The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-02-05
Home Circle Column.
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A Column Dedicated To Tired
Mothers as They Jo.n7The
/ Fine rcle.

tereseng is because they try 80 hard
TO be like somebody else rather
than be content 10 remain him
self or herself in life. In nature
you don't see an oak posing as
a yellow leg, or a horse as a
COW, or a lily as rose, or
lilac as a peony, or dog as
cat Be natural and you'll be
all right. Many girl without the
slightest talent for music is run
ming a piano who should be MAX
irg bonnets or bread; and many
q boy is studying for learned
profession whose proper sphere is
the machine shop or the mil;
many man is splitting up the
churches who ought to be doing
good serviee in some institution
Of learning, teaching or working
on farm, and many a woman Is
tying in vain to be a leader Of
society when shd should be
Model housewife in her own home.
QUEER THINGS.
The man who talks of supporting"
wife when she orks fourteen
hours day, including Sunday
The man who thinks his wife ex-
lists for the comfort and conyen-
fence OF his mother and sisters.
The man who provides himself
with a family aud trusts providence
to provide for the family with a
home and something to cat.
The man who thinks that ne
body but an angel is good enough
10 be his.
The man who can't remember his
wife's birthday,
The man who thinks the woman
is fixed for the season" II she,
has a new gown.
/ The man who thinks woman
ought to give up $1,000 salary anC
work in his kitchen for her beard
and a few clothes and be glad d
the chance.
The man who labors under tn,
delusion that his wifeIs money
belongs TO him ...... =...
The man who always leaves his
wife at home when he takes hil
summer vacation.
The man who doesn't know wha
OF earth a woman wants with
money when she has u bill at tn
store.
The man who thinks sick wifi
would feel better II she woulC
Just get up and stir around"
THE GIRL ON THE FARM
The farmers girl does not gen
orally realize the advantages sh,
has for self-improvement, over tn
other positions of life The free
society girl or those situated II
dom and Independence of farm lif
siford opportunities for study whicl
II rightly employed, would devel
OF our farmers girls into tn
professional women workers OF ~
times. How is 1t, girls, and rspeC
tally you girls on the farm. tha
we hear so often OF the "self-mad
! man" land most OF cur great me
are Of that class), and so lite
Icf self-made woman? Our iarmt
boys become great lawyers and state
men, etc, have you not the sam
opportunities as they?' The gil
who has been raised on the fari
and has aspirations to any
the professions, generally conceive
=
the idea that she must get ava
from the farm to do her studyin
at the very first jump. Do nc
he too hasty in leaving the farr
where YOU can keep such perfe,
health, which is the great requi
II to a brilliant minds And, fir
5 e. all, before you aspire to an
: professional work, learn your duti,
as a housekeeper. Household wor
| will not interfere with study. YC
require exercise and there is nor
E better than keeping farm hous
And II you do not wish 20 tai
!, uL any kind of profession, rtud
will not harm YOU; make the mo
OF the talents nature has givel
, you, and when the happy fello'
IL met your happiness will
CT the kind that you will not n
greet the time you considered was
cd. Do not be too hasty in yul
ming your neck into the matrimoni
moose. II you from choice chou
re main single lido not fear tina