The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-06-02

Horace Mann once wrote a beautiful
truth in the form of an advertisements
Lost, yesterday, somewhere between
sunrise and sunset two golden hours;
each set with sixty diamond minutes.
No reward is offered, for they are gone
forever"
There is no fooliShness in the world
SO great as to be hpyocrite. He is
hated of the world for seeming to be a
Christian; he is hated by God for not
being one. He hates himself and he is
even despised by Satan for serving him
and not acknowledging it. They are
really the best followers and the greatest
dupes that he has; they serve him better
than any other but receive no reward.
The afternoons and evenings are
given to society work. OF course, this
does not apply to all homes, but there
is general tendency to neglect the
claims of the family for outside pleasure.
We have met some women, who when
asked II they keep house, blushngly
reply, I'VE do light housekeeping be-
cause we dislike boarding"
Our company politeness is generally
superficial because we are little or moth
ing for those we try to be polite to. 1t is
assumed. But if we are interested IN
those at home and are anxious to make
their lives pleasant, we will endeavor to
give exptession to that interest and in
doing that we will be doing a really
polite thing for such feelings The cul-
tivation of this expression will be the
best possible education in true polite
ness.
Let young men ramember that their
chief happiness in life depends upon
their utter faith in women. No worldly
wisdom, no misanthropic philosophy,
no generalization, can cover or weaken
this fundamental truth. 1t stands like
the record of God Himself-for it is moth
ing less than this-and should put seal
upon the lips that are wont to speak
in sighting manner of women.
In nine cases out of every ten,
mans life will not be success if he
does not bear burdens in his childhood.
II the fondness or vanity of a fond
father or mother has kept him from
hard work; if another always helped him
out at the end of the row; il instead Of
taking his turn at pitching off he slowed
away all the time-ln short, if what was
light always fell to him, and what was
heavy about the same work to some one
else, if he has been permitted to shirk,
until Sinking has becore a habit, unless
a miracle has been wrought his life will
be failure and the blame will not be
so much his as that Of his weak and
foolish parents.
On the shores of the Adriatic Sea the
fishcrmanS' wives come down at sunset
and sing to guide their loved ones home
On the mountains of Tyrol hundreds of
women and children go out nightly and
sing their native songs until fathers,
husbands, brothers and sons answer on
their return home. What a beautiful
home coming. Is it not worthy of imi-
tation by our best and most polished
citizens? A type Of that welcome we
hope that every reader of this depart
ment will receive when they reach the
golden gates of Eden.
Home is or should be, the nucleus
around which all of the beautiful and
precious elements of happiness love to
cluster-the shrines where the sacred
things of heart and soul are treasured
as gifts precious and inestimable. Nc
man or woman can know perfect hap.
piness in an earthly sense who has noi
known the charm of d peaceful and
happy home. True there are instances
when in the midst Of home unhappiness
and misery the soul looks up to the home
eternal in the heavens and is comforteo
and strengthened, but even in this they
have never realized the beautifulness o.
this earthly life.
Back to the home is the cry that i.
going up from thousands: let us educat,
our daughters for pure womanlv women
give them the best education within ou
power, but keep them close to ou
hearts; teach them the rudiments O
housekeeping, keeping the one grea
truth before them that woman is NOR,
satisfactory to herself and those dear tC
her when she is womanly woman, firm
capable, but kind and gentle, keeping
her pathway through life, bright ant
good.
There are plenty OF things to FIRE
about. 1t is simply astonishing hov
much ANNOYANCE may be found in tn,
| course Of every days living, even at tn,
| simplest, if one only keeps a sharp ey,
out on that side OF things. Even tn,
Holy Writ says that we are as prone I,
trouble as the sparks are to fly upward
But even when the sparks fly upward
| in the blackest of smoke, there is blu
| sky above. and the less time they vast
on the road the sooner they will reach il
Forgetting is all time wasted on tn,
road.
To every temple there is an architec
Ia builder whose taste and skill lk,
the lamp of Aladdin shall create all it
beauty and harmony. In the temple O
home there is one master spirit not tn,
robed priest who offers gifts to the Gods
but the true and noble woman whit
gives her hand and heart to the exer
! else Of those virtues which make tn
home happy and beautiful and in thes
patience is an all important factor Doe
the husband come home worn an,
harassed by the burdens and the toll
of the day3 Has the curb Of self repres
sion CALLED him1 Have the spears Of tn,
worlds battle wounded him and h,
comes to the home haven so represse,
and care burdened that he forgets o
omits for the moment a word of cares