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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
A VALUABLE GIFT.

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ers, new or old, who pay
their subscriptions a year in
advance we will give sree
OF charge a years subscrip-
tion to the Southern Agri-
culturist, Nashville, Tenn.
worth so cents.
We positively have only
so subscriptions to this fine
semi-monthly farm paper to
dispose of in this way, and
the first calls will get them.
Do you want one?
Sample copies of the Sou.
:hern Agriculturist may be
ad free Of charge at this of.
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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
The Terrible Soldier Ant.

The lion is the king of beasts,
but all of his magnificent
strength and ferocity would avail
mere ntm aGSnfB ant But 1fan tbs ant tfsa S not
the usual kind which peacefully
goes about ist domestic duties
day by day. 1t is the terrible
driver or soldier ant, said to be
the most invincible creature in
the world. Against these tiny
enemies no man or band of men,
no lion nor tiger, not even a herd
of elephants, can do anything
but hurridly get out of the way.
Among the Borotse natives a
fayorite form of capital punish
ment is to coat the victim with
grease and throw him before the
advancing army of soldier ants.
The quickness with which the
poor wretch is dispatched is mar
velous when it is considered that
each ant can do nothing more
than merely tear out a small
particle of flesh and caery it off.
Yet surprisingly short time
the writhing victim will have
been changed into a skeleton. -
Shreveport Times.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
FRENCH METHOD OF FEEDING
Focd Is Forced Down Throats OF
Geese by Use of Stick and Tube
Kept in Cages.

In France the geese which are In.
tended to supriy the main ingredient
or the delicacy nate de fois gras aux
truffes" (Goose-liyer paste with truf.
Ges). are kept confined In narrow
cages. The slightest movement is
thus prevented. and food is forced
down their throats, often with moth.
ing moie than tube and stick, In or.
der to produce an extraordinary de.
velopment Of the liver, says the Popu.
lar Mechanics.
The drawing illustrates a newly de,
vised instrument for this mechanical
treatment, which In a measure allie
viates the inhumsnity Of the forced
feeding, in that 1t does not injure the
throat or prevent breathing. 1t con
sists Of a funnel OF galvanized iron
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20

roost in cold houses and pick living
they will not lay. But when warmly
housed and properly fed they are
among the best of winter layers.
The Minorcas are much larger than
the Leghorns and lay larger eggs.
They have white skins and black
shanks. which are objections to many.
Black is the established color but the
white variety is also bred. Minorcas
are similar to the Leghorns in pro-
ductlveness and temperament, but
have no points of superiority over
Lsghorns except size.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
RAISE SQUADS AS SIDE LINE
Industry Can Be Made Quite Profita-
BILE With Proper Management
Start With Pure Breed.

An advertisement lately for a bunch
of common pigeons is good illustra.
ton of the way some people get into
the squad business the right way.
Any person who starts SQUAD raising
for profit with common pigeons leaves
behind all chance for success Ina
gine a breeder starting with small
bodied bird as the common pigeon for
market breeding, when the market to
date is demanding a nine and ten.
pound.to-the-dozen SQUAD! Even when
there is a scarcity OF squads the com.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
PLYMOUTH ROCKS ARE HARDY
Cross Between Black Java and Ameri-
can Dominique With Probably
Other Asiatc Blood.

Plymouth Rocks, all things consid-
cred, are perhaps the most popular va
riety bred in this country at the pres
ent time. The barred, which is most
raised, is commonly given as cross
between the Black Java and the Amer
lean Dominique. Besides the Java
other Asiatic blood has probably been
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
Farms For Sale.

