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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
A MAN, A WOMAN
= AND A BABY =
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BY c. r. MARTIN

The man studied the baby gravely
for a moment. 1T seems to me he
does look a bit under the weather"
he said, judicially. Il wonder IL he
gets enough TO eat"
The baby. emboldened by the con
tents OF his bottle and somewhat reas.
sured by the attention he WAS re-
celying, gave little gurgle. followed
by the best crow he was capable OF
producing. Then he smiled cordii ly
at the two grave faces above him. con
fident that they would understand that
he was ready 70 accept oyertures Tor
his favor.
The woman's eyes lighted up; she
looked at the man. lie met her gaze
for a moment. and glanced away.
Queer how thoroughly his eyes are
like yours" he said. with an effort at
common-placeness.
And his mouth and nose are repll-
cas- OF yours" She stopped impulsive-
ly and kissed the baby's tiny mouth.
Looking up. she caught the man's eye.
and something she saw there brought
the rosy flush back to her cheek.
It's been n long time" he said,
slowly. since"
Yes. a long time" she murninred,
as II phrases did not have to be com.
pleted 10 be understood.
Ever since" he began. and
stopped again.
Since that night In the cohserva-
tory" she unused. when you saw
Cousin Tom"
what do you meant" he interrupt
ed. quickly. DO you mean II wasn't
Dick Challoner that kissed you"
"He has never done such thing In
his lifei" she exclaimed.
"oh. Mary" he cried. with a rush Of
understanding. why didn't you tell
me II was Tom?"
because you never asked me" she
replied. you chose 10 put your own
construction on things. and C. treat
me coldly. and 10 act horrid with"
Hut her speech was never finished.
and the baby squeaied with delight at
seeing such demonstrations frou this
enigmaticRl man.
When the nurse came IN few mo
ments later she found that tho man
and the woman had learned tho Ian
guage Of the baby so well that all
three were holding an animated con.
yersation. and the subject OF IL all
seemed TO be the baby.
Lizzie" said the woman. whose
eyes were shining. hereafter will
give the baby his bottle every day at
this hour"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
MAKING GODS FOR INDIA.
Foreign Countries Cutting Into Profit.
able Native Industry.

Few OF us realize that into the vast
triangle OF Hindustan is packed one.
fifth of the entire human race-raore
than 2O0.OOO.0OO Hindus. eO.OOo.O 900
Mohammedans. 100000 aborigines
and well over 35.O0O.OO0 OF other mis-
cellaneous peoples. making up a popu
lation OF over 300.O00.000. speaking
scores OF different tongues and divided
into hundreds OF separate states.
The most important industry of In
dia "a agriculture. for the people are
a race Of farmers. and nearly two
thirds OF the masses cultivate the soil.
eking out a living so scanty that the
slightest failure OF the monsoon brings
acute distress. II not positive famine
Il is perhaps for this reason that
India Is the most god.ridden region on
earth. Her deities are numbered In
millions, for. quite apart from the
greater gods. every little hamlet be
tween the tremendous Himalayas and
Cape Comorin has its own set OF del
ties. dreadful and beneheent
From this II will be seen that god
making In India must necessarily be
an immense business. and Just now
there is much feeling among the ma
tive artificers over this holy and profit
able industry being cut into by for.
eign merchants and traders. Only the
other day an enormous tive-tiered jug
gcrnaut car OF gayly painted wood and
steel was made In Calcutta. and OF
late years Birmingham and philadel-
phia have both secured big slices OF
tho traffic in gods.
Every village. especially In South
India. is supposed TO be surrounded
by evil spirits. always on the watch
TO intiict disease and misfortune en-
the people. At the same time every
little hamlet has also its guardian
spirits.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
GENT PACKAGES BY NeleHsoRs.
Custom Of Early Days Of New England
Settlement.

