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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-10
NO. 2.

lola Meek, who is in Colorado
Springs says she enjoys the high
school notes. She. is not attending
school and she says the news reminds
her of former days.
Miss Henry has an idea which
saves her from poinp up and down
stairs so much. She now rings the
bell at morning and noon from the
office window instead Of the main
door.
/ When Miss Davis moved into her
new room she said she liked it better
than her old one with the exception
that she missed her book shelf. We'd
nesdav morning found her happy
for she had book shelf as good as the
old one.
The Caesar class last Monday
morning had the opportunity to ex-
anime small collection of old coins
among them three old Roman coins.
The class was not able to read the
inscriptions on any of the Roman.
coins, as the letters were almost eff
faced.
The Honor Roll for the 1st semes-
ter is as follows: Leo Ackers, Helen
Boles, Maxine Brown, Wanie Condit,
Myrl Engel, Henry Scandrett, Mar
garet Stoufer, Gertrude Warner,
Edith Welch. They with the following
are on the honor roll for the last six
weeks: Letrice Barry, Ruth Cure.
Lois Dorman, Vernon Engel, Ruth
Goss, Flossie Kinds, Clifford Leete,
Alvin Mahoney, Chalmer Moore,
Florence Plymell, Edna Stammers.
Eleanor Stricklin.
The Student Council Board had a
meeting recently and appointed a
committee on "school finances" The
duty of this committe is to look af-
ter the financial interests of the
school. They are to regulate and
control the expenditures to the best
interests of the school.
Mn Steele spent Wednesday fore
noon at the Garfield school investi-
eating the school work there. We
missed him very much at the high
school.
Time rushes onward and the sea-
sons come and go. This is the time
of the year when we should have
snow and ice, but instead the wealth
er is bright and balmy and the young
sters like to get out and play and
have gay time. During the noon
hour crowd of boys may be seen in
the school yard playing the game that
they always do when nice weather
comes after the winter. Foot-nnd-a-
half season is here. The boys who
enjoy the sport have game every
day and join in the game. Those who
cannot play or are not good enough
to, line up along the sides and watch.
Mr.. Meyer and Alva Cain are the
chief officials.
The boys did not practice basket
ball Wednesday evening as Coach
/ Wood went to Meade to referee
game between that town and Plains.
A new member has been added
to our faculty. Miss Steele arrived
February 8.
The problems of Democracy"
class has been studying a book en-
titled Readings in Industrial Soc
iety." In it are some questions and
problems that have worried great
men for great lengths Of time, prob
lens that have confronted our ma
ton and caused it to be perplexed
for many days. We can readily find
answers for the questions, and settle
them in a way that human minds
need never worry over them again.
We think we will be ready for the
Senate as soon as Miss Davis gets
through with US.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-10
Published by the Journalism Class OF
Liberal High School
Senior Notes


Very interesting feats were per-
formed by toy steam engine Mon
day in 3rd hour Physics class. Ev-
member knows how, now. to run an
engine off the pit. Demonstration
by ''Blondie."
Evelyn Molter:-"Well, I'd rather
be wall flower than no flower at
ALL"
English VIII classes are going back
into "Their Yesterdays" LIST. per-
SON, l go; End. person, You go; 3rd.
person, We're all gone"
Found on Miss Ross bulletin board
this little bit of Physiology: at takes
sixty muscles of a face to make a
frown, and only thirteen to make
a SMILE" Why work overtime?
Come on, Seniors, let's SMILE"
Normal training girls report that
the accomplishment Of solving first
and second grade arithmetic is ex-
tremely difficult.
Esther Shorb was absent from
school Monday and Tuesday. She
has been substituting as teacher in
her sisters position.
The Annual staff is soon going to
take subscriptions in the chapel for
the ANIMALS. The larger the sub
scription list, the better the annual
can be made. Everyone decide how
many you want, and don't be BASH
full about saying.
Some profound strokes of state"
are being executed by a committee
selected for the purpose of making
q sound financial basis for class OPP
erations. Watch the results
Ben Richardson has shown re-
Markable ability as detective in his
search for "a Mind and It's Educa-
tion." Ben says its good book.
Miss Davis:-"Walley, tell me the
difference between an artist and an
artisan"
Wally:-"An artist paints pictures,
and an artisan -er-er-don't.
Wanted Harriet and Alva TO be-
have in Physics class so that the rest
of the class may get some grades
Mr.. Meyer.
The 1st hour Physics class went
to the ice plant Wednesday morn
ing.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Muir and Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Muir of Gray were in
Liberal visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Muir Thursday.
They will return to their homes to-
day.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-10
Freshmen Notes

