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The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-03
Stood at the One Window.

could not resist the appeal Of that
bonny wild rose face. His arm crept
about her as she lifted her glance.
She could not help but read the earn
est 1ovelight in his honest eyes.
Don't CO." she whispered. "Oh, for
my sake-let me go! / dare not"
In amazement Burt felt her tear
herself from his clasp, saw her dart
towards the house like a hunted,
frightened bird. Then he gave a quick
start. Weaving his way in and out Of
the dense underbrush, he made out q
skulking form. This Eloise had seen.
this lurking presence had driven her
soul to vivid alarm, just within the
cherished clasp Of the man who had
come into her life like a CLEAN of
sunlight.
There flashed through Burt's mind
as he stood there the picture Of a
week past. It was a wild western dis
trict, infested by strangely rude and
vicious characters. There was a bar
rem strip on the Oklahoma side Of the
country that had been a place of ref
uge for fugitives from justice for
years. He had been sent by the en-
cheering firm employing him to in
spect the district in conjunction with
q new irrigation and railroad prof.
ect. He had arrived at the border
town of Fifield one week previous. It
was necessary for him to make In
quiries there before he prosecuted his
journey. He had been directed to Mr.
Treherne, the uncle of Eloise, who
was acquainted through the entire
section. He had found him to be a
former itinerant preacher, but now
living some miles from town and en-
gagged in a small cooperage business.
He and his niece led the truly simple
life. Burt had become their well
come guest; the days had drifted on
pleasantly. He had learned many
things of the district he was to pene-
trate-and love.
Eloise was a pure. simple, beautiful
flower of nature, her whole life
seemed bound up In care for her uncle.
One evening, however, Burt had a
foretaste of the people he was des-
tined to meet If he continued on his
Journey. Another uncle Of Eloise,
named John Rivers, accompanied by
one JEFF Wadhams, came down from
"the bad lands" Rivers was voluble
IA his demand that his niece should
lend part of her time at his home
~ the border. Burt even surmised
was Jeff Wadhams who was urg-
to this. The eyes OF the des-
pld that he sought Eloise AZ
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-03
HAD A MESSAGE TO DELIVER
And AudItore Understood Why Presi.
dent Of ChiIdren's Congress Ad-
dressed Them Standing.

When President Chauncey Devere
Appleton ascended the platform to pre-
side at the one hundred and forty
ninth converting of the Children's con-
gress, called in session extraordinary.
he did not take a seat in the presi-
dents chair, as was his custom, but
remained standing in rather q con-
strained, unnatural attitude.
"The thought l will give you to
take home today" he began, the
weight of a sad experience giving
gravity to his voice, sis that none OF
vol must take your mothers literally.
Il am seven, and while l believe
that l have reached an age Of dignity
and wisdom, my mother does not al
ways agree with me-"
A groan swept over the house.
"Overcome with pain recently" he
resumed, "at the slap l received from
my sister when I used her oil paints
in decorating my dog, l broke into
tears.
Don't cry said my mother. BE
q mani
"Be a mani It sounded good to
me, and / resolved to be me-.
THAT evening / watched my father
closely, and the next day / tried to
be a man. / grumbled about my
breakfast, ! picked up the morning
paper, and scattered it all ove the
house; / collected fathers cigar
stumps and left one on the piano,
two in the fern dish, three on the
dresser, and four, with ashes and
matches. on the dining room table,
cloth. l was swearing about my col
lar button when my mother heard me.
81 am trying to "be a mani
cried when she grabbed me. You
told me to be a mani / walled when
she began to punish me.
Brother and sister delegates, my
appeal vas in vain!"
Then he turned and walked stiffly
and painfully from the platform. He
hadn't sat down during the entire
session.-Cleveland Leader.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-03
FLOWER OF NATURE
Engineer Sent to the Wild West
Learned Many Things
and Love.
By GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN.

