tv'uwn. 
CURRENT BOOK GOSSIP. 
tablished in that country, haa just been started 
in Florence 
Harper & Brothers have already published 
three volumes of their new aud elegaut edition of 
the works of Thackeray. The same house lias 
also issued “Vambery’a Travels in Central Asia," 
Some years ago the project was entertained l'j a very haudsome addition to their collection of 
the British Philological Society of compiling a «travel literature.” —From G ” " “.. 
new and exhaustive dictionary of the English 
language. The work haa been delayed for vari- of j onN Trymbcll's MeFingal, an epic poem 
omTreasons, but at length the Society has seri- by a noted patriotic writer of our revolutionary 
otisiy entered upon its labors, and assistance is t [ meg) will be remembered by late readers 
requested from every part of the world where of tbe At i ai qi c Monthly as one of “ The Seven 
the English language is used or known, This Worthies 0 f Connecticut.” The volume is 
Worthies of Connecticut. 1 
an 
mates to the sound, when the joy of marked pro¬ 
gress will be his best stimulant to pursue your 
directions. 
There is another class of vocal impediments : 
lisping, and the vinculated tongue, both pro. 
dueed by the same cause, namely, a fastening 
down of the tongue by the ligaments beneath, 
preventing in the first case any pronunciation 
of the sibilant, and in the second case causing 
an imperfect uttercnce of many of the vocal ele¬ 
ments, especially the dentals, aud the liquid? L 
and R. There are only two methods of curing 
this; first, presistent efforts in trying to bring 
the tongue into its proper use, which failing, 
i v —d - — .. ., I ..v—— — - _ . i ,y.p fiords confining the tongue must be cut, 
great work will differ from the ordinary diction- aecurate reprint of the edition of 1783. It is a the co ™ “ £ bdD , r only g%h tly painful, 
arv or lexicon in many striking particulars. 11 1 wor k 0 f ,-are merit in its way, and deserves bet- I l - 
^ _ 
will embrace not only all words now in com- ter treatmca t of the American public than the 
m on use, either in speaking or writing, hut also neglect }t has. of late years received.—Though 
all obsolete words, together with those which, ncd ftQ important literary fact, it is one ot the 
although once employed, have at last entirely fl . gQft of t]le times, that New Orleans has pub 
disappeared from our vocabulary. The com- llglied a “CityDirectory.” The Maine Farmer 
plete philological history of each word will be bag called upon the farmers of that State for dol¬ 
men, embracing the account of its origin, the Jar 6llbscr ; p tions to found a library, to be called 
circumstances under which it was introduced tbe „ IIot MES ’ Library, for the Maine Agricul- 
0 per cent, premium at that time, whether a re¬ 
sumption of specie payments occurs before that 
period or not. 
Seventh Question .—What other advantage is 
there in investing in the 7-30 Loan ? 
Answer. —They cannot be taxed by States, 
Counties, or Cities, and this saves you two to 
five per cent, on your income, as all railroad aud 
other bonds, and stocks, mortgages, <Xc., are 
taxed, not only by the Government, but by 
states, Counties and Cities 
Eighth Question .—How does the Government 
raise the money to pay the interest, and is it safe 
WE MUST MIND SOMEBODY. 
into our language, its origiual signification, and 
the various modifications of form or meaning it 
has at different times undergone. The brain 
reels in tbe attempt to form an adequate con- 
tural College ” The name of the library is a de¬ 
served compliment to Dr. Hoi.mes, an eminent 
agriculturist of that State, and one “ whose life 
was devoted to the promotion of the interests of 
ception of the amount of labor involved iu this the indu& trial classes.” In this connection, wc 
gigantic undertaking. recall, that at tbe late commencement of the 
That the work will “ drag its slow length VIictl j gan p'niversity, it was proposed to found 
along” through a series of years and a number of a U(JW degre6i to be given for proficiency in 
volumes frightful to contemplate, seems inevita- practical and scientific pursuits. 
hie. It will undoubtedly be a valuable as well 
as novel literary achievement. Moth scholarly 
labor has of late years been devoted to lexico¬ 
graphy, and the results are evident in many 
works both weighty and curious; but nothing to 
our knowledge, has ever before been undertaken 
quite so grand in its proportions and striking in 
its character as the oue nnder consideration. 
