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game and one sees Il being played
on the streets with beans, even, as
the stakes. But, OF course. the larger
houses which have TO pay a tax 70
the government.
There are twelve gambling houses
run by the Fan-Tan Syndicate. Most
OF them operate on q 24-hour day.
As a walks along the street nj
night. bright lanterns advertise the
houses. The lanterns win have the
words Gambling House" clearly let.
tered on their glowing sides. Macao
suffers no false modestyi
Another pet gamble in Macao ts
the lottery-or rather the lotteries
There are three drawings daily and
the tickets are priced 50 low that al
most to a man. Macao plays the lot
terry every day.
Macao has another side. however.
II one wishes TO ignore the gambling
and the vice OF the city. one can en-
joy its attractiveness. The rocky
hills AT either side Of the city-many
Of the hills topped by a church OF
monastery serve as an admirable
frame for the color and pageantry OF
the city. Then there are the forts
which once served as protection for
the city.
Macao has the two sides. both IN.
teresting. You can choose between
them. or possibly you viii be able &c
get some enjoyment out OF observing
both OF them.
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Three-Minute
Journeys
BY TEMPLE TANNING
An Oriental Monte Carlo.

"HROUGHOUT the world there
are many places which are IA
nous for their legalized gam
bling. There are Monte Carlo. Deau-
VILE. the Casino at Havana and the
one at Montevideo. Uruguay. Many
more places. too, where the local
government grants 10 a syndicate
the privilege OF running gaming Ia
bles. One such place is Macao. the
Portuguese settlement on the coast
OF China Wen visit IL today.
Macao once had the makings OF
an important trading point for the
Orient. but laxity in taking advan-
tage OF its opportunities has slowly
relegated IL 10 a position OF mediocre
Tor less) H. portance. Nevertheless.
IL is a colorful place.
The city is located on a spit of
land which juts out into the estuary
OF the Canton River. Both ends OF
the peninsula are billy and the city
nestles IN the depression between the
two elevations. Most OF the houses
are painted blue. green or red. and
with their ~flat-topped roofs they
form 4 picturesque sight
Along the eastern side OF the pen
insula runs the Pray Grande. or
Grand Quay. This Is the chief prone.
made OF the city. and. lining IL. are
some OF the towns better shops.
Gambling seem 70 have penetrated
into the blood OF all OF the people OF
Macao. Fan-tan Is the most popular
TE5S73ON::0N3OS'J
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in the story. I'm Jack the Giant
killer and / can't 80 home until I've
DESTROYED this wicked giant. Won't
you please help me7"
We're not much used 70 destroy.
ing giants" Yam said.
They're a little too big for US"
added Flor. who was no bigger than
the biE-toe OF a giant.
You don't have 10 Dc big" Jack
pointed out. You have 20 be
clever
Al this Knarf threw out his chest.
"Ot course I'LL help you" he said
boldly. Where Il the giant? Wen
show him who's clever. Come on.
shadows, follow me- And M started
of towards the giant. whose legs
could Be clearly seen. looking like
tree-trunks.
Here you-Mr. Glant-you've rot
70 be destroyed, do you understand"
he called up loudly. making a cup
OF his hands. And be quick about
IL. too. We've no time TO waste"
Hearing this the giant suddenly
bent down and picked up the bold
Master Knarf between his thumb
and forefinger.
HIM you'll make n nice sauce for
my appledumpline.r he said licking
his chops. and without another word
he set off IN the direction OF the
palace.
Come back. come back" cried the
others I'm dlsmay. All in vain. Still
holding the squirting Knarf. the
giant disappeared into the palace
while the others. shouting loudly.
followed after.
Tomorrow: The Dinner Party.)
Copyright. 1881. Newspaper Feature srrvlos. Ire.
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be no doubt, I am sure, that most
of the unkind, bitter and disagree
able things said in this world are
favored and spiced by the poisons
OF temporary i'll health. Hunger,
fatigue. bad air. physical discomfort
from any cause.-aD these are among
the factors that regulate thinking
Disease IL not a personal matter.
If AZ were, there would lie less rea-
son 70 blame the negligent person.
His habits az ~overeating. late hours.
unnecessary exposure. and even
carousing. might t. looked upon
with contempt. but since they affect
ed nobody else that would be the end
OF II.
But physical discomfort and III
health are not strictly personal mat
tiers. Their effect upon the mind, pro-
ducing bitterness and unki1dness, is
something that does harm 70 every
body who comes In contact with the
sufferer.
The mother or wife. all the mem
bers Of the family. indeed, are given
extra work by illness In the house.
hold. The sacrifices made are proper
ones N illness comes in the ordinary
way, but when such sacrifices must
be made because or selfishness. u ID
another thing.
When we come 70 consider the
causes for iii health. we Will be more
impatient about IL. IL ~ not for US
to go our W way" o. TX nobody
else were TO pay for our misdeeds.
The lowered resistance which
from wrong living paves the
way for infection. Many a cas- OF
tuberculosis. pneumonia and influ-
enza can be traced 10 neglect. Think
OF the troops OF trouble that follow
such an infection.
I am speaking this way today for
one reason only. ! want TO impress
upon every reader the importance OF
health as a factor in the public and
family welfare. Sickness can never
be personal. Its gloom falls on every
body In the victims circle OF social
contacts.
II you are indifferent 10 your own
welfare. you cannot be Indifferent
20 those about you. For their sake.
II not for your own. you will be care
full OF your health.
cCpgriEhL. 1880. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
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The Stars Say
For Friday, May 9.
By CENEvIEvE KEMBLE.

