Denver labor bulletin., 1918-06-15

THERE'S A SILVER LINING TO |
every cloud. Not an original proverb,
but one that fits the occasion. When
that bank. of dark clouds prevented
US Denver folks viewing the eclipse
of the sun by the moon last Satur-
day afternoon it saved our people
running the risk of being made blind.
Any good, honest occulist will tell
you that much. Hence, while we
retaining our usual eyesight. Besides,
there is to be another total eclipse
80 years from now, in 2016. Wait for
that one. Denver may have another
weather fixer by that time. Our
friend, Brandenburg, has been fore
casting for the government here for
thirty-six years, and he can't posi-
bly, hold the job down for ninety-nine
more We do feel a trifle sorry for
all those sky scientists who made
great and expensive arrangements
for observing the phenomena at the
Denver University. Yet they should
be reminded that for thirty-six years
up to 1918 the sun has always shone
brightly at 5:23 on the afternoon of
June 8. This year was one of those
extraordinary exceptions which hobs
up to spoil a perfect record. With
Dean Herbert A. Howe of the uni
versity we can only apologize in due
meekness and invite our disappoint-
ment visiting connoisseurs to come
again with their astral bodies in 2016.
WHAT A GRAND AND GLOR-
ious feeling it is to receive that first
letter from the one and only little
granddaughter in the whole wide
world. 1t came in the mail one day
this week from Atlanta, bringing the
fragrance of love and the sweet per-
fume of magnolia blossoms and honey
suckle. She is seven years old and is
graduating from her first year in
school. With her own hand she writes:
81 want you to come and see Little
Elsa in our garden of roses. And l
want you to know, dear granddaddy,
that l can write and read now" Thus
is life made worth the living. There
are many fair flowers in Dixie land,
but none more sweet and charming
than Little Elsa, who brings new
/ cheer to the heart of the o. P.
w. C. HERCULES, FORMER
Denver typo, has written another of
his interesting letters from San
Diego, where small colony of print
ers who once earned meal ticket in
this city, are now domiciled with their
varied "reminiscences. "Herc" writes
on two sides of the paper, as he prac-
tees war time economy. But Here"
is moved to philosophy on the return
to Denver of Harry V. Parker from
Kansas City, and speaks thusly: II
see where Harry and some of the rest
of US made one grand mistake. We
should have reformed before the vot-
ers took hand, then. perhaps, we
could have travelled about the coun-
try making dry speeches like the
o. P. and gained recognition in the
millionaire class" Just the same,
"Herc" is a good scout. He used to
set 'em up late in the morning after
most of the gang had sought repose
or gone otherwise. Hence, he never
enjoyed the rhapsody of being dead
broke"
A. L. BIXBY OF THE NEBRASKA
State Journal is spending his vaca-
ton in Denver and made pleasing
social call at The Bulletin office this
week. For twenty-six years Mr.. Blk
by has personally conducted a column
on the editorial page of the Journal,
and next to Frank Stanton with his
Just From Georgia" column in the
Atlanta Constitution, has the record
for length of service in this line of
newspaper work in the United States.
Mr.. Bixby's column is under the cap
ton of daily Drift" and is always
appended by the well known Blk"
looked for every day by thousands of
Nebraska readers. Even when vaca-
tioning, "Daily Drifts by Blk" appear
regularly. Mr.. Bixby is an old-time