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Home Making Helps
By WANDA BARTON
Indian Party a Hallorce'en I~nnorafion.

over or hold on TO anything TO keep
their balance are disqualified. The
racers are started far enough apart
SO not to interfere with one an
others progress. First and second
prizes are given the winners and
BOBBY prizes TO the also rams" A
guessing game may be played with
a bundle OF thirteen sticks OF the
same size. One player divides them,
holding them in his two hands. backs
up. AS the holder moves from one
TO the other OF the players they must
guess in which hand the odd stick
Is held Indians gamble with this
game
A game OF ring toss" with the
players sitting or the floor in a
circle. Is a game which a large num-
Der can play. 1t also requires quite
a little skill II there Is room to make
the circle quite large.
The guests may then be supplied
with strings tied the proper length
for cats cradle. Indians are expert
in this game and almost any game
book gives examples OF the different
figures that can be made. II is
worth studying them Up a little be-
forehand so that they may be shown
TO those who have played this
worldwide game.
Indian refreshments should COM
plete the party. Coffee, broiled
bacon. scrambled eggs and hot corn.
bread and. as a special concession
maple ice cream.
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Sentiment? Its More Than That, Son!

they signed over the little home
to son and his wife SO as to
make 1t fair when son came and
lived with them, and paid for
the meat and the chickens and
the telephone and the electric
light and the gas range and the
motor car and everything. Now
son is in trouble and he's selling
the place, he's awfully sorry
about it, but what must be must
be, and Father and Mother are
out looking for furnished rooms.
Somehow Mother can't seem
to feel right about II.
Son thinks she's old-fashioned,
what's the difference between
one house and another, says
Sons wife, when you come
right down to it, and probably
Sons wife is right, she has
troubles of her own, and she
hasn't much time to think about
a homesick old lady and her
troubles.
/ suppose they'll settle some
where and get along somehow,
but, dear me, when apple bios
som time comes and the fleur
de lis are blue along the old
fashioned walk and the tomatoes
and lettuce are beginning to
show green in the little kitchen
garden. my heart is going to
ache for Mother and I wish /
could hear the creak of her
rocking chair on the old porch
that has been her refuge from
an rnkind world-so long.
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~ Indian game party for Hal
~ lowe'en win be rather out OF
the ordinary. and a nice way
10 celebrate. Few Of US realize how
many Of the games we play are Of
Indian origin. The big game Of la,
crosse and hockey. or Shiny" be-
ing perhaps the best known. The
ring-and-pin game was parent Of our
own ring toss.
The house decorations may include
the usual black cats. witches. owls
and cobwebs swung by threads,
pumpkin lanterns. silver moons
punches OF corn tassels and yellow
paper pumpkin blossoms. Wind
swinging In drafty add a
weird note as do a few paper skele-
tons hanging in unexpected places.
Send out invitations written on imi-
tation birch-bark paper and ask the
guests TO come In Indian costumes.
Throw the dart" may be the first
game. for two sets will take all the
players. The darts and targets come
with directions for scoring the game,
Next, at tables, the game OF jack
straws may be played. Here. too.
the rules come with the straws.
II desired. the game may be progress
sive with prizes that add a zest for
the players.
Then a kneeIwalking contest gives
lots OF merriment. The players. up
right on their knees, must walk in
a straight line. The time limit Is
three minutes and those who stoop
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29
By WINIFRED BLACK

OUCH a sad little letter ii was, so full Of
disappointment and a kind Of bewildered
~ grief.
The woman who wrote it is leaving her
home-forever.
1t isn't so much of a home as il might be
nothing grand about it or luxurious, moth
ing particularly comfortable-but it's a home.
With a front porch and a side porch. and
a little strip of garden with green corn, lima
beans, lettuce and tomatoes-and some win
dow boxes, two cherry trees and an apple tree,
and two hard naples in front of the house
the woman's father planted these trees when
she was a little bit of a girl.
de was a real estate man and owned street
after street of the little town that was just
beginning to hope that some day it would be
. 81 --L--l - Il -
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junction with the one above TO help
slenderize the hips and TO exercise
the back and shoulder muscles Is as
follows.
Lie fiat on the back on the floor.
then raise the feet high up in the
air until the entire weight or the
body is resting on the shoulders.
You'll need TO support the legs by
bracing them with the hands on the
hips and the elbows on the floor.
Now. holding the left leg straight
up in the air. bend the right knee
until IL threatens to hit your nosel
Avoid this calamity by Strengthening
out the leg again and lower the left
leg in the same manner. alternating
In this way until you've lowered and
raised each leg twenty times.
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reunions and anniversary din
ners at the church, she always
made a little talk about the old
town, the old times and the old
people who have been gone so
long.
And now she has TO give up
her little home and 60 and find
rooms in somebody else's house,
she and her husband-you see
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Loves Awakening ' s.. s:s: : @.,. e

