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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25
THINGS WE CAN'T AFFORD

The black walnut which our grand
parents burned as firewood is now
almost too precious to be used in
framing the most valued pictures
the Cleveland millionaire who wanted
his skyscraper trimmed in that wood
had hard work to find enough in the
whole country to fill his curious or
der.
The fertilizing values which are
wasted around barns with uncovered
manure heaps through which rains
drain will one day be SO highly priced
that it may be made a misdemeanor
not to spread them scientifically upon
the hungry soil.
1t has been suggested that time
may come when the owner of field
will not be permitted to let muddy
water run away after a storm, but
will be required to filter the drainage
as carefully as manufacturers will
soon be required to filter the drainage
AiOIH tuSAI poiSOH sdls
For we are just beginning to per-
ceive the seriousness of this soil
waste. Throughout the United States
in one year it amounts to dumping
into the sea as many team loads of
earth as would make single file of
dump carts reaching seventy-six times
around the globe.
A few centuries ago it was reason
ably certain that pestilence would
come every so often and reduce great
ly the number of mouths to be fed.
The "black plague" for instance, dur
ing the 20-year visit to Europe, swept
away fourth of all the population in
the area over which it swept.
Today the plaques are being tanned.
Folks live longer and there are more
of them. Which means, of course,
greater strain upon the soil to grow
humanity's food. But if we let much
of our best soil wash away, what's
left won't always be able to carry
this growing strain. As the food sup
ply becomes scarcer and the demand
for it greater prices win go up until
as in India, famine must follow and
the world be brought face to face
with the possibility of starvation
such is the inevitable alternative tt
conserving the soil and improving its
use.
i When enough of us see this, the
danger will be met. Fortunately more
are seeing it every day.-Wichits
Beacon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25
Extra Session Is
Not To Adjourn
Will Run Into Regular Session
Currency Debate Starts
Monday.

Washington, Nov. 21.-The senate
democratic steering committee today
decided that the extra session of con-
gress will not adjourn, but the pres
emit session will run into the regular
session beginning Dec. 1. Active de-
bate on the currency committee bill
will begin Monday in the senate when
Chairman Owen of the banking COM
mittee will make the opening speech
in support of the administration bill.
The senate will meet Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday for currency dis
cussion; adjourn over Thanksgiving
day and Friday will probably adjourn
to the following Monday.
In the regular session the currency
debate will be interrupted to allow the
senate to dispose of the bill to give
to San Francisco the right to take a
water supply from the Hetch Hetchy
valley. A vote on that bill is expected
Dec. 6.
Congress probably will take the
usual holiday recess of two weeks
from Dec 20 to Jan. 5, in view of the
presidents announcement that he
would rest during the holidays.
When the senate assemblies for it's
last meeting of the special. session, it
will meet at II o'clock on the morning
of Dec. / and continue until noon, the
hour the regular seshion begins. In
that way there can be no recess-not
even constructively-and no fight over
the much mooted question of mileage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25

pose of those who framed the bill
was to lower the high and often pro-
hibitory tariff rates Of the Payne
Aldrich law to such a level as to in
sure enough foreign competition to
prevent the combinations formed be-
hind the tariff wall from continuing
to, exact monopoly prices from the
consumer. And, on the other hand.
the conclusion will be reached that
it was not their purpose to admit
enough foreign competition to injure
American manufacturers who are
dealing fairly with the American peo-
pie.
Upon the products of the farm suit
able for human food those who con-
structed this bill abandoned the prin-
ciple upon which the balance of the
bill was framed and placed those ar
ticles upon the free list. The pur-
pose of this was manifestly to re-
duce the cost Of living. And it is
their contention that as to those
products the farmer derives little or
their contention that as to those
no direct benefit from the protective
tariff.
In large measure this is true. Aside
from the influence of the world price
upon agricultural products, the pack
ers' trust, the grain elevator and 9TH
er combinations control with iron hand
the market in which the farmer sells
his products and sets at naught the
influence of the protective tariff and
in large measure the natural law of
supply and demand Nevertheless,
the local markets re in some degree
free from these influences. and the
farmer does secure some benefit from
the tariff on those markets contigu-
Gus especially to the Canadian border.
In view Of this fact, the bill is un-
just to farmers so located.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25