In the early days OF the settlement
OF New England the custom OF send
ing packages by neighbors who jour.
neyed to different parts OF the country
was an established one. The note
book of Schoolmaster Joseph Hawley
Of Northampton, Mass. when he
started on a trip to Boston, was filled
with such varied items as: Capt.
Partridge. a dial and a dish kettle"
"son. Joseph. speckled red ribbon.
whistles. buckles and fish hooks" "a
shilling worth Of plumb and spice"
two psalters, a bason and a quart
pot In "Old Paths and Legends OF
the New England Border" Katherine
NJ. Abbott says that II was the same
even as late as Judge Lyman's day;
his daughter, Mrs. Lesley. writes Of It
in "Recollections of Ny Mother:
There were no expresses then, and
SO when II was known in the village
OF Northampton that Judge and Mrs
Lyman were going to Boston--and
they always took pains TO make IL
known--a throng OF neighbors were
coming in the whole evening before.
not only to take an affectionate leave.
but to bring parcels OF every size and
shape. and commissions OF every
variety.
One came with a dress she wanted
to send 20 a daughter at school: one
brought patterns OF dry goods. with a
request that Mrs. Lyman would pur-
chase and bring home dresses for a
family OF Ave. And would she 90 TO
the orphan asylum and see II a good
child OF ten could be bound out to an
other neighbor? Would Mrs. Lyman
bring the child back with her?
The neighbors walked into the H.
brary. where the packing was going
on. and when all the family trunks
were filled my father called out heart
lily: Here. Hiram. bring down an
other trunk from the garnet, the larg.
est you can find, TO hold all these par
cels!"
A little boy came timidly in with a
bundle nearly as large as himself, and
would this be too large for Mrs. Ly.
man TO carry To grandmother?
NO. indeed. Tell your mother III
carry anything short of a cooking
stove"
Another trunk. Hiram" said my ia
Their. land ask the driver 20 wait five
minutes"
Those were the times when people
could wait five minutes for family SO
well known. and beloved. Our driver
had only TO whip up his horses a little
faster.-Youth's Companion.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
Eminen,ly Practical.

The manager OF the combination re-
freshment and music hall was grumpy
on Tuesday morning. One Of the first
persons he interviewed was the leader
OF the new orchestra
What do you mean" he said. by
such spelling as you favored us with
in this place last night?"
The conductor was foored by the
unexpected attack.
Il don't understand" he said. my
men played well. I'll bet a ten-dollar
hat that they produced the best music
that was ever heard inside this hall.
The applause OF the audience proved
that"
That's Just what I'm complaining
about" growled the manager. They
played too we'll II isn't profitable
not to me. at any rate-to play too
well In a place OF this kind. Extraor.
dinarily good music cuts down sales.
want you to furnish good music, OF
course. something bright and catchy,
but when the orchestra outdoes itself
people get so interested that they just
listen and forget to order drinks. Gus
tom fell OF ten per cent. last night, in
spite Of the record crowd, all on ac-
count OF your mems expert fiddllng.
Hereafter lower your standard to a
level that will not charm away thirst
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
clearlnn Il up.

ITO which is a man most closely
related" said the genealogist. his
first divorced wife's second husband
OF his present wife's first divorced hus-
band?"
so far as can see. one tie is about
as close as the other" said thought
fal friend.
80 should gay" said the genealo-
gist. but Billy Bowen must have fig.
ured out a difference. Anyhow. when
his first wifes second husband died
Billy went to a ball game. but when
his present wife's first husband died
he went into mourning. can't under
stand that"
Il can" said the thoughtful friend.
"Billy's present wife was on the point
OF divorcing him SO she could remarry
her fret husband. Now that he is dead
she has decided to stick to Billy"
All" said the genealogist.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23

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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23

was very pale. and her beautiful eyes
were shAdowy.
You may 20 out for an hour, Liz
ale" she said. Il will give the baby
his bottle today"
The nurses eyes opened wide with
establishment. but she made no com
mcnt as she complied.
After the nurse had gone the woman
knelt by the little white bed. and mys-
tilted the baby beyond measure by
bursting into tears. For n time she
sobbed uncontrolIably, while the baby
forgot his bottle in his wonder.
When she grew ealmer she poured
out her heart to the baby. He seemed
TO understand. and she had no other
confdant. She told him many things
OF neglect, Observation-Disclosures. and
heartbreaks. Finally she ceased talk
ing, and sat motionless, her dark eyes
gazing absently out OF the window.
The door opened softly, and the
woman started TO her feet; when she
saw the man a quick flush sprahg TO
her cheeks.
Il beg your pardon" he said. ~.
stinctively lowering his eyes. Il did
not mean to intrude--I did not know
you we're In"
IL have been giving the baby his
bottle" she stammered. conscious OF
her tearstained face. Don't let me
drive you away" she continued as he
half-turned toward the door. Did you
come to see the baby? didn't know
you"
Ever came 10 see him?" he sup
plemented. as she hesitated. Yes.
come In now and then TO see how
he is getting along; Lizzie is rather
young TO have the care OF baby"
"Don't you think he Is little pale
to-day?" she asked
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23

