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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01

Prof. and Mrs. Dodge returned
Christmas morning from their trip
to Nashville, Tennessee. Prof. Dodge
gave a lecture in the Howard Cong
regational Church, spoke to the stu
dents in Fisk University, and had
some meetings with the twenty colo
red students Berea College is keeping
there.
Prof. Joseph Dodge, now teacher
in the public schools of East Stone
Gap, Virginia, a grand-nephew Of
our Prof. Dodge was visiting here
last week.
Word comes of the happy birth of
a son on October 9Th. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean of Vershire, Vermont. Mrs.
Dean is well known to many Bereans
as Miss Eloise Partridge, teacher and
extension workes here few years
ago. She would be glad to hear from
old friends.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01
The Citizens Greeting to new
Students

We wish you all very Happy
New Year and a very pleasant and
useful time of study in Berea.
In the first few days many of you
will feel home sick. You will not be
well settled perhaps, everything is
new and strange. The old home and
old friends are far away The teach
ers want to help you to be happy,
but they are very busy. The old
students are ready to make you feel
at home, but they don't know you
and many of them are busy, and
sometimes they forget how they felt
when they first came here. What
shall you dor
The best thing TO do is to hunt up
one or two other new homesick
students and cheer them up. Go
out walking with them, see all the
college buildings inside and out.
Go into the beautiful new library
and then buckle down to work, and
get a splendid start in your studies.
We want to say "A word about what
The Citizen can do and wants to do
to keep you from inconsistencies and
make your stay in Berea, happy. The
Citizen is the College Paper. 1t tells
what is going on among both teachers
and students. One column is called
the Students Journal. In it you will
find out what the literary societies,
the different classes, the athletic
teams and individual students are do
ing. On the last page you will find
news from hundreds of mountain
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01

cabin. He expects that through such
education as is coming in reach OF us
through BereaCollege all this noun
tain region will become a storehouse
OF national vigor and patriotism.
This is what DIR. Pearsons OF Chica-
go believes and he has shown his sin
certify by his great gifts of money to
Berea to help the College help the
mountain boys and girls.
This is what thousands OF mountain
parents and children have believed
and by careful work and careful plan
ming they have put over thousand
students a year into Berea. and now
the army of school teachers, trained
farmers. improved housekeepers. hon
est lawyers, skilled doctors, competent
carpenters. devoted preachers, faith
full and skillful young persons for oil
callings In lie, that army is pouring
forth from the College TO bless the
whole circle of Southern states.
Now. are your folks going to get
their share? Do you believe that you
have a child worth educating? Do
you, young man. believe that you
could do greater things II you knew
more? Do you, young lady, know
that you might be much more of a
blessing to your home and your friend
II you had some education? Shall
pride hinder us, or faint heartedness
turn us back?
And are we going to have better
roads. better schools. better churches,
better homes, better laws, and better
people in the mountains? These things
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01
IN in the Revolutionary War.

will not come unless we or SOMEBODY
believes they can come. Let us have
faith. Let us thank God for our bless
ings and ask him for more.
The New Year is at hand. Here is
a place where we ought to stop and d
some thinking. We grow older right
along. God wants us to grow better
as well. What are our plans for i'm
provement during 1907?
Let us believe that what has been
done, can be done. What the noun
taineers have done in educating their
children We can do. What the people
OF Swiss mountains have done in road
making, we can do. And so Of all
other improvements.
And let us try TO have all the peo-
pie share in this progress. The chill
dren of the most sorry families must
be started on an upward path.
The first good resolution for the
New Year isl will make more OF my.
self. 10 the glory of God.
The next good resolution for the
New Year isl will be more helpful
to my neighbor.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01
WINTER TERM
BEREA COLLEGE
OPENS WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY SECOND
1907
FROM THE WIDE WORLD.

