The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-07-11

Probably OF nothing else except aviation is
it truly said that at isn't the first cost, it's
the upkeep."
One of the great needs of the present politi-
cal campaigns of all parties are some brand new
terms for denouncing corruption.
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1t has been said that one of the best WAYS
to start to clean up million is to get a Job
washing dishes in restaurant
It's none of our business if you are pessi-
mist. We merely suggest that if you don't want
to be popular it's all right for you to be pessi-
mist.
The little poem published for your pleasure
this week is one of the best of the authors in
cluded in her most recent book "The Ancient
Beautiful Things"
Louisa M. Alcott's spirit must be much dis
turbed at the announcement that "Amelia Ear
hart is very much the old-fashioned girl" I'm
agine Louisa's heroine in the clothes Amelia
wears!
Al Smith may be destined to take the name
of Smith out of the rather commonplace position
it has heretofore occupied. But there are quite
a number of us who are not going to help him
in this noble effort.
Some Photographer looked at his grease
blackened hands as he drove his car from the
garage and then wrote this: "Hell, for garage
mechanics will be land of abundant grease and
no steering wheels on which to wipe it," Ex
act-ly
The days of the horse thief are in the past.
but the cattle thief still functions. The latest
depreciation in that line was committed by a
woman in Montana. 1t has been truly said that
women are nowadays competing with men in all
activities.
Arthur Brisbane who is all for having ev-
erybody own at least one automobile and maybe
two, says mo car, wisely used, ever made any
man poor" We suspect that to use car "wise-
~" one leaves it in the garage about three
thirds of the time taking it out for brief stroll
on Sunday afternoon perhaps.
Election judges are sometimes an intellect
ual lot. For instance in the primary election in
one township in Pipestone county the voters
were each given two ballots, republican one
and farmer-labor one. They ali used them
both! This made it necessary to throw out all
the votes of that township. The American
knowledge concerning the mechanics of govern
ment is a strange and wonderful thing
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/ When Jean H. Lussier made his successful
trip over Niagara last week it recalled to the
world the fact that the first person to conquer
the famous Falls was woman. Mrs. Annie Ed
son Taylor made the first trip over, in an oaken
barrel, in 1901. She died in loneliness and pow
erty-in public infirmary years after her stu
pendous feat. So slight thing is fame!
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Here's a playful little episode recounted
among the several thousand practical Jokes that
| have ended disastrously:
William Ingram, 40 years old, of
New Jersey, is in hospital with his
teeth blasted away, the victim of
Fourth of July prank. While he sat
asleep on the porch of his home, pre-
sumably with his mouth agape, a practi-
cal joker thrust large firecracker be-
tween his teeth, lighting the fuse and
fled
| Some folks think the immigration laws of
the United States are entirely too stringent even
eHOuSu tHSy PERMIT close 10 0UUUUU 1Ofelgn-D dorm
to come in each year. That is certainly as large
number as the country can assimilate, employ
and make happy. We think it is even too swift
an influx for the making of the very best citizens
Right now there are more than seven millions un-
naturalized citizens within our gates. That is
few million too many. The process of citizen
making cannot be hurried but it would be well
if the average of non-citizens could be decreased
instead Of increased.
The state has been full Of teachers for a
week or two and many from distance will stay
on in Minnesota for several weeks of vacation.
With their coming has come much revival of the
old question as to whether married women shall
or shall not be permitted to teach. That is
really q non-essential consideration. The main
point is, is woman good teacher, has she the
personality which inspires the pupils under her
to grow and progress. IF she has these qualities
| it matters little whether she is married or sin
gle, old or young. In fact these things matter
no more with her than they do with the employ
ment of her brother teacher providing he has the