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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

1t helps any town to have public
meetings in it like the one held here
by Gov. Johnson. Redwood Falls is
admirably placed to be meeting
place for the voters from Redwood
and Renville counties. But it is hand
icapped by lack of any sufficient con-
vention hall. Such hall is public
necessity and one should be made
that is easily entered and left; where
there is minimum danger from
panics and where those in it will
feel safe. 1t should not seat less
than 1000, and one with a seating
capacity of 1900 would be better.
It's the next public improvement to
go after and can be secured by a
united pull from everybody. Direct
ly one might not pay but its indirect
benefit would be large. With such
hall frequent public meetings
could be held in it and these help
every business man in the town. We
need it for an armory if we are to
keep up the militia company. Dur
ing the winter plans should be made
for such a building and next year
ought to see it under way.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

AS Charles Tomschine, farmer,
was walking to Comfrey last We'd
nesday afternoon, he was Mortified
to find the remains of a man strewn
along the railroad track. He mott
fled the deputy coroner, DR.. ]. A.
Prim, who went out and viewed the
remains. The man had been prac-
tically ground to pieces, portions Of
his head and a foot being the largest
pieces. A pocketbook containing
$3.50 in silver was found, and 70
cents in silver was picked up near
the clothing. There was absolutely
nothing by which immediate identi-
fication could be made and an in
quest was deemed unnecessary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

A voters non-partisan league took
a hand in the municipal election of
Minneapolis last week, and a COM
mittee of eleven prominent citizens
signed a report recommending q
long list Of candidates for aldermen
whom the people could trust, in
some cases putting their O. K. on
both contesting candidates for the
people to decide without prejudice
so far as the league is concerned.
John Lind. Stanley Washburn and
L. E. Jepson were among the sign.
ers who are best known here. This
kind Of non-partisan movement is
most commendable and will help
clear up the shady reputation Of
Minneapolis politics.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

last moment and unsigned by any
person responsible. This is not the
way to correct evils and is not to be
commended,
The Gazette trusts that this will
be the last of the anonymous,
eleventh hour circular business as a
part of political campaigning. No
good can come of it and much harm
is possible. The man who sneaks
behind non de plume to attack a
candidate is generally coward who
dares not run the risk of libel suit
by signing his writing. 1t is almost
extinct as political weapon. altho
formerly it was common. There is
an unfairness about it that has been
revolving to fair-minded citizens and
it has seldom won for the party US
ing it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

One Of the candidates who have
greatly endeared themselves to the
American public in this campaign
is Governor Hughes of New York.
Whether he is elected or not, Gov
ernor Hughes will be a national fig
ure from this time on, and just now
it looks as though he would be the
legitimate successor of President
Taft. Governor Hughes, like Roose-
welt. has shown himself moral as
well as political force, and if defeat
ed it will be of because of the baser
element in his own party combining
with the Tamany gang to overthrow
the common foe of gambling and
graft. Governor Hughes commands
respect for the enemies he has made
and for his splendid work in behalf
of Mr.. Taft.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04
GREEN THE BEST COLOR.
Saves the Eyes and the Temper, Says
London Doctor.


eff the whole of London were paint
ed green it would have a wonderful
effect upon the health and spirits Of
us Londoners," said one of London's
leading specialists. "Eyesight and
health are most closely connected, and
among town jewellers eyesight is
steadily deteriorating. Green is one
Of natures cures for worry and ia
tigue. Watch a man who Is worried
or tired out and see how often he
will wander to a window from which
he can gaze on tree In leaf. Instinc-
lively his eyes seek the restful green
of the foliage. A great deal of the
good obtained from a visit to the
country is from the incessant environ
ment Of the green fields and green
leaves.
"a green room, too, is a splendid
thing. / know of case of a popular
actress who could never understand
why 1t was that in certain room II
her house she could always rest so
much better than in any other one.
She mentioned the fact to me one day,
and pointed out to her that the pa
per and furniture were entirely
green."-London Mirror.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04
ANONYMOUS POLITICS.

