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Hone-Making
Helps
Potatoes, Too, Need Good
Cooking
By ELEANOR ROSS

Cooking
XII DIV long do you cook po-
tatoes 50 that they're just
right. Clssy?" asked the
newest bride OF her mothers old
cook. But Cissy was n bit scorn.
ful. She had no patience with PEG.
pie who cooked by the clock or with
q cookbook in hand. So she laughed
It of. "Lawdy. what q funny ques-
ton. ] don't worry about no time.
! just boils the potatoes and then
peels them. And II they're too soft
I mash them. and II they're too hard
! fry them That's al there In 70
potatoes"
Unless. OF course. you've made ur
your mind that what you want IL a
boiled potato. Usually twenty min.
utes OF cooking in water which was
rapidly boiling when the potatoes
were put in Will be sufficient. But
there's only one way to be sure.
After twenty minutes test with n
fork or a long needle. That's the
only way TO be sure.
Also, after twe-+v minutes sprin-
kle the potatoes with salt and II
they require no further cooking drain
off all the water. cover tightly and
continue simmering for a moment or
or two longer SO that excess water
Is absorbed. Take a peek at the
potatoes then and II they seem dry.
cover with a thick cloth and leave
In a warm place until ready to serve.
II the potatoes have been cooked I'm
their Jackets. then the jackets must
b peeled off before they are thus
covered.
Every effort must be made TO keep
potatoes q nice white color ~ they
n pared before cooking. One way
In TO throw them IN cold water to
which q few drops OF lemon Juice
have heen added. NJ fast rs they are
peeled. Then when al are peeled
throw IN a shallow saucepan with
enough boiling water 10 completely
cover. II air touches the skirless
potato II causes the discoloratioE,
which Is not harmful. OF course. but
does detract from the appearance.
Incidentally. the usual rule about
boiling applies In the case Of pota-
toes. The water should be boiling
rapidly when the potatoes are put in,
but after that the heat should be
reduced so that the water bubbles
gently. If the high temperature Is
kept up as al the beginning the
boiling water will soon evaporate.
Result. the outside OF the potato
will be cooked TO mushiness while
the inside remains raw. ~ the water
does evaporate too rapidly before the
potatoes are finished add cold water,
net hot.
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and people began to talk about

and people began 10 talk about
it.
And the Brilliant Mans wife
had Mysteries and threatened 10
kill herself, and il was all rather
unpleasant.
The Brilliant Man came to
with a sort of start, and brought
his wife a great box of violets,
the sweetest, dewiest violets he
could find, and he vowed he'd
never think Of the stenographer
again-and he didn't-but then
there was the young widow who
moved into the neighborhood.
The Brilliant Mans friends
laughed a good deal about the
young widow, and the young
widow had g sweetheart of her
own. so nothing came Of the
Brilliant Mans infatuation.
Oh yes, they manage pretty
well, the Brilliant Man and his
wife.
The other day | met the son
Of the couple, on a lonely walk.
He stood and watched a ship
beating out to sea.
Some time" said the young
fellow, with a kind of bitter
misery in his voice, "some time
I'm going to be on one of those
ships, and nobody will know
where ! an"
And / wonder just exactly
how he felt about the Mysteries,
the stenographers, and the young
widow, and all the rest of them?
Copyright. 1889. Newspaper Feature ssr-sss. II.
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When the center part Is preferred,
The front and side Arrangement car
ries at least three -four IL your hair
Is long enough deep, full waves.
The forward part OF each wave forms
a soft frame around the face and the
ends OF the last or finish wave are
turned back instead Of to the front.
The side part, which Is more be-
coming to the average woman, has
enc small beginning wave rather
close to the part. a second deep. full
wave Just above the eyebrows and
the third and finish wavs comes on
m even line with the mouth. A flat
curl fills In the bare spot on the fore
head Just above the eye. left there
by the necessary pushing back OF the
hair for the first wave This dress.
ing In for the short side or the hair
when q side part Is preferred.
For the long side OF the hair. the
first wave is pushed back and fin
ished off with a large dip pulled
rather low on the forehead. then the
second and third waves are set &c
follow the second and third undula
tons on the other side Of the part
As these waves carry around q
the sides and back Of the head their
lines are tapered down gradually Il
| give the swirled effect But each
side definitely ends at the back part
30 that this line Is not lost. Then
as I mentioned previously. the last
wave on each side In finished OFF with
the ends carried q little 10 the from
to give the scaiioped effect
This style s~lenderizes the back o.
the neck considerably and, unlike ~
many previous center back parts
the hair does not become ~disarrzngec
easily, especially IL you avail your
self Of one Of those nice little sleep
ing caps rs a mean o. keeping It II
! place at night
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The Car Is Ready!

