Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-08
THE FAMILY CIRCLE.
MAKE THE HOME HAppY.-Tb.

ana daughterS. 1t is enough to awaken
all of the energies and virtues of the
wisest men. The best and nobIest
work any man OF woman can do on
earth is rearing family of children sc
that they will honor their parents, con-
|scientously observe the laws of God.
and bless the world with faithful ser
vices. And it is around the family altal
that this can be the easiest and mos.
effectively done. And on the farm
there is no time so convenient as tht
winter evenings. And this opens {
field wide enough to satisfy the ambi
ton, or indulge the desire for happi.
ness of any parent or child. Make the
home happy. Make it a school of in
struction. Make your children com
panions, and exert all your time an
energies to be able to lead them in al
branches of information. It is nobl,
work, the best man or woman can b;
engaged in, and if faithfully performe,
your evening skies will be cloudless
and your sunset clear and glorious
Farmer GARRISON.
SECURE A HoME.-We would have
every true man build for himself a
home, be it ever so humble in the be-
ginning. Industry and frugality and
good Judgment will make of it the most
lovely spot on earth. The man with
out home is like a soiourner without
a country. The richest, happiest and
the best man in the wide world is he
who has a pretty, comfortable home OF
his own, family, good health, and owes
no man a cent, even though his entire
possessions would not sell for a thous-
and dollars, and though he had never
held SO high an Office as town constable
or road-master. We sometimes feel
constrained to doubt whether q man
without one can at best be but an in
different patriot. He can not feel that
interest in other peoples real prosper
1ty, that he feels in his own, and with
out such property we would have ne
country worth a name. He would
scarcely risk his life in defense of the
hearthstone of his landlord, but LEI;
that hearthstone be his own, and woe
to the invader who should threaten il
with Dissertation. The homes of the
people are the strength of the State.
Build them, beautify them, own them
and be happy. This is the fair deduc
ton from hosts of instances, and in the
true philosophy of home making anG
home owning.
EMPLOYMENT FOR CHILDREN.-Hert
is something which will give employ
ment to the children on days sometime.
dreaded by quiet-loving mothers, whe1
the schools are out and the house is full
of noise and frolics. Get some plaster
of Paris and water, and provide some
moulds; these may be borrowed from
the kitchen-pudding moulds, blanc
mango moulds, scallopped cake-tins.
and even plain but prettily shaped
bowls, will any and all answer every
purpose. Now set the children to work
let them mix the plaster and water, and
I'll the moulds. If any of the artic!es
they make are of such size and shape
that they can be hung on the wall, pro
vide some loop or ribbon OF of braid.
and when the mould is about half full
OF plaster lay the end of the loop in and
then pour more plaster over it. When
the plaster has hardened the loop will
be found to be securely fastened in, and
capable of sustaining the weight of the
article. When the plain bowl is used
or a deep plate, the article moulded
will resemble a plaque, and can be dec
grated by casting some bright pictures
or painting some designs on it; and by
the way, I know of nothing that whici.
so happily occupies the sometimes tedi-
GUS hours of a child's life when hc
seems to have exhausted his resources
as the employment Of a paint-brush and
a few tubes of paint. It may be also
be made to conduce to his education in
the matter of color, and-for [ would
furnish him with little bottle of oil
he may learn to be neat, to use his oil
and paints without soiling his hands OF
clothes OF dropping any on the carpet.
IT is conceded that it is mothers duty
to bring up her daughter to be q good
wife, and so it ought to be conceded
that her son should have some of the
training which will prove of inestima-
bic benefit to him as a husband, and
one of the most wished-for virtues is
that of neatness. This we may surely
L. Il.