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bat between centaurs and men,
which was for ages the favorite sub.
iect of Greek artists, Evidently at
some early period the civilized races
OF Greece had a severe experience
with some wild race that handled
horses with superb skill. Thereafter
they preferred to represent their
legendary enemies as half men and
half horses.
The ancient Greeks and Italians
probably produced paintings to far
greater extent than we have hith.
erto realized. Works OF this char.
acter have inevitably been more
damaged by the flight Of time than
any others. In the vast majority of
cases the paintings must have been
completely effaced by time and de.
cay. even though the medium on
which they were painted may have
been preserved.
1t is only in such places as Pompeii
and Herculaneum, where the relics
Of the past have been Theoretically
sealed up. that we can expect to find
many paintings preserved. The
Pompeiians were especially fond Of
paintings, and the finer houses were
invariably decorated with beautiful
painted frescoes. r..
In the house Of Metellus the
searchers have found not only fres-
coed walls, but detached examples Of
paintings on wood and stone by
Greeks. Egyptians and Italians-in
fact. by artists OF every country
where the art was understood. There
is little doubt that this will prove the
finest collection OF Greek paintings
ever found.
We know that the ancient Greeks
painted their statues In the majority
Of cases. and we must believe that
the greatest sculptors who ever lived
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shortly before the time Of Pompeii's
destruction.
A piece of statuary known as a
"Hermes" from Greece is an ex.
ample Of the many curiosities
collected by Metellus. A hermes
was tall square stone pillar with q
bust at the top, placed at the corners
OF streets and In other conspicuous
places by the Greeks. The head
was originally that Of the god
Hermes, but later other gods fire.
auently occupied his place.
Metellus possessed an immense
collection Of ancient Greek and Ro.
man paintings. One Of them for
example, represents a spirited com.
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did not put inferior painting on their
work. Some critics have argued that
a fine piece Of sculpture well painted
should be the highest form Of picto-
rial art. since It combines the two
kinds.
Modern artists, however. have
never been able TO effect this com.
bination successfully. A painted
st,.tue usually has a toy.like air.
Perhaps the collection OF Metellus
will teaca us how the ancients solved
this mystery.
The Pompeiian Pierpont Morgan
possessed an immense collection Of
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manuscripts. OF these the excava.
tors have caught only q glimpse.
Many Of the sheets have adhered to
one another until they form q solid
block. like a piece Of carbon. They
will be separated by a delicate chem.
icai process. and the writing made
legible.
Here II 10 likely we shall And orig.
inEl manuscripts by such Latin au.
thors as Horace. Virgil and Ovid.
by Greeks like Euripides. sophocles,
Aeschylus. sappho and a thousand
other famous or forgotten classic
authors.
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Curious Fresco Depicting
Ihsseus Staying the Minotaur,
Indicating Metellus's Love for
the Grotesque.
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tdWS mdoe TOT MS peh6fIt.
He was not only a patron Of
art and letters but loaned
portions Of his collections to
museums.
Hid bank was the strongest
In Pompsii. -
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The PlREpQnt MORGAN

Why He Was Like j. PierpOnt Nor,
He financed expeditions other countries for products
He collected wonderful bonzss paintings and objects
He collected editions Of Creek and Roman Books.
He loaned to the pahicans Of Rome special
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
Door-Berea's General Academy Course
18th Door-Berea's Normal School
Door-Berea's Preparatory Academy Course

This is the straight College training Mathema
Sciences History all subjects
iC now largest department.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
Good Roads the Cheapest

