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The School Board.

Tuo More Sections to the Legislature
BHi-Frdnk A. Taylor Elected Sec
retary and Treasurer, etc.
The Beard ef Education met In ad-
journed session, last evening, President
Eckel IN the chair.
The bill making amendments to the
charter of the Board, as perfected at the
last meeting, was read in It's connected
form.
An additional section was added, in
accordance with the resolution offered
by Dr. Grimshaw at the last meeting, re-
quiring Council to supply the public C
schools With Brandywiue water, free of
cost. The section was approved.
Mr.. Kent offered the following as
another additional section:
SECTION 3. The Board shall not have
power to change any text book, or pub
lication, or any revised or corrected ed-
ton of one now in use, more than once
every two years and a JwO-thirds Vote
of all the members present AZ the time of
voting upon said change or Introduction
shall be requisite to its adoption.
Section 5, after discussion, was lost by
a tie vote of ayes to nays.
On motion OF Mr.. Davidson, the Com
mitree on Legislation were instructed to
use their best judgment IN relation 10 the
ments or alterations be proposed by
members of the Legislature.
Mr. Lobdell moved that IA further sec
ton be added To the bill, in relation 10
bond to be given by the Treasurer, al
lowing 1t to be IA plain bond instead of "a
Judgment bond a, at present. He claim
ed that a Judgment bond was not any
more secure than plain bond, but 1t was
of such chafacter that made men re-
luctaut to go upon the bond If an offi-
cal, rs 1t tied mp their property, and en-
cum bered their business affairs. The
motion was adopted.
Mr.. Baird moved that the Board pro-
cced TO the nomination and election OF
Secretary and Treasurer. Adopted.
Mr.. Pyle nominated Mr.. Harry $. En-
mons.
Mr.. Baird nominated Nr. Frank A.
Taylor,
Mr. Lally nominated Mr.. Harry b.
Mrrrow.
!, ne INST ballot was as follows:
Mr.. Taylor was declared duly elected.
For Frank A Taylor... ...11 votes
For Harry =. Emmons.. ......... :"
For Harry b. Morrow.
Mr.. H. =. Grubb reported that the
committee on No. 18 had re-rented the
school at rent of 500. a reduction of
500 The action was approved
Mr.. Davidson said there were 40 va
cancies at No. Q, and recommended that
some of the applicants at No. 3 he sent
there On his motion the matter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transfers.
Auiourued
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SECOND EDITION
THE WONDERFUL NIDGETo,

