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Three-Minute Journeys
BY TEMPLE MANNING
Pearl Fisheries Of Scotland Rate Farordbly pifh the Best in
the World.
By TEMPLE MANNING

NEW people have heard about
the pearl fisheries in Scotland.
But IL Is a fact hal there r
extensive oyster beds on the Scottish
coast and Inland rivers.
The work is done in two different
ways. by wading In the shallow
water and from boats in the deep.
The fisherman wears a costume
much like that OF a diver. without
the helmet. His only instrument Is
a pair OF steel tongs. affixed TO a
long wooden handle. This is used 10
lift the shells from the bed OF the
river. Experience has shown that
the best shells may be found where
the bottom OF the river is composed
Of a hard single. The fishermen
are so skilful that many OF them can
actually tell which OF the shells con-
tain the pearl. for there is often a
difference In the formation. a raised
ridge showing where the pearl has
moved in the shell.
Sometimes as many as six pearls
may be found in n shell. But all
OF these are not always perfect.
Those found at the bottom. or thicker
part OF the shell. are always flat on
one side and are called flats or
button pearls. These are used for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-20
By ANNIE LAURIE

like 70 be with. out recently he
has given me the cold shoulder.
| wrote TO him for some time and
really wrote the last letter. but
have not heard from him for
weeks. Is he trying 10 test my
love for him. And should / write
him another letter?
BROWN EYES.
DROWN DYES: He's probably
~ tired OF , the correspondence,
Brown Eyes. or Il may De that he Il
busy or sick. or a thousand and one
things might have happened. How
ever. | shouldn't write. IL / were
you. As long as you wrote the last
letter. IL Is his place 70 answer. and
IL he doesn't, then iust simply try
and forget.
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ am a girl almost sixteen
years Of age and have never had "A
sweetheart ! love my girl friends
brother but he takes no interest
In me / like several other boys
but ! can't get them 10 pay any
attention To me. ! dress as neatly
and attractively as ! can.
Could you please advise me what
TO do 70 draw the boys attention?
WAITING.
WAITING: You are too young 20
w be thinking or love. my dear.
Probably this Is the very reason
that you fail 10 hold the attention
OF your various scquaintances. Act
naturally and don't try TO appear
sophisticated and beyond your years
Boys like a girl who Is unaffected.
natural and fun loving. They don't
want a girl who Is forever incoming
around and signing and installing
every little kindness for an express
sion OF love. There's lots OF time
for all this. and right now and for
several years to come. be the sweet.
little girl ! know you are.
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PRINCESS OLINA swung round
facing me in establishment as
asked her how she knnw that

asked her how she knew that
Prince Georges meant to bride
Charles Owen not to reveal her
whereabouts 20 the Tr~ansvanian
Court.
Didn't you hear him =" she
queried. "Oh! ! forgot" apologize.
ally. You don't understand Trek.
and they were both speaking IN that
language"
Mr.. Owens speaks Treek?' | asked.
Perfectly" she answered. THAT
is why / thought his name could not
be owen II was a Treek name ne
bore when l-knew-of-him. and we
always thought he was a native Of
that country"
I put aside the revelation with its
possible bearing upon Lillian's asso-
citation with the Brixtons for future
consideration. Just now / was ccn.
cerned only with the interview go
ing on behind the closed door OF the
library. and what she had just told
me excited what Lillian with affec-
tionate ralllery calls my Sherlock
ian nose"
Would you mind translatins for
me Just what Prince Georges said
and Mr.. Owens answered." I asked.
Her forehead wrinkled IN applica-
ton TO the request. and after a mo-
ment she replied. haltingly:
1T is an idiomatic form-what
Georges said. but as nearly as ] can
say IL in English. Il would be-
Well it's how much?" I suppose
and the mans answer was so you
I can't translate IL. but It's the same
as II he said in American. SO you
acknowledge the corn CT throw UP
the sponge you know"
I nodded assent and fitted my men
tai puzzle picture pieces together be.
fore I spoke. Then I answered her
troubled look with a reassurinG
smile.
You will see that Prince Georges
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Loves Awakening
Prince Georges and Charles Queen "Contero on the "Price ~
Silence" Behind Closed Doors.
The ReUf Story Of a
Sfeadfdsf Woman
BY Adele Garrison

