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New-York tribune., 1921-09-18
PIERRE'S GUIDEBOOK

that the tramp get anything he wants by
threatening the occupants, and two Lorraine
crosses (No. y, reveal that the people of au-
thorty who live in the house must not be
irritated
The drawing of spear pointed toward the
ground tells the tramp to Take vengeance"
(No. 81.
A half circle tNo. 81 says that the occupants
might give in, and drawing of sharp teeth
{No. i0), means Look out for the dog
rectangle with a point in the center No.
III signifies Brutal owner The point is
interpreted as representing man in his house
determined to defend it.
Three small circles (No 12), representing
three coins, signifies Money given here
square inclosing picture of teeth (No
f3), means @Men and dogs ready TO attack"
This sign is now being put on the houses by
the farmers themselves TO scare away the
tramps.
large triangle and two small ones No.
14) means Woman alone with child or SER
want The triangles are interpreted as rep
resenting the pointed bonnets worn by women
in the Middle Ages.
A sort Of s.V'' with one side extended over
three little triangles mo- 15), means Hard
luck stories profitable" The picture seems to
represent some one talking to an audience. An
ordinary v (No. 16A means aCharity given"
two circles (No. ~, Insist and they'll give
in" and the sign Of the cross No. . neans
ssTalk rslisiou."
New-York tribune., 1921-09-18

Herrick, however had solved the problem for
81, 900 month for three months only. He
had 6guratively speaking, stopped his father
over into the country i'll a modest villa at
Garche, near st. Cloud, on the Seine. 1t was
six miles from the American Embassy on the
Rue de Chaillot, in Paris. The ambassador
was commuter.
Paris newspapers have printed volumes
what they call the "Crise de Logements"
housing shortage. The investigators of the
press were recently tipped by the Paris police
that practice which is beginning to be conf
mon among Partisan house agents the agents
of landlords and sub-landlords-wa to be
officially frowned upon. The practice was this:
A prospective renter entered an agency de-
manding an unfurnished apartment. He was
Informed that there were no such things at
large but monsieur might be interested in fur
nished apartments. Monsieur was interested,
since there were no unfurnished donliciles to
be had in Paris. And monsieur goes out to
look them over. Let a Paris newspaper re-
porter. go on with the story:
"No agency would take my name and ad-
New-York tribune., 1921-09-18

A SOILED piece of paper found crumpled
~ in the pockets of harmless French
4 n beggar here has turned cut to be the
rosetta stone" of mysterious hero
glyphic language which has been handed down
through generations of vagabonds in France,
and is still in use. Research indicates that the
system started in the fourteenth century
Similar to the signs of American tramps, these
craycn or charcoal marks found on barn doors,
wall and on the facades of houses, are drawn
by wandering beggars to inform others of the
characteristics of those within: whether there
is dog, what kind of yarns to tell in order
to get something to eat. Sometimes simple
mark warns the vagabond that there is both
man and dog in the house ready for battle.
Another mark signifies that charity will be
given for hard luck stories. Still another says
that insistence will bring results.
The signs are veritable hieroglyphics, and the
pictures from which the marks are developed
can, in most cases, be readily seen. Like other
languages of the underworld, notably the slang
of the apaches of Paris which originated in the
fifteenth century, it is probable that these
hierogyo trace their origin in the Middle Ages,
when wandering vagabonds, not knowing how
to read or write, had to invent crude picture
signs to communicate with their fellows.
For long time throughout the countrywide
of France, and recently in the devastated
regions, the mysterious signs have been noticed.
At first they were attributed to children until
their regularity at widely separated points In
New-York tribune., 1921-09-18

dicated purpose. The authorities have now
cleared the mystery. The beggar not only ad-
mitted the rosetta stone" of beggars and vag-
abonds, but elucidated the ancient sign Ian
guage.
A circle pierced by two arrows (No. y sig
nifes .'Poor welcome, disagreeable people"
This sign would seem to originate from
New-York tribune., 1921-09-18

drawing. of an archer's arrows.
Two horizontal lines crossed by three ver-
tical ones (No. q signifies danger, and num-
Der of lines crossed by others, picturing prison
bars (No. 81 Beware of prison"
zero means Nothing doing" but a circle
divided into four parts (No. 81, means Eats"
Two squares overlapping (No. 81 signifies
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
First published May 5, 1920
ROAD NOTICE