The Gazette has been pleased to
find that regardless of politics there
is a feeling Of condemnation upon an
anonymous political circular issued
in the closing days Of the campaign,
rejecting on the county auditor. If
there has been looseness in any office
or irregularitiesson the part Of any
officerssof the county, that is proper
matter forid discussion and publicity.
But if there were any facts to base
such . charge upon it has been
known forsseveral months and any
charge relating to It should have
been made ssariy:: enough ii the cam.
paisn tokllow: tho freeest discussion.
ii Il the charges were not true II
WIS = liniustice to spring the
chargesso:late that no rsplyIcoulds be
made toEit. There iSsSa fssIinx d
fl bi5lay abroad d tie isnd md not
confined p any spsrty which d.
counts any eirculars mailed q To
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

Another lesson from the campaign
just closed. The man who is wrong
but fearless in defining his position
has often an advantage over the
man that is right but lodges the
issue. County option would win
hands down in Redwood county if a
candidate would esponse it openly
at the start of the campaign and go
before the voters and defend and
explain it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

In his Minneapolisspeech last week
Mr.. jacobson closed his address with
the statement, Il would rather not
be elected than be elected upon the
ruined reputation of my opponent. !"
That kind of platform is always a
good one, and John A. Johnson
would have perhaps received hrg-
er vote yesterday if he had not in
sisted during his campaign that his
opponent had sold out to the inter-
pStS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04


Talk about the troubles in Turkey!
With THANKSGIVING Day only three
weeks away. the turkey question is
coming home to US. IS in most fam
lilies there wont Be any turkey. Re.
ports are current thst the last SEA.
soawas too wet for the young turks
and that the old ones IRE lrooStiine
too high Tor people not in the mil.
lionaiEe claas. Never mind-s
thankfal iheart and = sWsll-cooked
hsn6uytItgd coordination Tor !
zhankaeiving fsest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04
Unless all signs fail which are a

Unless all signs fail which are ap-
parent at this writing, Mr.. Bryan
will go down in history as among
the brilliant men who tried to be
president and failed-Clay, Webster,
Blaine. One notable difference,
however, will be that the distin-
guished commoner has not had the
opportunities as a statesman and
law maker that came to all of the
above illustrious trio. It has been
his misfortune, so far as political
success is concerned, to be ranked
as an impractical theorist and dream
er by the great minds of men of his
own as we'll as opposing parties, and
in this campaign, despite his being
the idol Of the people personally, it
was painfully evident that many of
his hobbies of previous campaigns
had been disproved by experience
and stamped unavoidable. His rep
utation is secure, however, as
great orator and a magnetic and
conscientious personality.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04
FAIR GROUNDS EXPENSIVE

In a late News Messenger of Mar
shall is contained a statement of the
affairs of the Lyon County Fair as
ISOLATION, which makes mighty in
teresting reading for those interest
ed in and doubtful about the future
of our own county association. Their
experience is helpful in solving for
the local association some vexed
questions as to management.
Since the old association closed
up its affairs and sold the old fair
grounds the Redwood county fairs
have been run without racing. The
exhibits have been made on and
about main street and no admission
fee is charged for any of it. Until
the past year no charge was made
to cover the cost of attractions
which were paid for by subscriptions
from the business men of this city.
AS there was no income from gate
receipts, no racing has been possible
and as there was no track they could
not be handled to any great extent
even if the funds had been at hand
to pay for them. This last year a
part of the attractions were free
and the remainder were given in a
large tent at an admission fee of a
quarter.
Many have contended that the
fair could not be permanent without
racing features and to have these it
was necessary to buy or lease
grounds which then would have to
be fitted up at considerable cost.
At Marshall they have plant es-
timated worth $4,000, consisting of
valuable grounds, race tracks, build
ings, grand stand. etc. The associa-
ton of that county have always pro-
vided good racing, in fact, making
that the leading feature of the fair,
we understand.
The report shows that outside of
stock liability the Lyon county asso-
citation is in debt over $13, 900, much
of it drawing interest, the annual
interest charged being oyer 81 900
year. This year the gate receipts
were $1,372 in round numbers and
the county paid $500, while they re-
ceived the same aid from the state
that our association gets. The
charge is so cents admission, which
is higher than most county fairs
charge. and would probably be so
high as to cut off most of the patron
age if our management would charge
as much. That it affects attendance
at Marshall is shown from the fact
than the gate receipts were only
about $500 more than had been re-
ceived from a quarter fee. It is
evident that the increase in admis-
sion fee cut attendance down at that
place nearly so per cent. At Red
wood Falls it would have left hardly
anything. Marshall is more patri-
otto, we believe. than most places
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04
STATE RANKS HIGH.
In Proportion to Value of Crops Mime
sofa Ahead.

