The Liberal democrat. [volume], December 22, 1911, Image 10

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THE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(Tire Jlurins JJrayer
(The following beautiful composition wa found
on the battlefield at Charlestown, during the war and
it was written by a wounded comrade who did not
live to get home. It is quite a literary curiousity.)
Thou to the mercy seat our souls must gather,
To do our duty unto Thee - - Our Father
To whom all praise, all honor should be given;
For Thou art the great God Who art in Heaoen
Thou, by Thy wisdom, rul'st the world's whole fame
Forever, therefore, - Hallowed be Thg Name
Let never more delay divide us from
Thy glorious face, but let - Thg Kingman Come;
Let Thy commands opposed be by none,
But Thy good pleasure and Thg Will Be Done
And let our promptness to obey be even
The very same - In Earth as 'tis in Heaven
Then for our souls, 0 Lord, we also pray,
Thou would'st bo pleased to - Give us this dag
The food of life wherewith our souls are fed,
Sufficient raiment, and - Our dailg bread;
With each needful thing do Thou relieve us,
And of Thy mercy, pity - -And forgive us
All our misdeeds for Him whom Thou did'st please
To make an offering for - Our Trespasses
And forasmuch. 0 Lord, as we believe
That Thou wilt pardon us - As we forgive
Let that Jove teach, wherewith Thou accjuaint'st us
To pardon - Those who Trespass against us
' And though, sometimes Thou tind'st we have forgot
This love for Thee, yet help - And lead us not
Though soul or body's want to desperation,
Nor let earth's gain drive us - Into Temptation ' -Let
not the soul of any true believer
Fall in the time of trial, - - But Deliver
Yea, save them from the malice of the devil,
And, both in life and death, keep - Us from evil
Thus we pray, Lord, for that ot Thee, from whom
This may be had - For Thine is the Kingdom
'This world is Thy works, its wondrous story " -To
Thee belong The Power and the Glorg
And all Thy wondrous works have ended never
But remain forever and , - - Forever
Thus we, poor creature?, would confess again,
And thus, would say eternally - -. Amen
A copy of this beautiful poem will make au inexpen
sive but pretty gift for your pastor, your Sunday
School Superinteudant or member of a Sunday
School Class or a friend." At TAYLOR'S DRUG
STORE you can secure this poem printed on the
best silk markers any color.
Western Market
Wichita, Kansas. A feeling of
increasing strength and confidence
in present values for broomcorn
has been the feature of the week's
market, an advance of ten dollars
per ton being reported for brush
of quality.
Increased sentiment favoring
higher prices, was caused yester
day by the published report of
the Kansas Department of Agri
' culture, which showed an acreage
harvested this season of only, half
last year's area. This, of course,
was generally known to the trade,
but its confirmation by official
figures was not without its effect.
Common to the medium grades
of brush bring from $85 to $150
per ton with quality stuff ranging
from $155 to $175. Fancy ster
ling whisk. and standard, $165 to
$210.
A summary of the agricultural
output of Kansas for the year 1911
issued December 5, by F. D. Co
burn, secretary of the Kansas De
partment of Agriculture, more
than confirms previous statements
published, reflecting a greatly re
duced broomcorn acreage and
yield in the state.
Mr. Coburn's report which is
startling in its comparison between
the acreage of broomcorn in 1911
and 1910, follows:
"The low prices for the big crop
of broomcorn in 1910 seem to hava
reacted on the industry, for this
year there were only 55,903 acres
against 111,308 A the year before.
Naturally the total output is much
reduced, although in the central
and extreme southwestern coun
ties average yields were well main
tained. The yield for the state is
62 per cent less than a year ago,
but its value is only 44 per cent
less, owing to increased price."
The Agricultural Southwest.
Mrs. S. T. Barton made a busi
ness trip to Meade tho latter part
of last week.
Additional Locals
Quite a number of people were
here attending the District Court.
Carson Wright was up from the
ranch on the Cimarron the first of
the week.
The Baptist Sunday School will
hold their Christmas exercises at
the Baptist church next Saturday
evening.
Judge Berry and wife of Atchi
son, are expected this week to
spend the holidays with his daugh
ters, Mrs. J. U. Ault and Misses
Nellie and Jane Berry.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Henry will
spend Christmas with Mr. Henry's
people at Dodge City. It is ex
pected that Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Baxter will return with them for
a short visit here.
