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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-03
Pather Got Even With 10000 Word
Letter.

Brockton, Mass.-For once in her
sife Miss Bernice Grady has all the
news from home. She is a clerk in
the department of commerce and
labor at Washington. In a letter to
her father, John H. Grady, of 80
Leavitt street, she said he was a
"stingy writer"
Pa Grady bought writing tablet
Of 160 pages, running twenty lines to
q page. He began a letter to his
daughter. He wrote all he knew
about home, all he could get from
the neighbors, the gossip downtown,
the latest thing in church life, the
club calendar, the weather, farming
news, suburban notes, a dash of To-
cal politics, the wind-up of the Carlo
Max dog feud, the weekly shoe ship
nents and the spring fashions for
men.
He wrote 10000 words in the let
ter Sixteen cents worth of postage
stamps took the letter to Miss Grady.
The girl sent back blank envelope,
followed by this note: Revenge is
sweet. How do you like it. If / ever
get time, I'll answer that essay of
yours
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-03

alysis of the physicians at Mount
Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, where the
man went when the condition of his
eyes was first noticed, contained
methyl alcohol.
Frankenstein was in the habit OF
taking a nip" before dinner every
day and used some of the stuff pro-
cured in Goldberg's place every day
between April 27 and June 3 last
year. On the latter date his sight be-
gan to fail, and he learned, he says,
from the analysis that the whisky
was the probable cause.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-03
The House-Fly as a Carrier of Dis



DIR. Leland o. Howard, chief en-
somologist of the Department of Ag-
riculture, and boss fly expert of this
country, says that a common house
Ay which comes out of habitation on
April Is, and gets as busy as poul-
try-raisers desire their hens to get
doing a standard days work every
day, that is-will have one hundred
and twenty adult descendants by
April 80. These in turn, getting
down to business in like fashion,
will start geometrical progression
which by September 10 will have
produced, as descendants of that first
Mother Eve of fiydom, more than five
shousand billions-a number con-
tanning thirteen figures when written
aown-of the buzzing messengers of
disease!
All summer long this swarming
host will be diligently distributing
abe germs of all manner of dis
eases. If all the mother flies could
be suppressed, and their potentiality
OF progeny destroyed, the death-rate,
the doctors incomes, and the under
takers profits would simultaneously
decline.
And to a marvellous extent they
can be suppressed, too. DR.. Howard
tells how in Farmers Bulletin No.
459." A postal card addressed to
the Department of Agriculture,
Washington, will bring the bulletin
by return mail. The department is
only too glad to get copies printed
as fast as they are requested.
Why not get a copy, and by fol-
lowing instructions increase your
own and your neighbors' expecta-
tion of life, and also the comfort of
living while it lasts?-Munsey'
MaPaZine
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-03
A TOWN THAT DOES NOT EXIST.


Although the town OF Ampere, N.
j., gives steady employment to over
1000 people, transacts millions of
tollars worth of business annually,
and enjoys the distinction of a sep
arate railroad station, where a me-
mortal tablet was formally unveiled
hy Ambassador Jusserand of France
four years ago, and has a United
states Government postoffice exclu-
aively for its use, ii has no existence
On fact. 1t lies upon the border line
between Newark and East Orange, N.
T., but as there is no space between
ehese two cities, 1t is partly included
with both and under two municipal
governments. The concrete evil
aences of its existence quoted above
are due to the presence there of the
Crocker-Wheeler Company, whose
plant, occupying twenty-five acres,
tustifies its individual name. That
the town is jealous of its exclusive
name, given in honor of the great
Erench discoverer of the measure of
electric current, is shown by the fact
that there is no other Ampere in the
world. A town on the Northern Pa
sific Railroad was given the name
some years ago, but the Crocker-
Wheeler Company filed a prompt OBJ
3ection, and the town selected anoth-
or title. There are fifty or more
Waterloos in the world, and Lon
dons and Parises by the dozens, but
emily one Ampere-and that does not
exist. Our national capitol presents
Q similar anomaly in that it does not
exist as separate municipality, but
b under the control of the Federal
Government through three commits
sioners appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-03
Rifle Practice for National Guard
Men.

