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ceed; and each must judge for herself whether she 
possesses those elements of character which are rea- 
— sonably certain to command success. 
Our visit to the old Illinois home was prolonged 
a good deal beyond the limit we had fixed for it. 
There is no limit to Illinois hospitality. But at last 
good-byes were said and we were off, carrying with 
us pleasant memories that will never fade. And the 
Dakota home looked brighter and more home-like 
than ever as we drove up to it one bright, crisp af- 
ternoon in the latter part of January. 
FURNISHING THE NEW HOUSE. 
But pleasant as the new house was, it greatly 
needed some new furniture atid carpets. So my wife 
and I spent several days over at Kingston and at the 
county-seat, where a better variety was kept, in mak- 
ing the selections. Such things last along time in a 
country home, or ought to, and so they should be se- 
lected with care. You don’t want a piece of furni- 
ture or a carpet in your house that offends your sense 
of taste and harmony every time you look at it. 
Some houses are full of discords although no sound 
may be heard, and it tires you to stay in them, some- 
what as it tires you to be obliged to hear discordant 
music. In others there is a pervading harmony that 
soothes and rests you the moment you come within 
its influence. 
As in music, I can appreciate harmony—“ the con- 
cord of sweet sounds’ —but cannot make it, not being 
