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A divorce case canlo lately before the courts
In Germany, the judtcin! action OF which shoHs
d wonderful inctlity for obtaining separation
tn that country. gls marriage can hardly ho
clusscl With tl0se which arc snl to bo mado III
Heaven, allu tho arguments tu favor uf Its DIS
solution 10 not prcscnt either Of tho parties to
the suit In q very prcrosscss!ng light. It was,
IN fnrt, matter Ut shasp practice on Doth stlus.
;rhe Indy 1nado tho first movement toward
Mutruuual alliance by advertising In q nows.
papur and llOt1ing out "a nil inducenIei)t to
suitable pGrsnn, the fact TINT she possessed 0
tprtuno Ut U,0oQ marks, Of about $I,5oQ.
a young ulan Of ahrcwl mud cautious bust
mesa habits read Tho advertisement md au-
sworctl il IN sympathetic apIrt, hut With. how
cycr. t!p rather important reservation that lle
would not nlurrY the yannr woman until tho
money waa proa1ceA, his purpose hc!ng 70 }s!r.
clIaso business, upun tho rtocecda Ut which he
a,lI hts wlfo might live. Ills caution, however,
was subsequently, thawcd Hut. md It appears
In. tbs ,narria9S ac:aa!!y took rsaee before the
cash payulcnt, thu gallant husband AMd lovot
Insisting Uu a stipulation that tho 6,0O0 marks
wnu,,t be paId over within c!ght days from nts
Hcdlllng.tfay. When tllu paY,nent calno to be
nude, ti,cro were os,ly 600 marks Forthcoming
Instead Of 5000, nnA hcneU the husbands rcsort
to legal redress. lis urged the nultity Of tie
nlutrtagc BECAUSE bf the lccelt which had been
prActtyrt, upon HIN, and EosA dec!slo9 In ka
favor, whirh was probably morc THAI ho de-
BerYst.
, 1879-04-21

fcfmt, Mrs. Frohock (neo Tilllng1,nst, formerly
uf EhEca0o1 Jordan, Tnglthp}rtra, sntt m OF
ctcstra under the direction Of Neucndorfr.
4 musical festival viii be given at tic Acad-
envy Of Music Philadelphia, this week. On
Thursday evcning Miss Kellogg, Fr1tsct,. Canfl-
man, Lcry, Carfcno, Mo!lenhauer, md Gil
Ynose's Band appene; On Friday evening" Cata-
rfna Marco and ni1morc's band; and On eatrr-
day esen!nE Levy Afnncke, 1,ans,s stone
0IImore's Bind.
The Boston Adtertt.tr Of The 18th says: "Ths
p'anoforte recital VI Hrs. King. which took
was attended, by large aad devoted audience.
Mrs. kfnK's programme waa very Interesting,
nntl her performance, from lta beginning to It's
end, wat OF g very brilliant aud Impressive ehnt-
actcr., As an Interpreter Of Beethoven, Mrs.
King hds never scanlcl To us entirely sattsfac-
tory,-Rt ali events nut to appear at her beat,
bot during the past yea5 .lo has mado won'
cuItnc grasp, can now be eatd 10 be
wanting to her performances IN That Kind. But
III tho performance Of Chn 3,1's t1unic Mrs.
King fntls her ycrr best accent. lu ouc lnnY
number Uf yesterdays IrogrnIi1ine Mrs. knH
Ravc, IN addtson 10 mn Allegro frum her favnr.e c
fnstAngtrank Of Schutnn,in, ain uf Chnpin's
most characteristic cotnpost.ions, including The
familiar Bcfccusc. op, ii, The valse III lint, on.
~ No. ], mud finally the great fsondo IN fiat,
np. H. All uf these works were most brilliantly
and gracefully interpreted, and made profound
impression dpun critical audience. 1t IL not
ofton tint the varying moods of such cntn-
roser find moro just expression than ilieS re-
ccLye At the hands of ttis artist. Ut the re.
lnatnder 0f The programme we cannot now take
room 10 speak, lut s,ust say II q general way
tlAt 1t was of exceptional merit In ttself ami tn
It's style Uf DrGECIllAliOi,.H
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According to ts.s Ntse EHg:aad Press TUG Duke
OF Beautort-of whose intended visit to tata
country an tnt,nlat!on some wceEs ago given IN
the World Is th.s n,osNt..g e.H,!isMsI-!B not
tlse only British Duke whu Is about to cross the
Atlantic. like Lord Hatunnn, "sonlo foreign
eoun..y tsr ~ ses" yhv , PIKE ot Beaufort ;t r.
must Intend to SEQ ~ much of American lfe
A4 10 hia'.sl q % nen y .fsn of As,!eans =,
tl,s 'u ,Nfs EMoiand J'rvss, il coming chiefly 10
VIZ. ill., so1 h1 sas Of h, Lofns d - ~ q
vile, lIu will trayrl ~ quietly and as privately
~ us.es br1.':h uks fs nriihsr - naet ~ ;!:
exaltel sank; aud. with the exception Of the
att Duke Of ksAcastle. e.who hear,ed ti1s rflneS .,
buckingham AMI Chnhdos. who came %
this country sumo years ago wl1ilo i,a Wae a
Marquis of cla.hos aud euioycd t!,o hospitality
here Ut our esteemed contemporary, .ir. tlsoFES
~. Eh1lds Of rh.lalelphla; Mni Of tllr iollrtll
SIXTY yeas. uyu. aud died d Aorripte doath lhvft
'fron. hydropAub'a cause'i by tile bIte nl = pel
tux near tin t,ttawa River, We caif rrsali NJ
other wrascra Of tho atrswtgsfy-leaves (Priuses
, 1879-04-21
pIIII4AD tsLl'IlrA.
Eoxr.nf r1isB1tch 10 1Ae Tribune.

