Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-12
A TALK.
In Which There Are Some Good sag
GestIOns for Those I'm Charge
OF Children.

In the cheerful home the children
gather, "as clouds, and as doves to
their windows" while from the home
which is the abode of discon+ent,
strife and trouble, they fly away.
Webster defines home as a dwelling
place, but it admits of a broader mean
ing. There are brilliant homes and
elegant homes; some are wise. thrifty
and careful, others are warm ant
genial. by whose glowing hcarths one
may find enough and to spare. Ar
ideal home must have a government
but love must be the dictator. All the
members should unite to make home
happy.
We should have sunlight in oul
homes, heavens pure, bright light. L;
matters not whether the home il
clothed in blue and purple, if it is only
filed with love, smiles and %gladness
Flowers are as indispensable to the
perfection of n home as to the perfec
ton of the plant. But do not give then
all the sunny windows and pleasant
corners, crowding out the children.
To fully understand the little ones
sympathize with them. When a chile
asks questions, don't meet him with:
"Oh, don't bother me-" Tell him all he
wants to know, no matter how tired
and worried you may be; try not tc
let your angry passions rise.
For full and intelligent happiness ir
the home circle, good books are indis,
pensable. Do not introduce milk anc
water OF blood and thunder fiction
but books of solid worth. Choose for
the little ones primary classics, and as
soon as they are able to read intelli.
gently. subscribe for 4 child's paper
coming in their own name. Encour.
age them in school work; never be toe
busy to explain anything concerning
their lessons. Cultivate the spirit OF
kindly affection and sympathy. Let
the love of children find a return;
never repulse the confiding tenderness
every child displays when surrounded
by kindly influences.
Cultivate singing in the family. Be.
gin when the child is old enough to lisr
the song. Teach the songs and hymns
of your childhood to your children
Many a time in the whirl of home
Guties, some little air wakes the mem.
cries of early youth, and the mex in.
slant we see again the rudy cheeks
smiling faces and merry eyes OF
S~chooinates, IN of whom have gone
beyond earth's songs and sounds. AT
other times, a merry ditty breaks ir
upon an ugly train of thought, anG
throwing the mind into another chan.
nel, new courage is gained. Encour.
age the children to sing songs and
play healtbful games together. 1t will
do much toward keeping them home.
Always allow them to tell YOU ali
that has happened to interest or an.
noy them, while absent from home
Never think anything which affects
their happiness too small a matter tc
claim your attention. Use every
means to win and retain their conf.
dence 1t is a comfort to the child tc
tell all its troubles to m know.
ing she lends u willing ear AS soon as
children cease to tell all these things
they have chosen other conhdants
and therein lies great danger.
So much care takes time that one
sometimes would be glad to spend or
painting. embrCidering and the like
Out look forward to the time when The
children will be "grown-urs." vheI
there will be time for all these thing.
and when, perhaps. they may have {
share in your pleasure. Are you no
doing greater good by trying to hell
your little ones and making a happy
home for them?
The home is not the house you liv,
IN, or the furnishing of the dwelling
If such things make the home. some o
us, who live in rented dwellings AM
lit on u~ncushioned chairs, could no
enjoy our lives. No. not these. bri
that mysterious quality in the char
acter of wife, husband and child make
home anywhere, just SO it is present
1T makes the humble cottage tn
yestibule of Observation-Disclosures.