She sat up IN bed slowly and put
a hand 10 her forehead.
MY head feels queer" she said.
but IL naturally would with that
stuff you put in the milk TO make me
sleep. II you don't mind handing
me my purse and getting me a glass
OF water. III take one of those pei
let's DR.. Gibbs gave me last Summer.
Then I'll lie down again for ten
minutes. Can you wait for me that
lonE?"
Characteristicaliy. she had asked
me no question as TO the reason for
the journey. But something told
me that subconsciously a great load
had been lifted from her heart by my
decision TO return. She had come at
the call OF duty TO gladden. the last
moments Of the man who had loved
her SO royalty. and who once had
meant 70 much TO her. But ! knew
that all OF her love o was given
to her husband. and guessed how she
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An Interruption,

NO offense to the size or your car.
but ] could almost carry q OF those
things over TO Miller's garage" ne
said. II put or the brake and
showed II out into the yard and 20 the
edge OF the grassy slope to The road.
IL almost got away from me there.
but I managed TO set the brake and
get on the running board. Then l
released the brake and guided II out
into the road. It's headed toward
Kingston, and the road is downhill
for almost a mile from here. When
you're all I'm I'LL hop or the running
board again. and when you release
the emergency youu begin 70 coast
You can 70 for over half a mile.
Then III get off. wait TO see that
you're started all right and walk
back home in tins 70 see that
Johnny upstairs doesn't wake up b
fore We want him to-"
How can ! ever thank your ]
asked our big host. But surely you
won't need TO 70 down the road with
us" I protested. IF you Just give
us a push when you start"
You won't need one" he retort-
ed. your car vii begin to roll
when you unloose the brake. and II
won't stop this side OF the dam IN
less YOU slam On the brake again.
But something might 20 wrong when
you attempt TO start it, haven't
touched the engine yet. you know
and I'd better DO on hand"
"Hushr' said hts wife. suddenly
putting I'D her hand What's
that7"
Along the hall outside came the
tread of someone's hurried footsteps.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
CupyrtKht. 1880. NsaEpapsr Fsalurs Servisa. Inc.
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Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
D What Is your honest opinion
81 a girl friend whom ! have
~hunnmed with all my life TO make
a remark TO some OF my other
| friends that / was too attractive
to attend any or her social parties?
i have always tried TO Be my
natural self and treat every person
IRE same. My friends tell me that
they cannot understand why the
girl acts In this manner.
Now, Annie Laurie. my problem
e this: Would you regard q girl
| az this type as enc Of your friends
| or not?
/ would appreciate your advice
On this very much. BUBBLES
lnuBRLEs: why let a foolish Re
mark spoil a long friendship
On the ether hand, IL ycu feel thai
~ou cannot care any more for youl
rhum. il would be better to cease
che friendship. rather than indulge
m uuarrels and bitter remarks. i
a q matter for your individual con
Eiderat!cns
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Three-Minute
Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING
The City OF Prague.

