Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-08-23

Tor morning prayers. ne went every
day regularly at 10 O'Clock, but found,
'afterward, that he should have gone at
half-past six. This hour seemed to him
and TO Mrs. Peterkiu unreasonable, at q
time of year when the sun was not up,
and he would have been obliged to go
to the expense of candles.
Agamemnon was always willing TO
try another college, wherever he could
be admitted. He wanted to attain
knowledge, however it might be found.
But, after going TO five, and leaving
each before the year was out, he gave 1t
up rc,l-y.o.ws nj IN. s....--.,. .i.f
He determined to lay out the money,
that would have been expended in
collegiate education, in buying Al en-
cyclopedia, the most complete that he
tcould find, and To spend his life in
studying it. systematically. He would
not content himself with merely reading
it, but he would study into each subject
as it came up, and perfect himself in
that subject. BIZ the time, then, that he
had finished the encyclopedia he should
have embraced all knowledge, and have
experienced much of it. ~. sd ,rs..
The family was much interested in
this plan of making practice OF every
So bject that came up. si'snoD adT
He did not, of course, get on very fast
| in this way. IN the second column of
the very first page, he met with A as q
note in music. This led him to the
study of music. He bought flute, and
took some lessons. and attempted to ac-
company Elizabeth Eliza on the piano.
This, Of course, distracted him from his
work on the encyclopedia. But he did
not wish to return to A until he felt per-
feet in music. This required long
time. m 'a' ihai s'cgs Z iarilaS "a
Then in this same paragraph refer
ence was made; in it he was requested
to "see Keys 1t was necessary, then,
to turn to "Keys" This was about the
time the family were moving, which we
have mentioned, when the difficult sub
ject of keys came up, that suggested to
him his own simple invention, and the
hope of getting patent Tor it. This
led him astray, as inventions before have
done with master minds, so that he was
drawn aside from his regular study.
The family, however, were perfectly
satisfied with the career Agamemnon
had chosen. Ii would help them all in
any path of life, il he should master the
encyclopedia in a thorough way.
Mr.. Peterkin agreed it would in the
end be not SO expensive as a college
course, even if Agamemnon should buy
all the different encyclopedias
that appeared. There would
be no "spreads" involved,
no expenses of receiving friends
at entertainments in college; he could
live at home, so that it would not be
necessary to fit up another room as at
college. At all the times of his leaving,
he had sold out faverably to other &C.
cupants.
Solomon Johns destiny was more
uncertain. He was looking forward to
being doctor sometime, but he had
not decided whether to be allopathic or
homeopathic, or whether he would not
better invent his own pills. And he
could not understand how to obtain his
doctors degree.
For few weeks he acted as clerk in
q druggists store. But he could serve
only in the toothbrush and soap de-
partment, because it was found he was
not familiar enough with the Latin Ian
guage to compound the drugs. He
agreed to spend his evenings in study
ing the Latin grammar, but his course
was interrupted by his being dismissed
for treating the little boys too frequent
! " to soda.
The little boys were going through
the schools regularly. The family had
been much exercised with regard to
their education Elizabeth Eliza felt
that every thing should be expected OF
them-they ought to take advantage
from the family mistakes. Every new
method that came up was tried upon the
little boys. They had been taught SPELL
ing by all the different systems. and