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garded as mystic symbol Of per.
lection. If you study their beauty
and make use OF the aids they OF.
fer. part OF their exquisite love.
illness will blend with your person.
ality and become your very own.
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costly rose perfumes to be had.
Cheap perfumes In rose are not
pleasant or like the real blossoms
Rose oils viii blend beautifully
with jasmine, lavender or ber-
gan1ot to make an individual per-
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bowls on your dressing table and
low stands and fill them with
this potpourri Now and then.
run your fingers through the
leaves to stir up their fragrance
and perfume the room and your
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BREYERPAKT PINT nbinGtiOnS
No. l Vanilla, Strawberry and Chocolate
No. 4 Vanilla, Strawberry and Orange Ice
No. Z French Vanilla and Chocolate
No. 9 Raspberry Ice and Vanilla Ice Cream
No. 10 ChocoIate-Nut and Cherry CuStard
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hands. You will need fresh sup
ply of the potpourri from time to
time, 30 save your rOse-petals.
Altar OF roses Is an exquisite
and. OF course, most expensive
perfume. But there are less
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funne. Or you can blend them
for instance BY using jasmine
bath salts, rose bath soap and
orange-bl blossom bath-powder.
Roses have always been re.
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Timely Topics

Hungary has only 450- motion
picture ,theaters, and Of this num-
Der 80 are located in Budapest.
More than 100000 Japanese
gain their livelihood from fishing.
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dants Of his bride. and 1t Ii
charming gesture for him to do
this in compliment to his bride.
If he wishes to do this, he should
talk over the plans with his bride.
go order the flowers that she has
pIenned.
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Think Twice!

NY DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ met my girl friend in the
ferry. house this morning with
five young men, and one OF them
was kissing her on the cheek.
She says she was waiting for her
chuin. What do you think Of the
matter. please? A. A.
/ would think twice, my friend.
before taking this type Of girl
seriously. She seemingly has
too little reserve, and values her
self too lightly to be very de-
pendabIe.
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Monogranas.

MOnOgrans.
DEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
The question OF monograming
my linens Is rather q puzzle to
me Il mean three initials). Do
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use my husbands entire mon
ogram, or Ii It correct to use my
own first two Initials and that
Of his last name? READER.
1T 81 customary for married
woman to use as her monogram
on her linens or silver, the
initials Of the first and last names
of her maiden name before the
initial OF the surname of her
husband. Therefore, Mary Smith.
who married John Brown, would
use the initials M. s. b.
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broth from which all the grease has
been removed. Simmer gently for
Is minutes. then strain through a
damp cheesecloth. squeeze the cocoa
nut quite dry. then return soup 10 a
double boiler. Add the beaten yolks
OF two eggs and the strained juice
OF a fresh lemon. stir as IL thickens
slightly then remove from the fire.
Add a little salt and pepper and
serve with a tablespoonful OF freshly
boiled rice in each plate.
English Bacon Sauce.
This sauce is used over new
potatoes served with young veal or
Spring chicken. Fry a quarter
pound OF bacon diced until melted.
then add a small chopped onion and
a dessertspoonful OF flour and fry
until a delicate brown. Season with
p e . p r. two tablespconfuls OF
vinegar. and a small cupful OF water.
Stir a. IL thickens. then pour It over
the freshly boiled and drained
potatoes.
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o-oeo L Absorbing Sequel 10
AUVC y IAIlUCIS "ReUeiations of a Wife"
! Comes Back" uith a Magnificent Aci
BY Adele Garrison
Harry Underwood
of AtOnemeHt.

