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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-11-24

movements OF the teacher. They
were interesting indeed. She stalked
up and down the isles like mock
queen on parade. Only she was SER
ious abont 1t.
"What Is 1t, Johnnle?" as finger
snapped in the rear Of the room.
"S-O-U-N-D-I-N-G', the boy spell
ed out laboriously.
"That spells sounding, Johnnie,
lit means to make noise"
"Well, James, what is it?"
Whats this readin' lesson?'
II told you to take the next lesson,
James, you must not forget"
''All ready now, A class for reading,
one, two, three" and they tramped
to the class like lot of cattle break
ing into a cornfield, each crowding
for the best position. Then as they
crowded into line, they swayed back
and fourth looking at their toes, try
ing to line up straight.
"All ready. now beginw exclaimed
Miss Noyes dramatically.
page p, Lesson XIV. Don't kill
The Birds" Thus the boy at the
head OF the class began in sing-song
manner he read the first verse of the
poem.
Next" exclaimed the teacher, and
so on through the lesson. Then they
spelled the words.
''Class is dismissed, y and they broke
ranks and fed to their seats.
Miss Moves enjoyed the hustle and
confusion, she liked to hear the tramp
of feet, the beating of drums and
similar things.
AS said before, she seldom grew
angry, but now and then she would
get out Of patience, and speak up
sharply, and sometimes she was most
nnlovable. So it came about In the
course Of the first fall months Of the
chool that she was destined to open
up an old wound and bridg on troub-
lie for all concerned.
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gan Mrs. Brown met Phelps nam.
ma On the street and exclaimed:
"Oh, aren't you glad we have such
a lovely teacher this year for our
children. | took Charles to school
the first day and found Miss Noyts
such generous charactea. She made
me feel at hOme-Such an improve
ment over that stuck up Marie An.
person"
"Do you think SOP" replied Phelps
mamma. liked Miss Anderson very
much. onlv hope Miss Noyes will
do as we'll with Phelps. He's not an
easy lad to make war with"
"Oh, Miss Noyes is so lolly-she
will get along with them.
A few days after this Phelps man.
ma visited the school. She was
greeted by Miss Anderson, her tows-
eled hair stool out as the most con-
spicuous feature Of her person. In
fact she presented quite a formidable
appearance, though at a second glance
it was quite apparent that she was
simply ignorant and harmless.
"Why, this is Phelps mamma, isn't
it? Do come right in now. Oh,
Phelps is such DEAR, Sit down in
my chair l am glad you have called
me. 1t does me so much good. Ev-
cry teacher in the building knew
that Miss Noyes had caller. They
all had good hearing.
Phelps mamma sat watching the
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For Rent

A good farm, near Liberal, we'll
improved 100 acres.
11-24-4t Ellsaesser 6 Henry
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Harwood Items

Weather is warm and is much
enjoyed after the blizzard last Sat-
urday.
A few from here went to the
dance at Jackson's Saturday night
but the storm prevented a crowd.
They intend to give another dance
next Saturday night, so look for
another storm.
Mrs. Il. j. Jackson was very
sick with the grip last week, but
is better now.
Bern Patton was at home from
Saturday till Monday.
A. T. Mccormick was Har-
wood caller Thursday.
Harwood and Bern Patton went
to Santa Fe Monday on business.
j. H. Burr made trip to Plains
Saturday.
Miss Ula Antrim was a Sunday
visitor at the w. E. Burr home.
Joe Simpson expects to begin
threshing this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Simpson were callers in this
neighborhood Wednesday.
Mrs. Brown of Fargo was at
Harwood Wednesday trading.
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DIR. Raymond A, Schwegler who
gave us lecture during the normal
is in Germany attending school, de
writes that he is deeply entangled IN
the mazes of Psychology under tie
nursing hands of DR.. Wundt. Das list
gut.
E. P. Dryden Of Hugoton, Kansas,
has been subscriber to the Western
School Journal nearly as long as we
have. We would like to meet him
and talk over. old times.
The Common school graduates in
Douglas county cost 455.2S each.
Some day we Will figure up what a
common school graduate in Seward
county costs. Whatever the cost we
know they are worth it.
Mamma should always use
your napkin, James"
James-"pm using 1t, mamma, I've
gnt the dog tied to the leg Of the
table with It,"
Practise your pupils on these COM
binations-ebb'd, robbd'st, troubld'st,
burd'n'd, laugh'st, waftst, single DIST,
circl'dst, bulbs, whelps, sendst, wept,
pearls, swervst, thistles, worms, urns,
harps, nerves, curves, calves. Do not
leave this exercise until every pupil
gives every sound in each word.
How many votes are necessary to
pass a bill In the Kansas legislature?
So votes in the house and q in the
senate. How many would be requlr-
ed in either house Of Congress? A
majority Of quorum, and quorum
is a majority of the membership.
And yet three votes might pass a
bill. How?
A.G. Thompson and Bro. Arboth-
not of district No. 7 called on bust
ness Saturday. They report a good
school in their district
Fred Deal, treasurer Of district No.
7, called Monday on school business.
He reports everything o. X. in his
district.
Miss Laura Wood, who teaches In
district %, called Saturday to bring
her report and talk over SHOOT mat
tiers. She reports her pupils doing
good work
"What Is praise? said teacher"
pompously. NOW, Johnnie, If |
were to say that you were nice lit
tie boy and always did what you we're
told, and spoke the truth and neve
were unkind, what would you call
that?
I'D call it exaggeration", replied
Johnnie.
Many thanks to James II. Law
renee for one of the best pictures In
our office. Mr.. Lawrence teaches the
Arkalon school.
Not few teachers who are con-
stantly complaining about low sal
aries do not deserve better salaries
tor they do nothing to improve
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County School News.
By Mary E. Todd,

