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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
sep.rate Schools Proposed.

Hat1ssburs. Miss. Dot IA reso
luton calltn.s fOr Separate schools for
Itslieas. Syfans and Russian jewish
children m HetsAesbUrs has been
adopted By the board o. efJroattDn. II
Will bs presented 90 no ofsy council
In an effort TO osStain funds for erect
ing separate scAool buildings. RcosBt
race antagonists m shis vio4ntey. es-
pecially against Itaitsos, Is the Gauss
for the resOiutiDn
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
STUNNED BY NeleHsoR,
Negro Preacher Killed Him and Was
Himself Slain BY Mob.

TeXarkaRa, Ark. Dot. H.-Whils
seated IN front Of his home. smoking
his PIPE. K. NJ. Summer. a white man.
was shOt down by Monroe Ballard. a
negro preacher. without word pass
ing between the two.
A commDtee OF indignant citizens
Joined tn officr IN pursuit of the No
G7ro, who barricaded hinlsolf In a house
and opened FIRE on tho NIB. The Gre
was returned and ths negro was litSg-
ally rSd,iiSd with bullets.
The two dead noa occupied houses
adjoining sach other. and Che anger OF
the negro was arOused bsosuAo tho
white man had asked thu owner ID the
property 20 have bis black neishbor re-
moved. Summer died from l1s wounds
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
CAN YOU IMPROVE THls1
A Bit Of Pure English Which Lincoln
Wrote and Lived Up To.


II is not very well known that In
the hall OF one OF the great colleges
OF England there hangs a frame In.
closing a few sentences OF which
Abraham lincoln Is the author They
are considered the best English that
was ever written. You or l might
read them over and call them very
simple indeed. And they are so sim.
pie that aAy child who reads at all
can read and understand them. That
Is one thing that makes them great
II was his being simple and plain
that made Lincoln himself great
Now here is a little paragraph By
Lincoln which he made a rule OF his
conduct. Suppose you try To write
Il over and see how much you can i'm.
prove Il. See n each word Is the
right one. and try 20 find a better
word for the place. Notice how sim
pie this IL. all but two are words Of a
single syllable:
4 am not bound 10 win, but / am
bound to be true. am not bound to
succeed. but am bound 20 live up 10
the light / have. ] must stand with
anybody that stands right. stand with
him while he is right. and part with
him when he goes wrong"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
Can You Write II correetIv7

In q proclamation thanking the care
fsl drivers OF automobiles. the acting
mayor OF New Jersey city says, 1T
Is to them We are indebted for the
lew accidents experienced" There Is
no dosbt OF what he meant to say, but
Il is evident that his grammar teacher
aid not warn him enough against false
syntax when he went to school. How
many boys and girls can write the
sentence correctly?
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

A New York millionaire is reported
TO have gone to his boyhood home in
Indiana. bought tho old barn door on
which in youth he had carved his lni-
tials, and moved It TO New York. to be
set up somewhere IN his city house.
His "reminiscences must be of an un-
usually cheerful kind. To most men
the old barn door Of their youth was
the drop-curtain to scenes which they
do not care to recall.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
Eat M1hat Vnu 1ldattt
By SIR JAMES cRIcHToN-BRoWNE.
Eminent Physician.

the pendulum has swung to the opposite extreme.
So fierce quarters is the propaganda Of deec that
dread of being suspected of guon only indulge healthy
appetite in
that this should upon at time
when have only just awakened fully the
midst and realized the truth that the of
physical and mental degeneacy among in
sufficient blood.
The cry that overlooking The best
rule is to eat what you want and much you
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

President Buchanan had the mis-
fortune TO be in a position which re-
CURED qualities which he did not pos
sess. yet he had some fine traits. Il
has recently been disclosed that in
1859 a railroad company sent him
a pass over its lines. He returned
It with the statement that It had
been the practice OF his life to pay
his fare because he was opposed to
the whole system OF granting priv.
ileges to persons not connected with
the railroads. II has taken more
than years for this feeling to be
come strong enough to induce con-
gress to prohibit the Issuing of passes
on interstate railroads.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
Nam chann.I Now Ready.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. Oct IA
Water was turned into new channel
OF the 81. Mary's river at West Noe
Dish. marking the completion Of one OF
the biggest projects undertaken on The
great lakes since the building Of the
Poe lock.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

