dozer
places, yowled menacingly as HI
darted through a cathode in the fiool
and disappeared from my life for.
ever.
| tCopyright, 1890
Evening star., 1936-07-31
.Carefree
Beach Play
And Games
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

THERE are any number of sports
regarded as far less significant
than the major sports, such as tennis.
golf and swimming. While less i'm
portant, perhaps, they are never
theless fine for the good they do body
as well as mind. Most Summer sports
have a psychological effect. They in
duce a sense of well-being which
even the most crowded social calendar
(during the Winter) fails to bring
with it.
Getting outdoors is in itself in
valuable. Deep breathing is one Of
the finest Of chest exercises. Sure, we
all breathe! Inyolnntarily and un-
consciously. But hoN many Of us at
tempt to purposefully breathe deep
ly?
Whatever sport you follow, try to
make it a habit to breathe deeply.
Suppose you paddle a canoe. There's
good arm and shoulder movement in
that-and there's something very,
very restful about padding.
Horseback riding Is splendid
sport which almost inspires deep
breathing and the exercise helps to
make thighs and hips trim.
If you feel as much at home in
the water as Mr.. Fish himself and
can swim like an Olympic champion,
try riding an aquaplane. 1t develops
a sense of balance, makes for better
n0stIlra and carriape
The beach games are grand. too.
No fiabby muscles for one who tosseS
a medicine ball about.
Have you ever tried organizing a
small group for calisthenics on the
beach? The informal attitude of the
beach permits one to do that sort Of
thing-you can, In fact. 90 through
dozen back and side rolls by way Of
trimming down the hip bulges and no
one would even stop 10 stare.
II you have children. frolic with
them. And II you have . dog, there's
Evening star., 1936-07-31

/ Rockwell was convinced that she had
slam, but was afraid that II she
| jumped Immediately to six the oppo-
nents would defend at six spades.
Vests jump to four spades showed
that he held fine hand, and since she
could expect more bidding Mrs. Rock
! we'll merely bid five clubs.
When the West opponent doubled.
Mrs. Rockwell promptly redoubled, as
she reasoned that if the opponents left
the redouble in she would score as
much as If she had bid slam, while
on. When East took out the redouble
to five spades, Mrs. Rockwell bid six
clubs, and when West doubled she
again redoubled. She didn't think that
East would again rescue, and she knew
that West, having doubled twice, would
be stubborn about taking out.
While Mrs. Rockwell made an enor-
nous score at six clubs redoubled, her
opponents could have saved the slam at
six spades for an Insignificant 300
point penalty.
tCopyright, 1850
The Four Aces will be pleased 10 answer
letters from readers If stamped I3-cent'.
self-addressed envelope is incloSed with
esch communication. II you desire the
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contract bridge send with your request.
envelope to The Four Aces. Inc. $50 West
Forty-second street. New York City, and
YOU will receive an outline without any
charge.
The next article in this series will
appear Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-07-31

nothing like romping with him to
make you feel young, carefree and
TO keep you timber.
If you have a bicycle-ride it.
Pedaling is fine to strengthen the
back muscles, the calf and the ankle.
It's quite the fashionable thing to
do, too, so you need have no com.
FUNCTIONS about appearing the over
grown tomboy.
You can do imaginary bicycling in
the privacy of your own home II you
hesitate about riding a bicycle In
public. A self-addressed, stamped g.
cent? envelope will bring to You my
bulletin on special and general ex-
ercises.
copyright, 1857
Evening star., 1936-07-31
THOMAS SPEAKS

But when Jennie
went to the hos
pital for the baby,
I became so anx-
ious about her for
a few days I for
got about Thomas
entirely. What a
fine time I had,
too, after the dam
ger was over, rae
ing to the phone
to answer the con-
graduation calls.
Then as the phone
excitement began
to die down ]
heard a light step
on the porch, and
when 1 opened the
door I discovered
Thomas standing
there with the
most human ex.
preston on his
face 1 had ever
seen. He was In q
Evening star., 1936-07-31
LIE WAS sitting

