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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-13

1t may be noticed that free in
stitutions have had their highest
development where nations could
utilize sea power and have their
peoples engaged in industries AMI
peaceful pursuits. Substantially
all of the republics Of history have
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
Important Announcement.

Every one is cordially invited
to attend the regular services at
the Baptist church Sunday at IL
O'Clock, A. M. Theme: SOL
diering for Christ. "
A patriotic service will be held
~ night. The occasion is the de-
parture OF a number of our boys
for Camp Taylor on the Monday
Glowing. Theme for the even
,os: TIE Message Of the old
uibetry Bell The sermon will
f.lloNed by spontaneous re-
.oalks. Rev. Cohiza Helton, one
Of our neighbor boys who goes
10 the army with the others Mon
LAY will deliver a farewell ad-
dress. The congregation will
nen sing that dear old hymn;
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds, "
and Bro Helton will then pro-
nounce the benediction.
All the departing soldiers are
especially invited to attend these
services.
A. o. ALLISON, Pastor.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
Elect Officers.

On Sunday, February 18th the
Count On Me" class held its
regular election of officers. Mr..
Clayton Callahan, Lynn Wells,
James Swango and Garland Ar
nett were put in nomination for
President. Callahan and Wells
Withdrew on account Of being
calledto army training last OF
month. James Swango who has
been President of the class foi
about three years was reelected,
and, Garland Arnett UNANIMOUSLY
elected Vice-president. Kathleen
Phipps reelected Secretary anC
Hazel Cottle and Maude Well:
assistant Secretaries, Fern Cottlt
Treasurer and Mamie Steele as
sistant Treasurer. Mr.. Lynn B
Wells on behalf Of the class ex
pressed their appreciation of thc
services of Mrs. Martha. .Womacl
as teacher of the class for tn,
past year. We have an interest
ing class and new members ant
visitors are always welcome.
KATHLEEN PHIPPS, Secry
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
ORIGIN OF THE TOTEM POLE
Was Erected to Bear Emblems Which
Usually Were Animals After
Which Tribes We're Named.

Before people had Individual names,
the savage people who lived In clans
or tribes referred to themselves In the
name of some natural object, usually
an animal which they assumed as the
name or emblem Of the clan or tribe.
These names never applied to one indi'
yidual more than another, but only to
the clan or tribe, so that everyone in
tribe which had taken the "wolf' for
its emblem was known as wolf says
the Book of Wonders.
Later on they began to distinguish
individuals by giving them additional
names characteristic of the Individual
such as LONELY Wolf" "GrowilnI
Wolf" or other names. The name N
this animal was then the emblem q
one tribe. They, therefore, placed thi
emblem upon their bodies, thel
clothes, utensils, etc, Through this
these cmbloms also became ut time
ideals Of worship, and so they erecte,
poles upon which their emblems wer
engraved. The word totem is Mort
American Indian word, meaning Fan
ily token" The tribes called then
selves after animals from which the
believed themselves descended.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

for a round wooden one in the
attic which George says ne can
polish to look like new, and buy
a couch cover and some pillow
covers for the old sofa. A plain
Morris chair and some cream
scrim curtains will complete our
purchases, and we are going to
doit all for the twenty-five dol
lars. The main reason | am so
happy about it is that the boys
have already asked if they can
invite the bunch in one evening
as soon as the room is ready.
never realized before that child
ren mind the way a house looks. "
Neither did |, Mrs. Smith.
am going straight home and see
how | can improve the looks OF
my house. "-HELEN BUQUo. ir
Southern Agriculturist.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
Father and Son.

Sixty days in the workhouse
was the sentence, but it had
nothing to do with the startling
reply of the prisoner, standing
before Judge Pugh to receive
justice on a charge of assault.
The usual number of questions
was asked. Then the Judge in
quired:
Your father living?"
Yes"
How old is he?"
Same age as me-"
Junge Pugh glared.
Il said how old is yeur father?"
As old as | am, your honor. "
Take care!" warned the
court. Now, answer properly"
Il have" said the prisoner:
He became my father the same
day | became his son. "-Phila-
delphia Press.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
You Should Have a Farm Office

Every farmer needs a farm Of
flee. By this | mean a room or a
corner of a room set apart for
his business affairs, account book
and agricultural books and
papers.
One could not put a few dollars
into a better investment than to
build a good desk ard supply il
with the necessary equipment.
One can study these during the
long winter evenings, and the
time will be not only pleasantly
but proftably spent.
The library can be made int
an office as well as a library by
the addition of 4 desk, a chair
and files for letters and papers
We can never learn to farm to,
well, and there is plenty that W
can learn about our business i
we will just study it.
If we are unable to have
separate room and furnish it W
can at least have a corner of one
| and this should be made our bus
mess Office.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

The music pupils of the West
Liber.y High School will give a
short program and operetta en-
titled Betsy Ross" on Friday
evening February %, at Z o'clock
At the college auditorium.
Admission 10 cents.
Everybody invited.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
Lost All His Bait.

