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Lowell and give our childxen' a few suprgme books. [As tothe literature of the past, the 18th century was i] luminahed‘ by Demo's famous book, Robinson Crusoe; “Sanford and Me:- too” though not of much, interest-to the latter day child still has been thought to have run Robinson Crusoe ' as a favorite closer than any book of its time. Mrs. Barbould followed with nice little stories with morals attached 'which practice was roundly comes'tl the ()850“ \\ ‘- aud receivm all of the luv: has been at m w" ‘ u! for almost 1w» .\ w 1 .m- caningly toadHuu-r Iln- w \l H."‘I't‘5t5 of the 0880“ so than lu-r In“ as an active worker in the club will be keenly felt. The President announc- ed that continued ill-health nude Mrs. Walton’s resignation nmry and asked the club to wipe» it; A motion was made to‘ appoint Mrs. Edgnr Boynwn as secretary apd in; unquiuously earned, Them“ progm‘m by Kit: .CII'VM‘, iwho rendered delightfully an octave Mar and a preludeand_mmanoqby,8¢hm. “6 have.“ “In: meetingoflh‘o Onoli Club warâ€"“hold u the dub WOQThouday, Jun. 11th. The New You"! greeting of Mrs. Luwo, pmident of the gamut {wivratiou 0! women’s elm». 1.. m.- NIH) “mum: of theworld, w P ’ V l, whur after which [M f The 0‘00“ Club. THE A bpirited discuuign follovkdflwpa how best to pgovide wholegomg, .- in- Mrs. Edward Gray followed Mrs. Brown with a very entertaining pa- per on“‘()ur Children. ” She said it wee a question as to whether the present method of training children was an improvement upon the past. The extreme repression of the child in the past and the extreme uncheck- ed freedom of the child of the preS-‘fi ant, regardless of courtesy and de. ferenee to elders; are «pally uninv- orehle‘to the . best training of the child. “Children should'be seen and not heard” was an injunction impres- sed upon childhood in the long ago, butnow the child’s claim is first eon- olden-ed. The mayist said that the greatest defect in child training to- day seems to be that obe’dieneeie not only not enforced but not expected. condemned by Chille- anh the declaredtheyewehed out all that, was natural and tie. in the child. “TO-l Brown’s Behooldnye” in dill a favorite ht it is e little “preeohy’f thought. Little Wagon, Little Lord Fauntleroy. Bird’e Qhrietmu Carol. - ('upt. January, Alice in Wonderland. Helen’s Babies, Jen of the Windmill and Jecknnepee were‘epoken of - as prime favorite: among normal every day children. A vote tnhen in the 6th and 7th grades of the Highllod Perk public Idhoole ehowed e prefer- ence among the girle fog romenee and hit-y tales, and among the boys for an... of adventure, thus verifying u the enyiet aid whet Stevenson hug declared that in boyhood, elo- A quienee. thought. charm; and con- ' vemtion are but obstacle. to brueh aside when one is digging blithely after e certain port of incident like a pig for truflee. In selecting books however, for children we ghould bear in mind Kipling’e tactful observation upon the variety of tastes. “But the way of Pilly-Winhy’e not the way of Winkie-Don.” - ' J ANTED-SEVERAL BRIGHT and honest persons to reper- sent on as managers in this mod clone by counties. Safety ‘m'a'yeannd expenses. Straight, boneflde, no more, no lees salary.” , Position pet- manent. Our reference, any bank in any town. ' It is. mainly ofioe work conducted at. home, Reference Enclose self-addressed stamped on- Velope. Ta: Dermot: Count", Dep}. 3, Chicago. the Ionian of the Episcopal church will be held on Sunday. Jan. â€"2lst. sud succeeding Sundays in the . Library. building, formerly. known as the Atheneum or young area’s club. The Holy Eucharist will be celebrat- ed at 7:30; Sunday school. at' 10; Even song at 5. _'The thank} of the congregation are tendered “to the , city council 'who have plead the buildingst their disposal until the newchumh which is to be begun in the spring is ready for occupancy. wwfi~â€"â€"â€"~‘ At'a meeting of the local board ‘of improvements on‘ Saturday evening last, on which board are Mayor Cobb andlAldermen Grant and Van Riper; bids for a branch sewer in block 31 and 32 were‘received‘ and the conâ€" tract let. The district in which this new sewer branch will be located is in the neighborhood of the ' Van ‘ Schaick property.‘ The bide tor . printing'of special asseSsrnents called . for bythe wardia week previous to Saturday" night-'1’ meeting, were not brought before the committee for action.. ‘ " Tho hook-ac {or the “33:500., Wm Mu Smoot’ghd Mrs. Manager. of poetry. The beautifully illuotw ted and “Main-ted books for child- ren were auctioned; than time. of youthful joy are the (Gordon 01th. children of the present. the children '0! the put know they: not. and yet it In objectodmnd with reason. that I. provide I hundred-told too much for our chilgiren’s amusement; icing- inltion is left out and its inoxproo- aiblo pinion. chum once eliminated ' from childhood finds no opportunity to enter tho hunt and mind again. The oorvionu V 3? Till]?! 030303.