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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
Don't Forget The
Speaking Saturday.

Today you have an opportunity
to hear a man, who was once a
Democrat, tell you why you
ought to vote for O'Rear and the
ticket headed by him. Go and
listen to Mr.. Speight. Give him
a courteous hearing. And then
go Saturday and hear Mr.. Sher-
ley and Mr.. McChesney present
the Democratic side of the case
and then on Tuesday go to the
polls and vote for what you con-
scientiously believe to be for the
best interests of yourself and
loved ones. Lay aside prejudice
for once and let reason, that at
tribute which distinguishes man
from the lower animals, rule.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02

gally barred from practice, he
accepted such compensation as
was rendered him, and with the
meager pittance he reared his
orphan children to useful men
and women. His home was the
refuge of the houseless children
of want; his humble latchstring
hung outside to the orphan, the
beggar, the old and the poor,
with whom he broke his last
humble crust. And yet, in the
days of his greatest usefulness
he was driven and bounded down
the ways of despair. The courts
wouldn't let him practice medi-
cine, and the people wouldn't let
him quit. Indicted, prosecuted,
impoverished by fines, he was
driven from pillar to post until
his big heart broke in the throes
of distress. The shattered spirit
weakened and fingered, then
went out from the world forever.
Faithful hands bore his body
back to the old home and laid
him beside the companion of his
youth. The poisoned breath of
envy cannot touch him there.
The weary hands and still more
weary heart have at last found
rest and peace. Like all human
beings he had his faults; but in
the Great Hereafter we believe
they will fade to shadows in the
light of the Savior's call, 81 was
ahungered and We gave me meat,
| was a stranger and We
took me in, | was sick and
ye visited me.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
HOW TO WIN.

The way to win this piano is
by getting the largest number of
votes in the contest; votes to be
secured by getting SUBSCRIPT-
IONS to the LICKING VALLEY
COURIER. Now the way to win
is to enter at once and go right
to work and ask your friends tc
give you their, subscriptions and
to help you to get others. Get
an early start and do not let any
one get ahead of you. A scale
of votes will be found elsewhert
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
THE PRIZES.

The first prize is a beautiful
$4OO COTE PIANO and will be
on exhibition within a short time.
The second prize is a handsome
$62 SEWING MACHINE and
the third prize is a LADIES $25
GOLD WATCH. We are sure
that the girls of west Liberty and
surrounding country will exert
their best efforts to win on Of
these prizes, for it is not often
that such an opportunity is offer.
ad
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02

Some correspondents continue
to send in their manuscript too
late for publication and others
fail to sign their real names to
their correspondence and both
expect to see their articles in
print. How often will we have
to refer to these matters?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02

Federal machinery. 1t made
Yerkes Collector of Internal Rev.
enue. Why not O'Rear adver-
tise himself for something in
that line, since the whiskey ring
foots the bills and the taxpayers
of Kentucky pays him a big sal
ary while he is at it.
XIV OTTOMAN.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
Rip Roaring
Rousing Rally.
Democrats Have Great Day
at Camel City.
Record Breaking Crowd and Un-
bounded Enthusiasm.
Courteous Treatment by Management Of Railroad.

