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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-24
Him Deny Himself
DR.. COpeLand,s Christmas Message

, Perhaps I arm pretty direct IN these
words. Forgive me. ] plead guilty
TO the same evil practices. Suppose
we pledge ourselves and each other
today that this Christmas Day shall
be the beginning Of more worthy
gift giving to Jul children.
Right living. right eating. proper
care Of the body and the maintenance
or "a sanitary home. are the founda
tons OF perfect health and long life
Let US include these in our Christ
mas lists for all time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-24

not all important gifts are materIa.
ones. To give a good example Of
right living Is the most valuable Of
all gifts.
What sort OF lie DO you lead?
Do you eat everything that appeals
% the eye or to the palate2 DO YOU
neglect your bath. your exercise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-24

Who am ~ Whom did my hus-
band succeed rs mayor Of New
York? What Is my husbands pro-
fession?
What politician was largely in
strumental in the election Of will
liam Mckinley 10 the presidency?
What great German dramatist.
and grandson OF a weaver, wrote
a play about vers?
GLORY to God In the highest
and on earth peace. good will to-
ward men" Where Is this passage
found in the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-24
THE GRAB BAG


Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are
kindly and tolerant OF their brothers
They have the true spirit Of good
will.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
!. Mrs. Jimmy Walker: John F
Hylan: lawyer.
2. Marcus "A. Hanna.
3. Gerhart Hauptmann.
A. St. Luke, II, IA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-24
BETSY ROSS GETS A BREAK

George M. Cohan has gone over to the movies. and
- Iast RrtSv Ross win ret a break on the screen.
Mr.. Cohan will get a million dollars from United
Artists under his contract. II Is said. For he's a
Yankee DOODLE dandy"
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By ROYAL S. COPELAND, NJ. d.
United States Senator from New York.

United States Senator from New York
Former Commissioner OF Health. NeH York City
\ HRISTMAS is a day for lofty thoughts. 1t il a day dedicated
to the sweet memory Of the Christ Child.
No one can read the story Of Jesus without noting the self
saerifce. the seflessness Of tho Master. His gospel was an appea
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-24

Self-Denial the Theme of the Masters Teachings,
Authority Reminds Us, and Urges We Pledge Ourselves
to Set the Children an Example of Right Living.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-24

CITII-II FITT1GS II Gun Cn1TacIET 20 Il
sist ~ appeals o. appetite The easy way is to indulge the demands
OF the flesh The Christian way Is to say, Il won't"
Example is everything in attempt at teaching the virtues. IL IA
not alone one Christmas that we should give gifts to our children, and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-24
RACEHORsE HEAVEN

cFair PLAY. sire OF Man O Wa, is dead."-New
item)
Up In the rich green pastures,
Where all great horses 60.
He's running now and racing
AS in the long ago.
Winning the Flash and Montauk,
The Lawrence. the Jerome
Just a vague streak of chestnut.
Showing the best way home
Then. when he's feeling lazy,
Grazing serenely glad.
Hearing his buddies whisper,
That's Man O. Wars great dad!'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-24

Cleanliness is next to godliness. perhaps" writes
J. w. Wiley. but there's a staggering amount Of un-
goodness among the felers who wash soda-fountain
glasses"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-22
The Traffic Problem

