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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13

modern hypnotic suggestion was dis
covered by Liebault of Nancy,
France. After several years of prac-
teal experience, in 1865 he wrote his
first book on the subject. 1t was
shelved and he was pronounced err
ratio. Hypnotism remained a curl
osity and Liebault's book was not re-
produced till six years after Charcot,
in 1878, began his studies in hypno-
tism. In 1884 Bernheim wrote his
book on suggestion, and this createH
a demand for Liebaults book, whichy
then gave him lasting reputation.
He was Bernheim's teacher The word
hypnotism is generally and large
ly misunderstood and misused. For
example, if a person seems to be
wholly influenced by another, it is
commonly said that he has been
hypnotized. This is great error.
The word hypnotism means putting a
person to sleep and nothing else. If
an individual seems to be subject to
another in the waking state, it
should be said that he is unduly in
fluenced. He is not hypnotized.
That would mean that he was asleep.
The means by which hypnotism is
used is suggestion. "A person may be
influenced by suggestion in the wax
ing state, for suggestion is a great
force in daily life. AS connected
with hypnotism, however, suggestion
is the expression of an idea or COM
bination of ideas, which becomes i'm
pressed upon the mind of the somno-
lent subject to whom it is addressed.
Conscious or unconscious results are
sure to follow. This explanation
sums up the meaning, use and results
Of suggestion as applied to hypnotism
and the hypnotic state. If subject
be awake he can, according to the
strength Of his will and desire, con-
troll to greater or lesser degree the
effect of. suggestion which he has
received. Many believe that hypno1
tism is attended by danger, that th3
patient once hypnotized is thereafterN
under control Of the operator, even
at distance; that the will is weak
ened, etc. This is all mistake. No
person can be hypnotized unless he
is willing"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
MAINE DEFEATS
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

According to the papers, Maine
will not have women's suffrage. In a
special election throughout the state
whelmingly defeated. The vote
Monday, women's suffrage was over
shows that the anti-suffragists won
a 2 to victory.
Interest in the contest was keen.
Women and men turnout the day
rode in autos and other rigs to bring
out heavy vote. The day was ideal.
Over two thirds of the vote usually
cast at gubernatorial election was
polled--a cerod for a special election
in the state.
The estimated vote will give the
suffragists about $4,000 against 55,-
600 for their opponents.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
The Undergraduate Speaks.

I find that there is a cause for the
lack of individuality in undergraduate
themes, cause other than the mere
absence Of ideas In undergraduates. 1t
may be traced even to the doors Of
classrooms and to the chairs of col
lege professors. For, in college, litera-
ture is not thing Of the spirit but of
the mind, and you will encounter above
the door of the English department
the scholars first and last command
ment, Beware Of your emotions"
There is no escape for those who en-
ter, SO have done with your Adde'S
cence, which has given you to under
stand beauty and freshness Of phrase.
You are face to face now with form,
with technique, and with the history of
Observation-Disclosures.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13

And now since we have had the
streets in such bad condition for
several months and know Of the in
convenience suffered, that the sew
age system work is finished, the
telephone underground work is about
completed, and therefore little need
for further ditching, why should
there not be an effort made to grade
the streets and avenues? We have
Investigated the situation and have
failed to find Citizen who could
make any complaint against the work
on street Improvement.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13

There are now twenty-three "dry"
states in the Union; in the November
election last year four states voted
for prohibition. The "dry" states are
Maine, Kansas North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Virginia, West Virginia,
Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Ari-
iona, Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Ida
no, South Carolina, Michigan, Ne
bra, Montana, South Dakota, Okla
homa, North Dakota, Georgia and
Mississippi.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13

It's up to you'll Your guess is just
as important as any other that has
been given in regard to when the war
will end. There are many theories
advanced, much expression from
those who have read yards and yards
Of reports on the war, but no one has
any authority or potent force, or log
ical reason for setting date for the
end to come. Therefore it is a con-
dition on which there may be guess
and your guess is as good as any.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
One pax.s Picture.

