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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-28

No family can afford 10 be without
the weekly visits Of The Citizen. How
often you ride or tramp through the
mud TO the store just to get little
news and hear something good and
interesting. The Citizen brings You
good company and all the news
faithfully every week.
Here are few of the special fea-
lures for the coming year:
1. Eastern Kentucky News-items
that you can get nowhere else about
our section Of the State.
2. Reading for the children, stories,
games, puzzles. everything to interest
the young people SO that they shall
use what they have learned at school
and keep on learning by themselves.
3. Health and Temperance. The
Citizen will continue It's warfare a
galnst disease. whiskey and tobacco.
Already these evils are lessening In
the communities reached by The Citi-
zen.
4. Fun and pictures. Every issue
will contain some good Jokes to make
you laugh and some pictures Of Inn
portance. More than a thousand illus
trations - portraits of great men,
scenes in different parts of the world,
plans for farm buildings. and other
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-28
Y. N, C. A. REPORT FALL TERM

MEMBERSHIP: Active 2O7. Assoc
ciate 80. Total 297.
MISSIONS: Class in Challenge of
the City," Enrolment AZ. Class I'm
Negro Life In the South. Enrolment.
10. Total 81.
BIBLE STUDY: Four courses of
study; Three Normal Training groups:
Twenty-one classes with an enrolment
oil 26O men; meeting each Thursday
night.
Plans completed for thirty-one class
es and ten additional teachers for
the winter term, 1912.
PERSONAL WORK: Group meet
ings weekly, of ten men each, study
ing and doing practical work. ReH-
val conducted by Rev. knight ia
which 70 men were converted, over
fifty of whom were in Bible study
classes and nearly all of whom had
been reached by Association men.
About twenty men doing active per
sonal work continuously.
FINANCE: Subscriptions being
made by faculty and students. All
Association members are making q
subscription, tho it he slight. Balance
Ill Treasury. Dec. 9th, s27.31.
SOCIAL: Two socials held; one
Sept. 10th for all students, attend
ance over 300. Another on Nov. 1Sta
for Association members. Attendance
175. Besides these, the Bible classes
have held socials or outings, accord
ing to the desire of the classes. 1t
is our policy to have the utmost free
dom of sneech and action in our BIZ
lie class units.
RELIGIOUS MEETINGS.: Fourteen
Sunday meetings held with an aver
age attendance of 265. These meet
ings have been led by an equal num-
Ter of faculty and students. A sche-
dule of the winter term meetings has
already been prepared.
A wonderful spirit of cooperation
has been manifest among students
and faculty alike.
Respectfully,
Waldo b. Dawson,
Gen. Secy.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-28
SHALL THE FARMER FARM?

Of how to do TO tho best advantage
his lifetime task?
Now we can plainly see why our
mountain people are 30 far behind in
production OF the soil. IL the business
man OF today knew as little about his
occupation as the average farmer
knows about his work. the business
world would go TO the wall in very
short time. Farming is no longer an
experience but science. The manner
in which we cultivate the soil not
only effects people of the present aga,
but II effects tho prosperity OF people
In ages to come. The land upon which
we now live is not our own. II be-
longs to mankind. Those who follow
us hold the same right to the land
as we hold. Therefore, we should
take heed that the generation which
shall next DO land-tillers shall know
how to obey this vital law which
'A.lds all mankind responsible for
hyNt he has in his possession. The
man who turns over a farm TO
his son. as good or better than It
was when he began farming is a sue
cessful farmer. The future Of the
hills is hanging upon men like this
one.
We are today viewing a crisis In
the history Of the mountain people.
The neighboring states and many
noted individuals are watching Us
wondering whether or not our educa-
tlonal and Industrial life shall take
a step forward or continue TO advance
at the same slow rate they have been
for the past fifty years. The destiny
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-28
INTERESTING FACTS

Berea College was founded in 1856.
President Frost has been in office
longer than any other college presi-
dent in the State.
The College water supply comes
from mountain springs 200 feet high
er than Berea, and has force to throw
a stream over the highest buildings.
The College Library is the largest
college library in Kentucky.
Studies are arranged so that one
can teach summers and falls, and
carry on a full Normal course in win
ter and spring.
Every student has a chance to learn
to sing without extra charge.
Free text books are provided in
the Foundation School and the first
Year Normal.
Every student must have his own
bible and dictionary.
The Cooperative Store sells books.
toilet articles and other student
necessities practically at cost.
Berea paid students for labor last
year more than $4,000.
Plain clothing is favored in Berea.
one is not judged by clothes but BY
brains and character.
In the Berea Library may be seen
the sword of Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay,
the> hunting knife of Daniel Boone.
and letters written by Roosevelt.
Taft, President Harrison. the poet
Longfellow, and hundred other per-
sons OF distinction.
The College chapel seats 1900 and
must be enlarged.
The new dairy barn is the best In
kentucky.
The Agricultural students will have
a greenhouse the coming winter 30
that they can carry on gardening no
matter what the weather may be.
Winter Term bogius with process
sion from Ladies' Hall TO the Chapel
starting at 1880 a. M, "Wednesday,
Jan. T. IIN
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-28

