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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14

thousand. II, rnioyed his owr pleas
antries. SIR"
Il fancy he did" replied. staring Ia
bewildermcnt.
"Oil lamps might be more suited to
your own taste. sir. But your grand.
father would not have them. Old brass
and copper were sfecialties with him.
and he had particular taste. Mr. Glen
arm had, in glass candle-sticls He
held that the crystal was most effec-
tive of all. III go and let in the bag
gageman and then serve you some sup
per-"
He went somberly out and exam
ined the room with amazed aud de-
lighted eyes. 1t was so feet long and
half as wide. The hardwood floor was
covered with handsome rugs; every
piece of furniture was quaint or inter
esting. Carved in the heavy oak panel.
ing above the fireplace. in large Old
English letters, was the inscription.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
PACKERS SUED
For Tax on Business Done In Kentucky
For Four Years.

Frankfort. Ky-State Auditors
Agent TIawn. In the name Of the com
monwealth. entered suits In the state
fiscal court seeking TO recover sums
aggregatius ss5. 900 from Nelson Nor
ris & Co. william Horner a Co. the
Cudshy Packing Co. and the Omaha
Packing Co. The claim Is that money
is due the state under the law requir.
ing payment by packing companies 81
so cents on each 800 of gross receipts
IN Kentucky. for period from 1902 TO
1906.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
SORE ARMs
Must Be Shown or Prisoners Can Not
Enter Kentucky "stirs."

IIopkinsville. Ky.-''Get vaccinated
or you can not be admitted to the penl'
Tertiary" Is the latest ruling OF the
prison commissioners. who have caused
official notices to this effect to be sent
out TO the sheriff OF each Of the lls
counties OF the state Sheriff David
Smith. OF this city, received his notice.
and In the future he will see that all
prospective candidates for the peniten-
tiary are vaccinated.
According to the notices sent out.
the certificate OF successful vaccination
must accompany the commitment pa
pers and II II Is lacking or not up 10
standard the prisoner will be refused
admission until he is properly inocu'
lated.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
HALF A DOZEN
Arrested at the eehess Of the Law and
Order League.

Richmond. Ky-T w. Reaves. John
f. sexton. Dan Harris. Charles craw-
ford. Spencer Burton and Vulcan Ir
vine were arrested here on warrants
charging them With the buying and
selling OF registration certificates.
The warrants we're sworn out b. y
p. Deaiherage chairman OF the Law
and Order League. Sexton, proprietor
OF a saloon. Is treasurer OF the Saloon
Keepers Protective Association.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
STATE ODDS AND ENDS
WITH PISTOLS AND KNIVES
Four Men Fought In a Boat. Three
Dying After Reaching Shore.

Sergent. Ky.-Thacker Rice and
Speed and Elijah Bailey. brothers. we're
killed in desperate nght IN boat
when crossing the Middle Fork Of thu
Kentucky river. 20 miles below here
With them was John Ellsmore.
A dispute had arisen between Ellis
more and Rice. whereupon tho Bailey
brothers took sides with Rice. Isiis
more. without warning. whacked Rice
on the head with an oar. and then =
battle with pistols and knives followed,
Ellsmore. himself badly wounded.
finally reached shore with his oompan,
ions. but they died soon sftsrward.
The fight followed carousai at
neichbor's home
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
che Spirit " man Is TIE gaAaI, " the rsra

and on either side great candelabra
sent long arms across the hearth. All
the books seemed related to architec-
ture; German and French works stood
side by side among those by English
and American authorities. found
archaeology represented in a division
where all the titles were Latin or Itai-
ian. I opened several cabinets that
contained sketches and drawings. all
in careful order; and in another found
an elaborate card catalogue. evidently
the work OF a practlced hand. The
minute examination was too much for
me: | threw myself into a great chair
that might have been spoil from a
cathedral. satisfied to enjoy the gen
eral effect To find an apartment so
handsome and so marked by good
taste in the midst OF an Indiana wood
staggered me. | was so lost in con
temptation that | did not hear a door
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14

Louisville, Ky.-The will of J w.
Lucas. a former Cincinnati vinegar
manufacturer, who was member u
the local Arm OF Knadler 4 Lucas. was
rendered for probate. A fund Of 5000
is set aside for the education OF fiva
OF his grandchildren. The remainder
Of the property Is to be divided equally
among the four children
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
viii Liauiaase.

