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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-06
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PERSONALS
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H. Thode and S. ]. Coleman OF
San Antonio, both farm implement
statesmen, were in the city yester-
day on business.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

that tend to make one grow fat. First
of all, there is a dumpy way of sit
ting as when one falls to pieces over
the top of her stays and slumps in at
the waist just as much as her steel
armOr will allow. Now. if you want
to keep your figure you cannot afford
to slump at all but should cultivate
a good straight backbone and hold your
shoulders back naturally, not stiffly,
but so that you are never sitting in a
round shouldered position.
| have seen so many girls Of eighteen
or nineteen whose shoulders were
round and whose backs already looked
old just because they do not sit up
straight. When sitting at a desk or
sewing table, when you are reading or
writing, place your chair sufficiently
far from the table to allow you to sit
well back in the chair, and then bend
forward from the hips. This position
is really more restful than the hollow
chest and round -shouldered one, and
1t is just a matter of habit to get ac-
customed to It,
There are all kinds of braces sold
now which hold the shoulders back
and keep one from getting a broad and
round shouldered back. They are good
for the fat woman, because they remind
her to hold herself correctly, which
will make her look taller and less
dumpy. The same kind of a brace is
made by the English army officers of
three handkerchiefs. Knot the ends of
two of the handkerchiefs together slip
these over the arms and around the
shoulders. Now pass the third hand
kerchief across the back and under the
two arm-circles, and have some one
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
UDROTHER wILFRED and me e

"P Roc IHE ERR WI I and me
swell party the other night"
said the Manicure Lady. 1T was gave
by artist that has just opened a new
studio, the same as the studio that
was telling you about a few weeks
ago. We had a grand time"
Il think YOU are wrong in going to
studio parties" said the Head Barber.
i have told you that before, and you
know when l tell you anything I mean
it."
1 can take care Of myself without
any bone headed barber telling me
where to get off" said the Manicure
Lady, frigidly. This artist was a per
feet gent. The only thing I didn't like
about the party was one of his lady
guests Il think she must be one of
them ladies that is all the time look
ing for adventures. I think they call
them adventuresses. or some name like
that She hadn't no more than seen
Wflfred when she started making eyes
at him, because she had heard the poor
Kid telling that he was a poet. and I
guess She thought that poets makes a
lot of dough. Goodness knows they
don't. George; but as long as she
thought so 1 suppose that amt neither
here or there, but to get on with my
story.
The mintue Wifred noticed that
this blond beauty was shining I'D to
him ne swelled up like one of them
poisoned puppies that you read about
in the story books. l guess in the
next hour after he made the flash he
must have recited about seventy of his
worst young poems. Don't you see.
George? He was trying to make hit
with her and con her into giving him
little dough, but he was waiting for
good chance to approach her, and all
| the time she was playing the same sys
tenn. l had more than one good laugh
before the two of them found out that
there wasn't quarter between them,
and probabl wouldn't be for some time
TO come. Wilfred was telling me on
the way home that in the old days
poets used to have patrons and patron
esses. He said that any time a poet
was on his uppers he would go and
dig up some rich old guy or guyess and
tell him the facts in the case are
these | think it was a pretty good
system at that George. BARRIERS and
manicure girls can make enough to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

The Way to Sleep.

Young people often lose the pretty
contour of the face because they sleep
with their mouths open, while the wom-
an who is inclined to be fat if she
will form the habit of sleeping with
her head up, instead of bent very far
down, or with such a chin strap to hold
the mouth shut and the chin up viii
not acquire the dreaded double or triple
chin.
Another bad habit is for the fat
woman to consider herself fat; the
minute she says Il am too fat to run
upstairs, too fat to walk much" that
is just the time to begin work to de-
crease ones flesh; to walk and run up
and down stairs as much as possible,
for Incidence invariably accompanies
the fat woman, and that is the most
difficult thing to overcome.
Body massage, if one can obtain it,
would help reduce the weight, and face
massage will do much toward dispers
ing the fatty tissue that disfgures the
youthful face.
But, alas! the fat woman does not
care about strenuous exercise, and
much prefers applying medicated soaps
or trying to melt down fat at the
Turkish bath, or by spasmodic hard
work encased in rubber garments un-
der a sweater.
OF course, the more you exercise the
more you will perspire and the sooner
you will melt down your fat. lie
trouble is that few women are willing
to keep it up long enough to feel the
good results.
An excellent movement for reducing
the waist and abdomen is the follow
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Up-to-Date Jokes

