Do two things worth doing, every day. Be scrupulously polite and kind, rather than witty or entertaining. Cherish cleanliness, sobriety, frugality and contentment. Cultivate sweetness of disposition and tranquillity of mind. Think before speaking, and so reduce your causes of regret. Seek peace and be peaceable for _lis litem generat_. Begin at home, let home always find you faithfully on duty. Care carefully for those whom Providence has entrusted to your care. And the reward of the faithful will abundantly yours, And your heaven will go with you wherever you go. "A.R." MORE HOLIDAY APHORISMS. Two's company, three's fun. * * * * * Levity is the bane of wit. * * * * * Braggers mustn't be losers. * * * * * Never put on to-day what you can't put on to-morrow. * * * * * It's an ill mind that finds no one any good. * * * * * It's no use crying over spilt milk: you're better without it. * * * * * Look before you sleep. * * * * * Never put an excursion ticket in the mouth. * * * * * Long hair never made true poets. * * * * * Obesity always carries weight. * * * * * Look after your manners and your friends will look after themselves. * * * * * Cranks of a feather fight together. * * * * * All is not toil that blisters. * * * * * _To Sea Anglers_: A live catch is no better than a dead fish. * * * * * Better a place in the sun than a plaice on a hook. PETER PIPER. HEALTHY HOMEMAKING. XXI. HIRED HELP (_continued_). What is the homemaker of limited means, who must have some help, to do under present conditions? Well, meantime, there is only the young "general" for her, either the "daily girl" or one who "lives in." Of the two I prefer the "daily girl," when she can be obtained. And the younger she can be obtained, other things equal, the better. She will have fewer bad habits to overcome. Some housewives object to the daily girl on the score that she may bring dirt or infection from her home, and also because she can seldom arrive early enough to help get breakfast. But a little management overnight can reduce the labour of breakfast getting to a minimum, and if the "outings" of the girl who lives in are as frequent as they ought to be the risk of her carrying infection, etc., will always apply.