The National Assembly OF Ecuador.
South America. on December 9th.
elected Gen. Eloy Alfaro, the acting
rNsideut, 10 be permanent constitu-
tioiihi presiden, for four years. Alfaro
received a large majority Of the votes
cast and his election is very popular,
On December 9th Governor Ma
coon signed the order appointing a
commission 10 revise the laws Of
Cuba.
ID is reported that Raisuli, a sort
Of robber chief in the country OF Nor
COCO, in Africa, is arming bands Of
men near the city OF Tangier. aud il
is feared that he intends 10 attack
the forces OF the Sultan who rules
Morocco.
James Bryce, noted British
statesman has been appointed am
bassador Of England 10 the United
States. He is closing up his business
affairs aud getting ready TO come 10
Washington.
King Leopold Of Belgium has
given over his ownership and rule OF
the 50 called Congo Free State 10
the Belgian government. The parlia
ment Of that nation accepted this
action Of the Kingon December IL
II Is now the plan for Belgium TO
annex the Congo State.
A constitution for the Transyaal
in South Africa. which was conquer.
ed fe'i years ago 10y English sold
iers, was given 10 that country 10y
England on December 18th. II goes
into effect Immediately.
II is reported that the Car Of
Russia has approved Of bill giving
10 the Jews in Russia equal rights
y ,th other citizens. For long time
q Jews there AS we'll as in many
other places, have been fearfully op.
pressed.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01

ar. ? student, enti'led to al the priv
ileges of the Institution. You can
draw books from the library, you hav
a seat in the Chapel, you have time
when you can use the elegant bath
room, you are on the straight road TO
happiness and honor and usefulness! !
Every day you will learn something
new. Some things you will find diff
ferent from what you expected. Some
you will not like as well as you ex-
pected, and some you will like great
deal more When you have been here
month. you will wish you had come
year ago. and by the time you have
been here a term you will have more
friends in Berea than you have any
where else.
But you do not come mainly to hav
a good time, or even to make friends.
You come to get useful knowledge and
to improve your own mind. Do not
be too impatient You cannot see
much good in planting corn for the
first few days. You put in the corn
and it grows under ground at first.
SO with your education. You cannot
see all the benefit of it the first day.
But after a little you will find that
your head is full of new ideas; you
understand things you never under
stood before, and long before the first
term is over you will be a changed
persen-more manly, more womanly,
more self-possessed, with new pleas
ures and higher thoughts, and more
power for usefulness. Twenty years
hence hundreds of psople will be glad
because they started to school NOW.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01
HOW TO GET STARTED
what New students Have 10 DO.

What New students Have 10 DO.
First find your room. Young lad
les go directly to the Ladies' Hall
and inquire for Miss Robinson or Miss
Welsh. Young men go to the rear
Of the stone Library Building, and
see Mr.. Carlmell. If you have en-
gagged a room these officers will have
1t ready for you. II not they will hel
you to the best room that is left. At
this time you make your Dollar De-
post, and get receipt for it. You
will find Berea full of friendly peo-
pie.
After this you will wish to see the
Dean of Women or the President for
advice about which department 10 en-
ter, ETC., and they will take down
your name and address, and the ad-
dress of your parents. Then you will
see the man at the head OF the de-
partment you wish to enter. The
school is like an army, but you will
soon find your own regiment and
companyll This assigning officer
or Dean" as he is called, will assign
you to the classes in which you can
make most rapid progress.
Finally you will get a schedule"
which is a paper on which is written
all your classes and appointments
When you settle with TIE Treasurer
he signs this schedule. and then you
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01
IN OUR OWN COUNTRY

On December gath. Mayor Woodwar
OF Atlanta, Ca, ordered all saloons Of
the city closed from o'clock y m.
uatil Wednesday morning. as there
we're rumors that attacks would be
made on negroes on Christmas day.
A race war Is feared In Mississippi.
Negroes have flied the little town Of
Wahaiak. and threaten vengeance on
the whites because a negro was killed
by a conductor while he was trying
TO quiet disturbance on his train.
Soldiers were on the way to Wahalak
on Dec. z4th. to protect the white res
idents there.
Joseph y. Smith. head of the Nor
mon Church, some weeks ago confess
ed that he had disobeyed the law in
unlawful oohabltation with one OF his
wives Now he has been summoned
as a director OF the Union Pacific r..
4. to answer charges OF giving illegal
febates. Week before last there was
al warm debate in the U. 8. Senate
~ regard 10 the Mormon Senator
Smoot Senator Burrows OF Michigan
spoke, representing a majority OF the
senate committee which recommends
that Smoot be excluded from the Sem
ate. Senator Dubois of Idaho charg-
ed President Roosevelt and the repub-
lican leaders with putting party sue
cess above national good in supporting
Mormon candidates in Idaho. Utah
and Montana in the last election.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01

homes, probably from your home,
week by week. The Citizen gives
comments on the Sunday School les
son that you will have to study, a
week ahead. 1t gives the most inn
portant news Of the world, our
country and state of Kentucky, just
what you will need in your Current
Events classes and Rhetorical work.
There are many other things about
The Citizen which make it paper
you can not afford to do without. So
we simply ask that you subscribe for
it and give it chance to do for you
what it can and when the year is over
you will think it was worth ten times
the cost.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.