The Community civics class is pre-
pairing program to be given in hon.
OF Of Lincoln's birthday.
The Commercial Geography and
PsAmanship classes have a number
Of new students.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-10

Howard Srussler of Wellington
was in the city Thursday looking af-
ter business matters.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-10
Junior Notes

The Junior class held a meeting
last Wednesday evening in Miss
Scandrett's room to begin making
arrangements for the Junior-Senior
banquet. This usually requires a
great deal of time to prepare for,
and it is we'll to begin early. They
are having great difficulty getting
lined up financially. The amount to
levy per head cannot be determined,
and some Of the class think they can
provide nothing but bowl Of soup,
and maybe cracker or two.
Gertrude Folks was absent the lat
ter part of last week.
Mrs. Crowell thinks that she has
the ability to read peoples minds
by their facial expressions. She mis-
takes the expression sometimes.
In American History.
Emmett: give got an idea"
Miss Davis: "Keep still and enter
tain it."
Music
Orchestra practice Monday even
ing was very good. Nearly every
member was present. We have two
members. Helen Boles who plays a
saxophone and James Taylor, cornet.
There are now in the orchestra, II
violins. comets, alto, trombone
1 bass, saxophone, 1 snare drum
and piano. If any one else wants to
join, bring your instruments and
come. for you will be welcome.
The girls and boys glee clubs have
been having their voices tested for
the new operetta.
General News
Lucille Skinner, who is attending
Colorado college, says she feels like
she still belongs to Lbs and is very
glad to hear of Liberals victories in
athletics.
Lorena Leas is again enrolled in L
H s after an absence of nearly a
year.
Leila Mae Smith visited school
Wednesday afternoon.
Since the reseating in chapel this
week many new and interesting ac-
quaintances are being made.
Alice N: "Say Mr.. Woods, did you
know the first talking machine was
made from a rib?"
Wednesday afternoon the school
received Mr.. Steel's ultimatum in re-
gard to bean Tipping. It seems that
he entertains deep-seated prejudice
against this form Of warfare and
that all persons in school
first or second graders or freshmen
please refrain from indulging in this
form of amusement.
Miss Ross has recovered her voice
after having gone without it for two
days.
Miss Ester was absent from school
Tuesday afternoon on account Of i'll
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-02-10

We have twenty-seven new Fresh
men in our midst
The Freshman class had meeting
Monday evening, at which time red
and white were chosen for our class
colors.
The first hour Ancient History
class has been having some very heat
ed arguments. r,
The new Freshies thank the upper
classmen for their helpful hints.
Charlotte G. in Ancient History
"How many stars nj our fiag?"
Mr.. Steele gave the Freshmen a
few hints in chapel the other morn
ing about talking while others have
the floor.
Esther W.:-"T would like to learn
the new dance"
Darline G.:-"What new dancer"
Esther "That anaesthetic
dance"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
Rio Forest Nursery.

The forestry nursery at Saratoga
Springs, which is in the course Of
organization at this time, will be the
largest in the world at no distant date.
When completed 1t will have an output
of 100000 trees per year and some
idea of the scope Of this new nursery
may be gained from the fact that
during the transplanting season last
spring the employees Of this nursery
several times transplanted more than
$4,000 white pines in a single day.
Seven transplanting tables were In
operation at one time. 1t is at these
tables that the transplanting boards
are filed, by which fifty young trees
are planted in a row simultaneously.
The beds in which these plants are
growing present very attractive
sight, the trees being all the same size
and planted in faultless rows.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
HUMAN MAKEUP TOO COMPLEX
And That Is Why People Have to Die,
Says High Authority Presumed
to Know.

