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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29

cede that the plan took shape spontaneously and
simultaneously in several different localities,
such communities as Cleveland and Washington.
ID. c. being among the first OF the larger cities
TO put the plan in practice a comprehensive
scale. embracing the whole Jurisdiction OF the
city involved.
The incentstiye for this safe and sane move
ment found. of course. in the appalling loss
of life attendant upon celebrations OF the Fourth
In the oldfashioned way. Perhaps there were
Just as many accidents proportionately in con-
nection with Independence Day celebrations in
the days of our grandfathers there we're just
prior to this crusade. but then again there may
not have been. for the toy pistol makers and
firecracker manufacturers were busy In later
years devlsing Improvements" in the noise max.
ing line that seemed to prove fruitful Of mshaps
when in the hands OF irresponsible youngsters.
Or even H. as opponents OF the safe and sane
Fourth have claimed the proportion of acct
dents did not show an increase the growth in the
population of the country served to roll I'D a.
total so much more appalling In sheer force OF
figures that good many people were aroused on
the subject Then too. the perfection OF present.
Cay methods OF newsgatherng has made Il pos
sible for the newspapers to give a complete
chronlcle OF the havoc OF the old-fashioned
Fourth on the morning following the day we
celebrate and this has served TO bring home the
matter to many people who never suffered from
Fourth OF July accident In their own immediate
family and circle OF friends
When the statistics began to show. a few years
back. that the American people we're expressing
their patriotism on the Fourth In a manner that
each year cost the hives OF several dozen persons
aud injured more or loss seriously several thou
sand others there was country wide protest
that sweled In volume. Not OF course without
some opposition the idea has spread and its ex.
tent may be surmsed from the statement that
the recent failure OF one of the largest fireworks
manufacturers In the country was said to be due
solely to this new order OF things whereas other
importers aud manufacturers OF hrecrackers and
fireworks have loudly lamened that their bust.
mesa Will be ruined II the thing goes on
The safe and sane Fourth" ia so new that
there are few hard aud fast rules regarding n
Indeed. conception of the idea. differing in
more or less degree. Is encountered In every dir.
ferent city which has adopted the plan The
basic principle is not. however. as some people
suppose, the abolition OF all noise and fireworks
on the Fourth. On the contrary. the advocates
Of the safe ard sane program favor waving aags
aud booming guns and sputtering sky rockets
and all the Other frills dear TO the memories OF
,ur childhood. but they take the stand that these
things should be managed-and particularly the
fireworks "oet On"--by experienced hands In
stead OF by children and grown-ups who have
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29
TRADE IMPROVES
IN and About Agricultural centers
Harvest Reports Tend 10 Excite
Business.

New YORK;. q. Dun q Co.'S Week.
ly Review OF Trade said
The actual volume OF business con-
tinues below producing capacity and
such improvement as IL In evidence Is
slow, yet the trend Is unquestionably
for the better, and the movement
promises to quicken as the crops APP
proach nearer to harvest. II Is no.
ticeable that the most optimistic trade
reports come from those .centers close
to the main agricultural sections.
Metals Improve.
Further improvement appears In
iron and steel at n time when quiet
ness usually prevails and the book.
ing OF the leading producers are stead.
lily increasing. The betterment In
trade has extended 20 pig iron also.
which as heretofore made a poor
showing. Considerable animation Is
noted In fabricated and structural
steel. with large purchases in prospect.
while additional orders for about 90
900 tons OF rails have been placed
although Individual contracts are
small Further readIustment OF prices
includes cut OF 81 per ton on wire
products.
Dry Goods Prices Hold Firm.
The trend OF business In dry goods
is again toward supplying only Inn
mediate needs. the lack OF anticipa.
tory buying by jobbers tending 10 In.
crease the volume OF curtailment by
mills. Prices are firm. and on fine
count bleached eottons advances have
been named on small lines. At west
ern centers the wool market is more
quiet, but still considerable business
negotiated In a quiet way. Further
slight Improvement is noted in foot
wear. though most wholesalers viii
operate oonseryatively. Manufactur
ers are confronted with higher leath.
er market. but as yet no readJustment
OF prices on a higher basis Is noted.
There is a regular demand for shoe
feathers to meet current requirements.
but for most descriptions of sole and
upper present trading Is not active
enough, although the markets have
shown a gradual improvement for
Rome time past. The domestic hide
markets continue in q strong position.
but at the higher quotations. tanners
are holding on. with the result that
trading in both packer and country
hides has been OF much smaller vol
ume than for several weeks past
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29
The Supreme Message.

