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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03
MARION SCHOOL NEWS.

Rev. ]. B. Trotter conducted
chapel exercises one morning
last week. The school is always
glad to have visitors and extends
a cordial invitation to anyone in.
terested to come at any time.
Our new set Of Encyclopedia
Brttanica has arrived and is in
the library at the disposal Of any
pupil seeking knowledge.
The Central Interscholasti C
Association met Jan. 22nd, at
Sturgis TO arrange the date of
meeting for the events. Those
present were X. II. Edwards, Of
Morganfeld, l.. II. Coleman, of
Corydon. c. c. Miller, OF Provi-
derce, V. L. Christian, of Ma
rion, c. c. Justus, Of Sturgis.
A, Morgan being the only mem
Der that was absent. At this
meeting some amendments to the
constitution were made. The
date Of the contests was fixed
for Friday May, 9Th. The Asso
citation decided to award a silver
loving cup TO the winning athlet-
&c team, besides the several gold
medals for oratory and declama-
ton Get ready TO accompany
us TO Morganfeld on that day
and see us win.
Misses Sylvia and Reeva Dean
spent the weekend at their home
at Deanwood.
Don't forget the Lyceum num-
Der given by the Winnie Stewart
Co., at the School Auditorium,
Friday night, February 18th.
Judge c. S. Num- was a Wis
itor at chapel one morning last
week. We are always glad to
have Judge Num- with us.
Among the new pupils in the
Eighth Grade are Carl johnson,
Curry Nichols, Ruby Chandler.
One oil the best Lyceum num-
bers ever given here was the
entertainment given by the Ri
heldaifer-S kibinsky Co., Jan. %,
at the School Auditorium.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03
Crittenden County's Corn Club.

What about Crittenden coun-
tvs corn club? | have Just re-
ceived a message from Lexing-
ton informing me that Willie
Shadowens had won first prize
on his ten ears of corn and also
first prize for the best single ear
of corn. This corn competed
Tith all counties in Western
Kentucky. This makes Willie's
cash winnings SILL so as he won
second at the State Fair, he also
won a jersey bull calf at our
County Fair, given by Mr.. J. E.
Order & Co., of Fredonia. He
has 25 bushels of pure Boone
county white seed corn for sale,
tested and will be graded he will
sell for $500 a bushel, and be-
sides that the remaining 65 BUSH
els of his crop of one acre, with
which he will feed a bunch of
hogs this summer. All boys have
the same chance at these prizes
and il will help them on their
education at the same time.
]. Robt Bird, County ACT.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03
TELEPHONE notice.

Commencing with January,
1916, bills for telephone service
will be rendered at a gross rate
of twenty-five C25c) cents more
than heretofore, but each such
bill will be subject to discount
of twenty.dye cents If paid at
the office of the Company on or
before theitenth day of the cur.
rent month. The net rate re.
mains the same. All that is re-
quested Of the subscribers in or
der to receive this rate, is to pay
their accounts for service at the
Company's Office. or to mail
check (checks preferred) on or
before the tenth of the month
for which bill is rendered.
Subscribers are respectfully
notified that, in order to obviate
any possible charge of discrim-
nation, the discount period will
be rigidly adhered to as to all
subscribers alike, and we ask
the cooperation Of all subscrib-
ers to make this plan a success
and avoid the necessity of an in.
crease in the net rate for tele-
phone service at this time.
Respectfully,
MARION HOME TELEPHONE
EXCHANGE.
By S. NJ, Heller,
Gent Manager.
w. T. Black, Local Manager.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03
Buried in Skirt in
Which She Married.

Mrs. Sarah c. Conger, ninety
five years old, who died at her
home a few miles north of Ma
rion from pneumonia before her
death made a request that she
be buried in a skirt that she was
married in seventy.fve years
ago. Her request was carried
out and the skirt which she
priced so highly and which she
had kept so long was used as a
part Of theburial shroud.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03

The young men of the Terp-
sichorean Club gave a delightful
dance last Friday evening at the
opera house -Dodson trio OF
Evansville furnishing the music.
Those present were: Misses
Zula Canaan, Linda jenkins,
Mamie Rochester, Katharine
Yandell, Fannie Blue, Katharine
Gray, Virginia Blue, Madeleine
jenkins, Marian Clement, Ruth
Croft, Nell Clifton, Eva Clement
Gwendoline Haynes;-Mr and
Mrs. Jno. Wilson, w. f. Carna.
han, W. 0. Tucker: Messrs Vir-
gil Threlkeld, Ray Flanary, Jesse
Olive, r. f. Minner, Earl Glenn
ent, Douglas Clement, Bruce
Babb, Rob Cook, Hurt Yates,
Robert Jenkins, Clifton Craw-
ford, NJ. II. Canaan, viii Cliff.
ton, Harry Diamond, Of Okla,
LawrencelMayes.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03

