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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
STUPID SCH EWING IN CONVENTION OF.
 C.O.P., HE AYERS.

Walter Lppman's observations on the Republican and Progressive con- Vent1ons are published in the current number of the New Republic. MT. Llppmann possesses an extraordinary faculty for analysis. He said that the sense of brute power in the Re- publican gathering was overwhelming, J like that of a great monster with lit tie brain which plodded forward and could not be stopped.
 Tt was the gathering together of distributed privileges, of tariff-pro- tected manufacturers, business law yers, and pillars of society from all over the Union," said MT. Lippmann. Tt was the quintescence of all that Is commonplace, machine-made, com placent and arbitrary in American life. To look at it and think of what needs to be done to civilize this nation was to be chilled to despair"
 Gathering of Callous Men.
 The writer continued:
 The incredible sordidness of that convention passes all description. It was a gathering of insanitary callous men, who blasphemed patriotism, made a mockery' of Republican gov ernment and filled the air with soden and scheming stupidity. The one note of freedom in those roaring days was during the demonstration for Roose- welt, when the sun suddenly appeared after days of rain. There was enough humanity left to cheer the sun.
 Moose Have No Creed.
 'To go from the Republican to the Progressive convention was to find again the open generosity of better America. The mass of the delegates there were the Smost warm-hearted crowd I have ever seen. But from the first it was evident where their hopelessness lay. In 1912 the cant phrase which dominated them was service This year the word was leadership They have no creed. none whatever. The passion which had been diffused through their covenant had been sucked out and concentrat ed on Theodore Roosevelt. They clung to him as a, woman without oc cupation or external interests will cling to her husband They clung so hard that they embarrassed him with their infatuation. They loved too much. They loved without self respect and without privacy. They adored him As no man in a democracy deserves to be adored. They took a creed from him which subsequent events showed was not their real creed"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
PREPARED N NESS" BIG SPECTACLE
 OF "I0I RANCH'
Cowgirls, Too, Are Important Factor In Success of Great
 Western Exhibition.

| While the new military spectacle Preparedness" puts a. big punch
 into the performances of the Buffalo
 Bil1-101 Ranch Shows, which come to
 Bridgeport, Tuesday, July Is, the cow
 girls constitute very important part
 of the company of strenuous people who give vim to the exhibition. | The cowboys are usually associated
 in the public mind with the liveliest
 and most daring portions of the Wild
 West program. As a; matter of fact.
 it is declared there is scarcely any,
 thing in the way of rough riding ac-
 complished by the most reckless cow punchers that is not duplicated by the cowgirls in the show. The recklessness
 of the real cowgirl is proverbial, and | instead of urging them to perform daredevil feats. the management, 1t IS
 said, is constantly under the necessity
 of cautioning them against risking their lives and limbs.
 In the Buffalo Bi1l-101 Ranch Shows the cowgirls are always very
 much in evidence. They participate in the exhilarating and dangerous
 roundup of wild steers, which is one
 of the distinctive features of the
 show; they ride wild steers, as well as
 rope them; they accomplish wonderful feats in high-school horsemanship,
 and with it all they give feminine
 touch to the performance that adds
 greatly to it's attractiveness.
 There are, it is announced, about
 fifty cowgirls with the show. and their Atrenuous riding, their picturesque ranch attire and their al1-round clev- erness is said to add something to the
 show that would otherwise be signal ly missed.
 The cowgirls. the cowboys, the In- dians, the Mexicans, and all the other
 ranch people will be seen in what is said to be the most exciting perfor-
 nance ever given in Wild West areEa, while the great military spec tacle, with it's troops of cavalry, in- fantry and artillerymen, loaned by the United States War Department, given Ego" to the performance that no other outdoor exhibition has ever had.
 There will be a big street parade at 10:30, in which all the soldiers and frontier notables will participate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

