The Newtown bee., 1877-11-15

must ,lnok Hbnut yun--musl calculate
 and compare the gools md make The
 hest, bargain yon can with yaur urars.
 And afirr all, there is some pleasure in
 thinking ibat yon have obtained your moneys worth, evsn if It hns been
 bought by hvd labor and some fore
 thought and ,sSlcuhiion.
 One of the cheif secrets of being well
 oif In this life Is to ssaow how b go
 without things. Once teach yppg
 daughter and your son io know how lo restrain their desires within hounds, and
 you will have besiowe ed upon them legacy that the failure oS hanks or the
 falling of stocks cannot dcpreeaie .,nval ,ue know young ladies who ne .iii the habit of purchasing z pretty neckIie, n bright ribbon, n pair of sIgves, or some ,rufiling, every time they prss r''np.
 and whose bureau drawers are Glled with ,hslf-soiled articles which are really use. less to them and who once In every
 few months heyg general clearing out, and hll the chamber girls hsnd0 with,
 their soilcd flnery. They have no idea
 of the amount they spend in this man.
 ner, unless they havo an allowance. and arc forced to keep an account of all ex ,penditures then a monthly reckoning ing soon shows them .tLal the cost of handsome stuff and silk suit can quickly be frittered away in little things that really amount IP nothing To he sure, these little tFises are needed 10 Snaks up a pretty tQ:Aet; but they should }s purchased only vAen those in use Ssgs really useless. fla girl bss small allowance given Der especially for gloves yn.ck.ies, ribb ms, lsGes, boots and shoes she will purchase tAem only when need ed. Thus being restricted, she will learn economy in gNle things, and then be ready 10 P-sclhae it in gFes;er mat ,ters.
 The way kq be generous is to learn to deny one's self Those who can confer grest favors and give elegant presents, do not possess the monopoly of generos- S'y; but those also are generous who can make trit1es go 3 long way in errands ot tkindness, ena Yho gid their gifts with II loving spirit. One must be ? DOT to know ths iykIFsfy of giving.
 Every year kye f zee that it is not tho luxuries of life that give the truest J y and happiness; and those families who live in what the reader would, pc ,asps, call "deci'led poverty" are really I,ossessed of the most conientment.
 Of course poverty has many condi- tions; l mean that condition of things whersin expenditures must be carefully consiSssyfed, and both ends are made to meet with due exaciness, not leaving pill here and there that cannot ke met. put, If possible, leaRjng sr'"ll surplus in the ifaahtFfly treasuTy for unf forseen expen- diturres in the coming year. The man { who sees A balance in his account book of afsw hundreds 7or a fey thousands, perhhsa.ps-at the closing of this year, will bo just as happy and just sp rich in his heart as the oue who knows that hun ireds ,of thousands are deposited to his account. It is not the amount of money ,hst II you pfssess that mikes you rich, put the amount of goodness, kindness ma heart-buppiness that has enabled you Q do for others all the year, as well as ''or yourself, and thus, in closing the ac, ,oun!s for 1877, enablos you to foot up large amount or compensation against rihHla,ion. DAISY EyEBR1GHr.