Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-25
FACT, FASHION AND FANCY
Paragraphs Calculated to Interest
York County Women.

York County Women.
A young child is just bundle OF
uncorreiated forces, nothing more
nothing less, and the one who ex-
poets little children to act as sages
or saints is apt to receive a severe
shock at times. For, in addition to
trailing clouds Of glory" the child
brings with him the uncut stones and
the unhewn timbers. which In days
to come may be built into a splendid
temple of character-or the reverse
And no person has such an oppor-
tunity of studying the child in rela-
ton to his different traits, as the
school teacher. If teachers are In the
least observant, they can determine
lust what sort Of man or woman the
boy or girl will become, by watching
this picture play daily unreeled be-
fore them, whether in the way they
do their work in the schoolroom. or
play their games in the school yard.
But in no way does the child reveal
sharpens his lead pencil. Here is
seen whether he is impulsive, de-
structive, wasteful, impatient, crimi-
nal or easy going; considerate, econo-
mical, thoughtful or careful. The
child who gouges out great pieces
from the sides of his pencil, shows
impulsiveness and generosity. II he
breaks off a chunk with his finger
nails, he shows destructiveness and
an utter disregard Of the feelings and
rights of others. Should he smooth
his pencil down to long point, he
shows an artistic temperament and q
considerate disposition. If he cuts
his pencil off in a stub, he shows
economy, carefulness and quickness
In fact, the way children sharpen
their pencils is a very clear indica-
ton of what sort Of men and women
they are likely to be.
1t is so easy to pronounce judgment
on persons and things without any
real knowledge Of either. Girls ir
particular are apt to judge hastily
very often wrongly, without inquirins
into any Of the particulars Of the case
Women have the reputation Of being
most unfair to their own sex, and un-
fortunately it is all too true. There
are, to be sure, many who do not
come under this head at all, but they
are lost in the big majority Of women
whose love Of gossip and Of criticism
ovebalances their sense Of justice. Men
are far from perfect, as every one
knows, but they do not, as a rule
share this mania for groundless knock
ing with their better halves. The men
are inclined to be sarcastic and hasty
criticism Of their fellowmen are few
in number and are not popular with
either men or women. II this could
be only said Of the gentler sex. Girls
do not pronounce judgment on other
members Of your own sex. II you
canot speak we'll of them, do not speak
at ALL This is lesson which you car
learn from your brothers, perhaps. Dc
not be a "knocker."
In the July Woman's Home Com
panion, Frank A. Waugh writes a
very interesting article on "The Coun-
try Woman's Opportunities" Among
other things he urges country women
to invite their friends to eat with
them, whatever they happen to have;
without the fuss and worry Of special
preparation. On this subject he says
in part: II shall be sorry to see the
day when the country woman thinks
she must give guest grapefruit with
scalloped edges. and salads made after
an embroidery pattern. Potatoes boil
ed with their jackets on, and eaten
with salt and butter, a slice Of ham
from your own smokehouse. a jar OF
last summers preserves, a loaf OF
homemade bread and a pitcher OF
milk form a meal that any country
woman can offer a guest, with a mini
mum of labor and a maximum OF
pleasure for the guest. Don't let us
superimpose city fashions upon the
country table,"
If you see tall fellow ahead of the
crowd,
A leader Of men, marching fearless and
proud,
And you know of a tale whose mere
telling aloud
Might cause his proud head to in an
guish be bowed,
It's pretty good plan to forget it
If you know skeleton hidden away
In closet-guarded and kept from the
day
In the dark, whose showing, whose
sudden display,
Might cause grief and anguish and
lifelong dismay,
It's pretty good plan to forget it
If you know Of thing that would les
sen the joy
OF a man or a woman, girl or a boy
That would wipe out smile or the
least way annoy
A fellow, or cause any gladness to
cloy,
It's pretty good plan to forget it
This is the recipe for the famous
Boston brown bread: One and one
half cupfuls graham flour, one and
one-half cupfuls sour milk, one cupfuI
molasses, two teaspoonfuls criscc
(melted). one cupful nuts broken, one
and one-half cupfuls meal, two tea
spoonfuls soda, one teaspoonful salt
one cupful chopped raisins. Sift
-four, meal, salt and soda together
add molasses, crisco, nuts and raisins
and lastly sour milk. Put in criscoed
molds and steam three hours.
Raisin pudding: Put one-half cup.
full Of washed rice, one teaspoonful OF
salt, three tablespoonfuls Of sugar and
three e-fourths of a cupful of raiSins
with one quart Of scalded milk. Lei
stand in pudding pan on the back OF