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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-08-22
XIII the Rats.

Every farmer should mako II
point to kill every rat about the place
a. far a. possible. not only for his
own good. but for the good OF the
nsighbors. Do not attempt to drive
your pest to the next farm. but do
stroy II on the spot. II will require
Wholesale. united and persistent Of,
fort on the part OF farmers to keep
down the race of dsvastating rsts TO
Q level whore their injury will not Be
fslt-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-08-22
Berea College
,R. cHAs. r. HUBBARD, Dean

me College itself stands apart from all the other schools unass
eusnsn Required elective
particular nsa Latest college
ouppsd 70. student seae& Courses leading n
3. n L. and y PED
MUSIC (snsns Culture Piano. rAsss
Band b taken special -
shove sehaolA
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-08-22

Pastures In summer.
Plenty Of water and SHADE are essen
tiai In the pastures whore youns
horses feed during warm weather.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

Jenkins and myself He continued soberly:
 Hes locked me and Perkins out of his rooms again. and wouldn't open the door only wide enough to stick this through And his message hesitat- ingly-"he said just tell yol you had better get these pajamas back where they came from just as quickly as you could-you would if you were wise, he said"
 Oh" l uttered. dazed by this new blow. So 1t was her pajamas.
 But there was more of the message -I could see 1t in Wilkes eye.
 Yes. sir" he went on as l gave him a nod. MT. Billings called through the oor-crack-and his voice was particularly shrili-screechy-like very unnatural. sir-and he said: You tell him say he'll find 1t very dangerous to keep them by him mo ment; tell him my advice is to return them immediately
 Here the butler hesitated an instant and added: And he said for me to try to remember three letters l was to mention-sald you would under stand"
 Three letters?' I repeated duly.
 Yes. sir, three letters-I did re member 'em, too. because they hap, pened to be the initials of young woman I-h'm. c. E. D.. sir"
 "Q. F. D.?" l said. puzzled and mis. erabe. Whats Q. E. D.?" And then an idea startled me
 "Oh l say. you mean-er-P. D. Q. -eh. Wilkes?" It sounded like Jack!
 But he seemed sure he didn't; in. sisted on Q. E. D. When he had with. drawn, sat there moment, swal- lowing hard. By love, when chap has had the hardest blow of his life. and that, too, from his best friend, it's deyilish hard to come mp smiling.
 Presently I pulled myself together. Jenkins, as he helped me dress. eyed me in a frightened way, his face kind of pale and greenish. Neither of us said word but l knew 1 had his sympathy, poor fellow-and 1t helped i, Then, with the parcel in my hand, marched slowly down the stairs. for getting even some instructions should have given Jenkins.
 She was there in the livlng-room she and the Trump And when saw her dear face and realized what dis. aster had come between us, l felt things whirling around me like jolly what 'sits-name and dropped my hand on chair-hack hard, until l could stiffen and smile up. But. by love, she was on,
 tTO BE coNTINUED)
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co,d a,ooded and Death Dealing

cHHLS. Cheatham's Chill Tonic IS the only medicine which has entirely cured me of chills. After spending great deal of money for several years to get cured. I bought and used your Cheat hams Chill Tonic which cured me and also two of my children. l recommend it to all as the best Chill Tonic ever saw. says Mir. T. J. House of Butcher, Texas. Guaranteed to cure malaria or price promptly refunded All dealers sell it in soc bottles. Mid. by A. B. Richards Medicine Company, Sherman, Texas
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
CHAPTER xxx.
l Touch Bottom.

l Touch Bottom.
 Pardon, sir. for not waiting tiii you came down." the butler was say ing, but Mir Billings was just so set on me bringing this to you. had to.
 He had entered, responding to Jen- kins' invitation, bearing in his hand gray paper parcel.
 For me?" I questioned, as he lasn 1t on the table, and l eyed it orninous' ly Yet it could not be the same l had sent Billings myself-I could see that flor it was smaller. more compact, and in different wrapper. But I was afraid to examine 1t.
 Yes. sir-he's very bad this morn ing, sir the-er-that Is, something last night seems to have excited him.
 His eye roved eloquentiy between
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
Be GLOW $ sshe RUBIES
bp FRANCIS PERRY ELLIOTT
 S ILLUSTRATIONS .IT NAYlAlzs1s
OeN1CaW Iss/ 5Y 80BBJ 1z592HL COVHeAnY