u ~
A fairer picture Burt Dawson fam
,cied he had never seen, and for q
minute OF two he paused, screened by
the leafy verdure. A girl, tall, fair,
had filed her pitcher at the spring
IRE she took It up to carry it to the
house, two hundred yards distant. she
stood looking into the face OF the ra-
diant sunset A golden haze sur
rounded her. In her simple gown,
classic - that Of some Roman maid
On. her 1.-the willowy form, the bare
1eet not even sandaled. she reminded
one Of some naiad posing for portrait
ure In imperishable marble.
Her eye Frightened a. young Daw-
son stepped into view. All the lines
OF face and form became more dis.
tinctly human and expressive. She
seemed to realize that his presence
flied out the picture with . new and
delicious intensity.
"T start on my mission in the morn
Ing" he said. TT will seem q lonely
jaunt, more of q wilderness than ever
after the beautiful days l have passed
In this haven Of rest"
my uncle has told me-" said Eloise.
and paused there and a faint. flm
seemed to dim those beautiful eyes
and a culver crossed her face. He
fears you are taking q dangerous risk,
and +"
Again she paused. Her glance
dropped 10 Burt approached nearer.
He had taken her shapely hand.
And your" he intimated gently. and
his tones carried a tremulous thrill.
81 hope / have not brought you
trouble" she said wistfully. II wish
that you would not undertake this per
tlous mission" Her hands began to
tremble, and she placed them plead
ingly upon his arm. The tears came
into her eyes.
It seemed II she wanted comfort,
sympathy, yes. even protection. He
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a life partner. Very clearly Mr.. Ire
herne told his brother-in-law that his
demand would not be granted.
Il have raised her gently, educated
her in my rude way" he explained.
"She would languish and die in the
wild, lawless life among you people"
Seemingly accepting this ultimatum,
the two visitors had departed. But
now both Eloise and Burt had seen
the lurking JEFF, and Burt knew that
this meant trouble.
"You had better keep close in the
house, both Of you," spoke Mr.. Ire
herne, when he had been advised of
the discovery Of JEFF hanging around
the place. Rivers and Jen and their
crowd are dangerous men. It IL Eloise
they are after. but you. Nh. Dawson.
may come in for a share of their en-
nifty. / advise you to return to town
in the morning and postpone your sur
vey until you have q strong party
with you"
At eleven o'clock that night Burt
was aroused from his sleep. It was
Treherne, who told him to get up and
dress. Then he led him out through
the house into the stout log workshop
over the river, where he did his rude
cooperage tasks.
Eloise was there. She stood 1t the
one window of the place with Q rife
In her hand, looking every inch IN In
trepid daughter OF the frontier. In
some Amusement Burt glanced out.
Mounted on horses, armed, some Of
them bearing torches. were twenty
men. JEFF Wadhams was their leader.
What do you want here?" demand
ed Mr.. Treherne, going to the window,
and JEFF came forward.
1--WE want q man calling himself
Dawson and an engineer" he re-
sponded. I'VE have information that
he is a spy. a disguised detective. and
we are going to string him up. This
isn't your business, Treherne. Deliv-
er him up"
Il want time to consider" spoke Mr..
Treherne, and his face was grim, and
Eloise kept watch and ward ut the
window
Mr.. Dawson" said Treherne, there
is just one way to escape, but you must
do what l say and act quickly. ! shall
barrel you up, with . hammer and
chisel, drop you into the river and
you will float away while these men
are wasting their time here"
And leave Eloise to be carried
away by that rufian outsider" cried
Burt. II will die fighting, irst!"
The old man was silent He studied
the face of his guest keenly.
You love herr" he asked.
More than my own life!" responded
Burt fervently.
"Then"-slowly, solemnly - make
her your wife. Those ruflans then dare
not modest her"
A b~arefooted bride-how strange!
The hasty marriage ceremony-how
thrilling! And then, at the insistency
of those two who now had a claim up
on him, Burt consented to be bar
relied up"
They are wicked enough to kill you
If they found you here, married or
not" declared Mr.. Treherne, but they
dare not modest us. We will join you
in Fifeld at daylight"
Thirty minutes later, half a mile
down the stream, Burt Dawson, safe
from pursuit, broke his way out of the
barrel in which he had taken a
strange, sensational voyage.
Two hours later, with a posse gath
cred at Fifield, he was back at the old
house by the river to dispense the
bafled outlaw group and claim his fair
barefooted bride.
Copyright, 1918, by w. G.. Chapman.)
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The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-03
ErIald Edo.

Mrs. Coin-Didn't you bring T1do
down with you this season?
Mrs. Rox-No. The darling suffered
30 much with the heat that ! placed
him on cold storage with my furs.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
WILLIS GREEN CARTER.
West Liberty's Oldest Resident,
And Pioneer Physician Of
Morgan County Goes
to His Reward.

