The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-07-05


The human race now passes through one
of it's great crises. New ideas, new is.
sues-a new call for men to carry on the
work of righteousness, of charity, of cour.
age, of patience, and of loyalty-all these
things have come and are daily coming
to you When you are old you will look
back to these days. Perhaps, with the
strange joy that memory throws, like a
sunset glow, over even the most tragic
events when once they are long past, you
will some day say of these times of per-
plexity, of doubt, and of worldwide pain
what Wordsworth said in the well-known
words when he recalled the French Revo-
luton and the hopes of his youth:
Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,
But to be young was very heaven.
But however memory brings back this
moment to your minds, let it be able to
say to you: That was great moment.
It was the beginning Of new era. The
world was passing to new life, and was
greeting the new life with a loud call and
with a strength Of the passions Of the ma
tons that was never known before. This
world in it's crisis called for volunteers,
for men of faith in life, OF Of PATIENCE IL SER
vice, of charity, and Of insight. | re-
sponded to the call however | could. |
volunteered to give myself to my master
the cause Of humane and brave living.
studied loved, | labored, unsparingly
and hopefully, to be worthy of my gen.
Grafton Prof. Royce of Harvard Univer-
sity. z~ g. ~< l~~< 'es
This weather is grand for the corn!
Nov, l,,,cL, irb4 nm op6 don't saw q word
about it.
Aberdeen, S. D. has company fund
of nearly $1,000 for her national guard
Bows We merely mention this.
It is quite a remarkable fact that Min
nesota housekeepers are all using the Fort
Smelling brand of canned goods these days.
The inventive genius Of the age would
do his bit for the world right now if he'd
invent an ice-cream cone that wouldn't
leak.
J. J. Farrell of the dairy commissic'I
has changed the time worn Live and Let
Live" to Live and Help Live" This IS
much better, we think.
We heard man knowingly remark re-
Gently "All women are alike" AS he is
now living with his third wife he speaks
as one with authority.
Love for the national colors doesn't de-
mand that a person shall paint the town
red Saturday night, look white around the
gins all day Sunday, and be as blue as
indigo Monday.
Now is as good time as any to make
mental memorandum Of the fact that
it is your duty as citizen Of the state OF
Minnesota to vote for Amendment NO.
at the November election.
The Boys of L Company are still in
fine war spirit as is verified by one ROCKY
writing to a left-behind friend I'm awful
darned scared we won't get there =
"there" these days meaning some place
in Mexico.
There is no doubt in our mind that you
are the best sort of fellow that you nave
a heart as big as all out doors, that you
are a great financial success and a men
tai wonder. Only it really would seem a
bit nicer if you'd let somebody else tell
US about it.
The Boston Daily Advertiser has this
brief but significant communication from
"a Boy of '61:''
"a boy Of 81
To the boys of '16.
Fear God, honor the state,
Keep clean and shoot stralght!'
This is probably as fine and fit an OPP
portunity as will ever be given those ao-
visers of President Wilson that decorate
every street corner, to go right down y, TO
Washington and straighten out these III,
lie matters for him with few forceful
suggestions