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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-13

The requirements of high life dc
not tend to happiness. The pretense
and sham so characteristic of people
who are keeping up a front" is d
violent form OF lying, says an ex.
change,
The thing that throws a glamol
about high life is our own lack o.
knowledge of what real happiness Is
We imagine that happiness depends
upon something external; whereas, in
point of fact, externals have very
little effect upon our happiness ex-
cept to hinder it. Many a million
aire has committed suicide, and many
a poor man has longed for a thou
sand lives.
Happiness is thing altogether in
ternal, and depends not upon the
multitude of our possessions, but up
ON our appreciation of the ones We
have. 1t is our failure to realize this
that our admiration for high society
begins. We thinks that a champagne
supper is a jolly entertainment be-
cause 1t looks like it, We regret thai
the old family horse is not an auto.
mobile. and We prefer steam heat to
the old crate fire, not because the
steam heat and the automobile arr
essentially the more enjoyable, but
because they cost more money. IT
prunes were $3.50 pound they
would be considered rare delicacy,
and mushrooms la carte would fall
below the level o. spinach.
1t should afford as much pleasure
to person to go to the theater In a
street car and in ordinary clothing
as to be driven to the place in a cab
and to wear picture hat large
enough to obstruct the vision of a
dozen people in the seats behind. 1t
ought to give as much satisfaction, to
read single book, and know it
well, as to buy 40 yards Of them In
bindings to match the wall paper and
never see the inside Of any. 1t ought
to be as pleasant to ride behind the
same good old family horse every
day as to own three stables full and
use a different one on each pubic
occasion. But to the mind of the
high liver simplicity has no charm.
To seem to be happy Is his ideal of
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-13
Society |
Mesdames Woods, Hobble
and Karau Entertain
$3Ss

Last Wednesday afternoon Mrs
@. e. Woods, Mrs. Herbert Hob
bic and Mrs Jennie Karau enter
tanned their friends in a novel am
entertaining manner, at the home
of Mesdsmes Woods and Hobblp
The invitations read: AT tn,
sign of the holly we bid you com
down; bring teimble and scissor
TO a home in our town; come Wed
nesday at two, to add To the cheer
We'll make something new; VI
hope you'll be here.
When the guests had assemble
at the home of Mrs Hobble. they
were each given Christmas box
containing a needle, thread, lac
and pretty handkerchief as 4,
souvenir of the event. Converse
ton, sewing on the lace and en-
Broadening the dainty design o
one corner of the handkerchi,
then followed. So busy did til,
guests become in this needle Won
that not one word of gossip wa
spoken.
At five o'clock the ladies' pu'
aside their work and went TO tn,
home of Mrs. 9. E. Woods
where they partook of an elegant
three course luncheon. We think
we voice the sentiments of all il
saying this was one of the mOsl
pleasant parties ever given in Lib
eral. The following is the guest
list:
Mesdames j. B. and P. A. Craig,
lyman, Knisley. Edison, Black,
Stevenson, McWilliams, Cason,
Boles' Ault, Flood, Henry, Baugh.
man, Stoufer, Funk, Locke, Har.
rison, Magruder, Jordan, j. S.
Miller, Cavanaugh, George, Mich
ols' Hall, Taylor, Woods, E'zol1,
Keown. Mason, Peck, Thayer,
Dobson. Reid, Sanford, Y. j Mil
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-13
The New Officers of the K.
P. Lodge.

TIE members of the X. P.
Lodge of Liberal, held an election
Wednesday night and elected the
following officers:
Frank Swan, G; E.; H. G
Fleak, V. g S L. Wright, Per.
ate; Oscar Gross, NJ. of A l..
=. ChamberlaiD, X. of r. and S;
Sam Hubt I'D, NJ. of A /; J, E
Teorge, NJ, of f.; Lamen Hol
land, |. g.; John Dillinger, 0. G..
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-13

