The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-12-15

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whole world is a good mother, and she's
ninep isn't a bad thought to take with
7ou when you go home for your Christ
mas visit this year.
Most of us go through our lives with
out ever having even touched the hem Of
| the garment of our Ideals. But that
doesn't lessen the joy of having had the
ideals to lead the way.
Hearing is believing" we quote from
local ad for Grafonolas Quite true of
grafonolas, but bad motto to follow in
any gossip-ridden town. There safety de-
mands that you believe absolutely moth
ing you hear and only small percentage
of what you think you see.
! "How's that? I'll be sober and solemn
And wish I'd known better when I get
All, friend, you may put such advice on
the shelf!
A Christmas-gift spree always pays for
itselfw
A Chicago woman, aged ninety two. is
suing for divorce. 1t does seem too bad
that some of these young couples won't
try to patch up their difficulties
Several of the state exchanges are raw
ing over the beautiful sunrises there have
been during the past month We don't
know-maybe SO. We've seen some COR
geous sunsets anyway.
You know you are going to buy Christ
mas gifts, no matter how much you may
need the money for other things why
not do it this week instead of next.
If a man went down town with his head
dolled up in three cornered dingus with
turrets and curlycues and cats tail and
chicken head pinned on one side and
young whisk broom and bunch of spring
onions on the other, and two strips Of red
flannel hanging down in the rear he would
be arrested and slammed in the BOBBY
hatch. But a woman can do it and get
away with it.-Exchange
A drug store is advertising ways to
keep your name off tombstone Run
ming a side line for crematory, we sus-
pect.
Vernon Center has an "Optimistic Club
which provides that if any member is
heard knocking crops, town, weather or
kindred subjects, he shall be fined ten
cents, said sum to be used in war-relief
fund. Why not a "Gossips Club for Red
wood Falls-and use the fine dimes to
pave the city. Well wager there'd be
enough to pave all the city streets and
build macadem road to North Redwood
by spring.
"Oanly ten moar days befoar Chris
muss. Oh, gee whiz, hurry up!"
Some people are so horribly prudish
about taking things that they even avoid
taking a cold.
The time for doing your Christmas shop
ping early has really passed by. But you
may still do it early-in the forenoon.
Congress has been in session since De-
cember g. The war still continues.
A friend from Minneapolis writes us
wistfully please try to get us a Christ
mas turkey-country raised and not SO
accustomed to city ways that he has got
ten tough" Turkeys of that description
are less difficult to find than chickens
or peacocks.
GOSSIP OF THE PRESS
Just because girl makes good fudge,
it's no sign she won't sew on buttons and
mend socks, and it's no sign she will
Eyota Grit.
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By actual count and German advices the
Serbian army now consists of King Peter,
his strategist in chief and two orderlies.
st. Paul Review.
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The Fairmont Sentinel is opposed to the
nomination of Elihu Root for president.
The Sentinel must be afraid of Roots cleo
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