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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-01-31
GUMPTIoN, -a.~
Which is plain Common Sense, in United States
language without Educational Furbelows. :
BY l.. Il. IIONERNIALE. d

morality that would exist in well
ordered communities, some COM
munities look on the presence of
the courtesan and the libertine
without a reich of the moral
stomach, and indifferently shrug
the shoulder when the eseapades
of some "sassiety" woman is
mentioned. For, be it remem-
bered, that in those unfortunate
communities where morals are
measured by money and position,
only the poor and friendless girl
is ostracised for treading the
primrose path of pleasure. She
who has wealth, and she who has
influential kin, can openly daily
at the shrine of Venus and yet
be received in the homes where
innocence resides. Just why the
lack of money and prestige adds
to the Nervousness of any partic-
ular act is not explained, bat the
fact remains.
= =
And because of the tender re.
gard for the feelings of the cour-
tesans Of the uppercrust brides
the tongues and furnishes open
sesame to the "best" homes, the
''soiled doves" of the under
void take courage and ply their
calling which they commercialize
and the beardless boys become
their victims.
All Of these evils follow ia the
wake of indifference to the moral
atmosphere Of a community. 1t
may seem old-fashioned in this
enlightened age, but the Puritan
code of virtue of our grandmeth-
ers was very effective in rearing
a noble class of women-our
mothers. And if we could take
a leaf from the history of those
almost forgotten days and return
to the practice of demanding as
a REQISITE passport to the
home womanly virtue compell-
ing chastity by estracising the
unchaste -thd problem would be
solved.
The community that is cursed
with indifference toward immor-
atty is indeed in a deplorable
state. The reputation of its vice
reaches far and wide. That bad
reputation makes the building OF
good schools impossible; it coun-
teracts the good effect of the
church and Sunday school; ii
causes good citizens who want to
rear their children in pure envi:
ronments to seek other places OF
residence; it prevents the coming
of the most desirable citizens.
Bad regulations travel further
and faster than good ones.
- y
Speaking of regulations, die
you ever notice how hard the
wanton tries to cling to the be,
lief that her sins are secret. Il
: is pitiful to see her assume the
role of innocence and force her
self upon the society of a commu
nifty even after her lewdness is ;
topic of conversation among tn,
small boys. She is the last on,
to realize that her acquaintance
: look upon her with horror as
thing unclean. Hugging the de
fusion to- her soul that she cal
get by" without discovery, sh
i goes to destruction. 1t is impos
sible to sin sexually without be
e ing found out, and before tn
f woman knows that the worl
k knows she has a reputation s
: tattered by Mrs. Grundy that
4 is impossible to Outlive it.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-01-31
Take a Tip
From Old
DiOgenes
n. Mnco
BY MOSS.

u ID LAT0 having a
"a i couple OF thou
w"wYiyjSE9 sand years ago de-
ASW1 fined man as
M1A two legged animal
I'm NN without feathers,
-uSIH Dlogenes 1.-THE chap
naNal NJ, who went around
w In the daytime
with u lantern looking for I'm
honest mani plucked u rooster
and took II into the academy
where the ancient philosophers
discussed everything under the
sun and said. This is Plato's
man" On which account this
addition was made TO the deh-
milton: with broad. Hat mills"
We all admit that old Diog-
enes was a pretty smart Greek,
with a Hne sense Of humor. II
he lived today he wouldn't have
to use his lantern among day
light newspapers to find IN hon
est advertiser. SUCCESSFUL
! ADVERTISERS MUST RE
HONEST. Dishonesty doesn't
pay In advertising or In any
thing else. No daylight paper
wants to have anything TO do
with the space buyer who delib'
erately tries to fool the public.
But, coming back to Plnto's
modified man, the moral OF that
story 10: Be exact BE specific,
Don't overlook the details.
DO you watch the ads. In this
paper CAREFULLY enoughr
Do you keep posted on the de-
tails? Do you make Il your bust.
ness to read them with ENACT
MESSY
DON'T SKIP THE
BROAD, FLAT NAILS"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-01-31
Indifference.

Some communities, Il won't
say this one look with absolute
indifference upon the growth Of
what we politely term the social
SIM" In place Of that horror for
the semi. public practice of i'm
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-01-31
Look Here For 1t.
Things we all ought to know
but which mons of us can
remember, and often
don't know whef~ to
look to find it.

