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The Calumet news., 1912-07-13
KING COLLECTS METALS.
Novel Curios Very Interesting To
George Of England.

George Of England.
King Georue's principal hobby until
few years ago was that of postage
stamp collecting. his collection being
the most valuable i'm the United King
dom. Since his accession he has de-
veloped another hobby. the collection
of medals and coins, especially those
relating to the British empire. The
field Is a large one, for it must be
portant events i'm the history OF the
nation have been commemorated by
medals struck for the occasion.
The Kings collection. which is rapid
ly Increasing by gift and purchase,
comprises among its rarities the bronze
medal Napoleon l. caused 80 he made
i'm Paris to reward those of his ch;-
GERS and men who should have distin-
guished themselves during his pro-
iected invasion of England. So as
sured was he of success and OF being
eventually able To distribute these med
ais as master of the British capital
that they bore the vaunting and un-
truthful inscription. -"F'rappe a Lon
dres" (struck i'm London).
OF course, when his great camp az
Boulogne was broken up as the re-
suit of the French defeat at Trafa.-
gar, the Emperor in order to avolo
ridicule, took special care TO have the
medals DESTROYED. There are said 10
be only two others in existence beside
the Kings one in the Bibliotheque Ma
tional in Paris, and another in thc
municipal museum at Bouloene
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CONSIGNMENT OF HORSES.

James Mcclure of Seventh street
received a large consignment of draft
horses yesterday from Plainview
Mimi. They We're purchased by his
brother. Or. Fred Mcclure, the wei
known veterinary surgeon. All OF tho
horses are in first class condition, and
as Mr. MC Clurc has had many inquir.
les for horses of the heavy draft line
lie anticipates 70 difficulty in dispos-
ing of the entire consignment in
short order.
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THE ONLY WAY.

The late Wilbur Wright put safety
above all else in aeropane construc
ton.
Mr.. Wright was once watching with
ritical eye he flight of very swift
very cranky aeroplane when little
girl said TO him:
Uncle Wilbur, can you get ia
heaven in one of those machines
Mot by going up replied the
great airman. but ii YOU have lived a
very good life, you may do so by COM
ing down."
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uNFEELlNG.

Theodore \. Ben. chairman Of the
California delegation, said of an un
fortunate remark made at the demo
cratic convention in Baltimore:
1T was unfortunate, IT was unfecl
ing. In fact, it reminded me forcibiy
of Widdard.
"Widdard, consuming ham and beer
after his wife's funeral, shook his head
solemnly and said:
- My poor wife! Buried on the
thirteenth OF the month. | do hope II
won't bring me bad luck
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HIS IMPRESSIONS.

e. r. Forsdick. secretary of the An
tomoble club. was complaining in New
York about the scarcity of good inns
and hotels to be found on country al-
tomobile trips.
Il met man the other day" he
said. who had just returned. brown
and rather thin, from long tour
through the remoter parts of the
southwest.
"'Well what impressed YOU most OF
your trip?' | asked. The scenery
The resources?
"'No; the tough beefsteaks, he an
swered. the canned vegetables. stale
eggs smoky coffee, cold storage chic
ken. strongish butter, exorbitant bills
and disobliging walters ="
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Your Nerve System

The nervous system can be COM
pared to telephone system. with the
spine likened to the switchboard. Or,
Tor explanatory purposes we may
compare the body to machine. which
receives its power from the dynamo
tbrain). AS long as all parts of the
machine (bodD receive their full sup
ply Ct power. there is harmony and
health, but II the power Is partially cut
off by pressure upon the wire (nerve)
from one or more of the parts (organs)
Of this machine (body) there will be
discord or disease.
When machine fails to run proper
~. we call n mechanic TO find the trou-
BILE and remove IT, Re as good to the
human body (machine) and when it is
not running properly (sick) go to a
master mechanic tChiropractor) and
have him locate the trouble and re-
move the cause thereby giving nature
a chance TO restore.
Chropractic does not confine itself
TO any one or special disease. having
successfully removed the cause Of nu-
merous diseases. both acute and
chronic. II during the acute stage the
cause was removed by spinal adjust
ments there would be no chronic dis
ease.
n. JoBLiNc, D. c.
Graduate Chiroprsctor.
312 Sixth Street
Phone 6SeJ Csumet.
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INcoRRteIBLE.

