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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
A Spool Trick.

Run Din It's whole length through
the middle Of card. Place the card
on the end Of spool in such way as
to allow the pin to hang down in the
hole in the spool. Hold the spool up
right aud blow into the open end
However hard you blow, you will not
be able to force the card away. If you
blow steadily you can even turn the
spool downward, and the card will still
refuse to drop.
The card is held in place by suction.
The thin film of air escaping with
much force in all directions between
the end of the spool and the card pre-,
sents smooth surface to which the
card adheres as 1t would to glass, but
with greater force, for the film of air is
even smoother than glass The pin
serves only to prevent the card from
working off at one side.-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
CLAIMS au eratln.

Chop finely two dozen clans and
season with dash each Of salt and
7 cayenne. Cook tablespoonful of flour
in a tablespoonful of butter When
-bubbllng add one-half cupful Of clam
Juice and one-half cupful of rich milk
In which one-eighth teaspoonful Of soda
has been dissolved and stir and cook
until creamy. Add the chopped clans.
them add beaten egg and remove
from the fire, Turn into buttered seal
lop shells. sprinkle with crumbs mOis
tened with melted butter and bake in
hot oven until brown. Garnish with
parsley and sliced lemon before serv'
Ing.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10

"Stump speaking is the hardest work
In the world" said Senator Beveridge
1T Is especially hard" he continued,
smiling, when there are hecklers In
the audience.
"a friend Of mine the other day was
getting on famously in stump speech.
Gentlemen, he shouted, "a man is
known by his works.
and he paused impressiyely. But q
heckler took advantage Of the pause to
yell:
"'Then yours must be gas works
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10

Instead oeputtlng all the seasoning
with the mest or other filing for sand
wlches, try combining 1t with the but.
ter It will be more evenly blended
and more easily spread than when
plain butter is used. Rub one cupful Of
butter to cream, add two tablespoon
fuDs of prepared mustard, two table
spoonfuls olive oil, little salt and pep
per- yolk of one egg and teaspoonful
Of lemon juice. B!end well and set
away to cool, then spread on thinly
sliced bread and add a small slice Of
ham or chicken. Press slightly,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
FOR THE CHILDREN
Animal Fun.

A thick fleeced lamb came trotting by,
Pray, whittier now, my lamb?' quoth |.
ITO have, said he, with meier a stop,
my wool clipped or at the bahia shop"
asked the dog, why all this din%
Said he, I'm fashioned outside in,
And all my nights and days I've tried
My best to get the bark outside"
A hen was cackling loud and long,
Said | to her, How strange your song"
Said she, TITS scarce a song-in fact,
It's Just a lay, to be eggs-act."
/ asked the cat, pray tell me why
You love TO sing" She bllnked her eye.
"My pur-puss, sir. as you can see,
Is to a-mews myself" said she
Christian Endeavor World.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
-Renovatina White Cashmere.

Take two hundfuls of flour, put 1t on
plate, then place another plate on
lopS Put these In the oven. letting
tlem stay In TIL the -four is hot Care
should he taken not to brown the -four
When the -four Is hot rub the article
well with it, roll It up tight. then put
In a Fellowship, leaving 1t in all night
The next morning shake the article
and remove the -four by brushing
This Is also useful for fur bats or bon
.npfs
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
HUMOROUS QUIpS
The PASSAGE Of Time.

He met her whore green branches hung
In graceful curves above
When he was ardent. slim and young
And there declared his love.
But she, more worldly wise than he,
Had strength TO answer no.
Accused OF heartless cruelty,
She kindly babe him go.
Poor stricken boy. He went away
With anger in his breast.
She knew that he would learn some day
And know that she knew best.
He thought that he could love no more.
But She remained serene.
AT that time she was twenty-four
And he was seventeen.
Today he knows that she was right.
With others to adore
His laugh is gay, his heart Is light
He cares for her no more.
She often sighs remembering
His earnest, boyish VOW.
What changes passing seasons bring
She's his stepmother now.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
SNEEP REQUIRE
I SHELTER IN WINTER
GVlalsSt Danger to Flock Comes
v FiOIn Rain and Sleet

