The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-24

The trademark
made in Germany"
Preston Langley Hickey.
Minneapolis, July 9.
When four good Method1s.:c families drive to
Green Lake of Sunday morning and one car
alone has four blowouts on the trip-now what
is that? Is it poetic justice, the punishment met
ed out to the wicked, justification Of the ten
commandments or is it just poor grade of
tires?
| "Meet Fritz little more than half way, ano
give him a of good time is the slogan of the
boys going into battle, according to letter from
one of them. The boys are truly American in
this their idea of true hospitality is to devote
themselves entirely to the consideration of their
guest, and to let nothing distract their attention
from him for a minute.
Frank Day and Joe Reynolds have a. last uni
ted on one thing. They have decided that about
the best thing in the world to look upon is a
girl in white dress All of which reminds US
of how desperate and deadly were the efforts Of
these two gay old birds to flirt with the wait
Second District editors graced Redwood Falls
Jake jacobson has confessed to sense of hu-
mor-something he has never admitted before
He tells with considerable enjoyment of how, at
ter only three votes being cast for Burnquist
in one precinct near his home (Madison), Eleven
count 'em, eleven-men from that same precinct
have come to him and told him how sorry they
were for their misguided neighbors who had vet
b. ;y,ly %bo%3e AZ
too!
LIE Petite Repubique, newspaper published
il France, notes that the American Red Cross
has sent thousand bed covers % !lavre, and
shipment Of clothing to Paris, by air route
Doesn't that open up wide visions OF the conf
merce of the future, of things as cnildren's
children are to them-of what lies before the
world now that the air has been harnessed Incl
dentally it bears immediate testimony to the
scope and sweep of the Red Cross work.
There seems to be few fools left who
insist on running an automobile with the
cut-out open. They should be caught and
sentenced to sleep in bedroom with sta
tionary gasoline engine every night for
year.-Albert Lea Standard.
And in addition, if we had our way, we'd
chain thirteen quarrelsome cats of the male
sex, right under his window and sic em on!
Then, if that didn't make him realize the
Nervousness of his crime we'd fad something
worse.
In another column of this issue we are reprint
ing refutation of recent article in the Literary
Digest which stated that hand made socks were
less desirable for the soldiers than machine made.
Why reliable publication like the Digest should
publish such an article is a matter of wonder to
many who have been prone to trust the maya
zine implicitly. However, the denial of the truth
# the article is we'll made by the Red Cross auth
critics and it is to be hoped every Red Cross.
worker and friend will read it through, getting
the whole truth of the matter.
In Dr. Cones sermon at the Methodist Church
July ID, he said. "This is not Only great time
for living: it is also time for living great"
Careful thought on that bit of an epigram puts
the responsibility for present right living Just
where it belongs-on each of individuals
instead of on the spirit of the tines which some
of us are prone to depend upon to float the
way. And one can't be limp and lax and la1guid
right now and live greatly Now if ever we must
stiffe1 the back bone, strengthen the arm and
le1gthen the reach. GA time great for living
and for living great"
Whooperup tells about fellow who when
asked how the world was treating him replied,
Cali right, only not often enough" We know
how he felt, too.
Quentin Roosevelt has given his life for the
American honor just as freely and willingly as
the lowest private in the ranks. The kaisers six
son remain well and able-bodied, thank you
When the American soldiers were covering
themselves with glory last week, Redwood Falls
citizen saunter into the shop and said, believe