The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-11-19
OUR OPPORTUNITIES
By Sherman Chasteen,
Disputanta, Ky.

Disputanta, Ky.
IL is time that I'VE people OF tne
commonwealth of Kentucky were
beginning to open our eyes to some
Of the opportunities that are being
offered 10 us free. There is a lou
of us especially in the mountains
Of Kentucky who have not as yet
been awakened to those things
most of us are ready to go crazy
over politics and patent medlcihe'
7 believe we ought to be enthuslas-
tic enough TO elect good men TO
our public Offices but I do not be-
lieve we ought TO get carried away
so far that we neglect other things
which are Of equal Importance. Inc
State Board of Health is making
great effort to save people from
diving from preventable diseases
snch as consumption and typhoid
The State Board of Health provides
Local Registrars in each voting pre-
cinct whose duty it is to report all
births and deaths. If any person
thinks that they might be infected
with any disease they ought to go TO
the Local Registrar who will free
of charge furnish them with a
container in which can be
sent by mail a specimen of the DIS
charge from the throat and lungs,
This will be examined free and II
thew should be infected and are in
the first stage they can be treated
under the supervision of the state
Board for little expense and very
often cured, thereby saving Other
members of the family from infec-
ton.
Next the U. $. Government II
ready to help the farmers along al
lines of Agriculture, stock and frui
growing.
The U. S. Government pays
Farm Demonstration" to come a
the farmers call and help him II
many ways, but very few farmer
ppreciate this. II farmer had
hole in his pocket and should Zee
a dime slip down his leg and hea
il fall, he would stop at once an
pick it up but he will let his BAR
ward manure wash away during tn
summer time and do other thing
that are as wasteful.
The U. S. Government and Stat
Department of Agriculture hav
hundreds of free bulletins on an
subject which would be very helpfl
TO the farmers and they are anxiou
TO send out those bulletins and W
suggest they take advantage OF thos
things.
Prof. Smith Of Richmond Stal
Normal, who has a fruit farm nes
Conway Ky, offered to give enoue
fruit trees to set an acre arouI
each school house in Rockcast
County if the district would furnls
the ground. There was not scho
in the County applied for the tree
Now the offer has been withdraw
and the opportunity lost.
Next the State stands ready
put a dollar on our public higl
ways every time we put up doll
either by taxation or private don
ton. Now if we are not caref
this proposition will be Withdraw
before we take advantage of it.
Next is the rural schools. Coun
high schools and State Norm
schools are standing with on
stretched arms pleading for peor
10 come and be educated free, ST
children are growing up in igno
ance. II is not very uncommon
find a young man or woman w
can not sign their name legibly.
Last. but not least are the churc
es. Christian Associations and chur
workers are pleading for people
give their hearts TO God, yet
great number Of people are going
in their sins neglecting this all II
portant matter. ! hope we "
al begin TO think about these thin
and not let all the good things
cape our notice while our min