Minneapolis Journal:
In proportion to the value to the
acre of the crops raised, Minnesota
land is far lower in price than land
in any of the neighboring states.
This is shown by figures recently
compiled by the bureau of immigra-
ton from government statistics.
under the direction of George WEIGH,
commissioner. The figures also
show that Minnesota surpasses Iowa
in the value Of cereal products. hay
and potatoes raised to the acre.
The average value an acre of all
hay, potatoes and cereals raised last
year in Illinois was $14.60; in Mime
sofa, 2.27; in Iowa, 1.8O; in South
Dakota. $10.51; in Nebraska. O.39;
and in North Dakota, $3.50. The
value an acre of the land cultivated
in 1904 was: Illinois, 1852; Iowa, $40;
Nebraska. $21; South Dakota. S.;
North Dakota, 81; Minnesota. $27.
/. While the higher price for pro-
ducts in Illinois makes the value OF
the products to the acre higher there
than in Minnesota. the cost Of cult
waited land in that state IS more than
four times more than in this state
In Minnesota last year. lOl bush
els Of potatoes were raised to the
acre. North Dakota raised g bush
els to thu acre and Iowa only %
Minnesots raised IL tons OF hay 70
the acre to Nebraska's 1.5, 80 "a
HI Minnesota even excels Iowa . 2
corn producer. Last year the value
| Of Minnesota corn was $3.50 -
aero. while in Iowa It was only
NA]:0y. III. % .sssi.si : - = I,lisslsl
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

would be under a like charge. In
spite of it allstne association did not
quite pay running expenses for the
year.
This shows that the expense of
racingsmore than eats up the adyan-
tage of gate receipts. Redwood
Falls business men should consider
all these facts before rushing into
the large expense necessary to Sc
cure fair grounds.
AS they have the plant now The
Gazette approves of the determine
ton of Marshall business men not to
let their fair go. Were the same
conditions in force here we should
urge, as do their papers, the sus-
tanning of their county fair and the
retention of the fair grounds. But
as we do mot have the grounds or
the buildings The Gazette considers
it a very unwise proposition to eth
er buy or rent grounds for the sole
purpose of having the races. The
thing that has caused some doubt is
whether an attendance could be Sc
cured with racing. The reports
from the Marshall fair indicate that
larger crowds come out to see free
fair than are willing to go there at
cost of so cents 10 see racing. The
exhibits are free here and the charge
would only give the racing features
over our free exhibitions and their
report does not indicate thatit pays.
The Gazette would rather help
build the armory as that would be
an investment that would be of
service at all times Of the year. We
have no hall adequate for the larger
gatherings that come here. We
have no place to accommodate the
many who desire to attend gradua-
tons and our school exercises, and a
better quality of entertainments
would be possible with a larger hall.
Probably neither investment would
be sure dividend payer, but the
armory would come nearer paying
out than would the fair grounds.
The armory would please hundreds
while racing would crafty perhaps
two dozen horse fanciers in and
about the city. We need the arm
DRY for our militia boys and can get
along very nicely without expensive
race tracks and grand stands.
If the present management can
be induced to take charge of the
fair again they will make it pay out.
AS against deficit at Marshall we
have all bills paid and no interest
charge to worry the directors.
We want it distinctly understood
that this article is not intended as
any slam at Marshall or the Lyon
county fair association. The fact
that they are not further behind is a
tribute to lot of hustlers any town
or county might we'll be proud of.
Somebody has been doing a lot of
self-sacrifcing work oyer that way.
But while we are proud Of our Lyon
county friends we are not convinced
that. not having any grounds, it is
wise to try to get them now. In
the future things may change. If
they do and it should look as though |
a fair ground would be the winner
the Gazette will back up campaign
to get them. Just at present it does
not look good to this paper.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

psWlsf;s I.itsis farlf '1iisrS. ne fiHees'
liisie 1Fver SlfiG 1ksy sxssnalis sare. SAFE
palls. oseA ~ - ~ LascAsr. Gel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04
How To
Gain Flesh