LIE WAS sitting
in my favor
ite chair by the
window when I
came home from
the ONCE on K
street in the late
Afternoon. l took
one glance at his
features and knew
I could never like
him. He was too
sleek and co d.
Vicio us. too, I
thought. So I gave
him the merest
nod by way of
greeting and pass
ed on through to
the kitchen, where
Jennie was pre-
pairing our dinner.
Got a new boy
frie IN d, eh?" I
growled as she
showed a pot off
the fame and f1ut-
tered across the
Evening star., 1936-07-31

head to look up. He doesn't depend on
his eyes, anyway, but on his nose, and
he was keeping his nose down to the
ground in an effort to find that lost
trail.
That Dog worked and worked, and
of course all the time the scent was
growing cold, as they say. This means
that it was getting fainter. At last
the Dog gave up. He didn't want to,
and twice he half turned as if to come
back. However. he didn't, but kept on
toward home. And he had every ap-
pesrsnce OF being ashamed The
truth is, he was ashamed He was
ashamed of having been fooled by that
Fox
Presently Reddy jumped down on
the other side Of that stone wall, cir
cled around up into the pasture and
Returned TO the point where he had
Evening star., 1936-07-31
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Who learns a little every day
Mas set his feet on wisdom's way.
Old Mother Nature

~ EDDY FOX lay stretched out on
- top Of stone wall, srinning
as he watched puzzled young
- y Hound. Reddy had just played
q very, very clever trick on that young
Hound. He had made a very long
Jump from few feet on one side of his
own trail to point few feet on the
other side of his trail. Then he had
made another long jump off to one
side and finally had trotted to the
stone wall and jumped up on it, where
he now lay. He was in plain sight of
that young Hound and only a little
way from him. But the Hound DIDN'T
zee him. You see, it never entered his
Evening star., 1936-07-31
Pork a Ia Lollipop.

"Souvlaki." split bamboo stick
about foot long. on which pieces of
pork and lamb are roasted and served
10 travellers in railway stations in
Greece. have become so popular in that
country that they may be introduced
into the United States.
Evening star., 1936-07-31
VentrilOQuist Bothers Susie.

CINCINNATI tP).-susie, the Gin
cinnati Zoos prize gorilla, has been
having the jjitters on Sundays.
An anonymous ventriloquist has
been causing the trouble-by aping
the bark of dogs, the cry of ba bies
and the cats meow.
Evening star., 1936-07-31
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

@HIS small cousin OF the cabbage
has been named for Brussels,
Belgium. 1t is extensively
Il cultivated in Europe and
America. When properly cooked, it Is
a tender, well favored vegetable. But
its odor is more penetrating than that
Of its better known relative, when nor.
1t is too bad we do not have laws
enacted preventing the violent cock
ing of some of our vegetables. There
-
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Evening star., 1936-07-31

are some Of them that must be ham
died with consideration. Then the
result is most satisfactory. Many
cooks, in spite of the radio advice to
cook gently" insist on galloping the
water in which onions, cabbage, cauli-
flower and Brussels sprouts are cook.
ing.
Evening star., 1936-07-31
Big Flag Order.

One concern in Birmingham. Eng
land has j,Ist received orders for 90
900 900 British flags to be used during
the coronation next year.
Evening star., 1936-07-31
CLAW Colonists' First Industry.

It was the lure of precious metals
that first brought both the Spanish
and English to the New World, but the
first important mining by the English
colonists was clay digging
Evening star., 1936-07-31
Zulu Heads Music School.

