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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
Colleges Of Agriculture.

The colleges of agriculture in
the South are all interested in
extsading their work, sending
COZ Of teachers to hold short
courses and Farmers Institutes
in all parts of their States. And
everywhere the teachers of a
better agriculture are welcomed
heartily. In many places the
high schools are encouraging
their pupils to attend the lectures
of the short course, thereby get
ting a different point of view
and a larger appreciation of what
education may mean as applied
to crop production.
Everywhere there is an in
creasing respect on the part of
the rank and file for the work of
the agricultural colleges and the
experiment stations. Farmers
no longer ridicule the the college
workers as being mere book
farmers doctrinaires without
practical sense. And more and
mord the professors are proving
worthy of the confidence they in.
spire. 1t is a good thing for al
concerned. Southern Agricul,
turist. s
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
The Franking Privslege.

The Postmaster Generals quot
ed as saying that but for the cost
of carrying franked political mail
during the primary campaign the
post-office account would have
shown a surplus of more than a
million dollars instead of q de.
ficit of 81, 781, 900 for the fscaI
yeai of 1912.
The franked matter, it appears,
constituted about 4 per cent. Of
all the domestic mail handled
during the-fiscal year and aggre-
grated 80, 245, 900 pieces, weigh
ing 81, ,377,000 pounds. Had all
the purely political matter been
eliminated this enormous burden n
of mail would have been greatly
reduced.
There can be no reasonable OBJ
lection to the franking of i'm
portant documents, such as de-
partment and bureau reports,
bulletins and other public.
cations that are Of general inter.
est. Nor will anyone question
the use of the frank for official
correspondence or the transac.
tion of Government business.
There is no good reason, how.
ever, that the mails shoulC
be clogged with publications pre-.
pared solely for campaign pur
poses and sent out in unlimited
quantities, free of postage. A
great deal of this sort of busi
ness was in evidence during the
recent presidential campaign anC
much matter was mailed undel
franks that could not by an!
stretch of the imagination com,
under the destination of public
or official documents. Much O
this matter is made frankabfe b!
insertion in the Congressional
Record. In this way the Gov
ernment bears. the expense O
printing and circulating cam
paign documents and the RECORD
is padded to undue proportions
with eXtraneous material.
This absue is chargeable to n,
one party, since members of al
parties are guilty of it and hav,
persisted in it for years. Post
office Department officials yer.
generally have recognized it ant
protested against it. A demo
cratic administration pledge t,
retrenchment and reform shoul,
be able to do something towar'
restricting the franking privileg,
to legitimate uses. Courier
Journal.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
She Was Twice as Good.

The group about the cross roads
store had been discussing the new
teacher who had taken the school ON
The ridge when .he trustee OF the dis.
trict rode up and dismounted. At
once one OF the men asked; Say, Ben,
we've been talkln' about the new
teacher out on the ridge, IIow's she
dcln'T"
"well, ] think she's tine think
sR4s just about twice as good MS the
obJ we had last year"
rYou do? Why, thought you was
certain the one last year was A No. l.
How do you figure II outf"
"Yes, believe she is. You see, |
watched the teachers hire out at my
school mighty close, | do, Honest, |
don't think she missed whippn' some
boy every day. an shu averaged about
two day through both terms OF
school. That's goin' some, This new
one has been out to the school only q
little more than two weeks, an she's
stirted out mighty strong. DO you
know, she's averagln four boys a day
SO you see I'm certain she's Just twice
Ms good us the other one we had"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
Serious Accident.

Sam Vancleave met with a
serious accident at his fathers
mill near 0mer last Saturday.
He was holding a shotgun with
the.butt resting on a box and the
fingers of his right hand over the
muzzle, The gun slipped from
the box, striking the hammer
against the edge and discharg-
ing the weapon. The contents
went through his hand tearing
away all his fingers except a part
of the fourth. DR.. H. V. Nick
ell, of this place, and DR.. C. G..
Burton, of Licking River were
summoned. They removed the
lacerated part of the hand almost
to the wrist joint, except a part
of the fourth finger which the
patient insisted that they leave.
Vancleave is about % years
old and has a wife and three
children.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
Capt Mal1oy's Opinion Of Woman.

