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TIIR HOUSEHOLD. TIM Wild Cirl and How be Treated. She Should BAPPINE88 AND KKClHKa Illllll . .!... I A hula crib In corner. A bftb* net,iiin there ; A WCtt n-,l Ui.l uu ft pillow Afit-r n luui iniin-'t prayer. Hair up ill fuuuy (.at ,TI Tu n,akto lo-ujof row'0 curia Bni t.b feuoh ft Ir wuiog for bead Uu OLeol the w!U)t girUI Autl lipsitiiH k out o ' i Ovai ft dimpled ch'U, While luftumift, with ft b Tuckn baby huugly in. how, uue bweel km, my darling. A li. I I l.eu uuii ujallllua go ; Tbu mil* lauibi iu ib lunaJows Are fftt ftiei> 1 kmw ; A n.i no are all the chickles " Here tn pout f'-ut uul a^ in As sbe trite witL angry aobbiog, bo'ade nice old-duod kin' beo I" The WIM i. ii I. The girl of 1G who will neither sew nor do houHt wjrk unn DO buniuen) to be decked ODt in tinery and rambliug about iu search ol fuu and (rolio unless her ptrents are riob, aud ia that event khs needs the watob- (1 din oil. u of a good mother none, the less. There ! DO objeoiijo to fun, but it iibould be well eboneu and wi II timed. No girl or woman who will Dot work baa a right to bare the wattes of a poor man'* t >il. If the doeM work, if the make* the clothes she wears aud assists iu the bouftehold dutie*. the chances are the will have enough self- respect to behave when play time comes, bit it abe ihould still be a little " wild" the honeat toil the has done will confer upon her aome degree of right to have her own way, ill-judged though it may be. The wild firl moually aspires to prominence ID aome social circle or other, aud her manners aud aondool are iu greater or lets degree detigutd to attract the following of men 8be should remember that followers are not always admirers, and that the most sincere admiration a man ever feela for a woman iu a drawiug-iojm is when be looks opoo her and says 10 bin own oinioioue ne-H, " She i a perfect lady." That is i reflection that never occurs to him as bin ysa fall upon the will girl. ....,.! I. ...I. Keep good oomf any or none. Ntt%r be idle. If your bauds oanuot be unefully oops of floor, six eggs, two teaspoonfals of baking powder, two oups o( sugar, two onps of stoned raiaiDS. Winter Bquaah. Cat up, pare the piece* aud stew cue hour ; mash them in the kettle aud season witb. butter, pepper and salt. Apple Pie. Stew soar apples until soft, rub through a cullender aud add three beaten eggi for each pie, uue fourth of a cup of butter and one-fourth of a cup of flour. Beef Cftke*. Micoe one pound of steak aud add to it three chopped onions, pepper aud salt and two beaten eggs. Fjrm into small oakes, roll in cracker crumb* aud try iu hot Isrd. Rioe Flitter*. One quart of milk, two ourm of rioe, fi ire eyg4, quarter of a cup of butter. Boil the rioe iu the milk uutil soft, then add oue Ublespoonful of sugar, yolks of eggs and butter. When oold add the beaten whites of the eggs aud fry in hot lard. Spioe Cake. One oup each of brown augur and butter, two teapoouful of baking powder, oue piul of flour, one tea- spoonful eaoh of nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger, oue cup of milk ; fill greaaed geui pans two-thirds full aud bake. A [pie Snow. Pare and quarter the apples, boil q jiokly in water flavored with lemon peel. After stewing and draining, paaa tbrocgh a sieve, beat the whites of six eieg, add six tablespoon fnlit of powdered augar aud the apples, stir together, heap up in a glass diab and garuiah with lady fingers. Coffee Cake.