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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14

The greatest privilege that comes
Ia men and women is the privilege
of rearing a family. There is no
duty more sacred, none other OF
more Importance so far as the race
is concerned. In the struggle for
existence strong sons and daughters
are needed more than anything else.
II is the desire of every sincere
and patriotic mother To rear her
children in clean home and n
clean atmosphere. All that may
hc said in the wrangles over
hcredity and environment fades
away in the twilight of the
unimportant when an actual child
is born in a home where dirt and
Nth abound: where love is COM
mcrcializcd. where the home atm0s-
phcrc is befogged with low ideals,
and where a community atmosphere
is little better than that in the
home. This child will have a strug-
gle for the mastery of himself. He
must fight for truthiulness, for pur-
ity. for honesty, Tor manllness,-
must fight for every virtue.-and
the chances are that he will lose out
at some point If not at all. What
an unfavorablc environment will do
for a child can hardly he deter
mined by theory; hut thousands
and millions of actual cases attest
the dangers that Turk in the unclean
home, the unclean town, or in any
community where ideals are low,
Dirt and uncleanliness IN the home
and immediate environment of the
child often mean dirt and unclean-
illness in the character of the man or
woman. II is a pretty argument to
disprovc this by a theory, but il is
a difficult task to put blanket over
the facts.
| have recently looked over the
reports of the Vice Commission of
Chicago. New York, Philadelphia,
Syracuse. have travelled by the aid
of the printed page with the invest
lgators who have gone into the
slums where the wrecks of human
ity dwell, mingled with them and
told of their way of life. Here the
less fortunate portions of the city's
population seek refuge and exc out
a miserable existence often in
shame and crime. Here children
are born into world of want and
poverty who must battle with all
that is worst in child life. Here the
great forces of disease and crime
operate 10 blight the lives of tens of
thousands of infants who ought TO
be born with good fighting chance
to win in life, hut who are handi-
capped and weighed down by every
Kind Of burden catalOged in the rec
ord Of childhOod's SORROWS. Here
in poorly lighted rooms, filled with
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
CONTENTS THIS WEEK

PAGE 4. misunderstanding and
Farming In the Morning Sow
Thy Seed.
Mexican Affairs.
World News Wireless from Eng
land To Egypt.
u. =. News-Nera Cruz Heroes Bur
led.
ny. News-New Plan for Insurance.
Civic Improvement, by John +.
Smith.
PAGE 2. Every Town Needs Clean
ing
LIES Little Jests.
The Evangel of Easter.
PAGE 8. Mountain Agriculture
May %, Rooster Day. Value of
Spraying.
Home Mixing of Fertilizers.
Gathering GuillemOt Eggs.
:. :. Lesson-The Rich Man and
Lazarus.
PAGE 4. Local News.
College Items.
PAGE S. Local and College News
continued
Madison Co. Items.
PAGE 6. The Maid of the Forest,
continued
PAGS 7. Bringing Up Children.
Boys Wanted
Daddy's Bedtime Story.
Indian Animal Story.
PAGE 8. Eastern Kentucky News.
POem-How He Fakes II.
Cincinnati Markets.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
Civic Improvement
BY Prof. John +. Smith

