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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
WHAT NOT TO DO.

w THAT the government at Washing
w ton needs now is not carping crit
icism and indiscriminate advice,
but confidence and loyal support.
There are men in your community who
have never been respectfully regarded by
their fellowmen who feel it the part of
superior wisdom to abuse men who hold
positions of responsibility. Such men are
now working overtime with the hammer.
The government is doing well. It is
avoiding the mistakes which the allied
governments made at the beginning of
the war. 1t has registered the fighting
men of the nation and will soon have an
army of million men. 1t has begun a
shipbuilding program on scale never be
fore contemplated. 1t is bringing to a
successful termination the task of placing
two billions in government bonds in the
hands of common people.
The government is doing well. Don't
throw any Bricks.-Dawson Sentines.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
Just Got Over a Cold

Look out for kidney troubles and
backache. Colds overtax the kidneys
and often leave them weak. For weak
kidneys-well, read what a Redwood
Falls man says:
F. NJ. O'Hara, retired farmer, Wy
oming St., says: For five years ev-
cry time I caught cold it settled on
my kidnsys and caused a constant,
grinding ache in my back. At times
the kidney secretions deposited sedi-
ment, were unnatural painful and If
regular in passage. | took several
medicines, but got little relief until
l heard about Doan's Kidney Pills
and got them at Hitchcock's Drug
Store. They corrected the trouble
THE BENEFIT LASTED.
OVER THREE YEARS LATER
Mr.. O'Hara said: II haven't used a
kidney medicine in a long time, for I
haven't needed any,
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. O'Hara has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster Milburn Co.. Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.-(Advt.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
MISPLACED ENERGY.

I HAVE said in this column many times
that frequently the "foo. friends" OF
candidate for Office or cause de-
feat it thru their misguided efforts.
cannot help but believe that the picketlng
of the women suffragists in front OF tn.
White House in Washington, and the dis
play of the banner which caused their ar
rest and the rioting last week has done
the cause of suffrage untold harm. For
months these misguided persons have trod
beat up and down in front OF the White
House with the announced purpose OF
smoking out President Wilson on the ques-
ton of suffrage. Nobody has paid much
attention to them, not even the President,
and this undoubtedly has irritated them.
Last week they displayed banner call
ing the attention of the Russian commits
sion, now visiting Washington, to the fact
that the women Of the United States are
"enslaved" because they have no vote IN
many states. The inscription on the ban
ner was clearly incendiary if not treason
able, and it brought on a riot. Assuming
the attitude and practices Of the |. w. w.
these women in my opinion did their cause
more harm than good. While thousands
and hundreds of thousands of their sis
tiers were at work on the streets and III
the avenues of trade gathering funds for
the Red Cross, or doing their bit for their
country in "a hundred different ways, it
lis to be regretted that some Of their num-
Der were so Indifferent to common pro-
priety as to place themselves in a stultl-
flying, if not to say, disloyal, position
Tom Noswal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
WE HAD EN-. TOO.

w 7HEN you go to Chautauqua, don't
w hesitate to speak out loud if you
differ with the speaker on any
point or if you happen to think of some
household item of news to mention to
your seat-mate or your neighbor IN the
next row. 1t will convince all those with
in the radius of your voice that you are
a thinking person; that you have an in
dividuality and a strong mind to dare to
oppose a speaker on the Chautauqua plat
form and to have personal affairs impor-
tant enough to use as an instrument with
which to disturb public meeting. I'm
fortunately it may also serve as an an
nouncement Of the fact that your early
training was neglected in regard to the
laws of politeness and common decency.
It is gratifying, however, that only a few
of this species Of public nuisances have
been in attendance at Chautauqua this
year. Marshall News Messenger. il
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
FROM A THANKFUL HEART.
(By Larry Ho)

(By Larry Ho)
I thank Thee, God, for lovely little things
That creep so closely to the hungerine
heart
1t never can forget that life has wings,
To watt it where Thou art
I thank Thee for the little patch OF sun
That drifts and dreams upon my gar.
den-place;
For all the lyric winds that softly run
In song about my face.
l thank Thee for the happy home-like song
Of birds that visit round my cabin-door
Filling my life with melodies that throng
Skyward forevermore.
I thank Thee for the quiet nights,
The silent wonder of the patient grass,
The solitudes of sleep, and the delights
Of dawn that smile and pass.
/ thank Thee for the estacy and play
Of little laughing children, girding me
With Childhood's eager rapture, day by day,
To keep me young and free.
I thank Thee for the faces that go by,
Women and men, who smile above their
tears,
And, wounded in lifes struggle, even as l,
Still conquer the long years.
o God, thank Thee that my simple heart
May safely cling to joys that never end
And most l thank Thee for this better
part
The warm love of each Friend!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
WHAT 4 BAND MEANS TO A TOWN

