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Show Ii I How to lake Heme Happy H Excellent Paper Read By Mrs. Annie Miles H at a Recedt Meeting In Smithfteld. M To hac liapplncss In llic liomc tlic H first essential Is "love." The Bible M icils im Hint (lod Is 1ne, and to have JH 1 1 ,.s d illiki wo must, have his B m i.i i ii lima H there can be no ! ..I I ,iiili is "There should be per- t'ci idii" iiciwi en each member of the JB liiiiisi'hold, rm 11 hut u III wo not do for JB ihuv uf loviV NosacrlllcclstooKreat, BB no t ti-ts. (no hard, no obstacle toogrcat BB lo surmount, to please Ihoso ive love. HHJ As we rise In the morning we should HHf gieet each other with a smile and a JHJ kind word, and as we meet around the HBi table to partake of our morning meal BBB wo should engago In pleasant conver- BHJ sat Ion, so that as each one of the family HHJ goes ",o his appointments for the day BHJ thc nlll haic some pleasant thought HH locarry with them. Coniersallou not JHJ only adds Joy to the soul but It aids JHJ digestion. It Is said the American HBi people arc a nation of dlspeptlcs bo- JHJ cause they eat too fast. Living as wo BHJ do In this fast age, when each Is try- HH Ing to get ahead of his neighbor, It HH seems the real sanctity of the home Is BB forgotten M Be Cheerful. BBi Mother, the central llgurc of the BBJ home, should be as near perfect as It HH Is possible for woman to be, but he she BB even perfect, the happiness of the BBI home does not all depend on the BH mother i members have to do their BB p.irt, If the Ideal Is reached It Is BB hard for tho mother to alums near a BBJ smile if the husband am) father never BB gives hcroncnordof pralseor a loving BH word for tasks so nobly done, If the BB children arc cross and quarrel among BB themselves, have no charity for each BH others faults, never show by word or HB deed that they appreciate hei Moth- BB crs haic feelings as nell as the rest of BH the fain II j Kach member should en BB dcavor to be his best at home, to oxer BB else his best talent, to near Ms most BH cheerful smile, to shon h i t,ill.iiiliy BB In cicry possible ivi I'e Mnd to BH each other, exchange lui'lidenus ai d banish st i i'e and anger as they itould a deadly w-ipcnt All should try to control it li lempcisand let nothing escape th r lips Unit would tend to hurt the feelings of another Whenever brawls disturb the street, Thcie should be peace at home Where sK'cis dwell and brothers meet Quiit u s should never come Be Unselfish. Self control Is a duty we one to our famlMesund tosoclcty at largo When we haio controlled self wo have accomplished ac-complished a great thing, for ho who conipierolh himself Is greater than ho that taketh a city. The Illble tells us It N bettor to live on a corner of the housetop than to live In a white house with a scolding woman; so, sisters, sis-ters, let us try to control ourselves and school our tongues to say only thoso things that will elevate and encourage en-courage those around us Lot us show our children that wo love them, that wo have their wclfaro at heart, and aboio all let us teach the principles of tho everlasting Gospel In our homes that all may learn to tread the path that will lead us back to tho presenco of our heavenly Father. Let home be a place to which, when worn with the tolls of the day, we may tin n to as a heaven of rest for tho weary heart and head A man may build a mansion With many a spire and dome; A man may build :i castle, Hut ho cannot build u home. Home, as tho true word Implies, may bo a castle or a cottage; it Is not the shell but tho meat of the nut that counts Home, as the poet says, Is "home sweet home, bo It ever so humble, hum-ble, ther's no placo like home." Practical Suggestions. If possible, have a musical instrument instru-ment ofsomr kind, as nothing lends more charm to the home than music. Never foiget to thank a child when ho has done you a faor or to praise him if tic lias been obedient, or performed per-formed some labor. Tell them oltcn how good you think they are; say "I believe I have, the best children In ton n," It encourages them and they will try to be all ou think they are. It U a good thing for husbands to tell their wives the same tiling once In a while. Husbands, also, need a little encouragement