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I3y CLARA DELAFIELD I
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST
SOON TO OPEN
If your Job doesn't suit you, you
can't sot n bettor ono ly loafing on
it.
I3y CLARA DELAFIELD
1323, Wcitern Nctvnpaper Union.) '
AGATHA was a luishslliiKPr In n
cheap restaurant. Now this Is no
story of Hie beautiful young girl whr
Tho nian
really lives
wit.
who lives ly his wits
liy other men's hick of
When ProMdcnt Harding died how
long dlil It tuku you to reeall the vice
president's niiine?
No man dares to tell the truth
when nuked to express his real opin
ion of a now lialty.
.Slneo short skirls went out of stylo
some, men Hud that It Is no longer
necessary to wear glasses.
No man can expect n
unless ho Is willing to
service In return for It.
living wnge
give honest
If you want to he successful you
must learn to make up other people's
minds ns well as your own.
I have often wondered why It Is
considered Impolite for two persons
to take butter at the same tliuo.
Fow children would over learn to
play the piano If they had to depend
upon dad to make them practice.
You don't want to believe all you
hear but you should have some sort
of a foundation for all you believe.
John M. Mutzcn, state .uperintcn
dent of cducnt 0.1 . ns been of.,'!iIi.
notlf.c I of t..e opcu njj of l!ic J rh.c
I'Vay Contest of the Anie" .-.vi
domical tfocicl: in whLh : ll s'.u 'entf.
of luv.il nnd secondary s,ckno! in i!c
Ifit-i'c of Ncbrai'rn have basn inv.tf ;
to (o.npetc in a tint Oiiul tonics fi
$10,000 in cash prives aiul s hobr
ship j to Yule, V.' s in- nnd Khcr
universities and colleges.
Tho contest is the fjii't of Mr. nnd
.Mrs. Francis P. Gnrvon of New York,
ij n memorial to the'r I'autfhlcv,
Patricia, an.l is intent!cd to stlmul 'v
interest umonu high rchool sludcr.tr.
in tho development of chemical re'ec
in this country. All arrangements
for the contest are in the hands of
the committee on .'rizc Essays of
the American Chemical Society, with
headquarters at the Munson building
New York City. Six prizes of $20
in gold arc to be awarded in each
state in the Union and scholarships
to Ynle and Vnsscir will be given for
the best s':: cFsa'-s in the United
Stales. These scholarships will carry
with them tuition for four years in
chemistry or chemical engineering
and ?500 n year cash. In nddition to
these award) many other scholarships
will bo offered through various uni
versities and colleges. A ret of five
books which include "Creative Chcm-
A Harvard man thinks thai If Henry
Ford runs for president ho will pass
around spark plugs Instead of cigars.
Someone remarks that It Is mighty
hard (o light up your pathway through
llfo by burning your candle at both
ends.
Lew Shelly wants mo to Include
saxophones nnd obituary poetry In
my private blacklM. Clad to do It,
Lew, glad to do It.
It Is unfortunate that so many men
who know all about how to run the gov
ernment never get a clianco to hold
office and provo It.
An eastern Judge rules that It Is
a woman's right to rulo the home.
"There ain't no reason for a court tie
cMnn on that Milijcet.
Some editor remarks that you
never had to change a buggy tire on
a hot day. True! Hut they used to
loe off In doVvu'iither.
Nebraska Methodists voted to al
low women a ay-so In conference
matters, Since women do PS per
cent of all the church work why not
let them rim the whole show
An Omaha woman Is asking for a
divorce because her husband won't
go to church. Hank I.eggett hadn't
taken an Omaha paper home with
him since the salt was started.
In a recent Isue of his paper Hill
Israel printed a dellnltlou of a kiss.
What does he know about It? If
anyone ever kissed htm she had an
awful stomach ache for the next week.
Noxt time 1 vlMt the west end of
the state I am going on a steam
roller lnstcnd of using the Dodge.
The lies those fellows tell about me
out there have passed all endurance.
If President ("oolldge's son Is going
to help raise tobacco I hope It Is
better quality than some of my friends
smoke. It is getting to be almost im
possible to bum n pipeful of decent
tobacco.
