Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-19

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.ort Of culture. bot The readine cf Dsss-
p.uer- dos sG4 make scholar -ssves
Iii never can. Prom the p~rusal al
naacaxinss se set saosh-s kin.i Of eal-
,uye. sni one N; great salu- but ruagx-
Zip~. can never b- made to ill the place
Of books. The sutj~ct nader consider
atom changes too often. il not snf6-
-ien,ly elaborated. IL not kept before
the mind long enough ~ make its due
,,upr-<iop. Take for example Ma
e.aleys brilliant essay ga Milioa. A
person aving read that may form .
very good conception of Milsonis life
and character. Bat bet one read Mas-
son. Life VI Milton in two volumes,
.Si fur While he lave. Millions liie.
he give, himself tune TO come uader
the moglsing influence Of that great
mans mind. to think his Thought 81
corny,rehs nj has r,oiives. to be lifted
up 90 the level on whirh Milton habit
ually hyed: - tia: the gr-4; poet le-
comes. 80 to sPezk. part o: him. and
,iSe sympaih~iic r~s.ier Is qaicken.>i b.
ani traDsfa-ei With the spirI; Of that
lumipary Of his az. While az -aauo;
iI.g-B-- With periodical liter4iat,-.
with volumes 81 ESSAYS and ini-c-.ilan-
80, &c must remember thai they ATE
side-siisbes, made dishes. and MT the
staplrs-the bread and meat OF intel
lectuAl life and gro~ tia. For these we
must 20 10 books.
Right here comes Ia the question
What books shall xe begin ~ith?
The ans~er - this question may vary
in each individual Case, ami must he
decided according TO the circumstances
ard abilities Of each one Who asks it,
Some cannot procure such books as
they would like, and must take what
they can get; others have ability to
procure what books they choose. but
must first develop capacity 10 compre
h.nl and assimilxte what they
would read. In general way the fol-
lowing outline of Procedure NAY be
found helpful. Those who wish to
read history should begin with that Of
their own country; from this take up
English history; that will lead to the
study Of the history of the different
nations of modern Europe and back to
Roman history. This thread it is easy
to follow 30 fur, and when one has done
that he can be his own guide in further
historical readings. In science the
student may begin with himself and
master the elements of physiology as
given in our text books; then he may
take up the rocks under his feet and
study geology, or he may study the
stars in their courses" and become ac-
quainted with the outlines of astrono.
my. The sciences go hand in hand he
cannot go fur in geology without being
compelled to know something Of chem
istry, of botany, of zoology, OF the
whole 'circle of sciences" But though
the field is boundless, he has only one
thing to learn at time, just as with all
eternity before him he has only one
moment to live at time. The measure
of his success in accommodating knowl-
edge will he his patience. his persist
ence, his industry, his thoroughness in
learning we'll one thing at time. II
English literature is what the home
: student desires to acquaint himself
with, he may begin with some manual
something like Harper's Half Hour
Series-cOntaining specimens OF Eng.
lish literature in the several stages OF
it's development, 30 that he may have
taste of it from the beginning down to
the present time. Afterward he may
read up more fully the different authors
of whose style he has had o taste. In
the selection Of these his readings IN
history will help him.
An hour given every day to the pur-
suit of any ono study will amount In
year to fifteen days OF solid work, or to
q term Of twelve weeks of study for six
hours every day, counting out Satur.
days and Sundays, and allowing five
days over for Interruptions. What our
students at home need to do is to count
the moments of every day, crowding
all work into work hours, 80 that hours
of study need not be encroached upon.
BY O regular and systematic employ
ment Of these long evenings, 80 soon to
he ours, the diligent and persistent
student ut home may enrich his mind,
enlarge his intellectual boundaries, and
feel himself day by day growing in
wisdom, in knowledge. in capacity for
enjoyment, in the ability to command
that outlook upon the world and life
which liberal education giyes.-Neo
York Tribune.
AN INGENIOUS PURsE.--I have just
seen an ingeniously contr;ved purse.
When you open it it appears to be an
ordinary portmonnaie, but by touching
a spring ut the side the trigger of a
small revolver drops into your hand; a
portion of the end Of the purse opens
out, disclosing the muzzle, and you
suddenly find yourself with a most
useful protector. The idea seems to
be that for the future--thanks to the
advance in education onr highway
men would scorn to knock yon down
aud rob you. but that they will po-
litely ask you for your purse, when
you, with equal politcness. will open
It, beg them to help themselves, and
then assist them in their endeavor by
the application Of the spring. Under
such circumstances its use would be
undeniable. but under any circum-
stances its ingenuity is undoubted.--
London World.
A funny affair occurred in Herkimer
County, recently. A young man who