] hear it often asserted that Germany greatly aided the United States dur ing the war of the rsbsIIien and that her aid was officially recognized. is this 60?
 Congressional Record, Forty-first con- gross, part ?, pages 953-955, Senator Stewart from Nevada: Allow me to call the attention of the senator from Tennessee to the fact which he must recollect of the amount of our bonds which were taken in Germany at the time we needed that they should be taken, and when they were prohibited from the Exchange in London and from the Bourse in Paris and not al- lowed to be on the market there at all. on account of public opinion there, while Germany alone came in and took i've or six hundred million dollars at time when we needed money more than anything else to sustain our cred 1t That is fact showing sympathy, certainly"
 Senator Pomeroy-Though the French were our ancient allies, the Germans have been our modern allies, and I would not discriminate between them.
 Senator Charles Sumner Also said, We owe infinitely to the Germans"
 10 Major General Weed graduate of Wsst Point7
 M,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
COUGHING RELIEVED

The more you cough the more you strain your throat, lungs and system. Raise the phlegm easily without strain or pain by taking Leonardis Cough Syrup (Creosoted). It is soothing, healing, pleasant and effective. Best thing for hacking coughs. deep seated colds, bronchitis, croup, grippe and whooping cough. A most beneficial and safe treatment for children and adults. Save yourself from colds, coughs and serious trouble. Get a bottle of Leonardis Cough Syrup (Cre- osoted) from your druggist today and bring quick relief.-25c. Hfndle's Drug Stores. 9s7 Main street and 909 Main stxaat,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

~
 What bseams2 ss- the ssxpsditien to tbs north pole by Pr6fessor Andrse in 1S077 Were they ever heard from?
 Andree started from Danes island, Spitzbergen, July Il, 1897, for the north pole. Tho speed of his balloon was es- timated at from twelve to fifteen miles per houE at which rate, with q fair and continuous wind, he should have been able to reach the vicinity of the pole in about six, days. Two days later amessAge was received from Dr. An dree by carrier pigeon, which gave the latitude and longitude of the balloon at n6on July 13 about 145 miles north of the starting point. The balloon carried thirteen buoys, Aye of which have been discovered near the island of Spitzber- gen. Several expeditions to various To- cations failed to discover a trace of the explorer or his party.
 Can yeu give me . short history ef the Seven Xsars' war?
 The Seven Years war, or the third Silesian war;" was the third period of the war of the Austrian succession be- tween Maria Theresa of Austria and Frederick the Great of Prussia. The object of the war was to determine to which of these two crowns Silesia should belong. It was divided into seven campaigns. First campaign, 1756. Dresden captured by Frederick; battle of I>obositz indecisive. The Sax 0ns surrender. Second campaign, 175T. Three battles won by Frederick, those of Prague, Rossbach and Leuthen; one lost. that of Kolin. Third campaign, 1758. Battle of Zorndorf, won by Frederick: that of Hochkirch lost by him. Fourth campaign, 1759 Battles of Kunersdorf and Maxen, won by the Austrians. Fifth campaign, 176O. Bat ties of Liegnitz and Torgau, won by Frederick. Sixth campaign, 1761, a&ainst the French allies of the Aus trfanss whom Frederick defeated. Sev- enth campaign. 1762. Prussians vic- forious throughout; peace of Huberts- burg and end of war, Feb. 15, 1763 Tfis war laid the foundation of the greatness of modern Prussia. For further details you might read Car ly1e's Frederick the Great"
 Can an alien or foreigner whs has esrvsd in the army or navy of the United Statss b. naturaIizsd without taking out first papers?
 Yes. As a general rule an alien de- airing to be naturalized must frstIfile what is called declaration of inten- ton and take out first papers, then walt two years for second papers. but aliens of the age of twenty-one years and upward. who have been honorably lischarged from service in the armies ef ,the United States, either regular or voluntasr. are not required b make v lsslantien q intenkon. Aps-sifsn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
A CHOICE MIsPRINT.

A choice misprint occurs in an ar ticle by MT. Candler on Mesopotamia. He describes a cafe at Amara, where the denizens of the bazaar hooded in their kefehs, squat on high backed wooden benches like Jews in a village church. Jews for pews is quite
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
INSURANCE A LUXURY.

To an old darkey haled before him, a southern judge put this question::
 "Why did you burn your house down just after getting it insured ?'' Whereupon the darkey replied:
 "Yo, honah, a pore man like me can't offord to have a house and in- surance, too."-Case and Comment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
ANSWERED.

