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BEKEA, MADISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, A PHIL 18, 1012
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BEREA
KENTUCKY
Largest Steamship Ever Built Sunk by
Iceberg on First Voyage
Nearly 1500 of the More Than 2000 Passengers and
Crew Find Their Graves Two Miles
Beneath the Surface
.868 SAVED IN LIFE BOATS
The White Star Liner "Titanic," the greatest steamboat
ever bunt, while making her first trip across the Atlantic,
om Liverpool to New York, struck an iceberg of! the
Newfoundland banks, Sunday night about ten o clock, anc
went to the bottom four hours later, carrying down possibly
1500 of the passengers and crew.
The "Titanic" was thought to be unsinkable, having fif
teen water tight bulk heads. It was claimed that though
half of her compartments should be filled with water she
would still float.
With this assurance of safety and invited by every con
venience known to modern science, the ship being a venta
ble palace or, better, a whole city in itself, a large number o
people, many of them persons of note, engaged passage for
her maiden trip.
Tlio "Titanic" was duo to arrive must lmvo prevailed.
In New York, Tuesday, but Instead ! Tho news received by wireless all
tho low survivors, mostly women and day 'Monday was to tho effect that
children, will reach that city posslb- j tho huge ship was disabled by her
ly as lato as Friday on tho "Carpa- contact with tho Ice mountain but
thla" which seems to hnvo been the was ln'lng towed to tho Newfound-
first steamship to arrlvo at tho lutnl bankB where, sho would be
scene of thu disaster, having put benched, nil of her passengers Btid
on all spwd In answer to tho wire- crew being rescued by other ships
less distress signal S. O. S. which had answered the distress call.
When tho "Carpalhla" arrived, , Hut, Monday night, tho waiting and
howover, tho "Tltnnlc" had already anxious world was disillusioned and
sunk nnd tho survivors were taken .tho awful fact was mado known Uint
on board from tho scattered llfo scarcely a third of those on board
boats Into which they had bc?n rush
ed by tho crow. Tho fact that thoso
rescued am mostly women nnd chil
li, Ven Indicates that good dlrclpllno
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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
FIRST PAGE
Editorial.
Titanic Disaster.
In Our Own State.
News of tho Woek.
Cabin In Ilerca Again.
Tower of Personality Dr. Ilarton.
SECOND PAGE
General Newi.
Tnft Itefonns In Postal Service.
Miner's Welfare Causo of Tnft.
Sunday School Lesson,
THIItl) PAGE
Kentucky Nows.
Sermon.
Markets.
Temperance Notco.
FOUimi PAGE
Local Now,
Authority Against Tobacco.
FIFTH PAOB
Y. M. C. A. Notes. j
IJorca Tako3 First PrUo. j
SIXTH PAGE
Serial Story.
SEVENTH PAtJE
Ltvo Stock.
Hog Uhuto Made on Wheels.
1'oik.t Hag Cooking.
Pastry.
EIGHTH PAGE
Eastern Kentucky Now.
wero saved.
A few of thu notables on board
wero John Jacob Astor, Isadoro
Strauss, (5eo. D. Wldener, J. Druco
ismny, llenj. Guggenheim, Washing
ton ItolH'lIng nnd J. I). Thayer.
Thoso persons are said to represont
wealth totaling $195,000,000. Asldo
from these thero wero a number
distinguished for other than their
wealth, notably W. T. Stead, tho
English Journalist, Archibald Butt,
President Tail's aide, Millet, U10
urtlst, ntul Henry II, Harris, Theatri
cal Manager.
Tho "Titanic" was valued at $10,
000,000, and It Is thought that she
cairled down with her Jewels and
aluablea worth another SIO.000,000.
Tho details jf tho disaster will not
bo known until tho survivors reach
port, and tho real horrorti of it will
possibly never bo fully pictured.
CABLE IN BEREA AGAIN
Mr. Georgo W. Cable has visited
Ileren again and given us entertain
ment and Instruction oven greater
than on his previous visit just four
months ago.
Wednesday night, tho tenth, Mr.
