Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
UNCLE DUDLEY'S COLUMN

UNCLE DUDLEY'S COLUMN
AT HOME AND ABROAD
Lord Northcliffe, London newspaper
publisher, who is "seeing America -
advises Americans to travel abroad.
Good advice, provided person has
the financial means and has seen the
interesting and instructive points of
his own country first.
Ex-service men who have been in
and other countries will tell you that
foreign lands offer nothing better to
see than what can be found right here
in the United States.
Nature was at her best when she
created this country and endowed it
with its richness, and from the day of
its creation it has been blossoming
under the hand of God and man. >
There are millions Of Americans who
apparently do not realize that many of
the marvels of the earth are within a
day or two's ride of their homes-mar-
wells that they have never seen.
AS an example, Of the two and a
quarter million people in Chicago, there
are probably not over 20 per cent who
have ever seen the stock yards, and
yet they are the greatest in the world.
You can trace the path Of the hide, and
the tallow, the horns and the hoofs, and
even down to the blood and the hair,
step by step until they are all turned
out finished by-product ready for the
market. And yet, but few Americans
ever think of visiting this marvel of
the age.
The stock yards are only one of the
many sights to be seen in this country.
It would require years Of travel to see
and comprehend them all.
It seems to be the custom for many
people who amass competence'to rush
right over to some foreign country to
"see the sights" all Of which could be
seen at home on the screen for a few
cents. They see a few things over
there and miss lot Of things over here.
Often they are embarrassed to find
that some foreigner who has never
been here has better knowledge Of
this country than they have themselves.
The fellow who rushes abroad without
first knowing his own country reminds
US Of the poor fool who passed by
dull nugget Of gold in order to pick up
scintillating piece Of glass.
We have many of them.
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OPTIMISTIC AMERICA
The American people are optimistic.
Nothing ever appears to cause them
serious alarm or concern. They can't
see the dark side Of anything. The sun
always shines for them.
The long dry summer. costing hun
dreds Of millions Of dollars in stunted
crops, causes some disappointment, but
no lamentations. The farmer Just
makes the best of it and sails right
along on his course, firm in the convic-
ton that what he loses this summer
he will make up at another time.
The business world, at the low ebb of
a long period of depression, never los
es its head or makes any serious COM
plant. Diminished sales and disap-
pearing profits can not cause it to
lose its supreme faith in the future.
1t builds in. adversely today for success
in prosperity tomorrow.
It is so in every walk of American
life, in every sphere Of American oc-
cupation.
It is the American spirit, which new
er admits defeat-whch sees only fu-
ture victory in the midst of present
adversely.
This town is fair sample of the
hundreds Of thousands that dot the
land Of free America. We recognize
conditions as they exist, and adapt our
selves to them without wasting vah.
able time in bemoaning our misfor-
tunes.
But we have no inten ton of remain
ing in this state Of temporary depres-
sion.
We know that change is on the
way and that with little patience we
will welcome it's arrival.
The American spirit of optimism is
the one that wins most in the end.
The good do not always die young.
You are still with US.
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The practical joker is not always as
practical as his jokes.
Good news, fellows! Report has it
that there will be no immediate reduc-
ton in taxation.
The person who is welded to trouble
should get divorce.
AS an optimist Of the first water,
Postmaster General Hayes is it. He
believes the public would prefer to pay
rs cents for special delivery stamp
instead of paying the present price Of
10 cents.
If wood alcohol produces blindness,
it would seem that lot of people pre-
fer e. not to see the e Light 3 1t
True courtesy demands that you
laugh when your friend repeats his
favorite joke-but not at him.
The wise man keeps his thoughts to
himself. The fool lets him keep his
too.
If each citizen had one Of those guns
that shoot three hundred miles we
might load up the battery and drown
out some Of that con ressional noise.
If that Washington conference sue
ceeds in settling the. far eastern ques:
ton, it is presumed the people Of the
far east will he advised Of the fact.
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There are people, Of course, who live
to learn, only to die and be forgotten.
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