The American labor upon this work will be 
supervised by tlio well-known author and com¬ 
mentator, Richard Grant White. This task 
originally devolved upon George P. Marsh, a 
st udent of letters whose celebrity is world-wide. 
He was elected the American Secretary by the 
British Society, hut owing to his diplomatic aud 
other duties he was compelled to resign it to 
other hands. 
Among the English collaborators, we 
such distinguished names as the following: Arch 
bishop Trench, Lord Lyttleton, Sir John 
Richarpsos, (the Artie explorer,) Mr. Henry 
H. Ginns, aud Miss Yonge, the novelist. 
“Artemas Warp, His Book,” has just been 
published lu London, aud has been quite favora¬ 
bly received by the press. A new Irish novel by 
Lever, has appeared, entitled ll Luttrell of 
Arran.” Another novel from the charming pen 
that wrote “ JoknHalilhx, Gent,” is also just out. 
The excitement in France over the “ Life of 
Ccesar,” by “ Napoleon the Little,” as Victor 
Hugo calls him, has not yet reached its height. 
The book has provoked more candid criticism, 
probably than the Emperor expected, as lie has 
caused several journals to be warned, and one or 
two writers to be arrested. The English are 
We regard 
each of these enterprises as a movement in the 
right direction. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
CURING DEFECTS IN SPEECH. 
and readily performed by any competent sur¬ 
geon. The persistent analysis of tfie formation 
of sounds has shown that many sounds can be 
imitated successfully enough for the purpose of 
conversation. For instance, by a skillful Use of 
the lips, the sound of L can be formed suffici¬ 
ently distinct, without aid from the tongue. 
The skillful aud sympathising teacher will dis¬ 
cover a variety of methods of overcoming these 
defects; and he m ist remember not to confound 
mispronunciation with Inability to pronounce. 
With regard to stammering, as the last form of 
defective articulation, it seems to me rather a 
mental than a physical defect, and to be cured 
by steady discipline than by other means. As it 
often arises from embarrasment, the teacher 
should secure the confidence of the scholar and 
reason with him on his causeless fears. If it 
springs from carelessness and inattention, zeal¬ 
ous and continued watchfulness and compulsory 
attention will he of assistance in curing the habit 
The pupil should also he encouraged to sing, 
as the regular time of music is a sort of hand- 
railing by which the mind guides itself. Hence 
the best cure for stammering, is to teach the 
pupil to beat time while talking. This can be 
Answer.— The Government collects, by taxes, 
internal revenue, and duties on imports, fully 
three hundred millions each year. This is nearly 
three times as much as is needed to pay the in¬ 
terest on all the debt, and as soon as the war is 
ended, the amount not needed to pay the interest 
will he used in paying off the debt. Our Govern¬ 
ment has twice paid off ad her debt , aud can easily 
do so again. The interest is sure to be paid 
promytly, and the debt itself is the very safest 
investment in the world. It is as safe as a 
mortgage on a good farm, and pays a better 
interest” It is, in fact, a First Jfortgage on all 
lands, all incomes, all railroad and canal bonds, 
and bank or other stocks, mortgages, &c. 
Nothing can be safer, for we are all bound for 
it, and all that we have is held and firmly bound 
for tbe payment of principal and interest. How 
foolish those people are, who keep idle, and 
locked up, their gold and greenbacks, or pur¬ 
chase mortgages or railroad stocks and bonds, 
which pay only 5 or 6 per cent, interest, when 
these Seven-Thirties pay (counting the premium 
on Five-Twenties) over 10 per cent., and are so 
much safer and surer. 
Xlnth Question.— Is this new issue in all re¬ 
spects like the one you have been selling for 
some weeks ? 
