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

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plotted by Mr.. Hughes, WHOM the J, urna
so literally sponsors. Whatever political
or personal or theoretical differences er
Wilson, his office and his official dignity
should be spared the indignities of such
comparison as the Journal makes.
Henry Ford started out to build house
for 1925, 900 and it has cost him $1,000
900. Guess Henry is no more of fnan-
cier than the rest Of us when it comes to
meeting architects and contractors.
'In other words Colonel Roosevelt
said: | come to bury the progressive
party; not to praise it.'-Mankato
| Free Press.
And that was such nice little party,
too-and Teddy was raising it for his
own use. Too bad!
Gree speech is blessing to men,
without it no race can advance; but
takers should pause now and then
and give other fellows a chance
Walt Mason.
We note with pleasure Waits use of
the w9rd Men"
We wonder if suggestions concerning
the soaking of heads are meant t2 imply
that he Cor she) to whom the suggestion
is made would be the better for giving
the brains a chance to sprout. If such
is the implication we think the sugges-
ton might be applied almost universally.
dawson is ashamed of her young men,
the old veterans are ashamed Of them, the
girls are ashamed Of them, and they ought
to he ashamed of themselves. madison
Free Press.
Which is all explained by the fact that
Dawson boys didn't respond to the call
for men-iust plain slackers, as it were.
"Be good; do good; and don't make a
fuss about it." There's a lot to think about
in that laconic sentence. 1t contains pref
tv nearly complete code Of conduct, and
one that it's a mansized job to live up to.
The observance of any one of it's three pre-
cepts would make good batting average
for the ordinary mOrtal.--NOrthfleld News.
We wrote a wonderfully clever para
graph about 81 and my four sons and two
sons-in-law and numerous brothers-ln-
law not having as yet enlisted, but upon
looking over our exchanges we found about
thirty other editors had been moved to
cleverness on the same subject, SO we cut
| it out. Some of them were lot more
clever than ours anyway.
Louis Collins, in Thursdays Minneap-
oils Journal, says the Boys at Camp Bob
Letter will take the federal "oats.' We
don't know what sort of fodder other com
panies NAV require but we do know that
the Boys Of Company L are not ct that
species of the animal kingdom that re-
quires cats. They even left their Wild
ones here at home.
We salute reverent-y those mothers OF
Redwood Falls and the state who dldn
raise their boys to be soldiers-but sent
them along when the time came Just the
same Whether the boys go only TO For1
Smelling. or on to the border or into the
heart of Mexico, the mothers nave mace
the grand sacrifce-and made it with the
spirit of "undiluted" Americanlsm. 1hree
cheers for the Mothers.
One of Redwood Falls eminentest bank
ers remarked in a sef-pitying tone that
it would be necessary for him to attend
the Saturday circus as his small grand
daughter insisted upon going. Upon hear
ing this S. cd. said "Well Grandpa, guess
YOU won't be going out Of your way much.
There never was Fighter thing said than
that good old bit of Scripture beginning
"Out of the months of babes.
.The Hon. J. A. A. Burnquist can
read his title clear to the governors
office for four years beginning jan
uary 1st, 1917. He measures up TO
the job and isn't the KIND OF a man
who gets the swell head or Stops over,
Minnesota is to be congratulated. =
Frank Day.