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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

People of wealth are paying stead
lily increasing prices for domestic
service. They will always be able 10
get 1t by paying housemaids about
the price that is received by a college
graduate who has studied in Europe,
for her work as high school
teacher.
1t looks as II people who cannot
pay according to these lofty stand
ards would have to make household
service more attractive In other ways.
They will have to reduce the hours
expected of servants until they are
distinctly below those required of
factory workers.
Probably, too, they will have to
give servants more attractive quar-
ters. The time has gone by when the
maids will be satisfied to live in
cubby holes under the roof, unpro-
vided with means Of heating. The
modern servant will probably require
a bit Of a sitting room off the kitchen,
where she can have her friends and
eat her meals in peace and comfort.
1t may sound absurd to some. But 1t
will perhaps be the cheapest way In
the long run.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31
Cottonwood

The weather still continues fine.
saturday was in ideal day.
John Clark is still sowing wheat.
lie expects to SOW 100 acres yet
this winter.
Mrs. Henry Hammontree and
Mrs. Will Hammontree called to
see Mrs. Lancaster last Thursday,
Lacy Fincher returned home
last week.
There will be Sunday school
and preaching services at Blue
Bell school house every Sunday.
Bro. Jones and Bro. Wright will
preach alternately, morning and
evening, for an indefinite period.
Mrs. Wood Wightman called on
Mrs. Austin Lancaster Saturday.
Mr.. Harwell is moving onto
Mr. Piper's farm, known as the
Kite place. He has it rented for
this year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31
THE SOCIAL SIDE OF HOUSEHOLD
SERVICE

Clearly the constantly increasing
troubles of families that hire SER
wants are not question of money.
The average servant, when the cost
of her board and room is figured, gets
more pay than the average woman
teacher.
Probably 1t Is not so much a ques-
ton of hours. The housemaid OF to-
day Is lord OF the kitchen, and II Is
with hesitation and paflor that the
mistress ventures to suggest amend
ments. Most housemaids get many
afternoons out, and altogether they
probably work shorter hours than
mill girls.
1t looks to mere man as II the es-
sential reason why homework Is so
unattractive may lie in the question
of social adjustments. Somehow the
girl Is made to feel that she accepts
social lnferlorlty when she exchanges
the factory loom for the dish pan.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31
A TINE WHEN MONEY CAN BE
SAVED

The time OF year has come when
there are bargains In the stores on
every hand. Merchants simply have
to turn their stock into cash. II
they didn't they would have no room
to show goods, and they would have
to borrow money at high rates of in
terest. Consequently they will sell
at low rates.
This is particularly true In many
lines this year, on account Of the
mild winter. II takes cold weather
to sell winter goods. A great many
people. get along on their old clothes
as long as the weather Is mild.
And there are other reasons fol
selling cheap than those named
above. On any kind of goods where
styles change. and that includes
about everything nowadays, mer-
chant would rather take low price
today than carry them to next sea
son and find that on account Of some
within In fashion they are outlawed.
The columns of this newspaper are
directory of bargains. The mer-
chants who have offerings to make
that you can't afford to ignore are
telling the public through these ad-
vertisements about the sacrifices
they are making. Time spent in
studying their offerings will pay for
itself hundred fold In making your
selections.
The habit OF reading the newspa-
per advertising is 80 universal that
Few people need to be urged to note
what the merchants are saying about
their stocks. Here and there Is a
merchant who has not realized how
hopeless a process It is to clean out
an old stock without the help of the
newspaper.
Nothing comes nowadays unless
YOU get out and 60 after 1t. The pub
lie is listening, but 1t expects the
merchant to take the initiative. A
dealer who does not advertise is
looked at as not having enterprise
enough to protect the interest OF the
public, and to give them goods at
bottom values.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Abe Peters says that he had q
neighbor who was in the poultry
business and used to be pestered a
'ot by one hen which insisted on set
ing at any and all times of year. She
wanted to set right in the winter time
and he concluded. that he would
freak her Of the habit. He filed the
nest with chunks of ice. 1t was .
cruel thing to do. but he said he had
tried everything else and nothing
worked. His idea was that the Ice
would chill the hen till she would
give 1t up. She didn't turn up the
next morning and he concluded that
The old fool had just stuck to the
nest and frozen to death. He pad no
attention to the matter for three
weeks, when one day the hen came
'lucking into the yard as proud as a
peacock, followed by ten young snow
hirds she had Matched out, tom Nc
Neal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31
4 NEW YEAR AND BETTER
THINGS

