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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-03
WHAT is ROB ROY
HAVEN'T ~ TIME"

Opportunity knock Il IA the door.
With 4 chance for the brother within:
He raped til his fingers were sore
And mutiercl: Come one let me i'm.
Here j. something ! know Won can III.
Here's a hill that ] know YOU al
climb
But the brother inside
Very uicklv replied:
"Old fellow ! haven't got time
Opportunity wandered alnn.
In search of 4 man who would rise.
lie said to the INDECENT throng:
Here's \ chance for the fellow who
tries"
Bui each of th'm said with u smile.
II wish ! could DO il but I'm very
busy today:
Very busy today.
Aud I'm SORRY % say
That really ! haven't cot time"
Al last Opportunity came
To a man who was bur,Irncl with
cares
And said: Il npw offer the same
Opportunity that has been theirs.
Here's a duty that ought a. hc done.
qlt'S a chance il you've COT the time
Ia take it,
Said the man with a grin.
Come along. pass ID in.
Ill either find tire or III make H."
Of all the excuses there are
I'y which this o'd world i accursc1.
This haven't cot time" j. by far
The poorest. the fcrblr>t the worst.
\ DC u>ion IL j.. and a snare I:
II the habit j. Yours YOU should shake
it.
For il Won want to 10
What H. Offered a. Won.
You'll find time Ia do il or make il.
Detroit Free Press.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-03

FOR RENT Three room furnished flat.
al modern convcnicnccS. Apply San
Carlos hotel. 1881
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-03

Copy Rcader-llcre'> a story about 4
policeman reaching headquarters with
two DRINKS over his shoulders. What
kind Of head shall ! put on ii.
City Editor Policeman wears pair If
tights around his neck will do.-Thc
Stanford Chapparal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-03
Suffered with
Throat Trouble.

Mr.. Barnes
used to be
r h OF
W n G n
c o u n { y.
II e n nessee.
Fro m ex-
pos TO
the elements
he acquired
I h 7 o n I
u b ! e.
lie $ u p,
posed that
his health
was entirely
ruined. in
spite OF all
the itreats
IN mt IA c
could pro-
cure.
a Z { @ r
using four
bottles Of
Pcruna he
claims that
he was en-
I r g v
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-03
THE Brute

II think Johns love j. cooling" said
he bride.
What makes yoI think SOP"
The other night he suggested that
he'd Ike Ia 90 Ia lodge occasionally. aud
We haven't been married 4 year vet.
Detroit Free Press.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-03

An Indian who had been told bv u
white man that feathers were good 10
II ccp upon. secured a feather aud slept
upon it. White man heap biz liar"
was his comment National Monthly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-03
\ GILMAN

No cried the fair Young thing aS
.hc gently but firmly resisted the KS Of
her ardent sutton. n am not afraid ~
microbes. but of vour crobeS." And he
never darkrncd her door again Judge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
Seeking a Husband
Bv CONSTANCE CLARKE.

raruIiay look in his eyes ! thought
fbat if il hadn't been for last night
and Dick. ! might have felt little
Inherently. Love is a very thrilling
game To play with any man. -, l
do want 80 know more about II.
You sang wonderfully | said on
the way home, And the song was
dear
And appropriate, too; you must
admir- that" he returned, taking pos
session of my hand and spreading the
fingers out on his palm
Gloves are very unromantlc,
said, drawing my hand away, tney
don give a PERSONS hand any cnar-
acter -
NO. like your hand better with
ont he said, reaching for 1t again,
please. Mr.. Woods l said coldly,
"hnlding hands is meant for straw
rides and sleighi0g parties. Don
YOU think we have passed that age
II never knew those things went
nv ages. he said, deliberately. You
are very tantalizing little girl w ny
aren't YOU willing to play the gamer
was puzzled. is it d game ?? And
then he did the most extraordinary
thing. put his arm around me as II 1t
were the most natural thing in the
world to do. and whispered.
This game. the oldest game in the
world. Don't tell me that you haven't
played it before" But my gasp or
astonishment must have convinced
him. for he let me go instantly and
looked rather sheepish, as l looked at
him steadily.
~ think PROBABLY" ! said freezing
". that you've played the game so
often that you have forgotten how
to discriminate between people. It s
too bad. because I think we might
have been quite good friends"
! think that disposed of him, but
how | hate to be disappointed in
people But then there was to- NOR
row and Dick. l went to sleep with
/ NV coral necklace under my pillow,
and dreamed about that horrid Mr..
| Woods. | wanted to dream about
Dick. Dreams are funnier than love.
| think III have Ito study them next.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
FORCED TO EAT
], CRUSHED ICE
And Was Not EvenAllowed
Privilege Of Sitting UP,
but Finally Wins Out.

