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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-22

On Sunday morning the Doctor
addressed a gathering in the United
Chapel and in the evening he filled
the pulpit for the regular Sunday
night services.
We were certainly glad TO have
Doctor Lamar with us again and our
only regret is that we cannot have
him even oftener. He has won many
warm friends in Berea, who will al
ways welcome him whenever he
chooses to come.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-22
j PHILoMATHEA OPEN MEETING

The philOmathea Literary Society,
composed OF young ladies Of the
Normal Department, gave an open
meeting in the upper chapel last
Saturday evening.
A very interesting program was
given as follows
Invocation The Rev. C. S. knight
Welcome Address .... President
Song The Blue and the Gold"
Zula Davis, leila Fultz
Berea 20 Years Hence. Flora Sparks
The program was concluded by a
play entitled Observation-Disclosures
with the following cast OF charac-
tiers:
Genius ..................Nora Baker
InVentreSs ,...........h ate Oiayeoi'
Sarah .............M Minnie Swack
Pharoah's Daughter. A.. Carrie Wilson
Cleopatra Anna Wagers
Cornelia ...........l Irene Elliott
Queen Elizabeth 800. Helen Weddie
Mother Bickerdick. .... leila Fultz
Saint Cecilia. .Aula DaNIo
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The Assassin's Vision
What Became Of Actors in
Play of That Tragic Night
The Assassin's Vision.

In - far M the writer knows. the
next one 10 die was Laura kecn".
whose company produced the play,
Miss K-ene was an Englishwoman by
birth and was born about 1925. She
created the role of Florence Trench
ard. and played 1t on that nemora-
bic night. six and one-half years after
the frat performance. The play had n
run of about lao consecutive perform
ances In 1859; a record at that time
which had only been exceeded by
Uncle Toms Cabin Laura keene
died at Montclair. n. j.. November l,
1873.
John Dyott. the Abel Marcott of sour
American Cousin" was an Irishman
by birth. He had been in this coun-
try twenty-four years at the time OF
his death. during which period he had
played in probably not more than q
dozen different theatres. so popular
was he. His demise occurred at New
Rochelle. y. Y. November 90. 1875.
7. c. Gourlay was the Sir Ed,rnrd
TreuChdrd and II was something OF
n novelty 10 see father and his two
daughters cast in the same play. Mr.
Gourlay was born In Edinburgh. Scot
land. In 1919, and came to the United
states In ls4s. He made n reputation
In old men characters. He died In
Brooklyn. February 10. 1885.
John L. de Boney who enacted John
Whichcr. a gardener was born in Ha-
vana. Cuba and died In this city. oct
20. 1855.
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His Vision of the Rebirth of European
Civilization, Which He Then Be.
lieved to Be Crushed Under
the Heel of Bismarck.