foul air from decaying food, leaking
sewer pipes, waste of every kind,
many tiny human form must be-
gin its growth toward manhood and
womanhood only TO be halted by
some Inevitable visitation that often
crashes out ambition, strength, vir-
tue, life itself. No fresh air, no
sunshine, no Fairgrounds, no child
hood, is the doleful accompaniment
Of many life that ought to be all
sweetness and happiness and joy.
In many places unspeakable condi-
tons exist. All who fancy that no
such things can be found in Christ
ian America have only to look over
these reports. They read like chap
ters from the history of real in
fcrn0.
John Spargo in his great book,
The Bitter Cry of the Children,
draws vivid pictures of hapless
child life in our large cities and
factory towns both at home and
abroad. He insists that the heaviest
burden of the ages falls upon the
child. He informs us that fully
10000 baby lives are sacrificed need
lcSsly every year in America. These
perish because of poor feeding, neg
lcct, disease. Poverty, hard work
and bad environment have much to
do with this tremendous loss of
child life. AT one point he says:
The cry of child for food which
It's mother is powerless to give il is
the most awful cry the ages have
known. Even the sound of battle,
the mingled shrieks of wounded
man and beast. and the roar of guns,
cannot vie with II in horror. yet
that cry goes up necessarily: in the
worlds richest cities the child's
hunger-cry rises above the din of
the mart"
He discusses the various causes
that contribute to the blighting OF
childhood. Then he takes up the
child at school and pays his re-
spects to our crippled or incomplete
educational system that Grams and
stuifs the child with facts and
knowledge that will never be of any
use, neglecting many things in his
education that are of vital import
ance Ia his normal development and
10 his success in life.
Following this comes a chapter
on the working child. Here cOndi-
lions are described that make the
heart sick. When we have finished
reading il we wonder what shadow
or what twilight of ignorance has
blinded the eyes of the good and
great Ie0ple of the land who allow
s'ich abuses To go on unchecked
within the shadows Of their homes
and their church spires. This loud
wall of infants is heard on all sides
and at all times. We condemn the
practices of the ancient Canaanitish
and Semitic tribes who sacrificed
human beings, particularly children,
To the god Moloeh. We of the Goth
century can hardly conceive of the
Continued on page Eight
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
In the Morning Sow thy Seed

There is only one time in the year in which
plant crops and SOW seeds
That time is the spring time and>it is spring time
now Now, il ever everybody who can work should be
in the field Plow deeply, get every bit Of
the land, clear up fields that have been by
briers, start the crops that to make rich and
happy next fall
And there is a spring time of life. Boys and girls
start the habits and get the education which will
make them useful and happy in coming years. Take
OF the early spring crops, and take care OF the
children.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
Spiders Webs.

II spiders in spinning their webs
make the terminating flaments long
II may he concluded that the weather
will continue serene for ten or twelve
days. according Ia the length Of the
HlansntS
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
Porto Rieo's +ishsst Point.

The little island OF Porto Rico has
one peak. according to the United
States geological survey, which is 1852
feet In height. This Is the highest
point In the Luquillo mountains, the
crest OF Porto Rico
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
CHR0NlClINGS

Every man grows morally great
With every act OF goodness
Whoever 10 right. the man who IL
unchivalrous TO woman Ia wrong.
The permanenoe OF American insti.
tutions depends upon patriotism
What the spirit OF liberty is In poll
tics. that the spirit OF purity is in re
ligion.
Because OF the abuses OF power and
wealth God keeps most human beings
obscure and poor
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14

Note: The following article,
which was read before the Clio
Club at its meeting on April 2, is
printed at the request Of the club,
and the question discussed is Of
Importance to every homemaker.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
L. & N. Fined

Fines amounting to 81 300 have
been imposed against the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, in thirteen
cases for violation of the law pro-
hibiting confinement of live stock
for twenty-eight hours without I'M
loading for feed. water and rest.
This has been announced by the
Department of Agriculture.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
Missouri Plants Fruit Trees

Missouri has adopted the German
plan of setting out fruit trees along
the public highways and selling the
fruit for the benefit of the road
fund. This plan works in Germany
and Missouri hopes to succeed also.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
Mothers Day

Sunday. May 10th, was Mothers
day throughout the nation. Presi-
dent Wilson had issued a procla-
nation commanding that all flags
be displayed in observance of the
occasion.
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Byron Newton sent kilograms
to custOdians of all public buildings
throughout the country directing
them to dispay the American flag
On federal huildinps
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
Home Rule Bill to be Amended

In the House Of Commons Premier
Asquith gave his pledge that the
government would introduce amend
ing proposals To the Home Rule Bill
in the hope that a settlement might
be reached in this way of the points
that are under contention.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
Charles w. Post, Suicides

Charles w. Post, millionaire man
ufacturer of cereal foods, killed him
self at his winter home in Santa
Barbara, Cal. He had been i'll for
some time, having undergone an OPP
Grafton few weeks ago.
He evaded his nurse, went to his
apartment, placed the muzzle of a
rifle in his mouth and pulled the
trigger with a toe.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
Earthquake in Sicily

