The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-19

The story Of the English. BY II. II. GuerHH
author of ''story Of the Romans" ''Story Of the
| Greeks" etc. Cloth, II mo 1856 pages, H.
| lustrated Price Is cents. American BOOK
| Co., New York, Cincinnati and Chicago.
In this book the author describes the leading
! events, characters and places il English history,
in the form of stories lessons suitable for
school reading. Many incidents and anecdotes
not included in larger works are interspersed
with these stories not only because they are in
teresting in themselves, but because they IRE IS
frequently used In art and literature that famli
arlty With chem has become Indispensable
The Lincoln Literary Collection, designed TO r
schoolroom and family circle, by j, p Nc
Caskey, editor of the Pennsylvania School
Journal, cloth, 12mo 576 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 ard writ
ings. His Spirit felt an affinity for all that
choice and noble in literature and in human
nature Many of the selections presented IN this
book are those which were his favorites. among
others that poem which he so often quoted, and.
Of which he knew SO profoundly the meaning
oh, why should the spirit of mortal ba proud"
Baldwin's School Readers or School Reading by
Grades. By James Baldwin, Phi. D., Editor Of
'Harper's Readers" author of ''Old Greeks Stor-
es, ''Old Stories of the East" The Book
Lover" etc. American Book Company, New
York, Cincinnati, and Chicago The series is
constructed on new plan and possesses many or
| iginal and valuable features that will at once
command the hearty approval Of the best teachers
and its rapid introduction into the best schools.
one of these is the division of the series into
| eight bookstore for each year or grade below
the high school. This division is peculiarly we'll
adapted to city or village graded schools. Tor the
! convenience Of all who may prefer them in that
form, combined series of five books 10 issued
| this number of books having been found by exper-
to be the best adapted to country un8redea
| echoola
Birds of the United States. A Manual for the
Identification of Species East of the Rocky Mount
| aims by Austin @. Apgar, author of "Trees of the
United States, etc. Cloth, 12mo, with numerous
Illustrations. Americs Book Company New York
Cinneinati. and Chicago The object of this book
is to encourage the study of birds by making It B.
pleasant and easy task. The treatment while tho
roughly semitic and accurate. is interesting aDH
popular In form and attractive to the re.der. Tha
special descriptions Of the different species Of
birds have been prepared with great care ana
present several advantages over those in other
books. They are short and 80 expressed that they
may be recalled readily while looking at the bird
They are thus especially adapted for field use.
The Illustrations were drawn especially tox this
work. ...
"Come Closer to Me, Honey" 10y Maribel Sey-
mour), is of an entirely different order; being the
serenade Of an ebon lover who appeals to his in
amorata in the words Of the title. The words are
far above the average song of this class, strict ad
herence to the dialect being pleasant feature,
while the music is fitting, the ending dance being
particularly catchy. 'ln Good Old Baltimore"
(by Ben a. Jsnssen), Is Negro schottische and
sounds well, as BELTS composition by the wrller
Of my Lady Fair Values" ''Ry the Side of the
Girl You Love" is charming gavotte by VIM Fdk
Peters, whose new opera Francis Wilson will Pro-
duce this coming season, and is daintiy effective
IN rhythrum. as well as strikingly original in cou-
struction. We have also received 1.-THE Blue Book
of Guitar Songs and Solos," and admirable COL
lection Of Is cent songs and 10 Instrumental pieces
arranged by Louis Tocaben for guitar. As all the
compositions are new and the work handsomely
gotten out it ought 10 enjoy large SALE particu-
larly as it contains both vocal and instrumental
arrangements of the famed song, ION the Banks
of the Wabash, Far Away published by How
ley, Haviland g. Co.,, New York City.)