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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
WOULD LINK EAST AND WEST
Proposal to Make the American Expe-
dictionary Force in China Prac-
tieally Student Army.

Under the agreement entered into
between the powers and China follow
ing the Boxer uprising in 1900, the
United States government was per-
mitted to keep an eXpeditionary force
Of about 1000 men in China says Mil
lard's Review. This force is stationed
at Tientsin and Pekin, about 1900 men
being stationed at the former place
and the rest stationed as legation
guard in Pekin. 1t has now been pro-
posed to the American government at
Washington that the regular army
troops stationed at Tientsin be re-
called to America for service in France
and their places taken by contingent
of the same number of men who are
now in training in America at the vari-
GUS environments under the provisions
of the selective draft. The idea orig
mated with Maj. Arthur Bassett, judge
advocate of the army contingent at
Tientsin, and formerly United States
district attorney of China. Under the
plan suggested by n. jor Bassett the
contingent of regular army troops now
in China should be returned to Ameri-
ca and sent to France, as the men de-
sire, and in their place the United
States government should send out
1900 men specially selected from the
standpoint of education and training,
who would be available upon their re-
tirement from service in China to en-
gage in trade or other activities in
China and the far East. Major Bas-
sett would select the new men for serv-
ice in China largely from the great
group of college graduates and stu
dents who have been drafted for serv-
ice in France. He would bring these
men to China and, in addition to their
regular army drill, he would have them
instructed in the Chinese language
and in the customs, history and tradi'
tions of the country; and at stated in
tervals he would have them make trips
into all parts of China for study anc
investigation. In short, these 1,5Ot
men would receive three years col
lege course on China, so that upor
their retirement from the service they
would be at liberty to engage in trade
missionary, educational or any othel
activity they desired in the far East
or if they desired to return home the!
would possess information regarding
China that would be of the highes
value to China. The plan has been ap
proved by the American chamber o
commerce and other organizations II
China and has been commended to th'
state and war departments at Wash
ington. It is also certain that tm
plan of a citizens student army II
China would be welcomed by China
for it would be of the greatest possibl
assistance in bringing about bette
understanding and mutual interest be
tween East and West, something yer
necessary if the future peace of tn
world is to be maintained.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Day.

Shiloh C. Day died Suddenly
at his home near Alice August 8.
He had been odt where some
hands were working on the road
when he began tolfeel bad. He
went to the house and told his
wife to fix pallet under a shade
tree in the yard, which she did.
He laid down and Expired within
a few minutes.
Deceased was about GO years
old, was a well-to-do farmer and
a good citizen.
Burial took placeJin the family
graveyard near his home. "
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Recital.

There will be a dramatic read
ing and musical recital givenIun-
der the direction of Mrs. Lula
Fitzpatrick and Miss Kathleen
Phipps on the evening of the 2lst
of August, which will be during
the week of the Teachers Insti-
tute.
The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the Morgan county Rem
Cross, of this city, and the ad-
mission will be 10 cents for every
body. The exercises will be pa
triotic, musical and humorous.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
War at Close Range.

Margaret Deland, the New England
novelist, writes from Paris: "Over In
America we thought we knew some
thing about the war and the conditions
in France, but when you get here the
difference is ms the difference between
studying the laws of electricity and be
ing struck by lightning. have been
struck by lightning. The only way In
which can keep sane and steady is to
look very, very closely at my own i'm
mediate little trivial, foolish job-wrlt'
ing or working in the canteen-for II
l dare to lift my eyes TO the black hor.
lions, | lose my balance"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
FOR SALE-A nice country


FOR SALE-A nice country
home, large 4-room house with
outbuildings and a large sized
store room, located at Tollesboro,
KY, on good pike 8 miles from
the Ohio river and railroad sta
ton. Tli' is a splendid business
location, also a good farming
country. Can give possession of
property at once. Now is the
time to get a nice home at a bar
gain. Call on or address
j. APPLICABLE,
422 A Tollesboro, Ky.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Alex Patrick Shot.

