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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
Go to Florida.

Secure a winter home of the Lake
Highlands Co., of Clermont, Fla, at
Clermont Heights, overlooking the
beautiful fresh water lake, surrounded
by orange groves and perennial flow
e Is. Best location in the United
States for health pleasure or profit.
Choice lands suitable for orange and
other citrus fruits, also for truck
fartning, for sale at prices to suit all
purchasers. Hunting, fishing, boat
ing and bathing par excellence.
ThiS section is being rapidly settled
by the best people from the east and
south. Maps and booklets sent free
on request. Address
Al j, FRALEY, Gen. Agt.,
Huntington, W. Va.
NCr Lake Highland Co.,
Clermont, Fla.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
Substitute for Gasoline.

The Howey Tribune, of Florida
states that Charles Abbey, of
Fort Lauderdale, formerly con-
nected with the food department
Of the Hungarian government,
has invented ''alcogas," made
from green cornstalks and other
materials, at 81 cents per gallon,
which is a perfect substitute for
gasoline and makes no carbon.
The government is said to have
approved the fuel for commercial
use. Exchange.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
His Answer.

The teacher had been reading
to the class about the great for.
ests of America.
And now, boys" she an.
nounced, which one of you can
tell me the pine that has the long.
est and sharpest needless"
Up went a hand in the front
row.
"Well, Tommy"
The porcupinel"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
SCISSORS & PASTE;
:Good Things Clipped from :
: Our Exchanges with an :
! Occasional Comment :
|; By the Editor. /
Swat the Fly!

Midwinter would seem to be a
closed season for the house fly,
and yet there is substantial foun-
dalton for the anti-fy campaign
which the Merchants Associa-
ton of New York has undertake
en-, even with the thermometer
around freezing.
This association is sending out
cards and circulars now, urging
every householder to Kill the
winter fiies!" Now is the time,
it declares, to begin next sum-
mer's campaign.
There is good reasoning back
of this suggestion. While the
winter weather kill most of the
summer flies. it does not get all
of them. If it did there would
be none left to breed next sum.
mer.
The late Matched flies are now
laying eggs in favorable places
for incubation in the early spring.
Some OF these eggs will hatch out
during the winter where temper
atures are favorable. 1t is the
winter flies that will become the
progenitors Of next summers
countless billions. One fly that
gets through the winter will be.
come the parent of hundreds OF
millions the coming summer.
The associations winter cam.
paign is an important one. 1t is
urging householders everywhere
not to trust to the cold to kill the
flies, but to make way with every
one of them now. Housekeeper'
are advised to clean up theil
premises and give special atten
ton to every out-of- the-way plac,
where flies may Turk and breed
Particularly should they max,
sure there is nothing left whicl
may harbor their eggs.
Advice that is good for New
York is good for Atlanta an,
every other city and communit
which would rid itself of the dan
ger in the house fly pest. AS
carrier of disease germs the fl
! perhaps has no superior. 1t
transmission of typhoid and dys
|, EMERY is a well known fact, an
there is said to be a strong au
thentic authority to the effec
that anthrax and infantile para
ysis germs are also carried an
spread by this insect.
The killing of the winter file
necessarily means fewer file
: next summer, for the entire Gro
] must come from those that &c
through the cold season. Wit
; comparatively few of them
deal with, the work should b
both easier and more effective.
, The advice is good. Unique.
tionably, now is the time to b.
gin next summers campaig
: against the house fly.-Atlant
Constitution.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
A Definition.