Christ shall be first or not at all
In the lives OF men let US live nobler.
try to BIO better and truer to ourselves
and give our testimony whenever the
opportune time eomes.--Rev C. X.
Carpenter. Methodist Episcopal. Gales.
burg. III.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29
THE MARKETS
Cincinnati Grain Market.


Flour-winter patents s4a4.25. do
family $2.s5a3.i0. low grade s2.5va
$50. hard patent s4.9Oa5.35. do fancy
$4.15a4.50. Wheat-No. red s5as0c,
No. 3 red 79as5c. No. 4 red 70a7sc.
Corn-No. 2 white Soc. No. white
5sa5slsc. No. yellow 6sha59c.,
No. yellow 5sa5shc.. No. mixed
57a57hc. No. 3 mixed 56Isa57. Oats
No. white 45Aa46c. standard white
+5a45hc. No. 3 white 4latlise.
Cincinnati Live stock.
cattie-shippers s5.25as1O. butcher
steers. extra s5.75a6. good to choice
s4.S5a5.65. heifers. extra $5.75a6. good
to choice si.75a5 65. cows. extra s4.sO
a4.75. good TO choice s3.75a4.5O. can
ners sl.50a2.75. Bulls-Bologna s4a
4.5O. extra s4.65a4.75. Calves-Extra
ss25. fair to good s7as. com
mon and large S4a7 Hogs -
Good to choice packers and butchers
$655a6.60. mixed packers S65Oa6.60.
common 70 choice heavy fat sows.
s4.75a5.60. pigs ti1O lbs and less).
s5a6.35. Sheep Good TO choice,
light. s3.10a3.50. good TO cho.ce heavy,
S2.75a3. Lambs-Extra s7.35a7 40.
Cincinnati Miscellaneous.
Poultry-Eiens. iohc.. spring chick.
ems lsa2Oc. h.. ducks. ibc.. turkeys.
lac. geese 5a7c. Eggs-Prime frsts
15hc. frsts iS1kc. Butter--Creamery
extra 25hc; irsts gle; fancy dairy.
16hc. Apples-Faney. sb.60a6 Dbl.
choice s6a5.5O a Dbl. Carrots-Home-
grown l2hai5c a doz. Celery-Louls.
lana 6oas0c bunch. Elephants s2.5Oa
2.7b crate. Lemons-California. s5as.
Onions--New Orleans s2a2sO sack.
oranges-s3 .25a3.7S box. Potatoes
Mobile Si.76a2 bu.. Michigan. neu
S3.76ai Dbl
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29
No Substitutes.

Interest in art. letters and architec.
ture. success In business politics and
social life. loyalty TO clubs. creeds and
rituals will not satisfy the souls ma
tive thirst for God. There are no sub
stitutes for God. Rev. A. Petty. Con
gregationalist. Springfield. Mass.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29
In Cotton Goods.


