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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
PICTURESQUE SHELL OF CITY
Capital Of Portuguese East Africa
Looks Imposing From Sea Front
but ls Empty and Silent.

mozambique, capital of Portuguese
East Africa, is a picturesque shell of
city, nothing more. It rises grand
and bnDosing from the sea front, with
It's great blocks of 0ld-time Portuguese
and Arab fortresses, built when the
slave trade fourished, but Its broad
streets are curiously empty and silent.
II is like a deserted city, clean and
colorful and beautiful, but lacking In
sound and life.
There are no wheeled vehicles in
except one lone cart on
two wheels that serves as a city scav-
enging department, creeping about the
streets picking up rubbish, drawn by a
bullock with Immense white horns rls-
ing straight up like the horns of a
goat. Except for this curious eauipage
and few rlckshaws, the only sign of
traffic is the dust stirred I'D by the
soundless bare feet of the negroes.
The heavy shutters on the big white
houses are tight closed. The long days
neat Keeps the whole European popula,,
ton Indoors from sunrise to sunset.
Enormous palms wave their leafy
Ironds under the blue sky; the blue
waves Of the Passage beat into white
1oam on the sands; the bright pinks
and yellows and blues Of the houses
nave faded with time into the soft
blending tints of an old painting.
EVERYWHERE there is beauty of color
and line and an uncanny silence.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
WHOLE NUMBER S74.
A Card.

take this method of express
ing my sincere thanks to my
friends who supported me in my
recent race for Jailer of Morgan
bounty. l am defeated but
neither sore nor discouraged.
For those who voted against me
have no word of censure-not
even a hare, thought. Somebody
had to be defeated. | happened
to be one of them, and | want to
say right here that l am for
every one of my party nominees,
unequivocally and without reser-
vation. If Tam alive and able to
make a race intend to be a can
didate for the same position four
years hence. | feel that | did
nothing during the campaign
just closed that would forfeit the
confidence and friendship of the
people who supported me or low
er me in the estimation of those
who believed their duty to SUP
port my opponents.
Very truly yours,
JOE Roe WELLS.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Red Cross Organized.

The preliminary work of the
organization of a Red Cross
chapter for this county has been
done, and the campaign for men,
bars has begun.
The temporary officers are:
President, W. M. Gardner:
Vice-President, Mrs. Henry M.
Cox; Secretary, Evert Mathis:
Treasurer, D. R. Keeton.
The ten who subscribed each a
dollar to apply for a charter are:
W. M. Gardner, Evert Mathis.
H. G. Cottle, H. V. Nickel, Rem
F, Nickel, Mrs. Henry M. Cox,
Mrs. j. R. Kendall, Mrs. S. M.
R. Hurt, Mrs. A. o. Allison.
Nearly a hundred members
were enrolled at the Sunday
School convention in the Chau-
tauqua tent, but $50 members
must be secured to get the char
ter.
This is a cause that should en-
list the support of every one and
Morgan county should have at
least three thousand members.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
CARBON INKS ARE REQUIRED
Seem to Be Only Trustworthy Prepar.
alton for Writing That Is Do.
sired to Endure.

Attention was first called to the
bleaching effect of air and light on
writing Ink, as used in modern times,
by the fact that signatures on certain
certificates had become illegible
through the fading Of the ink, says a
writer In the Journal of the Society Of
Chemical Industry.
AS 1t was impracticable to test a
sample of ink by exposure of writing
for period Of years, 1t was consld-
cred that limited application Of hy-
drogen peroxide would be the nearest
chemical equivalent to the bleaching
effect of the atmosphere. Writing
done by different inks was exposed to
light, the paper being occasionally
moistened with per cent solution
OF hydrogen peroxide, the result be-
Ing that the handwriting gradually be-
came Invisible, In some cases more
quickly than In others. The violet ink
used for typewrlters was less readily
acted on, but was quickly bleaehed by
sulphurous acid.
II an ink could be produced possess
Ing the desirable properties of perfect
fuidity and being non-depositlng, and
at the same time incapable of being
decOlOrized by oxidlzlng or reducing
agents, there would be good reason to
believe that the writing done by such
an ink would be practically perma-
nent. In the meantime, when writing
is of an important nature and is de-
sired to endufes some form of carbon
ink appears to be the only trustworthy
preparation.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Music Makes Work Easier.