BY Mary Il. Iouu'
Come Let Us Line For Our
Children.
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themselves and make themselves bet
ter teachers They read nothing
but text books, attend no Institutes,
take no educational papers and at
tend no summer schools. A little
learning is indeed dangerous thing
for it makes such narrow persons
self satisfied.
Mr.. Murphy who lives up in dis
trict 10 made as short call Monday
morning He Is a new conner and
wanted some information about our
schools He has a daughter who is
attending school in Missouri and he
expects her to come to Seward county
at the close Of the term.
Mr.. Scott of district No 4 was in
Saturday to talk over school matters
in general. He is the newly elected
treasurer in his district and is going
to try to fix up the books and keep
tab on all the business transactions
Of the district so that next July there
will be no trouble IN makieg out
the report. We wish that every
district treasurer would make re-
cord of everything purchased for the
district, all moneys received for the
district and all moneys paid out
register every warrant.
Two little boys shambled penltantly
into the class room long after the
school had opened for the morning
session.
"Boys, come to my desk immedi-
ately" said the teacher.
The meek little lads approached
the desk and stood at their teachers
feet.
"Tommy, why are you late this
morning?" asked the teacher.
81 oversight myself. began Tommy.
"You see, teacher, l dreamed that l
was going to take a railroad trip. /
just got to the station when l woke
up and found that it was past school
time"
Freddy why are you latep" inquir-
ed the teacher turning to the other
boy.
why! why, teacher" replied the
trembling Freddie, 81 went to the
station to see Tommy off.
We were pleased to see the smiling
faces of Gertrude Andrews, Gertrude
Carpenter, Clara Childears and Mary
Falls last Saturday. The two Ger
trudes and Clara report good work
by their pupils. They all have but
one complaint-their schools are too
small
Clyde U. Martin, who teaches in
the Wideawake district, came to see
us Saturday and talk over the BIZ
monthly examination and his reports.
If honest endeavor and conscientious
work counts for anything Mr.. Martin
is trying to teach one of the best
schools in Seward county. So far
every patron is satisfied with the
progress their children are making
under his instruction.
Johnnie Papa, would you be glad
If | saved a dollar for You?"
Certainly, my son."
"Well, / saved for you, all right.
You said if brought tirst-class re-
port from my teacher this week you
would give me dollar, and didn't
bring it.
The next meeting of the Teachers
Association will be Saturday Deem
Der End. We will begin with part III
in Teaching How to Study" and
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General Nursing
Mrs. William Wood, Phone 28.
Strayed

One red white faced 2-year old
heifer, weighing about 700 pounds
with w on right hip, strayed from
my pasture, l mile east of Lib
eral. FRED B. HULLET.
18-8-11tf. Liberal, Kansas
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j. F. Parker, 2O2l North 10th
ST., Fl. Smith, Arkansas, says
that he had taken many kinds of
kidney medicine, but did not get
better until he took Foley kidney
pills No matter how long you
have had kidney trouble you will
find quick benefit by the use of
Foley kidney pills. Start taking
them now, For sale by all drug
gists.
For sale by all druggists.
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Phelps And His Teachers.

