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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
TEMPERANCE
A@NOteSa
Conducted by the National woman..
LOCAL OPTION.

Mr.. J. r. Newell OF Portland. Ore.
has illustrated the local option policy
by comparison with the levee sys-
TEN OF the Mississippi. He says:
when the country was first settled
the planters looked upon the floods as
necessary evil. Then ohe here and
there began to build levees around his
plantation. This proved highly profit
able and the practice spread. Piece
by piece was reclaimed aud the low
lands made habitable. But ms the
number OF levees Increased IL was no
ticed that the difficulty Of maintain
ing them Increased also. The floods.
restricted In area, grew In height. The
expense OF protection became so great
that many could not afford Il. and be-
came discouraged. II was found nee
essary to abandon the local systems
ana Join In large districts comprising
all the territory lying naturally to-
gether. BY this plan a few large
levces kept up by all the people of the
district are sufficient to afford protec-
ton even from extraordinary floods
ana the difficulty and expense Of main
tenance are greatly reduced.
THE local option system has worked
wei for time. but It has proved In
sufficient. AS the reclaimed district
increases In extent, the pressure
against the bikes becomes more severe.
The liquor power, as its territory is
reduced In area, becomes more de-
termined In Its efforts to regain the
lost ground, for Its leaders reuilze
that their dominion everywhere is
threatened by successful revolt any
where. Our safety lies In going for
ward. II we stop we shall lose all we
have gained"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
WHICH ARE your

"VHERE are two kinds Of people on
earth today.
Just two kinds Of people. no more
u I say.
Not the sinner and saint. for II.
well understood
That the good are half bad and the bad
are half good.
Not the rich and the poor. for to count q
mans wealth
You must know the state Of his conscience
and health.
Not the humble and proud. for In iifs's
Who puts on vain airs IL not counted q
man.
Not the happy and sad. for the swift ny.
ing years
Bring each man his laughter and each
man his tears.
No: the two kinds Of people on earth that
/ mean
Are the people who lift and the people
who lean.
Wherever you 20 you will md the worlds
Are always divided in Just these two
classes.
And. oddly enough. you will find. too.
ween,
There is only one litter to twenty who
lean
In which class are your Are you easing
the load
OF overtaxed nfters who toll down the
road.
Or are you leaner who lets others bear
Your portion OF abor and worry and care?
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
AMERICAS FIRST DUTY.

The greatest need In America TODAY
Is the formation Of new national
mind. the construction OF a new M.
uonal conscience and a reformation
that viii bring about n new nation-a
nation with a firmer purpose. a clearer
vision and a complete understanding
of the words patriotism and Ameri-
canlsn.
To bring this condition about, the
first problem to be solved Is the lIQuor
problem. and the Liquor problems only
solution Is wiping II entirely and I'M
equivocally on the map. To accom-
plish the coming OF the "New Ameri-
en-" every saloon beneath the stars and
stripes must be closed.
The great political parties have
failed to respond to this call, for they
do not want the responsibility, and the
time has come for the American people
to disregard political parties and rise
up In great army and with all their
strength solve the question themselves.
Americas danger Is not from with
out Il is from within. Whatever crisis
the United States Is facing or will face
Is coming. or will come. from Internal
causes. II Is the American people who
have their own problem to settle. their
own future to decide. And the first
step in this settlement and decision is
the elimination Of the saloon.-Ex-GOv-
ernor Patterson Of Tennessee.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
THE MOUNTAINS


