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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
Growth OF British Debt.

During the year ending March 81,
next, $S,260,0O0,O00 will be added to
the gross debt of the British govern
ment, according to an estimate by the
London Statist. If this estimate proves
accurate the gross debt will then stand
at $27,530,O0O, O00. OF this sum, how
ever, $7,150,O00,O00 will represent
loans to British allies and dOminions
leaving a net debt Of 900.
At the close of the fiscal year ending
March 81, 1914, the debt totaled 3d.
256,0O0.O00, so that the war will have
added $17,124.O00.0O0 to the net debt
IL hostiiities should continue until
March 81, 1913
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
Jabots to Be Worn.

1t would be bootless to try to pre-
dict the cnt and style of the suits that
will be most in favor in the coming
autumn, but one thing is certain con-
corning street attire, and that is that
the smartly dressed women of the
autumn will wear jabot and collar COM
binations with the tailored suit. Large
mesh fllet lace will be extremely good
and there will be nothing "dinky"
about the smart jabots. Simplicity is
the keynote, and it is q mistake to at
tempt to use up odds and ends Of lace
and embroidery.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

war VIII ever get the truly horrible Impression of war that the people Of
Europe have.
War today seems ito be a distant and foreign Undertaking to most Wash
ingonans. The city u too far away from Europe to ever really reaHze that
our men and boys are going 20 suffer horrible things. They cal never bring
many wounded back here to Washington and they will probably never bring
bodies back. There will never be a funeral cortege across the great bridge
over the Potomac to Arlington, where other dead heroes of the nation are
laid away.
1 have wondered since I have been here if America isn't going to suffer
too much because she is too far away from the front line trenches to EVER
know what her men are actually undergoing.
American women have given their sons, and it seems to be the duty of
the government to take just the best AR Of these American boys. Perhaps
they are doing II, but everyone have talked to has talked only of guns and
troops and Shells and none have said anything of souls Or bodies Or young
lives.
War is not in women's vocabulary. She suffers too much from wr to
be able to face it. But Washington is all war. everyone talks and eatsw val
1t wears terribly o a woman. 1 am heartdck and weary of "a talk and I
a going back tic a little house On the Schuylkil, in the shadow of the bat
hefdds of old, and see If 1 can forget amid the peace Of Valley Forge thu
horrors of the war across the seas.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
Another Extremist.

The business politicians were dis
cussing the uplift.
SLOW does Jones stand politically"
asked one.
"Oh!" exclaimed the other. "He's
impossible !"
How is he impossible?"
"Why the mans a bowling radical ;
he's practically anarchist"
81 heard that he advocated the pub
lie ownership of public utilities, but !
didn't understand that"
"PublicNownership? He's daft about
it. Why, the nan even believes in the
public ownership of legislatures p
Baltimore Sun.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

been receiving al average of n nut a day-nus who are literally crazy
about the war" OF late this average has increased enough to worry the
guardians of the capitol. In the last month about 81 cranks were seized by
the police and emf % "te nut factory" for mental examination. F1ftytOu
we're finally sen to the Government Hospital for the Insane.
"Smce April" said a Washington police officer recently, "every large
city in the country has been getting complaints about men and women who
have been unbalanced by the excitement OF the "a But the situation is
particularly acute in Washington because Washington is the official seat of
val operations in the United States and because the presidents life is n
dangred by some of the fanatics"
When a crank becomes violently convinced that "a is what Sherman
said it vas he Immediately steps o a rain to Westinghouse he can raise
the money. Many of them come great distances to give President Wilson
some inside dope" They insist that their information is strictly confidential
so confidential, in fact that the police let them keep their secrets behind
the oars Of IN observation cell.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18


Copyright. 1911. by W. G. Chapman
1.-THE royal lap of luxury, and fed on
the fat of the land!' Seth Dockrill
would state, with a c]omplacent smack
of the lips, glOating over a fond remi-
niscence.
"Now, husks and homlny ~ he would
add, sOrrOwfully, but instantly would
brighter up and add, with an express
sior of reverence and affection upon
his furrowed face, and Allier'
He designated Allie Bruce, his step
niece, orphaned, poor, abandoned by
friends. like himself. And then old
Seth would expatiate upon the virtues
of this paragon Of all devoted, unselfish
maldens, bravely, Loyalty steering the
frail bark of destiny for both.
This had happened Uncle Seth,
after years Of rowing, had returned to
his native village, according TO the To-
cal paper, ~fabulously rich. When this
hint of OpuleIce was sinmered down
to a practical basis its lei proved
purely prospective. 1t appeared that
Seth had bought a gold mine in Ari-
zona with the earnings and savings of
years. He had come East to secure
financial cooperation in developing it.
He had d few thousand dollars in
liquid funds as a nucleus for future
operations.
There were three families In Benton
to whom he was kin. They had forgot
Een him for years, they had ever re-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