German gentleman at breakfast
one morning said to the servant: Did
come home very drunk last night,
Gretchen"
Her reply was; oh Lor, sir. yes!
Why YOU kissed the missis!"
Chortles-Say old boy, are you fond
of moving pictures?
His Friend-Weu, | should say So
Chortles-Then come round to our
house next Tuesday and give us hand
We're moving that day"
Jones came downtown the other
morning with a somewhat bruised and
swollen forehead. His friend Briggs
viewed the confusion with interest. and
asked;
How did it happen, old man."
"Collided with the hat rack last
night" said Jones. shortly
Accidentally? asked Briggs.
NO, Briggs" replied Jones. sweetly
q have every reason to suspect that
it attacked me purposely."
The BARRIERS shop was well patron
ized, when in walked a shabby stranger
Good morning. sir" called the bar
Der. doubtfully.
Good morning replied the strang-
er. My good man. viii YOU shave one
side Of my face for q dime"
The barber winked at his waiting
customers, Certainly" he replied,
Take a seat, please"
Presently II was the shabby strang-
er's turn to occupy the seat of honor.
Now, which side shall shave?" asked
the barber as he waved the lathering
brush in the air
The outside" replied the shabby
stranger meeklN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Do You Know

The title Of the white house. Wash
ington, was strangely bestowed. Soon
after 1t was built 1t was proposed to
call 1t The Palace, but this was on.
posed on democratic grounds. Congress
then determined that it should be called
the executive mansion 1t becan7A
known as the white house because
when rebuilt after the British soldiers
had partly destroyed It, 1t was painted
white to hide the traces of smoke and
fame upon the walls.
For some time in Vienna street saw
ings banks have been in vogue with
considerable success. These savings
banks are an adaptation of the penny
in the-s slot machine. Any one passing
wishing to deposit a small sum drops
his money into the slot. Instead OF re-
ceiving bOnbons or chocolate in return
he gets ticket for the coin depositei
The tickets are later honored on pres
entation at a government department.
Encouraged by the success of the
Vienna experiment, the people of Pans
are to introduce the same system into
their streets
A ughtshlp has just been placed IN
commission in Germany that is pro-
vided with complete equipment Of the
most modern devices for aiding and
warning mariners. In place of the old
fashioned mast beacons, the vessel ca .
ries a single powerful electric light set
on top of a hollow mast or shat,
through which the light can be reached
in stormy weather. The lightship has
wireless telegraph and fog and subma
rine signals. Diesel oil engines run
! dynamo, and two large accumulator
batteries store the electric current for
emergency use. The new vessel is 1870
| feet long and % feet wide. 1t will he
stationed near the shadows at thu
! mouth of the River Elbe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
. . The Manicure Lady . o
By William F. Kirk

get by, but poets is awful helpless
creatures. At least, Wilfred is. He
had to nick the old gents bank roll for
four bits to make this studio party thar
1 am telling you about"
studios don't make no hit with
me-" said the Head Barber.
You amt classy enough to under.
stand them" said the Manicure Lady
IF you want to enjoy a studio Won
ought to have one of them artistic
tempers, or whatever they call it,"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
- Know the Man"

Yet he made no effort TO detain Mr.
Slater, when that gentleman. under this
renewed excitement, hastily left us He
was not the man to rush into anything
impulsively, and not even the presence
Of murder could change his ways.
Il want to feel sure OF myself" he ex-
planned. Can YOU bear the strain Of
waiting around a little longer, Laura? +
now 90
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
q The Making of Pretty Girl
Why Same Gyoz0 Fat and Others Dou't
BY MARGARET HUBBARD
AVER.

