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Woman of Moods Has Such a Glorious Time-Just Living
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
RE Shadow Children Repay
Mrs. Spider i'm Kind.
BY Max Trell
SPIDER may think she know,

A SPIDER may think she know,
"A more than anyone else ~ The
- world. But the truth OF fhs
matter Sc that even your little shagu1
may turn out to be wiser than she.
Now II happened that on a certain
night not long aRo the shadows e
five children decided 70 meet behind
the chimney OF a particular house
exactly ninety-six miles from the end
OF your nose. Their nme were .i.1,
Flor, Hand. Yam and Knart. sell
them backwards and your know he
names OF their masters and mis-.
tresses.
The shadows met together nj the
appointed hour and instantly see
about devising a game
Il suggest sliding down the rain
spoutl' cried Flor. His suggestion
was hailed with delight and the next
second they were sliding swiftly
down the spout. As chance would
have IL. however. a full r~ain-barrel
stood at the bottom OF the spout and
before they could stop themselves
they all plunged in. These shadows
often lived in water-and then they
were know as reflections-but when
they fell in Unexpectedly. they got Is
wet as you or i.
How shall we get cryY' they *.
claimed when they emerged. shaking
and ~shivering. for the water was
very cold. Little Hand was The
only one who knew.
I'VE must rub ourselves with fresh
cobweb." she said. But fresh cob
web Is not easy 10 find OF a dark
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The results Of this study are encouraging
TO the fathers and mothers Of boys and girls in
high school and college. Parents are always
worrying about what football and track may
do to the hearts and bodies Of their children.
The doctors conclusions. particularly as to
The records Of the athletes Of ten American
colleges were studied. All of them, about 5000,
were graduates of 1905 or earlier. OF these,
! POP are now'dead. II is interesting to find that
if the death-rate had been as great as is found
in the average group Of the same age and sur
roundings. there would have been 1920 deaths.
According to the american Men Table" there
would have been 1914 deaths.
Ii is plain then, as DR.. Dublin says. that
"these athletes have done better than insured
lives" Getting down to the particular sports
INDUCED in by the five thousand athletes studied,
some interesting facts were devploned Let
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~. L. v. r.. Q.-What Is the caus'
and remedy for a bad breath7
A.-This condition may DO due I,
constipation. indigestion. n a s n !
catarrh. decayed teeth or diseased
tonsils. Fer further particulars senc
a self-addressed. stamped envelope
and repeat your question.
J. c. A. Q.-vhat would you ad
wise for a baby who cries continu
ally with collie?
A--Correct the baby's diet. as this
In probably at fault. Send self
addressed. stamped envelope for fur.
Their particulars and repeat your
question.
C. T. Q.-what causes rafting
noises In the stomach and what will
correct the trouble?
A.-Probably due to gases Watch
your diet and avoid constipation. For
full particulars send a self addressed.
stamped envelope and repeat your
question.
NJ. ". 8 Q.-what do you advise
for a young child who has terrible
nightmares
A.-Nightmares are usually due
TO deranged digestion IN a neurotic
child. but may also be due TO over.
fatigue. overwork at school and
anxiety about school duties. Ade-
noids. enlarged tonsils or worms NAV
be the cause. as are also indulgences
in unusual articles OF diet. or eating
too heavy q meal before retiring.
For details send a self-addressed.
stamped envelope and repeat your
question.
cnrr.rht- 100, N.r,r.,-r r..,ur. serrie. inc
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What a good time she does have-h 81.
She loves to dance and she loves smart -lothes ana n Is crazy
about the theatre and dear me, how she enjoys pictures!
She likes to live in a smart hotel, 60 20 rnart dinners and she
just loves to live in the country and go at nine o'clock and
get up at six and hear the birds gosspinr +1 rees-and she loves
TO 20 camping and wear rough clothes ao se Is fond u rowing
and Of canoeing. She is always the life of the picnic and brings
the best things TO eat of anyone.
She loves poetry and she knows books end she likes to sit IN the
freight and sing little sad songs Of Ter own composing.
Mabel is fond Of children, too. Se can't pass a little, smudgy
faced boy without stopping and tryE to get acquainted with him,
and the other day two little girls wer playing lady" Mabel saw
them and ran IN the house and brought ot an Old fan and a bright
old scarf and gave them to the two il tie girls and showed them how
TO use a fan and how to wear a scar
Mabel likes old people, but n ost Of all she loves the lovers.
And the lovers know She loves them an they all come and tell her
their trouble-loyers do seem 70 have so many troubles, don't
they?-and Mabel is sorry for them and she worries over them and
then she is so delighted when the- make up again.
on, she really has a lovely e, has Mabel nothing monotonous
or stupid about tit is just like a play all the time.
l don't wonder she stays - ycung-do you?
Copyright 1875 S~gr9 Fsuus Service lac
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BY ANNIE LAURIE.