Master Reginald Wilson, whose
eleventh birthday was an event
of Saturday Jan. 10Th, enter
tanned number of his little
friends with a birthday dinner.
His guests were: Masters Jno.
William Blue, James Chandler,
Billie Eskew, Edwin Henry and
Miss Evelyn Roberts.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03

J. d. Summers the newly elect
ed city marshall rendered his
resignation to the mayor last
week. |. 7. Hollowell the sing
err sewing machine man has
been selected to serve until the
council meets Monday night Feb.
l4th. There is some talk of put
ting on two men, one for day.
q nd one for night, after that
time, but we do not know what
the city dads will do.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03

Miss Ruth Flanary entertained
her two table bridge club last
Wednesday, having as a special
guest Mrs. Emmett Rodgers, of
Nashville. A luncheon of dainty
menu was served later at the
card tables.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03

Taylor & Canaan gives a time
card with each Dollar Cash pur-
chase or paid on account, and
each LIST and Srd Saturday they
give free to the enc present hold
ing the card nearest the time
the clock stops, a 26 piece set Of
Rogers silverware.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03

les. The house was beautifully
decorated with evergreens and a
sumptuous supper was served.
Only the near relatives of Mr..
and Mrs. Ferguson were present.
-Dycusburg Correspondent.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-02-03

lnylgoratiug TO The Pale and Slekiy
The Old standard general strengthening tonic,
GRoNE'S TASrftESS chill TONIC, dives out
Nalatia,eutichesthc blood aud buIltt ur the sYs.
TEN. A true tonic. For adults and ehiltrtn, sc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24

London opinion.
The Parson Ito the members of his
Sunday schooD-Now, do you know
where all the children go who don't put
their pennies in the collection box?
Boys-To the picters, sir.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
FARMER SMITHS RAINBOW CLUB
IS DOLLIE LATE TO MEALS?

Dear Little DsI it you back in your house"o
late to breakfast and am gong 10 tel
YOU little story KNOW will be great help to you
mother of few children who rings the rising pen
at ~ and at rings breakfast bell If all the deas not at their
the ady go back and undress ana dress again
usto ehowfa the tardy dress
Isn't a MPRESslNG it upon the ehdns mnaS
that heysh BE ON TIME? ,
great half hour is the rudder of the day
think will help remember what the great man has said
to SYSTEMATIC homes and
Won must realize everything back the dolls not down to
time
you try then write and tell how the plan
works. ILL
~ This and the dolls much happier begin the day right
and you will not be put back ,,o,, . -, ,.a
Than tell me how doe We will then have chance
dress with the time it, takes YOU
" an doll Yours lovingly FARMER SMITH, ChHdns Editor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
S25 in Christmas Prizes

For the hest EVESiNG LEpGER scrapbOoks
the following prizes will be awarded Decem-
her 20. First prize, 50; second. 49, third,
81 and fifteen prizes OF 81 each.
As the BCrapbOoka are to be exhibited
from December 10 TO December 30 at the
Christmaa Rainbow Exhibition To be held at
sos Chestnut street, they must be sent
or brought to the club before December 10.
HOW TO MAKE THE sCRAPBOOKs
Get composition book or make one out
OF pieces OF wrapping paper cut the Size OF
"a composition book and tied at the edges
with ribbon string, There are three diff
ferent ways Tor you TO make your scrapbOOk.
First. Cut stories or talks from Farmer
Smitn's Rainbow Club News and illustrate
them with pictures cut from amy part OF
the EVENING LEnoER.
second Cut pictures from. the back page
pages and write stories. poems or cOmposl-
lions about these pictures.
Third Cut stories Or talks from the Rain
bow Club News and Illustrate them with
your draWinEsi for Instance, 10 story
about Billy kumDus, draw this picture Of q
goat
IIPORTANT--ScFaphoo must be AT
least ten pages long and each page must 81
from a different date Of the EyENiNG LED0BR
The date from which SOu take your picture
and club news must appear &C the top Of
IL Is not necessary TO buy the EVENING
IEfGER la order ~ compete. ADDRESS
FARMER SMITH. EYESiSo LEDdER. Phila-
delphla.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
Ruth's Experience
"a True Story
KAY HoLcoMBE. cynwyd.

