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The Washington times., 1936-03-31

old enough to know better and
I'd had plenty of enlightening
hard knocks, but still harbored
the delusion that God had made
me on a special mold. I thought
I saw beauty and felt uglineSs
where common people did not see
or feel them. thought that /,
alone, was puzzled by the mystery
Of life.
Well, maybe a few other Choice
Souls like Socrates and King
Solomon and Bernard Shaw had
noticed it. But privately I was
convinced that, in certain mat
ters, I had the bulge on even
them.
So naturally I was all pre-
pared to Write Down To the
proletariat in easy, one-Syllable
words and ideas, suited to their
feeble comprehension.
A SURPRISE
WE'LL started. And, stranger,
what a surprise was handed to
me!
For the first thing that hap
pens to you in a job like this is
about a million letters. Real
letters from real people in every
circumstance.
was prepared for the letters.
I had expected that most of
them would be written on cheap
paper. badly worded. They were.
I had also expected that most
of the writers would rant about
the Home Folks, rave about their
Sweeties, spill the beans on their
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ASSORTED FLAVORS

Another mistake which every
woman makes in the first year Of
marriage is that of regarding a
man as all ADULT.
A woman has not actually
reached middle-age until she stops
dressing to make the men want
to kiss her. and begins dressing
to make the women want to choke
her
When a woman really loves a
man. she is acutely conscious of
the faithleSSneSs he merely medi-
tates, but doesn't commit. And
that's the sort of unjust Sus-
picion" that NO man can stand
A man prefers light opera to
grand opera, just as he prefers
light women, who merely amuse
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By Edwin G.. Hill
BY T. E. Powers

hapS an elaborate double cross
when he lands in Paris or Berlin,
arouSeS no envy or curiosity.
They know all about wars, i'm
perial deStinieS, manifest deS-
TIMES, national debts, intrigue.
brasSknuckle diplomacy, unem-
ployment, welt politics, munitions,
ace-in-the-hole treaties and all the
rest of the panoply Of modern
state-craft.
They just let them ride through
on the 5:28, listening again for the
tinkle Of their peculiarly musical
COW bells on the beautiful Alpine
hillSideS.
The little principality Of 1850
peaceful souls is entirely Catholic.
They base their education first on
character and courtesy. They
treat visitors nicely, but they do
not encourage tourists to come.
They say their country would be
ruined if it were caught up in the
angry swirl Of the big world
around them.
THREE-MAN ARMY
Their language is German, their
antecedentS and culture prevail
ingly Austrian rather than Swiss.
They are proud Of their beautiful
waySide ShrineS.
Having time to do everything in
a thoroughly finished manner,
pacing their life more to the sea-
sons than the clocks, they went in
for postage stamp designing in a
big way. Their extraordinarily
beautiful artistry gave this tiny
contender the postage stamp
championship of the world. Col
lectorS all over the, world are
always on the hunt for Liechten-
stein stamps.
It is one of four peaceful little
countries in Europe, all safe and
inconSpicuouS. The others are
Andora, Monaco and San Marino.
They did not come by all this
magically and without struggle.
Ever since they were part Of the
Holy Roman Empire. in 1719, they
have been searching out the path
of wisdom and virtue. It's easy
going and benevolent Prince
Johann shares power with the
Landtag of is members, clecTed by
direct vote and universal suffrage.
In 1921, the prince handed the
country a constitution-not be-
cause it seemed very important, as
everybody was satisfied, but just
because it would be nice to offer
the letter as well as the spirit Of
freedom.
It's army consists Of three men.
They have pretty soft jobs, as
rarely do they have to contend
against anything more trying than
mischievouS children. There's lot
of singing and dancing going on,
and the people rejoice daily over
one happy circumstance. They
have no oil, coal, iron or colonies
to make their neighborS want to
drop bombs on them.
Copyright. 1896. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
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} ne1ghborS and probably ask me
a cure for warts.
They did.
But they also did something
else. an astonishing, humbling
something else
There tangled with the COM
mon words, the foolish fatheaded
ideas - were TIL OU G H T s l..
Thoughts that I had thought were
the select and special secret Of
my own soul. WiStful, lovely
thoughts written on paper
smeared with tenement house
grease.
Brave. generous thoug h t S.
signed with a number-from some
prison cell. Great Truths, search
ing questions, jotted down by
some "bindle stiff" resting in a
hobo jungle.
The hands that had written
those thoughts were bony with
hunger, reeking with cheap, deS-
perate perfume, once-at least
stiff with human blood.
HUMBLE HOPE
But the thoughts that struggled
to find expression under those
hands knew no limitation OF pain
or poverty, ignorance or shame.
They were the old, old cry of
the human soul--reaching toward
the Eternal Mystery.
They were your thoughts and
my thoughtS-the thoughts Of
Lincoln watching, helpless, through
the night-of Joan, burning at the
Stake-of Christ, hanging on the
cross.
Ignorance, poverty, social injus-
tice and the mischance Of birth
had stunted those bodies and
warped those brains so that they
could not translate thought into
normal action.
They could dream Of beauty and
truth and courage and decency,
but they could not live them.
But their dream was the same
as my dream-aS your dream
So I who had come to conde-
scend, perhaps to scott, remained
to marvel.
no longer think I'm different
from the Common Herd.
I only hope, humbly. that I'm
the same.
Copyright 1885, By King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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AMERICAN GIRLS WOULD CARE THESE BOOTS
The young girl above typical Of the maidens of Finland
supplying hot coffee to the Finnish soldier beside her. he
parently enjoys her company
Could you imagine American girl of any kind under
circumstances wearing boots Of this type? You imagine
what they weigh
This young belongs to patriotic organization Of the
women Of Finland numbering $4,000 active members
called the Lotta vaerd named for pucky young who
devoted herself to the welfare of soldiers when little Finland
fighting gigantic Russia in 10oS nearly 1So years ago.
Various Russian rulers have wanted gather in the little
country of Finland but the Fnn who combine courage with
the honesty that induces them alone pay their debts to the
United States have managed keep their independence against
heavy odds.
The solidarity of these boots the mans and the girls nd
Gates the solidarity of the Finnish character.
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Upside Down

