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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28
County School News
BY MARY E, TODD

will never forget how proud, her
mother looked, when the girl told US
who had been her help and inspira-
ton. IF it had not been for my
mother l would never have won, :"
was the compliment paid her moth
er by Gertrude Davis, who won in
the Texas county spelling contest
Thursday afternoon the program
was fine. The District School-How
to Teach Manual Training, by Prof.
Perrill, deserves special mention;
also, the paper on Supplementary
Reading, by Mabel j. Davis
The evenings program consisted
mostly of music and was enjoyed by
all Miss Clark, the music teacher
certainly deserves credit for the eX-
cellence of the music.
Friday morning there were no gen.
eral meetings. Table for High
Schools and Round Table for Rural
Schools.
Friday afternoon, the first thing on
the program was a symposium, The
School Board. One OF Seward coun-
TVS rural teachers, Clyde U. Mar
tin, and one of our city teachers,
Miss Luannah Myers, took part in
this symposium. Chas. Dunlap not
being present, his paper on The Psy-
chology of Making Correct Reports,
was read by Burton Mann. We
thought the best thing on the pro-
gram Friday afternoon was Supt.
l.. e. Rathbun's talk on the Equi-
lateral Triangle, the physical, moral
and mental in education. The pro-
gram was interspersed with music.
Friday evening we listened to a
splendid musical program, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Geneveive, Tenting on the
Old Camp Ground, and several en-
cores. Violin solo which was encored
again and again, until the violinist
put his violin in the case in such a
manner that we all knew 1t was time
to let him rest.
Friday evening we also had the
debate: Resolved, That the nations
should reduce their armament to the
minimum necessary for police duty.
Supts. Power and Rathbun had the
affirmative and Supts Rindom and
Swain the negative. Each debater
had / . minutes in which to present
his arguments. All presented good
arguments. The judges decided in
favor of the negative Of course
Liberal and Beaver county teachers
cheered and the vanquished Supts.
Power and Rathbun, were the first
to congratulate them for their vic
tory.
Saturday mornings program was
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

These are the gifts, ask of thee,
Spirit serene:
Strength for the daily task
Good cheer to- help me bear the trav-
elers load.
And for the hours of rest that come
between:
An inward joy in all things heard
and seen.
These are the sins fain would have
thee take away;
Malice and cold disdain,
Hot anger and sullen hate,
Scorn of the lowly, envy of the great
And discomfort that casts shadow
gray
On all the brightness of common
day. Henry Van Dyke.
Teach the children to observe their
surroundings. Correlate their school
work with their environment and
with their homes, and the schools
will then be on the road to do that
which they have so far failed to do,
namely, to educate our children.
Our public schools, every year,
apparently get farther away from the
basic ideas and principles underlying
education and are engaged in cram
ming the children with an ill-as-
sorted lot of matter that but very
few, ii any, understand. We hear
much today of educated fools. An
educated fool does not exist The So
called educated fools are merely suf-
fering from mental dyspepsia.
1.-THE Panhandle Teachers Associa-
A on was a splendid success in every
way 1t was in session from 10
O'Clock Thursday morning, Feb. 90,
until Saturday morning at 10 o'clock,
Feb. 22nd. Every teacher attending
earned her salary and will bring back
to her school value received for the
time. We met many new teachers
and greeted many with whom we
were acquainted. We had the pleas
ure of being entertained by Mrs.
James Hitch of Guymon, whose lit
tie children, Robert and Katherine,
we started in school. We had most
Apply time all around. The first part
OF the program was a spelling match
There were but five contestants, three
boys and two girls. We were so
glad that there were more boy con-
testants than girls because we are
told that boys don't like spelling. A
girl, however, won and will repre-
sent Texas county in the state spell
ing contest in the spring in Okla
homa City She said the credit was
all due to her mother, who helped
her every day to learn to SPELL We
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28
OBITUARY