Kaplan. AIRS Casamear Burk-
hart. Of this town, gives out following
for publication: Il feel that l owe
my life to Cardui the womans tonic,
| was married last April. and was in
fairly good health Shortly after
marriage my health began to fail, and
for three long months was threat
ened with serious sickness
u passed most Of my time in bed,
with nurse at my bedside. Al last
was told an operation was neces-
sary. was so weak ! could retain
nothing on my stomach but crushed
ice. and was not even allowed to sit
mp in bed
"A friend of mine advised me to
use Cardui, the womau's tonic and
they got bottle for me. as a last re.
sort
After taking Cardui for one week.
was able to be up in my room
After continual use for two months,
was in perfect health and could
Do all Of my work without firing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16

T. wasn't until nearly evening OF the
dav that Dick sent me those
roses that J remembered about MI
Woods and the concert. | remember
ed suddenly because Dick called me
No about o'clock and | had gone
down TO the library SO mother an
swered the phone. Dick wanted 10
know il ! would be in that evening,
and mother said that | was going out
and then he reminded me Of the con
cert when | came in. and | just sat
down and laughed at myself for hVe
minutes. OF course | had to go to
that old concert, but | was certain
sure OF the fact that | wasn't in love
with Mi Woods And how ! ever
could have imagined such thing Is
what made me laugh SO much
Mr.. Woods called for me in taxi
and he was terribly good looking in
dress suit. Tall blond men always
look the best I'm evening clothes. Dlck
is dark. but there is something about
Dick in a dress suit that makes him
seem different from anyone else and
his funny laugh is so very dear How
ever. when We reached the hall
tried to be a little bit decent. After
all, ! had encouraged Mr.. Woods a
teeny bit that night he kissed my
hand, and now that I was sure that
| could never like him that way.
was beginning to feel sorry for nm
What are you going to sing
asked as he took me 10 my seat and
stood a moment looking down at NE
30, l can see from the program as
he handed me one.
Yes, and tell me afterward if YOU
don't think it We'll chosen" he said
I'm afraid I really mus, so now.
rustled the pages over and skim
med down the sheet rapidly.
Tenor solo . Like Lotus Flowers
Gardner Bissell Woods.
Ii looked very grand to see his
name printed out that way. ! thinf
he has a rather stunning name. How
ever, ! didn't understand the signiti-
canoe of the song till later, when he
came out and sang something about
pink tipped fingers. And just once
when he looked at me with that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
By FRANCES L, GARSIDE.

TIME first time that Daysey Mayme
Appleton met the Baron Won
BHcherbach she caught a rap
turous vision of herself as a Baroness,
saying Kind Words to all the hofbrau
Cor were they hobfrau?). with all the
village kinder gathered around.
True, the Baron, a distinguished
visitor in this country, had said moth
Ing to inspire such a vision, but il
requires no spoken proposal from any
man to place a maidens feet on ne
threshold of the Promised Land. They
just naturally plant themselves there
at the sight Of every man who IS
eligible
Il VIII give Dutch lunch in his
honor said Daysey Mayme, At Will
please him to see that | know me
customs of his native land"
The Baron Won Blicherbach received
the invitation with pleasure and his
acceptance was prompt. His round
generous sized stomach longed for "a
good home meal Of beer saurkraut.
beer snitzles beer, damphinoodle.
beer, Smeercase beer bologna. beer.
pret2els and beer and blood pudding.
He was prompt arrival, the end Of
his nose fairly glistening with an
ticipation, and his forehead moist
with the eXertion Of getting into his
dinner sui,.
Daysey Mayme met him IN the cos
tune of Dutch peasant girl, but the
desire within him to eat was so great
he took little heed Of her clothes. All
her guests wore the costumes OF
Dutch peasant girls as they appear
on the stage, which is enightening
because IL pictures the peoples ~
other lands wearing clothes the like
OF which they never Wore and milk
maids in such attire that II real COW
saw them she would be too frightened
to give down her milk
With a nose that had begun 5o
sniff Il little apprehensively for the
smell Of saurkraut, and found it not
the Baron Won Blicherbach led TIL
way to the dining room, and saw on
the table Onstead of the generous
piles Of bologna 1anked BY heaps Of
saurkraut and edged with damphi-
noodle and bottles Of beer thrown
into a cold sweat OF terror aft his
approach a bowl of pale cerise fruit
punch, and a plate containing devira
food sandwiches as large as homeo-
pathic pills.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
The Manicure Lady
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