More gold is being discovered in
Estill county. Some time ago it was
found at Wagersville and near Irvine,
and now within the last few weeks a
GOOD mine has been located at Cobb
B$as a result il is said, of follow
ing out some clews found in some old
papers left by an Indian.
Much interest has been excited
thru the country by the story of Lind
say b. Hicks, Kentuckian by birth,
who was imprisoned for about two
weeks in a mine in Bakersfield, Cal,
and after very hard experiences was
finally rescued December %. Hicks
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01
Chief Contents of This Number

PAGE ONE.
From the Wide World.
In Our Own Country.
Commonwealth of kentucky.
President Roosevelt's Letter.
The Mountain. Champion.
PAGE Two.
Poem-A Song of GIadness.
seriaI-''The Grafters."
PAGE THREE.
Berea and Vicinity.
Take Notice.
Law and Order League.
College Items.
PAGE FOUR.
Comments.
New Football Rules.
What the Good Wife Brings, by DIR. Hills.
Chiidren's Department-story of Ini un Joe
PAGE FIVE.
A New Years Resolution.
Sunday School Lesson.
News From Everywhere.
PAGE SIX.
The Home-Good Recipes.
The schooi-Look Ahead, by Prof. Dins-
more.
The Boy and the Land. by W. &. FIanery.
Eighth Kentucky History.
students journal.
Latest Market Reports.
PAGE SEVEN.
Review q 1906.
PAGEsEIGHT.
Eastern Kentucky Correspondence.
starting b school.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01

did some serious thinking while shut
up in the walls of earth and granite
and made up his mind TO let whiskey
alone for the rest OF his life. IL
might be well for few more Ken
10 be shut in mines a while.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01
Chr lllhifr Nuusr
iIlashinpfnn
OYSTER RAY, NY.
september 30, 1900.


My Dear Dr. FROST
wish you good luck, I good TO here's
College believe
people among Lincoln
people the places
firmly believe
fundamentally
College, all
of
country
sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
DR. GOode FROST.
President, College,
Berea,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-01
SPECIAL STUDENTS EDITIol
IDEAS.

~. bright New Year and sunny
= track
Along an upward way,
And a song of praise ON looking
back
When the year has passed away
Now every year the gifts appear:
New praise from our lips shall
sound
And golden sheaves. nor small nor
few:
This Is my New Years wish for you.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
NEGRO GRABS WOMAN'S PURSE
Mrs. Alwina Perkins Second Recent
7 Street Victim.
Loses Gold Watch and Money, but
RobBer Drops Hat Which
May BE CIew.

Mrs Alwina Perkins, wife OF Thomas
p. Perkins. Of 1895 Thirteenth street
northwest. had her pocketbook snatched
from her hand by eOIored man yester-
day afternoon while at Thirteenth and T
streets The police have been furnished
with a good description of the man. and
are making efforts 70 cause his arrest.
The negro made the attack about 40
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when Mrs.
Perkins was returning to her home She
told the police of the Eighth precinct
last night that she noticed that the negro
was walking near her. but that his
actions did not appear suspicious. As the
negro passed he- be sprang 10 her side,
and snatched her pOcketbook. containing
a gold watch ana several dollars in
money, from her hand. The man then
bolted down the street. but in his attempt
10 get away lost his nat. This has since
been turned over 10 the police, who hope
10 use IL In establishing the identity OF
the man. Only two days ago Mrs. Jennie
Williams. OF Brentwood Nd. had her
pocketbook snatched from her hand by a
negro on T street. but a few blocks dis
tant from the place where Mrs. Perkins
was robbed yesterday afternoon.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
CHICAGO HONEST; BOSTON NOT.
Statistician Of Western Metropolis
Presents Interesting Figures.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE most wicked
city IN the United states" is Boston-not
Chicago. according 10 a report prepared
by Hugo Grosser. Chicago's municipal
statstician
In Boston, according TO the report. 81
persons out OF each 1000 were arrested in
1896. whereas the proportion in Chicago
was only AS. In a similar manner II is
shown that during the present year BOs-
ton has grown more wicked. while Chi
caSo has improved more than 90 per
cent. In New York, the report says. the
proportion Of arrests IN 1906 was IS out
OF every leo, in Baltimore. G3-1; Pitts
burg. IA, Duluth, 6L9; Charleston. rs.
and Terre Haute. S. The statistician has
also discovered that in Boston there is
twice as much drunkenness as in Chicago.
Chicago is the most honest city on
earth. says the statistician. backing Up
his statement with tables which show
that Chicago has only 1877 policeman 10
every square mile, whereas wicked BOs-
ton has %, New York 2, and Baiti-
more 80.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
ENGLISH CATHOLICS AGITATED.
POpe's Ruling on Marriages Re
quires Formal Declaration.