The old year glided away so
smoothly, day succeeding day, month
following month, and no abrupt end
ings that we hardly noticed the pas
sage or the hours. Winter melted in
to spring, spring fingered while
with her birds and flowers, then
warmed into summer. Summer fruits
ripened and dropped into autumn's
lap, and autumn, amid shower OF
falling leaves moved on toward win
ter again. The old year ends prompt
ly at the midnight hour ana goes out
In solemn darkness and again the cir
Gle Is complete. If the old year had
its hours OF bitter sorrow, 1t had its
times of holy joy. Many of the dear
old friends live only In the memory
but we have hosts of new ones, The
true hearted, met the new year with
hope and a prayer that in its day
they may rise on stepping stones
of their dead selves to better things.
The housewife and mother are among
the many who desire to attain, greater
excellence. With her 1t may mean a
desire to be self-forgetful and to OBJ
serve to the letter the principles In
the motto, keep sweet" or It may
Re an effort to give up her mind to
work that Is unpleasant and disliked.
Or it may mean a stronger effort to
systematic her work; to do it bet
ted with less labor or perform 1t in
an orderly fashion, where before she
has done it in slipshod or desultory
way.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31
oANDLEMAs DAY TRADITIONS

Candlemas Day February 81 has
from time immemorlal been the cen
ter of quaint superstitions. AS all
the old people will tell you
you. must have ON Candlemas day
Half your wood and half your hay"
Actually the drain on the wood
pile Is much more than half over Feb
ruary Q. The sun is high. Even In
snowy countries the drifts begin to
honeycomb at noon. And as for the
hay, in less than five months the
yroaning loads OF clover will be tug
ging across the barn door.
Perhaps one could exrlain this odd
division OF time by rejecting that the
cautious country men of yore were
never quite satisfied unless they car
ried a margin of supplies over until
the next year. They urged on the
boys and the hired girls the neces-
slty OF prudent use of farm stores.
II they could be made to believe that
winter was only half over when 1t
was seven-twelfths gone, 1t had It's
effect on the daily consumption OF
hearth and haymow. There was a
touch Of old time country prudence.
II not parsimony, IN this ancient saw.
The quaint ground nog supersti-
ton ID attributed to the German folk
lore concerning the badger, who
peeps out Of his hole Candlemas
day, and II he finds snow he walks
abroad, while II he sees the sun he
draws back into his hole"
III Candlemas day be fair and bright,
Winter shall have another flight;
IL Candlemas day bring snow or rain,
Winter Is gone not to come again. :"
Is the English form of the same idea.
Thus the Candlemas signs all seem to
go by contraries.
They picture spring as tickle
Jade, dousing her suitors with the
cold rains OF tricky March and April.
They seem to embody primitive phil
osophy Of the contradictions and dis
appointments Of experience and the
ironles Of life.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Don't be crouch. 1t doesn't pay,
Laugh louder than the bray OF a
iackass and you'll be better fellow
than the one who speaks a good word
'or no one and thinks only of himself,
But 1t is not really necessary to laugh
that loud In order to be a good fell
ow. Let your face break into smile
often. Every one of you can think
If some smiling fellow whom you like
o meet. We know OF a fellow who
had not laughed out loud for years
but he broke his face a few nights
ago-he had Just heard of the bridge
deal.--Guymon Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