in underground conduits where they
are out of the way, out of sight
and less apt to be injured, by storms
and other accidents. Whenever you
see a gang of workmen hauling a
lead-covered wire cable into a hole
in the street you may be certain
that a new installation of electric
wires is being put in. The lead cable
is really a number of insulated wires
twisted into cable and covered with
a continuous sheet of lead to keep
otu moisture and to armor it against
damage when it is being drawn into
the conduit. With jointed rods a
light rope is first drawn into the con-
duit from one manhole to another
With the aid of this rope larger and
stronger rope is drawn into place and
this in turn is secured to the end of
the cable and the cable drawn in
with winch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25
is AGAINST FAKE CHARITY
Readers of Gazette Are Told To Be-
ware of Certain Soliciting
Women

The following notice, signed by R.
N. Adams and S. w. Dickinson, pres
ident and superintendent of the Chill
dren's Home Society at St. Paul was
sent to the Gazette with request that
it be published for the benefit of the
citizens of Redwood County.
'"The public is hereby warned
against certain women who have been
soliciting funds in various parts of
the state for a so-called orphanage
in Kansas City, Mo-, known as the
Walter-Baker Home or the Joseph
Walter Home, of which Mrs. Julia
Anna Walter-Baker is the manager
The character of this organization
is such that the Associated Charities
of Kansas City have refused their
Endorsement as being unworthy of
support. It is well known that Mrs.
Baker and her associates, few years
ago, were compelled to leave Duluth
as running a fake charity and were
afterwards refused Endorsement in
Wisconsin for the same reason.
Sometimes these women solicit for
the Minnesota Children's Home So
ciety claiming to take the place OF
our regular representatives. We take
this means to warn the public against
these people as having no authority
from US or connection with US.
To avoid being imposed upon in re.
gard to the Walter-Baker Home
write G. F. Damon, Gen. Sec'y- As
ISOLATED Charities, Kansas City, Mo-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25
PUTTING WIRES OUT OF SIGHT
Modern Engineering Is Removing
Cobwebby Overhead Wires Which
Beauties Streets

In the good old days it was custom
airy to string above the city streets
all the wires for electric light and
power, telephone and telegraph, fire
and burglar alarms, etc. In time the
sky was almost obscured by gigan-
tic cobweb of wires of all sizes and
shapes, sagging from pole to pole and
now and then short-circuiting to the
despair of patrons.
A large number of the cities in
this country have already taken steps
to eliminate all overhead wires. In
the main streets such wires are laid
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25
A HIGHER PATRIOTISM

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi-
dent of the international Woman
Suffrage Alliance, is quoted as say
ing: There are many ways of
showing patriotism, but the real pa
triotism is in ideas, science and le-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25
Hazol-Menthol Plasters

An effective, pain relieving plaster contain
ing Menthol. Brings welcome relief in
Lumbago, r ieumatism, Sciatica and other
painful a-es,tions Yard rolls $l.00; also
25c size. Sold by druggists or mailed on
receipt OF pr ce. Davis & Lawrence Co., New
York Samples mailed upon request, SC. stamps.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25
THOSE WHO ARRIVE

President Charles S. Mellen Of the
New Haven line said at a dinner in
Boston that neither the prudent man
nor the daring man made success OF
life.
AThe prudent get nowhere he de-
clared. "The daring go to smash. Il
is those who mingle the two qualities
it is the daringly prudent, who arrive
I'm other Words concluded Presi-
dent Mellen, 4tthe men who succeed
are those who run risks at q very SLOW
walk"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-25
INTERNATIONAL LIVE STOCK
EXPOSITION
Nov. % to Dec. s
u. S. LAND AND IRRIGATION
EXPOSITION
Nov. 20 to Dec 8
Nov 20 to Dec 5
CHICAGO Ill.