He was very small. very plump. and
very pretty; he was possessed OF a
somewhat philosophical turn Of mind.
soft bed In bright, sunny nursery,
and he was regularly given his dinner
~ n nicely warmed bottle.
The person who was most familiar
10 his wondering eyes was dainty.
whitehead. white-capped girl, who WAS
always cheerful and happy. II made
the baby happy to look at her; he ex-
pressed his pleasure by Growing In a
language which he and the nurse
seemed perfectly 10 understand.
lie was dimiy aware that outside the
narrow Hints OF his nursery there ex-
listed a big. noisy, confusing world.
He had received vague impressions
concerning Il during the brief hours
which he usually passed outside ON
sunny afternoons. on these occasions.
however the fresh air always put him
10 sleep 30 promptly that he had had
but little opportunity To examine the
strange things surrounding him.
Remotely connected with his inner
life there appeared TO be other person
alities than that OF his nurse. al.
though he had never been able to sat
lsfactorily analyze their Relationship.
On rare occasions a man had rnade
brief visits TO the nursery lie gen
orally looked grayely at the baby for n
short time. asked a few calm ques.
tons OF the white-capped nurse. and
went out
The baby always felt much In awe
Of the man; he never crowed when
the man was present
More frequently the baby had
visitor who In some respects resem.
BLEED his nurse. except that she was
much more beautiful and more daz-
Siingly attired. She often bent long
over the bed. and looked earnestly at
the baby. Her face. despite rs
beauty. never seemed happy like that
u the nurse. and she never talked in
the language which the baby and the
nurse understood
The baby's face always grew solemn
with wonder and expectation when the
woman stood over him. Somewhere
In his being he felt a prompting 20
crow 10 her: he somehow felt that Il
might bring a smile TO her sad eyes
but he had never quite dared
One day as the nurse was preparing
bis dinner the woman entered. She
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
Our Older Civilization.

You always have to travel to the
cast for monuments OF time older
than your own New Workers. 20 to
Europe. Europeans go to China and
Japan. But 1t is not often that New
Workers think OF themselves as typify-
ing something OF this kind to others.
says the New York Press. Yet IN a
recent issue OF a Chicago paper the
editor OF questions answered column
suggests to one OF his readers that she
20 to the Catskills or White mountains
for n walking tour rather than to Colo
RADIO. the one given reason for the
eastern trip being that the inquirer
will meet an older civilization"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
The Land OF the Free.

There's eight nations represented
In this ward of ours" said Mr.. Hallor-
an 10 his wife on his return from po-
litical meeting. He began 70 count
them OF on his fingers.
There's Irish. Frinch. Eyetalians.
Poles. Germans. Roosians. Greeks
and"
Mr.. Halloran stopped and began
again
There's Irish. Frinch. Eyetalians.
Poles. Germans. Roosians, Greeks
an amt IL queer | disremimber the
other wan? There's Irish. Frinch-'
Maybe twas Americans" suggested
MIRA Halloran.
Sure. that's IT," said her husband.
II couldn't think. youths Compan.
lon.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
Expenses, Regulations, Opening Days.


dollars than
the gifts Christian and patriotic people
for lives Of usefulness
t S anu p t t DO p sUS ,e For anv who nsv
provides
except parents College buildings
assist work boarding hail. farm and shops ng valuable train
according the value of their labor Except In win
week may. Secretary
from so cents to
PERSONAL clothing laundry postage
with different people Berea fayors plain clothing Our climate the best
undng umbrellas The coopera
necessary articles
below College asks
cleaning repairs fuel lights and washing of bedding
ana @ and s $3.50 s ner For room furnished fuel lights wash
ing bedding
SCHOOL FE Es Deposit" guarantee
library books etc This paid but once and returned
Second an help expenses
sudents nothing for tuition services
students is $500 term so
Latin, and Collegiate courses).
PAYMENT ADVANCE,
the half Instalmens follows;
spRne-iO weeks. s22so-ln payment $1,000
term 1915
SPRING. ss4o
SPRING.
nations. siS4s
FALL, tsos-l weeks s2sso--in $500.
Inament PLAN first day '2io5 Including 'iO depO middle OF
RsFuNpINe
term receive backfo money follows
On for fraction OF
week
pred forfeiture hfty cents
allowing the student apply the
provided is within
terms but allowance fraction of month
sTAYwhen have made journey and web
n to as long possible
The first day Of Spring $ 1908
The hrstda Ia Fall is September 49, 1908
friendly advice write to the Secretary
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
Il look Everything.

Naybor-Sorry TO hear you had scar
let fever al your house That's a bad
disease. They say It usually leaves
you with something.
Popley-Huh! II isn't likely to
leave me with anything. Judging from
t. DOCTORS bill
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
Which Department Will You Enter!

