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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1936)
llncLe fihil The Mark Stays Gossip is like mud thrown against a clean wall; it may not stick but it leaves a mark. Be natural, borrowed garments seldom fit well. There are people who think they are observant, who can't tell you offhand what arc the pictures on a one-dollar bill or a five-dollar bill. Smile, smile, smile if you like, but don’t pound people over the head in your enthusiasm to make them do it. Ability to Profit There is sometimes much abil ity in knowing how to profit by good advice. The life you lead writes its story on your face, but only the clever can read it. Things that “cannot be done" are done within the following twenty years A girl's no-hope chest is one that begins to accumulate inter est-bearing bonds. The Wilful Transgressor It is not the compelled, but the wilful transgression of law which corrupts the character. There is nothing like the candor of boys toward each other’s faults. Noah never wrote a book on natural history when he had the best of opportunities. If his wife is the best dressed woman at the party, a man thinks it’s worth it. Destroying Accomplishments Can’t you see a splendid tree without thinking of the thrill of cutting it down? Apparently some can’t and the anticipation over comes them. Silence is the wisest argument of the ignorant man and the wise man can frequently use it to ad vantage. A boy changes his voice at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and he changes all his notions, too. Longest Auto Route The 3,700 miles of highway lead ing from the Gaspe peninsula in Canada, across the United States and down to Mexico City, is the world’s longest automobile route, according to the American Auto mobile association. Now Ease Neuritis Pains Fast Bayer Tablets Dissolve Almost Instantly la S seconds by atop watch, a genuine BAYKK Aspirin tablet starts la disintegrate and go la work. Prop a Bayer Aspirin tablet la ta a glass of water. By tbs time It hits the bot tom of the glass It la disintegrating. What happens In this glass . . . happens la yonr For Amazingly Quick Relief Get Genuine Bayer Aspirin If you suffer from pains of neuritis what you want is quick relief. Genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets give quick relief, for one reason, be cause they dissolve or disintegrate almost instantly they touch mois ture. (Note illustration above.) Hence — when you take a real Bayer Aspirin tablet it starts to dis solve almost as quickly as you swallow it. And thus is ready to start working almost instantly . . . headaches, neuralgia and neuritis pains start casing almost at once. ■» That’s why millions never ask for aspirin by the name aspirin alone when they buy, but always say •’BAYER ASPIRIN” and see that they get it. f. Try it. You’ll say it’s marvelous. 15C FOB A DOZEN 2 FULLAC. DOZEN*** Virtually lea tablet LOOK rom THM BAY KB CROSS THE CHEERFUL CHERU& The tows ten stey outdoors ell dey In meedows green end sweet . They l ve in gorgeous scenery But ell they do is eet. ~ i — HEAPUNE HUNTER □ran araza QICO “ Terror at the Door ” By FLOYD GIBBONS, THIS is the story of a man, a woman and a dog—and I’ll admit right at the start that the dog got the dirty end of the deal. The woman was Ellen J. Swanson of Springfield, N. J. The dog's ni*me was Bill. The name of the man, I can’t give you. I don’t know it. and Ellen Swanson doesn't even want to know it. Maybe he wouldn’t want us to know it either. There you have the characters in our story. Twenty-four years ago, on a cold, January night. Fate juggled up a meeting between them—and most anything Fate arranges is packed full of drama. The scene of that meeting was the home of Ellen and her husband on the outskirts of Summit, N. J. It was almost one o’clock in the morning, but Ellen was still up. Ilcr husband was working late that night, and he’d want a hot meal when he came home. It was on the stove cooking now—and Ellen was sitting in the kitchen beside the red-hot stove, reading and lighting off drowsiness. Enter the Brutal Looking Tramp. Came a knock at the door. That ought to be her husband. Ellen jumped out of her chair, opened the door, exclaiming, “You poor dear!" But the last word stuck in her throat. Her feet seemed to freeze to the floor. It was not her husband. It wasn’t her husband, but the ugliest, dirtiest, most brutal looking tramp Ellen had ever seen. He had a long hunting knife in his hand, and under his arm was a bloody newspaper from which the head of a dead rabbit protruded. From a piece of clothesline tied around his waist hung a dead chicken. Ellen stood gazing, speechless, at this strange figure. The tramp was the first one to speak. “I saw your light,” he said, “and I ain’t got no matches. I want to cook this here chicken.” He paused, and Ellen noted to her horror that the tramp had planted his foot inside the door so that she couldn’t close it. “But maybe you give me some thing to eat," he went on. “I been walkin’ a long ways.” lie Made Himself at Home. Ellen had to fight to find her voice. “Ye-es,” she stammered. “Wait there. I’ll bring something out to you.” But the tramp pushed his foot farther into the kitchen. “It’s too dark out here to see to eat,” he stated flatly. And with that he stepped inside, pushed her out of the way, and closed the door behind him. “I walked over to the table," says Ellen, “but I did not feel the floor under my feet. The tramp pulled out a chair and sat down. Some Ellon Stepped Hard on Bill’s Toes. how I got a plate and poured him some soup. Crackers and bread were already on the table, and he began to eat. "In the meantime I was praying to God to save me and my two small children. I was so frightened that my teeth were chattering, and perspiration formed in beads all over my face. I wanted to scream, but I knew it would be useless. The road we lived on didn't have many houses. There was one off to the right of us, but on the other side there was nothing but dense woods. “Then, like a flash, a thought came to me—and with it came a little courage. I stepped across the room, saying, ‘I must get the dog before you go out again. He is a fierce, vicious watch dog, and it’a funny that he missed you coming In.’ " One Thing Made Bill Angry. Ellen did have u dog—a big one. But he was no more vicious than Shirley Temple. He was just a big, good-natured hulk of a mutt that made friends with anybody and everybody. But Ellen had a plan. She called, “Bill—here Bill." And Bill came running like a streak. Inside the kitchen he spied the tramp and was all set to wag his tail. But Ellen grabbed his collar, held on to him with all her might, and put her scheme into action. There was just one thing that ever made Bill get mad. When Ellen’s youngest child was a baby, Bill used to like to walk beside her carriage. He walked so close that the wheels would run over his big clumsy feet. On such occasions he would growl and snap, and the hair on his back would bristle up like a porcupine’s quills. That was what Elleu had remembered. Now she thrust out her foot and came dowu hard on poor Bill's toes. Bill growled and tried to pull away. Ellen held him faced toward the tramp and tugged backward cn his collar. The tramp looked up from his plate or soup, and Ellen stepped on Bill's foot again. Fierce Enough to Scare Any Tramp. She stepped a little harder that second time, and Bill almost went crazy with pain. The hair on his back stood up in true porcupine fash ion. Bill looked like the toughest, most dangerous dog in the world at that moment. The tramp jumped out of his chair. Ellen could sec that he was beginning to be afraid. Then she put on the finishing touches to her little act. In a breathless voice she said to the tramp: “I think you'd better go now. I can’t hold him much longer, and I’m afraid his collar will break." And with that, Ellen stepped once more on Bill’s toes. Bill let out another deep-throated growl—tugged furiously at his collar again. The tramp began gathering up his bundles. lie got them together and slunk out of the door—reluctant to leave his half-finished dinner behind him, but not any too anxious to stay in the same room with that snarling, vicious dog. When he was gone, Ellen was shaking like a leaf. She bolted the door, and then fell to patting Bill. He wasn't much of a dog as far as protection was concerned—but he sure could put up a swell bluff if you stepped on his toes a little. ©—WNU Service. Meaning of Jiujitsu Jiujitsu means literally the art of making one's opponent use his strength to his own disadvantage. It is not a system of muscle build ing by physical training, but rather a means of offsetting the effective ness of powerful muscles by per forming the most simple but skillful maneuvers. It is a scientific appli cation of the knowledge of the weak er spots in the human anatomy to offensive and defensive. Every trick that would be accounted "foul” in wrestling and boxing is the height of excellence in jiujitsu. This science is taught to every officer and enlisted man of the Japanese army, navy and police force. Congressmen In popular usage the term con gressman is applied to a member of the house of representatives; but officially, ho is designated a repre sentative. and a member of the sen ate, a senator. Strictly speaking, however, a member of either the house or the senate might be called a congressman, because congress consists of two branches—the senate and the house of representatives. While this is technically correct, it is misleading, because the average person uses congressman when speaking of a representative, and this usage has become so well es tablished that a senator is never called a congressman. BRISBANE THIS WEEK Em! of the Treaty Millions for New Farms Too Many Apologies The Mirror Monocle Chancellor Hitler has demolished ! the remaining fragments of the Ver Arthur Hrlaluinr sanies treaty, no tifying the groat powers that they may no longer control, as they have done since 1918, the princi pal rivers of Ger many. The Rhine, Elbe, Oder and Danube rivers, within German territory, now re turn to German control and France is con tent to ask other powers to join a protest. Mere pro tests amount to little in European diplomacy, as the world learned from the Ethiopian war. That settles, finally, the Versailles treaty, a foolish effort to enslave a nation that made the emergence of this, or some other, Hitler in evitable. Mr. Tugwell seeks an appropri ation of five hundred million dol lars to provide poverty - stricken farmers, now on worthless farms, with other land that will support them; also barns, houses, out-build ings. He thinks $50,000,000 a year for ten years would do the work, and plans to vacate 9,000,000 “worthless acres.” Anything that will diminish hu man misery is desirable, even though incompetency may be in part responsible for the trouble. In England, the government, guided by experts, is making ex cellent pasture lands of soil that was worthless. Our