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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

face, was standing at the news stand
under the Park place elevated station.
Quickly Howard extended his hand.
Hello, Coxe!" he exclaimed. What
on earth are you doing In New York;
Whoever would have expected to
meet you In this bowling wilderness7
How's everything at Yals?''
The athlete grinnsd.
yale be hanged! l don't care .
d. You know l graduated last June.
I'm in business now-in brokers' Of
fee In Wall street Say. it's great!
We had semi-panic last week. Prices
went to the devil. Stocks broke 20
points. You should have seen the ex-
citement ON the exchange floor. Our
football rushes were nothing to it.
tell you, it's great. It's got college
beaten to frazzle!" Quickly he
added: What are you doing?"
Howard averted his eyes and hung
his head.
Nothing" he answered gloomily.
Coke had quickly taken note of his
former classmates shabby appear
ance He had also heard of his es-
| capades.
Didn't you hear?" muttered How
ard. Row with governor, marriage
| and all that sort of thing? OF
course" he went on, fathers damn.
ably unjust, actuated by absurd pre-
judice. Annie's a good girl and .
good wife, no matter what her father
was. D-n 1t, this is free country!
A man can marry whom he likes. All
these ideas about family pride and
! family honor are old world notions,
| foreign to this soil I'm not going
to give up Annie to please any one.
I'm as fond of her now as ever.
| haven't regretted a moment that I
married her OF course, it has been
! hard Father at once shut down
money supplies, making my further
stay at Yale impossible, and I was
| forced to come to New York to seek
employment. We've managed to fix
up a small fiat in Harlem and now,
| like Micawber, I'm waiting for some
thing to turn up"
Coke nodded sympathetically
Come and have a drink" he said
cheerily.
Howard hesitated. Once more he
remembered his promise to Annie, but
as long as he had broken it once he
! would get no credit for refusing now.
He was horribly thirsty and de-
pressed. Another drink would cheer
him up. 1t seemed even wicked to
decline when 1t wouldn't cost him
anything.
They entered bar conveniently
close at hand, and with n tremulQus
hand Howard carried greedily to his
lips the insidious liquor which had
undermined his health and stolen
away his manhood
Have another?" said Coke with a
smile as he saw the glass emptied at
a gulp.
Il don't care If do" replied How.
ard. Secretly ashamed of his weak.
ness, he shufled uneasily on his feet
well, what are you going to do.
old MANI" demanded Coke as he
pushed the whisky bottle over
I'm looking for job" stammered
Howard awkwardly. Hastily he went
on: 1T isn't so easy. If it was only
myself wouldn't mind I'd get along
somehow. But there's the little girl
She wants to go to work and | won't
hear of it. l couldn't stand for that
you know.
Coke feared touch" Awkwardly
he said:
GRO BE coNTINUEDl
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

tue was nothing to brag about. 1t
was easy to be good when not ex-
posed to temptation. But for those
born with the devil in them 1t came
hard 1t was all matter of heredity
and influence. Ones vices as well as
ones virtues are handed down to us
ready made. He had no doubt that
in the Jeffries family somewhere in the
unsavory past there had been weak,
vicious ancestor from whom he had
inherited all the traits which barred
his way to success.
The crowds of hungry workers grew
bigger every minute. Every one was
elbowing his way into neighboring
restaurants, crowding the tables and
buffets, all eating voraciously as they
talked and laughed Howard was
rudely reminded by inward pangs that
he, too, was famished. Not a thing
had passed his lips since he had left
home in Harlem at eight o'clock that
morning and he had told Annie that
he would be home for lunch. There
was no use staying downtown any
longer. For three weary hours he had
trudged from Office to office seeking
Clployment, answering advertise
ments, asking for work of any kind,
ready to do no matter what but all to
| no purpose. Nobody wanted him at
any price. What was the good of a
man being willing to work if there
was no one to employ him? A nice
! lookout certainly Hardly a dollar
| left and no prospect of getting any
more He hardly had the courage to
return home and face Annie. With q
muttered exclamation of impatience
| he spat from his mouth the half-con-
! sumed cigarette which was hanging
from his lip, and crossing Broadway,
walked llstlessly In the direction OF
| Park place,
! He had certainly made mess OF
| things, yet at one time, not so long
| ago, what a brilliant future life
seemed to have in store for him. No
! boy had ever been given a better
start He remembered the day he
| left home 10 go to Yale; he recalled
his fathers kind words OF encour
/ agement. his mothers tears. All, II
/ ulh IhbAAtI IdQ oilf llf1h+ hNA
maybe, everything would have been
different But she died during his
| freshman year, carried off suddenly
by heart failure His father married
again. young womaE 20 years his
/ junior aud that had started every
thing on wrong The old home life
had gone forever He had felt like
I fF4 . H. Ea IA F4u
home and from that day his fathers
roof bad been dlstasteful to him. Yes
that was the beginning OF his hare
luck He could trace all his misfor
tunes back 10 that lie couldn't stanC
FOR stepmother. naughty, selfish
supercillous ambitious creature WhI
had little sympathy for her predeces
sor's child. and no scruple IN show
Ing f.
Then NJ colleec, he had met Rober
Underwood the popular upper class
man who had prolessed Ia take /
great fancy to him lie. tlmid younl
freshman, Was naturally hattercd b.
the friendship of the daahluR. fnselHat
ing sophomore and thus commence,
that unfortunate iLt.a.acy which la,
brought about the climax 90 bis tr0u
blsA The saaFe. ami&ble tudera aud
uhum h. aoou discovered % be- gen
tlpMAnly HgaHudfeI. borrowed hll
money and introduced him iat0 thi
sparfF set au exclusive circle iutl
WtIth. thanks fq bats liberal aliu# ane'
ffam bamt be NaF welcomed sitl
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