One farm of about $50 acres
on Licking river, 2 IL miles
n. e. of of West Liberty go a.
good bottom land, 40 or so a.
fiat up land which can be
plowed both ways. Well wat
cred. Sufficient timber to keep
farm in repair. Farm in reach
of Wes; Liberty High school.
Will sell cheap On easy terms Of
payment, Will take part pay in
good young stock at cash price.
One farm Of 242 acres on Big
Caney Creek, 2 miles S. e. of
West Liberty and $50 yards Of
railroad station. 30 a. of fine
bottom land, 70 a. Of up land in
grass; 140 a. to clear, 100 a. of
which is fine cove land well
adapted to to tobacco; plenty of
timber to keep farm in repair.
New 5 room dwelling, good
roomy new store house, two good
tenant houses and fine young
orchard, barn and all necessary
cut buildings; drilled well and a
fine mineral spring pastures
well watered. A splendid loca-
tion for a merchant-farmer.
Within easy reach of West Lib
erty High School. Will sell at a
bargain on easy terms of pay
ment. 4H'l
Also six lots in the college ad-
dition of West Liberty-lots nos
64-65-128-129-130-131. Lots 128-
129-130 and 131 lie in a block S.
Of Glenn avenue. Lots Ga and
65 adjoin and are one lot from
corner of Park St.. and Glenn
avenue. An extremely desira-
BILE place for a home. Natural
gas will be piped along the street
,tween these lots within the
1t 40 days.
ne farm of 129 acres on Lick
iver one, mile below the
of White Oak creek, new
ge house, barn and all nee
y outbuildings, everlasting
ing in yard, good young Or
ra E-acres 7ac A7sssl lii
Sin grass. YWill sell cheap
q cash down and 70 on time.
esirable home in a good nei.
)orhood.
30 acres of timber land on the
able branch, one mile from
lcking river, 8 miles from West
liberty. Enough timber on land
0 pay for it. A bargain on easy
;erms of payment.
Real estate will increase &c
per cent. in West Liberty as
soon as the town is lighted and
heated by natural gas. Buy now
and save money. Will sell cheap
and on reasonable terms.
Call on or address,
H.. G. COTTLE & COMPANY,
West Liberty. XIV.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
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RHODE ISLAND RED CHICKENS
Kentucky Experiment Station Finds
More Good Qualities Than In Any
Other Breed.

We have just closed series Of ex.
periments extending over a period OF
two years with 100 Rhode Island Red
hens. Rhode Island Reds are com.
paratively new chicken, having only
been admitted to the STANDARD" by
! the American Poultry association In
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20

Carrie Damnation's dead
AS dead as L. is she:
Her hatchet buried is,
And Kansas once more free.
Selected.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20

Der of the deer killed in the
United States last year is estima-
ted at $4,000. The number Of
elk killed is put at 1000 and of
moose $3.50.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
WANTED.

The name, date of birth
and birth place of every man
and woman in Morgan coun-
ty 80 years old and over.
We Want to compile a few
statistics and will be obliged
to any of our readers who
will send us the name of any
acquaintance of theirs who
has reached the age of four
score. Address
COURIER, West Liberty, KY.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20

It's annoying, perhaps. Just about
supper time to have to stop to wash
dirty eggs when the hens breaks one,
but this is task that must not be
put of until tomorrow.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20

Wouldn't it be nice, after you
have gotten old, to present your
grandchild with a copy of the In
dustrial Edition of the Licking
Valley Courier published IN the
year 1911?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
French Method Of Feeding.

provided with piston which cannot
protrude beyond the end of the tube.
At the lower end of the galvanized
iron tubing is section Of rubber
tubing.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
Boosts ss,rse He Likes To.
fore Y

Col. D. C. collier, director
general of the Sam Dleso iolo'
Panama California EApoSl'ioll
serves without salary an pays
his own expenses. That kim 7, VI
a spirit is what is boosting 81.
Deigo to the front.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20

Almost everybody is satisfied
with their brains; few with their
fate,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
Friday Not So Bad.

Moscow was burned on Friday.
Washington was born on Fri.
day.
Shakespeare was born on Fri
day.
America was discovered on
Friday.
Richmond was evacuated on
Friday.
The bastile was destroyed on
Friday.
The Mayhower was landed on
Friday.
Queen Victoria was married on
Friday.
Fort Sumter was bombarded
on Friday.
Napoleon Bonepart was born
Ol Tludy.
julius Caesar was assasinated
on Friday.
King Charles | was beheaded
on Friday.
The battle of Marengo was
fought on Friday.
Joan of Arc was burned at the
stake on Friday.
The battle of Bunker Hill was
fought on Friday.
The battle Of New Orleans was
thought on Friday.
\The declaration of lndepen'
doM' : was signed on Friday. :
MilU1.se News.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20
"A lSssars tolsn lle paper
was dying. the editON ssnnelh

to see him.
"How do you feel?" asked the
pencil pusher.
"All looks bright before me, i"
gasped the subscriber.
Il thought So" replied the
editor. You'll see the blaze in
about ten minutes. Masonic
Journal.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-07-20

Our job work is first clds'
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
FARMERS WANT GOOD ROADS
Many Attend Meeting Called at Grea
Bend.

