Show C 19 dear reader this is your con cori er all questions submitted will be cheerfully and carefully answered except those seeking medical advice names and addresses of business firms cannot be printed here butwill but will be sent if a self addressed stamped envelope accompanies the request questions are limited to two full run name and address must accompany each letter or no reply can be made all communications are held strictly confidential in requesting poems and songs the correct title the first line or the name of the author is necessary in order to find them please send stamped addressed envelope also with these reque requests ts so they may be forwarded directly to you address letters very plainly with pen and ink to helen brooks box 1545 salt lake city utah SONGS RECEIVED the foll following owing song songs and poems have been received during the past week and I 1 wish to thank each one for their kindness in contributing them K X K katie when the dew Is on the rose I 1 in sorry I 1 made you cr cn stay in tour your own back yard old elm tree SONGS REQUESTED these songs and poems are on the requested and to be pound round list mammy 0 mine titles unknown on the sunny san juan where the coyotes roam ray ay don down n south in new mexico I 1 left because I 1 loved 10 ved you and this letter was to blame A little ragged girl tears were in her pretty eyes out in the wide and woolly prairie not far from pueblo town when hand in hand over the sound we stroll once more say you 11 II be mine all the time all the time there theres s an old fashioned missus getting old fashioned kisses in an old fashioned garden by an old fashioned beau just tell her I 1 in a utah boy and not afraid to die you know you belong to somebody else so why don t you leave me alone bhe she has fallen by the wayside gone but still in my heart the old cow man on the banks of the brandywine drift on L tile doggie drift on my sugar covered chocolate boy dear miss brooks I 1 have read your corner for some time and have enjoyed reading it please may I 1 enter with you youa I 1 have been reading the titles of songs that have been asked for I 1 have one song I 1 would certainly like to get if you can secure it tor for me r will return the favor in any way possible my song Is just tell her I 1 am a utah boy and not afraid to die I 1 am a cozy corner cub summit utah wes indeed you may come in cub and very welcome you are I 1 haven t the song you request but we shall see if any of our readers have you are sure to receive it it if they have because everyone seems to enjoy passing the songs they have on in order that others may enjoy them also As several have requested the song the ship that never returned I 1 am printing it herewith THE SHIP THAT NEVER RETURNED I 1 on a summer summers s eve as the waves were rippled by a soft and gentle breeze did a ship set sail with cargo laden for a port beyond the seas there were fond farewells there were loving signals wh while 11 e a form was t discerned tho they knew it not a solemn parting for the ship she never returned chorus did she ever return no she never returned and her fate Is yet unlearned but tor for years and years there were fond hearts wait waiting I 1 ng for the ship that never returned 2 said a feeble lad to his anxious mother I 1 must cross the deep deep sea for they say perchance in a foreign climate there is health and strength for me a gleam of hope in a 8 maze of danger for her heart for her youngest yearned but she sent him forthwith forth with smiles and blessings on the ship that never returned chorus 3 only one more trip said the i gallant captain As he kissed his weeping wt wife fe only one more trip and a bag of treasure that will last us all thru life only one more trip and a cozy cottage that our hearts for long have yearned but alas poor man he sailed corn V mander on the ship that never returned chorus dear miss brooks we have read your busy little cor ner and were very interested in it and ask it if you will please answer some questions tor for us 1 what is the greaning rrean ing of the following names eiten elten elman thain lome lorne clem fay william fenton lynn james and john what is the meaning of hum hurn dinger 3 what kind of nature have people who have greenish eyes and born in November 7 9 and one who has one blue eye and one halt half brown and halt half blae born in september 7 4 how many years do you have to go to dear miss brooks I 1 hope I 1 am welcome tn in the corner between you and me I 1 hope you will answer my question 1 what Is the meaning of gladys allis agnes and adelaide BLUE EYES spanish fork utah welcome blue eyes glad to give you the following information allie is a dim diminutive of alice meaning noble cheer agnes means pure sacred chaste adelaide means of noble birth gladys has no special meaning your song can be had from the music shops here and so I 1 cannot print it tor for you the price Is 80 cents you again ana 1 no much tor for mr my dear miss brooks f high before you can teach we remain JAZZ and JAVA daniels ida welcome girls 1 very few of the names you mention have a special meaning clem Is an abbreviation tor for clement meaning mild merciful james Is the same as jacob meaning he hold of tl e heel or follow eth after a john the lord graciously gave the gracious gift of god william helmet or resola tion 2 this Is only a slang phrase meaning something out of the ordinary or espe especially nice 3 1 I do not profess to be a fortune teller astrologer medium hypnotist crystal ball gazer clairvoyant etc etc so will have to ask you to excuse me from attempting a character reading 4 to obtain a second class 7 to teach requires four years high school or units equivalent and one year college in utah I 1 cannot say whether the idaho requirements differ from this I 1 suggest that you write to the state superintendent of public in st boise idaho for full par tic ulars to INEZ fort bridger wye wyo and once more a difficult one has been sent to us for which we are truly grateful are we not inez underneath THE OLD ELM TREE I 1 passed the lone deserted mill and the stream by the old bridge broken still and the weeping wll wil owe were bending low 0 er t e n oss grown banks where the violets grow and the wild birds were singing their same sweet lay that reminds me still of that dear old day when laura my sweetheart sat by me on the moss grown bank beneath the old elm tree cruel and cold were the tales they told that my vows were false and my love was cold that my true heart loved another dear forgetting the vows that we whis there her cheeks grew pale with a heart crushed