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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
DAY OF REJOICING
Thanksgiving Celebration Is a
Great Event on Cotton
Plantation.

"llANkSGlNING day on cot
| ton plantation means an open
/ heart aud hand on the part OF
the master and full stomach
dny Of happiness. and. consequently.
gratitude ON the part Of the worker. II
muus. also, another, aud for that
little world, universal token. mn ut
feriUs up Ok ;Eagks tar he ngmesuus
Hide white pods which brin. profits
To the master aud the winters prou.
Sions aud clothes 10 the worker. But
1t also means u day Of play TO all.
Hard as Is the labor Of the cotton
plantation hands. they do some extra
work willingly for Thanksgiving day
for several weeks beforehand. II Is n
sure sign OF the approach OF Thanks.
giving day when one sights here and
there through the woods the bobblng.
smoking pine torches that light the
way for dozen black, shining. grin.
ming faces. II Is the usual hunt for Mr..
Possum that keeps them from their
beds. and makes them scramble
through thlckets, jump bitches and
wallow through marshes.
For several nights the woods for
miles around the plantation are the
scene OF night activities. 1t Is easy
enough 10 find the trail Of 'possuin,
aud when once located the dogs lead
running. bowling band In the hunt.
Mr.. Possum Is, however. u slow mover.
and when he hears the yelps Of those
hounds and the bowls Of the negroes
AMI sees the glare OF the torches. he
gets up the nearest tree and settles on
limb.
Somehow the light fnsclnates hin
and he usually settles on the lowest
limb. 1t is Just what the hunters
want. Mr. Possum Is noted for his
fondncss for dead meat, consequently
n 'poSsum that is shot Is not the most
savory NJ meats. Their object Is la
catch him alive and when the tree Is
/ reached he Is surrounded by ring Of
| blazing torches and bowling blacks un.
III ~ sheer fright he drops on, plays
dead and Is bundled into sack. to be-
I hustled On In the morning 10 the plan.
tntion pen. Sometimes two or three
are caught In "A night and somc Of
them show fight. Once In the pen they
nre fed for n couple Of weeks with
food that takes away all trace NJ their
natural food and rounds out their
sides with good, sweet meat.
Several days before Thanksgiving
day some Of the hands are taken from
the cotton fields and put TO work
around the plaNntlon buildings. This
Is. with the exception OF Christmas,
perhaps the most enjoyable task Of
the year, for II means the preparation
for the feast which the plantation is
Ia give its hands on the day when
thanks offerings are made.
Usually this Is spread In one o;
The big buildings On the plantation.
perhaps barn ar n cotton shed The
hands are set 10 work at first to clear
out the place md make II clean. Then
they put together q dozen ar more long
lmproyiscd tablcI aud benches. aud
lastly they decorate the building with
all kinds of flags and bunting. On the
side near the center they also put up
the hddlcr's stand, for later In the
day there comes the usual dance. Sew.
cral days before, also, some Of the
hands make barrels Of ginger beer aud
sweet cider aud stow them away to
ripcn for the feast.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
proper Spirit Of the Season.

The proclamatlons Of those who
hold high station us the representa-
lives Of the people very properly be-
speak the spirit the nation should
manifest. The manifestation Of that
spirit Is. however. not alone In feast
ine and the Joyous acclaim Of thou.
sinds on the field Of sport. The con-
sciouroess Of blessing and the re-
turning Of thanks therefor by every
man according as he is blessed, no
lees than the vc,cing Of prayer that
he he made ever more sensible Of all
mis- blessings, win make the day for
all the holy day Il should be. Graft.
tudc for the guidance thus far;
strength to meet the trials still to
come.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30

New York. Nov. l1-Cha'le'
Evans Hughes bpguiled he wait
ing hours Thursday NIGHT by vt
tending the ihea'er. He saw N,
play. Nothing But The Truth. >
Then he returned to hi hotel ~
his pprty managers Adly tol
himnothing but The tru'h.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
GLENDALE
DELAYED from last week.