Persons have been known to
gain a pounds day by takingan
ounce of Scott S Emulsion. II
is strange, but it often happens.
Somehow the ounce produces
the pound; it seems to start
the digestive machinery going
properly, so that the patient IS
able to digest and absorb his
ordinary food which he could
not do before, and that Is the
way the sainis made.bod Gil
A certain amount 81 hesh Is
necessary for health: II you
have not got Il you can get e
BY taking os1alo y u -
S 4y,.1 nfftnsSS- Z. - >.r<Ss..<@ef4
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-24

The average yearly earnings of rail
road workers is little more than
5000. A ten per cent. wage advance
means only $50 for each man, but it
adds $100,00O,000 to the billion-dollar
pay roll-a sum equal to third of all
the profits distributed to the half mil
lion owners of the railroads in the
most prosperous year in their history.
Similarly, ten per cent. advance in
freight rates, such as is now proposed,
would add s1S0,000,000 to the revenue
of the roads, or more than two per
cent. on all the outstanding $S,000,000,-
900 railroad stock. The business is so
big that fractional changes in receipts
or expenditures, If spread over the
country produce results of astounding
proportions.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-24

est item on the list-$2S, ,O00,0 900 paid
in wages to telegraphers and dispatch
ers, an army of 10000 men Eat the
key" This is more money than all
the telegraph companies in the coun-
try spend in wages.
And then the item at the top of the
list-$210,0 100000 in wages to shop
men, You know, perhaps, that rail
roads have shops, where they mend
broken wheels and put new paint on
cars. But did you ever know that the
railroad shops Of the country employ
an army of 100000 men earning $780,
000,0 900 year in wages? This repair
end of the railroad business is bigger
than the business of the Steel corpora
tion itself-more men and more
wages
The army of shopmen has big job.
In the shops of the big railroads loco
motives and cars are built as we'll as
repaired. The smaller roads buy their
equipment from the independent build
ers, but there is no road so small but
that it has its shops for repairing
equipment. The railroads own 2,200,-
900 cars-of which $4,000 are pas
senger cars. Made up into one train
these cars would stretch around the
earth, and to every fortieth car there
would be a locomotive, for the rail-
roads have $4,000 in service. You
could carry every man, woman and
child in America in this train, allow
ing only 40 passengers to a car. It's
the business of the third of a million
shopmen to keep these two and a
quarter million cars and locomotives
in running order.
! A bigger army still is that on the
| track-430, 900 men, made up of $4,000
section foremen-the bosses-and 1885,
600 humble workers, the lowest paid
men in the service, averaging eight
dollars week. But they take six dol
lars out of every 500 of railroad rev.
enue, or $150,000,00O year, and no
small part of this money finds its way
back to "the old country" Many a
good American citizen of to-day
earned his first money in this country
as a member of a track gang.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-24

So much for how the railroads earn
$4,000, 100000. Now let's see what is
done with all the money. Two-thirds
of all the money received by the rail
roads has to be spent to run them.
The railroads spent on operation last
year:
RunnlnB trains ...,..''..........9 JiutVUU,UUu
Maintaining equipment ......... 3T0O00,000
Maintaining roadbed, etc.,. $50 600, 900
General expenses ................ $4,000, 900
Total operating expenses. .... S., 75O, 900, coo
Included in this billion and three
quarters is the billion-dollar pay roll
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-24
Third Largest Railroad Army.

The train crews, with 100000 en-
ginemen, firemen, conductors and
trainmen, make up the third largest
railroad army, but they head the wage
list with $285, 900 a year. They get
more than a dollar out of every ten
received by the railroads.
Here is shown the makeup of the
railroad army:
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-24
MISSIONARIES LITTLE JOKE.
He Heightened the Day by Several
Hours for a Korean Village.