THEIR RECEPTION AT INSTITUTE HALL
WHAT TIE LITTLE PEOPLE LOOK
LIKE.
The wonderful midgets arrived safely
in Wllmingl on yesterday, aud in the al
ternOon held a recep ion a. Institute
Hall, under the charge of their mana
ger, Mr.. Francs NJ. Ufiner. In the CEN
tire of the hail was a platform running
from the stage, about forty feet long, and
SIX feet wide, on which the little folks
promenaded. There was three or four
hundred persons present during the alter
noon.
1t is really difficult matter to describe
the app arance of these human mites, or
to explain the impression a frs sight of
them create- 10 the mine OF the heholder.
No measurement by inches will give a
correct idea OF their size, and people
should see them to get true impression
of their infinitisimal propoI tions. A two
feet rule would reach over the top of
General Mites bigh hat, and the little
lady on.y reaches to a level with the
Generals ch II. Yet, Notwithstanding
their smallness, they are 1.-THE and
active and play around like couple of
sprightly kittens.
General Mite was born in the city of
New York, and is gong on to fifteen
years. of age He has not grown any
since he was year old, and now weighs
only nine pounds. He talks well, likes
10 converse With the ladies' and is fond of
Candy. When he tips his little beaver
over his left ear, shoulders his twelve
inch cane, and marches up and down the
platform to tie tune OF the "Mul igan
Guards" he looks every inch Of little
man. And when he shakes his tiny fist
at his big boss and pipes out "that's the
kind of man l anu" he is, as the ladies
say, ',just too sweet for anything"
Lucia /arate, or Lucy, as the General
fondly calls her, is two or three mot hs
younger than General Mite, and was
born in San Carlos, near Vera Cruz,
Mexico. At bir.h she was only Line
inches long, and weighed less than a
pound. She "grew rapidly" says her
biographer, until she was eight years old,
when she ceased growing. Her weight
is traction less than five pounds. She
wears long dresses. cut en- train, and
looks like an ordinary-slzed doll baby.
She can chatter like a maybe in the
Spanish tongue, and can talk tolerably
well in English She enjoys good health,
and smokes cigarette after each meal,
and IS lively, sparkling and intelligent in
her manner.
! During the levee the little people aired
themselves upon the platform and also
promenaded upon the floor OF the hall,
where they looked like the Liliputians
that Gulliver described, to the people
who looked down upon them. The levee
lasted until 1870 o'clock, and was a source
of genuine pleasure to all who were pre-
sent.
Tue midgets will remain in the city
during the week, and will hold two To-
wees daily in Institute Hall-from 2 to
4:30 o'clock in the al, ernoon, and from
to in the evening. They are the most
wonderful little people in the world, and
everybody should see them.
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previous to that, the freight charges to
New York were twelve cents per basket,
and to Philadelphia six cents. BY 1865,
however, they had climbed up to almost
thirty cents to New York and thirteen
cents to Philadelphia. The increased
quantity Of p-aches grown, and the mul-
,iplicatlon Of freight charges speedily
brought the growers face TO face with the
realization that united and emerge ic ac-
tion was nece ,sary to keep the peach
traffic fom losing its protitAbleness.
Accordingly, on the 10Th of October
1857, the fruit growers got together at the
Capitol here at Dover, and organized
themselves into body which they called
the Peninsula Fruit Growers Assscia-
, ton" The chief object in view was the
reduction OF freight rates on the railroad
lines to New York. Had they done the
! half they could have done by going at it
| right; or one fourth ofwhat they boa ted
of doing. they would have accomplished
their end long ago. AS it Is, the same
| freight rates prevail and the Fruit Grow
ers Association has not met for two or
three years.
In the fall of 1871, at the annual meet
| ing OF the association, "A committee of
| FIVE, consisting ufJ. Alexander Fulton,
Martin b. Hillard, Edwin Il. Cochran,
Isaac Jump and Charles Beasten. was
| appointed to prepare an address for the
peach grow rs, showing them the vast
| ness of their interest and the urgent
| necessity of prompt action. One year
| afterwards the report was published
| The most Important part was the allu-
slons made to freight charges. 1t stated
that vvery attempt to get railroad com
| panies TO make a voluntary reduction
| had been almost frnitlcsS and that the
| only course by which success was likely
to be talhed, was legislation. 1t
| argued hat all corporations owed their
| existence to the will of tho people and
that those corporations being under their
| control, should be prevented from charg-
| freight rates so exorbirant as to greatly
| cripple one of the leading industries. 1t
| recOmmenped the passage of such laws
as would bring about reasonable freight
l charges, and If not enforce uniform rates
I at least uniform rules by which the
| charges could be made. This, the report
| SAID, would establish something like
Equality and do away with unjust dis
| elimination between different Kinds of
| freight by which praches were charged
] for at leasttwo times in excess of other
produce.
Out OF the ideas expressed in this re-
port has the presen ut determined feeling
grown among the fruit growers that il Is
TO their vital interest that the point ex-
pressed in the document alluded to be
carried And hence,th vigor with which
| the subject is now being agitated before
the Legislature. Whether the peach
| men will succeed, is very uncertain. 1t
is safe and true, however, to say that
present appearances indicate at least a
remedy 10 some extent. Nearly all the
members of the General Assembly are
farmers and of coutse some of them fruit
growers who have been losers by high
freights Themselves.
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U,HE lovers OF the weed will find Ia ii

