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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
The Stars Saw
For Friday, July 20.
BY GENEvIEvE KEMBLE

A LTHOUGH there is auEury OF
- excellent prospects In certain
directions on this day. iudg.
ing by lunar and mutual configura,
tons. yet there viii be q stubborn
obstacle difficult to surmount. This
should be vigorously attacked and
the splendid prospect for increase.
gain and new arrangements grasped,
and this will be assisted by a mind
alert and strengthened by good judg.
ment and discernment. and steeled
by ambition.
Those whose birthday II IL are 70
have q year to test their stability
and power to rise above a stubborn
obstruction, but their minds will be
found spurred to the occasion, with
sharp business Gunner and ambition
TO rise to the predicted increase.
growth and gain OF finances and new
connections. possibly with large cor.
porations or combines. A child born
on this day should have many excel.
ent qualities for success. prosperity
and general advancement. but Il may
have a stubborn obstacle OF handicap
to overcome. Its fine mental equip.
ment should assist IL.
Obstacles are the dRrtbens OF the
soul; there is no defeat but to giUe
up.-Ida Pentecost.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19

NOTTY felt sure she saw sorae-
thing move on the branch OF
the bush and away she ran "a
see who IL was.
Sure enough. there hanging head
down 70 one or the branches was a
dear little creature.
Dotty didn't know whether 20
touch IL with her fingers or 10 poke
It with a stick. She picked up a stick
and was just abou; TO touch the sleep
ing creature when a tiny hand
caught her arm and held IL.
"Oh. Happy G~iggles." whispered
Dotty when she spied the wee efin
hanging 10 her arm. Il am glad you
came. Who in the world Is that lit.
tie fellow and what is he doing hang
ing by his feet head down that way?'
MY goodness me. Dottyi" laughed
the wee elfin. don't you know who
that isl It's Mama Bat"
The little sleeper unfolded her
wings and pulled her head out. blink
ing her bright eyes in the sunlight.
Come. wake up. Mrs. Bait" laughed
Happy Giggles. You have some
early callers. Dotty 10 here to see
you"
Early callers In right" laughed
Mrs. Bat. Strengthening herself up on
the branch. This IN my night time.
don't you know IL. Happy Giggles?
Hold on tight, children" and for the
first time Dotty discovered three lit.
tie baby bats clInEing 20 their moth
er's back.
Sure enough. X ts your night
time" said the elfin. But X i had
not come along when I did, Dotty
would have poked you with a stick"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
Some Odd Facts

One person out OF every twenty OF
the British population IS a motorist.
Judging by the number OF licenses
issued. Here the proportion Is one
In six.
symptoms very similar 70 those OF
t~ntoxication can be caused by any
one OF sixteen different illnesses.
The sun n q million times as big
as our earth and 100000 times a.
massive.
English, drawing. woodwork and
arithmetic are among the subjects
included IN the lessons given by Sal
ford Guardians 20 male drawers or
the dole: single men Up 70 thirty and
married men up 10 twenty-five years
OF age must attend the school for
unemployed regularly II they wish TO
obtain relief.
The picturesque DEVILS Dyke.
Brighton. England. Is some 700 feet
above sea-level. and from the highest
parts NAV be seen on clear days the
isle OF Wight. the weald. Windsor
Castle. Leith Hill and Box Hill.
violets. rose petals and nastur.
tiums for ~flavoring salads r among
the novelties OF French cooking.
One motor a for every five per.
sons In the entire population Is the
new record set up by the United
States. Canada and New Zealand
come next with one car TO twelve
people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
The Home Kitchen
BY JEANETTE YOUNG NORTON
Appetizing Recipes for Green Corn.

and turn in the batter. Cook the
omelet In the usual way folding IL
and slipping It on a hot dish. Gar.
nish with strips Of broiled bacon and
sprays OF crisp parsley.
Salad Hortense.
Husk. silk and boil six large fun
ears Of corn. then cut from the cob.
When cold add q cupful Of cut-up
=
celery. q rhinly sliced onion. or q
cupful OF scallions cut small. and a
minced green pepper. Fold IN enough
heavy m~ayonnaise. made without
mustard. TO moisten. or Russian
dressing can be used Then ill large
tomatoes that have mad the skins
removed. then been followed out
from the stem end and chilled. Set
on lettuce leaves and garnish with
stoned olives.
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ANNIE LAURIE:

