Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-12-23
UNCLE >DUDLEY'S COLUMN

UNCLE DUDLEY'S COLUMN
f In the home Of plenty, there will be
rest >and contentment ass the Christmas
bells chime.
In the howell of wretchedness there
will be only longing for the things that
are not.
The hand in the howell will be out.
stretched. Will the one in the realm
Of plenty be withdrawn
They should meet.
Man, in his own opinion, is mighty
and dominates the earth. In reality,
he is but a little thing that exists only
through sufferance of theCreator.
In time, man will acquire wisdom and
will come to realize his own insight
fcance and impotency as compared to
the One who sees and knows SO much.
Divinity knows all things. i:
Humanity knows but a few.
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When our mothers were young ladies,
they helped their mothers to cook the
meals, and wash dishes, and clean house,
and perform the many other duties that
make home worth living.
Today it is generally the mother who d
does the cooking, and washes the dish.
es, and assumes the other burdens OF
drudgery while daughter keeps her
bloom fresh and her finger nails shining.
Generally, but not always. Sanity
he's not departed entirely.
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The world is torn, and bleeding, and
desolatc and civilization disintegrates.
That is the work of man. -
Christmas bells ring merrily and their
chimes sound sweetly, and their mes.
sage is call to a purer and better me-
That is the work Of God.
God and man are far apart, but the
road to a closer sympathy and under
standing contains no obstacle that can
not be moved aside or overcome.
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Even the worst of us find it easy to
suggest a remedy for the faults OF
others.
After careful investigation, we hnd
that high finance is Objectionable on y
to those who lose or have no finger IN
the pie. 49,.
Possibly it is true that pride goes be-
fore fall, but most people feel sheepish
after picking themselves up.
Keep your troubles to yourself for
few DAYS. Your friends want to enjoy
a pleasant Christmas.
It's no wonder masculine styles IN
dress seldom change. We. pay the bills.
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But little feminine sympathy is vast
ed on old bachelors these days. Inc
young ones absorb it all./
The Christmas spirit is Christian
spirit in which everyone should Part1-
cipate.
When a rich man can not find any
thing else fashionable enough to pay
hc can always fall back on ahmony.
THE difference between a doughnut
and a dreadnought is not so great atter
all, One has hole in it and the other
gets a hole shot into it.
"We have an abundance OF petfol-
eu,n,O says news dispatch. Motonst
know it without being told.
The English and the Irish are no"
saying it with flowers. We hope they
dom wither.
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Let not your right hand know What
your left hand does. Each might tell
on the other.
SDeculators and middlemen are pc
coming so numerous and powerful 1T
behooves the rest Of us to get into the
class in order to kick the rascals out
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When a man swallows his own words,
he generally gulps down those OF the
other fellow as we'll.
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How long is it since you kissed your
wife, Give her good one the Gay
before and see what a swell dinner you
get on Christmas.
Some people are so keen on inc
borrow they include both money ana
trouble. !,
When your wife becomes unduly
sweet, it is time to look out~for a touch
or an explosion.
Cheer up and you IL make Christmas
more cheerful for others. :,
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Somebody get doctor-ly2l IS dy'
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