Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-01
MOTHERS DUTY TO GIRLS.

Mothers who wish to discharge con- scientiously their duties in the home circle must so train their daughters that at later day they will be aole TO make happy and comfortable homes for their own families. To accomplish this mother will have to guard well the notions her children imbibe and with which they grow up. A Awise moth CT will have her eyes open and be ready for every emergency. A few words of practical common sense timely uttered by her may be enough to counteract some foolish idea or belief putinto her daughters head by others and which if left unchecked or uncorrected may take such possession of the mind that it cannot be eradicated at later time, writes Emma Scott, in American Queen.
 One notion foolishly prevalent is that young woman is out of place en-
 gagged in domestic affairs, and it is
 quite possible that the mothers them
 selves are partly to blame for the no- l tion; on their part it is no doubt caused 1 by affection, but affection may err in | pushing it too far. For instance, a 1 young woman who during the time of l her education is kept free from all
 other occupations except those of her
 lessons and recreations naturally in-
 fers that matters with which she is s never asked to concern herself are in
 fact no concern of hers, and that any
 attention she ever may bestow on them
 is not>a matter of simple duty, but of
 grace or concession or stopping on ! 1a,, n,.4 m Ic,. , ger. If they would do so they must
 bring up their daughters from the first with the idea that in this world it is re quired to give as well as to receive, to
 minister well as to enjoy; that every person is bound to be useful-practi cally, literally useful-in his owr
 sphere, and thata woman's first sphere 2 lis the house and it's concerns and de r hands. Once really imbued with this ], beIef and taught to see how mucI t the oqmfort and happiness of woman if hersehas well as of her family depend: o on this part of her discharge of hel | duty. yolng woman 'sduties are never D so heavy as to interfere with the pc r cuiiar duties Or enjoyments of her a ge e If mother wishes osee her daughter to become good, happy, practical ant " rational woman, never let there be con e tempt for domestic occupations, O, Il suffer them tc be deemed secondary t. A mother knows the power of alwif a- for good or evil is irresistible and als,
 that the home must be the seatof han
 piness-a place where man may re
 cover his eqnanimity and compose an C. renew his soul with vigor to encounte Il, the troubles of life-and it is the dut n- of good mother to teach her daugl h. ters how to make such home. She ca n do this only by teaching thexa the care Il and responsibilities of life and teacl
 ing them so gradually and pleasant Xii that the lessons will not be recognize Id a such.
 It appears as if there would be mo- .a or less friction between the teams & the Greater Waterbury and in Il ed Brass City Amateur baseball league ,ot lPoth leaguts have selected the san
 gyotnds onlwhich to play and u games in bdth leagues will be playe ~ U in the morning. This is an unfortuna ~ state of affairs. The managers of tl
 different teahs in both leagues shoul h. get together land arrange matters s IT, that there viii be no friction If thel nt Is any squabbling or fighting betwee e. the two leagues, Sunday baseball wi Id receive q hard blow. And in regar, fy to the OakviIle grounds, if there is an 'd unnecessary noise, the teams will b
 prohibited from playing there