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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15

"Yama Yama" Davis, as Richard
Harding Davis is now called, is the
hero of story that, for all its malice.
Is amusing.
Down at Atlantic City, one evening
not long ago, a party of Phiadelphians
Fat in private drawing room, laugh
ing aud joking and singing and having
good time generally, when there
came knock at the door, and an at
tendant entered.
ladies and gentlemen" the attend
mt said, you are making too much
noise. Mr. Richard Harding Davis,
the author. is in the next room. and
he says he can't write"
One Of the prettiest of the Phila-
delphians gave a silvery laugh.
He can't write, eh?" she said oh,
tell Dicky everybody knows that"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
Winter WalIow For Hens.

A box that is II few inches high filed
with dust or dry earth, makes an ex-
celent wallow during the winter. If
the poultry house is low build low,
open front scratching shed at one end
of it. The dropping boards should be
placed couple Of feet from the floor,
feed hOppers and drinking fountains
OH platforms of a slightly lesser height,
so that all floor space can be used as a
scratching place for hens. Six inches
of litter. straw, cut hay, fodder or wood
shavings in which to throw the grain
fed each day give the fowls their
proper exercise Such environment, to.
gether with well selected hens and
feed, will result in profits from poultry
during the winter. 7a"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
SELF DECEPTION A
UNIVERSAL FAULT
Senator POmerenG Points a
Moral With a Sad Tale.

Senator Pomerene has happy knack
OF driving home a statement with an
epigram.
At a luncheon at the German EN-
bassy Senator POmerene described a
would be litterateur.
Thanks to whisky and strong
cigars" he said. 1.-THE poor fellow has
fNiled to make good. He earns a pre-
carious living by newspaper work; but,
though he is fifty now, none of the won
drous novels and thrilling stories that
he used to pirate about has appeared
And yet. in his shabby apartment.
OVer bottle Of cheap liquor and box
OF cheap cigars, he will boast by the
hour-poor. gray, wrinked duf'er--Of
bis unfinished manuscripts. Oh, they
will appear yet. Yes, he will yet illu-
mine the world with the light Of his
genius"
Senator POmerene sighed and con-
Guided:
"Ah If we could deceive others as
eHsily as we deceive ourselves, what
regulations we'd all have, to be sure!"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
COTTONWOOD

The weather clerk is giving us a
change this morning. The wind is
boisterous and the tumble weeds are
rapidly travelling in southeasterly
direction.
A. j. Lancaster is hauling his
broom corn to market and hauling
lumber for his new house.
The Sunday school at Blue Bell
was well attended last Sunday. 1t
was the Woods Temperance Sunday,
and after talk on the lesson text,
general discussion was had on the
temperance question, in which all
took and active part. The general
opinion of most of the people was
that the only right way to suppress
the liquor traffic was to prohibit the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
Forced Economy,

District Attorney Whitman OF New
York. discussing the Rosenthal case.
said TO Il reporter
81 heard a story recently that indi-
t1teS Stricter methods ON the part of
tue police.
"A New York woman said to her hus-
sand:
George. the gambling houses are
shut up now. aren't they?
Yes George growled. They're all
shut up since the Rosenthal trouble.
NhyT
"'Oh. nothing his wife answered.
Only thought they must be. for you
haven't said u word about the neces-
atty Of econoniziDg for several weeks
past.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
NORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC,
Wilson Leaders, However, Unable to
Estimate Majority.

Grand Forks, ~ D., Nov. with
the returns at hand at a late hour 10,
night the indications are that Wood.
row Wilson has carried North Dakota,
but by what majority 1t Is at this time
impossible to estimate Taft and
Roosevelt are running close together,
but are far; behind the Democratic
candidate.
Indications are that the Republican
state ticket, headed by Congressman
l. r. Hanna, for governor has won
the election by safe margin Re.
turns are coming in slowly, but those
already received are from every part
Of the state.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15

manufacture rather than the sale of
IT, for as long as it is made, it will
be sold. At the Christian Endeavor
at night the same topic was consid-
cred. Jessie Lofland was leader and
reports were read from all the states
OF our union, and some good points
were brought out. God speed the day
when this great curse will be ban
ished from our land.
A literary will be organized at
Blue Bell Friday night. After lit
erary the Christian Endeavor will
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15

have a pie social for the benefit Of
the Sunday school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burns took
dinner at W. P. Davis Sunday.
Our new road boss, Jesse Pointing,
has been doing some good work on
the roads, and it is badly needed for
all the roads have been in bad shate
for some time. We do not see that
Liberal township has done anything
on its part of the roads. What has
become of the good roads booster
club?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15

