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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23

respectfully ask and request that
the incoming county superintend-
ent will, if possible, secure the
services of Prof. Eubank as in
structor for our institute next
year.
5. That we as teachers here
by resolve that, so far as lies
within our power, to enforce the
present compulsory school law,
and that we recommend to the
next General Assembly that it
be so amended as to give it effi-
cheney, and so as to include all
pupil children between the ages
Of Z and 16 years, both inclusive.
That we. as a body of teachers,
demand of our present and in
coming county officials that the
compulsory school law be strict
ly enforced.
6. That we recommend to the
incoming Superintendent the con-
solidation of schools as far as
possible and practicable, and pro-
vision for the necessary trans
portation of the pupils to and
from the schools.
7. We recommend that the
next General Assembly amend
section 4501 of the Kentucky
Statutes (CarrolPs Edition OF
1909 with reference to county
certificates so that the qualifica-
tions requisite for a tirst-class
certificate shall be equivalent to
a two years course in an approx
ed High School, and that the
second and third-class certif.
Gates be abolished.
8. That the LICKING VALLEY
COURIER be furnished with
copy Of these resolutions with
request that it publish the same
and that the secretary Of this in
stitute furnish a copy of these
resolutions to the Educationa
Committe of the next Genera
Assembly of Kentucky.
A. N. Cisco, G. E. Clark.
Bernard Whit, H. F. Bays,
! j. M. Lykins, j. M. Perry,
Committee on Resolutions.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
To The Public.

The news has gone out that |
have sold my store house and
stock of goods and will retire
from the mercantile business.
This is not true. / was on a deal
to sell but the trade was not
made. and l am still in business
at the old stand with a full line
of everything you need, and my
prices are, as they have always
been, the lowest.
So don't let this false report
get you in the habit of trading
elsewhere, but come right on
where you can get the most fol
the least money.
Yours for further business,
174-tf AUTY MCCLAIN.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
becoming harder and harder to dis
semlnate the vast amount Of informa-
ton which Uncle Sam is spending
millions of dollars to gather.
AMERICAN WOODS GO TO ORIENT

Recent statistics indicate marked
increase in exports of lumber from the
United States to the Orient. More
than a quarter of million feet OF
American woods are reported as being
used In Samoa, Hawaii, and the Philip
pine Islands.
Heretofore, 1t is said, raw materials
have been made up into finished artt
cles in the United States, almost with
out exception, and exported as such.
With the discovery by American man.
ufacturers in the Philippines that they
could import United States woods and
make them up with profit there, wood
using factories were built. Pacific
coast woods, In consequence, are in
many cases taking the place of the ma
tive woods with such picturesque
names as apitong, teak, nara, and
yacal
Douglas fir, according to the infor-
nation collected by the forest service,
is the principal wood exported from
this country 1t is said to be the favor
ite wood among insular manufacturers
for flooring, ceiling, siding, cornice,
shelving, finish, and boat work.
Makers of furniture demand California
redwood and sugar pine, southern
quarter-sawed cak, eastern ash, sugar
maple, and western white pine.
Four woods, principally conifers and
oaks, go into the construction Of
boats; for framing parts, masts, spars,
interior trim, planting, boat crooks
and tiller handles. Meat blocks are
made from sugar maple, which with
sycamore supplies the entire demand
in the United States. Wagon felloes
are made of white oak, and other parts
Of vehicles are manufactured from
high grades of white ash and white
oak.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
Advertisement for Bids.

/ will on Saturday, November
8, at Ezel, KY, receive competi-
tive bids for the building of ap-
proaches to the bridge across
B acllwater creek, near Ezel.
Bids must be sealed and hand
ed to me not later than IL clock,
noon, on that day, after which
the bids will be opened and the
contract let. | will make the
specifications known on that day.
Ireserve the right to reject any
bid which consider undesirable.
The person, or persons, to
whom the contract is awarded
wilkbe required to execute bond
for the faithful performance OF
the contract.
w. B. ALLEN,
176.tf Road Engineer.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
]. DUDLEY LYKINS,
OF West Liberty, Announces for
Circuit Court Clerk.

