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Confetti senl. My young marster
jined him fuSter the wah."
That was Stonewall jackson. This is
President Andrew Jackson.
oh, l see what you amin at now, but
you got his name wrong. You don't
mean Andy jackson. You means Andy
Jawnson."
And the woman ended her story with
chuckle that must have reached out to
the asphalt
Along about o'clock the bench show
is cleared of its nurseries and sewing bees
and every seat facing the park becomes
a waiting room. crowded with people to
be joined by clerks when the Treasury
lets out. Then the vaudeville stunts
run to domestic dramas and love idyls.
And when they have had their run. che
curtain of night envelops the park in its
is done.
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a man they all rose and stood like stat
ues beside their easels Duran approach
ed with measured tread. A deep incline
of the head of the students, slight rails
ing of an eyebrow Of the master, and a
chair had been placed for him. Again
with a well calculated bodily pose he
was seated. During all his term of pro-
fessorship he never varied his pose. 1t
will go down to posterity. for Sargent
painted him in it.
Carolus-Duran had long brilliant ca
reer both artistically and socially but
this success was his ruin. Sargent and
some others of his own countrymen had
quietly gained the ascendency in the ar
tistic world, and too late the French
master found himself a follower. not
leader 1t was then that he made he
role efforts to get back fame and fortune.
He still had influence with the govern
ment. and succeeded in having himself
made Q director Of the Villa Medicis in
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of the handclasp of Francis W. Vaughn.
Coming here from the west several
years ago, an almost total stranger,
and somehow finding his way to the
Calvary Baptist Sunday school and its
by Mr.. Vaughn of genuine love and in
terest is something that no vicissitudes
of time or experience could ever efface
And this is only one case of literally
thousands. The uplifting. inspiring in
fuence of such a man, of modest life
and comparatively humble position in
the world, could never be adequately eX-
pressed or properly calculated.
After the death of Mr. Vaughn his
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Mitchell Carroll. now secretary of the
Archaeological Society of America.
Another man, who has done more
for the Vaughn class than any one
else. except the Commander himself
is DR.. Eugene c. Rice. the only one of
the original five members who has
continued with the >class through all
the years. He has been doing a most
rema rkable and useful work for men
portion of the practical and successful
methods of work
And through all these years the Vaughn
class has done a very great deal more
than merely to meet on Sunday mornings
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and this pebble here is our front door.
Now, If you wanted to journey around
the globe you would go out by this door
and travel and travel until you come 10
mountains with their peaks in the
Clouds
'In love to climb the high mountains.
papa"
Then you voyage over oceans
Full of whales-but l won't mind the
whales, papa
And cross wasteless tracks of sand
Where I'll die Of thirst if | lose my
way. But / won't get lost. papa
And go through jungles-
Full of lions and tigers! But won t
right"
And then you keep travelling and
travelling until you have gone around the
world and come back home through the
alley gate"
"oh, no. papa: l can't do that, because
mamma keeps the gate locked, and its
too high to climb"
The sentimental journey had struci:
against the snag of reality, and the man
laughed, patted his little daughter on the
ting on.
Despite the nearness of the opposite
bench and an experiences at lip reading
that comes of a long course Of movies"
many people who mouth their words or
speak Intentionally low come and go
without one being able to get line on
their emotions. Generally. however, when
passers-by are tired enough to rest on a
bench conventionality relaxes along with
bodily muscles and their words so as far
as so many rolling balls.
For instance, one woman's voice could
have been heard out on the Tagging as
she told her little yarn to the woman
with her.
II never see that statue that l don't
think of two colored men who were
looking at it one summer Sunday The
dapper young one. who was obviously
showing the sights to his father from the
country, explained that it was a statue
of President Jackson, but the old man
knew better:
jackson warnt no President. He was
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DIR. s. HI. GREENE,
Pastor.

and discuss the Sunday school lessons.
1t is at work seven days in the week.
Its charitable and sick-room work is very
extensive; the financial transactions Of
the class amount to considerably over
$1,000 a year. and hundreds of men have
received substantial assistance and can
testify to the joy and comfort brought
by big punches of flowers when they
were sick at home or in the hospitals
showing the loving thought and care OF
the boys for their pals
The class has been a very strong con-
tributor to church and Sunday school
expenses and enterprises. and men have
been helped or maintained in hospitals
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Pioneer Mems Glass,
Founded by Francis w.
