The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-12-21

A MERICAS stocking is still empty from the ankle
~ to the top but compared with the empty sock
that Imply decorated the hearth last Christmas,
it looks like quite sockful Let's consider of
the things that have been slipped into it in 1885,
Down ait the toe somewhere is saner, sounder
banking systems one that recognizes than ever
that the depostor the money he places in bank
ing institutions that could withstand considerably
more of test than the old one folded up under.
Near the top that is the ankle, is the Civil
Works administration that has put millions of men
back to work. millions of dollars in circulation and
brought thousands of needed improvements. Many
Christmas would have been just cold, hungry day
without this gift.
Nearer the toe is the Civilian Conservation corps
which has meant heathfu useful work for thousands
of youths has saved and improved thousands of
of timber land has brought $25 per month into thous
ands of needy homes relieving financial strain both
on individuals and public funds.
Then there is the National Recovery act, not an
unmixed blessing to employers and consumers but a
real blessing children employed in factories, to mil
lions in the nation to whom it has meant higher wages
and most of all to persons who through it received
permanent employment.
Again there is the Public works administration,
unweldy but surprisingly free from "'pork barrer
charges and slowly doing its part
Federal intervention in criminal cases, particular
ly kidnapping is important package in the nations
sock Protection of investors through the securities
act and many other such comparative trinkets help
make the stockings contents worthwhile
The farmers Christmas package is mentioned last
because it is the most important here. His Christmas
present for years has been lower prices bigger mort
cages and false hopes. His gift this year is best ap-
preciated by comparison with last years. Corn last
January brought IL cents and even less in Redwood
Falls Today loans of As per bushe promised
and the market price 33 cents or better Oats worth
eight cents last year, was quoted at 26 in Redwood
Falls Tuesday Wheat is up from 40 cents to SO and
allotment payments are due. Flax was 80 cents or
less wear ago. Tuesday it worth $1.54. Barley
cattle hogs eggs and buterfat do not share this re-
turn toward prosperity, however
The holiday season is the ideal time to take stock
of what has been done and what is being DONE We are
not contendng that prosperity here but do claim
that only the blind can say: Nothing has been done
and times worse.
Two volumes of amusing "boners,' compiled from
students examination papers, nave been puoisheo re-
Gently A few samples follow:
Acrmony sometimes called holy, is another name
for marriage.
The government of England is a limited mockery.
In Christianity man can have only one VIE.
This is called monotony-
Jacob son of Isaac stole his brothers birthmark.
Climate lasts all the time. But weather only Tor
a few days.
The letters M D. signify mentally deficient.
A census taker is man who goes from house 10
house increasing the population
Iongfellow was born in Maine while his parents
were travelling on the continent. He made many ias'
friends: among the fastest Were Aice ana rhoeDe