Answer.— It is precisely like it, save that the 
done with the foot, the hand, or the finger, or r - od f or converting the notes into 5.30 gold 
pven be simply marked in the mind; it leaves , v, OIld , has been extended ten months. 
In almost every School there are certain pu- mn be slmply mar ked in the nuna; u leaves * ea . bQnds has been extended 
pils, few in number, who are afflicted with ob- tbe too ranch occupied to note the pre- Th ._ add ^ on 0 f time imparts a greater value 
structions or peculiarities of speech, such a.? gence 0 f an j disturbing elemeut, aud conse- ^ ^ be new no tes, in the Judgment of many 
make them the subject of remark, aud often of quent [ y f ree from fear. 
ridicule. Many teachers meet these difficult Did space perm it, I might enlarge upon this 
eases with a kindly spirit and true sympathy, sub j,, cti flnd specify the means of cure for other 
and promptly suppress all symptoms of scorn defc . ct6 ’ of voice, but what I have already said 
notice I among those unreflecting ones who think such be sufficient to enable any teacher to at- 
defects proper subjects for their mirth. Yet there ^ etnpt tbe C tire of common vocal defects, with a 
are very few teachers who feel that they have hopj} of success. There are many which only 
within themselves the power of aiding those medical science and skill can reach, and there are 
investors. 
Tenth Question. —How many of this new issue 
oi Seven-Thirtie6 are there ? 
Answer.—It b as been decided to issue §300 
000,000 in this form. If the war should speedily 
end (audit looks as if it was quite near its end,) 
it may not be necessary to issue any further 
portion of the six hundred millions authorized 
afflicted ones, and doubtless considering these olherSi qu it e incurable; but it is my belief that recent Aet 0 f Congress 
. ii. _- » « -1 i*., 1 nf on « .i .1 ! 4-1 r-. n a mof with « , 
reading their translations aud Punch htis had ills 
fling at the hook. Several American editions arc 
announced to appear forthwith. Meanwhile the 
verdict of tbo foreign press generally seems to 
be, that although false In its assumptions and 
unreliable as history, the work is nevertheless 
written with clearness and vigor. It Is rumor¬ 
ed that a Life of Caesar, written by Louis XIV. 
has jnst been discovered iu the Imperial Library. 
Iu this connection the Paris papers publish the 
following lists of crowued heads who have been 
desirous of obtaining literary honors: 
“Charlemagne wrote a book against the doc 
trines of Felix d’Urgel, and one on the question 
of the worship of images; the Emperor Freder¬ 
ick II. was the author of a treatise on hunting; 
Maximilian I, wrote the genealogies of several 
illustrious men; Charles V wrote a treatise on 
art, and an account of his reign; ChUperic cele¬ 
brated the dogma of the Trinity in verse; Alfred 
the Great composed hyms; Marguerited'Orleans, 
Queen of Navarre, wrote the * Marguerite des 
Marguerites’ and the ‘Contes do la Reine du 
Navarre;’ Queen Elizabeth of England, trans¬ 
lated ‘ Sallust ’ and ‘ Sophocles; ’ Mary Stuart 
read at the Louvre a Latin discourse of her own 
composition, and also wrote poetry; Charles 
IX. produced a poem on Hunting; Marguerite 
de Valois left behind her poems aud memoirs; 
Henry IV. translated ‘Cwsar's Commentaries;’ 
a portion of the same work was translated and 
published by Louis XIV.; Henry VIII. of Eng¬ 
land, obtained his title of ‘Defender of the 
Faith,’ for his treatise against Luther; James 
I. wrote several controversial works, aud his 
famous treatise against tobacco; Peter the Great 
composed treatises on naval subjects; the Em¬ 
peror of China, Hoam-Ti, who built the great 
wall, wrote several works; Louis XM1I. com¬ 
posed anonymously comedies and lables ; Napo¬ 
leon I made some valuable annotations on the 
‘ Commentaries of Ctesar; ’ and Napoleon III. 
is the author of works ou Artillery and on Pau¬ 
perism in France. Now he has produced his 
magnum opus." 
