The Saint Paul globe., 1897-03-28


Classics. The Macmillan company. New
York. 90 cents. For sale by the St Paul
BOOK and Stationery company.)
OF all the many ways Of amusing
ourself and our friends the most assur-
ed Is palmistry. Even the very scorn-
ful 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 quaint charm to
the rite; indeed. it is not absolutely
necessary that the priest Of the occa-
sion should announce his credo concern
ing the principles of his craft! To those
interested in palmistry late publica-
ton by Laird & Lee will prove very
pertinent. The Conlte G. de Saint Ger
main is not az 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
Palmistryfs 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 hand--prophet.
CPractical Palmistry," by Comte c. de
Saint Germain. Published by Laird & Lee.
Chicago. 75#cents.)
Two volumes belonging to the de-
servedly popular series Of Eclectic
School Readers" are "The Story of the
Romans" and THE Story Of the Chosen
People" THE Story Of the Romans"
by FL. A. Guerber, gives, in striking
and interesting way, life-like pictures
Of the heroes and great events Of
Roman history. These are so carefully
nod Il fY1I1 <,y@I,@ i
action, that they cannot 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 1t is within the comprehension
of children in the fourth grade. AS in
THE Story of the Romans Mr. Guer-
Der 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 manner 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 i1lustrat-
ed with reproductions Of famous paint
ings.
('-The Story Of the Romans by H. A.
Guerber. Price 60 cents American Book
company. New York, Cincinnati and Chicago.
The Story OF the Chosen People," by II.
A. Guerber. Price so cents American Book
company
Another volume Of this series, but or
another line of subject is Short Sto-
ries OF Our Shy Neighbors," 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.
re O1r Nv
Mrs. NJ. A. B. Kelly. American Book com
pany. so cents.)
De Quincey's Revolt Of the Tar
tars" and CarlyIes Essay on Robert
Burns" from the same firm, are both
we'll suited for use in higher English
classes. L
C.Revo1t Of the Tartars." by Thomas De
by Thomas Carlyle. American Book com
pany.)
plants and Their 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 very interesting in themselves and
also serve to oTteach that most important
lesson of them all-observation. The
book is illustrated in way to at
tract and please the little ones.
CPlants and Their Children, !" by Mrs. VIII
am Starr Dana. American Book company.
G5 cents
A class edition nof '"The Autocrat Of
the Breakfast Table" is issued in the
Riverside ~School Library edition.
The book is dn a neat and durable
binding Of half leather, and very good