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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-24

Nadina came toward Jether, smiling,
with sadyk, the jeweler, close behind
her. The aged man, bowling obsequi-
ously, stroked his long white beard
with one hand. while with the other he
carefully guarded the tray Of jewels
which hung before him.
Jether turned, angry ut the Interrupt
ton, for time had taught him many
things regarding Nadina, and he had
not been slow to observe the ways OF
Sadyk on more than one occasion.
"well, what seekest thou nowf' he
inquired, while Tisha, new light In
her eyes as she beheld the wonderful
Jewels Of Sadyk, chung close to Jether.
"Ah, Jether, a wonderful necklace
have seem" cried Nadina joyously.
"Such a necklace thou shalt give to
Tisha, as Sadyk. the jeweler. hath just
shown to me. Ever since childhood my
love hath yearned for strings OF golden
beads. Now Sadyk has such an one,
which, II given to her by thee, would
ever hold thee in her thoughts even
when richer and more generous men
would win her from thee"
Jether angrily dismissed her with a
wave of the hand.
"Nay, II Is thy wish, not Tisha's, for
thy thought il ever Of gold" he de-
claredL
"And is my Tisha worth less than
goldf" demanded Nadina insistently.
Look at my child? Where hast thou
seen form like hersf Is gazelle Of
equal gracel See how like a tower Of
precious ivory her neck upholds head
unmatched In beauty from Lebanon to
Egypt. Thou must have seen many
another maiden on thy travels. Was
one like Tisha? Come nearer, daugh-
ter"
Tlsha, laughing coquettishly, turned
and cast languishing glance toward
Jether. then spun on one foot and bow
ed gracefully.
/ ITO thy nostrils, Jether, does she not
wait the fragrance Of myrrh and Of
spikenard? Why, god would envy
thee the possession Of such beauty.
And hast thou ever seen a daintier
foot2 Yet though this priceless gem
flashes for thee alone, thou dost be-
grudge her a paltry ornament she hath
set her heart upon"
Jether turned abruptly upon the jew
eler, who stood bowling and holding his
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about MIN IN search OF Tisha. she was
not there, and he demanded anerily:
where In thy mistressT
"rut this moment gone within, my
MASTER" explained the girl. "Ahab, the
servant OF Put, Is here with tidings
from thy friends"
my master babe me say" bowed
Ahab. that he will visit thee shortly,
bringing some friends"
Say that they will be welcome"
cried Jether. struggling to his feet
"And do you, Borsippa, go and find thy
mistress. I like Il not that size does
leave me SO often
Ahab bowed again as Borslppa sped
away 10 find the absent Tisha.
my master babe me say further
that in the cool Of the day, for thy de-
light and his, he will bring with him a
company Of dancing maidens, the fair
est In all Jerusalem"
Jether tossed him a coin and nodded
In approval.
This for myself" said Jether grand
~. "And tell thy master he hath done
we'll"
Ahab turned and departed just as
,,on W. 1 -, r,,a t., %. a.,
"pp'uu' nv 49," -, b.. g..
ea.u' ""pe 60, a,
-, ~" 80. -. -, o.
creu' wv ,eN W ~ -
sree' my ""'' '''
cone,
'e'ner' ons,e''ny ,,' go" ~
ner TOT ,ne vine ""' sum "''"'' "''
snooN m,s uesu. ..-
VI" no' In , .n, 49,, y ~
'oua., no saiu pe'u ,.a ', 49,,
'en,e" VI! "'' w"
Inc e,ri, VINO "au pnNcu Wy -
from oashe' vi irui. near y! anu nau
sireauy ,aheh one p''e VI '"e 'us.'o, =.
iru'', 'nrew u "o"' "e, "ne
spiasheu ih,o 'he Poo'. Sne i",eu I'm
uenantly. Je'ner Sought 10 pa'ny nei.
Nay DE not angry iisha. mt
say comes from my io'e vi tnee'
| what uost thou know Oh ro'e' re
torted Ilsha ahgriiy' Inou Win my
maddened thirst 10 drink my hps. pos'
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have l scorned and all because my
mother babe me wait upon thee. Some
day, 1 tell thee, my mother will 60 too
far. and then her Tisha will rebel"
Jether drew back sharply a. he real
ICED the true sentiment behind her re-
marks.
when first I came" he said slowly.
"didst thou not say thy love was mine
and mine alone? Yea, even the more
because, unlike thy merchants and thy
other suitors. did not talk forever OF
gains and losses. Thou didst love to
hear the simple tales Of old Judea. Did
not thy mother say II pleased her well
to give me the best room In all her
house and thee as handmaidf How
have I chsngedf True. ! have lived
among the hills and lack some things
they have who live In cities. Yet not
one Of them could love thee as do"
he added. seeking to take her I'm his
arms.
Tisha eluded him. "Of all the friends
who each day feast with thee not one
would fail to show me greater kind
ness than thou" she retorted. Take
notice, thou Judean. swear by our
lady Ishtar." and she pointed to the
statue, II swear by our lady Ishtar. II
thou wouldst have thy Tisha love thee
longer, then must thou show thy love
better"
Elisha. I love but thee !" cried Jether,
and would once more have taken her
In his arms. but she eluded him. He
sought to catch her. but she rounded
the edge Of the fountain. and when he
had finally caught her and held her In
his arms, he kissed her. The girl. her
passion spent, her anger vented. hung
softly In his arms until q voice made
them both realize that they had been
interrupted. They turned. II was Ma
dina, and behind her stood Sadyk. the
jeweler.
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head In approval, as he beheld q posi-
BILE sale of the necklace he held in his
hand.
II like not Sadyk, who deals in jew
els" said Jether shortly. Another
time
Nadina laughed contemptuously and
turned to her daughter.
1T is just as I have told thee. Tisha.
He loves thee not"
II would be loved for myself and not
for my gifts" retorted Jether spirit
eddy. ~ would give my gifts for pleas
ure. not as a price,"
Nadina motioned to Sadyk. and the
sly, deceitful. cringing old rascal came
to Jether and kneeled before him.
20 most noble prince, ssdyk implores
thy favor" be whined.
Jether eyed him suspiciously and
babe him rise. what wouldst thou
have Of JetherY" he asked CURLY.
The aged man rose to his feet and
held out Q necklace for Jether to ex-
anime.
"wnt thou. o prince. as favorite of
the gods. be FIRST to gaze upon this
necklacef IL has been worn by one OF
the royal house Of Egypt ! have re-
fused for II q thousand shekels. But
what OF thatf Should Tisha wear tt
Tisha. the fairest Offering Of Babylon
and thine own acknowledgement
would become the fame of Sadyk. who
hath other things to sell. Take IL for
naught to give to her. Between me
and thee. great prince. what Is 400
shekelsY
Tisha. with a little gurgle Of pleas
ure, sprang close to Jether and gazed
longingly upon the bauble In the out
stretched hand Of the jeweler. She
looked up at the boy and smiled Sc
ductively.
III thou dost love me. Jether. as thou
sayest'- she pleaded.
Jether impulsiyely sought TO clasp
her In bis arms.
Thy kiss-now-l would have thy
kissr' he cried. She laughed and slip
ped from his outstretched arms aud
stood mocking him.
First thou shalt prove thy love" sh,
cried. whereat Nadinn turned her face
away to conceal a smile. and even tn
BRINGING old saydk eoughed.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-24
In Old Havana.