Louisville. Ky.--On April II tho
Louisville and Jacksonville Ferry Co..
one OF the most time-honored insiitu-
lions in and around the Falls Cities.
win go into liquidation. This was de-
cidcd upon only after a most bitter
fight between the minority and ma
jority stockholders, the former desir-
ing to keep up the company
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
Ex.sIaue,s oueer stunt.

Mayseille. Ky.--l-ouis Robinson, a
negro of Springdalc, this county, who
was sold as a slave March 80, 1851,
at Brooksville, Bracken county pro-
poses TO celebrate the next anniver-
sary by preaching on the spot OF his
sale He predicts that 1920 will wit.
ness the end of the world.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
-MILT" DEAN.
Of Lexington. Well known In Turf
Circles. Married.

CincinEati.--Iohn NJ. Dean. 81 Lex.
ington. Ky. and Miss BERTHE Anderson.
OF Stamping Ground. KY. arrived In
this city and Immediately went to TIE
courthouse. where they secured a a.
ceuse. and later we're quietly married.
Mr. and Mrs Dean are spending a
short honeymoon IN Cincinnati before
returning to the old Kentucky home.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
orainaer win Accept.

Louisville. Ky Former Mayor
Charles +. Granger viii be rendered
the presidency Of the Louisville Water
Co, and has decided 10 accept the po-
sition. This will change the complex
ion of the coming mayoralty race. as
Granger had been considered one OF
the principal candidates for the demo
cratic nomination.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
IT WAS LOADED.
Fatal Play with a Pistol ~ the
Bailey Boys.

Lexington. Ky.--Leander Bowling.
niotorman for the Lexington Street
Railway Co. received a report from
Crawford. Laurel county, KY. that his
cousin. Loander Bailey. aged 10, had
shot and killed his brother, Sidney
Bailey. The children were playing
with a pistol which they thought was
not loaded
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
COLT KICKED
The Lantern Over and a Car Of Horses
Burned To Death.

Lexington. Ky.-By colt kicking '
lantern over In a horse car In The l.. a
y. railroad yard AZ Paris the strsw In
the car was sgnlted and the whole in,
terror waS In flames In moment The
grooms fed In their fright. leaving Eve
two-yearold thoroughbreds. owned ~
!. +. Cushing. OF Minneapolis. MINI.
which were valued At $4,000. to burn
10 death.
They were 10 be shipped 10 Wind.
sor. Can. where they we're 20 have
been nut Ia training
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
Hlllarv,s Mistake

Greensboro. Ky.--liiilary Rice was
arrested on a charge Of bigamy Some
time ago Rice fled a suit for divorces
aud he was under the impression that
the divorce had been granted Tie
was married to wife No. last week.
II Is understood that wife No. caused
his arrest. The divorce was not grant
ed nj the last term Of court.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14

ternlA,. g.. q. ...-, uttis won1
fail.
Rates gave ME MY coffee. pu
matches within reach and lesl tn
room. | drew out nay cigarette cas-
and held il halfopeued in my hand
when the glass in the window back o.
me cracked sharply. = bullet whistlet
over my head. struck the opposite wal
and fell. fattened aud marred on tn,
table under my hand.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
WITH A KNIFE
The Discharges EmpIoye Approached
But Bullet Killed Him.

Hickman. Ky.-At Paper wood-
camp. near here Charles Bcckham
shot and killed A. n Robertson. Beck
ham. foreman Of the camp. had dis
charged Robertson. Robertson refused
TO leave. saying either he or Beckham
must die. Beckham avoided him fos
Two days hut on seeing him coming
into the commissary with knife. shot
him Beokham surrendered lie claims
self-dofensc.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
Father and Children Dead.

Buffalo, March Michael Bower
well-to-do farmer. and his tcn-year
old daughter Isabel were instantly
killed on a crossing OF the Erie rail
road at Lancaster. Bowers i6-year.
old daughter Rosa is dying from her
fpiuriqq
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14

Warsaw. Ky-Robert Kennedy shot
and fatally wounded John Reed. IT,,
at Patriot. Ind. ten miles above War
saw. The trouble dated from an old
grudge, which was renewed at
Rosse's saloon. where Kennedy is bar
EocnQr
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
AbstraotIno VALUABLE Lsns.

