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Show Marriage. "Marry in haste and repent at leisure" lei-sure" is a proverb that is founded on long experience. It is the common sense of the ages crowded into one-sentence. one-sentence. Hasty, ill-considered marriages mar-riages are rarely happy. Young mem and young women should give considerable consid-erable thought to the serious question of marriage. In the Catholic church marriage is a lasting contract. It can not be broken. It endures till death. How very necessary then that young people should be careful in a matter that may make or mar their future. And the way to be careful in this matter mat-ter is to be prayerful to beg of God the grace to be guided aright in their choice. Catholics should put their fu-1 ture in the hands of God. and pray to him for enlightenment. Any consider- out of the reckoning is likely to prove disastrous. But there are some people peo-ple who on this question act like the girl who thought she gave marriage careful consideration because she "went to two fortune tellers, and a clairvoyant, and looked in a sign-book. and areamea on a iock or nis nair, and went to an astrologer and to a medium, me-dium, and they all told her to go ahead." Sacred Heart Review. Self-Conceit. This is one of the vices to which the human race is most commonly addicted. It is a vice with which, young and old, learned and unlearned, poor and rich, are more or less affected. It is found even in those who, otherwise, would appear ap-pear to us as almost perfect. What is self-conceit? It is a secret over-estimation of one's own ability or talents. It does not show itself openly and directly, for then it becomes pride; a vice which is abhorrent to all. But self-conceit manifests itself in many ! and devious ways. Thus one who, by election or appointment, is suddenly raised from a lowly position to a place of dignity and grave responsibility is apt to Imagine that, by the very fact of his elevation, he has all the qualities requisite for the due fulfillment of his obligations. He spurns the advice and counsel of those who, by maturer experience, ex-perience, most rightly guide him in this discharge of his duties, fooolishly fancying fan-cying that by consulting others, he might lower his dignity. Again, there are those who imagine that they are superior to others; that, by education, they are fitted for better positions than those they occupy, and hence are dissatisfied with their lot They will not express themselves freely free-ly and, openly on this subject, but their conversation leads to nothing else. They are constantly talking of what they have done and of what they are doing. They are incessantly leading the tonic of conversation cn to their own concerns. con-cerns. What Interests others doeos not interest them at all. They are apparently appar-ently honest and sincere. They will ask the opinion and advice of others, but they invariably follow their own counsel, coun-sel, and find a thousand and one excuses ex-cuses to put aside the opinion of others. To all of those addicted to -self-conceit, our Lord says: "Learn of me, because be-cause I am meek and humble of heart." Orphan Friend. A Beauty Tip. Few women appreciate the value of a bran bath, which soothes the nerves and softens the skin. Take it just before be-fore retiring and you will sleep like a child. The bran, which may be bought at any feed store, should be put into a bag a foot and a half long and filled to the thickness of a high pillow. The bag should bo allowed to remain in the water until thoroughly soaked and the water prensed out, so the bran can permeate all parts of the tub. Oo not remain in the water longer than five minutes, and massage the skin thoroughly after. The Land of Lie-a-Bed. The lazy land of Lie-a-Bed Has two fat pillows at the head. A downy "comfort spread all neat And restful from the head to feet. A drowsy, dreamy place to stay And yawn, "I'll not get up today," And many children like to go To wonder-wander here, you know. It is a pleasant land, and yet If I were you I would forget The pathway there and follow back The shining merry morning track. The dream world lies too far away From honest work and happy play, And you must heed what you have read And shun the land of Lie-a-Bed. Youth's Companion. EVER NOTICE? A fellow often gets a jar Upon the stair j And tumbles like a falling star, I do declare. All through a step he reaches for' That isn't there. Thus oft an apprehension throws Us with a twist. I think of all the earthly woes Upon the list. The ones that jar us most are those That don't exist. AN AUTUMN SONNG. Heigh ho! heigh ho! the west is red; The southwind is laughing low; The thistledown floats on a spider's thread; And the marsh-bloom is all aglow. Open your cabin door, fair maid. And spin on your shining wheel; The dance of the wild is in its song; The fate of heart in its reel. Its shining threads, in fingers slim, Have fastened my heart to home, No matter what lures, it is of you I think where'er my tired feet roam. S. M. O'Malley in the New World. |