"A ~ OLD city IN N new country.
IA That. in brief. could be called
"a "a description of Prague. capt
tai OF the new Czechoslovak Re-
public.
Although Prague Is n modern capt
tai, il Is an old city. Its history
dates back a thousand years or more
and has always been Identified with
those stalwart races which srrove for
self-government. but which were Il.
nally grouped together under the
Observation-Disclosures rule. II was not
until the World War had been fought
that these races again won their In
dependence.
Prague. naturally. has developed
BY periods. There are distinct sec
tons which were built up as condi'
tons in the city changed. Along the
bank OF the OTTAWA. for example. Ia
the Old Town, one or the most IN.
teresting and picturesque parts Of
Prague. It's landmark iH the famous
Powder Tower, the sole remaining
entrance gate OF the original eight.
This tower was built in 1915.
As one passes through the Powder
Tower gate, n enters upon what
seems a labyrinth OF streets They
are narrow and often become arch
WAYS under buildings.
one OF the things for which Prague
is famous, Is the clock In the tower
on Old Town Hall. AS the hour
strikes. two figures. enc on either
side or the huge dial, begin 70 move
Doors above the dial are flung back
and there Is offered to the gaze Of
the crowd below. a pageant OF the
Christ and his twelve apostles. They
move past the open doors in n dig
nified procession while a cock Justify
crows the hour. The clock was
built about 1850. but then Il met with
q mishap and was hors de combat
for years until IN 1880 a master
craftsman was able 10 repair the
delicate mechanism.
Wen hear more about Prague
later.
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OILDNG the lily and painting the rose has become our prin-
n cipal art work, and there are few Of Us who are not adept
- az planting a Curids bow where one did not grow before.
Cheeks softly bloom with q very good imitation of the article de-
veloped in Natures laboratory, while eyes grow more dazzling.
more provocative, and even more tender beneath the dark fringe
Of lashes that have just the teeniest little bit Of black, ever so
carefully applied. Gnded lilies We are, and, in most instances.
Just q little more lovely for the tiny touch OF art. Not forgetting
to pay tribute to the magic of the marcel.
or course, we like to believe that the pure beautiful lily
like type Of beauty indicates a heart and mind Of simplicity and
tenderness, the type will prove faithful and true, dedicated solely
to the glorious task Of making her man happy. But this il not
always SO. Very, very often, it is the girl who has made a staunch
ally of rouge, lpstick and powder, who has the vivacity, the
courage and the viii to make life worth living, not only for herself,
but for the man Of her choice. The makeup Of the character
does not necessarily depend on the amount Of makeup on the face.
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-longed to get back 10 the shelter or
his affection.
"Of course. longer II you like" Z
told her. 1t is five minutes past
three now. We are to 60 downstairs
10 breakfast ar $3.50 and start at four.
I'LL get everything ready hero and
help you dress. We have plenty OF
time. On thu way III tell you what
it's all about. Until we 20. the only
request / have - that you do not
speak above q whisper"
She nodded and / brought the
water and stood while she swallowed
the pellet and lay back on her pill
lows with closed eyes. Then I busted
myself about the room putting ev-
erything In readiness so that when.
al the end OF ten minutes. Lillian
said she was ready TO get UP !
was able 20 help her with expedition.
At half-past three exactly she. Mary
and I stole down the stairs. avoid
ing the creaktng floor board Mrs.
Hasbrouck had pointed out. and q
few seconds later were seated IN the
coy dining oom-
We were about half through break
fast when Mr.. Hasbrouck opened
the door softly and came into the
kitchen. He walked up to the table
and made me a low bow. sweeping
his cap along the floor.
II have the honor TO report.
