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Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

In each OF these a soldier was strum.
ming on a piano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young men were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes. selling
stamps and weighing parcels. which
the men were sending home. One OF
the soldiers said to me as | stood in
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Moines, and we were mighty
lonely. Then we found this Y. M. G.
A. on the job, and it's been home
and more than home to US. II gave
us what we wanted when we needed
It most. Wen never forget It. The
boys best friend Is the Y. NJ. G.. A."
Fine, clean-cut, Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches were pack.
ed with men, bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writing!
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups OF soldiers make!
Fine, clean-cut, outstanding fellows,
some OF them mere boys, one thinks
Immediately OF the sacrifice they have
made for the rest OF US and how pre-.
cious they are to some one back home,
Somewhere. In far OFF farm or village
or city street, there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for one glimpse Of those
sunburned faces as you and | see
them on their last night before going
across. And It was with a throb OF
the heart that watched them. bent
over their letter paper, in one after
another OF those seven big tents, .''''
These we're the tents OF the Y. NJ. C
A. On that last night in America the
association was serving the soldiers
in the best OF all ways-giving them
an opportunity to write home. Or
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts, movies, concerts, dramatici
and a score OF healthy entertainments
as we'll as religious meetings. But or
this last night home ties were strong
est. And perhaps that Is the keynote
OF the splendid work the Y. NJ. c. A
is doing among our men in uniform
keeping them in touch with home
Magic Words, "WIth The colors."
In these times there are some let
ters that mean more to us tnaa an,
We have ever read before. They ar,
written on sheets OF paper stampeS
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle OF the Y, NJ, c. A., ant
they bear the magic words, with the
COiors." There are many more thar
million such letters in the mails nov
while you read this. Perhaps one Al
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
Million Letters In the Mails Today
Bearing Magic Words with the CoIors''
Keynote Of the Splendid Work the YMCA Does Among
Our Mea In Uniform Is Keeping Them In
Touch With the Folks at Home.
STAMPED With STARS and STRIPES and RED TRIANGLE

Mufaous Ways in Which the Association Appeals Your Boy
Your Neghbor's Boy, some Boy You Know and Love
Creates Helpful Environment in Cantonment Way
Front Line Trench and BeyondFirst to Aid He Comes
Tottering Back-Gve Your Share Of the Required
Accomplish This Last Evidence That Somebody Cares
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

When man between the ages of Il and 81 resiSts the
draft we proceed to handle him without gloves. When
man past 81 works his jaw time resisting not onl
the draft but every other of self preservao
the government has enacted pass resolution to 'h
vestgate" his loyalty. We don't like the word copper
head but it's the only word that fits, and everybod
knows the fate decreed for the serpent.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Three-cent postage is all right, and we will pay il
with grin if it will help win the Still We can't hep
thinking there should be some way to extract few dollar
from the tons of matter carried out of Washington unde
the franking system.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

An exchange wants to know "why it takes woman
so long put the little she to evening functions
Why she has to be very particular to location mis-
take would be embarrassing.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

The Germans profess to regard the American army
negligible force" If they will continue to act on that
theory after Pershng and his Sammies get into action
they will greatly hasten the end.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

That bunch of Congressman who propose to visit the
battle front in France should be careful The fireworks
over there entirely different from those they used
to in Washington
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

ADVERTISING RATEs-l0 cents per
inch, net. for space. Composition,
position, ETC., extra.
Obituaries (cash to accompany or
der), business readers, political read
ers, etc., 8 cents per line per insertion.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

The effort to add yellow stripe to the national flag
is meeting with mighty cool reception. 1t cant be made
to harmonze with the present coors Fact is yellow is
not in the American color scheme
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Mr.. Morganthau says that when the plans for the
world completed, the kaiser went yachting
trip ito alay any possible suspicion" France however,
had one eye open.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

For SALE-Fine, large brood
sow, 31s years old, ard nine of
the best pigs in the country,
H. G. CoTTLE,
West Liberty, KY.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

That 'lttle handful Of wful men" are now busy ex-
planning to their constituents The people, however,
know the answer
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Deed and mortgage blanks at
this office.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Let US do that next job of
yours. Well do it right,
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

When your boy sets his face toward France it won't
be the foe in front that he will fear be the enemy his
rear
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Vegetarians now have the opportunity of their lives
to test the accuracy of their theory.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Nick Romanof, too, would doubtless appreciate "a
place in the sum-"
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Entered as second class matter
April 7, 1910, at the post-office at West
Liberty, KY, under the Act Of March
I,a 1879.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
TABLE POULTRY WILL
RELIEVE MEAT SHORTAGE
AZ Any TIme-Foods For Fat
teninQ Fowls.