M. Michelet has undertaken a new work, eu 
-titled “ The Twelve Crcsars.” A curious pro 
. Auction by a Frenchman named Acrelian 
Sqsoli., has appeared iu Paris, which pretends 
to expose the dissipations of ladies iu high life. 
The characters are said to be easily recognized. 
An autograph letter will soon appear iu the cata- 
| loguo of a sale in Paris, written by “ BUONA- 
parte, officer ot Artillery in the regiment of 
La Faun, to Dr. Tissot,” Ou the back of the 
letter, In the hand-writing of the Dr., who was 
not much ot a seer, are inscribed the words peu 
interessant —“ of little interest.” 
:~5i Tnu Quincentenary of Dante, will be eelebra- 
ted with great pomp at Florence, in May next 
It is expected that all the literary aud most of 
the titled world of Europe will be present. There 
arc some indications of a spirit of progress ripe 
iu Italy. A review, said to be the first ever es 
impediments as the unmerciful afflictions of an 
over-ruling Providence, the majority of educa¬ 
tors leave these eases where they found there, 
utisfled of their incurability. But there is hard¬ 
ly a greater error in our educational system than 
that of leaviug such cases to cure themselves, 
or to become permanent tortures to the sensi¬ 
tive spirits that have to hear them. It is an al¬ 
most invariable law of our common human 
nature, that any defect of body, produces an 
unnatural sensitiveness of mind, inducing, uniess 
early corrected, seclusion, melancholy and mis¬ 
anthropy, and often culminating in those ter¬ 
rible and unnatural characters, which our poets, 
Moore aud SuakspearE, have drawn so vividly 
in -‘The Veiled Prophet,” and “Richard Third.” 
There is no want of historical characters, where 
this morbid sensitiveness, produced by the same 
causes, has colored the whole stream of their 
lives, and transformed geniuses into misan¬ 
thropes Byron and S. S. Prentiss are notable 
examples. Now it is the part of the Christian 
educator, to mold the hearts, to draw torth the 
warm and kindly feelings Of his scholars, and 
to remove all grounds of temptation and all 
obstacles from their paths, quite as much as to 
train the intellect to a higher life, which, with¬ 
out this education of the heart, will be only a 
life-long aud sclf-torturlng aspiration. 
But I opine that most of our teachers, having 
never investigated the causes of these defects, 
arc simply ignorant ora means to remedy them, 
and pass them by with unavailing pity. It is 
however, my opinion that nine-tenths of the 
cases of Imperfect articulation, met with in our 
schools, might be effectually cured without going 
outside of the school-room; aud it is my pur¬ 
pose to give on this subject, a few directions as 
the result of some successful experiments, in 
the most common forms 
nine-tenths of the vocal imperfections met with 
lu onr schools, might be permanently cured by 
careful and persevering attempts on the part of 
teachers. I would especially insist on the daily 
repetition of the vocal elements as the basis of 
reform in enunciation. 
Leal N. Sevellan. 
INTERESTING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
relative to the 
7-30 TJ. S. LOAN. 
curing rrirwr m million. iduuo of defect m 
speech. 
The three prevailing forms of indistinct artic¬ 
ulation are; imperfect elemental utterance, lisp- 
Vfhen, therefore, the teach- 
* L 
lug aud stammering 
er perceives a scholar afflicted with any of these 
defects, let him proceed to discover the causes 
of such difficulty. Tills is best done by seeing 
the scholar privately, or the presence of some 
other persou, aud in a gentle and friendly man 
nor, sympathising with him, melting his bash- 
fulness with kind words, and signifying a desire 
to co-operate with him in curing himself. Lead 
him to repeat after you, the vocal elements of 
the language, clearly and earefhlly. Repeat 
several times each of the forty-one elements, the 
scholar Imitating, aud note carefully any devia¬ 
tion from the true enunciation. Then, select¬ 
ing the elements which are imperfectly souuded, 
vou will no doubt he surprised at their rarity. 