State of Kansas, Seward County, IS.
To whom it may concern:
Take notice, That legal petition
signed by Geo. W. Howell and other
householders Of Fargo Township, in
said County, has been presented to
the Board of County Commissioners
praying for the location of county
line road, as follows, viz; Beginning
at the southeast corner of section12-
34-31, thence north on the county
line a distance of two miles. Also be-
ginning at the southeast corner of
section 13-33-31, thence north on
the county line distance of six
miles, and ending at the county road
heretofore laid out.
And that said Board acting as
viewers, who will meet at the point
of beginning Of said proposed road
on the 25th day of May, 1921, and
proceed to view said road, as the law
directs, at which time and place all
persons interested NAV attend and
have a hearing. In case said viewers
fail to meet on the day designated
they may meet on the following day
as provided by law, without further
notice.
Witness my hand and the officia
seal of said County, this End day OF
May 1921.
Abe X. Stoufer,
46 tic County Clerk
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
NABIsco NrBLErs

We are anxiously waiting for
spring to come.
Henry Beltz of Durham, Kansas,
visited in these parts from Saturday
until Monday. Mr.. Beltz was one Of
the early settlers in this country.
L. E. Smith GU road commissioner
has been working roads in this VIC
unity the past two weeks. We will
certainly have better roads if the
good work continues.
Mesdames Luther Shaw, Will Rob-
ertson and John Mitts and PUNK
spent one afternoon last week with
Mrs. Joe Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nix spent Sunday at
the Williams home in Liberty neigh
borhood.
Miss Maude Roberts is at home
now having closed her school at
Hardesty. She is contemplating at
tending summer normal.
Will Robertson and wife and baby
spent Saturday night with Luther
Shaw and wife. ''
Mrs. Moran has been enjoying a
visit with her son and family from
Salida, Colo. They left the first OF
the week.
John Mitts and family Sundayed
at Mrs. Plunk's.
c. L. Sellers, wife and daughter
Mrs. Stearns and children made a
trip to Colorado Saturday to take
Mrs. Combs out to her daughters
They returned home Monday.
A nice little shower fell in this
part last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Leverton and
Will Robertson have returned from
their visit to Nebraska. Lees father
came home with him at Liberal, Kan
sas where Lee is engaged in the bar
Der business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
{ First published May s, 1921
ROAD NOTICE

State of Kansas, Seward County IS:
TO WHOM 1T MAY. CONCERN:
TAKE NOTICE, That legal petit
ton signed by T. H. Bottorff and
other householders Of Seward Town
ship, in said County, has been pre-
sented to the Board Of County Com
missioners, praying for the location
of section line road, as follows, viz
Beginning at the northwest corner
of section 1882, thence east on
the section line a distance of eight
miles, ending at the county line.
Also beginning at the southeast cor
ner of section 7-31-31, thence north
two miles on the section line and
ending at the county line.
And that said Board acting as
viewers who will meet at the point
of beginning Of said proposed road
on the 18th day Of May, 1921, and
proceed to view said road, as the law
directs, at which time and place all
persons interested may attend and
have a hearing. In case viewers fail
to meet on the day designated, they
may meet on the following day, as
provided by law, without further no
tice.
Witness my hand and the official
seal of said County, this End day of
May. 1921.
Abe X, Stoufer,
46t3c County Clerk
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
GROWLS OF A CROUCH

complained of the weather for
thirty years and then quit.
1t didn't do any good.
think the word "piffle" was In
vented to apply to politics.
never seek the society of a man
who talks about his career.
never get excited over any report
that the cost of living is coming
down.
am Of the opinion that If q man
wants to wear whskers 1t is his own
funeral and not mine.
i never steal an umbrella, can
never find one lying around loose.
am never favorably impressed by
a man who comes in, sits down and
puts his feet on my desk.
/ never censure man who doesn't
believe In my philosophy. l only pity
him.
would rather have the Turks stay
In Europe than to have them over here.
believe that man who refuses
to work is the worst protiteer we have
in our midst.
frequent tea rooms because my
doctor has told me not to eat much
Chicago Sunday American.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
SENTENCE SERMONS

The smallest act of charity shall
stand us in good stead.-Atterbury.
Be not lenient to your own faults;
keep your pardon for others.-From
Japanese Proverbs.
Those who bring sunshine into the
lives Of others cannot keep It from
themselves.-J. M. Barrie.
Herein do I exercise myself, to have
always a conscience void of offense
toward God.--Acts 24:16. ast,
God never mocks the soul with an
impossible Ideal. neither should the
soul ever mock God with an ignoble
one.-F. Watson Human.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
46 TIC
First published April %, 1921
PUBLICATION NOTICE