Cooperation is invited By the mayor
OF Lichheld. England, in repairing the
house of Michael Johnson, where the
son. Samuel-the great DR.. Johnson
was born. In the house was the book
shop where proud young Samuel re-
fused TO stand bshind the counSer.
Years later. after his fathers death.
johnson made a pilgrimage OF re-
pentance to Litchnsld, and with head
uncovered, stood for an hour in the
rain before the shop
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

Fashionable women In Washington
are planning a hotel for cats. The
women. in the kindness Of their
hearts. are unwilling to leave their
pets without care when they go away
for the summer. They think that
there would be patronage enough for
such hotel to mass It profitable. Bos-
ton already has an endowed cat home,
not only for the care Of pet cats.
but for the rescue OF such aged and
INDECENT cats as have been turned
loose In the world.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

We live in an irrever-
ent age and among an IT.
reyerent people. They
joke at solemn things,
and make light Of in
scrutible mysteries and
trife with immortal in
terests, and turn the BIZ
bic into a jest book. They
speak of heaven without
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

The gunuboat Wolverine. which is
said to be the firstron ship ever con-
structed. was present at Putin-Bay. on
Lake Erie. when the monument to
Commodore Peary was dedicated there
on August 5. Since that ship was
built, iron has been used for bridges
and buildings. displacing stone and
wood to such an extent that iron
making has become q far greater In
dustry than numbering ever was.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

About this time" as the almanacs
used to say. there is always fren-
zied cry for help from the harvest.
fields OF the west. This year the
same cry has been echoed from the
east Even in some parts Of thickly
settled New England. offers OF s2.75
a day have failed to procure enough
men to harvest the hay crop. Fa-
theirs whose sons feel that they are
in need OF new tennis rackets, golf
clubs or home gymnasium" appar-
atuS, says Youths Companion. should
paste this bit of information In tho
sons hats.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

All fashionable food
fads and follies of the
hour are in the nature
Of deprivation.
At one time the ten
dency was to stuff, and
every new kind Of nutri-
ment was hailed as a
boon to humanity. Now
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

People who are afraid OF lightning
ought to be reassured by the stats
tics showing that on an average only
500 people are killed IN the United
States each year b. lightning strokes.
This makes the average persons
chance Of being killed by lightning
In any year about 1 In Zoe, 900.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
Completed Cabinet.

cannot be afforded. get fnrnitare
dealer 10 cut out a piece % mirror.
glass from a cracked mirror, usually
10 be found in such an establishment.
II he does not have Il. try a dealer
In window glass. Your dealer may
also keep In stock silvsred mirror
glass IN various sizes
AZ either side OF the mirror are
"sconces" for candles. which give a
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
captain and Two Men Drowned

Baltimore. Nd. Ovt 1.-The barge
Saxon. lumber laden. from Georgetown,
S. c.. to New York. stranded 30 miles
north OF Cape Hafteras. The captain
and two men OF the barge were
drowned
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
nusIneaa Block Burned.

Baltimore. Nd. Dot 1.-THE barge
block. IN the business section q this
town. WAS destroyed By fire. Five
firms. including tte plant of the Rock
bridge Comfy News. were located IN
the building. Loss $4,000
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
WIIIIna 70 Take q chance.

Little Ethel heard her papa tell her
mamma that Ice cream would make
frecklss. Running to her papa, one
day. she said;
Papa, please give me ten cents"
What tDr. my child?" asked tho
parent
Il want 70 gs and get a plate OF
freckles.'' Ionkers Statesman.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

Locomotive drivers In all countries
are Obliged to pass tests for color
blindness. In Germany the drivers OF
automobiles are now required to sub
init to examination Of their color
vision. A color-blind chauffeur may
be quite as dangerous as one who is
reckless
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
stnBER OF
KENTUCKY PRESS ASSOCIATION

To prepare the people OF China for
their duties under constitutional gov
eminent. an imperial decree has been
issued granting provincial selfgovern-
ment to the provinces Of Pechili and
Kiangsu. The Chinese are moving
slowly. but that they are moving at
all IL the remarkable thing.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
THE DWARF.
How to Have a Great Deal Of Fun,
with a Very Little Trouble.

