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Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
CROOKED CREEK.

Our Sunday school is progressing
nicely. Large attendarc ce.
Wesley Birgess and wife motored
over from Benton. H.. to visit his
aunt. MRS Florence Thurman, and
family last week.
Oscar Eskew and wife visited Craw.
ford Patmor and family Sunday
Mrs. Alice Stephens is visiting her
sro,t.r, L J. Corl.y
Wesley Burgess and wife, Miss Jen.
ME Walker and Mrs. Florence Thur.
man were guests Of Hamp Wolf and
family at Salem Sunday.
Albert Paris and family, Of Rosi
clare. have been visiting SANFORD
Stephens.
Miss Jessie Walker. Of Mt. Zion
spent several days with her aunt, Mrs
Florence Thurman.
Elzie Turman visited his grandmoth
er. near Mt. Zion, Saturday.
Several Of the boys left Monday fol
the training camp. We hope the wal
will be over soon and they will be bach
home again.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
SHORTEST ROUTE
TO SUCCESS

You can go up in the business world
If you really want to. You can fl
yourself 10 earn Ms much or more than
the "other fellows" for they haven't
ary more brains or ambition than you
have; they don't work any harder than
YOU do. They are simply trained men
and women; that's the difference.
They have special knowledge that you
doh possess special knowledge ana
framing that make them worth more
to their employers than you can posi-.
bly, be worth until you equip yourself
with special training. The best train.
ire is business training. II 10 the
shortest route 20 success.
J, W. CHARLTON. Cashier Hermit.
aye National Bank, Nashville, writes
Il suended DRAUGHON'S, and know
that any young man or woman who
takes the Draughon Training will be
well equipped for business. "
You should make the start to-day e
get special training ty sending fo'
Catalogue Of Drsughon's Practica
Business College, Nashville, Tenn
POSITIONS SECURED.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
A Letter From Camp Logan Te1a,

Sergt. Hattendorf, probably
now in France son off T. Hat
lendorf of this city writes a let
ter that rings true. We have
no more loyal citizen than Mr..
Hattendorf who was formerly a
subject of the Kaiser. His son
wrote him from Camp Logan
Tex, under the date of April q.
1918 as follows:
my dear father,
Father | have only a few
moments to spare, as we are
checking off the Co, in prepar-
alton to leave at moments not
ice. Pm taking this opportunity
of writing you father as it may
be my last letter in this country.
We have our final inspection Mon
then all we have to do is to wait
for the order to move which will
be within the next seven days.
| havn't felt better than | do
at present for some time even if
| do have to work till IL and /
O'Clock every night now.
We have a fine outfit of men
which | am proud to be with.
which also will do their bit to
fix the Kaiser. The Co has 250
men now war strength. and | am
in command of 48 OF them. so
pray for me father to lead these
men and lead them right. know
| have the confidence of themIal
who will do IS | say, so my one
hope is that shall lead them to
victory and safety.
| received u letter from my
beloved wife stating she heard
from you, and l hope she will
quite often while l am gone.
vour letters are q comfort tn her
as know..full we'll, hers are to
you.
AS soon as you receive this
letter father write, want to
hear from you once more before
| go after the Kaiser.
| must get busy so will close
} hoping this letter finds you in
the best of health.
Goodbye father dear, God bless
> and protect you, ] am always
szr.- ~, Your loving son, :.
Henry"
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

Cccie dug his pistol out from under
the porch, unearthed four packs OF
crackers and commenced his second
celebration. At twelve he was dragged
Inn the house 10 BE- put % bed. His
mother carefully examined the entire
exposed surface of his body for dan.
gerous wounds. The worst she discov-
cred was cut under his eye.
"But SAY Mom." said Cccle proudly,
"hc's had bccfsteak on his since be-
fore noon"
"Whof' asked the mystihed mother.
Jumper Robinson" said Cecle. "TIe
wanted his pistol back, and We had II
out"
Mother hid her face In her hands
and shuddered, hut father smiled soft.
ly and put the Md TO bed, for the iirst
time since he had measles.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
DON'T WAIT EVEN A DAY

The attention OF every War Sav.
ings Stamp worker in Kentucky is di.
rected in particular to one point
brought out in President Wilson's ap.
peal urging the purchase of War Saw.
ings Stamps. The President says:
Il earnestly appeal to every man.
woman and child to pledge them
selves on or before June 2sth." Clear
ly this means that pledges should be
secured from this date on and. In.
cluding June rs.
War Savings workers are urged
to make II clear that while June 2Sth
is War Savings Pledge Day, and while
the supreme effort for the securing Of
pledges will be made on that day, the
campaign is in reality on from this
time forward-meaning from now to
and including June 2s.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
sArlstoeraey" Did Not ApprovA

