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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-09-25
Don't WabbIe,

There is one sort of man that there
is no place for in the universe, and
that is the wabbler-the man on the
fence, who. never knows where he
stands, who is always slipping about,
dreaming, apologizing, never daring to
take firm stand on anything. Every
body despises him. He is weakling
Better thousand times have the repu-
tation Of being eccentric, peculiar and
cranky even than never to stand fol-
anything.-Success Magazine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-09-25
CONQUERED. st. Peter.

A Boston clergyman tells how wit
ty Irishman stood before the gate of
says Lippincott's Magazine. ST. Peter
refused him, however, telling him he
was too great sinner to enter there,
and babe him go away. The man
went q little distance from the gate
and then crowed three times like a
rooster. st. Peter at once threw open
the gate and cried out: 4Come in, Pat!
Well let bygones be bygones"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-09-25
The Exception.

"Durn you and your old grocery
shouted man who backed up against
the fresh paint
Didn't you see that sign, Fresh
Paint?'" asked the grocer.
'Of course / did, but I've seen SO
many signs hung out here announcing
something fresh that wasn't that
didn't believe it"-Indianapoli Jour-
nal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-09-25
A stylist.

Uncle Here, my boy, are couple
Of chocolate cigars. But where are
you going nth them? Little Johnny
Why, I am going to eat them in the
smoking room. Meggendorfer Batter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-09-25

1t is dangerous thing to dig pits
for other folks.-French Proverb.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-09-25
Shorthorn Cattle for Sale to High
est Bidder.

| will offer for sale to highest bid
der for cash up to 2 p. m. Saturday,
Sept. 18th, 1907, fine bunch of
high grade short horn cows and
heifers, consisting of six Co. cows
and eleven (1D heifers, now in
pasture on the 7. J. Sloan farm near
Seaforth.
w. III. GOLD.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28
S M I L E s

An Iowa Exchange says: Next
to a million dollars, a hearty laugh
is about as pleasant a thing as one
can have" There ought to be some
comfort in this for the folks that
haven't the million dollars.
The Salina, Kansas Journal devotes
a column of editorial space to urging
football players to be gentlemen.
But what's the use, when football Is
becoming such a ladylike game?
The President says it is wrong to
hoard money. 1t is also impossible
at this time of year, if you want to
keep yourself in good standing with
the family.
Congress doesn't seem to be in any
sort of hurry to adopt the Presi-
dents ideas about paying the ex-
penses of the national campaign.
Perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt might make
Thos New Jersey squirrels that lined
their nests with chewed-up fragments
of thirty $40 bills, have cured one
person of the fear that banks are
not safe.
The National Funeral Directors
association seems to be editing the
current comic weeklies.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28

The acquittal of Walker at Ogden
was a thing expected and therefore
not much in the way of feeling one
way or another was shown. On the
ground that whatever is, is right, OF
course, the verdict is right. 1t does
seem hard, though that it had to rest
upon the almost unsupported evid-
ence of the defendant, the man killed
by him not being present in rebuff
tai or otherwise that the law knows
anything about The whole thing is
a dirty mess. If the public were de-
prived of the society of Mr.. Walker,
Mr.. Lawrence, Mrs. Beers and Mrs.
Walker the loss would not be great.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28
TRUTH

But his honesty, his directness of
speench, his singlcness of purpose
we must approve and applaud.
"What kind of people are the Nor
mons?" | asked a Gentle banker in
Salt Lake. And the reply was, "Well
all I can say is that Mormons who
want money can get it at my bank
on application"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28