put his arm around me. Don't
YOU?
Another thing. Annie Laurie.
When this boy tells me he loves
me shouldn't just laugh and pre-
tend not 10 believe him, etc.7 To
what extent should I joke about
his love. and should I even act
seriously about it7 PAT.
DAT; don't think you should
IL act" AT all. my dear. II your
natural charm and unsophisticaticn
were sufficient To obtain MS inter
est. keep on as you always We're
Don't try 10 be something which
you are not. IL is probably YOU
very naturalness that has won h.
interest and which will hold A.
so don't spoil IL all BY trying t
act"
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f ANNIE LAURIE:

1S+AA a@NaNAS LII ANAAfs
~ | am a girl OF eighteen and /
have been going with boys for
about three years. I finished high
school last year.
For the past two years | have
been going with a certain boy.
For that time no y could be as
happy as we were. We were al.
ways together and he would never
speak to other girls. and ne said
he didn't care to. for 10 was me
that ne wanted Now for the past
eight months. | have been going
with another boy. All OF this time
| continued to have dates with
both OF them. Since the first boy
was so Jealous OF me, we began 10
have fuses. but we loved each
other too much TO let II stand.
We were planning on getting a
ried when he finished school
which will be in about two years
For the past three weeks he has
been acting Indifferent by. He
came to me and told me that he
didn't love me as he once did and
didn't care to fool me. Now he
very seldom speaks to me and /
Just can't stand 1t any longer.
How in the world can | win
him back7 ! don't care for these
other boys I went with. I merely
went with them TO pass away the
time and ! didn't think II would
or could ever break US up.
BROKFN-HEARTED CHERRY.
BROKEN HEARTED CHERRY.
I'D A girl always makes a mistak,
by going with one young mar q
the exclusion OF ell others. unles.
she Is engaged To begin with.
don't think the young man should
feel as he does simply because Won
went ~ with someone else. III,
Is not in a position to marry yol
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or the expected. OF all the men en-.
gaging IN one sport only. those who
played football made the best show
Ing. the ratio or actual TO expected
deaths being ss.3 per cent. The most
surprising result, however. IL the ex-
traorfinarily favorable mortality Of
the men who won letters In more
than one sport. The ratio was 1873
per cent OF the expected Track
men show an average mortality"
Everybody interested in athletics
should read in full DIT. Dublin's
article in Harper's Magazine. ! do
want you to have one OF the final
paragraphs OF DR.. Dublin's valuable
contribution:
1T Is not easy to draw final con
illusions from III investigation in
spite OF he fact that much time
and work have gone into the prepar-
alton OF the data Taken by and
large the group Of college athletes
presented a favorable mortality pic.
ture. The experience has been much
better among recent graduates than
earlier ones. with the single excep-
ton OF those who were on the crews.
| must confess. however that ! ex.
pected a better showing These col.
lege men represented the cream OF
the cream OF American manhood. II
rs my opinion that athletic activities
IN the earlier periods OF loose su-
pervision did considerable damage.
The high incidence OF heart disease
which we found NJ the older ages
Is n matter which should not be
taken lightly Conditions are much
better In more recent years OF in.
tensive selection and careful super
vision OF athletics.
Personally. ! am wondering II the
poorer showing OF crew and baseball
men Is not due TO the fact that
these are Spring sports. The par
Elephants have not had the benefit
" Summer and Fall out-of-door liv-
ing which Is sure to put them in
better physical form IL IL vitality
important to the well-heinE. not only
~ athletes, hut Of all persons. to
have exercise. fresh air and sunlight
IN Winter and early Spring as well
rs IN milder seasons"
We are indebted to DR.. Dublin
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night. nor the spiders who spin II.
II was nearly dawn before they dis
covered a web strung across a dusty
attic window. They woke up Mrs
Spider
Please spin Us some fresh cob.
web" they pleaded.
II have not tasted a ny since last
Autumn" she answered GROSSLY.
Catch me a fly and I will spin you
fresh cobweb."
I'VE are cold. Mrs. Spider. ana
cannot catch N fly until we are
warm. First spin us the cobweb and
we shall catch you a n.y." But this
spider was crafty.
Very WELL" she said. II shall spin
u directly"-and she went TO tbs
d~ust-laden window and pretended %
spin. See" she cried at last. hers
is fresh cobweb." But they saw Il
was only the shadow OF her web IA
the dusty glass and they knew shs
was trucking them. But az even ths
shadow OF cobweb f. better tina
none at all. they dried themselves
with it. shaking off as best they
could the grains OF dust that
scratched them like sharp pebbles.
Now catch me a fly" said tins
spider cunningly when she saw they
were done.
A promise f. a promise and n q
few moments they found a fly doing
on the wall, Then they caught-not
the fly. but the fly's shadow. which
was patiently waiting fer its master
TO awake. Without looking. Mrs.
Spider bounced upon IL greedy,
wrapping it round and round in her
web.
Just then the first sunbeam OF ths
morning came over the horizon and
shone on the fly doing on the wall.
The instant Il stirred. its shadow
slipped deity out OF the web, right
from under Mrs. Spiders nose. and
took its place by the fly's side. Then
they both flew off together.
Good day. Mrs. Spider. we hons
you've enjoyed your ny" said tic
shadows. c~huckling as they hurried
off TO the bedside OF their Nttls
masters and mistresses. who would
soon be waking.
But Mrs Spider sat Elumly silent.
thinking ruefully OF the breakfast
h almost had.
Copyright. 1928. Ss~,Osr~ Festur. ssrrics. Ina
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NSTINCTIVELY my eyes went
70 Sam B~rixton's face az Caro-