This quetsion of the improvement
of mountain roads is not getting the
attention that II deserves.
Good roads are the life OF thu
community. This can easily be proved
by contrasting conditions in rough
and muddy community with those
of a community that has pixies or
even better drained and graded dirt
roads. Good roads In a great mea-
sure determine the prosperity CT
the community. Not only is this
financially so but IL is also, in
great measure, morally, mentally and
socially SO. II you should live In
community where there is good
church one and one half miles away
but the roads were too rough aud
muddy for you TO attend, would this
church be likely to be Of any moral
benefit 10 you? The chances are
that II would not. tho 1t might IN
an indirect way. The same is true
with schools. The exposure is too
great for children to stand where
they have to walk a mile or two
thru the mud and snow TO get 20
the school house. In some COM
munities both north and south the
board OF education has consolidated
three or four school districts into
one, and by uniting the students OF
the same classification they are able
to have prosperous schools with
about half the number OF teachers,
thus saving a great sum OF money
with which they hire a coach and
transfer the children TO and from the
school. To have this In some coun-
ties OF Kentucky. OF course. would re-
quire vast improvement, but It
could be successfully carried out In
some OF the more level counties II
there was a reasonable amount OF
Improvement On the roads. In Spot
gylvania County. Virginia. about four
years ago there was great improve
ment made ON the roads; pixies be-
ing made along the main road lines,
and, as a result. statistics show that
from 1909 TO 1911 the school attend
ance increased SO per cent.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26

The financial side of this ques-
ton is one Of great Importance, Good
roads would improve the price of
mountain land from at least two dol
lars to ten dollars per acre, and the
gains from transportation alone
would soon pay for pikelng the roads.
An estimate Of the average cost of
hauling is 20 cents per ton per mile.
In the county Of which l have just
spoken this cost was reduced to II
cents per mile Twelve miles of this
road cost s2S. 200 and the annual saw
ing in hauling alone on this road is
over $4,000. The increase of agricul-
ture and forestry products hauled
to the town to which this road leads
was more than IS per cent from 1909
TO 1911. Records show that, IN March
1911, 4,17O tons OF forest products had
been hauled to this town against g.
250 tons in the same month of 1909.
Now the mountain counties OF Ken
lucky are ready to say that they
have not the money TO build these
roads. Perhaps this is true but they
can issue bonds and get all the
money they need at per cent in
terest. The people then say that they
can't afford TO pay tax to keep up
this interest. Let us see II they
can. A man has a thousand ties to
haul miles. lie can only haul II
ties per load. II will take him ~
days to haul the ties and counting his
time and labor at $3.50 per day, It
will cost him s207.5O. II he has the
same distance and has good road
he can haul Is ties at load and
II will take SO days. Allowing him
the same price for time and labor 1t
will cost him $40 or 1915 less than
the cost OF hauling them over bad
roads. This multiplied by 20, the num-
Der OF men which are likely TO be
hauling over this road would show
saving Of 81 1850 within SO days time.
This would pay the interest on sl6,-
900 which would build the : miles Of
pike and have $3.50 left together with
all the saving and benefits from other
sources.
Samuel Morgan.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
FROM THE SPRITES
A STORY FOR CHILDREN

ent Iron Mcmory-a thing you can {
replace Put It way unto your ear
and youll find that all you hear you'll
remember quite distinctly for q
space
And lastly. lily q Enc. the man who
gave you such "A scare puts in some
thing YOU can always use and some
thing YOU can wear. It's a thing that
makes for health, indeed. for happi
ness and wealth It's an everlasting
bottle Of fresh air
So remember when your toys are
spread about you on the rug. that the
Learned Sprites have tried To make
YOU happy, they have dug in the pres
cnt.nines Of China. than the which
there's nothing finer. ard we're send
Ing you as much as We could lug. n
YOU use these little gifts that We are
forwarding just right you will never
have To listen to another learned
Sprite. hut there's one thing more
To wit, Merry Christmas. that t.
II,
So We hercunto subscribe In blaci
aud white:
JOGERFY.
WORDS.
ANGLO SAXON
NUMERO.
GRANDFATHER HISTORY
nv q ENE
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
INTENSIVE FARMING
Conducted by FRANK S. MONTGOMERY MS.
Instructor in Animal Husbandry and Special
A Prosperous Year