BY AIAIVINA KAY HoLCoAiBE. Cynwyd
Ruth was going in bathing AS a fact.
she always went in bathing in the after
noon.
They usually went In. did the Warrens.
in front " the house but today they went
In in a place called the gully. At low
tide you could wade over 70 the sandbar.
II was now nearly high tide. Eleanor was
already in with little girl called Delphine.
Jeanette, who was only eight years old.
lstayed with her mother but Eleanor and
Delphine were already out to the sand
bar Ruth. with her brother Alexander, had
lust come In and the two girls swan toward
shore 70 meet them. Then they all started
out 10 the bar again.
soon Eleanor told Ruth to see how deep
II was. IL was up 70 her eyes Ruth
bad always Imagined herself good swim
mer but now az the point OF this real
danger she was helpless
II Just happened that her brother was q
splendid swimmer, and he managed to push
Ruth and Delphiue toward the shore Then
he went back Tor Eleanor
They certainly ala not venture out % the
Bar asalai
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24

SPRUCE 1911 RACE 3Q25
- Pelham Court.
Appointments may be made for automoblle
"a caiI al your residence or business place and
take you directly to PELHAM COURT at your
convenience and pleasure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
BILLY DISAPPEARS
BY Farmer Smith

-, r,,ronus wondered what on earth
=, s.,,htsned her husband and she looked
aaS Looked Finally she had 10 go and
,et her glasses Looking again, she sa"
ssS,s,sr Fiephant coming in the distance
shs was so delighted at seeing him that
she ran out g greet me pig iSilo", =.
.,,s,hted 10 see youl Many. many thanks
sar moving Us ] knew you would do II
when / asked you
sAhem! Ahem :" began Mister Elephant
"Are you aware that your M husoaha l,ll. mas mas
.s.at ~ has eaten--yes EATEN--the rope
,sbieh belong 70 my well and that ne have
ssd no water-thlnk Of il Mrs. Bum
m. my poor wife and have had no water
Tor three days,
SOB.
l..tt az lhe BIZ fellow cfyiue Haa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
II Would Seem So

Among the local items in a French
newspaper not long ago appeared the
following:
There was found in the river this
afternoon tho body of soldier cut
to pieces and sewed up in a sack,
The circumstances seem to preclude
any suspicion of suicide"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
chrislmag Rainbolo Erkibition

ma. soiloyslne articles we're brought iu b.
attEsRFtI "a DORZEWSKI Richmond street:
San blouses. three Buster Brown collars,
- .s,,ifr ~ underM ear, one cap one stock
49, 80 ore Boy scout suit, one pair linen
rfockafs three ties ana fouf pairs ~
naW black atoeklAs4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24

too much for Mrs Elephant and she began
10 cry, too. 1T was so good and kind OF
you 10 help us move and to think Blliy
did that to you"
Boo,
Hoo,
Hoo!
"still." went on Mrs. Elephant zone
good turn deserves anotherl'
eBut there Is nothing 70 TURN-the rope
ia gone-but where is your good husband? p
Mrs. Bumpus rushed into the house ana
,,,stairs 10 the bed where she had left
RiIv. Peeking under the bsdclothes, she
nads a startling discovery.
BILLY WAS GONE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24

Correct
Prof. - What makes dark rain
clouds?
Stude-Dlrty water,
Cornell Widow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
Tough Luck

Tough Luck
He kissed her rosy lips,
Just kissed them in frolic.
All, twas n dear. dear kiss,
For he died OF painters collie.
Punch Bowl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
Such Slanguage

81 told Billy he'd have to propose
In an original manner IL he wanted
to win me"
"And what did no say?"
"'Say, have a heart, will you""-
Jester.
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PLEASE

