La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30

bling some OF the discarded cars that
were in use ON the Santa Fe twenty
years ago. and which sometimes make
their appearance hereabouts during
the rush incident to Watermelon Day
The Santa Fe is hard TO beat these
days for up-,o-date equipment
The man who scatters sunshine
l. just as good teacher
And has as high a mission
As priest. or sage or preacher
He teaches optimism,
And every laugh that cheers
Is to his worth tribute
Surprising worth or tears
For every laugh he raises.
For every passing smile.
For every Jest devoid OF
Sarcastic sting or guile.
For every touch of humor
He yet shall claim reward.
For he is doing service
With those who serve the Lord
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Every editor wants. besides the or
dinary items OF news. items OF every
character which win interest the
reading public. Big yields Of grain.
fruit or vegetables. Experiments In
intensive farming and gardening: an
aiysis OF soils. resui, OF experiments
la rotation OF crops. Exhibition of
remarkable intelligence or training In
animals. Freaks OF nature. such as
remarkable trees. oiumps OF ycgeia-
tion. landscape views worthy OF at
tentlon Neighborhood traditions and
early history. Many of. our readers
could supply items OF this nature.
We would be glad to hay. them. Why
not send them In
The Kansas Agricultural College
has two professors out for two weeks
assisting the townspeople In various
parts OF the state with the childr.n's
gardens. shrubbery. park improve
men,s. and the general beaurifying
OF the towns. President Waters. In
various ways. Ii making good his as
sertion that II they could no, get
the people to the college they would
take the college To the people. The
same thing is equally true OF Mis-.
souri, University In the agricultural
department. and II Is becoming the
practice In q number OF states-even
Colorado. ~ regards potato culture.
Why not enlarge the field'
.
James X. Dye Is the only Arkansas
Valley candidate la the Nc~s.Timcs
contest Il attend the Jcffrics. johnson
fight A. = gu-s, VI thosc papers. and
Is receiving almost unanim imous support
from the various towns up and down
the valley. with one exception. There
ism, much doing at ord~ay In his
behalf When Jim wrote to one Of
the leading citizens over thcr. ask.
ing for his aid In the contest. his
postal card request came back In.
scribcd with this pertinent inquiry:
How loud did you hollcr for county
division. Bro,hcr u. p. q. Ey' The
ordway folks don't seem to be- able
To remember that a majority Of the
people Of Oicro county are opposed To
county division-whersat they are
much axKr,cyed. and never pass up
an opportunity TO make II known.
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Ncxt Monday the annual school
election will take place. There are
three candidates-A. c. Draper. X.
Phillips and q. n. Dameron. An are
good men and true. and probably
some os them are better fitted tor
the position which they are seeking
than others. That 10 . question fos
the voter hinssn 70 decide. We
woui1 ~ thlak u hsudicappias any
a the canli1asss With the support
a The rribswe. Once upon . ,ins
we "suppossel' . caa1s1ass NJ aaW
and be was The third man In The
race. We have not had very sxalt-
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