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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31

II. H. Ogden Of Muskogee Named AZ
President.

Muskogee. - The Arkansas River
Improvement Association met in con-
yention here last week. The delegates
went from here to Tulsa to discuss
navigation Of the river up to that point
H. H. Ogden Of Muskogee was elect
I'd president Of the Arkansas River
Improvement Association; ]. F. Owens
Of Muskogee, vice-president; George
Bengal Of Fort Smith, secretary. and
o. B. Bloom Of Pine Bluff, assistant
secretary.
The newly elected board Of COVER
aors for Muskogee district is composed
Of J. q. Brecheinsen, Edwin Watts.
q. L. Jackson, Eugene M. Kerr. W.. 7.
Wisdom, Tony Miller, Joe MoCusksTs
rams Bixby, ed Dewitt, and A. 9.
Trumbo,
The convention ended in Muskogee
with banquet at the Hotel Sewers,
100 navigation enthusiasts, local men
and visitors attending.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
secs the sahara RecIaImed.
There Is stIII Hope.

There" said the artist, throwing
down his brush and stepping back
from the easel II consider that the
very best thing l ever did" Never
mind" said his friend consolingly.
Perhaps the critics will take a more
charitable view Of your other stuff."
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31

Jess Willard, champion heavyweight
Of the world. easily outpointed Frank
Moran in ten-round bout In New
York IJcently. Willard had the better
on points in every round except the
third, which went to Moran by a mar
row margin, and the eighth and ninth,
which were even.
H. Ashton Ramsay, chief engineer
of the famous Confederate ironclad
Merrimac, and one of the few surviv-
ing members Of her crew, is dead at
his home in Baltimore of pneumonia.
He was 81 year sold.
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Lieut.. Ormand c. Pailthorp was
found recently by officers of his ship
shot to death in his room on board the
cruiser Saratoga at Seattle, Wash. In
vestigation showed that Lieutenant
Pailthorp's wound was self inflicted
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Immediate sale of the cargo of the
British prize liner Appam, a Germas
prize at Norfolk, Va, because Of de-
probation, was recommended in re-
port to Federal Judge Waddill by sur
veyors appointed by the court. The
cargo consists principally of cocoa,
oil, butter and maize.
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The first of a series Of forfeiture
proceedings, resulting from discovery
of wholesale tobacco frauds by which
the government is said to have lost
millions Of dollars throughout the
country the last fifteen years has be-
gun at New York.
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Mrs. Mary S. Woodrow, SO years
old, cousin of Mrs. Abraham Lin
coin, is dead at her home in Kentucky.
Mrs. Woodrow was bridesmaid at
the wedding Of Abraham Lincoln and
her cousin, Mary Todd.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
Sign of Good Digestion

When you see cheerful and hap
by old lady you may know that she
has good digestion. II your digestion
is impaired or If you do not relish
your meals take dose OF Chamber
lain's Tablets. They strengthen the
stomach, improve the digestion and
cause a gentle movement Of the
bowels. Obtainable everywhere.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
Plant Study.

The study of plant forms opens to
us a world Of grace. harmony and
beauty that is not without influence
upon the esthetic feelings, and the
appreciation Of art. Intimately In
volved as is the vegetable kingdom
with the ever-changing aspects Of ma
ture, It is we'll fitted to attract the
mind to the fine features Of scenery
and the grand effects Of the natural
world.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
Ben FrankIln's Push Button.

The first electric push button was
made by Benjamin Franklin, who
used It in connection with device
for charging the metal railing before
his house, much to the surprise Of
certain loafers for whose proximity
the great man did not exactly yearn.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
II MIaht BE Tried.

Sonny, six, Is very much averse to
anything that is "sissified." One day
while watching me dress his younger
brother in much befrilled little suit,
he suddenly blurted out: Mamma,
it's wonder you wouldn't put cor
set on Archie"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
New ZeaIand's Great Glacier.

New ZeaIand's Great Glacier.
The Tasman, the greatest glacier In
New Zealand, has an average width Of
6,270 feet, though at its widest point
It is somewhat more than two miles
across. The Tasman is eighteen miles
In length.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
Descended From Crusaders.