Dy OEINES hENaDLEs
A LTHoUGH this is presaged as
IA an active day It may not be
considered a favorable one for
the smooth-runninS or the progress
OF the affairs in hand There IL men.
ace OF friction. ~quarrels. litigation.
enmity or probably personal acct
dents or disaster. unless unusual
calm and circumspection be exer-
cised. Impetuosity. rashness and
sudden activities or changes might
prove hazardous. In any event there
may be setback and disappointment,
although personal matters are under
happy rule and business, we'll
directed. may bring future benefits.
Those whose birthday II Is are on
the threshold OF q very lively and
exciting year., but one calling for
calmness and wise management IL
good results are TO be attained. There
Is danger through tumult. impetu-
osity, strife. litigation and accident.
and also there may be obstacles and
postponements. Personal a affair S
should prove happy and compensa-
tory. a child born on this day
should have many fine social and
cultural qualities. but should be well
disciplined and educated I'm self-con-
troll and responsibility FOR Its actions.
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Loves Reawakening
Madge, On a Shopping Tour, Is Amazed to See Charles
Queen in Company With-of All Persons
LiIian's Daughter Marion!
BY Adele Garrison
DID not permit the problem OF
Robert Savarin's legacy to &C

DID not permit the problem OF
Robert Savarin's legacy to &C
company me on my Christmas
shopping trip for my mother-in-law.
With q firm mental gesture / shut
II In the taxicab as the driver closed
the door after bringing me 10 the big
shop to which / had directed hin.
There was nothing / could possibly
do. / knew. until ! heard from Mrs.
Cosgrove. and ] had my work cut
out for me in this afternoon and the
next day-all the time I could spare
for Christmas shopping. I not only
had 10 purchase all the items on
Mother Graham's list. camouflaging
the price Of each item with a Judi
cious addition from my purse and
Dicky's. but / had my last-minute
gifts OF my W 70 purchase. chiefly
for the basement playroom which the
TIGERS were constructing as a Christ
mas surprise to Junior and his
cousins.
There was q certain dinner decora.
ton. also. on which I had set my
heart because ! knew II would appeal
especially to Junior and Roderick.
But small reindeer. OF candy. or com
position. or metal, were necessary 20
the scheme. and with the exception
or two nondescript, rather battered
ones which had e repeated serv-
ice on our Christmas trees. I had
been unable. so far. 70 find any. But
! meant 10 exhaust the possibilities
OF the big shops and such small
speciality one rs I could discover be.
fore ! acknowledged defeat.
/ tossed up a mental penny before
selecting my first counter. Should
I buy Mother Graham's things first,
or should / attend 10 my own err
rands? But / did not wait for the
fall OF the coin. Too well / knew
that no matter what else I accom-
plished or failed TO do, / must not
return to the farm with any COM
mission OF my mother-in-law's I'M
finished. The only concession I could
make TO my own errands was to keep
my yes open at each counter to see
liz perchance i might see something
which ! could check off my own last
minute list.
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~OG(NtA(A III A4ACA C2lAuIdllL
and the little girl ordered choco-
late cellars, and ice cream and
everything she liked best, and
then they went to a picture to-
gether, and laughed and cried
and had a lovely time, and
went home and told Daddy
ell about il.
And the little girl was rosy
and we'll dressed and happy
but dear me she didn't know q
thing about her grandfather or
of grandfather's stepsister, who
was a not distant relative
TO Robert K. Lee or jefferson
Davis or General Albert John
son or somebody else very inn
portant way back yonder when
they talked about the "South's
Fairest Daughter"
And of course this was very
terrible-not 10 know that your
grandfather had a step-sister
who was some sort of a distant
relation TO somebody who was
very important and very dis
tinguished when hoop skirts and
cravats and side curls and side
whiskers were all the rage.
SO Grandma just stole the
child and took her away with her
and told her all about her grand
father, and his stepsister, and
how many slaves they had. and
how. during the war, old Uncle
Jasper dug a hole behind the
smoke house, way down on the
old plantation and buried the
family silver.
The little girl didn't seem TO
care very much about the silver,
but she was a good deal inter-
ested in old Uncle Jasper and
the smoke house.
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HOme-Making
Helps
By ROSS


