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COMMENT & DISCOMMENT
The halo that hang about a college
professor is one of the peculiar things
about this present-day civilization.
Now, there are all ports of professors,
in all sorts of colleges, from the jerk
water to the kind that builds million
dollar athletic bowls, but so far as the
effect on the public is concerned, it
locsn't make much difference where a
professor hails from. All he needs is
the title, and the treat American pub
lic will hanjt on to his words as thouirh
they were worth forty-seven cents
apiece.
All this talk is occasioned by the
fact that we have read in one of the
iiip diilies that Professor
broken into print with the startling
notion that the world is plowing bet
tor, despite the wailinits of the wel
fare workers. Practically every news
paper man of our acquaintance has
made that same assertion dozens of
times in the past year, and not one
of them has been able to iret it print
ed in any newspaper but his own, and
even then the makeup man buried over
behind the classified advertisements.
indicates pretty positively that the
only law that can possibly be passed
on this subject is 11. K. No. 123, which
leaves the whole problem of censor
ship up to the existing law enforce
ment officers. The last test of strencth
rather favored the welfare workers,
but this vote was only in the house
and the staid senate has ttood pat
for a week or two. I
By ETMEL W. FARMER.
"."".r ",e of naked men that nnuoar
G.ddmKs has kotl).in npws 0,. of n!0(,
Professor Giddings once "wrote a
linok called the "History of Civiliza
tion," and he is the author of dozens
of monographs, theses and dry-as-dust
works on subjects sociological, and for
some reasons his words are regarded
as the very epitome of wisdom. This
is because he talks better than he
writes. It was our punishment to have
to read several hundred pages, in the
"'Uistory of Civilization," anl we can
truthfully state that in the whole se
lection there was nothing so interest
ing as the statement made in this in
terview that "Whether girls wear their
skirts long or short makes about ar
much difference as whether a man
parts his hair in the middle or on the
side."
Far be it from us to-dispute the
learned gentleman, although we shall
always believe that the last word has
not been said on the subject lntil Pro
fessor Toy, or Professor Chase, or
Hattie Plum Williams or some of the
other authorities corroborate this
stand. Certainly his ideas do not jibe
with those of Dr. Jennie Callfas, the
demon movie censorship advocate. We
-wonder idly whether Mrs. W. B. Bark
ley would agree with him.
In legislature, children's welfare and
reform circles the chief matter for
discussion is the movie censorship law.
"The dear legislators don't seem to st;'.v
put. One day they lean pretty strong
ly toward II. It. No. 113, which is the
-work of the child welfare experts, ane
provides for a state board with f
salary. The next day we learn tha
tome' test vote has been taken which
The Irun Puke, which is the fairly
won title of our dad, who does a com
petent job of editing the Hamilton
County Kegister, brings to the censor
ship discussion an entirely new point
of view. He writes:
"Wonder if the movie censors will
have anything to do with the pictures
in the has
women that
are to be found in the advertising and
social columns. Wonder if the law will
have anything to do with the naked
men and women that parade nur
streets. Wonder if the law will put
an end to the vaudeville exposures of
the persons of both men and women, i
Somehow the reformers I not seek to
put a stop to these things, but only to
the pictures showing the things hat
take place all around us. On the
Greets of Aurora this week there was
a woman who looked old enough to be
a grandmother with gauzy stockings
and dress actually above her knees. If
i.he acts themselves are not bad enough
to stop, why bother to stop showing
pictures of them? The Kegister con
tends that public officers are the ones
to enforce the laws; that Byi urn's pro
vision for vacating an office when the
officer fails to do his duty is a good
one, and when it is decided how much
of this rage tft go without clothing and
with partial clothing is immoral, the
officers should enforce the law against
actual violators of it before they do
against those who show pictures of
what may be seen in any of the town
and villages of the country. We are
not going to become a virtuous people
by doing things and trying to keep the
children from finding out about it.
Stock hogs wanted by the Ne
braska Land Company. 103-tf
NO EXCUSE FOR IT.
CALL OF THE WILD
, UZO, bj Mcl.'lur Nfnl'"' Syn. Ileal I
The rapid whirring of the Rowing
machine stopped suddenly, and I'.loise
turned sharply n round In lier chair
and faced her ulster squarely.
"Are you nearly finished?" she asked
with nsstimed gnyety.
"Oh, no." Virginia answered sleep
ily, carefully scrutinizing the beauti
ful piece of embroidery In her lap.
"Why don't yon leave It for a little
vhlle?" Klnlse teasid.
"(h, I could not possibly do thaf,"
came the determined nnswer.
With a filial, wistful glance out of
the window at the wonderful snow-eovi-red
world, the stitcher's slth in'n
pled with the renewed buzzing of the
exasperating machine. I'.ut It did not
buzz for long, for s!ie soon threw her
work aside and Jumped to her feet
with n hnnrh.
"Come, now, sis, why not don our
beloved snow-shoes and strike olT for
the woods? Let us seek some thrill
ing romance In the cold, open cam
try ! I Just know that romance Is only
waiting for ui. Perhaps some daring
hero will be waiting to rescue us from
some wild animal In the heart of the
woods !"
"Romance?" Virginia spoke In dl
gust. "That word was not meant for
lis! And who ever beard of wild ani
mals In our woods? Elolse, please be
sensible and let me work."
"Very well. ' fair sister." Elols
spoke lightly, "but I must be off for
I hear the urging cnll of the wild,"
and she ran happily from the room.
Soon she returned, becomingly clad
In her sport costume, with snowshoes
tucked under her arm. The bright red
cap matched the flushed cheeks and
laughingly antagonized the bright
sparkle In the fair blue eyes. .