pain and her beautiful lips never smiled again she sadly wept where none could see and she wept tor for a grave neath the old elm tree she died and they parted her soft sunny hair with the dew on her brow death had left so fair and they burled buried her with the birds so the flowers could watch over her in the soft summer hours oh laura oh ohl laura my heart s first love we will meet in the angel angels s bright home above earth holds no treasure so dear to me As the moss grown bank beneath the old elm tree dear miss brooks will iou please answer one or two questions for me 1 1 I am fourteen years old and am indeed small tor for my age I 1 have light hair and a fair corn alexion how would you advise me to comb my hair it Is rather long and thick 2 does it hurt if a girl of my age goes home from house parties with a boy it if he Is not a stranger wishing you bushels of success I 1 remain TWO LIPS Grants grantsville ville utah thank you so much for the song dear 1 at fourteen the hair should be dressed very girlishly and as you are also small I 1 think the style I 1 sug gest will be especially becoming it Is a style suitable for girls from twelve to sixteen you should of course ar range tl e hair in a becoming manner about the face and I 1 could not tell you just how as I 1 do not know your tea fea tures either the center side parts or straight back from the face being equally popular and if your hair Is not naturally curly curl it on long strips of cloth which does not injure it in the least and then briz g it all together in the back low on the neck and fasten securely with a long barrette it if on one wishes they may leave the underneath curls free and fasten top ones only es specially pec lally ally when the hair Is very thick 2 yes it is quite all right for your boy friend to walk home with you from a neighborhood party dear dear miss brooks 1 I have written to you many times time you are so clever answering questions question so I 1 am writing again I 1 hope you will answer my questions I 1 wish you much success 1 has rodolph valentine valentino a telephone it if he has will you send me his phone number and when is his birthday 3 Is it all right to be a show actor please tell me A DANCER spanish pork fork utah welcome again my dear 1 1 I am 0 of f the opinion that rodolph has ha a tele phone although I 1 must confess that I 1 do not know the number numbe he ile is in new york city at present that Is he was the last account I 1 had of his where his birthday Is in may ao 20 2 yes it in 1 all right to be an actor or actress why not to MYRTLE wendell idaho it if the song you request arrives on the scene I 1 shall forward it to you and shall re serve your envelope tor for that purpose I 1 have no song by the title you mention to TRIXIE rexburg idaho 1 I have had a catalogue of readings humorous and otherwise sent to you and hope you may find therein just what you wish your kind advice and information in answer to my last questions already I 1 find that I 1 get on better I 1 am not so self conscious and lonely also young people seem more pleasant with me when in public wishing you much success in your splendid work I 1 remain sincerely DOLLY utah hurrah I 1 am so g ad to know you are winning all you hae have to do Is make the necessary effort and your first at temps will be the most difficult A new world will be opened up tor for you soon wherein Is more pleasure and happiness than you have ever known before I 1 am sure it was dear of you to tell me about it tour your very writing la Is different shows more assurance and color dear miss brooks rooks 1 I 1 am much interested in yol yot r between iou lou and me corner 1 I 1 will you please give the meaning ot of jessie dee ersa theo louie delpe la i myrtle 2 how do you tell a good boy from a rude boy 3 IN what hat does it irean trean when a stamp la is out ot of place or up side down on an envelope 4 what boes it mean when a letter Is written with red ink thank you from SUSHIE SUNSHINE AND BRIGHT EYES ut vt 1 only two ot of your names have a special meaning girls and they are jessie which Is a scotch torm form of janet meaning grace of 0 the lord and louie which Is a dim diminutive of I 1 aulsa and the feminine of louis me amini ta fa warrior 2 mostly by the way he acts my dears wouldn t you think so 3 stamps placed at ridiculous angles and unusual places have pave a epe clai meaning according to what Is termed stamp flirtations but the cue cus torn of placing them thus Is not to be commended as it Is not good form and it also makes extra work for the post ottice office 4 it means only that the writer has not used good taste or judgment ag as brilliant colored ink Is not consid ered good form tor for social correspond ence dear miss brooks your little corner Is very interesting I 1 can hardly wait until our local paper comes conies each week so that I 1 can A read it 1 can you tell me how to ake take an ink stain from silk crepe de do chine the ink Is smeared on the front and does not go through the material materi alf I 1 I 1 wish you all the success in the world yours truly A SUNBEAM panguitch Pan gultch ut I 1 am very happy to know ou enjoy my corner so much the commerce commercial ial ink remover often proves very satis factory but owing to the differences in the composition of writing inks it seems impossible to find agents which are effective in removing all ink spots and in delicate colored goods such ae as yours there Is little hope of removing the stain I 1 suggest that first you try an absorbent either magnesia or talcum powder make a paste of the powder with water and EL nd apply rubbing it well into the stain As the powder become becomes solid brush it off and apply fresh the commercial ink removers may be ob bained from your drug store in 11 ll 11 cases try these out on a scrap of your you r material first to see the effect 2 1 I have only one ot of your songs and so will hold your envelope a little time to see it if I 1 find khe he other thank you very much dear tor for the song you enclosed to MARGARET pauline ida I 1 have not the song you request at present but shall make every effort to find it and with this this idea in mind will re serve your envelope to send your song 4 way to you should I 1 be successful in cocat ing it sj to ROSE del posa calif sorry but I 1 cannot print your poem what 4 little ephee space I 1 have tor for poems and end songs I 1 am giving for the old ones nelch aich my readers request the sentiment of your little poem Is splendid and I 1 I 1 wish you much success I 1 do not feel reel qualified P to criticize or judge as to its merit W v |