over his writing. which would mako
no progress, strive as he would: then
how. having come in from the little
village OF Ariccia, where he ana bis
family were living, to Rome on an
errand he had strolled into st. Peters.
and how in st. Peters he suddenly
saw in strong and clear outlines the
form for what he had 10 say. How
then. returning to the quiet Of Ariccia,
where he saw nobody and read only
the Bible. he threw to the winds all
that he had been 30 fruitlessly labor
Ing over and in the middle OF July
began Brand and how Brand"
progressed as nothing had ever pro-
crossed with him before.
The letter. one of the most intimate
and self-revealing that 1bsen ever
wrote. finishes with a word az to me
poets pension which Bjornson and
some others were trying to secure
from the Norwegian Parliament for
their earnest but unpopular fellow
craftsman
You say the Storthing must era n
my petition. Do you really believe II
will? ! have an impression that my
new work will not dispose the mem
bers moro charitably toward me: but
hang me n ] ran or will on that ac-
count suppress a single line, no matter
what these pocket edition souls think
OF II. Let me rather he a begenr nil
my life. II I cannot be myself IN
what writ~ then IN. whole ,s
nothing but lies and humbug; and Of
these our country has had enough
without giving special grants TO get
more"
When one says that the puritanical
Norwegian priest Brand. the hero OF
lbsens play Of the Same name, was
Abraham Lincoln the statement must
be taken with several grains Of salt
Certainly no man could be more un-
like our gentle. slow. humorous. wise
Lincoln than the stern foe OF compro-
mise. impaling his wife and child on
the sharp point OF his cleaning
napier OF duty.
But In the allegory against com
promise which Ibsen wrote for his
fellow countryrnen Brand holds the
place which destiny forced on our
gentle hearted President in our coun-
trys drama. As Brands mother had
refused IN marry the young scholar
| and given herself 10 an old rich man
so the United States, before the civil
war, had refused to yield herself to the
counsels Of ldealists and had formed
an alliance with the business element
IN the community. And as the young
scholar, repuIsed, Ind taken a gypsy
mistress and Gerd had been born 40
the United states in rejecting the
ideel had caused a lawless spirit TO
assert itself in the republic.
| 1t was for the sins of the mother
land that the young men who sang
with hoyish abandon We're Coming
/ Father Abraham" and for whom his
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great heart 6led, laid down ,he,,
AZ BRANDS boy had died bocaus. -
the sin or Brands mother, A r,n
coin slowly and through agony hu,,,
up his freer and nobler nation .o
brand built his larger church
Lincoln's former critics and .ro,,f,,
reJoiced over tho end OF tho Wa.
the Mayor and the Dean rejoiced over
the completion OF tho church A.
Lincoln was killed as soon AS his erna,
task was completed so was Brand
The Lincoln poem begins.
In mourning Ia stamped tho ,,n,o,rn
Tho easle. zach nations s.al
Swift packets over the sea arc h,-,.
Dispatches tho truth reveal
The cotton monarchs, mon - rar,a
In ho~ts from the land OF liz.
The branch or peace 60 ga ther. cana.
WIN single pistols crack and fam.
He 6alls-ths ono Man dies
In the lest act OF Brand" W. nav,
the sohoolmaster. md tho Sexton. ana
the Dean. rejoicing in the new sound
ing board. and the Mayor. resplsrden,
In his Rlitterins uniform, all gathere,
to do honor to Brands new church
Then later the crack OF Cords rln.
and her cry. The One greatest Mn,
art thou" Even the capitals tally
brand" finished ut white heat va.
not published until March OF lsss
when II was brought out In Copen.
hagen. But once published tn,
dramatic poem. never intended for N.
stage, took the Scandinavian world nv
storm. Four editions appeared hafor.
tho close Of tho year. II Introduced
It's unknown author to Europe. Hon
rik 1bsen. long before This Dolls
House" WIS famous man
Also ne had his modest poets pen
sion from the Norwegian Parliament,
the poets pension which with n.
growing fame was 70 make the slow
careful work OF hls prose realistic And
symbolic dramas possible. So 4. had
turned out--'he new work" the form
for which had come to him Ike
vision in ST. Peters. the new york
which hs imagined the slow go.rr
members Of the Storth!ng would no
like at ali, hut which he was deter
mined 10 write even IL II made rim
bcggar ali his life. had after al
brought him his much desired poe,
pension, and Henrik Ibson was estah
lished In life and able to be hlmsel'
In what he wrote with no uniue
anxiety as to bread and butter.
So IL would seem as ~ Lincoln b
HIS death made lhsen's real lie Do.
sible.
Fifty years ago the heart OF the Tr~a
| President had ceased 10 beat Frr-,
years ago the German Empire was
| only a dream, and Thsen was predict
ing the downfall OF European militia
! risn. Fifty years from now how wi
| it he. Bismarck or L!ncoln7 Ahaolu.
/ tism or democracy
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THE assassination OF President
Lincoln on April IA. 1865. just
nifty years ago next wednes-
day. produced series of pic
lures and designs relating to the crime
which had a wide circulation at the
time and are now sought by certain
collectors. The two pictures of this
character which are reproduced here,
THE Assass,n's Vision" and The
Temptation" are accounted as rari-
ties. The picture Of Mrs. Lincoln and
her Two sons IL from an old photo
graph.
OF the nineteen actors who took
part In the production OF our Ameri-
can Cousin" at Ford's Theatre n
Washington, at the performance OF
which Lincoln was shot, few survive,
The first TO depart was J. II. Evans,
who Played Baddecomb, a valet. He
died Mt Pithole. Pa. Dec. 6. 1865.
Maggie Gourlay. who enacted tho
minor role OF Skillet. died at Lumber
land. y. Y. Oct. 2, 1868 She was the
daughter Of T. G.. and the sister OF
Jennie Gourlay, who played with her
on that memorable even ng,
The Mrs. MountchcssirDfon In the
cast was Mrs Helen Muzzey. the
widow OF Charles Muzze,. an acto-,
who died In 1882. Mrs. MuZzey had
been on the stage many years prior 20
1895. She was especially famous for
her Characterization Of Old Fodot in
"Fanchon." She died In Washington
October IS. 1870.
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ana. died at North Adams, Mass
March %. 1918.
F.. \. Emerson. who personated
Lord Dundreurp. retired from the tho
atricai profession to enter mercantile
lie IN 1870; he Is reported to be still
living in Virginia.
Mrs j. II, Evans. who played sharpe
was the wife of j. II Evans. who died
IN 1868. She subsequently, married
Harry Spencer aad was known on the
stage Tor many years az Kate Spencer
Twenty-Five years ago she married
Charles La Grange an actor. She is
sad 60 he living in retirement
Harry Hawk. the Asa T'rcrchord. e
living comfortably al his home near
Philadelphia.
Jennie Gourlay, who in 1865 mar
RED Robert Struthers. and who In
1865 played Mary Trenchdrd. is also
living IN retirement. according to late
reports
The only member OF the company
who played In Washington on the
night Of Apr!l ~. 1865. and .s actively
ENGAGED In his profession. is william
J. Ferguson who played Lieutenant
Vernon. n. " Mr.. Ferguson has
about reached the three-score and
ton mark. hut doesn't look II BY any
means. He claims New York city as
h's residence
Mics Truman, who acted the mar, Of
.lUrVSN. .s also said 10 he living.
John T. Ford, the owner Of the the
atra, died March IL 1894, in Bait
more.
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Only "BOobs" Find Gold in Street