A u-nmnn rprmt.lv treated at a Lon- ' ""' niiRWoniiK the can or me
don hospital said she had swallowed j wH'l," she laughed softly, "and seek
a mouse. There is no excuse for this j "K niy lost romance," and the front
sort of thing in tnese clays oi cneap . ooor nnngou.
Steps Taken by
Senate for State
Park in Nebraska
Steps toward acquiring the first
state park in Nebraska were taken in
the senate Tuesday afternoon when
that body, in committee of the whole,
advanced to third rending S. F. No.
33S, a bill to cancel the agricultural
lease on a section of school land south
of Chadron, Nob., on the Valley Creek
road.
Senator .1 ames W. Good of Dawes
explained that the tract was ideal for
park purposes, well-wooded with pines
and conveniently located on the Chad-ron-Alliance
road. A trout stream
runs through the land.
The bill opens the way, if it passes
the legislature, to convert other school
lands into state parks. Title by the
lease in the forfeiture of his state land
land, rommiss'oners hold a hearing to
fix the damages incurred by the
leassee in the forfeiture of his lease.
Senator (iood exhibited to the upper
house a panoramic photograph of the
proposed park used in the advertising
literature of the Chadron state normal
school.
Before the subject of parks was dis
missed, Senator Kobbins of Douglas
moved the adoption of amendments to
S. F. No. is;, creating a state park
board, which had been referred back to
the committee of the whole for modi
fications agreed upon with opponents
of the measure. These amendments
strike out a section which permits the
expenditure of state funds on land to
which the state has. not acquired title.
The bill was again placed on the third
reading file.
Easter
Florists.
flowers, all kinds. Alliance
10(i West Third St. 31-34
We suppose that if we did get news
from Mars, it would be that Mars is
having a crime wave.
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A Spanish bank is short 1,500,000
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No matter how old a woman may
be ,it is difficult to persuade her that
ier hair is not prematurely gray.
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If it only needs refilling we tell you so.
If it is worth repairing we will tell you so.
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Then Virginia was sorry that she
had so Insistently refused the Invi
tation for tbe bike, for her work
was already . becoming tiresome. She
wntebed her enthusiastic sister strap
on her snowshoes and start gracefully
along, stopping only long enough to
wave a bright mltteited hnnd at her.
"I shall go Into tbe woods," she
thought.
It was not long before the open
highway was passed and the dusky
woods lay before her. With a deep
sigh of contentment, she passed Into
their majestic quietness. Hut a six
wandered along her Joyful spirits be
gan to lower and her thoughts wan
dered bnck to other days. She was
thinking of the ninny happy times
passed In these woods with Tom.
Some tiny tracks In the snow at
tracted her attention.
"Why not follow this rabbit trail ?"
6he asked TierseT? lightly?
Elolse wiped the pensp'.-atlon from
her forehead and smiled at her appar
ently endless undertaking, mentally
resolving to go to the end. ' She did
not notice how rapidly the woods were
getting dark, and that only the tip of
the sun could be seen below the trees.
She was thinking only of following
the trail. Finally her search was re
warded, for her tracks ended at the
ft u nip of a tree.
She leaned against the tree to rest
herself. There was suddenly a rust
ling In the underbrush. She stood ter
rified and wondered If perchance there
were any wild animals there!
The crunching sound came nearer,
and Elolse could stand it no longer!
With a frantic cry she started to run.
forgetting that her feet, were' encased
In large snowshoes. Somehow the
snowshoes became tangled In some
half-concealed branches ami. with an
other cry, she fell headlong Into a
hank of snow. She did not dare to
move, for the sound was coming rap
Idly toward her. It was upon her! If
It wire a bear. It would think that
die were dead, but she trembled at
the thought.
iunt you get up? sometxiuy was
asking pleasantly In her ear.
It was fully a minute before she
rmild extricate herself from the snow
enough to see If the owner of the
voice were truly Tom. And his sur
prise wng even greater when he found
out who this Marathon snow shoe run
ner really was.
"Why, Tom !" she gasped weakly.
"Why, Elolse!" he echoed happily.
For a moment they eyed each other
silently, and then they laughed.
"Why dhl you run?" he asked, good
naturedly. "I heard a rustle In the bushes,' she
answered, sheepishly. "Listen, there It
is again !"
Tom listened, and as he rose to bis
feet with an .Impromptu club In his
hand the gentle face of a cow peered
at them through tbe branches.
"Oh," they gasped In one breath,
and then the quiet woods rang with
laughter.
"Well," Tom laughed contentedly,
"I have found my cow and you. I
know that I have been a brute, and I
am sorry, but I was too ashamed to
explain before. You see, I wrote two
Important letters to you, and when
you did not answer, I thought you did
not care. Hut a few days ago I found
my letters In my forgetful brother's
pucker, unmuiled! Now can't we fix
It all right?"
She did not speak her nnswer, but
when she threw her arms around her
tester's neck a little later, the was
Do You Know
Who Pays For
Your Advertising
DlD YOU KNOW that intelligent and judicious adver
tising doesn't cost the man who pays the bill a cent? Well,
then, who DOES pay for the Advertising if the merchant
himself doesn't?
.
The unwise patrons of the store that is NOT advertised
are the persons who pay for advertising.
By advertising, a mer
chant increases his turn
overs and sells four or five
times as much merchan
dise as he would if he did
not advertise. The real
cost of selling that mer
chandise is reduced with
each turn-over. Thus, the
amount he invested in Ad
vertising comes back to
him and he is enabled to
do business on a closer,
margin of profit on each
turn-over than the mer
chant who doesn't use Ad-V
vertising to increase the
volume of his business.
So, after all, the merchant who advertises doesn't
pay for his advertisements; neither do his customers.
It's the patrons of the UNADVERTISED store who pay
for them.
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