TT he's fussy about the spruce ap-
pearance OF his ties. then a
- simple new invention may keep
him happy. That IL II he boasts no
more than 40 ties.
This new contraption ~ a bit OF
steel that takes UP no more than q
twelve-inch strip OF wall space for
fastening There are wen rows,
each containing seven seperate
notches. and n tie goes by itself into
each one. They hang separately in
rows. and a. the whole framework
can be swung back and forth. al ties
are visible simultaneously. No fin.
gering half a dozen or more to reach
the particular one wanted Nor do
the tie get tangled UP and crush
each other. They hang separately,
kept apart by the small bit OF steel
framework.
Another saver OF shelf room Is the
swinging wire hatrack for her milf
merry. It's q round wire framework
in which q hat rests. and II ~ swung
by a wire arm from the edge OF q
shelf. III shelf room is limited. these
swinging hatracks are a great help
In providing q framework that keeps
the hat IN good shape. without crush
ing. and without crowding.
However. ~ there In enough space
on the shelf another kind OF hat
holder has some superior points in
the way OF preserving the hat in
good shape. II consists Of a crino-
line hat form made into two parts
fitting into each other. 20 that they
can be moved hack and forth. and
adjusted to the right size. A hat fits
very snugly over this fabric frame,
and keeps II permanently in It's
original smart lines. Several OF these
on a shelf require ample space so
that they do not crowd each other
but they do prevent bumps. creases,
or other undesirable changes OF line
IN the hat
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Kitchen Aprons Again.

