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Show Dear Reader: This is your corner. All questions submitted will be cheer- ly nnd carefully answered, except those seeking medical advice. ; Names nnd addresses of business firms cannot be printed here, but will sent if a self-addressed, stamped cnvclopo accompanies tho request. Questions are limited to two. Full name and address must accompany :h letter or no reply can bo mnde. All communications nre held strictly confidential. In requesting poems and songs, tho correct title, the first line, or the me of tho author is necessary in order to find them. Please send stamped, ircsscd envelope also with theso requests, so thoy may bo forwarded directly you. Address letters very plainly, with pen nnd ink, to Helen Brooks, Box 1B15, .1 It Lake City, Utah. BONOS ItEQUESTED I tempting to let It grow out. L, Phese sonirs nnd noonig are on the! f. tuested and To-Ilo-Found list: E Mammy o' Mine. IC-K-ICatle: II Sunshine of Paradise Alley. si Wow IIo's Only a Tramp Found Dead r on tho Street. ' I'm Sorry I Mado Tou Cry. b TIs the Picture From Life's Other l Side. n 3tay In Tour Own Back Yard. lc IVhen the Dew Is On the Itose. fi e' SONGS ItECEIVED hi Die following songs and poems have tl sn received during the past week, f d I wish to thank each ono for their ldness In contributing them: Little Boy In Blue . Message from Home Sweet Home, f1 While the Leaves Come Drifting " Down. Under Dakota's Cross. rho Curse of an Aching Heart. " rho Legend of the Organ Builder. It will be necessary for tho following send names and addresses before I f n answer their letters, as the rules " ndlng this column Indicate. a Cowboy," Robertson, Wyo, "Dim- P is," Thame, Wyo. "Bug and Dunk," ishtngton, Utah. Bebe and Ltl, Sho- 81 ane, Idaho. Tobble and Dickey, Lo- ' n, Utah. Tho Texas Cowgirl, De.i- f' ; Lake, Utah. The Naughty Four, tc rldlan, Ida. "Texas Rough Rider." W Cammon, Idaho, "Devoted Reader," oele, Utah. al ar Miss Brooks: four little corner Is so Interesting tl Inviting that I feol I must enter d hope I nm welcome to ask a few T estlons. (1) I am 13 years old and A ve been going with a boy steady all nter and feel that I should think T re of other things than boys, so how A i I quit him without getting peeved A hlmT (2) Is It proper to play kiss- r games at a party? Wishing you kinds of success, I remain, PEACHES, Idaho. four questions were answered and it to the address enclosed In your T ter, but It has been returned to me T rked unclaimed. I am now placing here. Sorry for the delay but guess A i will have to accept the blame. per name and address must accom- CI ny letters If you wish answers and I impt service. fou are right you should be think- Tl ; of other things, vastly more Im- A -tant than going with boys. I can- A: . understand why you havo been al- F red to go steady with a boy all win- A: when you are only thirteen. Your A ter shows that you aro sadly In need more schooling. Just tell this boy nkly that you think you are too T! ing to be going with boys, and that i have decided not to do It any more, A : to spend your time improving your-t your-t Instoad. There Is no reason why U should get peeved about It. No, my SI ir, kissing games are not In good Oi te. There are many other games v ch more onjoyablo and less harm- Tl . Let mo know how you got on, dear. Tl Ai ur Miss Brooks: Vlll you please answer a question Tl me. If a girl doesn't want to dance Fi h a boy she has never met, how II luld she refuse him? I am send-' send-' a song somebody asked for. Thank- Di ' you very much In advance, BROWN EYES, Idaho. I 'hanks very much for the song, M wn Eyes. It seems very strange de .t a boy whom, you have never met qi luld ask to dance with you. Surely m must realize he should be properly he roduced. Simply say, you are sorry, dc : you cannot dance with a stranger, th th 'WO SISTERS. Idaho Falls, Ida. (2 inks for the songs, girls. I will ta ip your envelope for the songs you cl uest and hope to have them for i soon. You are most welcome to r and all I can find for you. ' pc co r Miss Brooks: bi ermlt me to ask a favor of you. Will m i please give directions for the plant- al ' and cultivating of Jerusalem Artl- yc ikes? Yours truly, yc JIMMIE. sh 'ou nro most welcome to the follow- li : Information regarding tho Jeru- in em Artichoke. The planting and cul- m ntlon of this tuber Is much the be ne as that of the Irish potato. Plant pt 18 Inches apart in the row with a rn 3 feet apart. It Is very prolific It I hardy, nnd does not require the Is oful cultivation given the potato, dl Is advisable to use waste land for wi growing of this plant, which some cii islder a pest, as It eventually ab- be bs all available surrounding ground I cannot be gotten rid of, except by wing It up. g0 Dear Friend: pj have written to you many times Ri I am pleased with your work. May In ,sk a question or two. (1) I have W y thick hair and It Is getting real W g and pretty. I want to have It St ibed. but