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CRITTENDEN? REC0RD-PRES3, MARION, KENTUCKY
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Outdoor Church Services Popular at Capital
WASHINGTON. Washington' latent churrhgolng Is oat of door. Al
fresco vesper on the ellipse back of the -White Douse grounds were
held last Sunday t five and will occur regularly until October. The district
War camp community service la la
charge and the. navy, yard band pro
vttte the music. Clergymen from all
denominations muke addresses, while
the congregation, drawn from every
atute and all ages and conditions of
war worker, constitutes the choir.
These outdoor services offer many
amusing Incidents. Prayerful postur
with bended head disappear when
the blrdiuen cut caper lu the sky di
rectly over the preacher. The drone
of the biplane drowns the minister's
voice, and whisper of "Look, oh, look I nose dive now he' righted him
selfInterfere with the dominie' exhortation.
Tho religious character of these Sunday afternoon was repeatedly
tressed by the earnest young man In charge, probably because the social snd
entluientul side etuck out so prominently. Pretty heads resting on manly
shoulders, furtive hnndclasps notes thrown from a group of sailors to a
bunch of giggling girls spur entangled with fluffy petticoat with the big
congregation sitting around on the grass. It's natural enough that picnic man
ners displace proper church behavior.
Washington 1 city crowded with unattached male and female, boy
training at the navy yard or at Camp Meigs and Washington university
girl from every city tnd hamlet They are the nicest, cleanest, happiest
young people la the world, a slice of young America which la neither the
tipper nor the lower cruet but they're lonesome and bored la their few leisure
mom eat and want to play together. .
How the "Boys". Outwitted the Commanding Officer
A TROOP train etopped at Laurel, Md., one morning not ao long ago. On
that train were hundred of Washington boys. The commanding oOlcer,
fearing that hi train would be besieged by thousands of relatives If they
m - - - ' --l ' -H In rl.ii W.j tt.l
Just congratulating himself on hi sagndty, when the first relative from the
national capital put In appearance.
"Just chance," thought the commanding officer.
Then relative began to stream Into Laurel from Washington by the
core. In flock. In droves. They cam la automobile, buggies, wagon and
on foot Tbey cam all afternoon. The boys and their folks bad a great
time.
m bet to this day the commanding officer doesnt know how the men
worked It Bat here I the way It waa done:
Two of the men decided they were going to see their relative. Once
they had determined that much, the rest was easy.
They hopped a freight back to Washington.
When they hit Union station they made for the telephone, called op theii
own people and told them that the train would be at 'Laurel all day, and
Instructed them to notify friends. Then they tarkled the telephones again,
Between them they called up the relatives of nearly every man on the trail
" and told them where they could see their boy on his way to France.
Than they hopped another freight back to LaureL
No wonder the Tanks are going through to Berlin I
Ride on Drawspan Recommended as Novel Thrill
YOC may have taken rides In airplanes, tanks, battleship, automobile,
choo-chooe, etc, but unless you have swung around on Capt Robert U
TUlert' "craft" you have missed a mild thrill Tlllert's "craft" Is the draw-
span of the Highway bridge. lie I
the senior operator and vessels which
have to wait for the draw have to
Walt oo TUlert lie doesnt keep
them waiting very long.
There Is a tremendous toot, a
peat grinding and the draw begins to
operate. Tou are standing talking to
the captain, when you feel the Iron
bar against which you were easily
leaning begin to revolve. It revolves
calmly, pleasantly, brushing you aside,
aa It were. But when you feet It re
volting you Jump as If you were shot and nearly fan' ont the window Inti
the river. Captain TUlert gesticulate at you, waving one arm. The draw la
now well out over the river.
"What does he meanF you wonder, looking wlsfly about "Does B3 want
DM to Jump out the window r
Tno captain keeps on waving his arm at you,
Tou step to the door and look out Tou see the great gap la the bridge,
and. on ths other side the gates down and a policeman holding back auto
mobiles.
Then It dawns upon you that the captain I merely trying to get yott
to a point of vantage, where you may watch the operation of the draw. 8
yon etand at attention, while the great span screeches, the tug goes through
and the span slides back Into the bridge once mora.
It's a novel five-minute ride,
Women Passengers Had
THE car came to a sudden stop with the grinding nolee that means tht
wheels have slipped the track. The motormeo Jumped out The conduct
tor and man passengers followed suit,
rmm
her companion of the shopping bag:
Donas Ilk thatwith on over for good
"One would be an overdose for me.
