carver in wood. Chantrey set to work with great energy, all his spare time being devoted to drawing and modelling in clay, in which latter art he became a proficient. Having contrived to scrape together fifty pounds, he gave that sum to his master to cancel his indentures, as he was determined to become an artist. Proceeding to London, he worked as a journeyman carver; but after a time he returned again to Sheffield, where he modelled plaster busts of several of his townsmen. With a reputation considerably enhanced he went again to London, and was fortunate enough to attract the attention of the celebrated sculptor, Nollekens, who assisted him in the path which led him to fame and fortune. Chantrey's abilities enabled him to acquire considerable property, and he left a munificent bequest to the *Royal Academy. In 1837 he was knighted by Queen Victoria, and died in 1841.

Sculptor. One who makes
figures in marble or stone.
Venetian. An inhabitant of
Venice.

Venice. A city in Italy, where

there are no horses or carriages used, but people go about in boats or gondolas. Orpheus and Eurydice. Two subjects in heathen mythology. Elgin Marbles. Beautiful pieces of Greek sculpture brought by Lord Elgin from Athens.

Pius VII. The Pope who crowned Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804. He was a good man, and died in 1823. Sheffield. A town in Yorkshire, renowned for its manufactures of cutlery.

Royal Academy. A Society of Artists, formed in 1768, who annually exhibit paintings in their own rooms, now in Burlington House, London.

THRIFTY MAXIMS FOR ALL TIME
AND ALL AGES.

LITTLE THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.

diminishing, lessening.

epitomised, explained shortly.

sinew and muscle, strength and

power.

physical, bodily.

domain, home, surroundings. relinquish, to give up. punctuality, exact time.

1. THERE are two ways of getting rich,—one by adding to our possessions, the other by diminishing our desires: the latter is much the easier and readier.

2. The science of life may be thus epitomisedto know well the price of time, the value of things, and the worth of people.

The world we live in is the best world possible to those who use it; the worst world possible to those who abuse it.

3. The Working Man's Capital.-The working man's capital is health and not wealth. It does not consist in landed property, but in sinew and muscle, and if he persist in the use of intoxicating liquors, they will strike at the very root of his capital—a sound physical constitution. After this is lost, he becomes unfit for the workshop, for no master will employ a man who wants capital. He has then to repair to the poorhouse or the infirmary.-Hunter.

4. Nature is industrious in adorning her dominions; and man, to whom this beauty is addressed, should feel and obey the lesson. Let him, too, be industrious in adorning his domain—in making his

home-the dwelling of his wife and children-not only convenient and comfortable, but pleasant.

5. He who respects and holds his word sacred himself will have it respected and trusted by others.

Oft what seems a trifle, a mere nothing, by itself, in some nice situations turns the scale of fate, and rules the most important actions.

6. System accomplishes as much in housekeeping as in anything else. It is a great help to have a plan for each day thought out the evening before or early in the morning.

7. The greatest loss of time is delay or expectation which depends upon the future. We let go the present, which we have in our power, and look forward to that which depends upon chance, and so relinquish a certainty for an uncertainty.

8. It is not the ability to be idle, but the ability to work, that constitutes happiness.

It is when the work is finished that we feel how unfinished is the workmanship.

9. An old proverb says, "Punctuality is the soul of business," which means that business can no more be carried on without it, than can the movements of the body without the soul.

"TO CLIMB STEEP HILLS REQUIRES SLOW PACE AT FIRST."

eminence, greatness, a high

place. laboratories, places where chemists perform experiments and prepare the materials. rudimentary, the very beginning. aptitude, readiness.

apparatus, the tools, things

necessary to be used.

romance, a fairy tale.

encyclopædia, a book like a

dictionary, only much fuller. philosopher, a lover of science. accuracy, correctness. renown, fame.

mercenary, money-loving. analytical, enquiry as to the simple forms of anything. lurid, red, bright.

subtle, hidden.

A GREAT passion, whether it be simply the love of independence, the desire for fame, or some absorbing affection for discovery, art, or science, will give strength and endurance to overcome every difficulty in order to attain the wished-for end. Amongst artists this is frequently the case, the passion is born in them, and no sacrifices are too great to make for it. So it is with men of science, many of whom have risen from very humble life to leave behind them names that will never perish, but are connected with the greatest discoveries of their age and of the utmost benefit to mankind. Almost without knowing it, such persons have practised Thrift in many ways. It was only through selfdenial and patient work that eminence could be attained. Probably had men, whose lives are now read as models of industry, been born rich, they would never have been heard of at all; for by having to work every step of their way, from one position to another, they have strengthened their nature and increased their capabilities.

Sir Humphrey Davy, the man of science, was born at Penzance, and was the son of a wood-carver. His father died when he was young, so he got but little schooling, and learned nearly exactly what took his fancy and nothing else. A country apothecary who lived near his mother took a fancy to him, and he hoped by industry, perhaps, one day to become a village doctor like his kind friend; but a greater fate was in store for him. The little chemistry he could learn in the doctor's shop he eagerly studied, and at last came to London, where he laboured diligently, and became lecturer to the Royal Institution, in the laboratories of which Society he made some of his greatest experiments and discoveries. His work enabled him to invent the safety lamp-a discovery which has saved the lives of numberless human beings,-and enables miners to work in the depths of the earth in comparative safety. He became Fellow of the Royal Society, and afterwards its President; he was knighted by King George IV., and died at *Geneva in 1829, surrounded by every comfort and all the honours he so well deserved.

His successor in his labours at the Royal Institution was Michael Faraday, who was one of the most perfect specimens of a self-made scientific man that modern history has furnished. He was the son of a blacksmith (who, coming from Yorkshire, had settled in London), and was born in Newington, one of the northern parishes of the metropolis, in 1791. The humble position of his parents enabled them