Evening star., 1909-05-01
THE IDEAL FlUSBAND-BY
DIR. MADISON c. PETERS

ing: My dear. this is your favorite dish.
"Favorite dish. indeed. growied the
Srumbler; Il would rather have boiled
frog"
This was a common expression OF his
and had been anticipated. and SO she un-
covered big dish, and there was large
frog indeed.
Mrs. Carlyle said of her Thomas: IF he
would only be satisfied, | have had TO
learn that when he does not find fault he
is pleased and that has to content me-"
MIS- Carlyle describes his home coming.
she had everything ready for him-his
dinner. his armchair. everything as COM
Portable as possible. He arrived. and she
says. After he had just greeted me- what
do you think he did? He walked to the
window and shook IL and asked: Where's
the wedge of the Window and until he
found that blessed wedge nothing would
content him. He said the window would
rattle and spoil all.
Love requires a husband to honor his
Wife The ways in which he should honor
her are countless He will be as careful
OF her comfort as Of his own
lie VIII consult her. Before YOU select
a business partner introduce him to your
VIE She can take stock" of him in n
| moment. Get her opinion as TO his ca
pacity and integrity. and her quick inrui-
ton will give you more practical knovl-
edse than the mans slow logic will de-
iiver In years and when. perhaps. too
late Consultation-domesti consultation.
Lord Bolingbroke said: IF were max
ing up a plan OF consequence | should
IKE hrst to consult with sensible wom-
an Don't listen to any one who whis-
pers Don't tell your wife" or Husband
be frank with one another. Your wifes
counsel Is worth seeking. She will often
see what Is right and often do IL before
her husband has finished his delibera-
tions. When man has toiled step by
step up flight of stairs, he will be sure
to find woman at the top. hut she will
not be able TO tell how she got there"
husband came home one evening, and
after some time said: We'll. my dear. I
am going into bankruptcy tomorrow \
few hundred dollars would get me
| through. but I cannot get the few hun
dred, and l am going to ruin
After awhile the wife replied: Il wish
you would hunt up the definition of the
word independence in the dictionary
lie opened the dictionary and found
the word Independence. and right oppo-
site was q hundred-dollar bill.
Now" she said. Il would like you TO
| find the word gratitude +" There was
another hundred dollar bill
And before the evening passed she
| asked him to read a verse of a certain
chapter of the Bible. He opened to the
verse in the Bible and there was $500
| and before the evening had passed the
man had financial relief to tide him over
his disasters.
Blessed Is the man with wife like that
| to put him on his feet again. Make your
| home cabinet ROOM where all the af-
| fairs of the household and all the af-
| fairs of business come under comparison
and advisal. Tell your wife how much
money you have. and no honorable wom-
| an will spend more than can be afforded.
| 1t is the special duty of the husband
| to prefer his home and seek TO make il
| agreeable and attractive. To Adam Par
adise was home. To the good man among
| his descendants home is paradise Home
that word strikes every chord of the
+, human heart with its angelic fingers
Home Is the school of human virtue the
! safety valve OF business life. the monarch
| of civilization The love OF home is the
test of character. When man spends
| his spare time mostly away from home il
| usually implies something bad.