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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-29

Diana Edwards. Miss Edith Lamb.
Mrs. Martha Good. Mrs. Hannah KIM
ball. Mrs. Alice Edwards. Miss Mary
Edwards. Miss Clarice Lamb. Two
comforts were knotted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus weyl entertained
at dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Lee and children from Modoc, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lincoln Morrison and daughter
Ruby of Economy. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Morrison of Carlos City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lamb and children
ate dinner Sunday with Mrs. Amanda
Lamb and Miss Ida Lamb.
The Epworth League lecture course
will begin in the NJ. e. church at
Economy, October 25th. Subject:
watching the World go Round" by
Rev. f. p. Brown, d. D., editor of
The Rams Horn. Second number by
Rev. Charles ROsnd d. D., of the
First M. E. church Marion. Nov. IL.
Third number by home talent literary
and musical entertainment. Fourth
number. What Is Mani" by Rev.
n. p. Barton d. D., January %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Oler enter
tanned at dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Oler and children of Williams
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Mrs. Upton Shank of Irvington, Miss
Ora Bragg of Greenfield were among
those attending the funeral of the late
William Bragg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Jones and
family of Richmond, attended the fu-
neral of Mrs. Jones's brother, the late
William Bragg. yesterday.
Lee Reynolds of Hagerstown was in
attendance at the funeral of William
Bragg.
Willis Owens was at Hagerstown on
business trip yesterday.
The Rev. J. T. Scull former pastor
tired from the itinerancy of the Indi-
ana NJ. E. conference.
w. A. Flanagan the milton auction
eer was at Falmouth Monday.
Jesse Warren shot and killed a gray
squirrel. When he shot 1t the squirrel
was holding double hickory nut in
it's mouth. It fell with its teeth clinch-
ed tightly in the nuts. After the squir-
rel had been dressed the head was
sent to Miss Nellie Ward who took
the picture. The nuts are still clinch-
ed and are about the size of walnuts.
Mrs. w. A. Flanagan has returned
from her fathers near Alexandria.
Messrs. O. H. Beeson, w. H. Miller
George Turner and c. w. Davis re-
turned Monday evening from Fairfield
with a fine lot of fish.
All business houses we're closed
yesterday afternoon in respect to the
memory of William A. Bragg.
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HAGERsTOWN, IND.

Hagerstown. Ind, Sept. 29.-Mr. and
Mrs. L. s. Bowman and family were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Bowman at Anderson.
Mrs. Eliza Abbott OF Richmond, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Simpson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Cheesman OF
Cambridge City. visited with his
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Cheesman,
Sunday.
jeff Pressell has purchased $3.50
Ford automobile of Morrison's hard
ware Co., at Cambridge City. The
machine was delivered by Chas. Smith
Monday.
Frank Lilley Of New Castle has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Clifford
Foutz.
Joe Cramer, southwest of town, is
suffering with severe case of indiges-
ton.
The Progressive club will hold its
first meeting for the club year on Wed.
nesday afternoon with the president,
Mrs. Carlos Burton.
Sunday at the home of Miss Ethel
Howard. near Sugar Grove.
Ed Porter made a business trip to
Indianapolis Tuesday
Misses Faye and Fern Moore enter
tanned at dinner Sunday At their
home east of town, the Misses Flora
Turner. Jessie Segrist, Edith Sherry.
Hazel Yoks. Mae Nicholson and Cora
Oler.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sells of Fair
mount, Ind, are visiting his brother.
David Sells, and wife at Olive Branch.
Mrs. Allen Fouts and Miss Cora
Fouts are visiting friends at Richmond
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Daugherty Of
Muncie have been visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sam Mccullough and family.
east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fouts, enter
tanned at dinner Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Love. Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Mich
olson. Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Yoke and
three sons
The history club will hold its first
meeting with the President, Mrs. Sara
Bell on North Perry street, next Mon
day afternoon.
The new township school house 21h
miles east of town, will be completed
this week. School will open Monday,
October 4th with teachers Perry Hoo
yer and Edith Weber in charge.
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CAMBRIDGE CITY. IND.

Cambridge City, Ind, Sept. %
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams and Mrs
George Vestal of indianapolis, are the
guests at Matt Williams's, and family
in East Cambridge.
A number of the members OF the To-
cal Masonic lodge. attended the funer
al of w. A. Bragg, of Milton, Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Gladys Showalter of Hone;
Creek, is spending the week with her
cousin. Mrs. Will Ogborn.
Miss Charlotte Dinwiddie has greatly
improved the appearance of her prop
erty on North Front street, by paint
ing her residence.
Mrs. Barbara Barefoot and her sister
Mrs. Martha Barefoot. of Columbia
Tenn, and Mrs. J. c. Dodson will
spend tomorrow with Mr.. and Mrs
John Markley, of Richmond.
The tomato crop in this section OF
the country Is very light. The Whit
ley Canning company report forty
thousand cans packed thus far, which
is not more than half crop. II there
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new PARIS, OHIO.