Successful use of Photographic
music is to utilize 1t as an aid to pen
manshlp work. According to a report
of an instructor in a New England high
school, music acts as a speed guide for
the penman, just as the metrOnome
beats time for beginner In music. 1t
is this mans experience that music
takes OF the fatigue and drudge Of
writing letters and stimulates the mind
In a tedious job. 1t helps to create a
correct and uniform speed, furnishes
an exact count for the formation of let
ters, and thus furnishes rhythm. Waltz
and fox-trOt records are placed on the
phOnograph In accordance with the
rhythm desired for each exercise by
the penmanship students.
Why not spread this happy thought
and stimulate our energies In all work
by an lnvigorating, snappy tune? APP
parently the player-plano and the pho
nograph have not half told their story
as yet. We have long appreciated
their aid In entertaining our guests, but
1t is gratifying to know that they can
assist In the housework as well.-Ex-
change.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
WONDERS OF HUMAN BODY
Every One Of 500 Muscles Should be
Exercised Daily to Keep One In
the Best Condition.

There are said to be more than @.
OOO,OOO little openings in the skins of
our bodies to serve as outlets for an
equal number Of sweat glands. The
body contains more than 200 bones.
1t Is said that as much blood as is in
the entire body passes through the
heart every minute, 1. e., all the blood
In the body goes in and out of the
heart once every minute. The lung
capacity Of the average person is
about 325 cubic inches, the Book of
Wonders instructs US.
With every breath you inhale about
fwo-thirds Of pint Of fresh air and
erhale an equal amount If you breathe
normally. ,r4a
The stomach q tssGaoae adult
-rsSl capacity Of about iive
pints and manufacturers about nine
pounds of gastric juice daily.
There are over 500 muscles in the
body all Of which should be exercised
daily to keep you in the best condl-
tlon. The average adult human heart
weighs from eight to twelve ounces
and 1t beats about 100000 times every
"a hours.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
The Chautauqua.

The Radcliffe Attractions clos
ed its second Chautauqua here
Monday. The company promis-
ed US when we signed a second
contract after last years pro-
gram was over. that we should
have a better entertainment this
year than we did in 1916. They
kept their promise. Without a
dissenting voice it is agreed that
this years program was better
than the last. The audiences
this year were larger and more
representative, the interest keen
er and the order and attention
almost perfect.
Space forbids individual metr.
ton of each Of the attractions on
this years program and it would
not be fair to mention any one
specifically. They were all good
and each individual an artist in
his or her line.
Nearly forty guarantors have
already signed the contract for
next year and others will Vet
sign. +
w 1t looks as if the ChautaIqpa
for Morgan county has becomesa
permanent institution, and the
people are 10 be escOngratulatedS.
Next to the church and school it,
Is the greatest educator and thd
nest potent factor fsxmoral up.
lift that onrpeeple have ever en-
joyed.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
A Card.

| desire to thank the people of
Morgan county who supported
me in the recent primary, and
also appreciate the courtesy
shown me by those who could
not conscientiously vote for me
at this time but gave me a good
name. l made a clean race, not
using any money or whiskey nor
combining with any other candi-
date, and if | should ever run
again would couduct my cam
paign the same way.
l am for the Rooster and all his
brood. Yours sincerely.
j. H. WILLIAMS.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Dellneatlnu the Glraffa.

Gibbons note on the giraffe shows
what tt mystery the beast was to our
eighteenth-century ancestors, says the
London Chronicle. Describing the In
glorious achievements of Emperor
Commodus In the amphitheater, he
mentions that "Commodus killed a
cnmeto'pardalis, or giraffe, the tallest,
the most gentle and the most useless
tf the large Quadruueds," and adds !:
This singular animal, u native only Of
the interior parts of Africa, has not
been seen In Europe since the revival
Of letters, and though NJ. de Bouffon
has endeavored to describe, he has not
ventured to delineate the giraffe"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
The Different Viewpoint.

