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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
Dreaming.

4
Just when I knocked OF work to eat d
dinner
Of sauerkraut and gherkins- nothing
moro
There came maid as sure as I'm a
sinner,
Through my door.
Why mayn't I say it now as wen as
later?
She was a little peach or I'm dub,
And in her hands she bore-oh, joy 4
waiter
Full Of grub.
Well, you can guess her entrance made
me perky
"The day." unused l. won't be a total
lossl"
For there clearly saw humping
turkey
And the sauce.
And by their sides a gastronomic riot
OF divers toothsome dainties rose in
banks,
In short it was gathering of diet
Worth some thanks.
The peach came in as fast as she was
able
THAT tray had heft that most strong
men would shirkl
And dimpled as she set it on my table:
Get TO work"
/ choose flask Of sherry, very sassy.
And smiled and filed glowing gold.
en- cup,
And bowling, TO your eyes, my faithful
lassie'-
| woke upl
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06

ing Italians we're a part Of the immense
horde of laborers that Is hocking back
to their native land in the record break
ing emigration now in progress.
The Cymric got under way at $3.50
with 1000 passengers, the most Of them
the overflow from the Romanic, which
started q half.hour later with 1000. Tie
Cvmric was held back from Wednesday
to take care Of this immense surplus from
the regular Naples sailing. At that,
fully 200 who could not find room on
either ship were left ON the pier.
The 200 who could not get aboard
were given the alternative OF having
their money back or going to Portland,
where they may sail tomorrow on the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06

dominion line steamer Dominion These
200 were admitted to a warm shed yes.
lefday morning and slept for the first
time after twenty.four hours Of expos.
urc.
While they were packed about the
pier. pickpocAets circulated among the
emimants and many lost al their pos
sessions. Those whose tickets were stol.
en-. and who could satisfy the officials
that their stories were true, were given
passage.
The Romantic carried 100 second cabin
passengers. mainly Italians, and a sa-
loon passengers. The Cymric had only
- saloon passengers and none in the
second cabin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
POLICE AS TRUMPS In LAST
HANDS OF OCEAN POKER GAME
Baron, Charging SwindIing, Has Winner
Arrested at the dorf-Astoria.

New York, Dec 8.-The last hand in a
crossing .the.oeean poker game which was
started aboard the Kronprinzcssin Cecilie
was dealt in the foyer Of the Waldorf
Astoria when central Office detectives ar
rested one OF the players. The prisoner
was known on shipboard as Burt" Col
BY. He told the detectives he was
"Boro" Goldblatt, and they say he de-
scribed himself as a friend Of "Doc" Ow.
ems and Big Bill' Mercy, card experts,
who have been barred on divers occasions
from playing with passengers on the
ocean liners.
Goldblatt was arrested on complaint
of Baron won Itterson OF Berlin, who
was passenger on the Cecile Both
sat in" at a poker game which was
started in the smoking room. Two New
Workers whose names the police refuse
to divulge. watched the game, but did
not participate.
They noted that Baron Won Itterson
lost steadily They redoubed their
watchfulness and concluded. the police
say. that Goldblatt's skin with the paste
boards was almost too good to be true.
The baron is out about $1,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
THE SCRAP BOOK
He Knew Only Ono.

He Knew Only Ono.
A teacher had been telling her ciass
OF boys that worms had become 50
numerous that they destroyed the
crops and Il was necessary TO import
the English sparrow TO extermlnsts
them. The sparrows multiplied very
fast and were driving away our ma
tive birds.
Johnny was apparently inattentive.
and the teacher. thinking 70 catch him
mapping. said.
Johnny, which Is worse, to have
worms or sparrowsT
please. I never had the sparrows."
Ladies Home Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
Badly Mixed Up.

Abraham Brown of Winterton, n. Y.
had a very remarkable experience; he
says Doctors got badly mixed up over
me; one said heart disease; two called
it kidney trouble; the fourth, blood poi
son, and the fifth stomach and liver trou.
Bile; but none Of them helped me; 80 my
wife advised trying Electric Bitters,
which are restoring me to perfect health.
One bottle did me more good than all
the five doctors prescribed" Guaranteed
to cure blood poison, weakness and all
stomach, liver and Kidney complaints.
BY the Red Cross pharmacy. SOC,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
rERRoRIsrs ARRESTED IN MOSCOW
The Result Of the Attempt Wednesday
on the Life Of Governor Of Moscow.