Vaughn. Has Grown to
Membership of Several
Hundred. With 1000
Alumni in Every Quar-
ter of the Globe-The
First Five Members
What the Organization
Has Accomplished
Plans for the Future.
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bouquets to sick fellows. He was one o.
the most magnetic of men. cheeriness and
happiness personifed--none of the long
faced Christianity about hi,n-and when
he breezed into the room of a sick man
the latter felt as though good angel
was making a call on him. and il was
fact.
Every word he said WAS medicine he
was always absolutely and conspicuously
free from everything that smacked OF
cant OF preaching, and he efectivelN
helped many a man To recovery BY tho-..
visits His was fragrant ministry. and
this feature OF il is particularly per
petuated in the Vaughn memorial fund
which has been permanently established
and is maintained for the purpose chiefly
Of purchasing flowers from time to time
Tor the men who are sick.
On one side of the classroom are a large
portrait OF MIR. Vaughn and bronze tab
let inscribed to his memory: on the other
side is the historic banner that was car
ried at the head of the procession Of sew
eral thousand men during the worlds
sunday school convention held in Wash
ington in 1910
The chief adjunct of the Vaughn Class
is the class club. which has been main
tanned for many years and is the business
dynamo of the class life and work With
ing the last eight years the David and
Jonathan brotherhood has been estab-
!ished. having later been gradually de-
Neloped and enlarged. and it has proved n
very great stimulus to the club and class
work
There is an elaborate secret initiation
for admission to the brotherhood. and
two teams-the "Benedicts'- and the
bachelors alternate in the exemplihcs
ton of the ritual, comforting the degrees.
signs passwords. etc. A modified form
of this ritual has been transmitted. upon
request. to number of other large Sun
day school classes throughout the coun
try. and they now have secret work and
degree teams based on the original ideas
OF the Vaughn class.
The present officers of the Vaughn Glars
Club are: CLAYTON E. Emig. president.
Howard II. Saxton. first vice president:
Harry A. Wood, second vice president:
John A. Patterson. recording secretary.
Edward l.. Tolson. assistant recording
secretary: DR.. f. c. Rice. corresponding
secretary: Raymond H. Berry. treasurer:
William w. Greene, press secretary
Sterling P. Buck. chaplain; J. st. Clair
Handy. drillmaster; Guy A. Ourand
pianist: Frank T. Zones, librarian:
George B. Bryan and Lexis X Bell.
ushers.
There are various comrittees-execu-
tive. lookout. social relief. religious work,
nominating and membership. Monthly
meetings are held and the business is fol-
lowed by social features, music, supper
speaking and initiation of new members
Among the annual events are a formal
banquet in the spring and a concert in
the fall. At the banquets a great many
distinguished men have spoken-cabinet
officers: senators. representatives and
other men of large affairs and successful
careers. WILLIAM W. GREENE.
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manhood 1t would have taken indeed
more than an ordinary prophet to fore
tell the remarkable growth-steady, con-
slant and natural-that has, brough,
this class to such a point that the Sun
day morning attendance has on a num-
Der of occasions been over 300, while
upon the rolls there are between four
and five hundred men.
Being the pioneer among mems Sunday
school classes and one of the very largest
in the world, its position is unique, for
owing to the shifting nature of the
population of Washington, this class has
by far the largest number of alumni
Francis w. Vaughn was reared in the
simplicity and wholesome environment
of country life. born in Niagara county.
New York. November 6. 1899. At the out
break Of the civil war he volunteered. and
served with gallantry and valor until
nearly the close, at last being incapaci-
lated by wounds. and discharged May e.