Few speakers who ever came
to Morgan county were greeted
by such enthusiastic crowds as
the one which gathered to hear
Judge w. B. Fleming at Camel
City Tuesday evening. Judge
Fleming, who had spoken at Ha-
eel Green in the afternoon, was
delivered to Index by County
Campaign Chairman, S. R. Col
lier, and when he reached the
station, imagine his surprise and
pleasure upon finding at least
two hundred people waiting to
accompany him to Camel City.
The coaches which had been pro-
vided by the management OF the
Caney Valley Railroad were in
ADEQUATE and a flat car was cou-
pied to the rear of the train up
on which as many men rode as
could get standing room.
At every station between In
dex and Camel City the crowd
was augmented until the train
would hold no more. 1t would
be almost impossible to accurate
ly estimate the number of per-
sons present at Camel City, not
more than half of them were
able to gain admittance to the
large Auditorium where the
meeting was held. Between
seyenty-fve and one hundred
persons went from West Liberty,
most of them, among whom were
many ladies. walked to and from
the station.
While Judge Fleming was at
supper Hon. S. M, R. Hurt, of
West fiuef u si.tSf 4tsataiRsa III tlAA
waiting crowd with a short
speech which was to the point
and we'll accepted.
The speaker was introduced by
Capt. Freese, Of Camel City, in
a brief and well chosen speech
Judge Fleming wasted little
time on preliminaries but launch.
ed at once upon a discussion Of
the political issues now before
the people. He severely arraing
ed the administration of Cover
Wilson and President Taft, anC
condemned in the strongest
terms the present high tariff
which he characterized as being
the meanest thing in Heaven, OF
earth or in hell. His criticism o.
Judge 0'Rear was scathing bu
couched in courteous language.
His laudation of Senator Nc
Creary was touching and beauti
full. He concluded his speecl
with an appeal to the Republi
cans to come into the Democrat,
party and be saved, winding VI
by telling them that if the.
didn't come the Democrats wer'
going to save them anyhow.
On the whole it was one Of. tn,
best speeches that Morgan coun
ty people have had an opportun
ity of hearing during the cam
paign and one of the best politi
cal meetings ever held in tn
county.
Great credit is due Mr.. M. L
Conley and the railroad peopl
generally, for their courtesy t
the people in furnishing trans
portation at a great inconven
ience and for the manner i
which they handled the congest
ed trains.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02

The Bookkeeper or Stenogra-
pher who has the recommenda.
tion of the Mountain State Busi'
ness College, Parkersburg, W,
Va, can always secure employ
ment. Write today for their 81
page catalogue.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
Too Much For Him.

There was a man in our town,
And was wondrous wise;
He could unscramble scrambled
eggs
And uncuss custard pies.
He could unbutton butter, too,
But with all of his skill
There was one thing he could no.
do
Unpay paid gas bill. -Ex.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
NOTICE. TO CONTESTANTS.

From now on the scale of votes
will be changed. We will allow
the same number of votes for a
collection or renewal as for a new
subscription. Collections refer
to collections on subscriptions
alone. We are also going to al
low votes on job work or advei.
tising secured by contestants
Please see scale of votes.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
Lexington Laundry Co.,

Represented by Mrs. Nancy
Rose. Laundry collected and
delivered at Cole Hotel.
Your patronage solicited.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02

H. M. Cox is at Louisville this
week on business.
DR.. S. R. Collier made a bust y
ness trip to Ashland and other
points last week.
R. M. Smith, of Jeptha, was
giving his friends in town the
glad hand Monday.
Wick Fraley and Herbert Ar
mitage, of Harmon, were visit
ing in town Sunday.
S. S. Cassity, the efficient Sur
veyor of Morehead, was in town
on business recently.
Willie Steele. who has been at
work in Ohio for several months,
returned home Saturday.
John Cassity and wife, of FL
lott county, visited R. B. Cassi-
ty and family on Long Branch
last week.
Mrs. Burnett and son, Mr..
Ben Burnett, of Grayson, were
guests of Mrs. John M. Rose
,ss'nrdax and Sunday. ,-,s.l-
Lawrence Gambill passed
through town Monday enroute
to his home at Loveland. Mr..
Gambill told us that he was
thinking of locating at Jenkins
City in the near future.
M. T. Womack received a tele-
gram a few days ago from his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. G. W.
Womack, who is at a Louisville
Hospital, that she had been op-
Grated upon and it was success
full.
Our old time friend, N. B.
Armstrong, of Ravenwood, W.
Va, spent several days in town
this week and while here renew
ed his subscription to the Cour-
ier. Mr.. Armstrong says he
wants all the news from the
town where he formerly spent
so many pleasant days.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
ANOTHER BIG
FREE VOTE OFFER.
Courier's Piano Contest Rages Like Wild
Fire Strong Rivalry Among
Contestants.

in this paper. The nomination
coupon and a free voting coupon
will also be printed. Cut these
out, fill in your name and send
them in. 1t costs you nothing to
ontar
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
0'Rear's Speeches
Ring True.
Every Utterance Typical of
The Man Smack of the
Days When Goebel :
was Killed.