6pec'" O's1'7'e" '" ~ : 1'p"''' ~
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 20-Ihc chestnut
Street Theatre, IN tic hight Of tile run OF Gil
"G''s H'sa.'"' ,,,.,,.' :, ss,.,,,.., e,, H..
lcnulHk iady' "l'hans L. o'lcs'iD'. '''' n'ss
Ltllls Glover, who havo occupied these posi-
tfnns were suu,1urlIy discharged last night by
I'm manager Nt,s tiloyrr hnti declined to pIay
'..,. s.",., Nav y,,rl oct1cas, latciy mc,n.
wl ees. New ,s,s usI,rn, ,a.s ,xo na
bcr ol the Ct'ostnut stscet con'pany' "Ho nas'
t,uctton at /. 4 svrap Of papcr.n Mr.. Sheridan
aas a.ss.,"a,, ,ti.s Cinr,r,. rru., E,tci, vnrds
esp.ustu ssa'.ss nm, '' mt % n,eht the }sc,arrcs
came. Sheridan, who Is great
fayuritc hcrr, ,,as bten arranging tor starring
tour @ ,'rxs ay @ season In "Lous XII, :" "rhe Duko's
.Iu.. :, w. nl uuu nIovor io. hnc,, ann re,,
Of as a prodaGlo luemher of Wnlshck's company
In Now York, Both SAY they will not roturu to
.I f,,,.e, u,. ,,n,J.r nur .trcI,mstn,ncs
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quicker arc they likely to ts killed of. Eight
I,crformances weekly, MI nrcsngc nf dozcn en-.
rnrca nightly, alnl tWssIl>aY cholr s'nHlnR on
on tho votn orraus. S1ust of the lending mem.
l,cra Of ono prt,nlnnnt company ara In New
York now under nlod!cal Treatment for ahroat
atrccttnns1 hut there ia no fleIn for It. Hay
must be made while the sun sh'nta: Our
BoYsr has had run Of two years In f.ondon;
bui thls mono.bnouB routine, continued night
after night and month alter month, has scfit
two of our boys In tho cast 10 their graves and
two to III. Insane Hsy1un,.
What ID ills decision for tho future Of tho life
that 10 thrown nwAy upon the staRe1
hEHsvY CNAsx.n
, 1879-04-21
Tint 1socAEurtl Eiectlou.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,. April l0-Sot seeing any
tliiug In your 1apcr about our glorious temper
anee victory At our city election last Monday, |
fear your mall i,aa asisearriea, Or SONS 'nstake
about Information, VI last year yoa wero very
pron,lt u t,ottcu mil comment, nnh surely
there il greater OCCASION for notice al'l comment
nav. Perhaps you don't ktt,w shat our ,na)or;
" Wy. ~ votes laatt II a. :t re- aa utj,e1
Ch5issiau wuts,su l,ase prevailed. 50 look out
,Yhc1I wv VOID as well ns pray. To tod bo tiIe
g!orya BLISS Ills aas svsf ors, t1f ls
and obs!Ea A!lts' =. ~. enu7l,uAts'
, 1879-04-21
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Tho Tntl Sycamore,
IN ihe EdilnY Of The Tribune,

