The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-19
FDFToR'S CHAT.

a Few Thoughts and Sentiments worth the
Attention of Those Who Would BE Useful
and Happy.
WORK AND SUNSHINE.
If Won would have sunshine in your home,
have work in il; work yourself, and see that
Others are not idle. Nothing makes morose-
ness and heavy heartedness IA home as much
as idleness Even the children sulk and are
restless if they have nothing TO do. We all
need occupation of some Kind to make US
happy, healthy and helpful.
FAITH. HOPE AND CHARITY.
"But the greatest of these is charity" says
the APOSTLE. Let Us not be hasty TO condemn,
ouick to apbraid for only the All Wise Judge
can look into she hearts OF men and see the
motives prompting their lives.
Who has not felt the sting Of misrerresen Ia
ton? Do unto Others, then, as you would have
them do unto yon.
BE CHEERFUL.
Always be cheerful Nobody ever gains any-
thing by desponding. 1t is astonishing how
difficulties disappear before sunshiny DISPOSE
ton.
You think your own troubles are the most
serious In the world, but if YOU knew ali the
secrets Of your next-door neiGhhor, you would
feel thzt care and sorrow and disappointment
were there also. Not only your own happiness,
but that Of your household also depends OH
your being cAeeriuL
True poIiteness is kindness of heart 1t con-
sists in giving such attention to our manners
and our language that those we meet will feel
content with themselves and with u.s.
USELESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Much precious time and hard-earned money
are frequently spent in the accumulation OF
accem plishments by those who would De Tar
more wisely and carefully employed IN learning
those things which life requires Of the great
majority.
Let the hours spent upon music by those
who have no ear upon drawing BY those who
have ne eye, un6n languages by those who can
not speak their mother tongue correctly, be
spent in the requirement OF practical things
If you have any special talent, cultivate that
If possible 1t is better to do one thing well
than dozsn badly; 10 excel in a single ac-
complishment, than to pretend TO many and
fail in al.
HOPE on, HOPE EVER.
Never abandon hope. The most serrowful
life has its hours of happiness. Ii cannot rain
forever and the clouds only make the Sunshine
brighter. A little trouble sometimes does US
all good.
uninterrupted success testers selfshDess,
hard hearteduess weakness. and many other
vices We cannot be truly sympathetic with
the s0rrewsr OF others unless We have suffered
ourselves
1t is night tliat brings cut the stars. and If
there were no night there would be no stars.
Is fortune adverse? Is the future gloomy?
Look up; 90 boldly forward; hope for the best
Nothing is impossible to sstOut arm and a reso-
lutte will, sustained by strong faith.
Hope on, hope ever.
THE FLAG GAME.
Lizzbeth A. Turner, of the Massachusetts,
c. C.. will give pleasure to many in sending
directions for the flag game. Let the children
cut white paper stars by placing tape meas
ure round q spool, drawing circle round IT..
marking it into FIVE parts each three-6fths OF
an inch. connecting the parts by lines; pat
tern of l3 pretty Gve-pointed stars is the result
Cut out seven strips of paper and color them
red, for stripes. Color square of white paper
blue. Write on the Is stars the names Of the
- Colonies; On the stripes the names of carly
heroes. telling their stories. Paste the white
stars onto the blue square; then paste the
square and the red stripes QUITO white card
beard. On the white stripes write some Sc
lected lines of my Country, IT'S of Thee"
preferably the last verse. Having made such
flag. all Gags will mean something Let the
children pin the Gags they have made TO she
wall, aud, standing before them, say these
lines:
Our eountry's flag.
We pledge TO Tree
Our heArt- and hands