oh, that." l said with contempt, for l knew he meant that mucker Scoggins. Then incredulously: "Oh, I say, you don't mean 1 was talking to him? And asleep?" Jenkins eyed me responsibility. Not asleep, sir he remonstrated gently.
 But tell you-"
 MT. Lightnut. sir il was the punch!" He shook his head If you'll excuse me for mentioning-'
 "Oh" I remarked weakly. failing back upon my pillow. love, Jenkins. And 1 just looked at him stupidiy- fact
 Go on." l said Tell me all"
 Yes, sir" resumed Jenkins, as was saying, you came in with-you know-er-the young fellow He kind CT slouched in, looking bit sulky
 "Tve been watching for you to get back from the dog g-tight,' you says to him; sit down, want to talk to you. But the young fellow just stood square in the middle of the floor and just kinder scowled black
 Then you says, pieasant-like: I've been talking with friend of yours, my son, who thinks haven't treated you quite fair
 "'O,' says this young fellow, and seems kinder surprised. Then he got red
 And so. my boy, you went on, yCtg- Ola vnY looked af him, if I've been harsh I'm sorry suppose We start all over again-what do you say? l don't want to cross you in anything if can help it-l want to help you. '
 My abrupt ejaculation halted Jen- kins an instant. then he proceeded.
 | say. do you mean that?' asks young Mir Bi--I mean, this young fel- low'-Jenkins stirred nervousiy- and you says. kinder laughing: there's my hand on it.. and then you both shook.
 One minute, says the boy, still looking kinder puzzled and uncertain. I want to know what about Frances. How do we stand about that
 ON luSL lduSlGu SOiAtI anu NSht up and clapped him right on the shoulder. and you says: Why fl you can, my son, just go tn and win her. don't care'-and you said 1t hearty like. You went on: T haven't word 1 to say--in fact. I'd be only too glad 10 i see you succeed !"
 Here 1 strengthened with almost q scgeech:
 What said that? Oh. now. len hns. you-ch. you're mistaken
 senkins eyed me sorrowfuily. Your words. sir exactly, and then | you went on. kinder persuadingiy: Why. I haven't meant to stand in your way at all!'" groaned
 Co on" I breathed through my teeth. Then I strengthened forward. What did the judge call that punch what kind?"
 Heidelberg punch, sir,'-a sympa- thetic pause as I swept my hand through my hair. Yes. sir, 1t cer-
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

tainIy must be something high-oh, awful sir"
 He went on as l dipped my head at him. Then this young chap catches you by the hand and he says. Why, you're a brick, after all! And you rays: Yes. we'll get along better now. my boy. and yon want to be mighty grateful to Dicky Lightnut for it. And this young fellow says. kinder smii- ing Indeed. am.' And then him
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
The Love m Fiction and Life.

A periodical devoted to the drama pleads for plays based on some emo tion other than love. The difficulty Ill producing such plays is that every play must have a hero, and in mak- ing a hero the playwright, as we'll as his audience. almost inevitably adopts the view expressed 2,000 years ago by q scribbier of the dead walls of Pom peii. He who has never loved 8 woman is not a gentleman
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

ing could ever matter any more It was some miserable comfort to feel, and know, that nothing worse could ever happen.
 Why. there was nothing worse left in all the world By love, was sure Of that much,
 And just then a knock sounded.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
His Weapon.

Did you see where an escaping ma niac somewhere struck down his pur- suer with a cake of soap?'
 Then ! suppose he made a clean getaway
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
Eacer for Particulars.

We he'd two baronesses and . countess at our reception yesterday.
 How splendid! Did they sing dance. or merely talk about the crgd i'y of art in Amerlcar"
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

A great majority of summer Ills sre due to Malaria in suppressed form. Las situde and headaches are but two srmp- toms 0XIDlNE crqdicates the Malaria germ and tones up the entirs system.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

If your appetite is nos what it should be perhaps Malaria Is developing. IL affects lhe whole system 0XiDlNE will clear away the germs, rid you of Malaria and gen. srally improve your condition.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
EiIial.