DR., w. G. Carter, aged nearly
ninety two years, passed peace
fully away at his home on pres
tonburg Street at 7 o'clock p. m.
Saturday. He had been confined
to his bed most of the winter and
his death was not unexpected.
DR.. Carter was one of the pio-
neer physicians Of the county, had
practiced medicine for sixty odd
years. He was one Of the oldest
masons in the state, having been
madea mason nearly sixty years
ago. He was the last charter
member Of Highland Lodge No.
81 at this place. The remains
were inferred, under the anspi-
ces Of the local lodge, in the fam
lily plot in the Perry graveyard
near the mouth of Elk Fork Mon
day. An unusually long process
sion Of masons accompanied the
remains ana took part in the cer-
emonies, and the large crowd of
friends and relatives attested the
esteem in which the venerable
physician was held. He is sur
vived BY four sons. Drs. B. F.
and l.. d. and Messers. J. 7. and
}. S. Carter, all of West Liberty.
The Courier Joins with the
many friends Of the family in ex-
pressions Of sympathy and con-
dolence.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
"Please Stop My"

Times are hard, money is
scarce, business is dull, retrench-
ment is due to-please stop my
"Whiskey?" "0h, no; times are
not hard enough for that. But
there is something else that costs
me a large amount every year
which | wish to save. please
stop ribbons, jawelry, orna-
ments and tinkets? mo, not
these, but must retrench some
where. Please stop my" To.
bacco cigars, snuff? Not these
at all, but believe | can see q
way to effect quite a saving in an.
other direction, Please stop my
-" Tea, coffee and unhealthy
luXuries? mo, no, not these
All! | have it now, My paper cost.
$1.00 year. Please stop my pa
per. That will carry me through
the panic easily. | believe in re
trenchment and economy, es
pecially in brain, Elk.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
Some ely" Information.

Where is the fly born? In ma
nure and filth.
Where does the fly live? In all
kinds of filth and he carries filth
on his feet and wings.
Where does the fly go when he
or she leaves the manure pile
or spittoon. He goes into the
kitchen, the dining room and the
store.
What does he do there
He walks on the breac
fruit and vegetables; he wipe:
his feet on the butter and ht
bathes in the milk.
Does the fly visit patients sicl
with consumption, typhoid few
er, and cholera infautum? H,
does, and he may call on you next
carrying the infection of thest
diseases.
What diseases does the fly car
ry? Typhoid fever, consumption
diarrheal diseases, diptheria
scarlet fever, and, in fact an.
communicable disease. Blu,
Grass Farmer.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
Encourage Boy Corn Growers

The Continental Corporation,
of Pineville, KY, has notified
Commissioner of Agriculture
Newman that it would make a
standing offer of 81 per bushel for
the entire yield of the prize-win-
ming acre Of corn grown by the
champion boy corn grower in
Kentucky for 1918. The boy en-.
titled to sell his corn to the Goa
corporation must be a member
of the Boys Corn Club under the
rules and regulations of the De-
partment of Agriculture co-orpo.
rating with the Federal Depart.
ment Of Agriculture. Elk.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
SHOULD ASSIST NEWSPAPERS
DR.. Williams says Church hasn't
Done its Duty in Dissemina-
ton Of Information

DR.. Talcott Williams, of the
Columbia School of Journalism,
lecturing at the Sunday Morning
Forum Of the Park avenue Meth
odist church, New York, told his
hearers that the church ought to
be the powerhouse of the mind
to demand improvement in all
news publications, whether news
papers or low priced magazines.
He declared there is steady i'm
provement in such publications,
but intimated that not much
credit for it was due to Christian
people.
DR.. Williams discussed not the
newspaper, but the reading citi-
zen.
People who read newspapers
make them what they are," de-
clared he. "The newspaper is a
social not a literary product, and
sihce it disappears after only a
few hours Of life it has a time
limit. The newspaper is the con-
science of the people. When a
man buys a paper he helps to ed
it it, even if he disagrees with
what he finds in it.
"You Christian people have done
your full share in the making OF
bad newspapers. You are doing
your best to support the worst in
journalism. Your protest to the
editor, if you make one, receives
instant attention and has its i'm
mediate effect. But you make
few protests. One of the efforts
of the church ought to be to su,
pervise and, if need be, change
moral of the newspaper. The
demand for improvement of the
newspaper comes from all sides,
as much from without as within
the church. There is steady i'm
provement, and it is more rapiC
1t-s77 ;, Isrsn7,,ss -ITS5zz- ~
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
Local and Personal.

