(Dr. Roy L. Smith is quoted in the Watseka (Ill.) Republican)-I have become firmly convinced that I belong to the superior sex. In fact, there seems no doubt about it. The women themselves admit it by imitating us. But the strange thing is that women, instead of beginning on our virtues, have started out by imitating our vices.

I have done a little fishing - just enough to know one kind of bait will catch one kind of fish, and another kind of bait will catch another kind of fish. As a general rule, can tell from the kind of bait the girl is using what kind of poor fish she is angling' for.

The secret of a woman's power has always been in her womanliness, not her masculinity. I know of a girl who is an expert boxer, but I do not know of any man who wants to marry a trained sparring partner.

"The Lord made the women beautiful and foolish - beautiful so the men would love them, and foolish so they could love the men." The modern girl who thinks she can best gain her rights by stepping down from high ideals of womanhood is simply mistaken. She will get some flattery some ridicule behind her back and, certainly, disappointment.

The alarming thing about this gasoline, self-starting age is that so many young women are ashamed of their best. They would rather be called good sports than good women. Liberty does not consist in being allowed to be our worst, but the right to become our best.

We have complained against "the double standard." I am opposed to it. But the only progress we have made in attaining a single standard has been lowering of women's standards down toward that of the men.

Self-respect is the finest virtue any person can cultivate. The world will never rate us any higher than we rate ourselves. We frequently hear girls complaining about restrictions of conventions. But I do not know of many conventions that interfere with a girl becoming more womanly. I do know of some that have been developed for the purpose of safeguarding her modesty, protecting her from insults and making her fight for chastity easier.

Chivalry and courtesy are the finest compliments good men ever pay to good women. The woman who attracts this sort of attention from a man is the one who is most a woman. The woman who esteems herself common will be accepted as such by the community. The girl who gives her high favors to every man is held in high favor by no man. She who reserves her best for one man will be respected by all.

I overheard a young woman defending her drunkenness on the grounds that she was broadminded on the subject. I do not deny any woman has the right to drink. But she also has the right to rewards of drinking. If she has doubt as to what these rewards are, let her go down to the municipal court tomorrow and see the crowd of drunks that come up. Look into the faces of those wrecks who have won "the rights" by long, patient years of drinking

One does not need to be broad to be deep. The Washington monument is narrow but lofty.

I have the feeling that the modern girl is being swindled; trading modesty for recklessness, chastity for sophistication, freedom for danger, womanliness for daring, and charm for cosmetics.

It is pathetic when girls will be boys. They fail as girls, and make themselves ridiculous as boys!