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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09

vided by the society. and a shed or
small garden house In which to keep
them. The ground Is divided into small
plots. generally each about six feet by
four feet. with narrow paths between
them. and one such plot Is given to
each child for his or her very own"
Every plot has a label with a name
or number on IT, the children are made
responsible for the cultivation of their
own gardens" and everything that
comes out OF them il taken home.
Vegetables are most popular. such as
lettuces. radishes. beetroot and mus
tard and cress, because even on very
small scale. they form a welcome ad-
dition TO the family menu; but flowers
are not forgotten, and the children are
allowed to choose what they will grow.
such as mignonette. cornfiowers, mas
turtium, etc. Most Of the gardens
have a general border in which peren-
NAL plants may be started. and a
knowledge OF their habits and growth
taught to the children. The society
aas been able to start four gardens In
different parts OF London.
Each garden contains on an average
about one hundred plots for the chill
dren. The caretaker does the rougher
and heavier part OF the digging re-
quired. especially in starting the gar
dens. and helps to keep order among
the boys The rules are very few and
simple: but the children have to prom
Use to keep them: % To be obedient;
(2) to be fair to each other: (3) not
to make noises that will annoy others.
There is little difficulty. because there
is great competition among the chill
dren at school for garden" and the
fear OF losing such privilege is a
strong factor in helping to keep order,
The teacher instructs the children in
every process Of notwithstanding,
digging, seedsowing. thinning-out
seedlings. hoeing. watering tying up
lettuces. and pruning where creepers
or trees of any kind are available, In
the little garden house are kept the
tools and watering-ca cans. spare seeds,
which the children are taught to know
by sight. and the books and pencils
for noting the daily occurrences In the
garden. the state of the weather. draw.
ings of plants, etc These notes are
not easy TO keep going. but they are a
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
FOR YOU.

The opportunity for right living
comes with the dawn of each day.
Every morning offers fresh oppor-
tunity TO take the road that leads
to the heights.
This ver-recurring opportunity
to start anew on the upward climb
is a godly heritage. Time for self
mastery, time for deeds OF loving
Kindness and words of gentle cheer
are TO be had by simply making the
resolution and earnestly striving to
keep il just for the day.
The habit Of self-examlnation,
with a firm resolution to do right,
fixed and followed each day, VIII
finally become a part of ones tenn
permanent and right-liying an un-
conscious habit.
What does the new dawn mean to
your
DO you embrace the golden oppOr-
tunity that il offers?
II not, will you try il tomorrow
Will you try'i for month";
Dol
-Woman's National Weekly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
If YOU WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL

The first requisite Of true beauty
IS tO think pure and beautiful
thoughts; to allow no angry impulse
to gain control of the life; to deal
gently, and, last. but not least, TO
lowell
The eyes are the windows Of the
soul, and thru them shine all the
emotions Of the soul. Dull eyes
aud imperfect features can glow
with beauty; bent or slouching
forms can acquire dignity and grace.
The one who is beautiful within
will be- beautiful without. She will
Jake as splendid care Of her health
possible. that II may express the
Norious within. She will neglect
no outward means within her pow
or to become as radiantly beauti-
ful as God intended her 10 be.
BE good, and you will be beauti-
full Not with the skin-dccp varie-
", which withcrs and shrivels from
exposure 10 the sun. but with that
kind. which like the beauty Of a
glorious day. grows more and more
perfect, even unto he end.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
GARDENS FOR LITTLE FOLKS
-Four Pieces Of Ground Set Apart for
instruction Of Children In BIG
English Metropolis.