The moist cloudy weather the
first of the week was somewhat of
a hindrance to the holiday shop
pers who came from a distance.
However, there will be mighty
little Christmas goods left in Lib
eral this year in the stores of the
enterprising merchants who ad
vertised ' their holiday goods in
the Liberal Democrat.
The republican national conven
tion 1ms been called to meet in
Chicago on Tuesday, June 18.
Just why tho national convention
should select the anniversary of
tho battle of Waterloo to nomi
nate a ticket is a mystery. But as
a matter of f:ict the selection of
that dale is certainly coincidence.
The republican party has ruled al
most as autocratically as Napoloon
for the last sixteen yeaas, and it is
the opinion of nine-tenths of the
people of the country that the e.
o. p. will got next year just what
Nanoleon 20t at Waterloo. The
date for the convention therefoie
is eminently fitting and proper.
Hutchinson Gazette.
Mrs. S. T. Barton returned from
Meade Monday..
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Grover Keown was up from
Dalhart the first of the week.
H. S. Judy left Saturday for
Shattuck, Oklahoma, on business.
Miss Mattie Brown of Stevens
county was stopping in Liberal
Friday.
Attorney F. A. McCoy of Kan
sas City, is expected hore for
Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Washburn
of Floris will spent Christmas with
L. K. Or and family.
Mrs. Anna Keown returned
Saturday from a visit with friends
and relatives in Missouri.
R. M. Gaut of Dodge City spent
Sunday with his two little sons at
the Cornelius home in Liberal.'
Miss Bess Armstrong of Kan
sas City, will be a holiday guest
at the Craig home during the noli-
days.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Thayer
leave this week for a three weeks'
visit at Kansas City and eastern
points.
Mrs. Hazel Decker and Miss
Katherine Jordan returned last
week from an extended outing in
coast states. ,
T. S. Locke is now at the post
office, taking the position just va
cated by the resignation of Miss
Blanch Bell.
Misses Maude and Edna George
will return this week from school
in Texas, for a holiday visit with
their parents.
Mrs. W. O. Woods left this
week for Cawker City, where she
will spend the holidays with rela
tives and friends. '
Miss Louise Bryant will leave
for Texhoma the last of the week,
where she will spent Christmas
day with friends. . ;
Mrs. Ruth Griffith of Dalhart,
arrived here Monday to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Bolin.
G. M. Glenn has returned from
a business trip to Nebraska where
he was looking after business mat
ters for J. W. Baughman. .
J. M. Harter and wife left for
Friend, Kansas, Wednesday morn
ins. They expect to be absent
a couple of months visiting their
daughter.
Paul Stoufer of the Agricultural
College, and Earnest Evans of St.
John's Military School, are ex
pected home this week to spend
the holidays.
George Neeley, the Democratic
candidate for Congress, was in
Liberal Monday shaking hands
with the boys. Neeley is a good
fellow, and makes friends easily.
One of the very busy places
about town during the past three
weeks, has been the Liberal Cold
Storage Co. which for several days
averaged better than 1,000 pounds
of dressed turkeys a day.
R. H. Malone has the contract
for hauling the supplies to the
supplies to the new grading camps
of the Wichita Falls & Northwest
ern in Beaver County. He took
out a load of coal and a load lum
ber Saturday for the stables at the
grading camp at the new town of
Forgan. He says the first gro
ery bill bought by the graders
amounted to $350 and was taken
out the first of the week.
R. D. Smith who lives 11 miles
west of Liberal, has just purchased
a 5 acre tract of John W. Bauch
man, joining the town on the west
and will immediately drill a well
and in the spring build a house
and become a resident of Liberal.
He intends to raise chickens and
vegetables and will from his well,
irrigate his land. There are sev
eral other choice locations to be
had near this or fine places to
live and let the children run wild.
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Christmas
You have no idea how much more com
fort and convenience may be added to
your home by the use of Electrical Con
veniences in the home. We have this
season a new and complete line of
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Electric Chafing Dishes
Coffee Percolators
Heating Pads
Curling Irons.
Corn Poppers
Table Disc Stoves
Electrical Samovar
(The Russian Tea Pot)
Electrical Toasters
You can save money and hard labor by
the installation of an Electrical Washer and
Wringer. We have in this territory
Twenty-five Satisfied Users of our .Washing
Machines. -
Anything made in the line of electrical
appliances or fixtures, we can get for you
on short notice. CALL AT OUR OFFICE
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