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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
College Column
MID-YEAR PROM

The College girls celebrated the
beginning Of the new Semester with
a manless Prom. The Girls Gymnas-
ium was transformed into a recep.
ton room, which proved TO be fit
ting place TO receive the guests Of the
occasion. The following program
was provided for the evening:
Grand March
Waltz
One Step
Virginia Reel
Tntermission and Refreshments)
One Step
Fox Trot
freight Waltz
Two Step
II is needless to say that every one
present enjoyed the event. An I'M
usual display Of monocles, canes,
plug-hats, and silk dresses gave the
occasion a formal flavor. High so
ciety was well represented by lords
and ladies, multi-millionaire
broker, several well known writers
of the day, besides a goodly number
Of college students. The flash-light
pictures which were taken by town
photographers will be a fond re-
membrance of the first Prom ever
given in Berea.
The following persons were pres
ent:
The Misses Eudelle Num-, Lommye
Russell, Mary Ridgway, Lena Stamm,
Louise Finch, Mabel Bicknell,
Myrtle Baker, Maude Bowman, Helen
Bowman. Edna Early, Minnie Gray,
MARIA Hart, Helen Bush, Elsie Atzen-
hoefer. Helen Tuttle, Susie Holiday,
Mrs. H. r. Phalen.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
JUST ENOUGH RELIGION TO
TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN

Near certain city in the Rockies
Of the North West. stands a low
mountain peak on the top Of which
lies the cemetery. II was chosen by
the Anaconda Mining Company, who
gave ten thousand dollars to build
long spiral road up the mountain
side. Another site would have been
more appropriate IL seemed. and
certainly more convenient. A long
winding road led 10 its summit and,
as one Of our party said, ut would be
the Day Of Judgment before the
funeral cortegt reached the ceme-
terry"
We asked one Of The bystanders'
the reason for this unusual location.
WAL. stranger It's this way.
That arrangement is blessin' 10 the
city. You see the folks aim TO get
Just barely enough religion 10 get
EN- To heaven, and they'll certainly
need every bit the've got. So when
they die we stick 'em up just as
high as we can, 10 give 'em a start.
They'll need it.-and more too"
There are too many such Chris
tians. God grant that the day may
speedily come when we'll quit aim
ing to get merely religion enough TO
take us 10 heaven. and begin 10 seek
the kind that will also give us Joy
in religion on earth. That kind OF
religion will give you happiness
every day Of your life and then you
needn't worry about having enough
10 take you to heaven.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
PHI DELTA

The program rendered at the reg
ular meeting OF the Phi Delta Liter
airy Society last Saturday evening,
while not quite as deep and philo-
sophical as some others, was still
very good and entertaining. An
Grafton by Homer Lewis was per-
haps the most serious number. Mr..
Lewis discussed very ably the great
problems OF our South land, and,
taking an optimistice view Of his
subject, predicted the complete So
luton OF these problems within a
very few years.
A good old-fashioned love story by
Reuben Batson found a responsive
chord in every mans heart Except
the critic's.)
Homer Mccain responded with a
short original story on that most in
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
FRESHMAN ORAT0RICAL CONTEST

The most forward movement OF
the College Department toward liter
airy excellence this year was taken
by Phi Delta Literary Society Sat
urday night when it appointed a
committee TO draft plans for Fresh
man Oratorical Contest to be held
some time in the Spring Term.
To stimulate interest among the
newer men, the contest will be linn
tied to first year men, and a prize
will be offered for the best Grafton.
Oratory is one Of the Society's high
est aims and il is TO be congratulated
upon this forward move. The exact
date Of the contest and the rules will
be announced later.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
SENIOR GLASS MEETS

The Senior Glass Of the College
Department held one Of its most i'm
pOrtant meetings Of the month Sat
urday night. The publishing Of an
annual was placed in the hands Of a
committee with the request that its
work go forward Immediately. Nu-
merous other affairs OF interest TO
the Class and TO the Department
were disposed Of, The Senior Glass
is beginning the final trot toward
the goal with flying colors. Hurrah
for the Class OF III
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
Academy Column
TWO SCORE YEARS HENCE"
The Happy Past