The woman who Wednesday tried 10
kin Lieutenant General Guerschelmann,
governor.pencral d Moscow, with q
bomb. refuses TO diyulge her name, hut
her connection with the Moscow mill.
tary revolutionary organization has been
established. A number Of arrests have
been made. The governor general has
received kilograms from the emperor,
Premier Stolypin and Secretary Taft,
congratulating him upon his narrow -.
cape Secretary Taft was the guest Of
the governor. general two days before the
attempt on his life was made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
Had the Real Thino AZ Homo.

Simeon Ford, the New York humors
list, tells OF a little girl who constantly
carried with her a big WAX doll he
had given her. Recently there arrived
In the household to which the little
girl belongs another youngster. Dur
ing the afternoon following this In
teresting event Mr.. Ford CHANGED to-
encounter his little friend on the street.
"Why, Marie,' said he, where's your
nice dollg Whereupon the little one
elevated her nose to an unwonted an
gle and said: II don't have any use for
wax dolls now. We've got a real meat
baby at our house, and that takes up
all my time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
Should Lesvs Il to the Lord.

A gentleman residing in small
town recently lost his wife and, in
Difference to the last wishes Of the
deceased. the remains were cremated-
Bridget Flanagan. former servant
In the family, heard Of her oil mass
ter's trouble and called to console him.
ooh. wirra. wirrar she cried. rock
ing herself to and fro. "An' yer poor
lady is deadl Sure an it's miserable
we all are. for more blissed sowl
niver lived"
You are very kind to say 80. Bride
get"
"An' ye had 'em burn her upi"
"Yes; she was cremated"
"och, the saints presarve usi Why
didn't ye let the Lord tend to thatT'--
Lippincott's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
JAPAN WELCOMES
THE CHINESE ENVOY
Prince Pu Lin Returns visit-Roose-
velt's Message Wen Received.

Toxic, Dec. 0.--Pdnce Pu Lin. a special
envoy from China, who is returning the
recent visit Of Prince Fushimi Of japan
10 that country, arrived here yesterday.
he was welcomed al the depot by Prince
Fushimi. representatives Of the imperial
household, cabinet ministers, the Chinese
minister aud hundreds of Chinese stu
dents.
Rudolphe Lemieux, the Canadian min
lister Of labor, held lengthy conference
yesterday with Viseount Hayashi, min
ister Of foreign affairs. at the foreign
Office, and received verbal assurances Of
the limitation Of Japanese emigration,
and that be viii be given later full de-
tails Of plans on foot for its control.
President Rooseyelt's message has been
generally well received here in official
circles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
$500 IN MAD RUSH TO
ITALY CROWD LINERS
Romantic and cymTie Sail With Record
Breaking Human Cargo; 200
Left Behind.

Boston, Dec 6.-After a large part Of
them had spent the most OF twenty four
hours In the cold and run the gauntlet
Of numerous pick pockets. 1900 Italians
sailed yesterday for Italy ON the White
Star liners Romantic and Cymric. Il was
one OF the largest sailings OF emigrants
that ever occurred In Boston. The Zee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
More Popular.

Minister. Why is it, John, that YOU
can't 60 to town without getting drunk
John--The folks axes me to drink.
an / can't berry we'll refuse them, sab.
Minister Tut, people don't ask me
to drink when ! visit them.
john reckon Is NOR poplar dan
20 sah--Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
MAURITANIA NEAR
EASTWARD RECORD.
VIII Establish New Figure il Keeps the
Present Gait Through Gale.

Queenstown. Dec. 1.-THE liner Mature.
tania, which left New York the after
non Of Nov. 30 on her maiden trip cast.
ward, was 22i miles west OF Fastnet at
$3.50 a. m. yesterday, and Il was expect
ed that she would reach Queenstown at
6 o'clock last evening, IN which event
she viii establish an eastward record.
A wireless dispatch has been received,
stating that the Mauritania had COW
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06

cred 2,l29 knots up to 1875 p. nj. We'd
nesday. Her average speed was 1887
knots. The Mauretania covered 535
knots in the "a hours to noon Tuesdays
and 900 knots to noon the next day,
There is strong southwest gale blow
ing and high sea. The weather is clear,
though occasionally there has been rain
and squalls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
BARON TosTI PROMOTED.
He Is Going to Highly Important Post
in Brazil.

