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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28
How Editors Get Rich

After a great deal worry and
study we have at last figured it
out how so many country editors
get rich. Here is the secret Of
success. There is a child born in
the neighborhood. The attend
ing physician gets $40. The ed
itor gives the loud-lunged young
ster a great send-olf and gets SO.
1t is christened and the minister
gets S., snd the editor gets 500.
1t grows and marries. The editor
publishes another long-winded
flowery article and tells a dozen
different lies about 1.-The beautiful
and accomplished bride. The
minister gets $40 and a piece of
cake, and the editor gets 5000
and a request to carry the sub
scription account Of the groom
another year. In the course Of
time she dies. The minister gets
from S. to 500, the editor pub
fishes a notice of death and an
obituary two columns long, lodge
resolutions, a lot of poetry and
card of thanks and gets 5000
No wonder so many country edi-
tors get rich. -Vindicator.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28

One old legal maxim is that he
who expects redress for his own
wrongs must come in court with
clean hands. This rule might be
applied to the participants in the
recent primary.
We have not been able to learn
just what alleged grievances the
defeated candidates who are
threatening to bolt have, but be
they what they may, can the de-
feated ones truthfully say that
they did not do the same Or SIM
lar things? The voters will dis
cuss these things.
And here we want to, in the
friendliest spirit, say a few
words to those who are propos.
ing to run on an independent
ticket. Have you figured on the
fact that because you are sore il
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28
GOOD ROADS INCREASE VALUES

The direct effect that chang
ing bad roads into good roads
has upon land values and mar
keting prices, as well as the gen.
eral economic welfare of the
community. is shown in several
concrete illustrations which were
gathered by the u. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture. In Lee
county, Virginia, a farmer own
ed 100 acres which he offered to
sell for 81, 800. In 1908 his road
was improved, and although the
farmer fought the improvement
he has since refused $4,000 for
his farm. A nearby tract of 1875
acres is said to- have sold -fe4
SIS, 600. After road improvement
the same farm was sold for &c.
900. In Johnson county, Ala
bama, the people voted a bond
issue for $250,000 for road inn
provernent, The selling value
at that time was Sc to SIS pei
acre. The selling price is now
from SIS to $25 per acre.
In another State, two farmers
living at an equal distance from
a cotton market learned by tele'
phone that cotton had gone W
| in price $1.00 per bale, The
farmer on the bad road hauleC
one bale of cotton which was al
he could get over that road. The
other farmer on the good roaC
was able to haul a bales. ThC
man on the good road gained s.
by the rise in price, while hi
neighbor on the bad road gained
only 81. A farmer in Sullivan
county, Tennessee, had 100 bush
els of Irish potatoes which he in
tended to market during tn
winter. Owing to bad roads h
was unable to haul the potatoe
at all. They rotted in the cellar
In the meantime the price of pc
tatoes at a market point went a
high as 81. 40 per bushel.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28
The Old Lady in a New Role.

The sensational escape Of Har-
ny X. Thaw from Matteawan, the
probable overthrow of the Huer-
ia government, the impeachment
of Gov. Sulzer and the failure Of
l.. y. Hovermale to write his
weekly "dippy dope" "Gump-
tion," has set the tongue of
Dame Rumor a-wagging with
such momentum that it will not
top for many moons hence. -
Campton Courier,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28
Two Classes Of Composers.

Gustav Carpenter, the composer
of Louise" has broken a silence of
thirteen years with another success,
Julien"
"Charpentier" said Chicago mu.
stefan, has no patience with those
who compose for money. After Louise
he could have sold an opera a day, a
symphony an hour, song minute.
But for thirteen years he has been
silent, waiting for inspiration.
ale has no sympathy with ordi.
nary composers. lie said to me one
day in Paris:
Composers may be divided into
two classes-those who write for the
street pianos and those who plagiar.
lie from them"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28
5th distfict-W.E. Bentley,
9th district--W. ]. Gtiflitts,
9Th district--M. G. Wolfenbarger,
9Th district Bruce Perry.

