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Approach of Spring;
By WALT MASON

spring will be here the snow will disappear the
uc colts will buck will the joyous steer How
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The citizen., 1913-01-23

against these two phrases. Fortunats
ly here and there In the rural schools
the teac hing of sewing and cooking has
gained a foothold. In Warren county
this year the people were fortunate
enough To have competent woman 20
from school to school with her equip
ment In a wagon and give some in.
struction.
Naturally there was some grumbling
among those who belong TO the 'old
school," the school that believes that
what was good enough fur me Ia good
enough fur my chillun." but something
happened when the school fair was
held this autumn. A number Of prizes
had been offered for exhibits of needle
work and cooking: also. a grand prize
Of $50 In gold TO the girl showing the
greatest amount OF fine work In all
classes. This grand prize was awarded
10 Daisy Kite.
As soon as the award was made
known, some outsider asked where
Is this girl that has done so much
splendid work. covering. sewing. heat
en- biscuit and fine cake making?"
A sympathetic smile fitted across q
teachers face as she replied. Did you
see the parade downtown this morn
IngY"
Yes. WhyT
Did you notice a lame girl with a
face written over large with the word
"PluckT' That was Daisy Kite. She
does what the others do. In spite Of
the fact that she has been on n crutch
since she had hip crushed when she
was three"
"Oh. her father is a farmer who renis
somewhere out In the county here. and
Daisy had been going to the country
school In the neighborhood. II Is Just
case that shows that sewing. cooking.
practical things. will pay In our school
The citizen., 1913-01-23

found you. sir. I've missed you more
than I should like you to know"
"How's Dorothy, uncle7" asked his
nephew
The old man looked at him with pa
thetic eagerness.
Shes we'll" he grumbled. But,
Frankie led him into the little
room which had been fitted up as his
cousins boudoir-"you'd better try
your fortune again. Now listen to me
and don't be fool Do you see
Ephraim In that corner7"
At the sound OF his name the parrot
gave an uneasy squawk beneath the
cloth which covered his house.
why. yes, uncle"
We'll, he loves her now"
What? Dorothy's been making
friends with Ephraim?" asked the
young man incredulously. "why, un-
Gle, she never exactly seemed to care
for him, did ehe?" He alluded diplo-
matically TO his cousins aversion for
the bird. which had often distressed
the old gentleman.
"She loves him now" answered his
uncle solemnly. Yes, she can't bear
to have him out OF the room nowadays.
And do you know what that means.
Frank? II means that she's in the old
maids hurdle handicap, unless-oh,
pshaw, Frank, try II again."
When he was left alone Frank lifted
the cover from the cage and regarded
the parrot intently. II stood watching
him, It's head on one side, It's claw
poised its beak half open. And then
from its throat proceeded a most re-
markable sentence, and one which
Frank Leasing had never heard 1t say
before.
20 Polly,"it croaked, cant you
tell Frank"
"Yes. Go on" said the young man
encouragingly. But the parrot only
blinked and repeated the words over
and over again.
60 on, confound you" shouted the
young man. "Tell Frank what?"
20, Polly, can't you tell Frank o,
Polly, can't you tell Frank-O Polly.
can't you tell Frank" the parrot
croaked
Frank Leasing turned away in dis
gust and flung the cover over the cage.
20 Polly, can't you tell Frank that l
do really love him." the parrot
squawked in shrill protest.
Frank Lessing turned as a light foot
fall sounded in the hall. He strode
toward the door. Dorothy came In,
stopped, looked at him, and suddenly
found herself in his arms.
Dorothy, can you-can't you"
Frank began, then stopped, for there
was no need to say anything more.
In fact five whole minutes had passed
before a heavy. gouty footstep near
them suddenly recalled them to the
conscience Of externals.
They sprang apart, looking at the
old gentleman guiltily-and then Doro-
thy perceived Ephraim's cage.
Why, uncle, whatever made you put
Ephraim in my room?" she asked.
only a whim, my dear" responded
the old gentleman. Il thought perhaps
he might give Frank a message from
me. There, never mind! I'll take him
back again. But wish you'd learn to
like Ephraim a little better. Dorothy"
why, l just love Ephraim-now,"
she answered roguishly.
Copyright. 1912. by w. q. Chapman.)
The citizen., 1913-01-23