Il ASHTON experts tell US that the
+ reign of the thin woman is over,
and that the new styles will favor
her fatter sister but / don't believe it.
You may favor the fat sister all you
like, but she will go right on trying to
be thin. Few women are contented
with their looks, anyhow, bat no fat
woman likes to think that she has los,
her slender proportions Fat IS awk-
ward. and, what is much more. it is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

A generation or so ago, if woman
had an GRAND she walked-she had to,
there was no other way
Later she could do it in half the time
by riding Now she can do it almost
instantly, by telephone.
That's Progress, and Progress is made
possible Ey science.
FelS-Naptha is science applied to the
washday problem, and it's results are just
wonderful
Formerly washday was time of sick
ening odoe, back-breaking labor, diSor-
dered house and the severest test on the
clothes. This was necessary. There was
no other way.
The FclS-Naptha wash day-the
scientific washday-iSn' washday at all in
the old sense; merely an incident in the
routine of household duties.
And if directions on the red and green
wrapper are followed, the result is certain.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
TO-DAY s INSTALLMENT.
Copyright. 1911. Street & SMITH
Copyright. 1911. by podd Mead & Co

Copyright. 1911. Street & SMITH
Copyright 1911. by podd. Mead & Coz
Not yet Mr.. Hammond insists upon
waiting for the coroner 1Mr Hammond
was the. proprietor of the hotelJ She is
lying on one Of the big coucHes near
which she fell II you like, ! can give
You a glimpse Of her she looks beauti
ful. It's terrible TO think that she is
dead"
] don't know why we consented We
were under spell. ] think Al all events,
we accepted his offer and followed him
up q narrow staircase open to very few
that night At the top. he turned upon
us with a warning gesture which I hard
~ think we needed. and led as down a
narrow hall fanked by openings CORE
spending 20 those we had noted from be
low. AT the farthcst one he paused and,
reckoning us 10 his side. pointed across
the lobby into the large writing room,
which occupied the better part Of the
mezzanine floor
We saw people standing in various at
titudes ~ grief and dismay about couch,
one end of which only was visible 10
us at the moment. The doctor had just
Joined them. and every head was turned
toward him and everybody bent forward
In anxious expectation. ] remember the
face OF one gray-haired old man. / shall
never forget It. lie was probably her
father Later. I knew him 10 be So Her
face. even her form was entirely hid
den from US, but az we watched q have
often thought with what hcartoss ct
riosity1 a sudden movement took place in
he NH oil 10 n
startling picture presented Itself 10 our
gaze
Miss Challoner was stretched out upon
the couch She had dressed as she came
from dinner in a gown Of ivory-tlnted
satin relieved at the breast by a large
bouquet OF scarlet poinsettias 7 men
ton this adornment because Il was what
first met and drew our eyes and the eyes
of every one about her, though the face,
now quite revealed. would seem 90 have
the greater attraction But the cause was
evident and one not to be resisted The
doctor was pointing at these p0insettias
in horror and with awful meaning and
though we could not hear his words. We
knew almost instnctively. both from his
attitude and the cries that burst from
the lips of those about him, that some
thing more than broken petals and dis
ordered lsces had met his eyes. that blood
was there-slowly oozing drops from the
heart-whch for some reason had es-
capped all eyes till now.
Miss Challoner was dead not from UNI
suspected disease, but from the violent
attack Of some murderous weapon As
the realization Of this brought fresh pan
and bowed the old fathers head with
emotions even more bitter than those OF
grief ] turned a questioning look up al
Georges face.
II was fixed with a purpose ! had n,
rouble in understanding
- Know the Man"
Yet he made no effort TO detain Mr.
Slater, when that gentleman, under thi,
renewed excitement hastily left us II,
was not the man TO rush into anything
impulsively, and not even the presenc,
Of murder could change his ways
Il want to feel sure Of myself" he ey.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

knot this together, drawing the Shout
ders back by pulling the handkerchiefs
which bind them.
Another bad habit which the stout
woman easily falls into is that Of 60
ing around with her head bent down SO
that she soon has two or even three
chins. Chin straps for reducing the
chin are sold everywhere nowadays. or
one can make them of a piece of linen
cut about three inches wide, with tapes
at the end. The linen should pass I'M
der the chin and tie over the head, and
press the f1abby part of the chin in, as
we'll as holding the mouth shut while
S1aepipG
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