The question Of Fairgrounds is often
discussed, and open spaces have been
provided In many parts OF London
where the children may 20 to play.
but this is hardly enough. They car.
ry their slums with them. In recog.
milton Of this difficulty, and with the
brave hope OF providing not only play.
grounds. but some instruction and
more refined interests for the children.
a society was formed two years ago to
raise funds for the purpose OF con.
verting waste places In the poorer
districts Of London into gardens for
The society rents at a low
rate a vacant building site or other
available plot OF ground In a poor dis
trict and provides a teacher-general-
ly a lady with some training as a
gardener and love for children-also
a man as caretaker for each site.
Seeds. plants and tools are also pro
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Campers Handy Filter.

river or lake whose waters had been
rolled by recent rains. and there was
no other cooking or drinking water
within many miles, here Is the way
the experienced camper would go
about H. lie would take a milk bottle
or any kind OF a bottle. stone jug or
similar receptacle with a narrow neck.
The large end is broken or cut on.
and a piece OF cotton. cheesecloth or
linen is stuffed into the narrow neck.
and the receptacle then filled halfway
up with clean sand. lnvert the bottle
or jug. and stand II up between stones.
FIJI II with water. and place a clean
receptacle underneath 1t. The water
will filter through the sand and cotton
at the mouth. and drip into the cup
below as pure as spring water. The
altering can go on while you are busy
with the rest OF the camp duties.
II may not be easy TO break OF the
bottom OF the milk bottle. but II you
secure a piece of wire and heat II red
hot in the stove or over the Goals and
then wrap this around the bottle. you
will find that you can knock on the
bottom OF the bottle with a little tap.
A pretty clean cut can be made in this
way. A new water filter can be made
for each camping site In this way.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Questions. Answered

BEREA, FRIEND OF WORKING STUDENTS. Beea College with
its affiliated schools ymakng institution
but thousands dollars benefit
of highest
possible for students
OUR SCHOOL is LIKE FAMILY with
of young
who sick the College provides doctor and without
charge
All those with in Beea live College buildings and
of boarding hail. and Shops receiving valuable
training their labor
expected all H their
Write to the Secretary before employment
PERSONAL EXPENSES clothing laundry postage
with different people Bea plain clothing climate the
COOPERATIVE articles uniforms,
umbrellas and other necessary articles
LIVING EXPENSES really below The College asks
the buildings which live
cleaning lights washing bedding
table board without a
$50 For furnished with lights washing
ding 40 to 60 for each person.
SCHOOL FEES First DOLLAR DEPOSIT"
library This paid
returned when the student departs
INCIDENTAL FEE"
teachers gift) The Incidental
for students is $500 Academy and Normal $500 and
$500 in Collegiate
PAYMENT MUST BE IN ADVANCE
the tsrm board by the half term lnstamens follows:
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
USEFUL FILTER FOR CAMPER
Easily Put Together With Little Char
coal and Water Bottle-Work
OF Experienced Person.

Simple filters are easily made with
little charcoal and a water bottle;
but when one is camping and without
the necessary appliances for manufac-
turing such device, how can we puri-
fy water in an emergency Suppose
you we're camping on the banks OF a
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
The Children: Hour
Were I the Sun.

Id always shine on holidays
We're the sun;
On sleepy heads Id never gaze
But focus all my morning rays
ON busy folks of bustling ways.
Were'I the sun.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09

Little Boy Blue, come blow your
horn,
The sleeps in the meadow, the
cows in the corn.
Where's the boy that looks after
the sheep?
He's under the haycOck fast
asleep.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Boiling Utensils.

New cnamelware will wear about
twice as long as usual if IT is placed
in pan Of cold water, removed
from the stove as soon as the water
begins to boil, and then allowed to
cool on very slowly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Gleanlngs.


A seal has been known TO remain
twenty-five minutes under water.
The average height OF the heavy
rain cloud is 1850 yards; OF the del.
icate. heecy cloud. s,760 yards.
II takes 5000 bees TO weigh a
pound but when the insect comes in
fresh from the netds and flowers.
freighted with honey. they weigh
nearly thrice as much.
Hundreds OF sea birds killed by the
conclusion produced by the firing OF
big guns on warships during practice
have recently been washed up on the
shores OF Argyll England.
The largest plant In the world Is q
gigantic seaweed known as the "ner.
eocytis." which frequently grows over
the sea bottom up TO a height OF 300
feet
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Moths.

