. Christian herald and signs of our times . ome of their own -ac-quaintances. 1 went four miles to callon a friend who is usually a delightful con-versationalist, and what do you think shedid ? She spent every minute showing meher dresses and bonnets. It is well, in ourown homes, to repress any temptation tovain display of our own belongings orabilities. Pride and vanity are poor dieton which to feed the youthful minds ofour children, and are certain to injure inthe end. A boastful purse-proud father,a vain or frivolous mother, are unfit ex-amples for the rising generation. * * A Hint for Youn
. Christian herald and signs of our times . ome of their own -ac-quaintances. 1 went four miles to callon a friend who is usually a delightful con-versationalist, and what do you think shedid ? She spent every minute showing meher dresses and bonnets. It is well, in ourown homes, to repress any temptation tovain display of our own belongings orabilities. Pride and vanity are poor dieton which to feed the youthful minds ofour children, and are certain to injure inthe end. A boastful purse-proud father,a vain or frivolous mother, are unfit ex-amples for the rising generation. * * A Hint for Young Men. Carry your religion with you and dontbe ashamed of it. People will respect itwherever you go and will trust you andlike you all the better for it. It is learnedthat a prominent bank in New York recog-nized this principle in a very emphaticway, recently. A young man was wantedfor a responsible position and there weremany applicants. The following questionswere asked by the president of the bank: What church do you attend? What Sunday. A STALL IN THE FISH-MARKET, VENICE. trouble in my life, but most of it never hap-pened. A clergyman of Virginia told hiscongregation one Sunday. I declare untoyou, brethren, the sharpest troubles that Iever had are those which never reachedme. Others can deliver like people will anticipate, get into fan-ciful moods, imagine with great and soreimaginations what will happen, and there-by get into the sorrows. They will do it,and there is no help. What they need isa little wisdom and a little faith, and bor-rowed troubles will cease to annoy, eitherin home life or in business, or anywhereelse. • Making the Children Stronq. What shall be done to make the chil-dren strong and healthy where there is apredisposition to weakness? On thissubject Frances W. Letter, who has givenit much study, writes these helpful sug-gestions : It is of little consequence children become mental prodigies if,so far as vital force is concerned,
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