New Paris. O., Sept. 29-Mr. and
Mrs. Mart Mills and son of Texas are
here visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook had fol
| their guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. Garwood
Iredell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Clark, Ellis
Iredell. Mae 1redell and Ray Richey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Conway Of Mid
dletown. spent Sunday with Mr.. Frank
Miller and family.
Ed Short and family spent Sunday
with Charles Short.
Mrs. Clara Wiggle of Richmond
spent Monday with Mrs. A. T. Barber
Mrs. Nancy King spent Sunday with
John Sawyer and Wife
Mr. James Baker is very sick.
Mr.. Ben Richards is working for
the undertaken, John Sawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Mungavin and
daughter. Celia, we're guests Of James
Mungavin OF Richmond.
Mr.. John Findlay of New Castle.
spent the latter part of the week with
T. j. Canny and family.
Mrs. Alexander and daughter Hat.
tie entertained at Sunday dinner Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Coblentz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Kessler and Mrs. Alex
ander and son of Bethel. Ind.
Mr.. George Richards and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Newbern spent
Sunday with jeff Jones and family.
Miss Ruth Miller left Monday morn
ing for Cincinnati where she will at
tend art school.
A recital of old songs by chorus Of
forty voices led by G. NJ. Benson will
be given at the Christian church, Oct
9th.
Mrs. Caroline Taylor left Monday to
visit Mrs. Eli Cohee at Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Melody visited
VIM. Sawyer and family. Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jones and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Hill were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Ed Ashinger Of
New Hope
Miss Mary Neanen was the guest
of Richmond friends Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Albert Wadick of Greensboro is
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Neanen.
Mrs. Burman left the latter part of
the week to her sons home at Mem
phfs, Tenn
Miss Ethel Murray left Saturday
evening for Dayton where she win Wis
1t her sister Mrs. DR.. Swisher for a
few days.
Mr.. Walter Benner Of Washington.
d. c. is home on a vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L Mckee, Mrs. Su-
san Mckee and daughter Roxie were
guests of A. c. Marshall and family
Sunday.
guest of Mrs James Kuth.
TAs- tour monkhs' h9hx q II. -
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EATON. OHIO.

Eaton, O., Sept. 29.-Mrs. J. W. Ho-
rine has been i'll at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. McWhinney, near
Campbellstown, for the past couple Of
days and her condition was such as
would prevent her removal to her
home in Eaton. Mrs. HORNE was
stricken with an attack of acute indi-
gestion at the McWhinney home, Sun
day However, she is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Murray expect
to leave Eaton about October 18th for
Los Angeles, Cal, to remain indefi-
nitely. Misses Ella Thomas and Eliz-
abeth Bender leave a few days later
for stay in that city.
Mrs. Eleanor Leadbetter of Column
bus, librarian of experience, has
been in Eaton the past few days class
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flying the books in the public library.
Miss Emma Nelson 10 temporarily act
ing as librarian, no appointment hav-
ing yet been made by the board to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Mrs. Ida Griswold. It is quite proba-
BILE that Miss Nelson will be the sue.
cessful applicant.
d. w. Callahan Of West Alexandra,
was an Eaton business visitor Monday
afternoon.
Leroy r. Keiger of New Lexington,
was in Eaton, Monday.
Attorney Frank G. Shuey was here
from Camden, Monday.
attraction scheduled to appear Satur.
day night at the Eaton opera house.
Walter Roberts, a well known farm
er, living near West Elkton, is In a
serious condition, the result of a fall
from farm wagon. It is presumed
that Roberts fell from his wagon and
injured his spine.
Miss Ada Boatman, Of Seven Mile
has been a guest at the home OF Mr..
anu WITS. =. n. 1IVIu LQc past several
days.
A special meeting of the city council
will be held next Monday night in the
council chamber for the purpose of re.
ceiving bids from the various banks In
Preble county for the use of money in
the corporation treasury during the
coming year.
Mrs. G. L. Swain and Miss Des-
sieWeek spent Sunday in Kokomo. Ind.
with the formers daughter. Mrs. .. E.
Robinson and family.
Thomas Bowen, a faithful employe
of the local postal service for the past
nine years. has resigned the work of
conveying mail matter to and from
the local postoffice to the Panhandle
depot because of an inconvenience oc-
casioned by the change in time of a
mail train. Mail that formerly left the
Eaton office at 6: 30 p. m. has been de-
layed until 900 p. m. Tommy says
the salary he received did not justify
his working SO many hours. His sue
cessor has not as yet been selected.
Isaac Lanning of Richmond, was an
Eaton visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Martha E. Reedy, wife of Cor
nelius Reedy, is seriously i'll at her
home on West High street.
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News Of Surrounding Towns