say, boys, dld YOU read Jilal
speech of O'Rear's at Edmonton,
made on October 10Th? 1t had
the true Republican ring to it,
for a fact. He was indulging in
the dream that he was elected to
the office of Governor. With his
weather eye on our fine new
Capitol built by the Democratic
administration preceding, he i'm
agined himself the tenant of the
magnificent governors office.
And he was inviting his Repub-
lican cohorts to visit him and see
him in that marbled hall. Here
is how he desired them to enter:
listen: IF you have a chaw of
of tobacco in your mouth and no
where else to put it, just throw
it on the carpet. You needn't
stop on the corner to have your
shoes shined unless you want to,
and you needn't get any new
collar"
Lordy! How natural! How
that made them think of the
good old times when Taylor u.s.
urped the Governors office for a
few days! What a true picture
of the crowd Gale Powes took
down there to kill Governor Goe-
bel!That crowd didn't stop to
shine their shoes; neither did
they get any clean collars. And
they threw their tobacco cuds on
the carpet and spit ambeer on
the walls, and all that kind of
thing. Oh, how O'Rear longs
to see the same kind of a crowd
again! Anyway, he tells them
to come that way and to act that
way. We are all proud of our
superb capitol at Frankfort. It
is in many ways the finest of it,
kind in the United States. NJ
patriotic citizen would think fol
a moment of despoiling it's beau
tiful floors, or befouling the car
pets with ambeer and tobacco
guilds. Many nice men chew to
bacco, but Judge 0'Rear knows
that no gentleman desires to g
on a visit to our beautiful Capi
tol and befoul the carpets, unles!
it be in sacred memory of the
Caleb Powers mob. So that i:
to be the sign given when a Re
publican enters the Capitol
There isn't a decent man any
where, Republican or Democrat,
who wouldn't put on his gooC
clothes and black his shoes if HI
were to start to Frankfort to Wis
il the Governor-an anybody would
of course. And any of US wh'
chew tobacco would throw OIL
tobacco quid into a spittoon whel
we got there. The State fur
nishes spittoons in all the Offices
and everybody respects them
So, you see, the Judge only mean
that when Republican comes t
see the Governor that he shoul,
take off his clean collar and hun
a puddle hole and muddy hi
shoes, and when he comes to tn
door where 0'Rear sits at hi
gubernatorial duties, the visitor
if he desires the governor to un
derstand that he is a Republican
must claw his cud out of hi
, mouth and whale loose at tn
carpet with it, in token of tn
example set by the Gale Power
crowd. Don't you see?
But the carpets are not in tn
least danger. The battle is a
readv forecasted II is oil owe
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
THE BALLAD OF SAINT O'REAR.

shore,
With Bradley by his side
The Bradley whom, at Phoenix
Park,
O'Rear had sanctified.
The night was dark, the waves
rolled high,
No succor was in sight!
The breakers held their founder
ed ship,
o. sad, indeed their plight!
And not a star gave out a CLEAN;
The moon dived in cloud,
And forth their cries went DER
the waves,
With cusses deep and loudl
20, woe is me! O, woe is mel"
O'Rear, the sanity, said.
II would l were in Frankfort
town,
"And in my little bed!
mo hope have |, this dreary
night;
mo helping hand | see!
20 Bradley, Bradley, stir your
stumps,
"Or else the dump-for mel"
And Bradley growled and Brad
ley swore,
And cussed the foundered
wreck
The ugly words he scattered
round
Would fill a double peck!
.sPluck off your halo," Bradley
snarled;
Il tell you help is near;
"The mash tubs worth lots more
to us
Than halos, Saint O'Rear!" !
And Bradley snaFIed and growl-
ed again,
And pointed to the West.
"McCullouch's in that boat" he
said,
atop yon breakers crest;
You'll take him on-or he'll
take you,
"And hike for old Paduke;-
"And when you get his willing
ear,
Don't make a bloody iuke.
"And as for me don't take q
thought;
"I'll scurry for the woods!
"And don't forget it Saint
0'Rear,
"McCullouch's got the goods!
Nov, when you pull up at the
wharf,
Don't walk the streets with
him!
''But while you're dickering ir
the boat,
Pull off your sanity glim!"
And as McCullouch reached thu
shore,
Bill Bradley reached the woods
The halo's in McCullouch's grip
O'Rear has got the goods!
And it's sing a song of masl
tubs,
Of halos and of booze!
MCCULLOUGH grimly told tn,
Saint
Twas up to him to choosel
So on that quiet Sabbath day,
In old Paducah town,
The mash tubs gave the Sain
their cash,
The Saint gave them his crown
So, it's sing a song of mash tubs
Of halos and of booze!
With Saint and Mack at dagger
point
On: "Who spilled out tn
news?"
} (P. S.-The answer is easy
| The Messenger told on 'emD-
Owensboro Messenger.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
TO FRIENDS OF CONTES,
ANTS.