There is a reference TO the first cele-
bration Of the Fourth Of July In the
autobiography Of Charles Biddie. His
memoirs were written late In his life,
md consequently he fell quite natural
ly into the error Of supposing that the
Declaration was FIRST read to the peo-
pie on July 4. 1776, instead Of on the
9Th. He says Of the event In the state
house yard, which he witnessed: II
was In the old state house yard when
the Declaration Of Independence was
read. There were very few respectable
people present" The au,oblographer
must not be taken too literally. for he
dd not mean what nowadays would be
called respectable people. He alluded
to persons Of family and substance,
who In those days were regarded M
the only respectable clement-a kind
Of aristocracy. In fact.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
PRECIOUS OLD FLAG
Relic OF Continental Army, Recently
Found, Seems to Have Been
Miraeulousiy Preserved.

So great was the interest shown In
the battle dag of the Continental army,
found between the walls OF an old
building. that II is probable an ef-
fort will be made to have the flag dis
played In some public building as a
permanent memorial Of the Revolution,
says the New York Times.
The banner was found wrapped In
the bun and blue uniform coat Of .
Continental soldier. Moths had con.
sumed much Of the wooden garment,
but the flag, being made Of linen, is
still In excellent condition.
The flag was found by Michael La
Vista In an old building which he
owns. He took the flag to b. NJ.
Shepard, head Of the Dobbs Ferry pub
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
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The Declaration Committee.

Robert Livingston, Roger sherman.
John Adams, benjamin Franklin and
Thomas jefferson. as chairman. were
appointed by the Continental congress
TO draw up the Declaration Of inde-
pendcnce. Policy demanded that a
Southcrner should be chosen 10 write
the Declaration In order 10 increase
the probability Of Its unanimous adop-
ton. Logically Jefferson was the man
TO carry this work through, for the
mastery style Of his pen was well
known. With such coworkers, though.
II cannot be supposed that he alone
was the author Of the resolution, for
the responsibility had been assigned
TO all Eve jointly and the counsel and
advice Of all were necessary. How.
ever. the credit Of the phraseology In
given 10 Jefferson, while John Adams
II said 20 have given close attention 10
the revision and the amending Of the
resolution.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
Guthrie Flanary Not To
Go To The Front Yet

In a letter to the editor, he
writes as follows, from the offices
of the Truxillo Railroad Co..
Honduras, Central America:
Truxillo, R. H., June Sth. 1918
Mr.. S. M. Jenkins Editor
Crittenden Record Press,
Marion Ky.
Dear Mr.. Jenkins.
wrote you sometime ago ask
ing that you discontinue sending
me the Press to this place, as |
expected to leave for the States
about June lst. ItLow develops
that | shall be unable to leave
for some time yet and would
very much appreciate your let
ting the paper come forward as
usual, together with the missed
numbers.
Men are awfully hard 10 get
here now. No abled.bcdied man
subject to draft. can get out of
the States and so many fellows
are leaving these countries to
enlist, it is hard for the compan.
les to maintain an organization.
| expect to 90 to the States
just as soon as can get relieved,
but cannot say just when that
will be.
With kindest regards. am
Yours very truly,
]. Guthrie Flanary.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

lhe porch. At two o'clock the pleas
ures OF the day were beginning to pail
IN him, and to relieve the monOtony
he tied n bunch Of firecrackers to the
Kittens tail and touched off the fuse
The kitten made for the box where
the night fireworks were stored. After
much agitation on the mothers part,
the kitten was driven into the coal bin
and almost drowned with a pail OF
water.
The fireworks were hauled out on
The porch Tor safety.
II was four o'clock when Cecie threw
! bunch Of crackers among the sky
rockets just 10 show Bill Sims that
they wouldn't go on. His triumph was
,omplrte when only one sizzed into
he tree top.
II was five when he sold his largest
rocprt for 20 cents and went TO the
soda fountain ut the corner and nte
two dishes Of ice cream. He took two
,cause his mother had warned him
no' to cnt any. The Correspondence
Course said there was great danger "
Domaine poisoning In Ice cream.
His father came home at 3 80, and
cecie was subdued until after dinner
Then he commenced 10 tease to have
the fireworks set on. Long before
tnrk the mother. tired with the nerv.
us strain. asked her husband TO get
the thing over with.
While the father was cnxuged with
4 pinwheel that wouldn't ~hlrl, Cecia
managed 10 touch on q volcano and
two Roman candles.
What Is that question you are ask
ing. gentle readerf "Whsn did calam
ny overtake himr'
Bless you. there wusnt any. On
course, he ought 10 have been blowr
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

