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states make their pilgrimages to the j Capital each spring and summer, jNine Unitad States Senators laid down the burdens of office on the the 4th day of March, and of these, at least two, never would have been elected to the Senate but for the fact that their bank accounts held mill* ions. On the other hand two and possibly three of the most conspicuous men who have served in the upper branch of Congress in years have retired to private life, and these in the order of their importance are Root of New York, Burton of Ohio, and Bristow of Kansas. Those nine names are prominent in the minds of the peeple of the states represented, but in another session new figures will appear in the Senate and new men of great intellect will be uncovered from under their bushels.Never bear more than one kind of trouble at a time. Some people bear three—all they have had, all they have now, and all they they expect , to have.We are in favor of good roads for the citizens of Quay county first, but not until these are built, do we favor the building Trans-Continental High-was for the tourists, alone.Fewer Country Churches.There are thousands of American townsnips supporting from four to a dozen country churches. In some of : these areas the population is not in excess of 1,500 souls and in some instances is less than 1,000. Denominational pride and tradition are res-ponsible for these conditions. Nor should prejudices, cliques, religious lt;funds and doctrinal factions be for- 1 gotten in discussing , the situation. Church competition has, over and over again, meant death to the i religious life of a community. Some- i times it means religious staivation { and moral proverty in these over- | churched communities. Of course, the burden of supporting a dozen lt;churches is greater financially than -it would be for one or two churches This means an indirect tax on h farms that support the religious life. 1Do we need fewer ar better church- c es or shall we continue inthe old way? What do you say adout it, having in t mind the experience of your own iiLess than a half a dozen years ago, a few boys who had made an un usual showing in raising corn on an acre of land uponthe farm where they lived, were sent to Washtngton. The Agricultural Department took the matter up in dead earnest and now the boys are coming in trainloads. Other big bodies are made up of girls in canning clubs, but some of these girls have made the boys hustle in raising their prize acres of corn, peas, potatoes and other products of the soil. /community?IuThe agricultural clubs are not the only juvenile excursionists to Washington since thousands of high school children from New York, Brooklyn, New England and all oyer the easternRead your notice for final proof! over carefully and if you find any; mistakes, kindly notify this office | at once We are careful as we can he hut mistakes can creep in.
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House Pioneer News
House, New Mexico, US
Fri, Mar 19, 1915
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