Be'a too set on his own good time to
Bet be'a a fast flyer, all right"
But he wasn't a fast flyer, for Just then a husky blat' man came to the
fat psssenger put an arm around him, lifted him up, gave him a crutch and
half carried him from tho car. And the fat passenger accepted his own help
lessnes with the docility of a good, but not overbrlght child.
u We are all right, women dear, take us by and large, hut
When we atop our criticising of peoplo and thing w know nothing
rhout this world will be wearing wing.
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train go through io Laurel, and there
rest'
It was an all-day wait too. Ths
boy felt pretty much rut op about
being deprived of the opportunity of
seeing their folks, but Of course, they
aid nothing.
They just did something. Nobody
can get ahead of American soldiers
not even the commanding officer I
The major or colonel, or whstevei
rank he was, Z have forgotten, was
Misjudged the Fat Man
and every last woman poked her head
put of the window o the trouble aide.
Only one passenger kept his place
He was a fat man with two china and
the symptoms of a third. lie Just set
there and smiled complacently as I!
the only thought he had In this world
was of the good breakfast he bad
eeten and the gti dinner that wai
to come.
Tou will have your thoughts! And
If you are a woman you are bound
to put them In words, which a ceo unit
for one market basket lady saving t
Td like to have an even doaen hus
measure "
But Utnt fellow' no marry! n' man I
tl himself down to any one womnn.
Settling
Beatrice
Cftwr
By 8. B. HACKLEY
fcOopjrrlfhl, ISIS, by the HcClur Nswsptv
per B judical.)
"Responsibility for Beatrice's set
tlement Is rendering me absolutely dls
bought, Doris. Living In a little place
like this with so few social equals I
enough to drive one wild."
Mrs. Eileen Campbell, wife of the
lme manufacturer at BardBtown, roll
ed her chtna-hlue eyes deprecatively.
If It weren't that Frank Is making
money "hand over flat,' aa be culls It
here, I simply could not endure It"
lira. Cartes, wife of ths rood-build
ing contractor nodded appreciatively.
Thut'8 what I tell 'Gene. How long
are you golpg to stay In New York
with the Silicons, Eileen?"
"Oh, two weeks, probably. Now thnt
Bco leaves tomorrow with Alethea Me
Cue for the house-party, I feel safe
about her. Alethea has been begging
me to let her stay on with them
through the summer. Sammy" she
lowered her voice, "Sammy Is going to
be there 1"
"now very opportune!" commented
Mrs. Carter,
Bentrlce, an Involuntary listener,
with her piquant face, her characterful
mouth and blue eyes, both dolorous
and Indignant hastily left the library.
Her futher, a serious-looking man with
red hair, met her In the hall. "Oh,
daddy, let me stay home with you
while mother Is away," she whispered,
t want to so!"
"Tour mother would have a fit If you
missed that McCue blow-out, sweet
heart We can't go against her In this,
i guess, it s inte you'd Dctter run
away to your bed. But wait Kitten,
here's a check I promised Pryor. Ad
dress It to him, and drop It In the box,
WljlTOUr
After an Interminable time, It seemea
to Beatrice, she beard her parents go
to their sleeping rooms, but sleep
wouid not come to her. She arose
finally and drew on her dressing nnwo.
"I wish I could tell daddy P she
thought as she went to her writing
desk. "Ill write to Louie he can't
help me, but I've got to tell somebody
now!"
Unrdstnwn, N. C. August 2, 1010.
"Dr. Louis M. Acheson, Pendleton,
Oregon," she wrote at the top of her
page.
"Dear, Dear Louie, I promised you
fd tell you the minute I found the
prince, but I couldn't though It's been
four months. I was too happy, for a
little while, and since oh, Louie I've
got to tell somebody my troubles, or
111 burst!
"I guess TV told you In this tiny old
place, there's a '400,' only here It's a
fjO,' mostly the Macon family scions.
The Macon father wss an old scoun
drel (I'm quottng daddy), but he
owned the big resort hotel here and
nearly everything else. Mrs. Atlee
Jeffers and Mrs. Felix Landrlfh, two
of the daughters, live here. Mrs. Land
rltb married an old, old roan, some
thing like a Mnharajnh for wealth (he
must have been a beast Judging by
her unhappy face), and she's got a reg
ular castle overlooking the town.
"Well, mother 'consldere them, and
her very special Mrs. Doris Carter, and
a few others, her social equnts. I
wouldn't soy It to anybody but you,
Louie, but you know It already; moth
er snd her friends Just live for danc
ing and entertaining, and clothes-
nothing else! Daddy told her yester
day their chief occupation as he sees
It Is the 'ornamentation of the chariots
that carry them through this little arc
In the circle of being !
