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Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
DRUG PLANTS IN AMERICA
Department Of Agriculture Is Not En-
thusiastlc over Posi- bllitles
of Profit.

Government specialists do not be-
!ieve That the growing Of drug plants
offers any unusual opportunities Cor
profit. The department of agricul-
ture, in a bulletin entitled, "Drug
Plants Under Cultivation" calls at
tention to the fact that drug plants
are subject to the same diseases and
risks as other crops, and in addition
knowledge of the best methods of
cultivation and handling is less gen.
eral than in the case of other and
better-known crops.
On the other hand, the number
Of drug plants that may be grown in
the United States is large. Many
native medicinal plants that are
found in their wild state in a few
sections have been successfully cul-
tivated in situations far beyond their
natural range. In suitable soil and
under favorable weather conditions
the following plants have done well
under cultivation in numerous place.
in the central and eastern states, and
if the difference in climatic condi.
ticns is not too great will probably
be suitable in other regions: Anise
lielladonna, hurdock, caTawdy, cat.
nip, camomile, conium, coriander
digitalis, dill, echinacea, elecampane
fenhel, hensAnA,~bOrehound, penny
royal, sage, stramonium, tdnsy- anS
lyme.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
lNANE QUESTION.

"Wclll Well! Going fishing, old
scout?" asked Boresum of Gadsby,
who was loaded down with expensive
paraphernOlia.
"Oh, no." answered Gadsby, in
sarcastic tones, 81 bought this out
fit for the express purpose of white
washing my backyard fence"
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27

There are moonshine stills in Nor
gan county, 1t is said, and every indi.
cation points TO such being the case.
In every one of them lies the posi-
bility of just such n tragedy as thai
in Magoflin. There is a possible muir
der in every quart of liquor that Is
hootlegged in the county. Some
drink-crazed man is liable at any time
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
THEIR FRUITAGE.

The killing Of one man and the per-
haps fatally wOunding of another in
MaSoifin county Sunday, alleged to
have been over moonshining, is only
another evidence of the conditions that
lax enforcement of the law produces.
Moonshining is said to have existed
in that section of Magoffin county for
years and it is also said that little eff
fort at concealment was made. Ac-
cording to our information all of the
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
DIDN'T DESERVE 1T.

81 gave y seat to a woman in
street car this morning"
q don't suppose she even acknowl-
edged your courtesy"
"0h, yes. She acknowledged il.
all right. She soids Il was just Won
dering how long would have to
stand in front of you before yoh
would get up"
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27

to commit crime. Yet some alleged
good citizens sit back and say that it
is none Of their business if moonshin
ing and bootlegging goes on in the
county.
The enforcement Of the law is the
business and the duty of every man.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
AN AE7ERTHoueHT.

"JOck took me in his arms and
proposed to me-"
"Heavensl Why didn't you make
him propose to you firstY'
T--I don't beliepe he intended to
do il until he took me in his arms"
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27

All kinds OF can goods price right .....
Mems Duck Head Oyeralls, S225 value per pair 2OI
same boys SIZE "a to 81 Sl75 value. .15OI
Same, youths 4 to H. per pair.
Work shirts. large size, best grade each
ladies' $2.25 value middle bIOuses each I.7sI
Gingilam and calico, Is and 20 cent seller now
Il In 1llI
All other dry goods in proportion .
large line of winter caps, $1OO seller, now. .6OI
High top white gum shoes, $3.50 seller now. 50CI
Same, only in red per pair IMI
Iont forget 10 look over my leather shoe line ass ID
have cut the price so that You can afford tn buv
DON'T FORGET YOUR COFFEE.
arbuctie cOhee, ground and Grain, now per h. sci
a no: good loose roast coffee, per h. ....., isl
ES 0.S henIusy Iiome coffee, b. drum, nOw.> Loci
Coal oil, now, per gallon. Observation-Disclosures. 30l
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27

parties to the affray were engaged in
Illicit distilling and that the trouble
grew out of the proceeds of the Illicit
business. At any event the parties
were said to have been intoxicated.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are nuthorIzcd 10 announce
CLIFFORD C. MAY,

of Liberty Road, as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Rep
resentatve Of the Tooth District, sub
jcct to. the action Of the August prl'
mary, 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
sHoPwoRN.

