United labor bulletin., 1913-09-06
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER

There is nothing like cheerful pros.
poets
To boost a soul on its way,
Then worry not over tomorrow
But make the best of today;
| If today we've enough of life's com.
forts
Tonight a cyclone may blow,
And it may be we'll miss altogether
Tomorrows promise of woe.
If today we're alive and kicking
Don't look for things to be worse,
Don't grumble but get up and bustle-
Replenish the empty purse;
We may not have long to be living
Then love and labor for good,
And exercise charity always
In kindness and brotherhood.
If today we're blessed with plenty
Don't shadow the hours with care,
Or anticipate storm and disaster
While all is sunny and fair;
Then borrow not trouble, my COM
Look not for sorrow and pain,
For sometime you'll get your full por-
ton
Till then don't whine or complain
Max Andrew, editor and publisher
of the Houston Labor Journal, had a
double celebration Monday. Besides
participating in the Labor Day events.
Max rejoiced in the birthday of his
paper. This record is one to be just
ly proud of and reflects credit upon
the organized labor movement Of
Houston as well as the editor and
publisher. The Houston Labor Jour
nal has a national reputation as one
Of the foremost weekly labor papers
of the country. 1t covers the local
and general field and is ably edited.
Max Andrew has been president of the
Texas State Federation of Labor, an
alderman in the Houston City Council
and has had other honors at hands of
his fellow-working men. The o. P.
wishes the Labor Journal and its edi-
tor many years of continued health
and prosperity.
and dig up facts to startle us common
neophytes. The other day one told
the o. P. that ages ago the section OF
the earth's surface now bearing the
proud title of Colorado was a quag-
mire, or at least a low, level plain
covered with timber and plentifully
supplied with moisture. We were
speaking of the formation of coal. and
he said 1t required at least a million
years for coal as it is now dug from
the mines to evolve from trees and
other species of vegetation. Further
than this, he contended the anthracite
coal now mined in Routt county must
have been at least two million years
in developing. All the coal fields of
Colorado were planted before the
Rockies were lifted to their present
grandeur of loftiness The difference
between bituminous and anthracite
coal is that a harder pressure OF the
earth or rock surface makes coal more
compact and thereby forms what we
call hard" or anthracite coal.
O O
Who says Denver is not growing?
ell n1In W lOOh III tue MUS anu hlu-
dies prancing and dancing to school
this week When the school rooms
opened for business Tuesday morn
ing more than $1,000 pupils were en-
rolled. This is an increase of nearly
1000 over the initial enrolment last
year. This paints a bright picture for
the future of Denver and gives solar
plexus blow to the knockers claiming
the town is being depopulated. Den
yer is all right.
Englewood, a suburb of Denver.
made famous by Tuileries park, has
been furnishing first page stories
for the Denver newspapers this week.
Two of its leading female citizens
have been scrapping as to which
should be superintendent OF the public
schools. Two male members Of the
board ousted Mrs. l.. II. Hall and ap-
pointed Mrs. Mary Maloney. Mrs. Hall
was supported by one male member
OF the board. When the schools
opened Tuesday morning all the fe-
male citizenry of the town were pres
ent and about equally divided as to
who should have the place. The po-
lice were finally called on to prevent
the Mrs. Hall faction from taking
forcible possession. At present Mrs.
Maloney is holding down the job.