~ | ain a girl fifteen years old
and have been going with a boy
for rwo years. He is sixteen. We
have been engaged q year. We
both took the same studies last
year-in first year Highland both
received exactly the same grades.
His sister also was with US. They
came up every night and we
studied together and then took n
ride, or something after her
steady" had come. But in school
we acted In no way to show ~
relationship.
Our tastes ana interests are
similar. We both have planned a
four year college course. Then we
are 70 be married. Our parents
nor no one knows this.
We do not limit n another's
friendship. yet neither OF Us so u
with anyone else.
My mother objects TO Us being
together every other night. She
does not know we arc engaged7 Do
YOU think this too often3
Should ! break this engagement
I realize a girl Of my age knows
rothing OF love-real love. Yet
mother married al tifteen y q
and dad are s~weethearts yet.
TROUBLED PATSY.
TROUBLED PATSY: Secret cd,
IL gagements are most unwise
Patsy. dear. as they lead TO mos
embarrassing situations. The bes
thing for you both is to forget a.
about an engagement. until you ar
through college and then Sc
whether you feel the same toward
each other. You e by being secretl.
engaged. you are forced to deceiv,
your mother and this should neve
be. She is quite right IN obJectini
to your seeing him so frequently. a
long as she does not know OF you
engagement. Why not tell her. AM
then follow whatever advice she ma,
give you Frankly. I think you ar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
Minute JOURNEYS
By TEMPLE MANNING
Albania AUdkes After Centuries.
NIRANA Is the capital OF a very
small but interesting country.
Albania Here. five hours

"IRANA Is the capital of a very
small but interesting country.
Albania Here. five hours
travel across the Adriatic Se@ from
the heel OF Italy. one may find r o
nance. Amid a cluster or white
washed huts with lowered walls and
c~obble-stoned pavcments. tall noun
taineers armed with silver ornanated
pistols and knives strut proudly
through the crowded bazaars. From
the miaarets OF the mosques come
the musical voices OF the muezzins'
call at sunset. In the market places.
as IN the fields. the peasants fan to
their knees facing the East 10 give
their prayers TO Allah, their God
No smoke mars the horizon. for
steam Is little known TO Albania
Gasoline fumes have hardly yet be-
gun to pollute the air.
Albania. land OF the Eagle. long
under the tyrannical sway Of the
Turk. Is now free to take its place
among the nations of the world.
Where bronZed girls with yelled
-countenances carried stone Jars to
the cool mountain stream to be filled
and hand-hewn forked ploughs made
shallow burrows in the rich soil,
modern water systems and up-to-
date tractors are being introduced.
Albania will soon Join the Western
world in economic development.
Tourists may yet find Biblical pic
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
Loves Awakening
Samuel BTixtOH.
The Heart Story OF O
Ste1dfost Woman.
AdeIe Garri
10y Adele
fodge OF the P~0r1doxicGl Characteristics of

} the quick resentment with which che
involuntarily meets unwelcome ad-
vice. But the next instant her eyes
had softened. and her voice held dis
arming contrition.
mo. YOU are right" she said.
Marion is entitled to anything
which may come to her through her
father. haven't any faith in this
offer-knowing Sam Brixton. there's
a trick in II somewhere. I'm sure.
but at least ! must hear what the
man has TO say"
She crossed the room. retrieved
the letter and looked at the heading
again.
Cleveland. Ohio" she said. 81
heard he'd gone TO the Middle West.
but / never knew where.
His was a queer combination OF
traits" she went on. with a restless
tapping OF the letter against her
hand which told me how tense was
her nervous strain. II don't sup
pose II was so unusual either. Many
men exhibit the same paradox. He
was utterly INSCRIPTIONS. ruthless
In business. but a devoted husband
and a kind ~stepfather. No." at any
involuntary look or surprise. for the
references In the letter had given me
the impression that the boy and girl
or whom Mr.. Brixton spoke were his
W children Neither Ronald nor
Carolyn are his children. Their
father. who. incidentally. made Helen
thoroughly unhappy. died when
Ronald was two and Carolyn a baby.
leaving his family almost destitute.
She found a position In Samuel
B%rixton's office. and later they were
married. They always have been de-
voted TO each other and the children
were given his name and never have
been made 10 feel for an instant that
he Is not their own father. II II
were not for her knowledge OF his
shady business deals and her conse-
quent mental suffering. she would
be a very happy woman. Whatever
may come Of this shall be very glad
10 see Helen again. She was my
dearest friend in those days. but. Of
course. lever like you"
Ito be continued.)
Copyright. 1873. NswspaD~ Feature Service. Ire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19