My friend, Capt. j. G. Malloy,
of Ferris, once said to me:
Suppose, Dick, that the Lord
had made women just a little
sweeter than they are, on the
average. 1t would be mighty
hard for a fellow to have to die
and leave 'em wouldn'tit? Even
as it is, woman is away yonder
ahead of man ssin moral excel
lence. "
"How about the new woman?'
/ asked. r
New woman or old woman,
she's as far above man as the rose
is above jimpson blossom. ! am
rather partial to the sold woman
-or rather the old style of woman
who wears long dresses and
moderate size hats; but take wo-
man even in bifurcated skirts,
boots or boomers, discussing pol
itics or riding a bike or a horse
man-fashion, still she is a super
ior being to man. The new 'wo-
man may be somewhat negligent
of her home duties but when the
children come to her she will ca
ress and not growl at them as a
brute of a man often does. Af-
ter she marries she usually de-
votes her life to her husband
and her children. She is sweet
and gentle even in the face of
grouchiness, and patient and an
gelic when her husband acts like
household hog. No, sir would
not want to leave this old foot
stool at all if woman were a few
degrees better.than she is now.
This world would be heaven
enough for me. "-Ex.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
Democratic Call.

Notice is hereby given that in
obedience to a ruling of the Dem
ocratic State Convention which
assembled at Louisville, KY,
May 20, 1912, and in accordance
with sections IS, 10 and 20 of
said party law, the democratic
voters of each precinct of Nor
gan county are requested tomeet
at their respective voting places
on Saturday, January 1S, 1918,
at 2 o'clock, p. m, STANDARD
time) for the purpose of electing
a democratic committeeman fol
said precinct.
C. w. WoMACK,
Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee Morgan county.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
School Notes.

Inc mondays nave come anu
gone, and we find ourselves
again in the trenches battling for
humanity. Before the holidays
we had work with the little peo-
pie whose association we learned
to love and whose feelings we
were glad to respect; but now
we find ourself in company with
a houseful of "grown-ups" whose
temperament and different men
tai capacities we must study that
we may be able to do for them
what we labored hard to do for
the little people. But from our
past twenty-five years of expe-
rience in dealing with minds and
temperments we feel that we
can draw sufficiently to meet the
present emergency.
We have in the Normal De-
partment the largest number
ever enrolled at this time of the
year and each day finds new re-
cruits joining the. already large
army for the purpose of lifting
the mountains to a higher
plane of civilization and enlight-
enment. 1t has been our pleas
ure to see a large part of the
United States and to study the
educational possibilities of differ
ent localities, and by reason of
this experience we are able to
see as great possibilities here in
the mountains of Kentucky as in
any district Of country that it
has been our opportunity to see.
The young men and women of
the mountains have as great a
thirst for learning as in any To-
cality; they have as strong minds
as any we ever had occasion to
study; they have a higher esti-
mate of what it takes to make a
real man and woman of sterling
worth than the average young
people, and they make it plain
each day of their school life that
Ttneif aim is higher than the gen
Grafton of yesterday, and that
nobler things may be expected
Of them then of those whose
place they must soon be called to
fill. Their chief need is oppor-
tunity, and to give them this
chance to equip for life's work
is the object of the West Liberty
High School, and we extend a
hearty invitation to all the young
men and women of the mount
aims to come and let US help you
to see the better way and get
ready for life.
We will give exact enrolment
in our next weeks report, the
reason for not doing so now is
that new pupils are coming in
each day and a report would not
be true the next day after it was
made, for the number would be
larger.
With a love for humanity and
a desire to.help your boys and
girls we close this little message.
The Normal Room,
Cisco.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
Knights Of Pythias Elect Offices.

