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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-24

WOtAAs
And we drove up the smooth
road and around the turns, and
over the hills. All the air was
sweet with sunburned grass and
little fragrant herbs drying in the
sun. Under the rrune trees The
trays We're On the ground full or
purple fruit. and the leaves O. the
nut trees were turning TO gold. The
mountains, hat tower above the
kindly meadows. cast a purple shad-
ow and the gulls flew in from the
sea on their strong. beating wings
as II their wild hearts were tired OF
the wild sea for once and they looked
for peace and comfort in the quiet
hills
The road was full Of cars. big
carS and little cars. shining motors
with gay figures on the radiators
and battered old cars that had seen
hard service on many q long and
dusty road. Finally at a turn in the
road we saw a neat. well-ordered
farmyard and a neat. precise house
built IN the New England fashion
and painted the New England colors
white and greenland we turned
into the gate.
We went into the house and II
was furnished American country
fashion with comfortable chairs. a
Chesterfield and on tie walls. what
do you think?-A steel engraving Of
sheep grazing IN a French pasture
flanked by tall Lombardy poplars.
TIE artist was called Rosa Bonheur.
But in the kitchen was a man OF
middle age Dark. with a clear olive
skin. flashing black eyes teeth as
white as chalk. and a supple brown
wrist.
He looked Ike a desert Chieftain
taken captive and stripped Of his
burnoose and his carved spear and
had 10 work al an alien task in an
alien country
And sure enough-thats what he
was-a Chieftain from ~Afghanistan.
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The Sheik>>and His
Three Great Virtues
Far Removed from the Bright Colored Tents OF His
Homeland, This TronsPlanfed Desert Chiettdin
Practices the Tenets OF His Creed.
Friendship, Charity and Hospitality
Be A

But he was not held captive. II
would take a stout fighter to cap
ture him. He was the owner OF a
great herd Of sheep and he was
married TO an American oma and
this was their home. here in the
neat conventional New England
house that sat like a prim. neat old
maid knitting in the sun.
The Sheik expected us and he had
made for US a fragrant stew OF
chicken savored with herbs. Gun
ningly and with care he seasoned
II and on the table he was rolling
out the bread of his country.
II was fun 70 see him make the
bread.
He kneaded II with supple fingers,
rolled IL out. folded IL again. made
a fat little pyramid OF IL, mashed
Il down into a round puff. rolled il
out again. pasted 1t with melted but
ter. rolled il again. made a pyramid
again. rolled II again. and when II
was a flat cake al last caught III up
and whirled it in his supple hands
as q potter fashions a vase upon his
whirling wheel. lie nut 1. in the
oven and baked II. and when II was
all done we SAT at the table and
made little spoons OF the rich soft
bread and ate the savory gravy and
said it is good.
When we had eaten. the Shefk
took out a book with pictures or
the horses Of his native country and
he showed US how they arched their
necks and held their beautiful heads.
He told US how their eyes flashed
and softened when they looked at
M they loved.
And he said that when the world
was young these horses mad wings
and that was why they were 50
proud and when We looked at the
pictures Of the horses we could al
most see where their wings had
been.
Old legends ne told US. stories Of
the DAYS when men were like little
fearless kindly children who laughed
and loved and warred. and let the
world rush by like something in a
dream.
He told US too. OF his religion and
how he believed that they were all
good-the Great Prophets-our Great
Prophet-He too. was good.
And he told us that 70 him friend
ship and charity and hospitality
were the great virtues. II a man
had these. he said. he "a a true
follower OF any true Prophet
And when the sun was setting we
drove out Of the gate into the
crowded highway and all the way
home we thought of the Afghan and
his black eyes. his white teeth. and
the subtle flexible movements or his
hands when he made for us the
bread of hospitality.
And today IL seems like a dream
but I can still remember the SAVIOR
Of the sauce that we ate when We
made spoons OF the rich. soft Arab
bread.
Copyright. 1881 b Newspaper Feature sersies. Inc.
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Loves Reawakening
Madge, anticipating a Hurried Trip Our OF Tomn, Puts
Through a Mysterious Long Distance Phone Coll.