This is a peculiar looking dwarf
that stands on the table, is II not?
You could. with the assistance OF a
friend and some OF mothers ward
robe. make the dwarf and so delight
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
Genera, Shot Himself.

IA Paso. Tex. Oct 14.-Discouraged
by III health Gen. Ifiero Boian. com
n1andant Of the Braves district OF the
Mexican army, committed suicide ln
his quarters az Juarez by shooting him
self
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

and TO hold the keys. says Washing
ton Star The back support OF the
photograph stand Is fastened with thin
strips OF leather nailed down over
the horizontal ends OF the support
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
Doc Was There.

wnfred-Papa! papal the pigs are
out Of the pen!
Father--Well. why don't you call
the dog?
On, he's sitt,n' on 'em.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

John Gresham Brooks. who says
that race suicide Ia encouraged be-
cause It costs SO much to bring up
children in town. shoulS take a trip
through the rural nsighborhoods and
explain why they are closing up some
Of the district schools for lack of
children
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
A WAL CABINET.
Il 10 Easily Made and 10 Artistic ana
Useful.

Hero Is a wall cabinet very easy
10 construct on account OF It's simple
lines. and very attractive. also. The
upper part OF the back has "a bcgelcd
edge mirror inserted In H. II this
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17


@ could be obtained They also lacked another important
Nk feature Of the modern swndr in that there pro-
kEEA3 vision for defense Swinders who worked
schemes depended upon avoiding detection but they could
make defense the scheme itself This dangerous
method Of procedure and during the last decade he has been
coded by the confidence game scheme defraud modern FORM
One Of the surprising things the creu Of the average person
who has saved little money and hopes for large and immediate
from it. there nothing xtravagnt improbable that
the people will believe If the any company any
chance of earning the dividends which these promoters represent
WILL of would be subscribed and oerubscrbed
by the big moneyed and would have be pcdd
around absurd pceoen low share When this
suggested to the promoter he always states that the big moneyed
trying get hold of the stock but that desired that
they should have it, because they would then into control Of the
property; and the victim swallows the explanation
The swnder usually has confederate whom he refers the
tim who wishes to learn about his standing and integrity and
the victim rushes right this confederate going baHk
business and making inquiries from people upon whom he could
rely Every prospective purchaser should stop and ask himself the
question: Why is this stock being peddled around in this manner? Is
possible that good safe investment would be handled when
much money lying idle ready for good the hands
who competent pass upon the safety Of investment? Who
the back Of this scheme and what their antece? AT what
banks what established business they
conservative of business"
Of course the swinder has his plausible all these questions
and the victim takes his explanation without making thorough addition
al investigation.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
JnurHtntFut SlntnAlpa
ann Il Grrhitlnlts 3dithltr
BY EDWARD W. SIrfS.
U. 5. District Attorney. Chicago.

HE evolution of the swindlng game during the last twenty
five years is very interesting Twenty-Five years ago the
swindler eked out precarous existence His operations
confined to the shell game shorchange kebet green
goods gold brick and other similar schemes Usually these
schemes worked upon country people, and only small
could be obtained They also lacked another important
feature of the modern swnder in that there pro-
vision for defense in court Swnders who worked these
schemes depended upon avoiding detection but theY could
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

Roy--I Was up watching the eggs In
Farmer Jones Incubator. ma.
Mother-Did anything come out?
Roy-Farmef Jones did and he
chased US, toe.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

make defense the scheme itself This dangerous and umbe
method Of procedure and during the decade he has been super
coded by the confidence game scheme deraud modern form
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
PRESIDENT SMALLSUSPENDED
BY TELEoRAPHERs' BOARD OF
GENERAL EXECUTIVES.
Strikers Ansered BY His Appeal Fol
Vote, and Declares the Action
is Evidence Of Treason.

Chicago. H., Dot 1.-THE general
executive board Of the Commercial
Telegraphers' union sent out the fol
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
SHOT ON A FERRYBOAT.
Panic When Bootblack Tries to XII
City Employe.

