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Evening star., 1915-01-31

we're the prospects for sudden eruption OF
bullets through the carpet. 1t was not any
safer to venture out either; for there was no
telling how far the trouble might spread. So
l Jumped into bed and trusted to combina-
ton of Providence, floor, and hair mattress
to hold me immune The disturbance did
not last long, however, and shortly after
midnight all was quiet, and sleep came.
Two hours later we were awakened by
snarling quarrel going on directly under Our
window. Two men were applying eplthets
of an uncomphmentary nature to each other
when suddenly one of them passed the
bounds Of even occidental toleratlon. He
called the other a name that no right
minded man could be expected to stand, and
we heard three sharp cracks of a revolver
tipping out in the air. We sprang from the
bed and rushed to the window, and there ly-
ing fiat on his back, on light fall of snow, IN
the glare of an electric lamp, was man,
with gradually widening red spot staining
the white of the road on which he lay. There
was no sign of an assailant anywhere; but in
a few moments, in absolute, almost ghostly
silence, black figures appeared from SEEM
ingly everywhere, and bent over the fallen
victim We could hear low whisperings, and
then suddenly one of the black figures de
tached himself from the group, and ran off
down the street, returning shortly with
covered carriage. Into this the murdered
man was placed, the carriage was driven of,
the snow muff1ing the feet of the horses, the
black figures vanished as silently as they had
come, and all that was left of the tragedy
was the red spot in the snow.
We heard tales of witnesses to similar dis
turbances being detained for months under
surveillance, practically prisoners of the law,
pending the trial of the guilty, and were in
no mind to suffer a similar experience our
selves. Wherefore when morning came We
rose with the first glimmer of dawn, packed
our suitcases, and, asking no questions of
anybody, departed for other scenes on the
earliest milk train we could catch; which
happened, fortunately, to be going in the
right direction for US.
Personally have horror of the Zeppelin
and its power to make things uncomfortable
from its aerial thoroughfares; but as between
it and the perils of being shot up from below
by playful spirits in frontier saloon | think
shall choose the Zeppelin if the choice must
be made. At any rate, if either emergency
should ever again enter into my life, trust
shall have bomb-proof roof overhead, or an
mor-plated hair mattress underneath me;
for have no taste for a last end in which
coroner will be called upon to decide whether
the victim of the affair was mortal being,
or a Efeless combination of porous plaster
and human sieve.
Embarrassing Moments" the next Of Mr..
Bangs "reminiscences, aOiH appear in an early
issue.
TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28
T SCHOOLS.

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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28
FARMER RADF0RD ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

The home is the greatest contribu.
ton of women to the world, and the
hearthstone is her throne. Our so.
cial structure is built around her, and
social righteousness is in her charge.
Her beautiful life lights the skies of
hope and her refinement is the charm
Of twentieth century civilization. Her
graces and her power are the cumu.
lative products Of generations OF
queenly conquest, and her crown of
exalted womanhood is jeweled with
the wisdom of sanity mothers. She
has been great factor in the glory
Of our country, and her noble achieve
ments should not be marred or her
hallowed influence blighted by the
coarser duties Of citizenship. Ameri.
can chivalry should never permit her
to bear the burdens OF defending and
maintaining government, but should
preserve her unsullied from the allied
influences OF politics, and protect her
from the weighty responsibilities of
the sordid affairs of life that will
crush her ideals and lower her stand.
ards. The motherhood Of the farm
is our inspiration, she is the guardian
of our domestic welfare and guide
y 3 higher life, but directing the at.
Sairs of government is not within wo.
mans sphere, and political gossip
would cause her to neglect the home,
forget to mend our clothes and burn
the biscuits.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28