"Why do we die?" This question
has been asked of the editor Of the
Journal OF the American Medical As
sociation, representing "all the doctors
in the land" as the old saying goes.
"We die because we are so COM
plex," says the editor.
So that is the reason that the lay
man must accept. The Literary Digest
intervenes to say that 1t long has been
believed by biologists that death is
not due to any natural property of the
protoplasm that makes up our bodily
cells. Primitive cellular organisms
that propagate by division may thus
live indefinitely. The higher organ
isms, we are told, die because their
structure is a complicated one.
There is a very delicate state of bal
ance, and 1t is easy to disturb 1t SO
that the whole structure. fails. This is
the price that we, pay for the multi
plicity of our functions. Would you
rather be a protozoan and live for
ever; or man, and die? This is, in
effect, the alternative that nature
holds out to us. Most of us probably
will be disposed to be glad that we are
what we are, even If our enjoyment of
the multitude Of aptitudes and abili-
ties with which nature has endowed
us is to be brief.-Philadelp Public
Ledger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
LAND READY FOR COLONISTS
Northern Rhodesia, Rich and Fertile,
Is Capable of the Highest De-
gree of Development.

With the ever-increasing overflow Of
civilized populations, northern Rhode
STA soon may be pre-empted by colo
nists. Indeed, the movement of ma
tives back to reserves may indicate
that such an inflow already is taking
place. Though it lies across the
equator the Rhodesian plateau is
adapted to the white men by reason Of
climate that has no extremes More
over it's boom cities of Buluwayo and
Salisbury possess hotels, clubs, bust
ness houses and apartments, built in
the flush Of hope that it would be
second Rand, then deserted by the for
tune hunters, and now waiting the
coming of more sober and sustained
development.
Much of northern Rhodesia is suit
able for farming; there are vast
tracts of grazing land. Maize and to-
bacco are at present principal crops.
Wheat, cotton and citrus fruits may be
grown successfully. The timber awaits
transportation facilities. Gold, cop
per, zinc and lead mines already are
worked.-National Geographic Maya
zine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
May Operate to Music.

With local anesthesia growing in i'm
portance for use in major operations
of all kinds, monograph music is TAX
ing it's place as an important accessory
to surgical work, is the view of DR..
Robert e. Farr of Minneapolis. Doctor
Farr corrected statement from Mil
waukee, where he recently spoke at a
medical convention, in which he was
quoted as saying music is a part SUBJ
stitute for anesthesia.
what said was that, where major
operations are performed with the aid
of local anesthetic rather than by
the older method of etherizing, the pa
tient remains conscious and alert, and
gently played photograph music has
a decided value, both in calming the
patient and in supplying pleasurable
sounds as an offset to the realization
that he is being operated on" Doctor
Farr said.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
Drove Popular Author Too Hard.

At a recent autograph sale in New
York were several letters from 0.
Henry, written in the beginning of his
last illness. He was always dilatory
about his work and tried the patience
of editors. At the last they did not
understand that they were urging him
beyond his strength. In one of these
letters he writes:
"You are sure using plenty Of 'sar-
kassum' on me these days. / don't see
why you should think am lying about
my illness. I can show you doctors
bill that may restore little of your
confidence in human nature. I have
had a bad case Of nervous insomnia
as / ever want to have and the doctor
has been trying to get me sleep and
relief. The telephone and all my 9th
err friends were cut off for that pur
pose. I got some sleep last night by
the free use of sulphonol and I feel
some better today. 81. My work
is all gone to the devil. am lost in a
wilderness of past-due stories, but
will pull out SOON
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
HAVE OWN DOMESTIC COURT
Feel to Be Grievances at Home
Twice Year.

The suggestion that there should be
a ''grumblers' day." day on which
everyone should air their grievances
and then forget them for the rest of
the year is not the novelty some peo-
pie seem to think. Two years ago,
writes a correspondent, young mar
ried couple anticipated the suggestion
by establishing half-yearly complaints
courts.
On the selected day, both husband
and wife told each other frankly of
the faults found in the previous six
months. Usually the husband goes
into the "dock" first, while the wife
submits her indictment. If he has
been unduly forgetful, if he has shown
tendency to prefer his club to his
wife and home if he seems selfish or
untidy or keeps too tight hand upon
the purse strings, the charges are put
before him and are argued out When
he is convinced, or has shown the
charge is due to misunderstanding,
the subject drops. Then the wife has
to undergo her cross-examination.
The practice, it is said, has prevent
ed many little faults and grievances
from becoming chronic and leading to
serious trouble.-Mancheste Guard
ian.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
SPREAD WARNING OF STORMS
Stockmen Notified of Coming Unfa:.
vorabIe Weather Conditions In
/ Time to Take Precautions.

