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Nursery.
For the ManteI.

get him to bring his violin down to
the arbor and
ITS too late tonight" I inter-
rupted gently. but with a storm of
disappointment in my heart. 3d..
Tomorrow night perhaps. I'm a
little tired"
Joan-he guessed what was up
to. He played the little game too.
The novelty to him at first. Maybe
he. too. was willing to test me out
as fireside companion. But, dear,
he wearied OF 1t, and I didn't.
don't think he likes fresides except
as novelties.
r This much I know. that IL It
means marriage, either shall have
to school myself TO the keyed-up
life and be '.professionaP in emo
tion. in ability to entertain, In con-
slant freshness and piqpancy, or
bore him to death.
Can / learn always to be on big
town dress parade--1. who revel in
the pictures you have been drawing
me lately of. your smalltown happi-
nesses! Your devoted
DOLLY
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
THE ROMANCE OF
A SUMNER GIRL
Dy ZOE BECKLEY.
Copyright. 1919. by N. e. A.

Silversand Lake. Wednesday.
Joan dear:
There was nothing special on this
evening and as l had promised ERIC
to be mon pol1zed by him. 1 decided
TO do II IN my own way.
tried an experiment. Joanie. / was
tired Of wrestling with problems. l
lonEed for one quiet evening in calm
companionship. without emotional
stress. OF sentiment. or even talk 1
wanted to relax, and to have him do
the same. II would be. / fancied, q
test OF myself and OF him.
For ever since that letter OF yours.
dear. about the professional" quality
Of large cities as against the SIM
plicity of the small town. / have
realized that l am the small town
person after all. If small town
means average. everyday humanity
with plain wants and temperate am
biions-that's me! This 'prores-
sional' high-pitch living is wearing.
Why. We have a professional hostess
now. in Mrs. Kymbal!
Well. I knew I could lure Eris Wal
lis into something interesting II I
donned my best frock. led him to the
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gently, but with a storm Of disapopint-
ment in my heart.
dance-room and threw myself into
gales of vivacity and tricks of charm.
But did not want that. I wanted
to see IL our souls were enough in
harmony to be satisfied with Just
proximity, just q plain evening at
home" For most lives-married
lives. Joan-are made UP, are they
not. Of evenings at home, and simple
little talks, and readings and sew
ings. and putting out the lights and
going upstairs to bed? (See how your
letter echoes and reechoes through
my mind. dearD
Well, he asked me what I was 60
ing to do after dinner.
I am going" said I. into that
little cozy reading-room at the head
Of the stairs, with the lamp and the
chintz curtains and chairs. and sit
by the table and embroider an edge
upon my Georgette collar"
He glanced up in surprise.
"Where>do leone inr-
The entrance Is Just to the right
Of the landing" smiled.
And am to play solitaire waile
you sew?"
If you like. Or you can read, or
smoke, or talk to me. or all three"
Again he looked puzzled. but at 8
o'clock he came In, with a whimsical
smile, and took the chair at the
other side Of the table. We talked
. little. and there were long rather
comfortable silences-for a while.
Then felt him growing restless.
"Oh-eome on. let's go out on the
lake. The worlds all silver with
moonlight I want TOTO talk to
you. Dorothy, to tell you things.
And there's q chap in the hotel or
chestra who plays the Moonlight
Sonata like thousande angels-Pu
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
STOPS LEAKS IN
HO TWATER BOTTLE

Hot water bottles have a bad
habit of springing a leak just when
most inconVenient. Mend the leak
with a bit OF adhesive plaster, then
heat table salt very hot, using a
skillet over the gas flame to hold
the salt. Fill the rubber bag with
salt, screw on the top as usual and
use instead of hot water. The salt
retains the heat longer than water
and doesn't leak
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
HOW TO BLEACH
YELLOWED CLOTHES

One teaspoonful OF borax, added to
the rinse water for white clothes
acts as a harmless bleach.
When soaking clothes for the wash
add l teaspoonful OF peroxide to q
tubful OF water for the clothes.
"A large lemon sliced into the water
and soap used in boiling clothes acts
as q bleach.
Handkerchiefs or other fine linens
yellowed in the wash may be
whitened IL soaked overnight in a
tubful Of clear water containing !
teaspoonful of cream of tartar. They
should be washed before the soaking
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
SOCIETY