once In a while and It may do more good than we think. Woman was given to bo a helpmeet for her husband, so, sisters, let us do our part. There should bo order In the home, but do not be sopieclic that you cannot put off your washing to go to a friend's funeral or a special meeting, for the washing wl'l wait but the funeial or tho meeting will not Work brings health nnd happiness, happi-ness, but do not think tha' we aic heic for work and nothing ilsc He member, all work and no plaj mikes Jack a dull boy; do not think this world was made for "you and jour wife, son John and his wife, us four and no more," but make friends with all with whom you coma In contact Invite Friends. Invite jour friends to oui home once In a while, sociability add? greatly great-ly to the hapolness of jour liomcllfe. It Is Impossible to csllma c the 1 nllii-, encoof the home on Its members, the developments of thought, the mould-, Ing of chaiaclcr, the artls' ie inclinations; inclina-tions; all haic there origin In tho home Willi what care then should every detail concerning this sicicl place be considered. In most homes there are only three periods during the d.ij when all the members of the family are present. How clrirmlng, how delightful should those houis be made; not only arc good food and chcciful conversation requisites at the family table, but the liner innlltjes of beauty and art. Manners nnd morals hold an equal, though more subtle, place. No matter how simple the fare, have It cooked with the greatest care and served in the dalnthsl manner man-ner possible. Therolsan old siylng that the way to Unci the load to a man's heart Is through his stomach and we can say with Owen Meredith: "Wo may live without portrj, music and art, Wo may Hi e without conscience and live without heart, Wo may live without friends, ne may live without books, Hut civilized man cannot live without cooks " So uc that arc cooks, let us try to he the best, nothing adds more to the hupplness of the homo than well cooktd food daintily scivcd. Aluajs have meals served at regular hours, and allow jour children the privilege of bringing their oompanlons home to dine with them occaslouallj; It gives children great pleasuie to know that their little friends are iielcotrie to be biought home and that there will be a nice meal prepared for them. He-member He-member I heir blrlhdajs, let them haic little parties and entertain their little friends All these things leave plcaic pleasant memories, and In years to come, when the cares of life have changed the laughing boy or girl to a sedate man or iioman, they will think of I lies'." tilings and they will be bright milestones in life's pathway and will help them to live belter Hies Just Be Good. Mm mon theology sajs: "Man lives that he nut haio Joj-, let our heaits bcgkid." Solomon said: "A glad heart makcth a cheerful countenance," so lt our hearts be glad that our countenances coun-tenances may be cheerful, for a cheer-ful cheer-ful person Is to us like a ray of sunshine sun-shine to a flower it brings out all the bj.uiiles of our character Cultivate it In the homo above all places Let 0 ir h mes ba clean and tidy, for clean- 1 ness Is next to Godliness, but do not h ve loo tinny useless 'tidies and rugs t'lalihc family cannot turn round without with-out disarranging something, which worries jou and makes jou nervous and fretful, There is sucli a thing as neing ion clean and precise Children In such homes have not so much cum-foil cum-foil as those whoso homes aie not so artUtlc Lotus cultivate all the vli-tues, vli-tues, send the children and the grown up to bed nllh a kiss, do not fret over Utiles, look at Double and disasters as we will ten years after they happen Let us try and make everybody around us happi; put nway worry, make life pleasuie Instead of pain: look the woi Id In the face and smile and it will smile In return Make home thedcai-est thedcai-est place on earth by beautiful thoughts, words and deeds, lie prater-ful prater-ful and humble; Invite the splilt of God and angeU to be with us, put aside everything that would mar the peace and harmony of tip home He-member He-member that-Hoses that-Hoses bloom beneath our feet, All tho earth's u garden sweet, Making life a bliss complete when there's , Love at home |