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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19

Madge Determines. If She Is to Be a Spy, She viii BE an
Efficient One.
Efficient One.
BY Adele Garrison

alarm. You are not supposed TO
know that he has any other reason
for going than the one Of necessary
business which he will give your
mother. | told you only because"
There was no other way to make
me behave myself" she finished
with a rueful little smile. "All right.
/ won't say a word. and Ill get
ready right away. Tell him Ill be
ready in ten minutes. And-and
III be Just as good as / possibly can
be-"
II know you viii. dear" / said.
kissing her and hurrying out OF the
room. Mary stood at my door.
knocking.
"Ohl there you arel" she said
brightly. II vas just going TO hunt
for you. Could you let me have one
Of those blotter sheets for my desk
pad? I spilled ink on mine Just now
when I was filling my fountain PEN"
"Of course" ! said opening q
closet where / keep miscellaneous
supplies. Here YOU are"
Thanks 50 much. How long be-
fore Marion's ready?"
She said ten minutes"
"Ohl ! shan't be that long" she
promised and vent back to her room.
! stood looking after her. a queerly
insistent little query In my mind.
Mary IL rather a careless house
keeper as far as her room ~ con-
cerned. 10 va unlike her to 20 TO
the trouble OF replacing an ink
spoiled blotter when a pleasure trip
was in such imminent prospect.
Suddenly / determined to have a
look at that ink-stained blotter,
doubtless nov In Mary's waste
basket Lillian had said that we
must watch her mail and her ac-
tons. II / were going 10 be a spy,
l told myself bitterly. / would be an
efficient one. and. with this deter
mination in mind. ! went downstairs
in order that I might have an op-
portunity to speak TO Harry Under
wood without either Mary or Marion
hearing me
Continued Tomorrow
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Home Making Helps
BY Wanda Barton
The Eternal Campaign for
Youth.

UST between ourselves we We
men all want to look and keep
u as young as possible. We each
have u own pet theories as to how
II can be done. Sometimes they
work and again they do not. A
famous French physician was asked
what the cause of premature old age
was and MS answer was given In
two words. ''accumulative fatigue"
This ID brought about by many
causes. burning the candle at both
ends. continuous work without vaca-
ton. improper food. neglect or ply
steal conditions. insufficient sleep.
frayed nerves. and worry.
There r u few general rules that
may help II needed. IA many cases.
In the first place analyze your wor-
ries and troubles. After doing so
eliminate as many en- possible from
your mind. Worry ~ useless. III
never cOrrects a condition and if the
same energy were used TO solve the
problem IL might In many minor
case be done away with. Then see
TO the teeth. Be sure they are in
order. have the doctor look you over
II you u worrying over yourself.
let him map out a simple diet. with
plenty OF bathing, and water drink
ing, and then look into the rest OF
the troubles. Arrange housekeeping
IN the simplest and easiest manner.
eliminating all small Irritating wor-
ries along this line. See the chiropod-
list and get your feet fixed up, have
a manicure. a shampoo. maybe a
facial. then start the campaign for
youth.
No matter how busy a homemaker
may be she a always arrange her
work to allow her 10 take a nap
sometime during the afternoon. An
hour or absolute rest viii freshen her
wonderfully This nap Is one OF the
greatest points In the campaign. III
briEhtens the eyes. quiets nerves, re-
stores sagging muscles Many women
take their baths at night. then they
have time to brush their hair well.
which is always restful. and use
their favorite night cream. rubbing
IL into the skin Thoroughly. then
wiping or the superfluous cream
with a soft cloth. This well Eroomed
feeling IS soothing and induces rest
ful sleep. Sleeping alone and with
plenty OK fresh air. though not IN IA
draught. insures best sleeping cOndi-
tons. Plenty az clean clothing A
another help. Hight. well fitting and
dainty as ma be-.
Plenty OF fresh vegetables, cooked
and uncooked. arc plenty OF fresh
ripe fruits IRE a Joy. are nourishing.
supply natural sweets and are crate
ful 10 the taste Comfortable cloth
ing. shoes with medium or low heels.
and stockings that are long enough
not TO bind the foot. These simple
home rules will work wonders IL FOL.
lowed out. especially the afternoon
nap. the celebrated forty winkS.
which viii counterfeit the WEAKNESS
Of house work.
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ne lu& I@ W1A EulN$ IO CHup
up for wood. and sighed
Goodness me. but that was M
great hig sigh" buzzed a merry
voice and VA great big violet-tinteI
bee ut down on the l0g beside Dlcky.
Its too lovely "a day To sigh"
We'll, \ just guess you'd sigh too
TX your Mama had sent you out In
the woods u cut some wood. Bees
don't know much about cutting
woodruff say, are you q Bumble-
beef You're Just about aa hlg as ~
Bumblebee."
$50 I am-1ust about as big. buzz
zed the Bee. but I'm not a Bumble-
bee. I'm Mrs. Carpenter Bee, and
you say / don't know anything about
cutting wood. Why. Dicky. my reia-
tives were chopping wood long be-
fore you were born. Didn't you ever
meet a Carpenter Bee bef0re2 Then
you've missed a great sight" and
Mrs. Carpenter Bee laughed merriiy.
And o sure have missed n lot. TX
you haven't seen one 0f our houses.
i have just about finished my house.
You may take "a look nc III III YOU
care 10. Then Wen Zee whether YOU
say \ don't know anything about
cropping nv
But how could you when you
haven't any axe small enough for
you to use?' unused Dlckey. "I don't
see how you could cut into the
wood"
Well. IT, easy enough" replied
Mrs Carpenter Bee. See these hIg
things near my mouth7 These are
my chisels- 4 can soon cut through
the hardest Of wood with them. And
another thing. I don't have 10 To-
afraid they'll get rusty either. Come
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
COZETTE DOUGLASS

