Our Women and Children
Conducted by Lucille Skaggs Edwards.
IT COUNTS.
There are, among those whom we
meet from time to time, a few who
gracefully acknowledge any lilt e ser
vice rendered them. These acknowl
edgments sometimes come as a pleas
ant surprise when one has performed ,
the same office for perhaps a score
of others without recognition. If the
“1 thank you” were more common per
haps these individuals would not be
so noticeable nor would they be so
long remembered.
Courtesy cannot be put off ^nd tak
en on; it is an outward sign of inward
beauty. Like til good things, it may
be counterfeited, hut it '.3 soon detect
ed by the inward rudeness that, under
pressure will betray itself. Good
manners spring from a good heart.
Perfect decorum of manners, indeed,
has so much to do with the develop
ment of what is best in us that it and
character are interdependent.
Many of the best things of life have
no determinate value and for this rea
son they are often undervalued. The
little amenities that make social life
possible and pleasant are constituent
elements in all achievements, political
and altruistic, make it a point of hon
or to ackiowledge every favor receiv
ed. One does not labor for thanks or
expect a great deal of appreciation for
every little deed that is done, but the
genuine expression of thanks brings
cheer and encouragement.
The flower that looks up from the
dusty wayside makes life brighter.
Sometimes it is the almost unnoticed
strain that gives to the music of the
orchestra its sweetness. The worry
and weariness of the day may be
forgotten by some gentle ministry or
delicate courtesy that comes like sun
set glory after hours of gray dreari
ness.—L. S. E.
HOW DID YOU?
Did you tackle the trouble that came
your way
With a resolute heart and cheerful,
Or hide your face from the light of
day
With a craven heart and fearful?
Oh, a troubl’es a ton, or a trouble’s an
ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it;
And it isn’t the fact that you’re hurt
that counts,
But only how did you take it?
You’re beaten to earth? Well, well,
what’s that?
Come up with a smiling face.
It’s nothing against you to fall down
flat
But to lie there—that’s disgrace.
The harder you’re thrown, why, the
higher you bounce;
Be proud of your blackened eye.
It isn’t that fact that you’re licked
that counts,
It’s how do you fight, and why?
And though you be done to death,
what then?
If you battled the best you could,
If you played your part In the world of
men,
Why, the critics will call it good.
Death comes with a crawl, or comes
with a pounce;
And whether he’s slow or spry,
It Isn’t the fact that you're dead that
counts.
But only how did you die?
—Edward Vance Cooke.
THE “IT" OF THE HOME IS
MOTHER.
The best teacher is a wise mother.
She will thoroughly equip the child
for the journey of life; she will place
him on the right road, and she will
fill his mind with such ideas of truth
and justice as will enable him to with
stand the temptations of the world,
the flesh, and the devil. Thrice happy
is the child who possesses such a
mother. He may have other teachers
in school and college, but none whose
influence is so far-reaching and last
ing as hers.”—Thomas Hunter.
“As the mother so is her daughter.
"An ounce of mother is worth a
pound of clergy.”
A traveler and a native met upon
the streets of Tokio, Japan. In the
course of their conversation upon this
wonderful land of the "Rising Sun,”
the native exclaimed: "But have you
seen It?”
“It?” repeated the traveler, “what
do you mean by It?”
“Ah: you would not ask had you
seen It.”
They met a few weeks later, after
the American had beheld the glorious
ness of the wonderful, indescribable
"It” of Japan—the Holy Mountain, the
marvelous Jujiyama, which rises thou
sands of feet above the level plain,
snow-capped, reflecting the rays of
the sun in a thousand varied shades,
alone, majestic, incomparable, in its
grandeur and beauty.
Little wonder that the admiring na
tives call it the “It” of Japan. It
might as truly, among Us kind, be
called the It of the world.
There were few words exchanged,
but the native was satisfied. The It
was understood and appreciated by
the traveler.
Months after the Japanese visited
America, and from the Pacific to the
Atlantic was eagerly searching for
anything that would compare in na
tural beauty, with this marvelous holy
mountain of his own land. The Yose
mite, the majestic Rockies, the na
tional park, Niagara, all were visited,
but nowhere could he find the one
thing worthy the name.
As he became known, the homes of
America were thrown open to him. At
last he awoke one day and exclaimed
in his delight, “I have found it, the It
of America, and it is greater than that
of my beloved land. The It of Amer
ica is her homes.”
To this beautiful figure I would add
but one word. The It of the home is
the mother.—Emma A. Deake, M. D.
Culinary Hints and
Recipes
BY E. W. PRYOR,
6teward Omaha Commercial Club
New England Luncheon Dish.
Cut potatoes in dices, put them in a
cheesecloth bag. One pint of peas,
eight French chops. Simmer the peas
and potatoes in just enough water to
cook them; broil the lamb chops; gar
nish a chop plate with mint, put the
peas in the center of the dish; circle
the potatoes around the peas; white
frill on each lamb chop; stand the
chops in a circle around the peas and
potatoes, bringing the frill end to the
top; place mint at the top of the
frills. This is a most inviting and at
tractive dish when done correctly.
—MRS. J. W. WALLACE.
RESIGNS AS SPECIAL
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
Washington, D. C., Aug. 26.—Janu s
A. Cobb, special assistant attorney in
the department of justice, tendered
his resignation on Saturday, August
14, and will enter into private practice
of law about the middle of September.
Counselor Cobb was the first col
ored man to be employed as special
assistant in the Department of Justice
and he was the last one in the service.
He has given all of his service in the
office of the United States attorney
for the District of Columbia, bis spec
ialty being the handling of casts
brought under the pure food law. He
has also handled a number of cases
relating to naturalization matters and
forfeiture of recognizances.
He was appointed by Attorney Gen
eral Charles J. Bonaparte, under the
Roosevelt administration, and he has
served under three presidents, four
attorneys general and four I'nited
States attorneys.
Karl Kooke, with Cook’s Society or
chestra and Clef Club Serenades, is
at 36 Chapel street, Newport, R. 1.
They have entertained Mr. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., and Mr. and
Mrs. E. Reynold’s party on Sunday at
Jtailey’s beach. They are booked for
Mrs. John H. Hanan’s at Shore Acres,
Narragansett pier, and to entertain
the battleship officers on their return
from target practice.
Karle Kooke is an Omaha bay.
Young Morse of the Salem Crescent
club was easily the star of the meet
at San Francisco, winning the 100
yard dash in 9 4-5 seconds and the
320 yard race in 21 1-5 seconds, equal
ling the A. A. A. record.
The western trip of the Lincoln
Stars of New York has been so far
about an even break. The great Fos
ter has been easy for them, but Wick
ware has been a hard nut for the east
erners.
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