Best think if Alice
Mr.. Joblots she will saN
cheaply. a.
Jess-Well, y f.. eell cS thesAt
long enoug' . 80 at a blrgaiA 4
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27

entemen-l am going to sell goods for cash only for the
next ~ days. and they will not be any charges made during
th,stms. AS will be selling largo amount Of my stock at
loss Come and give chance Ito show you what we
have to offer you service and Our & service Free al
w. B. ELY, rt,olwino X ~,
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to announce
FLOYD ARNETT

MS candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Commonwealth At
torney of the seth judicial District
subject to the August primary. 1920
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authoizeH to announce
ANDERSON LACY

y Sta, Fort, as = candidate for fhe
democratic lo,nlna,on lor Counsy Judge
of Morgan county, subject to the action o.
the primary OF August 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to announce

of Florress, as candidate for the,
Democratic nomination for the office
Of Tax Commissioner (Assessor) Of
Morgan county, subject to the prima-
ry, August 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS
-Ar nm, nuthorlncd to announce

CHAS. u. ARNETT,
Of wcSt Liberty, as n candidate fu
the Democratic nomination for Clrcui
Judge, of the S6 Judicial District, sub
lcct to the action of Agust primary
1no1.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
FISH DAY.

Fond Parent - Johnny, do you
study physiology at schoolS
Johnny-Yes, father.
Ford Parent-COn, you tell me
how many bones there are in the
human body?
Johnny-Beforc or ai< Friday.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to announce
DENNIE COTTLE.

lf Pomp as candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the Office OF
Jailer of Morgan county, subject 10
the August primary, 1921. D.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to announce
H. II. HAMILTON,

Of silver Hill, as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Tax Com
missioner (Assessorl of Morgan coun-
ty, subject to the August primary,
1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to announce

of West Liberty, as candidate for the
Democratic nomination Tor county Judge,
Of Morgan county, subject to the primary
August 1921,
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to announce
r. FERGUSON.

/, ". ElNp OOONt
Of West Liberty, as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Sheriff OF
Morgan county. Deputies on ticket are:
jim Manford McClain, OF Lenox,
Wise Back, of Ezel, and
Sam Henry Lykins, of Caney.
Turner Hamilton, Of DinguS.
SuEicct to the August primary, 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to announce
PRICE STEELE.

of Caney, as a candidate for the Demo.
cratic nomination for County Court Clerk
of Morgan county, subject the primary
August 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are, authorized to announce
John w. COFFEE,

of West Liberty as candidate Tor the
Democratic nomination for { County Attor-
icy Of Morgan county, subiett to the ae.
ion Of the primary August 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27

We are authorized to announces
]. ID. LYKiNS,

of West Liberty, as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Circuit Court
Clerk OF Morgan county, subject to the
primary, August 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to annos ce
]. H. WILLIAMS,

If Forest, as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for County At
torney of Morgan county, subject TO the
Augusl primary 1921
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to anr ounce
J. V. HENRY,

of White Oak, as candidate for the DEM
ocratic nomination for County Judge OF
Morgan county, subject to the action Of the
primary August 6, 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27

We ara authorized to announce
LYNN B. WELLS,
Of West Liberty, as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for County Attor-.
ney of Morgan county, subject to the ac-
ton Of the primary of August 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
FEED

| FEED
Niiddllngs, fine, per bag. s975
Shop, or cracked corn, per bag,
Iuxedo chop (sweet feed ,................275
FLOUR
FIRST grade flour, In cotton sacks, per bbl 1850
ISame only In wood barrels II OO
No. white oats, In bu. bags, per bu. :. 80
MEAL
Meal kiln dried, In 25 h.. cloth bags per bor on
Meat and lard pure lard, ID extra meat per h. 20
lcTannlated and brown sugar, per pound ........fl
All 10 cent soaps, three for. Ok
IAll cent soaps, six for. 9S
IColOred and white BEANS per pound, 40
Large size box matches cent size. '05
School tablets, large size, each. 0S
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized TO announce
|. Z. TAULBEE,

of Greear, as candidate for the Dsms'
cratic nomination for Jailer Of Morgan
county, subject to the primsry 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
-s-s+s-Authorized to announce
C0fHAlELION

Of West Liberty, as candidate N
Democratic nomination for County Court
Clerk Of Morgan county subject to the 40
zion OF the primary August 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to announce
ID. II. PERRY,

Of West Liberty, as candidate for
tbe Democrats nomination for Sheriff
Of Morgan county, subject to the Au-
gust primary, 1872 u
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
We are authorized to announce
III. Il. DYER,

Of West Liberty, as candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
office of Jailer of Morgan county, sub
lect to the August primary, 1921.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27
cool, RECEPTION.