The official estimate places the
number Of deaths from the recent
earthquake shock of Mt Etna at
about POO. Considering the small
ness of the area affected, this is the
largest percentage ever recorded.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-14
German School Boys Commit Sui
eide
Gar of Russia Enforces Temper
anCe

As "A result of journey taken by
the Gar through various provinces
of Russia during the past year. he
has become awakened to the hor-
rIhle raNages Of incompetence
among his people. He has therefore
issued an edlct which orders the
Minister of Finance to take meas
ures 10 check the liquor traffic,
which he can do as large portion
Of the state revenues is derived from
the state sale of liquor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28

From over the state the report
comes that Ex-senator Charles Cur
tbs is going to "come back" and re-
ceive the nomination for senator on
the Republican ticket. The senator
has been out over the state, he has
fixed up a lot of broken down and
tangled fences. Senator Curtis was
while in the senate one of the best
known men of that body. he has
done a great deal for his state and
he was one of the men who did
great deal for the upbuilding of
Fort Riley. The senatorial race
will be between Senator Bristow and
his rival, Ex-senator Curtis, and
there is every reason to believe
from the reports that the Republic
cans will elect the senator this
City Union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28
CAN'T DOCK THE vATERLAND
Biggest Ship Afloat Sweeps Broad
side Down the Hudson

New York, May 22.-Navigation
in the North river between New
York and Hoboken stood still while
the Vaterland. $50 feet long, big
gest ship afloat. defied all efforts
to dock her and swept broadside
down the stream for more than
mile.
When the liner arrived at her
pier after her maiden voyage her
great length and a strong ebb tide
proved too strong a combination
for the fleet of willing little tugs
that urged her toward her berth.
For more than three hours the tugs
pulled and hauled at the gigantic
liner without success. Once she was
almost ready to tie up when the
tide gripped her and dragged her
out of the slip.
Ferry boats and small craft sour
ried, to safety as the leviathan
floated broadside down the river
with 20 tugs circling frantically
around. She floated mile before
the tugs got her Strengthened out
and then she returned under her
own steam. The fourth attempt to
dock the ship proved successful.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28

The combination OF q Democratic
low tariff law and q Republican
anti-graft law has brought about q
singular situation at Washington
The anti-graft law provides that NO
more shall be paid for the bunting
used in the making Of the official
flags used by the army and navy Of
the United States than the price Of
the imported material would be.
The new tariff law reduces the duty
on bunting to such an extent that
English manufacturers are offering
It at q lower price than the Ameri-
can manufacturers think they can
afford to take. Hence the singular
is presented Of an admin
Istration possibly purchasing In
England the material out of which
10 make flags for our army and
navy. The spectacle of buying Eng
fish flags for our ships and regi-
nents would be- q Joke that even
English might understand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28
FEDERALS LEAVE
SALTILLO TO REBELS

Juarez, Mexico, May ga tele-
gram was received from Gen. Filipe
Angeles by M. Perez Abreu, head OF
the constitutionalist information bu-
reau here, stating that Saltillo was
evacuated by the federals.
The garrison of Saltillo is said to
number $4,000 men, under General
Joaquin Mas. The town was be-
lieved to contain large stores of
ammunition and supplies, and If the
report of the evacuation is true, it
is probable that large quantity of
munitions of war will fall into con-
stitutionalist hands.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28
Passage Of Law May Bring ON Civil
War
ULSTER MEN PREPARE TO FIGHT
Ready to Call Out Volunteers-Ul-
ster Would Exclude Profess
tants from Operation
Of Bill

