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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-02-03
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Cupid's
Compound
A Valentine Story
By LANNIE HAYNES MARTIN

Copyright. 1916. by American Press AS
sociationl
ar ISIS BETTY had been the very
|" same Miss Betty, with the
H little bird cooling voice. the
faded eyes and skinny, drab
hair. when Dora Powell and Jack Ro-
gan were babies. Now that they were
twenty-five and engaged, they began
TO wonder If she had ever been young.
Just to think" Dora purred into
Jacks ear. never to have had a sweet
heart or an engagement ring orr
or" echoed Jack as his lips touch.
ed hers. dramatizing the thought be-
fore 1t could be uttered.
SO, in sheer sympathy for Miss Bet
ty, Dora sent her big box Of crys-
tallized fruits, and Jacks Valentine
day gift was a wonderful valentine
all lovers knots aud wreaths and roses
and lace paper. The boxes We're ad-
dressed In Jacks bold. masculine hand
writing. but no name was inclosed
On the morning OF the 1Ith of Feb
ruary Miss Betty woke late. The
snow was driving against her win
dows, and the first thing she thought
of was that the groceryman had prom
ised To send out a bag of bonemeal for
her chickens, and she wondered II there
was any mail. The groceryman al
ways brought Miss Betty's mail up
snowy mornings. Then she remem-
bered the talk Of the night before,
| no. no. hnI FOL nj nj Ia
the wonderful country where roses
bloomed I'm January. Through the
kitchen window she saw ON the back
porch the bonemeal and on II a big
square package.
Breakfast over, she dressed and went
outside, taking her potato knife to
cut the string on the bonemeal sack.
As she lifted the package of the sack
she saw her name, Miss Betty Gam
mon. Kingsport. o."
She dropped the chicken pan with a
clatter and ran back TO the kitchen
fire, cutting the string on the box as
she ran The two boxes fell apart,
the wooden lid slipped of of the can
dy box, and the crystallized fruits drop
pea Ill unbtI anu iuby bho"tlS W tue
kitchen floor california Fruits" the
label read. Could this have come from
- Could "he" have remembered7
She gave little 5irdlike, rapturous,
quivering cry when she opened the 9th
er package.
Beneath the beribboned and flower
bedecked page there was another with
a gilt edged scroll. and on the scroll a
verse:
The flowers shall bloom for you the whole
year through.
For you, my dear. the gentle doves shall
COO.
My heart for you Is longing all the day.
oh. come with me. my love. away. awayl
Somehow II gave her a sudden feel
ing OF haste. Of desire for action. for
motion. She slipped on a soft gray
alpaca. put on her best gray coat and
wrapped a brilliant fuchsia colored
scarf that had been given to her at
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-02-03

Christmas time about her head. 1t
went for the mail True, hers had
been brought to her, but going to the
office was time honored custom, and
besides, this was holiday.
The cold flushed her cheeks, and Joy
put a sparkle in her eyes. Some one
In a long overcoat was coming to-
ward her. Now, strange, wild i'm
pulse made her want to turn, to run.
to escape. from what she did not know.
But II was too late. Before her was
the young farm hand, now the success
full California orange grower. whom
her father had spurned.
why, it's Betty" an old, familiar
voice was saying. Nobody had called
her just plain Betty in twenty. five
years.
IL heard your talk last night" she
said as she extended her hand, "and
enjoyed 1t very much"
"And you didn't come up to speak
to me?" he chided in reproachful tones.
II did not think you would remember
me-" she said as her face flushed.
why, Betty, you had a red shawl
just like that the night we went on
the hay ride" he said Its immense
ly becoming. and your cheeks are just
as
But she interrupted him. II want
to thank you for all that
"Now, never mind about my speech"
he self consciously broke In. you
Just ought to come to California your
self and see what kind of a country
we've got out there"
In Miss Betty's heart was echoing
that ardent "Oh, come with me away,
away" and, having not a doubt as to
the sender OF the valentine, she said,
"Do you really want me to go with
you, AmosT
Now 1t suddenly struck Amos that
he did. and he wondered why he had
not thought of 1t before. So the vehe-
ment affirmative of the reply was In
proportion to the suddenness of the
impulse.
And TO this day the little lady, still
prim, shy and diffident, but smiling as
the roses in her California garden, does
not know that II was she who pro-
posed, for Amos Bailey is too gallant
a gentleman to tell her that he did not
send that precious Cupid compound.
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Resources of WYOMING.