when winter draws near the man
Who is looking after his dock care
fully should begin TO watch for symp-
toms 81 colds and possible pneumonia
In his nocE. A nocE drenched to the
akin by a cold rain late in the fall is
nearly shre to- develop few cases
Of heavy COLDS and any additional ex-
posnre will be apt to cause some pneu-
inoDia. A dry. well lighted shelter.
free from drafts ana having good,
dry floor. will prevent serious trouble
Dryness IN the main requirement. in
sheep shed. II 1t has Il good roof,
Sides that are proof against blowing
snow and sieet, and n good. dry floor
the sbeep will be comfortable even IL
II Is not very warm good. roomy,
well lighted shed makes d good shelter
for the flock IN winter
" During the winter the sheep should
be turned oMt OF the shed On dry days
even II the winter Is very cold II II
~ not raining sleeting or showing the
ewes aud lambs Of last year should
be ont in the open all day long ESer-
else Is just as necessary for them ~ ii
liz for any other live stock
On days when there is a light fall OF
SNOW on the farm lot or when the
ground is frozen pretty hard scatter
fodder or hay on the snow or on the
ground ana let the sheep feed there till
night Scatter It over goml deal OF
gronnd. 50 The sheep will keep moving.
1t is very necessary that the breeding
ewes ShOnld have good deal of exer.
else al winter long.
And did you stay long in venice?"
only two days. but saw every
thing worth seem, don't y know"
Really! Then you saw the Lion OF
st. Marks. SUPPOSED"
Rather; saw the brute fed, in fact"
London Punch.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
TO Memory Dear.

Touched by his sad story, Harris
burg woman recently furnished a meal
to a melancholy looking hobo. who
had applied therefor at the back door
why do you stick out the middle
finger Of your left hand SO straight
while you are eating?" asked the com
passionate woman. "Was 1t ever bro
kemp
mo, num- answered the hobo, with
a snltIle. But during my halycon days
| wore a diamond ring on that finger,
and old habits are hard to break,
mum. '-Independent.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
Nnthinn to II.

The Squirrel Hill blond ard the
Mount Washington brunette were dis
cusslns ethical questions.
Il wonder If girls ever propose?'
81 doubt it."
Then you think there's nothing IN
this eap year bnsiness?"
MOT y thing A man who would let
a girl propose to him would be small
enough to refer her to his fstber"-
Pittsburgh Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10

This game requires at least thirteen
persons. Circles are formed by three
players joining hands. These are the
holes. In each hole is another player.
who Is gopher. One extra player Is
outside and has no hole. AT given
signal from the leader, who may be
any one Of the players. all the gophers
have to change holes. and the one who
Is outside tries TO get hole. The one
who is left out then becomes the home.
less gonher,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10

Professor-It was by the inscription
on this colossal obelisk that we sue
ceeded in positively Identifying the
mummy Rameses |.
Uncle Henry-I suppose all that Chi.
nese rigmaroIe on there was his memo
randa of the size of his socks. his
watch number, whom to notify in case
Of denth and such truck.-Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10

One cupful molasses, one-half cupfui
butter. one egg one half cupful warm
water one teaspoonful soda. one tea
spoonful sugar. one teaspoonful CHINA
mon. two cupfuls -four, little salt
Rake In Washington pie tins and spread
Jelly between or you can bake in one
lheet and split and serve the Jelly.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
Face Treatment.

Olive oil or sweet almond oil mas
saged into the face at night IL a simple
method Of feeding the skin through the
pores 1t should be rubbed In after the
face has been washed in hot water and
then dried Shis is also simple way
Of treating bony necks and shoulders.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10

II don't think that can subscribe
to all that is In your platform" said
the cautious capitalist.
"Neyer mind about the platform.
replied the energetic worker How
about the campaign fundY-- Washing
TIM Star.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
lta Eutnra.

Eve have formed u society to get a
new depot for Plunkville."
''Aud what will become OF your So
ciety after son get the depot?"
by that time it will probably DO
suitable for an Oldest inhabitants as
ISOLATION. Pittsburgh Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
up In Smoke.