Alex Patrick was shot at More
head Monday night Aug. 5, by a
young man by the name of Eden,
and seriously wounded. The ball
entered the left side of his fore
head and at last account had not
been located.
Details are lacking, but it was
termed that Eden was a rather
desperate character and had kill
ed his father about two years ago.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Notice.


| have just returned from
the Cincinnati Conservatory of
Music where | have taken a
special teachers course, and will
open a music class on monday
August IL, 1918, l am prepared
to teach all the up-to-date me-
thods.
All pupils desiring to enter the
class will please call and see me.
Terms So. 80 per month, paya-
BILE at the end of each month.
KATHLEEN PHIPPS.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Notice.

| will on AUGUST 10th, 1918,
offer for sale at my residence to
highest and best bidder a lot of
household furniture, beestands,
wagon, hay rake and other farm
ing tools, and some cattle.
Terms: All under $1,000, cash
in hand, over that six months on
note at 6 per cent with personal
security. j. H. CoTTLE.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Thrown From Horse.

Lee Gross was thrown from a
horse near j. w. Caskey's resi-
dence Tuesday, and painfully, if
not seriously hurt. He was cut
about the face and chin and also
complained of severe pain in his
chest.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15

Great Lakes, Ill.
Camp Farragutt,
4O6 Co., 9th Reg.
Barracks 936 South
Dear Editor:
Please send me my home paper
and | will have my wife to send
you a check for same. | like the
Navy fine our commander says
we will be ready to go to Sea in
80 days, -Respt. yours.
CLIFFORD ELAN.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Fractures Arm.

Mrs. H. w. Cottle. of War
creek, suffered a painful but not
serions accident Thursday of last
week. She was chasing some
turkeys out of the garden when
her foot became entangled in a
tomato vine, throwing her to the
ground, fracturing one bone of
the left forearm and dislocating
the wrist.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
When He Got Practice.

Flntbush--They say our nelghb0r
who has gone to the war Is wonderful
in jumping over Acknowledgements
and other distractions.
Bensonhurst-Well he ought to be
expert nj Il. You know, his wife used
to do housekeeping stunts four times
wear
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15

Beury, w, Va. July 81, 1918.
Mr.. H. G. Cottle, Editor;
Licking Valley Courier,
West Liberty, KY.
Dear Gardner:
Beginning with the current weeks
issue you will please change the
address of my paper from Mae
donald to Beury, w. Va;
And oblige
D. Il. NICKELL.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Good suuuestion.

Mrs. Bugg-Clarence through your
stupidity we are lost in this strange
pantry and we don't know north from
south or east from west.
Nh. Bugg-Let's step into this box
Of pills, DEAR; 1t says directions In
SIDE"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
KnitterS Wanted.

We have a supply of Red Cross
yarn on hand and ask that those
who will knit socks for the SOL
diers to call and get yarn. The
members of the Red Cross are
requested to meet at my house
Friday at 200 o'clock p. m.
MRS. C. G. MAxEY,
Vice-Chairman.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15

Frenchhurr, Kv., Aug. 5, 1918.
Mr.. H. q. Coltle, Editor;
West Liberty Ky.
Dear friend:
You will find enclosed so cts.
for subscription to the Licking
Valley Courier. saw the blue
mark on it und | want the paper
to come on.
Yours truly.
GEORGE LONG.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Teachers Institute.

The Morgan County Teachers
Institute will convene August 10
1918. Prof, R. NJ. Shipp, o.
Frank Hughes College will be in
structor,
BERNARD E, WHIT,
Superintendent,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15

Her Short Suit His Long One.
Mrs Styles-lsn't her dress a poemi
Mr., Stylcs-Yes dear, and II has a
characteristic that enjoy In poems.
"What is that, prayP
ats short" A.uA
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
To Whom 1t May Concern:

