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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-14
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CHAPTER I.
It was the sight Of the little house
which finally brought matters to a
head. Thus did the real estate man
once more play aid to Cupid.
To be quite literal, however, the
real estate man in this case played aid
to Hymen rather than to Cupid, for
Louise Driscom and Harry Morton
were already engaged. Indeed, they
had been in this blissful state for
nearly a year, but they were still walt
ing for the time when they could af-
ford to marry. And then they saw
the HOUSE,.
1t all came about quite unexpected
ly. They had started off that Sunday
afternoon, just al they had started
off at l o'clock every single Sunday
for the last 30 weeks, with never a
thought except that they were for
a tramp in the country. Harry had
come around as usual, a few minutes
before the hour and Louise herself
had opened the door for him. After
a rapturous greeting in the library
quite as though it had been years in
stead of only the night before since
she had seen him last-Louise had
runup stairs and come down again i'm
mediately, wearing her soft little hat
and her smart coat, and off they had
gone for their weekly tramp.
1t had become a sort of rite, this
Sunday walk, more than that, it had
become a habit. Harry looked for
ward to it during the few leisure mo-
ments at his desk; Louise, running
blithely about town with her friends,
planned new ways Of doing her hair,
and different hats and dresses to wear,
to surprise and please her f1ancee on
Sunday when he came for that walk.
This particular Sunday was the
very first of the Spring days. Early
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dsp154hed EQU b. Gxe M
dpu7Shded KQD A cn.e

My timid tap at Bob's door brought
no response.
He must have gone to sleep!" 1
said to myself, and yet 1t was I'M
thinkable that Bob should be able to
close his eyes while our disagreement
lasted. 1t wasn't fair, I thought, and
then I remembered that Bob had
done the, same thing, more than
once, in the first months of our mar
ried life. More tina once 1 had been
astonished and offended to find that
differences between us which kept
me wakeful for hours didn't upset my
husbands regular sleeping habit in
the leastl
And wondered if I were the only
wife who had ever wept over that
experience, or if it was commo on
the lists of wives matrimonial woes.
I had the grace to reason, however,
that Bob hadn't heard my rap-ft
had been a gentle apologize little
knock had meant 1t to say that
was awfully sorry, and 1t was all my
fault, and please couldn't L come in
and cuddle up and be kissed?
1 felt humble but quite sure that
Bob would welcome this message,
and so 1 raped a second time, much
louder than before, and the sound
echoed through the stiffness of the
night,
And that echo was all the answer
l received!
Tears came into my eyes. My
husband could go to sleep like that
without the formality of a goodnight
kissl
And I never could get a wink OF
sleep without that kiss! And he
knew I never could!
1t was perfectly selfish of him, !
raved, perfectly horrid of him to fan
off to sleep inside of five-at any rate
inside of fifteen minutes after our
quarrel-leaving me shivering and in
tears!
But it was altogether like a hus-
band to do just thatl If girls only
knew before hand, I ragged, how
much less seriously a man takes
marriage than his bride takes it!
But nobody ever warns a bride of
what is before her. Marriage begins
for each bride as If 1t were the orig
inal Adam-and-Eve experience. If
Adam hadn't been such a sleepy
head, probably poor Eve would have
told him how the horrid snake was
hanging around or the tree waiting
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cording to DR.. Meanes, has changed
greatly in recent years. The woman
who merely takes the most loving
and scientific care of her own chill
dren is not the perfect mother. She
should do more. She should interest
herself in all the sane, helpful COM
munity movements for better milk,
more Fairgrounds, public nurses and
health centers-the forces that are
trying to make all little children the
best without distinction of money,
birth, color, sex or any other artificial
division.
DR.. Meanes is a "baby expert" She
was medical director in 1911 of the
Baby Health Confere&ce of the Iowa
State Department of Education In
Des Moines, when Iowa decided to
go In for producing babies as perfect
as its prize pigs and pumpkins. She
has Since been on all the big nation
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to tempt her-and then Adam might
have killed the snake-and we would
all be living in Paradise today!
AS it is, each new bride has to find
out for herself what mans real ma
ture is. She has to make her own
experiments and suffer for failures
she can't help. She has to get we'll
used to the idea that love is OF
mans life a thing apart-'tis wom-
ans whole existence"
1 crouched on the floor close to
Bob's door and sobbed until the pins
shook out of my coils, and my hair
fell about me and made me feel like
a real martyr.
But 1 wouldn't follow the pull of
my heart-strings-I wouldn't open
that door-and go into Bob's room
and waken him with a kiss.
So l let the minutes drift until I
was fairly sick with regret for the
barrier l had managed to erect be-
tween u.s., sick with the surety that I
had blindly and obstinately dashed
straight at the stone wall of Bob's
stubbornness.
I had assumed that I could insult
my husband and then cure his hurt
with a kissl
1 had proceeded after the WE'LL
known and eve popular plan of
uldiI1Su me- AISS anu IldhS ny! i
had taken it for granted that Bob
would forget my silly jealousy and
forgive my wretched insinuation-for
a caress!
AS huddled up in a heap on the
floor, shivering miserably, I acquired
wisdom:
Bob was hopester and nicer than
I! He would cure u%ureason by rea-
son, not by the clasping of handsi
Having reached this stage of hum
iHation and contrition, a stage at
which all honest brides ought to ar
rive, sometime, I began to aunt ex-
cuses for my husbands mood! I be-
gan to blame myself for our troubled
10 be c~Ontinueil
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Moths In CIosets.s