1865
Later OH he received an appointment in
the pension office where he was employ ed
up to the time OF his death, January 30
1918 Dr.. s. II. Greene, pastor OF the
church. paid this fitting tribute in the
funeral sermon. February ]. 1913:
He gave his life in humble but immortal ser.
ice. Here beneath the flag is all of him that is
mortal and city his loss. irrespective Of
denominations good men, professedly Chris
tisn otherwise. recognize sense Of personal
loss because Frank Vaughn has gone out into
with all faithfulne>s. lie loved God and his fel,
low men and the evidence OF II is all around.
x
Mr.. Vaushn'S Christianity was just as
good Monday OF Wednesday or Saturday
as it was SUNDAY. and he was most &C
tive in his work for men. after office
hours his time almost invariably being
spent in visiting men who were sick or
in trouble or strangers IN the city Many
were the condolences poured into his SYM
pathetic ears, bat no man could ever
fear that Vaughn would violate a conf
dence
1t was impossible for a man to know
him without loving and trusting him.
He was constantly looking after some
fellow who had come to town stranger
some poor boy sick or III trouble. or some
man whose bad habits had brought him
down to where he needed special atten-
tlon and kindly help On the street. in the
he was. it seemed as though he almost in
Varably talked to some new young man
whom he was influencing for good.
He would rather help fellowman than
TO attend to his own comfort, even when
age was coming upon him. His was the
sort of practical Christianity that makes
men feel keenly that there is something
in it, and that rouses the doubling and
man to hope and faith and
the new start.
Many were the hot dinners he missed
because he was comforting and praying
with some poor lonely, discouraged fell
low in his little back room. utterly re-
CARELESS of himself, but thinking only of
how he could help and bless the life of
that young man-''the other fellow" And
that motto has been the guide of the
Vaughn class through all the years
Indelibly craven on the mind and
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day liveried lackeys stood in state at
the entrance door and Duran himself
donned a wonderful red cloak for the
state occasions when he received
During all his stay in Italy he had
but one experience to mar his pleasure
In 1907. Duran and d'Annunzio met at
reception given by one of the ladies at
the court of Queen Elena. Duran I'M
Bonded before the genius OF the italian
poet. He actually forgot himself long
enough to praise the beauty OF the
authors Triumph of Death" D'Annun-
zio listened with a supercilious smile and
when Duran had finished coolly re-
marked: ---, 81
In France you have very good paint
er-that is Besnard''
Six years afterward it WAS this same
Besnard who was appointed to fill the
position Of director left vacant by Duran.
Copyright. 1914. BY Curtis Brovsl
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BENCH in q park
may be either a
W o o d e n S e a I
painted green or
a vaudeville stage
on which many
actors and ac-
tresses take their
t u IN s in t h e
course of an aft
ernoon. The point
of view depends
N f{r nIv ,1nnn
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whether one be human clod OF the
lucky sort of mathematician who can
put two and two together and make
five of It,
Take. say. that green lathed bench in
Lafayette Park. the one in front of
the wishing tree" and next door to
Jackson's statue Prosaically con-
sidered, ii is merely a resting place for
tired people, but for one man, the other
day. IT was a seat of war
To crumple up-elbows on knees. chin
in hands and eyes on gravel-may mean
nothing more than the sIouchiness Of a
young fellow addicted to wayside siestas
but rigid muscles. a mouth like gray
granite and nnseeing eyes. as If they
were looking inward, means a fight with
some Goliath of temptation that, so far,
has not been conquered and will not
down.
Children played around him in the sun
shine of a June that had tangoed into
February. and other. people who had
turned other benches into libraries, sew
ing rooms or lunch counters-according
to whether they were reading. embroider-
ing or eating from paper bags-laughed,
chartered and, in one instance, fused.
But the man made no sign. He was
fighting. Finally. tiny child trotted up
to the bench and in an abandon of baby
friendliness flung himself against the
rigid knees. There was no response and,
after waiting an expectant instant, the
younsster was trotting of again. when
something happened. The man straight
ened as II he had been prodded into sud
den conventionaIity and called his Wis
itor back. Being boy-baby. the little
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ILL Carolus-Duran.
the Beau Brummel
OF painters. end his
days as a senator
Carolus-Duran he
OF many ups and
downs, who first
wanted to be ia
nous. then rich
who attained both
OF his Ambitions
and lived TO see
both riches and
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a good deal of genuine pride In the
unique spectacle. The men of the class
as well as the entire Sunday school and
the church. have certain feeling of
satisfaction as they realize how this
organization. from small. apparently
insignificant beginning, but founded in
prayer and faith. has grown under the
blessing of the Providence that guides
mems destinies. 10 its present position
of wide usefulness
II has become actually a world-force
for the genuine and practical uplift IN
patriotism good citizenship, clean lie
and vigorous forceful. honest manhood.