"But because the Macon scions are
sort of patrons of Arland, the little
church here, and attend services
once In a blue moon, mother does, too,
and Tve been attending the Arland
Sunday school, and other services
right along, without a protest from
her. Early thla spring, Mr. Lnwrle,
the old pastor, died and the board
thnt pays the minister's small salary,
sent Glenn Pryor. He Isn't exclusive,
and Just 'churchy,' like Mr. Lowrle.
lie wants to help everybody and every
thing, and he makes friends with all
the poor and neglected. He's started
a branch of the Good Citizens' league,
and now you can't And a rusty tin
can or a homeless cat In the town. He
doesnt trouble himself so much about
the 50,' except that he calls on thera
and la pleasant to them.
"And he's started a Toung Felks'
circle for Wednesday evenings tkjit
does things like singing to sick folks,
and tho Jail folks, and the county In
firmary folks. I knew he was the
"prince" the first time I heard htm
peak. Of course, he didn't know
right off I was the "princess," but he
came to know. (Lonle, I'm like daddy
I love people, Just because they're
people), and he liked my way, I know,
for he he'd got so his eyes were stlirC
when they turned to met And I waa
happy.
"Then the first of July the season
opened at the hotel, and they begun
those Wednesday and Saturday night
dance. The first Wednesday night we
were to go after the circle met to
sing for old Mrs. Filbert (she'd been
on her death-bed for a month), and I'd
promised her rd sing an old, oM bnl
lad She loved. None of tho other girl
knew It. But mother wouldn't listen
to me, and made me go to thnt hateful
flanee. we didn't leave until one
o'clock, and Just ns we came out of the
gate where they've got a big elect rlc
light thnt lights up everything (I wns
walking tn tint wlfu that horrid, rich
Sammy McCue, Mrs. McCue's brotnei
In-law), we met Mr. Pryor.
"His eyes looked positively reproach
ful when they met mine. He lifted bis
hat, sober and unsmiling, and passed,
and I felt my heart break under the
weight of his misunderstanding. I
heard It break, Louie. And next morn
ing I found out Mrs. Filbert had died
at midnight I couldn't make any ex
planation to him without appearing to
censure mother, so I didn't make sny.
'So, July, a wretched month, hns
passed. Mother's swept me Into the
hotel soclnl life until I haven't had a
minute (not even Sunday) 'for my
friends. (I ought to have stood up to
mother, but I hate a row; I am a
coward, Louie, and because I am.
am miserable.)
Tomorrow I'm to leave for Georgia
and the McCue's party, to make fur
ther conquest of that Sammy toad.
The prince Is Just gently courteous to
me, ss he Is to everybody else, when
we chance to meet now. no hears of
my going to all those hateful dances
and giving all my time to social friv
olities, and he thinks I'm a breaker of
promises, and shallow, and fickle, and
untrustworthy ! I'll never be able to
redeem myself In his eyes. I believe I
could, If I had a chance, away from
mother, but I won't get It, and hell
marry somebody else! Oh, Louie!
This Is a walling letter, but I feel
better since I've told you-my tribula
tions!
"Tour cousin and friend In weal and
woe (mostly woe at present).
"Beatrice Caswell."
Two days after, Mr. CnBwell received
a telegram from New York :
"Quarantined. Can't leave under six
weeks. Beatrice to stay on with the
McCues. Eileen."
On Wednesday evening a tan pongee
traveling dress pounced down upon
him.
"Oh, daddy fv come home! Iv
come home!"
"But the house-party! Mother want
ed you to stay, BeeP
K)h daddy I never wanted to go I
I started home the minute I knew
mother had to stay In New York, and
you're going to let me stay home with
yog!"
Her father laughed. "I won't sens
you back, Kitten."
When the Arland church bell rang,
st eight o'clock, Beatrice Jumped up.
It's the circle eight, daddy; let's
go!"
Two weeks Inter, Beatrice went
alone for her favorite walk up Gray'
mountain. At the summit she came
upon the young mlslster sprawled on
a mossy spot some typewritten sheets
spread out before him. He started
guiltily at sight of her, and with un
necessary haste, folded the paper.
"Our next Sunday sermon r she
bantered. "May I see how it looks on
paperP
He flushed and thrust the folded
sheets In bis pocket then fished out
of another pocket a strip of paper
which he held out to her.
