Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-17
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man, Taylor " Co have long held as pub
fishers of school books is fully maintained
By their eXCellOpt series OF Swinton's
readers. Whether considered az to their
binding or typography, their rules and
lessons, definitions, arrangement or the
vido range and rare discrimination Of
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than tho readers OF this series. We find
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tho compiler has wisely held on to some of
the old favorites and immortal extracts.
Tho clocutionary and speakers depart
ments OF these readers are special
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tages Of their use.
The same firm publishes Soribner's
Geographical Reader and Primer, which
is a rational and interesting method OF
teaching geography that cannot fail to
serve it's obvious purposes Received from
VIM. Riddle, agent Of tho publishers.
The last published Of tho famous series
of English men OF letters, edited by John
Morley, is tho biography OF Bacon. by X.
w. Church, dean Of st. Paurs, honorary
fellow Of Oriel College. His subject is
one that gains with oyoIy study OF 1t. In
his own day an incarnate contradiction,
Bacon grows on succeeding generations as
the "greatest, wisest meanest OF man
kind" In little over 200 pages the author
has made a succinct but faithful sketch
OF BacOn's early life, his relations to the
Elizabethau era, his political career aud
fall, his philosophy aud writings. Harper
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Dersmith.
A study of never ceabing and-in the
light Of modern research--of ever incrGas
ing interest to the theologian is the Mes
sianic argument in tho Old Tes
lament. Tho last contribution to tie
discussion is by DR.. VIM. III. Thomson,
professor of materia modica and theIapeu
tics in the medical department of the
University of Now York. From the
patriarchs to the prophets after the exile,
the testimony of all the Old Testament seoif
and sages is marshalled in these pages
with scholarly acumen aud force and the
criticism of the style, the authenticity and
history of the scriptures is convincing and
interesting. PIP. All. Harper & BrCs. For
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Down In Washington county, Va, a
number of mothers, half dozen years
ago, met--as mothers might with profit
meet more irequently--to talk over the
duties and responsibilities of their class
Their sincerity and the good uses OF
their social Interchange led to tho forma-
tion of club, a record and discursve
sketch of which make up tho little vol
ume Mothers In Council" which Har
per S Bros. have just published. 1t is 1
healthful story Of experience, and fathers
as we'll as mothers, children as well IA
parents can peruse and ponder over il
with pleasure and profit. PIP. 1877. Re
ceiyed from G.. l.. Fon Dersmith.
Mr.. David Newport is modest enough IL
presenting to tho public his little volume
OF poems, collated under the title o.
the Pleasures OF Home" which is tn,
chief of them. Mr.. Newport is u wei
moaning man, and the moral tone Of hi
verse is elevated. But he Ia not o poet
Nevertheless, he announces that " ii an.
sentiment In this volume shall teud, in an,
mind, toward n recompense and right ad
justment of life, the object OF the autho
OF this book will bavo been attained. ;
He ought to DO satisfied. Published b.
j. b. Lippincott IL Co.
George Alfred Townsends story, "Tl
Entaled Hat" is romance OF Patt
Uanuon's time, and deals with veritabl