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The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16

On December iglh. Miss Eva Yates
entertained for Mise Mona Belle
Williams with a linen shower. The
house was ariis,ically Decorated with
white chysanthcmums and ever
grrcns The gifts were presented TO
the bride by Master Curtis Edward
BOSTON.
A delightful two course luncheon
was served consisting of chicken sal.
ad pickles. sandwiches. cake, cream
and hot coffee. Those present we're
Misses Mona Belle Williams. Melba
Williams. Marie Taylor, Forest Ham.
mack, Elizabeth Cook. Jewell Ran.
Kin. Elizabeth Dollar. Virginia Flan'
AIRY, Myrtle Glass. Anise Boston I'm.
ogcne Minner. Eva Yates and Mrs
Lummie CLARK.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
Presbyterians In
Lebanon Unite

The two branches Of the Presby-
terian Church In Lebanon. KY, were
united last week with the approval
Of both Presbyteries. This step Is
seen b. leaders as foreshadowing
the merger Of the branches In the
State.
For fifty yean the Presbyterian
Church In Lebanon has been divided
into two branches. Recently the
two branches voted 10 unite and ad-
opted a plan Of union.
The two Presbyteriea convened IN
Lebanon last week TO consider the
petition Of the local churches 10 be
reunited into one church. BY unani-
nous action both Presbyteries ap-
proved the basis Of union which the
churches had agreed on and BY for
NAL action made them one again.
The main points In the basis are
that the church is 10 be known a.
the United Presbyterian Church Of
Lebanon. that all property owned by
both churches Is 10 BE- decided 10 the
United Church. that the officers In
the two churches are 10 BE- officers
In the United Church, that all beney.
olenees are 10 BE- divided equally be-
tween the two General Assemblies
and that connection with and rep.
resentaiion In both branches Of the
church courts IA 10 b. maintained
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
Farm Bureau Notes

The egglaying contest Is running
right along in full blast over the
county Complete returns were not
received last month due 10 a number
not starting their records November
isi. The leaders IN the first group
which comprises those With nocks
II 20 or less are Mrs. Hannah Belt,
first. Mu. iestin Terry second. IN
the group of 20 10 100 Mrs. Allie
Postlethweight Is first. In the group
u 200 Or over Mr. NJ L. Kennedy
ia FIRST The flock In the county lay
ing The highest average number Of
crvs is Mr. Allie postlethweight.
The average number " eggs d
obtained By dividing the total mum.
ber u eEgs by average number Of
hens. A point that was especially
noticeable in the several of the rec.
urds turned in was the marked b.
crease In the egg yield coming along
about the second or third weeks show
ing The eHect u balanced feed was
having Thee viii be- approximately
2o reporting the hr; of January and
the results should prove very inter.
cstinr.
Il b not too late % enroll yet you
have everything 70 rain and nothinl
10 lose. A dozen eggs are worth Al
the present time considerably mon,
than a bushel u corn.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
DIES AT wHEATcRoFT

Mr.. c. =. c. Travis died In Wheat
croft last Sunday At the home of hia
brother. Vess Travis. Ne had been
In falling health Tor some months.
He was a respected citizen and a M.
tive of this county and amember Of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
His funeral was conducted By Rev
W. 7. Oakley Monday and the remains
were buried In the Crowell cemetery
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
NOTICE

\ Notiee is hereby given that the
Clay Lick Fluor Spar Company, Of
Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky
Is closing out IL business and all
persons having claims against Il will
present them. properly proven. "a
John O'Donnell, r. o. Box l03. Nv.
ansville. Ind. for payment. % 4
CLAY LICK FLUOR SPAR co
BY John O'Donnell, President
Attest, s. A. Sehmitt,, Sec. Treas.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
KEAroNJACKsON

Me- Walter Jackson and Miss Ru-
bic lcc kcaion. both % Lyon coun.
~, were married nccsnher p IN
the parlor II Rev. ". 7. Oakley. the
ceremony being performed by Rev,
Oakley. Both young people arv very
popular and have the congraiulation,
of Their many friends.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
CARD or THANKS

We wish TO Express our sincere
appreciation and heartfelt thanks 10
those who ministered 20 kindly %
the needs of our daughter and sis-
ter during her illness and death and
who offered words Of sympathy 70
a. In our time Of bereavement.
MRS. MAMIE WADLINGTON
MISS FRANKIE HUNT
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
MARRIED m RESTAURANT