In old Havana one catches charming
glimpses through open doorways Of
long. sunlit patios. There are plants
about and bird cages and freshly wash
ed clothes hanging on lines near the
walls, women gossiping, washing and
cooking and all shades Of brown chill
dren playing In the sunshine. Some
times one obtains glance at negress
with a big black cigar In her mouth
and frequently encounters one walk
ing In the street smoking away uncon-
cernedly. Here is a land very near In
point Of distance, yet rs far different
from ours In language, ideas, customs
and all else as one can imagine.-Nsw
York Telegram.
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Seeing Jetner hesitate. as moved by
love he sought to catch the arm OF
Tisha, NadIna whispered to the Jew
eler:
"For what thou losest. Sadyk, on this
necklace, may our beloved lady Ishtar
return to thee tenfold." She pointed to
the shrine Of the Babylonian goddess,
and Sadyk bowed humbly In submis-
sion of the edict.
TO BE Continued
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Suspicious.

as your husband regular attendant
at lodgeT
Il wouldn't say that exactly, but he
takes a night away from home regu-
larry every week for that purpose
Detroit Free Press.
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allowing a large part Of the brain to
remain unused. and thus a possible
source of Ill health.
Boys and girls who are encouraged
to look upon as legitimate all appeals
to curiosity, to inveDtiveness, to the
impulse to do and to make, will not be
likely to fall into old Mr.. Stewards
plight when they are some day kindly
relieved of their regular occupations.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-24
camsIs In Palestine.