Get a wide-mouthed bottle, three
ounce will do, and fill it with oil of
mirbane. Leave the cork out Of the
bottle and place 1t in the trunk or
closet in such position that it will not
tip over. The fumes are very poison
u to insects. For a very large closet
use a larger bottle and larger amount
Of oil. Renew the oil when needed.
Sprinkle heavy blankets, quilts, etc,
with the oil of mirbane before pack
ing away.
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this garment may feel equally we'll
dressed morning, afternoon, or eve
ming.
The single triangular button, the
narrow string lies at waistline and
sleeves are distinctive features.
The simple tailored hat shown in
the figure is designed for morning
street wear. A more elaborate hat
worn with the same suit would i'm
mediately place it in the afternoon or
evening class Of garments. Various
blouses, from the strictly tailored to a
beaded or braided affair for theater
wear, would add much to its utilitar-
ian qualities.
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The WIndward IsIands.

The Windward islands belong to
Great Britain: They consist of the
islands of st. Lucia, st. Vincent and
Grenada, with the smaller islands Of
the Grenadine chain. The islands,
really, form three distinct colonies,
united under a governor-in-chief, who
resides at st. Georges, Grenada. The
Windward islands derive their name
from their position, as do also the
Leeward islands to the east, being
more exposed to the trade winds than
the neighboring Leeward islands.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-14
R H { u M ATS M
You Can Ease the Pain and
Speedily Reduce the
Swelling

Begy's M~ustarine will do 1t
Everyone knows it
Who has aver tried it.
The first Improvement
On grandma's mustard plaster
And the best
It's hot stuff;
But it cannot blister
But it will 81.
Stop the gnawing twinges
And the agonizing pains
Of rheumatism
And reduce the swelling
And do 1t so quickly
That you'll be joyfully astonished.
Be sure you get Begy's Mustarine-
Quickest pain killer on earth
In a yellow box. Always
Fine for Govt. too,
And Lumbago and Neuralgia;
1t subdues Inflammation
And scatters Congestion.
Rub in on when Influenza threatens,
One box does the work
OF SO mussy. blistering mustard
,lasters.
0 and 60 cents.
S. C.. Wells & Co.. Leroy. N. Y.
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Thev Get Action A. Once

CITIZEN and heal Inactive. weak and dis
eased kidneys n bladder. Mrs. C. ].
Ellis. sos Sth Ave, Sioux Falls. s.. D.,
writes: 81 suffered with kidney troubles;
used to have severe pains across my
back and felt miserable and all tired
out, but after taking Foley Kidney Pills
I am well. 1 have not been bothered
with kidney trouble since" They re-
.iieve headache. rheumatic pains. swol-
len or stin joints. puffiness under the
eyes, floating specks. Barnekoy &
Petz-AdY
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Burn Home When Trying
to E%xterminate Squirrel.