young people a feeling of constraint
had arisen which was rapidly broaden
ing into active dislike. Perhaps Doro-
thy objected to being made the sub
ject of such confidential negotiations.
At any rate, when Frank, who felt that
he might possibly learn to love his
pretty cousin. proposed to her under
the promptings OF his uncle, she re-
turned a very decided no"
How dare you think that a woman
would marry you when you asked her
to Just because you were told to?" she
demanded, standing before him with
angry eyes and flaming cheeks. You
might as well be Ephraim He too
says what his master tells him to say"
From that day they avoided each
other and Uncle viii, whose gout had
again subsided, began reluctantly TO
abandon his cherished ambition. From
that time forward he spent more and
more Of his leisure alone with the
birds, on which he seemed to pour
forth all his affection.
Perhaps 1t was due to the contrari-
ness OF human nature, but the fact re-
mains that no sooner had Dorothy CIV
en- and Frank received the answer TO
his proposal than their interest In
each other assumed a new and unex-
pected importance. Frank Lessing,
during the course Of a business trip
out OF town, felt the loss of his cousin
profoundly. In spite Of their constant
chickering's he found himself thinking OF
her during all his spare moments and
very often in hours which he should
have devoted to his uncle's interests
II was with happy anticipations. there
fore. that he rang the doorbell Of his
uncle's house on his return. after an
absence Of q couple Of weeks.
Hello. Frank. come I'M" cried his
uncle. shaking him by the hand. Goa
The citizen., 1913-01-23
RELATED BY BIBLE SELLERS
Queer Things, II Appears, Are Traded
for the Books In Many For
eign Lands.

The dangers and humors Of the life
Of the Bible colporters-the men and
women agents Of the British and For
eign Bible society who sell the Scrip
lures in the scattered villages of near
ly every country IN the world-are
modestly recorded in the report is
sued a few days ago, the London Mail
states.
In South India last year a colporter
caught sight of tiger crossing his
path. In Burma a colporter came face
to face with a leopard. In a Peru
town a Bible seller was cruelty beat
en- by fanatical opponents. In the In
surrection in Persia a colporter was
arrested and charged with being eth
er a spy or an assassin.
On the other hand, the colporters
have experiences which relieve the
hardships Of their tasks. An old wom-
an in France bought a copy because
her fancy was struck with the name
Nathaniel which occurred In chap
ter read to her by the seller. She
thought the name very pleasing. and
decided to propose it for grandson
who was not yet baptized.
Curious bargains are often struck
by these Bible sellers. Eggs are
frequent currency. In a Roumanian
village a colporter bartered Bible
for a hen. II was a very excellent
hen, so he added New Testament.
For four yards OF home made linen he
disposed Of another Bible. Ten eggs
and "a lump OF bacon" was the price
OF one Bible in a Hungarian village.
In northern Hungary farmer gave
a live pig for a large Bible. A rab-
bit was an exchange in one Spanish
village, and a quantity OF preserved
peppers and tomatoes In another.
An Arab woman In Fee insisted on
giving her silver ring for a Bible. and
at a neighboring village a Gospel was
exchanged for a pail Of water for the
colporter's horse. In Korea payment
was taken In potatoes. These the
colporter traded for rice In a market
ten miles away. The rice provided
him with food for several days. In
another village man. too poor to pay
In coin. bartered q vine. the inner bark
of which 10 used locally In making
ropes. In some parts Of southern
Brazil eggs. fowls. fruit, coffee. cab
bage. bread and brick sugar are ex-
changed for Bibles.
The citizen., 1913-01-23
New School for Harlan

The movement to establish this
new school, along with others of like
kind in the mountains, has led 10
the rumor that the settlement school
at Hindman is TO be moved to Harlan
While no definite statement has been
made by the authorities that this
is not their intention, there are good
reasons TO believe that there is no
thought of giving up the work at
Hindman.
The citizen., 1913-01-23
POLLYS MESSAGE
Parrot Acts as Go-Between and
Unites Two Loving
Souls.
BY HAROLD CARTER.