This is to notify all persons,
firms or corporations that they
shall not give credit to the Mead,
ows.Lightner Coal Company, a
partnership doing business at
Redwine, KY. unless there is an
order given signed by j. T. Light.
ner.
Observation-Disclosures Coal Co.,
424-4 By j. Il. LIGHTNER.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15

j. T. Steele, of Saltwater, at
tended county court here Mon
day.
D. M. Murphy, of Eel, was
here on business the first of the
week.
j. V. Henry and J. w. Cox, of
Florress, were in town on bust
ness Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Kennard,
of Harbor, were in town on bus
mess Monday.
Born, August 5, to the wife of
Willie Elan, Jr., of near town, a
boy-Jim Henry.
Everlie Kash, of Quicksand,
visited friends in town Sunday
night and Monday.
j. w. Perry, of Yocum, paid
the Courier crew pleasant call
while in town Monday.
c. M. Moore and W. A. Hen
ry, of Licking River, attended
county court here Monday.
DR.. R. D. Sparks and Willie
Williams, Of Alice, were here
Monday attending county court.
Miss Mary Coffee, of Lykins,
was the guest of Mrs. T. B.
Sturdivent during the Chautau-
qua.
0. B. and |. C. Ferguson and
j. w. Pelfrey, of Elamton, were
here on business the first of the
week.
Raney Hamilton and M. E.
Ferguson, of Silver Hill, were
here Monday attending county
court.
Miss Lexie Carr, of Eel, visit
ed her sister, Mrs. Jas. W. Da-
Wis, last week and attended the
Chautauqua.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Stacy and
daughter, Miss Lula, and son,
Charley, of Camel City, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S.
Carter and Mr.. and Mrs. Rem F.
Nickel during the Chautauqua.
Mrs. Katherine Daniel and lit
tie daughter Ruth, of Catletts-
burg, arrived, Saturday. Mrs.
Daniel will have charge of the
Hush ifA4lHissfee 6eppatf tnfeftt ef ttffew Asst
Liberty Graded and High 81 ,Jol.
Mrs. Claude Henry and daugh-
tiers, who have been visiting rel
atives here for several weeks,
left Monday for their home in
Decatur, III. They were accom-
panied by Miss Leona, daughter
of Chas. P. Henry, who will visit
them for some weeks.
Mr.. and Mr.. John d. Henry
and children, Emily Agnes and
James Buford, and Mrs. Effie
Pieratt and little daughter, Eliz-
abeth, of Mt, Sterling, visited
the families of John McMann
and c. G. Maxey and attended
the Chautauqua last week.
Judge and Mrs. D. w. Gard
ner and little daughter Elizabeth,
Misses Mary Gardner, Lizzie Pat
rick, Julia May and Lille May
Carpenter and a Mr.. Cain, all of
Salyersville and vicinity, visited
relatives and friends and attend
ed the Chautauqua here last week.
Walter Sebastian, Garland Ar
nett and Charley Henry, who
have been attending the Bow
ling Green Business College,
came home Saturday. Charley
has enlisted in the U. S. Navy
and Walter and Garland contem-
plate joining the naval band and
the radio service, respectively.
Boyd Whit was the first sub
scribers to renew under our adj
vanced subscription rates. He
paid it cheerfully and without
protest, saying that he was get
ting better wages now than ever
before and did not object to pay
ing the advanced price for the
paper. Boyd is now employed
as foreman over a construction
crew on the extension of the M.
& N. F. railroad.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
Local and Personal.

