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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-13
MISSIONARY PAGEANT SUCCESS

The missionary pageant given Sun
day evening by the Missionary society
of the Christian church was all that
could be expected. The six episodes
given were different in nature, yet it
was clear to be seen that all gave
unity to the main theme, "The Call
of Christ to Me-"
The first episode portrayed life on
the western frontier. Condit ions
proving the need of missionaries in
some sections of the West were well
brought out. Showing further the
possibility for work in the home mis-
sion field, simple home was pictured
in the Tennessee mountains.
Episode No. brought before us
vision of life in India and the need of
workers there. The able work of Mr..
and Mrs. c. E. Davis, at Kulpahar,
India, was illustrated.
One of the striking scenes of the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-13
WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
AND THRIFT STAMPS

Thrift Stamps, selling for twenty
five cents each, and the War Savings
Certificates, which are five dollars
each. These stamps and certificates
draw interest and the investor is as
sured of their being paid, as they are
obligations of the U. S. government.
Come in and let us explain this sys-
tenn of saving to you. Your subscrip-
ton to this issue will help the govern
ment meet its immediate expenses
and speed up the war preparations.
Make your dollars count and help
to win the war
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Liberal. Kansas
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-13
BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday school, 9:45; morning wor-
ship, II 100, subject, "a State Worse
Than the Sinner; Young Peoples
meeting, $50; evening worship, 1880,
subject, "The objectionable Sim.
Immediately at the close of the
evening services the ordinance of
baptism will be observed.
If you have no church home, we
cordially invite you to come and wor-
ship with us. PAUL ]. GATES,
Pastor.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-13
On Christmas Eve.

Oh, little babe. oh, gentle babe.
That In a manger lies.
A-listening to the choral sweet
Which floats a-down the skies,
We, through the year, who only hear
The worlds harsh laundering.
Listen that we, dear babe. with thee
May hear the angels sing.
Oh, little babe. oh, gentle babe.
Who lookest toward the star
And seest when they bear their gifts.
Those wise men from afar,
From wandering wide back to thy sidA
Weary and worn, we flee;
But hearts that bleed and hands that need
Are all we have for thee.
Oh, little babe, oh, gentle babe,
Our hearts were hard and, cold;
The star we loved, the star of fame,
The song the song of gold.
At the hangers side this Christmas To-
We listen and We long
To see that star shine from afar
And hear the angels song.
Richard F. soutee.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-13
GRADED SCHOOL NEWS

Ruth Cure
Lepha Hibbs' brother, from Fort
Funston, is visiting in Liberal for a
few days.
The class colors and flower were
decided on, Tuesday afternoon.
Martha Carr has the mumps.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
"To Civ. Him En-, Sack"

10 give MIN tho y0Ack.I5a ~
Two noblemen in the reign OF Maxi
milan II.--1564- 1866 -one German,
the other a Spaniard, who had each
rendered great service to the emperor,
asked the hand Of his daughter. in mar
rage. Macmillan said that as he es-
teemed them both alike 1t was impos-
sible to choose between them and
therefore their own prowess must de-
eide it; but, being unwilling to risk the
loss Of either by engaging them in
deadly combat, he ordered large sack
to be brought and declared that. he who
should put his rival into it should have
his fair Helena. And this whimsical
combat was actually performed in the
presence of the imperial court and
lasted an hour. \ THE unhappy Spanish
nobleman was first overcome, and the
German succeeded In, enveloping him
in the sack, putting him upon his back
and laying him at the emperor's feet.
This comical combat is said to be the
origin of the phrase "Give, him the
sack" so common in the literature Of
counting. 4. .t.......', e.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Arsenic Absorbed by Hair.

New light has been thrown on the
legal side Of arsenic poisoning, says
the Scientific American. 1t has been
found that arsenic compounds are alb
sorbed by the hair Of living persons.
though not: absorbed after. death. In
the hair Of man arsenic has been
known to reach a concentration of one
to five parts in 100000. The deposit
takes place in the. hair after it has
been absorbed BY the abdominal Or
gans, liver and kidneys in particular.
Therefore In cases Of acute, quick
poisoning 4 chemical analysis Of the
hair would show no arsenic, while It
would be found in the liver and kid
neys. On the other hand, If slow ar
senic poisoning were suspected anal
ysis would show arsenic iii the hair,
but not In the liver and kidneys. and
It could safely be- assumed that the
poisoning was not recent. The legal
value Of such evidence Is apparent.
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..,,..,.sx..a.a1uau. fnhAoaR,.