TO Sam Brixton's face as Caro-
Ign. his pretty stepdaughter.
made her excited announcement that
she had discovered Marion was go
ing TO the same school as herself.
II wore the pleasurably surprised
look which the coincidence had
brought 20 most OF the other faces
on the veranda. but my imagination.
sharpened by distrust Of the man.
whispered that his establishment was
too exaggerated TO be real. and had
been turned on as IL at n signal.
His vocal comments were excited
and voluble.
What's that. Carolyn" ne de-
manded. Marion at your school?
What do you know about that?" He
swept the circle with the pleased
query. "Old Man Coincidence sure's
been stretched on the rack this trip.
EN-. Charlie?"
MY imagination quickened. Why
should he turn first to his half
brother with his comment when his
wife naturally would be the m most
~interested7 / looked at the elegant
Mr. Ow en-the adjective really be-
longed 70 him-and saw in his face
and eyes the same look OF pleased
establishment which his half-brother
had manifested.
My impression that both men were
acting a part deepened TO a con.
.viction. Charles Owen is the type OF
IMAM who IL prepared for any
Emergency. who prides himself upon
not betraying astonishment al any
happening. II was impossible that
so trivial a thing a. two girls hav-
ing chosen the same school should
bring that look To his face-unless-
be had been prepared 70 wear such
IN expression.
The two men had known that
.farion was a pupil al the Whitney
school. They had planned to place
tarolyn in that school and pretend
ignorance OF Marion's presence there.
was as sure OF that fact now az II
hey had confided their plan TO me.
tut-why7 The insistent little word
Which to me invested all Sam Brix-
ans actions kept sounding In my
fain even as / listened TO Charles
Ovens perfunctory answe to his
hilf-brother's query.
Yes. indeed. It Is most surprts-
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Words of the Wise

Obedience Il the mother or
success, the wife Of safety.
-Aeschylus
All other goods By Fortune. hand are
gwen.
a wife 70 TIE peculiar gift Of heaven.
Pope.
o. al superstitions Is nor the
most dangerous that OF hntirgI
your nei0hbor for his op~infonsfl
-Toltdirc.
Men r born with two eyes.
but with one tongue, in order
that they should see twice a.
much as they say.-Colton.
IL 10 one thing 10 show man IA, 4.
IS in error. and another to o., him n
possession Of truth. -Loek.
Good breeding Is the blossom
OF good sense. YOUNG
A man who has no office 70
20 to- don't care who he Is
is a trial Of which you can have
no conception. Shaw
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The Stars Say
For Wednesday. Nov. z.
By %CENEvIEvE KEMBLE.