are no heavy frosts before the middle
of October they estimate that about
two-thirds Of the average crop will be
canned.
Last Saturday afternoon fifteen boys
members Of the Sunday school class
OF which Rev. ]. e. Coffin has charge
met at the parsonage and perfected an
Organization by electing the following
officers: President, John Baily; vice.
president. Fred Wright; secretary, Ray
Ellis; and treasurer Charles Offender
fer.
In spite Of the apparent shortage OF
gas, yesterday morning, patrons are
assured that there will be sufficient
supply for local consumption this win
ter.
John Tormahlen of Terre Haute. was
Cambridge City visitor, Monday.
Miss Anna Toomey of Wyoming.
Ohio, came Monday for a visit in he-
old home, the Caldwell House.
County Clerk H. e. Penny. of Rich
mond. greeted friends in this place
yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkerson of st.
George, Ca, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Mary Munte.
e. Van Horn of Cincinnati. arrived
yesterday and will conduct the open.
ing at Halls Department Store.
John Doud and family of North Yer
non, have moved into the Dillon prop
erty on Church street.
hoS vAfs al ~
her home in New Castle, after several
days visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs A. r. Feemster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shipman have
returned after visit with their daugh-
tiers in Toledo. Ohio.
Ed Fisher, of Cincinnati, was a Wis
itor in this place yesterday.
The Helen Hunt club met with Mrs
A. F. Sutton, Monday afternoon. A
report from the park committee was
read, showing that one hundred and
thirty-seven trees had been planted.
1t is the desire of the committee TO
plant tree from each variety fndigi-
nous to the United States. Miss Lii
lie Conklin gave comprehensive
sketch Of "Mohammed, and the Moors."
bringing out much of interest in regard
to the Mohammedan religion, science
and art, and the influence on. present
day civilization. Miss Ethel Macy
read an interesting paper on "Moham-
medism Against Christianity" showing
much of the superstitions and customs
of these people. as we'll as the religious
influence on the politics and govern
ment. The next meeting will be with
Miss Conklin, October eleventh.
" w. Phillips of Detroit, visited
this place Monday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Litell at
the home of DR.. J. r. Litell, Tuesday,
a son.
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ECONOMY. IND .

Economy. Ind. Sept 29.-willie
Northcutt, who lives west of town is
later" raiser Of the biggest kind.
He dug IL bushels off small plot of
ground that are very large and two
made the following measure and
weight: IL inches long: IL to IA in.
ches in circumference and tipped the
beam at pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Link Morrison and
daughter Ruby. were Saturday night
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Morrison
Of Morgan's Chapel.
DR.. McKinnon has returned to Lo-
santsville after a day spent here.
The Social White Cape League
made a raid Saturday night on Trus-
tee Charles Harris. Mr.. Harris said
Sunday morning that he froze the
mob out and nearly all were tired
out eating ice cream and cake Those
that enjoyed the rush" were Mr.. and
Mrs. Job Swain. Mr.. and Mrs Art
Denney. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce. Mr. and
Mrs Will Conoroe. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
LdIHD anu CullOItu, uoHlA6 WV
er, Mrs. Cora Neth"rly and child. Mr..
and Mrs. Oran Schellybarger and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs NJ. c. Lamb,
Mr. and Mrs Bus -Eeyl, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Jackson and daughter Ruth.
Mrs Mabel Gwin, Miss Mary Num-
bower, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Stewart
and Miss Carrie Gwin.
Mrs. D. W. Harris was here Satur-
day afternoon soliciting funds for the
Sugar Grove cemetery.
Miss Jessie Denney arrived home
Saturday evening from Sugar Grove.
Ernest Replogle and Lou Edwards
went to Muncie Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Routh and son
Frank. Miss Coilet of Richmond. Mr..
and Mrs. Fennimore. Art Martin and
Edward Martin of Economy were visi-
Seward Beard is back from Michi-
gan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Dowdy and
daughter of Laurel, Mr.. and Mrs. De
wit Dowdy of Richmond. Miss Ida
Peterson OF Button. Mr. and Mrs
Tot Cranor and daughter Carrie were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Peterson.
Mrs. Mary Peterson will have her
annual fall millinery opening Thurs
day. Some very beautiful hats that
will dazzle the eye of those that ad-
mire the new headgear.
Miss Elizabeth Stanley viii attend
Eariham college again this fall
Mrs. Alice Frazier gave a comfort
knoting bee Saturday afternoon In
honor Of Mrs. Ora Edwards Those
present werN Ara. Ella Lamb 1rk
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burg. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Edwards
and children.
Mr.. Howard Bailenger and Mloo
Bessie Taylor spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Oler Of Greensboro.
Miss Taylor will attend Earlham COL
lege this fall
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Smith OF Carlos
City ate dinner Sunday with the Stan.
ley's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie b. Stanley are
now visiting their sons Carl and Earl
Stanley of Indianapolis.
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ME- Earl Brawley was buried at New
Madison. Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Albert Fudge and daughter.
Marie spent Sunday in West Manches-
ter
Mr.. Wesley Prather, Miss Eva Mil
Ter and Winnie White were enter
tanned by Harold Mitchell at Indianap-
oils. Sunday
MI. and Mrs. Walter Murray of
Richmond, were guests of Mr.. Henry
Murray and family, Sunday.
MT and Mrs. NJ. H. Pence and Mr..
and Mrs. Ora Sherer were entertained
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Harshman.
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Suez rs well n Port Tewfik II now
lighted throughout by electricity.
About four thousand lamps are In use
In dwelling houses and public buildings
and go in the lighting OF the public
roads. The wires are partly aerial
and partly underground.
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MILTON. mo.