For the horse to be thrifty he should
be cared for in bad weather One great
mistake that many make is in driving
the horse too fast in cold weather. get
ting him too warm and then tying him
in the open, exposed to the cold wind,
rain or snow. This will give the horse
pneumonia the same as II man were
treated in like manner. Given the best
OF feed and with the most care, yet cot
protected in the inclement weather, ths
work horse will not do Well.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15

DARE YOU OFFER ME BRANDY, SIR r.
Mlant, but the spinster, faithful to her
principle, baked at the brandy prof
fered her.
Brandy she exclaimed as vigorous
ly as her condition would permit.
"Dare you offer me brandy, sirT
but 1t is necessary, madam" ex-
postulated the physician. "You are
quite ILL.,"
The Boston lady closed her lips in
an expression Of extreme determina-
ton. "And may die, sir, but I'll not
meet my Maker with brandy on my
BREATH
'She didn't" adds Senator Gallnger,
"but they made her take brandy all
the same"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15

narrow plated rutIle of the same. The
vest is of the silk also, as are the
grdle and cuffs. The little gored skirt
opens on the left to display narrow
panel Of the blue silk. while around
the bottom Of the skirt is bias band
of the same.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
IN THE REALM
OF FASHION
A Charming Juvenile FroCk.

The Illustration shows modsh
frOck suitable for child of from eight
to twelve years. Fine navy blue serge
is used and the frOck is made with
vest effect showing tucked guimpe
of white batste
The frOck boasts an up to date collar
Of blue self tone silk finished with q
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15

Bele-How silly men are when they
propose! Why. my husband acted like
perfect fool
Nell-That's what everybody thought
when your engagement was announced.
London Opinion
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
new TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
TEMPERANCE and Eternity.

Senator Gallinger Of New Hamp-
shire. who is also "A physician. enjoys
telling Of the case Of Il maiden lady
in Boston, an ardent member OF tue
Womun's Christian Temperance union,
who was once taken violently III III
consequence Of too free indulgence
IN lobster salad.
When the doctor who was hastily
summoned to her relief. arrived he at
once determined to administer II stim-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
BY Turns.

He-T heard. Miss Pert. you were
looking for husband. and here I've
turned up. She Have you? WelllnOw
you're turned down. Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
Combination Muffs.

New muns for the winter are COM
posed entirely of fur. The combination
of satin and fur which was used SO
much last winter is thing of the past
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
Black Laces Smart.

Much attention is being shown to
black laces. This is especially true of
the handsome black chantilly bands
and nouncings which are used over
colored silks.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
Black Velvet Roses,

One of the latest accessories to the
Partisan wOmans toilet is black vel
vet rose. The petals are exceedingly
large and dropping 1t gives a costume
a dash which is chic and charming.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
Bravo, MaryI

Mary had a little vote.
Which eagerly was sought,
But | was very glad to note
It never could be bought.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15

Extract From Recent Testimonial.
"SOme time ago | was 50 weak
could hardly raise a cup to my lips.
Since taking two small bottles OF your
tonic | have received six months for
shoplifting Punch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
FIND THAT CATS CAUSE
INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
Massachusetts Health Board Traces
Dread Disease to New Source
Flies Hitherto Blamed.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 19.-That
the primary source Of infantile par
alysis, or poliomyelitis, may be trac-
ed to the common house cat is the
belief of the Springfield board of
health. This opinion is based on the
discovery of well-developed cases of
the dread disease in cats. Two or
three of the cats thus affected will
be sent to Boston for expert obser-
vatiOn and afterward dissection.
The health department has commun-
icated its findings to a state board of
health representative.
Bacteriologists throughout the
country have for several years been
seeking the source of infantile par
alysis infection. Two years ago the
dread disease became epidemic in
western Massachusetts. AS a result,
the opening of the public schools in
Springfield and elsewhere was post
poned and the children OF the we'll
to-do were sent outside the cpl
demic zone
Last year there were few cases
but this summer the disease is again
| prevalent to an extent which causes
the authorities grave concern.
Heretofore poliomyelitis has been
attributed principally to flies, es-
| pecially the stable variety, and per-
mitting children to play with cats
during the summer months has not
been considered dangerous. Two
years ago a small child died OF in
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
PLEASANT MOUNT.
Especial to The Citizen)
pleasant Mount Auc