4
The first few days OF schbol each
year the children would flock to her
desk hunting for affection and love,
and Miss Noyes would make quite a
demonstration, but some how it did
not last. In very short time the
children ceased to come to her. They
felt what they could not see.
But few people ever saw Miss Noyes
angry No matter what happened
she was always proud of herself. 1t
may be she never saw the little things
that worried other teechers on ac-
count of having her attention CEN
tered in herself. Her school was very
noisy, but by some means or other
she managed to get the children over
the work called for by the course Of
study, and passed roudy, mischiev-
Gus crowd on to the fourth grade.
One day not long after school be-
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chapter III, Provisions for specific
purposes, as one factor in study; and
chapter ~, The supplimenting Of
thought as second factor in study.
In 1.-THE Teaching of Geography
chapter Ill, Phases Of Geographical
study; chapter ~, Relation of &C.
ography to the sciences; chapter ",
Relation of Geography to History;
and chapter vi, The aims of Geog-
rsphical study.
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published in THE LIBERAL DEMO
October q. 1911.
Publication Notice

State OF Kansas to Earl Flanders, greeting:
You are hereby notified that Ethel Flanders
has died her petition In the District Court Of
Seward County, Kansas. and that you must an
swer the said petition on or before the 9th day
tition will be taken as true and decree n ndeT-
ed accordingly granting her an absolute divor-
ce from you and awarding to her the entire
custody OF her infant child, together with costs
OF suit.
Given at Liberal, Kansas. this 18th day Of
October, 1911.
E.s. IRWIN. Clerk OF District Court
By I. A. Etzold. Deputy.
8. W. SMITH, Atty. for Plaintiff.
.(seaD
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For Rent

A three roomed house, to be
vacated November 81.
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Children.

, There alnt no use in kickln', friend,
II things don't come your way.
1t does no good to holler round
And grumble night and day.
The thing to dos to curb your grief
Cut out your little whine,
And when they ask you how you are
Just say Pm feelln' fine".
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Dr.. Bells Antiseptic SaIve
Good for all Skin Diseases.

1t is claimed that the oldest living
animal is aigiant tortoise lately receiv-
ed at the London geological gardens.
1t weighs over 800 pounds and has
lived 100 years, according to historic
documents. One hundred and sixty
years is ripe old age for elephant,
whales and reptiles, although parrots
are known to have lived for longer
than century. There is an instance
on record where tortoise was S0years
old and was still growing.
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LUMBERToN.
April II. 1911.

April II, 1911.
Miss Msmmie Taylor and Miss Lily
Emery spent Easter with 3. f. Nor
ton.
Several from this place took the
Patterson examination at Hillsboro
Saturday.
Mrs. Ella Vance and daughter, Essa,
visited Mrs. N. M. Young Saturday
night.
Otto Fawley and family spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with Jas.
Ealen and wife.
Frank Vance and wife took dinner
with Chas. Fender and family Sunday.
WILDER Harris and wife spent Satur-
day in Hillsboro.
Albert Bishir and family spent Sun
day with VIM. Bishir, of Wrinkle.
Mrs. j. Bare and Mrs. Nancy Young
visited our school Monday.
Howard Miller and wife spent Eas-
ter with his mother at Danville.
The wheat is looking fine in this
vicinity.
VIM. Ludwick and wife, o/Winkle,
passed through here Sunday enroute
to Boston.
Jim Barrere spent Thursday night
with his brother, Nelson.
Carl Workman and family spent
Sunday with Barge Peterson.
John Cothem has sold his farm and
will move to Hyde Park in the near
future.
Chas V. Purdy, Of Lynchburg, spent
Sunday with his parents, L. A. Purdy
and wife.
Geo. Brognard and family spent
Sunday with the formers mother.
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IF every ear of corn planted in Ohio
this spring were to produce four
dollars in actual money, it is very
likely the people who plant corn would
make a great effort to have every ear
grow. But why should seed that is
20 produce corn be treated any differ
ent from what it would be were II
20 produce actual money? A good
corn crop, in saleable condition, rep
resents money to the farmer.
One ear Of corn of average size has
about 500 grains, each of which
should produce stalk bearing an
ear. This would mean 500 ears. or
about eight bushels, which at 80
cents a bushel would sell for S400.
Not counting the labor of caring for
the crop, that is what each ear Of
seed corn is worth It requires just
RS much labor to plant poor ear Of
corn az II does to plant a good ear,
and the poor one does not give any
thing in return for the time and work.
The time for planting corn will
soon be here. VIII your seed corn
grow? Have you tested 1t? The
Ohio Experiment Station has been
making an investigation of the seed
corn IN Ohio and finds that the range
of termination is from 40 to 96 per
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HARRISBURG.