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his largest beDefactions 10 his alma
mater, Oberlin College, Oberlin, O
He then set apart a large sum for
hospitals and schools in foreign
lands, and the last part Of his estate
was divided between the American
Missionary Association and Berea
College.
This property, however, was not
To be turned over TO the benefici-
aries for fifteen years, as he wished
10 keep the control Of the Aluminium
Company in the hands of his friend,
Mr.. Davis, President of the Company.
SO that the real benefits of this
Request will not come to Berea in
the present administration. There
will be, however, some income be-
ginning next fall.
AS a result Of these things Berea
will have $4,000 more to spend next
year provided the donations for cur
rent expenses continue as is hoped.
It's expenditures for current ex-
penses are $4,000. With these new
resources the Trustees propose TO
extend the work Of the Institution
in five ways: first they will get
enough buildings so that each of the
five departments, College, Normal
School, Vocational School, Acad-
envy and Foundation School will
have its own campus and be like
separate institution while sharing
in the benefits Of the whole; next.
there will be number of added in
structors; third, the support Of the
workers will be somewhat increased,
especially in the case of married
teachers with children; fourth, there
will be a notable increase OF the
help which can be afforded to prom
ising students of limited means
the mountains. espec ial-
|y the children of preachers and
students Of particular promise who
may be picked out by the County
and finally, there
will be an increase Of the extension
service to spread some Of Berea's
benefits among the people who can
never come to school themselves.
The members of the Executive
recently in session with |
he President were the Rev. William
:. Barton. ID. D., Of Chicago a gradu-
tie of the class Of 1885, John r.
rogers of New York, a graduate of
he class Of 1874, the Rev. A. E.
Thomson, d. D.. Of Lincoln Ridge,
md Prof. f. A. Lyman Of Ypsilanti,
dich.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29

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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
Hitting ct the Dali.

Jim used to play In IS. His game
was fairly good-could putt approach
and cut the bali. was steady with his
wood. Then Jim read all the golfers
books, absorbed each written line and
found his game was going bad. He
played in 80. Kind friends essayed to
help Jim out-instructed what to do.
He followed all their kindly tips-and
played In o.. And then he cut out the
ores-just practiced day and day. with
different clubs s-hitting at the ball
where'er It lay. So Jim now finds an
so Is no trick TO play at all II he prac-
tees plain hitting-just plain hitting
at the ball" Think II over. golfers
Golfers Magazine.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
What He Missed.

There's no use talking about II. when
you get the public TO the point where
1t understands one kind Of art you
ought to lead 1t by easy stages to the
next higher variety. Don't spring It all
at once on them. A few days ago We
said TO friend OF ours
saw you going over 10 the Art mu-
scum yesterday. How did you like II ?"
"oh, the pictures We're pretty good"
be answered. but there weren't any
Jokes under them."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
POLITICIANS FoRsAKe LIQUOR.

Not many years ago II was fire.
Quent comment. rarely contradicted.
that the man who championed the
prohibition cause was committing po-
litical suicide. Today, so great has
been the change In the sentiment Of
voting public that a man In public
life dares not admit an alliance with
the brewery combine or the distillery
trust, realizing full well that II he were
to do so he would antagonize the de-
cent element In his constituency and
arouse suspicion even among those
who have no strong moral convictions
on the prohibition Question.-The
Union Signal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29

workers. We are
told that tn e
stream are
dwindling just as
the time when the
banks should over
n W. Doubtless
there are many
reasons for this,
but one principal
reason. I am sure,
Is the fact that 20
little is said about
the attractions OF
Christian work.
we are con-
stantly Informed
that ministers as
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
DEFICIT IN PEORIA.

The whisky manufacturing town OF
Peoria. ILL.,. is reported as showing a
deficit In the treasury. a heavy tai
rate, a large police court docket. many
arrests. big business at the city prison.
and an actual decrease In bank clear
ings. Quite contrast with dry Rock
ford, In the same state.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
CAUSE FOR woNpERMENr.