To My Many Friends Of Morgan
county:
| take this method Of announc-
ing that if | live and nothing un-
forseen prevents me from doing
so, | intend to make the race
next time for the office of Clerk
Of the Morgan Circuit Court. l
do this after | have been solicited
to do so'by a goodly number of
the very best citizens of the
county.
All who know me know that |
am now, and have been for more
than 20 years, a cripple, having
had chronic rheumatism all this
time, which renders me unable
to work on a farm, or other like
employment, as the best people
who live do, but | arn unspeak-
ably thankful to God that | am
able to do the work for the peo-
pie in the Office to which | aspire,
and as this work has to be done
by some one, why not let me dc
it who can not make Il living any
other way? / want my friends
everywhere to think about this
marter seriously, and l desire to
thank them in advance for any
and all favors they may do fol
me in this matter.
With the best and kindest re,
CARDS for one and all, l am
Very respectfully yours,
1874 j. DUDLEY LYKINs.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23


he should mail them direct TO the ap-
plicants The theory of the practice
which was outlined and on which the
law governing the present method of
distribution is based was good, but
its working out has proved defective
In many instances.
Director William j. Harris of the bu-
reau of the census had his attention
called TO defects In the present-meth-
cd few weeks after coming into Of
fee. A correspondent wrote to Direc.
tor Harris requesting that a summary
Of the latest agricultural statistics be
mailed him. A form letter was writ.
ten in the census Office to the appli.
cant for Information, saying that the
request had been referred to the su-
perintendent of documents, and that
the bulletin containing the statistics
would be mailed from the government
printing office. The information was
wanted in hurry; the correspondent
waited five days, then wrote to the su.
perintendent of documents stating
that Director Harris had written say
ing that the bulletin would be mailed
from the printing office. A polite re-
quest was made of the superintendent
Of documents to hurry the informa-
ton, as the time for completing the
article In which the statistics were
to be included was growing very short.
The superintendent OF documents then
sent a form post card to- the CORE.
spondent, saying that his letter had
been referred to the director of the
census The correspondent, whose
patience was almost worn out by this
time. having expected the information
in one or two days at the most after
his original request was made, brought
.,the matter to the attention of Director
Harris who was surprised that the
red tape created by the present law
makes prompt distribution of public
documents almost impossible, provid.
ing the request for them comes by
mail. On personal application docu.
: ment will be furnished Immediately,
but only those people living In Wash.
ington can have the benefit of this
prompt service.
Hundreds Of cases similar to the on
which has Just been outlined occur
every month in the departments, and.
according to chiefs of bureaus, It Is
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
DANIELS RIDES IN COAL TRUCK.

Thera was some mistake in placing
an order for a cab to take Secretary
Josephus Daniels of the navy depart
ment to hear President Wilson deliv-
er his message on Mexico to congress.
At ten minutes before time for the
message no taxicab appeared.
Mr. Daniels and his secretary, How
ard A. Banks, stood on Pennsylvania
avenue waiting. 1t was too late to
take q street car. Two minutes later
Secretary Daniels and Mr.. Banks,
seated by the driver, were going up
Pennsylvania avenue as fast as the
law would allow, in a big truck used
to haul coal for the navy department.
Mr.. Daniels, seeing U. S. n. on the
truck, hailed the driver, jumped in,
and told him to beat it" for the cap
itol
Il am the secretary Of the navy, and
have authority to press any of our ve-
hicles into SERVICE" was the order the
driver got
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
FOUR BILLION CARDS.

