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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
Loves Awakening re s.. s:s.. ; %s.. q =
Katie. Correspondence School Sieufh, Proudly Tells Nadge o
Her Findings ia The "Ianei RaIrdonf' Mysiery.
RY Adele Garrison

Il remember now. Katie" | said
with apparently careless interest. II
wondered then why you were so
long. but I thought you probably had
stopped 10 see TO something In yoLr
W room"
She laughed with relief. and l saw
that she would be most unhappy II
she guessed that any part % her rev.
elation was old 70 me.
Vel, dots right" she ea!d g1yiy.
Il did Z see something's in mine
room. but sonisting more dan you
tink. And Just as qveeck ss / had
time | 20 to mine D und loci.
door. i no want dot Jeem coming.
stocking hees head IN till l troo."
She stopped abruptly anG remained
silent FOR several seconds ] steraiy
suppressed a smile as I realized what
she was doing. Deliberately size Uas
prclonBing the dramatic suspense.
She wished 70 savor the LAST drop *
the cup OF revelation she was pUJr-
ing out.
"Vot you tink ! DO cenT- $40 asked
at last. and ! knew better than 70
point out the obvicls theory the tale
"a ueT tt+HJIdsE RftIAl8A.1iiS |AFt
TIE
Il don't know. Katie" ] said tr-t,.-
fully.
Ven. / take nc PAPER ind : PIT:
Get Oh bed und ! take TIL dose lentle
pieces Of blottcr in paper. und try
piece der togedder. Eut ! mar awful
time Dey all sooch leetlc pieces. /
feex M way un / feex oder way.
und I hat no loock Tor longest time.
Den all at inc dey DON right IVY
me und ! fecN dem tight icgcddcr
und find dey make round piece cut
ri mi. knife or shears"
I remembered tho missing circular
piece In the pieces ~ hlotter l had
fitted together IN I3ry's room. and
Eumored mr. little mail % the cues
ton ! knew she wished me TO ask.
did you find anythin. on the
blotter. KatIe?'
I'm tell cock-eycd world I did
she responded triumphantly. plain
as day | find we're envelope been
blottcd. ind I: read Miss Janet Raw.
don. Fox -. Southampton. l.. i.
New York"
Continued Tomorrow
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The Stars Say
For Saturday, Dec. %.
Nv CENEyIEyE KENBLE.

A N unhappy and lnauspicious
IA state OF affairs Is read from
the inimical. but not strong
operations OF the planets on this
day. In personal as well as business
activities things may u inhar-
monious or INSTRUCTED conditions.
Small worries. setbacks and disagree
able changes are shown. as well as
involved domestic situations.
Those whose birthday 10 is may
not look for a very constructive year.
as things are likely 70 meet small
Instructions and anncyances. The
personal affairs may also assume
disagreeable or descriptive features.
unless are be taken TO malntlin har.
mony and integrity. A child born
on this day may De prone 10 restless,
impetuous and irritable traits OF
character which may bring personal
inharmony or sensational publicity
into It's life.
Things are rhere things are, and,
az fate hes Rilled, 50 shall they be
fuIfiied.-Roberf Browning.
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MANIFESTATIONS FAVORITE!
Whether Tailored Or Thor.
oughly Fen1inized. These
Comfortable Garments
Are the Thing!
BY Marie Marot.