Colds can be passed on from one person TO
another. This shows that there is some sort of
i~nfective material. 1t may be carried through the
nasal or other secretions of the i'll person to the
well one.
If the well person is really well, If he Is
properly fed, free from undue fatigue, and func-
tioning normally. he is likely to be safe. There
must be lowered vitality, as well as the presence
cold"
The scientists have taken the secretions from
diseased tissues, passed them through a stone
filter, and caught the clear fluid which results.
Under the microscope the liquid appears entirely
free from visible substance, yet it may be capable
Of producing disease. IL may contain what Is
called a "filterable virus" That is, il possesses
ia its solution some sort Of poison which will
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19

.'Uh. Mrs. Batr'' cried Dotty. Il
didn't do IL to hurt you I just won
dered who you were and why you
sleep upside down like that. DO
you always sleep hat way?'
'Of course. / do" replied Mrs Bat.
amused Mt the expression on Betty's
face. I'm q funny Mother. ! sleep
head down. hanging to the branch
with one foot. Every place I 20 r
carry my three children with me,
when I don't feel like carrying them
around | hang them on a limb OF a
tree until I find food for them"
And can you really see me this
minuteT' asked Dotty.
Sure. ! can see you Just as plain
as can be-" replied Mrs. Bat. whats
the idea OF such a funny question.
child?"
Because rye always heard that a
bat was blind in the daytime" re-
piled Dotty. "I felt sure you could
see."
II certainly am anything but
blind" laughed Mrs. Bat. My, but
folks do tell funny tales about me
and my relatives. Some say we bring
good luck. others say we carry bed
bugs. and goodness knows what elss
they do tell about US. All I can say
is we don't carry bugs and we can
see. True. not SO well IN daytime as
we can at night. We belong 20 what
is called the night-flyers. It's our
duty to try to get rid OF the n%os-
quitoes. When you see me flying
around al night. you may De sure I'm
doing my duty. trying 10 rid tbs
world OF terrible pests
Just then DOtty heard her Mama
calling her to dinner and. bidding
Mrs. Bat goodbye and thanking
Happy Giggles. she hurried home 70
tell her Mama what she had learned
about the funny little creature who
slept upside down.
Copyright is2s. NswspApsr Feature serrica IrS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
z ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ am a young married woman
OF twenty-five and have been
married six years. have no
children. Perhaps I would be bet.
ter satisfied II did have. as my
husband is away from home quite
a bit
An old sweetheart has come back
in my life and | have been out
riding a few nights with him. Do
you think there Is any wrong? !
have told my husband about him
bringing me home and as they
have always oeen good friends he
says there's no harm
I do owe my hubby with Ell my
heart. But ! Just get lonesome
and blue. have a nice home and
my husband loves me. | know he
does for he proves II IN every way
he can. but I Just get lonesome
with him away so much.
PUZZLED.
DUzZLED; Even though yoIr nus
IL hand approves OF your going on
with his friend I think you shoult
be most careful. Puzzled You know
there are always people who vii
misconstrue your actions. and COS
sip Is an ugly thing 10 combat.
know II must be lonely for you. bu'
for your own and your husband'
sake, ] should advise you not to z,
about with anyone unless he accom-
panies you.
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theory that colds are catching"
that they may be passed from one
person to another. In ~sneezing and
coughing. in talking loudly and in
splitting. the spray containing the in
fective material IS thrown out and
may be inhaled by another. Soiled
hands may carry the secretions. The
eating utensils and toilet articles
may do the same thing.
The cold need not start in the nose.
although IL generally does. Ordi-
uarily the first symptoms are run
ming OF the nose and ~sneezing. But
the trouble may begin as a sore
throat. or II may take the form Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
BY Vera Winston.

