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The Redwood Gazette BESS M. WILSON

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OFFICIAL PAPER, REDWOOD FAJXS

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pleasant news because a big bully shakes his fist in his face and dares him to print it. The editor of Events never had such an experience, and for the peace of his de­clining years hopes he may never have, though-lis will continue a life-long policy of refusing to print that class of news. All of this might seem entirely out of place, some may think it maudlin. But it is in answer and explanation to a rather insistent demand for what some people cal'I "printing the news."—Kilbourn Week­ly Events.

The best food conservation slogan to date is: Don't stuff your husband but hus­band vour stuff.—Boston Transcript.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15th, 1917.

YOUR LAD AND MY LAD*

(With apologies to W. D. Nesbit)

Your lad and my !lad And how he lives today

In your land and my land And half a world away.

Your joy and my joy His eyes forever gleam;

Your boy and my boy Some little mother's dream.

Sky blue and true blue His eyes still gleam aright ;

May God become his guardian— His protector through the night.

Your 'lad and my lad And may he live to be,

As were his good forefathers, A son of liberty.

Your hope and my hope ^ And may he never lie ^

And honor then, next to his God, His flag that waves on high.

Your heart and my heart Most breaking at the sight

When Old Glory calls our lads To help her win the fight.

Your price and my price And, Oh, how high it seems,

To send my love and your love Out- where Old Glory gleams.

Arms ache and hearts ache For 'lads gone from our side,

But your boy and my boy Shall be our country's pride.

Your God and my God Still rules His world below,

And you're glad and I'm glad To send our lads, I know.

-—Clara Mae Morgan.

B ICO

DEMING. UT I tell you the government is mak­

ing a mistake in sending our boys to broil in the hot sun of New Mex-

That's the unthinking criticism that is so busily afloat that you hear it at every turn. ,

Why not be fair enough to assume that the government treasures these precious youths who have offered themselves to their country and will not needlessly ex­pose them to hardship ? Is the government so stupid—would any government be so stupid—as to send them deliberately to a place of torture ? Is it fair to assume, with­out knowledge, that it will be a hardship to train at Deming. ;

A man who knows what he is talking about writes in to correct the prevailing impression about Deming. The average person thinks that because New Mexico is far south, that it must be unbearably hot there. This man, who is a native of that section, tells the facts, which are: that there are no heat prostrations at Deming; that it has a high altitude and is cooled by gulf breezes ; that he finds ninety degrees in Minnesota to be more uncomfortable than anything he has en­countered at home; that blankets will us­ually be needed at night, even in summer; and that at Silver City, New Mexico, near by in a similar a'ltitude and situation, the navy department maintains a sanatorium for tuberculosis, considering it one of the healthiest spots in the country.

There will be drawbacks, of course. The altitude will bother new-comers for a few days. There will be sandstorms. Doubt­less there will be other features not whol'ly pleasant. But what locality in this coun­try—or in the world—is ail pleasant and has no drawbacks ? Even Minnesota has them!

Nobody need fear that the effects of the climate at Deming on our boys will be anything but beneficia'l. But why— for pity's sake, why?—should it be so easy to set afloat and keep afloat an absurd im­pression that the government would send our boys to a place of torture, discomfort, hardship and misery?—Duluth Herald.

The Duluth Herald headlines that the victim of an accident was "painfully hurt." That would seem to be an unnecessarily brutal way of hurting a fella#.

Somebody with a fondness for looking ahead has remarked that a liberty bond will be a nice thing to show the meat-man sixty years from now. It may also inter­est the undertaker.

On a farm near Alto, Mass., 'tis report­ed, a hen got dead drunk on brandied cher­ries. Her owner, thinking her dead, pulled off her feathers. Biddy came to, however, and staggered into the hen yard, where­upon every hen began picking off her own feathers. This story may be a lie, but gosh! isn't it humanlike.—Bismarck Tribune. ,

Lots of American youths are fonder right now of the Old Folks at Home than they have ever been before in their lives. Some of them are also vastly overestimat­ing the part they play in the support of these "old" folks.

P. J. Carter, familiarly known as Peej, of the Adrian Democrat, says his pros­pects for a vacation are as badly shrunken as New Ulm's reputation for American­ism. We should say these prospects had reached the vanishing point.

Among the first Duluthians chosen fpr the National Army is a man named Hoover; which ought to be a good omen for the efficiency of the Duluth contingent.—Duluth Herald. Ours is better—he is named "Winn."