The personal liberty" advo-
ca.es are raising the cry that the
liquor question is not one of poll
/ cs but a question of morals, and
are bending every effort to keep
rom being made a party issue,
u he trend of public sentiment
is 50 strong that it will be impos-
sl9,a for them to prevent it from
eeing made a question of national
politics in the next presidential
calnpaign. 1t is a hopeful sign
t. see that a majority Of the men,
bers OF Congress, regardless of
party utilization, voted for the
prohibition resolution. These
lsnembers knew that they were
Ioicipg the sentiments of their
% Ttuents, and the result
y, s that Congress realizes that
pple of America are deter
abolish the liquor traffic.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28

people who have seen a vision
through smoked glass While not
condemning the efforts Of those
who are interested in it, the re-
suits so far accomplished by the
movement seems but a waste OF
energy and enthusiasm.
~ y
Even if every school district in
the State were to try out the plan
| doubt if the result would be
beneficial. At most, all that an
adult illiterate could accomplish
would be the power to sign his
and perhaps recognize a few
words in print. Unless the
schools were so organized to give
tle illiterates several months OF
school each year for several years
the results that would be secured
would be valueless. And to be
able to sign ones name, without
being fully able to understand
the purport of the thing signed
might be even dangerous to an
illiterate who had property and
was legally solvent. Better ex-
pend the energy, money and in
terest that is being put into the
new fad into the sane effort to
see that all children in the school
age are compelled to attend school
and secure an education. A COM
pulsory school law that is enforc-
ed so as to compel the parents
to send their children to schoo
will soon rid the State of litter
acy, and in my humble opinion
this is the only way. | don't be-
lieve that the results that car
possibly be accomplished by the
moonlight schools are worth thu
effort. 1t is simply a prodigiou'
waste of energy.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28
THE COUNTY FAIR
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

Lecturer National Farmers Union
The farmer gets more out of the
fair than anyone else. The fair to
city man is an entertainment; to
farmer 1t is education. Let us take
stroll through the fair grounds and
linger moment at few Of the points
Of greatest interest. We will frst
visit the mechanical department and
hold communion with the worlds
greatest thinkers.
You are now attending a congress Of
the mental giants in mechanical SCI
ence of all ages. They are addressing
you in tongues of iron and steel and
in language mute and powerfl1 tell an
eloquent story OF the worlds progress.
The fnventlv- genuses are the most
valuable farm hands we nave ana
they perform Va enduring sffviee to
manlind. We an all help CHEERS for
brief period While we live, but 1t
takes master mind to towei into the
realm of science Ind light atorch OF
progress that will Illuminate he path
way Ct civilization for futun genera
tons The men who gav{ us the
sickle, the binder, the cottoi gin and
thSndreds of other valuable INVENTIONS
work in every field on cart and will
continue their labors as lonf as time.
Their bright intellects have sbnquered
death and they will live ibid serve
mankind on and on forever without
money and without price. they have
shown us how grand and noble 1t is
to work for others; they lave also
taught us lessons in economy and eff
cheney, how to make one hour do the
work OF two or more; have length.
ened our lives, multiplied our
opportunities and taken toll of the
back Of humanity.
They are the most practical men
the world ever produced. Their in
ventions have stood the acid test of
utility and efficiency. Like all useful
men, they do not seek publicity, yet
millions Of machines sing their praises
from every harvest field on earth and
as many plows turn the soil in mute
applause Of their marvellous achieve.
ments.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28

Fnrma1- ann lncfp.fnf was -Jnado in
Washington By Aep1I esentative A. D.
Stanley that he MI seek the Demo
cratic nomination 70 governor of Ken
lucky at the primaries next August.
In his statement Mr.. Stanley promises
that II elected he will rid the state
board of valuation and assessment OF
all outside influences and that his
administration will be absolutely free
from all faint of ring rule. His state
ment follows:
Mr.. Stanley's Statement.
"one of the greatest issues which
will confront the democracy of Ken.
lucky at the ensuing August primary
election will be the control of the
state board of valuation and assess.
ment and the tremendous powers in
herent in II. The Democrat who is
to be elected governor must turn a
face Of flint toward every proposal to
use this board for putting screws to
any public service corporation which
may refuse to do its bidding, or for
rewarding with any character of priv.
ilege or exemption such corporations
as may agree to become part and par
eel Of the political machine. For un.
less governor Of Kentucky can keep
clean the board of valuation and as.
sessment he can not give an honest,
economical and efficient administra.
ton. He is In chains.
81 shall be a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for governor of
Kentucky, and do not desire to be
governor unless | can be free.
Rotation In Office.
lone OF the vital issues which the
Democracy Of the state will be called
upon to indorse or repudiate is the
principle OF endless rotation in office.
| am convinced that the question OF
Whether or not single coterie OF OF.
fceholders shall perpetuate them.
selves in power by rotating in differ.
cnt offices will be settled in August as
overwhelmingly as the people adopted
that provision in the present state
constitution. which renders every
state official Ineligible as his own sue.
cessor. That clause in the organic
law was thus heartily Endorsed by the
people Of Kentucky because they be.
lieved Il would end ring rule in the
state house. But there ia better rea.
son for keeping state official In the
same Office indefinitely In the dis.
tharge of duties with which he has
become familiar than to rotate him
through n succession OF positions in
which he has had no previous expert
ence.
"The Democratic party in Kentucky
will no longer tolerate a political War.
wick at the head OF a close corpora.
ton Of ofioeholders who have twisted
the old Democratic doctrine Of rota.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28