and the voice of family prayer or the
chanting of hymn rose now and
then on the air. as the mystic hour
drew near, and in the holy stiffness
one could very well understand why
the Christ Child chose little village
among the hills Of Judea for His birth
place, and was manifested first to the
poor and lowly.
at length the sound Of the chapel
bell, sweet and solemn, floats over
the village and bears it message to
the hills and glens, GLORY to God,
and peace to men on earth of good
will" The lights are f1icked out, and
the people begin to stream into the
dark snoW-bound streets. The win
doWs of the chapel are aglow and light
streams from the open doors. In a
very few minutes the village is empty
and the church is filed. The joy
full strains of the Mass of the
Angels" shake the still night air.
The time between the quenching of
the lights and the beginning of Mass
was always miracle moments in
Knockfinn, the poorer huts all had
visitors the minute the house was
dark, the door was opened with a
God bless the house. and then q
basket with fat goose or a ham or
perhaps a currant loaf and bottle
of wine was pushed in, or a creel of
turf or a jag of wood was left outside
the door. 1t was the pride of the
parish that there was never q hungry
mouth or a; cold chimney within its
bounds of a Christmas morning.
AS Mrs. MCarrick and Bride joined
the stream that took its way to the
chapel, they talked of a wonderful
chair they had once seen with a sick
lady who had stayed for a few weeks in
Knockfnn, and by the same token
she left it walking on her own two
feet. It was a fine cane chair, just
as comfortable as rocker, but it
had two wheels on it, and body
could go anywhere they liked with it..
If they only had such chair, in it
Mrs. M'Guirk would be, and coming
to Mass US well ais any OF them, in
stead Of thinking and dreaming of that
vagabond son of hers, for though his
name was never mentioned in the
cottage, the two wei knew the rea-
son of the tear stains on the poor
mothers cheeks, that she couldn't
raise a hand to wipe away, and the
anxious gazing out over the hilly road.
shes worse about Christmas time,
and she never gives up until Three
Kings" said Mrs. M'Carrick as she
hurried along.
John i'm the g0ldfelds OF California,
met with little better luck than In the
peat boys DC his native land. The
years passed in seemingly hope
less quest. He turned his hand
to this thing and that, but always
iii the wrong time or tfle wrong
season. The years were rum
ming away and his youth with 1t leay-
ing 4. sour, embittered man His
latest venture was to 80 into the olive
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LITTLE CHRISTMAS.
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
Helen Hughes HieIscher.)

1t was Christmas eve, and Bride
M Carrick swept the hearth and turn
ed the sod on the fire, and put the
rosary into old Mrs. M'Guirk's crippled
fingers before she started for Miss
Delaney's lace making school, There
we're several pieces of lace to be
finished that evening, and the little
teachers pupils were helping her with
all their might, otherwise Bride
would have been home at sunset to
| light the Christmas candle already
waiting on the time-browned mantle
Ipiece. Mother will light it when she
comes home from Whalen's," said the
young girl as she set off through the
newly fallen snow for her work.
Mrs. M'Guirk's eyes followed the
straight, strong, young figure and she
thought how like she was to her
mother twenty years ago when she
worked for her in her fine home, and
Phil M'Carrick was coming counting
her. Times had changed since then
for both of them. Phil had died Of
a fever and left his widow with a.
little baby girl Cauth M'Carrick and
her baby might indeed find a home with
her, but alas! in the turn Of fortunes
wheel, she had no home to give them.
She had lost her husband, too, and
when the care of the farm fell on her
inexperienced shoulders she made
sorry work of it. The only help she
had was young John, and he was
worse than no help at all. He had
the temerity and inexperience of
| eighteen, combined with a grandiose
conception of what could be done in
scientific farming. He specialized
along the line of beets in the year
there were no sale for them and in
barley the year it was blighted. His
fathers careful earnings were going
quickly when smooth tOngued pro-
motor induced him to stake his all on
| the project of manufacturing peat
bricks for the foreign market. The
scheme failed and left him and his
mother homeless and penniless.
John was no bad boy and his failure
well nigh broke his heart. But he felt
that he must work for his mothers
sake, so after seeing her settled in a
| little cabin with Mrs. M'Carrick and
her girl he turned his face to Amer
lea the land of hope for every young
Irish boy.
Money was not SO easily picked up
/ IN the new country as he had hoped
t would be, and there was thousand
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MISSION FlELD5.A

