Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-03-04
THE COMMUNITY BEREAvED.

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: for mfrom which he lets the pantin,
spirit free, a hundred virtues rise
in shapes of mercy, charity and love
to walk the world and bless it. O.
every tear that sorrowing mortal
shed on such green graves, some goot
is born, some gentler nature comes
Our bereavements teach us tt
leave trusting to creature comforts
the Importance of eternal realities
to understand the divine character
and word, and sympathy for others
The tear of sympathy never falls in
vain; it waters and fertilizes the soil
of the most sterile heart, and causes
it to flourish with the beautiful flow
ers of gratitude and love.
To those friends in our community
who have suffered bereavement, in
whose home the Angel of Death has
entered, we feel sure that we may eX-
prss the community sympathy and
sorrow. To the fond parents it may
be some solace to know that their
grief is shared by those who loved
the one of whose presence they are
now deprived, as they loved her for
her splendid character, her chaste
womanhood, her kindly friendships,
her helpful charity in deed and in
thought. And, too, it may lessen the
poignant grief of the stricken hus-
band to know of the deep solicitude
of his friends and associates, the
wishes entertained that might do
something to Tighten the burdens in
such an hour.
These things, we know, the COM
munity feels, for it, too, is bereaved.
The wagons hitched to movie stars
now are Vaughn tongues.
And some people think U. S. A.
stands for Us Saxons Alone.
Genoa proved the world round; it
may prove it square.
Honestly, this contortion stuff will
reduce flesh. Go to the antics, thou
sluggard.
A tax on musical instruments
would be all right; but why not tax
the jazz bands as well?
France must remember that the
prayer reads: Forgive us our
debts-as we forgive our debtors"
What, by the way, has become of
the old-fashioned man who kept an
overhanging mustache to strain his
soup and coffee?
When economy has limited the big
guns on battleships it might limit
the clerkships attached to big guns.
War will be doomed when nations
come to understand that there is no
profit in licking a good customer.
Before taxing a child's inheritance
it would be only fair to deduct the
share of the war debt he inherits.
Well, if business ever gets back, it
can tell us whether the old place has
changed much since Dives moved in.
When a man wears that furtive,
haunted look in these times, you
can't tell whether he is knave or a
mere rich man.
M. Brands opinion that golf is
silly will be silently cheered by many |
stout old men who pretend to be en-
thusiasts.
Well, if fools didn't rush in where
angels fear to tread, there would be
no need of traffic cops.
Blank: An adjective used to mod
lily modern verse. Also method
used to censor the adjectives the ed
tor applies to it.
Mrs. Asquith finds us more pro-
than civilized. What she
means is that we are more
than civil,
Science has its limits, however. 1t
asn't yet discovered a satisfactory
Institute for ice in the making of
e cream.
A woman shouldn't use paints and
,wders if she has complexion that
mt be improved on and husband
at can't be improved on.
Another difference between
ormat and diplomat is that it's