oped by the parsonage atmosphere?
Every present-day pastor must meet
with tiresome frequency. that moldy
joke about "the preachers bad boys"
land its ill-favored twin about chic
ken'O and perhaps has been asked
time or two with a dying infection,
Brother, why is it that nearly all OF
our preachers boys turn out bad?"
containing grace Just for a second
before he proceeds to explain. But
since the childless home, Of which
we hear and see SO much these days,
is not usually a parsonage (by good
deaD and since these children are
being added constantly to our citizen
ship let us see If they should be
classed among the "undesirables."
The list l offer is very incomplete
hut here are some names of people
who were born and reared in parson-
ages. Let the reader study their lives
and form his conclusions. Beginning
with our mother country. England, we
have Lord Nelson, the Wesleys, Cole
ridge, Keble, Haliam, Froude, Addi-
son, Thackeray, Lord Robertson, the
Lord of Appeals; Maurice. Sir Chris
TOPPER Wren, Matthew Arnold, Cecil
Rhodes. Sir VIM. Harcourt, Chief JUS
hnrnnph A ri httR
Lord Curzeon, Lord Tennyson. Dean
farrar, Sturgeon, Dean Stanley, and
William Stead. Now coming to our
own country we note an amazingly
long list of parsonage boys who have
enriched our national history. A few
of them are, Agassiz, Henry Clay,
Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Russell,
Lowell, Cyrus w. Field and his two
brothers, both jurists, David Dudley
and Stephen j., Noah Porter. Justice
Brewer, Carol ID. Wright, Henry
James. Bancroft, Parkman, William
James. brother of Henry and with
Henry Ward Beecher place his sister,
Mrs. Stowe. Then in vigorous Journal
ism we discover VIM. Curtis Of the
Chicago Record Herald, the Patter-
son brothers of the Chicago Tribune;
Lord of the New York Sun; Lyman
Abbott, of the Outlook; Hayes Ward,
Of the independent; Lorimer. of the
Saturday Evening Post and Glider o.
the Century. Among educators the
list of parsonage children is a very
long one. and among givers TO worthy
causes the children OF ministers are
equally conspicuous, proving both a
viii to do and the power to perform.
1t has been estimated that about one
person out of every 22O of our popula-
ton is a clergyman's son or daughter.
Now in the biographical work called
Who's Who In America there are
l. 1885 names considered worthy of no-
tice. II the preachers children have
Eept pace with their fellows they
should have 81 names In that WORK
Instead we find S9S, or II times their
proportion. Again, in the Hall Of
Fame record In New York UniVer-
sity, where names are chosen with
great discrimination, among the 81
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-28
THE PARSONAGE BOY
Editor of The Citizen:

Editor of The Citizen:
never care 10 rush into print"
but your thoughtful article on "The
Minister'S son published recently in
The Citizen impels me TO add word.
The saying has gone forth and. | fear.
gained considerable credence. that the
preachers boy is most noted for what
he lacks, or else for what he ought tc
lack
Now, 1t would be well worth our
time TO ascertain and consider what
type of men are drawn into the minis
try, but, IL is an even more import
ant question to ask and answer
what influence does the work of
the ministry have upon the Minister
And what kind of character is devel-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-28

names elected to this distinguished
honor are those OF preachers sons.
or 40 times their proportion. by
searching the history OF other Pro-
testant countries about the same
showing will be discovered.
Now 1t seems to the writer that
there is at least one irresistible con-
clusion to be drawn from the above
stated facts. IL is that the work of
minister does not make him a poor
father. and the religious influence OF
the home does not prevent the full
est development of the child. The
Gospel fails only where Il isn't
given a chance. II makes weak men
strong and strong men great. No
great thinker now SCOTS at its re-
cord. The singing bird easily charms
the music loving heart; SO the eter-
nal truth finds most ready response
among those whose minds are al
ready reaching out above the slime
OF earth. Sin makes the sinner SMALL
en- and acts as a creeping paralysis
upon the noblest powers of the soul.
It's only comfort is a temporary in
toxication that renders the victim
more or less unconscious Of his real
condition. Heaven pity the child in
Christless home! AS a final word
70 the chestnut vender l suggest that
ne would do well to seek for a sub
'ect elsewhere than among parson-
age boys.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-28