The arrival to-day Of the ssrsfaU
of State and Mrs. Lansing win at once
set afoot plans for exchanging cour-
tesies with the new diplomats. and
Nine le Breton and her niece. Miss
Lloverasi who have just arrived. viii
come int for much Of the attention
Mrs. Larz Anderson's move IN start
ing the campaign for the Edith Ca
vell-Mkrie de Page Memorial Hospital
fund Is a pretty and timely tribute to
Queen Elizabeth. whose heart has
been so wrapped up in doing for the
stricken Of her own country. Nothing
could have been pleasanter than the
suggestion that members of the COM
nittees would be presented to the
queen at a reception in the Belgian
embassy that she might receive from
their own hands the funds. Too. these
meetings in Mrs. Anderson's home
serve to bring together women of
official and resident society for the
1rst time since their return from sum-
mer resorts.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles N. Fishhack
have issued invitations for the mar
riage of their daughter, Jane Eliza
beth. TO Mr.. Roscoe Harold Alleman,
on Wednesday evening. October Is. al
o'clock, in St. PauPs English Luth-
eran Church. Washington.
A small reception for the wedding
party and members of the family will
follow the church ceremony at the
home of the brides parents, 15la Park
road After Saturday, November Is.
Mr. Alleman and his bride will be at
home at l329 Belmont road.
Mrs. Stacey williams. formerly OF
this city. now a resident OF New
York. is at the Washington Hotel.
Miss Emma Gray. OF the Ontario,
has returned to Washington for the
70 season. after spending the summer
b on the coast of Maine
The Misses Tileston have returned
to their apartment in the Toronto
after three months in Maine.
Tia minister resident and charge
d'affaires ad interim OF Greece and
Nine. Tsamados. who are now oc-
cupying the legation at 1715 Massa-
, chusetts avenue, are negotiating for
another residence. as they are Civ
ing up the present one on October
is. They have about decided to
take a residence on Connecticut
avenue.
Nine. Crueta. wife OF the minister
OF Colombia. with Miss TuIia Tribe
and Miss Ines Uribe. has returned
9 from Atlantic City, whore they spen;
the summer. and Joined the minister
az the legation here.
Senorita Ramona Z. Lefevre has
gone to Dorchester. VT. to spend the
autumn with her brother. Mr.. Edwin
Lefevre. the writer. at his country
estate there
Among the interesting younger
members Of the diplomatic circle
who have returned to Washington
for the winter season are the chill
dren Of the Chinese minister. Sat
urday vi Kyuin Wellington Koo. jr
with his small sister. Patricia. in
q charge OF their trained nurses and
maids. arrived at the legation on
Nineteenth street after passing the
summer at Monterey. Pa
Mrs William Phillips will join
-Ar. Phillips. Assistant Secretary oil
state. at the Wardman Park Hotel
the last Of the week. coming from
Beverly. Mass, where she has been
with their children during the
greater part of the summer.
Mrs. Henry T. Dimock returned to
Washington last week from Bar
.Harbor. where she spent the sum
mer and where she entertained a
number of house parties
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
CORN OYSTERS.

Two cups corn. j egg. table
spoon -four, teaspoon each OF
butter and sHit IL teaspoon pep
per. Beat yollI and white Of egg
separately. add yolk. melted butter.
fiour salt and pepper 70 the corn.
fold in stiffly beaten white ana drop
by spOonluls into frying pan with
mixed lard and butter smoking hot.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
Virginia Lees Personal Answers
To Herald Readers Questions

Picture show pests-you must have en-
eountered them-for they are about as numer-
Gus as any affiiction sent upon US in recent
years.
The sad truth of the matter is that you
can't go>into a picture show nowadays with
out running chance Of sitting in front of or
behind or sometimes to the side Of someone
who has seen the same picture before and is
enlightening their companion upon the ending,
or someone who has had such an adventure and
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29

all that of thing
Now, it is that sometimes isn't Just what it
Should be- but there is audience who
enjoying it and have right to ruin it for them
The other evening business see picture and
Extremely good that, me that the
picture ruined for him because girls left had to
take mutual friend all cities of France
and review all the picture shows they witnessed Of late
The thing that puzzled him how they get enough out
of the before them discuss the but they seemed
be absorbing that between Argonne and Paris and
Elsie Ferguson in her pew picture
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29