- One oup each of butter and strong coffee, oue pint and a hall of tl <ur, three quarters of a cup of butter, three eggs. one oup aud a half of tugar, oue cupful of stoned raisin*, half a cupful of otiof pea ci'.ron, ball oup of milk. Mix to a smooth batter aud bake fitly miuntes. Arrowroot Puddina. One pint of milk, two tablespoonfula of arrowroot, two eggs, half oup of sugar, halt teaepoouf ul each of cinnamon and nutmeg ; boil the milk aud stir in (be arrowroot, wb:ob has been dis- solved iu a little water ; take from the fire, add the other ingredients aud bake in an earthenware diah io a q nok oven. IN. Ou.li III foil, I. . This bm been a great seai-oii for the dude. To him life is ordinarily a blank aod tbe world a delun in. But according to all accounts he him been an important factor employed" attend to tbe cult vation of your ' iu tbe Preaideulial problem. Aaaured of miud. Always speak the truth. Make few k that eatly iu tbe campaign be has oonscien u.iucly tried to make niumelf worthy of the occasion. The ordinary o| iniou of tbe dude has been that be was of no account except aa a tailor's dummy. But Ibe spuit of tbe campaign was too much even for bis mechanical personality. It would bsve animated the Cardiff giant if that heavy promises. Live up to your engagements Keip your own seoiets if you have any WLttu you peak to a person look him in the face. Good company aud good conver- sation are tbe wry sinews of virtue. O mil character U above all things else. Your character o in not be eaiteutially injured txotpv by your owu acts. If any one ipeaaa ill of you, let your life be so that none will believe him. Ever live, misfor tune excepted, wuuiu your income. When you retire to bed, tbiuk over what you Dave been doing during the day. Make no baste to be nob if you would prosper. Small aod steady gains give competency wiib tranquillity of mind. Avoid tempta- tion, through fear that yon may tol with- stand u. Earn mousy bafore you tpaud it. Nt-ver run iu debt, nnleas you nee a way to get out again. Never borrow if you can possibly avoid it. l> i not marry until you are able tJ support a wife. Never tpaak ill of any oue. l,mr .11, II,,,.,,,,,. Domestic happiness has iut-insic worth ; . it may be realized iu poverty ; it is eternal; above tbe control of oiioumaianue. Suob lift[ piueas is the tl jwer of paradiw that has besu Buffered to stray beyond Its walls, aud though with us it does not bloom in original perfection, yet its blonaoms, as we may (lather them, are too lovely to leave Uh in doubt whether it is worth our culture. Of all earthly goods thia i Heaven'a bent gift to man. Wbilnt them is no other kind of joy that can compensate for its abieuoe, it may alike yild the mud walls of tbe cabin, or shed vitality and warmth over the oold state of tbe palace. There is no condition of life to which it may not add untold prior. Munaiobs there have been who have board tbe exulting shout of victory, hve joinsd it for a moment, then inwardly sighed ; rebellion* sons were a thorn in tbs heart whose rankling prick was felt to kill all joy. Merchants may have amamted their millions ; tbiir names may have been honored in various parts of the globe . but in a moment, when success and security have attended some favorite) toheme of bastrdouH enterprise, to all tbe bitterness of tguii<ii tbe soul has whispered : " This m but mockery to him who would ask it to atone for tbs absence of domestic love." PuetM have lived whose brows bava been wreathed by a fascinated nation, but whose spirits have loathed tbe laurels, for thorns grew at home. But never monarch, merchant, ncr poet fouil dom'H'io blips joy too much, lie who baa once poseBHsed it would not barter it for all on earth besides. I .. lul Mini-. Sometimes it uny ba neosfsary to increase tbe "boiling " property with nitri) soul. Finally noak tbu ar:ijle< ia water inn. I they are perfectly Iree from acid. Tbe appearance ruay be improved by rubbing tbtmwi.h aluioud oil. To c'eui old marble or alabiatrr Immerse tbe object* for two or three days in