The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24

" bHlHg D6tL0T III the way Oh paIEi0t-
ism. The boy who picks up a frag-
ment of newspaper blowing along
i the street. and stuffs it into the re-
ceptaI for rubbish on the corner,
shows at least one qualification for
citizenship. There are cities where
wonders have been accomplished by
organizing the boys and girls into
leagues to work for improving the
appearance in their particular local
tiles. And although the result in
the way of clean streets and orderly
alleys and gardens on vacant lots
are not to be despised. the greatest
of all is the development of civic
patriotism due to such systematic
work. Elk.
Willmar Tribune: Monday morn
ing N. P. Jorgenson had ideas of
going into the menagerie business
when he found strange looking
animal in his back yard. The beast
was about two feet long, with a
thick. scaly back, duck bill, and a
long tail, its head being absurdly
small for the size of its body, and
greatly resembles the South Ameri-
can armadiIlo. Mr.. Jorgenson cap
tured the animal, catching it in a
barrel and now has it in a cage,
where it is on exhibition. The only
explanation that has been offered
for its presence this far from its
natural home is that of its having
escaped from the tents of the earn
iyal company which played here last
week, when they were packing. A
number of people in that part of
town believe that the animal visited
their gardens and flower beds Sum
nay night, tearing them up con-
! sidera bly,. The animal is curious
looking creature and is harmless.
Anybody who has lost one can have
it by proving ownership.
New Ulm Review: While playing
with a 22-calibre revolver in a tent
in back of his home on North Ger
man street, last Wednesday after
noon. George Leibold, IL years old,
son of Frank Leibold, accidentally
pulled the trigger while the gun
was aimed for his head. The bullet
struck his forehead near the right
eyebrow and glancing on the upper
part of the nosebone it became
/ lodged between the nose and the
right eye. George entered the tent
abont five o'clock and began whirl-
ling the revolver on his
finger, holding it near the trigger.
In a few minutes shot was heard.
! Members of the household found
him there and Immediately tele-
/ phoned for two local doctors. The
bullet was found and removed in a
short time and young Leibold is
none the worse for his accident.
| But probably he will not hereafter
find much pleasure in whirling re-
volvers on his finger. He claims
that he did not know the gun was
loaded. but that seems strange be-
cause he had been spending a good
share of his time playing with it.
DO good in the world as your
prancing along, and throw the har-
poon into error and wrong; and
always remember the man with q
scoWl is as dense as donkey and
dumb as an owl; the man who is
jous fills others with joy and people
will call him peach of a boy. Oh,
live while you're living, and hold ul
your head, for man never knows
how long he'll be dead! Drive out
all that's vicious and mean from
! your mind; be honest and tender,
faithful and kind; don't criticise
pilgrims who wander astray, but
,, jolly them back to the straight mar
row way; don't grumble around
when doing your chores, but kick uI
! your heels like a colt out of doors
get what pleasure you can, for wher
all's done and said. man never
/ knows how long he'll be dead! Some
time in the future your main spring
J will stop, and Death will come W
j with a skip. jump and hop, anG
rlwhen you are facing that grisley ole
{ cuss, and looking your last on tn,
world and its fuss. twill brace vol
!. j. Il.