Broadway Is 500 short on chorus
girls. Never before was there such
a scarcity.
What are the requirements for
good chorus girl? Well, I'd say good
looks come first as a primary essen
tiaI, but she must have brains. too"
says Florenz Ziegfeld. "In height
she should be in the neighborhood
of feet s inches. She mustn't weigh
less than 40 pounds or more than 135
pourds-l25 Is the ideal. That means
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29

3s-inch bust. a neck Of about II
inches, and a waist OF % inches. She
should have small feet and. OF course,
a symmetrical figure. There should
be no overdevelopnent Of the mus
cles Of arm or leg. Gracefulness Is
essential. and. she should know how
to smile.
"Blonds or brunetes are equally
acceptable. and the' more Intelligent
a girl Is the better chance she will
have to make good"
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
GINGERBREAD.

p-Beat egg, add Ia cum OF
Igar and cup Of molasses.
.aen y cup melted butter. Stir
teaspoon soda into / cup Of
sour milk mix and sift 2h cups
Of Sour with 1 teaspoonful Of
ginger and 1 teaspoonfui of cinna-
mon. Stir IT into the rest q little
AZ q time till nice and smooth.
Bake In q well-greased large pan
IS minutes in good oven
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
V~se~~ g.,

or deep red vases at the ends of the
mantel would make the most effective
addition to the decoration.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
Inquirer

In reply to Box q. Detailed infor-
nation concerning the subject you are
interested in is printed i'm the last
issue Of the World Almanac and En-
cyclopedia- have not been able To
locate the item you refer to.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29
blonde and brunette.


Dear Miss Lee: We are two girls desirous Of
learning fancy dancing. Will you please tell US
If it is possible for to learn at the are of IS.
and can you suggest . teacherf Ny hair Is
short but thick. Do you think it would be
possible for me to curl iti--Rlonde and Branetta
II you have any talent 1t is not too
late to develop II. I will give you the
address Of teacher upon receipt Of a
self lf-addressed. stamped envelope. Try
dampening the ends of your hair and
rolling up on rags.
Raise In Rent.
Dear Miss Lee: Please give ms information
concerning . raise in my rent after October II
Worried.
This Is a matter for private counsel
and you should consult a lawyer.
A Reply.
In reply to s. D. c. You should ap-
ply to the Railroad Information Bu-
reau for such information.
Dear Miss Ice: Is there any place here where
Mother.
You can leave your baby at the Day
Nursery and Dispensary for a very
small cost.
For the ManteI.
Dear Miss Lee: win you please suggest some
thing that would look wet On a mantelpiece,
which is over a red brik freplaoI Above this
structure hangs q large Moose head at the
sides Of which large pennants are 1Ied to the
believe a pair OF very odd. brown
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29

Mrs Stacey Williams. formerly Of
this city. now a resident OF New
York. is at the Washington Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29

. The Misses Tileston have returned
to their apartment in the Toronto
after three months in Maine.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-29

Miss Emma Gray. OF the Ontario,
has returned to Washington for the
season. after spending the summer
on the coast of Maine
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12
LOOKING TO THE NORTHWEST
FOR RAILROAD BUILDING
Hugoton Commercial Club Ask Mr..
Byers to Build Line Thru Their
City From Liberal.

Last Friday afternoon, sixteen
members Of the Commercial Club of
Hugoton came to the city and inter
viewed o. P. Byers, president of the
Kansas & Oklahoma Railway Com
pany. Those present from Hugoton
we're: ]. A. Firman, S. T. Townsend,
W. ]. Holman, ]. W. Phillips, T. B.
Porter, H. E. Downs, S. w. Riddel,
j. B. Porter, ]. A. Kelley, H. l..
Struman, c. R. Nolan, ]. E. Handy,
G. E. Massey, logan Straw, H. B..
Wheaton, and R. L. Smith.
For some time the Hugoton men
had been trying to receive a propo-
sition to have the railroad in their
direction, but Mr.. Byers was busy
with the extension to the south and
east and did not feel justified in try
ing to entertain more than one prop
osition at a time. But it may be
necessary to make some changes for
the present in the road and he gave
the delegation a proposition much
the same as the one made to the
people in Beaver county. The dele
cation is composed of the best work.
ing organization in Stevens county
and a few of the men fail to get
whatever they go after. And now
since they have the proposition be-
fore them there is great probability
of the work on the proposed road to
the northwest beinning at an early
date. The situation is simply this
If the people of the south and east
fail to make the amount of the re-
quired quota then Mr.. Byers will
change the route, and if the people
of Stevens county are ready for the
road it will be constructed immedi-
ately, and should the contracts in
sufficient number from the Beaver
county people be delivered in the
time set, then the road to the north
west will be delayed for period of
sixty or more days.
Mr.. Byers says he will keep faitf
with the Forgan project, but will
not become "hanger-on." HI
wants to build road where the peo
| pie want it, and are willing to pay
for what they get, or a part at least
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12
HIGHWAY
MEETS HERE WEDNESDAY

