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ina Hs,Ssh o. s a., have }vcs opened the follow
Sears' Spelling Book-Of which moro than oe00o
copies haye been sold within the last three years.
The following ale selected from among numorous
recommendations for this work:
Exirsct from the American Journal Of Education.
Boston. ~
Gin many schools in which WaIpr's Dictionary ~.
SEQ; 6y scholars of the middle oIse, Il has unaccoun-
taoiy been customary to make use, in the youngest
class. OF = spelling book entirely ut var With sikers
principles. This oversight is the cause Of much trou-
BILE, and much waste Of time, IN huildiur I'M. nd nil
ing down. and re-buildinR-vbere tSe Gr~ $50
might erect n perfect fabric at once. Thd<speIsnr
oook before Is, IS intended to accomplish THE object.
VI ~ success ve have no,douht. The utmost cam
has been bestowed on its arrangement. In severrl
other particulars which our limits will not permit "a. 10
mention 1t presents equal merit. The internal charac.
ter OF the book corresponds, in al respects, to thu
neatness and care Of its execution"
Improved Reader-This valuable LITTLE wotk 4. ~
s,ereo.yped' and can be furnished in any quantity az
l. RECOMMENDATIONS. -
from }. Stowell, Principal of the Lancastorisn
School, in New Haven.
! nave perused the Improved Reader, which xod
na"oeu me TOT examination, with much satisfaction.
] contains much useful information. Communicates in
such a manner, as both to instruct and plesse the
reader. The plan of defining such words a The
child is supposed not fully to understand, is one wbic1,
dren. sTOwrrS
From the North American Review.
/. without intending to make any invidious compar.
ison with other works Uf this class, we can saw with
truth, that II is certainly well adapted To the purpose
for which it ia intended by its highly deserving author.
and may be to the attention of Pare nts
and teachers"
Grdn'mer- Designed as an introduction to the study
Of the Greek Grammar, by C. A. Goodrich, Professur
Of Rhetoric and Ora;ory in Yale College.
RECOMMEND. ATOMS
From MIR. ~Stoddart, teacher of Greek in the New Hz.
ven Gymnasium.
Messrs- Durrie and Peck-In compliance with vour
re Quest. / have examined .I N a., G.z.L =
and l cheerful'y express my decided appreciation of
the plan and execution of the work Combining the
outlines of Greek and Grammar, with appropriat,
exercises upon the varions reflections, it cannot fail TO
increase the interest, and facilitate the progress Of
learners, IN acquiring the elements of the language.
study of Greek--preferable to any other with wb;r5,
j am acquainted. Yours, etc.
A. sTODDARD.
N. Haven Gymnasium, May %, 1929.
From ). l.. Kingsley, Professor of the Hebrew, Greek
and Latin Languages in Yale College.
ihave examined the lessons in Greek Parsinc,"
work. ]. I. KINGS Nv
Yale College. August 18th. 1929.
The Principal OF the Utica Academy, writes NJ fL
lows: "A work of this kind has long been van,edsu
our schools; and il is believed that the present E6i.
vo'nme viii supply the deficiency. The plan of the
work IS such as every teacher must approve. II h.
gins with the pupil by parsing in easy sentences the
different parts of speech separately, as he learns their
infections, and leads him by an easy progress of an
plying each rule of etymology and svntsx. n. he al
vances to a familiar and thorough KNOWLEDGE of tha
grammar. The exercise in mutual translation am
much to the value of the work; as experience abund-
antly proves that these exercises cannot be ;utrodn.
ced at TOP early a period in learning the language
Elements Of .4aronomy, Descriptive and phvsicaf-
In winch the general phenomena Of the heavenly bo.
dies and the theory OF the tides are famiisrly exnlain-
ed and illustrated, BY numerous diagrams from enrra.
wings on copper plates. The work is designed to a.
cili'ate the study of a science peculiarly useful, in
teresting, aud sublime, and is intended for scI,oofS
academies, seminaries OF young ladies, lyceums. ana
for private reading. Ply Hervy Wilbar, 4. H..
Is as the Book Of God, before US sci,
HlieIen 10 read his wondrous works,
PiNGse Plans and Domestic Sketcaes. or a rs.i q,
the rectory Of .fiibogne Dale, in ? COTS.
The following remark is from the Sabbath scboo,
Herald.
ave have ourselves, been much rrat;seJ and h.n..
fitted by the perusai of tins work, and believe that +
Library" o
Hymns IF Zion'-Beine a selection OF IJvmrs
compiled chiefly for use in the Baptist Churches and
Conferences. by b. NJ HILL Pastor of the Baptiss
Church IN New Haven.
This little work rs recommended by the ysp,ist
Convention Of Connecticut and New York.
NiRGtNiA:-At rules, holden in the clerks o6Ece op
the superior court OF chaocery for the Richmond
district, the 5th day of April, 1850: John n. Vier ann
Thomas Henderson,, surviving partners of the mercan
tile firm Of John X. wier & Co. against James 7 lovd
and Thomas Lloyd, merchants and partners trsdinc1n-
der the hrm OF James and Thomas LLOYD. and Mo-
Myers, dts.
The defendants James and Thomas Lloyd. not hav.
my en'eren 'heir appearance and given security
according to the act Of Assembly and the rules of tb;s
court, and " aPpearing, by satisfactory evidence. thru
they are not inhabitants of this country: il a ordere,l.
that the said defendants do appear here on the 1oth dav
OF The next June term, and answer the bill Of the Main
t'tfs; and that a copy Of this order be forthwith insryt.
cd in some newspaper published in the city Of Rich
mond for two months successfully and posted at me
front door OF the Capitol, in the said city.
" a copy. Teste, WV. G. PESpLErux.
ViRGlNiA'-At rules, holden in The clerks oGcc
v OF the superior court Of chancery for the Rich.
mond district, the LIST day Of February. 1880: w;nsn
Sterling, pit. against John Parkhill, Samuel PsrkbiII'
Charles COPELAND, Francis ". Dyer, and o,ber df,
! The defendants John Parkhill and Samuel p,rtb;y
not having entered their appearance an6 given sec,,'
rIty according 10 the act Of assembly and the rules ~
this court, and 1t appearing, by satisfactory evidence.
that they are not an inhabitants Of this country, ~ i.
ordered, that the said defendants do appear hero -
inc hrst day OF The next June term, and answer tic