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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
Cleaned, pressed and mended,
Thrift stamps nine.)

Cleaned, pressed and mended,
Thrift stamps nine.)
Stay at home and read now,
Stead of playing pool;
Watch where the pennies 60,
Live more by rule.
One Stamp, Tea Store,
Grocer gave me two,
Even dozen "Thrifties,"
Week not through.
Bought me a business suit,
Had to keep front;
Clothier's premium, four stamps,
Pulled off the stunt.
Twelve cents from nowhere,
Thrift card filed; 3Hi
Bought me war stamp; 4
Gosh, How thrilled.
Never thought I'd do it,
Just merry wheeze, Ell?
Saved v in one week ,
Just as easy!
'Steen little thrift stamps,
Every week or two;
Buy me a Liberty Bond
Fore the years through.
(R. H. R. in the Nelson Gazette
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
w. o. W. GAVE, SOCIAL

The w. o. W. gave social affair
Saturday evening at their hall. A
very interesting and pleasing pro-
gram of music and speeches was
given at the close of which the ladies
of the Woodman circle served ice
cream and cake. The entertainment
was free to all and a large crowd was
in attendance. The affair was given
to stimulate interest insthe lodge and
to secure new members for the organ
iZation.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27

Eat vegetables with buckwheat, oats.
cornmeal and other cerals and there
will be no cause to worry that your
diet will be too rich. or course buck
wheat, oats and corn meal are richer
foods than wheat. However, It will
be easy to regulate the diet by cutting
down on the consumption Of fat mesA
and to substitute vegetables 70 regulate
the Diet
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27

Two little thrift stamps
Couldn't seem to gree,
Got another to watch 'em
Then there were three.
Three little thrift stamps
How'll l get more?
Walked stead Of ridin',
Wednesday had four.
Four little thrift stamps
All in a row
Started me to thinking
How to make 'em grow.
Cut one cigar a day,
Miss it? Nix!
Long about Thursday
The count was six.
Had an old razor
Lying on a shelf
Pu it in condition,
Gan to shave myself.
Had my old shoes mended,
Stead Of buying new,
Savings filled the first row
Started number two.
Last winters overcoat
!, Looks mighty fine;
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27

Miss Darline Grinstead celebrated
her 18th birthday anniversary last
evening by inviting several of her
little friends to spend few hours at
her home. After playing few games
and listening to the music Of the
graphonola the young hostess served
punch and cookies which she pre-
pared, which speaks well for Miss
Darline.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27

The Kansas editors son who de-
clined to go on a visit to his grand
mothers, saving he guessed he'd use
the money to buy savings stamps, un-
consciously set an example in thrift
and patriotism that might well be
needed by older people. Aren't you
willing to make little greater sacri-
fee of your pleasures to help your
country win the war?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27

Too much Importance has been
given to Thrift Stamps. They are all
right in their place. But do not
make the mistake Of thinking you
have done your duty when you have
bought Thrift Stamp when you
should have bought a IS W. s. s.
There is no patriotism in trying to
deceive your self and the COVER
ment.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
MRS. HoBBLE ENTERTAINs

Mrs. H. Hobble is hostess this af-
ternoon to a number of her lady
friends at an informal affair, COM
plimentary to Mrs. Walter Ford, of
Memphis, Tennessee, and Miss
Gladys McGregor of Medicine Lodge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
BUY ANOTHER WAR
SAVINGS STAMP

Bought a little thrift Stamp
Pasted on a card.
"There goes quarter
And quarters come hard"
One little thrift stamp =
Lookin lonely blue;
Bought one for comp'ny,
Then there were two.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
MARRIED

Mrs. Anna Walker and George F.
Sharkey were united in marriage,
June 25th, at the McDermott Room
ing house, Judge D. c. Wood per-
forming the ceremony.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27

Toast and fruit are fine for break,
fast; but any other cereal with fruit
will stay the stomach as effectively.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27

w. S. s. will help buy liberty and
justice.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
FARMERS, DO YOU NEED
HELP FOR HARVEST

. HELP FOR HARVEST
. " 90, write to the v. s. Free
= Employment Bureau In one Of
the following towns: Abilene,
. Kan, Dodge City, Kan, Hutch
. inson, Kan, Kansas City, Kan,
Parsons, Kan, Topeka, Kan, or
. Wichita, Kan.
Harvest hands are enrolling
. at all Of these bureaus.
Farmers who apply at once,
. stating their needs, will DO
given first consideration.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
MUCH FLOUR RETURNED.