DESCENDED from CRUSADERS.
The Touaregs, Sahara desert tribe,
whose members wear wells 80 continu-
ally that near relatives are said not to
recognize each other II the garment
In question happens to be removed.
are direct descendants Of party Of
crusaders who were lost on the way to
conquer Jerusalem and Mecca.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
Foreign.

Although there is still some uncer-
tainty as to the loss Of life In the dis
aster to the cross-Channel steamer
Sussex recently, there no longer is
any doubt that the death list is much
larger than the early advices indi
Gated. The latest figures compiled in
London show as many as 1902 persons
missing, including FIVE Americans
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The British liner Minneapolis was
sunk in the Mediterranean the other
day by a submarine, according to Cap
tain Bibby of the British steamer Lei
cestershire, which has arrived at Mar
.eilles from Rangoon.
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With 1856 passengers, probably
some of them Americans, and crew
OF about fifty on board, the cross
Channel steamer Sussex. plying be-
tween Folkestone, England, and
Dieppe. France, is in distress in the
English Channel off Dieppe. Unoffi-
cial reports say that the vessel was
torpedoed
Gabrielle dAnnunzio, the poet,
whose right eve was injured recently
in all ae. oplane accident, has been
decorated with a silver medal In recog-
milton of his services as military aero
plane observer.
The Hamburg American liners PrinZ
Adalbert and Kron Prinzessin Cecilie,
which we're seized at Falmouth at the
outbreak of the war, have been con-
demned in British prize court as
prizes.
The auxiliary ship Aurora Of the
Shackleton Antarctic expedition has
been damaged and is proceeding to
New Zealand for repairs. according to
a wireless dispatch from the vessel,
received by the Australian navy de-
partment.
+ r +
The chancellor of the American le-
CATION of Sofia has been arrested by
the Bulgarian authorities, according to
a dispatch received at Paris. He was
charged with bringing police official
to sign fraudulent passport.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
THE CHARGE OF THE climb"
BRIGADE

Half an inch, half an inch,
Half an inch shorter
Whether the skirts are for
Mother or daughter.
Briefer the dresses grow,
Fuller the ripple now,
While whisking glimpses show,
More than they oughter.
Forward the dress parade,
Is there a man dismayed?
No-from the sight displayed
None could be sundered.
There's none to make remarks.
Clergy, clubman, clerk, :
Gaping from noon till dark,
At the Four Hundred.
Short skirts to right of them
Shorter to left of them,
Shorter in front of them,
Flaunted and flirted-
In hose Of stripe and plaid,
Hued most exceeding glad,
Sporting in spats run mad,
Come the short-skirted.
Flashed all their ankles there,
FLASHED as they turned in air
What will not women dare?
(Though the exhibits show
Some of them blundered.)
All sorts and shapes of pegs,
Broomsticks, piano legs;
Here and there fairy shapes;
Just built to walk on eggs,
Come by the hundred
When can their glory fade,
O-the wild show they made,
All the world wondered,
Grande dame and demoiselle,
Shop girl and bowery belle
Four Hundred-h'm-oh well,
Any old hundred.
Ills Burnett in the Montgomery
Advertiser.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
The Southwest.

Fire believed to be due to spontan.
eous combustion and starting in the
basement near a stairway destroyed
the fashionable San Antonio (Tex.)
Country Club, situated on Washington
Heights, one mile north of the city,
shortly after o'clock in the morn
ing, claiming toll of six lives.
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Eight members Of the family Of Alex
Edgemond, a farmer, two miles east
of Davis, Okla, were killed when a
tornado demolished their home the
other night. Edgemond himself es-
capped by taking refuge under barn.
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Officers of the Sixth United States
artillery have appealed to the civil
authorities of towns along the border
to aid them in searching for John Ar.
mold, quartermaster sergeant Ser
geant Arnold disappeared Sunday af-
ternoon. His home is in Fort Riley,
Kas.
Paul v. Hadley and his young bride
of Kansas City, accused of killing
Sheriff Jacob Giles of Beaumont, Tex,
aboard Missouri, Kansas & Texas
passenger train, were captured later a
few miles from Checotah when posse
surrounded farm house In which the
couple had taken refuge.
r. r +
Gov George w. P. Hunt Of Arizona,
La, telegraphed to the War depart
ment asking for three thousand car
bines and thirty thousand rounds of
ammunition to arm home guards" in
border settlements and towns which
asked protection.
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The value of the Carranza dollar fell
to two cents in American money on
the San Antonio market recently. This
is the lowest price quoted since the
money became recognized by local
banks.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
this Office. just the thing to build
fires with these cold mornings. s.
cents per large bundle. tt
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31
"GINGLES JINGLES"
THE KICKER.

