Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-11-18
UNCLE DUDLEY'S COLUMN

UNCLE DUDLEY'S COLUMN
. Do you ever indulge in day dream
ing? Possibly you do-most people do
at some time or other.
When fellow day dreams, he revels
in all sorts of fantastic situations. He
sees himself possessed Of millions,
courted, admired, and power among
man.
But he dreams Of the actuality, and
not of the means of reaching it.
If men would devote their day
dreaming to dcvising ways Of solving
difficult problems, they would become
in reality what their minds picture
them in dreamland.
~ Ten minutes of quiet concentrated
thought, or dreaming, each day-with
the time devoted to searching for and
Analysing the roads to success in life
would eventually point out to each
individual the path most suited for
him to travel, and would spur him on
to the accomplishment Of those
achievements which now he sees only
in his dreams.
Ten minutes each day-only small
portion Of that which is idled away
through life.
Why not?
This life is full of surprises, but one
of the greatest Of all is when a fellow
first learns that to accomplish the sup
posedly impossible is comparatively
easy matter when he goes at it with
determination and in the right man
ner.
Too many of us are prone to con-
slider q thing impossible without first
giving it proper thought and investi-
CATION.
TO us it looks an insurmountable
mountain simply because it is greater
than the problems with which we have
been accustomed to deal.
The man Of strong force and charac-
ter finds it easy to overcome great OBJ
staclcs because he likes his work and
has confidence in his ability to per
form it.
The average man may become force
full of character through cultivation Of
habit. And the cultivation of habit is
more simple and easy than that Of the
crops in the field
Obstacles are only obstacles to those
who consider them such. To the man
of will power and determination they
are as pebbles in the pathway Of a
giant.
You can, if you will.
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All roads lead to success in life. 1t
is only those who lose their way who
fail to arrive at their destination.
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Energy and perseverance will ac-
complish great things when they have
will power to spur them along.
We don't blame. congress for not
wanting to remain in session while
the disarmament meet is buzzing
along. No one cares to be completely
overlooked and forgotten:
In ordering your winters coal, it is
wise to specify only the best cuts.
The average furnace is discriminating
as to what it consumes.
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Our birth rate exceeds our death
rate by $4,000 year. And Teddy
not here to rejoice!
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Put those weather strips on your
doors and you will put less coal in the
stove.
There must be something enervating
about war after all, since all Of our
great generals are fine looking men.
Many people become charitably in
clined when there is a newspaper at
hand to herald the fact.
The doctrine that all men are born
equal may be all right, but the fellow
who depends upon it to keep with the
push gets left.
True, love may make the world go
round, but it takes bunch of coin to
keep going. ...-.'.
All women are born beautiful-in
the eyes Of their mothers.
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If we simply can't curb our fighting
instincts, let g compromise by declar-
ing war on Mars. Then we could all
die in peace before inventing meth
cd Of attack. $685..
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Never ask fool question. You may
be taken for one.
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That far eastern question is moving
westward. Washington is good
place to halt.
The nations of the earth will not
stack arms as long as we continue to
make arms to be stacked.
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ture. Your coming sins might scare
you into taking the back track. ~
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ness, but most of us lengthen them in
to days.
The modern woman never denies her
age. She paints it out. ~:3>
The fellow who s'doesn It think"
saves a lot Of trouble for himself and
inaicts: it upon others: +: ~ + ::
Nobody seems to mind the long
time between strikes-when they are
long, 49,. - q
. E. ! AID LOGIC
The Tulsa TXpothetae Lubricator has
this to say:
r ."The man who does not advertise
because his grandfather didn't, ought
to wear knee brooches and queue.
"The man who does not advertise be-.
cause it costs money, should quit pay
ing rent for the same reason.