Theu take words in which these elementary 
rounds occur, and submit them to the test of 
pronounciatlon ; and note the combinations of 
consonantal and vowel sounds, which are de¬ 
fectively enunciated. Theu. further apply the 
test of reading sentences, and noting the defects 
in the portions where they occur. 
Now, having possessed yourself ot the knowl¬ 
edge of the defects, try to investigate the cause. 
Take any oue of the sounds thus defectively 
articulated, and noting the position of your own 
organs in making that sound, clearly and dis¬ 
tinctly, and entirely free from other sounds; 
and in plain words tell the pupil, at the same 
time showing ns much as possible, the inanuci 
of forming the sound. Iu this manner, proceed 
through all the troublesome elements, requiring 
him to imitate the position of your vocal organs, 
aud trying again aud agaiu, until he approxi- 
Mr. Jay Cooke of Philadelphia, who under 
Secretary Chase, had the management of the 
popular *500 million 5-20 Loan, and who was af 
terwards appointed by Secretary Fessenden the 
General Agent to dispose of tbe Loans of the 
Government, has been oominued by Secretary 
McCulloch, the General ScnscRmioN Agent 
for the sale of the “ Seven-Thlrtt Loan” now 
before the Public. 
In entering upon his duties he desires to an¬ 
swer plainly the large number of questions daily 
and hourly propounded to him, so that his fel¬ 
low countrymen nuy all understand what this 
“Sevan-Thirty Loan” is, what are its peculiar 
merits, how they can subscribe for or obtain 
the notes, <&c. 
First Question.— Why is this Loan called the 
“Seven-Thirty” Loan? 
An-wer. —It bear? Interest, in currency, at the 
rate of Seven Dollars and thirty cents, each 
year, ou every hundred dollars; making the 
interest as follow? 
One cent per day on each $ 50 note. 
Two cents " “ UX> ” 
Tea “ “ , 5 ™ „ 
TWODtV “ * uHX) 
One Dollar *• “ 6000 “ 
&coad When and how can they be 
obtained? 
A rniuvr.—They are for sale, at par and accrued 
interest, by all Sub-Treasuries, National and 
other Banks, aud ill Bankers and Brokers. 
Third Question.— When is the interests pay¬ 
able, and how can it he collected ? 
Attswr.—The coupons or interest tickets are 
due 15th of December and 15th of June in each 
year, and can be cut ofl from the note, and will 
be cashed by any Sub-Treasurer, U. S. Deposi 
tory, National or other Bank or Banker. 
Fourth Question —When must the Government 
pav off these 7-30= ? 
Answer.^-' They are due in three years from the 
15th of June, 1885, viz., on the 15th of June, 
1S6S. 
Fifth Question.— Must I receive back my money 
as soon as 1868? 
Answer.—Fo not unless you yourself prefer 
to do so— the Law gives you the right to de¬ 
mand from the Government, at that time, either 
your money or ar. equal amount, at par, of the 
famous and popular 5-20 Gold Bearing 6 per 
cunt. Loau. 
Sixth Question.— How much do you consider 
this privilege of conversion into 5-20 Loan to be 
worth ? 
Answer.—5-2Qe beariug Gold Interest from 1st 
of November, are, to-day, worth 9 per cent, 
premium. If they are worth uo more at the end 
of the three years, when you have a right to 
them, than they now are, this premium, added 
to the interest yon receive, will give you at least 
but 
Eleventh Question.— How long will it take you 
to sell these three hundred millions ? 
Answer. —There are about 1,000 National Banks 
all engaged in selling them; also a large number 
of the old banks, and at least three thousand of 
private bankers and brokers, and special agents 
will be engaged in all parts of the country in 
disposing of them to the people. In less than 
four months they will be all sold and will no 
doubt then sell at a premium, as was the case 
with the old Seven Thirties, the first Twenty- 
Year Loan, and the Five-Twenties. 