FRANK" said Uncle VIII. suppress.
ing a groan of pain as he shifted his
gouty leg upon the sofa and sat up to
greet his nephew, come here, you
scoundrel. How old are your"
"TweDty.four, sir" answered his
nephew respectfully.
"Twenty-fourl And I was engaged
three times before ! was twenty.four
Confound you, sir, why the deuce
won't you ask Dorothy to marry you?"
Because I don't love her, my dear
uncle" answered the young man.
"Lovel Lovel What has that got
TO do with IT." exclaimed the old man
irasclbly. How can you help loving
every girl at your age? Confound you.
Frank, sometimes think you are as
coldblooded as Ephraim over there"
Ephraim, hearing his name spoken,
stirred in his cage, and, raising one
claw, held II in suspense, cooked his
head and looked at his master, his
beak half open, his beady eyes spark
ling.
But Dorothy doesn't like me at all, !"
said Frank Lessing. BE little rea-
sonable. uncle. know am indebted TO
you for my support and education and
my start in life, and all that, but how
In thunder can you expect me to marry
a girl don't care anything about, and
who, moreover, hates the very ground
! walk on?"
I'm not going to argue with you,
SIR" shouted the old man. But I'm
not going to see the Eastdale property
divided 1t cost me thirty years OF
work to get that piece of land to-
gether, and IL you don't get married I'll
III leave II to the Home for Decayed
Parrots that I'm contemplating estab-
fishing. So you'd better get your
stupid heads together, for this attack
Of gout is likely to be my last and I'm
going to make my will tomorrow un-
less I'm better"
"Ha, ha!" Sroaked the parrot.
SERVES him right! Serves him right!
Confound your impudence!"
Frank, put cover over that bird,
that's a good fellow" said his uncle
pettishly. And Ephraim, thus sup
pressed, subsided into silence.
Frank Leasing was the orphaned
child Of a cousin OF William Jennings,
and the kind-hearted old merchant had
made himself responsible for his up
bringing. That he should marry his
daughter Dorothy had been his earn
est wish. and OF late he had begun to
express II forcibly. But between the
The citizen., 1913-01-23

Articles of incorporation were filed
at Lexington last week for the pine
Mountain Settlement SCHOOL,"
The School is TO be established in
Harlan County at the foot of Pine
Mountain near Jane, KY, ON the
Middle Fork OF the Kentucky River
There are nine incorporators headed
by the Misses Catherine Petit and
Mary c. Norton. Miss Petit being one
of the committee In charge OF the
Hindman school.
The citizen., 1913-01-23

The popular vote for President last
fall showed small gain over the
1908 vote. being 1880. .669 as against
l4.sss.4i2 or an increase of las. .227.
according TO figures compiled by the
World Almanac.
Mr.. Wilson's vote is 6.293. Asa,
which is less than Bryan's vote -four
years ago by 1860. Mr.. Roosevelt's
vote is 4.lls.63s. while Taft's is g.
The citizen., 1913-01-23
NAMES WORLDS
SEVEN WONDERS
Greatest, Says Prof Roe, Consists in
Intellect That Produces Them.
ANCIENT WONDER WAS SIMPLE
But the Modern Is Comples-various
Conquests Are Mentioned by
Syracuse Educator.


University was one Of those who
were asked to select seven wonders
Of the world from a prepared bal
lot seut out by The Popular Me
chanicS Magazine.
Prof. Roe explained that he sug-
gcsted more comprehensive way
of looking at the problem, but the
magazine declined TO deviate from
the plan IL proposed and requested
that he defer the publication of his
suggestions until the result OF the
balloting should be announced. Prof.
Roe's suggestion follows:
"I'he ancient wonder was compar-
atively simple. The modern wonder
Is very complex, made up OF numer-
Gus Constituent wonders united 10
form whole. The modern world is
engaged in the conquest OF the
earth and the universe and In the
solution OF gigantic problems of prog
ress for the human race. II is pro-
ducing what is essential to solve
these problems. Its wonders are mere
incidents, mere means to an end.
''The modern wonder consists of
the myriad developments of some
grand type idea like The Modern
Labor Saving Machine, or measures
mans attainment in the mastery Of
forces in the domain of nature, or
Of his own spirit, like. The Modern
Conquest OF Electricity, or The
Modern Conquest of Mans Higher
Nature. The greatest wonders do
not consist in material things pro
duced, but In the marvellous spirit
and intellect OF man that have pro-
duced them.
ANY enumeration Of wonders which
omits TO take any account of the
modern wonder OF Christianity and the
civilization which 1t has necessari-
ly brought forth and which has made
all modern wonders possible, would
be narrow and one-sided to say the
least. and lack the greatest wonder
OF them all.
Il have tried to take a broad sur
vey Of the modern world, in order TO
do justice TO the claim of every
sphere OF interest. Under each won
der is enumerated a number, but
not all. OF its representative constit-
uent Wonders. To vote on seven
simple constituents is not possible
for me, nor is 1t fair. No wonder
should be divided up against itself.
IL gains in strength by keeping its
constituents together in the whole
BY considering constituent wonders
there would be easily seventy modern
wonders.
The seven wonders selected are
not logically mutually exclusive or
perfect or final, but furnish a sugges-
tion OF the way in which il is be-
lieyed the problem ought to be ap-
preached, and from such a considera-
'iSh oh' o'fo INV lut
has advanced beyond the ancient
world. My ssyen wonders are:
MODERN CONQUEST OF ELEC-
TRICITY.
/. Telegraph.
2. Telephones.
3. Electric light.
4. Dynamo.
8. Hydro-electric power.
6. X-Rays.
Z. Ultra violet rays.
s. Electric transmission.
3. Electric traction.
10. Ocean cables.
IL. Wireless.
lI-MODERN CONQUEST OF THE
PLANET ON WHICH WE LIVE
]. Railways.
2. Automobiles.
3. Shyscrapers.
4. Modern engineering q. Sim
plcn and other tunnels and subways.
The citizen., 1913-01-23
The Presidential Vote