The production OF table poultry Is q
means BY which many individuals car
do a great deal toward averting the
threatened meat shortage.
Table poultry is produced largely
as by-product from nocks where egg
production IS the main object. AL
though early spring matches are nee
essary to produce good fall and win.
ter layers. chickens for table use can
be proftably Matched and reared at Al.
most any time OF year.
Keep the growing chicks comforta.
bic at all times. This is the only
method that will give the best results
A chick once checked. or stunted, dur.
ing its growing period will never
make as good development as the
chick which is kept growing steadily
at Its normal rate.
Chicks that are Matched during the
hotter portions Of the year should be
provided with ample shade, clean and
cool water, and fresh, succulent green
feed. The very young chick cannot
sun As can the earlier Matched and
partly feathered chick.
The medium, or heavy breeds. such
as the Plymouth Rock. Wyandotte,
Rhode Island Red, Orpington, ETC., are
best suited for table poultry produc-
ton. The cockerels from these breeds
may be caponized when they weigh a
pound and half to two pounds and
then fed for continued growth to the
six or eight pound stage, or even
larger
The light, active breeds, such rs
Leghorns and the Creole" can be
used proftably for the production OF
broiiers or small flyers. Owing 10
their nervous. active disposition they
increase in weight very slowly after
reaching the pound and half to two
and half pound stage, and it is rare
ly profitable to keep them beyond that
point.
From a standpoint of economy, poul.
try Is not ready for consumption until
1t has been fattened, or finished"
The finishing should be done by the
grower. A simple method Is to con-
fine the birds to small yard for about
two weeks and feed them on corn
chops soaked in sour SKINNED milk,
giving three feeds a day and all they
will eat, Where milk IL not obtaina-
bic. the following may usually be sub
Ftituted with satisfactory results:
Wheat bran, l part: eottonseed meal.
{ parts; corn meal. 10 parts; and wa
ter enough 70 make . mixture az
creamy consistency-A. +. Rolf, Live
Stock Extension Service, Louisiana
State University.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
PLANT VELVET BEANS
FOR WINTER GRAZING
Unsurpassed For Feed and Soil I'm
provement-May Be Planted 40
Late % June IS,

Velvet beans should be planted IN
every row OF corn and every effort
made to grow a maximum crop. For
providing feed for animals that may
be utilized IN winter and for improv~
ing the soil 1t is unsurpassed. The
Early Speckied variety will produce a
good seed crop, and may be planted
az late as June Is. The vines are not
considered desirable for hay on &C.
count Of the difficulty in harvesting
and curing. but when left in the field
livestock will Craze them throughout
The winter and utilize their full feed
Ing value. The beans that under good,
ordinary conditions will produce as
much an a ton Of seed in the pod per
aero may be harvested and either
shelled for seed purposes or ground
into feed--pod and all. This makes a
food equal in value to shorts or bran,
and Is very valuable for horses, cat.
tie and hogs.-W. r. Perkins, Exten-
sion Division, Louisiana Stsre Univ,r.
siy.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
LOUISIANA GROWS ONLY
ONE-HALF CORN NEEDED
Imperative That Acreage Be inoreas-
ed-Most important Food Crop in
State-Plant Standard Varieties.