Don't be unduly alarmed if you home and find your
wife standing her head
The Raw Deal won't necessarily have put her there.
She just be following the advice the National Beauty
Congress on how to develop beautiful hair =
Standing the head forces blood the scalp and
the trick.
also gddiness spots before the eyes, lame backs
and general wondering whether it's the trouble
But that won't stop the ladies from doing it.
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CREDIT DUE

The press relations section OF
the Navy is in a quandary.
During the recent flood a mum.
Der of Naval Reservists, operating
short-wave radio sets did valiant
duty. In many of the stricken
areas their privately maintained
stations were the only means Of
communication with the outside.
The Navy's press section decided
that it would be nice to give them
a little publicity and sent out a
comprehensive story to the press.
incidentally mentioning that they
were Naval ReserviStS.
The story was printed widely.
but in some mysterious manner
the story was attributed in about
eight cases out of ten to the War
Department and the radio oper-.
ators were described as Army
ReSerViStS.
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Marry-GO-Round
By Helen R01CI0nd

him, to grand women, whom he
can't understand.
Marriage is a habit. And the
married man who is always brag'
ging about the things he'd do
if he were single again, would
probably find himself begging
some girl to lead him back to the
altar in less than a month.
Marriage has changed in the
last decade. The bonds which
used to be steel-riveted and non
breakable are now as loose ana
flexible as a pair of last years
garterS.
Perhaps the reason why the
average man is not as neurotic
and temperamental as q woman.
is because he doesn't have to live
with anything as irritatingly sell
complacent as a man.
copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
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VIEWS VARY

Predictions of bumper crops
next year with consequent sur.
pluses and lower prices for the
farmer, which are now being made
by Secretary Of Agriculture Wal
lace and other adminiStrationists,
are seen by political opponents az
being mere high-pressure propa'
ganda to put over the new farm
program.
The substitute for the uncon-
stitutional AAA program isn't hav-
ing an easy way, and even when
it is in operation there is conSid-
erable doubt as to just how many
farmers will embrace it.
So, according to those who don't
see eye to eye with the present
dealers, Mr.. Wallace and his pals
are beating the Scare-drum.
They are, in effect. telling the
farmer that he had better get be-
hind the new program with every.
thing he has or the bottom will
drop out of his prices.
It is an effective approach and
also conveys the idea that only
the good of the farmer is sought
by the dealers.
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The Human Side of the News =