Purnell and ask him to try 10 find
some reindeer about this size"-I
measured off an imaginary space.
They can be of any material. pref
erahly light weight, but they must
look like reindeer. II he a get
them for a quarter or less apiece.
have him get sixteen. But IL he has
TO pay a dollar apiece. six win have
TO do. II they are more. I'll have
TO give up my planned decoration"
II wish I could do your shopping
for you" Mary said wistfully. Il
know / could find those reindeer.
and cheap. too. But I suppose
there's no use in even thinking
about it,"
Not unless you could take Mrs.
Underwood with you" ! said regret
fully. You know I told Mr.. Ecritzen
hat you could not 90 outside the
hotel without either Mrs. Underwood
or myself with you. Some time III
tell you why"
"I"u do anything you say. dear
est" she returned. and I went away
with the warm little feeling that 7
had no stancher friend than my
husbands young niece.
Padding past Dicky's door again.
I stopped and listened intently. de-
Gliding that he was so sound asleep
there was no possible danger OF his
waking up while ! was gone. Then
! put on my shoes again. donned my
motor coat which completely covered
my evening gown and taking my
key let myself noiselessly out OF the
door. Fortunately I met no in
the hall. and when ! reached the
-. -4-LA -H--f- - l.
person in evidence.
Il want 10 put In a long -distance
CALL" I told him. "and my people
are all asleep and must not be dis
turbed. Is there an empty apart
ment on our floor or one near il.
from which l may telephone. I viii
pay for the call as soon as 7 have
finished talking. Then you will have
, no confusion as to the different
room charges"
THAT doesn't matter in the least"
he said. Il can put IL on your bill.
And there's a room just around the
orner from your apartment. on the
same floor which you can use. Tom
will let you in. and you can give the
key back 10 him"
/ walked away with Tom. the ele-
vator operator. wishing that the
clerk were not quite so accommodate
ing. ! did not wish this long-dis-
lance call to 20 upon the bill. for
Dicky's possible scrutiny and ques-
tioning- determined that ! would
ray II anyway. and risk the possible
in-quisitiveness OF the clerk. But
when I was seated in the empty
room into which Tom had ushered
me and had put in my call for the
Cosgrove home. I forgot everything
else in wondering II I were justified
in the intuition which had led me
to make this call.
Continued Tomorrow
! copyrighs. 1899. By Newspaper Feature servlcs. Inc.
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The Stars Say
For Saturday, October %
y b. CENEvIEvE KEMBLE

HvHE dominating planetary influ-
ence for this day Ger the
sudden possibility OF a radical
change Of far-reaching Importance.
reacting on the genera affairs as
well as the environment. This may
have some rather undesirable effect
on relations with employers. but III
the main the auguries are for I'M
expected benefits and unusual ex-
periences. However. this suddenly
precipitated opportunity should not
be too hastily or rashly embraced.
Those whose birthday II il stand
al the threshold OF a sudden ana
quite unforeseen change. affecting
the employment. the general trend
OF events and the residence. Unex-
pected benefits are In store. but
change and travel should not be too
precipitately embraced. A child born
on this day should be clever. in
genious and have unusual talents for
scientific research and original in
v~estigation and accomplishment. 1T
may reach a place In the public eye.
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IN ARY'S yes sparkled with ex-
V element and enthusiasm as
Az whispered TO her that !
must 70 out OF the city in the early
morning. not returning until the
afternoon, and that I wished no n
70 know that I had gone.
Can I help you manage IT." h
repeated in an undertone. Just
watch me- Tell me what @ want
me 10 do"
Nothing much. except to give the
impression that I have gone shop
ping, which will be the truth. but
not the whole truth. / shall start
before the day force comes on. 50
there will be no one to remark my
roing save the night clerk and the
night elevator man. both Of whom
will be off duty before any OF you
arise. I am taking no bag. only a
purse. 50 no one will think ! have
gone out OF the city,
..Oh, l thought you wanted me
10 do something hard or really ex-
citing" she said in a disappointed
fors' This Will be nothing at all.
IN ar when anybody asks for YOU.
/ shall say that / didn't see you 20
mt. which / won't. but that you We
probably gone shopping. and that /
don't know your plans Tor uncn
which I don't"
This ma be all Tor nothing" ]
xaid. II am goinE ~ put n q long
distance call. and II conditions are
A. I think they are. | shall 90. but
there's a chance that ! shan't have
20 can on you al all. IL Mrs.
-osgrove-
Mary clapped her hands over her
ears 49,.
hear anything" she said You sec
what | don't know. | can't even
think. let alone speak. so please
don't tell me anything. until you get
bark al least. AS far as l know
you're going shopping. and want
~ stick to that until they don't give
re-fume sets for Christmas"
..All right. dear" l kissed G win
sam approval. You're a helper
worth having. Now 20 to sleep. for
there isn't a thing you can do Tor
IRE now. But tomorrow after you
wsken I wish you'd get hold oil
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-24

