Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-01-05

tHOSc mteIcSteQ Ill music III the nom
S and in the school.
:, Tie Zslebhoae, is as usual full 9
e choice selections. We were please,
'- to notice among other articles "Wha
: the School.room Clock in Saying.
e The author is I. Berry Smith, one @
d of Missouri's most successful teachers
9 and the article first appeared in tn,
October number Of The VISITOR AM
TEACHER. The editor of the Telephone
: had better look after those composition
and insist upon proper credit beinl
given. Wei know by experience tina
editors have to be watchful IN such
cases. This valuable paper is publish
) ed at Adamsville, Ohio.
The third edition of Caps Settler.
Guide, popular exposition ofour pub
lie land system, is before US. 1t j.
edited by Rtn,yN Cap, of Washing
ton, d. c., the we'll known author. Its
price is IS cents in paper, and IS IN
cloth: Svo, IA PIP. The chapter on
surveys IS illustrated, and shows how
to tell township and section corners, &c.
The chapters on Romesteads, P,z.emb-
ions, aud Timber Culture contain the
latest rulings and Instructions. Every
settler and land man should have a
copy of this valuable little book
DR.. Eoote's Hand Book, of Health
Hints and Recipes, by DR.. E. B. Foote.
Published by Murray Hill Publishing
Company, 129 east 18th. Street New
York.
This little book Of 1913 pages COM
prises information of great Importance
to everybody, concerning their habits
eating, drinking, sleeping, dressing.
bathing, working, etc, together with
many useful suggestions on the man.
agement of various diseases, recipes
for the relief of common ailments. A
very useful little book and we'll worth
the mailingpri of IS cts.
Tile Cyikkmdtn Commercial A,iM-
metie and Business Manual. Design
ed for use in Schools, Academies,
Commercial Colleges, and Counting
houses. By John Groesbeck, Pnnci-
pal of the Crittenden Commercial COL
lege, and author of Practical Book
keeping. New, Revised, and Enlarged
Edition. Philadelph a: Eldredge &
Bro. Price, $1.35. To teachers, for
examination, $1.oo.
The object Of this work has been to
present that which is of real practical
value, and sufficient for any one who
understands the elementary rules, to
obtain ali that is required for business
purposes. The problems are such as
occur in real life, and are sufficiently
intricate to develop and stimulate the
mental powers; and the superstition
seems to be that skillln daily duties is
preferable to knack of untying knots
The methods employed in the best
business houses, and by experts, are
given in this work /; so that students
who fully master them are as nearly as
possible the equals of those who may
acquire them in the counting house.
The work is eminently practical, and
will be found an invaluable aid to the
student.
Hon. to Use Florence Knitting Six,
published by the Nonotuck Silk Co.,
Florence, Mass, Copy mailed for two
hree-cent stamps. This beautiful lit.
lie book contains 81 illustrations of I
ancy patterns for knitting, besides d. '
ect'ons for knitting everything under {
he sun that has ever been knit of silk. I
An extremely interesting article of four l
pages, tells how Corticelli Silk is made, S
beginning with the mulberry leaf and '
he cocoon and ending with spool of \
llk ready for the knitter. h
EAeet,Ifiyin Medicine and Surgery, .
" Geo. c. Pl:zer, M. D. Clinical lee. >,
urer at the City Hospital, St. Louis, =
do., and editor of the Amey.ean Medi- !,
al Journal Price $1.oo. The OBJ. 4
ecl of this work is to furnish the medi- :
al student with book containing the
rincipal facts embraced by the subject
f electricity and electre-therpeutics. v
We have examined this book
thoroughly and find that it is so plain u
nd simple that in our judgement
lere novice may be able by its assist
nee, to commence the use of electrici.
: in the treatment of disease. We
lould consider it an invaluable aid to B
'e yourg physician. Students and
achers who desire to investigate the
over and use of electricity as applied