The Nevada County picayune., 1920-04-15
Where Nature Smiles and Men Are Brave

To one who nGS never Nau tHe BOOu fortune to have an acquaintance with Williamsburg one might ersily obtain an erroneous impression when one studies the map of Kentucky. Williamsburg is the county seat of 1 Whitley county dcwn in the south CSsterh corner of the Blue Grass State
 where the Cumberland Mountains ramble around at will and help to sep l arate Kentucky from Virginia and l Tennessee
 One can hardy help recalling the wonderful tale Of John Fox, Jr., and the wanderings ard doings of the Lit 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 suca thing in Whitley county. There l. wealth there, muca of it. There is ct.ture there, too, but is not spelled witl TX" There are good streets. a f-e business section. and residence $ ction that will com pare more than i yorabiy with d city that can boast T population many times in excess of Williamsburg three thousand.
 Perhaps it is t 9 institution that is the pride of all V lliamshurg that has so refining an in. gence on the people of that section. 4,early a century ago groups of Christians who believed Ia the cause of education founded in that city what has developed into Cumber- land College. In the start it was de- nominational But that is past now, and hundreds of students from many states each year gather in this beauti- ful and sequestered city and gain an education, regardless of the churc1 with which he may be affiliated.
 They raise 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. E. Pritehard, whom Woodrow Wilson named as postmaster for the little city. and who is as popular there as though the county Was not nearly ten to one Republican.
 Bryant is yet well under 40, and he looks even younger than the years that be owns.
 When Bryant was a lad of F he Jeff his houe in the mountains and set out to gun his education. Ile did this, and when he was only IS years old the Spanish-Amarican War came on pnd he enlisted as a private, and served for eight years, eight months and fifteen day. He was in Manila and participated in 13 battles, escap- ing without a scra cA.
 After his soldering days he returned to the home of his youth, married and embarked on business career. The money he saved during his military service started him in business in a modest Way. and he has been fortunate in all of his ventures.
 "I am just as patriotic today as l wa when vas bGyins Liberty Bends" said Bryaut to the Savings Herald nan, but will admit that $ oniy ono of the eaaor8 an now buy tng ,ny limit on the Treasury Savings Certificates. One reason l am buy ing Is that l caaaos see anything like as good and as safe an investment any where
 Ii tie government is to bring back the country to the normal it must have large suns N !Acney to put every branch of industry 10 work to the ut nest, and to create foreign demand fer American products. and to pavo the way for the citizens of this coun- try to participate in the reconstruction work, not only here, but in Europe.
 The only way 1t can obtain this money is through the sayings of the people. The present conditions arc really deplorable. Many who never be fore earned anything like the amount they ere now earning are spending the money as rapidly as 1t comes in. and are giving no thought for the morrow.
 They are not only treating them salyes unfairly. but they are retarding the welfare of the entire country When increased production of essen- tials are vital the though'less are spending the money they earn for lux uries and non-essentials.
 Every cent of money that is spent for these useless articles leaves tht of,,r- r-,upfrv Dpvp- tO return If the