Bradstreet's reported:
Cotton goods buying for the future
is still quiet and production Is re-
stricted. but a hopeful view is taken
as to the future because OF the general
agreement that crop conditions have
improved. and that a record crop at
lower prices is possible.
Business Failures.
Business failures In the United
States for the week ending June 22
were 222. against 2l2 last week: 1877.
in the like week OF 1910: 223 In 1903;
25s In 1908 aud l5O In 1907.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number 16. which compares with
q last week aud &c in the like week
of 1910
The Export Trade.
Wheat. including -four exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending June 22 aggregate l..
53S,i7S bushels. against 2.070. 662 bush
els last week and l.705.545 bushels
this week last year For the 81 weeks
ending June 20 exports are i2O.795.356
bushels. against 4l.5i1.127 bushels In
the corresponding period last year.
Corn exports for the week are 907,-
636 bushels. against S32.736 bushels
last week and l9s.s27 bushels in 1910.
For the 81 weeks ending June 20 corn
exports are i9.sis.s6s bushels. against
1880. 26i bushels last year.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29

towns have already adopted II In It's
most pronounced form. while count
less others have accepted portion OF
the creed. and yet others are planning
to fall into line this year. II affords
the most conclusive evidence OF the
power OF public opinion that in prac-
ideally every community where the
safe and sane crusade has taken root
no official action has been taken nor
recommended by the municipal au-
thoritles until public sentiment
spurred them TO II.
What Individual deserves credit for
FIRST conceiving the idea of safe and
sane Fourth. and what town or city
can lay claim to first putting the idea
In practice, presents almost as mooted
question as the famous one as to
who first suggested the name of viii
liam Mckinley for the presidency
Several different persons and several
different cities have laid claim to the
title Of originator Of the innovation
Perhaps IL would be most Just TO con.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29

little practice with
this sort OF thing
and who. perhaps
through thought
lessness. are very
careless Of other
peoples safesy as
well as their own.
The extent TO-
which a city regu-
lates the sale OF fire.
works and noise
making explosives
may be taken as an
index of the meas
ure OF its adoption
OF the safe and sane
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29

r Ia safe to say
that no moral
crusade ever In
augurated in this
country has made
more rapid prog
ress than the
movement for "a
safe aud sane
Fourth" II Is
only a few years
since the idea
was FIRST suggest.
- ~ its present
tangible form,
anu yet dozens
of cliioa and
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08

Select" that's the kind. Try it. Come and get a sample
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
ALASKA ASKS CONGRESS
 FOR B APPROPRIATIONS

'enact a special mcasur" authorizing thc acceptance of donated site D, the government.
 lt is hoped that congress will give a more definite expression of it's wishes in th" matter or the buildings at Fair banks and Nome so that the work of erecting the buildings. if il is to pro- Ceed at all, may not be lnng deferred
 The matter of these building sites was originally submitted to the at t"rn"y general by Governor Clark zoe tober | l910) in view of the doubtful provisions of the law. in order that no payments on account Of the buildings in question might be held up by the auditor or the comptroller. and some innocent contractor or builder caused to suffer loss thereby
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08

authorize the government to procure a site for either of the hospitals in qUes ton
 Section 3736 Revised Statutes pro vides that No land shall be purchased on account of the United States "x- cept under law authorizing such purchase" the definition of the word purchase" being to procure by any means whatever except by inheritance. Instances have appeared in which do ns tionS nf building sites have been made to the governmental generally being the case that the buildings there on were to be paid for out of some general appropriation and not under an act providing for those particular buildings. on more than one occasion congress has deemed it necessary ta
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

Notice Is hereby given that un the 18th day "f February. 1911. in the Common Council room in the old Fed eral Court House on Steadman ave nue. Nome. Alaska. a special election will b" held for the purposc of clecting two councilmen to fill the unexpired term of Councilmcn- elect I j. Meyer ard " E. Watts who's" offices as Councilmen have. by the Common Council of the Town of Nome. been declared vacant. and which said term began on the 21st day of April. 1910. and will end on the 18th day of April. 1911. al which special election the polls will be open at < o'clock in the forenoon and will remain open until 6 o'clock in the afternoon of said day. Dated Nome Alaska. February 7th. 1911
 GEO. F. LOMEN.
 Municipal Clerk
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the United States Commissioners Court for the Cape Nome Precinct. Dis trict of Alaska. Second Division.
 In the matter of the estate of Ax,I Edward Karlson. deceased
 Notice is hereby given b, rh.. un. . signed. administrator with the will an. ncxed of said estate to the creditors Of. and to all persons having clairos against the said lrccas-d. to oxhihi. their claims with tho necessary ynuch- CTS within six months from the datc Df this notice to said administrator win the will annexed at his resideue.. ir Nome. Alaska
 CARL. ] LOMEN Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Axcl Edward Karl son. deceased
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
Especial CorrespondenceD

