Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-12-24
FRIDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1920.
DUDLEY'S COLUMN


FRIDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1920.
UNCLE DUDLEY's COLUMN
THERE AND HERE
You who live in comfort, with well
stocked larders and warm fires in your
homes, should be thankful that yon live
in this land of the free.
Millions of people in China are hun
cry for lack Of food. Before another
season g crops mature they will be dea d.
They are so far in the interior that re-
lief can not reach them in time to save
life.
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland,
Russia, Szecho-Slovakia and other sec
tions of the old world are facing the
pinch of hunger and are without proper
clothing to protect them from the sever
;ty Of the winter months. Before sum-
1aer is with us again wholesale starva-
ton will stalk abroad unless relief
reaches them from the outside world.
Relief agencies are al work and Amer
ica is supplying most of the finds, bnt
even under the most favorable .'ondi-
tions many of these destitute Deoplc
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another spring.
- Two years ago we were all speaking
Of the horrors of war.
Today we are witnessing the appall-
ing conditions that follow resort to
arms.
Sherman was right. War is he'll.
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The shortage Of houses will not worry
NJ Ho~J;~o. In
He is perfectly satisfied.
We often find fault with people when
we should extend them our sympathy in
stead. 1t 8 hard matter to find brains
in a head if God Almighty didn t put
any there.
A big head often shelters small ideas.
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Don't court trouble. Court your wife
instead.
Hanging is too good for certain
newspaper writer in this country. He
a1oerts that "even with her mouth filed
with hairpins, woman is apt to speak
twice before she thinks once.'
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There really is no excuse for not mar
rying nowadays. IT'S about as easy
to get rid Of wife or husband as it is
to find one.
We often hear the remark that some
woman is "dressed fit to kill.'' Prob
!: ably out to make killing.
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nonished us to "always tell the truth. -
YD>,& In 4 80 ehon$
It5S s.gS Some men strive pitifully to cover
s. up the fact that, they are in deadly fear
Of their wives. But they shouldn It wor.
~. Even an elephant will tremble in
the presence Of a mouse.
Family jars are not like those man
ufactured in pottery. It is too diff
cult to keep the lid on.
Men who talk in their sleep shoulG
marry women who are hard of hearing
}. They can't read lips in the dark.
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w. China is said to be taking up Ameri
can jazz. Good. We hope they take il
m.
:: Prices may be tumbling, as is claimed
hut We fail to note any decrease in the
::.size Of the hole in the doughnut.
- Not all people are "bags Of wind.
Some are bowling e + to< n instead.
Our city friends take peculiar de
light in cracking Jokes at the expense
Of country people, but when they want
to spend week or two in complete
safety from banditry they invariably
hike for the tall grass = s
--latest reports from Ireland indicate
that the dove of peace has gone on &
tear. We believe it.
Foreigners come to this country will
the popular idea that America is a lani
flowing with milk and honey. It is, but
they soon learn that it requires some
thing besides m. and h. to fill an empty
stomach.
Some men will spend hours in reading
the short pages of the daily papers
But If they had to spend thirtv minute!
in reading the Bible thew ID either 90 tt
sleep or want to charge overtime fo1
their services.
When we all make a practice OF
studying local conditions instead Of
complaining wen soon find them more
to our liking. WHY mott
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I'VE refer to Job as the most patient
of men. bnt the old boy WASH t news
paper publisher with bunch of delin
qments on his list.
a a a
Success to you in 1921-but you Il
have to hustle for it.
We wish you all a very Merry Christ
mas.
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Attorney General Pamer's opinion
that Intoxicating apple cider in the