Wyoming Is state of large resources,
whose development has only begun.
Within its 1854 square miles lie the
most extensive coal fields and the most
productive known oil fields Of the
Rocky mountain region, thousands Of
acres of irrigated and dry farming
lands and extensive areas of splendid
stock range. Moreover, some Of the
finest fishing and hunting In the Unit
ed States can be found within its Dor
ders. Although the precipitation aver
ages only twelve and one-half inches a
year, the many irrigated areas are
highly productive, and the success
which dry farming has here and there
attained seems to indicate that a still
larger area may be brought under cul.
tlvation Of that kind.-United States
Geological Survey.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-02-03
Drilling Holes In GIass.

Take a piece Of fat iron Of most any
size and drill a hole In 1t the size of
the hole you want to make I'm the
glass. says the Blacksmith and Wheel
wright. Lay the glass on the piece of
fiat iron, placing the glass so as to have
the hole in the iron directly under
where you want the hole in the glass.
Take a piece Of round iron that has
been smoothed on the end and just big
enough to fit inside Of the hole In the
fat iron. Heat the round piece Of iron
and lay 1t on the glass directly over the
hole in the fiat iron, and you will be
surprised to see how soon you have
drilled a round hole In a piece of glass.
This not only applies to round hole.
but to any hole you might wish to
make In the glass.
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An Old Valentine.

When slumber first unclouds my brain
And thoughte is free
And sense refreshed. renews her reigns.
think of thee.
When next in prayer TO God above
l bende my knee,
Then, when pray for those I love.
l pray for thee.
And when the duties Of the day
Demand OF me
To rise and journey on life's way
work for thee.
Or II. perchance, l sing some lay.
Whate'er II be.
All that the idle verses say
They say of thee.
For II an eye whose liquid light
Cleans like the sea
They sing. or tresses brown and bright.
They sing OF thee.
And n a wearie mood. or sad,
Possesses me
One thought can all times make me glad
The thought OF thee.
And when once more upon my bed,
Full YEARLY,
In sweet repose I lay my head.
dream OF thee.
In short. one only wish have
To live for thee.
Or gladly. n one pang 'twould save
I'D die for thee.
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SPREAD SUNSHINE
Like All Habits CheerfuIness May
Be Developed.
Why FRET ABOUT THINGS7

A. This Time Of the Year. When Sun
shine 10 Scarce, the Effect Of Cheer
In . Homo Reaches Farther Than
We Resiirs-Why Fret About Small
Things, Anyway
BE sunny" has grown TO be some
thing OF a catchword. but II Is a pretty
good all round motto for every day OF
life as well. The cook may have gone
AWAY In a temper on the very day OF
your dinner party-its a way cooks
have-or the dressmaker may have
failed TO send home your new frock in
time for Mrs. So-and-so's reception, but
frowns and tears and grumbling will
not help matters In either case.
IL may be that the world contains
other cooks. or even that the same one
may be induced 10 return in time to
save the day. And II not, why not
pitch right IN and do the best you can
yourself with the best grace you can
muster? IL your dinner does not turn
out quite as you would like just make
a Joke OF the whole affair and let your
guests laugh with you. Bless you, they.
too, have troubles OF their own. and
they will relish almost any sort OF a
repast that Is served with laughter
sauce
And ms for the dress that did not
come. why, since you must do without
II In any event, just do without 1t
checrfuly. You have other frocks, pos
sibly, and II you Turkish one OF them
up bit and wear II with your lightest
heart and your gladdest smile people
will simply wonder why they never
knew before how pretty you are and
how tastefully you dress. That is, the
people who count for anything. And as
for the others. who cares about what
they think, anyway
There are recipes by the score for
Graduating wrinkles and keeping
crows feet at bay. but cheerful mind
discounts oil OF them. II isn't easy to
be cheerful when things go wrong, you
grumpy. does III Then. in the express
sive slang Of the day, forget It,"
Cheerfulness is a habit, Just as much
as worrying-only II is good deal
pleasanter for yourself and everybody
else. Get the habit. then. and the first
thing you know the worries will have
taken flight They cannot stand sun.
shine. In n cheerful atmosphere they
find themselves so distinctly "out OF
II" that they prefer TO make themselves
scarce. Therefore be cheerful. IL may
cost you something ut first. but II will
pay In the end.
How TO manage III Look out instead
OF In. You are not the only human
creature who has troubles. Every wo.
man has them-and most men-so you
cannot lay claim TO exclusiveness along
this line. but the world is a pretty
good world on the whole, and you viii
enjoy II more than you do now when
you begin 10 look out on II with un-
clouded eyes.
Leave the house or the Office or the
/ schoolrom behind you once In while
and take n breathing spell out in the
open. And when you do go out, do not
always go shopping. Don't bother with
bargain days unless you really want
something that you can't buy any other
time. And even at the bargain counter
be sunny. II may seem difficult. but It
isn't nearly as difficult as II seems II
you only start trying It,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-02-03
Cara of Eliza

