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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

We have always been an
advocate of the "Spend-yonr
money-at-h home Have
expended considerable time
and used quite a lot ofprint-
ars ink in an effort to i'm
press upon our readers the
ACCESSIBILITY Of dealing with
home merchants and. home
tradesmen. Just W ha I
weight our argument had
with the people we don't
know, but we have abundant
evidence of how much ouI
efforts in behalf of our home
merchants were appreciated.
A glance at the pages Of the
COURIER will tell. We still
trade at home. Spend what
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

Foley Kidney Pills are healing
and strengthening and tonic, and
contain no harmful or habit
forming drugs N. j. Gorham.
Cashier, Bank Of Woodville,
Woodville, Ca, recently had an
acute attack of kidney trouble.
The pains in my back and kid
neys were terrible, but bought
a bottle of Foley Kidney Pills
and took them, and can truthfully
say they have entirely relieved
me. | find more benefit from
them than any other kidney med
icine have ever taken" Try
them. For sale by all dealers.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

There is a we'll defind reu-
nor afoat that Miss Crank
.edot" Wilson will again be
employed by the board OF
trustees Of the West Liberty
High School to teach the
young boys and girls Of Nor
gan county how to Spark.
Well, it may be SO, but | am
not going to believe 1t until
| see it. The Courier would
ike to be in position to coop
crate heartily with the entire
faculty during the next tern
of school, but, be it under
stood beforehand that II
Miss Wilson comes back CO.
operation will be out of the
question.
1t has been reported that
am, or have beer fghtine
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25
Two Real Estate Bargains.

We have for sale what is i!
pown as the 'Uncle Billy EIam'
farm y 3Dlyi:Hi one mile
east Of West Liberty. The farm
contains 100 acres, 20 acres of
which Is well timbered. Good
dwelling, good barn and all nee.
essay outbuildings, good vel
and young orchard. Is acres OF
bottom land
One Of the Most desirable
homes in Morgan County vii
sell cheap on easy terms.
House and lot on Glenn Ave.
nue.; large lot, niee new cottage
with 4 f99ms and hail. plumbe(
for gas, insurance paid ror tbre'
years, good we'll good garden
Also small two room cottage Ii
rear. Barn lot contains u acres
and is separated from residence
iot. by ~ alley, +.
A bargain on easy teFn4s 81 pay
ment.
CoTTLE & HoyEPMALE,
West Liberty, Ky.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

-
woman, who circulated such
a report, is a liar and they
knew they. were lying when
they circulated said report or
repeated it after another.
| am fighting certain
things which have hereto.
fore been practiced in the
management Of the school,
viz: The employment Of in
competent teachers because
they happen to>be related
to a favorite preacher or be-
long to a certain church,
and the expenditure of mon
ey, which should have been
applied toward the liquida-
ton of our bonded in
lebedness, to meet the
.uning expenses Of the
school. These things / am
lighting and will continue to
light and unless a halt is
called, and that soon, the
school wiz go hell-ward with
the brakes off. We had just
IS we'll call a spade a spade
lame the baby and call it by
its right name. The state.
nent of the condition Of at,
airs of the district, which
yaspromised some time ago
has not been forthcoming
The lighted match has beer
held over the fuse about Ions
enough. A touch and an ex
plosion is liable to occur a
any time.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

In these DAYS of high cost of
living, a medicine that gets a
man up out of bed and able to
work in a few days is a safe and
valuable remedy. John Heath,
Michigan, Bar, CAL, says: Il had
kidney and bladder trouble for
nearly 6 years, and was confined
to my bed, unable to turn with
out-help. Soon after l commenc-
ed using Foley Kidney Pills and
was relieved at once" His ex.
ample is worth following. Foley
Kidney Pills will do for others
just as much as they have done
for John Heath Try them. Fol
sale by all dealers.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

little money comes our way
with the merchants who
withhold their patronage
from their home paper,
which never let's an opportu-
nifty slip to boost them and
their business, Now who
can blame us if we join one
of theSears, Roebuek & Co.,
or Montgomery Ward clubs
which are in the process Of
formation In country and
town? Would our position
be untenable? Not in the
least. We would simply be
acting in S elf d efens e
Treating oqrhome merchants
as they are treating theii
home paper. We belive II
reciprocity, but there ought
to be two sides to it. If, one
Of these days, we fail tf
practice what we preached
80 long the reason will no
be far to seek.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