be an object of pity because of their
poverty and Ignorance. But they shall
be looked upon as a people rising
from the bottom to a level with all
mankind. a people well trained "A
hand, heart and brain.
The Washington times., 1911-03-22
CHAPTER w Continued. \

r TIE WAS being watched; by w
- he failed to guess. but of
fact he could have no dou
FTbaro u,aS nothing tanRil
The Washington times., 1911-03-22
Women Won't Stand
for Catarh
They Have More Patience Than
Men and They Know that Hy-
omei will Cure Catarrh if
Used Regularly

How many women of refinement do
you see paroding disgusting symptoms
Of catarrh before the world?
Not one in Il thousand.
Women have patience; a great des1
more of It than men. Most Of them know
that HYOMEI will baniss catarrh IL
used regularly and they u sc il regularly
because they realize What genuine
blessing it is to he rid of such vile
disease as cstarrh.
People don't contraca cstarrb in a
day: they can't expect to get rid Of il
in a daY.
If you really want to try 10 free
yourself from the power of persistent
devilish catzrrh microbes get a HY-
ONEI OUTFIT today and breathe HY-
CSIFI regularly.
There is no stomach dosing; the direc-
tions are simple and easily followed. a
complete HYOMEI outfit including
pocket inhaler costs N.N0, extra bottles
of HYOMEI If afterward needed cost 80
cents at Henry Evuns'. James O'Don-
nelI's. and druggists everywhere. Guar
antted for catarrh. coughs, colds, ssth-
ma. Mail orders flied, charges prepatI
bv Booths HyoTnei Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
Booklet On catarrh free,
The Washington times., 1911-03-22
Bean Croquettes.

Soak one and one-half teacupfuls Of
dried beans in cold water over night.
Then boil In salted water until they are
tender, drain and put aside to cool.
Mince two slices of dried breakfast
bacon, add to the beans with one tea
spoonful Of chopped onion and one tea
cupful of brown bread crumbs. Blend
one tablespoonful Of butter with two of
hour and stir over the fire until a deli
cate brown, add one teacupful Of beef
stock and cook until thick and smooth
season with one-half of q teaspoonfuI
Oh saIt and oHe-third of saltspoonful
Of cayenne pepper. When cool add the
bean mixture, form into croduettes, dip
In egg, then in bread crumbs, fry in
deep fat and serve garnished with
blanched celery tops.-Columbus News.
The Washington times., 1911-03-22
Mas REaIEY a BLUE RIBBON

night ran to the stairs and me-owed
louder than ever she went into the hall.
Then Midnight was encouraged and ran
up the stairs very fast.
Jis mistress felt then that something
must be the matter, and, following him,
she went into the room where the baby
was. She wass holding in her hand a
lighted paper. Around her were many
nieces which would have caught fire
from the piece she held had her mother
not discovered her at that moment.
Midnight became a hero in very few,
minutes, for the news of his brave act.
The Washington times., 1911-03-22

Baron HenEelmuller, will return 10
Washington tomorrow from New York,
where he has been for the last few
days.
Nine. de Lima, wife of the charge
d'affaires Of the Brazilian embassy, will
receive informally this afternoon
The Charge d'Affaires and Nine. de
Lima win entertain informally at dinner
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Thomas T. Can, who has been
spending some time in Aiken, s. c., will
return to Washington and join Mr.
Gaff about the 1st of April.
Mrs. Robert Portner is spending the
spring at Lakewood, n. J. Miss Port
ner has just returned to Washington,
after accompanying her mother to
Lakewood, and spending a short time
visiting in New York.
The Washington times., 1911-03-22

