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THE ALLIANOB-INDBPENDENT. be fitted to do the work which a uias cannot possibly do, and may help the world along in a way that is parallel, not identical, with his. Mrs. G. Vap Rensselaer in the Forum. D ffl. Who Gets Left? There Is a man in our town -Who think he's awful wise; Who often tries to get free puffs, But does not advertise. He often boasts how much does, . And tries to get the crcc But advertisers ''scoop" t ise And ho finds he's "not Why should he get who es? A "'sponger" on a pa An ioicle, a beggar man, A blind, dull, selfish creature? Newspapers lead and boom the town, They help live men to win; They have no time and space for those Who don't put up the tin. Woman's Fortitude In Bearing Tain. Here a. some interesting data con cerning tl comparative fortitude in bearing pain between women and men which decidedly oppose Trof. Lom broso's theory that women suffer less pain than men because of their less sensitive organization. Dr. Charles L. Dana asserts that women suffer much more then men. 4,For forty years of life, person for person, the woman suf fers three times as much as the man. Measure it by pints, quarts, or yards the proportion will be the same three to one." Dr. Seneca M. Powell claims that the difference in the matter of bearing pain between the sexes is not the result, of physiological differences, but of difference in training. "Pain is woman's heritage. She must suffer all her life. She learns that as soon as she learns what it is to be a woman. The tradition passes from mother to daughter that they must bear it and not make a fuss about it. They learn to consider pain as a thing that isn't of much consequence anyway and isn't worth speaking about." Dr. Grace Peekham says that the reason why women bear pain better than men is because their nerve fiber gets used to being beaten by throbs of pain, so that they cease to notice it, as one grows accustomed to an annoying noise which, if constantly repeated, finally ceases to produce an impression upon the audi tory nerve. Parallel, Not Identical. It is the narrow superficial education nf women which leads them to main tain that there is "no difference" be tween themselves and men, or that men's normal opportunities are loftier than their own. and which consequen tly makes them envy men and desire to step into their places. The really educated woman, the one whose mind reallv knows and thinks, can compre liPTid better than anv one else the true meaning and glory of womanhood, the true importance of its peculiar re- snonsibihties. the true value and -X charm of its peculiar privilieges. for she alone is able to attest and appraise these things, and, more over, she has learned that the growth of civilization implies a progressive cnpcializaton of capabilities and efforts, - f . and that the advancement of women lias meant a steady departure from tha primitive, barbaric state where men inH women were not more widely dif The Beauty of Girlhood. IIow often does the woman who has eft her teens behind her long for those days when there was a crispness and a novelty in the every day affairs of life that seora now so prosaic, so dull and so utterly unlike the self-same items of that past that never can come again. Men may rave over the maturer charms of a woman of 30, but the woman herself would gladly do away with the praise, which to her ears al ways sounds a bit apologetic, and go back to those days when by right of ler own abundant, glowing, happy youth she reigned a queen in her own ittle realm. Life looks so entirely different through the eyes of girlhood. There is no serious side to it It is all hope, unshadowed by doubt or painful ex perience of earth. The sunshine of earth is brighter, the clouds fewer and smaller and the heart beats faster in those lovely first days of actual living before the woman is born and the girl learns that life is not all gladnesa Female Inconsistency. "Woman is a curious creature," re marked bachelor John II. Haskell at the Lindell yesterday. "Just now she is horrified at the suggestion of a dress reformer that skirts be chopped off above the ankles It is sd immodest, you know. Yet the average young ladv will appear in amateur theatri cals in skirts that scarcely fall below the knee or parade the sands at a popu lar bathing resort in a costume that would make a ballet-dancer breathe hard. A young lady will almost faint with mortification if, by chance, her shouldeis are exposed; yet an evening dress that discloses half her bust and back is worn with perfect sapg-froid Circumstances alter cases in a very peculiar and illogical manner where the fair sex is concerned. Globe-Democrat. Sick Room "Don'tg." Don't tiptoe. A tiptoe will some times cause more disturbance than a carefully, squarcly-placed footfall. Don't tiptoe. Don't whisper. A whisper will often wake a light sleeper when an ordinary voice would not. Don t whis- Per- ... Don't sniff or sigh. Sniffs and signs may better be indulged in in the open air where a gust of wind can blow them awav. Don't sniff or sigh. Don't handle rattling papers, 'llie folding and unfolding of papers that "rattle" is well calculated to "rattle invalids, to say nothing of those who are stroncr and well. Don't "rattle.' Don't shout, or allow the voice to be keyed on a hizh note. ' Shouting may be a necessity in connection with tne treatment of "beasts of burden," but should be counted a luxury for indul gence indoors only when conversing with those who are "deaf as a post. Don't shout. Women and Billiard. One of the many things the smart woman knows how to do, and to do woll. is to handle the billiard cue. No other game rresents so favorable op portunity for the display of a graceful figure and a pretty hand, and as sac cess in playing depends upon delicacy of touch, rapidity of judgment and quickness of perception, a girl with a little practice . plays an excellent game. Corsets ana billiard cues are ami must of necessity be in a perpetual state of divorce, and the girl that tries to play m a ttght boned waisVill never win the game from her b wit.KOthcr. A loose, bright Steel Harvesters and Mowers. Whan D. M. Osborne built the first all stoel Harvester and Binder In 1885 It marked a new departure that left all our competitors far in the rear. They have all complimented us by imitation. The New Oiborne placed upon the market this year is also a long strido ia advance that places us at the head and proclaims us tho leaders in all that per- ains to culling uu miiuiug giaiu. THE NEW OSBORNE IS THE Lightest Strongest and Simplest Machine Made. WHY? BECAUSE its frame is all made of angle steclland put together with steel bolts. No round or square iron pipe about it. BECAUSE it has the steepest deck, thus insuring a quick delivery to the packers, and avoiding all trouble from packing and choking. 15KUAUSK it has the widest drive wheel, being over 1U inches on the lace, thus avoiding all danger of sliding in dry or sinking iu wet weather. BK JAUSK you don t have to elevate the gram so high. BECAUSE all its parts are steel aud malleable iron, thus insuring four times the strength at half the weight of cast iron. BECAUSE its chain drive, front cut and straight pitman apply their power direct. No lost motion BECAUSE, it is the easiest adjusted, easiest handled, and best built machlue on earth. Don't buy a machine until you have se?n the New Oiborne. Two horses can handle it. Its use on a farm is proof of an intelligent farmer. Osborne N?4. No. 4 MOWER The Number Four Mowers; 4, 5 and G fet cut stands at the head of the list. Ask any one of its hundred thousand users and the same reply will be made. "It is good enough for m? " AN ALL STEEL HAKE can only be bought of an Osborne agent. Farmers, the best is none too good for you. WE ARE NOW lighting the Harrow trust on your behalf. BINDING TWINE. We offer you all the best grades of Binding Twine at fair prices, and are not in any way interested in tho great Twine Monopoly that is trving to squeeze the last cent from the already overburdened farmer. For terms, prices, etc., address CKO. YULE, Lincoln, Neb. Tl J. ROJSS, Omiha, Neb. A. ferentiated than are male and female onimnla of to day. If she claims a silk wa. down tightly girdled, is an