Alas for the tragedies of hum
BILE life! jim Shepherd has been
covered with gloom of late.
Whats up, old chap?" quer-
led his lifelong chum, Fred e.
lott. THE lovely Laura decided
she can live without you?"
Woman" says James pro-
foundly, lis a delusion and q
snare. The worst of it was she
never said No till I'd spent al
(my cash on her"
The despair in his tones wa'
real and deep.
Never mind" said the cheer
full Friedrich, there's as goo'
fish in the sea, you know, as eve
were caught"
That's true enough" SAT-
James, but he breathed
dreary sigh" what's the goo
of that when you've used up a
your blessed bait?"- Philadelphi
Star.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
Be Not Too Hasty to Criticise.

About January 9Th Mrs. H. M.
Cox, Vice President of the local
Red Cross chapter, sent 6. box
containing socks, sweaters and
mufflers for the soldier boys, to
the general distributing head
quarters of the Red Gross at Gin
cinnati. She did this upon the
authority of one of'the directors
of the Red Cross work in Ken
lucky. The articles were all
knitted by the good women OF
this county and intended for the
Morgan county boys who are now
in Camp Zachary Taylor, but for
some reason they have not been
delivered on this date (Feb. 49,
There has been some criticism
by the unthoughted and the un-
thinking (there are great many
OF that kind) because these ar
! ticles failed to reach their desti-
nation on schedule time. They
fail to take into consideration
! the complexity of the work the
Red Cross is doing and the vast
number of packages aud boxes
handled by that splendid patriot
ic organization.
The members OF the loca
chapter have done a splendiC
work and if one package wen
asiray after it was shipped it wa
no fault Of theirs.
1t is a downright shame fo
narrow minded, unpatriotic pee
: pie to attempt to criticise tn
acts OF those who are unselhshl
doing all they can to help wi
the war and to make life a
, pleasant as possible for our boy
u. in khaki.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
An Irish Comeback.

(Pittsburg Chronicle -Telegraph)
An lrishman employed in a
large factory had taken a day off
without permission and seemed
likely to loose his job in conse-
quence. When asked by his
foreman the next day why he
had not turned up the day before,
he replied:
II was so i'll, sir, that | could
not come to work to save me life. "
How was it then, Pat, that l
saw you pass the factory on your
bicycle during the morning?"
asked the foreman.
Pat was slightly taken back,
then regaining his presence of
mind, he replied:
Sure, sir, that must have
been when | was going for the
doctor. "
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
Won Over At Last.

Would you care to look at my
magazine?" asked the man who
sat across the aisle from the
beautiful young woman who was
travelling alone.
mo, thank you" she replied.
After they had both looked out
at the passing landscape for a
while, the man asked the porter
to bring him some cards, and he
began playing solitaire.
The young lady glanced across
at him occasionalIyy, showing
that she was interested in what
he was doing.
Would you like to try your
luck?" he asked at length.
mo, thank you," she replied.
When he had become weary of
the cards he took a couple of
books from his satchel, and,
turning to the young lady, asked:
Would you care to look at one
Of these?"
mo, thank you," she replied.
Presently one Of the colored
walters entered, saying:
First call for dinner in the
dining cal"
The man got up, shook down
his trousers, and looking across
at the young lady, asked:
Won't you let me have the
pleasure Of your company al
dinner?"
"Oh, thank you," she replied
And it cost him $4.95. Day.
ton News.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
1t Puzzled Her.

Along the Mexican border SOL
diers are searching vehicles which
pass close to crossings into
Mexico. One evening a car full
OF young people was stopped and
the usual procedure of examin-
ing the bottom of the car was in
progress when one young lady
asked:
What are you looking for?"
Arms" the sergeant replied.
Why" she' remarked inno-
Gently, tits all legs down there. +"
Exchange.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
A Good Record.