Four billion postal cards will be re-
quired by the postoffice department
during the next four years, and Post.
master General Burleson recently ask.
ed for sealed proposals for furnishing
that number. The contract now is
held by the government printing of
flee, but previously was executed by a
private printing concern.
The postoflce department supplies
the plates from which the cards are
printed, and It may change them at
any time. Engravers now are work.
ing upon a portrait of Thomas Jeiier-
son, which is to be substituted for
that of William Mckinley on the new
issue. ss
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
PROGRAMME
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
STACY FORK SCHOOL HOUSE
FRIDAY, now, 1919

Welcome Address Wheeler Ratlf
Educational Progress John NJ Lykins
Relation of Teaaher to Parent H. F. Bays
Reading Cortes Stacy
Geography (Method of teaching primary Roland Stacy
History (Chef aim in teaching) Archie Lacy
Arithmetic Method of teaching to beginners IL B. Wells
Language (How to teach in Sd gade Rahs f'ankenship
Writing (Method of teachng) Asa NJ Lylins
Method of teaching Civil Government Morton Cisco
Becitation - Edna Ward
Spelling (How assign study and recite) Vada Lacy
Necessity of System in School MkchelT Carter
Purpose of Nature Study in School Jane Vance
Recitation Banch Cotte
How study the health conditions of the community w G.
and show what the school do.o improve them DeHaven
How may the school aid in stamping Gut typhsis afy
Value of studying Grammar in Public Schools Pearl Guett
Dinner the ground and everybody invited Instrumental
music by experts John M. Lykins " P.
Morton Cisco, Sec.
H. F. Bays L. B. Wells, Committee
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
IS vEI!NG PROBLEM
Distribution Of PubSh Documents
Big Job for bureaus.
Ssovernment is Spending Millions Of
Dollars fcr Popular Dissemination
\ Of information Through Me-
~, dipmSof Prlnters' Ink.

-. u.
y Washington. How to insure prompt
ness in tie disefNation of publica-
tions ccntfnuss--..s1 be vexing prob
lem IN many bureaus of the various
branches ~ the government, particu-
iaIiSM the, departments of agrlcul-
- n commerce, interior and labor.
Ehese are the departments which pub
lish the greatest number of printed
documents for which there is popu-
lar demand The government is spend
ing millions OF dollars on printed bull
letins for popular distribution each
year. the fund for the dissemination of
information through the medium of
printers ink IN the department of ag-
,riculture alone amounting TO more
than S1,0OO,000.
At the present time all bulletins are
sent out by the superintendent of
documents of the government printing
office. This officials task would be
easy and his service most satisfac-
tory If his work were restricted to
the sending out of bulletins to large
mailing lists, but according to the
law passed by the last congress, he
has to take care OF all miscellaneous
distribution, and all mail requests for
bulletins of any kind must be filled
by the government printing office.
The object of this law was efficiency
and economy, but chiefs of various
bureaus believe that 1t entails more
expense in the end than the original
system of direct distribution. When
congress made the law, which has
been in operation about one year, 1t
. did so on the information that at the
time bulletins were carted from the
government printing office to the in.
dividual bureaus and thence mailed
out over the country. Because of the
fact that the government printing Of
flee is near the Union station It was
figured that a saving in transportation
could be effected IL the bureaus would
refer their requests for bulletins to
1 the superintendent of documents and
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
'aBull Moose" Writes.

Davenport, Okla, Oct. 8, 1918.
Capt. H. G. Cottle,
West Liberty, KY.
My Dear Captain:-This is Sat-
urday and / am at leisure, with
time dragging heavily on my
hands, for it is too wet and the
rain is falling too fast for me to go
to Deep Fork to shoot ducks, as a
bunch of us had planned to do,
and must take my spite out on
some one, so here goes for a lit
tie talk with you.
| have been here long enough
to become initiated" into the
varied manners and customs Of
the Boomers" and to know
something of their likes and dis
likes, and l find it here as in
many other places-merit only
counts. If one attends to his
own affairs and tries to make
good in whatever calling that is
respectable, this people readily
lends him the glad and helping
hand. We have been teaching
exactly one month, and the pa
irons seem as well pleased with
our effort as in any place we ever
pitched our tent before. No one
is knocking, but every one is
pushing, and we find it a pleas
lure to teach here. Our school
house is a large seven room
brick, two stories high, with an
excellent auditorium with a two
foot-high stage, finished in real
workmanlike style, the whole
costing $l0,000.00. In addition
to the other seven rooms it has {
small one for the principals Office
where yours truly" holds un
disputed sway,
The school had been trying t,
run a four years High Schoo
course, but it was not satisfacto
ry, for the teaching force did no
warrant the required work for
four years course. / took tn,
matter up with the local boart
and caused them to see that
shorter course would be bette
than the old arrangement, TO
the reason that we could do tn
short course well, while the fou
years work was impossible wit
only four teachers. The locs
, board very readily saw the wis
, dom of my argument, and cor
/ sented for me to take the matte
, up with the State SuperintenC
' ent and the County SuperintenC
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
Card.