~ NOE in while you near some Tel
IL low carelessly say: WHAT good is
~ band in a town anyway Well,
first take inventory of the fellow who has
made the remark. You may have rea-
sons to allow the silly question to go un-
answered. But, regarding the remark
more seriously, let us say that good,
up-to-date band is one Of the most use1ul
things town or community can possess.
II is one of the best advertisements 1t can
have. A good band has marked the loca-
tion on the map for many town. Elmer
son saws something about the world max
ing beaten path. A good band will make
ali the roads leadingsinto town beaten
nath even though the towns other attrac-
tions be not numerous. Every merchant
is benefited by a good band especially
concert band Hundreds OF people come
to town to hear the delightful entertain
ments and they combine shopping with
pleasure. The promoters OF business and
municipal enterprises always have the sat
isfaction of knowing that their civic cele-
bration from time to time will be sue
cess because they have first class band
to lead the way and to attract attention.
The churches are provided with orches-
tras and special musical numbers on an
niversary and jubilee occasions. The So
cial functions of a community are more
satisfactory and decidedly more Pleasant
because musicians equal to any occasion
are close at hand. A band, composed OF
able players like many bands in the state,
is tower of strength to any town or sec
ton of the county It cultivates the pub
lie ear to high class of music, and does
it right at your very door, too. Every en-
terprising citizen will boost the home band
wherever he goes and lend his assistance
at home to keep it up.-Lester Prairie
News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
WHO SEES THE POINT?

The Central Law Journal says that a
Cleveland lawyer while speaking at din
ner on the relationship Of big business
with the law told a story about lawyer
who was bathing in the surf at Atlantic
City. A man-eating shark came up, chased
the lawyer to the beach. When he saw
he was safe, the lawyer turned around
shaking his first at the shark, now quietly
swimming away, said: That's the most
COMPOUNDED piece of professional discour-
tesy l ever experienced
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
ALEXANDER MILNE.
Contractor And Builder

notifies the public of Redwood
Falls and the surrounding coun-
try that he has opened a shop in
the rear of the VIM. M. Smith
home where he is prepared to do
all kinds Of carpentry work,
furniture repairing and uphols-
tering. Estimates furnished free
OF charge. Prices the lowest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

It is downright meanness to patron
ize merchant, who will trust you
until you get SO far in debt to him
that you are ashamed to see him, and
then go and spend your cash some
where else-and Where you could not
get credit; but there are people who
do it. The honorable way would be
to spend your money with the mer-
chant who trusted you, even if you
never expect to square up the old &C
count. Montgomery Messenger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

When a man dies physically all his
friends are sad and send flowers. When
a man dies morally all his friends are
scornful and send brickbats in large num-
bers. They don't always wait for him to
die either sometimes just the first sign
Of moral disease is enough to make the
other members Of the human family draw
back in trembling lest their snowy skirts
become splotched. 1t takes the rare soul
of an Abe Lincoln to comprehend Christ's
real meaning in Charity toward ALL" Too
many Of us fear that our being charitable
will carry the suspicion that we condone.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

N N Al DE- We SuOUlO IdNO 1ACOAAOA Va
MI when Belgium was outraged. May
A'A be the Lusitania was cause enough.
Maybe repeated violation of our sea rights
would alone have justified us. Maybe pres
ervation of worldwide democracy is the
highest of ideals.
Our conscience is clean, but today, at
this writing, rises an appeal to American
hearts that justiies and glorifies the
sword that's in our hand as nothing else
can. unless America is nation of cow
ards and ingrates.
FRANCE IS DYING!
Why are we a nation of freeman? Why
are we not dominion, a province of Eng
land? Why are we now able to aspire to
such blessings as equality, liberty and
justice? Why is our country OURS?
Go back over the years of history and
you find the answer-FRANCE! That
answer is written in the bloody footprints
of freezing Frenchmen at Valley Forge.
1t is Numbered by the guns of Admiral
De Grasse 1t is chronicled in the sacri-
flee and ready risk of the common folk
of France who put their savings into
bread and powder that America might
free herself and live free; that you and I
of today might have the inalienable rights
of liberty, Justice equality, pursuit of hap
piness and worship Of God as we see Him.
AS we were dying, SO France is dying
And France, alone of all the world, failed
us not
Turn back in your history to one of the
last acts of that king whose head demOc-
racy got There is a conference of Louis
XVI and four of his cabinet members.
The question discussed is, Shall France
help the American revolutionists? The
decision is a unanimous No. Why not?
We will tell why not.
First, it would not be seemly in auto
crazy. Secondly, look at the risk! The
Americans have little powder, few guns,
no navy and no factories with mighty
England against them. Think of auto
cracy voting Yes on such an enterprise for
the promotion of democracy!
And the condition of the enterprise
grew more desperate, steadily. In all New
England there were only $4,000 pounds
of powder. Those old Revolutionary her
oes melted up the works of their clocks,
the dishes of their kitchens to make bull
let's. They tore up their Bibles to make
cartridges. Bunker Hill was fought on
an allowance of one gill of POWDER fifteen
balls and flint to the man. Franklin
suggested bows and arrows. Washington,
in his despair, talked of national migra-
ton to the unknown wildness west of the
Alleghenies.
We we're dying, and with us the hope
of all that our God-given mission for hui
mainly meant. Liberty was starving. JUS
tice was holding out her wrists for the
shackles. Equality was fugitive.
Then rose the common folk of France
and reversed the decision of their king.
From their savings they sent dying Amer
lea eight cargoes Of powder. and ball in one
six months Of 1776. They hired for us
trained officers. They braved England and
sent us the armies Of Rochambeau, the
battleship Of De Grasse. They bled and
died with us in the swamps Of South
Carolina and on the frozen reaches of
Champlain. They looked on George Wash
ington's perishing armies and said, Here
are our millions Of savings, here our sol
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