w. M. Henry, OF FIAT WOODS,
was in town on business Tuesday.
Franklin Ratliff, of Stacy Fork,
was in town on business Tuesday.
Nelson Bishop, of Tag, was a
business caller at our Office Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. H. Mcclure,
of Pomp, were shopping in town
Monday.
Jerry and Brock McQuinn, Of
Omer, were in town on business
Tuesday.
w. M. Burton, of Lizzie Lane,
joined the Courier crew while in
town Monday.
Miss Martha GambilI, of Re-
lief, attended the Chautauqua
here last week.
Mrs. Will Reed, of Caney, Wis
tied Mrs. Elijah Cochriham dur
ing the Chautauqua.
Miss Georgia Arnett, of West
Virginia, visited Miss Elsie Ar.
nett several days last week.
A. j. Williams and son, Luke,
who are working in Lee county,
visited home folk this week.
Judge A. N. Cisco, of Grayson,
visited his daughter, Mrs. Luth-
err Blair, last week and this.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hutch
inson, of Alice, attended the
Chautauqua here last week.
Randall Williams and Dewey
Blevins, of Dingus, visited the
Courier crew while in town Tues
day.
D. P. Mckenzie and j. A.
Smith, of Lenox, visited the
Courier crew while in town Mon
day.
Robert Lykins, who has been
working on the Kentucky river
for several weeks, came home
last week.
Harlan Ratliff, who is station.
ed at Camp Green Leaf, Ca,
was at home near Liberty Road
on sick leave last week.
w. G. Blair and son, Luther,
visited their daughter and sister,
-respeetiEelyy Mrs W. Hem Henry v
who is sick at Nitro, VIVA.
Mrs. W. A. Henry and little
sons, Curtis and Powell, of Lick
ing River, have gone to Iowa t
visit her sister, Mrs. Anna Perry
Mrs. Steve Pieratt, of Mt
Sterling, visited her brother, j
r. Kendall, and other relative:
in town during the Chautauqua.
Mrs. Hendrix Dixon and little
sons, Paul and Rexford, of Colum
bus, Ohio, visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Blair, las
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Perry
of Winchester, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Kendall
and Mrs. Martha D. Womack
during the Chautauqua.
Sergent L. C. Steele and Mrs
Steele, of Camp Zachary Taylor
visited their parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. ]. F. Steele and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Jas. r. Day, last week.
l. H. Rowland and daughter
Miss Lula paid our Office a pleas
ant call Saturday. Miss Rowland
is deputy Food Administrato
for her section of the county.
Joseph Oney, of Lykins, visit
ed his sister, Mrs. Elijah Coch
riham, from Friday till Monda!
and attended the Chautauqui
and Sunday School Convention.
Dudley Thomas received wore
last week that his son, Lonnie
had been wounded in France
The nature and seriousness of hi
wounds could not be ascertained
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Lykins, o
Frankfort, and Mr.. and Mrs
Grover Barnes, of Camel City
camped and fished near the moutl
of Caney several days last week
George E. Long, one Of ouI
valued patrons of Frenchburg
dropped in to see US Tuesday en-
route home from Pomp where h,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be
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that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
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TO cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo
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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15

Good roads eventually! Why
not now?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15
BY MOSS.

Id LATO having a
L couple OF thou
sand years ago de-
fined man as q
two legged animal
without feathers.
Diogenes 1.-THE chap
who went around
In the davtim q
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-15

GEORGE LONG.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-08

"Boys will be boys, Mrs. Crotchet",
he said. "However, it was quite right
of you to tell me, and l shall be sure
o caution Hannibal to be careful. +"
A little further on, old Mr.. Hookipp,
seeing Lighter coming, came hobbling
out of his house on his erutches.
"Look-a here, Lighter" he cried
something II have to be did about that
little imp of Hannibal of your N. He
ain t safe runnin loose. he ain Z. He
snuek into my house today while was
asleep and tied me 10 my chair with
ropes and built a fire under me, and
me so susceptible 10 fire, tool"
Dingwell Lighter made no effort to
conceal his surprise.
81 didn t think Hannibal would 90
that far in his boyish spirits" he said.
81 don't blame you in the least for
reporting the matter to me, though, and
shall caution Hannibal earnestly"
When Lighter reached home, his wife
said timidly, "Dingwell, Hannibal mad
vertently spilled little ink on your old
overalls today. l hope you won t be too
hard on him. F."
IN half kill him, that IS all - Kissed
Dingwcll Lighter. "Where is the de-
struc i've devil9"
And a few minutes later the entire
was startled and overjoy-
ed by Hannibal's screams of pain,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-08
Fiery IrritatiOns Of the Skin
Show YOur Blood Needs Puriilfyin

and adding to your days of torturinR
discomfort when you waste time on
such remedies applied to the surface.
You must reach the cause Of the dis.
order, the actual source Of the pain.
before you can hope to stop the pain
itself. The cause of all of these so.
called skin diseases is in the blood,
and you cannot reach the blood BY
external remedies applied to the sur.
face.
Give your blood a thorough cleans.
ing with S. S. s., the great old blood
purifier, ard you in this way elimi,
nate all impurities which cause skin
diseases and other arrangements.
This is the logical treatment, and il
has proven its great worth in hun
dreds of cases because it is a purely
vegetable remedy and cleanses the
blood of all foreign substances, and
fills the veins with a fresh supply of
rich, red and vigorous blood. Go to
your drug store and get a bottle of
S. S. s. today, and get on the right
treatment, and waste no further time
on washes, ointment, o I'd lotions,
that cannot reach below The surface.
If your case needs special medical ad-
vice. it can be had without cost by
writing to Medical Director. Swift
Specific Co, SO Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta. Ga
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-08
. HUNS HAVE THE BLUES

