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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
For The Farmer.

Stir the earth. Remember
that as agitation is the death of
all political wrongs, so isit death
to weeds, Man never devised a
more useful implement than the
hoe in it's various forms.
The work horses should have a
paddock in which to rest at night
in fine weather during the hot
months. Turn them in after
they have eaten and have been
throughly brushed.
A through cleaning and brush
ing after each days work will
go a long way toward keeping
the horse in condition to do pro-
fitable work.
If you want nice bright hay
that the cattle will eat up clean,
and that will do them the most
good, don't wait till the blossoms
have dropped off and the stalk is
dry and hard; cut your grass
when it is crisp and juicy.
E. L. v
| like to See July come when
the bell rings for fried chicken
good things from the garden,
and, best of all, early apples.
How good the first apples of the
season look and tast! If you are
eat apples every day,
all summer long. This fruit is
better to clear this trouble from
the system than the patent mes
dicines: W. Farm Journal.
A tribute to crimson clover
comes from a reader in Della
ware, eighty-two years old, says
Rural New York: Il have had
one acre in corn twelve success
sive years; put no fertilizer on in.
that time. | SOW it in crimson
clover the last workinA
plow the next spring, "a
the clover unAr plarr sloouf|
May 18th tc 9th; have aS Siale..'
seventy bushels Of corn. 1tim.
son clover has ma& Kest and
Sussex counties rich"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
Very respectfully,
A. HOWARD STAMPER.

siege ON ,-.cil cOcy
birds were sent out from the
doomed city, one of the
birds performed the almost
incredible feat of carrying
to the outside world, on one
trip, no less than forty thou
sand messages, averaging
twenty words each. This
was eight hundred thousand
words, or the equiyelant of
five or six average novels.
This marvel was accom-
plished by means of micro
scopic photography, the mes
sages being fest printed
with ordinary type and then
photographed and rephoto-
Igraphed, until they had been
reduced several hundred di-
ameters. The final photo
graphs were taken on films
or pellicles of Collodion, each
of which, about two inches
square, contained fifty thou
sand words. A dozen Of
these films, rolled up in q
quill, weighed one-twenty
eighth of an ounce. Tht
messages could, of course
be read with a microscope
without the necessity of re
photographing and enlarg
, ing.
Underfa favorable condition
, and for comparatively shor
distances pigeons have cal
: ried as much as three-qual
ters of an ounce. Using tn
/ photo-reduction method
e would therefore be possibl
: for a single bird to carr
+ messages equal in words
S no fewer than one hundre
I and twenty ordinary volun
}, es, Harper's Weekly.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
Gone To Meet His Victim.

Former Lieutenant Cover
nor of Soute Carolina, James H.
Tillman, has at last joined his
victim, Editor Gonzales, across
the river, whom he killed because
of a criticism in his paper, doubt
less just. The killing was al
most in the nature Of an assassi-
nation, but the jury acquitted
him. It's action was never re-
garded with favor, and Tillman
was a doomed and stunned man.
He has been in i'll health for
years, and his only companion
was an old negro, a former slave
of his father, who took care of
him.
The end of all murderers is
not as horrible as that of Til
man, even if they dangle from
the gallows. He was absolutely
ostracized, with apparently nc
friends left except the old negro
and finally died unwept, union
ored and unsung.
1t is horrible to killa human
being, even in self-defense. TIL,
man who murders another be
: cause he happens to get the drol
on himmust go to his grave wit
, an everburdened conscience, i
: he have one. Lexington Her
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13

A saving of a million dollars a
year to oil and fuel is said to
have resulted in the United Stat
es navy by instructing fremen
and attendants and encouraging
them to practice economies by
the means of rewards for the
best records.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
An oficial report estimates the
LISTEN.

