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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-13
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Time Does EIv-

r ON, he amt got no britches,"
A Adelia assured Mrs. Baxter.
can he's carryin' on so
l don't scarcely think he
knows much what he's dom, MiZ
Baxter. He brung down some gray
britches to the kitchen to see if l
couldn' press an clean 'em right quick.
They was the ones Miss Jane, when
she's paintin' all them sunsets, lef' her
paint box open, an one them sunsets
got Oh these here gray b~ritches, MiZ
Baxter. An honesty, Miz Baxter, he's
fixed 'em in Il condishun, tryin' to git
that paint out, l don't believe it'll be
no use sendin' EN- to the cleaner.
"'Clean 'em an press EN- quick?' 1
says. 4 couldn't clean 'em by resur-
r%eckshun, let alone pressin' emf Nom!
WELL I says, 'ain't but one thing lef'
to do 1 can see,' 1 says. Why don't
you go put on that nice black suit you
had las winter?'"
"Of course!' Mrs. Baxter cried. "Ill
go and"-
"No'm," said Adelia; you don't need
to. He's UP in the attic now r'arin'
roun' 'mong them trunks, but seem to
me like 1 remember you put that suit
away under the heavy blankets in that
big cedar ches' with the paddock. If
you jes' tell me where is the key l
take it up to him"
Under the bureau in the spare
: room,"-said Mrs. Baxter. "Hurryw!
Fifteen minutes later William, for
the last time that afternoon, surveyed
himself i'll his mirror. The black suit
was a map of creases, but at least he
was clothed. He emptied his pockets,
disgorging upon the floor q multitude
Of small white spheres like marbles.
He discovered that their odor still re.
manned about him, so he stopped and
carefully turned his pockets inside out;
but, finding that he still smelled vehe-
mently Of the moth balls, he went to
his mothers room and sprinkled violet
toilet water upon his chest and Shout
ders.
He disliked. such odors, but that left
laying hands upon a canister labeled
"Hyacinth," he contrived to pour a
quantity of scented powder inside his
collar.
10, William was now ready to go TO
his party! Moist, wilted, smelling in
deed strangely, he was ready. But
when he reached the foot of the stairs
he discovered that there was one thing
more to be DONE. He beheld a lurking
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-13

Jane obeyed;. and William somehow
completed the task upon which he was
engaged. Genius had burst forth from
his despair. Necessity had become q
mother again, and Williams collar was
in place. 1t was tied there. Under
his necktie was a piece OF string.
He had lost count Of time, but he
was frantically aware of its passage.
Agony was in the thought Of so many
rich moments frittered away upstairs
while Joe Bullitt and Johnnie Watson
made hay below. And there was an
other spur to haste in his fear that
the behavior of Mrs. Baxter might not
be all that the guest Of honor would
naturally expect of Williams mother.
AS for Jane, his mind filled with dread.
Shivers passed over him at intervals.
1t was a dismal thing to appear at a
party, and that his own, in last sum-
mer's suit, but when he had hastily
put it Oh and faced the mirror he felt
a little better-for three or four Sec
onds. Then he turned to see how the
back of it looked-anl collapsed in a
chair, moaning.
He had worn these clothes on the
previous Saturday, and, returning from
a glori6ed walk with Miss Pratt, he
had demonstrated a fact to which his
near demolition Of the waters this aft
ernoon was additional testimony. This
fact, roughly stated, is that a person
of seventeen in love is liable to sit
down anywhere. William had dream
lily seated himself upon a taboret in
the library without noticing that Jane
had left her open paint box there.
Jane hads just been painting sunsets.
Naturally all the little blocks of color
were wet, and the effect upon Will
liam's pale gray trousers was marvel
GUS, far beyond the capacity of his
coat to conceal.
Collar buttons and children's paint
boxes-thesc arc the trolls that lie in
wait!
The gray clothes and the flannel
trousers had been destined for the pro-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-13
instance. Why, they get married m

