Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-21

Snk zion - Tor th4 o0Hg3daEn3for
% pen1i0n bills.
Ihe H0uss - The evsning sesufou
Pass0o eighteen pension bills, and "a
1ourned until tOmorSov.
InrUaE lifsRAT11R
EDrron Pos1-Inrxrxsoucxn:
Nov that Our parsnts srs lsokine for
Uhrlstm2s presents Is i u poinf 10 oall
sne!f attention. 70 our book stores With
toetr weil nlled shelves, "a honor 10 Be-
astle ana the North gest, showing al a.
sivIfy 81 literary labor truly surpsisfno.
Yes remomber & y not enough that you
bay book. b careful 70 oxamine &c
insIds moro thsn the cover. With some
the nanh Of bins and gold u the ohief
thing. while under thsse brilliant huss
iurk the ssrpent With his deadly fanes.
knsg Of no power - fruitful OF evil
g IN evu prees; not merely obscene. Ter
n0s!oe With pride and Rratitnde thae
ne Police Gazette and othef exciting
shsets have diaappeassd from our chop
windows, bat that siokly, Sentimental
trash that prosente . false view Of life.
that hils tbs young mind With daneer-
Gus imaRinati0ua, that kindIe evil -
stons and ridicuie ''Roody aoOdyn boys,
Who dare TO do right ssd fear to do
wrong.
When . boy has read score Of dina
novels that tell Of truaus boys that b.
come deepefados and succeeded Ike
Frank james or she Render family. -
. about ready - buckle on his rsvoivex
belt and start - highwayman.
Then there h the love story filled With
untrue lovers and false wives. Sitn men
seeking 'stheir affinity and women
hoping 70 be feee." that oasss . shadow
npon home life, the real foundAtion Of
society, and emphasizes the freedom Of
love, that honors ths eIopomsut and
cheers the escapade-sorpontss fanQs aro
theee-undermtning sooiesy's stroncees
holds, the virtue Of it. members.
There are books Of VT and drolIery
that bring 3 litter in every line: that
like Irving's KuiCkoEhockor eileYveooe
between the liuea, and elevate In ohsr-
a0ter and thought. VIM. d. Howell d q
capital hum0Fist, chaste and strong.
William Black has his admirers; One
Summer u capital story Of rural life.
H. a." ID always worth reading, and
O. W. Holmes gives graceful fun. Jules
Verne mikes science With amusement.
for the information Of many readers,
Who would hardly take Q desc Of sciences
straight" Dickens caficstures lowly
life In England and America, and ID al
ways acceptable. Edward Everett Hale
has said many good things in . pleasant
way. The Arabian Nights Entertain
ments and Assp's Fables are interest
ing and useful to children. as are Robin
son Crusoe and the ChatterbOx. SCOTS
Waverlies. - pictures Of medieval life,
are invaluable, and perfectly pure.
rhackeray's novels are clear a. air, full
Of sense and reality. Washington Ir-
Wings Sketch Book, or Hawthorne's
Twice Told Tales are fine. Ho0tt's, Ten
nyson's, Wordsworth's and Bryaut's
poems are standards.
There are plenty Of cheap publications
~ present Of good character, and our
parents should provide their children
with the best GLASS Of books. for whom
onco the taste ID vitiated, it takes years
TO correct IL, even partially.
A good book IL q prize thai brightene
with usage, and may wake q sleepinR
mind 10 honorable activity. An evil
book oorrupts the very fountains Of eur
being aud leads to infamy. There are,
ID IL said, 10000 publishers OF obscene
works in America, Who seek to ruin
character, 10 lead astray the UNIV Try. TO
break down the safety walls of prin
ciple, 10 coin hearts blood into
drachms," 70 poison souls With eternal
ruin, that they may reap quick and sure
profits.
These oome mot always IL brutal
coarseness, bat like the devil, are trans-
formed into angels OF light, Wearing
wings Of shining gold and crowns Of
genius, and speaking With silver trum
pets they allure she thoughless. Not
long since I vaa attracted BY the philo.
sophical title Of . book on merchants
shelf. ! took 10 down aud found OBJ
sccnisy and evil advice.
Then there are popular novels that
teach ~ 10 "enjoy," that break down the
laws of right for qualification, that
lower the standard Of morals 10 accom-
modats an mineral society, that wink
at unfaithfulness and galvanixs rascal
ity, that throw q halo OF enchantmont
about questionable practices and rity
Ascending defaulters powerful edu
Gators these Of the yosn9 mind Tor
the same irregularities and crimes.
A still higher GLASS Of novel % en-
chants the young mind that u 10 car
ricd away from its proper channel OF
thought and dnds itself unable 10 take
40 with the ordinary monotony Of life
after these soaring flights OF inaRi-
nation.
The highly nervous organization Of
our lovely girls grows more frail every
wear, while ve wonder what iuscruta-
bic Providence u atteuuatin0 her hold
on life and painting the fatal hush upon
her cheek. We blame the school, the
party, the piano, hat the real poison 10
foaud in tue midnight oil used IN bed
LIGHTING Up q sensational novel before =
brain already oveetAxed seeking rest,
nllinR Il With morbid lamentations that
haunt the sleeping hours and Prey upon
the fountain Of life.
A CERTAIN moralist. insenttng . game
Of life somewhat after the pattern Of
the common playing cards, has made
the home the highest count Of the pack,
into vhieb both man and woman quad
rupie their worth. Into that home -
represents the press - coming WITH
uotent influences, the character OF vhton
q determinsd By The leading card.
There u q charm about eonooteo
genius that slevatss and puriAes- Alas
| the charm depends NOS on the mora
character, and somstimss surfoonds the
most psisonoos fountain
AT ASTORIA.
No sun, no moon,
1 No morn, no noon.
/ No boats, NO mail.
| No steam. no sail.
| No play Of radiant rsiabovs on b
vfvar.