The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-01-17


rushing TO the front. One drifts about,
making a success of nothing; the other
sticks to something and makes some
thing OF himself The one whlffs an old
pipe and eats plug tobacco and is always
hunting for something to do, and vet
doing little or nothing. The other has
found his place. and is filling it with
clean hands and an honest effort. On
which do you think the public should
bestow its favors? A great many of this
class finally conclude that they are gifted
to get the spoilS of some office and
with nothing else 10 do, they push them
selves in and crowd the deserving and
! faithful ones out. 1t is such that curse
the nation today above all else
| Good men and true men are the ones to
i serve the people, and only when such are
chosen from the lowest TO the highest
office in the gift of the people will the
best results be obtained.
Are you a favored one to whom is
given more than an abundance of this
worlds goods? Then strive by your
! gifts to secure the double blessing of
! giving to the necessities of others and
! receiving the reward from the hand of
/ the Blessed Giver of all good.
! Give, because YOU are follower of
| Him who gave His life for all. Give,
| because your heart is overlooking with
! tenderness made sensitive by the spirit
| of truth. Give your thoughts, give your
prayers and give your wealth. if YOU
( have any, but at any rate, give vOur
/ smiles your tears, your gentle words of
counsel and sympathy, and the world
! may be better and more nearly right
because of your being in it
The whole family, mothers, daughters
and all must suffer for the mistakes of
the male heads; the women should have
a voice in all matters that concerns them.
Indeed ik their words were listened to
more attentivelv, it would be much bet
ter for all The mothers voice would
often 60 long ways with her son. and
he will be more likely TO find the safe
way by listening to her counsel than in
following the lead OF his more ambitious
father, or after his own desire for exalted
stations. The mothers advice is an es-
Sential for the son as it is for the
daughter, if not more SO She knows
what sort of man can make home
happy, and it is happiness that we are
all after, and we can train him best in
that direction. And SO the iather's ad
monitons are just as essential to the
daughter. He realizes perhaps, far
better than she does, just what sort of
a woman can best grace the family fire
side, and so is much better fitted to lead
her on towards the desired end. Ittakes
all to make A complete family, and no
one can be entirely independent Of the
rest Parental care must last, the hllal
affection, must endure, or the homes
best interests are not met.
There is a pretty little plant that
grows under the snow. Even SO in life
Down under a burden OF sorrow there
may be found fragrant bloom no less
beautiful and sweet on account OF its Sc
cusion. The world may be cold with
out, but in their warm hearthome, vir-
tue, love and faith will grow and shed
their sweets like volets
God bless all Of the true mothers in
their sacrifices for their little ones Even
should they reap no reward here, such
is naturally to be looked for, love, care
and their prayers have not been lost.
No one can tell how much they have
wrought until that great daV when the
been answered by perfect love and
mercy and the mother and child stand
face to face with Him who has noted
each struggle gagged each motive, and
allows for all human nature, imperfect,
even at its best.
Look aloh. look aloh and keep the
cheerful side of life in view. Grumble
not, hut sing and whistle often. VINO
was it who said, God loveth the man
who whistles al his work" A man who
goes about with his head cast down and
his eyes on the ground, may pick up
many nickel and now and then gold
piece. and probably some day a bank
note; but he misses the great blue sky
above, the great blue sky above. and the
great. green, bounteous earth about him.
and all of the stimulating sunlight of
heaven.
To what ever occupation young man
or Young woman expects to devote
their life, and whatever business or trade
or profession he chooses. let him first be
q man-let her first be a woman, broad
minded and great hearted But this
requires education, and education re-
quires efori-great and prolonged effort
for there is no royal road TO intel
lectual eminence," and effort requires
decision. To all the opportunity comes,
but each must decide for himself whether
he will seize the opportunity or let it slip
by.
A husband and a wife have no bust
ness to tell one another's faults to any
body, but one another, and the more
rarely they do that the better.
There is nothing that the average hus-
band appreciates better than a tidy,
well ordered house. with a place for
everything and everything in its place.
On the other hand there is no more po-
tent force of domestic unhappiness than
disorder III the living apartments.
Don't send boy where girl cannot
go,
And say there is no danger for boys,
you know,
Because they all have their wild oats
to SOW,
There is no more excuse for boy to be