Corn is the most important food
crop grown in Louisiana and amounts
70 about forty-milliOn bushels q year.
This great amount. however. Is only
about one-half Of the corn and corn
products required 10 meet the needs
Of the state. It is imperative, there
fore. that the acreage planted to this
crop be greatly increased,
AS rule, il is not advisable to
plant corn on poor land, but under ex-
listing conditions OF great need for
increased food production, corn should
be planted on the poorest grade OF
land as well as on the best, and
crop Of velvet beans should be grown
able.
The season for planting corn will
last until about the first OF July. 1t
is recommended that the native va
rieties. such as Calhoun Red Cob, Sen
tells White Dent, Hastings Prolific.
Mosby's Prolific etc. be planted up
to the first Of June, after which some
OF the earlier matsring types. such as
Laguna and Dwarf Mexican June
should be planted.
Corn is a crop that In greatly IN
fiuenced by soil and by rainfall dur
Ing the growing season. The only
thing that a farmer can do to over
come these difficulties is to prepare
tho soil Thoroughly and give the corn
the best possible cultivation.-W. r.
Perkins. Extension Division, Louisi-
ana State University.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23

Partial Contents
Queries an; Answers
Shall and Will: Should and Would
How to use them
Pr"nouncla,iors Century Dict
.o3a:vl
orrect English in &c Ii me
rect Eng!isi n the School
What to say and what not 10 say
course in Grammar
3'rse IL letter writ,n, and Pnnc-
tuation
ts,,.less Engnsn for the business
Man
romppuad Words: How to write
them.
etqdies in English Literaturs
Agents Wanted
S..oo wear. Send 10 Gents fol
ample copy,
AkkGCT ENGLISHs Eva s,ou
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
F4RN NOTES

A committee on Food and Food
preparedness has been appointed
for the purpose of encourage
ing the production and conseTvI-
ton Of as mnsh foodstuff as posi-
bic in St. Charles Pasish. Primari
", they will advocate the pioduc-
ton Of as many sweet potatoes x
as much STOCK feed as possible.
which will be followed in the fall
planning season 10y Cabbage and
turrlp crops in particular with fall
potatoes Herewith. bulky food
crops will be in great demand dur
ing the coming and it will hard tn
have TOO great d supply on hand as
there will undoubtedly be a shout
age of these staples and the prices
Will be accordingly high. 1t IS The
OF The Committee to call
Mass Meetings in the several ward
Of this parish to put the plan of
operation before the farmers and
the general public, AMI everybody
isinvi,ed to attend
The parish committee is as fol-
lows
+. Lorio, chairman, Miss NJ A.
Marun. SECRETARY, Mrs. c. Z.
alexander, B. Martin G. w.
Bohne, County Agent. Donation
Lorio. rst. Ward. Hy. H.rsch, and
ward, Fernand Moa,z. gid ward,
O. w. Crawford 4th ward. ]. T.
Peyne 5th warp
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
NOTICE

Public notice is hereby gi'-eo
that 'respassing, hnnring fishing.
trar ping AMI moss picking is siric,
" prohibited oi I.I'Ias,hn. Fried
ander and Lone Star Plantatl2n<
unde~ penalty If the 'aw
- =. Ths /. =. II, nin Co: Ltd
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
NOTICE
ICE

Notice IS hereby given tina. the
Finance Committee of Police Jury
of the Parish OF St. Charles will
meet on every Saturday previous
The regular meeting To approve
bills and any Bills received latter
than that d-y Will be LAID over 10
the next regular meeting
+. ocnt xnaydre,
SecretAry.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
Notice

The next examination of appl =
Giants Tor teachers certificates will
held at the Court house July 80,
81. Augu,t /, (Whl:e) aud August
:, 3, 4, (Negro)
|. B. Martin
oupt
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given tina,
f'""''"e aud Trespsssiug is Dos;
'''e'y prohibited nn.,er penalty Of
'"e Id" on The properties of Mrs.
Mis-. Jos LafailIe
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
NOTICE

ru0''c notice is hereby given
mat trespa>s'ng, hu'iing, l,shjno
Trapping aud moss picking is strict
" prohibited on nr,,a
Estate ~. Seller under pr,,,,
Of the law.
K. J. Sellers
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
Not &c

Not &c
We are applying to the Pc &c
Jury OF ST. Charles Parish for
permit 10 operate saloon III the
Srd ward Ior Ueer and wine for the
FACE at MouiZ, Ia
Weber & VlCknair
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
NOTICE