Boston, Dec. 6.--Baron Gustav Tosti
Italian consul in this city, announced
yesterday afternoon that he had been
promoted to the more important post Of
representative of the Italian government
at Porto Alegeres, Brazil, and advanced
to the grade Of consul, according to UNI
official information which he has re.
ceived Rumors of his transference to
some other port have been rife for sew
eral weeks, but this is the first authori-
tative statement given out regarding the
change at the local consulate. AS the
relief of Baron Tosti, Marchcse Alessan-
dro Faa di Bruno, member of an old
and well-known Italian family, is or.
dcred here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
Perkin Marbsok,s Parents.

King Edward asked Prince Edward
of Wales what he was studying, and
the little prince said, "All about Perkin
Warbeck" Asked who Warbeck was.
he replied: HE pretended he was the
son OF a king, but he wasn't. He was
the son OF respectable parents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
one pay,r Strlke h Moseow.

On account Of the beginning in ST.
Petersburg on the trial Of certain So.
cialist members Of the second Douma,
.ae workmen and students Of Moscow
have declared a strike for one day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
The MiddIe Aces.

Ella-I have been reading an article
on the chiyalry of the middle ages.
StelIa---I think there is something In
the idea. have always found that the
middle aged men were more apt to
OFFER me a seat in a street car than
the young fellows were.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
They We're Agreed.

Lack OF education Is great draw@
back. Farmer Jones'" said the summer
boarder.
"Aln't itT' replied the farmer.
"why, there's men comes out here
who are fifty years old and never saw
corn planted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
A Sure cure.

He was very sick, and his doctor
told him that be had to change bis
mode Of living and prescribed sgoina
TO bed early, eating more roast beef.
drinking beef ten. months rest ut
some quiet watering place and Just ona
cigar a day" A month later the III
valid met the doctor. and the latter
compIlmented him on his improved 40.
pearnnce.
Eyes, DOCTOR said the patient ~
look better because I am better.
went to bed early. ate more roast beer
spent a month in the country and fook
great care OF myself, but that one cigar
; day nearly killed me, fsr I had never
smoked hefora.e
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-06
A Vegetarian Girl.

ITS she the kind Of girl that would eat
her heart out ?"
Not at all; she is a vegetarian
Harper's Weekly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
PROSPERITY.

These are prosperous times. There some mis-
fortunes-fires foods bank failures stealing by pub
lie men-but the times prosperous Good crops
good prices. and plenty of work-prosperity
What should wise people do in prosperous times?
Keep down expenses Just because you have
money don't spend it unwisey. Don't get into the
habit of spending Remember that prosperous times
do not last always.
Pay your debts 1t is disgrace for any man
to live in these days of plenty and pay all his debts
g. Put money into the best things. Invest, and
pay and get the things that will be of lasting value
Subscribe for The Citizen buy clothes wrnger and
sewing machine, and cabinet organ for your wife.
Paint your house and enlarge your barn. And educate
your children. 1t is in your power do these things
now-don't fail to do these. 1t will comfort you all
your life know that you used the blessing of Provi-
dence in prosperous times wisely.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08


Il don't cry any more about any
thing" said the bachelor girl. when
/ get so sad don't know what to do
I go out and get me something to eat
a little fellow | was very fond Of once
taught me that. He asked me to take
luncheon with him TO talk over a guar.
rel We we're having. During the talk.
ing over Il got 70 crying. ! cried all
over my fish. He ordered me some
more fish and scolded me while they
were getting Il ready Never cry.
Frances. he said, as long as you've
got a good luncheon or dinner before
you. Il isn't worth while. No.
never saw him again, but whenever ]
want 20 cry J think OF him and get me
something good to eat instead"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
kdvIce 20 The plscontented.

Whenever you are tempted t. growl
against fate or complain of your lot
Just look around and find out what 9th.
ers are bearing, You will find many
men with more brains and better edu-
cation worse off than you are. Then
compare your lot with that OF such
men and if you don't quit complaining
and go in for rejoicing there's some
thing radically wrong with your men.
tai balance. When an obstacle gets In
your way don't waste time and energy
IN complaining about Il. If you can't
push 1t out of your path get over IT,
under II or around it any way you can
and leave the obstacle behind you.
The second obstacle will not appear
half as big If you get past the frst -
Spare Moments.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
The channe In sureaens.