HVHE sidereal operations for this
day seem to point to frustrated
hopes and wishes. botn personal
and business. with delays. obstruc.
tons and postpOnements. Excepting
for those affairs pertaining to the
plans pursued in the employment OF
others. which nov smoothly. IL NAV
require much resolution and diligence
in order 70 hold whatever ground
may be gained. Even then finances
are under unfavorable aspect and
will require prudence. Personal mat
tiers may distress.
Those whose birthday II r. ma
bolster themselves for a difficult
year. with obstacles and disappoint-
ments calling for indomitable energy
and will power to combat. In en-
ployment the situation Is less diff.
cult: but the finances need fortify-
ing and the personal affiliations may
call for fortitude. discretion and
patience. A child born on this day
should be given a suitable training
20 enable II 10 surmount various diff
ficulties and anxieties in life. per
sonal and business. 1t NAV find
matters less difficult In the employ
ment OF others.
BE sure that God ne'er dooms
10 scasfe the strength He deigns
imporf.-Brorning.
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Escalloped Cucumber.

8F(1AeBCA 0htbAAhEA
Pare ard slice three medium sized
cucumbers and arrange them In a
baking dish that has been rubbed
inside with q cut bud or garlic. then
well buttered. Sprinkle IN a few
crumbs between the layers with
pepper. salt and a little sugar. dot
with butter. sprinkle with grated
American cheese. sprinkle with a
teaspoonful OF onion juice. and add
four tablespOonfuls OF cream. Bake
until d~elicately Drowned. about a
half hour. in a medium oven.
Cucumber Sauce.
Peel a cucumber. cut In thick
slices. remove the seeds then saute
III butter closely covered until fcn-
der - about a half hour When
cooked add a half pint " cream
sauce. salt. pepper. a few grains Of
sugar. a few drops OF lemon juice
and a little green colOring fluid.
Mix. put through a fine sieve. re-
heat Just a minute or two and
serve in a hot sauce boat. Good
with hOiled fish or chops
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-06

OOMETHING very smart in the
~, Winter sports frock is shown
here today. And something de-
cidedly different.
This dress fashioned OF gray wool
and trimmed with red leather-an
inspired combination OF color and
materials.-is simple and distinctive.
The large box pleats give plenty Of
width and room for action. The
youthful neckline should prove uni.
versally becoming. And the addition
OF red leather adds a bright and
interesting touch.
This type Of frock IS most appro.
pirate for the business girl. too.
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&b FA AVE uIIie Angels secure
certain entry into Para
disc for their mother"
That Is a quaint superstition prev
alent among the natives OF Chile.
| quote II to bring home 10 you more
strongly the fact hat infant NOR
tality there Is very high. Smallpox
and cholera are the diseases that
yearly take their toll OF thousands
OF young lives. This seems strange.
because the climate OF the country is
extremely healthy.
Ii is. OF course. the low intelligence
OF the masses hat is responsible for
this d~eplorahle condition. The per.
centage OF illiteracy is very high
nearly rs per cent. am happy TO
state that the Government is now
taking a hand In trying to better con-
oitions. and haze organized a splen-
did system OF education. However.
school attendance is no compulsory
as yet. and the greater part OF the
population Is ignorant This may be
due. also TO the fact that Indians
mestizoes and mixed breeds form
much OF the population. There has
been little or nc immigration during
the last quarter OF a century or -.
although the authorities offer bril-.
liant prospects. And. after all. Chile
Is a beautiful country. with fertile
Fields and rich mines. II IL the dis
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NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

am going with a boy about
three years my senior. I'm six
teen. Before going with me he
went with a girl two years who
let him kiss and hug her all that
he wanted TO. lie has quit her
now for me. He liked me because
| was bashrul and not forward.
My question Is this Shouldn't I
act Just opposite from his old girl
70 hold him7 I do not re, at all
and I think that he'll like me bet.
ter for IL, Is I don't even let him
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

- Last Summer. while at camp
I met q young man whom ]
learned TO love dearly. When ]
came home we correspondent for
about two months. The last let.
ter | received seemed very cold"
Likewise. I wrote. a very chilly"
one IN return. Was this right.
I'm terribly sorry for what I've
done. but I can't imagine why he
acts so. What shall | dor
BRIGHT EYES.
bright EYES: don't thini
- there is anything you can do
my dear. However. ! do think you
were In the wrong in writing In the
same vein as did the young man
Many things may have happened
TO make his letter seem cold. and
your reply may have hurt him very
much. So just wait and see how
his next letter sounds.
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eyes snapped and Il she didn't SI't1 ne door
when she went out We all knew she vas crazy
to slam it anyhow.
The next time I saw Mabel she wasn't mad
sIono = country road. ~scuffing up the reddish
brown leaves Of the oak trees and singing to
herself-a foolish, not so very nice, song.
something about a melancholy baby, or whose
real sweetie are you, and she sort of kept time
to the tune and acted as II she wanted 10 dance.
Tben I saw her agar She was walking
BY the sea shore, listen 70 the murmuf OF
the waves along the san "a there was a iook
ii her face as # She hea lear voices, long re-
membered, calling her ne.
And she was happy Dout u ana sad TOO.
Dear Mabel, how ma cnierent KINDS OF a
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AND ITS
EFFECT ON HEALTH
Study of Records of 5000 College Athletes, Grad
yates of 1905, Shows that Mortality Rate Is Much
Lower Than Among Non-AthIetic Group.
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND. M. D.


