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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

MISS BESSIE BOOKMAN is
~ a teacher who has adopted
very novel methods Of imparting
knowledge to her "sweet young
things" as she fondly calls her
pupils, each of whom y repre-
sented by a letter.
Children" she said the other
day. 'tell me in what class does
the scholar belong who cannot
answer questions"
Immediately nine of the pupils
signitied hat they could answer
the question. They were repre-
sented by letters that spell out
the answer and also refuted the
teachers appellation that they
were sweet young things"
What are the two answers indi-
Gated by the nine letters?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
Solutions of Last Weeks Puzzles
VTTEAvIN0 PUZZLE. The 4

VKTEAvIN0 PUzZLEi The Mother
w Goose rhyme reads as follows:
Little Jack Homer sat IN a cor
ner. eating his Xmas pie. he stuck
In his thumb and pulled out a plum
K said what q good boy am l.
photographic Ko-ko. the clown.
training q baby hippopotamus 90
dance.
Enigmas BOX.
Floral Anagrams Magnolia.
Crazy Cut Evolution. The CIV
pieces forming the silhouette OF the
detected dog are pasted together IN
their numerical order, thus. one TO
two. W 10 three. ETC. 70 form D FiI-
houeite Of an eagle.
skeleton Division: The remainder
being nve, IL follows that the X above
Il must also be FIVE or II could not be
subtracted from the nought and leave
I'VE. Likewise the last figure 10 the
c1DyriEnL 1898. Premier syndicate. Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

A VERY fascinating feat to
n perform with figures is to
find a number whose square is a
palindrome, that il, it reads the
same both forwards and back
wards, and consists OF an even
number of digits.
Can you find one number that
meets these conditions?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

divisor be i've. or Il would end
To i've Also the last \ In the quotIent
must be one In order TO give hve in
the end line. From these clues the
other figures are easily substituted
The problem IA 63I.gsS divided wv COS
equals 10l1.1 with a remainder Of ..
Puzzle Problems 5.6aI. 6s7.. I
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

shaped letters that spell the
word, AEROPLANE.
These thirteen o~dd-shaped
pieces We're cut out Of a sill
horette drawing OF an airplane.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
Do You Know
Your Money?

" you were down To your
Il last coin, and the smallest
one at that Ga cent?, you
would still be very rich. Prove
it by finding these objects OF
the coin:
l. A very poisonous rep
tile.
2. Ar emblem worn BY
members of royalty.
3. A fruit that grows on
a palm tree
4. A naughty scholar being
punished.
8. Long tract OF land be-
tween two bodies Of water.
s. One of the leading
countries OF the world.
z. A matrimonial condi-
ton.
s. Something possessed by
an impudent person.
9. Organ Of hearing.
10. Flowers found in most
gardens.
II. Two places Of worship.
II. First person singular.
Is. Both sides of a vote. as
we'll as two parts of the face.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
How to Play the Game of AVERAGES"

the jury OF peers, who remain in
the room while tha unsusperting
victim goes ont 70 rata himself
in private.
On al The pieces Of paper
there il a left-hand column con-
tanning ten qualities which in
grester or lesser degrees, are to
be found in any human being.
(Only two pe--els ara nesded.)
The paper for the consolidated
rating i ruled vertically and
horizontally and the columns are
headed with the names of those
present, whSle the lines in the
left hand margin indicate the ten
qualities OF the victim which are
to be estimated by his or her
loving friends.
The numerical scale of rating
is ten, and sample qualities on
which a rating can be made are
listed below. II Is important, in
order to get the greatest results
from this game, to play it con-
scientiously. The victim must be
absolutely honest about himself
and so must his friends. The
consolidated rating sheet is shown
in the accompanying drawing.
In order to begin the game,
somebody says, paul." you 60
out into the hall give yourself a
rating on these ten qualities"
But Paul il shy, or afraid, or UNI
able to navigate, and he says,
"No, | donwalna," or something
equally unfriendly.
Then the Somebody turns to
lilly and says, "Tilly, you CO."
lilly has n fair opinion of her
self and jumps at the bait, as
she i willing to risk ID. SO she
takes her individual rating card,
maybe she is just a good sport
which i exactly like that of the
crowd, and goes out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

Cut out each piece separate
ly and see how quickly you can
put them together TO form a
silhouette Of the original OBJ
ject.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