IIloHLANp PAnx, April 10.-Can It be that
the IinosIer Democracy hid 4 sly satire nuaer
the appeslatlou they Invented for slr. Foorhcesl
In the south 0f Greece In ancient tl,ncs trco
aboundcd having In leaf on.1 fruit atl tho up
pcnrance Of tlle hE-trec. but the fruit, like the
rn!1cd It s,4eos n,orus-falsc fg-"I'hc 6l,atn.'
From tlicsc words wo Eut The English tame
sycamore. T,Ie question IL whether tho Semi
tors lofty titlc is ctyInologically appruprlate,
to Wit: "rho Till Bham of tho Waoasa.n y.
, 1879-04-21

1socKpoup. ILL.,, ArtsI l3,--t. your correspond;
iirtd municipal, rluetlon lust Monday. ,L ~.
ee,,s" md "So l.sccnaa " WY the Issue. slay.
livcnsu" md uns ,or .s.dvrnss.h = Last year
nujurlty fur Mayor un t.irsnte sisle, Gig, drcat
yl,iuly tvr Prohibition. Lct yuur reVuS1h ha'u
, 1879-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE GERMAN THEATRE.


ANJr1SnAfENTS.
1a"A - f'44 AZ" LIN ~
THE GERMAN THEATRE,
Of Tho Ucrn,n,, drama fl, thIs city The interest IN
n ,,1 ,I,r,,.t ,ru,,i,, ntv t,1 nm ovI,,, In ,,,c
~ 10" a'''nas 49, o.s ' ,,,'.. oh ~ 49,. 49,
uad management OF tne oefmhh theatfc ~ t''c
Thero wcrr hut few who believed that 10 would
.ucccod IN rc.r.,ohltshpv Tim f,rrn,nn t,rama In
IL. ftr,nar ,,onplorttv, e., mi nr,y In. i'm .nc.
iur.'ef e! popu"s' " . ~. Nv. o" .'a Nv e"e
better theatre than they ever had before, asNa
nro,,scd surh mn IN ntcrcst In Inn pcrfornnrcea ns
n ,,orrant lin In notnr ,t,fl ,,cttor cfror,s tor
M.sxs" "s". ~ - r'". .,.4s, a." s'"a, uso. s,.a,,
tWo montiis apt. ttie honses have Gecome iafEer
rom weeK ~ WeeA. nhtsi NJ ,ast hoo'eyh has
useomc 10 t too avGohoaa.e M % H. n aeners .,or
WHO WAnt 10 "tness Ihe auc nv nn!snsu pr,
ioftnhheeo ~ ms comGah5' Feel'aE assures
TINT ,1t VIII be ablc ~ Keep up nc inlcrest ~
tle Herman atama, Mr. noeciletcf has Fe1ltsa
'of he1t seasoh S'esaeHSs,s ihsat5e, "nssa ne
fnn assoapate h !1ass' ,afGer noasca .an a.
WHICH W'sl 70 III aoout two "Sahst ~ VIII go ~
EUROPE any chEase sone o. ing nssa ~ ac.s tnd. h"
aetfesses that can pu seenaeo hnu Io n.uth!egS
10 start next senson WIN performances .tsat wy
be eYc'i si1peTlos 70 ilosG 9VG'l a. present. hIe
M 10 auo ~ ,e vAs,' H. nor ~ snarur "u,e ILL., H.
rInr cxt,erint.ru Of Sjr, schcrer Ias cilacl lin
to tclcct tic very best plays .!li distribute the
charucturs nInulr ihc right actors. i!e has
allnwed no p!cee 10 &c @ o., sHo slaRe ".snoMt
s,a rasit 1,a .cn t,o ,,ost t1n,ar1 md 1nus
successful performances ever rIycn In tl,is city.
lilo performance last Gvening wus for the
benefit Of Mr schercrs hl,l tue lit,tise was IVY.
a. no wen assefveu luz Rs si,co y. so,,ar1 ."r f" "s
arSInv'al rrsat trilnnphs both In uerr,a,sy AM!
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The benefit Of the news. Abroad they think you
did not know OF an election here. Yours, o.,
4 MHMnKR OF W, G. T. U,

