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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY is Of
tered to wide-awake man 10 secure
interest in growing business. Due
to illness in my family am obliged
10 leave the Valley at once. Ad-
dress Box H-l67 Herald.
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WOMEN-s15-S2 week spare time
at home mailing our free gift cata-
logs. Americanda Co, Dept. l22. Is
K. Wacker DR.. Chicago. H-lo9
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HELP WANTED

DISTRIBUTOR for San Antonio
and the Valley. A wonderful OPP
portunity for right party. A high
class proposition for a go-getter.
One hundred per cent profit. All
Monday and Tuesday from 9 to 10
a. m, 407 Thirteenth St. Browns
Vile. HOOP
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MIDDLE-AGED lady Of refinement
from the cast would like position
in good home as housekeeper. Can
drive car. Best OF references. Adj
dress Box H-i82 Herald. H-132
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SPIRELLA FIGURE TRAINING
GARMENTS
Once worn arc always worn be-
cause OF their durability, COM
fort and style. Phone Mrs. George
Dockey. 1881 for appointment.
Hits
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MAN WANTED

for Rawleigh route Of 800 consum-
ers in Brownsville. San Benito and
Mercedes. Reliable hustler can start
earning $50 weekly md increase
every month. Write Immediately
Rawleigh Co., Dept. TX-60-s, Mem
phis. Tenn. H-l79
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REAL ESTATE
ATTENTION. DEV.

GROVES acres. good land ON
pavement. with 6 acres bearing
trees. Has 5-room modern house
Located on resaca. Exclusively BIZ
"A. r.. Foster Realty Co, 1923 Levee
St. H-176
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MARKET. grocery and cafe. viii
sell building. "A bargain e. ".
Burgess, Los Fres7os. Texas. Hl94
FOR SALE-Cafe and ~confection-
cry, soda fountain. peanut and pop
corn machine. Theatre Building.
La Feria. Texas. G16l
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TT woIIIn

Mrs. Cayenne: That new bat
makes your face look short.
Mrs. Fashionette: That's strange.
IL made my husbands face look
long.-Answers.
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Few Cents Will Bring Many Dollars. Put Your For Rent AID Below
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

WONDERFUL opportunity for right
party to make big money Estab-
lished and well known firm wants
partner in branch house in Valley.
Small amount money will handle.
Salary to manager from start. In
v~estigate. p. O. Box 282. Phone
HOS. Brownsville. H-l90
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LOCATION

FOR SALE-22-acre citrus tract
Under cultivation. Bo-a Chica road.
Resaca land. new Groom frame
house. Mrs. l.. M. Levinson, phone
90lIF5. HIPS
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Ell AGUILA-FurniShed 2 and s.
room apartments; lights, water, Gas.
not and cold bath. Phone G96-R.
H-l85
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Another Complication.

She delivered this TRADE In the
softest OF well-bred voices. inaudible
70 anyone but our own little group.
and the contrast between those tones
and her atrocious vocabulary would
have been irresistihly ludicrous II ]
had not been so perturbed over the
situation. which. indeed. would have
been no problem. whatever. were Il
not for the deceit 10 Lillian which |
sure. had been involved. I knew.
"a did Marion. how meticulous was
her care. and how securely she
rested under the assurance that her
idoliZed child was safe under the
s%helterinK care OF the school when
she herself was not with her. !
knew that the h~ome-Eoing girls were
put on a special a Of the train from
Sackettstown under the chaperonage
OF q teacher. and then delivered %
their waiting parents or guardians a.
Hoboken. The school authorities
took no chance or q pupils slipping
out from their guardianship until
they were transferred 70 the charge
az their parents.
Marion herself voiced my troubled
thought.
I'm afraid you'n be a girl short
at the party, Carolyn" she said. with
a little catch in her voice. I'm
afraid Nuns Is going 70 be angry
about this. don't you think SO. Aunue
MadSe7'.
Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1880. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
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For Dry Skin.