We were just wondering how an In
telligent citizen could vote to continue
the liquor traffic and then look little
child In the face.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29

Mrs.. Nuliwed (telephoning the coal
man)-Send US q ton at once. please,
and be sure. sir. that II II good and
fresh.-Puck.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
THE WIND.
SERVANT Of the Lord. I walt,
Attentive to his will.
Al his behest I range the
y plain.
The valley and the hill.
THE WIND.

stir the ocean In its sleep;
churn the curdling foam
And lift the pillows from the deep
And bear the wild bird home
] pluck the old man by the beard.
toy with maiden's hair.
rock the young birds In their nests
i drive away dull care.
! sing through forests old and dank
And whisper In the ear
or crouching marmots In their sleep
And start the tim'rous deer.
] make a music midst the leaves
music soft and low
And fill the air with minstrelsy
As when the pipers blow.
John 8. Vaughan
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29

One Of its moons circles Mars every
seven hours.
A mule makes no headway while he
= kicking; neither does . man.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
5th Door Berea's Preparatory Academy Course

This the straight road TO Coege-best training
Science Languages History preparatory subjects Tn
Academy Bereas largest department
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
9Th Door-Berea Colege

This the the whole Institution
n all advanced subjects.
PAYMENT MUST BE IN ADVANCE incidental fee and
the term board by the half nstaments
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
4th Door-Berea's Normal School

This gives the best training for those who
Courses arranged that through
summer and fall and attend school through spring
thus earning to keep right study
Read Dnsmoes great to Teach District School
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-29
LIST Door-Berea's Vocational School.


FOR those who are not expecting teach
thu College and desire general education gives
the best general education for those who wish
study and expect to carry il by themselves
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

The New York World: The United
States Steel corporation was expect
! ed to show net earnings for the
June quarter of around $125, 900, 900,
against $113.O00.000 for the March
quarter. 1t reports a net of $144, $780,
900.
From this sum it sets aside an all
lowance of nearly $54.000,000 for pos
sible government war taxes, or at
the rate of $216.000,000 a year, which
is alone about double the average
yearly earnings before the war. 1t
then meets all charges and preferred
dividends and pays at the rate of II
per cent a year on the common stock
and has left a surplus of Sal. 100000.
or about S per cent more on the COM
mon stock.
This is what may fairly be call
ed riches. If there is such a thing as
war profiteering. this must be a case
in point. These staggering earnings
are far less due to increased volume
of output that to prices away above
anything known in forty years or
thought of as possible.
The steel corporation is still in
court on charges of being an unlaw-
full monopoly. But ii has not made
these prices as a monopoly. 1t never
could have commanded them any
way together with a maximum VOL
ume of production. The prices have
been made by a wildly clamorous
war demand of governments and in
dividuals that wanted steel regard
less of price, and the great corpora
ton let them bid up the price as they
liked.
This was it's mistake. Its announ-
ced purpose at organization was to
hold down prices in times of great
demand and prevent those runaway
markets so disastrous in the end TO
the industry and the country. 1t has
not done so now. 1t has run with the
general runaway. 1t has helped and
profited with the best of them in in
flating the bases Of industry in an
age of steel.
So it was left to the president and
the government to interfere. They
had to do so not alone in justice to
the government but to all industry
as well. 1t is not too late for the
steel corporation to Join its mighty
influence with theirs to this end.
That would be in line with its own
professed policy. Why not get back
into line?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08
Plain Words To a
German
An Editorial From The Austin,
Mimi, Herald.

TO hell with your Liberty bonds!
To hell with your Red Cross, so
spoke a German American or this
city to canvasser.
He came to America to escape the
military law of Germany; he came
here to get the benefit assured him
under a flag that other men had died
to preserve; he came here to get a
chance in the world. The govern
ment has protected him; II has edu-
Gated his children; it has given him
the same privileges that the men
who offered their lives at Bunker
Hill, >Chapultepec, Gettysburg and
San Juan hill and a thousand other
battlefields have enjoyed.
He came to this land OF democracy
from a land of autocracy. He sought
to become an American citizen.
Standing in the courtroom in this
city he perjured his soul by an oath.
He forswore allegiance to the kaiser
and down in his heart he lied; he
swore allegiance to the United
States, and down in his heart he
lied; he swore he would be true to
this government, support It's constt-
tuition and its laws and II need be
fight for this land to which he had
fed, and down in his heart he lied.
There are a whole bunch OF others
of this same type of Germans in this
country, but they are few when COM
pared with the loyal Germans who
did not perjure themselves when
they took the oath.
Poor ignorant foolsl They are
more to be pitied than condemned
yet we are at war. These are days
when disloyalty win not be tolerated
The name Of this German. the name
of several other Germans, have beer
sent to the department Of justice. a
little later when American blood
win have been spilled on the battle
fields of Europe there will be deten-
ton camps for alien enemies OF this
republic and there viii be imprison-
ment for disloyai citizens. whether
natuFaIized or native.
Do these men ever stop to thinl
that they are putting their petty
knowledge of 3 worlds affairi
against the knowledge OF all the ma
tions allied against the central pow
l ers? Do they pretend that thei
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08