Harrisburg.-General orders have
been issued from national guard
headquarters by Col. Frank K. Pat
terson, general inspector, OF small
arms practice announcing that the
rifle practice season for 1912 would
begin on May l and close October
81. The practice is to be with the
United States magazine rifle and will
be required of every officer and man
of the guard, general officers and Of
hcers of departments to qualify with
revolver or rifle.
Announcement is also made of the
oates and matches of the annual state
rifle and pistol competitions which
are to be held at Mt. Cretna begin
ming June IT, each regiment squad
ron OF cavalry and battalion OF en-
gineers being entitled to two teams,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-03
Not Only One Blind-Or at Least
Act That WAY.

Wolf Frankenstein, a pluming con-
tractor of Brooklyn, brought suit for
100000 damages Friday in the Su-
preme Court against Isaac Goldberg,
who keeps a liquor store in that city.
Frankenstein had to be led to the
stand, as he had become totally blind
as a result, 1t is alleged, OF drinking
whisky bought at Goldberg's store.
The liquor, according to the an
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-03
To Patrons Along the Scranton
Branch Of the Erie Railroad.

The afternoon train leaving Scran-
ton as per schedule following, runs
daily directly to Honesdale, giving
people time to transact their business
at the county seat and return home
the same evening.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
Coyote Howlings

This part OF the country was visit
ed by fine rain Monday night which
was indeed welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Smith and fam
lily and Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Gibson
of Liberal took dinner Sunday with
N. A. Heitschmidt.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Lee of Liberal
visited last week with relatives and
friends In this neighborhood. Mr..
Lee Is thinking some OF moving out
here again.
A number of the neighbors spent a
delightful time last Thursday even
ing at H. II. Stoddard. Ice cream
was served to those present,
Mrs. Thos. Landreth's cousin, Mr.,
Gerkin Is here visiting with her, also
his sister, Miss Andre Gerkin.
Miss Lizzie Porter is visiting this
week with her cousin, Mrs. Guy
Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. H. Stoddard and
family ard Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Mere.
dith and family took dinner Sunday
with VIM. Long and family.
Rev. Wright will preach at Coyote
Sunday after Sunday School.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
Bluebell.


Health good in this part of the
country.
A good rain Tuesday morning,
crops all look good.
Farmers are all busy, some still
cultivating late crops and some are
preparing for wheat.
Broom corn pulling will begin
in few days.
Rev. jones aud Mr.. and M RS.
Landcaster was the guest Of Will
Hammontree and family Sunday.
Henry Hammontree and family
entertained about thirty of their
friends Sunday evening, ice cream
and music was the pastime all en-
joyed the evening.
Liberal was we'll represented
from LnlS part OatnruAy.
Mr.. Jessie Pointing and Floyd
Davis went to Liberal Monday
night with hogs.
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. P. Davis was
Liberal visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Wright
and Mrs. Will Hammontree visit
ed Mrs Pennington of Hayne Sun
day
Bro Jones filled his regula sp-
pointment Sunday and will preach
again in two weeks.
A ice cream social Friday eve
ming at Blue Bell, everybody inVit-
ed and the editor too
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
WHY THE ADS DIDN'T PAY
Experience Of a Southern City In Try.
Ing to Attract People--FolloW.
Up Work Necessary.

One southern city wisely contracted
for several hundred dollars worth OF
advertising space In leading Chi
cago publication during the period Of
the recent land show.
Before the land show had closed re-
turns came freely In the form of many
letters. Of inquiry from various parts
OF the country. They looked good,
and doubtless represented a gOodly
percentage of hopeful possibilities,
But no one knows and probably no
one will ever know, because the local
commercial body has no equipment for
handling the situation.
They have no printed matter to send
to the correspondents.
They have no plan for classifying,
grouping and referring the several
. communications to any one who might
helpfully respond and deal with them.
They have no exact, data to submit
in reply to specific inquiries.
They have not even some one in
the Office who is making even a for
NAL or form" reply or at least &C.
acknowledgement.
They have no plan, no policy, no
program, no machinery, no method, no
printed matter, no data, mo nothing!"
Is 1t not awful Awful! Awful!ll
And of course advertising does not
pay"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
First Published In the Liberal Democrat
Aug. g 1912
NOVICE OF CONTEST
Department Of the Interior, U. (

