Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-21

and friend. The oest friend you have
on earth. 1t VIII pay the largest div
idends on your investments.
(6) Have a special care of his read
ing. That boy will read. Good, bad
Indifferent books are within his reach.
Being human he would often rather
| read the bad than the good, The
books suggested or commended to him
| by Others than yourself are not always
! the best for him. You should know
| every book he reads --ead it yourself
! You must impress upon him that his
school is means not an end. invalu-
able, but inla..lble. Fill the
| house with good reading adapted to
his eye and you are moulding his ideals
and keeping hlm within the sphere of
your influence. Remember his imagi.
nation is very active and his memory
of word pictures and things very ex-
tensive. lie him begin whit "Our Lit
tie Ones" THE Story of the Bible
st. Nicholas louth's Companion"
A first class daily paper. clean maga-
zines and good books, the cost must
note nter into the question. Load but
do not crowd. Get him 10 tell you
what he has reada. This will cultivate
in him the skill or attention and the
art of reproduction and correct express
sion. OF his virtues and excellence to
others speak seldom. OF his faults
and shortcomings never. The less you
show him off the better A stacy boy
makes stacy man, The thoughts,
duties and ioeas gathered in the home
of early boyhood are the things which
give pain or pleasure in mature man
hood A well read boy will as a rule
make 2 well read man.
ca Teach him to place proper but
not a critical estimate upon his play
fellows. Guard his vanity or self-cor-
ceit at this point, else you will cult
vate in him a censorious spirit and a
premature big-head. The criticism of
neighbors and acquaintances in his
presence is the sowing of tares and
briars in his mind, The crop is sure,
A mother made the rule for her boys
courtesy to all, confidence in none.
The result one drunkard. one tramp
and one criminal. In his part with
playfellows, teachers and others that
boy is not always the innocent party
nor always the truthful party and you
must not conclude his case until you
have heard the other side. Your boy
is not an angel, only boy. Therefore
teach him to place proper but not
s critical estimate on his playfellows
who are not demons CT Shylocks, but
i also boys, only boys with virtues and
faults on par with his own.
(S) Guard well his amusements. "Al
work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy" Amusements he will have. wise
or otherwise. If they are healthgivinl
and strengthening such as hoops, tops
, marbles, balls, skating. jumping boat
ing, swimming, drilling-within hours
yes, out of hours no. Can he go tt
the opera or play house?" Only whe1
80 take three" Less than it does tC
support dreamy, fanciful or stage
struck thing in mems clothes after
wards. Ought we not to teach Gun
boys to play cards in the home. or al
innocent amusement" Yes, if you
wish TO educate your boy into a chanc
er, trickster and gambler. to get some
thing for nothing. To depend on his
wit rather than his worth. The keep
er of some gambling Joint in this OF
any other city will tell you that the
primary course in their calling is TAX.
en- in the home card parties. euchre
and whist parties, etc, where prize is
offered and won for amusement.
BETTER NOT.
Well. what about secret societies
clubs, fraternities, etc. Wait till he i:
. one and twenty. And then let him pay
for these things with his surplus mon
ey that he has earned himself. Mar.
cctics and intoXicants he should be
taught to despise. Have an hour SCI
when he must be at home. Night keys
are not good for that boys health ol
his happiness Amusements lik,
schools are means not an end. re
relaxing of the strings of thought Oh
physical toll, and ought to be helpful
and not baneful to true manhood
go Be careful of the selection of hi.
first girl companions. Next to a wist
boy there should always be a wise girl
The charm and witchery of her power
over him is marvellous She vii
either supplement or hinder you,
ideals. But don't be more exacting o
her than YOU are of him. She, too, i.
human, not angelic. That boy need,