30 they beat against the portaI-
/ Man and woman. maid and child:
And the July sun IN heaven
On the scene looked down and sukleA,
The same sun that saw the Spartan
Now beheid the soul OF freedom mi
All unconquered rise again. IL
~
Aioft IN that high steeple "Ni
Bat the bel,mau. old and erav. g.
He was weary of the tyrant t.x
And HIS iron soeptered swar.
30 he sat with one hand ready II
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

An Insight Into the fathers character
s really necessary for an understand
rng Of Cccie's conduct and the fate thai
f-but we are getting ahead Of oul
lstory again.
4 "Ain't ] goin' 90 have any nrecrack
ersf" walled Cecle at breakfast on th,
Fourth.
"No. Cecie." This came with u
smuch decision that even Bumper" wal
little perturbed. "The Mothers Owr
Companion says that more lockjnw-'
Here Bumper" set up a howl tina,
cut short the homily.
"whnt am ] goin' to do all day7" h.
walled. Cant put OF the rockets til
Tonight"
"lf you're q good boy, I'll take you
lover 10 the cemetery 10 see Uncle
Georges grave" said the Correspond
ence Course soothinsly.
Nothing doing for Bumper"
"Oh. get him some flrecrackers !" said
lthe father.
"An' n pistol I" chimed In Bumper
anxious TO take advantage Of the only
chance.
The Correspondence Course compro
lmised on the flrecrnckers. mo pistofl'
she said with determination.
"well, then, ! want ten packs" Thi,
was bumpers" ultimatum.
II was about ten O'Clock that Mrs
Jones stepped to the door In response
70 the bell.
"A dirty urchin, with tear.lIned face
looked up at her.
Bumpers, got my gun !" he walled
"'Bumperr Bumperr" she said
mortified by the suggestion that she
could be supposed to have an Interest
in "Bumper."
YES" said the boy; "Cecie has my
Dls .ol."
The word pistol recalled her to the
danger In the situation. There was
Cecic banging nway at u tree box with
o deadly flrcarm.
"Glvs him his pistol Immediately |"
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
BELMONT
Nice shower last week.


Vernon c. Crayne and wife, Marioc.
spent a few days in the country last
week as the guest Of their son. Fred
Crsyne. and family.
John Mcconnell and family spent the
week end as guests Of friends at Shady
Grove.
Several from this section attended
the funeral and burial OF Mrs. Hugh
Agee al Pleasant Hill Saturday.
Press Guess, our mail carrier, has
been sick the past week wiih mumps
j. B.!McNeely has been carrying the
mail IN his place
Fred CrsYne and family were guests
Of viii CrayGe Sunday after church
Misses Lena, Dixie an1 Cora Nc
Chesney and brother Allie. of Odessa
neighborhood. attended the ice cream
supper at Nat Ethridges Saturday
night.
Quite large crowd were present at
Pinty Fork for church Sunday. Bro.
Oakley preached.
What is the matter with Sunday
school? Have you forgotten We have
Sunday school every Sunday afternoon
at o'clock.
Don't let Satan keep you at home
because the weather is hot. Awake to
your duty. Attend Sunday school,
prayer meeting and church. The
night cometh when no man can work. :"
Talmage Hill has been cripple for
several days from what is thought to
have been the bite Of poisonous
snake.
Sherman Crayne and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Ed
Crayne and family.
Walter James is attending court this
week.
The ice cream supper at Nat Eth
ridge was largely attended Satur day
night.
Making hay is the order Of the day
hefeabouts.
Willie Ethridge and Miss Ollie Asher
surprised their friends last week by
autoing across the river and getting
married. Frank Hunt and Miss Susie
Ethridge accompanied them.
Jim Paris and family were guests Of
Talmage Hill and family Sunday after.
noon,
Quite a number Of our boys left for
Camp Zachary Taylor Monday. Boys,
look on the bright side and put your
trust In God.
Clarence Boyd and wife spent Sun.
day the guest Of Ben Crider and his
wife. l..
LITTLE ROSE.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04