OF course. housecleaning requires
several kinds or gloves-rubber ones
for those tasks which require the
hands 70 be III water. heavy ones
that will give a pad or protection for
the palms when sweeping. lifting and
for the harder Jobs which press hard
surfaces into the palms OF the hands.
II is that pressure which cause cal.
loused spots. and they can SO easily
be avoided il heavy gloves are worn
The silk gloves come back into
servtce for busting and the handling
OF lighter objects. besides their value
In the garden.
No matter which type of glove you
are wearing for the task at hand.
remember that the application OF
soothing creams or lotions are i'm
portant. There are so many things
which have 10 be done when the
hands can't be protected that during
the periods when they can we should
take advantage Or the opportunity
IL your hands are very dry ordi.
nary castor oil II massaEed into the
skin before putting on rubber glaves
viii prove an effective remedy for
the condition. At other times.
camphor ice will serve srlendidly.
Upon removing the gloves clean
the hands with cold cream before
washing them with soap and water,
and then. after the soap and water
cleansing. massage your usual hand
lotion into the skin.
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Camphor Ice l. Coed.

The tight weave OF the gloves
makes Il almost impossible for dirt
and CRIME 70 sift through. and II the
gloves are loose they permit absolute
freedom and ease FOR the movements
or the hands.
I get u lot or fun out or cleaning
my hands carefully and then mas
saying a liberal amount OF camphor
ice into them before slipping on my
work gloves and going out into the
garden There is 80 much satiEfac-
ton in knowing that you can dig and
plant without breaking off nails or
soaring the skin BY brushing the
hands against rocks.
After all. you know. h~ouseclean.
ing and gardening both nave to DO
with creating beauty. and II isn't
consistent to mar beauty IN M way
while building ii IN another
One OF the easons why ] am SC
partial 70 camphor tee for this par
ticular purpose Is because II softens
and beaches at the same time. And
IL a generous amount OF camphor
ice has been massaged into the skin
before the gloves are put or you Will
find II possible 10 work a. the grub
best Job for long hours without the
penalty OF tell-tale marks.
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Owens Excuse.

IL hope 10 be with you. Carolyn"
MIR. Owen was saying. But you
know IL word comes from your
father. | must join him a. once"
He turned 70 me ~deferentially.
You probably know that SAN can
moi b. with his family for the holi-
days" he said
I stiffened warily. but nv answer
was prompt and my voice as casual
as his own
Yes. 1 understood from Mrs. Brix-
ton that her husband would be IN
able 10 Join her for the holidays
an unavoidable business trip. ! think
she said"
Indeed. Il Is unavoidable" he said.
ss%othing but necessity could keep
Sam from his family on Christmas.
II could Just weep all yer the lot.
when I think o. it," Carolyn said
dolefullv. at Just won't he Christ
ma without Dad. But Of course.
she added. Frightening. lit won't be
10 bad this time as II would have been
any other year. With Ronald and
three strange boys from Yale. and
two more girls from school. coming
for all the vacation. we Q have
time 70 niss anybody
The residence or youth. MT.
Owen murmured. with a meaning
smile at me which ! hoty resented.
though / did not dare to show my
wancor. But / wanted no confidential
understanding with Charles Owen
anon even so trivial a subject as the
propensity OF young people 10 forget
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Answers 20 Health Queries
o. K. o.-what DO you advise FOR