A meeting of dramtic interest oc­curred in the lobby of the Ransford hotel when Governor Burnquist and ,Victor Power, mayor of Hibbing, greeted each other informally.—News Item. The informal meeting was undoubted­

ly all right but how about the internal ?

An Iowa editor explained his reason for being in the newspaper game in words which can well apply to ourselves: "Our business was established in December, 1914, and we have been p'leasing and dis­pleasing the people ever since. We have made money and lost money. We have a few friends and a flock of enemies. We have been cussed and discussed, knocked, talked about, lied to and lied about, held up, robbed, etc., to the end of the chapter. The only reason we are staying in busi­ness is to see what in h—1 will happen nextr'V^*JJames Indpeendent,,,

OUR VIEW, TOO.

THE editor of Events is often severely criticized for not printing news of the police court variety, or that

class of gossip that is so dear to scandal mongers. Occasionally some people have said this lack of usual news feature is owing to fear of losing social prestige, or business, or dread of bodily chastisement. There is no question of courage in print­ing as news anything that has become common talk—in fact it is too often the recourse of cowardly spite. No town is ever benefited, no disorderly conduct is abated by the mere publication of disgust­ing details or even mention of transactions that are discreditable to a community, be­cause of principle. They do not consider the reputation of a town is helped by such details. Nor is it certain that all such editors can be scared out of printing un-

Redwood County belongs in the same exemption district with Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fill­more, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Jack­son, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmstead, Pipestone, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Wabasha, Watonwan, Winona and Yellow Medicine. The exemption board for this district is composed of T. J. Knox of Jackson, James Lewis, Madelia, A. J. Peterson, Dawson, H. W. Libbey of Winona, and Thomas Lowe of Pipestone. To these men must go all agricultural and industrial claims for exemption. The Board's headquarters is at Mankato. We should say this Board will not find time hanging heavy for Jhe next few weeks.

One of the boys from Morgan who has a physical defect that may keep him out of the army, one leg being a trifle shorter than the other, did not call the doctor's attention to the mat­ter although the examiner probably noted the defect, and after the tests were completed he was asked whether he wanted to file exemption, but re­plied in the negative, and said he was ready to go if Uncle Sam could use him. This sort of spirit was not shown generally, however.—Morgan Messenger. It certainly was not! Many of the ex­

cuses on which exemption was asked ma'ie one soul-sick because of their flimsiness. Some of the boys who had every right to claim exemption, did not, because of their deep disgust with the fellows who are making every possible attempt to escape their duty.

Frank F. Ellsworth, congressman from the second district, made the following statement in a recent letter to Fred Had-ley of Winnebago. The statement makes very clear Mr. Ellsworth's attitude on pa­triotism as it may or may not affect his re-election: ''Those who support me out of patriotic impulse, and certainly none can be a higher motive, will not be disap­pointed. When it comes to a question of patriotism I know only one side, one course and one country, and as a representative of a district in the Congress in this war, my most earnest solicitude, during my service here and during any campaign that I may be called upon to make for re-elec­tion, is that my every word and act shall be always that there will never be any question about my patriotism and un­swerving loyalty to my country. I can easily stand defeat upon such a course, but I could not stand the reproach of even the slightest accusation of disloyalty."

Attorney Gage of Olivia did one of the best of the many good deeds in his life when he showed up "Mayor" Van Dear's treason expressed at the Glencoe meeting. The fact that the "Mayor" escaped on a mere technicality doesn't lessen the value of Mr. Gage's attempt. There were no immediate results but there is bound to be an aftermath.

There is a nasty, dirty brute trying to get into your home these days. He car­ries an assorted number of disease germs on his person—typhoid, tuberculosis, in­fantile paralysis, cholera morbus. He will kill your babies if you let him. His name is the Common Housefly and he has killed more people than all the bullets and gun­powder ever made. If he sneaks into your house, kill him as you would a poisonous snake.—Litcliville Bulletin.

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Rev. "Go Lightly" Morrill's son claimed exemption on the ground of "aged and in­firm parents" and Father's affidavit ac­companied Son's claim. The ministers of Redwood Falls and their sons are made of sterner stuff. For instance, one of t~e ministers bade his two sons—his two only sons—Godspeed, when they volunteered. There are ministers and ministers just as there are sons and sons, and we are glad there are not more of the tribe of "Go Lightly."