water to soften the dirt, lime, etc. Tun tnke them out aud oleau them with a brush. When olta'ied in this way as well as pos lible put them in a mix ure of one part of concentrated muriatic sold aud three parts of water, uutil they appear perfectly claan To clean brass, make a mixture of one part common nitric acid and one part of snlpbnrio acid in a stone j*r, baviug also ready a pill < t fresh water and a b< x of aawduxi. TnearnleH to be treated are dipped into tbe aciJ, then removed into tbe water, aud finally rubbed witli sawdutl. Tbis immediately changes them to a bril lisnt oolor. If tbe bras has brooms grtevty it in firrt dipped io a strong solution of potash aud soda in warm water ; this ect< the grease, ao that tbe acid has tbe power to not. II. l|>- individual bad not been broken op for building purpoees or otherwise disposed of. The dale's others as a politician have been extiemely entertaining it not entirely bar mouious witb bi character. His wooden elf-ponnenKion bsd stood the te-t of tbe promenade, tbe matinee aud tbe reception. He bad schooled binmelf to contemplate with absolute indifference tvery attractive or exciting feature of social life. A; ptreutly sated with aud weary of tbelifdbe bad hardly begun be walked abroad among bis fell iw creatures expr^Hsiot leas as a telegrtph pole, witb arms akimbo, hU cane sticking oat liks ore tbuuib of pbeuoaienal length, bis hesd propped up by an all-round collar from twi to rix incbea high, bis legs, encased in eel i-km t-ousers, feebly wobbling and his centred gravity carefully secured by tbe oireful middle parting of bis hair, arebuk* aud a wonder t > tbe reet ol manklcd who found something rtill left to interest them in tojiety aud tbe world. Bat wben tbe political cyclone struck our duds b:x dudeship went all to pieces A< a dude be became a complete wreck He fauo:sd that bis invisible legs were made to bear op tbe destinies of this conn try, and for weeks be baa been staggering under a load which existed only in hu imagination, but which has seemed as real to bun as bis tailor's aod shoemaker's bill* lie has actually been known to drop I, M cane and carry a torch, and to exclaim I say, aw, hurrah, you know, for- what's his name our fellah, Jones?" On election night he was completely de moral zed. He bad actually oarried bis own ballot to the polla aod lifted it into tbe window, and ia tbe evening the intellectual effort required to comprehend tbe drift of things, to under stand why some men were splitting thel throats snd others looking aa solemn as I funeral director at a u rat -class funeral waa jntt appalling. He felt that m some i tbe renul'i bad tamed upon In exertions and wasn't quite t-ure be bad lived up tc bis duty and privileges. And now tbe poor dude is all gone. II powers collapsed a week ago aod the aub itquent ( roo> edingn bov^failed to intern I, uu He IK again seeking consolation am etoitemei t in bis collar, bis cane, his eel akin trnwi-ers, his psrted watch chin aud hU Euglisb pronunciation. llochttur Herald. SJMUVBMI 'U -K i YTIC.*1 lv. II \ln. II, .1..,! U, I ,,,_ I ,,,, evrral I liou.auii Veeira In tbe reign of tbe Kmperor Boang-ti, who ruled over China in the twentv-sevvutti mtury before Christ, tbe toholar Lyn; luu was oommiMioued to oeojp'vte the rnu>iol yttum which bad been discovered 26X1 ears earlier, aud particularly io lay down xd rules for making mu> i Jal lUHtrumuuta S .tarally he had to oommeLoe wiib tbe aruboo, which had already been long used o give tbe uote for other instruments. II lierefore betook uimaelf to tbe Province of >iuug, in northweatern China, where, ou northern slope of a range of high moou- aius, a species of bamboo ^rew which, OL account of its uuiformity and Us atruoture, Ming net her too hard nor