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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11
soMI, poTANy

Corg'cann. Texas.-Dctr Haphnmmc'
Having written some time ago ana being
admitted into the happy band. I rtlaps"d
into silence and enjoyed reading the let
tcrs ON our page. Seeing there ~ con-
test on plants am compelled to he
gTraty interested. although l am MOI fully
uccided as to which IL tho most useful
plant, or course we all know the study
OF plants IS called botany. We'll In inc
time Of the Greeks and Romans The yso-
PIE rcgatdcl plants with a Wow 10 see
what use could be made of them but
early Va tho Eighteenth century pleas
ant change Cnne to pass
IN Sweden, at tho town OF Upsiln. n
botanical genius by the name OF La
uacus. made a classification in such a
way that there should be a place. not Oily
for every species known, but for every
thing that nature could contain This
great man has since been ycncr,ttcd a.
thO father OF botanical order ami exact.
itude. lIe classified tho plants into TWEEN
ty-four clafises known NJ the "LinDushn
system" The cotton belongs TO the Mai.
yicoao class. / IL very bcauiiful class
and is named after tho common naliow.
II - also II class that Il recommended az
beng lrcp rom anything injurious and
in many Instances Of great usc 10 man.
Tho fr,.ti Is varions aud aiwayr dry with
out itcce or sap. The leaves are simple
ana alternate. There are several specie,
of cotton Tho soft fll-'r thai covers the
n. ca II used throughout the world when
manufactured into cio,h. The h,Ht made
cloth comes from India, the original scat
OF the ART I. OF cotton spinning and w,tV-
.ng I'm regard to fhe Ilnchesn and trans-
parency OF iis np.llns. While l think
cotton rs one OF tho most valuable OF
plan,s II Is not NOR" valuabl. than a
food plant, 1T II question that requires
great deal OF 'eafling and thought. ana
/ think the Happy hhmmerd can settle the
question. Prosperity and love to thu Hans.
'Ru.uH'
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MOST INTERFERING CONTEST

Alvin, Tcxos.--Dear Haphuiumer. Here
come again, after a few weeks absence
will write and vote for corn. think corn
is the most useful because it Is n food
for both man and beast We have to have
food. That's something Wa can't do with
ou1, and live" Cotton supplies us with
clothes. bu, tt doesn't supply Ills with food.
Vet cotton IS useful plant and many
others too numerous 10 incltiou Corn la a
food usod most all over tho world But
there is wh"a' That is about as useful
as corn. think this contest iA about the
most interesting one Va have ever had
We can learn 50 much from the different
lettcu, Yet the contest Ia a hard one |
viii be GLAD when Carl gets his broom out
NJ goiug. couldn't send IN contrlbu-
uou 90 | viii try and sell eoine II his
bIpom9, and help him that way Guy rn-
scn, why don't you write again? Why
don't YOU write to me, A. Watson? see.
Mr.. Hap, you made mistake in my nnIne
he other time ! wrote. You put II Elder
II rs Elmer. And you didn't put my name
on the list of new lIappyhammers viii
close for thle time, hopin, Carl will get
his broom outfit all right am your true
Hap. Elmer Kimmons
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"HlrnRY rp. uArslr

Atmore Ala.--Dear Haphommer: see
YOU ale having another contest. Will
c,lst my vote for corn. rs think II is the
II at useful Of plants Hnps. don't Won all
thtu,e corn ~ the most useful of plants?
In ollen times people did not have ANY
cotton; thay made their clothes Of some
fny el.c. From corn IS" get hominy
citts, brrad lyc homiry and food for both
horses and cattle. Hurry NJ. fIaps ana
b.nt us viii be 10 yelrs old the gam
OF octohor. i wiph some of the Hans
could b. ut ms birthday. hhve I've
pots.--one PUPPY aud four cats; Two grown
r,ts atI Two liul~ k.Iens. | went 10 a
Gan nv NOT long nRo aud had nice tlmc.
ia not catch rnv fish. but ! aie lots OF
them. / wen, boat ridlng In IN. evening.
Wei vii close T.. G. FrIdellc.
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LIKES THE CONTEST.

