The Carlisle independent., 1920-11-18
THE PARADE
The Male of The Species

The Male Of The SpecleS
 Frequently we have read and heard of the nagging woman; but what have we to say of the nagging man?
 You are astonished, are you not? You always supposed that eXasperat- ing art was the privilege solely of the gentler sex. We'll it isn't by long shot.
 Of course when a he-man nags, he goes about in different sort of man. ner as rule. He just pouts around the house for days and refuses to speak to the little wife. He will come in after the days work, and the few hours that should be the best of the twenty-four, he devotes to smoking his rotten old pipe and reading the pa per. Gets up and walks out of the room-to bed. If she speaks, he growls like an ill-humored dog. If she gets angry at him and lets out on him as he deserves, he accuses her of nagging
 Poor woman! She ought to get up
 and leave But of course she thinks of all the gossip-and stays. Then there is another fellow-the
 all-wise guy who really thinks his
 wife a very stupid creature and dis
 putes any assertion she may venture
 to make. If she pins him down and
 proves the truth of what she says, he
 glunts-or cusses, maybe.
 Listen, little woman, if your hus-
 band is one of these men, just treat him as though you didn't know he was
 around, except to look after him as
 you would an unaccountable, sulky in
 fant. Have his meals ready the
 house spick and span, then he will have nothing to kick about. When
 he .c, mes home and buries himself, slip out and see Marguerite Clark or Charlie Chaplin. Let him ie alone. Don't you let it make yo8 miserable. In the end the big baby will come to his senses.
 It is our unofficial opinion that the female naggers outnumber the male species. But you know one or two, don't you, ladies?
 The Town Journal The weekly newspaper promotes the interests of the town in which It is published to such an extent that It i becomes impossible to place an esti- mate upon it's worth.
 There isno enterprise that does so much for the corporation or the indi- vidual citizen as the local paper. It stands opposed to the town knocker the town kicker, the town fanatic, and the town drones. It stands for action as against dry rot. It stands for pro- gress as against stagnation. It is ever ready Ato combat the schemes of vis- ionaries and as ready to aid the con- structive plans of the wise, level- headed citizens. It is for the upbuild- ing of the community.
 The paper has not come into its i own, however, because it is never ap- preciated to the extent of it's worth | by the people at large. Yet when bat l ties are to be fought for town or country rush is made to the newspa- per office always to find the loyal edi- l tor ready, frequently without hope of reward
 1 Many other enterprises are encour- aged by a bonus, but rarely is the
 newspaper offered any such help and still more often not given the support it is entitled to.
 e NlOnlInufIJieS frequently looC SiSHl 1 of their real benefactor when they fail to recognize the weekly journal as such. The editor and his paper stand
 as the bulwark of defense against the
 attacks of evil or designing schemes affecting the good of the individual or the town.
 1 For these and various other reasons
 the newspapers of the town and coun- ty should receive the support of the public at large in a liberal degree, for it is really the most important
 business enterprise of the community. Oh, What Is So Rare We just couldn't help it. We did not mean to listen, but the girl using
 the telephone was standing very close. | A young man had called her up and
 she was saying: "I'm awfully sorry,
 but mother doesn't want me to go to
 the dance tonight. hope you will
 not be inconvenienced. I am awfully sorry"
 And she did it so gracefully and so sweetly-ju to please her mother.