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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-05

Slate Lick.--The weather and the
roads continue bad at this writing.
Gay Lunsford says the cross tie
business is very good. He bought
one thousand last week.
Mr.. Chas. Edster is slowly improv-
ing.
II. j. Parks is some better.
The wife Of Mr.. Tom Croucher
continues poorly.
Mrs. Nettie Wyatt aud son, Her.
bert, visited her father, Mr.. Chas
Edster, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Parks visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Parks last
Sunday; also Mrs. Ada Galway.
Mr.. T.. n. Mccormick is with home
folks for few days.
Mrs Chas. McCOrd of Paris is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. +. N. McCor-
mick, at Slate Lick.
Mrs. Ada Galway returned to her
home at Paris last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. June Fowler Of Be-
rea visited their mother, Mrs. Emma
Mccormick last week.
Farewell TO February with her
sleet and snow and welcome March
with her wind and weather.
Coyle
Coyie; Feb. 2S.-Mr. and Mrs. Arch
Murray were shopping in Richmond
Saturday.
Miss Fairy Chasteen and sister
and Mr.. Eden Baker were the
guests of the Misses Lula and Grace
Simpson last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Todd are the
proud parents Of big girl. Hell
name is Virginia. Also, born tC
Mr.. and Mrs. Jase Hudson ten
pound boy.
Miss Bessie Powell who has beer
visiting her parents Of this place
returned to Illinois where she will
be for awhile.
Mi@and Mrs. Willie RhOgers CAV,
the young folks a dance last Satur.
day night.
Miss Oney Todd is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Arch Murray, at thi
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. C. Rice spent Fri
day with Mrs. Lenah Murray.
Mr.. Earl Todd, who is in school a
Berea, visited home folks Sunda.
and Monday.
Nettye Powell, who has been Wis
iting in Richmond, has returne'
home.
Mrs. Will Todd is very sick at thi
writing.
Mr.. Jesse Simpson has returned !
Illinois, where he will work the res
Of the year.
The school at Speedwell is pro
crossing nicely with fourteen at
PENDANTS.
Mr.. Edo Young has bought Lin
coin Lambs property and is going
sell goods. We wish him niue
success.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-05

go to Berea Hospital to take a
course in nursing. We congratulate
Miss Baker on her good determi-
nation.
Mrs. VIM. Jones is very sick.
Jessie, the little daughter of Mrs.
Riddel, is sick with pneumonia.
Jack and Eliza Lunsford accom-
panied their father to Sand Gap
Saturday where he filled ms ap-
pointment at the Christian Church.
Carl Lunsford sold his farm to
Jet Ashcraft and has moved to his
fathers farm, purchased few
weeks ago from Joe Gatliff.
ID. w. Stone, Field Worker for
Kentucky Christian Bible School
Assoc iation, of GraysOn, KY, is ex-
pected at this place Monday night
to give a lecture on Bible school
work.
Mrs. Sara Lunsford is sick with
rheumatism.
Much success to The Citizen.
Silver Greek
Silver Greek, March 2.-Winter
still continues and the roads are
the worst they have been for years
Mr.. and Mrs. jim Bratcher, who
have been sick for the past two
weeks, are slowly improving.
Miss Mable Johnson entertained
quite a number of her friends al
her home last Saturday night. All
report fine time.
Mrs. Bob Harris and two children
spent last Saturday with her moth
er and father, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Davis.
Mr.. Forest DOwden and Mr.. Car
Mcclure spent Sunday with ALFRED
and Poy Gadd.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnson anC
three children spent last Sunda!
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Davis.
Miss Brownie Kellie is visiting hel
Aunt, Mrs. Jim Bratcher.
Next Saturday and Sunday ar,
regular church days at Silve
Greek.
Kingston
Kingston, March Mrs. Ell
Stivers is very sick at this writing
Miss Fairy Settle of Big Hill is Wis
iting her friends and relatives a
this place this week.
Mabel and Leila Flannery an
Suda Powell, who are in school
Berea, spent a few days with thel
parents at this place.
Mr.. IRVINE Maupin Of Lafollett
Tenn, is spending a few weeks wit
a his mother, Mrs. Julia Winburn.
Q Mr.. Russell Doty made bushes
trip to Berea Saturday.
e Miss Jessie Young spent Frids
: with her sister, Lydia, who is
i school at Richmond.
Mr.. John Powell has bought u
o Baldwin property on East Main s.
: Richmond, KY, for $500 and wi
move to il some time this month.
8 Miss Mamie Morris, who has bee
n visiting relatives in Nicholasvil
,. for some time. returned home Sa
: urday.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Letcher Warren
Richmond is spending this WEE
e with the latter's parents, Mr.. al
: Mrs. Hiram Marcum.
: Mr.. Lee Peters sold team
horses to James Murray for $500.
r, Miss Ora Flannery is progressiI
!, nicely with her school, having goo
:. attendance regardless Of the b
weather. Honor roll for month
0. February is as follows: 9Th grad
Rhoda +. Todd, Elizabeth w. Fla
ID merry, Mitchell Bell Todd; 7th graC
n. John Marcum, Ollie b. Murray, Lyd
Mae Todd. Leona Webb and Ann
w. Terrill; lth grade, Villa
Thomas Eager and Louise GitmOI
End grade, Tommie Christopher TIE
70 piIl
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-05
The Mamma Altar.