rich resident Of Paris With vlew
90 checking the decline In the birth.
rate. has LETT under bis vii $1,000 to
each head IT family Ia the usisbhor
hood where ho resides Who. having
been married within chs ave years
preceding his death. shall have nvs
legitimate children tviHk
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
A Matter of sss

"WhGt Il tbs difference hetWesH
pFmuess 8Hd ahstlraey asked :
vounE ady 1f heF fshee. ~ttrWneaa
eas hts sallant reply Is H.ale char
1ftsF#tlf ut w0mvH. ebatiaAeg Is 8
.ameegaule tgfast la mea STRAY $50
tsa
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

he tender Waffle hearts are
set upon
Is either Crisp or Soggy, and Anon
Like Maple Sirup made of Corn and Cobs
Lasts but a scant five minutes and il
gone.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
Berea Beautiful and Healthful
The College
Vol. XII.
MR.. II. +. TAYLOR

Berea College. together with all
other Southern educational institu-
tons, has come 10 realize that the
lessons implanted through the quiet,
subtle influence OF daily environment
are co-equal with those OF the class
room. The laying out OF the home
door yard. the planting OF trees and
shrubbery. the system and order OF
the house within. cleanliness and care
in personal habits. these all serve rs
silent yet eloquent educators. Berea
College may implant great thouhgts
and ambitions. may teach truths
in science. may graduate her students
with high honors. and yet may fail
utterly through the neglect OF these
greater lessons In the economy OF
tho worlds progress.
In the commercial world. system
and order are chief essentials. Like
wise In our great colleges. institu-
work the value of these object les
sons is found To be Of paramount
Importance. Berea College cannot af-
ford to have on her domain crooked
fences: broken rails, paper bestrewn
campus: weedy gardens: weather beat
IN farm implements: dirty. unsanitary
dairy: unpainted houses or school
buildings; leaky roofs; broken window
panes: slovenly furnishings In dormi-
tories: buggy beds: poorly swept
floors: foul toilet rooms; pictures or
maps askew on the walls; cobwebs
In corners; dusty walls; students in
classroom with unkempt hair and
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06

well lighted COW stable will increase
the flow of milk 20 per cent. II this
is true of cows should We not ex-
pect that a clean horse stable or hen
house would have a beneficial effect
upon horses and chickens as well.
But IL is the health of people ra-
Their than stock that we are now con-
sidering. How can we live on the
same lot with all kinds OF dirty and
unhealthy animals and still expect
to keep clean and happy? We find IN
the town OF Berea dozens of old barns
and other outbuildings that are really
filthy. Manure and garbage accumu-
late for months and years, making
an ideal place for the breeding OF
flies and many other annoying in
sects. II we will clean up our barns.
barn-yards and priyies we can DO
away with four-fifths of the flies for
II flies do not have stable manure OF
human excreta to lay their eggs in
or something equally as filthy they
will not hatch.
But II one keeps his barns clean
as well as the yard and house he is
not altogether safe. One manure pile
in a neighbours yard will become the
breeding place of millions OF flies,
and. strange to say, our neighbor will
not keep them all at home. So IL is
necessary that all clean their barns.
out houses. clear the bacK yard and
screen the waste. garbage and slop
can. that any may be safe and en-
10Y the blessings of health.
In the country II becomes more of
an individual problem since people
: live farther apart. The clean are not
in that case under such danger from
the careless and unclean.
Berea is improving in matters OF
sanitation but there are still great
needs.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06

