The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-06-18
ARTESIA.

Since my last appearance this sec
| tion has been visited by the heaviest
rains of the season, and farm work
has been so retarded that in some in
stances both corn and cotton will be
| abandoned. Most all bottom land
corn has been planted two or three
| times, and still no corn, and this OF
| itself is a heavy setback in the euIti-
vation of the crop. The general pros
pect for a corn crop is quite gloomy.
as we have had too much rain for up
land corn.
Mr.. Bat Williams has a piece of
alfalfa that has been cut thirty-sfx
times since it was planted, and it has
rained on every cutting. Whenever
he needs rain he drives his machine
into this patch, and rain he gets.
We heard man say the other day
that some folks grumbled about too
much rain, but he liked rainy wealth
er. He was a schoolmaster and felt
no interest in the weather. In rainy
weather the farmers boys couldn't
work, and to school they went-see?
Some of our correspondents are
writing in favor of increased taxes
and higher salaries for teachers. The
suggestion coming just after the leg
islature having cut the wages of
some of the big teachers will tickle
the taxpayer. If the teachers will get
out as did the janitor who earned
$50 month as a mechanic between
sessions. they will not be short of
funds in the summer months. The
teachers of our public schools are
the only lot of all the wage-workers
able to visit the Old World and an
the watering cities of the earth be-
tween the sessions of their schools. 4
and nine-tenths of them pay no taxes. /
Some that are clammoring for higher I
wages are non-taxpayers 1 am op-
posed to any advance in taxes or /
wages. l am opposed to strikes and
immigration. I believe when a man /
gets too big for his wages and can't |
get raise by request, let him get at 4
something else. I am a farm overseer
and when my wages don't suit me III I
take to a plow.
When We stand among woodmen /
we must dodge the chips or be more +
or less hit. The chip that struck 4
Venice was intended for Dan and /
Thix. / am so sorry that / was the
cause of confusionment in your mind
Never let any one except the editor
disturb the even tenor of your COM
l charged the editor
with throwing out a hint and still
think it was intended as such. No
tice has been served time and again
as TO the result of the recent contest.
Dan and Johnnie" both gave
voice to their sentiment in the mat
ter before the judges passed on the
merits of the case. / cast three votes
FOR Venice and Dan five. No, no, my
Dear Venice, nothing you or Brother
Thixton could say about "all-day"
Sunday singing could ruffle the feel
ngs of old Johnnie. l have known
half a dozen preachers to tackle the
;ingings, and the preacher lost out
md had to give it up as Saul did
when he was prosecuting the saints
Any more who denounce the wor- .
ship of God in an ''all-day' singing
viii come to naught. We heard q
nan say that the all-day singings
:aused empty churches. 1 have wit
lessed many empty churches when
here was no singings to be heard of.
Poor preaching and ineongeniality
make more empty church pews than
my other cause. By the way, Miss
Blue Eyes misconstrues my remarks
,eep it holy" She says: Brother :
Johnnie says he don't think any
hing we do on the Sabbath is very
harmful unless we take pay for it. I"
Got so. I had in mind that one com
nand that only as the day was the
objection and not the singing. Why,
ou might cuss. bear false witness,
ishonor your parents, court your
ister's sweetheart, and lot Of other
armful things not covered by the U
under consideration.
AS to the preacher working on q
unday by preaching and taking pay
or same, he has reversed the COM
land. He does his work on one day
nd rests on the other six days
hrist told those who charged him
18th violating this command that g
He was Lord OF the Sabbath" which a