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poees as the former subscription contracts q. e.,
in order to obtain certificate for the issue OF
detenLures). / never made any payment at all
question by MFR. Lnklater, as to whether he
believed the debentures TO have been legally
issued, Sir NJ. Peto said che had no belief upon
the subject" We imagine, however, that most
people who examine these transactions will
have little difficulty in forming very decided
conviction on the subject, and in finding appro-
pirate epithets for all parties concerned.
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IMPROVEMENT T OF oGDENsBURG HAIR


Sealed cposals in DUPLICATE. will be received at
deepening by dreeging the harbor of Ogdensburg
New York SO as to give twelve feet of wafer at the
lowest stage, tn the following places, VIII
eecton l. ON the outer bar across the channel into
the upper hsrbor, northeRsteTly from the lighthouse
where about l8,0Os cubic yards Of hard Band is est
mated to require removal
Section IL. Between the bridge, the Jerry wharf
and the Rome Railroad depot where, 1t is estl-
mated, about 25,OU0 cubic yards of very hard "hsrd
PAM with gravel and small boulders, must be taken
out.
All the material (Which will be measured in the
scows must be dumped at least half mile below the
outer bar, In deep wafer at a point 10 be marked.
The work must be commenced as soon possible
and later than sept. Is 1868, continued long
possible this season, and completed by the 80th OF No
Yember 1863
Bidders must propose for each section separately
and separate contracts will be made for each,
Blcs must be made upon printed blanks, which can
be procured this office for similar oues)
which must be properly filed up and signed indi
Gated. All the Information possessed at this Office
will be given TO bidders, but all l0inp TO contract
pGTticdTly requested TO Examine at OgdensGrg before
sending in their bids. Q. E. BLUNT,
Lieut.-Col. Engineers and BrevetCol. U. s. A.
u. s. ENGINEER OFFICE,
OtwEGO, N. V, July ID, 1858. ZIG got
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RAILROAD LINES.


baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD
MORE and WASHINGTON AND THE WEST are
no" run NO 'O'' FOR BALTIMORE
Leave daily except sgnday at 7OO' 746, and 1890 P,
M and aNO F6R eae ZEE ti9 apS %$$ S4$ s sfkr1oNs n
Leave daily, except Sunday, at ZOO A. NJ, and 2Ot
FOR WAY STATION soUTH OF ANNAPOLIS
Leave at e15 and 100 A. M and at 200 and a'S5
FOR ANNAPOLIS
Leave at 100 A. Nj. and 430 p. M No trains to OF
from Annapolis on SUNDAY;
FOR BALTIMORE
Leave '7A5 oR NJ %EY SGd fsS sTH4foS SHf StS E NJ
Leave For 80 AL 4 n fARfs aRf oF sHH THE pa' Wsr
Leave daily, except Saturday and Sunday, at T45 A
On Saturday at 7,45 A. NJ. and 2'9O P. NJ.
Relay station with trains rom Baltimore to Wheel
ing Park kersburg. etc,
saton Tcfe ONCE Gan at ali hours Inc
day well IS AZ the new office OF the Bankers and
T9Rss BETWEEN TSs f&9 & and wei S sree
For New YORK ,i PhiaaelPha, and Boston, see ad
!. L. WILSON, Master OF Transportation.
/. M. COLE, General Ticket Agent;
225tl GEORGE S. KooNTz, Agent, Washington
TNREIGHT LINES FOR NEW YORK AND
AL on P0M S9Edh1 SSd 1Soy aSa SSS fS1 m
Railroads fr1Ea Walnut street eI wharf Tf;E
Freight for ali way points on the Camden and
Amboy, Freehold and Jamesburg, and Burlington
RoSky H
eli points on the New Jersey and BeiVidere Bail
foF0s F0s New SSSS SfaSE York 81 z z, s and
Freight received from A. NJ. to p. M.
numbers. Ghippers and conssnees must In every In
WALTER FREEMAN, Agent,
w4 No. 22s s. DeswsEs Re Ss1Gsins,,. Ayenins,
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For fnrt6er in lo nation apply 70 ,,,,.,. ..
'01A-N no. sol Oh ESNUr Street,
FRANCIS FUMK, TieekEeE e 3 a. Agent.
SAMUEL H. WALLACE,
Ticket Agent Al the Depot
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will not as
sumo any lisk for Baggage, eXeebt ior Wearing Ap;
Dollars in value, All Baggage exceeding that amount
In viii be at the risk OF the owner unless taken
by special contract. EDWA Ard II. WILLIAMS,
42s General Superintendent, Altoona, Pa,
DHJLADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN, AND
J. NOkRIsTOWN RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
s31. 81, !, 5, 5s. 6i0, :, 8 9 70, II, I2P. II:
Leave GeImsD town 8, ~ $40, 9, 10, IL, l2 A, NJ.
The 82 bSwn 'fraiD, and 8 and 81 Up Trains win
not stop on the Germantown Branch
Ta.Ua pnuato,r{0;NS m on 81 sUNPSAfY5s7 "A y 1oxPM
Leave Germantown So A. NJ. !, 6, ga p. NJ.
CHESTNUT HILL RAILROAD. .
Leay5 Phlladelphia 8, 8, TO- r. A H. 2 Sa o%'''S
Leave Chestnut Hill 71o, s. 9!O and lIIO A. NJ r4O,
$40, $40, 6'4O, $40 aud 1910 X NJ
Leave Philadelphia 9A A. N. and 2 r. M -. oo.
Leave Chestnut Hin 7'5O A. ID EAO' o ~ ana S2o
r iFnoiR CoNsHoHoCKEN AND NoRRIsTowN
Leave Philsdelp6iH 8, 5{ g. and ll'O6 A. M IA g.
Leave Norrstown $40 y 76o' o. and IL A. NJ, IL, 8,
ah' ca and Sh F. NoN ON SUNDAYS.
Leave PhadePhe A. M n' se$S 2so ann S1d 80 n NJ
1 Leave Philadelphia 6, Y. 8, and 1le5 A. .,M 8,
S 81 Ns1s215S GS aaf JIG B * $40 s and 1l A. NJ,
ais@' g. S%' and . Z on n SUNDAYS.
Leave Philadelphia& & a. M, M "a ssSa saS s
Leave W " s. WILSON General Superintendent,
Depot, NfNTH and GREEN Streets.
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VKTOODLANDS CEMETERY COMPANY
w The following Managers and Ohioem have
been elected for the year 1865
ELI X, PRICE, President.
Wm. H. Moore, VIM, w. Keen,
Samuel g. Moon, Ferdinand j. DreeE,
Gilies BalleLt, George Buzby,
Ec win Greble, B, A. knight.
Secretary and TreasuTer-JOS. b. TOWNSEND.
The Managers have passed q resolution requiring
both LothOldeTs aud Visitors 70 present tickets At the
entrance for admission 10 the Cemetery. Tickets
may be had at the Oflce Of the CompR1 No. SIS
ARCH Street, or OF any OF the MenRgers 7R
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MILLINERY
PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL.

j. PHILADELPHIA January rs, lSoos
The attending Managers are:-
IS. Morris WaiD. No. Us South Delaware avenue
Auolph r, Borie, No. 1853 Dock street. M ,ooS
Attending PhysciRn-Dr. j. M. Da Cos'@' NNO' AVVS
Spruce strt ct, -, -, ,,...o, No ,aE
South Fifteenth street, Dr, ID. dsSes Akhe"' A''' "
North Eleventh street. 49,. -. A.. rr,,,t-
The Phy Biclens and Surgeons attehu Nv tile hOoPt
tai every day (sundays eTcePed), 10 receive apph-
ca50p Lo sepamsi9 iniured by accident are always
admitted il brought TO the Hospital immedihastesT
thereafter
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DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE

WAsHINGToN, ID. c. Aug. o.
PROPOSALS Will be received this Office until further
notice for the purchase of sixty AMBULANCES and
seven hundred and thirty ARMY WAGONS. in lots
OF from ten and upwards They have all been used.
but still in serviceable order, and be
Lincoln Depot this city Propositions for select
ing number over ten from the lot Will be enter
talned, II suitable prices are offered.
Bid ders will be notified OF the acceptance rejec
tion of their bids payment in Govern funds
required prior to delivery The right is reserved 30
reject all proposals offered. Bids will be sub
mltted 10 the Quertermaster General before accept
rejection.
marked Proposals for the purch ase OF Ambulances
or Wagons both, as the case may be-" and bidders
will give their Post Office address -
j. G. McFHRRAN,
Ssst Deputy Quartsrmaster General,
BVt Brig Gen. u. s. A, and DepoG QuRrtermast
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DENNsYLYANIA CENTRAL RAILROAD

SUMMER TIME, TAKING EFFECT MAY IL, 1868
The trains OF tie Pennsylvania Central Railroad
leave the Depot, at III lRTY FIRST and MARK HT
Streets, Whicn Is reached directly by the Market
Sire cars the last car connecting with eacn train
leaving Front and Market streets thirty minutes be-
fore It's departure. The Chesnut AID Walnut Streets
cars run Within one square of the Depot.
ON Sundays-The Market Street cars leave Front
and Market streets thirtyve minutes before the de-
sletping Car Tickets can be had application at
the Ticket office N. W. corner Ninth and Chestnut
streels and at the depot. r,. -, - .
AGENTS OF the Union Transfer company Will call
for and deliver baggage at the nepEL Or1ers lett at
No. 90l Chesnut s1eet or No' Aio A' e' ''Eeet, VIII
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FIRE AND BURGLAR PRooFsAFEs
ALUM AND DRY PLASTER
AGAIN SUCCESSFUL.
BROOKLYN, May Is, 1858.

BROOKLYN May Is, ls65
Messrn. Marvin & Co.. New York-Gentlemen; Our
Planning MILL with FIFTY THOUSAND feet OF Ium-
ber, destroyed by fire last night and we are
happy TO say your ALUM AND DRY PLASTER
SAFE preserved our books, papers, and money, In
excellent order.
We want another and larger one, and viii call on
you as soon as we have time.
Yours truly, SHEARMAN BROS
This Safe was Red hot for several hours, and the
cast iron feet were actually melted
It can be seen st our store. No. 2e5 BROADWAY
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OET THE BEsT-THE HOLY BIBLE-HARD
(J inR5s Editions-Family Pulpit and Pocket Bible
In beautiful Istyles OF Turkey Morocco and antique
p'AuA" " VIM. W. HARDING. PuhlIsher,
uao EaeCHESHUT Street bslaW koRKth
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AUCTION SALES.
M THOMAS q SONS, NOS, 1s9 AND 14I

SALE OF REAL ESTATE AND sToCKs
noon. '' 'sU'' - Nv i@o ciocks
LARGE and VALUABLE GRAVEL LOT. sH
ANhhhS, Montgomery avenue, Southeast from tbee
willow Grove road, Chesnut Hill OA '"0
LARGE and VALUABLE Tor. AZ acras vvu,o..
Grove road and Monte omery avenuea ""A''' "i'iVW
MODERN TWO.STORY BRICK DwErrrNyo, NJ.
6lg 3. Ninth street, has gas bath, ETC. A'V'
by trder OF the Conn Soner OF Marketu aud
Sly yProperty-LARGE and VALUA BI.E LOT ana
improvements, sonth side Of Bnttonwood street
two fTonts. A 9'hees
TRACT OF TIMBER LAND. 100 acres, Lawrence
township, Clear1eld county, pa,
ELEGANT MODERN RESIDENCE, WashIngtou
street, borough of Media, has the modern oonve.
niences; lot 200 by l4o feet. 'N
23 shares Harrisburg Railroad.
SlOCO Harrisburg Railroad per cent. bond,
20 shares Remington Bank.
share United FIJI emen's Insurance 90,
10000 Salem Coal 60. per cent. bond,
share Point Breeze Park.
~ shares Fourth National Bank, T788t
Catalogues ready
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DBILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAILROAD.-
SUMMER TIME TABLE