The politician who can do the
most in an election with money
and whisky is the one who can
do least in an honorable way,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28

r. Fulton Cutting, president of
society for improving the condition
of the poor has learned from his
years of philanthroplc work to take
broad and charitable view of human
fallings.
In his New York Office the other
day Mr.. Cutting was talking about one
OF the scletys proteges who, though
given a good deal of help, still kept
going from bad to worse With the
wisdom and sympathy that his work
has taught him, Mr.. Cutting sighed
and said:
ANY man will get along II he is
only started In the right direction;
but the only direction for some OF us
seems to be down HILL
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28
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That's Not II.

About 500 women voted in the
primary for County School Su-
perintendent in Carlisle county,
and. according TO the newspaper
reports, most of them voted
against the woman candidate for
that Office. Probably they don't
like the way she fixes her back
hair. State Journal.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28

Gov. Sulzer, of New York,
needed to have fewer weak
places in his armor before chal-
longing the biggest, the rotten
est and the meanest political ma
chine this side of perdition.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28

Vote selling and vote buying
is bribery and punishable by law.
And the only difference is is that
the seller is usually ignorant and
more eXcusable, while the buyer
does his crime knowingly and
wiIfully.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28

10 eyes big and brown, which are
never cast down,
But ensnare all the men on their
way,
Add coQuettish smiles to experienced
wlles-
And behold this widow gay.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28

The Minneapolis Journal says
Wilson is the leader of his party
and then pictures him carrying
the donkey by the tail. A
strange way to leadl
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28

When you hear a politician
talking about serving his coun-
try, bear in mind that he wants
his country to serve to him an
Office with a fat salary attached.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-28

Harry Kendall Thaw has
caused the State of New York
more cost and trouble than he,
Stanford White and the pretty
Evelyn are all worth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
OPPOSES ADJOURNMENT NOW.
Representative From Fourth South
Carolina District Talks of Duty to
Country.

Washington, Nov. 18.-Representa-
tive j. T. johnson Of South Carolina IS
unalterably opposed to congress adj
Journing at the present time, and to-
day expressed himself very forcibly
regarding the matter. Mr.. Johnson is
strong administration man. Since
President Wilson came into the White
House Mr.. Johnson has never failed
to uphold him whenever opportunity
afforded in national affairs Mr..
Johnson believes that congress should
not adjourn at the present time for
the reason, he thinks, that it would be
bad for congress to interfere with the
plans of the president for continuous
and constructive legislation; in other
words, that inasmuch as the president
has insisted that congress remain in
session until the currency bill is out
Of the way, it would be unwise at the
present time to adjourn even though
the new session will begin in about
two weeks. 1t would injure the pres
ident's prestige, he believes.
In addition to this, he is opposed to
the payment of mileage for members
for such q purpose.
Il am a member Of the house COM
mittee on appropriations" Mr.. john
son said, ''and 1 shall do my utmost to
prevent the consideration of any such
plan should it be brought up"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
FREIGHT WRECKED.
Cars, Including Tramp's Side Door
Sleeper, Piled High Above Plat
form.

Kingstree, Nov. 1S.-Train No. 2l2,
northbOund through freight, was
derailed exactly opposite the passen-
ger and freight depot here this morn
ing at o'clock. The train was run
ming about 20 miles per hour, and
the momentum was SO great that ears
were piled up three deep and lowered
above the depot. The wreck was
caused by the arch bar on the rear
truck of the third car from the en-
gine breaking. falling down and
catching up board on the railway
crossing just south of the station, and
before the deraileC. car left the track
and the train could be stopped, 13
cars were derailed and piled up across
the track and cotton platform. About
rs feet of the covering Oh the cotton
platform was knocked down, and the
car doing this damage was piled up
on top Of the wreckage Five cars
were completely demolished, and the
contents, consisting of lumber, phos-
phate rock, shingles, building mate
rial and kaOlin, was scattered prom
iscuOusly along the track for a dis
tance Of 100 yards. No estimate can
be made just now as to damage
to the freight, but the damage to
rolling stock approXimates $4,000.
There was no loss of life and not a
single injury. the crew being back in
the cab.
The most thrilling experience in the
whole wreck was related by a tramp,
who was riding in a car that was
piled upon two others. When he
awOke and crawled out he could sur
very the whole town from his vantage
point. Sedately picking few splin-
ters from his wool hat, he climbed
down and called down dire fates upon
railroad system that would allow
a gentlemans rest to be thus dis
turbed.
Wreching crews worked all day and
the track was sufficiently cleared at
p. m. to permit the passing of
trains. All traffic during the day
was blocked and trains were detoured
by Lanes and Sumter.
This wreck occurred exactly in the
same spot as did the last big wreck
here ten years ago.
Practically all business was sus-
pended in Kingstree today and hun
dreds of people, including many from
miles around, viewed the wrecking
forces at work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22

Forest Committee Recommends That
From Onc-fifth to- One-third of
Country Be I'm Forest.

