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~"sherIock'' Train.

.svntr've met your match for once.
,anntia Nadge," she said In q low
vnIce There's a gent who's going
10 run things his own way. without
~rv assistance from New York fem
srisss. You ma be the new hour
~iasa share at the hotel and the
Penthouse. but. by heck, up here
-1,,s~n the STYLES OF y~esteryear-"
ssH4,shr' Lillian whispered. They'll
near YOU" and Mary subsidized.
4 could hear Mr.. Train repeat
- fha Hasbrouck telephone num-
go ard In n surprisingly short
-s-na- ~ summoned me TO the tele-
keen her on the wire until sfter
wo,,'ve told me what she says" he
ss-a~.ad. and I took over the re
~etvnr with amused meekness.
aNTra Graham Mrs. Hasbrouck's
-.sra came crispiy over the wire,
sspa wanted me 10 tell you that they
~.~4ad about an hour after you did
rr&a r,an made such a row, threaten
49, - xua Miller and get the STATE
1ns after him. and I don't know
800 ! that Pa thought he'd bet
- ret Miller down. So he gave
%Fuler n signal they'd agreed on fol
-, rraerxency-of course. Millerc
[nen awake all the tine through
thnir calling and hammering. anc
rss,ler let them in. he delayed then
81 he could. and Pa says n OF tn
800 IN fixed so II viii 20 pretty
enon. and they'll have e change x
-. d saws the man doesn't sus
-, him AZ all and va glad to take
ksrn along, Now. a0n't you ST
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Answers 10 HcaIth Queries

II. "a. j.. o-What are the Fymp-
toms or cancer or the breast7
A lump IN the breast. In the
early stages there Is no pain.
NJ. q. Q,-How car ! reduce the
thighs7
2.-what common foods contain
starch7
Att ~ difficult 70 reduce weight
IN any part Or the body without re
ducinE I'm general
Plies, pastry, cake, potatoes and
rice.
C. ". Q.-what would ycE advise
FOR cmfloused feet?
Artist soak the feet IN warm
water, before retiring. and apply lin
seed oil. Next morning soak the feet
again and remove the dead tissue.
C.. r.. O.-How much should N
girl Is years old. 5 II. 4 inches tall
weight
A.-l25 pounds.
csryrtrAt. 1900. Newspaper Feature ssEisa. Inc
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Household Hints

A snap for a fine frock. These
~fastenings a mar the cleverly fin
ished opening on a dress OF sheer
fabric. ouch n chiffon or orEandy.
And nov that these delicate ma
terials r q important In our ward.
robes. Il Is we'll 70 take every precau-
tion TO make them look a. dainty a.
possible. Instead OF using snaps or
hooks and eyes that come BY the
yard sewn on rather coarse cotton,
or sewing them directly on the gar.
ment. take a narro stripe OF silk
tape the same shade as the frock and
sew the snaps to this Then with
very fine stitches whip the tape
along the opening. II will lie flat
aaa be practically invisible,
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think Of jungles deep in the
dark Continent-and il you sit
among those lilies long enough
and inhale the perfume of the
white daturas-they came from
Africa too. they say-you viii
begin to hear strange drums
~Crumming-far away and far
away in the dark country.
And Mary has a cook-a soft
stepping Asiatic and she has a
chauffeur very smart, with a
uniform and cap. she has a per-
sonal maid, French-who knows
how to look after compilations
and hair, and never, ah never
in life to permit one tiny wrin-
lle to show itself.
And Mary gives parties with
shaded lights, music, and strange
things to drink and exotic things
70 eat-and Mary has her pic
ture in the paper and people in
terview her, and she tells them
about her early struggles"
Yes, Mary is happy-delirious-
~ happy, but somehow Mary
wants to 60 back home.
Not to stay, dear me no. Shed
die If she had 10 stay in a little
"hick town" and help mother
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Seen on Fifth Ave.
By LOUISE DUNTLEY