TIE WAS being watched; by
IL he failed to guess. but of
fact he could have no dou0
There was nothing tangilN.
no one whom he could accu
nothing to fix upon: but eyes stared
him by night through the windowsE
the farmhouse parlor, and when he hur
Tied to the door no one was there
nothing but the sound of retreatlni
foots steps dragging softly through the
grass or pattering down the road. II hf
went to the village, II seemed that S0mi
one lodged down the street behind hin1
Ur peered furtively through the windoV
OF the shops he entered. Even when
sat in the gO-cart at BrOokside, sileI
smoking, he had the feeling that he
closely observed. And this wore
Daniels nerves to such an extent
he gravely thought of arming hiI
and finally did so.
in this disordcred state of mind,
full for his personal safety, but
determined upon seeing the mystd
woman once more, he waited in the
about one day, in the familiar
when A rabbit darted across the road
emboldened, perhaps, by the continued
inaCtion of both vehicles and mainland
flashed into the Clump Of sumaC. A
second later he heard 1t Shrek and,
before he could collect his startled
senses, something rose from behind the
wall and fell with a soft thud at his
feet.
Daniel jumped up with a cry. 1t was
the body of the rabbit, still quivering,
but dead-its neck dislocated.
Here was a menace and a warming
indeed The little mans heart was in
his mouth, his nerves a-jangle What
ever danger lurked within those silent
walls. its message to him was plain; he
was to go about his business.
He stared Wide-eYed at the wall, try
IN to calm himself, but no further
sound or movement came from beyond.
Gradually he qUieted down and breathed
more freely; and then it was quite IN
keeping with his temper that 1t should
rise, that he should determine upon an
instant and bold plan of action, regard
less Of the timorous soul which he be-
Ieved himself to possess.
One thing was certain: behind the
sumac bushes was an opening in the
wall; through IT the fated rabbit had
gone, through it the girl had made her
mysterious disappearance. Strangely
enough, Haigh had not thought Of II
previously, but now he was resolved to
enter Brookside in the same way, come
what might.
Very quietly and cautiously he de-
scended from the Eo-Cart and advanced
toward the bushes. Between them and
the wall he found a space sufficiently
Vile TO permit his passing, and cleverly
road was a little gateway. The gate
itself was open, deep rust holding ii in
such position. STOPPING, he looked
through, seeing nothing but what he
had expected: the wild, neglected park
There was something threatening. sin
lister, In it's brOOding peace. Mr.. HaiEh
drew his revolver.
The Washington times., 1911-03-22

Among tSyT guests & were pppeS Mr. .asf and MT Mr.
William Farnham. Of New Haven; Cen
eral and Mrs. Irwin, of Chicago; Col
Snd Mrs. Thomas w. SymOns. [. S. A.;
Count and Countess Seckendorff, Dr.
and Mrs. Alexander Magruder, Mr.. and
Mrs Edward MCCauley. Mr.. and Mrs
william r. Merriam. and DR.. and Mrs
Thomas NJ. Chartard.
Count POrtales. whose marriage to
Countess Luise-AleXandra Won Bern
storff, daughter of the German ambas-
sador, will take place Monday. was the
honor guest at a farewell dinner give
by his young bachelor colleagues in the
Diplomatic Corps at the Metropolitan
Club last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A NJ. Baer announce
the engagement OF their daughter,
Miss Reta Raer to Henry c. Straus,
of Richmond.
The Washington times., 1911-03-22
For Home
Interests
ST BEFORE BEDTIME
Ian S Stories
II BLUE RIBBON.

spread through the house.. and when he
Rwent to the Kitchen SNOWFALL said
You have won the ribbon. Midnight.
This Is the bravest act of ALL"
Midnight Eot only had blue ribbon,
but his mistress kept him supplied with
|all colors, for she knew IL Midnight had
mot called her when he did her baby
might have been badly burned.
Midnight was very fond of dressing in
the pretty ribbons. but none Of them
pleased him so much as the blue one.
for lie knew that he had won that and
was really a blue-ribbon kitten.
(Tomorrow's Story: olaf Blows the
Goblins' Whistle")
The Washington times., 1911-03-22

BE Found in TOmorroyv's Issue
Of The Times.l
The Washington times., 1911-03-22
Mrs. Steigner and Daughter
Return to New York.

Mrs. Henry SteIgner and daughter.
who have been the guests OF Mrs. Steig
ner's parents, Col. and Mrs. George 3
Bergen, have returned TO their home il
New York city.
Miss Emma Gray, of the Ontario, ha ;
gone North for a few days to atten l
the wedding of her nephew. Lieut.. Car
roll Paul, L. S. n, TO Miss Helen NJ
Longyear. daughter of J. NJ LOngyear,
of Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. A. l.. Hicks and little daughter
have returned TO Washington after
spending the winter in the South.
The Washington times., 1911-03-22
The Times
| Daily Serial
THE TIMES DAHL
Milady of thd
By LOUIS JOSE
copyrigt
Synopsis of Chapters Already Published
BIZ LOUIS JOSE
Copyrigl

James Curtice, a struggling young
author, en- route to New York, meets
Daniel Haigh on the train, and both are
struck by the beauty of a woman in q
compartment of a train alongside when a
tunnel is blocked. Curtice knows jose
Maria Lazard, the man with her and Is
worried, because she seems to be in di
tress, but the trains draw apart. ttaig
weeks later, is shocked by discovering
Spanish talking parrot, at a desert<
house near his summer place, and by
womans laugh coming from the su
posedly deserted house
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-28
WILL ERECT MEMORIAL HALL.
Building 20 Dc Erected at Clear Lake
70 Pros0rve War Ralics.