Each day frames Its picture; work,
play, laughter, ennui, hoping, forget
ting, wasting and conserving. Each
day has Its shifting point Of sight, its
interesting study in the angles Of per-
spective, its high lights and low tones.
And then tomorrow comes and yester-
day is-painted out, but the experience
and study Of yesterday count in the
work Of today. The artist is more Of
an artist. The result is always mental
and spiritual and never material
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13

Through the courtesy of the Dem
ocrat The Boy Scouts will each week
contribute, in this column, some news
of intrest to the boys. The Scout will
be edited by the boys. We know the
boys will be interested in it and you
will be too.
A bugle, drum, flies, flags have
been ordered for the troop. The boys
will have parade when some more
uniforms arrive.
A boy scout believes in prepared
ness. He realizes that for a boy
there is no better preparedness camp
than school. Let's go to school with
the idea that we must prepare our
: selves to take the places of the young
men that will not come back from
France. The real boy scout will get
the most he can from school, the Sun
day school, the church and the lib
rary. He should let each make its
contribution that he may be as fit
as possible for life's work.
Herbert Hoover has asked the Boy
Scouts to clean up their plate. If the
quarter million boy Ccouts would
each save an ounce of food day il
would feed the three regiments of
. the Kansas Nation Guard
Clay Miller has returned to take
up his work at school. Clay spent the
summer on his fathers farm south
of Hooker.
Edgar Bush returned last weel
from short visit at Burlingame anG
Topeka
Foot Ball practice began Wendnes
day evening. We would like to mattel
games with other boy teams.
Scouts wanting to take Tenderfoot
Examination report to Scoutmastel
next Monday evening at 4:15.
NOTICE:-All scouts report fol-
duty Friday evening at 5 o'clock, a
the Postoffice. Provide yourself
with blanket and one days rations
Get supper at home before report
ing.
There are some men in this tow1
that the scouts are very grateful tt
for the way they have backed ant
aided US in our various schemes. W,
will not mention their names, but W,
have not forgotten them. We wisl
you men were little younger ant
not SO busy you would make dand,
scouts.
Who's going to be ready to tax,
the Second Glass Test by the 1st o.
October?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
How to Lead an unruIy Horse.

I will describe plan / have found
to be excellent for leading unruly
horses, says writer in Farm and Fire
side. Tie ring In halter Of horse to
be led. Then take half-inch rope
about 20 feet long, and having tied one
end Of the rope to the halter, run the
other around rear axle, then back
through the ring in halter, and then
to the wagon seat or to anyone in the
wagon.
With this you can draw the horse
in or let him out without danger Of
upsetting the rig. In an emergency
you can let 60 Of the rope and free
the animal entirely.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance providing for the en-
largement, extension, improvement
and repairing of the system of water
works of the City of Liberal, Kansas,
and providing for the issuance of
Improvement bonds of said city for
the payment of the cost and expense
thereof.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Liberal,
Kansas:
Section /. That the present system
of water works of the city of Lib
eral be extended, enlarged, repaired
and improved according to the plans
and specifications approved by the
Public Utilities Commission on July
20, 1917, which are now on file in
the office of the City Clerk of said
city; said improvements to consist
generally of one well and pump, one
concrete surface reservoir, one CEN
trifugal pump for fire service, and
the extension and repairing Of the
distributing system.
Section 2. To pay the cost and
expense of the Improvements speci-
fled in section 1, the bonds of said
City of Liberal shall be issued in the
total amount of $26,500. The bonds
shall be dated October l, 1917, shall
bear interest at the rate of five per
cent per annum payable semi-annuals
" on the first days of January and
July, with the exception that the
first interest paying date shall be
January l, 1919. Said interest shall
be evidenced by coupons bearing the
autographed signatures Of the Mayor
and City Clerk. The principal and
interest of said bonds shall be pay
able at the Fiscal Agency of the
State of Kansas, at Topeka, Kansas !;
said bonds shall be in denomination
of five hundred dollars each, shall
not be issued or sold at less than par,
shall not exceed in amount the actual
cost of such improvement, shall be
signed by the Mayor and attested by
the City Clerk under the seal of the
city, and each bond shall contain a
recital that it is issued under the
provisions of Chapter 124 of the SEES
sion Laws of 1918 of the state Of
Kansas. Said bonds shall be number
ed and mature as follows:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
First published September 10, 1910
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

In the District Court of Seward
County, Kansas.
Frances Morgan, Plaintiff,
VS..
Charles c. Morgan, Defendant.
Said defendant, Charles c. Nor
gan, will take notice that he has been
sued in the District Court of Seward
county, Kansas, by the said plaintiff,
Frances Morgan, and must answer
the petition filed therein by said
plaintiff, on or before the 25th day
of October, 1917,, or said petition will
be taken as true and judgment for
plaintiff in said action for divorce
will be rendered accordingly.
j. W. CAMPBELL, Il
Attorney for Plaintiff.
(SEAL)
Attest: Chas. M. Tucker, Clerk of the
District Court.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
II Worked roo We'll.

Eyes, you see she told him her fn-
ther had lost all his money, just to test
his love for her."
sand them"
swell, she viii know better next
time"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
That AaaressIve Erankness.

