Show V L I 1 and this is your corner make use of it for your information on questions that are p puzzling you it will be my pleasure and privilege to answer care fully and promptly all questions submitted to me your questions must in us be e limited to two and your full name and address must accompany bac each letter for special information end stamped envelope all communications will always be held in absolute confidence all letters should be addressed very plainly in pen and ink to helen brooks box 1515 salt lake city pil dear mss M as brooks 1 I have been very much interested in yow your corner and would I 1 ke k to ak ask you a few quest tons one 1 what is the nobel pr rr ze zet T to whom was it awarded and what for fort 2 if a boy should take a girl horn bom which should say ay goodnight f fret rat and should the g z rl A thank him for br ng eg ng her home t JUNIOR utah 1 thil this same aust on was answered recently and I 1 gladly reprint it tor for you 1 the swed sh at st alfred 13 nobel the inventor of bynam t d ed in 1896 be qu hi ath ng hh fortune est macd at 9 which should yearly be d str buted to those who had buted to the benefit of mank nd to the greatest extent during the year im med abely precede ng under the following clas a ficat on conf 1 for the most important d cov ery ory or anve ton t on in the doma dome n of physic physics 2 in chem stry 3 in physiology or in d c ne 4 for the most d shed 1 work of an deal t a e nature 6 for the moet most efte edtee t ve work in the nt reit of int internal ernat onal I 1 bace the value of each pr ze is on an aw average rage of 40 the last year on record la Is that of 1920 C E gu alleaume a french nan rian was awarded the arze pr ze in phys c i prof A rough a dane in bird cine knut hamsun a horweg an in L tera tare ture M bourgeois a frenchman in peace there was no prize a carded tor for chemistry for that year the fol low ng amer cam cans have been award d the K bel pr i 7 dur ng former years T W R ch ards in chem stry 1914 A carrel in medi cne e ne 1912 woodrow W son in peace 1918 i el hu root n peace 1912 theodore roose valt n p ace 1906 2 it if your fr end hal hag escorted you to a party or any place of amuse ment a mutual ex express presson on of having enjoyed the even ng la Is it all 11 that Is n ec abary and your frond fr end should not tarry to too long after return ing home say good n r as he leaves dear miss brooks I 1 have read your corner every week in the gunn on val ey bews and have rece ved much go good d adv ce cc from it W 11 you please answer a few jue eions for me 1 on wh what t day d a d nov 29 1896 fall all also oct 13 1897 7 2 1 I was born in july what are my lucak mon months days and colors 3 can you judge by my wr t ng how old I 1 am 7 wish ng you success n your work JUST ME SWAMPY yes indeed I 1 wal w 11 answer your question questions swampy 1 nov 29 1896 fell on sunday and oct 13 1897 on wednesday 2 your lucky months are supposed to be february and Sei september your day monday colors green and ru russet 3 e t and your jewels emeralds and black 0 ons n 3 x 3 1 I can guess but I 1 t care to bet on its ts beng be ng correct about twelve how nearly r am I 1 dear M se s brooks I 1 have been very interested in our cor net ner for some t ma me and I 1 have deeded dec ded you could help me w th two very puzzi ng auest ons 1 1 I was born on the of march 1906 what Is my lucky day and what day I 1 born on conf 1 2 what can I 1 do to make the bivs dar ce cc wi h me 7 outside of the ball hall room they treat me very n ce cc and are very soc able but when I 1 am to a dance they never dance w th me although they are st 11 soe soc able I 1 do not th it Is to because I 1 am not a good larcer or for I 1 can dance as well or better than beveral 9 rie w th whom they alway always dance thanks miss brooks for th s time I 1 will lonie toine ega aga n if I 1 may yours truly A questioner welcome to our corner surely you in may av I 1 con cone e again gain 1 you arrived here on sat u aday and lucky day Is mad a d to be wed n edday 2 th a IS a puzzling quest on to be ture sure just why they should not ask yo you u to dance when they treat you ii cely els else e wh re ie is indeed strange and I 1 am afraid you are e A about bout the on y one who can it out I 1 c can an only suggest that you be pleasant and e and improve your ng et st 11 mole moie if you dance well it would seem that I 1 aust u t the reverse would be true for almost ve enjoys dancing w th one who dances well and they would therefore show you that att nt on even though for any reason they dd d d not show you attention attentions at other tine t me 8 and place MRS HEBER D LOWE franklin idaho F follow row ng is one of the poems you requested some 0 time ago longfellow a e poem the fan ne Is not rec fed ted to music as far as I 1 have been able to learn your other poem poems will ap appear pear soon LITTLE BROWN BABY little brown baby wit spa kl n eyes come to yo pappy an set bet on his knee whit what yo been don do n suh makin san son pie ples 1 look at dat b b you a el ez duty du ty es me look at dat couf dats I 1 bet C me hyjah mar a an w pe off h a ban a bed gw ne to ketch you an eat you up yet Ds ben n so sacky ft an sweet goodness fanst lan e 1 little brown baby wf w f spa kl n eyes who s pappy a darl n an who a pappy a 8 chile T wh Is t a I 1 de day nevah once trie tries for fer to be cross cr er once loses dat sm am iet ie T wh wb h d 0 d yo g t den dem beef 1 my I 1 you e a scamp I 1 d d dat d mple mple come f om in yo chin pappy do know yoi yowl b I 1 eves you a e a tramp mammy d i hyjah a some om ol 01 straggler got int in I 1 lt L t a th ow h in de do oo in de tan san NN e do want a kayin roun breah let s g n h in way to de man I 1 know he a h d n breah r neah man man come in de do hyjah i a bad boy you kin have fu to et eat mammy an pappy poppy do ant h in no mo swa eram tr h