At the first January meeting,
Jan. 10, West Liberty Lodge No.
119, K. of P. elected the follow
ing officers: Chancellor Com
mander, L. T. Hovermale; Vice
Chancellor, John Walsh; Prelate,
T. N. Barker; Keeper of Record
and Seal, Ed Cochriham; Master
of Exchequer H. G. Cottle;
Master of Works, T. H. Caskey;
Master at Arms, R. B. Cassity.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
THE COLONEL
1 KNEW COLTS
And Applied His knowledge In
Advising the Teacher.
CHANGE OF SCENE NECESSARY

Some Of the Things That We Are Apt
to Overlook In Training the Young
sters-Two Workers and What They
\ Received.
The new teacher was doing her best
at the little schoolhouse at the forks
Of the road. She had been at work for
three weeks and her spirits were
7 dropping under the care Of fifty boys
and girls that recited in eight different
grades, to say nothing Of the worry of
4 a smoky stove and Il very uncomfort-
able building.
The old colonel at whose home the
teacher stayed had, said to his wife a
few moments after he had met her:
"She carries her head like she had blue
4 blood in her veins. No need Of an over
check with her. Seems a pity she's
goin 10 have to worry with this school,
don't itY
One evening when the little teacher
had told the sympathetic old colonel
the troubles of the day, the restless
mess and lnattention of the children,
lhe smiled quietly and suggested, 'How
would you like to try some Of the adj
vice give the men who train my
blooded colts that are being taught
trOtting for the race course"
''You don't mean that | must begin
10 whip the children, do youY
"Oh, dear, no! Very little of that
docs any good either on the training
track or in the classroom. 1t Is like
this: We put the colt OH the track, and
day after day he goes over and over
his lesson. He gains for some time in
his work; then suddenly he seems to
lose interest. The whip cannot give
him back his lost interest, so tell my
traiYer to jog him along one of the
pib~s-- j tell the man not to try to
give Why speed or lessons Of any
sort but Just let him see bit of new
country, some wagons and horses and
autos passing, si~s=, s=,i,irs ,e-c',s-,e
~ rest. In few days we bring him
back to the track, and he's better than
ever, and his interest in his work is
keenn
you don't mean that | could waste
my time running around over the coun-
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
C. w. WoMACK,
Jackson Papers Consolidate

The Jackson Times, and the
Breathitt County News have been
consolidated. RyIand C. Musick,
editor of the Times, will be owner
and editor and the paper viii
bear the name of jackson
Times" a
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16


try with my pupils, do you? Why, the
people are paying me $50 month for
my work."
"Again, am made to understand
things" laughed the old colonel. Sud
denly his face clouded, and he eXclaim-
ed: ~ shouldn't laugh, ought to cry,
when things are as they are. Here you
are struggling with fifty children. You
are expected to give them their PAGES
for the great race of life, aud you are
paid $50 month for your work" He
paused n moment, the frown on his
face darkenlng. then said hurriedly: ~
why, ! pay that fellow you see out
yonder driving that young trotting
horse $500 month for every month In
the year It's the old story over again.
We fail TO realize that the biggest and
best thing In the whole world Is the
brain and character of a child In max
ing. We fail to see anything but the
dollars and cents that are close at
hand"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16

The Courier force is under obligations TO
Misses Jane Cassity and Mary Ho'emale
and Messrs T. II. Caskey, Lester Fugett and
John Hovermale for assistance rendered in
running of and mailing out the paper last
week.
No matter how hard your head aches,
Dr. Miles Anti-pal pills viii help YOU.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
N NOTICE

The firm Of Lykins Henry &
Son has been Dissolved and the
business taken over by E. Henry
& sons;therefore it becomes very
necessary for us to collect all
outstanding accounts.
We wish to thank our many
friends for their former patron
age, and hope they can make it
convenient to call and settle with
in the next thirty days.
cow. H. L. HENRY, Gen. Mgr.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
Notice!

All persons indebted to either
of the undersigned firms must
come in and settle at once.
We must square up all old ac-
counts at once, and ask you to
come in without further notice.
We shall expect you.
Very truly,
c. w. WoMAcK, (
196-tf WoMAcK & TURNER.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16

Some idea regarding the economic Inn
portance Of corn may he had by n real-
iEatlon that in the United States II ex-
ceeds In acreage, yield and value wheat,
oats. barley, fax, rye, buckwheat aud
potatoes combined, Country.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
We are authorized to announce.
B. S. STAMPER,

Of Sellars, as candidate for the nomina-
ton for Sheriff OF Morgan couny, subject to
the action of the Democratic Primary
August and.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16