'You look sweet enoughND eatp
Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-27

D@him a freezing looM-
40 not care for ices.n y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
The Biggest
of Statues

TIME largest statue in all Asia is in
L the province of Pegu, in Burmah. 1t
is a recumbent figure Of Buddha. nearly
200 feet long, and lies on a brick plat
form 300 feet in length.
This remarkable image is said to have
been built by q king who. about two
centuries ago. united under his rule
all the peoples Of the %Irrawaddy basin
and n%eighboring regions. .
The priests of Pegu declare that it
was carved from life, while the Prince
Gautama was asleep, the artist catch
ing him at a moment when sluuiber
had overtaken, him in the midst. of medi-
tation concerning. the welfare Of man
kind.
This is presumably fable. inasmuch.
as there is nothing in the writings Of
the Buddha's. disciples to indicate that
he ever set foot ouside of India. though
many towns in. Ceyion, III Tibet and
in China claim the honor of having
entertained him.
The Hindu prince, Gautama, when
twenty nine years old left his kingdom
to travel about and study human affairs.
After devoting six years to this occu-
patton he returned from his voluntary
exile and, like Jesus, preached. Then
it was that he took the name of Buddhn.
1t is supposed that the gigantic
statue was originally rooted over and
protected by a temple of Light construc-
lion which was destroyed by fire. TO
day it lies in the open, exposed to the
weather.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
Spirits in Wooden Idols

THE people of the Nicobar islands, in
l. the Bay Of Bengal, have their own
peculiar method Of dealing with spirits.
They make huge dolls. for them to in
habit. e.
These are not idols. They are images
Of birds, reptiles, mcrmaids and other
NEUROLOGICAL creatures, and even hu-
man beings.
When q resident of the Nicobars
thinks that misfortune of some sort
threatens him, he carves out of wood IN
efigy of large size, perhaps five or
six feet long o. high. 1t may repre-
sent a. '1izard- dog" which is a popu-
lar animal in his mythology. Possibly
it will be a gigantic chicken.
The image, when finished, is hung
from the ceiling of the house and be-
m the tenement of a spirit whose
business it is to protect the owner.
The interior Of a family residence in
that archipelago is usually adorned with
q number Of these efigics.
Their variety of design is remarkable.
Occasionally there is one that represents
an angel, as described to the natives by
visiting missionaries. Even the mis-
sionary himself may appear in this sort
of guise, as a big doll with a plug hat,
one hand pointing skyward.
The missionary business has been
notably unsuccessful in the Nicobars,
chiefly for the reason that q deadly forl,
of malaria makes it impossible for any
white man to live long OH those islands.
When, not long ago, they were visited
by DR.. w. l.. Abbott. the explorer, the
only sign Of Chr islianity he could find
there was one large Bible, owned by
a man who used it as a pillow, regard
ing it as . fetish.
The high. cost Of living is unknown
in the Nicobars. where nature furnishes
a satisfactory livelihood for the in
habitants without requirement of labor
barring the gathering of %coconuts
which they sell to trading vessels, &C
ceptins in exchange tobacco, cloth ant
plug mats.
The climate demands no clothing, ant
the people wear almost none,; but TO
dress occasions a plug hat is de rigucu'
for the men, while a woman's cotto'
petticoat tied around the neck is tn
most fashionable garment for person
of the gentler sex.
The typical Nicoblr dwelling is cone
shaped, erected on tall posts, SO tina
one can walk underneath, and thatche'
with mats. A bamboo ladder, afordin
means Of entrance and exit. is pulle
up at night. The floor is Of spill
bamboo and the fire for cooking is mad
on q basket Of sand.
Now and then great fcasts are held
at which the ~fayorite amusement is
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11