When moths get into carpet
wet clean towel, place il on the
carpet and smooth il dry with hot
iron. This process will kill the
eggs, but will not injure the carpet.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
TESTED RECIPE.
Sour Milk GINGERBREAD.

cup molasses.
cup sour milk.
. i-3 cups -four.
10 teaspoons soda.
2 teaspoons ginger.
9 teaspoons baking powder.
IA cup butter.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
A Corner for Women
VERSE FOR THIS WEEK.

| take Thy hand, and fears grow
still;
Behold Thy face. and doubt re-
move,
Who would not yield his wavering
To perfect Truth and boundless
Love?
S. Johnson.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
Knife Polish.

Half az raw potato Will clean
steel knives which are stained or
rusty.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Wise Beyond His Years.

Little Peperl is caught by the teach
er stealing apples.
Say. little fellow. come down here,
I've got something to tell you"
mo. no. teacher! Little boys like
me don't need TO know svsrythLaS"-
Fliegende Blaetter.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
9Th Door-Berea College

This is the crown of the whole Institution, and
courses in all advanced subjects
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Door-Berea's Preparatory Academy Cour,

This is the straight Coege-best training Mathematics
Sciences Languages History and all preparatory subjects The
Academy is Beeas largest department
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Door-Berea's General Academy Course
4th Door-Berea's Normal School

This gives the best training for those who expect
Courses arranged that teach through the
and fall attend school spring,
thus earning money keeprght their study.
Read Dnsmores great book,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
End Door-Berea's Foundation School

General Education for those
vocational training No matter what advancement
put you yourself give
rapid
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19
GREEN FOREST STATE HIGH SCHOOL

Of the many valuable and public enterprises of Green Forest there is none in which We take more pride, and to which we are more devoted than the Public High School. This institution more than any other factor has been instrumental in building up our town and in giving Green Forest Q conspicious place on the map or Arkansas.
 Did space permit. il would be both interesting and instructive to trace, step by step. the development of this school from a little box house, 3OX25 feet, with only ftfty-eight pupils in 1887, to it's present splendid brick edifice with seven large rooms and three hundred and forty-fve pupils attracted here from six different counties.
 During this time three different houses have been built. In 1893, we built two-story frame 5OX2S feet. II was then believed that this build
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19

had an annually increasing patronage from Boone, Crittenden, Madison, New ton and Stone counties.
 In the light of these facts we may confidently look forward to a splendid future for the Green Forest State High School. and with perfect assur- ance, may offer it's advantages to all parties desiring a vocational or a cuI- tural education for their children Of wards.
 The faculty for 1913-4 term is com posed of the following in addition to Prof. Burney who is made the subject of a special article in this issue:
 Miss Williams.
 Miss Nina Williams of Atkins has charge of Room l, containing about 60 First Reader pupils.
 Miss Williams had made much spe- cial preparation for Primary work, and a visit to her room will convince any one that her preparation has been to a good purpose and that she thoroughly understands the manage ment and instruction of primary pu- pills.
 This is Miss Williams second year in our school and her work has been and is eminently satisfactory to the community, and greatly pleasing and instructive to her pupils.
 Mrs. Buell..
 Room 2 is under the supervision of Mrs. George Buell., who has done her work so thoroughly and well that she has merited and secured a fourth cleo tion from our school board, approved by the entire community.
 Mrs. Buell. has GA Second and Third Grade pupils, and both teacher and pupils seem to thoroughly underst and each other and a peep into her room will convince any one that she is the right teacher in the right place. In addition to other evidences of high qualifications for teaching, Mrs Buell. holds a Normal diploma.
 Mrs. Myers.
 One of the best disciplined and at tractive rooms in school is Room 3, containing 60 or more pupils of the
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19