Til G 9th e T
z U e s I ) sit
around the con-
solidated rating
card and begin
their deadly
work of criti-
cisnl and APP
praisal. RI h e v
do it by asking
each person in
the crowd TO
give "a rating
on the lamb to
be slaughtered
and then aver
q z ! n Z IN z
opinion or the
group Some
tim 5 terrific
arguments re-
suit when n
Of the qualities
W. Til.y II dis
cussed
There is, let
Us saw. q dis
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
lzy Cut" Silhouette in Queer Evolution

GAM SCISSORS is an expert
~ silhouette artist and likes TO
demonstrate his skill with his
clever "crazy cuts" ar example
Of which Is shown in the queer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

"O develop the gentle art Of
making enemies play the
game Of Averages" Give
everyone a piece Of paper. These
are the individual rating casds.
One large piece OF paper II u
consolidated rating card, which
Is placed on the table for use by
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
: The Puzzle Problem of the Farmers Fence

4 FARMER wanted to build a fence across the front of a lot $50
: = feet wide As he planned to set the posts one yard apart
he figured he would need exactly 60 posts for the fence.
When the last post was set in position. however, the farmer was
greatly surprised to find that his fence was too short. Can YOU ten
how many feet it was shorter than the width Of the lot?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
The NeW Cross Word Puzzle

6e-Tw1nIng plant.
6S-Within.
69-0f III repute
H-Small trees or oak family.
Tin bed.
Observation-Disclosures.
ITO lower.
VERTICAL
Makes hot afresh.
always.
S-Objective pronoun-
"A single unit.
assert formally.
e-Rope for lettering animals.
7-Declaim from memory.
SWoman's jacket.
9ABaneful.
1O-BehOldl
n-Instead.
12-SpiIled. Y
1-Press into mass.
Deterioration.
2s-Stem q certain tall grasses.
25-Texr from Bible.
2B-Gain.
2S-Next.
31-Trace-
35-Refractnry.
3f-Denominafi0ns.
35-Pull or force away.
SI-NIsihle line OF junction.
rt-lsANut hAtcFuOOu meal.
4l-Small insect.
4S-Despoiled.
44-Nessel for carrying liquids.
41-Moored 80 as TO prevent swinging.
41-Gives heed.
0-Edifice c~onsecrated to worship.
51-Supplied with resolution.
A-POse.
5S-W riting device.
a-I.aced together into n texture
G-Defensive ditch.
6i-Father.
6S-Hurries.
65-High mountain.
61-Organ Of hearing.
T0-Has existence.
13-Happen.
v
Answer 10 Last Weeks
Gross Word Puzzle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13

Anabel was a tomboy in her youth
my introduction to her was when she
fell out of a tree, all but knocking me
down as she landed. At II she re
formed" went in for every feminine
art and eccentricity her family allowed
her, wore too much rouge and painted
her long nails red wore very high
heels and very sheer. stockings and
very, very short skirts, and took to
smoking cigarettes through a long
holder. She looked very silly. She
was 20 by this time, and the artificial
stage had reached its climax. At 81
she started new era.
This is Anabel today, aged "a and a
successful young business woman.
Thick dark hair, parted we'll on the
left and brushed smoothly down each
side, with the least hint of a wave
the latter supplied by whoever does the
shampo oing-which otherwise is straight
and flies about. This keeps 1t neat. A
tailory felt hat, usually rather boyish
in cut, tweed suit that's the last word
in smartness usually with a jumper in
some other color, wool in Winter and
knitted silk in Summer. Fine wool
stockings In Winter, fine Isle in Sum-
mer, and fiat-heeled shoes
She has a square sort of face, and
though she does make up, it never
shows. She lets her eyebrows stay
thick Though they're always nicely
brushed), she uses dark powder, like
her skin, and If she uses rouge, it's
so family put on it only hides the
pallor on days when she's tired. Her
WIDE mouth she accentuates with lip
stick, occasionally-in this case frankly
painted on, to call attention to her
pleasantest feature, for her eyes are
light gray and her nose too short
to have beauty. Her once long nails are
cut short; apparently not manicured at
all until you see how very carefully
they are tended and how well they
look on her short boyish hands. Yet
she does not look masculine, and she
always looks smart, having found her
type"
L. G. BIT is evident that the treat~
ment~ irritates your skin, and while the
continued cleansing with the black
head powder will clear these impacts
from the pores, the improvement is
not to be considered when 1t means
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