Mr. Laurence ID. Server and Miss
Ina Orendun were united IN mar.
riage IN Guy Givens restaurant IN
this city on Wednesday at J o'clock,
Rev W. p Hogsrd officiating. Mr.
Server is of Elizabethtovn. lll.. and
Miss Orendui u this county. They
left Immediately for their home IN
Elilabethtown.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SERVICE

In this issue Of the Press appears
the program Of the Annual Christ
mas service Of the Marion Methodist
Sunday School 10 be held next Sun
day evening. These programs have
for the past several years been a
pleasing feature Of the Christmas
time in Marion and the program this
year will no doubt measure up 10
the former standard Of excellence es-
tablished BY this wide-awake Sunday
School. Miss Eva Yates will have
charge Of the musical part of the
program.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16

Robert johnson who was serving =
jail sentence IN the Hardin county.
Ky Jail for mo0nshining escaped and
after obtaining his freedom Wrote the
jallcr that he though, he had served
long enough and some day would
send the jailer a check 10 pay for
biz remaining time.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
HANks

W. wani O. thanh unr friend. and
neifhhofl Cor their kindners they
showed u. during ths sictnest and
death n our little boy May Cod's
blessing b. vii. you sll !, our prayer
WALTER HOPKINS. FAMILY
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
cOcKEREI.s FOR SALE

$. c. White and DARK Brown Leg.
horns. Premium winners. Excellent
ear strain.
NJ. l.. Kennsdys Poultry Farm
Route I Sullivan. Ky.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
Don't miss the Community club
meeiinr in your community

Short Course in agriculture
The se,ond term u ihe short course
90 agriculture at ihe University of
kentucky starts January ard and
runs 20 February sSth No entrance
cyaminalions A young farmer who
docs not feel he can afford a longer
course this short course oHcrs one
~ the best opportunities 20 gct some
systematic training In agriculture.
For further information sec the
County Agent.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16

The enlisted pcssonnel of the Ma
W will BE- reduced shortly BY 5000
men a. a result of orders authoriE.
ine the discharge Of many men on
their own request.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
MRS. AnRLLR CATLErr
DIES At PRINCETON

Mrs Adele Ca,lc,t %. died a, her
home In Princeton on Thursday night
of last week. She was the mother
u former State Senator J. r. Catlctt,
the present editor of the Princeton
Leader. In addition to Senator Cat
le,l she is survived By hve other
ehildren
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16

Direct Government taxes amount
ing 10 approximately hvc million
dollars will b. lifted New Yeau day
from the shoulders, Of Keniuckians.
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. r. D. zacheri. of Louisville.
will preach At the First baptist
church Sunday morning and evening.
Tho puhlir h cordially invited
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16

LITTLE Thinrs That Count up
The common cattle grub does an
estimated annual damage u 20 mill
lions n dollars TO the hides. beef.
and milk production So serious Il
The damage D. ihs hides that the Ma
iional Tanners Counril b. taking steps
in cooperation with he q. s. De-
partmeui n Agriculture to work out
a meihod of Graduating the pet. At
present ths only plan that odsrs re-
suits b. the sYsiemaiie removal u
MARBLES from the hacks q cattle a.
soon a. they are noticed. II is be-.
ileyed that II cattle owners generally
would a. this during the winter and
spring the varhls would soon be-.
eems practically extinct.
Community Programs
a. the annual meeting of County
Agrnts held last veek a. Lexington
he Community Program was ths
main topic ~ discussion. The ma.
lonty of he County Agents IN che
siais are carrying on their cxicn.
si,n work thru local community
rluhs oI other organizations. On,
''ouniy Agent reported a. hirh a.
ii community clubs meeting ono, a
iouih. The program h worked oul
o. help solve the various problems Of
that particular community. An ca,
anplc. poultry fosls not laying NJ
all we'll what would BE- the thing 4,
iemody the dinieuliyf One ihing
helpful would b. 30 feed a hlanroI
feed another b hnuse properly
Several demonstrators in the commu,
nifty should be- obtained 10 follow oul
improved methods and the result.
reported regularly o. ihs club an,
in this way one community diflculi,
would b. overcome The communit,
program D. designed 10 b. ~ heln D,
cvcryonc In that localiiy. Thcrc an,
several community programs IN op
GRAFTON now IN Cniienden county an,
ihc results arr very encouraging
The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16