Residents Of forty one counties in
Kansas from which reports have been
received show that 1884, 500 pounds Of
flour have been returned to channels
Of trade voluntarily by householders
rs result Of the call for a return
Of all but thirty day supply to feed
the Allies. So far II has not been
necessary 10 reQuisition any flour in
Kansas.
jackson county takes the banner
with return of 14S,50o pounds Of
flour. MCPHERSON county returned
131 900 pounds. German communities
in Mcpherson county made especially
good records. Other counties which
have gathered statistics and reported
returns are-
Counties Pounds
Alien ,OUU
Ahuoioou ,UUU
Atchison ..-..................-. ..25, 900
orUWu
The Press., 1918-08-15
HEEL PED RICHEST JAP WOMAN
specuIator, Having Amassed MiIIions, Is a Walking curio in the Streets
 of Kobe.

Madame Suzuki is reported to be the richest woman in Japan. She Is at the head of Suzuki & Co.,. which is re- ported to have coined few hundred million yen since the beginning of the world war.
 Madam Suzuki is the daughter of modest stockbrOker in the city of Osaka, says Adachi KinnOsuke, in Les lies. She married Mir. Suzuki when he was a petty merchant. When he died, however, he left what was con sidered quite fortune in Japan in those days. The present prime min ister of hers, KanekO. was then In charge of the business. KanekO spec ulated and lost the net loss amount ed to a good many thousand yen more than the entire fortune which his late master had left to his widow and chill dren. KanekO actually had his foot on a crOssbar of bridge railing over the Yodo river in Osaka, ready to jump into the cold beyond, as the only fit apology for his terrific blunder. "I can die" said he to himself solemn Iy enough, "and that Is easy enough. But my dying now would not help the widow and her children"
 'Very. we'll" she said. And that Is all she said. She did not ask him how, why, where-nothing. She took her children and went back to he1 home.
 Her premier lives today like a mend icant after amassing not only millions but many hundred millions for her and his one dissipation is his work. He Is walking curiO in the streets O1 Kobe,
The Press., 1918-08-15
ONE CAUSE OF HIS SUCCESS
Letter of Charles Dickens ReVealo Care Which Great Writer Gave
 He Books and Readings.

In a recent sale of Dickens auto graphs in London this letter, written while he was in the United States, ap- pears: '.. -.,.-
 "I should never have made any sue sess in life if had been shy of taking pains, or if I had not bestowed upon the least thing have ever undertaken, exactly the same attention and care that I have bestowed upon the great est. Do everything at your best. It was but last year that I set to and learned every word of my Readings, and from ten years ago till last night have never read to an audience but have watched for an opportunity of striking out or inserting some where. Look at such of my manu- | scripts as are in the library at Gads' and think of the patient hours devoted year after year to single lines. . The weather is very severe here, and the work Is very hard. Dolby (his manager) having been violently pitched into by the mayor of New Haven Ga l town at which am to read next week)
 has gone off boldly this morning with defiant written instructions from me l to inform the said mayor that if he fail 1 to make out his case he (DOlby) has to return all the money taken, and to tell him that I will not set foot in his
 Jurisdiction, whereupon the New Haven people will probably fall upon the
 mayor in his. turn and lead him g
 pleasant life"
The Press., 1918-08-15

Two pounds of sugar a month-hah a hound wee,k-that Is the sugar ra- tiOn the U. $. Food Administration has asked every American to observe until January 1. 1919. In order to make uure there shall be enough for our Army and Navy. for the Allied armies and for the civilians of those nations.
 By New Years the world sugar sit nation will be relieved somewhat by the new crop. Cuban sugar of this years crop will be arriving in this country.
 Every available sugar source will be drawn on by the Food Administration during the next winter months to main tain sufficient stocks here to keep up our national sugar supply. During Oc- tober the first American beet sugar will arrive i'm the markets. By the pitldIe- of November some of our Lou isiana cane crop win be available. All of this sugar and more may be needed to keep this nation supplied on re duced ration and to safeguard the Al lied sugar ration from still further
The Press., 1918-08-15
HOW INDIANA LOST CITIZEN
Escapade That Caused Youth to Turn He Thoughts Toward the "#iId
 and WooIIy" Region.