1t has been reported in some
parts of the county that | will
not support all of the democratic
nominees. This is a lie out of
the whole cloth, hatched and cir
culated for the purpose OF, injur-
ing my successful opponent, H.
c. Combs, in his race for jailer.
l am for every nominee on the
ticket, from State Senator down,
and | am as anxious to see Hezi-
kiah Combs elected jailer as |
am to see any other man elected.
G. w. STACY.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
School Noies.
BY Arnold H. Wetb.

Six weeks Of the West Liberty
High School have passed and un-
der the skillful management Of
the Principal, H. c. Wilson, and
with the faithful efforts Of all
the teachers, the school seems to
be getting better all time. Be-
tween teachers and principal is
perfect harmony and good will.
All parties are willing to do his
or her utmost to make the school
a success. We consider it to be
a duty and a pleasure to sacrifice
our own good comforts and feel
ings if the good Of the school de-
mands it. With this co-opera-
tion | do not see why this should
not be the most successful year
of the school. We are raising
the standard of promotion and
watching the doors out of which
the graduates go as we have
never done before. Efficiency is
our motto, and to help the boys
and girls is our aim, and if par
ents will come up with their end
of the line great things will be
done for the future citizens.
Parents, if you are not awake
already, awake at once! Ignor-
ance is a crime, and the punish
ment is being inflicted, sharp
and severe, every day Of your
lives, If your child grows up in
ignorance, you are the one in
fault, but your child will pay the
penalty. You will see your boy
20 to swell the already full corps
of common laborers, the poorest
paid men in the world. Give
them a chance to do something
for themselves, and their success
will gladden. your hearts as the
sun of life is going down.
We propose to do something,
not only for West Liberty, but
for the teachers and children Of
Morgan county. After Christ,
mas a Normal Department will
be organized to offer courses fol
!. both State and County Certif
tcates. You can come here al
cheap as you can go anywhere
and the standard of work will bt
as high as in any adjoining coun
ty. West Liberty is as clean {
town as there is in Kentucky
and churches and Sunday School!
welcome the Normal students t
their services.
Morgan county schools shoulC
prepare Morgan county teacher
; as far as they are able, and whei
you have exhausted our course
then you will be prepared to en-
ter and do frst-class work in an,
) institution in the State.
: Teachers and parents of Nor
: gan should be patriotic enoug
to support their home school a
least as long as their home schoC
{ is as good as those elsewhere.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
Aged Lady Passes Away.
w. B. ALLEN,
Road Engineer.

Mrs. Leona Perry, aged seven
tY-five years, died at her home on
Main street the II, inst. of a COM
plication of diseases She had
been an invalid for years and her
death was not unexpected. She
bore her sufferings with remar-
liable lepatience and resignation.
The remains were taken to Lex
ington, her. former home, for
interment.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
ACorrectiOn.

The deal by which l intended
to sell my business did not go
through, and l will continue in
business at the same old stand
with a complete stock Of grocer
les, hardware, etc.
HENRY COLE.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
BIRTHS.