Tm afraid your father has a bad
opinion of me, but his generous check),
mailed to me more than two weeks
ago, reached roe only this noon."
Two weeks ago," murmured Beat
rice, poKled. Then the red blood dyed
her cheeks. "Was was It forwarded
from Oregon P she stammered.
"It was."
. "I oh, I must have mixed the en
velopes P she stammered. Then you
that awful letter"
He came and stood by her. T re
maned the letter that was sent me by
mistake," he said.
"But you read It P her hands went
over her burning face.
"Tea," he confessed. "I dldnt real
ise what It meant until Td begun It
then It was beautiful reading I I
wanted to go down to Georgia on the
first train I wanted to keep the
princess' letter out I didn't dare do
that either. So I copied the letter, and
Tve been carrying the copy here close
to my heart ever since. Sometimes Tve
kissed It!"
She raised her drooping head. Then
you oh, Glenn!"
It wasn't the letter that Iny close
to his heart thnt he was kissing then.
A month later Mrs. Carter, Just re
turned from a six weeks' visit, calling
on Mrs. Felix Lnndrith. met Beatrice
Caswell and Glenn Pryor Just leaving.
"Did you notice that child's facer
Mrs, Lnndrith remarked, aa the pair
passed out of hearing. "Love baa
made her beautiful."
"Love!" gasped Mrs, Carter. "Ton
don't mean to say she's In love with
him? Why, Mr. McCue' brother-in-
law waa crazy shout her when I left !
Glenn Pryor, with those altruistic no
Hons of his, probably never will hnva
a penny!" She act her lips. "Why,
it's suicidal! I'U write to Eileen to
day P
"Doris Carter," the older woman laid
a hand on her shoulder, "dont you do
anything of tho kind. tt may seem to
you suicidal to mnrry for love, without
money, but It's worse than suicide to
reverse It I did thnt, and I know.
Dnnt you write to Eileen Caswell,
flat even If yon were to. It's too late
for her to make the child unhappy,
nis Scotch uncfc wants htm to croe
over to France right away, to help him
In his army work, and tho board has
reluctantly consented. Naturally, he
wants to take his wife with hint. I
era going up to Frank Caswell's now to
persuade him to let them be married
tomorrow,"
A Courteous Hen,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoqker Wilson of
north of ltushvllle have a most re
markable hen. Every morning sh
scratches at the door for admission
Entering, she alts tn a large chair In
the living room, Inys sn egg and walks
majestically buck to ths chicken yard
after she has been fed for her court
ous aervlc Indianapolis Vnt
Our Part in Feeding the Nation
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(Special Information Berv.ce, United Bute Department of Agriculture)
COMMUNITY FAIRS SPELL CO-OPERATION
Th Schoolhoua Make a Central
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COMMUNITY FAIR
FOSTERSRIVALRY
Farmers and Families Co-operate
With Neighbors in Ex
hibiting Best Products.
FEOFU BROUGHT TOGETHER
First 8tep Is to Interest Leader. Then
Elect Officer and Appoint Com
mittees Ribbon Usually
Awarded as Premium.
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John Jones basket of potatoes takes
the blue ribbon at the fair, and Imme
diately every farmer In the commun
ity secretly plans to take that prize
away from Jones next year. And
Jonea, seeing Jim Brown's winning
com, resolve that next time ho will
add that premium to his other tro
phies. And so on down the line of all ex
hibits, the community fair fosters the
spirit of friendly rivalry. It calls not
only for the exhibition of the best
products that have been grown and
the best work that has been done, but
It Includes aa well games, athletic
contests, pageants and other features
which bring the men and women and
the boys snd girls together for whole
some recreation.
The first step toward holding a com
munity fair Is to Interest the leaders
of the community; the second Is to
call a meeting of the whole commun
ity to elect oncers and appoint com
mittee to have charge of the work.
The fair should be well advertised,
and effort should be made to secure
exhibits from as many persons aa pos
sible, rather than to secure exhibits
of exceptional quality. For premium
ribbons are usually awarded rather
than cash payments. As most of the
preparations for the fair are made by
volunteer worker, the small amount
of money required for Incidental ex
penses can be raised by subscription
or by the sale of advertising apace In
the catalogue or on the program.
There should be lo entry fees or ad
mission charge.
Grouping the Exhibits.
While It Is to be expected that the
exhibit at a community fair will re
ceive special attention for the purpose
of exhibition, nevertheless they should
represent ss nearly as possible the
normal production of the community,
for one of the purposes of holding a
community fair Is to stimulate a de
sire to Increase the quantity and to
Improve the quality of the average
product Freak exhibits ot all kinds
are to be avoided.