1t is c,iriouS how little selfishness is
understood. It IS generally assumed
to be an intense regard for oneself,
when in reality IT IS q supreme disre-
gard. ,5.Ss. -
! -Unselfishness. on the other hand, Is
a higher regard for oneself.
Selfishness Is only form Of destruc-
ton. 1t IS produced by soul avarice.
What we put into ourselves draws no
interest It is constantly deteriorating
in value. selfishness is an ingrowing
shortsightedness. Selfishness is also a
form Of sincerity. Selfish people de-
ceive nobody. They wear their selfish
ness on, their Sleeves. Their sincerity
about 1t Is something SO apparent as
almost to cause q sense Of admiration
for its genuineness. Life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Squsaky Shoes.

"While conducting research for in
formation ON the origin Of certain fash
ions Of the past" writes Ziln in the Car
toons Magazine, II discovered the rea-
son for the existence Of the squeak in
shoes. The squeak was once deemed
fashionable, and men Of great impor-
lance in the affairs Of the country de-
manded it in their footwear. and cob
blers were paid 2 shillings extra for
putting it in. The squeak boot denoted
the approach Of some one OF impor.
lance, and the way was made clear at
once in the same manner as Il bicy-
cler's shrill whistle warns you to look
to your interests. During the squeaky
period men found 1T difficult to sneak
into the house after u p. m. without
being discovered and disgraced Re-
moving the. shoes before entering the
house is an invention which Followed
the squeaky shoe era, and. while the
former Is now almost absolute, the lat
ter is still Id vogue and as popular as
ever with married men,"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Fixina the Carpet Sweeper.

The revolving brush of the ordinary
carpet sweeper Is driven by the fric-
ton Of the wheels on which the sweep
er runs Against driving wheels on eli
Their END OF the brush axle. To insure
good friction the peripheries of all OF
these wheels are covered with tightly
fitting rubber rings. In time, these
rings wear out, or the rubber becomes
hardened and loses its grip An eff
cient method of repairing sweeper
having imperfect or worn rubber rings
Is to. cover the wheels with common
electricians tape, such as is employed
for covering joints in wire. .The tape
should first besiwOuhdy "a around the
periphery Of tho twheeluntil q covering
nearly equal to- tine thickness Of the
original ring is attained, This should
then be secured In place by passing the
tape around the ring and between the
spokes Of the wheels. The gripping
power OF, the tape is fully equal to that
Of the original rubber rings, and the
sweeper will be good for service until
other parts wear out. .st w.. q
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
RETIREs AT IHIRTY-slx.
Peterson Gets Double Credit For Four.
$50 teen Years Service.

San Juan, Porto Rico.-A record for
early retirement from the United States
army except for disability seems to
have been made by Peder Peterson,
who served as soldier in Porto Rico,
Cuba and the Philippines for fourteen
out Of his total sixteen years service.
He has been retired at the age Of thir-
ty-six, with a soldiers pension Of SGT a
month, being credited with thirty years.
service--twenty-eight for foreign duty,
two for home duty. f.
Peterson benefited by the army regu-
,lations providing for double credit for
foreign service. He retired as SER
geant OF. ordnance and will live in
Washington. He is not married, and
he says that after he enjoys a little
hunting and fishing he will try for
some government position open to an
ex-soldier. IL. q,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
Ho. Gross Bun II History.

The. hot cross bun has. both antiquity
and tradition III its favor. It's history
traces back not only to the time Of
Cecrops and Astarte, but also to the
Jewish passover cakes and the cross
marked wafer, or eucharistic bread
adopted by the early Christians and
mentioned In st. Chrysostom's liturgy.
The substitution Of the cross mark for
the horn mark fon the surface Of the
bun by the Greeks is supposed to have
been done for the purpose Of dividing
more easily the bun into four equal
parts. Similar cross marked buns were
found In the ruins Of, Herculaneum.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
II. Afrlean Marrias. system 4.