Cold waves, heavy SHOWS, high
winds and billiards. vitality interest
the stock growers of the great range
states of the West. The weather bu-
reau of the United States Department
Of Agriculture, in its endeavor to as
sist the stockmen, issues warnings of
these unfavOrable conditions which
are dangers to farm animals and to
those who Craze on the range. These
warnings are widely distributed by
telegraph and telephone to large CEN
tiers, but further dissemination de-
wolves on those interested. The prob
lem has been largely solved in some
of the states, particularly Missouri, by
telegraphing the warning to one CEN
trail point in each county, where ar
rangements are made to telephone in
formation of the warnings to each
community interested.
When a warning is received stock
men arrange to Craze their stock near
shelter, or in such a direction from
shelter that the stock will drift to-
ward it when the anticipated severe
weather comes. A modification of this
service consists Of strengthening and
lambing forecasts and warnings. In
early shearing and lambing districts
shearing is delayed or newly shorn
sheep, ewes and young lambs are kept
near suitable shelter, such as coulees,
where they will receive protection
when wind, snow or cold rains are ex-
pected.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

Lendke, Geo. LaGue, friedrich LaGue,
A. H. Lowe, Joe Lohentz, Edward ]
Lowe, Benjiman j. Lowe, T. A. Lende.
d. H. Lohmann, j. C. Lines, C. R. Lain
gen, A. Lines, Ture Odegaard, Jens S.
Ole, Caroline Ostenson etal, E. L.
Oftedahl, Ellen Phinney, L. c. Peder-
son, VIM. Phinney, ]. c. Peterson,
August Plath, Frank S. Payne, Harry
Payne, B. G. Priest, Ellen Perrin, J.
P. Peterreins, Louisa Peterreins, Carl
Preus, Posen Parochial School, Christ
oph Prechel, Ernest Prechel, Fremont
w. Philbrick, Edward j. Phalam, P.
c.. Peterson, Osmund Iverson, Samuel
Just, Paul F. Just, Gottlieb Just, w.
Jacoby, Martha Joel, Walter H. Just,
Paul Just, Anna Just, Augusta Just,
Gustav Just, Mathilda Just William
Johnke, Fred Jaeschke, August F.
temple, Township Of Wood Lake,
Township of Sioux Agency, Township
Of Minnesota Falls, Township of
Posen, Township Of Lucas, Township
Of Underwood, Township Of Echo, Ly-
on County, Yellow Medicine County,
Township of Sandness, Village of
Wood Lake, Minneapolis and St. Louis
Railway Company.
{ Given under my hand and seal this
10Th day Of December, 1921.
CHAS. J. CLARK,
Clerk District Court, yell
low Medicine County, Min
(SEAL) nesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
Mail for Lonely Island.

Romance lies hidden in a parcel be-
ing carried by the Shackelton-Rowett
exploration ship Quest for delivery at
the lonely British island of Tristan da
Cunha, in the south Atlantic, to which
the Quest is taking mails. It is be-
ing sent to young woman by a sailor
who formed strong attachment for
her during his stay on the island. He
is anxious that photograph of her
should be taken and sent to him.
This will probably be done. Among
other parcels sent to the island are
some addressed to 'The Oldest In
habitant" and THE Principal Lady"
It is believed that the Oldest inhabitant
Is by common consent the moral ruler
Of the island, but there may be q
delicate conference with regard to
The Principal Lady"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
Largest Crater in the World.

Two Swedish scientists recently
made journey Of exploration
through Iceland, with the interesting
result that they discovered the larg-
est volcanic crater in the world. 1t
took them nine days, using three
horses and sledges, to cross the great
sea of ice of the Watnajokel from west
to east in order to reach Kolar, on the
Fjord Of Hornar.
On the H0gjokel the scientists
found a tremendous volcanic crater
containing hot water and no less
than eight kilometers long and five
kilometers wide. 1t was surrounded
by number of hot springs. The
Swedish savants who discovered it
named it the Svea crater, and it is re-
garded as not only the greatest crater
IN Iceland, but probably the largest in
the world.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
Roadless Russia.

