Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25

"A SilCCly 0OOu I1OLIliffR OlyCM
sends ray of sunshine streaming
through the innermost recesses ola
household, resting there all the live
long day, and again follows hasteq-
ing footsteps into the mart of buSp
ness, lighting up an Frightening the
way of the world as it goes. A hearty
Good night" often soothes many
troubled mind to rest, and heals the
wounds which have either come anew
to struggling soul, or been re-sp-
ened by the harsh words or deeds that
are spoken or done in season or out of
season, as the daily battle Of our
life progresses.
Teach your children to love the
beautiful Give them a corner in the
garden for flowers; encourage them
to put it in the shape of hanging bas-
kets; show them where they can best
view the sunset; rouse them in the
morning, not with the stern "time to
go to work" but with the enthusiastic
'see the beautiful sunrise" Buy for
them pretty pictures and encourage
them to decorate their rooms in his \
or her childish way. Give them an (
inch and they will go mile Allow,
them the privilege and they will make 4
your home beautiful.
Mothers sometimes forget that the
active and receptive stage of child
life in the nursery is never surpassed
at later period. The little one is
taking impressions every moment, ac-
quirfhg gentle habits or the opposite,
picking up words and sentences, sur
prising his elders by the facility with
which he learns what they would
rather he should not know. In the
baby's home the foundation is laid for
the good or bad manners of the ma
ture man.
The daughter who is the flower Of
the family is always the one who
knows how to best use the -four of
the family.
Health is the source of beauty, and
every rule for beauty is simply rule
for health, A girl cannot have firm,
elastic body, clear skin, fine color
and bright eyes unless she exercises,
sleeps and eats profusely and suf-
iciently. All these outward charms
appeal to the eye, but how much deep
,v,J l,c
when there is beauty of character as
well. 1t is not strange how persons
who seem plain and unattractive to
the casual eye, seem often, become
absolutely beautiful to US in their
revelation of character? And how
some whom we consider beautiful at
first, when better known, seem only
ugly and unattractive, because of
some defect of character. Character
will out. We may try to hide our
defects, but it is useless. We may
deceive for a time, but ere long we
are known and valued for what we
really are in spite of all our effects
and pretense.,
We always class children, birds and
flowers together. And why? Because
they should be equally beautiful, in
nocent and happy. We should never
rob childhood if it's ideal loneliness.
Even old people should be gay, and
happy and good; too good to overcloud
the children's horizon with angry eyes
and lowering brows, nor turn their
merriment to discord by continual
fault-fnding. Allow them all the
freedom consistent with absolute
safety. Let them play and be happy,
but teach them self-control Gods
estimate of self control is this: "He
that is slow to anger is better than
the mighty, and he that ruleth his own
spirit, is greater than he that taketh
city"
The world grows old, and the stars
will cease to illuminate it, and the
waters to refresh it, and the noun
tains to guard it and its long, story Of
sin and shame and glory and triumph
will soon turn to ashes; but influences
which started in the early home roll
on and roll up through all eternity
blooming in all the JOY, waving in all
the triumph, or shrinking back into all
the darkness. Father, mother, which
way are you leading your children?