To anv one suffering from a severe at­tack of lukewarm Americanism, we would prescribe a daily dose of Duluth Herald editorials. We have not always agreed with the Herald, and probably will not al­ways agree in the future. But we have only admiration and praise for the Her­ald's strong and comprehensive way of handling the present day questions. The Hera'ld's editorial writer is utterly fear­less and just and hands everything un-American a smashing blow between the eyes. More power to his typewriter!

To send an I. W. W. gang or other pub­lic nuisances "out of town" is not handling the problem they present in anything like an adequate way. If a man is undesire-able in one town, he is just as undesir­able in the next and should be summarily dealt with at the first place he shows ..is objectionable features. The practice of sending him to be dealt with at the next municipality Is a slouchy, weak-kneed way of attending to civic duties. Beside the fellow has a fine chance of doing a lot of mischief before he is discovered by the next authorities. Either a fellow is fit to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness—or he isn't. Locality has noth­ing to do with the matter.

Our hat is off to Phil Liesch, editor of the Brown County Journal and W. R. Hodges editor of the Sleepy Eye Dispatch. It has not been an easy thing, had these two men considered their business inter­ests, for them to take the course of high minded, high handed Americanism during the present state of feeling in Brown Coun­ty. But they did not consider their own interests but their country's interests, and the State is proud of them. Brown Coun­ty undoubtedly has many men of this class; she needs many more. However, a county can not be utterly hopeless when it contains men like Brothers Liesch and Hodges, Judge Olsen and Alex. Russell.

AMEN TO THIS. The young man who is the chief sup­

port of invalid parents or those enfeebled by age and possibly at the same time of younger brothers and sisters still attend­ing school is entirely justified in believing that his patriotic duty is better performed at home in earning such a support than in fighting in the trenches. Such cases actually do exist and public sentiment should distinguish clearly between them and the cases of those who have really been living off their parents, whom they now claim to be dependent on them for support.—Mankato Review.

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TROUBLE WITH THE THINKERS. "W. V. T." writes to the Chicago Trib­

une : "I am a Socialist, and I say that any man or woman who talks peace at this time is doing his utmost to make Socialism forever impossible. He is either a moon-eyed idiot or an errant knave. If anyone wants to do his bit for Socialism let him drive the Hun back on his reservation and erect barriers enough to keep him there and then we will talk Socialism until the cows come home."

The Kaiserites of the Socialist party do most of the talking. They run the Socia­list press and have the keys to the treas­ury. But perhaps when it came to herd­ing the members and getting them into Emperor Bill's corral, there might be some trouble. The orators of Socialism have been praying for their people to think so long that some actually do think. —Toledo Blade*

Unshaken Testimony Time is the test of truth. And

Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the test in Redwood Falls. No Redwood Falls resident who suffers backache, or annoying urinary ills can rlfcnain unconvinced by this twice-told testi­mony.

L. A. Colson. retired farmer, Flynn St., Redwood Falls, says: "I had a dull pain in my back for five or six years. Often it was so bad I couldn't stoop or straighten without suffering terribly. The kidney secretions were scalding and passed so frequently I had to get up several times each night. I tried almost every kind of kidney medicine, but nothing helped me un­til I got Doan's Kidney Pills at Hitch, cock's Drug Store. My kidneys soon caused me no more trouble and the pain was relieved, too."

A LATER STATEMENT. OVER THREE YEARS LATER

Mr. Colson said: "I haven't had to use Doan's Kidney Pills in some time, but I shall never forget how greatly they benefited me."

Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim­ply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Colson has twice publicly recom­mended. Foster-Milbura Co., Pro­prietors, Buffalo, N. Y. (Advt.)

Try our Want Ad column.

ALEXANDER MILNE.

Contractor And Builder notifies the public of Redwood Falls and the surrounding coun­try that he has opened a shop ill the rear of the Wm. M. Smith home where he is prepared to do all kind? of carpentry work, furniture repairing and uphols­tering. Estimates furnished free of charge. Prices the lowest.

Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reaclk the diseased portion of the ear. There Ik " only one way to cure catarrhal ieafnesfc. and that is by a constitutional remed*. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in­flamed condition of the mucous lining at the Eustachian Tube. When this tube !•> Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im* perfect hearing-, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result. Unless th® inflammation can be reduced and this tub® restored to its normal condition, hearin* Will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness are caused by catarrh, which |» an inflamed condition of the mucous suf— (aces. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thrtt the blood on the mucous surfaces of «h» •ystem.

We will give One Hundred Dollar* for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by Hail's Catarrh Medlcin*. ClT-culara free. All Druggists. 75c.

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