Mrs, ]. w. Caskey and Mrs.
Tommy Caskey, of near town
and Mrs. John NJ. Perry, of
Pomp, have knitted IL, 10 and
s pairs of socks, respectively, for
the Red Cross. The outstanding
feature of the work of those good
women is that neither of them
has a near relative in the army, SC
their motive is patriotism alone.
Let others emulate.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
Child Choked to Death.

Robert, the A year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Prichard, of
WrigIey, became checked while
eating dinner Sunday from the
effects of which he died Sunday
night. The little fellow was
eating a piece of chicken when a
particle of the meat lodged in his
windpipe.
Medical aid was summoned
and everything possible was done
to relieve him but to no avail.
The bereaved family have the
heartfelt sympathy Of the entire
community.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
THE SOLDIERS IN CAMP ARE
WATCHING THE FOLKS At HOME

to buy bonds and many Of them are
counting on collecting interest after
the war for many years.
MANY officers and men have made
big sacrifices in financial way in or
der to be here, but they are throwing
themselves into the spirit Of the new
Liberty Loan Campaign with the same
zest in which they offered their serv-
ices as soldiers.
Soldiers realize that the loan must
be quickly subscribed if the war is to
be pressed with the greatest vigor
That is why thy are watching the ac
tion Of the folks back home. They are
confident that they will not be disap
pointed. My little detachment of foul
officers and Is enlisted men have sub
scfibed $1,000. Each of the training
battalons under my command has
averaged $4,000 Total subscription
S97, COO"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

Brigadier General Charles X. Zim-
norman, now at Camp Sheridan,
Montgomery, Ala, sends this message
to the people of the Fourth Federal
Reserve district:
Ohio soldiers want to get at the
Germans as soon as possible and are
more than willing TO pay part of the
cost to fight. That is why officers and
men. here are buying Liberty Bonds
with the same zeal that they are put.
ting into their training. Another rea.
son why they are subscribing to the
Liberty Loan is because the same lib
eral Uncle Sam who feeds and clothes
them here in camp stands hack Of
every bond.
at is the safest investment in the
world and the Liberty Bond is one Of
the greatest means yet devised of saw
ing for the future. Soldiers may put
aside a part of their pay each month
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
In Fight With Submarines.
II. 6. s. Susouehanna.

u. S. S. Susquehanna.
Dear Mother:
How does this find everybody?
| arrived here in New York port
Jan. 80. Havs been to France
and had a fine time while there.
We started for France on Dec.
IA and on the 18th our ship and
two other transports were attack
ed by five submarines. The subs
fired two torpedoes at the Sus-
quehanna, missing her about 30
yards. The destroyers sank two
submarines with depth bombs.
Arrived in France the 29th. The
Susquehanna left France Jan. 10
and was hit by a great storm
which kept US week longer at
sea, In December the Susque-
hanna was reported sunk by the
IlNew York papers.
received the letter from you
and Aunt Ollie and sure was glaC
to hear from home; glad to heal
that Ma Bordman was we'll, also
grandpa and grandma Mcclure.
AS Brother Ollie is at Cornell
University | hope to meet him il
New York city.
Your son,
w. LES MCCLURE.
P.S. | send some handker
chiefs as French sovenirs.
This letter was written to Mrs
P. L. Mcclure, of Bourbon coun
ty, who sent it to her brother-in
law W. w. Mcclure Of our town
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
Your son,
w. LES MCCLURE.
Barkis and Other Willin'

A certain rector, just before
the service was called to the ves-
tibule to meet a couple who
wanted to be married. He eX-
planned that there wasn't time
for the ceremony then. But, "
said he, IF you will be seated
will give you an opportunity at
the end of the service for you tc
come forward, and | will ther
perform the ceremony"
The couple agreed, and at the
proper moment the clergyman
said: "Will those who wish t
be united in the holy bonds o
matrimony please come for
ward?"
Thereupon l3 women and on,
man proceeded to the alter.
st. Louis Times
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
No Need Of Eyes.