John Barbarino. a thirteen-year- italian
bootblack. threw seven hundred passengers on
the ferryboat Hudson City. plying between 34th
street and Long Island City. into panic last
night when he shot Robert Balm. of the
passengers with an evident intent to kill.
Balm is an engine man employed at the pump
ing station OF the Department OF Water Supply.
Gas and Electricity at Far Rockaway. and has
a wife and seven children. The doctors at Belle
vue HOSPITAL where the man was taken. say
that IL the bullet had gone fraction of an inch
to the right he would have died The excuse
which the bootblack gave for shooting the man
was that Balm stepped on his toes and slapped
his face.
The ferryboat was Just pulling out Of the
East 34th street slip when the shooting oc-
Cured The man and the boy were among
those that crowded TO the front OF the boat and
both succeeded in getting outside the forward
door. About them was pressing crowd OF men
| and women.
Suddenly a shot rang out. Few persons could
! +e1 lust where it came from. though it seemed
| 10 be from the bow. and there was rush IN
| that direction In their anxiety TO reach the
| scene of the shooting the crowd almost
| tran,nled Balm under foot. but stopped when
| they saw the young Italian brandishlng re-
volver. still smoking, and threatening 10 XIII
l any one who came near.
4 young express driver sIepPeo AOA
| with one blow sent the Italian TO the oecA-
! The crowd then pressed forward and threatened
! to throw the boy overheard When Detectives
| Diduio and Capone, who were on board. inter
fered thev had to show their weapons to quiet
| the crowd The boat backed into the slip
| that II had lust left When the boy was asked
| why he had fired the shot he said:
| He step on my toes. and when tell him 10
| keep off he slap my face"
| Balm said that the boy was insolent 10 NM
! Barbarno was taken to the rooms of the Chli-
| dren's Society. where he went to bed after ne
| had admitted tho shooting.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
SAN FRANCISCO
FIGHTING PLAGUE.
NOT DISCOURAGED BY
THIS LAST CALAMITY.
What Tribune Correspondent
SG1U IN the Plague
HOsmtaL.

From a Special Correspondent OF The Tribune
san Francisco Sept. 29.-On top Of the many
trials and tribulations which have befallen the
Golden Gate city since the earthquake Of
eighteen months ago. there comes now the
dread bubonic plague II is the climax of an
extended period OF bad luck. but San Fran
cisco refuses to look upon it as the last straw,
and there is no sign of a broken back.
This must be the end; there can be nothing
worse" remark the loyal citizens who have
stood so much at the hand Of fate.
They shrugged their shoulders when the
truth was broken TO them as gently as pos
sble by their efficient Board of Health. and
straightway set about combating the dread
Oriental scourge. They are certain they will
conquer il as they did the many acres Of
devastation left by fire and earthquake: that
they will eradicate it they are roofing out
the even more tnsidious plague Of municipal
corruption
Realizing that the task of stamping out the
plague was one which should be directed by
the federal government, Washington was
promptly apprised OF the situation, and since
the middle OF September the plague fighting
has been under the direction Of DR.. Rupert
Blue. Of the United States public health and
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
PRESIDENT GOES
DOWN MISSISSIPPI
NOT DISCUSSING THIRD
TERRI QUESTION.
Discourages attempts to Talk About
It-Interested an Ne7C Madrid
"A Boat Race.

