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time TO change N mean disposition,
that's one terrible fault or mine.
You'll find my relatives living IN
Asia and Africa / was caught In
Africa and they do say. i am a
splendid specimen"
You must be-" said Benny kindly,
land I'm sorry that i laughed al
you. You're such a great big clumsy
looking fellow. I'll bet you had a
hard time getting away from your
enemies didn't your"
FIN say I did" and Mr.. Rhinoce
ros really did laugh showing his
great big mouth. but that doesn't
say we can't run swiftly, for we GER
tainly can run. You'd be surprised
to find out how fast a big fellow like
me a run. My last day among my
kind. 1 slept ali day and when eve
ming came l went down with n crowd
Of my friends to the lake 70 water
and wallow. The sentinel heard 4
queer noise and gave the alarm, but
sorry to say I didn't follow the
others, and I. along with about four
others was caught and held in q
strong cage. that had been hidden IN
the bushes. There wasn't any use
to put up a fight. 30 ! Just settled
49, - ~ WO4A0 hGHKEI IL
me. and this ts where I landed. Since
I've been with the circus. I've been
in many a strange city and have
C a good many people. They all
seem to think I'm a good Rhinoce-
ros."
But aren't you homesick 20 see
your people?" asked Benny.
Cant say that / am replied Mr..
R~hinoceros. by now / might have
been minus my horns. You know
when they catch us, they take a pen,
knife and cut our horns OFF. They
make ramTods. clubs and when it's
polished nicely. they make cups from
them Seems funny for me to BE-
awake In the daytime so IL you'll
excuse me. III 20 and wallow IN the
mud so | can stay awake the rest az
the day." Turning around. the
clumsy fellow lay down and began
wallowing in the mud.
Benny watched him until he knew
Il was time for the circus TO begin
then he went on into the big rinEa,
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Custard Souffle.


Bring a cupful OF milk 10 boiling
point. Blend together two table.
spoonfuls each OF butter and flour
and add to the milk stirring as IL
thickens. beat the yolks OF four eggs
together. then add two tablespoon.
fuls OF sugar. add these to the milk
then set aside to cool. When cool
beat the egg whites stiff and mix
with the rest, and add a teaspoonful
OF vanilla Pour into a buttered bak-
irg dish and bake in a brisk oven
twenty minutes. Serve at once hot
with whipped cream. Do not shake
the dish about or the souffle viii
fall.
Glove Cake.
Beat together a cupful OF sugar
and the yolk OF one large egg. Add n
cupful OF sour cream in which a tea
spoonful Of baking soda has been dis
solved. Add a teaspoonful OF ground
cloves. then sift In a half a cupful
or flour and a half saltspoonful OF
salt and beat wen. Turn into a
buttered pan and bake for forty-five
minutes In q medium oven.
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dry feet they viii escape many all
ments.
The disease is more common
among city girls than in the country.
Overcrowding. bad lighting and stair
climbing appear 20 influence its de-
velopment. Girls who 60 from the
country with its freedom TO the city
with its confinements. are apt to suf-
fer from chlorosS.
In the treatment, relaxation, men,
tai freedom from care and RESPONSE
bility come first. Nutritious food,
gentle exercise. fresh air day and
night. sunshine and baths will edo
wonders The simple. hygienic life is
the secret OF cure.
The complications should be given
general and remedial treatment.
With Ear and observance OF the
physicians orders complete cure
should be had in a few months.
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The Stars Say
For Friday, May IL.
By ~GENEvIEVE KEMBLE

"A DAY OF liveliness and probably
- stirring events may be pre-
saged from the interesting
configurations found among the
planets. IL Is a favorable time for
renewing contracts. signing docu-
ments and furthering all publishing.
promotion and literary activities or
for m Eking changes OF secondary i'm.
porta4lce. Social. domestic, affectional
matters or things pertaining TO the
purely feminine may anxiety
or be complicated.
Those whose birthday IL is may ex-
pect a lively and successful year.
with some minor changes. II Is for
tunate for making contracts and for
promotion, but purely personal mat
tiers may be complicated and cause
anxiety.
A child born on this day should be
versatile and talented. possibly in
original ways. in science, invention
or literature. IL may be fond CT
change.
A good principle not rightly uE-
derstood may proUe as hErtfui as a
bad.-Miltoa.
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There are marked changes In the
composition Of the blood. The red
blood cells r. decreased in number
and size and they fail TO carry the
vital red substance. This lowers the
normal function OF the blood
All these symptoms and conditions
make up a disorder which is called
"Chlorosis." II comes from a Greek
word meaning green. and the name
Is well given to this condition. which
has been called the green sickness"
Worry. over-work. either physical
or mental, lack OF food and bad
hygiene are the chief causes. Elk.
posture TO wet or cold may mark the
beginning OF the trouble. When girls
learn the Importance OF warm and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-10
TT HOME KITCHEN
By JEANETTE YOUNG NORTON
DO You KnoLD the Weight of an Egg?
opERN housewives ara now1