MM ORE than ever does
V Fashion favor the pa
N jamas. Now they are
even appearing in the best cir
cles as dinner outfitsl And I'm
saying this in all seriousness.
Couturiers are showing them in
gorgeous metallic fabrics, in
transparent velvets, in heavy
satins. Or in combinations OF
these materials, and ~stressing
the fact that they are "Dinner
Pajamas."
Whole reams could be written
on the subject Of this style, but
the one fact uppermost in our
minds at the moment is that to
be considered absolutely in the
swim we MUST have pajamas
for all occasions.
For sleeping purposes. wom-
en- still cling to the crepe de
Chine and lace combinations.
such as the one on the left.
This is Of Nile green crepe
satin, trimmed with the popular
cocoa Alencon lace. Note, too,
that it carries out the ensemble
with its bewitching jacket.
On the right Is an adorable
set Of lounging pajamas. The
trousers are Of plain color satin
Chinese red-as is also the
tuck-in blouse The jacket is Of
brilliant batiked satin in shades
of orange. blue. green and red.
This material also forms the
trim on the blouse. A new note
Is given in the sash. which ties
in perky fashion on the right
hip.
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E RUTHLESSLY interrupted
Katie in her tale OF Mary's dis
- posal OF The large blotter on her
ceskpad.
How did you know this. Katie7"
| asked Did you see her cut and
tear the blotter In that way?'
mo. / no see her. my little maid
returned. But I hear her ask you
for new olotter and say she speel
Ink und Get make me tink. So / take
me mine broom und mine pail und
my brushes ind | 60 oop dere ind
I see pieces Of blottor In waste basket
und I peck efery yum oudt und pile
vun side dose haf nodings on like
ink marks. Way down ia bottom
oonder all rest I find piece OF news
paper nit leetle TORI pieces blottcr
inside. ! no haf time 70 look az
dose. so l hide dem qvecck Cnd
put oder pieces OF biotter hack shoost
say / took dem out"
Not exactly" l almost uttered
the words aloud, so vivid was my
memory Of the looks OF Mary's waste
basket upon the second visit ] had
paid TO her room upon that day. i
had been sure that the torn pieces
az blOtter were ncarer the top than
they had been upon my first visit.
but | had dismissed the conjecture
because there appeared 20 my mind
no possible reason for the charge.
I looked at my little maid sharply.
wondering II she had suspected my
mental comment upon this angle Ut
her story. Eut her face was still
aglow with her childish pride In her
sleuthirg.
Dose pieces blotter dey oondcr
my dress ven you coon into ROOM"
she said triumphantlv. "und zen you
send me away 70 Marion's room I
carry dem nit me. und ven / COON
back l still haf dem. l &c; ue no
chance put dem safe till ] 80 by
k~eetchen. Den stop by mine room.
put dem safe till ! hat time look ofer.
You Gif me goot scare dot time. I
tell you I 20 10y keetchen und you
know / always scoot ven ] walk. but
dot day ! take long times 70 hide
tings ere Jim he 10 find. ind you
down in kcetchen ven ! get dere.'
She looked at me suspiciously and
| answered the unconscious appeal
In her voice.
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e Woman of Forty-five Who Apes the Girl of Twenty!
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
BY Max Troll
Yam Comes To Grief NJ hen
The Shadow-Chiljrcn Play
the Compass Came.

the compass Tame.
TT AVE o ever crossed the
ocean on a large ship? You
- haven't? That's too had. for
then you might have played a mos;
curious game-compass game Mij.
Flor. Hand. Yam and Knnrf-the
five little shadow-ch.ldrtn with the
tu~rncd-about name%clscosercl tie
game all by themselves VIXEN they
crossed the ocean with :heir little
masters and mistresses. But hcugn
they thought il one cf the finest
IN the world. they played IL
but once. And the reason 81 this.
as you may guess. ~ u story in
itself.
r. seems that the little shadow
children. who could make them
selves as small! as a mite or DUST.
romped in every nook and Granny CT
the ship without anyone even motto
ing them. For who notices q
shadow?
Well, after climbing the masts
and looking out OF the crows-nese
and watching the cook In the galley.
they came finally TO the bridge and
there they found the wheel n the
compass. IL was a very large COM
pass with all sorts or curious letters
printed on the dial and with a long
black needle that pointed now 10
one letter. now to another. cor
ing 10 the direction or the ship The
shadows examined the compass with
great interest. Suddenly Krarf
cried: Let's play COMPASS game.
What's hat?" asked Yam In IN
startled voice. She was a ratner
plump little shadow-Rirl and didn't
like 20 play new Games-espec-ally
when they might be dangerous.
I'VE choose Sides knarf ex-
planned. Then some OF US get on
one side OF the needle and the rest
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In leukemia the white cells " the
blood are greatly increased IN mum
Der On the other hand the red
blood cells are decreased. This re
markable change I'm the blood shows
in the skin OF the sufferer. The
natural color l. gone. The skin be-
50 white Il Is fairly w;lxy IN
appearance.
Nosebleed and other hemorrhages
are not uncommon. There may be
bleeding under the skin. Less fire.
quently there Is bleeding from the
bladder and blood is seen IN the
urine.
The symptoms arc gradual In their
onset. They may be ~ inconspicu-
Gus that Il Is fare for the actual
leukemia 10 drive the victim TO a
physician. The change In com
plexion or else the swollen abdomen
NAV lead to medical consultation
That the trouble really Is leukemia
Is determined by an examination Of
the blood Without a report from
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with golden hearts. What fun
1t was TO pull them up out Of
the cool water and lay them all
wet and fragrant in the bottom
of the boat.
And we shook the apples
down off the trees, the gay little
June apples with their rosy
cheeks, and we picked black
berries from the vines on the
stonepile by the old-fashioned
well, and | had a little pet calf,
what a darling it was, speckled
brown and white, and il had such
great big soft eyes-there was
a blue birds nest in one of the
apple trees, and the robins were
rs thick as the leaves in Vallom-
brosa.
Oh, 1t was beautiful on the
farm, with the great swing and
the good old house dog and the
cats in dim, dusky barns and
the haymow-
But one dreadful day, ! saw
them killing some chickens.
And the dreadful thing about
1t was that some Of the poor
creatures ran round and round
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the laboratory. the determination Is
only guesswork.
Complete recovery from leukemia
H. not 10 he expected. but by proper
care the life may be spared for
years. am speaking now Or the
chronic form. The acute form IL
not quite 50 hopeful.
This ailment Is not i~nfrequently
associated with other diseases.
tuberculosis is one Of them. In
fluenza or erysipelas sometimes
complexities the case.
There are encouraging periods
when the patient appears 10 grow
very much better. Unfortunately.
however. the symptoms reappear.
These Improvements are q bit mis-
leading because they raise false
hopes Of complete cure.
All the natural methods" must
he used in the treatment. That r..
there must be proper food. fresh air
and sunshine. lots OF sleep and free
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Advice to Girls
By Annie Laurie