Henry Bigelow, a farmer fifty-two
years of age, who resides near Bige-
low lake, in Mount Pleasant town
ship, was kicked by a horse last
Thursday and sustained severe in
juries. He had been drawing in
hay, and wishing to back the wagon
from the barn, he palced his hand
on the hip of one of the horses. 1t
retaliated by giving him kick in
the face, crushing in the upper Jaw.
breaking his nose, knocked all his
teeth out and cut his lips in shreds.
Both eyes were closed by the impact.
He was taken to the house and DR..
Craft summoned. Some delay was
caused by the doctor being at Lake
wood. Mr.. Bigelow is doing as well
as can be expected and If blood
poisoning does not set in he will soon
be out. 1t makes the fourth case of
similar nature that DR.. Craft has
treated within the past six weeks.
The marriage of G.. Everett Sands
and Miss Rose Ruth Kennedy took
place at the home of the brides
father, j. H. Kennedy, of Pleasant
Mount Wednesday evening of last
week. Rev. w. Falls Hunter per-
formed the ceremony in the presence
of the members of Mr.. Sands and
Mrs. Sands families. The house
was beautifully decorated with Gle
mats, vines and sweet peas. The
bride carried a shower bouquet of
white sweet peas. The wedding
ring was used in the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sands expect to make
their home in st. Paul, Brazil, South
America. While Mr.. Sands is a
Wayne county man by birth, and his
family still lives in this countyt he
for the past several years has been
connected with Byington & Co., who
are agents for the Western Electric
Manufacturing Company's products
in San Domingo and that part of
South America.
Mrs. Sands is a girl of we'll known
family in Pleasant Mount, she hav-
ing considerable reputation as an
elocutionist. Their home will be
nearly 5000 miles from Pleasant
Mount. They are now on their we'd
ding trip through the states.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
WANTS BUSHELS OF SNAKES.
Curator Ditmar May Depopulate This
County of Her Choicest Reptiles.

Curator Ditmar, of the New York
Geological Park, says there are more
snakes in this state than in many
years preceding and that rattle
snakes are more numerous than
others. 1t may not be generally
known that Mr.. Ditmar captures
most of his entire supply of rattlers
for the New York Zoo right here in
Sullivan county, and he passed
through Monticello the early part
OF the week in a large auto filled
with all necessary trappings, includ-
ing 5OO-candle power searchlight,
on his way to the Black Lake sec
tion where he expects TO capture
several bushels of rattlers. A Park
keeper accompanied him and they
expect to do most of their hunting
at night.-Sullivan County Republi-
can.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
GOOD TIDINGS FOR THE
WORRYING PENSIONERS
Delayed Checks Should be Received
BY To-day at the Latest.

Washington, Aug. 20.-TWo hun
dred thousand veterans whose pen
sions have been held up owing to the
controversy in congress over the
adjustment of pension agencies will
probably receive their overdue
checks to-day. This assurance was
given by government officials to-
day, following the announcement
that the senate had yielded to the
house in the pension agency dispute.
The house will agree to the pension
conference report to-day; the bill
will be enrolled and signed by the
president tomorrow.
Checks are already prepared for
mailing at all the pension agencies,
and as soon as the president signs
the bill, authorization for their pay
ment will be telegraphed from Wash
ingtOn. All the pensioners it was
said ought to receive their checks
today at the latest.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
THE TUBERCULOSIS DIsPENSARY