Milton, Ind, Sept 2s.-Mrs. Henry
Schlegel is visiting at Metamora.
Mrs. Willard Wissler and Mrs.
James Shank have gone to Spiceland
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Lantz returned
yesterday from Centerville and went
to Connersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Dorgon spent
yesterday at their sons viii Dorgon,
east of town.
Chas. Galloway received an old
hymnbOok from Mrs. Mary Cooper
Pickering, of Little York. ILL., The
book is fifty-two years old and is It'll
ed Hymns and Spiritual Songs"
Mrs. Fitch of Dublin was the guest
of Mrs. G. w. Galloway. Monday af-
ternoon.
Will Galloway of indianapolis spent
yesterday with his mother and attend
ed the funeral of his relative, w. A.
Bragg.
]. w. Brumfield states that he. is
feeling better.
Ralph Moore and Harold Fflby
wheeled to the country Sunday and
spent the afternoon with James Muir
ply.
Mrs. Henry Phillpott and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Phillpott of near Benton
vile. spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyrus Phillpott.
Prof. c. w. Jordon Of Richmond,
was at dinner with Mr. and Mrs. w.
H. Miller today. Prof Jordon and
Trustee Miller visited the township
schools today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Marsh. of Cam
bridge City, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Owens.
The Milton Riverside flour mills are
rushed with orders. They are now
running at night. Mr.. Brumfield, the
states that they took in 900
bushels of wheat, yesterday. He has
also made some improvement in the
in the way of new grinding
plates.
Charles Holman was at Falmouth,
yesterday to figure on some upholster-
ing work.
The Rev. c. H. Pinnick has been
returned to Milton NJ. E. charge by
the late Indiana conference The Rev.
Virgil Tevis comes as the superinten-
dent Of the Connersville district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Kerlin are NOV
ing into their new house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Copeland were at din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Byrant,
The entertainment to be given at
Odd Fellows hall Saturday night I'M
der the auspices Of the Dahlia Carni-
val. given by the ladies of the Chris
tian church. is entitled "The Three
Hats" 1t is a laughable farce COM
edy under direction of the Manlove
Comedy company. 1t is in three acts
titled Morning. Afternoon, Evening
The place is Selyn's home. The fol-
lowing constitutes the cast of char
acters:
Sam Selyn-H. r. Manlove.
Fred Billamy-Ed Manlove.
Capt. Catskill-Paul Ferris.
Roscoe Blithers-Harry Borders.
Dibbs-Ivan Parkins.
Mrs. Selyn-Maude Manlove.
Grace-Blanche Moore.
Lottie Blithers-Lois McClung.
Tillie-Ollie Castetter.
The Merry-Go-Roun club will meet
next week with Mrs. L. H. Warren.
Mrs. Tillie Kinder and Mrs. Charles
Smith, Of Connersville spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. Gingrich and daugh-
tiers.
Mrs. Sarah Ohmit is spending q few
days with her children at Cambridge
City.
Fred Jones of Muncie. spent yester-
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. NJ. Jones and attended the funeral
of William A. Bragg.
Word has been received that Frank
Clouds of Indianapolis is in a very
serious condition and has been taken
to the hospital.
The Rev. A. R. Jones former pastor
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
The purest Americans