"HE seconds following Lillian's'
cry OF Harry" as *. seven"
with the Princess Dina of
Transvania in his arms. fell TO his
knees at the shot from Sergius' re-
volver. are a tumble In my memory.
From somewhere I found the
to blow the police whistle. although
IL was not needed. for Allen and
Dicky were like tigers as they fell
upon the man. He managed TO
shoot his revolver twice more. but
they were random shots, although
they made me wild with terror until
l saw that Dicky had not been hit.
1t was not until afterward that I
realized how my whole being had
been centered upon that one thing.
But assured or his safety. ! turned
back to the astonishing scene at MY
side. The Princess Dina was fever
ishly unrolling herself from the
blanket swathing her. while Lillian
had sunk TO her knees and was
grading the unkempt ~red-bearded
man in her arms.
THE flashlight, Madge,'' she said.
peremptorily. I'm afraid he's hurt
badly"
With fingers that trembIed I
turned the flashlight upon the mans
face. He looked up at me with lips
twisted with pain. but with eyes no
longer blinking.
"Hellol Lady Fair" he said.
Don't let her scare you. He drilled
me all right, but II isn't anything
xytf0l M~ N~ L~m-- W#ra
try 70 walk to the house."
Harry Underwood The red
bearded man was not only TX.
seven," but he was Harry Under.
wood. Lillian's recreant husband.
This was another instance OF his
atonement for the awful t~raitorous
drunken debauchery and the SIMS.
ter influence OF Grace Draper. which
so nearly had cost Dicky's life at the
Mineola aviation field during the
World War He had done his part
under another name in the ambu-
lance service afterward. and Dicky
long ago had given him his friend
ship again. But he had been a man
or mystery ever since. although he
had reappeared in Jul lives for brief
iH1ci ais UhIy &c pe gone again.
And now. as I looked down into his
CRAVING face. I wondered II he were
70 make the last supreme atonement.
There was the sound Of a swiftly
revolving motor. and the next in
slant the headlights OF the veritzen
limousine picked our group out. and
the a came to a sudden stop. while
from Il came my employer and his
chauffeur. together with Jim and
my father. whom they had picked
up on the way. At the same instant
Allen Drake and Dicky. Jerking n
tightly bound but unsubdued Ser
gus after them. dashed up.
Hold him. Allen Dicky said, and
went down or his knees upon the
other side OF Lillian. while I trained
the flashlight upon Harry Under
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Three-M Minute JOURNEYS
BY TEMPLE MANNING
A~fghnnistdn Wild, Just Like NeU York.

country on swift Arab steeds,
wrapped In flowing burnouses. /
hasten to assure you that such Is far
from the case.
Afghanistan 10 one OF the most
upto-date OF all Asian countries. The
men and women wear. not the flow.
ing Arab garment, but beautifully
tailored clothes. and follow quite the
same fashions that the American or
English do. In lieu OF the Arab
horse. high-powered motored cars.
Of standard make speed the Afghans
from place to place.
However. there r no railroads in
the country. For political and other
reasons. such form OF transportation
has been frowned upon. But COM
Portable motor buses have been pro-
vided. and judging from their popu-
larity. seem to serve the purpose ex-
cellently. The people OF Afghanistan
have become so imbued with West.
ern ideas that they are about 70
abandon their old. and ancient. capt.
tai. Kabul. and build a new city to
take its place. This they will call
Darul Aman, and IL Is planned TO
build II along Partisan lines. adapt.
ing IL. Of course, TO the peculiarities
and natural conditions OF the coun.
try.
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among the leaves and n thought
came to Sammy Squirrel.
He wiped his eyes with his little
red bandana handkerchief and be
tore you could say. scat" Sammy
Squirrel had climbed the bush and
was leaning over the birds nest.
Just ready to help himself TO q lovely
baby bird when he happened to look
up. There. on every thorn on the
bush. hung some kind Of q tiny ami
NAL.
From one thorn dangled a grass
hopper. on another hung n little field
mousie, two big beetles hung from
another thorn. Sammy Squirrel let
the baby bird drop back into It's nest
and without thinking where he was.
for Sammy Squirrel very seldom
ever climbed SO far from the ground.
he let 20 his hold on the branch.
and down, down down. he fell 10
the ground below. Every thorn
he passed on the way down tore
a great rip I'm his pretty fur
suit and when he reached the round,
Sammy Squirrel jumped up and ran
back home as fast as he could So
His Mama didn't scold him when
she saw him coming. She knew bv
the sad look on his face. that Sammy
Squirrel had had punishment
enough She opened the door and
pulled him inside.
IL took her some little time mend
ing up the ripped suit for there wers
exactly thirteen ripped places down
his little fur coat.
But when Sammy Squirrel told
her what he had seen In the thorn
tree. his Mama had to laugh.
We'll. that was Mr.. Shlrk's
house." she laughed. "And had YOU
found him at home. you might have
been dangling from one OF the
thorns. for he Is the butcher bird ot
Birdville and IL I were you. I'd stay
on the ground from now on. You
are q Ground Squirrel and shouldn't
run up trees TO eat baby birds"
Needless to say. that was the last
time Sammy Squirrel we visited
any birds nests. lie learned 20 love
to hunt his food and maybe soms
day when you're passing through tbs
woods. you might see him sitting on
the ground beside his own doorway.
He still has the thirteen stripes down
his back and folk call him Striped
Chipmunk."
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easy as that, thanks.
And dear Mr.. Ford, don't you remember when IL was considered
very naughty indeed to waltz? Didn't Byron, the wicked English
poet, write some rather risky rhymes about the amorous waltz
dear, dear, / am surprised at you!
And how ever did the musicians know what TO play? Let's see
the Blue Danube, the Siren Waltz, Peek-a-Boo, ! see You, After
the Ball, The Sidewalks OF New York, Sweet Rosie OGrady and
When the Leaves Begin TO Turn.
| suppose you did sandwich in Let Ne Call You Sweetheart and
the Indian Love Call from Rose Marie and Why Do / Love You, Why
Do You Love Me-just for luck, didn't you? For goodness sake,
why didn't you want the young folks to do their own kind of
dancing?
What's wrong with jazz anyhow? Don't you like to "Cimb the
Highest Mountain and Swim the Deepest Sea-" There's nothing
wrong about that jazz song, is there? 1t tells the same old story and
1t tells it rather nicely, if you ask me, SO why turn back the hands
of the clock?
The old-fashioned dances are all right, but what's the matter
with the new ones? Jazz is the music of the age and the world beats
time to the swing Of the great pendulum. Why not swing with it
and get all the fun there is out of it?
Yes, She's My Baby" may not be anything like Believe Me II
All Those Endearing Young Charms" but it means just about the
same thing, after all.
Jazz is the American music, you get tired Of It sometimes but
90 abroad for a year and you will want to keep step to the first
jazz step you hear after you come down the gang-plank-
Hurrah for the od-fashioned dances, and three times three
for the new onesl There isn't half enough dancing in the world;
from my point of view | wish the old earth would swing round and
round to the lit Of the gayest, friendiest, most natural music in the
world-and keep right on swinging il.
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iii HOME KITCHEN
BY JEANETTE YOUNG NORTON
Odd Dishes from All OUer the World.