THE lectures
Household Free text
fractions
numbers)
Dressmakng Household Learn and Earn"
ACADEMY, years. largely
a a n
STUDIES s n
Science
ACADEMY, COMMERCIAL business
Small
fees.
ACADEMY, PREPARATORY with Latin Ger
Algebra History Science, fitting for college
apparatus methods The
highest educational standards.
profession of teaching First
hrstcass
certificate
Culture, Plano, Theory
Small
fees.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
w.
verxIrue.

II wonder there is so much talk
about flying machines"
why shouldn't there be-"
Because IL 10 such . soar subject
lust now"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07
V|RG|N|AN MAY
BE PRESIDENT
Delegates Leave 70,
Charleston to Attend Cincinnati
Society Meeting.

Quite number Of Richmond ant
Virginia people will attend the tr.
ennial general meeting of the society
OF the Cincinnati. which viii be III
session to-day tomorrow and Thurs
day in Charleston. s c.
Mr.. Wyndham r. Meredith, president
of tho Virginia Society; Capt w. Cor.
don Mccabe, Mr. Henry Landon Cabell,
Mr.. Joseph Bryan, Mr.. c. Cotesworth
Pinckney, a member OF the South Caro-.
lima branch, and Mr.. Fl. NJ. Smith, Jr.,
a member of the Massachusetts Society,
left last night for the convention city.
Hon. Heth Lorton of New York, Sec
rotary of the general organization, and
Il former Richmonder, will join the
Virginia delegation.
The Society of the Cincinnati was
formed by the officers of the Continent
tai Army, the first meeting being held
AT army headquarters on the banks If
the Hudson in May, 1888. Its members
snip Is confined TO the eldest male de-
scendant of original members and
Revolutionary army officers
Subsidiary or branch chapters have
been orgapzed in each OF the thirteen
original States, descendants of Reyo-
lutonary army officers holding their
membership in the State chapter from
which their ancestor served.
Membership Records.
reports of the Virginia chapter show
the membership of the whole organiza-
ton 1907 as rollowe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

After Trip Through South, Presi-
dent Stevens Thus Describes
Commercial Situation.
RESUMPTION WILL BE SLOW
Considerable Uncasincss Still
Felt in Many Sections-Con-
ditions in Mexico.

1T do not see any immediate pros
meet OF n resumption of trade condi
lions in the South" said Mr.. George
w. stevens, president Of the Chesa-
peakc and Ohio Railroad. yesterday
Mr. Stevens returned on Sunday from
a trip through the South and South
west. which was extended into Mexico
Discussing the conditions In the coun-
try through which lie had Travelled
Mr. Stevens said:
"In the South and Southwest, l mean
tho Arkansas and Texas country. they
seem to be feeling the Oppression OF
trade conditions fully as much. IL not
more than we are. Their normal vol
ume OF trade is not SO great as on
some of our railroads. and when they
are operating under depressed condt-
lions their train service seems small
indeed.
III Mexico.
over in Mexico" he continued. they
are only feeling the reflex conditions
of our trade situation. | heard some
complaint there of a shortage of bust
ness from this side of the line. ] had
never been in Mexico before this tip
and am unable to say what the ma
terial progress of that country is by
comparison, but 1t impressed me that
there was considerable and substantial
commercial progress in the portions OF
Mexico through which we travelled. The
people have the advantage of n stable
government, and have not our causes
for apprehension and distrust sst this
time Their railroad system is well
equipped and well maintained. Their
train service is much slower than ours
and the time spent in travelling was
much greater than 1t would have been
49,. s,,t
great distance In this country"
Resuming his discussion of the flnan-
clal and commercial outlook, Mr.
Stevens said:
Il think we have at all events reach
ed the bottom, and are now on the
up grade. The climb will necessarily
be slow, and should not expect q
general resumption of business activity
before July at the least. and perhaps
conditions will not be entirely normal
before late in the fall"
Causes OF Depression.
Asked as to his view of the causes
OF the present situation, Mr.. Stevens
said 1T was too broad a question to dis.
cuss in one brief Interview. In his
view there Were many contributing
causes. "Timidity of capital Is, VI
course. the immediate reason" he said
but the causes of that timidity are
many and complex"
The cog wheels of business relations work
verJ closely In each other.
The railroads themselves are tho bigges
buyers of conl and steel rails and Other
commodities which 20 to make up large
part of the freight shipments of the cuon.
try. II almost seems thought the volum,
of freight to be hauled will not increase I'M
I'll the railroads themselves begin buying
again and resume the extension and I'm.
provements of their systems, thus in wa,
creating the business from which the,
profit
Mr.. Stevens again denied the report that
he contemplated leaving the Chesapeake
and Ohio joining one of the Mexican sys-
tens. II never thought of such a thing"
he said
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07
APPARENT Y IMPROVING
GIRL DIES SJlDDENL Y
NIaron Of Womans College Attending Miss Wood Left
Room for Moment and Returning Found Her
Dead-.Member of Graduating Glass.

