Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-11-21
Where Nature Smiles
and Men Are Brave

studies h map Of Kentucky.
Williamsburg is the county seat Of
Whitley county down in the south
eastern corner of the Blue Grass State
where the Cumberland Mountains
ramble around at will and help to seq
arate Kentucky from Virginia and
Tennessee
One "a hardy help recalling the
wonderful tale Of John Fox. Jr., and
the wanderings and doings Of the LIZ
tie Shepherd of Kingdom Come, comes
to mind without effort, and places him
In a receptive mood for the romance
that a visit of Williamsburg will dis
pei.
From a scenic standpoint he will
not be disappointed. Nesting down
amid the foothills of the Cumberland
range. with the Cumberland River
piercing a wondrously beautiful valley
end adding to the beauty of the land
scape. the capital of Whitley county Is
mighty appealing to the visitor.
But if he be looking for picturesque
people, and the more picturesque stills,
presided over by the "moonshiners."
he must needs look in vain. For
there is no such thing In Whitley
county. There is wealth there, much
Of 1t. There is culture there, too, but
is not spelled with a *" There are
good streets. a fine business section.
and a residence section that will COM
pare more than favorably with a city
that can boast a population many
times in excess Of Williamsburg's
three thousand.
Perhaps It is the institution that is
the pride of all Williamsburg that has
so refining an influence on the people
Of that section. Nearly a century ago
groups OF Christians who believed IN
the cause Of education founded in that
city what has developed into Cumber.
land College. In the start 1t was de-
n%ominational. But that Is past now,
and hundreds Of students from many
states each year gather in this beauti-
full and sequestered city and gain an
education, regardless Of the church
with which he may be affiliated.
They raise a sturdy and Intelligent
class of men down in Southeast Ken.
lucky, Alexander w. Bryant, a prod
uct Of Whitley county. and a resident
Of Williamsburg since his early youth,
is a fair specimen. Another is E. +.
Pritchard, whom Woodrow Wilson
named as postmaster for the little
city, and who is as popular there as
though the county was not nearly ten
% one Republican.
Bryant is yet well under 40, and he
looks even younger than the years
that he OWNS.
When Bryant was a lad of IL he left
his home in the mountains set out
to gain his education. He did this,
and when he was only Is years old
the Spanish-American War came on
and he enlisted as a private, and
served for eight years, eight months
and fifteen days. Re was in Manila
and participated In 10 battles. escap-
ing without a scratch.
After his soldering days he returned
to the home of his youth, married and
embarked on a business career. The
money he saved d.ring his military
service started him in business in a
modest way, and he has been fortunate
in all of his ventures.
Il am just as pGtriotic today as |
vas when i was buying Liberty
Bonds" said Bryant to the Savings
Herald man, but will admit that is
only one of the reasons | am now buy
ing my limit on the Treasury Savings
Certificates. One reason | am buying
is that | cannot sec anything like as
good and as safe an investment any
where.
IF the government is to bring back
the country to the normal II must have
large sums of money to put every
branch of industry TO work to the ut
most, and to create a foreign demand
for American products. and to pave
the way for the citizens Of this coun-
try to participate in the reconstruction
work, not only here. but In Europe.
THE only way it can obtain this
money is through the savings Of the
people. The present conditions are
really deplorable. Many who never be-
fore earned anything like the amount
they are now earning are spending
the money as rapidly as 1t comes in,
and are giving no thought for he
morrow.
They are not only treating them
selves unfairly, but they are retarding
the welfare of the entire country.
When increased production OF essen
tails are vital the thouShtless are
spending tie money they earn for lux.
uries and non-essentials.
Every cent of money that is spent
for these useless a'ticles leaves the
community. never to return. If the
wage Garner would only start a sys-
tematic saving. by buying Wal Saw
ings Stamps and Treasury Savings
Certificates. he would soon have a nest
| ogg that would serve him well in after
years, and lie would at the same time
aid his government in solving the
financial problems that now confront
US. and that, il properly solved, will