Buffalo. TeSas.--Door Haphammer: A,
I have rot written 10 the linppynammcrs
In ii long tme. ] Will write again. am
glad the contest has upeh'a. like the
subject very much. l thlnk corn IS the
most useful plant. Ii Is food for man,
animals ana fowls therefore ] vote for
turn. | Wal soon lie II years old. Mamma
saws she may give III" birthday party.
We I'VE ahoIt "a quarter of a mule from
n. nice 1T lie town Of Buffalo, up the
railroad J HE 10 live out here much bet
ter than in Town. Papa takes The Port.
and Ia. hrst thing ! do when comes Is
Ia turn for the lIapa' pa8n. Wei, FOR
fear OF the waste basket ! VIII close.
nm n true IIni Vo,ina Hill.
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TIIE arArF or l.IFN.

san Marcos. Te&as--Deir iiaphamner
Some OF tho IIaps ask why corn Is useful.
Why don't sou ask why wheat u nselnl?
As Eilest Keeling says, you can feed the
sheep for cloths and feed all kinds OF ant
til. sian OF life. bu, they are sAily nils
taken. Just because corn. cotton and
sugar cane are prodsncts OF this part OF
tho country they have to vote for them.
Wh,Y Rucaalse they raise them. Medio.nc
lianta. II ~ tiass. are very valuable. but
how could we live on theinY Who u Y
tnat iiies corn breadY NOW ws couldnt
cotton people could pile up wheat stray
Tor bouss. c. q. stdckdick. you haven't
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WIN GRASSES.

yelssoo, Texnr-Drar Haphsnmer' Cot
ton. corn and wheat haze had their cham
Mons srnorg the members OF the club and
40 you say. there are many other nseiu'
nlafts NOT yet mentioned by your corro-
apondmts. many paria of tho world a.
different times have done without either
of the three. In my opinion the VIA
grasses Of tho forests and plains have been
a necessity since tho world began. Ihey
cover tho whole earth. and supply most o.
the Wild and domestic animals with 1000,
cheose milk and even clothing 70 the in-
habi,ants Of some parts OF the world. The
people on the stone ago lived on wild ami
mails and grasses Of tho forest Wheat.
cotton snd corn were not known then. i
was mot until the lAoiisStns pesfoo nxs
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Lake, TeNas-Dear Haphammer: VIII
you admit II l!tte country flrl into your
happy handY l am ust 10 wears old and
quite small for MY age. 1t IS so good 81
YOU to let the little folks have ii page to
themselves. We'll, 1 am SO .lud blind Carl
WILL IL, happy wi his broom nachiu"ty
| hope he Will succeed. ! w.ll vote for
wheat; likc biscuits too well 10 vote arY
other way. / w!ll close. As this Is my first
letter. Your Ittle friend.
T.iio Ainsley
j. S.--My li,tle sister wishes TO JON your
band also. She Is years Old. Hor name
is Hattie.
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grain was discovered. Cotton was an. In
troduccd To the United States from Esypt
by the celebrated Mehcfnet isss than A
century ago, and the first expectation aid
not take place until the year 1921. Corn
was discovered by Columbus on h,e irst
visit To America 1t was cultivated by the
Indians for food. Wheat was growing In
Egypt and Palestine when Christ Was ON
earth. but In q great many other countries
1t WAS not I hope that most OF the Han,
viii vote for forage geasses witch cover
the whole earth, and NOT FOR plant that
Us confined only to some countries Your
sincere friend. Cornelius Conts.
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GROWTH.

alta YOUR dam as high as you can;
puilu rr, small, but I'll tell you all
', aver it-over just so.
~. YOUR wheel buzz down below.
n l,,nS stop me while water flows.
). no n river yet--who knowsY
-, Tho brown mold over me sits;
v Nv. deeper meath leaves In drifts;
l, I'm here, deep out OF eight
II n Is dark-as dark as night.
Icsn't hide me while acorns grow;
\ an oak tree the next you know.
ma IN dresses and play I'm girl;
INV long hair nicely in curl:
Pm a boy-doubt that who canf
kome bright day III be man.
world Will know me-thats what i
said;
I've a thinker in my head.
Sarah L. Winslow in st. Nicholas.
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SOME SHORT LETTERS