Your favorite needs your help
She cannot win without it. She
will need all the help that she
can get for the race will be close.
There is not one of these contes-
tants who will not be hard to
beat, so help them now.
ANOTHER BIG OFFER.
We are going to offer a series
of free vote offers. n the con-
seetants bringing in the largest
amount on DESCRIPTIONS IRON
Nov. End to Nov. 11th we will
| -. OO n0n f- L
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02

Andrea Verroohi.
Andrea Verrpchi Of Italy was the
first to take casts from the face-in
1486.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02

1t is true that the contest is
now raging like wild fire and
much friendly rivalry exists be-
tween contestants and their
friends. A strong race was made
last week for the ten thousand
free votes and Miss Maggie Car
ter was the winner Of this offer.
Miss Walsh and Miss Phipps
were close in behind and are
working to overcome the small
difference now existing between
them. The new contestants who
have just started into the race
are also young ladies who are
well blessed with friends and
they will very soon be in with
the leaders. The contestants all
realize that they have good strong
competition to work against, and
the question is before us from
week to week, who is in the
lead?" The contest is now reach
ing a point of high interest and
it will keep us guessing to know
who will lead next. Will it be
YOU? M
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-11-02
PERSONALS

H. M. Cox is at Louisville this
week on business.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-02
Will Receive New Applicants For
Catawba Sanatorium

Richmond, June Persons wish
ing to be admitted to the State Sana-
torium for incipient tuberculosis are
urged by the State Health Depart
ment to make early application. The
Health Commissioner, who has super
vision of the Sanatorium, expresses
his opinion that there will soon be
vacancies in the isntitution and calls
attention to the fact that in an insti-
tuition of such large size, patients are
continually coming and going. "No
suitable case" says DR.. Williams,
"will have to wait long for admission
to Catawba, and those who have not
applied because they know the insti-
tuition is full are losing an opportuni-
ty for early treatment and probable
cure.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-02
An Enjoyable at Home

Mr.. c. H. Peery, North Tazewell,
stopped the plows on yesterday, and
celebrated his Goth birthday, gather
ing around him on the occasion a
company of congenial friends, viz;
Clerk S. M. and Mrs. Graham, DR..
A. I. and Mrs. Graham, of Russell,
w. B. and Mrs. Morton, Union, W..
Va, G. Greever and wife, Graham,
j. F. Gillespie and wife, Wittens
Mills, Sheriff and his brother, X. D.
r. Harman. All of these people-we
mean the men, not the women-are
about the same age as Mr.. Peery, and
several of them "a leetle the rise. "
A good dinner and good time gen.
orally was had, of course.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-02
Big Saving

Judge Martin Williams, of Giles,
and his brother, Attorney General,
Samuel w. Williams, of Richmond.
were here on Wednesday as counsel
in an injunction suit against w. B.
Honaker, involving lands in Bland
county.
Attorney General Williams as a
member of the State Board of Educa-
tion, introduced the resolution abol.
ishing the office of State school exam
iners, which passed the Board recent
ly. BY this act the State will save
about $50, 600 per year. The primary
schools and school teachers of the
State, would be materially helped
along by the addition of this much
money to their support. The office of
State examiners, or inspectors, as
they were known, was useless from
the start, and the discontinuance of
the office, thinks Judge Williams,
will be heartily approved by the peo-
pie of the State.
Judge Martin Williams has repre-
sented his district in the Legislature
for years, and has been re-nominated
by his people. and is certain of cleo
tion. He is the author of the Whar-
ton Insurance law, which seeks to
prevent combination of insurance
companies in the State for the fixing
of rates. The bill passed the House
twice but was defeated in the SEN
ate. Judge Williams says that his
purpose is to do what he can to have
this law enacted at the next session
of the General Assembly, and also to
press with all his might, a bill, now
in course of preparation, looking to
the prevention of vote buying and
frauds generally in elections, in
which efforts he will have the hearty
support of the people, not only of his
district, but of the entire state.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-02
Narrow Escape