my folks do not want me Nl have It cut. What shall I do? I am Ai ihlng you very much success with Nl and with all others, I am, as over. L PINK ROSE, Clear Lake, Utah, rou will see one of the songs you re- W ssted In the last Issue of your paper M I another In this Issue. The others Al o not have, but will try to get them Pi you nnd will then send them to you. W ould not ndvlse you to bob your hair, F ik Rose. I nm euro you would re- In it It, especially when your hair Is T ng so well. Bobbed hair Is not Nl irly so popular as it was, although Li ny continue to wear It because of Nl difficulty encountered when at- Bi ear Miss Brooks: Many thanks for the song you pub. shed for me n few weeks ago, I am mdlng In a song which I see has been quested and hope you will publish the i mo. Would like to ask you how li est way to slip and reset tho begonia Ip, and whnt, If any, Bpeclnl care li I ecessary. Also, how to win back the I ive of one who Is gradually drifting I om you (husband). Have, tried n I cry way to do my part. It what way I ivo I failed? Please make n sugges. I on. Thanking you In advance as be. I 'r?' LONEITA. Utah. I Fou aro welcome to tho song, Lonel. I i, and I ji turn thank you for the on I 3U sent mo. (1) The florist tells me ti I )e tho begonia slip and put It ! I nter until little roots come on It, then I tint It and take enre of It Just th I ime ns nnythlng elso. (2) Your other I jestlon Is not so easy to nnswer, dear, I ipeclally as I know nothing of th rcumstanccs. I am going to ask yog write me a letter telling mo some. I ilng more about your seeming trouble, id I enn then give you a personal re I y If you wish. Thero Is a way to re. I ore the harmony In your homo I an jfl ire but not knowing moro than youi I tier Indicates, any attempted ndvlci H om mo, would be like the blind at. I mptlng to load the blind. Please win I hi let mo hear from you? To IRENE, Fillmore, Ut. Throug le kindness of a contributor I am ea H dad to print your song: A LITTLE BOY IN BLUE I mother sits In sadnosa H (linking of her only son H s she looks up at two pictures on tV( H wall. liey're all that's left to cheer her H nd sho says "Thy will be dono" H i she mourns for him H 'no's gono beyond recall. H ne shows him as a little boy H i soldiers clothes at play '1th his army lying scattered on Ul H floor. H lie other In a uniform H ho day ho marched away, B hen he said good bye H last forevermore. H rorus: H It strango when the band starts H playing M lat her eyes fill up with tears, i the soldiers pass hor window H id the street rings out with cheers? H ir Its then that her heart is saddest id It seems It can't be true, H i she looks up at the pictures of her H little boy In blue. 10 war that took htm from her hu H been over many years, nd the troops that pass nro only on M parade; Jt as she watches them go by io's thinking through her tears, ' her own boy marching title the music played. ro pictures hanging on the wall rey seem to blend in one, I id she seoms to hear a voice "I mill you, too," iat's why sho's heavy-hearted, 1 ir when all Is said and done, I a was only just her little Boy In Blut. Jj ;ar Miss Brooks: The poem you sent was just whit wanted. And it was very dear of you, las Brooks. I thank you from thl pth of my heart. I wish to ask tw icstlons now. (1) I havo a wart on y Up, anyway It Is a white pimple. It is been there almost three years. It esn't bother me, but I do not like It ere. It Is as large as a pin head. li ere anything I can take It off with! ) I am 23 years old, B feet 2 Inches II; how much should 1 weigh? I wll 3se with love. SPANISH BABE, Spanish Fork, UL You are as welcome as can be to thl em I sent you, and I am very glad I uld do It for you. I am so verr isy, dear friend, that at present I ara iking no personal appointments t I, so I think It would be better if u would write me Whatever question! u wish to ask, two at a time, and I all be very pleased to answer them to e best of my ability, you may be ur. regard to tho wart, or whaterer It ly be, on your lip, I think It would a good Idea for you to consult you' lyslclan about "It, and If he says It l wart I suggest that you try rubblnf lightly with a caustlo stick. Tlui often effective In removing n or-nary or-nary wart. For your height, your sight should be 120 lbs. I do PP": te your good wishes, dear, and nu vory glad to hear from you sfi'11 JUAN1TA ft p'er the fountain, ng'rlng falls the southern moon; ir o'er the mountain, H eaks the day too soont thy dark. eye's splendor, ,. here tho warm light loves to dw" eary looks, yet tender, B eak their fond farewell! tal Juanltal B k thy soul tf we should parti tal Juanltal ion thou on my heart. Bj hen In thy dreaming, 50ns like these shall shine agw Hi id day-light beaming Bl 'ovo thy dreams are vain, lit thou not, relentlhtr. B ir thine absent lover sigh, B' thy heart consenting HJ i a pray'r gone by? BJ tal Juanltal jB it mo linger by thy sldel BJ tal Juanltal H- i my own fair bride! - Bl' |