srme usns HI tells about their good
et can n hu votes for corn. He has
Wv ioang writes from Cool,o,s po,,,
/. n sS. npont her twelve little chicscn.
gong on a visit soon '"''"'"'
',a'e Excel has baby s,s,,n ,,,. l.,
'e'ls old, and Is new Han
jhrrs ,,,, ne Benton IT beaumont is her
unso. ",ue housckeepor. Shn tor,s ,o
Es,,,, an' 'rees TO read the Hap letters
y Meal" , hec'er is learning to wine
Slurp thn W., sue has to have helm in
trying ho, nafd words. But she ,olleyes
ID bal, Mansfield went fishing without
fish H., % OF course h didn't catch
Ragl, Int e Is visiting hts grand rarontr
ST. ,'eS ,bowdeu writes from Hunts.
Die * unlnkS tho answer 10 ElIie,s
blind cor, uohber, She sent 10 cents
They n s.l are Hart and John Addl-
and so 1 n neat little gum for
rn' Hap style. "1'nn'cFing happiness
ms r Kirkland is going IN .o,.o, ,,,
drowned O., so sorry Walter WHIPS
Is corn VIII, n ,,il doesn't vote. but she
ID 1'' ana sarady, 10 years old vote. ,..
for co,.n, ,' brother, Jewell IA vcara
and in. HAZEL says thew hnvo 10,
s,.I s ufee little calves nave '"'
Us ,,o ,On,e II years Cd con,,s n
i a bss .", Lake Charles. La sha H.
erS. und for r , pun and has all hinds OF
by named sn pe,s' two colts and white
'' ssy, Hsrcn writes from o..
ayinr ana, NAV she has time IA .So,y
asks. "Whs. now that cotton ia b7od
alike" Ms,, Two chapters Of tho Blble
et ue,, %s'''e votes for corn '
fatled and rr,Al'y and Trixy. peat,ty
,iser whose r. NY iS gray, lie has a
laie why ans !" Tobln. Fred asks
Pn sloyesl' 'oeS an old maid wear
las lag DS asr aa I. a new r,o, s,. -
named Sue "a, q, Florence. Her sister,
her named i 1sa Nora, and she has a
fhe can b,,n,cs' She Is years o,d
body avn up a horre as wen aa
from y" Gr no,a collected for plios
re Frank m Wnliford 10 con
Aunt Ellen cents IN Aunt Louise 10
Fac. Johnson ~ cent?, her cousins
''ord each { ee ,v.a' Baldwin and Baby
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uSDFUL CORN.
Sweet Home. Tecais.-De,ir Iaphammer
Here / CONF. Knocking at the dooe ngaln.
VIII YOU please let me IN have not
written TO The Post IN so long that sup
pose YOU have forgotten me A. you are
an voting for the most useful pant
VIII cast my vote. think corn - a uscfui
plaN and | VIII vote for IL. The shucies.
stalk. cob and grain arc all usud The
shuek Is used for horses feed cows
feed. and baskets and broons can lr
mnge Of shuc.s, and horse collars The
SINK Is used 20 burn. for horse foed.
cows feed, and can he made islto mo-
lnHses. Ia" cobs cut be burned The
gram r. very u9eiul Mos an people cnt
the grn!n and all kinds of fowls ana do
me animals eat II also. Some OF The
lldps think cotton tx the rnoet uHof1
p'aih. hu, heloV. corn is more u-cful
nlah cotton, for people can 90 wltaout
clothes, and they can't DO without eating.
am Saving At rrandpa'S now. / am
gong home tomorrow / have got forty
hitlc chickens ANA three old lens One of
INV old hers ia SNOW white. | will asl.
some riddles l. One IN a minute twict.
IN moment, and never IN a thousand
ycars2 > twas under the bush ! found
IT, / tried 10 get Il. but found that
Couldn't. so umped mp ana ran on with
~ Wei goodbye 10 the Happyh MINERS
Tor THIS time. G4pslH Harper.
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HELLO. FoLKsEs!