Harry COOnse, ranchman and real estate expert in the far Northwest, re- turned to Indianapolis from his home near Seattle after an absence of four teen years. It is not widely known, but MT. COOnse, when a boy of 15, started in business as helper on a delivery wagon of L. s. Ayres & Co., started and ended his dry goods career in an unusual and interesting manner.
 Harry, out of his first months wages, had bought rife and box of car tridges. One evening in Park avenue the delivery man went into house with package. leaving Harry on the drivers seat in charge of what was common at that time-a Texas mus tang-well broken, but still worth watching. Instead of holding the lines Harry spent the interim handling a new rifle As often happens, the gun was discharged and the bullet struck the mustang. Harry made one grab for the lines missed, tumbled off the seat and the wagon disappeared down the street, strewing packages in its path. N
 At dawn the next morning the horse and wagon were found In the Pleasant run bottoms, near the place where the furnaces of the Citizens Gas company now stand. Harry had already re- signed.-IndianapO News.
The Press., 1918-08-15
TraMIare Net A Boat.

A Dutch newspaper prints the story of a German U-bOat which was caught in a British trap and lowed into Brit ish port. The story comes from a mem Der of the U-hoat's crew who escaped from England and Is informed in HOl- land.
 eve had sighted some English fish ing boats off the English coast and were maneuvering for attack. when their curious movements led us to sus- pect a trap. so we dived. We pro- ceeded slowly, but presently the screw began to beat irregularly and the com mander could not make out what had happened.
 "After about two hours the water seemed curiOusly still, and the com mander decided to come to the surface. When we emerged we were alongside a quay where stood number of smiling British sailors. We were in British port, lowed in like a dead fish"
The Press., 1918-08-15
PLACE OF DISMAL HISTORY
Roanoke Island Known to Fame Be- cause lt Was Site of Raleigh'n
 lll-Fated Colony.

on A desOlate stretch of sandy beach fin North Carolina lies Roanoke island, the birthplace of Virginia Dare. the first English child born In America
 Sir Walter Raleigh was responsible for Roanoke island being placed on the pages of history. for in 15S5 he sent out a eolOnIzing expedition to America, and fate and the rough winds of the Allan tic cast the ship up on Roanoke is- land. On account of the climate, the lack of food and the ubiquitous In- dian the island was voted as unln- habItable by the colOnlsts, who packed their belongings and took the next ship back tO England and civilization.
 But Raleigh was not discouraged He sent out another colony, which consent ed to stay. and the man In charge of the expedition returned with the glad news. Four years later, when Sir Wal ter Raleigh sent him to report on the progress of the colony, he found on the island no trace of settlers or set clement save the inscription "CrOatan" carved on tree. Sir Walter then gave up the Roanoke island project as hopeless.
 Roanoke island has now been in- hablted for many years, chiefly by fish, ermen and ltfe-saverS. The latter are negroes from the coast guard station at Pea island. which is separated from Roanoke island by the sound. Pea island, the only coast guard station iu this country manned by negroes, Is on a dangerous section of the coast A dsrelict ship east on the beach is suck ed farther into the sands by each tide. The colored guardsmen have established an excellent record in a trying and dangerous statiOn.-Chl' cago Daily News.
The Press., 1918-08-15
The French TrieoIor.