:, You cannot fancy how, deeply COM
splicated the African marriage system
Is or how many rami6cations there
may be to 4 "woman's gpalaver."a One
day Mr.. Heminger was sitting in q
hut talking with two members Of his
congregation, wives Of one, husband.
He was talking to them about their
sins, which:were of an obvious charac-
ter. The younger woman had been &C.
cused Of stealing food. Then he turned
to the elder, Wawa, she of the ten
children, five Of them dead and five Of
them cruel. 4 5,r,.% ~
-"Wawa,' he said, "why cannot you
live at peace with this wife Of your
husband? Why are you always quar-
reling n They are notorious scrap
pers) We'll" said Wawa, "she was
bought with one Of my children, and I
cannot forget it"-Jean Kenyon Mac;
kenzie In Atlihtic
i - =
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MeTavi,l,'e cou, !,

A canny Scot owned a wonderful
badger it was reported no dog could
tackle. However, a friend Of his had
dog he proposed to back against the
badger, and match was in due course
made for f1OO, to come on in two
months time.
As the time drew near there were
rumors that all was not right with the
dog, and the Scots friends were max.
ing sure Of victory for him.
Imagine their surprise and disgust
when they heard that McTayish had
accepted ESQ as a compromise In lieu
OF the f1OO. EgS K rs FIJI, lis
you've been done, Mac" said one
of them. ''The dog is SO NANCY and
unfit he could not kill a rat"
"Ah," said McTavish, Il dare say.
dare say, but my badger is dead
London Globe. s 81 Il
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
SOCIAL NOTES.

One of the popular girls in one Of
our largest department stores, resign
ed her position sometime ago, to go to
her home in Nebraska, but with all the
attention paid this young lady while
here by one of Denisons young bust.
ness men, we think she may return to
us--but not as the "Miss' she left
< Miss Hedwig Brodersen entertained
the j. M. club Saturday afternoon at
her home. All members present re-
port a very fine time and excellent re-
freshments.
Miss Anna Schumacher entertained
twenty-fOur members of the Bale
Brodersen firm at dinner on Thursday
evening at the store. After a most
elaborate dinner, space was cleared
ifor dancing, which provided the en-
!tertaininent: for the evening.
Miss Margaret Carey was hostess at
a very lovely dinner on Monday eve
ming. when covers were laid for TWEEN
ty-five. The table was very attractive
in its decoration Of yellow jonquils
and place cards to correspond, this
color scheme being carried out as
nearly as possible during the entire
menu. Games and music furnished
the entertainment for the evening I'M
til g. late hour.
The annual banquet of the Woman's
club will be held on Saturday evening
in the club rooms. This is an annual
affair and great preparations are be-
ing made to have this the usual sue
cess of years before.
II. H.. will meet Thursday with Miss
Irene VanNess as chairman.
Misses ChlOvis Better, Ruth Gnam,
Florence Gnam and Margaret Piersall,
Of Carroll, and Miss Mable Cruzan,
of Des Moines, were very popular and
muchly feted guests while here from
Friday until Sunday evening visiting
ut different homes. Friday night Miss
Fannie Woolston entertained at
slumber party and very unique break
fast on Saturday morning. Cecil
Brunch roses furnished the table dec
orations. Saturday noon Miss Helen
Bcylan was hostess at luncheon, fol-
lowed by skating party in the after
noon. The decorations on this occas.
ion were yellow and white jonquils
and narcissus being the flowers used.
Saturday night Miss Lucille Johnston
entertained these same young ladies
at very delicious four course dinner.
Yellow jonquils and white narcissus
formed the attractive centerpiece for
the table. On Saturday evening Miss
Catherine Lally and Lehman Lally
gave dancing party for the out of
town guests and about fifteen couples
were present. At a late hour dainty
were served, The round
of parties was completed with Sunday
night lunch at the home of Miss Dor
othy Jones.
The senior-junior banquet will be
held at the Hotel Denison on Satur
day evening at $3.50. .t a.
Penelope met with Mrs. Hugo Gebert
Oh Tuesday afternoon when handiwork
Of various sorts and visiting helped to
pass the time quickly. At the close Of
the afternoon most tempting lap sup
per was served. A number OF guests
were present.
Mrs. M. l.. Branch was pleasantly
on Thursday noon, when a
number of her friends dropped in for
a covered dish party. They all brought
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31

aeronautics separate from and indie
pendent Of both the army and navy
departments and presided over by a
member Of the presidents cabinet.
Win our resources and mechanical
genius under the spur Of concentrated
and undivided attention such a depart.
ment may in the near future be more
vital and important to our national
safety and integrity than our navy and
our army combined. '>"-
"One Of the first steps should be an
immediate provision for educating and
training a certain number of the Off
GERS of the naval militia Of each state
as aviators and with them as nucleus
recruiting full aviation section Of the
naval militia in every state. An ap-
preparation Of $1,000, 900 about $4,000
to each state-to be expended under the
direction Of the secretary of the navy
will permit beginning this work at
once" st.. .-.-F.t
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REGULATING sLEDs AND sLEIeHs
Miss Ruby Norman, Secretary at State
Capitol, Des Moines,, Sends An
4, interesting Article.

