The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-01-23

the dear fsmilisr lines:
<sih srss cf isbH 90 Of sklll,
-a--.ss.s would be busypi
fof eatsn nDis some mischief stu,
for Idle hands W do"
And how much better, too, Is the good old
Presbyterian custom Of causing children tO
commit 10 memory such PLAN and whole
some truths. than Of numbering up their
brains with the dogserel rhymes Of Old
Mother Goose, and such ~
There "a, su old woman, she lived In spoon,
And all che wanted Vas elbow roou."
Then again l....
70 40, Mis- Mary. quite contrary,
Iou does your gsrjeu rw'
..sas.. siivss b~l.s ssA ssseIs sAs'le,
AMI eueambtrs o la ros."
| Euinently suggestive are such Lines Ol--non-
sense. .-....-
But what connection il there between
newspapers and idle childreny There Is no
connection whatever, reader. and that Is
precisely the point We are trying 10 mako.
Wo wish 70 eIprcs II a. mature conviction
Of our own mind, that one Of tho best pro-
factions for our children against tho tsmpta-
tions Of city and village life. Is tho habitual
reading ola well conducted family news
paper VI periodical. Ifyou want . child to
take m interest in paper, let IL DO his
paper, sent to his address. In reasonable
time he will get to look for its coming,
and feel the want Of II, II 1t does not arrive
at the usual time. Soon il will DO . kind
Of necessity. and rather than DO without it
he bccom,s willing 20 make sacrifices and
self-denals for the sake Of saving any stray
dime or half dime which may happen to
come into his possession. Peanuts aud gin.
gerbrcs,d monkey shows and 6rc-craekers,
are vctocd, and the increment Of q quarter
of q dollar TO half. ind ~ on, 10 the sub.
scription price, Is watched with an interest
and pleasure which few would imagine.
and planted before weare aware oft. which
will grow to health, and wealth, and posi-
ton.
The moment any child has learned TO save,
that moment such u child Is rendered safe
for life sale from the pcnitentiary, safe
from the poor.housc, safe from her whose
chambers 20 down 10 death. Not only 80
during this time. the lessons learned from
week to week. inculcated in short articles
of prccep. and Of faet-leSsons in history,
IN finance, in morals, are indrlibly impress.
oil on the mind. and help to build up
character. which. with Others like 1t, is TO
hold up the society VI the next generation.
Such being the case, no small responsible.
ties 10 our common country rest on the edi-
,orial profession and glad are we. that to
DO we'll inforlned, to h. educated, Is the first,
the essential requisite, In an editor; with
out it, he cannot keep his head above water.
In law, physic, and divinity, an ignoramus
may sal with the wind, may float on the
do OF family, fortune, or party; but tho
only lifo.boat Of living editor 10 an actual
intelligencc-no sham can live an hour.
BE assured. reader, that the price Of
periodical for cach child in your family,
who has entered the tenth year Is IN invest
ment which will ,isld dividend of q mil.
lion per cent. The very idea Of taking q
paper cleyates child, increases hi, sell re-
spcct, and that feeling Of self.importancc
viii Ii is the germ Of manly and womanly
dignity.
Truth, knowledge, has an infectious In.
Guence about il. The possession Of one item
of intelligence leads to the desire Of know
ing u kindred truth this stimulates 10 in.
ves,igation, when proper facilities and en-
coura gemcnts and aids are afforded and all
ut once, We find the child an Investigator,
with an interest which insures its remem-
branco and here We hayo u student In en-
bryO--a selctaught scholar, the very kind
of persons who, the world over, make the
men OF note of their time.
We have been very long time in CON-
ing to the point Of inviting parents, who
take this journal, TO look over the list Of
exchanges, on tho last page Of the cover,
and make good beginning for eightecn
hundred and iifty.seyel, by selecting some
publication Er each member Of your family
that is. one for each child, one for your
wife, and one, ut least, for yourssli-then
q good religious paper for the whole house
hold. Perhaps you would do well to let
each choose for himself, subject 10 your
superior judgement then count up the adj
vance subscription prico Of all, and send II
right away, to commences from and after
the first day Of January. 1857, and their re-
newal every year will bo among the pleas.
ant events Of.Christmas Time, which will
not easily be forgotten; then the editors
will be sure OF their money, and you aru
sure of your papers; thus enabling them 10
labor ciecrily, while you and all yours aro
reaping weekly qualification and instruction,
Two suggestions we give you AZ n matter
Of opinion only -
LIST. Give preference to the publication Of
the kind you want, which il nearest to you.
local papers, rs they are called, are OF
more Importance than is generally supposed,
when they are industrious!y edited. They
keep you acquainted with the history Of
things .'round you, Of tho growth Of your
village or county, their improvements,
changes, and the like. One Of tho mos:
deeply interesting volumes in any man g
library is regular Gle Of his village news
paper or twenty, OF iurty years ugone.-
What reminiscencos--how gid are some
Others, how sweetly sad are they And
what a Photographic panorama is given of
the whole past
Another suggestion do not allow one
member Of the family Ia read any other
paper than his own. This will have several
very beneficial effects, not thought Of by the
superficial.
let. It will prevent the very bad habit
Of borrowing newspaper. Why! I would
rather lend my umbrella, and even my din.
ncr-Iometio,s
81. It's not profitable to read variety
Of newspapers, no more than Il Is to hear u
variety Of preachers. We never saw good
Christian made by tn, latter practice, nor q
head well filed by the former.
One paper well read, is more profitable
than to have the skimming Of dozen
which last gives kind Of general, diffusivc
knowledge, which 10 the iarthest possible
from being practical, and practical knowl.
edge is the great want Of the are. IL Is tho
knowledge OF minutig, which Is remunera-
tive. While we would contne each one To
the actual reading Of bis own paper We
would allow him TO tell It's news 10 the
Others. Does not any ono know what pleas.
uro II airjrds to tell to another what Is sup
posed to DO new? The desire TO tell would
induce greater care in impressing upon tho
mind the particulars Of " at was intended
TO be communicated, and this would cult.
yate habit Of minutcnes, and accuracy Of
narration. which gives TO conversation its