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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
MEDITATIONS OF A WIFE
What Women Think About.
By HELEN ROWLAND

woman only excerpts" from his,
and these arc carefully expurgated.
Tw*o times when a man feels "only
a little lower than the angels" are
when he has just paid his wifc's
spring outfit, and when he has stayed
home from his Sunday morning golf !;
in order to wash the car.
The only way the average woman
can ever discover how much her huS-
band thinks of her is to come back
and read it on her tombstone.
Some husbands are so hard-boiled,
others are too sOft-bOilcd-but most
of them are just ovcr-coddled.
One of the most pathetic sights of
the day is that of a simple father and
mother in the fOrtics, trying to be
chummy little pals with n bored,
sophisticated son and daughter in the
twenties.
Alas. women still continue to marry
the wrong man, and men still con-
tinue to fall for the wrong woman
But, what would the playwrights and
scenario writers do, if they ever got
wise to themselves. and stopped it?
OF course, Opportunity is pictured
as woman. The same opportunities
have made a hero of one man and
awful fools of lot of others.
4 woman starts out in life to search
for an idcal-and ends by marrying
what she can get. \ man starts out
by marrying some passing fancy
and spends the rest of his life search
ing for his ideal.
The most useless thing on earth is
to tell a woman that it is useless to
worry about Il man.
Copyright, 1926, King Features Syn. Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
The Rhyming
Optimist
Winter Cradle Song.
By Aline Michaelis

The winter wind, so shrilI and
keen, comes swiftly through ths
night; above the pine trees branches
green lonely star CLEANS white
The winter wind tells tales of coll
dim regions far away, where ncvc!
lily-buds unfold nor robins sing in
May. But only of the snow and
slcet the north wind wildly cries, ESQ
snug and warm, lie still, my sweet
and close your drowsy eyes > FO:
all the north winds clustering is but
murmur here, and minions of Kin
Winter sing to sOothC your listCnin!
ear. $50 snug and warm, lie still,
lie still. and close your sleepy eyes. }
The north wind raves down field
and hill. but here faint echoes rise.
Lie still, and through your sumner
deep. bright dreams of spring shall
stray, for love about your crib shall
keep the wild winds and storm away,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
Some Pointers
on Manners
By Mrs. Beeckman
Easter Cards.
By Mrs. Beeckman

Easter Cards.
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
We are planning on Easter cards,
and 1 don't want to use the wrong
signature. What shall it be? We
shall be guided by your opinion.
(2) Also, does it make any differ
cnce on which side the return adj
dress is written-whethcr on front or
back? MARY.
If you have the names engraved
on your Easter cards they should
be MIR. and Mrs. Frank C. Smith, p
or, very much better, with the name
for which the &C" stands spelled out.
In formal details of this kind, it is
better not to use initials, since they
are authorizations. and it is inap-
propriatc to use authorizations on for
NAL cards.
Of course it is perfectly good form
to send out informal cards. that is
with the names written on the cards,
but then they are written Mary and
Frank Smith"
.(2) 1t does not make any differ
cnce whether the return address is
written on the flap of the envelope
or on the front of the envelope, in
the upper left corner.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
Sure Way to Get Rid Of Dandruf

Girls-if you want plenty Of
thick, beautiful, glossy, silky hair,
do by all means get rid of dandruff,
for it will starve your hair and
ruin it if you don't.
1t doesn't do much good to try to
comb or wash it out. The only
sure way to get rid of dandruff is
to dissolve it; then you destroy it
entirely. To do this, get about four
ounces of ordinary liquid arvon;
apply it at night when retiring; use
enough TO moiStcn the scalp and rub
it in gently WITH the finger tips.
By morning, most, if not all, of
your dandruff will be gone, and two
or three more applications will COM
pletcly dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace of il.
You will find. too, that all itching
and digging Of the scalp will stop,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
LISTEN, WORLD M" Nay s vst .s Mrs; p:s:"'

| isn't sure of himself. He's apt to
crumble or grow peerish under re-
sponsibility. Nor is it his fault. Mod
crn marriage is too big a job for boy
Of 20 to tackle. He should live at
least five years more before he's ripe
enough for the task. And even then
marriage will not have the binding
lure for him that it has for the girl.
He'll want to be married-in order to
get the girl. But he won't want to
be married in order to be married.
Marriage is a woman's game, not a
mans:
A woman must work twice as hard
to keep husband happy in marriage
as a man must work to keep n wife.
She must make him feel that both her
companionship and the marital state
add materially TO the value of her
life. She must impress her need of
guidance and protection upon him in
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05