MT. sharp-"Oh, I say, MT. Dense, what animal do you think you'd like to be on a cold day?"
 MT. Dense-''Um, CT, ah-let me see-I think I should like to be a little otter. Anything else ?"-Ex- change.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
SHEAR NONSENSE.
/ Musicallx Speaking.

Which surely must be needed. And everybody understands,
 A rest is sometimes needed.
 Exchange.
 "So you believe in the supremacy of the feminine willy" "I do," re- piled Mr. Meekton. "I eat anything the cook puts up and never think of offering an ent,''-Exchange
 "It's bound to come" What is?' ''The time when the beautiful actress instead of telling the jury her life story, will have it shown to slow music as a m."-Louisville Courier Journal.
 What did the editor say when you read your poem to him?" T can't repeat it.''t replied MT. Penwig- gle. 'But I will say that in his choice of language he took every ad- vantage of the fact that his words were not intended for print" ."--Ex- change.
 "We need brave man for the presidency of the United States" "You needn't be worried about that, :" interrupted Senator Sorghum. Any man who undertakes to run for the office these days has got to be brave man to start with Washington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

FUNERAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. JOHN REGK, . SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

About 5000 rockies form the July regiments in the training camp at Plattsburg, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

of the age of twenty-one years and upward. who has served five consecu- tive years in the United States navy, or one enlistment in the United States marine corps. may be admitted to citi- xenship without any previous declara- ation of intention.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

Russia has placed an order for 80,- 900 tons of rails with the American Steel Export Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

| !, have recently taken out my first :; papers, the declaration of intention for citizenship. Will you moot kindly an- s~sr the following: (1) Del remain an alien subject for two years mors, which is the period have to wait for the final papers7 (2) Am now eIasssd as citizen of the United Statss pend : ing final papsrs of citizsnsIipf (3) Do enjoy now all the riphts sf an Amer ] iean citizen. except the right of the baIiot7
 O Yes. @ No. (3 No. You have merely declared your intention to be- come an Amerfcah citizen at some fu- ture time, which is not at all the same thing as actually becoming, a citizen, and you are not invested, therefore, with the rights of such citizen. For instance, tbe secretary of state would not issue you now an American pass port-l
 In what part of the United states j, mercury found?
 California is the chief producing state. yielding over two-thirds of the entire output. Texas. Nevada and Ari- zona are small producers. It is also found in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Utah.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

Forty-five thousand locked out cloakmakers paraded in New York citys
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

The Kaiser is still pinning badges on his soldiers, while Carranza is pin ming them on himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
It is thought that the class day ex- ercises are quite classy.

After some one has swiped the un- brella that you took from some other man, you begin to feel that property rights should be better protected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

When ~i!! Easter come again on the 23d of April?
 In the year 2OO0.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
Will make four cups OF coffee in an
electric coffee percolator.

Will make four cups OF coffee in an
electric coffee percolator.
Will keep an S-inch disk stove hot
for 7 minutes, or long enough to
cook a steak.
Will operate a luminous radiator
for 8 minutes.
Will bring to boil 2 quarts OF
water or operate the baby milk
warmer twice.
Will make Welsh rarebit in an
electric chatting dish.
Will operate 7-inch frying pan
for IL minutes.
Will keep a heating pad hot for 2
hours.
Will operate an electric griddle
for minutes.
Will run the electric broiler for G
minutes.
Will run a massage machine for
nearly hours.
Will keep the dentists electric
hammer and drill going for 80 min
utes.
Will keep the foot warmer hot for
a quarter of an hour.
Will run an electric pianola for /
hour.
Will vulcanize a patch on an auto.
mobile tire.
Will heat an electric curling iron
once day for two weeks.
Will pump $50 gallons of water
100 feet high.
Will keep big glue pot hot fol
an hour.
Will drive the electric clipper
while shearing one horse.
VIII raise 10 tons ~ feet high
with an electric crane in less than g
minute.
Will raise a large passenger ele
vator five stories a minute.
Will brand electrically $50 hams
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
CAUTIONS FROM CRUMBINE