instance. Why, they get married y
India when they're twelve and even
seven and eight years old"
"They do not!' said Jan, promptly.
"Their mothers and fathers wouldn't
let 'em, an they wouldn't want to,
anyway"
Il suppose you been to India and
know all about it," William retorted.
"For the matter o that, there was a
young couple got married in PennsyL.
vania the other day. The girl was
only fifteen, and the man was sixteen.
1t was in the papers, and their par
ents consented and said it was a good
thing. Then there was a case in Fall
River, Mass, where a young man eight.
Ger years old married a woman forty
one years old. 1t was in the papers
too. And l heard Of another case some
where i'll 1owa-a boy began shaving
when he was thirteen and shaved ev-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-13

cry day for four years, and now he's
got a full beard, and he's going to get
married this year-bcforc he's eighteen
years old.
Joe Bullitts got Il cousin in Iowa
that knows about this case. He knows
the girl this fellow With the beard is
going to marry, and he says he expects
it'll turn out the best thing could have
happened. There's hundreds of cases
like that, only You don't hear of more'n
just Il few of en-. People used to get
married at sixteen, seventeen, eighteen
anywhere i'll there-and mover think
anything Of it at all. Right up to
about a hundred Years ago there were
more people married at those ages
than there were along about twenty
-four IL twenty-five, the way they are
now. For instance, YOU take Shake
speare'-
William paused. He had mentioned
: Shakespeare impulsively, in the ardor
of demonstrating his point. However,
on second thought he decided to with
draw the name.
II mean, you take the olden tines"
he went Oh. Hardly anybody got
married after they were nineteen or
twenty years old, unless they were
widowers. because ther wore all mar
ried by that time. And right here in
our own county there We're eleven
couples married in the last six months
under twenty-one years of age" i
MI. Genesis uttered a loud chuck1e.
MY goo'ness!' he exclaimed. How
you c'leck all dem fac's? Lam name!
What puzzlin' me is how you member
'em after you done c'leck EN-" /
Williams expression was pleasant to
see-in fact, it was the pleasantcst ex-
preston Jane had seen him wearing
for several days. Almost always late
ly he was profoundly preoccupied and
so easily annoyed that there vas mo-
need to be careful of his feelings, be-
cause, as his mother observed, he was,
certain to break out about every So
often, no matter what happened"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-13

resslonal cleaner, ana WIlllam, rous-
ing himself from a brief stupor, made
a piteous effort to substitute himself
for that expert. He brought water,
towels, bath ssoap and a rubber bath
sponge to the bright light of his win
dow, and there, with touching courage
and persistence, he tried to scrub the
paint out Of the cloth. He obtained
cloud studies and marines which would
have interested a post-impressionist,
but upon trousers they seemed out of
place.
There came one seeking and calling
him again. Raps sounded upon the
door, which he had not forgotten to
lock.
willie" said a serious voice, mann
ma wants to know what in mercy's
name is the matter! She wants to
know if you know for mercy's name
what TIME it is! She wants to know
what In mercy's name you think
they're all goin' to think! She says
"G'way!!"
WELL, she said l had to find out
what in mercy's name you're dom,
Willie!"
"You tell her. he shouted hoarsely-
"t'ell her I'm playin' dominoes! What's
she think I'm doin'?''
II guess"-Jane paused, evidently to
complete the swallowing of something
81 guess she thinks you're goin'
crazy. l don't like Miss Pratt, but she
let's me play with hat little dog. It's
names Flopit."
"You go way from that door and
stop bothering me-" said William. 81
got enough Oh my mind!'
Mamma looks at Miss PRATT Jane
remarked. Miss Pratt puts cakes in
that Mr.. Bullitt's mouth and Johnnie
Watson's mouth too. She's awful"
William beloved, eff YOU don't get
away from that door,
Jane was interested in the convcrsa-
tion but felt that it would be better
to return to the refreshment table.
There she made use of her own con
ception of a whisper to place before
her mother a report which was consid-
cred interesting and even curious by
every II present, though, such. was
the courtesy of the little assembly,
there was a general pretense Of not
hearing.
81 told him." thus whispered Jane.
IAN he said, You g'way from that
door or III do somep'n'- He G..dn't
say what, mamma. He said: What
you think I'm dom? I'm playin' dom
noes He didn't mean lie was playin'
dominoes, mamma He just said he
was. think maybe he was just look.
in in the lookin'glass some more"
Mrs. Baxter was becoming embar.
raised. She resolved to go to Will.
liam's roo herself at the first oppor.
tunity, but for some time her conscien.
tiousness as q hostess continued to oc.
cupy her at the table, and then when
she would have gone Miss Pratt de.
tanned her by a roguish appeal to make
Mr.. Bullitt and Mr.. Watson behave
Both refused all nourishment except
such as was placed in their mouths by
the delicate hand Of one Of the Noblest
and the latter said that really she
wanted to eat Il little tweetie now and
then herself and not To spend her whole
time feeding the Men.
For Miss Pratt had tho Same playful
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(Continued Next Week)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-13