Every parent has a sweet halluclna-
ton-that isn't quite the right word
fancy, maybe is better-that the So
goldpiece given to Sonnyboy on his
birthday win not be spent, but will be
treasured for years, as a memento Of
his twelfth birthday, rather than as a
piece OF legal tender with 80 much buy
Ing power. It's all founded on diff.
ference between the point of view OF u
parent and that of boy. To the pa
rent It seems that nothing could serve
as memento better than u SO gold
piece. To the boy, however, 1t occurs
that a tennis racquet, a new pocket
knife and the balance In licorlce will
do Just as well.-Kansas City Star.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Origin Of Water.

The origin of water is assigned by
DIR. +. Garrlgou of the University of
Toulouse to the stage of world forma-
tion represented by the red stars. The
speetroscope shows hydrogen In all
nebulae, of whatever degree of lncan-
descence, but oxygen, on the other
hand, Is absent from all. This and
other evidence suggests that oxygen is
not simple element. 1t cannot COM
bine with hydrogen above 1,1O0 degrees
c.. the two gases separating at that
temperature and the conclusion is that
1t Is Itself formed near the point of
cooling at which the union takes place.
The red stars, already cooled nearly to
extinction, may owe something of their
redness to the gradually thlckening
layer Of water vapor.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Keeping Thin.

Women who wish to reduce may feel
safe In doing 1t, through the diet and
escape all bad after effects. Here Is
Il list you may safely follow: Eat
oysters, Holsters, crabs, thin soups, fish
without salt or butter, lean meats, (but
no ham, liver or pork poultry, toma-
toes' turnips, squash, carrots, string
oeans' onions, cabbage, peas, caulifow-
er, asparagus, salads, celery, pickles,
gluten bread only, coffee, tea, plenty Of
water, but not with meals, very lit
tie milk. .
Avoid sugar and all substances con-
talning sugar, all fatty foods, oils,
sardlnes, butter, creams, gravles,
white bread, oatmeal, rice, potatoes,
and all foods containing starch, sweet
wines. ales and beer.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Cleaning.

Cleaning is wrongly believed to rest
on common law right In England,
and legal "oblter dlctum" exists that
a man who enters a field for this pur-
pose cannot be prosecuted for tres
pass. But u majority of judges In the
old court of common pleas decided that
to grant general right to CLEAN would
be contrary to public policy, because
at would demoralize the poor" says
the London Chronicle, and "open a
wide door to fraud" Yet a local GUS
tom Of cleaning has been recognized
repeatedly by acts Of parliament, and
In some places the cleaning bell" still
rings from the tower of the parish
church twice day during harvest to
let the villagers know when they may
begin to CLEAN and when they must
stop. Ruth's romantic industry seems
unknown in Ireland, and has never ex-
listed In Scotland.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Numbness Through Cold

The most remarkable effect OF the
cold which member Of one of the
Antarctic expeditions noticed was the
loss Of sense and touch In the fingers.
II was almost complete. Suppose you
wanted to look for knife In your kit
bag" he said, "you would get II In
your hand and would not know. 1t
was the same with everything we
handled. We saw that we picked II
up, and saw,that we held the article !;
we could not feel that we had It." He
added that II was not possible TO shave
because the skin became lrritated and
sore, while AZ the beard grew too long
II attracted moisture and then froze
into block. The only thing to do
was to- keep beard and mustache
clipped close.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
The Meatless Meal,

Many hard working men cloud up
and begin to thunder at the mere sug-
gestion Of n meatless meal. Brawn
and meat are lnseparable terms, they
argue, and they would make you be-
lleve a single meatless meal would In
capacltate them for life. As a mat
ter Of fact, II is all question of hav-
Ing them leave the table feeling satls-
fed. II man "feels full" when he
folds his napkin, If any, he forgets in
five minutes whether he had milk or
rice for dinner. A clever wife can
manage meatless meal with ease by
providing heavier dessert than com
mon. II he kicks because there Is
no meat tell him to just wait. Then
feed him some bread pudding, with
a caramel or some other equally fill
Ing sauce. II he still kicks, give him
some more. Then he can't kick.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
KISSING THE BLACK STONE
No Obligation Of Islam Is More Pious-
| Iy Discharged Than That Of Making
Pilgrimage to Mecca.