Charles Evans Hughes says, Stand
by the president. The news that our
boys are now III France should make
US feel very proud. It means that
we have started on the road to vic
tory. No one can say just how long
this great war viii last, but, long or
short, we will go through We will
win. There is no question about that.
Nothing can stop us.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

There may be something in the be-
lief that pain is only mental illu-
sion. The Red Cross slogan was to
give until it hurts" Some money
bags gave $40 and were deeply panied,
while many a poor man gave $50 and
did not feel it. "-Lamberton Star.
That's the difference, Star, between Civ
ing until it hurts and giving until it glori
fies.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

You may meet man three times a day,
walk with him, talk with him, learn all
his family history, and sit beside him in
church. But you don't really know nim
until you try to collect bill from him.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,
T.l1naC Tntynfxy o1

State of Ohio. City of Toledo,
Lucas County, So.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co, doing business in the City
OF Toledo, County and State aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence. this 9Th day of December.
A. d. 1886. A. w. GLEASON.
1SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine Is taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood or
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Senr,,
Tor testimonials. free.
r. J. CHENEY q Co.. Toledo. OkS
Sold, by all druggists. &c. 4 @-~"-'s-S
deTs Family Pills for constjpstioo. :
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

Chas. P Cannot was Sleepy Eye
caller between trains Friday-Ga-
zette News Item.
Then comes from our most impertinent
and perky friend this request, please tell
this guy to wake up and look out for the
cars. Between trains is very dangerous
place to visit"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

Judge Lands of Illinois sentenced one
hundred, eight slackers, who refused to
register to one year Of hard labor. This
is the maximum sentence but we should
say it is not too heavy. These chaps will
be eligible for the draft year from now.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

An organization to Improve the
Habits of Insects is suggested. There
is great opening for up.ift work
among certain varieties -Minneap-
oils Journal.
Human or otherwise?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

Thomas A. Edison has extended an
INVENTION to his photograph deal
ers all over the United States to be
his guests at National Edison Deal
ers' conventional innebago Enter
prise.
Thomas is so true to type that he ex
tends Inventions instead of invitations
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11

The governor can wiggle in and
wiggle out but that does not place in
the school treasury of this school
district the good hard dollars of our
daddies that he knocked us out of
with that little veto hammer of his.
1t is the kale we want and not the let
ters of explanation Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-07-11
"TO ARMS!"

TAYBE we should have interfered
MI when Belgium was outraged. May
" he the LIsitania WAS callSe enough
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05
On The Job Again

After being confined to his
home just a month. the editor of
THE BLADE reached the Office New
Years day, not as good as new
but in fairly good repair. The
three December issues of the paper
were gotten out entirely by the
two young ladies in the office,
doing everything from reporting
to press work, with the exception
of putting the forms on and off
the press. The editions were
creditable in every way and reflect
their skill in newspaper making.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05
The Christmas Spirit

There was an unsual manifesto.
tion Of the Christmas spirit in La.
clede this season. Besides the
trees and programs at the three
churches on Saturday evening
there were many private and
family trees, family reunions and
dinner parties. The ladies Of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union distributed baskets of fruits
and dainties to all the sick of the
town, the Ladies Aid of M. E.
church pesented each with potted
plant in bloom and Rev. FL. j.
Dueker early Christmas morn
ing organized and lead a dozen
young singers and visited many
homes of the town, especially
homes where there were sick or
aged people and gathered at the
windows sang Christmas songs
and extended the greetings Of the
day. The mellifuous voices on
the still, crisp morning air sound
ed beautiful and was indeed inspir-
inp to the afflicted ones.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05

