The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-07-14
Crab Orchard

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Paxton, of
Stanford, were here few days ago
to see after their farm interests.
Mrs. Mary Douglas and son, Sam,
Mrs. Nave and son, Mrs. Jack Elkin
and daughter, of Danville, and Mrs.
Kittie Farris, of Lexington, came ov-
er in their car last Sunday and spent
a most pleasant day at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Pate King, near town.
Misses Lola and Georgia Hays, of
Indiana, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hays and othr relatives here.
Mr.. Steve Teater came up from
Stanford Wednesday to visit his
mother, Mrs. Emma Farris.
Mr.. Ed Rogers and wife motored
from Somerset to spend Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Galen Rog-
ers, here.
Miss Melsaida Chadwick opened
her school near Preachersville on
Monday.
There will be preaching at the
Christian church Sunday morning
and night. Everybody invited.
"Old Glory" waves proudly from
the lofty tower at Crab Orchard
Springs.
Our sick: Mr. Alfred Davis is very
low; no improvement in his case; I'm
Gle John Edmiston continues to grow
weaker; Mr.. Walter Elders little girl
is about well. There are several
cases of typhoid fever near the de-
pot, mostly among the colored peo-
pie; there are also several cases of
measles among the children. Mrs.
Ada King is quite sick. Mr.. w. E.
Perkins, who had quite a spell of
fiux, is able to be out once more Lit
tie James, the two-year-old baby of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hays, Jr., is suf-
fering with summer complaint
Mrs. James T. Chadwick is home
after most delightful visit to her
son, John, in Detroit.
DR.. and Mrs. w. ]. Edmiston and
son, Edward, motored to Richmond,
Sunday to visit Mrs. Edmiston's IA
ther, Mr.. Cochran.
Mr. S. G. Cummins, our miller, has
purchased a handsome Ford car. He
makes about the 18th owner of a car
in our little city.
Miss Nadine Mcclure has returned
from Paris, bringing Miss Jeanette
Napier with her who will be her
guest.
Mrs. Luanna Hoidam, of Musko-
gee, Okla, is with Miss Katherine
Bronaugh.
Mr.. Curtis Cover, Jr., of New De-
catur, Ala, has been visiting his
cousin, Shirley Cover.
A wonderful flower: We are in
debted to Mrs. Margaret James for
sight of the beautiful Night Bloom
ing Cereus. On Sunday night she
sent US a full blown flower at 10
o'clock at night, at which time four
of these flowers burst into full bloom
To those, who like ourselves, had
never seen this flower, it may be that
a description, can, in a poor way
be interesting. The flower of purest
waxen white, was shaped something
like the most perfect specimen OF
water lily, except the center. This
was round and extended far into the
calyx. From this center protrudeG
a most perfect white five-petaled stal
and just back of it a nest of short
straw-colored pistils formed an ex.
act image of a small Manager, which
if examined by microscope, we are
told, holds a cross and crown. These
| were not observable to the naked
eye. AS we looked into the waxer
| depths of this lovely flower, we real
lied in the fullest sense what purity
must mean and we saw that those
petals of snowy whiteness were the
most perfect in form that lay closest
to the heart of the flower encircling
the mimic manger, and the next row
was not quite so beautiful and the
next still less so, and so on, until al
| the very outer edge, they were not
only unlike the rest in shape but the
| color was gone muddy greenisl
white, and they fell entirely away
from the others clinging downward
towards the stem. And we though
of the grand sermon that could bt
preached from this sacred flower, i
only we could WELD our pen as dix
Longfellow or Bryant, those lover!
of nature. How we could picture
the purest of earth, as those WHIT
keep nearest the lowly manger ant
upon whom the rays of that wonder
full star still fall. These are the one,
who can lead. These are the one.
whose lives can enthuse and quicker
those, who, like these outer petals
hang hopeless and weary, whose very
lives cast forth a religious fervor
which, like the perfume of this won
derful flower, permeates the atmos
phere all around them, speaking
much palmer than words: "We arr
in touch with the Master" Thes,
flower petals opened wide at abou
10 P. M, closing at A.AM., and al
though we put the flower in fresl
water and tried hard to keep it unit
the next day, its petals closed firml,
over the manger and shut it from
view. Thus a bautiful glimpse O.
heaven may be found in a flower. 1t
closing reminded US that God will no