Russia is almost roadless land 1t
is uncomfortable to the foreign visitor
who has ever left the beaten track of
the railways in Russia how great
empire can have subsisted so long and
so successfully without even pre-.
tense at roads. The secret lies in the
fact that for five or six months in
the year nature herself provides
roads over the greater part Of Russia
admirable smooth, glossy roadways
over hard-worn snow. The traffic is
further cheapened over these roads
by the substitution Of a sledge runner
for the wheel and axle. This brings
the cost of land carriage as near the
cheapness Of water-borne freight as
possible, and it is the principal rea-
son why Russia in the Twentieth CEN
fury is still roadless land.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
BAD HABITS SEEMINGLY SCI
Famous Raider, Moewe, Though Now
Engaged in Peaceful Trading, Con-
tinues Career Of Damage.

Although she has been rechriStened
and is now devoted to peaceful pur-
suits. the old Moewe, once notorious as
a German raider, cannot reform her
bad habits. She rammed and sank
the Formby lightship Planet, near the
Mersey bar.
The Moewe is now the Green Brier.
She was outward bound from the
Mersey to Teneriffe and was proceed
ing along the main channel when
something went wrong with her steer
ing gear and she smashed into the
Planet, one of the three lightships
stationed near the mouth of the Mer-
sey and familiar to American and all
other navigators.
Although the Green Brier's captain
kept his steamers head in the light
ships breach, a flood of water poured
into the Planet and she soon sank.
Her crew of six narrowly escaped.
The Green Briefs bows were so dam
aged she, returned for repairs.
The Green Brier, under the name
OF Moewe and commanded by Capt.
Count Nicholas Won Donna Scholo-
diem, for a long time terrorized pas
senger and cargo-carrying vessels in
the Atlantic. and as result of her
operations British and allied shipping
suffered extensively. The Moewe
proved most elusive and defed all
efforts at capture during a long career.
Her original name was Punga. She
made her first trip to the West Indies
under the British flag and Messrs.
Elders and Fyffe's ownership from
Newcastle about Is months after the
armistice.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
GREW IN PREHISTORIC TIMES
Corn Recently Found in Tennessee
Seems to Substantiate Belief
Long Held by Scientists.

Corn that grew in Tennessee in pre-
historic times, possibly before Joseph
put away his seven years supply in
Egypt, was uneartfed recently by w.
e. Meyer of the ifsreau of American
Ethnology and sa1t to the United
States Departm mt Of A Agriculture for
Identification
During recent "a H1ailons in David
son county, Tenneesee, FIR. Meyer came
upon a number Ls stotle slab graves
containing mortussy Vtsaels. Some of
these held specimens Of charred maize
in fairly good condition. From the
size and shape of tha. grains it was
possible to identify the variety as
many-rowed tropical flint, form about
halfway between true flint and pop
corn.
The same type of Indian corn occurs
in the West Indies, and there is no
question in the minds of scientists
but that there was very early COM
municafion between the West Indies
and North America. Not only corn
but beans, squashes, pumpkins and
tobacco are of tropical and subtropi-
cal origin.
These staples, now so important
throughout both hemispheres, found
their way into North America and were
cultivated beyond the Great Lakes in
Canada long before the discovery of
America. There is abundant evidence
Of communication between the West
Indies and Florida, and up the Missis-
sippi and it's tributaries.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
ONE THING MISSIONARY KNEW
And the knowledge Enabled Him to
Score Direct Hit OFF the
Bullying Skipper.

Bishop Mitchell said the other day !:
Missionaries are a good deal de-
-rided and reviled since the World
war. Why try to convert the heather,
people cry, when we're still so unre-
generate ourselves?
IA Methodist missionary was travel
ing in a steamer along the west coast
of Africa. The skipper kept making
fun of him. The idea of his trying to
better the heather! Why not first bet
ter his own peoplege get them to stop
using poison gas and all that sort of
thing? Missionaries were no good,
anyway. An ignorant, lazy lot.
"The missionary stood a good deal
of this talk, and then one day at din
ner he said to the skipper:
"'We missionaries are ignorant, and
you, of course, know great deal.
Sailing these African waters so many
years, suppose you can tell me the
length of an alligator's tongue?'
"'Sure / cant clustered the skip
per. 'Surest thing you know'
"'Well, then, what is it?'
cit depends said the skipper, 'on
the length of the alligator
".All right. Suppose the alligator
is Is feet long?
"The skipper looked around the
table. All the passengers bent for
ward, deeply interested in this lingual
duel-this tongue battle, so to speak.
elf the alligator's Is feet long, the
skipper said, it's tongue will be three
feet long
wrong said the missionary,
calmly. I'm only an ignorant mission
AIRY, but know that alligators don't
have tongues Detroit Free Press.