In the District Court of Seward
County, Kansas.
Maude Waterman ...............Plalntiff
VS..
F. R. Waterman .........-..--Defendant
Said defendant F. R. Waterman,
will take notice that he has been
sued in the District Court Of Seward
County, Kansas, by said plaintiff and
must answer the petition filed there
in by said plaintiff, on or before the
9th day of June 1921, or said petit
Dtion will be taken as true and judg
ment for plaintiff in said action for
divorce will be rendered accordingly.
F. o. RINDOM,
Clerk of the District Court.
j. w. CAMPBELL,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
(seaD 45t5c
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
ODD AND INTERESTING

The word "aristocracy' originally
meant the rule Of the best men.
Tb 88 - 50 500
The railroads of the United States
own nearly 2.5O0.OOO freight cars.
Before, the war the British con-
trolled the coal trade Of the seas
The average railroad freight car
costs about $1,000. sh
There are nearly 1000 farm loan as
sociations In the United States.
Raisins are said to be richer In min
efalmatter than any other dried fruit
Between 10000 and 10000 applica-
lions for patents are made In the
United States annually.
More than 1OO,OOO.OO0 cords of fire.
wood were produced ON farms Of the
United States In 1918.
The lowest point on the surface Of
the earth is the Dead sea. 1890. feet
below sea level.
The largest drydock in the United
States Is at the Portsmouth (Va.)
navy yard. It cost $4O00.000.
There are some 5000 building and
loan associations In the United States.
The annual production Of coal in the
United States amounts to about SIX
tons for each inhabitant.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05

Miss Clara Lancaster was the
guest Of Mrs. B. E. Heating last
week.
Abe L. Heibert of Tyrone was
here Monday and made this office a
much appreciated visit.
Mrs. W. A. Reed left Saturday for
st. Joseph, called there by the i'll
ness Of her mother.
Mrs. J. T. Newly returned Mon
day from visit with friends in
Bucklin.
2n
A. H. Friesen Of Meade was in
the city Monday taking osteopathic
treatments. H''I''
Robert Wyatt and family were
guests at the F. E. Cawley home
Sunday. n' ''"
Mrs. o. E. Ormiston of Kismet
was in Liberal the last Of the week
on business.
Rev. F. Olin Hunt, pastor of the
Friends Church, left Monday for
Hutchinson where he viii attend the
State Sunday School Convention.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
k[Ny,h,1a;l61

Es51A NIXON 10 L2oocA0d ~
John d. Jones and wife Of Satanic,
were in the city Sunday. t
Arlie Weber of Hayne is work
ing for the Quality Bakery.
Charno Jones made a business trip
to Hugoton the last Of the week.
Lewis Stanley, banker at Satanic
was Liberal visitor Sunday
VIM. Drake is here from Bucklin
this week on business.
]. W. Undertake Of Plains was in
the city Saturday N- rvs
Jesse Marricle was over from Elk
hart the last of the week.
Mrs. A. F. Stark of Perryton was
Liberal visitor Friday.
Henry v. Tucker returned Friday
from q business trip to Hutchinson
Mrs. D. H. Traylor and Miss Ruth
Sokel of Plains were in the city
Friday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Tweedy of Colorado, in this city, or
April 30, boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Gilbert went
to Richards, Colorado, Saturday or
a short business trip.
Miss Fannie Schulz came in from
Arkalon Saturday for a short visit
with Mrs. o. G. Hicks.
Rev. C. s. Hunt and Rev. M. F.
Swafford left the last of the weel
for a short trip to Colorado.
Roy Harrison was proudly showing
his new set of golf sticks Saturday
to group of admiring friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Richardson
and children left for Newton Friday
for a visit with relatives and re.
turned home Monday.
Frank Northup and Shelby Moore
Of Guymon were in the city on bust.
ness Friday. They are prominent
Equity men Of Guymon.
Miss Bertha Lawder came in from
Tyrone Friday to visit the week enc
with her grandmother, Mrs. Anna
Wood and sister, Miss Lowe Lawder
Mrs. C. B. Jenzen who has beer
in Michigan for several months, re-
turned to Liberal Friday night. Mr.
Janzen is manager of the Liberal
creamery.
aaRsR
Mrs. L. E. Wood received the an
nouncement of the arrival Of great
granddaughter the first Of the week
The little lady is the daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. y C. Wood of Liberal
and arrived April 20. She has been
given the name of frankie May. Mr..
Wood is a son of T. o. Wood of To-
peka.-Meade Globe-News
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
LITTLE TRUTHS