HUNTING and TRAPPING is
strictly prohibited or the lands y
TINS Company. Trespassers will he
prosecuted 10 the full exten, Of 81.
aw
Louisiana Meadows Company
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23

| lCS uldl SCSSlc.I Will inc lOliCH III :
members present; Messrs Lorio
Biou:n, peiaune, Dutreuc and Ell
fer
1t was moved 10y Mr.. EIfer and
seconded hy Ir. Dclaune, that the
rca ing ot :he NANTES be dispen-
oed wIth anG approved
Ii was move1 by Mr.. Bloun s
seconded by Mr.. DeIaune. That the
minutes of I6tn be latticd
1t wat Moved by Nj. BIouin &
Seconcu by Nh. Eitcr, that the
Trc4surer's report showing a oa.-
dnCc OF general tunu oi S2,7'5 90 ,
road fund S., 10, road district
No. ! $,244 IS; Ioa1 district No
S,So3 OF, srecial Bond fund
$4,000 % be accepted
1t was moved 10y Mr. Delaune x
seconded Dy Mr. B!ouin, that the
Chair appoints Commit, Of Two
members IF this jury TO meet
l,.e committee Of IafOurche Par
ish to meet the Quilted Eng neers
to take up the approChe .: the
Bayou Des Al!emdnds Bridge d d
the Water LilIes at the mouth Of
said Bayou
The Chair appointed Me>srs
B.oain and Dufrene
1t was moved by Mr.. BI 'uin &
seconded by Mr.. DeI:une, that The
Sheriff b. authorized TO haul and
place the Sefe IN the Court House
non motion of Mr.. Elfer and St
conded hy Mr.. Delaune the follow
ing ordinance was adopted
Be il ordained oy The Police Ju-
nv of the PARISH OF St Charles
St te o. Louisiana. in Regular SIS
Sion convened. that pc mission be,
and The same IS he eby granted
the Louisiana Railway x Navis:-
ton Con pany to change pot ton ,
of the p, bic road now Iunn,ng =
long the l,vee IN front of F"irv'ew
Plcntatl"n in the manner aS.shoWu |
on the bluc pri,t which is attached
to tins ordinance, the said public
road TO be moved from its present
location as shown ON SAID plat lo
the location as shown in red on
said plat. marked "Propo> ed
change NODDED Road" that this
permission is given TO the said com
pany on Condition that il will make
Such change al its own expenses &
build the SAID ad a org The pro-
posed route in d manner SatiStac-
tory to the road Superlntend' nj Of
This parish and use graveI the same
as the now pending road & that
when said road is changed the said !
La. Railway & Nav O.. is grnnt-
Ell the right t" cross said road at
he point at shown on said plat \
with is tracks, the said crossing to
)e made on al elevated track up
IN trestle or bridge in such man
ler as not TO lntetere with or i'm
1e' the tree use 0: such public
Dad
Be ii further ordained etc. that ,
when said road IS thus construct (
ID this body will abandon all right F.,
Q the road as presently located 4 |
will accept in lien thereof the road ,
bus to be constructed. and the |
AID J., i & n CO., or the OWN {
r o. sad property may proceed to /
se the size on the present pubic :
Dad 3,
Be it further ordained ETC.. that {
7 ordinance or paris Q: ordinance
! conflict herewith be and the
ame are hereby repealed
rotes having been called resulted
$ follows: Yeas. essrs Blouln
t
,elaune, Dufrene. ElfeI & Lorio
lays none
1t was moved by Mr.. EIfer and I,
,o1oIaJ nv Mr. p niIin that the
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
NOTICE

irespassing. hunting and tran
ping ave h-'eby prohibited on a,
properties owned and rented r.,
VIM. Lussan
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
vOT/CE

irespass'ng, hanting and wood
cutting on my premises is strictly
prohibited. Any violations will no
punished ACCORDING to law
Mrs W. H. 1'inney
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23

CORRECT ENGLISH
HOW TO USE 1T"
A montbly magazine devoted TO
the use Of english
Josephine Truck baker Editor
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
NOTICE

am appa;nted deputy u ,r-
Sap,Ee N2r9men Circle
T B Sellers
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23

". o, ",
Anna Camp No. AGA. meets
every 4th Sunday Of each
Anon.h at ] p. M. at Anna, La.
T. B. Sellers. Clerk
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-23
NO1'Il Z

