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Show INFLUENCE OF KliWSPAPEES. The Ore aba Herald says a school " teachor who had long followed his profession and witnessed tbe iDlluence of newspapers upon the minds of his family and children, writes as follows: I havo found it to bo a universal fact without exception, that scholars of both sexes and all brcs, who have rccois to newspapers at home, when compared with thoso who have not, are: 1. Better rt'adurs. excellent in pronunciation, pronun-ciation, anl consequently read more understand inily. '1. Tli-.-y are better tpellcre, and do lino words witn ease and accuracy. i. They obtain practical knowledge of geography in about taa.f tho tune it requires re-quires of otbera, as tho newspapers have made them acquainted wilh tbe location of important places of nations, their govtjrnmt'Dt, ar-d doings on tho globe. 1. Tbej am bettor grammarians for having b"Come so familiar with every variety of sty 1h in tho newspaper, from the commonplace advertisement to tbe finished and classical oraiioa of the stater-mar), tccy morn readily comprehend compre-hend tho meaning of the text, and consequently conse-quently analyse its construction with accuracy. 6. Tiio.-e young men who have for years been rnders of newspapers are always hiking the lad in debuting eocio-ties, eocio-ties, exhibiting a in.re extensive- knowledge knowl-edge ou a grt-atur variety of subjects and en-res.-'iM,' tneir views with greater fluency, c harness and correctness. The newspaper does all this and more; it n tao great popular educator and trainer ol the old aad young. It h the necessity o the age, ;nd combines com-bines within hi columns the church, the school aud eojitty ,nc f. One crj go through tho country ar,d by looking at tLe Lirm-, tho orchards, t'je Lou-ej a d t t- peoj. 1 teil where the newspaper is taken and where it is not. It leaves its mark., and shows itj iulluenco upon everytody, and in everything. People cannot afbrd tj ba withi ut tho newspaper, and ftw are too por to take it. A man, and especially one w u !). a family, Bhows hiiusilf lib-.: un.iiiiut cf the laws ol economy by fadiug to have tho newspaper on tbe score cf ili coit, and besides h-j pti petraUs a grievous wrong agiiiiit Iih family. The injurious injur-ious effect of his faUe econ:my his stinginess can never be overcome, but will s:;ow itscM no; only iu bij life but iu ue live, of tiii children alter him. |