ors as there is this year in the under
wear, as well as in the outside things.
Pink has been popular for some time;
now pale blue is following 1t into IA
vor. A blue crepe de chine combina-
ton was edged about with narrow
bands of yellow fagoted On.
II noticed a number that were fin
ished off with narrow hens, and these
were b~uttonholed over with rather
heavy silk of a contrasting shade. 1t
made me think Of the blankets In my
grandmother's house, for they were
finished off in that same way. I re-
member that I had to do that stitch
when I was little, and I learned to sew
by making patchwork quilts and other
things for my dolls and their belong
ings."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

silent partnership based upon absolute trust and confidence in each other
Clear down through all the years since the two students we're graduated
this partnership has continued, sometimes separated by half the distance
around the earth. Letters we're regular and often.
When Doctor Wilbur was elected president of his old university Leland
Stanford, he called his partner, then away over in England, had MIN
elected % the board of directors. And so they rn the university.
Now Herbert c. Hoover, food administrator of the United States, has
reversed the case and called his old partner to his assistance. Doctor Wilbur
Is to head the food conservation department while Hoover heads the food
control department
Thus continues the friendship never a question when the other calls.
each ready to give up everything to go to the other, with lot a thought II
material gain, for more than 80 years without a strain or friction.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
For a Laundry BAD,

To make a laundry bag take a
square of cretonne as large as the
width Of the cloth, line with a con-
trasting shade of cambria and sew a,
small brass ring to each of the four
orners. The four rings are hung on.
the closet hook, making a bag with
four openings to receive the soiled
linen. To empty just take down a ring
and out the clothes drop.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

own way through school, and incident
ally just about running the school at
the same time, according to reports.
Hoover got himself elected financial
manager Of, all athletics, with a small
salary for his work, and thus added
to his small income.
This was one time when contrasts
did not draw to each other. Neither
man was brilliant or flashy-both had
TO dig for what they got, and neither
had time to go in for the fraternity
crowds. Unconsciously they formed a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
e

"Smith is a remarkable man." said
Brown.
"What is so remarkable about
him?" asked Jones.
"Why, he can sing the whole of
the Star-Spangled Banner from mem
ory," replied Brown.-Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

OF Ile TtaF pIOOIeHIS OF SuUTuIHs VIE
time Washington. The nuts constantly
keep the secret service men and the
metropolitan police worried and on the
jump.
Despite its amusing features, the
problem Is grimly serious, Cor in it al.
ways turks the potential peril to the
president. Garfield and Mckinley were
murdered by cranks.
Since the United States entered
the great war, the p~sychopathic ward
of the Washington ASYLUM hospital has
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
Prospects Good.

Creditor--I shall call upon you ev-
cry week until this bill is paid?
Hardleigh-Then there, seems 20 be
every probability of our acquaintance
ripening into friendship.-Puck.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

and chalk, which are the principal va
r%ieties, have advanced from 100 to 400
per cent. An aggressive trimming
manufacturer has recently placed on
the market an array of wooden beads
in various sizes and colorings, and
these promise now to have quite a
vogue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
SCREEN FROM cLOTHEsHoRSE
Pretty Addition to Any Room
Q Where II May Be Placed.

1t is not difficult to drape an ordi-
nary small clotheshorse, and in that
way make a very pretty and inexpen-
sive little screen.
The one shown in the sketch is pre-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
Presence of Cranks Worries Capital Officials

DIG men and big offices the world over are pestered by cranks. 1t is in the
ID allure If things. Washington has known this before. But the present
situation surpasses ANYTHING vet known. The flood Of cranks Constitutes one
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

war work, writes a well-known news
paper correspondent.
Perhaps it is too womanly, but it
does seem to me that war is grave and
serious business. ANo N in Washing
ton seems to think that way They
take it as a matter of course.
"Wait until the first casualty list
comes in," an officer told me. He
seemed to think that would wake the
city up to the horrors of war, but l am
beginning to doubt whether these men
and women who are carrying on the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
Friendship Of Early Manhood Remains Unbroken

NAY back in the ninetes Ray Lyman Wilbur was a dignifed senior in Lee
w land Stanford university, at the same time that Herbert c. Hoover, then
a big. gaMkx mining student was q Junior: Both students yer earning then
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
War Does Not Seem to Worry Washington People

LUAsHINGTON-we may be at war, but it really doesn't seem to be serious
serious thoughts about war. and about everybody is engaged in sort of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18
lust an Incident Common in All Large Cities