Judgment is better than that of al
lied civilization nov stemming the
hellishness of the kaiser and the
junkers Of Germany?
The German who said, ITO hell
with the Red Cross. shows the
depths of his ignorance. II his
knowledge of the great world
events Is no greater than his knowl-
edge of the Red Cross he is stepped
in ignorance.
Listen, Hun! The Red Cross sings
no song of hate: such finds an echo
iE your poor perjured soul. To the
Red Cross the wounded German boy
Is the same as the wounded Amer
lean boy, the wounded Turk or the
wounded Frenchman. The Red Cross
will carry your wounded brother
from the blood sodden field in the
same ambulance that will carry the
American boy; they will lie side by
side in the same hospital; they will
each receive the same care, the same
attention. You refuse to give a dol
lar that you earn in this land to
which you fed to escape the military
system that Is leading your brother
to the field of slaughter; you refuse
to give a dollar because yoC may
help some American boy who suffers
his life to defend the flag to which
you are a traitor; you refuse your
dollar because of the hate in your
soul which you perjured when you
took your oath of citizenship.
Reader, you want to know this
mans name. We will wait for the
United States department of justice
to deal with him. The story is true.
He is an Austin man. He works
here. His family lives here. He
says, ITO hell with the Red Cross.
/ What do you say of the Red Cross ?
Are you any more patriotic than this
Hun with hate in his heart? Have
you answered your country's call?
Your nation requires as much of
you as it does of the Hun. Where
much is given, much is expected.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08
Muddling Through
BY Porter Emerson Browne
of the Vigilantss,

When you ask the average man
how he thinks the war is being
handled, he will answer:
"oh, were doing a lot. We're get
ting along all right"
It's an easy answer. But is it the
truth? What is getting along all
right?"
In war, there is no such thing as
getting along all right. There is only
one thing that is all fight; that is
Perfection is not human. Human
ity has always, and will always,
make mistakes. In war, mistakes
cost blood and suffering and human
lives. Consequently to say we're get
ting along all right is to condone
error, and to condone suffering.
A senator, clubbing over some po-
that will mean the death of his own
son.
A representative, too narrow
minded to grasp the public veal,
may squabble over some silly pre-
rogative that will mean the widow
ing of his own daughter.
A cabinet member, or department
head, wavering in the winds of in-
decision, may postpone and put off
and procrastinate until the price
will be the orphaning of his own
grandchildren.
1t lis for every man and every wo-
man in the United States Of AmerI-
ga to set himself the highest stand
ard of efficiency possible, and then
do his and her utmost to live up to
that standard.
When mistakes must be paid for
in the blood of those we love, the
best that is in US is none too good.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08
Household E1intC..

, later with fruits that will jell, or
fruits ripening at different seasons
can be combined.
From the unsugared steriliZed
juices of currants, apples, crabapples
and grapes, kept from nine to eigh-
teen months. the bureau of chemis-
try, United States department of
agriculture, recently made jellies of
excellent texture. flavor and color.
To put up unsugared fruit juices
for jelly making, proceed exactly as
If jelly were to be made at the time.
Cook the fruits until they are soft
and strain out the juice through a
flannel bag. Heat and pour while
hot into bottles previously scalded.
Fill the bottles full, leaving no 'air
space between juice and cork or seal.
Place the filed, sealed bottles on
their sides in water near the boiling
point, and keep them in the bath for
about thirty minutes. Make sure
that the corked or sealed end is I'M
! der the hot water. AS soon as the
bottles are cool cover the cork with
paraffin SEAL Thorough steriliza-
ton and sealing are absolutely es-
sential to success.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08
RICH PAUPERs.