o. X. o.-what DO you advise FOR
sites?
A-Have you eyes examined 10
see II glasses are needed.
n. @. O. Q.-Dces smoking cigar
cites cause pimples and blackheads?
A-No. This Is usually due to
c. o-Doss mineral oil act as g
medicine7
Alt acts as q laxative.
r. L. 5. o.-what do you advise
for blackheads?
A.-Correct the diet. by cutting
down on sugar. starches and coffee.
Eat simple food. Send self-addressed
stamped envelope for further parti-
culars and repeat your question.
NJ. nj. p. Q.-what should a girl
aged IL. 5 feet "a inches tall weigh?
2-Is a sprained ankle apt to re-
main weak permanently?
A.-She should weigh about Us
pounds.
2-No.
wenzela r. o.-What do you ad-
wise for neuralgia?
A-Applicaticn OF heat and cleo
tricity is helpful in some instances.
Copyright. 1859. Newspaper Feature ss~ies. Inc
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like forty horses ne wouldn't wake
up for q year or two.
Get up Get up Hanid called
loudly. But he didn't stir. Then the
others tried shaking him a. the
shoulders. Mi wanted TO pinch y
Of his toes. but Il would have taken
a week TO walk TO his feet. which
were crossed on top or IN high noun
tain Finally Knarf had N scheme.
lie had them all creep close 10 ri
OF his ears. Now make IN noise ike
q bell" he said. At this they all
said: '.TinE-a-linEi TinE-a-linEr'
The giant opened his eyes nc
once
do hear an alarm clock7" h
exclaimed.
Yes. ana it. time % Ket up."
Knarf cried Hurry You must be
destroyed before It gets too late. I'll.
bring you right ir 70 my master. Hes
asleep now. for it's the middle or the
night. but he'll he glad TO get up to-
destroy n giant"
i'll nope I don't disturb him too
much the giant remarked. Per
haps IL would be better for me 20
be destroyed some other time"
Knarf wouldn't hear or II. Neither
WoAAl the DDN CA4lel JACK the GlAnE
Killer. SO they led him out or the
Fairy Tale Book ana into Knarf'a
masters bedroom. The giant was
flat. Ike all the book people are
else how would they fit between the
pages? But q big was he that h@
spread all over the walls and ceiling.
and a good deal of him had TO slide
under the bed and into the clothes
closet. which fortunately happened to
he open.
IAN right now. I'll wake up my
master" Knarf said. Just stay
where ycu are"
AT this Ne called into hts masters
ear: Wake UP. master. i nave n sur
prise FOR YOU"
The wind ratified the shutter ara
Knarfs master woke up. Imagine
his CONSERVATION TO see m giant bend
ing right over him. Ooh. o-o-oh.
oo-oo-Ooooot' he Easped. which Hn
frightened the giant that he fell out
OF the window and was completMly
destroyed. like 4 china saucer.
Thank you" Jack the Giant Killer
said 70 Knarf's master. Now Y can
return 70 the book again. The story
~ finished"
But the boy thought ne was dream
Ing and didn't answer.
Copyright. 1850. Newspaper Fnturu Service. Ina
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1.-THE Last Curtain Call"
Winifred Blacks Tribute to a Great Actor

that mysterious door which
never lets Us see one inch be-
yond its portals, We will hear
ahead Of us the laughter and
the gay voices of you and your
companions who cheered. for
many a lonely soul. a hard and
bitter hour.
Hail and farewell,-it's a gay
saying. and a gallant one.
/ can hear you call it out to
Us from the top Of the steps,
Fritz Williams - this very
minute when the crepe grows
rusty on the door of your
favorite club.
Copyright. 1850, Newspaper feature ssr-ies. Inc
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BY ADELE GARRISON

AL family ties when given an oppor-
tunity for revelry together.
IF you can't go. Uncle Charlie"
Carolyn went on pursuing her
thoughts up the single track upon
which she had started them. 1T VIII
be just horrid. One OF the boys will
have 10 see to Mother-oh, l don't
NEAR Il that way she interrupted
herself flushing. That sounds as II
| didn't wan Mummy along. and i
do. but-you know
Yes. ! comprehend your meaning
perfectly. Carolyn" her uncle told
her with an ironic little smile. and
YOU may be sure that / shall be with
YOU. il il is q possible thing. For
your reinsurance I'll tell YOU that I
don't expect a message from your
father until tomorrow. But N enc
comes. I am sure Ronald will be
equal 10 the task Of taking care OF
both Marion and your mother. leav.
ing the other young man free TO de-
vote his entire attention 10 you.
Which youth Is coming DOWN. I've
mislaid his name. If / ever had it."
You're such a tease. Uncle
Charlie" Carolyn pouted. You
know very well. I've eve met any
OF Ronald's college friends. That's
the reason Tn 50 petrified about be.
ing a man short AZ the party. You
know we had everything all set to so
up for a football game and a dance.
and then a girl came down with
measles on our floor. and we were
all puarantined. so we couldn't 70.
We weren't auarantfned from study
though. not that anybody could no
tice. Nobody else came down with
II. and did the teachers put us
through? They simply gloated- We
wouldn't have cared though. except
for our football date. ] ask you, did
anybody ever hear OF such luck?"
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Some Odd Facts

