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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24

terrific SHOWS and freezing temperature
of Russia in midwinter, there was no
hope. especially when his Grand Army
was weakened by disease and dissipa-
ton, and when the mighty. undaunted
courage of the Car was making ready
to burst upon him, regardless of pre-
v!ous defeat.
The retreat was ordered. For more
than a week Napoleon was seen by his
men, not mounted on charger and
riding hither and yon, encouraging,
inspiring. directing his troops; but
sunk back in carriage, disprted.
moody, silent. AS the regiments
marched past the battlefield of Boro-
| dino they shuddered TO see thereon
groups and heaps Of corpses still I'M
buried.
Couriers arrived day after day to in
form the Emperor that outlying de-
tachments of his army We're being
| harassed, even Nanqulshed, by Russians
| In one place or another. To Ney was
assigned the place of honor and dan
| ger in the rear of the retreating forces,
| To guard them and prevent them from
being overwhelmed by a fast following
| enemy.
The relentless Russian winter sud
| denly set in one memorable night.
| Men and horses died in their tracks
| Quantities of loot We're dumped from
| baggage trains into the roads, into
ponds and small lakes. One of Ma
poleon's greatest trophies was the i'm
mense cross of Ivan the, Great, which
| could only be obtained by demolishing
| the tower 1t surmounted Napoleon
| had intended it to adorn the dome OF
| the Invalides. in his beloved France;
| it was engulfed in the waters OF Lake
| Semlewo.
BY the time the retreating army ar
rived at Smolensk it resembled moth
| ing so much as a pack Of ravenous
wolves in human form. The garrison
| which Napoleon had left to guard
| Smolensk when he had pushed on to
| Moscow shut the fortified doors in the
| face OF the mol until discipline had
been restored, when the half-famished,
half-froZen troops We're admitted.
This crisis seems to have done more
| than anything else to restore NapO-
Icons vigor and energy. He took com
| mand again in earnest: destroyed sup
ply wagons, gathered stragslers into
regiments, even abandoned guns Every
once in a while as an army toiled On
in its retreat the ground was shaken by
a terrific eXplosion-the ammunition
wagons were being blown up in order
that men and horses could move for
ward more rapidly. The Grand Army
| must needs eXtriCate itself, even by
! throwing its powder to the winds OF
high heaven. At times the Emperor
had his headquarters In wretched
howell minus doors or windows, wherein
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24

TN the year 1911, at the age of AZ. the
Emperor Napoleon found himself
i al ,ur summit of his power. His
VII governed Europe as no other
had governed it since the time Of
Char.ema-u" or that of the Caesars.
Within bus empire were included Bel
GUM il..Hnd. northwestern Germany.
Italy westward II the Apennines, and
extensive 'arritories about the head of
the Adr.J,U Sea. The Kingdom of Italy
acknoN .'d-'d him as its sovereign, the
Confederation Of the Rhine bowed be-
!ore him aS It's Protector, and Dem
mark and Russia We're numbered among
his allies.
Notwithstanding this outward strength
there was Weakness below the surface
He had thrown his armies into cam
palgn after campaign, the carnage Of
winch ali KILLED off thousands upon
thousand, Of his best soldiers. And
N order 90 M up the ranks thus de-
pleted forced mere boys to enlist.
Furthermore the wealth of his empire
hdd n"ru lJrgcly drained by heavy
'aNes ,'..'i 90 supply the enormous
sums 81 money needed to support his
armies aud administer such widespread
government, as we'll as To pay for the
costly ana magnificent buildings and
other pi..'. works which he was con-
sant} Undertaking.
Ihru .' lad put out of power and
pace multitude of princes and mobiles
Wa" '.l poo, His enemies. Lastly. but
I'I I'p- Ir important as any other rea-
son Ter Oh. rowing weakness below his
outward -'udcur, was the fact that
Napoleon had divorced his wife, 10.
'phin" and married Maria Louisa
Ni'hdu'.'rs II Austria. Himself OF a
'""N 'u'-.uu family, he believed that
"Nrn Die ..'d the colossal structure he
nHd 'a-." would not be recognized by
Eui"r'H" lH"narcJs unless he left an
"'lI d. ing royal blood. lie had
SAM" I..".r and position unequalled
~ lHr N.'.L Yet one thing remained
10 ionn. dynasty which should per
pe'u"'' a name and his achievements
30 ne 't.' aside Josephine and welded
Maria louisa. and To them "A little sor
was 0.'. who was given the title
King of lumr.
Now comes a Transformation scene II
'he To. NJ This man Napoleon, VIII,
without thought Of suffering fathers
ana h"iuug mothers could hurl tel
houN"l. ms II other fathers to GER
am ''a u battle merely to enlarge
his power
me If.i'lor loved his own little sol
WIN ..-slun as strong as ever h
NSP"''' .u warfare. When they me
ne We. AXE the child in his arm
ana t" with him regardless of an.
""'I ".'N"uing. Frequently the KIM
+" h"'N. was brought to him while h
was i1sting, and Napoleon woul
."'a .id on his knee, dip n finge
~ ''' 'I'c and let him suck 1t and dau
ms with II. OF course such be
nay would bring protest from tn
'"''' N"rncss, Nine. de Montesquie,
al S'oldng the Emperor woul
""- anly, while the little SON. en-
"y'I- 'a" noisy game to the utmos
"uu'N % mand that 1t be repeated.
II .0yth.ng the Emperor at time
'' Z" be as childish as his bo,
VIZ Or relates that when the Kin
~ 'n" was only four months old hi
'"'H' would put his three cornered h,
Tiny head at which the infar
N"..'V would cry: then the Emper,
WON'T eNclaim:
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22