dirty hands and faces; tattered
clothes tclean patched clothes are al
ways honorable); dog-eared books;
marred school room furniture; dirty
unsy stematic lesson memoranda; poor
side walks; muddy crossings; tin
cans at rear of Kitchen; Shiny gar
bage cans; ragged lawns; poorly ven
tilated rooms; instructors careless In
dress tive despise foppery); students
monopolizing side walks: corner prop
ping; carelessness In filling apoint-
ments. and so on ad infinitum.
These things Berea College desires
10 correct, but the process is, uf
course. slow. Trifles make perfec-
ton and perfection is no trifle. We
hayn't many text books which touch
directly upon these subjects. and II
Is only through the patient persevor-
ing effort on the part OF the College
workers and our village neighbors
that these all-important lessons filter
into the minds OF our | 800 students.
Where there is no vision the peo-
pie PERISH Solomon tells us in Prov.
30 Is. therefore, let us set our ideals
high. for. it's not failure but low
aim that's crime"
I Let the Civic club of the town
/ feel free at any time to talk over
the matter with us for further Inn
provement; We are willing and anx-
ious to cooperate, TO do our best and
I TO put every ounce OF blood energy
that lies within Us into the futher-
ance OF this all-important phase Of
town and college work.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
And there is never q leaf nor blade too mean
70 b. some happy creatures palace"

70 b. some happy creatures palace
II the should open and litter Of old tin
piles garbage rubbish and filth old
fences and umbed down wonder could possibly
he happy
We do believe that the amid such surroundings
be happy Nor the blade the citizen have
the pride in the that he should.
Someone has truly said Anything that makes for the health
webeng the uplifting Of the community will always have the
back of it, You we'll and take notice
Tor the good OF the town going for cleaner and better
streets beautiful and heshul They going
make Beres a better place in which to live.
he ladies' clubs aided by the City Council have started clean
ing campaign Every citizen earnestly requested and urged
join in this good work.
do wish Inundated by having the Sanitary Com
mttee nosing the marshal calling YOU this
gentle reminder AID clean up Not only around
the front door and but out the garden lot,
barn yard barn, shed and all out houses.
Why the residence section the
strip Of land between the side walk and would
be step the right direction down the old
aud tumbed dow bousesY What
around paint and white WASH might be
also to organize improvement Club for each street,
affair Let each make the right direction after the
start made keep continually at by day Let all unite and
work not in spirit OF rivalry but rather in the spirit of who
best work and best agree" for the good Of
Don't forget the special cleaning days Friday and Saturday
April the 9TH and 10Th.
L. GAY, Mayor.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
Berea Beautiful and Health1ul
Bill Boards, Streets and Alleys
COUNCILMAN e. c. Scale

keeps 1t, but the keeping Of the
streets clean depends upon the COM
bined efforts of each of us. The
City Council should make every effort
to keep them free from mud and
well drained, with clean cutters. Then
each citizen should see to 1t that
he leaves no refuse upon them. Often
we see a pillow run along a ditch and
furrow left by the street just as
we would do in the country. Stones
are left on the sides of the street,
boxes are scattered along the walks
the displays of our merchants are
not always as carefully made as pos
sible. Now is the time to resolve that
we will keep our public ways beauti-
full and clean.
The trees along our streets are
thing of beauty when cared for but
a nuisance when left to hang low
over our public ways. Let us take a
look at our trees, maybe they need
trimming.
Then, our walks. IL should be the
duty of each property holder to main
tain the walk In front of his pro-
perty and keep it clean. Nothing adds
to the beauty of a home more than
beautiful cement walk. We have
not begun to improve them yet. We
have the walks but the grades OF
our property do not always fit tn
walk and little grading is necessary
1t would be a great thing If every
property holder in Berea would, this
spring, repair or remove his lawn
fence and grade his lawn so as TO
have 1t rise a little above the walk
and then spread it with beautiful
grass. Grass between the walk and
the street would add much to the
beauty. This would make one home
the envy of another and the thing
would catch.
This spring is the time to begin.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06