ON, he amt got no britches,"
Adelia assured Mrs. Baxter.
"An' he's carryin' on so
don't cooroolv fbip1, ho
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18

While in Detroit last summer ]
became acquainted with two young
men in whom | was especially in
terested. Both Of them were clerks
in a large grocery store; and ]
would drop in. and have short chats
with them whenever was at leis-
ure.
soon noticed that one Of them
made n great deal more sales than
the other. The successful one had
the knack of meeting the arguments
and complaints Of his customers
concerning the goods which he sold
in a kind. logical way. The other
would irritate and fail to convince
his customers that he was right. !
became intensely interested in these
boys, and investigated their past
lives. This is what ! discovered.
The successful one had belonged 10
a literary society and had taken n
great interest in debating. This
was the thing that gave him such
a clear. logical brain. The other
had gone to school regularly ana
had made good grades, but he had
taken no part in literary work. He
told me that he had not had time
for such things. One boy was ad-
vancing in wages and in reputation,
the other was at almost the same
level on which he had started.
Nothing enables us to think as
quickly and rapidly as debating. II
gives MS a grasp on small details as
well as large ones. Nothing pre-
pares us so well for the rebuffs and
criticisms OF the world as this art.
The success Of our future lives
depends upon our present thoughts
and actions. Our yesterdays make
our to-days, our to-days make our
to-morrows; our yesterdays and
to-morrOws make our eternities.
The Academic Department affords
an unusual opportunity for the
study Of debating. We have for an
instructor in this particular branch
one who has had much experience
and is considered TO be an efficient
man along this line.
Members Of the Academy, let us
take advantage Of the golden oppor-
tunities that are offered TO us this
year, and thus 1T ourselves for a
successful future. l.. ID. l..
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
SCHOOL LUNCHES

SO many improvements and re-
forms are offered these days in the
management Of the schools, especi-
ally the rural schools, that no ex-
PLANTATION of their multiplicity oc-
ours To- us unless il might be that
there is So much room for improve
mcnt. One of the best Of these Is
the use of hot lunches for the
children at school. We can not take
up here any Of the arguments in
favor of such an arrangement but
it is a pleasure for us to announce
that the plan will probably be
adopted in the training school. AT
first only those who live in the
country and bring lunches from
home will bo permitted to share in
the benefits of the arrangement,
though all may be admitted later.
Miss Jessie Moore, who will have
general oversight Of the matter, has
invited the out Of town children to
her home economics laboratory
several days this week for lunch in
order that she may try it out and
be able TO make estimates on the
probable cost Of the lunches.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
Vocational Column
vESTALTA

vestalia Literary Society spent a
pleasant and profitable evening at
the home of Dean and Mrs. Clark
Saturday, October 10.
Program
The Work Of the Navy
Margaret Snowden
What Can We Do?
Evelyn Campbell
News from the Front
Elnora Rogers
Patriotic Quartet: Ruth Snowden,
Mary Jacobs, Margaret Snowden,
Lucille Monroe.
The Taller" ...... Geneva Lawson
ITO Our Flag" Original POEM
Ethel West
America" ...... BY the Society
Dean Clark contributed to the
program by giving in a most interest
ing manner a review Of his trip to
Europe, showing many of the pic
lures he secured while in Germany
and France.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18