When q woman loves a man
she tries to make him believe
she doesn't.
Don't lose any sleep on &C.
count of SANDER; 1t will rub off
when 1t gets dry.
A little knowledge may be a
dangerous thing. So is a little
widow occasionally.
Yes, after marriage a man
stops paying compliments and
begins to pay her bills.
There is nothing a manly man
admires more than girlish girl,
or wOmanly woman.
A man knows but very little
Of the happenings in the neigh.
bOrhOOd when his wife is away
on visit.
Girls are more courageous
than pugilists. They are ready
to make match with man
twice their size.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Gould left for Wich-
ita this week where Mr.. Goud has a
position with the @cVicker-Hard
CotE.ng Company.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-05-05
IN OTHER CITIES

In Bellevue hospital. New York city.
nearly 4oo" patients are treated ev-
cry year. + -
New YORK city's longest bridge Ia the
Hell GAIT Hf'dge. built by the New
York, Ne t0ip nd Hartford rail-.
road q: 'AacGo
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-04
DEMOCRAT EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE SUMMONED
TO CONVENE FEB. II

washington, Feb. 3. - George
White, chairman of the democratic
national committee, has appoint
ed an executive committee of the
national committee and called It
so meet in Washington, February
II. to obtain its advice and coun-
sci in the reorganization of the
party's machinery.
The executive committee is COM
posed of sixteen members as fol-
lows:
w. r. Sanders, Alabama; Homer
s. Cummings, Connecticut; Miles
Saunders, Colorado; Miss Julia Il,
Landers, Indiana; Mrs. Campbell
Cantrill, Kentucky; Mrs. Julia II.
Briscoe, Maryland; William f. Con-
molly, Michigan; j. Bruce Kremer,
Montana; Norman f. Mack, New
York; Mrs. Bernice S. Pyke, Ohio;
Mrs, d. A. McDougal, Oklahoma;
Mrs. Rose Heiflin, Oregon; Jos. +.
Guffey, Pennsylvania; Cordell Hull,
Tennessee; Senator Carter Glass
Virginia, and Angus NJ. Mclean,
North Carolina.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-04
UNION
PLANS To BUILD
SHOP IN DENVER
By The Assoniated Pross)

Denver, Feb. 3.-Local 1888 of
Denver, of the International Iron
Molders' Union of North America,
plans a shop built, capitalized and
operated by union men in an effor,
to defeat the "open shop"
movement here, according to an
nouncement here by George
Flockhart, business agent for the
local union.
Mr.. FlOckhart's announcement
has followed a statement yester-
Gay by George Cordingly, general
manager of the Queen City foun-
dry, in which it was said that the
queen City plant would be oper-
ated as an open shop from that
time.
A committee has been appointed,
Flockhart said, to select a site for
the shop. international officers Of
the union are aiding in the work of
financing the proposition, accord
ing the announcement. The COM
pany will be incorporated under
the laws of Colorado, Flockhart
said.
The statement by Flockhart also
discussed the situation at the
queen City plant. We took our
grievances to the Colorado Foun-
drymens association yesterday but
they absolutely refused to meet
US" it said.
The Stearns Roger Manufacture
ing company yesterday announced
that It's Pueblo plant would be
closed temporarily and that when
1t reopened it would be operated as
an open shop.
Mr.. Cordingly announced that the
Queen City plant expected TO have
full force, composed of both
union and non-union men, by the
end of the week.
Il. A. Dickson. president of the
Colorado Foundrymens associa-
ton. said the action of the Queen
City foundry was but an incident
in a movement which has been de-
veloping for number of years.
Three years ago, he said, there
We're but one or two open shop
foundries in Denver; two years ago
there were four or five, a year ago
n few more had been added and
today, he added, Gli but one of the
seventeen foundcies belonging to-
the association are open shops.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-04
HARDING HAS NOT
DECIDED ON HIS
CABINET---FALL