Visit your local tuberculosis dis
pensary. 1t belongs to you. Your
taxes help pay for it. Pennsylvania
is well equipped with dispensaries
and no matter where you live, there
is one within a few miles of you.
Send your friends to the dispen-
sary if you think any of them are
suffering from consumption. The
doctor will tell them whether or not
they have the disease and if they
do not wish to pay for treatment in
a private sanatorium, he will see
that they enter the State sanator-
ium.
Until the patient can go to the
sanatorium, he will be instructed at
the dispensary as to how to take care
of himself. A nurse will visit his
home and will see that things are
kept sanitary. When the patient
comes back from the sanitorium, he
should visit the dispensary regular
ly, so as to make sure that he is
not losing ground and that the dis
ease does not get the better of him
through careless habits of life.
The dispensary tells the patient
what is the matter with him, sees
that he goes TO a sanatorium and on
his return encourages him to con-
tinue living the life which at the
sanatorium stopped for him the
progress of the disease.
Visit your dispensary at the first
opportunity. 1t is your duty as a
citizen and a part of your education.
Karl de SchweinitZ, Executive
Secretary, Pennsylvania Society for
the Prevention of tuberculosis.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
Former Lieutenant Governor Stone
Dies.

Warren, Pa.-Charles w. Stone
eX-Lieutenant Governor of Penn
sylvania and prominent in the Re-
publican party, died at his summer
home near here Thursday. He was
90 years old.
Mr.. Stone was not active in State
politics during the last few years
He was a member of the State
House of Representatives in 1870
and 1871, and was member of the
Pennsylvania Senate in 1877 and
1878. He was elected Lieutenant
Governor on the ticket on which
Henry NJ. Hoyt was elected Cover
nor and served from 1879 to 1888.
In 1887 he was appointed Secretary
of the Commonwealth by Governor
Beaver, and resigned in 1890. Mr..
Stone also served four terms in Con-
gress from the Twenty-eight dis
trict.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
HOW THE EARTH DRIED.
German Scientists New Theory of
Scientific Fact.

When water is decomposed by rad
ium or by ultraviolet rays it pro-
duces hydrogen and peroxide of hy-
drogen, and it does not form oxy-
gen. Electrolytic decomposition
forms oxygen.
A German investigator bases a
new theory relating to the drying of
the earth on the fact that one form
OF decomposition produces oxygen,
while the other form does not. Part
of the water vapor emitted by the
seas is decomposed by the ultra
violet rays of the sun; the hydrogen
formed rises toward the high at
mospheric strata, and all the water
does not return to the surface.
Therefore, the quantity of water
on the face of the globe is always
diminishing and the earth is inces-
sanity, if gradually, drying.
To cite one example: On the
north side of the Alps there is a
continual falling off in the depth of
the lakes and a gradual formation
OF swamps. Two hundred and fifty
years ago there were one hundred
and forty-nine lakes in the canton
OF Zurich, to-day there are seventy
six. The destruction of the forests
and the cultivation of the land par
TALLY explain this, but the loss of
hydrogen is an important factor.
The hydrogen accumulated in the
higher atmosphere is diffused in in
terstellar space.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21

Bethlehem. Pa.-Lightning played
an odd prank on Mrs. Henry l..
Koch, of Northampton. While Sc
we're electric storm was at its height,
the woman picked up a galvanized
bucket. A severe bolt of lightning
flashed at the moment her hand
touched the bucket, and when she
tried to put the bucket down she
found she could not release her hold.
1t took several minutes of hard work
on the part of two persons to wedge
the woman's hand loose. Aside from
being esyerely shocked the woman
escaped injury.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
Railroad Can be Put in Operation in
30 DAYS

Says the Canton World: THE
Pennsylvania & Southwestern Rail-
way Co. was recently chartered with
a capital of 100000 and having a
directorate containing the names OF
several well known local capitalists
with F. A. Sawyer as President.
1t is estimated that the line be-
tween Canton and Towanda can be
put in operation in ninety days at
the outside, while the route between
here and Oregon Hill will have to
be re-surveyed.
The great tract of coal fields
which this line will open up for i'm
mediate market is what makes the
project so attractive"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
What it Cost to Feed Firemen.

