The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-02
Home Circle Column.
4 Column Dedicated to Tired
Mothers as They Join the
Home Circle.

OF men ACTIONS anu clIculdle lnsn
they would become blessings instead
Of scourges to society.
The habit Of treating those who are
nearest and dearest to us with dis
courtesy and disregard. is one that
clouds the sunshine of too many home
When we learn to be polite, not only
as society people, but as husbands and
wives, sisters and brothers, parents
and children, we shall do we'll No
home can be happy wherein sarcastic
speech and rude disregard for one an
others rights Is the rule.
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See 70 II, that we live each day as
though 1t was the last day accorded
us to show how we love the dear ones
at home. Fill ii full of beautiful SER
vice and tender homage. Let no rude
speech strike discord through 1t, no
frown darken II, no injustice mar 1t,
sweeten the bitter cup of death Tor
us when Israel, the white-robed en-
gel, holds II to our trembling lips.
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No language can express the power,
and beauty, and heroisni, and majesty
o mothers love. 1t shrinks not
when a man covers; and stronger
when man faints; and over wastes OF
worldly fortunes sends the radience
OF It's quenchless fidelity like a star
in the heavens. When Grape on the
door tells Of a mother gone, only
those who have moistened moth
ers grave with their tears can fully
understand and read Alright the black
threads in the bow.
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) A BOW OF GRAPE.
Passing down the street recently at
an early hour, our attention was calle
TO a bow OF Grape on the front door
Of one OF our most beautiful homes.
I We stood and gazed upon 1t and read
/ our morning lesson from the black
: threads that formed the bow. Plain
" did the tell us that mother had
been taken away; that she would gree
sons and daughters no more. The
home is left in all Its beauty, the
lawn, the rose and the sweet brial
!, are still there, but she has been born
? forth to sleep by the side OF loved
!. one gone before, and the home is no
Il what It was Many and sad were til,
n tales that each thread In the craps
a told us, and yet the busy thronl
N passed rapidly by, little needing tn
!. Grape on the door. @
900
:. INDUSTRY AND THRIFT
\. This country is not in need Of an
"A more polished heads and idle hands
n. Its most crying need today is 70
,. skilled workers, for men and wome
id who care to be more useful than the
IN do TO be ornamental; who can plo'
IT. a furrow or shoe a horse, better tina
they can talk philosophy or plead ;
rs the bar; who can make loaf {
u bread and broil steak better tina
they can chatter French and embroid
IF. pillow shams. There is no use talkin
n we cannot rise above thhe stomach
,c We must live, and wemust eat
a. live, and somebody must do the wol
That living demands. Those Poop
who will not lend a helping han
but Willingly prey on their hard wor
M ing rsla ions, are a disgrace 10 mo
- ern civilization. The truth is Y
I" are too ambitious, too DESTROYS .
~ easy places; wall do the eating
op'. somebody else will do the cookin
NJ wen pay the bills too II somabo,
ne else will earn the money; we cal
ea do everything; people succeed best
ne pursuits congenial to them; we ha
'e- no tas for drudgery, therefore '
70 should not do it. This is about {
10 smart logic that is being practised
I'VE the ex'iac ion of many family Pj
ents take the hard ald give the en-
to their childreato their children 7
mother tends The kitchen and dali
and the daughters the parlor a
school. This it is thought will 81
them grace and culture and
of them to adorn the high position III
leir are expected to fill, but rarely
Ing Let us think on these things, and
'ka delibly stamp 1t upon our hear
by that no amount of culture and e.
cid can make amends for the lack of
ese dus.ry and thrift.
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ur- INFLUENCE.
as written for this department
rec one of our girls.)
ave Girls do not fully realize the amo,
ion and value of the Influence tn
is have over others. 1t does not ce'
ny" when a girl leaves her home, to en-
ich what is Familiarity known as socie
me II is but begun. 1t is her assoc
ire tinna o,,teida ~ tha horna oinoIo ~