The Redwood gazette., 1891-04-02
NEWSPAPER NOTATlONS.

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But it should be exercised with an hon
est purpose and with a sprinkling of
common sense.
LuVerne Hearld: 1t is reported that
the Omaha company will soon dispense
with kerosene oil lamps and light up
all its passenger cars with Pintsch gas,
which is now generally used on trains
in the east. 1t gives a bright, clear
light and is great improvement over
oil. The Omaha is the first western
road to make this improvement.
Mankato Free Press: Senator
HomTe says that to be Dennelly's
friend is to be his slave. Very aptly
put, Senator. The same is true as to
political parties. Any party desiring
Donnelly's allegiance must be his
slave, else Mr.. D. will denounce it.
For that reason no party can contain
him very long.
Northfield News: 1t has been de-
cided that the legislature will adjourn
on the Goth of April. This legislature
has been engaged principally in max
ing votes for the the Republican party
next year. The wisest thing that the
Republican leaders could do was to re-
to combine with any element for the
sake of temporary success. In the in
terest of the people, without taking into
consideration the political organiza-
tions, the sooner the legislature ad-
journs, the better.
The Sleepy Eye Hearld, strong al
lance paper, fears that the Repub-
licans are getting ready to point to
the present Legislature as "do-noth-
ing Legislature" and says: "At this
distance it looks as though instead of
being dignified body busy with en-
acting useful laws and establishing
needful reforms for the relief and good
of the entire state, it is sort of gen
eral "woodchuck" hunt. Over half OF
the term has expired and what great
or important reform has become law
to which any citizen can point with
either pride or satisfaction"
Prison Mirror: The work of setting
up the binding twine machinery is
completed, and everything is about
ready to begin full manufacturing op-
erations. The prisoners engaged at
the work have become familiar with
the workings of the machines and will
be able to do the work of experienced
hands. No effort has yet been made
in the way of regular manufacturing,
yet there are two thousand balls of
first-class binding twine, weighing
nearly eight thousand pounds, as the
result of the trial runs that have been
made. Some good pliable rope to be
used as cordage for doing up bales of
twine has been made from the lot of
Minnesota fiber received and found
unsuitable for twine. 1t is probable
that from now on the factory will be
kept running to its full capacity.
Farm, Stock ond Home It is diff
cult to see how state legislatures can
accomplish much by hurting legisla-
tive bulls against prevailing rates of
interest while the national Legislature
is constantly licensing men and class
es to so absorb the nations wealth
that in fixing rates for its use they
can ignore state lawmakers and con-
tcmptuously treat state laws. Legis-
latipg for lower rates of interest is a
doubtful expedient at best, as expert
ence abundantly teaches; but destroy
ing classes and systems that make a
nation like this a nation of borrowers is
a labor of justice and patriotism, and
if successful there will be no manner
of doubt regarding it's beneficial eff
fects upon all legitimate trades and
industries.
Pioneer Press: The man who accepts
every doctrine of creed in it's fullest
meaning, while he meets his neighbors
in business transactions on a basis di-
rectly contradictory of every line of
the Sermon on the Mount, is at least as
open to charge of heresy as the man
who declines to accept the doctrine of
Immaculate conception, or even one
who questions the usually received
opinion of the resurrection, Express
ion is seldom given to this idea; but it
is evidently in the minds of these juries,
that are SO loath to find conviction
against clergymen accused of doctrinal
vagaries. Some of these days we are
going to see trial for heresy on a new
basis; in which the charge will not be
one of treason to the creed, but of re-
fusal to follow the downright teachings
of Christ about charity, about litigation,
about the accumulation of worldly
goods, about the relation of Christ
ianity to competition and the purchase
of labor in the market.