too soft, i exceedingly suitable for a wind uatrunieut. He out one down aud tried t. Tradition Bays that it gtve the ame uote as bis own voiou wben be waa excited by no emotion . aud tbe rip- ihug of the sources of the great Hoang-hu. r Yellow Kiver, which were iu tbuvioiuitv. olljwed in tbe same tone. At the same ime tbe fabulous bird r*ui>g-Hiang, aooom- anied by his mate, flaw to the place. Bath perched themselves upon a neighboring iranch and commenced a aong, in tbe course if which escb of these birda gave aix sepa- ate nctBH. These are the notes wi.ich are iftlled bix male aud >ii female tones iu tbe ole dia(x vored by LyLg luu, aud which rrespoud to the ancient dootnue of the male and female pritciples iu nature. An a matter of oourae, the deepest of tbe male note* was tbe oue already diaoovered by tbe biliaopber binh.-lf. He n< w endeavored Io reproduce the other notes with tbe help f bamboo |ipj>, aud uc?eeded. Ilis ta-k ras now to lay down fixed rules as to the engtb if tbe ppo'i so that tbeootf>rtb be> cjuldbeeasil) ooustruct d everywhere. Tor this reason, and also beciu** such a oalecf notes depends upon i-light itiUsr euoes of length, and there were ncarcely at bii time instruments t> divide greftt engtbs, be neoeeaarily arrived at tbe notioi f pasaing from tbe leu to the greater, ai d of laying down an aduj lately > in ll uatura unit fur bis measurements. Tbat could bt nothing elae but a gram of Heed ; aud no tbe point was to get seeds of the greatest josnible uniformity. Us chcne a nort ol millet, tbe torghum rubrum, tbe seed of which is of a dark -brown color, and which said to posnens tbe advantagtii of greau r hardness aud uniformity Ibau that of tbe gray and other kinds. The aeed is p inteJ at tbe eud, and from one p >mt to the utber ibe leugtb is somewhat greater tbau in tbe direction at riybt angles. I \ , g-luu no nxed tbe length of tbe [ip<-, which gave the key-note at eighty-one grsius of the aeed placed lerg'.bwire iu a row. liut wben the grains were placid breadthwise it >ook 100 grams ti give tb name leugtb Tuus tbe diuble diviiiou of '.ii'.i aud lUilu was naturally arrived at. According to the dimeusiuus in question, it was called a musical or an ordinary toot, tbe latter biUK utroduced with tbe decimal aubJiviaion a* a measure of length. The breadth of I grain of need was 1 ft ( liut). 10 fen ijual 1 tsun (an u cl I 10 tsnn, xj'ial 1 cbt- fixj i 16 ohe, equal 1 Chang, 10 ol i I il 1 uy. In subvequent times the l.ne was divided uto tei tlin, hundreds, elo Lyng lun also laid down rules for tbe breadtb, as well aa for tbe length, of tbe pipe, because, although tbe i.o-.e is easeo naily dependent on the l-L-th, it is utver ibeless ueoevsary for its purity thst tbi pip* should be neither too broad nor too narrow. Nature. II . in r, .. \t i . i. I, Tbe village of Uuderword, Connty of Huron, and vicinity was thrown rito a iate of gria'. exoitemeut recently by tbe news that a cliilJ, three mouths old, had been f mnd ij a pit! pen belonging ti John MI. n, on the 4 h con. of Bruce. It papears that a heariless woman, by tbe name of H > it i-t. of the 2. id can. of Bruce, bad q tarrelled with her buxband, and not for toe tirnt time, aod that he brutally reveugf d him bv casting the child where, if it bad been left a few moments lorger, the chances are fiat it would have beu dtvoured by a bog that was jut about seizing ilii poor child when Mrs. McLean luckily uniiM to the rescue. Tbe case was put in tbe bands of a magistrate, and although tbe fa I, r was found aud claimed tbe child, tbe wretched mother is still unheard of. The K lolui mi ! -s,i,,i. . Annabel!