The officers of the Fort Leaven-
worth, Camp Funston, Fort Bliss
Military Highway Association will
meet in Liberal on June 18, 1919,
and will discuss matters pertaining to
the work on the route. The delega-
ton will be here over night, and
there will be a banquet given under
the same plan as that some time ago
in the interest of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The idea of the banquet is for the
entertainment only and perhaps to
gain an idea of the extent of the
work being done on the highway.
This highway is one Of the most i'm
portant projects to this town in the
matter of securing good road thru
here, and it is expected that many
of the business men as we'll as the
farmers who can be in town at that
time to attend this meet.
The banquet will be served by the
ladies' of the Christian church and
that means that the menu will be par
excellence. Every man who desires
to see good roads should be at the
banquet. Arrangement can be made
to have as many as 130 plates.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12
THE GILES E. MILLER
FAMILY LOCATED HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Giles E. Miller and
family arrived in Liberal Sunday ev-
ehing from Hutchinson and their
household goods having arrived are
now being placed in the Falls resi-
dence on North Lincoln, where they
will reside. {
Mr.. Miller, son Ralph, and daught-
ers Fern and Iris will be connected
with the Democrat.
Mr.. Miller will have charge of the
paper as editor and manager. Ralph,
who is an expert pressman, will be
found looking after the press section
in the job printing department. Miss
Fern will operate the linotype one
shift, while Miss Iris will assist in the
news department, bookkeeping and
collecting.
With this help in the office the
Democrat is just about in shape to
tackle anything in the printing line.
Once or twice before we have had a
good lineup of efficient people, but
had trouble in keeping a good or
ganization together Now we feel
that our troubles are about over, and
that the paper will reflect the eff
cheney of the organization in charge.
In view of the present acute short
age of newspaper workers we deem
ourselves fortunate in securing Mr..
Miller, his son and daughters, and
believe our patrons will agree that
we have done well to interest them.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12
SARAH A. DELLINGER

Sarah A. Karsh was born July 9Th,
1927, in Shenandoah county, Vir-
ginia. She was united in marriage to
Joseph Dellinger in 1845 and to that
union IL children were born.
In 1855 the Dellinger family
moved to southern Indiana and to
Ford county, Kansas, in 1884. Mr..
Dellinger preceded her September
10th, 1896, just the day before they
would have been married 81 years.
Mrs. Dellinger for several years
made her home with son in Buck
lin, coming to Liberal a few years
ago to make her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Paramore, and
at whose home she passed away
June 3rd, 1919.
Mrs. Dellinger has been in frail
health for some time but received the
tenderest and best of care at the
hands of Mrs. Paramore as long as
the latter's hearth would permit, then
a trained nurse was secured who
cared for her until the end came.
The remains we're taken to Buck
lin, Kansas, last Thursday where
funeral sercise were held, Rev. C. D..
Hestwood being in charge. Inter
ment was made by the side of Mr..
Dellinger.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12
LIBERAL HAS A BUTTER
KIST CORN POPPER

w. L. Jackson has recently pur-
chased a "Butter-Kist" corn pepper
and peanut roaster and has installed
it on the north side of the building
occupied by ths Stark Music House
and the Flower Shop,
The machine is a marvel of the
mechanical genius of man. Abso-
lutely automatic, it pops the corn,
buffers it and then dumps another
bunch, of corn in the pepper. The
machine is electrically equipped,
both the corn popping and peanut
roasting being done by electricity.
The machine is driven by electric
motor, and the salted peanut jar is
also electrically heated.
The machine will be in charge of
Mr.. Jackson's son, Donald, who is
becoming quite proficient in manipu.
lating it.
1t is a dandy machine and has been
doing a land office business from the
start.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12
ALLEN.RUSSELL