In the death of c. T. Ellsaesser
Thursday evening Haskell county
loses one of its best citizens. He has
Deen in a serious condition for many
months past and his death was not
rnexpected. He was active in church
and Sunday school work and leaves
host of friends.
Charles Theodore EllsaesseT was
born Nov. 4th, 1S48, at Hierengen,
Kingdom of Wirtenburg, Germany.
He came with his parents to America
in 1856 and settled in Jackson Co.,
Ohio, where his father died in 1857.
He moved with his mother and broth
err to Livingston county, Ills, in
1855.
In 1852 he was united in mar
riage with Elizabeth Franklin. This
union was blessed with six children,
four sons and two daughters. Two
infant sons preceded their mother in
death, who died in 1881.
In October, 1888, he was united in
marriage to Louise Reastedter, with
whom he moved o Crawford county,
Kansas, in 1884. He moved to his
present home near Taw, Kansas, in
the spring of 1907. This union was
blessed with nine children, four
sons and five daughters. An infant
son and a son in young manhood
preceded him to the great beyond.
He united with the Brethren
church, at Usage, Kansas, in 1897,
and remained a faithful member to
the end. He leaves to mourn his
departure wife, brother, seven
daughters, four sons and ten grand
children.
After an illness of eighteen months
he died at his home near Taw, Feb.
18th, 1913, aged "a years, months
and nine days.
A short service was held at the
house Saturday morning. attended
by many friends and neighbors. The
remains were taken to the church at
Kismet where the services were held
by Elder Weddel, of Bloom, Kan,
after which the remains were laid to
rest in the cemetery at Kismet.
In early life brother Ellsaesser
was converted to the Lord and united
with the Methodist church and was
an active worker as class leader, Sun
day school superintendent and other
church activities.
Since living in Haskell county he
has continued to serve the Lord in
useful way, and died in full conf
dence of the better life.-Santa Fe
Monitor.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

short and consisted Of reports Of
committees and unfinished business.
The new officers are Pres. s, W.
Black, Goodwell; Vice Pres, Walter
Kennedy, Boise City; Sec, Lena
Wright, Beaver City, and Treas, Lee
ona Camery, Liberal. The following
teachers from Seward county we're
present: f o. Rindom, Mabel Heikes,
Florence Treadway, u. A. Camery,
Clara Hesse, Olive Neff, A. B. Full
mer, Elsa Anderson, LaDelle Ander-
son, Edith Gambler, Jewel Hudson,
Floy Gebhardt, Ella Wagner, Mary
Beecher, Emma Thompson, Luannah
Myers, Belle Vickers. Irene Vickers,
Laura Wood, Clyde U. Martin, Bur-
ton Mann, Anna Brier and Mary r.
Todd. Zula Weidensaul, Rita Feath-
er and Mildred Long, who are taking
the normal course also attended.
The P. r. A. was "a success in
every particular.
Mr.. G. W. Harding of district No.
25 came in to see us Monday on
business. Mr.. Harding is director Of
uloCIlCJ 90 dllu udo llduC q NOAy VHh-
cient officer. His boy, Hugh Hard
ing, is attending school in Liberal. He
is in the first year of High school and
is doing good work.
Mrs. A. o. Edmonds made us a
pleasant call this week, Monday. We
like to have her come and see us,
She read a splendid paper before The
Farmers Institute February 18th, on
How Can the Women in the Country
Help to Better Rural Conditions?
Mrs. Florence Dalton and Mrs
Alpretta Hagerty made us a pleasant
call one day last week.
Misses Mildred Feather and Elsa
Hicks came in to see US and tell
us how they were climbing up the
hill of knowledge. They are both in
the High school and doing good
work.
Mr.. Bloom of District 22 called on
business relating to his district. Mr.
Bloom is doing all he can to boost
his school. We must all work to-
gether- School Board, Teacher and
Parents.
Teacher-And what is your sur
name, little girl?
Little Girl amt a sir; I'm a
her.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28
(SignedI
NEW BANK AT HUCOTON