Evelyn Thaw having grown stout,
during the summer, it will, of course.
be necessary for her to have an en-
tirely new assortment of pictures
taken.
Third Assistant President Cortel-
you has sent in his message.
An indianapolis man who asked
$4,000 damages for alienation of his
wife's affections, was awarded ST by
the jury, which, evidently, has pref
ty good idea of the value Of affections
so easily aienated.
The movement to tax all Wheels
i'll Chicago seems to have resulted in
quoting down most of the univer-
sity professors who have been talk
ing too much lately.
Mrs Howard Gould's effort to in
uuCC tlS SOull W DCllCNC tldl d P/OO
skirt is a necessity, will result in max
ing some young men thing once more
before leaping into matrimony.
Congress doesn't understand the
financial question" says Senator Bal
ley. Well, it seemed to understand
that phase of it relating to raising
its own salary.
them sit up and take notice by sug-
costing that the Government pay the
expenses of Congressional cam
paigns.
Taft is headed for home but his
boom is headed for the woods.
The greatness of George Corte-
you seems to leave some people with
hardly any breath to speak of
According to the Louisville Cour-
ier Journal, the democratic party is
composed of lot of sinners and Col.
Watterson.
If Shakespeare didn't write Shake
speares works, and John Milton
didn't write his own name is his Bible,
maybe the stenographer did it from
dictation.
Mark Twain suggests that we get
Mr.. Carnegie to reform the alphabet
1t is dangerous to make such a sug-
gestion to a man who needs so many
directions into which to bend his
energies and his pocketbook.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28

than ever has been made IN the hist
DRY of the world: irrigation did it.
Ard let me say an undertake thing,
and it is this, base people never did
or can grow rich and prosperous by
producing grain, vegetables, fruit
and flowers. Flowers and fruit do
not thrive for rogucs-ask Luther
Burbank!
Brigham Young worked for the
generations that were to follow, not
himself or for transient good.
All Utah and more are his debtors
end are now partaking of benefits,
oft-t:mes forgot, that he provided
Even the people who hate him are
partners in the bounties that his brain
and skill providcd-as if you should
drink ct well and curse the man
who put in the pump and provided
the gourd!
Come now, let us be honest, have
not these people been lbclcd enough?
Are we a nation of liars hat we
should do this thing?
If we are going to damn the Nor
mons, ought we not in common de-
cency give them credit for what they
are-the good they have done? Oh,
ye whited, churchly sepulchers full
of dead mems bones, speak up loud
and high, of the good ye did for the
sons of men or ever we can die, and
let us see how it compares with that
of Brigham Young!
spoke at the Mormon Temple,
and also at the University of Utah
to the whole body of students and
teachers. A speech is collabora-
ton, keyed by its auditors. Good
speeches are only made to intelligent
receptive, sympathetic people The
audience I had at Salt Like City I'M
derstood classic allusion, knew philo-
sophy and had travelled the road of
StihNS duu liSlOi lultC uS ldI DIS L
had, else they would not have silent
ly echoed back my thought. These
audiences were made up OF strong.
earnest, healthy p> pie, who had
taste for music, ar science and ev-
cry good thing. To say there are
no stupid people in Salt Lake City
would be absurd, and to declare that
the Mormons have no faults would
be equally so-perfect people are COM
paratively rare: there are only few
of us. The Mormons average with
the best communities, cast or west.
A Salt Lake audience is quite the
equal of the Boston article.
The Salt Lake Valley for humid
red miles or more, is vcritable Gar.
den of Eden. Such crops of alfalfa.
grains, vegetables, melons, apples,
plums and grapes you can see only in
few places in the world The labor
that made this valley blossom like
the rose was Mormon labor-the
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28