April II, 1911.
c. e. Harris attended the funeral of
Col. Pope, at Hillsboro, Wednesday
evening.
Death has again invaded our commu-
nifty and taken Silas Gibler, a highly
esteemed citizen and neighbor His
body was laid to rest in the Presby-
terian cemetery at New Market.
The county commissioners transact
ed business here last Tuesday.
Our assessor is now making his
annual call upon the farmers and list
ing every thing from your baby down
to the dog.
Miss Mary Anderson, of Samantha,
was the guestiof home folks Easter.
Hiram Emery, who has been visit
ing relativesLhere for the past fort
night, returned to his home at Sheri-
dan, Ind, last Thursday
Homer Sanders and family were th'
guests of ID. Il. Vance and family,
Sunday.
Mrs. Homer:Sanders and Mrs. Il. r.
Vance called on Mrs. Ira Haynes last
Tuesday.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs
Henry Igo last Thursday and quilted
the chuIchsquilt.
M. @. Vance is spending this week
with relatives at Highland.
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DUNN'S CHAPEL.
April II, 1911.

April II, 1911.
Miss Vivian Frost spent Sunday
with her friends, Ruth and Stella
Kier.
Dean Lemon, of New Market, visited
Cliff Harris and wife Saturday night
and Sunday.
f. L. Crosen and family and Mrs.
Elmera Moore visited VIM. Weibley
and family Sunday.
Miss Mary Burton, of Leesburg,
spent Sunday with her parents, Albert
Burton and family.
Mrs. Samuel Wiley and son, Russell,
and her niece and Mrs. Amos Wiley,
of Columbus, are visiting Tom Wiley
and mother.
Miss Susie Galloway closed a very
successful term of school Friday. {,
Miss Ella Kier, Of Mowrystown, is
visiting her parents few. days.
Charley Gladell and family visite d
her father, John Houser, near New
| Vienna, recently.
Miss jamie and Allen Burton, of
Russell, visited relatives here Satur-
day and Sunday.
Charley Holiday and family visited
Samuel Edingfield and wife Sunday.
Clarence Kier and wife and son,
Delbert, visited George Circle and
family, of Webertown, Sunday
VIM. Dudley and family spent Sun
day with Dick Ridgeway and family.
Ed. Johnson and family, of near
Hillsboro, visited A. L. Shook an {
} amily Sunday.
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(From Warren's E

every ear and plants only that which
wall Vrow. e. II. Culver, chief grain
inspector of the Toledo grain market,
writes the Agricultural Extension De-
partment as follows: Seed corn in
Ohio is in a frightful condition. We
are receiving 1t every day, and 1t is
running from 13 to IS per cent cob
rotten grains, besides this they are
swelled up and rotten in the chip"
This refers to the condition of the
average crib corn. Are you selecting
your seed from this kind Of corn
If you have not tested your seed
corn. do It now. Make a tester, like
the one shown in the accompanying
illustration (Figurs u. II Is easily
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remove another kernel little further
down, thus going around the ear in a
spiral, so that the sixth kernel is TAX
en- from near the tip, about in line
with the one removed from the butt.
Place these six kernels, germ up, in
the square in the germinator CORE
spending with the number Of the ear
and lay the ear away. Handle each
ear in a similar manner. After the
kernels are placed in the tester
spread two thicknesses of heavy
white muslin. or any tightly woven
cloth, that has been dipped in water,
over the corn, and on top of this an
inch OF moist sand. Then set the
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ROUND HEAD.
April II, 1911.

April II, 1911.
Farmers are greatly behind with
their spring work on account of so
much rain.
Lewis Mercer and wife spent Thurs
day with Samuel Ross and family
L. e. Shaffer closed a successful
school at the Duncan school Friday.
ID. IL. Fox has moved from New
Vienna to his farm north east of here.
He will build new house this spring.
Miss Jennie Britton substituted for
l.. e. Shaffer In his school Wedne sday.
Mrs. Bert Gilliland entertained heI
father and her aunt Wednesday.
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without a parallel in recent years
and should cause no little concern.
The Agronomy Department, of the
College of Agriculture, Ohio State
University, finds, in its Investigations,
that the termination this spring runs
from 40 to 100 per cent, with an aver
age OF from 70 to IS per cent. Is
your corn in the 100 per cent class,
in the average class, or does it rank
down in the 40 per cent?
The man who follows the practice
of going to the crib and selecting his
seed corn just before planting will
have a poor chance of getting a good
crop this season, unless he tests
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Fig. 3--How to use pocket knife In
removing the kernels.
to nails driven I'm the sides OF the
box Small wires instead of cords
will make the tester more permanent.
These squares can be numbered. as
shown in the cut and the numbers
made to correspond with the ears to
be tested.
To make the test, number the ears
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DANVILLE. .''s... .,-'-..'.' ;,
April II, 1911.