Reccnt information frum the state
Veterinarian oaiCe STATES the tuher
oulin tester will be- unable 90 rct o.
Crittendrn county before the frat II
The year Those who have the iu.
herculm agreement TO sign bat have
not done 30 arr requested 90 sirn
and return a. the earliest onpofiuni
|ty
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18

WIVES WHO FAIL
- SHE CAN'T BE
PLEASED
BY RUTH AGNES ABELING

IF you only had brought something
else!" she walled.
And he stood there dumbly, the
folds of the frivolous silken thing
| slipping from his fingers.
He'd been extravagant, perhaps,
| foolish, but it had looked so pretty
in the shop window and somehow he
had wanted her to have It, SO he'd
gone in and endured the torture OF
standing there between fat women
Cabling about the virtues of varl-
Gus corsets and reducers until final
ly the precious package was safe III
his hands.
How she had rushed home with it!
He expected her to love it, just as
he had and then
'If you'd only brought me some
things elser she said.
He decided then never 10 buy her
anything to wear.
So the next time lie brought some
thing for her-it was Valentines
day-he took her a cut-glass vase
and some roses to put in it. With
sort of boyish eagerness he ar
ranged the flowers on the table and
waited for her to come downstairs.
She looked at the vase and she
smelled the flowers.
He hoped for at least one little
word of appreciation for having done
something nice.
you've spent all this money on a
! vase and I had wanted French bas-
ket so much she said.
When spring came, and, hoping to
surprise her with a garden, he went
| home with his coat pockets bullying
with seeds and she fretted because
he brought hollyhocks instead of hell
otrope.
She didn't appreciate any of the
things he did for her. She hurt his
pride by ridiculing his selection and
| made his heart ache little by
showing SO frankly that it was the
gift itself she wanted and not his
thought.
And so as the years passed, the
| attentions ceased, and she came to
understand that he had found some.
one who did like his taste and who
did appreciate his thought, she used
to sit for long, lonely hours and con.
slider folly. What difference was it
then whether it was a vase OF q
French basket, hollyhocks or hell
otrope. She was willing to confess
! that the hollyhocks and vases would
have been better.
1t was as if after having walked
through all of the years, she sudden
ly went airplaning and could see be-
low the panorama Of her life's
achievements-the wreckago ( love
by lack of appreciation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18
y: ~ "a

~NHA ~ eeHAS "a fdLhti
the weather nice, Mr.. Sprinkle Blow
"YES' sir'' ne. nodded Wally Wood
chuck. Were all packed to
take our vacation and | came to ask
YOU to make the weather nice, Mr.
Sprinkle-Blow.
whats the differtnce to you,
Wally?" asked Sprinkle-Blow, "when
you can travel by subway as easily
as you can above ground"
"Why, that's easily explained"
answered Wally. We're going to
see the world, and how can we see
it if we're under the ground all the
time. Of courses. at night it's diff
ferent. We expect to save hotel
bills by digging in when it's time to
sleep. But Mrs. Moody and don't
sleep much these days or night,
should say, as we Sleep our heals
and tails nearly off in the winter
time But daytime, we expect to
travel cross countrywide top
country-and see the sights. I've
always wanted to go over and sec
that blue mountain over there with
the white top. Would you tell me
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18
DR.. BARTON'S
DAILYLETTER
THE TIME TO SHIFT YOUR
GEARS.
By DR.. William E. Barton

WE were motoring in California
w and my friend, who owned the
car, was watching carefully the car
ahead of him. We were ascending a
long hill, and nv friends would have
passed the other car had the road
permitted. AS it was, we kept lit
tie space behind the car in front, and
none too far at that.
For the car which was climbing
slowly stopped and began to back
Ny friend made quick turn, and
we escaped an accident and went
on.
HE was trying to go all the way
up on high speed" said my friend
II am afraid of such drivers. He
was compelled at last to shift his
gears but he did not do it soon
enough and his engine went dead"
Speaks of Folly.
My friend went on to speak of the
folly of trying to climb long hills on
high gear. He said:
"a gear that is suited to level road
is entirely unshited to hills. That
is why cars are provided with diff,
ferent gears. and a man is foolish
not to use them. The object is not
to see how little change of gear you
can make, but to find what use of
the equipment of your car will en-
able you to get to the top of the hill
most exBeditiously and safely"
1t occurred to me that the same
principle APPLIES to otaer things
than motoring.
Methods that have been tried and
that have worked well are not reck
lessly to be cast aside, but methods
that work we'll on the level may
involve delay or even danger if ad
hered to on the climb.
Applies To Life
Iife's problems involve the sue
cessful getting over the road Given
choice of honorable methods, the
problem is to find which of them
in a particular situation is best
adapted to secure the desired result.
Many a business has slackened
and gone dead and backed down hill
and over the edge because the man
who operated it did not know when
to shift his gears.
One may cherish all reasonable
pride in consistency. but one element
in consistency is the ability to ad-
here to a principle while changing
methods.
When the time comes to shift
gears, shift them. That is what
gears are for.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18
WHEN A WOMAN TELLS
BY RUTH AGNES ABELING