T thought your father looked very handsome with his gray hairs
 Yes, dear old chap. I gave him those. London Opinion.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
Irritation in Australia.

Australia is irrigating more than two million acres of grazing lands with artesiau wells.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
A Condition,

Say. If you take us out in this hired car. Is the ride on you?'
 Yes, if at the end of 1t, the car isn't"
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

Three is crowd, but not :,
 eyes of the man who must rs = .ns prirna donna's salary-Judge,s .as brary. Lt
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
Instead of Ifquid antisepttcs. tablets

tHStGdu or DQtElu dhtlStptl@o, laoiSeo and peroxide for toilet and medicinal uses, many people prefer Paxtine, which is cheaper and better. At drug gists. 25c box or sent postpaid on re- eeipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co, Boston, Mass.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
soda tn Rrinhten China.

Soda will brighten china that has oeen burned OF darkeued by long use.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

X baseball player may be sluggish without being d slagger.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

-os oue of your dark suits underneath. And following right behind yon was that young MT. Bt- m--pardon. sir, ! remember you said 1 wasn't to men ffon any one connected with that ni-- nm! You know who mean. sir - he paused anxiousiy Young man, sfr--freckied face-and the biS lot ssr'-his spreading fingers curved Above his "awfuiiy yellow hair f---un, you know. 'siry
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
THESE SIX LETTERS From New England Women
Prove that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- Dound Does Restore the Health of filling Women.

Boston, Mas" passing through the Change of Life and suffered from omte lasting we and could nothing taking Pnkhans Vegetable (bet fom) Tuesday and the following Saturday morning the hem orhag stopped have regularly since and steadily gaining
 certainly think troubled Compound Tablets faithful trial they will find ret-aA GEORGE JUBY sO2 Fifth Street, South Boston, Mass
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
Letter from Mrs. Julia King, Pheni!

Phoenix RL" worked time old had year. caused bad feel back and sometimes would have lie in bed for three days able to do m
 Lydia Vegetable Compound has helped me others am glad to do anything within to recommend JULIA Phoenix. R.I
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

CHAPTER xxVili.-(Cortinued)
 Jenkins proceeded rapidly: You was cording dressing robe about you ss you came In and 1 see a glimpse
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-01
Ieatinu Coina.

"There goes another man suffering
from degeneration of public manners"
said the clerk in an aggrieved tone
II gave him FIVE pieces Of silver in
making change. and he tested every
one Of them to see II it was counter
felt right before my eyes. 1t is only
lately that people who buy have got
rude enough to do that. Clerks always
did It with coin that customers gave
them, but that was prerogative Of
the trade. For the customer to assume
the same privilege is usurpation Of
ancient rights. The worst Of it is
most people nowadays are pretty good
judges Of bad money. and every little
while coin is refused because it is
counterfeit. The only way tradesmen
can teach customers the respect due
them Is to turn their own backs when
testing money. That has always been
the custom in England. No tradesman
over there would dare FLIP a coin UNI
der a customers nose and lis . con-
sequence no customer has ever taken
that liberty with him."-New York
Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-01
COLLEGE LIFE TODAY.
Student Ideals Much Higher Than
They Were Fifty Years Ago.

Student Ideals Much Higher Than
They Were Fifty Years Ago.
Not only uron the shields Of our
American universities do we find
"veritas" In spirit at least it is also
clearly written across the face Of the
entire college life of our times. Cen
tlemanliness. openmindedness, original
ity. honor. patriotism, truth-these are
increasingly found in both the serious
pursuits and the play life Of our Amer
lean undergraduates. The department
in which these ideals are sought is not
so important as the certainty that the
student is forming such ideals of thor
oughness and perfection.
Furthermore, the standards of morals
and conduct among tho American uE-
dergraduates are perceptibly higher
than they were fifty years ago. There
is very real tendency in the line of
doing away with such celebrations as
have been connected with drinking and
immoralities. To be sure, one will al.
ways find students who are often
worse for their bacchic associations.
and one must always keep in mind
that the college Is on earth and not in
heaven. But comparison Of student
customs today with those Of fifty years
ago gives cause for encouragement
Century Magazine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-01
GERMAN MUSIC.
Wherein Il IL Said to surpass That Of
All Other Nations.