made bread of rice flour-so that he
hay have good breakfast, one where
by, in spite OF the most lenient
moralist, he really breaks his fast. If
he thinks that tea is not eneryating
enough or interfering with his sys-
tematical digestion he may buy some
coffee-the Tamilman's elixir of life
and go in for the luxury of something
stronger or rather blacker With a
pies worth of jaggery Indian sugar.
put into his coffee he may drain the
cup to its last dregs. So much for
the necessaries of life. The Fat Boy
suddenly becomes aware that I am
prying into his secrets. and creates
smoke on purpose with some kerosene
oil purchased in the market for pie.
We are forced to leave the place at
once and must await our chance to
get at few more of his secrets
another time.
If the Fat Boy cares to have the
luxuries of life, he may with a pie
get few lozenges; four or five pepper
minis or lemon drops, etc. He can
get for the same value sugar stick,
countrywide sweets in all gaudy colors
and all forms and shapes from par
rot to snake. With pie he can
obtain biscuits, pancakes and fritters.
When fruit is in season, then for a pie
he can buy custard apple, a sour
mangoe, pulp or jackfruit, slice of
melon, plantain, piece of sugar
cane and what else not. His pockets
are always full and dirty because he
can cram them with pies worth of
peanuts, parched gram, tlentils)
boiled beans and ground nuts and
other mentionable and uncomfortable
dainties.
MY Fat Boy was never created for
school life but granting under an i'm
probable supposition that he did go
there under compulsion, he could get
not few requisites for pie. have
often told him it was pity brains
were not for sale else I should GER
tainly loan him a pie. For that little
coin he can buy nib or pen or a
slate pencil. Another pie would buy
him one or two sheets Of fools-cap
paper or which he would be asked to
write his home work but which might
remain blank till the end of time.
Once wag sent my Fat Boy to mar
ket to buy pies worth of '1atbookie''
which means nothing else than kick
and blow. He went off in high glee
believing it to be some new delicacy
on the market but returned posthaste
before he could close the bargain for
such a commodity!
If he takes to act the dandy as
he does of Sunday evening Protes.
tant-like he believes in evening serv-
ice-he can procure for a pie small
piece of bar soap country made. stuff
containing more sand and grease
than real soap: But if he be in ear.
nest about wiping away all dust and
dirt which lies heavy on and about
his orbicular person he can get d
pies worth Of soapnut. The process
of scrubbing left half done for want
OF water or moral courage to. go
through the ordeal i know not which
-he can buy for pie some cocoanut
oil for his hair enough TO render ii
glossy and black and make IL feasible
for d railroad line to run through Ii.
Then with a little s'attar scented oil
| tretailed By q broom straw At SO many
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THE SPANISH WoRKMEN.

The Spanish Catholic obrero (labor-
cry, says correspondent of the
Christian Science Monitor, is often
represented to others as very dull
and lazy sort of being, who is gener-
ally inclined toward passing his time
in amHsements of an elementary and
stupid kind, and as possessing fewer
of the virtues of honesty and good
manners than he should do. This is
not fair. If the Spanish working man
does not become obsessed with false
ideas of benefits that may come to
him directly from the trades unions,
he may make very good in the new
Spain of the future. Here is YER
dict made upon him by an English en-
gineer who had the best opportunities
OF. studying his character and capaci-
ty:
The Spanish working men are real
ly most sober, Woodworking beings.
They are exceptionally clever and
sharp, and learn any new trade with
great facility. They are as rule ex-
ceedingly honest, perfect gentlemen in
their manners, and the lowest laborer
has an aplomb and ease of manner
which many a person in a much high
er rank might envy. When in mass
es they are the quietest and most
tractable workmen it is possible to
have to deal with. The peasant and
working man, the real bone and sinew
of the country, are as fine a race as
one might wish to meet with, not free
from defects, but possessed of excel
lent sterling qualities, which only re-
quire knowing to be appreciated.
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toe swung from the ceiling, and bright
faces were gathered around the festal
board.
And here" said his friend rising,
lis the Christmas candle, custom
sacred to the Irish people" He
touched spring and two small wing
doors flew open showing an immense
waxen candle supported on a massive
silver candlestick, and stepping for
ward he lighted it.
Johns face was like that of one who
has seen an angel. All doubt and un-
certainty left it, He rose in his place
I'm going back he said I'm going
back to where the lighting OF the
candle is religious rite and not the
shadow OF custom"
1t was poor time Of year for sail.
ing, and the passage was slow and
rough, so John M'Guirk did not find
himself in his native village until the
shadows were closing on the eve Of
Little Christmas
IL was lonely man who walked
down the hard frozen road, past the
village and over the well known slope
that led to the old M'Guirl1 place.
Some homing instinct drew him there,
though he feared TO lift his eyes. He
feared he knew not what. Should
the old home In all its comfort and
snugness still stand there to mock him
with the memory OF what had been?
or would new and grander residence
meet his eye
Now lie. glanced ahead to see it
TaWneys Grove stu stood, but alas.
II was gone, exposing in lts destruc-
ton the dark ruins OF his old home.
The chimney still stood, but the roof
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