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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1937)
'JMJmhd about Tombstone Inscriptions. PHOENIX, ARIZ.—Agentle man took me sightseeing through a cemetery that abounded in proud mauso leums and stately shafts. I figured he wanted to show me that rich folks continue te enjoy the atmost luxury even after becoming de ceased. How futile and tear vain are most tombstone inscrip tions They give the dates of birth and death — events in ■either of which the departed had any aay-so — unless he committed suicide. And just as the av erage graveside eu Irvin S.'Cobb toffy is a belated plea for the defense, offered after the evidence is all in, so an epitaph is an advertisement lor a line of goods which perma nently has been discontinued. Somehow this burying ground stuff reminds me of hired critics of other men’s efforts. The difference j between professional book review ers and the other obituarinns is that the latter do their work after you pass on, but the reviewers can’t wait until you’re dead to write your literary death notice for you. Maybe critics are to authors what Peas were to David Harum’s dog; ] they keep authors from brooding on . being authors. n n n Catching itarracuda. M EO CAR1LLO is quite a yachts Woman when not acting for the screen or leading parades. He's our champion parade leader. It's got •o they don't dare let a colored fu neral go past his house for fear he'll , rush right out and head the proces sion. On one of those days when there wasn't a parade, he took Victor Moore and me out on his boat. We caught a mess of slim, yet fragrant Bsh. Leo called them barracuda, but, with their low retreating fore heads and greedy jaws, they looked more like shyster lawyers to me ttle kind who chase ambulances and eventually get disbarred. • 0 • Glad, IVlad Artists. Heretofore, the glad, mad geniuses, who produce master pieces of sculpture and painting which resemble nothing on heaven, earth or in the waters below except possibly some bad dream which tticse parties had once while feel ing pretty bilious, have depended ■pon the ultra-ults among the intelli gentsia for support. But now one hears divers million aires may endow for them an aca demy or a gallery—or possibly it’s an asylum for the more violent cases. Anyhow, there's money be hind the cult, and when money gets behind a thing in this country, it ■sually flourishes, provided the money doesn’t get too far behind, as happened in 1929, when the rest mt the country was trying to figure •ut what had become of the deposits and investments, which we, of the sucker class, had entrusted to our leading financial wizards. Still, we of that same ignorant mass-group do not have to buy ex amples of this new school. We don't •ven have to look at them unless we're in Germany and are escorted to the dlTlcia! state-run display by a regiment of Nazi storm-troopers. And, aside from their ideas of what constitutes art, it's said that some of the artists themselves are not really dangerous, merely annoy ing in an itchy sort of way. In •ther words, they’re all right if you don’t get one of ’em on you. • I I Pugilistic Authors. I’M ALWAYS missing something. On the occasion of one really his toric battle between a brace of dis tinguished writers, 1 yawningly left fee scene before Messrs. Sinclair Lewis and Tiieodore Drieser quit swapping hard words and started swapping soft blows. And it was just my luck to be out Here recently when Ernest Heming way threw a book—or maybe it was a publisher; anyhow some such Lard, knobby object—at Mr. Max Eastman and Mr. Eastman retort ad with a tremendous push which damaged Mr. Hemingway not at all. The typical writer, no matter how red-blooded his style may be, packs all his wallops in his pen and never in bis flst. There have been excep tions. Once Rex Beach cleaned out a night club all by himself, but his •pponents were hoodlums, not fel low-writers. He had something sub stantial to work on. Some of my belligerent brethren m the writing game never lose an argument, but, on the other hand, none of them ever won a fight, ■either did their literary opponents. In tact, next to the average profes sional pugilist, 1 can think of no one who, in the heat of combat, equals • writer for showing such magnifl aent self-control wtien it comes ei feer to inflicting personal injury or sustaining same. IRVIN S. COBB. C9—WNU Service. Silks Most Sumptuous This Kail By CHERIE NICHOLAS T'HE tourth annual silk parade is ^ on in country-wide pageantry and during this time your favorite stores will have an unusually wide selection of silk merchandise and the smartest new silk fabrics. Plan to do your shopping for your fall wardrobe at that time when the highlights of the season will be available. For the important evening wrap, silk and metal brocades in quaint ly beautiful