Hans Won Buelow's remark that
Italy was the cradle Of music and re-
NAMED the cradle" was. of course, not
intended to be taken literally, but sim
ply as witty eXaggeration Of an OBJ
vious truth. Italy gave the world the
first operas. oratorios, cantatas, over
lures, sonatas and most of the eccles1
astical forms, and in course Of time it
furnished master works in all these
styles of musical architecture; vet it
remained for the composers Of Ger
many to write the most elaborate and
fully developed specimens in each case.
Italy can show no choral works equal
to Bachs "St. Matthew Passion" or
Handlers "Messiah;" no overture equal
to those of half dozen German mas
tiers; no songs equal to those Of Schu-
bert, Schumann or Franz; no operas
IKE Wagner's; no symphonies like
Beethoven's; no pianoforte pieces like
Schubert's, Beethoven's or Schumann's.
On these points there can be no dis
pute whichever, and that is why Ger
many is now universally conceded to
be the chief musical nation, even by
those whose personal taste impels
them to favor particular examples of
Italian, French or Russian music.
The greatest masters of Italy, France
and Russia have been unanimous in
looking up to the German masters as
their masters-as the men to whose in
fuence they largely owed their own
education and development. - From
Etude.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-01
WANT REPORTS
in WRITING
Chamber of Commerce Finds
Oral Reports are not
Proper

The work given to the different
standing and special committees of
the Chamber of Commerce, has been
increased so much in the last three
or four months, that the secretary
has found it almost impossible to
keep correct minutes and reports, and
as the expense of a stenographer at
all of the meetings has been consider
ed to much, in the future the report Of,
all committees will be required in
writing.
The secretary has secured pocket
sized book, in which the reports of
all committees will be kept, and start
ing from the first of the year, 1911,
all of the committees will be gone
over, and a summary of their work
entered.
In speaking of the proposed ar
rangement, Mr.. Miller said: "Often
we have to refer to the work OF
committee, and that requires going
back over the minutes for several
months, taking an unnecessary length
of time. l am going to announce at
the next meeting of the chamber, that
in the future all reports will have
to be made in writing, or else they
will not be accepted. The volume of
office work has increased, with the
increase of membership, and it is al
most impossible to conceive the in
convenience caused by having to take
the reports down, when they are
made orally.
"Mr. Allen, and l have been work
ing, when We could get the time, 60
ing back over the books, for the past
year, and in a short time they will all
be rewritten and a new double entry
system will be put in operation.
"The president and secretary in
vites the inspection of the books, by
any one, who may be interested in
the affairs of the chamber and the
secretary will be glad to show the
books to any one who asks to see
them"
1.-THE membership is now three hun
dred and fifteen and it is the inten-
ton of the executive committee to
keep up this good work, until full
roster of five hundred names can be
shown that the credits Of the cham
Der, has a larger membership that
any other commercial club in South
west Washington.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-01
A Notable DAYS Work,

Robert Burns composed his master
piece. Tam O. Shanter." In one day in
the open air Burns went out of the
house in the morning and. not return
ing. his wife joined him in the after
noon with her two children. Seeing
that he was Grooming to himself" she
forebore to interrupt him, but stayed
in the fields at distance. where she
could see him. She observed him wild
ly gesticulating and at times fairly
leaping with JOY. She said to Allan
Cunningham, the poet, after her hus-
bands death, II visit ye had seen
him; he was in such ecstasy that the
tears were mapping down his cheeks"
He committed the poem to writing by
the riverside and went into the house
and read it to his wife at the fireside
with great triumph-one Of the most
notable days work ever done in Scot
land'
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-01
A Doctor Of Oaneino.