"what do you think. old man? They
have named cigar after me-" So
Dragged the actor.
What was the matter with the cigar
wouldn't 1t drawn So asked bis
friend Buffalo Express.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
Bachelors. Take warninql

Hobbs-Alienists say that single men
are much more liable to insanity than
married.
DObbs-Sure they are! Single men
are always in danger Of going crazy
over some woman. Boston Transcript.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
Chocolate Hies bSddino,

Two cupfuls of cold boiled rice. two
eggs 0 scant cupful Of sugar two Ia
blespoonfuls Of cocoa. a little salt, one
teasDoonfuI Of vanilla. one heaping
teaspoonful Of butter and one quart Of
milk. Bake In q bot oven.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10

Ono cupful breodcrumbs. one and
one.half cupfuls bOlted Indian meal.
one cupful rye -four, one-half cupful
molasses. one-half teaspoOnful salt,
one .teuspoonfnl baking soda. one cup
ful sour milk Steam three hours.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
walsh sconsa.

One quart Of -four, one teaspoonful Of
baking soda. one teaspoonful OF cream
Of tartar one-half teaspoonful OF
sugar. a pinch Of salt and enough new
milk to mix to a>thiek dough Cut into
rounds and bake on grlddle
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
A Good Aotor.

81 see you have an actor employed on
your farm"
Eyes. put him on. He's a darn
good actor too. | thought he was work
ing the first week he was here."-Pitts'
burgh Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
uaeleas Ehort.

Mpggins-I don't believe in contradicl
ing woman.
Bugglns-No; it's waste Of energy
Give her time enough and she'll COM
tradlct herself. Philadelphia Record.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-10
Mo- What He Expsctad.

He (sententiouslyl-Men are what
they eat
She 0nnocentlyl-0h. are you so fond
Of calves brains = baltimore American
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

figures look bad for this country. But
the figures after all are not conclusive.
I'VE must look at the German farmer
in his home. And what do We see?
compared with poverty on the other.
The state of our farmers-their houses,
barns, machinery, automobiles, tele-
phones, and 50 on-shows that they are
the best farmers on earth. We have
learned to farm in this country. Next,
We must apply sound business methods
TO agriculture. 1t will be a difficult un-
dertaking.
THE farmers of the United States are
widely separated. This is a large coun-
try. Our crops include lemons and
oranges in warm latitudes, and wheat
and barley grown along the cold Cana
dian boundary. So naturalization is only
practicable by communities. The object
of the newly created rural organization
is to bring like classes in the same
neighborhood into close and helpful rcla-
tions and to straighten out the curves
between producers and consumers.
II am often asked IL we mean TO do
away with middlemen. My answer Is
that the middleman is necessary when he
is efficient or economical, and hindrance
to good business when he is inefficient
or wasteful. He should not be permiti ed
to make food illogically dear. We are
urging farmers not engaged in producing
such staples as wheat, corn, and cotton
to grade, brand and advertise their
products.
"a region, for example. may grow
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

"And now" said, you mean to
organize a class of 100000 farmers and
give them instruction in farm econ
omics?"
1t is the purpose or Secretary Hous-
ton to establish better business methods
among the agriculturists of the United
States" DIR. Carver answered. Better
farming. as the phrase goes, has been
accomplished. Americans are the most
scientific and successful farmers in the
world. They know how, to grow crops
econimically. i say this knowing that
there is a good deal OF palaver abroad
moonshine, / call it-concerning inten-
sive farming. Certain foreign countries
are being held up before Americans as
models of efficient and profitable efforts
in agriculture.
Now, getting right down to the truth.
intensive farming is expensive farming.
Extensive farming. on the other hand,
is economical farming. We hear that so
much per acre of a particular crop has
are astonishing. An acre ana It's yield,
in countries where land Is scarce, is
the measure OF achievement In the
United States, where land Is abundant,
man himself should be the measure of
all agriculture effort. The yield in
France or Denmark 10 SO much per
acre The money result in America is
so much per man. Europe economies
in land. The United States economies
in men. Germany. let US say, grows 3
bushels OF wheat to the acre. America,
let US say, grows Il bushels. The
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
Price Of BEEF Will GO Soaring

