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What TO DO?

wondered II she were thinking Of
her recent experience. when the
settled happiness OF her new life
with her husband had been broken
into BY Robert Savarin's letter. end
the news of his condition But I
FASTENED 10 make n reply which
would hold no hint Of my conjecture.
80 many accidents happen sust at
the end or experiments Dr. journeys"
/ agreed easily. II suppose un-
consciously relaxes his precautions
but-Ireally can't accuse myself this
time OF -carelessness. Solomon ought
10 have known the way OF a skidding
automobile. lie would have added it
70 his famous four"
Eagle, serpent. ship. man. motor
car" Lillian checked off, idly. but /
fancied that the gloom in her voice
had lifted. and ! kept on talking
against time
Fl only hope there's no had glare
OF ice between here and the level" I
said. and noted with satisfaction that
her quick. What's your plan?" held
distinct interest entirely different
from her listless reception Of my
CLl~E CONVERSATIONS dlAcAAPNS-
II haven't formulated anything
definite az yet" i told her, but i
am wondering IL backing down the
rest OF the way wouldn't be the best
solution"
What's the matter with walking
down to the nearest farmhouse and
tslephoning for a garage MANI" she
asked.
mo garage in this section will be
open for two hours. were q long
way from a house, and the car left
this way would be a distinct menace
70 any other motorist. / don't want
anyone's death on my conscience.
Besides-there's that man behind US,
you know"
Continued Tomorrcw.)
ceeyrEhk H@A H~sSpspsr Feature ssETiea. iae.
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yet she'd even like Honolulu-with
the Chemist.
And they'd never work any
more, or bother with office hours
or see anybody they didn't want
TO see.
They'd just wander. don't you
know-not to any particular place
you see. but Just wander, wouldn't
it be perfectly grand-to wander?
And the Chemist had had to
have a sinus operation and he was
a bit fed up with operations
Chemist, Jr., had been operated on
for adenoids, and Miss Chemist,
Jr., had n broken leg, and Mrs.
Chemist was sort Of gloomy about
the death of her mother, and there
was something wrong with the
furnace at home and the house was
always cold, and Mrs Chemists
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
Helpful Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

, Miss Laurie, X II would be better
TO tell him that I am thirty-two.
or should / rather keep il In
silence?
WORRIED BETSY.
WORRIED BETSY: II would per-
wv haps be the wisest 70 tell the
young man your correct age as there
is somewhat OF a difference between
you. He will no doubt discover II
later, or someone will tell him. 80
why not you? II he loves you, he
will not mind Pm the least. and will
no doubt be rather flattered that you
have selected him when you no
doubt have had time and plenty Of
opportunity to make your choice.
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ We are two pals I'm our mid
die teens and wish you would IN
aver the following question for us:
Should O. girl In her early teens
be allowed to 20 a riding with n
crowd, without a chaperon. IL she
knows she is in good company
Is IL improper for a girl sixteen
20 be engaged?
II a girl goes with a boy friends
sister. would IL be improper for
her TO stay all night at their homer
What should a girls ideal be Of
q young man7
z. c. and ". ..
Y c. and v. B.: II your parents
IL > approve or your associates. II
Is quite in order 70 90 for automo-
bile rides with a nice party Of
friends. 1t Is not improper. but IL Is
not the general rule to approve OF
the engagement OF sixteen-year-old
girls. II Is assumed that they do
not. nc that tender = know their
own minds. nor have they completed
their general education. III your
parents approve. there IL no harm in
remaining at your friends house
over night. A girls ideal Of a young
man II entirely an individual az
fair. Ne ze5es can 10 formulated
Ter ID
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
Sidewalk Cafes.