Americans TO get into active service
in France after we entered the war.
College men of America were ask
ed for si5O,OOO for Y. M. C. A. prison
work in Europe and responded with
1857 900. Many colleges have already
indicated their willingness to do
their full share in raising 35.00O,-
900 Y. M. C. A. War Work Fund de-
cided upon in New York last week.
The intercollegiate Intelligence
Bureau at Washington is voluntary
organization Of college men which
utilities the information secured
through the recent census taken by
200 different colleges. This plan en-
ables various government depart
ments to know who are the available
picked college men Of the country
who are trained for various kinds
Of special service. Already 2500 men
have been located for government
work through the agency OF this
Bureau. There are IL southern col
leges actively cooperating with the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
Academy Column
DEATH IS MET IN SERVICE BY
Ex-STATE MAN
Fraternity Notified That Tiny
Smith Went Down on Ship in
Foreign Waters

Students of the University Of Ken
lucky recently learned Of the
death Of Stanley II. Smith, a former
schoolmate, on a United states ship
which was lost in foreign waters.
Smith, known at College as Tiny"
left the University, where he was
enrolled in the Law College. at the
end Of last year and enlisted as a
yeoman in the Navy. He was as
signed to the United States steam
ship Wilkes.
William J. Collins. another stu
dent Of the University, Of Richmond,
enlisted at the same time, but was
assigned to different vessel.
No details Of how the ship was
sunk were given. A letter telling Of
Smiths fate in foreign waters while
serving his country was received
recently by James Hedges, the
head Of the pi Kappa Alpha
Fraternity. Of which Mr.. Smith was
member while student at the
University. The letter was written
by Mr.. Smiths aunt from Crawford,
NJ. A letter from the War Depart
ment. telling Of the tragedy, was re-
ccivcd by her. September 20. War
censorship withheld the story OF his
death.
Mr.. Smith was in Lexington last
year rs Law student at the
University and was well known
here. The news Of his death
brought to Lexington the first direct
shadow Of the wars toll since hun
dreds Of young men from the COM
munity have enlisted in their ma
TONS service in the Navy and Army.
Lexington Herald.
Mr.. Smith was a student in the
Academy and was employed in the
Registrars Office prior to entering
the State University last year.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
CONTINUED on Page rhrssl

buildings such as Cumberland, Blue
Ridge. kentucky and Talcott, and
Ladies Halls, the new Hospital and
the Chapel.
on in the far country where the
land seemed To meet the sky our
gaze was once again impcded by the
blur which always fingers over the
tops Of the high mountain like a
hood
On the way back we sang songs,
and as we entered Brrea we gave
three cheers for our conductor.
Telling each other good bye we
went To our rooms tired but happy
So well did | remember my ex-
periences that | knelt down at my
bedside and thanked the Holy One
who had planned all Of this for US,
who had made the beautiful noun
tains and wide plains. who had
planted pretty flowers in the cool
shady hooks and covered the hills
and mountains with magnificent
trees.
Altho did skin knees and scratch
hands, feel well paid for all that
when | look back on the beautiful
mountains and recall the expert
ences OF the day.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18

Bureau.
The service Of the college men OF
the United States promises to be
worthy Of the example set by the
great universities Of England, Canada
and France. The world will see that
American college men are ready to
make the supreme sacrifice, and that
those who are TO do their bit at
home will be mindful Of their OBJ
legation to those who have gone.
The words Of Henry w. Grady at
the University Of Virginia in 1889
are today invested with new mean
ing. This prophet OF the New
South spoke for the nation when
he said "The university is the train
ing camp Of the future; the scholar
the champion of the coming years.
Waterloo was won at Oxford, Sedan
at Berlin. Napoleon overran Eu-
rope with drum tap and bivouac.
The next Napoleon shall form his
battalions at the tap Of the school,
house bell and his captains shall
come with cap and gown"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
Normal Column

Mrs. Marshall Vaughn is teach
ingthe arithmetic in the Training
School in the absence of Miss Har-
ris, who is temporarily away from
Berea.
Prof. +. l.. Dix. Walter Barlow.
and W. +. Trosper were visiting
schools in nearby districts last Mon
day in the interest of the School
Fair to be held at Berea on Novem-
her Ord.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18