DIR. r. T. Calusa. the first Zulu to
hold the diploma of doctor of music,
having taken degrees in America and
elsewhere. has just been appointed
head of the new school of music at
Adams College, Amanzimtiti, South
Africa.
Evening star., 1936-07-31

~ ECENTLY we had the privilege
- Of watching Mrs. Helen Rock
well Of Warren, Pa, a prom
inent Four Aces teacher, play
in a rubber bridge game. Mrs. Rock
well bid the hand very cleverly, and
confirmed our belief that she is not
only fine teacher, but one of the
eountry's leading woman players.
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Evening star., 1936-07-31

After her partners free two-cluh bid
over EsSt,S one-spade overcall, Mrs.
Evening star., 1936-07-31
Remarkable, new way produces
weight losses Of 7 pound. month, Or NOR.

HERE, at last, is SAFE way to reduce.
l. A way that does NOT call for strict
dieting, exercising, or taking drugs. A way
that actually increases your mental and
physical energy as pounds of ugly fat
seemingly melt away.
Please read carefully: In recent test,
held under the direction of the eminent DR..
Damrau of New York, II people who were
gaining at the rate of ~ pounds a month,
followed this method. And the average loss
registered tUaS 7 POUNDS q berson in q single
nonth-WITHOUT STRICT DIETING
OR EXERCISING.
What You Do
Now, all you have to do is this: Mix ~ of a
glass Of Welch's Grape Juice with II Of
glass of water-and drink before each meal,
and at bedtime. Then eat sensibly-and
this is what happens.
First, Welch's Grape Juice satisfies your
craving for rich, sweet foods. You have
less desire to over-eat fattening foods
yet you do feel comfortably satisfied.
Second, the grape sugar in WEIGH is quickly
most important, helps nature to burn up
excess fat.
Thus, weight is lost naturally and safely.
Often at the rate of pounds a month,
On more.
Only One Thing To Watch
In following this proved, SAFE way to lose
ugly fat, eat sensibly-and then there is
only one thing to watch. Use only the
genuine Welch's Grape Juice. In order to
get the finest, selected, premium grapes
grown we pay more than anyone in the
United States. That is why Welch's is
always full strength. No adulterants; no
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upon Welch's.
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Evening star., 1936-07-31

The next article in this series will
appear Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-07-31
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

veno oil the system th mas oeaten every otner system IN existence
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-26
By c. Y. MCDANIEL

HAWKING, Feb. 26.-After twelve years of ups and downs in the po- litical and military arenas of China, General Chiang Kai-Shek has for saken his power behind the throne role to become virtual dictator of the worlds most populous country.
 Obscured until his 36th year, the Japanese educated army subaltern who took only a minor part in the republican revolution of 1911 and a few years later forsook the army to become a broker, today commands An army of 100000, is premier of the national government and is the Sdominating personality in China s one recognized political party, the kuomintang.
 The roles e-mbine to make him chief figure in the struggle to main- tain for 4O0,0O0,000 people a na- tional existence that began 5000 years goo.
 Fights Way To Power x4When Sun Yat Sen father of the republic. died in 1925, his mantle , fell upon no one pair of shoulders. Chiang emerged out of the confusion
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-02-26
MRS. w. w. COUNCIL ;
 HAS APPENDECTOMY

Mrs. w. w Council, wife of the well known Territorial Commission CT of Health, underwent an emer- gency appendectomy in the Virginia Mason Hospital Monday. according to advices received here today from Dr. Council. which indicated that her post operation progress va S satisfactory.
 pr. and Mrs. Council had only recently returned to Seattle from a cross-country u O. m le tour, which included visit to Washing ton, D. C.. and sojourn at Rex Beach's winter home in Sebring Florida. Plans called for Dr. Coun- cil to sail on the Northwestern last Saturday for Juneau. Mrs. Coun- ell, on the contrary, was to entrain for North Dakota, where she was to spend a six-w weeks vacation with her parents before returning to the Cap ital City.
 Latest advices indicate that, if Mrs Council continues to improve at a satisfactory rate. Dr. Council will sail from Seattle Saturday en- route to Juneau.