COf special interest to applicants for
school certificates who are not subscribers,
but who just drop in to get copy gratis.)
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-01-31

VOUR gran d.
i mother used
to do her buying
with much more
difficulty than you
do now.
She had to in
spect nearly ev-
q
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03
Benjamin is Wroth

The diabolism of the Kaiser and
his minions has aroused a degree
of ferocity in the usually placid
bosom of Editor Benjamin of the
Ocala Star, and he speaks his feel
ings with an emphasis that is Sc
we're. Here are a few of his recent
fierce utterances:
every American community
should have a committee Of armed
citizens, ready to punish sedition
and put down treason with a
strong hand"
"Here's hoping a merry Christ
mas to the friends of America and
wishing that hell may be full of
her enemies when the day comes
around again"
cold man Herod, in hell these
centuries, had best bed
down a good litter of glowing
Goals in the stall next to him. His
legitimate successor Wilhelm will
be with him soon."
Every day Benjamin bewails
the fact that his years and ears de-
bar him from legal participation
in actual hostilities; but traitors
had better keep out of reach of
his pistol, for he wouldn It hesitate
to shoot one Of them, even if it
forced him to miss an issue of the
Star or sleep in Jail for week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

at heart the good of the army and
of the country, and they are not
going to tolerate any foolishness
in their subalterns. AS soon as
they discover that "gay and fes-
tive" lieutenant, for example, is
making a fool of himself, they are
going to give him FOOLS work to
do and supply his place with a
man of sense.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

The leaders of the Prohibition
party are all demagogues, reform
ers who won't reform themselves
on other lines, and tell you hell is
your abiding place. We prohibit
ourselves, but we feel we have no
right to dictate our feelings to
others; therefore, in future we
will take no sides.-Summerfeld
Chronicle.-We don't think that
all of the prohibition leaders are
demagogues, but that most Of
them are sincere and have no DO
litical aspirations. But, when a
man goes to "ranting around" for
an office and makes prohibition the
chief plank in his platform, he
may safely be regarded as a dem
agogue. This writer will never a.
gain vote for a candidate for office
who rants in favor of prohibition.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Commenting upon the two fish
stories in last week Herald, the
Lakeland Advertiser promises to
give us next summer some "sho' ;
huff" fresh-water piscatorial mar
ratives, in which G. r. Ford will
figure as the hero. For this rea-
son, as well as for the sake of per-
sonal comfort, we wish next sum-
mer would hurry up in coming.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03
Snobbish Officers

The Tampa Times, the Punta
Gorda Herald, the Lakeland Tele-
gram, the Arcadia Daily News, the
Jacksonville Metropolis, the Tam
pa Daily Tribune, and a number of
other Florida newspapers are COM
J ing to the defense and rescue Of
the private soldier from the snob-
bish treatment of those newly bre-
vetted with shoulder straps. This
government is going to stand for
no foolishness.-Ocala Banner.
AS so much has been said on this
Subject and is still being said. The
Herald wishes to make its views
plain and unmistakeable. 1t be-
lieves that a large majority of
both the old and the new officers
of the army are free from snob-
bishness, that they fully under
stand and are acting upon the re-
quirements of the positions they
hold and do not treat the men UNI
der them as interiors. They know
and appreciate the fact that they
cannot win success and the result
ant promotion and honor, unless
they have the confidence and es-
TEEN of those whom they COM
mand. All history proves this.
Not a man in the Army of
Northern Virginia but would have
died for Robert E. Lee or Stone
wall jackson. 1t was the devo-
ton of their soldiers that enabled |
these two Confederate generals to
win victories that have sent their
names down through the ages as
the greatest military leaders of
the time in which they lived and
fought They won the devotion
of their men not only by their
personal courage, but by their
fatherly care and consideration
for those who fought under them.
With these brilliant exemplars,
as well as many others, in their
minds, the young officers of today
ire inspired to like conduct, know
ng that their. success, promotion ,
and honor depend upon the loyal
~ and esteem of the men under
hem. There are, however, few
ooplnJay subalterns and possibly
some of the higher rank who are ,
incapable of approaching this
TACT, and it is these who assume
over their men an air of both So
'ial and military superiority. For
his very cause, some years ago,
here was widespread prejudice {
against the captains and lieuten-
ints who graduated from the West
Point Academy. This prejudice. ,
We think has passed away. ;
Any newly-fedged officers who h
re inclined to "cut such fantastic +
TICKS Defofe nigh heaven as make
he angels weep" by domineering
yer their men and treating them C
With contempt, are not likely to 4
Use in the service and, in battle, if 7
hey ever engage in one, they run I
he risk of being shot by their own
len. We have been told that, in
he War Between the States, many a
bnoxious officers who fell in bat t
lie were not killed by bullets from r
he enemy whom they were oppos- n
lg.
We feel no apprehensions, how
yer, regarding any "smart-A- o
eek" or military. coxcomb who "
lay hold a commission, for his ca G
eer is not likely to last long. G
here are officers above him who W
ave common sense, and they have N
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Times Union DIR. Anna How
ard Shaw offers a decalogue to
the women of America whose first
commandment is "DOn t chatter. "
After this no woman will read
further.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Florida Flashlights" is the IT,
tie of very valuable little book
of us pages just issued by the
Hefty Press of Miami. 1t was
compiled and written by Jos,
Hugh Reese of Miami, one of the
foremost editorial writers of Flor
ida, who has done the state a
real service in preparing this
book. 1t is a compendium, a sue
cinct presentation of all facts re-
lating to Florida, its history, geog-
raphy, geology, zoology, plant
life, agriculture, horticulture,
commerce, manufactures, public
men and hundreds of other topics
of interest. A copy of this book
should be in every private and
public library of the state. Adj
dress the author at Miami, care
Hefty Press.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Ex-Gov. Gilchrist has the cardi-
nal virtue of remembering his
friends. The Evening Telegram
editor is indebted to him for a
pretty volume of cheerful poems,
as a holiday remembrance. No
one who knows the general has
ever had occasion to doubt the
sincerity and unselfishness of his
friendship; and in these days that
Is much to say Of any man.-Lake-
land Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