We were on our way to Budapest
and Bobby said:
That's a very funny name for a
place, Foxy Grandpa. Isn't it,"
Yes, it does sound strange to us, .
| replied. 1T is two names in one"
1t is?" asked Bobby.
Yes" I replied. You see Buda-
pest is the capital of Hungary and
at one time it was two cities. Buda
was on one side of the River Danube
and Pcsth was on the other side. They
were united and made into one city
in 1879"
We arrived in the beautiful city
and saw the fine royal palace on the
high hill on the west bank of the
River Danube and we were shown q
big mansion nearby where a strange
man once lived-a nObleman by the
name of Count Sander. Then L re
mcmbered the story of Count Sander
and L said to Bobby.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05

Il saw a picture once of Count
Sander taking an artist friend of his
for a drive which scared the poor ar
fist nearly to death and he after
wards skCtched it in this picture"
Tell me about it," said Bobby.
"Wcll." l started. you know the
Hungarians are great horsemcn and
among them there never was more
famous hOrScman than Count San
dor. TIe was a very daring and reck'
less fellow and he had the finest
horses in the world.
ale used to perform the most ex-
traordinary feats. They still tell stor-
les of how he would ride his horses
down rocky heights and jump over
chasms on their backs"
Just like in the movies" suggest
ed Bobby.
Exactly" ] laughed. "And in the
winter, when the Danube was frozen
and the ice would break up into
pieces, he crossed the river, jumping
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
ADVERTISEMENT
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
FOXY GRANDPA STORIES
A Strange Place to Go for a Drive.

from one piece of ice to another or
his horse"
TOO bad they didn't have movies
in those days" said Bobby. Il bet
he would have been a great star"
But wait until l tell you abO.
this one particularly daring thing he
did" [ continued. "Once he had
gentleman visiting him-a German
artist by the name of John Presstel.
and one day he invited the artist 20
go for a drive with him.
"He started out in his carriage,
drawn by four horses, and they went
down a winding street, which was
high up on n citadel. at one point in
the street there was 4 long flight of
stone steps, which led down to the
city below, and which had been built
TO save people from taking the long,
steep road which wound up and
around the hill.
Count Sander checked in his
horses at the top of these stairs, and
then what do You think he did? He
whipped up his horses and drove
the four horses and carriage right
straight down that great long flight
of stairs"
Did they fall over. Foxy Grand
pa-and tumble down." asked Bobby.
in amazement.
NO." / replied, "but the poor ar
fist and the groom on the tiger seat
behind nearly died of heart failure
before they finally reached the level"
Il should have thought" said Bob
by, that that Count would have
stopped being a Count and joined a
circus"
Copyright, 1925. International Feature
Service, Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

hundred subtle ways, and build up
his self-rcspcct by showing her respect
for him. And she must always make
him feel that he has triumphed over
his whole sex by winning her.
She must do this because she's realI.7
putting something over on him that
Nature never intended should be put
ovcr-she's making a married man out
of misOgamist male.
She can only do all this if she, her.
self, really enjoys the same things that
he enjoys-if she thinks from the
same age ansle-and if she's still young
enough to excite his interest and slim
ulate his pride.
But if she has outlivcd his interest,
and by hcr own experience makes his
appear trivial. how much of a chance
do Won think she has?
NOtta chance.
Copyright, 1926. King Featur Syn, Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
SHE FINDS A REAL LOVE

quite n bit. I have associated with
all kinds Of young men and women.
From my observation and experience
| must say the girl who does not al
low pctting is always really respected
the most.
Girls who have alw avs been PETERS
may marry. but-you will notice. few
of them stay happily married. So Car
olinc, don't you think it will pay you
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
WHY is SHE LEFT ALONE?

