The Brewster Herald from Brewster, Kansas • 1

TT T7TT4 TTn TTv VT1 TT TT f7 HERALD ALRERT E. DONLY. PUBLISHER and EDITOR BREWSTER. KANSAS. DECEMBER 23, 1321 VOLUME 5.

NUMBER 23 LOCAL NEWS O'Neal-Osborn Thz Armament of Education Mr. and 51rs. W. 0. Bear were i shopping in Goodland.

Wednes -y. i it i mm i i 1 Tt nr mmmm- day afternoon. R. T. Hemming and W.

0. Bear thipoed a car load of hogs to Denver. Monday. f.3 VI Mr. and Mrs.

Shirley Standih of Winona, Kansas were Brewster vis'tors. Monday. Uur (breetuiss 11 On the evening of December 24. 1321. at five o'clock, occured a beautiful wedding: when William Osborn and Lourene O'Neal wer united in the holv bond of matrimony.

Tne ceremony was conducted at th home of the bnde'a par-nt. Mr. and Mrs A (TNI. hy Rv. E.

Nash, after which the congratulation were offered, and they at to a bountiful up-oer p-epared by the bride'a mother. Both the bride and groom are well known and highly respected vourjr people and will have the best wishes of their many friends for a Ion and hapoy hfe together. Th new home to Hch thia happy. couple will soon go in nearmg eompletion. In Maanin of Cliristma Mr E.

E. Donly of Goodland is spending the week end with her son Albert E. and wife. Charley Williams of Goodland tg down last Friday for a short 'N HIE trzz spint cf the cccasicn and with dus i visit with friends and relatives. appreaaben of all it implies, we extend Chrirlinas greetings to the readers cf this publication.

Christ tm mas has a meaning possessed by no other holiday throughout the world. America has its national and Rov McCall took Rilph GrifTee to Gooatand, Wednesday afternoon to have some dental work done. special da3s, ether countries have theirs: Chr istinasis Bj E. R. Barrett Kansas State NormJ School Are drednaashts or school-houses the mere to gov-eiments aid? One is built to defend th nation from possible foes without; the other is built to protect Americans lives and institutions from real, ever-present foes within.

Ignorance, passion and malice these three enemies of democracy are threatenins to destroy the social and industrial life of the nation. That America shall not no down before the assault, as Russia has done is due to the DreTalcHce of fctr tchooihouses. That America is disturbed with unrest within because her schools have been too parsimoniously dealt with. The Federal fro veriest 13 expending liions for battleships while loiineouta few caltrv dollars for education. of course, is as jet an -verpresent possibility; But it would be a far more remote possibility if only a tithe of the money ssent for preparing for war should be spent in promoting peace.

The war surely demonstrated that brain? men are as essential in a military crisis as in armament. Certainly the schoolhouse was as big a factor in winning the war a was the arsenal. Material resources counted as much, perhaps, as brains; but those resources without the brains would be as useless as brains without resources. mi me cmy cne anne in spint ana ceieDratea all ur ins- tian lands. So pure is its rsrincole that it commands i if.

respect and admiration among people who worship their Creator in different ways from curs. Qaistmas UpiEes all that is best in rnankir.d. It is the -culmination of the human mind throughout the ages dwelling upon the wonders and mysteries cf existence, turning to a reverence for God and His representa- Mr. and Mrs John Standish took Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

R. B. Rawson. Mr. and Mrs.

R. D. Laney and family spent Christmas with Mr, Laney's parents of Abeline, Kansas. H. H.

Webber scent Christmas with his parents at St. Francis, returning Tuesday evening of this week. hve on earth. It expresses the ascendency or spirit, the realization cf men of their interdeoendencv and their duty to one another; and so it is marked dv the bestowal cf gifts and other sentiments cf benevolence and well wishing. The makers of newspapers, concerned ai they are with the doings, manifestations and thoughts of their fi Sose Faets About Kansas Libraries Kansas now has 1S4 public libraries, of which 92 are subscription libraries.

Besides these, the state has 29 college and university Ubrarie, 7 Y. M. A. and lodge linraries, and 13 government or state institution libraries, making a total of 233 libraries acsording to W. H.

en-librarian of the Kansas State Normal School. Nineteen Kansas counties have no public libraries, either tax or subscription. These counties are Chase. Cheyenne, Gove, Graham, Grant. Gray.

Greeley. Hamilton, Hasket, Kearney, Lane, Logan, Morton, Pottawatomie. Rush, Scott, Stanton, Wabaunsee and wichita. Twenty-four count' lea have no tax-snpported libraries; bat have one cr more sub-assiption libraries, where patrons may borrow books by paying for membership cards. In other words, 43 counties of the 103 in Kansas have no free library service.

Thirty five counties have only one library each. Linn couutv has six subscription libraries, while Pntllips has four tax-supported libraries and two subscription libraries, while Sumner just reverses these Mr. F. A. Hance's father who has been confined to his bed for sometime is reported qu-te ill at tnis writing.