Perhaps this story should be
marked personal and confiden-
tial." 1t might put ideas into the
head of some leader of the Eu-
ropean snatch racket if it got over
seas. It has to do with a happy,
peaceful, prosperous little country
with no national debt, low taxes
and no crime or poverty.
Recently a secret investigator
for q group of alarmed Wall
Street financiers returned a re-
port, the salient advice of which
was whatever you do, remain in
conspicuous"
The tiny principality Of Liech-
tenStein-the happy valley of
RaSSelaS where nobody Starves -
learned this long ago. It lives and
thrives, tucked away in lovely
Swiss hills on the headwaters of
the German Rhine. It is an oasis
Of sanity and peace in the heart
Of desperate Europe.
It was in 1866 that Liechtenstein
Swore off war. Up to then it had
mixed in plenty of fighting, taking
on other bantamweight states
when it could manage to weigh in
fairly. After a disastrous and
costly encounter of that year, the
ruling prince retired to his chateau,
built like cuckoo clock, to smoke
his long-Stemmed pipe and think
things over.
Like old Prince Saionji of Japan,
he meditated in the clear air of
the mountaintop. He was his own
self-appointed brain trust and he
had had time to do lot of think
ing. He went down into the valley
and sum oned the leading
burghers.
'I've got what looks to me like
. hot idea," he said in effect.
"The trouble with q standing
army Is that it doesn't stand. 1t
marches. And it always marches
right into trouble. If any big
power wanted this country, or
anything we've got, they'd just
reach out and grab it. But we
aren't important enough to at
tract attention and, If we Just
mind our own business, they'll
leave us alone"
RESOURCES GUARDED
They can't put a country under
a cover slip and study it under a
microscope, the way they study a
germ. But as Euripides implied
when he spoke of the giant agony
of the world, perhaps some infini-
tesimal sample of justice and
peace may have meaning for the
larger world-pertinent in the
gigantic death struggle of Europe
intenSifying daily under the creep
ing LACK shadow of war.
The little republic not only made
peace with other states, but it
made peace with the good earth"
It began wise, patient. thoughtful
agriculture, safeguarding the soil,
growing fruit and vegetables, rails
ing blooded cattle, making butter
and cheese, putting fertilizer back
into the earth, treasuring and
using its land resources with care.
AS it cleaned its abundant har-
vests, educated its children and
paiG its debts, it saw five great
empires around it sink into the
ruin-the third empire Of France
and the German, Russian, Aus
trian and Ottoman empires. Only
with great caution did it venture
into outside trade, entering the
Swiss customs union.
Only after the full satisfaction
of all it's needs, with plenty of
provisions for reserves against
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same things.
Which state
ments are going
to come as a
rude shock to
certain Snooty
citiZe n S who
think they have
a corner on in
tellectual proc
esses. I know
I was just such
q SnOOty clClzen
myself.
When I began
this work I
thought I was
different. I was
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THIRTEENTH TINE

With the United States Senate
preparing to get down to the task
of trying Judge Halstead L. Rit-
ter, of Florida, in impeachment
proceedings next week, Capitol Of
ficials are recalling that this will
be only the thirteenth time in its
history that the body has sat as
a court.
And they are also recalling the
box score of Senate decisions in
impeachment.
OF the IL cases heretofore tried
there have been seven acquittalS,
three verdictS of guilty, and irlstwo
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Wise Words

Censure is the tax a man pays
to the public for being eminent.
Swift.
Trust that man in nothing who
has not a conscience in everything.
The world knows nothing Of
its greatest men.-Henry Taylor.
StudiouSly to please, vet not
ashamed to fail.-JohnSon.
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that position
the other day.
1t happened
in injection
with the presen-
tation of the
painting of Left
Ericsson in the
Capitol. Two lit
tie girls who un-
yelled the paint
ing were having
their pi ctures
taken with the
Vice President.
he ne W S
p h o tographerS
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The Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure

trials the case has terminated
without a vote by the Senate.
The charges, brought by the
House, upon which the Senate has
sat as a court, range from treason
to drunkenness.
Incidentally, nine Of the cases
involved judges, one a President,
one a Senator, and one q Secre-
tary of War
The President, the Senator and
the Secretary were all acquitted.
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DISPUTED