When Czechoslovakia became n
republic. government offices wer
necessary and many OF tho repub-
lies functions were housed IN the
old palace. There have been pre-
served. however. tive or three OF the
old halls. as sort OF museums and in
them enc feels thu glory and pomp
OF court life in Bohenia's early days.
But let Us get on 70 modern life.
The people OF Prague are extremely
fcnd Of eating out-of-doors whenever
the weather permits and throughout
the city will be found many sidewalk
cafes and restaurants tucked away
In the open space behind business
buildings. 1t Is through these side
walk cafes that the real spirit Of
Bohemia II felt, for here the people
sit and talk or read their papers by
the hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
Home-MGking Helps
BY ALICE LYNN BARRY
Sailed Almonds.
! pound almonds.
2 tablespoons olive OIL.
Il fahiaSDoons salt

Sailed Almonds.
! pound almonds.
2 tablespoons olive oil.
u tablespoons salt.
Place almonds in boiling water,
then remove skin. and dry lightly on
2 soft towel. Heat oil in a large
shallow pan, then add the nuts and
sprinkle salt over all. Let stand for
an hour. then put IN q slow oven.
Shake the pan frequently so that the
nuts brown evenly. and they should
be ready in about 20 minutes.
Carrot and Almonds.
1 bunch carrots.
y cup blanched almonds.
2 tablespoons butter.
2 tablespoons flour.
] cup or milk.
II teaspoon salt.
Cook the carrots until tender, then
cut into inch strips. Melt the butter.
rub in the flour and gradually add
the milk. stirring constantly until
smooth. Then add the almonds cut
in halves and the carrots and the
seasoning.
Celery may be combined with al
monds. or turnips. squash or ok=a.
luSLeaQ OF maklnE a mick White
sauce IS above. ! cup on thick cream
may b. heated, and the vegetables
and almonds then added
The Chinese make a. delicious
omelet by adding the whole almonds
10 the egg mixture and cooking to-
Rether. A more elaborate omelet,
suitable for dessert In as follows:
Almonds 0melet, Sweet.
s eggs,
~ cup chopped almonds.
l tablespoon whipped cream,
; tablespoon currant jelly,
l tablespoon powdered sugar,
i tablespoon butter,
/ tablespoon water.
Mix together the whipped cream.
chopped almonds and crrrant Jelly
and set aside. Beat eggs with water,
melt butter In the omelet pan and
when hot, add the eggs. Tit the
mixture as It hardens with a spatula,
and just before folding. pour in the
almond mixture. Just before sending
TO the table. sprinkle lightly with the
powdered sugar.
Chopped almonds may be srrinkied
IN top OF custard. rice. bread, OF
other hot buildings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08

A man Is at his eorst phen ne
pretcnds 10 be good. -ErrHs.
But men are men; the best
sometimes forget.
Shakespeare.
or al our passions the one &c
are least co0nis1nt OF q IdIeness.
La RocheJoucculd.
To understand Is to forgive.
DE Stael.
Ths trHest characters o. toua-
rance
Are runtty and pride and crye-
gGHce. IS. BatEer.
IL seems 20 me harder "a fins
a man who bears good fortune
well, than one who bears evil
-Xenophcr- y
Mcnktrd frtiI not be yearan.1
OUT OF the FEELINGS OF humanity.
Blackstone.
He gives nothing but worthl...
gold,
Who gives from a sense or duty
Lowell.
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Safe Tor the Moment.

For n breathless faction q =
second I sat motionless. dazed. Then
i cot hold OF myself again. for with
me n motoring danger over IS one
forgotten, and turned around with
q smile.
s.Welli we're here / said namely,
but snatchinS at the first words
which came into my mind. Lillian
was deadly pale, but her eyes were
unf1snching. and she managed a
wrath OF a smile in answer 10 mine.
That's all that matters she said
sBut what do we do now, climb the
mountain AGAIN."
II think here's where Yale goes
snto q huddle. n'est-ce pas Aunue
Nfadxa2'' Mary demanded with a
wide grin. and ] saw that she a
not been frightened at all.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
The Royal Palace.