Great Bend. Kan, July IA good
roads meeting here, held primarily by
the officers of the Western Kansas di-
vision of the new Santa Fe trail, was
converted into a general conference
largely attended by farmers. Tt was
decided to have a roads conference
here soon to organize the Barton
County Goods Roads association.
The trail meeting was ore of Sc
ries that r. F. Faxon, president and
c. H. Scott. secretary, are holding to
stimulate trail building and the cause
of good roads. These meetings are
held monthly, each time in different
community. The county commission
ers decided to call a conference soon
of township officials, farmers, business
men and citizens generally when a
scheme of county roads will be laid
out and agreed upon for the commits
sioners to adopt A county good roads
association will be. ORGANIZED.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
THOSE WHO GIVE NAMED.
Public Charity Found Pleasing to
Many New Workers.

New York, July 1.-THE number of
philanthropists who desire to have
their good works known is very great,
and some of the smaller churches in
the outlying sections of New York city
are taking advantage Of the fact. They
have adopted a plan of taking up
special collection on one Sunday each
month and the names of those VINO
contribute 81 or more are announced by
the clergyman on the following Sunday
Each collector is accompanied down
the aisle by a secretary with book and
pencil to note the names of the donors
of 81 or more. The number increases
monthly and the system is very popu-
lar.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14

Bank President Denies Hearing What
Hines Said to Deneen.

Chicago, July 14.-George NJ. Rey-
nolds, president of the Continental and
Commercial National bank, said last
night at the Exmoor Country club that
he had no knowledge of any sort as to
What Edward Hines communicated to
Governor G. 8. Deneen over the tele-
phone from the Continental bank. on
the day William Lorimer was elected
United States senator at Springfield.
Mr.. Reynolds said that he at no time
had any message from Washington 10
convey to Governor Deneen or to any
body else regarding the senatorship.
II was not in the same room with
Mr.. Hines at the time he was supposed
to be talking to Springfield over the
long distance telephone from tlta
bank" Mr.. Reynolds said. Il did not
hear any part of the conversation.
did not hear anything that Mr.. Hines
said.
4 say without reserve that had no
word to carry to Governor Deneen from
any source, regarding the senator
Ship
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
GIRL HAS DENTIST ARRESTED.
DR.. Rue Thomas Named in Serious
Charges Made by Woman.

Hutchinson, Kan. July 14.-Rue
A. Thomas was arrested on a warrant
which charges him with mistreating
Miss Lille Sigler.
Thomas is one of the firm of the
New York dentists. It is charged that
Miss Sigler went to his Office to have
some dental work done and that he
imposed upon her indignities before
leaving the place 1t is reported that
she had paid him some money in ad-
vance for the proposed work and that
he refused to return this, when she
requested it, or to allow her to leave
his Office. - She charges that he held
the door with one hand and her arm
with the other and detained her
against her will.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
POSSE SEEKS BANK ROBBERS.
Cashier Returns from Lunch in Time
to Prevent Robbery.

Chicago, July 14.-More than a
dozen posses made up of sheriff's Off
GERS, policemen from nearby villages,
and farmers, beat the woods of the
Calumet district last night in vain
effort to capture five men who tried 20
rob the Tolleston State bank at Gary.
Indiana.
The employees of the bank go horne
for luncheon, and as soon as they left
the place, the robbers entered, leaving
one of their number outside as
lookout" The safe was covered with
blankets and old clothing for muf-
fer and the explosion was set to oe
touched off when the outside man saw
William Neckler, cashier of the bank,
approaching down the street.
A shouted warning from the "look
OUT was given to the men inside and
all five ran down the street. Neckler
aroused the village with shouts Of
robbers" Citizens quickly caught up
weapons and followed the men to
neighboring woods while others tele-
phoned to nearby towns for assistance.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
WANT TEST ON FINGER PRINTS
Lawyers Get Reprieve for Negro Muir
derer in Test Case.