Camels are abundant In Palestine. It
Is told in Judges vii. IL. that the Mid
ianites ana the Amalekites possessed
csmels "ss the sand by the sea for
multitude" Job had 5000 camels be-
fore his affiiction and 5000 afterwsrd.
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~slsterly klse.

mo" said she. IL can only be q
sister to you"
"very WELL" said he. ~ must be go
Ing. had expected a different an
swsr from you. but-well, goodnight !"
George" she faltered, as he start
ed out into the night, "Gecrgel"
"What is it2" he asked, very Grossly.
"Aren't you going to kiss your sister
good-nightT He did not 60 then.
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doing with all the energy and enthusi-
asm that can be mustered. Nor must
we determine for the child what II
worth doing. We have learned the fol-
ly Of air rides or Of reading all the
writings Of q favorite author. not BY
suffering any injury from these inter-
ests. but BY finding things that were
better worth while. And the children
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-10-02

speech is a crime when the speak CTS uttarances do not please public officials. We call JudgG McIntyre's attention to the undeniable fact that only a few short months ago the President and the Congress were being daily denounced, ridt- culed and reyiled. not by street speakers, but by editors of power fuI newspapers, eX-Presidents of the United States, rich bankers, Sen ators and Representatives in Con gross and MEMPERS OF THE JC- DICIART.
 There never was more bitter amt scuIrilous abuse haapcd upon any heads than that which the war promoters heapad upon President Wilson as long as he kept the na- ton out of the war in Europe; and never was the majority in Congress more foully abused than b.! these very men who now c,3mor for inc imprisonment Of anybody who cares to criticize the rolicies Of the Government, or to have an opinion at variance with ofiic'aI opinion
 We have indeed fallen upon evil times if Ameriaen Judges gre to uphold the se9yi}e doctrir es of LEoE MAJESTE. the abeminaole ios,riae that the eNpr aston of opi. nlou can be crime, the de posic doctrine that private op.nion must keep sil:nce in the presence of off cial opinion.
 A Judga who deliberately holds that citizen has committed a crime if he has spoken contelnptueusly of the President or the Congress ol has condemned the conduct of rich
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-10-02

mon, or has stigmatised corporations as malefactors-such Judge neither knows the law nor administers the law properly, and he is, besides UNTRUE to his oath to maintain the Constitution and his solemn obligation to uphold and defend the liberties of the land.
 We have become disgusted with the frequency with which We read of men being committed to jail on the charge that they have spoken disrespectfully" of the President pr the Government.
 There is no such offense known to laws. There can be nc sjci. Of fense known to our laws while the Constitutional guarantees are ill force. and our Judges ought to know at least that much law.
 We seldom waste time in listen ing to soap box orators. and do not approve either of their theories OF Of their viocnt language, as rule. but we would rather see every street in New York lined with the most fantastic and violent orators Shat ever mounted soap boxes thar to hear a magistrate proclaim from the bench of an American Court of justice a tyrannical doctrine Of LESE MAJESTE. which includes not only Government officials but "successful business men" end cor porations. There is nothing more utterly abominable than the doc trina of official aacrednesa, the slav- iah doctrine of free speech is q crime, unless 1t be the poiieJ oI trucking subseryience to wealth and power"
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-10-02
| kff. SPFIt II.

The following is an editorial ir New York American. Sept. l2 1917.
 Judge Mcintyre Of the New Court O. General Sessions. suggest ed 10 the grand jury one day Iasr week that it iaaict some os Ii. speaker addressing stree eroads in MaHhatcaa. The Magistrate to,0 tha Grand Jur@ that inc himao'l had heard speakers alludc con tcmptuously to the President and Congress-" had heard them abuse successful business mon" and "charactor.ze corporations carrying on d legitimate business as male factors"
 Such uttarances. according to Judge Mcintyre, make the speakers liable to indictment and punishmen, by Imprisonment.
 Now, we hold no brief for street orators. They are usually men with i OilS-Ii i'h ll4i'NS' anu dpC IO pC ili- temperate in speech and not very convincing in argument. Many l times their utterances are rank nonsense and offensive to patriot ] ism.
 But we affirm that all the unpatriotic and non sensical utteranCes of the soap-box orators who ever spoke in New York streets would not be one tenth so michievous as the adoption i by American courts ot justice of this undemocratic and unconstitu- ! tional doctrine eXpounded to a grand jury by Judge Mcintyre.
 One may dispute the propriety of speaking 2ontemptuousy of the President and of Congress, but whenever the RIGHT of any Am cricau to speak as he pleases about the President CT the Congress or any public servant IS denied, or made a punishable offense. that mo- mont the Constitution becomes a scrap of paper, the nation ceases to oo democracy and no mans libar~ tics are safe.
 We are amazed to hear the lang uaee of some of the Judges today. In better and manlier days Of tnc Republic they would have been promptly removed from the bench for daring to proclaim in American ears the abomiuablc doctrine oJ LESE MAJESTE, the still more abominablo doctrine that freC
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-10-02