Chico, Cal.-Fully prepared to
write a testimonial to the de-
stroying qualities of a squirrel
exterminator, MI. and Mrs. d.
Hurspeth here mourn the loss
of their home today.
Here's how 1t happened:
A squirrel had tunneled under
their home and the exterminator
was purchased. 1t was poured
into the hole, but it was an In
fammable liquid. An oil tank
and smudge pots caught fire
and the house burned to the
ground.
1t is not known what happened
to the squirrel.
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al childreRs health committees.
Baby's Needs

al children,s health committees
Baby's Needs
"Also," continued DR.. Meanes, W
must see hat after birth baby is fed,
housed and clothed we'll, and that he
is given proper sleep and proper
play. Slight defects should be cor
rected at once and his general health,
his weight and his growth watched
by responsible authorities. During
his school days his health should be
regarded as a matter of community
care and conservation"
DR.. Meanes Is only one of many
women physicians representing as
many countries at the International
Conference who are vitality interested
in How to have 100 per cent. ba-
bies." The Better Babies" move
ment is worldwide, and is one of the
principal problems under discussion
at the conference.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-14

BOSTON-A lot Of formal plans for
entertaining royalty were brushed
aside by Miss Anna Hamlin, daughter
of Charles S. Hamlin, of the Federal
Bank. Miss Hamlin's sinking
invitation to the Belgian Crown Prince
Leopold, to motor with her when the
royal party landed in Boston. was &C
copied and the young man was shown
ali the classic sights of Boston, inclu-
ding Harvard and the Stadium.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-14

The problem of keeping vegetables
in quantities in a furnace heated cell
lar 1 find most difficult.
There is no doubt but 1t pays to
buy potatoes, onions, apples and
pears by the bushel. and squash and
cabbage by the dozen. All of these,
with the exception of onions and
cabbage, must be stored in a dry,
dark, cool place.
! use an upstairs closet opening of
q back room. This room is for the
most part unheated. 1 line packing
boxes with heavy paper to keep the
dirt from the potatoes off the floor.
The squash is put on shelves n the
apples and pears left in baskets.
The danger of freezing can be
taken care of by opening the door
into the room and allowing enough
heat to go in every day to keep the
temperature even. A big pan OF
water kept in the closet makes the
air sufficiently damp to prevent the
potatoes from shriveling.
OF course the quantities stored
must be determined by the needs of
the family and the room for storage.
There is one corner IN our cellar
hat escapes the furnace heat and in
it 1 put onions and cabbage for they
keep better in a rather damp place.
This upstairs arrangement Is as
convenient as the cellar for the back
stairs lead directly from the kitchen
to the room with the closet.
Never cross your bridges till you
come to them, but it's always wise to
have a well-filled lardcr!
Menu for Tomorrow
BREAKFAST: Oranges, corr
flakes with top milk, bacon, graham
gems, coffee.
LUNCHEON: Cream of corr soup
salmon salad, crackers, grapes, tea.
DINNER: Lamb stew with dump
lings, baked potatoes, caulilower
celery and radishes, baked pears and
nut cookies, coffee.
My Own Recipes
While l was baking my cookies
put the pears in the oVen, too, there
by saving a little gas. l love to save
in just UGH little ways An hour Of
SO of gas here, an egg there, al
ounce of butter some place else ma!
mean only a few nickles and dimes
But 1t counts in the long run anC
gives me such a thrifty feeling.
GRAHAM GEMS
1 egg.
2 cupfuls graham flour.
1 cupfuI of white flour.
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Public Shines for Turk Women.

It is quite customary now for Turk
ish women to have their shoes shined
at the public stands in the streets.
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MRS. G.. H. CLARK
Board of Trade Building,
Maple and Smith Streets
Phone So
All modern electrical treatn emit Tor
scalp and face. Human hair goods
and eombinRs made uD in any style.
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I Cupful our milk.
8 tablespoCnfuls of mOlasses.
1 tablespoonful of lard.
1 teaspoonful of soda.
1 teaspoonful of salt.
Mix graham -four, white flour and
salt. Dissolve soda in milk, add mo-
lasses and stir in flour. Add egg well
and melted lard. Bake in hot
oven in buttered gem pans for %
minutes.
CREAM OF CORN SOUP
5 medium sized ears of corn.
1 pint of milk.
1 pint of boiling water.
1 slice of onion.
= t~abIeSpoonfuls of butter.
20 tablespoonfuls of flour.
1 tablespoonful of salt.
"a tcaspoonfuI of pepper.
2 teaspoonfuIs of sugar.
Cut corn from cob, first cutting
through each row of kernels. Put in
a saucepan with boiling water and
sugar and simmer 20 minutes. Ruiz
through a sieve. Scald milk with
onion, remove onion and add -n1nh to
corn. Melt butter, stir in -four. Add
to milk and corn, stirring constantly
until boiling point is reached. Add
salt and pepper and remove from the
fire. Serve very hot with popped
corn.
LAMB STEW
2 pounds Of lamb.
2h cupfuIs of dried potatoes.
u cupful of diced carrots.
/ cupful of peas.
2 onions.
"a tablespoonful of salt.
2 tablespoonfuls of -four.
u t~easpoOnful of pepper.
Use a cheap cut Of lamb from the
forequarter. Cut in two-inch pieces.
Put in kettle, cover with boiling
water, and cook slowly 2 hours. After
cooking 1 hour add salt, carrots and
potatoes diced and onion sliced,
When the stew Is done thicken with
the -four made into a thin, smooth
paste with cold water and add the
peas and pepper.
DUMPLrNGS
1 cupful of flour,
IA ~teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
"a teaspoonful of salt.
Milk.
Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add
| enough milk to make a soft dough.
| Drop by %spoonfuls on top of stew.
cover tightly and cook is minutes.
! Serve at once.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-29
FOR PRESIDENT 1920
WOODROW WILSON