* ie not Anna bella. or fai Anua, but is tbe faminine of Haunibal, meat ing gift (tr grace) of Bel Arabella la not Arabella, or beautiful altar, but <) bill*, a praying woman. In its Anglic./. > form of Orabel, it was much more common i i the thut enth century than at present Maurice baa nothing to do with Mauri nun, or a Moor, but comes from Almaric - bimmelrciob tbe kiugdom of heaven Ellen is tbe feminine of Alain, Alan u Allan, and has no possible connection will Helen, which comes from a different Ian guage, andia i Her by 1.000 years, at least Amy is not from ainee, but from amie Avioe, or Avi*, does not exsotly mean advice, as aome think. It comes from .i:iwiB. and means hsppy wisdom. Elix baa no connection with Kliztbeth. It i ths sister of L-n MS, and both are tb daughters of Heloise, which is dele wie bidden wisdom. There is, indeed, anothe form of I. iuia. or rather Louise, whic ie the feminine of Louie, bu this was icaroely beard of befor tbe sixteenth oeuutry. Tbe olde Heloiae form of the name, Aloisa, Alnima or Aloysia, was adopted into med . English aa Aleia a usme which our ol geueali git ooufused with Alice. Kroil and Auifli* are not different forms of o uame. Emily ie from .1: nylis. tbe uam of ao Etruaoau gene. Amelia o rues fro tae Ootbia amala, heaven y . K>gmld not derived from Hegma, aid has notlnn to do a i ha queen. Ills K in a't, exul'.t (uriiy. Alice, Adelsis, Ad> Uide, Ai /. Alix, Adalioe are all fortun of one nam the root of wioh it add, noble. Out Auu waa never ued an identical with Annis < Aguis ( A wbicb last tbe old H jotti*b Anna IK a variety); nor. as i< sturdily main lainid, w*s Elizabeth ever Hyuonymou with Isabel. Wheat Griddle Cakes. One pint and ball fluur, half tablsspoouful ot salt, three teanpoonf ula of baking powder, two eggs, one pint and a bait of milk. Batter Pudding. One quart of milk, two arms) The New York canals will be closed on De. 1st, unless navigation is stopped ooner by ioe. Florence Marryat will allow herself late supper* aud always takes a morning walk. Hbs is rather of tbe Rutsiau than tbe .English type ; abort leonine red hair, brigbt complexion, golden brown eyee, a littlevague in tbtir etpreenion, a raperbly rounded throat and statue|ue bust and I rm.l Id .101.11 A Loudon oat 1 .gram says: A larj meeii g of the Ltud Restoration Leagu was ln-ld io 81. Jfttnes' 11 til, L >udou lat evening, with Mm>arH. Miobael l>vit Heury George, and Mini Helen Taylur, an several meuibera of Parliament presen Mus Taylor moved a resolution, ncmde by Mr. Uavitt, that land inalieuabl belonged to tbe people. She exprense Hviuiitlby with the Sac t -h crofter*, an urged the abolition of tbe Uotine of I. r I Mr. Henry George supported fie rei>i<lution. Me sid tbe recent election iu America was 01 e c f the tnont important in tbe history of the Republic. It ineaut death to both grebt pai ties aud tbe advent of a new aud parly yet unnamed. Iu future, 1 I H l|.,> <>[>!>! I It. Hew '1 ,111. i IIMUU. v ,, , . were mil . in, .1 A Middlesex County, Conn., farmer mcrt aged bis farm to bet ou Blame. A Bridgeport, Conn., man agreed to eat wo orows H Blaiue waa not elected. A good Republican in Dover, N. H., liai j walk iu a Democratic parade to pay bla bet. Oae or tbe other of two Bridgeport men ill abave i If bis hair, whiskers at J eye- rows to settle an idiotic bet. Two Danbury idiots agreed that tbe oser should khave iff oue half ol his mou- ache aud wear it iu that fashion for tbrte mouths. A New York supporter of Bliine agreed o wear a Plumed Ivngut uniform oontinu usly for thirty days if James waa de eated. A rash bettor in New York agreed, if be i-t, t i read the entire fourth page of tbe "ew York Tribune in public every day lor x moutba. One fleshy woman in West Rumney, '. H., wheeled another tweuty-uve rod* MOSUSC Cleveland was eleoted. A prc- eskiou of 100 torch bearers accompanied lem. W. C. Brace, a