RH ODERN housewives are now
VE buying their eggs according
Ava TO weight and size. We are
accustomed TO the dated egg as a
guarantee OF It's freshness but must
get acquainted with the graded eggs.
The large sizes weigh twenty-three
TO twenty-five ounces a dozen. medi-
UNI sizes run twenty-one to twenty
three ounces o dozen. and pullet eggs
eighteen TO twenty-one ounces a
dozen.
The white eggs are always a trifle
more expensive than the brown ones
but there Is absolutely no difference
in the quality. only in the color or
the shells. When preserved in any
OF the known ways the law says
they shall be marked as shell
treated" so the buying public are
fairly well protected.
In early Spring fresh eggs begin
70 appear at fair prices. and in
ulenty. SO this Is the time 10 graufy
our desires in cake making, and TO
ms the eggs rs q substitute for the
meat dish at home dinners. Try
some OF the following suggestions:
Oysters and Eggs.
Freak six egEs on a buttered hak-
ing dish. Stir a heaping tablespoon
fuI each Of butter and flour over the
Fire until melted and cooked. stir in
= half cupful each OF oyster liquor
and cream stir as the sauce thickens
and add pepper and salt and q table
suoonful Of cooking sherry. Add a
cupful Of oysters cut in pieces. then
cook for two minutes. add a table,
snoonful OF grated cheese and pour
over the eggs. sprinkle with q rev
dry crumbs and cook IN the oven
until the eggs are set. Serve IN the
same dish. Garnish with toast sip
pets and parsley.
Grecian Eggs.
Putter a shallow earthen cooling
o1ate and break over it six eggs, after
sprinkling the dish with chopped
mint leaves. Dust with pepper
and salt. moisten with four table,
spoonfuls of cream. sprinkle with a
few fine crumbs and bake Tor i've
minutes.
Mushroom Scramble.
Wine, peel and cut up a pound or
Trash mushrooms. Wipe a frying
nan with a cut bud OF garlic then
INIT In a tablespoonful OF butter.
when hot put In the mushrooms ana
cook carefully. stirring well until
done but not brown. dust with a
little pepper and salt. Beat six eggs
together and add a quarter cupful or
a little pepper and salt ana
the Juice OF an onion. When the
mushrooms are done and hot turn IN
the eggs. stir as they heat then stir
as they scramble so they do not
burn. Turn onto a hot dish and gar
nish with toast sippets and parsley.
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The worry OF the bankrupt Is often dis
tresslng. 1t invoices financial obligations, a new start sometimes late
In life. Bankruptcy may even involve his honor.
Illness is n cause for genuine worry-especianyw when 1t Is chronic
Here are just a few random examples of great sorrowl I'm sure
others have already come to your mind which you feel sure are worse
than any / have hstedl And that is exactly what want to bring out
! want to prove there is no such thing IS a greatest sorrow.
What constitutes great, greater or greatest sorrow is merely a
point of view. There is no universal standard by which sorrow can
be measured. Sorrow is a question of the individual who must bear it,
1T could be worsep used to be a popular saying and it might
easily be multiplied in manifold ways.
Therefore, "cheer up" s another old saw put it. 1t ought to
help some to know that your burdens are not the heaviest-that others
are even in a worse plight.
don't mean that you should feel satisfaction because Of others,
difficulties. / mean you should realize that you are no exceptional
case, that life has not singled you out for misfortune, but that you
L merely sharing with all the rest Of u 5 a certain proportion OF sor-
row which is the lot of every human being.
A third saying comes to mind in this connection. It's this: Every
cloud has a silver lningG"
Nobody really knows what the worst sorrow is. but we do know
that sorrows usually end.
Assume your trouble Is not the worst anyway. 1t helps a lot!
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on 9Th Ave.
BU Miss ShODDer