Berea has made wonderful strides
within the last decade--strides in
population, wealth, education and
business.
The visitor in our midst ten years
ago found little else but college.
But now Berea claims the proud dis
tinction of having more square feet Of
cement walks than any other town
of equal population in the state. Its
streets once surfaced with mud are
being rapidly improved. Its buildings
are better. Its lawns are becoming
more artistic. In a word the spirit
Of civic pride is being rapidly devel-
oped and Berea's citizens are anx-
ious and determined to make their
little city a model place i'll which TO
live.
And this spring every one is ask
ing himself what he can do to make
Berea more beautiful. Others will tell
us how to beautify the home, the col
lego, the store etc, ETC.. but | want
TO have you consider how we can
| beautify our streets.
The City Council should pass an
ordinance against posting bills on
trees. fences, telephone poles or any
public place except on bill boards pre-
pared for that purpose. Every mer-
chant should have for his motto.
Post no bills" The city should not
allow hand bills to be scattered on
our streets or commons. II is easy
to throw refuse where there is refuse,
so the best way to keep the streets
from bills is to start clean, and
suggest that we begin this spring by
saying. Post no bills except on bill
boards"
! The beauty of a city depends large
lly upon the appearance of its streets
and walks. The keeping of the house
and lawn clean and beautiful depends
upon the taste of the person who
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06

Beautiful and Heshfu Tbss subject for this week
will be the citizens for all time
This will be found nearly the present issue
and the uflmen Of announcement last week that we
pectd to make this issue Spring Cleaning number
Beea beautiful place those who have eye only for
the distant hills the that leads TO the Blue Grass or
those who there such for those
who appreciate the distant the very
look for the marks Of cleanliness and beauty street and al
ley the back and around school house and church
And the view from the back door that tells the homes the
school house that tells ~ the community.
But the story tell repeat There 9th
that their below the line They
been observing things and seeing visions They have
ideal for asked them Tm err
theirs this week II for only to introduce them II is
for Berean hear their call listen TO their plea for Bersa
Beautiful and Heathful
And fret the MuyorA Proclamation. Then member Of the
CouncBl boards Streets aud Alleys The Clio ClubWihin
The Priscilla Club-Yads aud Gardens The Mothers
Club-Markes and Groceries Mr. +. o. CarkBarn and Out
buildings The Of Health Milk and Water Supply Miss
Eta MooreThe Public School j. NJ Early The Churches
Mr.. Taylor Tie College.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
Berea Beautiful and Healthful
Barns and Outbuildings
MR.. F. o. CLARK

In many parts Of Europe the peo-
pie and their stock live in the same
building, and it takes a close obser-
yer to detect which. is the more sani-
tary. the constable or the dwelling
rooms.
The idea of "a really clean barn Is
just beginning to be comprehended
by the American people. We drink
milk that comes from a dirty stable,
MIXED by dirty hands and made inn
pure by the surface drainage of the
barn yard. and then wonder how it
could possibly be unclean. II has been
found by experiment that a clean.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06

knowledge is power-and the
way to keep up with modern
knowledge Is to read a good
newspaper.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06

his candidacy for the nomination of
Governor and his progressive platform
has thrown CONSERVATION into the
ranks of the Democrats. They have
suddenly awakened to the fact that
they have no platform and no easy
way to get one-since they are to
Lave a primary and not a CONVENTION.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06

without OPPOSITION. the caucus of Ken
tuckys Democratic Representatives
having decided that he could not be
excluded constitutionally. II is re-
ported. however. that some charges,
coming from the District, are pending
CONSIDERATION IN CAMP
Judge o. Rear's announcement Of
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
THE EXTRA SESSION