" TlIlLF carrying bar o, gold
w Weighing abou, two pound.
from the United states Assay
once in Wall street recently a mes
senger dropped the little package
from among other bundles he had in
his care. Upon discovering his loss
he retraced his steps quickly. but no
sign OF the gold could be found. He
was notified he would have TO make
good The policeman on duty near
tho Assay once had this to say:
1T Will he some half baked 'llot
who Wi, pick that bar up. The wise
ones OF this street will never do Il.
II they saw Il on the street they
would think Il a hoax OF some kind
and leave II severely alone These
very shreNd Wall streeters cant see
their way a quarter OF n block with
out matches In broad daylight,
Two years ago n bank -leSsenger
dropped a leather bag with no more
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or less than s73245 IN It right in 'front.'
Of ]. Z. Morgans office. corner % Wal
and Broad. Was II picked W right
away? Not for two hours. And who
picked It up? Why a bunch Of m
migrants with packs on their hacks
came up Broad street. saw tho hag.
kicked Il and then one ~ them t''or
n furt.ve look around, dared :. P. Z
Il up
He laid down his pack and -.
h!s companions. while they exam NOD
It. l happened TO hc watrhiur a.f |
aJw the bills Tacv APOLOGIZE 3D.
ioc'iy in their jargoa when took Il
from Them AMI saw by "a" 'er'.gng
on tho bag where IL belonged
Il didn't let ON how cheap I 'nt
myself had seen tho bag an your
before, but refused 10 believe = worth
while picking M Some swl'' ''r
cop. Oh"
But he was no exception r. Wan
street.
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any worse than the violent crimes
which European civilization has com
mittcd in its unjust wars OF con-
quest?
The rudy nower that yonder CLOVIS
Ana startles you with It's gloom
II oslly the graft Of our Europe-ross
In richer earth a-bloom.
You planted This scion OF your land
That reddens the soil OF the West
It's you who with your very own hand
Have bound the blood stained martyrs
bard
On Abraham Lincolns breast.
Then comes the prediction shat
Europe's present civilization will fol-
low those that have gone before. God
laid Rome's power low. but not until
Rome's vices had spread over the
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earth. Then came in the new epces
and the new religion:
Men builded anew on the old, old ground
And clean was the air for a time,
but now this later civilization was as
rotten as Rome's Mt her fail. and
carried IT'S corruption wherever II
went. But still he did not despair.
Let the civilization which had killed
Abraham Lincoln do its worst
Let the system on 20 it's ruin fare,
The sooner will vengeance its doom pro-
On uypocriny's latest day.
but the news Of Lincolns death had
awakened 1bsen effectually. He did
more than dash down a strong and
bitter poem. The idea Of his first
great poetic drama, Brand" came to
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5OTH ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLNS DEATH RECALL