; viii not pay that man a single cent .
told her.. II do not know the an.
guage In which they spoke. but | IA
know tones-f have made in nv
business 10 interpret them for
and Prince Georges voice held onIv
one thing. mockery. His words were
a taunt. nothing less, while the mans
answer was OF course only the de.
fiance OF bravado."
You may be right" Princess Dina
said doubtfully. II wish | could h..
lieve as you do. But I know Georges
generosity and recklessness.r
II do not think you realize his
ability" ! said. New. / do not wish
70 ask YOU needless questions. but /
should like 70 know one thing. IN
cur American parlance. hasn't Prince
Georges something on MFR. Owen?'
She hesitated FOR a second. then
answered frankly:
Yes. he has. although 7 do not
know just what IL Is. one thing !
do know. however. This man
Owen-or whatever his real name r.
cannot come into either Trees or
Transvania."
/ Jotted that interesting fact down
In my mental files before making
any oral comment.
II do not think YOU have the least
cause for worry" / said. III I read
Prince Georges rightly. he will make
this man afraid 10 send any message
whatever TO your mother, no mat
ter how cleverly concealed its source
So wipe hat worried look off your
face before you come into the living
room. There Is no use in letting
any or the others know anything
about this" .
She Strengthened herself as n !
had flicked her with n whiplash. FOR
she had the well-bred woman's hor-
ror or letting outsiders know OF her
affairs.
"Of course" she said breathlessly.
Let US 20 quickly"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
Cnayrighi. la-s. Nea.saaer leaLlre serrlre. IN
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She never can in all the round
whirling world.
She's like a good. honest
faithful dog ] used to know.
He was brought up in the
house as a puppy with a sleek,
silken, clever, cold-blooded. cal
culating cat, and he was always
trying to act like the cat-and
he couldn't.
And nobody liked him-now
If he'd just been plain dog.
what a darling he could have
made himself.
Poor Jane, why doesn't she
have her own kind Of a house
and her own kind Of friends
and live her own kind Of life?
She'd be so much happier
and so much more successful.
Nobody likes an apple that
looks like a peach-and who
could bear a peach that tasted
something like an apple?
1925. Newspaper Feature ser'ice. IN
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Some Odd Facts

Camel wool Is made OF ~fluffed-up
cancels hair.
Tests show that an individual can
do mental arithmetic as we'll after
an inadequate nights rest. but he
uses up more energy than when
rested.
Light and all radiations are now
believed TO possess mass. or some
thing equivalent to r..
At the School or Oriental Studies
i'm London some OF the most difficult
Of the African languages are taught
by a lady. Professor Alice Werner. a
Newman College graduate.
For the past three years volunteer
workers have been busy ~reiecOrat.
ing the interior OF Christ Church.
Streatham Hill. London. the work
being done in glowing colors and
original designs.
The national pawn shop in the
City Of Mexico occupies a structure
originally built in 1871 as the resi-
dence or Cortez.
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NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
The Stars Say
For Wednesday. Nov. 81.
BY CENEvIEvE KEMBLE.