The above questions and answers, it is believed, 
will give fail information to all. If not, the 
General Subscription Agent, or any of the Banks 
or Bankers employed to sell the Loan, will be 
glad to answer all questions, and to furnish ihe 
Seven-Thirties in small or large sums (as the 
notes are issued in denominations of -550, S1CO, 
$ 500 , $1,00) and §'>,000,) and to render it easy for 
all to subscribe—thus fulfilling the instructions 
of Mr. McCulloch, who earnestly desires that 
the people of the whole land (as well as the 
capitalists) shall have every opportunity afforded 
them of obtaining a portion of <Aw most desirable 
investment. 
Let none delay, but subscribe at once, through the 
nearest responsible Bank or Bmkers. 
For sale by Jay Cook & Co., at their Phila¬ 
delphia and Washington offices, and by Banks 
aud Bankers generally throughout the country. 
Annie and Nettie, Mrs. Gray’s twin children 
lay snugly tucked in their little bed, wberetheir 
mother had left them. They had said their eve¬ 
ning prayers at her knee, in the sweet summer 
twilight, and she had been speaking to them 
about the past day’s conduct. They kept talking 
after she had left. 
Annie, who was the larger and stronger of 
the two, had always taken the lead in every¬ 
thing. 
“ Dear me, Nettie, don’t you wish it was mam¬ 
ma’s duty to mind us, instead of ours to mind 
her ? ’ ’ said she. 
“Why, Annie?” 
I would let her go visiting every day and she 
should wear her best dresses the whole time.” 
“ Then what could we have her wear Sunday ?” 
asked Nettie. 
“Oh!” exclaimed Annie. “ Well, then, per¬ 
haps we had better not. But now, Nettie, you 
know it isn’t a bit pleasant thing to mind, is it ?” 
“ Perhaps not, always; but it is right,” replied 
Nettie. 
“ Yes, but how nice it would be to have papa 
aud mamma ask us if they might go and spend 
the dav at grandma’s instead of our having to 
ask them. T d always let them go. ” 
“ But, then, you know, Annie, they would 
not ask to go if it was not best,” Nettie replied. 
Do we won’t to go when it isn’t best ? ” asked 
Annie. 
“ But they always know. Don’t you remem¬ 
ber how you cried because you could’t go to 
ottie Frost's that afternoon when there was 
such an awful storm ? Mamma thought it was 
coming and it did, aud how scared we were. If 
we had gone, we should have been all wet 
through, and perhaps the thunder would have 
struck on the road as we were going." 
“Don’t let us talk any more, I am going to 
sleep,” said Annie. 
Vail a minn nte, Annie,” said her mother, 
who had been sitting in the next chamber and 
overheard them. 
“ Now, mammal ” began Annie. 
“ Let me sit by you a little longer, and talk 
about this tiresome minding. Do you suppose, 
dear, that you children are the only ones that 
have to mind? Why, we must all mind some 
one.” 
“Why, mamma, you know that you can do 
ius* - anything you want to. You can buy all 
the candy in Mr. Brown s store, and you could 
go to ride all the time. I wish I was grown up ’ ’ 
“But if you were grown 
Grav, “you would have to 
science.” 
“ Is that hard to obey, mamma 
Annie. 
“It is harder than obeying me. You would 
have to think and think. You would have to 
sav ‘Is this right? Is it best? Will it wrong 
others ? ” Yon easily decide then about buying 
candy, but there would be much harder ques¬ 
tions to settle. You wonld have more difficult 
minding to do, and I want you to get a good 
habit now, so as to make it easier then. 
U But Who shall I have to mind, mamma ? 
Who do yon mind, mamma r ’' asked Annie. 
“ It is our Heavenly Father, Annie. He speaks 
to me in the Bible, and in my conscience, and 
when I obey him I am happy. But if I don’t 
mind him, directly everything goes wrong and I 
am miserable. We are all God’s children, and 
he is training us here to live with him hereafter. 