A the putting and painting trains convey the pas
sengerS through the mountain sleeps an en-
gineerIng feat Of mystery. 1t IS difficult to imagine
how two hundred wears ago human families found
their unalded into that isolated altitude 1t IS
easier to understand that they did not find their way
out It was indeed land OF promise, with its divine
climate. lovely scenery and virgin soil all awaiting
the coming of homeless man. after his countless hard
ships and vicissitudes Those families remained
happy and independent They have multiplied with
out possibility of allen intermarriage, and now
outside of Boston the purest bred Americans on the
continent.
Those early settlers were from among the middle
classes of England and Scotland. who came to the
South and there finding that slave labor prevented
those without capital from procuring work, lmmedi-
ately pushed back into the interior Had they halted
slIuvlal plain. they would undoubtedly rank
among the rich OF the earth. But instead of
tha, their ancestors found their way to the land OF
the sky And there they were lost. For the longest
time they a people; the world forgetting, by
the world forgot. Communication of any kind was
difficult; neither posts trains, even money,
had they they paid kind, and depended on Nature
and another Owing 10 Their isolation, they
have preserved folklore traditions and customs, and
idiomatc speech descended straight from those men
and women who founded this colony two hundred
years ago
As a human document nothing more interesting
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
A New World for the People

SPREAD over the forest lands of the Biltmore estate
~ alone there live between tve hundred and ~IN hun
dred families II Is among these families that Mrs.
Vanderbt's scheme OF self help has done rnu,h 20
educate and also enveu the dullue>s Of such
lated lives II has provided mental occupation where
manual work had become mere drudgcrv. A~ there
IS no obligation about the time 70 does not detrl-
from the peoples daily work They do not lose their
grip the soil which Is theirs. handed down from
Their ancestors. and loved only inherited land IS
loved
Every time exhibit goes OF this one has gone
to Berlin II opens up worlds 90 these people
The feeling of the parents whose sons or daughter
work Is being seen another country can well Pc
imagined And the other side Is that strangers hear
for the first time of band of people brave udeVeud-
ent and hardworklug who. despite all prvauou>.
have kept themselves respected and credit to The
gallant oretatherS who won for them the land they
own.
The coming of Mr. and Mrs Vanderbilt has ro-
been IN vain The energy and thought that has Ill
rected the building of church, schools and village
hospital and the various other advantages that have
come about. has had the KEYNOTE of the welfare ot
fellow men. The secret Of true happiness IS IN doing
what Is possible for others IL Is interest that
never pals. and continues all through hfe-aud the
work that men do lives after them.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Help for the Poor Neiehbors

WHEN Mrs Vanderbilt came to Biltmore. She
w realized that her poorer nelghborS needed her
care and thought The only satisfactory way TO
assist a proud. independent spirit Is TO endeaVor to
Europe she knew that IN Switzerland, where con
tIt1ons hard for mountaIneers. wood carving and
embroidery aid the peasants to exc out their hvel1-
hood If 1t works well in one place why not IN an
other
SIX wears ago Mrs Vanderbilt began by having a
class to amuse the boys of the Village Church Club.
Those came who lived nearby. of the very scattered
families for they dwell high and far First she pro
vided workshop with lathe dear to the heart OF all
BOYS
1t must be borne IN mind that these mountain
children living in rough cabins. some IN the heart OF
they heard any music Nature has been their one
picture one song To those of who dwell IN cities,
beauty of form and sound seem second nature.
From our cradles we have known 1t. and our parents
before us 1t was this barren ground that the
idea took root and gradually grew and increased
such manner that an exhibit could be sent to the
Jamestown Exposition and receive an award ot
merit. Now by request. another exhibit IS being
shown this season at Berlin That the mountain peO-
pie should be known Germany IS quite interest
ing development of the industries
The boys began by carving plain frames, bread
plates, and the simplest articles. From that stage
they have advanced to making highly finished Orna-
mental trays with gallery surrounding And now
they copying old furniture They make copies
of the pretty French seated lounges and arm
chairs with curved legs richly carved. Mrs Wander
bilt spends many evenings searching through old
cravings for copies TO in the workshop. The
forests surrounding supply all sorts of rare well
the commoner woods And such piece of fur
niture made b. hand and exact copy OF an antique
practically good the original
This department IS confined to the lads SO poor
were the parents, that the help of children the