Mayklng. ky-C. Bascomb Slemp
and Vim. Slemp. Of Big Stone Gap. Va.
sons OF Congressman Slemp. OF the
Ninth Virginia district. are here ab-
stracting their hundreds Of acres OF
coal and timber lands recently pur-
chased In this section.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
BOUGHT BY POWERS
From State Librarian Are Copies Of
Reports Anent His Case.

Frankfort Ky-Caleb Powers. the
noted Goebcl murderer prisoner. now
confined In the Scott county jail. n
Georgetown. purchased from the stats
librarian copies OF all volumes OF 20
ports Of the Kentucky court OF ap-
pcals. containing opinions 81 the court
In the murder case In which he 10
charged lie Is preparing FOR his neHl
trial AZ GEORGETOWN. In July or August
Of this year.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
INJUNCTION
Against Purchase Of Tobscco lssved
Ry Judge Msrshaii.

Versailles. Ky.--Iudge Marshall. on
petition Of the board OF control 81
Woodiord county. granted a temporary
injunction against the American To
bscco Co. enioinlng Il from buying any
tobacco pledged to the Burley Tobacco
society In Woodford county. The case
win probably. be carried TO the court
of appeals.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
Woman suIIfIuhters injured.

Ell Paso. Tex. March 1l.---All FIVE OF
the woman bullhghters whose farewell
appearance IN tlie ring was The IT
traction at the Juarez Plaza del r0roes
we're injured by being gored og tossed
nv the bulls.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14

Lexington, KY. T sharp. stats
organizer Of the American Society OF
Equity. has decided to spend week
in Fayette county speaking 70 the to
bacco growers In the voting precincts
In fha interest &c the society
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
ReIIef In the aanx,s crIe..

"Why doesn't your wife sing to Tho
baby when she cries?" !,
"she used to, until she discovered.
that the neighbors preferred 70 hear
the baby. '-Cleyeland Leader.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14

Glasgow. Ky.-Followlng the death
OF Joseph Shelters. supposedly poy-
erty-stricken, $4,000 in gold and silver
was found in boxes, Oak sacks
and tin cans secrcted about his
bausa
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14

All nnicaions Tor this paper should Be-
gsnied b the OF the authns. necessarily iof
frhcatcn but ev'deacc n coed faith The part
sfihe writer. write only enc side ~ the paper.
Ne particularly CAREFUL IN giving nanes ADD deie,. &c
have the letters and figures pau ard distinct. Pofer
ramos ara ohen difficult 20 dccpher, becanss Of ths
manner In which they are writiea-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-03-14
Theater In Ruins.

Knoxville, Tenn. March 1.-THE
Lafollette theatcr and several adioin
ing buildings were destroyed By a fire
believed TO be OF incendlary origin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21

with him it appears to be a genuine
love for the game itself and not for
what it may bring This is how he
expresses IL.
1T is the qualification OF possessing
something that you know Is a little
better than that possessed by anybody
else. At least. that Is the winners
way OF looking at 81. Beyond that 1t
Is "a matter Of intense personal pride
one man is devoted 10 his yacht be-
cause IL is faster yacht than that
possessed by any OF his friends. Per-
haps it ombodies some of his own
ideas about construction, and FOR that
reason he Is fonder of il than he would
be II it had been designed and built
for him by others. Another man is
attached to an automobile because he
thinks that il is "a little better than
the automobile of any other owner or
maker The man who has the best
hunting dog takes pride In that dog
because it can do certain things in the
field which are impossible for other
dogs
$50 IL is with the wonderful race
horse. 1t Is not the sum that the
horse may earn, IL is not the POSSIBLE
ity that he may be employed for specu-
lation that makes him desirable Rae
ing for gambling is not sport. It is
the fact that he is a wonderful work
Of nature. a fine high spirited. per-
haps gentle and intelligent animal that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21