thgt Fickert anl his gang is putt ing tip in san Francisco is enough to abash the world with shame No wonder even the Russians in far distant Pctrogr9d resented the iu iguity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18

special, 17Ac.
Hay market easy. No. l, $3.50; NO.
g, S1.O0; clover 81 .00@1.25.
Dressed poultry market strong. Tm'
keys, 25@42c; chickens, 22gobc'
fowls, 1929: ducks, 24029c.
Live poultry market firm. Geese,
22023c; ducks. 24@25c; fowls, 23g
&c; turkeys, 22M23c; roosters, 1l@
1Sc; chickens, 23M24e,
Cheese market steady. State milk
common to special. 11025c; Skins
common to special, s4191zc.
Butter market firm. Receipts o.
429. Creamery extras, soc; dairy
tubs, 3S@49c; imitation creamery
firsts. nominal.
Egg market firmer. Receipts 5,Zso
Nearby white fancy, 70W72c: nearby
mixed fancy, 56@62c; fresh, 5Sgeac'
ST. Louis Hay Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 1I.--hay-
Arrivals of 81 cars inspected, y llni
othy, 6 clover mixed, 2 prairie. /.
clover and c alfalfa. The hay marAe'
remains strong and buoyant all aiohs
the line. Offerings OF all tesoIip
tons are light. while the demand =
urgent. Current receipts of uinotls
and clover mixed are not suppiylhs
shipping and local requirements
while the scanty inflow OF pralIiu,
clover and alfalfa is absorbed by lhs
local trade as soon as 1t appears "
the market. Sales: Glover mlxeu.
part car common No. 2 heavy miAes
at s27. 1 car No. / heavy mixed d,
5000. Timothy-sampie sraoe
car threshed at S24, j car az ~,
No. 81 car at $26. / car at SZi; w.
2-3 cars at $2S, / car theadeo, -
$3.50 10 ears at S29; ~tandaru.t
car at $50; No. Ii car din d.
$50, / car at $31, 2 high quality q,
s32; prairie-quote no grade ant
sample grade at $50 to s25, No. . a.
SOS. No. 2 at s275OQzs;oo,
No. / to choice at $50 to s31@3l.SV,
clover-quote No. 2 at s29@3l, ~.
II at S32@33; alfalfa-No. 81 "a,
at 500; No. 2-2 cars common Mia
souri, and Illinois at s32; standal 20,
car at S35: quote No. 3 at S2sVoi,
No. 2 at s31.50@33.50, standard -
S34@35.5O. and No. / to choice :"
s36 to s37.50@3s.
st. Louis Horses and Mules.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.-Horses-Ma,
ket for the week was fairly actise .on
southern horses, of which the ~.
kinds sold fully steady. others, ri
pecially the cry common en guy
southern offerings, We're soiheN
weaker. thar
British and United States togee1
bought 65S head, mostly uli.eu
States types. and would have 'a The
more had they been available. 10.
preference at this time is for aiA
lery animals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
o B SUGAR
AND GUNS
Continued from page ~

you" said ~Bienenstok, who was then
excused.
A. H. Lamborn and company are the
agents in this country for the British
Royal commission which has had
charge of the sugar purchases for
France and England.
Strauss is to be called to tell what
he Deant.
Following Bienenstok's testimony.
Earl D. Babst, sugar trust head, was
called.
Babst said he was eager to testify
concerning charges against his honor.
which he said Claus a. Spreckels had
made.
One of the first questions Senator
Reed asked Babst was:
as the American Sugar Refining
company a consolidation of many
smaller ones?"
Il don't know about that" replied
Babst.
DO you, as president, know of the
organization of your company" asked
Reed.
well all its subsidiary sugar refn-
cries are operated as one company"
Babst admitted.
"At how many places does it oper-
ate or control r~efneries?" asked Reed.
1T has refineries in its own name at
Boston. Jersey City and New Orleans
with subsidiary companies at Phila-
delphia and Brooklyn. We have two
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
FOR SOLDIERS
CONTINUED from page L.