rJNHE lovers of the weed will find Ia fine
l line of , hewing and Smoking fobac-
cos at very low prices Give me "A rial.
II. NJ. NJ ULLIN,
Front Il Jefferson Sts,
Try Fmzer's "Old Ho- -esty," large plug
q, ounces, for 10 cts. at MULLINS,
Front Jefferson Sts
Lorillard's Nickle Nugg s, 8 cts, very
fine al M u LII MS.
Mullins Par;ag IS, 3 cts, formerly sold
for cts, cannot be eXcelled.
front tx Jefferson SITS.
VIII give six Havana cigars for % C s.,
that have 10 equal II. NJ. M ULLlN.
am selling single pound of the navies
light ana dai X, AT wholesale prices.
MULLIN,
Front & Jefierson SITS.
My Rough and keady noking Tobac-
COS are very fiue. MULLIN.
Six Yara c'gars for 2s Cts, Yaras of my
own ma Iufacture. made from The pure
Yara leaf, years old, the only pure Yara
cigar in the city, 1 believe. Try them.
H. NJ. MULLIN,
feb!.sLtw-2tnw Trout * Jefferson Sts.
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i'"h the prOvidcut so.
clelV


k- an. W lhe Unprecedented call for
hJ =, 'inmohg The poor tEis winter.
5n, ,n,'I, WI, nr lmnossible during the
|can'. nuo''h 10 receive any additional
m NJ, .ne middle of December 10 the
n w ",r' ,,l fil names have been pre-
v,.,, '1 a Sooecie'y, all of whom have
Aph ,,.' " oJl have been assisted
HLa p'oyinent and the emergency
Idi,niY Ye'',aiI Iiihg number, so have
bg ,'ii',Ssed ni,N'd through unworthiness or
fIe nm,nn 'i work after applying for
kok' "lnrr ,'r OF names enrolled npon
M H' II within the last six weeks i.
S.,r ""'s a'' mat of the entire season
br,ri''' "',i more than double that of
|, i, ns u year, so, that much as w.
3, b.tnra r necessity ,' is laid upon MS to
Iirr tn 'oIe Lr we are generous i'm short
|nccrssapr," nv " thorough work, il is not
what wt W cohGsntrate our efforts
5wlur :" ", nave already un lertakrn'
.riE "E 10 the great demand n'h, na ~,
~ Justified in tncrnaai'u, we 40
flatl"r l"nonld r. our means permir MR. we we
(ur N nr'' ruoiVe additional names later
tf no dm' eNrht we will deem il n r..
! chairnrn' rn'il apply for aid ei;hc,
n n ri, ,inah ''iah of the visiting CONN.,, ,u'
=" 'le employment rooms commit
Tur Va, Respectfully,
S'on' Feb. ith, lS7g N'
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New Musical Organization

Last evening a number of ladies and
gentlemen met at the music school OF
Prof. f. Becher, No. o2l Market street,
and formed new musical organization
called "The Mozart" The following
officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Newhall.
Vice President-Mrs. Mccall.
Secretary-Mss Eva Crouch.
Treasurer-Mrs. Powell.
Musical Director-Prof. +. Becher.
Rehearsals will be held on each Mon
day evening, at o'clock, at Prof. Beech
el 5 music school.
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'sign Telegraphic Sum mary

zee shipments Of cattle from the
|ed States have been permitted to
a. Liverpool since the Ontario car
frI'ed. All cargoes are subject to a
eXamination-Baron Grant, who
ri in the Emma mine scandle In
bon, has failed, with over 5000. 900
\ Pliles = Sir Percy Wyndham, a we'll
r. soldier Of fortune, was killed at
eoon India, while attempting bal
a>'enton--The British army in
|an 'lan Is experiencing great hard
-hounania and Russia are on
ronI Of hostililies-The plague
seriously affects trade, particular
nn transportation. Many people
adto handle letters and paper
German adyices say the plague
eadlne rapidly-The failure of the
winter rains causes anxiety for the
III hN'Tlhcn lndia-It is expected
fenrh c,bnat will be recons.ruc-
-dV
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- Celebrated Case. .