A subscriber asks us what we
mean by "Teddyites." Why sir,
Teddyites are these human d.
dappers who follow Theodore
Roosevelt and sometimes they
swap political principles so fast
that their pistol pockets are on
their bootlegs half the time. But
this definition has no reference
to the honest Republican who
voted for Woodrow Wilson, No.
vember 7th. THE Hornet.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
Progressive.

j. R, Wells, candidate for
Jailer, is one of the most pro-
gressive aspirants for that office
in the field. Last week we made
him 1000 cards for use in his
campaign, and he also is a liberal
user of newspaper space.
Joe Roe has the right idea and
if he keeps it up he will be one
of the leaders at the finish.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

ADVERTISING RATES 10 cents per
inch, net, for space. Composition,
position, etc, extra.
Obituaries (cash to accompany or
der), business readers, political read
ers, etc., 5 cents per line per insertion.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

Every time Licking river gets full and that is quite
frequent mail from Wrgley is delayed until the wa
ter subsidies And as principally all of our mail by
that route it that the county authorities should get
busy and put this road above the high water mark
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
OverdId IL,

Il know a man." said Uncle Eben,
dat KEEP 80 busy lookin' up fob clouds
wifi silver li1iin's dat he done walked
into q coal hple."
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

The conscience fund of the United States last year
ceeded $56OOO against S. 1877 in 1915 and only 1O3 in
1915 Even peoples consciences working better and
better as Democratic prosperity grows.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

This is the season when the candidate for the county
office blooms forth in all his glory and the wise
using newspaper advertising to let the people know just
what they advocate and just what they promise.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

When you think Of what must be his present state Of
mind it's hard not to forgive exCanddate Hughes for
anything Objectionable that he said did during his
pagn.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

Small countries often have large armies, Judging by
the number of Roumanans made prisoners.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

Study that new tax law before
joining in the cry for an extra
session.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
we are authorized to announce

u Z, TAULBEE,
OF west Liberty, as a candidate for the
nomination for Representative from the
9lst Legislative District, subject to the
Democratic primary, 1917.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

From the silence that pervades Oyster Bay it might
appear that the Colonel had slipped away undeteced to
the FIJI islands.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

That 3d. OOO 900 extra bushels of wheat that we did
not know had ought to help some, but the price OF
bread still goes up and up.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

The view of the proeconsts is that the United States
is unpepared for the country could not en-
dure it.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

Anyway, COL Roosevelt will admit that President
Wilson has kept him out of war.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

Good roads have an eloquent advocate at this season
of the year-the bad roads,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
We are authorized to announce

OF Crockett, as candidate for the nomi-
nation for County Court Clerk of Morgan
county, subject 10 the Democratic primary,
August 1917.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

A distant friend is one you can't "touch."
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
LICKING VALLEY COURIER

Entered as second class matter
April 7, 1910, at the posttoffice at West
Liberty, KY, under the Act of March
8, 1879.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11
We are authorized 10 announce
c. p. HENRY.

OF West Liberty, as candidate for the
nomination for Sheriff of Morgan county.
subject to the Democratic primary August
1917.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

An ignorant person is merciless critic.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

Democracy and bureaucracy
are two different words.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

Food for thought is as cheap as ever.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-10-18

There are some good stories of An
glo-Indian life in Lady Login's newly
published volume of Recollections.
One particularly amusing one hinges
upon the marriage of her brother, Gen.
Charles Campbell, to a Miss Wemyss
ut Cawnpore.
The bridegroom (writes Lady Login)
appeared to take a very languid inter-
est in the ceremony, being very slack
III answering the responses.
The Eurasian clerk thereupOn took
upon himself to prompt him in his
part; but when it came to the ques-
ton 'Wilt thou take this woman to
be thy welded wife," and the Jealous
official replied for him in a loud nasal
chant, II WILL" General Campbell
electrified the congregation by turning
round in towering passion, and
shouting at him:
IN be hanged if vow do sir!'
The effect. to put it mildly, was de-
cidedly disconcorting to everybody;
but. anyway, it put more life into
Campbelrs participation in the rest Of
the service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-10-18