Chicago, July 14.@Thomas Jen-
nings, colored, the first man ever con-
victed and sentenced to be hanged in
this country on finger print evidence,
has been granted a stay of execution
by the state supreme court
Jennings, who was convicted for the
murder of Clarence Hitler, chief clerk
of the Rock Island railroad, was 20
have been hanged today. Sheriff Zim-
mer had completed all arrangements
for the execution in the county jail.
According to Attorney F. L. Barnett
of counsel for the defense. the money
obtained to carry on the fight to save
Jennings came from lawyers through
otu the state, who wish to see TINS
case tested in the higher courts, be-
cause of the fact that conviction re-
s11Ited from the finger print system.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14

Hitchcock Gets Sample of Money
Buried by Owners.

Washington, July 14.-Postmaster
General Hitchcock is in receipt with
the compliments of Postmaster Will
lam F. Elgin of Corinth, Miss. of a
heavily corroded silver dollar of date
of 1889. Postmaster Elgin explained
that the coin. with several hundred
others similarly corroded, was deposit
ed in the recently opened postal saw
ings bank at Corinth.
The coins had been buried for many
years, the owner of the money fearing
to place it in any bank.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
COP KICKS "RUBBER BALL
At the Hospital It Is said He May
Recover.

New York. July 14.-As he was
leaving a Brooklyn police station early
this morning, Sergeant Michael Lane
espied an object on the sidewalk
which looked to be a rubber football.
running start and gave the supposed
ball a kick It was a bomb.
Sergeant Lane fell to the street un-
conscious and every window in the
station house was shattered. The ser
geant was removed to a hospital.
Detectives who examined the frag-
ments of the bomb said that it had
contained enough powder to blow up a
city block.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
GRANT co. GETS HIGH SCHOOL.
First of ThinIy Populated Counties tC
Take Advantage of New Law.

New Ulysses, Kan. July 14.-Grant
county is the smallest county in the
state from the standpoint of population
with a high school. A high school has
Just been authorized by the county
commissioners upon the receipt of a
petition signed by a majority of the
voters of the county. It will be located
here.
The school will be established under
law enacted during the last session
of the legislature and introduced in the
house by George B. Cones, representa-
tive from Meade county.
Grant is the first county to take ad-
vantage of the new law.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
GOOD ROADS BEING BUTT.
Maps show $4,000 Miles Including
Work Now Being Done.

Washington, July 14.-With nearly
5000 miles of transeontinental, in
terstate and trunk line highways con-
templated in various sections of Lae
country if all the plans are carried
out, it soon will be possible to drive
wagons or automobiles from the At
lantic to the Pacific coast, from Brit
ish Columbia to Mexico and from Can
ada to Florida.
The United states office of public
roads has just prepared chart of i'm
proved roads contemplated or actually
under construction, showing a great
network covering the whole country
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
Abercrombie Asks Nfandamus.

Jefferson City. July 14.-F N. Aber-
crombie. through an attorney, filed a
petition in the supreme court today for
a mandamus to compel Probate Judge
Holtcamp of St. Louis to set aside his
order appointing E. Stininger, presi-
dent of the st. Louis National baseball
club. as administrator of the estate OF
NJ. Stanley Robson.
The petition was taken under advise
ment
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
AutonnnhiIe RInws -

New York. July IA peculiar auto
mobile accident today killed Arthur A.
Daley, a chauffeur and injured Arthur
Weisbecker, his employer who was with
him in the car. Unexpectedly seeing
before him an excavation in the street
Daley suddenly shut of the power and
applied the brakes. Immediately there
was an explosion and a burst of flame.
and both men were thrown out of the
automobile. Weisbecker will recover.
The machine was destroyed by fire.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
AGotorb0at Races start Today.

New York, July 1.-THE annual
motor boat race from Huntington Bay,
Long Island, to Marblehead, Mass.
will start at O'Clock this afternoon.
Seven entrants viii respond to the
starting signal The course is one OF
240 nautical miles and it is predicted
that the run will be made in about 1S
hours
Most of the boats in the race We're
specially designed and built for the con-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
KANSAS ABsTRACrERs MEET.
state Is Divided Into Eight Districts
at Salina Meeting.

Salina, Kan. July 14.-The Kansas
Abstracters' association in session
here, adopted division of the state
into eight districts corresponding to
the congressional districts. Each dis
trict will have a vice president. En-
poria and Garden City seek the next
meeting. H. L. Burgoyre, an attorney
of Cincinnati addressed the meeting
this afternoon and condemned the
Torrens system of land title registra-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
SON MAY GO TO PRISON.
Father, Owner of StoIeI. Team, De-
ciines to Interfere.

