The Pulaskian., 1920-10-28

when he got nearer he wanted to know where they all came from, and when he got to the church and saw great crowd, which could not get in- side, standing at the doors, he said he did not know there were so many people in that county, but when he got inside and saw the enthusiasm of the people, he realized that at last the demonstration service in Pulaski county was becoming very popular, and after promising to furnish for his bank, the Union Trust Co, funds to supply each of club of ten boys with money to buy pigs and club of ten girls with money to buy poul- try, not just one or two hens, but flock of two dozen or more, and of fering a prize to the Cato school boy or girl who wrote the best account of the fair. He looked through the fair and could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the magnificent ex- hibit. He returned firm in the re- solve that he would also visit the Jacksonville fair, but not alone, but with a bunch of Little Rocks most successful business men and leaders.
 When the picture show closed Wednesday night I was forcibly re- minded of the county fairs in the days after the Civil war. in old h. diana, and of later times on the Tex as plains especially. As I walked home with Mr. Farris, groups of men and boys overlook and passed us on horseback and the men of most groups were racing to prevent anyone from disgracing him and his horse by outriding and getting ahead of him. That was like Texas. There were few buggies out also and I saw one especially interesting race between two single horse buggies, side by side in the road, as each tried to obtain the lead That was like Indiana, where each county in the fall held a big county fair. The farmers not only raced from the fair but they raced to them, mostly in two-horse wagons, and those races were as interesting and more excit- l ing than the chariot races of ancient Rome, because the farmers always had thir families in the Wagons with them. Sometimes there were casual ties, too, but that, like these times, WIS was ust after tine close cf terrible war and people were used to death and suffering.
 The eating and drinking stands were conducted by the ladies and men of the community for the com munity, with a profit to the fair asso- ciation of something over one hun dred dollars 1 suppose. Here was where 1t was easy to see that the ex- tent of the fair was a surprise to the people, for both the lunch stand and the cold drink stand sold out every thing at about l2 o'clock, when din- ner had hardly gotten under way, and more stuff had to be ordered from Little Rock, after buying all that the local stores had for sale.
 The Cato school is a great success and the people are looking forward to having to employ more teachers next year. The training of the chil- dren for the fair and their aid in all directions toward making 1t a suc- cess has greatly enhanced the esteem in which the teachers are held. Prof. B. M. Huddleston is principal, Miss Vera Roberts intermediate, and Mrs. W. H. Price primary.
 There was a friendliness and so- ciability about the people not found in towns and communities on rail roads, which made everybody feel at home and contented. You could tell by the way they treated you that you were not only welcome but that they were all glad you came, and when you left you knew they wanted you to come again. Cato is off to itself, but you have to go through Camp Pike to get there, and during the war they had plenty of company, for thousands of soldiers visited them and felt welcome, so I suppose now that there is only handful of sol diers, some 2,500 left at Camp Pike, that Cato is beginning to feel little lonesome.
 Olmstead and Tate's Mill coop erated with Cato heartily, but the other communities were all sorry they did not have better exhibits this year, and Olmstead promised to try to outdo even Cato with exhibits there next year.
 A baby show was pulled off on l the spur of the moment and the air