Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-03-24
INFLUENCE on a NEWsPArER.

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A school teacher who has been engaged
long time in BID profession, and witnessed
the influence Of newspaper upon The minds
Of family Of children, writes TO the editor
of tbs Ogdensburg Sentinel as follows.
have found it to Be / universal facs
without exception, that those scholars os
both sexes, and Of all ages, who have HAD
access 70 newspapers at home, When com.
pared with those who have not, are 4
\ Better readers excelling IN rrcnuncia-
rtion aud emphasis, and consequently read
Me a;rs 81 Eith - .--.-ss..gly
5. They obtain 4 pfacEcsTsF ! sna -sslas
geog ply i almost half the time ii requires
others, as the newspapers has made them "a
miliar with the location of'the Important
places, nations, their governments, and do
ings on the globe
| 4, They are better grammarians for hay.
ing become 50 familiar with every variety Of
style, in the newspaper, from the common.
place advertisements ID the finished and
classical Grafton Of the statesman, they
more readily comprehend the meaning Of
the text, and consequently analyse its con-
structionwith accuracy.
5: They write better compositiohs using
better language, containing more thoughts
more clearly and cennectodly expressed.
g. Those young men who have for years
been readers Of the newspapers, are always
taking the lead il the debating society, *.
hibiting q more extensive knowledge updn
q greater variety of subjects and expressing
their views with greater fuency, elcarness,
and correctness in their use ofiauguages.l
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~ A negro woman having ono day re-
ceiyed reprimand from. her mistress, for
some trifing offence, was 50 much irritated,
that she went directly cut, knelt down and
made the following prayer sOh, ypod mag
sa Lord, come and take ME right out OBJ dc
verdi dis berry minute; if you nyis comm
yousef, send de debble or anybody slse 7
~ If the Spring put forth no blossoms,
IN summer there will be no beauty, and in
| autumn no fruit III youth will be triaed
away without improvements, manhood will
be contemplate andFold age miserable III
| the beginnings Of life have been vanity, its
latter end can be no other than vexaticn Of
| spirit
say that your wife's worse than the devil
Ant place your fivirence can prove il
BY the Holy Scripture-I can, be the pow
| ers Didn', your Iiyirence, in the sermon
i yesterday, tell US If We resist the devil, he'd
/ Ace from Is Now if | resistrmy wife, shs
Aiss Al me 4
~ Al DuichmanI relating his troubles
says:-One nightyen ] comes home, 4 fluids
de door vast asleep and all de neighbors
bunkins yos in my hog batch goes gu,
and takes 4 hook and breaks il over every
rails pack in de Geld, and dey runs ikelrun-
der and te debil ASIDE very fence vos after
dem 80
NJ a moor widow was asked how shs Be-
3 came 80 much attached to ) certain neigh
Dor. and replied, that she was bound 10 him
by several cords Of wood which be hadseni
to her during . hard winter.
~ a phiiantbropist Of the blessing-to
mothers school, has just invented cradle
which, on being wound upslike . clock itiI
rock The baby twenty four hours witlIou
Stopping M
10 John, has tha doctor arrivsil
Yes, sir
Then 10 immediate i for tie undertsl I,
for coming events cast taeir shadows befor
them
nWerc you ever cross-questioned, al
Joues2s
YES, when questioned 81 ny wife, aft.
) spendingst the evening abroad cross eneugl
! Ia All conscience
~ Guilty Or not guilty z said ! judge /
native Of the emerald Isle.
Z Just d. your honor PLACES It's not f
the like B. me to dictate tosyer hona<;s vi
Z ship Was the reply
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