New Madrid, Mo-. Oct 3.-President RooseA
velt spent the afternoon in a leisurely run down.
the Mississippi River from Cairo TO New Madrid-
His boat the Mississippi. slowed UP at News
Madrid. but the delay was brief
New Madrid is a place of historic interest and
not the least interesting feature OF its history
is found in the association with the name or
Nicholas Roosevelt, a great-uncle OF the Prest~i
dent. who stopped here in 1911 when he broughs,
down the first steamboat that ever ran on the-
waters OF the Mississippi or the Ohio Rfver-
It was here that Nicholas Roosevelt turned up
the Mississippi instead Of down II is related
that this change in direction was Influenced by
the great New Madrid earthquake. which oc-
CURED at that time These facts have been re-
cited many times TO the President since ne be-
gan his Journey on the river. and he has neveE-
failed 10 manifest interest in them
The Presidents boat did not land at New
Madrid owing to his desire not 10 vary his
programme. The run down the river was de-
void of interest for the most part. the only en-
ltvenine incident being a brief race between
the Alton and the Fred Hartweg. fast Ohio
boat with a delegation from Pfttsburg on board
The race was a draw.
The President took luncheon aboard the Colo
mel Mackenzie with the Inland Waterways COM
mission The low river banks were az places
fringed with people, but they were generally
too far removed from the boats to permit any
demonstration except the waving of handker-l
chiefs. At one place in Kentucky the bluff was
decorated with bunting. and the President ex-
pressed pleasure over the tribute
The fact that there have been several erorts
bv Congressrnen, Governors and others 10 dis:
cuss the third term question with the President
since the beginning Of the journey became
known to-day but the President has discour-
aged all such attempts. He was told OF at least
two delegations that would be instructed Tor
him regardless of his attitude.
IN the afternoon report gained currency
that the Columbia. which started from KeOkuk
as an escort 10 the Presidents party, had gone
aground on sandbar but there was no con-
frmation of the rumor except the absence OF
the vessel
Just before coming New Madrid the Altos
and the Hartweg drew up alongside the Pres
idept's boat and all ran abreast for some dis
tance making an effective group. These, as
we'll as the other vessels of the fleet. were elab-
orately decorated with the national colors. and
he river at this point is broad enough and deep
enough to permit such a punching as had not
been permissible before The fleet consisted OF
thirteen vessels.
The President and delegations TO the deep
Waterways convention accompanying him ara
scheduled to arrive at Memphis Tomorrow
afternoon about 1 o'clock. and the President viii
make a speech at that place.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
FIGHTING IN ARGENTINE.
Revolution Breaks Out IN ProDince
of COrrienteS.

Buenos Ayres, Oct "a revolution has broken
out in the province of Corrientes, in the Argen-
tine Republic.
The insurgents already have seized several po-
sitions and in the fighting with the government
troops many men on both sides were either killed
or wounded.
The last nine months, have witnessed several
revolutionary outbreaks in the Argentine, not
ably at San Juan, the capital Of the San Juan
province, early in February. and at San Luis
the latter part Of August.
These movements appear to have been Of local
Importance only and they were soon put down by
the authorities. Corrientes province borders on
Brazil, and there have been rumors of impend-
ing troubles there for the last three months
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
ROBBED BY MASKED MEN
-Four, scith Dra1n ReUolUers, Use
Violence to Get sc.

Four masked last night entered store
kept by Mrs Cora Smith, at No. 297S Park
avenue in The Bronx Mrs. Smith was waiting
for customers when the door was opened and
the men appeared, each with a revolver.
Mrs. Smith shrieked, then sprang in the direc
tion of her til under which she kept a revolver
The men were quick for her. however, and
one knocked her down. Attracted by the noise
William Bauscher Mrs. Smiths brother law
who in of the rooms behind the store
ran TO her assistance. He also knocked
down. The penetrating quality of Mrs Smith s
shrek was shown when James Malloy and his
wife who live on the floor above the store, came
TO the rescue. Mrs. Maoy was the first on the
scene She was Knocked down. and then her
husband ran for the police. He could not find a
patrolman but he did find a gang of Italians
and with them returned to the store.
But the robbers had fed. They had taken SO
from the till and a few trnkets. The police
were informed later. They started search for
the assailants last night. An ambulance was
called from the Lebanon Hospital. and Mrs
Smith and Mrs. Malloy received treatment
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
TO REMOVE CLoT IN vERTEBRA.
Rare Operation To Be Performed to Relieve
Man of Paralysis.

With his legs and lower half OF his body par
alyzed. John Helderman, OF No. 36 West 1l6th
street. described his condition TO the doctors at
St Vincent's Hospital yesterday, after he had
been wedged between southbound Sixth avenue
surface car and of the steel girders support
ing the elevated pillars the McAdoo tunnel
construction work at 18th street and Sixth avenue.
Helderman of the laborers employed
by the railroad company When he admitted
into the receiving ward he told the surgeons that
all feeling ceased below the chest line At his
direction needles were inserted In his back until
the exact location of the injury was found He
is able his arms perfectly. and has the
normal use of the facial muscles. primary
operation was performed last night. when blood
cIot was found imbedded in the third dorsal YER
zebra. An attempt will be made to remove the
ciot to-day If successful. Helderman will have
his full functions restored