AS well die Jew or a Christian as
not make the pilgrimage to Mecca, said
Mahomet; and no obligation of Islam
IS more piously discharged. 1t is be-
lieved that the ritual connected with
the visit to the Ka'aba-the square
ouilding"-and the kissing Of the Black
Stone go back to days of idolatry, the
time Of ignorance" before the new
faith bloomed, says the London Chron-
Gle. -
The Black Stone, which measures
about 6 by s inches, is believed to have
fallen from Paradise, to have been
guarded during the Deluge and handed
10 Abraham by Gabriel when the
Ha'aba was built. Certain parts of the
ceremonlal-the throwing of stones at
The devil, and the imitation of Hagar's
distracted wanderings in the desert,
ire supposed to. have had significance
ior the pre- -Mohammedan times as well
rs for Islam.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Land Of Vast Distances.

If you wish to travel from Peking In
Northern China to Hongkong in South
ern China you will have sea voyage
of 1000 miles to cover after you sall
from the port of Tentsin. You do not
fully appreciate the vast distances you
have to travel In China until you actu-
ally become u visitor in this strange
land and are compelled to secure trans
portatlon somehow, some way, no mat
ter how rudimentary. China Is coun-
try Of gigantic sizes and vast areas,
but when It secures rallwaysland troll
ley lines throughout its empire dis
tahce win be annihllated beyond
Chlna's fondest dream.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Out Of His Line.

who was the man that just stopped
you on the street aud waved his hands
around SO hlstractedlyT
"0h, that was Stardust, the cele-
brated astronomer, who discovered and
named 1856 minor planets"
"What wus his trouble?n
"He couldn't make up his mind
whether to name his new baby Charles
or William"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Accepts New Position.

Miss Hazel Cottle, who for sew
eral months has been one of the
Courier Crew, left Monday for
jackson where she has accepted
a position as compositor on the
Jackson Times.
We regretted to see Hazel seY-
er her connection with the Cour
ier force and wish her success
in her new place.
We know she will make good
because she has never failed to
do so on any paper upon which
she has worked.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
A Card.

| desire, through the columns
of the Courier, to express my
sincere appreciation to the voters
of this county who so Loyalty sup.
ported me in my race for County
Judge. | can not say that won
the nomination-my friends won
it for me, and to them l am un.
der lasting obligations. Toward
those who supported my oppo-
nent, Judge Day, l have naught
but the kindliest feeling. They
voted against me from principle
and they shall see no difference
in me.
After l am elected and quail.
fled | will be the servant of all
the people. | will endeavor to
do justice to the rich and poor
alike. In my official capacity |
will have no pets nor play no fa-
vorites. l will, to the best of
my ability, carry out my plat
form as announced before the
primary. Especially | am going
to make a conscientious effort to
better the condition of the public
roads. If l have a hobby at all,
good roads" will be my hobby.
Again thanking you one and all,
| am, Yours very sincerely,
JAS. H. SEBASTIAN.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
The Geneva Convention.

The Geneva convention was an
agreement entered into at Geneva,
switzerland, August %. 1854, by dele
gates from France, Belgium, Swltzer-
land, Portugal, Holland, Italy, Spain,
Denmark and Prussia. Later the con-
vention was agreed to by all the gov.
ernments Of North and South America
except Brazil. It was made In the in.
terests Of war sufferers. Among other
things 1t provided for the neutrality of
ambulances, no distinction of national.
ity to be made in caring for the sick
and wounded. Natives Of an invaded
country bringing aid to sick and
wounded were to be free and respect
ed. Nurses, surgeons, physicians and
those In charge Of administration and
transportation should be marked by
distinctive flag or arm badge, consist.
Ing of a red cross on white ground.
Sick and wounded soldiers taken prls.
oners should be cared for and cured, II
possible and then be liberated or pa.
roled' The Geneva convention was the
origin II the Red Cross.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Hired In Relays.