Personal solicitation has been feund
to be the moat effective means of In
ducing people to make exhibits. Each
exhibitor should realise that he Is In
competition only with other members
of the community and that It will not
be possible for some stranger to take
all the prises.
(Utlsfactory results are usually ob-,
(alned In community fulrs by group
ing certain classe of exhibit. Thus,
In the live stock department horses,
cattle, swine, poultry, and pet are
exhibited. In th fnrm product de
partment are shown different varieties
ot grains and seed, grasses and for
tge crops, field beans and peas, pea
auta and potatoes, together with dairy
products snd be products. The or-
Jiard and garden department Includes
tuch exhibits as fruits and vegetables,
ornamental shrubbery, and flower.
Th woman' work and One art de
partment Include prepared foods,
canned good, Jellies, preserves, and
pickles, and all kinds of needlework,
together with such exhibits as paint
ings, metal work, raffia and reed bas
ket work, pottery, painted china, and
handmade Jewelry.
The school and club department In
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Place to Hold a Community Fair.
VsVsVkfWWWtnfVvr
cludes an exhibits from organisation!
In the community which wish to brlni
the results of their work before UM
community In this way.
The historical relics department lnt
dudes firearms, swords, caps, ani
other war relics, old looms, spinning '
wheels, and article produced on them,
old pictures, drawings, documents, In
dlan relics, family relics, geological
specimens, and objects of Interest
from other lands. .
Ribbons for Prize. .
Experience has proved that thi
awarding of money -prizes not onlj
makes the cost of a fair prohibitive,
but by placing the emphasis on monei
Instead of on the honor of achieve!
ment defeats the purpose of the fain
The best results have been obtained,
where ribbons have been awarded, the!
color of the ribbon denoting the grade!
of the prise. If money la available,
for printing the ribbons, each one,
should be so printed as to show tha
occasion, place, . and date. Awards
should be made on the basis of the;
excellence of the exhibit, and no pre
mium shouldbe awarded to a poos
r m iiiwm atvviuiUBii Ave uiv uuviuiw
tton of exhibitors, it Is well to publlslj
for each class of exhibits the require
menu that are to be considered by thej
Judges In awarding premiums.
The managements of county fairs
are beginning to realise the value ot
the community exhibit as a factor In
making the county fair serve its 'puri
pose as an agricultural exhibition.
Liberal premiums have been offered
for these community exhibits, either!
In cash or In such form as to be o
community use, as, for example, reft
erence books on agricultural subject
to be kept In the community library, sj
watering trough conveniently located:
or a drinking fountain. One state has;
recently passed a law providing foe
the holding of community fairs and,
appropriating money for the purpose ,
of packing community exhibit and
transporting them to the larger fairs,
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t EXHIBITS IN ONE COUNTY. J
An Interesting county fair,
made up of 72 community exhi
bits, was. recently held In a
county In the Middle West
There were no races or side
shows. The 10,000 people In at
tendance spent their time for
two days In visiting and In
specting the exhibits and In
wholesome recreation under the
supervision of an expert recrea
tional director from a neighbor
ing city. The exhibit, occupy
ing In all about 13,000 square
feet of floor space, and 65,000
BQUare feet of wall snnrw u-ere
t housed In vacant buildings on
uio uubiucbs sireei nu in tenia.
Each community had Its booths,
and the several committees vied
with each other In making at
tractive exhibits of the products
of the farm, home and school.
TMllMMIIttnilMtH4--4
Honey In Place of Sugar. ' ,
The simplest way of using honey, U
to serve it like Jam or sirup witH
bread, breakfast cereals, boiled rice,'
pancukca, and other mild-flavored,
foods. A ordinarily used on bread,
an ounce of honey "spreads" aa manjj
slices aa an ounce of Jam. When II
la to be used In the place of sirup
ome people dilute It by mixing It
with hot water, which ha the effect
of making It not only less sweet but
also easier to pour.
Honey or a mixture ot honey and
sugar slruo can be satisfactorllv used
Lfor sweetening lemonade and otheri
nun unuKB. jjirup ot any una i
more convenient for this purpose than
undissolved sugar, and when charged
water la to be added It has a further
advantage, since It has less tendency
to expel the gas.
Tho fact that honey consist prin
ctpnlly of sugar and water and la
allghtly add auggesta that It la a suit
able substitute for molastert In cooks
cry.
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