"Tf no RI cut the grass.
Just think how IL would grow.
You wouldn't see a bit of sky,
No matter where you'd CO."
Shadow Song.
Tr was Sunday.
The children walked down the
country road. They were &C.
companied tas usual by their shad-
ows Mil. Flor. Hand. Yam and
Knarf.
A. last they reached a green mead.
ow and the children being tired.
stretched out IN the grass. As for
the shadows. they never got tired.
20 while the children were looking
the other way. they slipped of.
Across the meadow they sped. over
the wall and into the next meadow
where they saw a horse grazing.
Now Knarf. who was always set
on mischief. slipped UP behind the
horse and cried at the top az his
voice "Hi there. giddop"'
The horse merely swished a fly
off it, hack with IT, tail and went
right on eating.
"Giddopl' repeated Knarf. indig-
nantly. for he didn't like the idea az
a horse not obeyinE. Strange 70
relate. IL didn't obey any more than
before. The shadows were equally
surprised. They were quite certain
that when someone said giddop to a
horse. IL always trotted off.
They all walked In front or the
horse.
"Giddopr' they shouted IN one
voice.
"Giddop yourself" the horse re-.
piled. I've got nor important
things 70 do"
The shadows looked so puzzled that
IL FASTENED to explain I've cot an
the grass In this meadow 10 eat be-
fore nightfall."
But that's not important Mil
objected.
1T isn't Wen, | like that. What
do you suppose would happen II /
didn't make II my business 10 come
out here each Sunday and keep the
grass trimmed down.
Nothing"
The horse snorted- The grass
would grow so tall that you wouldn't
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-24

matter Of fact. I do not believe il
makes much difference whether
we sleep on the right side or on
the left side.
Sleep i brought about by
fatigue and the body attempts 10
rest by the relaxation afforded dur
ing sleep IL you are accustomed
10 sleeping on your left side and
sleep well. by no means force your
self 10 change 70 the right side.
The position you assume when 60
ing TO sleep Is not the position IN
which Won find yourself on awaken
ing. The body changes It, position
many times during the night. Have
you ever watched children sleep,
and noticed their various cuntor-
tons? They will u different
positions. tossing about quite fire.
auently. vet they are thoroughly
relaxed and are resting III their
sleep.
Some authorities advise sleeping
on the hack. and then again others
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-24
L.lOME MAKING
| lELpS% t'fsS oss
What's Absolutely Fast Color.2

NE OF the pleasant surprises OF
recent seasons has been the
large variety OF fast colors. In
ever so many lively colors and pat
terms. The old legend. that only im-
ported fabrics could BE- depended on
for color has been dispelled. and APP
parently the great German dye g.
crets are secrets no more.
But there is a difference between
fast colOrs. Commercially fast. n
and Guaranteed Fast" are not ex-
actly the anne thing. AS for any
color being permanently fast. that is
dubious. To say the least. The fact is
that one must not expect too much.
There was the case Of the house
holder who complained hat her win
dow curtains had faded after four
years Of use. She had had them made
70 order very carefully. they were e.
peciaily handsome Grapes. and she
was bitterly disappointed that they
did not last forever.
No color will. Strong sunlight IS
bound 10 have an effect on any
fabric or color. eventually. and THE
new kind or glass made 10 admit the
maximum Of health-giving sun RAYS.
will work greater havoc than ever
or delicate shades.
However. there is some protection
in purchasing fabrics that are guar
anteed fast color. That sur a
reasonable amount Of wear. and a re-
placement In case Of i~nadvertent In
feriority. For accidents will happen
In the best bit OF dyeing.
III the d%raperies are especial favor
ties and OF such expensive fabric
that replacement Is inadvisabie. then
n can call in the expert renova-
tors. Some shops have a special de-
partment devoted 10 the renewing Of
~draneries that are good a. far a.
the wearing quality or the fabric
goes. but which have faded. This
costs much less than replacement
and Is often worth while.
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/ suppose you do nothing but eat
grass I'll day. Well. stay on your
own meadow and don't come here
and eat my grass" II gave A sharp
neigh OF vexation- "Giddoprr it
cried.
The astonished shadows were on
the point az replying that they
wouldn't giddop for any horse when
they noticed 10 their dismay that
their masters and miStresses were
getting ready 10 move on. and they
were obliged to hasten back 70 them.
"Giddap. Giddopi' the hrose re-
peated. and then II broke into IN
lou horse-laugh.
copyriEht. 1850. nv Newspaper Feature ssrrte,. Ina.
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Goodnight Stories
Bv MAX TRELL