II there was ever a commonplace
utterance it is, MY child won't eat.
Seemingly children find less than nj
pleasure at all in gustatory pursuits
We cannot blame this condition or
any one thing, but If we could. the eff.
fort to keep junior up to weight or ever
to get him to exceed that of some rela-
tive's or neighbours child, would beal
some of it.
The baby who weighs S pounds al
birth and is at year Is very, very
often fed exactly as Is his small year.
old cousin who weighs twice as much
That is, his mother tries to feed him
as much and finds that after he has
downed the quart of milk she forces
on him, he won't open his mouth for
one bite more.
Then there is the baby in a family
of adults who are in the habit of de-
vcuring enormouc quantities of food
Faced with the large portions furnished
by his generous mother, the baby balks
violently and elevates his nose, caus-
ing audible wailings from the whole
family
The amounts child can eat at any
meal are in proportion to the appetite
he has for that meal, and If he comes
to the table with no appetite because of
the between meal delicacieS he has
been nibbling, it is no effort at all for
him to refuse food.
There are dozens of legitimate rea-
sons why children lose their appetiteS
temporarily. A coming cold a tooth
about to erupt, enlarged adenoids or in
3ected tonsils and fatigue all are Suffi-
cient reasons for turning baby against
his food. If left alone, and his Whims
ignored, he will have a return of ap-
nc H. s~.Sl Ia =
passed. If he is forced to eat, if he
is given "snackS" between meals, he is
nauseated by food, or else so filled up
that he never has chance to be really
hungry and know the delights of want
ing to eat.
If there is one rule of feeding which
every mother should know and follow,
1t Is the simple common-Sense one of
giving less food when q child has no
appetite, and feeding fewer times in the
day. Instead, the mother tries ingen-
1ously to get down few more bites, to
put the bottle in the sleeping baby's
mouth, to give a drink of milk and
an orange or banana or apple between
meals, which, instead of helping mat
tiers, still further destroys the child's
appetite and makes his refusal to eat
an habitual attitude.
A baby must have an appetite Just
as surely as an adult must by a plea
Sureable remembrance of how nice food
tasted when he was hungry. He can
never have this memory if he is never
allowed to get hungry, if his supply al
ways exceeding his needs. Overlooking,
too rich foods, feeding between meals
milk is food, remember), feeding at
too short intervals are the most COM
mon reasons for lack of appetite.
Once baby or child has discovered
how powerful he becomes when he re-
fuses to eat and how the fanny all
stand round and wheedle and urge and
ofter rewards for each reluctant mouth
full, the mischief Is done. It takes
months of patient indifference to erase
this impression and let the child know
that his lack Of appetite is his loss and
not yours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
Today in
Washington History
By DONALD A. CRAIG.

June Is, 1S61.-This city has been
filled with rumors during the last "a
hours that the District Volunteers, who
marched l~oently into Montgomery
County in the general direction of Ed
wards Ferry, have been fired upon and
many men killed. Information brought
here today proves these rumors to be
false.
A wa, IN train started from Wash
ington this morning with provisions
and needful articles for Maj. Smead's
Battalion, District Volunteers. The
guards sent here to accompany this
wagon train report that the battalion
is about four miles above Rockville, and
that the men are well and in good
spirits. There has been no fighting.
One unfortunate rulnor started here
was that the Slemmer Guards had been
fired upon and that Edward Dawson Of
this city had been killed. The report
reached his wife and family and caused
great anxiety at his home until it was
discovered to be untrue throughout.
Equally untrue was the report cur
rent about the city last night and this
morning that Everett's Battalion, Dis
trict Volunteers, which marched up the
canal, was fired upon from an ambus-
cade of Confederates and that some
I1G1, ulCIuOlIlS Sdpts hc1ly VI LIE
Union regiment, were killed.
From Corpl. Jackson of the Presi-
dents Mounted Guards, District Volun-
teers, who has been ordered back on
duty in this city, it was learned today
that the guards were encamped last
night at Hurley'S place, about a mile
from Rockville on the Pooles lille road
Col. Stone had just arrived when Corpl
Jackson left. The men were in excel
lent spirits and ready for any move
ment required of them.
At the same point were Magruder's
Cavalry and Magruder's Battery. The
Mounted Guards left Tennallytown day
before yesterday at 5 pm, arriving at
the encampment about am. yester-
day, with baggage train and full equip
ment The Slemmer Guards, Capt
Knight, and the Cameron Guards, Capt
Elder. were just beyond Rockville at Z
o'clock last evening.
The stories that Pvt. Clements Of the
Mounted Guards had been killed and
that q portion of Magruder's Cavalry
had been slaughtered, which were ir
circulation here yesterday, have proved
to be groundless fabrications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
THE SWALLOWED NECKLACE
BY CHARLES DICKENS.