m~ilady." he said. that your car IS
on the read In front of the house. all
set and rarfn' 10 go"
But" I said. amazed. I'VE haven't
heard a sound"
NO. I know you haven't" he re-
torted, ''for the good reason that
there weren't any"
Then how?" I was frankly pug
zied.
He stretched out his arms. fexing
his muscles.
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friend named Don ouixote who lives
I'm the second book from the end. X
VIII ask him ~ we can't hold our
ball in one OF his castles With thar
he hurried over to Don Qulxote's
book and called loudly: Mr.. Don't
Mr.. Dolt'
BY and BY q head was stuck out
az the tip or the book. It wasn't
Don Quixote but his squire. Sancho
Panza.
Where u your masterg" Kna-f
asked.
"He's cut fighting with giants ana
won't 10 back until next Tuesday
That means we shall have 90 hold
our ball somewhere else" Knarf said
~ the others. 'I'l look inside ahtm
book and see n there's room"
He nokcd his head I'm and drew IN
back almost az e-ce. ats full ~
snakes I'm therer' =, exclaimed.
Aladdin chuckled. That's my
book. the Arabian NiKhta.' You
looked into the magic valley where
my friend. Sindad the sailor. found
all the diamonds and rubIas."
All At once Mi. who was poking
around on the end OF the shelf NC.
tered an exclamation. Here's q
AE@MI W1GAg We @@4 414U g4E H4MW
They all ran over and found-whaf
DO You s~upposef-a blank book
Here they found plenty of O mR
last and they al squeezed In Thm
broad white page was like M dance
floor except that n the corner wars
the words.
"Ar1thrnettc Book
belonging 20 Frank
But there were no problems Rn m
as Frank wasn't very fond OF mr14h-
metlc.
"aii we need is come music"
That's Easy. I'll 10 get some NJ
once" said knarf nv he hurried out
side sgain. though 70 tell the truth.
ne hadn't the slightest idea where he
was going 20 find II.
Tomorrow: The Musicl
oopyrirst. 1870. Newspaper Feature RarvltA Ina
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quite impossible-from the
standpoint of a wife.
From the standpoint OF the
Other Woman he is quite charm
ing.
He recites verse, he even
composes verse, and not such
bad verse at that; he sends flow
ers, he sends theatre tickets, he
makes unexpected visits at un-
expected hours, and he talks,
and he sings a little, and he is
really quite an ideai-weu, you
could scarcely call it lover-let's
say admirer. And just as the
Latest Flame begins to feel that
she really ought not to encour-
age him any further, he sees an
other pair Of bright eyes or
hears another voice, and off he
goes ike a hunting dog on q
trail.
Now all this Is a good deal OF
. bore to the Brilliant Mans
wife.
The Brilliant Mans wife is q
pretty woman herself-even yet
after some years of the Bril-
liant Man.
She's intelligent, too, and al
almost always she's clever
enough to pretend that she hasn't
the slightest idea that her hus-
band is not still desperately in
love with her.
But once in a while-Now
there was the little stenographer.
The Brilliant Man really was
q good deal Of a fool about the
stenographer-he really was,
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And should you still remain in doubt, this
particular mode will help you to dispose Of those
longish ends without cutting them 50 that, if you
finally choose long hair, the process Of growing
out viii not have to be lived through again.
This long-bob arrangement is a combination
Of several past innovations in hair styles. The
hair may be parted on the side or in the middle
and thus carry out, from the front, the arrange
nent that is best suited to your face. a part
down the center of the back Of the head, but one
which is not 50 startlingly apparent as some Of
those previously offered, gives a new note with
out causing too wide a departure from your
accustomed ~coiffure.
IL the center part is used in the front, the
line is continued over the top of the head and
down the back to the nape Of the neck. The side
part. however. follows a slightly diffaren4 l;na
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Words Of the Wise.