4s4,9SO. the two combined being T.
604. SIS. or 1.3ll,064 more than the
President elects vote. and 74.490
less than Tafts total vote in 1908.
The Prohibition vote is less than
In 1908 by 49.505. the recent vote
being 2O6.275. The Socialists more
than doubled their vote. polling sOO.-
672 votes.
The citizen., 1913-01-23
DOES DOMESTIC
SCIENCE PAY q?
How Il Progressed IN Warren
County Despite Opposition
THE OLD IDEAS ARE OVERCOME
The Good Work OF Daisy Kite, Whe
Won a Fifty Dollar Prize For All
Round Excellence, a Splendid Exam.
pie OF What Has Been Done.

We may live without poetry music and
art;
We may live without conscience.
We may live without heart.
We may live without friends.
We may live without books.
But civilized man cannot live without
cooks
Meredith.
The old feeling Of my father didn't
farm that way" or my mother didn't
learn TO cook that way" Is the most
difficult thing TO overcome In any old
community. Practically everything
that has come into our schools in the
past has had hard battle 10 wage
The citizen., 1913-01-23

system everywhere. II the work this
year In the county has cost something
Daisy Kites opportunity that has cons
would pay the whole bill"
"What do you meanf"
II mean that the whole neighborhoOd
h now interested in the child and will
see that she get real education. And
n that comes true Daisy will have
grown. More than that. the neigtbor
hood will have grown through doing
good for some one sm certain that
there are hundreds Of Daisy Kites IN
the hooks and corners OF the stass
waiting TO be touched by something
vital In education. I don't mean the
sduca tion that lies between the covers
Of Q blue back speller, Q reader or N
arithmetic. but the edN,ation that A.
peals to che child because u nm -
nfs's activities
The citizen., 1913-01-23

il. Radium and new chemlcal el"-
.ments.
IL. Ocean liner.
10. Battleship.
Ia. Submarine.
Is. Hydro-plane and motor boat
l6. deep sea diving.
II. Gas balloon.
IS. Dlrigible balloon.
10. Aeroplane.
20. Meteorological science and wealth
er forecasts.
III-MoDERN CONQUEST or
LIGHT.
/. Giant telescope conquest Of
the infinitely great)
2. Microscope, microscope
conquest of the infinitely small)
3. Photography terrestrial, celes-
tial, color, hnemacolor, x-ray, photo
grammetry.)
4. spectroscope (spectrum analysis,
astrophysics.)
The telescope with its connected
micrometer, spectroscope and camera
gives US the modern conquest of the
skies.
Iv-MoDERN LABOR SAVING MA
CHINE.
/. Modern motors--U Steam en-
gine; reciprocating and turbine form.
2. Gas engine. 3. Gasoline engine. 4.
Electric and hydro-electric motors }
2. Modern printing-Q. Printing
press. 2. Linotype machine. 8. Type
writer) Modern printing puts the
literature of the world into usable
form, and makes possible the modern
library, newspaper and magazine.
3. Sewing machine.
4. Threshing machine.
8. Harvesting machine.
s. Steam plow and shovel.
Z. Dredging machine.
s. The cotton gin.
3. Textile machinery.
10. Metal and wood working ma
chinery.
IL. Watch making machinery.
II. Vacuum cleaner.
V.-MODERN CONQUEST OF DIS
EASE.
/. Antitoxins.
2. Preventive medicine - (Proply-
lactics, innoculation, vaccination, etc. }
3. The modern hospital.
4. Anesthesia.
3. Antiseptics. Modern antiseptic
surgery)
s. Modern germ theory of disease
and bacteriology.
Z. Eugenics.
s. Euthenics.
vI-MODERN INTELLECTUAL con-
QUESTS
/. Modern mathematics.
2. Modern physics Modern ato-
mistic theories.)
3. Modern astronomy (Modern
theories of the Cosmos)
4. Modern chemistry including
synthetic chemistry and chemical
.. Modern evolutionary and develop
ment theories.
6. All other humanistic studies and
researches.
VlI-MODERN CONQUEST OF
MANS HIGHER NATURE
/. The rise and spread of Christ
ianity.
2. The rise and spread of philan-
thropy and altruism, as against the
survival of the fittest.
3. The modern hospital.
4. The growth Of democracy.
D. The modern Industrial and &C.
onomic conquest.
9. Modern education-universit
and schools.
I. Modern Libraries.
s. Modern gifts to educational and
philanthropic institutions.
3. Arbitration.
10. Musical and Dramatic Art.
The citizen., 1913-01-23
Different

