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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
THE SEVEN AGES

Shakespeare's seven ages of man
kind made no reference to the mum
Der who were cut off in their prime
by automobiles. If he had, suggests
the Stewart Warner Safety Council
it might have run something like
this parody on his famous lines:
At first the infant,
Killed by truck while in his nurses
arms,
And then the careless schoolboy with
his marbles,
Playing in the streets after his les
sons
Are over. And then the lover,
Absent-minded, walking with a box
of candy
Under his arm, to see his loved one,
Is struck by taxi and hurled to the
ground.
Next comes the gay young blood
Out for his evenings entertainment,
whom
Sixty miles an hour lands forty
years too soon
Upon a slab in some unfriendiy
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

, ments are Of the same high stand
ard, which will add greater push and
efficiency to the activities of the
splendid organization.
Herbert C. Hotaling, was re-elect-
ed secretary without opposition, and
no man is better qualified for the
position. 1t is by no means sin
ecure-its a job that nee a'sitates
constant work and it must be intel
ligent work to count for the most
and that's the only kind Mr.. Hotal-
ing knows how to deliver He was
formerly country newspaper pub
Usher, which accounts for his ability
to fit in anywhere that big things are
doing.
The association will devote good
share of it's time and money to adj
vertising the wonderful natural re-
sources of Minnesota, with a little
extra pressure on the states scenic
beauty. 1t will invite the tourist TO
come here and will show him what is
to be seen, and once that is accom-
plished Minnesota will take its place
as the leading tourist state" of the
nation. We have everything here
that any other state has, and many
things possessed by no other state
President Harper of the Arrow
head Association, gave it as his opin-
ion that the Ten Thousand Lakes
Association should have at least two
hundred thousand dollars to use in its
work of advertising the state, and
the sum seems little enough-consid.
ering the millions that are spent an
nually by other states for the same
purpose. But we can, do more with
dollar for advertising than any
other state can with hundred, he.
cause every person who visits Min
nesota becomes walking and talk
ing advertisement.
Florida has built up great and
rich cities with the tourist trade, al
most alone, and California has done
the same thing, and neither has as
much to offer as Minnesota. The
association believes that with judi
cious advertising, coupled with the
right kind of hustling by the right
kind of people, it can show Florida
and California a few things that
will be new to them.
And we have the faith it can do
it.-Hibbing News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

JUDGE SHUTS THE DOOR!

Again has Judge l. M. Olsen
proven himself adequate to stu
alton. Many complaints had been
made relative to certain Saint
Peter bulIalng in when 1t was alleg
ed by many citizens nuisance
was maintained. In the parlance of
law nuisance" these days means
a place where liquor is dispensed
more or less freely and for price
sometimes several prices! By the
processes of law complaint charging
both the tenant and the owners of
the building with this nuisance was
brought before Judge Olsen and he
straightway issued temporary in
junction, closing the building up
tighter than stingy mans purse
when the collection plate comes
around. There will be hearing
January 4th and the building may or
may not be opened, according to what
is proved about the alleged sale Of
LIQUOR there. However, we like
Judge Olsen's way of slamming the
door shut. His action was without
precedent at that, this being the frs
time such ruling had been made eff
fecting the Sanity City of Nicollet
County. Would that every building
in whatever town it may be, that is
trying to Nuisance" that town and
get away with it, may be thus clos
ed and the door nailed fast until the
owners learn that American law Is
not to be triffled with!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
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THE DEBT OF WEALTH
NJ o MATTER what a man ha

NJ o NATTER what a man has
N of wealth or power, whether
4 it be large or small, the pos
session of it makes him debtor to
his generation. The artist does not
paint for his own satisfaction, the sing
er does not sing for her own enter
tainment, the preacher does not
preach for his own edification, and by
the same tokens the citizen does not
exercise his franchise for his own sell
fish interests, nor should the captain
of industry or the laborer at his
work prosecute his daily tasks that
he may acquire means to be used SOLE
ly for his own selfish desires. Ev-
eryone has something that someone
else needs and must have. Anything
that we posses Of wealth, talent or
genius, that will in any wise enrich
the world or our neighbor, must be
brought into service. There are rich
poor men and poor rich men. The
former have so deadened their emo
tons and finer impulses as to rem
der their hearts as stone. The lat
ter have so used the few or small
gifts they have as to make them val
liable. DR.. James E. Freeman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