IN h. Editor at INT Tfbuns.
RncRFoRD, H.. April 1o.-lias your RocKfoe1
correspondent forgotten 10 lnfortn you III tho
result Of our cIts election last MONDAY, whirl,
was nm overwhelming minority Tor prohloiionf
Or have you, during The mast year, lost all In
tcrctt iuiour municipal at1aifs}-is tho query OF
MRs. n. eTAnN,
Woman*s Christian Temperance Union.
70 tbs Editor o5 TIE TTttunt.
KocKroBD, ILL.,, April l0.-frol,ibitton gained
decided titforF ut cur election on Mnpday.
Wo ilaye not seen Il In your columns s,-perlaps
YOU did not know 1t. l.. u. uERRlcK.
To the Editor NJ The Tribune.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, April l9-Tho City Of Rock
Please notice It III your paper, and oblfRe
Mas. F. L. WonTniNnToN.
Womnn's Christian TomncfAhcs Union.
, 1879-04-21

Gold snap~, Wind, or sun roreh3n the skin.
1leal 4ud rotten II With Ilrnn's SnlnlIur Soap
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
killed on a railroad"

killed on railroad. y
"And the money was due for some
bill you had hidden from me?"
81 didn't mean to hide it exactly, Joe
only each week l thought I could save
something"
"Well," he said, YEARLY, "you must
bring me an exact account tomorrow
evening of all VIC owe, and it must be
paid. After this l will pay the bills
myself"
"No, Joe, no! you shall not take that
care in addition to all your business
duties. Trust me once more, and l will
not let this happen again. will be Just
before l am generously st to you, Joe,
as we'll as to others"
He was ready to kiss her and accept
her promise.
The statement of her debts her hus-
band required caused her another fit of
sobbing and fright. She had no idea
that little charged here and there at
the butchers could mount up to a large
bill that the little accounts started on
few shillings could run up to pounds
so fast and when the sum total of fifty
pounds stared her in the face, she felt,
penitently, that she did not deserve any
further trust or confidence from her hus-
band.
1t was large sum for struggling
man to raise unexpectedly, and Joe de-
MED himself many things to meet it;
but it was the last time he had to do SO,
for Nettie kept an account of every shil
ling, amazed to find that when all Just
claims were promptly paid, all extrava-
gsnces cut away, and the weeks money
carefully divided to meet the expenses,
she had still many shillings for charity,
given far more happily when her con-
science was clear, and she had practiced
being Just before she was generous.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
After Waterloo.

TO those who remember the enthusi-
astic welcome afforded to our troops on
their return from the Crimea, especially
that ver-to-be-forgotten scene in Hyde
Park, it will be scarcely credible that on
the regiments who had fought at Water
loo returning home they were treated
with the utmost GOODNESS, nay, with pos
tive neglect, and in some instances
worse. Lord Albemarle says: eve
landed at Dover in the latter end of
December. An anti-military
spirit had set in. Waterloo and Water
loo men were at discount We were
made painfully sensible of the change
If we had been convicts discriminating
from hulk, we could hardly have met
with less consideration. The
only persons who took any notice of us
were the custom house officers, and they
kept us for hours under arms in the cold
while they subjected us to rigid search.
These functionaries were more than us
ually on the alert at this time, because
day or two before, brigade Of artil-
lery, with guns loaded to the muzzle
with French lace had just slipped
through their fingers" But even greater
was the insult offered the gallant seven
ty-third, as related by Sergeant Morris ::
"Before we entered the town (Col-
chester), it was suggested that we ought
to be decorated with laurel, and on pass
ing gentieman's grounds where there
was plenty OF it growing, he was civilly
requested to allow us to take some, tell
ing him the purpose for which it was
wanted He not only gave a peremptory
refusal, but also applied to us the term
of 'vagabonds. On the circumstance
being reported to our commanding Off
Ger, he told us he would halt for half an
hour to low us to get laurel, and an
intimatiom was pretty plainly given that
we might get it at the ground we had
Just pass The hint was taken, and
an amp. supply to decorate both colors
and caps was incontinently gathered
Temple Bar
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
Teach the Poor to Take Care of
Themselves.