The presentation of the Nor"
wegian painting has revived the
discussion of just what part Eric
son played in the discovery Of
America.
The activities of Ericsson have
long been Shrouded in contro-
versy and there are some who
assert that his claims to discover
ing America are mythical.
There is a decided group which
believes that the Irish have more
genuine claim to discovering the
continent than has Ericsson.
Members of Congress descend
ant from the various races which
history credits with being in on
the early voyages to America are
having some hot but goodnatured
arguments on the subject in the
cloakroomS these days.
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Listen, World!
.Bu Elsie Robinson

ALL PEOPLE THINK
People think.
All people think.
All people think about the
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couldn't get the Vice-Pres. Garner
Vice President in proper focus
when he was standing up beside
the children.
So he knelt down and put an
arm around each.
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an Republic Enjoys Peace And1
Prosperity

drought or disaster, does any Of
it's produce move across its Dor.
ders. In 1924: it adopted the Swiss
currency, and Switzerland admin
listers its telegraph and postal
system, but this came about at
Liechtenstein'S request as such
arrangements seemed both eco
nomical and expedient-and they
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ON HIS KNEES

It isn't often that the Vice Presi-
dent of the United States gets on
his knees, but Mr.. Garner was in
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had found they could trust the
Swiss.
The only railroad in the coun-
try is a European line that just
happens to run through. The
Liechtensteiners aren't much in
terested. A worried diplomat eat
ing caviar in a dining car, Schen-
ing q jug-handled note, or per-
The Redwood gazette., 1936-11-05
Finds $3.50 Atop
Washing Machine

Hollandale-A housewife had
the surprise of her life Monday
morning when she opened her
washing machine with a turning
of clothes in hot suds and hooked
out with a bundle of clothes $40
bill.
Amazed at such a find, she dug
to the bottom of the machine and
retrieved $40 more in freshly
washed bills, slightly the worse
for the machine-wear, but ready
again for circulation. Her joy was
shortlived when she found that it
was not exactly "find'. 1t de-
veloped that the head of the house
had carefully packed the bills in
his shirt pocket for safe-keeping,
thrown the shirt in the corner of
the clothes closet and had since
done some tall worrying over
what had become of the money,
while the snug roll of bills merrily
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freshments were served.

freshments were served.
A Halloween theme was car
ried out in the amusements and
refreshments at a benefit party
given Friday evening by the Jun
ior auxiliary of Bishop Whipple
mission. The affair which netted
$28 for the organization was at
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Aune, Miss Hazel Aune and Miss
Zina Ackmann.
Katherine Treu was hostess to
group of eight high school girls
and boys Saturday evening when
the amusements and refreshments
carried out the spirit of Hallowe'-
en-.
Virginia Wilcox, Georgine Am
berg and Mary Keefe entertained
junior high school boys and girls
Saturday with games and refresh
ments in the early evening and
later popular Halloween stunts
out of doors. In the group of
guests were Bernice Pettis, Tudine
Johnson, Margaret Nogaj, Ger
trude Smith, Neoma Hemmingsen,
Phyllis Zitzman, Howard and
Harry Hoffman, Ellis Lang, Paul
Duea, Norman Otto, George Steele
and Mervin Fagen.
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Vern Slater were Tracy callers
Saturday evening.
Howard Fordham is at the hos
pital at Mankato for treatment for
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Danielson
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. A. E..
Carpenter and Mrs. Felenzer of
Tracy at dinner Tuesday evening.
A miscellaneous shower was
given at the Fred Prail home FRI
day evening in honor of Miss Dor
othy Zieske of Minneapolis who
will be bride this week.
The English Lutheran Ladies
Aid served its annual supper
Saturday evening.
Mrs. E. w. Zieske and daughter
Dorothy and son Robert called on
Mrs. Ella Rawlings at Tracy We'd
nesday evening.
Born to Mrs. Wayne Smith of
Tracy October IL, son. They are
former residents of Walnut Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Prail and MIR.
and Mrs. Emil Dimmel visited at
the Fred Schmidt home at Danube
Sunday. y
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Walnut Grove News
BY Mrs. Fred PraiI

Walnut Grove Dorothy
Zieske of Minneapolis who has
been visiting at the parental E.
w. Zieske home returned to Min
neapolis early Sunday morning.
MIR. and Mrs. E. r. Dimmel of
GAINESVILLE came Saturday for a
visit at the Fred Prail and DR.. T..
w. Prail homes.
The Twentieth Century club
met with Mrs. C.. G. Esse Monday
evening.
Mrs. Fred Paul has been quite
i'll with sciatic rheumatism.
Patricia Masterson who is at
tending the University of Mime
sofa spent Saturday and Sunday
at her home here.
The Methodist Ladies Circle en-
tertained at a quilting at the
church par1ors Wednesday and
presented the quilt to the pastors
wife as birthday gift.
Miss Onalea Prail and Mrs.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-11-05
(Nov. 5-12-19)
Order for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.