Jexes are never as funny In the
morning as they are at 100 the night
before. --Toedo Blade.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-05
ststs Amends Insurance Gil.

The Glenn FIRE Insurance bill.
giving to the state rating board
the power to supervise FIRE insur.
ancs rates and contracts. and to
employ experts to determine the fair
ness Of these contracts and rates.
passed the senate by . vote OF ~ TO
IS. II previously had passed the house
A. amended the bill does not give the
rating board the right to nx nat rates
The bill provides for q levy OF one per
cent on the premiums collected from
are Insurance In this state to pay the
salaries OF the experts. II will raise
. revenue Of $4,000. II 10 said. The
regulation OF mutual employees liabii
~ Insurance companies and sivins
insurance commissioner the right
TO investigate all complaints Alsd
against life insurance companies are
provided In two measures introduced
by Senator Coburn.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-05

One Of the interesting measures now
before the legislature 10 that Of Rep
rssentativs Stone. Of Crittendea coun.
". unitins passenger fare aboard rail.
road trains in Kentucky to cents Q
nile A substitute. Increasing the
naxinum rate to ~ cents q mile and
providing for universal mileage books
vas offered. and ordered printed.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-05
Many Passes for soIons.

Many Passes for soions.
That hundreds OF passes have been
given to members Of the legislature
during the session Of the legislature
was testified to before the house probe
committee. Robert Fleming. Of the
Louisville 4 Nashville railroad. and
Garrett Wall. OF the c. 4 o. railway.
testified that they had given so many
passss to the members that they could
act estimate the number They we're
ordered to produce the stubs Of the
,sss books Representative Guthrie
Cohs. chairman Of the COMMITTEES.
stated that steps will be taken to make
public the number Of passes given.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-05

riots and disturbances which are the
outcome of acute feeling against the
municipal taxes. Barricades have
been thrown up in the streets, and
there are prospects of serious strife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23

over here in favor of the amendment
and Is minutes against it.
MR.. FITZGERALD. Mr.. Chairman,
I ask unanimous consent that the time
for debate on this amendment close
in one hour 25 minutes to be con-
trolled by the gentleman from I'LL
nois (Mr. Tavenner) and s5 minutes
by myself.
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. Tavenner) is rec
ognized for 20 minutes.
MR.. MADDEN. I was going to ask
the gentleman the reason for asking
1925, 900 when we already have in ex-
istence an appropriation for S225,QOO
which is not being used?
MR.. TAVENNER. That is an en-
tirely different proposition. One is
for the manufacture of field-artillery
equipment in the form of gun car
riages and this other appertains Who'll
" to ammunition. AS l say, IL ap-
pears in this letter from Gen. Crozier
that the capacity of the arsenal is
81, $4,000 and the army appropriation
bill for this year provides in one par
agraph for 100000 worth OF ammu-
milton, but in the fertilization bill and
the army bill together it amounts to
more than s5.OOO,OO0; and the einend-
ment have offered does not limit this
plant to the manufacture of field-ar-
tillery ammunition, but to the manu-
fact:.re of any kind of ammunition.
TIE army bill this year, for the first
time in the history of the government,
requires complete arsenal manufac-
ture. This amendment was put in
there over the protest of Gen. Crozier.
He did not want the bill to provide for
complete government manufacture,
and he went to the committee and ar
gued against 1t, and after the bill
went to the senate he followed it over
there and asked that he be left free
to buy some of his ammunition from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23
FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE
AS SHOWN BY THE OFFICIAL RECORDS