Washington, Feb. 3.-Senator Fall
of New Mexico, who returned to his
seat today after having accom-
panied President-elect Harding
south. said it was his Judgment
that Mr.. Harding had not decided
definitely on his cabinet. The SEN
,ator also said it was This judg-
ment' that Charles E. Hughes
would be selected as secretary Of
state and that Harry M. Daugher-
ty, Mr.. Hardings pre- convention
campaign manager would be in the
cabinet.
Senator Fall evaded any refer
ence to reports that he would be
appointed secretary of the interior.
"There was very little serious
discussion of any kind with the
president elect" Senator Fall said
referring to the Florida trip. Il did
discuss the Mexican situation, but
not to any detail"
Numerous conferences were held
today between senators and Mr..
Daugherty, who accompanied SEN
ator Fall to the capital. Senator's
Lodge and Knox were among those
who talked to Mr.. Daugherty.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-04
SONG AS AN AID
To GRID VICTORY
HAS ITS MERITS
Drake Bulldogs Resorted to
Harmony When the Going
Was Hard; Old WoIver-
ines Used to MARBLE.
(By The Associated Press.1

Chicago, Feb. 3.-History re-
cords the might of song in battle
the concerted efforts of Crom-
wells Ironsides being a noted ex-
ample-but what about the sing
ing football eleven that sings IT.
self into victory?
The eleven Of Drake university
is reported not only to have sung
itself to success on the gridiron
last fall, but to have developed a
musical ensemble which just nat
urally made it a glee club, now
engaged in turning up an honest
evening dollar around Des Moines.
Right now the football public is
due for a lot of cerebration on the
merits of song as an aid to heroic
spurning on the gridiron, just as
the prayer did for the Centre col
lege eleven-the noted Praying
kentuckians. Old-timers of the
gridiron sport declare that it's hard
to believe that singing itself will
put anything over in the brief in
'terval of a football game--singing
they say, belongs more with keep
ing up courage over a longer span
of time. Teeth clenching words,
permitting no cadences of song,
are the most efficacious aid, the
old-timers say to the violent
plunge needed to breach a line
that objects to being preached, or
to turn an end fiercely resolute
that he shall not be turned.
1t is not necessary that these
words be beyond the social pale,
but, unfortunately they sometimes
are.
Singing is not distinctly new in
football. The powerful elevens de-
yeloped at the University of Michi-
gan in the period of 1901 to 1901
used to sing a little song, hardly
more than a line, every time they
set out to smash up an opposing
defense, which they inveterately
did as the gridiron chronicles of
that time will show. But the song,
they say, was more of a hymn of
triumphal progress arising out of
"a conviction of superiority than
any keying up of courage.
A member of the Michigan squad
was quizzed about this rumored
singing habit of the old Wolverine
teams.
We'll. can't say there was any
organized effort at singing on those
old-time teams, and certainly
Coach Yost never did any baton
work with us, although he used to
repeat that Hurry Up of his so
regularly 1t got to be song in it
self. But the fellows did MARBLE
bit now and then when the 60
ing was particularly tough. Lines
from Hot Time in. the Old Town |
Tonight He Rambled,' and THE |
Dummy, Dummy Line were the
most frequent lines to spring I'M
on their iips-perhaps because the
bleachers used to sing them so
mueh they We're quite in the at
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-04

ity and his inclination for active
religious work.
Upon the death of his mother
by an uncle, who was a minister
in Auburndale, Mass. Here and in
Claremont n. H., he spent his boy
hood. His education was received
at Dartmouth college. After his
graduation from college in 1873
he studied theology at Andover
Seminary, The Williston church in
Portland was his first charge. In
1888 he became pastor of a church
in South Boston, and four years
later he resigned to give his entire
attention TO his duties as president
of the Christian Endeavor society.
In 1888 he carried the movement
to England and in 1892 made his
first journey around the world.
Since that time he has visited prac-
tically. every civilized country IN
the interests of the great organiza-
ton of which he was the founder
The fortieth anniversary of the
society and its achievements dur
ing the four decades of its existence
will be celebrated at the Sixth
Worlds convention, to be held in
New York City next July. This
will be the first worlds conven-
ton that the society has held since
1915, when it met in Chicago. Del
egates will be in attendance from
all parts of the world. Already
1000 delegates have registered
from states west of the Mississippi.
A feature of the convention Will
&c a great pageant parade down
Fifth avenue. with state delega-
lions in costumes and floats, tell
ing the history and achievements
of Christian Endeavor. President
Harding and Premier Lloyd George
will be invited to address one OF
the evening sessions. DR.. j. II,
Jowett of England will lead the
early morning quiet hour services,
and Gypsy Smith, the noted evan
gelist, will address the MONDAY
meetings. The musical features OF
teh program will be furnished by
a chorus of 1000 voices under the
direction of Homer Rodeheaver,
who for a number of years served
as musical director of the BILLY
Sunday meetings