Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-01-29
THE STUDENT -:


A Family Miscellany and Monthly School Reader.
EDITED BY n. A. CALKINS.
FE1H1s work has now entered upon its Sixth Volume
with more f1attering prospects than ever before.
Its sobjects-Physical Moral and intellectual improve
ment- have been successfully carried cut, as to
meet the unqualified appreciation OF its thousands of
readers Being so arranged as to adapt it to every
member of the family from the child to the parents,
it occupies bioader field than any other Magazine
extant, and is emphaticaly The FAMILY MISCELLANY.
THE SUBJECTS
Treated in its pages embrace The Sciences, including
important discoveries History, with the leading
current events of nations, countries and of individual
acts; Biography of distinguished persons, illustrated
with Portraits Ndtu al History. embracing descrp-
tons and illustrations of Beasts Birds Fishes Insects
Trees, Plants Fruits, ard various productions of
ture These are enliyened, and rendered more inter
estng by pleasing facts historical Incidents and illus
trative anecdotes. Besides all this appropriate Music
is given, to gladden. tie happy home with pleasant
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OUR MUSEUM
Is feature which attracts much attention from the
young and old This is filled with mental curiostes
composed of gems of knowledge embracing both lite
rry productions of the and relic of former
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seen origin of words Of sayings, questions from
spoDdents their answers also enigmas, puzzles, w.t.
and pebbles uncommon picked along the sholes Of
reading
THE PLAN OF THE WORK
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to eacn valuable moral lessons, relating to habits
conduct, etc. also, travels, natural history, and ar
cies scientific SUBJECTS adapted to the capacity
the young For ChftOre few pages contain articles
with easy words and simple IDEAS to teach some mo-
raj lesson or fact in history nature Ieachers and
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Record Of ErentS, embracing brief summary of the
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publication and character of new books, particularly
OF such suitable for the family, the student,
the school library.
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