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
IL am a girl going on sixteen
years OF age. and my problem IL
this:
Should a mother open and read
her daughters letters. There Is
not anything in these letters |
would not want my mother 20 see;
but believe that the thrill" OF
getting the letters Is In opening
them yourself.
Please give me your opinion.
A READER
A'READER: The only thing ] can
"A suggest, my dear. Is this. Per
hans at some time or other you
have given your mother cause 70
doubt you, and that Is why she
opens your letters. II you can re-
establish your mothers perfect con
fidencs In you. | am sure that she
will then allow you 70 receive un'
opened. your letters.
NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ am a married man In my
twenties. and my wife does not live
with me.
When we were married every
thing went fine for "A couple Of
months and then she would not
live or stay with me any more.
but wanted 70 so back home and
live.
! had all my furniture bought
and everything nice and comfort
ah,e that any wife would really
care for. but she was not satisfied
at all. But now since she has a
little giil she wants to come back
and live with me.
Please give me your advice what
TO do-go back with her or leave
her 20 and forget about her?
TURNED DOWN.
TURNED DOWN: Sow that yor
Il have a family. II Is your plac'
20 care for them. BY all means
make "A home for your wife. and 70
the sake of the little girl try to max
a 70 OF II. And good luck to you all
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UEl-L uAlA4l AAl 49, q $3.50 -
moved. Brush across the hands and
fingers rather than up and down, 20
keep from stretching the skin across
the knuckles. When thoroughly
clean rinse the hands n cool water
and dry them gently with a soft
cloth or towel. Coarse towels and
vigorous rubbing serve to increase
the blood supply in the hands and
this must be avoided IL the redness
and swelling Is to be eliminated.
After drying the hands massage
n liberal amount OF nourishing
cream INTO the skin beginning nj
the tips OF the fingers and working
down the hands well past the wrist.
Use a firm but light pressure against
the skin. Massage each hand FOR
five minutes then remove the excess
cream with a soft cleasing tissue. "A
skin tonic Will prove Of benefit II
patted onto the hands after the re-
moval OF the nourishing cream.
II. after two weeks or following
this treatment nightly. a decided i'm
provement Is not seen. II might be
well 10 consult your family physician.
as organic disturbances frequently
give their first warning in red. puffy
hands.
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on SHAVE.
Bv Florence w. Ross

Green. in al shades. but mainly
OF knitted fabrics is accented by
acute designers. One cardigan o 8
tune Is fashioned OF emerald green
bird's-eye stitch. adding a sweater
top OF narrow horizontal stripes in
dark and light green.
With Winter travel tours not far
or. all the shops are displaying
tweed coats that endorse small, in
definite weaves. mainly OF conserva-
tive shades. A combination OK
brown. beige and gregg. with a high
light OF yellow fashioned the smart
est sports coat the season has yet
seen.
Coats OF llama cloth r featured.
these days. IN granite blue. a shade
which brings out TO excellent adj
vartage the thick. soft pile or this
attractive fabric.
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"Leukemia" Battles Medical Science