- sUMMER IldE TABLE,
Tbrough ana direct route between Philadelphia,
baltimore, Harrisburg, Wlliamsp0rt, 70 the North
iE9 lliP SI. I.AEPING GA rs on ali Might Trains
ON and after MONDAY. May II, 1855 the trains
on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad VIII run ~
AONo"' WESTWARD,
,,u rr., Ieav ca A, M
N'1 leaves Willanlsport."." 8'20 Z, NJ
:, arrives al Hrie................,.... 80 p, M
p.,o press leaves Philadep ~ 90 noon
40 leaves WilliRnsp ...,...,,.,, $50 Il. M
g arrives at Erie.......,.. 1905 a. NJ,
~ ,rN Mall leaves 500 A. M,
leaves Williams p ..........,, 6'2S II. M.
4. bH arrives at Lock Haven. .......r.. 745 =. M.
n,.,, UrYaIp leaves Erie IL 90 A, ID
"ii Leaves Wiamsp .I0'l6 p. M
arrives at Philadelp phia...",.....,,' 10 "A. M,
prIa Expregs leaves 74O p, M.
Leaves Williams 20 ........,.., 8'l5 A. Nj,
arrives at Philadel phla....,.,..' 900 r. N,
Nail and Express connect with vi creek ana Alle-
eA' AIFRED L. TYLER.
III General superintendent
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NNHE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY, OFFICE
Il No. 800 CHESRUT Street, forwards Parcels,
Packages Merchandise, Bank Note, and Specie,
Express Companies, 70 all the principal towns and
nltles IA the United States.
sat JOHN BINGHAM. superintendent
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Fifty pounds of baggage only are allowed each
passenger. Passengers are prohibited from taxing
anything as baggage but their wearing apparel, All
baggage over tfly pounds 20 be paid for extra. The
Company limit their responsibility for baggage to one
dollar per pound, and will not be liable for any
amount beyond 800, except by special contract.
Tickets sold and baggage checked direct through 10
Bosi on Worcester Springfield, Ii artford New Haven
Providence Newport, Albany, Troy, Saratoga, UTICA
Rome, Syracuse. Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls
and Suspension Bridge, -, - 49,.
Chesnut street where Tickets 10 New York and all
important points North and East may De procured.
Persons purchasing rickes at this Onice can have
their baggage checked from residence or hotel TO
destination by Union Transfer Baggage EXPRESS
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BUNTING, DURB0R0W & CO., AUCTION
ID EElRS, Nos, 262 and 2S4 MARKET Street. cor 4
ner Of Bank aLreei. succeasora TO John hyarn a.
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CAMDEN AND BURLINGTON CO., AND Penn
BERTON AND HIG HTSTOWN RAILROADS,
From Market st. Ferry upper side)
At A, NJ, J., d. anf 6'l5 p. NJ. for Merchentsville
Mocrestown Hartford, Masonvllle, Halnsport, Mount
Holly, Smithville, Ewansville, Vincentown, Biz
minRham. and Pemberton.
At / and p NJ, for Lewstown. Wright9town
Cookstown, New Egypt, Hornerstown, Cream Ridge
INLAY ystown, Sharon, and Etightstown'
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FIRST LARGE SALE OF BRITISH, FRENCH.
GERMAN. AND DOM ESTIC DRY GOODS,
On Thursday m orning,
Aug. 6, at 10 O'clock four months credit [729 7t
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BELvIDERE DELAWARE RAILROAD LIN