On the anniversary of Washinst0n's
birthday, Mr.. John S. Mishler will APP
pear here with Shook & Palmer's Union
Square Theatre Company of New Y ork,
in "a Celebra ed Case" The play will
be presented by large and talented
company, with all the scenery that is
necessary to properly mount the play.
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Brief Locals.

City Council will hold an adjourned
meeting tnis evening.
on the 18th.
The freight traffic on the P. w. & %
r. Il. is very heavy ut present.
Decayed teeth filed by DIR. Gallagher,
No. S35 Market street.
The Levy Court is in session to-day.
Only three cases before the Mayor this
morning.
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OhARGES AGAINST TAI.
MAGE AL-

byteryo onk' lal,, Feb. a.-The BROOKLYN
Eiings 'Sr,Iay Of ,ay. appointed a committee 9.
! to inva.,ie V, Three ministers 't,ve and twe
fitt T.IlS,,gatg TaImaggaa !. the conduct of Rev. Rev.
hat he hIase' u It being common re-.
and of > nII" gully of falsehood" " and
fmpi, etc. 10 bring religion into
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THE DEATHS IN READING.

There were 761 deaths in r. aiding du-
ring the year 1873. OF these S5 were
from consumption, AMI 179 from mara,-
matte diseases; 395 wer- under five years
of age, and 80 bodies were brought to the
city for interment. The population OF
the ci is 4o,l09. Wilmington has
about the same population, and the deaths
here during 1878 numbered S41.
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PepSDlpal.

Mr.. John d. Mishier, of Reading, Pa,
who is we'll known in This city, i, now
mana ing the Warde & Barrymore Com
bination, that appeared here last evening
in "Diplomacy." Mr.. Mishler is we'll
known in theatrical circles, and he al
ways makes it point to manage none
but iirst-class companies.
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Wilmington N arkets.
Indications for To-Day.

bcatiow for TIE Nid,ils States and Ne'r
P0d usterly and southsrly winds,
w. rrmsr partly cloudy wsdther, and
'ord,ern portions hQht sno,r.
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DTE d

LEE-On Friday, January 3'st, of men,
son OF " IN. ii. aud sal lie Lee. in the Sd
year of his age
Fun, raj IN Tuesday, Feb nary 4th, from
the residence OF mis- grandmother, Jane A l.
len, 303 +. 7tn street, at 3 O'Clock. Inter-
Hent in Old Swedes' cemeter.
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EVJU AL ATH HNTnN

The revival at Union NJ. f. Church
continues with unabated interest. This
evening the Rev. T. NJ. Eastwood of
Bethany Baptist Church will occupy the
pulpit.
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NEW ADV ERTIoEMENTS.

DARE CHANCE, WHERE MAN
II with capital of $500, can IN AXE = 1900 y
year. Call at Washington Hotel and be
con WINGED of the fact. No humbug.
febi-5t
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RtEl EsTERDAY-Th stock
r. was less active and weak. Gov
~ Mons were steady, States duh
''"oa1' Irregular. Money ON call
|"SS al 2a3 per cent and closed at
per cent
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MONDAY,
The oath day of February, A. D..

1879, at II o'clock, a. M. the following de-
scrioed Personal Property, viz:
One wheat drill, one corn shelter, one
reaper, one mower. one horse rake, one
thresher one horse power grist mil, one
hay cutter one roller, one grain fan,
farm wagons with hay rigging, one cart,
lot of ploNs, harrOws, cultivators, harness
of every description, lot of OK and cow
chains, lot of water and pig troughs, belt
Ing, pulleys and shafting, lot OF milk pans
and dairy 1xtures. lot of double and sin
gl, trees, OK yokes, 2 wheelba rows, lot OF
small tools, forks. hoes, shovels, &C.. one
Germantown carriage, 8 head OF horses,
col $, ore pair OF oxen, (well broken) 81
head OF cattle, one bull lot of calves, POGO
pounds OF pork, lot OF clover seed, lot Of
potatoes, IS acres of wheat In the ground,
etc., etc.
Seized and taken In execution as the pro-
perty of kvan G. Stotsenburg and Mat
thew Rylott, and to be snld by
JOHN PYLE, Sheriff.
TERMS.-Sums not exceeding S25, cash;
n all sums exceeding that amount a cred
II Off months will be given the purchaser
o give his interest bearing negotiable note
with an approved endorsed, OF per cent.
off for cash
Stidham 4 Son, Auct. feb6 w3t-dl9, 20
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BLANKETS,

