Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-08
THE STUDENT :

4 Family Miscellany and Monthly School Reader.
EDITED BY N. a. CALKINS.
'b'a1S work mas entered upon its Sixth Volume
L with more fatteriEg prospects than ever before.
Its sobectPhysical, Mora and Intellectual improve
ment- have been so successfully carried out, to
Cieet the unQallted approbatlon of it's thousands OF
readers. Being arranged as to adapt it to every
member oi the family, from The child to the parents.
it occupies BROADER field than any O. her Magazi
eXtant, and is emphatcay TIE FAMILY MISCELLANY.
THE SUBJECTS
Treated in its pages embrace THE Sciences. including
important discoveries Hitory, with the leaeing
current events of nations, countries, and of !nvdui
acts B09'aphy OF distinguished persons, illustrated
with portraits; Natu al History embracing descrip-
IonS and illustrations Of Beasts Birds. FISHES Insects.
Trees Plants, Fruits. and various productions Of
tnre. These are enlirened and rendered more inter
eSng by pleasing TactS. historical Incidents ana illus
tratIve anecdotes. Besides al this, appropriate Music
given, 10 gal.den the happy home with pleasant
songs
OUR MUSEUM
Is feature which attracts much attention from the
young and Old. This is filled with mental clir sites
composed of gems OF knowledge embracing both lite
rary productions of the presentday and relic Of former
times as found in phi osophy. science, history bellies
leJres, and anecdotes. Among It's varieties may sc
oriln OF words Of sayings questions from CORE
spondents their answers also eliymaS, puZ les, wit.
aud pebbles uncommon picked up along the shoI OF
reading.
THE PLAN OF TIE WORK
Is unlike any other before thu public Several pages
arc 'eIoted 10 articles III prose and poetry T'oIn the
abcst writer's embracing subjects of interest for the
older members ri the Iluiiy and IT,. ;vaucp classes
in chool. The I1ttS Department contans narratives
to each yauab:" moral lessons. rtiaing 10 hIlits,
conduct, etc: also, travels. natural history AMI r.
ceS on sceutifc sui ects adapted he capacity q
tie Young FDr CpI09ea lew pages ain articles
VIII easy WORDS and simple IDEAS to tcacn
RI e>S"Il or iac II history nature. 18uchc" o!G
lNTGhtS viii fid portion devoted to uSetui suggest
/
Aecr'aW ErenIS, embracing f,iei summary Of the
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'"ttcfS nt books, etc. w scqainJ the reader of the
pei'.a.ion and character CT new books particularly
OF uc.I suitable for the family, the stulent CT
the school library.
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Is one OF the leading characteristics OF this work Tt
Is adapted to classes or different grades, and furnise
fresh and entertaining matter every month. thus I'M
partns to the lupils variety CT useful information
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sChOoi-rOOIn
Tlf. AIN OF THE STUDENT
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en; nd!c love for such learning will !acticly
useful in life. While its pages breathe high moral
tone. and incucate bus pure principles. they will
be free rom party and sccaran pIejulces eideavcr-
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