Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-03-25
LITTLE THINGS FOR LITE ONES.

A schoOlbOy was asked how many wars
Spain had in the fifteenth century.
"Six, the boy replied.
"Enumerate them" said the teacher.
Il, %, 3, 4, ., G., said the boy.
Mortified Mother entertaining guests
-Dottie. Dott;o! Why are you yelling
like wild Indian and slapping your
.iJtlc brother?
D0ttie (glancinG in at the door)-Oh,
l didn't know that company was here.
Aunt want TO do something TO
please you on your birthday, Charlie,
cut first Iwant TO ask your teacher how
YOU behave at school.
Charlie-If you really wish to please
me, auntIe, don't ask him.
Little Daughter-This book says that
in Norway a girl has to make whole
lot Of linen before she can get married.
Mother-Yes, 10 Is the custom there.
Little Daughter-Im glad I'm an
American. Here we only have TO learn
10 typewrite.
"Oh, mummy dear, why did papa say
he was thinking OF having you painted
by Sir John Millais? am sure be
wouldn't do it better than you do 1t
yourself"
Ethel, dear, 1 think you had better
20 and play in the nursery with your
little brother"
A smart little boy in Norwich is-Or
was-rather ambitious TO be a letter
carrier A short time ago he secretly
secured a bundle of old love letters that
his mother had treasured since her
courtship days, and distributed them
from house TO house throughout the
/ neighbOrbOod.
Sunday School Teacher-Do you love
animals?
BOy-Yes'm.
That's right; I'm glad you do. What
animals do you like best?
snakes.
"GOodness Why do yOu like snakes?'
'CauSe it amt wicked to kill EN-. "
A pretty idea was worked out with
charming effect at a recent Children's
/ party. When the sweets and creams
were served there was placed before
| each small guest lighted candle. The
candlestick was Of chocolate cream, the
| candle OF vanilla cream, and right at
/ It's tin was tiny pinon nut, an oily It'd
/ bit, which burned beautifully. 1t fair
/ ly set the Youngsters wild.
Another illustration Of how children
seize the sound OF words occurred when
| a Seven-vear.Old girl was asked to tell
/ about her Sunday school lesson last
] Sabbath. She replied:
I lit was in the Psalms where it said
! something about running his cup over,
aud at the end said: Goodness, gracious,
| mercy sakeS alive
This is certainly new version of the
Twenty-,hird Psalm.
Little six-year old Susie, at her moth
/ er's dinner party, was permitted TO Oc-
| cupy a chair intended for guest who
/ failed TO come She kept very quiet
until the conversation touched on the
/ subject OF scarlet fever and its terrible
/ consequences. Amaiden lady of doubt
/ full age remarked that she had scarlet
fever when ten years old. At this the
/ sympathetic Susie cried out.
] "Oh, and that was what left you an
/ old maid, wasn't it?'
Some time when your little daughter
/ is ailinC, unable 10 play about the
room aud not fond OF picture books,
try her with some light work. Get d
/ ball OF very coarse knitting cotton and
/ let her crochet wash cloth. They are
SO easily made that any siX-year-od of
average intelligence can make one.
/ Make a simple loose chain, stitch as
long as you think necesSary-twelve
inches is good length-and then
( crochet right back, in and ont, without
/ throwing the thread over the needle.
! When it is square show her how 10 make
neat little scalop all around and then
/ il is done. Such wash cloth is nice TO
have i'm the guest chamber and helps
the child. who is always pleased TO
think that il is Of some Importance in
the world; besides, il amuseS it, keeps
its mind occupied and teaches il TO be
useful. One mother l know saves
every bit OF Irvine that comes into the
I house and carefully ties IL together aud
uses it for wash cloth material.
A physician advises mothers 10 dis
I card bangs even for their smallest
daughters, these very little girls being
the only ones whom fashion, at the mo-
/ ment, permits to wear them. There
are, IL seems, sesitive nerves about the
eyebrows which are weakened when she
hair is long enough TO rest on them.
/ These nerves directly concern the sight,
and that important function is more OF
/ less tempered with by this constant
though slight weight Of hair. And an
other physician enveighs against an
I other practice, which has never been re-
| garded as having any specially serious
effeetsAthat Of having night lights In
chudrenk bedrooms. This be pro-
nounces very Injurious Instead Of al