A biz fish ~ the bathing costumes
latest catch. II Is the latest insplra-
tion for a novel beach bag and is
designed with an idea OF waterproof
practically. The bag Is shaped like
a fish and II made OF linen covered
with embroidery. shaded IN color to
simulate scales. Pulling open the
Upper closing on IT'S back. one finds
a waterproof compartment large
enough TO hold a complete bathing
outfit. To complete this 'flshy"
scheme was shown a sleeveless coat
OF heavy white linen with an en-
broidered border with N large fish
pattern on one side OF the front.
One could be sure OF having some
thing to boast about with such an
outfit
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amounts OF bone and muscle build
ing foods of other sorts. And not
only the right food Is necessary,
but it must be properly prepared.
Next 20 the milk, the first good
food to think OF for the growing
child IS cereal. Any whole-grafn
cereal IS good. but Il must be cooked
thoroughly. The mouth and stom-
ach OF a little ~one-year-old child are
tender and delicate. On this account
10 Is wise 70 strain a cereal that Is
at all coarse. Cereals should be
steamed in a double boiler for two
or three hours 10 be suitable for a
young child Short time cooking I'm
not enough.
Variety IN foods Is a good thing.
Monotony OF food Is really harmful.
Children get tired OF the same
cereals. Have q different cereal
every dav or two. Served with
whole milk, this affords the best
kind or bone and muscle building
material and the essential minerals.
A child may have for one feeding
whole wheat crackers. zweiback.
rusks or dry bread with milk.
Broths and cream soups are excel
lent. Cup custard Is good. "A cup OF
chicken, lamb or beef broth with
rice or tapioca makes an agreeable
change in the diet. Mashed carrots.
quickly cooked cabbage. mashed as
paragus or green peas are good FOR
a baby or this age.
In the second year the child begins
10 learn TO chew food. Give II a but
tered crust OF bread or a good-sized
chicken bone TO bite on. Chewing
develops the jaws and strengthens
the incoming teeth IL f. good for
the child TO develop the food-chew-
ing habit.
Four or five meals given a. reg
ular intervals during the day should
be planned Rest and quiet are e
sential.
"A normal and healthy baby will
find its own amusement. II plays
with It's toes. IL reaches for every
thing the hands car find. In this
way the yOunEster gets "a certain
amount OF exercise
One OF the rules for babies II that
OF giving them plenty OF fruit juices
and strained vegetables. In these are
found the valuable minerals ard Wit
a-nIns has promote growth and en-
erEy and help 50 much in the devel-
opment OF the teeth and bones OF
the body. A child may have from
one 10 three or four tablespoonfuls
OF Juice an hour before the second
feeding in the morning.
This splendid milk diet. added TO
the cereals. fruits and vegetables.
should build up your baby into a
healthy and happy normal child.
Every hour spent IN It's care and
feedfnE means progress toward
| health. vitality and resistance 10
disease.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-11
The Stars Say
For Saturday, April Il.
BY CENEvIEyE KEMBLE.

"HE planetary configurations
operating on this day point 70
some sudden changes with
disappolntments and delays. albeit
attended by some very optimistic
financial auguries. with your =
severance and sound judgment the
situation may be turned to excellent
advantage. with favorable promise
OF reaching ON high ambition, es-
pecially as relates 20 money or in
vestment. But precaution, patience
and stability in old rather than new
ventures must be exercised.
Those whose birthday IL IL may
have a year in which sone OF the
ambitions may be fulfilled. despite
tenacious obstacles. hazardous
changes and devastating occur
rences. With persistency, sound
judgment and firm control OF cir.
cumstances all may be turned tc
good account. but rather IN old lines
than in new ventures.
A child born on this day nav be
ambitious and clever, in spite Of q
tendency to restlessness. change
ability and moments OF detection and
melancholia. IL has a fair chance
for success II 1t be trained in perse.
yerance, courage and stability.
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Loves
Reawakenir1g
BY E GARRISON

