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cellent little handbook sets forth, it consists of "six papers on topics con- nected with the proper use of the Eng fish language, the changes which that tongue is undergoing on both sides of the sea, and the labors of lexicograph- CTS to explain the meaning of the
 words of which 1t is composed, It is @ work which all who are anxious to speak or write correct English should consult; great pains and careful study
 have been taken to explain the deriya- ton of words, their original meaning where they have been degraded, and a comparison has been made between the
 average speech of England and the
 United States as it is commonly used. The writer has also reviewed the char acteristics and curious features of the old dictionaries, and lends his aid in assisting the reader of the best modern
 dictionaries. A bfbliography gives completeness to the work and an index of the English words referred to par ticularly as examples is added. MT. Tucker had done English speaking people a practical service in his sane and sensible handling of an onerous
 task and in giving attraction to one also which in most cases is rendered
 uninviting. Dodd, Mead x Co.,, New York. For sale by the Edward P. Judd Go.
 Stories of the Wagner Operas" by
 Miss H. A. Guerber, author of Myths
 r
 ber's method is to describe the legend
 upon which the particular opera is
 based. tracing the origin and rise of the conception of the play in Wagners s mind, and recounting the subsequent history of its success or failure as it appeared. Then she carries the read CTS imagination through the scenes Of the opera as it appears on the stage, quoting at times from the libretto, and
 telling the story in her own words; but
 always following the trend of the play. The illustrations are taken from pllo-
 tographs of various scenes and charac-
 ters in Wagner's operas, as acted The author has preserved to a wonderful degree the charm of the mediaeva! myths, and lovers of the Wagner ope- ras, as well as the general reader, will be delighted to have this free rendering of the legends which have been made famous in opera. Dodd. Mead & Co.,,
 New York. For sale by the Edw. P. Judd Go.
 Cycling for Health and Pleasure: An Indispensable Guide to the Success full Use of the Wheel by Luther H.
 Porter, author of "Wheels and Wheel ing" etc. The writer of this little vol ume believes, and his belief is based
 upon personal experience, that cycling is the most beneficial as well as the
 most exhilarating of exercises. The book will be of great value to the mex perienced, and even the expert will find it full of practical information. Dodd. Mead & Co.,, New York. For sale by the Edward P. Judd Go.
 Natural Music Primer" by Frederic
 H. Ripley, principal of the Bigelow
 school, Boston, and Thomas Tapper.
 Examiner in Theory, American College of Musicians. The first book of the
 natural course in music. The plan is similar in every respect to a graded se-
 ries of literary readers. Music, the au- thors hold, is a language, and should be learned as any language is learned, by using 1t. The exercises are planned
 as are the simple sentences of a child's
 primer, and proceed as progressively
 up to the studies of the Music Readers. Natural Music Readers" in five
 numbers, by Frederic H. Ripley and
 Thomas Tapper. The first book brief ly reviews the work of the Primer and proceeds to the mastery of more ad- vanced expressions. Each volume pre- sents certain fundamental features as review. With each the vocal drill ex- | ereises become more varied, there is a freer use of selected material, and study in part-singing is afforded. The
 exercises are from the works of the
 great vocal teachers, and the songs, se- lected from the best composers, are strictly educational in character. adapted for careful and progressive study. The aim of the authors has
 been to bring to the study of music the
 best and highest from all fields, and to
 afford not only temporary benefit, but to open the way to lifelong enjoy
 ment of the vocal art. American Book Co.,. New York. For sale by the Ed ward P. Judd Co.
 "E1ements of Geometry, Plane and
 Solid" by John Macnie. author of Theory of Equations" Edited by
 Emerson E. White, A M, author of Whites Series of Mathematics. In this treatise an endeavor is made to present the elements of geometry with a logical strictness approaching that of Euclid while taking advantage of such improvements in arrangement and mo-
 tation as are suggested by modern ex- perience. The exercises have been carefully selected, and ample assist ance Is afforded the student by means
 of references and diagrams. American
 Book O.. New York. For sale by Ed ward P. Judd Go.
 Academic French Course. In Ac- cordance with the Latest Grammatical Rules Adopted by the French Acads-