BELNIDbHF
From keD8ington Depot,
At 200 A. NJ. for Niagara Falls, Buffalo, DunkirK,
Elmira, lshecs, Owego, Rochester, BinghamtOn, OS-
wego Sy racuse Great Bend, Montrose, WilEesbarre,
Schooleys Mountain etc.
At7O6A A. II and $3.50 p NJ. for Scranton, strouds-
burg, Water Gap BelvIders, Easton, Lsm6ert,Tlie, ,,
with the Train leaving Easton Tor Mauch Chunk,
At5P. M, for Lsmbertyiile and intermediate Sta
tioDs.
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For lines leaving Kenslngton Depot take the cars
on Third or Fifth streets atOhesnutstreet, 80 minutes
before deparIure The cars on Market street Raiiwsy
run direct to West Philadelphia Depot; Chesuut ana
Walnut within one square. On Sundays the Market
street cars will to connect with lhe $3.50 a. III and
q L. M. lines.
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FIRST LARGE POSITIVE SALE OF CARPET
mos, OIL CLOTHS, ETC,
On Friday Morning,
Aug q at II O'clock. on four months credit q 2e0t
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-11-06
Boys out after Nightfan.

have long been an observer, as / an
a sympathizing lover, of boys. l like to
see them happy. cheerful and gleesome
! am not willing that they should be
cheated out of their rightful heritage Of
youth-indeed, l can hardly understand
how n high-toned, useful man can be the
ripened fruit of boy who has not en-.
joyed fair share of the glad privileges
due to youth. But while watch with a
very jealous eye all rights and customs
which entrench upon the proper rights Of
boys, | am equally apprehensive lest pa
rents, who are not forethoughtful, and
who have not habituated themselves to
close observation upon this subject, per.
nit their sons indulgences which are al.
most certain to result in their demoraliz
alton, if not total ruin; and among the
habits which have observed as tending
most surely to ruin, know of none
more prominent than that of parents
permitting their sons to be in the street
after nightfall. 1t is ruinous to their
morals in almost all instances. They ac-
quire, under cover of the night, an un-
healthy and excited state of mind, bad
language and practices, criminal senti-
ments, a lawless and riotous bearing
indeed, it is in the street, after nightfall,
that boys principally acquire the educa-
tion of the bad capacity for becoming
dissolute, criminal men. Parents should
in this particular, adopt most rigid, in
flexible rule, that will never permit a
son, under any circumstances whatever,
to 60 into the street after nightfall, with
view of engaging in out of door sports
or of meeting other boys for social or
chance occupation. A rule of this kind,
invariably adhered to, will soon deaden
the desire for such dangerous practices.
Education begins with life. Before
we are aware, the foundations of the
character are laid, and no subsequent in
structions can remove or alter them.-
Linnaus was the son of a poor Swedish
clergyman. His father had flower
garden, in which he cultivated all the
flowers which his means or taste cosild
select Into this little flower garden he
introduced his little son from infancy
and this little garden undoubtedly crea-
ted the taste in this child which after.
ward made him the first botanist and
naturalist of his age, if notof his race
Fireside Companion
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n. PIERCE.