Mrs. A. r. Tabor, OF Crider, Mo-, had
been troubled with sick headache for about
five years, when she began taking Cham
berlain's Tablets. She has taken two bot
ties of them and they have cured her. Sick
headache is caused by disordered stomach
tor which these tablets are especially in
tended. Try them, get we'll and stay we'll.
Sold by all dealers.-Advertisement.
Rev. c. +. Oney Presiding Elder of the
Lexington district NJ L. Church, South,
will preach Saturday night, Sunday and
Sunday night at the Christian Church.
Everybody invited.
Rolla Cecil and "Sessor" John Patrick
OF Grassy Creek, were in town Monday
and each handed the editor the price of a
years subscription, for which they have
our thanks.
Murray Seitz and Volney Cotte have
gone to Salyersville to work. They have
the contract to plumb and put in gas fix
ture in number Of houses at that place.
Jas. Z. Caskey, of Lenox, was in town
Monday. Mr.. Caskey informed US that he
had just closed successful writing school
at the McClain school house.
B. NJ. Carr, who has position in the
Eastern Kentucky Asylum at Lexington
is visiting friends in "Old Morgan this
week.
Frank Lewis of Licking River, was in
town monday and while here took occasion
to renew his subscription to his county pa
per.
1t is reported unofiicially that there
are several cases OF smallpox on Elk Fork
in the vicinity of Alice postofIite.
Died Jan, IL, at the home OF his son in
law, Dave Fisher Brown, on Elk Fork,
Jack, Petit, aged about 70 years.
New pupils are coming in by the dozen
to enroll il school. We can't begin to give
the names OF all the new arrivals.
w. G. Franklin, who has been confined
to his room for several weeks with spran-
ankle, is able to be out again.
Joe Reed, OF WrigIey, representing
Hagan, RatcliI, 8 Co. Wholesale Glozrs
was here one day last week.
Miss Kathleen Steele returnedS Monday
from an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Columbus, Ohio.
Warnie Keeton, of Salyersville, repres-
enting the Tracy Shoe Co., was here this
week clalling on the trade.
DIR. Keeton has Just installed hot So
la dispenser. You can get anything hot to
drink thar you want.
Sheriff H. b. Brown, who has had Sc.
we're case Of lagrippe, was able to come to
town last week.
Smith Brown, OF Bloomington, and Bud
Brown Of, Williams, were in town on busi.
ness Monday.
Marion Williams, Of Valencia, Kas., was
a welcome visitor at the Courier shop
Thursday.
Alex Harmon, Of Salyersville, visited his
daughter, Mrs. Will Cartmell, the first of
the week.
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain pills for rheumatism.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16

Candidates cards printed at this Office
while you wait. I2o.9t.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
Examination For County Diplomas.

The examination for County
Diplomas for Morgan county will
be held in the Superintendant's
office Friday and Saturday Janu-
ary 24th and 25th 1913.
T. N. BARKER,
County Supt.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
Local and Personal.

He slipped the nectar from her lips,
AS under the moon they sat,
And wondered if ever a man before
I. Had drunk from mug like that.
-Iudpe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21

posts and gained the Freiburg road.
He waited, dripping with water. shiv-
ering in the cool of the evening Pres
emily slowly trotting pair of horses
came along, drawing barouche in
which stout elderly lady was seat
ed. On the box was an apoplectic
coachman. Paul drew a pistol from
his pocket, walked up, and extended
his hand. The man refined in.
We'll, what now? What now" he
commanded. This is the carriage of
the Baroness Blankenburg. What do
you want?"
Your horses" answered Paul, and
showed the pistol under his nose.
Run for your life, my good fellow,
or"
But the coachman needed no second
invitation. AS he leaped to the
ground and began running away, Paul
cut the traces and selected the bet
ter and swifter of the two fat beasts.
From 1t he removed the harness; he
sprang on the animals bare back and
drew 1t out from the wreckage of the
equipment just as the Baroness awoke
from her nap.
Home, Friedrich" she said GROSSLY.
L shall be late, you good-for-noth-
ing"
Her remarks ended in shrill
scream as she grasped the situation
But Paul was already cantering away
through the darkness in the direction
OF Freiburg. At ten o'clock, and with
out further incident, he rode into the
military cantonment and demanded
immediate audience with the COM
mander.
A display of the order hurried ex-
PLANTATION, and Colonel Heller proved
equal to the emergency.
"My men shall start In an hour" he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
FAMILY OF FIVE
All Drank Coffee From Infancy.