ewspapers, almost with
option. are back of the
.ainst the saloon. One
newspaper refused to &C
sky advertisements when
that it was losing $50, 900
by so doing. This
hat it realized that to
good will of its readers
in their subscriptions it
sue a policy in keeping
r views. This is only
s.fe indications that the
p Gems of the United States
a sing their views on This
-esi on known and respected
bfcians recognize that if they
nedp in the good graces of the
the s;a,they, too, must line up OF
''0 ',1e - -, -eople and goot
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28

The liquor question is alpolitj.
cal question. 1t is a qestsaOof
more vital Importance to the Reo-
pie of this nation that the tariff
or the currency propositions, and
the people are going to insist that
the parties declare themselves on
this question. In the next Cub
arnatorial campaign the man who
IS not an advocate of Statewide
pf9nioitlon had as well stay at
TOME. The people are going to
emand that the parties declare
tnis question and the candi-
E must be in sympathy with
declaration. In 1916 both
democratic and republican
will have a national pro-
plank in their platform.
tically settled so far as
ocratic platform is con-
Even a casual reader of
Nner can see that Bryan
to that idea, and he
in shaping the
Jcracy than any
The nation. With
f President Wilson,
nent of the demo-
have little opposi-
81 declaration for
bition.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28
STANLEY SHES
HAT IN RING
Announces Candidacy for Cover
nOTship al Primaries,
is OPPOSED TO RING RULE

Will Also Turn Light On Activities Of
Legislative Lobbyists II Elected to
High office-Promfes to Conserve
Resources Of State and Work For
Better System Of Highways-op-
poses Convict Contract System.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28

Moneys Voice.
Money talks; but some have an I'M
pediment in their income.-Ashley
6terne.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28
The Saloon Question.
seseeeeeeseeeeeeseSssSsseseeesNseeeses
H01N1NGGGNNNsl.

The advocates of the saloon,
styling themselves the champions
Of personal liberty" ought to
see in the signs of the times that
the days of the saloon are num-
bered. The sentiment of the peo-
pie is against the traffic in the
liquid damnation, and the voice
of the people is supreme and will
ultimately prevail. The people
h e decreed that the saloon
aust go; that the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors must cease, and
tie whiskey people might as well
correctly interpret the handwrit-
ing on the wall and get out of the
Business.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-01-28
Suceens Of orchardl,t

The measure Of success OF an or.
chardist depends upon his knowledge
OF sprays and ~ to apply
them at the and In the
right name
The bee., 1915-07-23
DARLINGTON FREE
LIBRARY REOPENED
New Travelling Library is Ex-
pected to Arrive in a
Few Days

The E,rlington Free Library
is open again after having beeu
closed for a short fine on sccount
of unsanitary conditions caused
by recent food rains. The patrons
of the Library will be interested
to. no that in a short while there
will be another Travelling Libra
ny on hand for their use. These
Libraries are sent out by the
Kentucky Library Commission.
Que lot of books have recently
been returned to Frankfort after
having been generally read by
the E lrlinston people. 1T is ex-
pected the new Travelling Libra
icy will arrive before the last OF
che month.
The bee., 1915-07-23
SERVICES AT N.
E. CHURCH, SOUTH
Next Sunday Morning and
Evening to be Special in
Character