Cleveland, O., oyster ealer, wagered t M (luce ol buaiuea*, bis oma and every dollar be ponseaaed, but his wife served an attaohrueut ou the stake older. Donald Dingwall whell Alfred A. Mur- l iy srouud a njuare iu New Haven because Jit velaud was elected. To avoid colliding with a oar be dumped his load in tue mud. Two workmen in the Wir cheater Arma sotory, New Haven, would not bet money, ul decided that tbe loi-er aboald go on bi <tnds and kutes ii and d n work for two reeks. Henry Kranse, a Government employee t Chicago, sawed a cord of wood iu frcut f tbe t'u-t m Uou*e as the re-ult ol an I c'H'u bet. He was encouraged by a braaa land aud an eulhusiantic crowd. If U aiue bad won, a U'ueelmg, W. Va aleawoman was to give a Cleveland drum- mer torty eight kisses in four monthly talmentt. As ii in, tbt young lady wil wear a seal akin aatque, which tae drum- mer will settle for. P T. lUrnura agreed, if Cleveland was elided, to sill sll bin valuable pn party uoludlug 2 10 boumH iu Bridgeport, USMSW, or one-fourth Itas than actual value. N.U He won't do it, all the rame. William Klh-. of Wueeling. W. Va ill count every tie on tbe Baltimore A Ouio track betwee-n Wheeling aud \V-h igloo because Cli v -land IK eleoted. Curia Miller agrsed, if lilaius WK eleoted, to i - i a hand carl over tbe Naiunal pike rum Wheeling to Washington. Alt. Buruel, a Charleston, S C.. detee- ive, btl that Blame woull have a larger leotoral rnsj iriiy than Oilfield bad. If ie b>d won 1> B. Go*r -u agreed t) rile a )liud mule through Cnsrleston'a streets, iurnet lorn g. <>l cour.f, will have to swim he Ktuawha Hivtr from bank to bank fur our bours. Illl I I 'I I I- -I Illn i. io I ho.. Who r lr*sa '1 bla .i MII.I II. I h -fci.ul i Dim. Family be said, economic aud soc i tl questions lu America rnunt come to the front. There are 120 COO women in Great Britain earning their living as icbool t laohera. England consumes sugar at the rate ol sixty eight poands per lahabitaul, or 1,083,- 000 tons. I'M : Keep tbe kiu in ouateul good tone and working irder. Tbe matut ual utonge bath win tn ngtbeu tbe nerved aud keep opeu tbe pores : tbe Turki h bath, portableor other- wise, ought to ba taken once a week, or whenever an attack IK threatened ; ll eveu ouoe a day tor a time should be deemed ueo<>ssary it will uot hurt. It is a wonder 'ul propLylaotic. I could adduae Hundreds ot ctsee in proof of this. Tbo. e sutjeat to rheumatism very ofii n feel tired, di j-ct d with or without loss of appetite. The body may uot ache, but it does not feel freab. Probably there ie a little headache, but more often a fulness in brow or eyeballs and tbe patient has but little bear! for hi* ordinary employment, aud things that interested bun only tbe day before now a| paar devoid ol any value If he thinks back perhaps be will remem ber that lor a day or two previously be has not been living | lite so abstemiously ae be ought. Well, be may call tbia liule illnesn a mere fit ol indigemion if he pleases, but II u iudigesllou ol a kind that has deln mentally increased the urio acid in Ira blood. Lit L uu take) a Turkish bath at once, it bis doctor will permit it, aud live by rule again. Tbe living by rule iueludea a certain amnunl ol daily exercise iu the open air. Without this no rheumatic person can expect to be long free from aches and t>ams aud wearisoms ennui almost aa bad to bear as piiu itself. Ai tc diet, i' will greatly dipe-jd ou tl e age Tbe young require more nourishment tl an tbe midJl- -aged, but old people must haw their little often, aud it must be well cooked and easy of as inilatiou. Kir breakfast let tea and o flte bo.h be avoided, aubstnu'.iug coo< a or ouooatiua, with milk aud sugar. I.