The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-02

Preach.
OIL KING WRITING STORY OF
LIFE:-John ID. Rockefeller Is writ
ing a series Of sketches of his life
and business interests. The work Is
TO shed light on matters that have
been discussed. as he states In his
introduction. The series will be pub
iished in the Worlds Work beginning
with the November issue. Mr.. Rookie
Teller tells of his boyhood days, how
he started in business and his man
sxement Of business. He said for the
:, enefit OF his children he is taking
up the subject that has been the cen
ter OF discussion Cor years. He is
also giving the history OF the Stan
dard OH Company.
OPERATION NOT NECESSARY
James S. Sherman, Republican vice
Presidential nominee is doing fairly
well in the Cleveland hospital. The
physicians say that his condition
has steadily improved for days ana
an operation will be unnecessary.
MEXICAN REBELS FiGHT;-A
toree Of several hundred Mexican
revoiutlonlsts made an attack on Las
vseas on the banks OF the Rio
Grande opposite Del Rio. Texas. The
small garrison was ready for them
aud aided by the citizens OF the town
Uttered strong resistance. A revolu-
tionAry movement has been planned
Tor some time and the raid on Las
vscas resulted In about fifty dead
rcvolutionis;s.
MONDAY. June 20. the Mexican troop
were ordered into the field 70 quen
the riot and rebellion along the north
ern border. The last scene was
around the city Of Torreon. and $500
Federal soldiers are gnrrlsoned there
20 protect business places and puolic
houses
!, is the belief OF the United
States Government that the rcvolu-
tionary movement was started by a
hand Of aEithtors who have made
their headquarters IN the u. s
PHoNoGRAPHs TO PREACH
Canned" sermons viii be preached
IN Chioago this summer. when the
pastors so away for their vacation.
A canned" sermon is one that is
rep oduoed on photograph and IN
the absence OF the preacher some one
sits In the pulpit and runs the ma
chine and II breaches the Gospel. The
phonograph method Of spreading the
wore Of God Is a scheme instituted
by photograph concerns and found a
good adherent in the preachers Of
Chicago II Is the twentieth century
idea OF winning souls TO Christ.
GOOD TIMES CoMING:-officials
of the Illinois Central Railroad issu-
ed a notice that beginning July LIST
their shops at Burnside. H.. Waterloo.
Ia, Memphis. Tenn. Water Valley.
and vicksburg. Miss. will be restored
% full time. This will furnish employ
ment III 5000 more men. Money power
viii turn their money loose and open
up work since Taft and Sherman have
been nominated. They are safe now.
TO BUY GOVERNMENT HORSES:
A Government station for the train
ing Of horsec for the United States
army TO be established near Lexingto
is the latest suggestion to revive in
terest in the horse industry in Ken
lucky. There is one main drawback
70 the use OF thoroughbred horses for
the cavaiary and that is their nervous
ness. but II is said that this defect
can be done away with by training.
In view OF the success Of the ~re-
mount" station at Reno. Nevada
which turns out more than a thou
sand horses each year for the army
II Is likely that similar station can
be established in some part OF Ken
lucky and meet with the same sue
cess II II can be done the great In
dustry in which Kentucky is so deep
ly interested will be revived from the
shock received by the enactment OF
the anti-betting bills in New York.
Nowhere in the United States is
the horse industry more carefully
guarded than in the Blue Grass state.
Horse dealers are much interested In
the idea Of starting new market
for their thoroughbreds and keeping