The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-08

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plishing? What is he trying to &C
complish? He is accomplishing jus
exactly what we thought he would
Think Of the harmony Jos carries
through the two sessions he served in
|-Milroy Echo.
The state agricultural society is be
fore the state legislature with it.
biennial request for more money
This time it wants a modest matte,
of a million dollars. The state fail
is great thing-for the twin cities
but the thought occurs to us thai
''the greatest stationary exposition il
America" ought to be able to make it.
self practically self-supporting. The
members Of the legislature have
shown that they are above the usual
petty extravagancies of legislatures
and they surely will be able to curb
the greed Of the fair promoters.
st. Peter Herald.
No boubt all the communities in the
country will do their duty generously
by the flood sufferers, but once more
Boston, following an ancient and high
ly honorable habit, is recorded as send
ing money at the moment other towns
are organizing their relief machinery.
A queer, cranky people, these modern
Athenians, but when anybody needs
help they show a promptness of eff
cheney and liberality that gives them
another right to recognition.-New
York Sun.
The Rochester board of education is
setting other cities of this state most
wholesome example. An edict has
been issued that all graduating gowns
must be made in the domestic science
department of the school and must
not cost more than $500 each.-Alex-
andria Post News.
Pres. Wilson may follow the ex-
ample of King Gustavus of Sweden in
solving the wine problem of the White
House, by serving it for guests but not
for himself. During President Hayes
administration was the only time that
liquor was not served at the White
House.-Glencoe Enterprise.
Minneapolis option dealers are wise
in their generation. While they loud
ly profess to frown on the gambling
in grain they are unwilling to submit
their books to prove that commission
houses assumed to be reputable do
not engage in it. They make the ex-
cuse that the attorney of the grain in
vestigating committee of the house is
obnoxious to them. This is not the
first time Mr.. Manahan has proved
thorn in the side of those whose oper-
ations would not bear the light of day.
Mortified News.
MANY woman is solicitous for the
shop girl or factory worker who is
coldly Indifferent to her own house
maids and to the conditions under
which their services is performed.
She would regulate by strict enforce
ment the hours of daily servicey the
wages and the sanitary conditions. un-
der which the former two labor but is
unmindful of any similar interests in
relation to her own domestic servants.
Little Falls Transcript.
May be difficult for a girl in big
city to be moral on SO week, but
man on such wages would just natur-
ally be compelled to be moral.-Vir-
ginia Virginian.
Everything depends on the point of
view A few years ago boy whose
trousers reached only half way to his
ankles was considered a jay. Now
they roll them up that far and think it
looks fine.-Winona Independent.
Jail for rowdies and votes for wo-
men would be about the proper thing,
judging by the action of the mobs at
Washington, d. c., the capital of this
great big United Saltwater
Gazette.
A Duluth pastor announced in his
Sunday sermon that money does not
count with God" No, but the filthy
stuff covers a multitude of sins here
on earth.-Mankato Free Press.
President Wilson has prepared his
summer home and like his predecessor
has chosen New England. Perhaps
this may be taken as atonement for
the omission of New Englande from
the cabinet. Wherever the vacation
rest may be taken, there are indica-
lions that it will come in handy after
Congress has finished with the Under
wood tariff bill.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Speaker Rines has introduced a bill
for a commission form of state gov
eminent Only the governor, lieuten-
ant governor, auditor, and four COM
missioners will be elected, all other of
fooc