OCR Text |
Show Rome Circle Js j AT IT ALL THE TIME. There's a prosy kind of motto that you'll find Is very rife With the people you must envy for their rare success in life. I'll admit it's not romantic, has no touch of the sublime. But it's just the rule to work by namely. At it all the time. You'll observe that men and women who, 'tis said, have made their mark Do not drop the chalk of effort at the first approach of dark; And you'll find them at life's blackboard when the sun begins to climb. For, obedient to their motto, they keep at it all the time. The thing God sets them doing gets to be their chief delight; , 'Tis their first thought in the morning and their last concern at night. They will turn away from pleasure just as promptly as from crime; Simple duty is their safeguard, for they're at it all the time. It's the noblest of all passions, this consuming con-suming zeal for work. This wholesome dread of failure or of being called a shirk; And I'm sure the wisest motto for success, in prose or rhyme Is that plain rule of the workers keeping at it all the time. HINTS FOR MOTHERS. Their Observance Will Save Trouble and Doctor Bills. If a child is seen to have a little cold, rub the chest with sweet oil morning and evening. Warm the hand and apply ap-ply about a teaspoonful of the oil, rubbing rub-bing for five minutes. No articles of clothing that have been worn during the day should be worn by a child at night. The "children's brushes, combs and toothbrushes should be washed once a week in cold water to which a fw drops of strong ammonia water have been added. This thoroughly cleanses them and does not soften the bristles of the brushes. Kub them briskly with a cloth until dry. The mother should regard any discharge dis-charge from the child's ear as a danger dan-ger signal. Consult a doctor at once, as the discharge sometimes arises from an abscess which may affect the brain. Mothers generally realize the advisability advis-ability of buying shoes that are sufficiently suf-ficiently long, but it is necessary, too, to exercise care in selecting stockings which are not too short. Serious trouble trou-ble with the feet may arise from w-.ear-ing stockings that do not fit. Almost every mother has had the experience of having some one of the children come running in from play with bleeding face or hands. When this happens, bathe the injured part in cold water and press the finger over the place to help stop the flow of blood. Dip a piece of old linen in water that has been boiled and cooled. Bind it over the cut. Fasten by winding a narrow nar-row strip of cotton round and round; slit the end of this strip and it it around the part. Do not disturb the dressing for two or three days. It will be found a great convenience to have a low chair to sit in while bathing the baby; if this is not at hand take one of the common kitchen chairs and have a few inches sawed off the legs. It is not nearly such a strain on one's back if the stooping over the tub can be done from a low seat. An infant should not be given any food containing starch until it cuts its teeth. Starchy foods include corn, flour, tapoica, sago, rice, potatoes, etc. An infant is not old enough to digest any of these until its teeth are cut. We must never allow ourselves to forget that what seems of little importance import-ance to us may be of the most vital importance to the character forming before us. Obedience must be taught, but we should never undertake to teach it in the spirit of vengeance. We should punish onlywhen extremely necessary and then with love and firmness and after careful thought. i Until children are 6 or 7 years old they should have twelve hours' sleep every night, and in addition to this the infants should have a nap of two hours or more either in the morning or afternoon. after-noon. Catholic Wives. It is becoming fashionable In high circles to have a Catholic wife, since Admiral Dewey set the example. Among those who are now in the style are General MacArthur, General Corbin, Senator Joseph S. C. Blackburn and Senator Depew. The late Senator Vance of North Carolina had for his second wife a Catholic lady. As there is a great deal of bigotry in that state, he was asked, shortly after Mr. Cleveland's first election elec-tion to the presidency, why he had chosen a Catholic mate. "I'll tell you the reason," he replied. "In my younger young-er days I tried rum and rebellion and found them mighty good things. So as they were so much to my liking, I thought I'd finish the bunch and try Romanism." The echo?s of Burchard's fateful speech were still ringing through the land. The senator could afford to be jovial on the subject, for he had a very excellent ex-cellent wife, who still survives. In this respect, all the others named are equally fortunate. Catholic Columbian. Colum-bian. Sound Thoughts. We all live in the midst of a paradise which might be ours, but which for most of us is hopelessly lost. To know if a man is really great one must ask one's self what this man has been with regard to Jesus