London, May 25.-In 4S hours
perhaps less, the home rule bill will
pass its third reading in the house
of commons, barring accidents, and
in due course, become law, de-
spite the opposition of the house OF
| lords, whose vote under the parlia-
ment act is limited to two successive
sessions.
There will be a long. hard fight,
however, possibly civil war, in Ire
land before a parliament is set up
in Dublin, for the Ulster men are
determined that the Protestant part
Of the province shall be excluded
from the operation of the bill and
threaten to establish provisional
government as soon as the bill
leaves the house of commons.
The eyes of England are now
turning on Ulster where attempts
have been made to assume the pro-
visional government and mobilize
the we'll armed volunteers. Arms
and ammunition have been distrib-
uted and plans have been completed
for the calling out Of the volunteers
at q moments notice. According to
the orders to the commanders of
the volunteers these steps have
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28

Sam Kimble, who is a candidate
for congress out In the Fifth district
introduces new wrinkle in his an
nouncement by pledging himself If
nominated to stand for election at
the general election in 1914 as the
Republican candidate for congress. :"
The fact that some men after hav-
ing been nominated by the Republi-
can party really became candidates
Of another party at the election per-
haps warrants the Innovation
lola Register. Well, it's because
Kimble is the kind of man who
stands hitched.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28

The Globe-Democra opines that
the years have softened Colonel
Roosevelt's disposition and that he
would now rather be known as a
map-maker than as a hell raiser. AS
the Colonel is now home and it will
probably be but a few days until we
hear from him on the matter of the
Colombia and other matters 1t
would appear that there was no
necessity for the CID to risk pro-
phecy. --Leavenworth Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28
CALL o. s. TROOPS
TO ARREST STRIKERS

Trinidad, Col, May 26.-For the
first time since they assumed con-
troll of the Colorado coal fields,
where the miners have been on
strike for months, the United States
cavalry was called out to Quell a
disturbance near Weston, a mining
camp % miles from here.
According to report furnished
the military officers, four wander
ing strikers became involved with
miners from a nearby camp, and a
fight resulted, In which rocks were
thrown and a club used by one Of
the men, who said his party was at
tackled. The soldiers turned six
men over to the peace officer at
Weston.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28
Predict LarKest wheat orop

washington. May 25,-The larg-
es. winter wheat crop IN the history
of the United States is predicted
for this year by the crop reporting
board Of the department Of agricul-
ture. "a combination Of the Iarg-
est acreage ever recorded with a
promise Of the largest yield per acre
ever recorded makes the present
condition Of winter wealth notewor-
thy" says q report made public on
the condition of the crop May /.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28
ALBANIA'S RULER
FLEES FROM INSURGENTS

Durazzo, Albania, May 25.-When
the insurgents were close upon the
town, Prince william, the princess
and their suite took refuge aboard
the Italian warship Misurata.
On the approach of the insurgents
the international commission in
control of the city went out to
hold a parley. They returned with
representatives of the insurgents
who demanded to see Prince Will
lam. The prince, accompanied by
the staff Of the Italian admiral,
then went ashore for a conference.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28

It was stated by a speaker the
other day that Carnegie told him
he had a curiosity recently to know
how much he is worth He set his
secretary to work and had a sche-
dule prepared showing the value Of
all his property on the open market
and was much surprised to find that
he was worth sS7,OOO.OOO more
than he thought he was. II the
average man should find that he
was worth 81 cents more than he
thought he was he would fall dead.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28
pFNnOsnH VICTORY

Mayor Dimmick OF Scranton. Pa,
was not known IN Pennsylvania. Hii
defeat In the senatorial contest BY
Penrose was expected. Pennsylvania
Is weak In big men in It's public life,
natural result OF 40 years Of the
Cameron. Quay. Penrose dynasty. So
Senator Penrose. unfit and unrepre-
sentative. is renominated In the
first senatorial primaries ever held
in the Keystone state. Against him
are clifford Pinchot. Progressive
candidate. and A. Mitchell Palmer.
Democratic. Congressman Palmer
Is progressive and a man OF charac-
ter and ability. Either he or Pin
chot would redeem the good name
Of Pennsylvania in the United States
senate.-Topeka Capital.
which is poor reasoning. Penrose
went before the open primary and
It is fair to presume that even II
his opponent was not 30 we'll known
as himself Penrose and his record
were known, while the Pennsylvan-
Ia papers have been filled with the
announcement OF DR.. Dimmick. Then
in this open primary among the
,olks who knew him best Penrose
received a majority OF 17b,0o0 votes
which seems to indicate that his
lome people think pretty well of his
IbiIity. The Capital Judges from
distance Of 1900 miles and its idea
hat simply because Penrose has
nemies he should be beaten, though
Republican, Is not good logic. The
act is that the bowling against Pen
ose and others whom the Progress
Ives have made the goats Of their
ampaigns 10 largely based on pre-
idice and class hatred. The good
anne OF Pennsylvania" will take
ire of itself and the indications are
lat It will elect Penrose by q big 2
ajority. His party is evidently Q
it'll him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28
CITY OF DETROIT
WILL BUILD SUBWAY