into the United States would in any way
enter into competition with and lower
the price of American beef he stated that
he did not think it would. THE Beef
Trust at the present time controls all
Of the meat shipped from these South
American countries The trust buys it
there as it comes from the ranges and
Rills it in trust plants"
Beef Trust Control.
In my opinion it is very unlikely that
the beef trust will allow foreign beef
to control the price of american beef.
corn-fed beef sets the standard for quail
ity and price. Even in England, where
they have the competition of the free
South American beef. Corn-fed beef sets
quality and price is set by the home
grown beef which is largely finished on
corn grown in the middle Western States.
This goes very largely to show that even
should this South American beef be i'm
ported free to the country in largo
quantities, it would not greatly affect the
price of beefsteak here.
Both of the professors expressed ex-
treme doubt as to the possibility OF
beefsteak selling for 80 cents a pound
next winter Should it approach that
amount, it would become prohibitive.
and people, as a whole. would be forced
to stop eating meat, which would force
the price down.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
Try sandaIwood for Flies.

London people have discovered or
adopted. rather, an agreeable way to
keep their houses free from flies and
mosquitoes. They burn sandalwood,
which has a pleasant odor, but one that
is disliked by these summer pests. The
idea has been imported from the Orient
where it has been used for many years.
The sandalwood can be bought at al
most any Turkish or Japanese import
ing house. 1t is prepared for burning
by being cut up into pieces about half
an inch thick and three inches long,
and then baked or dried in a slow oven
for twenty-four hours. A piece of the
wood Is then lighted and placed in a
metal urn. After it has become well
afiame the flame is extinguished and the
red ember left to smolder. until 1t is all
consumed and only a small heap Of fine
gray ashes is left.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
Thomas Nixon Carver, of Rural Organization Serv-
ice, Is Here with Fund of Learning and
Experience to Assist Farmers.

! desire then was to be a cowboy. I gladly
went to school three months during the
winter that l might escape work at
home. On Saturdays we had to fill the
hay racks from the stacks near the barn
and 1 was sorry school wasn't held six
days a week instead of five. Nor can 1
remember any lofty purpose in connec-
tion with my going to the Iowa Wesleyan
College when was seventeen years old.
boarded myself. Many of the students
did the same. Those of US who 'batched'
could be recognized on sight by the
cake batter on our coats. was in and
out of college for three years, mixing
my studies with farm work and school
teaching.
Baled Hay with borrowed Mules.
THE boom in and around San Diego
took me TO that part Of the United
States. 1 had always wanted to go
West My homestead was not first
class. 1 lived in a one-room shack. Miss
Flora Kirkendall, my Iowa sweetheart,
came to California the next year and we
were married. 1t was a daring transac-
ton on her part. A man in the neig a.
hood raised mules as a business. The
mules were not fit for heavy contract
work until hardened in the shoulders
and tougheded in the legs. They were
loaned TO farmers, therefore, to be grad
uaIly seasoned into draft animals.
took two teams on those terms
Some good land next to my own was
covered with sage brush. II / cleared It.
the owner said, I might have the first
crop. 1 dug out the scrub and planted
grass. Hay was a favorite crop in that
region at the time. I bought a baler.
and, with the help of the borrowed
mules and my brother, baled 800 tons of
hay for farmers in the neighborhood.
With the money thus made, and with the
returns from my crop, entered the
University of Southern California at Los
Angeles. 1 am willing to admit that
Mrs. Carver argued 1 should become an
educated man.
My funds, however, were insufficient
for my plans. / bought three cows and
cautiously felt my way into the milk
business. Three cows, I found, could
make very little impression on the trade
of a city the size of Los Angeles. An
other student Joined my enterprise. We
increased our herd to twelve cows and
added a horse and wagon to our equip
ment. My partner milked and fed the
COWS; delivered our product.
'I was graduated in 1891. The dairy
working their way through the univer-
sity. Teaching was to be my profession.
Political economy, I had determined.
should be my speciality. I borrowed
money and entered Johns Hopkins Uni
versity in Baltimore. An article on the
theory of interest, which I wrote and
had published in the Harvard Quarterly
Review of Science, did me a great deal
Of good.
Wrote Himself Into Notice.
cit came under the eye OF DR.. Eliot.
then president of Harvard, and was,
more than anything else, influential in
getting me a fellowship at Cornell. !
left Johns Hopkins at the end OF my
second year and went to Cornell, where
took my doctors degree. Then taught
political economy at Oberlin College in
northern Ohio. DR.. Elliot, in 1900. asked
me if would join the faculty at Har-
ward. I wrote him by return mail that
would"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
OLD PARIS CAFES.
Cafe yuchctte the Last of These
Former Literary Headquarters.