Field; how Havemeycr lifted him
from the obscurity into which Doe had
been thrust and made him over into
the most sHlfu sugar manipulation iu
the country; bis battles royal with
Morgan, Whitney and dozen others
AN this rs ancient history
He IS "a man who has schoolol him-
self never Cop acknowledge defeat
Despite the heavy blows that have
been dealt him hy foes both open and
concealed be has never remained un
his back He has fought most of his
battles single handed. Even 40 this
time Of life he belongs 90 mo- cIiQuos.
Whenever YOU hear my name men
toned I'm connection with any Cotcrio
you may take IL for granted that there
rs no truth en- &c." ho once remarked.
He is not affiliated with any business
association II is his proud boast that
he is "a director In only one corporation
"a local racing association Unless
he forms 90, DE never goes into pool
ing operation Of amy description. He
is the one man iu Wan street big
enough and courageous enough 90
stand alone.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21

0W i George Westinghouse says IL
viii work, it will-that settles
IT," remarked a prominent cap
tain OF industry recently during
a vigorous discussion Of one of the in
voutors latest evolutons. That is
fair expression OF the business worlds
opinion of the man who IS the dominant
factor i'm "a score Of great manufacture
ius establishments representing an in
Veiment OF $lOO,00O,0O0 and furnish
ius employment 20 nearly 10000 per-
sons
This confident trust In Westlng-
houses ability to make good" came
from "a knowledge Of his career and Of
ho fact that he has met with few fall
uref lie has had some strenuous mo-
menu in his business life, but In the
end E- has won, When he acquired
he patents covering the use Of tho al
ienHf.ug current and established the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing company he was met by tho
most formidable opposition 10 the sys-
ion. ln those days 80 was the belief
even among scientists that the use Of
iNH alternating current was out OF the
que lHl. that DO was altogether too
dangerous and uncertain in SIS action
70 tiHa with. The older electrical
companies claimed that they had sat-
lfI'I themselves by numerous trials
mac tHa direct current was the only
'IHF. Hnl that was tho opinion of the
t'.. public. So convinced was
everybody that In several states efforts
Won. Hle 40 have the use of the all
'eu.'Hs current prohibited by law.
Westinghouse was satisfied that he
A'e" bat ho was doing, and it was
l'i lone until De had proved a.. He
TOOK .H' contract for lighting the Chi
,af' Worlds fair al $1,000 600 less
IMAM aH lowest competitor In order
To- Ia." his obligation he was Obliged
" .H'' llr every step he took First
ouIoined from using the Edi-
'H PATENTS n the manufacture Of
4'I as well as the air pumps for
'AH....'ug the bulbs. Nothing daunt-
,i .. rr about Il and invented a new
'-aD Hud new pump. which were 80
tory that ho was enabled 20
'' PHI. terms Of bits contract
"HtInghouso's greatest achieve
900 recent years has been 90
'."' f" PERFECTION the 1000 horsepow-
locomotive which is designed 20
r'-I heavily loaded trains through the
'lania tunnel under the Hudson
'. 40 required four years OF costly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21

While Colin. forgotten and gone.
No more shall be talked Of or seen
Unless when beneath the pale moon
His ghost shall glide over the green.
This poem was the work OF Mich
olas Rowe, poet laureate in the reign
Of George /. and the intimate assoc
ciate Of Pope, Swift and Addison. BY
a lucky coincidence the colts trainer
also bore the name Of Rowe Mr.
Keene was far too good a sportsman
not TO recognize something prophetic In
all this. Let It be Colin he said, and
Il was So
II this were not enough TO convict
the wall street man OF "a tender
streak" for his racers further proof Is
at hand. of all the horses he has ever
owned II IS probable that Domino was
his Absalom. II has been said OF MI
keene that next TO his immediate
family there was nothing ON earth so
dear To- him as the great black colt
that won for him such notable Victories
on the turf. When Domino died IN
1897, his desolate master erected a
monument over his grave which bore
this inscription:
zone Of the best friends ever had
and the feetest horse ever foaled is
dead"
This may seem extravagant but
there was much to justify it. There
was at least one reason why Mr Kcene
could afford TO be sentimental over the
dead racer and could speak Of him as
zone of the best friends / ever had"
In 1898 the hnancier was threatened
with downfall in Wall street The
foundations which he had been years
IN laying were slipping from beneath
his unsteady feet. Turn as he would.
nothing but apparent disaster con-
fronted him. II was q question Of
ready money and none was TO be had.
It was only a comparatively paltry
sum that was needed to rescue the
threatened millions, but it seemed to
be impossible TO obtain il in time. II
was at this crisis that Domino per-
formed the feat that won for him the
lasting friendship and even gratitude
Of his owner Within a short period
he won for his harassed master more
than $4,000 enough 20 set the inan-
cier on his feet again.
Not a Good Investment.
II is In the face Of all this that Mr.
Keene stin insists that a racing es-
Enlistment whose owner IS also "a
breeder is not n safe investment. He
declares that there have been many
years in which his horses have cost
him at least Sl25O00 more than the
proceeds of yearling sales and purses
won. Yet this seasoned American
| turfman does not regret that he has
| dabbled so extensively in the costly
sport He has always been most pro-
nounced i'm his conviction that racing
for gambling purposes is not sport.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Earl Of Belfast. Earl Of Donegal and
Baron Fiaherwick
Lord Methuen. In going 10 South Az
rlca as commander In chief win he on
familiar ground for De- TOOK "a leaainb
part in the late war and had me lnis-
fortune 20 b. finally taken prisoner ny
the Beers. In previous baitle ne hhu
been wounded but when the surgeons
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21