TIME Seminole Indians arc to be moved
1. to a reservation on the west coast
Of Florida-an area of u 900 acres.
Though partly under water, the tract is
deemed Of adequate extent, inasmuch
as there are only about 225 Seminoles
left.
This is the melancholy remnant of
what was once a powerful tribe. which
owned the whole Of Florida and fought
with the United States Government ono
of the most vigorously contested wars
in our history.
The Scminoles arc notably handsome
people and their young women are the
pretticst Of all Indian girls. There are
no white half breeds among them. So
strong in the tribe is hatred OF our race
that. if n Seminole woman were to have
aAchild by Il white man, she would be
likely to be put to death.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
Dragonflies a Food

TN THE Malay Archipelago, at the
l. season when the rice fields are in
flower, %dragonfies are exceedingly
numerous, and every day boys may be
seen catching them with birdlime.
For this purpose a slender stick is
used, with a few twigs at the end we'll
anointcd, so that the least touch cap
lures the insect, whose wings are there
upon pulled off, the body being con-
signed to a basket.
The dragonfies are thus gathered for
the table. Fried in oil with onions.
they arc esteemed a great delicacy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
Crowding the Seminoles

Around their necks the women wear
many strings of beads, of cut-glass.
which they buy from traders. Some
times a squaw is adorned with as much
as six quarts Of these beads, and even
the girl babies are loaded down with
them. The women pierce as many as
ten holes in the upper rim Of each ear
to hold pegs of wood.
The Seminole house is of peculiar
construction, having q roof and floor,
but no sides. It's framework is Of pal
metto poles. which support a platform
three feet from the ground and q roof
Of palmetto leaves. 1t is all one room,
open to view from without, and one
might imagine that here was the Limit
of nonprivacy were it not that the Sem
mole dwelling is ~customarily hidden In
the jungle.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
New Auto Signal

AN ENGIdSHMAN has invented u
"A new signaling device for use on
motorcars, which consists Of a metal
cylinder attachablc to the tail lamp Of
the automobile and displaying a series
of signals, "Stop," "Slow,' and white
arrows pointing to right or left.
These signals show up clearly in
white by day and arc illuminated by
night. The Stop and "Slow' are
worked by controlling wires connected
with the clutch pedal and are thus auto
matte. The pointing arrows are OPP
Grated by levers fixed conveniently near
tie driver.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
Black Opals

THE newest fashionable gem is the
l. black opal, a variety found nowhere
except in the neighborhood Of Lightning
Ridge, New South Wales. This pre-
cious stone has increased in value 800
per cent in the last two years. bringing
from $50 to $40 a carat. 4 few black
opals weighing MS much as 100 carats
have recently been brought to the
United States.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
P~ropragating Mussels

THE business of breeding pearly mus
L sells artifcially has been carried so
far by the United States Fisheries Blu
e that a money profit is confidently
promised.
To produce in this way 1000 baby
mussels costs about twenty cents. When
they are full grown 1900 of them will
weigh a ton. Thus the cost Of pro-
ducing a ton of pear]y mussels of mar
ket size (if all survived) would be. as
exactly reckoned, SECS. Assuming a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
A New Flytrap

COMPETING entirely new as q con-
~ %trivance for catching flies is the idea
of Juan I. Domiugucz. of Buenos Aires.
1t has a rotating disc, with a series
of rndial fms, between which strip or
other bait is placed. When a fly alights
OH the disc (Which is kept revolving
slowly by clockwork) it is presently car
ried beneath a glass cover and takes
wing upward toward light which comes
from a box attached to the machine,
The box is provided with wire-nct
windows, to make its interior light. and
the flies, once insideSof it. arc prisoners.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11

tight lid so as to prevent evaporation.
If care is taken that the eggs shall
be fresh,' they will keep from six to
ten months, and can be used satisfac-
torily for all cooking purposes. If they
are to be boiled, a small hole should be
made with a pin in the larger end of the
shell before placing them in the water,
to allow the air in the eggs to escape
when heated and thus prevent cracking.
One bad egg may ruin the whole lot :
so it may be advisable to "candle"
them by holding each one between the
eye and q strong light.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11