, happiness. He does not consult his
own judgment with respect to what
will give him solid comfort or salts
faction, 80 much as he considers the
opinions Of those about him and
struts for their applause.
OF course the nigh liver is not al.
ways to blame. Sometimes he has a
wife who would rather see him the
leader in local society than have him
president of the United States. Some
times he has daughters and sons who
lead him around by the nose and
bully him into a dress suit when he
would rather be sitting at home be-
side base burner, reading Shake
speare, Arkwright, the inventor, had
wife who became disgruntled at the
poverty which her brilliant husband
might have prevented and threw his
models into the fire. The wife of a
struggling politician, who later
achieved national fame, is reputed
TO have driven him from the house
and soused him with a bucket of slop
because she objected to the style In
which she had been supported. And
many an equally brilliant man, lack
ng the courage and resolution oil
cheese meh, has consented to be made
the lackey OF some bridge club In
preference to running for congress.
But In the majority of cases the
ault lies strictly at the door of the
offender himself, who prefers the
ieshpots OF Egypt to the milk and
honey of Canaan, and who sells his
Dirluright to happiness for mess OF
pottage. He loses present content
ment and future prosperity by his
1lind devotion to the requirements OF
high life; while the right liver, who
seeks for the things that count, gains
ing record of their appreciation OF
both.
There is a story somewhere, in
book of long ago, that tells of man
who journeyed from worlds end to
worlds end. seeking the pot of gold
which lay at the Dase OF the rainbow.
Forever grasplng, forever struggling,
he made his way over foreign lands
and through perilous places, thinking
as he staggered from hill to hill that
the wonder spot, where the many
tinted arch bent down and kissed the
earth, lay just beyond. but when he
had travelled around the world and
found the end of the rainbow at last
he saw that 1t rested upon the very
spot from which he had started, and
that neighbor who had remained at
home had discovered the pot OF gold
while blowing his own field.
The requirements of high life can
not be met by any man or woman who
desires to succeed, for they involve
a style of life that saps the strength
of mind and body that Is necessary
to all worthy attainment. That man
will live longest and live most hap
PLY who regulates his conduct, not
with purpose OF SEEMING success
full, but with the purpose OF REING
successful; who prefers right living |
and clear thinking to the vaRities Of |
high society.
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Mans Debt to Woman.

A man, even the best, always thinks
that be can repay everything to a wo-
man by making her his wife. whereas
he is only mourning new obligations
without paying of the old. Only,
though all good women know this, they
keep the fact carefully to themselves
S. K. Crockett.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-13

Ter, r. E. Summers, Edmonds,
McCammant, Land, Wiley, Todd
and Misses Nellie Berry, Flood,
Hobble, Katherine and Hazel
Jordan, Miller, Wright, Wiley
and Lillian Craig, of Pleasant
Hill, Missouri.
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Saul Kern Married

Word comes to US this week
hat Saul Kern, formerly of Lib
raj, was married in Denver, No
vember Doth, The name of Il Q
lady was Mary E Clemens. Tie
couple will make their home it,
California.
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If YOUARE INTERESTED

II you are interested in the good
of the town, and want to see the
property kept up to the standard,
come to Baughman's Office, Tues
day evening, December II, at 800
O'clock. Something important to
all That railroad is very neces-
sary' Come to this meeting if
you are a live business man. Be
there.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-13

Miss Blanche Ferrlll, who for some
time has been the milliner at the
Land-Thayer store left for Missouri
this week. she informs some of her
friends that she expects to go to Ore
gon soon,
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs A, W, Law
der, December 2, 1919, a boy.
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,ArtfuI Excuse.

Minnie" said mother 10 her little
daughter. who had the teltale habit,
why is it you cant keep secret"
Because, mamma" explained the
precocious miss, two of my front teeth
are gone and the secrets just slip out "
Chicago News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-13

Where whipping may improve one
hoy it will create a grudge and a thirst
for revenge in another Parents have
several problems besides making liv-
ing. Atchison Globe.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-13

The Liberal and the City meat
markets have again put on delivery
wagons, The consumption of meat
decreased to large extent when the
wagons were taken off several months
ago.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-12-13

FOR SALE. Four claims $500
each. Some decided places $1,000
each. }. M. Wheeler, Liberal Kan.
Sss, Phone 1853 F.
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COMMITTEE.

Mrs. Mabel Glenn Martinson ar
rived from Boulder, Colorado, last
Thursday for few weeks' visit with
her parents here.
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Perfectly Frank.