; several OF Hugo's dramas. Juiiette
Drouet followed Hugo into his exile,
and n wonders what must have
been Nine. Hugo's thoughts on
knowing she had a rival who was
the constant companion, inspiration
and confidante of her gifted husband.
After the fall OF the French En-.
pire In 1870 Hugo returned IN trI.
umph to Paris. During his exile his
wife had died and all his children
YER married. SO he went TO live
with the family OF his dead son.
Here we find Nine Drouet also. act.
Ing a. hostess mt the salon to which
flocked his admirers and friends.
Hugo's silver : haired Beatrice
was the inspiration OF many or his
finest works. Most OF his verse
seems to have been inspired BY her
and she was ever the companion OF
his every thought
However. in 1883. death claimed
her. and two years later. Hugo fol-
lowed.
A romance. indeed. but one which
must have sorely tried the heart OF
his wife. But one wonders whether
he would have reached the sublime
heights which he attained had he not
had the inspiration which he un-
doubtedly received from NJ m q.
Drouet- And yet history tells us
that he loved his wife devotedIv
and hat theirs was q true Owe
match.
One can hardly cali Victor Hugo
one OF the worlds Great Lovers. but
great man. and greater writer that
he was. IL would hardly be fair 10
slight him when n is telling OF the
romances Of the truly great.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
Don't Envy the Other Fellows Portion