Sunday school here each sabbath at
$50 O'Clock p, m, and prayer meeting
Wednesdsy night in each week
Hon er Hodge mas moved to Sheri-
dan ami Harvey Turley has moved TO
the house vacated by Mr. Hodge
George Goshen spent sunday With
Richard Moore near Sloan.
Mrs ". NJ. Turley and Misss Addie
Franks were the guests of Mrs. Geo.
Tucker one day last week. Mrs.
Tucker is very much improved since
taking DR.. Sory's treatment az Craone.
Mrs. ]. B. White is in Louisville I'LL
after the holidays the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Curtin.
Charles Jones, of Benton, Ky, Is a
frequent visitor at F. NJ Jacobs,
Misses Della and Ina Belt, Of the
Colon section. and Carl Gurding, of
near Sheridan, attended Suudsy school
here last Sunday.
W. NJ. Hurley. Miss Adiie Fran0s,
Howard Hurley and sister Miss MARY,
attended church at Deer Creek last
Sunday.
John Boyd and son. Denzei, OF the
Caney Fork neighDorhood, passed
through here last week taking some
nice beef cattle to market.
Misses Mona Belle Williams ana
Eva Yates, of Marion. we're guests oi
Mrs. Lummie Clark Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Thomas has returned
from a visit to her son. Newton Thorn.
as, east Of Marion.
Miss Eula Jacobs won the second
redal at the Declamatory contest al
Sloan Nov. 18th. Miss Leoda Nc.
Whittier. Of Forest Grove. having wor
the hrst We want to congratulate
both young ladies'. Miss Leoda at
tended school here two or three years
and we are not surprised to hear OF
her success.
Bro Register expects to protract a
meeting at Hurricane from the fourtl
Sunday.
We do not claim to know whether j.
is best or not to have the Stock Law
carry in Crittenden county We guess
for the farmer who owns land it vii
eventually be for the best. because b,
will be obliged to prepare for It. bu'
the poor renter who has not foot oI
land it is very tough luck for him. an,
we are not grumbling but want 10 ast
this question: lis 1t fair for the Ma
rion people, who already have a CITY
stock law. to help vote the stock law
on the poor country people VINO de-
pend a great deal or almost entirely ~
outside range IN summer time" "Wh
is my neighbour"
Hugh Norris, wife and little daugh
tiers. Naoma and Ina. spent Sunday Al
Pete Holloman's near Hurricane.
Hurrah for Woodrow Wilson.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
LEVIAS

Farmers in this neighborhood are
almost through gathering corn. A
good crop is reported by them.
Cloyd and Lloyd Gilless have return
ed to Joplin, Mo-. after spending a
few weeks with their mother, Mrs. j..
P. Gilless.
Mrs. Fannie Settles spent last Fri
day the guest of Mrs. Carrie LaRue.
Lucian Franklin. of Cadiz, visited
his brother, Lawson, recently.
Mrs. Guy Dunning and son. Ellis.
left Friday for Paducah. where they
will spend the winter.
Mrs. Maude Love was in Marion
Thursday shopping.
E. Champion has purchased the
Dave Carter farm and has moved to it.
c. C. Bebout says bring your corn ia
his mill if you want good meal and
good weight.
Misses Sallie Sullerger and Lemah
Franklin were guests of Miss Mary
Watson Tuesday night
Florence Price and son, Rudell, have
returned from Carrsville. where they
went TO visit her old home town. and
to be with her brother-in-law. j. A.
Casey, and nephew, Ralph. who were
there from Jacksonville. Fla. for a
few weeks stay. They are well pleas
ed with the sunny south, and will re.
turn soon to spend the winter.
J. II. Settles was in Paducah the
first three days Of last week, repre-
senting the Federal court
Our Sunday School Superintendent.
II. b. Watson, announced hast Sunday
that the time for Sunday School will
be changed. II will be at p. M. in
stead of 10 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will LGRue were re.
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Leve.
Clarence Settles and Rudell Price
attended the tox supper at Pleasant
Grove Saturday night.
Mrs. Lena Franklin has returned
from several days visiting friends and
relatives at Marion. Chapel Hill and
Repton. She attended the Declamato-
ny contest at Rosebud Saturday night.
She was much pleased with all the
speeches and most especially her
nephew, Ernest Threlkeld, who won
the gold medal. Ernest is the son Of
o. G. Threlkeld, Of Repton. and one
Of our former students. He was born
here and is a boy we are all proud Of.
Miss Lemsh Franklin won the silver
mccall at the contest held at Caldwell
Springs two weeks ago. She is one
Of our brightest students. We. too.
are proud Of her. Three cheers for
our boys ard girls.
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System,
The Old standard general sifsnstheniBs, tonic.
GROVES TAsrRLEss chill TONIC, drif,s out
Malaria. cniiches the hlooi nd builds up be sys.
ten. a rue tOuie. Fot adults and ehildfsh. Soc.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
Moore--Sisler.