After witnessing the wonder
full performance of a blind pianist
one IriShman remarked to anoth-
er:
BE the powers, that's the
best music ever heard with me
two ears"
He does pretty well for a
blind man, doesn't he?"
He does, indeed but | was
just thinking of wan thing"
What is that?"
1T wouldn't make any differ
ence to himif he wasn't blind"
why not?"
well | was watchin' him all
the evening and he never looks
at the piano anyhow. Topeka
State Journal.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
REDCROSS|S
Il READY TO AID
/ SOLDIERS KIN
Provides Loans, Grants and
Allowances, Where Neces-
sary, to the Fighting Mems
Relatives and Charges No
interest.

[EDITOR'S NOTE-This is the third OF
a series OF five articles prepared by Mr.:
Fieser. who is in charge of civilian reliei
work In Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky. The
subjects of the other two articles in the
series still to appear are What Has Been
Taught Home Service Workers" and Or
gambling and Training 10000 Home Serv-
Ice Committeeman"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

Pat bought a pig last fall, pay
ing seven dollars and a half for
it; during the winter he bought
ten and a half dollars worth of
feed for it, and in the spring sold
the pig for seventeen dollars and
fifty cents.
A neighbor asked him how
much he got for it, and when
Pat told him he said: well,
you didn't make much on it, did
your"
No." said Pat, but you see
| had the use of the PIC AZ
winter. -" EXCHANGE.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
For Her Children's Sake.


Good morning, Mrs. Smith.
What are you looking so cheer
full about?"
"Oh! | am happy. My hus-
band gave me twenty-five dollars
and | have at last planned how
to spend it. You are the first
person I've seen, so / must tell
you about it. Twenty-Five dol
lars is a good bit of money for
me to have to spend as l please, l
and | have been two weeks try
ing to decide what to do with it.
| need some clothes; / need some
things in my kitchen to make my
work lighter; l want to buy some
shrubs and flowers for the yard .
and garden. l could not decide
into which Of these l would put
my money"
How on earth did you ever
decide? All those things are
equally important"
Il did not decide. 1t was de-
cided for me and / think the
Lord had a hand in it. ! have
been worrying for some time be-
cause my children, especially Jim
and George, don't like to spend
the evenings at home or to have
company come in. At every
chance the boys begged to go
somewhere else, and | did not
understand why until lately.
Friday afternoon when she
got in from school | told Jennie
to clean up the parlor, as eX-
pected to bring the minister
home from church with US today.
Some time later | was passing
through the hall and | heard
Jennie talking. Thinking she
was talking to some one, | stop
ped to listen and find out who
had come in. | heard Jennie
say in a real bitter tone, Il can't
make this ugly old room look
} pretty. | don't blame the
boys for not wanting to have peo.
Z pie come here
"At first wanted to go right
in and scold her for not appre
ciating her home; but | just stood
y still and thought for a minute
z and then | went in and had
: heart-to-he talk with m
z daughter about how we coulC
o make that room more attractiv
o and home-like. When the boy
I came in that night we all dis
. cussed it together. The child
" rem told me what they dislike
a about the room, and so, wha
a they would get rid of. Then W
u planned what we would buy wit
~ the twenty-five dollars.
10 10 George disliked the tides
20 20 the lambfequins, the old laC
- curtains, and the plush soft
20 ~ while Jennie was for getting r
"a "a of the what-not and the marb
20 20 top table, the rug with the de,
~ on it, and the mating around Il
~ - edge of the big rug. jim sa
=, he'd give anything to see Il
OF platform rocker go because
ty was always getting his hand
foot caught. Well, it seemed
*, me that there would not be an
thing left in the room but t
fireplace and mantel and t
PC picture of Pharaoh's horses VIII
vn they got through criticising WI
of they did not like. To make
md long story short those childrt
for with my help, have planned
nc make a new room out of our pi
nod Tor.
EN- I'VE are going to take up
so mating and stain the edge
ne. the floor, calsomine the wa
exchange the marble-top Ia
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

The country needs more sheep,
says the Department of Agricul-
ture. Six farms out of seven in
the United States have no sheep.
Six out of seven have dogs, Yet,
strange as it may seem, there is
more money in sheep than in the
dogs. Southern Agriculturist.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

