Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-07

Some men think they have die.
charged their whole duty. when they
have provided for their families q su6.
cheney OF the necessaries Of life. That
to eat. drink, and 10 wear 10 al that
gives life value. They have no ap.
probation Of the beautiful, cannot real.
ize what . world Of rational enjoyments
Is to he had in the contemplation OF the
lovely. such man ought not to have
Q family. No woman ought TO he en-.
shaved to life .. dreary toll by such Q
being. There are others, however, who
appreciate these things, but do not
think they can afford it, that their time
Is too precious to he wastel on flowers
and pretty things. These, too. are Ut
fault, the reward 10 much greater than
the trouble, for il really costs but little
to cultivate these things.
An exchange says: There is nothing
that indicates happiness SO much as q
pretty home, decorated with flowers.
1t has been very truthfully said that the
dwelling. places OF the poor are 20 often
marked by an absence OF adornment
and want Of exterior neatness and
cleanliness, that one can scarcely help
feeling that their occupants not only
possess no appreciation of the beauti-
full but are absolutely laboring under
the delusion that they have no right
to any refined tastes or to any means OF
gratifying them.
1t is true that much money is needed
to build a sty fish suburban residence
or country seat with it's observatory,
its Mansard roof, its bay windows, its
pOrticos, and all that. But, when
finished, the costly structure may ut
least prove pile Of ugiiness. testifying
to its owners abundant means and
poverty Of taste, while q plain vine.
wreathed, tree. smbowered cottage will
be far more attractive. in every way;
tue fact is, nothing really costs 80 little,
or takes 30 little time. as the adornment
Of our homes.
A tree is easily planted, and when
once set in the ground, will, il let alone,
grow and take care OF itself. No yard
so small that will not afford room for
flowers, and there is no woman 80 busy
that she cannot, il she will take the
necessary time for their planting and
culture. Lilac trees, rose bushes,
honeysuckles, phloxes, larkspurs, fox
gloves, pinks, lilies, and chrysanthe-
NUNS, can almost always be had for the
asking; and. when once started, will
grow from year to year with very little
care, only requiring that the debt in.
CURED in planting them be paid by an
occasional division Of their roots, the
surplus ones to be given to some still
unprovided neighbor.
Then there are numerous ANNALS
which are easily grown, and which
once put into the ground, will fire..
quently SOW themselves year after
year. Among tho most desirable of
these may be named asters, balsams-
candy tuft, double zinnas, portulsccas,
petunias, calopsis, wigelias, AID four
o'clocks, all of which are snowy plants,
and remain in bloom for Q long time.
Morning glories are among the most de-
sirable OF climbers, and will always re-.
pay by abundance of beauty and bloom
any care bestowed upon them. They
may be used equally we'll to adorn q
rustic porch, or to form o screen to
hide some unsightly object.
Would it not be better for our work.
ing men to spend their spare time ct
homo adjoining their little grounds than
to waste it in liquor saloons or ct street
corners? We verify think 80, and
trust our men Of small means will get
into the useful and wholesome habit OF
adjoining their homes.