Christ. Nothing attains perpetuity and universality uni-versality but what is in mysterious accord ac-cord with the wants and destinies of man. The sword does not always stay its course precisely where justice ends, nor will it ea?fly re-enter , its sheath when once it has been heated in mortal mor-tal strife. . Time is short, your obligations are infinite. Are your houses regulated, 1 your children instructed, the afflicted relieved, the poor visited, the work of piety accomplished? To bear patiently the many crosses and trials which are the portion of the followers of Christ is one of the most profitable ways of imitating the virtue of the heart of Jesus. Earth has witnessed the erection of many splendid palaces, sublime sepulchres, sepul-chres, temples all but .divine; yet never have human skill and love created aught so perfect as the cloister. I commend my soul into the hands of God my Creator, hoping and assuredly believing, through the merits of Jesus Christ my Savior, to be partaker of life everlasting. Shakespeare's Will. The early works of the saints have a virgin purity which moves the heart of God: and He- who shields the tender blade from the fury of the tempest keeps guard over the cradle of momentous momen-tous events. The Lunch Basket. A wise writer in the New England Kitchen gives this advice about packing pack-ing a lunch basket for a child going to school: Do not let the child see what you put into the basket; he will eat with more appetite, if the contents give him a pleasant surprise. Have the basket clean and well aired, and keep different kinds of food separated sepa-rated by parafine paper. A sandwich, a simple cake, and some kind of fruit make a good lunch for a child. Keep one spoon for the lunch basket, and ; a flask of milk. Sandwiches can be made of meat or fish minced for the purpose, or a little potted meat mixed with hard-boiled egg chopped fine, or with grated cheese, jf the child likes cheese, and it agrees with him. Cup custard or any plain pudding, baked in a cup make a good change from fruit or cake. Of fruits the most convenient are apples, pears, oranges and bananas. Piano Hints. Do not waste too much time on finger exercises. In the long run they will impair the musical nature of the student. stu-dent. You can employ your time much better, says Joseph Hofmann in the Ladies' Home Journal, by selecting technically difficult passages from good compositions and practicing them like etudes. I would also advise the student to attend orchestral concerts as frequently fre-quently as possible, for these are of greater benefit than anything else. Follow Fol-low no system in practicing. Do not play from 9 o'clock sharp until 12 every forenoon, and so on through several years but play different pieces at different dif-ferent hours and on different days. Never practice until fatigued. Hints For the Kitchen. There is no work like early work. -A good manager looks ahead. Clear as you go. Muddle makes more muddle. Not to wash plates and dishes soon after using makes extra work. 1 Spare neither soda nor hot water in washing up greasy articles. Dirty saucepans filled with hot water begin to clean themselves. Advice on Book Borrowing. One peed have no delicacy in asking a person to return a borrowed book. Books are property, and when borrowed bor-rowed they should be carefully pro tected from injury and promptly returned re-turned to their owners. I doubt the propriety of borrowing a book if one is ; near a lending library. We do not borrow bor-row shoes or gloves or furniture, and ! why should be make an exception of books? I think the owner of a set should hesitate to let a single volume go out of her possession. Either make a loan of the entire set, or give your , friend permission to consult it in your home. Ladies' Home Journal. Never Forget the Note of Thanks. Be sure to send a note of thanks for ! a gift received at the earliest possible ' moment. Write it before your ardor j cools. Even if you do not like the gift you must like the spirit that prompted : it. Never defer writing with the idea that you will thank the giver in person. You may1 do that as well when opportunity oppor-tunity offers, but do not risk delay. Nothing is more discourteous than belated be-lated thanks. Ladies' Home Journal. Ireland at the World's Fair. A society has just been organized at St. Louis, Mo., which is to be known as "The Irish National World's Fair association." Its charter members and the board of directors comprise 100 of the most prominent and influential business and professional men of Irish blcod In the Mississippi valley. This society will be immediatelyIncorporated immediatelyIncorpor-ated and 600,000 shares of stock issued, of the par yalue of ?1 per share. The immediate purpose- of the association asso-ciation is to raise a fund to be used in the erection on the World's fair site of an "Irish building," and to collect therein for the exposition of 1903 a worthy exhibit of Ireland's products, manufactures, industries, arts, litera- ture and historical antiquities. |