private manufacturers. AS REGARDS
Gen. Crozier, l do not want to be I'M
fair to him. l do not say that he ob-
tanned this money dishonesty, but l
do say this. that all of the time he mas
been chief of ordnance he has been
awarding these three firms / mention
ed contracts running into millions
and millions of dollars, and paying
these firms from 20 to go per cent
more than the ammunition would cost
to manufacture It in the government
arsenals; and what l complain about
is that he should have had any trans
actions whatever with the company
he is dealing with. I claim 1t Is his
duty to protect wholly the interests of
the government In dealing with these
concerns, and he should have no part
nerships with these concerns, wheth-
er it is on this particular transaction
or on some other transaction.
MR.. FALCONER. The gentleman
stands on the statement that the gov
eminent can manufacture that much
cheaper than our officials have been
paying for the ammunition?
MR.. TAVENNER. Gen. CroSier
himself practically admits he can save
80 per cent to the government by hav-
ing 1t manufactured in the arsenals as
compared with prices by outside man
ufacturers.
MR.. FALCONER. just want to OBJ
serve this, that IL the gentleman's
statement be true, this congress GER
tainly has some work to do, and it is
Il a. low ~
statement is not true, we ought to
know it
MR.. TAVENNER. / wish congress
to get the exact truth; and 1 would
like to see a congressional
investigation. will tell you,
gentlemen, General Crozier takes
this attitude, that the manu-
factprers are very patriotic, and we
ought to give them contracts in time
of peace SO that we may depend upon
them for their patriotic cooperation
in the emergency of war. but, gentle
men. when war with Spain was immt
nent, those three concerns got togeth-
er and refused to manufacture a single
piece of armor plate unless the gov
eminent should agree to pay 500
ton more than the price which had
been determined upon by congress, af-
ter an investigation, to be fair
price; but at the same time these pa
triots were selling to Russia, for s249
a ton the identical character of armor
plate for which they were charging
this government S616 a ton. CAP
plause.) The only other point, l pre-
sumo, the Appropriations committee
would make is that General Crozier
has not recommended the equipping
of these two fine stone buildings with
the necessary machinery to enable the
government to manufacture ammuni
ton now being purchased from the
Continued on Page Seven)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23
THE wATBRWoRKs MENACE

Probably the people Of Rock Island
in general do not realize as fully as
The Argus does the actual peril aris-
ing from the condition OF the Snow
pump now In use at the waterworks.
This assertion IS not made to precipi-
tate a panic. but TO the end that there
shall be no unnecessary delay in max
ing some provision for the relief OF the
present equipment, at least for emery
ency purposes.
This is a repetition OF what The
Argus said on the same subject year
ago and again six weeks ago, when II
called attention to the fact that the
present pumping equipment is likely
to collapse at almost any moment.
The Argus has not only called atten-
ton through its columns to these con-
didons, but II has taken the matter up
personally with the commissioner of
public property and suggested that fl
might be advisable TO put the old
emergency pump in shape 70 give such
service as IL might give in case of
need.
The pump now In service was bought
seven years ago and has been in con-
ttnuous operation since. Competent
engineers say that II has given longer
continuous service than might have
been expected OF II and the wonder is
that II is still supplying the city with
water.
IL may be recalled that when this
equipment was purchased seven years
ago The Argus questioned the advis-
ability Of the investment. feeling that
IL was not exactly what the city needed
and that the price paid for IL was
hardly justified There are those who
say the same kind OF a pump can be
bought now for about half the figure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23
HE HAS DONE WHAT HE
COULD.

Congressman Clyde II. Tavenner is
not seeking reelection by misrepresent-
ing or belittIing opposing candidates.
He is not that kind OF a man. He has
done what he could. He is standing on
his record, and that record OF fidelity
to the people, of faithfulness TO duty
every hour, to the neglect of himself
and HIS campaign, will compare very
favorably with that OF any first term
representative that this district has
ever sent to Washington.
There has never been minute when
he was not In touch with the people.
No subject has been too great to en-
list his energies; none too small TO
have his prompt and careful attention.
No man has WORKED harder to serve
his constituents. his district and the
country than has Clyde II. Tavenner'
during the time he has been In con-
gress.
And he has done things. He has
fought for the rights OF the people the
laborer, the farmer, and the business
man, and the whole people OF his dis
trict, irrespective OF politics. No one
who has made a claim upon him has
been ignored
Has clyde Tavenner made an accept
able and a successful congressman?
Ask any laboring man. Ask the aver
age farmer. Ask any old soldier. Ask
the average business or professional
man who has kept track of his acts.
Ask those who have the welfare OF this
district at heart No fairminded man
win deny that he has been an accept
able and successful congressman NO
fairminded man will deny him the
credit that is due him.
He has done what he could. and the
people will attest their appreciation
when the opportunity comes to them,
Nov. 3.
The people are not unappreciative.
They are not ungrateful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23
|EALTH:TALK'
Brady,M.D.
She's a Very Tickle Lady.