Miss Limmie Allen and Willie Rus
sci drove to Beaver City Saturday af-
ternoon where they we're quietly
married. They returned to Liberal
that evening, leaving on train No. 8
for Texas where they expect to make
their home.
Mrs. Russell is the oldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Allen of south
Liberal and is a splendid young lady
who has many friends.
Mr.. Russell has been eemployed at
the Peoples Cash Grocery for sew
eral months since his return from
service in the navy, and is an excel
lent young man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell have many
friends in the city who extend them
the best of wishes.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12
WILL BANQUET OFFICERS
OF FORT-TO-FORT HIGHWAY

The officers of the Fort-to-F Fort
Highway will hold meeting in Lib
eral on June 18, and plans are under
way to entertain them with a ban
quet that will make them remember
the town favorably.
The ladies of the Christian church
will serve the banquet which is a
guarantee that it will be a memoir
able event.
H. W. Magruder of Liberal is Sec
retary- Treasurer of the organization,
and is making plans for real live
good road meeting.
The members of the Chamber of
Commerce and any others who wish
to be present at the meeting will be
given the opportunity of purchasing
a plate at the banquet table.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12
FARMERS AND THRESHERS
HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING

Saturday afternoon at the court
house there was held meeting of a
number of farmers and threshermen
for the purpose of learning what
shall be the price for threshing wheat
this season. While there was not a
great number Of the farmers and the
threshermen present, there was a
price established, provided that the
grain will be as good as present in
dications warrant.
There was some discussion on the
costs and the ability of the farmer
to pay for the crop, and committee
composed of three farmers and
three threshing machine operators
was appointed and made the report
as follows:
That providing the crop yields as
well as the present prospects would
indicate, the price per bushel will be
15c and the threshing machine op-
orator must deliver the grain into
the wagons. Or lac and the machine
operator must pay for the meals at
fifty cents per man.
This is about the same price that
was paid last year. There will not
be any great increase in the price of
groceries this year and it is expected
that this price will prevail. A num-
ber of those present believed that
l2c should thresh all the grain in the
country and the machine men could
make money, but few threshermen
will agree.
At Dodge City a meeting of like
nature was held the other day and
no decision was reached. The farm
ers contended that 1914 cents was
sufficient, but the threshing machine
men named 15c as the price, and
there the proposition remains. When
the threshing period arrives the
farmers will perhaps pay the 15
cents or buy a machine and do the
work themselves.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12

sacrificing some of its best retail
business.
And then take the land values into
consideration. How much more will
land be worth five or six miles from
one of the new towns to be started
than it is the present distance from
Liberal? Isn't land worth great
deal more if it is only five miles from
town than if it is twenty to twenty
five?
Surely our readers can see the
point. There is no argument against
the proposition. The Democrat wants
to see this line built. We feel sure
it is going to benefit Liberal to some
extent or we would not be for it, but
we fail to see where it is going to
mean as much to any one resident of
Liberal as it is to the farmer to
whom it brings a good market one
third the distance it is at present.
And again it is out of the ques-
ton for the business men of Liberal
to build the road if they desired.
They could not raise the money nee
essary by any means. If the road is
builded it must be by the combined
effort of the business men and farm
ers.
1t is not a town proposition by any
means. The development of the
country is advantageous to farmers
and business men alike, and both
must work together if we make a
community that is good to live in.
June 20 is not long way off. On
that date the matter is settled one
way or the other. If the proposition
dies the farming community of Ok
lahoma has lost a great deal more
than the town, for the reason that
the road can be built to a Union Pa
cific connection on the north or to
the Colorado coal fields and give the
town larger territory than the Lib
eral-Forgan line possibly could.
Better get to figuring and see
where you are going to land before
June goth.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-06-12
ODD FELLOWS WILL
OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
will observe their memorial day
next Sunday.
At 2:3O Sunday afternoon the
members of both lodges will meet
at the Odd Fellows Hall and go to
the cemetery in a body where the
graves of the departed members will
be decorated with choice flowers.
In the evening at 1880 they will
go to the Christian church, marching
in a body from the hall, where Elder
James M. Taylor, the pastor, will de-
liver the memorial sermon.
The members of the lodges are
expected to take part in the services
of memorial day and all citizens are
invited.