light OUc LOT eCCE.
A mans wife should be his part.
ner, comrade-friend. And the man
who has found such wife, wants no
other--the relationship is complete.
and God smiles in bcnediction. Men
and women so mated do not and can.
not stray-whosocver God has joined
together no man can put asunder.
The Mormons are distinctive, prim-
tive Christians. Christians with So
cial frills, and Christians with pagan
proclivities may be Presbytcrians,
Episcopalians and Bcptists, but they
are not Christ Christians, argue you
ever SO loudly.
The Mormons arc semi-commun
lists, who lead active, Industrious,
simple, useful lives with always and
forever desire to help themselves
by helping others.
A Weighing, Juggling Ink Fish.
In Salt Lake City lives one Good
win, a wiggliag, juggling ink-fsh
whose life is given over to reviline
the Mormons. To Goodwin and his
ik I pass out this: If you want to
know what sort of 4 person man is,
ask his near neighbors-and then be-
lieve the opposite of what they say.
Prejudice is often natter of propin-
guilty.
Goodwin constantly argues that be-
cause he has lived long in Salt Lake
City he fully understands the Nor
mons, and knows them far better
than mere visitor possibly can. I
suppose he would argue that the
people who put Jesus Christ to death
knew Him deal better than we do.
In other words, that proximity proves
insight and knowledge.
The man who Sits his ashes only
when the wind blows your way and
your wife has her washing on the
line, will always refer to you as
rogue.
Goodwin has illuminated the Nor
mons so long that his punishment now
is that he believes his own fabrica-
tons.
The FOUNDERS, boozers, proselyters,
society moths and religious bigots
do not know the Mormors, and the
fact that they live in the same block
has no bearing on the case. Ask
terrapin its opinion of an eagle, and
the reply will be worth as much as
Goodwin's opinion of President
Smith.
Brigham Young was very great
and practical man. He had the brain
of a prophet ard the soul of seer.
He looked upon dry desert plain
and with his imagination saw it cloth
cd with verdure and peopled with
prosperous and happy flock. He
struck the rock of ratural resources
and the water gushed forth-poetic-
ally and actually.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-28

Pandora Clear Havana Cigars are
luxury at the price of necessity.
Three Star Cabinet Whiskey goes
we'll with the cigars. Either or both
are good for Christmas and New
Years gifts.
RIEGER & LINDLEY,
The Whiskey Merchants
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
ASKS ABOUT LOUISIANA.
Fitzgerald Wants Facts About Battle
ship and Trust Organizations

Representative Fitzgerald, of New York,
introduced a resolution yesterday provid-
ing that the Secretary Of the Navy be
directed TO inform the House Of the
nature and extent of the work now being
done upon the United States battle ship
Louisiana at the navy yard. New York.
Mr.. Fitzgerald also introduced a resolu-
ton asking that the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor transmit to the House,
before the expiration of the present ses-
sion, the names of all industrial trusts or
corporations engaged in interstate com
merce. together with the total capitalize
ton, and the bonded or other secured in
debtedness of such organizations, the
number aud names Of the original and the
present constituent or subsidiary com
panies, the State or States under whose
laws said trusts are organized. and the
names, or an accurate description. OF all
combinations other than incorporated
bodies, formed for the purpose OF affect
ing, controlling. or regulating the prices
or the production of any article Of COM
meru6 which enters into interstate COM
MERGE
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13

The President has made a suggestion
which he thinks may bring about a com
promise in the Japanese California situa-
ton. He proposes to the conferees on the
immigration bill that they put into the bin
a provision that japanese coolies, in order
10 be admitted into this country, must
have passports from their government
Since the japanese government has not
been giving passports TO laborers for
some time. this would have the effect of
excluding the japanese coolies-that is, if
the japanese government viii enter into
the compromise and agree to continue its
policy.
The conferees did not meet yesterday,
but the proposal Of the President was
discussed at the State Department he
tween Secretary Root and several of the
Senators. Il is said that the idea is re-
celved by the cOnferees with favor. and
that it is not at all unlikely that they will
make an effort TO put it in the bill. 1t IS
believed that an agreement upon other
points in question in the immigration bin
has been reached. so that the conferees
are ready TO take up the suggestion of
Inc EitsiuSni anu put an ti44o "a i7l'il
with considerable unanimity. in order TO
dispose Of the troublous japanese oOmpli-
cation. il this will do il.
It is considered doubtful that the Cali
fornians will accept the proposed compro-
mise. even If the Japanese viii. For the
past two or three years the japanese
laborers who have been coming to this
country have Travelled via Honolulu They
have had permission from their govern
ment to go only to Hawaii bat it has
been noticed that once they get to Hawaii
there has been no way Of preventing them
from landing on the Pacific coast by some
subsequent steamer. Should the japanese
government give coolies passports to enter
Hawaii, It still would be the same as Civ
ing them passports 10 the Pacific coast
Representative Slayden. of Texas. deliv-
cred a speech in the House yesterday
deprecating the talk of war with Japan.
Concluding, ne discussed the progress of
the world toward arbitration as a means
of settling International disputes
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
HOUSE DEBATES NAVAL BILL
Amendment as to Purchase of Coal
for Philippines Is Killed.
its Author Asserts IL Would Save
500. OOO-ThFee Conferences
Are Requested.