A file should be treated the same as
any other fine tool. One would never
think Of throwing a steel square or
straightedge into drawer among 9th
er tools. and yet many files are treated
In this way, with the result that cor
ners are dulled, teeth are broken on
and the file may be broken. Dipping
files In sulphuric acid and water will
sharpen up dull files little. The acid
eats off somo OF the steel and leaves
the teeth sharper. This, however, does
not last long. 1t Is better to have the
old files recut.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-02-03
Removing Rusted-in Screws.

Occasionally 1t is necessary to re-
move screws and cap screws that have
rusted so much that they will twist OF
before coming out In cases of this
kind 1t is best to take little time and
heat the head OF the screw by holding
against 1t a hot iron which may be
heated in an open fire or by the appli-
cation of a blow torch. This will In
practically every case loosen the screw
so that II can be removed.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-02-03
As a Weapon.

THE late o. Henry" said maya
zine editor, "was always doing and
saying the unexpected thing. That was
the secret of his charm. Mr.. Porter
to give him his right name-was once
prevailed ON by my wife to address a
mothers meeting In Brooklyn. His ad-
dress, a brilliant one. began with the
announcement:
"'Few women know the full value OF
q latiron.'"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-02-03
Lathe Center Lubricant.

White lead and sperm oil mixed to-
gether, with just enough graphite to
give 1t a dark color, make a good lubri-
cant for lathe centers. This grease
can be kept in tin box and oil added
when necessary to keep II from be-
coming too thick.-Popular Mechanics
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chiseI Driven by Compressed Air.

A compressed air concern Is putting
out a chisel and pneumatic hammer
contrivance which is said to peel from
$50 TO 200 ties per day and to reduce
the cost per tie from to cents. says
Popular Mechanics. A vertical single
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Paste For Scrap Books.

Take one-half teaspoonful Of starch,
same OF -four. pour on a little boiling
water. let II stand a minute. add more
water. stir and cook II until thick. II
spreads smooth. sticks well and will
not mold or discolor paper.
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for operating the new tool

LUZ opcidlius Tic hcW tooL
Time was when an expert peeler
commanded a price Of cents per tie.
This at first may not seem like a pro-
hibitive amount, but 1t may easily run
into thousands Of dollars, as may be
seen when 1t is considered that the
average double track system requires
upward of 5000 ties per mile. At 8
cents per tie the old fashioned Ak
wielders would get $500 for each mile.
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Questions Answered

BEREA, FRIEND WORKING STUDENTS Berea College with
its affiliated schools not making institution requires
but thousands dollars
eft OF its students giving highest advantages
ing far possible for students every
OUR SCHOOL is LIKE A FAMILY with
@ the character and reputation OF the people Our students
from the families improve
For who may be sick the College provides doctor and without
except parents live in College buildings and
many assist in work of boarding hail. farm and shops receiving
training and getting according the value their
in winter is expected that all will have part
their Write the Secretary employ
PERSONAL EXPENSES clothing laundry, postage books ETC.
with different people Berea
Is the best but students must attend classes regardless
and Undertaking. umbrellas
THE COOPERATIVE STORE furnishes articles
Uniforms, umbrellas and other articles
LIVING EXPENSES really cost The College Ak, N
rent for the nae buildings enog
cleaning repairs fuel lights and washinr Of
bedding and towels For table board without
week. the fall WINTER for furnished ROOM With nsI
lights washing Of bedding, 40 TO 60 person.
SCHOOL FEES two First DOLLAR DEPOSIT" guarantees
o return OF room key library books etc. This paid but
is returned when the student departs.
Second INCIDENTAL FEE" help expenses of
ohoo buildings hospital library etc. students nothing
ion service Of teachersa free gif The
Incidental Fee for Foundation and term;
in Academy and Normal $500 and 800
PAYMENT MUST BE IN ADVANCE and room rent
BY the term board by the are as follows
WINTER
Incidental Fee ....................s 500 $500 500
Room Observation-Disclosures. 600
Board weeks 900 600
Amount due Jan. s, 1916. $1,000 1920 saaao
Board 6 wks, due Feb. 49, 1915 900
Total for term ...............s29Oo .ss2o .ssa 20
above s s so s"s and % @UsS that
opened January Hurry Rooms nearly all taken
Don't unless is engaged by dollar
Secretary,
MARSHALL E. VAUGHN, Berea, XIV
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FOR SALE

