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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
VOICES OF THE BELLS.
fTHERE is neither speech nor language but
their voices are heard among men," This

<<"HERE is neither speech nor language, but
their voices are heard among men," This
is an inscription engraved upon one of
the bells in tower in Antwerp Belgium in 1858,
but long before this date voices of bells had told
to humanity their tales of gladness or Sadness
of threatened danger safety achieved, and al
ways the world understood and responded to mood
or emergency as the case might have been.
For centuries church bells have told the ever
new old story of the Christ Child. For weeks
before the sacred day arrives wild rush of pre-
lparatons leaves little time for reflection. In these
busy hours changing bells of impatient street cars
SPUR the pedestrian to heroic efforts and startle
the preoccupied shopper out of absorbing re-
verie This is the time when fatigue and happi-
ness go hand in hand, and many an exhausted
mother, noddng on her homeward ride hears the
ripple of baby laughter and the patter of hurryng
feet above the raucous noises attending her trip
Father, with his arms piled high, looks over the
crowd with far away expression, seeing only the
one paramount incident of the Christmas revela-
ton, and starry eyes that will turn toward him
with deeper lovelight written in their shining
depths It is this marvellous hour toward which
the whole world moves with one concerted motive,
and in it's halowed joy revives the spirit that is
the foundation of nations greatness.
| When the bells of Christmas morn peal their It'd
ings of "Peace and Good WHIP it will be to a
world waiting to receive the message; world
that has been hurried and excited and interested,
but which has all unconsciously been acquiring
spirit en- rapport with the burden of their Chin
ing All the stress of living and striving, all the
hurts and the sorrows softened by the benedi-
ction of the bells. Deeper reverence for life and
fuller appreciation of the love that surrounds us
is reused by their Yuletide music They call to all
that is best and loveliest and we answer by OUT
pouring Of Christmas spirit, keener sense of hui
man brotherhood and closer knitting of family
ties While they have neither speech nor langu-
age" they tell marvellous story, story that we
understand, and we live better for that under
standing Detroit News
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

A causal review of those who attend church
persuades us that the choir in Heaven will be
largely soprano.-Palatka News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
VuYHAT are the mistakes of men compared
NV truth of this naessape

VuYHAT are the mistakes of men compared
w with the truth Of this i, message ..,o,,
W What matters it that this generation,
that century misunderstood? Of what consequ-
ence is the coming in the going out OF an in
dividual, people race? In the final sum-
ming up Of things, what matter these incidents OF
detail? Nothing!
The great central fact is the one that the world
is pressing forward to a higher standard from
day to day. Occasionally events come that seem
to shatter such idealistic thoughts. But what are
the happenings of day, the deeds of decade,
the events Of an epoch?
We think the European war is a great, an awful
thing, and so to us it is. But measure it upon the
standard of the ages, weigh it in the balance OF
eternity What does it amount to? Nothing!
This great war, which so thoroughly grips our at
tention, will not make ripple on the face of eter-
nity's ocean.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