"RAVELING about the world.
tourists have n rather con-
fused remembrance OF the
foods they have tasted except those
OF insistent appeal. Sometimes they
are tempted TO ask the recipe for a
dish well liked so that they may
meet II again in their own home sur
roundings. From among these treas
ured mementoes we found and pass
along tho following:
Shrimp Pate.
The pate was enjoyed in Buenos
Aires. Mound three cupfuls OF sifted
flour In a mixing bowl, form a hole
4n the center and pour into IL a salt
spoonful OF salt. a teaspoonful OF
sugar. a tablespoonful OF lard. a cup
full OF butter and the yolks OF four
eggs. With a knife cut the shorten
ing through the flour and then mix
all thoroughly. turn onto a Toured
board and cut in half-inch-thick
rounds to fit muffin pans. Grease
the pans and put a layer in the bot
tom OF each. Now have prepared
two glass jars OF shrimp. cleaned
and broken IN pieces. dust with red
pepper. moisten with cream sauce,
then place a layer in each pan and
cover with the top rounds. Brush
over with butter and bake Is min
utes IN a medium oven. Serve al
sauce with the pates.
Red Snapper au Gratin.
Take six fillets OF the fish. or OF
salmon IL the snapper is not in the
market. brush them over with butter,
dust with salt and pepper and place
on a baking plate well buttered.
Pour over the fillets a little well
seasoned tomato and dust with
grated cheese. Bake for Is minutes.
or until a nice brown. This Is a
favorite dish in Havana.
Mushroom Canape.
This Is a French favorite. Peel
and break in small pieces fresh
mushrooms enough to make a cup
full. Saute them in a small pan in
two tablespoonfuls or butter. add
salt. pepper and yolk OF a beaten
egg. When slightly thickened spread
on rounds OF buttered toast and
mask tho top with the stiffly beaten
white OF the egg. set in the oven
long enough 10 brown the egg a little
then serve.
Cocoanut Soup a In Ceylon.
To a large freshly grated cocoanut
add a quart Of well-seasoned chicken
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whicn open into the nose. Special
care Is needed in such cases.
Decayed teeth and pus-infected
tonSils are other causes for this
trouble. No sensible person will
neglect disturbance or mouth or
throat. II is not alone to make the
breath sweet that attention should
be given to such defects. IL should
be given to guard the general health
and even the very life.
Indigestion, especially those forms
OF Indigestion associated with habit
common causes for had breath. A
and the breath OF a well child Is like
new mown hay. Let a baby or an
older child suffer from gastric fer
mentation or constipation and the
breath becomes offensive.
The last factor / shall mention is
one rarely included among the
causes OF this d~isagreeable symptom.
refer to a heavily coated and Of
fensive tongue.
Some persons have rough tongues.
with very uneven surfacing. Food
debris and bacterial growth lead TO
decay and offensive odor. Scrape
the tongue with the bowl az an
inverted spoon. A piece OF w~halebone.
or a special tongue scraper. You
win be surprised at the quantity OF
material you remove
Keep the teeth clean. Scrape the
tongue daily. Wash out the mouth
and Eargle the throat with some
pleasing solution. With these pre-
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The Stars Say
4. For Wednesday, May Is.
By GENEvIEvE KEMBLE.