At a meeting of the Norristown
Firemen's Union and Relief Asso-
citation, the committee who had
charge of handling the funds during
the celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary last May made their
final report. The committee an
nounced that it cost S1,621.26 to
feed the visiting firemen after the
parade on Thursday afternoon, May
8, leaving a balance on hand
amounting to 1926.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21

Trackmen in the employ of the
Erie Railroad Company picked up
the badly mangled body of Paul
Stelik near Red Rock, between
Great Bend and Hickory Grove at
about 6:30 o'clock Wednesday
morning. Further Investigations
were made and it was learned that
Stelik had previously been employ
ed as a track worker by the Erie
Railroad company, but recently was
in the employ of a farmer residing
near Red Rock
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
Death is Caused in Peculiar Manner

Philadelphia.-Mi Dorothy c.
Bowman of this city died in a hospi-
tai here from blood poison that de-
veloped after she had been injured
while trying to escape from a COW
that was rushing at her. Miss Bow
man, who was p years old, was
showing some friends a three week
old calf at the summer home OF her
parents, ogden Station, n. j.. a few
days ago, when the mother of the
calf, lowering her head, rushed at
the party. Miss Bowman, in trying
to escape, fell and fractured a leg,
the bone going through the skin.
She was rushed to this city and de-
spite the effort of physicians blood
poison set in, from which she could
not rally.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
Noted Horseman Left Large Estate

New York-The net estate left
by Frank Work, who was one of the
best known horsemen in the coun-
try, and for years a prominent figure
in Wall street, of S13,60O,OOO, ac-
cording to figures filed in Surro-
gates Court recently by a transfer
tax appraiser. Mr. Wok died here
in March 1911. Aside from his
home in this city his entire estate
was made up of stocks and bonds in
numerous corporations. 1t was be-
queathed for the most part to his
children and grandchildren.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
20, 900 Gallons of Molasses Spilled.

Allentown.-A molasses tank con-
tanning 10000 gallons was one OF
seven cars smashed when freight
trains on the Lehigh Valley rail-
road collided. A local freight was
crossing over a switch when a fast
freight bound from Buffalo to the
sea board thundered into it, the To-
comotiye colliding head-on, The
crews escaped by jumping. The
boilers of both locomotives were
telescoped and the damage is esti-
mated at $4,000. Hundreds OF
families got a longtime supply OF
molasses, scooping it up clean as it
lay in lakes on the tracks.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21
Schwab Will Spend S15,OOO,OOO on
Plant.

South Bethlehem. General Mana
ger K. G. Grace, of the Bethlehem
Steel company announced part of
Charles NJ. Schwab's scheme to
spend nearly s15,OOO,OOO during the
next few months in extensions to the
big local plant. The programme, as
arranged so far, calls for the expen-
diture of 100000 only Several
hundred additional mechanics will
get work.
Six additional open hearth blast
furnaces will be erected in a space
of 157 feet by 720 feet Each fur
mace will have seventy-fve tons
daily capacity. These new furnaces,
with the ten already in operation,
will have monthly capacity of 75,-
600 tons.
To locate these new furnaces,
100000 cubic yards of rock will
have to be removed. This improve
ment will cost more than $1,000
900.
Additional buildings will be added
to the drop forge department at a
cost of more than 100000. Forty
office rooms will be added to the
present general office building,
doubling the present capacity. An
other improvement will be the erec-
tion of a gigantic gas tank to hold
| 100000 feet.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21

The Falls Creek Advocate an
nounces that it will give up the
ghost. The sea of journalism in
Falls Greek, Jefferson and Clearfeld
counties, has been full of rocks, and
when the Advocate is buried it will
be the eighth newspaper that has
given it up in that village since
1891. Man 5 a vapor, full of woes,
starts a paper-up he goes"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21

fantile paralysis following a scratch
received from a pet kitten; but at
the time the scratch was not con-
nected with the fatal disease.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21

The Pennsylvania state firemen' S
thirty-third annual convention will
be held in Lebanon during the week
of September 1913. There are sew
en- hundred and more fire companies
identified with the state association