The Liberal democrat had long
article last week about that place be-
ing a place of rest and tranquility
for bootleggers, yeggmen, etc. We
are sorry for. them, but we have
troubles OF our own In the same line.
From the number of DRINKS that
have infested the streets Of Hugo
ton the past week, 1t looks like some
one was having a good trade in
bootleg stun. This sort of thing
has got to stop. There is no ques-
ton but what some of the people
of this town know about this and
would be able to give the county at
torney SUFFICIENT information to con-
Wet these bootleggers II they would
do SO. In fact, we are very much OF
the opinion that they are being har-
bored right here in town and that
they are being aided by men who
ought to stand for law and decency.
--Hugoton HeTmeR
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

j. G. Burnett, Asst Gen. Freight
Agent at Topeka, and C. A. Walker
Division Freight Agent at Hutchin-
son, were here last night. In talk
ng Of their visit here, MIR. Burnett
said: you; are getting the best rail-
road 1t is possible for you to get.
While at the present time and for
some time to come the road bed will
be In such a condition that first class
service will be impossible, we ex-
pect by the time the Santa Fe takes
over the line from the construction
company, to be able to give you peo-
pie the first class service enjoyed by
the people along other lines of the
Santa Fe. The policy OF the Santa
Fe Is to assist its patrons in every
way possible, and along this line we
expect to take the matter of your
broom corn sales up with the Ameri
can Warehouse company of Wich-
tia and IT, possible give the farmers
OF Hugoton a home market and a
better price for their broom corn
We will give you the best possible
rates on shipments from Hugoton.
The rate from Liberal to Chicago
Is 40 cents and we wal give Hugoton
the same rate as soon as possible.
Perhaps thisrat will be put in upon
my return to Topeka"
AS a parting suggestion. Mr.. Bur-
nett remarked that the wagon road
through the sand north Of Hugoton
was abominable and that this road
should be fixed at once. We agree
with him in this and trust that I'm
mediate action will be taken 20
remedy this fault,-Hugoton Her
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31
EASTER THIS YEAR TO BE NIGH
%. EARLIEST SINCE ,Ka

49, AAfAAAA4AAIOA o1NOh I'D
this year than they have since 1856
and earlier than they will burst into
bloom for another century.
+ The earliest date on which Easter
can fall is March 20, but that hasn't
happened since 1918. This year II
will be March 20. the same date on
which It fell in 1856 and 1845.
The Rev. Father Martin s. Bren.
nan. noted St. Louis astronomer
says that tables computed by mathe.
maticians have not been carried faI
enough to show just how long 1t will
be before Easter again falls on SC
early date, but 1t will not occur un.
til some after the year 1000.
The rule fixing the date OF Eas
ter originally was that 1t was tht
Sunday after the first full moon fol
lowing the spring equinox. The equi.
nox falls March 81. According to q
ruling OF the Council of Nice, II
March Ellis a Saturday and there Is q
full moon on that day, the follownl
day will be Easter.
This year March 81 will be Friday
and there will be a full moon Sat
lrday.--Daily Oklahoman.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

We are not counting public favor
n these articles nor do we care upon
whose toes We tramp. The man who
bootlegs whisky and the man who
aids him in so doing are not worthy
Of consideration by decent. lawabid
ing citizens. II you know about
these law violations 1t is your duty
to give your information to the prop
er ofilcers.o IL You do not you are
aiding the bootlegger to ply his ne
'arious trade in our city. win you
have the back bone to do your duty?
-Hugoton, Hermes.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

"Yes," said a good woman who
was describing the last illness Of q
friend, "she was taken suduenIy
sick with .pantomine poisoning and
four doctors came to the house and
insulted about the and diagramed
her case very closely. They de
cided that she had eaten some fish
or something that had paragraphs
in it, and SO they gave he hypo-
critical injection of a serial that
would destroy the basilica, but II
didn't seem to help any and she was
soon in a state of chromo."-Chica-
60 Evening Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31
BRAINS