government might investigate that process. General Markham, chief army engineer, advises putting an air base in the harbor of our Midway island, far away in the Pacific ocean. The War Department says, apologetically, that this would be a commercial development, al though it might be useful for de fense. Why an apology? Nobody in Eu rope, Asia or Africa apologizes to us for building an air base, or asks our opinion about it. The War department says there is no treaty obligation forbidding such an air base. If there were, what of it? Treaties can be can celled, and should be when they are foolish or unjust—for further details, ask Hitler. Germans are said to be wearing a new eyeglass called a “spy mon ocle.” Arranged to look like the ordinary single eyeglass, the “spy monocle” is arranged with a mir ror, permitting the wearer to look behind him and see if there is any body listening to his conversation. German police eagerly discourage any one who suggests that the Nazi government is not perfect. The opening of the Bay bridge, connecting San Francisco and Oak land, California, is important not only to California and the two united cities, but to the whole country. This magnificent bridge, elimi nating ferries on the bay that sep arates San Francisco and Oakland, is a magnificent accomplishment of engineering and public spirit. Mr. Green’s American Federa tion of Labor decides on a “fight to a showdown” with Mr. Lewis’ “Committee for Industrial Organi zation,” which wants to unionize all the 30,000,000 workers not yet organized, and seems to include tak ing over Mr. Green and his fed eration also. Next on the program appears to be a big labor fight: Mr. Green is thoughtful, wise; Mr. Lewis is forceful, determined. The outcome cannot be predicted. The outside citizen will pray that there may not be too much interference with returning prosperity. A greatly increased demand for tools shows that more men are getting jobs, and announcements of new wage increases, big and little, are many. Twenty-three more firms have announced better wages for 28,000 more workers. An average increase of $130 a year, less than 50 cents a day, might seem unimportant, but it means one hundred and thirty million more dollars that 1,000,000 workers will have to spend, in a year. That is not unimportant. England intends next time to de vote her energy and strength to j protecting herself. Sir Samuel Hoare, first lord of the admiralty, says England has n o “commitments” like those of 1914, that would compel her to send troops to the continent if war should start. She will do as she pleases, which means that she will probably stay at home, busy with enemy air planes, perhaps helping to finance friends on the continent, as she did in the Napoleonic wars, as she did before and since. C Kins Features Syndicate, Ina, WNU Service. The Cliie New Princess Silhouettes By CHERIE NICHOLAS O O FAR as the silhouette of the ^ autumn and winter frock, coat or ensemble, is concerned, anything in the way of startling innovations is apt to happen these days, in fact is happening. The whole scheme of things is changing. For one thing it is back to short wide-at-hemline skirts that current fashion has dared to go—fourteen inches from the floor if you care to follow the extreme. The present wide swing hemlines are indeed a radical departure from the sleek sheath skirts of past-sea son vogue. Take note of the word “swing,” if you please, for it is a word that is a big word in con nection with the newer fashions. Your costume to be chic must have “it” (meaning swing) and it is the new wide-at-hemline skirts that are giving exactly the style-right swing ii. demand. To recount further the changing moods of the mode, comes now into the style picture high-waist, square neck, puff-sleeve directoire trends, also quaint Victorian fashions, also Spanish themes, likewise pictur esque Tyrolean costumes and that which is perhaps making the great est impression of all — the very charming new princess “lines.” The princess influence is as everywhere present in daytime clothes as it is in formal evening clothes. From the formal evening angle the message is of regal black velvet gowns cut exquisitely a la princess, the long unbelted lines of classic simplicity sweeping out into expansive hemlines. The very beau tiful moire silks so favored for din ner and dance gowns yield glori ously to princess styling, as do also the fashionable metal cloths and brocades. With all due recognizance of the importance of the princess silhouette in the evening mode, it is in the daytime fashions that the most exciting events are taking place. The youthful, flattering little prin cess gowns tailored of swanky wool weaves, preferably broadcloth, duvetyne or suede cloth are fash ion “firsts” for day wear. The ma jority of them button down the front from neckline to hemline and they are enlivened with dramatic touches of color—perhaps a bariding at the throat and on die sleeves and about the wide hemline of braid in the now-so-much-talked-of coronation colors or in the vivid Tyrolean reds, greens, blues and yellows. As to the new coats styled along princess lines, you will agree that the accompanying illustration con veys the message more eloquently than words. The models pictured also exploit the use of Persian lamb in ways that are most attractive. The coat to the right goes extreme in the matter of the new princess lines. It is made of beige broad cloth. The buttons and young-look ing collar of Persian lamb are typ ical of the manner in which design ers are handling supple and thin fabriclike furs. Developed either in gray or beige there is no smarter coat to be found in all fashiondom. The “swing” model to the left of black broadcloth is just the gen teel type that makes best dressed women look better dressed. As we all know by this time the all-black costume leads the style parade. Note the binding all about the edges of Persian lamb that is a favorite fur treatment this season. To com plete the costume - ideal the hat must have a vouch (if not all fur) of Persian lamb to match the trim mings. Later add a matching fur muff. © Western Newspaper Union. NEW COAT LINES By CHERIE NICHOLAS Prepare for something different in the newer evening coats. The latest models are apt to have a Napoleonic look and there is also a trend to borrow lines from the dignified mannish frock coat and similar cut-away effects with long coat tail at the back. Formal types of town suits are also taking on coats of this new influence. For these black broadcloth is the favored material. The coat pictured is typ ical of the new movement. It is designed for evening weai and tops in this instance •» light gray gown embroidered in rhinestones. The coat is of slate gray velveteen. CONTRAST OF COLOR CHARACTERIZES HAT Contrast in color continues to characterize the fall hats. Dashes of bright color on black hats are frequent. Other color contrasts gaining favor in millinery are: Co coa felt with ivy green faille; dark Araby brown felt with royal blue faille contrast; dack deep green in felt with ribbon in soft rusty wine. Some of the shades appearing in velvet hats in Paris are plum, pur plish blue, empire green, Chinese blue, harvest grape and cocoa. Tailored Suit With Fur Is Ideal for Autumn Days If you don’t have to worry about a budget and car. go ahead and buy an outfit for now and a wirmer one for later, a tailored or dressmaker suit with fur is ideal. It may in clude slim skirt and jacket with fur collar and cuffs or a plain jacket and skirt with fur-trimmed topcoat, swagger or fitted. The most popular version of the formalized variety come in black broadcloth with Persian lamb or silver fox; brown broadcloth with mink or brown Persian. The sports types are finished with wolf, lynx or raccoon collars and are made from the new rough, nubby woolens. Silver Threads The current coin of fashion is silver gleaming on crepe or satiny backgrounds. A blouse with the glit ter of silver—needn’t be expensive at all—will turn your suit into a five o’clock costume. Skirts and Sleeves While there are exceptions to this rule, in most cases plain sleeves are used on dresses when the skirt is flaring, and full sleeves on dresses having narrow skirts. Scottie Pup Mascot i Livens Things Upl Pattern 5006 Hoot, mon—here’s a wee Scottie that every laddie or lassie would yearr to cuddle! How the young sters will love and admire him for his gay plaid coat, yarn whiskers and soft figure. He’s easily and quickly made, too—and stitched in bright, inexpensive cotton fabric, he’s a real “scotch” treat! Why not send for the simple pattern today, and make Scottie for a jol ly, appropriate gift? In pattern 5006 you will find a pattern for the dog; complete directions for mak ing it, and material requirements. To obtain this pattern send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 259 W. 14th Street, New York, N. Y. Write plainly pattern number, your name and address. Comforts of Friendship Oh, the comfort, the inexpres sible comfort of feeling safe with a person—having neither to weigh thought nor measure words, but pouring them all right out just as they are, chaff and grain togeth er; as certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of comfort blow the rest away. How Many Pennies Your j Child’s Life? Don’t Try to “Save” on Home Remedies—Ask Your Doctor ^ There is one point, on which prac tically all doctors agree. That is: Don't give your child unknown remedies without asking your doctor first. All mothers know this. But some times the instinct to save a few pennies by buying “something just as good” overcomes caution. When it comes to the widely used children's remedy — “milk of mag nesia” — many doctors for over half a century have said “PHILLIPS.” For Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia is the standard of the world. Safe for chil dren. Keep this in mind, and say “PHIL LIPS’ MILK OF MAGNESIA’* when you buy. Comes now, also in tablet form. Get the form you prefer. But see that what you pet is labeled “Genuine Phillips’ Milk of Mag nesia.” 25^ for a big box of the tablets at drug stores. IN TABLET FORM: PHILLIPS' | WNU—U48—36 ns DANDRUFF She U;» Glover’s! . She used to be a Ik victim of Dandruff. PW But no more! Her Ik secret is regular use of M Glover’s Mange Mcd cineand Glover's ■ Medicated Soap for W the shampoo. That’s r what YOU should be doing for YOUR hair. ^ Ask your Hairdresser— 1 she knows. At aO Druggist! "Quotations" -V — Doubt doc* not involve intellectual suicide, but intellectual modesty.— J. B. S. Haldane. Worry is a form of fear, and all forms of fear produce fatigue.— Betrand Russell. We are finding out that there is neither time nor room for old habits of thought and action.— King Kdicard VIU. A capacity for self-pity is one of the last things that any woman sur renders.—Irvin S. Cobb. The peace of the world depends upon the English-speaking races.— Sir Charles High am. All great thinkers have made un selfish love the basis of living.— Wary Bickford.