duStrlal system OF any country. ne ulu Aot iisSA
fere with the rulers or the government OF any
nation.
j He recognized the eternal principle that the in
dividual is the foundation of all society," that any
isociety, the individual members Of which are them
selves righteous will be righteous.
No one better knew or more fully appreciated
the Importance Of the individual.
For this reason Christ came and talked to in
dividuals He wanted every man and every wo-
man to realize that their own individual lives were
distinct personal were, if you please little worlds
Of their own, the destiny of which rested in the
hands Of each separate individual.
4 ND so he came and preached kindness, char
| II ity, love- He sought to make society bet
ter by making the individual better.
| And it seems to us, that to correctly measure
His influence, you must measure it as it appears
! in the lives Of individuals.
| His was message to the soul.
| It was to the individual souls of men that he
appealed.
Men may associate themselves together and be-
come a nation. Different people, different nation
alities may intermingle and in time bring forth
a composite race.
But there is no such thing composite soul.
The soul is single, alone, eternal.
| HRIST addressed himself to the individual
IL soul.
- He called upon each man personally to re-
pent.
| He did not say to the multitude who came out
to him: 81 have resolution of repentance that
want you to pass" He did not say: "Show
me your faith by the record book Of the congrega-
ton"
No. his message was direct. 1t personal.
It was directed to Peter and John and James, per-
sonally and individually, not to the willing
Workers" or to the "Busy Bees" of Jerusalem.
Messages of that character he left for his follow
ers to write.
Christ spoke to the heart in the language of
the heart words that the heart could understand
"a new commandment give l unto you, that
We love one another" That was the message
regarding the manner of mans dealing with man.
And familiar, indeed, is his other admonltlon:
whatsoever We would that men should do unto
YOU, do we even to them
TITO the people of today His message comes
with the same force the same meaning, as
= it did to the people of nineteen hundred
years ago.
It was a message of kindness, gentleness, love.
But it was also message of courage, power,
achievement, success.
| Christ's message has in it force and action.
/ 1t appeals to the noblest in 1t is a call
to do the difficult thing. Ease and comfort are
not among the things held OUT but sacrifice, en-
durance, work. Christ has no message for the
lazy man, you must be willing to work, willing to
help willing to give up some of the conveniences
of life if you are going to carry His message.
1t is not an easy task to carry that message
only he who has moral courage and can endure
hardshps if necessary, has any business to volun-
teer for special service.
But those so equipped find assignments
worthy of their mettle in the army of the Prince
of Peace" -Gunnar Bjornson, Christmas 1918
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

REEDS are of men, by men and for men.
I Different experiences, different facts, diff
- ferent aspects of the truth appeal different
ly to different men,
One mind is so constituted that it grasps more
readily one fact than another-other minds grasp
other facts.
The presentation, by strong mind, of GER
tain fact or set Of facts, brings to that presenta
ton all those to whom that certain fact appeals
Thus are formed sects, or schools Of thought.
Christ revealed the Goodwill perfectly But the
revelation did not appeal alike to all minds. Some
accepted one aspect Of the truth, some another.
Some placed stress on one thing, some on an
other.
It was not possible, in the time Of Christ for
all men to accept all the truth that He brought
neither was there any one man who could COM
prehend it all What was not possible, in this
respect, while Christ visibly taught and labored
upon the earth, has not been possible since. Men
have differed and will differ in their acceptance
and understanding of the truth.
And so you have different sects, different demo-
limitations, different churches.
ton of all religious-the belief in immor
= tally.
That man lives, after the natural body has ceas-
ed to perform it's functions has been the belief Of
mankind since first we have any record.
This is the one principle upon which it may be
said that there is universal agreement.
This is the one common ground, the one point
where all are united.
But while this is point Of union it is also g
point of divergence
Here all creeds come together-here all creeds
separate. It is the beginning and the end Of I'M
ity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
CHRISTMAS MEDITATIONS.

THEY tell us that Christ was not born on the
25th day of December That He was pro-
= baby born in the spring, the summer, the
fall or some other time of the year.
A mere detail!
Who cares what time Of the year He was born
The great, important fact is that He was born
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

n n EN-, generations centuries, ages come ana
MI GO Thus it was in the beginning and will
49, be to the end.
Each has it's place within, and as detail of,
the other.
Individual man moves in the direction which
best suits his fancy. But Mankind moves for
ward and onward in spite of the hindrance, in
dependent Of the help of individuals.
The ocean of Time brings Humanity's craft to
the shores of Eternity, in spite of all.
+ F the individual is Insignificant if the efforts
| of men amount to so little, if races come and
: races go without making impression upon
the eternal scheme and plan of things, then what
is the use of all this fuss about individual
and characters?
| If our efforts are of so little account what is
the use of making them?
| Yes, but we did not say that these things were
of little account to you.
On the contrary, all endeavor, all effort, all
work is Of much account to the Individual
!! The individual is world unto himself. His
acts are all-mportant within the scope of his per-
sonality within the sphere of his individual being.
For his separate and distinct entity, his acts and
achievements have permanent and lasting value.
chooses the good or bad; he makes or he mars
his own future.
~ HRIST'S message is message to individ-
IN uals.
He did not try to formulate laws for ma
ftions to adOpt He did not trv to change the in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