Just rs taffeta found il diff
cult to catch on. but having
caught. remained to stay. so has
MORE. And we see this lustrous
material developed In a number
or rich afternoon ensembles that
will delight the eye.
Sweaters made OF knitted un-
derwear material are extremely
smart. These are usually devel.
oped In the natural tone OF the
material. and are much like the
balbriggans OF a few a ago.
The wide pirates scarf. tied SO
jauntily on one shoulder has been
an important item OF sports o
tunes for sometime. And now
we see IL. not only with after
noon and evening dresses. but
also in evening wraps. | have
particularly In mind a wrap or
shaded lame with a large hand
kerchief OF the material worn in
this fashion.
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Looking at Ones Own Troubles Through Others Eye
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
Benny Sees a New Circus
Animal.


xKYELL. when Benny saw tha
NW great BIG animal behind Tho
iron fence. he gave a low
whistle. He had never Vel anything
Just like the queer animal. His heavy
body was supported on short. stout
legs ending in large. hard PADS
with hoofs. and three toes. His head
was rather long and quite large.
His eyes and ears were terribly small
for the size OF his head on which he
wore horns Around his neck the
coarse. thick. knotty hide hung In
great folds. one fold extending from
the shoulders 10 the fore legs. whila
another ran from the headquarters
TO the thigh. From the tip OF he
strange animals nose TO the root ~
his tail. he looked 10 be about twelve
feet long. SO IL seemed TO Benny. lie
was almost ms big around rs he was
long and lust about six feet high
lie was anything but a handsome
creature and Benny laughed as he
looked at him.
go on and laugh" grumbled the
animal. who didn't have a very good
disposition at all. go on and laugh
Just as IL I could help my looks any
more than you can your freckled
face. I never saw a good-lookinE
Rhinoccros in all my life SO I've no
need for jealousy"
"Ehinoceros. did you say" ques-
toned Benny. Are you really and
truly a Rhinoceros7 My goodness"
when the ugly animal nodded mis-
head. II neve saw one before i'm all
my life. Where in the world did the
Circus man find you anyway"
Where all my relatives live" re-
piled MIR. Rhinoceros. Excuse me.
in | seem cross. It's been my way az
living so long. II will take me n long
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z ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- am in the freshman class
Of high school. | have a teacher
whom l love dearly. I would do
anything for her that ! could. /
am thinking OF her all the time
and often talk TO the other girls
about her. but they do not seem to
take any interest in her.
When | arm asked TO do any
work at home l say to myself.
my teacher does not have to help
her mother" and then | do not do
Il. Mother says that all the teach
r work and other girls my age.
but | do not pay any attention q
her. Please give me your opinion
as to whether you think she helps
TO work and please advise me what
10 do. WONDERING.
WONDERING: Did you ever stor
w TO think. dear. that teachinr
you was work? Did you ever real
ize that after your teacher had dis
missed the class. she had TO take
you school papers home and correct
them? Or did you ever think what
your teacher would think OF you II
she knew that you wouldn't heir
your mother? She would be so dis.
appointed in you. FOR you have
nothing at all to do but your school
work. After that is through your
time Is your own for play. I am
sure that you could spare a little OF
IL to help your mother. who has 90
much work TO do. Indeed. II you
spoke to your teacher about II. |
know she would tell you Just as !
am telling you. Dear. certainly heir
your mother. When ! was your age
I helped my mother. and even row,
when | am through with my school
work, | often help her with the
housework."
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70 mention winter at that set
Element in Russia called Russ
ko Ustye. does not mean the
two or three months OF mild cold.
with a furry OF snow. or at most a
light snowfall. For Russko Ustye is
just seventy miles above the Arctic
Circle. and IL generally regarded as
the coolest inhabited spot on the
lace OF the earth. And although il
consists OF but six houses. IL Is the
largest white Russian settlement
within a radius OF $50 miles.
The winter in this spot extends
over a period Of eight months. Dur.
ing this time the light lasts but two
hours daily and even then II but a
twilight. In November and Decem-
Der. the sun disappears entirely.
with not even a glow TO promise its.
return for the months Of May. June
and July. During these months. or
to be exact. between April % and
July 20. the sun never drops below
the horizon.
or course, there Is no sign OF a
tree in this region. The people live
in snow huts. The natives have
never seen a lamp. The huts. them
selves. are made Of blocks OF ice.
Hides stretched tight over a hole
serve for doors, and there Is prac-
tically no ventilation.
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gewgaws have been abolished, ugly woods have
been disguised by skilful varnishes. For sim
plicity and beauty have gone hand in hand.
The dressing table illustrated is a perfect
example of the more conservative note in mod
ern art. Here although the straight line has not
been utilized, simplicity has been achieved. The
glass top reflects the ~prismatic cosmetic bottles
and the black flower bowl contrasts sharply with
the peach stained wood of the side cabinets and
top drawer. The outside edges Of this modern
vanity table are of rose. while the light above
is a typical modern treatment Of the clouded
glass wall light. The chair is upholstered in
~colorful tapestry.
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"WEED continues to be one of
the most important materials Of
the season. To the right is pic
tured a gray tweed frock that is as
good for sport as d is ~serviceable for
town wear. Two side panels are slit,
fitted and imposed on the blouse
body TO provide insertions for a gray
suede belt and effect a snugly fitting
hipline. Corresponding side pleats
appear on the skirt.
An interesting ensemble f. effected
by the addition OF a gray felt hat
banded with black cire ribbon. gray
suede purse and reptile trimmed
gray suede shoes.
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Words of the Wise