The CONNIE rcial travellers
(drummers) are a lot of fine, capa-
bic men, but they are a prodig-
ious and needless expense They
cost the consumers of the country
millions of dollars a year, and
their work could be done very in
extensively by printed price-lists
and catalogues, such as are used
by the great mail-order houses,
which clear millions annually.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

The Herald enters with this is
sue the thirty-frst year of its ex-
istence. For the past sixteen
years, it has been under its present
ownership and editorial conduct.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Congressman H. j. Drane has
announced that he is a candidate
for reelection. He has made good
thus far; in fact, he has fulfilled
the expectations of his friends and
has done all that it was possible
for him or for any other man in
his place to do for his district, his
state and his country, and The
Herald sees no reason why he
should not be given another term
in congress. Not only his own
merits, but Democratic precedent
and practice demand that he
should be reelected.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Ocala Star:-Friend caught us
stealing an idea the other day and
threatened to write a letter expos
ing us to an esteemed contempora-
ry. We told him that, as long as
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Ocala tar:-The Times-Union
very sensibly suggests that the
fuel administration ask cities to
follow the moon in lighting their
streets. This is such a very prac-
teal idea that it is no wonder the
officials overlooked it.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

The Ocala Banner endorses the
statement that "Russia will al
ways be regarded as the Judas
among the nations. " The Herald
thinks that the only Judases in
Russia are the Bolsheviki and
their adherents, and it believes
that Russia will eventually e.
merge from her present chaos, as
France did, and become a great
and honorable nation. But, be-
fore she reaches that happy emil
nence, her people will have to shed
torrents of blood. We foresee af-
ter this, the formation by 1850 at
furthest, of the United States of
Russia.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

there was any honor among
thieves, no esteemed contempora-
ry would print his letter, and we
haven t heard from him since.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

1t is said that several distin-
guished gentlemen will try to get
Frank Clark s seat in congress.
After Frank gets through with
them, they will be extinguished.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Ocala Star Secretary Baker
owned up like little man that he
was responsible for the machine
gun muddle. That is a pretty
good sign. We can get along
without officials who admit their
mistakes.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

kissimmee is such a quiet place
that deer come out of the forests
and roam the streets. On the
9th, hunters of that city killed a
fine doe within five blocks of the
courthouse.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03
STATE PRESS COMMENT

Times Union AS we build
more good roads, we build more
motor trucks and tear up more
good roads.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

One objection to Villa is that he
won t stay in his trenches.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Times Union The prohibition
amendment may be passed by a
three-fourths vote of the states
representing minority of the A
merican people.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Times Union This country
seems to be seized with a spell of
utter inability to get the supply to
the demand.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Ocala Star One benefit wo-
men may derive from the war
may be a periscope that will ena-
BILE them to hook themselves up
the back.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Tallahassee Record IF Hardee
doesn't get any votes except those
of "the thinking people of the
State" he's a gone sucker.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

Times Union Thirteen states
can defeat the prohibition amend
ment; and, if they do, they will
probably have more than half the
population Of the entire country.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

registered
and
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-03

In Ordering change of address, please
give old as well as new address. Sub
scribers failing to get any issue Of the
paper that may get lost in Eiails will
De supplied with extra copy on request
for same.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-30
Home Gets New Start.