Whartor. Texas. Dear liaphammcr
II Ito. folksos, How ARE you good iittle
people ali getting a,ong? have been hav-
ing s,,ob a nice time reading your letters In
The Posi- an a little Eirl years old
aud am proud 10 b. numbered with the
little Happyhammers. ! nave tricycle.,
but IL is hard 10 ride over rough road ana
papa is gong TO buy no Now bicycle
/ have little friend. who, ~ you All KNOW
is a Happyhammcr. she has Just iotS VI
ana lots of fun together. ! llye In cot
ton country aud 1 thini that cotton is me
most useful OF plants, aa IL gives NE ana
my dolllrs dresses TO wear aud inakes iool
for papas cows aud hogs. wish good luck
and pleasant times TO all tue Happyhan-
mcrg. Your little friend.
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''rhere Is a plant YOU orlon So,

mere Is q plant you often soc
III Rard"tis and IN fields,
iVs stalk rs straight lis leaves are long.
Anu precious fruit II ytids.
Inc iruit when young, IL son and white.
Ana closely wrapped N rreen,
Ahd tassrls hang from every ear.
Which children love to g,ean.
But when the tasS,is fade away.
The fI'ui; Is ripe and Old,
IL peeps from out the wrapping dry
Like beads of yellow gold
Ihe fru!t. whom young, we boil ana roast
When old. We grind II we'll
Now think OF all the plants YOU know
And try It's name TO tell"
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CORN IN EGYPT.

Bccvillc. Tcxas.--Dcar Iaphammsv:
nav" boon So busy learning TO plow that
i have neglected writing 10 you. Int
must share IN hammering happiness for
blind carl. Enclosed lind 20 DENTS. 10
cents For Carl and 10 ccnte for club
hutton. Aiid now for another conte.,. /
think We have ~ gocd subject. | viii
vote for corn, because ] think Il the most
useful. l enjoy reading the Hans let.
teis, very much. Aud " MIR Hap will al.
low me TO do so. will ask Addie Lipprlsn
e tell MS where IN tho Eibie IL found
the acroun, OF Abrnhoms sons buying
corn IN Egypt | think she meant Jacob.
but the corn spoken al In the Bible was
not what We call corn nowadays I am
r'nd the dog voted for won. have no
deg. hut have n cat that | think a great
zeal or. tie no. only catches mice. but
has Killed four or i've mulA cared rabbits
thn summer IN our garden
We AZ. having a very line cain today.
corn Was very good; cotton looks dine, ana
II We don't have too much rain II VIII
surely be good. too. with best wishes to
all. am, u true Hap,
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Why Send Your Daughters Out Of TexasP
CARR BURDETTE COLLEGE

WAS BUILT. EQUIPPED AND DO
MATED FOR THE HIGHER DDCCA-
TON OF SOUTHERN GIRLS, Fire
proof building. hot water heat. electric
)iehtu, hot and cold baths. elegantly fur.
ments. we'll selected library. Colts hcs;
sttreoptisg, with 40 h,storica, and eclen-
THO virwr. Ii kinds or Eymnastic aprar-
company undcr the dsrccssou Of nr. far-
gent Of Harvard; Frcnch articuiatcd excl
cton, olms,cis hest models OF the trunk,
brain, eye and Gar, maps. gicbe. powerful
microscope. ,issscp'ing sets, Nrg. coliec-
ton OF geological, eooioi,ica aud con-
Geological specimchs, arithmNtrical and
seom.trich forms and solids. Tcllurlan.
I.pnsii'sMl, Ofuery. nnc pianpx Lyon a
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''' i'1 ' May Vineyard.
TRIBUTE TO WALTER WHIPS.