Know that to really eniov
pleasures you must know how
to leave them. -Voltaire.
Greater Cirtues are necessary
IN bearing good fortune than
odd- La RochefoHcduId.
The heart has reasons Of which rea-
son has no kr>~ledge. Pascal.
Poetry is the handmade To
Imagination and Fancy.
-Keble.
AZ home q boy learns only
tDhot Is taught him; at school he
learns also nhdt Dr. taught to
others. -QaintilioR.
There Is something In the heart OF
everything. Il We can reach il. that we
shall no, Be inclined to laugh at.
-Ruskin.
The first rule of education
in all lands, Il never 10 saw any-
thing offensive to anyone.
-Voltaire.
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the general appearances of the skin is far from
normal.
On the slightest ~exertion there is loss Of
breath and inability to proceed with any physical
task. Palpitation Of the heart and frequent
fainting spells are other disturbing symptoms.
The power Of the red blood cells to carry oxygen
is materially lessened- This leads to the heart
disturbances.
There may be the most remarkable perver-
sions of appetite. II is not uncommon for girls
to like pickles, but the girls | am discussing eat
chalk, lead pencils and al sorts Of indigestible
and harmful things.
The heart disturbances mentioned may be-
come so serious that "murmurs"d develop. On this
account ami because of the general weakness.
there is no ambition and indeed no strength to do
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-10
Answers 70 Health Queries

d. Q-Would putting clean cloth
ing on a young baby every day have
a tendency to take away its strength
2.-Does an inward goitre return?
A.-No.
2.-In some instances II may.
A. r. OIL am troubled with fire.
quent nose Enthusiastically occur
ring when In a warm room-this
sometimes stops quickly. but at
other times lasts for perhaps half
an hour. The nose feels clogged and
when I sneeze the blood starts TO
come What would you suggest?
A.-Have your nose examined
there may be some obstruction or
growth causing your trouble or the
symptom may be merely due to a
catarrhal condition. Keep the nasal
passage clear by using a cleansing
spray. For further particulars send
a self addressed. stamped envelope
and repeat your question.
Copyright 1928. Newspaper Feature servics. inc.
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familiar remark.
When you are in trouble you can't get around
it or outside of it to get a perspective. Every
thing then looks black.
We listen with but half an ear TO the troubles
of our neighbors.
"They think they have a burden 70 carry.
But how they'd complain if they had my worries.
Then they would have something real to worry
aboutw This about sums up the average attitude.
Well-what is the greatest sorrow anyway?
The Tilted lover thinks his plight is the worst
To him the end of the world has come.
The death of any beloved one is sorrow of
the deepest kind. The parent who loses a child
especially the mother-has an almost over
whelming grief to bear.
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Some Odd Facts

