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THE . DEMOCRAT. LIBER AT . KANSAS. -ENGLISH -WOMEN ..MAKING HAY LIKE THE MEN TO KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE Evidently Mr. Jlmso Was to Get a Plentiful Quantity of Fresh Air That Night. Mr. Jimao was in the habit of at MAKING GERMANS OUT OF THE POLES III! VI W V W V - " " -w r 'I'wii 'i,T';"T'Vi4,'-T-T';ri'g7i"J,V'i TVM I" AfrtWl ill L0 It- V; Ir Xif V '- fi'" t ; tending meetings which often de tained him after the usual hour of re tirement. One night he was exceed ingly late, and his wife, after fretting herself Into a temper, went to bed, determined to give her husband a lesson. When she had been upstairs about ten minutes she heard a knock, so, putting her head out of the win dow, she inquired: ;'Is that you, Tom?" "Yes, Kate; come and open the door," was the answer. "What has kept you out so late?" arfked his wife. "We have been discussing the real benefits oC fresh air," answered he. "Well," returned his better half, "you can lecture tomorrow night from experience." and down went the win dow with a bang. NEGLECT YOUR SCALP And Lose Your Hair.' Cutlcura Pre vents It. Trial Free. Cutlcura Soap shampoos cleanse and purify the scalp of dandruff while the Ointment Boothes and heals the irritated scalp skin. Dandruff and itching are hair destroyers. Get ac quainted with these supercreamy emol lients for thn skin and scalp. ' Sample each free by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Disenchanting. A party of young men and women, members of a sketching club, were motoring along a country road. Jimt within the fence on the left grew In numerable graceful stalks, each bear ing globes of pale green that shaded into gray and purple. . "How enchanting!" exclaimed one young woman. "Dc tell un," said another young woman, equally enthusiastic, to a gar dener standing near, "what those beau-oo-tiful things are." "Them? Them's onions gone to seed." New York Times. In the wake of the German armies in Poland there are being established German schools for the instruction , of the conquered peoplt. Evidently the powers that be in Germany believe that by getting the younger generation at the right time, they will Germanize them thoroughly. A group of Polish children are seen here in one of the open-air schools receiving instructions from their German schoolmasters. ' BERSAGLIERI WITH BICYCLES I MASCOT UNDER ARREST ; Despite the mountainous nature of the country in which they are fight ing, the Italian troops find much use for the bicycle. Two men of the Bersaglierl are here shown equipped with folding cycles, which are carried on the back when not in use. AMMUNITION TRAIN AT AN OASIS r lr lffltr 3 I: V W". arTV x, -iff jf ViiNEW SERVICE ' This photograph shows a Turkish ammunition train halted at an oasis tor the purpose of watering the camels. sea ;7MI nn hi mi ,i i i i I Michael, the mascot of the Second and Sixth battalions of the Royal Fusiliers, put under arrest for' mis behaving himself. On his forehead Is the silver shield presented to him by the marquess of Anglesey. Tells Fish Story. Henry Weller tells one on Tobe Bon ner, popular clerk'at the courthouse, who Is running for the board of1 rev enue. "While on a fishing trip on Turkey creek with Mr. Bonner," said Mr. Wel ler, "I was not having any luck, so kept moving up stream in an effort to land something, when, to my sup prise, Bonner called out to me to come and look at the long string of sar dines he had caught. I immediately went to see this marvel of marvels sardines from Turkey creek. "When I got down to where the proud Tobe stood holding his string of fish in one hand and his pole bob bing up and down In the other, what should I see but the very selfsame spot tails that I had been moving up stream all day to avoid. Still Mr. Bon ner continues to boast of his string of sardines." Birmingham Age-Herald. . , Accounting for It. "What a flow of spirits your friend has!',' ' . ' "No wonder. He's In the liquor business." , i i You Owe the Folks A Re$b Lamp Winter evening! are the time to reed and ntudy and also for the young folk to enjoy themaeivea. Qive them a good light Xhm