To REMOVE PERsPIRATIoN ODoR.-
The Scientific American says: The un-
pleasant odor produced by perspiration
is frequently a source of vexation to per-
sons who are subject to it. Nothing is
simpler than to remove this odor much
more effectually than by the application
of such unguents and perfumes as are
now in use. 1t is only necessary to pro-
cure some compound spirits of ammonia,
and place about two tablespoonful in a
basin of water. Washing the face, hands
and arms with this, leaves the skin as
clean. neat and fresh as one could wish.
The wash is perfectly harmless, and very
cheap. 1t is recommended on the au-
thority of an experienced physician, and
If ought to be tried at least by all those
whose persons are so offensive in this re-
spect.
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that white plume to leave their sight,
charged after him. Without waiting to
count his foes, he seized his bride in his
teeth, and with his pistol in one hand
and his drawn sword in the other, burst
in headlong fury upon them, and scat
tered them as if a hurricane had swept
by. Murat was thunderbolt on that
day, and the deeds that were wrought by
him will furnish themes for the poet and
painter.
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FIsHING.-Those boys who rejoice in
the patent improvements in fishing i'm
plements, and commiserate the poor fel-
lows who lived in early times and didn't
know how to catch fish, will open their
eyes in surprise when we tell them that
bright little Roman boys caught trout
with artificial flies, in the silver streams
of Italy, more than dozen centuries
ago. Many Greek and Roman authors
wrote treatises upon fishing. The pas
sion for angling ran so high in those
times that even Cicero aimed his shafts
of satire at the mad lovers of the pisca-
torial pastime. Pliny, Pollux, and Var
ro wrote learnedly upon the subject of
fishes. In 1896, Jane Berners, beauti-
full Englishwoman, wrote a book called
" The Treatysc of Fysshinge with an An
gle" She was thoroughly skilled in all
masculine sports, as hawking, hunting,
and the like. But at last, in 1858, Izaak
Walton gave the sum and substance of
the whole matter in " The Complete An
gler" More than four hundred works
have since been published, but their au-
thors only claim to be humble disciples
of good Izaak Walton.
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SINGULAR FACrs.-You may pass a
wet stick, or your naked hand, previous
ly dipped in water, through running
stream of molten iron, cutting it to and
fro as you do so, without the slightest in
jury to either. Water, or even Mercu-
ry, which freezes at II degrees below the
freezing point of water, may be frozen
into solid mass at the bottom of plat
inum crucible at white heat. The ex-
planation is that the hand, and the stick
do not really touch the iron, nor the mer-
curry or water the bottom of the cruci-
bic, a cushion of steam being instanta.
neously formed around them which pre-
vents contact with this extreme heat
much in the same way as sheet of
snow will protect the ground from ex-
treme cold. Laundresses try their irons
in this way. If the water on them rolls
off without boiling, they are too hot, but
if it sputters and boils, they are just
ready for use. The reason of this is that
this cushion of vapor is instantaneously
formed, and prevents the extreme sur
rounding heat from reaching beyond the
surface of the water. If the tempera-
ture is reduced by cooling off the furnace
bv the addition of more fuel, the water
almost explosively takes the form of
steam, and in this way without any
donbt, many boilers, which have been
proved equal to any other test, have col
lapsed.
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A few Maxims for Young Girls.

Never make your appearance in the
morning without having first bathed Cif
only with sponge and quart of wa
teri, brushed and arranged your hair,
and dressed yourself neatly and COM
pletely.
Keep your clothing, especially under
clothing, in perfect order. Never let
pins do duty as buttons, or strings take
the place of proper bands.
Examine every garment when it comes
from the wash, and, if necessary, mend
1t with neatness and precision. Do not
sew up the holes in your stockings, as we
have seen some careless, untidy girls do,
but take in broad margin around the
hole, be it small or large, with fine
darning needle and darning-cotton, and
cover the fracture with an interlaced
stitch, SO close as to be strong as the
body of the stocking, and fine enough to
be ornamental. Stockings mended in this
way need darning but very few times
in the course of their existence.
Never carry coarse embroidered or
laced handkerchiefs. Fine, plain ones
are much more lady-like.
Avoid open-worked stockings and very
fancy slippers. Fine, plain, white hose,
and black kid slippers, with only strap
or rosette in front, are more becoming.
Train yourself to useful occupation.
Remember it is wicked to waste time,
and nothing gives such an impression of
vanity and absolute Stiffness as habit
of idling and never having anything to
do.
If you are in your fathers house take
some department of household labor up
on yourself, and a part of the sewing,
and make it your business to attend to
it. Do not let call from this idle girl,
or visit from that, or an invitation
from the other, interfere with the per-
formance of your duty.
Let your pleasures come in as recrea-
tions, not as the business of your life.
If you want to marry, do not court or
try to attract the attention of gentlemen.
A little wholesome indifference, real or
assumed, will be much more likely to
accomplish the object. Consider, more
over, that it is better to be a woman than
a wife, and do not degrade your sex by
making your whole existence turn on the
pivot of matrimony.
If you can, cultivate to perfection
some art by which you could gain an in
dependent livelihood. Do it whether
there is a necessity for it or not. Do it
quietly, if you will, but do it, There is
no telling when or under what circum-
stances you may need it.-DemOrest.