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office, Dodge City, Kansas
July 26th, 1912
To John T. Sullivan of Liberal, Kan
sas, contestee:-
You are hereby notified that w. NJ.
Pysher, who gives 111S West Myrtle
Street, Independence, Kansas, as his
post Office address, did, on July 26th,
1912,file in this Office his duly cOrrob-
GRATED application to contest and se-
cure the cancellation of your home
stead entry, Serial No. 0106S8, made
May End, 1911 for northeast quarter
of Section "a, Township 33 south,
Range 80 west 9Th P. Meridian, and
as grounds for his contest he alleges
that said John T. Sullivan has never
established a residence upon said
tract; that he has been absent there
from for more than six months since
making said entry; that said tract Is
not settled upon and cultivated by
said party as required by law; that
said defaults continue to this date.
You are, therefore, further noti-
fed that the said allegations will be
taken by this Office as having been
confessed by you, and your said en-
try will be Cancelled Hereunder with
out your further right to be heard
therein, either before this Office or
on appeal, If you fail to file in this
office within twenty days after the
Fourth publication of this notice, as
shown below, your answer, under
oath, specifically meeting and re-
spending to these allegations of con-
test, or if you fail within that time
to file in this Office due proof that
you have served a copy of your an
swer on the said contestant either in
person or by registered mail. If this
service Is made by the delivery of a
COPY of your answer to the contest
ant in person, proof of such service
must be either the said contestants
written acknowledgement of his re-
ceipt of the copy, showing the date
of it's receipt, or the affidavit OF the
person by whom the delivery was
made, stating when and where the
copy was delivered; II made by reg
istered mail, proof of such service
must consist OF the affidavit of the
person by-whom the copy was mailed
stating when and the post Office to
which it was mailed, and this affidav-
Il must be accompanied by the post
masters receipt for the letter.
lou should state In your answer
the name of the post Office to which
you desire future notices to be sent
to you.
II. F. MILLIKAN, Register.
Date of first publication, Aug. 2,
1912.
Date Of second publication, Aug. 9,
1912.
Date Of third publication, Aug. ls,
1912.
Date Of fourth publication, Aug %.
1912. -.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
Wideawake

A. w. Hatch Is this week assemb-
ling material for a broom corn shed
28 feet wide and Ga feet long. Racks
for spreading the brush will be ar
ranged and each half days pulling
will be hauled up at noon and at ev-
enlnd and seeded and spread In the
rack. This is certainly the proper
method for handling the broom corn
crop and Mr.. Hatch will have some
Ane brush for the market.
Grace Bunting was in Liberal last
Friday and Saturday taking the ex-
animation for certificate.
L. A. Jester returned the last of
the week from Barber county. He
traded his farm here for farm with
in four miles of Medicine Lodge.
The Fair association has aD-
pointed A. G. Morrell as superintend-
ent of the sheep division. Mr. Mir
rell has some fine sheep Of the ShrOp-
shire breed. He will endeavor to
have some of the eastern Kansas
breeders bring in some fine stock.
Lee Richardson and wife came in
Saturday night in their big auto and
are visiting at the home of Mr.. Ward.
Mr.. Richardson returned to Garden
City Monday, but Mrs. Richardson
will visit with her parents for some
time.
Write to your friend to visit you
during the fair time, October to
~.
Bro. Frank H. Neff will preach
Immediately after Sunday school,
August IL.
Mr.. L. L. Bunting left Tuesday
morning for few weeks visit with
friends back home at Greensburg,
Kansas.
Glen Cline was in the neighbor-
hood Monday. He says crops are
looking fine and that there Is a world
of wheat in his neighborhood north
of Tyrone
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02

Vanc Capps. W. T. Capps and
w. A. King farmers from two and
one half miles west and eight south
of Liberal were in town today
with seven wagon loads of new po-
tatoes raised on their adjoining
farms. These gentlemen had three
acres of potatoes and they we're
fine specimens of what can be done
along that line in this section. The
potatoes we're purchased by all the
grocery stores except one. The
men report the row crop in their
section looking fine, and that they
had a good rain last night.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
ADVERTISING THAT
GIVES BEST RESULTS
az William G. Freeman.