m down foin lis had to feeal dah dab now I 1 t ought dat you d hug me up doe close goback go back ol 01 you shant sha nt have dis boy ha he kin t no tramp ner no straggler of c 0 se at ilea he s pappy poppy a pa adner an playmate an joy con Corre e toyo to yo pallet now mow goto go to yo res re wight A ight you could alias allus know cue ease an cleah sk akes es W slit bt you could stay ye yes a ch ie le on my breas L atle brown baby w f spa klin yea eyes I 1 paul laurence dunbar dear mias brooks I 1 have on y read one on hat list of your quen tio ti o and answers but th them really fine and am go so ng to ask a few myself 1 1 I am 16 years old can ride a horse handle a gun or a rope ropo w th perfect ease my home is in ar zona laet last ummer summer a motion p company made made part of a play near ear where I 1 was staring staying after showing what I 1 could do 1 was g yen ven a job in a minor part I 1 d d all if kv r this tall fall I 1 started in the second yea high school at choen x with a dee des re to finish high school but a few daya days ago I 1 received a letter from the ame same company offering me a job in a p wh ch w 11 beg n eoon soon I 1 had a talk w th one of pf the men and he laid said very likely I 1 would be advanced ta as I 1 got older if I 1 was wag not I 1 lied in the next product on may I 1 please have your adv ce on what to do 2 there ia is a rl 1 in n phoenix who very every t mi me I 1 meet her in company or not alway always tells me w what hat a randsome tand iome some devil I 1 am and it greatly embarrasses me I 1 have tr ed to shake her but the she seems to have no ense sense what would you advise me to do as I 1 have reached the I 1 in t I 1 w 11 ask the other questions next tune time W sh ng you the trea greatest test of I 1 ck ek I 1 am BUCKY arizona 1 1 I have read your letter w th interest interest 1 chope hope my adv ce may prove of value to you and w th this forer foremost in mind I 1 advise you to at least f fn n sh h eh gh school you will still be b young enough for a creen screen career and no matter how great your talent is for thie this or any other profession lack of educator edu aducat caton on win always be a 4 serous er ous handcar hand cap to your advancement pursue your stud es still further if poss ble while whilo the actual offer of a job naturally gives you a just reason for feel ng that you have talent and may seem alluring to you yet it take takes much more than the abil ties you ment on to become more than a mere extra in a wild and wooly deture p the person pf peon you talked to should be g s ven ered cred t for at least s g vine ving you fair warn ng that your advancement depends largely upon whether or not you escaped the grin gr u in your first p t he 7 I 1 alway always marvel when I 1 see a picture such a as you hay have performed in just how any of them escape but I 1 suppose you feel just as sure of perform ng your stunts perfectly as those who per pep form the lew less haar hazardous dous ones 2 it if the 1 ro in I 1 has been reached som th ng MUST be done surely I 1 have been laboring under the im P press ress on that a man was very much pleased when he was spoken to thusly but I 1 suppose P os e it DOES become tiresome after a time 0 a and nd she should at least vary her mode of pay ing you cimpl ments she also seema seems to have no idea of the fitness of th ii nos s as to time and place but really bucky ducky I 1 imagine it la is the very fact that she sees it does embarrass you that she persist persists the only th ng to do a to avo d her as much ai as possible or better ot A 11 II don t let it emba tass you by taking it as a joke and give her t 11 t for or tat that ie Is ar awer her in I 1 ke manner but be eure sure to be gentlemanly about it this would be good bract ce for your part on the screen to a t as you do not feel and feel feet as you do not not or am I 1 in aed a b t in that 7 dear miss brooks ism I 1 am wr ting you to know if you will please bend send me the copy of the song T the he baggage coach ahead the first I 1 ne Is to one dark stormy n as the tra n ru hed hod onward it if you can t find thu this song please send me the he one break the news to mother I 1 am sure you can find one or the other I 1 w 11 be very pleased to get it I 1 in eure sure glad to get the su bugge t ons you 9 ve me I X sure do asprec ate it I 1 feel welcome to write you because you write eu su h nice lett rs back hoping to receive one on song or both I 1 remain your true friend BROWN EYES utah thanks brown eyes am end send ng nir you the so bonz in the baggage coach ahead but will win have to end send the other later if it can be found dear miss brooks I 1 am very interested in your corner and would I 1 ke to ask a few questions quest ioni what fa Is constance talmadge a age ate her address and te so a he b e marr marred ed 7 JUST BOY welcome as can be just boy constance talmadge Is I 1 twenty two years old and can be ise addressed at the un ted stud os hollywood cal tornia fornia andi and I 11 II break it gently she is married or was I 1 understand she he Is eking seeking a d vorce and may have gotten it by thin we time CURLEY thoele utah one of my readers has andly k adly buted part of the wh ch ehe she th aks is the one you inked for tome some time ago I 1 hope it ii Is and perhaps someone else will end send the rest of it it we will hope so anyway AFTER ALL you ve been crying now I 1 can see ce don t deny it now come to me rne though the sk k es e are gray and clouds hang low dry those tear tears away don t you know dearie chorus after the n time there a alway always a bright t me shadows must fade and die af attar ter the bowers showers there s sunshine and flower flowers to prove that the storm has ha gone after the yearn ng tor for someone s returning tear drops will cease to fall after the sorrow a fairer tomorrow to joy finds us after ail all |