the folly OF even knowing a Tod Fer
ret, or seeking as an intermediary a
female bank looter, or having any use
for a bank disappointment like Alison
Ransome.
But Marvel knew-he always knew.
There was a zest in collaborating with
that great man, for in the end there
was a gratifying blaze of discovery
and fruition so far out of the ordinary
that it was worth effort and was an
enjoyable event to participate in.
1t was not difficult to follow out my
friends advice as to cultivating Pur-
vols. He had an eye to business, and
a specious professional call from my
SELF the secretary of his clearing
bank, led to cigar. then to lunch. |
made a pretense Of wanting his opln-
ion as to some Russo-Siberian bonds
1t was natural that Purvois should be
familiar with these, for he had orig
inally come, | understood, from a part
of the cars dominions where such as
he had been baited and driven from
pillar to post for generations. At the
end of a week, in a cordial way, he in
yited me to a small social function at
his home.
There was my wedge Behold me,
one evening, in the reception room of
a gaudy apartment floor Everything
suggested the ephemeral, just as his
banking quarters had-a Punishment
easily convertible into cash, readily re-
moved, of light compass and light
value, but glazing and impressive in
a popular sense There were some
twenty guests present. One was a
leading scrapiron nabob of his class.
Another borrowed at the bank on bills
receivable discounts. a third was an
insurance adjuster for the assured
all men of some means at the tp-top
Of what was best in the commercial
Queer street.
| had care only, however for the
persons Marvel had named | did net
meet Ferret at all At the table
sat next to young Rausome. He
flushed at the first Then I fancied l
detected sort Of appealing eagcrneSs
to be friendly. At his right sat the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-10-18
MUST SAY SHE WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE, BUT
MORE IN MANNER THAN IN BEAUTY

and insurance companies, and when
the cane was shown me guessed that
its end had been used to lift the screw
in the car floor so as to give the
schemer an opportunity to stumble
over something. When l ran down
this alleged William Goldsmith and
had a look at him, recognized him
as an old-timer long of the local
books. but now apparently returned
to his former harvest fields. He had
come back, it seemed, with a new
repertoire His former prize dodge
was the lost eye"
The lost eye?' I quered in amaze
ment.
Yes. 1t is a trivial element in the
great aggregate, but to explain briefly
William Goldsmith, alias Tod Fer
ret, originator of quite a clever
scheme for raising the wind when in
need of funds. He would approach a
fruit stand and make some slight pur-
chase. Suddenly he would put his
handkerchief up to his eye and ap-
pear greatly distressed, while pulling
over the stock in a frantic search. He
would inform the proprietor of the
stand that he had lost his glass eye
and after a search would tell him to
make a closer look and he would call
again and gladly give twenty-five dol
lars if he found the eye In about an
hour an accomplish would appear,
also make a purchase. pretend to find
the eye, disclose 1t, and the stand man
having in mind the reward offered
for 1t would bargain for it at ten or
fifteen dollars"
And this Ferret?"
This glass eye specialist" pursued
Marvel is also the owner of that
cane He is the man who stole the
$4,000 from the satchel young Ran
some and the bank officer carried on
the suburban train"
Oh, you know that"
And considerably more"
% can realize that, for you never
waste time on preliminaries that have
not a final important focus. l pre-
sumo this Ferret has retired from his
professional duties to enjoy life as a
man OF wealth and leisure?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-10-18
mot at all. He acted for others,

mot at all. He acted for others,
and others, or rather one other, re-
ceived the bulk proceeds of the clever
satchel robbery. This same person
received also the $4,000 from the sub
treasury package. The work was
done by another of his efficient aids
Miss Vera Tichenor."
The man who holds the strings IN
this double Iooting of the Unity Ma
tional" continued Marvel, is Malachi
PurvoiS, banker.
The head and front of the combi-
nation is PuTvois," he Te-asserted.
This is for private, use only, of
course, IS we want no premature ex-
plosion. Now, then, a social end comes
into this affair. You know how far
| am away from that phase of activity.
| have sent for you as an empirical
co-efIicient. You Will cultivate Pur-
vols, you will be invited to some so
cial function, you will meet Miss
Tichenor, possibly Ferret, in a new
guise, certainly Alison Ransome."
When you have visited the inner
social circle of the tribe Purvois," pro-
ceeded Marvel tersely, report to me.
| especially expect a close study and
analysis of this Miss Tichenors eyes
Particularly note how far this foolish,
but ingenious young RansOme is in
fatuated with her. This is all new to
you. 1t will be very old to you in a
week, after the mine is exploded"
l left Marvel, feeling somewhat
thoughtful. l knew l left him just as
he would wish. He had given me a
mission to perform, with explanations
if necessary, to come later. | knew
his methods so well that l accepted
directions and prepared to follow
them out.
Now as to Malachi Purvois, this
much was interesting to me: he
cleared his small private bank through
our institution He was a newcomer
in the local financial community, but
so precise, prompt and reliable in all
his dealings that he had won Consid.
cradle notice as a coming scalper on
the outside of the legitimate banks
Some OF his dealings had been large
His balances were not bad, he collat-
eraled everything securely and
seemed to have ample capital So
far as | could surmise he was toe
shrewd and going a man to commit
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-10-18