their natural lives-and that goes for
Tam o. ShAnter. too.
Thanksgiving eve Phelps was Jog.
ging home from Momence. II was
raining. But the curtains OF the bug
Ky kept out the rain. there was a plump
turkey and all the "fixins" for a boun.
tiful dinner slowed away under the
seat, and the sorrel mare Betsy knew
every road for miles around. SO Jim
let the mare chose her own way and
gait-he should worry.
But bark! and likewise hist! As the
buggy topped the grade of the Chica.
20 a Eastern Illinois railroad tracks
the shrek OF locomotive came
through the fog Farmer Jim reused
himself in a twinkhng. snatched the
whip. and cut Betsy across the TANKS.
The mare leaped forward. bringing the
buggy squarely on the tracks. There
was crash and splinters OF the buggy
few In every direction. Betsy also
few. but apparently unframed
But Farmer Jlm-what OF himi
Well. when he came out OF a daze he
found himself clinglng to the COW.
catcher Of the speeding locomotive.
He yelled for help and chung on. The
engineer couldn't hear him above the
roar OF the train. So Phelps rode ten
miles to the next stop at Sollitt. Then
he tottered down. The station crew
saw him and called q physician But
Jim had only a few bruises.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
RAT TIES UP SEVERAL TRAINS
Rodent Eats on Insulation OF Signal
Wire Causing the Circuit to
Ground.

Wilmington. Del.--Three express
trains and four fast freights on the
Pennsylvania railroad were held up at
Moore's Station. between this city and
Philadelphia. by rat. Trafnc on the
fourtrack system was most effective
ly blocked for 30 minutes by the ro-
dent. which had eaten on the insula
tion Of a signal wire, causing II to
ground and thereby put the entire sig
nal system out OF commission.
The engineer OF an express train dis.
covered the trouble when the signal
at Moore's Station gave him a clear
track when he knew another train was
but a short distance ahead OF him. lie
stopped his train and then the other
signals at the place started to act
queeriy. An employe from a nearby
tower was notified. traced the wires
to the station. and. after the platform
had been torn up. discovered the dam
aged wire and evidence that the rat
had gnawed away the insulation for
FIVE inches. He made repairs quickly.
but In the meantime trains continued
to arrive and had to stop till all was
clear.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
ABOUT EFFICIENCY.

Temperance work today is very pras-
teal ~ compared with the sentimen-
tai exhortations Of yesterday. In
these days when efficiency 10 30 gen.
eral a watchword In the world OF busi-
ness and labor. We ara finding not 20
directly that . man II q knave who
drinks TO excess. or even at all. -
that he 10 q fool. A runner who ties
q weight about his leg IL no greater
Ounce than the workingman or the
merchant who puts a dram Of liquor
into his digestion or his brain. II IL
capable OF proof by figures and dis-
grams that the drinker OF even an 90
casional glass Of wine or beer or
whisky Injuries the WORK Of both his
hands and his mind. while the habi-
tusl drinker sews up his mental and
manual machinery permanently. This
= the gospel OF the new Temperance
movement - Almonts (CanAda) Go
sstts.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
CAT HOBO FRIEND
Of RAILROAD MEN
Arriving in California on Brake
Beam Decides to Settle
Down.
Halls FROM DENVER
Train Crews Tell OF Seeing Him at
Various Points Along the Line Dur.
ino Last Two Yeso-wss Born In
Boz Car.