X. g. Fenwick recently made very
interesting talk before Canadian bush
meas men on the subject of advertis-
ing, in which he said:
There are two methods Of advertis-
ing In common today. The first might
be described as business building,
and the second az business stimulat-
Ing"
The first Is used persistently. sys-
tematically, intelligently, for the pur-
pose Of making more sales. day by day
and month by month. than were made
In the corresponding period Of the pre-
Ylous year.
The second Is used for the purpose
OF making the sales take sudden
jump when 1t is found that business
is dull, when It is desired to raise
money, or when any one Of hundred
other conditions may arise.
The first, used alone, results in
permanent gain and continuous
growth, when intelligently applied
the second. used alone, even when &C.
.complishing the desired result, In.
yariably leaves the business in a
weakened condition, from which 1t
takes time to recover.
{ We all like to see quick results
that Is natural. We are inclined to
consider the immediate benefit as
more important than the ultimate
profit, on the principle that "a bird
in the hand is worth two in the bush"
But 1t should be remembered that con-
tinuous advertising has a cumulative
influence worth more than the sum
Of its immediate, traceable returns.
The cumulative effect OF continuous
advertising is to build up public conf
,dence and to sell goods through the
influence of repeated suggestions.
The constant dropping Of water on
q stone will wear 1t away In one spot
the constant contact with the adj
Vertisements of any business will
make an ever increasing impression
on the public mind.
Stop the dropping and the stone will
soon wear smooth-stop the advertis-
ing. and the impression will soon be
crowded out and replaced by other i'm,
pressions.
The trouble with special effort in ad-
.vertising is that the desire to stimu-
late business creates q condition that
makes the merchant sometimes very
we'll contented with the results OF ad.
,vertising. but more often 1t makes him
feel as though advertising has lost It's
power.
The steady, long pull-always at 1t
always giving good value-always
making good ones promises always
being painstaking In the matter Of
servlce-ls the kind Of advertising
that In the long run gives permanency
and reputation and profit to busi-
ness.
Spend what you can afford, but
spread the amount over a persistent
course Of advertising. Whatever you
do, don't be spasmodic.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
FINE RAINS THIS WEEK

Good rains have fallen over the
county and in Beaver and Stevens
counties as we'll this week. and the
crop conditions we're never better.
the rain in the fore part of the
week amounted to nearly quarter
of an inch and the rain Wednesday
night registered II of an inch.
These rains will make the corn
better, and bring it on sooner.
Some resting ears are appearing
on the market here now, and they
are in fine shape. From reports we
have gathered this will be record
breaking year for cantelopes and
watermelons also.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02

1t is possible that the forces of
nature are conspiring to help Billiard
In his resubmission campaign for the
democratic nomination for governor.
The Paola Spirit claims that rattle
snakes are more plentiful this season
than they have been for years. One
man, McCollum Foster, who lives
near Rantoul, claims to have killed
IL rattlesnakes and four copperheads
in one day, and at that a dozen of
the snakes got away. Five rattle
snakes were curled up under one
stone. If this sort of thing keeps
up Billiard will get that nomination
beyond the question of a Doubt
Hutchinson News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
Enterprise Items

The rains that we are receiving
are fine for the feed crops, but
are delaying the threshing.
K. H. Tepner, U. W. Kent, J,
S. West, j. I. Young and A. E
Ross and wife were in Liberia
Tuesday with loads of wheat.
Mrs. E. G. Smith and Mrs. U.
w. Kent and daughter, Gladys,
attended Sunday School at Nabis-
co Sunday.
r. H. Tepner and family visit
E. j. Young Sunday.
j. w, Wooden and family spent
Sunday at home of E. M. Com.
stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Smith came
up from Guymon this week and
are on their claim.
Little Stella GOosen has been i'll
this week.
Correct date for organization OF
S. s. is Aug. 4.
Mrs. Carrie Holman and little
Georgia Moore returned to Dial.
hart last Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
Lottie HenIine

