The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-06-16

One of the punning Scotchman of the city in
sists that most of the weather jokes these day
are "dry" jokes.
49,
"A giraffe is worth $500 in a ZOO" May b
but he isn't worth twenty fifth as mucl
as good Missouri mule when it comes to drag
ging pillow. Value lies pretty much in the view
point after all.
The State American Legion is advocating Al
American flag in every school house in tn,
state. We didn't suppose there was such thins
as school room without such an emblem of it,
patriotism. We wonder how many Redwood
County schools would be found lacking
IT i
AT some time in our lives every human be.
ing is forced to drive that hardest of all bar
gains-the bargain with conditions And often
it is extremely difficult to make the trade we
want to for ourselves. That is what spells sue
cess-some of us make better bargain than
others of us can.
49,
A downstate newspaper brought us up with
a snap the other day because we referred to
Mayor Leach as young man and we got out
of the sputtering that the doughty mayor is 40
l.
He is six or seven years older than Governor
Christensen, but not nearly as wse-Hibbing
Daily News
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Charles Babcock is wonderful highway en-
gineer but he couldn't have built single mile of
Minnesota's wonderful highways if the automo-
bilists and other taxpayers hadn't helped him by
furnishing the funds. That's our idea of coop.
Grafton; Charles brains plus our money equals
the best highway system in the United States.
Let's continue en- our way
IT !
Money spent trying to maintain an air mail
service between the Twin Cities and Chicago coul,
be put to better use building roads right here on
earth. But, like the scheme of the government
printing and furnishing envelopes, there is a
nice, Big fat graft in the proposition, therefore
1T will find plenty Of boosters With the graft
feature eliminated the promoters would not give
a wAoo1 whether mail was carried by arship or
by OK team.-Le Sueur Herald.
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When we people get to the point of worry.
ing about what is done at the primaries in Penn,
sylvanla or Iowa or South Dakota or some
other state it is time we stopped and considered /,
is quite capable of making up her |
own political mind and of voting it. No other |
state can possibly be an indicator of her mood
or her needs. Therefore what has happened at |
various other state primaries need not in anv
way be considered by Minnesotans when thew 90
% the polls next Monday. 1t would be pity if |
he voters of the state permitted conditions and
elsewhere to govern their vote
action. 1t will also be much more of a pity
they do not understand their own conditions
md circumstances before casting said vote.
IT II
"Be Yourself" isn't such an idle suggestion
IS 1t at first may appear when today you hear
he expression on every corner. Being yourself
aeans that you aren't affected. 1t means that
'ou are human and thoughtful and praiseworthy
nd just; at least that is what you and think
means and that is what it should mean When
We forget ourselves we are told: "Be yourself"
The next time someone tells you that, if he is 10
arrest, check yourself up and see in what quail
~ you are lacking and cultivate that quality
We like to be known for all these good qualities
is pretty safe statement to make, when We
re told: BE yourself" that at least for the tirae
eing we have forgotten ourselves and need ii
ew supply of the milk of human kindness, Of
houghtfulness, of praiseworthiness and of jus.
ice. "Be yourself BY Edw. F. Flynn, Directa.
'ubic Relations. Great Nathern Railway.
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When fellow sits back comfortably
and reads the announcements in the
newspapers of the army Of nurses that
are being turned loose upon the country
by training schools for nurses he Won
ders how in creation they all manage to
find work. Possibly supply in excess Of
the demand IL taken care of by marriage.
The advantages they have acquired in
training school gives them an advantage
over their less fortunate sisters IN the
matrimonial arena.-Mankato Herald
If Oliver Duane, the editor of the Herald,
ven happens to be good and sick he'll find ort l.
nat there is no over supply of good trained
urses. He'll find that it is not any easy mat
er to find one of these "angels of mercy" both
ompetent and unemployed Don't urge the
iris to marry themselves off-they are needed
18th lot like them. Any physician who
truggles with the problem of helping his pa
tents find skillful nurses knows that there is no
UGH thing an over-supply.
49,
The primary law should be amended so as
0 prevent more than two candidates running for
he nomination in state congressional end
contests. This could be done by first