There are more automobiles in Brownsville than
ever before. There are more paved streets than ever
before. 1t is therefore automatic that there are more
traffic accidents than ever before. 1t is not only AK
iomatic in theory but in reality.
A large portion Of the cases coming before Corpor-
alton Judge A. A. Browne grow out Of traffic accl-
dents. Many of these cases are of serious nature.
Limbs are broken and even lives are lost. A young
child recently fell victim Of a cannon.
Human nature is human nature. Doubtless there
will always be traffic accidents. But many OF them
could be avoided by sticking to the letter Of the law.
Seldom is there an accident in which one or both Of
the participants have not violated the traffic ordi-
nanceS.
1t Is impossible for the police to cover the entire
city with their present force. Traffic Is watched
closely in the business district but two Of the main
arteries are not adequately pcliced. These are Eliza
beth and Thirteenth streets. Elizabeth carries the
burden Of the traffic to West Brownsville and the
highway and Thirteenth and Fourteenth the traffic
to Victoria Heights, Fl Jardin. airport and Boca Chica'
These roads are loaded with vehicles each DAY.
There has been a move on foot for some time 70
place traffic officers on these roads. If this IS done
It should do much to lessen the number CT accidents
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imagine what ais the man, coming
here to see you at such an hourl !
declare, 1 was just getting ready for
bed. as all decent people should. II
they're going TO be up in time for
church on the Sabbath. / shall tell
him so, too"
She had lived out Of the world
for twenty years and Tor
her it was still a place where people
went to market on Saturday night,
to church on Sunday morning, 70
vespers on Sunday afternoon. ana
to church once again after supper
on Sunday night.
She knew that there were road
houses and ~bootleggers and wild
PARTIES but she knew aObut
them only through the columns OF
the newspapers. just as she knew
in the same way that there were
violent murders and airplane acct
| dents and sensational divorces.
She never connected them with
her children.
Chatty heard her talking TO Bry-
ant about the high price Of the new
cherries that had Just come on the
market, and how she had been able
to buy eggs for TWENTY cents a doz-
en- years ago, when she first began
to keep house.
She frowned a little when Chatty
came into the room and Bryant
said that Winnie was having a little
Notification ct her flat and want
ed them both to come over.
1T seems a little late TO be start
ing out on a party. doesn't itP" she
asked, mildly. What time do you
think you'll be home. Chatty? ]
don't like you to miss your sleep
"Oh. Ill be home early" Chatty
answered. "And really, mother, I've
had about five hours sleep already
.... I feel as fresh rs a daisy
She looked as fresh as q daisy
too. with her eyes clear and Just the
lightest busting Of powder on hel
skin.
Whats the matter with youi
You look like a ghost, kid Winnie
said to her. when she walked into
the flat. Didn't I tell you last night
never TO 60 without rouge and lip
stick again? You're a Knockout
with a little color in your face
She followed Chatty into the tinI
bedroom off the living room, ant
watched her while she rubbed rouge
into her cheeks and covered her lip
with scarlet salve.
Chatty had expected g crowd. bu'
there was no one in the flat bu'
Winnie and Jim Bowen and BRYANT
Everything was in beautiful or
der, and there we're sandwiches ant
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somehow. 1t seemed terrible for a
man TO call the woman he once
loved and protected "a hard-boiled
baby"
We'll, that's ore thing you can't
say about Chatty, anyhow" Win
MICS voice cut through her thoughts.
She certainly is as soft-boiled as
they come Finish your drink
Chatty. and pep up!"
Chatty emptied her glass and
held il out again to be filled She
was glowing and tingling from head
to toes with the warmth of the first
cocktail She felt like laughing all
al once. although there was GER
tainly nothing ito laugh about just
then in the little flat
What are you chortling to your
self about?" Winnie asked her
sharply Come on-let us all in on
the big joke"
There isn't any" Chatty began
to shake her head. which felt heavy
and dizzy all at once. I'm Just be-
ginning to feel happy, Winnie. that's
all. You told me to pep ND. and I'm
popping up" that's all" She laughed
| again.
Already the room was swimming
around her a little. and the slices
Of orange in the glas spitcher on
the table looked like goldfish in a
bowl.
But she managed 20 make her feet
behave when Bryant put his arms
around her and begin to dance
with her to the sentimental music Of
Until Tomorrow"
Sweet little girl" he said 10 her.
his lips against her hair. He put
one hand under her little pointed
chin. lifted her face 70 his, and
kissed her.
Somewhere In the whirling lights
and @ladows OF the DON were Win
ME and Jim Bowen, Chatty knew.
But she couldn't see them. and she
could barely hear their voices above
the sound Of the music . She
didn't care whether they were there
or not.
Presently she realized that she
was not in the room she was
with Bryant out IN the cool, sweet
darkness. and there were stars
above them. They were sitting on q
stane step and his arm was around
her.
where are we now. Brvant?" she
heard her voice asking. slowly and
heavily. It was hard to talk.
He laughed. Were OH the steps
in front Of Winnie's house. baby
:. he answered. his voice tender and
, husky. Il was araid you were 60
Continued on page SD
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The Ocean Beach Drive