You can't afford to miss attending
these two great annual events. En-
route to Chicago take advantage OF
the splendid train service provided
by the Chicago and North Western
Ry. For full particulars apply to
ticket agents. I8-1t
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-18

The Los Angeles papers are not
printing such literature. but here is
an extract from a private letter re-
ceived a few days ago by W. S.
blackburn, of st. Petersburg, from
NJ. e. French. of Southern Cafifor-
lila. where the freeze wrought such
havoc some weeks ago:
Il presume that the railroads viii.
be taxed to their capacity when
spring arrives and next winter II
will be up to Florida to take care OF
the winter tourists cn masse. was
talking to several parties whom |
gave your literature but they say II
is a case Of the preacher and Tn"
bear, they can't let loose for hOldin:
on. No sales whatever. Eyeryhody
has their building plastcrcd with
sale announcement have
heard dozens express a desire to be
in Florida If they could sell out at
sacrifice. but no buyers apparent. "
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-18

things rosy. but now they'd rather
rumble than eat; and it's COOL
cause for it. if they can't pick or
anGes and roses all the way from the
st. Marys river to Key West. am
not pay for them, either" The youn:.
man turned ar-.y and the scribe be
thought to ask: is your home
around here" "lt's going to be. !
came from Pennsylvania, but Flor
iGa's good enough for me; no grum
BILE coming from this way"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-18

The Atlantic Coast Line drinkin.
cup Is one of the medieval institu-
tiOns which will go out OF commits
sion on the trains and in the depots
OF that system in Florida on the last
day of this month and there ought
to be no regrets over its departure.
Many Of the great systems OF the
country abolished the public drink.
ing cup long ago, and in the inter.
est Of health and cleanliness the rule
ought to be universal. To take it
time about In swilling soup from
the same spoon with your unknown
neiShbor at the lunch counter is
hardly less repulsive to nice instincts
than to use the same water cup with
Tom, Dick and Harry on a railway
train. Slowly but surely the world
IL getting civilized.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-18

The Senate ccmmittce On post
Offices HIS added an amendment /.
The postoIiicc apr "s.a.ion BIZ
which provides for primary c'gt.io
10 select fourth class postmaster.
This is a mere so2 and Il 'esu't a d
meet the IA 2inE d enand Tor the yu.a
If the people. Primaries to sv,st,
postmasters for tho offices Who.
emolumcnts are really worth while.
the second class Offices. fer instance.
arc the kind referred to by tho post
'ilicc primary advocates.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-18
PROFESSIONAL DOUBTERS.

In calling the names OF the grea
CT earth, we cannot leave out tn,
skeptirs. the man who have though,
Tor themselves and have therefor.
been found in the minority. Grea,
IS the man with the honesty to be-
legc what he believes, and the cour-
age to proclaim and defend his faith
For lack OF better title. We must
call them the skeptics. the heretics
Tut, they are different from the pro
fessional doutter, the wary bird that
thinks that everything unusual con
ceals a trap for his brain, the man
who kills his own brain by caging j,
all in his head. The professional
dcubter is the man who twenty-five
or thirty years ago knew that men
GOULD not ride around on two wheels
:. few years later, lie knew that au
tOmobilcs would never be Of practical
,aille to the world. Still, later, he
knew that men colld never fly. !
Trims he said tie attempt TO make 4
i'yins machine Was the sIeatc:s
piece Ct icolis,ino.s he had seen yet.
The shcptic does not believe like
othcf folks Int he invest ties; I'll
dou1icr lrcreI. dos hot Lelieye. To
man who FIGHTS out his own intel
lectual battles is The man who il,
noving the world. The man who is
sitting still and doubling is merely
taking up valuable room. The hioh-
est type of the professional doubter
was reached in the old farmer who,
upon seeing giraffe for the first
time, said: There amt no SIGH ali
animal"
The professional doubter is always
ignorant He doubts, not because he
knows SO much. but because he
knows SO little. Facts that the
learned world has accepted years aye
are among the astounding array of
things that he does not believe.
DR.. Krebs has established an en-
viable place for himself In the world
and won more ardent admirers in
Lakeland than the writer of this ar
tlcle possesses. He does not need
these words, and they are not writ
ten for the benefit they can be to
him but for the benefit of the doubt
crs themselves. who, probably, will
not believe a word. have hear
DR.. Krebs make astonishing state
ments and have not said, II do not
believe It," Psychology is the
science Of which we are most ignO-
rant. There is much that psychol-
ogy itself does not know and there is
none Of us that knows all that psy-
chology has discovered. When a
man comes to us who has given his
whole life to the study Of psychol-
Ogy, there Is an amount Of reverence
which we should show to the years
he has spent In behalf of his science.
This is not a plea to the reader to
accept DIR. Krebs' conclusions. II is
only a plea for us to put away the
narrow-mindedness that prides It.
self In unbelief. 1t Is a plea for us
to recognize the fact that we have
now an opportunity to hear an cx-
pert, a master In his line. The facts
and the theories alike which he pre-
sents deserve respect and consdera-
ton. The mind that stays at home
for fear Of being tricked is the most
dcluded mind that the world pro-
duces. Let us give our minds plcn-
ty Of room to run around In; minds
are not lost by having too much
working room.
THE PHILOSOPHER
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-18