him in a fash and he set 10 work 20
interpret his vision in words.
After reading the Lincoln poem and
reading brand" with the thought OF
that and OF the history of our own
country before and during the civil
war in mind 1t is almost impossible not
TO believe that the symbolism Of
Brand" was suggested by our own
struggle-that Brand. in certain
sense. was Abraham Lincoln.
In this connection the letter which
Tbsen wrote 10 his friend Bjornson be-
fore his drama or dramatic poem was
finished, telling him how II had been
conceived. Ia interesting. In II he re-
lotcs how for year. that first year.
in Italy bf fore Lincoln's death, he had
been unavaiiIngly torturing himself
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Tho oldest member Of The cast was
probably George Gaines Spear, who
was born in Boston. December 10
1910, He was the Original col. DImdS
IN The Lady Of Lyons" IN Tho United
States on the night Of April 10 1865.
he played BinncU. MIR. Speare died in
Philadelphia. July 10. 1857.
George \. Parkhurst. who created
the role OF Nr. Hobbs. in Little Lord
Fauntleroy." was. with L. Johnson,
one Of tho bailiffs Mr.. Parkhurst died
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TN the spring OF 1855. when Abra-
hon, Lincoln was aesassinated.
L Henrik 1bsen. the Norwegian
playwright, then 81 years old,
was still unsuccessful and poor.
1t surely was not for lack OF palms.
taking and steady work. The year
Of revolutions In Europe. that year Of
hopes and dreams. the year ls4s. had
set this untaught druggists appren.
tice to writing plays. and plays no had
been writing ever since. And no had
had the best inspiration which Nor
way. awakened to a vivid national
life by this spirit Of 1s4s. could give
him.
AZ manager Of Ole Bulls Norwegian
Theatre in Bergen. and later in Chris
tisnia as one Of the founders under
the leadership OF Bjornson Of the Nor
weglan Society there. he had been In
the very heart Of that revival OF Nor
wegian national spirit which had
famed up In Bjornson's national hymn
and inspired his "Synnove Solhakken."
1t had been more than Norwegian.
this new patriotism. 1t was Scan
dinavian. There young men in their
songs and speeches had celebrated
Denmark and Sweden and Norway. a
band OF brothers, one for all and all
for one.
When in November Of 1863 news
had been received in Christiania that
the King Of Denmark. defying the
German Confederation. had declared
Schleswig an integral part OF Dem
mark and that Carl King Of Sweden
and Norway stood by him. these en-
thusiastic young men OF the Nor
wegian Society had pledged each other
with toasts and sung uproarious songs
TO Scandinavian brotherhood and the
support Of Denmark.
But poetical young men were not
settling the Schleswig Holstein ques-
ton. Otto Won Bismarck was In the
saddle and Otto Won Bismarck. Prime
Minister of King William OF Prus STA.
had but one purpose. the aEgrandize-
ment OF Prussia. Already he had re-
nr.aocassors had ,,aaa coroue.t. ,or
p,us.i.
prt,r. tn aosa,o ~, p,r,,.un,,
ava -, ,ha ,,rsss n. hort Into .o,,or.,r.
- ~. Iii, n "a a., ,,i,. III,
Acct, ,h,, t,,ar y. ,,I.,h, ,.oaL.,
Aus,ria WIZ ,oa,i,, had sha -,eh, %
.ovorr In ,ho ,,,o d,,chi.s -, Schi.s
r,,o a,a uo,s,ein ivIrg h.,weor pr,.-
.,' "a nan,,a,i. ,ran.r -" $3.50 10,
,,hi, VIZ. ho -, 90. n.. ~,
pr',..tn .ha,Is o,,.at~ o,,.o, % ~,
hau,,o t., ~ ps,,,n go w. MI. ~
ST, a, ano,ia ~. ~
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Great Norwegian Dramatist, Then
Unsuccessful and Poor, Moved by
the Tragedy of America to Add
His Tribute of Song.

and beauty put new life into him. but
all 1taly's sunshine could not soften
his rage with Norway. The thought
Of her half heartedness. OF her dcser-
ton OF the Scandinavian ideal, would
not leave him. Between the new sur
roundings and the old discontents play
writing and poetry writing went
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17
GERMANS BUILD
NEW MODEL Guns

The fifteen-inch guns that are to
be mounted in pairs, in four tur-
rets, on the new German superdread-
naughts of tie Ersatz Worth class OF
ships, which are now being rushed
to completion in the great naval
yards at Danzig and Stettin, will
fire projectiles weighing 1875
pounds, which is nearly 300 pounds
more than the projectiles fired by
the fourteen-inch guns in the main
batteries Of the new American sup
erdreadnaughts New York, Texas ana!
Oklahoma. This information in in
Guided in a paragraph that appears
in the January issue Of The Coast
Artillery Journal, the service maya
zine, published at Fort Monroe, Va,
by the officers Of the coast artillery.
The ErsatzWorth and her sister
ships will each mount eight of these
huge guns which means in cold fig
ures that each OF them can fire. il
necessary in single broadside, from
either the port or starboard sides.
eight projectiles, the total weight of
which will be 13,400 pounds. The
weight Of the powder charge used in
these new shells Is 531.3 pounds. and
the initial velocity Of the projectiles
is 2,780 feet a second. The weight
Of the new German guns Is seventy
five tons.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17
Oldest Horse Is
Champion Runaway