General debate on the naval appropria-
ton bin having been concluded. the
Houe, I'm Committee Of the Whole, yes
terday began consideration Of that meas
ure under the fve-minute rule Tor amend
ment
The provisions in the bin intended to
equalize The rank OF retired naval OFF,
GERS who served in the civil war, and
giving the retired officers engaged in ac-
tive service, by order of the Secretary.
full pay. and, upon being relieved, privi-
lege TO go upon the retired list with the
rank and highest retired pay Of the rank
they then held, went ont on points Of
order made by Messrs. Prince, OF Illinois,
and Hull Of Iowa.
An amendment offered by AR W. w
Kitchin. Of North Carolina, was agreed
to- setting apart sl55.G0 OF The appropria-
tion FOR reserve torpedoes and appliances
for the construction and equipment OF a
torpedo factory at Newport.
Mr. Kitchin also offered an amendment
providing thar no part Of the appropria-
ton for the purchase Of coal shall be eX-
pended for coal in the Philippine Islands
except that purchased from the lowest
bidder, or for the transportation Of coal
to the Philippine Islands. except to the
lowest bidder, whether the carrying yes
sci be American or foreign
He said that II this amendment were
adopted. it would result in saving about
$40. go In the transportation OF coal to
I the Philippines in the fiscal year covered
By the bin
The amendment was advocated by
/ Chairman FOss. of the Committee on
Naval Affairs. who said that the law Of
1894. restricting the transportation 10
I American bottoms If the Secretary Of the
Navy did not deem the rates eXtOTtionate.
had cost the government Sl97. 1A in pay
ment of excess freight over the amount
/ that foreign ships would have charged
} Alr. LoUdenslager. OF New Jersey; Mr.,
+ Butler, of Pennsylvania. and Mr.. Hull of
+ Iowa. opposed the amendment. Mr.. Huh
was interrupted by Mr. Cooper. chairman
/ Of the InsuIar Affairs Committee. with the
question whether he would extend the
navigation laws TO the insuIar posses
sions and then set ~ a tariff barrier
against their products.
NO" replied Mr.. Hull, with a broad
wave Of his hand Il am for free trade
with our own people wherever our flag
goes This was received with a hearty
round Of applause.
Further opposition was expressed by
/ Messrs. Waldo. of New York; Humph-
/ rey. of Washington, and Grosvenor of
/ Ohio. mr.. Fitzgerald. OF New York
/ favored the amendment, which was
/ finally rejected, 81 20 "a.
A number of minor bills were passed
and the House voted to disagree to the
! Senate amendments to the fertilization
/ appropriation bill The following con-
! ferees were appointed: Representa-
tivcs Smith, Iowa; Keifer, Ohio and
Fitzgerald New York. Representatives
( Mann, Illinois; stephens, Minnesota
| and Adamson, Georgia, were named as
/ conferees on the omnibus lighthouse
/ bill. The Senate amendments TO the
army bill were also disagreed to and
| a conference asked.
The House adjourned to meet today
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
ANSWER WAS LOADED.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Turns a Joke on the senate.