dom from business cares. All these
matters are important. Medicine
and %-Ray treatment Will b. EN-
ployed. Actual removal OF the
spleen has been employed and has
been successful IN a few instances.
As I suggested In the beginning.
this Is one OF the diseases which
demands continued study. IL VIII
have that study. and we r under
great obligations TO the tireless re-
search workers. They burn midnight
oil and make great sacrifices 10 de-
vote their lives to the study and cure
az the serious diseases.
Some dav. and | believe u won't
be long postponed. the world will
near that the cause and cur ~
leukemia have been discovered.
There will be great rejoicing. and |
pray II may be soon.
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BY ROYAL :. COPELAND, NJ. ID.
United States Senator from New York
IETIMES I've get discouraged about the

~OMETIMES we get discouraged about the
w slowness OF medical progress, but. after
- all. real progress is being made. One by
one the so-called "incurable" diseases are disap-
pearing. During recent years We have seen re-
markable progress in controlling the heretofore
invincihle diabetes. This is encouraging. But
there are worlds vet u conquer. Among the
serious ailments awaiting the successful assault
of science is "leukemia."
Leukemia is a rather uncommon disease of
the spleen. Also it attacks the marrow of the
bones and the Emphatic glands.
The spleen is one Of the largest glands in the
body. located Oh the left side Of the abdomen.
In leukemia ii becomes greatly enlarged With
this condition there are disturbances in d.
gestion. The stomach and intestines do not
function as they should. As a result, there are
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are another trouble making source. II none of
these items are causing the trouble a general
set of exercises will be needed to improve your
circulation. However. when the entire circula-
tory system is below normal, other evidences in
addition to red. puffy hands usually make their
appearance. After finding and removing the
cause, hold the hands in an upright position IS
much as possible instead Of letting them dangle
with the fingers pointed downward.
A nightly treatment that combines cleansing
and massage will be found to be particularly
effective in cases of ~unlovely hands. as well as
serving to beautify them. First remove all stains
from the hands with lemon juice. Either dip a
the skin until the stains disappear, or cut a lemon
in half and rub it directly on the hands.
Warm water shonld he used in washing the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28

KISSING attltuue.
She still has her figure, but her face is as
hard as an unpaid bill, and there's something
about her laugh-oh, it gives me the shivers-
man every new week, young or old. clever or
dull. she doesn't care.
She wants him to be rich, il possible, but
she'll take a man without a penny, if she has To
do it, her friends husbands, the sons of her
friends, her friends bachelor brothers, her
friends married brothers. they're all fish to
her net.
But unfortunately. the poor souls net leaks
a little, somehow she doesn't seem to hold any
of the fish she tries so hard to catch.
They all slip away and there she is out fish
ing again.
What is it she reminds me of-oh, | know
I've thought Of it at last. Once when | was a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28

NHHE question OF pin money was'
solved in rather a TRANCE way
by one woman whose home
was in a small city. She announced
in the local paper that on each Fri
day from one to four she would hold
a Handy Helpers" sale. The neigh
bOrhood was quite excited to know
what and why II was and at the
given hour arrived on time. What
they found rather surprised them
and their visit resulted IN the incep-
ton OF a prosperous undertaking.
The dining-room had been con.
verted into a small shop. There was
n household table OF attractive kit
chen linens. aprons. the latest things
in fancy knives. cutters mOlds.
nestled bowels. stocking . ters for
rolling pins. and the latest things
from the up-to-date utensil shops.
Another table held cakes. pies,
homemade bread. cookies. baked
beans. cold boiled chic..en. baked
hams. and novelties for Sunday
night suppers. Orders would he
taken for any special cake. pie Or
y her dishes. but only for the Friday
sale. A childrsn's table held romp
ers. pinafores. blbs. baby gifts. can
dies. cookies packaged. and a few
well selected books. Orders here
were taken for dolls and certain toys
exhibited.
4 dressmaker's table held needles.
pins. silks. cottons. darning cottons
and the dozen and one things that
one has 10 60 20 the notion counter
20 buy.
These also could be had only
during the four hours OF the Friday
sale. Sele@ed with great are and
OF the latest kinds. they sold rapidly.
Here also orders were taken for
lambs wool cushions and a few other
specialties.
Monday the woman shopped in
town. Tuesday she worked out her
special orders. finishing the odd Jobs
on Wednesday. On Thursday and
Friday morning she did her cooking
and was ready for her sale at one
,'clock. Al the end OF the first sale
abe had sold out all her cooked foods
ana had orders for the next week.
she did a good business with house
hold table. and utensils. Sales were
also a~ppreciahle at the children's
table and orders were taken The no
ton table was very popular. those
things were needed by all and II
saved a waste OF valuable time on
the shopping day in town. In the
three sales days % the month that
followed the woman had sized up
her patrons. she DROPPED the lines
ma, seemed least populrF increased
those for which there ed to be a
demand. and did lg business
along these lines
AS to the cog i'd OF n ex-
poriment. thisE "a 10 increase
beyond the AZaw her capacity.
!: ss' s;s2l; fry 's $:. e. '9 &:
49, an exf and there was
nothing 10 Z could in any
way COZ her offerings.
Each Gould offer some
hing 80 ot breads became m.
,saInoy .e came from dis
tanceq \. After a year she
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CLOTHES MAY
CAUSE PUFFY HANDS
Don't Invite Unloyely Red Skin by Hindering Free
Circulation, Says Miss Huddleston, Suggesting
a Treatment to Restore Beauty.
By JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON

- ED hands usually are caused by impeded circulation. Their efore.
E ye maidens with red hands, investigate your wardrobe to ascer-
- y tain whether your carriers are TOO tight. your shoes too small
leeves too tight, @ gloves too small Tight brassiers and Wristbands
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A.-For his age and height he
should weigh about leo pounds.
EAT your meals AT regular IN
tervals Add TO your diet milk.
cream. fresh eggs. plenty OF green
vegetables. fresh and stewed fruit.
Drink two or three glasses OF water
between meals. Make sure that your
kidneys and bowels eliminate prop
erly. Avoid excessive use ~ ten and
coffee. Exercise freely Ia the fresh
air and practice deep breathing.
Sleep as many hours as possible in
a wsll-ventilated room. a good body
building tonic Is advisable. For
other particulars send a seif-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope and re-
peat your question.
A. s. Q.-What would help In
flammation OF the joints or inflam-
matory rheumatism?
A.-Appiication OF heat would give
relief until the source OF Infection
has been located Fur further par
ticulars send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope and repeat YOUR
question.
L. A. Own you advise whether
health bread. lettuce and tomato
alone IS sufficient nour!Shment for q
young girl Of eiEhtcen7 She has re-
turned from school with this idea
Milk and eggs are eliminated also.
A.-Some meat Is essential-tf the
diet Is well balanced. sweets and
starches being taken very sparinEly
there viii be no gain IN weight
Copyright Is2S. Newspaper Feature ssrEics. ina
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sickness At the stomach, vomiting IN Iafrnoe me dpPeInte Is ,~c
Between the failure Of nourishment due to vomiting. and the lack
OF nourishment due to bad appetite, there IS gradual loss OF weight
and strength. The victim gives every evidence of serious illness.
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loved it. There was a pond on the farm and we used to 60 in wading
and there was another little pond further out and there was a leaky
old boat in that pond and we used to go after water lilies in it
along about dusk the lilies were the prettest-great fraprant things
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Answers 70 Health Queries

q. $. Q.-What should a boy who
Is sixteen years old and s r. ] IL in.
tall2
2.-How can I gain welght7
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WIEN
CLINGS TO YOUTH
Winifred Black Writes of the Foolish Woman
Who Has Henna'd Her Hair and Adopted a Don't
Y0u-Wish- Y0u-C Could Kiss-Me" Attitude.
By WINIFRED BLACK

VNYHA is it she makes me think Of all the time?
wv The woman of forty-five, with her hennead hair, and her
W high heels and her little falsetto laugh. and the way she
makes eyes and the sort Of
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hands rather than hot water which tends to coarsen the sAina and IN,
duce redneSs "A bland soap and a flesh brush should D. gsed use, instead
of a washcoth or merely rubbing the hands together. MAKE 2 good
lather on the hands with the soap; then rub them lightly with the flesh
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Words of the Wise

Beauty does not lie III the
face. 1t lies in the harmony
between W and his induytry.
Beauty il expression.
--A!:ilet.
Ignorance Is the nfJhs O. che
mind. bat a night nttkoHs moon
or star. --ConfHciRs.
The highest and most lofty
trees have the most reason 70
dread The thunder. --Rollin.
Dirinity consists IN yogth and
pructice. not in speculation.
-Lzther.
There's not n Joy the world
can give Ike that 1t takes away.
-Eyron.