Governor Foss. at a luncheon in Bos-
ton. said of certain incorrigibie
crook
"He is as incorrigiblc in drinking
as in stealing Two criminal lawyers
were once discussing him.
Hes been persuaded to take the
gold cure said the first
Has it cured him. asked the
other
He fears so, was the reply.
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Il Actually Hapnened.

The traditional bet OF dollar to a
doughnut was recently made in 8
down town cafe. The man who put up
the doughnut won, but when the
stakes were turned over he found that
the odds we're not so much in his fs-
vor as he had imagined. The dollar
was like the doughnut-had hole in
it.-Louisville Courier-JournAl
The Calumet news., 1912-07-13
SECURE LOGGING CONTRACT.

Parks e Labby have taken a con-
ifact from tine Wisconsin Veneer com
pany 10 take out the remaining tim
Der frcm the Canal. Nichols and Sen
ter-Dupee lands between Gratiot Lake
and Lac la Relic. They will start
erecting camps about the middle OF
August and employ about forty meu
In the woods The timber will be
hauled TO the big bend in the X. G.
road. between Delaware and Lac Ia
8elle and from there the X. c. will
haul the timber to the shipping point
---Keweenaw Miner.
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BoUNDLEss FAITH.

Chairman ii. S. New of the subcom-
mittee on arrangements said at din
ner at the Auditorium in Chicago apro-
pos Of a state that had evidenced great
faith i'm Colonel Roosevelt:
Their boundless faith reminds me
of little boy whose father showed
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is dimensions.

It's dimensions.
The circumference of the body in
'front.' of the pectoral fins was thirty
seven feet II was thought that the
whale was an aged "bull'' which had
been driven from its hers by the
younger whales and. straying off by
itself. had probably entered the fatal
shadows while in pursuit Of a school
of cuttlefish or squids.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-13

him, through fragment OF smoked
glass, am eclipse Of the sun.
when the eclipse was over. the
youngster said eagerly:
DO IL aden. daddy. DO II aden.' E"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-13
Your SUPPORT and INFLUENCE
will be appreciated
Anthony Lucas
Republican Candidate for
Prosecuting
Attorney

change the automobile ordinances In
conformity with the recommendation
Of the committee will meet with con-
siderable opposition in the Board pl
Aldermen
The Calumet news., 1912-07-13

bank clerk and not school teacher
now. he whacked the counter with his
fist and shouted al his chief in a
voice OF thunder:
Say, you, get on with your
Norki'"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-13

Montreal claims a population o
355,4s0: Toronto. 317, ,53S.
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J. STRAY TOPICS !.
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FROM GOTHAM


New York. July 12.-As usual after
tho closing Oh the schools the vacation
nlavgrounds. CT which this city has
more than one hundred, have been OPP
ened and daily they are throngcd with
,housands of those poor children who
arc not go fortunate as to be able to
spend the summer months In tho coun
trv Last summer these playground
had total attendance of 3,SS2,5l
children, and 1t Is expected that this
ysat the attendance will be far in in
.xcesa Of that figure. Many of these
plsygrounds are equipped with shower
baths which are thoroughly enjoyed
by the Youngsters.
There are also morning ard after e
noon Fairgrounds for mothers with ba-
lies and roof playgrounGs which, last
wear were patronized by. an aggregate
Of more than two million women and
children. These Fairgrounds are scat
tered over the whole city and are IN
most cases connected with public
school buildings. They are great
dren i'm the congested districts of the
city who are compelled to remain IN
the city during the vacation months
and are even tco poor To make trips
10 the woods and large natural parks in
the immediate vicinity OF the city.
During the last few years energetic
efforts have been made by public spirit
ed men aud women i'm this city TO re-
duce ,he tremendous mortality amons
infants, which prevailed in the crowded
sections of the city during the summe"
months. Now there are about $50 or
carnations in the city engaged In
work OF one kind -ur another in behalf
Of babies
With "A view of extending the scope
Of the work and still better systema-
tizing il new society was formed un-
der the name of Babies Welfare asso-
cation and a, present more than thirty
of the various organizations are repre-
sented in &C. II is expected that by the
end of the present summer ell the 9TH
or organizations will be enrolled in the
new association. The latter which is
under the general supervision end di-
rcction Of the Health Department, has
made considerable progress i'm sys-
temnizing the work by introducing
a uniform method of weekly reports.
The Board OF. Health is running fifty
i've milk stations this summer and in
addition to these there are numerous
other stations conducted by various
charitable persons and organizations.
last year there were LBS fewer deaths
among infants in this city than in the
year 1910 and 1t is expected that the
death rate will be still further reduced
this year.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15
BARGAINS IN SEAf - Is