Yesterday County CLERK K. l..
Gresham issued a marriage
license T. Tillrr f. Sigler. age
p, Of NJ ron Route !, ID Miss
Pearl NJ. Moore. age OF q,
t'redln.a, Route /. The wed.
ding i, TO take place - Piney
Frrk, sunday, Nov. 26,h.
Prir cctpn Leader.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
BELGIAN LEVY INCREASED
10 Pay Cost OF Maintaining Ger
man Occupation q The
Country.

Lor don, Nov. "A. The Ger
man levy on Belgium has been
increased from 40 600, 600 francs
a month TO $4,000. 600, according
a n Reuters amsterd m dis
patch, quitting tie Echo Beige.
Ii states that The levy is to pay
the cost OF maintenance of the
G rnan army Of occupation and
he German administration OF
the occupied errItoiy.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
Enemy OF the Cranberry.

An enemy which would rob the
Thanksgiving table OF cheap cranher.
ries Is the cranberry root worm, and
the government has been attempted
to circumvcnt this destroyer, too. h.
perts Of the department OF agriculture
have found that hy stimulating tie
growth Of the plants with fertilizers 20
u practice that has not been followed
In the prst--thc ruvogcs Of this or.
dlnarIly destructive creature can be
made almost negligible.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
ATE RAT BISCUIT
Son Of Mrs. Carnett Zorn- Narrow
ly Escaped Death.

Charles Bankhead, four and
one alf-year-old son of Mrs.
Garnett Zorn, narrowly escaped
yesterday by eating two rat bis
cults, which he found in the sta.
BILE. while at play on the Zorn
place, near Fern Creek.
Members Of the family found
the child lying in the stable in
great pain and carried him into
the house, where two physicians
were called. After working sew
eral hours they pronounced him
out Of danger. s,> "
The cbildwas much better THE,
morning. but still very III.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
PREPARED
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH

We may be shy OF cannon and we mar be
short OF guns,
We may not have as many men as many
other ones,
We may require q tort OF two. some inian.
Try and hore,
A little more artillery to back them up. Of
coune.
But in oue matter We have not . reason to
be scared 49,
For. when it comes to pumpkin bie,. We
surely arc prepared
We may be short Of men OF war and shy Of
submarines
And low IN mines and other ,ubienansAn
machines;
We ought to have an aeroplane, OF, maybe
two OF thee,
To nest among the moun,Sintops or hydro
plane the sea;
We haven't any Instruments ior shooting
poisoned ga
But NC esn beat the universe at making
apple sass
We have the pumpkins and We have tho
pippins big and hne;
And. II you want preparedness. pc. par.
edne,s Tor minel
II someone sails across the sea America
TO Try,
Wen shoot them Iull OF apple ,a,, and iull
OF pumpkin pc.
bet they u throw their guns awAy, beneau.
that mage charm,
And settle in Anlencs and buy them each
. isml
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
Worthy supplieatlon.

/ Fur all dressings which may htla
TO ifake the lnnd We love more WORT,
Of If forr'N u-,Sslnders. It's desiloe.
hfltn.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-11-30
We Will Bond
You Right Nov.
ORDER s WOODS

Life Insurance estimates
and Life insurance infOrma-
ton furnished free.
We guarantee you the best
return for every dollar paid
In or no trade.
ORDER s WOODS,
Post Office Building,
Marion, Ky.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Last week the watering tank on
south Main street was torn down
and W. E. Medcalf took out six
large gold fishes that he placed in
the tank three years ago. At that
time he put about 20 fish that were
three and four inches long in the
tank, The Fourth of July he took
out one. 1t was fan tail goldfish
and measured about eight inches
The six taken out last week
measured as long as st inches.
They are now in Mr.. Medcalt
largest tank. He has two, one that
holds 35 gallons and one so gallons
His display of fish is beautiful.
He has 100 goldfish of different
varitieS. He has just received 80
new fish Two of these are
japanese fan tail google eye or
telescope fish They look like black
velvet. He has three paradise or
rainbow fish and a number of other
odd varieties. His tanks are very
attractive. He has made what he
calls a mine laying submarine
model He put Nos shot in it
and 1t sinks to the bottom of the
, tank, unloads the shot and rises to
the top. He has also mace bridge
with seven arches of galvanized
iron and enameled it in white.
He had a japanese diving toy.
1t is made of celuloid and when he
got it it had little celuloid tube
in it that enabled it to dive and
rise for two hours then it required
a new tube. Mr.. Medcalf has fixed
it until it can dive continuously
without being renewed. He is
! very ingenious AMI his fish tanks
are certainly attractive,
Lost-Black Muley COW about 6
yrs old. Reward given. Inform
this Office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11
Notice To Tax Payers