Miss Darline Grinstead spent a
few days at the Hess home in Kis-
met this week.
Mrs. M. Suffer returned to. her
home in st. Louis, Missouri. the last
of the week after a visit with her
brother, Lewis Marine.
Mrs. Oscar Bridges and daughter
arrived from Drumwright, Okla, to-
day for visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Felix Chairman, north of
the city.
Miss Grace Styers, who has spent
few months with her aunts' the
Misses Helen and Geneva Lofgren,
returned to her home in Fort Worth,
Texas, today.
The Elsie Gates Mission Circle
will meet with Mrs. Weygandt at 5O2
N. Washington, on Tuesday evening,
June 3rd, at 8 o'clock. All members
are urged to be present.
E. V. Stevens, a plumber in the
Heating shops, was called by tele-
gram to Yonkers, Okla, last Satur-
day to attend the funeral of his
father who died suddenly.
j. H. Salley of the Vickers Grain
& Seed Company left Monday for
Hutchinson to attend the meeting of
the Kansas Grain Mems Association,
which convened there Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Misses Gertrude and Celestine
Lane will leave for Campo, Colorado,
tomorrow. They will visit their sis
ter, Mrs. John Hull, until the first of
August when they will join their par
ents in Salt Lake, Utah.
An interesting item in the show
window at the EXde Station is a
battery owned by Walter Krone that
was used in a Cadillac car for six
years without repairs. That is sure
ly a record for battery.
Mrs. Mary Paramore was taken to
Dodge Tuesday where she under
went an operation that night for
cancers of the stomach. Mrs. Para
more's condition is serious, little
hope being entertained for her re-
covery.
DR.. John WEIGH, who has been Wis
iting at various points in Kansas
with relatives for a few months, is
in the city for few days visit with
his mother. DR.. Welch will leave
for Lawrence, Kansas next week
where he expects to locate and prac-,
tice with his cousin, who is also a
chiropractor.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-29
SNOW-GRIMSLEY

A very quiet wedding occurred at
the Methodist parsonage Tuesday af-
ternoon at 2 O'clock when Miss Lor-
ena Snow and Fred Grimsley were
united in marriage. Rev. Wilkinson
performed the ceremony in the pres
ence of Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Swan and
Miss Sara Snow.
Mrs. Grimsley is the oldest daugh-
ter of Mrs. l. H. Swan, and was
bookkeeper at the Boles Dry Goods
Store before her marriage. She is a
splendid lady of refinement and
pleaant manners and the type of
women who make the best of home
makers.
Mr.. Grimsley is the son of Mrs.
Alma Grimsley of near Arkalon. He
is progressive young farmer and a
man of excellent character and hab-
,, its.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grimsley left at once
for the groom's farm near Arkalon
where he had a home prepared.
These splendid young people have
hosts of friends whom the Democrat
joins in extending the best of wishes
for their happiness and prosperity.
Mrs. ]. J. Bowers returned from
a weeks visit with relatives in Fow-
Ter today.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-29
The Liberal Democrat

J. B. MILLER. .......................Ow Owner
GILES E. MILLER. Managing Editor
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-29

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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-29

Published Every Thursday at Liberal,
Seward County, Kansas.
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Entered as second class matter Jan
uary 6, 1911, at the postoffice at
Liberal, Kansas, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
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The Washington times., 1919-08-01
PusS in Boots
Jr.