Pity the poor millionaire these
days.
Money never meant less in Ameri-
ca than it does today. 1t never came
nearer to being estimated at its true
value. What the world wants is
food, brains, munitions, service. If
the millionaire cannot supply these
In addition to his money, he is a
nonentity.
What captains of industry are
heard Of these days? Only the ones
who are giving their brains to the
country. Men like Henry P. Dawson
and ]. Ogden Armour, are respected
and envied today. not because they
have made millions in banking or
meat packing, but because they are
accomplishing something for their
country. They have become dis
associated from their wealth.
The country is forgetting that Mr..
Dawson is a partner of ]. P. Morgan.
II the war continues year or two
it may remember that Mr.. Morgan
is a partner of Mr.. Dawson.
The country no longer remembers
that ]. Ogden Armour is the SON of
the man who saved everything but
the squeaT. 1t is looking upon him
as one of the men of great wealth
who are setting a shining example in
patriotism.
Money no longer opens the door
to fame and power. The man with
just money is a pauper Fame asks
him: Can you teach US some way
of increasing the food supply"?;
can you make a new type of air.
plane"?; can you lead a company
of soldiers"?; can you hy"?; "can
you sail a ship, build a locomotive,
operate on the wounded, shoulder a
gun and stand the hardships of
trench life?
1t is not. what have you got? but
what can you do?
And what an opportunity is pre-
scented to the man of great wealth,
or the owner of a great industry.
Imagine a man owning great coal
deposit saying to the government:
take the whole business and oper-
ate ii selling the coal at actual cost
to the people of the United States.
I'll run 1t for you at a salary SUM-
cient to supply my actual needs, OF
you can give me a job driving an
ambulance or running your commits
sary department, since am too OLD
to tight,
What an opportunity for rich
man to get back into touch with
humanity. Some of the wealthy men
of America have approached that
mark already And yet he would he
doing no more than the boy who
gives up his job, shoulders a CUR
and says; "I'll give year or two
or three Of my life to Uncle Sam
and start all over again when it 4
over, il am still alive.
Let's not be 'pikers" in this war.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08
CONGRATULATIONS

The Forum congratulates Adjutant
General Fraser and Senator Nc
cumber on their success in having
the Second North Dakota regiment
recognized as a unit.
1t means that all the hard work Of
the men who were behind the move
Ynent for a second regiment will not
be wasted. II means that the boys
who enlisted will go under their own
officers as they counted on doing
when they Joined the ranks.
These officers are veterans of 9TH
er wars, crack" men. under whom
the men Of the Second should be
proud to serve.
The Forum also takes off it's hat
to Brigadier General Mann Of the
militia bureau. for being big enough
TO admit a mistake and shoulder part
of the blame for the Second falling
lust short of the required mark.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08
HOW TO CAN FRUIT WITHOUT
SUGAR

Fruit for use in pie or salads or as
stewed fruit can be put up or canned
without the use of any sugar at all,
according to the canning specialists
of the department. They, therefore,
advise those who. because of the high
price of sugar, have been thinking of
reducing the amount of fruit they put
up, to can as much Of their surplus
as possible by the use of boiling wa
ter when sugar strip is beyond their
means. Any fruit they say, may be
successfully sterilized and retained in
the pack by simply adding boiling
water instead of the hot syrup The
use of sugar, of course, is desirable
in the canning of all kinds Of fruits
and makes a better and ready-sweet-
ened product. Moreover, most of the
fruits when canned in water alone do
not retain their natural flavor, tex