In a few days the old year will
have passed away. What wonder
full year II has been for the American
farmer. Never before in the history
of our country has 1t been more
fol chilly demonstrated that the farm
er is the bone and sinew Of the ma
tons progress.
Never before has the world been
awakened to the fact that the farm
er is so great factor in maintaining
general business prosperity IL is the
general rule that presidential election
year is one OF business depression,
but the unprecedented farm crop of
1912 valued at nearly $4,000 600 900
has kept the wheels OF business turn
ing merrily on with an accelerated
speed heretofore unknown. Steel
mills are called the barometer of the
business world. They have all been
working at maximum capacity to fill
the orders of the railroads and the
almost countless manufacturing con
Germs for equipment for which more
millions are being spent than ever
before, and the steel mills are now
several months behind with their
orders Many Of the New England tex
tile mills are working day and night
shifts to fill their rush Of orders for
dry goods. And so with every line
of industry the country over pros
perity' is written high on the hori-
zon. And why? Simply because the
great American farmer has poured in
to the lap of the world Christmas
gift unequaled in history.
A crop of 800 900, 900 bushels more
Of about 80 per cent, and an increase
of IL per cent over the best crop
year ever known in this country, has
begotten confidence turnout the bust
ness world that politics, Wall Street
trickery. stock manipulation or calam-
ity doggerels have not been able
to affect in the least.
Yes, this year We shall all know
our Santa Claus, and shall we not
render grateful thanks TO our Heaven
ly Father for all lie has done for us
in a temporal way? Has lie not made
the cost of living an easier problem
FOR us by giving us such a bountiful
harvest to bless this nation. and
through II the whole world?
Truly at this Christmas time we
should be thankful and proud that
the world is making its obeisance 10
the American farmer.
The Best Use of Prosperity
Sometimes farmers turn their cat
tie in the corn field to eat the fod-
der that is cut and shocked. This. IF
course, is bad management. What
muss the cattle make of those shocks
OF valuable feed. and what a waste
there is. Sometimes folks are not
much better. We are too much like
the Indian who eats and sleeps while
food is plenty, being content with
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26

which Is conjectured To our utter
gratitude YOU were never. never rude.
tor your heart. indeed. is very finely
fpNtured
When the series of discourses found
Us most untimely close. We assembled
In a cornheld. and indeed We nearly
froze. We'd forgotten. we're 81 old
here was such "a thins as cold. and
-"'re much too smart tn think Of
hings like those Hut our hearts are
always warm. and IN thinking. Fred
ut you. such a warmth arose rs any
time would boil an oyster stew Then
a basking In the heat. We did all II
us compete In discussion OF what
would and wouldn't do. Once the argu-
ment grew fierce. hut over this wen
draw d veil We are all OF us so
learned that We thought (you know
the tBlel. that We each of us knew
best what would lend the greatest
,est--what a modern boy would not
consider stale.
We consulted sundry lists which
only mixed us up the worse: We re-
j"cted some suggestions far too long
for any purse; and We bickered and
Ne snlckered, while above the moon
light hickered. and discovered that
ideal things were source" Aud at
last We gave up trying 10 decide II
Tor each other. aud departed saying
Give him what You like, my learned
brother" So each made his own Sc
lection. which accounts Tor the com
pleXion OF the articles we hope you'll
show your mother.
On the top youll find a ticket for a
trip around the earth, This, of course.
Is from old Jogerfy. the chap who
had dearth OF ideas, but In fact was
rather diligent than lax. he Is hoping
that you .ralized his worth
Next In order II a dictionary-don
volume, as It's queer appearance
shows. When you're stuck for what
10 say. turn the knob the proper way,
and the word is In your mouth. and
out Il goes In this book Is every
language, cen including that Of birds
when they stroll about In herds Why,
you cannot 20 astray. as to how aud
what to say. II you use the present
ssrt you by old Worlds.
With apologies We mention what
you get from Anglo Saxon. He's the
chap for whom the speech Of other
nations had attraction. lie sat down,
II seems. and wrote YOU "A promissory
note You will never get the coin with.
cut e1action.
From Sumero. present thai will
coufort you. we feel It's table with
. marvellous. unusual kind OF wheel
Yes. q multiplication table; turn the
crank. II you are able, aud you'll have
before your eyes a luscious meal
Old History. the grandpa OF ths
whole great human race, sends Pat
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
Questions Answered

BEREA, FRIEND WORKING
affiliated sch1s,
far possible for students TO and
OUR SCHOOL is LIKE
All except those buildings,
boarding hail. valuable
training getting according Except
will their
Write the Secretary employment
PERSONAL EXPENSES clothing, books
with clothing climate the
students weather.
uniforms,
umbrellas and articles
EXPENSES
cleaning repairs fuel washing Of bedding and
without fall
$3.50 furnished
ding 40 to so each person.
a DEPOSIT" guarantee
when
expenses
buildings. library nothing
students Academy Normal
$500 Collegiate
PAYMENT MUST BE IN ADVANCE. incidental
the board by the half lnstalmens follows
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26