If you are housewife you can
not reasonably hope to be healthy
or beautiful by washing dishes,
sweeping and doing Homework
all day, and crawling into bed
dead tired at night. You must
get out into the open air and sun
light. If YOU do this every day
and keepyour stomach and bowels
in good ORDER by taking Chamb'
erlain's Tablets when needed,
you shall become both healthy
and beautiful. For sale by al
Druggists.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25
State of Ohio city of Toledo, !
Lucas County S


Lucas County %
Frank j. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. j. Cheney & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use
of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 9th
day of December, A. D. 1886.
(SeaD A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testi
monials free.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & co. TO
ledo, ohio,
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills fol-
constipation
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

Summer colds are hard to get
rid Of, and frequently lead to as
thma, bronchitis, and hay fever.
s~eDn,sIssaAnsansa
Do not let your cold get a hold on
you, but use Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound for quick relief.
W. H. Allen. Chelsea, Wis, says
"We prefer Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound to other cough
MEDICINES BECAUSE it quickly
cures cougs>and colds. It will
ward off q cold if taken in time
Contains no opiates. Is safe for
children. Remember the name,
Foley's Honey and Tar COMPOUND
and accept no substitute. For
sale by all dealers.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25
CoTTLE & HoyEPMALE,
West Liberty, Ky.

Anincreasing number Of peo-
pie report regularly of the salts
factory results from taking Foley
Kidney Pills and commend their
healing and curative qualities.
Foley Kidney Pills are q
carefully prepared medicine
guaranteed contain no harmful
habit forming drugs. They can
have only a beneficial effect when
used fer kidney and, bladder
troubles, for baokaske rbepma.
tism, weak back or lumbago,
Never sold in bulk. Put up in
i've sizes, in sealed bottles. The
genuine always IN q yellow pax
age. For sale by all dealers.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

The Democrats have a safe
majority in the national house
of Representatives. Every
indication points to the cleo
ton of a Democratic pres
dent and to Democratic con-
troll OF the United States Sen
ate. Given full control OF
the executive and legislative
branches of the government,
IF the party fails to make
good its pledges to the PEG,
pie the logical result will bt
Socialism, nothing more,
nothing less.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

Despite the reservations
Of President Taft and the
Republican spellbinders that
the present high cost of liv-
ing is due to natural causes,
a great many American citi-
zens are harboring the ide;
that "there is something
rotten in Denmark"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

Town Marshall D. G. Lewis,
is stirring things up around
town. Considerable work
been done on the streets Of
late, and the absence of wag-
ons, Machinery and rubbish
is conspicuous. West Lib
erty has been needing g
cleaning up for some time
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

Dysentery is always serious
and often a dangerous disease,
but it can be cured, Chambeelain's
Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoes
Remedy has cured it even when
malignant and epidemic. Fo
sale by all druggists.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

ago The Other One will read
the meaning, though knowing
nothing of any of these days save
rthe last, so if you don't, we'll.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

Has anybody noticed the
scarcity of rats in West Lib
erty this summer? Yes, ant
incidently, somebody else
noticed the sacrcity Of feed.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25
Retrcspsction. &
July 16, midnight,

July IL, mldnight
As ! sat tonight in an easy
chair, ms feet on the low man
tel. Watching the tobacco smoke
float lazily above my head and
form and reform in thousands Of
fantastic shapes, up through the
corridors Of memory comes troop
ing, unbidden. things that wers
best forgot. But how keep back
the onslaught of these imps
of recollection? Tonight neith-
err Byron's 1.-THE Bride of Ably
dos" nor Stevenson's IAN Apol-
ogy for Idlers, nor Hawthorne's
"Mosses From an Old MsIse,"
nor Harriden's Ships that Pass
IN the Night, "hold my wayward
vagrant thoughts. Our lives a!e
not measured by the hours and
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25
: = ~
born rich than not -toNAdve
been born at all.