Bad housing is productive Of bad
health.
Says in roof cutters may act as
mosquito breeding places.
Remember Cleanup and paint-up
week." and keep it wholly.
The unfiy-proofed outside toilet is
the seasons greatest danger.
There is Jewish saying that God
could not be everywhere, and there
fore made mothers.
There is something better than
making a living-making a life
Abraham Lincoln.
ITO cure is the voice of the past;
to prevent is the demand of the flu
ture. buffalo Bulletin.
1t is among the evils-and perhaps
not the smallest-of democratic gov
ernments that the people must feel
before they VIII see. When this hap
pens they are aroused to action
Washington.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

1t turns the wheels that weave the
cloth we wear. 1t drives the number
less machines that produce the price,
less utensils of our daily life. It
gives US ice in summer and warmth
and comfort amid the chilling blasts
of winter. 1t sends the electric cur
rent along the wires to bring US
light. 1t cooks our food. 1t turns
the wheels of commerce and carries
the stores Of merchandise along the
paths of iron from city to city. It
sends the moving palaces of man
careering through the night, bearing
their precious freight of humanity
swiftly and safely toward their chos-
en- goals. 1t drives the -four mill, the
packing house and the printing press.
1t bridges rivers, joins continents
with line of swiftly moving ships, and
binds the world together with bands
of steel. Abolish fire and civiliza-
ton would crumble to savagery in a
day.
Such is fire controlled.
Fire unconstrolled sweeps across
fertile prairies, leaving blackened
waste; consumes miles and factories
in breath; turns fiourishing towns
and cities into smoke, ashes and des-
olation; crumples towering struc-
lures into twisted masses of steel and
stone; destroys the labor of centuries
in an hour; transforms the towering
magnificence of the great metropolis
into a raging inferno of apocalyptic
destruction; and, its bonds once
broken, turns upon its former master
with all the ferocity of flaming
demon and tortures him to death in q
literal gehenna Of fire.
Such is fire uncontrolled.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

in any shape or form in the squabble
that is ruthlessly destroying life and
property on the other side Of the
ocean. AS result of the unwise
and indiscreet Nominations in pap
ers printed in this country many of
the citizens of the United States
have become partisans of the vari-
GUS belligerents involved in the most
appalling slaughter of human life re-
corded in history. Americans, real
lovers of their country, should take a
firm stand for rigid non-participation
in that destructive confiict-in favor
of real, strict and inflexible neutrali-
ty as to each and all of the belliger-
ents.-The Editorial.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
ALL THIS FOR A PENNY

Few persons are aware Of the
amazing number of things that car
be done with electricity. Fewer have
any idea of the cost of these opera
tions. The statements given here
which were first published in Har.
per's Weekly, are unusually interest.
ing:
On the average rate and discounts
of the ordinary consumer, a cents
worth Of electricity will operate H.
inch fan for 80 minutes.
Will operate q sewing machine
motor for 8 hours.
Will keep 6-pound electric fat
iron hot for IS minutes.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
FLY REPELLENT FOR COWS

A fly repellant used on dairy COWS
is a relief for short time. Also the
use of fly traps and clean methods in
handling and feeding cows help to
keep the number Of flies small, be-
lieves ]. B. Fitch, associate professor
of dairy husbandry in the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
There are many reliable repellants
that can be made cheaply. The one
recommended by the college consists
of two cakes of laundry soap dis
solved in warm water, a pound and q
half of resin, half pint of fish oil,
and enough water to make three gal
Ions. Boil the mixture until the resin
dissolves.
Add half pint of kerosene oil to
the mixture when it is ready for use
Apply 1t with brush or spray pump
About half pint should be used on
the COW at each application. 1t will
be necessary to make the application
three times a week until the hair has
become coated with resin.
Another recipe, recommended by
the Minnesota Experiment station
comprises one pound Of rancid lard
and half pint of kerosene oil mixed
thoroughly until creamy mass IL
formed. Rub this not too thickly or
the backs of the cows with cloth oil
with the bare hand.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
MOTOR RURAL CARRIER
EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the county of Seward,
Kansas, to be held at Liberal at p.
m. on August -, 1916, to fill the po-
sition Of motor rural carrier at Kis-
met and vacancies that may later oc-
cur on motor rural routes from post
offices in the aforementioned coun-
ty. The salary on motor routes
ranges from $1,000 to $1,000 per
annum. The examination will be
open only to male citizens who are
actually domiciled in the territory
supplied with mail by a post Office in
the county and who meet the other
requirements set forth in Forms
2121 and 1877. Form 1877 and ap-
plication blanks may be obtained
from the Offices at which the vacancy
exists and where the examination is
to be held, or from the United States
Civil Service Commission at Wash
ington, D. G. The appointee to this
position will be required to furnish
maintain, and operate modern
motor vehicle with carrying ca
pacity of not less than 500 pounds
and a cubic capacity of not less than
80 feet. Applicants must file with
their applications a statement of the
equipment they will be able to pro.
vide in the event of appointment. Ap
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy

Every family without exception
should keep this preparation at hand
during the hot weather Of the sum-
mer months. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Is
worth many times its cost when
needed and is almost certain to be
needed before the summer is over.
1t has no superior for the purposes
for which 1t is intended. Buy 1t now.
Obtainable everywhere.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
FIRE, CREATOR AND DESTROYER

Fire creates and fire destroys. The
discovery of fire was the beginning of
civilization. Fire uncontrolled con-
sumes in moments what civilization
has been years in building.
Fire is the steed upon which man
rides to his greatest material achieve
ments; but when that steed gets be-
yond his control 1t whirls him madly
on to desolation and ruin.
The energy produced by fire runs
the mills and factories of the world
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
REAL NEUTRALITY

This would seem to be particu-
larly propitious time to suggest the
calling of a halt on the hyphenated
gibberish that for so many months
has offended the ears of thousands
who don't want to become mixed up
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

The Liberal Boosters, 20 cars
strong, came to LaKemp promptly
on the hour scheduled, on Wednes-
day forenoon on their swing around
the circle this week. A live bunch
they were and furnished the good
sized crowd that had gathered plenty
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

Window is derived from two
words, wind and eye-namely, an
eye or hole in the wall for the wind
to enter" In this connection, we
might spring the modern injunction,
keep your eye OPEN"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

For the second time the Liberal
Boosters have come and gone, leav-
ing behind them a trail strewn with
roses and good cheer and a soft and
tender spot in the heart of all Of our
people for the good kind citizens of
Liberal Shortly afternoon people
commenced rolling into Gray from
every direction and by the middle of
the afternoon the town contained
about the biggest crowd ever assem-
bled here and we are used to big
crowds on all public occasions. AS
the time for the arrival of the Boost
ers drew near the crowd became I'M
easy and when cloud of dust ap-
peared on the north road the shout
went up from all parts of the crowd,
Here they come" When the Boost
ers turned the corner of the road
leading into town the cars stopped
and the band got out and formed in
line and preceded by Prof. Lee Lar
rabee, leading his Rocky Mountain
bear, marched into town, followed by
a long line of automobiles. From
that time on until the departure of
the Boosters, a season of JOY and
pleasure prevailed. Except while at
supper the band entertained the peo-
pie with most excellent music, a
quartette sang several most appro-
pirate pieces and otherwise enter
tanned the people. The main fea-
ture of the occasion was the visitors
passing among the people, extending
the glad hand and giving out SOU
venirs Of the occasion. Just before
supper was announced surprise was
sprung upon the people by Ralph
Colvin standing up in an auto and in
a short, appropriate speech presented
to this editor for the people of Gray
and vicinity big key to the City Of
Liberal. On behalf Of the people of
Gray the key was accepted and
thanks extended for its presentation
by this editor and T. w. Gray. All
too soon the hour for the departure
of the Boosters arrived and when
they pulled out it was with regret the
people watched their departure, but
the best wishes of every one in this
community followed them back TO
their Liberal homes. The instigator
of these Booster trips surely planned
wisely and well.-Beaver County Re-
publican.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

vide in the event of appointment.
plications should be forwarded to the
Commission at Washington, D. c., at
the earliest practicable date.