"in Almost all prewar equipment Is nowobaolete Ifa new war i were to come, present equip-' ment would soon be useless, Mod- ern warfare is a war of wits. It seems, then, onlr rational that we should be spending for the development of the nation's 20? respective communities and the world at large, and recording them in their more important aspects for the information, mayhap the education of readers, are brought into an intimate sense cf the spirit and meaning of Christmas. Would that we could express to you all the that we see in the hearts cf men and the increased brilliancy behind a few shadows cf the light which has upheld the world for so many centuries. In the happy auguries we see for the future, there is every reason to be merry. Our Yuletide thoughts go cut to the people cf this community and our thanks are due the patrons and kind friends who have given us practical support cr extended encouragement during the jrear.

May this be the best Christmas you have ever spent, is our wish to all. The Publisher: Miss Iva McCall and mother Mrs. S. C. Fulwider went to Goodland.

Wednesday afternoon where Miss McCall received medical attention, for her ear that has been giving her trouble the past three weeks. to brain something commensurate with the enormous sum going Into material equipment. Notice to Dojj Owners Dog licenses for the year 1922 are due January 1st. Please see J. G.

Guise, City Clerk and get your license as soon as possiole, Resnectfuhr, C. R. McCalL Mayor Mr. and Mrs. S.

P. McBride of Colby. Miss Harriett McBride of Goodland, Eoila McCall of Ashland. Kansas, ilr. and Mrs.

S. C. Fulwider and Miss Ira McCall took Christmas dinner at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. R.

McCail. mi 1 MM ill! Joe Shalz made a business trip to Colby, Wednesday. Performance i i i i i Prairie Gem Church BuUetia 3L E. CHURCH NOTES Ihursday mjrht. December 22nd.

Rev. Dunlap went to Colbv and c1Td 0Td first of the week Brewster Sunday School at 10 took the nicht train for his home 0t the cirm of an eieht pound A. lesson for January 1st, 'in Salina where he will scend thejuabr boy to Mr. and Mrs. Emery is the Sunday School at 10:30 A.

M. Barometer of Worth oam. "Oiiaays wsui nis nome Kenpel. Saturday. December 24.

The Revolt of Jeroboam, i rjiJiAJuij ujc win Sundav evening service at 70 U' Tff he M. E. parsonage next Thurs ciunaay evening service ac on. i.n Prpaphmrraf 11 li i ter ia Oklahoma with Mrs. Kep- P.

IL Rev. C. E. Nash, pastor. Pel's parents.

New Hope Sundav School atj 10 A.M. Epworth League at 6:30 P. M. i Instead of the preaching service there will be an illvstrated lec-j "Church Night" Wednesday at 7:30 P. M.

You are cordially invited to aU of these services. Claude E. Copley. Pastor. ture on the life of St.

Paul. We have been following the life of the great apostle through the past two quarters work, come and see the places which he worked. Most of the pictures are photocraphs of the country as it is today. Harry Barnes came in from Iowa, last Friday fr a few davs visit with his brother and Mrs. Emery Barnes.

Rolla McCall left Wednesday afternoon for Ashland. Kansas where he holds the office of County Agent. Mr. and Mrs. H.

M. Heston of Goodlan-l soent Christmas with Mrs. Heston's brother Mr. and Careful tests prove that RECORD MOTOR OILS deliver more genuine service, give greater satisfaction. -reduce friction to a minimum and retain that uniformity of body which spella more perfect lubrication for discriminating car-owners.

Bnny RECORD MOTOR OILS The Pinnacle of Perfection Kansas Gas Petroleum Cc BREWSTER, KANSAS LEVANT, KANSAS A The Epworth League lesson, The Hiyrh Calling (The fcTeaven-! ward Challenge), Phil. 3:11. The combined Christinas offer- i incs for New Hope and J-rcwster wtra $29.10. I The total of the ocriiig taken here for liev Danku waa $133 oi and at New Hope it was making a tot3l of SIGd 50 for the two points. Thia fulfils the con- icwn'o ooiia Amiens Mrs J.

R. Shirley. tffence guaranttje to him fcri Church A.zs net isnr a man's honesry, cr kind-heirtfdnci But in every town the people who tic relied lips a to "rt the best intcreses cf the community are usually those who are found in the church of their chcicc rcgukrlr on S.mday mominir. Go to Church Every Sunday V'hy not emulate Christ's example and yoarreif pi to church not only this Sunday, but every Sunday. Brine your chil-uien to Sunday schcol.

Lram west the Pibje tracht-s about your relation to others. It wiil mean a harrier houschoi and a pleassmer hfe. The recrle cf ho imkf the creatt cenusbiHien to th the c- to chur.h. Mrs. W.

G. Strain returned! from Norton, Kansas, today (Thursday), where she has been $50-CO per week. The Christmas entertainment on Saturday night was well at- tended. Revival neetifia closed on! the past two weeks with her brother, A. D.

Scndiv who is in the hospital at that place..