Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-01-15
THE STUDENT /;
4 Family Miscellany and Monthly School, Reader.
EDITED BY n. A. CALKINS.


'1'HIS work has now entered upon its Sixth Volume
i with more hatterng prospects than ever before
Its obects-Physical Moral. and Intellectual improve
ment-have been so successfully carried out as to
meet the unqualified appreciation OF its thousands of
readers. Being so nged 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 emphatcally 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. and various productions of
ture. These are enlivened and rendered more inter
esng by pleasing facts historical Incidents and illus
trative anecdotes. Besides all this appropriate Music
is given, to gladden. the 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 curosites
composed of gems of knowledge embracing both lite
rry productions of the presentday and relic of former
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.
aud pebbles uncommon picked up along the sholes Of
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ablest WRITER'S bracng subjects OF interest for the
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with easy words and simple ideas, to teach some
raj lesson fact in history nature Teachers and
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Record Of ErentS, mbracing brief summary of the
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the school library.
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