EAR FIRED Within
this package YOU viii
find some little things
just n crumb or two
OF pleasure. such as
any fellow filings 10 a
friend he's met hut
once oI twice and yet
considers rather nice
and thinks OF what
the jolly season brings.
We remember. sir,
your courtesy In sit
ting while We lectured
on the knowledge that
is UFoNpu also that
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
TWO DINNERS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Menus in Which Roast Beef and Goose
Are the Leading Entrees.

For the Christmas feast roast beet
or roast young goose are the prime IA
vorites. taking the precedence OF tur
KEY. which very soon after the first
OF December begins TO lose its delicacy
OF flavor. The English dinner of roast
beef and plum pudding is historic, and
in recent years Americans have gen
orally followed the custom OF serving
an English dinner on Christmas, i'm
proving on the old country menus by
the addition of dainty entrees and
salads
Here are some suggestions for
menus Tor CE'istmas home dinners
MENU NJ l.
Grapr Fruit with sherry.
Oii,rt Rtd'shes
Small oysters, Roasted In She'll
Cream Of en- ken.
Rnnst S'rlnm of Beet
Mlcuroui an Gritin.
H,rnu,la Potatoes Now String Beans
Endiy, salad
Toasted Waters aud Edam Cheese
Plum rudding.
MENu No. ?
oysters ON the Half Shell
Cream of CELERY stuffed olive
Fried Smrlls, Sauce Tartare
Ilothous, Cucumbcrs
Roast Young Goose.
Apple Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes BOILED White Onions.
stuffed Green Peppers.
Romano salad aud Toasted Waters
Ioquofur' Cheese.
plum Pudd.ug or Mince Pie
Con-,. Fruit.
Sire Had Tried II.
Belle-Thls holly In my hair wants
a little rellef-it's too red
Aunty-Well why not pat In a sprls
or two Of mislle,o", dear?
Belle Nuuserse aunty! Why. |
should have an the young men kissing
me.
Aunty--IGd' AZ my dear. They'd
do nothing of the kInd. I've triss
'am!
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animal existence only. But we have
a much higher mission in life TO full
FILL We have minds to train for the
wise guidance Of our physical endca v-
ors, and characters to build for all
eternity. Now that we have such
bountiful crops to fatten off the
hogs and cattle, why not invest the
price OF two fat hogs in a winter
term, twelve weeks, course in agri-
culture. at Berea College? This course
has been especially arranged for the
farmer boys who cannot be spared
from the farm during the cropping
season. There will be courses in farm
crops, soil fertility, the care Of noun
tain farming conditions. Also courses
in practical farm arithmetic and book
keeping, and in English composition,
business letter writing, and public
speaking. that will enable the farm
er Of tomorrow to speak, and write
in such a way that he can take his
stand along side the men of all walks
in life and be second to none. And
there is not a better place on the
American continent fer young man
to spend winter than right at BE.
rea. There is just the right mixture
of work and jolly good times to make
the three months pass as scarcely
pnp
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
Bows and Girls Club Work

Nothing has given so great an
impetus to agriculture in the South
as DR.. Knapps boys corn clubs. The
organizations have sprung up all
over the country, and there will be
more OF that kind of work done next
year than ever before. Mr.. Montgom.
cry has received special instructions
from Washington, ID. c., to push the
club work in this locality. The Girls
Garden and Canning Club will come
into prominence this year. Girls from
10 to Is years old can go into this
club. They are to cultivate one-tenth
acre of ground in tomatoes and other
vegetables, follow instructions s2nt
out from Washington regarding the
planting and care of them, methods
of canning and selling or using the
different vegetables, keep account Of
expenses and receipts and write
little story about the work. Fine prizes
will be offered. A number have al
ready signed up for membership. II
YOU wish to join the National Boys
Corn Club or the Boys and Girls po-
tato club, or the Girls Garden and
Canning Club, write to Mr.. Montgom-
cry. care of The Citizen, for applica-
ton blanks and he will forward your
names to Washington so you can be
enrolled there. You will be kept post
ed during the winter through these
columns and Mr.. Montgomery will
visit you In the spring to help you
get started.
Any letters OF inquiry about the
work will receive Mr. Montgomery s
prompt and careful attention.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26

LATTER incioscd In bon which will ar
'.ts about F, a. "a Christmas day tor
.,d the protegc Of learned sprt,s
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9th Door-Berea College

This is the crown of the whole Institution, an
courses in all advanced subjects.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-13
SAVES HEARING OF GUNNERS
simple Device That Has Been Found Of Immense Value In Service
 on Warships.

