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Kindergarten Stories and Morn
ing Talks" written and complied by
sara E. Willis. published by Ginn
4 Co, Boston. cloth, 2l2 p. This l.
text book for the teacher and com
prises full regimen for each week
from September TO June. As tn,
talks and stories are composed or
arranged by practical working kin
deryartner, there is no reason why
this book may not be OF value Il
new beginners or mothers conduct
Ing work at home. The work j,
rich IN suggestions from nature.
adapted to child minds. There ar,
hundreds OF good stories for which
the juveniles are always clamorous
The work is not intended to take tn.
place of original effort, a. the soul
of the new education cannot find ex
preston in sny prepared formulas.
But it will prove excellent as al
outline for original exertion, if such
thing a system Is te be permitted.
The book il remarkable for it, wide
reach of quotations from the child
literature of the age, and in this
respect is q revelation of the present
worid-thought, - little child shall
lead them"
Capt. Jack Crawford, "1he Poel
Scout" VINO was q victim of tn,
Labish wreck al Salem, sends Us t.
copy of his volume of poems, Isl
pages, we'll illustrated. with prefacs
by Leigh Irvine. These rugged
rhymes, many of them in the un
ceuth form uf miners dialect, OF
js-gon of the scout among half
breeds and cowboys OF the plains
have still tinge of poetic romance
achievement and daring that vii
endear them to the hearts of many
generations. Capt. Crawford ha.
that ready gif; of poesy So noticeable
in Burns, aud many Of his swiftly
cast-off Interpretations are geur
in their way. On one occasion b,
composed in fifteen minutes quit.
long loem on the miner life. On.
verse will declare his poetic callbre:
There's 6 vein of love and pathoe
In each hardy miners breast
And the rhoSghts Of home andio
ones,
As he lays him down To rest,
Are as sweet t0 him-though hum
bic
AS to King upon his throne.
For the miners heart oft fingers
With the loving ones at home"
The poems on 1.-The Death Of Gus
ter" "COmratie, Why this Look OF
Sadness ?" "Grizzly Jake" wild
Bill" Mustered Out" Christmas
Day in the Black Hills," aud the
Veteran and his Grandson" are
all more or less familiar TO news
paper readers. We hope to present
our readers from time to time with
something from the pen of "The /
Poet Scout" tho full arrangements
are not yet completed.
Mrs. Southworth's new book, |
.India, Pearl of Pearl River" il
issued this day by her publishers, |
T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadel- !
phia, in uniform shape. style and 1
price with her Missing Bride"
Changed Brides" Tried for Her
Life" Cruel as the Grave" "The
Family Doom" "The Maiden
Widow" Miriam" THE Brides's
Fate" 1.-THE Bridal Eve" "The
Discarded Daughter" aud "Retri-
BUTTON" already published by them,
and selling at the low price OF
twenty-five cents copy. each, re-
tail. AT the low price at which
"India," is now published il should
have an enormous sale, Us il no
doubt will, for all will want it. it
having never before been published
10 sell under 81 30 q copy, hut yow.
Ia place ii in the hands 0f the mil.
|iOn," II mas been published Ia zeii
At the low price OF twenty-five cents
copy. There is no use Of recani-
Mrs. sOuthwOrth'- WORKS
Is their fame il well known over .
he entire world. "lHdia," will b.,
ound for sale by al! news agents !