of the Ransome incident. I use the
singular, for the substituted sub-treas-
ury package and the rifed bank
satChel were parts and parcels of one
plot, schemed out by one master
mind, with more to come
Il am interested" I said, and pre-
pared to listen.
Marvel opened the broad drawer of
the table TO take out a long, thin arti-
Gle. 1t was a cane, slight in looks,
but l found later on handling it,
strong and rigid as a steel bar
The cane you found in the car
where the satchel was ripped open.
l began.
No. ne dissented; "One something
like it, but this is quite another cane.
Naturally, losing one, the original
owner supplied his equipment with
another"
"Equipment?' I repeated.
Kit is better" added Marvel. see
here"
lie held it 50 that the lower end
was directly towards me- He manipu-
lated some clutch Or screw in the
handle. There protruded then from
the hollow bottom of the cane slop-
ing piece of metal about half an inch
square
1T looks like a screwdriver point"
l remarked
Yes, nodded my friend, this cane
is a masl ed screwdriye,'. About three
months since a man, later giving the
name of William Goldsmith, started
to leave a street car. In doing so his
foot met an obstruction. He plunged
forward, struck the floor and was lift
ed out to the street to await the am
bulance, having suffered a dislocated
shoulder. The company was glad to
settle with him for fifteen hundred
dollars. Investigation showed that a
screw holding a metal plate to the
bottom Of the car had come loose and
worked up nearly its length. The
charge of negligence against the rail
way company, therefore, was patent
| heard of the case quite incidentally
but when l did two points suggested
Immediately interested me l had on
my list an ambulance-chaser worker
who had been an acrobat, and who
had the power of throwing his Shout
der or hips out OF joint to order. His
graft was to work accident, street car
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-10-18
Good tlumor Appreciated.

Good humor may be said to be one
of the very best articles of dress one
may Wear IL society. "-rhackera
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-31
To Select Next Speaker.

Strawberries at Garden City Fruit
Co.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-31
EIGHT DISCLAIMERS
SURVIVE TRY-OUTS
Roosevelt School Holds Pre-
liminary Contest.

OF the 50 pupils of the sixth. sew
cnth and eight grades who entered IN
the preiiminares for the dcclamatory
contest to be held at the Roosevelt
school next month, five boys and three
girls have been selected to speak in
the finals. The eight who survived
the elimination contest are Orvin
noblitt, Virginia Berry. Dorothy Otis,
Philip Rowe, GcOrsiana Lacassc,
Charles keim, Frederick Peterson and
Wallace Lent.
Two elimination contests were held
with As pupils. half of whom were
boys. entered in the first. Nineteen of
the participants in the first prclim-
mary contest were chosen to speak in
the second elimination contest.
The decamatory contest at the
Roosevelt is one of a series being held
at the city schools. Much interest has
been shown in all the contests. and
school officials are delighted at the
success which the project has met.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-31