UTILIZING the cape effect.
natural colored kasha con-
trives the extremely smart
model pictured above. II features q
neat roll.hack collar and self-colored
cire ribbon trim. and Is n Of those
much to be desired models that do
equally well for sport or town.
A hip insertion. also edged with
cire, narrows down to q belt which
gathers into a neat bronze buckle
A very smart Summer wrap.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19

bronchitis. No matter where II be-
gins II win not be long before the
whole head and upper part OF the
chest are involved
h lining membranes OF the nose.
throat. mouth and breathing appa-
ratus are continuous. As soo as
inflammation begins IN one place IL
gradually extends until all the mu-
cous membranes OF the head are In
volved.
AT first there Is redneSs and swell
ing of the membranes. Then there
Is increased secretion. first Of the
watery element and later Of the
thicker or mucus element. The trou.
BILE creeps along. searching out every
part OF the nose. dipping down into
the nasal accessory cavities. extend
ing TO the throat. going up the Eu.
stachian tubes 10 the ear end travel
ing along into the voice box.
Eventually II reaches the bronchial
tubes and lungs.
You have learned what a cold
really IN and how II develops. You
know that IL IS infectious or catch
ing" and that you must be careful
or others or they will suffer. You
should take precautions to guard
yourself against its dangers.
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A Lillian a asked me 70 read
aloud 70 her | was conscious
that the fantastic premonition she
had had was gripping me. IL was as
IL ths sheet OF paper with its bold
chircgraphy which was lying In my
lap was a living sinister thing with
powers OF evil coiled within IL. !
lifted my eyes from the signature
Samuel Brixton." and met Lillian's
intent ~
you feel Il too" she said with the
touch CT the psychic which rso often
have noticed in her.
II feel that don't like the letter,
nor the writer nor his handwriting"
I retorted. furious with myself that
I should have TO admit the same
touch OF fantastic hysteria with
which my friend was patiently az
fected-
You're always cross when your
brain has TO come under the yoke OF
your imagination" she commented.
putting out her hand for the letter.
7 watched her a~nxiously rs she
glanced quickly over its pages again.
and then. crumpling IL into q ball.
threw IL violently across the room.
Lets forget t." she said Il
wouldn't touch q penny OF any
money Sam Brixton might pay ever
II his offer were genuine-which 7
doubt In all these years ! never
have touched q penny OF the small
amount-Tom-left for Marion She
has been mine-all mine"
Her voice vas shaken. raucous,
and I knew she vas r~eliving the arid
years when her husband had kept
her child from her. | waited for a
long minute before I answered her.
waited until I saw the bitterness
fade out CT der face.
1T know" I said at last. land II
you were the only one concerned. I
should agree with o that the
waste basket "a the only place for
that letter. But-Lillian- you must
remember Marion Is no longer a
child. Have you any right to keep
from her what may be-"
She threw up her head as II I had
struck her. and there was In her face
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19

= OVERS OF green corn find II in
the markets at its best during
August. in most localities.
There are many ways TO cook and
serve Il besides boiled. steamed.
roasted and stewed. II purchased IN
the morning do not husk It until
nearly time to cook IL. then husk and
wrap the ears IN a clean towel and
lay In the refrigerator until the wa,
ter Is boiling hot. Then put II in and
bon fifteen to eighteen minutes. a
cording 10 It's freshness Drain and
serve IN q napkin. Do not add salt.
FOR II makes corn yellow and toughens
It In husking always remove every
strand OF the elk.
Green Corn Soup.
Husk and silk six ears. Then cut
from the cob. scraping down the milk
with the back OF the knife. Cover
the cobs with boiling water and cook
twenty minutes then strain. Add 10
the water the corn pulp, a grated
onion. a tablespoonful OF minced
celery leaves and a pint OF milk.
Cook gently for fifteen minutes. then
add salt, pepper and q scant quarter
cupful OF sugar. Thicker with a Ia
blespoonful OF butter and the same
OF flour cooked together three min
s,fes then stirred in gradually. When
smooth, add a small cupful OF hot
cream and serve. Serve toasted crou-
tons with the soup.
Green Corn Pudding.
Husk. silk and cut the corn from
zen ,args or twelve small ears. Add
20 the kernels four beaten eggS. TWO
tahlsxpoonfuls OF soft butter. salt.
petper. three tablespoonfuls OF sugar,
Two cupfuls OF milk and a small cup
mi az cream. Add the Juice OF a
Iarve onion. mix well. then turn into
a hittered baking dish and bake
thirty 10 forty minutes. depending
on The heat Of tina oven. Serve as
a main luncheon dish. or as an en-
tree with the meat.
Corn Baked With Tomatoes.
pusx. silk and cut enough corn
Prom the cobs to make a quart OF
min usually ten or twelve ears.
Rutter 3 baking dish and put in a
Iaver OF sliced pared tomato. then a
iayer OF corn. dust with salt. pepper
and sugar. then strew with a rev
zine crunis. Add another layer OF
fomatoes and dot with little Jumps OF
butter, sprinkle with a grated onion
then corn. pepper. salt. a little sugar.
then cover with crumbs Sprinkle
with a little grated American dairy
Laase turn in a small cupfEl OF
heavy cream AMI bake thirty-five
.ni,ntes in a medium oven. Serve
with broiled Calls liver. baked pots'
toes and hot biscuits.
Corn Omelet.
A New England breakfast dish.
Cut the kernels from three ears OF
freshly boiled corn. Break six fresh
.vos into a bowl. add a little pepper,
Esd and a teaspoonful OF sugar. Add
\ corn and a small cupful Of cream.
Have the omelet pan hot with q
tablespoonful Of melted butter In II
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
Words of the Wise