A new bank has been started at
HugotOn. It will be known as the
Citizens State Bank. Ed Joshlin OF
that town is the President. The stock
holders and directors are made up
mostly of prominent stockmen of this
section, A few Liberal capitalists
are also interested. The new bank
will be capitalized for about $4,000.
This bank will aid very materially
in the future upbuilding of the new
booming little city.
The track meet which was to be
held at Guymon last Saturday, in
which the schools of the Southwest
take part, had to be postponed on
account of inclement weather. The
new date is April ~.
Mrs. j. B. Spradling and baby
and Joe, returned to their home in
Liberal Sunday, after a two weeks
visit with her son and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs. o. w. Spradling.-Hugo
ton Hermes.
The Saturday night snow was
about six inches deep, but SO very
light that it did not afford as much
moisture as Is usual for a snow OF
that depth. Sunday morning about
10 o'clock the clouds disappeared
but the frost fell so heavily for more
than an hour as to make 1t appear
that the air was full of snow flakes.
The sun shining upon the frost be-
decked snow made a beautiful and
bright Sabbath morning.
P. G. Dayton Of Harrington was In
the city the last of last week on a
business trip.
Mrs. Jack White of Dalhart, Texas,
is here visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs D. II. Murphy.
John Hackett of Hutchinson was
here the first of the week attending
business and visiting with old time
friends,
Mrs. A. Weber of Lawrence Is here
now visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
H. A. Gaskill, and family.
The Knights and Ladies Of Sc
curity will meet in the Craig hall the
27th of this month. All members in
yited
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

The law, known as the Eight
hour, inside of ten hour Law" will
go mot effect March 4th. This
new law makes things so that a
post Office employee is to work but
eight hours per bay, and that the
eight hours must be within a steady
ten hour stretch. This will prob
ably necessitate a larger force at
this post office. y
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so CENTS A YEAR
McCall's Magazine or Hammond's Handy
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increase the new law has made.
All this is for various further pur-
poses, one of them being so that
post office authorities can compute
the correct amount to raise the
compensation of the carriers.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28
MARRIED

Last Sunday morning at 8 O'Clock
at the Methodist parsonage, Mr.. John
O, Michael of Niagara, Kans., and
Miss Rachel jenkins OF Hugoton,
Kama, were united in holy wedlock
by Rev. w. T. Ward.
These young people attended the
revival now In progress at the Meth
odlst church, Saturday night and
both were converted at that service.
They have made a good start in life.
They will make their home In south
eastern Colorado. May happiness
and Joy ever be theirs.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

The first of March all post office
employees will begin weighing and
sorting all mail going out on Star
routes. This is for the purpose of
checking up and comparing sta
t sites made just before the parcel
poste went into effect, to see what
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28
THE CELEBRATION IN APRIL
Hugoton is to Wait Until the Wealth.
err Is Mid

Hugoton is to Wait Until the Wealth.
err Is Mid
Hugoton's big celebration and bar
Decue is not to be held until April
That Is the word brought by Rob
Smith, a prominent real estate deal
er who was In Dodge yesterday. He
says 100 carpenters are at work now
in Hugoton and that when the cele-
bration is held the town will have
many new buildings to show its Wis
itors. The men in charge Of the bar
Decue also want to wait until the
weather will be mild, as they do not
believe they will be able to accommo-
date the hundreds Of visitors VINO
will come TO see the new country.
The Santa Fe will run a special train
from Dodge and the Commercial
Club Is planning to send the Cowboy
band.--Dodge City Globe.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

You can get sweet milk and
sweet cream at Eidson's candy
store. First door west of City
Bakery.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

W, A. Rantz, Robert Harley,
and James Duffey of Glasgow
Montana, who are touring the
U. S. in a Sterling car passed
through here the first of the week
on their way home. They expect
to get home sometime in May.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

Mr.. Rugg, assistant cashier in
the Citizens State Bank of Pratt
was up Sunday and visited Mr..
Maitland who is conducting a re-
vivsl meeting at the M. E. church.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

Homer A. Smeltzer formerly Of
Plains, now has charge of the Il, l,
cOaling station at this place. He
has moved his family here.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

Several people from Pratt were
here Sunday attending the services
being conducted by Rev. Maitland
at the M. Z. church,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

W. 7. and G. H. Kirkpatric,
Ira T. Hewips and j. E. Newly
of Gate Oklahoma, who have been
on a trip in Colorado, were guests
at the White House Friday night
of last week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

We have old papers for sale at
the Democrat Office. They are
done up in neat bundles. Five
cents per bundle.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

