The Washington herald., 1909-08-01


spirit Of unrest only increases IN volume.
When the home" is in peril. optimism
Is needed.
We should never forget that home is
the best place, after all
The resort
OF love. Of soy. Of peace. and plenty, where,
Supporting and supported poiishd friends
And dear relations mingle into blisS
For the contest next week, for which
contributions are invited from the op-
timists. 70 be received up to noon on Au-
gust 4, Compensation" has been selected
We all know something about the subject
and have read Emerson's essay on the
subject. Just how It fits in with optimism
and cheerful outlook on life you will
readily discover. want every member
of the club to have something TO say
about Compensation" next Sunday.
The Home" prizes I have awarded as
follows:
To Mrs. Clara F. williams. 1Ol Sixth
street northeast. the first prize of s. for
tho following:
Home is the soil where the flowers OF
love. cheerfulness. courtesy, kindness. and
unselashness should bring forth the most
abundant harvest. II carefully cultivated,
their fruits would not only bless the fam
fly circle, but be far-reaching. unto the
utternost parts Of the earth. II IS where
we should practice the best that IS IN US.
for IL is where we love and are loved the
best. where our failures are most kindly
covered. and II is there we owe our
hearts deepest allegiance. not alone to
those who cross our daily path. for whom
we put on our company manners" Let
US give our truest endeavor 90 the home.
for II is sacred place. God-created
Mrs CLARA +. WILLIAMS
lol Sixth street northwest.
The second prize of 50 to Charles f.
Bruce, III T street northwest, who sub
mits this contributions:
Home is what we make it. The pleas
Ure OF home life is measured by the de-
gree OF cheerfulness and contentment in
the spirit OF those who go to make UP the
home. The house IS not the home. Il is
only the outer garment, and only be-
comes home when Il IS occupied, and it
Will never become a happy home unless
It's occupants make Il so by the manlfes-
tation OF a cheerful and unselfish spirit
You hear a man who is accustomed to
where I hang my hat Is home, sweet
home" which is quite right and IL Is his
own cheerful spirit that makes him
feel so.
Ask grandfather 10 tell you something
OF the old homestead. He viii not begin
by telling you Of its actual value In dol
lars and cents. nor win he be likely to
describe how beautifully or luxuriously II
was furnished, If. indeed, he remembers
such things. but he VIII tell you about
the baying OF the faithful watchdog. OF
the lights that CLEANED from the windows
as he neared the little cottage. OF laugh
Ing children who ran to meet him and
their arms around his neck. and
of a face smiling at him from the door
way.
We remember in a vague way the house
that sheltered us In our childhood, but II
we lived a thousand years the memory or
the many happy hours spent by the fire.
side among loved ones would cling to us
.ong after the house Itself had crumbled
and decayed
CHARLES E. BRUCE
III street northwest
To Mrs Emma L. Gierlng, Newark, n.
J.. the third prize Of 81, whose selection
follows:
Home IS not merely four square walls,
Though hung with pictures finely
gilded;
Home is where affection calls.
Filled with shrines the heart hath
builded
Home! Go watch the faithful dove
Sailing meath the heavens above US:
Homes where there's one 10 love,
Homes where there's one TO love US.
Mrs.-EAISiA L. GIERING,
20 Garside st,eet. Newark. \. ].
Five prizes Of 81 each for .he contrlbu-
ions printed below:
The home should not be the rocl,
against which all the surging waves of
anger and tempestuous seas OF despair
are dashed, but should be the clearing
house for all troubles and ills. where a
reasonable, sane. and comprehensive fam
~ council will clear away all fogs and
he members of that household unite to- |
,ether for their common good. For. "a /
louse divided against itself will surely |
all is as true OF the home as II is Of /
my other body Of human beings. Love,
lnity, and self-sacrifice will do more TO ]
hut out all the unpleasantness and dis |
agreeable things Of life. and make tht |
Inc palaces in existence.
Box No l. Brentwood Nd
Where childhood's days sped lightly.
Undimm'd by grief or care,
here mem'ry fingers brightly,
Ny home beloved is there.
Where tender love besought me
To shun each youthful snare,
md truth and wisdom taught me.
My home beloved is there
Where round the hearth stu hover
The forms Of angels fair.
hey parted not forever.
My home beloved is there.
- MARY L. HECK.
weet home! dear home! on the northern
heather;
On the sunniest southern plain:
he Lapland hut in its wintry weather;
The tent Of the Indian main:
'e II gorgeous wealth that our temple is
dressed In.
'e II poor and Of little worth.
; home! our home-a home to rest in
Is the dearest thing on earth.
-MOrIOrd
MrS N. JEFFRIEs.
Home cannot be a continual shelter.
ecause most Of US must leave its walls
very day and face temptations and an
oyances, and many trials.
But what rare blessing II In the
forming We can take away strength SUI
cient 10 cope with these, and at the
no OF the day we can turn our faces