but he had to spoil his compliment
by saving that the lines reminded
him of some he had wrote himself
Well. ! suppose there will always De
poor people, terribly poor people, but
| wish it could be different. | get so
sad thinking about little babies cry
ing for something to eat that l often
say to the old folks that want to go
and live somewhere in the country,
away from all the misery that I can
not stop, away from the suffering
that I can't put no end to-
If things keep the way they are
now you might as we'll go to the
country anyway" said the Head Bar
Der What in the world is the mat
ter with all your customers? You
used to have twenty or thirty day"
The trouble with my customers, I
guess" said the Manicure Lady, rs
more on account of strict Government
than hard times everywhere. You see,
George, up 10 about a year ago there
was quite a few bOokmakers and
gents in the gambling profession, and
a few well fixed actors. that came in
here regular to have their nails did.
Well, they have all went The iron
hand of the law took a grab at the
bookmakers and gamblers, including
that old standby Joe Blow, that al
ways counted that day lost when he
didn't have hts nails did. And |
guess the moving pictures has nicked
the bankrolls of the actors Of which
was speaking of. So here sit.
dwelling on my past greatness, like
Mister Napoleon on the island of the
Philippines. or wherever it was they
had him in the cooler The sky has
been gray for quite few days now.
and the air is kind OF penetrating
and altogether it looks like a long.
hard winter"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
To-DAY's INsTALLMENT.
Fifty eighth chapter-continued

Fifty eighth chapter-Continued.
oh. the sickening horror Of il an
whether II was really moral corrup-
ton or only aftectation and pose, 81
seemed equally shocking, and though
1 bore as much Of il as could with n
cheerful face, ! escaped as often as
possible to the clean atmosphere OF
my own room.
But even there ! was not always al
lowed 10 he alone, for Alma's mother
frequently followed me. She was a
plump little person in a profuse orns =
fnentation of diamonds. diamond rings
and brooches, with little or no educa e
ton. and reputation for saying
risky things IN bundering French
whereof the principal humor lay in
the uncertainty as 10 whether she
knew their meaning or not
Nevertheless she was the only
good hearted woman in the house,
and I really believe she thought she
was doing a kind act In keeping me
company But oh, how suffered from
her long accounts OF her former
visits" to my house. whereby
learned. without wishing 10. what her
origin had been (the daughter Of u
London postman). what position she
had held in Castle Raa in her win
some and reckless youth Cone that
need not be defined). how she had
met her husband in New York and ne
had married her 10 save the reputa
ton OF his child and finally how the
American ladies Of society had re-
fused TO receive her, and she had
vowed to be revenged on them by
marrying Alma to the highest title in
Europe that could he bought with
money.
Il was just like your father. my
dear never did no manner OF harm
TO those people. They used to think
!; Thought myself better blood Tor they
were. but | never thought no such
thing. | assure you Only when they
turned nasty after my marriage /
made up my mind--1ust as your ia
Their did--as Alma should marry a
bigger husband nor any OF them, even
IL he wasn't worth dime ana adnt
air on is cad"
a.
$herself were less Illuminating than her
I sympathy with me. which implied
that I was not fltted to be mistress of
a noble house-how could 1t be eX-
pected OF meG-~whereas Alma was
just as IL she had been born TO II,
and therefore T. was lucky for me
HAT had her there 10 show me now
10 do things.
'Alma's gotten such toni Such
distangy manners!" she would say,
The effect Of all this was to make
me feel. as had never felt before, the
intolerable nature OF the yoke ! was
living under. When ] looked into the
future and saw nothing before me but
years of this ignoble bondage, ! told
myself that nothing -no sacrament or
contract. no law OF church or state
could make me endure 1t,
From day to day my maid came TO
me with insidious hints about Alma
and my husband found myself
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
Up-to-Date Jokes