We have a number of farms,
boundaries of timber and
town lots for ale which we
have not the space to adver-
tise. If you want to buy
real estate call on us and we
can show you what you
want whether we have pub
lished a description Of it or
not. H. G. CoTTLE & co.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
Where We Fall Down,

Leigh Hunt: Few people, rich
or poor, make the most of what
they possess. In their anxiety
to increase the amount of means
for future enjoyment they are
too apt to lose sight of the capa-
bility of them for the present.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13

planning, now are develop
ing and waking up and de-
manding recognition, and
will soon be the richest por-
ton of the commonwealth.
| | believe the mountain Sec
tion is entitled to some kind
of'a State institution. The
State needs a sanitarium for
Iconsumptives, and if l am
nominated and elected 1 will
introduce a bill to have one
established in the mountains,
the best place in all the
State for such an Institution.
Again, the mountains need
a State Normal School in
the mountains for the train
ing and education of noun
tain boys and girls s-one es-
tablished in the mountains
and not in the bluegrass.
If nominated and elected |
favor the establishment of
one in my district. In short,
if nominated and elected as
the representative of the
people, | will favor every
legislation looking to the
moral as we'll as the finan-
cial interests of the State.
Upon this platform | ear
nestly request the suffrage
of every Democratic yoterin
the district in the primary
election to be held July l,
1911.
Very respectfully,
A. HOWARD STAMPER.
Feat of a Carrier Pigeon.
For mora than tmo thons-
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
"A. Howard Stamper,
Candidate For the Legislature, An
nounces Platform.
To the Voters of the 91st
Legislative District:

To the Voters of the, 91st
Legislative District:
| am a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for
the Legislature in this, the
91st District, composed of
the counties of Morgan and
Wolfe. In asking your sup
port lido not do so alone
that my personal ambition
may be gratifed, but be-
cause | feel if | am nominat-
ed and elected as your rep
resentative | can render a
service for the. district and
be the means of accomplish
ing certain needed reforms
for the advancement, honor
and glory Of our beloved
State. AS an aspirant for
this high honor, | now de-
desire to briefly announce a
few things j shall contend
for and try to have enacted
into law should | be nomina-
ted and elected as your next
representative.
First Should | be nomi-
mated and elected, | will fa-
vor abolishing tn e State
Board Of Equalization.
Second Il will favor the
modification of the present
unjust, unfair and obnox-
ious school law, as it has
proven to be a failure and
unsatisfactory to the people
whose cb''''a be
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The Republicans of Morgan
county are requested to meet in
the Circuit Court room in the
Court House in West Liberty,
KY, at l O'clock p. M, on April
%, 1911, for the purpose of Sc
lecting delegates to attend a Re-
Republican convention at Paris,
KY, on May 8, 1911, for the pur-
pose of nominating a Republican
candidate for Railroad Commits
sioner for the 3rd Railroad dis
trict of Kentucky.
/ S. MONROE NICKELL, Chm.
H. V. NICKEL, Secy.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
Home Of Crockett.

Inc center oil interest in Am
erica today is historic old San
Antonio, which is the point of
concentration for the bulk of
troops that have gatheredin Tex
as to be utilized in the present
emergency. Just beyond Fort
Sam Houston which may be term
ed the citadel of San Antonio, is
a grass covered plain, 800 acres
In extent, where the great camp
IS situated. The troops are mas
sed by regiments, which are en-
camped in squads, all facing in
the direction of Gen. Carter's
headquarters, which are located
on top of a little hill that is the
only elevation to break the mo-
notony of the landscape.
The interesting city of San An
tonic consists of three parts: the
old town, or San Antonio proper,
between the Sa Pedro and the
San Antonio rivers; Chihuahua,
west of the San Pedro; and Ala
mo, east Of he San Antonio. The
old town is the business quarter
and has in great part lost its
Mexican character, having been
almost entirely rebuilt since 1860.
Chihuahua is almost exclusively
Mexican in character and popu-
lation. The houses are one story
high, built partly of stone and
partly of upright logs with cane
roofs. Alamo is the largest
quarter of the city, is consider
ably larger than the other two
and is mostly inhabited by Ger
mans.
In the north part is the Alamo
plaza, with the fort of that name
which, Ga years ago, was the
scene of a savage and sanguinary
encounter between a small com
pany Of Texans and Americans,
and a greatly superior force Of
Mexicans, which resulted in the
capture Of the fort and the mas
sacre Of the entire garrison.
: s. 90, the V Ilant defepder was
the famous Dayy Crockett, who
had gone to help the Texans in
their fight for-independence, and
who fell surrounded by the bod
les Of those lie had slain ere he
was cut down.
The heroic yalor of the garri-
son and the barbarity of the
Mexicans thrilled the American
people. The cry Of Remember
f! the Alamo" was heard through.
out the country; and the feeling
, which it excited did much t
bring on the war with Mexico
in which an American arm!
swept triumphautly into the capi
tai of the Montezumas.
1 Hard by this historic place i
the old cabin Of Davy Crockett
which has been preserved by tn
patriotic Texans as a lasting me
amorial to the hero, who lost HI
life in the sublime cause of libel
ty,- Western Publisher.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13