Out of nothing nothing
comes. If you don't work
for a living how do you ex-
pect to live?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25
WANTED

An industrious boy or girl, 10
to IA years of age, to learn the
printers trade. Must be of
steady habits and not afraid of
work.
Splendid opportunity for the
right one.
Apply to Courier office
West Liberty Ky.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

add it has cone at last.
Keep it up Dave, you're or
the right track. There il
OTIS to be done yet and we
believe you are the man who
will do it.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

To be Or not to be a pro-
gressive, is the question that
is agitating the minds of di-
vers Republicans just now.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

Which is the worst, to be
drunk on whiskey, or drunk
on seIf-conceit?
Think we'll before you ans
nnrnn - IL 80
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

a few hours te the smoke maker,
but the solace is of doubtful BEN
eft. Are the faces we see in
the eddyiHg blHe, and the ten
der and painful memories that
they call forth, the scenes, in
which We have bseR an actor,
that are past and dead save as
they live in relentless memory,
are they a benefit or a curse to
us7 Answer this, sage, if you
dare! Your philosophy is dumb
AS our lives-our acts float out:
ward on the zephyrs Of time, dc
they help er hinder humanity
Are we listlessly floating smekt
rings, or are impelled by sons
ever.compelling power, or DO VIZ
choose our own way7 Ask TIN
Sphinx. The answer is yet un
uttered. ..tl
bu, Why seek to know? Tit
effort is futile. Tie gods will
not help US. Quo poet-pessimis
says;
awe bembsrd the heavens wit
$50 frnitless pfayer,
But out of that are Of echbiess air
Never yet has an Raswef CONS;
If gods there be those gods or
dumb"
But still we try to solve tn
: unsolyeabls to know the un
movable, and cherish qp bat
the memories Of the past, an
fade to-what?
~ y
} Pain u seldom unalloyed.
confess thai ! wosld rot Danish
lie | could, some memories that ap
fraught with the most poignan
pain, because with the pain wer
joys i would not forget. Oh
suffering the we remember at
final partingis tempered by tn
kiss that>attends it. And W
feel thai those moments of bills
are worth the Yeas Of pain tina
: follow and settle down 10 VI
, hope that in the last analysis 0
lifes problem, Whatever is,
best for us.V
y y
: "The Moving Finger writes, up
> having writ moves on"
{ Possibly | would not print thi
5 If it were solely for public Ger
: sumption, though the public
: welcome to it, but there was
: space to fill and ii is July 16.
5 gathered this from the smoke
; clouds, and having writ / let
5 stay, The hour is struck an
/. one more 18th has fed 70 joi
e its,brothers of So years ago,
I ten years ago and of one yes
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

Keep your head cool and
your feet clean this lot
weather.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