"The surgeon CT the past was q
huge, coarse. red-faced brute. a very
terror" said a surgeon Of the present
"And no wonder What type OF man
but the brute type could cut of legs
or saw through the skull while the pa
tient, perfectly conscious. howled and
wept? In the past surgery was barred
to gentle and refined men. Whatever
their interest in anatomy, in medicine
they Stunned surgery. They could no,
endure to operate upon conscious
subject The advent of anaesthetics
caused the advent of new men into
surgery Men of delicacy, of sympathy
Of imagination-a higher type-took
the profession up That is why surg
cry Is continually advancing now,
whereas in the past II stood dead
still"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
"A WEEKS OF SCHOOL, $500

Fourteen weeks makes a good term
OF school. beginning In the bright Sep
TENDER weather and running till to-
wards Christmas.
Fall is the time TO study. A great
many young people waste the fall.
They put off going TO school. and
they accomplish little or nothing in
work OF money making
The chief expense Of schooling is
board You have TO live where the
school is, and that costs money. But
the wonderful management at Berea
makes the student very comfortable
at small cost He has a room fur
nIshed with all necessities-bed, chairs
study table and shelves. lamp and oil.
stove and fuel or steam heat, closet or
wardrobe for his clothing. towels and
bedding washed-all for only forty
cents a week In the fall. fifty cents
In the winter. He has three square
meals a day for a dollar and thirty
five cents in the fall a dollar and a
half in the winter. Last year every
one of the boarders- zoo I'm all-every
one except five, gained in weight, max
ing a total gain of over three tons.
You have the mountain spring water
10 drink and to battle In. You have
a doctor 70 consult II you are unwell.
with no extra charge. You have the
beautiful campus and the Gymnasium
TO play in. You have the literary
societies, the free singing classes, and
entertainments, socials, excursions
magic lantern exhibitions. and other
good times" And you have the best
OF teachers and the best OF school
mates. Look at the College annuonce-
ments in another column, and write
TO Secretary Gamble today.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
Chief Contents of This Number.
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
News of The Week.
EditOrial-PrOsperity.
The Citizen Moves Forward.
Kentucky News.
PAGE TWO.
seriaI-The House of alThousand Candles
Let Her Dhrown."
Road and Farm improvement.
PAGE THREE.
Berea and Vicinity.
College Items.
Statement of the Town Finances.
The wild West.
Honor to Williamsburg Institute.
Berea students Doing Good.
PAGE FOUR.
Comments.
The Only Safe standard of Morals. BY
Pres. Arthur t. HadIey of Yale.
Tying the Boys TO the Farm.
Temperance Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
The Youths Department.
The sunday school Lesson.
PAGE SIX.
The Home Things Worth Knowing.
The school - Problems of the District
school, by Prof. Dinsmore.
Latest Market Reports.
PAGE SEVEN.
News from Everywhere.
Recent State News.
PAGE EIGHT.
Cope and Dean.
Eastern Kentucky correspondence.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
Led 70 Humorous Error.

Capt Amuhdsen, having lost several
dogs In his expedition to the Arctic
regions. told some OF the Netchillie
tribe that he would purchase enc from
them. The suggestion caused conster
nation and was promptly refused. An
explanation was demanded. The man
applied 10 returned next day with a
chubby. laughing boy on his back
"Such we do not SELL" he said
Amundsen was astonished. "You
wished to purchase one" said the
man, seeing Amundsen's perplexity
Finally it was discovered that the
Greenlandic term FOR dog was equiv
alent to child" IN the Netchlllie Ian,
guage.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08

Chicago policemen sometimes make
themselves useful. although perhaps
not In lhe way they are supposed to-.
This was shown by an incident IN q
South side home The mistress OF the
house happened 20 go into the kitchen
during the evening. There she saw the
cook evidently enjoying the company
Of two big dispensers OF the law.
"Why. Maggie. she exclaimed, Isn't
enc policeman enough for you?"
"Shure. ma'am. but wan IS my chap
eron," answered the cook which
oneg" queried the lady. "Sometimes
the wan and sometimes the other. +"
was the CHEEKY reply from the 10
sourcefnl Maggie. - Chicago Chron-
icie.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
Climate and Stature.

