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Show Utah Press Opinion B KNOWN BY THEIR WORKS. Lognn Republican. The man who prates of his patriotism, patriot-ism, yet tails to offer his service in time of need, Isn't the kind of patriot that Is worth the while. He is the kind of fellow that on the Fourth of .Tub waves a flag and burns some rod Are, but on every other day of tho year hides his taxablcs and refuses to improve his property for fear it will ho assessed at a llttlo higher rate. Mo reads the Decla-laration Decla-laration of Independence once a year, hut on tbo othor 304 days Is subservient to the dictates of a narrow, selfish disposition dispo-sition that does himself, his country and his town no good He talks of love of country but Is the., big booster for the corrupt, politician who doesn't know the moaning of the word patriotism. Patriotism, Pa-triotism, like faith without works, is dead; patriotism smacks most of service, serv-ice, and thero is opportunity every day of tho year to be of service to one's community and tho country. LUCERN BLIGHT IN .CACHE. Logan Journal, The Journal learns with sorrow that tho luconi blight which for some time has been prevalent In some parts of Colorado, Col-orado, has reached Cache county and has attacked the luccrn in the College district. dis-trict. Wo Jcam also that it attackod and partially ruined the first crop in that vicinity last year. Unless immediate imme-diate steps are taken to check Its ravages rav-ages and spread, ono of Cache county's most nbundant and profitable crops, and ono upon which Its greatest Industry dairying largely depends, is threatened with annihilation The farmers whoso fields aro affected should hold Immediate Immedi-ate communication with tho JSxperlment Station hero to ascertain a remedy. If known, or to at least obtain scientific assistance in the discovery of ono; for the need is urgent. HOMT3-COMING IDEA. Mt. Pleasant Pyramid. The Pyramid suggest: that if tho State Scandinavian reunion comes to Mt. Pleasant, and it understands now that is iu certain to come hero, the occasion oc-casion be taken advantago of and mado a Mt. Pleasant "home-coming week," in addition to the othor event. The homo-coming homo-coming Idea originated not long ago in Kentucky, where It was made a State affair, and where for a week' thousands of those who had drifted away from their natlvo State to other places to reside were. In response to an invitation from thoso who had the matter In charge, visitors with tho old folio in their old Kentucky homes. The idea was worked out with marked success. Since thon it is being duplicated In counties and cities throughout the land, and this paper pa-per Is of tho opinion that that could bo done In ML rioasant at this time with pleasure and profit to all concerned. WORTH TALKING ABOUT. Emery County Progress. Tho real boosters of Emery county are its soil, water and climato, and if each could talk as well as do, the name of Emery county would bo ringing in the oars of millions of citizens all over this broad land. However, every citizen cit-izen of tills highly favored region can sound the praises of the throe great combined essentials named, and they should start to shouting right now and keep everlastingly at It Emory county is worth talking about from sunrise to sunset, with a night shift added. There are a great, many good places In Uncle Sam's wide domain, but none quite so good .as Emery county. 'JJHIS OFFICLVL HAS SENSE. Logan Journal. There seems to he some misunderstanding misunder-standing as to tho right of the youngsters youngs-ters under 14 to fish. A person under II cannot obtain a license and it Is made unlawful to rish without one. but tho statute Is somewhat ambiguous, and giving the boy the benefit of the doubt It Is generally conceded that he has a right to fish without . a license. County Coun-ty Attorney Law looks at it that way and will not authorize prosecution of children for fishing, and he is lo bo commended com-mended for his . good sense. No" man wilh any recollections of his boyhood would attempt to prosecute a youngster for "gohf fishln' " Let the kids fish. PROVIDENCE ALWAYS RIGHT. Richfield Reaper. The Lord doos certainly once in a while tomper the wind to the shorn lamb. Last winter wo were short of fuel and fortunatoly It was a mild winter. win-ter. This summer we havo no ice, and we haven't particularly felt tho need of any to date. |