Cable read from his own writings
Inrt of tlio story of Mary Illchllng
und all of tho fnBclnntlng story of
Posson Jono. Mr. Cnblo's descriptive
nnd dramatic power Is best interpret
ed by himsolf, and tho audience was
dollghtcd with his rendering and up
lifted by tho moral of tho story. Ho
was heartily encored and gavo one
'of his own songs, "Do Lady's Wan,"
DR. PEARSONS' MESSAGE
The letter from Dr. Pearsons brought by Dr. Ilarton and read
by him at tlio exorcises commemorating tho t)2nd birthday of Keren's
great benefactor, Saturday evening, while directed to tho young
people of Ileren, contains advice that should be heeded by all young
people, and wo nrc taking it out of its natural place iu Dr. Hartoti'fl
address, and giving it what prominence we can iu these columns in
tho hope that it may have the wide iiilliienco it deserves.
To tho young people of Herea : I wish I could be with you
nt thin annual celebration. I nm very glnd that my birthday
brings you a holiday nt till beautiful nenson.
Tlio iiiMHngo which I send to you Is only a summary of that
which I havo given you before ;Mnko the beHt use of your op
portunities ; prepare to be the meniitid women which the future
of your mountain nnd of our country requires.
Cultivate your voice ; cultivate your vocal organs. Mnke
full preparation for your life work. Prepare wise words to
speak, and then prepare to speak them idTectivuly. If your
speech In slovenly nnd your articulation poor practice till you
speak with precision nnd titter your words forcefully and cor
rectly. Cultivate the vocal organs. These wonderful bodies of
ours contain nothing more wonderful iu their structure than the
organs which produce the human voice. The video Is tho most
wonderful Instrument that ever has been made. The world
needs eloquent men ; the world needs eloquent women.
You should be thankful that you were born In the mountains.
I nm thankful that I wns born in the mountains. I nm thankful
that I have lived so many years and I nm thankful that you
have so many yearn still to live. You have inherited pure air.
Live Iu the pure air and breathe It in abundance. You have
Inherited pure blood. Keep It pure. Avoid all the hahitH that
Impoverish the blood. Cultivatoall the habits that promote good
health nnd give life a strong, physical basis.
Hut you lmvo still higher dutlen to render. Do nil you can
to pay tb e ileht you owe to your parents. Live to be useful to
your state nnd country. Never falter In your lovo for llerea
College. Helieve in It n the best and greatest Institution In
America, one that bus done more for your people than any Insti
tution ever has done or ever crtu do. He wise In your youth.
Do not think of wisdom as something belonging wholly to old
ago. Unless you .have tho beginnings of wisdom now you will
have little when you nreohl. Unfaithful to (!od nnd true to
vour duty. Keek for power, not that you tuny use it selfishly,
hut that you may use ft for others' sako. Strive to bo prosperous
for tile good of others. When you scd a good thing that needs to
be done, do not wait expecting to make provision for it in your
will, or to do It when you are older or wiser do it now. Live
for n purpose nnd let that purpose bo a right purpose.
On tfils day when ynu are meeting in Ileren. April 14,1012,
I shall lie il'2 years oldliut I hope to live much longer. I hope
to send you other mosMiges. I shnll never send you any messnge
t lint is (illTerent from this, for this Is, what I have been learning
for very nearly n evntury. Faithfulness to (led and the right
use of Ids good gifts, nn earnest and iiuselllsh purpose, these are
the tilings worth living for. I wish for you all a long ami happy
life. I desire to live to be useful to mankind.
Cordially yours, ,
I). K. PEARSONS
WILL IT STICK?
Advices from Frankfort tho latter part of last week wero to the
effect that the Franchise Board consisting of the Auditor, Attorney
General and Treasurer, had assessed the franchises of the corporations
of the state at about one hundred thirty-seven millions more than the
the same franchises were assessed for ths year 101 1.
Much is mado of this fact by the party organs throughout tho
State. It is said that this increased taxation, meaning the increased
assessment, will raise about $700,000 more for the year 1012
than for the preceding year and render it unnecessary for the Gov
ernor to call an extra session of the General assembly. And this is
truo if the assessment stands. But it must be borne in mind that
this is only a tentative assessment; that notice thereof must be
served on each one of tho corporations affected and thnt they each
havo one month in which to show the cause why the assessment
should not be increased.