.I-Ia
List No. III. House and tt1> -
lot in West Liberty. Ten room ho,|S1
newly built and finely finished, eas'
outbuildings, etc. Garden large and
would make a fine market garden.
List No. 11S. Forty-fve acres 81
rich, river bottom land within two
miles Of West Liberty, Overflow, is
level and has a deep, rich, .'mad& q
soil. Fertile and productive.
Lists numbers III and 11s. would be
an ideal prodpcsition for man who
desires to live in town and educate
his children and raise crop.
List No. II. A splendid farm, short
ditance from town. Consists OF rs
acres, sixIroom residence, barn. out
buildings, good orchard. Cheap II
sold quickly.
List No. 1O6. A one-acre lot Just
out of town, three room cottage and
outbuildings Big bargain.
List No. 124. 100 acres Of fine tim.
Der, oak predominating. Near foati
ing water and close to railroad. The
best small tract timber proposition in
Eastern Kentucky.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

q The express companies
seem to be behind the move
ment to defeat the Parcel
Post bill. We have beer
'swamped with literature an.
suing againstit, but we arr
YET. unconvinced. Just as
government ownership OF
railroads. is inevitable, SC
with the Parcel Post. The
sooner we get the latter the
Better for the people. tire
quires a demonstration t.
convince the people. The
Parcel Post WI teach then.
how iagrantlytaey are be-
ing robbed by the express
companies and they&ll then
begin tosmell out the exhor'
bitant freight rates that pie
vail.
Monopoly and oppression
are at last having to fight tC
exist, and Awakening in
telligence of the people will
in the end wiz. The Repub
lican party and its concomi
tant monopolies will pass in
| to oblivion when the people
exercise their reason.
We favor the Parcel Post
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

A patron asked the other
day, why school notes were
not published in the CoUR-
TER regularly like last year.
Let's drop that sub
.ject, Everyone interested
20 any extent knows why,
md unless we are piqned b;
Unjust criticism we prefer
aot to air soiled linen.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

Corn Club! CORN CLUBIl|
CORN CLUBl!! We have
three expressed candidates
for County Superintendent,
with perhaps others looking
over the bars. That Office is
educational and the man or
woman who fills it success
fully must be an educator.
What an opportunity for the
wopld-be Superintendent
There are probably five
Hundred boys in this county.
between the ages of IL and
Is years. AT least one hum
Hdred Of these tive hundred
would be .better) ought to
enter a corn growing contest.
The benefits to be derived
from svc.l.a movement could
not be computed in dollars
and cents. Something must
be done for the farmers Of
Morgan county. Now is the
opportunity. The candidate
for Superintendent who will
interest himself m. this work
and show results will gain a
lead over his competitors
that all the electioneerine
they will be able to do car
not overcome, One month
spent in this work NOW will,
do more toward securing the
nomination than everything
else combined.
This hint is intended fol
the wise.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15
We are the
LIVE WIRES
in Real Estate!

If you don't see whaa you want
advertised here, call on us, or
write to us. We can suit you in
town or farm property.
If you have property to sell,
list it with us.
West Liberty offers splendid
opportunities for Investment. A
live, growing town, good school,
natural gas, surrounding terri
tory good farming, near vast coal
debosits, on Licking river.
Property steadily advancing in
price. Let us serve you.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

The strongest argument
against woman suffrage is
that the leaders Of thai
movement have no babies.
1t is not backed by the moth
srs. For old maids and
,hildless married women
some advertisement should BIZ
provided, but shoe them
away from that suffrag e
thing that would take the
woman worth while from
ner Queenland the Home.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15
Mr.. Bryan, will you please
go in the back yard and
play?