Born, on the I4th inst, to Mr. and Mrs,
W d. Archibald, gil
On the 18th inst. TO NJ. AMI Mrs Frank
Thomas, Of Neal ValIey twin boys.
o. the 18th inst Nc and Mrs. Hugh
Minor, Of Camel City, an s. pound by
Mo,her and child are reported George r.
doing we'll.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23

ent and work out a course of
study that we could get cred
it in the State Normal Schools
for without examination. The
result was that I went to Okla
homa City and had a conference
with the State Superintendent,
R. H. Wilson-a former Ken
tuckian-and we reviewed the
matter and came to the conclu-
sion that a we'll done two years
course was all this faculty could
do, and Superintendent Wilson
advised me to take the matter
up with our County Superintend-
ent, P. e. Rawdon, and work
out a course in accordance with
Ithe State School course. | then
went to Chandler, the county
seat, and had a talk with Supt.
Rowden resulting in the arrang-
ing of a two years High School
course which we are working out
now to the entire satisfaction Of
all parties concerned. Supt.
Rawdon seems well pleased with
our work, and has been to see us
once and left the assurance that
he would come again and stay at
least three or four days with us.
He said he was real glad to well
come us to his county to join in
his school work, and was anxious
for us to become a fixture here.
So far we have not heard Of a
single kick of any kind whatever.
The chairman of the board of
trustees was reviewing the mat
ter with me yesterday after
school and he said he never saw
it so pleasant here before; that
he had not heard of a single OBJ
lection Of any kind whatever.
Now, l guess l have told you
about all you want to hear from
me just now, unless there is
some money in it, so here goes
on that score.
You remember my promise
that I would want you to do some
printing for me when | got
things going here, and you said
| would forget it. Now see if |
have. | want five hundred let
ter heads, with envelopes. with
my card on both letter heads and
envelopes. | want a duplicate
of the printing on this letter
head with the change from West
Liberty High School to Daven-
port High School. am enclos-
ing herewith slip of paper on
which l have offered a suggest
i've style but, | know you under
stand better what it should be
when | give you the skeleton,
and | leave the "weatherboard-
ing" for you to do as you think
!, best. Make me a good, decent
letter head, script type on the
E letter heads and print type on
the envelopes.
Now, if | ever hear from you
| am pretty apt to write again
but if you never answer will al
. ways know you owe me a letter
Please make the letter head:
: and envelopes and send them tc
:, me together with the bill and
y will try to borrow the money tc
? remit for same. Select a good
: quality of white paper for the
h work and put itup according t
=. your custom of good workman
q ship and | will be glad to get it.
{ guess this is about all thi
time; write me at your leisure
Il and always know that am for
:, ever your grateful friend an,
- fraternal brother,
Respectfully,
= Noah Cisco.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23
s. M. r. HURT
TO THE VOTERS OF
MORGAN COUNTY:
FELLOW CITIZENS:

thereby wish to thank you for your loyal and
hearty support in the August primary election
and, also would impress upon your minds the fact
that the November election is near at9 hand.
There is deuge Of all kinds Of election lies going
the rounds against me lies for political purposes
as usual. Look into, investigate carefully, my
character and qualifications, and, if I am therght
man for County Attorney, vote for me- I have
lived in your midst as citizen of Morgan county
for nearly five years, and expect to spend the rest
of my days in old Morgan the home of mychoce.
Very truly
S. M. r. HURT.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23

For dullness resulting from constip,
ton use Dr. Miles Laxative 1ablotS'
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23

USE THE COLUMNS OF THE
COURIER TO TELL THE PEOPLE
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SELL.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-23

After i. taking Dr. Miles Laxative
Tablets children ask for more candy
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-01-14
Underwear

Our entire stock of Muslin Under
wear will be put out on tables dur
ing this sale and prices named on
them to clean up the lot at half price
and in manv cases at less than half
price. This is a chance TO buy fine
first-class Muslin Underwear enuf
to last all season for what garment
or two would cost you in regular
way, Don't fail to see our Muslin
Underwear
800 yards all Linen Crash in
lengths from to yards, regular
1Oc value; sale price .-.. &c
800 yards Pure Linen half bleached
Crash with small stripe border, a
regular 15c value; sur sale price Sc
300 yards genuine Russia Crash,
all pure linen, the kind you pay poe
for; LoomEnd Sale price 49,. Zoe
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-01-14

500 pure silk Skirts in all colors,
navy blue, tan, gray, brown, green,
red and black, rufied and pleated in
the most up to date way; regular
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300 guaranteed black mercerized
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sale price ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CSC
300 good black mercerized Skirts
regular 65c to LOO values; sale price
for choice ............. 49c