The TricOlOr the French national standard of blue, white and red, di- vided vertically, originated during the first French revolution. In 17S9 the leaf plucked by Camille Desmoulins in the garden of the Palais Royal be- came a rallying sign, and green was to be adopted as the national color; but, remembering that green was the color of the hated Prince d'ArtOis, they rejected it on the following day. They at first chose, instead, blue and red, the colors of the city of Paris and later added the white of royalty, that had been faithfully preserved by the national guard. This new standard was adopted with enthusiasm. A few months after taking of the Bastile Bailly and Lafayette offered to Louis XVI the three -cOlOred cOcard as 8 badge of reconciliation with the king
 Thus the TricOlOr originated as the symbol of the liberty of the French nation, and it continued as such ever when afterward the reconciliation with the king ended with his decapita ton.
The Press., 1918-08-15
When
 Your Liver is out of Order

You know the signs-a neavy head, sick stomach,
 bad taste in the mouth, latent dyspepsia. Pay strict attention to these symptoms and get prompt relief by using Beecham's Pills. A few doses will stimulate the liver, help the stomach, reg ulate the bowels and make a great difference in your general feeling. Nothing will put you on your feet so quickly as a dose or two of
The Press., 1918-08-15
POINT TO BIBLICAL PROPHECY
Huns Claim That Russia's Collapse Was Foretoid In Verse tn the
 Book of Daniel.

Quotations from the Bible and the use of the name of the Deity are fa- vorite methods of the kaiser and his subjects for trying to justify them selves for bringing on the world dis aster. Now they have come forward with a verse from the Book of Daniel to prove that Biblical prophecy has come true in the collapse of the Rus sian fighting forces. The verse is:
 "And for the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desOlate set up, there shall be thousand two hun dred and ninety days"
 The Germans point out that the period of 1,29O days corresponds with the period from August 1, 1914, when war began between Germany and Rus sia, and February H., 1918, when it was announced that TrOtzky had de- elared the war at an end.
The Press., 1918-08-15
Earth Tremors Due to Thunder

A peculiar effect of thunder was re- gently reported to the weather bureau by Douglas F. Manning of Alexandria Bay, N. Y. During the storm. which prevailed in the evening, each rumble of thunder caused windows and doors to rattle, chinaWare to jar, and tre- mOrs in the earth stimulating the shocks of an earthquake. Many per sons thought that an earthquake was in progress The weather bureau states that since musical" notes of very low pitch and great volume are sometimes produced by series of se- Quent or pulsating lightning dis charges, the shaking described was probably due largely to the resonant response of rooms to thunder notes of this character
The Press., 1918-08-15
cunners Making Glorious Record.

The gunners of the armed guards on merchantmen have made a record of which we may be justly proud. The contests of the Silver Shell, which sent down the submarine which attacked it; of the MOreni, on which the men stayed at their guns until the flames fiared up to the top of the smOkestae eks on the burning ship; of the Campana, whose gunners fought for hours until their ammunition was exhausted; of the J. l.. Luckenbach, which, though under a rain of shells, hit nine times and temporarily disabled, fought a submarine for four hours, before aid arrived, and later managed to reach port under her own steam; of the Ar menia, which, though tOrpedOed, was saved through the courage and re sources of its captain, crew and armed guard; of the Navajo, the Mongolia, the PetrOlite and a dozen others are notable enough to be recorded in the naval history of the time.-JOsephus Daniels in America Review of Re views.
The Press., 1918-08-15
ElectronS and Atoms.

Atoms are minute particles of mat ter, each about One-three-hundredth part of an inch in diameter. They are so small that if the earth were made up of baseballs it would be a fair model of a drop of water made up Of atoms. The electrOn is smaller still. It has diameter of about One-hundred- thousandth that of an atom, so that If an atom were represented by a sphere
 100 yards in diameter, the electrOn would be about . the. size of a pins head. It has been soid that the elec- irons which form an atom can be com pared to a swarm of gnats in cathe- dral or other large building. AS atoms are made up of electrOns, so molecules gre made up of atOmS.
The Press., 1918-08-15
BEES FOR WAR MESSENGERS
Their Employment 10 Said to Have Gone Far Beyond the Range
 Of Probability.