Owners Of Ocean Beach Drive. Inc, announce
plans to spend $4,000. 900 on the north end Of Padre
Island. opposite Flour Bluff. TO make \ resort renter.
Included in the plans, according to Corpus Christi
papers. is Improvement Of the driveway from the
north end OF the island TO opposite Point Isabel.
This drive was originally 4 dream Of Col. Sam
Robertson who labored with II for more than two
years and finally rot ferries to operating ut both ends
of the island and constructed n causeway At the Cor
pus Christi end. Almost insurmountable obstacles
were encountered by Col. Robertson IN the pioneering
stage Of the development. Cars became ~reparated
from their base Of supplies and broke down. survey
parties in more than one instance were forced to walk
long distances to secure aid and Col. Robertson. him
self. was stranded several days ut one time.
That pioneering stage had been passed. however.
when the driveway. which extends $50 miles M The
gulf coast. most Of It over a fine beach drive, was fold.
Now all that remains is to build bridges over = few
marshy places. pave one or two soft spots. erect =
telephone line. establish a patrol and start the traffic
Col. Robertson did all Of these things and had
traffic using the islands for several months, but the
the improvements were Of a temporary nature and did
not stand up under wind and tide.
The drive when in regular use will reduce the dis
lance between the Valley and Corpus Christi. Hous-
ton and other upstate points by about so miles. IT
also will provide a loop drive into and out Of the VAL
ley which should prove attractive to tourists, especial
" that part Of it which traverses he island along The
beach.
Someday that beach driveway. the longest IN the
world. will become \ reality and 1t will De 4 realization
Of the dream Of Col. Robertson.
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"Your face ?" he asked. "WeIl, it's a good paint job"

salted almonds and a pitcher OF
cocktails on a little table in the
living room
The radio was bringing some far
away dance music into the little
flat. The window were open to the
warm night, and a bowl OF white
and yellow daisies stood on n win
dow sill.
I'VE certainly have worked in this
place this afternoon and evening,
haven't we. boys?" Winnie asked
them. as they pulled up their chairs
to the little white covered table.
Then she closed mi bright eye
in a solemn wink at Chatty.
I'm trying TO show Jim what a
good h~ousekeeper I am" she added.
I'm trying to vamp him into mar
rying me-"
Young Jim looked as II he had
been sufficiently "vamped" for al
most anything. even now. His eyes
rested on Winnie's lively, sparkling
face with the look oof a sick puppy
and he kept tight hold of one of her
hands while he poured out four
big cocktails and passed the sand
witches.
You were meant for me-e-," sang
the radio. yearningly. Il was meant
for you-o-o@"
Amt it the TRUTH" laughed Win
ME. IN her shallow, light-hearted
way. That's what all men think
when they first fall in love. How
about II. Bryan?"
Bryant. twirling his glass between
his fingers, shook his head.
Don't ask me anything about
love-" he said. Wait until I'm free
ANYWAY"
Free? =. Now. what did he NEAR
by that. Chatty wondered. Was M
engaged or married? She might
have known that a man as good
locking as he would be all tied UP
somehow or other.
What do you men?" she asked
Are you married?"
III was Winnie who answered her
We'll. he is and he isn't" she said
"Bryant's been separted from nj
wife rs long as I've known him
but she won't divorce him. She's
fine kind Of a woman. II YOU asl
met Bryant. have you talked to he
llately?"
He nodded. his eyes still on tn
half-emptied glass in his hand.
"Oh. sure" he said duly. Ever
time 1 forget to send her a checl
she has her lawyer call me up. An
she calls me up. too. Sh
sure is some hard-boiled babyi"
That shocked Chatty.
4 It shocked her more than tn
knowledge that Bryant was married
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-22

The editor Of a mid-western pa
per wants an article on hives. Ap-
parently one Of his readers Is SUI
fering from this trying ailment and
: looking for a means Of escape.
an glad to describe the treatment
for this trouble.
Hives Is q strange disease. With
out warning and often without dis
coverable cause. big welts or swell
Ings appear OH the surface OF the
body. There may be but one welt
or there may be a hundred. The
skin looks and feels as II a swarm
Of Jersey mosquitoes had made All
attack upon the helpless victim. The
itching, smarting, burning. tantaliz-
ing sensations are painful TO bear
II is impossible TO keep from
scratching and digging the inflamed
parts.
Sometimes the reaction is so grea.
that there Is actually fever and reaI
illness. II is no trifling thing tc
suffer such an attack.
The worst part Of 1t all Is that
the sufferer cannot console him
self with the thought that pretty
Socn Ii will be over and that that
will be the end of the trouble, fol
one attack Of hives Is almost suTs
To be followed by another and By
+ -peated attacks.
Invariably this ailment is the out
ward and visible sign Of an inter
nal poisoning. This may be a poi
scning from bad food, or from q
given food that Is harmful TO thai
particular person. In short, he may
have what the doctors call an
"idiosycrasy"; what Is food for one
may be poison TO another because
Of some individual popularity.
In q case like this. a careful pro-
cess of elimination will disclose the
offending food. One after the 9th.
er. this, that and the other fooc
must be omitted from the diet. Il
may be milk. cream. cheese, eggs
some form Of meat, or another ar
ticle CT diet.
The scientists have discovered .
way Of making food vaccines which
are used TO discover the offending
food. The arm is scratched a bit
and the vaccine used until one Il
found that produces a reaction.
This is a quick way to locate The
offensive foodstuff.
Sometimes pus infection-in thu
teeth. tonsils, nasal sinuses, ear
gall-bladder, or elsewhere, may bJ
productive OF a poison which vii
cause hives. A careful medical eX,
animation j. likely to find the sea-
Of the trouble.
For the itching and painful loca
symptoms. hyposulphite OF soda, 3
tablespoonful TO half a pint Of wa.
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READ THIS FIRST:


Charlotte Chatterton. nicknamed
Chatty. is a born gossip. She loses
her Job in a hat shop because she
talks too much. Her mother a wild
owed dressmaker, has one wealthy
customer. Mrs. Van Mugs. an old
friend. Through her Chatty gets a
Job working at the telephone switch
board Of NJ. Van Nuys' bond house
There she meets and falls In love
with a young bond salesman named
Dave Jordan. and becomes jealous
Of his friendship with Agnes Her
ford. MI Van Mugs secretary.
Billie Langenau. who works in the
office. and her sister. Sara. come
70 live in the flat across the hall
from the fiat where Chatty lives
with her mother and young brother,
Pud. Pud goes TO high school and
works evenings in Ben Tomlinson's
drug store. Chatty learns that he de-
livers gin for Ben and begs him to
stop before he is arrested. but Pud
refuses to.
Dave Jordan falls in love with
Chatty and the two Of them have
several pleasant outings with Billie
and George Mayhem. another bond
salesman in the office. Billie has
never told George OF her secret mar
riage TO a man named Brewster,
whom she has never divorced. She
insists that her friendship with
George is so matter Of fact that
there is no need for her to bare her
past life to him; but when Chatty
sees George in a movie with another
girl. and tells Billie about It. Billie
admits she Is in love with him. She
stops seeing him.
One day Chatty sees Dave hand a
note to Agnes Herford.
Jealous. she goes through Agnes
desk to look for IL. 1t is a simple
message about some bonds. but in
hunting for il. Chatty finds Agnes
diary. filled with the story Of hel
love for her employer. Chatty tears
some Of the pages out and mails
them to Mrs. Van" and later adj
vises Mrs. ivan" to make her hus-
band discharge Agnes. He does. and
the girl is given two weeks notice
Dave Jordan alone knows that Chat
ty is responsible for this. and he
drops her like a hot cake.
Winnie Talcott Is promised Agnes
position. Winnie is the office 'vamp'
and Chatty knows that she Is one
of Tomlinson's best customers, fol
Pud admits delivering gin to her
One night Winnie gives a marty al
her flat. She invites Bryant Dunning
a new bond salesman and n very
handsome man. for Chatty. Bryant
has been out Of town. ana is comins
late. so Chattv leaves the office thai
night with Winnie. who shows hel
how 10 paint her face and doll
herself all up for Bryant. who like.
fast steppers." according to Winnie
They have a big partv that night
Chattv passes out" at the party
and leeves the office early on Sat.
urday for horne. She goes to sleeu
and at nire that night, Mrs. Chat.
terton wakes her up. "a strangI
mans here to see you!" she said IL
a whisper.
Now 60 on with the story
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-22
CHAPTER XIV

In her kimono and felt shippers.
Chattv went into the dark hall and
peered into the Front Room.
There in the old easy chair with
his hat and a walking stick in his
hand sat Bryant Dunninrl The light
from tho lamp on the table shone
IN his close-clipned blond hair and
the clean Iire IT his chin end law
oh. but wasn't he Won
derful Iookin9i
"Motherl" she whispered. excited
Nv. gninr bark into the bedroom
n~f closing the door behind her,
That's tho new man AZ the office
Mr.. Dunninel What ID Won SUD
pose he wants? And mother. did YOU
ever see such p GOOD looking man
IN oil vniIr davs?"
Mrs. Chatterton rut her head II
ora e'de. thinking that over
wei. 70 YOU like that r1atiner
idol tvue." she said. vagnelv. ant
she hevan to smooth her hair with
he- I'D wire ha'- h-rsh.
"I1l 90 in and talk ~ hirr while
you get dressed" she added. Il cans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-22
StarLOre
The Astronomical Hod Carrier