Washington. Nov. Ito properly
regulate stream-fow and to protect
rhe soil from washing. not less than
from one-fifth TO one-third OF the to-
tai area OF the country should be in
forest. This Is the recommendation
made today by the forestry commit
tee at the fifth national conservation
congress.
Forests must be protected, the COM
mittee adds. not so much in localities
which already suffer from lack of
moisture as in regions which lie in the
path of prevailing winds and are still
abundantly supplied both with ground
water and precipitation. In the At
lantic plain therefore, and in the
southern Appalachians. the gateways
for the prevailing winds from the Gulf
OF Mexico and the Atlantic ocean, for
ests must be especially conserved if
the humidity of the great central
basin of the country the granary of
the continent. is 20 be maintained.
Where the clearing of the forest in
the Atlantic and Gulf coast states is a
necessity. IL should be done only un-
der the condition that the cleared land
In To be devoted to intense cultiva-
tion. as. after forests. crops contribute
most To the moisture OF the air. For
ests themselves. according to the
scientists. evaporate into the air sew
eral times more moisture than is Civ
en- off by water surfaces OF equal
area and these southeastern forests
act as a moisture reservoir for the
water which falls upon them and is In
turn taken up and passed on again.
BY safeguarding the humidity I'm
the regions which lie In the path OF
the prevailing winds the farm lands
further inland ought to get more
rain. Cleared land which becomes
waste. o. poor pasture. or grows up
10 weak vegetation means 30 much
evaporation lost to the passing air
currents
In dry regioas rows OF trees or
windbreaks surrounding fields and or
chards. by preventing the drifting of
the snow and increasing the activity
OF the wind. will be more likely to act
AZ conservers OF moisture in the soil
than solid bodies OF timber.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
hope TO Pic|FY INDIANS.
WAR DEPARTMENT AUTHORI-
TIES MOVE WITH CARE.
Envoy OF Amity Sent tn Navajos Ac-
companied by Troop Of Cavalry.

Washington. Nov. 1S.-In the hope
that the excited Navajo Indians who
are defying the government authori-
ties at Beautiful mountain. n. NJ, may
DO induced TO surrender the eight
renegades sought. the war department
today ordered Gen. Hugh l.. Scott.
commanding the Second cavalry bril-
sade at Fort Bliss. Texas. to proceed
In haste To the Navajo agency to
confer with the Indian chiefs. Gen.
Scott is singularly influential with the
Navajos. whose language he speaks.
He has always been regarded by them
as their best friend. and IT Is be-
heved that he will be able To placatc
them. To back his mission with a
show OF force. orders were also sent
10 Fort Robertson. Neb., to entrain
and dispatch to the Navajo agency a
full squadron of the Twelfth cavalry
to serve as Gen. Scotts escort.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22

fear of attack. Their confidence was
due to the fact that the people, in
cluding brigands, of this province
have great respect for the ability
of the foreigners to shoot.
The temples which the foreigners
occupy in the summer were head
quarters of the Boxers in 1900, and
several encounters with the Boxers,
signally disastrous for the latter.
took place in the neigborhood Fur
thermore, detachment of troops
from one or more of the legation
guards generally goes into camp in
one of this group Of temples Gen.
orally each of the American compan-
les takes month out there at diff
ferent takes during the summer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
THREE DESTROYERS DROPPED.
Stricken From Navy List and Left i'm
Yard at Charleston for Sale,

