The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-08-03
LEES SPICE.
..varlety Is the spice Of life. I"


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". isonis society was recently Sat
lied by the application for divorce Of a
woman well known, who had been
married oYcf thirty years and had
grown children. The maiscr was start
ling from the iacs that not even the
most Intimate friends knew OF The do
meslic inicliciIy, but the wife reciied 10
her petition that iirr life almost from
the frat weeks % marriage had been
made miserable In every way a man
could conceive Of ioTiursng woman.
snd BOW that MI her children were set
tied In life, che wanted relief from him.
Il was pilIiul, but ! haze no doubt bat
this Is The marriage record Of many
people Of which the world knows moth
Ing. II is quite the custom TO say that
marriage Is lottery with lis few prizes
aud Its many blanks, Life rs very
much az we make il, il Is true, but so
many people have, as Il were, a donble
disposition. We talk about children
having company manners, but there
are great many gr1~n'ups who have
the same tendency, and IN The close
ness Of the marriage relation the eom-
phuy manner often yanishes, aud the
lover becomes the commonplace nc
anainiance. ''lle Lovers . till'' Is the
title Of a pretty little book" oiten CIV
en- ms wedding present, and the title
forms good motto ior the true happy
married life.
I, Is not often thai glance alta TAX
mage sermon, having 40 admiration
for the man. bu. Idly glancing over a
papcr the other day, ! saw little item
that Interested NC The sermon | be-
lioye was In regard to The tongue and
the SANDERS aud harsh things said by IL,
aud the suggestion was made that each
family have n SANDER book, In which
everything slandnrous said about any
person be put down In il, /, was
stated that one family who used it filed
il very rapidly for few days, but soon
Il filled more slowly. The written
words staring them 10 tho face didn't
look so very nice. aud the consequences
was that the habit Of detraction Of ey-
ery thing aud everybody was gradually
broken. We all realize, think, that
liz is so much easier to say unkind
things than good ones, and Il we are
confronted with the utieranees of but
Que day, VIC woaId be shocked at the
record. Written words last so much
longer, and are 10 much sharper than
spoken ones, because we can have the
evidence constantly before our eyes,
"luru this letter" was by-woTl dur
ing one oi the campaigns, because the
letter was not harmed, and contained
something to confront the writer later
to his discontinue. think II is Bul.
vcr Ia one OF his novels who says II
you want to give a piece Of your mind
to some one against whom you have a
grievance. do Il by writing down IN
good black aud white just exactly what
you think Of him. Make il strong and
stronger AZ you write, for the willing
will be a relief 10 your oycrchargcd feel
ings. Then sign Il aud seal II care
fully, and put IN your desk. The ncN'
morning take out aud throw INTO the
lire. aud that ends the matter. Woald
that We were all wise a. that!
Here Is a bundle oi poetry thoughts :
uany little WORT % mine
May make iitc the bgiIhte,,
Ilany little soma ~ nino
Nay make a heart the lighter,
God help me speak THE n,glc wuId
And take my BIT Of singing
AMI drop It In some lonely vale,
TO set the rrhocs ringing.
Have yun had a Kindness shown
Inss u on.
Twas not given for you alone
Pass II on.
Let Il travel down the years.
Let Il wipe anothcr's tears.
TIN In heaven the deed appears
Pass II uN.
Each helpful word. each loving glit. tina
others give 10 you
Remember with q grateful mind and thank
both warm aud true.
Hut n yon do a Kindness to others as you 81
Tlrr soostcr yau forget II the swceter II vii
grow.
. Leave others 60 remember t., press unwar'
as you ought,
And love your nest and give your best with
oul a backward thought.