Cafe yachctte the Last of These
Former Literary Headquarters.
From the New York Sun.
Lovers Of old Paris are mourning the
approaching disappearance Of the Cafe
Vachette on the Boulevard Saint Michel.
the last of the literary cafes Of the
Latin quarter. which will soon be torn
down to make way for a branch of the
Societe Generate Bank.
Standing at corner Of the "Boul
Mich" and the Rue des Ecoles, the Cafe
Vachette has long been the meeting place
of well-known literary lights, as well as
struggling young writer's, such as Bal
zac's Raphael in "Peau de Chagrin" The
Bohemian instinct which pervades the
Latin quarter invaded the Cafe Vachette
from time to time, but never to stay, as
the discuS ions around its shabby mar
ble-top tables were of the sterner sort
calculated to interest the Bohemians but
little. What romantic tales could these
old walls tell, tales of struggling men Of
genius whose names never came into
the glare of PUBLICITY What faces could
the old mirrors reflect IL they had the
power!
Little by little men Of letters deserted
the Cafe Vachette. Some of them have
gone where they can't return. Others
have sought out more secluded spots. If
you should enter its portals today you
would find only a few of the younger
generation sitting around its dust-cov-
cred tables.
One of the last Of the literary men to
leave Vachette was Jean Moreas, the
Greek poet, who died recently. Each
evening, about O'Clock he took a seat
at his table, and around him gathered
some of the younger men, who listened
to him with attention and admiration.
The cafes litteraires once enjoyed great
prominence. The first one founded in
Paris was situated in the Rue des Fosses
st. Germain, not far from the Coincide
Franchise. Frequented first by come
dians. it soon became the rendezvous Of
dramatist then writers and philoso-
pliers. Among the well-known men who
met there from time to time were Le-
meirre, Crebillon, Jean Baptiste Rous-
seau, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Piron, and
Voltaire.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
M TWO HANDS ARE MARKED ALIKE

palmistry that present and future
events are portrayed on the lines Of
the hand in the same way as the past
A mans or woman's fate, the length
Of his or her life, whether happiness
or unhappiness will come, whether he
or she will be afflicted with illness or
enjoy good health, success or failure
in love, ambitions or the amassing Of
wealth, whether friends will be false
or true-an can be foretold. Guidance
can be given also as to the right or
wrong course to pursue in certain cir
cumstances. Parents can be given ex-
ceIlent advice in regard to the best
career for their sons to adopt, and in
which walk of life they would be most
likely to be successful.
Many Striking Instances.
There are many striking instances on
record of the fulfillment of the future
as foretold by the palmist. OF these
perhaps the following authentic case
is the most striking of all:
About four years ago two ladies, more
from n spirit Of diversion than from
any other reason, determined to con-
suit a well-known palmist in London.
The first lady was thunderstruck by
the accurate reading given of her past.
She was promised a happy future also,
ana lllG pdlLllSl many tNGHIS
which have since come true.
The past of the second lady was read
also, but the palmist refrained from
saying anything about her future. When
asked why she did not prophesy in re-
gard to this, she replied:
Il can see no future in your hand"
Barely ten minutes afterward the lady
whose hand portrayed no future was
run over and killed by a motor omni-
bus when crossing the Strandl
Such tragic prophecies, happily, as a
rule, are few and far between. Few
hand readers will consent actually to
prophecy any probable disaster they
may read on the hand of the subject,
for they realize that such a prophecy
is apt to tell considerably upon the
subjects nerves, and it is a well-known
fact that one can often fret oneself
into a trouble which could be other
wise avoided. In many instances, how
ever, the palmist, while foretelling dan
ger, has told how it could be avoided,
and advised certain course of action
to follow in certain circumstances,
which advice, when adopted, has had
excellent results.
Facts have been given also in regard
to the trustworthiness of friends and
the Vaccinations of enemies, which in
almost every case have proved correct.