Now, it will be interesting to watch the action of the great
railroad corporations, such as the Louisville and Nashville, Illinois
Central, Chesapeake and Ohio, and C. N. O. &. T. P., the com.
panies upon which the most of this increase has been laid. Also it
will bo interesting to seo how long the matter is held up in the
Circuit Court of the Unjted States by injunction if this assessment
stands before the Board as now tentatively put forth.
The newspapers speak of the matter as settled; as though it
were fiual; but such is not the case. If, however, the democratic par.
ty through the franchise board, makes good, and finally puts this as
sessment through and collects the taxes due thereon, according to the
assessment, then it will deserve well of the state and justify the peo
ple who put it in power. We shall watch tho result with interest.
Every tax payer ought to watch it with interest, because if these cor
porations ought to pay $700,000 more into the treasury of the State
than they have heretofore been paying, then those iu high places
have failed to do their duty to the people of the state.
H. C. Faulkner.
set to an old nnd forgotten tune.
After tho entertainment a short
reception was given to Mr. and Mrs.
Cablo at the President's house, to
which tho students and faculty cf
tho College department wero Invit
ed, following which Pres. Frost pres
ented each student with a copy of
somo book.
Tho next morning nt united chapel
Mr. Cablo gavo an addrvss to tho
wholo student body dwelling on our
debt to government. "You would
have to havo government," ho raid,
"or else thero would havo to bo ono
of you to every fifteen hundred squaro
miles that Is all tho land will sup
port If you aro savages Instead f
what you or your children may hear
of some tlmo, fifteen hundred to every
square mile." Ho further pointed out
that tho Hlble is not a book of rules
but a book of principles, and that tho
great historic ralsuso of the Illblo
has been tho habit of taking It os
a book of Inspired rules and no more.
After tho address Mr. Cablo planted
a tree south-cast of tho library.
'Mr. Cablo has long been a friend of
llerea and first visited hero In tho
days of President Falrchlld. Ho does
not often give such treats and Do-
ea has been doubly fortunate this
year.
THE POWER OF PERSONALITY
Address of Dr. Barton at Dr. Pear
son's Birthday Celebration.
Couldn't Be a Poem.
"I used to think she was a perfect
poem." "Well, Isn't slier "No; she's
not a poem at all." "Why not!" "She
has been anappod up and married by
magaxlno editor." Houston Post
Dr. Uartcn began by reading tho
message of Dr. Pearsons to tho
young peoplo of Bcrca, which may
bo found In our editorial columns.
Continuing ho spoko as follows:
"I am very glad to bo tho bearer
of such a message to you. Dr. Pear
sons loves nil tho colleges ho has
helped. Thero Is no ono of them ho
loves nioro than this. Ho hoped to
spend his 91st birthday hero and when
ho could not do so, and a cclobrntlon
was arranged for him at Illnsdalo,
nnd only ono college presldont could
bo Invited to bo present In person,
tho col logo honored by that Invita
tion was Bcrea College and tho speak
er whoso cloquenco thrilled us all
nnd brought nppreclatlvo tears to
tho oyes of Dr. Pearsons was our
own President Frost.
I have read you Dr. Pearsons' own
message: I need not try to add to
It. Rather let mo speak of sonio les
sons which such a llfo ns his illus
trates. When you meet Dr, Pearsons you
feel first of all that you aro dealing
with a forceful and potent personal
ity. Ho succeeded In business, largo
ly becauso tho elements of success
wero Inherent In his personality.
Do not let any ono think wo aro
honoring him Just becauso ho accu
mulated wealth. Wo know not tho
money but tho man. Wero ho a hun-
(Cuntlnutd ea rg Pitt)
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NEWS OFJE WEEK
Pennsylvania Follows Illinois Discrep
ancy in Claims of Candidates Talk
of Compromise Candidate Death
of Clara Barton Death of General
Grant The End of Lorimerism
Flood Moves South.
PENNSYLVANIA FOLLOWS ILLI
NOIS Tlio land-slide In Pennsylvania for
Itoosevelt was almost as great as that
In Illinois reported In our last week's
Issue. In Illinois the Colonel got
the entire delegation of 58, while In
Pennsylvania ho will possibly get
all but 11 or the C9 delegates.
