La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
Typographical R~mini>t~nce

''' = f''S sN"'F Seo NtN VNstos VI
the great family journal was a wan
derer over the face OF the earth as
typographical tourist. About that
rented room" for one whole year In
the Mormon capital. During the dead
hours of night we manipulated the
Salt Lake Daily Tribune. and had
our first experience setting up the
copy of some Of the big editors OF the
Lake Tribune at that time was Judge
G. q. Good ain. one Of the really great
editors OF the Golden West Even In
We thought We knew about seventy
five per cent more than We really do
know these days. and considered our
NVtsSs SOAuS Ju06C. NV ~tVN
ly convinced that Judge Goodwin, as
q writer. was the eighth wonder of
the world
Though We have set up the copy Of
some Of the really big ones In the edi-
torial world. there was not one that
could approach his wonderful felicity
editors In Nevada. along with Bret
Hsrte. Mark Twain and Sam Davis.
at the time the Comstock mines made
miliionaires of Mackie. Flood. Stan
ford. Fair. Croeker aud few more
Goodwin has been a resident of Salt
Lake city for nearly forty years and
at the present time Is editor OF Good.
der of Golfers. He l. still writing
wonderful prose poems as of old
One OF his prose poems. written
twenty-five years ago. was a des-
cription of Shoshone Falls. which the
Tribune xill publish next week Only
last month--D~cember Sth-this d~s-
ed = place Ia the Congressional Re
cord. on motion Of Senator Borah.
sho read II to the United States sen
ate. and asked permission to put II
In the Record as permanent piece
OF literature. so II l. evident that
Judge Goodwin. AS a writer. has ad-
this country.
The reason for these few reminis-
cent observations is the fact that
some one sent us copy of Goodwin's )
Weekly one day this week. which
gave us AN opportunity to enjoy a
literary feast OF prose poems. II has
more. but this IL tn. first one VI.
ever happened To see. ". supposed
Judge Goodwin had gone to his great
reward long ago. but II II very evil
dent that he Is stiIi In tn. land Of Nv
Ing and still writing pros. poems
Jus, a. he did years aud years ago.
sue We received. which happened to
b. the Christmas number. II II a
literary gem. and II headed Christ.
mas Carols"
IN We listen ". shall hear al
ready the echoes OF Christmas ear
OILS ON the air
break upon the cliffs Of Maine: ther"
viii be n softencd cadence to tn.
savage bilio~s AS they roll In. for
thos. biiio@s have not forgotten the
voic. that hushed the winds and the
waves on the hcayinx breast of Cali
lee.
those carols viii follow the sun aud
Keep company with the hours" all the
long way across the continent from
sea to sra.
The muse OF thos" Carols "s u ns-
cend- VIII nli all space above with
SONG: It's tones Will be taken down
by the angel In the sun. the whole
universe viii be thrilled aud M they
ascend they viii take on the solemn
.ixuificanr. OF an Invocation for mcr.
cy for us as people. ~ well M
pasan OF gratitude for blessings al
r.sdy received.
when men iift their voices In
prayer the cares aud the 'onsinss Of
wayward world are more or i"SH
mixed with the appeal. but when
childhood In joyous gratitude awak-
on. a song Of praise then the angels
bend tn listen. for there u not one
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