\ the procession that passes with long
ing eyes.
BE careful. therefore. not to let
life fool you that way.
Make the most or what you are.
BE satisfied sufficiently to try 10
develop yourself and YOU oppor-
tunitles to the utmost.
Lead your life in such a way that
others viii want to be you instead
Of you wanting to be them.
Don't waste time making longing
eyes! -
Don't be ~regretful!
Don't sigh!
Don't be jealous!
Wanting to be somebody else has
a lot TO do with failure.
This continual longing and wish
ing usurps so much mental energy
that attention is diverted from the
immediate task at hand and the in
dividual in question becomes. re-
latively speaking. inefficient
It's like a person who is walking
along the road gazing at everything
else except where he Is going and.
because OF II. stumbles into q ditch.
Therefore. watch your own step.
don't worry about others. and make
the most Of what you already have.
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~ KNEW that Marion was too
sound az heart to have only a
- selfish reaction to the news /
had given her OF her stepfather's
sacrifice in her behalf. II IA but
a few seconds before her Joy at the
prospect Of having her mother to
herself for the rest OF her vacation
gave way TO quick contrition.
I'm a selfish. ill-mannered cub"
she said. but I'm not going to be
low down enough TO drive a sick
man away from home. Please tell
him, Auntie Madge, that he doesn't
need to go on my account. III be
good and-andI really don't mind
him-much."
She was too honest 10 omit the
last word. and she was so pretty a
feminine Don QuixOte fitting at her
windmill that / again had 10 hold
down my mirth with an iron hand
your Uncle Dicky would tell you
not 10 upse the milk bucket. / told
her. snatching n excuse for a
smile. I'm the first place, Mr..
Underwood isn't sick any longer, in
the second you are not driving him
away, but he has made UP his mind
TO 70 and nothing you can say can
change his decision. and In the third
and most important place, II viii be
4 good thing for your mother. III
tell you more about this when you
come back. For you will 80 Tor this
drive, won't you. sweetheart?
/ changed my mandatory tone 70
a coaxing one, for ] saw that all
danger OF hysterical tears was over.
and I felt that / no longer could keep
NV mask Of sternness from slipping.
nv heart was very tender toward
the child who always has been as
dear 70 me as n Of my own blood
could have BEEN
she flashed over 20 me and Rugged
me tightly
sOf course I'm going, you darling.
I'm not quite a pig even II l do
act like one. But-what shall / say
fo-to-Mr. Underwood about his
going away"
Say nothing" ] told her in quick
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tiny blood vessels that show through
the skin III the skin IL thick and
course the complexion. naturally. ls
dull and lifeless no matter how per
feet the network OF tissues. filed
with red blood, below are.
The skin must BE- fine and thin
II the tissues underlying X are 10
show through and give the indivi-
dual a clear. sparkling complexion
It's exactly the same principle as
expecting q lovely petticoat made 0f
delicate and fine lace to show
through a satin or serge frock. That
Ii "a physical impossibility. but when
one dons a sheer orEandy OR chiffon
frOck the delicate beauty IN the slip
shows through. enhancing the charm
OF the ensemble.
When the skin becomes ~coarsenad
and thick there ~ very little that
can be done TO repair the damage.
Creams and lotions can be used that
win refine the leathery texture to
some extent, but never can the clear,
translucent beauty OF sweet sixteen
be restored.
That is why II Is essential that the
skin be cherished with every means
known to US II must be guarded
from too long exposure to sun and
wind. II must be guarded from ex.
cessive dryness and excessive DILL.
ness. IL must be thoroughly cleansed
several times daily 80 that the In
sidious influence OF dust and CRIME
are not permitted TO leave tell
marks. IL must be soothed and re-
stored BY healing lotions. II must
BE- stimulated into its full working
power by a~stringents. the dashinE
OF cold water on the face. the an
MIGRATING stimulus az the Ice mas
sage, and gentle pattlngs 10 that cir
culatIon Is virile and 40 continues
Its marvellous work of recreation.
Think or your skin as or a. rare
flower that needs cove and constant
care X II ~ TO bloom with the sweet
ness that you hole for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
ROmances of the Worlds
Great Lovers By cozErrE DOUGLASS
Victor Marie Hugo and

NNE Of the most gifted men Of
all times. is Victor Hugo. I
say lis" because his Is a name
which will level die. as long as
people can read. His monument Is
built Of the blocks which we call
books-more precious than all the
rare marbles ever used.
Both as poet and writer or prose
fiction. Victor Hugo excels many
whose names hang high in the par
ticular niche devoted 70 authors.
At the age OF twenty he was al
ready known for his passionate odes.
espousing the royalist cause and
Catholicism.
At the age OF twenty-one he mar
ried his cousin and childhood sweet
heart. Adele Foucher. Undoubtedly
this was a happy marriage. but the
love OF wife was not sufficient for
the fiery and passionate nature OF
the man.
In 1S45 Hugo was created a peer
Of the realm by Louis Philippe. but
during the reign OF the Prince Louis
Napoleon. he incurred the ~displeasure
Of His Majesty and was banished-
Only through the efforts Of his loyal
friends. and a false passport did
Hugo escape to Brussels. A reward
vas offered for his capture dead or
alive. but Juliette Drouet. whom
Hugo had called "the most beautiful
woman OF the nineteenth century,"
disguised Hugo as a woman and ne
went TO Guernsey where his family
Joined him.
Nine. Drouet had been an actress
and had played the leading part in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
For Thursday, Sept. 20.
BY GENEvIEVE KEMBLE.