Charleston, Nov. 1S.-Three tor
pedo boat destroyers, the Craven,
Stockton and Wilkes, have been placed
out Of commission at the Charleston
navy yard and today were stricken
from the navy register. The vessels
were lately on duty with the Atlantic
reserve fleet. OF these craft, which
have survived their usefulness and are
destined to be sold, the oldest is the
Craven, whose keel was laid Decem-
her 6, 1897, and whose commission
dates from June 3, 1900. She is 176
feet long and 16 feet 4 1-2 inches
beam. The keels of the Wilkes and
Stockton were laid in the spring Of
1899 and the vessels were commits
stoned in 1902. Each is about IT'S
feet long with II 1-2 foot beam.
On the Cravens last trip a boiler
accident caused the death Of four of
her crew.
After lying in Charleston harbor for
several days, en- route from Newport
to Pensacola, where she goes for win
ter target practice, the destroyer Cum
mings went out this morning at 8
o'clock. Her next stopping place will
be Key West.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
Chamber of Commerce Notes.

AT the weekly meeting of the Board
of Directors held Monday evening, the
following gentlemen were selected as
special committee to take up with
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad COM
pany the matter Of construction of the
Sumter, Olanta and Lake City rail-
way mentioned in this paper Monday:
X. /. Manning, Thomas Wilson, d. d.
Noise, Il. B. Belser, Neil O'Donnell,
ID. r. McCallum, G. A. Lennon, /. c.
strauss, j. X. Crosswell, E. L. With
Iferspoon, G. G. Rowland.
The Chamber of Commerce of Sum-
ter will do its full share of the work,
such as assisting in securing rights of
way from the land owners along the
route Of the proposed railway, and
will cooperate with the people of
Lake City, Turbeville, Olanta, Shiloh,
and other sections of Sumter, Claren-
don, Florence and williamsburg coun-
ties in trying to induce either the At
lantic Coast Line or Col. Thomas Will
con to build branch of that system
from Sumter to Lake City.
While the proposed new railway is
only problematical as yet, neverthe-
less united action and persistent effort
may accomplish the much desired cul-
mination of the hopes Of the towns
and rural sections that have been
longing for this transportation line for
years
Every community along the line of
the proposed railway should organ
ize committees to see about rights OF
way and work in conjunction with the
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce and its
special committee named above.
Messrs. j. u. Hearon, w. w. Nc
kagen and the secretary are &. conf
mittee appointed to arrange for q
get-together meeting and lunch of the
Chamber of Commerce and Retail
Merchants Association some time in
December.
A number of the business establish
ments will be decorated on Thanks
giving Day in extraordinary style,
competing for the three prizes offered
by the local Shriners. Every store
and other business establishment in
the business districts should be dec
Grated to a greater or less extent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
POSSE SHOOTS NEGRO.
Negro Chased by Hounds tn Cane
Brake on River--Almed With Pis.
tOl and Shotgun.

Columbia, Nov. 19.-Edward Win
bush, the negro who shot at Sheriff
j. c. Mccain of Richland county last
Monday night, was killed by a posse
yesterday about o'clock in a cane
brake on Broad river near Frost, a
station on the Southern railway. Win
bush is said to have been in the act
of shooting a member of the posse
when he was cut down. His body was
pierced by II bullets. The negro
was about 26 years old and is re-
ported to have borne a bad reputa-
ton. Winbush was armed with pis-
tol at the time he was killed and had
shotgun shells in his pocket.
Last Monday night Sheriff Mccain
when Winbush fired a pistol into the
air. The sheriff ordered him to give
up his gun and intended to place him
under arrest. The negro, however,
got off the car and fired through q
window at Mr.. Mccain. The sheriff
chased Winbush, but he made his es-
cape after the shooting Monday night.
Early Tuesday morning w. T.
Marsh and ]. \. Helms, rural police
men, went to Winbush's house at
2114 Sumter street to arrest him. The
negro ran out of the back door. 1t is
said that he threatened to shoot Mr..
McKinnon, who is employed at the
Confederate infirmary.
Sheriff Mccain telephoned to the
penitentiary for bloodhounds, which
were put on the negro's trail. He
summoned number of deputies and
gave chase. The negro was finally
cornered about 400 yards from Frost
station on the Southern railway, in
cane brake on the bank of Broad
river after he had been trailed for
several hours. 1t is thought that he
failed in an effort to get bateau to
take him across the river.
Members of the posse say that the
negro started shooting as soon as he
saw that he was surrounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22

Little Thomas f. Fischer, Jr., Victim
Of Fatal Bullet.