>t toad be eaten, or, if bread be | r< p. red. u cbot 1 1 be brown bread and b'Ufr. atd tbe breal nhouid ba atale. Avoid meat, except a little nioely cooked r>-,e >ii, not too fat. K;gi |> a -bud, or mushed, or liginly boiled, nut frisd, aud at y kind of ti u except aalmou, bi-rriug, or mackerel. If hungrv abcut 12 o'clock, a ligtit li ouit or twn, witb butur, may b' taken, aud a gla-n of soda water snd IIII.K. Dinner should be tarl isy 1 'M or '.' o'oli ok. S, 11,1 tin' old m > take; mid II, aged or young people do not nq^ire it, and u is apt to g, t at it with aome. Meat may now be taken p>nugly. say twice a week. (iinif, fiib, piultry aud vegetable*, except the stronger kind-, may be eaten every day with diuuer. No beer witb dinner. Lemon- j noe IK good substitute, but ginger-beer aud kiuger-ale should bi avoided. Light I ml In, K". nuoh aa bread, tspiooa, or ground HUH, may be taken, aud a little giiod, whod some fruit , but this latter in better b f ire breakfast. No pastry, aud cheese is pomoo. Oue cup of not ovemtrong te* at 6 o'clock, aud a tin) bixouit. 8u| |K r at 7 or 7 30, wiib s oup if cocoa. Sauuva aid hot pepper* d."agree ; so d) stew*, lor this reasou : no cook li>es who can keep greaur, out of a tew, and, moreover, stews and food ol that o m- latency are geuerally swallowid loo quickly, aod do not get m xed witb tbe talivury joioia. Salads are also to be avoided. < ii 1 1 1. 11 1 \ - P a ris- ible Advice VrosM tier *% b I- i .' n u Una in I- III u,. l.i<oa-i<i. I'. . L. , If. ..... Philadelphia C'aU : One of the difficult >roblema with all parents in that of accua ooiiug children tu tbe use bf money in a way to teacb them its value, aud bow to upend it properly. It has been laid down i a rule that where money is not earned U value H not appreciated ; aud while this nay be geuerally true, it will not do, even or a rule. There are differences iu chil- dren, iu their estimates of the value of money, wbiob are inherent in tbeir char- acter. Some are Htlti-h aud p Lun us, bile others are genen<is aud literal. Nor does it make mucu d ffjren^e how they get money, whether by gift or by Ub,r, iheae ua'ural pru|>euslties will be given iffaot. Sailors esru their money by hardumpa that are often i itreme, snd yet are opeuhanded wben a obanoe oomes to eijjy it. Ihue rule can be given to govern this. Tbe proper nse of money is a matter of uoaii in. Aud utceasarily thin brai oh of education belongs to pareuts. Just bow it shall be conducted depeuda on oiro'jinataueea. K ,me parents adopt tbs plan of giving tbeir children money for i ecml purpoaea, and uot at regular intervals. (' J -r ibia syatem hey know jast what tbe m mey ia to go for aud can judge cf the wiidotu of ths uee propo.ed to be mad) . O .hem give a certain amount weekly or monthly but nqjire no accountability from the* child aa to bow itisustd. Hull others direct bow it aball go- ao much into savings at-d a certain amount into pleasure, or articles of nee. Aud in ct ler oases parents devolve early on children tbe purchase cf poitions of their outfit, aud leave tbtm to exerci-e their judgment under a general parental super- vision. All these snd still other plans Lave tbeir merits and defects. Much in every o depends on the character aud habile o'. tbe < M. We know a wealthy, clear beadsd Ger- man who sent bis sou to Heidelberg to be eductted. He granted bim an alluwauoe of money to be u-ed an be might obooee, but requirid a minute, Hruvi d account of every oeut expended. lie tbua k. p run of tbe habits cf tbe lad, aod the seuse of aoouuutabilr.y made tbe boy careful. He became ID after years ao abl banker. Parent*, iu order to aicure correct account- ability. mnit nut be tx> n^id lu arm i<m nor lone tbe confidence ot tbe ohiid, else they deceive, aud all tbe beinfit of ruper- i-i >u it lost. Children should be