If the fleets are scrapped, perhaps
the taxpayer will dreadnaught.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

n ECAUSE they would not believe certain
* things, because they would not assent to GER
tain doctrines men have suffered all manner
of torture and even death at the hands Of their
fellows These sufferings have been inflicted IN
the name of Christ and Religion.
Men who have been as devils incarnate, have
Jared up and down the earth and in the name OF a
kind, loving charitable Christ have stolen, robbed,
manned and murdered; have committed unspeak-
able crimes, have been as cruel as demons as
hateful as hell
All this they have been, in the name OF Christ!
Where He was meek they have been naughty,
where He was kind they have been cruel, where
He showed compassion and charity they have been
mean and selfish
The crimes that have been committed in the
name of Christ and religion battle description and
stagger the understanding.
N UT in spite Of those who thus misused and
TX perverted the message of Christ it still lived
II on through the centuries and it's influence
spread.
There was vital, living truth in that message
and so it could not be crushed. No matter how
often it met defeat it always had in it the power
to "rise again."
| To it the world owes its progress in all that
makes for the better, in all that makes this world
better world to live in, in all that marks progress
| in charity, in love- in the betterment OF human
conditions.
| In spite of the fact that there are many inter-
prefers, there is but one message. This message
| has in it eternal truth Therefore it will never
perish from the earth. No matter how much it
may be misunderstood, no matter how mistaken
may be the notions of as to it, it will grow,
it will gain and in the due course OF time it will
govern.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

"HE followers of this Great Teacher have,
from the very first, disagreed as to what
1 He meant by the various sayings that have
been handed down as His Schools, sects, fac
tions, have sprung up, each claiming to under
stand and interpret in the only correct way.
The problems over which the schools of Chris
tian thought, the doctors Of theology, fight, did
not seem to interest the Christ-mind much. He
did not make an effort to solve problems of &C.
clesastic philosophy. He was not seemingly con-
cerned about rituals, church organization any
of the one hundred and one details about which
His followers" during all the centuries since
His time, have so much disputed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

TT is the nature of man to want to rule. Dlvl-
sions. in matters both sacred and secular, are
generally founded upon, promoted by and fost-
cred because of mans desire to rule.
Men do not like to acknowledge authority; they
do not like to bow to the will, the dictates OF 9TH
ers. This is why the State and the Church have
50 many parties, why there are SO many factions
struggling for the mastery.
The more parties, the more party leaders, the
more creeds and sects, the more men to exercise
authority, to pose as spiritual guides"
And so the Church has divided, has split up into
factions-each. faction maintaining that it holds
the only key to Truth, is the sole custodian OF
truth.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE REDWOOD FALLS, MINNEsoTA

this universal belief in Immortality is at
~ the foundation Of all religions-or rather
Z all reigion-so Christ is the starting
noint. the one source and supply fountain, OF all
the varied and various sects and denominations
that bear His name.
They all have their commons origin in Christ,
their common starting point in His personality,
His teaching
The origin and the end are common the man
ner Of attaining is in dispute.
The source Of the inspiration, the motive OF the
endeavor is common 1t is the means that cause
division.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-12-21

~ ONE men are so busy at detail work, at dis
covering the little things, that they lose sight
of the big essential things.
Some are so particular about dotting their us"
and crossing their ITS" that they quite overlook
the matter of whether or not their words, their
sentences state fact
They so lose themselves in the contemplation
of the shadow that they forget the substance
It is not question of when-what day or hour
Christ born, the thing that looms large is
the fact that some time, about nineteen hundred
years ago, there appeared being upon the earth
whose short life Of thirty three years changed the
history Of the world, changed the life of indiv-
iduals and nations.
For but three years this strange character
in the public eye yet nineteen centuries have been
influenced by this personality, by these three brief
years.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1921-06-04
THE INCOME OF FIVE