A cCORDING TO the lunar muta-
~ tions for this day important
events as well as long-sought
rewards may be looked for. The trine
OF Luna to Saturn promises sub
stantial returns for patient and dill.
gent toll. either In the form OF in
creased business or possessions, or
through recognition or advancement
by elderly persons or institutions.
The Uranian figure indicates sudden
change or travel. New contacts and
pleasant personal relations are also
~presaged.
Those whose birthday II Is may
anticipate a year OF happy rewards
for patient and persistent effort. as
well as happy personal contacts.
There may be unlooked-for change
or travel, with substantial growth in
business and advancement.
a child born on this day VIII be
well equipped by versatile talents
and substantial qualities for advanc.
ing itself in life to a place Of stability
and responsibility.
The lcord Star Is derived from
the AHgi0-SGxon "sfir-aH" to steer,
to stir, TO HioUc.-MabeI Collins.
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woods shoulder. from the front OF
which blood was flowing. IL did
not need medical knowledge to see
that the wound was a serious one.
Steady. old man." Dicky said.
making a quick. sure emergency
survey OF the wound. Then he stood
up and beckoned to Otto.
You're the strongest" he said.
Help me get him into the car. Dad.
o and Mr.. V~eritzen can help
steady him. Jim help Mr.. Drake
with that animal X he needs IT,"
Even through the terror OF the
moment ] found myself thrilling
with pride at the way Dicky doms-
mated the situation. IL was a posi-
ton which he kept while his old
friend was laid upon a bed and
given first aid by Katherine, and
while a surgeon rushed from the hos
pital found that though the wound
was painful and had resulted in much
loss OF blood. IL was not 30 danger
Gus as TO involve an operation or re-
moval to the hospital. Then Dicky
turned 10 my father.
NOW Dad. you can 20 ahead with
the inqufsition upon Sergius. Old
Harry's going to live and every.
things right with the world"
What went on behind the closed
doors OF my fathers rooms. I did not
know. did not want 70 know. The
three men. my father, Allen and
Dlcky. were steeled with the knowl.
edge OF the awfulness OF the pIot OF
which this man was one OF the lead.
ing spirits. and I think II was q re.
med but effective third degree that
was used In those rooms during the
next forty-eight hours. AT the end
or that time a thoroughly subdued.
cringing man vas bundled into Mr..
Veritzen's limousine for a journey to
the headquarters OF the secret diplo-
matte service.
The coup had been successful. I
was vaguely glad and proud or my
snare In Il when my father declared
the capture OF Sergius to be the
Missing link OF the vitality important
hair which he and Allen Drake had
been forging during their long and
mysterious absence. But neither
Lillian nor i had time or heart for
anything save a cursory interest in
the final clearing up of the problem.
vitality important TO all OF Us though
IL was. With Dicky we were helping
Katherine and nurses from the hos.
pltal In the battle TO keep Harry
Underwood a living factor in the
world to which he had 80 spectacu-
larly returned. For while his wound
was not dangerous. pneumonia had
set In. and the battle for his life was
q terrific one.
Part OF the time he was dellrious
and his rawlings were an odyssey or
his wanderings in the mysterious
years when he had been absent from
us. 'Privation, suffering. danger.
the indomitable determination TO
atone for his crime. all were re-
vealed. coupled with n monotonous
recurrence OF n uueerly phrased
question. We'll. Lii! how about IL?
VIII IL DOR
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must give up being superficial and
in a hurry. You must be scientific.
truthful and unafraid.
Your problems do not differ so
much from those OF the ext one
after all. Maybe your emotional life
Is maladjusted. Maybe your person.
atty needs developing. Maybe you
are tormented by fears. Maybe you
r confused
Perhaps your vision Is clouded be-
cause you have fallen into a rut.
Are you perhaps suffering from a
feeling OF inferiority-the thing
which undermines so many?
Whatever 1t may be. bestir your
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; afraid that you ought to abide by
their decision. After all. they are
older than o are, and their judg.
ment is better than yours. I know
that they would not forbid your
