The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-26

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A CHEEKY Good morning." often
sends ray of sunshine streaming through
the innermost reCesses of a household,
resting there all of the livelong day, and
agaiu follows Fastening footsteps into
the marts of business, lighting up and
frightening the way of tine world" as it
goes. A hearty Good night" often
soothes many troubled mind to rest
and helps and heals the wounds which
would have either come anew to a strug-
Cling soul or been reopened by the
harsh words or deeds that are spoken or
done in season or out of season, as the
daily battle of life progresses.
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No boy, or no girl can utterly come
to the bad, who only remembers the
love and tenderness and sweetness as
associated with their fathers and mothers
in the old time home in the country.
Give them a manly and womanly exam
pie, give them training, give them the
inspiration of devoted lives, give them
these higher and deeper things. Do not
care so much as to whether you are ac-
Cumulating money, so that YOU can leave
them fortune. We really believe that
the chances are against that being
blessing for the boy. But leave them
an accumulated fortune OF memories and
inspirations and examples and hopes,
SO that they are rich in brain and heart
and soul
Marriage is not necessarily blessing.
1t NAV be the bitterest curse. 1t may
sting like an adder and bite like a ser
pent. Its bower is as often made of
| thorns as Of roses. 1t blasts as many
sunny expectations as it realizes Every
improper marriage is a living misery, and
an undying DEATH An lly-mated human
pair is the most wretched picture of
human woe that can be presented in the
book of life; and vet such pictures are
plenty. But a proper marriage, true
interior soul-lnking union, is a living
picture of blessedness, tnrivaled IN It's
beauty.
Mothers, train your boys to be neat
and careful in the house They should
be taught to look after themselves, and
to keep their hats and coats in their
proper places. Teach them this habit
and YOU will be saved many annoyances.
and you will also do a kindness to the
boys by teaching them neatness and self
respect.
A single bitter word NAV disquiet the
home for whole day, but like the uneX
pected flowers that bloom and spring up
along our paths, full. of freshness and
beauty, so do kind words and gentle acts
and sweet dispositions make glad the
home where peace and blessings dwell.
The heart will turn lovingly towards it
from all of the tumults of the world, and
home be it ever so humble" will be
the dearest spot under the sun.
The main thing with the children is to
have them well started with good princi-
pies which they will carry through life
Obedience, truth, unselhshness, and
these can all be lovingly cultivated, and
will flourish in the right atmosphere.
The old-fashond office boy, who
swears, smokes cigarettes and is i'm per
tinent, usually, and reads dime novels IN
the corner, or loafs when he is sent on
an lmportant errand, is fast disappearing,
and it is predicted that in the course of
time the Office girl will have entirely
taken his place.
The boy that knows more than his
parents, usually goes to the wall in the
city. Success depends upon industry,
obedience, economy and purity. Brown
hands, clean tongues and hearts are in
great demand III the city. A country
loafer becomes a city loafer, and neither
the country or city have any use for
them.
Don't expect others to be sweet and
polite, and thoughtful, so long as you
adhere to the selfish principle that people
must take you as they find you" When
your friends begin to grow careless and
disrespectfu stop and think whether you
are not getting back reflection of your
self
Take time to read and reread a gem
of poetry, or to sing sweet song to
your children. Above all, take time to
study with your children the shading of
the leaf, the bird, the bee, the stone,
the pearls OF dew on the grass blades,
the frost glitter, the snow crystal; take
time to watch the trees in their grandeur,
the stretch of meadow the sparkling
stream, the cloud mountains, the sunset
glory Beauties will be revealed to you
that YOU dream not of
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Love is the great home maker, that
makes even the drudgery of housekeep-
ing a pleasure, and our home lie fore
tsste of the bliss OF heaven One cannot
get too much love into ones home
making, but easily too little.
Sunshine in the lives and souls of peo-
pie is just as potent IN the realm Of home
as the sunshine that drives darkness
from our world and brings that warmth
which is essential TO life and growth
in the vegerable kingdom. There is
convincing and vivilying power in soul
sunshine; for, as has been well said, men
and women youth and children, seek
the friendship Of the sunny faced.
1t lis the little foxes that destroy the
vines in home life. We have known
men who would lay down their lives for