The pillars OF ST. Paul's Cathedral.
into which cement has been Injected.
are stated 10 be stronger o than
the solid stone.
Although the number or babies
shows a decided tendency TO de
crease, the number Of perambulators
and baby carriages increases every
7 according TO one expert.
Women TO the number OF 5000
who wish to become domestic ser
wants have been permitted to eSter
Great Britain from foreign countries,
Including France. Switzerland, Hol-
land and Sweden. Each application
for a permit is judged separately by
the authorities,
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STRANGE AILMENTS
COMMON TO GIRLS
White, Waxy Complexion, Often With a Shade Of
Green, Comes With a Disorder
known as Chlorosis.
known as ChlOrOsiS.
BY ROYAL s. COPELAND, nj. ID.
United States Senator from New York.

Former Commissioner Of Health. NeD YORK CtU.
XYOUNG girls have a critical period to face from about the time
they enter high school till they are eighteen years Of age. During
this time they may lose their rosy cheeks and become white, almost
waxy in complexion Sometimes the skin is greenish in color. There
may Be no emaciation or loss of nlnmnness- Int
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-10
A THE WORST
THAT CAN
BY Considering the Misfortunes of Our Neighbors
We May Get a Better Perspective on
Our Own Difficulties.
By DIR. LOUIS e. BISCH

A SIX a dozen people what they think would be the worst thing
~ that could happen to them and you will receive a dozen
different answers.
Everyone thinks, in fact, that the trouble he happens TO be in at
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.EAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ We are two girls in our early
teens. We are considered good
looking. We would like TO have
some boy friends as other girls
have. We cannot understand why
they do not take TO US. When we
are out we do not act any differ
emit than the other girls do. but yet
we are never asked 70 90 out.
BOB AND BUD.
DOB AND BUD: My dear girls. you
II are both too young to be think.
ing Of going out with boys. Now Is
the time for you to be working hard
at school, and building up your
health with athletics. Wait until you
are a little older before you start
worrying about going out
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Dyspepsia, constipation and sometimes ulcers Of the stomach may
develop. The muscular weakness naturally affects the muscles of the
stomach and intestnes and digestive troubles follow IS a matter of
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ | am a girl IN my late teens.
considered good looking and popu-
lar. A friend took me 10 a dance
out OF town. lie left the dance
hall the last part Of the night and
didn't return in time TO take me
home. and a friend OF my brothers
brought me home. a few days
later I received a letter saying he
was very sorry for what happened
and hadn't done IL Intentionally.
He asked me II / thought I could
be friends again and trust him.
He begged me to answe his letter.
I do not know what to do. so I am
asking for your advice.
BUDDY.
DUDDY: Most decidedly accept
ID this young mans apology. my
dear. There was evidently a very
good reason for his leaving you. and,
since he returned to take you home,
you may be sure that he intended nc
discourtesy. OF course. I am taking
IL for granted that you know this
young man well. and that up TO this
time he has always shown himself to
be absolutely trustworthy. So an.
swer his note. my dear.
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ / am a girl nineteen years Of
age. and have been going with a
young man twenty-five years cid.
He tells me he loves me but goes
with other girls. I have been go
ing with him. but not steadily. for
about six years. He gets angry
with me IL ! go with other boys.
He treats me very nicely in other
ways. Do you think he would 20
with other girls IL he loved me7
Please advise me what to do.
Should ! give him up?
ANXIOUS.
A NXIOUS: l cannot understand
"A your friends point OF view. Ger
tainly he II wise. since you and he
are not engaged 10 be married. to 60
out with other girls. But ] cannot
see why he objects 10 your seeing
other men. Tell him how unreason.
able he Is. And go out with as many
other boys as you wish to. II he
continues to quarrel with you he,
cause you see other men. drop him
from your list OF friends.
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Advice to Girls = By
NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
By ANNIE LAURIE

NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ went with a young man last
year. On my birthday he gave me
a silver vanity case. His birthday
was just a few weeks after msne
and | was unable TO give him q
present. He has another birthday
soon. Would IL be proper for me
TO send him a birthday greeting or
not? UNDECIDED.
UNDECIDED; think 1t would b,
~ most gracious or yon to senC
your friend an appropriate greeting
card for his birthday. my dear. 81
ell means, do so.