The Charles Bridge Is an ex.
tremely graceful link between the
Old Town and the so-called Little
Town. IL crosses the river in sixteen
arches executed with extreme grace.
Surrounding r. hilltop near thu
Little Town end or the bridge Il the
famed Cathedral OF St. Vitus. This
cathedral Is almost a part OF the
old royal palace or Hrad. The palace
was built and rebuilt and added to
many times during the centuries
since 1900 and now has more than
zoe rooms. During the long period
that the Hapsburgs controlled Be-
hernia. the palace was little used.
Maria Theresa lived there for some
time IN the latter half OF the
eighteenth century. but Franz Josef
during the sixty odd years OF his
reign. visited Prague but three times
and had little interest in the palace.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08

was first discovered in Georgia
Among the poor and undernour-
ished in some towns the diet was
very much restricted to corn. Here
It was that pellagra was found to
thrive.
Since that time pellagra has rap
IDLY increased in the rural South
and Middle West. BY 1917 there
were reported some 10000 cases.
Investigators or this disease have
attributed II 10 many different fac
tors. Now the leading authorities
agree that 1t IL due to faulty diet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08

Blanch almonds by dropping in
boiling water. then remove skin and
pound. Place in a saucepan with
milk. let come to a boil slowly and
add sugar. Set aside TO cool. then
strain, add vanilla and place On ice
until ready 10 use. An egg may be
beaten and added 70 each glass OF
the mixture IL II ~ desired TO make
Tho drink mere nourishinE.
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helplcssly. She told him so her.
self, she told him so again and
again.
There was something about him,
she said--she didn't know exactly
what it was, but there was GER
tainly something about him that
made her just sort Of weak and
toolish just to think Of him.
Nobody else could see it, maybe
but she could and, oh if they
could only 20 away together, to
some quiet little place, a long way
off, where no one would know
them. Paris perhaps. or Havana.
Didn't someone tell her they had
lovely hotels in Havana?-and
Honolulu wouldn't be so bad; surf
boards and natives, ukeleles and
wonderful food, horses to ride, and
all kinds of pretty, frilly Summer
clothes to wear-the year around,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08

P4G@CS-
For many
years ID was
common only
in some parts
OF Italy. In
the past CEN
fury people In
some parts Of
France, Rou-
mania a n d
Egypt hav e
been afflicted
by it.
The United
States did not
recognize the
disease as such
until 1908. IL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
Three-Minute Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING
More About Prague.

Asst tine ! told you a little
about Prague. the capital OF
cSechcslovakia. 7 left you
standing in front Of the Old Town
Hall with its famous clock which
shows. every hour, a pageant OF the
Christ and His apostles.
IL we continue to wander through
the streets OF the Old Town, we will
eventually come TO the Charles
Bridge. This bridge across the
Vltava. was named after Charles
". OF Bohemia. one OF the most
illustrious men the country now. OF
course. a part OF Czechoslovakia)
ever knew. Charles Nv ruled IN the
middle OF the fourteenth century and
II was then that the bridge which
bears his name was started. II was
Charles who also founded the IA
nous University OF Prague and who
was responsible for much OF the
early expansion OF tho city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08

Nobody else seemed to think so-except, Of
course, the men this same ''prettiest girl is al
ways talking aboutl
There was the Lawyer in the City, he was
perfectly crazy about her. Why he just couldn't
live without her, that's all, or he said he couldn't,
anyhow.
And there was the good country Doctor. He
was mad about the Prettiest Girl, too-simply
mad about her-he was married-but the Pret-
test Girl couldn't help that, could she?
And the clerk in the drug store-he was the
worst of all-except, possibly, the cashier in the
country bank-he was really too ridiculousl
OF course, nobody ever saw any of these in
fatuated gentlemen, but the Prettiest Girl told
about them.
She told about them all the time, people got
rather tired of the conversation, il you ask me
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
A Charming Afternoon FrOck
of Green Flat Crepe

"HE new frocks displayed for
Easter depend for distinction
on their intricate cut and
clever seamings. The completed ef-
feet Of simplicity Is often deceivinE.
The afternoon gown illustrated to-
day lie developed in Spring green
flat crepe. It's cunning cape follows
the line Of the neck and falls a little
longer in the back.
The vestee Is OF sheer white or
CANDY trimming. with fine pleatings
and rosettes OF the same material.
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Proteins Necessary.