<kn Ut" / said sharply at Mr..
Trains proposition 10 20
up the icy mountain road
nc warn Mr.. Hasbrouck and the pri-
hato detective OF is dangers, that
would mean two journeys over that
dangerous road for YOU, one going
up and n other coming down. J
have no right TO ask
you are not asking" Mr.. Train
answered with a genial smile. Il
SIN offering. And there isn't as much
danger rs Q think We are 80
used 70 these Icy mountain roads
Ahat we've developed a sort OF sixth
sense in driving over them. The
accidents are mostly 10 strangers. IL
Hasbrouck were driving down him
self I wouldn't bulge. But as for
the fools who I'VE ought to be per
united 70 drive a car IL Is another
matter. II Mr.. Stranger should be
N s~mart-aleck who refused 70 take
advice there would be real danger.
So I think I'd better 20"
Before I could answer him his wife
hustled into the room.
II declared" she said. II almost
forgot. Mrs. Hasbrouck wanted you
10 call her up as 500 as you GOT
here"
Mr.. Train pulled his watch out
and made q mental calculation.
sI'u have time 10 wait until after
che telephone" he said Better not
saw anything to Mrs. Haz6rouck
about the icy road."
s'Oh. OF course not" ] assured
him. where Is the telephone?
sRight In the next room. NO" as
started for the door. Wait here.
III get the number for YOU"
A he followed his wife out OF the
rrom Mary twiddled her fingers ~
me tauntingly, her eyes trimming
with mischief.
nj.
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Helps
AIIuring Household Clothes
By ELEANOR ROSS

hoING her own homework
doesn't necessarily mean that
the young homennaker ceases
to look smart. No longer do we see
the checked apron appear as the
first sign OF domesticity. It's as
obsolete as hatpins. And n good
thing. too
Nowadays all sorts OF fetching out.
fits are used by the woman who
busies herself with her own cooking
and cleaning and general housekeep-
ing. land they're not cast-off fin
cry. either.) They IN work clothes.
true enough. and designed to please
the eye as we'll as suit convenience.
Shocks cad the list. Of course
and are especially useful. as they
can be slipped on and over street
clothes. AT first they were very
plain affairs IN various colors. But
now art has attacked the household
smock and they are very decorative.
Some are daintiiy embroidered or
trimmed with exotic splaShes or
color. And q few are handsome
enough for lounging ~robes-not mere.
ly for kitchen duty.
Ornate patamas. too. have their
~devctees. There's much 10 be said
for their convenience-legs covered
and protected from dust. but with
perfect freedom to move about. and
II the upper part is sleeveless 50
much the better.
Another favorite. especially with
women who have gone In for dane.
ing In q serious way Is the rehear-
sal romper. This IS one-piece. easy
10 slip into, and for occasional use
very convenient. The rehearsal
rompers are inexpensive and can be
purchased in most department or
clothing stores at a very modest sum.
A few OF these for those days when
much work must be done and the
weather doesn't encourage effort will
be a great comfort.
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"Love's Beauty Secrets
By LALUNA de SERRANO.

; intellectual simplicity or fea-
lures.
Her personality, mind and appear.
ance naralleled her voice which,
even after twenty years OF arduous
study and a continuation OF study
thereafter. consciously followed but
one method. but r master-the
birds.
No lady can eve be lovely. ever
though her face be as ravishinI as
sunlit roses at dawn-if. when she
opens the petals that are the lips,
words fall with a harsh thud. even
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Thus was Jenny
Lind. the lovely
Swedish nightin-
gale. to receive
her first addition.
Yet when the an
noyed c o u n I
heard her golden
voice he was i'm
stantly c~aptivated.
and for the ensu-
ing twenty years
the Swedish Night
ingale was drilled
In singing. edu-
Gated. and brought
up at Government
expense.
Study was her
~watchword a n q
countersign- She
would say that
God gave her her
voice. but that she
certainly left moth.
ing undone to i'm
o the gift.
Whenever / h Q
historical name or
u Lind comes
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enough TO hear her voice. II brings
with Il a breath OF loneliness that
remains simple and ~unspoiled. de-
spite the fact that she vas often
treated with honors due only the
Royal Family in her own country.
Every art student Is familiar with
the mask OF Jenny Lind. And be he
also a student OF character. he can
not fail to note the sweetness and
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with rasping unto
eliness.
A lady's voice
must become her
beauty or she
has no beauty. II
u be soft and
low IND musical.
l. 1 k g a hushed
blessing upon her
listeners. "A n q
since voice Is &C
quired and not
given one al birth.
IL can be MADE
Il o e " with
thoughtful. a e
and breathing and
certain exercises.
Do you sway
gracefully into the
room and q o e 9
conversation lull
out or a respect
for Y o u COM
handing e.
You ~should-and
II will Learn 10
walk with a sort
~ " n n Il II II m
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swing from the hips. keeping the
shoulders firm and balanced. II will
help you II YOU walk about the
house with a book on our head.
But YOU can't Just say: We'll, I
guess I'll walk gracefully after thisi"
and think it's no sooner said than
done. You must do il consciously and
conscientiously for two. three weeks
and after that. yes. IL win be O
part OF YOU
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