When Mr.. w. n Howells, the ia
nous American writer, was editing
an American magazine, a young man
called on him at the office and Of
fered him poem Mr. Howells read
the poem and thought it was good.
but somehow it seemed rather ia
miliar.
Did you write this unaided?" he
asked
81 did" replied the youthful poet.
Il wrote every line Of it"
Then ! am very glad 10 meet you,
Lord Byron" said Mr.. Howells But
| was under the impression that YOU
had died some years ago
During a concert tour of the late
Theodore Thomas and his celebrated
orchestra, one Of the musicians died.
and the following telegram was i'm
mediately dispatched to the parents
Of the deceased
John Black died suddenly to-day
Advise by wire as to disposition"
In few hours the answer was re-
Ceived. reading as follows:
we are broken-hearted his dis
position was rowing one"
They were discussing the relative
position Of various countries as mu-
steal centers, Germany seemed to
have the most vOtaries, much to the
evident displeasurc Of one exCitable
I Italian who wished his own country
10 carry OF the palm.
Italy is turning out the most mu-
sicians, and has always turned out the
most" he cried
"Ach," exclaimed a German pres
ent, can You blame them"
Professor know my son is
rather slow, but in the two years
that you have had charge OF his edu-
cation he must have developed a ten
dency In some direction or other.
What occupation do you suggest as
a possible outlet for his energies,
such as they are
Well sir, | think he is admirably
fitted for taking moving pictures Of
a glacier
Why do you insist on having the
biggest share Of the pudding. Harry ?"
asked the mother OF a small boy.
Isn't your older brother entitled 10
it?"
"No, he isn't" replied the little
fellow. He was eating pudding two
years before | was born"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16

GT HAVE heard awful lot OF
growing about the hard
times we are having" said
the Manicure Lady, and I don't
know how it has affected the other
great industries. but it certainly has
put the manicure gesheft on the hum
meT. | amt had but one customer in
two days and ne was from the coun-
try. I could tell that because his nails
was 50 tough and broken along the
edges. and because he didn't give me
no tip There is dust coming on the
little linen cover OF my table, and
gloom slowly stealing into my young
heart. | don't like to make any kick
when ! know that there is a lot If
people a heap worse off than I am.
They don't kick none, so why should
70"
Then what are you talking
about?" asked the Head Barber.
Il suppose | have a right to sillo-
quize a little # I want TO-" said the
Manicure Lady. Goodness know 3
there is plenty Of time on my hands
to talk and nothing to do but to lis
ten, | often think how uucomplaia-
ing the really poor people are.
George. was reading a grand poem
last night. | don't know who wrote
ii, but it was some big Lacquer, all
right, The lines / think ! remember
was about the city and went some
thing Ike this:
" I want not its pride or its pity.
| sigh for the stream and the moor (;
There is nothing sweet in the city
But the patient lives of the poor
There wasn't any name on the
poem, but ! think them is grand
lines. Even brother Wilfred, who is
as jealous as most unsuccessful poets
had to say that they was great lines
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
Do You Know

paris firm, has invented an in
gehlous hethou OF Slsh"'I'iE l"'"
aeroplanes The device consists of
tube placed in such "a position that
q s,,.,,,,,r ,,,,,ro,,t ~ mir from, the pro-
peHer passes through u ana u 'oH-
nected by valve with a reservoir
aued with soot Tht svalye can be
nnerated nv tbe messenger i'm the aero
niane In such a manner as TO release
either large or small Quantities Of
sont from tho reservoir into the tube.
The snnt 0birIel ont nf the tube by
the draueht forms i'm The wake of the
machine Iony IN. short streaks Of
hIarll by means of which messages
can he given I'm tho Morse code. The
who'll 7pnarat,,s weighs NOT more
than nine nnnnds
ne -, p'' t''le'', -, !, az, "a
Na9u'"Ns "', "'S Wv tu "' 49,, vs.
ka'"I' "l '"' 'n"i NrH '''o' 49, nv We
Nual''.uvS w cnt.It" are u, ~, ,l,I
WIN Io'N anu S"l.u Wy 1''e'i i ~.
mn ut'> 10y uuS, "'"''Us
AMER examining SalilplrS Oh l''t o.iuS,
Is S1a''H 'la' t','ls N"S an a ny
OF one 'Nu pouilu "l 'oyN anu Sa '''ii
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16