Kitchen aprons. please" I there
fore said despondently 70 one OF the
saleswomen behind the counter. and
then blinked at the riot OF color
which she flashed before me. I make
all OF my own aprons. and the previ-
Gus wear had been stocking year FOR
Katie. 50 / had made no purchases
In this department for two years
There had been attractive aprons
then. but, with Mother Graham's ad-
monition before me. I had turned
away from them 20 the palmer ones
But today I saw nothing which sub
scribed at all TO her structures.
Have you anything plainer?" !
asked. miserably conscious OF the re-
strained but distinctly contenptuous
establishment OF the saleswoman.
Nothing palmer than these" she
answered in a tone which consigned
the garment she was holding 10 the
lowest depths OF utilitarianism. The
real fancy ones r over on the third
counter from here"
An unholy Joy welled up in my
consciousness. / could truthfully
say 70 Mother Graham that I had
bought the p~iainest. most s~erviceable
aprons IN the shop.
Tive me these TWO. 4
and the saleswoman laid aside two
gayly colorful aprons which / knew
would delight Katie as much as they
would irritate my mother-in-law.
But ! was not yet satisfied. Always
I have hated useful" Christmas
presents. To me II Is a day for CIV
ing and receiving pretty things
whether cheap or expensive. but
which are outside Of the ordinary
routine OF living. For instance. /
would rather have a single rose. than
the money for a new hat.
II was this thought which sent me
TO a neiEhboring counter where was
displayed some OF the fascinating
imitation jewels. But l had not
reached II when | heard voices be-
hind me which halted me as IL they
had been rifle bullets.
Look. Uncle Charlie." two girlish
voices said in unison. and ] wheeled
to see Lillian's young daughter.
Marion. with her "roomie." Carolyn
Brixton. looking enthusiastically up
at Charles Owensl
CONTINUED TomorrowD
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She thought it would be lots
of fun to 90 down there and dig
and see il she couldn't find a
spoon o. so hidden in the black
earth all these years.
But somehow she didn't seem
TO be at all interested in the
Grandfather or his stepsister
OF anything.
Grandma was bitterly disap-
pointed about that.
Why Granddaughter didn't
even know what a Yankee was,
and she didn't seem to care.
So Grandma brought the little
girl home again, kissed her good
bye and went back to a dream
ing little city somewhere down
South. And now the whole
affair is like something she has
seen in a motion picture-to the
little girl.
Poor Grandma, I'm sorry for
her.
1t is a terrible thing to wake
up suddenly and find ones self
hopelessly "out Of step" with
someone who really ought to be
a perfect harmony all the time.
When the magnolias are in
bloom and all the knocking birds
in the world are singing at the
top of their voices-I suppose
Grandma will sit in the
gallery" and hum:
THE years roll slowly by,
Lorena."
And be sort of ~wistfully happy
remembering.
The little girl-oh she hasn't
anything to remember-yet.
Copyright. 1880. Newspspsr Feature Service. In
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have done her Christmas shopping.
has she changed from this biennial
routine. One year she gives Katie
thrse pair OF servicable Isle hose.
the next year two aprons IL mat
ters no whit to her that Katie turns
up her nose at anything but silk
stockings. and either locks the stock
.ings in her trunk or surreptitiously
gives them away to some country
woman less fond OF American styles.
Nor does she appear TO notice the
fact that Katie wears the Sc
we're looking aprons which always
have been my mother-in-law's un-
yielding choice despite ny protests.
In her day. Bingham aprons and cot
ton or Isle stockings were appro-
pirate gifts for housemaids. and she
refuses to consider anything else.
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r e s 6
| from overeat-
ing on Sun
day.
heard a
rotor once
from a man
who had been
lite ly a.
tackled by a
fellow legisla-
tor. In quick
time this man
said, II wish
II had indiges-
ton so that i
might frame a
fitting reply
There can
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OPRNGTIME-the time Of happy laughter, Of gaiety that ex-
presses the pulsating JOY and rhythm Of life. Sprngtime, the
time for merry games that bring happiness and delight to
the sun-it hours that pass s. swiftly by. And, of course, there is
one game that is the most thrilling and wonderful game in the
world when it is played in Sprngtime-and that is the game of
love. Often it is that the love game begins just as a merry jest,
a filtration, or sometimes a series of fhrtations with every nice
man who comes along. Soulful glances, swiftly exchanged, secret
meetings. all the joyous moments Of the love game-with Cupid
as the invisible spectator.
There are so many girls who play the game Of love in an
airy. happy-go-lucky kind of way. It's just an amusement for
them, and q broken heart-providedI it does not belong to them
means just as little as a crushed rose or a dead leaf. But Cupid,
the silent spectator. il not idle. he il just laying his plans and
watching Beauty with an amused tolerance For he has seen the
game Of love turn into a battle for a heart and sometimes the most
Indifferent players find that their make-beieve has become deadly
serious
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Advice to Girls
Rr NANCY LEE

