Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-25
THE STUDENT
i Family Miscellany and Monthly School

i Family Miscellany and Monthly SctoogReoder
EDITED BY n. a. CALKINS.
'HlS work has now entered upon its Sixth Volume
4 with more iattering prospects than ever before.
lts sobJectsPhysical Moral and Intellectual improve
ment- have been successfully carried out, as to
Gieet the qualified appreciation of its thousands of
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member OF the family from the child to the parents
It occupies broader 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 Natu al History. embracing descrp-
tons and illustrations of Beasts Birds Fishes Insects
Trees, Fants, Fruits, and various productions OF
ture. These enlivened and rendered more inter
esng by pleasing facts historical incidents and illus
trative anecdotes. Besides all this appropriate Music
given, to gladden. the happy home with pleasant
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OUR MUSEUM
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composed of gems of knowledge embracing both lite
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times as found in philosophy, science, history bellies
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seen origin of words of sayings questions from CORE
spondents, their answers also enigmas, puzzles, wit
and pebbles uncommon picked up along the shole Of
reading.
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