he able no Sc thA trees or the hrnnes
or the telegraph poles. Tou might
not even be able 10 see the sky"
But IL could he down with a
However the horse didn't seem 70
hear her. Don't forget ! have only
portant work. The other days I
am too busy drawing n cart liz takes
up "A great deal or time drawing a
cart. doesn't it,"
We don't know" they answered.
we never drew u cart"
Never drew a cart How lucky.
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LQ8tlfi-
s O W e a I
stepped into the
car, and crossed
the bright and
shiny water and
c into the
c o u ntry TO
watch the sun
shine on the
peaceful hills
and h e ar the
wind telling the
c q S 10 get
r az y for a
8 o o d bio W
a d n e
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Great Lovers of Antiquity
By IRVING r.. BACON.
antony and Cleo pafra, Who Died for Lore.

1T was no easy task for Mark
Antony 70 keep mis- eyes from
straying tn THE respondent
barge on the deck OF which Cleo
patra. the beautiful Queen Of Egypt.
reclining In the Euise or the
goddess Venus. The dreaded trium-
vir had summoned her 10 Tarsus.
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urgent prompting, Antony returned
70 Rome TO make his peace with
Octavian. Lepidus. the third trium-
yir. was more or less Of "A figure
head.
AZ Rome. Antony married Octavia.
the beautiful and ph-ilanthropic
widowed sister Of his colleague. His
heart. however. kept drawing him
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do not Some advise sleeping On
the abdomen and others yarn
against II. stating Il IL dangerous. ~
We were to listen TO all the advice.
we would not know how To sleep
and the thought az that alone would
probably keep = rnnd man m 10
awake.
The most frequent question asAeu
Is whether II 10 safe 10 sleep on the
left side. This question arises be-
cause az the location or the heart
on the left side. Most persons BE-
lieve TX IA not advisable 20 sleep or
the left side. on the theory that II
interferes with the action Of the
heart. This theory ms never been
proven and appears to me TO he very
doubtful. would advise you TO
sleep on whichever side suits YOU
No catastrophe ever occurred from
sleeping on the left side. ! doubt
III III will ever BE- proven IL makes
any difference. Providing we sleep
well and get up refreshed. IL matters
not what the posture is.
Recent observations conducted nc
the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh.
show that restful sleep In accom-
plished by many bodily positions. 40
a result OF these studies II would be
ridiculous 10 advise any healthy IN
dividual TO spend the night I'm one
position. II is rare indeed for one
position 10 he maintained during tho
nights sleep
Even n YOU decided you should
sleep on your right side II would
be necessary 20 strap you down 70
that position. This would
be the only method ! know OF 70
keep you tn that N position. This
method will not be recommended. OF
course.
Give yourself plenty of fresh air
~ night. Do not pile on the bed
clothes too thickly. Do not crowd
your stomach with "A lot ~ unneces.
sary food just before retiring. CO
10 bed 10 sleep and leave Il 70 your
instinct Nd determine the position
your tired body II to take
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-24
Some Odd Facts

A deadly substance secreteo oy
~sr.asn toads Is used by primitive
tribes to poison arrow tips
Metal furniture Is finding a ready
market IN tropical countries where
a. furnishes better resistance 20
white ants and other insects than
the wooden type
Aluminium paint IL being used TO
Keep structures either not or colo.
because II reflects heat ~ does not
readily absorb II.
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increasingly back
to Cleopatra. After
three years he
could stand Ink
6 e paratio no
] o n : G a n d re-
turned 20 her. The
reason he gave
was that. being
the triurnvir TO
whom the East
had been ~
toned a. his PROV
ince. IN was his
duty 10 return
there 10 chastise
the P~arthians.
Octavian sent
his sister after An
tony to help him
with troops and
money Too
unanimous and deli
EN- 1 q e d 70
take her husband
nv surprise at
Cleopatra 5 court.
Octavia emit "A
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Answers 10 Health Queries