Detroit, Mich, May 22.-In &C
cordance with a resolution adopted
by the Detroit Municipal Street
Railway commission, the city will
proceed Immediately to construct a
system of city owned subway lines.
The expense will be about / mill
lion dolalrs per mile, and about
eight miles of construction are
contemplated in the first work. By
the time these are finished 1t is
likely that the city will'be ripe for
extensions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28
WOULD HAVE U. 8.
PIPE OIL TO SOUTH

Independence, May 22.-That the
United States government should
build a pipe line to carry oil from
the Mid-Continent fields to the Gulf
of Mexico, was the opinion Of oil
men at a hearing here before Cato
Sells, commissioner of Indian af-
fairs and Lieutenant ]. o. Richard
son of the navy, who are investi-
eating the feasibility Of the govern
ment transportation Of fuel oil.
Divergence of opinion appeared
when the oil men were questioned
as to the governments engaging In
the production Of oil. Much oppo-
sition to the plan was voiced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28

The most embarrassing moment Of
his career was experienced by one
Of the supreme court justices the
other evening when he addressed
crowd of banqueters down in south
ern Kansas. He was invited to talk
on 1.-THE Non-Partisan Judiciary.
He prepared an elaborate and learn
ed address and had spoken hundred
words when q loud-voiced auditor
in the rear of the room arose. MAY
/ ask q question:" he inquired.
Certainly" replied the urbane
Judge. "Well, we want to know where
you stand on this Republican scrap
between the standpatters and the
progressives. The Judge spared for
time, explaining that he was run
ming on a non-partisan ticket. Eyes,
that is all right but you are Re-
publican amt your" Certainly,
that has been my politics." replied
the Judge. Then we want to know
right now just what you think Of
Curtis and Bristow and where you
line up" Then the crowd broke in
to a laugh and the Judge realized
that he was being gridironed--but
II made the remainder Of his speech
rather marked with nervousness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28

Yesterdays 0mselio contained az
Interesting letter from reader. u
Illustrating a point Of view not often
encountered nowadays. says the I'm
poria Gazette. A man bought
team OF horses on a Sunday. and G
neighbor at once predicted that dis
aster would overtake him. The pro-
phecy was fulfilled. The team ran
away and one OF the horses was
ruined. Then q member OF the un-
righteous family died OF erysipelas.
OF course the horses wouldn't have
run away had they been bought on
Monday. and the man would have
been living and voting the Progress
sive ticket today. but for that desc
Grafton OF the Sabbath. Few people
argue that way now. but when this
department was young most Of the
graybeards talked that way. Boys
were led TO believe that Providence
was q sour-faced avenger with q
spiked club. and that all sorts OF
would be visited upon
them II they went swimming or
fishing on Sunday. In those days the
threat OF disaster was the chief
moral agent. People are wiser and
kinder now. and their outlook is
more sane. They cannot be con-
Tinced that the Almighty is con-
ItantIy looking for an excuse to
wat his creatures.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-05-28

Medicine Lodge Cresset: 1t may
be that Republican candidates for
nomination for the various places
on the Republican ticket will final
ly announce. The Wichita Beacon
indicates that there will be a can
didate for lieutenant governor that
we can support. OF course the Bea-
con is spreading it on trifle strong
but its description Of Mr.. Brewer
indicates that he is all right. We
are for him.