London, Dec. IA question affecting
the marriage laws IS now agitating the
minds OF the members OF the Roman
Catholic Church in England. The DIFF
nculty has arisen over the indefinite
wording Of the mOtu prOprio recently is
sued by the Pope. BY the declaration OF
the Council Of Trent in 1916 all c!andes-
tine marriages-that is, marriages not
performed by parish priest before two
witnesses-were unlawful and invalid.
This decree was never promulgated in
England, and any marriage contracted in
registry Office was therefore valid. al
though the contraction was sinful. BY
the recent mOtu prOprio such clandestine
marriages are declared invalid The cues
ties arises whether the operation Of the
decree applies 10 England. Cardinal
Gennari declares that the whole question
is most di1hcult OF solution and requires
a formal declaration from the Holy See.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
CITY IS In DARKNESS
Storm Plays Havoc with the
Wires III LyHchburg.
CARS AND PHONES DISABLED
Velocity of wind Not Known, as the
Weather Instruments Were ChOI1ed
by Iee-Trains Run without Ala of
Telegraph-RuraI Mail Routes Are
Abandoned Temporarily.


Special TO The Washington Herald
Lynchburg. Va, Dec. l4-Lynchburg
experienced tie worst sleet storm in her
history early to-day, the ice forming on
trees. and was accompanied by wind.
completely paralyzing the local street
railway. electric power systems. both
telegraph companies. and almost pros
trating the Bell Telephone Company.
Until O'Clock net a Postal wire work
ed. and only at times did the Western
Union have circuit out Of the city The
g-distance wire 10 Covington was the
only wire by which the city was con-
nected with the outside world for hours
The railway wires were badly pros
trated and trains IN. the forenoon were
run without the aid Of the wires. After
O'Clock this morning the city was plung-
ed In darkness and the company has been
unable TO use the lights tonight on ac-
count Of hundreds OF tangles with tele-
phone wires The lights may not. be on
Sunday night. 50 great IS the damage.
Car system Tied Up.
Only portion OF one division OF the
morning. the entire service not being re-
stored until I O'Clock The damage TO
shade trees in all sections Of the city can
not be Estimated as thousands Of them
are ruined
Miller Park can never be restored, as
many Of the virgin oaks were blown
down or so broken that they viii have
20 10 !
with fallen trees and tangled wires, and
only the prompt manner in which the
current was cut of early prevented many
accidents.
That numerous fatalities did not follow
such widespread havoc is miraculous
Lynchburg appears TO have been the cen
ter Of the trouble and meager reports
from nearby sections indicate heavy loss
10 trees and wire lines. Several rural
routes had to be abandoned because the
county roads were blocked
Few Lines I'm Working Order.
The telephone company at nightfan had
noted 1lS0 lines out Of order in the city
with all but one long distance line gone
Twenty linemen We're being brought
from Atlanta and Richmond and fifty
men viii be required for two weeks 10
patch up the system in a temporary
manner
The greatest damage is in the outlying
districts. as most OF the phones in the
underground district are working Trains
on al the railways are many hours be-
hind schedule.
Owing 10 the fact that the weather in
strUments were choked by ice the wind
velocity during the heighth Of the storm
is not known.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
CURES ALL ILLS.
Negro Tells of Waters wonders. but
He Is Fined $50.