A specisl missionary program
will be held by the M. E. Church,
South, Sunday School Sunday
morning at $3.50. Sunday School
will be held at $50. This will
take the place of the regular
morning preaching service At
Z AS p. m. Mr.. Ed Lynn, District
Secretary of the Epworth League.
of Henderson, will deliver an ad-
dress on "Fhe Problems of the
Young People in the Church. d
All are cordially invited to hear
this interesting speaker on this
timely subject.
The bee., 1915-07-23
HALF or ALL
FOREST FIRES
PREVENTADLE
Analysis of Reports Shows
More Than so Percent of
Loss Avoidable

Washington. July 21.-With
the opening of the season Of fire
danger on mos, of the national
forests, the forest service is send
ing broadcast warning that
more than h If of the forest fires
in the United States are due to
carelessness or other preventable
causes, starting frcm camper,
railroad locomotives, brush burn.
ing. incendiaries and sawmills.
This statement is based on an
analysis Of statistics compiled
from the forest fire records of the
last season, when more than Z, 900
fires were reported 90 national
forests alone aud approximately
10000 on state and private hold
ings in the eighteen sta'es which
received federal cooperation in
fire protection under the Weeks
law, namely Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massa chuseets,
Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Maryland. West Virginia,
Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, South Dakota, Mon
tana, Iisho. Washington and Or
egon.
Forest fires destroy millions of
dollars worth of timber and 9TH
er property every year, and IN
some wears cause considerable
loss of life. 1t has been. estimat-
ed from the best information OBJ
iainaDle that forest fires last year
burned over an area of apprOxi-
mately 5000, coo acres with a TO
tai loss of at least SO, 100000.
The bee., 1915-07-23
Office of Commissioner Of
Motor Vehicles Frankfort

The Automobile Departments at
Frankfort will contribute to the
State road fund for the year 1915
about 100000. This is double the
receipts of any previous year.
When the 1916 plates were order
ed, more than a year ago, it was es-
tlmated that that 10000 pairs would
be sufficient but more that 1850
have already been issued.
The total receipts OF the Office to
date this year are 100000 and this
would have been very materially in
creased but from the fact that b,76O
old cars and all new cars have paid
oaly the prOportionate part of the
fee for the license to run to Jan. 1st-
1916.
When the acts of the general as
sembly Of 1914 became effective there
were $3.50 licenses that did not sx-
pire Jan. lst, but ran into 1915
These were the Series &c" licenses
with tags of black with letters in
white. This has caused much con-,
fusion as there were two kinds OF
tags good during the fret six months
of 1916 and many people we're labor
ing under the mistaken impression
that a large number OF cars were be-
ing operated on improper llcenseF- 4.
This confusion was removed on June
18th and all tags now in use should
show the date "l9l5" on tha right
hand end of the plates.
Local officers in many places are
arrestin0 all motorists seen with
Improper tags, and 20 avoid trouble
all drivers should see that cars are
registered Cor this year aud are car
rying tags with y white background
with red lettere.
In 1915 when all cars now 10 the
state must renew their Licenses Std
pay the full fee for The year tnsr-
shOuld be- eollected i"r the n'vh VA, =
OF the state rot .es- thAn tl75 "a
and probably much more,
The bee., 1915-07-23
NOTICE

Mr.. Mcfarland of Greensboro
aud Mr.. Green of Bowling Green
will speak at the court house in
Madisonville on Thursday night
July 29fh In the interest of "Ken-
lucky Illlteracy". These gentle
men are we'll known educational
workers and have the interest of
the welfare of Kentucky at heart
They are fully prepared co make
an interesting and instructive
talk to teachers and others and
should be given a full large audi
eDce on Thursday night.
The bee., 1915-07-23
Beware Of 0intments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

As mercury viii surely destroy the sense .
smell and completely deradge the whole system
when entering i through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on the
prescriptions from reputable physicians. as the.
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from than. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured BY r. ]. Cheney & Co., To
edo, o., contains no mercury and is taken inter-
naIly, acting directly upon the blood and mubous
surfaces Of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken
internally and made in Toledo, o., by F. I. Che
ney Co. Testimonials free.
Sold BY Druggists. Price 7se per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The bee., 1915-07-23
CONTEST is OVER
All Aboard for EvansvilleS
Paducah, EddyvilIe and
intermediate Points
Party LEAVES ON
NUMBER 81 TOMORROW