A reader writes he has been a mod
crate smoker for thirty years and his
stomach is bothering him lately. He
desires to know whether this can be
the effect of nicotine.
At the outset let us warn him that
he should make a determined effort TO
stop smoking before he gets the habit.
II it seems impossible for him to give
up the pipe he might try a better
brand of tobacco.
Good tobacco contains 4 per cent
of nicotine. That is, a pound of to-
bacco would represent over half an
ounce of nicotine.
Nicotine Not the Poison.
Nicotine is a colorless, oily liquid
with a burning, caustic taste and a
stogie-like, penetrating, between-the-
acts odor II is very soluble I'm alcohol,
as one unfortunate learned by absent
ly stirring his cordial with his cigar.
When cautiously administered in min
ute doses of less than drop nicotine
causes nsusea-a wretched feeling IL
is too, they say-dizziness, widening
of the pupils, faintness. cold clammy
perspiration, slowing and weakening
of the pulse, and finally, when the out
look seems indeed sombre, there is
gradual recovery with a firm resolve
to indulge no more.
Recent extensive tests made by DIR.
Bush of the Vermont University phys
iology department, have demonstrated
that tobacco smoke contains practi-
cally no nicotine. but rather the oxi-
dation products of the burning tobac-
co, among them pyridine, not quite so
poisonous as nicotine. and carbonic-
monoxide, a gas which is poisonous
in any quantity. DIR. Bush proved by
thousands of tests on students that
tobacco directly decreasej mental ef-
ficiency from 2 to % per cent. Seaver,
director of Yale, showed
some years ago that smoking reduced
endurance TO an equal ex-
tent and Immediately after a smoke.
Common Symptoms of Tobaccoisn1.
Excessive blood pressure, nervous
tremor, incapacity TO concentrate at
tention upon ones work for a reason
able period, palpitation and beating
pains over the region of the heart, in
and failure of vision are COM
monty observed in heavy smokers. |
Smokers sore throat. sometimes ema- |
citation. and possibly cancer of the lips |
Or tongue may be attributed to tobac- |
coism.
All physicians agree that tobacco |
Is invariably deleterious to the i'm ]
mature brain and body. No person I'M
der twenty-five should be permitted |
10 smoke After that age my lady
Nicotine awaits the youth in all her
Turing deceftfulness IL he cares To won
ier.
To put an appropriate conclusion to
The story It may be mentioned that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23
THE STUDENTS EDITION.

Rock Island never has been more
thoroughly "combed'' for news than
II was yesterday by the students oil
the Rock Island high school, acting
as reporters for The Argus in cor-peti-
ton with the Moline stud snts who
were performing in like capacity for
the Dispatch. They worked system
atIcaIIy. conscientioTsdy and with en-
thusiasin, and tie results were lar
beyond the fo-dest expectations. the
result cannot fail to be beneficial to
every student who, either directly or
Indirectly, took part in the novel en-
tsrprise.
Ten students did the actual report
ing and writing. though scores of 9th
ers gave tips" which were invaluable
in the days work. The result was
hat competing newspapers in the
same field did not score single
scoop" worthy of the name, while the
student reporters registered dozen
OF them. The Argus regular staff is
free 70 confess that II could not have
covered the field so thoroughly.
The 10 students whose names ap-
peared at the top of their stories, I'M
instructor in English, started on their
work after the close of school Wednes-
day, taking care of the late afternoon
ana evening assignments and accom-
Fishing their task in the same period
that the regular staff OF the evening
newspapers is given. They kept a
steady stream of copy" on the way
to the linotypes and the last OF It was
in by o'clock, the regular closing
time, and the press started promptly
at the regular hour. O'Clock.
For the most part the copy was
printed exactly as IL was written by
the students All the editing was done
by Mr.. Robb and Miss Jennie Stur-
geon, head OF the English department
at the high school. under whose direc-
tiOn the stories OF the students who
did not operate typewriters were re-
written by members OF the class in
at the school. Having all
copy typewritten was OF material as
in composition. In no case
was any effort made TO change the
wording to conform 10 newspaper
style, none OF those engaged in the /
in fact, having had any /
experience. tThe stories /
were passed upon by The Argus edi- |
torial stan only to verify names and /
facts as far as possible and TO ascer-
tain the features to be used in the |
heads, for 4: was obviously out of the /
question for the students to prepare
headings Everything submitted was
printed except n few stories crowded
tut at the last moment for want OF
pace. There was no advance drilling
II the amateur reporters either in
heir field work or In the writing end,
he work they turned out thus consti-
uting fair test OF their natural abil-
" and their training IN the use OF
English.
The Argus feels that the enterprise
vas an unqualified success. no matter
which school wins the cup. and IT ex-
ends congratulations to the student
eporters and to all the students, to
he teachers of English and TO all the
MEMBERS OF the high school faculty
or the showing made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23

