Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-11-20
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A Path of Power.


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A Path of Power.
ANY mother, considering any child of
hers. has cause for Encouragement
There is no perfect child; it is not wei
for child to be thought perfect. The
wise and clear-sighted mother sees, and
ought to see, faults in her children that
are. in their ultimate tendencies, appal.
ling 1t is her duty to get rid of those
faults before they develop to a harmful
stage But to DO this she has to keep
them in their right position win regard
to the chiid's characte1and this posi-
ton is a subordinate eae, strictly in the
background.
Many i mother loses her power over
her children just at this point. She sees
fault in Mary-a grave fault in its
probable growth-and she determines to
eradicate it from Mary. Mary may or
may not be conscious of the defect up
to this moment. But after this time the
unwise mother keeps it prominently in
the foreground of Mary's thoughts until
all life seems colored by it. Mary lives
in an atmosphere of remembering her
defect and either struggling with it or
rebelling against discipline. She may OF
may not be submissive, but she is in
dubitably uncomfortable. Now, discom-
Mary's chief business, like any other
child's, to grow. For this main business,
something subordinate has been forcibly
substituted, and the result is confusion
Of character, not development.
The wise mother, ON the other hand,
puts first things first. Mary has a bad
fault; it will hinder growth farther on
if not attended to. So it is brought be
fore Mary's eyes. but then, before Mary S
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thing to be promptly outgrown as soon
as possible. That is quite enough to
make Mary ashamed of it, and reason
able about it. A child does not like a
harelip or a hunchbaek or an ugly fault,
and win cooperate gladly to get rid of
any of the three. Health and strength
are things that children normally desire
and follow. If Mary is kept nourished
and growing, morally and physically, the
fault will be left behind, and no miser-
able remembrance of nagging and sharp
rebuke remain.
If her child is inclined to stutter, the
wise mother does not make her nervous
by reminding her of it constantly. A
far better method of curing it is to
teach her to speak slowly and calmly,
avoiding mention of the Objectionable
tendency. If the child begins to tell
something and shutters, she is stopped
gently and made to begin again slowly.
If boy is awkward and boorish whep
his mother has guests, she should not
scold MIN about it, but take pains to
praise him for every little courtesy, and
she win strive to live up to her praise.
To get a wrong thought out of the
mind, put in noble one. To dispel
darkness, let in sunshine. To drive out
bad temper, teach spirited self-control.
These are old rules that many people
never seem to reach or understand.
Seolding a child rarely helps along ar
inch. 1t belongs to the past deed; done
and over with. Inspiring a child tells
for all the miles ahead. 1t belongs Is
the present deed and the long future.
1t belongs, also, to the most deep and
complete power of a mother over her
child. The mother who has understood,
who has inspired her boys and girls, is
never outgrown, neved superseded by
newer affections. The thought of her
remains the fundamental one, to the
very end of life. This is the power thai
every mother longs for-and the power
that she can and ought to have if she
Is wise enough TO hold earnestly to the
best things in and for her child.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Owning Home.
If you decide to build a home. which.
with the lot on which it is to stand,
VIII be valued at $500, and you have
pald 5000 or more for the lot and hold
q, clear title to it, you can do one of two
Ihings-borrow the remaining $1,000
from a corporation or individual and
nave the house built with this money by
a contractor. paying the money back on
the installment plan with interest. or
you can induce a contractor to build the
house and carry the mortgage for you.
II you do not own the lot, then you
must have saved Tor the initial payment
10 the contractor who owns the lot, and
WI build the house, an equal amount,
So0O0 or more in cash. Your payments to
either contractor or individual or com
Rany holding the mortgages win be due
me first Of each month directly follow
ing tue day on which you make your ini-
nal payment
III you have not saved enough money
- 90 this, and you wish to own home,
laen you must deal with a promotion or
speculative real estate company, which
WIN accept small deposit, take what
Is practically rent as installment pay
Aents and charge you a figure for the
ho1Se so ex0Fbitant as to leave the com