Parker Babbott and wife, of near
Wilmington, were guests Of Gus Galley
and wife Saturday and Sunday.
Howard Miller and wife, of Lumber
ton, spent Sunday with his mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller.
Dr. j. II. Berry. of Cincinnati, Wis
tied his parents, VIM. Berry and wife,
Sunday and Monday. DR.. Berry is
now located at the Longview Asylum
at Cincinnati.
Clarence Vance and family, Of Sardi-
mia, and Mrs. Geo. Leighman spent
Easter with Geo. Vance and family.
Homer Burton and wife were guests
OF Geo. Wilkin ana family, near hCl-
lowtown, Sunday.
Brice Jones and wife visited the
formers brother, Campbell Jones, and
until Monday. "
Miss Ethel Carpenter, Of Lynchburg,
Orley Shaffer and wife, of near New
Market, Ed. Rawley and family and
Lenard Roush and family spent Sun
day with John Roush and family.
N. p. Landess and wife visited their
son, o. A. Landess, and family, in
Hillsboro, from Saturday until Mon
day.
Newton Roebuck and family, Of near
Pricetown, were guests at the home
of Geo. Mann, Sunday.
John and Ed. Knauer are spending
few days visiting relatives at vii.
lismsburg and Batavia.
@ uWalterf Lemon and wife and little
daughter, ofi'Shackelton, Geo. Pugh
and wife, of Hillsboro, Miss Chlora
Stockwell, of Lynchburg, L. G. Stock
well and family, G. G. Wrinkle and
wife and Eliza Wilkin and family
were guests of VIM. Stockwell and
wife Sunday.
Miss Pansy McConnaughey, of Price
town, returned home Tuesday, after
spending few days with relatives
here.
Daniel Henderson and wife enter
tanned Carl Hixson and family and Ed.
Hopkins and wife Easter.
Rev. j. Fl. Beck will preach at the
Reformed church Sunday evening,
April %.
Miss Rissa Walker closed very
successful term of school here Friday.
Miss Edna Fawley, Of near Price
town, was a guest of Misses Anna and
Bessie Wood Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Christian chhrch met at the home of
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Wednesday
afternoon.
W. W. Fawley and wife and Perry
Fawley and family we're guests Of Mrs.
Eliza Pence Sunday.
VIM. Stroup, of Middletown, is Wis.
iting his grandparents, Armenor
Stroup and wife.
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SUTHERLAND'S EAGLE EYE SALvE
Good for Nothing but the Eyes

The largest and heaviest projectile
In the world is the huge 6ve-foot armor
piercing shell fired from the United
States governments great 16-inch rifle.
This huge shell of steel can be hurled
distance Of 20 miles or more and
weighs 240 pounds. The cost OF firing
one shot is nearly $1,000
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made, being simply box, 20 by 30
inches. and about or inches deep,
inside measurements. FIJI this box
nearly full with moist sand and then
stretch cords over the top. each way,
so as to form squares two inches
across. These cords can be fastened
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II Agriculture.)

tester where there will be good
growing temperature, care being TAX
en- not to have 1t too warm.
If the proper heat and moisture are
maintained, the corn will have sprout-
ed enough in five days to enable one
to pick out the good ears. II in any
square all the grains do not grow, OF
they show low vitality, the CORE
spending ear should be discarded
The ears that show perfect germina-
ton are then ready for the field, ex-
cept for machine planting. the irreg-
ular sized kernels at the tips and
butts should be graded out and dis.
cerded. Don't plant dead seed corn,
It will not grow.
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That over one-fifth of the British
steam tonnage afloat and 25 per cent
Of the total number OF British steam
vessels above 5000 tons are owned In
the port Of Liverpool was among the
interesting statistics appearing in the
annual report just published by the
Liverpool Steamship Owner Associa-
tion.