Little Falls herald., 1922-11-10
UNCLE DUDLE VS. cOLUMN

UNCLE DuDLEY's cOLUMN
Use Your Bargain Eye
A merchant doesn't spend money
merely for the purpose Of seeing his
name in print. He is too much Of q
business man to part with his dollars
unless there is good prospect Of se-
curing legitimate return upon his
investment. l. s-5..
He doesn't advertise goods that he
cannot recommend, because he knows
that such an imposition upon the pub
lie in a country town would soon put
him out Of business. ssa. " '.>::.f, =: 80 -
He doesn't gouge his customers, be-
cause he knows they would soon go
elsewhere and buy for less money
and that would mean an end to him. i.
1t is, reasonable to suppose, there
fore, that when he does advertise an
article that article is worth having
an the price is within reason.
When you buy from a local mer.
chant that merchants reputation for
square dealing is behind the goods you
buy.
Keep these common sense facts in
mind, and use your bargain eye upon
the advertising pages Of this paper
and the merchants who use them. =
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Idle rumors are busy little things.
In time they are often accepted as
stupendous facts.
Any person can suggest something
that is utterly absurd, and there will
be hundreds Of people ready to be-
ieve it, especially if it is at the ex-
pense of some other person.
The next time you hear juicy piece
Of scandal do not be too hasty in
swallowing it whole. Three fourths
of it may be rumor grown to>huge pro-
portions.
+" Because man has a reputation for
telling the truth is no indication that
his truthfulness is in all cases COM
mendable.
Some people with even the, best of
intentions do not know how to curb
their tongues. They blurt out the
truth upon all occasions, and particu-
larly at the wrong time.
There are times when the cause of
justice and humanity requires the
suppression Of the truth until the
psychological moment for divulging
it.. Any other course would result in
disaster or miscarriage Of justice.
A wise tongue knows when not to
wag.
When man begins to- get gray
hairs his wife begins to let it be
known that she is considerably his
junior.
And that is as it should be.
Knowledge comes from experience,
and experience comes with age, it is
true, but we can never afford to admit
that the feminine member Of the mat
rimonial firm is "getting along in
years.
Our wives must never grow old.
q q &
Flirting is becoming a popular
pastime with many men who imagine
themselves irresistible in their dotage.
They stroll along the street on the
lookout for pretty face and trim
figure.
When they encounter one they ogle
it. If there is any act of recognition,
they smirk. If the "come on' signal
is hoisted they simply wallow in their
own vanity.
The male Airt is becoming both nu-
merous and insistent, but there is a
limit to his activities. He never f1irts
with his own wife.
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It doesn't pay to say mean things
about other people. It gives them an
insight into ones own character and
enables them to "come back' without
hitting wide of the mark.
Saying "mean things'' indicates a
mean disposition on the part Of the
one who says them, anyway.
And since we are judged as much
by what we say as by what we do, it
would seem the essence of wisdom to
say something good-or forget to say
anything at all.
"Give US this day our daily bread"
and plenty Of it.
q q q
Work seldom bothers lazy man. He
doesn't do enough.
"A wise son never calls his dad down
in public.
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A girl likes to hear compliments
when they are addressed to her.
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Politeness, they say, costs nothing
but it does. It often requires a strain
upon good nature:
The man with a big head doesn't
always have a heavy % load to carry
The averge man likes to dwell upon
the faults Of Others. It enables him to
forget his own.
Charity begins at home: with some
people-when~ they live alone.
Because a person likes you is no in,
dication that he is willing: to lend you
money.
Some tongues are as sharp: as
needles, but by no means as valuable.
It is no trouble to keep our eyes and:
ears open these days, but it requires
q lot: Of forbearance to, keep our
mouths shut. :"
England, it seems, has pulled a
Bonar as prime >minister-but strictly
in accordance with Law. /,.:. =. :"
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An exchange says that a. a<pretty girl
can make a fool Of the homeliest of
man: Meaning, we presume, that the