A STEADY READER. o.-what
Will increase the growth Of my mus
tache2
2zWhat Is the cause Of little
brown spots on my legs
A-You might try applying a lit
tie warm castor oil every night.
2-You NAV t. troubled with liver
spots due 70 more or less poor intes-
final elimination
b. +. r. Q.-What do you advise
for pimples and ~blackheads7
What should a girl OF IA. s n.
? in. tall. weigh?
A-Proper diet and regular elm
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.CIl!cia. Asia Minor.
Is stand trial for
having failed to
aid the
against Brutus
and Cassius. In
the latters last
stand for repuhli-
can liberty
Antony sat on
bis tribun u.
erected on the
bank uf THE river
Cydnus. ar the
barge came to its
m0nrin- "A hun
dred yards ~ ~
away. He was
waiting .fnr tha
Queen tl aliIht
and present her
self before him.
Apparently he
was in no hurry.
Fr&n what he
had heard and
read about Cleo
patras willy wnav.
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nation will clear the complexion anc
benefit the system I'm general.
1-She should weigh about M
pounds.
MISS ". IA. MI. G.. Q.-How much
should a girl OF II. 5 ~. S in tall
weight
A-She should weigh about f3i
pounds.
J. r. Fl. Q-can q person who Is
twenty-eiEht years old increase the
height one inch?
A-Nn.
1850. ry Newspaper Fsaturs Services. I'M.
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d n d appeared
v ery thought
full. but TO be
perfectly frank.
/ could not re-
cal. on which
side | do sleep.
N u m G r Gus
text books. in
V e S tig atoms
and article
have been writ
ten on this sub
j e a n q it
seems no two
a u I h o ties
agree. a. a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-24

<<DO you sleep on your left
side. or u the right side
the best side to sleep
on" was q question asked me the
other day. ] scratched my head
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-24

xYESTERDAY the sun shone
very bright, but there was q
clear cold wind blowing and
re knew that all the leaves in the
forest would he astir-wIth An
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Words from the Lips of Wise Men

ModeSty does not long SurrtCe
Innocence. Burke.
Heaven takes care that no
man secures happiness by crime.
-Alfieri.
The most complete injustice Is
10 seem inst. tChen not so.
Plato.
In beauty. faults conspicuous
grow.
The smallest speck II seen on
snow. Gay
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Seen Along Fifth Avenue
By LOUISE DUNTLEY

This vogue for Russian stylinEs il
going TO our heads. A type OF mil
linery that is distinctly OF this sea
sons mode j. that OF the adapted
Russian togue. This theme IL de-
veloped iu diverse manners making
it suitable for "A variety IL types and
ages. There are models with the
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Protests are not wanting
when one wishes 10 use them.
-Goldini.
Unjust rule Rerer endnres rsr-
peFH1Hy. Seneca.
IL II much easier 20 be criti-
cal than TO be correct.
-Disraeh.
All the t1ise men really er-
toilinC Themselves agree thnt
mind Is N US a King OF he1rer
ana oJ EARN Pluto.
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v l.,'!G R!
NANCY LEE

nEAR NANCY LEE:
- What would your advice b..
TO me. concerning a jealous boy
friend? ! have gone with him
almost "a year. and OK late he has
been continually accusing me or
going with other fellows. ! like
him a lot. He Is good To me a.
long as he doesn't blame me for
being in the company of others. !
have tried To show him where he
Is entirely wrong. but he thinks
he is altogether right. z. K. S.
~ X. g.: I can only advise you to
Lie break the friendship. Jealousy
is like a poison. but. unfortunately.
there are no antidotes for IL A. there
are for poisons. Life with a jealous
person means just a series Of re-
examinations. fruitless accusations
and endless arguments. Do YOU
think that IL is worth IL? Also. YOU
know that there can be no true love
without trust. Jealousy ~ usually
wounded vanity and hurt self-pride.
nEAR NANCY LEE
~ Please answer this question
for me. What month would YOU
suggest that a girl get married.
! have heard II said by many per-
sons that ON months are better
than others. and I would like 10
know II there is any truth IN IL.
BLUE EYES
0LUE EYES: Fortunately happi-
- ness is not confined TO my
month And SO ell that remains IN
for the girl TO pick the day and live
happily ever after. OF course. the
Summer months are popular for
weddings. and that Il because sum-
mer time is vacation time. making
IL easy to plan VA honeymoon with
out taking too much time off from
positions.
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What Side Is Best to
Sleep On, Left, Right?
NJ You Sleep Well and Get UP Refreshed H Doesn't
Matter, Says Authority, Doubling the Theory That
Sleeping on Left Side fleets the Heart
By ROYAL 5. COPELAND. N. d.

United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner OF Health, NeD York Ctfv.