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Show The Love of Good Books. There Is no task ot the teacher that can surpass In Importance this work of forming right tastes of reading among children. It makes,not so much difference what children learn as what they love. What they learn they will forget; what thoy love they will keep. If children do not learn to use and appreciate ap-preciate good books while at school, they will hardly ever learn, nnd their education will not amount to much. The school i has to do with child and youth, btit the library has to do with the child, the youth and tho man until the end of his life. A good book Is a blessing, but an evil one a curso.' Water Spreading Fire. An amusing Instance of Ignoranco of the properties of carbldo of cnlclum occurred recontly on a quay at Algiers. Al-giers. Flvo tons of carbide had been placed near a quantity of inflammable material, which suddenly caught fire. Tho firemen, Instead of removing tho boxes of carbide with hooks, smashed them, and then turned water upon the contents. Tho 'result was a great .development .de-velopment of acotyleno gas nnd a destructive de-structive fire, which might havo been prevented by a little practical knowledge knowl-edge of chomlstry. Youth's Companion |