1t is a common thing in this country
to see whole families growing up with
nervous systems weakened by coffee
drinking.
That is because many parents do
not realize that coffee contains a drug
-caffeine-which causes the trouble.
(The same drug is found in tea.)
There are five children in my fam
ily," writes an Iowa mother, "all or
whom drank coffee from infancy up
to two years ago.
my husband and had heart trouble
and were advised to quit coffee. We
did so and began to use Postum. We
now are doing without medicine and
are entirely relieved of heart trouble.
caffeine causes heart trouble when
continually used as in coffee drink
ing.)
Our eleven-year-old boy had a weak
digestion from birth, and yet always
craved and was given coffee. When
we changed to Postum he liked it and
we gave him all he wanted. He has
been restored to health by Postum and
still likes it,"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for tho little
book, 'The Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be boiled.
instant Postum is a soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly In
cup of hot water and, with cream ana
sugar, makes a delicious beverage
instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's a reason" for Postum.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21

. each man, which were overlooked
when our servants deserted us, carry
ing away such plumber as they could
obtain
/ No more was said, but they contin-
ued to work feverishly upon the de-
fences, till suddenly Captain Van
Thurn stopped and looked at Paul.
You have a sword?" he asked, and,
when Paul shook his head, he entered
the Emperor's ante-room and returned
bearing a blade of finest steel, set in
brass hilt 1T is a plain weapon"
he said, and yet his highness found
it serviceable in four campaigns"
Outside it was growing light. The
trees showed green against the wide
windows, and birds were singing.
Presently tramping, mingled with
distant cries, was heard in the court
yard
Arnim, and they ran back and scram-
bled over the barricades again, where
they stood grimly waiting. The sounds
grew louder, hoarse shouts broke the
silence; suddenly mob of men rush
ed into the courtyard and hammered
upon the gates.
Silence, gentlemen" Won Arnim
said
The hammering grew louder until
the din was tremendous. Evidently
oak beams were being brought into
play. Presently the sounds ceased;
then two minutes later, there was the
roar of dynamite. The gates rocked
and fell inward, and through the cloud
of mortar and marble dust figures Of
men emerged. 1t was quite light
now.
They rushed up the stairway, and
suddenly perceiving the barricade and
the defenders and stood still. But
one man ran to the barricade, and
hoarse with passion, shouted and
shook his fists. 1t was Stepan.
Surrender" he cried Our terms:
your lives are spared. We demand
his majesty and her highness the
princess!"
In ten seconds" responded Van Ar
MIN, I'VE open fire." But he had hard
ly begun to count when second man
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21

ious smile Come In, Monsieur Paul.
My uncle is in good condition now,
and understands something Of the
plot against him. Two Of his gen.
tlemen are here, also. Come in"
Within the spacious room, warmed,
though 1t was midsummer, by the
heat of fire of otak logs, an old man
was seated, wrapped in dressing
gown. Between his fingers he held a
fountain pen, and one Of his aides
held his hand while he affixed his
shaky signature to a pile of official
documents. When Paul approached
he looked up vacantly.
This Is the gentleman, uncle, of
whom I spoke to you," said the prin-
cess. 81 can vouch for his honor and
devotion"
The old man nodded and smiled gra-
ciously.
Excellent! Excellent" he mum
bled In French. What does he want
then-a commission in the Guards?
How many quarterings are on his
shield?"
mo, uncle, you have forgotten"
said Clothilde fretfully. You want a
gentleman whom you can rely upon
to convey a summons to the loyal
regiment at Frieburg to hasten hith-
err"
1T is on this paper, sir. 1t is only
necessary to sign it." said one of the
aides.
YEARLY the old man signed the
much coveted order; then sank back
in his chair, exhausted, and presently
nodded into slumber.
Gentlemen, let me introduce you to
tily. Monsieur Lane-Count Won Arm
i'm, Captain Zeller Won Thurn. Mon
sieur Lane is fully acquainted with