The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-01

A Brief German Grammar. BY Hjalmer Edgren
Phi. D., aud Lawrence Fossler. A. NJ. OF the Uni
versity Of Nebraska. Linen. IL mo, 1871 pages.
Price, IS cents American Book Company, New
York, Cincinnati and Chicago. This brief Cram
mar is designed to prepare the way for reading,
writing and speaking the German language, on
the basis of Systematic knowledge Of its gram
mar The presentation is tho a,ugl. scientific and
and practical, and aims to give the beginner an
intelligent knowledge Of the language at the
earliest possible moment.
A Laboratory Manual in Practical Botany. BY
Charles n Clark. A. M. D. Sc, Principal OF
Windsor Hall School, Waban, Mass. Cloth, l2no.
Ell pages. Illustrated Price 96 cents. American
Book Company. New York, Cincinnati and Chi
cago. The course OF botanical study here out
lined is intended to give the student general
view of the subject, and at the same time to lay
foundation upon which more advances studies
may be built. The central object Is the study Of
the life histories of plants; their modes OF repro
duction. manner of life etc.
The Story Of the English. BY II. H. Guerber
author of 'Story of the Romans 'Story of the
Creeks etc. Cloth, IL mo 1856 pages, H.
Illustrated. Price Is cents. American Book
Co., New York, Cincinnati and Chicago.
In this book the author describes the leading
events, characters and places in English history,
in the form of stories or lessons suitable for
school reading. Many incidents and anecdotes
got included in larger works are interpreted
with these stories not only because they are in
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Dana's Revised Textbook Of Geology. Edited
by William North Rice, Phi. D., L. L. D., Profess
sor Of Geology, Wesleyan University. Cloth
12mo. 1872 pages, with copious illustrations,
7 American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati.
| and Chicago. This is the fifth edition, revised
| and enlarged, OF Dana's Textbook of Geology,
| which for more than half century has been
! he standard for the study in this country. The
| editors aim has been to have unchanged the
general plan Of the book, and to preserve, 80 far
! Impossible, the distinctive features which have
! made it such popular and satisfactory textbook
Tor high school and elementary college work.
| The Atlantic continues to do yoeman service
in leading and pointing the way to the handling
| of great national issues. In the October number
| the Anglo-American questie is treated from the
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the number. and from the English standpoint by
Albert V. Dicey, the distinguished jurist, who
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| Plato's Apology Of Socrates, Critic ana parr OF
| the Phaedo with Introduction Commentary and
| Critical Appendix. By Rev. G. L.. Kitchel. NJ. A.
Instructor in Greek in Yale University. Flexible
| CLOTH 12mo, 1888 pages. Price S1.25. American
| Book Company, New York. Cincinnati, and Chi
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given in editions for school use, supplemented
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ing the last sayings and doings of Socrates Tn.
account of how Doble the great philosopher bore
himself in his trial and while under temptation to
| escape from prison is thus rounded out by the
picture Of the serenity and courage with which he
drank the fatal hemlock and met death calmly
and cheerfully, unmoved even by the entreaties
| End tears of his friends.
| Roadway, F. r. G. S.. and Russell Hinmar.
| Large quarto 100 pages with numerous illustra-
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| Cincinnati and Chicago. The publication of this
! book completing the series known as 'The Na,u-
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! and teaching of geography in this country. Like
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represents the highest type of bookmaking In
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guided by the recommendations OF a committee
of tifteep-a committee consisting Of leading edu-
Gators. together with several Of the best known
biographies of the country. The result has been
book that is systematic and practical study of
man in relation to his ENVIRONMENT
Short Course in Natural Music by Frederick
II. Ripley and Thomas Taper. Book One. For
Elementary Grades. Price IS cents Book Two
For Advanced Grades. Nearly ready American
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songs are made the basis of elementary music in.
struction. These songs are such as should be
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Illustrate, they tend TO establish a love and an
probation Of music in all who sing them.
The Lincoln Literary Collection, designed 70
schoolroom and family circle, by j. P. Nc
Caskey, editor of the Pennsylvania School
Journal, cloth. 12mo. SIC pages, price s1.Oo
American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati
and Chicago. This volume has been named in
honor of Abraham Lincoln, who was noted for
his habit Of committing to memory poems that
he enjoyed, and CHOICE passages Of prose which
he was wont to quote in his speeches and writ
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OF which he knew SO profoundly the meaning
''Oh. why should the spirit Of mortal be proud
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