aging Even the very fat girl of four
teen looks older than she is
Many a girl inherits tendency to
flesh. just as she inherited brown and
curly hair. If fat runs in your family
it is hard to overcome it. and a con
tinual fight has to be kept up against
the increase in weight.
Ordinarily the woman who is too fat
enjoys good food. but some people who
are fieshy eat very little when they do
eat. however, they always choose just
those foods which make flesh. Then
they like liquids, soda water. plenty of
water with meals, ice cream and half
watery foods. The amount of fluid
one takes has much to do with increas-
ing the weight, and l suppose one
thing every woman knows by now is
that alcohol in any form promotes a
false appetite and aids in storing up
fat in the tissues of the body,
The Apple Woman.
I once knew a dear old apple woman
who was exceedingly stout You
would have thought to look at her
that she'd long passed the age when her
personal appearance was the slightest
consequence to her. But dear old
Mary was still somewhat vain and
her tub-like figure worried her |
knew that she got plenty of exercise,
and asked her what she ate and drank.
Nothing at all! Nothing at all" she
assured me. 81 don't eat enough to
keep a bird alive. and l never drink
anything but tea" And how much
tea do you drink. Mary" oh. sure,
twenty two. twonty-three cups a day"
Wen, there was the secret of Marys
fat, and she certainly never suspected
that the teapot which simmered all day
long on the stove had done so much
to make her lose her slender shape.
Almost every woman who is TOO fat
has some sort of little bad habit
simmering in the background like
Mary's teapot Something she never
suspects has helped to make her fat
and it's only after much cross ques-
tioning that YOU can find out what it
is.
There are all kinds of bad habits
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Valuable Exercises.


Lie fiat on the back, preferably on
the hard floor; extend the legs stiffly
then raise first one leg. then the
other, stiffening all the muscles and
getting some action in the muscles Of
the waist, which with the fat woman
are usually quite weak and flaccid
After repeating this exercise several
times. bring both legs together to
position as nearly as possible at right
angles with the body.
The woman who will roll on a hard
floor a hundred times night and morn
ing will soon fnd her flesh melting
away. but it isn't a comfortable way
of doing it.
Skipping the rope, usually considered
quite a childish game, will also reduce
flesh, but if there is anything the mat
ter with the heart, it is not advisable
to try it.
Riding. tennis playing bicycling and
especially swimming all will reduce
weight
The woman who wants to get thin
must never take maps in the daytime,
and she should not sleep more than
seven hours at night. This applies, OF
course. only to the fat woman of robust
constitution.
DR.. Arnold Lorrand advises abstain
ing from meat entirely. in order to re-
duce flesh, or to eat very little, if any
of it, while for the rest Of the diet.
almost every woman knows those
starchy sugary and fat-forming foods
which she shouldn't eat, and which she
generally adores.
The ideal weight for women of vari-
Gus heights is about as follows:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
How One Washerwoman Was Converted
to the Fels-Naptha Way.

Amty Dradge-'Why, bless my soul! Mrs. Old School,
the washerwoman has the light at last and has
adopted the FelsNaptha way of washing
Grocer's Boy-"She was forced to it. Anty Drudge
Mrs Millionaire her best customer, told her that if
she didn't use Fels-Naptha she'd take her washing
away. Was tired she said, of having her clothes
come back all yellow and with streaks of dirt
still in them
The evening world., 1912-03-08
URNHOSE0NMOB
LED BY WOMAN;
AvERTLyNCH|NC
Police of Jacksonville Aided by
Firemen Defend Jail-Mil-
tia Under Arms.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March g.
Quick action on the part Of local. city
and county police aided by the Are de-
partmsnt. alone prevented the iynchins
here last night Of hvs negroes.
The ave we're under arrest in connec-
ton with the murder last Sunday Of 9.
silverstein. and the assault Of his wife
and two small children. A mob Of ssv-
erai thousand people led by . little
German woman had formed. and every
policeman n deputy IN the city was
called into action to protect the jail.
The nrst mob that stormed the jail
wa led by the woman. Shouting de-
nance to the police. she dashed to the
door Of the jail. urging the men to fol.
low.
Al the entrance she was seized BY an
ofhccr and rushed inside. while the po-
The evening world., 1912-03-08
NORTHWEST A MECCA
FOR HUMAN DEREl|CTS