Charleston, Nov. 18.-A sad acci-
dent occurred yesterday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock in the yard of No. S3
Washington street, where several
school boys were shooting at a target.
Little 12-year-old Thomas E. Fischer,
Jr., was instantly killed by being
struck by a bullet from a parlor rifle
in the hands of Jewell Bremen, IA
years old. The shooting was purely
accidental, and Coroner Mansfield,
who investigated the tragedy, said
that no inquest was necessary, as the
facts proved beyond doubt that the
shooting was unintentional. The body
of the lad is in charge of the j. Henry
Stuhr undertaking establishment. The
funeral services will be held tomor-
row.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
JACKSON'S BIRTHPLACE.
Old Mill Where Confederate Leader
Was Born Given to U. DC

Fairmont, w. Va, Nov. 17.-Jack-
sons Mill, on the West Fork river,
near here, where Gen. Thomas j.
tStonewalD Jackson, was born and
grew to manhood, has been donated to
the West Virginia Daughters Of the
Confederacy by wealthy citizens OF
Fairmont
The mill and old Southern house
by Col. Edward Jackson, a soldier in
the Revolutionary war, and grand
father of the Confederate leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
Real EStac Transfers.

Ella +. McFadden to Marcus ".
Plowden, 124 acres on Brew;ncton
road, $4,000.
). Dewey TOmlnson to f.. Cal
Tomlinson, 40 acres in Shiloh town
snip, 80 and other consideration.
X. Cal Tomlinson to $. j. White, 40
acres in Shiloh township, $1,7OO.
j. l.. McCallum to Robert II. Brown.
lot on corner of Church and Pear
streets. $1,000.
E. MUIR Hall to j. l.. McCallum lot
on corner OF Salem Avenue and
Dingle street, $1,000.
Henry j. Davis to Ben Singleton.
lot on Green swamp public road, $125.
Bynum Pitts to Willie Walter. 8
acres in county, $3.50.
w. j. Shaw to E. IL. Spann. Az
acres in county. 500.
Henry Weinberg to j. w. Spencer.
lot in town of Maycsville, $500.
Marion w. Seabrook to Ezekiel
Lane, IL acres on Stateburg public
road. $50.
Julia Patterson to Johnnie Patter-
son, tracts of II, 6.66 and 10 acres
In county. 81 and other considera ton.
IT, q. Richardson to Ezra Hodge.
33 acre tract. $3.50.
Johnnie Patterson to Julia Patter-
son, Is acres, 81 and order to parti-
tipn tpupf
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
NEGRO BASEBALD LEAGUE.
New National League Organized i'm
Chicago with All Negro Prayers.

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Plans for q
new Naional baseball league modelled
after the National and American
Leagues were disclosed today. The
players will all be negroes. The or.
ganization will be ready to open its
first season in 1914, under the name
of the National Colored Baseball
League" 1t is incorporated by Pierce
with capital stock of fifty thousand
dollars. 1t is financed by five wealthy
Chicagoans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
TO OPEN DISPENSARIES.
orangeburg Will he Ready for Holi-
day Trade.

Orangeburg. Nov. 1.-THE Or
angeburg county board of control for
the county dispensary held a meeting
late Saturday afternoon in this city.
Henry =. Holman was named chair
man. The other members of the board
are Abram :. Dukes and Edgar l..
Cutler. The board has advertised for
supplies and the dispcnsarics will be
opened just before Christmas. Capt.
]. II. Ciaffy was named by the board
as manager OF the county dispensary
and also as temporary clerk
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-22
SULZER no LECTURE.
Will Carry War on Tammany Into
West.

New York, Nov. 17.-William Sui
zer, deposed governor of New York
and member-elect of the next legisla.
ture, has arranged to spend the next
six weeks on q tour of Western cities
to spread further his denunciation Of
Tammany Hall, which he has repeat
edly charged with a plot to remove
him from office. His topic will be
THE Treason of Tammany" and his
tour will take him as far west as
Pacific coast cities.