The Sixty-second Congress assem-
bled In extra session at noon Tuesday.
The senate is composed of 80 Repub-
leans, Al Democrats. and there IS
one vacancy. In the House there are
100 Republicans. 22s Democrats. So
cialist and 2 vacancies.
The only business transacted re-
lated to the organization. Champ
Clark was elected Speaker OF the
House, and Representative Mann of
Illinois becomes the Republican min
ority leader
Both Houses adjourned to await
the Presidents message which was
not sent In till "Wednesday.
ON TRIAL
In his speech accepting the Speak
crship Representative Clark pleas
sntly reminded his party in the House
that they are ON trial, and that fur
Their confidence Is sure 10 be with
Leld II they do not give better evil
dence OF the worthlness OF the trust
than fine phrases.
He thinks they will win a further
vote of confidence II they give an
intelligent revision OF the tariff, for
Continued ON last page.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
Powers Sworn in Without Opposition
-O'Rears Announcement Spreads
Consideration Among Democrats.

POWERS TAKES HIS SEAT
Representative Powers OF the 18th
Congressional District was sworn IN
as member of Congress, Tuesday,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK In OUR OWN STATE

Extra Session of Congress Convenes
Tuesday MONDAY Given up to the
Organization in Both Houses Now
Political Completion Mr.. Clark
Tells the Democrats that they are
on Trial.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
PROGRAM FOR THE PUBLIC

The following Program Public
Tayo article and place here it the prominence
adapted by him from pacard posted 10y the Ladies Clubs
of the large cities 1t asking much and
pactced by citizen would quickly and easily bring
results seeking
FOR THE BEAUTY AND HEALTH OF BEREA
Let us not injure in tree shrub lawn.
Let not kill bird destroy bird
the
Let throw into the alleys campus
fruit skins r rubbish kind; o
these things the floor of school other public
building.
Let us not spit the sidewalks srestcrossings
the floor OF school house other public building.
Let o mark w fences, poles side
walks or buildings Of kind
Let US at all times respect the of others
would our
Thus shall useful citizens making
beautiful o ove M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23
By SMITH D. FRY

tone used was low bred; for she almost
shouted 1t, so that many Others heard it.
They passed the word along, and poor Billy
Corcoran was Inundated to the dust.
He left the ballroom, and did not attend
another dance for many a long day. He
brooded over the studied insult; which was
studied although seemingly an act of haste.
He felt the disgrace of being in trade, and
determined to rise in the social world by
winning his way in the financial world.
Billy Corcoran made little money; but
out of it he managed to save pennies and
dimes. He worked diligently, and he studied
too. He established a bank account, and
saw to it that the account was kept con-
stantly growing. He cherished an ambition
to be banker, and so secured employment
in bank. With increased income, his bank
account increased more rapidly.
Not many years elapsed before Billy Cor
coran learned how to make money earn
money. Soon he became banker: then he
became eager to become a great banker. In
this also, because of the exercise of the genius
of labor, he succeeded. He became the
greatest banker in the city. He was rated a
millionaire at a period of history when mill
1onalres were scarce.
1t happens that some of the best people in
the best society occasionally, some of them
frequently, need money. They are obliged
to 60 to the banker. Although he is still
technically and actually I" in trade" they do
not hurl it into the teeth of the man who is
supplying their direst needs. Consequently,
Billy Corcoran was not only admitted into
society, but he was sought. He became
noted for his large charities, and was soon
known as the millionaire philanthropist."
Billy Corcoran, although no longer called
Billy, founded an art gallery and a Home for
Elderly Gentlewomen. Into that home were
admitted the needy old ladies of upper-ten-
dom, and it was indeed home for them.
All of their wants were fully supplied, and
they were cared for beautifully and gently.
While the wheel of fortune was thus turn
ing Bi ly Corcoran to the top of the circum-
ference of success, it was turning Pretty
Peggy to the bottom of the pit of poverty.
Gradually the grip of want grew tighter.
Friends died, and poverty grim and gaunt
stared her constantly in the face. Finally, in
sheer desperation, she went to Billy Corcoran
and asked the privilege of going to the Home
for Elderly Gentlewomen.
She was denied that privilege. The I'M
gentle taunt that had Inundated him in
youth still ranked He did not, would not,
or could not class the woman who admins
tered that taunt as one of the gentle
women within the meaning of the term
applied to the folk who were to be admitted
to the home.
That he did contribute to her comfort in
an indirect manner was to his credit; but
the deed done in youth bore the fruit of
humiliation thousandfold greater than the
humiliation she had caused by that deed.