There viii be 165 volumes az 500
pages each IN the complete catalogue
az printed books in the British
Museum. which Is about TO be
printed. II will appear at the rate
of about fifteen volumes a year, and
the cost Of the work TO subscribers
viii be about $4,000 each.
The loneliest school in Scotland az
the head or Loeb Doom has only
three pupils.
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his hat tilted at the most cor
rect angle, you'd have thought
he hadn't a care in the world.
Well, well he knows all about
II now.
He knows the answer to the
puzzle-how he must smile to
think how battling it all was
sometimes, this queer world of
ours. with its footlights, and its
grease paint, and its plays, and
It's players-some of Us on one
side Of the footlights and SONS
on the other.
It's probably as simple as A
B G when we really get the
clue to the whole thing.
I'm sorry he is gone-orry
for our sakes--not for his.
The world IL always a sadder
place when a good actor makes
his final exit.
What should we do without
the theater anyhow-ws poor,
grubbing, hard working, stupid,
everyday people?
Why If it weren't for the
books and the music and the
theaters we might as well be
moles digging our dull way to
the mould-and done with It.
Laughter. tears, memory, for
getfulness-you held them all
in your hands, Fritz Williams,
you and your gay brethren, and
you scattered them as gener-
ously as an April wind.
Some day when the time
comes for each special one of
US to climb the staircase to
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A safe method Is to Use only luke
YARN water-never hot water. Soak
for five minutes In a little borax
water. Or wash In a solution OF
warm water whipped into suds with
some neutral soap flakes. Never
rub. Merely slosh the stockings IL
the soapy water. squeezing out the
soap gently through the fingers.
Rinse in several lukewarm waters
until all the soap Is removed. spread
into shape and hang with the toes
and heels carefully placed over q
rod and the leg side down.
Stockings should not be hung IN
the sun to dry. In fact. ell silk
should be dried in the ~shade-Sun
affects color or fabric or both.
II stockings are very badly soiled
then they can be left 70 soak IN cold
water for fifteen or twenty minutes
before washing. Never use strong
soap or strong methodist may re-
move the dirt, but the silk win very
likely 20 with II.
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The same age. How are you going % iced sucn
a child enough food so that it will catch up to
normal weight?
So far as habits 20, such babies are not very
different from the normal. There must be q way
found to provide for the delayed growth in some
way. and this can be done BY giving extra feed
ings.
Usually such children have diminished diges-
tive capacity. For this reason there must be pro-
vded easily digestible food which has a high
caloric valne. BY this | mean food that has
heat-giving properties.
The undernourished child should be fed five
or six times a day. Since it may take only a few
ounces at q feeding, it is desirable in such a case
to raise the food value of the mixture by adding
one or two ounces of some dried milk prepare
ton. This will increase the food value without
ulk.
ffering from undernourishnent from insufficient
nnder such feeding. But IL il does not imnrove
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Loves


TIL HAD no opportunity Tor several
seconds 70 vcice MY mental
query as to why Marion had
mot consulted her mother before leav-
sng the school a day before she was
Expected In New York. Mr.. Owen
WAS smoothly answering Carolyn's
snsistent appeal that he be one OF the
hinner party which he and Helena
Brixton had scheduled for the school
girls. together with Carolyn's brother
Ronald. and a'college friend. BY the
hme he had finished had determined
10 change the involuntary Gliding
attitude which | had taken in my
surprise al seeing Marion. and leave
FURTHER questioning 70 Lillian. Be-
sides. | told myself. with a knowl-
edge OF schoolgirl psychology which
harked back to my teaching days. II
] adopted a receptive. friendly atti-
tude. / doubtless would learn almost
Everything | wished from their
schoolgirl chatter.
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baby's food. A tiny baby's stomach
and whole digestive tract IRE most
delicate and easily upset.
The baby should be given an extra
amount OF water TO drink during
hot weather. There Is much evap-
grafton OF the water from the sur.
faces OF the body at such a time.
More water must be supplied to make
up for this. Give IL midway between
the feelings.
With the added nourishment. good
care. plenty OF fresh air and direct
sunshine. always being careful 70
shield the baby's eyes. the child
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-12
A Fashion Models Diary
BY GRACE THORNCLIFFE
A Netc Erenine Cotrn Piques Her Interest.