~DONA ~ ava A'ANN toeNA
military duty on the 24th day Of
February, 1918:
Name. Order No.
Haney, George Lee 30
Cottle, Charlie LOG
Perkins, Kelley 134
Ferguson, David 129
Dyer, Chester Bruce 14S
Day, Ollie (LenoX) 16O
Robbins, Elish 18e
Salyers, Leonard 2l9
Vance, Lee Roy 235
Conley, Ollie 241
Fannin, James w. 25i
J lPelfrey, Victor 80;
Mckenzie, Lonza 39t
Stamper, Coon 4O'
Hamilton, Ben F. ALI
Patrick, Ollie Al
Vance, Kelley c. All
Peyton, Arrus Erwin AL
Helton, Jesse James As!
Day, Walter 46(
Perry, Gilbert 46(
Helton, Cohiza 46T
Haney, Edgar Az
Frisby, James R. 4SI
Roberts, Lafayette AZ
Robertson, Charlie 4S
Ison, Oscar 49
Patterson, William 30
Hale, Henry Curtis 81
Perry, Wesley B 81
Gibson, John Henry 81
Fyffe, John E. So
Blankenship, John T. SO
Roberts, William %
Cooper, Ora 81
Hamilton, Arnold 81
Ison, Isaac 81
Amyx, James Harlan 81
Cottle, John Harlan 81
Prater, Bernice c. 81
Barnett, Thomas 81
Evans, Leslie s.
st Morris, Crit b
a Adkins, William P. 81
n Harper, Kelly 5
" Cantrell, Ed D
k. Caskey, Oscar b
Gillian, Roy b
Dixon, Charlie g
Caskey, Fred q
Wells, Lynn Boyd &
E Carter, Joseph Nj. Z
Roe, Kelly Carter {
9" Peyton, Claud
Murphy, Jim Oliver
Carpenter, Joe
es, ,',, Castle, Boyd
he Perry, Ollie
lily Ball Marian
,ne y" Haney, 0sa
Idi. Williams, Dennie
to Harper, Willie
for Local Board for Morgan Cou
ays By A. 7. FERGUSON
Chief Gle
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
To All Whom it May Concern:

The following is a list of men
selected to fill the deferred per-
certage of the current quota, and
ordered to report to the Local
Board for Morgan county, for
military duty on the 24th day OF
IL / 1910.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

How much more would you pay
for a farm located on a good road
instead Of one unimproved?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

All Registrants who tail to file
QUESTIONABLE, or report for phys
ical examination, must be report
ed to the Adjutant General as de-
linquents, and thereafter will be
classed and dealt with as desert
ers, under Section 131, Selective
Service Rules.
CHAs. P. HENRY,
Member of Local Board,
Feb. 20, 1918.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

Why do men sell good farms,
located on bad roads?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21
List Of Persons Who Failed to Re-
port for Physical Examination
to Local Board for Morgan County.

There is hereby certified the
following list of the names and
addresses of persons who have
failed to report for physical cx-
animation;
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-21

Local Board for Morgan County
By A. T. FERGUSON,
Chief Clerk,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-23
LADIES' SHOES
LADIES' SHOES AND OXFORDS

Ladies' velvet and suede shoes and sample
oxfords, sizes 2ll5 to 6, while they last
only .............. S1.69
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-23
MEMS DRESS Shoes

Mems THOMPSON Goodyear welt dress
Shoes worth considerable more, our price,
only .......... $2.9S
Shoes that on the present market would re-
tail at $500 at the HUB for ONLY. S3.45
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-23
MEMS DRESS SHIRTS

The HUB has bought the entire sample line
of G.. P. IDE Chicago Branch, of this manu-
facturer of high grade dress shirts in Troy,
MY, and is offering them as follows:
$1.0O and $1.25 values .. S5c
$3.50 and SITS values ... $1.OO
$500 values at Observation-Disclosures. $1.45
A large lot of negigee and military collar
shirts all sizes and good lot of patterns at
ONLY .................... LOO
LADIES' PETTICOATs. ...... 69c and csc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-23
BOYS SHOES

Shoes for your big BOY. Shoes for the boy
that expends his energy trying to consume
that sell in places for as much as $3.50; sizes
21a to 5ll2, only ......'... ............- Sl.9S
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-23
MEMS OXFORDES

Mems sample oxfords, sizes 6 to 7l1hs, worth up
to $780, C. Gotzian and Foot Schulze make,
choice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $265
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-23
MEMS WORK SHOES

MEMS WORK SHOES
CHIPPEWA work shoes, just the shoe for
heavy work, $400 values !. ....... $2.95
Mems Gun Metal Dress Shoes in button or
lace styles, Neolin, Textan or leather soles,
: ONLY ............. $4.25
Mayer or Connolly Dress Shoes, here you are
for ONLY $500