Do not be q chronic kicker. Chuck
the crouch and come across, put your
shoulder to the wheel and help US 60.
We can use you to advantage 90 come
through and shake the moss, pull the
weeds and let the roses have show.
So If you are only stalling and don't
care to move ahead, you had better
step aside get in to clear, you are only
standing in the way, your motive pow
or is dead or 1t must be your trans
mission stripped the gear. For If you
have no ambition you are but pile
Of junk, blocking up the course of 9TH
ers with an aim, spreading gloom in.
stead of sunshine spinning out line
Of bunk, that will never list you in
the Hall Of Fame. Get together, think
It over, there must be reason why.
Your Creator has placed you upon the
earth; you have talents that are USE
full, forces that you should apply, SO
get busy, show the world what you are
worth. Do not tell how you would do
1t If you were your fellow man. How
you could improve on all that has been
done. Get in action, crank the engine,
go in for coat Of tan. Others far.
s sass fought ss~n s ana v S@a !as.~*&y&
sees the Sahara Reclaimed.
Some day the world will get out Of
the Sahara all the good 1t has to offer.
Among the desert sands near Biskra,
last year. the French had over eight
hundred wells giving life and fruitage
to 100000 date palms. There is a
chance for immense development Of
the date industry all along the north
ern edge of the desert south of Mo-
rocco, Algeria and Tunis. Frank R.
Cana, a conservative and authoritative
writer, says that in time probably a
tenth Of the Sahara will be reclaimed
for human usefulness.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31

Daily Thoiioht.

Daily Thought
Nothing is rarer In the world than &
person who is at all times endurabls
to us.-Leopardi.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31

Got Light From Butter.
Egyptians in the third century used
to burn butter in their lamps instead
OF oil.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31

$212.50 an Acre for Farm-The high.
est price Brown county farm land ever
brought was paid the other day when
Albert Walters sold his 80-acre farm
mile east of Hiawatha to K Knudson
for s212.5O an acre.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31

State Senator Dies.--Senator J. H.
Stavely is dead at his home in Lyn-
don. Mr.. Stavely was serving his sec
ond term as senator from the Six
teenth District
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-31

Woman Strangled to 0eath--Mrs. P.
M. Gates, wife of P. M. Gates, owner
of the Pratt Monumental Works at
Pratt, was found dead in her home the
other day. She was strangled to death
by the end of scarf she was wearing
becoming entangled in an electric
washing machine.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-04

Here are the scrambled photos of
two men mentioned as candidates
for the presidency of the United
States. Can you Unscramble them?
Cut the strip into six separate pieces,
then paste them on cardboard in
their proper places -----.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-04


is a penitentiary inmate-an artisan
and craftsman of great skill, as the
box shows. He has sent me this box
in the hope that can sell it and turn
the money over to him.
When he is released he will go into
the world with a fiVe-dOllar bill given
him by the state and a new suit of
clothes.
This prisoner does not think five
dollar bill and a suit constitute ade-
quate equipment for a man to face
society.
am wondering how can sell this
strange and beautiful chest; to whom
| can possibly sell it and for how
much.
Can you help me with this prob
lem? Write me in care of VIM. Fox's
offices, 130'W. 46th ST., New York.
Once before when appealed to the
public with a matter of this kind
received 5000 replies.
I wonder how many this appeal
will bring?
HOW TO EARN MONEY AT HOME
BY Gene Ahern
Fanny Oilmop of Birdseed, Miss,
writes: 81 work in a pancake factory
during the day and after working
hours at home I made $3.50 clear
profit in two months by taking old
doorknobs and tying them on a piece
of broOmstick. Then 1 sold them to
married women to use after a. m.
instead of the customary rolling pin"
Very original, Fanny.-Ed
Rosie KoOkoO of Soupbone, N. J.,
writes: cit is very easy to make ex-
ira money. With the money 1 make
extra l. can go to a movie show and
buy a newspaper occasionally. It's
very simple. It's like this: Every
body knows what a nuisance it is to
pick pins out of a shirt when it comes
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
Formosa's Umbrella Snake.

