, 1889-10-17
A Tribute to Mothers In Verse
and Reflections on the Sub
ject in Prose.
Notes on tho Prevailing Fashions
and Mention of People of
Spokane Falls.
MOTHER.

Our Fathers hand has dropped to earth
There's hope and beauty, Joy and love,
lnclining thought 10 realms above;
Treasures there are on every hand
To grace with wealth or joy the land;
But midst them all no gem so bright
No ray fills heart and Home with light,
And points to purer thought
The life her pain has bought,
As does the loving mother.
Let tender caro- her wants supply,
No frown e'er greet her gentle eye;
She's trod the path of earthly strife,
Relieved your sorrows, blessed your life
No hand had e'er so tender touch,
No other loved you half so much;
And as you note the silver track
Times left amid her trcsses black,
Return with love her care,
And all her troubles share;
Oh, guard the precious mother.
Spokane Falls. JENNIE F. WHITE
MOTHERS AND THEIR INFLUENCE.
oh, what a mighty influence heaven
ward-or tho opposite-a mother wields
in her home life. What fearful rcspon-
sibility rests on the shoulders of the
mothers Of this nation, where SO much
freedom is permitted everywhere; and
temptations of the most enticing nature
present themselves at every hand.
The first duty of every mother Is to
win and hold the love and confidence oi
the child, without these no great amount
of good can ever be accomplished in the
character forming of our little ones.
There are many things pertaining to so.
ial and political, business and profess
sional life which it is often we'll for wom-
en- to know, in fact IL she would be the
companion and friend of her boys OF
husband, it Is essential she should know
but the girls should be taught that the
foundation of good government is happy
homes all over our land, and it is more
necessary our daughter should know
how to make home happy than any
other thing she can be taught. Some
writer has said: 81 assure you, girls, il
is my firm conviction that more divorces
arc to be traced to the fact that American
women know nothing about cooking
than TO any other one ceuse under the
SUM-" Rather unpoetical, isn't II, girls ?
But while bread and cheese and kisses
sound very sweet and pretty, breathed by
lovers tender voice, believe me, for any
great length of time it's stale living
and even love looks glum over IL.
Cooking Is an art which every gir
should be taught right along with hei
reading, grammar and arithmetic, the
finishing touches added with her music
and German. A woman should feel a:
much ashamed of not understanding
how to cook as she would of not being
able to write her own name. Seldom 9
woman lives but finds it necessary some
time during her life to prepare dinner
or tea for those she loves servants arr
not always to be relied upon, and few
people can afford to hire French cooks
A wise woman Will study her hus
band y tastes and be governed by them
in her cooking. II Is the quickest way
TO reach mans heart and influence hi:
morals; 1t is seldom the man who goe:
from wisely chosen, well prepared
home dinner to satisfy his cravings ii
the saloon, especially If 1t he Favored
with u loving kiss from wife or baby
come in, as relish to substantial re
past to be fully appreciated by man
kind in general,
IL is we'll If the mothers ponder these
things In their hearts, and use their in
huence to so rear their daughters that
they may be helpmatcs in every sense
the word implies.
The daughter should be taught house
hold economy. no one whatever his posi-
or, In ntr In a "A 80. H.. Il,
of economy ere liie's journey ends teacl
the children to save the pennies that {
system of economy may be instilled In
the mind early In life, don't make the
blunder of giving the idea that none,
alone is the one grand object for which
to strive; you don't want TO encourage
miserly disposition, but teach them tn,
great amount of good mopey judiciously
used will accomplish, and to save will
to accomplish much with little, to inven
and construct; a lady Of experience one,
remarked wisely: ut is not the one wh'
| can spread bounteous repast with ey
erything needed to do 1t with, but tn,
one who can construct dainty little
| dinner from what Is ut hand who is tn,
good cook" and the rule holds good il
every department of home life.
Blu. above and before all else let tn
iho.nei iHHucHSc vi PfecoPN eSohPp
and language tend toward noble, pur
life, above The dross of earth. Live with
your children, renewing With them you
youth ard giving them amid their hour
OF JOY an occasional lesson from you
experience, that they may grow to
| glorious man and womanhood, and re
member they do not live for self alone
He who liveth but for good.
Misunderstood or understood,
| ln IL t.Nh hv-s,, L.. Le txE Ex.k
And stand up boldly for his right;
Who careth for others more than self;
Cannot be bought for praise or pelf,
But useth every power he can,
To serve God and his, fellow man;
Believeth liberty is law
And findeth in himself flaw
Before he judges others. He
Is blessed through all eternity;
And buildeth strong the bridge of time,
Up which climb souls to height
sublime"
! woMAN's SPHERE.
They talk about woman's sphere
AS though II had limit;
There 8 not place In earth or heaven
There s not a task to mankind given,
/ There's not q blessing or woe,
There 5 not whispered yes or no,
There IS not life or death or birth,
That has feathers weight Of worth
| Without q woman in 1t.
A NEWPORT BELLE.
Newport Letter to Chicago Tribune.l
Mrs. Robert Goelet has an income q
$500 for every day In the year, includin
Sundays, and her villa here is valued a
quarter of a million dollars. She Is
daughter Of George Harry Warren q
New York, man Of great wealth an
high position. She is tall and slender
with blue gray eyes, and q profusion g
golden hair. She is about q
perhaps. Her manners are high bre