In a. certain Kansas town were
two rival newspapers. The editors
had at different times called each
other all the names that would be
permitted to pass through the mails
without gross violation OF the pos
tai laws and each had more than
once asserted that so far as brains
were concerned, his rival hadn't
enough to fill the interior of a
pumpkin seed. One day one of the
editors was standing at the case
sticking type when a large, big boned
man walked into the Office. He
had a wild look in his eye as the
editor noted. 1t was entirely evil
dent that the visitor had bats In his
garnet. 81 am looking for brains,
yelled the maniac. AT another time
and under different circumstances
the editor would have taken this
as an evidence of discriminating
Judgment but there was considerable
douD, In his mind as to- how the
visitor might want his brains served,
1t occurred to him that 1t was time
for modesty rather than boasting.
He looked the lunatic calmly in the
eye and said: Brains, my friend
are required in this Office, hence
there are none at hand. At the
other Office which you will find
three blocks south, the editor has a
few brains which he has never used.
Go down there and get what you
need And there was something
so convincing about the editors man
ner that the lunatic took him at his
word, walked out Of the Office and
headed flor the other print shop.
Topeka Capital.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Some of the postmasters are wor-
rying about the new parcels post
regulations, declaring that as the
law says packages can weigh eleN en-
pounds. there are any number o
turkeys, chickens and live animals
than can come within that limit, ev-
en- when properly packed and Grated.
They are also concerned about but
ter and eggs, for they are of the
opinion that II there is much traf-
fic in these products it will be nec-
essary for postofiices to be equipped
with refrigerating plants, or at least
with an ice. box of suitable capacity,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

1t is only the inability of one col
ection of men to understand another
objection of men that makes the so
luton Of the simplest problems seen
so difficult. Then more often pure
cussedness makes some men se-
things the wrong way. OF course, /
this instance we mean the other fel
Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

When women take over the county
offices the cuspidors will go out OF
the courthouses. With q woman
judge on the bench the lawyers
would have to quit smoking. And
with women councilmen we may eX
,peet ordinances making It a misde-
meanor to wear a dirty shirt or tc
come down town unshaven. There
is considerable to this woman's SUI.
frage question beyond what appears
on the surface.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

DR.. Holshouser, pastor OF the Pres
6yterlan church, lett Monday on tht
United for Dwight, Kansas, to visi'
few days with his family. He ALLIED
IN appointment at Salina, Kansas
Tuesday, and Tuesday night OF this
week. He will return in time to con
luct services next Sunday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Harry Lee. who buys broom corn
or the western Warehouse people
was here this week. He went back
o Liberal, but will return Monday
or the purpose of buying corn here,
Mr.. Lee has bought broom corn here
,pon previous occasions.-Texhoma
Times.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

The first passenger tram steamed
into Hugoton late Monday evening,
bringing with it clever passengers.
The train stayed over night here ant
left at $3.50 Friday morning 10
Dodge City. Quite a number OF pas
sengers went out, among them be-
ing A. b. Lynch, ]. A. Mccoy, and
George Hugoton Hermes.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

G. G. Kepple sold his three pas
senger Ford to his brother, P. G. KEEP
pie, and has invested in a new tive
passenger Ford. p. G. has driven
his car to his home in eastern Kan
sas,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Country life has its drawbacks,
but 1t has its great advantages, that
overcome them. lrue, those whU
live in the country are "rubes' and
farmers" and "hayseeds" to the
cigarette smokers in town, but the
Ooast of the business men in the
world today is that they were born
on the farm. Take away the sur
rounding evils that beset young fel-
lows or young women on the thresh.
hold of life's journey in the city
and substitute the helpful influences
OF nature, and you fortiiy them for
the sterner walks of life.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

If we ever live to be an old man we
don't want people to be calling US
Dad" Say Hello, old boy" or
call us Col or plain mr. but cut
out the Dad" business. --Guymon
Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