Now that Brown and Nc
Cutcheon, erstwhile politicai
bosses of Kentucky, have
knocked under, let us hope
that a brighter era for the
State is dawning.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

An editor was dying, but
when the doctor bent over, placed
hisiear on his breast, and said,
.sPpor man! Circulation almost
gonep' the dying editor shouted:
You're a liarl We have the
largest circulation in the coun-
tyR'e Exchange.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

The men who do a'town more
harm than good may be classed
as follows: First, those who op-
pose improvement. Second,
those who runit down to stran-
gers. Third, those who never
advertise their business. Fourth,
those who distrust public spiri-
ted men Fifth, those who show
no hospitality to any one, Sixth,
those who hate to see Others
make money. Seventh, those
kwho put on long faces when a
stranger speaks Of locating in
their town. Ninth, those who
oppose every public enterprise,
which does not appear Of person
al benefit to themselves. i
there one like this in this town
WE think not. lex.
Ne can't say that for Wesf
Liberty. +.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

iiGicidi Oiup is ueSCilleu W
accamplish much good for
The town and surrounding
Country is apparent to the
most casual observer. The
uniform system of sidewalks,
to be constructed alongI the
lines and according toy the
plans submitted by the club,
to be a sure thing.
But little opposition to the
scheme has developed thus
far, and those who oppose
it will not accept the clubs
invitation to attend It's.
meetings and discuss the
proposition frankly and free
ly. The invitation was X
tended to them in good faith
and is still open. No harm
can come of a full discussion
of every phase Of the ques-
ton, and that is what we, as
a Club, and the citizens Of
West Liberty generally,
want. The truth is what we
are trying to get at, and if
any one has any information
bearing on the sidewalk
question, either in regard to
the cost Of construction, the
bond issue or any other sub
ject relative to the building
of the walks and
paying for the same, he
ought to come before the
Commercial Club and give il
the benefit of his knowledge.
The sidewalk question is be-
ing agitated by the progress.
sive citizens Of the town
from a sense of civic duty
and because of a conscien'
rious belief that they art
taking a step in the right di'
rection and are doing some
thing for the betterment o.
all concerned. No one vii
be able to say, in the future
that the matter was rail
coaded through . that they
were not given a chance tt
Zoe heard, The concrete
walks are going to be built
sooner or later, and if tn
people should refuse to &C
4 Eaaef5t present pfepositio,
lit would only mean that tn
Board Of trustees, or thei
successors, will eventual,
pass an ordinance ordering
he walks constructed ant
hen the property owner
would be compelled to pa
che full cost of constructiol
at one time instead of havini
ten years in which 10 DO it,
Opportunities like thi
don't come every day an
when opportunity passes b
it don't tprn back.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15
Farm For Sale!

40 acres, good house and barn
good orchard and garden, two
good wells and one spring 70
acres good Licking river bottom
land, all under good fence. Will
take good live stock on first pay
ment; balance on one and two
years time. Price: $500.
Call on or write
G. w. CLAY,
Salt Lick, KY.
SS-3t Care Judge Kimbrell.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15
/ matters but little if the

II matters but little if the
editor OF the COURIER parts
hisAair in the middle or if
the foreman wears good size
shoes, Neither of us have
suffered our whiskers to get
aeecegrown OF. to become the
depository Of sputum six
days old. Our wit is not
our only stock in trade and
if it were we would not use
it to retard the develope-
ment of our home town.
Go to, sorehead; you are
kicking against the pricks
and the more you 1ounce the
deeper you'll get the hooks.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