10y AAAAAAA Lev Nal HNAAAGA
The writer once heard DR.. Perez
val Lowell. founder Of the astro-
nomiical observatory at Flagstaff.
hriz., says: The research astrono-
mcr is the bod G. rier Of science. for
he does All or the hard work" This
is true. and the interested members
Of. mankind derive the benefit. The
calculation Of tile orbit OF a comet,
based on three observations, re-
quires two days of closely applied
mathematical work by a skilled
computer. A novice usually re-
quires two weeks. Adams and La
yerrier both discovered the new
planet Neptune by arduoUs mathe-
NAUTICAL procedure. basing their COM
putations upon the laws discovered
by Newton. Mathematics is the
science fundamental to all the
sciences.
More Tomorrow
Answers 10 Foregoing questions
4. Louis l.. Emmerson; Illinois.
Republican.
2. God.
3. Divers.
4. I John. ". Is.
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Health and Right Living
BY ROYAL s. COPELAND, N. ID.
Former Commissioner or Health

ter. Is useful as a local application.
This may be swabbcd on the af-
fected parts. II the hives cover the
entire body, a pint or more Of the
soda may be dissolved III a tuo
OF water. Soaking II this will help.
But OF curse you need the ad-.
vice Of your doctor. Every case
must be studied on its individual
merits.
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DEEP SEA STTEF

Customer home from a sea trip to discover he has
been sold out): Why the devil didn't you notify me?
Broker: We couldn't yet you.
Customer: I was on the lie de France all the time.
Broker: I know. but every time we looked for you
you we're in the trough Of n Jea.
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Bottled Citrus Fruit Juice

hin . report Of the United States department Of
agriculture on bottled beverages there appears this
paragraph:
Bottled grape juice Is made in New York, Ohio,
Michigan, Arkansas and Missouri and on the Pacific
coast. Cherry juice Is produced in comparatively
small amounts at certain canneries in the middle
west. where the juice IS obtained from the pitting
machines. Citrus fruit juices are obtained in increas-
ing amounts from California and Florida"
In that last sentence there is a suggestion for the
Valley.
II California and Florida are producing bottled
citrus fruit juices "in increasing amounts" as this
report says. the bottlers are finding a ready market
for their product.
Bottled orange juice. bottled lemon Juice and bot
tied grapefruit juice and gaining in favor. The VAL
ley will find this a profitable manner to dispose Of Gull
fruit. II is worth, investigating.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-22

The fruit-fly quarantine, we are told. has just
about stopped rum-running from Florida. We felt
sure from the first that this thing would have serious
consequences-Nashville Southern Lumberman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-22
The Once Over

BY II. Z. PHILLIPS

SEA o STOCK AYE AT SEA
with the Usual Apologies
must go down to the seas again. to the lonely sea
and the sky.
And all I ask is a smart ship where the stock quota
tons fly,
And the wheels kick and the winds song and the
green seas roaring,
And a gray mist on the seas face, and the market
soaring.
I must so down to the seas again. for the call of the
running tide
And all I ask is a bullsh day with the blue chips fly
ing
And the flung spray and the blown spurne and the
Morgans buying.
I must go down to the seas again. to the vagabond
gypsy life
Where the bulls play and the bears play and The
winds like a whetted knife.
And all I ask is an inside tip from a passenger I'm
posing
And a good rise and a sweet gain at the markets
closing.
A tip sheet and a flowing sea,
A board that follows fast,
And give the white and rpeeding rhip
The high" and low" and last"
There's tempest in the horned moon
And lightning In II. TOO;
But what care I If 7 can ret
NY market orders through?
A life on the ocean wave,
A home in the rolling deep
Where the touring gamblers roar
or the stocks that they should keep;
Like an eagle Gagged I pine
On this dull and claiming shore
Oh. give me the flashing brine
And a tip from a stevedorel
Sailor take care. sailor beware.
Many poor sheep lose their shirts on the deep.
So bewa-a-are! Be-e-e-e wa-a-a-a-re:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-22

A motorist is a man who thinks his make Of auto
mobile is the best in the world, but Is saving up his
money to buy another kind next year.-Southern
Lumberman.