The Koreans in the vicinity of Seoul,
the capital city, and around the treaty
ports are fast losing their early guile
lessness in trying to follow the march
Of western civilization. In the noun
tainS of the interior, however, condi-
tions are much the same as in the
days when Korea could justly be
termed the Hermit nation" and the
inhabitants knew little and cared less
about Occidental progress.
Among the American missionaries
who were in the habit Of making pro-
tracted trips in the interior of the
country there was one who, in addition
to being a jealous worker, was also
good deal of wag
On the occasion of one of his inland
journeys he found himself at nightfall
in small village, where he was to
spend the night in the straw thatched
dwelling of one of the native converts.
The sleeping chamber was the usual
tiny room, heated by system Of fues
beneath the mud floor and rendered
nearly alright by closely fitting oil
paper windows and doors.
1t was fearfully hot, and about mid
night the American could stand 1t no
longer; so he strolled out in the open
for a breath of air. The village was
wrapped in slumber, 30 just for joke
and with no Interior motive the mis-
sionary let out lusty imitation of
ROSTERS crow. This was Immediately
taken up by a wakeful bird in court
yard near by, and in a few minutes
every fowl was adding his morning sa-
lutte to the general chorus.
Now, watches and alarm clocks
were an unknown luxury in the viii
lage, and the people were accustomed
to time their rising hour by the roos-
ters. In few moments, therefore, the
sleepy Koreans came struggling out of
their little huts, and after starting the
fires on which to boil the morning rice
lighted their long bamboo pipes and
squatted round in little groups to wait
for sunrise.
Their amazement can be imagined
when the hours went by and still there
were no signs of light in the east.
"Irun chame," said one to another,
as with open mouth he pondered over
the phenomenon.
Years have passed since then, but in
at least one village in Korea all events
still date back to ''the night when the
morning didn't come. Youths Com
panion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-24

Workers actually get $50 out of
every 500, for from the $25 paid for
materials (rails, cars, engines, build
ings, etc. $40 goes to workers in
these industries. Every time you
spend dollar at a railroad ticket Of
flee OF freight office, you are paying
so cents for wages.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-24

qy$zEa!g{za:y2z |fS!!! y
&NAzAEE!&!2X!&!75llt5$ y M
mgx by BYRON THzLZANy
s5 Na metropolis Christmas eads the heels of Thanksv
N } ing3eager to exploit its
| The windows of the Stores that have been nged with
II Autumn leaves the entire gamu of holiday goods
Images of Santa Claus bas % backed with reindeer and
sledges capacou hmneys and paces
shopper appears mncingly
the long asles of the for
making shopper
scrambnng during few days runaway
In the streets Santa works asking aims for needy
cheer with the happier smile;
the heart Answering message oTgood by
inch drawn into the making the sle and the spirit the
time In our minds problem
for this de apdwha m thatand include
less joyous on this than ae-and
real joy of Christmas the doing good makes hearts sing with
There girl away UP the pine summer
st9ect washing
the suburb where boyiend
elevator who has 1e morning night CHEEKY good
morning and respectful good ngh-and there
the mother father, wife and babiesi \
What galaxy needy needy dayi
Those who do not need food clothing need something that
this the day emoaing the coming of the King o Bethlehem
heart is attuned to theirs in gadness and rejoicing
And the holly appear
and rushing business men stop on their hurried way homewad to buy
wreats Of the and the red to hang the window of their homes
and from chandeliers their JIving rooms.
On and on surge the spirit of Chstnasl !
Like mighty envelopng shaft of sunshine breaks through the
clouds of everyday meocry and racing world glow
ing glory into home Garland hang everywhere bells chime
laughter echoes through
OF the crystal spheres peace spreads her mantle like cloak and plenty
sits enthroned among the merynaking and the prase
Peace earth good will men"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-24

HICAGO.-The biggest busi-
ness in the country is rail.
roading.
If all the railroads in the
country (there are $500 of