Thelcapitalistic class teach that
doctrine, through a prostituted
press and fawning pulpit, in or
der that the poor, unthinking
workingman will work on uncom-
plaihingIy hoping that '''ind,vid, y
al' effort will better his cold =
ton. And the dumb, driven la
bort tolls on while his opoortu
tuIity FOR making q bare living
grd. us daily less and less. The
capitalist class, in order to ST !
the storm when the herd o.
workers threaten to stampede
INCREASES wages 10 per cent. ind
at the same time. increases the
prices on the necessities of life
40 per cent, The worker goes
bac8 to his eeaseless toll satisfied
with what he has accomplished
by His individual" effort.
y y -
True, the Iabojng man can,
undar favorable circumstances,
by denying himself the necessa-
Tries pf life, sometimes get a few
dollars ahead provided hehas in
iheriled 80 unusual amount of
that disposition known as thrift.
But he cannot lift himself out OF
his dass. In rare cases men do,
unddr extraordinary conditions,
hettAr their condition, but it is
fonlyIthose who have inherited a
!. mind that is selfish and cunning,
He is a rare bird, however,
If Individual effort is so potent
in th@ affairs of man why is il
that 1.-THE land-the source Of
wealth and all the means Of
the production Of wealth is being
absorbed by the few2 Why is il
that less than A per cent. of the
inhabitants of the great city Of
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

Orthodox and his horde of
wage-slaves are so welded to
their chains that preaching the
economic truth tothem is about
as effective as singing psalms to
a dead niger. They kiss the
hand that binds them andvrevile
those who offer relief. We're it
not for this dense, pittiable igno-
norance the reign Of the capital
istic plunderer would be short,
Obj that some Fsaiaaa elsleus pow
er could give the poor, benighted
0rthodoxes sufficient brains to
see this, and courage enough to
throw off the yoke and like men
demand and take their own!
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15
We are authorized to announce
RI M. DAVIS

of West Liberty, as a candidate
for the domination for Count,
Court Clerk Of Morgan county.
subject to the action Of the lem
ocratic pafts,H..
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

We are authorized to announce
REV. w. H. LYNDON
of Insko, as a candidate for the
nomination for Assessor of Nor
gan county, subject to the act
ion of the Democratic party.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

New York own the homes they
Ave III? Why is it that 90 per
cent. Of the wealth of this coun-
try is in the hands of Is per
cent. OF the people? Why don't
orthodox and his tribe "individu-
al effort enough to stop the
soaring prices of food? Why
don't they individual effort"
sufficiently to bust the trusts that
are absorbing their very means
of making a living?
With starvation, privation, woe
and misery clinging to them like
cerements these ignoramuses
rear up on their hind legs and,
like other jackasses. bray: "You
mustn't take away from us the
incentive that individual effort
gives!"
Proded on by their masters,
Orthodox and his crowd sets up
the cry of Anarchist at those
who believe that the product OF
labor should belong to the labor
er who prodaces it. We are ''un-
desirable citizens" who preach
that man is one great brother
hood and that the oppression OF
one is the cause of many. Yes,
it would destroy individual eff
fort" if the means of production
and distribution of wealth were
taken from the idle thieves who
stole them and put in the hands
of the real owners-labor. 1t
\ would be great crime against
humanity if the wealth that is
fEproduced by labor should lie dis
tributed to each man in proper
ton to the amount Of labor he
put into the production Of it
4 What a blow it would be to Ioul
splendid civilization if things
were SO arranged that the hours
Of the labor should be fewer ant
the laborer could educate ms
children and dress them we'll aat
could have Injuries for his fam
, lily. And it would be a measly
shame to compel the white-hand
ed idlers to either WORK o.
starye,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce
G V. LYKINS
Of Grassy Creek, as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for the office of County Judge Of
Morgan county.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

We are authorized to announce
LEEsBARKER,
of Malone, as a candidate for the
nomination for County Court
Clerk, subject to the action Of
the Democratic party.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15
We are authorized to annoapc

JAMES W. DAVIS, IA
of Eel, as a candidate for tn,
nomination for Superintendent
of Schools of Morgan county
subjectto the action Of the Dem
ocratic party. TX
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15
We are authorized to announce
SAM r. LYKINS.

of Caney, as a candidate for th'i
Democratic nomination for Sher
iif of Morgan county.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

We are authorized to announce
W. W. MCCLURE,
Of West Liberty, as candidate
TO the nomination for Jailer Of
Mo gan county, subject to tn
acti m of the Democratic party.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-02-15

bnIy reward they ever ask Is
some position without pay
Chat entails a heavy expense
20 be paid by themselves.
Personally, Mr.. Musick is 3
pleasant, worthy gentleman:
ehustler and a Democrat al
he time. We predict thai
ne will land the honor.