Intending Passenger Can go to
ScOllay square without change on this
rar? Fresh COnductor-NO mum: you
need nickel. Boston Transcript.
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The greater the obstacle the more
glory in overcoming it, Moiere.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21
LEARN MORE WORDS.

Let anyone who wants to see him
self grow resolve to adopt two new
words each week. 1t will not be long
before the endless and enchanting va
siety of the world will begin to reflect
itself in his speech, and in his mind
as well. know that when we use a
word for the first time we are startled,
as if firecracker went off in our
We look about hastily
to see if anyone has noticed. But
finding that no one has, we may be
A word used three times
slips off the tongue with entire nat
uralness. Then it is ours forever,
and with it some phase of life which
had been lacking hitherto.--George H.
Palmer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21
POLICE COURT.

William Tinsley and Calvin Smalley
appeared before Judge Houx this
morning charged with having assault
ed, beaten e.id bruised, one w. C. Ar
thur, n theatrical gent whose stage
cognomen is Eddie Burns, and the de
PENDANTS were adjudged guilty and
fined $40. The case was appealed.
AS we garnered the story, Tinsley
claims to have loaned the theatrical
gentleman small sum of filthy lucre
and, failing to get 1t back as per stip-
ulated contract, had forgotten the pro-
visions of the state statutes, in such
cases made and provided, and, in conf
pany with his friend, had attempted
to take the amount ont of the hide
of the hcreinbefore mentioned and
aforesaid Arthur, alias Burns. The
hostilities occurred on Third and Elev-
enth streets. City Attorney Moody,
for the prosecution, and Attorney Bar
ry Sullivan, for the defense, occu-
pied the center of the stage during
the presentation of the tragedy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21
COUNCIL
MEETING
CITY DADS MEET AND TRANS
ACT REGULAR ROUTINE
BUSINESS

City council met in regular ses-
sion in the city hall last evening.
Present-Mayor Hood and Aldermen
Jarvis, Logan, Hanno, Wertin, Owen,
Meuser and O'Driscoll.
Licenses granted upon petition San
Juan, transfer; John Males, express;
and G. H. Clark, public sale; Under
hill and Dermett were granted per-
mission to enlarge their lunch stand
on Main avenue, provided the work is
done under the supervision of the
building committee.
The annual report of the treasurer
of the public library showed bal
ance on hand of $23195. The report
was accepted and ordered placed on
file.
A bill for $3190, the interest due
the First National bank for the re-
cent loans made the city, was ordered
paid. The finance committee was in
structed to renew the note at this
bank for S305, the amount due on the
loan for $4,000, which was made the
city six years ago.
The following bids for auditing the
city books were opened and read: C.
W. Larson, s75; C. E. Wagar and F.
W. Lott, s118; W. E. Dpggan and
X. s. Rucker, 800; c. E. Meuser and
J. C. Bradley, $3.50; Durango Trust
company, by A. w. Ayres, 5000. The
board took short recess to give the
various bids due consideration. AS
the ability of the lowest bidder was
practically unknown to them it was
deemed advisable to award the con-
tract to the second lowest bidders,
Duggan and Rucker. This action re-
ceived the unanimous vote of the
board.
j. Arbuckle petitioned the council
for peddler's license, his wares to
be limited to vegetables and fruits.
The present ordinance provides for an
annual license of $500 year which,
OF course, makes it prohibitive for a
man of limited means to engage in the
business. Mr.. Arbuckle expressed his
willingness to pay a reasonable sum
but could not pay the exorbitant
amount demanded by the ordinance
The council agreed the amount stated
was too great. Just how to modify il
so that all parties concerned would
be treated justly was a matter taken
under advicement and report will
be made at the next meeting when Mr.
Arbuckle's petition will receive fur
ther consideration.
Street Commissioner Brady report
ed that a plow loaned the city by
Mr.. Young and wheelbarrow by Mr.
Soens had been stolen and the owners
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21

