MMMSCMOLCMPOSITIWS.
HO Nq^t
Honor is oi^p '9! the latest
traits in'a person's ' character,
'for, vithoot It, no one could
'gf tin the Nsyacio! others. If a
' man loses his . honor, it will not
only mar hi* character, but will
injure htm politically, because
'he would* not be allowed to hold
office, and it' would also give him
a bad reputation. ' ..
Ttie true points of honor are
honesty, manliness, truthfulness
and brayerv. If a man does not
possess these traits, he will not
pnly gain for himselta bad rep
utation, btft will lose the respect
of every one, and will always be
pointed out as a a scoundrel.
Among the. best illustrations
of honor and dishonor, rank
George Washington and Bene
dict Arnold. George Washing
ton was Commander-in-Chief of
the American army during the
Revolutionary War. At a time
h'i? array was iff sucjh a condition
that he was unable to delay the
progress of the British.
' At this time, some persons
spoke of having nim removed,
but Washington did not resent
this, but bnly strived to repair
his losses
Benedict Arnold was an Amer
ican general in the Kevolution
? jury War and fought bravely at
the Battle of Saratoga. He" was
not rewarded as he thought he
should have been, so he betray
ed hjs country and joined the
British Army against the Amer
icans, for a lar^a sum of money.
After tbe war, he lived in Eng
land, but truly regretted -what
he had done, before-be died. If
he had behaved as Washington
did, he might not now be called
the great traitor of America.
Clarence Trautliam,
Age 14, First Year High School.
HONOR.
Honor is excellence ot charac
ter. Oum-eputation isj^he most
valuable, of all we own, and is
generally valued at that rate,
honoris one of the few things
that cannot be bought or sold;
that is, if a person sells what he
/calls his houor, it is not the gen
uine.
Honor is written on some men's
faces that will be honored wher
ever presented. Honor is viewed
different ways. Borne people
consider honor the rise in social
or business affairs. Benedict
/(mold thought that an office
in the British army would be
Worthy of betraying the Am
ericans. Some consider it an
honor to be wealthy, regardless
of how it is obtained.
We are impressed with the
.J.he strict sense of honor in
prhich the Puritans held their
religion.
General Moultrie, while a
prisoner on parole, was offered
a position in the British army
by Charles Montague, if he would
desert the cause of American In
dependence. Moultrie replied
thatfye had pledged his life, for
tune and Honor in the cause,
therefore he declined, *
Etta Dixon.
Age, 15; 1st year High School.
CHRISTMAS.
Christmas comes on the twen
ty-ttfth of December. We cele
brate it bfecauae phrist was born
that day. We nave been cele
brating that day nineteen hun
dred and three years. Most of
the people in the United States
have Christmas trees for their
, little ones, with all sorts of toys
' oh them that wjll please the
children.
Christmas is a holy day and
all of the people ought to go to
church and take their children
- with them.
There was once a little boy
wfiose nap)? was Jean; his moth
er and fatner were dead and he
had to live with his mean old
aunt, who made him sleep up in
the Ipft of the house.
It was now but a few days
from Christmas and all of the
school bpys were to go to church
with the teacher. At last the
evening camo; all of the boys
but pcor little Jean were clad in
nice warm clothes and costly
furs. Each boy ^ was telling
what nice things bantu Cluus
was going to bnug him; all but
poor little Jean, he wus only
rubbing his fingers to keep tneiu
warm.
At last the time came for them
* all to go home. Jean was the
last one to leave the church^As
he was going down the steps,
he saw a little boy silting tui the
steps. All of tlie rest of the
peoulu had i>u*t by without no
ticriiKj tym. Jejtn to ;k olT one
of his little wooden shoes and
placed it on the little boy 'n foot.
fVhen he told his uunt what lie
bad done,Mt made her angry,
anchatie told him that ^ would
get uo more. Little Jaan went
up to' his dark room that night
with a heavy heart.
The next morning (which was
Christmas) Jean heard a scream
from his annt; he ran down the
stairs to soe what was
wrong. There he saw the fire
place filled with all sorts of nice
thtugfi and among them was the
little wooden shoe. The hard
heart of his old aunt was soften
ed. Some kind person who had
s*?en- him give his shoe away
sent him thete things.
Nannie Hough,
Age 12, Grade (L v
CLIPPINGS.
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The following very valuable
items are clipped from our vari
ous exchanges, principally from
the Farm Journal. We do not
intends to do much of this kind of
thing, as wo think we have a
sufficient number of farmers_in
this county to keep us spplied
with all literature of the charac
ter contained in this column that
we will heed from week to week.
What a Farmer can do la Winter.
He can take care of his stock,
see that it is well stubled and
well fed, and that it gets suffi
cient exercise. >
He can repair tools of all kinds
and get them ready for work in
the spring.
He can fix up things in the
birn so that they will be mor^
convenient. He can do this in
the house, too.
He can, during pleasant days,
look over the wood lot, cut old
trees for wood or lutpber, clear
out brush where necessary, jire
pare wood for next winter, etc.
He can grub oat bushes, fill
ditches, haul away -stones, and
repair fences, if any of these
things need to be done.
He can get his hot beds going
He can do many of the little
odd jobs that he has neglected
because he did not have time to
do them.
He can study seed catalogues,
implement catalogues, and all
other catalogues which are like
ly to be useful to him.
He can lay out his plans for
the coining year. *
He can read and study agricul
tural papers and books, and
other good books and papers.
It would be a good idea tor him
to select some branch of his
work for special study, and to
take this up systematically and
thoroughly.
He can visit the schools.
Best of all, he can rest and
cultivate the virtues of patience
and cheerfulness.
Thtngn that Help.
It helps:
To have every farm tool and
all the harness and wagons and
the things that cut, saw or dig,
in the best order thut we can put
them.
To do to-day's work -to-day,
feeling sure that to-morrow will
have plenty of business of its
own.
To be satisfied with doing one
day's work at a time. It never
paid any man to crowd two days
work into one. Overpressure is
a frequent cause of explosion of
the boiler.
To keep eyes and ears open
when using any kind of farm
utensils, so that we may know
whether or not everything is
working properly. A bolt or a
screw is u small thing, but if
Qither of them gets out of place,
it is quite likely that there will
be an hour or two of ruuning
about to put matters in sliapo
again for business.
To keep on hand a little hard-!
ware storo~t>f one's own. includ
ing bolts of assorted sizes, snaps
for the harness, screws, cock
eyos, nuts rivets, mills and wash-i
ers. No ono knows when he may
need tlieso things, and it saves
time to huvo them ready in case
of neod.
To see that the wagons aro all
properly oiled before they get
as dry "as a contribution box."
To study economy of the tru
est and best kind, and to prac
tice as well as study.
Catlier up the charcoal from
that old brush pile and throw it
into the poultry yard, or into
tho scratching shed.
A padlock costs little, and may
help to save much. Poultry
moat is worth money now. Lock
the doors, or unchain tho dog.
Either eggs aro being used
motejargely, or the American
hen is not doing her duty. At
any rate, eggs are wantod, and
they bring spot cash.
D/IVID WOLFE,
Dry Goods, General Mer
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elsewhere.
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f\. faun),
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