"A DAY OF unusual liveliness and
"a bold initiative is the forecast
read from the strong posi-
tons Of Mars. Mercury and Uranus
in the chart OF the lunar transits.
II ~ a time for daring adventure
and enterprise, attended BY a change
az environment. travel and large un-
dertakings. This activity will react,
N It's benefits and happy and thriv-
ing conditions. on the domain OF the
heart and home. which may find vel
come change and pleasant surprises.
Those whose birthday IL T. are on
the threshold Of a year OF adventure.
travel and change. which will find
signal benefits IN the business and
personal life. II the incentive 70 mi.
tiatiye and daring enterprise be
needed. IL Is "A time for lively and
decisive action and bold strokes at
good fortune. A child born on this
day may succeed through lis inge-
nuity. enterprise and courageous re-
sO~urcefulness IN any venture under
taken. Its life may be prosperous
and pleasant.
He that climbs the toll r has
ron right a. the fruit. lie hnf
leaps the ride gulf should prcraii
"a his suit.-Scou.
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ing point" l shall explain. The
oils. like olive and corn oil. are fluid
that II they ere IN melted form at
the ordinary temperature OF the
house.
Butter requires mor heat TO dis
solve. Pork fat takes a lot more
heat because Il melts only at a tenn
temperature far above the normal
temperature OF the body.
III YOU eat any considerable guam
tity NJ high temperature fat. or even
q moderate temperature. the in
festival action may be delayed. Fer.
mentat!on Is likely 70 follow. The
next step Il the form OF distress we
call heartburn.
II you are subject to attacks Of In
digestion OF this nature. experiment
a III with your eating. Cut out the
fats FOR q few mornings and see how
you fare.
There Is a good deal OF fat. too.
in the yolk OF the egg. IL rs IN
likely that a single egg would bother
you. but two or three might.
Persons who have habitual consti-
patton are apt TO have belching or
gas. boating and distress after eat
ing. Our diet should be SO regulated
as TO overcome this symptom. Regu-
lar bowel movements. perhaps two
or three IN a day. are essential 70
comfort and perfect health.
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MAJ HEN they didn't have no. -tuv
wv a. the surface o. the rc-l
watching their masters ~
m~istresses. Nil. Flor. Ii1n.G. w.
and Knarf-;he five little wa,a-.
reflections with the tGrucd.atc
names-would 20 exploring ai3r- w
bottom OF the pond One cav 80
came 10 a cave marked A.'anrts
Ocean.
Lets 80 In" said Mi. a,io r.-
always ready for Rdventur.
What do you suppose v,.f gserx
asked Hanid.
"A whale" he replied ~r-r-n-rI
although he hadn't the siirhtr. -
that they would. This Gee Ir4 80
they all entered the rs.e
walking for "a long =n4ly Iu L.I.~sxl
through "A narrow r1cs1 rtvls. -
came az length 10 anntht- urar u
The water was grcanish. Tall r4tnrl
trees or ~! shapes grew out nf 80
sand. High. high TIP they could ~
the surface. All broker wv Ly I'D
waves. Nh
Imagine their surprise tn fIrs Aon.
Ing under the shade OF "A near.ha1
w2ter-trec. n tremendous whale. "a
eyes were closed and he was snorinr]
Each srore was like the rear " \
lion. I
We oneht 10 wase hin; ri ara.
tell him were here" -r stA4
knarf.
I'VE ought" agreed ;ar e.
"hut how shall we 10 about u.ths
out getting him anrrya WIZ l1Hat
like To he disturbed. you know
Lets tell him we wart "a Thal@
bone said Knarf ~innccratiy.
They shook their heads.
He'd be terribly upset II -rr snId
him that"
Then let's tell him were ll1ldaR
for Simple Simon"
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You mean the boy who ~ RclhI
tc 70 fishing for him In hts motherd
pair
At this the whale stirred and a
trcmor ran down TITS spine. Although
II wa a very slight trcuor. he waa
so extraordinarily immense that Tia
tremOr almost shook tho r~efiections
children off their feet.
"Sh-h." they whispered. "ho'S verN
sensitive about Simple simon.
Then LET'S ask him for some ora
ber.' said knarf.
"Oh, nor
"Or how many tons ne wei-hsr-
"Oh. no. no."
cor whether he has any hsN
poons?"
"Oh. no. no. No.
But knarf was not On w denied
Before the others could stop him. IA
ran UP 20 the whale and shouted I'd
his ear:
Wake up. Hero comes VA
jonah
The whale opened hls eyes Al
fright and without wn.t.n- nm 10
slant. gave his tail a m.rn'r ffn -
was OFF. As for the reflect they'
We're swept clear back f "a
cave and into the pond
Copyright. iaaa. Newspaper FcIust L.
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The Home Kitchen
BY JEANETTE YOUNG NORTON
The Importance of The Salad in the Dinner Menu.