term we expect to enroll 400. Alex ander Pope says:
 T watch the wheels of Natures
 may plan,
 And learn the future by the past
 of man.
 If the future of our school copies from its past, it's career of success and usefulnes will indeed be brilliant. It IS perhaps the one proposition on which the entire community is a unit, The highest tax permitted by law has been voted at each annual meeting for the past twenty-five years. At our last annual meeting the vote for seven mills was unanimous and that result has happened several times in the last several years. Our directors are al ways elected by unanimous vote, and they in turn are a unit in the selection of principal and teachers.
 Again, if We judge our school by the product it turns out, it will again place us in the front rank. Green Forest pupils are scattered throughout the length and breadth of the land, and al most without exception they are mak- ing good in the great battle of life, whether it be in the field of manual labor or of professional life.
 At no time have we had a better corps of teachers than now, and at no time has the school been better or ganized and under better discipline than now. For several years it has
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19

the establishing of a store here that has handed them a solar pleXus.
 The motto of the Seitz Mercantile Co. is to furnish a little better grade of goods for the same money, or the same goods for less money, and it is a winner.
 This firm does not propose to edu- cate the people as to what they need, but seeks to furnish them what they want at the prices they can afford to pay, standing behind each sale with a guarantee that the article sold is as good as can be bought in any store in the country.
 Personally, We want to refer to MT. Seitz as one of the best fellows we have ever met. He is not only one of the most courteous and obliging young men we have ever known, but he is sympathetic, good humored and ac, commodating in the extreme. If he ever fails in business it will be due to his uncomfortable desire to ac- commodate his customers, for he will never do it for lack of patronage.
 Massey Seitz is one of the men who helped to make Green Forest town that is praised away from home. He is extremely liberal in public affairs and caller for charity is never turn ed away empty-handed
 We consider the town as a trading
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19

by Mir. Paul, whose position affords him the best opportunity possible for buying.
 Mir Seitz has had several years experience behind the counter and no business man who ever tore rag here has a better reputation for fair dealing. He is one of the sort of salesman that people prefer to do business with, and it is no problem to solve the reason why this firm has enjoyed a handsome trade from the word go.
 AS you can plainly see from the ac- companying illustrations, the Seitz Mercantile Co.'S store is one of the up-to-date variety. It carries practi- cally everything in general line, in cluding dry goods, clothing, hats, shoes, and notions. The prices made on these goods are marked in plain figures with an honest profit added over the actual cost, and placed upon the shelves at prices that drive the necessity for mail order houses out of existence. The growth of the mail order business here, we have felt for some years, has received a great impetus on account of lack of variety of the goods handled by our mer- chants and their slothfulness in the matter of advertising; hence we are exceedingly well pleased to record
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19
/. ". Bair

A citizen of Green Forest who measures four square by any applica- ton of the rule that determines the size of manly men and an enterprising citizen is J. w. Bair, late manager of the Green Forest Produce Company, now wholesale buyer on the ON. A." road for F.. c. Papendick, commission merchant of St. Louis.
 MT. Bair came from Rich Hill Mo-, to Green Forest in 190S having been transferred here to take the manage ment of the Green Forest Produce Co.
 By close application to business and fair dealing, he soon distinguished himself as a young business man Of ability, handling the large affairs of the company in a manner that was alike satisfying to both his employer and the patrons.
 The aggregate of the cash handled by MT. Bair during his five years as manager of this concern, would figure close to the million mark, and so pre- else was he in the keeping of his books that reference to them now would show where every cent of the vast sum came from and where it went.
 It has been our pleasure to be closely associated with Mir. Bair in business way and socially during his period of residence here and we place upon him the unreserved stamp of approval as one of the most pains
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19

iEg would be sufficient for the next twenty years. But, in 1900, the school board was compelled to rent another building for the primary department.
 In 1905, an elegant two-story brick was put up, but just a week before the opening of the school, while the town slumbered and slept the building with all its equipment burned leaving the district without a building, and with out dollar in the treasury.
 But, before the ruins had ceased smoking, the school board had arrang- ed to borrow money from one of our business men, and was drawing plans and specifications for our present ele- gant building, giving $500 square feet of floor space, and comparing most favorably with the buildings of much larger and wealthier towns.
 Tn 1899 the school was put on the accredited list of the State University and we believe it was the first school in this county to secure that coveted flilation was sought by the University not by our school.
 Pupils from our school have always taken and held high rank at the Uni versity Of Arkansas and other uni versailles and colleges, both in and out of the State.
 The University now gives us a credit of IS units, and five of our former pupils are enrolled there this
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19
A RacEzuc Expert Marble Cutter and Worthy 1A' ~A' DoSnuS Citizen of Green Forest.