"What we want" said Miss Help,
els not to take care of the poor, but to
teach the poor to take care of them
selves. Some of what we call our
charitable institutions make large colleco.
tons, salary heavily several officers, and
do most of their work in encouraging
pauperism. Some others Of our institu
tions are managed by ladies, who give
their services freely, and who only
salary their employees as matrons or
secretaries. They do deal of good, and
relieve deal of misery have known
many rescued from ruin by their means,
but one great trouble with these institu-
tions is that the ladies do not know
much about business, and next that they
do not know much about the poor. In
the way of business they often proceed
on basis of impossibilities, not having
any business experience or practice; and
for the poor, they regard them as all
alike, differing only about as much as
potatoes in barrel-some large and
some small, some sound and some speck-
ed, and SO all to be treated generally in
the same fashion. They do not recognize
individuality in their poor individuality
and personal preferences seem to them
to belong to good clothes and an income,.
they don't say So but practically they !
follow this view, and so doing they do
not make the most and best possible out
of their poor, and make them most
readily self-supporting by following their
natural bent. Now, talking of the
business lack of these ladies' committees
reminds me of fact. knew one COM
mittee that had in hand country home
for an orphanage. They wanted to have
a house moved nearly half a mile; to
have it foored, plastcred, painted, AMI
three.room addition built on, and the
whole building must have it's siding re-
newed. They gave out the contract,
changed their minds and delayed three
times, and then demanded that the work
be done at the first time stated, giving
Just one month for the whole work,
while the mere moving Of the building
ana setting it on it's new foundations re-
quired two weeks The contractor pro-
tested, and pleaded the stripping and re-
siding; one of the managers remarked
that 'it should not take very long to
pull off and tack on few boardsr
Not manager of them knew anything
about building or housemoving, and
they ended by getting poor house for
half as much again us II good one should
cost. Sunday Afternoon for July.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
A Very Nervous Woman.

A nervous woman applied for assist
ance and protection at II London police
court. She said she was feeling contin-
ually mesmerized and ragnetized by her
husband and his two English servants
They could mesmcrize her at distance,
and she was dying miserahly by it. The
magistrate said he was afraid it was not
a matter of which he could take cogniz-
ance. "If death ensues asked the timid
creature, sis not that enough g ] am
gradually dying and the substance of my
body is being taken away. | have had
thirteen doctors during the year. Can
not you have my husband brought before
you, and question him about it The
magistrate observed that he could not
The applicant replied; "You are an Eng
lish magistrate, and you connive at
private murder. Good morning"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
Life in Brazil.

A prominent American, temporarily
in Brazil, writes from Rio de Janeiro to
friend:
Business seems to be looking up at
home but is asleep here. You don't
know the application of the word "pros-
tration" applied to business. 1t origi-
mated here and cannot get away. Ma
tional currency deprecated IA per cent.
in value since | came. It's not my fault.
Everything is taxed save land. A bill
is proposed to tax bachelors. The climate
is trying. The only thing person is
safe to have in the long run are black
beans and yellow fever. Living is high,
the quality of food low, and there is very
little game.
A great many young men came out
here to get large salaries They worked
their way home on sailing vessels and as
stewards on steamers. Clerk are not
wanted, especially those who cannot
speak the language.
The Lord made this country sure;
but the heat am in doubt about. An
artist, though, would go wild over the
scenery.
A young man from Chicago wrote me
as follows: 81 have recently quit good
house where | had to worked hard
twelve hours a day, which is too much.
| think of going somewhere in Brazil,
where would you advise me to gol' [
answered, "Back to work"
Nearly every American here is a
colonel or major and in reply to a ques-
ton as to which was, said neither, |
was in the army.
The two things common in Brazil are
black beans and pianos. ! think the
Brazlians are the most skilled pianists
in the world.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
Infant Mortality in New York.

