The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-05-26

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1t is fact which mathemaucians can
not explain, that the more affection that
we leave at home the more we carry
with us.
Never let grievance stand over night;
better sacrifice your pride than your
peace of mind.
A happy home does not always result
from a large income. A large amount
of love. plenty of good sense and very
little money will make happy Home
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Never think that you can afford to be
dowdy at home Cleanliness, hair well
dressed, and smile will make calico
look like silk in the eyes of father or
a brother.
Love is the great home maker, that
makes even the drudgery of housekeep-
ing pleasure, and home life a fore
taste of the bliss of heaven. One cannot
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making, but easily too little
1t seems to be difficult in this world
for men and women to keep a middle
course. For one it is all saving and
working, for another all spending and
shirking. And neither is happy. Idle
ness has as many miseries as overwork.
1t is only those lives in which labor and
leisure are united that are truly happy.
The middle course is the right course.
Man can build the house and roof it
in resistance against the storms and
elements; but the man with all of his
genius and artisan science cannot make
the home; that ever has and ever will be
the task of women. 1t is she alone that
can bring to it both warmth and beauty.
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The children who are accustomed to
seeing their mother with her hair becom-
ingly ar anged and in pretty gown, and
who are themselves compelled while
young to pay attention to the little de-
tails of cleanliness aud dress, will never
grow up into slatternly men and women
:, Success in life does not always mean
wealth, fame or position You may be
poor in all of these things but you can
be rich in both mind and character. The
world within you must he developed be-
fore you can enjoy the world that is
without you. If you have wealth put
some of it into brain power and you can
never lose. If you are poor you cannot
afford to be poor in both mind and
pocket. You can have the wealth of
trained mind and noble character
Condemn your children only when
they are really wrong, and then as
gently as possible, but be sure to COM
mend them when they do right A little
praise with child goes great ways
A child may be very provoking, but not
willfully bad. Attributing bad motives
to thoughtless child has ruined manv
little life. Just blame less and praise
more, and we shall have much better
children. Especially as most of their
faults are copied from their parents, we
should exercise the strictest charity, for
verify Charity doth cover a multitude
of SINS"
There is no earthly tie so strong or so
sacred as that of motherhood. Society
is held together by social ties and by
money and secret oaths. These obliga-
tions are like bonds of steel, yet none
hold like the marriage bond when invi-
olated and unpolluted by vile theories.
1t is only mother; anything will do
for her." If the words are not often act
ually expressed, the thought is too often
acted upon And yet if we stop to
think, common decency tells us that only
the best is good enough for mother
that her devotion, which surpasses all
other love, is deserving Of the deepest
respect and affection, and that to forget
her is the blackest and basest crime tnat
man can commit
Tired mothers. always anxious, schem-
ing, planning and economizing how they
can manage their details of domestic
life with the least expense; for children
are such drain upon the resources of
ones time, heart and pocket. The
mothers doing double work, triple work
themselves. to save for this or that,
until the nerves are strained and shat
tered to degree unbearable to them
selves, and particularly offensive to
others.
If you have any doubt in your mind
as to the good that can come to you by
living in the sunshine way, we ask you
to try for one day and prove it by per-
sonal experience whether or not 1t IS
worth your while to scatter sunshine.
Begin at once by trying to make those
about YOU in your home happier Keep
a sharp look out for the little opportun-
tiles of helpfulness. Be courteous and
kind whenever YOU speak or are spoken
to. Be pleasant to everyone everywhere.
Be willing to sacrifice your own per-
sonal enjoyment if by doing so you can
make another person happier. Do all
this and see when night comes if your
own heart is not full to overhowing with
peace and JOY unspeakable.
There is very little difference between
a prisoner and an automobile owner
both are known by their number instead
of by their names and are always an OBJ
ject of suspicion among the police.
No town can have too much street
| illumination. at least no town had ever
too much. Sufficient street lighting is a
preserver Of morals and does effective
police duty We would urge our town
authorities to consider the question OF
I .,cr. odaouatA street liohtino We need