Lila Ames Tries a Trick and Fails
IN my room that night ! took out
Toms note again. | wondered
how it was that he always knew what
| was doing. And l wondered what he
would think in the future.
In connection with John Ames |
had queer, breathless feeling. l
had gone to my room early and l
listened for his step as it passed my
door and loved the decision of it.
1t was only about ten o'clock when
heard Lila Ames open and close
the door to her room. She had re-
turned.
Then, as l lay there between The
cool white sheets, | heard light
knock at her door. There was long
interval and then, Come"
| couldn't help hearing part of
their conversation.
"Ycu have selected rather bad
hour for making calls, john was
about to go to bed"
'Pm sleepy"
IlIa-I just wanted to has
voice faltered like that Of fright
ened boy.
81 think anything you have to say
will keep until morning! Good
night"
The door of Lila Amcs' room
closed with smart bang.
closed my eyes. | was stunned
for him.
wanted to rush out after him
and beg him to finish those two un-
finished sentences, that ! might say
the thousand and one things wom-
an can say-and wanted to mean
them.
But I only could stay there mo-
tionless and silent and wait until
morning.
For a while vague sense of some
thing pending kept me alert. I
listened-for what I did not know.
But what | was waiting for must
not have come, for it was daylight
when Isawakened again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18

Slipping hastily into my clothes,
was just about to open my door
when l heard voices in the hallway
| recognized Grace, one of the
upstairs girls. ~
eyes, Nam! I did, Grace was
saying with an insolent sort of en-
phasis.
Why" 1t was the voice of Lila
Ames with all Of. its feathersome
lightness gone.
Because l knew it was meant fo1
her!-You didn't think I'd throw hel
note to you, did you?" with a fine
disregard for consequences.
"Grace-I'm not used to hearing
my maids speak to me in that tone
Please be little more respectful
Lila was losing control.
"And I'm not used to being asked
why / do things-as long as they
don't concern anyone else" sullenly
''I'm going to tell you something,
Lila Ames' voice had suddenly grown
confidential and velvety "Miss Scr
enson didn't get that note at all
| have it and I know more than you
think about itr'
waited breathlessly, wondering
if the trick would work. But Grace
understood human nature, for a few
seconds later | heard her say:
'That is too old a game, Mrs
Ames.' Suddenly the girls tone had
assumed a superior quality and a sort
or finish. when | tossed that note
into Miss Sorenson's window, you
were blowing kiss downstairs to
Philip Ames, your brother-in-l law
saw you through the window as |
tossed the note up. Now it is Your
privilege to fire me-"
Then / heard footsteps flying in
the direction of the maids quarters
and the banging of door. Shortly
Lila walked back past my door into
her own room.
| waited until quiet had returned
to the atmosphere and then slipped
cut down the hall.
Ito Be Continued).
Copyright, 1920.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18
By Stanley

if its buckwheat blossoms that make
it SO whittier"
Sprinkle-Blow's eyes twinkled.
NO." he said, cts frosting.
"Frostingw exclaimed Wally,
"Then my missus was right. She's
always said that mountains were
cake. I'll have to tell her that she
was correct. We shall start right
away on our vacation. You see we
always wait until harvest is over
before we start, because we cant
bear to leave the nice sweet wheat
N oats and things, while they're
growing. But when they are gone
we may as we'll live there as mere.
or here as there. whichever you
please"
"What kind of weather would you
like?" asked Nick. T.,
"Dry weather. answered Wall{y
"Mud's too hard to walk through
Besides, we like to run in the gu 1t-
ters beside the road and when III IL
wet we get all splashed up. lhe
automobiles splash us"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY


(From the Times-Recorder August
10, 1919
One of the three now wells at the
pumping station now furnishes fine,
free flow of pure and sparkling
water from depth of something
more than 600 feet. The water is
as clear as crystal, very agreeable to
the taste, and will prove valuable
addition to the available water sup
ply of the city.
Mrs. Sallie M. Cook, wife of J. NJ;
Cook, six miles from Americas, died
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock of ty-
phoid fever. She Vas buried Monday
afternoon in Oak Grove cemetery,
and the funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Johnston, Of the
Methodist church.
The congregation of the Bethel
Baptist (colored) church of this city
after a struggle of eight years, are
out of debt having paid the last cent,
and now possess a clear title to the
building wherein they now worship.
The members of Empire Council
/ No. 90, American Legion of Honor
one of the oldest fraternal assess
ment companies in existence, were
made happy yesterday by receiving
through their local secretary, Mr.. ]
L. Mack, a handsome dividend in thu
way of q check.
Col. D. N. C. Burkhalter left yes
/ terday to attend the state alhanc
meeting which convenes in Atlanta
on Wednesday.
DR.. A. B. Campbell leaves thi
morning for Blackshear, where h
will assist in an interesting churcl
meeting going on there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

From the Times-Recorder August
18, 1919
BARLOW street, closed to. traffic
az between College and Taylor
for two weeks, is again open, or will
be this morning. The new bridge
spanning the Seaboard Railway at
that point has been completed and
is a most creditahIa structure and
one that will endure for years.
One of the old boilers IN use at the
city water works plant gave some
trouble yesterday, but repairs were
effected by Engineer Stephens and
~D~~-~~~~-~-- ~~-~>--------~--~~~~-~->
Harry Dawson, of the Morgan bank,
is another horseman-and seems 10
enjoy horses as much as big business.
A. B. Hepburn, chairman of the
Chase National Bank, gets his play in
fishing and running a farm.
Samuel Utermeyer raises prize
chrysanthemums, and his fancy dogs
at his million-dollar home rival, in
numbers, any small-town flock of
mongrels you ever saw.
##&
A Ii very fine, you say, but l
haven't a yacht or a stable of
horses or money to get into a golf
club.
Shucks. The millionaire doesn't
get any more fun out of his zach,
than backwoods settler gets out OF
his rowboat.
1t doesn't matter what kind of tools
you play with. A pole cut from Tho
woods catches as good fish as a fancy
rod of split bamboo.
Play is the thing that counts. /
relaxes you, freshens you, makes vol
fit and eager for another tussle will
work. Besides, if you don't find TIM
to play, you're missing most of tn,
real JOY of life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18
EDITORIAL,
GOVERNOR Hardwick, after

GOVERNOR Hardwick, after dis
posing of all other bills passed by
the recent legislature except possibly
one about which he had serious
doubts, has signed the act providing
for compulsory reading of the Bible
in all of the public schools of Geor-
gia.
1t would have required much cour-
age for the governor to have vetoed
ills act, but we believe he would
have been doing the correct thing had
he taken such. action. Not that we
are against Bible reading in the
schools, for the contrary is true
What we do not believe in is COM
PULSORY reading Of the Bible in the
schools.
This country was settled first by
persons who fled from religious per-
secat;on, and who took solemn oaths
when they reached this fetteress land
of wilderness that there should hence
forth be complete religious freedom
without interference-that each indi-
vidual might be permitted to worship
i'll his own way. There were many
wide differences of belief in those
days which were recognized, and
there are still wide differences of
belief.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18
OBSERVATIONS

Ireland can't understand why shey
prefixed "John" to Bull.
That step to success isn't a side
step.
Men who sleep on the job never
get up.
There doesn't seem to be any rest
in peace.
Prohibition is one-half of one per
cent enforced.
New hair styles show some little
pictures had big ears.
Alimony is shorter name for
matrimonial reparations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18

The exclusively entitled for rhu
dispatches credited to it otherwise
paper and also the local published herein All rights If RI
publication special dispatches herein are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-18

Mrs. E. L. Bell and Misses Buchan-
an left yesterday for White Sulphur
Springs, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Macon Dudley will
remain another week in Columbus,
guests of DR.. and Mrs. j. |. Darby.
Mrs. w. T. Clarke and sister, Miss
O'Conner leave this week for Charles
ton and the Isle of Palms.
Editor 7. P. Hoyt came down from
Oglethorpe yesterday to spend the
Sabbath with friends here.
Mss Laura Lew Bosworth return
ed yesterday after a pleasant visit 10
relatives in Cochran.
great contest between companies of
the Fourth Georgia Regiment takes
place at Albany, and it will be strange
indeed if one of the several prizes
is not brought back to Americas.