A DAY or radical and conflicting
I'm occurrences Is forecast from
1.-THE contradictory positions or
most powerful planets Although
great and unusual advantages are
prognosticated from the trine aspect
OF Luna to Uranus. the orb OF the
sudden and u~northodox. the conjunc-
ton OF Saturn and the Moon may be
expected TO WELD a retarding and OBJ
structing force. There may be post
ponements and obstacles. but With
patience and persistence splendid
benefits may mature.
Those whose birthday Il Is may
have a year In which there may be
some contradictory situations. with
stubborn obstacles 4 overcome or
postponements. but attended by ex-
cellent opportunities os an entirely
unforeseen nature and which mas
involve radical change or travel. Ii
Is advised that caution be exercised
In signing all writings. "A child born
on this day may have many brilliant
talents and at the same time be in
dustri0us and practical.
Man is no bubble upon the sea Of
his fortunes, helpless and ire
~spoHsfble upon the tide OF eUeHts.-
ANONYMOUS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
Advice to Girls
BY Annie Laurie.
ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ am a married girl seventeen
years OF age. I love my husband
dearly. and I know that he loves
me. There isn't a better caretaker
on earth than he Is. We have q
lovely little home. OF which I try
20 take the best OF care.
Here is my problem: There is a
little n coming to US soon. OF
which we are very proud But
after the baby arrives. my hus-
band wants me 20 20 to dances,
shows. parties. But ! am afraid II
win break up our home. because
we are both very jealous. What
shall I do? UNDECIDED WIFE.
UNDECIDED WIFE: Don't cross
your bridges before you come &c
Them" my dear. This IL exactly
what you are doing. and very fool.
ishly. too. Don't you know that there
~ nOtnlng In world mat draws q man
and roma closer than a family
And 10 speak OF jealousy IL 50 r.
diculous that I am inclined TO think
you r fooling. Just wait and find
out how wonderfully everything will
adjust itself. But I will say this
in your love for your baby. don't
ever neglect your husband. So many
girls are inclined to do this and II
makes a great deal OF unhappiness.
] am sure. with tact and loving
thoughtfulness for your husbands
wishes. you win be able to come to
some sort OF an understanding. And
I'm wishing you all the happiness in
the world. my dear. for you and
your husband and your baby.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
BY DIR. LOUIS K. BISCH
Eminent Psychologist.

T 7 Is very rare to find a person who Is salts
fled with his own lot.
Almost without exception, everybody
wants to be something or somebody else.
You hear of business men-and successful
ones too-who want to be professional men. The
latter, in turn are likely to express the desire
to 20 into business.
For example, physicians want to be artists.
Or when they practise internal medicine they
wish they had gone in for surgery, while the sur
geons, also wanting to be somebody else, turn
longing eyes toward other specialties or they
rue the day that first made them ambitious to
enter medical school.
Women complain and are dissatisfied in
similar manner.
If they had only married differently
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peek ln here and she touched DIcky
with her foot in passing and before
he knew what was happening. ha
was no larger than Mrs Carpenter
Bee herself.
Dicky followed the little carpenter
into her doorway and through a
great long hall To- IA lovely little
roOm Here Mrs. Carpenter Bee told
Dicky she had placed an eEg.
And above this floor IN another
one and above that IN another one
and above that I'D another one.~
laughed Mrs. Carpenter Bee. ''and n
did every bit OF the work myself
with these tools. AS fast as I finish
a room, ! lay an egg In Il. leave sons
food there for the y~oungster when IL
matches out. then close Il up. I
guess / must have at least eight
stories by now, and you say / can't
cut wood" Mrs. Carpenter Bee sat
down and laughed merrily. But OF
course that was before you saw ! >
chisels."
well. I must say. I'm surely CAD
you spoke 10 me Mrs. Carpenter
Bee" said Dickey. III was Just going
70 cut this log up for firewood. ~
course. now Ill find another ore.
wouldn't think or disturbing YOUR
hom9."
iii certainly thank you Dickv.-
said Mrs Carpenter Bee politely. Tt
taxes some time to build a house
like mine and Tia hate tD have tn
oulla ny over 4 hope YOU can find
another log"
sure \ can" laughed DIrl-v-
Here's one right next to tha 1890
your house ~ In Does anyone live
In it7'' "'o
No. A don't think 500 raniSaa
Mrs Carpenter Bee.
Then IT, NINE" and Dickv began
chopping the log It'd. when WV
would get tired he would sfnn ara
chat with his new friend ana borora
ne knew IL the log was all readv ~
take into the house.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19

In contemplating the lot or others
we stress all the advantages and
desirable attributes and seldom. if
ever. take the disagreeable features
into account.
Yet every station and occupation
In life-every kind and condition OF
mankind-has its drawbacks.
It's because we prerequisites
the drawbacks and undergraduates
our advantages that we look upon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
A Fashion Models Diary
BY GRACE THORNCLIFFE
She Tells About a Fascinating Dinner Dress.