In France during the reign Of Louis
XIV. dancing took very prominent
position among court festivities, and
many members Of the royal family took
part in the complex ballets of the time.
Louis himself, no mean performer, took
lessons for twenty years from Beau
champs, who was called the father Of
all dancing masters and upoq whom
the king conferred the title doctor as
a special mark Of favor Beauchamps
had the honor Of appearing as partner
with the king in the minuet. dance
which was introduced in 1850 in
France. and no court ball was opened
in Europe for a century and a half
without it. About the year 1861
royal academy Of dancing was formed
under the auspices Of Beauchamps,
Lulli, Moliere and others. the object Of
which was to elevate the art and check
all abuses or this academy Beau
champs was chief, with the title Of d.
rector.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-01
Where the Money Goes

Washington dispatches indicate
that Washington has been very liber-
ally dealt with in the matter of gov
eminent appropriations for river and
harbor work during the past two
years, and the following summary,
which shows that $13, 166,944 has been
expended in the Evergreen state en-
phaszes this impressions:
"Willapa river and harbor, $4,000
Grays Harbor, $1,005,000; same and
Chehalis river, $274,5O0; Puget Sound
and tributary, s256,5O0; Olympia har-
Dor, $4,000; Hammersly Inlet, 3d.
900; Tacoma harbor, $4,000; Lake
Union Waterway, $445,0O0; Snoho-
mish river, 100000; Skagit river,
100000; Swinomish slough, 100000;
Bellingham harbor, $4,000; Columbia
river (Wenatchee), $4,000; Colum-
bia river (Bridgeport) 100000; Co.
lumbia river (mouth), $7,400,oOO;
Okanogan and Pend Oreille, $4,000;
Cowlitz and Lewis rivers, 61,60O;
Grays river, $500; Snake river, $780,
900; Columbia river above Cello,
$26O,000; Columbia river above Dalles
$2,100.000; Columbia, Vancouver, $751;
900; total, $13.166.344."
: A study of the items presented in
dicates however, that the Columbia
river has absorbed over $4,000, 900
of the total, while Puget Sound has
received something like $1,500,000;
Grays Harbor, 81, 2S0, 900, and Willapa
harbor, $125,00O. Five times as much
money has been expended in endeav-
oring to improve the shipping facili-
ties of Portland than in advancing
the shipping interests of Puget Sound,
and Washington is generously given
credit with having absorbed the en-
tire amount. This is not a proper
classification, particularly If 1t Is to
carry weight in influencing congress
regarding the carrying forward of pro-
jects designed for facilitating COM
mercial operations in which Wash
ington is directly and vitality affected.
Trade Register.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-01
A Fool For a Fools Mission.

The government was contemplating
the dispatch of an expedition to Bur-
ma, with view to taking Rangoon,
be the fittest general to be sent in COM
mand of the expedition. The cabinet
sent for the Duke of Wellington and
asked his advice. He instantly replied.
Send Lord Cambermere."
But we have always understood
that your grace thought Lord Gambler
mere Il fcol."
$50 he is fool. and a - fool, but
he can take Rangoon. "-"CollectiOns
and Recollections." by One Who Has
Kept a Diary.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-01
HARDNESS OF A DIAMOND.
Pressed Between Steel Rails the Gem
Would Sink Into the Metal.

Pressed Between Steel Rails the Gem
Would Sink Into the Metal.
1t is difficult for one not intimately
acquainted with the brilliant and spar
king gems to realize just how hard
diamond may be.
A carpenter runs his plane over
piece Of wood and out come the pretty
curly shavings. Now. II a plane is
made with a diamond blade instead OF
4 steel blade and the blade is set just
right the plane when run over glass
will turn out fine, thinnest shavings
something like those made by a plane
on wood.
This gives some idea Of the wonder
full hardness OF diamond, yet there 10
something harder than diamond. 1t
is another diamond or even the same
diamond. for a diamond may be extra
hard in one part and not so hard as It
ought to be in another part.
The Kohinoor diamond was in places
so hard the cutters feared they might
have to give up work on 1t. Other
parts of the stone were soft. If you
could say any diamond is soft.
If a diamond is placed between the
ends Of two heaviest steel railroad rails
and then by hydraulic pressure the
rails are forced closer together and then
still closer until they touch, the dia'
mond will sink right into the steel al.
most like key forced into beeswax.-
New York Press.