The Interstate Commerce Commission
assumed a humorous role yesterday in
responding to the resolution recently
adopted by the Senate, asking for in
formation as TO what work was done for
the commission by Mr.. Hanks. the
Harvard man who knocked out the Presi-
dent many years ago in a boxing bout.
and his collaboration, Mir Hartman
The reply from the commission came in
a wagon, pulled by four big Percherons.
It consisted Of twenty-five heavy boxes
and packages. There was one other ex-
hibit-AIessrs. Hanks and Hartman
themselyes-No. % but il was not in the
mass which came to the Senate.
In transmitting the exhibits, the chair
man of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission addressed a letter to the Vice
President, which said: In order that the
Senate may be promptly furnished with
the information called for by the resolu-
ton, the original papers, documents. and
figures turned over to the commission BY
Messrs Hanks and Hartman are here
with transmitted, as it would be impos-
sible with our present clerical force to
prepare copies during the present session
Of Congress"
Thus was the Senate reminded that even
the Interstate commerce commissioners
know a joke when they see il. The bal
ance sheets, lists classidcations card in
dex systems, letter files, and maps, all
slowed away in boxes We're carried into
the Senate corridors and interfered with
the movements of Senators and clerks in
the discharge of their duties There were
many inquiries during the day as to what
the portentous packages were
Now that the Senate has the exhibits
there is much curiosity to know what use
they can be put To. Nobody can explain
them or is disposed to break the seals
and reveal their mysteries. Mr.. Hanks
frankly admits that he doesn't UNDER
stand the layout. but he believes Mr..
Hartman does.
The cargo has been turned over to the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce where it will probably remain I'M
disturbed as long as Senator Elkins, the
committees chairman, will permit.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
PARK BILLS WILL 60 THROUGH
House District Committee Approves
senate Selections.

senate Selections.
Georgetown, as well as other parts of
Washington, is going to have some show
of a park at last. The House District
Committee yesterday reported the three
Senate bills, which viii add four inn
portant park areas to Washington IN the
District
The ground for Georgetown's park Is
the Nonrose tract, just north Of u
street. and east of Lovers Lane on the
Heights. The Senate appropriated for
the purchase Of this ground $4,000, which
the House committee cuts TO $4,000. The
committee also cuts down the amount
authorized by the Senate TO be paid for
the proposed park on Pennsylvania ave
nue. heights southeast, from $4,000 TO
Sl50.0o0. The total appropriated by the
Senate for the tracts belonging TO Charles
J. Bell, \ H. Plumb. and John Cassel5,
and the Normanstonc tract, including
numerous small lots to be added to Rock
Creek Park. is cut from $4,000 to $4,000.
The sum allowed TO buy the ground
between Euclid street. Columbia avenue,
Florida avenue. and Sixteenth street,
known as Hall and Elvans subdivision
Of Meridian Hill, is reduced from $4,000
10 Sf75, 900.
These bills have passed the Senate
The House committee was unanimously
in favor of the parks proposed, and there
is little doubt as to the bills passing the
House
The total amount appropriated for the
four parks named as fixed by the House
committee is Sl,li0000.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-13
REPORT CURRENCY MEASURE
Senate Finance Committee Advances
Elastic Money Plan,
Ten Dollar Geld Certificates Author
lied and Customs Receipts to BE
Put in National Banks.

A favorable report was made yesterday
by the Senate Finance Committee on the
amendments it had proposed to the House
bin 10 permit the issuance Of gold Ger
ufcates in denominations Of SO
The smallest Of these certificates now
issued is 81. and the object in reducing
q 10 SO is 20 displace the silver Ger
tincates Of the latter denomination, so
that they may be reiSsued in the form
q 81 and 8 notes. There is constant
demand for small bills, particularly at
crop moving time. and the increased
volume permitted under the bili viii so
far. il is thought, 10 meeting it.
The amendments reported with the bill
repeal the law requiring the receipts from
customs 10 be deposited IN the treasury,
so that they may be available for deposit
in the national banks. II necessary. ana
also increase from $4,000 10 100000
the maximum amount Of circulating notes
that can be withdrawn IN any one month
by national banks. The object of the last
amendment Is TO encourage the expansion
Of notes as the banks would, In all prob
ability take out more circulation II as
sured that they could reduce the volume
when the money could be more prontaoly
employed otherwise
As amended, the bill has the approval
Of all members of the Finance Commit
tee. and it is thought it VIII meet with
but little opposition on the floor.
Senator AldTich, chairman Of the COM
mitJce, in reporting the bill, gave notice
that he would call it up to-day and press
IL FOR early consideration
4 canvass has been made Of the situa-
ton in the House and the Republican
leaders anticipate little or no opposition
unless a point Of order should be raised
against it on the national bank ciTcUla-
non feature