returned the girl was dead A sudden
failure of the heart. said Dr. Mathews
last night very often occurs after 1t
has been weakened by a protractol
spell of pneumonia.
Miss Wood was the daughter OF har,
and Mrs. Charles Wood. OF Norfolk,
who We're notified by telegraph of her
death. message was received from
Mr.. Wood a short time afterward di-
recting that the body be sent to the
home. Mrs. Wood herself is now
critically i'll. and Mr.. Wood has Just
recovered from serious spell of sick
ness.
Followed to the train by large
delegation OF the students who had
known and loved the young girl. the
remains were taken to Norfolk yester-
day morning, in charge OF Professor
NJ. a. Martin. who also carried resolu-
tons of respect from the pupils. fac
ulty and various societies of the school.
Of which Miss Wood was a member.
She was an excellent student and but
for her sickness would probably have
been one of the honor graduates at the
commencement in June. Her death has
cast a gloom over the entire institution,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07
CENTURY-OLD PLANS
FOUND AND ADOPTED
Drawings OF Napoleon's Engineer
to Be Used by James River
Valley LEAGUE.
FOR CANAL TO MANC CHESTER
Mill Open Stream TO Navigation
Tor Eighteen Miles Above
Richmond.

plans drawn by the eminent French
engineer. Cro4et. over seventy-flVe
wears ago for canal and water works
on the south side of the James River
have lust been unearthed' and though
they are in poor state of preserNatioI'
excellent blue prints have been maze
from the originals, and experts nav
declared the scheme careiully Worhe"
out, to be both nracticable anu eil'l-
nently desirable me plue ptil'.s
exhibited yesterday ~ ,'eeI'tR W
the Upper James River valley LOU ~,
and the centurY-oId pan 10. ope e ne,
the water OF tile uppet ~. ~ y,
river to haNisatioH ""'
~ lhuolseu ,;,,,
s'n''ons '', .i' -, am.,ireer.
w. s. "'te ~ ti,. a1,,nni,,ns or fhe
mace iaiIious W WI sfaff
So 80 ~ 80 s,,,,.,.t,,a after The
oalIa,,,.o &C. 40 ,n1nire ~ Waterloo in
~, o,t'E,o Vt os.i.tel II, ,,1ai,iny nrelini
-, ,,r,,ot,, ~. thn r,ain Iirr of the
,.S., ,a Gl,ta gaiiroad In
,.'ii,.,, ,.t,c,e. Tho name of the refugee
i,,,,t{,a,,, ,,,osa,,vad nc tI,at OF a master
~ MI. srnft ana ON more than one
line as well as on the system which
Ito led through the Virginia mountains,
stations have been named In his honor.
Records of Cro2et's work on the
.t,lnes river had becn lost, but it is
tn-day RECALLED that he was one OF the
pnrineers enraged on the surveys
which resulted in the construction of
4bc James River and Kanayha Canal
croxct,s plan.
Prints have now come to light and
arr IN Inc nossossion of Mr.. Walter L.
GRANT OF l;rantland in Ienrtco county,
rhe,. snow 3stailed df,vins,s nnd speci-
.iaatiors nd ~, tI,e Isroprb engineer
., isos ,n,. ,a,,ol from What Is now
,,asto,,., M, ,ina rriIss ahnve Rich
ioosilut ,nraf t,noa ~ tbn
ihoiiu' a,,u M ~ NO, &c
.o Tow, ta'.s. 49,, i.e -, sido 20 mo Tarnas
iGio aloAS 'i1e so"sn 80 - ,1
liver 10 i3o'n' op ~, 60 Nh
MaSos briase' az tIie ~ W -
Street IN MahchtSteI' Mi.ele p'' ~
Is pfoVlded lor' WIN - t'' ,,, ~
feet, making power ti'ere eNGeeu'iis
that on the north nthk Oh Tue itNr,'
Above Boshers Dam Tue James tLEer
, IS now navigaole lor elSht or hihe
miles, so that with an open cahai tie
river could carry ships beyond the
Richmond harbor for about eighteen
miles. The only locks would be at the
.ManchesteJ end of the canal, where
drop would .he'made directly into the
nsyigable water Of the Richmond har-
bor.
Fun specifications aud side cleva-
49,, ~ ;,rIu6ad i'm the CtroZet draw