nEcoRATIoN DAY comes on q
Friday. as a result Of which
the working girl benefits.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday-three
entire DAYS OF leisure. Billy and
Helene and / have been talking and
making plans for that weekend for
the last week. and we still haven't
decided definitely what 70 do. OF
course. what we want 70 do II 70 get
away to the country some place, and
we already have an invitation to
visit Billy's sister. Helene has been
asked. too. I think that's what well
finally decide TO do.
We can't leave until Friday morn
ing. however. because Thursday
night lie the date OF the Spring dance
OF Billy's fraternity-an annual az
fair that he wouldn't think OF miss
ing. One of Billy's old classmates
Is coming on from the West Tor this
dance is to escort Helene.
OF course. Helene bought q new
evening dress. I can't really blame
her this time. though. for you know
/ bought one myself q little while
ago which 7 haven't yet worn. and
Helene hasn't had q new IN quite
some time.
I'm sure Billy's friend won't aver
want 10 leave town again when he
sees Helene In her new frock. It's
really a charming creation OF dusty
pink chiffon with It's bodice banded
a~ttractively in pastel lame. It's skirt
has a graceful flared tier. The bod
ice Is slightly shirred. and IN effect
the gown achieves q Grecian silhou-
cite. Only someone OF Helene's tall.
sylphlike build could wear this model
becomingly.
I know we're going to have a grand
time at the dance. and it's wonderful
10 know that following II we're TO
have three days i'm the country with
nothing 10 do but rest and play.
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The Stars Say
For Tuesday, May IL.
Nv CENEvIEvE KEMBLE.

A DIVERSE conditions generally
~ may be expected to prevail on
IN this day. according 70 the in
auspscious stellar activities. There
nav be setoacks. intrigues. sickness
and sorrow. as well as betrayal and
MISREPRESENTATION. But much de-
ponds on q philosophical way OF en-
countering these minor anxieties,
which will not be tempered by iii
will, violence or rash and hasty
words and deeds. Be very cautious
with all writings.
Those whose birthday Il Is may
not look for an entirely propitious
state OF affairs during the coming
wear. There may be delays. illness.
sudden change and suffering
through treachery or malice. But
calm and philosophic attitudes may
bridge over difficult situations. Be
careful with speech and all writings.
A child born on this day may be
restless, changeable. erratic and
subtle. although clever and versa
ellie. IL may bring on trouble for t.
self through rash and ill-advised
speech and wTitinga
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WdhC US INIIU UIVNHNII Y = VIIIU 70 UNcEH
to grow"
All the florists windows were full Of the
gay Spring flowers. and every woman In New
York was either window shopping or shop
shopping.
For 50 is life. even in the greatest city in
the world, when Spring stands on the doorstep.
But on one of the crowded streets the
sun did not seem quite SO bright. for over the
Actors Club there was a great canopy Of black
and all the street knew that one Of the light
hearted actors who had made the town laugh
a hundred times, had passed on.
So he will never make us laugh again, poor,
merry hearted Fritz Williams. How those
blue eyes of his were wont to dance and
sparkle under those black brows and with what
a light shrug Of the shoulder he could turn a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-12

A CCESSORIES to the fact Of being well
"a dressed are offering themselves in a sue
cession Of bewildering but charming
trifles. To don q good looking suit or dress or
sports frock is not sufficient. Its charms must
be enhanced by all sorts of fascinating affairs
including scarves, belts, boutonnieres. and vari-
Gus kinds Of costume jewelry. But there is a
virtue to this apparent extravaganza for IL perks
up a frock and makes IL look like an expensive
creation.
We show today sketches Of some nice little
trifles and for good measure a brace Of very
smart shoes. The first on the list i a cnlorful
foulard scarf Of yellow. orange and red that is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-12

~ he Is awake. when he's
asleep he's more trouble
than a cyclone.
At least that's what Mij. Flor.
Hand. Yam and Knarf-the little
observation-disclosures. AL An
all. they had u curious adventure.
First or al. they crept inside tina
realchildren's Fairy Tale Book which
they had found lying on the table
Getting inside the pages OF a book
was no trouble for them. since they
were quite flat. like writing paper.
Inside the book they found a magic
beanstalk. which they climbed mp,
reaching a palace IN the clouds IN
habited by a giant. who reared.
"Fee-fi-fo-fum.
I smell the blood OF an Englishmanr'
They also met ~ boy who called
himself Jack the Giant Killer. who
begged them 10 help him destroy tho
giant. III you have ever read the
story OF Jack the Giant Killer in the
Fairy Tale Book you will know that
the giant Is destroyed. The giant
however. didn't fancy the idea or be-
ing destroyed AZ first. but consented
AZ .ength 70 climb down the beam
stalk and follow Knarf 70 his master,
who had always Eaid he wanted TO
destroy a giant Instead OF walking
right out az the book. the giant de-
clded 70 take "a nap I'm the Fairy
Book garden and stretched himself
out for miles and miles. His breath
ing was so hard that the trees bent
over 10 the ground and the shadows
had to hold on TO the trunks 20 keep
from being blown away.
How were they going 70 wake him
up7 The shadows feared that Az the
giant slept like he ate (which was