nEAR NANCY LEE:
IL PLEASE give me advice on
these questions:
/. When a girl Is engaged 70 a
boy is II right for her 10 kiss him?
.. When a boy is driving IN q
car and waves his hand at q girl
Is II nice for a girl TO wave her
hand back?
3. Should a girl speak 10 the
boy first when meeting him2
BROKEN-HEARTED.
pROKEN-HEARTED: That Is
the pleasant privilege OF those
engaged to be married. 2.-why
not? Just a friendly gesture. g.
Yes. the lady indicates whether she
wishes to converse.
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TO render a fabric fireprooi. dip in
the following solution:
Dissolve u ID. ammonium phos-
plate and II lb. ammonium chloride
in three plnts OF hot water. The
solution II ready for use when cold
and win keep for a considerable time.
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90 she put on a heavy veil wonder
where she got it, you never see wells any more,
do you?-and she went to the school. asked for
the child. and carried her away in q big tour
ing car. And the child's stepmother was
worried to death. and the child's father was
frantic.
No, il wasn't the child's mother who stole
the child, il was the grandmother.
The child's mother was dead, or divorced
or something, and Grandma thought son-in-
law had no business to marry again without
Grandma's consent and give granddaughter a
Step-mother.
What really worried grandma about the
stepmother, was this:
She was a good woman, she was kind to
he child, she acted as if she really loved the
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the hips and a little 20 the back! And those OF
you who have them know how hard they are to
get rid of. There are some exercises that help
and if continued for a long period of time really
prove ~efectuaL. But in the main such exercises
haven't been as successful as quickly as we would
ike.
Well, I think I've got something now that
will turn the trick. I've been testing it for sew
eral weeks and il seems wonderful.
I'm going to call it the milk-bottle exercise,
fully realizing that the very name is enough to
cause many Of you to lose interest-but that's
what it is and that's what we are going TO call it!
But / want to tell how ! discovered IL. | was
washing milk bottles and one of them was ex-
ceptionally hard to clean, for it had not been
filed with cold water as soon as it was emptied.
The bottle was full of warm suds and a dish
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Shopping for Mother Graham.

The store was crowded. but / found
a comparatively free backwater near
a stairway. and taking out Mother
Grahasn's list. ran owe 1t 10 see that
I had Il memorized. Then I went in
search OF a floor man. When I H.
nally was successful in finding one,
I marshaled for immediate use the To-
cations OF the sections which con-
tanned the articles I had to select for
my captious mother-in-law.
Then with my invariable wish 10
get the most disagreeable task out
OF the way first. I made my way to
the apron counter. to select the gift
which Mother Graham had put down
for Katie.
1.-TWO servicable aprons OF good
material. no nonsense" my mother
in-law had written. and I hreathed
my annual little moan OF protes..
For never. In all the years that I
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Words of the Wise

They say that man Is mighty,
He governs land and sea,
He wields a mighty sceptre
Ger lesser powers that be;
But a mightier power and
stronger
Man from his throne hath
hurled,
And the hand that rocks the
cradle
r. the hand that rules the
world Wallace
Doing easily 'ch1t Others find
difficult is ~tclert: doing Uhdt "a
impossible for talent Is genius.
-AmicL
Your knowing is nothing IN
less some other person knows
that you know il. -Persius.
We lire. but q tcorld has
passed dWcy
With the years that persisted TO
make rs men. --Hopells.
IL Is a great comfort to be
free from guilt. Cicero.
Simplicity or character fs ma
h%irdrunce 10 subtlety or intel
Iect. Morley.
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Shake Off Weight
By JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON

Beauty Authority Discovers a "Bofle-Exerciser" That Will
Help Reduce Those Pesky Pads ADORE the Hips.
TF you folks laugh at me before you've tried this exercise the joke
will be on you! l know it sounds rather ridiculous. but then many
things do until they have been tried.
You know those pesky little pads Of fat that collect just above
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the bottle every few minutes. how.
ever, so that both sides are exercised
equally. You could use a dumb bell
IL you have M but II you use this
substitute keep II IN the same posi-.
ton that you would II you were
using a bottle.
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OF Gray Flannel
hICTURED today Is one OF tho
most effective tailored costumes
OF the eason This ensemble
will appeal especially to the girl who,
while she likes tailored clothes. feels
hat to be becoming to her they
should have soms slight touch Of
femininity.
A simple suit OF gray flannel Is
worn with q strikngly attractive and
flattering blouse or plaid taffeta
The tie ends OF the blouse are fin
ished In a huge bow which il worn
over the coat And to make the
effect perfect a turban OF taffeta
completes the costume.
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The Family Tree
Is Everything
At Least Grandma Thinks So
She Vas Worried Lest Granddaughter knowledge o.
Her Ancestors Be NegIecfed-So She adopted
Melodranatic Tactics.
BY Winifred Black,

O HE stole the child the other day-lke someone In m old
fashioned melodrama.
- She thought the child was not being properly educated, and
besides she loved her and wanted to see her.