If q family OF five persons, the
wage Garner, his wife and their three
children, are to live In barely decent
comfort. there must be an annual
wage income of S2s34, announces a
research agency acting for labor or
ganizations. Under the estimate
1898 aIyear is allowed for food, 1898
for clothing. S44s for rent, SS6 for
Hight and heat, $50 for household
equipment and $3.50 for miscellaneous
expenses. "The family is allowed no
expenditure for books and maya
zines says the report. only one
daily paper is included. The. doctors
bill for the entire family must not *
coed $50. The boy OF twelve may
have eight haircuts year. The hus-
band is allowed one-half and the wife
one-third Of an oyercoat annually.
The only amusement is an occasional
cheap movie. No allowance is made
for a trip or vacation out OF town"
1t is an interesting outline throwing
light on the present cost OF living and
affording food for thought on. what
are real economies and what are real
necessities" The family must keep
well or soon exceed the Doctors por-
tion. Clothing must be cared for, not
only by the adult but by the romping
child. The public library assumes
new importance where incomes allow
no expenditures for books and maya
zines. II there are to be no trips or
vacations away from town, then the
home must be decent and the food
good, or the family will fall away
morally and physically. A good many
families are living on considerably
more and complaining loudly. Who
can explain 1t or make fair adjust
ment?-Brockton Times. g.. .--t
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1921-06-04
WEATHER peEEpsE OF g
LINCOLN USED AGAIN

! d
CHICAGO. June 1.-THE '.vea3her
defense" first made faz0us By .Abra-
ham Lincoln during the emanc9DatoTs
early law days. won the freedom here
Of Charles, Ksane. ~, and william
Casey. a. charged With robbery. g
Lincoln. defending a man charged
with murder, won An acquittal when
ne proved that prosecution witnesses
testiiyins that the murder had been
committed on q moonlight night. were
wrong. Lincoln read from an almanac
showing that the night was cloudy.
"The moon was shining bright and
we could easily see the features OF
the two robbers" two witnesses tes-
titled against Keane and Casey.
These two defendants were the rob
bers."
The jury looked upon the identifi-
cation as complete. (,
But Attorney Ernest Stout remem-
bered Ldncoln's feat. He read from
the official weather reports for the
Chicago disti!ei showing that it had
showed heavily throughout the. night
OF the alleged robbery and that the
moon was obscured. He also won an
acquittal for his clients.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1921-06-04

-. 80 L. q.
s II butter that Il prepared for ahiD-
nant N tbs -manner = tAcrOaGAIy
cAi1led before being mailed. It sholld
carry sAte1y Syea II NnTI Weatherle
IN 4Asnntsh t1atit mono thar evleati.
four to thirfySik hoars.
Chill ;FhorOeOAly 0esnrs A1alllpS
Experimental shiboleats nlade By
the Bureau o. 1lArlnnGs ndiro S6tisflc-
torfly where the Temperature "a dis-
lance were not too. great. Batter that
bad softened much In transit from the
creamery to the bureau, Wfh later
shipped to the experimb n stations
did not arrive IN a. good cShdition rs
that In which the grain had not been
previously injured. In general the
shipments from washington were sue
cessful when forwarded as far north
as Maine and as far west as Michigan
and Indiana, Shipments into the
South were successful for shorter dis.
tances,
The result Of these experimental
shipments indicates that well-made,
butter. thoroughly chilled before ship
ping. when packed in suitable CON.
tainer. may be marketed satisfactor-
lily by parcel post when extremely
high temperatures are not encounter
ed. Under ordinary conditions, where
the butter does not melt and a firm
or semi-firm condition is maintained.
the shipping of butter by parcel post
generally may be satisfactory. Even
though proper safeguards were taken
the shipments made during extremely
hat weather frequently arrived in an
oily and unsatisfactory condition.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1921-06-04
.SE||FP | ING BUTTER
BY PARCEL POST.