Letters found on German prisoners show the Huns
have fit of the blues History shows the Hun hard
fighter long he winner but it also shows he is
poor loser He has not the moral courage to make
losing fight and stay with it. In other words while not
cOwardy he quter when once he realizes he has the
worst of and the immediate prospect not for better
men of conditions He has been disappointed about his
obectves in the last drive and would get most decidedly
blue if given the opportunity This he will not get for his
leaders know his disposition and viii keep him too busy to
indulge in much thinking and prevent trouble fer
themselves No doubt there will be lots of hard fighting
yet but the fighting is carried onto German SOIL the
German empire will blow up like an over charged balloon
Destroy the Frenchmans garden and orchard and you
only anger him and make him that much the more de-
emned to fight it out until he Furnishes the destroyer
The same devastation done to a German farm would
drive all thoughts of anything but peace out of the Prs
sian mind.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-08
YOUR HEALTH
Typhoid Fever, No. 2.
By ANDREW F. CURRIER, MD.

On the surface Of the abdomen
there is usually a rash Of small red
spots, the bowels become distended
with gas, perhaps to an enormous
extent, and the excavations from
the bowel bear a resemblance to
pea soup.
The excavations must be de-
stroyed with powerful antiseptics,
as soon as passed, for they contain
the germs which cause the disease.
The patient suffers from loss Of
appetite, heart weakness, rapid
pulse and frequently with great
disturbance Of the brain.
He may be In q state of excite
ment or melancholy and stupid.
His mouth and lips are covered
with decomposed mucous mem.
brane and the membrane is dry,
cracked and sore.
There may be haemorrhage from
the sores In the intestine which
may be fatal, though death more
frequently results from the alb
sorDed poisons by which the entire
system may be pa-alyzed.
Relapses from this disease are
not at all uncommon, and after a
person seems almost well, he may
have to undergo repetition of the
weeks OF trial and suffering
through which he has already
passed.
of course his chances are not
very good If his strength was ex-
hausted by the first period of Ill
ness, which is frequently the case
It is not always the weak and
feeble who have the HARDEST time
IN an attack Of typhoid fever; thew
frequently survive while those who
seemed strong and vigorous before
they were attacked are oyerpow-
cred.
sun a great many of the victims
get well with good nursing and
skillful doctoring.
The patient should have plenty
OF nourishing fluid food to sustain
the drain on his vital forces. and as
there is usually desire for food
1t is sometimes difficul. TO give ag
much as he requires.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-08
A COMBINATION ELECTION

The legislature no doubt thought it doing wise
thing when passed the bill requiring cities to hold their
elections the days general elections The bill
was passed as of economy but the author OF
the bill forgot state in it that the polling places should
be the same and the same judges should act. Besides
there was no provision requiring the city to make its
ward boundaries concdent with those of the county pre-
cncts the county authorities to make the precincts the
same as the city wards Without this arrangement it is
impossible to the election officers for both city
and general elections and two elections must be held
and the voters must go to two separate voting places to
do his her days voting One of the amendments to the
city charter submitted at this coming election for the
purpose of correcting this attempting to- While the
object to expense it may well be doubted if this
will be done and it is quite certain that the voting will be
just that much slower when city ticket added to the
long ballot of general election. Not only will the voting
be slower but the counting of the ballots and getting the
returns will also be delayed materially Besides, if the
election boards required to work enough longer to
make another day Of in making the returns account
Of the length of the combined ballot then the saving will
be but tfng Apparently the easiest way to straghten
out the ange is to do nothing except to pass the buck
back to the legislature and let it repeal the law This by
the way would give the legislature job at its most
valuable branch of business repeating something had
already DONE