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Towns Spelling Book

TOWNS SPELLER AND DEFINER- containing
rules for designating the accented syllable in most
words in the language; being an introduction Towns
Analysis. l00Ih edition critically revised and cor
rected.
book extensively used in all parts of the United
States with the entire appreciation OF many teachers
as 10 make description unnecessary. This book is also
extensively used in Europe, and has philosopi-
cal arrangement than any other in the English Lam
guage. This is the opinion entertained of il by the
most eminent educators at home and abroad.
TIE publishers a loss villa; to select from the
mass OF favorable reviews and Recommendations of
this work from The highest literary sources. A few
annexed specimens:
From Chales Anthon. L. L. D. Prof. of language
in Columbia College Ncw York.-..I have examined
Towns Spelling Book with considerable and
and have erery reason TO be pleased with the work.
So far SUPERIOR is it in fact. other Spelling Books,
that have no RESTITUTION WhateUer in Recommending
it to general patronage" CHARLES ANTHON
From the Nep York Evangelist.
"*** Unquestionably superior in its plan, to any
other Spelling Book of the English language ever
published, and eventually take the place of every
other"
NATIONAL RECOMMENDATION
A copy of the work having been put into the hands
of each member of Congress- and examined the foow-
ing resolution was unanimously adopted in the hall Of
Representatives, at Washington Dec. H. 1888.
REsoLyED, That in consideration of the superior ex-
cellence of Towns Spelling Book which is so happily
arranged to teach the meaning at the time il
does the spelling of the words, strongly recommend
it to all our schools, the National Uniform Spelling
Book"
Reu DR.. PrOudft after prasing the Spelling Book
great desderatum, says. its general introduction
into common schools WILL in any opinion. consti-
tute a in the history of Elementary Literature
and therefore, with great pleasure recommend it TO
the patronage of an enlightened and liberal public.
From Reu. John Bush. Prof. of hebrew and Oriental
Literature N. y City University From thorough
examination of Towns Spelling book particularly in its
new and last revised form, have no hesitation, in
considering it decidedly superior to any other work
of similar design. with which am acquainted, in the
whole compass of our Elementary Literature.
Towns First Book.
! TOWNS FIRST READER-ISmo. I29 pages.
| To be used in connection Nth any SpelLer.
This work contains many valuable improvements
upon the reading books OF the day. Commencing with
the simple, it rises gradually the difficult
/ sentences The child easily overcome every diff
culy it advances. rs reading is such that
il readily understand, and is made of such stories
and incidents as cannot fail aud a
for reading The words contained in the spelling les
incorporated in the for reading, so
as to teach the pupil the of language.
1.-The First Reader is designed to follow the First
Book. 1t is got up en- the plan, and in similar
| STYLE Each lesson commences with number oil
words to be spelled by the scholar, which then
bodied in little story, show their meaning and
thus drawing out the scholars mind by application
4 of what he learns"