The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
. EEP the children at home.

N To do so. however, you must \ \ make the right sort of a home.
 1 know right sort of home. a home
 from which you scarcely could drivs the children who belong to it.
 It is not a fine home nor expensive in it's upkeep. 1t is just comfortable.
 It is presided over by a woman Of
 rare sense and tact. woman who cares
 more for her children than for expensive
 gowns or social doings. She frankly says
 she wants .her children to enjoy good | time while they may. To illustrates:
 There are two boys. Never do they
 go grumbling to the tasks that mother
 sets them. She knows the knack of changing drudgery into rare sport. And if the task be hard there is always the sure prospect of big play at the other end
 There is big yard and a garden. The boys work betimes in the garden and enact high jinks in the back yard. There is a liz tree. barn. the alley. Noise
 Of course That develops lung cells. And the boys are nightly destructive oi clothes. But What fun those young cubs do have And should you wish to find some ol the boys of the neighborhood go te that house. Their presence there is tn' infall;be boys test of what sort of mother those two fellows have. Down in the basement are all kinds o1 tools for working in wood and iron ano plenty of pine boards, etc. Things are bit topsy turvy there. to be sure, unu mother invents a cleanup that IS IT itself Il jamboree. And if by any means these bows can invent or manufacture soffething for mother-why, that is best of all.
 In the yard are swing and a ham, mock To be sure these break down some ines when too many kids tumble in. But, then, rope is cheap. And no. body ever Is scolded. Also there is girl in this fine fam 1 ilv. She is something of romp. Some l of the hypercritical neighbors call her a 1 .tonlbeys She is as supple as the fam 1 fly cat And also there are freckles on her nose.
 | Above all-
 In the daily vocabulary of this bright diplomatic mother there is no such word as don't"
 | What is her recipe for keeping her chil- dren at home and always in love with their home-and their mother? Here Il 1 is:
 | A little good sense, a few ounces oi | patience, pinch of tact. Mix thor
 oughly with real mother love. l My dear girl:
 Do you realize how easily you may | make cardinal mistake in your accep- tance of future husband? I am led to saying this because of . recent witness of the treatment of a young friend of mine by a coterie of girls.
 The young man is from the country. His features are somewhat homely,
 but he has very strong face. It shows the stamp of character. Naturally he is somewhat self conscious and little awk-
 ward because he is unused to city ways Nevertheless The boy is as clean as hound s tooth He has moral fiber. He Is clean hearted. And although he may appear somewhat at disadvantage by the side of certain youths who are glib of speech and sure of their department. he is really worth a dozen of them
 It made my blood boil to note the treatment of this fine young fellow by the girls who not only discarded him, but secretly made fun of him
 They know not what they do.
 They do not realize the stuff of which this young fellow is made. They do nos realize his worth and cannot see that in the long run he Is likely to far outshne the easy hammered youths who by con- trast seem to be his superiors.
 Look you girlie.
 That's the mistake many a girl has made who judges by outside appear ances and because of her limited znowl- edge of human nature. II is the mistake made by the girl who picks the youth of showy manners, overlooking the quail tiles that endure.
 My young friend is not of the dazzling sort who shines socially, but is of the kind that will "come out in the wash endure the wear and tear of daily life.
 If such young fellow comes courting you be careful how you turn him down.
 Look for moral fiber.
 That is the main constituent in the makeup of a real man. Easy manners and apparent refinement may cover up multitude of weaknesses, while your poor and awkward hoy may be a dia- mond in the rough.
 What you want in a husband is man.
 Do not judge by exteriors.
 Look for worth.