The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-14


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The Coanty Court Of Iron county has
made arrangements with iicy. David
Gay Of the Home Society to take charge
Of and end homes fuf the eleven chill
drca a.. She County Poor Farm. II Is
credltahle thing 10 do, for Il takes
the children from an environment that
win do them no good. There arc four
children st our own county farm Cor
which something should bS done.
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! mentioned last week tho "pass II
Along Society,"" have now on hand
about twenty-five packages containing
dozen magazines each, al different,
which are ready for distribution among
the country districts, ard the only ihing
necessary to get one u 10 ask fur Il
freely. cannot bat feel that some
degrse OF good may be accomplished
by the circulation OF these magazines.
Contributions are requested, 40 that the
work may be continued.
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A movement Is on foot 10 st. Louis
to change lhe Exposition building into
a public library. ST Louis IL 90, proud
Of her public library, TOT !, Ia not one
that a city Of lis siz9 aud importaEce
should have; but u tho present plans
OF Mr.. Crundsu, the librarian, and some
of the public spirited citizens arc car
ried ont, the want ~ill be supplied.
In connection with the new condition
oi affairs il Is also proposed to enlarge
the seopc OF the library, something at
ter The manner Of the present travelling
library, only on more extensive scale.
This win give tho entire State an inter
est In the matter aud make tor the new
enterprise great success.
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saw recently little squib a6JG; the
use Of the brain in the management Of
the household. Bin Nye calls the brain
the ''lhink shop" aad II Is q good
name for II. There are some women
Of whom tho rhyme Is really true, that
'woman's work is never DONE" and
Il Is because they do not mix small
amount of brains with their work, so
~ to make each step coant during the
day. A few moments sitting down to
plan the days work will help at won
derful rate. aud il pays 10 rest awhile
rs you 90 along. lie lazy, IL sou choose
TO call II that, but Il Is the Kind Of lazi-
ness that pays IL the end.
We NIL have wishes for various things.
but here are few good ones which we
may all have our share in accomplish
ing:
DO you wish tho wurid worc better
tIet me tell you what to do;
set watch upon your actions,
Kerp them always straight and tras.
nid your mind Of selfish motives,
let your thoughts be clean ard highs
You ran make q little Eden
OF the sphere you occnpy.
DO you wish the world were wiser
Well. suppose you make start,
By accommodating wisdom
In the scTupbook of your heart.
10 not waste one page on folly;
Live TO learn. and learn 20 live.
u you want TO give msh knowledge
You must get It ero yon give.
DO you wish the world were happyf
Thea remember day by day
just to scatter seeds OF Kindness
As you pass sl1RE the way;
For the pleasure OF the many
May be Outlines traced 10 one,
As the hand that plants an acorn
shelters armies from the sua.
recently received little book on
teaching Baby TO talk. Ii Is wonder
iul, the new theories that are coming
mp every day. In the days when ! was
busy with my own little tots. we Just
had the practical babies who knew what
they wanted aud managed to get II IN
their own way. II baby wcfe good,
II was good of lis own sweet will, and
Il Il we're bad Il was the same wilt, but
naughty one, and all there was to do
was to put up with 1t and hope ior bet
ter days. 10 later years | found there
we're so many theories about how chill
dren should be reared, fed and taught,
and thought when had the oppor-
tunity l might turn the theory into
practice. But, bless yoar heart, ! find
baby Is baby the world over. gen.
Grafton after generation, and all must
humbly bow TO his sweet babyhood.
One thoo-y Is that q baby should never
be rocked OF trottcd, a. It's little brains
arc all inggled to pieces, and ho will
not be smaft grown-upper. | won
der where all the smart men OF past
ages came from, for know TO n GER
tain,y that they we're rocked aud tr0tted
In their infancy. The very newest Is
about teaching a child the yowels. in
stead of talking all the sweet nonsense
so dear to the baby. When the little
chap says ''sh-goo, " which y about the
frs, thing baby does say, You must
very promptly answer sc, 9, e." oven
and over, until, instead OF ''ah.goo, I"
The baby will say Sc" Then your re-
ply will DO "a, a, a;'' and rs soon as
that Ia added 10 his conversational rep
| ertoire, yon continue with 'sah, aw, %,
and oo.'' Could anything b. more
tbsiIlingf After these long yowels arr
mastered, tho baby u recommended "a
learn the short vowels before proceed.
Ing with the ccnsonauts. | believe,
though, prefer the pretty .'eoo, ah
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