The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-07

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Family DIsctPLiNR.-T There are thou
sand ways Of administering discipline
without rssorting 70 the rod. We re-
member the course another took with
her children In the absence OF her husl
band. No sooner was the fatber gone
than her son manifested a disposition,
to assume the reins of Government.
His mothers treatment and conduct,
though she spoks not a word. were CAL
oulnted 10 prove to her son that her au-
thortty was his law. The next morn
ing, while engaged in family prayer, he
showed some slight marks of disreSfje
this she passed over In silence. When.
In the course of the same day, she made
some remarks upon his Improper treat
ment of n4younger brother, he mani
teSted the same spirit of disreSpect by a
peculiar curl Of his lip $50 omen seeri IN
same time calling the attention of a lit
Tie sister to q eaterpil liar crawling on the
HpOrS this, too, she passed by, simply
noticing the fact. Next morning, when
this disanected son entered the break
astroQm, he did NOT as usual, bid His
mother g good morning. She omitted
to send him cup, OF coffee, Presently,
with consid derRble pol iteness, he reaueSt4
ed q cup of coffee, which was at once
granted The younger brother caught
the same spiritof tnspbo ort1inat ion, and
wns guilty of the same offense. "A cup
OF cottee was, in like manner, withheld
rom him, The younger brother cap
some coifee f,' lYhsn Yon 5,sis ,Sroy,S lorn,S
erly for Il, and not TIL then, p WIS the
mother's reply: addlng, when my sons
forget TO bid their other good norn-
ing, she viii renlember not to Give them
a cup of cotfee.n On another occasion,
q little boy in the same family, who had
been helped to some honey, ate two,
raotOusly, and, without saying 'any-
thing, held out his, plate for more. No,
one at the table app eared to notice this
rude conduct He said sonewhat ans
grilyJ Give maisome more honeY.p HI
shall not help you to any more, = was the
reply. tsrhen may / help myself2'' said
the unmnnnerly boy .fYou may leave
the table, . said hts mother. aFtIfybu do
not know how to behave better, YOU
must Hereafter eat by yourself" The
eht!a, as usual began TO cry, and 70
mako bitter complaints. ssYou may
leave the table, . said his mother, I Mt the
same time for dding him 70 utter syl--i
liable; and as he continued to pout, he
was sent by himself into an adjoining
room. IL AZ e. lfs7- ~ : ,
This mode of punishment, suiecting
children TO some self.deninl, depriving
them at once OF some lawful gTntifica1
ton, unRccOmpantedb by word proba-
bly, will have more effect in5t curing
the tnults OF children than nm fIl.timed4
chapter on the rules of-poliEeness .sor an
hours lecture on the duty and iniport4
9nce OF obedienca 10 parents. 1T "A he
ieYed that snlntary discipline and re-
strntrts are more frequently. WITHHELD
from children 70 save the feelings of
parents than ofithpir child dfen.-dE
ey-'S Afd1asine. v - - i-ff5
LORD PAIsIERsToN.-Lord Palmer-i
ston is living illustration Of the f.itt
that industry, temper and good, sense :.
with moral integrity and fair averare
capacities, tnay carry man as far.as
brilliancy of genius. No one ever iffftiE-.i
puted genius to Lord Palm6t /. mo-
one, not even htinselE mfsfooll him fS9hs
a great Orator, an 0ri eihal thinker, 9oT
one OF those poets of hctibn the CroIns
wells, FredertclGs, Napoleon. WHO
breathe their Inspirations into woIida
history, ana staftis ftanltind bv fiSsi
splendoE OF their martial, aflininistTa9
tive Or diplomatic iInpr6visatt6 ions. Btft
ne nus, from first to last, had his factiis
ties well in hand; ha has quietly ati!
fehended the work to- be done, and
has qutet yibnt effectnnlly done its He
belongs to no o9party9il Old Pam. has as
deypted adherent8 on the tory bedeIeS
as Ajde by side with him ON The infnfsl
terfal seats. 8YheheveFs there has ar--
peared tho fRlighteAt prohahilItY TINT
Mr. DtsEaelt might exp6I him nom, az.
hce5 MI. aDtsraeIiis own followers have
rushed to the rescue. The old man has
q wonderful knaCiS of nnanaryfncr tl,n