France" is a series of real views
snapped while thousands of soldiers
we're engaging in terrific battle.
The capture Of 10000 Germans al
most half the number of the United
States army. is depicted. Figures are
dry and embarrassing things until
compared with others. 1t will be re-
magnanimously allowed an Increase in
our army of just 10000 mcn-and a
modern army captures that many in
two days. While it is not u comfort
ing thought ii must be admitted that
The realization of such facts had bet
ter come now than later The bat
terinS down of steel and concrete
Notifications is shown and so are the
guns that can accomplish this. We
can't escape the unpleasant fact that
the United States has no gun of q
caliber to compare with the modern
siege howitzers. Aeroplanes are shown
as they soar over the battlefield, TAX
ing pictures of the exact locations of
the opposing armies. Germany has
over 80 b-planes on the east front
alone, for it has been recognized that
with IL photograph obtained from surf
flcient height a gunner can, with the
aid of his map and his knowledge of
trigonomctry pick out any spot and be
sure to have his projectile hit within
"A few yarls of the place picked for
destruction. How many reliab aero
planes shall we in the United States
need to be adequately prepared in a
military sense and how many have
We
New York and Chicago military men
have combined to bring a copy of these
wonderful pictures to Washington in
tie near future and arrangements are
being made there to have the proper
committees of congress view them at
u private screening. Undoubtedly the
committees will find food for thought
III the vivid showing of " hat an army
operating under modern conditions of
latter day warfare needs.
one of the most remarkable scenes
ever photographed shows men dying
before your eyes. The showing of these
films is in no sense a money making
enterprise, as 80 per cent of the pro-
cccds go to the bind and crippled SOL
diers. The picture will be shown fol-
the last time at the Al2acar tonight
with special matinee at p. m.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-31
THE Arab Tells the Story Of a Chris.
tian Massacre at eijou Today.


Truly wonderful production is The
Arab in which Edgar Sclwyn, the
author and original star plays the title
role, tells the story Of Christian mas
sa@,e in Syria. The leading character
is that of Jamil. the son OF Il great
desert Sheik, who falls in love with
the daughter OF the Christian mission
arv and rcscucs yer. her father and
the children of their mission school
from the general destruction.
The Turkish governor of the Syrian
town, in which the massacre is ordered
by the Sultan, Is also In love with
Mary. the missionary's daughter. and
his rage against Jamil has therefore
double cause when the young Bed
ouin chieftain intcrferes with his plans
The scheme of the governor is to per-
suaue the desert tribe, Of which Jami1's
father is sheik, to ride down on the
can blame them for the killing and
thus escape the vengeance Of the
American government. The old sheik,
who has been parted from his son,
agrees to this If the governor will find
Jamil and send him back to the dcs-
crt, but when Janll learns the motive
of the governors interest he has al
ready fallen in love with Mary and,
for her sake, becomes the defender of
the Christians.
Though his name does not appear
on any cast of characters, the world
famous humorist and war correspond
Cnt, Irwin Cobb. plays small part in
tho Lasky dramatization of The
Arab" with Edgar Sclwyn as the star.
Tie appears as an American tourist
who has employed as dragoman, the
young sheik Jamil (played by Mr.. Sci
wynD and Is shown paying .lami for
his services and supplying him with n
recommendation. This recommended
| ton, written by Cobb himself. is as
follows;
To Whom It May Conccrn--
This is to certify that the nearer,
Jamil Abdullah AHam is the finest lit s.
| tie liar in country of liars. We
| earnestly recommend him to those who,
| like ourselves enjoy being h,mked
and desire nothing more of this cOun-
| try than that which fills the eye.
| Jamil takes great pride in exhibiting
this paper to the Christian girl with
whom he falls in love as evidence Of
| supCrlatiVe virtues.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-31
hElFRiCH TO HELENA.

Jack IIclfrich of this city has been
appointed chief clerk in the office of
state Auditor Heating and has gone
TO Helena where he will make his
home. Mr.. Hclfrich is very we'll known
in MiSSoula. He served as deputy
under Clerk of the Court Conlon and
has been active in local Democratic
politics. He succeeds r. w. French,
who resigned u few days ago.