The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-24
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S. Robinson of Liberal was here on
business Friday.-Meade Globe.
George McBroom is doing the list
ing stunt with his tractor and two
gang listers. Charles Richardson is
the man at the throttle.
Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. German re-
turned to their home in Liberal, Fri
day, after visit Of a few days with
Mrs. Germans mother, Mrs. Jenkins,
and sister, Mrs. Roy Twist.-Meade
Globe.
V. ]. Ross of Liberal, was a visitor
at the home Of ]. M. Monroe, L. M.
Taylor and his brother, A. l. Ross.
He was also in attendance at our
morning church service. His sons,
Walter and Clyde were with him.
Forgan Eagle.
Haskell county may yet have some
wheat We learn that Joe Nichols
has a section of wheat that he will
leave stand and half Of it promises a
fair crop. This is on the Lemon and
Barbee ranch. Mr.. Arnold, manager
of the ranch thinks they will have
10000 bushels Of wheat. We hope
he is good guesser.-Santa Fe Mon
|itor.
V. A. Clark was up from Liberal
the first of the week, visiting rela-
tives and looking after business mat
tiers. Mr.. Clark's numerous friends
and acquaintance in this locality will
probably be glad to know that he re-
ports splendid furniture and under
taking business in Liberal. Mr..
Clark also reports the wheat pros
poets are pretty slim down there, and
that most Of the acreage is being
planted in corn.-Ford Promoter.
After all these years Of waiting,
after all the toll and care the old
farmer, "Hayseed," Reuben" and
what he has been called by many, is
coming into his own and is being rec
ognized as a factor in the affairs of
our government and its growth, while
the hand that rocks the cradle rules
the world, the hand that guides the
pillow and YIELDS the hoe feeds the
world and in no distant time the
farmer who has withstood the jest of
time will come into his own place of
standing and having "hayseed in your
hair" corn in the crib" eaters" cab
bage and fruit in the cellars, cows
and horses in the barns, sheep and
hogs in the pen, cash in the bank, en-
joying good health and the pleasures
of life, will not be so bad, after ALL
Beaver Democrat.
The linotype has made the scissor
part of the editorial work more diff
ficult than it used to be in the old
days. About the time fellow finds
an article that looks good and he
reaches for his scissors he finds there
is line missing from the article and
he cannot use it.-Stafford Courier.
All hands are praying for the sue
cess of the scheme to destroy the u
boats, whether they believe in the eff
ficacy of prayer or whether they do
not. If the trick can be turned Edi-
son and his assistants are the ones
who can do it. Suppose that the gen
Jus of Edison, instead of being used
to produce and perfect the talking
machine and to devise and improve
many other inventions which have adj
ded to the comforts and pleasure of
mankind, had been devoted to devils
ing implements of destruction as have
been many of the best minds of Ger
many? What could this master mind
have produced along this line? And
turn the proposition around. Sup
pose the mechanical minds of Ger
many which have produced the u
boat in all its devilish perfection, had