spoonful OF gelatin that has been
sOftened IN cold water. when IT has
melted. cool the liquid. When cold.
half fill a wet mould. cover with a
layer 9, oysters. dot with a little
grated cucumber. season with a little
red pepper. salt. ara pour over a
layer ~ the Jelly. when IL begins 10
firm add another layer Of oysters.
then pour over the rest ~ the jelly
an1 Set 70 chill. Serve sliced on let
tuce leaves topped with -mayonnaisc
made without mustard.
Little Neck Salad.
Steam Omen two dozen little neck
clans, drain after picking them from
mo shells and cool Add to tile clans
q cuplul MI chopped celery two
tahlesno0nfuls ~ chopped chives.
and a cupful ~ shredded lettuce.
Toss ~ a cupful ~ sharp boiled
dressing and serve ~ lettuce leaves.
This viii make four generous nor
tions M salad
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who are something in the world
Elsie likes all kinds of people
-- she takes an interest in
the ashman and his family and
she always knows whether the
chauffeur is married or single,
where he lives and what his wife
Is like.
She has old friends that are
poor and old friends that are
rich. and she doesn't know
which is which - and doesn't
care.
Jane likes to be an a~ristocrat
she wants to know who peo-
pies fathers were and where
their mothers came from, and
what grandfather did for a liv-
ing-now if she'd only run true
to type she'd be interesting.
And people would like her.
But she won't.
She wants to be like Elsie.
And she can't.
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table, groaning under a multitude of good things
70 eat, the sight causes every good resolution to
iy, out OF the window. You eat ravenously Of
dishes you know will cause discomfort.
This is where a little study is needed. Yop
should undertake to find what is responsible
for your trouble.
There is a kind Of heartburn" with beIch-
ing. that appears two or three hours after eat
ing; II appears to be caused or made worse by
including fat meat in the diet.
Perhaps you are fond Of bacon, eating 4
couple of strips with the breakfast. 1t may be
your habit to take a couple of hclpings OF butter.
to cover the toast or hot roll.
Fats are not digested in the stomach. They
the bile and the secretion of the pancreas.
If they happen to be fats Of "high melting
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HALADS have become such an
important part OF the dinner
~ menu that one must have
plenty OF new recipes al hand 70
supply the demand. The idea Of
varying the flavorings OF French
dressing. mayonnaise. and cooked
dressings adds variety wen 20 the
plain lettuce salads. Also combining
the different green salads gives
pleasing changes. The green things
must be crisped and chilled and the
dressings added only at the last
10 make the salads SUCCESS
ful
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Words of the Wise

Take away from our hearts
that love of the beautiful. and
you take away all the charm Of
life. l.o-ral.
Books Efthout the ln0tCfefrs
or life are useless. for fnnt
should books teach bHf the ut
OF Hiring. -Joi~son.
The eoxcomb makes a disinifnaect
The fool makes ~Iamen,ai;oa: iae hoass,
man. when deceived. re,ire, ard says
mo- . word. l. N,u.
Thrift Is too late az the bottom
oI the purse. -Scrr-I
Standardization il The effec, Of cow
ardIce IN the highest extreme.
-Drfoe.
Are there rot little chaefcrs IL
ererybodV's life that seem ~ be
nothing, and yet affect an the
rest Of the historys
--ThcctcrCN.
The most wonderful and H. ,,yo,,-
est things in the world. you know. srs
IGsi the things which no one can &c.
-Krns-lcy.
Life must be filed Up. aad rh- VIM,
Who . not capable Of Intellectual
pleasures must content himself MIA
such Is his sense, can afford.
Johnson.
ne that cdr please robodv a,
not 50 much to be piticd az NE
Uhom nobody can please.
-rolton.
Where there IS much nrids
or self-conceit there viii be a
great desire for revenge.
-Schopenhauer.
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room, the same sleeping porch and she's even
putting in the same sort Of curtains in her
bedroom.
Worse than that, she's giving the same
kind of parties, inviting the same kind of
people and having the same sort of troubles
and the same attempts at the same kind of
happiness.
Poor Jane, what a mistake she's making.
Jane is a woman with a good mind and a
good heart and she's rather good-looking, too,
in a big handsome dominating kind OF way.
Her friend Elsie is a little woman, fragile,
slender, musical, fond of books-she has a gift
for friendship, she sings sad little songs in a
sad little voice and she sings gay little songs
waves breaking on the shore and she has a
sense of humor that's helped her over a good
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A.-Not II eaten IN moderation. II
Is a little heavy where there n a
tendency to indigestion.
2.-Probahly due to faulty elimina-
ton and too rich diet. He should
correct his diet and be sure that the
system r. kept clear. For further
particulars send a self-addresscd.
stamped envelope and repeat your
question.
3.-There are several different
kinds OF kidney trouble. each re-
curing special treatment. Your
doctor should advise you.
G. X. A. Q-What would cause
deep circles around the eyes. ans
what causes the whites Of the eyes
to be yellow?
2.-What can be done for too-thin
arms and legs?
A.-Probably due 70 an intestinal
disturbance. BE sure 10 keep the sys.
tenn clear by careful diet and proper
exercise. For full particulars send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope and
repeat your question.
2.-Exercise should tend Is deveIor
these members. Join "A gymnasium
Tor regular. systematic exercise
Running. dancing. brisk walking
climbing. etc. will help the legs;
wand and Indian club exercises
should be helpful for the arms.
h. C. p. Q--What causes my face
10 become flushed when ! become
warm or embarrassed
A.-This condition IS probably due
70 nervousness and poor circulation.
Build up your general health and this
Will benefit the system and
improve your circulation.
Copyright. 1873. Newspaper Feature ssrrics. Inc
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NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:


~ Last Winter while staying
with q relative ! met a young man
who seemed 70 be a perfect gentle
man.
| liked him ut first out only as
one would like a friend. But the
more ! saw of him the more /
cared for him until | soon learned
20 really love him.
He seemed very attentive until
one night | informed him that I
was leaving the city for the South
where ! Was going 10 live. After
that he seemed very distant and
only called once more and that
time IN tell me that Ne wouldn't
be back.
Now. Annie Laurie. just pre-
vious 20 that meeting he had told
me that he .oved the.
Since | have been here i have
gone out with several young men
acquaintance. but they don't IN.
terrst me and neither 90 T enjoy
being with them
Please tell me wnat TO do Pride
won lei me write 10 him IL he
had been a narruw-m,nded. tickle
person there might be explanation
to his act. but instead ~ was very
sensible. ! have worried until I'm
not really myself n more
DAWN.
hAWN: | really see nothing 10
worry about. Dawn. Evidently
the young man was more tickle
minded than you thought. and YOU
Will b. much happier n yoa put him
out OF your mind and forget the
whole happening.
hEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- When a young man takes a
young girl home from driving on
A Sunday afternoon. should he
come IN and stay a while or should
he leave at nee. PEACHES.
beaches: II would be A very
N friendly gesture on the part o;
the girl TO invite the young man IN
for a while. unless there would be
a good reason for her not doing so.
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Advice to Girls
ANNIE LAURIE:

NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ ] am very much In love with
a young mar who u twenty years
Of age | have known him since
| was a little girl ! am now six.
teen years OF age.
This young man has been in jail
but he is a changed man for ne il
going straight and trys to be kind
and good 10 everyone.
am going to high school and
promised 70 marry him when |
am through school. Do YOU think
am doing the right thing and do
you think he will he the right kind
of husband for me? BUBBLES.
DUBBLES: You are very young
~ my dear. q be considering mar.
rage. DO your parents know and
approve OF this young man? Have
you their consent 70 your marriage?
You see. you are still a minor and
under your parents control. there
fore you must Tie governed by their
wishes. L. you have their fun ap-
prevail. / see no reason why you
should not marry the young man.
One mistake IN life does not mean
that the person making the mistake
should be ev-rlastinEly condemned.
IL the young man realizes the wrong
he has done and Is trying every way
he can to atone. you should help him
as much as you car by your friend
illness. and perhaps. love. The love
Of "A good girl means much 70 a man.
and II your parents. as | said before.
give their consent TO your marriage.
thereby placing the stamp Of ap-
prevail on your choice. | see no rea-
son why you should not marry him.
NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ | am a girl sixteen years OF
age and have been going with a
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BEING YOURSELF IS
THE WZSEST CHOICE
Big, Kind Hearted Jane Apes Elsie, Whose Ways
Don't Fit Jane at All-She'd Be Much Happier
Living Her Own Kind of Life.
BY W1NIFRED BLACK

ANE'S gone to housekeeping, great big, good-hearted, bossy,
\ dominating Jane, and she's built a house exactly like the house
her best friend built when she married and went to house
keeping. The same sort of living room. the same kind of dining
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many rough places N lie. Jane IS serious, EHle IS tr1voiOus.
Jane is earnest-Esie is ig~ht-mnded.
Jane is a~mbihcus-Elsie doesn't know what ambition means.
Jane likes 70 "knnw nennle"-neonle Of imnortance-nennle
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or course. there are dozens Of
causes FOR indigestion. ] have named
a couple only. At other times more
viii be said on this subject. but this
Is enough for today.
Nothing can be counted n create
blessing than the ability TO digest
food IL adds a lot to your comfort
and a good deal to your expectation
OF life.
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fermeT Commissioner Of Health. EeC York city
TyHERE are many causes for the stomach ache" Ordinarily we
regard this symptom as a sign Of Indigestion. II II is a daily
- visitor, appearing after each meal, it may indicate something
more important Appetite is a compelling thing. Sitting down at .
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Answers to Health Queries

N. Il. ID. Q.-Is fruit cake in.
jurious2
What causes large. festered
sores on my husbands back? Is
this due 10 poor blood?
3.-What do YOU advise for kidney
trouble?
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point INC requIe cohslderabIe digestive effort % ~ used Indeed
some fats, Ike tallow, are lot digested. The orgcns give m INV the
material passes on and out of the body without being dfrpraI
You may not understand what l mean by fats Of high melt.