The College department has ii3
members attending classes at pres
cnt, 80 men and 63 women. The
Freshman Glass is larger than usual.
A better looking and more pron'is-
ing class never enter college.
r. C.. Teller Of North Carolina and
Miss Stella Springmire of Clarks-
burg. Ind, are the latest additions to
the department.
IT. Mcneil Of North Carolina who
entered Kings College in the fall is
coming to Berea in the near future.
He is one Of our last years men.
He says there is no place like Berea.
Much enthusiasm is abroad among
the College men for some good Wig
orous athletic sports that take men
out and develop muscle and nerve.
and the spirit Of cooperation. The
College has always played clean,
straight forward. sportsmanlike
games. II will keep up its past rec
ord of sports for the sake Of sports
manship. Much interest is taken in
n possible chance TO play football
with some of the other departments.
A strong team is developing and
some one may have to play hard.
The Literary Societies are getting
into good work. The fact that so
many of the upper class men went
into army service largely depleted
the ranks Of the mems societies.
They are getting a new membership
that promises much for literary
work this year. Every College stu
dent ought to be in a literary so
ciety. The members Of the different
societies ought to see that no one
is left out. Numbers count in in
terest and efficiency.
Mr.. Tamayo Of Cuba. one Of the
strong men in the Freshman Glass.
has turned into an American orator.
His address on Cuba at the joint
meeting OF the Y. M. C. A. and the
Y. w. C. A. was most interesting and
cnlightening to every one. The Col
lege believes in men who will take
part.
Miss Bessie Cunningham, one OF
our last years students, is located
at iO7A Cherry street, Chattanooga,
Tenn. She is demonstration for the
Elliott Fisher Company.
What about a man who JOINS a
Literary Society and permits his
name to stand on the program for
two weeks and then fails to appear
to take his part? - A Stacker.
Impromptu speaking should come
by conversation and unforeseen oc-
casions. A literary society should
bring out dramatically and rhetori-
cally correct productions. The
polished speech alone should find
It's way onto the rOstrum Of liter
airy society. More good strong ora
tions in which the speaker puts his
own view upon some great question
before his hearers and carries them
with him should be large part OF
every program. A place on a pro-
gram is an honor and the speaker
should prove himself worthy.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
THE RURAL SCHOOL TOURNAMENT

The Berea Agricultural Fair will
be found fully advertised in another
week. The third day of this fair
will be given over to the rural
schools. All are cordially invited to
attend and compete for prizes. Any
one interested who does not have a
premium list should write to Prof.
Chas. d. Lewis for one at once.
Prizes will be offered on all the
scholastic studies. athletic events,
and exhibits. Several new contests
have been added to the list OF last
year, especially on exhibits. Among
these are model Of farm gate, hand
made apron. collection Of native
wood, collection Of troublesome
weeds with method Of eradication
described. Numbers have also been
added to the list Of athletic events
which are especially suited to the
rural schools. Write for a list so
that you'll have one. The date OF the
School Tournament is November 3.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
Liberty Bonds: An Investment

Of q Q SOUND
II
Offering obsaon which the prime security
world.
Liberty eharaeterstes the highest grade OF
securities
United etatea No country the world has
the properly Of all the peoples the security for
bonda
Liberty Wide and setv: market No elias.
obligations OF the United so
CovemmsnS Of conditions always
pSssibIs 10 dlsposs Of the bonds Of our Government
II&v sonds srs the finest kind Collateral
kinds honda they will readily
Government bonds security for loans
maketsblt and their availability "
ne from Bonds 10 liberal
PoAsr sacrifice the purchase OF
Liberty extent that he who buys
without something that would give him pleasure COMFORT
pront
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
A Difficulty Solved.

The old professor was deeply wor'
ried and at last confded in an old
friend.
MY wife and can't agree about the
name Of our little daughter. should
like TO give her scientific name, as
I've made my mark In that direction
I wanted TO call her Radio Tellurium
but the wife won't hear of IT,"
Rather a mouthful that" said the
friend. You can give her scientific
name and one that will be pretty too
Why not call her Violet RayT
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
Sorry He Spoke.

aren't you wearing your trousers
too short. sonnyT'
"No, dad. I'm wearing them too
long. just came In 10 ask you to buy
me- a new pair."-Browning's Maya
zine.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
SKINNED KNEES AND SCRATCHED
HANDS

The following Composition on
Mountain Day was written by Will
son Sparks of the Vocational De-
partment:
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
University Column
AMERICAN COLLEGE MEN AND
THE WAR

The First OF a Series Of Articles
Entitled Facts Southern College
Men should Know About the
War"