We observe from a Pensacola ex.
cAange that one hundred he.
t6nchcs have Just been placed in til.
i'aras Of that city. \ fire invest
T. cit for the city, and it will evoke
: g approval and thanks OF every
':tcert and visitor. We don't need
''at many new benches in our bean
''"l hitle Mann park. but quite a
4" - score than those now tl,era
49," needed and W can prove it by
~ r. tIs-'ar - IL park, especially
lie ladies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-18

We note by the dispatches that
Vermont has enacted the famous
blue sky" law of Kansas whose pur-
pose is to exclude swindlcrs and ad-
vcnturers, cloakcd as inyestmen.
companies. from ~, State and drive
out those already operating The
wonder is that such an obviously
good law hasn't been on the statute
DOCK OF every State in the Union
long ago. Florida needs it ana
needs it badly ard the lc~islnt II,
which meets in Nrril ou"h Int T. pa
\ without delay and tao it with an
cmcrsrncy clause to make it opcIa
,he II once.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-18
OPTIMISTIC OTTO ON ANCESTORS

Veil. vat Is a ancestor? A ancestor
J. a relation yich vas dead before
you vas horn and the lonccr he vas
dead the better ancestor he vas, but
the people rich has cot ancestor
amt no bette off as the rcoNlcs ,.r1
aint cot them. Anybody could IA
he vas cot some ancestors ,ca r.
don't saw it IN = sNir,t-mcc''ra 'rt
vat "ood is a relation Ven h. IL
t"ede don't carr fNn re'a,f7rs ~.
dat. ia, s""e. v7t IS tho re,2
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-18
From the same Office is Issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS

A weekly newspaper giving re-
sumo OF local matters. crop conai.
lions. county affairs. etc. Sent any
where for $l.00 per year.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14

Equalization does not always mean reduction [" dead level. notwithstanding there good deal of hacking filling.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
Rowing
BY HOWARD L. RANN

Rowing form Of muscular exertion which rewards it's devotees with handsome gold metals and others with large. pink calouses much in parks and resorts and q hot day hardly be told from any other kind of manual labor.
 There various kinds rowing. the popular which the moonlight excursion in an by the ice cream parIor. the by the roller coaster the south by the boW-egged bathing suit and the west by fifty-seyen pastoral SpOoning. This is a cheap and enjoyable of nayisation. by means of which pretty girl with the love light be4mng ascent shirtwast can be propelled from the casino to the bowery dance and back again by a radiant vision d pompadour and duck pants who is out nothing but few buoy bsters.
 The common people most o rowing deadly weapon known the roVyboat which sEtyS its thousands by turning it's back and depositng it's contents in several of water The average roWboat has no keel safety valve sense of direction. and change faster than cvn service empoye change his politics. The roVvIoat the author q graceful of des;rte entitled "catching q crab" by which and lip backward and both shoulder blades the fried chicken and deviled eggs.
 Given the right kind of company, rowing be comes one of the most raising diversions out side of isnting the kitchen with gasoline. Nothing k more exciting than sit in knock kneed attitude in the stern a royvboat q change places somebody WI insists climbing out the oarlocks balancing himself foot Then have always with the peak headed humorist is not deterred by the high death rate the advice c,roner's and who rocks boat his mouth wide open and his mental processes q gen tr:t and protrcted strike
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
COST IF BRITISH HOLIDAY MAKING


 During his Lancashire tour King George had an opportunity witnessing teresting sights in the world He saw the Lanca- shire operatives holiday making, and there is no who gets tnoI. heart, enjoyment out of his sojurn by the than the mil-hanI. For fifty fifty-ont weeks in the year he puts little brass" the going-avyaN club then when holiday week fortnight comes round he has a grand time a really jolIy holiday caring naught and spending freely until he the end nf s.vir,,s left is not tbs ,lla,, of inc Ianc1shir. lad lassie. "Th' mon,' they say "Who winna blue his wake brass would borrow money from you put tn bank"
 II is uncommon thing for family of operatives to spend S1oo or $15o in the course "f days holiday making. and family has been known [" save Hs much as $$'o for "Wake.' and return from their holiday without single coin left This, however, is but typical of the mliIhand. who works hard and plays hard.
 Every mill has ii going s-away club and if i9 estimated that year they have shared out half q million sterling. Saving clubs of Bolton have paid out oyer $250.000 he banks $l00,00O more and from Oldham, Blackburn. Preston and Bury the tale of hundreds of thous ands of hounds being paid out bv clubs to the happy gp- lucky mill hands, who from July Sep tember invade mostly the northern seaside resorts
 During two three years, however, they have varied the usual holiday at BackpooI CT Douglass by going fartier afieid, and one finds them holiday making at such places Fokestone. Deal and Dover, TorGuay. and Weston super Mare, while many of them indulge in excursions to IIol- land France and Belgium
 FIaclpool, however. is still first favorite with majority, estimated that the popular resort is invaded every week by 9t least 5000o operatives. There place like Blackpoo in their eyes, and apparently in the eyes of other people too: for it ie a bad season for Blackpool when it's total number of visitors is fewer than four millions
 gard saving for holidays than the men, and no matter what she may earn or what her weekly expenses are, she will find ways and means to put by little for the going-awav club It may only be a coppers, but it all mounts up they say, and she ge'erally finds herself with $l5 or $2o for herself when the holiday week round
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
The Panacea
By WALT MASON

If talk would hanish trouble. we'd all be gay, hy jinE And grief would be bubble, eNsinescent thing7 therc'd be tears iiIiuR. aN4iling; this life would be plain sailing, all would dance and sing. If talk would solve all Zes beneath the starry flag. thcrcd be niuZzleS, would gag; thtred be need of tuiling to keep the pot u-hoilng. we'd farewell to moiling and loaf and chew the If talk would bring Gucr,Ion. tighten the load; fl talk would ease the burden mend the rocky load. the toer the tiIeI. th- merchant 5tnd the miller. would hump siler thert'd be spur goad. But talk though coming from Cicero Burke, won't keep the wheels ;i-hummina; won't take the place of work; the working mans daisy. the takers sphere is haZN: he fat and lazy and shiftess d Turk Talk brings no diminuton of sorrow i'll the soul; stunts in eocution will fill your bin with coal; large. high sounding phrases will scare the wolf, whose d when like blazes the wintry tempests roll
Arizona republican., 1913-08-14
AMERICAN LOSSES IN MEXICO
CNew York Americana


 Statistics compiled from the latest Consular 4oooo Americans in that country in 1912 are ther. vestments south the Grande have depre- ciated approximately 50 per cent this nearly $l5o. 100000 is estimated be attributable to the r3ivages Of the contendini; factions
 North of parallel 26 the state of Sonora and Chihuahua and portions Of Lower California; CoahuiIa, Nuevo Leon ana Durango.
 In Sonora there about 1900 Americans. and damage to American property is estimated at SIP 000O00; in Chihuahua 1000 Americans, property damage. $180O0000; Lower California. 500 Ameri- property loss $l,500, ,OO0, northern portion of CoahuiIa, 100 Americans, property loss $10oooooo and northern portion Nuevc Leon, roo Americans with a property loss of about OO0
 The loss Northern DGrango negligible.
 Immediately south of parallel 26 lie the greater portion of Snaloa, Durango Nucvo Leon. TamluI- ipas and small part of Cnahuia. In Sinadoa there about 500 Americans and property l75 Americans, property damage $So.ooo south Coahuila. 15 Americans. property loss $10O00; southern Nuevo Lcon 125 Americans, property loss $1500O and in Tamupas there about 750 Americans. who have sustained a property loss $500OO
 It is in these portions of Mexico that the most strenuous fighting has taken place. Statistics show that there about roo Americans protect ing property in this region at the present time, and the damage done American holdings amounts to $42.255.OOO.
 south of this lie the eighteen remaining states of the Mexican republic. Tn this territory are about HOO American citizens, who have sustained q property loss of approximately $GO.0OO,0O0
 The largest number of Americans in a restricted territory in the Federal district surrounding the City O Mexico. Property losses here aegre- about $35,O0o00O There &o45 Americans in that territory according to the last reports.