Kennard 6 Co., have reduced all their
blankets to SIS per pair, to close; former
prices $l2, $l4and SIS.
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SATURDAY,
The 18th day of February, A. D.,

ls79 at Il O'Clock. a. M, The following de-
scr bed Personal Property, viz:
One carriage. 1 York wagOn, one market
dearborn, l cart, wagon pole, set Of sin
gle harness, set of cart harness, one uly
mare, sofa, s stuffed chairs, one rocking
chair, s stands, lOoKing glasses, lot OF CAR
pets, chairs, taoles, stoves and fixtures,
ice chest, one Fire Proof Safe, hat rack,
sewing machine, double gun, |, / of bed
steads, beds and bedding. bureaus, wal
nut sci of furniture. lot of oil-cloth lol of
oil paintings, lot of window shades, &C.
seized ana tasen into execution as the
property of Henry NJ. Rile, aud to be sold
by JOHN Pf LIE, Sheriff.
Sd 1879. feb4 eodst
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NNOBAOCO AND CIGARS.
i have large stock of Chewing and
Smoking TObaccos, which | wish to re-
duce before moving on the 18th of March
next. also very fine assortment OF Do.
mestic ami HAVANA Cigars at greatly re-
duced rates. My customers and the pub
lie will find that am going to We them
prime goods at very low prices
ONE and see. II NJ. MULLIN
Cor. Front d Jefferson streets.
Feb. lst, l8I9-3t
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NIrY BUILDING AND LOAN ASsO-
~ CT ATION.-3OO shares of New Series
Stock will he issued by this prosperous as.
sociation, February ii Payments can be
made at any time. New Stock gaine last
Year S4za per share. ]. E. PIERCE,
Secretary,
feb4-7t COL Shipley street, first fl 0or
NOTtCE.-A meeting Of Property own
- ers and tax payers will take place on
Tuesday evening February the 4Lh at I x
O'Clock, IN Squire Frazer's office, Tele-
graph building, corner or Third and Mar
ket street. A gene raj atten lance is desir-
cd. MANY TAX PAYERS.
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FIRST EDITION.
HEALD & CO..
n.vxERs 4 BROKERS',
AND DEALERS III

Lcvs BONDS. LOANS. MORT
Pt,nts COMM ERCIAL PAPER.
vroN HOUSE. WILMINGTON, DEL
L.,e,et Coupon, and General Collec.
TicS.ls TO and drafts on Greal
|,s,n and other parts OF the world.
Anslyd
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CHERIFF'S SALE.

CHERIFF'S SALE.
= by virtue of sundry writs of execu.
tion, to me directed. will be exposed 10
public sale, on the farm lately owned by
Evan G. Stotsenburg, situated in White
Clay Creek hundred, near the VILLAGE OF
ChrIsriana, and on the DAD leading from
stanton 10 ihristiana on
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andCosnm merctni.

WILMINGTON, DEL. Feb :, 1879
o,asI sLock quotations. furnish,d Dy
r.. co., Clayton House hul"ing
fmrndon, Del, at IL M. to-day'
o,rncK QUOTATIONS.
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IN CHANGE OF MAN NAGEMENT.