Statistics are not always dry and un-
impressive, even to the casual reader.
The figures which show the rate of NOR
tality among the little children in great
cities have a pathetic eloquence which
can hardly fail to attract TIE attention
and touch the feelings of the most in
different. When the State census was
taken in 1875, this city had popula-
ton of 1,O4l,SS6. The same year the
number of deaths was 30,7O4, giving us
rate of 1914 to the thousand inhabi-
tants. 1t is inordinately high for the
whole population. The situation of the
city is unsurpassed for purposes of drain
age and cleanliness, and it has at COM
mand an ample supply of pure water
1t ought to be one Of the healthiest
cities in the world, and yet the death
rate for London for the five years end
ing with 1873 was but 22.S to the thou
sand. The Registrar General, after
showing the great improvement that had
taken place in consequence of a better
administration of the interests apper
tanning to public health, maintained that
the rate ought to be reduced TO 20, and
might even be brought dowa to II. 1t
depends on agencies entirely within the
control of man to make large city,
favorably situated, as healthy as a small
one.
Of our total population of l,041,SS6,
1913, or a little over II per cent,
were children under ) years of age OF
the 3O,7O4 deaths in that year, l4,S4S,
or more than AZ l-3 per cent. were of
children under s. While the rate of
mortality for the entire population was
29.47 in thousand, for these little ones
it was 1854 in thousand, or about
one in nine of the whole number. OF
these, S,54O, or considerably more than
one-talf, were infants under year of
age. These helpless little ones, in fact,
furnish 27.Sl per cent. of all the deaths
of the year. The whole number being,
according to official enumeration, 1892,
it is evident that more than one-quarter
of all the human beings born in this
city go down to the grave before they
are twelvemonth old The CHASTITY
blight upon the precious crop of human
ity is not evenly distributed over the
city or through the year. While the
number of deaths per day varied in
january from 70 to 10, of which from
~ to so were of children under 5, in
July the daily number varied from 73sto
I55. of which 81 to los were of these
little ones The average in the heated
season is nearly double whas it is in the
cold months 1t is unnecessary to say
that the ratio in the crowded and filthy
tenement house quarters is vastly greater
than in the more wholesome districts of
the city, though accurate comparison
cannot be made.-N. Y. Times
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-08-07
Teasing Children.

Teasing children is at best a doubtful
amusement; but when sensitive child
hood is made the object Of it, it degen-
crates into cruelty Yet there are some
very good people who indulge in this
outrage against the innocent and help
less. We know people who never miss
an opportunity to torment child.
1t seems impossible for them to come
near one without making it miserable.
They cannot be at their ease, unless the
child is suffering from heartlessness. AS
a consequence, children soon learn to
hate as we'll as fear them, and no won
der 1t is true that these people would
shrink from inficting needless bodily
pain on any little one; but they never
think of the keener torture which their
senseless teasing iniiicts on the sensitive
child. They would tell you that they
do nothing which should give pain; that
they are only in fun and the child ought
to know it. When they threaten to
swallow child, they don't mean to do
it, If course; but the child is irritated
or fri. htened all the same Do they
know how very real all such things are
to a child, particularly to one that has
never been hardened to such cruelty
They may mean nothing by their silly
threats, but the child that has learned
to rely implicitly on what its parents
say-and all children should learn this
will accept as truths what its tor
mentors mean as lies invented fer its an
noyance 1t is true that the child will
in time learn to doubt the truthfulness
of those who thus abuse it; but while it
learns to distrust the false, it also learns
to distrust the true A child cannot be
expected to exercise discrimination; and
you, sir, who give it its first lessons in
falsehood, are to blame for such subse-
quent distrust of things that ought to be
believed.
Childhood should be period of joy
GUS innocence. 1t is no time for doubts
or misgivings. They come soon enough
with the entrance of the youth upon the
scenes of busy, practical, anxious strug-
gle for self-maintainance. Then, good
friends, you who thoughtlessly mar that
innoc ent enjoyment and implicit trust
which characterize the uncorrupted
child, stop to think what you are doing.
You are committing grave offense.
You are running the temper of one
whose mind is yet SO plastic as to yield
to every touch. You are darkening the
days of one whose life should yet be all
sunshine. You are inhic.ing the keen
est of pains on one whose innocence
should shield it from the tortures even
OF barbarians. You are poisoning the
morals of one that is yet too young to
resist your evil influences You are do
ing wrong for which you can never
atone, n wrong whose evil effects
may follow that child to the grave
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