e ~ D. h
Miss Ruby Norman, who has a posi-
ton as secretary at the Capitol in Des
Moines, has sent her father, Mr.. H. A.
Norman, a copy of q report made, by
the committee in regard to regulating
the tread ard width OF sle1s and
sleighs, which Is rather unique mas.
much as the report is made in verse.
Thinking the report might be of inter-
est to readers of-the Review, Mr.. Nor
nan has FURNISHED it t. As;Is being SIS
follows:
To this committee, so your records
say, "
A bilps-re referred to widen out the
sleigh.
With due deliberation and with
strength OF will, ,
We've sought way to order out the
bill. t'.n
But scenes of other days our memory
throbs,
Of Christmas times and sleigh rides in
OF gray haired mothers and Of yuletide
joys. ~
That seem to take. us back when We
were boys. srl !. r.sf 81
And conscience seems to say, it would
be wrong, I'D
To change custom which has stood
:. so long, 8, ~
That; its a5law, and changing thus pre-
vent, Itt %&
Our youths from having pleasures we
have spent. H.. K. ..a
Should we, these sleds and sleighs
much wider make, .:&s ~. 4 "a,
It would the hearts of lads and lassies
break,
For if the seat too wide would be for
two, ,.as r5 ,fss.s t.@.s1 AZ
How. could your lassie "cuddle. doom
to you?sa. .5 q
You'd miss the thrill that comes with
winter moons, ".
When loves sweet bud into a full rose
blooms, 's':2 :, =
All, such bliss wherein contentment
lies, sStS
Such waters bright and founts Of par
g. adise. Eirs.fi
Nay! nay! wise solons, this we cannot
Is do, tts / tt,s =: -gs4
Our poor hearts fail we pass the buck
to. you. Z. ~ ~,
And thus our lack, Of courage have:
owned, @ q. Z,
We recommend that. this bill be in
definitely postponed. III
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auto T|'Al.X,!ISH0WS
LARGE DECREASE j / A
Allen Wants Change Made in Laws
Requiring New Number Plates to
Be Issued Annually
ARE NOW poDeiNe THE- FEES
Reduction In the Receipts for First
Three Month Period Shows Near
..n i; ly $300,0OO Is Repork. g.. z

q, w. S. Allen, secretary of states IFS
Recommending that the legislature
change the automobile registration
law, so as to return to the system OF
issuing number plates annually;
60 The last assembly enacted a. Flaw
providing for issuing number plates
for a; three year period. e;S9 gfg. 5l..
The secretary of state says there
will be a big loss to the state by the
terms of the new registration law. He
reports that from Nov. !, 1915, to Jan.
26, 1916, the receipts Of the registra-
ton. department were $675,4S4.q
For the period from Nov. l; 1916, to
Jan. &c, 1917, the receipts of the de-
partrnent were $399,060. The reduc-
ton in amount taken in Is '$276, 1923.
while not all of this amount is lost
to the state, a good portion of it never
will be collected" said Mr.. Allen.
"The old automobile law helped to
enforce itself for the reason that a
car owner who, operated with a num-
Der q year old advertised his failure
to reregister. ...-- Il.
"The law provides for sending out
lists of delinquent car owners to local
officials So that the fees may be. col
lected. That list does not go out until.
May. In, the meantime car owners
will be operating their machines with
out paying the fee, and many Of them
never will pay. ~
"All registration fees are due jan
uary LIST, and delinquent April list. But
any car owner who operates his ma
chine on the highway any time with
out paying the 1917 fee is violating
the law. Because the fees do not be-
come delinquent until April: LIST does
not give the aut0ist the privilege Of
running before that time without pay
ing the fee. !. z
"The present law provides too many
ways for, the car owner to defraud the
state." s.~.s e..
Mr.. Allen opposed the adoption Of
the present automobile law two years
ago on the ground that it would re-
suit in big loss Of revenueEsto, the
safe g.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
HIGHLY RESPECTED CITIZEN
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt koerner ce'ebra,
ed Their Golden Wedding on
Friday, January 25th.