once in a while one reads in the
~ newspapers about q birth of quad
ruplets. Very rarely q%uintuplets are
born. and there have even been in
stances of s%extuplets.
When four or more babies come into
the world at a birth, almost never do
more than three of them survive.
4 tendency to the production of twins
is undoubtedly hereditary: it runs in
families. A woman whose mother and
grandmother have borne twins may
fairly be expected, if married, to bring
one or more pairs into the world.
That curious armored mammal. the
arlnadillo. common in Texas and Mex
leo, nearly always produces four young
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11

fight between. a man and a large male
pig. The animal is. driven frantic by
teasing, and in the combat hat follows
the man grabs it by the ears as a mode
of wrestling, while the porker endeavors
to gore him with its tusks.
The huge land c%rustacean known to
naturalists as the great robber crab,
which tears the husks off coconuts
and eats them, is believed by the Nico-
barese to be the devil, and they are
careful never to NEEDLE with him.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
Twins Are Hereditary

at a birth; and the most remarkable
thing about them is that they are
identical bankruptcies. e.. pro-
duced by the splitting of a single fer
tilted cell.
This phenomenon Of splitting lis
known to occur only in the armadillo
and in man. Identical human twins
(produced from a single cell) are very
exceptional, but not extremely rare.
They are in effect duplicates of one in
diyidual, and might almost be said to
share a common identity. Ordinscy
'.fraternal' twins may be more or less
alike, but identical twins resemble each
other so closely that it is hard to tell
them apart.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
Coal Shovel and Sitter

refuse drops through the rods or to the
bottom of the shovel, while fragments
of partly burned coal stay IN top.
The implement is provided with a
secondary handle, by which the site,
part may be joggled to and fro, thus
giving a. thorough shaking and separat-
ing the ash from the partly burned coal.
This accomplished, a twist Of the Sec
ondary handle uplifts the sitter, with
its contents, out of the shovel, and the
worth while residue is readily scoopcd
off.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11

4 COMBINED shovel and ash sitter
is the new idea Of Daniel C..
Nacobus, of Caldwell, n. j. An ad-
(;antnge specially claimed for it is that
it may BE- operated inside Of the fur
nacc-i. c., below the grate-thus OBJ
Whiting the scattering of dust.
The sitter is structurally separate
from the shovel proper, and, resting in
side of the latter, is provided with a
series of parallel rods. When the i'm
IpIemcnt is thrust beneath the furnace
CRATE to take out the ashes the fine
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
Light Music and a Breeze

\ COMBINED g%ramophone, fan and
reading light has been newly
patented by Peter r. Gonsky, of De-
troit, Mich.
The ingenious apparatus is run by q
single electric cord, the shaft for the
rotating table of the gramophonc being
employed to drive the fan, while the
lamp-motor base is made to serve as a
sound ampli6er.
Thus one may enjoy music, a com-
forting breeze and the pleasure of read
ing a book or newspaper by simply turn
ing the switch that actuates the con
t%rivance.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11

OFTEN it happens that motorists are
obliged to stop and repair their cars
far from any available water supply,
and then it is a question Of washing
their hands. Annoying, often.
But Edgar S. Curliss, of Cincinnati,
O., has devised a portable lavatory,,
which, having the outward appearance
Of n suitcase, may readily be put to use
in such an emergency.
) Half of it is a water tank the other
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11

loss of so per cent, the cost would be
$3.50.
Pearly mussels occasionally yield
valuable pearls, but commercially it is
the shells. utilizable for mother Of
pearl, that are importantly to be con-
sidercd.
The Fisheries Bureau has devoted it's
attention wholly to the propagation Of
superior varieties Of mussels, the shells
of which have at the present time q
market value of $35 a ton. n.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
Cork Substitute

A n EXCELLENT substitute for cork
"A is now obtained from turf, which.
treated by a newly invented process.
furnishes a material for insulation and
building purposes quite equal to cork.
The product is said to be equally light.
firm and damp proof as we'll as sound
proof.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-11
Motorists LavatOry

half is a basin. All that is necessary
is to open it and turn a tap. A small
box with a watertight lid, to contain q
cake Of soap, is mounted on the tank.
which is also provided with a spring
clamp to hold a towel.
Thus the motorist can wash his
hands at q, moments notice, dry them,
empty the basin by unscrewing a cap
which closes the .outlet and so go on
his way rejoicing. i.