Like withered leaves on an autumn
day
Are driven and scattered far,
So are the thoughts Of the by-gone
Past
Scattered about, until at last
There are but a few that I can see
Only a few that stay with me.
They are the thoughts OF happy
days;
The races and romps DER care-free
ways
Mellowed by time, made sweet and
dear
BY the long, long spaces of many
year.
The hours Of pain and the oceans Of
tears
Have all disappeared in the two
score years
Since manhood's early morn.
The Wasted Past
BY three score years these hands are
worn:
BY a thousand pangs my soul is
torn.
Those sixty years have been TO me
That space Of time on an unknown
sea-
Dashed on shoals in a flimsy bark
With naught to see save the cruel
dark
With naught to hear save the mad
dening roar
OF the breaking waves on Lies
own shore.
Sorrow and misery, pain and strife
Have found their place in this
wasted life.
The hellish thoughts Of the by-gone
Past
Have stung my soul until at last
I'm glad 10 cross the bar
In your hands rests the destiny Of
a man or woman. Two score years
hence, the silver cord will be loosed,
the golden bowl be broken. As you
stand on the great Divide and look
back over the mountain peaks OF
the past, will sorrow. disgrace and
shame cover those mountain peaks, Of
years and shroud them with black
ness as black as the depths Of hell,
or will they be white-capped with
love, happiness and the JOY that only
an honest man can know? II all de-
ponds on the road you take on this
bright morning Of Life. Choose the
straight and narrow path and the
long climb through these years that
are to come will bring you at the end
of your three score and ten TO where
yours will be the poem Of "The Hap
by Past"
LELAND Carroul
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
NORMAL DEFEATS COLLEGE

In an exciting and somewhat
rough melee, erstwhile known as
basket ball, the Normal basketeers
defeated the College quintet Mon
day by the score of 2O-i4. The game
was fast but awkward and rough.
Neither team exhibited any great
knowledge of the game. using mus
Gle rather than science. The work
of Robinson for the Normal and Of
Mahaffey for the College was espec-
tally good.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
TITLE DULCE

Title Dulce Literary Society met
at the regular place and time, and
very interesting program was rem
dered. We are glad TO welcome
Miss Della Holiday back again into
our ranks, as well as TO extend
hearty greeting to our new men,
ber Miss Mabel Knight.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08

he SET ME FREE"

We were going thru the State
Capitol building in Columbus one
evening and the aged colored man
who was our guide was doing his
best 10 show and explain TO us every
thing that might be OF possible in
terest.
We walked down the long CORR
doris and gazed upon the portraits of
Ohios favorite sons,--hcr governors,
senators and her generals; we stood
in the Senate Hall where some OF
these illustrious men made their
first imprisoned pleas for justice
and civic Righteousness; we passed
thru the relic room and saw sabres
that some Of them had used in de-
Tense Of their country's honor; be-
side them lay the flags, wind-tatter-
cd and battle-torn, which they val
iantly fought TO defend.
Presently he led us TO n large cir
cular colored thing in the center OF
the floor near the entrance.
"Dis am where Marse LincolR
stool when he glib us Columbus
speech for de wah."
Then he seemed TO forget that we
were present rs he talked OF the
Martyr Chief with growing fervor
and enthusiasm. Al last he said
brokcnly. "Ah likes 10 come an stan
here an All lubs TO talk bout Marse
Lincoln. An that am not hard tub
undcrstan'. He set me free"
Nineteen hundred years ago Christ
came To this sin-stricken, burden
worried world to become the Eman.
cipator Of the Human Race. He gave
His life as a princely ransom, ard
He shed His blood 10 seal the great
Emancipation Proclamation which
freed from the guilt and dominion
Of sin all those who would accept.
Shouldn't we love 10 talk about
our Saviour, Jesus Christ, who came
10 set us free9
"In the beauty Of the lilies Christ
was born across the sea.
With the glory in His bosom that
transhgures you and me:
As He died TO make men holy. let us
die TO make men free:
While God is marching on"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08