Notice is hereby given that will
follow the following schedule in my
annual trip over the county with
the tax books:
Indian Creek, Monday, Nov Is.
Monroe City, Nov IA, Is. l6 and
II.
Madison. Nov 20 and 81.
Holiday, Nov. %
Evansville. Monday. Nov. q
All owing personal back taxes
are urged to see me on these rounds,
as these taxes mast be paid at once,
A. c. DEAVER.
Collector.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11
New Farmers & Merchants Bank
Building

Detailed engravines of the new
Farmers and Merchants Bank
building to be erected in the near
uture is here When the specl-
fications arrive the contracts will
be let and If the weather is favor
able work will commence.
The building will occupy the en-
tire block. There will be the bank
with its offices, one store room and
one office room on the first floor,
Is rooms on the second floor and a
basement. 1t will be one of the
finest bank buildings in a town of
this size in the state. The bank
will occupy the Jackson building
while the building is going on
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11
WHEN SUN WAS WORSHlPED
ter Of Religion That Once Had
Many Adherents.

PaRlhec Is the city OF the sun. Here
the sun god was worshiped thousands
OF years ago. here the ruins Of his
and majestic, q wonder and a mystery
to another age and another race. Mere,
too, the sun today still seems to smile
with particular warmth and fcrvor. as
though regarding his faithful capital
now that his place in the hierarchy OF
deities Is gone
In the ruins Of Baalbec you can
trace the rise and fall of almost every
creed that the near East, rich in
creeds, has known. The very stones
still lie about that were raised by the
worshlpers OF Baal, whom the Israeli
ties overthrow. Then came the Greeks
and the Romans. with temples to Apol-
10 and Jupiter. BacchuS and Venus.
The warlike Arabs left their mark In
a circle OF Notifications. temples to
religion of the sword. Today the Turk
holds dominion. and his modern MOS
ques raise their fraiI dnmrd heads,
like the transient structures Of chill
dren, beside the mighty monuments Of
the past.
In plain terms Of the guidrhnnks,
Banlhcc IS n lIft'p Turkish VILLAGE Of
5000 people situated near some Of the
most remarkable ruins on earth. So
there are two BnnlhccS--thn city Of
yesterday and the city Of today. Mod
crn Bnalh"c has its mosques and its
churches and It's schools, sends Its re-
cruits to the sultan's armies, and
makes plCnlcS to the temple of Bnc-
chuS, where Its young men and maidcns
hold hands in the twilight. Ancient
Baalboc Is confused colossus, a heap
of mighty blocks IF cunnngly carved
stone, earthquake tossed and time eat
en-. piled haphaznrd md buried In
sand, with here md there some frieze,
some wall, some shrine or altar still
raising It's head through the tide Of
destruction to hold aloft the symbol of
the sun or the Roman eagle.
The old stones have taken on a pe-
culiarly rich and golden color with the
years. Fragments that psychologists
unearth from underground are pale
and colorless, but the sunlight Of CEN
turtles has touched what 1t could reach
with its own sunset hues. Few sights
are 30 beautiful as Baalbec on a clear
spring evening. The Ave great col
umns Of the sun rear their slender
height heavenwsrd like the trunks Of
giant palms. The tumbled temple
stones glow golden In the level raya
while below stretches the tender green
Of young grain. the delicate bloom Of
wide orchards. Tho rock Of the col.
umns erumbles With tho passins q
ages. but the bloom Of growing ne
sAat blishts at . frosey breath returns
~er fresh and nsw. spring after
sOrtns. stsrnsily.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11
Money To Loan