home in the ruined village OF Aud
ignicourt, explained to me today why
the 'peetit Jesu"-who takes the
place of Santa Claus for the little
French children, has Stunned Audi
g%nicourt for three years.
HE didn't like the Germans" Jean
confided il a hating voice. The
petit ,Jesu' wouldn't come when the
Germans were here
Jean could scarcely withhold mis-
excitement at prospect of putting his
tiny wooden sabot before the fire
place on Christmas eve. He Is alsJ
looking forward to visiting h bat
tered village church in which he
family remembers seeing the petit
Uesu' with a tinsel halo above hid
head, lying there in the manager just
as he did at Bethlehem. jeans little
brother Marielle, aged three. doesn't
believe the petit Jesu" would come
Martelle's mother said he wouldn't.
But Jeans information comes from
an American lady who came today in
an automobile and delivered a brand
new bed for the bar-room in which
Jean, Marielle, the three sisters, and
mother have slept since returning
from another destroyed village where
they'd lived after the Germans re-
treated in March and blew up Aud,
i%gnicourt.
Jean Is keeping his knowledge
secret. The American lady told him
to-because even Jeans mother
doesn't know. The village cure-hc
knows. Because he's been talking u
the American lady.
Last Christmas the Germans
wouldn't permit the "fete de la noel
in the church. They were using the
church for other parposes-and the
Germans didn't have much faith in
the petit Jesu." They thought only
of their Santa Claus who brought
packages from Germany.
To Jean, Marielle and the little
sister Duponts the German Santa
Claus meant nothing.
But miraculousIy the plaster-of
paris image of the Christ child, which
represents Christmas to them, has
lived safely through the destruction
of Audignicourt, buried away with
faded halo of tinsel.
Therefore, the petit Jesu" will
again be in the manager of Bethlehem
on Christmas eve. After looking long
and marveling greatly at Him and to
what the cure has to say about his
wondrous birth. the little Duponts
will go home and put their wooden
shoes before the fire place. After
father from a German prison camp,
they viii wake up to find the Ameri-
can Santa Claus Of whom they know
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
Investigation Ordered.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-The SEN
ate this afternoon adopted Senator
.Harding's resolution for investigation
of the shipping situation. Senator
Fletcher, chairman Of the commerce
committee, announced the investiga-
ton would begin at ono
The shipping tangle was brought be-
fore congress when Senator Harding,
Ohio, demanded a congressional in
yestigation of the whole situation.
ut is a crime that entanglements of
red tape and in%ef1ciency should be al
lowed to interfere with our ship-build-
ing program" Harding declared.
winning of the war depends ON ships.
I think it's time cngress ven into
the whole situation to find out why
we can't get a merchant marine to fit
our needs. I think an efficient ship
ping board could give us such a mer-
chant marine"
1--WE have appropriated billions"
said Harding, 'fbut instead Of getting
ships, we have cen the passing of
.Goethals, Denman, Caps and now
Harris.
Il am deeply impressed with the
failure of the shipping board to meas
ure I'D to this great emergency.
1.-THE winning Of the war depends
on our strength on the sea We must
have adequate merchant marine.
What's the use of raising and equip
ping a great army If we can't supply
them?"
Its a crime that the money placed
at the disposal of the shipping board
should have been SO lily handled; that
all efficiency should have been lost in
in~terninable red tape.
ut will add materially to the morale
of the people and the army If they
know there is strength and efficiency
in this body.
There may be something more than
mere red tape behind the present
situation and I should like such an
investigation ordered before the holt
days
Harding first suggested the com
merce committee bring in an investi-
cation resolution. Senator Fletcher,
chairman did not adopt the snIgges.
ton, whereupon Harding introduced a
resolution.
"All / want to know" he said. "is,
why, when we provide money for ships
we don't get ships.
I've talked with three of the men
who have beer connected with the
shipping board and all have told me
their hands were tied"
Senator John Sharp Williams said
the investigation would be wise.
Let these honest, patriotic men tell
the country how their hands have
been tied"