A tragedy of Wednesday after
noon's storm is reported here, to the
effect that Frazier Matthews, who
was leading two mules along the road
in Thompson Valley, was caught in
the storm, and one of the mules was
killed dead by lightning, and his,
Matthews) shoes torn from his feet,
but he himself, was unhurt. This is
about the first instance reported
where any element whatsoever has
gotten the better Of a mule. Mat
thews is lucky in having the light
ming to etrike him instead of the
mule kicking him. If that mule had
gotten whack at him he would have
other things knocked off besides his
shoes. However, he should be thank
full for his lucky escape. Singular it
is and pity, too, that you never
hear of lightning striking dog.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-02
Distressing Accident.

The distressing intelligence reached
here on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Vance, from Mrs w. B. Stone, of
Bristol, stating that o. j. Vance had
been killed near Cripple Creek in
Wythe county. A telegram from Bris-
tol to the Roanoke Times on yester.
day, states that Vance, who travels
in hack for Faucette- Peayler Shoe
Co., of Bristol, was in the habit of
carrying rifle to shoot game, and
seeing snake on the road side got
out to shoot it, when in some manner
the gun was accidentally discharged
into his body, killing him almost in
stantly. Ollie j.. Vance married Miss
Bessie Suthers here last February.
and has made Tazewell his home, his
wife remaining here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Suthers.
Mr.. Vance was "a very successful
salesman and stood high with his
house. He was brother to Mrs. Riley
Stone, of Bristol, and Attorney S. M.
Vance and Mrs. F. B. Anderson, of
Sanford, Fla. Mrs. Vance left here
Wednesday evening to be present a,
the burial, which will take place in
Bristol. Great sympathy is expressed
here for the young wife and her fam
lily.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-02
Beautiful Tribute to a Worthy
Teacher

One of the most beautiful, unique
and timely incidents of the closing of
the schools, occurred on Monday af-
temoon. in the High School Reading
Room. Miss Lou Coulling was re-
quested to meet number of her
friends and pupils there, when she
was presented with large. handsome
boquet of flowers, in which was hid
den handsome gift, token of re-
gard and appreciation from her pupils
of this session and of other sessions.
accompanied by request that she
spend the summer vacation i'm rest
and recreation. Miss Coulling was
deeply touched by this unexpected
expression of regard and appreciation.
This action of her class and of NOM
bers of previous classes taught here,
was beautiful, credit and honor
they did themselves. Miss Coulling
has taught in this town for years.
Quietly and uncssuming. always Mt
her post and always measuring up.
She has gone on, thinking, perhaps
only of her duty, and the work she
loves. concluding, no doubt. (if the
thought entered her mind at all) that
some day, sooner or later, when she
lay in her caskct, friends would bring
her flowers and tokens of their love
and regards for tho efforts she had
made through the years, to discharge
her duties, but, behold here comes
the flowers, and here goes the news
paper notice and testimonial, while
she still lives, to see and hear and
appreciate. Ante-mortem flowers beat
post mortem flowers away yonder. If
we only could get in the habit of
changing the post mortem into ante
mortem, how much happier the world
would be And how much more useful
we all would be, too, IL our friends
and those for whom and to whom we
give our very life, would give some
expression before we pass beyond the
point of recognition Congratulations
most heartily, to Miss Coullng, and
to all the favored few who do not
need to "die to win" The men and
women of today whom she taught lin
the Yesterday, the men and women
of the future whom she is teaching
in the Today, are her monument
not marble or bronze or dumb mauso-
leum, and these have spoken in living
words and loving. beautiful deed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-02
A Garden of Eden

Mr.. Samuel G. Johnson, of the
well known firm of Foote and John
son, buggy manufacturers at Wythe-
vile, spent several days in the COM
munity recently, much to the delight
of his many friends, whose name is
Legion in this section. The editor of
this paper is under special obliga-
tions to Mr.. Johnson for rare flowers
seeds and shrubs, etc., received re-
Gently. Mr.. Johnson, has, it is said,
veritable little Garden of Eden at
his home, Except the Eve, )filled with
all sorts and varieties of shrubs and
flowers, in which he takes great de-
light, and he is not at all selfish
about them, and gives away great
many ali over the country. In behalf
of Mr.. Johnson's other grateful
friends, as well, we thank him.