Dear Miss Fairfax" writes Gam
bier. in my opinion, petting is Meth
er essential to popularity nor detri-
mental in winning a husband.
'The average man reasons that if
a girl refuses to pet it's a sure sign
that she isn't interested in him. He
also believes she is interested in some
one else and he is sure she encourages
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05

| suppose there never was Il woman
whose life lay shattered 10 bits about
her who didn't keep saying to her
self:
It's all a bad dream. I'll wake
up and find it isn't So"
So all day long as [ moved about
The Birchcs, taking down the pictures
and ornaments and the bits of linen
and silk with which we had made
the place more like our own home
than the furnished house" it really
was, l kept feeling it was only q
dream. 1t didn't seem possible that
Jim and l had come to the parting
of the ways. For that matter, it
doesn't seem so now, and this is a
week later and l am writing i'll
But never mind. l must set down
my thoughts in order, and must re-
view things in sequence, or I shall
never be able TO get my thoughts
straight and find out what am 60
ing to do next.
Strange thoughts kept me company
all during that long day of packing
and getting ready to close up the
house. They had no orderly sequence
no relation to each other. but were
always induced by the thing l was
doing or suggested by the article l
was handling.
A snapshot of the house in a snow.
storm made me recall the blizzard,
and how l had thought the yowling
of one of Nick Perry's dogs was a
VOLTS howl. And the next minute
| was thinking that I'd have to call
the laundry and ask them to come for
the linens tomorrow morning early
after I'd had time to strip the beds
and leave the house tc.:antless-with
that expectant look empty houses
have.
Then I turned away from that
thought. / didn't want to follow it
to its logical conclusion. l hated
the tasks that lay before me.
wanted to slip out of the house
and away-into nothingness. But l
kept right on working-right on evad-
ing the thoughts that demanded at
tCntiOn.
At noon n guest arrived. 1t was
Diane PetruZzi, driving her car with
that rakishness that goes so well with
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
How Can Real
Affection Be
Won Best?
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX,
Who occupies unique position in the
writing world as an authority on
on problems of love.

The word love has a thousand
definitions. Even when narrowed in
meaning to designate the emotion of
fascination between a man and wom-
an, love, as viewed by various individ-
uals, varies utterly in its characters
tics.
To one person it is an unselfish
ennobfing emotion, an inspiration TO
express the very best qualities Of in
dividuality.
To a second person, love may be a
light-hearted, amusing, thrilling game,
with tragic possibilities, similar to
the efforts of a moth to fly near the
fascinating flame. A third person
may have an idea Of love that is base
and unworthy.
Hero are letters from two men who
have different ideas regarding the
winning and holding of a womans
love. On only one point they agree
That a girl can be popular whether or
not she pets, provided she has charm
Each letter states a certain philos-
ophy of love-. Which is correct?
With which if either, do you agree?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
Fashion Fads

Budding boutonnieres-for spring
suggest a plentiful planting of mag
nolia trees in artificial flower fac
tories" for the huge magnolia blissom
promises to be as greatly in demand
this spring as was the gardcnia in sea-
sons past. White and pale pink are
favored. but red and maize ones are
also being worn by women who value
the festive air flower gives the lapel
of severely plain tailor-made.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
PERSONALITY COUNTS

success of widows, for he knows their
motives and realizes their artfulncss,
but thinks he is the one man wise
enough to escape their clutches"
Lone Wolf writes:
Dear Miss Fairfax:
"A recent letter in your column
from girl named Caroline struck a
rcsounding chord in my nature. l have
met several girls who seemed to be
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
REFUSES TO BE KISSED

the man she likes to pet her. all her
denials and prOtestatiOns to the con.
trary, Notwithstanding.
"NOw Len are vain creatures. so
you see why they usually droL non
peter like hot potato and seek other
company.
"Of course, there are other ways
besides petting of assuring a man that
he's more desirable than Paradise, it.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05