OCONTO, Wis. His name is
Captain, but Pm calklatin' t change
it t Methusaleh," said W. H. Phil
lips, owner OF a livery stable, speak
ing of little horse which has given
him service for more than twenty
years, and which he personally knows
to be several months past SO. The
average life of horse is about
fourteen years.
Captain, little sorrel Indian
pony, is taking life easy now. He
is comfortably stabbed. carefully fed
coddled and petted. IN the spring
lie will be given free run OF large
pasture, where he can disport him
self almost as freely as did his wild
forhears.
I've sold him three times and Civ
en- him away once" said Mr.. Phil
lips, but nobody can buy him now
He has been in more than 100 run
Always, and | believe he'd run away
right now if he was given a chance
He is, perhaps, the oldest horse il
tie world, and III keep him as lcns
as he lives
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17
Supposed Dead for
20 Years; Returns

SAN DIEGO.-Rising like a spec
ire from the grave, twenty years
after he was supposed to have died
Anselmo Sosa, now a real estate
1perator Of Santa Ana has spread
CONSERVATION among his relatives and
friends in California and has in
volved item in legal complications
which may take many years to IN
tangle.
Sosa came back to life to find
Nis wife remarked and living com
fcrtably with her family at Berle-
ley. while his property in this city
is in the hands of the administrator
# the estate.
When Sosa appeared today before
John Zweck. assistant cashier of the
'uizel5' Savings bank and admin
istrator of the Sosa estate and an
oounced his identity Zweck stared
at him in amazement. you're dead
stammered Zweck You've been dead
twenty years
The Superior Court five years
ago declared that Sosa was dead,
and so far as the laws Of the state
are concerned he is as dead as he
will be million years from nov
Technically, Mrs, Sosa, now Ms.
Mary Bruce of Berkeley is a biga-
mist, and it will be necessary to
have her present marriage apnuled
before she can procure divorce
rom Sosa
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17
PLAYGROUND TO
BE ESTABLISHED

Members of the playground com
mittee of the Woman's Civic club
met at the home of the chairman,
Mrs. Cecil Clegg. last Monday after
noon and outlined plans for provid-
ing healthful recreation for boys
and girls for the vacation season.
a part of the park has been turned
over to the club for this purpose,
and the committee is now trying to
get enough material donated to meet
the demands of the children.
The playground will be open to
all children, though a girls club
has been formed for carrying on
the work Systematically. The play
erourd will be under the direction
Of Mrs. Clegg, who will be assisted
by the other members of the com
mittee.
4 young girls organization. known
as the Bloomer Brigade of the Girls
Guide, has been organized, and it
is understood that all girls between
certain ages are eligible to member
ship.
According to present plans, Mrs
Clegg will have charge of the girls
5cJwccn 10 and 16 years of age,
who will be given the full rights
to the Fairgrounds Mondays and
Thur day afternoons. Mrs Sam Sea
viii have charge of the smaller girls,
from six to ten years of age, on
Tuesday afternoons, and the same
girls will be under the direction of
Mrs. Lionel A Johnson on Friday
afternoons.
The small boys will have the
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17
| O Discuss City
Economy | onight

Members of the council, meeting
is d committee of the whole, will
lO!u q session tonight for the pur-
pose Of dvVising means for reducing
the expenses Of the city so that
the present deficit Of about $4,000
can be overcome. The various com
mittecs were authorized at last
weeks meeting to prepare esti-
mates Of this years expenses, and
these estimates viii be presented at
tonight's meeting.
At the meeting last Monday night.
Councilman Dan Callahan made It
motion that the position of chief Of
police be declared vacant, that it
should be filled by j. j. Buckley,
chief Of the fire department, VINO
should hold both positions, and that
the position Of city attorney be
abolished. There was no second to
mis- motion, but instead it was de
cided before any 1urtuer tcrIeii-
ment is authorized to know what
will be the probable expenses for
the year and to determine wherein
they can best be curtailed.
The communication from the We
mans Civic club, asking that curfew
laws be remoueled and enforced was
laid over until the next meeting.
The only objection voiced to the
request was against that part that
wanted the curfew to be rung at
10 o'clock in the summer time. 1t
was held by some of the councilmen
that inasmuch as there are no
schools in the summer, and as it
is light all night, a curfeW would
not be necessary.