San Diego, Cal-Tom. hobo cat. box
car tourist, sensational high Jumper
and allround well-known railroad
character, has made his headquarters
at the Santa Fe ID street freight house
for the last four months. He Is to be
seen almost any time. sometimes sleep
ing on a bale OF cotton and sometimes
outside on a favorite box car brake
beam.
Little Ia known about Tom except
that he appeared here four months
ago when a freight train pulled In
from Santa Ana. lie crawled out from
the brake rods In true hobo style.
shook the dust from his furry coat
and strolled into the warehouse. where
he has made his home ever since.
Caboose crews tell of seeing him
At various points along the line dur.
ing the last two years. and II Ia said
that he came originally from Denver.
where he was born In n box car OF
the Denver and Rio Grande.
Charles Webster. employed at the
freight house. makes Tom his special
care. although all the other employees
there vie with him for the favor OF the
hobo cat. But Webster Is the only
one from whom Tom will accept food.
Webster buys FISH from n Ash house
across the street and keeps the cat
supplied with plenty OF food all the
time. The cat scornfully refuses all
proffers Of food from anyone else.
Tom can jump from the ground to
the top OF boz car. He demonstrates
this remarkable feat OF agility sew.
eral times a day. whenever the notion
strikes him to take the sun He will
fight a buzz saw. and no dog ever
made him run. according to the rail.
road men.
His friends In the freight house
watch every outgoing train lest Tom
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
WORKING or WEBB LAW.

Talking recently with q deputy
sheriff In Portland. Maine. whose spe-
ciai duty Il Is to look after illegal
liquor sellers and their accomplices.
Mrs. stevens. National w. c. T. u.
president. asked him how the Webb
law was working He quickly replied.
That Is the thing which has broken
their hearts, and broken their backs.-
We went" says Mrs. Stevens. TO
the rooms In the county courthouse
where the contraband liquor Ia stored
awaiting legal proceedings. II II then
either emptied into the sewer. or dis
posed of In some other legal way.
The deputy said. Some surprise has
been expressed TO see 90 much liquor
In Portland. but all there IL In these
three rooms would not be suficient
TO stock one licensed saloon In Boz
ton. New York. or Chicago. He fur
Their said. But for the Webb Law We
could not have touched any OF the
stun in the large room. and very lit
tie OF what 10 IN tho other two
rooms
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
"DEATH-PR00F" MAN UNHURT
emerpss From a Crash With RufNsd
Halr-ones Fell One Hundred
and Seventy Feet.

Kansas City. Mo- 4. Trout.
known among his friends as the man
who can't be killed" the other day
was sorted out from a pile OF wood
and scrap iron that had constituted a
motorcycle and a buggy and found
once more to have narrowly escaped
certain death" Trout was precipitat-
ed among the scraps by a collision.
He was found TO have sustained q
skinned knuckle. His hair was
mussed up.
Five years ago Trout fell 10 feet
from the top OF an ONCE building
upon which he was working. crashed
through a skylight at the bottom OF
the light court and landed on his feet
on the smooth tiles OF the ground
floor. He was IN 0 hospital q few
days with bruises. sbrasions and
sprains.
About a year ago Trout was somer-
saulted over q fence into a cabbage
patch when his motorcycle collided
with a cat. At that time his left arm
was fractured. The cat was killed.
Trout has advertised his business
by using as delivery wagon a two
wheeled top buggy hitched to a mo-
torcycls. His latest mishap resulted
when this contrivance ran into the
curbing at rs miles an hour. Trout
was arrested recently for driving his
motorcycle so miles an hour with his
nve-year-old son on the handiebars.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
TRAIN HITS A BUGGY;
MAN ON C6WCATCHER
inn Phelps, Farmer, Lands on
Engine Pilot and Travels Ten
Miles to Next Stop.

Momence. Ill.-Jim Phelps, q farmer
living i've miles from this city. knows
somewhat Of the history OF his coun.
try. He knows that way back yonder
q fellow by the name OF Paul Revere
had a bit OF an exciting ride Assem-.
bling the reception committee for the
Britishers. And he has heard say and
read that quite a spell later an Irish.
man. Phil Sheridan. had a little jog of
q few miles just to get into a ruction.
Yes. Farmer Jim knows about these
events. but II either Revere or Sheri.
dan ever had such ride as he himself
had on Thanksgiving eve he's willing
to bet they were satisfied the rest OF
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
HE WAS TOO TIRED TO LIVE
LATEST Man In the Country Dies; Was
In Bed for Fifteen
Years.