]. s. Henry, of Henry, visited the Courier
Office Saturday.
|. l.. Cottel, Of Forest, was a Saturday
visitor at our ofllce.
Harlan Brown, of Mathew, was visiting
in the city last week.
DR.. S. r. Collier is in Washington D. C.
on business this week.
Judge A. n. Cisco was at Lexington and
Mt Sterling on business last week.
J. D. Allen, Jr,, of Valley, Oakla., visited
relatives IN West Liberty this week.
T. II. Caskey returned Saturday from
Mansfield Ill. where he had gone On bust
business.
". r. Toliver, representing Nlorehead
Grocery Co., wa here last week calling on
the trade.
Mss Stella Cisco, who is a student OF
Hamilton College, Lexington was at home
Saturday Til Monday.
q. w Sacy, Of Grassy Creek, candidate,
for jailer WIS IN to see US Tuesday and left
an order for job work.
Sheriff Frnk Kenaaird has moved to
town and occupies the Jno. NJ. Kcnnaird
property IN college addition.
Miss Flores Scitz, who is attending the
l.. X NormtI school at Richmond, was at
home on a brief vocation recently.
Kelly Ferguson, Of Index, wlo was oper-
aled On at Louisville for listula' a short time
ago has returned home almost well,
Mrs. Emma {. Salyer and Mrs. Jennie
ManAer attended the funeral of Will y.
Iiaz ligs at SaIyersvilla last week,
5. p. Wheeler, who has a position as
stenographer for tie Morehead Grocery Co.,
visited home folk Saturday and Sunday.
Denny N. Carter and little son, Marvin
Edwin, attended the funeral of DR.. W. G..
Carer and visited relatives in town the fist
OF the week
JOIN Patrick, of Grassy Creek, candidate
Tor As ssor, called m to see US Saturday
and made arrangements for some advertis-
Ing later on.
h., Ferguson, Of Index, was in TO see us
Saturday Lee told US that lie had just
b ght / farm IN Grassy of Milt Long fer
$500 90. This land Joins his other tract and
makes hi a farm Of about 200 acres.
! On account OF the high water, our line f
ladies Misses and Childfens' hats have
b en- delayed in transit. As soon as the
trains come to our r. r. Station we will
have them in. a new and up-to.day as
sorlmeut will be found in our line. Wait
and see item before buying. Call and sec
some ot cur ready to wear and Tailored
hat, nov on display at our store.
{. w. WoMAcR.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
Prominent Woman Dies

Mrs. Angie Ferguson, wife of
Leander Ferguson, died at her
home near Relief OF tuberculosis
Monday. Mrs. Ferguson was a
woman Of extraordinary business
ability and her enterprise and in
lustry were remarkable. She
lad Il large circle of acquaint-
ances and numbered her friends
Oy those were fortunate enough
TO know her. She is survived by
her husband and three daugh-
tors who have the profound sym.
paIhy OF a wide circle of friends
and with them the Courier joins
IN expressing coincidence.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
Husband And wife Die.

On Sunday, at Licking River,
Mrs Dulcena Baker died after an
illness of several months from
something like cancer, and on
Monday her husband, VIM, Ba-
Ker died. 1t is said that when
the husband learned that his
wife could not live he said that
he did not want to survive her,
aud that his death was the result
of prostration on account of the
death of his wife.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10

Photograph by United states department
OF agriculture.
wAsTErUL METHOD OF STORING MANURE.
orally considered best to apply the
lime to the soil Immediately after
plowmg and harrow it in thorough
ly. Lime which Is already slaked
may he spread upon the soil direct
" from wagons or carts or dumped
into heaps and then spread with n
shovel, although the most satisfactory
plan In such eases Is TO use lime
sprcadcr or ordinary grain drill with n
fertilizer attachment Where lime
Sprcadcr or similar implement is not
available the burnt lime may be plac-
ed on the soil in piles OF from forty
10 fifty pounds each. covered with
moist earth ana allowed to slNke be.
fore being spread with shovel.
In conclusion, II may be said, ascer'
tain first whether lime is needed. II
It is apply It i1diclously, and never
lcpnd upon lime alone to maintain
the fertility of tho soil, for all or the
ingredients which plants need must
he present in the soil 60 insure thI
"ontablc production Of crops,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10