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.--The direct appropriations for Alaska which have been recommended to congress by the secretary of the treasury for the fiscal year aggregate $1.309 .930. This amount except in few minor cases does not include the salaries or expenses of federal officers; the expenses of the district courts, the customs service. the revenue cutter service. or any of the other regular machinery of govern
 ment in the territory. Neither does include the funds which will be real ized from several Hump sum" or blanket appropriations, only part of which appropriations are applicable to Alaska, such as support of telegraph ines. geological survey east survey. etc. Not included in those under dis
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Chas code and William F Code,
 your heirs. executors administrators
 and assigns
 You and each of you are hereby noti- fled that tn" undersigned co-owner has expended in labor and improvements during tn" year 1910. as the annual expenditure required bv law. one hum drcd G00b dollars on that certain placer mining claim situate in the Cape Nome Recording District. District of Alaska and more particularly described az follows. to-wit
 The American assosiation claim on St Michael creek. q tributary to Os- borne creek. also one hundred dollars worth Of work on the bench No 6 left limit of Osborne creek in the above mentioned district for the year 1910
 And yod are further notitied that Il within ninety days after tine last pub lication of this notice. you fail to con tribute your proportion Of said expen- dtures your interest in said claims will become the property of the un- dersigned. your owner. under sec tion 2324 Revised Statutes of the Uni ted States
 F. G. LEHFELDT. Co-owner
 Date first publication Jan. 25. 1911.
 Date final publication April 26 1911
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
Especial CorrespondenceD

'SB'Nidi ltSl''iiutll'fI
 JUNEAU. Dec 1.-Governor Clark has forwarded to the attorney general the unanimous recommendation of Judge Overfield, Marshal Love and himself, forming a board on construc- tion for the proposed insane detention hospital at Fairbanks. that the defect in the act authorizing the erection of this building be brought to the atten- tion Of congress immediately Judg" Murane and Marshal Powell. of Nome. where one of the detention hospitals k proposed. also joined in this recon mendation. This action was taken by the governor in view of an opinion rem dcred by the attorney general that the act Of June 25. 1910. did not specifically
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08

Executive mansion. Juneau 10000
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
HAMID KILLS
 TWO FAVORITES
OPPOSED SULTAN TIRES OF SIM
 PILE LIFE.
Nuggets Special Service.

SALOMICA. Feb. 6.-Abdul Hamid. drposed sultan of Turkey and posses Q sor of numerous wives, murdered twa or his wives. injured another. follow ing a violent argument. today.
 The old ruler. since his term of exile. has proven peevish and hard to please. Since the government has for bid him procuring any additions 10 his harem. the cx-sultan has made the lives of his many spouses miserable
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
BILL
 PIGEON HOlED
WOULD HONOR EXPLORER WIrH
 HANDSOME TITLE.
Special Nugget Service.

WASHINGToN. Feb. 6 A bill pro viding for the promotion of Command CT Peary to the honorary position of rear admiral. which was introduced in the house last Friday has been pig con holed
 Although great pressure was brought to bear tp have the bill considered i'm me,iiately. the onorts of the followers pf the explorer have proven futile.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08

Executive mansion. Juneau i0.0oG
 Total .--. ... .......... Sl 30s. .g30
 The total is less than one half or the whole amount of public money to be expended Tor territorial objects. the remainder being included in general appropriations
 Governor Clark said today that he had no disposition to be over technical in such matters as that which has arisen under the act of June 25. 1910. and that the department of justice al Washington has no such disposition: but il is necessary to recognize the fact that the accounting officers, when refusing [" authorize expenditures nf public money. are accustomed to read with much litcramess the statutes un- der which those expenditures are sup posed to have been authorized
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
FRESH HOME MADE CANDY.