THERE we're half a dozen ragged and very poOrlookng little children on
j the sidewalk just in front o. the exit Of a open-air motion picture place.
They had a fine chance to see free Of all charge the wonders OF a movie drama
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

nUVertlSed lar unu WIue, as pTUuuCtu
by a miIion-dollar corporation, with
billion-dollar stars and t~rilliOn-dollar
scenic effects. As a thriller 1t was
the ultimate of all ultlmates, and the
little ragged boys and girls stood there
g~loriously enthralled, yet they were
getting their movie thrills in scraps,
just as they get their clothes, their
food, their everything in life.
Then along came Rough Circum-
stance in the form of B%luecoat No. -.
He isn't what would be termed a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-18

neatlooking policeman, IS his blouse "a open and ne was chewing gum.
But he O N the job. He saw the little ragged children, ana, after threat
ia "ru 'm all in" he famed at M o. them with hiss stick, kicked at
another and drove them of, as they will be driven on by everyone PROBABLY
until the end of time Like that dear little oor 20 ID ne DcAens DooA'
someone will always be asking them % 10Y on.
After having performed this duty, Bluecoat No. stood at the open
exit himself and was Joined later by three chauheurs I'M ro hrge men a
had nothing els to do. They took the places of the ragged children. e
minute latert the chauneurs had gone and the loafers Also bfuecoat "a
there all right, only he val eating peanuts and had gone inside the place
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
The Unpatriotic.

We take this little sentence from
Pierre de Coulevain's The Heart of
Love-" What constitutes the worth OF
4 country is the worth Of each men,
Der OF it,
That is great truth. In the light Of
it only a worthy citizen is patriot
The questions are: WHO is the worthy
citizen? What are his qualities? What
sort Of life does he lead? When these
questions are pressed with respect to
very many people 1t will be found that
there are many persons who are real
enemies Of the country rather than its
patriots. Every CRATER. every delna-
gogue. every spells politician. every
drunkard. every gambler. every pro-
fame swearer. every liar. backbiter and
every man who beats and curses his
wife Is an enemy Of the country. and
as long rs they last the republic will
be all experiment and problem. One
must be a worthy man to lie Il friend
Of his country.-Ohio State Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
How PLAYING Cards Arc Made.

Did you know that ordinary playing
cards are made of three or four sheets
of paper pasted together? In making
them the sheet on which is printed the
back OF the card Is laid down on a ia.
bic and the white side brushed with
paste. A sheet Of cartridge paper is
laid on this and covered with paste
Perhaps a second sheet of cartridge
paper is added. Finally the sheet
which is to form the face of the card
is placed on top.
When the workman has great stack
Of these pasted sheets he puts them in
strong press and squrezes out all the
water from the paste. Then they are
separated and dried. which makes them
rough and wrinkled. SO that they have
to be irOned between steel rollers ami
pressed between smooth sheets of zine
in another press. After this they are
brushed with mixture of white lead
water and glue. When this is dry they
are rubbed with flannel dipped IN soap
stone and polished with Il brush to give
them smooth, bright tnish.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

The WOmans Foreign Missionary
Society met last Wednesday with
Mrs. George Boslaugh. Mrs. Albert
Weiss presided with the lesson study
Officers for the new years were cl
cctcd as follows:
President Mrs. Z. w. Pierce.
Vicc-prcsidcnt-Mrs NJ. A. Penney.
Rec. Secretary--Mrs. VIM. Strahan.
Cor. Secrctary-Mrs. X. c. Hawlcy.
Treasurcr-Mrs. Howard Cole.
supt. Of Young Psep p Mrs, Wool ' % u
Supt. of Kings lIcralds II.
c. Hawley.
Supt, of Little Light Bcarors-Mrs.
J. l.. Boyd.
Mite Box Secretary--Mrs. l.. Bond.
Literature Sccrctary-Mrs.L l.. Mar
shall.
Tithing Secrctary-Mrs. F. Ranni-
ger. e.
Extension Department Secretary
Mrs. f. c. Chamb"rlin.
Publicity. Sccrctary-Mrs. G. l.
Vcss.
The treasurer reported s6.25. total
money sent from all the different or
CARNATIONS Of the local w. r. M. $.
At the close Of the meeting. the hos
tess served refreshing dainties.
Queen Esther Circle will resume
it's regular work beginning September
IL. with meeting at the home of Mrs.
G. l.. VOSs. Refreshments will be
served and the regular fee charged.
The young ladies arc hoping there
will be large attendance.
The Kings Hcralds met with Cliff
ford Rannigcr last Monday after
school. Mite boxes were opened.
which contained $3.50. Mario Haw-
ley was reelected president, Rather
inc Woolston vicc-president. Beryl
Faul secretary. and Marie Rath treas
urer. After adjournment, MIS-. Ran
niger served refreshments.
Misses Ruth and Clara Weiss en-
tertained the Standard Bearers last
Wednesday evening. Officers as fol-
lows were elected:
Observation-Disclosures Cavett.
Vive.President-Emm Brogden.
Cor. Secretary-Lillian Scott.
Treasurer-Alicc Swanson.
Mite.Box Sccretary-Dirdie Metcalf.
The hostesscs served nice refresh
ments before adjourning for the eve
ming.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