wonder you don't like it. In other
words you wanted $13,050 for the re-
building of the Ignacio and Bondad
bridges using the county's Pts foot
steel spans now at Ignacio. The COM
missioners decided to let contracts for
both the Ignacio and Bondad bridges
for something like $S,796, saving Of
$4,254 besides having the 2-75 foot
steel spans left, which are worth at
least $4,000 and will give this county
two extra bridges. | claim your fig.
ures are as radical as those you and
others claim Of local contractors.
When all steel bids were about to be
rejected, the remark was made to me,
we will make it right, use your influ-
ence and secure us a contract. You
will remember your bid of Feb. 8,
opened during afternoon session was
lump sum for all four bridges. For
basis to figure from l will use the
figures Of a bidder who had his bid
on the different bridges separated and
totaled much higher than your own.
He bid something like 81 ,999 for the
construction complete of the La Plata
bridge. This county paid you $1,173
for just the furnishing of steel on
abutments which were constructed by
the county at cost Of about $1,000
which does not include cement, nor
the lumber county furnished you for
the floor and joist. According to the
above figures a total Of s2,773 for the
construction of the same bridge three
years ago, which was also on the La
Plata.
You perhaps have forgotten that
there are few here that remember
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21
THE DANGER BRIDGE.

The Patterson Burghardt Const. Co.,
Denver, Colo.
Gentlemen: Attention Mr.. Patterson.
In reply to your letter to Durango
Democrat which was published in that
paper on March 10, have the follow
ing to say:
Beginning with the forepart of your
letter you state that you understand
that Henry r. Scouton and A. l.. Barr,
as members of the board of county
commissioners of this county, award
ed a contract for the Ignacio sus-
pension bridge at cost Of $6,496.
believe should you take the trou-
BILE to investigate, you will find that
the minutes of the commissioners last
regular meeting will show that Mr..
Tovrea, also a member of the same
board, assisted the above mentioned
parties in awarding this contract by
his voting aye.
Why should you think that you
ought to be given the preference on
all bridge work in these parts? II
you and others had submitted detail
ed plans and specifications with your
bids, instead Of side view picture,
with notation that they will carry
a thirty-ton tractor chow many trac-
tors of this weight have you ever
seen in this country; a steel or tin
bridge might have been considered,
in such case would have favored the
lowest bidder with 2-120 foot spans
for $500 and made that gentleman
deliver the goods. Why should this
county pay you s6,996.10 for bridge
the same length and very likely just
as rotten. In the first place neither
one Of you can build first-class steel
bridge Of these lengths for the
amounts bid, but can readily see
where 1t would be to your advantage
to pay three or four thousand dollari
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21
KILLED BY
EXPLOSION
GAS EXPLOSION IN NINE NEAR
SCRANTON KILLS MANY
CITIZENS

Western Press
SCRANTON, Pa, March 2O.-In a
gas explosion, caused by the mine set
ting, nine persons were killed and sew
eral more injured today in Dunmore,
near here. Two families, comprising
three women and seven children were
blown to pieces in the explosion or
burned in the fire that followed. The
dead are: Mrs. John Cavella and her
five children, Rose aged 3, Dominick S,
Lucy II, Lizzie IA, and William 20;
Mrs. Vitsumma, Mrs. Cavella's daugh-
ter and her two children, Mary aged 7
and Frank aged A.. The body of Mary
Summa was found in the limbs of n
tee, fifty feet from the scene of the
explosion, half an hour after the ac-
cident. More than twenty dwellings
were badly damaged by the concus-
sion and by flying timbers and scores
of persons were thrown out of their
beds and bruised.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21
TEDDY LOSES
n. DAKOTA
LA TOILETTE CARRIES NORTH
DAKOTA OVER ROOSEVELT
BY SAFE MAJORITY
Western Press


FARGO, N. D., March 2o.-With
the partial returns received during
last night Senator LaFollette of Wis
consin evidently has lead of more
than 1900 votes over Theodore Roos-
evelt in the states first presidential
preference primary election, held yes
terday. Early this morning $50 pre-
cincts, out of 800, give La Toilette
81 ,657 and Roosevelt 1874. This ra-
ito of votes is maintained by reports
from other precincts and will bring La
Follette's majority over Roosevelt up
to approximately 13,500. La Follette's
strength is greater in the eastern part
of the state, although Roosevelt did
not develop so much strength in the
west as had been anticipated. Roose-
welt carried one eastern tier of coun-
ties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21
JUST ABOUT THE TRAINS.