And as we are ignorant and do not know what is 
best for us, he wants us to obey what he tells ns 
is onr duty to do.” 
up," said Mrs. 
obey your con- 
asked 
THE STORY OF A TREE. 
A CORRESPONDENT with the army before Pe¬ 
tersburg, tells a curious story of a large pine 
tree which has long stood midway between the 
Union and rebel pickets, at a point where the 
lines are only twenty-five yards apart. The 
tree’s neutral position long protected it from 
destruction, but the scarcity of fuel suggest¬ 
ed a compromise, and it was agreed that it 
should be cut down, and that both claimants 
should divide Its wood. A delegate from each 
picket iiuc accordingly went forth to the task, 
and, by the vigorous axes of both, the trunk was 
soon leveled to the earth. Then arose an ani¬ 
mated debate as to which of the soldiers should 
have the butt and which the branches. Words 
were not conclusive enough to decide the ques¬ 
tion, and wore soon changed to blows. A brisk 
aud bloodless combat ensued, In which the Union 
man proved the most skillful pugilist, and the 
victor triumphantly carried to his camp-fire the 
largest end of the log. 
FISHING IN LAKE ERIE. 
io n ryir <>ent Dor anuuui for your money, „ 
!h” opluioa W .tat .Uey will bo worth more than I are caoght lu «ty large quoutme. 
It appears that while the fish are decreasing 
in large numbers, in mauy of the most famous 
fishing-grounds of the ocean, they are rather 
increasing than otherwise in the great lakes of 
this continent. The principal fishing - ground 
near Suudusky Bay, furnished, iu the months of 
April, October and November, in the year I860, 
about thirty tuns of fish a day. For the two 
years next succeeding the takes were increased 
about fifty tuns per-day In each year: that is to 
say, iu 1802 they were forty t uns a day. The next 
year, 1863, they increased ten tuns, reaching 
fifty tuns a day, aud, last year, the takes aver¬ 
aged fifty tuna, and a little over, per day, during 
the three months named. The fish are princi¬ 
pally bass, pik:- and pickeral. Further west, in 
the deep, cool waters about Thunder Bay, in 
Lake Hurou, the delicious and delicate whitetish 
A SINGULAR BUT GOOD REPORT. 
When quite young, in my boyish days, I had 
watched some ’sparrows carrying materials to 
build their nests, in the usual season, under the 
eaves of a cottage adjoining our own: and al¬ 
though strict orders had been issued that none 
of us” should climb up to the roof of riie house, 
yet birds’ eggs formed a temptation too power¬ 
ful to be resisted, aud self-gratification, was con¬ 
sidered rather than obedience. A favorable op¬ 
portunity presented itself: the roof ot the house 
was climbed, and not only was nest pillaged, but 
seized and carried away. It was soon stripped 
of its unnecessary appendages, that it might ap¬ 
pear as neat as possible. Among the things thus 
removed was a piece of paper which had been a 
page in one of Dr. Watts’ hymn books, and 
which, thrown away, had been taken by the 
Door bird for the purpose of strengthening the 
nest, or increasing the warmth. A word or two 
caught my eye, and I unfolded the paper. Need 
I say that, boy as I was, I read these verses with 
curious feelings 
••Why should I deprive my neighbor 
Of his goods against his will ? 
Hands were made for honest labor, 
Not to plunder, nor to steal. 
“ Guide my heart, O God of heaven, 
Lest I covet what's not mine: 
Lest I take what is not given. 
Guide my hands and heart from sin. 
Had the bird been able to re&d and reason, it 
could not have selected a text more appropriate 
for reproof and instruct ion than this. What was 
coutrived aud done “iu secret” was thus con¬ 
demned from the house-top. My young readers 
should remember that when they do wrong, God 
sees them, and can send them reproof even by 
means of a bird. 
A little boy, iu an ower-good family, was re¬ 
buked for looking into his spelling-book on a 
Sunday. Savs he:-“I dou’t see why I can t 
study the spelling-lesson Sundays as well as read 
the Testament week-days!” 