days, nor by the years, we i've;
but are divided by events into
epochs.
Being Fatalist | can but be-
lieve that the epochs of my life,
be they long or short, are bound
ed at either end by July 16 So
tonight is given to reverie. In
the smoke wreaths | see the va
rious events that stand out in my
experience and am more firmly
convinced that we are but pow
erless puppets in the hands of an
memorable Fate. VIII Hubbard
Herman, the poet of pesimism,
felt this as he penned his ought
to-be-f famous poem: rs Death
Worth Dying?"
II y
/ am not writing this to please
or interest any one save myself.
That is one comfort the ire
sponsible scribbler has. He is
free from the hampering inAu-
ences of the business office and
doesn't have to cater to the whims
of the dear public; he can write
or not write, just,a he chooses.
| will not be agrieved if you skip
this column this week or at any
other time. never read it.
write this dope solely for my own
amusement.
y u
I But back to the smoke, As
the wreaths form in wierd phanr
1 tasies | watch them float hithel
land Won and wonder II theil
formations were, too, planned
from the beginning. How like
our lives they are cast fortl
A without their own yoiti9n te b.
shaped by whatever currents
they meet and grow weaker ant
weaker and vanish forever, i
that their end? Where do the!
go and what do they become
What causes their shapes? VIII,
ape they not all alike? They or
all formed in the same way, va
! you cannot make one cloud lik
another. How like our lives
live all spring from a commoi
source, ape sent cut TO float dow
through time, each life takes o.
10 different shape and course AM
finally all fade away and wants
forever,
y y
We watch the smoke-elou
, form, float, fade and vanish, an
we We. ask what good it has Saccom
plished2 II has been solace fo
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

If somebody don't head
Teddy off he's going to COM
nit something.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25
Trust Providence, but hoe
your own CATERS"

You can't always judge q
man by the height OF his col
lar.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25
Wanted.

A copy Of Bill Browns con-
fession, in good state of preser-
walton. COURIER,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25
Wanted, At Once

20 teams to haul logs at Hele.
chewa, Ky.
HARLAN HARDWOOD LUMBER
II COMPANY
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

You can't always judge a
man by the way he whites
on a goods box.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

To the readers Of the Courier
who are unacquainted with
the facts pertaining to the
|controver% between 7 he
churches and iysslf, and to
those who ale acquainted
with the origin Of the little
"set-to' but don't understand
why l wrote the article WHICH
appeared in last weeks Cou-
rier, | will say, that smart
ing under the affrontery OF
an offer Of a free ticket to
the play which was given on
the night Of the 10th inst.
for the benefit Of the metho-
dist church, which offer il
was known before hand
would not accept, the memo
ny of my former wrongs was
drought so vividly before me
that l just simply had tc
write or "bust.' ,
While the people were EN-
Toying the play, to which thu
Ioffer Of a complimentary
ticket stung me Ike an sd
der, l was penning the edi'
torial of last week.
4 Let this be my explana
ton but by no means an ap
ology far that article, /
contained the truth but no
all of the truth, for there ar
something's that have no
yet been told,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

It's alright to be generous
but justice has the right-of-
way.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

During the summer months
mothers of young children should
watch for any unnatural loose
ness of the bowels. When given
prompt attention at this time Sc
rious trouble may be avoided.
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy can always be
depended upon. For sale by. all
druggists.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-25

To the readers Of the Courier
who are unacquainted with
the facts pertaining to the
- Nv hetwnnn 4 he
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17
The City of Gary, Americas Magic Wonder
electric illumination than Gary.

electric illumination than Gary.
When the United States steel Cor
poration through allied companies be-
gan the broad CAMPAIGN of develop
ment work and the establishment of
some new enterprises of vast magni-
tude in the Calumet district the build
ing of a city to take care of the great
increase Of population which would
naturally come through the operations
OF that company became a certainty.
The character this city was to assume
was not determined, however. until
one of the most thorough investiga-
lions of the best city planning move
ments by experts. whose sole purpose
was to provide a community where
every possible convenience could he
enjoyed. had been made. 1t was their
purpose to arrange an ideal city which
at the outset and before a lot was sold
should be designed by the ablest land
scape engineers, with every modern
convenience of water and sewerage
system. electric lights. splendidly-con
structed streets and concrete side
walks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17

