Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-15

Besidcs this there Is an assiducus ac-
stimulation Of little things around the pri-
rate home. which in the aggregate make
great attraction. while the ,lcniZcn II
one 81 these public residences is apt t.
say: What i the uscf | have no place
10 keep them ii should take them.
Mcmento>. hric a brac. curioSitcs. quaint
chair cor cozy lounge, uphol>terrS. pie
lures aud "A thousand things that accrete
ia home are discarded OF neglected be
cause there Is no homestead iu which Ia
arrange them Aud yet they are the ease
in which the pearl nf domestic happiness
is set. You can never become as attach
cd L. the appointments Of boarding
house or family hotel a. To- those things
that y"u can call y"ur own and are nSs"-
ciatcd with the different members OF Your
household ar with scenes 81 thrilling i'm
port ia y"ur domestic history blessed i
that home IN which for a whole lifetime
they have been gathering until every liz
IRE ia the carpet ami every panel of the
door and every easement "f the window
has chirngraphy Of it, own. speaking
out something about father or mother 80
SON or daughter or friend that was with
rs awhile. What sacred place il Ice
comes when one can say: In that rnnal
such one was born. IN that bed such a
one died: IN that chair | sat on the night
| heard such one had received a great
public honor. hy thar stool my child
knclt Tor her last evening PRAYER. here !
sat Ia greet my son a. he came back
from sea voyage: that was fathers cane:
that was mothers rocking chair" What
joyful and pathetic congress Of rcmi-
niSccnccs.
The Grace of Hospitality.
The public residence of hotel and
boarding house abolishes the grace OF
hospitality Your guest does not want
TO come to such table. M one wants
10 run such Il gauntlet of acute and mcr-
CHESS hypcrcritieiSm. Unless you have
n home az your own you will not bc able
to exercise the best rewarded of all the
graccs. For exercise Of this grace what
blessing came Ia the Shunammiic in the
restoration NJ her son Ia life because she
entertained Elisha. and to the widow of
Iarcphath in the perpetual oil well nf the
miraculous cruise because she fed Il hun
CRY prophet. and to Rahnh in the prcscr-
vatinn Of her life ut the demolition Of
sltItftlf tNfHliSt SIG entertained the spies.
and To- l.aban in the formation Of an in
tercStin= family relation because of his
entertainment of Jacob. and TO Lot in his
rescue from the destroyed city because of
his entertainment of the angels. and To
Mary and Martha and IacchcEs in spir-
itual blessing because they entertained
Christ. and 10 PubliuS in the island of
Mclita in the healing of his father h.
cause of the entertainment of Paul.
drcnchcd from the shipwrrck. and of in
numerablc houses throughout chriStcn-
dom upon which have come blessings
from generation Ia generation because
their doors swung easily open in the en-
larging. enrolling rradiaiins AMI divine
grace of hospitality. do not know what
your experience has been. hut | have had
men and women visiting mt my house who
left hcncdiciion on every rooni-in the
blessing they asked NJ the table. in the
prayer they offered AZ the family altar. in
the good advice they gave the children.
in the gospclizatinn that looked ont from
every lincament Of their countcnanccs.
and their departure was the sword of he
rcavcmcnt The queen of Norway.
Sweden and Denmark had Il royal cup
of ten curves. or lips. each one having on
il the name of the distinguished person
who had drums from IT, And that cup
which We offer To others III Christian hos
pitaliiy. though il he Of the plainest
earihenwarc. i Il royal cup. and God can
read on all sides the names of those who
have taken from il refreshmeni. but all
this i impossible unless you have home
of your own.
IL j. the deiusion as To what Il ncccSSa
ry for Il home that hinders 50 many from
establishing one. Thirty rooms are not
necessary. nor 20. nor IL. nor ~. nor =.
nor >. In the right way plant a table.
and couch. and knife. aud fork. and
cup. and chair. and You can raise a
young paradise. Just start home on
however small scale and il will grow
When King Cyrus was invited to dine
with a humble friend. the king made
the one condition OF his coming that the
only dish hc one loaf Of bread. and the
most imperial satisfaction> have some
times banquctcd on the plaincst fare
DO not be- caught in the deuSion of
many thousands in postponius Il home
until they can have an expensive one
That idea is the devils trap that catches
men aud women innumerahle who will
never have any home M all. Capitalists
of America. build plain homes for the
people. l.ct this tenement house SyS-
TEN. in which hundreds OF thousands Of
the people nf our cities are wallowing
in the mirc. hc broken up 10y small
homes. where. people can have their own
iircSidcs and their own affairs. In this
great continent there is room enough for
every man and woman To- have u home.
Morals and civilization and religion de
mand it, W. want done all over this
land what George Peabody and Lady
Burdctt- Cou;iS did in England and some
OF the large manufacturers of this coun
try have done for the villages and cities
in building small houses NJ low rents. so
that the middle classes can have sep
aratc homes They are the only class
not provided for The rich have their
palaces. and the poor have their poor
houses. and criminals have their jailS.
but what about the honest middle class
cs. who are able and willing Ia work
and yet have small income? Let the cap
italiSts. inspired "f God and pure patr-
otism. rise and build whole streets Of
small residences. The lal,"rer may have
~ the close nf the day Ia walk or ride
farther than i desirable I" reach il. but
when he gets to his destination in the
evcniidc he will find something worthy ~
being called 10y that glorious aud impaS-
-lhH'"i anu heaven btStfnbel word
home.
Advice to tounE People.
Young married man. rs soon aS you can
buy such place. even il You have To- put
on il u mortgage reaching from base Ia
capstone. The much abnS ii mortgage.
which j. ruin 10 reckless man. Ia one
prudent AMI prosidrnt j. the beginning 81
n competency and fortune Tor the rca-
son he will not he satisfied until he has
paid it oil. aud all the household are put
GA stringent economies until then. brny
yourself all superilmiti'S aud all uNurics
until yam can say. Every thing IN this
huuS" j. mime thank God. every timber.
every brick. every foot oi plumbing cv-
cry dnnrSill.' pn mol have Your children
horn in - boarding house. and de- not
yourself lr buried from nnr. Have
place where your children can shout aud
sing and romp without h,ins ovcrhaulc,l
for the racket. Have u kitchen where you
can de- something toward the reformation
of evil cookery and the lc>scnng of this
nation 81 dySpepiicS A. Napoleon lost
one 81 hi great BATTLES lay an attack ~