The Silverton branch was opened up
yesterday, the train which left Du-
range yesterday morning going
through to Silverton, and returning to
this city last night, with Assistant Su-
perintendent Matt Pheney, who has
been looking after operations at the
slides, on board.
This morning a double-header with
nine cars of freight, three of the num-
Der being coal, with caboose, express
car and two passenger coaches, was
made up to leave Durango on time.
Just before 7:l0, the time to pull out,
word was received that there were
two new slides at mile posts 492 and
493 between the first shed on the
other side of Elk park and the latter
point.
The regular train was annulled, and
wrecking train Of three cars made
up. Assistant Superintendent Pheney
gathered up the digging clothes he
had discarded only last night, and
started out to buck snow again, with
Conductor ]. H. McHolland in charge
of the train. Mr.. Pheney said that
he expected to get through to Silver
ton today unless the slides are much
larger than reported, or unless there
were new ones running.
The first through eastern since Sat-
urday morning reached Chama last
night on it's way to Durango. On
account of the soft track between Cha
ma and this city, the train was held at
Chama until 7:30 this morning. 1t
reached Pagosa Junction about noon
today, and was delayed there for some
time on account of wash out just
this side of the Junction. 1t is re-
ported to arrive in Durango about z
o'clock this evening.
There is no through train on the
Southern this evening, train arriv-
ing from Rico on time. Yesterday the
passenger was held at Rico for some
time in the expectation of going on
through to Telluride but heavy
storm came up and the effort was
abandoned for that day. 1t stormed
all night and all day today in the vi
cinity of Rico, and since there is not
only the additional snow to be consid-
ered hut also the slides, which run
almost constantly when the snow is
fine, or when it rains as yesterday. II
il is not snow then there is mud and
rocks, all of which is keeping the COM
pany busy just now.
The Pennington train Is reported on
time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21


The young people Of the Epworth
league gave an enjoyable social last
evening in the First M. e. church.
Among the Durango people said 10
be aboard the long delayed eastern are
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Perkins, Misses
Helen Dixon and Marguerite jackson
and L. f. johnson. The train reach
ed Pagosa Junction from Chama to-
dav. where it was held up by wash
out.
As we remember it was the Den
YER News which told Of the hundreds
Of Durango families who were camp
ed on the hillsides near Durango, dur
ing the last October flood, without
shelter or food.
H. Ellis, who has been in Denver
and Kansas City on business trip, is
a passenger on the lightning express
which mayor may not--get in to-
night. He has been passenger on
the same train since Saturday morn
ing at which time he embarked at
Alamosa.
John Kellenberger writes from a
hospital, in Trinidad, that he Is get
ting along nicely and will be able tc
be up and about in few days. His
injuries while very painful were not Of
a type to leave lasting serious results
being mainly bad bruises and plenty
Of them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-21
AFTER
THE ALIENS
ALLEN GANG OF MuRDERERS
NOW BELIEVED TO BE BOT
TIED UP IN PASS
Western Presa

western PresB
HlLLSVILLE, Va, March 90
Dawn today found the Virginia detec-
tives and possemen surrounding and
preparing to assault another noun
tain stronghold in which the Carroll
county court house murderers are
thought to be at bay. Chestnut Ridge
spur of the Blue Ridge mountains, Just
five miles from the home of Floyd
Allen, is now supposed to be the hid
ing place of the outlaw clansmen. The
posses, reinforced by every available
man from Hillsville, gathered here to-
day. The news that the Aliens had
slipped out of their discovered refuge
at Squirrels Spur and reached Chest
nut Ridge was brought to HillsyiIle
last night by a mounted messenger.
Immediately afterward Detective
Felts, leader of tho seafchers, aallc,,.
ed off for Chestnut Ridge at the head
of his band.
Sidna Allen was seen yesterday aft
ernoon making his way down trail
from Squirrels Spur and it is believed
that he reached the Chestnut Ridge
section with the rest of the men want
ed.