Miss Lottie Henline is a candi-
date for the nomination for coun-
ty superintendent at the the Aug
ust primary.
AS you we'll know she has been
a Seward county teacher for the
past ten years giving excellent
satisfaction wherever she has
taught. She has had a number of
school boards and patrons ask her
to come and teach their schools
this year. She taught in the Lib
eral High School in the spring of
1911 when a Teachers Review
Course was given. Her work was
very satisfactory. She has attend
ed the State Normal at Emporia
for 2 years and holds many grades
toward a State certificate.
She holds a professional certi-
fcate valid in Seward county. She
was among the first in Seward
county who received profession
al certificate. She has ever been
up with everything educational in
our county. She attended the
Normal this summer taking part
in every class she attended and
helping others as much as possi-
BILE. She is posted on what the
state wants done for its schools.
She is not only able but willing to
carry on this work in the states
way. She has always been able
to keep ahead of the course Of
study when teaching and her
pupils when examined showed
what they had passed over. She
knows what the state asks of its
teachers and she is competent to
do it. If she should be nominated
and elected to this Office it will be
her endeaVor to carry out all prog
ressiVe movements that have been
inaugurated in our state and she
will place especial emphasis upon
the betterment of the rural
schools and at the same time give
the proper attention to all other
lines of educational work that
shall be needful and beneficial to
the patrons and pupils of Seward
county. She will if nominated
and elected do all in her power to
place the schools of Seward coun-
ty in the first rank. Come out
and help nominate her at the prim.
airy, August 6.
a Voter
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
Erwin Clippings
Hmileseast of Lorena oklahoma

~ miles east or LOrena Oklahoma)
A fine rain Tuesday morning
Health in general is good around
here
Elmer Hunt and Lula Childers
were married at Liberal Monday.
The Stewart and Erwin thresh-
ing machine has been doing big
business the last week.
Jim Smith and family, G. w.
Bruin and family and Irene Nc
Laughlin were visitors at Cedar
Vale farm Sunday.
Mrs. Koose of Blue Bell district
visited the Erwin S. S. last Lords
day and took dinner with Mrs.
Beauchamp.
Jim Erwin has been repairing
lots of wells lately.
We, as readers of the Demo
crat would like if all the cores
pondents would give the distance
and direction they are from Lib
eral or some rural office There
are a number of good writer's and
we like TO hear from them and
would like to know where they
are.
Wheat and oats are good here.
Also row crops. Grasshoppers
are pretty busy. Broomcorn and
maize are heading.
The children enjoyed a pleasant
time last Saturday at the surprise
birthday party of Otis Hughes
Ice cream and cake were served.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
To the Voters of Seward
County

l believe in the present grading
and uniformity of the schools of
the county and if elected shall in
sist on the Course of Study being
followed.
l shall do what ! can to secure
the division of the larger districts
and encourage the erection of
modern school houses where nee
essary.
Music is to be taught in the
schools of the county. Il promise
the same attention to music as to
other subjects. It has been neg
lected in the past. Iapprove the
law raising the standard of teach
ers. It's a move for better quail
fled teachers, better salaries, more
men teachers and better schools.
l believe the spelling contests
have done good and that the ath-
letic contest held between the town
schools should be extended to the
country schools where practical.
| shall approve no dishonest
methods.
If | be nominated and elected to
the office | ask your best efforts
in the duties relative to the same.
Yours, William russo; candi-
date for the nomination of County
Superintendent, by the Republican
party.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02

A reader of the dallies here
thought he had found a good joke
on them one morning last week when
he read of the death of the Emperor
of Japan on the Both in a paper dat
ed the 29th. The difference in time,
the new day" beginning between
America and Japan, in the Pacific
ocean, accounts for the death of the
emperor apparently being announced
as tomorrow" while 1t was yet ito
day" in America.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02

Nj. H. Scandrett, N. L. Falls,
Chas. N. MOlter, Bert Long and
Rev. Ward went to Hugoton last
Friday night to attend a gathering
of men in the interest of the Adult
Bible Glass movement. A class of
fifteen was organized, the list in
Guiding prominent citizens of the
community.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-02
Society

One of the most pleasant social
affairs of the past week was the
informal card party given by Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Baughman last
Friday evening. A most delicious
lunch was served at one long
table. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. L. W. Stevenson, MIR.
and Mrs. o. M. Woods, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. G. Yocum, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. K. Stoufer.