RATEs--One cent word a dnyt no al
taken for less than CSC for first fnser-
ttom. Cash must accompany order.
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PERSONAL

j CURE syphilis with newly discov-
cred herb medicine. If fail 1t will cost
nothing. Address Fitzgerald. Athens
,renn 10-14-1at
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ONE CENT A WORD
FOR SALE

RATES-One cent a word n dnys no I'd.
taken for less than 25c for first fnser-
ton. Cash must acc0mDnny order.
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FOUND
FOR EXCHANGE

WANTED-To exchange for vacant prop
erty, a 5-passenger automobile in good
condition and newly painted, or would
consider horses or mule in trade. Rob-
ert ProwelI 313 N. Goth st. 1o-2S-St
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AUTOMOBILES

RATES-One cent word n days ad
taken for less than 25c for first fnser-
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.ODAkS

MAI. Aims - +. ". Bromberg. Birming-
ham. Developed free. velox prints.
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NEW and second hand tires and vul-
canizing. Brophy & Hall, 300 S. goth
st. Telephone Main S27S. 10-5-30t
FOR SALE-Cheap light 2-passenger
Hupmobile, in excellent condition;
terms. Thomas Thompson, Main soil.
1904 Or
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AUTOS anticipated ike new. S. NJ
Bernheim Co., 2023 1st ave. Main $751;
1O-5-3ot
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Last December Germany had more than
10,O0O, 900 cows and more than 700 900 beef
cattle Of all kinds
Williams news., 1916-07-06

arrested, and the whole party marched to the hotel at Ocean Springs, where the landlord was great ly surprised to learn the true nature of the detectives mission.
 The prisoners were taken to Dallas, Texas, by a roundabout route, and so quietly that that city was reached be- fore the story of the arrest had be- come public. The cause for this se- crecy was that Nos. 2 and 3 had been located in Dallas, and it was essential to arrest these before the story of the capture became known to. them and put them on guard. Dallas. was reached at night, and on the follow ing morning Jim Arnold, the chief of police for that city, together with my self, arrested the other two accom- plices.
 All waived preliminary hearings and were committed to jail to await the action of the grand jury, which convened a month or six weeks later. In the meantime three of the defend ants succeeded in obtaining bonds and were released from jail.
 After his arrest No. was taken i'll, and he died about month later. Nos. 1 and 2 fled the country almost immediately they were released on bonds, No. 1 going to Mexico and No. 2 to London, Ontario, Canada When the cases were called for trial, there fore, only No. 4, the agent, appeared, having remained the whole time in jail. The trial was accordingly post poned pending the arrest of Nos. 1 be done over again.
 Upon receipt of instructions to this effect from the Missouri-Pacif1c rail. way I detailed Herbert and Bailey, another of my assistants, to locate and arrest No. 1 in Mexico, which they succeeded in doing after much hard work.
 ing No. 2. I discovered his location in London after some effort, and wis., ited the place, seeing the fugitive without being seen by him. No. 2 had surrounded himself with mum Der of sympathizing friends, many ot whom were, like himself, fugitiyes from justice, and among them he felt safe.
 The extradition treaty then in force between Great Britain and the United States, known as the Ashburton and Webster treaty, had been passed about the middle of the century. It permit ted the extradition of fugitives charg ed with the following offenses: Mur
Williams news., 1916-07-06