venomous snakes take the place OF
wild beasts In FOrmOsa, and their at
tacks are formidable, says a japanese
traveller, who has just returned from
a trip in the southern island There is
a venomous snake on that island by
the name Of amagasahebi, so called
from its umbrella-like head. This
snake is generally found in watery
places, often in a ditch flowing out of
a kitchen. A maid working in a kitch
en- Is not infrequently startled at the
ugly appearance of the snake. The
animal makes a peculiar noise by the
nimble movement Of its tongue. A
slight touch OF its fangs Is fatal A
native Of the island was bitten by the
snake in the thumb. A doctor who
treated the wound made a simple ap-
plication. The man returned home.
thinking the wound would soon be
cured. but to his CONSERVATION his arm
had swollen up. He soon lost sight and
hearing. Next morning he was dead
East and West News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
Building a House In Japan.

In japan If one wishes to build
house he first proceeds to make GER
tain that the site is respectable" II
1t is not he must have the ground puri-
fed. A curious incident of this nature
developed not long ago when a native
decided to build in Tokyo on the
ground formerly occupied by the Ichi
gaya jail The carpenters would not
begin work until the priest had been
called in and purified the spot He
brought with him bamboo rods and
shimmei and rice and with weird in
carnations turned north, south. east
and west, uttering his formula four
times and scattering bits of paper and
rice at each delivery. The spirits Of
Jail inmates long dead thus propitiat-
ed, the carpenters went contentedly to
work
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
PAINTING Hooks and Eyes.

There are many methods of mechani-
cal painting. and some of the most ex-
traOrdinary are described by Arthur
Seymour Jennings in his book, Paint
ing by Immersion and by Compressed
Air" One method, for such articles
as hooks and eyes. eyelets and very
small iron parts generally which can
not be successfully dipped or sprayed,
is known as ''tumbling." The articles
are placed In a machine something
like churn, together with a number
of steel balls, usually of very small
diameter. and a given quantity of
japan. The churn is then closed down
and given dozen or so rapid turns,
during which the steel balls carry the
japan to every part of the articles.
The contents Of the churn are then
dumped out on to wire trays. These
being agitated, the steel balls fall
through the meshes, leaving the paint
ed iron parts behind
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
Animal and Plant Life In Brine.

Just west Of Promontory Point sta
ton, Utah, is pond cut or from the
Great Salt lake by the railroad en-
bankment At times Of high water in
the lake this reservoir fills by percola-
ton through the embankment, but dur
ing the summer this water is concen-
trated to brine by evaporation The
deep pink color OF the brine Is a phe-
nomenon that appears In salt ponds
generally when certain concentration
is reached. In the salt ponds Of San
Francisco bay this color is due to
certain bacillus which lives In satu-
rated brines and also in the heaps of
salt as 1t Is piled for drainage and
shipment. Prohibidve to life as such
an environment might be considered.
strong natural brines are. in fact. in
habited by a number Of minute organ.
isms, animals as well as plants. The
pink color disappears in winter or
when fresh water Is introduced into
the pond-United States Geological
Survey.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
Human Sacrifices.

In battle the Aztecs strove to save
life so that they could use their pris
oners as human sacrifices to the gods
They had the art Of ambush reduced to
such a science that 1t was nothing un
usual for them to bring home 25.0OO
prisoners after a campaign. Their bat
ties were not fought for the sake Of
any principle. nor yet to gain territory
They fought in order to capture prison
ers, and the hot headed young soldiers
were given wooden swords, for fear
they might in the heat Of battle unwit
tingly slay foe. A dead enemy was
already dead. and hence Of no value
for sacrificial purposes. Were the AZ
tees humans? Well. not SO that you
could notice. But their destruction Of
prisoners on the affairs Of their beauti.
full temples was done in the name OF
religion and hence not reprehensible.--
st. Louis Globe Democrat
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03