colorings or exotic tones are in high favor. These are often elaborate in texture and include self and metal faconne as well as ex quisitely colorful metal brocaded flowers. For a floating full-skirted frock, silk and metal marquisette that reminds of oriental sheers that veiled harem beauties, is new this season. The queenly figure descending the stairs to the right in the picture is gowned in one of the opulent new silks. It is a black satin with self and metal faconne in a leaf pat tern. Here is a perfect demonstra tion of the new trend toward styling the gown with that utmost sim plicity that ignores any suggestion of trimming in order the more to play up the superbness of the fab ric. It is interesting to note the gloves milady wears in that the culls are finished with bands of glit toring sequins to match the gown. For evening there is nothing more breath taking than the colorful lac quer-printed silk satins. These fea ture flowers, geometries, Indian and Persian designs, and they are very new and important. See to the left in the picture how dramatically printed satin of the glamorous type drapes to the figure. Describing the swatches of hand some silks shown in the insets be low, the one to the left is a multi color stamp printed silk satin for evening. It will prove charming for a short-skirted young dance frock. It is also the type of silk that makes a fetching deep girdle for a black velvet dress—which is one thing about these more elegant silks: if your allowance does not permit buy ing yards and yards just a mere dash of them used in a trimming way on a monotone frock will give it an aristocratic air. To the right is a black silk satin with self and metal faconne richly interwoven into a leaf pattern. It ranks high among silks that are done in a grand manner. Centered in the trio of insets is a black faille with silver metal band-1 ings, suitable for trimmings, blouses, dinner gown or evening jackets. ffi Western Newspaper Union. LEATHER TIE-BELT ll» CIIKKIK NICHOLAS This very good looking fall coal in bold herringbone patterned soft | wool In natural beige has a notched collar of beaver and a wide crush i belt of brown leather with fringed ends, each of which is a distinctive feature. The collaring of cloth coats with handsome fur is one of fash ion's most notable styling features this fall, while the use of leather in numberless trimming ways, es pecially for smart girdles, is one ol the highest highlights of the mode this season. You can vision for your self the swank that a leather tie girdle as pictured will give to coats 1 made of cloth The broad shoulders are also good points in the styling j ol the coat pictured. SMART FROCKS USE LAVISH EMBROIDERY By CHERIR NICHOLAS A craze for embroidery is on. Some of the smartest newest wool ens for daytime frocks and for the stylish little separate jackets and bo leros and for waistcoats and blouses j are embroidered with an allover scattering of tiny motifs or perhaps with florals arranged in the popular striped effects. Knitted fashions also reflect the flair for embroidery in that they carry flowers and designs done in bright yarns showing peasant influ ence. The black dress that has a gor geous bouquet embroidered like a corsage at either the waistline or shoulder is a winsome number. Any woman who can embroider could be the happy possessor of a fetching dress like this for to "embroider your own' requires but little effort. Evening fashions fairly scintillate with dazzling embroideries. Short sleeves, allover sequin-embroidered, enrich black velvet dinner gowns. Embroidery is done on lace on tulle, on velvet ribbons that girdle the waist and so on and so on the story of embroidery is endless this season. Even the simplest linen, cotton or wool day dress is apt to yield to the present urge for hand stitchery of some fanciful sort. Leather Cutouts impart New Touch to Fail Suits Leather cutouts appliqued on cloth are a smart trimming feature this season. The scroll pattern is especially favored. Many dresses are collared and cuffed with leather Leather-covered buttons imparl the style touch to coats, dresses and suits. Another fashion fancy is the crushed leather girdle either buckled or with leather fringed ends. Considerable lacing done with leather cording is also noted while leather piping finishes edges. Short Hobs lor Kail Foremost of the style features which the American Hair Design institute will inaugurate in theii coiffures for fall will be a move ment towards shorter hair This trend the director ascribes in pari to interest in shorter skirts. Fruit of the Years By MYRA C. WINGATE © McClure Newspaper Syndicate. WNU Service. ATE ARDMORE, strolling —* around from the front veranda to announce through the dining room window that father was com ing. and that it was time to put the biscuits in the oven, caught