Some Of the strongest and most &C
tive races Of men live in the coolest
inhabited regions. Alaskan Indians
are often fine fellows in physique. on
the other hand. there are splendid
savages in Zululand and other tropical
regions. Mountaineers and fishermen
of the --LATEST coasts are not notice
ably UNEQUAL in bodily development
and prowess.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
THE CITIZEN MOVES FORWARD
Important Meeting of Stockholders,
Mr.. Stanley Frost, now or the Staff
of the New York Tribune, Becomes
Editor-in-Chlef September

An important meeting of the Berea
Publishing Company was held on Sat
urday. 1t has been known that DR..
Cook, whose able management has so
improved the Citizen, desired to retire
from the chief responsibility in order
to give more strength to his work as
Professor Of Political Science and
German in the College. And it has
been felt that for the conduct Of such
a paper. one which will fully meet
the needs Of Berea town and College.
and represent the mountain counties
of Kentucky and adjoining states, the
full time of some man OF first class
abilities should be secured.
Such a man is found in the person
of Mr.. Stanley Frost, who has been
for some years in a most responsible
position on Americas greatest news
paper. the New York Tribune, and
earning a salary equal to that Of his
father as President of Berea College
Stanley Frost is familiar with all the
details of journalism, and has a repu-
tation for friendliness, push and the
general ability ito do things" which
promises largest success in this field
He will come with the great purpose
of giving the people Of Eastern Ken
lucky the best weekly paper in Ameri
ca.
DR.. Cook will continue to write and
work for the paper.
General l.. V. Dodge will contribute
important articles on politics, Grand
Army topics, and other matters OF
interest. All the best features Of the
paper will be retained and new ones
added.
The transactions of the year yield
ed to the stockholders a profit of
three dollars and sixty cents. all the
other receipts being turned into the
improvement of the paper for the ben
eft of its subscribers. The Berea
Publishing Company is working for
the good of the public and not for its
own pecuniary gain.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
Could Use Him Later.

When "Gipsy" Smith spoke at a
banquet the other evening he told a
story which, he said, he had brought
from England. An old Yorkshire far
mer drove into Leeds on a market day
behind a rather stolid-looking animal.
Pulling up at the door Of a business
house, he threw the reins over the
mares back and alighted from the
cart. A young man in search of Job
happened by. shall / hold her for
youg" he asked. NO" replied the
farmer. she don't need any holding.
she'll stand all right" The young
man was walking away when the far.
mer shouted to him. Hey. there" he
said. you can come back in half an
hour and help to start her."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08

When Nathan NJ. Morse was trying
the Tuckerman will case before Judge
McKim, at Boston, DR.. Jelly, the we'll
known expert on insanity. was one Of
the witnesses. One Of the hypotheti-
cal questions asked of the witness by
Mr.. Morse contained no less than co.
600 words. The lawyer started this
pithy question at the opening of court
and closed only few minutes prior &c
the noon adjournment The point
that Mr.. Morse was endeavoring to
bring out related to the mental condi-
ton of the testator when he made his
will.
This is said to have been the longest
single interrogation ever made In a
court of law. and the answer com
prlsed Just three words. Il do not"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
suceess.

Success is an ancient game Of
chance in which the chances are all
against the player. The winnings are
now divided into three classes: First
money; second, money, and third
money. There are also a few other
things like character that count a lit
tie. The rules of the game are very
strict Cheating is not allowed-if
discovered. Some have played ac-
cording to rule, and even been sue
cessful, but not as we speak Of sue
cess to-day.-Iife.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-08
uncomfortabls Shaving.

The traveller. who had Just returned
from abroad. sank back into his &C
customed BARRIERS chair with sigh OF
relief. "Tnis is the first time I've had
the prospect of a comfortable shave
for three months" he remarked.
"They have improved in good many
things abroad" he continued, but the
BARRIERS over on the other side still
stick to those uncomfortable chairs OF
theirs in the most absurd way.
81 asked the man who shaved me In
London. and nearly broke my neck at
the same time. why they never used
American chairs in the barber shops OF
London.
"T don't know. SIR he said. except
for the reason that they are made In
America. SIR