Unlimited amount of money to
loan, for S. 7 or 10 years time.
privilege payments, low rate of
interest quick service, write. phone
or call on Node Green. it's
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Miss Mackey See Mrs. II. R.
Sparks, Mrs. Thomas Thurman and
children Miss Sallie Thurman and
Rush Collins attended the Marion
Co. Round Up at Hennibal yester-
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11
Found Guilty

Yes glad to say we are guilty of
selling good overcOats for less than
they can be bought elsewhere.
Hanly l. Green.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

John Sherman has returned
from Troy, Mich, where he has
been with his son j. H. Shesrman
for about a year He is looking
remarkably well.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

T. c. Jackson and son Thomas
recently purchased Ii head of high
grade Jersey cattle of j. H Clayton
of Rensselaer,.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11
Confessed

Hanly & Green admit they are
responsible for so many good look
ing suits you see on the backs Of
the young men of Monroe and
vicinity.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Those Kuppenheimer Clothes
Hanly & Green are showing are
making friends with all who see
them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11
Some Establishment

Henderson & Sons sure do a
great business. There were SO on
their payroll in this city last
Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Pasture to Rent. Inquire at this
office. If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

TOoleys Bros. sold 8 head OF
Jersey recently. A. j. Frazier OF
Ely purchased S head j. R B. Kidd
bought 3 head.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

R. II. Kidd delivers milk at IS
cts. a gallon twice day
j. R B. Kidd, Manager.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Miss Berna4ette ODaniel weot
to Hannibal yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Attend the Pie Supper at Mt
Vernon school Saturday night.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Goldfish. food. moss, globes and
etc. at the Fixit shop.
As W. E. Medcalf.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

DR.. Pipkin went to Moberly
Thursday to attend a District
Medical Association. Eminent
specialists were present and deliver
ed interesting lectures along differ
ent lines.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Help Wanted: Someone to split q
couple Of load OF wood. Apply at
this Office at once,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Miss Vallie Utterback is attend
ing court in New London this week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-11-11

Lost-Black Muley COW about 6
yrs. old. Reward given. Inform
this office.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-05
SPITZBERGEN

Polar exploration is of no at all. So say many people Of all the foolish ways in which squan der his time wandering the waste places of the earth is the most idotic There's going further with this. The arguments perfectly familiar.
 And yet all that is romantic in the human loves ar .xporer Nothing in the domestic politics can hold the center of attention when battered ship faed-or died-in those strange far, useless coua tries.
 It's rather comfort, therefore, to the stayathomes who live in little daily round and yet who have never een quite able to call of the red gods in the springme to hear once while of practical jus tifcation for the exploring These the ones who will rejoice in the late from Spitzbersen
 Spitzbergen is of group of islands bearing that general name Arctic Ocean, north latitude some thing 76 degrees. Discovered by the Dutch sailors em Parents in 1596 the little island has often been tine base for arctic expeditions. Why nation has ever laimen this land is mystery only to be explained by he fact that they thought it worth while bothering ,bout Now suddenly Norway, Russia Germany and Sweden all want it. Because than 1O0o00OoO tons h anthracite of highest grade have been discovered here Americans located the coal but the United States hasn't made any effort to claim it.
 Spitzbergen may be. of course, a perfectly useless ,rctc island whose careful investigation waste of ime. But those hundred million tons of hard coal look pretty good just now even the stayathome pessimis
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-05
kIPlING'S CHECKS

Here is simple rule for increasing your bank bal ance Become famous that your checks are worth autograph signatures than their face value as checks The people you give them to will sell them for souvenirs and your money will stay in the bank.
 This is what happened to Rudyard Kipling when he living in Vermont writes Mir R. Thurston Hopkins in his 'Rudyard Kipling; Literary Appreciation MT Xping paid household bills by check and the trades men soon found how extra profit to be obtained
 "A bill against Kipling for five pounds of cheese, :, 7rtes Mir. Hopkins, accompanied by an autographed check a souvenir that commanded good price The
 nsequence that when Kipling his handbook to be balanced invariably showed to his credit thaI there should have been He unable to account fo discrepancy until day he of his checks iven a of bottled beer framed and hanging in Boston book shop. The first thing he did when he re urned home was burn the checkbooks."
 Alas there is the in this speedy and easy method eating cake and having it. tool By tn etime yor become famous enough to make your signatures in rinsically valuable you will probably become sensitive enough not want to sell them.