"oh. let him have some" said Mr.
Jones. Il Ways hnd fireworks, ant
toy pistols. 90, for that matter. ant
! never was .he worse for IT,"
that's the way with you, Ed Jones.
replied the mother. You're Away
spelling my plans for the bringing U,
Of that boy"
swell. what's the Fourth withou
hrcworksf' asked ths father. sentcnti
onsly. but II mua be confessed tha
he had mint julrps In mind. Tn,
Fourth was his one day on. he whls
percd 10 his conscience. Christmas
Thanksgiving and his wlfe's bIrthda,
were also one days on with him. How
ever, this Is Cccies story. not the ole
mans.
The boys said that Bumper" Jonei
vns the foxicst Md In the block. How
belt. Bumper" said no more about fro
works, and he had controlled his con
Alsiye sohs as soon as his father Ia,
bUttSd in. Before noon he had trunk
ful ~ rockets. Roman candles. pin
wheels. volcanoes and other dcndl!
weapons
II was impressed On him however
that h, was nli 90 sci them on In
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
rang OUT LIBERTY
Inspiration TO Younger Generation TO
Remember That Boy Gave Signal for
Peal That Reverberated to the Ends
Of the Earth.

~ I'D you know that a boy, q
young lad. the grandson of the
old bellman ut the state house,
Philadelphia. helped to pro-
claim the liberty Of the United States2
Every boy In the country should be
proud that boy like him was the one
chosen to give the signal to proclaim
liberty throughout the land and unto
all the. inhabitants thereof"
The story of this great day is told In
Q charming manner In the verses hat
follow:
There was tumult in the city,
In the quaint old Quaker town,
And the streets were rife with people
Pacing restless up and down;
People gathering at corners,
Where they whispered each to each.
And the sweat stood on their templeA
With the earnestness Of speech.
As the bleak Atlantic currents
Lash the wild Newfoundland shorA
30 they beat against the Statehouse,
So they surged against the door;
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

lie school. Mr.. La Vista says the dis
covery Of the old flag was good omen
to the cause Of the people now fighting
IN another war for Liberty or Death"
According TO Mr.. Shepard the fng
was probably carried In the battle Of
White Plains. Reference to local his
tories showed that flag Of the same
design had been carried In that battle.
The flag, which is well preserved,
Aough bearing signs Of age, measures
n BY 30 inches. It's white cloth has
been yellcwed by time. Across tie top
Ia the inscription In black, Liberty or
penth," the words Of Patrick Henry.
Below the motto Ia a pair Of crossed
dnggers and above them q Liberty
np.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

ana the mingnng OF
the voices
Made a harmony
profound.
TIL the quiet street
Of chestnuts
Was all turbulent
with sound.
viii they do itr
Dare they DO
III"
who Is speak
ingr" whats
the news2"
What OF Adams7"
What OF sher-
man?"
20, God. grant
they won't ~
fuse"
Make some way
there!" LET me
nearerl"
Il am stihing!"-
"Sufie then;
When a nations
life's At hazard,
We've no time 70
think OF men!"
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
WHAT AM I DOING?

Ask yourself this question: What
am l doing toward helping my coun.
try win the war;" II you are not do
ing something don't you think you are
q very lukewarm Americana
; The Government doesn't Ask very
much Of you. II merely asks you to
do without unnecessary things and in.
vest your money saved thereby In so.
curtties. You can buy War Savings
Stamps and assist the Nation.
Remember that every time you buy
q War Savings Stamp. which Ia re-
deemable In gold In 1888, you are r.
ing q shot at Berlin.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

fcr his cereal
she was bringing
C~cie up on q
system that she
had Learned {
through u CORE
spondence cours,
given as n premi'
um with a yeari
subscription Of III,
NJ others Owr
Companion.
Cecie com
menced 10 cry. nj
the time kepini
IN eye on hi
mothers face ts
49, A. Aa
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
A Boy on Shin.

Here's boys composition on ships.
"Ships are useful for going TO for
eign countries TO teach sayages how
to dress. II there We're no ships peo-
pie would not 30 TO the mewseum to
see models. Sailors are very busy
men and are always chewing tobacco
to prevent seasickness, Poets get Q
living with writing about ships"
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
Five Languages 70 Tell II

A man In one Of CaribQpS (N
stores recently inquired fQe Soue&hias
In the German language. ne Ant ~.
piled In French. A bystaadsf repeated
the question In Swedish; another asais
repeated the question, using spaniah.
OF course the conversation was v.
lated into EnSiish FOR the benefit OF ,
others who were present, making q. !
languages spoken.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

let you have II II
you paid five hun
dred dollars for
TT"
But the spirit Of
independence was
upon him, and
with A last parting
look at his dis
tracted parent, he
leaped the fence
and disappeared
down the alley.
8 When he came
back at twelve
o'clock he threw
the pistol under
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

ihcr would do chat
after he got home
from the office,
which always was
d usy on tn q
Fourth 49, getting
ready for the fall
trade" h. said.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

up and compelled
TO stay In the hos
pital three months
and In jail six
more. But II some
times doesn't hap
pen that way.
Al ten O'Clock
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
Jerks the Heart rlnos,

Marjorie-"The boys are simply wild
about her and she can't sing at ALL
Lillian--"Did you ever see how sweet
ly she can cryy"
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04

screamed Mrs. Jones, forgetting the
Correspondence Course.
"Naw," said Bumper" "he naded
Tor two packs Of crackers"
"Give II to him. l say! l wouldn't
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-04
Cecie
Jones'
Great +.