with a spoonful of whipped cream on
top.
MENU NO. 2.
French Toast.
Currant Jelly.
Cheese Creams on Lettuce.
Tea Cakes.
Beverage.
CHEESE CREAMS.
Shape cottage cheese or American
cheese into balls the size of walnut.
Press a half Of a pecan or a whole
almond or a walnut half on two sides
like a French cream. Serve on lettuce
with mayOnnaise mixed with whipped
cream.
MENU NO. 3.
ScallOped Oysters
Fruit Salad.
Waters.
Beverage.
SCALLOPED OYSTERS.
One pint oysters.
OnC-tOuTth cup oyster liquor.
Onc-fOurth cup milk.
One cup bread crumbs.
Onc-half cup melted Crisco.
Salt and pepper
Blend melted CriscO with bread
crumbs. Place a thin layer of crumbs
on the bottom of baking dish, cover
with layer Of oysters sprinklcd with
salt and pepper. Repeat layers OF
crumbs and oysters with crumbs on
top. Pour over liquid. Bake in moder-
ate oven about IL hour.
MENU NO. 4.
Cottage Cheese Rarcbit
Prune Jelly
Beverage
COTTAGE CHEESE RAREBIT.
One bell pepper.
Thrce-Quarters cup cottage cheese.
One can tomato soup.
Salt to taste.
One loaf of bread.
Butter.
Melt one tablespoon butter in a
frying pan and cook the green
pepper, seeded and minced fine
till it is tender. Add the tomato
soup, salt and dash of cayenne. Keep
this hot.
Trim the crusts from slices of bread.
DRY them later for bread crumbs).
Make sandwiches with cottage cheese
(six for this amount of saucc). Brown
the sandwiches in a pan containing
melted butter.
When all are ready to serve pour
over the tomato sauce and sprinkle
with cottage cheese. Garnish with
parsley and serve with hearts of let
tuce to make a well balanced meal
MENU NO. 5.
Shirred Eggs
Stuffed Celery Olives
Bran Mullins
Jam
Beverage
SIIIRRED EGGS.
Six eggs.
Onc-third cup milk.
Two-thirds cup buttercd crumbs.
Break a washed egg into buttCrcd
custard cup. Cover each egg with
milk and crumbs. Bake until set in
a moderate oven. 30 degree c., 40
degrees +. Season, serve hot.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05

self. But men do insist on being as.
5urcd up to a certain point, then left
in just enough uncertainty TO keep
them Specializing.
"A man is determined not to be
by any girl. But Tie more
dangerous the enterprise, the more
the game in his estimation.
plcas2s his vanity immense
Iy. This no doubt accounts for the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05

Most girls, these days, pick out Il
husband as carclcssly as though he
were being sent up on approval, in
stead of for keeps.
4 woman likes to offer a man 1.-THE
book of her lifc," but a man offers
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
Do You Know That

There are now 1,OO9.2O3 telephones
in Canada. or about one TO every nine
persons. The average for the United
States one phone for every 7.3
people.
Lions and tigers are too weak in
lung power to run more than half q
mile.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
EASY TOMATO SOUP,

Empty the contents of can Of to-
mato soup into saucepan. Fill the
can with water and add that to the
soup. Season with tablespoon of but
ter, dash of cayenne and salt if
needed. Serve in cream soup cup
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
TABLE TALKS
Luncheon Menus
By MILDRED KITCHEN

| think it is a pity that the AmCri-
can life of today makes it so often
necessary to eat a hearty meal at
night. Our menfolk are off to work
all day with only n lunch Of some
sort at noon. Our children are away
at school and should not have a hearty
meal, even il it is possible, if they
are to do good work in the afternoon
classes, So it is that the supper as
an institution is almost an impossible
ity for the middle classes and it is
only on holidays and Sundays that
we may indulge in this delightful type
of meal. I have given below five
menus, with some recipes. These are
equally suitable for lunchcons or for
party refreshments.
say beverage instead of specify
ing milk, tea, coffee, cocoa, chocolate
or punch. for l feel that each family
must have and should have its decided
ideas on this question and will act
accordingly, anyway.
MENU NO. I.
Tomato Soup With Whipped Cream
Pear Salad
Cakes.
BEVERAGES
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05

and YOUR hair viii look and feel
hundred times better. You can get
liquid aryon az any drug store. -Four
ounces is all you viii need, no mat
ter how much dandruf you may
have. This simple remedy never
tails.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
SIIIRRED EGGS.