Third W.. Il the ab.lf
solute repeal of the Indeterr
inmate Sentence Law (pass-
ed at last session of the Leg
islature), which takes away
from a trial jury the right to
fix the punishment on any
one found guilty of a felony,
but lodges this right in three
Prison Commissioners at
Frankfort, who can know
no facts in the case or any
of mitigating circumstan-
ces developed on the trial OF
the case.
: Fourth Il favor a revision
# the tax laws. In many
distances the present tax.
system imposes a double tax
alton, which is burdensome
and unjust.
Fifth i believe in good
roads, and believe the State
should aid in the construc-
ton and improvement of the
public highways as much as
possible. Nothing will so
tighten the burdens of the
poor man as good roads, and
+ will favorany fair and just
legislation having in view
the building and improve
1nents of the roads.
SIXTH favor a law abol,
ishing many of the unneces'
sary and useless offices
thereby reducing the .expen
ses Of tie State and lessen
ing The burdens Of tax etion
Seventh Thousands ant
thousands of dollars of tn,
States money In appropria
tions are spent every yea
for the different institution
of the State, such, for IN
stance, as the State College
the Feeble-Minded Institute
the State Normal Schools
the State Penitentiaries an
Asylums, but not one Ger
of thismoney is spent on an
kind of institution in tn
mountains, because tn
mountains have no such il
Gititutions. The mountain
though have been uncon
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
Too Much Gravity . BAD slsn.

There is a false gravity which 10 .
very III symptom; ana II may be sha
taat as rivers whicn run very slowly
haSu always the most mud at the
bottom, so a solid stiffness in the con
stant course OF mans life Is . sign
Of thick bed OF mud At the bottom ef
his braln.--Saville.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13

Perhaps it is more than true
that half of the great college
lege buildings in the land are
splendid gifts from Village
Chumps, who broke away from
home because they could not
find a chance to expand or ex-
press themselves in their native
two-by-four town, and never,
or hardly ever, got the first
ghost of a show or the spare
time to acquire an education.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13

A convict in Texas became so
i'll that a surgical operation was
found necessary, and the cause
of the trouble was discovered to
be a $500 stolen diamond.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13
Robbers broke into a Jail in
Pennsylvania recently and robb-
ed the only prisoner of 800

A fairly good knife hone for
household use can be made by
oiling the end of the grain in a
block of wood, cut the right
shape, and rubbing emery pow
der into it,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-04-13

In doing ought which thou
hast clearly discerned az right to
do, seek never to avoid being
seen in the doing of it, even
though the multitude should be
destined to form some wrong
opinion concerning it. Epicte-
tus,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
NEW PHASE OF LIQUOR LAW.
Slathers of Beer Arrive i'm Mason
City For Greeks-Can
Interpreter Sign
For it?

Mason City, Ia, April ga new
phase of the Iowa liquor law is loom
ing up. This morning there arrived
in this city thirty-one barrels of
beer and three cases, all consigned
to different individuals, embracing
about all the Greek and Montene-
grean names to be found both in and
out of the city directory. Whether
they are fictitious names or not is
hard to prove but from developments
it looks as if some of them at least
may be fictitious. The beer was
shipped from Fulton, Illinois, ac-
cording to the report of one of the
officers. And now comes one of the
Greek interpreters and asked to sign
for it all. Fortunately the bills had
not all arrived and of course the
agent could not permit him to do
this. Just what proceedings the Of
ficers will take regarding this ship
ment is not yet known. 1t seems
to be quite question of law wheth-
er the Greek interpreter has legal
right to sign for all this shipment,
but if he is acting as an agent for
the different individuals it would be
difficult to deprive him of this right.
This is a shipment of 2,304 quarts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
FOR BALD HEADS.
A Treatment That Costs Nothing if
it Fails.