"HlS is the story Of Cecis
Jones Fourth Of July. We
say "Cecie" because that 10
what his fond mother called
him, though II the sad truth must be
told, he was always ashamed to have
any OF the gang" around when she
said L. The gang" called him
Bumper" except when they wanted
10 he extra polite, nnd thea they called
him ''Cecie." His name ~as Cecil.
Amt ] goin' to have any fireworks
for the Fortr' he wh,ncd AT the break.
fasa table on the -.ornlny Of the third.
mo. Cecic," said his mother, beam.
ting on him as she weighed the sugar
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-04-26
SAW WARS HORROR
English Lady Writes OF Expert
enceS in Roumania.
Veritable Inferno When OIL Fields
Were Destroyed-Russian Soldiers
Piilase While Their Comman-
der Is Occupied Elsewhere.

had not thought that we could pos
sibly enter into a new phase OF horror,
but il was born on Boxing day, when
the first whispers reached US Of the
destruction Of the oil fields. Frankly.
we had. each and every one OF us. COM
pletely forgotten the oil! A man. a
friend OF ours, drove up I'm a motor.
streaked with CRIME. weary and dead
TO the world. After lunch he started
TO tell his story, fortified by big
cigar.
He had been one OF a party who
went out alone TO the petrol city to
destroy. No one would give them
help. and he told us wonderful ac-
counts of the scenes which he had wit
messed. The first step had been to
capture every single man and boy who
knew anything about the petrol plans
and deport them bodily TO Moldavia,
so that the Germans should find no
skilled wOrkmen to utilize to their
own profit. And then n few pairs of
hands sufiiced TO crumble and lay in
ashes what many hundreds Of brains
had worked 10 build. First they broke
up all the machlnery-the how of the
happening is immaterial; the most
primitive and brutal weapons served
them best. Then they poured benZlne
from the roofs of factories down their
walls and set them alight, they dug
trenches round the vats and started
ln yfns nlny vnale .N4 NNx1~ md tts.
reservoirs. These blew up each in turn,
and SCOT and flames made of what had
been sunlight an eternal night where
the fire king went mad. Town by town
saw the destroyers come to let hell
loose, and factory after factory wrlth-
ed In death agony Of twisted iron to
send jets of poison fumes after the
four small flying motor cars. The de-
vastation left by retreating army lay
before them, turmoil of an enemy
drunk with success stirred in the wind
gusts that fed the flames from the
south. One can hardly credit the fact
that those few little men have so ef-
fectually accomplished what they set
out to do that IL will be six months be-
fore the Germans can squeeze a drop
Of petrol from the saturated earth.
In our English hospital there Is
man who has had his foot amputated.
He lay pinned under burning car. A
hatchet was brought by doctor to
French officer standing near, and the
doctor said: "Do it If you can; have
no instruments and feel paralyzed."
The Frenchman did the thing in the
whole horror OF the sunlight, whilst
the Russian privates who were his
charges took advantage Of the oppOr-
tunity and pillaged private passenger
luggage on the train Lady Kennard
in The North American Review.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-04-26
Aztec Relics Unearthed.

Announcement of the recovery Of
10000 specimens OF prehistoric Aztec
civilization from the famous Aztec
ruin" In the Amas valley in northwest
ern New Mexico has been made by the
American Museum Of Natural History.
Work of excavation has been in prog
ress since the summer of 1916, funds
for which have been provided by Ar
cher NJ. Huntington and ]. L. Morgan.
The scene Of the exploration was
once n typical pueblo, or great forti-
fed house and village, and although
the work of unearthing the hidden
treasures Is only partly completed.
what has thus far been found within
the crumb!ing walls so long hidden
from human view has exceeded, II is
said. the most sanguine hopes of the
investigators.
Necklaces OF shell and tortoise, agate
knives, pottery vessels OF various
forms and ornamentation, cotton cloth
and woven sandals are among the finds
reported by n. G. Nelson, assistant
curator OF the museum and Earl ii.
Morris, In charge OF the exploring
party.
Enough masonry In the ruin was un-
covered to have built wall half way
from New York to Philadelphia.