Jerseyville, Ill.-After fifteen years
of complete rest. during which time
he refused to get out of bed on any
account, even to get his meals or be
shaved. John Muncray. the most tired
farmer In Illinois, died at the county
home here. Muncray was seventy
years old, but since his retirement
tifty-five the physicians attending him
could find no trace Of physical dis
ability to explain his utter lazinees.
He died. apparently. because he was
weary OF breathing.
Soon after his arrival at the county
farm fifteen years ago Muncray was
set to work doing chores about the
barns OF the institution. He yswned
continually and groaned occasionally.
The men who worked near him used
70 say that for his age he was about
as agile at ducking work as anyone
they had ever encountered.
Finally, one blustery March day
Muncray lay right down next to come
work he was doing and refused to get
up. Physicians we're called and he
was put to bed, but examination
showed that there was nothing the
matter with him. He. however. pro
tested that he was Ill beyond words
and refused to get out Of bed. He lay
contentedly until summer. rolled over
during the fall and lay fiat on his back
the following winter: ditto the next
four seasons and ditto the next four.
teen years.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
FACTOR IN ACCIDENTS.

During the last few years q number
Of very startling accidents have been
clearly traceable to mistakes OF per
sons using intoxicants. In most cases
this fact In suppressed, since. II known.
the responsibility would center on
some individual and become the basis
for damage suits. DIT. 7. ID. Crothers
of Hartford, Conn, who has made .
study of aicohol's connection with re-
cent disasters. gives some OF his md
inss In investigating the causes OF
railroad and steamship casualties. fac
tory explosions. fires. automobile 40
cidents and the like. We quote:
Laboratory studies and the asser'
tons OF the most competent experts
testify to the fact that no appreciable
dose OF alcohol 10 safe to the human
body To many men this seems .
very extravasant claim and seemingly
contradicted by experience. when ap-
parent good work h done by persons
who use spirits. The laboratory shows
that the action OF spirits IL that OF
an anesthetic on the senses and In
this way the integrity Of the brain 10
impaired and the evidences Of the
outer world through the senses are de-
ranged. lowered and les~ened The
laboratory shows that reasoning under
these conditions Is very apt TO be
faulty. II lacks In rapidity and accu.
racy Conclusions are reached on In
secure basis and judgment OF events
lacks clearnees Laboratory studies
show a cell and motor arrangement
and loss OF control. which may be
slight at first. but later increased. The
ordinary caution seems to be dmin-
ished and persons act recklessly. and
both say and do things which later
ars proved to be faulty. There 10 .
species OF egotism which follows the
anesthesia from spirits that IL very
misleading and dangerous"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
Risks TAKEN ~ MODERATE
ORINkeR

Two surgeons stood over a man who
Was near death from taking an anaes-
thetic-so near that both believed he
would never pull through. They did
heroic work to save him. and for
some time Il seemed their efforts
would be In vain. Lies current ebbed
and flowed and sometimes seemed TO
cease entirely. So tense were the mo-
ments that the sweat stood on their
foreheads. At last there was a faint
slimmer Of hope. and when Il was
seen that death for q time had been
beaten. one OF the doctors. q leader
In his profession In this county. stood
up and said: The longer I practice
medicine. the more clearly I see that
the use OF alcohol 10 hurtful to the
human body" The man had not been
. drunkard. He had been what 10
called q moderate drinker" WHISKY
had put him In condition that made
the anaesthetic . poison to him.-Ex-
change.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
POLAR BEAR ATE ESKIMO BOY
Arctic Explorer Returns With a Grew.
some Story From the Far
North.

New York-Dillon Wallace. the
Arctic explorer. tells Of visiting an
Eskimo village called Nartartuk.
where he found the natives astir over
a recent tragedy. An elderly man
visiting the village with his sixteen
year-old son woke up one morning to
find q big polar bear standing over
the halfeaten body Of his son.
The Eskimos attacked the bear and
killed II. When its body was eIam-
ined It was found to be much ema-
ciated. It's attack on the boy created
great surprise. as no one could re-
member OF polar bear being driven.
even by hunger. to kill human
being.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
BEAR VISITS A CITY
AND IS CAPTURED
Before Being Caught the Animal
Finds and Oevours a Box
OF PIums.

Wallace, Idaho.-.A bear. more hun.
cry than wise apparently. strolied into
Wallace at night and for an hour or
two there was considerable excite
ment until the animal was finally
lassoed and made a prisoner. Bruin
was first noticed crossing the railroad
tracks opposite the baseball park.
Becoming frightened at the headlight
OF an engine, he crossed the river.
crawled over the retaining wall.
passed through the library park and
walked through the Kelly flats. finally
entering the woodshed OF John Ma.
honey. where he devoured box OF
plums
BY this time word had been circu.
lated that Bruin was In town and
searching parties were organized. For
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
cARNGoIG's PRACTICE.