Mr.. Feedwell came home well
pleased with his achievements at
the employment agency.
"lengaged two cooks today" "
he said.
Why two?" said his wife
We need only one."
I know" but one comes to
morrow and the other a weel
from tomorrow. "-Ex.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
0rlevous Blow.

Il asked Jlbway about his war gar'
den and he became furlously angry. Is
the man craxyf'
"No, but you mustn't make a mistake
like that again. Jlbway's war garden
involved him in quarrel with some
Of his nelghbors and he has lost the
friendship OF the only man In the com.
munlty who can play u good game Of
pinochle."
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
Goals 10 Ne,Anastle.

Wlfe-What Is meant, John, by the
phrase carrying Goals to NewcastleT"
Husband-It is metaphor, my dear,
showing the doing Of something that is
unnecessary. S
Wife-I don't exactly understand.
Give me an lIlustration-a familiar
one.
Husband-Well, II l was to bring you
home book entitled How to Talk"
that would be carrying Goals to New
castlel
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-16
A Modeat Renueat.

$50 an old friend like you refuses to
lend me II paltry S5f"
ayes"
"Well, ut any rate, lend me dollar
to pay for the taxi l took to come and
ask YOU"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-15

box containing some fried
chicken, butter and a cake, ana
/ surely want to thank you tof
these good things, jess Robert l.
SON came over and we had a feast
jess is going ahead faster
than any of us. He has already
become the supply and ranking
sergeant of his company
Ariie Fish is working here IN the
mastering office, and at times ne
has worked at the same table win
me. He seems to be doing nne'
| think his organization Is the
medical corps The rainy
season seems TO have set IN here,
1t has rained now two days ana
a night. But it is warm and we
don't mind it. We have plenty
of good clothes and shoes.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-15
IT'S COMING TO FOCUS.

1t has been the conviction OF
the greatest statesmen Of all ages
and all countries that one could
safely trust to the decision of the
majority of the people on any
question that affected them. The
public mind and conscience is
nicely attuned to the public well
fare and seldom goes astray. Civ
en- a free hand in the working out
of their destiny, no people would
ever come to grief. 1t is only
when self-seeking and deceitful
leaders becloud issues for their
own selfish purposes that the peo-
pie are sedueed.
So much preliminary to the as
sertion that the American people
the great, sober, reasoning ma
jority-are right today. With
out fuss and feathers they have
decreed a course of action that
shall preserve the national veal
and the national honor, and they
are not likely to be lightly turn
ed from that course.
"Vox populi, vox Del, never
had a more direct application
than to the attitude Of the Ameri-
can people in the present world
crisis Being, then, the supreme
power, the voice Of the people
should not only have, but exer-
else, supreme authority.
This we are failing to do. Our
is putting forth most
herculean afforts to pilot the ship
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-15

We salute the boys and girls
of the public schools Of Lewis
county for the fine showing they
are making for the pending Y.
NJ. c. A. fund, as well as for the
grand patriotic spirit they are
showing in the food conservation
campaign. A good illustration
Of this is in the act Of the little
lady who had established sugar
less day in her family: Company
was taking dinner with the FAM
lily, and the head Of the house
missed the sugar bowl from the
table and called for it. When
the hostess, in Difference to the
guests, placed the bowl in its us
ual place on the table, the child
quietly picked it up and, start
ing to the pantry, explained to
The company that her family was
saving sugar on that day for the
soldier boys in France, and was
sorry, but the rule must not be
Jroken.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-15

Items not intended 70 hit OF miss
anyone in particular, but Just
10 remind you

That "Me und Colt und Ma.
homet," is the way the Louisville
Currier Journal puts it.
That market qutations show q
considerable drop in pork, but
it hasn't had any affect on than
and"
That every time the German
crown prince losses a battle, the
Kaiser takes a fresh grip on his
"devine right"
That the average hotel or res
taurant boarder is convinced that
this thing called flood conserve
ton" can be mighty easily over
done.
That this army Y. M. G. A. fund
rising business has developed in
to more Of a pull than drive in