A secret long cherished in the Brit ish war department has just been dis coyered-the use of bees as messen- gers.
 No longer will the aide de camp spur his staggering horse through shot and shell to carry the message to the front. Instead he will don his gloves and mask, and. going to the portable beehive back of headquarters, seize one of the faithful little insects, and send the well-trained messenger through the air.
 Whoever possesses a receiving outfit can read the secrets of the wireless 1; one can cut the wires of the ordinary telegraph, and the pigeon does not al- ways escape the bullet.
 Therefore, other means have been sought. In America, the general stan dreams of using as a dispatch bearer -the bee.
 The bee. like the carrier pigeon, guided by its marvellous instinct, re- turns to the hive from wherever he
The Press., 1918-08-15

reduction. Tn Europe the present ra- ton Is already reduced to minimum.
 Our Situation.
 The situation which the United States faces in its efforts to maintain a fair distribution of sugar to the Al lied world Is as follows:
 Sugar supplies throughout the coun. try, in homes, StoreS, factories and bakeries are at a low ebb. We must make increased sugar shipments to the Allies.
 Production of American beet and Louisiana cane crops have been disaP' pointing.
 Porto Rico erops have been cur tailed.
 Immense sugar stocks In Java can not be reached on account of the ship ping shortage; ships are needed fo' troop movements and munitions.
 Army and Navy sugar requirement. have increased as we'll az those from the Allies.
 Most industries using sugar have haG their allotment reduced by One-half some will receive no sugar. Households should make every CT | fort to preserve the fruit crop Withou sugar, or with small amounts of sugar Later, when the sugar supply is larS CT, the canned fruit may be sWeetene' as it Is used.
The Press., 1918-08-15
Little Eat Make. Them Swell.

A strange new disease has broken out in Germany. according to articles In German medical weeklies. summar- ized in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The physicians call 1t war edema. It manifests itself by 8 swelling of the lower extremities. less often of the upper. the face. and the serOus cavities. Unless permanent relief Is obtained 1t may last for months. z,-,..a | X@-sG .. s..t9
 Apparently all the German writers attribute 1t to the poor diet that now prevails; excess of carbohydrates and deficiency of fats, together with large quantities of water, as the food is taken mostly in the form of soup. ,, = The cure is rest In bed and the adt dition of at least 100 grams Of fat to tho daily ration.
The Press., 1918-08-15
rln.. Part in woman.s Emery.

Few women who are proud of the fact that they wear hOisery, under wear and dresses made Of silk, realize that old tin cans contribute from 20 to 300 per cent in weight to the glossy silks worn by them. The price of silk has increased enormously and to en- able them to sell heavy silks at price that will yield a reasonable profit and yet be within the means of the average purchasers, the manufacturers resort to the practice of weighting the silk with tin tetrachlOride, derived from old tin cans. Five thousand tons of tin were used for that purpose in 1917 Don't throw away the empty tomato cans !-Popular Science Monthly.
The Press., 1918-08-15

may he liberated. Tiny dispatches, which can he deciphered with the mag nifying glass, can be attached to its breast.
 But something better still has been found. By an ingenious process the wings of the tiny insect are sensitized, and by means of microscopic photOg- raphy the message is imprinted there
The Press., 1918-08-15
Leonardo da vincI Amazes Surgeons

Though written four hundred years ago. Leonardo da Vinci's book on anat- Omy has only recently been published, and surgeons are only now discovering the marvels it contains.
 Lecturing recently on it in London Prof. William Wright pointed out that when it was written the circulation Of the blood, OsmOsis, oxygen and the microscope were all unknown. All doc tors believed that the arteries were full of free air and that the blood was aerated in the heart. The interior. ar. rangement of the heart was also =mts. understood. .:
 But Leonardo denied that air entered the heart, and wrote that the blood was refreshed" in the lungs; he de scribed accurately the anatomy of the heart and large blood vessels andbthe action of the muscles of the chest and abdomen in respiration.
The Press., 1918-08-15

There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and for years 1t was SUD- posed to be lncurable Doctors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease. greatly influenced by constitutional con- ditions and therefore requires constitu- tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi- cine manufactured by F J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy, is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars re- ward is offered for any case that Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,. Toledo. Ohio.
 SOlo by Druggists. 15c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1918-08-15
Machine Gun Noisy as Rivster.

A machine gun makes noise like a riveter. A doctor near the front writes in the Yale Alumni Weekly: Ut was fully two weeks, l think, that wondered where any structural iron work could be going on here and why the riveter worked in such short spells then I suddenly realized that it was a machine gun instead of a riveter. It is just the same sOund-like a very noisy wOOdpecker on a hard. hollow tree"