THE ALLIANCE HERALD, ALL1AKCK, KEBHASKA, OCTOBER 30, 1919
Comment-and
Discommcnt
llallowr'rn this year was a flz)e,
so far H9 the rough stuff was con
errned. Folks who nt to bod with
fear and trembling, expecting Jo And
the woodshed overturned the next
morninir, awakened to find them
eelveR disappointed. We heard only
of one prank, and the evidence of
that had vanished within twenty min
utes after it was reported. K stout
gentleman told us that he had taken
a tumble clue to a rope stretched
ncrops the sidewalk on Laramie ave
nue, but when we walked up that
way on our road home there wasn't
even a dent In the sidewalk where
h had fallen.
Credit for the lack of disorder
must go to City Manager Smith, who
know that there was a lot of city
property that might be damaged by
thoughtless groups. Mr. Smith hired
a big bunch of special policemen,
who ral rolled the residence and busi
ness dlFtricta afoot and In automo
biles. They might have slept peace
fully during the evening, for there
was nothlDg for them to do but pa
trol. Not even one little boy with a
tlcktack was hauled In. The etty Jail
had been carefully swept and dusted
in expectation of a rushing business,
but the labor was practically wasted.
Time was when a big bunch of po
licemen on special duty on'lUllow
e'en would have been onl a chal
lenge to the young fellows who like
to turn things upside down one night
a year. We can remember when it
was the height of our ambition to tie
. ropes across tve etreet where Mar
shal Shenherger would bo sure to
ride his bicycle to a fall. Then there
was the night when the school heuse
was entered and the contents of
every desk In the high school piled
neatly In the center of the floor. And
another time a bunch of students
worked all night to get a peaceable
bossy cow up Into the high school
room. Dut somehow, In spite of the
unsettled condition of things, young
folks have something else to think
of besides putting one over on the
police. So many things have been
laid on to the war that we reruse to
say that It Is responsible for a peace
ful Hallowe'en,-but something was.
The big bunch of police might have
scared out the little fellows, but
where are the big ones?( It's one of
thooe mysteries that we refuse to at
tempt to solve.
Other towns report less than the
usual amount of disorder. Prepara
tions had been made In most In
stances to cope with it, and In some
towns the police managed to con
nert with a few who were making
'.he mast of the opportunity. Down
in Omaha, for instance, one woman
reported to the police over the tele
phone that there were some hujie
upes trying to enter her home, and
that they were making the most bor
rlfolo noises. She was screaming at
the top of her voice, and the cops
made a rush to the residence, only to
find a couple of soldier boys, wear
ing their service gas inaf,ks, holding
an old-fashioned spool tlcktack
against the window.
How much Is 'your, life worth?
Most of u carry life insurance, the
popular figure these days beinp; the
$10,000 mark set by the government
in the late unpleasantness with Ger
many. A man over at Sidney, Neb.,
recently took out a policy for $100,
000, paying a single premium f
$38,756, which entitles him to pro
tection in that amount and guaran
tees him certain yearly dividends In
addition. Life insurance is one form
of gambling In which nobody loses,
and which every wife. will approve.
Wonder what Alliance man carries
the largest policy?
The latest styles for women have
been announced, and before long you
may expect to see the results. It has
always been a difficult thing for us
to understand the average gabble In
the women's magazines, but from
what we can gather, those of the
Skinny type are now privileged to
adorn themselves with hoops and
panniers and appear to take up as
much space as desired, while the
heavier sisters may follow their In
clination and adopt the slinky gar
ments that have to be peeled off with
a trowel. Thank heaven, a man
more or ,less Inclined to be fat may
wear any sort of trousers that pro
tect him from the weather.
George Ade gives this Interesting
advice to modern medical students,
or those who contemplate making a
play for the title of M. D. : Anyone
who tackles the Aesculapian stunt
is a vitrified Mutt. If you must earn
your living be a Torch-Climber or a
Short-Change Man. We now have In
this country four Medical Degrees to
every case of Tonsilltls. Most of us
are kept eo close fo the Carpet that
we have to buy last year's magazines
to put In the waiting room. If a
patient dies all his friends say that
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you helped to push him off, so they
undermine jour practice and begin
to plug for Christian Science. If he
gets well he gives you the laugh, and
you have to go after him with a con
stable. If you acquire a reputation
they work the Night-Bell on you.
and if you arrange a dinner, party it's
a cinch that some old lady three
miles away will ring In an Epileptic
Fit and crab your whole evening.
Nix the Materia Medlca! Turn back
before it Is too late.
"A woman's dress should begin at
the heels and go all the wny up to
the neck." These are not our ideas
they are taken from a proclamation
posted In a girls' school In wonder
of wonders Prooklyn, which Is per
ilously close to New York City. We
hope such Incendiary Ideas do not
spread. Head what the principal has
to say concerning the use of cos
metics: "Rouge and powder are not
artistic. Neither are exaggerated
styles. We have been compelled to
tell some of the pupils to wash their
faces."
Right here Is where we are com
pelled to disagree with the lady. Not
every member of the fair sex is
blessed with a peach blow complex
ion. All of us have seen sallow dam
sels, freckled damsels and damsels
with liver spots faces that only a
mother could love. A touch of rouge
and a pat of powder won't make a
ravishing beauty out of a real homely
face, but there are faces that are all
the better for attempts to Improve
them. We've seen men who look
better for a kindly and concealing
growth of whiskers. Even the tooth
brush moustache will go far toward
hiding a too-short upper lip.
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Far be It from us to attempt to
defend the young lady who shoves
her Jaw into the flour barrel before
goiqg upon the streets, and we have
only words of censure for the woman
who spreads her rouge on with a
trowel. But when nature has been
lavish In bestowing freckles and dim
complevlons, we will vigorously ap
plaud itny effort to Improve on na
ture, especially if it is moderate in
its scope and r reasonably successful.
We never examine complexions under
a microscope, and any cosmetic that
will not rub off on a coat lapel and
has an agreeable taste will meet with
our approval.
Men rather like to rail against this
constant changing of styles, especall-
ly when they have to pay the bills.
But the first person to object to a
standardized dress for women would
be a man. . The-next fifty, of course,
would be women. The fact Is .that
only an exceptionally beautiful 'face
can stand the test of plain clothes,
and when a man spends a bunch of
money taking out a woman, whether
she Is his wife or not, he rather likes
to have her looking well. So long as
we don't have to foot the bills, put
us down as favoring new styles and
plenty of them. We venture to re
mark that this Brooklyn lady's finish
ing school will see its finish before
long unless the principal unbends a
trifle. At any rate, It's exceptional
news to come from New York.
Well 'Armed"!
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Vv'hn company comes
thsre is no time to
waste no chances to
hi taken so mother
sees that" there is el
ways a can of
CALUMET
BAKING POWDER
on hand. Cakes, pies,
dougn nuts, muffins and
all good things to eat
must be dressed up in
their best taste and
looks.
Then, too, her reputa
tion as a cook, must
be upheld and she
"stakes" it on Calumet
every time. She knows it
will not disappoint her.
Order a can and have the
"cor.'.p.-.ny' kind of bakings
every il.iy.
Calumet cuiitaiuj only suMi
ingredients as have been
approved officially by the
U. S. Food Authorities.
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