NIN GIGS.
Onc-third cup milk.
Two-thirds cup buttercd crumbs.
Break a washed egg into buttcrcd
custard cup. Cover each egg with
milk and crumbs. Bake until set in
a moderate oven. 30 degree c., 40
degrees +. Season, serve hot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-05
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Democracy is founded upon the principle that
the voice of the people shall be supreme. 1t
is far from preslmptuousness upon the part o.
any citizen and taxpayer to demand of the prospec-
tive officeholder an unequivocable expression to
opinion and policy, and every candidate for of
flee should not only be willing but should welcome
the opportunity TO give without hesitation
walton full and frank statement as to his position
on all matters affecting the public. Where there
are local issues involved, it makes it all the more
imperative so that the voters should be fully in
formed before support is given. The fact that the
office TO be filled is removed from the immediate
work involved in any particular project does not
in any sense relieve the necessity of full infor-
+ nation on that subject.
The individual calls for, yea demands to know
just what the prospective offceholder who in
reality aspires to be servant of the people, will
do in the event of election where his influence
viii be cast in every matter of public interest The
individuals interest may at times be prompted by
Selfish even Interior motives. but II is usually from
desire to be of service to the people among whom
he lives. He wants to vote for the man who's
Monroe county and Key West are today con-
. fronted with problems and conditions which are
extraordinary. Problems, the solution of which
win mean unlimited development and wealth.
There must be genuine and abiding faith in Mon
and those who TO be the leaders in Mon
roe county must possess that faith in the fullest
measure. There is going to be material advance
ment or H shameful refrigeration. There is not nor
there be middle ground. no country ever re-
msined stationary. II must move on with the pro
cession or ANONYMOUSLY fall back If ever there
time when the moss thorough scrutiny of the
policies snd positions Of candidates for office in
NTcnree county and the city of Key West was de-
nanded, il is today.
To every ssrrant for office it is well TO say.
that when you ask for the suffrage Of the people
whom yop desire TO serve, they have Tho right to
know whore ven etard
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-05
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
NEA Service Writer

WTASHINGTON - Representative
w Sol Bloom Of New York
is ending this session of
Congress more in the limelight, per-
haps. than he expected, as a result
of the hullabaloo over the introduc-
ton of the name of Coolidge into the
committee hearings on Soils bill to
regulate fortune telling in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The presidential spokesman"
denied testimony that the Coolidges
believe in spiritualism and have Sc
ances right in the White House, but
that hasn't quieted the row, because
the statement was also made that
most senator's are spiritualists, too.
If this Is true, the question natur.
ally arises. How much does spiritu-
alism have to say about the laws
we have to live under?" 1t isn't so
very nice to think about being gov.
erned by ghosts.
HOWEVER. ut isn't true" says
Sol, with a contemptuous snort.
Here's what happens" he
continued. You can call on one of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-05
DAILY LESSONS IN
ENGLISH
BY w. L. GORDON

Words often misused: Don't say
where have they gone to-" Omit
"Lt,
Often mispronounced: docile.
Pronounce the as in "of," or as
in mo"
Often misspelled: restaurant.
Synonyms: anxiety. concern.
solieitude, care, vigilance, atten-
tion. worry. watehfulness.
Word study: "Use a word three
times and it is your" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by master
ing one word each day. Today's
word: Vernal; belonging to spring
The vernal days have given away
to simmer"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-05

Key West has every reason to be proud of its
splendid schools and unusually bright students
The high school is to be congratulated upon turn
ing out twenty-four graduates with the closing of
the present tsrm, and each with highly credit
able record.