Never be overawed by advice. Prac.
tically all great successes have beer
achieved by men who got all the ad
vice they could, listened to it pa.
tiently, and then made up their owl
minds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
BRINGING THE OCEAN TO MIN
NESOTA
(St. Paul Daily NeWs)

(SC. raul Ddlly NeWS)
Sound sense permeates the plan
which J. F. Reed, president of the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation,
makes in behalf of the Great Lakes
st. Lawrence tidewater project.
Unless this great improvement Is
brought about before long, he says,
the northwest must go back to its
conditions as of 1900 because its
principal need now is cheap trans
portation.
Both the farmer and the manufac-
turer in this section of the country
need a reduction in the transportation
rates which now discriminate against
them. The former must have his
market brought nearer and the lat
ter have the cost of carrying his
raw materials and manufactured pro-
ducts reduced.
Mr.. Reed estimates that if this
tidewater project were completed and
ships could move from the head Of
the lakes to the ocean the cost of
the lakes to the seaboard would be
cut five cents a bushel while meats
and dairy products would be half a
cent a pound less.
This saving when the amount Of
wheat, meat and dairy products is
considered means million of dollars
now being needlessly spent for trans
portation while a natural waterway
lies neglected.
For these and other reasons Mr..
Reed urges prompt action by the tide
water congress which convenes in St.
Paul January and 6. His appeal
deserves such response, for it Is
based on reason.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
Preparing For
Big Campaign

The Minnesota Ten Thousand Lakes
Association at its annual meeting
held recently in Saint Paul started
things for a greater program of ac-
tivities, and the first move was the
addition of fourteen directors from
various parts Of the state. Hibbing
was honored by the selection Of w.
A. Remington, one Of the foremost
young business men Of the Arrow
head Country. The other appoint
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
WEEK END EXCURSION FARES
VIA THE M. & ST. L. r. r.

Tickets at one fare plus Is cents
will be on sale for all trains Of each
Friday and Saturday and for trains
passing selling station before 1000
A. M. of each Sunday. Final return
limit to leave destination before
midnight of following Monday.
Rates apply between all points on
the M. & st. L. r. r. One-haf fare
for children between ages Of 8 and
IL. Minimum adult fare 80 cents.
See ag.nt for full particulars.
-1-~ lists.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

morgue.
And then the banker, full of world
ly pride and honors,
Jay-walks across the street between
two mighty deals of finance.
And wakes to find Saint Peter quiz
zing him.
Next, the family man, with years up
on him,
Confused and jostled in the crowd,
Missteps, and dies amid thanksgiving
That his last premium was paid UP.
And last, hoary age, tottering and
feeble,
Perhaps with crutch, or eye too dim
med with time,
An easy victim for some selfish mo-
torist,
Sans care, sans thought, sans skill,
sans everything-but speed"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30
YOUR WORLD

It's a gay old world when you're gay
And glad old world when you're
glad;
But whether you play
Or go toiling away,
It's a sad old world when you're sad.
It's a grand old world if you're
great,
And a mean old world if you're
small;
It's world full of hate
For the foolish who pirate
Of the uselessness of it all.
It's a beautiful world to see,
Or it's dismal in every zone;
The thing it must be
In it's gloom or glee
Depends on yourself alone.
Our idea of a perfectly futile and
foolish Christmas gift is pair of
carriers for a college freshman.
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Three hunters at Thief River Falls
were fined fifty dollars for shooting
deer out of season. Guess that
is making deer meat dear!
I IT
Auto license tags-income tax re-
ports-March first coming-and still
our friends have nerve enough to wish
us A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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We have never discovered anything
more deadly dull than reading, the
day after Christmas, the exchanges
that were printed the day before
Christmas.
1T
Of all sad words Of tongue or pen
are these: December 28th; Dear
Sir: Your account at our bank is
overdrawn 1896. Please take care
of this at once"
49,
August Erickson in the Springfield
Advance says the citizens of Martin
County should unite and "Let Day
light into the State Senate" A rot
ton pun but it makes pretty good
sense at that.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