SCHLESWIG, Jan. 3O-(Snecial to
the Review)-Mr. and Mrs. Matt Koer-
ner, highly respected citizens of Schles
wig, celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary at their home here on Fri
day. January Goth. No preparations
were made for great celebration, but
friends and neighbors gathered at the
home and made the event one long ia
be remembered by Mr.. and Mrs. Koer4
rer. ~ =.
Members OF the Ladies' Aid society,
of Friedens church, together with,
members Of the church, gathered at
the home where a social hour was en-!
joyed by all The Ladies' Aid society.
presented Mrs. Koerner with beau
tiful gold wreath and the deacons of
the church presented Mr.. koerner with
q handsome gold headed cane. The
choir sang several appropriate songs Z
after which Rev. Wetzeler gave eS
short talk in which he congratulated
Mr.. and Mrs. koerner for having
rounded out fifty years of wedded life.s
Mr.. and Mrs. 'Koerner were BOTH
born in Germany and located in Nor
gan township in Crawford county I'M
1888, later moving to Schleswig. Six
children have been born to them, four
of whom are living. Mrs. Fritz Timnsi
and Mrs. Carl Speck of Denison, ands
Lena and Herman, who reside Withi
their parents in Schleswig. Mr.. Koer-f
ner is now in his I'D year, while his
wife is one year Younger They are
both enjoying good health.
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p. IN.
Milk Puts Out Fire,

Altoona, Pa.-Milk has proved just
as efficacious as water in extinguishins
a fire, even If it is a bit more expen-
sive. The dairy barn Of A. NJ. Was
son, near Tyrone, was struck by light
ming. Mrs. WATSON and her two sons.
Alton and Robert, were In the building
milking. Flames followed the bolt,
and delay would, have doomed the
structure. A dozen gallons of milk, the
result Of the days milking, was at hand.
The milk saved the barn and stock.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
FOR AN AIR militia
Country Needs Thousands Of
Aviators, Says Peary.
SHOULD BE BEGUN AT ONCE

Declares That Air Service Should 30
Under Direction Of Federal Depart
i snent Df Aeronauties, separats From
; and Independent Of Both Army and
Navy Departments. = TT" ,t''" ~
stF>lf,E - 80 ] ids III lG' in
, New York.-Sixteen thirty-five knot
battle cruisers With sixteen incH guns,
sil afr feet manned BY thousands OF
'aeiatofs and universal military training
are what the United States needs to be
properly prepared, Rear Admiral Rob
ert E. Peary told members Of the class
in applied Christianity of the Mount
Morris Baptist church in Fifth avenue,
near One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
street. y '-F5a.1 --.'.'5 r..
N"The construction of the feet" he
said, Should be begun at once and
completed within three years. With
these we need the accessories Of de-
stroyers, submarines and hydroaero-
planes. Z. +. ,1.a.
''The air service should be under the
direction OF a federal department of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
BOY. SUES CITY FOR $4,000.
Lowell Won't Let Munitions Worker
Back to School.

= Lowell, Mass.-Fred Fl. Desmond,
eighteen years old, has brought suit for
$4,000 against this city because the
school board has refused to let him ne.
enter high school after working in a
munition factory Young Desmond left
school to work in a cartridge factory;
but now wants to go back to his stud
les. In its, refusal to let him do SO the
school board said: gear 10 81 3
1T Is for the best interests OF both
the school and the boy that be should
not be allowed to re-enter,"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
DO Not Lose Sleep.

q DR.. Richard @. Cabot, the well
o known physician. says in an arti-
q Gle on health In the American (
9 Magazine: ST u. ,.,g,5. fEs3
o ITO avoid overeating and .alco-
. hol and the tobacco habit Dire !,
q matters Of self control. TO get
. the sleep one needs (Which means
o all that one can possibly soak
o into ones system within TWEEN
. ty four hours) often takes cot1r- I,
o age-the courage to refuse invita-.
o. tons, to invite ridicule. to seem :
. odd or puritanic. l believe that !
e more minor illnesses are due to I
o lack Of sleep than to any other {
o recognizable factor. A person :
Q catches cold. gets lumbago. is (
. constipated or headache ridden !
o because his vitality is below par, I
o his physica! expenditure beyond I
o his physical income. Sleep would (
9 set him square with the world, (
. but to get sleep means sacrificing I
o the evenings fun. This he won't
o do, and so he runs in debt and is 4
= chemically edging toward q
= breakdown" TN 4