We want you to try three large
bottles of Rexall "93" Hair Tonic
on our personal guarantee that the
trial will not cost you a penny if it
does not give you absolute satisfac-
tion That's proof of our faith in
this remedy, and it should indisput-
ably demonstrate that We know what
we are talking about when we say
that Rexall "93" Hair Tonic will
grow hair on bald heads, except
where badness has been of such
long duration that the roots of the
hair are entirely dead, the follicles
closed and grown over, and the
scalp is glazed.
Remember, we are basing our
statements upon what has already
been accomplished by the use OF
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic, and we
have the right to assume that what
it has done for thousands of others
it will do for you. In any event
you cannot lose anything by giving
it trial on our liberal guarantee
Two sizes soc and $1.00. Remem'
Der, you can obtain Rexall Rene.
dies in this community only at oul
store-The Rexall Store. E. j. Par
mans.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
Ground Your Fence Wires.

Exchange: AS the season of cleo
trical storms approaches we begin
to hear of cattle and horses being
killed by lightning, sometimes by
the half dozen, while standing in a
pasture crowded up against wire
fence. This death loss by lightning
can be almost entirely prevented by
grounding fence wires. Take a No.
10 or II wire and staple it on the
post over the fence wires and be sure
that the lower end is well in the
ground. These ground wires may be
placed at intervals of eight or ten
rods and will switch all electrical
discharges into the ground often by
induction and harmlessly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
Let the Kids Skate.

AS the Usage Press says, don't
stop the children roller skating on
the sidewalks, they have lots of
good sport out of it and it is excellent
exercise. Some people complain
that it is a nuisance, but We can't
see it that way. On the other hand,
we wish it were possible to get out
with the kids and glide along on
wheels. These youngsters do not
interfere with pedestrians on the
walk and most people are even will
ing to give the little skaters the
right of way. No man or woman
who was ever real romping,
healthy boy or girl, enjoying child
rens sport with all its noises and
some devilment, would protest
against the kids using the walks to
skate on. Let 'em skate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
Warning to Railroad Men.

E. S. Bacon, IL Bast ST., Bath,
Me-, sends out this warning to rail-
readers: "A conductor on the rail-
road, my work caused a chronic in
fiammation of the kidneys, and was
miserable and all played out. A
friend advised Foley Kidney Pills
and from the day l commenced TAX
ing them, / began to regain my
strength. The Inflammation cleared
and / am far better than l have
been for twenty years. The weak
ness and dizzy spells are thing OF
the past and l highly recommend
Foley Kidney Pills" R. A. Engbert-
son. May
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
BOOZE AT MASON CITY.
Northern Iowa City Having Lots OF
Trouble With Booze
Fighters.

1t was steady grind most of the
day today in police court, where was
disposed of certain alleged vaga-
bonds, DRINKS and other petty of
tenders. The roll call this morning
resulted in answers from p. j. Con
way, A. NJ. Shoemaker, for plain
DRINKS; William Praham and Rol-
land Straw, drunk and fighting; and
Bert Peaks and Dutch Heilman,
vagabonds.
For selling liquor as the repre-
sentative of a liquor house, a man
who gave his name as Shield, was
arrested on Powder street yesterday.
Before Justice Rankin in the after
noon he gave bonds for his appear
ance for $200.
E. Z. Brown, for inicX, alton was
arrested yesterday and sentenced to
fifteen days in jail Or $50 fine. He
went TO Jail.
Norman Bell was arrested this
afternoon and fined SIS for intoXica-
tiCn.-Mason City Globe-Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
SCARE AT CALMAR.
Boy Sleeping Beside Tracks Brings
Fright to CaImar Parents.

