The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-01-05


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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., says it is hard to
be rich mans son. For two good reasons
we'll have to take Cornelius word for it.
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We not giving advice about the making
of New Years resolutions. 1t is the privilege
Ief everyone to make and break he fit.
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A Scotch girl lost her ball in the river.
She fished for it and brought up an oyster con-
tanning five hundred dollar pearl. Sometimes
lit pays to be Scotch.
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eff ST. Paul and Minneapolis can settle their
petty jealousies around the banquet table, there
should be little to hinder perfect world peace.
Charles Dllman in Blue Earth Post.
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The affair down near Mankato the other day
suggests the thought that, in most cases, it is
the coward who does the shooting. The fact
that person is scared is no excuse for using a
gun so long as ample means of escape is at hand
Jas was the case in this characterization Press.
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Since the State of Minnesota took over con-
troll of the highways in 1921, 1872 grade crossings
have been eliminated Still lot of fools insist
in getting themselves killed at some of the re-
many things but it can't furnish brains.-Worth-
ington Globe.
The postmaster general urges the newspa-
pers to tell the people lot about the depart
ment, but when the publishers of the country
asked the postmaster general to do something he
could not hear worth darn. Neither can we,"
snaps Scott Swisher of The LIE Sueur Center
Leader.
Years ago young man drove delivery
wagon for $1,000 week. He climbed the heights
and became the foremost philanthropist of Phila-
delphia. Friends wanted him to run for Mayor.
He laughed and said: "Me run for Mayor? Not
a thought of it. When they want to hand me
title just let them call me A Citizen of America.
That's good enough for me-" His city has just
buried this great American citizen, Jules E.
observation-disclosures w. Va. Democrat.
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Education can only make man at home
%er from IS Most
tion ignores the physical basis Of. life. We
World to that inR to ae
ton. We have considered the Brain as the
the other and most important implement Of
ns ns too the bana ons Togt With sb the
malzing balance of hand work. Henry Ford.
However much we may agree with Henry
what constitutes a really good car, few of us will
question his correct estimate of the elements of
a good education.
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group of merchants in GAINESVILLE, Wis
consn, made a survey of the GAINESVILLE trade
territory and found that 86.7 per cent of all the
persons answering their questionaires read the
advertisements of the merchants in the local
newspapers regularly They also found that only
% per cent of the residents of GAINESVILLE admit
ted that they read with any advertising
which was sent them through the mails. These
figures correspond with those obtained by The
News in a survey conducted about five years
ago. The wise merchant knows where to invest
his advertising dollar when he wants it to do the
most work-Northfield News.
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We wouldn't give two cents for man or
woman working for firm who could not get the
habit of saying, "our" when speaking of that
particular firm. One of the real pleasures of
the newspaper business, which by the way, has
plenty of griefs too, is the fact that never yet
have We published or worked on paper where
every employee did not take an active interest
and show loyalty to that paper. No matter
whether 1t be newspaper, grocery store or
garage, the employee who does not feel interest
ed enough to say "our" or 1--WE" is not worth
a great deal as an employee. Window Citizen.
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Maybe this story told in recent issue of
the Dearborn Independent gives us an insight
into the very beginning of Boys and Girls Club
work:
Sixteen years ago Virgil Himelick who
lived Summitville, Indiana, brought home
to his fathers farm quart of yellow corn
which had been given him at school. With it
he intended to raise some prize winning
But his father frowned the proposition and
1t was only after much persuasion he was per-
mitted to plant his seed on the farm. Today
that quart of corn has grown into business
profitable that it requires immense
building, three stories high, which is capable
of holding 1000 bushels Of The first
crop of Virgirs contained a yellow
which won the prize offered by the school for
the best of in that district. This
success spurred the lad to do better next
year. Each year his corn took prizes and be-
came known in surrounding counties and
eventually throughout the Middle West.
Finally other growers showing at county fairs
far outdistanced by the boy that they
refused enter their product Virgil
exhibits. in state and international shows and
. nas .Ia3ny prizes to his credit Seed
-. sayers. We're attracted by his success and
great has this business grown that additional
building Ei1st be .erected to care for the seed.