The Minorcas are much larger than
the Leghorn but has not gained much
popularity in the South. II Is a
rather delicate bird and hard To
raise. They rank second in impor-
lance OF the egg breeds.
The Anconas are about the size O.
the Leghorn. They are beautifully
colored being black with white
specks and are rapidly gaining recog-
milton as layers. They are most
popular in the East.
The Blue Andalusians have not
proved themselves worthy OF serious
consideration.
The Asiatic Glass includes tho
large breeds OF chickens which are
kept for meat production only. The
COchins, Brahamas and Langshans
are the leading breeds OF this class.
The hens Of this class weigh from
eight 10 ten pounds and the ROSTERS
from ten 10 twelve pounds. They
are poor layers, lazy and can be kept
in a lot where the fence is nothing
more than three feet high. Some
breeders who keep these breeds
claim that they can get more for
their feed when given 10 these
chickens than when fed 10 hogs. For
general farm purposes they are
poorly adapted.
The English and American Glasses
will be discussed next week.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
VIRGINIA REEL

A very interesting time was spent
last Wednesday evening when
number Of the College boys with
their fair goods reeled away two
pleasant hours in the Phi Delta Hall.
An occasional musical number by
the Mandolin Club and the refresh
ments served by the colored waiter
added much to the evenings enjoy
ment.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
No lima.

my tailor has promised TO have my
suit done tomorrow"
"Do you think he'll give 1t to you on
timer
"Oh. no; I'll have to pay cash."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
RssourcsfuI.

Father-There, now! You've gone
and crippled that calf with your con-
founded stone throwing!
Son (who has studied efficiency
Well. We can make limp leather Of
his pelt.-Farm Life.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08

New College people have come in
this week. They are Misses Mar
iorie McBee and Alice Blaske Of
Detroit, Miss Francis Cocks Of Ham
line College, Minneapolis, H. d. Ham,
rick of Newbern, Tenn, and E. N.
Garden of Heiskell, of the same state.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08

teresting subject, "Swappin' Hoses"
Judging from the shouts Of laughter,
Mr.. McCann's paper was evidently
much appreciated and enjoyed by
all.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08

FIRST THINGS FIRST"

But seek you first the kindom OF
God and His Righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto
you"
We are exceedingly anxious TO see
every Vocational boy and girl place
First Things First" this week.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08

The Normal boys showed Monday,
that they were able TO do something
besides study when they defeated
the College basketball team by a
score Of 20 TO Is.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08

The Cooking Glass Of The Home
Economies Department under the
very efficient leadership Of Miss Dir
ney is serving three delicious and
substantial meals 10 the members Of
the Revival Committee. Judging
from the comments on these meals
the girls are proving themselves TO
he masters Of this particular science.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08

Last week at Report Conference
the Vocational Department deviated
half way from the usual program.
Dean Clark conducted the girls Re-
port Conference speaking to them on
the Importance Of preparing them
selves for the work which they alone
can do in their own home commun-
tiles. He emphasized the danger OF
educating themselves away from
home and TO tasks OF lesser impor-
lance and significance. Men under
stand men. Women understand wo-
men. We should like TO have lady
speak TO the mems Conference. We
believe il would be a welcome and
wise exchange il we could have a
complete deviation from our usual
program for a few Friday mornings.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
GOD WANTS THE GIRLS

God wants the happy hearted girls,
The loving girls. the best OF girls,
The worst Of girls;
God wants TO make the girls His
pearls
And so reflect His Holy Face,
And bring TO mind His wonderous
grace
That beautiful the world may be,
And filled with love and purity,
God Wants The Girls.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-02-08
Are you willing to be Gods girli

No less does He want the boys.
Only three steps into the Christian
Life,
First; Accept Christ.
AS many as received Him TO them
gave He power to become the Sons OF
God" John ii2.
Second: Confess Christ.
n thou shalt confess with thy
mouth Jesus as Lord thou shalt
be saved" Romans 1919.
Third: Obey Christ:
HE that hath my Commandments
and keepeth them will mani
fest myself TO him." John ii:2i.
The first two steps you can take
in moment, the third will require
all your life. Will you take the first
step MOVIE
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-07

gradually come to the understanding
that II we are to have the things we
have always felt were better than any
we could make, we will have to learn
to make them ourselves in America.
This is no reason why our country can.
not compete with foreign made goods
after the war and there will not be
the excuse that we can get them cheap
er over there for with the probability
of greater taxation abroad, goods there
will not be made as cheaply as in the
past-and not being able to get them
cheaper than we could make them our
selves-we will begin to make them at
home not only with the result that
scores Of industries will spring up over
the country but American supremacy
in the world will be well on the way
tc permanent establishment. National
patriotism Just now means buy at home
and buy American products.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-07


