Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-26

10 Keep NOuISCll DIV CbyS IlCI lONCl'
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The best biography the life that
writes charity in the largest letters.
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Children need love, tenderness and
sympathy as much as flowers need
air and sunshine.
To make home happy is an art-an
art good many people have either
lost or never found.
There never was a woman but was
Just aching to tell some other woman
how 10 do up her hair.
1t is worth a thousand dollar a
wear to have the habit of looking on
the bright side of things.
If your wife is the best woman in
the world, tell her so; it will keep
her young and lengthen her life.
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There is nothing gained in the
government of children by threaten
inc that which is not performed.
To bring what pleasure and con
tentment we can into every life is
the best way to fill our own with
beauty.
The reason why women ID not pro
pose is supposed to be due to the
fact that they want to have the last
word
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Men can be found who are willing
10 90 to Africa as missionaries who
are not willing to take care of cross
baby for the tired wife for half an
hour.
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Train your eyes to rest on the
brightest spots in life. Pass the
darkness on the other side. One OF
the sunniest places or earth is the
spot made sacred by the hallOwed
influences of those we love in oul
own homes.
Of all things for which Il young
person should strive, a good charac,
ter stands easily at the head of the
list. 1t may be hard to get on with
out wealth and education, but with
out good character, 10 permanent
and enduring success can be attain,
ed.
The time to have the brightest
lamps lit. the hottest supper ready,
to wear toe gayest dresses and hunt
up the funniest stories in ones mem
ory is the cold, rainy night, but wher
the Homecoming husband, sons, Oh
brothers will doubly enjoy the cheer
The best way to keep the boys Il
home is to make it au object for then
not to go out to seek amusements
for these they will have. Every farm
home ought to be made a very heav
en- on earth to its inmates. Not a
/ lone the farm home either, but all TIL
houses in the land. Learn each child
nature. and then work some hom
charm to keep him in your circle.
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The father who is 'ehummy wit
his boy. gets down to that eager, in
curing, restless little soul and eX
plains and encourages, does not nee
to cut {, birch CAD in order to main
tain discipline; and the mother VIII
sympathizes. cuddles and plays viii
her children can keep her slippers .
her feet and her hair brush on tn
dressing table. Children need low
and sympathy as much as flower
need air and sunshine.
OF all places, praise should be mos
layishiv used in the family circle
How many of US keep all our word
of kindness for strangers, for thos
IN whom we have not one spark {
vital interest; aud to the hearts dc
pendent upon us for sympathy an
appreciation, have scarcely one cheer
y word. If we are SO niggardly i
the expenditure of the sweet char
ties of life that we cannot squande
concentrations on the home folk
and strangers too, by all means Il
the home folks come ia first for thei
share.
Thine has scattered the snow
flakes on her brow. p!Owed furrow
in her cheeks -but is she not swee
and beautiful now? The lips whic
have kissed many tears from the chill
ish cheeks are the sweetest lips in a
the world The eye is dim, yet i
glows with the rapt radiance OF IL he
| " love which can never fade Oh We
she is dear old mother. Her sand
of time are nearly run out, but feebl
as she is she will go farther and reacl
down lower for you than will an,
other on earth You cannot walk in
to midnighS where she cannot SCI
i you; you cannot enter a prison Who's
bars shall keep her out; you canno
mount scatfold too high for her t.
reach and bless you. In evidence o
her deatLless love, when the worIC
shall despise and forsake you-wher
it lea. Is you by the waysidc TO di,
unnoticed--th the dear old mother viii
gather you up in her feeble arms, Car
rv Won home and tell Won of voul. viz