Republican campaign orators never
did give their hearers credit for know
ing a great deal This explains their
present efforts TO pound in the wholly
Incompatible assertions that the tariff
cut the revenues 50 as to make a war
tax necessary and that no tax would
have been necessary anyway had 1t
not been for extravagant expenditures.
They do not attempt to reconcile
these two statements. but the stump
speakers are handing them out indis-
criminately as IT appears they viii be
most effective.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23

nicotine was the first poison to be re-
covered by chemical analysis of the
organs of the victim of a homicide.
Questions and Answers.
E. J. writes: "Will you kindly
mention some of the symptoms of
chronic Bright's disease?
Reply.
Failure of strength, dyspepsia, pale
color, puffiness of eyelids at times,
scanty urinary secretion. These oc-
cur in younger persons. In the Bright's
disease of older persons the symptoms
are those of arterio-sclerosis and
weak heart-sleeplessnes excessive
urinary secretion, general lassitude,
headaches, poor appetite, failing Wis
in. shortness of breath, tendency of
chronic bronchitis. The urinalysis de-
termines whether Brights disease is
present.
T. f. NJ. asks: What general. ad-
vice can you give for a man who has
suffered one stroke of paralysis? 1
mean, how can he postpone a second
hemorrhage of the brain?
Reply
II 1t is a case of cerebral apoplexy
lowed. He must subsist on a very
light diet, never eat meat at all, and
never eat to satisfaction. He must
scrupulously avoid alcohol in every
form, and tobacco, and tea and coffee.
Buttermilk. milk, fruits, nuts and veg.
etables, sugar, bread and butter, ce-
reals, and rarely some egg or fish are
the best diet He must keep his bow
al Ill
have daily warm baths-not hot or
cold. He must avoid all muscular ex-
ertion. He should have his blood
pressure measured once a week, and
guage his general conduct accord
ingly.
A. w. writes: A young man pro-
poses marriage, but the young lady
postpones her answer for a month. |
The young mans father died of paresis |
In an asylum. He has a sister who has !
been considered peculiar. Can you
advise whether such a marriage would |
be likely TO be happy?
Reply.
Not on the facts. you state. Write |
the Eugenics Laboratory, Cold Spring /
New York, for free expert ad- |
vice.
Desperate asks: What do you
think of aetna as a remedy for deaf
ness?
Reply.
1t is without value.
Baker inquiries: Is glucose harmful
10 eat?
Reply.
No. 1t is much used in making cheap
;andy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23
| |,

MIR. FITZGER-
AID. Mr.. Chair
man. / want to as
certain whether
we can not fix some
time for debate.
MR.. MADDEN.
/ reserve the right
to object, unless
the gentleman
cares to answer
my question.
MR.. TAVEN-
NER. Surely /
VIII answer tne
gentleman's ques-
ton.
MR.. .FITZGER-
AID. Let us see
If we can not fix
on time for de-
bate.
MR.. MANN. We
want z minutes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23

The call for contributions of jam,
which is made by certain British war
relief societies backed by press, may
lead strangers to believe that Thomas
Atkins Is the most pampered OF fight
Ing men But this is not true, since
the hard Egyptian campaign OF 1884
proved that jam is not a luxury, but
necessary preventative of scuryy.
Millions or pounds OF jam were con-
sumed by the British troops in the
Boer war, and the army in France has
been kept well supplied with Il In the
present campaign,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-23

The pump. even now. with an expendt
ture of a couple of thousands of dol
lars might be put in shape for emery
ency use.
OF course the mistakes of seven
years ago cannot be undone and some
practical plan must be adopted to re-
lieve the present emergency. This
emergency has existed for months and
It IS sheer luck that we have not been
brought TO a stern realization Of It
before this.