SEATTLE. Wash. March s.-Accord-
Ing 10 the Seattle police the Pacific
Northwest seems to be a Mecca for
young men and women derellcts. Dur
Ing October 36 Inquiries came to the
city from various parts OF the country
asking for Information concerning sons.
daughters. fathers. mothers. brothers
or sisters. Daily the newspapers are
called upon to announce that some fond
parent In the East desires TO learn the
whereabouts of a loved one who has
been absent for months or years.
1t appears that the Northwest and
Alaska lure more men from home than
any other part OF the country to seek
fortune and adventure In the ncwer
parts. Boys are fired by stories OF gold.
men by cheap lani and women by big
and chances to marry, Once In
the Northwest. misfortune and desponn-
ency overtal:c fully one half. and they
fail TO write to the home folks because
Of pride.
This week a mother In Florida wrote
that she last heard OF her youngest son
IN Seattle. A mother In New Jersey
desired to know II her boy was known
In Tacoma. From Halifax. ~. s.. came
A letter from a mother stating that her
son once sen, her letters from here.
nut IN The last twelve months she had
not heard from him.
Fathers, brothers and sisters In Chi
caso, New York. st. Louis and other
large cities seek their kin by sending
photographs and descriptions to the po-
lice. ne wspa pers and city officials. Post.
master g.. +. Russell has received a.
many AZ ten such letters from Eastern
DtAteO.
The evening world., 1912-03-08

lice with drawn rinss charged the mob
and forced them back. O.
The hre department also proved Of.
fectivs. One man refused to turn the
water N the mob when ordered TO do
20. and was discharged on the spot by
Chief Haney. who. amid misses and
jeers from the crowd. took charge OF
the hydrant.
Fearing the united efforts Of the city
and county authorities would not be
sufhcient to cope with the situation
the state militia vas ordered under
anne and three companies r at the
'srmory. pending further Developments.
Another mob formed In Dignan's
Park. . short distance from the jaii.
after the failure Of the nrst to effect
an entrance. but at midnight Il wal
thought the police had the situation In
hand.
The evening world., 1912-03-08
TAFT SPEAKS
FOR CONFIDENCE
AMONG PEOPLE
With No Agitation for Unrest
the Country viii Prosper
and Have Business Peace.

ALLIANCE, O., March s.-President
Taft started his three days campaign
through Ohio and Illinois early to-day
with a long talk about political con-
d.tlons In Ohio with l.. o. Lsylln and
william II. Miller. two OF the Taft
leaders. Mr.. Laylin said that things
were looking up In Ohio. Arrangements
were made here to have tho Presidents
train stop al a dozen stations through
Ohio during the day. and he probably
will make many rear platform speeches.
lie will make his principal address At
Tole.o. where he will answer the Column
bus speech OF Col. Roosevelt.
The President gave his hrst rear plat
form talk at Alliance to a crowd o. 1920
lie preached confidence and prosperity
.nd sa!d In part:
Prosperity is the first hing that we
all should seek. because II means hap.
piness to everybody. We may have a
prosperity that Is merely specious. We
may have o,r mills running to the full.
and yet there may be something Of corr
ruptlon In society and In the violation
OF law through trusts and combinations
and determinations OF railways that
make that prosperity one that really
does not help W. In tho end.
But emitting that. and assuming tina:
everybody IL obeying the law-and We
arc trying 10 make them obey the Ia W.
!: In prosperity AID business that We
should look to. and The agitation .hs.
creates a Lack %: confidence among
'hoso who have capital invested Is 30;
for the good Of the people. Therefor.
what We want Is. as far as we can. 10
have the quiet confidence that makes
everybody look after his own business
and pu. as much money In Il as he can.
and then jobs Will he many, wages will
20 up. we will ali have money TO buy
shoes FOR our children, and those OF us
that like. comfort can enjoy II.
What ] would press upon you and
what ! would press upon myself, 10
the necessity for inspiring confidence IN
our government. When everybody has
confidence In every one else. ! do not
know whether we can carry that to per-
~fection. but II Is wise hat we should
not cultivate hostility between classes,
between persons similarly situated, but
we should all have confidence In each
other because We are In the same boat.
II We have prosperity. then II Is the
poorest man that gets the best Out OF II.
When we don't have prosperity the rich
can he comfortable stu. but Il n the
poor man that suffers"