"Welcome editors," read a sign In
n Sioux City hotel. And then they had
no rooms for the editors. Another
liotel displayed the same sign and then
required all editors to pay In advance
for rooms.
Muni: Leggptt says be is going to
keep n cow. He may If ho can per
suade bis wife, to do the milking.
Hank is too lazy to milk for one rea
son, and he Isn't built for Hunkering
down on a milking stool, for another.
meets a wealthy young man and mar
ries him. Quite the reverse. Agathn
hnd a faco like but no personalities,
please. Agatha had n face. Let It
go at that. Agatha had a face and
n beau. At least, she knew she could
get a beau If she had a thousand dol
lars. He was an earnest young man
and worked In n shoe store, lie was
out to marry money. Ho said so frank
ly. Ily money he meant a thousand
dollars to go Into business with. My
that It will be seen what sort of iPian
clal and moral status Sydney Inn!.
Hut Sydney doesn't como Into this
tale. It concents Agatha and her thou
Band dollars. Well, ono day a very
cranky old gentleman came to one of
Agnthn's tables. He muttered and
fumed nnd scowled and quite forgot
to tip Agathn. Ho went away, and
Agnthn hoped he'd never como bade.
However, ho did como back. He
wns always coining back. He sewned
too well-to-do a man to frequent such
n cheap Joint as Agatha's. Hut he was
not too well-to-do to forget to tip her.
Never n bean out of the old slob. And
complnlnl Say, If the eggs weren't
dono Just right, or tho ham was too
fat, or the bacon was too lean . . .
but never mind. That's all In the day's
work for people like Agatha.
Ho always seemed to be In the throes
of some business deal. There he would
Bit, scowling nnd muttering: "I won't
pay a cent more than five thousand,"
or 'The- dirty scoundrel, to try to do
mo over that proposition." While he
wns lighting It all out the eggs would
get cold, and then poor Agatha, would
get the blame.
He made her more and more norvj
ous nil the time. She grew to dreaiT
tho appearance of the old gentleman.
Ho always sat at her table, too. That
was the woist of It. And a tip? Once
In a while? Never, never I
Agatha was verv. very nervous one
day when he came In. To begin with,
she had had a quarrel with Sydney
the evening before, lie said be had
n chance to buy a share in a shoe
store for a thousand dollars and he'd
get It If he stole It or had to marry
an ostrich. Those were his exact
words and such a meaning look as
ho cast at her!
Agatha had wept all night, not about
the tist rli h. but became she couldn't
raise a thousand dollars, for she had
a soft heart, and she loved Sydney.
Then the next morning was Friday,
the thirteenth. And then the old gen
tlemau came In.
Agatha had never seen him In such
a fury. He muttered and scowled, and
looked as If he might drop dead at
any moment from apoplexy. He Hum:
himself down and ordered two hard
boiled eggs and n glass of Ice water.
"Here!" he roared live minutes lat
er. "Put some Ice In this water, girl !
Whasermarrer with yon? Hurry It
up!"
And then the thing happened I
Agatha had Just got the Ice on the
spoon when the old gentleman craned
forward with such a fiendish scowl
that she dropped It down the old gen
tleninn's wide collar.
Let us draw n veil over the proceed
ings. Agatha was Instantly tired by
the outraged proprietor, and instantly
taken back as soon as tho old gentle
man hnd snorted his way out of the
door, swearing that ho would never re
turn, still engaged In the futile effort
to find the piece of Ice all that was
left of It. And Agatha wept salt, bit
ter tears, nnd they had to give her
Ice wnter to console her.
Three days Inter a strange man came
Into the restaurant and Inquired for
Agatha.
"You have Inherited eleven hundred
dollars," be Informed her. "My client,
Mr. Jasper Clay, dropped dead yester
day nfter altering his will, and this the prizes in the State competitions
Is a legacy to 'the young womnn In
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NTER COMES
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And no doubt it willit always has. In Indian summer, birds, beasts j'j
and human beings prepare for the bitter months of winter. Are you laying ;,;,
up your stock? Are you planning now to meet your needs for clothing, ac- r,
cessorics for your house, furniture, or the 'things for the kitchen that will
help make the good things to eat that you will have for Thanksgiving, Christ- '.';
mas and the new year even better?