Seize your opportunity" was the nd
vice Of Pittacus. one of the seven wise
men Of Greece. To grasp the swiftly
moving moment Is the repeated injunc-
ton Of the Bible. Teach me TO num-
Der my days" said Moses. Make me
to know mine end and the number Of
my days" said David, and Job. who
had a peculiarly sane grasp on the
things that make for success In all de
partments Of life, Is conscious that the
days fly through his hands "swifter
than the weaver's shuttle"
Lord Chesterfield said that the Duke
Of Newcastle lost an hour in the morn
ing and spent the rest of the day look
ing for It. Benjamin Constants cry Of
regret should be a warning to US who
do not regard the systematizing OF our
days task: How l lose my timel
What an unarrangeable life mine isr'
The uncertainty Of life as well as its
swift passage should incite US to live
to the top Of our ability today. We
say, Some day | hope to get time to
read" Some day 1 hope to get time to
attend to cultivating religious habits"
But some day" is today or probably
neyer.-Christian Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
Disinfect Your Pets.

Many children and adults acquire
skin diseases from the household pets.
Such diseases as ringworm and bar.
ber's itch are transmitted by the cats
and dogs. An epidemic may be start
ed by germs being carried into the
home. Every member of the household
may develop disease acquired from
carelessly petting a stray cat or dog
on the street. Dogs are fond OF filth.
They delight In groveling in heaps of
manure or refuse of any kind and for
this reason should be regarded with
suspicion.
The stray pets should be treated to
an antiseptic bath before being fon-
died. Your own pet dog after a run
out Of doors should have disinfectant
bath before II is again permitted to
sleep on the lounge or sit upon your
lap.-Philadelphia Record.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03

Inquiry has 1t that the absolute and
infaIlible test OF field glass by the
purchaser is to see what size letters
can be read across the street from the
opticians shop.
1t isn't The real test is to climb up
a long and bushy bill until the breath
comes a hundred to the minute then
snatch for the glass. reposing in a
shirt pocket. to see whether the buck
is the one yOu want before you fire.
If 1t won't go in your shirt pocket 1t
is not the glass you want; others are
made that will II 1t shakes III your
agitated hands II is not the glass you
want You cannot see enough more
with high power glass to pay for
the times when 1t is unusable because
you cannot hold 1t steady Outing
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
In an Anel.n. Korean Coffin.

Workmen engaged In repairing the
ruins Of the old Shiragi dynasty tombs
in Korea, while employed in a nine
story tower, discovered a stone coffin
about two square feet in the third
story Of the tower. In the coffin were
a jeweled ornament, a gold bell, sil-
yer bell, some old coins, a gold vase,
stone gourd, some comma shaped
jewels and several other rare articles,
all relics of ancient times, dating back
1900 years,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03

A common superstition that the an
clients possessed the art of making
lamps which would burn forever for a
long time obtained, and It was claimed
that one such lamp was discovered in
the tomb OF Rosicrucius. Science, how
ever, has long set this. together with
other superstitions. forever at rest.
since 1t has been demonstrated that
fire will not burn In chamber from
which the air has been exhausted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
A Literary Coincidence.

my father. w. Clark RUSSELL" said
Herbert Russell In telling OF literary
coincidence. had finished maturing
the plot of his novel, The Death Ship
which is a version Of the legend of
Vanderdecken. | was his amanuensis
at the time. He said to me, 'Tomor
row we Will begin the story, On the
following morning when entered his
study to take his dictation of the open
ing lines he showed me letter he had
just received. II was from W. S. GIL
bert, the well known dramatist, asking
him why he did not write novel about
the Flying Dutchman."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03

IF l had my way" said the positive
woman, "I'd make every unmarried
man pay a special tax"
what would be the use?" rejoined
Miss Cayenne. ANY man who can
successfully dodge matrimony would
surely succeed in lodging his taxes"
washington Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
Clear Air,

The air is so clear Mt Arequipa. Peru.
that from the observatory at that place
$3.50 feet above the sea black spot
one inch In diameter placed on white
disk has been seen on Mount Charcbs
nj, distance OF eleven miles. through
a thirteen inch telescope.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
overworkina III. supsr.tition.

Henry" said the superstitious host.
ess to her husband, you simply must
find another guest"
whats the trouble nowT he asked.
"There are thirty of us to sit down"
Il know, but there were forty-three
invited and exactly thirteen didn't
come. Boston Transcript.