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Show THE HOMB I Thii Dprtmtnt is Edited by WKm Hazel Love of the Africul- ttical College. MAXIMS FOR GOOD MEN. A'n East Orange, New Jersey, pastor has formulated cu number of maxims that are intended for the guidance of the men of his congregation, Ibut which might be found equally useful wherever good citizens abound. Among these nuggets of wisdom arc the following: "The good man puttcth up his street number where it .can be seen by the wayfarer both day and night. v "He also is mindful of his ash-bar-' rcl and his garbage-can. "He burnetii Jimson weed, yea, he burnetii saltpeter in his qcllar, lest the mosquito come on him unawares. "ITe sccth to his sidewalk, that it be dean, and he dampens down the dust with the garden hose." All of which is very good as far as it goes, but the pastor seems to have left out several important maxims thafarc absolutely necessary to round out the good citizen's character. For instance: ""He nailcth the loose board on the fence, and he mendeth the porch, and when he strikcth his thumb by mistake mis-take for the nail he. doth not utter the word that savorcth of sinful warmth. "He hiketh the household painr brus.li and he smcarcth up the front steps and "the hitching post and' the treafcoxes, and when he stumblcth andsittcth in the paint can he makcth no unseemly objurgations. "He lookcthiat his wife's new Easter East-er hat with a kindly interest, and when she puttcth it on and askcth him how he ikes it, he uttercth only words of gentle approval. Even when she mentioneth the price he re-fraineth re-fraineth from raising the roof and contentcth himself with remarking that it secmeth cheap for the money." Cleveland Plain Dealer. . |