The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-10-07
Some Evening Rsveries.

was not good for man to be alone
and we don't wonder at it when we
look about us and see how much
some men expect of their wives. We
read somewhere recently that "of all
creatures in the world, man is the
most helpless alone. A chicken two
hours out of the shell can take better
care of itself than a man can" OF
course woman wrote that, and the
next conclusion is that that woman
has washed her husbands neck and
ears ever since she has had him and
has made him just the helpless Great.
ure that he is.
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The question is often asked, els
marriage failure?" We say "No,"
if you don't expect too much Of it;
but don't run the risk of trying to re-
form a man after marriage. In all
probability you will be disappointed
if you do. If your husband used to-
bacco when you married him, the Bi-
BILE forbids curtain lectures afterward,
for it says, "He that is filthy, let him
be filthy still" There is a bright
side to everything, if you will only
look till you find it. Ifyour husband
smokes, be thankful be doesn't chew;
if he smokes and chews both, be
thankful he doesn't drink; if he does
all three, be thankful he won't live
long.
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There are very few children indeed
that ever get over their early training.
In my native town there stands, in
front of the school building, large
oak tree. When this tree was quite
small, boy climbed to the top of it,
and, swinging off, by his weight pull
ed it over to the ground. 1t still
shows the effect of that bending. How
many people go through life with
their characters all bent and warped
for the want of proper early training.
Being gentle and tender in her nature,
woman comes in close contact with
children, welding an influence that
no one else possibly could. Had it
not been for the wise, consecrated
Christian mother, this country might
never have had a character so noble
as that of George Washington. Of
how many mothers might it be said
as a great man once said Of his moth
er: Gall that I am, or ever hope to be,
I owe to my mother"
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Home should be made the most in
teresting and loved spot on earth, not
merely four square walls of wood and
brick; it should be the fountain of civ
ilization; the very word should touch
every fiber of the soul and strike ev-
cry chord of the human heart with its
angelic fingers; place where thought
is centralized on the higher and bet
ter things of life, bringing forth in
the highways and byways an infu-
ence that will be felt by all with
whom it comes in contact. 1t should
be place where the heart is, place
where our feet may leave but not our
hearts, a place where angels unfold
their wings, the place we love best,
because it is the place where mother is.
Men can build the house and wall
it in, a resistance against storms and
elements, but the man with all his |
genius and artisan science cannot |
make the home; that ever has aud
ever will be the task of woman. It
is she alone that can bring to it |
warmth and beauty; here she reigns
Let our homes be places of love,
JOY and brightest sunshine. places Of
enduring love that outlasts the we'd
ding day, and which produces life
Of one long, unbroken honeymoon,
the moldinp place of character, q