Parcel post shipments of butter "a,
likely to be subjected to conditions,
especially during the summer. which
may cause deterioration and injure
the quality of the butter. y.
1t is highly desirable, say special
lists of the United States Department
Of Agriculture, that every possible
precaution be taken before shipment.
Particularly is this true OF farm.made
butter. because conditions affecting
its quality and condition usually can
not be controlled as easily as in
creameries. Farm-made butter, how
ever, should be marketed just as sat-
isfactorily as creamery-made butter
when 1t Is properly made and prepary
ed for shipment. ,s ,sars
Cleanliness lie Most Important e.,
1t is necessary to maintain proper
conditions in the care of the milk and
cream and the making of butter II q
marketable product is to be produced
Too much Importance, It is sand, can
not be given to maintaining clearly
conditions in the stable and in other
places where the milk, cream, or but
ter are produced or kept, for they abb
sorb odors and spoil very quickly. 1t
is important, too, that these products
be kept in cool place. High tenn.
peratures should always, be avoided.
as they produce q soft, oily; condition
Of the butter which is undesirable.
In manufacturing butter on the
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1921-06-04

farm l0t IN ;SsfSctosy tAes hattarniak
must - reInoysd Snd 1SSaod oSt. SSd
the psoSer anSount 81 Salf mast Be- h
corporated sfenly. Fraanaatly rAr.
cskRS = 6lil aents . Am iSutthr gre
unsaliS hfSliy ) to St1 k8S1SN
proper methods we're not Led h max
Ing It. and the QNAlity ard condition
q the butttR; thereby injured behcrS IL
vas ShipRed. For ths S8sIsfActlon Of
customers tits important that mi
form quality Of butter Be produced.
Methods used in preparing butter
Tor parcel post shipping depend large
u upon the local conditions and style
Of package used. To insure delivery
In the best possible state, butter, az
ter being packed o rprinted and placed
In cartons. should be chilled or hard
ened thoroughly before It Is shipped.
One Of the most satisfactory ways
OF preparing butter for shipment is In
regular one-pound prints, the stand
ard print measuring 2kx2lx4k In
;ches. Every print should be neatly
wrapped In regular butter parchment
or paper. Ascend thickness OF such
paper has been found to add material
ly to tho carrying possibility of the
butter. Waxed paper may be used
for the second wrapping. As a fur
Their protection to the print, it should
be placed in heavy manila paraffin
Cations, which may be obtained from
folding paper box companies, either
plain or printed as a. stoc'- carton or
with q special privat@ cara.
Packages That Protec. Against Heat
Corrugated fiber.board shipping
containers OF various sizes may be
obtained for shipping une-pound
prints Of butter. These boxes or, cor
tanners practically insulate the butter
and furnish much protection against
heat. Further protection may be OBJ
tanned by wrapping the container in
stout wrapping paper. The whole
should be tied. securely with a strong
cord. In tying the Irvine it should be
drawn tightly around the package so
as to insure its proper carriage. Not
infrequently packages are broken
open or otherwise damaged because
they are insecurity tied. The CORFU
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1921-06-04
ROOSEVELT PAID HIGH
TRIBUTE TO STEEAIlsSON

I. p. D Il y -
Theodore Roosevelt ,6aid 20 et1cSns-
son, the famous Arctic explorer who n
to lecture at ChautauQua this year.
'Stafansso0, there are few men In the
world whom I envy, but you are one
OF them" So
Harpers' MagaGinS said recently /:
"All the worlds heroism has not been
concentrated on the battIeheIds during
the past years. While the war has en-
crossed the worlds attention, this ex-
plorer has dared and won important
bloodless battles against snow ana Ice
and darkness. For i've years VIlhtal-
muir Stefansson was extending the
boundaries Of the scientific world his
progress only guessed at by those who
waited eagerly for news of him. For
over year he was given ND for lost
until the good news Travelled south.
ward that he was stIn alive.
His success marks q new era In
Arctic explorations, Like great MILL
tary commander, Stefansson has
solved the problem Of supplies. Here
tofore explorers have been limited In
their trips by the amount Of food they
could carry-depending. upon eating
their dogs on their return. Stefansson,
travelling with a minimum Of proyi-
sions, has lived on the land for months
and returned with his entire crew OF
dogs In good health.
"He has explored and sounded 1Oo,-
600 square miles Of the Polar seas and
has discovered new lands which VIII
alter the map. In recos. ton of this
service to the world. Sfefansson has
already been awarded gold medals by
ali the American Geographical So.
cieties." ......,....