Well. you know glasses are used
both over and under the nose. ! a.
ways use mine over" Tho special
guest at Philadelphia banquet some
years ago. Andrew Carnegie. touched
no wine the whole evening. Naturally
this aroused considerable curiosity
among those present and at length one
venturcd to ask the famous millionaire
n he were an sbstainer Mr.. Caspssis
TSpltod a. quoted. showing that his
sotion on this occasion IVES but pase
OF his constant praotics Of sts1ee -
DONnoe prtneipleA
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22

more than an hour there was no sight
OF the animal. although the town was
secured by the searching parties Of
men and small boys, all anxious and
willing for combat
Finally the bear was sighted In the
rear OF the blacksmith shop at Fifth
and Pine streets. He was lassoed and
after some persuasion with a pick
handle was led to the rear Of the
Metropolitan lodging house. where he
was given quarters for the night.
During the excitement several per-
sons unknowingly walked into the
furry Quadruped and then there was
the usual scurry to give him plenty
OF room
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
shaksspsare,a Mama.

1t has often been a puzzle to stu.
dents OF Shakespeare why his name IL
spelled In SO many different ways.
shakespeare himself Is said to have
signed his name on different occasions
Shakespeare" and Shakespeare" and
learned disquisitions have been writ.
ten to prove which is the proper spell
ting. None perhaps was more amusing
than the weather" reason given In
1851 by Albert Smith. who averred
that he had found II In the Harleian
manuscript II was as follows:
How dyd Shakespeare spell hys name,
70 weatherrs maybe ye change. We sage.
So write Il as ye please.
When ye some shone he maybe hys A;
When wette he took hys E'es-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
No Whiskey Advertisements
No Immodest News Itemsl
THE MAN WITH ONE TALENT.

The roam mare stopped. painting
nervously after her plunge through
the muddy slough at the roadside,
and the doctor hitched himself
round on the buggy seat for a word
with the men. They were substan-
tial farmers Of the neighborhood,
thriftily improving slack time by
repairing the highway at the towns
charge; and they turned bronzed
smiling faces toward the buggy and
ats occupant.
We'll have better road the next
time you're through doc" said Hux-
ley Ames. That old culvert's been
a nuisance for years-it wasn't built
right, and il let all the water settle
on the left side here"
We've got an expert on the con-
crete work." Andrew Fowler put in,
with a wink at the doctor and a
nod toward a man who was bent
over the mixing-trough. Joe knows
all about that, tell you. We've
been telling him he ought to take
big contract somewhere. pick out
a good wife, and settle down."
"A man ought to make use Of
such talents as the Lords given
him." Joe Murch drawled. lifting
sweating, unshaven face. That
there'll bear a little more gravel,
boys"
The boys" chuckled. The sound
Of their outlaws followed the doctor
TO the first turn in the road. No
doubt il was some fresh joke on
Joe Murch, the doctor unused, as he
recalled the limp swing Of the mans
long arms, and his pale. Ox-like eyes,
Joe had not an intellect Of the first
order, and every one was inclined
to'make sport Of him.
An hour later, in the poorest cot
tage on Oak Hill, faded woman met
the doctor.
He was took bad little after
midnight" she said. as she quieted
her. sobs with an effort. "Of course
! knew what you told me, but
didn't think it'd come so soon. Mr..
Murch down here's been awful good.
Seems as il he happened in the very
nights l couldn't keep an eye open
minute longer. don't know what
should have done if he hadn't; there
wasn't anybody else who was will
liz to take the trouble.
Il heard him praying with John
two or three times. after I'd laid
down. John asked i'm TO last night,
and he was just as quiet as could be
after that couldn't help thinkin'
OF baby gOin' quietly TO sleep. Tn
sure don't know when there's been
prayer said in our house before"
As the roam mare logged slowly
down the stony hill. the doctor was
thoughtful. Andrew Fowler might
lead in prayer" at the next mid
week meeting, but there had not
been q prayer in that neglected
home on Oak Hill for years until
Joe Murch's illiterate sentences had
borne John Folsom's dying wishes
TO the Fathers listening ear. And
in the belief that they did so. John
Folsom had fallen asleep. like q
tired child in its mothers arms
Youths Companion.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
One on GInter.

Jesse Carmichael was walking down
town In New York with his friend.
Bob Ginter. Bob was pufins indus
triously on q fat, dark cigar and had
succeeded In consuming about half Of
II. causing the covering to curl up
With the heat.
What In thunder Are you smok-
ing!" asked Carmichael.
"A fine cigar" replied Ginter.
"Oh." said Carmichael sadly. Il
thought II was an umbrella
lar Magazine.