Don't do that, my boy said the
father. 49,.
child. ~.
father.
"There was a short silence, and then
the noise began again, worse than ever.
eff you don't mind what / say, my
boy said the father, you'll md your
self in bed, in something less than
pigs whisper
HHe gave the child shake to make
him obedient, and such rafting en-
sued as nobody ever heard before.
WHY. damme, it's in the child said
the father, he's got the Group
"'No 1 haven't, father said the child,
beginning to cry, it's the necklace; I
swallowed it, father!'
1.-THE father caught the child up, and
ran with him to the hospital the beads
in the boys stomach rafting all the
way with the jolting, and the people
looking up In the air and down in the
cellars, to see where the unusual sound
came from.
Hes in the hospital now" said Jack
Hopkins, land he makes such devil OF
a noise when he walks about, that
they're obliged to muffle him in watch
mans coat, for fear he should wake the
patients"
That's the most extraordinary case
/ ever heard Of" said Mr.. Pickwick,
with an emphatic blow on the table.
"Oh, that's nothing" said Jack Hop
kins, "is it Bob?"
Certainly not" said Mr.. Bob Sawyer.
very singular things occur in our
profession, can assure you, sir" said
Hopkins.
$50 I should be disposed to imagine
replied Mr.. Pickwick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
WHY WE Do WHAT WE Do
BY nIEHRAN X. THOMSON.

This is the age of reading. Despite
our busy existence End the distractions
of modern life we read a great deal.
The total amount of reading is enor-
nous.
New books are published at the rate
of more than 10000 a year. Some of
the best sellers reach more than a mil
lion readers. Libraries are scattered
throughout the length and breadth of
the land. And yet books constitute q
small part of the reading matter. The
daily newspapers are so inexpensive
and so attractive and contain so many
items of interest that practically every
one reads at least one paper a day.
The weekly and monthly magazines
supply tons of additional reading mate
rial.
We read for various reasons-to keep
informed, to be amused, to acquire
knowledge and power, to keep up with
the times, to locate bargains, to feed our
minds, our emotions and our magma
tions. And because the things we read
are capable of affecting our physical
and mental makeup, thanks to the
dynamic nature of ideas, we read to
exercise the fundamental instincts.
How we read is as interesting as why
we read. Most people read with thier
eyes, the exception being the blind per-
son who reads by passing his fingers
over raised letters. AS matter of fact
we may read with any of our senses.
These senses of sight and hearing and
taste and smell and the rest are the
gateways to our consciousness. Through
them we come in touch with the outside
world. Every idea conveyed to us
through any sense organ is a form of
reading.
The person who can read the mean
ing of written symbols does so by NOV
ing his eyes over the words and symbols.
The Chinese and Arabians begin at what
we would call the back end of a book
and read toward the front, turning the
pages from left to right But in either
case the eyes do not move smoothly
along as was formerly supposed. In
reading a book or newspaper your eyes
move along in jerks. This is proved
by photgraphing the eyes during the
reading process. Another interesting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
Raisin and Nut Cake.

Cream one cupful of butter with one
and one-half cupfuls of light brown
sugar and add three well beaten eggs.
Sift together one teaspoonful Of CHINA
mon, two and three-fourths cupfuls OF
flour and half a teaspoonful of salt.
Roll in a little flour three cupfuls of
chopped raisins and one cupful Of
chopped English walnuts. Add half a
teaSpoonful Of baking soda dissolved in
a little hot water and mix with the
other ingredients. Place by teaspoon
fuls onto a creased pan and bake in
hot oven. AS flour varies so much, it
would be wise to bake a sample first.
and if it runs add little more -four.
Sometimes when drop cakes spread out
too much in baking the fault Is that
the oven is not hot enough, rather than
that the mixture is too soft. Drop
cakes need rather hot oven, so that
they will set quickly and hold their
shape. They also bake better on
baking sheet without high sides or on
an inverted pan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
By LOIS LEEDS.