MMRS. JONES came into the
V shop the other day with q
Ava sad, troubled look IN her eye.
Il want a simple dinner Dress" she
said. Something dark and cool and
Summery-but not a printed chiffon.
I'm tired to death OF them"
Which gave Madame what is
known as pause. To find a dress
that Is dark and cool and Summary
and not a print Is really doing some
thing in these days OF figured sheer
fabrics. But Madame never admits
defeat-not when there Is the shadow
Of a sale in view.
SO. Just to stall around until she
could think Of something that might
fit the bill, she had me model dresses
that were dark or were cool or were
Summery-but not all together. Then
suddenly. where there had been
worry behind her y there was
delight.
Grace" she ordered. please
model that black net for Madame"
And she sighed with the content
ment that already sees the price or a
dress slowed safely away In our cash
register.
had forgotten thai dress, out
just the moment II was mentioned !
knew that Madame had struck the
nail a wallop right on the center or
its little head-for the black net was
dark and cool and Summery-an at
the same time.
Mrs. Jones thereupon became the
parent OF that simply darling dress.
exclaimIng that IL was just what she
had wanted and so forth and so and
so. II was really a lovely model
sheer black dotted net over flesh
satin. Pointed hip swathing achieved
smartly the moulded hip line. and,
over a short satin underslip. quite
scant. the full net skirt cascaded to
lovely length in back. A clever ar-
rangement OF cire satin ribbon dotted
the hip-back and trailed the ground
gracefully.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19

1t is my feeling, sometimes, that all Of Us
preachers are apt to forget the place Of the
human body in the scheme Of salvation. ''The
body is the temple of the SOUL" we are told.
Just what does this mean?
You wouldn't think much Of a farmer who LET
his barn roof get aleaky. The rain comes through
and rots the hay. This essential feed for the
horses gets musty or sour. 1t loses its value as
food.
What would you say about a jeweler who left
a big hole in his show window? Through it he
would lose his stock Of valuables.
"A diseased and broken body viii result in
damage to the soul residing in it. BY Gods
grace the dwarfed and undeveloped spirit of the
man may rise on wings Of usefulness and give
service in spite Of the handicap Of a body's
neglect. But who can doubt that had the temple
NJ - rawFnrf c~Inw %hn rn3l nmI ~ws~.A Iu~~1fs~-
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not smile on wilful neglect or the
body. In my opinion, the time will
surely come when men and women
will be ashamed to admit that they
are III. Too many sicknesses are the
absolute fault OF the victims. Why
should we neglect TO preach this
fact?
You see I do not seek TO avoid
my own responsibility. Let no
preacher get mad at me because I
am talking this way. I. too. am a
preacher. Everybody is. whether
his audience occupies the pews or
reads the papers. sits In the school
seats or listens TO the radio. Every
body. who breaches to an audience
through any medium is a preacher
and he IS not true to his trust I'M
less no urges right living. right eat
ing, right thinking.
The truth shall set men free and
only by knowing and practicing the
right can we expect 70 go far in
this world or the world to come.
First Of such truths is the necessity
for a whole and perfectly function
Ing body. When we have that we
are not likely 20 be cross, evil-minded
or given TO wickedness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19

II AVE you ever watched the tiny moths attracted to the
candle flame, or the light of the lamp and seen them f1utter
and fall when the rays scorched their gauzy wings? Poor
little thingsl And yet, they go bindly to their fate because they
love the flaming glare Of the rays and. needless of the heat. fly
straight to their doom.
And here Dan Cupid and one Of his subjects have met a like
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-19
Words of the Wise.

Fame. we may understand :;
sure test Of merit. but only : prob.-
baiiy Of such; ii is an accident. no,
property Of man. -caylvI.
the glory Of ancestors shed,
q light upon posterity: IL aIIo,re
neither their good nor bad ouni.
lilies 90 remain IN obscurity.
-SaLHsf.
Poverty wants much; but av,r;rr
everything -Syrua.
WE d0 not count n ucr,.
Years, until ne has nothing 49,
to count. -EmrrSo-
Let him thal hath done ,b.
Office conceal M; lev him INV 49,
ceived II disclose II. So.
He thar is proud of a. ~.
Ting Of his silks. ike N ,rnd.
man. laughs nt the rnttIing wv
ms Jeffers- For indeed. clothes
osynI 20 oe our remembranccrs
" o@' 'ost Wnocency. Fuller.
lns sAenSe ina accepts merit as the
moss natural thing in the world. 4, ~
highest applause. -Emer.o,
The sW0tl0w Is not ensncred
% men because Of its gentle
"u'ufe. Ovid.