Former Commissioner OF Health. Memo York Cit.
N AM friend, DR.. Louis l. Dublin, has made an interesting and
lVH valuable study, showing the effect Of athletics on health. I
~ am glad he has gone into this subject in his keen, analytical
way. Whatever DR.. Dublin undertakes is well done.
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VAGARLES
TO KEEP HER YOUNG
Oh, She Really Has Been a Lovely Wife-Has Mapei
Nothing Stupid or MOnotonous About IL
just Like a Play All the Time.
By WINIFRED A

IN label was mad when saw her the other day.
IHH Just good, old-fashioned darn mad-not angry Vexed
Ava or disappointed, just mad.
And she didn't care who knew it. She tossed lei neao n e
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ndrM.
Stuffed Baked Cucumber.
Take a large ripe cucumber. and
after pairing. slice 10 into halves.
Then remove the seeds. Make a
kayory stuffinc ~ n small cupful
Of crumbs. a grated onion. a little
chopped celery and pepper. salt.
q tablespoonful Of sugar. a tea
spoonful cf worcestershire sauce.
a tablespoonful OF catsup. a table
spoonful az soft butter. and the
yOlk ~ a small egg. Mix well
end after Entering the inside OF
the cucunhrs. stuff with the
ttuffiug. Sprinkle with a little
grated cheese. place on a buttered
baking dis and bake untl the Gu
cumbcr IL cooked tender and the
ton lightly Drowned. Serve with a
smooth ttlato sauce well seasoned
and not 30 thick.
Grained Cucumbers.
Pare sd slice a large cucumber
81 half-fch slices then plunge into
boiling water for eight minutes
then dnin. Pour owe fresh hot
water md cook gently until tender
but not broken. Have ready a rich
cram sauce. Drain the cucumbers
and mash n the cream sauce. Dust
little ptprika over the top and
sasve.
Fried Cucumber.
Pare ant slice in thick slices a
large cucumber. Dip in beaten egg
then in fine crumbs and dust with
p p anc salt. Try IN hot fat.
drain and serve on a hot dish with
tartar sauce.
Cucumber Cream Salad.
Take n package OF cream cheese
and work 10 a moulding paste with
pepper. salt. n teaspoonful OF sugar.
a teaspo0nful OF onion juice. n
tablespoonful Of heavy cream. a
teaspoonfal OF soft butter. and a
teaspoonfll OF Rochefort cheese.
Work 70 a smooth even paste. Cut
in halves two cucumbers after peel
Ing them with A scalloped edge
knife. Slice thlnly. Spread half the
slices and top with the other slices
sandwich fashion. Lay on lettuce
leaves. dust with a little paprika.
and mask with sharp French dress
Ing, made with mustard.
Cucumber Peppers.
Pare and chop three medium sized
eucumbers and season with a
grated onion, a -teaspoonful each az
chopped celery leaves and chopped
mint leaves. Pepper. salt. a des-
sertspoonful az sugar, and two
t~easpoonfuls az sharp French dress.
ing. Mix well. then add enough
white mayonnaise TO bind the mix
ture. Have ready the red bottled
pimentoes. drain and place on let.
tuce leaves and fil the peppers
with the cucumber mixture. TOP
with G stuffed olive on each salad.
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for this informative study. IL vii
be read everywhere with great in
terest.
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The Home Kitchen
BY JEANETTE YOUNG NORTON
CucHnlbers Cooked and UrcoOked.

FVHE large cucumbers. that are'
last 81 the outdoor season.
make excellent cooked vege.
tables. The medium sized cucum-
bers are good for salad use and the
smallest, caught before the first
heavy frost, may Re used for late
picking. The first Winter dollhouse
products are generally toe expen-
slve 70 use other than FOR salad.
They are long and slim and have
small seeds as {, Il. As they are
email salad. III be cut in half
Will keep for NO or three days
without harm.