The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-10-06
Kidd's Store

beat our tobacco growers prospects.
To grow the tobacco is easy, but
many have to learn that the crop
cannot be proftably handled like
clover hay, and must be judiciously
graded before rushed to market.
And the boss of the grading depart
ment too often would fail to pass in
competitive contest of experts at
bulking the plant for stripping.
Greener pastures and much richer
financial grazing have lured to our
HuStcnville suburb one of the best
citizens Kidd's Store ever boosted.
Since the great prototype of black
smithing forged thunderbolts for Ju-
piter few experts at the forge can
equal Jim Snow at horseshoeing, au-
tomObile and chronometer repairing.
Disguised and disheartened by diff
culties of collecting accounts Jim has
been swept off by tide of emigration.
Our emporium was burgled, by ev-
identity home talent last week. Wire
screen was torn from a rear win
dow, pane broken and bolt fastening
of shaft removed. Cash and stamp
drawers were rifed to amount of a
few dollars. Nothing is missed from
stock.
Few habitats can be more congo
NAL to and fruitful of that "civic
flower" which like lily of the valley,
tolls not and never spins, yet grows,
Dungeons and blooms in gorgeous
ness which dims Solomon's purple
and fine linen apparel to a sombre
shade in contrast. ''The world owes
me living" is slogan of these par
asitic pests whose one cruel discrim-
nation of Nature and punitive leg
islation is labor of collecting their
dues when the laborer who produces
is not on guard or is asleep, recup-
Grating for next days work. When
eXigency compels acceptance of a
job the unlucky employer needs to
hide out and never know the per-
functory pretense of work, when the
fiabby muscles while in shade dis
cussing theologic dogmas or momen-
tous moral problems.
How disappointments often prove
benefactious is again emphasized to
US. A preacher and a novitiate de-
clined to perform their parts OF a
holiday program arranged for pic
mic when they heard refreshments
would be sold at boot. Rev. VIM.
Holt was in the assemblage and gra-
ciously responded to request to
preach. The inspiration of the SER
mon led to frequent revival sermons
in the groves and the spiritual
awakening has resulted in a new
congregation and contributions TO
build q sanctuary.
AS Woodrow didn't mention in
address his notice that your CORE
spondents of this end were not in the
crowd at Hodgenville and hadn't
time to convey his regrets, please
hold open column for the personal
letter which hasn't been received.
A new deal in our mail circles has
produced a few delivery kinks which
will soon untwist to the late excel
lent service.
1t will be long time yet, before
we quit looking and listening for
Tom Jeff Bells round trips, by which
our watches were regulated.
Lawrence Brown has installed
Fords and promises that he will soon
substitute airships for mail and pas
senger transportation if Sleepy Hol-
low doesn't wake up and go to road
building.
Mrs. Levi Turpin has returned
from a flying visit to her daughter
in Central Illinois. The drouth in
that section has produced famine.
We need rain and badly. Stock
water is failing fast and some els
terms are reservoirs only in the name.
Frost Friday night nipped tender
vegetation on lowlands, but not a
trace is manifest on elevations.
Corn cutting is being rushed in all
the early planted fields. Late tobac-
co at creek levels was ruined but
luckily there was little of it.
There are few skeptics here, now,
as to miraculous growth of gourd-
vines and bean stalks, as sluggard
can't raise a glance from ground up
ward fast as some weeds seemed to
grow in gardens.
A grave old farmer declared he
had to look twice to see tassel at top
of some of his bottomfield cornstalks
tall enough for f1agstaffs.
Let it be mentioned that philan-
thropist at Hustonville who needed
new neck-rope by which horse was
hitched on Main street, generously
took time to employ one of the bug
gy lines as substitute. An old timer
declares it a sad delusion that buggy
whips, rugs and detachable accesso-
ries were ever safer there than else
where, as victim had confidently
thought.
In response to preachers request
that all present who want to go to
hea ven with him come forward and
give him their hands, a really good
unregenerate joined the throng. AS
congregation dispersed he proposed
to a companion that they go to a
point Saturday where they could get
some hard cider to drink. 'What?
Didn't you say tonight you wanted to
go to heaven with Bro. b." was re-
proachful response. eyes, / did,
but he didn't set Friday night for
US to start"