weeks have been doing the following
exercises for reducing hips and waist:
Cd Standing erect, I sizing the right
leg forward, then backward. I repeat
with the left leg. CD Raise arms above
head, bend trunk and touch floor with
fingers, holding knees straight. Are
these exercises good, or would you Sug-
gest others? How often should they
be repeated? Does the first exercise
tend to develop the legs?- When the
muscles in ones legs are prominent
is there a way to make them invisible?
ROSE r. l..
Answer.-The exercises are excellent.
but would suggest the following varia-
lions to bring more muscles into play.
Repeat exercise Cd ten times with each
leg. 1t will not make the leg muscles
large. Now rotate the whole leg from
the hip, keeping the knee straight.
Make wide circles with your foot in the
air ten times with each leg Now lie
on your back on the floor, raise legs
together to a vertical position. Swing
them both down to the right side as
far as you can without rolling over.
Spread your arms out to help you keep
your balance. Raise legs and swing
them down to the left side. Raise and
repeat ten times, five to each side. Re
peat exercise ca five times. Now
Stand with feet apart and arms out
at shoulder level. Twist the trunk and
bend forward; touch your right toe
with your left hand, keeping the right
hand up in the air. Rise, bend ana
twist to left, touching left toe with
your right hand. Rise and repeat ten
times alternately. Go through these
different exercises both morning and
evening. Knotty calf muscles may
sometimes be made smoother IN con-
tonr nv massaging with warm olive oil
and then applying heat either in the
form of a hot bath or about dozen
of hot towels. Dry the
skin, massage with ice for lew
minutes, then dry again. Rub In some
cold cream or oil, wfping of the excess.
' LOIS LEEDS.
(Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13

tcharles Dickens, 1ai2.ls7o vas .d British
noye aiS cop eusnSf "olyer twist etc.
Mr.. Pickwick was calling on his frlend'
Bob SAWYER, young student OF meol-
cine Other medical students were
present. Inevitably, the conversation
turned to the secrets Of the profession;
twas detained at Bartholomew,
explained Hopkins, one who was late.
mo nothing particular. Rather a
good accident brought into the casualty
ward" ~.
%OnIy a man fallen out of four
nair of stairs window-but it's very
fair case-very fair case, indeed.
"Do YOU mean that the patient Is IN
a fair way to recovery" inquired MI
"No, replied Hopkins, carelessly. mo,
I should rather say he wouldn't. There
must be a splendid operation, though,
tomorrow gnificent sight If Slasher
you consider Mr.. Slasher a good
glrgeon?" said Mr. Pickwick.
BEST alive" replied Hopkins. TOOK
a boys leg out of the socket last week
boy ate five apples and gingerbread
cake-exactly two minutes after IL was
all over, boy said he wouldn't lie there
to be made game of, and he'd tell his
mother if they didn't begin"
Dear nor said Mr.. Pickwick @Ston-
.Poohl That's nothing, that amt"
said Jack Hopkins. Els it, Bob?"
Nothing at all,T replied Mr.. Bob
Sawyer.
"By the bye, Bob said Hopkins with
srla or
Pickwicks attentive face, 1--WE had a
curious accident last night. A child was
brought in who had swallowed neck
lace"
Swallowed what, sirP" interrupted
Mr. Pickwick.
"a necklace" replied Jack Hopkins.
mot all at once, you know, that would
be too much--you couldn't swallow that,
if the child did-eh, Mr.. Pickwick,
ha! hal"
Mr.. Hopkins appeared highly graft
fed at his own pleasantly, and con-
tinued with his story.
mo, the way was this. Child's par
entS were poor people who lived in
a court. Childs eldest sister bought a
necklace; common necklace, made Of
large, black, wooden beads. Child, be-
ing fond of toys, cribbed the necklace,
hid it, played with it, cut the string
anu ohdl1OWCO a OCdo OAAAO JA4OuSA1I
it capital fun, went back next day, and
swallowed another bead"
BLESS my heart" said Mr.. Pickwick,
what a dreadful thingl I beg your
pardon, sir. Go on"
Next day, child swallowed two beads;
the day after that he treated himself
to three, and so on, till, in a weeks
time, he had got through the necklace
f1ve-and-twenty beads in ALL
THE sister. who was an industrious
girl, and seldom treated herself to a
bit of finery, cried her eyes out at the
loss of the necklace Looked high and
low for it; but, needn't say, didn't
find it.
"A few days afterward, the family
were at dinner-baked shoulder of NUT
ton, and potatoes under 1.-THE child,
who wasn't hungry, was playing about
the room, when suddenly there was
heard a devil of a noise, like small
hailstorm