Tho last week has given tone to
the Ex-President's campaign, and he
Is seen now to be really in the fight.
Advices from Washington aro to tho
effect that the Taft -Bureau will no
longer stand Upon its dignity, but
give the Colonel as hot shots as he
sends.
A DISCREPANCY IN THE FIG
URES On the second page of Tho Citizen
a tablo will bo found showing tho
list of delegates already pledged to
tho President, tho total number be
ing 2S8 while 539 are necessary to a
choice. Since this list went to press,
tho Taft column has risen to 341, ac
cording to Chairman McKInley at
the President's headquarters. But, if
ono should Inquire at tho Roosevelt
headquarters and believe what Is
handed out to him, ho would get
an entirely different view, Senator
Dixon's figures being as follows:
Roosevolt 21C; Taft 50; Cummins 4;
LaFollctte 3G; Unlnstructed 94; Con
tested 1S9. These figures may bo
taken with some salt.
TALK OF COMPROMISE CANDI
DATE Tho blttorness of tho contest be
tween the President and Ex-President,
and tho probability now that tho In
structed delegates will bo nearly
equally divided between tho two
Is loading to considerable talk of
n compromise candidate, and Ex-
Governor Hughes, now Associate, Jus
tice of tho United States Supremo
Court, Is prominently mentioned in
that connection. Color Is given to
this suggestion by tho fact that
while Now York's delegates aro plain
ly for tho President, they go with
out dofinlto instructions.
So far, however, this is only talk,
Contlnur.1 on Pije Five
IN OiJWN STATE
Convention for Taft To Study Our
Tax System Post Graduate School
for State University Trees for
Capitol Grounds Fire in Richmond.
TAFT AN EASY WINNER
Tho Republican Stato Convention
which was in session as we went to
press last week was easily controll
ed by tho Taft forces, and a strong
platform endorsing the administration
was drawn up and tho four delegates
at largo to the Chicago Convention
instructed for tho President. Tho
Roosveelt forces did not bolt but
took no active part in the Conven
tion. Of the Kentucky delegation of
26, only 3 aro Instructed for Roose
velt. TAX REVISION COMMITTEE
Lieut. Governor McDermott has
appointed W. B. Moody of Henry
County and W. A. Frost of Graves
County, members of the Tax Revision
Committee. Four other members aro
to bo nppolnted, two by the Speak
er of tho House and two by the
Governor. The Committee was provid-"
ed for by the Legislature for tho
purposo of studying tho tax system
of tho state with the view of report
ing a method of simplification and
revision to the next General Assemb
ly. NEW DEPARTMENT FOR STATE
UNIVERSITY
Tho Board of Trustees of tho
State University a Lexington voted
last Friday to add a department of
post graduato work to the course of
study in the University; Graduate
work has been done for somo time
In connection with various depart
ments, but this work is now made
a rogular school.
TREE PLANTING ON THE CAPI
TOL GROUNDS
A tree from each county In tho
state Is to be planted on tho Capitol
Grounds, according to present plans,
nt a day soon to bo fixed. Delega
tions from one hundred and twenty
counties aro to visit Frankfort bring
ing a tree to be planted.
FIRC IN RICHMOND
A quick fire destroyed a big lum
ber yard, the L. and A. freight de
pot and a number of loaded freight
cars at nichmond last Friday morn
ing. Tho chief sufferers wero Blan
ton and Congleton, lumber dealers,
and tho railroad company.
Mr. Henry Lengfellner, White's Station, Ky.
lierea, Ky.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed find check. Mr. Morgan had to undergo a
slight operation yesterday so asked me to write and tell you
that your charges were very reasonable, as he considers he has
the best job of guttering in the county, and many who have
seen the work say this also. I hope Mr. Morgan will be
able to be up and out again in a week or ten days.
Yours truly,
(Mrs. Harry Morgan) Julia Morgan
Such letters make hard work easy and drudgery a pleasure
Have your House Gutters and Tin Work re
paired before you paint.
HENRY LENGFELLNER
Office Jackson St.; rear of Main.
Phone 7 or 181.