Different.
do you vote the same a. your hus-
bandf"
Il should say noti He votes the
same o. me-"
The Appeal., 1913-07-19
SATURDAY JULY 19, 1913.

The worlds champion heavyweight
pugilist, Jack Johnson, has arrived In
France and has announced that he
will never again return to the land
of his birth, but will reside in gay
Paree. Arrangements will now be
made for the forfeiture of the $780,
600 bond he was under in Chicago.
We have no regrets to offer because
Jack has shaken the dust Of this
prejudiced country OF his feet and
we don't care If he never comes back,
but we do regret the unfairness Of the
white people of this country who per-
secuted Johnson 30 numerically
principally because he licked Jeneries.
We don't care a snap of our fingers
for either Jetferies or Johnson, one is
just as good and just as bad as the
other but we would like to see all
the world, the United States included,
accept the truism of Bobby Burns, "a
mans a man for a. that and a. that"
be he black, white, blue or grizzle
grey
The Appeal., 1913-07-19
CRAZY WooDPEckERs, THESE.
Failing to Find Acorns, They Gather
5s6a DohhI>e e.. E.~I

Failing to Find -Acorns, They Gather
Pebbles For Food.
San Francisco woodpeckers OF
Sonoma county are suffering from, q
mild sort of insanity. according to an
erudite document issued by the Muse
um of Vertebrate Zoology of the Uni
versity of California. The document
says:
The reason why California wood
peckers in. the vicinity Of Sonoma
mountain should have stored pebbles
instead Of the customary acorns II q
mystery.
we know that instinct works as au-
tomatically as an alarm clock In the
failure of an acorn crop it would seem
possible that the woodpecker might in
stinctively have stored some other
available kind of food. but to have
chosen stones instead of some sort Of
food carries the analogy too far
1T seems as though any bird with
the intelligence of the California wood
pecker which would make the same
mistake ought to be classed as insane"
The Appeal., 1913-07-19
WASP STING MAKES
POOR CRIPPLE WALK
Feels "Hot Needle Pierce His
Ankle and Runs.

st. Louis.-Charles Wightman, dep
uty county clerk at Clayton, told how
he had just been able to walk without
crutches for the first time in thirty
eight of the forty-two years of his life.
He fell when he was four years old
and injured both legs permanently.
He said that a neighbor had told him
snake story just before he went to
bed. 1t was tale of a black snake
ever so many feet long and an incredi-
BILE number Of inches thick, which the
neighbor had said he had killed.
Charles woke up in the morning with
the story still in mind. He thought
how comfortable it was to live in
country where one could sleep in peace
instead Of in one of those countries
where, he had heard. snakes some
times creep in and share ones bed.
Reveling in the thought, he thrust
his right leg deeper under the covers.
Then something that stung like a hot
needle pierced his ankle.
Il sprang out of bed and ran and
stumbled twelve feet across the room,"
he said. ut was the first time had
taken so many steps unassisted since
was a baby"
And was 1t really snake" he was
asked.
"No. It was a wasp" And he show
ed the ankle where the sting had swol-
len it.