tically all great successes have been
achieved by men who got all the ad
vice they could, listened to it pa
tiently, and then made up their own
minds.
! /
/ On the Christmas card the editor
/ received from Bob Forest was in
scribed in Bob's own masculine CHR
/ ography "Be good and you will be
happyw Now we wonder who told
Bob that!
-
Just a little caution, just little
care, would reduce to a minimum
the traffic accidents in this country
A few second of hesitation, minute
of waiting, would eliminate more than
80 per cent of the accidents of this
kind.-Minneota Mascot.
IT
/ 1t has been said that large num-
Der of impossible things have been
done by fools who didn't have sens,
enough to see that the things were
impossible and went ahead and di |
them. And some of our foremost
discoveries have come about through
the martyrdom of fools.
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Three Minnesota congressman,
Kvale, Carss and Wefald, voted
against the proposed tax reduction
bill before Congress last week. We
hope they have a good alibi all ready
to give the many constituents who
are bound to poke about trying to
find a reason for such a vote.
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"a highway robber is more de-
sirable in any community than a
bootlegger," declares DR.. E. c. Horn
of Fairmont. He probably believes
that one who takes your wealth
causes you less suffering than one
that takes your health, life, eye
sight or moral welfare.-Owatonna
Journal Chronicle.
ftf
"Wanted-Brains in the Pulpit" is
the caption under which the current
number of the Literary Digest discus
ses DIR. Nicholas Murray Buffers re-
cent address. It's fair discussion
of one side Of the question. But the
Digest forgets to add that little
occupancy of the pews and a little
normal understanding from that an
gle would help the situation consider
ably.
1T /
We agree with The st. James In
dependent that the crime wave which
has been sweeping over this country
of late is due to the lack of individ-
ual responsibility and the tendency
to live beyond our means. 1t is I'M
reasonable to attribute this condi
ton to the World War because we
had crime waves before we had war.
A reawakening Of moral response
bility on the part of the individual is
what is needed in the country today.
| Olivia Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

In its natural process Of evolution
the world slowly becomes better IL
spite of all reformers can do.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

In every family there is one called
Honey" This is the one that doesn't
start the fires.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-12-30

New York is so big that nasty
trial doesn't affect the legitimate
show business.
It's hard world. By the time
you're old enough not to believe in
Santa, you begin to get bedroom slip
pers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-26
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
By DOCTOR FRANK CRANE
Dress and Look Slender

A BOOK has come entitled = Dress and LOOK
IN SLENDER by Jane Warren Wells. 1t is from the
4 = Women's Institute of Scranton, Pa and suspect
that Wells is the pen-name for one connected Win tna
institute =,
But anyway it is good book Everyone cannot be sien
der but everyone can look senderer than she is.
Fat is the of most people, it is the thing tnat all
women dread this book gives very good sugges
tons on how to appear thin. -,
It is ali matter of lines apparently. Long, straight
lines give you thr and tall appearance and cross lines
make you and dumpy Dresses therefore that are
planned parallel vertical lines best for feshy person
There are many tricks that be played by those VINO
want to slender They all depend optical Illusion
slender may actually appear stout by fang 10
dress in accordance with these Illusions ana conversely
stout woman appear slender.
Attention should be directed to all details such, fof
instance as walking. Some people walk as though they
weighed thousand pounds and people are hight on
their 1t is important not to let the body slump down.
Exercises found that cultivate grace and ease OF
motion It good pan when you doing the house
work and nobody around looking to turn on the music
and do busting music 1t gives grace OF movement
The stout warned not to stand with ner Ieet
apart akmbo She should make practice Oh
keeping her hands comfortably in front of her.
She should not her Two fat arms can look
like four if you not careful
She should bend and do number OF other ex
ercises to keep herself timber.
She should stand up straight like soldier Most fat
women slump down. emphasizing their faness Ihey shoud
hold the head high and the chin up
Among necklaces that slender and wellmade
NAV help stout with her collar lne and slender1ze
her face heavy crystals and fat beads are liable to make
her look fleshier than she is.
Rio folk must keep away from babyshness and learn to
stand their two feet and look SraghC anead oWdu
the goal of Slenderness. -
made to look heavy rings Earrings widen the
graceful fan helps and fat fingers shortened ana
face but they may be appropriate and graceful
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-26

