The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-31
HOME CIRCLE COLUMN


We feel all this. There are plain fea-
lures 80 charming with the sparkle OF
good humor, that we love them. There
are blemlshod faces SO sweet that they
are pleasanter 20 look upon than the
most perfect. After all II Is in the
expression that the actual charm lies
SO that were some one TO promise the
setret OF beauty for rs cents and post
paid envelope, he would scarcely be an
imposter should he return the golden |
rule with Instructions to learn and
practice H. II we could only do this
earnestly and truly for one generation, |
the next might wonder whether II were
not a fable that such a thing as ugli-
ness was ever known upon earth.
o.
Look on the bright side. II Is the
right side. The hour may be cherries
and somber With clouds, but IL will be
no better 10 wear a gloomy and sad
oountenance. u is the sunshine and
not the clouds that makes the fioSeis
The sky is blue twice where Il is black
: once. You have troubles--so have 9th
ers. None are free from them. That
would be a dull sea and the sailors
would never get skill were there notn-
ing 10 disturb it's surface. Tn9rs -
more virtue in a sunbeam than IL
whole hemisphere Of cloud and gloom
o.
Push! PUSH It is just the word for
the grand, clear morning OF life; II Is
lust the word for strong arms and
young hdarts; II is Just the WORD TOT
a world that is full OF work as this Is.
Ii anybody Is in trouble, and you see
IL, don't stand back, push.
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The man who is always telling about
mis- good character should be careful
to always have II with him
o.
Girls OF a manageable age do not
ike TO tell how old they are, but you
can find out by following the sup1oin-
ed instructions, the young lazy doine
,he figuring: Tell her to put down the
,ur,ber Of the month In which she was
horn. then to multiply IT by two, ana
then add five. then multiply IL by 90.
then add her age, then TO subtract 800,
then TO add lis, then TO tell you the
amount she has left. The two figures
10 the right win tell you her age ana
+ the remainder the month of her birth
For example II the amount Is s22. she
e. 22 Years old and was born In the
eighth month (August.) Try IT.
o.
would you have your home a happy
peaceful spot? Then let only gentle ac-
lions be found there. Let the husband
press a kiss on the careworn brow Of
his tired wife, who, amid her never
ending round OF household duties u
sure 10 find rest and encouragement
in his love and sympathy.
The street corner is the best place ir
the world for teaching vice, profhgacy
and crime. Nearly all the bad IAN
image and idle, vicious habits OF boy'
are taught on the street at late hour'
OF night.
Although Il Is a terrible misfortune
10 lose a home by fire. IL is not nearly
40 had as losing the happiness OF hom'
nv the dissipation. unfaithfulness o.
disgrace OF one of the members Of tn
family.
Good manners are not taught In tn
school books. They are found In TN
home lessons.
In The home should be found tn
,nost delicate and refined society, a.
here II is that we receive our first am
| ,rost influential lessons in the grea
.chool OF life. These lessons shoui'
Inartake OF perfect honesty. truthfulnes
manhood, heroism. patriotism ana al
things that tend to elevate the human
character
The old fashioned office boy WIN
swears. smokes cigarettes and is Inn
nertinent usually. and reads dime nov
els IN a corner. or loafs when he IS sen
ON an important errand, Is fast aisap
nearing. and IL Is predicted that In IN
course OF time the office girl Will nav
entirely taken his place
o.
Good housekeeping has more 70
with domestic happiness than youn
lovers dream Of We beneve tnes
. times need women whose most Deaul
. full work win be done inside their ow
doors. without good housekeepln
:. the romance will soon go out OF iiA'
= riage-
! we have a few young men VINO see
: 81 th,nt Il makes them manly and NJ
~. 10 make themselves appear toug
n Won are tough. people win find
| out without any ehloie w :.
a. inst as easy to be a gentleman al
hold the respect OF the community
which you live.
Let every youth regard 1t as IA
that he must make his own characte
n a. the work which God has wise
assigned to him. No other can do
FOR him. Character is the unseen spi
tt-earment that his own thoughts a.
feelings wave about the soul with i
visible fingers
o.
In too many families the mother
rr,es the care of everything and h
daughters are but genteel loungers
the household. The work which cou
be so easily and quickly done II ca
IL bore n share, is left for the hands
y. ead, waakened by heavy burdens