The old reliable Oliver listers,
built for service and to please.
Liberal Hardware Company, Thos.
w. Cav.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

A market the year around for
butter, eggs, poultry and hides at
the highest market prices, at the
Liberal Cold Storage plant. Bring
them to us and get the cash for
them. Soft.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

P. 8. o. Canton listers, single
and double row. The kind you
like, Liberal Hardware Com
pany, Thos. w. Cav.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

For Rent = Nicely furnished,
clean and we'll located rooms, for
gentlemen. Apply to Mrs. Muir
ply, Green Rooming House.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28
PUPILS RECITAL

On Saturday, Feb. 25th, the music
class of Mrs. Thos. w. Cav met at
her home on South Sherman st. The
following program was given by a
few OF the pupils:
Valse, OPP. 20, No. 3 .............. Chopin
Ruth Glenn
Morning Prayer
Duet Enkhausen
May Blossoms
Evelyn Molter, Mrs. Cav
Sweet Thoughts Of Thee III. Schmitt
Vera Knisely
Duet, Home from School F Wohlfahrt
Leona Ryan, Mrs. Cav
The Netherlander's Boat Song....
...........-.................... Old Dutch
Vera Knisely
Just a Wearyin, for You .........
.................. Carrie Jacobs Bond
Miss Emma Thompson
Meadow Flowers ........................
Corlnne Shumate
Petit Mazurka, OPP lis ...... Bassford
Myrtle Clagget
Abend- frieden, Op. SO, No. t..
---..-..-.------..-.----.--.-- AuOlI rOrbLer
Myrtle Moore
Knospe, OPP %, No. / 80. FIR. Spindler
Mary Kennedy
Moroccan en- forme d'etude--......
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wollenhaupt
Ruth Glenn
Several numbers from grand opera
we're given on the grafanola, fol-
lowed by social hour. Dainty re-
freshments were served.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

VIM. Clark of Plains was here
last week whiting his brother-in-
law H. A. Smeltzer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28
a LETTER FROM WICHTTA NAILS

SO many railroad rumors have
been adoat during the past week that
an explanation is due the people. The
following letter from the Vice Presi-
dent of the Wichita Falls & South
ern r. r. Co., explains itself and
while we all want a north and south
road, 1t does not look like we will
get 1t for some time at least. Read
this letter and then draw your own
conclusions:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28

Go to EidsOn's candy store for
fresh homemade candies.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-28
wichita rails. Tenas. Feb. n

Wichita Falls, Texas, Feb. II.
Mr.. e. H. Elliott,
Secretary and Treasurer Sublette
Commercial Club,
Dear sir:
have your favor of the 5th inst,
which came to my desk during my
absence from the Office during the
last few days. Beg to advise that
there Is no proposition on foot at
the present time to extend our line
from Forgan. The newspaper re-
ports, which have animated from
your country are entirely unfounded
and originated only In the minds of
the various editors without authori-
ty.
Should we get in position to ex-
tend our line from Forgan and your
city was in line OF the extension we
would be glad indeed to take this
matter up with you and would then
give you ample time to figure on the
proposition.
Thanking you for your interest in
the matter, l am
Yours truly,
(Signedl FRANK KEEL.
State of Kansas, Haskell county, IS:
+. II. Elliott being first duly sworn
on oath deposes and says that the
above and foregoing is true copy
of a letter received by him on FEB.
20, 1913, from the above named
Frank kell, which said letter lie now
on file in his Office.
E. H. ELLIOTT,
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 21st day of February, 1913.
j. c. MARS,
Justice of the Peace
Haskell County Republican
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-21
TANKS ON THRIFT.