ture May /, 1852. The company may
Chairman Gary's letter regarding the
bond issue is Of interest 1t follows:
Average annual net income OF the
United States Steel corporation and its
81, 1911. in excess of all fixed charges.
was s7s.551.sl7
THE bonds are first mortgage on
the CRY pant of the Indiana Steel
company.
"All of the stock of the Indiana steel
company is owned by the Federal Steel
company. the entire capital stock of
which is owned by the United States
Steel corporation.
The construction of the Gary plan.
commenced in 1906. and the actual
cash cost. Of the same to Dec. 81. 1911.
was s55.2ss.0 600. It first commenced OPP
erations about Jan. /, 1909 During the
year 1911 the plant was operated at
about 80 per cent of its normal ca
pacity based on the producing units
completed at the close of the year. The
earnings for 1911, from such operations
were. after making a liberal allow
ance for theoretical accrued deprecia-
tion. s3.eo3.139. or four times the annual
interest and sinking fund charges on
| the entire s15,oo0.oo0 of it's first mort
gage bonds"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17

ing and all of the construction work
incidental TO a. townsite. Under Captain
Nortons direction the Gary Land COM
pany has through contractors built
miles OF streets, sidewalks. sewers, laid
out parks, installed shade trees and
employees. Owning upwards of 5000
acres the land company controls every
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17
MILLIONS TO
BE SPENT UPON
GARY MILLS.

4 total of s40.O0O,000 more is 10
be spent upon the Gary steel works;
of this amount sI5.000.OOo is already
available.
Up to the close of last year $780,
:Ss,OO0 was expended upon the Gary
steel works.
Last year. the New York sun
prints, the Gary mills had average
earnings OF more than 100000 daily.
The mills operated but 80 per cent
of their capacity.
At tho present time the mills nrc
running nearly full capacity. which
should increase the earnings pro-
p0rtionateIy.
The total earnings of the Gary
steel works last year were S3,6O3, 30.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17

ursold improved lot in the three sub
divisions so far laid out-the first. Sec
ond and sixth.
Captain Norton is president of the
Gary Commercial club president of tho
Lake Country club and exalted ruler
of Gary lodge. B. P. O. f.
He has served as president of the real
estate board and is active in church.
social and fraternal work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17
GARY READY FOR
AN INDUSTRIAL ARMY

Gary, The greatest city in America
cannot furnish better sanitary condi-
lions through perfect sewerage and
ample water supply. the highest class
of road and street construction and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17
GARY LAND CO.'S
EXECUTIVE WELL KNOWN

Captain H. S. Norton. property agent
of the Gary Land company. is the
managing executive of the largest real
estate corporation OF its kind in Indi-
ana. The company. which he heads, is
also classed among the largest of its
kind in the country.
In 1906 when the United States Steel
Corporation founded Gary it organized
a subsidiary, the land company, to
handle its property interests. Upon
the shoulders of this company fell the
work of grading street building, side
walk laying, sub-dividing, house build
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17
FORTY MILLIONS
MORE To
BE SPENT

Provisions TO spend forty millions
the United States Steel corporation at
Gary. upon which a little fifty
I'VE million dollars had been expended
up to the first of the year insures ex-
tensions of the plant to proportions I'M
dreamed of at the present time.
Fifteen million dollars worth of first
mortgage onds upon the Gary works
have been sold and later issue of
twenty five million dollars of the same
cries is to be placed on the market
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17

The most modern and up-to-date
city in the United States. built with
special reference to providing homes
for a great army of industrial work
ers and business people generally is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17
Earned 100000 Daily in 1911.
Borrow for 40 Years.

Monies expended upon the Gary
works. which used up most of the SIS
100000 so far expended upon ali Gary
projects by the steel trust, were taken
from the earnings.
The $4,000. 600 additional to be spent
will be derived from the sales of bond
issues Fifteen million dollars have
been sold They are first mortgage
geld IS. are dated May l. 1912, and ma,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17

il the near future. the proceeds of
which will be for the actual cost of
additions and betterments made to the
properties of the Indiana Steel com
pany after January /, 1912"
Earned 100000 Daily in 1911.
Although operated up to but so per
cent of its producing capacity based
upon the producing units completed al
the close of last year, profits from the
Gary mills last year were in excess
Of 100000 for every working day in the
year
If the present good era of business
continues in the steel works the earn
ings for 1912 should range from si5e.-
GOO to 5000, GEO