Music Is the universal Ian
Gudge. Wilson.
The idle singer Of an empty
day. Morris.
The greatest men NAV ask a
foolish question, now and then.
John Wolcot
Modesty Is to merit as shades 10 fig
ures in a picture. giving il strength and
beauty. La Buyer-.
Gather We rosebHds nhile ne
may.
Old time 10 stiH G-flying;
ana this same HoEeT, that
SMILES foddg,
Tomorrow riH be dying.
-Herrick.
Frequent confederation Of a thinu
wears off the strangeness Of Il, ana
shows i In it, several lishh and var
Gus ways Of appearance to The view Of
the Mind South
Worth begets in base minds
envy; In great souls emulation.
Fielding.
Patience Is a Houer that orops
not IN eTergoEe's garden.
-Pr0Uerb.
Nothins 30 prevents our being
natural as the desire Of appearing 50.
La Roehefoueauld.
Men at sometimes are mas
ters of their fates.
Shakespeare.
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divorces and so soon. The vanity Of the girl makes her think her mar
rage will be an exception. She deudes herself with the idea that she
can literally make her husband court her and WOO her to the end. She
has no intention Of having Jazz, dances, flowers, bonbOns: theatres. furs
jewery, worshipful alteration and sex homage cease for even a day
after the honeymoon is over. "You will always be good to me, won't
you, John? ?" is the va she puts it "You bet | will" he answers earn
eshy. Aren't you the only girl I ever really loved?" And he believes
It too-at the time. He is chockfu1 of love as she is. There lies the
gst Of the trouble.
This quest for highlycolored adventure on the part Of women Is
mountingl Many barriers of plain, commonsense responsibility are be-
ing scaled and broken down. Grown, mature men, too, are falling fol
They are putting up with two-room apartments and restaurant meals
They run out every night and let their wives do as they please That
they themselves have become infected with the romance bug, has a LOT
10 do with it. who cares? Hurrahl Romance or bust" That's about
the way they feel about il.
People don't know why or how they fall in love and want to marry
any more than they know why or how they fall sick. After they are
caught they begin to puzzle how it happened. "The way he dances got
me" explains a maiden. 81 fell for the girl because Of the black turban
she had on" speculates her partner. But such explanations are after
thoughts.
Nobody knows what actually happens to the mental, emotional and
physical makeup Of an individual at the moment he or she falls in love.
But we know a lot about what happens afterwards
Both sexes are TO blame for marriage failures.
If only a little more reason and foresight were mixed up with this
adventure spirit
That would help a lot toward preventing these everincreasng
marriage snarlsl ..-...
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-19
Answers to Health Queries

@. r. 8. Q--Would ga%ll-stones
cause a pain the middle OF the back
and also affect the liver7 The pain
has persisted over a year. but Is
lately growing worse. Have been
told by some that Il Is due 20 neu-
ralgia. What Is your opinion?
A.-May be g~all-stones. Why not
have an examination and X-ray 10
get at the exact source7 Then
definite treatment can be advised.
Careful diet. application OF heat and
2 avoidance Of constipation will help
In the meantime. For further partic-
ulars send a self-addressed. stamped
envelope and repeat your question.
A. N. Y. o.-what do you advise
for enlarged pores?
Ais a tea~spoonful OF cod-liver OIL
taken three times a day helpful?
Atty applying hot and cold
congresses. alternately for ten
minutes. night and morning.
2.-Yes
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