THOSE HELPFUL HINTS ■ \ ABOUT THE BABYv Is a baby eight months old too young to be spanked? —Clipping from one of our Household Journals. Oh, spare the rod means spoil the child ! Don’t be tfco kind, don’t be too mild! Fie won’t obey if you but scold. By all means spank the eight-months-old If he won’t act just as he ought, The little rascal must be taught; You know he has a sinful heart—tinmans are wicked from the start. His little heart is like a flint, He’ll seldom take a gentle hint; If he won’t do as he is told, Bv all means spank the eight-months old. —Carolyn "Wells.
Pat and Mike enlisted in the British army.- After their first drill the captain,' thinking the circumstance opportune for a little lecture on patriotism, demanded eloquently, “Soldiers, why should, a man die for his King and country?” This struck Pat as a proper question. Turning •*>to Mike, he_ said, “Faith, Moike, the captain is right! Whoi?”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2657, 12 November 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)
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165Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2657, 12 November 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)
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