You imbued with the idea of making lot of
quickly that not giving proper attention
your everyday job.
You have heard of who acquired fortunes in few
months making than you expect your entire life at
the present job
So you disgused with your daily job You think
is waste of time
Then you begin 20 dream and your work suffers.
When you balance up those who made money fast and
then lost it, with those who made slower, seader climb
the balance is in favor of slower surer progress.
Perhaps you have accumulated little bunch of money
by faithful work and slow savings and you tired
wealth faster. That is when you
be for the land sharks the bond sellers and the
rich-quck promoters. if you don keep your head level
Some natural buyers and sellers. farsghed keen
and cool calculating. your work has made you
this sort watch out.
Plug along at what you accustomed to, rather than
fatten the other plow with your hard earned dollars
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-26
GARRETT P. SERVISS ON SUN
WORSHIP
With Sun Worship Was Connected Whatever AS
Economical Lore Priests Had Been Able to Collect

the curious ceremonies Of the
"Feux de st. jean" which occur
yearly in the VOsges on the night
of June "a, which is the day of
that saint, and is close to the
summer solstice.
These ceremonies consist of the
illumination of fires on the noun
tains. and simultaneously in The
valleys at their feet, where one
Of the most characteristic per-
formances Is that of pairs of
young men and girls just arrived
at the age Of twenty, taking one
another by the hand. and, in the
presence of the spectators in the.
street or square of a village, leap
ing together over a pile Of flam-
ing sticks. On Christmas night,
too. fires are illuminated on these
mountains.
To such innocent and amusing
-fetes have declined the ancient
ceremonies in honor of the sun
god, whose priests once swayed
the multitude with all the mys-
teries of a nature religion,
whose main principles were the
same in all parts of the antique
world.
Astronomical Lore
With sun-w worship was inevi-
tably connected whatever astro-
nomical lore the priests had been
able to collect by primitive OBJ
servations Of the heavenly bodies,
mingled with naturalistic super
stition based upon ignorance and
Imagination. But there were GER
tain real phenomena. periodic in
character, and Of great practical
Importance. that served to guide
the times and seasons of these
practices.
The annual swinging of the sun
alternately southwark and north
ward, whereby summer and win
ter are caused to chase contiuu-
ally upon one another's heels. is
marked by the recurrence of the
eduinoXes and the SOlstices. which
the slightest attention to the po-
sition Of the sun in the sky
makes evident.
To this day the VosgNan noun
taineers note that at the summer
solstice, on the summit of the
'baIlons" or mountains Of Belus,
the lingering evening twilight
hardly fades from the northwest
ern sky before the first faint
glimmer Of the morning dawn is
IyerCpDtihlp in the nOrtheaSH
Thus the march of the sun-god,
so mysterious to his ancient wor-
shippers, when the luminous sig
nails of his progress around the
horizon thrilled them with awe,
continues today to attract the
eyes of those who climb TO the
summit Of his abandoned noun
tain affairs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-26
SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

What is remote and difficult of
success we are apt to overrate
what is really best for us lies
always within our reach, though
often ook.-Longfellow.
He that climbs the tall tree has
won right to the fruit;
He that leaps the wide gulf
should prevail in his suit.
Scott.
The greatest of faults is to be
conscious of none.-Carlyle.
A man should always allow his
fears 10 rise to tneIr highest pos
sble pitch. and then some con-
ISOLATION or other will suddenly
fall, like a warm raindrop upon
his hearr.-Richter.
When we read a wise maxim
we think how aptly it applies To
some friend. There are maximS
that apply to ourselves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-26
By Garrett p. Serviss
Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics of Popular
Interest

