The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-28

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p.or. carr ! :1scrsas. 80 -
.b,s to hear The lecture d Prof Csspp, y
| he Geographical Church, TAsss1a1 sssr'
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judicious snd discrimi mating notice:
The Lecture BY Professor ciaeps of Ioss
College, VAS nddressedio The second-sooer-
thought clsss Of young men and yopn9 70
men Who hare learned enough Of themselves
aud OF the mystery Of human existence N
this world. 10 desire mental culture Is aneans
a AsF.sAinx tie bishess kind Of ssisg.sns,
A. VET ~ The most substantial qualifications
.or the ac,ivs duiik sf5hs lie skdwtd ~
analogy Of development between mind and
anu .cle- that both are gaaed by definite par
pose aud Systematic training and practice.
He showed by what standards We may Judge
Of The vane Of different kinds ofliierature in
their adapntios to strengthen and deselop
the mental powers; ana y SO doing be pre-
tssnsed, IN very iorcibls rnapner, the intox-
icstiug and weakening influence Of the trashy
literature so abundantly sold from the news
stands. and filing so fall the columns OF tbs
daily and weekly press. lie made plea fol
,,andard literature. for philosophic research,
s Tor the investigation OF we'll digested themes fol
history and high toned fiction As the appro
pirate means when we'll mastered Of giving
power aud scope to the mind, and fitting 1t Il
Use 20 the best advantage the rapid success
ion Of facts snd expsrisnces WHICH ss Ar
everywhere and daily compelled 10 meet
Prof Clarp's purpose is to show by wha
means this true and ennobling development
of the mud which constitutes the essentia
rIeme nts OF education may be gained outsd
If College halls, by professional men. by shop
,nen and merchants, by msa and women G
all classes. This he illustrates by many nc
. lie and well known examples. AS lecture
Prof Ciapp has On agreeable voice, chast
style of composition, pleasing aud forcibl
!. delivery, with an earnest but calm rehanc
, on the intrinsic merit of his theme commend
. ing itself 70 all thoughtful minds. He hn
. ibe right sor, of courage for his education,
work, and will be listened to with in,ere,
and prof. by al. sober minded hearers.
Thus much Tor our friend. We add thu
l. lakes untenable grounds in its critique upo
= Prof. C.'s lecture. 1t protests against h
IS recommended use Of the Quartesiies and cri
y zeal journals, and sors:
y "Lfe is TOO short, and its practical duii,
u Ire too press sing. 70 enable any great namb'
i young persons to spare the time o iea'
comprehend aud mentally digest the ponde
;, ous staff, contained in there heavy, st4tel
philosophical quarterly essays.
70 In our opinion, the atlantic, Harpers al
n, Putnams in nonthiies. and the New Yor
n md Chicago frihunes in weekies, conta
A ,,stly more practical common sense, readit
alatter, valuable, useful and instructive wht
le acquired ihsn oil tie numbering, incompr
G j a,sibie theories, and fine span abstraction
in - fhe dreaming philosophers. TO be found
AL the British and american qaarieriies al
ssekly Nations, or productions Il simii
.,.'iaracter ever written
- Now The trtah is, excessive newspaper a,
magazine reading is one great cause OF de
= tient American scholarship. /; makes q
: people welliaiormed, but coesnt give schr
i, ship. It gives material for talk at the e
), p.nse of ability to think. 1t impairs memo
h aud represses true intellectual developmer
II the extent that the Reviews and critic
Journals Offset the mere superficial scqli
of t.on of knowledge aud compel thought,
n thar extent they are better for the young III
O. newspapers and magazines.
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,s- BLukwoens MAGAzrXE.-We hare
ceiyed "Blackwood's Magazine from t
oh Leonard Scot, Publishing Company, Of N
I'M inrk. Il is we'll filed az usual, and spir
l. Tore sharn a al, ,,a,, Tho II