cheerful, brilliant, mel tow glow of a RAYO lamp the kiod of light yoa yourself need to read by. It drive away winter gloom, prevent! eye-strain fceepe all the family happy and contented. In addition to all this comfort, the RAYO la a posi tive economy because one lights up the entire room Atk your dealer he haa the RAYO, aa have leading: merchants everywhere Tk Suadard Oil Company (laiUaa), Chicago, U.S. A. (MB) Will Clear $1.00 Worth of Land Get rid of the stumps and grow big crops on cleared land. Now la tk tim trt rlnn un vour farm while products bring high prices. Blasting is quickest, cheapest and easiest with Low Freez ing Du Pont Explosives. They work in cold weather. Writ for Fret Handbook of Exploihtt No. 6CF, and noma of n.arcat dmaler. DU PONT POWDER COMPANY WILMINGTON DELAWARE Something Like Foundries. "What air them kitchenettes I hear tell of in tho cities?" asked Deacon Hyperbole Medders, the somewhat honest agriculturist. "They're the places, Uncle Hy," ex plained Upson Downs, his city nephew, "in which are molded or cast or Bomehow produced a flat dwellur'8 dally round of mculettes." Judge. Carrying Them Out. Youth (with tie of the Stars and Stripes) I sent you some suggestions telling you how to make your paper more interesting. Have you carried out any of my ideas! Editor Did you meet theofflce boy with the wastepupe? basket as you came upstairs? Youth Yes, yes, ) did. Editor Well, he was carrying out your Ideas. Worse Yet. "You're a lucky man," said Jones to his bachelor friend Sweeney. "You don't have to boy shoes for a wife and two kids." "No," replied Sweeney, "but I havo to buy shoes for a Fearless Six." Not Warlike. "Would you go to war If your coun try called you, Mr. Jobbles?" "I might, pd then again I might not." "What do you moan by that?" "If the first call sounded like a mere invitation, I would wait to ba sufficiently urged." Inconsistency. Mrs. Bacon He's a very Inconsis tent man. Mrs. Egbert Indeed? "Yes; why, he tried to break his boy of being left-handed and he could only punlHh the little fellow with his loft hand." Appropriately Named. "Why do you call the baby Hill?" "He was born on the first of the month." From the Buffalo Express. Better a song In the heart than two In the flat upstairs. Naturally. "What day was i -e had that ter rible rainstorm?" "I don't remember the date, but it was the day I first wore my Talm Beach suit." A Real Sport. "Them city fellers Is protty slick, but thuy can't fool me," said Hiram Waybackrr. VThoy couldn't interest you in any of thoir skin games, ch?" "I should say not! Two o' them of fered ter show me th' only German submarine in captivity. Haw! Haw!" "And what did you say to that?" "I told 'era ter git out th' shells an' tho pea, an' I'd make one guess Jest ter keep 'cm from belli" lonesome." Putting His Foot In It. Niece I do think you are clever, aunt, to be ablo to argue with the professor about sociology. Aunt I've only been concealing my Ignorance, dear. Brofi'Ksor Bilks (gallantly) Oh, no. Miss Knowles. Quite the contrary, I assure you. Cold Proposition. Hubb Moet any Icebergs, coming over on the steamer? Gotham Well, yes; I was Intro duced to a girl from Boston. Perfectly at Home. "Are tho summer boarders making themselves at home?" "Yep," replied Farmer Corntossel; "thoy sit down to the table and kick about the food same as If they was among thoir own rotations." Where the Vacuum Was. Bill He's got a new idea for a vac uum cleaner. .1111 Whero'd ho get it? "Out of his hend." But If a man is foolish and doesn't know it, it's a sign that he has no wife to Instruct him. Any Time Post Toasties These Superior Com Flakes are not only a delicious breakfast food they make an appetizing lunch at any hour of the day. And how the kiddies do enjoy them! After play time for lunch or supper the crinkly brown flakes just hit the spot. Post Toasties are made of choicest selected Indian Corn; steam-cooked, daintily seasoned, rolled and toasted to a delicate golden-brown. Post Toasties reach you all ready to serve just add cream or milk. Little or no sugar is required as pure sugar is cooked in. 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