mother unawares. Mother’s gentle face was strained with weariness. She leaned in the dining room doorway, one hand pressed hard to her throbbing head. “Dear Lord," said mother. “I'm so tired!” Kate heard, though it was hardly more than a whisper, and her heart contracted sharply Philip Carsley, to whom this young daughter of the house was en- i gaged, was talking, on the piazza, with the visiting cousins. Mother smiled deprecatingly at him. It was Philip’s last evening. His bag was already at the station. “When. Kate, when?” he urged. “We needn’t wait any longer now. This fall?" “Not so soon,” said Kate, shak ing her head. “I've decided I must stay a year with mother. She’s very | tired and I have reached the place now where I can give her a rest. A year from tonight, Phil.” i’That’s too long, Kate. Don’t keep me waiting.” “You told me we might have to wait two or three years, at first,” she reminded him. “This is only one. Honestly, Phil, I must do this. Wait for me. I would wait for you. You could come for week-ends.” “I shan't have time for that this winter," he said, convinced that a little firmness would change her. “Your mother looks well to me. I love you, want you, need you.” “I, too,” she said softly. “But I must do this, Phil Please.” “No,” he said, firmly. “Take it or leave it, Kate.’’ “Good-by, Phil,’’ she said softly. He whirled on his heel and walked away up the beach. All that a daughter’s devotion could do was not enough to bring back the light of health to mother’s tired eyes. Before the year had passed Kate and father were alone. Then, with the added shock of business reverses, father’s health failed, so that Kate must be both home-keeper and wage-earner for the family, for the other brothers and sisters were hampered by grow ing families. She turned her hand to many a task, in the effort to make ends meet, before she discovered that there was a market for her chil dren’s stories and gay little jingles. Slowly she increased her output un til with economy it supported them. Time lapsed swiftly, and in the course of its lapse Philip Carsley journeyed through the lake town where he had parted with Kate Ard more so long ago. A lady came down the car, evi dently returning to the chair next to Philip’s. He knew her instantly. She was slight and straight, her face still youthful and sweet, though the hair was touched with gray. If Philip had not known by token of his own fifty-two years that she was fifty— He was on his feet and his voice was a bit husky. “Kate Ardmore!” he said. At her puzzled look, he explained “It's Philip Carsley, Kate. Have I changed so much?" "I should have known you in a moment more,” she said, pleasant SHORT SHORT STORY ly. “You were so thin, in the old days, Philip. The years have been good to you, I hear. I am glad." “And you, Kate? Your father and motner.' It is still Kate Ardmore? “Mother did not stay the year with us,” she told him, steadily “Father has been gone some years j Yes, it is still Kate Ardmore. The family responsibilities fell on me.” - “Then you are alone.” he said, pityingly. “Scarcely that,” she smiled. “A young niece and nephew are with i me during the school year. Then there are frequent calls here or Were. You have a family, Phil?" "Wife, son and daughter,” be said briefly. "Have you never regretted. Kate?” “We all have dreams that fail ol fulfillment,” she returned, looking her surprise. “But while there is work to be done, while there are pleasures to enjoy, people to help, life can be very full.” “You are prosperous. Kate?" he half questioned, conscious that he went too far, but determined to pre vail. She laughed. “Phil, my bank balance is a joke,” she returned. "My station. Good-by." He watched from We window, the gay, tousle-haired boy who waved a salute to Kate and then shouldered his way toward her. What was that thing? "He that loveth his life—” He shook his head in irrita tion. About Wat bond issue, now He must think that out. Yet he knew, as the train bore him away, that he should never think of this meeting wiWout a sense of something rare that he had missed, of something fine Wat he had lost. AROUND .he HOUSE Items of Interest to the Housewife Raspberry Shrub. — To three quarts of red raspberries and one quart of sugar add one cup of vinegar. Cook slowly for half an hour and strain through cheese cloth. Pour into sterilized bottles and seal. Serve over ice cubes diluted with water to taste. • • • For Basting Roasts.—Leftover fruit juices, especially those from spiced fruits, make excellent bast ing liquid for roasts, chops and ham dishes. * * * Dainty Shoulder Straps.—When making your undies try using nar row velvet ribbon for the shoulder straps. The velvet side next to the skin acts as a grip, while the satin on top looks dainty. You will find that ribbon-velvet straps will outlast any garment. * * • Devilled Cheese.