Chapter R, P. E. o. held its
annual Christmas meeting at the
pretty home of the president, Mrs.
Flossie Hamilton, on Wednesday
evening of last week. The rooms
we're decorated with holly, carry
ing out the color scheme Of red
and green, >At roll call the mem
bers responded with original
Christmas verses. The opening of
the Christmas box from which
each drew present was an in
teresting and enjoyable feature Of
the evening. In spirited guess
ing contest the honor went to
Mrs. Ida Benson. The hostess,
assisted by Miss Edith Hamilton. J.
served an elaborate course lunch
con, while the grafono1a furnish
ed sweet music throughout the
evening. The guests were Mrs.
Louese Lippitt of Meadville; Mrs.
Mamie Sipple of Moberly; Mrs,
Flora Arnold of BrookfeId; Miss
Daisy Rankin of Carthage and
Mrs. John G. Brown, a member of
the Princeton chapter.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05
ToOey-MatselI

On Christmas day Mr.. E. A.
Tooey Of Brookfeld and Miss
-Mande Matsell Of Brunswick were
united in marriage at Brunswick
and left Immediately for St. Louis
where they spent a week before
going to their home in Brookfeld.
The bride is we'll known in La
clede. After graduating from the
Laclede high school she was en-
ployed in this Office and removed
to Brunswick with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. MatseIl about
four years ago, since which time
she has been teaching in that
county. THE BLADE joins her
many Laclede friends in extending
congratulations and best wishes.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05
Residence Burned

Last Monday just before noon
the residence Of 3. B SkuIley, in
South Laclede, was completely de-
stroyed by fire. Mrs. Skulley was
the only member Of the family at
home. She had put dinner on to
cook and gone into the front room
and when the fire was discovered
nearly the whole iuside ofthe house
was on fire. Onerug, a few chairs
and the piano we're the only articles
save, and they were badly damag-
ed. The loss was probably not
more than half covered by in
surance. It took hard work by
the bucket brigade to save the
home Of Mr., and Mrs. VIM.
Lomax, about twenty feet east of
the burned house. The contents
were removed from the lomax
home and all more or less damag-
ed. The house was badly scorcb-
ed.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05
M. b. A. Officers

The local lodge of Modern
Brotherhood of America have
elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: A. ]. Harter,
president; W. Fl. Blakely, vice
president; L. E. Eichman, seere-
tary.treasurer; T.. Weaver, chap
lain; T. D. Mouser, conductor;
Geo. L. Kranz, inside guard; F.,
W. Groes, outside guard; j. E.,
Strickel, member Of board of
trustees. These officers ore to be
installed Saturday night Of this
week at Woodman hall, following
which oysters will be served to the
members and their families.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05
Death Of E. J. Piper

E. J. Piper, citizen of llacIede
for many years, died at his home
in Great Bend, Kansas, December
%, 1916, at the age of "a years
He was a veteran of the civil war
and the funeral was conducted
under auspices Of the G., A. R.
post of that place of@which he was
a member He was a brother of
Mrs. P. z. White of Laclede and
will be remembered by many
citizens of the town.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our customers
and friends at the close of another
year for the business given us,
which we certainly have appreci-
ated, and we trust the present year
1917 may be very prosperous to
you, and that we may continue to
enjoy the pleasant business rela-
tion that has existed between us in
the past. We desire to be your
servants. Make our store your
store. +" Get our prices before buy
ing goods elsewhere, we can trade
if given a chance. Phone or ask us
for eay accommodation you want,
it is a pleasure for us to serve you.
Again thanking You for past favors
and soliciting a continuance of
your business during 1917. We
are Yours truly,
CARoFHERs g. ALLEN.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05
Laundry Agency

I have the agency for the Fox
Laundry of st. Joseph. Laundry
sent out -On Tuesday, returned
Friday. and will call for and de-
liver same. Also Daily Star and
Times delivered lOc per week and
Sunday Republic.
Cool GRFFITH,
Brown Hotel
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05
B. S. Rankin Land Company

Has a full list of farm land and
city property for sale. Some sure
bargains. Also loan and insur-
ance. Special attention given farm
dwelling and live stock insurance.
1t is to the interest of those owning
farm property to see us for in
suranee. e
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-01-05

Mrs. A. L. Vsndyke aud little
son left Monday for Oakland.
Kansas. 70 visit her cousin. Walter
coiter and family.