New York, Dec. H-"Croton water.
your HOnors, hrst treated by my system
and then rubbed on a bald mans head
three times a day viii cause hair 10
sprout two inches per night Il viii also
cure Brights disease, measles, and
whooping cough II viii cure insanity
Thus testified William H jenkins. a
negro. Of 425 Sixth avenue. in Special Ses-
sions- he was on trial charged with prac-
ucing medicine without a license. The
complainant was the County Medical So
ciety
jenkins says he is the owner Of the
Pioneer Water Company He took the
stand holding in either hand an immense
glass bottle.
If people would only take this water
all the drug stores would be put out OF
business" he declared. 1T contains all
the healing properties on the face OF the
earth It"
Fifty dollars fine. or ten days in jail"
Presiding Justice McKeon interrupted.
jenkins was then led from the court
room. still talking
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
ANNEXATION FOR LYNCHBURG
Judge Anderson Decides City Can
Add Portion of Campbell County.
Population Increased by 5000 and
Property Valuation by
$4,000, Zoo.


Special TO The Washington Herald
Lynchburg, Va, Dec 14-Judge Ander-
son. who sat in the hearing Of the petit
ton OF the city for the annexation Of a
portion of the suburbs in Campbell
County. late to-day entered an order max
ing the annexation effective January l.
The lines as proposed by city ordinance
were changed 10 eliminate several sub
urban properties and Darlington. while
they We're enlarged in several instances.
The city is required TO assume $4,000 of
the countys bonded debt, pay for two
schoolhouses, and $500 for permanent
improvements. The 1908 taxes from the
annexed portion are to be equally divided.
The county secured a suspending order
for thirty days in order 10 take an APP
peal The annexation gives the city
about 1900 additional population and
S2,OOOOO0 additional property assessment
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
RESENTS LIPSCOMB LETTER.
Executive Committee of Randolph
Macon College Issues Statement.
Srecial 20 The V-.st;,,o.o. IL

Lynchburg, Va. Dee. 1.-THE executive
committee OF the Randolph-Macon Wom-
ans College. resentng the statement OF
DR.. B. T. Lipscomb. OF Richmond. that
letter from the Carnegie Foundation
relative TO the woman's college was not
read at the meeting Of the board at
Richmond on August l6. to-day issued a
statement in which it expresses profound
regret and surprise that DIR. Lipscomb
should assail Dr. w ". Smith. president
of the college The statement says.
This surprise deepens into Indignation
when, after abundant proof to the con-
trary, the charge is reiterated. He NAV
not have heard the letter read. but he
mas no right 70 say II was not read and
TO aver that the official record. signed by
Bishop Cranberry and Secretary Brown.
vouched by the college seal. and sustain
ed by cumulative testimony is not true.
We resent his attempted reflection on
Dr. Smith as unjust and unworthy
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
PRESIDENT GETS LOVING CUP.
In Manila II Was Used at BGnquet 20
Secretary Taft.

A loving cup from which the toast.
To the President of the United States, -
was drunk at the recent banquet 10 Sec
rotary Taft In Manila. was presented to
President Roosevelt yesterday.
The cup Was sent 10 the President by
the Alcalde OF Manila. Senior Roxas. First
Lieut.. Louis J. Van Schaik of the Fourth
United States Infantry. who has just ar
rived from the Philippines, made the
presentation speech. Lieut.. Van Schaik
is brother Of Rev John Van Schaik,
jr., rector Of the Church OF Our Father.
of this city.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
DoHnr Dinner to Rrrnn-

Lincoln. Nebr.. Dec 1.-THE dollar din
ner in honor Of William J. Bryan viii be
held on the evening Of January u. ac-
cording 20 the announcement made To-
day by Chairman Allen, OF the Demo
cratic State committee. II is expected
that Mr. Bryan VIII outline his position
on a number OF issues.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15
SENATOR GORE TO SPEAK.
Sons of Revolution 10 Meet at the
Arlington Hotel.

The December meeting Of the Sons OF
the American Revolution will be held
at the Arlington Hotel next Wednesday
evening at o'clock
Following the business session of the
society, addresses will be made by Thomas
Prior Gore, Senator from Oklahoma. and
James T. Lloyd, Representative from
Missouri The music OF the evening Will
consist of piano and comic selections by
Messrs. William T. PiersOn and William
A. Boyd
ing
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-15

Recent weather conditions have delayed
work on the approaches 10 the new Con-
necticut avenue bridge, and the structure
viii not be opened 20 the public to-day. IS
announced Much Of the work on the
approaches is yet unfinished. W. J.. Dou-
glas. engineer. says il win be impossible
20 set date for the opening.