friendship with him II there were
not good and sufficient 8 How
ever. IL they have not met him.
persuade them to let you invite him
to your home. When they do know
him. they viii be able to Judge for
themselves whether or no ne In fit
company for their daughter.
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ANDW uUWs
Follow the advice OF Socrates.
Recognize all your assets and also
all your liabilities. Be sure also to
catalogue all your possibilities.
Every individual living possesses
hidden that can be tapped.
Sometimes these treasures lie very
near the surface but we know II not.
But modern science has captured
and explained many OF the worlds
most elusive problems. This puzzle
OF man about himself is one OF them.
Man has really discovered how to
conquer himself
You must examine fearlessly into
every reces OF your mind. You
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~ 1NN
Suol .9uoE-suR I'd uodn a1Y
the ground. a family Of squirrels.
They were a happy little family,
excepting one little fellow called
sammy Squirrel He would never
mind his mama unless she vas
watching him. He always tried ~
get out OF helping fill the store
rooms. FOR like all or his relatives.
sammy Squirrel and his Mama and
Daddy and Sisters and brothers all
filled their store room with nuts
acorns and seeds In the Fall. 20 il
they happened 20 awaken any time
during the Winter months. they
would have something to eat.
Instead OF helping his lama and
Daddy like his other brothers and
sisters did, Sammy Squirrel would
race over the meadows playing with
the butterflies. grasshoppers and trr-
tles. He hated 10 work and one dav
when his Mama asked him IL he did
not think II was about time for him
TO build a home OF his own. Sammy
Squirrel became quite peeved and
ran away from home.
When night came he was very
hungry and tired. He hadn't thought
TO fiji the little pockets I'm his check
IN the daytime, and now II was grow
ing dark. and Sammy Squirrel had
nothing to eat and he was terribly
hungry. RE sat down and began TO
cry bitterly.
"Oh. I do wish. ! hadn't run away
from home" he sobbed. I'm ~
hungry and 7 don't know which way
to 70 to get any food"
Just then Sammy Squirrel heard =
rustic among the leaves OF the
bushes over him. He saw n bird
fiy awav from a nest that was tucked
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buI IHt OLntf-Udu DFtdLT-We CannOL eS-
cape. A clerk in the store, a neighbor in the
street car, a fellow pupil in school, and even the
doctor or the lawyer may be afflicted. Hardly a
day passes but from some casual contact each Of
US must endure at least a passing Whit of bad
breath.
Many persons are painfully conscious Of their
own affliction. They dread to face people and
may even avoid all social indulgence, because
they know they have bad breath.
There are several causes for offensive breath.
All Of them relate to the nose, mouth and diges-
tive tract.
Taking these organs in the order mentioned,
we find that certain types of catarrh may inn
pregnate the breath with disagreeable odors. One
disease of this sort is known as dry catarrh."
Crusts and scabs form in the nose. These become
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Know YOurself-the Best Tip Ever Given
your material has just

; self Dig down and find out. Do
what Socrates said.
Find the cause and the remedy be
comes comparatively simple.
The trouble in 90 cases out OF 100
10 that the cause is not even sus.
pected.
copvrirht 1874. Newspaper Featurs Service. Inc
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cautions you should have sweet
breath.
Answers TO Health Queries

nj. 70. Q.-What viii remove n
scar from the cheek - the seal Is
due TO a cut and not very deep?
A.-The X-ray is sometimes sue.
cessful In such cases-see a skin
specialist for his opinion.
H z. T. Q-what remedy do you
advise for warts?
A. For particulars send self-ad-
dressed. stamped envelope and re
peat your question.
A. r. Only 2-year-old daughter
has been spoiled and 20 when I
do not give her what she wants she
throws herself down and kicks. cry
Ing and making a scene. What can
I do?
Al would not advise spanking
the child-try to reason with her
this will be easier as she grows
older. Let her cry and kick when
she has one OF her spells-she will
SOC find il Is OF no avail and will
break herself or the habit.
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