Salina, Kan. July Lice Gribben,
charged with stealing his fathers
team of horses, was bound over to the
district court here. The father,
Thomas Gribben, it is said, will not
prevent his sons prosecution.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
sKYROCKET HITS NOSE.
Oakley Man Probably Thought He Saw
Stars.

Oakley, Kan, July 14.-Dave Fink
has his nose Gin a sling as the result
Of being struck in the face with a sky
rocket. It is not known who fired tne
rocket. He was taken to a physician
who extracted pieces of the rocket
from what was left of his nose. and
Eewed up the wound. He will probably
carry scars all his life.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
ENDS VACATION IN soRRow.
Woman Learns OF Husbands Death on
Return Home.

Boston, Mass, July 14.-Returning
from a short vacation, Mrs. Henry q
Kendrick arrived at her home here ami
earned for the first time of the st,d :
den deaths OF her husband and mother
as a result of heat prostrations. Hos
pital authorities and friends of fho
family had tried to locate the wifa h,.T
her whereabouts was unknown.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14
Six Special Prices
For Saturday

Bananas, medium size. dozen. .1Oc
Rice. clean. whole grain, 8 lbs.25e
Veal Rib Chops, lb. ~ y c
Veal to Roast, lb. Zoe
Veal Stew, lb- ... Sc
Mutton stew, lb. .-.S Sc
Mutton Shoulder Steaks, 1b. IL 15e
The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-14

ton. He declared that il is not suit
ed to the American system of gov
ernmeut
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-01
LAvERTy NEWS.


The drouth is broken and the most
'of US smile once more.
The corn is alright: some of the cot
ton is being replanted on account Of
the sand blowing during the dry
weather There win be some oats
and very little wheat.
The people of Layerty and vicinity
had an all day service at the Baptist
church Decoration Day. Dinner was
spread for twice as many people as
were there. Any one participating
would not even imagine that there had
been droutn that threatened scar
city in our land
We think even the socialists were
glad to see the rain come and the
drouth end, notwithstanding the fact
that It takes drouth, famine, and pes
thence to induce some people to join
their ranks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-01

cHIcKAsHA MERCHANTS MEET
ALL COMPETITION.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-01
SEVEN YEARS
W0RK 0N
UNA " ~
CANAL
Telegram py Unlled Presa.

Telegram Dy united RfesS,
Washington, June /. The end Of
the seventh year Of work on the Pan,
anna canal by the United States, on
May 4. found three fourths Of the ex-
cavation completed.
There have been 138000,000 cubic
yards Of the Isthmus shifted by Amer
Jean steam shoyels and excayators.
leaving only 100000 cubic yards of
digging TO be done but by a decrease
Of cost.
The placing Of concrete used in
construction OF the locks for the can
al is 50 per cent accomplished There
have been placed 2.153.3S6 cubic
yards Of concrete, out OF total OF
4,2s4 600 cubic yards.
The installation Of the lock gates,
has b,en begun, and the machinery
for the operation Of the gates and the
towing of ships will shortly be put in
position The lock gates are inn
mense steel structures, for the hand
ling of whicn, special machinery has
been devised. The locks at Pedro
Miguel are nearing completion, while
those at Miraflores, are well under
way and will advance rapidly as soon
Is the new mixing and handling plant
for the concerto is established
In connection with the excavation,
q new development during the twelve
just ended was the increase in the
number Of slides in CuIebra cut, the
biggest piece Of excavation The world
has ever known. The banks have
broken in ~ places in a distance Of
nine miles in this cut. necessitating
an addition Of 6,1O4.O0O cubic yards
to be excayated The slides cause no
apprehension IN the future. as after
the locks ire completed, it will be
possible to concentrate the dredges
for removal Of the material that re-
mains and which may slide in.
Half Of tie remaining 44,OOO,OO0 Gu
bic yards of excavation to be done is
in Culebra cut The rate Of excava-
ton in this cut has Increased by a mil
lion cubic Yards year since 1907, I'M
til during the twelve months just end
ed, l5.925,976 cubic yards were taken
out
Great Irogress has been made at
the Gatum dam, and also the break
waters at the Atlantic and Pacific en-
frances. Docks are under construe-
ton at both entrances. Plens have
been drawn up for buoying and light
ng the canal and fortification con
'truction will begin soon.