connected with the commercial wire of the Western Union Telegraph com pany, and there was telegraph of flee in one of the rooms of the cottage from which the conspirators could find out all that was passing over the wires of the Western Union company.
 The cottage was surrounded early in the morning, after a reconnaissance had showed that all the inmates were asleep. While Herbert and the deputy covered the rear, the sheriff and went to the front door and rapped for admission. The window shutters were pushed open and the inmates, peer ing out, discovered that they were trapped.
 Open the door or we shall force it!" shouted Sheriff Clark.
 After little parleying the front door was opened. This was a double door, and only one-half of 1t was opened, and then, very suddenly, No. 1's brother-in-law, a very tall individ- ual, appeared with a double-barreled shotgun in his hands. Before he had time to raise the weapon to a shoot ing position, however, he found him. self covered by two double-barreled shotguns, and dropped his own promptly on the command. The sher- if took possession of him and start ed into the cottage. No. l appeared at his door, a pistol in his hand, and was promptly arrested.
 Where is the agent?" I asked.
 'In the room across the hall," re- piled the other, sullenly. I rapped and, being refused admission, burst the door open, where I found No. 4 partly dressed. He and his wife were
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FOUND HIMSELF COVERED TWO DoUsLERARRELEo SHOT.
 
GUNS.

der, felonious assault with intent to murder, arson, rape, forgery, uttering of forged paper and perjury.
 After I had seen No. in London, I telegraphed by wire code to ex-Gov. John c. Brown, the general solicitor for the Gould railroads. through Vice President Hoxie, who had commis- stoned me to procure the fugitive's arrest. Ex-Governor Brown had a national reputation as a lawyer, and, being convinced that No. could not be extradited under the treaty, he wired back by code, instructing me to induce the exile to accompany me across the border, either into Michi- gan or into New York state, where he could be held for extradition to Texas.
 Needless to say, this would have been an impossible feat, the fugitive being well acquainted with the man who had aided in his arrest. Further more, I soon discovered that, if I at- tempted to induce No. to accom- pany me across the border, for the purpose of arresting him without legal authority, I would be liable to prose cution for Kidnapping, and might be sent to prison for a term of from two to seven years. Seeing the impossi- bility of carrying out his instructions, I took counsePs opinion upon the sub ject from a young barrister named Mcbride. After detailing the case to the young man, I asked him what crime the men had committed under Canadian law. Mcbride at once in formed me that they were all guilty of forgery, and of having uttered and published forged paper.
 "Sxpposing these men had fled from
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nor of Mississippi had to go to Jack son, Miss, where the agent for the state of Texas had to appear in per son to receive the papers.
 I had myself appointed as the agent for the state of Texas. Taking a night train to New Orleans, in due course I obtained the papers, and then proceeded to Canton, Miss, which was the county seat for Ocean Springs. I there found Sheriff Clark who, in the requisition papers, was instructed to render me, as agent for Texas, all the assistance which I needed. Accompanied by the sheriff and deputy, returned to Ocean Springs, stepping off the train at a station about five miles distant, be- cause I had been informed that No. 1's brother-in-law visited the depot at Ocean Springs every night to see who had arrived. We three, taking roundabout route, met Herbert at a point agreed upon, near the cottage.
 Before leaving upon my mission had instructed Herbert to go to Ocean Springs in the guise of an in- valid, and there to make No. Is ac- quaintance. Herbert represented him. self as a sufferer from chronic rheu- matism, and soon met No. 1, who in- vited him to visit the cottage and to take @ sail on the bay in a yacht which he kept anchored in front of the property. Herbert accepted the invitation, and was introduced to the wife of Dillard, and a good-looking young woman who passed under an assumed name, but was subsequently discovered to be the wife of the miss ing agent (No. 4).
 The yacht, which the party boarded for short sail, was of about twenty tons burden. and managed by a little man some five and thirty years of age. Herbert was not introduced to this man by his host, and thought lit- tie about him, imagining him to be the sailing master, since he was al- ways in uniform. However, upon re- ceipt of Herbert's letter containing a description of this man, I was satis- fed that the sailing master was none other than the agent, No. 4, himself.
 The confederate had left little to chance, for not only was the yacht ready to take them at any time out side the three-mile limit, but they had rigged up wire-tapping arrangement consisting of two thin copper wires, hidden among the thick foliage, and running from the cottage to the Lou isville and Nashville railroad. These wires, as was discovered later, were