-roborates LiHian's Surmise Abom Kafie's Actirifi
as a Sleufh.

East. Bridge and South, untfl I
finally found the shade I wanted"
And once lost his
~patience?" Lillian inquired incredu-
lousy.
Never once. Even pretended to
enjoy IT," Mary rejoined, wrinkling
her nose at her royal admirer.
Then he indeed deserves a laurel
wreath" Lillian said solemnly. while
Prince Georges turned a protesting
face toward Mary.
"Oh. I say" he exclaimed. II
wasn't pretending at all. I really
enjoyed watching you-you bargain
90 prettily. And then, too. ] was
terribly amused where was II Miss
Mary. which Hampton-East. South.
North. West?-I never can tell them
apart"
South" Mary said quickly, with
more emphasis. ! thought. than his
idle question demanded. There is
no Northampton around here. I
suppose you mean that old freak we
saw on the street"
Yes. the one who came out of the
post office after you did"
stiffened slightly at the words
post office and shot "a furtive glance
at Mary from underneath my eve.
laskes- Was my imagination as
feverish as Katie's. or was there a
look OF annoyance in her eyes. But
her response was ready and non
chalant.
"Oh. yes. ! saw her first when I
went in there 10 mail that letter I'd
kept forgetting for days" she ex-
planned. she was fussing around
at the desk where they make out
money orders. though how she could
see anything through that thick
mourning vel. I can't imagine. /
never saw such heavy crepe In my
life."
I caught my breath IN sudden re-
membrance Of the heavy crepe ven
which had tumbled out Of Katie's
suitcase.
Continued Tomorrow
coryrigst. l9zs. NsxSpsper Feature serv.es. Inc.
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HnRUDENCE and q general state
Of wariness may ave this
day from the onsets OF fraud.
duplicity and chicanery In many
planned projects New ventures are
especially threatened by this sinister
ray. which may also be j~eopardized
by rash and M-guarded moves. With
care. things should thrive and there
may be advantageous changes or re-
movals. In personal matters be calm
and discreet
Those whose birthday It Il may
look for a prosperous year II they
will be o. guard against t~reachery.
fraud and generally subtle and SIMS.
ter conditions Also they should be
cool and well governed in all matters.
personal and business. A child born
on this day may be quick. rash and
hasty and may be fairly successful
In its affairs in spite OF subtlety and
secretive ways and attacks.
When desperate ills demand a
speedy cure, disfyusf Is coscGrdice
and prudence foliy.-Dr. Johnson.
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dition. although n catarrhal condition
might also be causing some OF the
trouble. Have the eyes thoroughly
examined and then proper treatment
can be advised.
r. @. OIL am s r.. AZ inches
tall. How much should I weigh and
how can / gain?
2.-What will clear up a muddy
complexion and b~lackheads?
A.-without knowing your <
cannot tell you what you should
weigh.
Careful diet, avoiding excessive
sweets and keeping the system clear
should be helpful along these lines.
For further particulars send a self.
addressed. stamped envelope and re-
peat your question.
Copyright. 1928. Ns~rpapsr Feature Service. inc.
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TEAR ANNIE LAURIE:


with a young lady. They quarrel.
3 comes along and begins taking
the young lady out. After five
months "A ome to ID and SAYS the
young lady likes him CA) and for
b to stop going with her. b likes
the young lady and does not want
10 give her UP, but sooner than
fight he CB) is willing. b tells the
young lady and she admits thar
she really likes A but would not go
out with him again. even IL Il
stops taking her out.
What is Il to do? He gave A his
promise that he would stop II the
young lady admitted she liked A.
ANXIOUS.
A NXIOUS. I think the three O
"A you are very foolish. Neither
A nor 3 Is engaged 70 the younr
lady. and II she prefers the company
OF B. A should not be so selfish a:
To try TO exact such a promise from
B. IL the young lady finds pleasur,
In BIS company. why should she no
so out with him7 Particularly a:
she and A are not friendly.
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IN exclaimed as II with one
voice at Lillian's gibing
reference TO III little maid. and Mrs.
Underwood smiled.
Yes. Katie" she said. Think a
minutei She didn't ask 70 have
luncheon early so she could make
that trip TO Quogue until after
Mary's telephone 10 young Jackson"
Mo- ] said excitedly. "she didn't.
n n was so queerly excited-and
evasive-when she talked to me-"
Exactly" Lillian said. Depend
upon IL. she has some crazy idea
that it's up TO her to find out what
Mary's doing-that incident OF the
dropped check book which she had
70 knCw about was enough TO set
her imagination working overtime.
And ! sure would have liked to see
Katie as a sleuth-only my laugh
muscles would be sore for a week
afterward. But it's possible she may
have gotten hold OF something.
Better lend a gracious ear TO her
condolences. Madge. II she tries to
give you any"
I'm afraid I'm too late" I said
contritely. II was so annoyed at
her impotence concerning Mother
Graham that I've avoided her
markedly ever since she came back.
You know how touchy she Is"
Nobody knows better" Lillian
assented. land she probably will be
sulky for a while. But you'd better
give II a try anyway. Here come
the wanderers now! Isn't Mary the
prettiest thing?"
Mary justified her comment as she
came up the path from the front
gate with young Mr.. J~ackson-as
Prince Georges was stu known to
everyone outside the few OF us in his
secret-bending attentively toward
her.
Behold the ideal herov' Mary said
as they came on 10 the veranda.
Hes trailed me into every en-
broidery shop In the Hamptons.
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PUHSOI dIJ IIllIIB Y VII CIEuC oIIEUUCIIC IUI3
Fall and Winter. There is a decided change,
however, from the emaciated figure to one that
Is healthily rounded.
The hip exercise is not so hard as it sounds,
thank goodness, so don't be frightened out of
trying I'll
Remove all tight, binding clothing (which
slips can bind the body when it is in action just
as much as the stays Of yesterday, then stretch
out at full length on your back on the floor.
Now turn over until your weight is resting on
hip and with the right hand placed palm down
ward on the floor, push Up the upper part Of
the body. as far as you can. A little practice
and you'll be able to push up the body until the
right arm is perfectly straight and when this
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29
Seen ON 5th Ave,
By Margaret Sanville.

Some Of the new pearl necklaces
combine crystals with the pearls.
One lovely one uses small pearls
gradually graduated. Then. In the
center. are cut crystals. separated by
a pearl. The largest. and center
crystal Is encased in strings OF tiny
pearls. The crystals occur at both
ends or the chain. so hat a double
necklace effect Is achieved.
May I describe to you an afternoon
frock that In certainly different OF
lace. the bodice and foundation OF
the skirt is beige. while a wide
flounce falling from the rather high
waistline and the gathered skirt are
bordered by a broad band OF black
lace. The sleeves are tight to the
elbow. then, a ruff1s OF the black
lace. very loose fails barely 70 the
wrist.
/ saw the most charming afternoon
frock the other day. OF eggplant
crepe roma. II Is simply made, to
follow the lines OF the figure. Two
soft scarfs play about the neck. and
can be arranged in a variety OF ways:
tied al the throat. the front or the
back. Dr. brought down ut the waist
and throat through two sapphire
rings that finish the waistline.
Although the black and white
satin combination is still very smart,
many OF the smart shops prefer TO
use the off-wh ite shades. rather than
the dead whites.
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Mental and Physical Troubles Basis of Perpetual Crouch
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
Where the Shadow.C Children
Eat Luncheon.
Max Tren.
> IT WAS twelve o'clock noon.
Nil, Flor, Hand, Yam and