The Bees Ohio River Contest n
over and the six winners are as fol-
lows: Mrs.Iley Brinkley, Miss Myra
Kennett, Miss Corrinne Ashby, MISS
Nellie Kepplinger, Miss Dorothy
Corbitt and Mrp. w. II. whitford.
All six Of these contestants won
prizes as follows; lst, a diamond
ring; 2nd, building lot in Lynn City;
S:d, gold watch; 4th, vacuum clean
err; 9th. set of dishes, and Bth, Art
craft Imported Rug. No. SO, held
by Mre. Ed Hamer, won the free
trip given away by Cansler & Brown
Bros, The contest was a grand sue
cess aud every one interested APP
peared to be satisfied. The seven
winners and their friends, number
tuK about sixty, will leave tomorrow
IN a special coach on train 81 FOR
E 'ausvllle, where they will take the
steamer Lowry at 8 o'clock for Pa
ducsh via Edd5vfIle. The trip up
the Cumherland river. to, EddyyiIls
will be- one OF the features Of thin
outing, IS the scenery on this river
10 said to be grand and awe-insptr-
ing. Tue party will reach E
vile at nOOu Sunday and be allowed
two to fourteen years provided they
wish to stay they that long--Othar-
wlseltwO hOurs) time to visit the
state prison, will arrive In Paducah
about 4 o'clock Monday and leave
Paducah about 10 o'clock, thus Civ
ing ample time to see some of that
city. On the return trip the steamer
will stop at Cave-in- Rock and will
give the party time to visit this
wonderful cave, once the hiding
place of the celebrated robber band
Of John A. Murrell and Jesse Janice.
The steamer viii reach Evansvills
Tuesday about o'clock and in time
for the private car to be put on train
81 for Darlington. The entire trip
will cost only $l2.6O. Come and go
with US and enjoy tour days out
ing on the Ohio aud Cumberland.
The bee., 1915-07-23
SLAUGHTER
VILE HAS
CHANGED NAME
Vile" Has Been Dropped
And You Can Address
Your Friends at
"SIaughters ="

The enterprising citizens of
our neighboriBg town of Slaugh-
tervIlle have for several years
been annoyed to a certain extent
by the town having two names,
says the Ssbree Banner. Mail
had 10 be addressed to "Slaugh.
teryille" while all freight or ex-
press was addressed simply
"Slaughters." Through the in
fuence Of Mr.. J. T. Bell and 9th
err enterprising business men the
name of the city has been chang
ed to ''Slaughters.p
The order went into effect on
July 8;h. On June 10, Congress
man Kincheloe took the matter
up with Hon. Daniel O.. Roper,
First Assistant Postmaster Gem
,eral asking thatthe change would
take effect as above stated.
The people of SIaughters be-
lieye IN doing things and when
they want anything they go after
1t in the right way and gener-
ally get it. ve@
The bee., 1915-07-23
FORD PURCHASERS TO
GET $4,000, 900 REFUND

Detroit. Mich, July 22-The
Ford Automobile company has
announced a refund of approx
mately SIS. 900 900 to owners of
Ford automobiles who have pur-
chased their machines since Aug
l, 1914. On Aug l, 1914, the COM
Dany stated lha # 10000 ms
chimes were soli during the en-
suing $50 eacn purchaser
80 uid receive r.fund OF fruin
SAL 10 $50. Tao 800 QUO mark was
re .chsalh : week. be romp ,uy
Saws the refu ~ u .fr'ctlv " the
nature VI the profit distribution
policy Of the company.
The bee., 1915-07-23
Tired, Aching Muscle. relieved

Hard work, over exertion,
mean stiff. sore muscles. Sloah's
Liniment lightly applied, little
quiet, aud your soreness disap-
pears like magic. Nothing ever
helped like your Sloan's .L'nl-
ment. | can never thank YOU
enough, " writes one grateful user
Stops suffering, aches aud pains.
An EXCELLENT counter lIrltant.
better aud cleaner than mustard.
All Druggists, 25r. Get a bottle
to-day. Penetrates without rub
bling.
The bee., 1915-07-23
ATTENTION FARMERS

We are developing tract OF as
nae farming land as there Is IA the
South. Grows staple crops. No
money required down. No interest
or taxes fur five vs~rs. Goad wster,
health. scheol and ehuroheF. Wal
you 90 inspect. See US ~ once h,r
full particulars ADV.
Butler 4 Parrish 80 Barnetts Stable