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Show fr.ro 1 -KV E. DE HAAN and their family of ten Henry J . Henrietta; Joseph. John. Margaret, lVio-on-- Rub'- Wilford, Lorenzo and George va?lnni,lon Dc I lo..n i . i ! IPPINESS IN 1 HE FAMILY. ! : SAYS 0GDE1MITE lenry De Haan and Wife. Par-snts Par-snts of -vslve: Ten Living: tWt Rpent S3000 on Baby Foods i n ii n:-:v p b t.LKo ft0.A i,, j In pp.' :i rul Lrc ' '" lldl : '"" . .. fcf! IV 1 K' ; I I , , i. I'.t I J1ll ' ' ' H 1 ' ' 1 1 ' venue, cinpk 'u i n I p 2fi " 127 Mr. Dcll.an said. "Children I Jai'e an heritage of Mie Lord; happy Is I Ithe man that hath his quiver fujl of J them." Mr. and Mrs DeHaan were married: In Holland In 1S97. Four children. one of whom died, were born to ihcni: j in that country During tn twenty-" : four years of their married life. Mr unfl Mrs. DeHaan have bccomi- par-' Lents of twelve children, ten Of whom I ! arc living:. 21 TO 3. I The children, Whose ages run from ' 21 to three 'year., are as follows: Hen-; ry J-. Joseph John. Henrietta. Moroni;. Ruby. Lorenzo and George Washington Washing-ton DeHaan. Mr. DeHaan said: j "In spite of the fact that wc had j an exceptionally large family we have ' never missed paying our tithing as ! I members of the L. D. S church, we I have purchased and furnished a com-! ' fortable home and I have, as the re-' suit of teaching thriftiness. an ideal ! I family. We are many, but unity and . cooperation lighten burdens which ; j would prove irksomo if mother and 1 , had to do all ourselves. My boys art; i I industrious and contribute to the; household, and the practice of the older boys has been to work during, their summer vacations. "They garner experience this way, I learn the value of money, and at the) same time have developed a remark. i-' i-' bio spirit of unselfishness." Mr DeHaan related an incident in the lives of two of his young children that Indicated that the spirit of un-m un-m IflshnesB was not born with the -ouiiKsters. There is but eleven months difference differ-ence between two of the youngsters.,' he said. Off-hand, 1 cannot tell which two they are, Mother would know But, at any rate, the two of tin m uT. still on the bottle at the same time. The eldest developed a cunning trait, but it was not altogether commendable. commenda-ble. The youngsters would le together at the time that their 'dlnnerN.vvas served. The eldest made u a practice prac-tice of finishing Hx meal first Then It would substitute its empty bottle lor the partly filled bottle of the other s (000 I BABY l oops. "Despite the fact that I have never receive. 1 what could be termed as a, magnificent salary. I figured upon one occasion, that 1 had expended no less than 530(n on prepared baby foods. We raised every one of oui youngsters young-sters on bottles. "Young people fear marriage. The fear is hot confined to the young - ph . Many fear bringing children into the world because they can y-e no means of pr..i i.'i-t ; essentials in i .e Child's life. Tin .- Should not uoriy. Ways can always bo found to support a family, lf the couple desire to raise children. I rom my experience- I feel I h:it a 'M i'.4 ...n.lness Is not com plete unless h has n l,irs. f .mi.- and 1 would ray, from persona, observation, observa-tion, that t ie larger n man's family Is the more happiness he de-.Ives from life." Mr. DeHaan declared that his eldeel ; soiix and hims-'f are a-tlv. modiMcn of the Thirteenth want. Be attributes l his success In life t.. a blessing hi tde I Almighty: to the fact that his wife 1 la frugal, thrifty and an exoe;-lonnl y . -rinble housekeeper; and to the fuel ! that he and his family have alWU lived a plain, simple life. "They are a care, though. ' he said. "Thai second !ov of mine lieram,. 'a-imous 'a-imous in our neighborhood us y .hn. loser. He would no swimming and either have his shoes stolen or would lose thorn in the river. About half of I the tlm be would come home wKh- out his shoes. Another wduld get i his trouseYs torn. me time a cow chased him and ripped the back of j his trousers nearly off. i Then they used to lake a little ride on papa's bicycle and tip.m more than one occasion have returned with jus! half of the wheel. None of the youngsters young-sters ever suffered a broken bone, however;" Mr. DeHaan said he considered his family o valuable asset to Ogden ami expressed bopi that more of thi vounger couples 01 the city would emulate their example and fmd hap-I hap-I plncss In raising a large family. |