Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-08

Of timber than you can fad in many
other counties.
The mineral resources of Crittenden
are splendid and il 10 extremely doubt
ful whether there is any other county
in the State which can surpass US in
that respect. There al. quite num-
ber of counties which produce a larger
amount o. coal Shan Cli;tenden. but
there are very few counties indeed
which Yield larger amount Of spar,
zinc and lead than ou. own county.
The great mineral deposits Of Crit
tenden are almost hi situated IN the
southwestern part of the county. Out
side Of coal, there is very lllie miner.
al in the extreme Northern part of the
county and there /, ptac ic.Ily no spar,
zisc ANA lead of any value IN he east.
ETH part VI Urittendrn.
The great spar mines Of our county
al. no" Going G.uilshlns ".. ,"ess,
snd more minvi sl has b en- produced
.fom these mines during he past tive
years than III any similar period since
they FIRST began to up,rate
II nny sound somewhat strange ant
ou, oi place to some people, but an
not ashame to confess that our county
looks beautiful to me. Beauty is very
.,iuch a matter Of opinion and what
looks good to some men does not look
" o,ners. Ii is IMPOSSIBLE .or every
body TO see alike. and ] am even IN
cined 10 think tnat II /, tNe best for
people to hold u diversity Vi opinion in
regard TO what constitutes real beau.
ty. There are some people who think
that Crittenden is an ugly looking
country and they prefer land which
is more level and less rocky. | have
no objections to our county, because il
is no more level than what it Is The
hills Of old Crittenden look beautiful
to me. Many time ! have gazed out
over the country from the top of some
high eminence in our county and !
have experienced raptures Of feeling
on those occasions which were almDs,
beyond description. Possibly it may
be because am somewhat of a postlc
temperament that the hills and valleys
Of old Crittenden appeal to my imsgt
nation so strongly.
Before ! close this article would
like to say few words IN regard to
the people of our county. They are
not all angels by any means. but | cer-
tainly believe that the people of Crit.
tenden will average up fairly well
when compared with the inhabitants
OF many other counties throughout the
United States. am inclined to think
that the people Of Crittenden are in.
tellectually somewhat above the aver.
age. We have already produced q
couple OF senators and there are many
indications which seem TO show that
one Of these men will some day be a
candidate for President OF the United
States and it does not seem impossible
that he should be elected to this grea,
and important office.
| will now speak few words in re.
gard to members Of the far sex which
belong to our county. The best look
ing girls which ! have ever seen were
either raised in Crittenden or else they
inherited their beauty from ancestors
which came from Criltenden.
There is beauty of soil, however,
which is really more important than
physical beauty. and ! am sorry to say
that have seen number Of young
ladies' in our county with hearts aLd
dispositions which did not match their
beauty Of face and form. On the 9TH
er hand, there is more than one girl in
the county. who possesses better
soul than her outward appearance
would seem to indicate.
Precious old Crittenden may GoI
bless her. May He some day cause
her name to become famous to the
uttermost part Of the world