" A young man may have many
friends, but he will find none so
steadfast, so constant, so ready to
respond to his wants, so capable of
pushing him ahead as a little leath-
er.coveied book with the name of
bank on its cover. Sir Thomas
Upton.
If there is any one thing more than
another that successful men strive to
impress upon the minds of ambitious
beginners as necessary element of
success, it is systematic saving. The
views of Sir Thomas Upton expressed
above and those Of Marshall Field in
the next paragraph are typical Of an
overwhelming amount of similar testi.
mony and advice from the lips Of so
called self made men. The great Chi.
cago merchant said:
If you want to succeed, save,
ANS 10 lIuts uuN 81 NUN Uttdubb
Of the value Of the money which
the young man who saves accumu.
lates, but because Of the infinitely
greater value of the system and OF.
ganization which the practice of
saving introduces into his life.
This result Of the saving habit is
not generally nor properly appre-
ciated. I consider it to be almost
the greatest element in making for
a young man s success. In the
first place, It creates determine.
tion. This at the start. Then il
develops steady purpose; then sus.
tanned energy. Soon it produces
alert, discriminating intelligence.
These all rapidly grow into an
ability that enables him to take
the money he has accumulated
(even though small in amounD and
employ it with profit, Better and
better returns follow up his indus.
try, ability and Judgment and to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-21

That nation.famed company, the
Frank Rich company, have signed up
with the management of the Bligh
theatre, and will play a. return en-.
gagement in that show house, beginn.
ing with the matinee on Sunday, June
%, playing both afternoon and evening
through Tuesday, June a. Each day
the company will present a new play
with an entire change of scenery, fea.
turing l6 dancing girls and presenting
musical comedy in all its phases. The
troupe is composed of 90 people, all
specialists in their several parts, and
patrons who attend will sure witness a
great treat. Immediately after closing
their engagement here the troupe will
60 to Seattle to open a season s engage.
ment in one of the leading theatres Of
that city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-21
SIDE LIGHTS ON THE JOY MAKERS

told.a stagestruck girl down in Atlan.
tic City that she must break her en-
gagement to marry "and send her
young man about his business" if she
wanted to achieve fame on the stage.
Laurette Taylor, Doris Keene, Julia
Sanderson, Billie Burke and other stars
who are either happily married or not
married at all, promptly took issue
with Belasco, while his only supporter
is Madame FRITZ Seheff, twice di-
vorced. Belaseo and Madame Scheff
hold that a successful actress has no
time for home life, for love or dOmes-
ticity, while their opponents assert
that without knowledge of love and
suffering, martial entanglements and
home life, no woman has enough knowl'
edge to be a successful actress. An
actress, they say, pOrtrays life How
can one portray life who has not lived ?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-21
Interesting Brevities.

Patrons of the Globe theate= were
delightedly pleased with the vaudeville
feature that was presented this week
by Del Adelphia, the master magician,
who does things that astonish even the
most skeptical. From pulling multi
tude of animals and fowls from empty
baskets and snuffing Gagged birds into
invisibility he carries his audience into
deeper mysteries causing many stub
born "show me- mind to leave the
material realm and delve into the at
mosphere of the immaterial vainly
seeking some solution, as Del Adelphia
causes to appear and disappear and
even multiply, from nowhere beautiful
girls decked in the colors of "sailor
Jack. "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-21
BILLIE BURKE WILL TOUR
IN THE AdAzoNs. -
LuNlrEp ms IRAarp wIRR.l

New York, June 2l.-Charles Froh.
man and Miss Billie Burke after con.
siderable negotiations by cable have
reached an agreement which permits
the announcement that Miss Burke,
before her next appearance in New
York, will make brief tour as ''Tom.
my Belturbet the girl who grew up
as a boy, in "The Amazons.
This tour which viii be ono Of the
quick-swing garouid.the.circle kind will
start early in the autumn and will in.
clude engagements Of one week each
in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington
and Chicago and of three nights each
in st. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit and
possibly a few other large cities, M.
merous letters that have been received
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-21

from theater-goers all over the cOun-
try, inquiring as to the probable dates
of Miss Burke's appearance in her
latest success in their home tneaters,
have aided Mr.. Frohman materially
in persuading the popular young star
to give these additional performances
of the delightful Pinero comedy.
Meanwhile, Miss Burke having
closed her exceptionally successful en-
gagement in "The Amazons" at the
Empire theater, New York, VII sail
Immediately for Europe to enjoy the
well earned vacation which her hit as
the little tomboy compelled her to de-
fer. For her next annual engagement
in New York City, Miss Burke will
have new play.