There were eighteen women upon
whom this experiment made. II
covered a period Of a year. When
canned salmon was used I'm the diet
none showed any signs ef pellagra.
Without this particular diet. includ-
canned salmon, fully 40 to SO per
cent OF them had evidences or pei
lagra within three to seven months.
III was concluded that the right sort
OF protein food. as fish. mea or milk
products. Is necessary in the proven
ton OF pellagra.
IL IN important that the proper Sc
lection OF food for the promotion OF
health and well-being should be un-
derstood by everyone. This fact has
not been properly appreciated in the
past
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
by Max TreIl

4@4& wa OH G4Gn
Who was SO bold
He only did
What he was told"
Shadow Sayings.
IS UsT a momentF" Hand cried.
You mustn't Be IN such .
hurrJ 10 eat"
That's right" agreed All. Flor.
Knarf and Yam. the other shadow
children.
DO you know 70 whom they
were talking? To Google. the canni-
bal. Some very curious things had
Google had decided he
wanted 20 eat o I'D. which is
what the best cannibals always 90.
The shadows themselves were at n
loss whom 20 suggest when the Tin
soldier advised going to King Fat
Watts country. There everyone was
as round as barrels and only too will
ing 10 be eaten by q nice cannibal.
How do we set there?" Google
asked.
Just take a turn or two" he an
swered.
II was late nc night. They were
in the children's piayroom. The
people Of the house were fast asleep.
They couldn't imagine how N turn or
two could take them into q another
country. but they began 10 twlrl
around and by and by when they
became quite dizzy, the Tln-soldler
exclaimed: Stop. now we're herer'
Then they walked into the doll
house which the soldier called King
palace. There they found
the doll.
rs His Majesty M homer asked
the soldier. The doll didn't answer
because II has no head" Yam
pointed out Then they hurried into
the next Dom and there they found
q square box with a cover on IL.
Why. there's Jack : In : the bcxF'
Hand said.
The Tin-soldier shook his head re
Is His Majesty. he always sleeps i'm
q box. IL keeps the draughts out
"Ill wake him UP NJ once and tind
out II he cares 70 Be eaten up" Coo
sic said eagerly. Hand was wor-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08

A wOMAN'S hair may be her crowning liory,
"a but it is her hat that is frequently her
"a halo. To some Of us Spring may mean
but to most of US Spring means HATS. Lace,
straw in fascinating weaves, tulle, all sorts Of
magic materials, twisted by magic fingers into
gay nothings of f~attery and charm. A new hat
is better than a tonic for it makes US queen Of
a world that scarcely noticed Us when we wore
the old bonnet Is it any wonder then, that
Spring means hats?
What hat 70 choose, that's the problem.
Shall it be a tiny little, close-htting affair that
will reveal a lovely face and a pair Of glorious
eyes? Or shall it be a chapeau with n soft
brim, that will add lure and charm to a soulful,
languorous lady? And then again, it i rather
difficult to resist a hat with a tiny brim that
both conceals and reveals. dangerous in its dew
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
Answers 10 Health Queries

A. A. A. o.-What are the syTnp-
toms OF tuberculosis OF the throat?
2.-Is Il contagious?
weight.
Mot unless you come IN con-
tact with tho eputum.
Copyright 1880. Newspaper Feature Brvira Lma
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a~stating simplicity. And 80 It goes, golden curls
are ruffled as hats are tried on; black, glisten-
ing waves seem all the more attractive, for be-
ing tumbled in charming confusion by a peach
of a hat that simply would not 60 on. Adven-
ture. excitement, magic, happiness, beauty, all
these are to be found in the search for THE
hat.
OF course, we want other women 70 admire.
even to envy, the hat OF hats, gbut what we
really want is to see HIS eyes light up with
admiration, when he first glimpses that wonder
Of his dreams, in that big, shady, lacy affair,
but oh, 50 charming. A different delight in every
hat. but just the same, II only girl. And yet,
somehow with all the lovely hats, he always thinks
OF Beauty, with her lovely curls tumbling around
her b~reeze-swept, happy face during the play
hours Of a soft Summer day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08