wished to attend hlm fret he said
"Not "a Dit of o. Go 90 those other
fellows nrat ! VIII walt my turn
since he began hIs army career "a.
lieutenant boz me scots guards iu 1904.
Lord Methuen has enjoyed popular
1857 With soldiers which few English
Officers secure.
Vaughan ls told. A guest at Trinity
COLLEGE o. rHNr'f~o with other iaHirH
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21
Inventor and Man of Genius;
The Man Who Made High Speed RairOading Possible

experimentation 10 develop the scheme.
and some Of the parts of the powerful
machine were used I'm the operation Of
miniature engine as long ago as
1891. That Is a fair indication that
the inventor Is now making use Of
ideas which occurred 10 him "a good
while ago. Neither time nor money
counts in the westinghouse shops
when the cold man." as he is called,
Is working out a certain line of expert
ment. When he is convinced that a
design Is founded on correct prin-
oiples. he will keep AZ q until all me-
chanical obstacles are overcome. His
assistant engineers may throw up
their hands, but he will continue to
work az IT,
Bred In the Bone.
George Westinghouse may be said 20
have come naturally by his inventive
genius. As many Of his boyhood
hours as he could manage were spent
in his fathers agricultural works at
schenectady, n. Y. and he began at
an early age 10 take an active part I'M
everything that was going on IN that
establishment when he was hUeen
m
own design. Not long atterward he
was able 10 pass an examination for
the position of assistant engineer I'm
the navy, and he went 10 Annapolis 20
complete his studies in that line
Before he had finished his course the
civil war broke out Although "a mere
boy, he enlisted In the cavalry service
ana served "a year After his dis
charge be received an appointment as
third assistant engineer In the navy
and was assigned to the Muscota
whence he was transferred subse-
quently 90 the Potomac feet
Al the close Of hOstilities Wcstiug
house went back Co Schenectady and
became a student in the classical de-
partment OF Union college. Tie made
up his mind long before graduation
that active participation in the mr-
chanical field was best in accurduuc.
with hts tastes. About that time De- rer-
fected "a railroad frog which proved to
be success and gave him considerable
reputation Shortly ufterWard he Duu-
ceived the idea OF what was destined
10 become one Of the most useful Inc
yentions Of the age. the air brake.
How the Idea Came.
The inspiration o. the air brake came
20 him after witnessing a collision Dee
tween two freight trains. First De- be-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21

dog tl recover ua.ls which ar. Ioat ou
tu. U..et ground. which De- surround
cd Ig aU.p Iitohe. During recent
match tle animal recovered tvo baIH
an. ~ which had boon l1et weck
previously
a motor tlu loaded with l1Nu tennis
appliance caught nro n NeaIm'ua.rr
Brds. road London FlrCmen who
wcru called threw into the roadway
nu4H.r no .m0ld.r'rr hHr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21

d. ~. hie Marquis OF Donegal. who
ut |'i four years old rs lord high
fl''''iiI 0f Tough Neagh by horedlty
y. Aa. at d garden fote recently when
H' asked him. what ID your
Admiral Donegal" prompt
La. l..l the youthful marquis Be
NJ. lr tHo Titles mentioned, he is
FIfrnunt Chichester, Baron and