Bay tchct thea hast no need
OF, and ere long thou shcIt ser
thy necesscrfes. -FrdnkHn.
knowledge Is sympathy. charity,
a kindness;
Ignorance only Is maker OF hell.
Watson
4 am O. part or an that I hare
met. -Tennyson.
The most frightful idea that
has ever corroded human nature.
the idea Of eternal punishment
Morley.
"A t1ise man Hevcr attempts
lmpossibilitieS. -NdsftnCer.
One Is never 90 unhappy as
enc believes. nor &c happy as n
had hoped to he.
LA Rochetcucauld.
w the T1TecH OF noble Hoes
Something immortal sffH sur
VTeSl -Lonc1elTor.
I'll habits gather by unseen "a.
grees,
As brooks mako rivers. rivers
run TO seas. Dryden.
Imagination As the faculty.
fIhich images icithir the mind
the phenomena OF sensation.
-TayEor.
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The Stars Say

By %CENEYTEvE KEATBLE.

XXTHLE the general trend of
WV the affairs Of the day may
Be toward progress and full
filled ambitions. yet the most pronIs-
ing course Of events may 30 mega
lived by a personal predisposttIcn to
quarrels. strife and litigation. With
temperate behavior there ~ oppor.
tunity for C. and advancement.
especially for those I'm employment.
Those whose birthday II Is are on
the eve OF m successful and prosper
Gus year II they will but curb a
tendency 10 contention. strife and
litigation Those IN employment
should push for favors or promotion.
a child born on this day should b.
well equipped for success and high
station in life. but IL should be given
early discipline in good nature and
selt-government-
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{ a b . b e
slowed u p o n
il.
h e ~ e wv
York Associa-
ton for I h G
Blind Is an Or
4 a n IL n tito n
I a h a S re-
c { n taken
up e d u c a
ton for I h o
m o I her Of
blind children
" h are in
the XII n q e
garten depart
m e mt of the
A 5 5 o c / a
ton. Many Of
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And besides-she's sorry for me then,
and she comforts me and tells me never mind,
things will brighten soon, and somehow We get
very close together.
And when ] am making a lot of money
she buys some new dresses and new hats, and
a new rug for the living room, and some real
good curtains for the library, and ! send her
a nice box Of roses now and then and she sort
OF forgets what q rambler / am.
$50 we get on rather well-after all"
The Brilliant Man certainly is a good deal
OF a rambler-there's no doubt about that.
he can't see a pair Of bright eyes, or a neat
ankle without following the owner Of the
ankles just as far as he can.
And any woman who has anything in the
least attractive about her, either a good mind,
or a pair Of eyes, or a sweet smile, or a voice
very m-ysterious-the Brilliant Man
over heels-and that's that.
oesn't stay in love with the same woman for
eeks hut nkila he l. IN The thraas ka,s Saam-
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the suggestions given there may be
OF inestimable value 70 hundreds
Of other mothers Of the blind.
1t was found that unwise home
treatment Of such children resulted
In undoing much or the good which
the children had learned IN the AS
ISOLATION kindergarten. Mothers who
take instruction at the Association
are training their children at home
along the lines outlined.
Many blind children are left I'm
Idleness at home a great part on the
time This is wrong. Such q child
should be taught many or the help.
full duties about the home. They
should be made ~self-reliant-
There are endless things n child
may learn 70 do. In the first place.
he should be taught TO walk at the
normal walking age. or course. a
blind child has an instructive fear 10
overcome. but this can he done
through patience IN the training.
Blindness IS not accepted as 4
handicap al the New York AssccIa-
ton OF the Blind. They build on the
theory that blind children should be
treated the same as children who
have their eyesight.
The children are encouraged To
take part IN the running and playing
games used IN all kinderrartens. As
early as possible a child should put
body and mind into action.
Children should be discouraged
about sitting alone and in idleness.
They should BE- encouraged 70 play
with other children who have their
sight. I'm short. they should not ~
treated other than are normal chill.
dren.
Children are adaptable. A child Is
easily shown how to take part ia
some home duties. and made 70 be-
lleve that he can do them ~ well ms
anyone else. The child can learn
how TO shell peas and beans. peel
potatoes. crack nuts. wash dishes.
help dust and clean the furniture.
"A child loves "a feed the pets. the
dog. the cat or the canary. lie can
feed the animals on the farm.
There are out-of-door games for
children which they would do well
70 learn. for every child should be
outdoors as much a. possible. Dig
gtng III the garden under mothers
supervision would be an ideal pur-
suit for the small tot who can feel
but not see.
In the New York Association for
the Blind the children who have not
sight even learn 10 use roller skates.
Out on the open-air roof they learn
both how 70 cultivate self-coneidsncs
and build for good health nc the same
time.
The s1Rhtless chtld who can have
the benefit Of such a practical train
- -
ment OF seif-confidence win develop
into a happier and better citizen. His
mental and physical development
will follow along normal lines. There
IN much 70 be said for such a pro
gram Of education rs is being put
forth by the New York Association
for the Blind II Is a very fine
thingl
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sides r not blended tcgether As q
nd. but end definitely when they
reach the center part.
Looking at this couture from thu
hack. the last. finish waves curve
away from the part in a line similar
40 that of the Peter Pan collar which
was SO popular n few ason ago.
And I might add that the same de-
eirable youthfulness Is gained for the
back arrangement OF the hair as was
gained for the throat and face when
Peter Pan collars were worn.
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p the
SightLess
Child
Practical Training viii Aid
Him I'm Cultivating Self-Reli-
ance and Living a Happy,
Useful Life.
By X. s. COPELAND. NJ. d.

U. :. Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner OF Health,
NeU York City.
"HERE Is something most ap-
pealing to the sympathies in
thought Of the blind child.
There il a vast number OF these
children in the world. Such q
child merits every loving thought
and practical effort in ITS behalf
practical effort in its behalf that
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-03
BY Vera Winston.
Smart Cape

~ UTTS 10 suit every type are
20 offered I'm an inexhaus1hle
~ variety this season.
The flecked tweed model iIlustrnt-
ed today In IN a combination OF char
treuse and brown II consists Of an
adorable short-sleeeved one-plece
frock, worn with a coat whose grace.
full cane falls from "a deep shoulder
yoke. Worn with brown accessories.
this costume makes n lovely picture.