NOTIl
running, hshing. trapping and
"esp"ss'"S ate strictly prohibited
on the properties ct the estate OF
H.. l.. YOUTHS.
A-.-, H. L.Youngs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06

for the democrats. Success seemed i'm
possible. But they kept up their or
ganization, made their nominations reg
ularly, and went through tho motions
with genuine interest. At last came re-
ward. They have now senator in Con-
gress, and last year, to the national
surprise, they carried the state for their
presidential ticket. They refused, even
under great discouragement, to loaf on
their job.
The reply to the second reason is that
If the democrats can afford to make
nominations with the war in progress,
why not the republicansf Both parties
are supporting the war. There is no
division in Virginia on that question.
Representative Slemp, the leading re-
publican of the state, is as strong an
advocate of pushing hostilities as any
democratic leader in Virginia or else
where.
Although the state is "dry" by law,
prohibition remains a live question;
and, on that account, a campaign this
year waged with. energy and full appre-
citation of all the possibilities might pro-
duce some surprises. 1t would at least
keep the republican party in trim; and
in case of good showing if not sue
cess at the polls in November it would
appear with better grace and reason at
the next republican national conven-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Virginia.


At convention to be held at Roanoke
on the 30th instant 1t win be decided
whether or not the republican party of
Virginia shah put state ticket in the
field this year. The democratic party
is on the eve Of making its nominations.
There are two reasons why the mat
ter is in doubt: ~ The field as a rule
is unpromising for republican cultiva-
ton. For years, in state races and in
most of the county races, the demo-
Gratis have had things their own way.
The republicans have gone through the
motions of campaigning without obtain
ing rewards. Their tickets have been
defeated whenever presented.
(2) The question is asked, Win the
people care for politics at PRESENT. In.
terest centers in the war. The desire
is to see the war vigorously prosecuted
and to insure that 1t is desirable for
everybody to stand together. For the
politicians, as such, "this is time for
disappearing"
The reply to the first reason is that
without persistency, difficulties are sell
dom overcome. 1t is the steady pull
the strong pull, the long pull and the
pull all together that contains the germs
Of success. Take New Hampshire, For
years that was . very unpromising field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06

lists who wasn't Russia innmedietely put
ON basis Of common ownership and
radical socialistic reforms. Kerensky
has Withdrawn his resignation and re-
turned to the capital vested with full
authority and with . union Of parties
behind him.
Meanwhile the Russian armies are in
a state Of Reorganization A change Of
commanders has occurred. The retreat
is not likely to continue much farther.
Every mile the Germans advance into
Russia adds to their communication
difficulties. and reduces those Of the
Russians. There may be, indeed, great
disaster for the Teutonic forces in this
pursuit without decisive fighting. It
makes but little difference in the gen.
eral military situation whether the Heast
front" runs through Russian or Ger
man-Austrian territory. Its exact loca-
ton, indeed, Is Of no consequence so
long as there is "front" and large
numbers Of Teutonic troops are needed
to man it to prevent an invasion by
Russian forces. The real battle-ground
is in France and Belgium, where ter
ritorial advances are Of moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
The Draft Resisters.

Probably when all the cases of draft
resistance are analysed it will be found
that many of them are the result of
economic stress and misguidance rather
than actual disloyalty. Many of the
Oklahoma farmers have been suffering
for two years or more from lack of
markets for their products and have ac-
quired the peculiar notion that mas
much as the war gave them their first
bad setback they should on principle
be opposed to the American entrance
into the war now. But it is undoubted-
ly true that agitators have been going
among these people for some time past
preaching resistance to service and in
citing the already disaffected to open op-
position. One of the arguments Of
these agitators is that military service
means almost certain death. The first
thought, of course, is that these preach
ers of revolt are acting in the interest
Of Germany, and the assumption is by
no means illogical. It is to Germany's
interest to make as much trouble for
the United States as possible just now,
whether by fomenting strikes in the mu-
nitions works, or the mines, or on the
railroads, or by stirring up resistance
to the draft. Thus every one who stands
out in opposition to the draft law is
under direct and justified suspicion Of
being German agent. Drastic pun
ishments are necessary right at this
stage to demonstrate to the country
that the draft law must be obeyed else
the spy law will be enforced. Appar-
emily the situation in Oklahoma is be-
ing rapidly settled. In the other states
no serious conditions have developed.
The total of resistance to the draft has
been remarkably small considering the
vast numbers involved.