Special to Times Republican.
Clear Lake. March 2s-Memorial
hall will be something new in Clear
Lake. It will represent the efforts OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic, Relief
Corps and the Sons of Veterans. the
combined strength OF which is about
$50. The purpose Of the building Is to
serve as a museum of war relics. A
great many OF these are in the possess
sion Of the old soldiers OF this locality.
\ lot has been purchased very cen
trally located and building will be
erected thereon to cost about $4,000.
An effort is being made to interest the
Commercial Club for 1t is the intention
to build go that part OF the struc-
ture may be used for a rest room with
all the modern equipments. The COM
mittee for the Grand Army Of the Re-
public are all well-to-do men and are
boomers The personnel Of the commit
tee Is as follows: w c. Tompkins,
Col W. A. Burnap. ]. Cobben and F..
M Rogers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-28
"coMMoN CARRIER" FINED.
Delivery Of Beer Costs Mason City
neaNman 500

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. March 2S.-Peter AIabie.
the man convicted OF hauling beer that
was delivered here to addresses un-
known and some without addresses.
was fined $780, 1t was first stated that
tho case would be appealed but It
seemingly will be dropped by the fine.
Mabie claims that he was hired by the
b, ewing company to deliver all beer
consigned to Mason City and he set
up the plea that he was part Of the
Common carrier as much as the rail-
road or, an express driver might be,
but the court held differently. 1t Is
stated that Mabie still continues in the
employ Of the brewery but that he is
handling, it. In some other manner, just
how not being known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-28
Rss,oNAr,oN WITHDRAWN.


Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. March ga report has been
current in Eldora and in Hardin
county, made so perhaps by CORE
spondence sent out by neiGhboring
to the effect that
Charles McKeen Duren. president OF
the Hardin County National Bank and
also Of tho Hardin County Savings
Bank, had resigned. Mr. Duren said
today when questioned that he had
sent his resignation to the board OF d.
rectors some time previous. but when
the question came up the directors re-
fused to accept the resignation Mr..
Duren says that he will continue to he
president OF the two banks for some
months yet. he feeling that with the
Cashier Ellis ID. Robb leaving to take
up the work OF national bank examiner,
that the bank can not afford to lose
the two at the same time. The assist
ant cashier. James Nuckols. has not
been made cashier. The question OF q
successor for Mr.. Robb has not been
settled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-28
jewell Junction News.


Special to Times Republican.
Jewell JUNCTION, March 2s.-Mr.
Arthur. c.. Johnson. Of Orion, H.. is
here for few weeks visit with his sis
ter. Mrs. b. s. Millett.
The social given by the ladies OF the
Degree of Honor lodge last Saturday
games afforded entertainment for the
evening, after which ice cream and
cake was served.
two little daughters returned home Fri
where they attended the funeral Of
Mrs. Roskopfs mother, Mrs. Cathrine
Zeihan.
Stewart. were Webster City visitors
last Friday afternoon.
Misses Esther and Leila Millett went
to Slater Friday afternoon for an over
Sunday visit at the A. A. Hottie home
Mr.. f. Young. OF Clinton, is here for
visit with his daughter, Mrs. c. A.
Pfund.
About eighty people from the Com
gregational church attended the fare
well party for Charlie Zenor last We'd
nesday evening at the Workmen's hall.
Charles will soon leave Jewell for
Slater. where he has bought a restau-
rant. Games were played after which
ice cream and cake were served and
q social time enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. John Erb, OF Des Moines, was a
visitor Wednesday at the home OF her
brother Mr.. I. n. Reynolds. and wife.
Mr. Eric ChaIlie shipped two cars Of
stock to Chicago Sunday morning. Mr..
Challie ond son Ben accompanied the
shipment.
Miss Gertrude Narland spent Sunday
with her parents near Radcliffe.
Miss Mile Ch:::ss:::.ssasen ard Miss
Lille Brock were in Webster City
Thursday afternoon.
Ed Crossley shipped q carload OF eggs
to Chicago last THURSDAY.
Miss Ruby Fuller. OF Des Moines,
came up Sunday morning for a few
days stay with her sister. Mrs Cal
Van Patter. and mother, Mrs.. Ella Full
Ter.
Floyd Billings. Of Webster City.
spent Sunday with mis- parents.