7IVtT FFTT W TT
Moses. Miss. Dear Ifaphammer: i
hlyen't written for some time. but have
been busy. I have earned some money
ma mn, .eoiue TO send nickel 20 help
blind Carl 1 wish had more 10 g'hd. 10.
feel 20 sorry for h.ni. II y such a sai
thing 10 be bird. nope ihai he WIZ soon
hing And. iiaps, did you know thAt
death had eiaimei one OF our noble mem
hersY Ny Kind friend, Walter Whips.
was drowned several wssfs are Te.a Is Ut Il
MAS ali 40 sad. Waiter was a good boy
aud did hts share hammerins haupnsss,
for oihens. He had gan. me ne hatS
mage for q long time. We wiz ~ NM IN he
plant contest " very interesting ) az
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Mich :. !. na.Arsses, a druggist 4, Man.
'ass have besn - tue good tesiimon-
E'~. q o MI ,nue'iaAed by the manu.
p nsrrAoss Rsus, r,sla'. Collie. Cholera
s's s.is BY All druss.s.s'
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HAP TALKS.

les Primrose Introduces Her
Lair 10 the Hogs and Girls.
hr Happyhammers: Last week your
kriend Mr. Haphammcr. told you that
IA going on long vacation and that
Abody else would conduct your page.
this somebody else will try To do all
| Mr.. Haphammer did. but she can
hope 10 take his place 10 your hearts
rtght now let us give three round
n for the author OF this happy. loving
! OF hammerers. Now, then, one, Two,
REEL A ruusing cheer from nourly 5000
boys and girls ought to reach Mr..
hammer way from the Panhandle.
"A now that we've started out right
Frying to express our gratitude and
h where thanks are due, l am sure
We shall get on nicely.
! Mr.. Haphammer told You last week,
fund for blind Carl Is closed. but "a
stray dimes wandered in this week.
ing a total OF s45 80. Those who con-
ltcd this last were Roy b. Page, Bee
!; Emma Yarbough, Florence. Lee
mr. Huntsville; Harold De We're Sporo.
Antonio: Chester G. Mcneil, Moses.
}. You have all done wonderful work
! know that you are that much hap
for doing It. We won't try to start
more subscriptions just now, though
% always plenty Of good work to be
}.
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ana 10 years old. VIII close Your
friend. Ida sapp.
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p voting contest has turned Itself
4 th's week, corn having secured
p'y'two votes. which makes it stand:

ysro now. see what a Jump the two at
Aea' maae. That makes 1T exciting.
!" ,ne letters argued as well AIS
oI lis week, too. That's the way
|est like this IVA
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size
has
for Won
a..
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'ee' ike the old woman who lived in
'A0e' Win go many children / don't
"na' TO do. But I'm very glad 1
u''e 70 feed You all bread and milk.
never could get around. 1t would
~ ni Tue Tue corn aud wheat you are voting
|po,Ssr ~, I'm only sort Of a fairy
nj w., WIN more play than work
., t,,a IN sure We shah be the
n NJ. n",las and that YOU Will write mo
Y nee letters. Lovingly. WV '''o
Mistress Primrose.
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NEW HAPPYHAMNIERS.
LIKES BISCUITS

Total number Happyhommers..
The advocate., 1897-07-21

ported to have struck bonanza Of q
novel kind. On his ranch are salt-licks
which contain placer gold, but 90 fine is
the gold dust that it cannot be saved
from the sand Recently Garlic killed
q steer and in the lining Of its stomach
found four ounces Of fine gold. The
steer had licked up four ounces of gold
in less than two months. The salt in
the earth had chlorinized the metal and
the lining Of the stomach had served as
a coarse blanket at the bottom of a sluice
in preserving the gold.
Garlic slaughtered a sheep that had
been feeding in the same pasture, and
the result was equally satisfactory, only
that the amount Of gold was somewhat
smaller. Garlic believes that he has
struck q rich thing, and means to keep
bunch of cattle always feeding in that
pasture. II each steer killed will yield
four ounces Of gold, or even a little less,
there will soon be started slaughter
house on large scale on the Mexican
and Arizona line.
The advocate., 1897-07-21
Libby Prison May Go to Washington.