- 7 arm writing 10 you for adj
vice. as I have no one else to ask.
! am an orphan girl and am nine
teen. Do you think It Is proper
TO 20 10 dances or do you think IL
IS bad faster I try 70 be respecta-
bic In every way. M. o.
nj o.: 1t depends what you mean
IE1' by dances" A dance given
by a church. school or business or.
Eanization Is usually q very delight.
full affair and attracts young people
OF good manners and breeding. The
public dance halls are not approved
OF by many and should only be
visited when you are with an escort
whom you know very well, and then
not too often. You are just mt the
right age 70 enjoy good times with
nice companions and I sincerely hope
that you will have many OF them.
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about one year
Of age. Now Il
the time to lay
the foundation
of health for
its later years.
After n
tenth month,
when weaving
is the usual
thing, a child
must have the
p u r e 5 : and
best Of milk,
at lie a S a
quart a day.
But besides
Z h is, il will
need mr. n n y
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Mr.. Train Volunteers 10
Drire Back and Warn the
Defecfire Of the Danger
GUS Mountain Road.

from Trains TIL Pas sure the man
has gone over one route or the other.
Hell telephone you the minute ne
knows. and then you be ready 70
so. And good luck TO you"
Thank you 50 much" I told her
fervently. But wait a moment,
please" i put my hand over the
receiver and repeated what she had
told me TO Mr.. Train. as he had
asked. When ! had finished he took
the receiver from me.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-11
Some Odd and Interesting Facts

Londcn's six most dangerous
streets. according to statistics OF
fatal accidents, are Charing Cross,
N~ewington Butts. Camden Town
High Street. Victoria Enbanknent,
whitechapel Road. and Hampstead
Road.
Greenwich IL the only London dis.
trict whers the children r increas-
ing in Number. Considering the
whole London area. there are AZ. 9 4
fewer children OF elementary school
age than there were two years ago.
There Ia one Divorce for every ia
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marriages in England: about half the
unions dissolved are childless.
Women are now declared eligible
70 sit IN the Canadian Senate by a
recent Judgment OF the Privy
Council.
In testing tea. water brought from
various parts Of the country is used
so that suitable blends may be found
for each district.
Credited with 5000 wears Of life. n
yew-tree at Fortingall. hear Loeb
Tay, Is claimed to be the oldest tree
In Europe.
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a darling house-made OF pink stueco Ike the
~prettiest candy wedding table decoration you
ever saw. There's a fountain, a lawn, a swim
ming pool and two tall eucalyptus trees stand
ing in the garden like two ragged kings home
from the wars with their purple and green and
silver and blue robes in tatters-but kings
still-never-the-less.
And the wall Of the stucco house is COW
cred with great big scarlet Christmas flowers
like stars of flsme-and the side walls are
covered with roses yellow and snow white,
and crimson-not just a few roses mind you
torrents Of them, water falls, cascades,
storms Of roses-gorgeousl
And the swimming pool is set round with
great clumps of lilies, Gala lilies as white as
the snow that little California children dream
about when Grandma reads to them the darling
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-11
LONELIEST EYES