And the work of the Vaughn class is
among young men. with their lives be-
fore them not with the journeys END
human wreckage.
1t is hard to tell what may come from
little. unheralded beginnings. On that
first Sunday in February. 1889, Francis
w. Vaughn, a plain, humble man, whose
heart went out for the thousands of
away-from- home boys in this great town.
gathered his little band of five young
men together in the Calvary Baptist Sun
day school and told them in his home
like, heart-to-heart style the truths of
the Bible.
He pointed the way to largest and best
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finished a school composition and wa:
about to sign his name when the weight
of this banality fell upon him in full
force. 1t was then the transformation
began. That paper bore the signature
"Carolus Durand,'' and the Charles never
reappeared.
1t was the career of a chemist that
his parents planned for Carolus, out
compromising drugs and rolling pills
clashed with his idea of elegance He
rebelled. The army was then suggest ed
by his parents. but here again he had
no prediction for the hardships of bar
rack life. He announced that he would
be a painter.
AS student of the Beaux-Arts Carolus
was the wearer Of the brightest ties and
finest waistcoats. The prevalent phase
of a slipshod Bohemian student was
never passed through by him. He was
always a distinct and separate figure
through his immaculate attire. However
with all this thought given to dress he
never lost sight of his preconceived plan
of becoming a great celebrity; he worked
and worked and mastered every detail
and difficulty in his profession. He won
two. three. twenty medals. Fame look
ed near. Another mutilation of his name
was decided upon. He slashed the ID
making the more eaphonious name %
"Carofus-Duran. as he is Known by the
general public today.
i. :;
Then came world aduiatiou over his
painting of the Woman With a Glove
now hanging in the Luxembourg Gallery
This notoriety was responsible for a
bounding increase Of those cherished
waistcoats. They leaped to the fifties.
according to no less an authority than
the Duchess DIT yes, who says she count
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Beautiful and wealthy women and men
of prominence came from every country
TO the studio of the French master to be
painted. His earnings were fabuloOs. He
became immensely rich. His mansion was
storehouse Of wonders brought from
India. Japan and Turkey.
His dinner parties were renowned The
rarest viands and choicest fruits graced
his table. The gourmands spoke in rever-
ent awe at the very mention of the peer
less vintages that had been sent direct
from Persia, Capri and Syria 1t is said
that the fountain in his reception room
ran pure champagne from early evening
until early morning on the occasions OF
his numerous celebrations
Gathering rare silks and jewels cham
payne fountains. buying art treasures
from the east, all distracting the painter
from his work. quickly ran into bills 50
enormous that one day the artist Beau
Brummel awoke from his dream to find
he was simply a celebrated painter
whose debts far exceeded his earnings
and had the chagrin OF finding that his
most famous pupil-Sargent the Ameri-
can-had surpassed him In that which
he thought his own.
1t was then that he was made director
at the Villa Medicis at Rome at his own
request, position that he held until
few months ago.
Carolus-Duran was born with the in
stinctive genius of elegance. from baby,
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Tame dWIndIe away-WIlI ne be honored
IN his old age by the French government,
or viii he be doomed to pass his last
wears alone with his elegance. negative
quantity in art and still the father of the
school OF painting now so much in vogue
in France, England and America?
Carolus-Duran discovered Velasquez
u was he who brought attention to the
fact that the neglected Spanish master
was unequaled in technique, the clever
est brush workman who ever lived. Ca
rolus adopted the same school and treat
ed modern subjects and modern color
combinations in the same way. He be-
came the favorite portrait painter of his
time.
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telhn hbs, boy, your tongue gwine ter
raise blisters. Why. look yander. chill
len-dars one dem red birds now sit
tin up fat an sassy on dat bush! Run
ner1ong now, an see which cotch it
fus!''
The children, human bits of pink and
gold and blue, scampered down the
gravel and the old brown woman lum-
bered up from the bench to leave ii
free for woman who was well dressed
and was chewing gum.