"Bliggins prides himself ON being
absolutely candid"
"But he isn't he never takes pleas
ure in telling the truth unless It Is
something disngreeable."
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
The Authority.

~Tell me, my man, do you exercise
your marital prerogative and domi-
pate your wifef"
Better ask her, sir. She's the
boss"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that pur-
suant to resolution passed by the
Mayor and Council of the City of
Liberal, Kansas, on March 20, 1917,
and in compliance with an order
made by the Public Utilities Commits
sion Of the State of Kansas, dated
July 20, 1917, and in accordance
with Chapter 124 of the Session Laws
of the State of Kansas, 1918, the
Mayor and Council Of the said City
of Liberal, will on the 28th day Of
September, 1919 pass and approve
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13

FOR SALE-A Whitman upright
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Published Every Thursday at Liberal,
Seward County, Kansas.

Subscription Price, $3.50 Per Year
Entered as second class matter jan
uary 6, 1911, at the postoffice at
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March 8, 1879.
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Through the courtesy of the Dem
ocrat The Boy Scouts will each week
contribute, in this column, some news
of intrest to the boys, The Scout will
be edited by the boys. We know the
boys will be interested in it and you
will be too.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13

A bugle, drum, flies, flags have
been ordered for the troop. The boys
will have parade when some more
uniforms arrive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
THRIFT AND PATRIOTISM.

In an address at Montreal recently
soliciting subscriptions to Canada's
Victory Loan. Lord Shaughnessy, one
OF the richest of Canada's great men
and one Of the most prominent citi
zens of the Dominion as well, ap
pealed to people of small means fol
assistance in meeting the war debt
To put the matter on a personal basis
he told story of his own experience
reading an apt sermon on thrift which
cannot but appeal to all OF Us ut thi.
time He said:
In the early days. nearly fifty
years ago. when my salary was
modest one. but in excess of that
received by most of the young
fellows with whom l associated,
the portion of the monthly pay
which I felt justified in appro-
priating to my own use disap-
peared regularly and rapidly.
with nothing to show for it. l
conceived the idea of calling on
an acquaintance, the cashier OF
private bank. to ask if he would
loan me 500 at the current rate
of interest. against my notes in
monthly amounts covering the
period Of six or eight months. In
those early days bank cashiers
and managers were more consid
crate and confiding than they are
in these times. and he agreed.
The notes were made and turned
in and 800 in currency was hand
ed to me. which / Immediately
placed to my credit in the savings
department The cashier did not
understand the novel transaction.
and asked the purpose. told
him that those notes would be
personal obligations that / would
meet each month as they became
due. and that at the end of the
period l would have a bank ac-
count OF 500. and so it worked
out. The notes were met without
causing any special inconvenience.
and during the few following
years OF varying fortune that
amount Of 500 never grew less.
Indeed, If there be anyone pres
ent to whom | owe money he may
be gratified to know that l still
have it.
Within a few months America viii
be asked to subscribe to the thirS
Liberty Loan. Bonds drawing in
terest at per cent will be offered
in all probability. and the same op
portunity for time payment will b,
given as in the case of the first two
loans. There is not one of US VIII,
cannot follow the example of Lor,
Shaughnessy. without assistance from
bank cashiers or dependence on thei
personal friendliness
You. who earn moderate salary
can start savings account today
tonight. il you like. for Ottun~va's saw
ings banks are open Saturday eve
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
WAR AIMS.

The fatal weakness in Lord Lans-
downe's program for new set OF war
aims on the part Of the allies is to be
found in the very first provision:
That humiliation Of Germany is
not desired"
1t is evident that Lord Lansdowne.
who apparently is suffering from
sudden attack of cold feet. means the
Germany of the kaiser. There never
has been any threat on the part OF any
nation in the war against Germany to
annihilate the German people. That
was made so eminently clear in Presi-
dent Wilson's utterances that it was
endorsed unequivocally long ago by
the allies. But there never has been
any thought on the part of any Of the
governments in the antiGerman al
lance but that the government typi-
fed and personifed by the kaiser
must be. wiped out.
There can be no thought Of peace
unless one desires to think Of surren-
der at the same time-with the kaiser
and the German autocracy as party
to that peace. That is the very foun-
dalton OF the present war, as far as
the United States is concerned and as
far as the people OF the other nations
at war with Germany are concerned
Society cannot make peace with a
dangerous criminal accept his pro-
testations of reform as sincere and
permit him to remain at large and
armed menace to personal safety.
No more can the society Of the ma.
tons accept the kaiser again on a
level OF equality and good faith. He
has forfeited his right to such consid-
Grafton. The German people. just
now, are committed to his war on
right. His autocracy must be crushed
either from within or from outside
Germany before the world will be
safe place in which to live.
That is the weakness Of Lord I.ans.
downe's pacifist plan. just as it is the
weakness of Senator Lafollette's plan
and those OF all the other pacifists
and semi-pacifists in America and in
TurODe
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
Children's Evening Story