Order for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.
ESTATE OF Sophia Longbottom.
State of Minnesota, County Of Red
wood, SIS. in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Sophia Longbottom, Decedent;
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution of the estate of said
decedent: The representative of the
above named decedent, having filed in
this court his final account of the ad-
ministration of the estate Of said de-
cedent together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and allow
ance of said final account and for dis
tribution of the residue of said estate
to the persons thereunto entitled.
THEREFORE,, YOU, AND EACH
OF YOU, are hereby cited and requir-
ed to show cause, If any you have, be-
fore this court at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House in the City
of Redwood Falls, in the County of
Redwood, State of Minnesota on the
7th day of December, 1886, at 10
o'clock a. m, why said petition should
not be granted.
Let this order be served by publi-
cation thereof in the Redwood Gazette
according to law.
WITNESS, the Judge Of said Court,
and the Seal of said Court, this 31st
day of October, 1886.
COURT SEAL) A. r. A. Laudon,
Probate Judge.
Alexander Seifert,
Attorney for Petitioner. 19-3ts
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Miss Wilson-Grade 1

Miss WllSOn-Grade ]
The first grade has new cleo
trio drill board for word study
and arithmetic. 1t is very effective
and holds the attention of the pu-
pills like a magic wand. It is set
up now, with set of sixteen an
imals found in our new readers.
Shirley Cannon visited her cou-
sin, Marilyn Miller in the first
grade this week. We are glad to
hear that Shirley is feeling fine
and will soon be in school again.
Miss Faber-Grade 2
Our citizenship club held its
regular meeting Friday morning.
There was a short program. The
club members made a resolution
to stay away from the men work.
ing on the new school foundation.
Our Halloween party was look
ed forward to with eagerness. We
had good time at the party and
a good time getting ready for it.
We made our own napkins, nut
cups and headbands.
Miss Taflin- Grades 2 and 8
In connection with our study of
Indian life we are making a col
lection of Indian curios.
The following children had per-
feet attendance for the six weeks
period: Leona Neale, Doris Ann
Manning, Alvin Won Mosch, Char
maine Black, Geneva Lange,
Craig Neuenburg, Lois Pelz, Alice
Houle, Viola Knisley, Teddy Cas-
tie, Eugene Ruder, Mary Mahoney,
Elaine Dickmeier, John Zitzman,
Iva Kayser, Arthur Kenney, Flor
ence Kayser, Oscar Clearinghouse,
Dennis Kamholz, and James
Flaschenriem.
The second grade people have
started their fourth set of readers.
Miss Ide-Grade 3
The officers of the Third Grade
Club are now president, John Ro-
gers; vice president, Willard De-
Groat; secretary, Clarence Johns.
The boys and girls are learning
how to conduct club meetings
quite like grown folks.
Two gold fish have arrived in
our room to make their home with
us this winter. They were the
gift of Betty Jean Huhnerkoch. At
the club meeting Wednesday the
children named them fiddle de
winks" and "Tiddle de Vice..
There are three snails in the bowl
also. The children had read in
their lesson that snails keep the
water in an aquarium clean.
Miss Tronson- Grade 4
At our Halloween party Friday
afternoon we had some real spoo-
ky fun playing Halloween games
telling ghost stories, reading
poems about goblins and feasting
on our Jack-O-Lantern cakes and
our peanuts.
Groops I and II were racing in
spelling to see who could reach
the highest to put the hat on the
man in the moon. Groops I and
II both won the honors by having
the same number of AS.
Miss Morrison-Grade 4 and 5
Black cats and witches took
possession of the 4th and 5th
grade room during the past week.
And there were owls, too, and be-
witched sun1owers, which chan
ged their faces for pumpkin heads
on Friday. The 4th and 5th grad
ers enjoyed a Halloween party on
Friday afternoon. Arrangements
for the party were made by a
committee appointed by the Class
president including: Thomas Rou-
the, Betty Anne Hermann, Ber-
nice Schmeckel, Erwin Hermann
and Gordon Wolverton.
The multiplication tournament