The Germans are of phlegmatic
temperament, and it takes a great
deal to disturb them. The disa2-
pointment was a great deal, for with
"A storm OF invectives at the fool
American who eads so fiddle and
dress so nudge in fitness for what
aindt already yet, the Baron Won
Bllcherbach put on his hat and left
the house.
These foreign affairs are so dis
appointing" sobbed Daysey Maymp
recalling the time sh gave a fete
champetre and her guests, not know =
ing what it was, came prepared for
everything from a wedding party to
sewing bee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16

ETHE light that lies in woman's
eyes. says Miss Priscilla
Knowles, of the Academy of
Music Stock Company, is the light
that rules the world Beyond that,
facial beauty is unnecessary, for peo-
pie rarely look beyond beautiful pair
Of eyes, save 20 let their attention
wander to the mouth, which needs to
be sweet in expression only, not beau
tiful. That is just the trouble with
the present day girl--she spells her
mouth by allowing it to look hard;
she draws it's softness into straight
Lnbecomng lines. Perhaps you did
not know that unpleasant thoughts,
such as envy, hatred and the like,
show Immediately in the expression Of
the mouth and eyes.
ITO return to the subject of the
eyes In the first place, whether or
not God has seen ut to bless you
with eyes Of an unusual color or
shape, II VIII avail you nothing if
your gaze is not clear and honest
Never let your eyes shift from the di-
rect glance Of another it marks you
as untrustworthy. / once knew girl
who had beautiful eyes, but who
looked all around the room while you
were talking to her. She would never
give YOU glance for glance
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
Advice to the
Lovelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
HE is NOT WORTH IT.
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax
| am a young girl. and | think
great deal OF boy, who, have
very good reason to believe, cared
for me until inst lately when
girl who | thought was my best
friend came home from her vaca-
ton This girl tried her best TO
get him away from me. and as She
is more attractive. and better
dressed than /. she has succeeded.
The boy still treats me in a Cour-
tcoUs and gentlemanly way. That
is ali ! wish you would tell me
how | can win back his regard
as / care for no one else HURT
The friendship of boy that can
be won by the prettier face or attire
Of another girl isn't worth the effort
YOU would have to make to keep 1t,
Call your pride To your rescue. and
show him YOU don't care for him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
SOMETHING SENSIBLE.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAN.

A girl friend Of mine has her
first-year wedding anniversary.
What would he proper gift?
r Z.
With marriage comes appreciation
~ the useful, and l am sure anything
from a pretty towel to n china plate
or cut glass dish would be acceptable
You know her wants and her Tx
ings and the limitations OF your own
purse, and should find the buying Of a
gift an easy matter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
A Steaming Hot Dish
for Cold Nights

When the air is Suappy and Won feel
like having steaming hot meal that
viii pat vim and life into you, try Faust
Spaghetti
Serve it real hot--cooked with ripe
red tomatoes sprinkle some powdered
cheese over All you need 70 SO along
with II is plain bread and butter and
you've got a meal that Viii surely touch
ihe spot Nutritious. too-a loc pack
age of Faust sphaghetu contains tour
times more mtriment than a pound OF
the finest lenderloin steak
Cut down on Your meat bills and eat
Faust Spaghetti oftener Make it The
chief meal al least twice week. as a
side dish serve frequently Write fot
/ Tree recipe book Buy package az YOU,
( grO.,r.s to-day. 81 and zoe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
FIFTY NINTH CHAPTER.

DEFORE going TO my fathers
~ house went 10 the Bishops.
Bishops court is at the other
side Of the ISLAND, and il was noon
before drove under its tall elm
trees. iu which a vast Concourse Of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
The Lids.

consequently, the beauty of her
eyes was never wholly appreciated,
and. besides, there came a time when
she proved herself unworthy the name
Of real, true friendship. A straight
forward glance helps YOU to be hon
est 1t inspires direct confidence in
your heart, and it gives other people
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
DON'T TRY


Dear MISS alTlaNt
am only a boy OF Il years.
and I am glad 20 say have sense
enough to realize | am not in love,
as | am sure / don't quite know
the value of love but ! write you
asking how to try 10 hold on to
certain dear girl whom in the flu
ture ! would love 20 make my
Wife ARTHUR
You don't love her now. what re1-
son have you for thinking YOU vii
love her in the future?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
BY HALL GAME.

Copyright. 1912, by Hearsts Magazine.
Copyright, 1918, by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright IN Great Britain. Copyright.
1913 by ]. B Lippincott Company