Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-04
THE STUDE {:

A Family Miscellany and Monthly chool-Reader.
EDITED BY N. A. CALKINS.
TT'HIS work has entered upon its Sixth Volume
i with more dattering prospects than ever before.
Its Moral and Intellectual improve
ment-have been SO successfully carried out, 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 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 OF nations, countries and of individual
acts; Biography of distinguished persons illustrated
with portraits; Natural History, embracing descrp-
tons and illustrations of Beasts Birds Fishes Insects
Trees, Plants Fruits and various productions of ma
ture. These enlivened and rendered more inter-
esting by pleasing facts historical Incidents illus
trative anecdotes. Besides all this appropriate Music
given, to gladden. the happy home with pleasant
songs.
OUR MUSEUM
Is feature which attracts much attention from the
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composed of gems of knowledge embracing both lite
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times, found in philosophy, science, history, bellies
lettres, and anecdotes. Among its varieties may be
seen origin Of WORDS of sayings questions from
spondents, their answers also enigmas puzzles, w.t.
and pebbles uncommon picked up along the shores of
reading
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Giles on scientific subjects adapted to the capacity of
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n 6fioS aoI
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the school library.
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