The prayer meeting on Thursday
evening at 1880.
Sunday morning services at 1890.
Sunday school at II O'Clock.
In the evening d unique program
will be carried out. beginning at 7:30.
The older juniors will graduate into
the senior &. Y. p. U. Rev. Shoe
maker, State Evangelist, will give the
graduating address.
Do not forget the mass meeting i'll
the interest of the y. M. C. A. army
work to be held at the opera house
Friday evening. The Y. NJ. c. A.
is doing a great work for our soldier
boys in the cantOnments and camps.
All interested in the best things for
our soldiers should be at this meet
ing.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
FOR SALE

ONE OF THE BEST 200 ACRE
farms in Green county. Good i'm
provements, all tiled and in a high
state Of cultivation. Lays fine, no
rock, gravel. or gullies, flowing we'll
near house. Price $195 per acre.
ALSO 200 ACRE STOCK FARM,
100 acres fine laying fin cultiva-
ton, balance timber with about 40
acres cut off and in pasture. Improve
ments poor, but soil the very best. A
chance to mako some money at the
price, $135.
A NUMBER OF OTHER FARMS
in the best corn belt of Iowa. If you
want to make change or are tired
of renting, call on or address, j. o.
Miller, Box 1872, Coon Rapids, Iowa. 4
33-tf
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CARD OF THANKS.
CARD oF..THANKS. :.

We wish TO express our thanks to-
the many good neighbors and friends
who so kindly assisted us in the, hours
Of deep sorrow for the loss of our. be-
loved Ruby; also for the many beau.
tiful flowers that helped to brighten
the sad way.
Earl A. Law.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Mullenger
and Family.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
Tho True and the False,

by a young clerk how he could distin-
guish the counterfeit bills from the
good said, Get familiar with the good
bills and you will recognize the bad
bills at sight.' Here is vast volume
of general wisdom summed up in q
single sentence.-Christian Herald.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
Writing Backward.

Tho Chinese and Japanese write in
columns up and down. beginning at
the top Of the right side Of the page
and going toward the left
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

Mrs. w. p. Hover arrived in Dent
son yesterday from Sheldon, where
she has been for some time owing to
the illness Of her father. She was ac-
companicd home by her daughter.
Mrs. Robert Weakley, Of Chicago. who
before her marriage six weeks ago
was Miss Harriott Hover Mrs.
Weakley expects to leave for her
home in Chicago Thursday evening.
and will be accompanied by her Sis
tors, Misses Maudc and Ethel Hover.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
FARM LANDS FOR SALE
IONA

leo ACRES IN BUTLER COUNTY,
we'll improved. good grove, small or
chard best of soil; for quick sale,
$l55 per acre; easy terms at S per
cent. F.. L. Bowman, Greene, Iowa.
37-3t*
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

"Sometimes it seems" says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. that it is
going to be as difficult for rich man
to get in on the payment Of war taxes
as it was for his biblical predecessors
to enter the kingdom of heaven" Esa
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
CARD OF THANKS.

We extend our thanks to the many
kind and helping friends who so ably
assisted in the sickness and death Of
our dear aged mother, Mrs. El!Zabeth
Johnston, and also for the MOVERS
brought to brighten the sad hours
Her Children.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

Sin may be clasped so close we can
not SEQ Its face.-Trench.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

HOUSE CLEANING AND ODD
jobs done during spare hours. VIM.
Short. Phone a., Denison. 3-tf
37.tf
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Johnston. of
Kiron, visited at the l.. p. Sievcrs
home Monday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

NANTED--A COMPETENT GIRL
for housework Inquire at this
office o1-tf
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

Tie true man hates no One.-Napo'
Icon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
WANTED

w A N T E DIG r. l. TO ASSIST
with general Homework. Phone or
write Will w. Clark, Dow City, la.
r. +. d. No. 2. 3l-3t.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

WANTED-DINING ROOM GIRL.
Good wages. Thos. Nielsen, Hotel
Denisun, Stiff.
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FOR RENT
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-LARGE SIZED IRON
bed and springs 2-3 size iron bed and
springs also cook stove. Cheap for
cash. VIM. Short, phone 41, Denison.
37-tf.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

LOST-Cameo pin on the street or in
store at Denison, September Sth.
Finder please leave at Review oti-
ce and receive reward. 31-lt
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

FOR SALE ONE BLACK TEAM.
Iru,,irc of r.. T.. Pearson. 36-2t
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12

FINE BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE
in the Cassaday addition in North
nenS0n. close to paved street and
sidewalk Inquire OF Blicsman Land
Co. 36-3t