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Classics: The Macmillan company. New
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or all the many ways of amusing
ourself and our friends the most assur-
ed Is palmistry. Even the very scorn-
full will listen with attention carefully
yelled with contempt while the really
mysterious lines of the hand are trans
lated into pat characteristics and past
and future events. The incredulity of
the victim but adds a quaint charm to
the rite; indeed, 1t is not absolutely
necessary that the priest of the occa-
sion should announce his credo concern
ing the princfpIes of his craft! To those
interested in almistry a late publica-
ton by Laird & Lee will prove very
pertinent. The Comte c. de Saint Ger
main is not a. professional "palmist."
Although for oyer twenty years he has
devoted himself to the art he has
never received money for the reading of
hands. In a volume called Practical
Palmistryffs he has given us the result
of his many and varied Investigations;
his book is about the most complete
thing of its kind to be had, it is fully
illustrated and will be Of great help
to any one desirous of gaining a pre-
carious fame as a h~and-prophet.
C'Practical Palmistry," by Comte C. de
Saint German. Published by Laird & Lee.
chicago. 75Fcents.9
Two volumes belonging to the de-
servedly popular series Of Eclectic
Romans" and 1.-The Story of the Chosen
People" The Story Of the Romans"
by III. A. Guerber, gives, in a striking
and interesting way, life-like pictures
Of he heroes and great events of
Roman history. These are so carefully
grouped and so full of form, color and
action, that they annot fail to impress
children with all the force of reality.
THE Story of the Chosen People"
by the same author, is treated in the
same commendable style and is so sim
pie that it is within the comprehension
of children in the fourth grade. AS in
THE Story of the Romans Mr.. Guer-
her has clustered his material around
the great heroes of the race. The
stories are taken from the Old Tes-
lament, but are treated in a purely
secular and as simple history,
and are as free from any doctrinal or
religious significance as the stories Of
Greece or Rome.
Both volumes are profusely illustrat-
ed with reproductions of famous paint
ings.
C-The Story of the Romans" by H. A.
Guerber. Price so cents. American Book
company. New York. Cincinnati and Chicago.
Tx VI NhC NHCoCD L COHlS ny a.
A. Guerber. Price so cents. American Book
company
Another volume Of his series, but on
another line of subject. is ''Shor Sto-
ries Of Our Shy N~eighbors," by Mrs.
M. A. B. Kelly. They tell of the
birds, beasts and insects about US, and
are meant to arouse in the child reader
an interest in things near in zoology,
as well as those far off.
C'Short Stories Of Our Shy Neighbors," by
Mrs. M. A. B. Kelly. American Book com
pany. so cents,)
De Quincey's Revolt Of the Tar
tars"' and Earlyle's Essay on Robert
Burns from the same firm, are both
well suited for use in higher English
C"RevoIt Of the Tartars." by Thomas De
by Thomas Carlyle. American Book COM
pany.)
''Plants and The Children" by
Mrs. William Starr Dana, is made up OF
a number of easy lessons on the Won
ders Of plant life. These nature studies
are Veryintefesting in themselves and
also serve t~ofteach that most important
lesson of them all-obserVation. The
bOO is illustrated in a way to at
tract and please the little ones.
C"Plants and Their Children, = by Mrs VIII
Am Starr Dana. American Book company.
e5 cents.
A class edition Rof .NThe Autocrat Of
the Breakfast Table" is issued in the
Riverside %School Library edition.
The book Is in a neat and durable
binding Of half leather, and a very good