The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
TAKE TIME FOR HOME LIFE.

fhs Mistake That the lntensely-Basy
Ann~riesn All Too Often Makes
There are no buster people In the
~orld than Americans The rush and
Intensity Of our business life excites
ihe constant wonder Of foreigners 40
sustomed 70 more leisurely methods,
says the Nsw York Presa IL Is ques.
ton II American men do not work too
hard and too fast not merely for their
own good, but for the highest good oi
their families In their earnest desire
10 win material benefits for their wives
and children they frequently toll with
such unwearying Industry that eating
and sleeping come 20 seem 70 them like
impcrtinences, and they are hardly
more than transient visitors IN their
households.
In the old Greek and Roman reil
gions the father Of the family was the
priest Of the family. A profound sig.
nificance underlles this anciant concep-
ton. is but an embodiment Of the
eternal truth that the highest moral
responsibilities devolve upon q man In
bis character Of husband and father.
That the married man Of to-day often
ands himself unable 10 SPEND any con-
siderable portion Of his waking hours
with his own family Il owing largely
10 the stress Of business life and 10 the
ambitions fostered In country whose
citizens are welcome 10 the highest DO
sitions In the land n they can via
them. But this constant struggle for
material welfare should not Be permit.
ted 10 increase 20 far that the "things
that are more excellent are forgotten
or ignored.
Sometimes child dies, and then Tho
busy father may realize that Il was n.
deed q little stranger who came 10 him
and went away again. lie had watched
the growth Of his business with ,ntenss
Interest and he knew every aspect Of
lti but he had not had time 70 watch
She growth Of o child's mind and char.
acter. Tho American wife and mother
can change In q great measure this or
der Of things BY holding up true ideals
Of what constitutes success In lie ana
OF whit makes O home worthy Of
the name; for the husband In A great
majority u cases Is guided by the VITA.
and viii bring.back % her what she
gives 70 him. Iflife 10 her means moth.
Ing but money and social success sha
binds her husband 10 wheel that win
gradually crush the best that q IN him.
But u IL means O moral DEVELOPMENT
whose source Of power IA d sysupathetIo
and ennobling home life she win talo
are that her husband has time 70 i've.
Kaiser wilhelm's old generals. ,..
,rans Of II, gre resigning, and hs !.
putting In lot Of young officers.
Collector Hunter has appointed IA,
2. N. Green, q Methodist prsacb.r y
reoria, HIS, 70 the position Of gauger
The oakes Wooden Mills, Al Bloo,n
neld, N. j., have begun running nj,
VINE with reduced number Of hand.
The down stage from Angel. 10 Mi.
son, Cal, was held Up Wednesday by !,
highwayman and robbed VI Wells Fayve
matter.
The underwriters have sold IN. Ara.
aamaged goods al the Whlttento,
ma. mills 10 New York dealers n,
The Ingram combers and card ,.rIn
pers have Joined the 60 ingram wsar.
srs In the strike at the Lowell mas. /
ssspet mills. @s.
The Peoria tllls Ministerial a..oc,.,
won Y circulating petitions D, snfors.
The laws for sunday closing q plsos.
Of amusement. ~ pSOes
Amsricsns are about 70 visit Ms.hou.
sland under the auspicss a 81. 800
can board Of foreign missions. ssartIn.
from Cape Town. sihs
:, President Smith, o. Ii. FlIn. o..
Workers association, has erdsr.d ~.
striking glsssblowsrs al Munies la
% return 70 work. i"u.'