Melvin Hurlbut and Jerome
Huitker innocently caused quite a
scare last Saturday afternoon. They
boarded a passenger train and went
to Fort Atkinson fishing and when
they returned along toward evening,
with their minds little uneasy per-
haps, because they had gone away
to fish without having obtained
permission, they were rather sur
prised to find that they were re-
ceived with great rejoicing. Their
parents had become almost fran
tic when word was brought to Cal
mar from Fort Atkinson that boy
was killed along the track between
Fl Atkinson and Calmar. When
they had learned that these two
boys jumped on a train and gone to
fish, the parents naturally jumped
at the conclusion that one of the
two boys had met with an accident.
The freight crew on No. 81 going to
FIT. Atkinson saw the motionless
body of boy lying near the track,
and as they could not stop, on ac-
count of the down grade, the crew
on another train just about to pro-
coed on up to Calmar was requested
to look out for the body and pick
it up, but failed to find anyone.
Mr.. Hurlbut was so worked up that
he walked down the track keeping a
close look out for any trace of the
boy or body. He found no dead
body, but on Investigating learned
that one of the Swehla boys was
herding cattle and had lain down
there not knowing or thinking what
commotion he might cause.-Cal-
mar Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
For Winneshiek County
For the Famous MaytaS Automobiles
NEW ORIGINAL. PROPOSITION

Either write us or come to Waterloo on the first
train We prefer have you come and look over our
plant which speaks for itself.
We know this territory cannot stay open long with
the kind of proposition we have to offer.
Remember, making the classest, raciest best
balanced line of automobiles in the country, and solicit
inspection and investigation
We also have full line of light delivery cars
and trucks for from $3.50 up.
Getting into the automobile business and controll-
ing certain territories has made many rich in the past
few years. This is an opportunity for someone. Are
you the man?
Don't write unless you mean business, unless
you alive, and will put in your time this propo-
ston Remember this is not a sub-agent propo-
ston May be you have business already. All right,
get our proposition and if can't give you better
proposition than the business you in already, we
won't ask you accept it, 1t is fine outdoor work. the
pleasantest business there is and the securing of
territory cannot help put be fruitful proposition in the
next few years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
Egg Shower For Carrier.

An "egg shower" for a rural car
rier was the experience of William
A. Mitchell, rural carrier out of
Iowa Falls. The patrons of the
route thought that it was fitting, at
Easter-tide, to show their apprecia-
tin of his good services, and when
the carrier passed over the route, he
found collections of fresh eggs in
each patrons mail box AS he pro-
crossed along his route, it became
a question of how to handle the hen
fruit but patrons loaned him egg
cases to carry home the results of
the shower" When Mr.. Mitchell
arrived at the pistoffice, he found
that forty-five dozen eggs had rained
down on him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
School Fair and Field Day.

County Superintendent Peck has
issued announcements of the second
county fair and field day to be held
at the Fair Grounds in Waukon
on Saturday, May 20. If Indictment
weather prevails the date will be
the following Saturday.
1t will be remembered that this
event was attended last year by
several thousand people, and a day
of rare amusement for old and
young prevailed. The exhibits will
be repeated this year on a larger
scale and the athletic events ar
ranged will be heartily entered into
Medals will be awarded the winners
as heretofore. A general invitation
is extended all the school patrons OF
the county to participate
Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
Care For These Birds.

If you see pretty bird the sizt
of a quail, with a blue spot on it!
breast do not shoot it, says an ex
change. 1t is a pheasant from Hun
gary. Thousands are being liberat
ed in Iowa in the hope that they viii
repopulate the stat with game
birds. They should be treated az
sacred birds until they get numer
Gus enough to be hunted. Let every
good man and every good boy re-
spect the strangers in the bird world
who have been brought to this
state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-03
The Times Twice a Week.

Beginning with this issue The
Times will be published hereafter
twice a week-Tuesdays and Fri
days. This plan has been contem-
plated since January 1, but for var
ious reasons was delayed till now.
With the aid of our corps of excel
lent correspondents, our facilities
for reporting the town events, to-
gether with goodly amount of
state and general news we believe
our readers will appreciate the new
arrangement.-Cr Times.