We look for a boom in building in
Liberal as soon as the spring opens
up for good earnest. In fact, we
know OF FIVE buildings which are TO
be started in the near future.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Don't kick because you have to
button your wifes waist. Be glad
your wife has a waist to button and
doubly glad you have a wife to but
ton a waist for. Some mems wives
have no waist to button. Some mems
wives waists have no buttons on to
button, Some mems wives waists
who have buttons on to button don't
care a continental whether they DIRE
buttOned or not. Some men don't
have any wives with buttons on to
button, any. more than a rabbit
Elk. If 1t wouldn't seem too much
like buttin' in we'd like to know
whats the idea of the above?"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Harry Gibney OF the Meyer-Gib.
ney Lumber Co., was married last
Tuesday in Davenport, Iowa.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Chas. Light and John W. Baugh-
man went to Hutchinson last Sunday
on business. While there they me
c. B. Smith, immigration agent for
the C. r. l. & p. He is trying t.
interest eastern immigration men In
a scheme to locate a number of PEG
pie here who will settle and farm and
not use the land merely for specu
lation.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Five male pigs; close TO 100 lbs. a.
piece. Call 3 longs on Alma line, or
call on me miles north and 81 east
of Liberal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31
PARCEL POST

Consult your mail order cata-
logues, then use Phone No. 354, and
you will be surprised, the money we
save you on leather goods. II
LIBERAL HARNESS co.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Use Phone No. S54 for anything in
the Harness. line-by parcel post. II
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Mrs. Jennie Karau and Mrs. C. e.
Woods went to Wichita Tuesday
night for a short visit.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Mr.. Joe Spradling was over
from Liberal Tuesday on business
and to visit his son, Otto Spradling,
who Is located here In the gents
olbthing business, -Hugoton Her
mes.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

v. H. Grinstead left Wednesday
morning on No. 4 for eastern points
on legal business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Mrs. John W. Baughman went to
Plains last Sunday for few days
visit with friends.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Dean Sampson is now in Forgan
with the Big 10 Lumber Co.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

John Ennis of Dombey was In town
this week doing some shopping and
visiting with his sister, Mrs. Hall,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Jesse Nebergall of the Equity
Union is building residence out on
Second street.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Fred Hoskinson was business
caller at Bucklin last Monday, re-
turning Tuesday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Lon Jackson is in Forgan at this
time buying wheat for the W. o.
Woods Grain Co.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Miss Opal Gillispie returned from
Satanta where she has been visiting
this week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31
D N T

DON'T fail to see that your
insurance is concurrent. If
it is not, have it made so.
DON'T fail to keep an inven-
tory. You must furnish
proof in case of loss.
DON'T jeopardise your in
surance by carelessness. In
case of any changes made
in location or building that
will effect your insurance
in any way, notify the
agent.
DON'T fail to investigate the
standing of the company
your insurance is written
in.
DON'T forget that the four
strongest companies in the
worid have an agent in Lib
eral. See him about that
policy today.
Phone lit 7Ksnsas Avenue
M. J. TOWNSEND
7 H E BIG A g EN- G Y
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Ed. Wood returned from bust
ness trip to Topeka. Tuesday night.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

Miss Ada May Is a guest of friends
at Floris this week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-31

0. D. Nickle. auctioneer, Terms
reasonable. Telephone 17S F or
address Liberal, Kansas. oath
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-21
When the Waltz Was Nav.

l have letter in my possession writ
ten by a friend to my great-grand
mother In the year 1917. at Christmas
time, in which the lady expresses her
grave disapproval of the modern" ten,
dency toward rapid dancing. The para.
graph runs as follows:
81 was yester evening at your Cousin
Betty's, where l was much struck with
the new fashioned dances, which seem,
ed, to me at any rate. to be out of
keeping with the propriety and mod.
esty which we look for in young ladies
Of our class. | can only regret the dis.
appearance Of those 'mazurkas' and ga.
VOTES as well as the 'minuets' and
hope that these new dances or 'valses.'
as think they are named, will quick.
ly disappear from respectable society"
Letter in London Telegraph