—One dessert spoon grated cheese, one teaspoon milk, one pinch celery salt, (op tional), cayenne, one-half tea spoon made mustard. Mix all in gredients to smooth paste. Spread on any unsweetened biscuit (cream crackers). Place under a red-hot grill to brown. Serve im mediately. * * * Picnic Lemonade. — One cup sugar, one cup water, one cup strong tea infusion, six lemons, one cup crushed pineapple, three quarts water. Cook the sugar and water to a thin syrup; add the tea, lemon juice, pineapple, and water. Serve iced. Sixteen to eighteen servings. Excellent to quench thirst. Juices from canned peaches, apricots, pears or cher ries can be utilized for some of the water. * * * A Mended Cloth.—If a small hole is burnt or worn in an other wise good white tablecloth, it can be “mended” most effectively by stitching a motif in fine crochet over it and cutting away the spoiled fabric underneath. Add one or two more motifs so that the necessary one does not look odd. This is certainly more dec orative than an obvious darn! ♦ * * Save the Curtains.—A finger cut from an old glove and slipped over the end of a curtain rod enables it to be pushed through the cur tain hems of the finest net with out catching anu tearing the fab ric. • • • A Combination Dish. — Two parts of tomatoes simmered with one part of celery makes a good combination dish. WNU Service. 768 Miles a Day by Ship The record for the longest dia tance ever traveled by a ship in j 24 hours is not held by either the * Queen Mary or the Normandie but by the United States Airplane Carrier Lexington. During a run between San Francisco and Hono lulu in 1928, this 33,000-ton ves sel, whose maximum speed is 33 34 knots, traveled 768 miles in one day.—Collier’s Weekly. 'Good-bye, darling, I'll love you as long as a quart of ° Quaker Stat# /Vrr\ Jlasts!” 'What more could a girl ask!” GO E4RTHEK. BEFORE YOU NEED A QUART \ How long should a quart of oil last? No one can answer that question specifically because driving habits differ. But there is one thing certain .. . you will go farther with Quaker State because it gives you "an extra quart of lubrication in every gallon." You can easily prove the economy of Quaker State by making the “First Quart” Test. And remember... the oil that stands up longest is giv ing your motor the safest lubrica tion. Quaker State Oil Refin ing Corporation, Oil City, Pa. Retail price .. . 35i a quart WHERE'S JUNIOR■? /veaw— i I CAME HOME EARLY V HE A V WELL/ J SO WE COULD / ( Looks } / WE'LL 1 FINISH THAT /Y/ i TOO FIX f J BOAT „<Y^5v V HAPPY ; } THAT/ J WE'RE rTo SUIT I mailing! Jvy-^A, & me/ ( i| k GLOOM jn IHere he comes now— and, why, I HE'S CRYING.'* WHAT'S 7HE MATTER., Sonny? why the -tears ? ' AW, I HAD TO ' STAY AFTER SCHOOL ' ASA/Ni -teacher made me 6R'M<S home a NOTE, Too! THE NOTE >7\ SAYS JUNIOR IS \ / IF YOU'D \ LISTLESS AND \ / PUNISH HIM A INATTBNTI \JB ] / TI ME OR. TWO, 7HAT H/S I'LL BET HE'D SCHOOL WORK /\ PAY MORE Qets Poorer. / \ attention ALL THE TIME./ \TO H/S WORK// m BUT, JOHN—HE DOES^7^Y^\/^WELl/iF^s TO STUDY— BUT'YOU KNOW \ 'THAT'S THE ME'S NOT FEELING WELL. \ CASE, WHY HE'S NERVOUS AND RUN-DOWN. ) NOT HAVE THE HE DOESN'T SLEEP / DOCTOR LOOK. SOUNDLV AND HAS NO VV HIM? y APPETITE! ^ AND You SAV HE'S BEEN DRINKING COFFEE? CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER > DR/NK. COFFEE! I SUGGEST VOU 7RV GIVING HIM POSTUM-MADE-WITH’ HOT- MILK INSTEAD. ALL RIGHT, 6EAT (T, ; DOCTOR—/F VOU GLOOMS. THINK IT WILL THAT LICKS r 30 da/s S he's been a d/fferent¥vou LATER C gov Since he switchedw said T-'- "^v/70 POSTIIM-MADE-JfIT.' HO THERE VoZJ ARE, WITH-HOT- MORE Son —THAT'S FOR- MILK! jr NERVOUSNESS Getting the Best r 1-and he's as MARKS IN VOUR. / \ X ALERT AND CLASS TW/S / \ lENERCETIC MONTH !\>ASCAN6E.' ■' ''YOUR, money sack— if switching id Posrrn DOESN'T HELP YOU! Jf MANY people can safely dnnk conee. But many others—and all children -should never drink it. If you suspect that the canein in coffee disagrees with you ... try Postum s 30-day test. Buy • can of Postum and drink it instead of coffee for a full month. If ... after 30 days ... you do not feel better, return the Postum container top with your name and address to General Foods, Battle Creek, Mich., and we will refund Copr. 19*7. Rtni features Syndicate. G. V. Cory.. License* purchase price, plus postage! (If you live in Canada, ad dress General Foods, Ltd., Cobourg, Ont.) Postum contains no caSein. It is simply whole wheat and bran, roasted and slightly sweetened. It comes in two forms . ,. Postum Cereal, the kind you boil or percolate ... and Instant Postum, made instantly in the cup. Econom ical, easy to make, delicious, hot or iced. You may miss __ coffee at first, but you’ll soon love Postum's own rich f ^ flavor. A pro duct of Gen eral Foods. (Offer expires Dec.31,1937.) DON'T BE A GLOOM— , DRINK POSTUM! >>—