THE
CHEM AW A
AM ERICAN
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majority of men These are not idle words, but should be taken into
serious consideration.
We would say to our Indian friends who may read this article, and
who may be in possession of land, to hang on to it and make use of it
by themselves and for themselves. When the proper time comes go out
and build for yourselves a home upon those broad acres. Get settled
for life. Begin in earnest and never let up. Get interested in your land
and get very, very busy. Subscribe for one or two good farm journals
which treat of the phase of agriculture which is nearest in harmony with
your needs—and study those journals. Enter into competition with
your neighbors in the production of the best crops or the breeding of the
finest stock.
Competion is a wonderful incentive to labor in the march of progress,
so we say ‘compete.” Attend your county, district or state fairs and see
that you have a few entries for prizes. Be alert to the opportunities for
comparison and study while at the fair. If you do not secure any prizes
you will know wherein you failed and the lesson may prove of more
value in the long run than a prize.
These are but suggestions of possibilities for land owners—we must
all work out our own destiny, but as a last thought let us admonish
you to stick to your land.
R U N N IN G A P A P E R
Not one of us is perfect. No two of us have exactly the same exper­
iences throughout the entire course of our lives. We are all influenced
by our experiences in the past or by what the future appears to
promise—we act accordingly. However, there is in many ventures a
controlling element which forces us to do the best we can” regardless
of past experience or what the future appears to promise,” and
that element is the “ material at hand.” The “ material at hand”
obtrudes itself into nearly every undertaking in life, This seems par­
ticularly true in the printing of a paper.
We are often entertained, instructed or amused by the criticisms of
our fellow school publishers. Like doctors, our printers seldom agree.
One paper will tell you that you are lucky if you can get along without
carry ing ads.
Another will tell you that your paper would be im-
proxed in appearance if you had more ads. And so it goes. Like many
other problems in life, this is a matter wherein you simply do the best
you can with the “ material at hand.”
In our last issue we published several comments from our contem­
poraries and will do likewise in this issue. We are not actuated by
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