Dut there was n nAn who didn't get tired " It.
He loved to hear about these other men-it made him feel so
important.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
Z ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ Have been going steadily with
a fellow for ove two years. He
says. "hs hasn't any other dates"
but when We r out on the street
and he sees a good-looking girl
he looks ut her; I should say stares,
.~a A~n. Thia makes y furious.
1 have asked him several times
not to DO this. DO you think he
really loves me. AZ he says he
does?
! like nice dancing. a pretty
waltz or q good fox-trot. He. my
friend. prefers going to shows. I
can't induce him TO take me to a
dance once IN a while. I enjoy q
good show. but not AL the time.
I have given these two matters
considerable thought. Would APP
preclate IL greatly II you can help
me TO understand my friend.
A PUZZLED MAIDEN.
A PUZZLED MAIDEN: Unless
n your friend Is prepared 10 make
some slight concession to your
tastes and desires, / do not see much
ahead for you. Love aver entails
S0NA AAA@GSF @AA4 64A 1AI AhAAIk you 10
a dance once in a while IL not too
much to ask Of anyone. II Is most
impolite for a gentleman TO stare at
ladies at any time, and when he In
with the lady with whom he Is keep
ing company, II is a gross offense.
IL he does not know this you had
better acquaint him with these facts.
nEAR ANNID LAURIE:
~ I am a girl past thirty. I
am considered good-looking. A
young man Of tw~enty-six wants
to marry me: he Is very nice, hav-
ing no vices at all.
The trouble Is this. Annie LAurie,
the young man doesn't know that
I am past thirty. I love him very
much and l don't want to deceive
him by thinking that / am just
twenty-four. as I really don't look
like thirty-two. Please tell me,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
The Plan Vas Just Great and Worked-Up to a Certain
Point-NotU Mr.. Chemist Is in Jail and His
'Preffiest CirE' Has Another Man!

90 the Perfect Crime" wasn't so perfect after all!
IL was all planned SO carefully, too.
The man had a wife and children. He fell in love with Il
-prettiest girl YOU ever saw"-or that's what he thought anyhow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
Right Foods
VIII Halt
PeIlagrG
This Disease, on the Increase,
Gives Way Before d Well
Balanced Protein Diet.
BY r.. S. COPELAND, NJ. d.

q. >. Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner OF Health,
AeD York City.
hELLAGRA IL q disease which
was first discovered in
northern Spain away back in
1875. Fortunately it is a disease
Of man found in relatively few
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08

Copyright. 1850. Newspaper Feature ssrVis.. Ire.
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Miss Laurie. IL II would be better
to tell him that I am thirty-two.
or should / rather keep II In
silence?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-08
There was a man
Who was 50 bold
He only did
What he was told"
Shadow Sayings.

CST n moment" Hand cried.
"You mustn't Be IN such q
hurrJ 10 eat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

support them or responsible for their
care. All applicants must be citizens
of the United States, residents of the
State of New York for 10 years and of
the city for / year Immediately preced-
ing the date of their applications. They
shall not have made any assignment of
property in order to qualify for relief.
References to two or three persons
must also be given. It must be stated
that the applicant is or is not an in
mate of an institution. If he believes
that he does not need institutional
care he can ask to be taken from an
asylum or county house, so that he may
live elsewhere on the allowance pro-
vided by commonwealth funds.
so Per Cent without Kin.
The great majority of those who have
applied both at the Department of Pub
lie Welfare and the bureau of the
American Association for Old Age Sc
curity are not and have not been in
charitable institutions. When the law
is in full operation and the actual pay
ment of money begins on January /,
1881, it is likely that the applications
from inmates Of poor houses and aims
houses will increase.
Those who are appearing now are
more or less prisoners of hope. Full SO
per cent seem TO have no children or
relatives living; many have outlived
those of their day and generation. Me-
chanics predominant, although there
are many of the professional and white
collar" classes and a fairly large pro-
portion of those who have been sue
cessful business men.
AS noted by Commissioner Taylor, the
applicants, as a whole, bear In their
faces the record of earnest and self
respecting lives and many even are Sc
rene In expression. The vagrant class
is practically absent. Although some
| show signs of senility, the majority Of