petition in Carroll county. for high class of work in this line. Backus' work stands out in bold contrast for superiority in workmanship in many cemeteries in Northwest Arkansas. for his field is by no means confined to Carroll county
 A skilled artisan of this class has one of the most worthy trades to which man can be called, for his work lives on through the ages, carrying down to future generations the memory of those who have unfortunately left no footprints by which they may be re- membered
 Proper respect for the dead is one of the very highest marks of ciyiIiza- ton, and this cannot be manifested in a more becoming manner than by the erection of suitable monuments.
 Then it is important indeed that such skill be employed in the manu- facture that will reflect credit upon the age in which we live.
 In this publication is is our privi- lege to present an engraving of monument designed by the hands of Mir. Backus, which marks the last rest ing place of one of Green Forests pioneer citizens, that of Dr. Jacob Ellis Harbert, who owned and plated the major portion of land upon which the business section of our town is situated
 We do this not only as a reflection as to the class of work that Mr Backus is capable of turning out but as a mark of respect 10 the memory of our departed fellow citizen
 There is not a resident of Green Forest who is not proud of the splendid citizenship and noble calling of A. A. Backus. By his upright life and his never tiring energy as a workman in the finer grades of stone Asa Backus is building 10 himself a monument more enduring than will be the shaft that will eventually be placed at the head of his grave.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19

term. In this gain we believe we surpass any other school in the county
 In 1911, at the first meeting of the State Board of Education, our school was made d State High School with a tWo-year course. In 1912, the State Board raised our appropriation and put us in the three year class. and again, in 1913, it classed us as four year school, putting us on a par with the best schools in the State.
 During the present scholastic year the Green Forest school has furnished 52 per cent of the rural teachers in the Eastern district of Carroll county, and, in addition, six teachers to Boone county, two to Newton and two to Stone.
 The present term opened in Septem- Der with the largest enrolment in the history of the school and has in- creased every week since. The en- rollment at this writing November 15) is 320. Before the close of the
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-12-19

Fourth and Fifth Grades, and presided over by Mrs. Dennis Myers.
 A visit to this room at any time of the day will reveal the fact that teacher and pupils are happy, content ed and busy, with a clear perception of the work to be done ard how 10 do it.
 This is Mrs. Myers third year as teacher in our school and as with all progressive tGeehers. h.g work gro H,sl better each succeeding year, fully establishing her right to the Normal diploma she holds.
 William j. Tate.
 Room 1, with about 60 Sixth and Seventh Grade pupils is under the strong and efficient control of Mir. Tate of Boone county, young man of eminent worth, and a teacher of marked ability
 Mr, Tate 7 now teaching his third year with ust and his retention. where only the best available are employed, proves his ability and success in a position naturally difficult to fill.
 lie is product of the Green Forest school, and his success is Q matter of much qualification to the entire com nl'nlty.
 Miss radfeId.
 Miss Edna BradfielG>is row teaching her fourth year with us, and 1t iis -}b3iIflf just to say that she is one of the best all-round teachers in the state.
 Nominally she has charge of Room }, but her work is divided between Rooms and 6, she and the Principal lnterchanging rooms several times during the day.
 Miss Bradfield has had special pre- paration for both Primary and High School work, and is an expert in either position, We have tried her in both positions, and found her work first class in both.
 For several years, she has held a life certificate frorl Missouri, and re- gently she obtained life certificate in Arkansas. Her work in our school the last four years proves her fully worthy of these nigh honors.