Merchants are having troubles of
their own. At one store articles pur-
chased for one quality came in poor
quality and the price just the same.
The merchant tried to exchange for the
quality ordered and was told that 1t
could not be done-if he did not like
the goods he could return them as the
demand was great. Merchants have
trouble getting all goods ordered. We
have one big advantage in living in
Fairmont-most of us know one an
ether. We stick together. 1t is only
natural for US to spend our money in
enc mans business and for him to
come over and spend his in our bust
ness. In this way we have developed
The fraternal spirit SO characteristic Of
the place.
An amusing story was told this week
as an argument against buying out Of
town. Certain blankets which used to
be made at the Evansville Wooden Mills
sold in the city at one time-not re.
tently-for $1.9S. This same blanket
was sold to an out.of-town concern who
through mail catalogues sold 1t back
again to Fairmont people who paid
1880 for 1t. That the blanket was iden-
tlcally the same can be vouched for.
A number Of such stories are told. A
woman in town bought suit from out
Of town. She was dissatisfied with it
and found one later in the city of bet.
ter value both as to price and quality.
She returned the suit but had very
difficult time in getting her money
back.
In glancing over the different things
we buy in the city one is impressed
with how much formerly came from
abroad. Now that we are at war and
cannot get much imported stuff we will
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-07
GINGER OLE
For Rheumatic Palms and
Colds In Chest, Pieurisy
TcnsEItIs and Bronchitis

Cures coughs, chest colds and sore
throat over night without stomach
drugging. Stops headache. toothachs
End earache in 10 minutes. Speedily
ends lumbaso. neuralgia and neur,tis,
and promptly stops rheumatic pains
end reduces swollen joints. swollen
GLANDS. and banisnes pain and soreness
from yaricose veins.
Never be without this great house.
hold remedy, for there is nothing so
good for sprains. strains. sore mus.
cles. swelling bruises, stiff neck and
backache. Thousands successfully
pse It to draw the agony from sore,
painful, burning feet. Be sure its GIN.
GERoLE-"the ointment with the gin.
CERT viii not blister the tenderest
skin. 26 cents. Fairmont Pharmacy
and all first.class druggists can supply
You. Money back II not satisfied.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-07

cases that will be tried at Parkersbure
when the next session Of federal court
will be held there beginning Monday.
January z.
In October it was estimated that &c..
600 worth Of booze was thrown down
sewer when the pouring day was OBJ
served.
The stock wil' no doubt be heavily
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-07

Wonder how the war will effect this
attitude? They say we have a mum.
Der of war by.products.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-07

confiscated liquor is placed by Sheriff
A. M. Glover and his corps of county
officers. Today Sheriff Glover calcu-
lated that there were between 500 and
1000 gallons of booze confiscated.
Sheriff Glover will not observe pour.
ing day again until about February.
Much Of the booze is connected with
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-20
MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED
ILLICIT STILLS IN ONE
COUNTY
POISONOUS WH|SKEY
Penitentiary, WOrkh0use and
Asylum Overlooking, De-
cIares Former 0hioan Who
Wrongly thought Original
DRY State Was Second
Heaven"