X
Considered by years. she was so
youthful that the CLINT of childhood
was still in the bun-wheels of her hair
Counted by makeup and a hardness
that no girls eyes should know. she
might have been quite old When she
had waited long enough to get mad, and
show it, which meant about three min
utes. a man, old enough to be her
father. turned a curve. and after a Quick,
nervous glance around, which showed he
ought not to have been there, seated
himself beside the; girl.
Next time you keep me waiting there'll
be something doing. I've been here over
an hour
Hush -sh-don't yell so. grille. I'm
only a few seconds late. Some fell
lows were in the office. | believe Tom
has got his suspicious, anyhow-mNch
as l could do to slip him-and if he
was to IL the folksr'
''Oh, cut it! I'm hungry
Say. grille, I'm awfully sorry. but
I'm afraid not this afternoon You see
I've been away from home SO much of
late. and Tom
We'll, I like your nerve. After invit-
ing me to dinner"
"Oh, we'll. come on
And the bench was empty until
man and a little girl who had been
crossing the grass took possession The
girl held an open schoolbook. and the
man must have been explaining a lesson
in it, for he drew circle on the gravel
with his cane:
"See-the earth is round, like this ring,
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PARIS. February IS, 1914.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.
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and Sanitariunis. liz courses OF study at
various institutions, on the foreign mis-
sion field. etc. by the contributions public
and private. collective and individual, OF
the Vaughn class.
The Jones County news., 1914-10-15
HINTON.

Mr.. Charlie Candy and family
visited Mr.. j. II. Blacklidge Sunday.
Another name has been added to the
death list. The death angle visited
the home of Mrs. ]. e. Ducksworth
and took away the mother and gave
TO four children the name orphan in
all its bitterness. We deeply symps-
thize with all those of our community
who have lost their loved ones.
The patrons OF Hinton school met
and did some repair work on the
school house last Saturday.
School Is progressing nicely. We
have about 30 pupils at present and
expect more soon.
We are glad to say that Miss Mat
tie Simmons and Mrs. S. A. Bailey
are recovering from long spell OF
sickness.
Mr.. John Phillips filed his regu-
lar appointment Sunday at Mrs.
Candies. Hurry, Celtic and tell your
friends when they can enjoy wedding
cake.
Rev. e. j. Taylor delivered a lecture
on Masonry at Pleasant Ridge Sun.
day. High Packet.
The Jones County news., 1914-10-15
SANFORD r. 1.

Our school at Pine Ridge is pro-
crossing nicely and promises TO be
one OF the best we have ever had. 1t
is largely attended and every one Is
interested.
Farmers in this section are about
through gathering crops, except pota-
toes and corn, and are now preparing
TO put In the largest oat crop they
have ever planted.
A B Morgan and family made a
business trip to Ellisville Saturday.
Mrs Julia Morgan, who has been
sick for some time, is improving.
Mr. James Eyertson was a business
visitor TO Sanford Monday.
Mrs NJ J Morgan and Mrs Maskew
visited at Mr. w N Morgan's Sunday.
Mr. Samuel Pierce made pleasant
call at Mr. George Carter's Sunday.
Mr. w Thompson and Mrs Vally
Smith were quietly married Saturday
With best wishes to the Editor and
all of the correspondents. Blue Eyes
The Jones County news., 1914-10-15
TAWANTA.

Mr.. Henry Graysou was the guest of
his sister, Mrs. Frank Graham,
Saturday night.
Mrs. Ophelia Crok er visited Mrs.
Overland Sunday.
Mr.. Robert Bowman called to see
Miss Yirgie Shows Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie and Miss Bell Overland
spent Wednesday night with Mrs.
Croker.
Mrs. John Hall was a weekend
visitor TO her sister Mrs. Margaret
Overland.
Mrs. Nora Graham spent Thursday
night with home folks, Mr.. and Mrs.
Argus Hollingsworih.
Mr.. John Skaggs has bought the
home OF Mr.. j. a. Ekes and will move
10 it as soon as Mr.. Ekes gives pos
session, but we all hate to see Mr..
Ekes and family leave us.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grahem spent
Saturday night the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bud Stennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Parker visited
the laters parents, Mr. and Mrs. b.
+. Conn, Saturday night.