The Care ...

vhei we wcre chii ireu, we were taught that it was nest door to a crime to destroy books. Of course books are not as expensiye or as hard to get now as they were a quarter of a century ago, but all tbc same they are too valuable to waste or throw away. Children should be taught how best to take care of books and otight never to be permitted to thxow or bang them abont or tear theni in pieces. Tliey shonld be encouraged to accumulate ■' 'uiiii's, nnd to do this must have a in whieh to keep them. Good, i bookshelves cost but little, and .■i y ohild should have a set. lu one well ordered household there are fivc youngsters, between the ages of 5 and 15 years. Each child has a bookeasc, one of the ordinary, plain sort that cost $4 or $5. There are curtains made from the skirts of wornout dresses or of paper musliu, for the family has but little of this world's goods to use, and every dollar, even every cent, has to be conuted. ' But there is in this bousehold a spirit of consideration that will not allow interf erence with private property, and each member is expeeted to take care of his or her own possessions, to be responsible for them and to exercise absolute control and ownership over them. Especially is it the oase with books and toys. These are borrowed and loaned only with the owner's consent. New books are carefully covered and marked with the owner's name, not only on the cover, but also across the first page of the story or reading matter. Names on the flyleaf may be obliterated or torn off, but when placed across the beginning of the subject matter they are apt to remain aud