, A
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istry" by Slosson, "Tho Riddle of the
Rhine" by Lcfcburc, "The Life o.'
Pasteur" by Val'ery-Radot, "Discov-
', "The Spir.t and Servre of
Science" by Gregory and the "Future
Independence and Progress of Ameri
can .Medicine :n mo ge oi vieim -
try" by a committee of the American
Chcm'cal Society is being rent from
New York headquarters to every
accredited high and secondary ichool
'n the "country, and sets of llic-c
reference boote are being placed in
the leading libraries of the state for
the use of students who enter ti.e
competition.
The contest, which Inn the endorse
ment of Dr. John J. Tigert, conimis
s'oncr of education of the United
States, is fully ('.escribed in u phar.i
phlct, which will be distributed
through the high schools and the
libraries. Ths phamjilct contains
in addition to facsimile letters of en
dorsement from Pr Tigcit ar.d frnr.
Dr. E C. Franklin, pro ident of the
Amor c n Chcini al Society, a fu 1
outline of the terms and ccni'Mnn.
of the contc.-t together with the let
ter of gift of Mr. Garvan. II E
lowc, cd tor of "Industrial rru'
Knginroiir.g Chemistry" the oilk1 c
jigr.n of the American Chemical So
cvty Ik's been named as chairman i '
the committee, t.nil he is ass stcd 1
Dr. Wider D. Pancroft, Prorcssor of
ChomUrv at Cornell university, one In the CciiUly LOUrt Ot
of the bet known men in educational
circle; in this country and president
of the American Chemical Society in
1910, by Charles H. Hcrty, president
of tho Synthetic Organic Manufac
hirers Association and president of
the American Chemical Society in
1915 and 191G and by Alexander
Will ams, J. of New York, who is
acting as sc retary of the committee.
It is the plan of tho committee in
charge to appoint a national commit
tee of fifteen who will be chosen from
all walks of life, from among the
lead ng educators, scientists nnd pub
lic eplritcd men and women of the
country. It will be the duty of this
committee to judge the essays and 'to
award the scholarships in the nation
al competition. They will be ass'sted
in their work by State committees of
eleven whose dutv will to be to award
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OUR FRIENDS
Are many and the personal in
terest that we feel in each ones wel
' fare trends with hoping that each
one may be prosperous in all his un
- dertakings. They feel that STEINS
. is their store home and when they
are in Hastings, It's "I'll meet you at
STEIN'S" or "I'll wait for vou at
STEIN'S" or something of that sort. 2
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ECONOMY
The spirit of economy is not the
spirit that tells you to skimp on
money when you purchase an arti
cle but it IS the spirit that guides
you to be thoroughly sure that what
you do buy is actually worth the
amount involved.
Ours is an institute founded on fair dealing and consideration of our A
patrons. This i3 your store, it is run for you, we work for you. If there is
something in our service that is not fulfilling the intention, kindly call our
attention to it. We hope to see you in the store oUen. Do your waiting j
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Tho main Job of a reformer Is to
Xeep other folks from tuning a good
time.
It Is tough for n small boy to have
to wear tils big brother's cast off
trousers. Hut my sympathy goes out
to the hoy who has to wear big sis
ter's cast off knickers.
I wish Nebraska editors would tend
to business closer. It took me almost
half a day to steal enough dope for
tliis column. Usually I can dig It
out In an hour.
Clam's restaurant who dropped a piece
of Ice down my back on Frlduy the
thirteenth, August of tills year.
"It appears that Mr. Clay was about
to make a very foolish business deal
In a (It of anger, nnd at the very mo
ment when tie hnd reached that de
cision you dropped the Ice down his
back and cooled him. Ho changed his
mind and wns saved a loss of several
thousand dollars. Unfortunately tho
excitement hud proved too much for
him, und ho expired of apoplexy."
This la where Sydney comes In.