> 1T WAS twelve o'clock noon.
~ Mi. Flor. Hand. Yam and
Knarf-th the five shadow-chn.
dren with the ~turned-about names
sat down to lunch
Now where do you suppose shadow.
children eat their lunch? They eat
IL on a dandelIon. Why? I've asked
them a hundred times. but they
won't tell.
Being just the reverse OF real-chil.
dren In everything they did. the
shadows started their lunch with
dessert and ended II with soup. And
their manners. TO say the least, were
excellent. IL may seem strange that
so many or them could find room
atop a little dandelion. but you must
know that at noon shadows are very
small indeed.
Well. there they were, sitting
comfortably under the tiny tufts or
dandelion hair. which every now and
then the breeze caught up and blew
away.
why aren't you eating?" Yam
asked Nil. He had taken only one
little mouthful since the beginning
or the meal.
Il Just lost my appetite" he re-
piled m~ournfully. He didn't have TO
explain that the reason he lost IL
was because his master Jim's appe-
lite was SO great that what with
stuffing himself nj meal-time and
gorging himself between meals.
nothing was left for poor Mil to do
but eat scarcely anything mt all.
Now IL CHANGED at this very mo-
ment that Jim. having eaten as
much he could. strolled into the
field and being as lazy as he was
~gluttonish. laid himself down for a
nap right under the dandelion, so
that his a came 70 a level with the
white tufts. No sooner did he close
his eyes than he fell fast asleep.
At this Hand turned TO the others
and said:
why should we not give this
greedy boy a lesson?"
1T wouldn't do the least good"
remarked Flor. He hates lessons"
Let US shout I'm his al and keep
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Words of the Wise

A man may outwit another,
but not all the others.
La Rochefoucauld.
The greatest trust between man and
man Is the trust Of giving counsel.
Bacon.
One hours sleep before mid
night Is i1orth three after.
Herbert.
Who ever saw old age which
did not praise the past time,
and blame the present?
Montague.
Truth u ss impossible 10 Be soiled
BY any outward touch as the sunbeam.
Milton.
" sIdnder be q snake. u Is a
t1in0ed one-it flies as tcell as
creeps. |errofd.
As at times q shoe, IL larger
than the foot, will cause its
owner 10 fall, IL too small, will
gall him, 20 IL IL with him whose
business Is not In accordance
with his inclinations.
Horace.
The fearful mbelief Il unbeIief IN
yourself. Carlyle.
OF an the eCfl spirits abroad ct
ms hour In the tcorld, insincer.
~ Is the most dangerous.
-Frcude.
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Advice to Girls
BY Annie Laurie
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- ! am a girl twenty years old.
and I'm in love with q boy one
year my senior. We kept steady
company Cor one year and all OF
a sudden he left me without Civ
ing me a reason for his behavior.
/ called him on the phone and
also wrote him a letter to which
! have not as yet received an
answer. His actions proved he
cared a lot for me. but now he Is
Indifferent, which ! cannot under
stand. He tries to make dates with
my girl friend who continually re-
fuses him.
Please. advise me as to what 70
do. NJ. s. V.
MI 8. ": Don't 70 about wear
AVA ing your heart on you,
sleeve. NJ. 8. v. Just ignore tn,
young man. for IL he is so discourte
u as TO take no notice OF you,
letters or phone calls. his friend
ship isn't worth having.
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are they this way?

Why are they this way?
Discussing this matter is like the old ques-
tion-Which came first, the egg or the hen?
But it will be interesting and profitable, too, /
believe, if we give the problem some consid-
Grafton.
/ have no doubt at all that a distressed
and disturbed mind will upset digestion and,
unless relief comes, will undermine the health.
Worry has ruined many a life, or, at least, many
days of many a life.
Bereavement, loss Of position and every man.
ner Of misfortune. are prolific causes for worry
and distress Of mind. But In the absence Of
functional or organic disease of some sort will
their effects continue indefinitely?
think not. You may not agree with me
and, If you are in serious opposition, please
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full enough. you will find that they
overlap sufficiently 10 make a com.
plete skirt. and may be fastened by
invisible tackings.
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and the woman who wrote the
letter loves to sit on her porch
and rock and say TO herself:
Eyes, my father was right,
it's all come true, the story he
used 10 tell US about the little
town"
People pointed her out as one
Of the old-timers and on stormy
nights in March, when they had
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29