To the Editor of The Evening Post:
Sir: Noticing Cesare cartoon in your
publication Concerning Booze Wasting
grain, ! would like to ask him If he
Ever ate any Barley Bread or any
American. There is as much Booze
here in this state according to the pop
ulation as there is in any State in the
Union. the Writer was born in this
State in 1857, and has lived in the
State of Ohio for nearly twenty Six
years. l Vas Employed as Supt. of
Construction by the United States
Steel Co., and hearing so much from
the Public platform concerning PrOhi-
bition in Maine Ny Wife and | decided
to sell our property in Ohio and Moove
to Maine as we supposed a second
heaven. We Mooved here, and arrived
in Portland on a Saturday noon, and
We saw more DRINKS on that Saturday
afternoon, than We Ever saw in Ohio
IN the &c years We lived there. this
Whiskey is manufactured right here 1t
is rank Poison and is called Barbed
Wire.
ID That's the Word, "Crazy."
Any person drinking this whis-
key is Made Crazy drunk. There
IS Over 800 Elicit distills In Our Coun-
ty. the Sheriffs Office Of Cumberland
County is as good a paying job as the
Presidents of the United States is. at
a Young Man, 800 Was the usual Con-
gregation there, last Sabbath Was 80.
that Was their largest Cong. in three
years. No One here goes to Church.
they stay at home to Make this
Poison and sell it. their faces are a pit
iful sight. Population has decreased
In Every County nearby. This town
In 1865, had a population OF Three
Thousand Four hundred. today it has
Nineteen hundred and Twenty. Our
States Prison in 1870 had One hun
dred and Eight inmates, today there
251, and still growing. the insane
asylum is crowded to Overlooking and
Evry Jail and WOrkhouse is in the
same Condition, it seems that We have
seen nothing but Rum and Crime Ever
since We came back here. the writer
does not use intoxicants or Tobacco
in any form, is a member of the First
Pres. Church in Tifin, Ohio. The Po-
Llitical Machine in this State is run by
Booze Both parties, the One making
the best promise gets Elected.
(You can Publish this if you see fit
W. E. BICKFORD.
South ~Parsonfield. Ne.
Evening Post, New York City.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-20
$1OO BONE DRY FINE

Heber Springs.-The first bone dry"
conviction in Cleburne county occurred
here this week, when j. W. Shafer "a
fined in Justice Bakers court. 1t is
alleged that Shafer went to Joplin,
Mo-, several days age and that upon
his return he brought a quart of
whisky, which he said he was told was
not a violation of the law if ii was for
his use or that of his family. The city
marshal made the arrest and took
charge of the travelling bag in which
Shafer carried the whisky. Immediate
ly after the conviction a warrant was
sworn out for the marshal. charging
that $35 in curency had been taken
from the bag while it was in his pos
session. At a preliminary hearing the
court found that the marshal was not
guilty.-Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-20
LADIES! LOOK YOUNG,
DARKEA GRAY HAIR
Use the Old-tine Sage Tea and
Sulphur and Nobody
will Know.

GRAY hair, however handsome. denotes
advancing @ W. all know the advan-
tages of a youthful appearance. Your
hair is your charm. 1t makes or mars
the face. When it fades, turns gray and
looks streaked, just a few applications
of Sage Tea and Sulphur enhances its ap-
pearance a hundreG-f0it.
Don't stay gray, COX Young! Either
prepare the recipe u home or get from
any drug store a 50-cent bottle of
'Nyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound"
which is merely the old-time recipe i'm
proved by the addition of ether ingredi-
ents. Thousands of folks recommend this
ready-to-use preparation. because it
darkens the hair beautifully, besides no
one can possibly tel. Is it darkens so
naturally and evenly. You moisten a
sponge or soft brush with it. drawing this
through the hair, taking one small strand
at a time. BY morning the gray hair
disappears; after another application or
two. its natural color is restored and it
becomes thick, glossy and lustrous, and
you appear years younger.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
is a delightful toilet requisite. 1t is not
intended for the cure. mitigation or pre-
y~ention of disease,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-20
NO REASON FOR THIS EXCITE
MSNT OVER PROHIBITION.

"The wild asses quench their
th'rst.'-PsaIm 1o4, verse II.
There is entirely too. much talk
going on about prohibition. One
would think by the way some per-
sons rave In language vociferous
and sometimes incoherent that it
is the only matter worth discuss
ing during the preparations GOING
on for the war against the pirates
of Europe. -
Some say too much grain is used
in the manufacture Of beer and
liquor, while others declare too
many men are employed in the
manufacture Of whisky and beer
and wine. A droning noise on the
side is made by the Hearst papers
boosting Eight wine and beer"
No harm Is done to the nation as
a whole by the liquor that is drunk.
Laws may be passed, manufacture
and sale of liquors of all desorip-
ton may be prohibited; but the
consumption of beer and hard
liquors still will go on. 1.-THE wild
asses quench their thirst" says the
PsaImist.
The liquor business now Is under
control. Saloons all over the coun.
try are closing at the proper hours,
and dealers In drink obey the law.
Let we'll enough aone.-Mornine
Telegraph, New York City.