The Chicago Record says: "The orig
inal Libby Prison at Richmond, Va, was
purchased by syndicate Of Chicagoans
in 1890, conspicuous among the invest
ors being @. +. Gunther, L. Msnasse, w.
H. Gray, I. L. Gould, Stewart Spalding
and Charles T.. Kremer. Plans and pho
tographs Of the building, as it stood,
were taken, aud it was then carefully
taken apart, placed on special trains and
brought to Chicago and as carefully re-
built in 1892. During the Worlds Fair
it was visited by many thousands Of peo-
pie and the owners netted, during the
season, more than 100000. Since that
time the number Of visitors has been
very small and confined almost entirely
to out.of-town people.
"Mr. Gunther says that thousands Of
Chicagoans are not even aware that the
city possesses the only historical war col
lection in the country. He believes that
Washington is the proper location for
the exhibition, and says that the owners
probably will build O home for it there.
Financial considerations are respon-
sible for the contemplated change, Ac-
cording to Charles F. Gunther, who
manages the property for the company
owning it, the prison has attracted COM
paratively few visitors lately, while the
ground on which it stands has become
too valuable for it's present use. The
site occupies frontage of 285 feet on
the east side of Wabash avenue, near
Fifteenth Street. The company has a
ninety-nine year lease, Of which ninety
three years are unexpired. Mr.. Gunther
claims that the lease is worth $1,000 q
foot frontage, the land being the largest
available plat within such short dis
tance Of the business center Of the city"
The advocate., 1897-07-21
Table Amenities.

Everyone can do something to add to
the social life at the table. If one can
not talk, he can listen or ask questions
and draw out others who can talk. Good
listeners are as necessary as good takers.
Never argue at the table, but tell pleas
ant stories, relate or read anecdotes, and
look out for the good of all. Sometimes
single anecdote from paper starts a
conversation that lasts during the entire
meal time. A family table ought to be
bright and cheerful; sort of domestic
altar, before which everyone casts down
his or her Offering, great or small, Of
pleasantness and peace; where, for at
least brief space in the day, all annoy
ances are laid aside, all stormy tempers
hushed, all brief disputes healed; every
one being glad and content to sit down
at the same board and eat the same
bread and salt, making it, whether it
were a rich repast or dinner of herbs,
equally a joyful meal. 1t is unpardon-
able for anyone to sit glum and silent at
the table, taking no part ia the cOnver-
sation, showing no interest in the good
cheer, even casting shadow on the
gladness. ss.-FOT2OGTd
The advocate., 1897-07-21
Family Reading.
WORTH WHILE.

'Tis easy enough 20 be pleasant
When life flows along like a song;
But the man worth while is the one who Will
smile
When everything goes dead wrong
For the test Of the heart is trouble,
And 1t always comes with the years,
And the smile that is worth the praise Of earth
Is the smile that comes through tears.
It is easy enough to be prudent
When nothing tempis you TO stray,
When without or within no voice Of sin
Is Turing your soul away
But iRs only a negative virtue
Until II Is tried by fire,
And the life that Is worth the honor OF earth
Is the one that rssists desire.
BY the cynic, the sad, the fallen,
Who had no strength for the strife,
The worlds highway is numbered to-day;
But they make up the item OF life.
But the virtue that conquers passion,
And the sorrow that hides In a smile
It Ia these that are worth the homage OF earth,
For we find them but once In while.
Ella Wheeler Wttc0r.
The advocate., 1897-07-21
Effect Of a Cheerful Example.

A mother writes the MichigGn Farmer
that the cheerfulness which should be
one of the chief characteristics Of the
home life is often sadly lacking, solely
because the example Of CHEEKY disposi-
tion is not set by the wife and mother,
One glimpse of her face as she begins
the duties Of the day is sufficient for the
other members Of the family. If it bears
the illumination of pleasant smile as
she passes from room to room, if her
greeting to the others is bright and
CHEEKY, if she has a pleasant word for
those with whom she mingles, they will
catch the inspiration and the day will
be made sunny and bright thereby.
If, ON the other hand, she is fretful
and inpatient if the children are given
to understand that 'mother is out Of
sorts to-day" it casts a cloud over every
one, and in their play the little ones will
be found bearing the impress Of their
mothers example in their manner to-
ward each other. They, too, will fret
and frown, will slap each other in perfect
imitation Of the way in which they are
treated. Children are such perfect
imitators that we must be very careful
Of our conduct or we will find ourselves
reproduced in no very tlattering manner.
1t means a great deal to be a home
maker, not mere house-keeper, but to
make a true, happy home, one which
children may look back upon with pleas
ure, when, in after years, they have
left it far behind, and the mother who
made it so has gone to her reward.