Inc American Sewing Machine Com
pany, hereby give notice that j. A. Shan
snahan, has become Manager OF their Will
Inington Office in place OF Joseph H.
Primrose. whose connection with the COM
pany ceases tins say.
All settlements by agents or other per-
sons Will hereafter be made with Mr.
Shannahan. who Ia the only authorized
az. mt of the Company.
The business will b. continued at the old
Office. No 7lS Market street.
Feb. LIST, 1879 -3td& &3tw
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iCHERIFF'S SALE.
y BY virtue of sundry writ's of Fl. Fa
to me directed, viii be exposed TO public
sale, at the house of Henry M. RiIe, Sth
and Jackson streets, in the ci y of Will
mington, in New Castle County, Della
ware, on
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GITY BUILDING AND LUAN ASSOC
~ CIATION.-The annual meeting OF
Sloc Rhoders OF the above AS, ,ociation.
will be held Tuesday, February 4th at ~
O'Clock. for the election OF Officers and Lf.
rsciors and reception OF the annual report.
Attest. j. +. Pierre,
febl 81 Secretarv
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WIVES, PROPERTY in OREGON.

Among the bills passed by the late Leg
come a law, is an act relating to property
of married women, which provides that pro-
perty owned by woman at the time ofmar-
riage, or acquired thereafter by gift, devise,
or inheritance, shall not be subject to debts
or contracts of the husband, and the wife may
manage, sell, convey, and devise the same
as the husband can his property. The
property of either husband or wife shall not
be liable for debts or contracts of the other.
Action may be maintained by husband or
wife against the other for recovery of
property of which the other has obtained
possession, the same as if they were un-
married. For civil injuries committed by
the wife, damages can be recovered of her
alone, except in cases where he is jointly
responsible. Conveyances Of liens from
one to the other shall be valid. One may
constitute the other his or her attorney, to
act for mutual benefit or attorney in fact.
The wife may recover the wages of her
personal labor in her own name. Neither
is liable for the debts of the other incurred
before marriage. Expenses of family and
education of children shall be chargeable on
property Of both husband and wife, or of
either of them. We have here an act which
seems to be pretty well up to the advanced
claims of those who have been laboring for
law which would give woman control Of
her own property and earnings, and put
her on an equality in this respect with
man,
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orientalized himself with opium, or occi-
dentalized himself with Mclean whisky,
was not ascertained, but Il is certain that
when he was accosted by member of the
"best police force in the world" his voice
was hoarse and his tongue was thick.
"Whats yer name?" the officer de-
manded.
''Yee <hic) Ley" the astonished China
man replied.
II lie, do I? Well, I'll show ye whether
I lie or not. Come along.
"Yee Ley, Yee Ley" the Chinaman re-
peated desperately, assured that there was
a mistake, but not able to correct it. 'Yee
Ley! Yee Ley!"
"Oh, yes," the officer said sarcastically;
"av course I lie, and SO will you purity soon,
but it'll be in a CELL"
On the way to the police station Yee
Ley was met by an Oriental friend who
speaks English. He explained the mistake,
and Yee Ley was released, but not without
an admonition from the officer: 'Larn
English, ye ovid haythen."
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DISC0URAGING CHILDREN.

It is somewhere related that poor SOL
dier, having had his skull fractured, was
told by the doctor that his brains were
visible.
do write and tell father of it," said
he, "for he always said had no brains"
How many fathers and mothers tell their
children this, and how often does such q
remark contribute not little to prevent
any development of the brain2 A grown
person tells child he is brainless, foolish,
or q blockhead, or that he is deficient in
some mental or moral faculty, and in nine
cases out of ten the statement is believed;
the thought that it may be partially SO acts
like an incubus to repress the confidence
and energies of that child. Let any per-
son look to childhood's days, and he can
doubtless recall many words and express
sions which had such discouraging infu-
ence over him as to tell upon his whole
course of future life. We knew an ambi-
tious boy, who, at the age of ten years, had
become SO depressed with fault-finding and
reproof, not duly mingled with encourag-
ing words, that at an early age he longed
for death to take him out of the world, in
which he conceived he had no ability to
rise. But while all this appeared SO dark
around him, and he had been SO often told
Of his faults and deficiencies that he seemed
the dullest and worst of boys, and while
none of his good qualities and capabilities
had been mentioned, and he believed he
had none, single word of praise and ap-
probation, carelessly dropped in his hear
ing, altered his whole course of thought.
We have often heard him say, that word
saved me-" The moment he thought he
could do well he resolved that he would;
and he has done well. Parents, these are
Important considerations.