II EFLECTIONS can be thoughts. But also
reflections are the mirrored portrayal of
ones own lovely self. And when ones
in love that is the most important thing of all.
Every second that she can possibly spare she's
looking at her lovely reflection TO see that il is
JUST SO that when HE comes to call he'll think
her lovelier than ever.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29

II a man is fundamentally sound,
pract!cing the rules OF hygiene. par
ticularly as 70 simple eating. sun.
shine. o~ut-of-door exercise, and an
abundance OF rest, IL not OF sleep,
and giving himself interesting read.
ing. listening TO good music and
Keeping occupied-if these practices
are observed, / am confident IL will
De a very rare case indeed that does
not respond.
But IL there Is dyspepsia based on
wrong eating, actual loss OF function
IN the stomach or intestinal tract, or
failure OF the skin and kidneys to
carry Off the waste products, the
mental kinks will be slow TO
straighten out. A local infection
In teeth, ~tonsils. nose. gall bladder
or pelvic organs. may be responsible
for the absorption OF poisons which
disturb the brain and result in inter
ference with cheerful thought.
Pain anywhere in the body, twitch-
ing or the muscles. pressure in the
eyeballs-anything that drives away
sleep may be followed by mental de-
preston and Immature in one OF its
many forms. Living in a noisy
place, failure 10 get away from glar-
ing lights. submitting TO perpetual
~stenches. imprisonment in sitting
bedrooms. sleeping under heavy
blankets-anything that disturbs the
rest. is very likely TO disturb the
mental processes.
In many, many instances Immature
may be traced TO physical causes.
II you are all the time cross or I'M
happy. seek TO find what is wrong
with your body or one OF its parts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29
EXERCISE TO KEEP
4 SLIM SILHOUETTE
Miss HuddlestOn Gives Two Excellent Sets That
Will Help You Keep the Slender Lines Which
Fashion Again Dictates.
BY JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON

n HAVEN'T made you do much exercising lately, but it was really
too hot to work hard. Now that it's cooler, however, we've got
- to get back on the job Of keeping nis slim and waist
lines supple, for there isn't any indication that fashion i going 70
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The little town grew and it grew-and there was a new school
house, two or three new churches and there vas a public library,
and by and by there was a green little park with lilac trees grow
ing IN IT, and there was a young peoples club and now there's a
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Answers to Health Queries

II. r. Q.-what is the cause Of
high blood pressure? Could a male
patient OF SIS have q blood pressure
OF 2207
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-29

l cannot believe that a kind Providence would leave us stranded
on the beach of existence and permit US to suffer endlely because
Of things we cannot help. My theology may be wrong. but | could
not bring myself to accent such a doctrine.
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ILL-NATURE T
DUE TO DEPRESSION
something Is Usually Radically Wrong with Your
Body or One of Its Parts When You Are
Always Cross or Unhappy.
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND. M. D.

Unlted States senator from New York
Former Commissioner of Health, Nep York City.
m 5 Il-nature purely mental or has it a physical foundation?
We meet plenty Of persons who are cross, or depressed, OF
nervous, or unhappy. For the moment we will descibe them al
as ilnatured.
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A.-May be due 10 failure in kid
ney functioning. constipation or i'm.
proper diet over a period OF time.
Each case demands specific atten-
ton and treatment. The diet Is an
important factor.
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happens you'll discover that your hips and upper limbs also have left
the security Of the foori Which is just what we want, for when you
can thus master the first stage of the exercise you IRE to raise the
LETT foot as high into the air as you can and lower it again repeating
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A.-Gases due 10 improper diet and
poor elimination. The liver Is prob
ably sluggish. For full particulars
send a self-addressed, stamped en-
velope and repeat your question.
2.-May be due TO q tear duct con-
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t"SHty NIues. fNesl lot q rev MIN
utes and repeat with the left side.
This exercise will slenderize the hips
and strengthen the arms and shout
ders.
A splendid exercise to use In con-
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A. N. Q.-what would cause a
sharp. intensive pain near the waist
line on the right side? ! am sub
Ject TO constipation-would this be
due TO a liver condition.
2.-What causes watering OF the
eyes? II II so profuse at times as
20 dim the sight-would this be due
10 q catarrhal condition?
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A Fashion Models Diary
BY A %THORNCLIFFE

She Writes to Pam About a Black Taffeta Dress.