The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
The Prize Winners.

The priZe-Winnng contributions follow
Praise is one of the things which al
most every one must wish for, and be sla,
OF. yet which il is not allowabl to seel
for end is the dctum of the phil
osopher.
The standard dictionary says: "Prais.
is always understood as genuine and sin
cere compliment is a light form
of praise that may Or may not be sin.
cerc: fattery is always inSinCere."
1t was a mere matter of praise accord
ing to Shakespeare, that led Julius Cae-
S4lr TO his doom for one of the consipra-
tors assured his companions that Caesar
could be induced to visit the senate cham
ber on the fatal 1deS of March by little
judicious praise of his bravery and free
dom from 1attery: for then he will be
most ffattered.
Discrimination between praise" and
''fattery' is impera tive
Bestow thy praise therefore, with wis
dom lest il cause some worker to linger
by still waters and lOiter in green pas
lures when he should be ploddins up
ward. Failure needs words of encourage
ment to try again. a task we'll performed
is its own reward. and praise is often
times superfuouS.
Praise thyself not at all and thy fell
bowman with discretion for.
There is SO much good about the
worst of US.
And so much bad about the best of u.s.
That it he hooves none of u.s.
To talk about the rest of u.s.
Forgive his crimes. forgive his vir-
tues too. and obey the injunction of
the Psalnlist who sang repeatedly.
praise ye the Lord
MRS f. f. DAVIS.
1t is a good thing to give thanks unto
the Lord. and to sing praises unto Thy
name. o most High. To show forth Thy
loving kindness in the morning, and Thy
faithfulness every night. sang the Psalm
list Verify. if We all dweIt more upon
our daily mercieS and the ever increasing
manifestations of the Divine Creators
goodness to His children. life would bo
one long pacan of gladsom" praise
The gift of praiSng should figure con-
Spiciously in the optimistic life for it
is the expression of an Overlooking heart
Praise is just the art OF saying kind
things gracefully; of being an apt OBJ
server 10 discern the bJ ST qualities in
others. 1t is so easy to he Critical-to
detect the adverse side OF things How
much broader and n"bler TO see only the
bright spots of virtue-for every one has
some of the universal good in mis- makeup
Just look for it and enlarge upon it by
praislng if. Long after the Siver OF the
word of encouragement has forgotten, its
glow will hngcr in the heart of the re
ceiver and perhaps stir in him the desire
to grow more and more worthy of thai
gleam of appreciation.
1t makes life much pleasanter. so
much smoother to color il with the radi-
ance of praise One need not he thought
insincere because he does not fail to call |
attention 10 some attribute worth while !
or to admire the pretty new gown. the |
attractive appearance or the charm |
ing arrangement of room of ncighbor |
1t may not be conventional to notice |
these things. but surely il is better to err !
on the side of the heart for after all the |
courtesy of kindness is the highest form |
Of politeneSS. EVELYN HAHN
Honorable Mention.
OF self-praise we will say nothing; it
seems disgusting in the extreme We all
know that both old and young are al
ways gratified by some experience of ap-
probation shown them for their efforts
to please, or having done that which
is honest and right. Praise pure and
simple is only another name for gratitude
and thankfulneSS, whether il comes from |
the employer to the employe or from the
employe to the employer. from the parent
to the child, or the child to the parent.
or from one child to another: in fact if |
We all would show to each other by look
or word, or act, our appreciation and
gratitude for what has been done for us
or others. how much happier all would
be. Many animals quickly understand
when they are praised and greatly enjoy
1t, too. To give praise unto our Heavenly
Father for all the wonderful blessings We
receive We often neglect to do.
The Psalmst has said, praise We the ,
Lord. Let every thing that has breath
praise the Lord.
1 can never forget lesson learned from
a little experience / had many years
ago. which 1 wrote down and kept and i
will here relate:
Ii was one lovely afternoon all in a
merry mood, |,
We pulled our boat ashore and wandered ,
through the wood.
We climbed a mountain path, nearby a
babbln brook, 4,
And picked the fragrant flowers that !,
grew in a shady mock, !
And we drank of sparkling water 40 !
clear and icy cold.