The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-18
THE OLD TINE NRIGHBoR

The Chicago Tribune, is now in
quirng what has become of the ''old
time neighbor" and the St. Paul "Pio-
neer-Press," remarks that the old time
neighbor has passed into tradition. This
leads one Of our most valued exchanges
to say-truthfully too:
mot so, brothers.
''In a thousand country towns IN the
great Middle West. all sorrow with the
unfortunate, rejoice with the favored,
and mourn with them that mourn. One
housewife runs over to the neighbors to
bvrrow cup of flour when the exigen-
cies of baking have caught her with
depleted -four bin. The sick have flowers
and attention, and volunteers to set up
with them Those who celebrate birth
day or wedding anniversaries have sur
prise parties come in on them, bringing
refreshments and neighborly cheer.
And in the country-bless you. IF
you think that the old time neighbors
have passed away, just have central con-
meet you with a country line and then lis
ten to the neighbors talk.
mo thank the Lord, the neighbor'
has not passed into the limbo of forgot
ten things-not yet. His CHEEKY word is
daily in our ears. Whether he knows it
or not, he is practicing real christianity,
and the highest teaching of the Nazarene.
1T makes us glad that we do not live
in city like Chicago, where the homely
virtues are to a great extent crowded out
and forgotten.
THE country town is pretty good
place to live in after ALL"
HABIT FORMING.
"Habit forming" is the subject of
very interesting page in house organ Of
one of the large manufacturing institu
tions in the country. For instance. here
are some rules set forth for those who
would form new and better habits:
T. Make good resolutions intelligently
and then record Them
2. Accumulate all circumstances which
will reinforce your resolutions.
3. Keep away from temptation.
d. Keep away from associates that dis
courage you.
s. Put yourself in conditions that en-
courages the new way
g. Seize the first opportunity to act on
the resolutions that you have made.
7. Make engagements incompatible
with the old way.
8. Never suffer an exception to occur
until the new habit is fixed. each and
every lapse makes it more difficult.
These rules are the result of the ex-
periences of those who have been sue
cessful. They are designed to help
others in the determination to do better
We can all be benefited by them.
1T is a good thing" says a Chinese
proverb, ''for man to get back OF his
own tea cup. 1t is the only thing; the
home is the center and the hope of the
universe and the sum OF all true pleas
ures, is the home coming. Never fear
the man that is IN hurry, when his work
is done to get home; he will neither rob
you or murder you, nor do any seriously
evil thing. this you may depend on. Such
a man is no longer to be considered only
as man, but is an iatelligent, and in
dustrious citizen.
True riches does not consist altogether
of money. A man may be rich and not
have dime in his pocket. or even a
pocket IN which to carry dime if he
had it. A happy disposition and sound
body is worth more than pure gold, and
clear head and good parentage more
than any amount of money that can be
named. The magnitude Of ones bank
account is an exceedingly poor means
by which to determine the genuineness
and value of ones po sessions.
At Easter we should feel our very
hearts budding and blossomIng with new
loves, new hopes and new determine
tions to realize the ioyfulness of the
Christian spring.