Scientific Topics Of Popular
Interest
THE highest peaks in the Vosges
Il Mountains are called bal
Ions" There is for instance, the
"Ballon d'Alsace." the Grand Bal
lon" the Petit Ballon." The
name "ballon" is also applied to a
considerable number Of lower
SUBMITS.
The stranger, hearing these
names. and remembering the nat
ural tendency to designate re-
markable mountains with some
reference to their individual
forms. expects to see these emf
nences in the Vosges present in
their outlines more or less resem-
blance to inflated balloons, or
hemispherical domes. But he is
surprised to find that the bal
looms" are, in reality, shaped more
like pyramids, or lofty table tops,
while other. SUBMITS in the same
mountains which do really re-
semble swelling domes, bear
names having no reference to
their striking forms.
The explanation is full Of in
terest, and carries US back to
the mysterious origins Of the
great race of the Celts. 1t seems,
according To M. Charles Grad, an
"Ballon," which should rather be
spelled "balon," is derived from
the ancient name of the Celtic
sun-god "Belus," or "Belen. Al
satiana who speak a German dia-
lect called the Grand Ballon Bel
chem" "Belche," or 'Belichca.
Latin writer's called it "Belus' or
"Belem.'
The name is found in neighbor-
ing mountain regions where the
Celts inhabited. Thus there Is
mountain named "Belchen' in me
Black Forest, and one named
"Belch" in the Jura. All or these
names seem to have a single
root, which in French dialect has
become "balon," and IN German
dialect "belch.'
Worship Of Belus
Now, archaeologists say that
there is evidence that these sum-
mits were formerly consecratel 10
the worship of Belus. Many
monuments in the farm Of stone
affairs, inscriptions, standing
stones, etc, give testimony to
support this statement.
An impressive indication Of the
way in which human beliefs and
superstitions continue to hover for
ages like persistent mists over
the places and regions where
they onca found expression in out
ward pr%ctices, Is furnished by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-26
PROPER
GREETING
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
II While visiting, I was intro
duced to young man at a
friends home AS was first
to take leave, will you kindly
tell me what 1 should have said
in the way of acknowledging the
introduction?
(2) While at a party, was
introduced to number of people
while walking around the room
with the hostess. AS l found
this manner of introduction rath-
err embarrassing, would very
much appreciate to know if there
is a more gracious manner of be-
ing introduced. G. G.
Win you permit me to correct
the wording of your Question?
One of the first things to re-
member about intrOductions is
that the gentleman is presented
to the lady. Therefore, your
question should read: "A young
man was presented to me-"
In acknowledging an introduc-
ton, the phrase, How do you
do?" Is the accepted thing to
say. The one who leaves first,
whether the lady or gentleman.
may say, If he or she wishes,
"Good-by, am very glad to have
met you" And. if especial en-
thusiasm Is to be registered, this
addition may be made: II hope
that 1 am to see you again very
soon"
(2) I agree with you that it
is very embarrassing to be led
around the room and introduced
in the manner that you de-
scribe. 1t is never good form
for hostess to do this, Instead.
she should introduce you to some
of the friends standing near her
when you arrive. and not at
tempt to introduce each guest
to everybody in the room. The
few introductiOns that she makes
spreads" and one friend intro
duces another. And. also, as
matter of fact, the fact that the
friends are all gathered to-
gether in the house of the hostess
constitutes, 10 most hostesseS
and guests, an introduction.
Mrs. Beeckman will be glad
to answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readeTS.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-26

TOWARDS die many times be-
" fore their deaths;
The valiant never taste or death
but once.
OF all the wonders that yet
have heard,
It seems to me most strange that
men should fear;
Seeing. that death necessary
end,
VIII come, when it will come.
Shakespeare.
Belief consists IN accepting the
affirmations of the soul; unbel1ef
in denying them.-Emerson.
If time is precious. no book
that will not improve by repeated
readings deserves TO be read at
an.-Carlyle.
The object of punishment is
prevention from evil; it never
can be made. impulsive to good.
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