7 ONELIEST EYES: Try To make
~ yourself over. DO your hair
differently. give thought and atten-
ton 10 your clothes, not Just what
Is being worn. but what suits you.
Wear clothes that emphasize your
good points and minimize any de-
fects you may have. See IN you
can swim along with n different
crowd BE a good. sympathetic
listener. Do not be too anxious to
show your affections for a man
when your acquaintance with him
has not yet reached even the friend
ship stage and, above all, don't let
any ma guess that you are worried
about still being heartfree.
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A soft low and musical voice
is acquired, says the Beauty
Sorceress, and it can De
YOURS-but only after con-
scientious. continuous practise.
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AYoTHING is more important
in the life Of the growing
child than the right food.
food that is properly prepared. Let
US consider the young child Of
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Words Of the Wise.

Per pheye no hope Is left, 10
left no fear. Milton.
Mastiffs on whom their master
has placed collars Of iron can
strange dogs who have none.
-Voltaire.
But hope the chdrmer fingered
still behind. -CompbeH
Opinions are like fashions.
beautiful when we first
them-ugly when we discard
them. -Jouffry.
The language Of a rHder ace
has 0iren TO common lao the
marin that eucrv mans house IA
hts castle. The progress OF truth
tcfH make evcTy house a shrine.
Emerson.
What orators lack I'm depth.
they make up on length.
-Montesquieu.
For knowledge Itself Is poorer.
-BGcon.
Ornament cannot Be over
charged II II Is good, and Is al.
ways overcharged when IL Is bad
-Ruskin.
One door opens, another
shuts. -Hafiz.
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WH ~. Flor. Hand. Tam ane
Knarf. the shadow-children,
were having nm adventure.
DO you know where they werer
They were inside n book entitled
Robin Hood. Yes. inside II. For be-
Ing shadows and perfectly flat they
hadn't the slightest trouble squeez-
Ing In between the pages.
Inside the book they had met
Robin Hood and his band or merry
men. all OF whom wore tall peaked
caps with long feathers IN them and
carried bows and arrows. Robin
Hood made the shadow-chiidren
members or his hand. giving them
each the same peaked caps and
bows and arrows.
And now let's look for adven-
ture." Knarf said. when all NJ once
the hoof-beats OF horses sounded
close M hand and they all hurried
through the trees Nor they were In
a foresD until they reached the high
road. Here they found three men
on horses coming towards them az
a brisk trot. They halted abruptly
and Eazed at Robin Hood and hia
men IN dismay.
who are your" Robin Hood asked.
Yes. Who are your" repeated
Knarf. trying TO appear very bold
I'm only the miller" answered
the first or the men. -and these two
are my helpers"
And what ara you carrying IN
that big. heavy bag. Master Ailler7~
Robin Hood inquired.
Yes. What's In that bag7r SAD
Knarf.
"Just -FOUR replied the miller
turning pale.
IF it's only flour why does 70
make such a clinking noise when
it's shaken" said Robin Hood. CIV
ing IL "a shake.
why does ~" demanded KnArf.
Maybe It's clinky -four" Yam
suggested.
All at ones Mi and Flor. whe
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NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
II ] am twenty-four years OF
age. ! have had heart affairs. but
none has become serious. ! am not
a bad-looking girl and have a good
disposition. VIII you tell me thu
cause OF my had luck7
IONFT,TEcT EYES
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n 4 LITTLE GTRLIE:

- When you both are older you
viii know hat forbearance and re-
spect for one another's opinions and
desires are necessary II happiness il
10 result. II both are willing there
are very few differences that cannot
be adjusted.
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Success On Parade!
Winifred Blacks Topic Today
Mary, Who Made Good in Pictures, Longs to Return to
The Old Tomn and Thrill the Folks tUith Her
Paris Clothes, Car and Chauffeur.
IS made q hit in the pictures.

a An ARY'S made a hit in the pictures.
1VH Not a ~bewilderng, heartstOpping, amazing hit-nothing
to stop traffic about-but still a hit.
Mary has rented a charming little house near Holywood-oh
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I<TT wv old IL she" asked the
A "Nine years"
miner Numbered the great man.
..ThiS isn't n n~ursery-this j. the