Raleigh.-The first step toward the
realization of a home for wayWard
girls and women since the passage of
the act creating the estate Home and
Industrial School for Girls and Won
en- by the legislature Of 1917 came
when Governor Beckett announced the
appointment of the Board of Managers
consisting of five persons, three of
whom are women. The board is to
meet in Raleigh on May 20 when it
will organize and perfect plans for the
establishment of the home. The legis-
lature appropriated $4,000 for the
buildings and $4,000 annually for
maintenance. Additional funds neces-
5ary to establish the institution must
raised by popular subscription.
The Board of Managers appointed by
he Governor and their term of office
are:
DR.. A. A. McGeachy Charlotte, for
term of five years.
Mrs. J. r. Chamberlain, Raleigh, for
term of four years.
Mr.. w. S. Blakeney, Monroe, for a
term of three years.
MRS. stephen &. Bragaw, Washing
ton, for term of two years.
DIR. Delia-Dixon Carroll, Raleigh, for
a term of one year.
DR.. McGeachy, given first appoint
ment on the board and for the longest
term, has for years been an earnest
advocate of the measure which got
through the legislature OF 1917. At
tho 1915 session he led a Statewide
fight for the institution, and only the
policy of economy in State appropri-
atoms defeated the measure. In 1917
the fight was so strenuous and the
eed for such ami Institution was so
trong1y presented that even the pol
Icy Of curtailment failed to bring it to
defeat.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-30
Wants Many Workers.

Special from Washington.-W. w.
Neal hosiery manufacturer of Mar.
ion, Mcdowell county, is here seeking
government cooperation from the de-
partment of labor in supplying a short
age of fifty loopers and knitters in his
factory. He is manufacturing socks
for thu army and the labor agencies
will likely render him assistance. The
traffic conditions are so congested that
he is forced to obtain special permit
from the railroad administration be-
fore the government orders can be
moved. Mr.. Neal left Washington for
Philadelphia where he will attend
three-day session of the manufacture
ers of hosiery and underwear Of the
United States. He will visit Atlantic
City and New York while north.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-30
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.

Money must be plentiful here in
North Carolina. A colored man in
this state advises in a paper that he
will give a reward of four dollars and
a half for the return of a poodle dog
that is lost. -Four dollars and a half
for the return of little old white
poodle dog, and lover yonder" are
hungry orphan babies whose fathers
have been killed fighting to make the
world safe place in which to raise
poodle dogs.
The wheat crop in Caldwell county
this year promises to be the best ever
known. They are having a glorious
season and all crops are looking ex-
ceptional1y well. Every farmer and
gardener now has an opportunity to
help win the war.
With appropriate exercises and adj
dresses the cornerstone of Guilford
county's new half a million dollar
courthouse was laid by the Grand
Lodge of Masons of North Carolina
Grand Master George M. Norf1eet, of
Winston=Salem, and the other grand
officers were in attendance, and took
,art in the exercises.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-30
h|DDLESEX DENTIST ON TRIAL
Or. LemueI johnson Being Tried at
Richmond, Va, Charged With Muir
der Of His Three Weeks Bride.

Special from Richmond, Va.-When
he fight for the life Of DR.. Lemuel
Johnson, Middlesex, North Carolina,
lentist, charged with the murder of
ais girl wife, is resumed the battle
will be waged upon the admission as
evidence of letters seized by detectives
after the arrest of Johnson at Wilson,
Y. G. When Attorney Harry M. Smith
eft at the afternoon adjournment, he
carried with him letters passing be-
! ;ween Johnson and his wife and those
written to Miss Ollie White, Zebulon,
n. c., music teacher, with him.
The letters were used at the prelim-
nary hearing where it was disclosed
ae repeatedly referred to the music
;eacher as my Dear"
One of the letters whereby the pros
scution seeks to establish a motive,
which was introduced at the prelimi-
nary hearing, closed with:
Il want you to come to my burial
have always loved you, and you shall
De the last to come to my mind before
die. You have trusted me in every
way and have caused my life to be
happy. Ollie, want you to get married
if you can ever find another. Goodbye
forever"
This letter was found in the room in
the Wilson hotel where Dr." Johnson
sought to end his life and was address,
ed to Miss Ollie White, so the prosecu-
ton claims. The State claims this let
ter established a motive as to why
Johnson should have sought to kill
his wife whom he married three
months prior.
Another letter was addressed to DR..
e. C. Powell of Middlesex, N. G. 1t
said:
"My trouble is this:
''In order to save the character of
another, ruined myself, my name and
honor. have never loved but one and
[ cannot bear to look into her innocent
face again"
Many other. letters are included in
the seizure and it is understood the de-
tense, after perusing the contents, will
make every effort to have them ex-
cluded from the testimony when the
case is resumed Monday.
Johnson for the first time was Wis
IDLY affected Saturday afternoon when
his attorney drew from the suitcase
containing the exhibits, piece of rib
bon which had bound the floral offer
ing Johnson had placed on his wife's
casket. A card hung at one end upon
which was written my Wife," He
placed his handkerchief to his eyes
and sobs shook his frame.