TN marble walls as white as milk.
Lined with skin soft as SILK
Within q fountain crystal clear,
golden apple doth appear.
No doors there as to this stronghold,
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
THIS was q hard riddle for PuSs
Junior to answer. For a mo-
= ment he almost forgot his
Mther Goose-that is, he almost
forgot that this little poem was in
Mother Gooses Nursery Rhymes.
Let me think a moment" he said
to the little Yellow Hen who had
asked the riddle. And then she be-
gan to laugh. and she laughed so
long that Puss suddenly remember
ed the answer, and cried. IAN egg!
An egg" And then the little hen
stopped laughing and went inside
and laid a beautiful egg in her nest
just to show Puss what a wonderful
little hen she was.
But he had seen lots and lots OF
strange sights and had met giants
and fairies and other people. so he
said good4by and went upon his
way. And the little Yellow Hen
felt very bad, for everybody in the
barnyard knew her riddle. So she
went back to her nest and sat there
for many long days, and by and by
twelve little chicks came out OF
their shells. And after they grew
little older she asked them the rid
die.
But. of course. Puss didn't know
EA
to the Fat Man of Bombay. who was
smoking that sunshiny day when
the snipe grabbed his pipe, and,
without saying a word, few away
like a horrid old thief of a bird.
''HeIloaw said Puss. "How did
you get your pipe back?"
That's a long story" said the
Fat Man of Bombay. Little Dog
Buff who split his masters SNUFF
found il and brought it to me.
Wasn't that nice Of him?"
'It was. indeed" said Puss. But
1 thought you said it was a long
story?"
I'm only telling you the ending"
said the Fat Man, between puffs.
1T haven't told you how many Lost
and Found ads l looked through,
nor how many rewards 1 offered, or
how ! hunted for ii myself, or how
1 asked every snipe met IL he had
seen one of his own kind smoking
a pipe.
mo, sir. I haven't told you half
what / went through" and the Fat
Man heaved a great sigh, and puffed
rings into the air, nd sighed again.
"I wouldn't lose this pipe again for
all of India's coral strands" he
cried. and l come from Bombay
and know something about coral"
We'll, good-by," said Puss, who
was growing tired of all this talk.
and away he went, down the road,
whistling merrily:
"Oh, who would be a stay-at hon"
When he can have the chance to
roam"
Copyright, 1919. by David Cory.)
To BE Continued.
The Washington times., 1919-08-01
For the
Hat
BY Rita StuYYesant.

THE transition from the service
uniform to the more feminine
fnery promises to be a pleas
ant one, il we are to judge by the
crowds of well-gowned women and
their returned heroes. Especially
smart is the millinery worn at this
season of rejoicing, for gracefulness
characterizes the new evening hats,
made of exquisite fabrics and soft
filmy materials in the choicest mod
els.
An enormous hat that impressed
one with its quiet elegance was
recently seen. 1t was created from
black Chantilly lace and fine net
we'll met with jet. A large droop-
ing wire frame was covered all over
with the net and was faced under
meath with the same sheer fabric.
Over this fell a soft frill Of the
Spanish lace, and a picturesque
touch was given by a string Of gilt
tering jet beads encircling the
transparent crown. a hat OF this
type will show ones smartly Golf
fured hair to advantage.
Exquisite hats to wear wtth6emi-
formal dinner gowns are also being
made OF margot, fine Valenciennes
lace, spotted net and other feath-
erweight fabrics Feathers are en-
joying a welcome renaissance, and
frequently on smart hats one sees
the all-black feather ornament
placed at some striking angle. Hats
that would otherwise be stamped
commonplace are elevated to the
exclusive" class by the persence
of the fashionable feather.
There is a splendid chance just
now to express ones individual
taste in millinery. for never before
have there been so many styles ad-
vanced in such a wide variety of
colors and handsome materials.
Intense blue tulle, conspired with
Victory roses to make triumphant
hat, is sure to find a welcome in
the heart OF the woman who appre-
ciates true artistry in millinery.
Instead of being placed on the
hat as usual, the fiat roses were
caught between the tulle on the
upper and underside Of the brim,
concealing yet revealing their
beauty behind a yelled surface. This
lovely hat was worn with a dinner
gown of beige geOrgette.
The girl with the Titan locks,
who thinks the black evening hat
more appropriate for the matrOn,
will admire a hat of orchid maline
and wood viOlets, with dainty
loops of velvet ribbon Of an lin
between shade. A dropping frill
OF pleated maline gives a soft and
youthful line to the edge OF the hat.