Now that outside goods are getting stale, remember you can have fresh made candy daily at Toby's. Don't put up with stale goods when you can pur. chase the fresh made home production for the same price.
 ToBY'S CANDY kITcTHEN.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08

This morning, in an ungovernable rage. Hamid slew two of his favorites and injured another. The government will proceed to take charge of the de- posed monarch.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
UNITE |n REC0MMEnDING
 BUILDING OF HOSPITALS

cussion are the moneys derived from the Alaska fund" for roads and trails and support Of white schools
 The estimates of prin ',,.al direct ap- prrpriacions foI Alaska are as fo' ove. Lighthouses and other naviga-
 ton aids .. e.. .s 316. 100 Roads and trails 1extra) . 10O. GOO Cable and telegraph i'm
 ments ... ... ...... 75.Ooo Marking Alaska boundary .. 100000 Care of insane . ... ........ 5OOoO Game protection increase of
 s5.O00) ..... ........... l5.Oo0 Education of natives ....... 2O0,00O Reindeer stations .. ... ..... 12,000 Fisheries . ... ........ .... 4.53O Seal fisheries ... .......... 100000 Surveys of lands .... ..... 60.000 Government building Juneau
 Cto begin) .. ... ....... 10000
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08

olympia. Rainier. Blue Ribbon or Nome Beer by the case or barrel at Seward Commercial Co. successors to T. I. Ncstor Co.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08

Don Alvez Havana Cisars direct from factory. Six to ten dollars hun dred according to size at the Bank Saloon,
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-02-08
REMEMBER The NAME.

For prompt and sa,Istaetory laundry work call up the Peoples Laundry. Phone Main f5f.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

She tried to encourage him. and really be-
lieved his weakness was only temporary.
There were times when he caught little of
her hopefulness, and thought it possible he
sure, is the most deceptive of all ailments in
this respect.
But these self-deceptions did not last long.
He saw that death had marked him for it's
which in reality FASTENED the ravages of the
disease. He became touchingly tender and
loving to mother and me. and when he was
not sitting in front of the house, in his deep,
sorrowful reveries, or, if the day was stormy,
at the window. looking out into vacancy, he
was fondling and caressng one of u.s..
l remember that more than once ] saw tears
in his eyes, though could not tell why; for
he and mother agreed to keep his fears, or
rather his certainty Of what was fast coming,
death was already looking into our window
upon us. -
Scarcely z q day passed that I did N not see see
some of the Indians & who e,: were scattered
be everywhere and in going to and coming
from the Agency they would sometimes stop
at our house.
Father was very quick in picking up lam
grages and he was able to converse quite in
telligently with the red men. How ] used to
laugh to hear them talk in their old language,
which sounded to me, for all the world, just
az if they.were grunting at each other like so
But the visits used to please father and
mother, and was always glad to see some OF
the rather dilapidated and not over-clean war
riors stop at the house to get something to
eat and to talk with father.
l recall one hot day in June, when he was
sitting under the single tree in front Of the
house, his chair leaning back, his feet resting
or the scat of another, while he was looking
away off towards the setting sun. as though
STRIVING to pierce the blue depths of space,
and to catch Just one glimpse of the wonder
full world beyond was in the house helping
mother when we heard the peculiar noises
which told us that father had an aboriginal
visitor. We both went to the door, and
rassed outside to laugh at their queer talk.
Sure enough, an Indian was seated in the
o;her chair. and he and father were talking
with great animation.
7 he Indian was of stout build, and ore
Lat like fathcr's-the ordinary straw one
with n broad, red band around it; he had on
A inc black broadcloth coat, with silk velvet
collar, but his trousers were shabby and his
SHOES were pretty well worn. His face was
bright and intelligent, and l watched it very
narrowly as he talked and Gesticulated in his
earnest way with father. who was equally
animated in answering him. Their discussion
was of more than ordinary Importance.
The Indian carried rifle and revolver-the
latter being in plain sight at bis waist-but