allowed tLe privileges cf their age if we wiah to re'ain their coi.fileuoe. N >r should pro- lr privacy or privilege be too clnely 1 j iired after. '1 he ot j ct ia not to secure ervile aoooui.tab lily, but only to teach the value aud rr per u-e cf money. And ears abculd bo taken, alao, to gratify the natural teodeco:es of cbilaren. or to allow them t. real * j their own i-he. B.tne have taetea tb.t lead in one di-ection snd others u very different lines. Oue boy is food cf luaobiuery, or tools, or mtcbanios.or books. A girl iaiuolmed to drawing, art, Iscswork. r to b*.ki Iu so far as these te>udecciee are legitimate and right it ia will to kl\S them play, but to guide and direct Tbu may be so done Ibtt they will lea-n to cbooae between what baa value aud a mare toy, and will learn to know value*. All thin can bu i IftasaUly aod readily dm*, by cul'ivaliug friendly relation wi h children. A Yankee ouoe said that be began to trade wben " yiare old, aud that Li< father ei.ciurrg>ii it aud at times would bargain and trade with biok wben a boy. Wbtu 1C be had started on bia owu aoconut ai.d became wialthy at 2*>. Tbe mtre ai i ji-i lion of wealth, children sboulj be taught, IK not tbe whole sim of life , but a fair digrte of care for money is, us vsr tbt lens well. All r<-annl M.t..r. There baa occurred a phenomenon in tbe baruy ard ul Mr. J. .1. Turner that ia inex- plicable s veritable rooater laying egge. The rooster goes on the nest every day aud at t -r the fuuotions of tbe ben have been -rfurtned be Oumee tff, uttars a deriaive cackle to tbe ret ot the fowls and goes on about his busineas as though nothing bad bapp ned. This peculiar fowl has been waioned closely and be has been seen to go on tbe neat daily, come cff oack ing aud there was tut egg. Nj ben was) ever seen about the nest. This fowl bae arcuned tbe admiration of our soul, and is an ixtmple worthy tbe emulation of tbe husbandman. He has seen tbe lulls and struggles cf tbe overworked and greaily oppressed hens and baa oome to tbeir rescue aud helped them to eupply tbe denial <1 now serioualy fsll in commercial circles aud at tbe boarding hi'U-pi-. lie rareinothiig for a prouctive tariff, a tsr.ff for revenue only, or free trade; bis only desire is tj meet the demand* for borne onrnmptiou at 1 t) ace that tbs Cbriatmas boK i. not wanting. What the o. uutry neede mo-t is a f- w in. re laying roostere ifnnt. juri Ha. A iii|iri>nt l.awfrr. A well koowu lawter Lad a cir ia o-urt tbe other day in which be as,for the o >m- plainant, c alining damage* for a ri I way KCcideut, says tbr S>u Fiai.o s>o c'/i- He bad three it e-nea to h ver^i >u ot the story, and be anticipated a aee|ii g Vrrdiot. Hi- ci-e w tnal tL r, ui.li >i,mc ibitruotiou I'laoeJ upon tbe trark iu tbe dark, ttrouxu tbe cairleSKtieiH if tbe de- fendants, Ins client bad met with nev. re i jjries He oalUd iu a m at a-cur >1 tone lor ibe. tir-t wi'neas. T Lu diKiuay this individual aworei ibftt it waa a blight moon- 1 gnt Li.lt and thtt eventung ou the trok wa* vioible. He withdrew him >ud- df t ly. Witne-s number two was relied upon to ooutroverl tbe tire! atatemeot. Ue declared that tbe whole ne'gb.irlnxul wae lit by the 1 1 otric light, bisijes tbe in >on. With dicrenping --urioa the lawyer called tbe third. He swore >bt it was daylight. Then the da led attorney arose. " I miivH, Your II 'niir. for a continuation of Ibis CM) on Ibe ground of rurpi i s I " , I grant U," said tbe j jdge, while a ruar of laughter roue all aruuud. President Orevy : the moat expert amateur bil'isrd pUyir iu Pane, and tbe Eiynee is au|*rbly pr< vi led with all the nquiMtes for playing the game. Of the 130 While (>"* Boeiety r h>m oiatd wbo went to Naples to a-ais: in treating the cholera paiienU, twenty have diid.