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


truth IN the form of an advertisement
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 a 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 the family for outside pleasure.
We have met some women, who when
asked il they keep house. blushingly
reply, I'VE do light housekeeping be-
cause we dislike boarding"
Our company poIiteness 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 EXPRESSION to that interest and in
doing that we will be doing a really
polite thing for such feelings. The cul-
tlvatlon OF this expression will be the
best possible education in true polite
ness.
Let young men remember 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 a 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 becone 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
fishermans' 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 ilni-
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
shrines where the sacred
things of heart and soul are treasured
as gifts precious and inestimable. No
man or woman can know perfect hap
piness in an earthly sense who has not
known the charm Of 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 comforted
and strengthened, but even in this they
have never realized the beautifulness Of
this earthly life.
Back to the home is the cry that is
going up from thousands let us educate
our daughters for pure womanlv women;
give them the best education within our
power, but keep them close to our
hearts; teach them the rudiments Of
keeping the one great
truth before them that woman is more
satisfactory to herself and those dear to
her when she is womanly woman, firm,
capable, but kind and gentle, keeping
her pathway through life, bright and
good.
There are plenty OF things to fret
about. 1t is simply astonishing how
much annoyance may be found in the
course of every days living, even at the
simplest, if one only keeps a sharp eye
out on that side OF things. Even the
Holy Writ says that we are as prone to
trouble as the sparks are to fly upward.
But even when the sparks fly upward,
in the blacklist of smoke, there is blue
sky above. and the less time they waste
on the road the sooner they will reach it.
Forgetting is all time wasted on the
road
To every temple there is an architect
"a builder whose taste and skill like
the lamp Of Aladdin shall create all its
beauty and harmony. In the temple OF
home there is one master spirit, not the
robed priest who offers gifts to the Gods,
but the true and noble woman who
gives her hand and heart to the exer-
else Of those virtues which make the
home happy and beautiful, and in these
patience is an all important factor. Does
the husband come home worn aud
harassed by the burdens and the tolls
of the dayl Has the curb Of self repres-
sion CALLED him1 Have the spears Of the
worlds battle wounded him and he