163 Acre Faim For Sale
Webster County, Nebraska.
stati-: or Ni;fm,.Kivt )
WKnsTi:n'"a,:.iY. )'
In the niuiter ' tin sta'eof Michael
Donovnu, deeeiiseil.
CndiU'is Sniit IMi'e Will Take
Notice, tlmv I be 'line united for pres
entation and ltli g of elalnib against
the same I- l-Vbiuary loth, 1924, nnd
for the pxyment of de'-t-j is October
20th, I0J1. thai I will !l at the county
court room in sttid county on tho lCMi
day of February, 1024. at 1() o'clock, A,
M., to leceive, examine, binr, allow, or
adjust all claims nnd oljeotions- duly
filed
Duted this 20th day of October A. V
1023. (Seol) A. D. RANNEV,
County Judge.
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Thero would be fewer violations of
law If wo didn't have so many fool
luws that violate the rules of com
mon sense.
When they started buying dnlry
cowh nt (Jeiing Ase Wood advised
farmers to be sure and get the kind
Chut gave malted milk.
Tho worst thing that can happen to
!.viiio of tho politicians Is to let them
luivo their own way. If It wouldn't
Tht Incorrigible Profiteers.
Ren All Hnggln, grandson of ttio
nuiltl-mllllonalre horseman, James 11.
Hnggln, was talking at n dinner In
New York ubout his temporary bank
ruptcy. "How can you help going temporar
ily bankrupt," he said, "tho wny the
prollteors put It over on you?"
"Legislate against them as yon will,
tho profiteers are Incorrigible. They
aro like little Willie.
"'Willie,' said his mother, 'h do
you persist, morning after niorntng, In
coming down to breakfast without
wnstilng yourself? You know I always
send you back.'
'"Ah, but once,' said Willie, 'you
forgot.' "
Located 5 miles from Wheeler, Kas
and 7 Miles from St. Frauds The
farm Is pructlcally lovel, 85 acres
being In cultivation, balance pasture,
all fenced. Good well water. GO acres
of com that will yield & to GO bushels
per acre, 20 acres of feed In shook, 40
acres In fall wheat that is up. All new
farm machinery, 8 head horses, ft good
milk cows, 2 wagons, 2 sets of work
harness, 12 tiogs, 00 chickens, and
household furniture goes with farm.
Farm cost $10,000 but owner will tolce
$0,000. Can give time ou $2,700. Write
llox ID, r. f. d. 2, St. Frauds, Knns.
Yes, We Have No
Bananas Today
But
Mr. Business Man
You are reading a complete news
paper when you tend The Lincoln Star.
You have the sathfHCtion of know.
Ing that the news facilities and the
newspaper featur09 Hie tho best ob
tainable. Two leased wire services
carry the news of the world to The
Star The Associated Press and The
International Nows Service, providing
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The world's greatest newspaper car
toonists and feature writers are con
tributors to The Star.
The Star Is a 24-hour newspapor, all
tho news complete In each edition.
You can always Qnd something good
in the Star, It will 1111 all your news.
paper wants. It la the paper lor your
home. Adv.
WE HAVE TWO OF THE BEST LINES
OF PAPER FOR YOUR STATIONERY
LUTHERAN
Self Suiter.
Guest Walter, the service Is ter
rible. You gave that fat man nt the
table wt to mlno n stenk twice ns
blu uq the one j ou brought inc. Where's
Regular services, every tlrstnud third
Sunday in the mouth in the Adveulist
church at 11a m.
Tho public Is cordially invited to at
tend our services
O. R. Holnltz, Pastor.
Call Day of Nora, Nebr., is claiming
Moveinber 0 us his salo date for Duroe
Jersey Hogs. Watch for ad.
Wo uio now prepared to give reason,
able terms on both Now and Used Cars
payable monthly or In n lump sum.
Uglevic lirus
The Margin of Safety
Is represented by tho amount of
Insurance you carry.
Don't lull jourself into a fnncled
security.
Uecuuse fire has never touched you
ltdoosu'tfollow that jou'roimmune
Tomorrow -no today, If you have
time nnd you better find time
o.iuie U the ofllco und we'll wrlto
a policy on your houso, furniture,
store or merchandise
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