I Pretty soon Uncle Sammy Coz,
sneezed. And when that happened,
Mr. Crow jumped back quicAly. nu.
Uncle Sammy didn't awake-at least.
he didn't open his eyes. So Mr. Grow
tickled his nose again.
Now, old Mr.. Crow was SO amused
that he glanced at Jolly Robin, TO see
II he was watching. And in that in.
slant when Mr.. Grow looked away
Uncle Sammy Coon leaped at him
He caught Mr.. Crow by the tail. too.
The old gentleman set up a great
din. He squawked. Help! help!" at
the top Of his voice and tapped his
broad wings
The struggle was over in moment
BY q great effort Mr.. Crow broke
away, leaving one of his tailfeathers
with Uncle Sammy Coon, and few
into another tree nearby.
Then Jolly Robin laughed as If he
would never stop He thought that II
must be the proper time to laugh, be-
cause Mr.. Crow had said he was going
to play joke on Uncle Sammy.
Mr.. Crow. however. seemed to
think differently about the matter.
DO keep quiet!' he cried. there's
nothing to laugh at, SO far as can
see"
But you said You were going to
play joke on Uncle Sammy Coon.
didn't your Jolly inquired
Yes" Mr.. Grow replied. "But
it's no joke to lose tail-feather. And
II wouldn't think Of laughing at what
just happened. - Besides" he
continued. your laughter is alto
sether wrong. What you must Try 10
do is to laugh very sadly In fact"
he added, II wouldn't mind II you shed
few tears, because I feel quite up
set over this unfortunate accident"
Well, Jolly Robin saw At once that
it was impossible for him to please
Mr. Grow.
MY laughter" he said, "is always
merry. couldn't laugh sadly. no
matter how hard might Try. And o.
for shedding tears, couldn't weep
for you even if you lost all your tsa-
feathers, Mr.. Crow
Then you may leave at ooce!s Mr.
Crow cried. just as if Farmer Greens
pasture belonged to him.
Yes" Jolly Robin answered Il
may-and then again, may not!~
And since he stayed right there,
and laughed, old Mr.. Grow, himseH.
few away. II was long while, too,
before he could bear to hear people
laugh. For he thought they must be
laughing at him. because he had lost
a tail-feather.
And perhaps that was what amused
Jolly Robin, though never thought Of
that before
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
COURIER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1917

and the church had been counted
strongly pro-German, and the clergy
man took some of his parishioners to
task for having failed to buy Liberty
Bonds or to subscribe to funds fol-
the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A. or the
Y. W. c. A.
He preached another loyalty ser
mon yesterday and spent several
hours canvassing the countryside fol
war fund subscriptions.
1t is farthest from our desires to
question the sincerity OF his CONVEX.
sion. Regardless of what he may
have been told by the federal prose
cutor, he is exhibiting an admirable
spirit OF loyalty now. 1t is to be
hoped he will continue and that he
will gain followers.
Active, positive loyalty is the sort
that counts now. No American citi.
zen deserves or should claim credit
for patriotism because he has sue
ceeded in, eluding arrest on charge
of sedition. This is the mistake which
certain socialists are making.
Loyalty is not merely obeying the
laws which prohibit disloyalty II
that were true we would have no
volunteer army, no Liberty Loan, no
Red Cross. no war work by the Y. M.
|C. A. or the Y. w. c. A. If that were
true this would be German territory
today and we would be subjects OF the
kaiser.
Loyalty demands that every man
and woman in America perform
every act of which he or she is capa-
BILE to the end that the nations de-
tense shall be strengthened. Loyalty
is a very positive quantity. 1t is nei-
Their negative nor neutral. Compli-
ance with the law is only its smallest
primary detail; often that is dictated
merely by a selfish desire to escape
punishment
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
AMERICAS PART.

We are indebted to the Patriotic
Education society for the paragraphs
quoted herewith, dealing with one OF
the vital topics which Americans OF
today must understand if there is To
be an America in the future:
What is the morale of the latest
champion TO enter the lists Tor
democracy? in the minds OF a
great many Americans. the opin-
ion prevails that wealth will de-
eide the war Every school boy
in every four corners has been
told that Germany's cause was
lost when she added TO her enc
mics "the richest nation on earth.
AS IL the greatest moral question
OF all ages could be settled by
merely piling up great mountains
of wealth. AS matter OF fact,
while the weight of this country's