The fact that the ears of gunners are frequently seriously injured by the detonations of great guns, the tympanum of the ear being often ruptured, has led to the invention bv Mariotti of simple but effective de- vice which prevents these injurious effects without diminishing the sharpness of hearing.
 The protector consists of a solid mass of glass of such form as to fit accurately the external ear, into which it is inserted. It is traversed horizontally by a perforation, the in- her end of which almost touches the tympanum. The outer end of this horizontal passage dies not quite reach the outer end of the mass of glass, but connects with a vertical passage which communicates freely with the atmosphere above and be- low. The violent disturbance of the air caused by the artillery discharge produces an aspiration in the hori- zontal passage and consequently a rarefaction of the small mass of air confined between the tympanum and the glass protector.
 By reason of this rarefaction the force of the aerial vibration trans mitted to the tympanum is very greatly reduced. The effect is pro- duced only by violent compressions of the atmosphere, so that the sen- sitiveness of tho 'ar for ordinary sounds is not G.u.l hed.-Harper's Weekly.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-13
SHOCKING SOUNDS

in the earth are sometimes heard be- fore a terrible earthquake, that warn of the coming peril. Natures warn ings are kind. That dull pain or ache in the back warns you the Kidneys need attention if you would escape those dangerou maladies, Dropsy. Diabetes or Brighs's disease. Taee Electric Bit ters at once and see backache fly and all your best feelings return. My son received great benefit from their use for kidney and bladder trouble" writes Peter Bondv, South Redwood. Mich. 'It is certainly great kidney med icine." Try it. 50 cents at Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-13
LIMIT n ENDURANCE N0N PAil-, JGAT DINNER Engraver Mace Good on Promise to Jury Whose buty 1t Was to
 Award Prize.
ENDURANCE
u INT I
JGHT DINNER

Monsieur Patricot solicited the honor of the chair of engraving at the institute. He did not deserve it, and we are surprised that it was given to him. In default of genius NJ. Patricot is a skillful man. He wished to go to Rome. He made 6 painting, for the awards for paint ings there are numerous.
 They are fewer for engravings. NJ. Patrlcot hastily studied the art of engraving and took the prize. Re gently he desired the honor medals at the salon of French artists. He solicited it as an engraver, for as painter 1t would be more difficult. He went to see the hundred engrav- CTS who constituted tke jury, and said, jokingly, that if he received the prize he should return its value in a good dinner. The medal repre- sented a thousand francs; this would mean a feast at ten francs head in some restaurant of repute at Saint Cloud. He got the medal of honor, and the engrayers had their dinner,
 "I should do as well myself if l could," said an old painter, 'but the misfortune is that the painters who make up the jury for our medal of honor number more than a thou sand r--I.e Cri de Paris.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS
cOI1NTY AND PROBATE JUDGE

COITNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE
 Tbe News is authorized to announce R. O, westmoreland as a candidate for County and pWrobate Judge of Nevada County. subject to I ootion of the Democratic primary. 'pT The News is authorized to announce W. s. uasterly as a candidate for County and Pro- hateJudge of Nevada county subject to the scton of the Democratic party.
 The News is authorized to announce W. C.. relts AS a candidate for County and Probate indge of Nevada County, ,subjec to the action of the Democratic party.
 The Newsis is authorized to announce J. M, Thomas as a candidate for county and pro- hate iudge of Nevada county, subje to the action of the Democratic party
 We are authorized to announce John T.. Nichols as a candidate for County and Probate Jndge of Nevada county, subject to the action ofthe democratic primary in March.
 We are authorized to announce Geo. S. Alder as a candidate for county and probate Judge of Nevada County. subject to the action of inc Democratic primary.