Photograph by United States department
of agriculture.
= DISEASED cABRAGE PLANT - MUCH LESS
y APT TO OCCUR IN FIELDS TREATED WITH
y LIME.
abundance of all the other essential
Nelements is present, the plant cannot
/ develop normally. The plant cannot
grow ia'any one Of the essential ele-
ments Of plant food Is lacking. Fortu-
natelN however many soils are well
provided with lime by nature, and it is
seldom or never necessary for those
who cultivate them to resort TO lin
a ing
The method usually resorted to for
ascertalnlng the amount of lime in
!. soils is TO treat them with some strong
mineral acid usually hydrochloric) and
determine the amount of lime which
is thus dissolved. Some writer's state
) that If only one.half Of per cent is
\ thus shown to be present immediate re-
sort to lining is desirable; others set
y Nhe amount higher, and some seem to
lrefer to have present rs much as |
per cent
The fact that beets of all kinds make
a ready response TO lining on soils
which are deficient in carbonate Of
Time may he utilized as the basis for n
iNactlcal and reliable method Of test
ig the lime requirements of the soil.
FOR this purpose lay out two plots OF
!, I'd. each about - 10y 80 feet manure
each of the plats with like amounts of
JN fertilizer containing potash, phos.
,horic acid and nitrogen and apply
lime to one OF the plats at the rate of
Z from one TO two and n half tons per
Pcre forty pounds per plat would be
approximately two and half tons per
acre.. A comparison OF the growth
and yields on the two plats will fur
nish n safe means of Judging whether
the soil will respond proHtably TO ap'
't pllcatlons Of lime
Lining Sometimes Injurious.
Excessive amounts Of lime, especial
ly on light Soils may have an injurious
action. This is particularly true OF
freshly slaked lime and Of ground
limestone upon light sandy soils, which
are inclined TO be dry and which con
tain only small amounts Of organic
matter. II hastens unduly the decom
position OF organic matter and thus
renders the soil more open aud less re
tentive OF fertilizers and moisture thar
before. lf either ground burned lint
or slaked lime must be used upon sucl
soils Il should be applied in smal
amounts at not too frequent intervals.
,q'he arguments in favor Of the us,
OF lime are summarized thus:
The use Of lime MS soil improver Il
very ancient. and its value for thi'
purpose is generally recognized. III
action as n fertilizer is both direct an'
Indirect.
There are many soils In which lim'
Is deficient. notably such MS are dcriv
ed fror- granite mica schist and Ger
tain stones, states and shalcs. Oj
lime Is often Of direct valu
necessary element o
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
J. Pielpont Morgan Dead.

j. Pierpont Morgan, banker
and iinancier, of New York City,
died in Rome, Italy, Monday,
March 81. Morgan was the
head of what was possibly the
strongest banking combination
on earth. The Morgan syndi-
cate has financed more gigantic
enterprises than any other group
of'capitalists. For some time
a Congressional committee, the
Pujo committee, has been inves-
tigating the dealings of the big
bankers, alleging that they have
formed u money trust" and il
is said that this investigation
contributed to the illness that
caused the hnancier's death.
Jeifries-JohnSun Pictures at X
of p. Hall Saturday hipht.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
viii A. Hazelrigg Passes Away

Will A. Hazelrigg aged about
"a years died at his home at Sal
yersville at 2::30 p. m. last Thurs
lay of heart failure. He was a
half brother Of J. H. Cole and
Mrs. Emma Salyer, of this place:
Mr.. HazeIrig formerly lived here
and worked when a boy and young
man as compositor on The Noun
tain Scorcher, the first newspa-
per ever published in the coun-
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10


work on the school grounds for
this year, and we leave it in a
much better condition than we
found it. 1t is cleared. Of briars
and bushes, planted with 189
trees and has two good ball dia-
monds and a tennis court. We
must see to it now that no cows
find their way into the campus,
and that no people ride into the
grounds. There is no room for
quadrupeds in the school lot this
year.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-10
Another Producer.

The Ohio Fuel Co., brought in
a 40 barrel well on the center
farm, a few hundred yards south
west Of the Terril well, at Camel
City, and the well on the j. T..
Day farm was a fine gas well
0ther wells will be finished short